The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, March 14, 1902, Page 3, Image 3
TILE XOKFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MARCH H 3 'Mississippi Steamer Capsized | by Sudden Squall. TWENTY LOSE THEIR LIVES. Passengers , Captain and All CreW Ex cept Nine Members Go Down. Among the Victims Are Prominent j Men of the South. VIcksburg , Miss. , March 13. The steamer Providence , plying between this port n d Lake Palmyra , was over turned by a sudden squall at Lone Landing , and 21 of her passengers and crew were drowned. The dead : Captain William Cassl- dy , VIcksburg , master ; Charles Roup of VIcksburg , engineer ; Clyde Scott of. VIcksburg , cotton seed buyer ; Dr. N. A. Lancaster , a prominent physician tend planter of Palmyra ; George Lamb , cook ; Harrison Golber , cabin boy ; Bottle Hunter , chamber maid ; Joe Neal , Mike Lewis , Tom Scott , Whit Burns , six unknown roustabouts ; Min nie Taylor , Joe Christian , Ben Richard- .eon. .eon.Tbo Tbo ill-fated boat left here at noon K > n her regular trip , carrying a largo miscellaneous cargo of freight and a largo number of passengers. At 2 a. m. , just as the steamer was entering Lake Palmyra , a sudden wind and rain- rBtorm of cyclonic proportions came out of the west , catching the Provi dence broadside on. The little vessel was lifted almost entirely out of the water , her upper works blown away and the hull tuined bottom up In 40 feet of water. Most of the crew and passengers were asleep at the time .and had absolutely no chance of es cape. Only nine of the boat's entire party wpre saved. The property loss will amount to several thousands of dollars. A steamer carrying caskets - and divers left for the scene Immedi ately and will attempt to recover the bodies. CYCLONE KILLS SEVEN PERSONS. Fierce Wind Levels Buildings and Trees In Mississippi. VIcksburg , Miss. , March 13. A cy clone swept through the southern sec tion of Copiah and the northern sec tion of Lincoln counties/this morning , killing at least seven persons and lev elling buildings , trees and fences. Montgomery , a village in Copiah coun ty , on the Illinois Central railroad , was the worst sufferer and four bodies are known to be under debris of col lapsed buildings there. Three miles further south , a railroad camp was . wrecked and three negroes killed. A passenger train on the Illinois Central was struck by the storm and every window in every coach was blown in. At Hazelhurst considerable damage was done. Wires are down in all directions and It Is impossible to hear from outlying districts. EXPLOSION WRECKS HOMES. 6ix People Injured , One Fatally by Natural Gas Used in Dwellings. Peru , Ind. , March 13. Two natural gas explosions yesterday wrecked two buildings and injured six people. Frank Kiloy , Sr. , is supposed to bo fatally Injured. Others injured are : Frank Kiley , Jr. James Kiley , Bridget Kiloy , Mrs. John Hayes and baby. The first buildln'g wrecked was occu pied by Mrs. Hayes. The explosion awakened the Kiley family and the > rushed to the porch. While standing there another explosion wrecked their house and hurled the Kiloys Into the yard. The elder Kiley was found burie d in the debris. Tornado In Mississippi. Rock Haven , Miss. , March 13. A windstorm , amounting almost to a tor nado , passed through here yesterday afternoon. The residence of William Melville , two miles west , was un roofed. Mrs. Melville was badly hurt and the negro cook dangerously. Four miles north of here , at Montgomery , a negro woman was killed by a fallIng - " Ing tree. The residences of Mrs. Isaac r/ Smith and L. W. Bouchlllon were de molished. The school house was blown from Its foundation and sev eral other buildings damaged. Indiana Swept by Gale. Indianapolis , March 13. A gale has been blowing over the entire state and many reports of minor damage have come in. The greatest damage seems to have been done In the oil fields. Near Marlon $25,000 damage was caused. A dwelling house in North Marlon and a school building In West Marlon were unroofed and at least 75 derricks In the oil field were Wrecked. Four Bodies Are Recovered. Negaunee , Mich. , March 13. The bodies of four of the ten victims of the Negaunoe mine disaster of Jan. 7 wore recovered yesterday. Some of thd other bodies are In view of the workmen. The bodies are mutilated 'beyond recognition. The drift where the bodies are la In a treacherous con dition owing to quicksand. To Report Exclusion Bill. x Washington , March 13. The senate committee on Immigration agreed to re port the Chinese exclusion bill known as the MitchelMCahn measure. It Is substantially the same as the modified bill submitted by the Pacific coast com mittee , only a few verbal corrections ' 'having ' been made. * . . t T Chlrlqul Captured by Liberals. Colon , Colombia , March 13. Infor- tnatlon .wag received hero yosterdaj that Chlrlqut has juut becu captured 3 > y liberal forces. BOSTON STRIKE GROWS. Several Thousand More Men Go Out and Situation Is Alarming. Boston , March 13. With 20,000 men Idle , their ranks likely to bo greatly swelled by sympathetic votes of the building trades council and the Uostott Central Labor union , which moot to night , and the city beginning to suffer from conjested traffic , the only rny of light Is the hope that the conference arranged for this aftormion may loud to a settlement of the strike. Freight business at the various rail roads , wharves and docks has boon Almost at a standstill and the mov ing of accumulated merchandise Is be coming a most serious mutter to mer chants. The strike of the conl teamsters waa one of the mont RBgiavatlng features of the day , and its effect was quickly felt In hotels , restaurants and places having accommodations for only a lim ited supply of coal , The effect of the strike Is being felt severely In nearby manufacturing towns. At Lynn , shoo factories , em ploying In the aggregate 3,000 hands , liavo been forced to shut down , be cause of the failure to receive con signments of leather , and some other establishments are running on half time. Noddle Island assembly and O'Con- ncll assembly of Charlestown , the two remaining 'longshoremen's unions , voted to join the strikers. The action of these two bodies ties up the entire water front of the city. FATHER KIDNAPS HIS CHILD. Assard. George , Separated From His Wife , Takes Daughter and Escapes. Sioux City , March 13. Mrs. Maggie George has called upon the officers to recover her 6-year-old daughter , Ma mie , who was boldly kidnaped last evening by Assard George , the little girl's father. Little Mamie had stepped out to buy some candy and the father , who lay In walling , seized the child and ran down the alley. It Is believed he Is now on his way to his home at Grand RapIds - Ids , Mich. An unsuccesful effort was made to intercept at Blair , Neb. The Georges were married seven years ago. Mrs. George says George would not support her , and on that ground she secured a divorce last Oc tober , at Cadillac , Mich. George re cently located her at Sioux City and had been waiting around for the last few days for an opportunity to cap ture the child. State Records Destroyed. Lincoln , March 13. The complete manuscript of all rulings of the de partment of public instructions for 20 years were destroyed in the Fremont Tribune fire Tuesday. Unless some of the proofs and plates were saved the loss will be almost incalculable. Deputy Superintendent McBrien left for Fremont yesterday , and there will endeavor to recover some portion of the book. The compilation Included all official decisions given by the de partment. Strikers Gain Their Point. South Bend , Ind. , March 13. The Malleable firon works' strike , Involv ing about 200 men , ended yesterday by the men returning to work with an increase of wages to those last paid. This Is the third strike here in a little over three weeks. The 1,800 Singer works' employes are still out , with small apparent prospects of an early settlement. Schwab Visits Chicago. Chicago. March 13. Charles M. Schwab , president of the United States Steel corporation , paid an unexpected and brief visit to Chicago yesterday and neither he nor his attorney , who came to Chicago with him , would vdl- vulge the object of their trip. Mr. Schwab left last night for New York. Kansas Conference Opens. Washington , Kan. , March 13. The Kansas conference of the Methodist church began its 47th annual session here yesterday. Ds. T. B. Noly of Philadelphia delivered an address on the Sunday school and Dr. Homer Stuntz lectured on the work In the Philippine islands. Advocates Government Ownership. Now York , March 13. Martin Knapp , chairman of the interstate com merce commission , delivered a lecture last night In Cooper Union on "Trans portation , " In which he advocated the government ownership of railroads. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Two hundred bricklayers are out on a strike at Columbus , O. , for 55 cents an hour. The 12-months-old child of Gustav Brown , a traveling salesman of Den ver , was suffocated to death by a large cat , which Inhaled the infant's breath , Neal Stanback , a young negro , who attempted a criminal assault upon CO- year-old Miss Preufer , a missionary to the negroes , was hanged at Ports mouth , Va. , Dow & King's elevator at PHtsfleld , Ills. , was destroyed by fire Wednes day , together with 40,000 bushels of wheat and 5,000 bushels of corn. In surance , $28,000. , The five-story building at 23-25 Randolph - dolph street , Chicago , occupied by Sidney Shepard & Co. , dealers In tin plate and metals , was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Loss , $80,000. Union machinery molders of Cleveland - land , to the number of 500 , went on atrlko Wednesday to enforce their de mand for a minimum wage scale of $3 per day. Eleven shops are Idle. President Search of the National Association of Manufacturers an nounced that tbo 7th annual conven tion of that organization will bo held in Indianapolis , April 15 , 10 and 17. Republicans to Compromise on 20 Per Cent Reduction. CONFEREES WILL HOLD MEETING Every Indication That a Settlement Will Bo Effected Overtures for Compromise Made by Supporters of the Administration. Washington , March 13. Overtures have been nindo for compromise of the conflict over tariff conceHHlonn to Cuba and there are evidences that the elements will eomo together probably on a proposltlou to have the 20 per cent reciprocal duty apply for one year from next December and cover ing the sugar crop. It Is understood that Chairman Payne and Representa tive Dalzell made the overtures to ward an agreement. One of the leaders of the opposition said that .Mcsnrs. Payne and Dulzoll had made the prop osition to htm and had asked for an answer. This waa followed by ai hasty conference , which developed difference - once of views. William Alden Smith said no compromise would bo accept ed until after n meeting at which It could be considered deliberately. Mr. Tawnoy said the limitation of time was material , but that no compromise would bo accepted affecting agricul tural products without similarly affect ing manufactured products. Soon after the overtures of com promise were made the element op posed to the ways and means commit tee plan called a meeting In the com mittee room of William Aldcn Smith. Some 30 members were present and the discussion lasted about two hours. The sentiment was rather unfavorable to accepting the plan of 20 per cent reduction for the year from next De cember and some of those present favored rejecting the plan. But It was urged against this course that so long as overtures for adjustment haa been made In good faith it was only proper to meet the committee and Mr. Payne and his associates were advised that they would be met by a commit tee from the other side. During the meeting the statement was made that one of the beet sugar advocates had been assured by repre sentatives of the ways and means com mittee that the plan of compromise would not cover this year's sugar crop and would apply only to the crop ot next year , harvested prior to Decem ber , 1903. Some doubt existed , how ever , as to these assurances and It was considered quite vital to learn with definlteness whether the 20 per cent reduction would apply to two crops or to one. It was stated after ward by ways and means commltteo members that the compromise plan 'would ' affect two crops that of this year and next allowing 20 per cent off on each. There was no purpose , It was stated , to limit the reduction tea a single crop. This matter probably will be left to the arbitrating committee , with the in dications that the beet sugar con ferees will insist on limiting the re duction to one crop , that of next year , and with that limitation will bo in clined to accept the compromise plan. DEPEW URGES SHIP SUBSIDY. Delivers Elaborate Speech In Support of the Measure. Washington , March 13. Again yes terday the ship subsidy bill occupied practically the entire time of the sen ate. McCumber ( N. D. ) presented a carefully prepared argument , In which , as a representative of an agricultural state , he favored the bill on account of its protective features. Depew ( N. Y. ) , one of the committee on commerce , delivered an elaborate speech , in which he analyzed the arguments both for and against the proposition to pay subsidies to the shipping industries. Both as an argument and as an oratorical torical effort , the speech was brilliant and was listened to attentively by sen- 'ators and by throngs In the galleries. His peroration , In which ho pictured in glowing language the results of the operation of the bill , elicited hearty applause from the galleries. A few bills were passed , Including pno provid ing for the redemption of Hawaiian silver coins and the substitution there for of American silver coins. CLASH OVER PACIFIST CABLE. Corliss and Richardson Lock Horns In the House. Washington , March 13. General de bate on the postofllce appropriation bill continued today , a number of top ics being discussed. The proceedings yesterday wore enlivened by a clash between Corliss ( Mich. ) and Richard son ( Ala. . ) on the subject of the Pacific cable. This is the second time these two members have locked horns on the cable question. Slmn ( Tenn. ) devoted some time t * showing how the house had been bun coed In connection with the permanent census bill. Dougherty ( Mo. ) discussed rural free delivery , Jackson ( Kan. ) the gov ernment ownership of telegraphs , and Greene ( Pa. ) the Philippine situation. The latter argued that If wo would proclaim onr purpose to grant Independence pendence- the Filipino the Insurrec tion would cease Instantly. The house adjourned at 4:30 : out of memory to Doorkeeper Glenn , who died yester day. Favors Hepburn Bill. Waohington , March 13. The sonata committee on isthmian canals has de cided , by a vote of 7 to 0 , to roperS the Hepburn bill , providing for tun construction of an Isthmian crial via the Nlcaraguan route. ALTCELD PASSES AWAY , ' Seized With Fatal Illness nt Cloco of Address for Boers. Jollt't , Ilia. . March 13. Konuor Gov ernor John I' . Altgold died at the llo- tel Munroo at 7 a. in , yesterday. Ho had been unconHcloim since midnight. Mr. Alt gold was the principal speak er at a pro-Boor mass meotlnc Tues day night In the Jollet theater. Jtiut at the close of his npoech u sudden illzzlncHs seized him and ho wan as- BlHtod from the BtaRi' . Mr. Altgold ctuno to Jollot Tuesday afternoon , having biu-n ndvortlflod an the upcc'liil orator for the big Will county pro-Boor mrollng. llo con- fcBHc-d that ho wan not In the host of health , having been troubled with some apparently simple Htonmeh all- incut. llo was not willing to allow that to Interfere with IIH ! Hpcoch , however , Ills great lutorcpt In the South Afri can struggle having been heightened by the niuiounccmnnt of the Iloor HUC- cons In the capture of General Mo- Union. It was noticed during the address that the former governor throw an unusual amount of energy and feeling Into his words , and the collapse , the phyHlclaiiH think , reunited from over straining his already weakened physi cal powers. CMaronco Darrow , a lifelong friend and later a law partner of the former governor , said that the governor died as ho had lived , pleading the cause of the lowly. Mr. Altgold , In the speech which was fated to be his last , declared that all friends of humanity owed a debt of gratitude to Governor Yaten for Issuing a proclamation soliciting nnslHtanco for the Boer women and children In their concentration campn which the British are maintaining Iu South Africa. Remains Reach Chicago. Chicago , March 13. The remains of former Governor Altgold arrived at Chicago last night and now llo at his Into home , 3225 Madden vonuo. The body was accompanied on a spe cial train by a few of his old friends , by his buslnes partners and a delega tion of business men. KRUGER'S FAITH IS STRONG. Has Confidence That Great Britain Can Never Subdue the Boers. New York , March 13. A dispatch from Utrecht , over the signature of President Kruger , to the Journal , says : "There will be more & jed news yet from Delarey. This victory of his re minds me of General Botha's allusion a year ago to the miracle of faith whJch saved Daniel out of the lions' dcu My faith In the ultimate triumph of the Boer cause could not be greater than It is now , and , Indeed , It never has been shaken. I hope England will show that she sees her folly of at tempting to subdue the Boer race , by recognizing It now and by restoring Independence to the Transvaal repub lics. By doing this she will spare herself - self as well as the Boors further bloodshed and expense , and will retain the republics as friendly neighbors. " King Cancels Visit to Ireland. London , March 13. King Edward has cancelled his visit to Ireland. There are several reasons for this de cision. The first Is that the corona tion festivities , which Involve fatigu ing obligations and needful rest , would postpone the visit until autumn ; sec ondly , the fears that the present tem per of the Irish nationalists and the United Irish league agitation might lead to some offensive demonstrations ; thirdly , it is said that several of the leaders of Catholic opinion in Ireland have warned the government that It would bo inexpedient for the king to visit Ireland so soon after his acces sion to the throne and his declaration against Roman doctrines In England. The announcement evokes mingled feelings of regret and approval. Funston Puts In a Busy Day. Chicago , March 13. General Fred Funston was a busy man yesterday. The entertainers had him rounded up at 9:30 : in the morning and it was mid night before he gained his hotel again. A decidedly interesting feature waa General Funstou's reception at the Press club. Marshal Su Defeats Rebels. Hong Kong , March 13. Marshal Sn , who recently arrived at the scene ot the Kwang SI rebellion-and took command - mand of the Imperial forces , has de feated the rebels at Lung Chow. Su expects to suppress the rising In a month. Lieutenant Hagedorn In Custody. Manila , March 13. Lieutenant HaKedorn , quartermaster of the Fif teenth Infantry , has been placed In confinement , charged with-embezzle ment. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. W. J. Glenn , the doorkeeper of the house of representatives , died In Washington Wednesday from pneu monia following an attack of grip. P. S. Adams , Jr. , cashier of the Com mercial bank of Fulton , Mo. , which failed two months ago , after ho dis appeared , baa been located In Hone lulu. lulu.The The Illinois Central depot at Dyers- buig , Tenn. , and five cars loaded with merchandise were burned Wednesday. The loss to the railroad company Is about $50,000. Governor Van Sant of Minnesota has Instructed Attorney General Douglas to begin proceedings In the otato courts against the alleged merger of the Iron range railroads. George P. Welch , proprietor of the Taylor hotel at Pleasant Hill , Mo. , committed suicide at the Hotel Cros by Kansas city , Wednesday. De spondent over business roverucs. Woman Confesses Leadership of Gang of Vampires. COMMITTED BEAUMONTMURDER3 Saya Unsuspecting Victims Were Lured Into Her House , Robbed and Often Beaten to Death and Their Bodies Thrown In River. Beaumont , Tex. , March 13. Mattlo Heunult cnnfcBHod to Sheriff Llndloy that itho WUH at the bond of a gang of negro woman and whltu mon who had for montliH boon luring men Into hot house , drugging them , hi < utlng thimi and lobbhiK Ilium. If they dloil , the vlctlnm wore dragged to the rlvor and thrown In. If they wore only Htunnod , they wore taken out of the IIOIIHO to a remote part of Homo Hlroot and loft for podentrlann or pollccmou to find , A fear la felt that more than 12 men , among these who Imvo conio to BoRumont and wore afterward report , cd us "missing , " have huun murdered , and that their bodies are now at the bottom of the rlvor. In the hint three months at least 50 Imjulrlnn for mlHS- Ing mon have boon received , and , whllo no ono Hupposon that the gang ban murdered HO many IIH fil ) , there IH a four that some of the disappearances are duo to their work. Flvo bodies have been found In the river since the first of the year. The Bennett woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of being connected with the murder of Benjamin Pcarnon. She denloB being guilty of this crime , but admits that ono of the gang of which HIIO is a monuior dlHt-UHHod the com mission of the deed. On the strength cf her confession a white man , "Punch" Prim , and a negro woman , "Mary Jane , " have boon arrested. All of them have boon "sweated" and Sheriff Llndloy says ho expects a full confession , not only of the murder of Pearson , but of others within a Hhort whllo. Sheriff Llndloy IH looking for two more negro women and six or eight while mon , ROIIIO of whom are wanted as witnessed. ANOTHER WITNESS MISSING. Woman Expected to Testify to Con- fesslon of Fife Vanishes. Savannah , Mo. , March 1.1 , Lydla Brlnknian , a witness for the state In the trial of Stewart Fife , for the murder - ' dor of Frank Richardson , was not on I hand when wanted yesterday. It was I this woman , who Iu alleged to have said that Flfo made a confession to I her. E. E. Norrls , who was expected I to swear that Flfo had threatened to I kill RIchardBon , has not yet been j found. Mrs. Richardson was In court < when the state resumed the examina tion of witnesses. L. C. Caldwell testified that last Rummer before Fife loft for Washing ton , where ho was anestcd , the defendant - fondant had told him ho believed ho would commit suicide. Fifo had said If he ( Caldwell ) had had as much trouble as he had he too would kill himself. Charles F. Roolior , who is conductIng - Ing the prosecution , became 111 sud denly during the morning and court adjourned. Dobson Must Hang. Helena , Mon. , March 13. Governor Toole refused to commute'tho death penalty passed upon Clinton Dobson , now a/Waiting / execution at Deer Lodge. Dobson , while serving a 90-year sen tence In the penitentiary for murder , Induced another convict to murder his father , Captain Oliver Dobson , and leave with him a confession purportIng - Ing to assume the crime for which his son was being punished. Captain Dobson was murdered In accordance with the plot and his assassin was aft erward executed. Social Amenities in Kentucky. Hopklnsvllle. Ky. , March 13. At an entertainment given near Cadiz , Albert Bridges , an influential planter , was shot and killed by Scott Thomas , aged 22 , and a member of a leading family In this region. Thomas had gone to the function under the Influence of liquor and Bridges was trying to lead him from the room when ho was shit. Thomas escaped. Dr. Gray In Court. s Chicago. March 13. Dr. Robert E. Gray of Garden City. Kan. , appeared In Judge Ball's court yesterday to an swer to the charge of being responsi ble for the death of Miss Irma Brown. When court adjourned not a juror had been sworn to try the case. More than a score of them had been ex cused , the greater number by the de- fenso. Burglars Rob Indiana Bank. Earl Park , Ind. , March 13. Burglars entered the private bank of Hawkins & Dillon at this place , using n crow bar taken from the section house , with which to force the door and then re sorting to dynamite In forcing the vault door and money chest. Only about $500 * vas secured. Thompson Is Under Arrest. Port Huron , Mich. , March 13. Charles D. Thompson , ox-supremo finance keeper of the supreme tent Knights of the Maccabees , who some time ago confessed to a shortage of $57,000 , was arrested yesterday on a complaint sworn out by Sheriff Maincs. Had Enough of Life. Los Angeles , Cal. , March 13. Ed ward Singleton , son of millionaire John Singleton , owner of the Yellow Aster mine at Randsburg , committed suicide last night by shooting himself through the head. These ore sweet words , but how much pain and suffering they used to mean. It's different now. Since Mother's Friend haa become known expectant mothers have been spared much of the anguish of child birth. Mother's friend Is a liniment to bo applied externally. It la rubbed thoroughly Into the muscles of the abdomen , It glveai elasticity and strength , and when the final great strain comes they respond quickly and easily without pain. 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