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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1902)
HE NORFOLK WEEKLY .NEWS JOURNAL , . , , NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY SKl'TKMBKU 12. 1002 to Great Blaze Is Sweeping Spindle Top District , FLAMES ARE BEYOND CONTROL. .Threaten to Destroy Property Worth , Millions of Dollars Fire Runs I Along Saturated Ground , Communi cating to Tanks. 1 Beaumont , . Tex. , Sept. 12. The oil 'field Is on lire and Judging by the great volume of smoke which Is lloat- Ing in from Spindle Top there Is great danger that great loss will ho sus tained , If the field Is not entirely de stroyed. The fire started early last evening in some waste oil along the ' .Texas . and Sablne tracks and burned .about sixty feet of trestle. This was gotten under control , and It was be lieved all danger was past , but In the meanwhile the fire had boon communl- catod to the field , and a number of huge soiling tanks , containing thou- "sands of barrels of petroleum , have exploded and others arr reported as being In the direct line of the fire , which has spread over a wide area already. The ground Is saturated with oil and there Is no ohauce foi stop ping the progress of the flames. The flre Is spreading rapidly and It is be- lloved that the whole field will bo Ig nited. Kleth-Ward Tract Burned Over. A telephone message from Gladys , which Is the station at the oil field , 6ays the whole of the Kleth-Ward tract , embracing several acres and containing a largo number of wells , have been burned over and It Is be lieved that some of the wells have caught , though this Is not as yet posi tively determined , as no one can approach preach to find out. The big tanks belonging to the Hlg- gins company are burning. The telephone service Is entirely In adequate to care for the scores of calls and the streets are filled with people thousands of them now on the way to the field In every sort of vehicle and on foot. Getting Too Hot for Operator. The telegraph operator at Gladys Bays he fears he will be compelled to leave his post , and alt means of com munlcatlon will bo cut oft. It Is re ported that two men have been sorl ously burned. The workmen on the hill are standing around unable to do anything toward protecting that per tlon of the field which Is not on fire fThe entire apparatus of the flre de partment was loaded on cars and sent to the field. The tank known as "Hlgglns" nan blown off Its' top and the burning ol Is running along the ground and maj be communicated to other tanks. A statement Issued yesterday shows that there are 410 producing wells In the field , some of which are burled against earth to secure against flre. ORDERED TO THE ISTHMUS. Secretary of Navy Wires Commanders of Warships to Proceed to Panama. Washington , Sept. 12. Secretary Moody telegraphed to the command ers of the littleshlp Wisconsin , now at Bremerton , and the cruiser Clncln natl , at Cape Haytlen , directing them to proceed as soon as possible to the Isthmus of Panama , the Wisconsin re inforclnc the Ranger at Panama and the Cincinnati taking station at Co Ion. - Itwill take the Wisconsin 'fully twenty days to make the long trip o over 4,050'miles down the Pacific coas to Panama. The navy departmen had Intended to send the Boston \yhlch' is now , getting ready for service .at San < Francisco , to relieve or rein force the Ranger , but the alarming situation which has so quickly risen on the lBthm.ua prompted the official to take more extensive measures to Increase the naval representation o the United States In that section. The Cincinnati -will only consume a few days in its trip across from Cap Haytlen , so that by the beginning o next week It sl\ould have reached th other terminal of the Panama rallroac The destruction of Admiral Kllllck" flagship swept away the entire nava force of Haytl , and naval officials be llovo that the Cincinnati can relln qulsh Its post there with safety. | Forest Fires Threaten Town. Tlllamook , Ore. , Sept. 12. Fores fires here reached the timber nea this town and the inhabitants ar panic stricken. The entire population la out fighting the fire In order t prevent the destruction of the town Four farmhouses have been destroyed Largo quantities of ashes and cinder borer the town and the smoke Is s thick that it Is hardly posstblo t . eee a block away. ' Arrested for Shooting Affray. Keokuk , la. , Sept. 12. Fred Foste -ls under arrest at Fort Madison charged with fatally shooting Free Robinson on a steamer near Fort Mae iaon. The killing was the result o a quarrel over gambling. A ma named Jones was also Uken in charged with complicity In the killing I Snow In Wyoming. 1 Cheyenne , Sept. 12. A cold wav accompanied by snow swept eve Wyoming yesterday , the mercury dro ] .pins to 30 degrees. ROOSEVELT 13 ENDORSED. Utsbiblicans Omit Mention of 4j . -MI Reciprocity. OBU .O < SV ' 'opt. 11 ! . Th , 0 Ilcpub- ' % lean stuu 'o t a ycst | n R jiom mucd JosepuiSVo * W. fj,0 ) for congress and Jut.ty \ a yCrthy ( of fclovlor county iv * f ; , . in1Jourt ( tiatlco and adouteu > . > lfl a Cf.A in vlilch mention of CulaUMy ftoclty vas omitted. On this point i .u boot sugar Interests of the state won out after a somewhat bitter and protract ed debate in the committee on resolu- lona. Krlcuils of Congressiiutu Huth- erland , who was one of the Ilopubllc- an "Insurgent " on t.io reciprocity qtiuatlon In the last suasion of congress gross , wore determined that specific endorsement of the musldunt's Cuban jollcy should have no place In thu platform , and they piuvallud. In this .hoy were aided by the church people , who InfllsliJii that a compromise plat 'orm conllu ly endorulng President > Eloosovell's administration ho adopted , jut leaving out direct reference to the proposed 20 per cent reduction. So strong was the fooling ever the feature - uro that had the Dritflnal program as regards the order of business been carried out , it is ptutmblc that an un pleasant Incident wotil 1 have occurred. Senator Bovorldge of I ml I sum was scheduled to deliver a upoech In the evening , marking the formal opunliiR of the Republican campaign in Utah This program was " .hanged to have Senator Beverldgo speak at the close of the morning session. When tha beet sugar sympathizers hoard of this they openly threatened to give him a hostile reception , believing it a plan to Influence the convention in favor ot a Cuban reciprocity plank , the result being that the program was changed , Senator Beverldge speaking In the evening. Then , with the platform adopted , the delegates more than made up for tholr refusal to hoar him In the morning by greeting him with wild cheering. An amendment to the platform , offered by Congressman Sutherland , declaring it to bo the sense of the convention that "Presi dent Roosevelt be nominated for prcnl dent in 1904 as his own successor" was carried with a whoop. RESTORE HARMONY IN TEXAS Republicans Nominate George P. Bur kitt for Governor. Fort Worth , Tex. , Sept. 12. Tha state Republican convention ad journed last night after a two days session. Only two nominations wort made , as follows : Governor , Qoorga P. Burkltt ; treasurer , Eugene Nolte. The convention , which promised to be one of the most turbulent la tha history of the party in this state , closed In perfect harmony. The Audi torium was packed to the doors. The leaders , arm in arm , on the platform and the delegates , white and black in the hall , stood , upon the chairs end cheered for President' Roosevelt and the Republican party. The last act of the convention was to give B. H R. Green full authority to supervise the campaign in Texas during the next two years. Andrews Pronounced Legally Dead Boston , Sept. 12. Captain W. An draws , who twice cronsed the Atlantic In a fifteen-foot cockle shell , has been pronounced legally dead by the Massa chusetts courts. Letters of adminlstra tlon upon his estate.have been granted to his son. Captain Andrews sailed Oct. 6 last from Atlantic City with his bride , to whom he had been mar ried In the presence of 3.000 people The boat was sighted only once , aboul a week after it sailed. To Keep Out of Politics. . Detroit , Sept. 12. Nearly iOO dele gates to the National Firemen's assocl atlon convention were present at the first session here .yesterday. Fire chiefs from all parts of the country are among the delegates' . One of the chief objects of this year's convention will be to devise means to separate ; politics from the management of the flre departments of the cities. Boles IB Nominated. Dubuque , Sopt. 12. Ex-Governor Boles of Waterloo was formally nom Inated for congress by the Third dls trict convention last night. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Snow fell In the northern part o the Black Hills Thursday. Peter Maher knocked out Jim Jef fords In six seconds at the Broadway Athletic club , Philadelphia , Thursda ; night. At Roft. I. T. , B. Whitlock , a wel known cattleman , was accidentally shot and killed by Deputy Marsha Edgar Wllhelm. Mrs. Rosa La B. Dauphin of New Orleans , widow of the Louisiana lottery tory president , was Indtctod for per Jury for secreting $254,000 from his supposed $100,000 estate , The executive committee ot the Western Pas i oncer assocatlon reelected - elected P. S. EustU , passenger traf fie manacer of the Burlington , as the chairman of that committee. The dressmakers' convention aNew Now York blamed 111 fitting corset for the appearance of uely women Good dressmakers cannot fit town over bad corsets and good corset ate a necessity. The Jackson county (111. ( ) gram Jury Indlctfd Mrs. Ella Rlley on th charge of murdering her husband , W II. Rlley , a dairyman , who was killei at his home near Murphysboro wit ! a shotgun while he lay asl eu In bed Combination of All Big Con cerns Now Assured. DEAL GOES INTO EFFECT SEPT. 27 Nearly Three Hundred Millions of Capitalization Represented Efforts Vklll De Made to Save Every Dollar Possible In Cost of Production , Chicago , Sept. 12. The Record-Her ald HJyn ; " of the "Thu long-expected merKor great meat packing Inluiutku of thu United States will go Into active op eration Saturday , Sopt. 27 , mtU'as there should be an unlooKud ior change In the plans agreed on by lioae concerned In the deal at a meet- ng held lieie yusturduy. An Indus trial combination , second only to thu steel trust , Is thuruloie practically 1111 accomplished fact. Details of the Plan. "Reports conrurulng thu actual toniiH of the consolidation differ , Thu most reliable light ilhed upon thu sub- loot way the pluu outlined by u Bos on authority , who has purixuHHuil tha most Insult ! Inlorinatlon about the di'iil over since Its existence was ru mored In the early part ot' last spring. According to this export the now con cern Is to be capitalized at the rate ot twenty-five times the last year's eiirn Ings of the constituent companies. For example , Cudahy & Co. are said to have earned about $820,000 In 1901 , which would make their share of the capital stock of the merger , $21,000- 000. A 4 pur cent dividend that tha new consolidation might be expected to declare would amount to $840,000 on this lot of stock approximately Its legitimate earnings. Armour Will Have Immense Interest "On this basis of capitalization , Ar mour & Co. , whose last year's prollta are supposed to have been about $8- 000.000 , will receive $200,000,000 In tha new security In exchange for their busl ness. Swift & Co. will receive $30- 000,000 and the Schwarzchtld & Sulz- berger Co. would receive $2t,000,000 ; "It Is said that it is the undoubted determination of the consolidated meat Interests to control all the packIng - Ing houses and stock yards of the country and to save every possible dollar lar in the cost of mniiufacturlng and distribution. In addition to all this , by-products will be absolutely con trolled and efforts made to buy up in dustrlos that are closely allied to tha meat business. " ST. LOUIS BOODLE SCANDAL. Former Aasembly.man Tamblyn U Brought 'flack From Cleveland. St. Louts , Sept. 12. The principal items of interest in connection with the Investigation being carried on by Circuit Attorney Folk Into the alleged boodle combinfs In both branches ol the municipal assembly were the re turn of former Delegate William Tain blyu trorn Cleveland in the custody of an otiiccr , aud the sessions of the grand Jury. Before being placed In a cell Tamblyn asked to see Mr. Folk His intention was to tell all he knew about the doings of the combine In the house of delegates , but he finally decided not To say anything at this time , for the circuit attorney told Tamblyn that If he desired to make any statements about matters that .wore being investigated he must do BO voluntarily , without hope of clem cncy. Mr. Folk said that hehad all the evidence neecled to convict the members of the house combine. Circuit Attorney Folk said that al most every brio of the indicted members bors of the combine'bad offered to turn state's evidence , ' but he de- dined to accept more jthan two 01 three , with a promise of clemency. Before J. K' . Mtjrrell's return and con fession the members of the combine , Mr. Folk said , were so sure of thelt position that offers of the authorities to take care of informers were spurned. Now the situation is different The grand jury held two sessions yesterday. At each session a num her of members of the council that passed the city lighting bill in 1899 were called on to toll what they knew of the transactions connected with the defeat and passage of such measures Battleship Iowa Is Ashore. Rio Janeiro , Sept. 12. The United States battleship Iowa has run aground near Cape Noiau Senhora Do Dcsterro. The Iowa hod just finished target practice and was returning to Friars Island. Thn Brazilian minister of marines baa ordered a warship to go to the aid of the Iowa. Frightful Epidemic In Egypt. Cairo , Egypt , Sept. 12. The weekly cholera returns for Egypt show that there have been 1,380 fnish cases of cholera reported , making totals since July 15 of 20,328 cases and 10,209 deaths. Young Colored Woman Is Murdered , Ottumwa , Sept. 11. The mining town of diamond was In a state ol great excitement as a result of finding the body of Ella Clark , a young col ored woman , with n bullet hole In her head. BIggon Woodson , colored , hag been arrested. Iowa Democrats Nominate. Iowa City , Sept. 11. Judge Martin I , Wade was nominated for congress by Democrats of the Second district. GERMAN "ENEMY" W1N3. Defending Army in Knlser's War Game Loses Men and Gunk , Franklort-on-Odor , Sopt. 12. Generals - orals VOUIIK and Wood and tholr allies- do-camp , LtuutcmintH McKlnlcy niul McCoy , clmrnod with the cavalry led by Umporor William yotUunlay. The Aiuurlcanu did not draw tholr sword * , but they rode with the ( Innlw du Corps , the umporor'a bodyguard. Thin charge was the climax of the nmnau- vors. About 9,000 horauinoii , lancera , culrasseurn and dragoons foil upon the ( limit of the retreating bluoH , de fending army , capturing thirty of the lattor's guns and 2,000 of Its Infan try. When the cavalry were within 100 yards the Infantry quickly formed into oloso platoon groups , which the horsemen broke up. galloping between the groups and thu guns. Several horses foil dead. The emperor , mounted on a whlto Arab horse , di rected the movements and at the fin ish galloped ahead QH recklessly as any trooper. The empress was pren. out on horseback. General Corjiln , Earl Roberta and other foreign guosta were on u hill , around which thn charge was made. General Corbln said It was the finest military specta cle ho ever saw. Empuror Wllllam'fl customary salute to the Americana has been , "Well , 'how's the khaki brigade. " Ills majesty has aluo boon disposed to chaff the Americana a lit tlo. Yesterday they were blue fatlgua uniforms. The emperor noted the change and remarked pleasantly upou It. Die From Grass Diet. Winnipeg , Sept. 12. A report from Yorkton says nihilist agitators liava been busy among the Doiikhoubura and many of the latter are turning their cattle and horses adrift and tha men and women arc hauling wagons , One , NMadlinar Madowle , who pro fesses to bo a religious leader , tcachca that all things belong to God and thai there should bO no government. Ha says the men shouU have no money , and acting on his words several Doulc houberH offered all the money they had to the Dominion Immigration au thorltlcs. There Is an unconfirmed report that two Doukhouhers died from the effects of trying to llvo on grass. Cholera on Transport Sherman. Washington , Sept. 12. Confirma tory Information of the prevalence ol cholera and of several deaths from that disease on the transport Sherman man has been received at the quarter master general's office of the war department - partment from the depot quartornms- tor nt Nagasaki. The names of those who died are not given. It Is believed that the vessel will bo hold in quaran , tine at least five days before being allowed to proceed on her voyage. Officials express no apprehension ovei the appearance of the disease aboard the ship as the measures taken for Itn treatment and for the Isolation ol those aflllcted are regarded as amplo. Typothetae Elects Officers. PIttsburg , Sept. 12. With the elec tlon of officers and the selection ol Atlantic City as the next mooting place the three national conventions of printing trades , which have been In progress in this city for the past week , ended their work yesterday The officers elected by the Typothctaa are : President , Erwurd Stern , Phila * dolphin ; first vice president , William Green , New York , and several other vice presidents , Including Samuel Rocs , Omaha ; Secretary , Edwin Free- gard , St. Louis ; treasurer , Thomas E Donnelly , Chicago. Rebels Advancing on Panama. Ashcvllle , N. C. , Sept. 12. United States Consul Gudser of Panama , who Is now here , last night received a ca blegram from his son , who is vie.9 consul at Panama , who stated that tha revolutionists arc advancing on Pan nma. The message says that the outlook / look appears grave , as only aboul 3,000 government troops are in Pan ama , while the Insurgents have twlc that number. Marconi Solves Problem. Rome , Sept. 12 Marconi , In an In tervlow published here , declares ha has completely solved the problem o sending wireless messages over a dls tnnce of more than 1.500 miles. Ho la confident that communication between Europe and America will bo estab llshod In the Immediate future . Ho late to visit King \Mctor Emmanuel a Racconlgl , Piedmont , Sept. 4. To Join Colombian Navy. San Francisco , Sept. 12. The steamer Jessie Banning arrived hero from Seattle , en route south to Join the Colombian navy. Captain Marina duke , who was a participant in the historic Mcrrlmac-Monltor fight , ad mitted that tke steamer had been con verted into a man-of-war for the Co lombian government and that ho would command her. Grand Jury Indicts Prince. London , Sept. 12. The grand Jury in the Old Bailey returned a true bll against Prince Francis Joseph o Braeanza , a lieutenant In the Seventh Austrian Hussars , and who was a member of the Austro-Hungarlan mlKSlon to the coronation of King Ed ward , charged with misconduct unde the criminal law amendment. Dan Patch Falls to Lower Record. Syracuse , N. Y. , Sept. 12. Dan Patch failed to beat Star Pointer' record of 1:591-4. : Joint the mlle in DOEWAH JACK Economical Fuel \Vhntftvor funl In moil rcnlioinlrtil. until ronvo- nlunl loyour lioiiNn , run Ito IIHIU ! lnii ttouiiil Unit KurnutHi tiliiinkfl of wood , * till ronl , hurd coal , tiolininiytlilni : Hint Urn will COIIHIIIIIII , U'liin over yon put In It will lvo most lioul , IxtcniiHo Hoiinil OnU Funiiicim wiihtu Mofni'1 ' ; liiiril nil thu fucil , tliiiKiint'K , mill liloNt of thn NiuoUo ; Idinp llro 1'J lioiirn with wood , ' 21 IIOIITM with Cdiil. Thn Round Oak Furnace In millclly coimtriiutud anil la nlrlluhl ( tha only iilitlKht fiiniiirc ) , mill H roiiHiin iihln In price. Allortlio In-lit noun Into ( lie llOIINU - 110VIINtl ) throiiKh MUCH out- ni'J'or In collur. H JIMI iMiiil n furimrc , \\rHv InrlliiIloiimlOnk Funmin Ixxik - full of fiml fui l , hint * mi fur nuni rriniluUi > iii < ic. I'llHlK Clf P D. DECKWITH , DntTimliir , Midi. Aliikrnnt llrrkiitth'i A'nii ( MA t\f mmf ftimoui ttr \ III ( fttinrlil \ inl OuU KUIIIK ! O U Kur H < > tr fur inlo In wllli onli'r rnnliiu lnno . | . Norfolk Nob.'liy John 1'rldnf , nijnnl 1 % T - * M . - f 1 _ x ( W. II. IIUOHOIPrail'tanl. . l\l f ll Iil I id ALKXANDKUIIUAU , Men l > rwtdan ? . . . , . . L IUl lUltV K. W. 7.UT7 Cu.UI8r. National Bank. OLDEST ESTABLISHED BANKING BUSINESJHN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA Capital , $100,000.00 Surplus , $20,000.00 Does a General Banking Business and Sells ExobatiKe IntorcHt Paid on Time DopoBlta. 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