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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL. , , . . NORFOLK NEBRASKA KIM DAY ( XTOHMR l15)02. \ ) Nub ! Explosion of Firedamp at Diamond is Disastrous. OCCURS ON 1,600 FOOT LEVEL. Bodies of Three of the Victims Have I Been Recovered Fans Are Now Working and Deadly Air Is Being | Cleared Out Mine Badly Wrecked. Black Diamond , Wash. , Oct. 3. Au explosion of firedamp occurred last night hi the fourth level of the Law- eon mine , hadly wrecking the nilno r and killed twelve miners. Fortunately no flro was started. Three oodles have heen Uiken out. There are supposed to ho nine more bodies In the mine. Three men were injured , one badly. The dead : Joe Jacker , Frank Flln- 'dcr , Frank Rochelle , Robert Lund- berg , John Swanson. John Creghlno , Simon Tersuavlch , Edward Actlenat , Erlcco , John Letor , Hugh Levon- dcr. Louis Berkman. The Injured : Chris Baker , burned about the face ; James Carson , burned about the head , hands burned and In jured Internally ; William Whltsell , Bllgutly burned. The Pacific Coast company Is the Qwner of the mine. Everything possi ble Is being done to recover the bed ies. The fourth level is 1,600 feet be low the surface. As soon as It was known that the accident had oc curred , the people of Black Diamond hurried to , the scene of the disaster , one mile from here. The fans are now working In the mine , and the deadly air Is being cleared out. 1 * . FIVE KILLED IN TUNNEL. 'Baltimore and Ohio Freight Train * CoMide ' in West Virginia. ' 'Parkers'burg , W. Va. , Oct. 3. Five persons were killed and three injured In a head-end collision between two freight trains in a tunnel near Corn- iwallls , on the Baltimore and Ohio -railroad , yesterday. The train carried several cars of cattle , which were all Wiled or Injured. Probably twenty cars were wrecked and the tunnel is filled with debris. Fred Pe'arce , en gineer ; William Miller , brakeman , and a tramp were killed. The bodies of two other men can be seen in the tunnel , but are beyond reach at the present time , owing to the wreckage. FOUR ROBBERS LOOT BANK. Blow Open Safe at Norman , Neb. , Ter rorize Citizens and Escape. Minden , Neb. , Oct. 3. The safe In the bank at Norman , eight miles from here , was blown open by robbers yes terday morning before daylight. The robbers , four In number , secured about $1,000 in cash and terrorized the town. Many persons saw them at Work , but the robbers were well armed and threatened to kill any one who In terfered. The robbers escaped and armed men are pursuing them. | Jessie Morrison Granted a Stay. Topeka , Oct. 3. The Kansas su preme court yesterday granted a stay " / -of execution In the case of Jessie Mor risen , now in the penitentiary for the murder of Clara Wiley Castle. The case will be heard by the supreme court in January. Miss Morrison's ap peal bond was fixed at ? 10,000. As soon as this Is given she will be re leased until the time of her trial. She ; was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. I Students Too Much for Police. j Minneapolis , Oct. 3. Three park policemen and a plain clothes man had the worst of an encounter with Students" of the University of Mlnne- seta yesterday. The park police attempt - tempt to arrest students who ride bi cycles on the walks through > the campus. The students hustled three of .the policemen off the campus and , put them on passing street cars and the plain clothes man was tied to a tree with a garden hose. ' Third Murder In a Month ; Butte , Mont. , Oct. 3. Advices tell of another murder In the new Fork country , In Wyoming , as a result of the enmity existing between the cat tle and sheep men over grazing rights. on the range. This Is the third mur der In a month. The victim's 'decom posed body was found In the 'brush and Identity could not bo established. ' Oregon Ordered to Manila. / Son Francisco , Oct. 3. The battlo- ehlp Oregon , which has been In this port for two weeks , has received or ders to sail for Manila about Oct. 15 , to Join tha Asiatic fleet. On her ar rival there she will relieve the Ken- lucky , which will go to New York. * . _ -i--r --L _ _ . _ - ' Mine Boss Driven Out of Camp. Terry , S. D. , Oct. 3. Harry Collins , shift foreman at one of the mines of the Horseshoe company , was tied to . ( u horse and driven from the camp yesterday by several hundred angry miners. Ho is accused of blackmail ing the workmen. Chief of Police Ames Sentenced. Minneapolis , Oct. 3. Judge Brooks sentenced former Superintendent of Police Fred W. Ames to six years and A half. In the penitentiary for accept ing , a bribe. A stay of fifty days Jn which to move for a new trial was .granted. RESERVOIR AT CAMDuN CREAKS. Eight Million Gallons of Water Rushes Down the Street. ' " " N. J. , Oct. I ! . Tlio city res- . T1 ° in.waro river , brolio ( | . " ' "tor/caj / NOI ; (100,000 gallons of watui UoV ( ' 'flowed down Twenty-seventh BUw..v. flooding the cellars of many IIOUBOS and doing oth er iHtuago. The reservoir IB 33-i feet long by 180 foot wide nnd Is 2 feet deep. A watchman , whose duty It IB to open a valve when the water reaches a certain height , neglected to do so , and the wa'or flowed over the oinlmnk- mcnt , washing away the earth to such nn extent that the break followed. It will cost the city $25.000 to repair the damage. Congressional Nominations. New York , 'OK. 3. Conventions * wore held last night in the city con gressional ( llsrlots. The nominations follow : Republican Eighth district , Montague Less'.or ; Eleventh , Henry Blrrull ; Twelfth , Chnrles Shongood ; Thirteenth , JamesV. . Perry ; Fif teenth , AVllllam II. Douglas ; Seven teenth , Harvey T. Andrews ; Eight eenth , Frank C. Shnefller. Democrats Eighth district , Timothy D. Sulli van ; Ninth , Henry M. Goldfogle ; Tenth. William Sulzer ; Eleventh. Will- lam R. Hearst ; Twelfth , G or e D. McClollan ; Fourteenth , Ira F. Rvder ; Sixteenth , Jacob Ruppert , Jr. ; Seven teenth , Francis E. Shober. Robbers Routed by Citizens. Paris , Mo. , Oct.- . A gang of des peradoes , who attempted to dynamite and rob the bank at Holliday , eight miles west of here , terrorized its citi zens for more than an hour early to day , but were finally driven away without having secured any booty. Eight men battered down the doors of D. L. Courtrlght's general store , In which Is located the bank. They then blew off the doors of the Bafe and this aroused the citizens. The robbers made a stand and a fusillade ensued. Finally the robbers were routed , sprang on waiting horses and escaped. So far as known no one was shot on either side. Veterans Assembling at Washington , Washington , Oct. 3 The first of the veterans from the outside who are to attend the Grand Army encampment arrived hero yesterday. General Tor- ran -e and his staff are expected today. The city Is beautifully decorated in the national colors. Many tents have been erected on the ellipse south of the white house. Official orders were Issued by General MacArthur for the participation of a number of regular troops in the naval veterans' parade next Tuesday. Antl-Horsethief Association Elects. Guthrie , Okla. , Oct. 3. The Na tional Anti-Horsethlef association ad journed yesterday to meet next year in Springfield , 111. The president's re port showed an Increase of 5,000 In the membership during the paet year and the admittance of Arkansas Into the association. These officers were elected : President , Fielding Scott , St. Paul , Kan. ; vice president , George E. Dewesse , Prentlss , 111. ; secretary and treasurer , J. B. Culberson , Sterling , Kan. Funston at Ottawa Reunion. Ottawa , Kan. , Oct. 3. Brigadier General Funston , commander of the Department of the Colorado , was the guest of honor at the old soldiers' re union here yesterday. General Fun- ston was Introduced to a large crowd in the Chautauqua tabernacle , and said : "I do not appear before you to make a speech. I made a speech , you know , In Denver six months ago and have had a sore throat ever since. " SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The Carriage Builders' National as sociation decided In favor of Boston for next year's convention. B. H. Howell's Son & Co. , and Ar- buckles Bros , have reduced all re fined grades of sugar five points. John Whltaker , the first governor of Oregon , died Thursday at his resi dence in Eugene , aged eighty-two years. * Europe Is experiencing an approach of winter and in England the weather Is cold and stormy. Snow has fallen in Germany and Italy. The plan for the reorganization of the National Asphalt company and the Asphalt Company of America , which are in the hands of receivers , was de clared operative Thursday. C. L. Beach , aged ninety-five , said to be the oldest hotel man in the world and proprietor of the Catsldll Mount house for sixty-three years , died at Catsklll , N. Y. , Thursday. Julia Kachlnj- ; ten years old , was found strangled to death and burled under a blacksmith shop at Menominee - nee , Mich. Joseph Beck , proprietor , was arrested on suspicion. The Black Hawk county ( It ) grand jury indicted the Rock Island , Illinois Central and Great Western rallroada for alleged illegal demurrage charges on freight carp held for unloadinc. The monument at the crave of Nan cy Hanks Lincoln , the president's mother , was dedicated at Lincoln City , Ind. Governor Durbin and Gen eral John C. Black of Chicago deliv ered addresses , The first official circular of the Den ver , Enid and Gulf Railroad company was issued Thursday , announcing the opening of the line from Enid , to June- tlon City and Douglas , Okla. , on Oct. 16 , and to Marshall , Okla , , on Oct. 31 , Tariff Iss.if. Comes Up at Re publican I .eague Convention. INTEREST IN SENATOR'S TALK. Says Law of Competition is Still In Force and That Trust Question Will Settle Itself Four Canuldatcs for League Presidency. Chicago , Oct. 3. "Tho Iowa idea" cninu lu me aurlnce at umeuung under the auspices ot tne National uoaguo i of Republican clubs , which mot in | annual convention here yesterday. United States Senator J. P. Uollivor of Iowa wiis responsible. Senator Dolllvor's distinction as an orator and statesman assured him In advance the enthusiastic reception ho received from an audience thai filled the First regiment armory. Uituront became Intense when It was realized i by the delegates to the convention and spectators that they were being treated to the first public speech on the Biihject by a national loader of the party since the Iowa Republican state convention. Mr. Dolllvor said , In part : "Lot us look at the Iowa Idea for a minute , and I select that only because I am more familiar with It and because cause circumstanced have arisen to give it a universal advertisement. It has been presented to the country aa the sudden Impulse of dissatisfied mischief makers within the Republic an party. On the other hand , it la the mature judgment of a man whose mature judgment has never failed the party In forty years of service. Removal of Duty Not a Remedy. "Our party recognizes the necessity for largo capital for the transaction of a great business , especially for tha commercial conquests upon which we are now entering , but they also recog- nlze the abuses in great industrial en terprises and would have the govern ment stand between the community and the reckless perversion of the recent law of corporate property. It Is evident that even If it were desir able to kill the trusts , It could not be done by merely remittng the duties which their foreign competitors pay at our custom houses Even Mr. Bry an , who talks of putting the captains of Industry into a chain gang and sending J. Plerpont Morgan first to the poor house and then to the peni tentiary , admits publicly that the fiee trade remedy falls very far short of the object ho has in view. Nearly every sober student of the subject ad mits that It was pressure of compe tition which has drawn some of our industries first Into groups and then into gigantic combinations , under a single corporate management. I con fess that as a life-long friend of the protective system I take a very pro found Interest In the question. Passing Through Ordeal. "That principle , which never failed to justify the doctrine of protection In any period of the past , Is today passing through an ordeal hardly oven anticipated when the tariff law of 1897 was placed upon the statute books. If one field of production after another passes under the control of speculat ors intent on nefarious schemes to en gross the whole market , the protection literature of 100 years becomes mis leading and obsolete. "Before anybody makes up his mind that the socalled American trust Is a permanent Institution , let him con sider the long list of ambitious com binations which have already had their affairs wound up by the courts of Justice. The alcohol trust , the lin seed oil trust , the salt trust , the as phalt trust and scores of others whose very names are now even forgotten. What was the matter with these as tonishing creations of the promoters' art ? Nine out of ten of them were bogus , and without stretching the law very much , could have been denied the use of the mails on an ordinary fraud order. Law of Competition Still In Force. "The more I examine the old law of competition , the better It looks to me. If the day of settlement has al ready come to so many of these once formidable Institutions , how has It fared with those who have so far sur vived the test ? Already the evidence Is accumulating from which the free dom of trusts can bo foretold , even the most solvent and best managed of thorn all. The figures of the census show that neither in the mercantile nor the manufacturing world has the small dealer , who owns his business and gives It his personal attention , anything to fear in competition with the overgrown and topheavy Invest ments of capital that surround him. "There Is no room In this discussion for vain exclamations of alarm and despair. Up to this time the tariff policy to which wo owe the prosperous conditions which now surround us , has been the ally of independent cap ital in Its grapple with the modern trust system ; but If the day should ever como when the productive ener gies of the American people are Im potent In the presence of monopoly , the protection which for moro than a generation our laws have given to all our industries alike , is not likely to remain to enrich such a conspiracy of avarice and greed. " The convention was called to order with about 400 delegates present , rep- the auxiliary IPHKUCH of vi * rloiiB Htiitcs. Amoni ; the rnndldntPH for the lo niif > presidency worn * mentioned .1. II Moore of PeiuiHylviinln , Hid H. Red ding of Little Rock , Ark. ; Rlrlmrd Woods of Sioux FnllH. H. D. . nnil Shir- lev 13. Jolinsnn ofjventuoky. INSTRUCTION f-w , . - . > , RDSMEN Regulars Give the Suto I'loopo Uoiuo Much Needed Lessons. Fort Ililoy , Kun. , Oct. . inloimoly practical , oxc-i'iMllngly iiHOfnl , hut In no way nlcturuuiinu woio the iniuiouv- orB yuHlurduy. They consisted ontlro- ly of Instruction lor the men of the National Uuiird In the formation ot outpostH. in I'ui'li oxorclHO a regiment of regulars established the outpoHt , the olllcerB of the National IJiiurd uc- companylng thu coinnnuulur of the regulars iiu spectators. When the out- poHt of rogulurs had licon fully en tali , llshed the Btato troops were Hunt out to rollovo the regulars on the outpom. The Sixth regular Inlantry established the outpost for the First Kansas , the Eighteenth Infantry for the Second Kansas and the Twenty-second infantry - fantry for the Colorado battalion. When the state troops wore complete ly established on the outpost aai attack WUB made by a small force of cavalry. The National Guard did excellent work In forming their outpoatH , tha pickets and reserves being pouted promptly and with i\o delay. When , however , the attack was begun tha National guardsmen showed how much the Instruction given ot such n camp as Is no'w being held Is needed by them. In many Instances they rose from cover , fired standing or kneeling , and exposed themselves recklessly. While they did this all that could bo seen of the regulars was a brown dot where a hat could bo distinguished above the grass , but their steady , raipld flro from behind their cover vould have worked terrible havoc among the state troops. The latter were finally brought moro to cover , but throughout the fighting they bora themselves with an" air of "lot mo at 'em" that spoke as strongly for their natural bravery as It did for their need of just such instructions aa given them today. VISITS THE DEATH CHAMBER. Madame Zola Sees the Body of Her Husband and Swoons Away. Paris , Oct. 3. Mine. Zola was al lowed to see the body of her husband yesterday. A largo crowd assembled In front of the house saluted her re spectfully ns the widow alighted from a carriage , assisted by two doctors. She was attired In deep mourning and was evidently very weak. Zola's publishers and his Immediate friends , Charpenter , Fasquoll and M. DCS Moullns , the writer , accompanied her to the mortuary chamber. When her husband'ii features were uncov ered Mine. Zola's anguish was heart rending. She finally swooned. Revolutionists Join Forces. Wlllemstad , Island of Curacao , Oct. 3. News lias reached hero from Ven. ezuela that the Venezuelan revolution ary forces under General Matoa hava effected a Junction with the command of the revolutionary general , Mendoza - doza , near Camagata , fifty miles south of Caracas. The combined forces pi General Mates and General Mendoza are now 6,500 men. President Castro Is at Los Tequetos , a strong strategical position but a few hours' ride from Caracas , and which Is considered near ly impregnable. He IB awaiting attack by the revolutionists. Gives Notice to Divorcees. Davenport , la. , Oct. 3. Bishop The odore N. Morrls.ou In a circular letter Just Issued to the clergy and laity of the Iowa Episcopal church announces that hereafter ho will not go behind the record of the courts In dlvorca cases. Divorced persons who have se cured decrees on any other ground but infidelity are prohibited from marrying again. The practice of hear ing testimony of Infidelity at the re quest of the divorcee who has failed to plead statutory grounds is abel ished. Ak-Sar-Ben Pageant at Omaha. Omatia , Oct. 3. At least 150,000 people on the streets of Omaha gazed last night at the Ak-Sar-Bcn pageant of twenty illuminated floats. The par ade was led by a platoon of police. Following them rode the board of gov > ernors and then came the "Festival of Fairyland. " The floats wore all much admired. Second Trials for Aberdeen Cup. Madison , S. D. , Oct. 3. Tha second trials in the coursing for the Aberdeen cup were run yesterday. Eighteen pairs were run over a thirty-five course. The day's winners were : Moody's Pride , Tally Ownes , Trooper , Clontarf Boy , Memory , Brlc-a-Brac , Sweet Emma , Yokowan and Pasha. Patterson Talks to Iowa Veterans. Washington , la. , Oct. 3. Congress man Joslah Patterson of Memphis , Tenn. , spoke before the Washington County Veterans' association last night. Colonel Bell of this place in troduced him. Patterson took Bell's regiment prisoners during the civil war. Fatally Shot by His Uncle. Mitchell , Ind. , Oct. 3. Lawrence E. Stevens went to the homo of his uncle , Charles Stevens , called him out and wanted to talk over old troubles , Both became angry and used revolvers vers , with the result that young Stev ens was perhaps fatally shot la the DOEWAH I i White Sswoke from Soft Coal Kouiul Onk I'lirniuH" ) Iwvo liir ' 1 fi'i'l doori , hin n wood or coal ; bill \vliaU \ or they hum , nlvc jjiontiT lli'iit than miy oiliiT i In/cause nil tlu % yiihi-i niil ( nearly nil the Ninoko is coimitnifil. Tbu Miioku to white fiotn u Kounil Oak Furnace burning Heft coal ; tliat iiii'inm IKI uiisti'ftu-l. Tlif | iiim-ilo | ) is not IH-U , ( ml Ilie niili-atiiin ] | to tinUoniiil Oak M ncn in that no holes ate cut through thu fito | > ot. Round Oak Furnaces nrn ( U f for out front nil otlitirH In iimn.N ntlior IhliiKN In nollil ciiiihtnicllnti , In rimNonubl IHICNH of price. If yon itro KoliiK to Iniv u fiirimi'r , Hnuil for our frun furiiiu'u hook i-ontiiliiH tiHiidil lufor- niiitlon uliout lii'atlni. , < ll- iiiL'n"loii"furinicn regula tion , vuntlliitlon , ulu. ICN1A1 K OV P. D. DCCKWITH. Id.nnnUi' , Midi. J.iArrioIlrrtiittth'i . Haunt _ ( hit Ihf mint fumnui ttuvr Ci Hit nut lit. llniinil O.L Kurn.rr. .r < for ! la Nu I oik Nol.bjT Jo1 II Kriday , DKOU ( W. II. IJUOnoiI'reaMont. . Norfolk } ALKXANDKIl IIKAH , \ | co Prwldonk ( K. W. ZUTZ , CiiBlilor. National Bank. OLDEST ESTABLISHED BANKING BUSINESS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA Capital , $100,000.00 Surplus , $20,000.00 Does a General Banking Business Buys and Soils Exchange Interest Paid on Time Deposits. DraflB and Money Ordcra Sold on any Point in KurOj o. A General Steamship and Foreign Passage Bualncsa Tranaaoted. A. HKAll , f. P. HANLONj F. J. HALE , W. H.BCfHOLZ , Wit ZDTZ N.A. UAINBOLT 8.H. COTTON. Strangers have been quite plentiful in Norfolk lately and in looking over the different H\ooks of goods on sale have been very agreeably surprised atone Btoro iu particular over all the othorH , several traveling men who liuvo vimtud every town of any importance in the Btato nn- aniinouHly ( k'ulured that they found no other Btoro that compares with this one outNide of Omaha and Lincoln. One wan heard to suy , "the quality of the geode , the neat nurl effective miinuur in which the entire stock is displayed shows an artistic development BO ilom found in western stores , " and tlio Norfolk citizen to whom the statement was made , ro- plitd , "yes and there is another thing about it too , when you buy anything here you got what you buy , you don't get a bed with the wrong side rails , n dresser with Bticky drawers , a carpet with holes in it , a table with the wrong legs , nor n fibbiuK match on iho part of the proprietor to straighten it out. If yon buy n iffl 00 mattress and a$4 75 rocker you will not discover next day that your neighbor bought the same kind for $3.00 and ? 2.75 , neither will you have any disputes or misunder standings afterwards about the prices or payments. " This place is quite an attraction in many ways and Norfolk ladies seldom fail to take their visiting friends through this store showing it to them as "one of the Bights of Norfolk. " They all seotn to be proud of it and on a trip of this kind recently a lady from Chicago was much surprised to find that she could have bought her piano at this store for just $155,00 less money than she had lately paid for the same make at home , and while discussing it the lady friend with her said , "why just look at this chamber snit , why it's jnst exactly the same as Tobey sells in Chicago cage nud had it in his window marked , 'only $125.00 , ' and here it is only $100.00. " "Yes" the other replied "just look nt thoBO rngs , $23.00 and $17.50 , they are just the same as Marshall Field sells for $27 00 and $21.00 , " and then the Norfolk Indy who was with them said , "yes , they ore just the same as my neighbor , Mrs. , went to Omaha and bought for $29.00 and $23 00 nt a bargain sale. " Just then n little girl came In with a china salad bowl and said , "mamma sent this back , its got nu old crack in it and wants you to give her a good ono. " On investigation it was found to have a competitor's price mark on it and the little girl was obliged to take it whore she could make an other selection from those "sample bargains" you sometimes road about. This incident called attention to the china department and before the ladies left tboy were unnblo to resist the temp tation to bny a few souvenirs to take back with them to Chicago to show their friends how they conld bny goods way ont iu Norfolk cheaper than at home. Soon after n gentleman from Stnnton called , bringing with him n Sears Roebnck catalogue but before he loft he bought a bill of furniture to the amount of $110.00 and found that after it was nil figured up ho had saved just enough to buy ono of those flno smoke less lamps , found only at this store. By smokeless In meant the kind that the flames don't crawl up and fill your houHO full of soot nnd bad odor , and when he left ho presented tlio proprietor , Chas , II. Johnson , with his cataloguennUsald , "next time I want anything in this line I will know where to come. " Itnunil < Uk Turn * . * with outer cjuilng N. J. HOAGLAND . . . , Oateopathlc Physician. both ncnto nnd chronic enrcRBsfally trontoil without aso of drugs or kulfo. Pliouo No. F 54 , Olllco at roeldonca , 109 North lOtli Street , Norfolk - - - Nebraska [ ) R. BERTHA AIILMAN , PHYSICIAN Phone 107. for Ladies and Children f J. COLE , DENTIST. OHlce ovar Cltlzan'a National Dank. Reildanct cue block north of Congregational church. Norfolk , Nebraska gESSIONS & BELL , Undc/rtakerHitind Embalmers , Beiiloni nik- . , Norfolk ATD. Norfolk , - - - Nebraska Sv I dul .OSTEOPRTHIC PHYSIGIflN. Residence audofllco , 307 Madison Ave. , East. Hours from 'J n. in. to 4 p. ni. Monday , Wednesday nnd Friday after noons from 1 to 0 in Pierce. ] yRS. E. A. HITCHCOCK , Dressmaking. Agent for Glove Fitting Dress System. 128 South 4th Street , Second door north of Madison Ave. M.E. SPAULDINC , DEALER IN FLOUR , - FEED , TELEPHONE - . . NO. J.R. ELDER , Sioux City Florist Awarded first premium on Funeral Designs. Handsome Roses , Carnations , Palms , Ferns Flowers shipped in fresh condition. Phone ,466u City oft'ca : Cor. Bthau.l Pierce.