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* , . * * * i V * NORFOLK WEEiaYNEws _ _ = JouRNAk NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , Kill DAY , XOVKMHKR2I , Mrs. Nation Creates a Scene In Madison Square Garden , LECTURES VANDERD1LT WOMEN. Denounces Their Style of Dressing and Urges Them to Clothe Them- EelvcB In More Modest Garb Is j Ejected by Police. Now York , Nov , 21. Mrs. Carrie Na tion created a sensation at the horse chow yesterday. She harangued the great gathering on the evils of over dress , attempted to break n bottle of champagne and finally was ejected from the building by the police. Mrs. Nation entered the garden quietly. Stationing herself In front of the Vondorhllt box , she delivered a tirade on over-dress. In the hex were seated Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbllt Reginald Vanderbllt and Miss Nlchol son. son."Yon "Yon ought to ho ashamed of your selves , " the woman screamed at them "You ought to be ashamed to wear euch disgraceful clothes. Take them off , take them off at onre and attire vmirKclvofi more mmlcstlv. " Alfred 'G. ' Vanderbilt hastily left his position at the rail 'and came over to where Mrs. Nation was standing and pushed her away. The outburst of the woman attract ing a" great crowd of people and the occupants of the Vanderbllt box were evidently very much embarrassed. Mrs. Nation then turned her attention to * other boxes. Finally she started lor the cafe , where she bore down on a party of men who were drinking wine. Mrs. Nation seized the bottle and , glaring at themen , , shouted : "Young men , don't drink such filthy stuff. You are going straight to tell. Where Is the man who sells this tuff ? Show him to me and I will ten him what I think of him. " Mrs. Nation's request was speedily granted by the sudden appearance ol M. Villo Pigue , the caterer at the gar den. den."Get "Get out of this horrible business , " he shouted at him , "you are also goIng - Ing to hell and ruining the bodies and Bouls of men. You are dragging them down with you. Shame on you. " i\ \ The Frenchman , however , ran to Mrs. Nation and rescued the bottle , which she had repeatedly brandished In the air to emphasize her remarks. Then he pushed her out of the door. Here the police took hold of the Kan sas reformer and forced her out of the building. MAKES DAMAGING ADMISSION. Director Testifies Purpose of Merger Is to Combine Parallel Roads. New York , Nov. 21. John S. Ken nedy , a director of the Northern Secur ities company , gave testimony at the hearing of the case of the state of Minnesota against the company yes terday. During the recess after Mr. Kennedy had testified , Marcun De Munn , counsel for the state of Mlnne- eota , said : "Mr. Kennedy practical ly admitted that the Northern Secur ities company was organized for the express purpose of combining the par allel roads to prevent competition. That Is all wo charge the company with , und that is what the laws of Min nesota say Is illegal. " National Grange Scores Railroads. ' Lansing , Mich. , Nov. 21. The re port of the committee on education of the National Grange was adopted after considerable discussion. The re port adheres to the original endorse ment of centralized schools , but ex empts from its criticism of agricul tural colleges for failure to fulfill their mission , those In Michigan , Kansas and Iowa. The report of the committee on transportation , scoring the railroads for dlscrmination in freight .rates and demanding legisla tion that Trill do away with this evil , ( Was adopted. } Missouri Defeats Iowa. Iowa City , la. , Nov. 21. The Uni versity of Misnourl defeated the Unl- Terslty of Iowa football team here yes terday , G to 0. Iowa's game was bril liant at times , but was not consistent. The feature of the game was Burney's eighty yard run in returning a long punt by Orchllters. Ordlnger scored the only touchdown after Burney's run and Anamosa kicked goal. The second end half was played mostly in Mis- eourl's territory , but when time was called , Missouri had the ball on Iowa's thirty-yard line. Students Hold Up Ticket Speculators. New Karen , Nov. 21. An extraor dinary scene was witnessed here last night , when Yale students made an at tack on the ticket speculators and re lieved them of every ticket for the Yale-Harvard football game in their possession. The speculators were Clven the regulation price , J2 , for every ticket taken. In several In- etnnccB , where the speculators remon strated , they were roughly .handled. The exorbitant prices demanded by the speculators for tickets was the cause. Founders In Black Sea. Vienna , Nor. 21. A Bucharest publishes an unconfirmed report tnat tno steamer llosnia , lie- longing to the Florlo & Kobattlno Co. , loaded with cereals , has found ered In a gale In the Black sea , off Bullna , at the mouth of the Dauubo. One hundred and tlfty persons are reported - ported to have perished. FIRE DESTROYS THE MOLE. Southern Pacific Suffers Severe Loss at Alameda , California. San Franclpco , Nov. 21. The Southern - orn Pacific depot and ferry slips at the end of the Alamda mole , which extends far into the bay from the east ern shore , were totally destroyed by Dre yesterday. A largo number of passenger coaches were nlso burned. The flro broke out from sotno un known cause soon after the ferryboat Oakland hnd reached the slip on Its last trip from this city. Suddenly the ilaintm broke out , spreading through the depot , n big building of wood and glass. The upper works of the Oak land caught flro and its captain waa forced to cut loose and leave ten men behind , but all escaped. The burning slips were inaccessible for fire engines frer" UKJ shore , bu two flreboats were dispatched to the scene from this city and micceeilet In confining the flrmes to the end o the mole. Nothing else could be done however , and everything on the pie was soon totally destroyed. Train Dispatcher Walker estimate the loss at from $450,000 to $500,000 CHEMICAL FOOD TESTS. Agricultural Department Begins In terestlng Experiments. Washington , Nov. 21. Professor \ \ H. Wiley , chief of the bureau of chem Istry of the agricultural departmen next Monday will begin a series of ex periments on twelve young men in government employ for the purpose of testing the physlolcllcal effects of the use of meat preserved with borax and other chemicals. The experi ments will be made with a view to de ciding what basis thSre is for the ob jections of the German government to American meats on the ground that borax and other chemicals used in their preservation are Injurious to public health. The twelve young men selected are volunteers and all are young and vigorous. Each has pledged himself during the period the teats are to last to abstain from food and drink except as it may be permit ted by Professor Wiley. LIGHTNING EXPLODES POWDER. Kilts One Man and Malms Eleven Others Near Sherman , Tex. Sherman , Tex. , Nov. 21. One man was killed outright and eleven injured at Langley's spur , a siding on the 'Frisco road , a few miles from this city , by the explosion of a large quantity of blasting powder and dyna mite in a magazine of the 'Frisco com pany. The magazine was struck by lightning , the shock setting off the powder. The explosion wrecked a workmen's camp close by , where 150 men were quartered. One man was killed and eleven were Injured by fail ing timbers from buildings wrecked by the shock of the explosion. Saved by His Dog. Austin , Tex. , Nov. 21. John Schen- ken of Frcdericksburg was saved from death early yesterday by the fidelity of his dog. Schcnken was camping in a lonely spot nineteen miles west ol Austin and early in the morning ha was attacked by a large pack ol ' wolves. He was overpowered by the animals and severely bitten. Schen ken's dog came , to his rescue and dl verted the attention of the wolves while his master climbed into his wagon. The dog was killed and eater by the -wolves. Schenken will recover though severely wounded. Wheeler Implicates Gormley. Chicago , Nov. 21. In the tax fixing conspiracy trial yesterday , Luke Wheeler , himself a convicted taxflxer , took the witness stand yesterday aft ernoon in Judge Morton's court and swore that James H. Gormley , presi dent of the Masonic Fraternity Tem ple association , knew of every mova in the tax fixing scheme and sanc tioned It. Founders' Convention Closes. Detroit , Nov. 21. The convention of the National Founders' association was brought to a closd by the elec tion of officers and the adoption of a resolution In favor of an agreement with the National Molders' union , and an agreement not to make any further local unions. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Ivory whlto was the color decided upon by the Louisiana Purchase'ex position officials for the buildings. Four floors of a now apartment building at Chicago collapsed Thurs day , killing one workman and Injur ing several others. The war department has been ad vised of the death of Major Robert P. P. Walnwright , Fifth cavalry , at Manila , Nov. 19. of cardiac embolism. Slxty-flvo apprentice boys employed at the Forest Hill plant of Tiffany & Co. of New York wont on strike Thurs day in sympathy with the workers al ready out. The Danish stcamor Kntid II and the British steamer Swalcdalo collid ed at the mouth of the Tyne. The Kuud II foundered Immediately and the master and seven of her crew vrere drowned. . . . . -Hit Disease is Prolific Among An thracite Miners. COMMISSION HEARS EXPERTS. Doctors Tell of Asthma , Rheumatism and Lumbago Induced by Labor Under Ground In Coal Fields Dr. Roberts Concludes His Testimony. Scrnnton , Pa. , Nov. 21. The econ omic and sociological features of the anthracite coal territory and the ef fect employment In the mint's hnH upon the health of the mlno work- em wore the principal subjects brought before the arbitration com mission ycHturday by the nttorneyn of each Hide to the controversy. While there was an entire absence of oratory or brilliant cross examina tion , which marked the proceedings during the last few days , the cross examination nevertheless closely held the attention of the commission ers and they gained much information on the several features touched upon by witnesses. The afternoon session was particu larly interesting , because It brought out much expert testimony on the question of the health of the mine workers. Three physicians , who hnvo practiced In Scrnnton or Wllkcsbnno , took the stand for the miners and In substance testified that the occupation of a mine worker was "very uuuealtu- ful , " and shortened his life. One physician , Dr. Frank P. Lena- ban of Wilkesbarre , who says ho ban had a long experience among mlno workers , testified that fully 99 per cent of the men who work in the mlno are anaemic. Their health IB Impov erished and their general condition Is below par , thus decreasing tholr earn ing powers. The principal Ills Buf fered by the miners , the physicians said , were the miners' asthma , rheu matism , lumbago and sciatica. The miners' asthma comes from coal dust , powder smoke and vitiated air. Dr. John O'Mally of Scranton said that at postmortems he had seen miners' lungs as black as anthracite Itself , and Dr. Lenahan testified he had per sonal knowledge of a miner coughing coal dust nine years after he loft the mines. It was stated that 90 rier cent of the miners who reach mty years of age are afflicted with some form of rheumatism. The examination of Rev. Peter Rob erts , who has studied the anthracite coal industry and written a book on the subject , ended yesterday. The doctor said that newspaper accounts exaggerated the amount of lawless ness In the coal regions , but Mr. Wol- verton's reading of Dr. Roberts' de scription in his book of serious acts of violence and boycotting afforded much amusement for the attorneys of the coal companies. In attempting to show that careless ness of the miner contributes material ly to the danger of his occupation , Chairman Gray Interposed with the remark that a margin of carelessness incident to human nature must be taken into account when estimating the dangerousncss of any hazardous occupation. The Interest In the commissioners and their investigation has not de- creased. Each day hundreds of men line the streets and watch the arbi trators walk from the hotel to the court room. Most of them are Idle mlno workers and they give the com missloners a somewhat critical look as they pass by. Each session of the com mission finds the hearing room jammed with interested persons. FEDERATION OF LABOR. Socialists Fall to Secure Control of New Orleans Convention. New Orleans , Nov. 21. The social ists came within 400 votes of securing control of the convention of tbo Amer ican Federation of Labor yesterday. The struggle Masted nearly all day and a number of able speeches were made on both eldos- , . notably tuoso of D. A. Hayes , James Duncan and President Gompers against the socialists , and Victor Berger , Max Hayes and W. B. Wilson , of the United Mlno Workers , in behalf of the resolution introduced by Delegate Berger and amended by Delegate Wilson In a manner accept able to Borgor. The debate lasted un til 6 o'clock In the evening , when a roll call showed 4,744 votes against the amendment of Mr. Wilson and 4- 344 in favor of It. The minors voted solidly iu favor of the amendment. No business was transacted in the con vention during the day other than that of the debate and the report of the committee which Investigated the Gompers-Shaffor trouble. Mr. Gem pern was fully exonerated. Freight Rates Restored. Chicago , Nov. 21. The general freight agents of all the western roads held a mooting here yesterday with a view to restoring the rates which were in effect Jan. 1 , 1902. Instructions to restore all such as could possibly bo restored were Issued by the execu tive officials and It IB stated that they will be carried out to the letter. National Reform Association Adjourns St. Louis , Nov. 21. The annual conference ol the National liofatn * * adjoin nod lnnt night. All thw olllt'oru wore ro-oloctod with the ml- illtlon of llvv. M. Ulioih'H of St. l.onln , who was oluctcd vk'o pronldout. The next meeting plnco will bo decided by the executive committee , which nicetx In Plttsburi : next spring. , j. _ , . . TO BUILD PACIFIC CABLE. Delay Is Caused by Protracted Nego tiations Just Completed. Washington , Nov. 21. Cliuenco W. Mackey , prc8ldonl _ of the Commercial Pacific Cnble company , had un Inter view ycntcrday with the attorney gen eral with roHpoct to the condltlonu prescribed by President Roosevelt for conBtructlng a Pacific cable. Theuc condltloiiH were approved by the prt-B- lilent In July lust , since which tltua the Pacific Cable compuny 1ms not olliclally notified the goYornmc'iit nH to its Intention or wIlllngncBn to ac cept them. Mr. Mnckoy explained to thu utter ney general that the delay was emitted by protracted ncuotlutlotiB , which have only been bronchi to a conclu slon within the luot few days , to secure. a lauding place In China to comply with the president's condition that ai Independent American line nbould bo constructed from Manila to Hunt , Kong , thus giving un nll-Aiui-rlcm through line to the Asiatic continent It was tblH condition Hint wan sup ponod to be one that the cable com pnny would be unwilling or unumo t < comply with. It now announces Ita ability and Intention to conttlruct i line from Manila to Shanghai , a ills tunce of about 1,200 inllrts , and to liavo the name completed within a year. URGE WESTERN IRRIGATION. Hardware Men Heartily In Favor o Reclamation of Arid Lands. Now Orleans , Nov. 21. Precedln a brief executive session , a join meeting of the National Hardware an Boclatlon and the American Hard ware Manufacturers' association Us cncd to a fifteen-minute address yes terday by George H. Maxwell , chair man of the cx'ecutlvo committee o the National Irrigation association Mr. Maxwell urged the importance o the complete reclamation of the nrU lands of the west. Resolutions offeree by E. S. Krotfllngor of Fort Madison la , indorsing the project of nations Irrigation , applauding the last natlona irrigation net and urging the enac mcnt of additional legislation on the subject were unanlmo"iily ndr. > tc > The two conventions will complete their labors today. ivucnigan in t-avor of cannon. Grand Rapids , Mich. , Nov. 21. Ton of the eleven Republican congressmen in Michigan met here yesterday to re sponse to an invitation from Congress man William Aldcn Smith and dis cussed the speakorshlp of the housa at a luncheon at the Morton house. A formal motion was carried that the Michigan delegation go on record In favor of the candidacy of Congress man Joseph Cannon of Illinois foi speaker. * * * * " * * Dlxon Dies at Cherokee. Sioux City , NOT. 21. C. K. Dlxon , superintendent of ( ho Omaha division of the Illinois Central railroad , la dead at Cherokee , la. , after a long Ill ness. Ho had been in the road's em < ploy for twenty-five years. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The American Ornithologists' union decided to hold its next convention at Philadelphia , Nov. 16 , 1903. The street car strike at El Paso ended Thursday night , the company complying with the demands of tha strikers. David Weir was arrested at Cassop- oils , Mich. , Thursday on the charge ol having poisoned his wife , who died very suddenly Nov. 7. The Chicago and Alton railroad an nounced an Increase on Dec. 1 of tha wages of all englnomen , trainmen and switchmen. The Increase will aver age 10 per cent. Joseph Palewlchz was acquitted ol tbo murder of Joseph Beddall , whd TTBB fatally beaten during a riot inci dent to the coal miners' strike at Shenandoah , July 30. The convention of the Illinois Live Stock Breeders' association and affili ated bodies at Dloomlncton closed Thursday nlcht with a banquet. A. H. Grout of Winchester was elected president. Active efforts are to be continued by the Audubon societies of the Unit ed States to assist the state author ities in enforcing the law against the killing of plumage birds and their use by milliners. While working ; on the third story of a new wulthouso at Port Washington , WIs. , Thursday , the scaffolding gave way and three men were dashed to the ground below. Two of th men Trill die of their injuries. Judge Jabcz G. Sutherland , formerly one of the most prominent lawyers ol Utah , and author of several standard works of law , is dead at Berkeley , Cal. , after n long illness , aged seven ty-seyen years. W. B. Lawrence , who by misrepre senting himself as the agent of State Superintendent Carrington sold books to school districts In different parts of Missouri , was convicted of obtain ins money under false pretenses and bis punishment fixed at two yean In U penitentiary. ; W. II. IIUCHOtI'rnilitnnl. . Norfolk AMCXAN JIM IIKAH , Mco I'reelduo 1 K , W. HUTC'nulilor. . National Bank. OLDEST ESTABLISHED BAXKIN6 BUSINESS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA Capital , $100,000.00 Surplus , $20,000.00 Joes a General Banking Business , hiya niul Sol In In to runt Puldjm Time nnpnnlt.ii. Drnf IN and Munuy Orders Sold on itny Point In Kurgip. A Gcncrnl _ Stonninhlp andForol _ n I'uHHiigo HIIHIICHH | Trungnotod. JDHUBOTOIRB. A.IIKAIt , IT. P. UANIjON , P. J. MALICV. . II. HUOHOLZ , WM XDTZ N.A. KAINIIOIVT H.H. COTTON , 1. A. L.UIRAUT , PHKHIIIBNT. W. II , J01INHON , ( MiiniXD , 01IAH. H. IIIUIHUC , Vioi ; I'IIIHIIIKNT. UCO I'ABUWALiK , AHS'T CANIIIBB The Citizens National Bank. Capital , $50,000. Surplus , (10,000. , liny nnil mil nirlintiKn on tliln country iitnl rtllj | > nrtn ( if Kiiropn , ( Knrin Lonnn , tlrector.-Uiti , AHMUH , W II. JOIINHON , < ! IIAH. B. HUMJUK , 0 , W. HUAABGII , U , HI , HWANK , (1. ( A LuiiiABT , T. K MKMUINOIIU , L. HUHBIONH. We Knock Out i ! All Competition Wo are enlarging our manufacturing department and want your old gold and silver. Highest price paid ; ; for same. All kinds of jewelry , rings , etc. , made on ; shoriftioticG. Wedding rings a specialty. Only first- ! J class watch and clock repairing done. 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