THE NORFOLK NEWS : PRIDAY , DECEMBER 19,1902 ,
Caracas Merchants Aslc Castro
to Give In to Allies.
HEADY TO ACCEPT ANY TERMS.
United Minister Bowen It Likely to Be
a Member of the Court to Adjuet
Questions Involved Italian Mln-
Ister Leaves Country.
Caracas , Dec. 18. Indlcatlonn hero
ro that Venezuela will yield to the
powers. The Icntllng citizens liavo ad
dressed a joint note to President Can-
tro nokltiK him to elvo full powers to
United States Minister Howen to of-
feet n tormlnatlon of the ( lllllcully.
This note was transmitted to I'rosl-
dent Castro yesterday uftcrnoon. It
IB sinned by all tLu lending merchants ,
bankers and agriculturists of Canicu. , .
It reficctH truly ( ho conccnniiB of cur
rent oiilnlon among I litbuulnesB olc-
incut of thin city. The men who
ttlRiied the note met hint night to din-
CIIBH ways and mcniiH of obtaining
money with which Venezuela cnn meet
her obligations , as well an thn Kimr-
unices It will lie possible to offer to
lier creditors.
The note IB as follows :
"To the President of the United
Btntes of Venezuela : Sir : The un
dersigned having met with the pur
pose of offering their aid to the gov-
eminent of Venezuela In the present
ronflictliiK situation , which has been
created by the BRKreaslvo attitude of
Germany nnd Great llrltnlu , and upon
your request to give our opinions In
writing , we address you In the follow
ing terms :
"In view of the acts of violence
nlrcndy committed and of the absolute
Impotence of Venezuela to meet force
with force In response to the allied
notion of Germany and Great Britain ,
In. view of the fact that Venezuela
lias exhausted all the mcnns required
by civilization nnd diplomacy to put
an end to the present situation , ft ml
the government and people of Ven
ezuela have complied honorably nnd
worthily to the demands of national
honor , we consider , with all due re-
Epect , that the moment to yield to
force has arrived ,
"Wo , therefore , respectfully recom
mend that full powers bo given to the
minister of the United States of North
America , authorizing him to carry out
proper measures to terminate the pres
ent conflict In the manner least preju
dicial to the Interests of Venezuela. "
The note Is signed by about. 200
prominent citizens of Caracas.
It has been decided that the Vene
zuelan difficulty shall bo arbitrated
nnd the discussion of terms of settlement -
mont Is now 'going on. United States
Minister Bowen undoubtedly will ho
one of the arbitrators. The govern
ments fears that coercive measures
will follow the establishment of the
blockade.
Venezuelans Are Resigned.
The awakening of the Venezuelan
people to the present situation of
their country Is accompanied by feel
ings of bitterness and sorrow. Their
fleet has been destroyed nnd their
prlda has been deeply wounded , but
they nro resigned to accept the af
front which they consider has been of
fered them by the allies.
During the last ten days President
Castro has acted with extraordinary
energy. Ho has transformed the en
tire country into a vast camp , having
raised more than 40,000 men , whom
ho has well armed , equipped and
transported from every direction to
LaGuayra and Puerto Cibello , In the
expectation that the allies would at
tempt to land at one or both of these
points.
But-there has been a chance of feelIng -
Ing , and the prominent men of Vene
zuela , who were at one time ready to
lead the people in defense of their
country , now consider that justifica
tion to take the men of the republic
away from their families and their
work does not exist. They have re
solved to discover a means to bring
about arbitration or at least treat
with the allies. The means sought
Is thoucht to 'He through the United
States legation , and satisfactory re-
cults are on every hand expected to
follow.
Rumors have been In circulation
here lately of the capture of the last
Venezuelan gunhoat , the Miranda , at
Maracaibo by the German cruiser
Falke. It Is noir reported , however ,
that the Miranda has taken refuge In
the Lake of Maracnlbo nnd that all the
Rxms and ammunition -which were on
board have been disembarked.
The blockade of LaGuayra went Into
effect yesterday.
Italian Minister Embarks.
LnGuayrn. Dec. 18. Slunor de Ri
vera , the Italian minister , who left
Caracas yesterday , arrived here and
Immediately proceeded on board the
Italian cruiser Giovanni Dausan. The
crowd at the station when the minister -
ter arrived was very orderly. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
epoke with Signer Lelbabaza , prefect
of LaGuayra , on the subject of the Ital
ian ultimatum. The prefect said he
could not understand Italy's precipi
tate action , but thought that country
bad been influenced by Great Britain
and Germany.
Attitude of England ,
London , D c. 18. The develop
ments in tbe Venezuelan embrogllo , as
revealed by Premier Balfour'a state
ments in parliament yesterday , have
resulted in bringing out in the press
this morning stronger expressions
taM ever of the desire to roach a
peaceful settlement of tbe difficulty.
PLAGUE GERMS IN THE FOOD ,
Goods Shipped to Honolulu From Japan -
pan and China Carry Disease.
Bun FrniK'lHco , Due. 18. Advlcen
received from Honolulu uhqw that In
vestigation proven that foodstuff ! )
Khlpped to Honolulu from Japan and
China via Han Krnnolsco nro responsi
ble ) for the cases of puguo | recently
appearing ( hero.
A number of Japanese on nearby
plantations wcro taken with the plague
and died In n hospital In Honolulu.
An examination of their effects was
made , but no trace of the germ was
discovered until thorough tests had
been made of BOIUO of the Japancso
groceries found In the house.
These foodu under the microscope
showed a trace of the plague germa
nnd further examination made of Ori
ental stuffs showed that the diagnosis
was corruct.
Officers Implicated In Smuggling.
San Juan , Dec. 13. Collector Cm-
ECU sulzud several hundred cases ol
liquors which had buen brought from
St. Thomas on the United States light
house tender Laudoll. It Is reported
that certain army and navy ofllccrn
au well us uome prominent citizens ol
San Juan aru Implicated In the matter ,
The cuso will go before the federal
court and the bureau of Insular rev-
eutiQ will also tuku action. It Is mild
that thla method of Binuggllng baa
bcnn In operation for the last eighteen -
eon months , and that goods amountliiR .
to several thouvaud dollars hnvo boon
landed here.
Potters Hold a Meeting.
Plttsburg. Dec. 18. Nearly 200
manufacturing patters are meeting a ! I
Hotel Henry In this city , In a-final
effort to reach an agreement on prices ,
which have been demoralized for sev
eral moths. Twenty million dollar ]
of capitalization and about $12,000,000
In annual output Is represented at
the meeting. The session 'may last
several days.
China to Pay In Silver.
Washington , Dec. 18. Unofficial ad
Tlccn have reached hero that China In
tends to pay the next Installment ol
the Boxer Indemnity In silver. The ;
reports Indicate China Is driven to thla
course by the fact that nil of her rev-1 I '
enuefl are payable In silver aud th
great Internal financial strain makes
it Impossible to obtain gold.
Samoan Volcano Active.
Washington , Dec. 18. The state de
partment has received from Consul'
Helmrod , at Apia , Samoa , a report I
that two supposedly extinct craters In
the volcano at Manga , Apia , on tha
Island of Savnall , broke Into violent
eruptions. Heavy earthquake shocks
preceded the volcanic outbreak. No
lives were lost.
Bishops In .Session at Dubuque.
Dubuque , Doc. 18. It Is reported
that the bishops of the province ol
Dubuque , at their council here today , '
will consider the advisability of recommending - , '
mending that Bishop Scannell ol
Omaha be mndo an archbishop , anil
memorializing the pope to appoint
Bishop Spaldlng archbishop ol
Chicago.
Wisconsin Is Not to Sail.
San Francisco , Dec. II. Orders
from Washington , which would hnvo
taken the battleship Wisconsin to sea ,
bound for the Bremerton dock on
Ptigct sound , have been cancelled and
Lieutenant Commander Mayo , tempo
rarily In command , is awaiting In
structions from the navy department
Boys Plead Not Guilty.
Columbus , Neb. , Dec. 18. The three
Borcher boys , accused of killing theli
stepfather , Gerhard Borcher , when ar
ratgned hero pleaded guilty. Theli
case began today. The crime foi
which the three boys are on trial was
committed Oct. 31. The boys lived
alone at tbe house for two days.
Shoots Wife and Himself.
St. Joseph , Dec. 18. John W. Wil
liams fatally wounded his wife and
killed himself by shooting last night
Ho lay In wait for her an hour and
fired the shot because of jealousy.
Williams was fifty-three and his wife
forty-three. They were the parents
of nine children.
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Will Be No Inaugural Ball.
Lincoln , Dec. 18. There will not
bo an inaugural ball In Nebraska
this winter. Governor-elect Mickey la
a staunch Methodist and refuses to
attend a dance. The Commercial club
of Lincoln has ended Its preparations
for the customary ball.
J. Relff Gets Damages.
Paris , Dec. 18. J. Relff , the Amer
ican jockey , was yesterday awarded
$200 damages by the Ninth correc
tional tribunal In his case against the
Vloau Grand , arising from that paper's
charges that the Jockey pulled Saint
Saulge.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
The merger hearing at St. Paul was
Wednesday adjourned , to bo resumed
at New York on Dec. 29.
James Howard , convicted of the
murder of WIHlnm GoebeU was grant
ed a new trial by the Kentucky court
'
of appeals.
The Illinois supreme court , in an
opinion handed down 'Wednesday ,
holds that a building used for Sunday
school , purposes alone Is not exempt
from taxation.
Scnn ball , the building recently added
to the equipment of the Rush Medical
college , Chicago , through the generos
ity of Dr. Nicholas Senn , was dedicat
ed Wednesday.
Railroad officials at St. Joseph , Mo. ,
notified all shippers that freight rates
would , on Jan. 1 , be restored to the
figures of the tariff sheets la effect
, nrlor to September UaL
House Votes $500,000 to En
force Sherman Law.
BARTLETT SPRINGS AMENDMENT
Goea Through Without Opposition ,
Only Discussion Being as to Best
Means to Strengthen Original Mo *
tlon Senate Passes Pension Bill.
Washington , Dec. 18. Mr. BartletL
a Georgia Democrat , during the con-
uldcratlon of the legislative appropri
ation bill in thp bouse without ex
pectation sprang an amendment to ap
propriate $200,000 to enforce the Sher
man anti-trust law , and to direct the
attorney general to proceed to the
prosecution of all violators of the law.
Although such a provision was plainly
umcnuble to a point of order , not a
member on cither side of the house
raised objection. Both sides wheeled
Into line and all agreed that some uuch
action was advisable. Some of the Re
publicans , however , raised objection to
the looseness of the language of the
amendment , nnd Mr. Hepburn ( la. ) of
fered as a substitute for it the lan
guage of the bill ho Introduced on the
opening day to appropriate. $500,000
for the enforcement of the law. This
was further strengthened to make the
appropriation Immediately available ,
nnd an amended the substitute was
agreed to without division. The legis
lative bill was passed practically as It
came from the committee , except for
the amendment.
The language of the Hepburn
amendment as adopted ! H ns follows :
"That for the enforcement of the
provisions of the act of July 2 , 1892 ,
the Bum of $500,000 Is hereby appro
priated out of any money In the treas
ury not heretofore appropriated , to bo
expended under the direction of the
attorney general In the employment of
special counsel of the department of
justice to conduct prosecutions under
said act in the courts of the United
States ;
"Provided that no person shall bo
prosecuted or bo subjected to any pen
alty or forfeiture on account of any
transaction concerning which he may
testify or produce evidence in any
suit under said nets ; provided , fur
ther , that no person so testifying
shall bo exempt from prosecution or
punishment for perjury committed
In so testifying. This appropriation
shall be Immediately available. "
Senate Passes Pension Bill.
The senate passed the pension ap
propriation bill without discussion. It
carried $139,847,000. An urgent de
flclency bill also was passed. The
amount carried by this bill Is $1,148 ,
400 , nnd Includes an item of $500,000
to enable the secretary of agriculture
to stamp out the foot and mouth dig
cage which has become epidemic In
the New England states.
The militia bill was up for a short
time , Mr. Bacon ( Gn. ) continuing his
remarks against the constitutionality
of the provision for a reserved force of
trained men.
At 2 o'clock Mr. Kenn ( N. J. ) called
up the resolutions expressing the regret
grot of the senate at the death of the
Into Senator Sewell ( N. J. ) nnd ns a
further mark of respect an adjourn
ment was taken until Saturday.
MERGERS STIFLE COMPETITION.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Urges More Stringent Legislation.
Washington , Dec. 18. The tendency
to combine continues the most signifi
cant feature of railway development ,
according to the annual report of the
interstate commerce commission , just
issue.d. The report says :
"It Is not open to question that the
competition between railroad carriers ,
which formerly prevailed , has been
lately suppressed , or at least brought
to the condition of effective restraint.
"The progress of consolidation , In
one form or another , will at no distant
day confine this competition within
narrow and unimportant limits , be
cause the control of most railway
properties will be merged In a few
individuals , whose combination inter
ests compel them to act in concert. "
The commission reaffirms its
recommendations for amending the In
terstate commerce law and urges the
grave necessity for legislation.
The report says that the fact that no
convictions have yet been obtained
nor Indictments found in the cases ol
the roads which were shown by an In
vestigation last winter , to be giving
secret rates to grain shippers , em
phasizes the fact that the criminal
provisions of the present Interstate
law are practically a dead letter.
Washington Anxious for Settlement
Washington. Dec. 18. Officials hero
are not surprised at the feeling which
has manifested itself In Caracas of a
desire to seek a termination of the un
, fortunate situation that confronts
| Venezuela. Our government Is anx
Ions that some settlement may be
J found very soon , ns it Is realized that
the present conditions cannot last long
I without a climax being reached quick
§ ly. With this end In view the state
department already has given permls
slon to Minister Bowen tp bo the bear
er of any messages that Venezuela
I may wish to transmit to the allies on
the subject of the present difficulties
such request , however , to come from
the Venezuelan government.
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Slxty-threc Frozen to Death.
Vienna , Dec. 18. According to ad
vices from Hungary , sixty-three per
sons were frozen to death during the
last three days. Wolves are devastatIng -
, Ing the sheepfolds and have devoured
three sheep herders.
PUT POISON ON THE TACKS.
Girl Basket Worker Carries Nails In
Mouth and Almost Loses Life.
Metropolis , 111. , Dec. 18. A mouth
ful of tncks , In which some ono had
put strychnine , came near killing Miss
LJInlle Woodard , an employe of n local
basket factory. Miss Woodard had
boon In the habit of keeping her
mouth full of tacks , with which she
fastened the ends of the basket bands.
ThoH.c tucks were In n dish on a
bench , and It Is thought that some one
put strychnine In the dish after the
employes had gene home. Yesterday ,
after using a few mouthfuls of tacks ,
Miss Woodard became violently 111.
A doctor was called In time to eave
her life.
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS TOWN.
Andljan , In Russian Turkestan , Totally -
ly Annihilated.
Asukabcl , Russian Turkestan , Dec.
18. The town of Andljan , Ferghano
government , was totally destroyed by
nn earthquake yesterday. It bad u
population of about 30,000.
The number of fatalities Is not yet
ascertained. The population Is threat
ened vj'lth starvation. Shocks were
felt In New Marghclan and surround
ing villages nnd a railway at Andljnn
was destroyed for a considerable dis
tance. Food and clothing arc being
sent to Andljnn.
Lake Vessels In Perilous Position.
Detroit , Dec. 18. The steamer H.
K. Mnrtln of Marino City nnd hot tow ,
the schooners Charles Spademan of
Marine City nnd Belle Hanscomb of
Detroit , are reported In a dangerous
position eight miles below the mouth
of the Detroit river , in Lake Erie.
About seven miles east of the tow
und about two miles off Colchester ,
Ont. , a three-masted schoq/ior Is re
ported flying signals of distress. A
strong wind Is piling ice up on the
vessels.
Collision at Table Rock.
Table Rock , Neb. , Dec. 18. Fireman
Morroll was killed In a wreck on the
southern division of tbe Burlington
yesterday , near hero. Freights Nos.
229 and 226 , both extras , met In a
head-on collision on the main track in
the railroad yards , the engines of both
trains being badly damaged. The In
dications are that the wreck was
caused by one of the engineers being
aeleep. An Investigation will follow.
President of Union Is Indicted.
Tellurlde , Colo. , Dec. 18. Vincent
St. John , president of the miners'
union , Is one of the twenty-two men
indicted for participation In the riot
at the Smuggler-Union mine in July ,
1901 , in which two men were killed
and five wounded. Ho was arrested
yesterday. The indictments against
St. John charge him with murder , at
tempt to murder and robbery.
Water Begins to Recede.
Philadelphia , Dec. 18. Reports re
ceived yesterday from the mining re-
slog are to the effect that the waters
are fast receding and the damage to
mines will not be so great as was first
expected. A few mines In the Potts-
vllle and Hazleton region were slight
ly damaged by the high water , but the
suspensions caused by the flood will
be of short duration.
"Dlamondfleld" Davis Pardoned.
Boise , Ida. , Dec. 18. By a vote of
2 to 1 the state board of pardons grant
ed a pardon to "DIamondfield" Jack
Davis , who was convicted and sen
tenced to death In April , 1897 , for the
murder of two Sassln county sheep
herders , the result of war between the
cattle and sheep men. In July , 1901 ,
Davis' sentence was commuted to life
Imprisonment.
Worst of Flood Is Over.
Memphis , Tenn. , Dec. 18. The flood
situation in this section is practically
relieved on all railroads entering the
city , except the Illinois Central. The
breaks In the lines have been repaired -
paired and trains are arriving and de
parting today on schedule time. The
Illinois Central north of Memphis is
still cut off by a washout near St.
Elmo.
Executed Without a Trial.
Port au Prince , Haytl , Dqc. 18. Or
der lias been re-established here.
During the fighting yesterday a num
ber of persons were Injured , includ
ing two Italians , who -were seriously
injured. Two men accused of commit
ting crimes were executed during the
day without trial. The United States
legation is protected by troops.
Farmer Kills Preacher.
Dccntur. Ala. , Dec. 18. Rev. S. A.
Archer , a Baptist minister , was killed
by Casey Holland , a young farmer liv
ing near here. The two quarreled over
a load of wood and Holland struck Ar
cher on the head with a stick of wood ,
breaking his skull and causing death
in a few hours. Holland made bis es
cape.
Schooner Ashore , Crew Missing.
Oswego , N. Y. . Dec. 18. The schoon
er John E. Hall Is ashore on Duck's
Island , Lake Ontario. The crew prob
ably have been drowned , as nothing
has been seen or heard of the men.
Korea Must Pay Its Debt.
9t. Petersburg , Dec. 18. It Is nn.
nounced from Seoul that the United
States minister has demanded the
payment of $1,500,000 due to the build
ers of the electric railroad.
Huron Opera House Destroyed ,
Huron , S. D. , Dec. 18. Fire yester
day destroyed the Huron opera house ,
owned by W. L. Minor , and valued at
$25,000.
Marseilles Strike Ended.
Marseilles , Dec. 18. The strike la
at an end. The sailors have voted to
resume work.
Operators Juggle Wages of
Miners in Their Statement.
MINER MUST PAY HIS HELPERS
Money That Goes to One Man on Pay
roll Is Frequently Divided Between
Four or Five Others Operators
8um Up Case.
Scrnnton , Pa. , Doc. 18. The anthra
cite coal operators opened their sldo
of the controversy with the mine
workers yesterday before the strike
commission aud the attorneys who are
on record before the commission as
representing the nonunion men began
calling witnesses. The sessions were
probably the liveliest yet held by the
commission. , At the morning session ,
the miners' 'lawyers challenged the
fairness of certain wage statements
handed to the commission by the
Pennsylvania Coal company. Preced
ing this , Simon P. Wolverton , coun
sel for the Reading company , who de
livered the opening address on bcbalf
of the large coal companies , made the
point in his address that the recogni
tion of the union Is not an Issue be
fore the commission , which brought
out a protest from Mr. Darrow. The
latter claimed that If It were not , then
tbe operators should bo forbidden from
presenting testimony that tended to
show that the union was responsible
for all the alleged violence committed
during the strike. The alleged un
fairness of the wage statements came
to the notice of the commission as a
result of Its Inquiry Into the child-la
bor question In this vicinity. Several
little girls testified on Monday that
they worked all night in a silk mill
In order to help their fathers , who
were employed In the mines and re
ceived poor pay. Lawyer Warren , who
represents the Pennsylvania Coal
company , In whose mines some of
these fathers worked , handed to the
commission a memorandum showing
that one father last year received
about $1,400 for himself and laborer ,
and that the other father received
$1,600 for himself and laborer. At
the opening of the session yesterday
the miners placed two parents on the
stand and they swore that the earn
ings mentioned was divided among
from four to six men. This testimony
surprised the commissioners , and
Judge Gray asked if the figure on the
memorandum were taken from the
wage statement already filed by the
company with the commission , and
Mr. Warren replied in the affirmative.
Figures May Mislead.
Chairman Gray then requested coun
sel for the company to indicate in its
statement handed up , whether the fig
ures given are for one , two or three
men.
"We don't say it shakes our faith in
the statement , " he continued. "Un
less you can show , however , that there
are none of these cases , such as are
suggested by this testimony , it will
very materially shake our faith In it. "
The company , through its general
manager , W. A. May , was permitted to
make a statement. The company , ho
said , does not pay the laborer , It only
pays the man in whose name the place
appears.
Mr. Darrow cross-examined Mr.
May and the latter said be did not
know whether two , four or six men
worked to earn the money Indicated on
the memorandum handed to the com
mission , adding that he got the figures
from the auditor of the company.
"You saw these figures banded to
me , to the newspapers and to the com
mission and you did not state to any
one that you did not know bow many
men shared In the money earned , " said
Mr. Darrow.
"I did not say anything about it ,
cither one way or the-other , " replied
Mr. May.
In a further discussion Mr. Darrow
directly challenged the good faith of
Mr. May , who banded tbe figures to
the company's attorney for presenta
tlon to tbe commission , and he said it
was unfair to have given them to him
or the commission without indicating
how many workmen's earnings were
represented in them.
This ended the matter.
It was arranged that the attorneys
representing the nonunion men
should first call their witnesses , and
five witnesses were produced who tes
tified that strikers had killed one man
and had more or less seriously an
noyed two other men who worked dur
ing the suspension. Mr. Darrow
asked who was paying for the law
yers who are representing the non
union men , and then ensued the live
liest tilt that kas occurred In the ses
sions of the commission. Counsel for
the witness objected , and Mr. Dnrrow
insisted that he nnd the commission
had a right to know who were back of
the nonuijlon men , but Chairman Gray
differed with him. The chairman
said it mndo no difference if the oper
ators were paying for the lawyers.
Vanderbllt's Condition IB Serious.
Newport , R. I. , Dec. 18. A message
received here from New York stated
that the condition of Cornelius Van-
derbllt was serious , owing to the
weakness of bis heart. His brother ,
Reginald , Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbllt ,
and Miss Kathleen Nellson , who Is
betrothed to Reginald , will return to
New York today.
Bargs Breaks From Its Tow.
Cape Vincent , N. Y. , Dec. 18.
Barge Isaac Stevenson of Ogdcnsburg
broke from Its tow in the terrific gale
on Lake Ontario , ten miles west of
bore , and it Is feared has gone to tbe
bottom with the crew of six.
' CORNER IN CORN 13 BROKEN. , '
Cleage's "Blind Pool" Suffers a Sever *
Set Back In Chicago.
Chicago , Dec. 18. Bulls nnd bears
of the Chicago board of trade had a.
sharp and decisive struggle over Do *
ceniber corn yesterday. W. W. Me-
Cleary & Co , failed to respond to mar
gin calls and the so-called "blind
pool , " headed by Thomas A. Clcage of
St. Louis , suffered a severe set back.
December corn receded almost six
cents during the day and showed n
break of about 11 cents since earlier
In the month. McClcary declared that
bo would pay dollar for dollar and that
thecompnny would bo ready for busi
ness today. He said that his order
to have all his trades closed was be
cause of excessive calls upon him for
margins. McClcary is a brother-in-
law of Cleage , whose pool has about
8,000 members. Clenge has been oper
ating in St. Louis , Kansas nnd Chicago
cage nnd at ono time is said to have
had as much as 11,000,000 bushels of
corn In those three markets , of which
4,000,000 bushels was In Chicago.
WILL SHIP THEIR OWN GRAIN.
Farmers Are Organizing a CoOperative
ative Elevator Company.
Omaha , Dec. 18. The Farmers' Co
operative Grain and Live Stock asso
ciation is to be the foundation of a
new association , to be known as the
Farmers' Co-operative Shipping asso
ciation , which will have a capital of
$200,000 and which Intends to own and
control a line of grain elevators in
Kansas , Nebraska and Oklahoma.
A meeting will be held at Lincoln ,
Jan. 22 for the purpose of advancing
the movement In Nebraska. The
Farmers' Grain association of Bene
dict , Neb. , the association at Thayer
and Shelby , Neb. , have signified their
Intention of taking stock in the new
association and they will be the. basis
of the movement in this state.
The association expects to start
with thirty elevators In Kansas , fif
teen in Oklahoma and ten In Nebraska.
Cable Ship Reports Progress.
San Francisco , Dec. 18. The Asso
ciated Press has received the follow
ing message from the cable ship Sll-
vertown : "Four hundred and fifty-five
knots from shora and proceeding at a
speed of eight knots. Tbe heavy
seas that swept the decks for the past
twenty-four hours have subsided.
There Is a heavy swell on today , but
the weather Is partly clear and pleas
ant. The indications are for better
weather and calmer seas. "
Every baby Is the sweetest baby in
the world. You were once considered ,
the sweetest thing in the world , al-
tbotigb you may not look it now.
Light mortals , how ye walk your llf
minuet over bottomless abysses , di
vided from you by a fllml Carlyle.
She Has Cured Thousands
Given np to Die.
DR. CALDWELL
OF CHICAGO
Practicing Aleopathy , [ Home
opathy , Electric and Gen
eral Medicine.
Will , by request , visit professionally
NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , PACIFIC
HOTEL , FRIDAY , JANUARY 10 ,
ONE DAY ONLY.
rl'I
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returning ever } ' fonr weeks. Consult ber while
tbe opportunity la at band.
DR. CALDWET.L. limltB her pn-ct'ce to tLa
special treatment of ills'nees of the eye , ear ,
noee , throat , InupB , fomalu diseases , diseases of
children and nil chronic , nervous and surgical
diseases of H curable iihtnro Karly consump
tion , bronchitis , bronchial catarrh , chronic
catarrh , lionila lie , couttipntlo , siomncli and
bowel troubles , rheumatism neuralgia , scl-
H'icn , Hriaht'8 dUt-aeekidney diseasesditoases
of the liver unit bladder , dizziness , norvousuoes ,
indige < > U"ii , obesity interrupted irrltion ,
Blow growth In cliildror. Hud all wasting disease
easeIn adults , defo mltlo cluh-fpot cnrva-
iure of the uino , dUouRou of the brain , poraly-
His , heart diseiito , dropuy , swolllnir > thn liraba ,
stricture , < < pnn sores , pain In the bones , granu
lar enlargements aud all long-standing dis
eases properly treatu i ,
Ulooil niul Skin InpHeH | ,
Pimples , b'otches , eruptions , Hvor spots. fallIng -
Ing nf the hair , bad complexion cczr.mn , throat
ulcnrs , lo'O jnlne , Madder tioublre , weak
buck , burning nrliio. pa sing urine too often.
The effects of coustltntional sickness or the
taking of too much injurious medicine receives
BBHrch'ug treatment , proirpt relief and a cura
for life ,
Diseases of women , irregular menstruation ,
falling of the omb , bearing dowu pains
fen a e iM'lacemonts , lHCk of sexual tone.
I one rrliea sterility or barrennejs , consult
Dr Caldwell au'i she will fliow them the cause
of their trouble and the way to become cured ,
Cancer * , Goiter , Piitnln , IMleii
an4 enlarged elands treated with the subon-
Unoous inject on method , absolutely without
pain a < d without thn loss'f a ilrop of blood ,
Is one of her own discoveries and U really tha
most scientific method of thin advanced age
Dr. Caldwell ha * practiced her profession H
eorreof the largest hospitals tlmitigliont the
country , ohn lm no superlnr 1' O'o treating
and diagnosing dlteases de'ormltles , e'c. ' She
1ms lately opened an olllco InOinahn Nebraska ,
her * he will spend a portion of each week
treat ! K hni many patla-ts. Nn incurable
rases accepted for trtatmrnt. Consultation ,
examination and advice , ono dollar to those in
terested , DE. OHA CALUWKI.L , & Co.
Omaha , Neb. Chicago , 111.