THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL
PART TWO , NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , DKCKMHKU 11) ) , 11)02 ) , PAGES 0 TO 12
Castro Tells American Minister
to Make Settlement.
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HAS COMPLETE JURISDICTION.
Mission la Accepted Subject to Ap
proval of Washington Authorities.
| United States Will Recognize the
I Blockade Germane Seize Schooner.
Caracas , Dae. 19. Lopea Paralt ,
' i { Venezuelan tnlnlator of foreign affairs ,
baa transmitted to United States Mln-
„ , later Bowen a document signed by
President Castro , as constitutional
' president of the republic , In which
t.f Mr. Dowon ta recognized as the only
* * representative of Venezuela in the
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matter of effecting a settlement of the
"to present difficulty.
I According to the terms of thla clocu-
J" * ment , Mr. Bowen may act without re-
_ , , strlctlon , and he is to use all menus
| $ possible to protect the Interests of
j. ' % { Venezuela. The state department at
> - ' \ [ Washington has been notlflod of the
t transmission of this Instrument to Mr.
Bowen. Events hero are dependent
upon the receipt through the state de
partment of the answers of the gor-
p ernmenta of Great Britain , Germany
| and Italy to the proposal of arbltra-
I ' ' tlon advanced by Venezuela. These
' * answers are expected today. Should
i ' they bo favorable the Venezuelan
> eovernment strongly desires that a
i conference of the ambassadors of
1 Great Brltian , Germany and Italy to
the United States then he held In
( Washington and that Mr. Bowen leave
i LaGuayra Dec. 23 for the United
> ' States on board the steamer Caracas ,
iwhlch Is due to reach Now York Dec
20. Mr. Bowen will meet the amhas
adors In Washington. No meeting
for terms of settlement Is to he hek
on Venezuelan soil.
"El Mocho" Hernandez , the releaset
revolutionary leader , called at the
'American ' legation yesterday for th <
purpose of paying hie respects to Mln
Inter Bowen. In the afternoon Presl
'dent Castro , accompanied by his wife
also called at the legation , where h <
stayed for three-quarters of an hour
( Lieutenant Van Duser of the gunboa
Marietta has been sent here from La
Guayra to act as secretary to Mr
( Bowen. Merchants of all natlonalitlei
( here hope that the arbitration pro
jposal will he accepted , and that tin
recent efforts to reach a peaceful settlement
tlemont will render ineffective tin
[ * " * " ( blockade of Puerto Cabello , LaGuayn
.f . and other ports announced for Dec , 20
Wants United States Guarantee.
London , Dec. 19. It Is not apparenl
-lhat anything definite has resultet
from yesterday's cabinet meeting wltl
regard to the transmission by the gov
eminent of the United States of Vene
Euela's request for arbitration. The
'Associated ' Press is in a position tc
eay that Great Britain Is making
trenuous efforts to Induce the Unltei
Elates to guarantee Venezuela's com
pllance with the findings of arbltra
tlon. The announcement that Presi
'dent Castro had entrusted United
States Minister Bowen with full pow
ers to arrance a sp'f'n"t was re
celved at the forel - * ' ' much
Interest , accompar 'irk ,
"So Mr. Bowen Is
or ! "
3 To Bs a War L ,
"Washington , Dec. lu. . u.
flood here the blockade to be i
clarad by the allies against Venezuela
tomorrow is to be a , "war blockade , " at
/contrasted / with the "peace blockade , '
[ Which has been in operation since the
trouble with Venezuela assumed acute
tuge. Following practice in such
cases this government will maintain
an attitude of neutrality towards the
belligerents , which they practically be
come by the establishment of a blockade -
ade , although whether a presidential
proclamation announcing our neutral
ity to the world will be issued has not
yet been decided upon. The matter
will come up for definite determina
tion very soon.
Capture Venezuelan Schooner.
LaGuayra , Dec. 19. The German
cruiser Falke , which has been an
chored for the past two days at the en
trance of Lake Marncalbo , yesterday
captured the Venezuelan schooner
[ Victoria. After cutting down her
main mast , thus disabling her , the
Germans abandoned the vessel. This
action has caused great Indignation
among the Venezuelans and excite
ment runs high at Maracalbo. where
the people have been parading the
streets uttering crlai against Great
Britain and Germany.
Give Formal Notice of Blockade.
Caracas , Deo. 19. It has been
, learned from an official source that
the allies today will notify the author
ities at LaGuayra of the blockade to
btcome effective tomorrow at 3 p. m.
of the ports of LaGuayra , Puerto Ca
belle , Core , Maracalbo , Carupano and
Barcelona ,
Will Open a New Branch.
J Omaha , Dec. 19. The Union Pa
cific will open a new branch of rail
road Sunday. It Is that branch extending -
, tending north of Cedar Rapids to
V Spaldlng , Neb. , a distance of fourteen
/ miles , wklch has hut recently been
) completed , Bpaldlng Is a new station
created by the construction of tkls
branch.
DOWDI8H KILLS HIM8ELF ,
Oulblda In Missouri Surprised to Find
That He la Out of Illinois.
Marcellne , Mo. , Doc. 19. C. P. Bow-
dish of Blburn , 111. , shot and killed
himself In H hotel here last night. In
his pockets were found | 8G5. Bowdlah
alighted from a Santa Fe train at 7
a. m. and crossing the street from
the station to the Central hotel , rcg-
U'.wcd. Ho walked around town ,
finally visited the office of a physician
and complained of being sick. The
doctor suspected that the man was
drinking and advised him to refrain.
Bowdlsh promised to do so , and re
turning to his hotel stopped in the
telegraph office and asked the oper
ator what town this was. Being In
formed that It was Mnrcollne , "ho ex
pressed surprise that ho was out of
the state of Illinois , and then sent a
message to hla wife at Klburn , 111. , to
come and get him , that ho was hero
nick. A reply came from his wife
that she would start at once , and she
will arrive today , entirely unprepared
to find her husband dead.
TO DRAIN MARSH LANDS.
Western Indiana Counties Plan a
Million-Dollar Ditch.
Crown Point , Ind. , Dec. 19. Prelim
inary stops are under way In the
northwestern counties of Indiana , In
cluding Laporte , Starke , Porter , Lake
and Jasper , to erect what will proba
bly be the largest artificial waterway
of Its kind cast of the Mississippi
river. When completed it will reclaim
hundreds of thousands of acres of Kan-
kakco marsh land , which are now re
garded as worthless. A contract has
been let for the first fourteen miles In
Laporto and Starko counties for $120-
000. The ditch will be eighty feet
wide and sixteen feet deep. It is the
plan of the other counties to continue
the great ditch to the Illinois line , c
distance of sixty miles. The tola
cost will bo about $1,000,000. Th (
project has been taken up by the own
ers of largo ranches along the Kan
knkee. The payment Is to he made bj
assessments on benefits derived froir
the ditches. .
TWICE ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Erlckson Again in Custody on Charge
of Slaying His Father.
Iron Mountain , Mich. , Dec. 19. Nels
Erickson was again arrested today
charged with the murder of his father
John Erickson , who disappeared fron
hib home at Norway last May. The
body was found in November coverei
with brush and three holes In the
head showed how death resulted
Nels Erickson was arrested at th <
time , but was later discharged. /
shotgun found near the body , sup
posed at the time to belong to th <
dead man's son , has been identified ant
led to the arrest. Erickson had $1GO (
when he disappeared , but no monej
was found ,
Carried $340,000 Insurance.
Louisville , Dec. 19. It developdd
yesterday that R. C. Whayno , a Louis
vlllo business man , who was found
dead last night In the vicinity of Jacot
park , with a gunshot wound in the
breast , carried Insurance on his life
of $340,000 and had applications pend
Ing for $50,000 more. It was upon the
fact that Mr. Whayne carried such a
large life Insurance and was said tc
be suffering from rheumatism that o
theory of suicide is based. His friends
and family declare death was due tc
an accident , and that the gun was dis
charged while he was climbing through
fence.
} Grave Robbing.
(
> Dec. 19. Something
like istrator's pool" that
exists . ! llo for the distribu
tion of b. -.mong the local medical
'colleges Is expected to result In In
dianapolis , through the efforts of Cor
oner Tutowiler. The object of the
"pool" is to obtain bodies in a legiti
mate manner , and thus put a stop to
the wholesale grave robbing that has
been carried on about the city for
years.
Life Sentence at Solitary Confinement.
Hastings , Mich. , Dec. 19. Mat hi as
H. Utzler , alias John Brantllnger , yes
terday pleaded guilty of the murder of
Mrs. Robert Garretson , in Johnson
township , Monday. He had previously
admitted he ravished his victim aftei
death. Judge Smith sentenced the
prisoner to solitary confinement at
hard labor for life in the state prison
at Jackson , and Utzlor was taken
there last night.
Duel at a Dance.
Beaumont , Tex. , Dec. 19. During a
dance here last night a duel was
fought between John Broach , street
contractor , and Frank Matthews , both
using pistols. Broach is dead , II. M.
Matthews is fatally wounded and
Frank Matthews has a bullet In his
leg. The shooting took place outside
the dance hall. Only three shots were
fired.
To Increase Ocean Rates.
London , Dec. 19. At a conference
of steamship owners , trading with
Canada , held this week at Liverpool ,
It was decided that the freight rates
were not remunerative and It was
agreed to Increase thorn by C per cent
to 10 per cent In 1903.
Revenue Cuttir for Hawaii.
Washington , Dec. 19. The senate
committee on commerce took favor-
abla action on Senator Perkins' bill
f r a revuuuo cutter tor the Hawaiian
Calls for Correspondence in
Venezuelan Case.
TO REDUCE PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Bill Fixing Dutleo at Twenty-five Per
Cent of the Dlngley Rates la Passed.
Pure Food Measure Is Taken Up
and Made Continuing Order.
Washington , Dec. 19. The house
yesterday passed the bill to roducu the
duties on the products of the Philip
pine Islands coming to the United
Status from 75 per cunt of the Dlngley
rates ( the present duty ) to 25 per
ceut of thubu rateu. The discussion
of the bill was accompanied by consid
erable maneuvering on the Democratic
side to secure test votua on amend
ments to lower the tariff barrier utlll
further and a record vote was forced
on a motion to recommit with in
structions to report a bill providing for
absolute free trade with the Inlands.
The division on the proposition was
on party lines , with the exception of
Mr. Cull ( Rep. , Mass. ) , who voted with
the Democrats.
The discussion of the pure food bill
which has been made a continuing or
der until disposed of , was begun. Mr.
Tompklns ( O. ) and Mr. Adamson
( Ga. ) opened the debate respectively
for and against the bill. Mr. Gard
ner ( Mass. ) opposed the bill.
The McCall resolution calling on
the state department for the corre
spondence In the Venezuelan embrog-
llo was adopted at the beginning of
the session.
DEWEY ANNOUNCES ITINERARY.
Advisee the Navy Department Where
Ships Will Go for Christmas.
Washington , Dec. 19. The navy ds-
partmont contributes the most im
portant developments In the Venezue
lan situation over night in the form of
a cablegram from Admiral Dewey , an
nouncing the proposed Itinerary of the
vessels of his fleet during the Christ
mas holidays. The plan provides for
no undue concentration of ships along
the Venezuelan coast , and so prudent
ly and advisedly have Its details been
drawn up that Secretary Moody cabled
the admiral that department's approv
al of his orders. This will sot at rest
the rumors that the United States con
templates complicating the situation
by dispatching the large force to La-
Ouayra as an offset to the allied fleet.
According to the proposed plans the
principal fighting ships of Admiral
Dewey's fleet will rendezvous at the
Island of Trinidad , right off the coast
of Venezuelan and at St. Thomas , near
Porto Rico.
FIX FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Mrs. Grant's Body Will Be Interred
With Military Honors at New York.
Washington , Dec. 19. Arrange
ments were completed hero for the
funeral of the late Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant. There will bo funeral services
at the Metropolitan Methodist church
In this city at 9:30 : o'clock tomorrow
morning , the Rev. Frank M. Bristol
officiating. Immediately after the
service at the church the funeral party
will proceed to the Pennsylvania rail
road station and take the train for
New York city. The Grant Monument
association's representative will meet
the body at Jersey City , taking It to
the Grant tomb In Riverside drive ,
where Grant post , G. A. R. , will serve
ts a guard of honor. The committal
services will occur at the tomb Sun
day morning. Spaclal military honors
will be paid.
Root Urges General Staff.
Washington , Dec. 19. Secretary
Root made an argument before the
senate committee on military In sup
port of the bill for the creation of a
general staff , with the lieutenant gen
eral as the head of it. Secretary Root
renewed his request that the bill
should bo amended so as to postpone
the date when It shall take effect until
after next August , when General
Miles , who opposes the measure , will
retire by reason of age. In the meetIng -
Ing of the committee Senator Alger
took a very decided position In sup
port of the bill.
Dinner at White House.
Washington , Dec. 19. The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a dinner at
the white house last night in honor of
the cabinet , to which a largo number
of other guests also were invited. It
was the first formal evening function
at the white house since Us remodel
ing , and gave the guests ac opportu
nity to view the many changes which
have been made In the interior of the
mansion.
Claims Million Dollar Estate.
Chicago , Dec. 19. Louise K. Eames ,
claiming to be the only child of Lester
H. Eamea , deceased , a former Ottawa ,
111. , bank president , seeks to establish
her claim to his estate , valued at
$1,000,000 , asking that an agreement
by which Bho signed away all her
rights to the estate for $10,000 be set
aside.
Vandtrbllt's Condition.
New York , Doc. 19. The physicians
in attendance on Cornelius VandorblU
Issued the following bulletin : "Mr.
Vandorbllt so far Is standing the
complication anwell as vro reasonably
can expect. "
fl First Glass Salt Cheap !
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C. H. KRAHN THE MERCHANT
. . , TAILOR
Desiring lo
Reduce Stock
will give his customers an opportunity to secure a first class suit of
clothes on
Easy Weekly Payments
$1.00 a week-no security asked through the organization of a
SUIT CLUB
in which every member secures a suit , whether he is required to stay
in"one week or 30 weeks. It will be determined every Thursday even
ing who will have the suit for that week.
Mr. Krahn has been in business in Norfolk for 12 years , and the
reputation he has built up for honest dealing is a guaranty that every
promise made by him will be carried out to the letter.
The services of C. R. Foley , late cutter for the Norfolk Tailoring
Co. have been secured , who will take the same position with Mr. Krahn.
He is a thoroughly first class workman and his suits always give satis ,
faction.
Those who are interested in securing a first class Tailor-Made
; Suit at a small weekly outlay are requested to call at Krahn's Tailor
: Shop and have the plan explained.
C. H. KRAHN The Merchant
I3aukg nro steadily reiluoiuR their
interest rate ou deposits , but wo
cnii still lot you have good
FARM LOANS
nt from
5 to 6 Per Cent
interest , payable somi-aimually ,
uud suggest that you get farm
loans while you can at the present
rates.
THE DURLAND TRUST CO.
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Osteopathlc Physician.
DleonseB both ncnto and chronic enccBssfnllj
treated without osa of drags or Uulfo.
Plioue No. P 54 , Ofllco at residency
109 NorthtlOth Btcoat ,
Nebraska
Norfolk - - -
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Dressmaking.
Agent for Glove Fitting Dress System.
128 Sooth 4th Street ,
Second door north of Madifiou Ave.
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Undertakersand ! Emlmlmers ,
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Norfolk. Nebraska
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PHYSICIAN
Phone 107. for Ladies and Children
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Office over Cltlren'i National Rank , KatidanM
one block north of Congregational church ,
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The Oldest Established Bank in Northeast Nebraska ,
Capital , $100,000.00
Surplus , $20,000.00
Does a General Banking Business ,
Buys and Soils Exchange.
Interest Paid on Tiino Deposits.
Drafts and Money Orders Sold on auy Point in Europe.
A General Steamship and Foreign Passage Business Transacted.
JDIOREJOTOHS.
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Day and soil exchange on this country ami nlljparta ot Bnropo. ( Farm Loans.
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. . . December. . .
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Uncle Josh
Spruceby. "
35 People. Two Big Bands.
Grand Operatic Orchestra I
Car-Loail Special Scenery 1
Novel Mechanical Effects !
All Now Specialties 1
Watch for the Big Parade I
Prices , 25o , 35c and 50c.
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ASSOCIATION
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OSTEOPRTHIC PHYSICIRN.
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Hours trom 1) ) a , ui to 4 p. m.