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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL. -4- - - _ - : M-H PART TWO , NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , JANUARY 28 , 11)03 ) , PAGES 9 TO 12 Venezuelan Fortress Holds Out Second Day Against Germans. * 'FIRING IB HEAVY ON BOTH SIDES. { Twelve Venezuelans Killed and Fli- , teen Wc/unded on First Day VII- , laoe anfl Fortifications Badly Dan > - ' aged In Spite of Bad Aim. , laracalbo , Jan. 23. The bombar l- ment of Fort San Carlos by the Qqr- man cruisers Vlnota , Panther and Fnlko was continued Wednesday afternoon - noon until 6 o'clock. It was resumed Thursday morning at daybreak. Seven or eight shells were hurled at the fort at 4 o'clock nt long range. They all fell short. At 6 o'clock the PanthoV , being of light draught , closed In and again became actively engaged. The fort replied. At 8 o'clock the engage ment was proceeding fiercely. The correspondent of the Associated Press , In a row boat , approached , o'\o Bide of the fort , out of range , and trom 'this point witnessed the long range flre of the Gorman cruisers , -which was continued from 3 until G .o'clock. The Vlneta and the Falko were close together and nearer to the fort than the Panther. The flrst two vessels at a range of four and a half miles poured In a continuous rain of shells upon the fort and only stopped firing with the advent of dusk at G o'clock. At this hour the German vessels retired seaward after having , ' made a second ineffectual attempt to land troops in the village of San Carlos , situated at the base of the fort. fort.At 7 o'clock Wednesday afternoon tha correspondent , who was accompa nied by a government telegrapher , 1 bearing a telegram from President Castro to the commandant of San Carlos , landed on the Island and en- V tered the fort. The walls of the fort / are terribly battered and there were many evidences of the fierce engage- mcnt. Twelve dead Venezuelan sol- i i diers were counted behind the ram- v parts and fifteen other men , seriously J\ wounded , were lying on a low plat- ' ' .form. The fort Is literally covered with pieces of broken shells , It was seen that a great many of the German shells had not exploded. The maga zine had a very narrow escape , two shells having como within an " " " * of penetrating It. The walls c > JOVe'rt which face towards the the lake suffered parti pjf * ) , were greatly damaged. It is estimated by the commandant , General Belle , that the German ships fired more than 1,600 shells at Fort San Carlos. German Marksmanship Is Bad. 'Although the damage Inflicted upon the fort by the sustained flre of the Gorman cruisers is very great , Jt is not all that could be expected fipm such a continuousfire from modern lilgh power guns. The village of gap ' Carlos suffered greatly. The aim1o'f the Gorman gunners appears to hdve Tjean Inaccurate , for more than GO ( > er cent of their shells exploded In the Tillage before reaching the fort. The cannon mounted at San Carlos have not sufficient range to reach the Falke and the Vineta , so the fire from these Teasels was not returned , as they kept out of range of the Venezuelan artillery. The Vlneta and Falko are of too great draught to cross the bar. The Panther alone can do this , and this fact explalni why the last men tioned cruiser was the only one to como In close to the fort. Some of the artillery on the fort "has been destroyed by the German flre , but there are still five guns that can be fired. ' General Belle Is a soldier of remark able courage and daring. He has shown great bravery and is in no way Intimidated. He will not abandon the fort , but will resist as Ion ? as It Is possible for htm to do go. He swears that on Jan. 17 , the occasion of the flrst bombardment , the Panther fired upon -him flrst. without reason and without provocation. A fisherman from the village of San i Carlos has arrived hero In a canoe with his family. Two of this man's children were killed bv shells from the German cruisers. Ho reports that more than twenty-five Indian fisher men have been killed or wounded at San Carlos. The fliharmen there arc Caracas , Jan. 23. Tke' German bombardment of Fort San Carlos , is incomprehensible hero. The shelling was begun without anv warning rhat- over. The foreign residents of Carac as are greatly dissatisfied with 'this action of the German warships pa- clally as the Venezuelan goven ent maintains a fair and generous atl tude In the matter of claims. Fort l Destroyed. Paris , Jan. 23. From Caracas the correspondent of the Matin save in a dispatch on the bombardment of Fort Ban Carlos , that the fort had beX > 5Se- ntroyed and that the limited rant 7bf * M the fort's guns prevented them from being effective. The Panther has en tered Lake Maracatbo , accordln , to the Matin , but the other vesselsWero prevented from following by * helr great druueht. Generosity Proves Costly. OgaUlla. Neb , . Jau. 23. C..F. kimk. -'I canvassing Among farmers for a Grand Island liquor houno , THIS nrrcstad Uero for giving awny whisky aamploi. H pleaded guilty and was flood by Coun ty Judg9 Mathews $100 on each of four tounts , a total of $400 , and sent to * all until the nne IB paid. ENGINEErTklLLED IN WRECK , Passenger Train Crashes Into Freight on the 'Frisco Road. Kansas City , Jan. 23. Northbound express No. 104 , on the 'Frisco road , was Trrockod four miles south of South Greenfield , Mo. , Rt 1 a. m. The ontlro train , consisting of baggage cat mall car , smoker and common conch , chair car and ono sleeper , loft the track , caught flre and was con sumed. Fred Flshor of Fort Scott , the engineer , was killed Instantly ; Ed Gilbert of Fort Scott , fireman , waa fatally hurt. The wreck occurred Just off a trestle and at a sharp curve while the train was running at a high 'rate of speed. The switch had been sot deliberate ly for the sidetrack and the lights had been turned to Indicate n clear track , It evidently was the work of train rob. bcrs or of persons maliciously In clined. A freight train was standing on the siding and before the passenger engi neer saw the open switch his train had passed through It and crashed Into the freight. The passenger engine rolled over and down an eighteen-foot embankment , Engineer Fisher being caught under It and crushed to death , The mall car turned over , but the pofl' tal clerks escaped unhurt , the remain der of the train following. None of the passengers were seriously - ly hurt. BROKEN RAIL CAUSES WRECK. Engineer and Fireman Killed on Chicago cage Great Western. Chicago , Jan. 23. Information was received by officials of jtho Chicago Great Western 'railroad that the pas senger train which left Chicago for St. Paul at 6:30 : last evening struck a broken rail at a point just east of South Freeport and Jumped the track. The engineer and fireman were killed and fifteen or twenty passengers were Injured. Flames attacked the wreck , endangering the lives of the passen ' gers. The dead : Engineer Sheridan , Chicago cage ; Fireman Grace , Chicago. Physicians were hurried from all towns within reach of the wreck to relieve the suffering of the Injured. A special train , with medical aid , was made up in Chicago and hurried to the scene. The passengers rushed from the train and found the engine lying across the track. On top of it was the baggage car. The train is a popular one from Chicago to St. Paul , and all coaches were filled. The bag- gagge car caughfflre , but the flames were checked before the buffet car was reached. The people who rode in the day coach fared bettor than those in the sleepers. The day coaches were at the rear of the train and were the only ones that remained on the rails. Insane Man Shoots Officer. Kansas City. Jan. , 23. Sylvester Swank , nn insane man , shot and fatal ly wounded Policeman A. R. McKln- ney at the central police station in this city and fired another shot before he was overpowered. An officer fired one shot at Swank , but it went wild. Swank , who was discharged from the St. Joseph hospital last spring , had appeared before Sergeant Snow and demanded an imaginary fortune -which he asserted the officer was withhold ing from him. He attempted to shoot Snow" , when McKinney , who was un armed , went to his superior's assist ance. Swank turned upon McKinney and firing point blank at that officer , sent a bullet through his head. Big Gun Explodec. New York , Jan. 23. Ono of the mammoth guns exploded at the far end of the proving grounds yester day. The gun was valued at $40,000. The big gun , which was not a great distance from the slxteen-inch gun tested last week , had passed through every trial of the ordnance board suc cessfully and was soon to have been placed on Its carriage. It was wrecked in the course of experiments in throwing high explosives under conditions - ditions that might have happened In actual engagement , but which arc spoken of. by officers as "abnormal. " No one was killed , because of the elab orate precautions for the safety of ollcors and men. Met Death by Foul Means. Springfield , 111. , Jan. 23. The core ner's Jury investigating the death of Mrs. Eflfle Bonnie at Jacksonville ren dered a verdict that she came to her death by foul means. It is alleged that last November she was visiting her niece , Mrs. Fred Beuter In Henry , 111. , when her niece's husband caught her by the throat , choking her and throwing her to the floor , where ho Jumped on her with his knees , severe ly Injuring her In the abdomen. From this treatment she never recovered , though an operation was performed on her. neuter and his son are under arrest In Lacon. Jury Convicts Prominent Young Man. Marshalltown , la. , Jan. 23. The jury In the case of Owen \V. Ball , a prom inent young man of this city , on trial In the district court for robbery of the Boo Hive store , teturncd a verdict of guilty of burglary. Hay and Hcrran Affix Signa tures to Protocol. GOES TO THE SENATE TODAY. Agreement Dctween United States and Colombia Now In Black and White Details of the Pact Not Made Public. Washington , Jan. 23. The treaty bo- twuun the United States and Colombia for the construction of the 1'auamu canal was signed yesterday In UIH ! city. The treaty was signed at Sec rutary Hay's ' house , Mr. Hay acting for the United States and Dr. HIT- ran signing In behalf of Colombia. The treaty will have to go to the senate for ratification and It IB believed It will bo transmitted * to that body today. At the presidential reception at the ( vlilto house last night the ne\vs thai the treaty between the two countries at last was an accomplished fact leaked out. Later the news was con firmed In official circles. It was not Intended to make the news public until today , but' the news was appar ently too good for some of the canal's friends to koop. Fears had boon en tertained until this week that Colom bia would not bo willing to accede to the wishes of the United States in the matter and that recourse to the Nlcaraguan canal project might ho forced on the government of tno Unit ed States. But this week events took a more favorable turn and Colombia transmitted Instructions and author ity to Dr. Herran , Its representative In the United States , that made possi ble a conclusion of the long ncgotla tlons. The principal obstacle , for some tlrco to the conclusion of the treaty , It Is understood , has been the price that the United States was to pay In the shape of a cash payment and by wdy of annual rental for the strip of territory along each side of the canal right of way. Some time ago there was a hitch over the qucs tlon of the extent to which control by the United States over this strip of land should go , Colombia objecting on the ground that the provisions re quested In the treaty by the United States would mean a rellnqulshment of sovereignty by Colombia over the strip , but this matter was amicably adJusted - Justed , as was a difference to thojllfe- tlmo of the Icaso of the strip In ques tion , the final result being a cession In perpetuity of the strip to the Unit ed States for canal purposes and In cidental police control and protection of the canal right of way. COLORADO DEADLOCK HOLDS. Democrats In Joint Session Fall Short of Electing Senator by Six Votes. Denver , &an. 23. After being in joint session all yesterday afternoon in a vain effort to secure the attendance of a quorum , the Democratic members of the senate and house of representa tives took a vote on senator at C o'clock. Falling of the necessary num ber , the session took a recess until Representative Kelly , for whom search had been going on all day , could be found. Scores of deputy sheriffs are scouring the city for Kel ly. Only forty-five votes were cast , all for Teller , for United States sena tor. Five of the six absentees , whose presence would make up the required fifty-one , are where they can be lo cated on a moment's notice , and as soon as Kelly Is found and brought In the session will resume balloting. Ankeny Gains Two More Votes. Olympla , Wash. , Jon. 23. In two ballots cast for United States senator yesterday Lev ! Ankeny added two Totes to his strength , making his to tal 52 , or within seventeen votes of enough to elect. Both votes came from Harold Preston's strength , but Preston gained one vote from John L. Wilson , so the record of balloting shows the loss of one only for both Preston and Wilson. Preston now has 41 and Wilson 11 , The ten scattering votes do not stay with any one man. They are mostly strong railroad com mission men. Blow Kills Schoolboy Pugilist. Scltuate , R. I. , Jan. 23. Eugene Mc Carthy , the' "schoolboy pugilist , " of New York , died yesterday from the effects of a blow received in a bout here Wednesday night with Hugh Murnhv. also of New York. McCarthy received the blow on the body , but the youth fell and his head struck the floor with great force. Ho became unconscious and all efforts to revive him were futile. McCarthy was eight een years of age and was a pupil at a New York high school. No Stamps on Butter Tubs. St. Louis , Jan. 23. United States revenue officers have within the last few days seized practically all the but ter stored at the various institutions. The butter seized Is of an Inferior grade , known as "process" or "renovat ed" butter. None of the tubs In which It was oilfiinally delivered bear the requiied revenue label , which hud , It Is believed , been removed for purposes - poses of substitution. Uontj Named for Senator. TojipV.i. .Ian. , 3" C'onuri'Ssmnn pi.os IT 1 I onu WUH nor Iruted by tu cl'inia'lnn yesterday af KM noon by UK Republican , Initiative mucus aa can dldnto for United Stuten Hntmlor. All the other candidate withdrew. Tim nomination will ho ratified In a joint session to bo held next Tiinuday. Ports Are to Be Closed. Guayaquil , Jan. 23. It has been de cided to cloRu all the ports of thin re public to steamers from San Fran- : ! HCO , owing to the Importation of bu bonic plague. Vessels which loft Son I'YanclHCO Jan. 20 , or after that date , tvlll not bo admitted. Plague Is Abating. Mnrntlan , Mox. , Jan. 23. There vrnre four deaths from plnguo yostor- day. The number of houses burned to date In 105. Governor Canojo con- ldorn the disease to bo abatingTha City of Mexico has thus far contrlb- itcd $50,000 to the relief fund. LYNCH CLAIMS JUSTIFICATION. Hit Lawyer Says Man Hao Right to Become Allen at Any Time. London , Jan. 23. The case In which Colonel Arthur Lynch In being tried on the charge of high troamm wan again called yesterday. After reading the deposition of an American , Luwls rlumlloy , who nald Colonel Lynch had compelled him to take up uiinn In be half of the Boors at Gloncoo , but who a ad. got off through the Intervention of the American consul , cor/sol fur the defense submitted that the pris oner was protacted by the naturaliza tion laws. Ha claimed that n man was entitled to become an alien at any time , oven after the outbreak of war. Counsel contended that Colonel Lynch took up arms In behalf of the Transvaal with out secrecy and under the mistaken belief that the naturalization act per mitted this. The attorney general , Sir Robert Flnlay , replying tor the prosecution , argued that Colonel Lynch procured naturalization for the purpose of fight ing against his own country , and add ed that oven could naturalization cov er the prisoner's subsequent actions , It could not cover his anterior reason , namely , adhering to the "queen's army and declaring his willingness lo fight against her forces" 1 OBJECT TO CRUM'S COLOR. Southerners Want No Negroes Ap pointed to Office. Washington , Jan. 23. The nomlna tlon of Dr. W. D. Crum to bo colloctoi of the port at Charleston , S. C. , war the subject of an hour's hearing bj the senate committee on commerce before which the nomination Is pond Ing. Senator Tlllrr n , Mayor Smytlu of Charleston and Colonel Hcmphll appeared in opposition to conflrnia tlon. It was made quite plain that the principal opposition was because of Crum's color , and Senator Tlllman ad mitted as much. Ho told the commit tee that the people of the south did not want their offices filled by negroes , "and , " he Bald , "so long as they arc so filled there will be trouble. " Coal Dealers Plead Not Guilty. Chicago , Jan. 23. The Initial trial of defendant coal corporations will be- gin in Judge Horton's court today. The eighteen firms comprising the Northern Illinois Soft Coal association will plead not guilty. It is still unde cided what may come of the Indict ments against the Indiana operators and Walter S. Bogle. Mr. Bogle and the officials of the indicted corpora tions are insisting upon a trial of only the charges against the corporation , with the quashing of the Individual In dictments , and aside from this cannot agree with State's Attorney Dcneen as to exactly what will constitute the agreed statement of facts on which the hearing may bo submitted to some Judge and a jury waived. Cars Ground Into Atoms. Salt Lake , Jan. 23. Twenty-seven loaded cars of a Denver and Rio Grande coal train broke away while the tralnwas pulling Into a switch at ( Red Narrows and ran wild down the long , steep grade to Thistle Junction , a distance of about seven miles. All the cars left the track and were liter ally ground to kindling wood , having reached a speed of probably 100 miles an hour. No one was injured. Colonel Morrison Taken to Hospital. St. Louis , Jan. 23. Colonel William R. Morrison , for years a prominent figure in Democratic politics , but who has lived in retirement recently at his hem in Waterloo , 111. , was brought here yesterday. Colonel Mor risen is reported not dangerously 111 but In such a condition that constant hospital care is necessary. It is pos slblo an operation may be necessary Mrs. Morrison accompanied him. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The Chilean congress has approved the bill authorizing the government to Invite tenders for tke construction of a Trans-Andean railroad. William II. McLean , for the pant ten years secretary of the Southwestern Freight Ratt association , dropped dead on the street at St. Louis. George Rutlege wan killed and Rob- eit Murphy was fatally Injured Thurs day In tbe St. Paul mine near Joplln , Mo. The men were Miners and were burled under several toils of rock by a cavo-in. The bocoiul anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria was Thursday ob served at Windsor , London and else where by the depositing of wreaths on statues erected to her memory and by the royal family. W , H. I1UOHOU , I'roildoiit ALHX. IIUAIt , Vlco I'nuldunl , K. W./.iitfi , Cnnlilnc NORFOLK NATIONAL BANK 0Tho Oldest Established Dank In Northeast Nebraska , Capital , $100,000.00 Surplus , $20,000.00 Does a General Banking Business , Buys and SollH Hxahnupo. Interest Paid on Time nopoflltfl. DruftH mid Money Ordorn Bold on nny Point In Kttropa A Gmicrnl Stoiuimhip and Foreign PaHmigo UuNlnotw Trammeled. A. 1J15AH , F. P. HANLON , F. .1. HALU , W. H. IKJOHOLH. WM. 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