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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , 1WB11UAUY 20 , 1003 The Norfolk Ncuas The bnokbotio of winter 1ms absolutely BO flaw * phowliiR notyct. IKckH may tlmnk hln lucky Rtarn thnt doesn't Intolll- tbo ground hog ponnojfl cnouKh to riuauroo with hint. Air. llocknfollor will probably hero- nftor reverse his order of doing buRlncBH vrith the senate , It miiy bo oxpootod that ho NV.ll Imvo hlx COUIIBC ! proccdo ny tolcgniniB In the future. . Fobrunry haH now dono. lla full duty nlong the weather line nnd haa the common coiiBont of the people to rotlro AS fast as the two remaining weeks of the mouth can go. Alabama in rushing the Hoa on by having floodi ) in February. The Btnto might reasonably hiivo waltud for March before occupying npaco with jlood atorloB. 1'aporn are talking about Miles around the earth an though the moruBt Infant with intelligence but Bllghtly budded wouldn't know that It wan miles around the planet on which wo livo. That old faithlonod chopper of wood who fallH to notlco the clothoR line and K t8 bin ax tangled up in it to the ex treme discomfort of hla head or other part of his person , ia still in evidence occasionally. Now if the Germans should succeed iu making a choap.fuol and light alcohol from potatoes the western world would forgive thorn for much of the trouble that they have occiiHlonod in and about Venezuela. An exchange hua figured it out that a whist player 1m * once ohanooiu 15H,7GJ- ! : i30,700 of holding nil the trump cards , nud yet some players are expecting that good fortune to come their way at each aaccooding gamo. The mercury dropped to13 below zero in North Dakota , therefore the man , woman or child who IH BO fortunate IIH to bo able to call Nebraska "homo" has no largo protest to regloter. Ba optl- mlatio , therefore , and shovel coal. Does Mr. Dry nn's refusal to banquet with Mr. Cleveland at a harmony function moan that ho will oppose the candidate who is likely to bo nnmcd by Mr. Cleveland and other reorganizes to load the democratic hosts uoxt year ? "Why should anything of the sort bo called "a quiet circulated announce ment ? ' * If it i an announcement how -could it bo quietly circulated ? and if it is "quietly" circulated how could it bo aii announcement ? Germany has at least consented to re ceive what that country considers duo from Venezuela on the installment plan , which is something of n concession , considering the position that has hereto fore boon maintained. Perhaps peace may finally result iu the Venezuelan jiiixnp. Senator Quay is certainly uu artist at the job of blocking legislative wheel ? . It is not , however , nu evidence of ability thnt will particularly commend him to the people of the country , who like nothing better from legislative bodies than to BOO "something doing. " Another South American war or iwo does not appear to create the iuterent and astonishment in the world that might bo expected it the fag end of the continent was not given to such demon strations. What would really astonish the people ia that there should bo no there. Senator Morgan designates the state hood bill as n peaceful political blockade of the pouato , and the people are candia - dia to acknowledge that his figure oi poech In very apt. Why shouldn't they have the Hague court arbitrate their diirerouces on the question and get down to the business of the session ? If St. Louis maintains her position ngalnst fradulaut betting concerns people will begin to believe that they may bo able to attend the great fair at the proper time without the greatest danger of losing the money they have carried ulong for board nnd admission to the shj\v. Nebraska real estate is in the list to compote with the laud of any other mate or portion of the country. It pro duces the crops that places the state Wfll at the head of the list , and the farmers of other states are having their attention called toward Nebraska ia a manner that is bringing results. Some newspapers that occasionally ar given to boasting that they publl-1 nil the imvfl while it is uows , are frequently detected in giving choice Bpacu to that which is a mouth or two old ut the least. It is the usual thing with the boastful publisher to bo cangh doing that which bo deplores and no doing that of which ho boasts. The withdrawal of the Gorman ant English war vessels from Venezuelan waters is u. hard blow to the jingoe who hoped that the tronblo wonU brred n terrible war between those countries and the United States. To the majority of the people of the countries concerned , however , the out come is entirely satisfactory. If Mr. Hearst should happen to bo the candidate for president on the demo crat lo ticket mxt year , that party vould of necessity bo compelled to whisper quite low on the trust question. With a siring of papers spanning the continent under his control , Mr. Hearst would not lie in n portion to very irmly stand on n plank opposing nonopoly , It ia said that n Yankee propones to remove the duett and microbes from n IOUHO by a maahlno placed in the bone- nont with an air-pump suction. Now f ho can make it cheap enough nnd effective ho will not only have relieved the housewife of burdensome duties , nit will have relieved bacteriologists of considerable worry. The West Point Republican Borvofl lotlce on Norfolk that if West Point didn't lack the required hotel accommo- latlons , the people of that town would glvo thli city a merry chase for the fire- nous' tournament. It is an attraction that any town could well afford to ) on- tartnln ns there in not n question of | its nbillty to draw and entertain a crowd , An Oklahoma doctor ban appeared in Chicago nnd requested the olty council o glvo in his charge nil the drunkards of the olty , promising to effectually euro them of the habit in three days. If the doctor can do as ho agrees ho has n wider field of effort than the more bonudorioa of the Windy City. Almost any town nnd village can oontrlbnto a supply of patients. Minister Bawon has promised that ittlo Venezuela will hereafter bo good and pay its debts and the allies have raised the blockade from the ports of hat country. Minister BOWCU'H good ofllcos deserve fair nud spontaneous acknowledgment from Venezuela and ho best method the people of that country have at hand for showing their ipproolation is to promptly moot their obligations. Cole Younger is now at his old homo u Mlnfionri. IIu traveled incognito and hus avoided publicity ns ho promised he Minnesota board of pardons. The board neglected one important clause , evidently , and while the ex-bandit will lot appear on the stage or travel over ho country on a lecture tour , ho pro poses to intllot on the public a book lolinoatlug his "career" for the outer- ainmout of book readers. The Minno * ota ollloials failed in their duty to man- dud when they neglected to attach thin eatrictiou. America is responding generously to he appeals for help from the famine ufTorors of Sweden nnd their wants vill bo relieved though no other people > ut the Americans interest ( themselves u the work. This country is 'always oady to respond to [ such appeals , but vould take it ns n double insult if/any orolgu country should iutimato' by a contribution that the United States islet lot able and willing to look after any distress in any part of this , country or ts possessions. Cornelius Vaudorbilt Bald to a friend ust before ho died : "I dou't see what good it does mo all this money that yon say in mine. I can't eat it , I can't spend it , in fact , [ I never saw it , and never had it in my baud for a moment. L dress no bettor than my private secre tary nnd cannot cat as much 'as my coaohtnau , I live ia a big servants' boarding house , am bothered to death by beggars , have dyspepsia , nnd my money is iu the hands of others who use it mainly for their own benefit. " The lower house of congress la in favor of n department of commerce nud it ia likely that the senate will agree to the establishment of such n branch of the government. The department will glvo governmental aid and direction toward the advancement of American trade and the developomout of Ameri can industries. America is distinctly u commercial nnd industrial nation nud it is anticipated that this department will bo nu important factor toward advance ment along these lines. If the depart ment of commerce fulfills expectations , people will bo wondering how the nation has managed to get along with out it for EO long a time. Some of the would-bo critics are already - ready beginning to flnd fault with the legislature because it is claimed that i is accomplishing nothing. When Mr Soars made his move for revenue , re vision it was realized by most people o the state that little would bo accom plished until this matter was disposoc of. It is nu important bit of leglslatiot and few except those whoso chief desire is to flnd fault are making any com plaint. If this work is thoroughly taken care of most people will feel thu the body has done n great deal for th state. With this matter disposed of i is believed that the legislature wil make rapid progress on other matter coming before it. Senator Tillmuu is evidently averse to permitting his nephew to longer occupy all Bpaco in the sensational doparttuon and worked himself into a frenzy at the annual dluner of the Now York press club , given Saturday night nt the Wn1 > lorf Astoria , The theme for his vltrol- o exuberance was the negro question Io not only reviewed the fact that In South Carolina they had used the shot gun and the tissue ballot because there were UO.OOO tnnro nrgro voters than , white voters in the state , but when it came to the moat of the question , ex claimed : "Do you think It wnu our inrpoHo to raise thimo negro children to n condition of enlightenment in order hat they might govern us ? By the loly God , no ! " Itisn matter worthy of comment that ho was hissed and compelled to quit his speech by the nembors of the club. Is it nny wonder thai ! Governor Savage - ago proved unpopular during his term u the ofllco of chief executive ? Ho nb- olutoly failed to keep in touch with the looplo of the state during his incntn- oumbenoo , as ia well evidenced by what Tint NKWH has presented on the hospital natter. Iu spite of this unanimity of sentiment in favor of rebuilding the hospital for the itiMiuo at this place , much of what has boon in evidence luce the destruction of the building , ho governor planned its abandonment and carried h < s plans ns far as his of- lee would permit him. Ho would have ; alncd much in popularity by keeping its ear to the ground , both in this nnd ho Bnrtloy pardon matter. Homo ono expresses this opinion re garding the fine assessed the coal dealers of an eastern town , which is right to ho point. Too frequently the potty hlovos nro punished and those who ) lan nnd execute largo robberies nro mrmlttod to escape : "The coal dealers a Delaware , Ohio , and many other places are being indicted and fined for ouibinlng to raise the price of coal , elm D Rockefeller combines and con- rols the whole output of ooal oil , nud in 002 declared an annual dividend of orty-fivo per cent ou his shares of tooks , nnd ia the same year raises the price of coal oil .twenty per cour , and uobody indicts him. The retnll coal ioalors combine nnd make n few dollars and they are robbers. Rockefeller com bines and makes millions aud ho is n ihilanthroplst , " The Rev. Irl R. Hicks of St. Louis waited for that February blizzard nud hen sent out n marked copy of his pub- ( cation , containing the following para graph for the information of skeptical ditors : "Wo have already said in > rlnt thnt February , according to our figuring , would bring many winter terms , aud rough woatlur generally. Wo shall now see. Keep your eye ou our forecasts , nud your hnnd on the hrottlo. " We take our hand from the hrottlo to inquire of the reverend prognosticator - gnosticator uow don't confuse it with abricator if the same forecast might not apply to March or April , or any other month of the year ? Almost every mouth produces storms ; some ire stormy storms and some 'are ust storms , but they come without vnitlug the desires of Hicks or nny other prophet. If the Hicks' forecasts are to bs of any advantage ho should name the day aud hour and the place whore n severe storm will strike. Any one with n reasonable command of astronomical language could approach 31cks ns n forecaster of weather. They would generally , most always , hit it if they foretold wintry storms in winter nnd summery storms in summer , be cause there are nearly always disturb ances in some part of the country that may bo called storms in support of Elides' or any old almanac's forecasts. This is the birthday of Abraham Liu- coin , the observance of which by the people of the United States is scarcely second to thnt of Washington. Some one has well said that if the latter was the father of his country , Lincoln de serves the distinction of being known ai o-mutry's uncle at the very least. It was under his administration that the country , born during Washington's time , was preserved. His is the dis tinction of having directed the country's affairs through the war of the rebellion , preserving the union from disintegra tion nud nuking freemen of the slaves of the Bouth. Abraham Lincoln was born 04 years ago ia Hard In county , Ky. , his first political venture being as candidate for the Illinois leglslaturein 1883 , but ho was defeated. HU first ofllco was as postmaster of Now Salem. Iu 1834 Lincoln was again n candidate for the legislature and was elected. In 1830 ho was re-elected. In 1810 ho was nn elec tor ou the Harrison ticket and made speeches in all parts of Illinois. Iu 18-10 Lincoln's national career brgnu by his election to congress. Iu I860 ho was nominated for president by the newly formed republican party and was elected by n handsome plurality over his long time opponent , Stephen A. Donglns.who headed the democratic ticket. Ho was re-elected to the oillce of president iu 1801 over Gen. McOlollan , nnd on the night of April 11 , 1805 , ho was nssossi- natedby John Wilkes Booth , nn actor while nt tending a play nt Ford's theatre Washington. He died the rtoxt morn ing without having regained conscious ness. This , in brief , is the history of a man who arose from the commonest o common people to lead n great uatioi thorough its darkest era. It is fitting that his life and achievements shouli be reviewed at this time nnd his praises sung. ( Mr , Bryan has boon talking to the women of Now York. Ho told them n secret thnt ho is not n candidate for > rtsldont or nny other ofllco. The re- > ort is therefore likely to bo spread. Lincoln's municipal pot has long m.sHid the boiling point , while thu Nor- 'oik ' utensil 1ms scarcely begun to sim mer. The politicians of this latter olty to not appear to comprehend the fact that nu important campaign will very shortly bo up to the people , Addlcks has resorted to threats against the stubborn Delaware legislat ors. His chance for nn election must JO growing worse. Bring some of .hose legislators to Nebraska so that Mr. Bryan nnd some nioro of us common people may have nn opportnu- ty of spatting them on the back. It is reported from Lincoln that Gov ernor Mickey is thinking of applying .ho . RooBOveltiau method to the legls- aturo and if no roveuuo law is adapted ho will call the legislature ia special session. Ho wishes to diasabuso the don that ho ia n railroad governor by favoring n low that will make the rail roads bear a just share of the burdens of taxation. The president has decided to advance lis private secretary , George B. Cartel- you to the position of secretary of the now department of commerce. It will bo a fitting acknowledgment of faithful service aud from what the people have lad an opportunity of knowing of Mr. Cortolyou's ability it is believed thnt ho will fit into the now chair to n nicety. The now office will bo ouo of the most mportant in the cabinet aud it is beloved - loved that Mr Corteiyou will be competent - potent of directing its affairs with splen did results. The sennto has decided that the Phili- pines must have a gold standaid , nud that the unit of measurement shall be the pjho. Now Mr. Bryan's friends in the archipelago will have an oppor tunity to make a campaign for the frco nnd unlimited coinage of the silver peso at the ratio of something to cue. Iu future years the action of the senate may bo entitled to distinction as the crime of 1003. Dee Bixby iu the Daily Drift of the State Jourual says : "If we were gover nor wo would not hesitate to commute ho sentence of Niegenflnd to imprison ment for life. The man is not right in ho head. Ho is a degeuoiato nnd can lot help it. Blessed are the merciful , for they shall obtain mercy. " It may ound brutal to some to disagree with ho sentiments expressed in this para graph , but there are a whole lot of ) ooplo iu this section of the state who invo uo hesitancy in standing by the conviction that Nicgeufind merits the punishment decreed by the courts aud nothing less. As long as there is n law providing for capital punishment this uan is certainly ono against whom it should bo enforced as his crime was thoroughly brutal. Furthermore there are a largo number of people who would mvo taken tbo law iu their own hands lad they doubted that such would bo ho murder's fate. It is not believed hut the governor has been requested to show clemency by anyone cognizant of the crime , and the resultant impression s that they nro entirely satisfied with the court's decree. There would be many to compliment the governor should he follow the advice of the Jour ual poet , but there would unquestion ably bo much dissatisfaction in this part of the state where the crime was com- mitted. Will Present a Hole. The prospects seem favorable to the passage of a bill appropriating some ot the public money of Nebraska for the purpose of experimenting with regard to what may be'nnder thp state in the way of gas , oil and coal. If such au appropriation is made the money should be spout to the best ndvnntage , and Nor folk has a suggestion to make in that connection. Some years ago the Norfolk munici pal government determined to try for au nrtoxian flow of water , aud , iu pur suance ot thnt end , a hole was bored into the earth to the depth of something like 1,000 foot , after which the city fuuds rau low and in n spirit of economy the city council decided to niv i nn the quest. Tliis hole was steel-piped the entire depth nud is still iu good repair. If , therefore , the state desires to ex periment in this section of tlm country the city will , without u doubt , present it with this 1,000 feet of hole , costing between $3,000 and $1,000 with which to make the tost. With the object of the appropriation iu view , the offer of this hole is to bo considered in no other light than as that of a magnificent gift aud u saving to the approdriatioii ol the cost of boring and piping that dis tance. The casing is of n diameter of eight inches for nbont 500 foot and the balance is six inches in diameter. The geological formation of this section of the state is said by those who have made a careful examination nud estimation to favor the belief that underlying it are valuable natural deposits - posits that but await disclosure to be of DHiiefit to the people of the state and the world. In the boring of wells ia this vicinity Btratas of coal have been dis closed in several Inttances nnd in various localities , nnd ( there is no doubt but thnt coal , oil and gns are coucenled in the earth's depths. Lying nt the con flux of two vallfcyt with the nlopo of tno western pirt of the htn'o this way it IH believed thnt such deposits , if they exist in the state , ate nearer the surface hero than at other points , and these f apt H combined with the gift of 1,000 fuot of hob should bu coimidcrn.1 when the state's experiments are uudu-takun. ENGLAND 18 NOW AT PEACE. King Calls Attention to Fact in Speech From Throne. London , Fob. 18. King Edward , nc- companlod by Queen Alexandra and surrounded by the court and nil the officers of state , opened parliament yesterday afternoon. Earl Snlsbury , kneeling , handed the king the speech , which his majesty read from the throne , ns follows : "My Lords nnd Ocntlcmcn : My rela tions with all the foreign powers con- tlnuo friendly. The blockade of the Venezuelan porta has led to negotia tions for the adjustments of all the mnt ors In dispute. I rejoice that a settlement ban now boon arrived ot which has justified the blockading powers In bringing all hostile naval operations to nn Immediate close. No- jroMntlonH have taken place for nn adjustment , of the questions which have arisen In regard to the boundary of TP" mwp ° ? lonB In North America and that of the territory of Alaska. " The speech next referred to the TJp" " > n oiip Mon. navlnir : "Tho fllhmtlon of the European prov inces of Turkey gives cause for seri ous anxtotv. I have used my best ef forts to lmnrpr < unon the sultnn and hi * ministers the ur ont need of con- porwntlvo , well considered methods of reform. " Austro-Russlan Note Submitted. Vienna , Fob. 18. The Neuo Frele Presse announces that the Austro-Rus- elan note yesterday was submitted to the cabinets of Berlin , Paris , London nnd Rome , and that It will be present ed to the porto on Feb. 19 , unless the powers require n revision of it , In which case its presentation will bo de layed until Feb. 21. The reform pro posals are chiefly of an administrative and flnnnclnl nature , such as the porte hcrctoforq has promised , but nevci executed. One now feature Is the ap polntment of a governor who shall have authority to act without referring to the porte In every contingency. It Is believed In political circles that the norto will oppose the appointment of Clagoff. Three Deaths From Plague. Mazntlan , Mex. , Feb. 18 , There were three deaths from the plague yes tcrday. Two hundred and two patients with the plague have been admitted to the lazaretto since it was cstnb lishod and 121 have died. These fig ures do not Include the deaths In tha city. The family attacked with the plague at the town of Oso have now nil died. Other cases are reported from that town , where the Inhabitants have been defying the sanitary rcgu latlons. A detachment of cavalry has been sent there to compel strict ob Bcrvnnco of the rules. California Lemon Crop Damaged. Los Angeles , Gal. , Feb. 18. Th < cold wave which has swept over south cm California during the past foui or five days , bringing snow and frost is broken and orchnrdlsts arc giving their attention to the work of deter mining the damage. It has been as certnlned that lemons suffered most In certain localities the entire lemon crop for the summer was killed and In nearly nil sections of California there was more or loss damage. It It conservatively estimated that the los , will bo between 10 and 20 per cent ol the entire crop. Agree on Army BUI , Washington , Feb. 18. The conferee ! on the army appropriation bill reached an agreement yesterday. The senntt amendment providing for the detail ol retiring army officers to the numbei of twenty for service with organized mllltla was agreed to but the provla Ion for the assignment of retired offi cers as attaches at American embas slcs and legations abroad was omitted The conferees agreed to the provision thnt citizens of Porto Rico mny enlist in the regulnr army and the Porto Rlcnn regiment may bo ordered foi crvlco outside of Porto Rico. Failed to Break Ice Jam. Vienna , Fob. 18. The attempts tc. break up the ice jam in the Vistula , nonr Sxouor.In , by dynamite hava fulled. The town of Szcuczln is threaten on d with destruction. The people are suffering greatly. The floods have compelled them to kill their nnlmaU nnd devour the flesh raw , nil theli food , cooking utensils nnd belongings having been swept away by the floods , which extend for many miles. Fur thnr troops have boon summoned tc aid In succoring the villagers. Coflhlan's Fleet Goes to Honduras. Washington , Feb. 18. Upon furthei report from United States Consul Will- lam E. Alger , at Puerto Cortcz , that conditions In Honduras are threaten ing nnd thnt American interests nro likely to bo endangered owing to the International turmoil , Secretary Moody decided to send Admiral Gogh lan's fleet of cruisers nnd gunboats , now cruising In the Caribbean , to the gulf const of Honduras. The orders will bo issued today. Springfield , III. , Feb. 16. Springfield yesterday experienced ono of the most severe bllzrards In years. Street car eorvlco was practically abandoned. All trains entering the city were from fifteen minutes to two hours late. The thermometer fell ten degrees In three hours. . Don't forget the old man with the fish on his back. For nearly thirty years he has been traveling around the world , and is still traveling , , bringing health and comfort wherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and' strengthening food. To thin and pale persons 'ic gives new firm flesh and -ich red blood. Children who first saw the < ld man with the fish are now rown up and have childrea ) f their own. lie stands for Scott's Emul- on of pure cod liver oil a , I Rightful food and a natural ) tiic for children , for old folks . .J for all who need flesh and ircngth. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists. --0.4JS pearl Street . , New York. - -Ei on. mi druggists. " " " " " "COLE"YOUNGER"GOES HOME. : amous Bandit Summoned to Sister's Sick Bed In Missouri Town. St. Paul , Feb. 1C. Cole Younger , the inrdoned bandit , left St. Paul and Minnesota Saturday for his old home n Missouri , which he has not seen or twenty-seven years , when he left t to participate in the memorable Jorthfleld bank raid , which resulted in iis arrest and Imprisonment. Younger tad planned to leave St. Paul today , mt he received a telegram Saturday tatlng that his sister was seriously II at Lees Summit , Mo. , and he de- Ided to leave at once. He cannot , mder the conditions of his pardon , eturn to Minnesota. He said he in- ended to locate in Dallas , ex. , and vould probably go'Into the stock rals- ng business. CONNECTS DENVER WITH GULF. New 'Frisco Road Will Join Colorado With New Orleans. ' Outhrle. Okln. , Feb. 16. John B. Linden , general manager of construc tion and townsites of the 'Frisco linen In Oklahoma , stated thnt nil the se curities have been sold and all the townsltos contracted for between Enid , Okla. , and Denver , Colo. , on the extension of the Arkansas Valley nnd Western from Enid to Denver. This extension , he says , -will be the main line to Colorado of the 'Frisco exten sions being now made northwest from Guthrle , Oklahoma Cltv nnd Tulsa City , I. T. The three lines will con verge In ono In northern Oklahoma. The ultimate result will be n direct line from New Orleans to Denver. Jury Unable to Agree. Indianapolis , Feb. 1C. After belns out forty-elght hours , the jury In the- case of Dr. J. A. Alexander failed to reach an agreement and was dis charged. On the final ballots the vote etood eight for acquittal and four for conviction . There wore several seri ous altercations during the considera tion of the evidence in the Jury room. The perplexing question in the minds of the Jurors , they say , was whether Dr. Alexander bad guilty knowledge of the fact tbit the body of Rose Nold- llnger h" i been unlawfully taken from the grave. HBtwnvBMMK KMOMU HlMMBUH A My H air < . .1"l had , n very severe sickness that took off all my hair. I purchased - chased a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor and it brought all my hair back again. " ' W. D. Qulnn , Marseilles , III. One thing is certain , Ayers Hair Vigor makes the hair grow. This is because it is a hair food. It feeds the hair and the hairgrows , that's all there is to.it. It stops falling of the hair , too , and al ways restores color to gray hair. JI.OO I bottle. All driictliti. If your drnpL'lnt cannot supply you , you a buttle , Ito mro and clvn the name of your nearest exnrMi office. AddrcTi J.C.AVE11 CO. . Lowell , Hag * . '