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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
PAET TWO. NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , KIWRUARY 20 , WON , PAGES 0 TO 12
'Express ' Train Crashes Into
i School Children at Newark.
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'TROLLEY CAR SLIDES ON RAILS
Motor-man Cannot Stop It and Eight
of the Occupants Are Killed , While
n Score or More Are Injured , Four
. ' of Them Fatally.
Newark , N. J. , Feb. 20. A fast ox-
: i > roBS on the Lackawauna railway cut
through n trolley car crowded with
school children at the Clifton avenue
$1\ -crossing yesterday. Eight of the chil
dren were killed and a score or more
of them Injured. The motorman of the
car , who stuck to his post , will die ,
.nnd the engineer of the express was
so badly hurt that thcro Is little hope
of his recovery.
Both the express and the trolley
were on steep grades , going at right
angles. The express was signalled
.nnd the crossing gates were lowered
while the trolley car was yet halfway
down the hill. The motorman Imme-
-dlately put off the power and applied
the brakes , but almost Immediately
the car began to slip along the Icy
Tails. It gained tremendous moment
um and at the bottom of the hill
crashed through the gates directly In
the track of the Incoming train. The
locomotive ploughed Its way through
-the trolley , throwing the children In
every direction.
The dead : Viola 111 , Maud Baker.
"Ernestine P. Mueller , Mabel E.
Karschner , Alma Loohnberg , Rosebud
, Kohn , Ella Werpuep , Evan L. East-
t ivood , Jr.
Fatally Injured : Peter Brady , mo-
lorman ; Oscar .Backllff , enclneer ;
Jennie McLelland , Florence Doll.
Car Slides on Rails.
/ The accident happened within three
Blocks of the high school building ,
* md In the car at the time were nearly
100 pupils. As many as thirty others
had managed to throw themselves
from the car before the crash came.
trolley was one of the specials
every day bring the children to
school. It had more than Its ordinary
3- . load yesterday owing to the cold. It
* * -contained every child that could
. f ( squeeze Inside and others stood on
k ' the platforms. A score or more chil
dren were compelled to walk , and
they followed the car afoot. They
say that when the car was still less
than halfway down the hill the railroad -
- * * * road gates began to drop. Peter Brady ,
' ' the motorman , promptly shut off the
power and applied the brakes. The
* Ice-covered rails afforded no hold for
the wheels and although Brady Jammed
his brake harder and then swung
en the reverse , the momentum oi. the
car grew at every yard , and the car
Bhot down toward the railroad.
.When . It was right at the gates the
express thundered Into It. Warned
by the cries of those afoot and by
their own sense of danger , those on
the platforms began to thrown them-
eelves off Into the snow , but there was
N no time for those within the ear-to
r T do more than crush toward the rear
; f floor. The gates wore swept aside
, "O " , "like tooth picks and before the crack
ing of the gates died out came the
crash. For thirty seconds before the
nlr was filled with frantic cries of
' ' those who saw death dashing down
upon them.
One Body Lodges on Moving Train.
Av , The wreck of the trolley car was
f-1 .complete. The pilot of the engine
t
struck It almost amldship and turned
it partly around and then the ponder
ous engine cut It In two. The upper
.part of the street car was reduced to
fragments under the drivers of the
locomotive. One-half of the car was
thrown to one side and lay on the
tracks. The other section was hurled
ome distance away. In every dlrec-
'
tlon lay the Injured and dead. The
i engine was brought to a standstill
, .and from the train and from nearby
bouses men rushed to the rescue.
"The spectacle was appalling and many
. " "who started to work had to give up
unnerved. Over from the high school ,
where the crash had been heard , came
. , ' pupils and teachers to 'aid In succor-
C ' Ins their companions. Within five
minutes as many dead bodies had
been laid side by side In the snow
( alongside the track. One of the bodies
ies , that of a girl , was found a block
"beyond. It had been carried there on
the pilot of the engine. Load after
tload was sent away In the patrol
jwagons and ambulances. Within a
short time there was not an Injured
person near the scene of the wreck
and the dead were on the way to the
-morgue.
MONTREAL EXPRESS DERAILED.
.All the Cars Leave the Track and
Twenty Passengers Are Injured.
Toronto , Feb. 20. The Montreal ex
press on the Grand Trunk railroad
yi&a derailed at Whltoby Junction
yesterday. All the cars left the track
and rolled down a twenty-live foot em
bankment , hurling the passengers
i , ijout as they turned over. No one was
killed , though over twenty suffered
more or less severe Injuries. Several
. 'Americans were on the train going
through to the west.
Two Killed In Wreck.
Fort Worth , Tex. , Feb. 20. An east-
liound Texas Pacific passenger train
T/as wrecked fourteen n.llua from
3)tre yesterday. J. D. Mauht.'ws ol
Ath'ons , Tonn. , and J. II. Rlloy of Har
mony , W. Va. , wore killed. 0. EJ.
Moody of Gainesville , Tex. , was the
only passenger injured. Express
Messenger McEwcn and Baggageman
tor James Nash , both of Fort Worth ,
wore hurt.
NUNB REOPEN THEIR SCHOOLS.
Peasants Stone Gendarmes Who Come
to Oust Thorn.
Paris , Fob. 20. There was a re
vival'yesterday of the icllglous dis
turbances which characterized the
closing of the congrogatlnnallst school
In Brittany last summer. The mm a
having reopened tholr school at the
village of Saint Moon , n pollca com
missary , accompanied by a squad of
gendarmes , proceeded to the village
to servo the order to close the school.
When ho arrived , the chapel sounded
the tocsin and 300 peasants gathered
in front of the school , shouting , "Death
to the commissary , " and "Hurrah for
the slaters. " Showers of stones greet
ed the commissary and the gendarmes ,
who , however , forced their way
through the crowd and Into the 'school. '
The commissary read the order to the
lady superior , who , after some par
leying , promised to depart within a
week.
NEGROES WOULD RETALIATE.
If "Jim Crow" Bill Becomes a Law
They Will Fight Exposition.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Feb. 20. At a meet
ing of negrqps In this city last night ,
called to protest against the "Jim
crow" bill of Representative John T.
Crisp , now before the legislature , pro
viding for separate cars for negroes ,
resolutions wore adopted calling on
President Roosevelt and congress to
prevent giving to the St. Louis World's
fair $6,000,000 , as proposed.
In case the "Jim crow" bill becomes
a law prominent negroes In the state
say they will send an Influential dele
gation to Washington to use every
means possible to secure the with
drawal of the World's fair appropria
tion.
PRACTICAL JOKE COSTS A LIFE.
Brakeman Tells Fireman to Jump
When No Danger Threatens.
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St. Joseph , Mo. , Feb. 20. W. A.
Clark , a fireman In the employ of the
Rock Island railroad , running cast
of this city , was fatally Injured yes
terday as the result of the work of a
practical Joker. Clark was on the
tender of his engine when a brakeman -
man on top of a boxcar shouted to
him to jump or he would be killed , at
the same time Indicating a wreck
and that he himself was about to
Jump. Clark leaped into a snow bank ,
struck on his head , tore off his scalp
and fractured his skull.
Bogus Nobleman Is Criminal.
St. Louis , Feb. 20. The man serving
a month's term at the city workhouse ,
who lived here for some time as "Lieu
tenant Colonel F. Seymour Barring-
ton , " a member of the British nobil
ity , and married a Kansas City wom
an who believed his stories of wealth
and title , was today positively Iden
tified as George Barton , a noted Eng
lish criminal.
Bassanella to Hang Today.
Bismarck , N. D. , Feb. 20. Jacob
Bassanolla will bo hanged at Wash-
bury today. He was convicted under
the name of James Smith of the mur
der of Anter Hyllnger , a farmer. After
conviction Smith confessed that he
was Jacob Bassanella , who escaped
from jail at Grand Forks , while await
ing trial for the murder of Alex Ander
son.
Tlllman Denied Ball.
Columbia , S. C. , Feb. 20. Chief Jus
tice Pope refused the application for
ball for James H. Tillman , who re
cently shot and killed Editor Gonzales -
zales here. It was the rule of the
court , he said , In such cases to make
no explanation of the conditions gov
erning such cases.
Ames Papers Are Honored.
Concord , N. H. , Feb. 20. Requisi
tion papers In the case of ex-Mayor
Ames of Minneapolis were honored by
Governor Batcheldcr after a hearing
yesterday. It is considered doubtful
if the physical condition of Mr. Ames
will admit of an attempt to take him
to Minneapolis.
Mrs. Anna Osborne Park Dead.
Atchlson , Kan. , Fob. 20. Mrs. Anna
Osborno Park , widow of the late R. A.
Park , the banker , died at her home
here yesterday. Mrs. Park , who was
one of the wealthiest women in Kan
sas , was one of the organizers of the
Kansas Social club twenty years ago.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
Within the present year the Santa
Fo will announce a new 300-mile ex
tension to connect Albuquerque with
Galveston.
A. N. Stlnson and his sixteen-year-
old son of Shawnee , Okla. , were as
phyxiated at their homo by the fumes
from a stove.
George B. Loving , who attempted to
form the co-called cattle trust , died
on the street at Fort Worth Thursday.
Ho was widely known.
President John Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers refused an of
fer of $4,000 to appear this year on
the Chautauqua circuit.
Dr. Ashley A. Weber , one of the
crack revolver shots of this country ,
died at his home in Brooklyn Thurs
day , Ills death was due to an auto
mobile accident , which occurred sev
eral months ago.
Provides for Submarine Boats
and Three Battleships.
SENATE HOLDS NIGHT SESQION.
Morgan of Alabama Talks to Block
Panama Canal Cullotn Resolution
to Fix Date for Vote Next Saturday
Meets With Objection.
Washington , Feb. 20. At the end of
a protracted Mansion tl\o \ IIDUHU ycatt'i-
day psiHsud the naval appropriation
bill. A great many amendments \UMU
offered to the provisions relating to
the Increase of the porflonncl and the
authoil/atlon of the new ships to be
built. The mont Important amotul-
mcnt adopted was one to mitliurl/.o
the secretary of the navy , In hln dlH-
crutlon , to purchase or contincl lor
submarine lorpc'do boats after invest I-
gallon of tholr merits , and appropri
ates $500,000 for that purpose. The
amendment was iu , the language of n
bill Int'roduccd by Hill ( Conn. ) , and
It was stated on the floor that It had
the support of all the m < jmbcrH of
the naval committee. It wa adopted
practically without debate. The
words authorizing the construction ot
the new ships "by contract"voro
stricken out. As passed , the bill pio-
vldos for three now battleships and
an armored cruiser , two steel ( min
ing ships and one wooden bilg for
training purposes , In addition to the
submarine boats dlBcrotlonally au
thorized. The increase in the per
sonnel of the navy went through as
reported by the committee , an effort
to limit the Increase to two midship
men for each senator and representa
tive to the period between now nnd
1911 having been voted down.
At the night session of the senate
Morgan devoted his speech large
ly to the relation of the Colombian
government to "the Catholic church.
He quoted at length the concordat be
tween the pope and the president ot
the republic , and asset ted that the
Isthmian government Is practically
dictated by the Catholic church and
especially by the Jesuit order. This ,
ho said , would bo true In the canal
zone , as well as In other parts of
the country , and he contended that If
the treaty should bo ratified the ITnlt-
ed States would find that It had en
tered Into an undesirable- and un-
American alliance. He was not will
ing to suspend at 11 o'clock and said
he was quite prepared to continue.
Jnst before the close of the session ,
Senator Cullom sought unanimous
consent to fix a time for a vote next
Saturday , but Senator Morgan object
ed. Senator Quay also said that he
would object unless an agreement to
vote on the omnibus statehood bill
could be obtained.
MAY BE AN EXTRA SESSION.
President Insists Upon Ratification of
Cuban and Canal Treaties.
Washington , Feb. 20. President
Roosevelt will call an extraordinary
session of the senate of the Fifty-
eighth congress unless both the Pan
ama canal and the Cuban reciprocity
treaties are ratified at the present
session. The president made this
declaration of his intention to several
senators and he made it as emphatic
ally and unequivocally as he was capa
ble of making It.
It is deemed likely by officials of the
administration and many senators
that both treaties will be ratified be
fore March 4 , but the necessity for
their early ratification Is regarded by
the president as so urgent that in the
event of the failure of either one or
both at the present session ho will
Issue immediately his call for an extra
session. It is said that there are
grave reasons of state why both
treaties should bo ratified as soon as
possible. They have Induced the
president to make the announcements
to senators of his determination.
RICHARDS TO SUCCEED DAY.
Solicitor General Is to Be Judge of
the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Washington , Feb. 20. The presi
dent yesterday announced the appoint
ment of Judge William R. Day to bo
justice of the supreme court of the
United States in place of Justice
Shlras , resigned.
The announcement also was made of
the appointment of Solicitor General
John K. Richards to the vacancy on
the circuit bench of the Sixth cir
cuit , consequent on the appointment
of Judge Day to the supreme court.
Announcement was also made ot
the appointment of Assistant Attor
ney General Henry M. Hoyt to the
collcltorship in Mr. Richards' place.
The president also announced the
appointment of Representative Page
Morris of Minnesota to the new dis
trict judgcshlp in that state.
Veterans to Consolidate.
Washington , Feb. 20. At the meet-
Ins yesterday of the joint committee
of the Spanish War Veterans
and the Spanish-American War
VeternnS , a resolution was adopted
providing that the two organizations
shall consolidate. Another resolu
tion adopted air.hoilr.OB coinmltteus to
select a ntino. cons 1'iitlon , bylaws ,
etc. , for the amnlgamatoil organiza
tion.
Biclnccs Black Ce-t oyed.
ai--.ai e Mom. . ! < . * . JO. Flro yes
terday destroyed Glendlvo'H largest
and ntoHt nuliHtauttal bunlncnH block ,
canning a loan of $70,000 , which In
only partly covered by itimiiunco , The
hutlillnt : wan owned by Thomas F.
II.IRIUI and occupied on u ionurat ; Htorn
by 0 , 1) . HolhH-Uor.
ALLIES A R YET sUaPECTED.
Venezuela Feels That Powers Still Do.
sire to Assist Revolutionists.
Now York , Fob. 20. Atttonlflhmont
Is oxpruHHod In government clrclei )
here , nays the llorald'H Caracas correspondent -
respondent , that nothing has yet boon
hoard of the rotuin of the Venezuelan
Hoot , us Htlpulatud In the protocols.
OnicliilB can only explain It an tlio ru-
suit of the ( leslie ol tliu ullloit to UH-
slnt the rovolutlonlHtH.
IlilllHli naval authorities think ( hero
IK inure double ahead with Venezuela ,
nays the llorald'H Port of Spain , Tiln-
Idad , roproHontatlvo. They miy that
England h determined nol to recog
nize any Castro blockade and Its vos-
Rein will no ) hcnltata to IIro on ships
or shore upon any manifestations of
Interference with British trade In
Venezuela. No Instructions have yet
boon received regarding the dollvory
of warHhlpH to Castro. It In bollovod
hero that nothing will bo done until
the terms of the agreement arc re
ceived from Wanhlngton.
The Venezuelan gunboat Uantaura-
dor , which was captured by the Gor
man cruiser Vlnota on Dec. 12 , an
chored at Puerto Cabollo today , still
flying the Gorman flag.
CATTLE DISEASE IN MEXICO.
Pending an Investigation Entry of
Live Stock Will Be Stopped.
Washington. Feb. 20. Secretary
Wilson says that the British govern
ment has received advices from ono
of its consuls In Mexico to the effect
that foot and mouth disease ban
broken out at San Luis PotosI , and
that the department of agriculture ,
acting on the British representations ,
has directed Inspector Shaw of the
bureau of animal Industry to make a
thorough Investigation.
Dr. Shaw Is now In the neighbor
hood of the reported outbreak. Pending
ing his report the entry of live stock
from Mexico has been interdicted.
There are no official advices to thin
government to Indicate the presence
of the disease on the Mexican border.
Oregon to Elect Senator.
Salem , Ore. , Feb. 20. Tonight a
United States senator will bo elected
to succeed Joseph Simon. All the
forces have boon at work to effect a
change in the situation to enable
Boino candidate to secure- majority
of the legislature , which , In the ab
sence of one member , will bo forty-flvo
votes. C. W. Fulton now has thirty-
four , counting himself. It is under
stood that the nineteen Multnomah
members have agreed to stand solid
for the Multnomah county man. Ex-
Governor T. T. Goer has sixteen
votes. The great effort is to get at
least a portion of the Geer forces to
unite with Multnomah county In vet
ing for a Portland man.
Train Service on Orient Line.
Kansas City , Feb. 20. Between
March 20 and April 1 the Kansas City ,
Mexico and Orient railway will start
passenger service between Kansas
City and Wichita , Kan. , over the Mis
souri Pacific railway. Orient cars will
be attached to the Missouri Pacific
trains at the Union depot. At Wich
ita the cars will be switched to the
Orient tracks'which are completed tea
a point beyond Anthony. This service
will bo continued until the Orient
tracks between Kansas City and Wich
ita are built. Eventually the Orient
line will enter Kansas City over Its
own tracks.
To Present Joint Note to Turkey.
Paris , Feb. 20. The Russian foreign
minister , Count Lamsdorff , has com
municated to the French government
the fact that Russia received yester
day the last of the adherenccs of the
European powers to the Joint note to
Turkey , on the subject of reforms ,
thus making the action of the powers
unanimous. He accordingly directed
M. Selnovlcf , the Russian ambassa
dor at Constantinople , to proceed with
Baron von Calico , the Austrian am
bassador , to the sultan and present
the note.
Secret Marriages In Missouri.
Jefferson City , Feb. 20. A bill was
passed in the senate yesterday which
allows secret marriages in the state.
The bill provides that recorders may
refrain from recording marriage li
censes until after the ceremony Is
performed and the return made , which
Is ninety days after licenses are Is
sued. The bill will bo fought In tha
house , as It is considered a stop to
prevent parents from protecting their
daughters from unhappy marriages.
Endorse Woman Suffrage.
Cheyenne , Wyo. , Fob. 20. Both
houses of the legislature yesterday
adopted a joint resolution strongly
endorsing woman suffrage , declaring
that It has been In vogue in Wyoming
since territorial days in 1889 and
raised the standard of candidates ,
made elections more orderly , Improved
the character of the legislature and
developed womanhood to a broader
uso.
High Price for Stallion.
Emmotsvllle , la. , Fob. 20. W. E.
Crowder & Co. of Laurcns , la. , have
purchased the Imported perchcron
stallion Organlsto for $5,500. This Is
the highest price ever paid by an
American for a draft stallion.
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given at the Norfolk Auditorium on the evening of Friday ,
February 27 , to the most popular lady employe in Norfolk , or
within a radius of 49 miles of Norfolk.
The Norfolk Daily News has purchased a box
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