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TUB NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY MARCH 27 , IH03 Flames Break Out Again and Threaten Town. FIREMEN ARE UNDER WALLS. Unknown Number Burled In a Heap- Loss Roaches $ IO,000-Out at 2 O'clock Mysterious Origin of the Fire. Shelton , March 23. Spocinl to The News : At 2 o'clock this afternoon the flro hero was finally put out. Of the jQremon who were caught uutlor the falling walla , none are killed but four are severely Injured. Shelton , Neb. , March 23. Spocinl to The News : The disastrous lire of yesterday - torday wiw renewed this morning and the entire business portion of the town is now threutound. A hl h northwest wind is blowing and funs the Humes about indiscriminately. Residence houses on both Hides of the street have ulrnnrtv boon bnriiud. At 10 o'clock this morning falling walls caught several flrotnou nutl uniied them completely. Ono WUB dragged out badly iujurml niul others are still pinned nudor the walls. The exact number of men buried is unknown. The leas IMS ranched $10,000 now iitid there is no telling how much higher it may run. The flro started about 0 o'.clock . ln > t evening and completely destroyed the Clipper newspaper plant together with the post oflke. For n , time last night it looked as though the town would go F. D. Reed was the principal lostr last night. The causa was u mystery. There were a great many people on the streets on account of the murder which was committed in the aftemo m. People ple formed bucket brigades and did heroic work. Last night it was thought to bo totally extinguished. REPORT ON MINE STRIKE. Summary of Findings on Recent An thracite Dispute. Washington , March 23. President Roosevelt's coal strike arbitration board announced its unanimous findIngs - . Ings , which are to bo binding on oper- S * * ators and men alike till March 31. , 190G. In brief , the commission rccom- ijr\ mends a 10 per cent Increase ror con- ! * " tract miners ; an eight-hour day for I ' ' firemen and engineers hoisting water ; Sunday off and C per cent Increase for other engineeis and pumpmen ; a nine- hour day with old wages for all other employes ; partial recognition of the union by the formation of a joint board of conciliation to settle all fut ure disputes ; a sliding scale of wages , giving 1 per cent Increase with each 3- cent increase In the price of coal to the consumer ; a compulsory concilia tion law is advocated , but compul sory arbitration Is opposed. Snowstorm in Kansas. Kansas City , March 23. Following a drop in the temperature , one of the heaviest snowstorms of the year pre Tailed here. The storm" was accom panied by a stiff north wind and wa general over northern Missouri am Kansas. At Junction City , Kan. , th snow is six Inches deep , and Ab lene , Emporia , Atchlson and othe Kansas points report a fall of from two to four Inches. Burdlck Inquest Resumed. Buffalo , March 23. The Inquest into the death of Edwin L. Burdick was re sumed in Judge Murphy's court. The first witness was George C. Miller , who was attorney for Burdlck , in whose office Burdlck and Mr. Pennell met for a conference several weeks before Burdlck's murder. Following Mr. Miller , the district attorney may call Miss Lizzie Romance , the Pennell domestic on whom Pennell relied , in part , for his alibi on the night Burdick was killed. Death of Alice Roseland. Washington , March 23. Mrs. Cora H. Wilbur , an actress , the wife of Ar thur R. Wilbur , manager of Hoyt's "A Texas Steer" company , and until three years ago the star in that pro duction , under the stage name of Alice Roseland , died suddenly at her home in this city. In the room where the woman died the police found a bottle nearly full of wood alcohol. Dressmakers Will Hire Escorts. Chicago , March 23. Members of th'e National Dressmakers' association de- cided. unanimously to hire male es corts to show the women about town at all future sessions. The Innova tion was suggested by Mrs. Caroline Angford of Duluth , but formerly of London , where dressmakers are In the habit of "renting" male escorts. Vessel Burns at Sea. Funchal , Madoria , March 23. The Norwegian bark Tabltha , Captain J. Danlelson , Pensacola for Buenos Ayres , was burned at sea. The Brit ish steamer Tarragona picked up the Tabltha's crew and landed them here. Two of the crew died of exposure. Life Sentence for Murder. Des Molnes , March 23. James Burns , accused of killing Jerry Cor coran , was found guilty of murder in the first degree and life Imprisonment was recommended. Aaron and Carrlo BatleBe and White Boyerldgo are to be tried for complicity. Oregon Stock Dying Off. Portland , Ore. , March 23. Range stock in eastern Oregon is suffering on account of the snowfall. Many horses and cattle are reported dead , and it IB feared there will be still greater loss. Hay In some localities IB $40 u ton. rtUNAWAY CAR MAIM8 MANY. Ruahes Down Steep Hill and la De. railed at Sharp Curve , . East Liverpool , O. , March 23. A street car on the now Pleasant' ' lolghts line ran away on a steep hill , struck a sharp curve and overturned , andlng thirty feet away. There wore Iftoen persons on the car and nil were njurod , some seriously. The wreck was so complete that the car hnd to bo chopped with an ax before all the passengers could bo extricated. Those nest seriously Injured were : Joseph tlcGIll , right shoulder broken , hurt In- crnally , may die ; Sarah Sailing , in * ornally Injured and terribly bruised ; 3. W , Tolnnd , motofman , Injured in- ornally and badly bruised ; Charles lohnston , crushed and cut ; Eva John- eon , bruised about the head and limbs ; Jenjnmlu Jones , body crushed and In- ernally Injured ; John Hyder , crushed , bruised and Internally Injured ; Ralph Alcoy , seriously Injured ; John Hall , crushed and limbs bruised ; Lotto Simmons , limbs bruised and Internally nirt ; Herbert Smith , arms and body : accratcd ; Efflo Nlsson , gash in the head and numerous bruises. Three Fires In Philadelphia. Philadelphia , March 23. Thrco fires In the northeastern section of the city caused a loss aggregating $175,000. The greatest damage occurred at the morocco works of Gooey , Costello & Co. , which was almost completely do stroyed. The loss IB estimated at $100- 000 , partially covered by Insurance. Two mon wore arrested In connection with the fire , which partially destroyed the flint glass works of Mill & Co. , where $35,000 damage was done. The third flro occurred at the factory of Block & Shaw , manufacturers of smok ing pipes. Considerable mystery sur rounds the flr < ? at this place. ST. LOUIS GREETS FRANCIS. Fair President Welcomed Home After Interviewing Crowned Heads. St. Louis , March 23. David R. Francis , president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company , has re turned here from his record-breaking trip In Europe , whore he went in the intei cst of the World's fair. Ho left St. Louis on Feb. 10 and was In Eu rope eighteen days , during which time he visited the capitals of England , France , Germany , Spain and Belgium and had audiences with King Edward , President Loubet , Emperor William , the Spanish premier and King Leo- pold. There was a crowd of at least 10,000 persons at the Union station to greet the traveler. Demand Redress From Swift. Chicago , March 23. At a meeting of the Chicago packing trades council the grievances of sheep butchers In the Boston and Buffalo plants of Swift & Co. were considered and ac tion was taken which may Involve other plants of the company. Michael Donnelly , president of the council , re ported that he had investigated the grievances of the Boston and Buffalo butchers and on his recommendation the council voted to demand an adjust ment of the differences in those cities. New Aspirant for Place. Des Molnes , March 23. Rev. I. P. Schrechengast of Washington , la. , who is a candidate for head of the State college at Ames , interviewed members of the board of trustees in this city. Ho is a graduate of tha college a few years ago and Is a min ister of the Methodist church , located at Washington for several years. It is understood ho has a strong follow ing in the board for the place of presi dent. The board will meet thla week and give consideration to the matter Work of Wire Tappers. New Albany , Ind. , March 23. Pollca recovered the wire and batteries oi the wire tappers who secured information mation from the pool rooms at French Lick and West Baden Springs and secured - cured $8,000. The wire was tapped at a point two miles north of New Al bany. A fine copper wire ran down a pole and along the ground through a woods to a vacant house a quarter ol a mile away , thence under the housa and through the floors to the second story. Rebukes Women Who Wear Btrda Boston , March 23. Professor Dallas L. Sharp of Boston university , aa preacher at the First Methodlsl church , said : "No woman who wean a seagull or a singblrd in her hat can ever get to heaven. If you need ar Easter bonnet get it. Wear it to church. It is an honor to God and a benediction to the soul to have ant ? sco Easter bonnets. Get the bonnets , however , without robbing and killing. ' Ex-Queen Lll Returns Home. Washington , March 23. Former Queen Llluokalanl of Hawaii , who had been in Washington for the past winter In an effort to obtain from congress < gross compensation for the crown lands , of which she was deprived when the island was annexed to the United States , has left here for San Fran clsco , en route to Honolulu. She waa accompanied by two of her retainers , who came to Washington with her. La Soufrlere Again Smoking. Kingstown , St. Vincent , March 23. The eruption of La Soufrlere , which began Saturday , continues. The cra ter is belching forth dense black clouds , which rise heavenwards , ac companied by loud roaring and flashes , which rend the spreading pall of sraolto which now envelopes the entire island In darknoso. Death of William H. Bradley. Dubuque , March 23. William H. Bradley , a prominent capitalist of thla city , is dead. Ho was sixty-nine years of age. \ Robbers Shoot Right and Left Among Passengers. ONE KILLED , THREE WOUNDED. Iowa Man Falls Dying In Mother's Lap Nervy Traveler Opcno Fire on Bandits , Thus Precipitating a General Fusillade. Los Angeles. Cal. , March 23. Thrco masked robbers attempted to the LOB Angolca-Pa- hold up a car on cine electric line , running between Loa Angeles nuil Snntu Monica , about a mile- wont of the city limits , anil after a pistol duel between C. W. Hen derson , one of the passengers , and one of the robbers , the other two high waymen began shooting right anil loft through the crowded car. One pas senger was killed and three wounded. The dead : II. A. Grlswold , Manson - son , la. The wounded : J. C. Cunningham of Los Angeles shot through the left thigh , serious ; Hills Pearson , nhot through the left log ; Dr. C. II. Bowles , shot through the left hand. It Is believed that one of the robbers bors was badly wounded. Mr. Qrls- weld was a wealthy citizen of Manson - son , la. Ho came hero several months ago for the benefit of his mother's health. The hold-up occurred at fie head of n deep cut. The robbers had placed a steel rail , a largo bench and a co- merit barrel on the track. The motorman - man saw the obstruction when the cnr was several hundred yards from It and at once turned off the current and ran slowly to the place. The mo ment the car struck three men , wearIng - Ing masks over their faces , sprang from the weeds alongside the track One boarded the front end of the car and the other two the rear end. The first man commanded the passengers occupying the open seats to put up their hands , and when one of them did not comply , he fired a shot. Henderson then opened lire on the robber , shoot ing as fast as he could pull the trigger The robber turned his gun upon Hen derson , but as ho did BO ho was soon to bend over and cry out as If In pain. Then straightening up , ho began shoot ing at the passengers huddled In the front seats. One of his bullets strucli Ellis Pearson In the left leg. Hender son continued firing and the robbci was seen to fall. While this was going on on the out sldo of the car a tragedy was bclnp enacted Inside. The two robbers whc had entered the rear door commander the passengers to raise their hands and most of them did so. . Before anj attempt could be made by the robbon to search the passengers for theli valuables , the shootlntr beean on the outside of the car. Then the other two robbers began shooting right and left Into the crowd of passengers. Grlswold was seated about the mid dle of the car , with his back turned toward the robbers. At the command , "hands up , " ho tried to secrete his watch under his legs , and one of the robbers , thinking ho was about to draw a gun , fired point blank at him. The bullet struck him In the back of the neck and he fell over into the lap of his aged mother , who was seated at his side. Dr. C. H. Bowles was near the front door and at the command of the rob bers ho raised his hands. When he had them in the air one of the bullets from a robber's revolver struck his left hand and shattered the bones. After emptying their revolvers the robbers backed out of the door and sprang off the car and disappeared. That many more were not killed or wounded is little short of miraculous. Inside the car was thirty or more pas sengers and there were more than ten shots fired. Bullets were found im bedded in the woodwork In many places when the car reached this city. Grlswold expired before the car had gone a mile. He never spoke after he was shot and when his body was lifted from the car at Santa Monica his watch was found under him on the seat. His mother was covered with his blood and was almost insane from fright and grief. The bullet which killed him grazed the cheek ol Miss Anna Funk , who was traveling yrlth him. The highwaymen securec nothing whatever from the passengers Must Stand Trial for Murder. Mount Vernon , March 23. Robert Kane was shot and killed by Alber Roberts , who made his escape into Illinois. Roberts was arrested at Carml by Sheriff McFadden of Poscy county and will be brought back for trial. The ofllcers heard severa shots and upon investigation foum Kane dead and near him was Danle Duncan , who had been assaulted with a knife. His face was badly cut. Islanders Grow Restless. Manila , March 23. There is a feel Ing of unrest in Jolo on account o the arrest and conviction of three prominent Mores who raided ant burned the Chinese town of Porang. As a precautionary measure , General Sumner has strengthened the Jolo garrison risen and is preparing to send addi tional troops there. Evansvllle Murder Mystery. Evansvllle , Ind. , March 23. The po lice and Coroner Walllnp are worklnc on the case of a headless man found In a vault In this city. Coroner Wall Ing and a force of men who had been working all night found the head , but an examination of it by the physicians did not throw any light on the sub Jcct. A GEORGIA DGE WAS ALARMINGLY AFFLICTED WITH CATARRH OP THE LUNGS , CURED BY PE-RU-NA JUDGE DURHAM , OF GREENSIiOIlO , GEORGIA Catarrh of the Lungs the First Stage of Consumption. So All Medical Authorities Agree. Judge Durham , n welWniown local Tudgoof Greensboro , Cla , , hnd bit expo- lunco with 1'oruna well worth reciting. A report hiul hocomo current among the udgo's friends thut'ho was threatened vlth consumption. It was feureil for a imo that Georgia was to losoono of Its nest prominent and influential citizens. It was also reported that the Judge had failed to got any relief from any of the medical bid at his command , that ho md made use of the now world famous A reward of $10,000 lias I bus , Ohio , as a guarantee in our possession authentic timonials are genuine and j TRIPLE CINCINNATI TRAGEDY. Dead Bodies of A. M. Betty , Wife and Babe Found in Their Home. Cincinnati , March 23. There was n mysterious triple tragedy hero at the homo of A. M. Betty , local manager of the WaHhburn-Crosby mills of Min neapolis. The dead bodies of A. M. Betty , his wife , Lulu , and their boy. Harry , aged twenty months , were found by neighbors. A note written by Betty was found , in which he ac cused his wife of killing the babe , and the police think the woman may have killed herself and babe on ac count of domestic troubles. It Is stated that divorce proceedings had been instituted two years ago and were withdrawn before the birth of their boy. Betty , It Is thought , found the dead bodies on his return homo and then deliberately took his own life. The body of the babe was found in the basin with no marks on It what ever. It is thought that Betty took It from the crib and tried to revive it by turning on the water. When ho found it dead he lay down beside his wife's dead body to die from asphyx iation , and in | hat position their bodies were found. The odor of the gas led to the search that disclosed the three dead bodies. There in noth ing to Indicate how nny of the family came to tholr death , except the lines left by Butty , and the fact that the gas was turned on. The corousr ami others think Mrs. IV-tty was dead hours before her hifbmd cnme homo and that the 1V 1 > n--'b'y iray l.avr died attor he rr'vrrol. Mir.slon at ! . .w ; 'c. ; Post. VancoiucM. vvam , March 23. Brig adlcr General Fuiihinn arrived at Van couver barrncl s and will assume command of the Department of tlit Columbia at ouce , relieving Brlgadlei General Randall , who will leave in a few days tor San Francisco , en route to the Philippines. It being Sunday , the customary salute was omitted and there was no demonstration signaling the new commander's arrival. Telegraphers Favor Strike. Texarkana , Tex. , March 23. The re sult of the ballot taken by the teleg raphers and station agents of the Kan sas City Southern road several days ago on a proposition to strike was made known. The vote favors the strike by a largo majority. TCo order * have yet been clvcn for a walk-out reference to paying the mine workers the back wages since Nov. 1 , awarded by the strike commission , was to dl vide the amount Into three parts and add each amount to the three ensuing regular pay days , the first of which will fall on March 30. A man's good work lives after him , Jut it isn't always identified. Satur- lay Evening Post remedy , Poruna , and mmlo a prompt re covery. The affair created quite a Honmi- tlon in medical circles oHpouiiilly , and the many frlciulHof Judge Durham were notonly exceedingly gratified at JIH ! re covery , but wure enthiiHliistlo in their pralHCH of the remedy that had brought him relief. The following written statement from the Judge himself not forth the facts : Orccnshnro , On. , March 3,1900. "Somo time ago I contracted a severe cold which settled on my lungs and In my head. I tried many remedies , all of which gave mo no relief. I con * eluded that my case was catarrh of the head and lungs , and seeing Parana so highly recommended I began using It , cxpcrlcnclngthc very best results from the first bottle. jeen deposited in the Mark that the above testimonia : letters certifying to the sa in the words of the one wl KILLS TWO AND WOUNDS TWO. Jealous Negro Runs Amuck With a | Gun at Indianapolis. Indianapolis , Mai eh 23. John Wil lis and Mrs. Laura Jeffreys , aged nineteen , weie killed , and Frank Row- den and Mrs. Lucy Coleman were shot through the right and left arm by Al bert Wright at the homo of Mrs. Coleman - man here. Cora Carr of Jcfforaonvllle , Ind. , was visiting Mrs. Coleman and the other victims were callers. Wright had been calling on the Carr girl and came to the house. They talked outr Bide , and when she came in Wright followed her , chasing her through the house. Willis tried to quiet him and was killed. Wright then shot Mrs. Jeffreys through the heart and emp tied the gun at Rowdcn and Mrs. Cole man. Wounding both. The Carr girl escaped by hiding under a bed In a rear room. When his gun was empty Wright ran and Is bulng pursued. All are negroes. Towboat and Barges Wrecked. Huwesville , Ky. , March 23. The big towboat J. B. Flnley broke a crank and went ashore at Hogg's Point , a few miles above this city. Of her tow of thirty-four coal boats and six model barges , containing manufact ured steel , thirteen boats and two steel barges went to the bottom. Just about daylight a few of the steel barges passed here , carrying men who displayed distress signals. Four of these men and three coal boats were landed Just below here and the three steel barges were caught at Cannel ton , Ind. , by the steamers Debs. Sell SJave In Alabama. Birmingham , Ala. , March 23. Five white men , all of Goodwater , were brought hero charged with kidnaping Madison Davis , a negro , last July and selling him to Elijah Turner , who Is alleged to have charge of lime works near Calclse , Ala. They are all under indictment. It Is alleged by Davis that there are twenty-seven other ne groes confined In the stockade at Cal else and kept there In involuntary service. Killed by Highwayman. Idaho Falls , Ida. , March 23. Joseph S. Brown was shot and killed by an unknown highwayman. Brown was on his way to the station when a man approached him in front and another in the rear. In an instant the man in front fired , the bullet piercing Brown's abdomen. Spanish Cabinet Crlslc. Madrid , March 23. Dissensions with in the cabinet over the budget stil threaten to cause a ministerial crisis The war minister demands an in crease of $3,000,000 In the next budget of which $1,000,000 is for the army "I continued using Pcrtinn for a | ihort while , and have never felt the least symptoms of catarrh since. Pe- rnna la certainly a good medicine , anil deserves the highest praise which la . given It by the general public. ' ' ( Judge Durham has Iiuun Secretary and TroiiHiiror of the oily of ClrootiHboro , Cla. , j for the past thrco yuarH , and hua bcuii a , local Judge for toll yuura. Dread CoiiHiiiiitlon. ] ) Tlioro are thrco roadx which loud front hmilth to consumption. Over 0110 or IhoiioromlH PIIHH all of that gruat niiiUl- tudo of people who dlo ovnry year of coiimimptlon. Kuuh route begins wltii health and ImppIncHH and ondii with UIs- oaflo and ( loath. FlrHtroml : a. Blight cold neglected HottloH in thi ) huud or throat olironta catarrh oxtemlH to tholtingH consump tion death. Hucond roud : a slight cold neglected rough HottlcH in tholungR cough griuU ually growing worno comiiiiiipUon . death. Thhdrnad : a cnltl neglected fictile * In the throut hoarsoneHH nhort breath ( iouHiimptlon dmitli. ThotiHandH have Just nlartcd on ono of thoHoroiidH , allot whom could hoouKlly cured by Puruna. ThoutmndH inoro are half way to the fatal end of ono of thuao roadrt who are still curable by a course of treatment by Poruna. Vet ether thousands are near the end whoKa last diiyH could bo made bcarnblo and hopu of recovery more probable by coiimionu- jng Puruna without tlohiy. et Exchange Bank , Colum- t is genuine ; that we hold \me. \ Every one of our tcs lose name is appended. MIcBisolppI Levees In Peril. j Vlckiiburg , Miss. . Maich 23. OfH- COIH of Iho Htoamcr St. JoKOph , which reached hero from Gicenvllle , report a critical Htatu of affalrn along the iKiuiuonu county iront. All aloug the line the water In almost level with the crown of the levees and at sev eral point H It Is washing over. At Duval.i and from Brunswick to Ghotnrd thorn Is Imminent danger at several points , whore large forces ot laborer ure working day and night. The private levee protecting the Hamp Davln place , In Isaquena coun ty , gave way , flooding thousands ot acres of cultivated lands. The break ing of this levee will seriously affcab the weakened levee extending fron * Duvala to Ghotard , and news of a break In that line la momentarily ex pected. ' ? "J Waters Fall at Memphis. , Memphis , Tonn. , March 23. The river continues slowly to fall at this point. The ( l6 bd conditions arc be coming brighter , and it is generally accepted that the worst is over. Re ports from the levees both north and south of Memphis arc that they are holding splendidly. The railroads west of the river will be open for traf fic by Wednesday next , it is believed More refugees arrived from the south and are being taken care of by the au thorities. The shipment of tents by the government from JeffersonYlllc. Ind. , IB expected today and a refugees * camp will bo pitched with ample ac commodations for all flood sufferers , i Pickets Are Enjoined. Philadelphia , March 23. An tion was Issued by ono of the common - mon picas courts restraining the striking moldcrs of the Isaac Shop- nrd Stove company from patrolling or picketing the plant , molcbting and following the nonunion men , or from nny way Interfering with the firm's business. Dyspepsia Cure J R a Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of tha digestunts and digests all kinds ofi food. It gives Instant relief and never falls to cure. It allows you to eat all the food youvrant. The most sensitive Btomachscantakoit. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else fulled. la unequalled for the stomach. Child ren with weak stomachs thrive on It. Cures all stomach troubles y by E. O. DB\YITT & Co. . Obiean U.boubconfUttsSU times tbo60c.Bt i