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TlIK NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , APRIL 10,1003. Will Appoint a Midshipman in the Naval Service. CANDIDATES BEING EXAMINED. Congressman Arrived In the City This Morning From Ponc.i Is at the Pa- clfic Hotel This Afternoon Soon by Friends. For the first tlmo flinco ho has as- sniuod the olllco of congressman from the Third district of Nebraska , , T. J. McCarthy is visiting Norfolk today. , Mr. McOartby onnio in on the morning traiu from Ponon nnd is this afternoon conducting mi examination for the purpose - pose of appointing a midBhlpnmu in the United States naval sorvico. The examination is being mndo on the Babjoots of spelling and pnuotua- tlon , the nso of capitals , grammar , United States history , world's history , arithmetic , algebra and geometry. The candidate must bo of good moral habits , free from the use of tabaoco in any form , sound physically , between the ngos of fifteen and twenty yours , and a bona ttdo citizen of this congres sional district. Among the candidates who appeared in Norfolk today were 0. A. Roiuiore , jr. , of Pierce ; Sol F. Light of Hartlng- ton and Ohristophsou of Wayno. Mr. McCarthy will give oat the nomination some time daring the day. WORK OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. Next Annual Conference Will Be Held at Klrtland. Kansas City , April 9. The annual conference of the reorganized church of Latter Day Saints , In session at In dependence , decided that the next an nual conference of the church would te held at Klrtland , O. , beginning April 6 , 1904 , Lamoul , la , Los An- eeles and London , Out. , were candi dates for the next conference , but Klrtland received four times as mauy rotes as any other city. A strong in fluence In favor of Klrtland was that In Ohio an anti-Mormon society has Its headquarters and is doing all It can to counteract the doctrines of the Latter Day Saints. The report of the bishop of the church , B. L. Kelley , stated : "The year 1902 was the most prosperous In the history of the church and the work undertaken and accom plished was the most extensive. " The conference decided that any member of the church may withdraw from the church by presenting a pe tition to withdraw , the request to be acted upon by the church , after which the member' will be given his with drawal. This decision settles a ques tion which has been discussed at the conferences of the church for ten years. Union Men Resort to Violence. Baltimore , April 9. As 100 non union structural Iron workers were waiting In the Calvert station of the Pennsylvania railroad to board a train for Plttsburg , they were approached by a number of union men , who tried to dissuade them from taldng the places of strikers. Finding their ar guments unavailing , several of the union men resorted to violence and a lively scene ensued. Reserves from the Central polfco station arrested four union and two nonunion men. The other nonunion men proceeded to Plttsburg. Textile Strike Indorsed. Boston , April 9. Not only was the position of the Lowell cotton mill op- -cratlvea and the strikers at Woon- socket and Manvllle , II. I. , Indorsed lit the session of the National Mule 'Spinners' association , but preparatory eteps were taken towards ordering strikes of spinners at other New En gland points. The executive council -of the association was Instructed , In case the efforts to Induce mill owners to advarce wages are futile , to order strikes at such times as may be deemed most expedient. Railroad Speeder Run Down by Train. Jackson , Mich. , April 9. A gasoline speeder , on which Headmaster Mich ael Flahlvo of the Michigan Central , Division Engineer Sharp and Frank Adrian were making an Inspection of the roadbed , was run down by the fast American express train near Grass 'Lake. All three jumped , but Flahlvo failed to clear the track and was ter- rlbly mangled by the engine. Sharp -was painfully injured , while Adrian - escaped uninjured. Row Over Party Rates. Chicago , April 9. The meeting of "western passenger men , held for the purpose of discussing party rates , nar rowly missed breaking up in a row. It developed that some of the representa tives are firm In their opinion that the making of party rates for any class of people is a discrimination within the meaning of the law , and arc -therefore strongly In favor of making party rates available to the nubile. Cuban House Elects Officers. Havana , April 9. The election of 'Officers of the house of representatives showed that the political parties are Tory closely divided. The house was formerly strongly against the admin istration , but lately the republican- conservatives have claimed the ma jority of members. Senor Portuendo , jiatlonaltst/was elected president of -the house , defeating Senor Garcia , re publican , by a vote of 29 to 26. The republicans succeeded In electing Senor Cardenal of Matanzas vice president by 29 votes to 24. The nu tlonallsts elected Senor Perez secre tary of the house by a majority of six. The senate has an ample repub lican majority. BANK CASHIER IS SLAIN. Shot Down on Streets of Texas Town In Pistol Duel. Sherman , Tex. , April 0. Hen L. Thompson , cashier of the Hank of Commerce , was shot to death on the public square of this city by W. E. Stone of Toxarkana. The men mot on the struct ? and without preliminary parley drew their revolvers and opened flro. Thompson was struck by ono of the first shots and fell mortally wounded. Ho died a few houra later. Stone Is a traveling salesman for a Dayton , O. , house. Stone surrendered. Ho stated that the tragedy was the re- suit of a family dlfllculty. Slain In Street Fight. Opollka , Ala. , April 9. In a street fight hero J. L. Moon , deputy sheriff , was shot through the arm and John Long , a wealthy citizen , was killed. Sheriff Hedge , who fired the shot that killed Long , narrowly escaped death , several bullets going within a foot of his body. The firing began when the two oflicors offered to shako hands with LOUR and his companion. In stead of accepting the proffered hands , Long pulled his revolver and began firing at Moon. High School Students on Strike. Madison , WIs. , April 9. Led by th BOH of the superintendent of schools and scions of some of the host families In Madison , -300 high school students went out on a strike for single or half- day sessions. They congregated In mobs about the high school building and made such a disturbance that a detail of police was called to suppress them. As the strike Is approved by the parents of a number of the ntu- dents It Is probable that considerable dlfllculty will bo experienced In set tling It. Methodists Begin Work of Revision. Chicago , April 9. The commission appointed by order of the last general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church to consider the advisability of revising the catechism and order ot worship began Its work In the assem bly rooms of the Methodist book con cern. The commission elected Bishop Merrill chairman. The subject was discussed at length , but no definite ac tion was taken. A number of sessions will be held , as the commission has a year or moro to complete Us work. Propose to Forfeit Charter. Austin , Tex. , April 9. The railroad commission Issued an order for a hear ing on April 14 to take up and con sider the proposition to forfeit the charier of the San Antonio and Aran- sas Pass Railroad company because of an alleged illegal Issuance of bonds to the amount of $1,700,000 without such bonds having been approved by the .commission. It is also alleged that the Southern Pacific Railroad company owns a controlling interest in the road. Burlington to Build In Missouri. Jefferson City , Mo. , April 9. Ar ticles were filed with the secretary of Btato by the Chicago , Burlington and Qulncy railroad showing that the com pany proposes to build and operate a branch Hue from Old Monroe , In Lin coln county , through Montgomery county , to Mexico , Mo. , or a point on the Chicago and Alton road near Mex ico. The branch will be about sixty- three miles long and will cost ? 2,200- 000. _ j Sierra Flees to Salvador. Panama , April 9. A dispatch from Honduras announces that General Sierra has abandoned Nacaomo and it is believed that he will flee to Salva dor. The town of Coray has also been captured by the forces of General Bo- nllla , and only the Honduran capital , Tegucigalpa , now remains In the pow er of , President Arias. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Four hundred miners at Lltchfiold , 111. , are Idle owing to a strike of the drivers. H.enry Van Brunt , well known as an architect and a designer of the elec tricity building at the Chicago World's fair , Is dead in Boston. Mrs. Booker T. Washington was a guest of honor at a meeting of the State Federation of Women's clubs held In Dorchester , Mass. The French bishop of Szechuan , the middle province on the western frontier of China , predicts a general Boxer rising throughout the province. According to Dr. Bennett , agent of the United States bureau of animal industry , the foot and mouth disease has now been practically stamped out In Massachusetts. Professor Ernest A. Eggers , head of the department of German at the Ohio state university , committed suicide by shooting at his homo In Columbus. It Is said ho was despondent from ill health. Lord , Owen Co. , ono of the oldest drug firms in Chicago , confessed in solvency In the United States court Wednesday. The firm placed Its lia bilities at $762,730 and its assets at $315.537. In a decision handed down by the state board of railroad and warehouse commissioners , the Illinois Grain Deal ers' association Is criticised for estab lishing a boycott against Independent grain dealers of the state. Mrs. Yetta Brownsteln and her two children wore burned to death In their homo at Philadelphia. Two other members of the family are in a hos pital In a critical condition. The flro was caused by the overturning of an oil stove. Miss Frieda Pink , an eighteen-year- old senior at an Indianapolis high school , is at the point of death as a result of Injuries received in a basket ball game at Crawfordsvllle. Miss Plrtlt went down In a scrimmage and was kicked in the side. Bill Yesterday Giving : Norfolk Two Years' Appropriation. AMOUNTS IN ALL TO $ G4OGO < V. M. Robertson Returned at Noon Today With That News Govornoi Will Probably Sign Work of Com- mlttoo Done. W. M. llobnrtson roturii'il from Lli 'iiln at noon and has now flulHhi d nil < ho work ooiuu'ofud with tho. uhulrmni itp of the locul oommtiti'o on tim ho ital. The llniil iieo'impllHhmt nt , > < ii in piiMsiigo of a gouonil upiuMprliitlti < ill lust night which pr vldori for ll iiitintuiimncu of I'-MI ' institution dii g the next two yours Tim Hiiliirk'H provided for Urn uos A'o year * < ire UK follows : Siipntlnt nt $5,000 ; assistant phyMoiuii $ ! ! ,000 owaul $ U-100 ; booklet1' per $1800 iployos' wiigcs and iiuiliilnn.uiuc .i-l'J fit ) Thlfl , togotluir with the $100,000 f. uilding thu institution , umlu-s $ lfil fiO that Norfolk get * from thn li'ni ( uio this year. This IH duu mulidy MO t'll'ortH of u fovv promlm nt aiti/.m ho formed the cnmmitti'o and wl < HVO Hpnrwl no piilun , whattmir , t ork for Norfolk The governor h. ot nlgntd the bill when Mr Koboi n left but it is undurHtood that h ill ' SESSION ABOUT ENDED. Nebraska Legislature Now Only Awaits Engrossing of Bills. Lincoln , April 9. All that remains of the twenty-eighth session of the Nebraska legislature Is the signing of a number of bills by the HpcaHlsr of the house. Both house and senate have passed all the bills pending be fore them and wound up all other bun- Iness. Owing to a rush In the enroll ing of bills the house clerks were un able to got all the measures to the speaker last night. The final adjourn ment will como some tlmo today. . The closing hours wore marred by an attack on the speaker of the house by Ten Eyck of Douglas. Speaker Mockett had loft the chair to speak upon an Insurance bill and Ten Eyck was debating on the opposite side of the measure. In language so forcible as to arouse the entire house , the member from Douglas charged the speaker with "descending below the level of his official dignity" and using the powers of his position to defeat the bill. Ten Eyck later apologized and the Incident closed. The wolf bounty went through In the claims bill , as the house Insisted upon It remaining. The claim of ex- Treasurer Hill was cut to $2,000. Another Break In Levee. New Orleans , April 9. With the blowing out of forty feet of cribbing at the Hymella crevasse , the situation there has become serious and fears are expressed that unless the damage can be Immediately repaired other portions of the 3,000 feet of work will bo endangered by the strain placed upon It. The water Is going through , the opening at a terrific rate and there Is alarm lest other sections glvo way while efforts are being made to mend this break. Iowa Gunners Smash Record. Pensacola , Fla. , April 9. Wo rid'o records are being smashed with fre quency by the ships of the North At lantic fleet. The Illinois lowered all records for accuracy with thlrteon- Inch guns and now the Iowa takes the record with six pounders. The vessel was firing the guns of this size In the gulf when the gunners fired thirty-six shots In succession , each falling true at a range of 100 yards. Three gun crows participated. Kills Mother and Herself. Aberdeen , Miss. , April 9. A tragedy occurred at the homo of J. Z. Cowart , a farmer living near here. While other members of the family were at work In the field , Roslo Boll Cowart , aged twenty-four , with a shotgun , shot and killed her mother , then went to another room in the house and blew her own brains out. The young wom an had exhibited signs of Insanity , which Is the only theory that can bo advanced for the tragedy. Garrett Makes High Score. St. Joseph , Mo. , April 9. John D. Garrett of Colorado Springs made the high score In the shoot of the Missouri Game and Fish Protective associa tion's contests at Lake Contrary , killIng - Ing 175 out of a possible 200 birds. J. M. Culvert was second , killing 173. H. E. Fulford killed 171. A high wind precluded the possibility of better scores. There Is a good attendance. Admiral Schley at St. Paul. St. Paul , April 8. Admiral Schley arrived from the west and was met by a local reception committee at Lltchfleld. At the station the admiral was greeted by Governor Van Sant , Mayor Smith and another committee of citizens and escorted to the Aber deen hotel. iHe addressed the students at Hamlln college this morning and this afternoon a public reception will be hold at the state capltol. A parade will precede the reception. Miners Are Dissatisfied. Wllkesbarre , Pa. , April 9. The re ports sentout concerning a general feeling of unrest among the mine workers are In many cases exagger ated. In this valley there Is some little dissatisfaction at a few of the collieries , but what there It It Is be- lloved can readily bo remedied upon the arrival of President John Mitchell , who Is expected to reach here Borne tlmo during the next week. TAKE OFF YOUR HAT TO AN OLD FRIEND. 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The rub- him ; works the liniment nwny in through the tired and sore muscles to where the pain begin : * and then the lameness disappears and the pain departs. Throe alr.ua. 5e. , EOo. find $ t u bottle. Sold everywhere. Two Vessels Given Up for Lost. San Francisco , April 8. The French oark Do Condole is practically given up as lost , for Lloyd baa offered 80 per cent to rolnsuro her. She Is out 104 days from San Francisco for Sydney. It Is possible that she may lave been disabled , as was the Colum bia , and may bo drifting around In the South seas. When the English under writers offer 80 per cent on an over due vessel the shipping world usually gives her up as gone. Eighty per cent reinsurance Is also being offered on the Prlnco George , fifty-four days out from Darlen , Ga. , for Swansea , Wales. Shoots Aunt and Sister. Holyoke , Mass. , April 8. Peter Me- Guerrln , a postal clerk , shot bis sister Mary , aged sixteen , and his aunt , Miss Sarah Cassldy , and then cut his throat with a razor , dying Instantly. Me- Guerrln was driven to the deed through worry over the condition of his sister , who was hopelessly 111 with consumption. Miss McGuerrln re ceived a bullet In the head and In her weakened condition can not survive. The aunt's wounds are not dangerous and she will recover. Charges Against Postal Official. Washington , April 8. Another chap ter In the Investigation of affairs at the postofflce department was fur nished when charges were filed with Acting Postmaster General Wynne against M. W. Lewis , chief of the di vision of supplies. The charges al lege that the hand stamps and Ink pads now being supplied to postofllccs under the present contract are Inferior In quality and not up to the contract standard. Preacher Charged With Bigamy. Blloomlngton , 111. , April 8. On a warrant sworn out , alleging bigamy , Rev. Frank Bayer , pastor of the Chris tian church at Augusta , is under ar rest. Ills last wife was , It is said , Ger trude Dennis of Normal , to whom he Is said to have been married since Jan. 9. Bayer Is alleged to have been married many times , the wlfo from whom ho Is alleged to have failed to secure a divorce being Emma Green- wait. Derby Candidate Sold. Louisville , April 8. John E. Mad den sold his Kentucky and American derby candidate , Onatas , the phenom enal Topgallant colt , to D. E. Thomas , the Now York turfman. The colt will bo shipped immediately to Shcepshead Bay and consequently will not race In the west. The seller would not state what price ho received , but said It was above $20.000. Russian Troops at Fentwang. Yokohama , April 8. Twenty thou sand Russian troops are reported to have been concentrated at Fentwang , which commands the approaches to the Yalu river , on the northern fron tier of Korea. Anti-Taxation Riots In China. Peking , April 9. 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