THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
PART ONE , NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MAY 22 , 1003. PAGES 1 TO 8.
What People in Norfolk Will
Do This Year * for FunJ
PLANNING FOR RECftfeA AWO
There Will bo Something Doing In
Moro Ways Than Ono The River
Will Find Favor Tennis Looks
Good Horses Will Go Somo.
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
Winter is now about nil in , nud s urn
inor has como for good. Timely sports
and recreations are beginning to take
the attention of men , in ono form and
another , and the opening of the season
promises well for something doing every
miuuto in Norfolk this summer. Already
there is action in the air , and prospects
for all sorts of good rest aud amusement
ore looking up.
Now that the Northfork has opened
up and the waters are clean ouco moro ,
persons who are lucky enough to own
boats aud canoes are getting their
paddlers into ship-slmpe condition , all
ready for the season's pleasure , aud from
present indications the proU-y North-
fork will be this year moro popular than
over before. It's cool retreats nud in
viting parks , together with the excellent
course for boating , nro growing in the
appreciation of pleasure seekers , every
year.
i It is perhaps not out of the season
to suggest that no prettier spot
on the face of the earth could
be found for a little club house , with
tables for picnic suppers and swings
for the children , grounds for golf
and tennis , a boat house and polished
floor , than this very stream that foots
the city.
There will be tennis. No finer court
was ever made in Nebraska than that
at the corner of Tenth street and Nor
folk avenue , and the star courts of the
state university look like marble
grounds , beside it. There is room for
another court near , and there are a
largo number interested enough , it
Would seem , to make it a pair.
Horse racing has the load of other
eportd. Enthusiastic admirers of a
good stepper have already made
plans aud a good meet is not at all im
possible for the city this fall , if the
horsemen and citizens will work to
gether. A most excellent half-mile
track rests just north of the city and
now that an association has taken bold
of it , something right may be expected.
With the streams clear of nets , fishing
will bo worth while. Already sports
men of this tendency are planning
camping trips nnd the lakes around
Norfolk will be hooked industriously
for the ganiey bass and pickerel Below -
low the dam good sized catfish are
found now.
There is nothing definite on base ball.
There are enough persons in Norfolk to
support good ball. It keeps up some
thing of interest through the season.
Players are writing constantly , want
ing to sign with the Brownies in prof-
eseuce to most other cities of the size.
JUVENILE RECITAL A SUCCESS ,
Little Musicians Scored Well at the
Congregational Church.
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
The juvenile recital given last night
in the First Congregational church by
the first , three grades of pupils under
Mr. Lidwig Koeuigstein , was n decided
8uoceF3 in every way. A crowded
church greeted the young musicians ,
and were delighted with the program.
A favorite number wns the first ,
"Five Scones in Pixie Land. " This was
rendered by Irene Blatt , Eshol Asking ,
Elsie Gildca , Ruth Halverstein and
May Siders. The original reading given
by Miss Nello Handloy was especially
well received and a musical play by lit
tle girls , entitled "Tho Tea Party"
brought down the house at the close.
The Y. P. S. O. E. cleared about $10
on the entertainment.
NEW SERVICE IS POPULAR.
Traveling Public Like the Early Train
Into Norfolk.
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
The new train that has boon added
this week to the Northwestern service
between this city and Long Pine , is
proving immensely popular and carries
a good load of passengers every morn
ing from points west , into Norfolk. "It
is a great convenience , " said a traveling
man this morning , "to bo able to got into
Norfolk from those western towns , so
early in the day and the train was
pretty well filled coming down today. "
Christian Science.
From the Concord Monitor of May 7
it is learned that Ror. Mary Baker
Eddy , the discoverer and founder of
Christian Science , has donated the
handsome snm of $120,000 for the erec
tion of a church at her homo iu the cap
ital city of her native stnto of Now
Hampshire , for the local Christian
Science church society which is a
branch of the mother church iu Boston.
The present mooting place was pur
chased by Mrs. Eddy in 1897 and fitted
up for the local society at a total cost of
$20,000 and Mrs. Eddy has placed the
sum of $100,000 in the hands of throe
trustees who will immediately tear
down the wooden structure and proceed
with the now building which is to bo
built of Concord granite , strikingly
bauds iuio in ita proportions and n
model of ecclesiastical architecture.
The building will occupy n command
ing site , and IK * n ntnking addition to
the group of public buildings iu tlmt
portion of the city.
J1ANO CONTEST.
" suits of the Count on the Hospe
if0 . Instrument.
fOft * * * Monday's "Dnlly. ]
Son. C/V$0 ' oara In the vote on
the Ilospe . ° foij. " -fit today. The
ballot is : /
Gertrude Austin < 17,860
F.O. Eagles 17,102
May Johnson U,77fi
Queen Oity Hotel ll.OWi
Constance lloinhardt 2,002
Bussto Widaman 1,012
Railway II ill IW !
A O. U. W , ! W
Minnie Purr 1)1 )
Norfolk Gorman Choir 2(1 (
Eastern Star 22
M. W. A 22
Second Oonim'gationnl church. . 11
Knights of Pythias lodge 8
Charles Brandos 8
x
Paul Rudat 4
Rauioud Hoagland 2
Gnorgo Rhode , jr 1
Walter Dunn 1
Lawrence Brucggoinan 1
Elmer Hardy 1
W. Hay ward 1
HAIL BREAKS WINDOWS.
Storm that Accompllsncd Good Hero
Did Damage Northeast.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Norfolk and vicinity was visited early
last evening by one of those glorious ,
growing thunder storms that assist
vogotntiou greatly nnd make the people
feel exceedingly fine. About a quarter
of an inch of rain was precipitated and
the dust that threatened to become a
nuisance iu the high wind of yentorday
was effectually laid.
Between Emerson and Sioux Oity the
storm developed much fury aud with
the hail tlmt fell and the excessive
downpour of rain that accompanied it
considerable damage was done. The
hailstones wore largo and wore hurried
along by a high wind. Many windows
were broken and young crops wore
driven into the ground at places. At
Coburn all the windows in one side of
the depot wore broken and other build
ings there and in other towns suffered
similar damage.
FREE DELIVERY CAUSES CHANGE.
New Fixtures in Post Office and New
Window Added Thero.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Several changes have just been made
in the interior arrangement of the post
office. Two new sets of boxes have
been received for use by the city mail
carriers. Into one of these the post of
fice clerks will throw mail to be handled
by the various carriers , and into the
other set of squares , carriers will dis
trict their own bundles. The system of
free delivery in Norfolk will begin two
weeks from this morning.
Carriers for the routes have not been
appointed , as the examination grades
have not yet been received by Secretary
Gentle of the civil service board.
A now window has also been added to
the office , one from which carriers will
deliver mail to patrons during an hour
on Sundays.
NEARING THEIR GRADUATION.
Final Examinations This Week and
Baccalaureate Sunday.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Final examinations are on in the
schools this week. Junior day will be
held at the high school ono week from
Thursday'nnd the eighth grade com
mencement on the following night.
The baccalaureate sermon will bo de
livered by Dr. F. M. Sisson at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening
aud it is hoped that not only friends
but alumni as well , will take an interest
in the occasion.
The definite date for the alumni ban
quet has not been set and people around
the high school building feel as though
it were high time something should bo
done.
County Superintendent O. W. Ornm
will hold an examination Friday nnd
Saturday for seniors and county teach
ers.
POLICE FORCE DRESSED UP.
Each Officer has Appeared With a
New Uniform , to Start With.
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
The police have come out in brand
new uniforms for the coming season and
look like dudes , for sure. They are the
same style of blouse as has always boon
used on the force , but the newness
makes them better to look upon than
e > vor. Each of the officers , also , has
crowned his defectively inclined head
with a light colored , broad rimmed hat
especially made , aud they are ready for
the game under Mayor Hazen.
NEW BRICK BUILDING TO GO UP
Two-Story Structure Near the Gov
ernment Building.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
I. M. Maoy let a contract last night
for his new two-story brick building
which will go up immediately in south
Fourth street. W. B. Hight will do
the building and Reynolds & Kluge
will take care of the masonry. The
structure will bo 20x70 feet , and of grey
pressed brick in front. It will stand
where his photographic studio now is ,
and will be begun as soon as the ground
can bo cleared.
The Walls Will Now Go up on
Norfolk's Building.
CAR OF GRANITE HAS ARRIVED.
Superintendent Williams la Busy
With Action Superintendent Fain
Has His Hands Full to Look After
His Uncle Sam and Ours.
[ From Saturday' * Dally. ]
Tills has boon a week of great activity
on Norfolk's now fodoial poittolllj'o
building , and tonight will Hue the found
ation to the stiuoturo pretty firmly lidd
and ready to locolvo the walls. All day
yesterday a small fotco of men wqio
kept on the concrete for the base , but
there was n lack of gravel and Foiomnn
Alko could make little headway , The
( Ucrouso of the gravel pile was duo to
thu fact that the roads were almost im
passable for travel , aud none of the
little stones could bo hauled in , oven
with a four-horse tenm.
Today hus seen tno mud disappear
and great quantities of material have
boon coming in sinoo early morning
It is as yet too muddy to even attenipt
to move thu heavy engine and uiaohin-
ory t wt stands at present on the track.
"AsHOonas wo got the foundation
down , " said Superintendent Williams ,
"wo begin to hope for the roof. " The
granite for the walls is now on the way
hero from Maine and will nudoubtodly
arrive within a few days. The co -
pany is in no hurry for it , however , as
it would merely accumulate before they
could use it.
Traveling Inspector Packard , of Chicago
cage , was in the city this week to look
over the work thus far done. From
hero he wont on south to take a look at
other structures building. Superinten
dent of Construction Fain is a busy man
theno days , having all sorts of technical
details on the plans to watch and cor
rect.
Some trouble has been experienced
with bystanders who got in the way of
workmen aud refuse to move. On this
account the sidewalk iu Fourth street
has been torn out. Ono man straddled
a line that had been sot as a guide and
then stubbornly refused to move.
"Can't you see you're not doing this job
any good ? " asked the foreman. "I've
got as much right hero as you have , "
was the reply , and the man stayed
straddle , beginning , a moment later , to
call the man named in his native tongue ,
ft happened to be the foreman's native
tongue , also , however , aud ho under
stood the Gorman perfectly.
ONE-TIME STREET CAR LINE ,
ft
*
Was Unearthed by the Water Reminiscence -
iniscenco of "Littlo Abe" .
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
The recent rains nud wet weather in
Norfolk have so gutted the streets nnd
roadways , that deep holes , in some
places , remain. Yestnrday , by the con
stant wearing away of the mud , the old
time street railway that ran through
Norfolk avenue , was unearthed and
wooden ties that strcohed for a mile up
the street , brought to surface , at the
corner of Fourth.
This old line , it will be remembered ,
girdled the town from Thirteenth
street to First , on the avenue , aud then
ran south to the Northwestern station
at South Norfolk. The old street car
barn , in First street , near Park avenue ,
still stands , tottering and drunken look
ing iu its old ago. At this point cars
used to pass on a little sidetrack.
Ono character that will possibly bo
remembered by the people of that day ,
was Little Abe , who drove one of the
mnlo teams. Abe was a heavy set man
but of diminutive height'and ho always
made a hit with the passengers. When
they used to ask him how much the con
ductor got , ho would reply , "I got every
thing that's faro. "
Only this week a Norfolk citizen ran
across Little Abe in Kansas Oity , where
bo is still working around the street
cars and taking care of his poor old
mother , who is very feeble and quite ill
at proEont.
CHANGE IN TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Two Position Board Installed and
Chief Operator's Desk.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
A change is to bo installed this week
mtho Norfolk exchange of the Ne
braska Telephone company. A two-
position switch board has been shipped
from Omaha , aud the ono now iu use
will bo wired as a chief operator's desk.
The change will bo accompanied by a
change in the service , also. The chief
operator , together with an assistant for
night work will bo on duty from 8
o'clock a. in. until 10 o'clock p. in.
Her work will be to answer complaints
aud to see that other operators are not
talklngjuunecossariljr with parties on the
lino. The night shift will hereafter
begin at 10 o'clock p. in , , instead of at
8 , as heretofore.
NEW STORE WILL NOT OPEN.
Casper Rush Changed His Mind and
Will Not Como to Norfolk.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The general store which WOB planned
for the Eisley building , and which before
fore this was to have boon opened by
Casper Rush of Antelope county , will
not bo opened nt all. Casper Rush ,
who had traded his farm for u Rtook of
goods and who Intended to , place thorn
before the buying public of thin city ,
wont to Sutton to Homiro his outfit ,
changed his mind on location and bo *
gun buslnpRHin that town ,
Mrs. Cnnpor Rush has boon In the city
for the past two weeks , waiting for the
arrival of her huhhund and thu Htoolc of
goodN. Slut hud started hounokoeplng
In the homo which they had rented in
Himth Thirteenth Htreot , nnd has boon
expecting Mr. Rush today , flit ) mind
having changed , Mrs. Rush will bo
compelled to move her household oll'eotH
again ,
FIRST DRICK LAID YESTERDAY.
And It Wont Into History on n Photographic -
graphic Negative ,
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Thn first brick on Norfolk' * ) federal
building wan luld yesterday by Foro-
limn Alko of the ooiiHtruotioii company.
On'ono liof the four corner of the
structure today , little piles of the rod
squares nro going up and n foundation
will bo finished very shortly.
The laying of the very flrHt brick on
the building lmn boon put into retain-
able shape 011 a photographic nogntlro.
Jufit before ho was ready to Hot it , the
foronian signalled to the photographer
iiinl the camera was nuido rondy.
Then , with IiiR trownl adjusted , n honp
of brlokfl on the boaid boHldo him mid n
puilfnl of mortar mixed , Mr. Alko
picked up the first brick. The bulb on
the camera was nearly pressed when
the mason stopped the game. "Hold
on there , " ho said. "Wo wixnt Tine
NKWS' reporter in this picture. Tun
NKWB has got to have n man on the
fiido Ilium an the first brick oil Norfolk's
public building is not. " And thuu the
photographer pressed the button.
Superintendent Fain , to represent
the government , and W. A. King , the
man who dug the big hole iu which the
building will stnnd , got in the cninoru'H
Hold , also , and will remain stampud in
photographic plasticity in the scene of
the first brick cemented down.
In tholr excavation for the collar ,
woikmoii have unearthed the ImRomont
walls of nn old time roHidoneo. The
honso was built in 1878 by Oity Engineer -
ginoor Lowe , and the foundation stood
stolidly still yesterday , but has been
maliciously torn away now.
WENT INTO THE HELL BOX ,
Editorial Page of Yesterday Is PI and
Means Work for the Devil.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Editorial matter did not appear on the
editorial page of yesterday's NKWS. The
reason for that was the fact that the
entire socoud page of the paper ,
as it had boon first arranged , lay in a
shapeless main of indiscriminately
scattered load letters , at the foot of the
elevator shaft.
The form of heavy type was looked
into the clovator as usual. A peg was
pulled , the ropes began to writ ho and
twist , like a great serpent aud the page
shot down to the bottom of the building ,
for presswork. A moment later a speak
ing tube shrieked. The foreman asked
"What is it ? " Thou his ores opened
wide , his hair began to raise and ho grit
his tooth. There was no need for the
rest of the force to ask what it was. In
every line of his face one little word
was clearly written any printer would
have recognized it and that was "PiI"
The lock had loosened and the form
had leaped , in ton thousand parts , upon
the floor. They were printers who saw
the nioss. They wore were printers
who spoke of it. Just what did they
say ? It doesn't matter.
Once in four or five years , a pi like
this , will happen. No one outside a news
paper office can quite understand what
it moans. And among other things
that it moans there , is work for the
'devil' for a month of Sundays , aud an
overflow mooting in the 'hell box. '
HOW THE BLIND PAIR LOOKED.
Not How They Looked at You , But
How They Looked to Others ,
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Ono was blind and the other was
really blind both shut off from the
world by the measly measles. That's
why they picked out a spot that looked
pretty good , at the corner of Fourth
street and Norfolk avenue , adjusted
their adjustable chairs , and sat down ,
early this morning. The cement side
walk was bright and clean after last
night's rain nud it wns a place that
many people pass , so they drew n fairly
good audience in about a minute , with
the songs that she sang aud the music
that ho ground out of the hand organ.
When yon gave them a nickel they gave
you a card that told you all about them
and their eyes nnd the measles , and
whou yon gave them a dime , if the
date was plain on it , they gave you
two cards. After a time they ran out
of cards , or saw as well as people who
have gone blind with the measles can
see that there was nothing more doing ,
and were gone , as quickly ns they had
como.
The Gorman Lutheran synod , which
hold its session in Madison this year ,
closed Sunday , and a largo number of
ministers passed through Norfolk yes
terday nn their way homo from the
mooting. A good attendance is re
ported by Norfolk clergymen who at
tended.
Ernest L. Bridge , of this city , has
been chosen as ono of thirteen juniors ,
into a now senior society at the univer
sity nt the university of Nebraska , to bo
known ns "Tho Innocents. "
Bond Election Call Issued in
Good Faith ,
NO MONEY FOR WORK ON HAND.
People Must Either Vote Funds or
the Commissioners Will 'bo Compelled -
polled to Attempt the Work With
the Small Sumn to bo Had.
[ From Momlny'H Dally , ]
AH wo have nwNon to believe tlmt the
majority of the people who oppONo the
special bond election called for Juno JJ ,
do HO from not having u correct knowl
edge of the situation wo tnko thlH oppor
tunity of stating the facts an they
really exist.
Wo find a great number laboring
under the mlHtiUcen Idea that it IH
within the power of the county oommln-
siononi to build bridgoH'nnd pludgo the
credit of the county to insure payment
for same regardless of the condition of
the county treasury , nnd also that they
may , if doomed necessary , increase the
tax levy to an amount that may bo re
quired. In regard to these points , the
law is too plain to bo mlHcoiutruod.
The statutes forbid the county board to
enter into any contract for the con
struction of bridges , the cost of which
thall exceed more than throe-fourths of
the levy for the currant year , together
with the HtirpliiH cash in the treasury.
For bridge purposes the available
levy for the year llioa amounted to $8-
000 only and never within the history
of Madison county hut there been n
surplus in the bridge fund. When it is
considered that cost of all material and
labor used In the construction nnd re
pairing of bridges and culverts must bo
paid from the bridge fund , it maybe
bo soon how the fund Is exhausted before
fore noooHsary work is completed , and
why it is that in many instances lumber
dealers are compelled to wait from six
to nine months before they can even ob
tain n warrant. While it is not gen
erally known , it is nevertheless n fact
that to keep in proper repair the small
bridges and oulvorts of the county
would exhaust the entire fund without
n dollar balng expended on the bridges
of the Elkhorn river.
Another section of the statutes pro
vides that the county commissioners
shall not levy a tax to exceed 15 miloH
on the dollar for all county purposes ,
including the cost of courts , juries ,
county and township officers , public
buildings , roads and bridges , elections ,
oto. , unless authorized by n vote of the
pooplo.
For a number of years there has boon
a general demand for bettor bridges and
better roads from every section of the
county. It costs moro to build service
able bridges across the Elkhcrn than in
any other place in the county. It costs
more to build n mile of road in the south
part of the county than in any other
section. For this reason , the commis-
siotiors will apportion the funds , in the
event of n bond IHSUO , to sections where
the greatest service may ho secured for
the greatest number of people. In case
the bonds are defeated , the commis
sioners can only continue to do as they
have done in the past expend a pittance
here aud there in building a make-shift
bridge or patching up an old ono , aud
exhaust the funds in making roads
barely passable.
Under the present system of raising
revenue , there never will bo steel bridges
on the Elkhorn , costing as they will
from $ -1,000 to $0,000 oach. Nor can wo
hope for nny material improvement in
the condition of the public highways ,
as the commissioners have funds to expend -
pond not amounting to moro than $8 per
mile each year on the principal roads of
the county. -
The people can rest assured that had
the board been given the privilege by
law to build stool bridges nud improve
highways either by levying a tax or using
the credit of the county , they would
have had the work done without resort
ing to a special election at a cost of
about $400 ( not $1,000 or $2,000 as
stated by a number. ) Wo do not be
hove that the bond issue will inflict any
grievous burden on the taxpayers.
While $40,000 is a largo sum , yet , were
the bonds aud interest thereon assessed
to Madison county farm lauds alone ,
the amount paid per year on each
quarter section would be loss than ono
dollar and soveuty-flvo cents.
The statements made iu the foregoing
are unqualified truths , sidewalk poli
ticians and dry goods box orators to the
contrary notwithstanding. In conclus
ion , lot it bo understood that wo have
no personal interests nt stake nor any
political ends to servo. In the discharge
of our sworn duty wo have deemed it
necessnry to put the matter squarely before
fore the people. If the citizens of Madi
son county desire improvements , well
nnd good if not , it makes no material
difference with the commissioners.
They will coutiuno to make n limited
snm go as far ns possible , accepting with
good grace criticisms of people who wish
something done which they refused to
sanction by their votes.
H. W. WINTEU ,
S. J. FlNNKQAJ * ,
OIIUIST SCHMIDT ,
County Commissioners ,
EMERSON NEARLY LYNCHED HIM
A Little Child Was Burned to Death ,
in an Incendiary Fire ,
[ From Tuesday'n Dally. ]
Emerson has boon stirred up to n high
degree of exoitmout for the past two
dayH. The town IH not yet quieted
down from the horrible burning of a
little child , aiitiAoii by an Incendiary.
Yesterday morning the freight crow
who run into this oily , notixl a flro nfc
the homo of II , AnHtniin , An alarm wna
Hounded hut HID family was not awak
ened until the house was full of mnnko.
They had bnroly tlmo to OMonpo , They
found tholr four-year-old boy missing
and the father ran back but was unable -
able to got the Imby. YoHtorday thn
charred remalim were found in the
ashes. Ho is thought to have crawled
under a bed ,
.Too Bird was mispootod and had to betaken
taken away to osonpo a lynching.
FATAL FIGHT WITH CROOKS.
One Officer Killed In Bloody Conflict
In Chicago Today ,
Chicago , May M ) . Special to The
News : In a lloroo battle of ImllotH on
thoHtroot this morning , Police Sergeant
Miller and two officers were worsted
and Horgoant Miller killed , while at
tempting to place three crooks under
arrest. The crooks escaped ,
The throe oHloem came upon the
crooks in a crowded avenue down town.
Immediately the crooks began to shoot
and the ofllcorH returned the flro.
Miller diopt > od dead , tuid the crooks , in
the oxoltoment that followml , gained
tholr liberty.
O'CONNOR ' ELECTED PRESIDENT ,
Was Chosen by Schoolmasters Club
In Lincoln for the Year.
The Nebraska Solioolmastor'H club
lias chosen D. 0. O'Connor , of thin city ,
as president of tholr organization for
the ensuing year. A mooting of all the
[ irominont public Hohool educators in
; lie state wan hold nt Lincoln hint week ,
when Mr. O'Connor was elected. A.
dinner wan held , following , at the Lin
coln hotel.
COMPANY L HAS NEW ARMORY.
Captain Fuller and His Men Will Drill
in Olncy Building.
Oomimny L , N. N. O. , has leaned the i
second floor of the Olnoy building and
will use it for an armory. Oaptain O.
A. Fuller and members of the company
ire highly pleased over the now quar
ters , which are much more commodiouH
than anything they have had hereto
fore.
SITUATION IS IMPROVING.
Strikers nro Coming to Agreements
In Omaha Restaurants Open.
Omuha , May ! ( ) . Spicinl to The
News : The strike situation in this oity
continues to improve and all restaurants
have now reopened for business as usual.
MANY CLASHES WITH ITALIANS.
Police in New York City Have Trouble
With Striking Men.
Now York , May 1 ! ) Special to The
News : There have boon many clashes
between the police and htriking subway
Italians in New York today. The
trouble has no prospective cud.
KANSAS HAS ANOTHER CYCLONE.
A Number of Houses Were Demol
ished and Men Hurt Last Night.
Horton , Kas. , May 10. Special to
The News : A bad cyclone struck this
section at midnight. A number of
houses were utterly demolished and
two men badly injured.
DISMISS OFFICIAL THIS MORNING
St. Pettersburg Reports That Gover
nor Has Been Dismissed.
St. Petersburg , May 10. Special to
Tno News : There is now some pros
pect of relief to the prosecuted Jews , as
the governor of Kishoueff has boon dis
missed.
MANY FIREMEN SUFFOCATE TODAY
Heat and Flames Get Better ot Them ,
But They Recover.
JENow York , May 19. Special to The
News : Eight firemen were overcome
by heat and smoke at a fire today.
They were nil rescued , however.
Conductors Elect Officers.
Plttsburg , May 19. The twenty-
ninth annual convention of the Order
of Hallway Conductors will end today.
The following grand officers were
elected : Chief conductor , B. E. Clark ,
compensation Increased from $5,000
to $6,000 per year ; A. E. Garrotson , as-
elstant chief conductor , $2,000 to $3-
000 ; W. J. Maxwell , secretary and
treasurer , $3,000 to ? 3COO ; C. H. Wil-
klns , senior conductor , $2,000 to $2.-
600 ; L. E. Shepard , Junior conductor ,
$2,000 to $2,600. The amendments were
all passed on third and final reading.
The most Important were the ono mak
ing the Insurance reserve funa unlim
ited ; the ono reducing the eligibility
terra of service from 313 days to 15G
days , and ono repealing the law pro
viding for a permanent homo for dis
abled mombora.
Religious Exiles Arrive ,
Now York , May 19. The French
steamer La Champagne brought sixty-
four religious oxllcs from Franco , four
sisters and sixty brothers , the latter
with two exceptions being young stu
dents. Forty-six of the latter go to
Metuochen , N. J. The others will go
to Montreal. _ t * |
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