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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1903)
The Norfolk Necas Mr. Drynu need not fear n tragical ending of the Cleveland movement. The people are hero to nee thiu it In kept In the realm of comedy. After vncntlon of n dny or two , the warm wnvo in again At homo in No- Lrnskn , Intent ou pnllinff the corn out of the ground another foot or two. The weather clerk linn evidently Jtcodod the warning and has sot his Apparatus to glvo Norfolk the best at tils command for the tournament next week. To the disinterested onlooker Mr. ' Bryan's criticism of thoOlovolnml move ment has very much the aomo char- flctcrlNtlcB of that famous pot nnd Icottlo convocation. Mr. Bryan doBlKtmtes the Cleveland movement as "n comedy , but n triiKody if it should succeed. " Mr. Olovolaud's Inter ( U'dnltlou of the Bryan movement in anxiously availed , In a few weeks the corn crop will 1)0 ) out of the way of the frost nnd It will bo found to bo ft bumper crop , where It 1ms attained any degree of developomont nt this time. Blxby gives this comforting admonition ition to UioHQ who would nttomift to dodge lightening : "Don't bo afraid of lightning. If It hits you you will never know It ; if It doesn't It won't hurt. " They may not bollovo In running yellow dogs ou the ticket In the re public of Franco , but 'they have a man for president named Loubc't which , being Interpreted , moans poodle - dlo dog. Cleveland scorns to bo a good deal worse looking Hpoctor to Mr. Bryan right now than Imperialism , gold standard , protective tariff or militar ism over was In other words ho is the paramount Issue. Como to Norfolk and see the fun next week. This Invitation IB in tended to include everyone nnd tholr families and the city will endeavor to care for all , and the llromun will BOO to It that the event Is enjoyed. If that foreign doctor has found an effective vaccination for consumption ho will have succodcd In doing more. Jor humanity than has been done by any modern doctor since n success ful inohod of treating small pox was discovered. Great changes in the affairs of the world tnko plnco within n very short tlmo. It Is remarked that six years ngo Luzon would probably have boon the last port chosen us n terminus for a Pacific cable , but the United States has taken hold of it and made It a port of llrst importance in the orient. ' These who considered the boom of Crover Cleveland ns unrated and re.- tlrod , probably did not couivt on the arrival of a now son to give It a fresh impetus. With anil-race sulcldo as a paramount Issue the democrats might yet succeed In plnclng Mr. Cleveland in the pres idential chair. Two of Fremont's newspapers , depending - pending on the same source for tholr support , have done the sensible thing , and have consolidated , the Daily Her ald having boon purchased by the Dodge County Publishing company which owns the Loader. If the person - son selling out will now abldo by the sale and retire , it will bo made pos sible for Fremont to boast of two 1 good papers , rather than ono and two of inferior grade. The length and strength of Uncle Sam's right arm is Illustrated by the ar rest of t\ man In South Arfrlca by United States detectives. Ho forged postal ordTfl in Alaska , and put the world between him and the scouo of Ids crime , but the government oftlcers got him and ho will bo hold to account. The moral would seem to teaoh that when you go wrong you might as well give np at once and not spend so much for transportation to got nwny from your undo. It is announced from Washington that this government will insist on its right to the seven Islands off the Borneo coast that are said to bo claimed by Great Britain , which has not the slightest claim to them. This will probably settle the matter. If the United States has n claim to them and the English government has not , the latter government will probably not attempt to take them and 'this country wouldn't let Iton the principal of the thing , if they wore not worth a cent. An American woman is empress of Korea , and her son is heir apparent to the throne of that country. Perhaps In this wny is the power of empire and imperialism to be thrust upon us through the beauty of the American born women. The present empress was the daughter of n Presbyterian mission ary from Wisconsin. The emperor was impressed with her beauty and induced 1 1 her to outer his harem , on rlio promlflo tlmt the ( mould bo empress. The prom- Ino hnfl been carried out nnd nho is there by mndo the only American-born em press. Section Director Lovcland of Lin coln has been Investigating the rec ords to ascertain whether or not the wet and dry scaHons come In cycles as eoino nllogo. Ho has been unable to discover any cycles In Nebraska weather nnd brands the rumor or assertion an n canard. Now if will provo that the geese bone Is not Tollable nnd that Hicks sometimes mitten It the people may rest con tent to permit the wcn'ihor to care for ItHolf without attempting to an- vlclpato what la In store for the country. The Fremont Tribune Is boasting of n firm of merchants In that city who have contracted with it for forty pages of advertising at ono Jump , to advortlHo tholr mid-summer clearing sale , in addition to largo contracts they already had with the paper. The advertising will bo run In four full pngos for each IHSUO of the pa per nnd the sale Is to bo of but n week's duration. The Tribune cer tainly has just cause for boasting. It la advertising on a metropolitan scale , nnd the enterprising firm will undoubtedly find there Is good money In the venture. In spite of the fact that the ad ministration has dltuippolncd the dem ocrats In not carrying out the plan of ofllclal whitewash that wna pre dicted for It In regard to the postal Hltuatlon , they appear to bo determ ined to make It an Issue whether or 'no , and are recommending a congres sional Investigation. They are flo hard up for nn IBSUO that will stick tlmt they are not to bo blamed for regrets In thin matter , but they will find , and the people will undoratnnd , that long before con gress will have a chance to make an Investigation the matter will bo def initely settled and the guilty officials punished. It la evident'that Pope Leo Is re ceiving better medical attention than la usually thrust upon great mon in their dlro'extremity. . The pope's physicians ) nro conducting his case without the excitement and the con flicting medical opinions that nro frequently believed to bo responsible for the death of prominent men , and they have succeeded In prolonging his llfo remarkably. The great church man's vitality Is given much of the credit , but the doctors should cer tainly como In for a share. Ilia med ical attention Is not being overdone as has boon the case where other men of his prominence have been probably receiving the same course brought to death's door , and ho la that would bo given to another losa distinguished patient. Tildcn la a town tlmt has boon growing more since 1900 according to Its size , than has Norfolk , bu' ; It has likewise experienced a disap pointment In the amount of that growth. A census \vaa recently taken and It wna supposed that the figures of 1900 310 would show al most a doubling and that the town would have at least iv thousand people ple , but only 703 could bo counted , nnd Tildcn has Improved extensively since * iho government census was taken , whole rows of houses having been built. It was found there as well as hero that 1'c takes a whole lot of people to make a thousand. Up to this spring Norfolk has not grown much since 1900 bu'c with the impetus thnt 1ms now been given that other thousand will bo with us in n year or two mark the prediction. It seems that the Alaskan boun dary dispute between this country nnd England is to bo transferred to the Islands of the Pacific , where Uncle Sam's ngonts have taken possession of a group of Islands claimed by John Bull. Some might desire that the dispute thnt is apparently to develop would lead to war , but It will not. Uncle Snm nnd John Bull are on too friendly terms to permit a few unim portant Islands to lead to n rupture , nnd if the British clnlm to possession is found to bo good the United States will undoubtedly relinquish the is- innas without a protest , or If they are badly needed enter Into nego tiations for their purchase. On the contrary , If the United States has n prior clnlm the British government will retire with the Inborn grace of thnt country. There are other matters - tors of so much greater importance calling for the united action of the two governments , that to permit a small matter like this to Interfere would bo deplorable. A Christian world mourns in Pope Leo the death of one of Its foremost and ablest church men. Howas , not only great as a church man , but as n statesman , a philanthropist nnd as a man , his humanity never having been subordinated exclusively to xho clmrch. As one country with thous ands of adherents to his church , the pope was a warm admirer of Amer ica , and especially of 'the ' republic of I'iho United States , and the kindly feeling was reciprocated , not Alone by members of the Catholic church , but by incmburH of c/ihor churches iiH well nnd UIOHO who had adopted no church no a regular homo. The people of the world were Interested In the nged pontiff's fight against death , hoping against hope thnt In nplto of his great ago nnd other ad verse clrcumfltnncos , ho might win. But It wna not to he. Pope Leo Is dead , and the ono hope loft to the people Is thnt his successor may bo na strong , ns broad minded and as popular ns ho. Mr. Bryan's Commoner is authority for the prediction that democratic success depends largely upon the crop conditions of the country. The demo cratic party uovor flourished in the west as it did during the years of light crops and financial depressions nnd other calamities , and some of thorn seem to really hope thnt another era of cnlnmlty may como along to boost the party's prospects. It is too bad that n party should ueod such conditions to help it along nnd it is renlly cause for thanksgiving thnt uatnro seems de termined not to give the democrats n chance. The Commoner editor , how ever , mfty bo disappointed in this , ns well ns in other mntters.Iof prognosti cation , nud 1' calamity does como it maybe bo thnt the people will fail to respond as they did then. They have acquired cousiderablo reliable knowledge einco Mr. Cleveland occupied the presidential chair. It will be remembered that ( luring thntltlmothere wns a yonr or two of magnificent crops in this section , bat when there were such conditions , the farmers found that though they had boon compelled to pay. high prices for the necessities of life during the years of fftlluro , when they had snob neces sities to sell they could got little or nothing for them , so thnt the demo cratic doctrine failed to operate in years of plenty ns well ns in years of cftlnmlty. Hundreds of fnrmers who fniled to rnlso corn for seed during n year of failure wore compelled to pay fifty cents n bushel , but when they had corn in plenty to soil the price went down to olirht nud ten cents and they found it wns cheaper to burn the crop than it wns to sell it nnd buy conl. These who have not forgotten these facts will need -.more thnu n crop failure to force them into the extremity of voting the demo cratic ticket. A WELCOME TO THE FIREMEN. Norfolk exends a cordial welcome to the volunteer firemen of 'tho state who arc hero for the eleventh an nual tournament of their state organ ization nnd will bo 'tho guests of the city during this nnd the coming two days. It is hoped that their stay will bo n pleasant ono and 'chat tlipy maybe bo influenced to call ngain , Invitation or no invitation. The people of Norfolk do not know who 'they would rather piny the hosts to than to the volunteer firemen. No body of mon in the state has a moro unselfish or philanthropic purpose than have the firemen In protecting the lives nnd property' cltizena from the flory element. They serve without compensation , except such ns i\\o \ \ people volunteer to give. They do n work that others might bo glad to do if occasion demands , which shows that they may not bo better or more unselfish than 'thousands of other American citizens , but they represent the true American spirit , and have perfected themselves in a grater or less degree for 'che work , nnd with no thought of the dangers to life nnd limb nnd personal prop erty they may encounter , they are ready to respond nt any hour of 'cho dny or night to the alarm that in forms thorn that fire has broken out , threatening the homo nnd property of fellow citizens with damage and destruction. Norfolk la pleased to bo the host of a class of men ns generous nnd ns bravo ns 'they on this , the occasion of tholr annual tournament , ono of the events that goes 'toward repaying thorn in part for the work they do and the sacrifices they make In be half of their follow citizens. Some yenrs ago Norfolk enter tained another state event of the firemen the annual association meeting and it is believed that mutual pleasure and profit was occasioned. It la to be hoped 'that the present oc casion will bo as replete with en joyment and satisfaction as was the result ot that meeting. Norfolk and especially the local firemen , have ex erted themselves to make the tourna ment ono of note and while It will bo impossible for nil the visiting teams to carry away the prizes nnd tro phies offered , lt is hoped thnt nil will find the tournament enjoyable and have no reason to complain of the treatment that has been accorded them. Norfolk has thrown her gates wide open In welcome ; the town for the three days la the firemen's and it is to bo hoped that within the walls will be found all that has been anticipated , and more , nnd that the occasion will bo ono of unalloyed enjoyment - joyment to all concerned. Again , In behalf of the people of Norfolk , The News extends a cordial welcome to the visiting firemen and 1 their friends. It is evident tlmt a few moro Imrmony banquets will bo needed before Mr. Brjnii nnd Mr. Cleveland fall in love with each other. Grand Island Is nnotlior town thnt wants a city park and the chances are good that If Grand Island goes after It she will get It. The Philadelphia mint coined 180.- 000,000 pieces of money laat year , but moro than half of thorn have seemed to elude the average country pub lisher. The tlmo has not yet como when It is popular to lynch the follow asks , "Is it hot enough for you ? " these sweltering days , but It may bo rapIdly - Idly approaching. A mnn who will Invest In conl mines thla weather certainly has nn eye to the future. Ho knows that tboro will be a demand for the pro duct of his property. The Fremont Tribune recommends the eating of onions to prevent an noyance from mosqultos nnd bed bugs. It will nlso prevent annoyance from bold bnd men nnd girls. Norfolk Is Improving some right now , but If the firemen will visit us ngixln in nnotlior couple of years they will not find the snme city in many respects. It will be larger and bettor. Building activity In Norfolk Is In Its Incipiency 'and is bound to de velop na tlmo passes. The right spirit is on this season and In a few years it is anticipated that the city will grow out of all recollection to those who once hold residence hero. It la to bo hoped that the time will BOOH arrive when lynchings will be come unpopular as one of the jus tices of the supreme court has prom ised. As It now stands they appear to be dally features In the telegraph ic roporta , and seem to be alarm ingly on the increase. The Chicago Chronicle Is delighted because Mr. Bryan has denounced It In scathing terms. The Chronicle has no doubt observed the growing and fattening tendencies of the re publican party under Mr. Bryan's denunciations and probably hopes to do likewise. Who wouldn't live in a republic and preferably the republic of the United States ? While It costs this government $112,000 a year to main tain the executive- office nt Washing ton , the people of the British em pire cash in $4,000,000 n year in the support of the royal fnmlly. Edgar Howard of the Columbus Telegram knows exactly where ho stands regarding the platform that should be adopted by the democrats of the state at the coming convention of that party but like all the other democratis leaders ho has no as surance thnt ho will have any fol lowers to support the principles he would adopt. A preacher from Atkinson , this state , run down and held n foot pad who had relieved him of his pocket book until the police could get him , In Detroit the other day. The east ern pickpocket may have no abid ing respect for a western man , but at least one of them has learned that it Is not the part of wisdom to tackle a Nebraska preacher. May Rev. Mr. Clnrk's tribe increase. Governor Mickey , like his prede cessor Is quite a hand to attend meet ings , but unlike his predecessor ser he does not attend live stock shows and bull fights , but makes a spcclaly of Epworth Leagues and other religious gatherIngs - Ings , and really between the two styles of meetings , it is not unlikely that the people of the state would appreciate the present governor's taste the best. Additional importance attaches to the county conventions of this year In that a county assessor Is to bo nominated nnd elected to whom will fall the work of putting into force and effect the new assessment Jaw adopted by the legislature. To do this correctlyoa man of wisdom and discretion and one familiar will the county , Its lands and its values should bo unincd. The various par ties should exorcise wise judgemon In naming such candidates so that people may have n fair chance to choose between thorn and bo rea sonably certain of getting the righ man for the right place. The World-Herald publishes a pros porlty cartoon , representing n farmer or up to his neck in a billowy field of yellow grain with a distress slgna out calling for help. The farmer i labeled "Tho West" and Is announced to bo in dlro distress for such help As far as the crop is concerned it 1 probable that the present admlnls tration Is not responsible , but th need of assistance nnd the lack of 1 13 largely owing to the fact that the people usually to bo depended upon to help out in such cases are very generally employed In other lines of vork and the appeal of the west for muds In the harvest fields has not joon as largely responded to as would mvo boon In the well remembered lomocratlc times , when moro help vould have been found than could mvo been employed and the farmers vould have found it difficult to meet ho payments demanded by tholr em- ) loycs. TO A GASOLINE ENGINE. A Minnesota editor has a gasoline nglne. Ho Is much Impressed with t and comments on Its qualities so ho wprld may read In the following haato * language , which will bo ilghly appreciated by other manu- ncturcrs who have sat up nights vlth the same kind of little limb of Satan. He says : "In the southeast corner of this ornate and beautiful print shop there ots , on a Portland cement pedestal , no of the pests of which you wall. Small and insignificant , black and greasy , the seven or eight pounds of ron and two or three wheels in Its nake-up , contain moro real slmon- mro cussedness than a cargo of Ilssouri mules. For hours flong , veary hours have we sat by it and ou it and around It , and fixed this \nd that nnd this , only to have It einaln inert , while the clock and the mall train went on. The dam in the Ivor aids In making the mill go , vhllo a thousand dams won't phase ono of these piebald , pusillanimous contraptions. FEUD TROUBLES RENEWED. Grand Jury at Jackson Will Sink the Prcbe Deep. Jackson , Ky. , July 2U. A renewal of cud troubles is brewing hero. The peclal grand jury , called by Judge Redwino to Investigate the charges of attempting to bribe B. L. Eweu not to estlfy against Curt Jett and Thomas White in the Marcum murder case and of ursou lor the burning ot Ewen's lotel atter ho had testified , convenes icro today. The instructions of Judge ledwine are anxiously awaited , as it s reported that the grand Jurors wll jo asked to go Into a sweeping in- lulry concerning conditions in Brea- hitt county , where twenty-seven lives have been lost since the Hargls-Card- wcll feud started , and as yet no one IBS ever been punished for any of hose capital offenses. In the event of a general inquisition , it Is conceded hat persons highly connected will bo nvolved and that trials for the kill- ng of Dr ; Cox and Town Marshal Cockrlll will follow close on the second end trial of Jott and White for the murder of Marcum. It is feared that .rouble may begin when Ewen returns lero today from Lexington to testify against a well known citizen for offer- .ng him $5,000 cash If he would not testify against Jett and White. In an ticipation of the worst , Ewen , while In Lexington , made his will and arranged all his affairs. About $4.500 was raised for him by popular subscription after the loss of everything ho had In the Incendiary flro , and thla ho has flxed for his family. Negro'o Victim Will Die. Montevideo , Minn. , July 20. Miss Helen Olson , who was murderously as saulted in her home at Watson by a negro named Joseph Scott , is still alive , but the doctors say she will die. Scott was captured by a posse near Watson , after being shot In the arm. He was placed on board of a train and was taken to the Glencoe jail. The officers who arrested him say he made a complete confession of his crime. There was no excitement at 31encoe and everything is quiet at. Montevideo. Elks Gathering at Baltimore. Baltimore , July 20. Incoming trains brought to this city large numbers of Elks from various parts of the coun try , who came as delegates to the national convention of Elks , which will begin 'oday and continue during the entire week. The sessions of the grand lodge will take place on Wednes day. Barry IB to Succeed Wood. Washington , July 20. It waa announced - nounced at the war department that Colonel Thomas H. Barry of the ad jutant general's dopartent had been lolectcd for brigadier general in the permanent service to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of General Leonard Wood. General Wood at Manila. Manila , July 20. General Leonard Wood has arrived hero. He will confer for with Governor Taft and Genera ! Davis on the Moro question and will leave shortly for Zamboanga to or gnnlze the government of the Moro province. The poverniient will today commence the circulation of the new currency authorized by the United States congress at its last session. Funeral of Chlsf Arthur. Cleveland. July 20. The body oi Peter M. Arthur , grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood ot Locomotive En glneers , who died suddenly In Wlnnl peg , Man. , laat ThurEday night reached this city over the Lake Shore railroad. The funeral today will bo conducted ns privately a" possible In vlow of the wide acquaintance am the position held by Mr. Arthur. Four Killed by"a Train. Cincinnati , July 20. Four persons were Instantly killed near Avondale on the Pennsylvania railroad while walking on the tracks. They were Louis and William Murr , boys , and two unidentified young men. Albert Rosen-wipe , who was with the Murr toys , was knocked of the track am ; aacaoed Injury. 7 Disease takes no summer vacation. If you need flesh and strength use Scott's Emulsion summer as in winter. Send for free umple. SCOTT & rOWNE , Chemiitj , I'earl Street , New York. SQC. and 11.00 J all dniggttti. WIND T088E3 DIG BOULDERS. Thirteen-Ton Rocke Blown Athwart Milwaukee Pier Like Pebbles. Milwaukee , July 20. Reports of damage from the storm are coming in 'rom the southern part of the state , showing that crops wore battered down flat. In many Instances It will bo Impossible to harvest the grain , and the only recourse loft fanners will be to turn tbolr llvo stock into- the flolclo for pasturo. The storm wao particularly sevcro i on Lalco Michigan. Thousands of dol- ars of damage was wrought to the ffovernment pl jr which protects Mll- wauUee harbor. It IB oaid great piles were uprooted and tossed about like- feathers. Contractor Glllan says mas sive stones weighing as much as thir teen tons wore displaced and tossed across the breakwater as though they weighed but ft few pounds. Trees wore uprooted In many sec tions of Milwaukee and hundredo of cellars were flooded because the sowera were Inadequate to carry off the flood. Runaway Coal Train. Scranton , Pa. , July 20. A train of forty-nine coal cars ran away on the Ontario and Western railroad north of Wlnwood , tearing up the ties for many miles. Cars were thrown off the track and down the embankments by sections and the engine was dis abled by the pistonrod ripping- through the floor. Engineer Ferry and Fireman Burke crawled back over the swiftly moving cars In an attempt to set the brakes. Burke was thrown off and sustained Injuries which will probably result fatally. Kansau Faces Car Famine. Topeka , July 20. On the eve of marketing the Kansas wheat crop a , - * serious car famine exists , "It will be an Impossibility , " said Cyrus Ander ) son , secretary of the board of railroad t commissioners , "for the railroads to get enough cars Into the state to prevent - I vent a car famine. There are not enough cars In use on the roads to- prevent the famine. The wheat crop Is BO largo that It will require all available freight cars to haul theflrst. Installment to the market. " Baseball Results. National League Chicago , 8 ; Pitts- burg , 5. Cincinnati , 9-7 ; Philadelphia , 5-4. St. Louis , 5 ; Brooklyn , 4. American Association Milwaukee , 5-3 ; Indianapolis , 1-1. St. Paul , 1-0 ; Columbus , 3-1. Kansas City , 5-C ; Lou isville , 10-7. Minneapolis , 5-0 ; Toledo , 6-4. Western League Omaha , 3-3 ; St. Joseph , 7-2. Des Molnes , 4 ; Kansas City , 1. Denver , 2 ; Peorla , 12. Colorado rado Springs , 3 ; Milwaukee , 2. DEATH IN A CLOUDBURST. Wsll of Water Rushes Down Dry Draw and Prof. Phlppo Is Drowned. Crawford , Neb. , July 20. The body of Prof. W. C. Phipps arrive'd here and was sent to Chadron. Prof. Phipps was connected with the Chad ron schools and recently with the State university at Lincoln. Ho waa out for his health with the flro guard gang on the Burlington railway. The tent was situated on high ground be tween two dry draws near Mansfield , north of here. Hearing on unusual roar , Prof. Phipps looked out of the tent and called the other occupants to see a wall of water ten feet high al most upon them. He could not swim and was carried off In the flood. His body was recovered about 300 yards from the tenting ground. Major Foster Falls from Train. Pueblo , July 20. Major Foster of the United States army was thrown from a Colorado Midland train at Colorado Springs as the train was rounding a curve , and 1t is thought ho Is seriously injured. Major Foster was on his way to Denver from the Philippine islands to attend a court martial. " I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor to stop my hair from falling. One- half a bottle cured me. " J. C. Baxter , Braidwood , 111. Ayer's Hair Vigor is certainly the most eco nomical preparation of its kind on the market. A little of it goes a long way. It doesn't take much of it to stop falling of the hair , make the hair grow , and restore color to gray hair. si.oo a botlle. All draitliti. If your druggist cannot supply yon send us one dollar ami wo will express you a bottle. Ho sure nnd clvo tuo name of your nearest express olilco. Address. J. C. AYfcH CO. , Lowell , Mass.