THE WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL PART ONE NKIWASKA , 1'MUDAY ' , ( HTOMKH 'J , lllOil. PAGES 1 TO 8 Freight No. 116 Crushes Tom Belt to Death. CONDUCTOR WAS JOLTED OFF. Supposing That the Coupling Had Been Released , Tom Belt Was Un prepared When the Pin Caught and Jerked the Car on Which he Stood. ( From Momlny'n Dally.J Train No. 110 on the Northwestern r md , ilue into Norfolk last night fro.i Long Pine , jerked its faithful con ductor , Thomas Belt , under the wheels . at Stuart yesterday afternoon and ground him to death. His right leg TT S run over , the loft leg was broken a d other internal Injuries were sus tained which proved fatal at G o'clock Triton , after a hard light for his life , Conductor Belt was relieved from his trrible agony by the coming of a lavrcifnl death. Coupling Failed to Release. Conductor Belt was standing upon th ' top of a freight car when the ac cident happened. The train was switching In the yards at Stuart and the car upon which he stood had Just butn uncoupled from the train ahead. The signal had been given for the engine to move away and Mr. Bolt supposed that his car , of course , ffuuld remain stationary. Instead of this , however , the coupling pin In sumo way slipped back into connec tion and the fatal car was locked tight to the train. The engine started forward , the cars lurched after it and tlic conductor , with no preparation whatever for a jolt , was caught un awares and thrown off the end of the car. He fell to the track below , be tween two cars , and the wheels passed oTcr his limb. ( Surgical care was immediately " " "A given and it was thought at first that the injured man might live. Ho com plained , however , of a pain in his chest and before the Norfolk special train , carrying the company surgeon , Dr. P. II. Suiter , could arrive , Con- ihicor Tom Bolt was dead. Special Train. Word of the disaster was sent to Norfolk at once and a special train was made up to rush toward the scene of accident. Tills carried Superinten dent C. H. Reynolds , Dr. P. H. Sailer , Mrs. Belt , the widow of Conductor Belt ; Mrs. W. C. Roland , a friend ; and Mrs. Al. Wilkinson , a niece. The train was sent to Stuart as fast as steam could carry it , but the lifeless body of the man was all that remained to tell the story of suffering. The remains wore brought to Nor folk on the early morning passenger train today and were taken to the home at 1001 South Second street. They will he taken to the old homo nt Marshalltown , Iowa , for interment , leaving this city Tuesday morning at 0:30 : o'clock. Tom Belt Was Well Liked. Tom Bolt , as he was known to all the railroad boys , was fifty-three years old and had learned , in twelve years of service , every foot within the right- of-way fence between this city and the end of the line. Ho was faithful to his train and underneath its wheels he died. Ho was universally popular among the railroad men and they grieve over his cruel ending. He was a lover of his home , and the llttio woman who is today watching for the last time over his remains , is pros trate with grief at her husband's ter rible fate. There are no children left to comfort the heart-broken woman. Mr. Belt was a member of the Broth erhood of Railway Trainmen , the Knights of Pythias , the Maccabees and the Royal Highlanders. All of these orders have done everything possible today to bring comfort to the stricken home as nearly as the dis tressing circumstances would permit and their loyalty to the honored mem ory of Thomas Belt will long endure after his remains are laid to rest in Marshalltown on Tuesday. Two Victims Within a Week. A coincident in the distressing dis aster which renders it no less sad , is the fact that this same train , No. 110 , has now claimed two victims under neath its deadly wheels within less than a week. Just six days before the life of Thomas Belt was taken , No. UC , coming into Norfolk after dark , ran over the form of M. L , Mar shall as it lay between the rails , and cut him literally to pieces. Marshall was dead before the train came along , but it was No. loG's wheels that ground him so severely. REMAINS OF THOMAS J , BELT , Brief Funeral Service at the Home , After Which the Remains Were Taken Away. ( From Tuesday's Dnllv. ] The remains of Thomas J. Bolt , the conductor who was killed under his train Sunday afternoon , were taken to Marshalltown , la. , this morning for burial. Members of his lodge , the Royal Highlanders , mot at the Bolt homo , 1102 South Second street , at 5:30 : o'clock and accompanied the re mains to the station at South Nor folk. Besides Mrs. Belt , Mrs. Asklns , Mrs. W. C. Holand , Mrs. Al Wilkin son , F. Llnerodo and C. B. Hartford , as members of the Hoynl Highlanders and Knights of Pythias , accompanied the remains to Marshalltown. A brief funeral norvlcu was held at the homo this morning. WOMAN NEARLY UNDER TRAIN , Last Night's Panscngcr Was Lamed Because it Stopped so Suddenly to Save Her Life. [ From Monday's Unity.1 In making an exceedingly quickstep stop in order to save the life of a woman who stood on the track , the engine which drew train No. ! ? , the passenger from Chicago , into Norfolk last night , so crippled Itself that the train was almost nn hour delayed. A woman who had gotten to the center - tor of a trestle bridge near West Point could got neither way in tlmo to save her life , was the cause of It. As the train came upon the bridge , the engineer noticed the perilous po sition and realized that a few more turns of the drivers would crush the feminine form to death. The lover was speedily reversed , the brakes ap plied and the whole heavy train brought to nn immediate standstill. The engine was lame after that and lost all the way to Norfolk , but the life of the woman was saved. METHODISTS MAKE APPOINTMENTS Rev. J. F. Poucher Will Remain In Norfolk Through Coming Year. Wayne Wins. fFrom Monday's Dnlly.l Hev. ,1. F. Poucher will remain in Norfolk as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church during the follow ing year. This announcement was made officially at the conference in Fremont yesterday afternoon. Other appointments of interest to this sec tion of the state were made as fol lows : llov. .T. M. Bothwoll will go to Mad ison ; Hev. Mr. Howe , formerly at Malllson , will go to Handolph ; Hov. E. E. Shaffer will go to Tildon ; Hov. Mr. Snick will go to Dakota City ; Hev. C. M. Dawson will go to Wayne ; Hev. Mr. Mueller goes to Lynch , The conference will be held next year at Wayne. NOT A GIRL IN THE BUNCH. Welcomed a Boy. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kaufmann are the proud parents of a new boy baby today. A Boy Also. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Xitschlag of Norfolk received a son and heir at their homo Friday night. Likewise a Boy. A son was welcomed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Havemann in Norfolk Saturday evening. MATHEWSON RESIGNS , Quits the Omaha and Winnebago Agency on Account of III Health. Division of the Agencies. Ponder , Nob. , Sept. 28. Special to The News : Word has been received here from Washington of the accept ance of the proffered resignation of Charles P. Mathewson as superinten dent of the Indian schools of the Omaha and Winnobago reservations by Commission of Indian Aff.ilrs Jones. Mr. Mathewson resigns be cause of ill health , but it is possible that a position may he found for him in a climate more to his liking. Mr. Mnthowson's resignation will enable the Indian bureau to place in operation a plan that has long boon contemplated , the division of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations , so it is announced , Eventually there will be a bonded charge of each of these great Indian reservations instead of ono general agent as heretofore. This is merely following Jones , who Is gradually taking Indian affairs out of the con trol of agents and placing them into the hands of bonded superintendents. H. fl. Wilson , at present superin tendent of the Sisseton Indian schools has been selected to succeed Mr. Mathowson at the Winnobago school , and several men , well known in the Indian service are being considered to take charge of the Omaha schools. HONORED BY MASONIC BROTHERS Col. S. W. Hayes , Young in I Vi.v ous at 84 , Was host at ,1 oypr s-e Party. In honor of his eighty-fourth birth day , and rejoicing with him over his extreme activity and vigorous youth , the Masons of Norfolk assembled at the homo of Col. S. W. Hayes , West Norfolk avenue Friday evening , and tendered him a surprise party which will ho memorable. A largo number of the local lodge wore present for the event and the evening was vary thor oughly enjoyed. As a token of their esteem and well wishing , the lodgomen presented Col. Hayes with a handsome reeking chair. The spokesman led Mr. Hayes to the chair and simply said , "What do you think of it ? It's yours. Sit down. " "Well , well , well , it's a daisy , " re plied the host , with apparent satis faction. All but Three Buildings in Block art ; Burned. IT WAS OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN. The Fiend Started Flames in Three Separate Places. HAVE A CLUE TO THE CRIMINAL. The Whole Section Is n Complete Loss , With Excepton of About Half of Frost's Merchandise Store and Portion of Fair's , Plalnvlow , Noli. , Sept. 28. Special to The News : Plalnvlow experienced the most disastrous lireIn her his tory early this morning , starting at 2 o'clock. Seven business houses all but three In an entire block wore consumed. The lire started simul taneously in three places , and was unquestionably of incendiary origin , as the lire ( lend had well prepared to burn the town , liberal quantities of kerosene being used to innko food for the flames. It Is the third disastrous llro the town bus experienced within a year , and ono of the victims of the bhivio" , Mr. Fair , has twice before boon burned out. The lire was noticed almost sim ultaneously in the Frost , Fair and Scott buildings , and the tire lighters having no water at hand in sulllclont quantities the destruction of a large portion of the business part of town was a foregone conclusion. The buildings destroyed : O. J. Frost general merchandise. About half Hie goods wore saved by the energetic efforts of the cltlxons. D. H. Fair , grocery. Some of the goods wore also saved from this building , L. Button , land olllce. Dr. F. II. Nye. olllce. The Scott machinery house. Building occupied by the millinery store. The buildings and their contents wore an entire loss with the excep tion of the two mentioned above. The loss this morning had not boon estimated , but will lie up in the thou sands of dollars. While no arrests have been made , there is a well defined suspicion pointing to the ono who did the das tardly work , which was planned with careful Ilondlshnoss. The blaze was noticed simultaneously in the Frost , Fair and Scott buildings , and those earl > on the scene noted that liberal quantities of kerosene had boon used i to give quick fuel to the ilames , the ! three mentioned buildings In which the lire started being well soaked with the oil. No arrests have been made yet , but that there will be arrests goes un questioned , and if the fiend responsi ble for tile disaster can bo proven guilty it will go hard witli him. Plalnview has suffered more from the lire fiend , beyond a doubt , than any town in north Nebraska. Two disastrous fires occurred about this time last year , and at that time the ! town had boon but fairly rebuilt from a previous conflagration. The lire is still smouldering at this report. Dr. Nye had two tons of hard coal on hand that will bo fuel to keep the blaze going for some hours. PLAINVIEW EMPLOYS DETECTIVE , Will Go After the Fire Fiend In a Systematic Manner , and Deal Justly With Him. Plalnviow , Nob. , Sopt. 21) ) . Special to The News : So far the fiend who sot llro in throe separate places here Monday morning , lias not been brought to light and no arrests have been made. The town , however , has determined to employ a detective to hunt down the incendiary and bring him to justice. The citizens are greatly Incensed over the outrage and the guilty party will receive no sym pathy if found. Will Build Houses for Rent. J. L. Horshlsor has purchased from S. L. Gardner the two lots on north Tenth street adjoining the residence of Mrs. Cole , and also two lots at the Junction , the consideration bolng I'JfiO ' cash. It IH stated that Mr. HorshlHor will build two cottages on the Tenth street lulu for rent. UNIVERSITY WINS FIRST GAME , Starts Season by Taking One From Grand Island 04 to 0 New Men Play Well. Lincoln , Sopt. 28. The university foollmll team had llttlo hotter than u practice game with the Ornnd Island loam Saturday , winning by a score of t''l to 0. The shattered line of the Grand Island college were unnblo lo stop the university hacks from piling- 1'ig through toward the goal line , ex cept at rare Intervals. Twenty and thirty yard runs became almost a matter - tor of course before the Mulsh of the tlrst hall' . The university carried the ball T7S yards during the course of the game , while. Grand inland advanced but lii ! yards. The now men on the university toain showed up well and the enthu siasts are taking a morochoerlul view of the situation , although the Grand Inland team is admittedly weak. . At the F. & M. park the Lincoln high .school team took a game from the Iteatrlce high school by a score of On to 0. THE DOCTOR BOUGHT THE DRINKS Clever , Smooth and Wordy , he Was no Match for the Versatile Pro prietor. A long haired , wise looking "doc tor" who struck Norfolk the other day , wont into the Trocadoro and be gan to look around. Ho mixed with tin * men who were In the room and engaged them , after the matter of his craft. In an interesting conversation. Corn were his topic. The doctor could euro any sort of corns that ever grow. Slowly , and by systematic pro- eos'i , he worked the subject around to his point. He displayed a largo variety of corns of different shapes anil kinds , explained how they all hap pened and why. Finally ho produced a microscope and allowed the lookers to peek through a magnifying Ions at OIK ; of ( hi1 little growths. His speech , as smooth as a ( lowing brook , was bathed In any amount of the pur est Latin , and punctuated with quo- tn'loim ' from Shakespeare and Cicero combined , which would have stag gered the eminent ancients thorn- solves. Grasping the microscope In a trag ic way , the doctor held it above his hand. "That. " ho exclaimed , "that is my hand. " Then bo paused for ar tistic effect. "You think , perchance , that you ob serve that hand by moans of the op- vidi , vici. And now I can convince you , also. You perceive , my fellowmen - men , by the brain , and the eye Is merely an auxiliary to it. " Then he stopped. He turned to the proprietor and with a glare that was dramatic to a degree , declared , "Light ! What , sir , is light ? " Without a smile or a sign of mirth playing upon his facial features , Harry Lodor' replied , very calmly , "Business , sir. Business is d n light. " And the doctor bought the drinks. FUNERAL OF WILLIE BATES , Son of Judge and Mrs. Bates Buried at Madison The Mother is Trebly Afflicted. Madison , Neb. , Sopt. 2 ! ) . Special to The News : The funeral of Willie , the ItS-year-old son of Judge and Mrs. Win. Bates , that was held from the Catholic church in this city today , was perhaps the largest attended fu neral of a young person over he'd ' in Madison. The high school was ad journed and the pupils and teachers attended in a body. The funeral rites were very impressive and the sympa thy shown the bereaved parents. Sympathy is particularly with Mrs. Bates , who Is almost trebly alfllctoil. The news of the death of her mothur. Mrs. Adam Kost , at Norfolk , coming with the loss of her son , was bad enough , but in addition to this * h < ; lias received word that her slsto.- , Mrs. George Fit/gorald is very low at Hot Springs , S. D. Willie Bates hnd numerous friends among the young people of Madinon , who sincerely mourn his death. Ills long and uncomplaining suffering has seemed to intensify those friendships and the expressions of sorrow today were heartfelt and sincere. Ho bad advanced to the Ninth grade 'n ' the high school and was a bright and lov able boy. OMAHA DOCTOR SUICIDES , Found on Operating Table With the Gas Turned on at the Jets In His Room. Omaha , Sopt. 20. Special to The News : The body of Dr. Hamilton Warren , 1310 Dodge street , was found this morning lying on the op erating table In his office. The gas jots in the office were turned on and the physician had mot his death from asphyxiation. It was considered that it was a case of miicldo. Local Playrrs Have Not Devel oped Much Enthusiasm. EASTERN I-OOTDALL SITUATION. University of Nebraska Lines up Against Grand Island Collcac on Saturday Afternoon List of the Old Men Have Returned. While the IIO.VH of tin. Norfolk high Mchool have not as yet scheduled any games for the prcmMil Mention , I here are Home prospects ( hat football may have a turn at altraollnj ; the atten tion of sportsmen In the city before the dual gridiron contests on Thanks giving. Many people are Interested In fhe University of Nebraska's team. The llne-np IH a hit weak on account of a dropping out. The old men hack are llorg , center ; Hunter and Itlngur , guards ; Wlbion and Mason , tackles ; Homier , quarterback ; Boll , halfback ; llenedlck , fullback. The llrst game was agahiHl Grand Inland , Saturday afternoon , September 2li. Football Is here for I ho seation of P.iiCI. Games of the practice variety begin at several of the big eastern colleges thin week , and another fort night will nee the playing season In augurated In eaniOHl. Candidates fertile tile various elevens have been in training at several of the prominent limtltntloiiH for more than two wookH , coaches havn been busy " 'inlying the rules and skirmishing for prominent players , and the rooters have already begun to dream of the vlctorlcn 'ind championships which are coming to their favorite teams as sure as docs Thanksgiving day. From today until the last of November the long-haired youths all over the country will hold undisputed po < Hosslon of the athludc There Is every Indication that the football season In die east will ho one of the most miccimnful since the Introduction of the game Into Ameri can college life. With the exception of the differences between Annapolis and West Point all Is harmony among the prominent Institutions. The sched ules for the most purl are practically the same as In past , years. Whore changes have been niado they t'avo been In the way of renewing old ties which bad been temporarily broken. The outlook Is reported unusually bright at Harvard , Yale , Cornell , Pennsylvania , Princeton and Colum bia , while die smaller Institutions , such as Williams , Lchlgh , Dartmouth , Trinity and Rutgers , art1 likewise look ing forward to a successful season. MISSOURI TAKES EIGHT ACRES , Erratic River Bites a Chunk of Farm Land East of Omaha , and Farmers Object. Omaha , Sept. 21 ! . Special to The News : The Missouri rlvor washed away eight acres of land cast of Omaha last night. The tanners who are being injured in their property have called a con vention to devise some plan whereby the ravages of the river may bo .stopped. WAS SHOT IN SIOUX CITY. The Inmate at the Jail Has Been Here Often Before. "I was shot In Sioux ( Jity about a week ago , " explained the tough lookIng - Ing mark at the city jail , who was taken up by the police. Ills wounds are quite severe and need constant dressing. He was simply in jail on suspicion and this morning Chief of Police Kane bad the follow carried to a railroad station and told him to get out. He knew all of the police , having been locked up four times be fore in Norfolk. NEBRASKA BANKERS TO MEET , State Association Will Convene in Lincoln October 13 and 14. An Excellent Program. The hankers of Nebraska will meet in convention at Lincoln October 13 and M , and a first class program has been prepared for the mooting , that will bo attended by all the prominent bankers of the state. N. A. Halnbolt of tills city , former president of the Norfolk National bank , is on the pro gram for an address on the subject , "Should the Bankruptcy Law bo Re pealed or Modified ? " The regular reports of the standIng - Ing committees will ho of inoro than ordinary importanco.as the committee on bank money orders will make an extended report , as will also the com mittee on rewards for the detection and conviction of burglars. Whore a member of this association has boon robbed , or any attempt nmdo to do so , the committee has decided to recommend that a largo reward bo offered. This action is sure to bring a largo membership to llioussociation. There is now $1,100 In the reward fund. Another Interesting sot of re ports will bo from the presidents of the nine groups In the state asso ciation. Congressman Hill of the Fourth district of Connecticut , who is also \lce president of the Norwalk Nation- M | lunik of that Hlnlo. will iniiko an utl- drown upon "Amint Cum.'iiry. " A. J. Frame , president of the WnuUonlia Natlonnl hank of Waukoidia , Win. , will reply lo this , his subject being "N w Nn.lloiml Financial Legislation. " Mr. Frame IH well known among the hank ers an a man who stampeded the I'OTT- lor hill men nl die Wisconsin llunk r atiNoeladon , and IIP IH a tory ntrunc mini for believers In our present ur ii'111'.v H.uitom. Other piipern lo he given by ntnt * hankers lire thi < following : "What Arc Wo lloro Kor ? " .1 , It. Culn , cushlor liiiuU at Htelln. "Hills of I , mllng. " John Donolim , ciitdilci1 hank of Weeping Wiitur. Address , by 10. Rojrco , neeroWiry Stall' Hanking hoard , "Trust Companion , " ( iiirdon VI. Wattli'H , president Union Natluial hunk. Omiiliii. "Commercial I'npi < r as iin liif nt- nionl by Country Hankers. " ( ! . > ' . Itcntloy , cashier First National ba k ( fraud Inland. "The Prey of the YoggniKii. " Job A MorrlHiin , Minneapolis , iiiaiuiK r llimK llurglnry department , IhoOcvw * , Accident tt ( inarantee I'orpuratldii. "Legal Di'i'lidonii of Interetit t llnnhM" Hun. W. C. naming * , Ull- bor. M.E.CONFERENCEJIPPOINTMENTS Dliihop Andrews Announces the Lo cations of North Nebraska Min isters for Ensuing Year. Fremont , Not ) . Hept. 2t.- ! The Moth- odluls of north Nebraska , who bav * been In annual con Terence hero , l ft for their respective home * juntordaj morning. The meeting closed with a Mernmn by lll.'dmp Andiewn SuiuUy morning , lie taking for bin text Uut'm- e\v I0il : ! ! , IK ) , on "Tim Prorldonuii W ( ! oil. " A large audience nas prcncit and the bishop's remarks were ur- noHt and touching. The following appointment * w r uinmmiced lor two of the four Jin- trietH : Norfolk District. Presiding older , F. M. Slsson , Nor folk ; Allen , W. A. Hominger ; iiai- ner , W. T. ( inlley ; lleomer , J. T. Low King ; liloomllidd , I ) . W. ( Iregor ; Illnoinlleld circiit , mippllile ; Carroll , C. S. Hughes ; Coleridge and lleldeu , .1. II. .lohimloii ; Creston , II. II. St. Louis : Dakota City , J. C. Slilck ; le- catnr , William Slinmlmiigli ; ICmorHoi , W. II. Warren ; llnrtlngton , F. M. Drullner ; Homer , supplied ; Hum phry and Pintle Center , W. ( ! . Fowler ler ; Laurel , J. L. Phillips ; Leigh , W. ( ! . Langley ; LyoiiH , 10. 10. Hosmaii ; MadlHon , J. M. Ilolhwoll ; McLean , supplied ; Norfolk , J. F. Poucher ; Norfolk circuit , W. H. Peters ; Pen- dor , 10. K. Carter ; Pllger , 10. T. An- trim ; I'onca , it. W. Wilcox ; Randolph , F. A. High ; St. James , Moses Ander- son ; Scrlbner , supplied ; South Sioux City , Allen MlKliop ; Stanton , C. M. Grlllldi ; Wakulli'ld and Pleasant Val ley , C. H. Mnoro ; Wansa.,1. H. Smith ; Wlimldo. S. A. Drain ; Winner , W. II. Faroat ; Wayne , C. N. Dawson ; J. A. Young left without appointment t * attend school. Neligh District. Presiding elder , Thomas liithnJ , Ne.ligh ; Albion , 10. T. George ; BattU Creek , Oncar lOggleston ; Hnttlu Creek circuit , supplied ; lloone , J. S. ( Sreenc ; Brunswick , .Insso Crinitli ; Chambers , 10. It. KoonU ; Clearwater , H. P. Wil liams ; Croighton , J. N. Gortnor ; HI- gin , C. O. Trump ; Hmerlck , d. A. Marker ; lowing and Venus , H. . Mitchell ; Cross and Spencer , Dailtl A. Keene ; Inmnn , 15. W. Wilcox ; Lindsay , H. J. Callow ; Loretto , W. C. Kelly ; Lynch and Highland , Oscar Mueller ; Mononi , J. H. Alien ; Nellgfc. J. H. Ramsey ; Newman drove , L. A. Cook ; NIobrara , L. H. Heddun ; Oak- dale , H. J. McKonxlu ; O'Neill , Amos ; Osmond , K. J. T. Connoly ; Paddoc. B. H. Marten ; Page , J. C. Galloway ; Pierce , J. H. McDonald ; Plalnvlow , J. M. Leidy ; Plalnvlew circuit , H. A. Hornudy ; Savage , T. B. Smith. Of former Norfolk pastors , not i - eluded in those districts : Dr. J , Tf. Jennings is returned as presiding el der of the Omaha district. Her. J. B. Priest gees to Hlair ; Dr. WllliaBt Corst to Seward street churtik , Omaha ; Hov. ( ! . H. Main to Walnut Hill , Omaha , and Hev. J. B. LeeduM to Silver Creek. CHIEF OF POLICE WOUNDED , Martin Kane Was Badly Bitten by a Vicious Cur Dog , Which Fought to a Finish. I From Monday's Dallv.I Chief of Polleo Kami Is cripplud with two badly wounded hands whlck render him practically helpless who it comes l.o handling men. The holes in his hands are the effects of a fu rious light which the oftlccr engaged In Monday morning , and in which , for the tlmo being , his adversary had th bettor of the fray. It was no man who got the better of Chief Martin Kane. It was a vic ious dog , whoso teeth sank into his palms to the limit , and left them blooding and gashed. It was a vicious cur dog which has been prowling ; in the west end , and which last week bit Postmaster Hays. When the of- ' llcor wont after his game , the dor showed fight to a finish. Later the otllcer went back'and ' shot U * brute.