The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, March 18, 1904, Image 1
Ji THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL. , , , , . r ' NOHFOUC NEIHIASK'A 1'MUDAY ' iMAKOII 18 11)01. ) 1 1 Yields to the Demand of Republicans and Allows His Name to Come Before the State Convention , RESPONDS TO THE URGENT CALL OF HIS PARTY He Hoped to Keep Out of the Fight but a Strong : , Popular Man is Wanted and He Yielded to the Pressure. lion. W. M. Robertson of this city has decided to allow the use pC his name as candidate for governor , sub ject to the decision of the republican state convention \yhlch meets In Lin coln on May 17. For months Mr.- * . t * "is been persistently urged by i > . publicans in all parts of the u. enter the gubernatorial race , buthab' ' refused to do so , replying that so long as there appeared a probability that Mr. Mickey could be re-elected , ho believed the present governor was entitled to ronomlnatlon. But the Idea has been growing that Mr. j Mickey cannot bo elected If placed on the ticket until it has become a | settled belief among those who have the interest of the party at heart rather than the interest of any indi vidual. This belief Is not confined to any one locality , but Is general throughout the state , the south as well as the north , and prevails In Dundy county , In Sioux county aa well as In Douglas county. The candidacy of Mr. Dlnsmoro did not seem to meet the requirements of ; the case and ho withdrew. Mr. Harrison of Grand Island has gained a good deal of ground since ho en tered the race , but although he is in every way an honest , upright gentle man , worthy of any position which he may seek at the hands of the re publicans , yet his acquaintance is limited to his immediate locality , and it was not believed that he could de feat Mickey. Such were the repre sentations made to Mr. Robertson , but not until the whole state had been canvassed and figures produced which showed that unless a man of Mr , Robertson's state wide acquain tance and popularity would come to the front , Mr. Mickey would be re- nominated and would take the party to certain defeat , did Mr. Robertson give In and consent to throw himself in the breach. Personally he has been averse to making the fight , but ho is one of the old-time republicans who believes that a man should be subject to the call of his party , and when it was demonstrated to him that he was a necessity to the party ho gave up the contest and authorized the an nouncement of his candidacy. Now that he is in the race he will assist his friends with his characteristic vigor to secure the nomination and election. Two years ago Mr. Robertson was a candidate before the state conven tion for this position , and it was known that at that time he was the personal choice of three-fourths of the delegates , but combinations were made which resulted In the nomina tion of Mr. Mickey. When the dele gates returned to their homes they found that their action did not give full satisfaction to the voters , who wanted Robertson and not Mickey and Mr. Mickey's administration has not been of such a character as to make them want him again. It is probably a fact that Mr. Robertson has moro friends among the rank and file of the voters than any other man in the state , and the representations that have been made to him are tha ho will easily bo nominated , and i nominated that ho will add very ma terlal strength to the ticket. DESERTS ARMYJN THR EE WEEKS Former Battle Creek Man , Late o Tilden , is Caught. Battle Creek , Neb. , March 17. Special to The News : W. E. Diet of Tllden , who Is well known here having worked In Maher's barbo shop , passed through on the train ii charge of the U. S. marshal , enrout to Leavenworth Kan. About thre weeeks ago ho enlisted and was sta tioned at Ft. Nlobrara. Ho desertei and was captured. Ho will have t servo the balance of his three years or more , In prison at Ft. Leavenwortli PORT ARTHUR IS UNSAFE. Repeated Bombardments Have Weak ened Fortress. Yin Kow. March 17 The only rolla- blo reports at the present moment from the main Manchurlan cities show a quiet movement along the railway and such cities as Mukden which arc off the main line are undisturbed. The pie hero are not in possession of P finite news of' outside events. The chief movement on the Fong Huang Cheng military road Is the dispatch of riders to and from the Russian ad vance forces. A creditable native ar rived hero bringing a report as late as March 12 from Fang Huang Cheng to the effect that the main body of the concentrated forces had crossed the Yalu , leaving small bodies of troops at Antung and other points to guard the river. A fortnight ago a few spies visited Antung , but since then no Japanese have been seen west of the Yalu. The continued attacks of the Japanese have compelled the steady occupation of the Llao Tung peninsula. The last bombardment of Port Arthur rendered every part of tha fortress of Port Arthur unsafe. Residents assort that fragments of Japanese shells fell everywhere and that some railways and buildings were ostroyed , though most of the dam- ge on the shore was unimportant. It Is authentically reported that for week past there has been only a mail and changing military garrison t Halcheng , but that a large force has eon stationed at the Invulnerable for- Ifled and strategical town of Ashan Shan , where the Japanese army con- iluded Its advance during the war be- ween China and Japan. RUSSIAN MOYEUNCONFIRMED Rsported that Main Advance Is Cross Ing the Yalu. London , March 17. No further news f the progress or hostilities In the 'ar ' east has been received here. There s much interest in the report that the Russian main advance Is crossing the Yalu , but this is not yet confirmed 1. 1.s and according to the Dally Chronicle's 'Ing Yang correspondent all the Rus- Ian troops have left north Korea , 20- . 00 of them being concentrated at itullon Cheng , north of the Yalu river , in Manchuria. The Dally Telegraph's Sevastopol correspondent says It Is emi-ofllclally announced that Russia has abandoned the Idea of sending her Baltic squadron to the far east by the way of Bering straits as Im practicable. The Toklo correspondent of the Times cables that the latest re ports say the Russians are occupying an area having a forty miles base 'rom ' Wlju to Chang Tung and extend ng south to the Pakchon river. Japanese Military Situation. Paris , March 17. The Tokio corre spondent of the Matin sends this in brmation , which ho says conies from reliable authority , concerning the Japanese military situation up to March 10 : The first army of 70,000 troops , under General Kurokl , occu pies northern Korea. The brigade anded at Gensan forms part of a second end army of similar strength. The mobilization of the latter has been completed and the troops will sal shortly for an unknown destination The mobilization of a third army bo- can on March 7. SUICIDES WHIU WIFE PLAY Head of Commissary Departmen Ends Life to Music. Omaha , March 17. W. H. Bean chief commissary for the departmen of the Missouri , killed himself toda ; while his wife was playing the piano . Bad heauh and the fact that the of 3for fleer had been ordered to report fo duty In the Phllllpplnes are alleged to be the causes. MILLION DOLLAR FIRE IN OIL Prairie Near Fort Worth Is Raging and Loss Is Heavy. Fort Worth , March 17. Fire is rag ing hero in the oil fields this Br noon. The loss has already ed a million dollars. The blaze Is on Batson's prairie. Business at Alnsworth. Alnsworth , Nob. , March 17. Business : ness In Alnsworth lias commenced to move. J. II. Hart sold his bowling alley and building on Main street to William Collins yesterday and the property changed hands at once. hoJ. D. Cook rented the property and took possession today. The high license people will nominate a ticket next Saturday at Alnsworth hall. Placed at Head of the Demo cratic City Ticket. WILL MAKE RUN FOR MAYOR Before They Could Catch Their Breath In Tote , the Democrats Had Placed a Candidate In the Field for the Mayorality Campaign. [ Vrom NVeilnpiuln V'B Daily.J For mayor , H. W. Winter. For clerk , M. 11. Singer. For treasurer , Carl \Vlldo. For police judge , G. F. McCormlck. For board of education , 1) . Rees and W. C. Roland. This Is the ticket placed In nomi nation by the democrats of Norfolk last night. The convention met In the city hall at a little after 8 o'clock and before an hour waa done the fire works wcro all over. Hardly had the delegates got seat ed In their chairs before the noinlniu- tlon of Winter had happened. It caught some of them napping. "When are wo going to begin to nominate ? " asked one. "We're almost finished now , " said his neighbor. No other candidate was mentioned for the mayorallty. There was no apparent friction. All was Winter In the spring time. No platform was adopted. "Wo don't need one , " said one of the lead ers. "Everyone knows what wo stand for. " The convention was called to order 1 J. II. Hulff. J. C. Stitt recorded the doings of the assembly. The or ganization was made permanent. Every nomination was by acclama tion. It went off as smoothly as though they had planned It all out ahead of time. There was no oppo sition to the candidates put up. All was apparent harmony. After the nominations , the candi dates were called upon for speeches. They responded. They thanked the gentlemen of the convention for the honors thus bestowed upon them and pledged their best work In behalf of the democratic party. They threat ened to win out In the coming elec tion. Candidates for Council and Dele- gates Named. WARD CAUCUSES LAST NIGHT Caucuses Were Well Attended Pre- liminary to the City Convention Which Will be Held Tomorrow Night to Name Municipal Ticket. The republican caucuses for the va rlous wards of the city of Norfolk were hold last night and much Inter est was shown In the preliminary work of the coming municipal cam palgn. The politicians of the First , Second and Third wards convened in the city building and the Fourth ward ers mot at the drug store of J. L. Hershelser. The First ward meeting was presid ed over by W. II. Wldaman , and Dr. II. O. Munson acted as secretary. C. P. Parish was placed In nomination as candidate for city councilman , and the following-named were chosen as delegates to the city convention to morrow night : J. W. Edwards , Dr. H. O. Munson , C. P. Parish , W. II. Wldaman , Al. Johnson , Dr. G. W. Wil 1 kinson , I. M. Macy. W. II. Wldaman was chosen as ward committee. In the Second ward caucus S. R. McFarland was chairman and J. W. Ransom was secretary. Gay Halvcr- stein was named as candidate for city councilman , with W. L. Kern as second end choice. The following were chos en to represent the ward at the city convention : Rev. J. F. Poucher , C. E. Doughty , L. M. Gaylord , H. G. Brueggemann , W. L. Kern , J. W. Ransom I | som , S. R. McFarland , Chas. H. Pll- ger , and H. M. Roberts. The follow ing committee to fill vacancies was | 1 named : S. R. McFarland. H. G. Brueggeman , J. W. Ransom. In the third ward gathering R. H. Reynolds was the presiding officer and j M. C. Hazen secretary. C. C. Gow , . was placed in nomination as candidate . date for the city council and the fol lowing were named as the ward dele gates to the city convention : I. Pow ' [ ers Jack Koenlgsteln , Robert Utter , C. C. Gow , Wm. Beswlck , W. H. John son , J. S. McClary , J. E. Simpson , G. T. Sprecher , W. II. Bridge , J. S. Math- , owson , Dr. H. J. Cole , D. C. O'Connor , A. II. KIcsau and Dr. C. S. Parker. In the Fourth ward Leo Horshclser was chairman of the caucus and C. W. Potter secretary. No nomination for councilman was made as none were seeking the honor of making the race on the ticket and It was decided to concede the ofllco to the opposition. The delegates to the city convention wcro : Frank Perry , W. H. Living stone , G. W. Potter and L. F. Krlnck- : bauni. FRED F HARVEYJPLEADS GUILTY He Will bo Tried In District Court for ScrllMier Cnso Fremont , Nob. , March 17. Fred llarvoy of Scrllmor , a cousin of Eva Hleh. pleaded utility to the statutory charge filed against him mid watt bound over to the ( Unit-let court In Hjo Hum of $ fiOO. The allocation states ' that the girl IH but Hlxtuon , yuarH old , Harvey did not HCIMII to coiuprolumd . his crlmo , falling to tin- durHtitnd that the ago of tno girl will put 1 ( him behind the barn. DAN CUPID IN ANTELOPE. Married With the Groom Sick In Bed. Nollgh , Nob. , March 17. Spoclal to The News : Cupid was unusually ac tive In Antelope county yesterday and In one Instance the little love god Htood bosldo a Hick bed while the stricken groom and bis fair bride woie made one. Three coroiuonloH WUH the record of the 'day. John Udey and Miss LIU to Cor money , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cormonoy who live BOVCII mlloH In the country , were the ones who were determined that the nuptials should not bo postponed on account of sick ness. The groom IH the head line man for n Council Kind's electric company , lie arrived on the Tuesday afternoon train and was taken mid deiily nick after getting off the curs , lie was convoyed to the brldo'H homo and there the ceremony making thorn man anil wlfo wan performed. Mr. Udey was very sick following the cor- oniony and his phynlclann determined that ho had an acute attack of up pondlcltls. This morning Dr. Con- well drove out to the Cormonoy homo to perform the operation that Is hoped to save the life of the determined groom and his friends hope that ho will quickly recover and that ho and his faithful brldo may enjoy a long life of wedded happiness , begun under - dor such adverse circumstances. John Wright , manager of the Ed- wurdH and Bradford lumber yards at St. Edwards and Miss Mamo Cratty of Elgin wcro united In marriage at the homo of the brldo'H parents In Elgin yesterday afternoon. The bride's father Is manager of the Hammond elevator at Elgin. Both are well known young people of Antelope county. Herman Burdlck and Miss Nellie Flicklgnor , both of Elgin wore mar-1 ricil by County Judge Finch yesterday afternoon , and will make their home In Elgin. Two other wedding licenses were granted , but the ceremonies did not take place. SAINT PATRICK'S DAY. Observance by the Irish in a Number of Cities. Now York , March 17. St. Patrick's day will bo celebrated In Now York with the customary parade this aftor- noon. A number of banquets and other demonstrations have been ar ranged for this evening by the Hcvoral Irish societies of Greater New York. Observed in Chicago. Chicago , III. , March 17. There was no parade In Chicago today In honor of Ireland's patron saint , but at the Auditorium Annex this evening there will bo a banquet In celebration of the day that promises to bo the most elaborate affair over given by the Irish societies of this city. Among these who have accepted invitations to the function are Governor and Mrs. Yates , Mayor and Mrs. Harrison , General ami Mrs. Frederick Dunt Grant and Mrs. Potter Palmer. Arch bishop Qulgley , Bishop Muldoon and other notables will address the as semblage. St. Patrick's Day In London . London , March 17. There was a | rather general observance of St. Pat rick's Day In London today. Society was much Interested In the opening of the annual Irish ba/aar , whllo oth ers were reminded of the anniversary by the flying of the Irish flag from . many public buildings and the hold Ing of special services In all the Cath olio churches. All the Irish troops ' at the various garrisons had a day's leave. Willing to Stay. Battle Creek , Neb. , March 17.- Speclal to The News : A young fel I- I.s low of Warrensburg , Mo. , who has been working In Boone county for some time , arrived hero the other day through the agency of your reporter and got a job with ono of our most substantial fanners north of town. The con\ersatlon follows : "What do you want a month ? " " $25. " "What else do you want ? " "Plenty to eat. " "Anything else ? " "Yes ; plenty of work. " "All right. Von stay. And if anything ' thing extra should happen In Johnson county , down in Missouri , you can read It at my house In the Norfolk Dally News. SUMMERS WILL BE REMOVED _ It is positively announced that the president will pro-cmtorlly remove District Attorney Summers from VQf fice. Mickey Can Not Mnve Solid Support of County. NORTH PLATTE HAS MAJORITY For the First Time In Ncbrnskn's His- tory , Territory North of River Han Most Votes Burlington Luke Warm For Present Governor. Lincoln , March 17. The NOWH wiyn concerning the gubernatorial situa tion : count tbese comnmnllles In tlielr col umns , not because ho IH the candidate of the NortliwoHlorn or bocaune the Union Pacific may later swing Into line , but for the reason that ho IH well known and ban a winning person ality with something of u silver ton gue. They count much on his person al following , Itoyd county In another which WUH yoHlorday said to bo lined up for Mickey , but yoHtorday tlio Rob ertson moil Hald that the delegates were unpledged , and would not bo for the governor. Say Mickey Can't be Elected , They are frank In tlielr claims that Mickey will fall of election If nom inated , and Insist that the Norfolk man ' came out only upon the most earnest ' solicitation of the members of ! ' the parly. They acknowledge the haxard of his position as far as bis aspirations to occupy the guhonmtor- Confusion reigns supreme In guber natorial ' politics , Yesterday there was but oiio topic of conversation In po litical circles , and that was the pros pects which Governor Mickey hint of overcoming the opposition of the NorthwoHtont and Union Pacific. The announcement of Robertson lias ' added an element of uncertainty which has resulted In sending Mickey stock below par In quartorH whore prior ' to yesterday It WIIH boomed at J' the . ' top notch. The danger to him Is ' conceited to come from the doubt fill character of some of bis Burling ton support , together with the win nlng popularity of Robertson , who IH expected at the psychological moment to combine his forces with those of : Harrison to land the nomination. What adds to the danger IH the pros pcct that Douglas county will bo Holld for Robortson. This < \H \ claimed now bji his munu.iorH'ldosp'to ( the fact Hint Douglas county ( wo years ago was for Dlnsmoro against the Norfolk man. Conditions have changed , It Is said , until the Douglas county delega tion can be secured for him. There the eighty-seven votes In the county which might turn the Hcale If the Burlington falls to line up every man. They could never go to Harri son , the Grand Island man , unless the Rosewater became reconciled to him , and his friends In Lincoln do not be lieve that such a thing Is possible , unless Harrison went to him In the attitude of suppliant. On the other hand Robertson Is persona grata at any rate to the editor , and It Is more than a mere possibility that the dele gation will bo allowed to go to him. There Is not , however , entire unan imity as to the action which Douglas county will take and some of the i Htato house olllclals who are unusually I- I0 ly well posted on the situation there claim that It will bo Impossible to unite the delegations on any one can i- didate , and that on the contrary It is more than likely that Mickey will IIt have a considerable following. But there IH no hope even In Mickey cir cles that the delegation will give any largo proportion of Its strength to the governor. The fire anil police board situation has added to the disaffec tion which existed two years ago , and recent suits Involving the action of ifn the board In allowing the operation of a gambling venture without Inter ference Is charged up by some of the Omaha reformers to the executive be cause he refused to call the members of the board to account. In addition to thnt the traveling men have had out their hammers , and the retail IIf dealers who are sore on account of the veto of the jiroposed amendment to the exemptions law are also very strong there. The business men are also sore because of the governor's Interference In the labor strike. To cap the climax the liquor dealers , who fought him two years ago , have 10a hand in the matter and will lend their not unimportant reinforcements to any ono who can beat Mickey. North Platte Leads for First Time. As was jxjlntcd out yesterday > e.y a Northwestern loader , the North : Platte , for the first time in recent his tory , will have a majority of the votes In the state convention , but the 38a jorlty Is only one. However , they fig' uro that Mickey will bo bound to meet with disaffection In some of the Soutl Platte counties which were In the race for the western normal are ! 10X pected to lend their strength to the anti-Mickey columns , although his friends claim that this defection wll bo offset by Buffalo county'.s clghteci : votes. Normally these votes would go for Harrison. Some of the more ' enthusiastic of the governor's sup porters even claim that they can di vide Hall county with Harrison. There are other counties north of the river which the Burlington Mickey allies ire claiming. Hliermau and Valley 'ouullcH are In Ibis list , but ludopon- lout ropubllcatiH claim thai the rail ways will not bo able to dominate limn If the question IH really put be- 'on * the people. The Robertson men ill ohalr are concerned. Ho IH jot- Ing old and niiiHt hasten to carry out IH ! ambition , but failure now must be ranglit with danger for bin future. ' IH taking lilg chimcon with a largo slake to win. Hliould he fall now he iilghl never niuln ; bo eligible to outer he race , and by the danger which ho iicurH In thin respect do Ills ailluireiitu ; ungo Ills coul.dniico In hln IIUCCOSH u I ho May convention and they are 11 orrcHpoiidlngly confident. Some objection In hlH candidacy ins been urged on the ground that ho hi'H at Norfolk , the homo of J. II. llarnoii , who has only within two noiitlm been Inducted Into olllce aa i justice of the supreme court. Thlu lolut will bo urged against him as u tar to bin aspirations , and ( ho old irccodontH requiring the selection of IOIICOH of public pliiniH from different ommunltles will bo Invoked , but bin friends contend ( bat the gubernatorial situation requires the choice of the host man whether lie bo the bout from a territorial point of vlow or no ! . The traveling men have boon striking away at the political Iron In the days when It was hot and likewise other luloroHtH have found fault with Mickey - ey , and Ihoy liiHlut that Mickey , steady-going , coiiHcrvatlvo , noiiiotlinea hesitating , but generally bonest , will succumb to the onslaughts of the dem ocrats If ho IH given another chance. Clerkship Hns Deep Significance. Although more than two montlm have passed since Judge Barnes suc ceeded Sullivan on the supreme bench and the republican party gained the power to name the clerk of the court , the matter Is Htlll undecided and now It Is hinted that the hot fight which has boon waged for the place which la the fatest plum In the Htate will bo prolonged until the date of the con vention In order that the Intorneclno contest which may bo provoked when the announcement Is finally made may not have Horloiw rosultn In that body. Jackson , the. Nollgh man , who has long boon Hlatod for the ofllco was In town Tuesday and although hopeful , Is uncertain an to the event. His friends regard Chairman Lind say's candidacy IH duo to the result of the contest with Summers and the Dietrich ombrogllo , both of which made It necoHmiry to find him another lir th , find would1 ho grti.itly dlscoif1 entod If ho should laud It to the dot- Iment of Jackson. Judge Scdgwlck said to favor delay. The term of . ,00 Hordman will expire about May , and the appointment Is long past no If the now Incumbent IH to have u opportunity to learn the ropes bo- 'ore ' that time. A fulluro to dike action will lead to great uproar In the convention , vhlcli IR expected to take Homo hand n breaking the deadlock with Its ad- Ice. This possibility IH regarded as vldcnco that the appointment will bo lade before , but the calculation must o based on n deadlock , and ( lie time urlng which the least obstinate of he two judges with the appointing lower is willing to allow It to con- lime. Damon is still standing pat 'or Jackson , and tho.se who know hlH llspositlon claim that he will hold out mill the last. Sedgwiek seems equal- y insistent , upon Seymour. By delay- iig the matter until after the conven- Ion It might be poslble to co-operate vltb Judge llolcomb In selecting one f the rival candidates , without dan- or of loading to a demand for the resignation In the convention of the udgo who should enter such an alii- nice. This Is regarded as only the re- notost of a possibility. AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATER Miss Marie Walnwrlght. It was a largo audience of conserv ative theatergoers that attended the lorformance of Miss Marie Wainwright - wright In "Twelfth Night" at the Au- Htorluin last night. And they were glad they went. Miss Walnwrlght , raceful , pretty and attractive withal , won her way Into the hearts of the hearers before ninny minutes had passed and her playing was enjoyed throughout. The support given Miss Walnwright was for the most part all right. Ono great difficulty was In Ijcarlng. The audience had to strain Its ears to catch the lines of the players ors , which may have been duo to the crackling of peanuts In the gallery or to the rumbling In the foyer or to the dramatic tendencies of Shakes pearean voices. While Miss Waln wrlght Is not the frail and delicate Viola that ono might picture , she nevertheless has other qualifications which peculiarly fit her for the portrayal trayal of the part. The star was suf fering severely from a bad cold and It was almost Impossible for her teat at times speak. All of the special scenery was not used , but what of It was brought out , had good effect. Miss Walnwrlght deserved the com- pllmciit paid her In the attendance of so select a crowd of people as at tended last night's performance. Pope's Greeting. r Rome , March 17. The pope sends St. aPtrlck's day greetings to the world today.