8 THIt ) NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY ( I , 11)04. ) HAVE DEEN DESPERAELY THIEV ING WITH METHOD. HERRING'S LONELY STONE HUT With n Window on Dut One Side of the Dulldlng , 'All Others Walls of Rock , They Defied the Armed Posse nnd Officers Yesterday. In regard to the recent which luxvo boon going on In the now nortlnvoHt niul particularly In the vicinity of Napur , where the Hunk of ; Nnpor was blown nnd where three Herring hrothorH were oiipturod curly yesterday morning after a hard light with the otlloors , n tnlo has heon tin- fohled to The News hy n Napor man In Norfolk which wonld nialto the hnlr of the nvorugo cltb.cn stand on end nnd would delight the heart of the dlmo novolly Inclined , fur hotter than the host Nick Carter yellow ilroatn that was ever written. Not many weeks ago rnhhors en tered the Hank of Naper nl about 1 ! o'clock In the morning , blew the building with dynumlto HO that the front wall wan torn uway entirely , no- cured $1,200 In cash nuil Hindu thulr escape. Citizens of the town were nwakeneil but hoforo they could got to the Bceno of the burglary , the bunk blowerH had Hod to the distant dark- HOHH of the far nway. Ulood hounds were put on the trail hounds which Sheriff Anderson lK > nght In Norfolk nnd litul taken to llutto with him for just mich occa sions , lint the hounds fulled to cntch the robbers or to IIml the mon ey. A rowurd amounting to $ lr > 00ln nil Is standing over the heads of the real robbers. Kor this reason , not a few people of the northwest hnvo hud their eyes out , nnd for the reason , too , thnt they wanted to trace down the band that has been doing so much of this kind of work. Working for Years. Kor n number of years there has been a systematic gang of thieves nnd robbers lu that section of the country , who would tnko horses , mules , snddles nnd other property of that sort , got It ever on the Itosobnd reservation and from there It would bo passed along the chain fur out of the territory nnd llunlly become dis posed of. On the Hosobml , there have been those fellows who would carry the property to the next relay and there It would be passed on all lu a quiet , methodical manner. The Indians uro said to contain among tholr numbers many borsothloves and ospeclully are the half breeds claimed to bo tricky In this way. The Herrings. The Herrings nro three brothers who have lived down on Alcalul crook , about twelve miles southwest of Napor. They are said to bo men who range In ago from thirty-two to forty ; short , stocky but not fat ; red faced and very rough looking. It Is this trio which now lies to gether In the jail up In ttoyd county this Is the bunch which the olllcors faithfully believe has been doing a lot of the work and upon whom fas tens the suspicion of the bank , It self. Little Stone Fort. The little solid stone house In which they bavo sought secrecy nnd hiding Is built nlong the creek , down under the banks so far that In merely passing along the prairie or the edge of the creek , one would never sus pect Its existence. U Is small nnd built entirely of rock , making It Im pregnable. There Is but one side which contains either a window or a doorway , thus giving the men Inside the greatest ndvnntago In the world. Mysterious Men. The Herrings hnvo dwelt hero In this lonely , cabin of rock nnd have been mysterious and unknown to the general public. They are , It Is said , supposed to bo farming. Knch year they plant a little patch of potatoes but for the most part they nro seldom at home. One of them genernlly stays around the place nnd the other two are off on trips. Returning from their trips , they not Infrequently have now saddles , har ness nnd things of that sort , which have given some of the people of the community reason to suspect them ol work In the deal. And It wns In this house that they were surrounded ear ly yesterday morning at S o'clock by the two sheriffs , a deputy and the posse of citizens. Here it was thnt n team of mules which had dlsap pearcd were located nnd other prop erty , besides , which Is alleged to have been stolon. Couldn't Have Had Alive. According to the special telegram from Nnper to The News , the threi desperate brothers could never have been taken from their secluded homo nllve If It hadn't been for the ruse of the officers In surrounding the place As H wns the prisoners were bndl > used up after the terrific struggle nnd were only brought behind the bars after they had been locked in chains and Irons. When the ottlccrs nnd posse nr rived nt the place , It was apparent that there would bo a fight , and there was. The alleged robbers resisted to the bitter'end and gave a fierce bat tie. People have been kept away from ho HorrhiK nolKhbnrhood HyHtemal- cully , ( hrtUKh ) ono method nnd an- ilher. for wnuo lime. It IB believed ty many thai I he Herrings have been eHpoiiMlblo for thin condition of nf- ii Irs. Not long ngo three quarlor-wectloim if land were bought adjoining their importy. The IIOIIHU on one quarter WIIK vacant the other vacated at ilKhl , In order that ( he now resident mild take posHOflHloii next day. Hut the newcomer never moved In. letween darkness and dawn ono of ho hoiiBOH was completely torn down mil the other WIIH burned. There wns 10 clew as to the guilty parties , other ban miHplclon. Hut the Herrings nro not the only leoplo who are mixed up In the biiHl- IOHH up In the reservation country mil it In promised that between now and next full there will bo a great big cleaning up which will create a HOtmallon. There are n lot of had men who are being watched and they are bound to get caught at It. Norfolk Man Was Plucky. Not very long before the bank nl Nnper WIIH robbed , It WIIB learned by the olllcorfl of the Imttltutlon that there was to ho an nttack upon It on ono certain night.V. . A. Henna ) of thlu city , Hocrotary of the North western Land company , lay In that lmnk ull of that night , walling for the obbors with a well loaded rlllo. Hut there mtiHt have been a hitch for they failed to come for Hovernl days after. There IIUH boon too much cattle niHtllng nnd horse thieving through the territory for comfort and the alt- I/.UIIH are bound lo find the IhlovoH. INDIAN MAGIC. A Trick Hint MNilllril l.oi.l l.yllou niul dmTlmt Dliln't \Vorli. The following story of Indian magic WIIH told me by the person to whom It WIIH told liy the late Lord l.yttou. I give It In my own woids for the ex cellent though humiliating reason that I have mislaid the inaiiuserlpl. When In India Lord Lytton often sought out conjurers , hut never HIIW any hut the usual I'cnlH , mich as tin1 mango tree trick and the basket trick. The method in each ease Is known , or at all events plausible explanations have been given by Mr. MasUelyne and other experts. On one occasion Lord Lytton liked something In the lookH of the conjurer who was perform Ing In an open spuee before his house After the ordinary exhibition his lord ship asked the magician If he could not do Honiethlng more out of the common way. The man nald he would try and linked for a ring , which Lord Lytton gave him. He then requested an olll- cor to take In either band n handful of needs. One sort WIIH sesame. The name of the other sort my informant did not know. Holding these seeds and having the ring between his finger and thumb , the olllcer was to go to n well In the corner of the compound , lie was to dispose of the seeds In a certain way I think on the low wnll round the well , Into the depth of which he waa to throw the ring. All this was done , and then the magician asked Lord Lytton where ho would like the ring to reappear. He answered , "In my dispatch box. " of which the key was attached to his watch chain , or. nt all events , he had It with him on the spot. The dispatch box wan brought out. Lord Lytton opened It , and there was the ring. This trick would be easy If the Hrlt- Ish olllcer wan a confederate of the Juggler and If he possessed a dupli cate key to the dispatch box. In that case he would not throw the ring lute tile well , but would take it into the house , open the box and Insert the ring. Hut this explanation Involves enormous improbabilities , while it IP unlikely again that the conjurer man aged to Insert a duplicate ring Into the dispatch box beforehand. Lord Lyt ton then asked the Juggler If ho could repeat the trick. lie answered In the atllrmatlve , and a lady lent another ring. Another otllcer took It , with the seeds , an before , and dropped the ring Into the well. The countenance of the juggler altered in the pause which fol lowed. Something , be said , had gone wrong , and ho scorned agitated. TurnIng - Ing to the second otllcer , he said , "Did you arrange the seeds as 1 bade you ? " "No , " said the otllcer. "I thought that was nonsense , and I threw them away. " The juggler seemed horrified. "Do you think I do this by myself ? " he Raid , nnd , packing up , ho departed. The well was carefully dragged , and nt last the lady's ring was brought to the surface. That ring at least hat certainly been In the water. Hut had the first ring been as faithfully con signed to the depths ? Kxperts wll bo of various opinions as to thnt. yet the hypothesis of confederacy and of a duplicate key to the dispatch box Is difficult. Longman's Magazine. Tlit Drum Mnjnr. The dignitary known as drum ma Jor was not generally recognized in the English army till the close of the relgi of Charles 1. Corporal punishment uj to the time of William III. was execut ed by the provost marshal and his dep ntles , but nfterwnrd the drummer wns Intrusted with the task. Among the records of the Coldstream guards Is ui order that "the drum major be answer nlilo that no eat has more than nluo tails. " in 1C.G1 a drum major of tin parliamentary army received Is. Cd pny per diem. All the Year Hound. Ail lilol'N lmiK Sleep. In Pegu may bo seen an English sen try keeping guard over n Dunnes Idol. The Hurmeso bollevo the Idol I asleep nnd thnt when ho nwnke.s the end of the world will come. The sentry try Is there to prevent nny ono fron entering the pagoda , which Is his place of repose , and awakening him. Ills slumbers hare lasted 0.000 rears. SUPREME JUDGE J. D. DARNESOF NORFOLK RELIEVED. GLAD THAT IT IS ALL OVER Story of the Long Drawn Out Contest In Which Judge N , D. Jackson Would Have Won If the Norfolk Man Had Had His Way About It. Hupromo .ludgo J. H. HarncH of tills lly feulH relieved to know that the mipronio court clerkship IIIIH been ilof- nltely Hottlcd and thai salary will lenceforth go to n republican In the lorsoiiiof Harry I ) . Llndsuy. Judge < . I ) . Jackson's withdrawal a few wcekH ago wns the turn which made larnes go to Lindsay and Judge Sodg- wick llnally came to the agreement. Concerning the breaking of the leadlock , the State Journal of - Lincoln coln Hays : This nellies the long dispute that HIM boon hold over the olllco which u regarded the best al the disposal of my Htate olllclnl. The order fixes May 20 as the date when the new of ficers shall assume their positions. Nothing IIIIH yet been decided on re garding the dlHposnl of the judges. Long Deadlock. The contest haa been waged with nero or loss severity since the nomi nation of Judge Harnes by the repub lican state convention nearly a ycnr igo. The election of the republlcnn Indge only added interest to the fight , l rein the start N. D. Jackson of Ne igh wns the cnndldnto In whoso sue- : ess Judge Harnes was Interested nnd ludgo Sedgwlck from the start was inxlous for the appointment of Vic- .or Seymour. A number of other can- lldatcs were mentioned , among them \V. H. Hose , A. W. Lane , of Lincoln. Harry Lindsay was mentioned only within the last few months when the ippolntment of Judge Haxtor to the llHtrlct nttornoyshlp cnme HH a set tlement of that fight. Mr. Lindsay's services In numerous long state cam paigns were regarded as worthy of in appointment to a good olllco and a general request from the repub licans of the state wns made for his selection as clerk , when the judges were deadlocked over Jackson and Seymour. Two Candidates Withdraw. N. D. Jackson was the first to with draw from the race. About three weeks ago , ho gave formal notifica tion of bis Intention. Judge Harnes then stood firm for Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Seymour withdrew yesterday. It Is said that Judge Sedgwlck would have appointed Mr. Lindsay soon afterward had the appointment of Mr. Seymour as deputy been conceded. This con cession was not made by Judge Harnes until yesterday nnd nfter a long consultation between Mr. Llndsny and Mr. Seymour. The fees of the olllco of clerk go to the clerk. Since litigation has been somewhat reduced , they are not as lilgh as formerly hut they are be lieved to he more than the salary of any elective olllcor of the state gov ernment. The position of deputy pays $1,000 a year. Mr. Seymour leaves n position as reporter for Judge A. J. Cornish of the Lancaster county district court that pays $1GOO a year nnd the fees of transcripts in all cases taken to supreme court. Effective May 20. By making the appointment of the new olllcors effective May 20 , the in terval until the state convention on May IS Is bridged ever nnd Mr. Lind say will retain his place as head of the republican state committee. Af ter thnt It is the understanding thnt ho will resign. This will leave the place open for a now man for the com ing presidential campaign. As yet only four names of candidates for this olllco have boon mentioned H. C. M. Hurgoss of Lincoln , John Aaron Wnll of Loup City , J. C. F. McKesson of Lancaster county , and Frank Young of Hroken How. The resignation of Mr. Seymour from his place at the Lancaster coun ty court house will leave n vacancy there. In all the deliberations of the supreme court ever the clerkship , Judge Holcomb took no part. His name does not appear on the order of appointment. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Dr. F. G. Walters wont to Omaha today. Dr. K. W. Williams Is homo from Omaha. Miss Lizzie Muhs was In the city from Wlnslde. W. F. Harris was over from Madi son yesterday. Goo. W. Talbort was In the city from Fullorton. J. M. Smith was In the city yester day from Madison. W. T. Shorter was In the city yes terday from Wayne. L. G. Lookwood of Honesteel , S. D. was a city visitor yesterday. O. C. Anderson and W. K. Korl were West Point visitors to Norfolk. Miss Kdlth Altschuler loft Norfolk yesterday for Canada , where she will spend the summer. Fred J. Parker has gone to Omaha to ncccpt n position In the wholesale house of McCord , Brady & Co. Miss Clara L. Cruson of Custer , S D. , Is visiting a few days with her sister , Mrs. J. W. Humphrey. She Is enrouto cast. The Palace shoo stock has been ex changed for land In Knox county and the now owner will be announced shortly. P. A. Clark of Madison was a city visitor yesterday. Mr. and MrH. K < 1. Dennett of Mon roe were In the city. Mrs. Alice Louphoro of Aurora ar rived In Norfolk last night. W. F. Horn and J. 10. Frlcko were city visitors from Madison. J. F. Junal , the Hnrtlngton politi cian , was In the city yesterday. Mrs. M. Kolllns of Omaha arrived n Norfolk from the west Inst even ing. Mrs. A. G. Hlllerbeck nnd Mlas Mnry Htllcrheck of Osmond came down on .ho early train this morning. J. W. Hatemnn of this city leaves Monday for St. Louis where ho will irriingo for excursion parties Into the fnlr. Judge J. F. Hoyd nnd his court re- | ) ortor , W. H. Powers , of Nellgh , were In the city today on tholr return homo from Center where a session of dis trict court WIIH hold. Mrs. G. F. Klepor nnd Mrs. W. W. Qulvey of Pierce ; Mrs. Moore , Mrs. U. J. Jewell and Mrs. W. L. Mote of Plalnvlew , came In on the morning train to nttend the meeting of the Women's club. W. C. Alilmnn has regained the bi cycle that disappeared from his homo some days ago. It was recovered by Policeman Pllger. The Clayton clothing stock , Pacific block , has been sold to J. N. Dlneen of Madison who will take the goods to Columbus for an auction sale. The Co-Operntlvo association of the Omaha Rescue homo will meet Fri day , May C , at 15 o'clock nt the home of Mrs. Hnresnnpo , Madison slrcet , South Norfolk. C. K. Marshall nnd Miss Lulu Saul- em were married yesterday nt Stan- ton. They will go to housekeeping Immediately nnd will bo nt homo nt the corner of Norfolk avenue nnd Ninth street. The Lady Maccabees of Norfolk were entertained Tuesday afternoon In Odd Fellows hall by Mrs. A. B. Ityol and Mrs. L. K. Miller. Mrs. Uy- el provided graphophono music and Mrs. Miller served lunch. The Gazette , ( Delaware , Ohio ) gives an account of an accident to L. C. Riddle , known here. Working at a planing mill , the fringed edge of his glove caughl in a saw and drew his hand Into It. The little finger was nipped. August Schulz Is limping around with n game leg. Ho made a Jump from his wagon to n car while hauling brick , when his foot shipped and his shin encountered a sharp bolt thnt wns Jabbed to the bone and made n very sore spot. The rumor has been revived at Fre mont that the M. & O. road Is to bo absorbed by the Northwestern on the first of June. The rumor has It that the Omaha line will become a branch of the Nebraska-Wyoming division and that connections east of Fremont will he made by way of Blair Instead of California Junction or Mlsouri Val ley. Railroad men Interviewed by the Tribune do not give much weight to the story. If such'a deal should go through additional Importance would be given Norfolk as a junction of Northwestern lines. Lord Hubert * * lllHh of Ortolnnn. When Lord Roberts was out in India he wont to visit a hill station whore mere wns much dilliculty in securing a variety of food. In fact , as far as moat went , the otllcers were practical ly reduced to living on ortolans , which , as every one knows , are tiny birds much esteemed as a table delicacy. On the evening on which the commander In chief arrived he was asked what he would like for breakfast. "What is there ? " asked the visitor. "Well , " was the answer , "we have ortolans. " "That Will do. " replied Lord Roberts. "Let mo have some ortolans. " Now , the of ficer who superintended these matters was In the habit of going out every morning and shooting his own ortolans , but as he was busy on this occasion with extra parade and staff duties he gave his gun and cartridges to his "boy , " bidding him go out and shoot as many ortolans as possible for breakfast. The "boy" wont off nnd after a time returned , not with dainty ortolans , but with common hedge sparrows. There wns nothing for it but to serve them up , nnd when the cover wns removed , lo nnd behold , thirty sparrows cooked on toast ! The commander In chief , It Is said , ate four of them with a good appetite and without making any ob servations. London M. A. P. Very Knur For Her. A "woiur.n's reason , " with all Its tra ditional lacli of logic , cnme out In an amusing fashion at a recent dinner party in Brooklyn. In the course of the evening the con versation drifted around to those odd little mathematical bits of the "How old is Ann ? " variety , when one of the company , with explanations that the next problem would net be a very dif ficult one. questioned as follows : "If a bottle and a cork together cost fl.10 and the bottle cost a dollar more than the cork , how much did the cork cost . " Almost instantly ono of the ladles Was ready with the answer : "Why , the cork cost 5 cents and the bottle $1.03. That's too easy. " The lady's husband , familiar through years of experience with her woeful lack of skill In figures , looked up In astonishment. "Heavens ! " be exclaimed. "How did you come to got that so soon ? " "Why , my door , " waa the reply , "corks always coat 0 cents , don't they 7 * -New York Tlma * . MADISON COUNTY IS GETTING SCALPED ON DEAL. NEVER CATCH AN OLD ONE But There Is no Trouble About Locat ing a Nest of Little Fellows and Hauling Them In to be Paid for at the Rate of $2 Per Head Remedy. County Commissioner George D. Smith of this city Is of the opinion that Madison county Is being ucalped on the wolf scalp bounty proposition nnd It Is not at all unlikely Urn * , when the next election rolls around , there will be n settlement of the law In anew now way. Mndlson county pays | 2 per scalp for wolves. All counties surrounding here pay | 1 or less. The result Is , singularly enough , that all of the wolves of northern Nebraska some how manage to run over the line and got scalped within Madison countly's borders. Another feature , too , Is the fact that there Is never nn old mother wolf en trapped. They always got away. The little cubs are caught and as long as the mothers run around , there are going to ho little cubs. Norfolk's Big Day. Monday , May 10 , the Campbell Bros , arc coming and It will be Nor folk's big day , a day that will long bo remembered. The shows come this season In all their entirely nnd splendor , giving the same performances In every detail that they have given In the big east ern cities. The Campbell Bros , shows have been the acknowledged lending aronlc Institution of American for years but this season's offerings sur pass anything ever attempted by them or nny other showmen. They present this year features that have hereto fore never been seen under circus tents. Acls lhat have boon consid ered impossible to bo given under canvas , but they do It and do It every day. This Is an age of progress , the people want something now , nnd In accordance with the spirit of the times Campbell Bros , are keeping up with the largest , finest , and most complete shows thai have ever vis- lied Ibis vicinity. G. H. MARQUARDT RECOVERS. His Father Goes to Topeka Tomorrow to Take Him to Halstead. C. F. W. Marquardt has received a loiter from his son , G. II. Marquardt , who has boon In a hospital at Tope ka , Kansas , for about n year , In which ho states that he has recovered from his Illness and expresses a desire to return to his business and his family al Halstead , lhat state. Mr. Marquardt will leave tomorrow for Tokepa to see his son and take him to his homo. During the Illness of Gus , his broth er Rudolph has been In charge of his business at Halstead. Mr. Marquardt writes thai Ihere is promises of a fine crop in the vicinity of Topeka and says that the prospects for a fruit crop nro especially Haltering. Ilia many friends lii Norfolk will bo pleased to learn of his recovery to health. WARNERVILLE. Warnervllle , Neb. , May 4. Special to The News : The violets and dan delions are In bloom. J. W. Wells has moved onto the farm two miles west of town , re cently vacated by C. B , Clayton. The oats In this vicinity were Into In starting , owing to the cold weather , hul they are now up In good shnpo and the farmers report a good stand. The young people of this vicinity who attended the dnnce nt Israel Mill- ler's three miles south of town , re port a good lime. The chicken plo supper given by the Ladles Aid soclely on Thursday evening wns well attended and netted - ted the Indies $10. Mrs. Peter Doveo hold Ihc lucky number which drew the quill. THE BLACK HILLS. The Richest Hundred Miles Square In the World. 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