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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL. . , . . , . ' ' ' NOKFOI.K MnK.slI'li'lMAY : .H'XK * i ' j > V ' ; TWISTER VISITS THAT TOWN YES- i TERDAY AFTERNOON. J" . OPERA HOUSE WAS WRECKED " - . } ' ' ' Eighteen People Were In the Building at the Time but Owing to the Pres ence of Mind of Superintendent Barnes all Escaped With Their Lives TeUnmnli , Neb. , Juno 2. Special to The News : About 3 o'clock yesterday nftornoon , Toknmnli was struck by a cyclone which completely wrecked * the opera house and a livery stable , destroyed two or three houses , twisted off many flue shade trees * id demolished - ished nearly every chlmneyin. town. The twister came tear ! ' * down over the hill from the soutb ' < " > s , ' " striking a dwelling and In * . ' " " roof clear of the walls , then It whlrleu through the more thickly settled part of town , doing llttlo damage except to trees nnd chimneys until It struck the opera house. This was a large wood building , CO by 150 feet , original ly constructed for a skating rink but afterwards converted Into an opera house. The walls of this building were entirely torn to pieces and scat tered in all directions , while the roof dropped down to the floor below. Adjoining the opera house was a small livery stable and that suffered the same fate as its neighbor. North of the depot the roof of a house was taken off and scattered over the neighboring country. The shade trees of Tekamah have been Its pride. They had attained great growth , some of them having been planted nearly half a century ago , and nearly every one of those r magnificent landmarks was broken off by the force of the storm or Its limbs twisted out of all semblance to their original form. When the storm appeared In the southwest many of the people , remem bering the terrible fate that overtook Herman , the first town south of here , a few years ago , hastily scrambled to ward cellars aud storm caves. Only ono person was seriously injured , al though there were many miraculous escapes. An Exciting Time. When the storm struck there were eighteen persons In the opera house , and It seems a miracle that all were not killed. They escaped , however , with but three persons injured. Hart- well Hambfln , was struck by a flying timber and sustained a broken collar bone , while two young ladies were slightly bruised. The people In the opera house were engaged in decorating the room for the commencement exercises of the high school , which are to take place this evening. J. B. Barnes , jr. , su perintendent of the schools , son of Judge J. II. Barnes of Norfolk , had charge of the work. When the storm struck , he instinctively realized that the building was doomed and with rare presence of mind he commanded all to lie down on the floor. Almost before they had time to obey his or ders the walls collapsed as though made of paper and the roof came crashing down upon them. When it struck the backs of the chairs which filled the room it stopped , and it be came possible for those who were on the floor to regain their freedom. The young man whose collar bone was broken was near the door , where the chairs did not give so much protection and he was pinned down to the floor. The two girls who were injured were In the same part of the building. The quick action of Superintendent Barnes undoubtedly saved the lives of all the eighteen persons and he is the hero of the hour in Tekamah today. The graduating exorcises will be held this evening in one of the church es. TILDEN GETS NEW SCHOOL At an Election Held Yesterday Bonds Were Voted to Put Up a New Building. Tildon , Neb. , June 2. From a staff correspondent : Tllden Is at last to have a new school house. After wait ing for years the city has succeeded in voting bonds of $0,000 , with which the children of the city will be provid ed with school room. The bonds car- rled at the special election yesterday , the result of the ballots being a most overwhelming victory. They stood 1-i-l for and an even dozen against. This is the third election that has been held for this especial purpose. The new school building , a four room structure , will go up at once and will bo finished by the first of October. These schools have been overcrowd ed hero for some time. During the latter part of last season , half of the pupils went during the morning and half during the afternoon. In splto of the terrific rain which fell dur' Ing the afternoon yesterday , many teams wore steadily drawing carriages full of voters , men and women , to and from the polls. Tildon felt good ever the result. Tililcn , Nob. , Juno 2. Special to The News : A bond election \vas hold hero yesterday in the Tllden public school building for the imrpopo of voting ing bonds to the amount of fO.ooo for tin addition to he built on the school building. There were 155 cast In all , 113 be ing In favor of bonds and 12 against. Soldier Killed by Comrade. Crawford , Neb. , Juno 1. Private Walker of Troop 1C , Tenth cavalry , efFort Fort RohliiRon , was shot and killed today by private Wilson of Troop O. The two men were carousing In Craw ford and the shooting followed a fight between them. Wilson escaped and Is still at large. Meets at Spokane. Spokane. Wash. , Juno 2. The coun ty superintendents of the state of Washington assembled In convention hero today In response to the call Is sued by State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction Bryan. The purpose of the meeting , which will continue until tfio er. * of the week , Is to dls- - school ins lagement and other tlftc ' " * ° the work ot the ' -its. THIRTY OFFICERS AND BOO MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED. AT THE BATTLE OF KIN CHOU Semi-Officlal Statement from Mukden Tells What the Japs Accomplished on May 26 Render Abandoned Guns Useless. St. Petersburg , June 2. A semiofficial ficial telegram from Mukden dated to day says that the Uussian losses at the battle of Kin Chow on May 2C were thirty officers and 800 men killed or wounded. The guns abandoned by the Rus sians were rendered useless by the gunners so that they may not he used ly the victorious Japanese against the retiring foe. No News From Port Arthur. Dashlchao ( near Kin Chow ) , June 1. Japanese outposts are now three miles from Vanfangon. There Is no news from Port Arthur. The Japanese are stopping Chinese runners and searching junks. Van Houten Is Fined. Lincoln , Neb. , June 2. On the- charge of locking Harry Kirk and Josle Cutler in ti-p ptnte house and attempting to extort $4 , George S. Van Houten , a capitol janitor , was fined $20 last night in the court of Justice Risser. Ho will appeal. The complainants said he flourished a re volver and made improper proM | > sals to the girl. Van Houten attempted to prove an alibi. MILITIA ORDERED OUT. Four Companies Sent to Hanging Rock to Suppress Furnace Men. Columbus , O. , June 1. Four com panies of the state mllltla have been ordered to proceed at once to HangIng - Ing Rock , near Ironton on the Ohio river , where striking furnace men re cently attacked non-union men who liad been employed In their places. The companies left this city at once on a special train for the scene of the disturbance and will take such mea sures as may bo necessary to quell the trouble. Maine Music Festival Bangor , Me. , June 2. Many music lovers from out of town are In Bangor for the opening tonight of the eighth Maine Music Festival. The program this year provides for five concerts in which a number of noted soloists In addition to the large festival chorus and orchestra will take part. WEDDING AT ATKINSON. Clifford-Henderson Nuptials Observ ance of Decoration Day. Atkinson , Neb. , June 2. Special to The News : Married , at the home of the bride , six miles east of Atkinson , Miss Maud Henderson to R. O. Clif ford at 5 o'clock. A largo number of friends witnessed the ceremony , and the best wishes of many friends fol low them to the new homo the groom has already prepared just outside the city limits. The bride Is a graduate of the Atkinson high school of a few years ago , and since that time has been a most successful teacher in Holt county. The groom formerly owned a largo ranch south of town , but has now retired from active farming , or ranch life and will look after the fi nance , without so much hard work as before. Decoration day services passed off very nicely , excepting the threatening clouds In the evening which caused people to hurry homo In the face of a storm. The speakers of the day were Ilov. Father Muonlch , Rev. Bowen - en , Rev. Deweese , also some recita tions , all of which were very well re ceived. A great quantity of cut flowers - ers were used in the decoration of the graves , as well as wild llowors. Mrs. S. P. Robinson of Atkinson , who ha&4 recently passed through a se rious operation in Omaha , returned homo last night and will soon bo able to bo about as usual. CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR RE MOVE OBSTACLES. ARE TIRED OF THE DEADLOCK Gov. Yntcs Leads Off by Relieving His Delegates but They Decline to be Released Other Candidates Fol low but Without Changing Results. Springfield , III. , June 2. Before the republican state convention met to day the committee on resolutions voted ed to report favorably a resolution re leasing the delegate from their prom ises In support of the contesting can didates and It Is hoped that with the adoption of this rule there will lie an end to the deadlock. J. J. Cannon , chairman of the con vention , then asUed for five minutes , which was accorded him with cheers. Congressman Rodenberg was tbeji called to the chair. The chairman argued In favor of adopting the reso lution , as It seemed to him to he the only way of solving the dilllcully ami releasing the deadlock. When Chairman Cannon had fin ished speaking , the previous question was moved and the resolution was adopted. Balloting was then resumed and the sixty-seventh ballot taken , but this showed no material change from the previous ballot. The Yates men held n meeting he- fore the convention was called to or der , at which Gov. Yates released all delegates pledged to him. The dele gates , however , refused to bo released and determined to stand by their fa vorite. After the convention was opened Lowden addressed the gathering and released his delegates. Then In turn amid such enthusiasm General I lain- lin , Mr. Deneen , Lawrence Y.Sherman and Col. Vashaslan Warner addressed the convention , each releasing the delegates who were supporting him. After the sixty-eighth ballot , which gave the same result as before , a re cess was taken until afternoon. Springfield , 111. , June 2. Five more ballots have been taken In an endeav or to break the deadlock , but without result. The struggle is becoming decidedly tedious and very tiresome to tlio del egates and the visitors. The convention Is now only half at tended. D. A. R. of Illinois. Moline , 111. , Juno 2. The Illinois state society of the Daughters of the American Revolution began Its an nual convention In Moline today and will remain In session until Saturday. All the various branches of the socie ty throughout the state are represent ed and the convention promises to be one of the best ever held by the state organization. Papers on topics of revolutionary history will occupy the time of the convention not connected with the transaction of routine busi ness. The members of the local socie ties have made elaborate plans for the entertainment of the visitors dur ing their stay in the city. Commencement at Minnesota. Minneapolis , Minn. , June 2. The ex ercises of the thirty-second annual commencement of the University of Minnesota were held in the armory tills morning. Thomas Wilson , L. L. D. , of the board of regents , delivered the address. The annual banquet and president's reception takes place this afternoon. ADOPTS GOLD STANDARD. Panama Government Settles Currency Question for the ( Isthmus. Panama. June 2. The currency question has nearly been settled on the following basis : The gold standard will bo adopted and the Colombian silver now In use will be exchanged at 110 per cent. To prevent fluctuations in the value of the new silver .coins , the govern ment will guarantee their face value by making a deposit of gold to their full value. WAGE CONFERENCE CALLED. Iron and Steel Workers to Meet Man ufacturers Next Week. Plttsburg , Pa. , Juno 2. The annual joint wage conference of the Amalga mated Association of Iron , Stool and Tin Workers and Manufacturers , will bo held at Cambridge Springs , Pa. , beginning Juno 7. The Republic Iron and Stool company will bo represent ed by James H. Null , chief of the labor bureau , and President Shaffer will head the Amalgamated commit tee. BRYAN WING IS IN CONTROL. Oklahoma Democrats Indorse Kansas City Platform. Anadarko , Okla. , Juno 2. The Bry an wing of the Oklahoma democracy dominated the convention held hero today to elect delegates to the St. Louis convention weer Instructed "to act In conjunction fith thoao who supported - ported the party In the two lost presi dential elections. " NEW DANK BUILDING. The Bank of Oakdale Will Occupy New Quarters. Oalidalo , June 2.From a slaff cor respondent : A new bank building will shortly go up In this city , to ac commodate the Hank of Oakdale. Oakdalc Is progrcHHlng In many wayn this season. LONG LINES OF SIDEWALK. Signs of the Strides Doing Made by Meadow Grove. Meadow Grove. Juno 2. From a staff correspondent : Long lines of ce ment sidewalks , tin1 longest lines of any town of the sl/o round about , are signs of ( ho stride being made by Meadow Grove. Third Ohio District. Hamilton , O. , June 2. UetuocratH of the Third district are holding their couxeiitlou bero toiht ) for ( be purpose of nominating a candidate for con gress All Indications point to the selection of Dr. ( ' . C. Coiiley , of Pro- lile counts , as the nominee ALBION MAN NEARLY LOSES LIFE IN GASOLINE ENGINE. BONES OF LEG WERE DROKEN Wheel Made But One Revolution or He Would Have Been Dashed to Death on the Cement Floor of the Building Fracture Reduced. Albion. Neb. , June 2. Special to The News : J. W. Grunt , engineer In the Hammond elevator , came near losing his life at ! ( : ! ! 0 thin morning. lie was endeavoring to Htarl the large gasoline engine when hhi left foot slipped Into the flywheel ami both bones of the leg were broken just above the ankle. Drs. Peterson and McMllllan reduced the fracture. The wheel made but one revolu tion and stopped , otherwise Grant would undoubtedly have been dashed to pieces against the cement floor. ACT ON BOYD COUNTY LAND CASE Answers to Petitions Filed by Three of the Defendants In Reply to At torney General Prout. Lincoln , .lime 2. Answers to the petitions Hied by Attorney General I'rout In the Ilojil county lai.d cases were Hied by throe of the defendants and like the petitions , they are Identi cal , with the exception of the dates of settlement by the defendants. The defendants tiling answers were Stephen W. Tanner , Frank ,1. Hcdiiar and A. T. M Crlght , each of whom recited that he had settled upon the land In question , Improved it and es tablished his residence thereon with the Intention of making entry and se curing a title from the United States under the homestead law. ICach con tended that the intention had never been abandoned and that he in the equitable owner of the premise ! ) and is possessed of all Interest In the land except the naked legal title thereto. The answer , after stating that the land In question was a part of the Fort Randall military reservation , stated fhal the board of educational lands and funds authorized Jacob V. Wolfe , at that time land commission er , to select certain lands as indem nity school lands and that land so selected was that occupied by the defendants , which was selected be cause Wolfe was not familiar with the land and because the section lines were not definitely marked. The re port was made to the department of the Interior and the land so selected was recorded on the books there. The answers contend that the leg islature of 1901 , learning of tlio plight of these settlers , adopted an act for their relief , calling upon the land com missioner to execute a deed of relin- qulshmont. Pursuant to this act the deeds were signed by the governor and sent to Washington and the gov ernment now stands ready to give other lands In lieu thereof. The de fendants ask that they bo adjudged the equitable owners of the land and that the case of the state of Nebras ka bo dismissed. TO DIE IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR Carl Berg , a Swedish Youth of Nine teen Summers , Must Give His Life for the Murder of a Tramp. Columbus , O. , Juno 2. The first of the half dozen occupants of the annex of the Ohio penitentiary will pay the death penalty tomorrow , when Carl Berg , a Swedish youth of 19 years , will bo electrocuted. Berg's crime was the murder of John Glnhard , a fellow tramp , at Wauscon last fall. Bryn Mawr Commencement , Bryn Mawr , Pa. , Juno 2. Com mencement week exercises at Bryn Mawr college culminated today in the conferring of degrees upon the grad uates. The commencement address was delivered by Carroll D. Wright , president of CliirU university , who took M his subject "A Problem In So cial Economics. " PASSENGER TRAIN IS DITCHED NEAR PERRY , IOWA. PASSENGER FATALLY INJURED Going at the Rate of Forty Mllcn an Hour P.iRscngcr Runn Into a Wash Out Robert Shaffer of Milwaukee Will Die Seven Others Dadly Hurt Dcii Molnes , la. , June 2.-- Robert Shaffer of Milwaukee1. WIs. , wan fa tally hurt anil seven other passengers were more or less Hcrloinily Injured by the ditching of a Mjlwaukeo oaxt bound passenger train near Perry , Iowa , at an early hour this morning. Tint train ran Into a wash out , caused by UK * recent heavy raliis , while going at the rate of forty miles an hour. Southwestern University. Georgetown , Tex. , June 2. 'I'he ex- erclnes of commencement week at Southwestern university were Inaugu rated today with the annual musical and elocution recitals. The gradu ating class IH large and the exercises promise to be unusually Interesting. The program for the four dayti , cul minating with the commencement proper nevt Monday , IK as follows : Friday , prl/.e declamation , art exhibit ami reception and alumni address ; Saturday , llu > literary address , Junior oration and annual debate ; Sunday , the baccalaureate xcnuon by Dr. J. II. McLean ami sermon to undergradu ates by Hev. , | . it. Mood , of San An tonio ; Monday , commencement day exercises and senior oratorical con test. WYOMING FLOOD KILLS TWO Green River Out of Banks , Causing Much Damage to Property. Green Rlvor , Wyo. , June 2. Floods lu the Green rlvor ami tributaries have cost at least two lives and much damage to property. A messenger has Just arrived here with news from the Inundated district. It. IH Ills opin ion that the death list may be greatly increased when complete reports come In. The known dead are : Frank Woodruff , range rider. William Kiihanks , range rldor. Heavy Rain and Hall. Atchlson , Kas. , June I. This sec tion of the state and all of southwest ern Kar.rat , v.-sis ( iiencbcd by a ! . .c.y rain accompanied by hall. Heween ! Bucklfn and Meade on the Itock Island railroad the ball did much damage to crops. The hail was hurled to the earth with terrific force and nearly every window on the north Hide of an east bound Rock Inland train was brok en. The broken glass was dashed among the passengers and several were cut by the flying pieces. Miss Foster of Fowler was so severely cut that a physician's attention was nec essary to dress her wound * . FRIENDS PLAN A GREAT SESSION Members of the Society In United States and Canada Have Much Interest In Conference. Toronto , Out. , June 2. Members of the Society of Friends throughout the I'nlted States and Panada are looking forward with much Interest to the great biennial general conference of the seven yearly meeting to bo held In this city In August. The session will continue for one week. Among the prominent persons who will par ticipate in the proceedings are Pre mier G. W. Hess of Ontario. John Wil liam Graham of Manchester , England , Professor Goldwln Smith of Toronto university. Professor Adam Shorttof Queen university , Dr. J. Holmes of Swarthwore college , Henry W. Wil bur of New York , and Dr. 0. IJdward Janney of Baltimore. STRAWBERRIES PLENTY. Twenty-Two Carloads in Sioux City This Week. Sioux City , June 2. The strawberry season is at its height this week and the llnest berries of the year are re tailing at 10 cents , three for 25. A very heavy shipment of berries has caused the decline and the very low price for this season of the year. Some of the finest berries arc the Aroma variety , from Neosho , Mo. , and vicinity. They are of exceptional quality. Other varieties are the War- field , Gauzy and Avallon. There are twenty-two carloads In the Sioux City market this week. Ordinarily the shipments roach about twelve carloads per week. AMERICANS FAIL TO KNEEL. Action of Visitors Causes New Rule to be Promulgated , Homo , Juno 2. The Vatican au thorities have given the strictest no tice to those who recommend people for audiences of the pope that they must guarantee that such persons will conform to Vatican etiquette , in kneel ing aud kissing the hnnd of the pope. The notification was Issued aa a re sult of the conduct of soiuo Ameri cans a few weeks niso who refused to kneel when the POPO appeared. THE CONDITION 0F THE WEATHER _ Temperature for Twenty-four Hour * Ending nl 8 O'clock Thin Morning. Forecast for Netir.iikn. Conditions of tlio weathnr no recorded - corded fur tlio L'l lioitrs ending nt 3 ti in. loiluy. Maximum 70 Minimum Crt Average fift Precipitation 217 Total ratnfiill for motitli C'j lliininiii ) | < r 29.CH Chicago. .IIIIKI a. 'I'lio bulletin In * sued by I ho Chicago ntatlon of the United Mint us weather bureau thin morning , given the forcciiHt for No- bniiiloi IIH follows : Showers tonight and Friday. Chicago , June --The weather map shown ralim In the norl Invest ami por- lions of ( ho southwest , very hunvy In Iowa and along I ho MlHHourl rlvor. Unlit In Hie southwest , cloudy ovory- where. Temperatures unchanged lit wi-sl ; Inwi-r northwest ; rising nouth- We.Ml. MEN WHO WILL REPRESENT THE NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS. DRYAN HEADS THE DELEGATION Decided That He , Smyth and Thomp > son Will be Three of the Delegated fit Large District Conventions Name Their Men. Omaha , Juno 2. At tlio democratic male convention . J. Hrynn , C. J. Smyth , W. II. Tliomiiflon and Walt. Phillips were choHon as dologntefl-at- large to tlio national con veil thin atSL I.OIliH. The Kansas Clly platform \vaa ro- illlrmed and I ho ruHolntlons as a whole wore adopted , In fact Mr. Bry- in dominated the whole convention , mil bin WHIOH ! | were followed In every Kitlon. Of the ontlru convention only two of the thousand delegates In the hall ventured In any way to oppose the will of the man who bad twlco made the race for ( hi ; presidential of- lice. These two disturbing ftplrlti were promptly nilud out of order and gave up the fight. Murty of ( May tried to pledge the convention In support of the St. Ixmla iiomhio'M regard ! 'of'vin ' they might bo , but failed lamentably. The con vent Ion was entirely hnrmo- lllollH. WILL RACE BY ELECTRIC LIGHT Horse Racing Is to Degln at the Old Exposition Grounds at Charles ton , South Carolina. Charleston. S. ( ' . , June 2. Horse racing by electric light In to begin at the old exposition grounds track hero tonight , all arrangements havingbeon completed for the opening. Many fast hoi-sen are here and the management predicts a HiiccesHl'iil meeting. Lee Herdman III. Omaha. June 2. Leo Herdman ot this city , former clerk to the nupromo court. IB 111 In Lincoln. In a letter to a friend Mr. Herilman says that in addition to his other Indisposition his physician had pronounced his prin cipal ailment consumption. Ho says the "prospect is not overjoyous. " Dr. Hall , chairman of the state cen tral committee , says It was made known a day or two ago that Mr. Herdman had consumption , but in what stage the disease was not stated. AMERICAN WOMEN TO TAKE PART Quinquennial Meeting of the Interna tional Council of Women to be Held in Berlin Next Week. Berlin , June 2. American women are to have a prominent part In the quinquennial meeting of the Interna tional Council of Women , to bo hold In Berlin next week nnd the week fol lowing , lu addition to Mrs. May Wright Sewall , of Indiana , who will preside over the session there will he present a delegation of nearly two- score representative women of the United States and Canada. The first week of the gathering Is to be devoted to executive sessions of the council proper which will oc cupy the mornings. Throe public meetings will be held in the evenings on the general subject of "Tho New Internationalism , " its object being both a demonstration and n propa ganda. As a part of this plan reports of the nineteen national councils will be given. The special subject of the third evening , peace and arbitration , will bo discussed lu throe formal ad dresses by Lady Aberdeen iu English , by Baroness von Suttnor In Gorman and by n French speaker in her own language. The second week will bo given over to the popular gathering. It will bo divided Into four sections for discus sion under the heads of Woman's edu cation nnd higher culture , women In social alms and Institutions , women's professions anil Industries , and the legal and political position of women.