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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL , , , , . NORFOLK NEIJKAShA TODAY JIMY 152. UKI ) REGISTRATION FOR LANDS EX CEEDS EXPECTATIONS. WILL PROBABLY REACH 110.00C Doncsteel and Fairfax Both Gain Crowds "Flat Joints" Allowed to Open up Under Municipal Supervl tilon at Bonestcel to Prevent Trouble Uoncstcel , July 21. Registration for homesteads on the Rosebud res crvation was extremely large during the past twenty-four hours , nggregat Ing 15,000 at the four land offices. The registration was accomplished with but little excitement and the crowds wore nicely handled by the boards at the otlices. At this place 3,034 were , registered yesterday , and the cnip' Oj 'UK ' the last two days Is expects. > un precedented. 'Vo The total registrations up 4/ night for Rosebud lands aggregt. s Yankton 4Gt > < ! BonesteeJ 24,034 Chamberlain 18,500 Fairfax 6,100 Total 95,301 Yesterday the "Hat joints" were put to work with municipal supervision. A policeman was stationed at each game and the agreement was that no bets should exceed the $2 limit. This was done as a complete surrender to the gamblers. Things were reasonably quiet yes " terday. The citizens are still de I" ' manding the re-employment of Chief Nolon , not liking the cheap men ex periment. A report that a section of the North western had been wrecked and 100 killed caused consternation , but the report was later denied. FAIRFAX GAINS CROWDS. Wild West Indian Show Helps Draw the People There. Fairfax , S. D. ( July 21. From a staff correspondent : Almost a thou sand eager landseekers got off and registered at Fiarfax yesterday and a very much bigger crowd stopped here last night and today so that the prospects for the registration before night is the best that has been yet known. The exact number registered here yesterday was 839. Forty-eight families arrived here from Bonesteel and have Joined the wild west show. They have been giv ing dances all day and are a strong attraction. They make every train and help get the people and there is nn atnnrllnir In line LAMP EXPLOSION IN HOME OF LEM CORMLEY. ONE CHILD DEAD FROM BURNS Cormley Himself , Inhaled the Flames and is In a Bad Condition His Wife and Two Children Were all Envel- open by the Seething Fire. Butte , Neb. , July 21. Four persons badly burned In a flre that followed a lamp explosion , one of them perhaps fatally and two others dangerously that is the effect of a tragic accident that occurred here in the home of Len Gonnley. The lamp exploded in the bedroom. The flames enveloped Gormley , his wife and two children , one of them four years old and the other two weeks. The latter were badly burned and the oldest is not ex pected to live. Gormley inhaled the flames , but is expected to recover. His wife Is In a dangerous condition. The house was saved but the furniture was wrecked. Child is Dead. Butte , Neb. , July 21. The older child of Mr. and Mrs. Len Gormley is dead from the burns sustained by the exploding of a lamp in the bed room in which all members of the family were more or less seriously burned. Mrs. Logan to Speak. Indianapolis , Ind. , July 21. The twenty-first annual chautauqua as sembly of the Christian church opened auspiciously today at Bethany park and will continue until the middle of August. Great preparations have been made use of for the celebration of G. A. R. day tomorrow , when Mrs. John A. Logan and other persons of note will be among the speakers. CATHOLIC SOCIETIES'CONVENTION ' Largest Gathering of Catholic Lay. men Ever Held in United States at Detroit Next Week. Detroit , Mich. , July 21 The larg. est gathering of Catholic laymen ever held In the United States will assem < bio In Detroit next week on the occa slon of the annual convention of the American Federation of Catholic so clotles. The federation movement has made a steady progress since Its Inception three years ago and the coming convention will be attended by thousands of dolegatoa and visit era come from every section of tin country. The gathering will bo for mnlly opened Tuesday morning wltl a pontiflclnl high mans nt St. Mary' : church. Bishop Foley will ofilclntt and the visiting archbishops wltl as slst. There will bo two public meetIngs Ings hold during the week , and amotu the speakers will be Rev. Thomas J Campbell , of Now York , on "Social Ism ; " Judge Paul Carpenter , of Mil waukee , on "The Church anil Socle ty ; " and Conde Pallon. of Now York on "Christian Education. " Tennessee Christian Endeavorers. Montoaglo , Tenn. , July 21. The del cgato.s to the Christian Endoavoi state convention , which was. formally opened yesterday , were up with the larks this morning and began the day with a sunrise prayer led by Rev. J E. Gorsuch. Committee conferences and quiet hour services were inter spersed during the day with a mini' her of Interesting addresses. Among the speakers and their topics wore the following : Rev. J. K. Howard , "Christian Endeavor's Gre ntest Bliin- UT , ; " I9r. William M Anderson , "Thu - \ vs. the Possible ; " J. Mack Gal- > f ' , "What Each Society Needs. " 'I. . convention will come to a close tomorrow. WILL RELEASE THE BRITISH STEAMER MALACCA. YIELD TO BRITISH DEMAND Associated Press Has Information that Russia Wants the Matter Ad justed at Once Bill of Health of Steamer Signed "Russia. " St. Petersburg , July 21. The Asso ciated Press has excellent reason for stating that Russia will yield In the Malacca case and release the steam er In accordance with the British de mand , and that the czar's government will express regret at her detention. Bill of Health Marked "Russia. " Port Said. July 21. The bill of health of the steamer Malacca which left this port today with a Russian prize crew on board , was marked , "Russia. " CALL IT "RUSSIAN PIRACY. " The British Press is Vigorous in Its Condemnation of Seizures. London , July 21. The situation here over the Red sea affair Is be coming alarming , and the entire Brit ish press Is up in arms against the al leged "Russian piracy. " Strong representations have been made to Russia and it is believed that the latter will make ample reparation. It is known that the British foreign office has taken active steps to secure - cure redress from Russian for the seizure of the steamer Malacca and get a promise for the future good be. havlour of that country on the high seas. seas.The The further details received from Port Said declaring the situation on board the Peninsular and Oriental company's steamer Malacca , seized in the Red sea by the Russian volun teer fleet vessel St. Petersburg , fall to give any reason for the seizure and only serve to inflame the British feel- in ? . The officials of the company re iterate their Denial that the Malacca was carrying ( contraband of war and reassert that the explosives on board were British government stores con signed to the naval commander at Hongkong. BURGESS NAMES COMMITTEE. Republican State Chairman Chooses His Political Advisors. Lincoln , July 21. Chairman H. C. M. Burgess of the republican state committee was empowered at the re cent meeting of that body to select as his executive committee one man from each congressional district , with the exception of the First and Second end , which were to have added repre sentation In a man from Omaha and one from Lincoln. Mr. Burgess has announced the following as his se lection : First district William Hayward , jr. , of Nebraska City and L. L. Llnd- sey of Lincoln. Second district F. H. Claridge ol Blair and Victor Rosewater of Oma ha. Third district Charles H. Kelsey of Neligh. Fourth district A. H. Kidd of Be atrice. Fifth district E. G. Titus of Hoi drege. Sixth district Charles A. Robinson of Kearney. OMAHA JOBBERS TO BONESTEEL Business Men of Metropolis Will Cov er Territory Out of Norfolk. Omaha , July 21. Ronesteel Is tc be the Mecca of the next Commercla : club and South Omaha Live Stock Ex change excursion. Three days of rid Ing and booming over the Northwest ern are on the program August 4 , and G. One day will be spent in cov ering the territory from Norfolk U Long Pine , PROSECUTOR OF BOODLERS IS HONORED IN MISSOURI. THE CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS The Candidate Promises that the Batt tie Against Boodlers Has Only Just Commenced In that State No Fa vors to Ask and no Quarter to Give , Jefferson City , Me ) . , July 21 Jo seph W. Folk , the prosecutor of St. LoriU boodlorH , was nominated for governor by the democratic state con vention at 3iS : ; this morning on the first ballot. Harry H. Dawe'B. his principal opponent , moved to make the vote unanimous and when It car ried escorted the candidate to the platform amid a great demonstration. In his speech of acceptance Mr. Folk said lie had no favors to ask of hood- lers whom ho had been prosecuting , and no quarter to give. "It Is unre lenting warfare to the end , " said Mi- Folk. "Tho battle against boodle has only commenced In Missouri. If I am elected I propose to make Mis souri the most unhealthy place In all the land for the corruptlonlsts to op erate In. " At 1 o'clock this morning the con- ventlon adjourned until 10 to com plete the ticket THE "IOWAIDEA" FAILED _ Cummings Faction Had no Show in the Republican State Conven tion. Dos Moine& , July 21. The repub lican state convention finished its work and adjourned last evening The "Iowa Idea" was not allowed a place In the convention. N. S. Ketchum , candidate for rail road commissioner , the , only olllco over which there was a contest , was nominated on the second ballot. W. n. Martin , for secretary of state ; Gil bert S. Culbertson , treasurer ; R F. Carroll , auditor ; W. B. Mullan , attor ney general , and Horace 12. Deemer , judge of supreme court , were noml- Inated by acclamation. Presidential electors were named as follows : ' First district , W. B. Bell , Washing ton ; Second. W. H. Wilson , Scott ; Third , F. B. Blair. Delaware ; Fourth , George E. May , Charles City ; Fifth , Ward Wilson , Tama ; Sixth , Ellsworth Romlnger , Davis ; Seventh , A. U. Proudfoot , Warren ; Eighth , Paul uuti- gin , Adams ; Ninth , Captain John W. Scott , Cass ; Tenth , A. D. Clarke , Kos- suth ; Eleventh , Fred F. Favllle , Buena Vista. i ue resoiiiuous coinmiuee was composed of men opposed to ( ho so called Iowa idea. The "stand pat * faction went to the convention prepared pared to fight if necessary In ordei to keep off the resolutions committee my who are believers In "the lown idea. " and who are not adherents ol protection. It was unnecessary , how ever , as the Cummins men conceded a victory from the outset. After adopting a platform along the Ine of the platform of the Chlcagc convention and indorsing the admin stratlon of Governor Cummins the convention adjourned. SENATOR BURTON SEES RELIEF FROM SUPREME COURT. CASE WILL HAVE REHEARING Convicted of Accepting a Fee for Ser vices Before the Postoffice Depart ment While a Member of the Unit ed States Senate. Washington , July 21. Justice Brew er of the United States supreme courl has granted a writ of error to the United States district court for the Eastern district of Missouri , in the- case of Senator Burton , convicted at St. Louis of accepting a fee for ser vices before the postotfice depart ment while a member of the United States senate. The case will be re viewed by the supreme court prob ably In the fall. SEARCH IS FINALLY REWARDED St. Louis Man Finds Father , Sistei and Brother. Fremont , Neb. , July 21. George Welters after a long search , has found his step-brother and step-slstei In the Lutheran Orphans' home ir Fremont. The young man's story Is an unusu al one. His mother left him and his little sister In an orphanage of th < Evangelical synod In St. I-ouls twen ty years ago. The last he saw o her was when she came to bid hln ? oed bye "Be a good boy , " she said " [ 'in not coming hack " Welters grew to manhood , was re ' .eased from the home and followei the trade of a butcher. His sister be came of age and was married. A few mouths ago the young mai decided to search for his relative and commenced visiting various Instl tutlona In hopes of getting a clue l''nill > he found u nun who hn liium n , if his futlior ntiil wi ! , > sal Hie senior Welters had been coulliu1 In the Missouri state nsyluin. Younn Welters visited the asylui ui'l found his father , Incurably Ii sane. lie secured the nililrctiH of an uiii'l and from him ascertained that hi mother had married again and gen to Colorado , where Him died , luuvln three children , one of thorn Wolten sister and two the fruit of the HUCOII marriage with a man named Yagei Welters continued the search nn dually located his brothers and sit tera In the orphans' homo In Fn inonl. STOCK ISSUEOFSOilTHEHNPACIFH Hundred Millions at Seven Per Gen to be Authorized at Meeting of Directors Today. New York , July 21 The Issue n $100,000,0.10 of 7 per cent Hlock pr < posed by the directors of the Soull ; ern Pacific will lie aulhorl/od by th .stockholders at their special meetlni today. Of tills amount only $10.008 000 of tile stock Is to he Issued at tin present time. The proceeds will hi used to refund a large amount of oil llgatlons maturing for ho ! torment and additions to existing lines , as wol us for new equipment , new steam ships and the completion of the pier .it Oalveston and other largo improvements monts already under way. BOTH SIDES AGREE TO ARBITRA TION. EMPLOYES ARE RESUMING WORH The Settlement Has as Yet Had Littli Effect on the Market Expectei that Plants Will Soon be Runnlni Full Time. Chicago. July 21. Fifty lliousam butcher workmen will go hack ti their posts tomorrow and the bean of arbitration will pass upon conten lions for higher wages and less ardu ous working conditions. Presldon Donnelly has today received the up proval of all members of the oxecu live Ixnird except two , Syracuse am San Francisco. Around the Clilcugi stock yards today there was rojok Ing among strikers as well as ainoni rttockmon and the packing Interests Thera fiat , much l tt r ' ; * ' Ing In the packing house dis tricts today here and In othe cities over the prospective hettli ment of the butchers strike by arbl ( .ration. Many of the old employe ! are returning to work , pending ai agreement by the board of arhltratloi ind It is expected that the packing plants will soon be running on fill time and with a complete equipincn of men. The packers were on the inarkc this morning buying some stock , bit jwing to the fact that the shipments dad continued ( luring the trouble am that there wore largo numbers of an .nials on hand , the buying had no ear [ y appreciable effect on the prices. The questions that have boon Ii lispute arc to be settled by arbltra 'on ' and the packers agree to talu lack all employes who went on striki ' .vithin a specified time. It Is under 'food that work is to lie resumed a : ill packing centers tills morning. A conference yesterday afternooi to attempt a settlement of the blj -trike was agreed to by the packing louse proprietors. The agrecmen wa reached nt a meeting In the stocl yards oiTlce of Armour & Co. , a 'vhlcli ' representatives of nil the pack ; ng houses were present. The pur pose of the mooting was to conslde : in appeal made to the packers bj representatives of trades employe. . In the packing houses such as team sterd , engineers and electricians. wh < might be affected by a syinpathetii strike In aid of the butchers and un skilled workmen who constitute th < bulk of the army of men already out. Six weeks Is the time agreed upoi In which the old employes may re turn to work. Now employes are t < do permitted to retain their position ! If they choose to do so. The arbitrators are to be three Ii number , all packing house men. Oni Is to he chosen by the packers ; om will represent the strikers , and thi third Is to be chosen by these two. OMAHA PLANTS TO START. Packing House Managers and Em ployes Welcome News. South Omaha , July 21. The new from Chicago that the strike had beet .settled was conveyed to the packlni house managers In Omaha by privat telegrams. The men were also notified and th expression from both employer aiu employe was one of relief The Omaha plant was the first t announce Its intention. Its old mei will go to work on Friday mornltii and operations will be put on the ol basis at once. Other managers express themselve as willing to start at once , and a soon as the word can ha gotte around to the men the plant ) will b running full tilt again. MAM WHO KILLED A NEBRASKA WOMAN TO PAY PENALTY. WAS A MOST UNUSUAL CASE Norman Williams , Accused of Making Away With His Fl.ince and Her Mother After Getting Them to Take * Homestead In Oregon. The Dalles , Ore. , July 21. The ex ecutlon of Norman Williams , which IH scheduled to take place here tomor row , will be the climax of one of the most sensational and unusual murder cases In the criminal annahi of the northwest. It will culminate ( lie re U'tiKo uf a brother and a mm for the murder of his sister and , ii'Vlu ' r In the spring of 1K99 WVillimm and Miss Noshltt were engaged to bo mar ried In Omaha , Nob. Williams In duced his llnnco to go to Oregon and taKe a homestead claim before they were marrleil. Hlie came to Oregon , filial a claim and hired herself out as a domestic Later her mother , Mrs L .1. Nosbllt , joined her In Portland , where Miss Nesliltt had secured em ployment. The two women went to Hood river valley to llvo on tliolr claim during the winter. H was on March H , 1900 , they loft Portland with Williams. It was dark when they readied Hood river and a storm was raging. Williams hi rod a Hi ; and In Iho face of the Hlorm set out for the homestead. Williams drove them into a lonely road and that was the last ever seen of the two women Tlie next morning Wllllnnm returned to Hood river with a Jaded team Ho said that lie had put the women aboard the morning train. Ho was seen , however , to return to Hood river two hours after the only morn ing train had left. The following June Williams filed Alma Neshltt'H rollnqulshmcut to her claim. This was later discovered to bo a forgery. Then George Noshltt appeared on the scene. He believed Williams had murdered his mother and sister , and slowly , but surely , ho hot , about hounding the man down and collecting evidence that r.eoultod In y/illlauis' conviction last May. THE COHOITiOH OF THE WEATHER , Temperature for Twenty-four Hour * Ending at 8 O'clock This Morn- Ing. Forec.ist for Nebraska. f'DMdItlOlM nf | | > WtMtllt'f lilt TO- or fed for Iho 21 lionra ending at 8 it. in. today. Maximum ft 4 Minimum GO Average , . , 72 Rainfall oi Total rainfall for month .1.74 llaromotor 30.00 Chicago. July HI. Tht ) bulletin la- stiod by the Chicago Htatlon of thn United stati'H weather bureau thin morning. gives the forociiHt for N - brasha an follows : Generally fiilr tonight anil Friday. Warmer Friday and wuHt portion to night. i ii River Valley exposition , which will continue for three daya. For several monlliH the vnrloim committees ha ? been hard at work arranging for thn exposition and Iho result IH 0110 of the largest and most comprehensive displays of the products of farm , fac tory ntiil raneli ever scon In thin HOO- llou NumeroiiH forms of entertain ment , Including il throe-days' raoo meeting , add to the attrarllonu of the Imposition JOLLY CROWD WILL VISIT EXPO SITION IN A BODY. WILL BE IN ST. LOUIS JULY 20 After Adjournment of the Grand Lodge Meeting In Cincinnati the Elks Will Take In the Pike and a Few Other Features of the Expo. SI. IxmlH. July 21 Tuesday , July ifi ! will lie Folk's day at the World'u fair and for one day and a very lonfi night the purple colors will Moat over the exposition. The memhora will come to 8t. IulH In a body after the adjournmunt of the grand ledge meeting In Cincinnati. A special pro- grain has been provided for their on- terta'ronunt ' while at the World'n , A peculiar pan of the cV > , was thr | | | nff ftl < , , | ( MSa , chi | | ypo tionArUXStlO " ' " ' " " ' " " " " * at Seventh - - hough tion streets , . the momhora will , , , Sees ' cioSkt Stvlosin C'iU'.ls . and Film1."U" ton.obll63 and , , , , % fine of , , , tvu.linn BOARD ANXIOUS TO COMPLETE WORK EARLY IN AUGUST. LAND VALUES OF COUNTIES Tuesday and V/ednesday of Nexi Week Set Aside for General Hear ing of Complaints Tables Preparec by Land Commissioner Follmer. Lincoln , Neb. , July 21. The slati. board < > f equalization Is dot-irons ol completing Its labors by the first Mnn day in AiiKiiht. and to expodlto matters tors Iho board yesterday net aside Tuesday and Wednesday of nexl week for a general hearing of com plaints against the county assessments monts and Invited the public to lie present. At the meeting of the board you terday the method of making the qimll/.nUon was thoroughly dls cussed. The. board finally adopted Hie theory of State Auditor Weston that while equalization might be made on all classes of property the resulting Increase or decrease to eacli "ounty would have to be certified tc i lie county as a whole and then ills trllmled equally among all of the tax payers by the county clerks , regard 'ess ' of what had boon done with tin particular class of property on whicl : they pay taxes. Land Commissioner Follmer's re port on land values has been practic ally completed. According to his fig ures the county assessors have come very close to the land values , and I : Hie Follmer schedule Is adopted then will be little change. The figures by railroad attorneys remain un changed. Some of the figures are a ; follows : Actual Assessors County value. value Adams $30 40 $30 2 ! nurt 51 30 47 41 Cumlng 55 22 54 8 ! Otoe 52 99 Polk 44 57 44 7 ! York 43 60 43 11 Chickasaw Brigade Reunion. Sulphur. I. T. , July 21. This placi Is say with tlags and bunting today ii honor of the veterans of the Chicka saw brigade , United Confederate vet trans , which is in session. The Som of Confederate veterans and tin Daughters of the Confederary are pat tlcipatlng , and the reunion , whlcl lasts until the end of the week , prom Ises to be unusually successful. Exposition at Grand Forks. Grand Forks , N. D. , July 21. Gram Perks la thronged with visitors toda ; as seldom before la her history. Th occasion la the opening of tha Ita Upon their arrival at the main entrance > trance they will bo met by an escort of 200 IJoer soldiers and proceed through the grounds to the Temple of Fraternity , where an address of welcome will be delivered by John H. HolmoH , Exalted Ruler of at. Louis Lodge No. 9 , to which ad dress the newly elected exalted rul er will respond. President Francht of the exposition company will wel come the visitors on behalf of the World's fall management. Following a general reception , the concessionaries on The Plko will give a spectacular parade especially for the benefit of the Elks. This parade will pass the Temple of Fraternity while the guests are gathered there and will Include a deputation from Mysterious Asia , strange music mak ers from India , Japanese Geisha girls , Spanish dancers from the streets of Seville , a detachment of Halo's Fire Fghters and representatives of other attractions on ( lie amusement street. After the parade the Elks will bo unharnessed and allowed to forage In the pasture of the World's fair grounds. At G p. m. there will be a competitive drill on the Plaza of St. Louis between several Elk teams. The winning team will be presented with a beautiful Hag In commemora tion of its victory BIB LEAD MERGER COMPLETED Plan of Merging National and United Lead Companies Will be Acted Upon in New York. New York , July 21. It Is said on good authority that the plan for the merger of the National Lead company and the United Lead company will be favorably acted upon at today's meeting of the directors of the Na tional Lead company and that the deal will be consummated at an early date. Reports have been current at differ ent times during the last two years that the rival lead Interests would get together. Negotiations have at times been held looking to such a result Each time , however , they came to naught , and the rivalry became mora bitter. It seems that it was this ri valry which was directly responsible for bringing the two Interests togeth er. It Is believed that in the proposed merger the National will take over only the manufacturing plants of Its rival , and that the mining interests owned by the Guggenheim-Ryan com bine which also controls the United Lead company will be otherwise dis posed of If this plan is carried out the mining properties of the United Lead company will probably be turned over to the American. Smelting and Refining company , which la also controlled by the Guggenheim-Ryan people.
