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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL
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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
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ypo tionArUXStlO " ' " ' " " ' " " " " * at Seventh
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hough tion streets ,
. the momhora will
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Sees ' cioSkt Stvlosin C'iU'.ls . and Film1."U" ton.obll63 and
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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.