THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NORFOLK NEI1HASKA K1MDAY ,11'LY ' 'J1 11101
REGISTRATION FOR LANDS EX.
CEEDS EXPECTATIONS.
WILL PROBABLY REACH 110,000
Boncstecl and Fairfax Both Cain
Crowds "Flat Joints" Allowed to
Open up Under Municipal Supervi
sion at Bonesteel to Prevent Trouble
Iloncstcel , July 21. Registration
for homesteads on the Rosebud res
ervation was extremely large during
the pnst twenty-four hours , aggregat
ing 15,000 at the four land olllces.
The registration was accomplished
with but little excitement and the
crowds were nicely handled by the
boards at the olllces.
At this place 3,031 wore.registered
yesterday , and the crup' * 'P 'ng ' the
last two days Is expects fy " * un
precedented. %
The total registrations up fy
night for Rosebud lands aggrcgu
Yankton 4G.t > < S >
Bonesteo.1 24.034
Chamberlain 18,500
Fairfax 0.100
Total 95,304
Yesterday the "flat 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
manding the re-employment of Chief
Nelon , 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 oft and
registered at Flarfax 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
no standing In line.
LAMP EXPLOSION IN HOME OF
LEM CORMLEY.
ONE CHILD DEAD FROM BURNS
Gormley 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 fire 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 Gormley. Ttie lamp exploded In
the bedroom. The flames enveloped
Gormley , his wife and two children ,
one of thorn 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
expectotl 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 , tnd. , July 21. The
twenty-first annual cbautauqua as-
.aembly 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 ol
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 evoi
held In the United States will assem
bio In Detroit next week on the occa
slon of the annual convention of tht
American Federation of Catholic so
clotieo. The federation movemen
has made a steady progress since it
Inception three years ago and th <
coming convention will ba attondei
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by thousand * of dek atea and visit
ors come from every section of the
country. The gathering will he formally -
mally opened Tuesday morning with
a pontlflclnl high mass at St. Mary's
church. Bishop Foley will officiate
and the visiting archbishops will as
sist. There will bo two public meetIngs -
Ings held during the week , nnd among
the speakers will bo Rev. Thomas J.
Campbell , of New York , on "Social
ism ; " Judge Paul Carpenter , of Mil
waukee , on "Tho Church and Socle
ty ; " and Condo Pallon , of New York ,
on "Christian Education. "
Tennessee Christian Endeavorers.
Montoaglo , Teun. . July 21. The del
egates to the Christian Endeavor
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
nnd quiet hour services were Inter
spersed during the day with a num
ber of Interesting addresses. Among
the speakers nnd their topics were
the following : Rev. J. K. Howard ,
"Christian Endeavor's Greatest Blun-
r ; " 15r. William M. Anderson. "The
> < > < > / -at vs. the Possible : " J. Mack Gal-
% f , "What Each Society Needs. "
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. . convention wilt come to a close
omorrow.
VILL 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
tatlng that Russia will yield In the
Malacca case and release the steam-
r in accordance with the British de
mand , and that the czar's government
ivlll express regret at her detention.
Bill of Health Marked "Russia. "
Port Said , July 21. The bill of
lealth of the steamer Malacca which
eft this port today with a Russian
> rlze 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
lere over the Red sea affair Is be
coming alarming , and the entire Brit-
sh press is up In arms against the al-
eged "Russian piracy. "
Strong representations have been
made to Russia and it is believed that
he latter will make ample reparation.
t is known that the Britisli foreign
office has taken active stops to se
cure redress from Russian for the
seizure of the steamer Malacca and
get a promise for the future good be-
laviour 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-
eer tleet vessel St. Petersburg , fall
to give any reason for the seizure and
only serve to Inflame the British feei
ng. The officials of tlie company re-
terate 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
! ils 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 Hay ward ,
jr. , of Nebraska City and L. L. Lind-
sey of Lincoln.
Second district F. H. Clarldge of
Blair and Victor Rosewater of Oma
ha.
Third district Charles H. Kelsey
of Neligh.
Fourth district A. H. Kldd 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. Bonesteel Is to
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
erlng the territory from Norfolk te
Long Pino.
PROSECUTOR OF BOODLERS IS
HONORED IN MISSOURI.
THE CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS
The Candidate Promises that the Datt
tie Against Boodlers Has Only Just
Commenced In that State No Fa
vors to Ask and no Quarter to Give.
Jefferson City. Mo. , July 21. Jo
seph W. Folk , the prosecutor of St.
. .onls hoodlum , wus nominated for
governor by the democratic state con
vention at 3:38 : this morning on the
Irst ballot. Harry B. Dawos , his
irlnclpul opponent , moved to make
ho vote unanimous and when It car-
Moil escorted the candidate to the
tlatform amid a great demonstration ,
u his speech of acceptance Mr. Folk
said ho hud no favors to ask of hood-
ors whom ho had boon prosecuting ,
and no quarter to give. "It Is mire-
outing warfare to the end , " said Mr.
'oik. "Tho battle against boodle has
inly commenced in Missouri. If I
am elected I propose to make Mis
souri the most unhealthy place In all
ho land for the corruptlouists to op
erate In. "
At I o'clock this morning the con
vention adjourned until 10 to com-
iloto the ticket
THE "IOWAIOEA" FAILED
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Cummings Faction Had no Show In
the Republican State Conven
tion.
Des Molues , July 21. The n-pub-
lean state convention finished its
vork and adjourned last evening.
The "Iowa idea" was not allowed a
> lace In the convention.
N. S. Kotchuin , candidate for rail
road commissioner , the , only olllre
iver which there wus a contest , was
lominateil on the .second ballot. W.
I ) . Martin , for secretary of stale ; Gil-
tort S. Culbertson , treasurer ; II F.
Jarroll , auditor ; W. B. Mullan. attor-
icy general , and Horace E. Deemer ,
udge of supreme court , were nomi
nated by acclamation.
Presidential electors were named
is follows : '
First district , W. B. Bell , Washing
ton ; Second , W. H. Wilson , Scott ;
Third , F. B. Blair , Delaware ; Fourth ,
eorge E. May , Charles City ; Fifth ,
Ward Wilson , Tama ; Sixth , Ellsworth
Romlnger , Davis ; Seventh , A. U.
roudfoot. Warren : Eighth , Paul juti-
gin , Adams ; Ninth , Captain John W.
Scott , Cass ; Tenth , A. D. Clarke , Kos-
suth ; Eleventh , Fred F. Favllle ,
3uena Vista.
Tlie resolutions committee was
composed of men opposed to tllie so-
called Iowa idea. The "stand pat"
faction went to the convention pro-
> ared to fight If necessary in order
: o keep off the resolutions committee
any who are believers in "the Iowa
dea. " and who are not adherents of
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 Chicago
convention and indorsing the admin
istration 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 court
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 postolfice 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 , Sister
and Brother.
Fremont , Neb. , July 21. George
Welters after a long search , has
found his step-brother and step-sister
In the Lutheran Orphans' home In
Fremont.
The young man's story Is an unusu
al one. His mother left him and his
little sister In an orphanage of the
Evangelical synod in St. Louis twen
ty years ago. The last he saw ol
her was when she came to bid him
? oed bye "Be a good boy , " she said
"Tin not coming back. "
Welters grew to manhood , was re
leased from the home and follower
the trade of a butcher. His sister be
came of age and was married.
A few mouths ago the young man
decided to search for his relatives
and commenced visiting various insti
tutloaa In hopes of getting a clue
.fc
Finill > ho fnmul a nun who Im-l
Uimvn if his futher iittil wi ! < i H.'ild
Mio senior WnltiTH had boon confined
n the Missouri state asylum.
Young \Voltors visited the asylum
uid found his futhoi1 , Incurably In-
na no.
Ho secured the address of an uncle
ind from him ascertained that hit *
Mother hail married again and gouo
to Colorado , when ) she dlod , leaving
three children , one of them Woltors1
sister and two the fruit of the second
narrlngo with n man mimed Yager ;
Welters continued the search nnd
Inally located his brothers and SH- !
era In the orphans' homo In Fro-
iinnt.
STOCK ISSUEOFSOUTHERN PACIFIC
Hundred Millions at Seven Per Cent
to be Authorized at Meeting of
Directors Today.
New York. July 21 The IHHUO of
i 100,000,00(1 ( of 1 per cent stock pro-
losod by the directors of the South-
rii I'acillc will he aulhori/.eil by the
stockholders al their special meeting
oday. Of tills amount only $10,000-
100 of ( lu > stock Is to lie Issued at the
irosout tlmo. The proceeds will be
ised to refund a largo amount of oh'-
trillions maturing for betterments
and additions to existing lines , as well
is for new equipment , new steam
ships ami the completion of the piers
at Galvostou ami ether largo Improve-
nonts already under way.
BOTH SIDES AGREE TO ARBITRA
TION.
EMPLOYES ARE RESUMING WORK
The Settlement Has as Yet Had Little
Effect on the Market Expected
that Plants Will Soon be Running
Full Time.
Chicago , July 21. Fifty thousand
butcher workmen will go buck to
their posts tomorrow and the hoard
> f arbitration will pass upon conten
tions for higher wages and less urdu-
> us working conditions. President
Donnelly has today received the ap
proval of all members of the execu
tive board except two , Syracuse and
San Francisco. Around the Chicago
stock yards today there was rejoic
ing among strikers a well as among
stockmen and the packing Interests
'iiuoh li tt ' > * '
Thorn viani < r )
Ing In the packing house dls
tricts today here and in other
cities over the prospective settlement
mont of the butchers strike by nrbl
tratiou. Many of the old employes
are returning to work , pending an
agreement by the board of arbitration
and It Is expected that the packing
plants will soon be running on full
time and with a complete equipment
of men.
The packers were on the market
this morning buying some stock , but
owing to the fact that the shipments
had continued during the trouble and
that there were large numbers of an
imals on hand , the buying had no ear
ly appreciable effect on the prices.
The questions that have been In
lispute are to be settled by arbitra
tion and the packers agree to take
bark all employes who went on strike
within a specified time. It Is under
stood that work Is to bo resumed at
a ! ! packing centers this morning.
A conference yesterday afternoon
to attempt a settlement of the big
strike was agreed to by the packing
house proprietors. The agreement
was reached at a meeting In the stock
yards olllce of Armour & Co. , at
lcli representatives of all the pack
ing houses were present. The pur
pose of the meeting was to consider
.in appeal made to the packers by
representatives of trades employed
in the packing houses such as team
sters , engineers ami electricians , who
might he affected by a sympathetic
strike in aid of the butchers ami un
skilled workmen who constitute the
bulk of the army of men already out.
Six weeks Is the time agreed upon
In which the old employes may re
turn to work. New employes are to
be permitted to retain their positions
If they choose to do so.
The arbitrators are to be three In
number , all packing house men. One
Is to be chosen by the packers ; one
will represent the strikers , nnd the
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 news
from Chicago that the strike had beei
.settled was conveyed to the packing
house managers In Omaha by private
telegrams.
The men were also notified and the
expression from both employer and
employe was one of relief.
The Omaha plant was the first to
announce its Intention. Its old mei
will go to work on Friday morning
and operations will be put on the eli
basis at once.
Other managers express themselves
as willing to start at once , and as
soon as the word can be gottei
around to the men the plantd will be
running full tilt again.
MAN WHO KILLED A NEBRASKA
WOMAN TO PAY PENALTY.
WAS A MOST UNUSUAL CASE
Norman Williams , Accused of Making
Away With His Fiance and Her
Mother After Getting Them to Take
a Homestead In Oregon ,
The Dalles , Ore. , July 21. The ox-
cutlon of Norman WllllauiH , which IH
cheiluled to take place hero tomor-
ow , will be the climax of one of the
lost sensational and unusual murder
use * In the criminal aniiahi of the
lortkiwcst. It will culminate ( lie re
utige uf H brother and a HOII for the
nuriler of his sister anil < iit'4linr. ' ,
In the spring of IS')1. ' ) ) Wvfilauis and
Miss Noshltt were engaged to ho iniir-
led In Omaha , Nob. Williams In-
need Ills llnuco to go to Oregon and
like a homestead claim before they
wore married. Hho came to Oregon.
filed a claim and hired herself out as
a domestic. Later bur mother , Mm.
L. .1. Neshllt , joined her in Portland ,
vhero Miss Nesbllt hail secured em-
iloymrnt. The two women went to
lootl river valley to llvo on their
lalm during the winter.
It was on March S , 1)00. ! ) tlioy loft
'ortlund with Williams. II was dark
vhen they reached Hood river and a
storm was raging. Williams hired a
It ; and In the face of the titorm set
ml for the homestead. Williams
trove them Into a lonely road ami
hut was tlie last over seen of the two
.voiiiou. Tint next morning Williams
returned to Hood river with a Jaded
earn. Ho said that ho had put the
women aboard the morning train. Ho
was soon , however , to return to Hood
Ivor two hours after the only morn-
ng train had lefl.
The following Juno Williams filed
Alma Neshltt's rolliiqulslimont to her
lalm. This was later discovered to
be a forgery. Then George Nosbltt
ippeared on the scone. Ho believed
WllllauiH had murdered his mother
and slstor , ami slowly , but surely , he
set about hounding the man down and
collecting evldenev that rtoaiiltod in
Williams' conviction last May
A peculiar parl/of _ thu
the body of nelth
though portions
with hair uitacl
Ipoces of clothlri
nelKhlorho/jd of
BOARD ANXIOUS TO COMPLETE
WORK EARLY IN AUGUST.
LAND VALUES OF COUNTIES
Tuesday and Wednesday of Next
Week Set Aside for General Hear
ing of Complaints Tables Prepared
by Land Commissioner Follmer.
Lincoln , Neb. , July 21. The state
board of equalization Is desirous of
completing its labors by the first Mon
day in August , and to expedite matters -
tors the board yesterday sot asldo
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week for a general hearing of complaints , -
plaints against the county assess
ments and invited the public to be
present.
At the mooting of the board yes-
'onlay the method of making the
equalization was thoroughly dis
cussed. Tlie board finally adopted
the theory of State Auditor Weston.
that while equalization might bo
made on all classes of property the
resulting Increase or decrease to each
county would have to be certified to
fho county as a whole and then dis
tributed equally among all of the tax
payers by the county clerks , regard
less of what had been done with the
particular class of property on which
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 if
the Follmer schedule is adopted there
will be little change. The figures
by railroad attorneys remain un
changed. Some of the figures are as
follows : Actual Assessors'
County value. value.
Adams $3040 $3025
Burt 51 30 47 40
Cumlng 55 22 54 35
Otoe 52 99
Polk 14 57 44 75
York 43 60 43 10
Chlckasaw Brigade Reunion.
Sulphur , I. T. , July 21. This place
Is gay with Hags and bunting today In
honor of the veterans of the Chlcka-
saw brigade. United Confederate vet
erans , which is in session. The Sons
of Confederate veterans and the
Daughters of the Confedorary are par
ticipating , and the reunion , which
lasts until the end of the week , prom
ises to be unusually successful.
Exposition at Grand Forks.
Grand Forks , N. D. , July 21. Grand
Forks is thronged with visitors today
as seldom before In her history. The
occasion la the opening ot the Red
THE CONOmOH OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Houm
Ending at 8 O'clock This Morn-
Ing. Forecast for Nebraska.
fondltloiiH of the weather an ru-
eor fi'd for the 21 hours ending at S
n. in. today.
Maximum X4
Minimum GO
Average . „ . , 72
Rainfall 01
Total rainfall for month 3.74
Barometer 30.00
Chicago. July 21. The bulletin I ft-
sned by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau thlt
morning , glvos the forecast for Ne
braska as follows :
Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Warmer Friday and west portion to
night.
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Ulver Valley exposition , which will
continue for three days. For several
months the various committees ham
been hard at work arranging for tun
exposition and the result Is one of
the largest and most comprehensive
displays of thu products of farm , fac
tory and ranch ever soon In this BOO
llon. Numerous forms of entertain
ment , Including a throe-days' race
meeting , add to the attractions of tbo
exposition
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.
St. IxHils. July 21. Tuesday , July
Ufi will bo Elk's day at the World's !
fair and for one day and a very IOHR
night Iho purple colors will llout ever
the exposition. The members will
coino to St. I/nils In a Ixidy nftor the
adjournment of tbo grand ledge
meeting In Cincinnati. A special pro
gram has boon provided for their on-
while at the World'n
, llng at the local club roomn
jllnnd building at Seventh
streets , the members will
1 with automobiles and
d will parade through the
roots of lh city to the
exposition grounds.
Upon their arrival at the main en
trance they will be met by an escort
of 200 Door soldiers and proceed
through the grounds to the Temple
of Fraternity , where an address of
welcome will be delivered by John
H. Holmes , Uxnlteil Huler of SL
Louis Lodge No. 9 , to which ad
dress the newly elected exulted rul
er will respond. President Francin
of the exposition company will wel
come the visitors on behalf of the
World's fair management.
Following a general reception , the
concessionaries on The Pike 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
Fgbters and representatives of other
attractions on the amusement street.
After the parade the Elks will bo
unharnessed and allowed to forage
In the pasture of the World's fair
grounds. At C p. in. 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 tlag in commemora
tion of Its victory
BIG 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'a
meeting of the directors of the Na
tional Lead company and that the deal
will be consummated at an early data.
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
boon 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 responslbla
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 bo 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 Is also
controlled by the Guggenheim-Ryan
people. '