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\ THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. , , , , . NORFOLK NKURASKA FRIDAY AUGUST 12 I'.Wf ' v-i IMPORTANT HAPPENING IN RUS SIA THIS AFTERNOON. ALL RUSSIANS ARE REJOICING BIRTH SETTLES SOME DISTURBING - ING POLITICAL QUESTIONS. EMPRESS AND CHILD DO WELL The Newcomer Is One of the Most Longed for and Important Person ages In the Great Empire Has Four Sisters to Look After Him. St. Petersburg , Aug. 12. A son heir to Czar Nicholas and the Rus sian throne was born a | ' ° h Stato" 'fr afternoon. The empress and the child are do ing well and there Is great rejoicing In the royal household , at the capital and throughout all Russia where the glad news has been received. People living outside of Russia have little conception of the import ance of this event , and many of the people of Russia. Itself outside of po litical and royal circles do not fully realize its importance. The czar has four other children , but under the In exorable Russian law none could ever > bavo occupied the throne as they are all daughters and only a son will bo entitled to that privilege so that the baby boy born this afternoon Is the most momentous event that has happened In Russia In years , rival ling even the war In which that na tion Is engaged. The son has been prayed for , and with his advent the power of the dowager empress that aas oeen developing sirengin in me empire since the beginning of the war with Japan has been reduced to nothing in a moment. The czar's family now consists of four daughters and a son. The eld est daughter Is Olga , born November 15 , 1895. His second child was Ta- tlana , born June 11 , 1897 ; his third was Marie , born June 2G , 1899 , and the fourth was Anastasla , born Juno 18 , 1901. One powerful reason for wishing a son born to the czar was to have a peaceful succession. If Nicholas II should have died before a son was born to him , his successor would have been his brother , the Grand Duke Michael , born in 1878. But Michael is regarded as an invalid , and It was feared that If Nicholas should have passed away without an heir the empire would be rent by strife between his four uncles for the throne. Blown Up While Blasting. Nebraska City , Neb. , Aug. 12. George Bennett , who was blasting earth at a brick plant here , was blown up and fatally burned by the premature explosion of giant powder. TRIO OF DAYS , SEPTEMBER 1 , 2 AND 3 , ARE SELECTED. WILL BE THE BEST EVER HELD There Will be $1,000 in Purses for the Three Days' Events and Every Detail - -tail Is Being Well Taken Care of. Track Is in Fine Shape. Battle Creek , Neb. , Aug. 12. Spe cial to The News : The races at Bat tle Creek this year will be held Sep tember 1 , 2 and 3. The date has just been determined. The Battle Creek Driving Park asso ciation will have charge. There will "be $1,000 in purses and the fastest , best looking races that have ever been sped upon the track , will be pulled off at that time. The track Is in excellent shape and there will be a large number of very fine horses entered. Texas Growing In Mileage. Washington , D. C. , Aug. 12. IIU nols Is likely soon to give place to ! 'Texas as the state having the great est mileage of railway main track On Juno 30 , 1903 , the main line mile age in Illinois , according to the state railroad commission , was 11,22 ! miles , not including 277 miles o : -tracks to Industrial establishments In the year ended on June 30 , 1904 the records show that 288 miles o track were constructed In the state which would make the present tola 11,517 miles , besides industrial track ; now aggregating about 300 miles. The Texas railroad commission r ported 11,080 miles on June 30 , 1902 and the state engineer , figuring on ai Increase of 423 miles In the past yoai puts the present total at 11,503 mite : which Is only 14 miles less than th figures for Illinois. TWINS EIGHTY-TWO YEARS OLD Family Reunion of Aged People at Elgin , III , Seven Members Whose Combined Age Is 585. Elgin , 111. , Auk. 12. . An Interest ing family reunion was hold today at the home of N. H. Sauford In this city. The occasion was In celebra tion If the eighty-second birthday of Mr. Sanford and his twin brother , David Sanford , whose homo Is In Pennsylvania. James , J. Sanford of Davenport , Iowa , a brother of the twins , came to Elgin to attend the reunion , notwithstanding the fact that ho Is 92 years old. The history of the family Is re markable In several respects. It originally consisted of thirteen mem bers , seven of whom survive. . The combined ages of the brothers and sisters still living Is 585 years , this bringing the average to 83 years. T AND BUTCHERS GET Society ENCOURAGEMENT. FURTHER CONFERENCE NO GO Packers Receive the Committees Cor dially but Inform Them That There Is Nothing Doing Strikebreaker is Stabbed In Omaha Row. Chicago , 111. , Aug. 12. The grocers' and butchers' committee met with no encouragement In their efforts to set tle the strike. They were cordially received by the packers and were In formed that there was no good rea son why future conference should be beneficial. Omaha Stabbing. Omaha , Neb. , Aug. 12. In a row between two strike breakers , Andrew Hanson was stabbed In the heart by a man named Isaacs , both colored. The latter fled and has not been cap tured. ONE HUNDREDANDSEVEN YEARS _ _ Mrs. Delilah George , Living Near the Town of Lancaster , N. Y. , Saw Buffalo Burned by Indians. Buffalo , N. Y. . Aug. 12. Mrs. Deli lah George , living near the town of Lancaster , this county , today cele brated her 107th birthday. Mrs. George is living on the same farm where she has lived for the past 90 years. Among her early recollections is that of the burning of Buffalo by the Indians In the war of 1812. PORTO RICANSYISIT CAPITOL _ Several Hundred Teachers of the Island Arrive to Pay Respects to President Roosevelt. Washington , D. C. , Aug. 12. The several hundred Porto RIcan teachers who have been traveling In this coun try and attending the summer schools at Harvard , Cornell and else where arrived in Washington today to pay their respects to the president before leaving for home. The visit ors were received In the capital by Dr. W. T. Harris , United States com missioner of education , and a com' mittee representing the educational Interests of the District of Columbia. The forenoon was spent in sightsee ing. The teachers were received by the president this afternoon and cor dial greetings exchanged. DR. ALDEN STILL VERY SICK. Question of Short Time Till Change Comes for Better or Worse. Pierce , Neb. , Aug. 12. Special to 7he News : The condition of Dr. J. I. Alden remains unchanged and the latient Is a very sick man. Every- hing possible Is being done. It is ut a question of short time till a change occurs , either for better or worse. MEET TO RACE FOR LIPTON CUP nner Harbor at Chicago is Dotted With Yachts of Great Lakes Clubs that Come for Race. Chicago , 111. , Aug. 12. The Inner harbor today is dotted with white- winged craft flying the ensigns of the Detroit Yacht club , Milwaukee Yacht club , Chicago Yacht club and other yacht clubs of the great lakes. The yachts have gathered here to take part in the Lipton Cup races , the first of which will be sailed tomorrow over the triangle course of the Col umbia Yacht club. With favorable wind and weather conditions the ex perts say the contests should prove the most Interesting ever sailed In Chicago waters. The local yacht clubs have entered several boats which they think fast enough to re tain the cup here. On the other hand the Milwaukee Yacht club has set the flyer Mendota , owned by Commo dore Vllas , who Is confident that she Is the fastest yacht on the lakes. De troit , also , and several other cities have entries and no doubt exists that the contests will be closely contested from start to finish. TOGO REPORTS FATE OF RUS SIAN BATTLESHIP. WENT DOWN ON AUGUST 10 TWO RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS REPORTED CAPTURED. RUSSIAN MOVEMENT THWARTED Combining of Port Arthur and Vladi vostok Fleet Thought to be Inter rupted Two Russian Crulssrs In Port of Tslng Tau. Toklo , Aug. 12. Admiral Togo re ports that the Russian battleship Czarevitch was probably sunk on August 10. WASHINGTON HEARS NEWS. Minister Grlscom and Consul Fowler Report From Seat of War. Washington , Aug. 12. The follow ing dispatch has been received by the department of state from Minister Grlscom , dated at Toklo , August 12 : "According to the latest reports re ceived at headquarters the Japanese fleet attacked the Russian fleet as It was emerging from Port Arthur to the south of Round Island. "The Russian fleet was finally de feated and fled durlng he night. The cruisers Askold and'Noulkat , one other cruiser and one torpedo boat destroyer entered Kiaochow bay on the night of the llth. One destroyer fled to Chefoo. Five battleships and one cruiser , probably the hospital ship Diana , and several destroyers re turned to Port Arthur between dawn and midday of the eleventh. "Apparently no damage was done to the Japanese fleet. " A cablegram was also received from Consul General Fowler at Che fee stating that Japanese torpedo boats entered the harbor there and attacked the Russian torpedo boat which arrived several days ago , and dismantled and captured her and tool ; her out to sea. RUSSIA IS ANXIOUS. Future Movements of War Depend on Port Arthur Fleet. St. Petersburg , Aug. 12. Every thing else from a military standpoint seems to be forgotten in the general anxiety concerning the fate of the Port Arthur squadron. The future plans of the admiralty hang upon the preservation of the bulk of the squad ron and It Is not too much to say that the present is regarded as belnj ? the most critical moment of the war. The admiralty until noon declared that It was without official advice as to the whereabouts of the squadron. RUSSIANS ENTER TSING TAU. Report Confirmed That Vessels En tered thte Port. Chefoo , Aug. 12. The report that two Russian cruisers and one torpedo boat had entered the port of Tslng Tau Thursday night Is confirmed. The cruisers are the Askold and the Diana. Two Russian torpedo boats are said to have been captured on the Chinese coast. It Is believed that the attempts of the Russian ships at Port Arthur to join the Vladivostok squadron have been thwarted. Early Sea FigVit Reports. St. Petersburg , Aug. 12. ConflictIng - Ing rumors were received yesterday of a sea flght between the escaped Russian fleet and the Japanese. One story said the Russian torpedo boat Relshltchl was dismantled. Chefoo , Aug. 12.-rLast night three Japanese boats appeared and towed the Russian boat away. The Japan ese consul says he did not know the Russian boat had been dismantled. RUSHING THE SURVEY. Black Hills Irrigation Project is Be ing Hurried Along. Belle Fourche , S. D. , Aug. 12. Fifty men are rushing the survey work along the government Irrigat ing ditches north of this city. It is now expected that the survey will be made complete by October 1. It Is hardly possible that the work will begin this year on excavations. There has been some trouble in getting the farmers and ranchers along the pro posed ditches to consent to the gov ernment contract. Most of the farmers and ranchers on the soutb side of the Belle Fourche river havt utterly refused to take up the mattei and the government has dropped thai part of the survey. The mammotl reservoir Is planned to hold 200,001 aero feet of water , It being the Inten tlon to reclaim 100,000 to 150,00i acres of land. LIT OUT WITHJHRESHER ENGINE Parties From Naper Cleverly Unload ed Machine at Anoka and Got Away. Anoka , Nob. , Aug. I'J. Hpi'olnl to The NUWH : Wodnosdny nlKltl , after the freight trnln arrived from the east , ooinu parties from Naper were clover enough to unlouil a now thresh er engine and depart with It without bolliR particular to pay the froUht. ; Sheriff Anderson of Ilutto wan notl- Hod yuHtunlny morning and the parties - ties and niachlno wuro uoon located , when the necessary coin to pay nil damages and atop further trouble , \VIIH forthcoming. Doctor at Gregory. Anokn , Nob. , Aug. 12. Dr. Parchon was at the now town of Gregory Mon day and staked out a lot for future location. MEXICAN POLICE TO PAY PENALTY - TY FOR KILLING AMERICANS. STAY SECURED BY RELATIVES Execution Wan to Have Taken Place This Week , But Influential Rola- tlves Have Interrupted | he Proceed ings With a Stay. 131 Paso , Texaa , AIIR. 12. Police Commandant Torres of Annas Gallon- ton , and the two policemen who klllod Clnronco Way and Edward Latlmor , two American citizens , hnvo boon sen tenced to bo shot. The sentence was to have been executed - ocuted this week , but Influential rot atlves of Torres have secured a stay of execution. Colored Heavyweights to Mix. Los Angeles , Gal. , Aug. 12. "Den ver Ed" Martin and Sam-McVey , the colored heavyweights , have finished woi K 01 iirupiinuiiiii uiui upiiuiir to bo In flno fettle for tholr 20-round hont , which la slated for the arena of the Outing Athletic club tonight Me- vey , who Is a local man , Is a favorite In what betting Is being done on the result. On the other hand , Martin and his manager , Billy Madden , ex press confidence In the Denver fight er's ability to defeat McVey. To night's meeting will bo the second time the two hove met In the ring. On the occasion of their first encoun ter McVoy succeeded In putting Mar tin out In one round. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS IN SESSION Supreme Lodge of the Order Assem bles at Llulsvllle , Kentucky for Two Weeks' Meeting. Louisville , Ky. , Aug. 12. The gathering of the Knights of Pythias in this city next week will be the greatest event In the history of Louisville secret societies. The occa sion for this gathering Is the meetIng - Ing of the supreme lodge , Knights of Pythias , which will last two weeks , In connection with the supreme lodge meeting will be the encampment mont of the uniform rank , the prize drills and other features which com bine to make the gathering one ol the most brilliant and attractive ol the kind held In this country. The Pythian Sisterhood will also be ir session during the week and the dra matlc order Knights of Pythias wil The hotel proprietors and local railroad officials say that from all ndlcattons the visitors will number ully 75,000. The city Is being deco- ated as never before. The grand parade of the encampment will take place on Tuesday , In which all the members of the supreme lodge will ake part , and promises to be the finest display this city has ever seen. Numerous receptions and other events have been planned for the entertainment of the knights and heir ladies during the encampment. BIENNIAL CONFERENGEOF FRIENDS Great Biennial Conference of the Sev en Yearly Meetings Opened This Morning In Toronto. Toronto , Ont , Aug. 12. It was a distinguished assemblage that filled Massey Music hall this morning at the opening of the great biennial General oral Conference of the Seven Yearly Meetings of the Society of friends Those present numbred several bun dred men and women and represent ed in tbo fullest sense of the word the religious and educational activities o : the Society of Friends in the Unltec States and Canada , Baltimore , Phil adelphla and New York sent the larg est number of visitors , though Ohio Indiana and states farther west won likewise well represented. Schools and methods of teaching waa the general subject consldorei at the opening session. The formal opening of the gathei Ing takes place tonight wheu a bli welcoming demonstration will be hot with Dr. 0. Edward Janney of Bolt more presiding * . GRAVE COMPLICATIONS MAY RE SULT FROM JAPAN'S ACTION. FOUGHT IN A NEUTRAL PORT MAY INVOLVE CHINA IN PRES ENT CONFLICT. BECOME INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR The Japanese May Return Captured Torpedo Boat and Apologize to China or If the Sailors Were Killed Will Mean Further Trouble. Washington , D. C. , Aug. 12. From the report of the capture by the Jap anese torpedo boat destroyers of the RtiHsInn destroyer In the harbor of Chefoo , as conveyed to Washington by the consul general's telegraph ca ble today , It was realized that there Is In this Incident a germ of serious International trouble. If the expedition was a genuine cutting-out one , then there Is no ques tion In the minds of the officials hero that the Japanese have committed an offense against International law by violating neutrality , and In addition have broken the agreement they entered - tored Into at the beginning of the war , at the Instance of the United States , to limit the field of warlike operations to Manchuria and Korea and tholr waters. Should this prove to be the case the results probably will lie grave and vexatious. Under the tenets of International aw. the captured vessel must bo re turned to the custody of the Chinese government and an apology rendered for the offense against neutrality. Hut If Russian lives have been lost , as reported in press dispatches , great er complications will follow , for Rus sia may In turn hold China responsi ble for the punishment of the Japan ese who caused the death of her sail ors when under shelter of the Chi nese authorities. Altogether the situation Is full of danger and the main apprehension of olllclals here Is that It may be an In cident that will Jreak ) down the agree ment of powers and plunge China in war as a full fledged belligerent and an ally of Japan. The consequences of such an act on China's part , upon the existing al liances between Japan and Great Britain , and between Russia and France , can only bo conjectured. And the prospect Is so alarming that It Is not doubted tkat the state de partment will do Its utmost along with the rest of the powers , to effect such a settlement of this Incident aa shall preserve the agreement as to China In full force. OUUIM UdKOld PdlT. Huron , S. D. , Aug. 12. Officers and lommltteemen of the Central South Dakota Fair association , are busy in reparation for the ensuing exhibit o be given on the grounds of the as- oclation here beginning September 9 and ending September 23. A num- tor of changes In the buildings are being made and new ones erected ; he stock sheds and pens will be en- arged and the amphitheater extend ed. The track which Is one of the best In the northwest , will be put In perfect condition , and a number of 'ast horses have already been booked 'or speed purses. REMORSE BRINGS CONFESSION. Suicide Failure Ends in Admission of Murder by Stranger. Lincoln , Aug. 12. James Golden , a stranger In Lincoln , who cut his throat yesterday morning , this morn Ing confessed to the police that he had murdered Police Officer Reedy In St. Louis a year ago last May. After telling the story Golden broke down completely abd was unable to go Into the details at the crime. He said he and his brother had commit ted the murder and that a few days ago his brother had filled himself In Denver because of remorse. His own terror at being arrested drove him to attempt to take his own life. Glldon will recover and will be turn ed over to the St. Louis police. Credit to Pierce. Pierce , Neb , Aug. 12. Special to The News : The brick blacksmith shop which William Gubke Is now having constructed between Main and Nebraska streets , opposite the Morey THE CONDITIONOFJHE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hourn Ending at 0 O'clock Thl Morn- Ing. Forecast for Nebraska. Conditions of the weather aa r : ordod for the 21 hours ending at 8 11. in. today. Maximum 98 Minimum < JG AvoniRiJ KB Total lalnfall for month 1.76 Manometer 20.94 Chicago. AIIR 12. The bulletin lii- Hiied by the Chicago station of tlu United Status weather bureau tutu morning , given the forecast for N v braska as follows : Generally fair tonight and Satnr > lay. Coolor. hotel , when llnlshod will bo one of the ( InoHt and most spacious shopn of the kind In this part of the atatn. ti NEW INHABITANTS BROUGT IN 100 PER DAY. NEW TOWNS SPRING UP FAST Already There are Restaurants and Saloons and Grocery Stores In the New Cities of the Ceded Landn. Names Called Today and Tomorrow lloncsteel , 9. D. , Aug. 12. The civ ilization of the Rosebud reservation , the long time homo of the redman trlbo of Sioux , continues at the ruto of 100 persons per day and before IK very long there will bo no longer any sign of the original tract as It for merly appeared. Out on the reservation , where a few weeks ago stretched an unlimit ed prnlrlo , there now Is a country of little cities , peopled with cosmopoli tan crowds , who have come from every quarter of the globe to help mil- tie up this now northwest. Within twenty-four hours a city lit built. It Is a magic epoch In the in 11 nuuon.uroniiy in inu now towns there are saloons where beer Is sold very fast ; groceryatoruii , restaurants and all of the rest of those things which go to make up a town. Near Sully's Ranch. Out near P y'Banch , where Uio old range.ut the plains , the cattln rustler for years was recently thot down In his saddle , lies a stretch of country which Is rich In spots and which will come In for settlement along near the 1,000 mark. The only objection Is the distance from rail road. At Gregory there la water at a depth of twelve feet. This Is about thirty-live miles from Bonesteel. A man who draws out In the flllng , docs not know what his claim loolut like until he has paid his $160. Ho has to trust wholly and absolutely to the locator. If the locator Is not hon est or competent , the comesteadur may find himself In a bunch of sand. Among names called today were : H. York , Center. No. 408 ; Ed. E. Ker- ver. O'Neill , No. 131 ; O. A. decker , Stnnton , No. 432 ; F. L. KIrton. Wlu- nor , No. 475. Among those who will be called to morrow arc G. W. Kirk , Plalnvlew , No. 502 ; S. Ollverous , West Point , No. 508 ; J. E. Haase , Elgin , No. 509 ; C. E. Uhoades , Fairfax , No. 513 ; C. S. Mathre , Spencer , No. 518 ; H. F. Kline , Osmond , 530 ; C. B. Salter- Norfolk , 555 ; L. P. Dolye , Long Pine , i > [ ji > , .1. ouii , iNupui , uuo , w. r . mum , Lynch , 579 ; F. Vleck. Fairfax. 599. IT IS BEAN DAY IN AN IOWA TOWN Other Towns Have Carnivals and Fairs , But Eldora , la. , People Meet for Feast of Beans. Eldora , la. . Aug. 12. Tomorrow Is to be the biggest day of the year for the people of Geneva , a little town of about one thousand population , north of this place. It will be Bean Day. Many Iowa towns each year have a street fair , carnival or county fair , but Geneva is the only town in the United States that has a Bean Day. Day.At At Geneva on Bean Day the popu lar vegetable is served in every im aginable manner , and the populace from far and wide assembles and de vours the beans. On account of the lack of a large enough dining hall to accommodate the crowd a large canvas has been provided for to morrow's feast , which will be fol lowed by speeches and all kinds of amusement. Texas Stenographers. Dallas , Texas , Aug. 12. The Texnv. State Stenographers' association be gan a two days' convention In Dalian today with a good attendance of members - , ' 'II bers from various parts of the state. The officers In charge of the conven tion are President J. H. Swope of Houston , and Secretary Hope Harri son Hawkins of Fort Worth. The most Important matter up for consid eration Is the law relating to the pay of court stenographers , which the stenographers believe should bo amended.
