Till ! ) NORFOLK NWWS : FRIDAY JANIJAIIY 18 1905.
SIX CARS , SPLINTERED , IN DITCH
NORTH OF NORFOLK.
MORNING PASSENGER DELAYED
Train From Bonestcel Dropped Into a
Ditch , Tangling up Live Stock , Lout
Night Wreckers Worked nil Night.
Track Torn up Dadly.
Hntlnr , Nob. , .Inn. 10. Special to
The News : NorlhwoHtorn freight
train No. 72 wan wrecked three inlloH
north of thlH place nt ! ) : Ifi o'clock lant
night , fllv ci\rH being illtchod mid HOIIIO
of thorn utterly duinollHliuil. The
wrecking orow from Norfolk worked
nil nliht ; In nn effort to clour tlm
trnck , nud nt 10 o'clock thin morning
the gang was Btlll hnnl nt It , with In
dlcntlons tlmt If they llnlnhod the
work by noon they would do woll.
Some stock \VI\H lilllcil hut no portion
was hint.
Tlu > early morning pnsHongor trnln ,
No. 2 , from HonoHtcol to Oinnha , wns
tlod ii ] > nt 1'lorco by the wreckage nnd
waited there for the clearing of the
track. The passengers arrived In
I'lerco shortly nflor C o'clock this
morning and skirmished nbout town
for their uroaUfatilH.
Track Torn up.
The wreck occnrroil near n lirldgo
three miles north of horo. A long
Btrotch of rnlla WIIH torn up nnd
tossed Into the ditch. Six cars wont
Into the hole , four cars of live stock
nnd two of corn.
Ono hond of stock wns killed out
right nnd n number of the nnlmnls
Buffered Injuries which caused them
to bo killed thin morning. None of
the pcoplo on the trnln wore In nny
way Injured. The cnbooso did not gc
Into the ditch.
Mangled Stock.
The wreckngo wns a horrlblo Bight
Some of the cnra were completely
overturned , with the wlieols pointing
toward the sky. In these the cntllo
nnd hogs wore churned nnd mangled
Rolling nbout , Jammed together nm !
frightened by the shock , the nnlmnls
bognn n stnmpedo , trampling ono an
other under hoof nnd Incorntlng their
neighbors badly.
Animals Have to be Coaxed.
The cattle were HO frightened that
they dared not march out hend fore
most. Down In the ditch the train
men had n dlfllcult tnttk to pull them
out of the wrecked cnrs backward.
The stock was driven to a nearby
farm nnd sheltered through the cold
night
The grain cnrs were splintered nnd
„ corn Is scattered nil over the ground
in the vicinity of the wreck.
The moaning of the Injured stock
was frightful. A number of the nnl-
ninls broke their necks , nnd groaned
In their agony.
NORFOLK CREW WORKING.
Wreckers Hasten to Scene , to Help
Clear the Track.
Nowa of the wreck near Iladar
reached Norfolk by wire shortly after
the accident , nnd n wrecking crow
was sent with nil hnsto to the scono.
The men worked nil night long on the
trnck , nnd fresh men were sent out
nt 8 o'clock this morning. It wns
thought at headquarters that the
Boncstccl passenger train would bo
able to get through by noon.
Train No. 72 left Bonosteol yester
day morning nt 10:30 : nnd would have
arrived in this city at about 10:30 : last
night. Conductor Shlppeo and Engi
neer Imlny were In charge.
A broken flange was given as the
cause of the trouble.
This Is the first wreck that has oc
curred on this division in a long time ,
which Is quite remarkable when It Is
considered that this Is the largest di
vision on the Northwestern system.
A collision is nn unknown quantity
on the Nebrnska & Wyoming division ,
n wreck of Inst night's sort being duo
to unforseen circumstances.
TUESDAY TOPICS ,
E. C. Burns wns up from Scrlbnor
yesterday.
P. M. Ferguson was In town yestor-
dny from Wayne.
C. H. Stomson wns In the city from
Plnlnviow yesterday.
Superintendent C. II. Reynolds wns
In Lincoln yesterday.
Alf. Whltaker of Cameron was n
Norfolk visitor yesterday.
Fritz and Danny Laiupo were In the
city yesterday from Fender.
Mrs. E. Crowley was a Norfolk v'o-
Itor yesterday from Pierce.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Beebo were city
visitors yestordny from Petersburg.
Win. Schulz , sr. , Wm. Schulz , jr. ,
nnd Enrl Schulz were Norfolk visitors
yesterday from Dodgo.
Dr. C. A. McKlm wns called to Win-
side yesterday on professionnl busi
ness.
ness.Mrs.
Mrs. Charles Dudley is suffering
from what is supposed to bo gall
stones.
Hon. J. J. Williams of Wayne , sen
ntor from this district , passed through
Norfolk today enrouto to Lincoln ,
where ho goes to attend the present
session of the legislature. Whllo hero ,
Dr. Williams went out to the new
state hospital for the insane , to in
spect the grounds and buildings.
Father Thomas Walsh nnd twenty *
five other people went to Columbus
renterdny to asslHt In the organiza
tion of u ledge of llio KnlghtH of Col *
umbUH ? a Hocrot organization com-
potu'd ontlroly of iiiomborH of the
Catholic church. There were dolegn-
lloim from other towns nnd the ledge
wi n orgnnlml amid consldernblo on-
thiiHinsm.
It. II. HoynoldH IIIIH returned from
Columbus whore he went to make ar
rangements for the hotel nccommodn-
tloiiH for the Norfolk delegation to
the Nebraska States Volunteer Fire-
men's nsHoclntlon , which moots In that
city on the 17th , for a three dnyn' BOB-
slot ) . Mr. lloynoldfl nnya the Norfolk
delegation will go down In n private
car , In liandHomo iilyle , nnd the delegates -
gates anticipate a happy time.
The company which will present ,
"The Heart of Chicago , " at the Audi
torium tonight , has nrrlved.
The Norfolk llro department IH to
meet In regular session tomorrow
night at 8:30 : at llromen'H hall and It
In to the IntoroHt of uvory moinbor of
the department to bo proHont. I'I-UH- !
dent V. A. NOHOW dexlnm n good at
tendance promptly at the hour named.
Last night waH'imolhor bitterly cold
ono. The thermometer registered HUV-
on degrees below xoro during llio
night. The hnromotor was very high
early thin morning , Htnndlng above
! IO,2i ( Inchon , but later It began to
drop , Indicating nn npproachlng low
proHunro and Hlorin.
A. 11 , Ilclnhart of Portland , Oregon ,
who recently returned to the const
after n visit with hln parents hero , IIIIH
favored The NOWH with u now year's
copy of the Orogonlnn , which devotes
much space to the coming Low In and
Clark exposition and to Portland , Oregon
gen nnd the coast In general.
Norfolk Knights of Columbus who
attended the meeting of the order nt
Columbus on Sunday nfternoon myl
Sunday night , are homo. ThoHo from
here who were present were Hev. Fa
ther Walsh , Messrs. Koorbor and Mn-
lonoy. There were a largo number ,
also , from O'Neill , nnd a spcclnl trnln
from Omaha londod with the members
from that city. The address of At
torney Mahoney was said to bo very
lino.
lino.On
On Saturday Tracy & Durland
closed the two deals In Plorco
county , selling fiGO acres ndjolnlng the
town of Foster , and belonging to A.
J. Durland , to Henry 13. Miller for
$28,000 , and Belling a 210-acro farm
belonging to A. J. Durland , live miles
west of Plorco , to Herman 0. Miller ,
a brother of llonry 13. Miller , for $8-
100. loth ) of the nbovo men are sub
stantial young farmers of Wayne coun
ty , Nob. , and will take possession of
their now holdings on the first of
next March.
O'Neill Frontier : The depositors of
the failed Elkhorn Valley bank are
practlcillly uf.aillmoim In favor W ac
cepting the proposition of Mrs. Ha-
gcrty for a settlement. It Is bollovod
to bo much better to effect a settle
ment than to go Into the expense of
litigation when perhaps no more
would bo realized In the end. Re
ceiver Blglln estimates that with the
assets In sight nnd the property Mrs.
Ilngorty will turn over the depositors
may realize CO or (10 ( per cent. Ho
values the assets as follows : Rood ,
$6,000 ; doubtful , $11,000 ; worthless ,
$12.000. The bank holds a second
mortgage of $10,000 on 1,100 acres of
land in the northern part of the coun
ty that Is covered by a first mortgage
of $8,000. It cannot bo told yet wheth
er this claim will bo fully realized
upon or not , but If it Is paid out In
full the bank will pay out Indepen
dent ofMrs. . Hagorty's offer some 25
or 30 per cent.
O'Neill Frontier : The people of
this city were nearly or quite as much
surprised and shocked when It was
announced last week that an examina
tion of the school district books dis
closed the fact that the school dis
trict was In debt $22,990.10 , as they
were the morning afor Thanksgiving
when the door of the Elkhorn Valley
bank was adorned with the white pla
card bearing the inscription "bank
closed , " and it was learned that Pres
ident McGreevy and Cashier Hngerty
had fled to parts unknown. McGreevy
was treasurer of the school district
at the time of the failure of the bank
nnd had $2,700 of the school funds In
that institution when It closed Its
doors. Soon after McQreovy fled to
Arizona the school board declared the
office of treasurer vacant and appoint
ed Dr. J. P. Gllllgan to the position.
Since assuming charge of the books
Dr. Gllllgan has had a partial checkIng -
Ing up of the books made with the
astounding result that it is found that
the outstanding registered warrant
Indebtedness with accrued Interest to
.l to amounts to the enormous sum of
$22,99G. 10. The other members of the
school board seem as much surprised
to learn the magnitude of the district's
Indebtedness as these who have nnvor
attended school meetings or served
on the board. This Indebtedness Is
doubtless largely duo to a constant
increase of expenditures over receipts
for a number of years. With the sa
loons paying a school tax of § 2,000
per jear for the paut ten years this
condition of affairs should not pre
vail.
Sleighs are Out.
Sleigh bolls rang In Norfolk today
for the flret time during the season.
The heavy enow afforded good riding
for the cutters nnd with more falling
nnd prospects for still more enow to
night , the man who owns a sleigh Is
cheering up.
ALIDI OF NEW ULM DENTIST IS
CRUX OF CASE.
STATE SEVERELY ATTACKS IT
Printer's Boy Says He Saw Dr. Koch
Enter the Stairway Leading to Geb-
hardt'o Office , Heard the Door Close
and the Machine Stop Running.
Now Him , Minn. , Jan. 7 The alibi
which HlnndH between Dr. George. R.
Koch and conviction of the murder of
Dr. Gohlinrdl , IH being strongly at
tacked by the Htnte. The alibi IH the
crux of the whole case , for If the
truth of Dr. Koch's story an to hl
whereabouts on the night of the mur
der can bo CHtnhllHhcd beyond contro-
vei'Hy , the entire fabric of circumstan
tial evidence woven by the fltato about
him , will fall to pleccH. On the other
hand , If the Hlate can Hhow that the
nllbl Is not perfect and that the ac
count of the defendant IIH to the way
bin ( line wan spent while the dead
lentlHt was being sent to bin doom ,
IH not true , then ( ho circumstantial
evidence of the handkerchief , the
hammer , the pencil and wound on the
defendants hand next day , have a
damning Influence.
So It In evident that there will be
a great Imttlo over the alibi. Blows
in that battle were Htruck lodny.
Several witnesses were Introduced
to show that Dr. Koch WIIH on the
street near Dr. Gebhardt'H odlcoshort
ly after 7 o'clock , at 9:05 : and ngnln
nt 9:20 : on the night of the murdor.
Hubert Ballrusch , a printer's boy , In
the Review ofllce , wan nt work in the
olllco nbout eight feet from the win
dow. He saw Dr. Koch pass the win
dow , coming out of the harbor shop.
Immediately after Koch passed ho
heard heavy footsteps ascending the
stairs. Then ho heard him open Dr.
Gobhardt's reception room door , close
It nnd walk through the room to the
reception room. Ho hoard Dr. Gob-
hardt working on his machine. A
moment later the footsteps censed
and the sound of the machine stopped.
Ho remained In the otllco flvo or ton
minutes after the footsteps ceased ,
but he heard no noises or the sound
of voices. Ballrusch Raid ho did not
see any ono else pass the offlco Im
mediately after Koch passed the win
dow. About flvo minutes after ho
si\w some one go northwest from the
window.
LEGISLATURE PROPOSES TO DO
AWAY WITH GRAFT.
SOME IMPORTANT MATTERS
Direct Primary Law to be Considered.
Contests in Insurance Circles , Rival
Telephone Interests , Elevators.
Changes In Present Laws.
Lincoln , Jan. 1) ) . Special correspon
dence : The legislature , which has
Just organized for business , shows
signs that it will comply with the de
mand iniulo by the papers of the
state in the matter of economy. The
llfbt move is to cut out the horde of
usolobs employes. The senate was or
ganized by the element favoring this
Itollcy , and the limit in the number
of helpers was placed very low. In
the house the speaker was given the
power to appoint the employes , and he
at once gave uotico that the limit
should bo placed at sixty , and that 110
idle or disreputable employes should
bo tolerated. This action on part of
the two bodies has been a sad sur
prise to the grafters who infest the
capital every session and work
schemes to connect with the pay roll.
Two > ars ago the house had 103 em
ployes on the list , one-fourth of them
from Lancaster county. In some ses
sions In the past the senate has
equalled this record. The present ses
sion is sure to make a saving of $15-
000 in the ouiployo item alono.
Ono of the Important matters to
come bcforo the session is the direct
primary system. A bill Is to bo intro
duced this week by Dodge of Doug
las , embodying the best features of
the Wisconsin nnd Minnesota sys
tems. It provides that nil parties
shall hold their primaries on the same
day , the ballots to bo furnished the
same as in general elections , the voting
ing to be by the Australian system ,
and in cities the primaries to include
the general registration of the voters.
In full detail the bill proposes to
bring all nominations closer to the
public , and thus do away with the
back room caucus system. A number
of papers in the state are openly ad
vocating the direct primary system ,
and the State Journal of today pub
lishes the full text of the Dodge bill ,
In order that the people of the state
may become familiar with Its provl
slons.
In his message the governor advo
cated the abolishment of the lobby ,
making the distinction , however , that
"untrammelled counsellors" were val
uable and helpful. It Is believed that
the governor makes the recommenda
tion because bo himself was BO far
imposed on by a professional lobbyist
last session an to urge by Hpcclal men-
Hago the pasHngn of n bill which the
supreme court Inter had to knock out
to keep the fltato from Buffering great
damngo. It Rcomn , therefore , that the
fltato olllclnls , nfl well ns the legislat
or need protection from the wllos
of the lohbylHts.
Asldo from the dlroct primary law ,
the mattorH which are expected to
create the grentest Btlr this winter
nro :
The contest between mutual , frntor-
nnl nnd old line Insurance.
The usual Htrugglo between rival
telephone IntcrcstH.
Amendments to the rovonno'lnw.
Attncks on some fentures of the
gnmo Inw.
Struggle ) between rlvnl elevator In-
tereslH.
The Interminable row over yie
Omnhn charter.
It Is a healthy Indication that while
thoHo conflicting Interests are occu
pying the foreground , the legislators
are quietly getting to work on the
theory that the Important thing Is
public economy and business meth
ods , In order that the Rtato debt maybe
bo reduced without adding to the burden -
don of taxpayers. A largo number of
them openly say that they will try to
Htop excessive appropriations secured
by "log rolling" methods , nnd that
they will favor the abolishment of all
uselesH HalarlcB and put n quietus to
graft whenever It Hhows Ita hend.
The pcoplo of the stnto have reason
to congratulate themselves that they
settled the U. S. senatorial question
In advance , leaving the legislature
free to go abend with the regular
business. Compared with pnHt ses
Hlons the taxpayers will bo the gain
ers to nn extent almost beyond compn
tntlon. So far as Is scon on the sur
face the only losers are the hotels am
bars of Lincoln.
CREIGHTON MEN OFFERED $25 ,
000 FOR THEIR INVENTION.
FOR LOADING GRAIN IN A CAR
Andrews & Benedict of Crelghton
Who Have Been Working for an
Elevator , are on the Edge of Get
ting a Big Profit for Brains.
Crelghton , Nob. , Jan. 10. Special
to The News : Andrews & Benedict ,
employed by the Updike Grain com
pany here , are about to realize a small
fortune from brains. For a patent
which they invented , for loading grain
Into a car by means of wind , so that
no'labor Is necessary , they were today
offered $25,000 by a Denver firm.
They wanted $35,000.
Representatives of the Denver firm
arrived In Crelghton to make the pur
chase. The Creighton inventors would
like $35,000 , but the $25,000 is consid
ered by their friends to bo pretty
good.
The eleventh annual firemen's ball
will bo hold tonight. It is always a
big success and many people will at
tend.
Commission Met Meet.
Now Orleans , La. , Jan. 11. Several
hundred members of the National
League of Commission Merchants
tilled the banquet hall of the St.
Charles hotel tday at the opening of
the thirteenth annual convention of
the league. President Charles B.
Ayers of Chicago presided and deliv
ered the opening address. This was
followed by the reports of Secretary
A. Warren Patch of Boston , Treasur
er David B. Sperry of Louisville and
the other officers of the organization.
The convention then took up the dis
cussion of various matters rela.ting to
the produce commission business.
The business of the convention will
bo completed tomorrow and the fol
lowing day will be given to enter
tainment provided by the local mem
bers of the league. Delegates from
Milwaukee are endeavoring to secure
the next convention of the league for
their city.
For Epworth League Convention.
Detroit , Mich. , Jan. 11. The pro
gram committee of the International
Epworth league met In Detroit today
to discuss the program for the next
biennial convention of the organiza
tion. The convention will bo held In
Denver during the coming summer.
The Dairy Cow Discussed.
Rockford , 111. , Jan. 11. The "Dairj
Cow" occupied the center of the stage
this morning at the opening of the
second day of the annual convention
of the Illinois Dairymen's association
Live cows were used to demonstrate
the good and bad features which
dairymen should note when purchas
Ing or breeding cattle. The demon
stratlons were In charge of A. J
Glover , of Wisconsin.
The afternoon session was given
over to a symposium discussion o
"Creamery Needs , " the participants
In the discussion including managers
of creameries , export buttermakers
and dairy instructors. A. W. Mow
bray , of St. Charles , Minn , , and J. G
Moore , creamery Inspector of thoWls
consln dairy and food department
will address the association this oven
Ing. The convention will conclude Its
business tomorrow with the election
of officers for the ensuing year.
WOMAN MASQUERADES IN HOLT
ND WORKS ON RANCHES.
CHILD AND MOTHER IN IOWA
WORKS LIKE HIRED HAND , OWN
ING WAGON AND TEAM.
WAS A SWELL BEAU AT DANCES
Living at the Dewey Hotel In O'Neill
Since Christmas , With a Strange
Man , and Playing Male Role , Woman
Is Finally Found Out.
O'Neill , Neb. , Jan. 9. Special to
The News : Two supposed young men
have been stopping nt the Dewey hotel -
tel In this city since Christmas , and
during the last few days It had been
whlsporcd about that ono of them
possessed features altogether too fine
to bo carried by a man and it was
thought the matter ought to be looked
Into.
Into.Tho
The authorities called on the sup
posed young man , accordingly , nnd he
at once gave In and admitted that she
was a woman.
She gave her name as Mrs. Omor F.
Swoigort and her homo as Waterloo ,
Iowa , where she said she had left her
mother and a child. She and her hus
band had parted and she said it had
been Impossible to sustain herself and
child whllo working as a woman , and
oho had adopted male attire in order
to secure work.
She went under the name of Bert
Lewis and had worked as n man on
several of the ranches In Holt county
and now owns a team and wagon at
a ranch south of town.
She had been doing kitchen work
and waiting on table nt the Dewey
hotel and was getting good wages.
Mr. Nace , who was with her , left
this morning , evidently having become
aware that the game was up. The
officers , after a thorough examina
tion of her belongings , finding noth
ing of a suspicious nature , consider
ing the story she had put up , decided
to let her go on the promise that she
would leave town at once , which she
ms dono.
She appeared to bo well educated
nd travelled In good society while
lore. On one or two occasions she at-
ended dances and took young ladles
o supper.
Jubilee Singers.
The Dixie Jubilee Singers being the
ourth number on the union lecture
course entertained a good house at
he M. E. church last night. It was
the opinion of many that this was not
only the best Jubilee singer entertain
ment ever given here but that It was
ono of the best numbers of the lee- ' {
turo course. The company is com
posed of seven members , each of . ,
whom Is a talented , educated vocalist * * 1 j J
and their BclcctlotiB were of an ex
cellent standard. The famous Fergu
son male quartet was of the company
and gave some pleasing and entertain
ing numbers. Mine. Nealo Gertrude j
Hawklns-Ilucknor , the prlma donna so
prano has a voice of marvellous scope
and power and her singing captivated
the audience as It has done on her
previous visits to Norfolk. The pa
trons of the course were highly
pleased with the evening's entertain
ment. The next number of the course
will bo on February 11 , when Miss
Trultt , reader , will entertain. '
Warnervlllc. '
Arnold Clayton has gone to Illinois
to visit with relatives.
MiBB Ollvo Munson went to Hold-
rege Wednesday to visit her sister. -
Mrs. George Dawson of Spencer Is
the guest of her daughter , Mrs. Wm.
Lovell.
The Modern Woodmen will give a
dance in their ledge room Friday
evening , January 20.
George Evans has sold his farm ,
stock and farming tools to n Mr.
Rico and will remove his family to
Norfolk In the near future.
Everett Pettltt a"nd MIss Maggie
Hnlpin , two well known young people
of this precinct , were married in Mad
ison last week nnd have gone to
housekeeping In II. Warner's house.
DR. NICHOLSON , ASSISTANT.
Is Cousin to Drs. Salter of Norfolk.
Resides at St. Paul , Neb.
Dr. Nicholson , who has been ap
pointed as assistant to Dr. Alden la
the Norfolk hospital for the insane ,
by Governor Mickey , Is a cousin to
Drs. P. H. and F. G. Salter of this city
and a nephew of Mr. nnd Mrs. G. B.
Salter. He is a son of Mrs. Nicholson
who recently visited at the G. B. Sal
ter homo In this city. At present Dr.
Nicholson Is In Washington taking a
postgraduate course of a year in the
army nnd navy medical college. He
resides at St. Paul , Nob.
Contest of College Orators.
Chicago , Jan. 11. The chosen orat
ors of a number of leading colleges
are hero to compete this evening in
the annual Hamilton Oratorical contest -
test The contest Is for the prize of
fered by the Hamilton club for the
best oration on the general topic of
"Hamilton ; His Contemporaries or
Events With Which Ho Had to Do. "
The institutions representing in the
contest this year are Knox college and
the universities of Chicago , Minneso
ta , Michigan and Iowa.
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