NIK NOUFOliK NIOWS Kill DA Y , .IDLY 7 M)05. )
"KID" HALL NARROWLY ESCAPED
DEING KILLED.
OUGHT TO BE STOPPED BY LAW
Frenzied Crowd Carrying Young Can
nons Around on the Street , Firing
Them Into People's Faces , Should
be Interfered With.
Rcnl bullets were used In Runs dur
ing the celebration In Norfolk and at
leant one man came BO nearly being
fitruck by a ball of lead that ho IB yet
today feeling happy over the fact tbat
bo la alive and moving. "Kid" Hall ,
while standing near the Oxnard ho
tel , was suddenly attracted by a singIng -
Ing sound behind his head. Then
there was a crash against the plate
glass window , and when Hall turned
to see what had happened , ho found
a tiny hole pierced In the window be
hind him. A hair's breadth of differ
ence In the aim of the gun would have
Kent the bullet Into the man and there
would have boon at least one name
on a death list In Norfolk from the
Fourth.
Besides the young woman of the Pa
cific hotel , who was shot In the face
with a blank cartridge and badly In
jured , there were a number of others
who were more or less hurt by the
toy pistols. One man Is said to have
been hurt yesterday.
Should Prohibit by Ordinance.
There Is a growing sentiment In
Norfolk that the use of these blank
cartridge guns , together with dyna
mite firecrackers of unusual size ,
Hhould be prohibited by law. The
wild shooting on the Fourth of July
has created intense fooling against
the guns and the people are talking
bitterly against them. Any number
of Instances are pointed out in which
young boys or even girls , absolutely
without regard as to who might bo
their victims , walked along the street
firing the guns promiscuously into the
faces of the crowd. Ono young boy
Is said to have placed the gun delib
erately In the eye of a woman and to
have fired the gun , but not until It bad
been knocked out of the way by her
escort.
In Omaha and other cities the guns
are prohibited. Chicago allows no
firecrackers over three Inches In
length and no guns. It would be hard
to find a rougher crowd than that
which shot into the air on Norfolk av
enue Tuesday.
As They Used to Do.
"This isn't the way wo used to do
It , " said a Norfolk man today. "Time
was when wo shot little firecrackers
all day long , one at ftime , and that
was enough. Now and then a boy
would have the nerve to shoot a toy
cannon , hut that was considered ex
ceptionally dangerous * and done only
out in the pasture , where no one
could get hurt. Now we carry cannon
around with us and flre them Into pee
ple's eyes. "
Nashville Church Burns.
Nashville , Tenn. , July 5. Fire de
stroyed McKendrie Methodist Kpisco-
pal church , on Church' street , between
Fifth and Sixth avenues , and one of
Nashville's finest houses of worship ,
and threatened a section of the retail
district. In the midst of whlc.li the edi
fice WHS situated The Arlington ho
tel , directly across the street , was In
imminent danger and considerable
confusion prevailed for some time
among the guests The names were ,
however , confined to the church , the
loss on which is complete , and has
been estimated at $60,000. The origin
of the fire Is unknown
Had Too Many Admirers.
Cedar Rapids , la. , July 5. Miss
Emma Nelder. a professional nurse ,
committed suicide here. Miss Neider
was an exceptionally handsome young
woman and the attentions of many ad'
mlrers caused a complication of her
love affairs and her self destruction
by taking morphine resulted. Miss
.Neider was well known in tjils city.
Relatives from Iowa City have been
notified and will take charge of the
remains ,
Autos Are at Cedar Falls.
Cedar Palls , la. , July 5. The cara
White Steamer and Rambler Pilot
passed through here for Charles City.
Miss Andrews and her party were de
layed here two houis for repairs. Five
cars went through without stopping.
It was expected they would find rough
and poor roads from Dubuqiie , but
they reported 'them good until the last
rains. The Iowa roads are the best
encountered since leaving Chicago.
Goulds. Buy Coal Mines.
Pittsburg , Kan. , July 5. Practically
every coal mining company in tha
Pittsburg district has passed into the
control of the Gould Interests , which
are known locally as the Western Coal
Mining company. This Includes the
Central Coal and Coke company , the
Weir Coal company , the Pittsburg and
Midway Coal company , the Novins
Coal company arid other important
coal companies here.
THE VALENTINE BAND.
Twenty-five Artists are Good Adver
tisement for Their Town.
The Valentine Concert band fur
nished music for the Fourth of July
celebration In Norfolk , and made good.
Twenty-five of the boys , all neatly
uniformed In red blouse and white
trousers , arrived In the city Monday
for tbe celebration and races , and they
played bard all day long on the Fourth
and until far Into the evening. They
are a peed advertisement for Valen
tino. The band It ) composed of gentlemen -
tlemen , through and through , and they
are musicians , too. They spent today
In Norfolk and this afternoon tendered
a serenade to The Daily News which
was composed of clover music , well
executed. A feature of the second
number , which inado a particular hit ,
was the shooting of a gun at oppor
tune moments. The serenade was ap
preciated by The News.
WEEK OF WET AND COLD.
Nebraska Weather Conditions are Be
low Normal.
Lincoln. Neb. , July G. U. 8. De
partment of Agriculture , Climate and
Crop nullclln of the NVcathor Hurenu ,
Nebraska Section , for the week endIng -
Ing July 3d :
The past week has been cold and
wet. The mean dally temperature av
eraged 2 degrees below normal In
eastern counties and C degrees below
In western.
The rainfall was above normal In
nearly all parts of the state. It ex
ceeded 1 Inch In most counties , while
In considerable areas it exceeded 2
Inches , and in some places was more
than ! Inches ,
Whiter wheat harvest progressed
rapidly In southeastern counties , and
Is nearly finished in the extreme east
ern counties ; it Is just beginning In
central and western counties. The
crop now promises to be good , both
as to yield and quality. Oats have Im
proved In condition during the week
Some rust has appeared In spring
wheat , and the crop is decidedly less
promising. Potatoes continue to grow
well. Considerable alfalfa hay was
damaged by rain , and some clover and
timothy was also injured. The hay
crop will be large , except In a few
southeastern counties. Corn has
grown fairly well during the week ,
Imt needs warmer'weather. . It is
small for the season of the year.
Cultivation has been retarded by rain
In most counties and the crop is get
ting weedy. Some Holds in southeast
ern counties have been laid by fairly
free of weeds.
Mrs. Pauline Auten.
Mrs. Pauline Autln , aged sixty
years , died yesterday noon at the
liome of her son-in-law , Mr. Coleman ,
who lives east of South Norfolk. The
body will be taken to Inman , the old
liome of the family , on the noon train
uiiiiunuw im imi-i niL-iii.
Interview With King Oscar.
Stockholm. .Inly 0. King Oscar
granted a prUate audience to the cor
respondent of Associated Piess at
the royal palace. In a lengthy con
versation his majesty expressed his
views on the present situation and
said emphatically that lie would never
allow any of his sons or his grandsons
to accept the Norwegian throne. In
speaking of the attitude of Norway ,
the King displayed deep emotion and
expressed his heartfelt sorrow at Nor
way's treatment of him after thirty-
two years of unceasing labor for its
happiness and prosperity. His majes
ty said he wished to convey through
the Associated Press his gratitude for
hundreds of expressions of sympathy
received from the United States.
Creed for Jewish People.
Cleveland , July 6. A plan recom
mended by a committee of tha central
confeience of American rabbis , now in
session here to form ; i committee to
consider the advisability of establish
ing a creed for the Jewish people ,
was adopted , a report to be made next
year. In the report of the committee
Is the following : "We feel and de
clare ever anew our allegiance to
Judaism , which is not a system of
law bound up In pcntatuch and the
rabbinic code , but a living and ever
expanding , ever deepening and ever
progressing truth committed into the
care of Israel from the very beginning
to the end of history. "
Mobilization of Swedish Army.
Stockholm , July 5. The Associated
Press is In a position to state that an
order for the mobilization of the Swed
ish army has been Issued and that a
proclamation to this effect will prob
ably be Issued within a week. The
mobilization Is Intended as a means of
giving added force to any proposal for
settlement which the special commit
tee appointed by the riksdag may
make to the Norwegian storthing.
Har tAccepts Frank Gotch's Challenge.
Minneapolis. July 6 Reports re
ceived here from Reno , Nev. , say that
Marvin Hart , who won over Jack Root
In the twelfth round for the heavy
weight championship , has accepted
the challenge of Frank Gotch If satis
factory arrangements can be made
vlth some San Francisco club to pull
off the match.
MANY WILL GO TO PORTLAND.
Norfolk People Who Will Make the
Trip on Special Car.
Among the Norfolk people who con
template making the trip to Portland
on the Union Pacific coach which is
to leave Saturday are C. F. Shaw ,
wife and two daughters , Miss Kath
erlno and Miss Ruth ; Dr. H. J. Cole ,
Mr. and Mrs. , T. W. Ransom , Mr. and
Mrs. M. Drubaker , Miss May Harri
son , Miss Maude Tannehill , H. J. Mil
ler , Mrs. W. O. Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and daughters
will leave the pajrty at Denver and
will take a trip tjhrough the Yellow
stone park , contemplating1 a trip of
about six weeks. They will visit In
California , also.
Try NCWB want ade.
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL WILL
BE WADE NEXT MONDAY.
THIS IS LIKELY TO BE DENIED
Attorneys for the Convicted Oregon
Senator Will Then Seek to Bring
the Caie Directly Before the United
States Supreme Court.
Portland. Ore. , July 6. Counsel for
United States Seimtoi Milchnll will
appeal hlti uasu fiom the decision nt
the jury , which returned veidlct nt
Biillty as clmi ged.
The charge wits that Senator MlUh
oil while oecup > lng his public position
accepted a pui'imliuy cnmpnnimluin
for pi noticing befcue the federal de
partments ut Washington , which , un
der the statutes , constitutes n crlii.o.
On Monday a motion will he mitde
for u new trial. It , as Is atpnrutd ,
this Is refused , counsel for the con
victed senator" will cnneavor to biliiR
thu case dltoctly to Urn attention of
the supieme court of the United
States. If possible the United States
circuit court of appeals will bo passed
over.
It Is stated that the jury In the
case of Senator Mitchell took six bnl-
lots before arriving ut a verdict. Fivu
ballots showed eleven jurors for con
viction.
It Is expected that the other Indict
ment pending against Senator Mitch *
ell , charging conspiracy with Putcr
and others to defraud the government
of Its lands , will be dropped. What
penalty will bo Imposed by Judge Do-
Haven can only bo conjectured. The
statute proldcB for both Imprison
ment for not more than two years
and for a fine of not to exceed $10.oon.
Since the trial began Senator Mlt < li-
ell has been at liberty upon his o\ui
recognizance , and tills will bo con
tinued until after sentence is pro
nounced at least. Pending the appeal
for a new tilal , Senator Mitchell will
b6 a member of the United States senate -
ate and he will draw his salary , llo
may appear In the committee rooms
and continue his duties as usual , but
he cannot , until tbe case reaches a
final decision , appear upon the Hoot
of the senate and resume his se.it.
This will not be possible unless tlio
decision shall bo favorable to him.
Separate Church and State.
I'aiK Jul > fi The bill for the sep
aration of ( hunh ai.d state pav-i-d
the chamber ot deputies by I lie de
cisive vote of .Til to 2The \ \ \ \ H'-nli
was greeted by povurniwnt.il cheering -
ing and opposition hisses mid them
was iut'Hise excitement.
Convention of Educators.
Asbury Park , N. J. , Julj 0. There
was a big attendance at the general
session of the National Educational
convention. The principal topic was
"Child Labor and Compulsory Educa
tion , " which was discussed by George
II. Martin of Boston and Franklin H.
Giddlngs of Columbia university. It
was announced that after President
Roosevelt has addiensod the conven
tion In the Auditorium tomorrow. IIP
will be escorted to the board walk at
the foot of Ocean avenue , where h < -
will deliver a short address to the
gathering on the beach.
San Francisco Printers Locked Out.
San Francisco. July fi. Two hun
dred printers and 100 pressmen , It la
said , have been locked out by employ
ers in the conlllct between the Typo
thetac and the union over the ques
tion whether the men shall wotk eight
or nine hours a day. At the union
headquarters announcement was
made that not a single ( Insertion had
been made from the ranks of the men
who are insisting upon the ( -gilt-hour (
proposition. Nonunion men In a num
ber of places refused to return to work
under tbe nine-hour day.
Turns on the Gas.
San Francisco , July 5. Henry W.
Heine , a worklngman , asph > xlated his
fourteen-year-old daughter and him
self by tinning on the gas In the girl's
room here Five other children ecru
pying an adjoining room barely es
caped Mrs. Heine , who Is a nurse ,
became a raving maniac when she
arrived home and learned of the trag
edy Heine had been dt Inking
McKlnley Statue Unveiled at Chicago.
Chicago. July 5 A heroic bronze
ttatue of William McKinley was un
veiled hero In McKlnley park In the
presence of lfi.000 people. The prin
cipal address of the program was de
livered by Judge Peter S Orossrup. a
life-long friend of President McKln-
l < \v. Addresses were also made by
Governor Deneon. Mayor Dunn and
members of the Grand Army.
Eight Convicts Escape.
Tacoma , Wash. , July 5. Eight con
victs escaped from the federal peniten
tiary on McNeal island , leaving the Isl
and In two government boats Before
Marling asvay the convicts disabled
the government launch by destroying
the dynamo and the olllcers wore un
able to take up the pursuit for several
fiours.
Do you want to rent your house ?
Offer it through News want ads , and
you will probably strike the person
who wants to rent It. A News want
ad IB more economical than losing
rent
Tucker-Schoenfeldt.
Mr. Bert Tucker and , Miss Clara
Schoenfeldt were united In marriage
at 8 o'clock on the evening of the
third In the Methodist church , the punter + 1
tor , Ilov. J. F. Pouchor olltolnllng
The young people come from the
neighborhood BOVOII miles went of
Norfolk.
PRESIDENT ENROUTE WEST
Chief Executive Will Attend Hny Fu
era ) In Cleveland.
Philadelphia , July li. - Prenldent
Roosevelt and nearly all of the piencnt
nml former inctuhorB of hie cabinet
aio on unite lo Cleveland on a special
train on the Pennsylvania railroad to
attend thu funeral of John Hay , late
secretary of stiito. Tim party constl
tutcB thu ( argent representation of the
executive blanch of the government
over assembled on one train. It In
cludes hcRldoH the president , nil ex
cept one member of thu printout cab
inet , and three former members of
President Roosevelt's cabinet. Hocre-
tary Tnft , who Is en route to the Phil
Ipplncs , In the only absented from the
cabinet special , and Ellhu Root , form
erly secretary of war ; Paul Moiton
formerly seciotary of the navy , und
Chillies Emory Hmlth , formerly pout-
master gcneial , are of the president's
party. Mr. Root , nt the niquent of the
president , will represent the stair de
partment at the funeral of Mr. Hay
Hay Funeral Arrnngtmonte.
Cleveland , July 6. The program for
the funeral of Secretary liny IB au
follows : President Itootievull will bi >
met at t'.o depot by the members of
the cltlrens' committee. Eucortcd by
troop A ot the Ohio National Guard ,
the president and tueiiibura of bin cab
inet will bo dilviii directly to the
chamber of commerce , which tbny
will hardly teach l.efoio . the hour set
for the depaitiire of the funural , and
one hour Is allowed for the drive to
the ceiuoteiy , live miles away The
services In the chapel are to be of
the simplest kind A quartette will
render the favorite hymn ol Mr. Hay ,
Tennyson's "Crossing the liar , " and
an extract from the hulpturct will bo
read by Ruv. II. C. Haydn , who will
make a short pra.ser. The body will
then be removed from the chap I. and
the funeral will pass up the hill to
the finally lot , whuie the Interment
will be made.
Scandal In Printing Office.
Washington , July 5- The
slon which Is Investigating the gov
ernment printing ollice took tontlnuiiiy
showing three prominent olllc lals of
'hat establishment had hold confer
ences several times at the home of
the president of one of the typowet-
tlng machine manuftu luring compa
nies , from whom the office purchased
machines , anil It developed that two
of the government printing em
ployes and two wives ol employes , all
In a position to know government
plans tor additional pure-hares of these
machines , have bought stoik In the
company.
Statue of General Meagher Unveiled ,
Helena , Mont. , July D. An hviolc
equestrian bronze statue of Geneial
Thomas Francis Meachor , loader of
the Irish brigade * In thu civil war , and
later bcciotary and acting governor
of the territory of Montana , was un
veiled In the capitol grounds In the
presence of pcoplo from all parts of
the state. July 1. 1B07. thirty-eight
years and four days ago , General
Meagher fell fiom a steamboat at Foil
Henton Into the Missouri rlvor and
was drowned. His body was never
recovered His widow still lives at
Rye , N. V.
Transport Vecha Surrenders.
St PetiMMniiK. July 5 - It Is staled
that the liansport Vecha tl.o cu-w of
which Joined the mutluc-irs In the
harbor of Odessa. Minendfred In RIIH-
* lan waters. _
San Pedro Switchmen Strike.
Los Angeles , July D. Switchmen
employed by the San Pedro , Salt Iako
and Los Angulus luilioad in this city ,
San Podio , Las Vegas , Nevada City
and < Callentas are on a btriKu. Grand
Master Hehcrllng of the union , who IH
in this city , gave out u statement , In
which he says the union has been tryIng -
Ing for some time to induce the road
to pay the standard salary for switch *
men , but the company i of used. Final
ly , ho bays , the union decided to call
out the men without notice , which la
contrary to the usual rule.
Fire Raging at Carbondale.
Olenwood , Colo. , July 6. A tele
phone message from Carbondale , fif
teen miles south of here , reports the |
explosion of a gasoline tank , which i
set fire to the building In which the ,
tank was located. The fire cjulckly ,
spread and four buildings wore con
sumed. The flre then cut off commu
nication by telephone. It IB feared
that the whole town has been de
stroyed , as the buildings were mostly
framo. Carbondale Is a coal mining
town of about l.onn Inhabitants
benator Covlngton Acquitted.
Little Rock , Ark. , July D. A verdict
of not guilty wan returned by the Jury
In the trial of Senator A. W. Coving-
ton on a charge of accepting a bribe
of ffi.OOO on the bill appropriating
JSOO.OOO for the completion of the now
state oaplto ) .
Webb Jay Sett New Mark.
New York , July D. At the second
series of the national championship
meet of the Automobile aesoclution at
Morris park. Webb Jay made a new
world's record for a mtlu on a circular
track from a flying start. Ho cov
ered the distance In 48 Vf > seconds.
The previous record was 621-t sec
onds.
If anybody baa uny harness repair
ing to do , let Lira bring It In before
the spring season begins. Paul Nord-
wig.
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Protected
Block Signals
The Mrs ! railway in America to adopt the
absolute Block System in the operation of
all trains was the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul Ry-
The St. Paul Head was the first railway to
light its trains by electricity. The St. Paul
Koad was also the first to adopt the steam-
heating system.
Through daily trains to Chicago from all
points on the main line of the Union
Pacific Uailroad. For time table and
special rates see Union Pacific agent , or
write
F , A , NASH , Gen'l ' Western Agent , 1524 Farnam St ,
OMAHA , NEB.
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write and let us tell you best rates , time , route and
send marked time tables.
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feel at homo all the way.
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