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NOIIFOLK NKWSs 1'MtlDAY. ' NOVKMIUM JO 11)05 ) , Tup NORFOLK NEWS \V , N. IIUMIS , fnlilUhrr. -1 HAII.Y. ( KMnblliilu'it 1MM Kvary > ln ) ' ntropt Hunitny. Hy car rier per nrvnk. IK cent * , Hy Norfolk pontnltlci itnlhvry , per your. fft.OO. Hy nmll on rtirnl routm nml out Mile ol Norfolk , | > or your. S 00. XVniiKI.Y NliU' The Nnwn , K tiittllitliml , IKH1. The Jotminl , lIMnbllnlioil , 1R77. Kvcry Krlilny. lly mull | i r jriwr , 11.60. ICntort'il nt tlio iMinlnllloo nt Norfolk. Not ) , , tin nocond chin * matter. Telcphonm' KdltorliU Ootnirtmnnt , No. 22. ItilHliieiiH Olllcn mill Joti UOIIIIIH , Nn. II ! 2 You cnn't iol ; around ( lib fact Mint Mr. McCurdy IH n good fittnlly ninn , anyway. During Ilio month of September only out ) American WIIH naturalized In Great Britain. It Is generally believed tluit roHOcol orod aliotehoa of love In it collage nro written liy old malda. Secretary Hoot doslgnntca tlio Pltll ndclphln gang aa n corrupt and crlm I mi I combination masquerading ait ro publicans. These scares nro economical after nil. 'I'ho government print Ing olllco ROOM KHvny clear to run on u million dollars lean thlH your tlian Inat. The Russians at one ( line predicted that tlio Huaslnn navy would nail Into Yoknhnma harbor. They made a slight mistake It wna towed In. Will troubles never coaao In Kan sits ? Now an asphalt deposit lian beer tllscovorod within her borders. Aa plmlt dotitiln discounts Standard Oil an n trnat breeder. Russia's lllltoracy , which Is reapou Riblo for tlio proaont dlatrosslng con tlltlon , la appalling. There la an av erage of ono village school to every 12,000 people. The Chinese editor of the newspaper which cartooned Miss Allco Roosevelt wns banished for flvo years by author ity of Hong Kong. Gov. Pouuypackor ought to rolgn In China. Oov. LnFollolto haa decided to tnUo hla a'oat In the aenato and It Is goner- nlly bolloved that hla estimate of tlio men ho will meet In that auguat body will Improve aa much as Senator's Tlllmnn's did after ho had been there n few yeara. The growth of Independence In voting ing on municipal affairs In many of our cities has reached tlio point where party lines count for very llttlo. The best man Is the Issue and It Is not n bad thing In some cases. Secretary Taft says ho has no In tention of resigning from the cabinet to maho room for the executive olllce. Nevertheless , the big secretary Is n prominent llgnro and enters into the presidential situation largely. Norway Is to have n referendum af ter all on the question of who occu pies the throne. Premier Mlcholson has been authorized to negotiate with Prince Karl of Denmark with the con dition of tlio referendum as soon as Karl has consented. In sending his check to assist In the Jerome campaign , Joseph Choato , late ambassador to the court of St. .Tames , wrote : " 1 am In favor of his election because ho has been such a fearless and courageous prosecuting otllcor and a terror to evil doers. " Fremont Tribune ( again ) : The Norfolk Press In Its work of proving that city Is discriminated against In freight rates prints every day some thing bearing tlio semblance of an election table. The Press sttlkes Its fists against the posts and still insists Norfolk isn't In it with Fremont. Miss Hose Elizabeth Cleveland , sis ter of former President Cleveland , has become a wealthy lady. Some years ago she Invested ? l,500 In an island off the Maine coast near Cam- don. Fashion has turned toward this place as a summer resort , and Miss Cleveland has recently sold n portion of the Island for $200,000. Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst's recent do nation to the university of California comprises a collection for the depart ment of anthropology valued at $500- 000. Some of that money came from Black Hills mines. A donation to the Black Hills people for the purpose of exterminating the bug that is destroy ing the forestry there might bo almost as well placed. Great lamentations are being made because Sir Irving died poor , while all admit that ho used largo sums of money during hits life. As far as hu manity is nble to understand the fu ture state , Sir Henry took as much wealth with him as John D. or any of this world's magnates will bo able to carry. President Roosevelt placed himself on record as not believing in govern ment ownership of anything that can with propriety bo left In private hands , and rmld ho would most strenuously object to government ownership of rallroadH but that ho bolloved with ciiuitl flnnncHn that It IH out of the litest Ion for government not to exer cise n supervisory nnd regulatory right over the rallroada. "Suppose that ProHldent HooHOVol ! determines that $ 18.000 shall bo returned - turned to the Now York Life , who IH going to return It ? " This la the per- llnont question asked by the Mlnne- tpollH .Journal. There might ho nome time wasted In questioning who Hhoiild i el urn It If I ho president HO decided , but If the federal courts should decide Hint piich a step wan necessary , It would piolmhly be speedily forthcom ing from the men who checked It out II remains to lie seen whether III'1 concesHloiiH made by I ho c/ar will quiet the disorders which threaten to | rend the empire. The responsibility for the result a will fall moat heavily upon Count \\Mllo. Ilia powerful per- Honnllly IIIIH compelled those conces sions from the weak and frightened , /ur. The question now In , will the | people accept them and accept M. \Vllto an the man to work out. their destiny ? Secretary Taft la authority for the statement that all the presents re ceived by Mlsa Allco Roosevelt on her foreign tour wouldn't bring $150 If sold nl unction , while the reports giv en of them before her return placed their value at $100.000. It la strange how values do shrink In crossing the Paelflc , nnd that Interesting ndve'u- due of her plunging Into the swim ming Inuk to be rescued by Congressman - man Longworth Is nil a myth , too. It la HO disappointing ! An enterprising writer luia already mapped out the next great undertak ing for this government after the Pan ama canal la complete. In hla Judg ment the opening of a navigable waterway - terway from the great lakes to the sea , entirely In our own domain , should bo provided against possible war with Oreat llrltnln. Let us hope that both English speaking nations will advance In Christian clvlll/.atlon so rapidly that such an event will never again take place. A now phase of the Chinese policy of retaliation was disclosed at Wash ington last week. The Chinese claim that since the lapse of 1891 , the only oxlHtlng treaty between China and the United States Is the Burllngamo treaty of 1808 , which does not restrict Imml- ' gratlou. Accordingly the Chinese . government Is encouraging every j Chinaman who Is deported to flle i claims for damages. Hundreds of , claims nveraglng over $1,000 each i have already been filed. It la understood - stood that In case the United States i government refuses to grnnt them an ! appeal will bo taken to Tbo Hague | tribunal for settlement. No question wns ever before the' ' people of Norfolk that Is of more vital Interest thnn the sewerage question , which Is to bo discussed at n public meeting to bo held nt the city hall Friday evening. This meeting should be largely attended let those who nro [ [ In favor of n sewerage system ns well 1 ns those opposed bo on hand and give their views. The council does not t j cnro to create the expense of n spo- -1 clnl election unless there Is a strong sentiment in favor of sewerage. The I I suggestion made yesterday at tbo Instance - I stance of the Commercial club Is a I good ono that failure to attend the' ' meeting should In nil fairness debar anyone from later taking exception to anything that Is done. The Commor- i clnl club believes that the city should 1 , t vote bonds enough to put In an adequate - quato sewerage system , and the offi cers propose to back up tbo efforts of f , the city council to that effect. For this reason they hope to sec every one in fnvor of the proposition out at' ' the meeting Friday evening. It Is commonly reported that Kng- ; i , llsh railways are conducted with an inflnitcsimally small loss of life as compared with those of this country. I The Boston Glebe has seen fit to in vestigate this matter and has discov ered that while figures will not lie , some liars will figure. The English : have a way of making two reports of f , fatal accidents , original reports and ! olllclal reports. Original reports , ac ! cording to this authority , show more j I people killed per mlle of track per thousand passengers carried than In America , but the olllclal reports show I very few accidents. The English have | also a way of reporting certain occur rences such as persons falling from the Insecurely fastened side doors of coaches and being smashed on the track as not accidents. This Is quite ix common occurrence in Great Brit ain supposedly those people choose this manner of committing suicide. Anyway , one would like a little more' reliable information before the British railways are taken ns models of per fection , to bo patterned after by the American companies. If all men were right when they > think they are right , thin would ho belter world than It IH nt present. With Now York fltlll In doubt nnd Hoarnt threatening u content , that city IH not likely to enjoy much of an after tor election breathing spell. For the further aggrandizement of the name of Hoonovelt Now York ad- inlrora now piopono to name Seventh atreet beyond the park for the chief executive. North NebntHkn and Madlnon coun ty remained In the republican column to quite n tmtlHfactory extent , oven If the rest of the world did forget that there were party lines. Chris Schnvlaiid , with a majority of [ more than the total number of votes received by hlH opponent , la probably ' convinced by this tlmo that ho did not | hitvo ' ' much to worry over during the campaign. Jerome 1C. Jerome , who IH making a lecture tour through thin country , IH regarded na a sort of Kngllsh Murk Twain. Although Hull Cnlno reached thlH country first , ho hns to yield the t distinction of chief popularity to Je-C " rome. President Jordon of the Stanford | university has had occasion to decide j that the fact that valuable ancient curloa presented to the unlver.slty weio stated by the donor to have been obtained through spiritualistic revelations . tions , does not taint the curios. This Is the year when the farmers . have their Inning , with good ciopsand what Is more good prices for everything . thing they have to sell. Bank depos its are likely to Increase at a rate that may ctowd the vaults , but a bank was never heard of that broke on that ac count. Marvelous aa has been the growth of the American west , the material ad vancement of the newer provinces of Canada bid fair to rival It. Where thirty years ago an unbroken wilder ness given up to Indians and trappers nnd a few Hudson Bay company posts scattered at long distances through It , nro now found splendid modern cities nnd prosperous communities. There Is no doubt but that Canada Is gain ing wonderfully in wheat production and has possibilities for far greater acreage than la now thought of. The contract to Markel of Nebraska I' for ' $50,000,000 for feeding tbo laborers - ers * on the canal was cancelled recently - ly I by consent of both parties. Uncle i' Sam ' Is going Into the restaurant busl- ness ' himself on a largo scale. BuildIngs - Ings I are under way to feed and house 30,000 men. It is now agreed that there ' will bo no difficulty in getting laborers ' when comfortable nnd sanl- tary ' food and shelter can bo provided. The ' supply department of the canal commission will have all charge of hotels nnd will run them under rules that will glvo satisfaction. The Hallway World gives some ad vlco to employers of men which ap plies equally to men In any line of work. It says : "This Is an ago of specialists i nnd In hiring men you will find some who nro first rate In one line nnd not much good In others. Find your man's strong forte and use him there. Always be on the lookout for young men of special promise and encourage them. Many n good man bus been lost to a profession for lack Jof encouragement. Nothing stlmu lates n man so much ns to know his work Is appreciated. Some of us are prone to find fault nnd do that unspar- Ingly , but how many give credit where credit Is duo ? " "Tho new Atlantic cable which has recently been laid between Canso , Nova Scotia , and Watorville , Ireland , Is a great Improvement In various t'ways over former cables. The speed of transmission of signals for the new cable Is 15 per cent greater than that of any other Atlantic cable of equal length. Some idea of the size of these cables and the dlfncultlos connected with their construction can bo formed when it Is realized that 1,411,200 pounds of copper was required for the conductor and nearly 800,000 pounds of gntta percha for the Insulation , while lfl.S-15,000 pounds of brass , tape jute , yarn , Ironware nnd preservative compound were used In the construe- tion of the protective covering. No public meeting for years has been ns important ns the ono to be held at the city hnll this evening , when the proposition to construct a sanl tary sewerage system Is to be dis cussed. The council now has the plans In shape to submit to the citi zens nnd everyone Interested In the wolfnro of the town should bo present nt the meeting tonight so that there may bo no misunderstanding of the a'proposition. . The News believes with the city council nnd the Commercial club that the time has come when pub He health , to say nothing of public convenience , demands that something Rhnll be done to clear the polluted soil of the city. That the plan the council now has Is what Is wanted by the city , The NOWB Is not prepared to Hay , bocnttRO It does not know what It IH . only In n general way that is what ] the meeting la for tonight. It Is a duty every tax payer OWCH himself OB well nn the city , to bo present nt the meeting , to learn junt what the propo sition contemplates , nnd then glvo the council the benefit of his opinion. It In understood that the council will base future action upon the sentiment expressed nt the meeting. General drosvener , who hns for n'c ' score of years done a genernl predict- ' Ing biislnoHH for the republican party , dared not venture bin reputation on a prophesy ' ' this year. With democrats In noino sectlona supporting repubH llcnn tickets and with republicans In 'other sections supporting democratic candidates , while the president ncted aa n spokesman for all parties and do- clareil the lasuo to be one of the smitt Ing of corruption with the sword of the Ixml nnd Gideon , the venerable general mild that the campaign was Inscrutable I and he felt that ho should yield ' his position ns party prophet to Champ Clark of Missouri. Thoro'fl no beauty In nil the land 'Flint can with her face compare , Her lips nro red , her eyes nro bright , She takes Rocky Mountain Tea nt night. The Klesaii Drug Co. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. What a lot of tlmo is wasted in growing up ! No one likes a man who Is everlast ingly saying : "Beg pardon. " The man who talks too much as a rule , docs not talk enough at tlio right tlmo Two bends are bettor than ono but one of them nearly always does the business. I After a woman has had her fortieth birthday , she should stop putting post scripts on her letters. Ktlquetto is supposed to be stronger In women than In men. But nt the theater or a band concert have you over boon disturbed during the per- formnnco by men's voices , and did you ever ntteud nny place of the kind but that somewhere in tlio audience there have been women conversing in nn annoying way ? I _ _ _ _ j ' i When a traveler wants to express the fullness of his contempt for a train , ho refers to it as a "milk train. " A woman's distrust of her husband really isn't serious until she begins to call some other womnn a serpent. When a girl quits her position down town , she should always be prepared i , for the marrying story that will bo j i started on her. What hns become of the old fash ioned woman whose Idea of high art was to put a piece of red flannel in the bowl of the lamp ? i | Obstinate constipation , Indigestion nnd stomach disorders are permanent ly and positively cured by taking Hoi- I lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents , ten or tablets. The Klesnn Drug Co. Baby sleeps and grows while mam . my rests If Holllstor's Rocky Mountain , Tea Is given. It is the greatest baby medicine ever offered loving mothers. 35 cents , tea or tablets. I The KicsHti Drug Co. , I SECRETARY OF STATE WRITES A LETTER ON CAMPAIGN. l ! ' HONEST MAN AGAINST CROOKS Mr. Root's Letter Congratulates Flam- mer , the Republican Candidate Who Withdrew In Favor of Mr. Jerome. | Says Jerome Has a Chance. New York , Nov. 4. Ellhu Root , sec retary of state , has written to Judge Charles A. Flammer a letter , congrat ulating him upon his withdrawal from the race for district attorney in favor of District Attorney Jerome. The sec retary's letter follows : "Department of State , Washington. Oct. 27 , 1005. My Dear Judge Flam- mer : I congratulate you upon your withdrawal from the race for tbo dis trict attorneyshlp. It was public spir ited nnd wise , and shows the qualities which have made you such a good judge and such a. good citizen. "Tho selection of a district attorney is not so much n question of ono party against another as It is of all honest people against all the crooks and criminals of every kind. Jerome now seems to have a good chance of elec tion , and his election would bo a great thing for New York. Ho has vigor and fearlessness and enthusiasm In the cause of justice and hates a thief and cannot be hushed up or put to sleep by any influence whatsoever , Every man who cares about having a decent ! , law-abiding town ought to bo for fair i. I am always , my dear judge , faithfully yours , Elihu Root COURT HOUSE WILL BE NEARLY FILLED BY REPUBLICANS. DEMOCRATS PULL THROUGH TWOc All the Officers In the County Except County Judge and Commissioner arc Taken by tbo Republicans A Close Call on Clerk.'l ' ( From WetliiP'ilny'B Dully. ] With the exception of Bates for county judge nnd Mnlono for county commissioner , the ropuhllcnnH have carried everything In Madison county. Sehavland for county treasurer , Rich- nrdson for county clerk , Clements for sheriff , Perdue for superintendent , Kindred for coroner , Thatch for surveyor - veyor , all republicans , nro dlcctcd by safe majorities. The narrowest ma jority j is on Richardson for county j clerk , who has only nbiiiit 18 votes to the good. But the democrats , reall/- Ing I the utter hopelessness of trying to t win on the whole of the ticket , cen tered t their fight for Daniel , Bates and Malone , nnd succeeded In pulling Bates and Mnlono through , while thev carried Daniel to a point dangerously , close to the wlro. | Many of tbo precincts did not re turn the vote on the head of the tick et , and the result Is that It Is not pos slblo to glvo the exact result on the state ticket , but It Is estimated that the republicans hnvo carried the conn- Ity by from 3GO to100. . Schnvlund for treasurer received tlio largest major ity of any candidate , 921 , being more than the total vote received by his opponent. Richardson has a major ity of ' 18 , and Mnlono for county com missioner has 11-1. On the other can didates ' ono or more precincts have made Incomplete returns , so that It is impossible 1 to glvo exact figures , but on tbo ' face of the returns Clements has 801 j , Bates 59C , Perdue -175 , Kindred 377 , Thatch 085. Complete returns will \ change these figures considerably but will not change the results. I. It was the quietest election that Madison county hns ever experienced. ' The county Is naturally republican by a ' good majority and the democrats knew ' from the start that they had lit tle show to overcome the handicap , but by massing their strength on a few candidates they were able to ac-1 compllsh ' oven more than they had hoped. 1 The vote throughout the coun ty was unusually light , showing a lack , of ' interest in the results on the part ! of ' voters. The same indifference was manifested : in Norfolk last night when returns were coming in. People who ordinarily i sit up nearly all of election | night to see returns , quietly went home and contentedly waited until , morning to know how it came out. J | 1 Returns were taken by Manager Sprccher of the Telephone company and at the office of Mapes & Hazen , [ | but the usual crowds and enthusiasm i j present on such occasions were laige- , ly lacking. Precinct , Republican Justices of the peace nnd constables are elected In Norfolk precinct. C. F. Eiscley and S. W. Hayes will servo as justices nnd G. F. Bilgcr and James Covert for con stables. The vote stood : For C. F. Eiseley First ward S3 , Second ward 137 , Third ward 90 , Fourth ward 38 , outside CO total 520. For S. W. Hayes First ward 7-1 , Second end ward 112 , Third ward 77 , Fourth ward 32. outside 53 total 348. For M. J. Kennedy First ward 53 , Second ward 80 , Third ward 51 , Fourth ward 49 ; outside 85 total 328. For Geo. McCormick First ward 53 , Second wnrd 85 , Third ward 51 , Fourth ward 47 , outside 81 total 317. For G. F. Bllger First ward 08 , Second end wnrd 115 , Third ward 74 , Fourth ward 38 , outside 01 total 359. For James Covert First ward 75 , Second wnrd 117 , Third ward 72 , Fourth ward 37 , outside 57 total 358. For I M. Hamilton First ward 58 , Second wnrd 82 , Third ward 55 , Fourth ward II , outside 81 total 323. For .1. II. Conley Flrts ward 51 , Second ward 98 , Third ward Cl , Fourth 'ward 52. outside 89 total 357. ROSEBUD DIVISION POINT. Town of Gregory Sees That Future In Store For It. Gregory , S. D. , Advocate : Along with nil the railroad talk that Is going on through the newspapers the Advo cate wishes to make a few remarks. Some day In the near future , when the surroundings justify it , the North western will extend from Bonesteel Into the new fields of traffic. Rail roads extend Into new territory as soon as the traffic of such territory will Justify it , and wo all hope that the Rosebud will soon develop so as to justify an extension west from Bonesteel. When a railroad contem plates an extension , they look to the route that will glvo them the best territory from which to draw trade , and then the question comes up as to the feasibility of that route. The terminus of the road Is now at Bonesteol. The course of the old line west from NIobrara to Anoka , Nob. , Is up the Ponca valley , but nt Anoka It leaves the Ponca , strikes the divide ? t Fairfax , and continues on the dl- "Ido , past Bonesteel , to the Rosebud lino. To continue that line they will , without doubt , continue on the divide end by taking a northwesterly direc tion would strike the towns of Herrick - rick , Burke and Gregory. At no place along the line are there tetter facilities for a railroad than at Gregory. The town Is nicely located on n level tract of land easily accossa-- bio from all directions. But the main thing Is that an abundance of soft water IH obtained at a depth of fifteen to thirty feet. Wo all know that a railroad compnny will go to great ex pense to procure good soft water for engine use , as It docs not fill up the flues and necessitate their cleaning- That la ono great thing which will" draw the attention of railroad ofllcliils- to Gregory when nn extension Is con templated. Wo nro but five miles from 'l the Trlpp county line which Is but a1 trifle fnrthor thnn Bonesteel was fiom the Rosebud. It would bo easy to drive stock to this plnco from the . grcnt Indian reserve on the west which , Is literally covered with cattle- ranches. Gregory Is also a good dis tance ( from Norfolk , the last division station , nnd , therefore , with our fncll- tiles ( , wo could look for this to bo a division station. Burled at Stella , Neb. Stella. Neb. , Nov. 7. The remains of Newton Hedge , killed by accident In | Colorado Springs , were burled hero yesterday. ; NEW ORDER OF THINGS IN WASH INGTON PENSION OFFICE. NO MORE EYES AT LUNCHEON' Men and Women Clerks In the Pen sion Office Can Not Eat Lunch To gether Hereafter No More Letter Writing Other Needed Reforms. Washington , Nov. 2. Flirtatious clerks In the pension office will no longer bo permitted to eat their lunch eon together. Major Lockwood , su perintendent of the building , has is sued an order that the men nnd women must not sit together while they eat. and the order wont Into effect Imme diately. The clerks can no longer whisper sweet nothings to each other | while they eat ham sandwiches , frank furters and kraut and mince pie. The clerks resent the order. The average age of the clerks , male and female , la the pension office , is consid erably over 40 years , and they think. they are old enough to take care of themselves. Still , there are some really pretty girls in the office and the mala clerks have found It great fun chatting with them while at luncheon. That Major Lockwood is thoroughly In earnest about the order ho Issued is shown by the presence of a grizzled old veteran of the civil war at the tables during the luncheon hour. Beauty Is nothing to him , and he sternly enforces the order. Not so very many months ago Major Lockwood married ono of the clerks in the pension offfce. His wife did not resign from the office , and under his- order even they cannot cat their luncheon - eon together. And Letter-Writing Reform. Reforms In the government depart ments and the practice of economy are already effective as the result of the Investigation being conducted by the Keep commission. Upon the recom mendation of the commissioner , Ves pasian Warner , the commissioner of pensions , has issued an order which will save the government several thou sand dollars In this bureau alone. He has directed that the employes of the bureau cease using government sta tionery and writing letters during office hours ; that they receive no visitors - - itors while on duty ; that the clerks take but half an hour for luncheon , in stead of forty-five minutes ; that they remain at their desks until 4:30 : in the afternoon , and not prepare to leave the building until they have performed a full day's work. There are about 2,500 clerks In the pension office and the saving in time will bo considerable , much more work will be performed , nnd the government will be able to dlspenso with the ser vices of a number of clerks. SALT LAKE PROFESSOR DID NOT KEEP HIS WORD. HAD OFFERED A PENNY A BUG' Amusing Revenge of the Boys When the Professor Tried to Scale the Debt Tried to Settle for $3 but That ) . .Wouldn't Do. I Salt Lake City , Utah , Nov. 2. Dr. Charles W. Ballard , professor of sci ence In the high school , has fled from ? i the state , but has left behind him In Jf his apartment a collection of insects that will keep professional exterminat ors busy for a week. The Insects were forced on Dr. Bal lard. In a recent biology recitation ho offered his pupils a penny for each and < every bug they brought him. Ho want- " J cd a collection of insects for experi ments. All the pupils in the school Set to work gathering bugs. It would have taken the professor's salary fern n year to pay the pennies claimed. Fifty youngsters between them cor nered the bug crop of a largo section of the state. Dr. Ballard tried to settle for ? 3. This angered the boys. They ripped open boxes and bags. The Inundation of bugs left no room for Ballard In his apartments. Ho has gone to visit his former homo , In Logansport Ind. , until tbo exterminators report the lost death.