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THR NORFOLK WEEKLY NKWS-JOUKNAL : FHIDAY , DECEMBER 7 1906. ! SEWER CONTRACTOR WILL ASK UNTIL JULY 1 , 1907. GIVES UP ACCRUED INTEREST In Return for Interest Thnt Has Ac crued on Sewer Bonds In Six Months , Herrlck Asks More Time New Street Commissioner to be Named. fKiuin Thursday * * Daily. * At a mooting of the city council to bo hold tonight , n proposition will ho received from O. P .llcrrlck. newer contractor , offering accrued Interest on the bonds In consideration of an ex tension of the time limit A now ntroot commissioner for the winter months may also bo nominated by Mayor Friday , iln term of Street Com missioner O. A. l'1'hi'.v having oxplrcd last Saturday. A number of bills will also ho allowed. Mr. Herrlck will offer to the city the accrued Intercut for nix monthti , from the time of Issuance last May to December - comber I , and will ask In return an oxtonslon of time until July 1 , 1907 , In which to complete the newer work In Norfolk. It Is said that the council will probably consider the matter fa vorably and grant the oxtonslon , ulneu the accrued Interest amounts to con siderable money. Mr. llorrlck Is to take ( ho bonds off the city's hands and Hell them. Ho will pny cash for the coupons as ho takes thorn. In return , ho will bo paid In cash for his work. Laborers Hero Resent. It Is said that any number of labor ers have appeared and asked for work and that they have boon offered Jobs on the spwor at $2 per day. Some of thorn , It Is claimed , have objected , when told that If they would not work for $2 others would bo Imported from Omaha and other places , and made unfavorable comments. It Is argued by Mr. Ilorrick that $2 per day at this time of the year Is a good round wage for ordinary labor and that If the la borers in other cities are willing to work for 11 , those In Norfolk ought to bo. Ho wants to give the work to Norfolk men if possible. It Is said to bo probable that the city council will grant his petition to plow up a strip of land along the sewer path , In order to prepare It against frost. New Street Commissioner. Concerning the appointment of anew now street commissioner , Mayor Fri day said : "Mr. Rlchoy's summer term Is out and ho does not want the posi tion during the winter months as there Is nothing to bo done but shovel a lit- tie snow and this must bo done by the street commissioner himself. Wo will select somebody for this light work during the winter and In the spring appoint a now man for the heavy summer mor engineering. 1 do not know as yet whom I shall appoint. " SPORTS BURNS DEPOSITS FORFEIT. Canadian Fighter Accepts O'Brien's Challenge for a Finish Fight. Los 9ngolos , Gal. , Dec. G. Tommy Burns has accepted the challenge Is sued by O'Brien to fight him to a fin ish. As soon as Burns had boon In formed that O'Brien had posted n for feit of $1,000 to bind a match for a flijlsh fight for a side bet of $5,000 , Burns Immediately located the stake holder and placed a $1,000 bill In his hands and said : "Just toll O'Brien that I accept his challenge and will bet him $5,000 that 1 will stop him inside - side of twenty rounds. " The match , though , Is far from made. Experts declare O'Brien Is only look ing for a little advertising and would never take the chance with Burnsu n- loss the fight 'wore limited to a cer tain number of rounds. RICKARD AFTER BIG FIGHT. Western Fight Promoter Offers $25- 000 for a Burns-Johnson Go. Now York , Dec. G. Tex Rlckard , the Goldflcld miner and fight promoter , wants to stage a match between Burns and Jack Johnson , the negro heavy1 weight , and offers $25,000 for the bout He further states that If the matcl should prove to bo a bolter drawing card than ho now expects ho will In creatio the purse to $30,000. Hlckard siys that spring Is the tlnu to hold the bout If the two boxers accept his offer and ho has wired his \\ostern representative to see wha Burns will do in regard to the matter Ho hopes to muKo terms with San Fitzpatrlck , manager of Johnson. Tin National Athletic club of Phlhulclphli is also nftor the pair , and has offeree GO per cent , of the gross receipts fo : a six-round go. CORBETT AND M'GOVERN. New York , Dec. G. "Young" Cor- bott and Terry McGovorn will light before the Eureka Athletic club of Baltimore the last week In January. Al Horford , representing the club , of fered 70 per cent , of the gross receipts , and his bid was accepted yesterday. He posted a $1,000 forfeit. FAVORS NARROWER BALL. Maroon Coach Agrees With Cochems of St. Louis on Change. Chicago , Dec. C. Ed Cochems , the old Wisconsin star and now coach for the St. Louis university football team , yesterday gave Coach A. A. Stagg , a suggestion to present to the rules com mittee In the east this winter , which ho believes will modify the depressing conditions a light fast team moots with on a muddy , slippery field , ( ' ( idioms' Idea is that the present bull iiHoil In a trlllo too oumborfiomo for the forward pans. Ily leiiKthenliiK It a couple of Inches and giving tlib ball moro tailoring UIUH ! with a hulgo In the coiilur , ho Hays a conch could rodtico the tumbling on n rainy day , Inm-npe the kicking , Insure greater dlntanco In the dilvoH and give the throwing luick greater hold on the ball and a Mirer , longer paint. "Ily Inert'inliig the length of the ball I hellos o II can bo kicked ton yards further and a wider gridiron would ho needed , " ho imld. "Tho wid er field would give more open space for the now kind of work. " Coach Stagg when scon yesterday afternoon regarding the suggestion made by CochoniH , said : "I think the Idea of having a slimmer ball Is an excellent ono and ono that should ho tried out. The ball should not ho longer than It Is now , for It would hose so much mote Inconvenient , to handle , but It could bo mailo nanowor and It scon to mo that Hitch a scheme should bo given a thorough trial. " FRANK GOTCH LOSES. Iowa Wrestler Is Thrown Twice by Fred Beell of Wlsconslri. Fred Booll of Wisconsin won the American wrestling championship from Frank dutch , who wrestled In Norfolk some years ago , taking the last two falls , Golch winning the first. The match was pulled off nt Now Orleans. Gotch got a half-Nelson In the first and throw Bcoll In thirty-one minutes. Gotch weakened In the second end , and his opponent picked up the champion four times and throw him bodily on the ground. The fifth time Booll picked him up and carried him to the mat , securing the fall In thirty- nine minutes. After flvo minutes' rest Gotch was restored to consciousness , and secur ing a Imlf-Nolson , Bcoll secured the ilrd fall In half-a-mlnuto. O'BRIEN'S ARM BAD. Jhyslclans Are In Constant Attend ance and Blood Poison Is Feared. IX > B Angeles , Gal. , Dec. 4. Physl- lans In attendance on Jack O'Brien re serious ever the condition of the ( uakor's arm , which Is terribly swol- en and Is threatened with blood pol- lonlng O'llrlon Is still In bed and reports ave It that ho Is In a precarious con- Itlon from the severe punishment ho ecolvod nt the hands of Tommy Burns In the battle Wednesday night , 'hyslclans are In constant attendance ml it Is said that at the host the lever eastern man will bo badly crip- led for n long time to come. His ghtlng within four months is said to o entirely out of the question It Is now known that O'Urk nr from being In proper shi ght a man of Burns' strength. IUL ho Philadelphia fighter would not give up his forfeit and sacrifice his landing by letting the fight go or 'or asking for a postponement. Ho nought ho was plenty good enough , oven with a lame arm to beat Burns. The only mlstako In Jack's figuring > vas that Burns turned out to bo bet- .or than he thought ho was. Searchlight , Nov. , got in It today , iVben the mining camp offered a purse of $20,000 for a finish light between Burns and O'Brien. Neither fighter tad much to say. BURNS AND O'BRIEN. hlladelphla Jack is Willing to Give Burns Another Fight. Los Angeles , Gal. , Dec. 4. Jack O'Brien Is anxious to fight Tommy Burns again. Ho Is not making any statement about the fight but It Is known ho is confident of defeating Burns If Ihoy over fight again. The men mot at McCaroy's ofllco today and a consultation was held over the exhibition of movingpictures. ; , O'Brien was remarkably well patched up and tried to appear well at case. His nose Is displaced and the cut ever his eye Is likely to leave a scar. Both of Burns' oycs are discolored , but other wise ho shows no signs of having been In a battle. The men greeted each other more cordially than over before. After the consultation , O'Brien returned to his hotel , where ho saw a few friends. "No , I will not speak of a chance blow. There is no such thing. Every man who goes Into the ring Is liable to got what I did. It Isn't an accident Be assured everyone of these blows are Intentional. I didn't know what happened or how seriously that one really affected me. The pace was sc terrific wo both naturally slower down. I am feeling much bettor am barring the slight Inconvenience fron my elbow 1 am In excellent form. " JUDGE WHO TRIED KOCH CASE Suicide of Jurist Whose Experience in Strenuous Trial Injured. New Ulm , Minn. . Dec. 5. Judge NVebbor , who tried the famous murder case In which George R. Koch , a dent ist , was charged with killing Dr. Gob- hart , another dentist , suicided by bang ing. The strain of that murder trial Is believed to have hastened the ond. There was much nterest In Norfolk over the Koch murder trial because of the presence In Now Ulra of many Norfolk young men , attending college , and because Dr. Mlttclstadt of this city sat In the next scat to that of Dr. Geb- hart , at college. Most people who "don't read ads. " never learned the gentle art of reading atolll ANOTHER ROSEBUD RUSH WOULD FOLLOW ACTION. MAY MEAN MUCH TO NORFOLK The Interior Department Has Assured South Dakota Senators and Rcprc- sentatlves That an Agent Will Try to Secure Concession from Sioux. A Washington Hpcclnl HiiyH Hint tlto Interior ( lupiirtinunt linn given assurance - anco tlint u special agent will bo sent to Trlpp county , S. D. , to negotiate with tliu Rosebud Indians Ilioro fur the opening of their lands , nhout 1,000,000 acres. Senator Gninhlo and Congressman - man Rurko hnvo Introduced hlllR look ing to tlilK opening , which It Is hoped may lal < o place next full. 'I'lio opening of the inllllon acres of UoHohud Indian lands In Trlpp county , which Is Just west and north of Greg ory county , would menu much to Nor folk. It would , In the first place , menu another rush of homosookors through this city , slnco thlH Is the only gate way to that now northwest. In the second place It would mean an en larged permanent tributary territory for Norfolk , Just as that portion of the KoBolmd already opened , has meant a great deal to Norfolk and will mean more. With the opening of the Trlpp coun ty reservation , the Northwestern rail road would unquestionably extend Its rails further to the northwest , Just as It Is today extending Into the Gregory county section from Doncsteol. Every mlle added to the Northwest ern line In that direction , as well as to the west , out from Shoshonl or In the Black Hills , adds to Norfolk's Import ance as a railway center and perhaps will some day , If Norfolk takes ad vantage of the opportunity , moan much In nil commercial lines toward making this a greater Norfolk. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Louis Thlsson of Lynch was down on business Thursday. C. S. Hayes loft for Nownmn Grove on business last night. A. P. IMlger of Madison was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Mrs. Clough of Stnnlon was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. J. D. Laraheo of Iloneatecl was In Norfolk yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. V. Drnlnard of Oak- dale wore in the city yesterday. Mr. Knnpp , representing the Shook manufacturing company of Omaha , Is In the city. Mrs. Saundcrs of Stanton was In the city yesterday. V. G. Aurlnger of Nollgh Is In town for a few days on business. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hopkins of Oak- dale were city visitors yesterday. \V. II. Blakoman and daughter Merle went to Omaha Thursday morning. II. M. Johnson and II. II. Wadsworth of Stuart wore In town Thursday morn. Ing. Ing.II. II. V. McFayden and family of Greg ory , South Dakota , wore In Norfolk Thursday. Leroy Seeley , a Crolghton real es tate man , came down on Thursday's passenger. S. Duttorold of Chicago Is quite 111 at the homo of his brother , W. H. But terlleld In tills city. Superintendent G. II : Reynolds wenl west Wednesday in his private car at tached to train No. 1. Philip Anderson and his friend , Mr Dostrom , both of Brlstow , were Thurs day morning passengers for Wahoo. Mrs. Edna Finson came down frorr Plalnvlow last night , and spent the evening with Johanna M. Bennlng. Max Wolfe of Albion changed cars hero for Sioux City Thursday. He has a carload of horses there which he will place on the market. Elmer Marsh , who has been visiting In St. Charles , Minn. , stopped off In Norfolk yesterday and visited his mother , Mrs. J. H. Allen , on his way to Rapid City , South Dakota. Deputy County Clerk S. R. McFnr land of Madison passed through the city enronto homo from Tllden , whore ho helped Initiate candidates into the Odd Fellows Encampment lodge. C. E. Lockwood , proprietor of n 4 , 100-acro ranch in Boone county , was in Norfolk Thursday morning on his way to Sioux City to look after a ship ment of wood to that city. Having been the furthest west when ho set tied there with his father , Mr. Lock wood feels a proper pride in the development velopment cC the garden of the west The exterior woodwork of the Audi torlum Is being redecorated In black Alex. Miller Is erecting a $1COO cottage tago nt the corner of South Secon < street and Pasowalk avenue. The cold weather , with a Hurry o snow In it , predicted by the weathe bureau , arrived on schedule time In Norfolk and It was a chilly night , will a sharp north wind to drive the coh air through. The mercury foil to tei degrees above zero and the wind In creased the intensity. About a thin of an Inch of rainfall fell during th day. day.Tho The American Concert band , booke for the Norfolk Auditorium Thursda night , did not arrive to fill the engagement mont because of llnanclal dlfllcultle at Plalnvlow. The band was organised at Plnlnvlew and was composed o fourteen or fifteen members , many o whom had come from various parts o the country , It Is said that most o the band boys are financially strappo and the business men of Plalnvlo\ will do what Ihoy can'to help out th players. H. E. Owen , who originally sugges d building a gravel roadway from the uslnoss part of Norfolk to the June- Ion , and who has JiMt returned to Norfolk after long absence , Inspected 10 gravel that has been put on South 'ourth street for the purpose f a test ml said , with regard to the First treot proposition , that he fears the uiterlal fiom the pit west of town Is 10 light. "I have examined this grav- 1 , " said Mr. Owen , "and I am afraid utt It Is so light It will cut through , t may stand up and I hope It will , but Imvo fears In regard to It. I have iceii wondering how It would do to ilx llmo from the sugar factory with ils gravel , and make a material for ulldlng the highway. I have not glv- n up the hope , however , that more ravel will bo found. I have seen In- Ivallons of gravel In two or three laces east of town and I am In hopes e will strike something there that ill sulllco. " CHARGED WITH ROBBERY. onstnble Charles Smith of Mlotarara Passed Through With Prisoner. Charles Smith , constable from Nlo- mira , was In the city on his way homo , laving in charge Charles Gllnes , the outh who was arrested at Grand slnnd charged with robbing n slot lachlno at the Hublmrd House In Ni- brnrn. The defendant held n consul- atlon with Attorney II. F. Barnhart f Norfolk , and the preliminary hear- ng was set for Friday. TELL GOVERNOR FOLK REASONS FOR THANKSGIVING. ACK OTHER MORTALS' WOES They Never Mind the Weather and Are Not Afraid of Burglars BreakIng - Ing In Diamonds the Least of Their Troubles Live Quietly. Macon , Mo. , Dec. 1. The following ketch , headed , "Why Wo Are Thank- ul , " written by tlio prisoners in Jail lore , has been placed in the hands of ho sheriff , with the request that ho orward It'to the governor : "Dear Gov. Folk : Wo have read our Thanksgiving proclamation with ntorest , and will abide by your sug gestions as well as wo may bo able In ur limited environments. Although injustly shut out from the world at ircsent , wo have much to be thankful or. The papers are not pitching into is and calling us hard names , like they are Mr. Rockefeller , Senator Platt , Vllllo Hearst , and other men with a argor measure of liberty. Our appe- Ito is of the nevcr-get-weary kind , and vo don't have to take treatment for nsomnla. "Wo are not nervous concerning jurglars and hold-up men , and our diamonds are the least of our worries. Nobody comes 'round and tries to vork us on wildcat mining stock ere o sell us gold-bricks. The coal man msn't come after his money , and wo lon't look for him. Snow , Ice , sleet ind wintry winds are nothing to us. W6 don't have to get up early Sunday morning and fix for Sunday school. Three times n day , week In and week out , wo get beans , corn-dodger and well water , except on holidays , when there's a double dose of water. "In looking over these matters , we 'eel that wo are blest far beyond the common run , for which wo are deeply .hankful , governor. We feel satisfied. We don't care to get any nearer where you live , much as wo like you. Your ways are not our ways , and wo wish to be particular , and lead a quiet , or derly life. " West Point News. West Point. Neb. , Dec. 3 Special : o The News : Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stuefer , who are among the best mown residents of West Point , cele brated their silver wedding on Satur day. The occasion was made mem arable by the presence of the largo number of relatlyes and friends of the couple and a large number of valuable presents were bestowed upon them On Sunday the Ladles Aid society o St. Paul's German Lutheran church called In a body and spent the after noon with.Mr. and Mrs. Ttuefer. Elro Harrison and Miss Mamlo Camp wore united In marriage on Wednes day evening In West Point. Rov. L L. LIpe , pastor of the Grace Lutheran church performed the ceremony a the parsonage. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesslo Camp of this city. She Is exceedingly pop ular as was evidenced by her winning the piano in the business men's con test. The groom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harrison , of Bcemcr where the couple will make their future turo homo. The West Point Farmers Instltut society at tholr last meeting decidei to hold a competitive corn cxhlbl during the institute which Is to b hold In West Point on February 7 and 8. Ten prizes will bo awarded , fiv on yellow corn and flvo on white corn Twenty ears of corn must bo shown by each exhibitor , the judging and scoring to bo done by state exports This contest is 'open to bona fide rcsl dents of Cumlng county on corn raised within the county In the year 1908. Mrs. Glaus Hansen. Nlobrara , Nob. , Dec. 3. Special t The News : Mrs. Clnus Hanson wa stricken with paralysis about ono wool ago and died Thanksgiving morning Funeral services wore held and th remains taken to Bloonifleld for burial Calumet makea light , digestible wholesome food. Only one heap ing teaspoonful is needed for one quart of flour. December Rate VIA THE BURLINGTON TO COLORADO : Dally low-rate winter tourist tickets to this land of unshlnc and bracing atmosphere. , TO CALIFORNIA : Dally low-rate tourist tickets , good nine months. See liat your ticket reads at least one way over the Burlington Route , either via ) cuver , scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City , or ono way via the Burlington- Vorthern Pacific through , direct northwest line between Missouri Valley , Puget Sound and Portland. HOMESEEKERS1 AND SETTLERS RATES : First and third Tuesdays , very greatly reduced one-way and round trip rates to the west , Including Den- er , North Platte Valley , Big Horn Basin , Eastern Colorado. LAND FOLDERS : Write me for free folders on irrigated districts , "Dry and Farming , " "A Good Dairy District. " The excellent 190G crops along the hirltngton are bringing crowds of eastern buyers and homeseekers Into Ne braska and Colorado. Write me and describe your trip , and let me advise you the best way to make it at the least cost , sending you folders desired , etc. L W. WAKELEY , Burlington General Passenger Agent , Omaha. HINTS AT SECESSION IFJAPANESE MATTER GOES WRONG. STATE RIGHTS ARE UPHELD People of the Golden Gate State Hate the Japanese and Declare White Children Do Not Have to Go to the Same Schools Thousands Monthly San Francisco , Dec. G. California Is rebellious , if not in a state of rebel lion. Standing on Its new problem , or rather on the now phase of an old problem , the Golden State has raised the banner of state rights , and has de clared more strongly on the color ques tion than over the south declared , slnco the recent unpleasantness. California Is not afraid of war. It wants no war with the rest of the United States , but demands a "friend ly fight" In the supreme court to de cide whether or not California shall have the right to rule Itself In local matters and handle tne color question In its own way. Neither does California seek a war with Japan. In fact , Callfornlans laugh at such an Idea , but here , on the strip of land which must stand the brunt of the battering , If ever Japan and the United States go to war , there Is no man who fears Japan. "The school board of San Francisco never will change Its attitude on the school question , " declared the super intendent of schools , as he came from the board meeting , which had been discussing the question. "President Roosevelt's requests or orders will bo ignored by us. The Jap anese must stay in their own school. We are acting under a state law passed in 1872 , before there ever was any Idea of this situation. If President Roosevelt or the federal congress has any requests to make , they must make them of the California legislature. The legislature can change the laws in a moment , but wo cannot. If the legis lature of California refuses to change the law , we want and hope for final decision of the case in the supreme court of the United States. Threatens Secession. "If California Is to remain one of the United States , " declared the com missioner of labor for California , "then it must stop this Invasion and settle the question. If wo do not settle the Japanese question soon , our children will settle It , or try to settle It from the other side of the Sierras. The Japanese are swarming into California at the rate of over a thousand a month more arrogant , more chesty than any other people. They do not demand equality. They want an acknowledge ment of their superiority. "O , nobody In California is afraid of the Japanese or of war with Japan. Roosevelt appears to bo afraid of war , but there are thousands of Callfornl ans who would welcome it. "As commissioner of labor , I realIze - Izo that the problem Is an enormous ono. I would no more think of driving out all the Japanese today than 1 would think of letting them all come In. This problem must be handled sanely. California needs labor , and , at the sumo time , It faces the destruction and the driving out of all the whites. "There never was a time In history , since the time of the primeval age , that the two races have lived together In harmony. Either they Intermingled or one became the serf of the other. Wo seem to have settled the question of serfdom In that war over the ne- roes. The whites will not amalga mate with the Japanese. There is the problem. " The feeling in San Francisco Is high. The city end parts of the state are openly , bitterly and resentfully op posed to the administration's stand in regard to the school question In San Francisco. The ninety-three orientals who have under the state hiw , been placed and segregated from the re mainder of the public school chilren of this wrecked city may prove the cause of one of the most serious inter national complications ever faced by the United States and one which may cost her dear if the views of the Call- fornlans are true. The people of San Francisco , Its ed ucators , Its officials , Its politicians and its thinkers declare that Japan is not at all Interested in the question of the ninety-three segregated orientals , but that the Japs are seeking to find a cause for a quarrel with the United States and have chosen the San Fran cisco school situation as the bone over which to pick a quarrel and start a war. It Is openly stated that the Jap be lieves the quicker he strikes at Amor- lea the bettor and that ho is seeking over a trivial question , which the school board declares was the result not of any slight to Japan nor of any Insult , Intended or otherwise either to Japan or China , but as a direct result of the necessity arising from the earth quake and fire which destroyed the city , to start a war to decide quickly which nation shall bo the master of the Pacific. Resents President's Action. Not only does California , especially Sdn Francisco , resent the attitude of Japan , but oven more It resents the apparent attitude of President Roose- volt's administration. California Is rather a peculiar state. It Is so far off from all the rest of the United States and has been so independent , so rich , so big , and has developed so rapidly that It thinks it is quite big enough now to decide for Itself. It resents im perial federal Interference , even as certain of the southern states once re sented it and ns , later Illinois resented It when federal troops wore sent to Chicago. The attitude of the people Is rather odd. The labor unions are bitterly op posed to Japanese labor , for strictly selfish reasons. The rest of the people ple are opposed to the Japanese be cause they say Japan is getting "too fresh. " In San Francisco It Is great fun for r "kids" to "soak n skipper , " which means to throw a brick at a Japanese. Odd as It may seem , these same Call- fornlans whoso fathers , when they were small , stoned the Chinese In the streets , now treat the Chlnamon with some respect , and oven regard him as an honest , hard-working laborer while they hate and detest the "sklppy. "
