THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
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NORKOIilv NKIJHASKA I'MMDAV ' I'M'lllliUAUY ' ' 8 11)07. )
EARLY TRAINS BEGAN BRINGING
VISITORS TO TOWN.
CITY DECORATED FOR EVENT
A Calm Invigorating Air and Clea
Blue Skies Greeted the Visitors Who
Arrived During the Day for tne Mod
ern Woodmen Meeting.
Modern Woodmen of America found
upon tliclr arrival In Norfolk Thursday
morning and Thursday afternoon , thai
the city was sheltered by a canopy of
clear blue sky and that n perfect day
calm and Invigorating , had dawned to
bid thorn welcome.
The delegations of visitors began ar
riving on the early morning trains fion
the north and west , some of the loyal
Woodmen having come from as fat
west ns Bassett , which Is about 120
miles from this city. A largo numbei
arrived from the west on the main
line train that reached hero at (5 ( o'clock
nnd another largo delegation came
from the Bonesteol train.
A half dozen passenger coaches wcio
attached to the northbound freight
which left nt 8 o'clock for Pierce and
Foster , ns It 'was arranged that a spe
cial passenger train should arrive from
those two places nt 2:30 : o'clock. It
, was also arranged for a special train
to arrive after noon from Madison.
Those two trains were both scheduled
to return homo early Friday morning ,
after the Initiatory work had ended.
A number of delegates arrived at 11
o'clock from Wayne , Hosklns and Win
side and many came at noon from both
east and west , large delegations arriv
ing from Clearwater , Ewlng , Nollgh ,
Oakdale , Tllden , Meadow Grove , Stan
ton , Pllger and Wlsnor.
From Elgin and other points on the
Albion line , came a delegation on tbo
early train. '
Among the early comers wore some
of the Creighton members of the or
der.
der.Strife
Strife still continued up until the
last moment between Madison and Til
don over the largest class of initiates ,
each anxious to win the prize of $20
offered by the local Commercial club
and which , together with the prize of
$80 for the largest attendance , Duct
Mapes was selected to present.
Deputies and officials of the oroer ,
including Head Consul Talbot of Lin
coln , were busy all morning getting
new candidates in line and preparing
for the coming-festivities. It had been
hoped to break the state record cf a
class initiation , made sonic time pgo
at Omaha when something over BOO
members were taken In.
It was arranged that John R. Hays
should make the address of welcome
at the Auditorium Immediately after
the parade and that he should also respond
spend to a toast at the banquet Fiiday
night.
The Parade.
All details for the big parade at 2:30 :
were completed before noon , when It
was announced that a half dozen bands
would be in line. Members of the
Commercial club committee on recep
tion and also of the citizens' commit
tee , met at the city hall at 11:30 :
o'clock to discuss the final plans. Com
mittees of Norfolk people mot all In
coming trains and gave the glad hand
to the visitors.
The line of march was as'follows- :
Mounted' escort ; Norfolk firemen ;
Norfolk band ; Norfolk team and
camp. Form on Second street , facing
Norfolk avenue , followed by the head
officers , committees , members of' Com- ,
mb'rclal club and city officers In car
riages , followed by Stanton camp , Pll
ger 'camp , Warnorvllle camp.
Wisher 'band , Wlsiler team "and
camp , form on Madison avdnue be
tween T'hlrd and Fourth strets , fol
lowed by Tllden team and camp , feat >
tie Creole team and camp :
Pierce band , team and canip form on
I" Madison avenue between Fourth ncd
, Flfthrstreets , followed ; byUV.eyne team
and camp , Hosklns team and camp ,
, Wlnslde team and , camp.
Madison band , team and camp will
form on Sixth street , between Norfolk
and , Madison avenues.
' ' Amon'g fho'odd features arranged for
the' parade were Sadie Dubols and her
notorious sheep , with pink ribbons
on their backs , and a bull dog be
longing to J. D. Sturgeon , which was
freshly palntodVlth an'advertisement
' '
o'n' his white sides. '
The line of march was from Second
end street and Norfolk avenue on the
s'otith side of Norfolk avenue to Sixth
street' , countermarch on the north- Bide
of Nprfolk avenue to Fourth street , to
Auditorium , where the delegations
were seated for the exorcises which
wore as follows :
At the Auditorium.
Selection by Wlsner band.
Address of welcome by Hon. John R.
Hays on behalf of Iqcal camp , Com
mercial club and city of Norfolk.
Response by supreme organizer
Ralph E. Johnson , in Tjelmlf of the visIting -
Iting Woodmen , followed by Head Con
sul A : R. Talbot , speaker of the day.
The Committees.
Following were the committees ap
pointed for the day :
Rocoptlon committee of Commercial
club , C. E. Durnham , G. D. Butterflold ,
W. A. Witzlgman.
Citizens committee , consisting of
Asa K. Leonard , N. A. ' Huso and Jack
Koenlgstcln.
M. W. A. committee , consisting of
C. 13. Hartford , W. C. .lames , W. C
Ahlmiuin , Karlo Harper , E. 1. Huge.
I2d. Loucks , Goo. Dud ley , J , II. Hulff.
C. E. Hartford has boon selected a
marshal of the day and sergeant a
.inns for the mooting In the evening
with the following aids : C. Hartford
W. C. JiuncH , N. A. Huso , Tnto Wllloj
W. L. Kern , C.V. . Ahlnmnn , Angus
Roth.
Decorations.
Business houses of the day begin
early to assume a gala appearance
lings being tucked up everywhere t (
extend a welcome to the visiting fra
ternuls.
Initiation ,
Officers of the order requested tha
candidates meet at the Auditorium a
7 o'clock p. in. so that the work of In
Itlatlon could begin promptly nt 8.
TRAINLOADS CAME TO TOWN.
People Here From as Far West as
Long Pine ; Many Delegations ,
People came to Norfolk from ns fiu
west ns Long Pine to attend the Wood
men celebration. The noon train from
'
the v ' " "VJ run into thlH city In tw (
sec' l > b * c , ' ) { , section carrying few
'fl/p * those bound fet
the Woo. ' ' /.syo " hero. The >
enmo from . ' ' ° ' f ' > ' ! Stan
$ 'i/
ton. Among tii. o/ o uniformed
bands and foresters.
Dinner was served by ladles of the
city In the third tsory of the Mnrquardt
blocl ; , Fifth street and Norfolk nv-
ontio , and It was expected that mnn >
nero would partnko of the supper. De
Iclous nnd abundant food was provid
cd In each meal by these women , the
iirico being but 75 cents , profits to go
: o the city library.
Presbyterian ladles announced that
.hoy would servo supper in the Pacific
block.
Among the visitors were :
Stanton : E. 1) . Dear , clerk ; W. J.
Yhlerson , v. c. ; C. E. Stucker , county
Judge W. P. Cowan , J. M. McKlnzle ,
William notation , J. Klngsley , A.
Klngsley , W. M. Ilolbrook , Dud Dltt
nor , Harry Tutin , Roy Whalen , Dean
Whnlen , Roy Stucker , W. G. Sonnen
scheln , H. Draube , William Aldoiman.
There were nearly fifty in this dclcga
tion at noon and it was said that there
vould be more on the evening train.
These visitors came prepared to re
naln over night.
Pilger : Uniformed forester band
mdor the captaincy of Howard Antics ,
M. Arnold , Will Montgomery , Charles
Davidson , C. D. Watson , Frank Shear ,
Will Wilson , Wallace Bowers , Chnrles
Penny , I. Bordner , Postmaster J B.
Jeffreys , Charles Finhauser , Louis Wot-
son , Peter Ley ton , L. Welnlgor , Will
l-yan. There were over fifty in this
delegation at noon.
Cloarwatcr : J. L. Perry , II. D. Wei-
gent.
gent.Wisner
Wisner : Uniformed forester team
inder the captaincy of W. E. Kelso.
THREE DIE INJRAIN WRECK
Engineer and Two Mall Clerks Killed
on Great Western.
Freeport , 111. , Feb. 7. A wreck on
he Great Western railroad at German
Valley today resulted In the death of
Engineer Martin Kline and two mall
clerks.
The train was a fast passenger , No.
Judga Boyd Quits Office.
Lincoln. Feb. " . Judge Boyd , who
was elected to congress from the
Third district last -tall , filed his resig
nation as ? district judge with Governor
Sheldon.
STATE SENATORMORGAJTEXPELLED
Colorado Solon Found Guilty of Hav-
'ipg Accepted Bribe.
Denver , Feb. 7 , Senator Richard W
Morgan of Boulder , county , a Repub-
lean , was expelled fronMne state sen
ate by a vote of 29 to l' . His expul
sion was recommended by a majority
of .a 'sp.eclal committee of the senate
which found , h'lm guilty of having ac
cepted , a bribe. This finding was baseo
on the statemsnt made to the senate
n March , 1905 , by Morgan himself ,
who handed to the secretary of the
senate' $750. which , he declared , had
been given him by Jam.es M. Herbert
and1 Daniel Sullivan In consideration
o'f Ins promise to vote for Alva Adams
( Dom. ) for governor in the Peabody-
Adams contest When the vote on the
contest was taken Morgan voted for
Peabody.
THREE WOMEN FROZEN TO DEATH
Victims of Blizzard in South Dakota.
Many Dead Cattle 2nd Sheep.
Sturgls , S. D. . Fob 7. Three wom
en are reported have frozen to deatn
as the resultof the recent blizzard.
One of these was Mrs. Jacob Wain ,
wife of a ranchman near Stonevillc.
who was overcome by cold while go
ing to the npstofllce for the mall Her
body has been recovered. Reports
from the cattle ranges are that there
are many dead cattle and sheep scat
tered around.
School children and teachers
throughout Meade county suffered
severely on account of the storm.
In n\any cases teachers and pupils
were compelled to remain all night In
the school , houses , without enough
fuel to keep thorn warm.
Primary"Bllfln South"Dakota.
Pierre , S. D. , Fob. 7. The house of
representatives passed the state wide
prlmnry'olcction bill , after adopting an
amendment requiring all candidates to
pay nomination fees.
EVELYN NESBIT THAW IN HUS
BAND'S BEHALF.
STANFORD WHITE RUINED HER
After Telling How the Slain Architect
Accomplished Her Downfall , She
Broke Down and Cried Thaw
Sobbed and Walked Floor.
Now York , Feb. 7. Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw was the first witness on UK
Thaw murder cnso this morning.
The pretty yonng woman , wife of
the man who Is being tried for tin
murder of Stanford White , the archi
tect , told how White accomplished hei
ruin In IflOt when she , was sixteen
years of ago.
She said that she refused to marry
Harry Thaw In Paris lit 11)0 ) ! ! because
) f the Indecent life she had led with
Stanford White.
Breaks Down and Cries.
At this point the witness , formerly
show girl anil artists' model , broke
ilown and cried profusely , whllo the
effect of the story upon Thaw was ter
rible.
He sobbed and walked the lloor.
Mrs. Thaw recovered her compo
sure after the most sensational part
) f the story.
Many of the women In the court
oem wore crying and most Intense si-
enco prevailed during her testimony.
New York , Feb. 7. The defense iU
Harry K. Thaw , under the direction 01
Attorney Dolphin M. Deimas of Call
[ ornla , Is assuming do Unite shape.
When court adjourned testimony l.u. .
been placed bi-lore the Jury to tlie
effect that Stanford White had been
heard to make a threat to Kill the de
fendant , coupling the threat with the
display of a revolver , that Thaw s
action following the killing of White
on the roof of Madison Square garden
was considered by several eyewitnesses
es to bo "irrational , " that an uncle of
the defendant was Insane , that Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw passed a note to her hus
band during dinner nt the Cafe Mar
tin the evening of the tragedy , that
GEORGE LAUDEJl CA.RNBOIB.
District Attorney Jerome has this
note and refused , on the demand or
.he defense to Introduce it in evi
dence. It has been reported that It
was In this note that young Mrs.
Thaw , referring to White , wrote to
icr husband : "That blackguard Is
lere. " At the close of the proceed-
ngs It was announced by Mr. Deimas
hat either the w'ifs or the mother of
Thaw w6uld be the next witness.
White Threatened Thaw.
The alleged threat against Thaw's
ifo w.as made two years' and a half
fcel'ore the tragedy occurred. District
Attorney Jerome objected to the evi
dence , declaring the defense'was not
understood by nlm to be' one of sell
defense.
Mr. Dplmas replied that the defense
ntendod to take advantage of every
ogal defense allowed Irt the state of
Now Yorkbe' it insanity , self defense
or any1other' legitimate justification
of the taking of a human life.
This was but the first of a series of
nteresling tilts between the district
attorney and Mr. Deimas during the
day and It was agreed that Mr. Jerome
lad found in Thaw's leading counsel
a foeman worthy of his best efforts.
Benjamin Boman. , formerly a stage
doorkeeper at the Madison Square
theater , declared that on 'Christmas
eve , 1903 , Stanford White came to the
stage door about 11:15 : p. m. and
asked fqr Miss'Nesblt. . The door-
ceepei- told him the actress , who wao
then playing In "The Girl from Dixie , "
had gone home. White at first ac
cused him of a falsehood , nnd then
asked who had been her escort.
"Mr. Thaw , " the witness said he rc-
pllod.
"Oh , that Pittsburger , " commented
the architect , who , to raako sure the
actress had gone , went to her dress-
ng roqra on the staco. Not finding
her there , White , according to Bo-
mejj , walked rapidly out of the thea
ter with a revolver In hlo hand and
muttering : "I'll find and kill that
before daylight , "
Tuo witness said he bolevod | the
threat to bo directed against Harry'
Tlinw and told him of It several day
later , when they 'chanced to mcot or
Fifth avenue ,
Sloters Leave Room.
The Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs
George l.nudor Parnoglo , Thnw'B HH !
tors , wore In court nnd took a keen In
torcst In all the proceedings. Whoi
lloman tcstlllod as to the oplthet Stan
ford White used In speaking of the
man ho Intended to "kill before day
light. " Juntloe Fitzgerald aald li <
would plvp all those In the court room
whoso sense of proprieties might IIP
offended , the opportunity to withdraw
The countess nnd Mrs. Carnegie wont
out , but returned In loss than live mln
utcs.
Gllddm Pioneer Commits Suicide.
Glldtli'ii , la. . Keb " . --.lullus Ciilhert-
nun. a liusliH.ss num. lor thlrtj llvo
years a resident of Must p'uco , com
milled Hiilcldn by shoollnt ; .
FIRST LAND MEN CONVICTED ARE
IN CUSTODY.
LIVE STOCK MEN LOSE MUCH
t Is Said That the Long Siege of Cold
Weather Has Cost Heavily Upon the
Live Stock Industry of NortlfWestern
Nebraska.
Omaha , Feb. 7. Pursuant to the de
cree of the United States circuit court
of appeals , In denying their motion
lor u now trial , John and Herman
Kiause , cattlemen and ranchmen of
Sheridan county , appeared In thu led-
cral building and suitendered them-
celvcs to the custody of the United
States marshal to undergo the sen
tence of "twenty-four hoius imptibon-
muut in the cuMody of the United
States maishal , " as lU'cu-ud against
them at the hearing or their case
nearly eighteen months ago.
The Kraiifaos were liuiicied for Hie-
; ally loncing MJIUO lO.OUU acios of pub
lic lands and for thu intimidation of
eettlers who bought to maUe home
stead entries within tin-be Illegal en
closures of the KnuiHi'b In Shurldan
county. The trial was the first land
case before a jury and lasted several
days.
The trial resulted In the conviction
of the Krausos. They tool ; the matter
up on appeal to the United States cir
cuit of appeals , with the recent re
sult affirming the judgment of the low
er court. The sentence involved a
fine of ? 8HO against John , and $500
against Herman Krausc and that they
30 each required to pay one-half of
the costs and to bo imprisoned in the
custody of the United States marshal
'or ' twenty-four hours. The total costs
of the case In the lower court amount
ed to about $1,200. The Krauses paid
he fine and costs Into the United
States district clerk.
STOCK SUFFERS SEVERELY
Cattlemen In Northwest Nebraska
Lose Heavily.
Lincoln , Feb. 7. Cattlemen from
ho sandhill country of northwest Ne-
> raska , where live stock Is the chief
ndustry , say that heavy losses have
) oen sustained becaiiho of the long-
continued severe weather. Beginning
aiuoarly ns October , It was nvceifiary
o feed hay. the ranges being covered ,
b little later a heavy sleet storm
covered the uinpc grass , and with the
snow that followed , all kinds of stock
have suffered severely from cold and
hunger.
ASSAULTED BY NEGRO.
Lincoln Telephone Operator Waylaid
While on Way Home From Wortr.
Lincqln , Feb. 7. Mrytle Furlong , on
operator In the telephone office , wan
waylaid and criminally assaulted while
on her way homo from her work. She
'
was dragged into an alley , gagged
with a handkerchief and her clothing
torn from her . The young woman is
in a serious condition. Two negroes ,
George Younger and Lewis Swan ,
have been arrested as suspects.
JAP ISSUE CALIFORNIA
Move to Bar Out Japanese Laborers
Made in State Senate.
Sacramento , Cal. . Feb. 7. The at
tempt to revive the Japanese , question
In the legislature , which Jailed in the
assembly Tuesday , was again brought
up , this time In the senate. Black In
troduclirg a lengthy joint resolution
requesting that no treaty bo made
with does not allow exclusion of Jap
anese laborers It was referred to
the committee on federal relations.
The senate committee on education
made a favorable report on Senator
Kcan's bill amending the state statute
segregating Mongolians and Indian
children In separate schools to Include
Japanese and recommended to the sen
ate that the bill be passed. This bill
Is to forestall a ( possible decision
that Japanese are not Mongolians.
Overrules Ruef's Demurrer.
San Francisco , Fob. 7. Superior
Judge Seawell practically ended the
litigation that resulted from the at
tempt of Abe Ruof to secure posses-
aton of the' office of district attorney
, by overruling Thief's demurrer to the
writ'of prohibition asked for by Dls-
triet Attorney Langdon to prevent the
lattor's trial on a charge of not being
.the legal occupant of tno office.
FIERY DEBATE OVER THE GIBSON
AND WILCOX BILLS.
SEVERAL HOURS OF ORATORY
At the Close Advocates of County Op
tion Claimed Victory by a Narrow
Margin Anti-County Dlvlaon Bill
Was Slain In the House ,
Lincoln , Fob. 7. Hpeclal In The
News : At L' o'clock this afternoon the
senate look up the county option bill
i.s Senator Wllcnv and the anil-beer
trust bill by Senator Ulhsnn. The de-
linle over the two bills was lleiy and
lasted neveral hours Comity option
Advocates claimed ( he victory by a
narrow margin.
ItepreHonlnllvd Hauler's anil enmity
IhlHlon bill was slain In the house thin
iimnilug. Factional strife In t'lmter
ounly did It.
NEBRASKA TWO-CENT FARE BILL
Measure Fixing Passenger Rateo Intro-
chucil In House.
Lincoln , Feb. 7.- In the house a bill
'
was hit induced ; a l-cnnl !
fare on railways fni piTmms over
twelve yini'R anil 1 cent under that
age , with n 'iienl minimum fare and
0 pounds llmUiillnii of bagKHKO.
The hniiHe disposed or antl-t'hrlMtlan
Science IcKlnlatlnn by killing two
hills which made It Illegal to practice )
Christian Science hoalliiK in thu ab
sence of a regular physician' HCOIIHU.
A similar senate bill had already born
Indefinitely postponed.
O L D SETTLER GON E.
vlrs. Bailey of Alnsworth Succumbs to
Second Operation.
Mnswnrtb , Neb. , Fob. 7. Special to
'he News : The Alnsworth old sel
lers are still passing awjiy. The ro-
naliiH of Mrs. I tattle Ualley in rived
iere Tuesday evening from u hospital
n Chicago , where she had been the
.ei-ond . time to have an operation por-
nriiied for different diseases and on
he evening of tlie : ird she died. The
( -mains wore met at the train and
liken charge of by the W. K. C. , of
vlilch she was an active member , and
he ( ! . A. K. , of which hn Is an honor-
ry member , as he IH an old soldier ,
[ 'hey are among the oldest settlers
lore ami stand high in society. All
he business houses closed their doors
'rnm 10 o'clock yesterday morning nu
ll after the funeral , which was held In
be Cniigregallnnal church , where Rev.
i. Pnrslon delivered an , ulilu address ,
'be remains were laid at rest in tlio
\iiiHwnrth eemetory. Mrs. Jlailoy
eaves a husband , C. A. Ualley , ai-d a
.son to survive her.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT BULLETIN
Passengers and Employes Killed In
Tram Wrecks Number 267.
Washington , Fcb 7. An atc'.uen' '
jullctln issued by the Intersta'e com
merct commission for the three
months ended Sept. 30 last shows the
total number of casualties to passen
gers and railroad employes while on
duty to have been 19.850 , as against
16,937 reported in the preceding three
months. 'The number of passengers
and employes killed In train wrecks
was 267. as against 194 reported In the
preceding three months. Fifty-two
jass ngcrs were killed.
The total number of collisions and
derailments In the quarter was 3,672 ,
of which 269 collisions and 201 derail
ments affected 'passenger trains. The
damage to cars , engines and roadway
jy these accidents amounted to $2-
632.760.
The hurriber of employes' killed In
coupling and uncoupling cars and on-
; lnes was 81. an increase of 13 over
: he previous quarter.
NEAR WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Diplomatic Relations Between Nica
ragua and Honduras Broken Off.
Sa Salvador , Feb. ' 7 Diplomatic
relations between , Nicaragua .and Hon
duras have been broken off as a result
of the trouble which has arisen bo-
ween the. .two countries owing to the
ecent Invasion of. Nlcaraguan tern
ary by Honduran soldiers. The two
governments consequently cannot
each an understanding In the matter
of disarmament of their forces on
heir respective frontiers , as decided
upon by the court of arbitration now
n session heie President liscalon of
Salvador is trying to act at. mediator
o obtain the fulfillment of lliu lulmj ;
f the court.
Missing Steamers Caught In Ice.
Milwaukee , Feb. 7. Advices re
ceived at the offices of the Goodrich
Transportation company are to the ef
fect that the missing steamers Iowa
and City of Racine .arc caught In the
ce off Evanston. 1,11. No fear Is felt
for their safety. H Is expected they
will b liberated as soon as the wind
Shifts.
Another Avalanche at Monarch. .
Balldn , Colpi. Feb. 7. Another ava-
anoho of snow , much larger than that
of Monday night , came down at Mon
arch , destroying the buildings and
warding house , of the , Bcllpso mine ,
P. Y. Harris , manager of the mine , Is
under the mass of snow and his res
cue Is doubtful.
Tilt CONDIIIONJIF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nobrasku.
ConillllniiH of tlm wonlliur tin record-
oil for tlio twoiity-four bourn oiulliiR
lit K n. in. today ;
Maximum flG
Minimum 0
Average 1C
ClileiiKo. Fob. 7.--Tim bulletin la-
sued by Ilio Chicago station of the
Hulled States weather Imroau given
Ilio forociiHl for Nebraska an follows :
Fair InnlKliI and Friday. Kitting
temperature Krlday.
Dle at Age of 110 ,
Hamilton , ( ) . . Fob. 7. "Aunty" Jnno
LowlH , wlumo ago In uiithonilcnlly en-
Minuted to liavo boon lid yearn , died
here. She WIIH born In Petersburg ,
Va. , and lived for many years with
the family of floncnil Xachary Taylor.
VOTE IS 43 TO MO AGAINST CHICAGO -
CAGO TO ST. LOUIS PLAN.
STAND BY CHAIRMAN BURTON
Large Majority of the Members Are
With Rlvcro anc1 Harboro Commit
tee Indian Appropriation Dill In
the Senate ,
Washington. Fob. 7. The ndvocatoi
of a fourtcen-loot channel for the Mis
sissippi river from Chicago to St.
Lou I a ana the gull' met defeat when
the house. In committee of the whole ,
havlni ; under consideration the rlvor
and harbor appropriation bill , voted to
fitnnd by the recommendation of the
committee In opposition to the project.
Although there WIIH much speech-malt-
Ing on the purl of the friends of the
mcnsuro , they hceured only -13 votes
lor ill" amendment , as against MG
against It ,
liarllcr In the day Dalzoll ( Pa. ) of
fered an amendment providing for tiia
continuance of work on dam No. 7 , on
the Ohio river , but It way defeated on
a test vote , which showed that the
chairman of the river and harbor com
mittee , Hurlon. had a largo majority
of the house with him as to any
amendment to the budget which liuu
not his sanction.
The Indian appropriation bill was
again tlie sole topic of discussion by
the bc'iialo , but llttlo progress was
made The day wna spent In n discus
sion of the proposition to repeal the
restrictions on the alienation of stir-
plus India , ) ) lands In the Indian terri
tory. No conclusion was lynched on
this matter when the scnato ad
journed.
ANXIOUS TO TRY AIRSHIPS
General Allen Gets Ready to Experi
ment With Balloons at Omaha.
Washington. Feb. 7. Quietly , but
with a duiunntnaUon to thoroughly
salltfy himself on the subject , Gen
eral Allen , chief signal olllcer of tlio
aruiy , bus been making preparations
for most extensive experiments with
balloons , airships and aeroplanes , with
the view ol settling upon some system
of aerial navigation for use In opera
tions of the aimy , either In times ol
peace or war.
It Is the Intention to conduct the
xporlmcnts at Fort Omaha , and foi
this purpose $60,000 of money already
appropriated has been allotted for fit
ting up the fort with all the necessary
appliances , including gas tanks , repair
shops , etc.
General Allen said that he vrlll be
prepared to conduct experiments with
every ooncelvable kind of machine of
fered and all will be glvon a trial be
fore a board of olllcors , but the de
partment under no circumstances will
purchase plans of balloons or ma
chines not already put to practical
'tCblE.
CONGRESS' POWER LIMITED.
House Judiciary Committee Says II
Cannot Suppress Child Labor.
Washington. Feb. 7. Chairman Jen
kins of tle ) house committee on ju
diciary submitted a report In which it
Is stated .that the committee Is of the
opinion that "congress has , no jurisdic
tion , or authority over the subject ol
woman and child labor and lias no au
thority to suppicss any abuses of s'uch
labor or ameliorateconditions sur
rounding U'fi employment of such la
borers. " The committee holds that
the regulation of woman and child la
bor Is within the' police power of tha
various states.
Disabled Vessels Towed Into Port.
Halifax. Feb. 7. The steamer Mys-
tlo , which was reported In distress ofi
Ketch harbor , with another steamer In
tow , arrlyed at this port. The steam
er Nanna , which had been In tow o\ \
the Mystic , also arrived , being brought
Into the harbor by tugs. The Nanna
had a broken shaft and the Mystic ,
which struck on a shoal , but quickly
floated , had a hole In her bottom.
Congressman Hepburn'III.
Washington , Fob. 7. Representa
tive Hepburn of Iowa , chairman ol
the house committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce , Is confined to his
'homo by.a severe cold. Pending Mr.
Hepburn's recovery , hla committee has
postponed action on the 1)111 limiting
the employment of railway men to sixteen -
teen hours o. day.
