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NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CONORE-
OATIONALISTS SO VOTE.
UP BEFORE THREE CHURCHES
Annual Meeting Comes to End With
Dr. Tuttle's Address Petersburg IB
Chosen as Next Spring's Meeting
Place Appreciate Treatment.
Congregational ministers from north-
oust Nt > ltntHUn took a position In fa
vor of the proposed union of the Con-
giogatloiml , United Brethren ami
AlothodlKt Protestant churchi'H at yes
terday afternoon's session of tlu > Elkhorn -
horn Valley Association of Congroga-
tlonal churches. Resolutions favoring
the union \vt > n > adoiitoil at thu Dual
business session < ' Hie nfti rnoon.
Following Dr. T'iMlo'H address laHt
evening the Dual day of the two days'
session was brought to a close. .Meet-
Ing this year In the First Congrega-
tlonal church of Norfolk , the conven
tion voted to adopt Petersburg na
next spring's mooting place.
Rov. V. F. Clark of Nollgh , Hi v. .1.
J. Klopp of Stanton and Nov. C. 11.
Dalns of Pierce were elected as dele
gates yesterday afternoon ft ) the na
tional council of the church which
convenes In Cleveland next October.
II Hov. W. .1. Tumor of Norfolk. Prof.
.1. E. Taylor of Nollgh and Ilov. .1. Al.
Kokjor of Crolghtou were nainod as
altornatoH ,
Resolutions favoring the proposed
union of the Congrogatloual , United
Hrothron and MothodlHt Protestant
churches were presented to the con
vention of the churches of the district
yesterday afternoon liy a Hpeclal com-
mlttoo apMlntod | Tucaday evening
This question of union IH now up be
fore the national organizations of the
three churches and la a subject of
consideration among the congrega
tions over the country. Of the three
bodies which It Is proponed to unite ,
the Congregational church represents
the greatest membership. The Meth
odist Protestant church has an espe
cially Ptmng organization In Alary-
land , while the United Brethren are
also very strong In Pennsylvania and
Maryland. The resolutions adopted
yesterday follow ;
The Resolutions.
"As an association of Congregation
al churches wo wish to express our
profound satisfaction , and gratitude to
God , that hi our time the spirit of
oneness among the followers of Jesus ,
for which ho prayed. Is becoming con
tinually stronger and more manifest.
"We are greatly Interested In the lat
est expression of this spirit embodied
In the proposed 'act of union' between
the Congregational. United Brethren
and Methodist Protestant churches.
The plan seems to us as wise as any
thing that could bo proposed.Vo re
joice In the fact that It leaves our
churches , as well as the others In-
eluded In the plan , free to continue
thulr local work In their own way ;
that , so far ns we can see , none of
the principals for which our church
has stood so long are violated ; and
above all , that there are so many In
dications of the presence and help of
the holy spirit In the work of the Joint
committee.
"We wish to express our conviction
that spiritual oneness Is of far more
Importance than any formal union ,
but that spiritual oneness , wherever
It really exists , can bo greatly
strengthened by formal union ; also
that wo shall have great dllllcnlty In
manifestlm ; to the world or realizing
for ourselves the one without the
other.
"It seems to use that If. after most
careful and prayerful consideration
It Is found that onr churches can dc
so with practical unanimity and If nc
insurmountable obstacle be found li
the way. we ought to enter Into this
proposed union , with songs of pralsi
on our lips and new courage In oni
hearts as wo press forward the worl
of winning the world to Christ. Am
we venture to hope that the holj
spirit who has been in this movcmen
so manifestly from the beginning , wll
be in all our churches and In all Unit
ed Brethren and Methodic ! Piou-Man
churches so abundantly that we ma ;
join hands for the upbuilding of tli
Kingdom of God with great unanimit ;
and enthusiasm. "
The committee appointed to drav
these resolutions consisted of Rev. C
H. Crawford of Bloomfield. Ilov.'ic
tor Clark of Nellgh. Hov. W. .J. Turno
of Norfolk. Rev. John AI. Hinds o
Norfolk and Ilev. C. H. Dalns o
Plorco.
I > Other Resolutions.
Before the final adjournment yestei
day evening the following resolution
were also presented and adopted :
"As an association we wish to ex
prebs our high appreciation of tin
courteous and unstinted hospitality o
the people of the church with whlc !
we have met.
"Onr sincere thanks are also du <
tn Professor Thompson of Doane college
logo and to Dr. Tuttle of Lincoln fo
the excellent addresses with whicl
they have favored us.
"In view of the peculiarly Insplrini
and helpful character of Profcsso
Thompson's paper on 'The Splrltua
Element In American Poetry , ' we can
not refrain from expressing the wlsl
that it might be published in sultnbli
form or , at least , be given a wide
hearing at a state association meetini
or elsewhere.
"We are also grateful to the pros :
nt Norfolk for the excellent and help
ful reports which have been publlshe (
from-day to day. "
For pure Ice cream call Red 1G4.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Little milsworth Sohrlder In quite
Irk ,
Uttle ( lay Johnson , ion of .Mr. and
, tr * . ( illhert Jnlinwm. IH itillo | nick.
lOrvlit Cnitly of Inman In visiting
lib hlK uncle. Pal Clotty and family.
I .ruler Hyde , little HOII of Air. and
Ir * Chan , ll.tdo , who him boon very
lok. IH much better.
Mr. and Alrn. Ah In Plium > r and fain-
ly him moved to Cliadron. where Air.
'liinior Is working.
The new cement walks which have
eon laid In front of Air. Canipman ,
Ir. Cunningham and Air. Bradloy'H
onsen , have mndo quite an Improve-
tent on Hastings avenue.
Nathan Smothers , who has been
riving ont of the grocery wagons for
Irs , Robert Craft , him tahon a week's
ncatlon and went to Plorco this noon
or a visit with his parents. Jean Crot-
y will take his place on the wagon
tiring Air. Smothers' absence.
The corner stone ot the now Cnth-
He church at Albion was laid yoster-
ay.
Judge A. A. Welch will convene an
djourned term of the district court
t Plorco today.
A new council of the Knights of
Columbus Is to bo Installed at Hart-
ngton on Sunday. On the Sunday fol-
owing a council Is to bo Installed at
relghton ,
The girls of the O. AI. C. club enter-
allied last evening at the home of
lias Alny Schwonk. .Sixteen young
n'oplo were present. An evening was
ilcasanlly spent at music and cards ,
lefroshments were served.
Phe telephone cable gang In Nor-
'oik under the direction of Foreman
I. Hartford Is only fioro for a week's
lay In the city. The cable that Is
lelug strung la only Intended to af-
ord temporary relief from the con-
jostlon of wires.
The retiring city council will hold
ts last regular session this evening
it the city hull. The routine business
> f the month will bo presented at this
meeting. The now council and the
low city administration stop into of-
llco next Tuesday.
Two grocery stores and a Norfolk
meat market have added a new ten
ure to their telephone service that
epresents an innovation In Norfolk.
These stores have Installed for the
lonoflt of their order department a
separate "Incoming" telephone so con
iccted with the central olllco that It
can bo used only for Incoming calls.
The second telephone which the store
isos for "out-going" calls Is not mini
jereil In the telephone directory.
In furnishing additional bonds to
cover the six day extension of the sa
eon licenses of Norfolk formally voted
ed by the city council Tuesday oven-
ng It transpired that the surety bonds
lied by the Rico and Walton saloons
uid been correctly mndo out to cover
ho entire municipal year np to Alny
7. These saloons wcro accordingly re-
ipilred to take no further action In
portectlug their right to remain open
until the Incoming'of the now council.
Owing to the cold weather , the
weekly shoot planned by 'the Norfolk
Gun club for Thursday afternoon , has
) oen postponed until next Alonday af
ternoon. AH sKrtsmcn | Interested In
the shoot are cordially invited ot par
ticipate. The tournaments are held
each week at the driving park north
of the city.
The Now England dinner served last
night in the parlors of the Congrega
tional church was a success In every
particular. It was well attended by
people of the city and It was also for
tunate In having a number of guests
from outside of Norfolk. Delegates
attending the meeting of the Elkhorn
Valley Congregational churches , were
Invited as guests at the supper and a
pleasant social hour was enjoyed.
One of the prettiest Alay parties
ever enjoyed by Norfolk children was
given yesterday afternoon at the home
of Air. and Airs. R. E. Bryant on
South Fourth street for their little
son , Arthur , who Is four years of age.
Eighteen little friends were invited
for the afternoon and , among other
features , a Alay pole with a Alay pole
dance afforded a great deal of pleas
ure. The Alay pole had been Installed
on the lawn and the long colored ribbons
bens used in the dance made the scene
an unusually pretty one. Dainty re
freshments were served late in the
afternoon.
It is probable that a formal Invita
tion to hold this winter's state Y. AI ,
C. A. convention in Norfolk will be
addressed to the state committee of
the as.-ociatlon within a short time by
the pastors of the city , the mayor , the
Commercial club and other bodies in
terested In starting a Y. Al. C. A. movement
mont in Norfolk. A meeting of the
committee is to be held during Alny
According to a recent conversation
had with State Secretary Bailey bv G ,
8.T. Sprecher In Omaha , it is probable
that the state committee on receiving
: * ' a formal invitation from Norfolk would
B adopt a tentative resolution selecting
f this city as the meeting place for the
11. state convention. The attitude of the
people of Norfolk toward a Y. AL C
c A. movement would then be ascer
! tallied before determining on the def
r.lnlte location of the convention.
Try a News want ad.
W , M , RAINBOLT RESIGNS.
! Assistant Cashier of Norfolk National
May Leave Norfolk.
W. AI. Rainbolt's resignation as as
* rslstant ! cashier of the Norfolk Natlon <
' 1 al bank went into effect today. Mr ,
Rainbolt has been connected with the
g
. 'bank in this capacity for the past few
j years. While 'Me future business
J course has not been definitely deter-
J mined , Air. Rainbolt loft at noon to
look over the Rosebud country.
IS AWARDED TO 8. T. NAPPER OF
THIS CITY.
FIGURES AMOUNT TO $290,000
Mr. Napper Has Just Returned From
Washington A Dig Dunch of Live
Stock Will be Delivered by Him to
Uncle Sam Before July 15.
H. T. Nappor returned al noon from
Washington , D. C. , where ho had been
to make a hid for furnishing another
largo consignment of livestock to the
United States government. Ho se
cured a contract amounting to $290-
000. Last year Air. Nappor also han
dled a mammoth contract of the same
nature.
The following livestock Is to bo
supplied by Air. Nnppor , delivery to
be mndo before illy 15 : 7,080 heifers ;
Oil maroH ; 20 bulls ; 1 stallions.
The stock la to bo delivered at Cheyenne -
onno lllvor , S. I ) . , Fort Peck , MonL ,
Standing Rock , N. D. , and Rosebud ,
S. O.
THREE GREAT CHURCH PROBLEMS
Dr. Tuttle of Lincoln Discusses Prob
lems to be Met Today.
The problem of an adequate minis
try , the problem of a moro religious
ami offectlvo public worship and the
problem of church leadership In the
modern world are , according to Dr.
Tuttle. speaking at the First Congre
gational church last evening , three of
the great problems to be met by the
church. In a short eloquent address
of an hour the pastor of the First Con
gregational church of Lincoln told the
district convention of the Congrega
tional churches in session in Norfolk
something of how ho thought the
great problems were to be met.
Never was It so dllllcult as today
for the average church to secure com
petent ministers , Dr. Tuttle said.
Thrco reasons he assigned In explain-
ng why the church at every point Is
suffering from a lack of competent
eadership In the pulpit : First , the
wider area of choice of professions
opened to the educated man of today ,
10 longer restricted to "tho three pro
fessions ; " second , the widening of
Christian emphasis In all Holds of
work , BO the exercise of the Christian
spirit and the doing of God's work is
not limited to the pulpit ; and third ,
that the Christian church was not bear
ing upon Its heart and conscience the
problem of keeping the church sup
plied with a worthy ministry. The
opportunities In the pulpit were never
greater than today , though , for men
of culture and devotion , of leadership
and Inspiration.
The second problem before the
church lay In making more worship
ful the public services , where weekly
word gatherings collect. In the face
of an air full of the electricity of mod
ern aggressiveness it was necessary
to purify the public worship , to make
it more religious rather than less so.
For , Dr. Tuttle declared , the church
cannot compete with worldly organi
zations on a worldly basis nor make
progress unless It Is apart from the
world. Drop schemes , the speaker
said , and add spirituality.
The great problems of the day. Dr ,
Tuttle found , are ethical problems ,
The church , divinely set apart for so
cial leadership , must lead In the wise
and final solution of the great social
questions. Never before was there
such a tremendous demand from the
heart of the churches that the church
spring to its place of social leadership.
The church must bo ahead or under
neath In the struggle for the solution
of these social problems.
The following pastors and delegates
from Northeast Nebraska Congrega-
tlonnl churches have been In attend
tince at the Norfolk session : Bloom-
Held , Rev. C. H. Crawford and AIlss
Carrie Canham ; Butte , Rev. W. A ,
Hensel ; Carroll , Rev. J. Jones , E. W ,
Jones and D. AL Davis ; Center , Rev ,
O. W. Roger ; Crelghton , Rev. J. Al
Rokjer , William Graham and Airs. Liz
7.1o Gillette ; Nellgh , Ilev. V. F. Clarli
and J. E. Taylor ; Norfolk , First Con
gregatlonal church , Rev. W. J. Tur
ner , S. S. Cotton and Airs. D. Alathew
son ; Norfolk , Second Congregational
church , Rev. J. AL Hinds , Air. Bruce
Ray Hyde and Airs. J. Nix ; Elgin , Rev
J. T. Ellis , G. E. Clark , sr. , and Airs
C. B. Klnney ; Petersburg , Rev. H. C
Malberslebcn ; Pierce , Rev. C. H
Dalns , Airs. C. E. Staley and Airs. H
H. Alohr ; Plalnvlesv , Air. and Airs. P
D. Corell ; Spencer , Ilev. W. J. Isaacs
and Aliss Iris Ware ; Stanton , Rev. J
J. Klopp ; West Cedar Valley , Rev. H
C. Halberslobon and AIlss Dora Alyrop
The following corresponding mem
hers were enrolled : Rev. S. I. Han
ford , Lincoln ; Prop. Alargaret Taylor
Crete ; Rev. J. D. Steward , Aurora ;
Aliss Lillian Benkcr , Crofton ; Ilev
Charles Sterner ; F. H. Chlckerlng
Omaha.
GOT A TREAT "ON THE STREET'
Colonel Al Johnson Beats the Crowe
In a Lucky Pick-up.
"Col. " Al Johnson carried twt
pounds of choice chocolates homo ir
his coat pockets at noon.
Al always bus been fond of sweets
but he doesn't always get them Ir
two-pound lots. No , ho didn't get the
treat in a Alay basket. It was a treat
"on the street" that Al enjoyed this
time.
A drayload of candles were bolus
hauled up Norfolk avenue. Suddenly
a jolt In the road caused a pall ol
chocolates to tip off the wagon. The
lid ramo off and two pounds of dark
hrowii ohocolaton rolled out upon the
thoroughfare. "Colonel Johntdng" was
nt hand. Ilo had things all his own
way ho and his dog. It was some
thing of 11 ncramblo between Al and
the dog , but what were saved from
the canine's teeth wont Into Al's coat
pockets , The drayman made no pretest -
test and no lawsuits seeking to regain
the lost bonbons tire apt to ensue.
The "colonel" said ho always was a
'lucky coon , anyway. " Ho pronounced
the candy perfectly good and none thu
worse for Its road experience. The
iisaomhlod crowd looked on with a do *
ijrco of remorse over having lost the
ilollclotiH morsels.
CONGREGATIONALPASTORS HERE
_
Attendance at Annual Meeting Is Satis
factory Sessions Begin.
With a satisfactory attendance of
ministers and delegates from the dis
trict of the Elkhorn Valley Associa
tion of Congregational churches , the
annual convention of the association
was called to order by Ilov. W. J. Tur
ner at 2:110 : o'clock Tuesday afternoon
lit the First Congregational church of
Norfolk. The early part of the after
noon was taken up with the enrollment
of the visiting pastors and delegates
mill with the preliminary business of
organization previous to regular pro-
rom of the afternoon.
This evening at the First Congre
gational cluirch , AIlss Alargarot
Thompson , professor of English litera
ture In Doano college , will speak on
'The Spiritual Element in American
Poetry. " The public has boon invited
to the meetings and this evening's lec
ture is expected to bo enjoyed by a
largo' audience of Norfolk people In
addition to the pastors and delegates
from away.
Wednesday's program , the final day
of the association sessions , Is as fol
lows :
Wednesday Alornlng.
8:30 : Business.
9:00 Devotional , H. C. Halbersle-
ben , Petersburg.
9:0 ; : "Home Allssions , " S. I. Han-
ford , Lincoln , state superintendent.
"Phases of Our Own Frontier
Work , " W. J. Isaacs , Spencer ; J. W.
Kokyer , Crelghton ; W. A. Ilensel ,
Butte.
11:00 : "Sunday School Work , " Supt.
J. D. Stewart , Aurora , AIlss Lillian
Beukor , Crofton.
Wednesday Afternoon.
1:30 : "Our Educational Work , College -
lego and Academy , " V. F. Clark , Ne
llgh.
2,10 : Woman's Hour ; Missions.
3IJO : Sermon , C. H. Dailies , Pierce.
Sacrament J. Roberts , Newcastle.
Wednesday Evening.
8:00 : Address by Dr. Tuttle , pastor
First Congregational church , Lincoln.
SPORTS
GOTCH MAKING NOISE.
Wrestler Wants to Get Into Heavy
Class In Prize Ring.
St. Louis , Alay 2. "There is one
ambition I have In mind now , " re
marked Frank Gotch , champion wres
tler of America , while here enroute to
Kansas City , to Larry Lajoio of the
Cleveland team , with whom ho put In
a few weeks training recently. "That
is to wake up the boxing champion
ship world. I do not refer to Jeffries
that's one lion I want to let sleep.
But these peanut champions Ilko
Squires , O'Brien , Burns and Schreck.
They should bo well roasted and
served hot.
"With two months' time I am ready
to meet this Australian scrapper , and
falling him , either Burns , O'Brien , or
Schreck , whichever wants to come
and get my money. I will back myself
and have Kid AlcCoy's word that ho
will train and coach me. "
HUGHES VETOES BOXING BILL.
New York Will Have to Beat Blue
Coats to Promote Bouts.
Albany , N. Y. , Alay 2. Senator
Frawley's bill to legalize sparring ex
hibitions between members of the
Amateur Athletic union In this state ,
under the auspices of the Alotropoll-
tan association , received a knockout
blow last night. Governor Hughes ve
toed it and sent a memorandum to the
senate.
The governor points out that spar
ring exhibitions "for the purpose of
pure sport" are not now prohibited
by law. The prohibition is against
such exhibitions "when an admission
fee is charged or received. " This re
striction , the governor says , has been
maintained In the public Interest , fur
nishing practicable means for pre
venting the abuses that creep in when
such exhibitions are given for the
purpose of gain.
Governor Hughes pointed out that ,
while the sport under the auspices of
the Metropolitan Athletic association
might be unobjectionable , it would bo
hard to draw distinctions , as certainly
would have to be done if one ormis-
slons and another prohibited from doIng -
Ing so.
There is nothing in the law to prevent -
vent boxing bouts being held by ama
teur athletic associations , ho said , if
no admission fee Is charged directly
or Indirectly.
New Saloon at Lindsay.
Lindsay , Neb. , Alay 1. Special to
The News : Henry Lachnlt , former
ly deputy sheriff of Platte county , has
engaged in the saloon business in the
stand formerly occupied by the P. W.
Pcderson saloon.
If you read the ads , you will know
whether It Is worth your while to visit
the stores on a "bad-weather day. "
Usually It is !
CITY COUNCIL CORRECTS CLER
ICAL ERROR.
SPECIAL MEETING WAS HELD
City Council Passe'd a Resolution Au
thorizing Extension of Licenses to
Cover Entire Municipal Year , Which
Had Been Collected.
In spite of the clerical error made
last spring In dating liquor licenses ,
the Norfolk saloons and drug stores
which paid tholr money to the city In
good faith for a municipal year , will
bo allowed to operate for the munici
pal year. A personal bond covering
the period between today and Alay 7 ,
when now licenses will bo issued , will
bo asked by the city from each license-
holder and as soon na these bonds are
approved by City Attorney Weathorby ,
the city clerk will correct his error
by changing the license dates so as
to cover the entlro municipal year.
This was the decision of the city coun
cil at a special meeting hold last night.
The Norfolk Creamery company was
given permission to extend the sewer
system to the creamery building on
Norfolk avenue.
Following Is the resolution that was
adopted :
Whereas , a mistake has boon made
In the licenses Issued to saloon men
and druggists of Norfolk , Nebraska ,
to time when the same shall expire ,
and whereas the supreme court of the
state has hold that said licenses shall
run for the full municipal vear for
which payment has been made , now ,
therefore , be It
Resolved , By the mayor and council
of the city of Norfolk- , Nebraska , that
all saloon keepers and druggists who
have paid tholr license tax for the
year IJiOG-O" shall be hereby author
ized to continue In their business with
out further cha'rge until the end of
this municipal year , for which pay
ment of license tax has been made and
the city clerk is hereby instructed to
correct said licenses so ns to read to
the end of the municipal year ,
Provided , those saloon keepers and
druggists whoso bonds do not cover
the whole municipal year for 1900-07
shall make additional bonds providing
for and extending until the end of this
municipal year.
BLOW TO MODESTY.
Millionaire Trustees of Carnegie Insti
tute Shocked at Replica of Statues.
Plttsburg , Alay 1. The moral sensi
bilities of the modest millionaire trus
tees of the CarnoKie institute have
been horribly lacerated by tholr fond
ness for art. It all leaked out yester
day , and , really it's just perfectly aw
ful.
Whether these gentlemen , only one
or two of whom were included in the
" 28 undefiled Plttslmrgers" selected
by the chamber of commerce , will ever
recover from the shock which they
have just sustained , Is a very serious
problem. It all came about in this
way :
When Andrew Carnoglp decided to
build a ? 10OOOjOOO institute , he de
clared that it would have to Include a
"hall of statuary , " which would bo the
real thing. The trustees provided for
the hall , and they started out to pur
chase the statues. For a very short
time they labored under the delusion
that the acquisition of all the noted
statues In the world was only a mat
ter of a few thousand dollars. Then
they woke up.
In desperation , the millionaire trus
tees sent an agent to Europe , and he
contracted with firms in France and
Italy for replicas of real statuary ,
which the trustees were unable to ob
tain for love or money. The agent
contracted for dozens of replicas and
ordered them shipped to the Institute
in time for the dedication two weeks
ago. The agent was very explicit in
ordering the contractors to furnish
only exact fac-slmlles of the originals.
When the replicas arrived the trouble
started. Director John W. Beatty , of
the department of fine arts , who knows
and appreciates real art when he sees
it , had the statues placed on their
proper pedestals , but when the trus
tees came for a private view there was
an awful howl.
I About half the figures were only a
laurel wreath about tholr heads and
oven the usual smile was missing.
But the contractors had produced per
fect replicas of the original statuary.
1 After the trustees had revived from
their first shock some of them sug
gested that bath robes be provided for
the statuary as it would never do to
I
permit the public to see the awful
nakedness of the figures. There were
all kinds of suggestions , but finally Di
rector Beatty's protests against clothIng -
Ing the "Discus Thrower , "Apollo Bel-
vldedc , " "Adonis" and others , pre
vailed.
Some one then evolved a brilliant
scheme. Local sculptors were hur
riedly summoned , and for the next
two days the ring of chisels rang aloud
In the hall of statuary. When the task
was completed all the objectionable
parts had been removed from the fig
ures , and there was a two bushel bos
ket full of refuse In one corner of the
hall. When the Institute was thrown
open to the public there was absolute
ly nothing to shock the mind of even
the most modest person. But Director
Beatty wept tears. The trustees
haven't fully recovered , however , and
It is whispered that hereafter when
any statuary Is ordered It will bo a
stipulation that proper alterations
must bo made before delivery.
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PIERCE WILL BE "DRY" FOR A
WHOLE WEEK.
MADE MISTAKE IN LICENSES
Owing to Advice From the City Attor
ney at Pierce , the Saloons There
Will Remain Closed a Week to Pay
Penalty for Clerical Error.
Pierce , Nob. , Alay 2. Special to
The News : It Is common knowledge
that if a person becomes Intoxicated
and Is killed damages are recoverable
against the saloonkeeper who sells
the liquor but the question agitating
the Pierce citizens today Is , "Who is
liable if a man chokes to death for the
want of a drink ? "
The commotion Is all brought abooit
by the five saloons being closed today
with a probability of remaining in la-
nocuous desuetude until Alay ft.
Plorce's 'city attorney has discovered
that the saloon licenses read , as has
been the case in Norfolk , "from May
1 , 1903 , to April 29 , 1907. "
While the city attorney does not
care to give a legal opinion ho ad
vised the saloons to remain closed and
they have bowed to his suggestion and
now the thirsty will have to go homo
nights and got acquainted with tholr
families or have business out of town
for a week. As the now oiilcers arc
understood to be "wet" no one fears
a longer drouth but many are today
asking , "Who wants to bo a camel T"
WANT CHANGE OF VENUE.
Attorneys for Meyer and Haywood
Claim a Jury Cannot be Found.
Bolso , Idah6 , Alay 1. There Is or-
ery Indication that the defense in the
Haywood case .will , when the trial
opens on Alay 9 , move for a change
of venue on the ground of prejudice.
Neither C. S. Darrow nor J. F. Nugent
would discuss the plans of the defense
in any particular , saying that these
were not settled and would not be
until after a consultation was held
with E. F. Richardson , chief counsel ,
who arrived late yesterday.
The defense's attorneys make no
secret of the fact that they have men
In their employ in every precinct of
Ada county for the purpose of polling
the residents to learn what the senti
ment is generally concerning the com
ing trials.
They have reported that they have
gained information that prejudice docs
exist , and that they will have affida
vits to present to that effect. If a mo
tion is now made to remove the cose
from Ada to some other county , It
would seem probable that the motion
would be overruled at the start , but
after an attempt has been made to
impanel a jury and it would then be
discovered that it would be a hard
matter to find a complete jury com
posed of men unbiased and unpreju
diced towards the defendants , it is of
course certain that a renewal of the
motion for a change of venue would
be entertained by the court.
Airs. Haywood , the invalid wife of
the man who will be tried first , with
her two children arrived last night
and will attend the trial of her hus
band . Airs. Haywood has been prac
tically bed-ridden for years , but stood
the trip bravely. She will see her hus
band this morning for the first time
since ho was arrested more than a
year ago.
BITTEN BY MOCCASIN.
Unusual Accident Is Reported From
the Louisiana League Today.
Alonroe , La. , April 29. Benjamin
Harris , star outfielder of the Bayvlllo
baseball team , made a marvelous catch
of a fly ball from the bat of one o
the players from Lake Providence ,
saving the game and considerable
money , but the feat cost him his right
leg , while the reports arc not too en .IL
couraging for the life of the unforU-
nato fielder , who had to run into a
bayou skirting the outfield.
Harris was carried off on the shoul
ders of his admirers , after wading out ,
but his leg commenced to swell to
twice its normal size and amputation
was necessary.
According to the doctor ho was bitten -
ton by a deadly moccasin. Harris does
not remember any pain , BO Intent was
ho on catching the ball.
BACHELOR TAKES A BRIDE.
John Hoyt , Unique Character of South
western Boyd County , Weds.
Napor , Neb. , April 29. Special to
The News : John Hoyt , bachelor of
fifty years and one of the unique characters -
actors of southwestern Boyd county ,
has taken a bride.
The newly wed couple arrived In
town at C o'clock p. m. The groom attempted -
| tempted to escape the charivari crowd ,
( but they made BO much racket for
twenty minutes that each member of
the crowd received a "small bottlo"
to keep the peace.