THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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NOUKUUv. NEBRASKA. FKIUAY. Al'KlL 8 1UOS.
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PROMISES TO BE MOST SUCCESSFUL -
FUL CONVENTION.
STARTED THURSDAY MORNING
President Teed of the Association Be
lieves the Twcnty.Thlrd Annual
Meeting Will Enroll More Than
Five Hundred Teachers.
The toachorH are hero. Every train
I * bringing In new delegations to what
will probably bo the most successful
convention the north Htato teachortt
have uvor held In Norfolk.
The convention was called to order
In the Auditorium a little before 10
o'clock Thuisday morning by Presi
dent A. V. Teed ot Ponca. It was the
twenty-third annual convention of the
North Nobruaka Teachers' association.
Preiildont Toed apologized for the
wenlhor. It was thu chief thing that
thu executive committee and Norfolk
Imd neglected , Mr. Toed spoke briefly ,
and plunged the convention Into Its
three days' session after the umial
preliminary announcement ! ) .
Dr. C. W. llay. pastor of the First
Methodist church , invoked the dlvl"o
blessing. , j.
The children from Miss Mc\ " < {
mlckV room , the eighth grader ti.
Olney building , sang several son ,
The speakers at the inoriiitig t
Mon were A. A. Heed of Lincoln , stat.
high school iiiHpector ; President W-
A. V. Teed of Ponca , President of
the N. N. T. A.
H. Clements of Fremont college and
Miss Clare G. Partridge of Chicago , nu
authority on music.
The attendance at the opening meet
ing was very encouraging. By noon
more than 200 teachers were In the
city and each train added its quota.
The teachers were assured thai llio
frigid weather had no connections
with Norfolk's welcome which is al
ways hearty towards its annual guest ,
the north Nebraska teachers' conven
tion. And as n cheerful bll of encour
agement the weatherman telegraphed
uows of a rising temperature.
Department Meetings.
Amid the hammering of carpenters
the departmenl meetings of the North
Nebraska Teachers' association were
held Thursday afternoon on the second
end floor of the new high school hulld-
ing. It was the first lime lhat the
building has been used.
The second floor , Including the big
assembly room and several class
rooms , wns rushed through with the
Norfolk school board to give a place
for the sectional meetings of the big
convention. Down on the flrst floor
mechanics arc still at work in an
effort to get the entire building ready
for school use by Iho end of Ihe pres
ent month.
Many compliments were passed on
the new building by the now teachers ,
( ho arrangement of the building being
the subject of special comment.1
Departmenl meellngs were held dur
ing Iho afternoon by Ibc high school
section , the grade section , the pri
mary section and the rural and coun
ty , superintendents' section.
Under the Birch Rod.
The enrollment figures last year
were 418.
The banquet of the Wayne "nor-
mallles" al Iho Pacific hotel follows
the Thursday evening lecture.
The enrollment fee of $1 admits to
all the day sessions and the lectures
of Thursday and Friday evenings.
Plorco county next to Madison took
the enrollment honors last year.
Pierce will have to fight to keep that
record this April.
This Is the twenty-third annual con
vention of the north Nebraska teach
ers. Fifteen of these conventions
have been hold in Norfolk , four in
Columbus , two in Fremont , one in
Wayne and ono In Blair.
The association officers will be elect
ed Saturday morning just before the
convention adjourns. The executive
committee will also report at thai
lime on n number of proposed changes
\n \ the constitution or may even pre
sent a new constitution
Boone county has swung Into line
for the North Nebraska Teachers' ns-
coclatlon. Where Boone went virtual-
ly unrepn'HPiiti'd last spring the coun
ty will IIHVK ijulte a delegation here
llio next two days. County Superin
tendent HofTiiuin heads the delegation.
Governor Sheldon wns unable to
ntalie arrangements to come to Nor
folk Thursday and Introduce Governor
Buchtel of Colorado at the Auditorium
Thursday evening. The governor was
requested to make the IntrodiiMlnn
and for a time thought It possible that
lie might be able to nttend.
First honors In the declamatory con
test of last year were won by Oscar
Qf 'nee E. Zlnk of O'Neill , Secretary
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of the N. N. T. A.
' 'rai. " 0 ( Madison , 'Miss Glennlo
'upk , Norfolk- , Miss Onetah
K ojo ? o , cst Point ; second honors
by 'ess linttle Templln of Stanton ,
Miss ' 'urlo Zlnnecker of Columbus ,
Miss Blanche Hurley of Fullerton ;
third honors by Miss Bessie Ryan of
Wlsner.
E. C. Bishop , deputy state superin
tendent and an active candidate for
the republican nomination for state
superintendent this fall , Is In Norfolk
meeting north Nebraska school men.
He leaves for the Grand Island con
vention Friday.
County Superlntenilenl F. S. Perdue ,
president of the association last year ,
is a promlnenl worker lu the section
meetings , having been called on to
preside over the rural and county su
perintendents' section.
The state superintendent , J. L. Me-
Brien , will be In Norfolk fpr the clos
ing session of the convention Satur
day. Saturday morning ho will ad
dress the teachers In the Auditorium ,
the subject of his address being
"Storm and Sunshine In School Teach
ers. " Mr. McBrlen will arrive In Nor
folk Friday evening or Saturday
morning.
The admission charge to the address
Thursday evening by Governor Buch
tel of Colorado and the lecture Friday
evening by A. E. Wlnship of Boston
will bo fifty cents for each lecture , to
people not enrolled In the association.
Both lectures 'are given at the Audi
torium. Governor Buchtel , who is
also chancellor of Denver university ,
speaks on "Theodore Roosevelt. "
The present officers of the associa
tion are A. V. Teed , county superin-
lendenl of Dixon county , president ;
H. M. Campbell , city superintendent
of West Point , vice president ; Miss
Florence Zink of O'Neill , county su-
perlnlendenl of Holt county , secre
tary ; Frank Pilger , county superinten
dent of Pierce county , treasurer. All
of the officers were present when the
convention was called to order.
Henry A. Buchtel , governor of Colorado
rado , the university president whom
the people of Colorado called to the
executive chair a year ago , arrived In
Norfolk Thursday noon from Denver.
The governor came to lecture before
the north Nebraska teachers at the
Auditorium Thursday evening. He
was worn out from his long trip and
on reaching Norfolk retired to his
hotel for an afternoon's rest.
A. V. Teed of Ponca , president of
the association and county superin
tendent of Dlxon county , has been
prominently suggested in the north
state country as a candidate for state
superintendent. He has not , however ,
actively entered the light , though Dlx
on county in the republican qounty
convention endorsed him for the state
ofllce. Teed Is one of the jolllest fel
lows imaginable and has an unusually
wide acquaintance among north Ne
braska people.
"Tho biggest teachers' convention
north Nebraska ever saw" Is what Is
predicted for the 1908 association
meetings now being held. President
Teed , who has made a systematic fight
to get the\ enrollment of teachers
above the 500 mark believes that that
figure will be more than passed. A
factor In Increasing the attendance Is
the attitude of the country teachers
and the district boards who are be
coming aware of the importance of
the meetings. A strong effort was
made this year to Increase the at
tendance of district school teachers.
The teachers attending the conven
tion have been given a special invita
tion fo visit the r ew home of the Nor
folk Long Distance Telephone com
pany for the purpose of inspecting the
automatic exchange now helng In-
3taller. . The hours from 4 to G Friday
afternoon have been especially set
aside for this purpose Nearly all of
the teachers will take advantage of
the invitation on account of the fact
that Norfolk is to have the only "girl
! --8 Klophone exchange" In this I in-
iiiedluie vlelnllThe management
bun planned to give a souvenir to each
visitor.
" .u \ \ H'I.&IOII in Kutdliig" forme ! t'o
iOi'ijec't ' of a vt practical talk before
tin- opening flexion of the teachers'
convention by A A. Heed of Lincoln ,
Htntij uiHpPO.tor of Ugh schools ami n
mini who has written a practical test
b''ok ' on iiMiijiig. Mi Heed went thor
oughly Into the details of reading
to.u'liln.j Piesltldii Clements of Fre
mont college , another speaker at the
opiMiliu ; session , gave a very forceful
address along educational lines , em-
pluKl'lng the value of education , ear-
nnttiPFs and emr y. Miss Clare 0.
PartiIdge's ! lscusnlon In the morning
HONMOI : wa nlcng the line of general
cul'ure '
Stanton was the heal represented of
all the outHldo schools at the annual
declamatory contest Wednesday even
ing. And Stanton's representative ,
Miss Anna Vaaholz , secured first hon
ors In the dramatic class. Among the
Stanton delegation who came to Nor
folk Wednesday noon to cheer for
their favorite were : Superintendent
J H Welch , Misses Mary Hicks , Mil
dred WV'lls , Irmel Orris , Gertrude
Nye , 13dna Enos , Clarus McLoc-d ,
Hattle Moore , Odona Johnson , Edna
Fuchs , Dora Fuchs , Blanch Colonian ,
Edna Mclx'od , Martha Wunner , Zula
Matheson , Mablo Pont , Virginia Wish-
erd , Hess Brown , Mary Hanlff , Mablo
Ix > e , Lue Chace and Wilda Chacc , Mrs.
Gils Fuchs , Mrs. J. D. Elmorc , Mr.
and Mrs. J. Hollstcln , E. E. Pont , H.
D. Elmore , H. G. Ilollsteln , Hay Chll-
coat , Will Page , Walt Krenzien , Will
Vasholz , H. E. Seldel , Warren Van
Housen , Harry McFnrlnnd , Frank Sal
mons , H. Shultz and II. Munger.
The Enrollment.
Thursday .afternoon of the first day
enrollment in the north Nebraska
teachers' association exceeded even
the exp < ctatlons of the association of
ficers. The 300 mark was passed car-
] > In the afternoon and the enrollment
climbed steadily up as the afternoon
wore on.
W. H. Clements , president of Fro-1
niont college , was the first school man
to register. He drew the first mem-
berMilp card.
While the heaviest enrollment came
Thursday the enrollment Friday will
also be large.
The first 250 teachers to register
wore :
W. H. Clements , Fremont ; F. W.
Hoffman , Albion ; C. E. Newell , El
gin ; A. V. Teed , Ponca ; E. H. Schle-
mann , Petersburg ; J. F. Power , Stu
art ; John Slettcn , St , Helena ; Mary
O'Connor , Norfolk ; Katherlno Rogers ,
Norfolk ; Nettie Cowan , Norfolk ; Mrs.
Mary Sweeney , Humphrey ; Anna
Keogh , Humphrey ; James Slmonln ,
Hosklns ; Casima Zack , Atkinson ;
Louise McGee , Stuart ; Lillie Galleher ,
Stuart ; Bessie Eaton , Stuart ; Mlnnlo
Miller , Atkinson ; Pearl McCormlck ,
Norfolk ; Genevleve McNichols , Atkin
son ; C. E. Clans , Butte ; F. H. Price ,
Meadow Grove ; Ruth Franks , Tllden ;
Elberta Shlndler , O'Neill ; J. L. Cahill -
hill ; Cynthia Rogers , Clearwater ;
Georgia McGee , Clearwater ; Lenora
Stlrk , Foster ; Ruth Richardson , Mad
ison ; A. B. Palmer , Foster ; B. Paul-
sen ; Dora Priestley , Pierce ; Hattlo
Berg , Verdel ; Belle Thorngate , Nor
folk ; Anna O'Connor , Norfolk ; Mrs.
W. D. Russell , Norfolk ; Cora How-
arth , Pierce ; Lizzie Schram , Norfolk ;
Glennlo Shlppee , Norfolk ; Esther
Thomas , Disney ; Grace Alderson , Stu
art ; Ruth Alderson , O'Neill ; Hilda
Wldfeldt , Disney ; Clara Schram , Nor
folk ; Mae Mullen , Norfolk ; Nellie
Burns , Norfolk ; Eunice Richardson ,
Norfolk ; Grace Packler , Norfolk ; Ma
tilda Fox , Norfolk ; Mrs. N. E. Bentley -
ley , Tilden ; Alena Aarhus , Naper ;
Ethel Flemming , Atkinson ; Anna-
Johnson , Norfolk ; Clara Brueggeman ,
Norfolk ; Elizabeth McFarland , Madi
son ; Charlotte White , Norfolk ; Madge
White , Norfolk ; Ella Hauptli , Meadow
Grove ; Lucy Hemstreet , Beemer ; Lil
lian Woods , Beemer ; Edna Sharp , Bee
mer ; Maude Surber , Hosklns ; Sara
Milllkan , Wakefleld ; R. M. Campbell ,
Wegt Point ; J. T. Sauntry , Wayne ;
Florence Donelson , Madison ; Charles
Arnel , Schuyler ; W. M. Finlgan , HarU
ington ; Mrs. W. M. Finlgan , Harting-
ton ; Georgia IJlakenian , Norfolk ; Ag
nes Flynn , Norfolk ; Mary Christensen ,
St. Edwards ; Elizabeth Shoemaker ,
Pierce ; Bertha Pilger , Stanton ;
Maude Boyd , Norfolk ; Mrs. S. Brind-
ley , Columbus ; Mrs. H. Sheets , Mead
ow Grove ; Dora Von Blarlcon , Lind
say ; Ida Von Blarlcon , Lindsay ; P.
F. Brown , Creston ; Lottie Scott , Ful
lerton ; Julia Corrigan , Atkinson ; Mrs.
S. E. Banaman , Concord ; E. A. Mur-
phey , Center ; Nellie Sullivan , Platle
Center ; Nellie Fenton , Platte Center ;
Mary Crouln , Platte Center ; Lot
tie High , Monroe ; Anna Potter ,
Monroe ; R. Hostottler , Monroe ;
Ella M. Elliott , Madison ; Minnie
Sachtjen , Madison ; F. S. Perdue , Mad
ison ; Bess Perdue , Madison ; Lulu
Knight , Creston ; Nell E. Brown , Cres
ton ; Sophia McFetters , Madison ; Sa
die McFetters , Madison ; Anna Brown ,
Humphrey ; Florence Zlnk , O'Neill ;
Lottie Dales , Tllden ; Ella Nelson ,
Tllden ; Blanch Williams , Royal ; Miss
Berg , Verdel ; Villlo Adams , Norfolk ;
Loca Plllen , Mlnneola ; Marie Alder-
son , Madison ; Bess Alderson , Cres
ton ; Ada Phillips , Crestou ; Ada West-
cott , Cieston ; May Beck , Ponca ;
Alice Everett , Sioux City ; Effa Don-
than , Pouca , May me Knox , Ponca ;
Amj Paine , Norfolk , Edna Ford , New-
boro. A , J Patterson , Platte Center ,
H. Raubach , Creston ; Julia Hansen ,
Norfolk ; Rose Shonka , Norfolk ; Ina
Dibble , Plalnvlew ; M. Hamilton ,
Crelghton ; Clara Partridge. Chic
Mlntu Lewis , Hoakins ; J. A. Dore-1
inns , Madison ; Emma R. Miller , West'
Point ; R. R. Hill. Ewlng ; Eva Hor-
slmin , MadlHon ; Estolla Ross. Colum
bus ; Eva Chrlstenson , Meadow drove ;
I. S. Cutter , Lincoln ; W. R. Schmidt ,
Monowl ; Mary Newman , Columbus ;
Nelllo Fly tin , Norfolk ; Pearl Burt ,
Platte county ; Loiuna Lewis , Stauton ;
J. H. Welch , Stniiton ; Ino Chappell ,
Norfolk ; Mrs. M. A. Watts , Platte
county ; Kate Wilson , Madison county ;
A. G. Kennedy , Norfolk ; Mlttlo Scott ,
Plerc county ; Charles Mohrman , At-
klnsou , Mrs. Charier Mohrman , Atkin
son ; Amelia Unuch , Madison ; Edna
Barney , Madison county ; Anna Nel-
dig , Madison county ; Naoma Craig ,
Madison county ; Llzale Knight , Cres
ton ; Hose Elseiinicnger , Humphrey ,
Cella Eisenmeiiger , Humphrey ; Lola
Taylor , Madison ; Blanch Young , Carroll -
roll ; Myrtle Roblusun , Carroll ; Maude
Kelly , Ponca ; Sylvia Kelly , Wayne ;
Essie Spahr , Wayne ; Laura Lyons ,
Laurel ; Mamie Moran , Wayne ; Clara
Moran , Wayne ; Pauline Braunger ,
Wayne ; Grace Goss , Wayuo ; Nellie
Hemer , Ponder ; Margaret Crawford ,
Wayne ; Ida Randall , Randolph ; Edgar
Malott , Concord ; Maude Lund , Win-
side ; Trix Miller , Winsldo ; Eva Reed ,
Wlnside ; A. P. Borg , Allen ; Emma
Trlpp , Hartliiglou ; Elsie Robertson ,
Wakefleld ; Vernon Ziemer , Hosklns ;
H. H. HIckman , Wausa ; Mlnnlo Mills ,
Dixon ; M. I. Ellis , Coleridge ; H. W.
Gray , Coleridge ; Emma Klrwln , Emer
son ; Mlnnlo Detiel , Pierce ; Homer
Gcycr , Ponca ; Myrtle Bennett , Tll
den ; Mlra Konib , Tllden ; Pearl Barnt ,
Randolph ; Fay Campbell , Tllden ; Dol-
lie Barnt , Randolph ; Louise Kurtz ,
Madison ; H. G. Campbell , Sioux City ;
Frank Pilger , Pierce ; Ella Crubaugh ,
Pierce ; C. Coney , Stanton ; J. M. Pile ,
Wayne ; Mrs. J. M. Pile , Wayne ;
James Pile , Wayne ; Rachel Falrchild ,
Silencer ; Bernlce Van Gordon , Spen
cer ; Theresa Schrempp , Hartlngton ;
Edith Lyon , Madison ; E. C. Bishop ,
Lincoln ; Edmonla Ferguson , Orchard ;
A. L. McLauchlln , Lincoln ; F. C. Wil
liams , Lincoln ; W. A. Getty , Lincoln ;
F. L. McNown , Arlington ; Emma Wig-
gers , Beemer ; Evalln Kayl , Plcrco ;
Slaamc Brandt , Norfolk ; Bertha Ring
er , Meadow Grove ; Mrs. J. C. Elliott ,
West Point ; Minnie Jones , Madison ;
Emily F. Horer , Columbus ; Rose Al
derson , Humphrey ; Delia Alderson ,
Humphrey ; Pearl Sowell , Wayne ; Jen
nie Jennerberg , Carroll ; Celia Buck ,
Carroll ; Gertrude Phlpps , Carroll ;
Fnuikie Spahr , Wayne county ; Blanch
Miller , Randolph ; Lottie Ostrander ,
Randolph ; Blanch Boerner , Randolph ;
Mamie Ford , Randolph ; Winnefrcd
Hunter , Wayne ; Lenora Page , Wayne ;
E. P. Wilson , Wayne ; H. L. Balser ,
Carroll ; A. Burnham , Waterbury ; El
sie Whitney , Coleridge ; Florence
Whitney , Coleridge ; J. A. Chlcoine ,
Ponder ; M. V. Quinn , Jackson ; Lucy
Jones , Jackson ; Maude Woodward ,
Wakefield ; Lulu Bickerell , Carroll ;
Etta DeLay , Dlxon ; Eva Surber , Wa
terbury ; Mary Williams , Emerson ; H.
P. Wolcott , Newcastle ; W. P. Truax ,
Dixon ; May Grimes , Norfolk ; Lois
Glittery , Norfolk ; Adda Gutlery , Nor
folk ; Bertha Lambart , Norfolk ; Mar
garet Lambart , Norfolk ; Ellen Voll-
stedt , Madison county ; U. S. Conn ,
Columbus ; O. R. Bowen , Pierce ;
Blanch Peters , Belden ; Helena Felber ,
Bclden ; Carrie Harper , Allen.
TWO YEARS OLD SON OF JOHN
POLZIN OF LINDSAY.
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INHALED FLAMES OF MATCHES
While Parents Were Working Outside -
side , Little Boy Secured Box of
Matches and Lighted Them Dead
When Father Returns.
Lindsay , Neb. , April 2. Special to
The News : The little boy , aged two
years , of John Polzln , living two miles
west of here , was burned to death at
their home yesterday.
The father and mother had gone to
do some of the morning chores , leav
ing the lad and baby In the house aa
they had often done before. The boy
must have gotlen hold of a box of
matches , Ignited one , setting Ore to
the rest and his clothes , burning him
self and Inhaling the flames and
smoke , died just as the smoke cleared
away. When Mr. Polzln came in a
little later he almost trampled on the
boy , not being able to see his lltlle
dead form on the floor , owing to the
smoke.
The funeral will be held from Holy
Family church today.
No damages were done lo Ihe build
ing.
KELSO GOES TO STATE CAMP.
Enthusiastic Meeting of M. W. A. at
Wlsner Yesterday.
Wlsner , Neb. , April 2. Special to
The News : The Cumlng county
camps of Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica met here yesterday , with a good
representation from the four camps
of the county In attendance. J. C. El
liott of the West Point camp was
chairman and J. E. Phillips of the
Bancroft camp was clerk. W. E. Kol-
so was elected by acclamation as
county delegate to the state camp at
Lincoln May 5 and C. :
Mr. Kelso Is captain of the Wlsner
team of foresters , which will enter
the competitive drill at the state
camp. He Is a zealous and enthusl- .
astlc Woodman and his friends In the
t
county are urging him to stand for
election as a delegate to represent
Nebraska In the head camp at Rock
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FATHER , MOTHER AND CHILD
BURNED TO DEATH.
EARLY TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK
Quick Action of Police Prevented
Greater LOBS of Life Sixteen Fam
ilies Were Asleep In Tenement
When the Fire Started.
New York , April 2. A father , moth
er and child were burned to death at.
an early hour this morning In a HOH- |
tor street tenement. Quick work of
the police In awakening members of
sixteen other families prevented great
er loss of life. Ten others were more
or less Injured , some seriously.
Ten Injured by Explosion ,
South Omaha , April 2.-1 Ton mon
wore injured In an explosion of au urn-
monlii gas receiving tank at the Cud-
ahy packing house. Eight of the men
wore taken to the hospital , but only
ono of them , Peter Wolf , a machinist ,
was seriously hurt , his lungs having
been affected. It is thought that hu
will live , however.
Governor Mickey's Brother Dead.
Oscculn , Neb. , April 2. A. P.
Mickey , brother of ex-Governor J. H.
Mickey , died al Portland , Ore. He
lived hero twenly years and lived In
Lincoln six years. Ho removed from
Lincoln to Portland two months ago
on account of his health.
Vldaver Pleads Not Guilty.
New York , April 2. Nalhnn Vlda-
ver , formerly one of Attorney General
( Jack on's special deputies , pleaded
not guilty to two Indictments Hied
against him by the grand jury , which
charge him with attempted extortion
NEBRASKA MEN REBUFFED AT
ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
MAY CAUSE SPLIT IN PARTY
Three State Delegations , Those of Ne
braska , Minnesota and Michigan ,
Threaten to Bolt Convention Coxey
Is Made Temporary Chairman.
St. Louis , Anril 2. Friends of Will-
lam J. Bryan made earnest , but highly
iinsuccttnslul , eltorls to influence in
his favor the action of the Populist
national convention , which met here
today. The majority of the members
of the People's party and the \urious
reform organizations winch arc partic
ipating in the convention rebutted the
Bryan people at every turn. They
also reliised lo classify Bryan as any
thing but a Democrat , who has no
right to participate in the councils of
Iho Populist party or to receive con
sideration at its hands. Everywhere
repulsed , the Bryanltes will carry the
light into the convention as a last re-
Sort.
Sort.Their
Their demand was for a postpone
ment of the convention. They de
clared thai , In Iheir opinion , Ihe nomination -
nation of candldales al Ihe present
time Is premature , and that it would
be wisdom to await the action ot Ihe
llepubllcan and Democratic conven
tions before placing a tlckel In Ihe
Hold. They admitted thai Ihey are lu
n minority as compared to the Watson
inen , but claimed to have letlers from
Thomas E. Watson , himself , In which
he expressed' ' the opinion thai il was
unwise lo hold the convention at so
early a date.
The Watson men positively refused
| to listen to any proposal for an ad
journment , although W. R. Jones of
Omaha and A. M. Walling of David
City made urgent request of the na
tional committee that action be taken.
Later a conference was held between
James H. Ferris , chairman ol the Pop
ulist national committee , and Jones ,
Walling and E. A , Walrath , the secre
tary of the Nebraska state committee ,
the throe last representing the Bryau
Interests.
Ferris flatly refused to consider the
adjournment , declaring that the con
vention must be held and nonlmatlons
toade. The Bryan people then shifted
Ihelr point of attack to the committee
on credentials , declaring that some
men had' came to the convention with
out being regularly accredited by prop
erly held state conventions. They
made no progress in this direction ,
and then went again before the na
tional committee , bul no comfort was
forthcoming. They Ihen declared lhal
they will carry the fight upon the
floor of Ihe convenllou and seek to
bring about an adjournment. Th
chances are heavily against them.
The convention was called to order
this morning , at 10 o'clock , In the
Olympic theater , by James II. Ferris
of Illinois , chairman of the People's
party national committee. After an
address by Mr. Ferris , he turned the
gavel over to General Jacob S. Coxoy
of Mt. Vernon , O. , the temporary chair
man. John S. Allen of Norman , Okla. ,
was chosen secretary and W. W.
Wiley of Topeka , sergeant-at-arms.
At a caucus hold by the Nebraska
delegates It wag decided that Nebras
ka should ask for the adoption of a
platform , the selection of a new na
tional committee and an adjournment
until after Iho Republican and Demo
cratio conventions are held. If these
things are denied' and the convention
proceeds to make nominations , Ne
braska , which has the full support of
Tilt CONDITIONJJF THE WEATHER
Tempcrntura for Twcnty.four Hour * .
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of tliu wonther as record-
ilil for the twenty-four hours ending
nt 8 n. in. today.
Maximum 37
Minimum 10
Average 2'\ \
Chicago , April 2. The Imllotln IH-
stu-tl by the OhlcMgo station of the
United States weather bureau gives
tlio forecast for Nebraska ns follows :
Pair tonight and probably Friday ,
temperature
WIFE OF ALFRED GWYNNE FILE6
ACTION FOR SEPARATION.
REFEREE TO HEAR TESTIMONY
Proceedings Instituted In State Su
preme Court Shortly After Head of
Vanderbllt Family Had Sailed for
Europe Were Married In 1901.
Now York , April 2. Within an hour
after he had sailed for Europe , Alfred
Gwymio Vanderbllt was made the de
fendant in a suit filed with the supreme
premo court by his wife , Ellen French
Vanderbllt. The nature of the action
was not Immediately disclosed and
counsel for the plaintiff refused to
SAJ- whether Mia. Vandorbllt seeks a
divorce or legal separation from her
husband. Justice O'Gornmn , before
whom the proceedings were Instituted ,
appointed ' David McCIuro , a local at
torney , aa referee to hear testimony
and to report findings and recom
mendation ' lo the court.
It was learned from an official In
the ' county court house , who saw the
papers In the case , thai Mrs. Vender-
bill's action is ono for absolute divorce.
Mrs. Vanilerbllt's attorneys are Car
ter , Ledyard & Milburn.
Mrs , Vandorbllt was Ellen French ,
daughter of the late Francis Ormond
French , president of the Manhattan
Trust company and director of many
railroads. Her mother has been
abroad for several years , but is returnIng -
Ing for the wedding of her grand
daughter , Miss Pauline Lcroy French ,
and Samuel Wagstaff , lo take place
at Newport on May 5. Ellen was
married to Alfred Vanderbllt on Jan.
11 , 1901. A year later their only child ,
William Henry , was born.
Mr. Vnnderbllt , as Iho second' son of
Ihe lale Cornelius Vandqrbllt , inherit
ed something like $60,000,000. He has
been regan 'd as the head of the fam
ily since the estrangement which fol
lowed the marriage of Cornelius , the
oldest son , to Miss Grace Wilson.
During the past year or so Mr. Van
dorbllt lias spent much of his time
abroad.
UNEASINESS ATJPORT AU PRINCE
Minister Carteron Fears for Safety of
Refugees in French Legation.
Port au Prince , April 2. The spirit
of uncertainty and unreal still pre
vails , in Port an Prince. The recenl
aborlfve attempt at a second uprising
here , in which General Laraque , chief
of cavalry , and several other officers
are alleged to have been implicated ,
has given Iho government a cause for
searching nil quarters of the city la
the hope of finding suspects.
The French minister to Hayti , M.
Carteron , has recently shown consid
erable alarm concerning Iho action
the Haytion governmeiil may take
against the refugees In Iho French le
gation. Some of the refugees them
selves say that the minister has advised -
vised Ihem to procure pistols and as
much ammunition as possible so that
they may he prepared to defend their
lives. According to ttie refugees , M.
Carteron toid them that ho was uu-
af > lo to guarantee protection in the
event ol an attack upon thu legation
by government troops.
EMPEROR SHORTOF FUNDS
Kaiser Will Cause Bill to Be Intro
duced Raising the Civil List.
Berlin , A.ill ; 2. An authentic report
is in cliculbtion here that a bill soon
will be introduced in the Prussian diet
raising the civil list of the empeior
This list no'.v amounts to $3,930,000 a
year , which sum is paid the emperor
as king ot Prussia and not as German
emperor , a position which cunles no
balary The explanation alt'eicd for
raising the list Is the increased cost
of living , which bears particularly
heavy on the royal house because a
largo number of children and other
persons ate dependent upon thu purse
of the monarch.
New York Race Track Bills.
Albany , N. Y. , April 2. Another
long and apparently decisive step to
ward the statute books was taken by
the bills to abolish the legal protec
tion of gambling at race tracks In con
nection with the recommendation of
Governor Hughes when the senate , by
a vote of 2C to 23 , struck out the
amendment which would have de
ferred the taking effect of ono of the
bills until Sept. 1 , and then advanced '
both of them to final consideration.
Try to Wreck Passenger Train.
Kankakeo , 111 , April 2. An attempt
was made to wreck an Illinois Central
passenger train from Bloomlngton A
fiiect of rail two feet long was re-
ui-n'-i fn.m , the > racu between Char-
lottc and Cu'lom and carried away A
farmer walHlng down the track , dlS'
covered that a piece ot rail had been '
LAYOFF OF MINE WORKERS MAY
NOT CONTINUE LONQ.
OHIO OPERATORS WILL ATTEND
Effort Will Be Made to Agree on *
Call for an Interstate Wage Conven
tion and General Resumption of
Work In Coal Fields ,
IndlanapollH , April 2. The Urat of
ficial act of Pmsldont Ixnvlu of llio
L'nttc-d ' Mine Workers of America wiw
to send telegrams to the principal of
ficers of the compelIttvo fields , consistIng -
Ing of Wk'stoin Pennsylvania , Ohio , In
diana and llllnolH , to attend a mooting
In this city Mommy , April ( J , with
reprobentatlvcs of the minors , to make
an olToit to UBIOO on a call for au In
terstate wage convention and If neces
sary to derldo on a general rosump-
tlou ol mining operations In the Held.
President Lewis said ho hnd rocelvod
a number of replloB , thu moat of
which werci favorable to the move , but
ho had not yet received enough to do-
turmine finally thu lesult. Ho hi con-
lldont , however , that the move will
result In a resumption of work In thu
mini's of the district and thu rehabili
tation of the intorstuto movement lu
the southwest Hold and llio outlying
districts. Ohio operators have wlrril
tholr nccoptnuco of the Invitation. In
diana operators during the negotia
tions this winter have expressed a
willingness to go Into joint conference
any time.
Mediators Agree on Wage Scale.
Washington , April 2. Chairman
Mai tin A. Knnpp and Dr. Charles P.
Nelll , the mediators between thu
Southern railway olllclals" and their
employes , reached an agreement , by
which the present wage scale on the
Southern railway for the organizations
conceined will be continued until thu
1st of next July.
"Katy" Road Shops Reopen.
Sodalla , Mo. , April 2. The Missouri ,
Kansas and Texas railway shops hare ,
which dosed recently , reopened with
a force of 600 men. The local Mis
souri 1'acllic shops , which closed Feb.
20 , throwing about 400 men out of
employment , are still closed.
Fifteen Thousand Miners Are Idle.
Dos Moiiics , April 2. Every coal
mine In Iowa Is closed. Fifteen thou
sand men are Idle. Miners celebrated
Mm touth annivciiury of the eight-
hour law.
RESCUER'S OVERCOME BY GAS
Work of Recovering Bodies Delayed
for Another Week.
Hanna , Wyo. , April 2. The east
slope of the Union Pacific Coal com
pany's No. 1 mine , In which two disas
trous explosions occuncd Saturday ,
was opened and half of the llltcon
mon who entered the slope prcpaia-
tory to taking out some of the bodies
were overcome by gas. Charles Higgins -
gins , assistant foreman of the Union
Pacific mines at Cumberland , and
Will Tale , foreman of the Cumberland
mine No. 3 , hnd to be carried to the
surface , whcro they were soon revived.
General Manager D. O. Clark , who
personally directed operations , re
fused to permit any further efforts at
this time toward' taking out any bod-
lea , and decided to wait another week
or ten days for the gas to clear away.
Black damp could bo easily smelled
about the slope and fanhouso while
the men were at work.
Fatal Floods In West Virginia.
Huntlngton , W. Va. , April 2. The
continual downpour of rain for three
days throughout West Virginia has
caused the loss of five lives and dam
age to property exceeding half a mil
lion dollars. Reports along the Elkhorn -
horn ; and Tug rivers are to the effect
that i hundreds of families are home
less , having been driven from their
homes by the high water In those
streams. Railroad Ira flic IB at a stand
still , owing to the numerous washouts.
Cold Wave In Northwest.
St. Paul , April 2. A terrific gale fa
blowing hero and is bearing a. cold
wave down from the noithwest. The
cold wave will cause a drop In tem
perature to about ten degrees above
zero. Very low temperalures prevail -
vail al most places in Manitoba. It
was two degrees below at Medlclnu
Hat and four below al Prince Albert.
. Buffalo Bill Is III.
Chicago , April 2. Colonel William
F. Cody ( Buffalo Bill ) is seriously ill
here al the Stratford hotel , suffering
fiorn a general nervous breakdown ,
caused -largely by a recent attack of
the grip. Thu patient Is threatened
with pneumonia , but if this disease
does not develop he may bo able to
resume his journey In about a week.
Norrls Succeeds Toole.
Helena. Mont. , April 2. The resig
nation of Governor J. K. Toolo becom
ing effective , Edwin Norrls , lieutenant
governor , was Inaugurated chief exec-
Utlvu olllcer of the state of Montana.
The oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Brantley In the proa-
once of a few visitors.
Next Oil Hearing In Chicago.
Cleveland. April \ > The taking of
depositions in the government's ouster
sull aga < nnt the Standard Oil CUM
pany which has been a progress heio
before Special Commissioner Ferris
for several weeks , cnmu to a close.
