Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA Fill DAY MAY .tf 1'JOS '
FEIGNED INSAMTY. WAS SENT
TO NORFOLK HOSPITAL.
HIS WIFE A NORFOLK GIRL
After It Was Discovered That He Was
Merely Shamming In the Insane
Hospital , Ed. E. Kalstr Was Tried
and Convicted ,
AltiHworth , Nob. , May 28 Special
to The News : A tipuclul term of dlH-
ttlct coutt wiifl lirltl here this week
and u number of minor matters were
disposed of , Judge Westover prusld-
ing.
ing.I'M
I'M 10 , Kaiser pleaded guilty to the
charge of running off mortgaged property -
orty and was sentenced to one yiar
In the penitentiary.
There ha\o been home eight or ten
snob cases in this county within the
past year all young men The mat
tera have all been Mettled and the
cases dismissed. It was thought thai
this was becoming entirely too coni'
mon and an example was made ol
Kaiser. He had gone to Idaho. When
ho was brought back ho was so badly
scared that ho feigned Insanity H
well that the commission wan de
ceived and he wns sent to the state
hospital tor the Insane at Norfolk ,
Thoie , after a time , It was discovered
that lie was only feigning and he was-
brought back here for trial
The trouble fill's ' heavily upon his
young wife , u Norfolk girl , who Is tin
mother of a very young babe.
CORN IS ABOUTALL PLANTED
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Fruit In Eastern Nebraska Will Be
Rather Plentiful.
Omaha , Ma ) 28. Corn Ib practically
all planted lirNebnibka and the early
planting Is out of the ground' ' and do
Ing well , uccoidlng to the ciop and
neil repot t ol the llurllngton. On the
low ground on aotno parts of the Wy
mote division the seed has been
washed to the surface , but on the
whole coin has a most favorable start
Uepotts aio all favoiable concein
ing winter wheat. All spilng grain
ot which oats is thu most Impoitant
IB doing well.
The llrsl crop of alfalfa Is about
road > to cut. It will be a little &hoif
in some places owing to the liost.
In the eastern part ol Nobiasku
theie will bo considerable fruit , mucli
moio than seemed possible ( luting the
week ot liosts some time aco.
Convict Labor Problem.
Lincoln , Ma28 - The state board
of public lamK nnd buildings must
take up th * convict labor question
June 3. So far no bids lune haen re
ceived ami it la pn-diited that the
labor will bo allotted to Hie Lee Uroom
and duster compom Mre present bolder.
NEW HAMPSHIRTDEMOGRATS
Bryan Supporters Elect Delegates a' '
Large to Denver Convention.
Concoid. N. H , May 28 The Demo
crats of New Hainpshhc met in stati
convention , adopted a platform o :
party piliulplos and elected four dele
gates at large to tha Demociatic na
tional convention at Denver. Tin
platform calls for an Immediate re
vision of the taiiff and demands thai
the currency laws "be so amcndot.
that there shall at all times be onoust
money of undoubted security In clrcu
latlon to meat all legitimate demandf
at reasonable latcs" An attempt tc
Incort in the platform a resolution fa
vorlng the presidential candidacy oi
wllllam .14 Hryan was defeated by E
most pronounced majority , but th
Uryan supportois were victorious It
electing as delegates at large the met
on their own ticket.
NORTHERN BAPTISTS END SESSION
Rev. Batten Sounds Warning Against
Campaign of Liquor Men.
Oklunoma City , OKIa. , May 28.
With a discussion ot "the present
progress in temperance relorm and a
reasonable social policy for a Chris
tian people , " the lust session of the
Northern Baptist conference came to
un end. Declaring that sentiment on
the temperance question had changed
much during the past year , and soundIng -
Ing a warning of the tremendous cam
paign against prohibition now being
carried on by "Hessians of the das
tardly trafflc. " Rev S Z Batten of
Nebraska said that the coming year
will sou a reaction unless the church
es block the advance of the liquor
mon. Other clergymen also spoke.
Many delegates are unabls to leave
because of washouts
Incendiary Fire fn Chicago.
Chicago , May 28. One man was
probably fatally Injured , two others
were seriously hurt and many families
were driven to the street by a flre
which totally destroyed the $100,000
plant of the Standard Sash and Door
company at CS1S-5822 Center avenue
Two men , who gu\e their names as
Victor Altman and Joseph Brown ,
were arrested near the scene on sus
picion of having set fire to the build
ing.
Missouri Pacific Carmen Strike.
St. Louis , May 28. Five hundred
carmeu employed on thn lines ot the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
system In Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska ,
Colorado. Arkansas. Oklahoma. Louisi
ana and Texas are on a strike ns a ro
suit of the failure of the ronf. rom-e
between General Manager Sullu . if
the Missouri Pa < llc ! and a committee
representing members of tha Brother
hood oi Hallway carmen
GAiLGT BOXES ARE REOPENED
Recount In Hearst Contest Begins In
New York City ,
Now York. May is. The actual
counting of Uiu ballots cast lor W U.
II "Uat and Geoigt- McClellan lor
iii'iyoi In thy last utectlon lor tUat of-
Iky In this city In November , U o ,
suu bugun alter a delay of mom Unit )
two jnara Thu contents of two bal
lot boxes were cojinted In the proa-
unco of a juHtlco of the gupiutno court
and resulted In a not gain byV. . H.
} lnnri-t of twentysovenotes In the
two products thu votes of which wore
counted Tht-ro are 1,540 precincts in
the gtuuti-r city Mayor MiClellan'a
plurality over Mr. Ilearbt In the orlK-
Inal count was 3,473 Thu votes In
ono of the boxes counted , which
show oil a net gain of llttuen votes for
Mr. llaarst. had been the subject ol a
complaint buforo the grand jury. A
Socialist wuttiher at the polls alleged
that the vote Huurst and McClol-
Inn had be ' ? y -spoHml. On the
original coutu " i\ \ had 103 and
Heurnt 159. On * fn 'ount Hcurbt
had 1G7 votes am."n 1BG In
this bo\ . %
Justli-o Lambert , bufo. S'o/c.f , tlio
rotount Is liulnu made , sali. % , Jin
now on the oount would proctlorij
rapidly. Coansul for Mr. Hearst said
ho believed the recount would bo cotn <
plated within six weeks.
PRACTICALLY ASSURED SESSION
WILL THEN END.
LAST DETAILS UNDER WAV
Ths Indications Are That Congress
Will Wind up the Business of the
Present Session on Friday and Gc
Home For Good.
Washington , May 28. Members ol
congress piactlcnlly agreed today thai
the present session would come to c
close tomorrow.
Today was given over to finishing
detailed work In many departments
the emergency cunency bill occupy
Ing most of the attention of the sen
ate.
It scorned practically assured thai
Filduy will bring the present session
to nn end.
GREAT DAY FOR CUPID.
Three Couples Yield to His Influence
Near Valentine.
Valentine , Neb , , May 1'S Special tc
The News : Cupid got busy yester
da.\ and started thiee couples out or
the sea of matrimony. Miss Fowlei
and Mr Hollenb'nck , both of the
Xoith Table , were married at the
bride's home. At Crookston at 1 ]
o'clock In the morning Laura Overmai
and Arthur Graeffe were married bj
the Methodist minister at that place
Last evening Su&le Claybnugh am
Win. Hoffman , both of Crookston
were united by Rev. Conell at the
Methodist parsonage.
GENERAL STEPHEN D. LEE DIES
Commander-ln-Chief of United Confed
erate Veterans Succumbs.
New Orleans , May 28. Genera
Stephen D. Lee , commander-ln-chle
of the United Confederate Veterans
died today.
WHITMORE .MURDER TRIAL
Prosecution Develops Startling Testl
mony in Closing Its Case ,
New York , May 28. In closing ths
state's case against Theodore Whit-
more , charged with killing his wife ,
Lena , the prosecution developed start
ling testimony. Frederick W. Elliott
of Auburndale , Mass. , swore that twc
days after the body of Mrs. Whltmora
was found In the swamp near Har-
lison , N. J. , he wrote two letters to
Mrs. Whltmore's sister , Mrs. Sciimlt
ter , at the Instance of WhUmore and
signed them "Lena. " The contention
of the prosecution is that Whltmora
sought to convey by these two letters
to Mrs. Sohniltter that her sister was
Btill In life.
Elliott further testified that the day
after the finding of the body , he and
Whitmore visited the home of Mrs ,
Ldllle Pschler , in Brooklyn , where
Whitmore got from Mrs. Pschler his
wife's check book. Georgie Dickinson ,
with whom Whitmore is said to have
been enamoured , was another import
ant witness for the state. She said
that she saw Whitmore at his home
the day before the body of Mrs. Whit-
more was found nnd that Whitmore ,
with whom she had been intimate ,
asked her If she would like to nave
his wife's clothes.
Alexander Simpson , counsel for
Whltmoro , will seek to establish an
alibi for his client.
HIS SUICIDE All FOR NAUOHT
Soldier Kills Himself , Supposing Worn *
"an Had Ended Her Life for Him.
St. Louis , May 28. Wrongly believ
ing himself to be the man tor love of
whom Mrs. Grace Jackson , a young
widow , attempted sulcldo by drluklns
water in which matches had boon
soaked , L. Feuger , a soldier at Jeffer
son barracks , committed suicide in
his mother's houho with carbolic acid.
He drained the bottle ot - 'd ' in hli
mother' * presence and dieu boon alt-
erwaids. Mrs. Jaclujn is recovering.
She declared that while bho was on
friendly terms with Foagor , ho waa
not the man she loved.
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PECULIAR FEATURE OF STORIV
IN ROCK COUNTY.
SEVERE WIND AND LIGHTNINC
A Severe Storm Passed Over Bassett
Outbuildings nnd Chimneys Wen
Blown Down Crops , Uninjured
Looking Fine.
nnssett , Neb , May 28. Special t <
The News : A very severe wind am
electilcal storm passed over Ilocl
county Tuesday night , killing Hem <
stock and blowing down oiitbulldlugi
and many chimneys , Thu storm hai
: i threatening aspect and high up ii
the clouds tornadoes seemed to b <
forming.
Rains Small Fish.
The air was lllled with dirt um
debris nnd a myriad of small fish fel
as though some pond had been snckei
up.
up.Tho
The storm In no way Injured tin
crops , which are looking flno at tlili
time.
Corn Is up nicely.
WIND STORM NEAR AINSWORTr
Looked For a Time Like Real Twlste
Was Forming.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Mny 28. Specla
to The News : There was something
of a storm in this vicinity Ttiesda ;
night. The wind blow a fitful gali
and for a time It looked llko a gen
nine twister was forming right eve
Alnsworth. But It soon bioke and tin
danger passed. However , the wln <
did considerable damage. The ban
of Henry Sawle , north of town , wa :
demolished and several horses In
jured. A number of small building !
of various kinds were blown dowi
and more or less damaged. Wai
Williams , in town , lost a valuabli
cherry tree , the finest in his yard
John Salzman's windmill was strucl
by lightning , as was also that of Franl
Lehn. Henry Schurman's now ban
south of town was damaged consld
erably. A number of people sough
the safety of caves.
Death of J. H. Gordon.
Alnsworth , Nob. , May 28. .1. H
Goidon , nn old soldier \\ho lived soutl
of town , was burled hero yesterda ;
afternoon , the funeral being nttendci
by a large number of sorrow iui
li lends. He formerly lived at Plain
\ie\v and a number of friends fron
that town weie hcie to attend th' '
funeral.
UNITED PRESBYTERIANS CONVENI
Semi-Centennial Celebration of Dt
nomination Begins ,
PIttsburg , May 28. The seml-cen
tennlal celebration of the United Pres
byteilan church opened In this city
the scene of the birth of the denom !
nation The celebration will be a lead
Ing topic betore the general assembl ;
of the church. Addresses and othe
features In commemoiation of the jn
bllee anniversary will be interwovei
with the business sessions of the as
sembly during the lemainder of thi
week While no time has been set to
action on the subject , It Is cortaii
that much attention will be devoted ti
closer relations or Actual consolida
tlon of the United" Presbyterian am
Presbyterian churches It Is not prol
able that decisive action will be takei
at this year's meeting. The openiui
meeting in Exposition Music hall wa
attended by nearly 2,500 persons.
Rev. Dr. R. M , Russell of Westmin
ster college , New Wilmerdlng , Pa ,
presided and announced the result o
the effoits to collect $2,000,000 fo
church work by the close of the semi
centennial. While the subscription :
fell short of the mark , much gratiflca
tlon was expressed over the result
which was as follows : For debts
buildings , etc. , $018.157 ; for boards
institutions , etc. , $002,433 ; total , $1 ,
Texas Instructs Tor tsryan.
Fort Worth , Tex. , May 28. Tin
friends of Senator Bailey controlled
the stata Democratic convention
which finished its labors here , frotr
the time the convention was called tc
order until adjournment. A platform
waa adopted declaring for Bryan first
last and all the time and containing
many of the features of the Nebras
ka platform written by Bryan this
year.
Receiver Gets Oklahoma Railroad.
Pauls Valley , Okla. , May 28. The
Oklahoma Central railroad , operating
from Lehlgh to Chlckasaw , a distance
of 180 miles , has been placed In the
hands of a receiver Radical legisla
tion , which prevented the sole of tha
rood and then blocked a loan of $300-
000 already arranged In Philadelphia ,
is stated by President A. D Carter to
be the cause of the road's bankruptcy
Five Picked Up at Sea.
Avalon , Island of Santa Catalonia ,
Cal. , May 28. Captain A. Crist of thu
launch Zeus of Avalon and C. 12. Hoo-
line , seaman on the United States
converted cruiser Buffalo , were drown
ed and E. F. Kaston , wife , two small
children and colored nnrso were res'
cued by the Buffalo on the high seas ,
alter drifting helplessly tor two duya
In u small launch.
Judge Thomas M. Macon Dead.
Dinner , Maj 28 Judge Thomas M ,
Macon , who died at hi * homo In this
clt > of apopk-xj nt the aga of seventy-
elghl , rand law with Abraham Lincoln
at Bloomingtou 111. , for a Urno.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REC
OMMENDATIONS MADE.
MAJORITY ASKS MORE TIME
Minority Would Have Duty on Wood
Pulp Abolished at Once The Six
Members Have Been Looking Into
the Cost of Paper.
Washington , May 28. The six mem
bers of congress forming the special
committee appointed to Investigate
the wood pulp situation and the
cause of the existing high prices In
paper , made their reports today.
There wns u majority and a minor
ity report. The majority report rec
ommends that no action bo taken until
the committee has further time to In
vestigate.
Acting purely upon the evidence ,
the committee agrees that there is no
combination In restraint of trade , al
though there are suspicions of ono.
The minority report urges imme
diate action in reducing the tariff.
PERRY CREEK RISES TWENTY
FEET IN SHORT TIME.
20 FAMILIES MOVED IN BOATS
The Sudden Rise Was Due to a Cloud ,
burst The Rise of Twenty Feet
Occurred Within the Period of
Three Hours Panic Followed.
Sioux City , la. , May 28. Perry
creek , a sticam ( lowing through the
western part of this city , rose twenty
feet In three hours this morning and
overflowed all along Its path.
The Perry creek district was the
scene of a panic as a result of the
flood and twenty families were re
moved in boats. There was no loss
of life.
The sudden flood was caused by n
cloudburst.
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL APPROPRIATING -
PRIATING TWO MILLIONS.
THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES
A Commission of Five Men Will Have
Supervision of the Reorganization
These Five Will Consult the Secre
tary of War About the Work.
Washington , May 28. President
Roosevelt today signed a bill appro
printing two million dollars "for the
reorganization of the militia of the
United States.
The work will be under the super
vision of a commission of five men
who will consult with the secretary ol
war about the manner of going about
the reorganization.
SILENT SOUTH DAKOTA SENATOR
IS SPEAKING THERE.
SENTIMENT THERE IS FOR HIM
Senator Kittredge Arrived in Bone-
steel Wednesday Night and Has
Been Speaking Ever Since at Va
rious Points on Rosebud.
Herrick , S. D. , May 28 Special to
The News : U. S. Senator A. B. Kltt-
redgo is now holding meetings in
Gregory county , and much enthusiasm
is being manifested. The big , silent
senator arrived in Bonesteel on the
noon train May 27 , and immediately
set out for Lucas in the big touring
car of W. A. Peoples. The loads were
found to be too heavy from the recent
rains to make the trip In time for the
scheduled meeting. The trip was
therefore abandoned and a new date
set for a meeting at Lucas on the
afternoon of May 29. A rousing meet
ing was held at Gregory on the even
ing of the 27th. Today he spoke at
Dixon , Dallas , Carlock and Burke.
Tomorrow he speaks at Herrick and
Fairfax and In the evening he will
address a large audience at Bonesteel.
W. J. Bryan will also speak In Bone-
steel tomorrow night. It Is generally
conceded that Senator Kittredge will
carry this county.
U. P. MACHINE SHOPS CLOSE.
Men Are Laid Off at Grand Island.
Believe They'll Return June 1.
Grand Island , Neb. . May 28. Spe
cial to The News : An order wns today -
day posted nt the Union Pacific shops
temporarily shutting down the ma
chine and blacksmith shops. It Is
believed the men will bo put back
again nbont Juno 1.
Twenty men were also ordered fo
be transferred to the North Platte
shops , as a result of the fight waged
by engineers to have the heavy re
pairs nnd their long lavo\ers at that
point
The order does not affect the car
shops or other departments.
SENATE GOT BUSY ON EMERGED
CY MONEY MEASURE.
DEMOCRATS WON'T BLOCK IT
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Only Fifteen Democratic Senators Remain -
main In Washington After a Con
ference They Stated That There
Would be No Filibustering.
Washington , May 28. The senate
went to work today on a financial bill ,
to provide emergency currency.
Only fifteen democratic senators re
main In the city and they Indicated
after a conference thin morning that
there will bo no filibustering to pre
vent the passage of the measure.
Washington , May 28. An emer
gency cunency law IB assured The
currency Question hold its place us
practically the only subject ol tonwld-
oration ot both ends ot the oapltol
und when both UOUBOB adjourned the
compiomlsc bill , which wan drafti'd
by the Republican conferuuv , had re
ceived the sanction < X the house and
had been presented to the umiato ,
wusre It will also be passed when
the vote is reached. The conference
between the RepubMcan representa
tives ol the two houses resulted In a
complete agreement , which , being
later ptesenied as a mutter of form
to the Democratic conferees , was pre
sented to thu houbo. it wud dlbcusaud
for one hour and passed by a vote of
166 to 140. The house had no sooner
recorded its verdict in favor of the
bill than It wns hurried over to the
senate , with the unnouuteuiont of tha
approval of thu house. The confer
ence report was rend and , after the
reading had been concluded , Aldrlch
announced that , after routine busi
ness , he would move to take up the
report and continue its consideration
until it was disposed of
Democrats Do Not Concur.
In reply to a question by Culbersou ,
Alflrlch stated that the Democratic
conterecs of the senate and the house
had not concuned in the conference
report. Deep Intelest attaches to
the probable couise ot the bill In the
senate , as also the length ot time that
may bo required tor its consideration
bj that body. The Democratic sena
tors decided upon a conleience as the
best means ot affoiding an opportu
nity lor an extliango of views without
binding any one.
Piartlcally the only point remain
ing unsettled is when the vote will
lie taken. No one doubts that the iu-
port will be adopted and the bill ear
ned.
ned.As
As the situation now appears the
time oloting and the consequent
final adjournment ot congress depends
largely upon ono man , and that is Sen
ator LaFollette. So tar as they have
spoken the Democrats are Inclined to
permit final action after comparative
ly brief consideiatlon. They simply
desire opportunity to enumerate what
they beileve to be the objectionable
features of the new bill and.ajso to
point out fiie s'uppo sciTTnconslstencies
of the Republican leaders.
LaFollette in Opposition.
Senator LaFollette refused to out
line his probable course , further than
to say that he would vote against the
now bill. He was In consultation with
Democratic leaders at different times
during the day and his bearing was
such as to lead to the conclusion that
If the Democrats would a.srp.g to fight
the measure lie would assisl them.
Senator Aldrlch does not expect to
speak on the bill beyond making a
brief statement. Some of the Demo
cratic senatora are preparing to
charge him with having abandoned
his opposition to asset currency , and
ho said that he might make some an
nouncement of his position In that re
spect.
"As a matter of fact , " he said , "this
bill comes nearer providing govern
ment money than we have ever had
The government is to Issue It upon
securities it approves and the power
of the treasury officials Is absolute. "
The opinion was expressed by Aid-
rich that the whole bill Is more than
half "faith cure" and that , he added ,
is just what the country needs
"The temper of the senate seems to
be better now than when the senate
passed the bill In the first place. " said
Aldrlch. "Even Democratic senators
who are disposed to vote against the
bill are anxious to get home , and it
may be possible to adjourn tomor
row"
MORE "RELICS AT LAPORTE
Hogs Bring Up Bones of Human Arm
on Gunness Farm.
Laporte , Ind. . May 28 Several hogs
wallowing In the pond at the edge of
a lot on the Gunness tarm , near here ,
inoucht up a hone of a human arm
The finding of the bone has convinced
SliPiut Smuti-er that oUier bodies have
leen ) burled beneath the mud at the
bottom of the pond The entire shore
will be ijone over with long takes in
an effoit 10 bring any bodies the
water may ecrete to the surface.
Atlantic Fleet at Tacoma.
Tacoma , lay 28 The Atlantic bat-
leship ileet completed another leg In
ts memoraolo cruise and anchored In
the blue i' ° pths of Commencement
jay , the la theimost Inland water of
Pnget sound , 'jo.nou people looking
lovvn tiom the ' ,
pieriplto'i- amphithe
ater < \ ' u < ru ti'un ' I'o'iit li-tl.nin
lo tin- center of tin- cit > Tooievas
no point ofdUu > ; ' not to\tr 4 with
an admiring throng.
THE CONDITIONjjF THF WEATHER
Temperature lor Twenty.four Hour * ,
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of the weather ai record'
( > d for thu twenty-four hours ending
at S u in today.
Maximum 71
Minimum 50
Average CG
IVaromcter , 2'J.CO
Hnlnfnll RO
Chicago , Mny 28 The bulletin la-
sued by tin1 Chicago station of the
I'lilti'd Slates weather bureau gives
thi' forocnst for Nebraska us follows :
Generally fair tonight nnd Friday ,
preceded b > showers east portion to
night , feeler tonight gcnenill > .
YESTERDAY'S ' BASEBALL RESULTS
American League Philadelphia. 0 ;
Detroit , 1. Washington , 8 , C'.iuoland ,
2. Boston , 3 ; Chicago , a. New York ,
2 ; SI. Louis , 7.
National League Chicago , 0 ; Now
York , l. Cincinnati , H ; lliooklyu , 2.
PittuburK , 2 ; Huston , 6.
American Association Minneapolis ,
1 ; Kansas City , 7. Louisville. 4 , In
dianapolis , 8. Columbus , 3 , Toledo , 0.
Bt. Paul , 5 ; Milwaukee. C.
Western League Sioux City , 5 ;
Dos Mollies. 1. Puwblo , 7-7 , Omaha ,
10-6. Denver , 8 ; Lincoln , 2 112 in
nings ) .
TEN PERSONS LOSE THEIR LIVE9
IN SEVERE STORM.
SEVERAL ARE FATALLY INJURED
Hundreds of Head of Cattle Killed and
Much Damage Done to Property In
Alfalfa County Vast Acreage of
Crops Destroyed.
Wichita. Kan. , May 28. Ten dead.
twelve Injured , several fatally , hun
dreds or head of cattle killed , a vast
acieage of ctops destroyed , ruin and
desolation me the result * of a serlos
of tornadoes that \isued Allalfn
county Oklahoma.
The dead. Guy Ilutol.inson and
baby. Peter Rudy , \\lfe aim two chil
dren ; Mrs Elliott , Mrs. Puikor and
baby , H. C. AUhUon.
The injured. Fred Paiker , totally ;
.Mr. Waies , fatally ; Daniel Deals , ta-
tally ; Hev. R. D. Cox , fatally ; Mis.
Fiank Ice nnd babj , fatally ; William
S. McDonald , Delia V. McDonald , Mis
Watets , 1'Mith Cox , aged seven , lUliul
Cox , aged nine ; Ada Co.agud seven
teen.
teen.The
The stuim seemed to enter ths
county li om the west , notth and
uoitheast simultaneously , livery ob
struction was levelled. The scene of
the devastation piebents , a sickening
Ubpect. The McDonald family , living
neai Ingersoll , sought safety In a cy
clone cellar This was unrooted and
the occupants buried under debris.
The baby of Mrs. Guy Hutchinsou has
not been found. It Is believed the
wind can led It some distance or that
it U burled in the ruins of th Homo.
Hik'trtTi Mt * ri .
Prague Struck by Wind.
Prague , Neb , May 28 This town
was vioited by a tornado about 1:30 : a.
m. , doing considerable damage to
houses and outbuildings , but no lives
weie lost Those suffering the most
Reports from the country'TnuTcaU
that expensive damage \as done along
the path of the storm for a long dis
tance.
DYNAMITE PLOT ftlNUES
Three Buildings Built by Chief Wit
ness in Graft Cases Blown Up.
Oakland , Cal. , May 28. Three dwell
ing built by James L. Gallagher ,
former president of the San Francisco
board of supervisors and chief witness
for the prosecution In the San Fran-
elsro gralt cases , were wrecked by
dynamite The explosion shook the
neighborhood , smashed windows of
nearby dwellings and played havoc
with Interior furnishings.
Neither Gallagher nor any member
of his family was near the scene of
the explosion. John Rawllns a watch
man , was knocked over by the shock.
Operator Admits Blame.
Washington , May 28 Dlbtrict At
torney Baker made public the report
on his investigation into the matter
of the Insertion of the word "not" In
the telegram sent by Heprofaentatlvo
.1. Sloat Fnbsett ot New York to Stntw
Senator Ca sidy at Albany regarding
the vote on the then pending unti-raio
track legislation The report holds
that thn telegram was not altered ,
hut that a telegraph operator , Julian
12 Tiinherliikf. admits pausing a lulse
| pe.rniii | ; to bo. made and wired to Mr
( a-sidy by inserting the word "not" In
liHiismlttlng by wlia the original mes
sage ht'ut tiom the house corriilor at
the capltol The ieport holds that the
ilmo ot forger ) was committed.
Four Killed In Mine Explosion.
Lisbon , O , May 2 < ? In a mine ex-
plo-lon at Sallnesvllle , n ar hero.
ln p men w ie killed outright and
> ne man was klll < l by a falling pipe
ul'er he had bonn dragged out of thu
mine b > the rescuers.
Farnian Males Long Flight.
( ' . ' "t M i\ js H m\ 1 fin in the
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1' ' 'in ' i i > in hi a rui'ana ' Tl *
I- tli > f i > nt t > t u . e jet nicum
d m a straight Una
DIG QUN FAILS TO PUT IT OUT OF
COMMISSION.
FIGHTING MAST STANDS FIRM
Real War Demonstration In Hampton
Roads Results In Victory for Turret
Construction and Newly Designed
Battle Mast.
Old Point Comfort , Va , Mny 28.
Thu biggest nuvtU gun , thu heaviest
piojectllu and the highest oxplostva
known , combined with close range and
duiully aim , wore allowed to work
their full havoo on the tuuut pinto of
thu monitor Florida. The result Is
declared to bo u victory for turrut
construction , and this nothwithntund-
Ins Uiu elevou-lnch hardened ntuol
plate was blucjconod and' ' biokon , the
Bourns of thu turret sprung and thu
rivets and screw * loouonad' and
twlutud. It was not live mlnutua after
the Ujirlblu impact that Ui lluoly
balancud meohuutstu of Uiu turrut wun
being workud with porfcot OOHU and
the twulvu-lnch gun on thu left uldu
wan trained at will. lusldo thu turret
where btund the gunnurt ) and KUU
crow thu havoo was much loss appiir-
ent than from the outeldo. lEumlua-
tlon sliowod that of the many dullouto-
ly adjusted Instruments for fliu 0011-
trol , sighting and operatingthu tur
ret , tow , If any , wore out of working
order.
"If thin bad happened In battle th
Floildiv would' bo flghtlnc yut , " oald
0110 of the ranr admirals , with enthu
siasm. Then followed u futllo attumpt
to destroy the newly doalKiiod fight *
Ing must on the stern of thu Florida.
After llvo shots of the gums hud gone
through It the mast stood linn.
"Forty shots would not bring It
down and no enumy would waste ammunition -
munition and time shooting at It , " was
the export comment.
It wan piodlctod that all now 8hl\3
will be equipped with battle masta of
this dealgn.
Every Naval Bureau Represented.
The stoiy of the "shooting up" ot
the Floildn by the Aikansas , however ,
Is , not contained In the technical state
ment of losults. It was an cvont It )
which the keen edge of exput-tatlon
was not dullud by the it'Hll/.utlon.
Hem admit als and bilgadter grnoials ,
tngcthui with their junloit > , fatuirlod
under piotoctod decks and thnu
hopped out again as quIcKI } to look
for the dunuigo done by the boom and
loai they had felt and hi-uid 12\oiy
naval bureau was icprohi'iitod , HUo-
wis-o the ordnance and artillciy ol the
aimv. The suuni1 ol the real wai dem
ons , ! ration was Hampton Kondb.
The Florida , which haH been In the
hands ot experts for seine time , pio-
buntud the nppiiutanaco ot a nsignea
maityr. Sh lay \\lth hei nose point
ing out through the Vfiginla capes.
Most sti Iking in her appeal unco wan
the "leaning tower" on hm atom , the
woven military mast , losembllng a
huge waste paper basket.
Just 343 yards on the Inside of the
Florida lay her slstor ship , the Arkan
sas. The distance looked cruelly closa
js'n "Ilf , * * v ? " ? * i. i.i
close together that it sounded llko
one. The twelve-inch projectile had
hit Its target. It was a crash , a flash
and a cloyd of yoHow smoke quietly
lua. nat was ten , TTu * i M-O " "jT
wound. _ Ju8t to the right of the right
hand gun there was what looked Ilka
a hole The officers went to Hie Flor
ida at once The plate had boon
bjoken through trom the gun port to
the edge just above and just below
where the shell struck. The broken
piece had been driven Into the turret
several Inches , but not the thickness
of the plate , so that no hole was actu
ally made
Ofllrors entered the turret at once
nnd its mechanism was operated , the
turret being swung completely around
earh way. and thu left hand gun
trained
Test Fighting Mast.
It wns nearly noon before the offl-
cnrs had satisfied themsolv s with tha
turret experiment and attention wns
turned to testing the fighting mast.
Thn first shot at that btnicLmu was
fired from ono of the tour Inch guns
of the Arkansas , and besides pleicing
an ium plain , largest at its base It
( ut mm of the supporting pipes and
Injuied others
The second shot was from the sam
gun and < ut two tubes a little highe.
up and on the ether side of the mast.
The third shot missed , and then tha
order was given to ( fro a four-Inch ex
plosive shell high up near the top of
the. mast This shook the structure
and torn asunder a number of tha
tubes , but the mast seemed as .stnblo
us e\er The fifth nnd last shell was
a solid shot from the big twelve nidi
gun , iilmed so a to hit the rm-t on
Its outer rim on the side loaning towards -
wards the water , the structure h.iung
purposely boon tilted at an un l of
ten degrnos to make It easier \ < > fall
This terrific shot tore holns thn.ugh
many of the supporting tubes , but the
mast still stood firm.
Ex-Chief Acquitted of Charge.
t'hli agovMay 2S Former l i I f of '
Police John M Collins find p. , r. . , „ j
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