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8 THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NKWP JOURNAL Fit I DA Y 'VKMHRH ' 27 1Mb BiAST ENBOLFS TWENTY-FIVE , Gas Main In Brooklyn Explodes , Wrecking Street. WORKMEN AT BOTTOM BURIED. Woman and Fire Children Carried Down Into Death Hole From Above. Fire , Water and Earth All Do Fatal Work Street Torn Up for a Block. I 'Now York , Nov. ! 21. Twonty-fivo jx'.rmuiH are believed to have lost their HVCH In an explosion of gas , which toro up a great suction of Gold street , JUrooklyn. It Is definitely known that fifteen persons wore buried tinder Iho liundredH of tons of earth und Umber thrown Into Iho nlr and leu more am xopoitod as mlHKing. Thu exact nuin- ix > r of dead cnnn , l be determined un til 1 evening , for those working to recover - cover the entombed bodies must dig ( through fifty feel of dirt , rock and n ttanglo of pipes nnd Umbers. The explosion occurred In a fifty-foot ex cavation thai had been made In Gold fiilrool between York and Fiont slreets , where a water main was being laid. The gas main recently sprung a leak And In a manner unknown n spark came In contact with thu escaping fins. Immediately there wtis a terrific .explosion that lifted the mtrfnco of the slreot for half n block In both i jror-tlont * and hurled ( lit I , paving slonos And debt is Into Iho air. When the smoke nnd dust cleared away It was seen that Iho ulreel had boon opened from doorstop to doorslep over nn area of nearly n block. The loosened enrlh and dobrls had fallen inlo Iho oxcavallon , burying the score < of laborers who were at work when dlu ) accident happened. Great tongues of flame shot out of crevices and be side them geysers of water slipped In to the nlr from n water main thai had been shattered by the explosion. Two bodies were sticking out of the wreck- ngo. A woman and three children were .nliuost opposite the excavation when Iho earth crumbled under their feet , and Ihoy wore swept down Into Iho liolo under Ions of wreckage. Two other children wore on the opposilo aide of Iho slreel when Iho sidewalk caved In , and they lost their lives. Samuel Trout , foreman of the gang cot laborers , was near the woman and ( the .three . children who lost their lives. Ulo rushed forward in an endeavor to jsnvo them , but ho too was drawn Into the death hole. His body was the iflrst recovered. It had been roasted Ho u cinder. Only four of the men working in the excavation escaped , and their escape was remarkable. X.STELIWAGEN FOR "CHAIRMAN , _ t First TJtop 3s Taken In Work of Pro. paring for Inauguration. Washington. Nov. 25. With the an- i nouncomont by Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican national committee of tiio appointment of Edward J. Stoll- vwagon ol this clly as chairman of Iho 'inauguration committee , the first step was tnkfii in the work of preparing Tor the inauguration of Taft and Sher man as president and vice president 011 MatxJj 4 next. "Mr. Hlellwagon has long boon prom- incjitly tdonlllled with some of the iw Litest Jlnnnclnl and commercial ou- * i.oi prises of Washington and Is u man of splendid executive ability. The selection of a vice chairman nnd other officers of the commit lee will not bo made until after Mr. Hitch- vac ) , psiys a visit to Hot Springs , Vu. , ' .TVIjuit1 he went for a conference with Mr. Tuti. iGarst and Cummins Hold Reception. .Des Moines , Nov. 25 A reception utiilth thousands attended was hold in the rotunda of the capilol build- Ins last night. Governor Garst and Senator Cummins stood In line for jnnro than two hours receiving the : < iiisratulatlons nf lowans It wns not a difbs suit affair Itlch and poor iillko gathered at the grunt rnpilol building. Nnily all of Di-s MoiiK-s It Deemed , turned out to extend well -wishes to the newly elrr-ti-d M'nalor -and governor. Senator Cummins will j-o to Washington parly next month lo tic ; qfilclnlly sworn In. AVnnt Duty on Gypsum. > * Fort .Dodgo . , In. . Nov. 2. > The gyp- 31U11 niamifnrtiin'iR In this vicinity liave sent a delegation to Washington > to urse that the duty on gypsum bo -permUt d to remain as It Is. The de posits In this vicinity are largo and th j gypsum business has bniomu a big industry lu Fort Dodge. /Kennedy / and Cowell Resign. Omaha , Nov. 12. Police Commls sloncrs John I * . Kennedy and Robert Cowell will resign their positions im mediately after the first of the year , They are appointees of Governor Sheldon don and are both Republicans. Botli men soy the olllce requires too mticli of their time , and thai they haye enl > lield on because Governor Sheldon requested quested them to do so. They will hi succeeded by Democrats. Their reslg nation will doubtless mean a bit shake-up In Iho city affairs of Omaha Blacksmiths Want Legislation. Hastings , Neb , , Nov. 12. More thar a hundred delegales are attending tin convention of Iho Nebraska Ulack nmlths Horseshoersand Wheelwrights association. They are bonding then energies toward securing leglslalloi which will protect them from dead beats They want a law similar tc the mechanics' Hen law of the allied trades. J W. Edwards of Hasting * was elected president ; C. E. Louder ol Castro Sallt for Bordeaux , Cnrncns , Nov. 2fi. President Cna- tro nailed from l.nGunyrn on the Hteamcr Guadaloupo for llor-lcnuv foi the purpose of undergoing an opera ( Ion at the hands of a skilled special IB ! of liorlln. ICfforts which were mndo recently to have Dr. Israel ol Berlin como to Carncns for the pur lioso of performing the operation failed. The operation will bo per formed Immediately on PrfsMont Cns ties arrival nt Honloniix. whi-ro Dr Israel will bo In waiting. Should the operation bo successful Iho president will visit Paris , where ho will rest for a few days only , as ho wishes tc rL-tuin to Caracas at as early a date us possible. Arguments In Lamphere Case. I.apoito , Ind. , Nov. 25. The evl donee Is all In and Ibc attorneys arc making their arguments today In ( lie tilnl of Ray Uimphcro for the alleged muidor of Mrs Hello Gunncss and her three children All Indications point to the fart that It will ho n Thnnks giving verdict , but wholhor Lnmphere will have occasion to glvo thanks tlmu ulono will tell Attorney Sulherland , co-counsel for Iho stale , opened the arguments. Ho will bo followed by Atloiney Wordon and tbnn Attorney WHr , both for the i ] of on so Piosy cuter Smith will muko the closing plea for the stale. General Lecontc Executed by Rebels. Porl an Prince , Nov. 25. Lalo ad vices rerclved hero confirm the oxocu lion of General Leconlo. Ho was cap tured near Jerumlo , togelhor wllh his escort , nftor a short struggle. The town of Aquln , II Is reporled , bat b'-cn plllngud by the revolullonary Iroops No news has been received of Iho movements of General Celeslln Cyrlnquo , Iho minister of war. who wns sent out , In addition to General Lcconto , by President Nerd Alcxts to put down th < > uprising nt Aux Cayes , headed by General Simon Wellman Sues Paris Paper. Pnris. Nov. 25. Wnltcr Wo'.lmnn hna ni"d a libel sull for $100,000 , and recllflcatlon against the Sporting Re view la Vie au Grand Air because ol the publication of an article criticising Wellman's expedition to the North pole as an "American bluff , designed for personal profit. " Gold Medal for Miss Annie Peck. Lima , Peru , Nov 25. The Peruvian government will present a gold medal to Miss Annie Peck , the American mountain climber , who last August succeeded In rcnchlng the summit ol Mount Huascaran. Indicted for Election Frauds. St Louis , Nov 25 The St. Louta grand jury returned' fifty-one Indict ments , charging frauds in the August primaries , the fall regislratlon and the November election SOLONS PREPARING FOR BUSY SESSION , Members at Work on Flood of Bills to Be Introduced. Des Molncs , Nov. 23.The session of the state legislature which meets In January will bo a busy one. Al ready many members are preparing bills which will bo Introduced nt once the body begins its work. Many laws will bo enacted relating to the meth ods of large corporations doing busi ness In the stnto. Among these will be measures creating an insurance de partment , with a commissioner ap pointed by the governor to have full charge of the insurance business. A bill will be offered to reorganize the state railroad commission , the po sitions remaining appointive , with greatly Increased salaries , and with the powers of the commission en larged. Another bill provides for exemption of money and credits , and taxes mort gages only when filed ; a bill for the organization of trust companies sep arate from banks , strictly to hnndlo cash funds ; nssesmuont of railroad terminals whore locnlcd , Insleau" of Including H in the general value of the roads aft'ecled , and n now law pro. vidlng for viaducts In cities , whereby the railroad commission will not con- tiol , but giving cities full power to act. Byers After Swiss Post. Des Molnes , Nov 23. S. H. M , nyers is making a strong effort to secure the appolntmenl as minister lo Switzerland. For twenty years Hyera was in the consular service , and has an extensive acquaintance in foreign lands. There Is no other Iowa man mentioned in connection wllh Iho ap- polnlmenl , and friends of Mr. Byers believe he will have Iho backing ol the entire Iowa delcgallon lo congress , Pugilist Bradley May Recover. Philadelphia , Nov. 25 Fred Brad ley , the Boston heavyweight pugilist who was injured hero in a bout with Al Kublak of Grand Rapids'Is re ported to be improving at the hos- pital. The physicians said thai Ihey Ihoughl he would be out of th < ) hos pllal In a few days. Kublak Is In jnll awaiting the result of Bradley's In juries. Wife Murder and Suicide. New York , Nov. 25. Falling to In < Vueo his wife to enter Into a sulr-He pact wllh him. Max Goldsleln , a tc'lor ' murdered his wife by culling hei thront. He then drew the blade ol the knlfo used on his wife across his own throat with such force that h < was almost decapitated. Tot Shot Dead by Older Brother. Mason Clly , la. , Nov 25 Shol through Ihe brain , the four-yoar-ou son of W. D. Nugenl of Algona dropped before his tcn-yoar-old broib To the work-huntor , the date ol whoso next pay-day Is Important , Iho want ads. nro "friends Indeed. " If you can add to competency , nnd honesty , onlerprlso In want advertis ing , you can find work. It you mirft > r from cniiHtlpittlon and llvi-r trouble I'oloy'n Orhui I ixutlvo will euro you iiL-nnaiiuiUly by Htlinu- lullim tu < ( IlKt-Mllvu ( ii'KuiiH HO thuy will act naturally. Koluy'H Orltio l.tix- atlvo doH not Krlpo , Ix jiloiisanl to laidanil you do not have lo t iti , la.xallvuF continually uftur tailing Orltio All of the tlmo thu want nds. are helping people to correct the mistakes they have made In selecting places to live. If you are a person of "resources , " you will find a way lo make a want ad. servo > ou In the mosl of life's little upsetH. Something now lor the homo gives family life a now Inlorest and the store ads. are , therefore , of Interest to homo folks. If jou believe that your store Is a good one , don't allow your adverllslng to bellltle that belief. -\anicllij li-ncli-lriimliir. The above l.s the name of a German cliumlcal , which Is one of the many Milu.ililo tiiKroillontH of Koluy's Kidney Ilenu'dy. Ih-xatiiothylonototranilno IH iceoKiilzod by mudlcal text Imolt.s and authorities an a uric acid solvent and iintl-Mi-title for the urine. Take Kotoy's Kldnt-y KoiniMly as aoon an you notice any IrrcKularltlcH , and uvold u m-rious malady. AS soon as a boy comes into hie mother's presence , she screams out : "How on earth did you tear youi clothes ? " Winter blunts , cntisinf ? pneumonia , pleurisy and consumption wilt MOOD he heie ( 'uro your cough now , and HtreiiKtlifii your lungs with Koley's lloncy ind Tar. Do not risk starting the winter with weak lungs , when Koley'.s llonov and Tar will cure the most obstinate coughs nnd colds , and prevent serious results Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days. PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed tc cure any case of Itching , Blind , Blood Ing or Protruding Piles In C to 14 days or money refunded. 60c. The hound seems to be a country dog ; you seldom see one In town. IlCTUire of OlntmcntM for Cntnrrh Tlint Contain Mercury. us mercury will surely ilestroj * he sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaced. Such articles should never bo used except on prescriptions from reputable physi cians , as the damage they will do is ton fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure , manufactured by F. J. Chene' & Co. , Toledo , Ohio , contains no more / , and Is taken Internally , acting ( Mi ct- ly upon the blood nnd muco-is sur- fnpfp ot the system. In bu- ' a ; Hall's Catarrh Cure bo sure you get the irenulne It Is taken Internally and made In Toledo , Ohio , by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price , 7Bc per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constl- uiitlon Try Daily News Want Ad. Foley's Honey and Tar clears the nlr passages , stops the irritation In the throat , soothes the Inflamed mem branes , and the most obstinate cough disappears Sore and Millnmod i n 'ci are healed and strengthened , and the cold Is expelled from the Boys don't like a cry baby. And men don't like a cry bnby either. Slipped on Tack and Rudely Jolted , Yankton , S. D. , Nov. 25. Reuben Alexander , a corn husker of Trlpp , fell nsleep just west of the city on the Milwaukee track , was struck by an en gine and is still alive lo loll how It all happened. Mr. Alexander mixed Ihlngs up pretty well In the saloons liere Saturday night , and spent all his money and started for Trlpp afoot. He got tired at Napa Junction nnd curled up to sleep on Iho track , using the rail for n pillow. A Sunday freight was the first thing to como along and Alexander was rudely awakened by the cow catcher , In a jolt thai would kill most men. He Is very badly In jured in the head but has a good chance to recover. Sues Wife for Wedding Presents. London , Nov. 25. Herbert L. Hunt , n prominent young American connect ed with the stock exchange , has enter ed suit ngninst his wife , from whom 'IP ' Is sopnrated , but not divorced , tc recover valuable presents given by prominent people In America al the time of their wedding. The unique suit lakes for a basis the allegation that the wedding presents wore given to the groom by friends of his father and himself and that his wife was not Inlendod to have any share in Ihe lltle to them. The names mentioned In the suit are from that clrce ] thai generally makes Now York sll up and lake notice when the newspapers air things concerning its members. Hero arc Iho donors and Iho glfls Hunt would recover : Ward Alexander , secretary of Hnr < vard club , an oak tnblo. Joseph Chonto , former American ambassador , silver Inkstand. George W. Vanderbllt , valuable prints. Mrs Custer , wife of Iho lalo general oral , lea lable cover. Jack Morgan , son of J. Plerponl silver pitcher. Gotham Version False. Berlin , Nov. 25. As n consequence of the universal demand for a donla of Iho statements attributed to the kaiser In the New York World's version sion of his suppressed interview , the North Gorman Gazette , official orgai of the Imperial government , leads Iti columns with the following statement "According to Now York dispnlche. the World published an account of utterances torances which his majesty the kaise Is said lo have made on Iho occastoi of the audience granted to an Amerl can Journalist , William Bayard Hale Wo are empowered to describe tin t an nnlnsupportabli FRED1 SCHELLY DIESJUDDENLY , Well Known Norfolk Man Sud denly Stricken Down. Fred Schelly , for about twenty-five years past n prominent reshlont of Norfoll ; , ilioil suddenly nt 9h" : > Wed nesday morning nt Ills homo nt 101) ) I North Sovunlh sir-cut. Ho wits tnkon , sick n few days ago hut hns hocn nhlo to ho nbout. Wednesday morning Just before Ills death he was up and about the house. He had liver trouble with other complications. His sudden death was piobably duo to heart fail ure. ure.Mr. Mr. Schelly leaves a wife , two daugh ters , Mrs. Carl .1. Verges and Miss LIHIo Schelly , and six sons , John Schelly , who was Interested with his father In the Norfolk Bottling works , Will Schelly , who is In Henkelnmn , Neb. , Herman Schelly , who Is attend ing Crelghtoii college In Omaha , and Robert , I2dward and George Schelly , who go to school In this city. Fred Schelly was llfty-olght years old. Ho was born In Hamilton county , Ohio. About twenty-live years ago he came hero from Iowa , buying out the Blatl bottling works. For seventeen years he was the agent of the An- hcuser-Dusch company. Six or seven years ago ho sold out to George Heller. Mr. Schelly still kept up the Ice busi ness , which he has been engaged In since becoming a rosldcnt of Norfolk. He belonged to the Eagles and the Sons of Herman. WAS WALKING TO LYNCH Aged Man Dies of Exposure on Prairie and Wild Beasts Devour Body. Kennebec , S. D. , Nov. 23. The hones of Wilson W. Henry , an aged man living about 12 miles south of here , were found on the prairie eight miles south of White river , in Trlpp county. The llesli had been devoured by wolvps , and the head , arms and feet were entirely missing. The bones were identified by Henry's wife by his shoos , one sock , a pair of pincers and a small bottle. Henry was 70 years old and partly paralyzed. He started about two weeks ago to walk to Lynch , Neb. , n distance of 140 miles. No tidings of him were received and search was made resulting in the discovery of his bones. It is believed he died of exposure. Kills Deer While Riding It. Superior , Wis. , Nov. 25. Hero Is the realest story of the hunting season. One for which none will stand re sponsible except the hunter who tells It upon himself. Henry Linker was eating lunch in the wilderness near hero when he was attacked by a buck that rushed from the underbrush. Linker forgot his gun In a mad rush for a sapling , which he cllmed. The tree , however , would not bear his weight , and he dropped upon the back of the buck , which , frightened at receiving a rider , dashed away across a clearing. Linker hung on for dear life while he drew his razor , and , leaning over the buck's neck , cut Its throat. The deer was eaten before the party re turned home. A.-rested for Seeing Game. Champaign , III. , Nov. 25. Were Mr. and Mrs. James Powers cruel to their baby of eight weeks old when they left it in their house and went to the Illinois-Northwestern football game ? Neighbors who were attracted to the scene by the lusty bawling of the in fant seem to think so , for today they caused the arrest of the parents on a charge of cruelty. .lames Powers Is a law student at theUniversity of Illinois nnd he and his wife are both ardent football en thusiasts. The attraction of the big same on Illinois field was too much for them , so they went. Prof. T. W. Hughes of the College of Law signed the bond for the parents , whoso hear ing was set for Wednesday by Justice Young. "Mr. and Mrs. Powers have been leaving that baby alone long enough. Wo are tired of hearing its cries , " said Mrs. Carey E. Moore , a neighbor , who notified Mrs. Agnes KIslnger , the coun ty probation officer. Mr. and Mrs. Powers scout the charge of cruelty and declare that It is a case of other people "butting In. " Adipose Members Bolt Class. Logansport , Hid. , Nov. 25. "Wo won't roll on the floor , " was the ulti matum delivered by a dozen society women when Miss Margaret M. Hall , who organized n class In physical cul ture , Insisted' they had to emulate her example. A class in the science of reducing adipose tissue was organized , follow ing a series of health lectures , and en thusiasm ran high among the woman until the instructor rolled from one end of the hall to the other , and in vited her class to follow her. "You've ' got to do It or leave the class , " she said , nnd , while the more enthusiastic matrons nnd maids rolled and plnyed leap-frog , the rebellious members marched out In a body. Some Extension Talk. Lamro Journal : The Chicago & Northwestern will extend Its line In the spring. Quito a considerable slir was made in this vicinity when 11 wns lenrned for the first time that n railroad contraclor of Omaha , who buys his material In largo quantities , had his agents in Lamro for several days and succeeded In L tying nine hundred tons of hay to ff l horses The purchaser said the same was to bo fed cattle until ho reached Omaha , when It was learned thai the same was purchased for n contractor In Omaha , who mot him at the Iraln. In their conversation , It was divulged that the Chicago & Northwestern railway would begin Its work on extension - tension of Its lint * forty-six n.llos acrosH Tilpp county via Wlnotm , Lamro and Jordan , and northwest to the Me.\er county llm > . The report Is further verified by the fact that three surveyors ran the line with In struments for four miles between Lamro and Jordan. Battle Creek News. James Shaner of Norfolk Junction was heio the forepart of this week visiting relatives. Student Ottomar Schmidt , who Is teaching In the Lutheran branch school south of town , will occupy the pulpit at the Lutheran church next Sunday morning. John Urodohoofl Is In n Sioux City hospital for an operation. Mr. and Mrs. August nrockmanii , who have been visiting hero about two months at the home of their daughters , Mrs. John H. Hodokohr and Mrs. Fred Tegeler , departed Monday for their home nt Concordla , Mo. They were accompanied by their son , Fred Urockmnnn , who was visiting here about one weekA reception was given to the old folks at the Hodekohr homo west of town Sunday. Mr. Hrockmann was glad that Taft car ried the old "Show-Mo" state without his help. Fritz Bolcwski , the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bolowskl , tiled last week at the ago of thirty-two years in the state hospital at Hastings , where ho was about eight years. The remains were sent here and the fun eral held Saturday forenoon from the Lutheran church , Rev. J. Hoffman of ficiating. Mrs. Catherlna Ilolport arrived hero last week from Staples , Minn. , for an extended visit with her sister , Mrs. H. C. Rolf. Thanksgiving will be observed in the Lutheran church and a union meet ing will be held In the M. K. church Thursday morning. In the latter , Rev. Tillery of the Baptist church , will preach the sermon. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph E. Mantey was christened the Lutheran church Sunday morning. John Cejda and Anton Kadlec were hero Monday on business from How- ells. _ John C. Burch moved Tuesday"Tntb hls new house north of Howard Miller's elevator. Trapping Industry In South Dakota. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. 24. Special to The News. , Young men and others living In the vicinity of Lakes Henry and Thompson , In KIngsbury county , are making considerable money from the trapping Industry. Not for years have mnskrats and mink been so numerous at the two lakes as this fall. Many young boys devote their entire spare time to trapping at the lakes , and have built up a profitable Indus try. It is stated that two strangers have thus far this fall captured nearly one thousand muskrats at the lakes. The White boys , living in the vicinity have thus far secured about five hun dred skins as the result of their trap ping operations at the lakes. In two days two men succeeded In securing seventy muskrat skins and the skin of one mink. Money for the Sioux. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. 24. Special to The News : The Sioux Indians be longing on the Cheyenne River Indian reservation , in the north-central part of the state , have been advised that on Monday of next week they will commence drawing their semi-annual per capita money from the United States government. This payment will aggregate many thousands of dollars. The Indians on the Cheyenne reser vation are among the wealthiest in the state or northwest. As a lesult of the payment the merchants In the border town and the various post traders on the reservation should do an un usually heavy business during the week or ten days following the pay ment. Free Lunch Back Again. Cheer up. The free lunch is back again. The delight of a cold night has boon resurrected with the first approach preach of winter weather. For many moons the free lunch has been under an official "ban. " The city administration was not especially hos tile but acting under legal advice hold that the fiee lunch was a violation of a city ordinance. The city attorney said , however , that there was a chance for two in terpretations last night. The council was appealed to and voted "That It is the sense of this council that the giv ing of free lunches in a saloon is not n violation of section 15 of ordinance 310. " So the lunch Is back. Council Proceedings. Council mot In regular session at 8 p. m. , Mayor Sturgeon presiding. Present Councllmen Schwenk , Winter , Craven , Kanffman , Degner , Fuesler , Dolan , Absent , Council man Illbhcn. Moved by Degner , seconded by Dolan , that the bill of $10 of the Madison County Abstract and Guaranty com pany for sewer districts Nos. 5 , C , 7,8 nnd 9 bo allowed. Motion carried. Moved by Kauffman , seconded by Dolan , that the chnlrmnn of the fire and police committee , the chief of the fire department , the chief of po lice nnd the foreman of every hose company Inspect all chimneys and basements In the lire district Carried. Moved by Kauffman , seconded by Schwenk , that public works commit tee ho Instructed with power to act to ( l h GlowingHeat From Every Ounce offueL When the mercury drops out oi sight , and you just can't keep llic house warmyou'll find it wonderfully convenient to use a PERFECTION Oil Heater ( Equipped with Smokeless Device ) It's very light carry II about heal any cold room. Turn llic wick high or low no danger no smoke no smell. Easily cared lor and gives nine hours ol cozy comlorl nt one tilling ol brass Ion 1. Finished in nickel and japan. Every heater warranted. wilh iU flooj el tlrajjr , ImllUnl light U iJril lor Oil long winter evening ! rod or tew by il won't lire your cyu. L tul improved cenlril drill burner Maile ol lirns , nickel plated. Every Ump wamnled. II your dealer cannot mpply the liayo Lamp or I'uleclion OJ Hultr , wnle out nearest agency lor i ducriplive circular STANDARD OIL , COMPANY ( Incorporated ) water main crossing Corporation gulch. Carried. Moved hj Kauffman , seconded by Fuoslc'r , that the report of the coin- mil ti-o on filling around the east end of the bridge on Norfolk avenue bo accepted and that the committee be Instructed to fix up the street so that It will ho passable. Carried. Moved by Dolan , seconded by Schwenk , that the matter of fixing a gate on the ditch from First street lethe the river be laid over until the next meeting. Carried. Moved by Kauffman , seconded by Winter , that It is the sense of the council that the giving of a free lunch In a saloon Is not a violation of section 15 of ordinance IJIO. Carried. Moved by Winter , seconded by Fuesler , that the report of the water commissioner bo accepted. Carried. Moved by Kauffman , seconded by Fueslor , that the light matter at the corner of Thirteenth street and Madi son avenue be referred to the public works committee. Carried. Big Ship Burns Many , Many Perish. Island of Malta , Nov. 25. The big liner , Sardinia , enroute from Liver pool to eastern points , Is on fire out side Hie harbor. She was carrying 200 passengers and a large crew. Figures wore discerned jumping from Iho ship deck into the water. The Sardinia was reached by tugs after hours of delay. The number of dead Is not yet known , but Is reported large. Whole Ship In Flames. The Sardinia had just cleared the harbor , going out , when fire was dis covered. One of the hatches blew off as though there had been an explosion and the whole ship was quickly wrapped In flame. Passengers Surrounded by Fire. The passengers ran aft but a gale swept the llamos upon them and headed off their escape in that direc tion. Many Jump Into Sea. When they had been thus shut off , many of the passengers jumped into the sea without life preservers. Tugs In the harbor , noting the liner's terrible plight , steamed to the rescue but the intense heat and strong wind made assistance extremely difficult. There were forty-four members of the crew and thirty British passen gers. The balance on the ship were Greeks and foreigners who became wild with fear and wore totally un manageable. It Is believed that many were pin ned In the burning wreckage. Tugs Rescue Some. Tugs cruising about the harbor rescued some of the passengers but about 100 arc missing and mosl of them are believed to have perished. NARROW ESCAPE FROM BOMB. Revolutionary Prosecutor In India Target of Would-be Slayer. Calcutta , India , Nov. 25. Prosecu tor Hume , who has boon active in the revolutionary prosecutions , due to his' initiative in trying to prevent further revolution , had a narrow escape from death today from a bomb thrown at j the car in which ho was riding. j The bomb foil on top of the car and rolled off Into a swamp , unoxplodcd. The criminal has not yet been cap tured. 25 DEAD , 100 INJURED. Relief Work In Arkansas Tornado Dis trict Being Pushed. Litllo Rock , Ark. , Nov. 25. Relief work Is being pushed with vigor today throughout the tornado-swept section. A special Irain carrying food supplies has slarted toward the scene of suf fering It Is now bellovod the total number of dead Is fifty , and 100 Injured. 22-Year-Old Boy Confesses Murder. Fort Dodge. In , Nov 25 Wilson Carr. aged twentlwo , was given a llfo sentence here today after ho had confessed that ho was guilty of mur dering Marshall Nicholson , another 1 > until bis sistc-r fi-ll In a faint. Then ho sobbi-d. KAISER SICK IN BED. Been Suffering From Severe Cold for Three Days. Berlin. Nov. 25. Knlaor Wllholm Is confined to his bed today as the re sult of a Hcvero cold from which ho has boon Buffering for three days. Need More and Faster Ships. Washington. Nov. 25. Admiral Rog ers , commenting on the trip of the Atlantic fleet around the world , In his report to the navy department today says that the lack of facility of sup plying ships In war times is the na tion's greatest weakness. Ho says that more and faster ships are needed. Now Accuses Anna Gould , Paris , Nov. 25. Maltre Beonelt , counsel for Count BonI do Castellano In his suit to obtain custody of his children and an allowance from his former wife , Princess Hello do Sagan , today made a serious charge against the princess , who was formerly Anna Gould. He says ho will later prove the charges. He declares that she and Sagan traveled alone Ihrough Italy and later lived together as man and wife at Chateau Marls. He says that she has neglected the children's education since her mar riage to do Sagan. Hand Mangled In Mill. Laurel , Neb. , Nov. 25. Walter Thomas , engineer at the mill , got his left hand caught in the machinery this morning and severely mangled. He will probably lose one or two fin gers. He had just started the engine a few minutes before and was lookIng - Ing over It to see thai everything was all right. Occasionally a man who has a nat urally cheerful disposition depends 100 much upon It. and becomes generally worthless. Mining Stock. Walt Mason In Kmporla Gazelle : The stars will come back to the a/.uro vault when the clouds arc all blown away ; and the sun will come back when the night Is done , nnd give us another day ; the cows will come back from the meadows lush , and the birds to their trystlng tree , but the money I paid to a mining shark will never come back to mo ! The loaves will come back to the naked boughs , Iho flowers lo Iho frosly brae ; the spring will comeback back like a blooming bride , and the breexes that blow in May ; and Joy will come hack to the stricken heart , and laughter and hope nnd glee , but the money I blew for some mining stock will never como bnck to mo ! John Harty from Crow Creek Agency Rosebud Stock Detective , Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. 27. Special to The News : The vacancy In the position of government stock detec- live on the Rosebud reservation , with headquarters at the Rosebud Indian agency , caused by the recent sudden death of Capt. Jack Foster , hns been filled by the appointment of John Harty to the position. For some tlmo Mr. Harly has been in the employ of the government nt Crow Creek In- dlnn ngency. Ho will report for duty nt onco. Capt. Foster , whom ho sue- coed , was n noted frontiersman , nnd hail made an onvlablo record In run ning down horse and cattle "rustlers" who for years had operated on the Rosebud reservation. Mr. Harty Is well qualified as his successor nnd It Is predicted will make a good record In discouraging horse and cattle sloallng on Iho resorvallon and In running down and caplurlng Ihoso guilty of the offense HEALTH MOVEMfNT Vlavl , the home treatment for dis eases of nerves and mucous membrane. Send for printed matter. E. J. Hutcheson , Mgr. _ 316.Souh ( Fourth Street.