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
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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.
