The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, April 23, 1909, Page 8, Image 8

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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JQUUNAI FiUDAj * , PK1L 28 UOO.
RAILROAD BEARS EXPENSE.
Farm Institute Money Gone ,
Northwestern Pays Bills.
1'lcrrw , S. D. , April 20. While the
fund for farmers Institute work has
Ijcon exhausted for the present fiscal
year , the wqrl : IH being continued at
the expense of the North.wcstorn road
until the now appropriation become ?
available.
WOULD TRY HA8KELL AGAIN.
United States Attorney Applies for
New Grand Jury.
Tulsn , Oklu. , April 20. The United
Stnten attorney , William J. Gregg , ap
plied to Judge Campbell for an order
calling nnother Jury to investigate the
CUHCS of Governor Hnskoll and others
tor alleged land frauds In Muskogee ,
The Rrnnd Jury must bo Impanelled bo-
foio Juno 1 or ita action will bo Invalidated -
validated by the utatuto of limitations ,
HAD KILLED THIRTEEN MEN.
Ugly Record Attached to Leader of
Gang Who Were Lynched.
Guthrle , Okln. , April 20. Governor
h Ilnskell declared thnt those Implicated
In the Ada lynching of yesterday
would be punished to the full extent
of the law if Identified. An official In
vestigation will bo made. Adjutant
i ! general Canton said that to his per
sonal knowledge J. D. Miller had kill
ed thirteen men In Texas and that he
Kind always escaped punishment.
Holland-Venezuelan Settlement.
The Hague , April 20. A sottlemonl
was reached by the governments oi
Holland and Venezuela In the matter
of disputes between the two countries ,
The protocol was signed by the repre
sentatives of the two governments.
Farmer Found Dead In Field.
Atkinson , Neb. , April 20. Special to
The News : John Torpy , a farmer liv
ing about throe miles south of town ,
was found dead In the pasture about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
had been out driving the cattle and It
i
Is thought that ho had been running ,
A neighbor boy by the name of Davis
fouritl the body near the road and
went to the house for help. No one
was at home so he went back and
soon the son , William , who had been
to town came. The body was car
ried home and a doctor called but
nothing could be done. The deceased
was about seventy years old and one
of the old pioneers of this country. He
leaves a wife and family of grown
children.
. Gregory No. 2 Dies on Claim.
Herrlck , S. D. , April 20. Special to
The News : T. Rugge , who drew claim
Ko. 2 In the Gregory county land lot
tery four years ago , died Saturday at
Ills farm which he homesteaded near
the depot. He leaves a wife and large.
.family.
j WAR ON HOUSEFLY.
tterchanPs flttaaclatlon of New York
Begins Crusade.
New York. April 20. Now that
scientists have traced the tubercu
losis germ to Its lair and the genus
rat has been condemned to death In
California because of Its reputation as
a distributor of the plague-flea , and
mosqxilto has been pronounced guilty
oi carrying yellow fever and malaria ,
the time of the housefly has come.
The Merchants' association of New
York Is after the Insect and It Is to
be henceforth removed from off the
face -of this good land. The Merchants'
association through Its water pollution
committee of which Edward Hatch , Jr. ,
Is chairman and J. P. Morgan Is a
member , has pronounced the "Httlc
fjy iipcrn the wall" guilty of the dis
semination of the germs of typhoid
fever , tuberculosis , and several lessei
diseases. Moreover , the dommittee
has issued a pamphlet of forty-elghl
printed pages telling Just how In
hcrently wicked the fly Is. It is de
cared ] to be "more dangerous thar
the tiger or cobra , and may easily bt
classed as the most dangerous anlma
on earth. "
MRS. LONGWORTH IS ILL.
Nervous Troubles Keep the Ex-Presl
dent's Daughter Away From Society.
Washington. April 20. Mrs. Allci
Roosevelt Longworth is reported to-b (
suffering from nervous prostration. Al
though she goes out occasionally as i
part of the remedy to restore her
she has not been in company recentl ;
and does not receive guests. Her con
ditlori Is , however , not regarded ni
dangerous.
Loaf at 7 Cents.
Chicago , April 20. The price o
bread Is going up in Chicago aloni
with ( the May wheat quotations.
.Hrtthias Schmldlnger , president o
tlio "Master Bakers' association , las
night announced a rise In price to i
cents a loaf Is inevitable and a rlsi
to 7 cents possible. In cither case
quantity of bread considered , the In
crease will amount to the 7 cent fig
arc , Inasmuch as the higher estlmat
Is based on the possibility that th
state supreme court will rule on Wed
nesday that the city ordinance maklni
sixteen ounce loaves obligatory Is con
stltutlonal. In the face of the opera
ttons in wheat conducted by James A
Patten , Mr. Schmldlnger said the pret
eift nrlco of 5 cents a loaf for bread 1
ruinous to the bakers , oven wltl
shortened weight. He said that mono
14 being lost on every loaf of brea
BOW sold In Chicago and that alread
fty * bakers have been forced out o
business. "Wheat King" Patten wa
blamed by Mr. Schmldlnger for th
crisis in the baking trade.
YANKTON WOMIN BURNED
Wr& A. M. EngllshTs in Critical Cor
ditlon From Burns.
English , widow of former Mayor Eng
lish , ' Is In a crlticnl condition here
from burns received yesterday from n
bonfire which caught In her clothing
and burned her limbs.
To Hall Mars Next July.
Boston , Mans , April 20. A plan to
communicate with Mars has been de
veloped by Professor William PickerIng -
Ing , Harvard's famous astronomer.
Next July the planet , which seems
most like oar own , nnd v hose Inhabi
tation long has been a most Interest
ing study of scientists , will bo 5,000,000
miles nearer the earth than over before -
fore In the history of man. Professor
Pickering contends that such a time
would bo most propitious for communi
cation. He Is confident It can bo ac
complished by mirror reflection , which
must , however , bo on a tremendous
scale. Professor picketing estimates
the experimentation and apparatus
would cost approximately $10,000,000.
Burns to Death Without Aid.
Philadelphia , April 20. Fearing to
summon her mother , who , since the
death of her husband by burning In an
explosion several years ago on the
tmlxmt Bennlngton become sbystcrlcal
at the sight of flro , Mrs. Elizabeth
Francis , twenty-throe years old , vainly
attempted to extinguish flames from
a gas stove which had sot her clothing
afire. The woman was fatally
turned.
PRAIRIE FIRE NEW OROflKSTOH
Flames Burn Over Large Area , Doing
Damage to the Range.
Valentino , Neb. , April 20. The
prairie fire south of Crookston burned
over a largo area of ground , but BO
damage has been reported Except loss
of range so far.
Chicago Seamen May Strike.
Chicago , April 20. At a meeting of
the Lake Seamen's union orders were
Issued to the seamen at all points
around the lakes to take a referendum
vote on the strike.
New Dakota Rural Carrier.
Washington , April 20. Rural car
riers appointed :
South Dakota Tabor , Ruote 1 , Alois
Rokusek , carrier ; Charles J. Roku-
sek , sub.
New Fire Proof Elevator.
VermllHon , S. D. , April 20. At a
meeting of the farmers held here It
was decided to erect a new elevator
at once , to replace the old one which
wag destroyed by fire several weeks
ago. The new one will be absolutely
fireproof.
Refuse An Extension of Time.
VermllHon , S. D. , April 20. An ex
tension of time for the completion of
the Clay Greek drainage canal , which
the Pollard Campbell company of
Omaha asked for of the Yankton and
Clay county commissioners , has been
refused. The matter will now be
taken up In the courts.
Methodist Attacked In Ecuador.
Madison , N. J. , April 20. A cable
gram was received by the board of
'orelgn missions of the Methodist
Iplscopal church from the Rev. Harry
ompton , missionary at Quito , Ecua
dor , saying that he had been attacked
by a mob and severely Injured.
New Dakota National Bank.
Washington , April. 20. The First
National bank of Gary , S. D. , has been
authorized to begin business with $25-
000 capital. Officers are John Swanson -
son , president ; John A. Thomson ,
vice president ; Theo M. Antony ,
cashier.
Twelve Saloons Will Want In.
The filing of a saloon application by
N. C. Carstens and L. C. Ruegge of
Tilden for the privilege of conducting
a saloon at the present Walton or
Tarpenning location brings the num
ber of applications on file with the
city clerk up to an even dozen of re-
tall saloons. Each of the twelve sa
loons In the city is therefore represent
ed in the list of applicants. Aside from
the Walton saloon , the changes in pro
prietorship are In the Beveridge sa
loon which passes to W. A. Redmer and
in the Moeller saloon which passes to
Otto Selling.
The Repeal Ordinance.
If the present saloon ordinance
stands the city council will have to
Issue seven licenses and put five sa
loons out of business. It Is to prevent
this situation that the "repeal" or
dinances are before the council with
the purpose of removing the restrlc
tlons on the number of saloons and ol
raising the license from $750 to $1,000
instead of $1,200. These two ordinan
ces will be up Thursday evening for
second reading.
W ; C. , T. U. Is Watching.
It is stated that the Thursday even'
Ing council meeting will be peaceful
as It is known that the ordinances carnet
not be brought to a third reading. II
was learned today that the W. C. T
U. Is watching affairs nnd In even !
the present ordinance Is repealed wll
come before the council with anothei
batch of remonstrances. It was stated
today by an officer of the W. C. T. U
that In event the present ordinance
stands no remonstrances will bo fiek
by that body.
"Scotty" Is Now In Gregory.
Gregory , S. D. , April 20. "Scotty , '
Wallace Scott , he of Death's Valley
the secret gold mine and the specla
across continent train , all for fun am
frolic and mystery , has arrived here B <
quietly and with such entire absence
of herald , loud clothes or blazing mon
ey , that it cannot be told whether h <
came In on a caboose or walked.
More than that , the miner who own
ed all the space In Chicago and Nev
York newspapers while ho had th (
money to pay for It , and spent mono ;
ou about the same scale as Patten ii
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now making It In the wheat pit , carries
In his Inside vest pocket No. 3,600 In
the Trlpp county land drawing and < s
patiently awaiting his chance to file
with Just about as much chance of
getting a piece of land as ho has of
finding another hole like the one In
Death's Valley whore ho claimed to bo
able to dig enough gold In a day to
permit him to llvo like n foreign count
on an American girl's money for a
year.
"Scotty" Is all In financially and
says he has forgotten all about his
youthful frolics.
Million Dollar Fire In Little Rock.
Little Rock , Ark. , April 20. St.
Louis Compress No. 2 , one of the
largest In this city , was practically de
stroyed by fire early today causing a
loss which it Is roughly estimated will
approximate a million dollars.
Atkinson Votes School Bonds.
Atkinson , Nob. , April 20. Special
to The News : An election was hold
at the school house to vote upon
school bonds , and $13,500 were voted.
This will build a now addition to
the front nnd south of the present
structure.
Secretary M. Campbell of the school
board has issued a call for a meeting
of the electors of this district nt Mil
ler's opera house , Monday evening ,
May 3 , at 8 p. m. , for % the purpose of
selecting a building committee that
will have charge of the erection of
the new building.
The ladles of Atkinson were well
represented at the polls and It goes to
show their interest In the same.
Auto Driver Kicks on Speed.
Complaint against reckless auto
mobile driving in Norfolk was made
today to the city authorities by a
Norfolk auto owner. The man with
the protest admitted that his motives
were selfish. Ho said that auto
owners generally were in danger of
becoming an unpopular class of cltl-
ens through the carelessness of two
or three drivers and that he did not
think it fair that the men who were
forced to depend on their machines a
good deal in their business and who
drove them with care should be made
to suffer condemnation because some
other fellow shattered the speed limit.
The first accident to occur , would , he
said , be followed by general display
of indignation and ill feeling through
out the city directed against pretty
nearly everyone who owned a machine.
He therefore asked for some activity
on the part of the police in holding
auto drivers down to the state law.
It seems to be generally admitted
thnt there has been little or no check
to speeding on Norfolk streets. An
other auto driver than the one who
took the matter up with the city this
morning , stated that he was going down
the avenue at a rate of twelve miles
an hour , as shown on his speed regis
ter , when another local car simply ran
away from him.
The Nebraska state law provides
that automobiles on country roads
must not go over twenty miles an
hour , or over fifteen miles an hour In
suburban district or over ten miles an
hour in city and downtown districts.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
R. E Williams was in Wlsner Mon
day.
day.Miss
Miss Mary A. Odlorne has returned
from Lincoln.
J. F. Flynn returned to Gregory , S.
D. , Tuesday noon.
James Dillman of Brocksburg was
in Norfolk on business.
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Mrs. George Davenport of Madison
15 visiting at the Maylard home.
Dr. Kindred of Meadow Grove , coun
ty "coroner , was in Norfolk Monday.
County Attorney Nichols was In Nor
folk Tuesday , returning from Wayne.
W. J. Stadelman made a business
visit to Humphrey today In his auto
mobile.
C. H. Groesbeck is home from a
business trip to Minneapolis and La-
Crosse.
Frank Flynn returned to Gregory
Monday noon after a brief visit In
Norfolk.
Commercial Agent Pargeter of the
Union Pacific returned last evenh.g
from Omaha.
Miss Delia Howard left Tuesday
morning for Gregory , S. D , , to select
the claim which she won in the Tripp
land drawing.
Rev. B. D. McLaughlln , formerly in
charge of the Norfolk circuit but who
is now stationed at Alliance , Is in the
city on a short visit.
Mrs. M. A. Tlnjey of Council Bluffs
and Mrs. C. E , Hammond of Brooklyn
are expected to arrived In Norfolk to
night for a visit with their sister , Mrs.
G. T. Sprecher.
George Smith of Fort Madison , la. ,
formerly interested In the firm of
Anthes & Smith , was In Norfolk Tues
day , on his way east from a business
visit to Tilden.
Mrs. John R. Scott and three little
daughters from Joe , Idaho , are visiting
with her bother and sister at the home
of W. M. Brechbtll. They expect to
stay until the first of June.
Rev. J. W. Jennings , formerly oi
Norfolk but now of Kansas City , Mo. ,
arrived in Norfolk Monday from Crof.
ton , where he assisted in dedicating a
new Methodist church. Dr. Jennings
came to Norfolk to attend the
Methodist conference here and to
speak at the Tuesday evening session ,
Mrs. Carberry returned from Battle
Creek whore she has been visiting
Miss Clara Palmer.
Among the day's out of town vlsi
tors In Norfolk wdre : Judge Douglas
Cones , Pierce ; J. W. McCann , Dallas ,
S. D. ; E. Crook , Foster ; Ed Warring-
ton , Crelghtort ; J. W. Smith , Yankton ;
W. T. Wills , Butte ; J. W. Blngen
helmer , Butte ; P. H. Pope , Wayne ;
E. M. Hood , Gregory , S. D.
Whether or not T. C. Cantwell real
ly hit Mel Henderson Monday , at
Henderson alleges , and providing that
It is proved that a short arni Jab really -
ly sent Henderson spinning out In to
the street , whether or not the short
arm biff was warranted by the cir
cumstances , are two questions to come
before Justice George Lambert Wed
nesday afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Hen
derson , who is a piano tuner at the
C. S. Hayes store , filed a complaint
Monday afternoon. Cantwell is the
man who has been the most promi
nently endorsed for the appointment
of chief of police under the now ad
ministration. The trouble occurred it
the Cantwoll feed yards , where Hen
derson had gone to. hire a man who
had boon working for Cantwoll. Be
fore calling on the pollcq Henderson
told the officers that he had taken
off his coat but that Cantwoll having
cooled down had no Inclination to con
tinue the argument. The complaint
Is assault and battery.
Mrs. August Brummund Is ill.
District court convenes at Center
Wednesday morning.
John R. Hays was somewhat Im
proved today but Isstill , quite 111.
Dr. J. C. Myers Is recovering slowly
from a rather serious Illness , He was
able to bo down town yesterday after-
noon.
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Mrs. J. W. Gibson , who Is visiting
her brother and sister at Grand Junc
tion , Colo. , writes that the weather Is
warm and spring-like at that place.
Fred Roberts , who has been visiting
with his father , H. M. Roberts for some
days , has gone east on business but
will return here next , week to bo
joined by Mrs. Roberts and children
on their Journey home to Colorado.
Dr. Bracking has , moved from 126
South Fourth street/to / 502 Phillip av
enue ; J. C. Little has moved from 502
Phillip avenue to 24 Phillip avenue ;
Sam Morton has moyed from 214
Phillip avenue to 411 South Fourth
street ,
T. G. Hlght has purchased two lots
on South 'Fourth ' street through the
Gow real estate agency and will erect
two houses to rent. tS. F. Ersklne has
also purchased a corner lot on Ne
braska avenue and Twelfth street
through the Gows and will probably
erect two modern houses to rent.
Judge I. Powers of Norfolk has been
appointed special master in chancery
by United States Circuit Judge W. H.
Munger of Omaha to try the case of
John Frlederlchsen against Edward
Rebard , M. C. Gllmpre and W. J. Gilmore -
more and to report his finding both as
to the law and the facts to the United
States court. Judge , Evans of Dakota
City and Senator Allen of Madison are
the opposing counsel.
F"or tne first tlmQ In twenty years
J. B. Parks , foreman of the Butter-
field ranch nearf Wajisa for more than
a score of years , was a guest of W.
H. Butterfleld over night. , Mr. Parks
has been in Norfolk for a stop be
tween train butiwas. here Monday
night for the first yisit in twenty
years. The big ranch house at the Elkhorn -
horn Valley ranch , 'which burned last
fall , has been virtually replaced.
Fred G. Gettlnge.r. who has been
traveling out of Norfolk for the past
few years for Grainger Brothers , the
Lincoln wholesale fruit house , will
take on a new line as soon as the
company can secure a man to replace
him. Mr. Gettinger , as soon as his
new arrangements are made , will
travel with C. F. Shaw for the "Black
Cat" goods , assisting in covering north
Nebraska , northern Iowa and the
Black Hills. ,
A most encouraging telephone mess
age was received ! Tuesday morning
from Miss Agnes 'Flynn , who has re
turned to the Omaha hospital where
she was operated on for appendicitis
some months ago. . The hospital phy
sicians have informed her that the
complications which have arisen since
the 'operation ' can be successfully
treated in a week's stay at the hospital
without a second operation. ' Miss
Flynn will probably remain at the
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hospital for two ( -weeks , Mrs. E B.
Kauffman , who lias been w'ith her , re
turning the latter ! part of the week.
The question of forming an organ
ization to back a Norfolk baseball
team will probably soon be to the
front. At present the matter is dor
mant for want of someone to start
the movement. Last year consider
able of a start was made toward
regular baseball , the baseball trustees ,
A. L. Killlan , W. P. Logan , Dr. Brush
and Asa K. Leonard , being particular
ly successful in overcoming obstacles
that arose during the season. Mr.
Killlan has since been elected presi
dent of the Commercial club and pos
sibly could not give as much attention
to the game as last year , when he
was president of the baseball board.
It is believed , however , that the com
mittee of last year Is In the best posi
tion to take the initiative in opening
the present season by at least issuing
the call for a , baseball mass meeting.
FREE TRADE ON PAPER ASKED ,
Associated Press Elects Directors and
Passes Resolutions.
Now York , April 21. The annual
meeting of the Associated Press held
here the following directors were
elected to suceed themselves :
Thomas G. Rapier , New Orleans
Picayune ; Victor F. Lawson , Chicago
Dally News ; Herman Rldder , New
York Staats Zoltung ; Harvey'W. Scott ,
Portland Orogonlan and General
Charles H. Taylor , of the Boston
Globe. Rufus N. Rhodes of the 'Birm
ingham News was elected to fill the
vacancy on the board caused by the
resignation of George Thompson of the
St. Paul Dispatch.
The following resolution was adopt
ed :
"Whereas , a committee of congress ,
of which the .Hon. J. "R. Mann of Illi
nois Is chatrpian , has spent nearly a
year painstakingly Investigating the
question of news print paper supplj
and has reported unanimously to con
gress In favor of abolishing all tarlfl
on ground wood and reducing the tax
on news print paper from $6 to $2
per ton , and
"Whereas , the same ropoit was
unanimously accepted by the ways and
means committee of the IIOIIBO of repre
sentatives and duly passed as a part
of the now tariff bill , now pending In
the United States senate ,
"Tho members of the Associated
Press at their annual meeting hereby
resolve that wo respectfully request
the members of the semite of the
United States to carefully read the
report of the select committee with the
view of convincing themselves of the
justice of its recommendations to the
end that a permanent supply of news
print paper be secured to the printing
and publishing Industry , which Is the
seventh greatest in the United States.
"We further nsk the members of the
senate to consider that this is not a
partisan move , but represents the
unanimous view of both sides In the
select committee and the ways and
means committee , and Is the result of
careful and deliberate judgment exer
cised only after a thorough Inquiry.
The newspapers believe they are en
titled to have the conclusions of tills
committee respected and written In
the law.
"Resolved , thnt a copy of the above
bo transmitted Immediately to every
United States senator. "
ROOSEVELT REACHES MOMBASA
Steamer Admiral Sighted Off East
Africa This Morning.
Mombasa , British East Africa , April
21. The steamer Admiral with Theo
dore Roosevelt and the members of his
party on board has just been sighted
off this port.
"ROOSEVELT" CATCHES LION' .
The Capture In the Klnetoscope Jun
gles of Chicago.
Chicago , April 21. Theodore Roosevelt
velt hasn't landed in Africa yet , but
an enterprising Chicago moving pic
ture firm already has films showing
the ex-president capturing a lion in
the jungles. The films will bo used in
five-cent theaters throughout the
country as soon as the cables from
Mombasa bring news of Mr. Reese
velt's entrance into the jungles.
The films were made yesterday.
There were numerous palms , canebrakes -
brakes , trees and a quantity of brush
and grass .also canvas mountains and
large , overhanging pasteboard rocks
and boulders. It may be said that
there were even real Africans they
at least were at some time or other de
scended from Africans , and with the
addition of nose rings , earrings , paint
and hair and the removal of the great
er nart of their clothing , they carried
one almost to Africa itself.
Then there was a real , live lion. By
several hours' training , just before the
time set for the performance , the lion
had been brought 'to such a point that
be really jumped around , and he might
have attacked a man if the notion , had
occurred to him. Mr. Roosevelt also
was there with a band of hunters In
regular hunters' outfits. "Teddy" so
nearly resembled the original that in
a photograph even his closest friends
might be misled.
The lion capturing business as portrayed
trayed yesterday Is n series of scenes.
First , the party is on the track ; then
they have traced the lion to the edge
of a precipice ; hurriedly , a trap Is set ;
an Innocent little goat Is bound by its
feet to a small rock overhanging the
precipice ; the lion is let into the
scene and , after rambling through the
cancbrakes a few moments , he sees
the goat and runs forward , preparing
to leap for his prey.
Alas , he does not look before he
leaps and he falls into the pit. In
stantly the band of hunters and natives
bound into the scene , and by a few
quick movements the lion' Is forced
Into a Email cage. The' cage1 inclosing
the furious beast the fury being'ob
tained by annoying the captive is
drawn out of the pit and then there is
a general jollification and exchange of
congratulations. The ex-president and
the village chieftain clasp hands as
the end of the film is reached.
HARRIMAN GOING TO EUROPE.
Summer Vacation of Indefinite Length.
Wst Trip Was Failure.
New York , April 21. A summer trip
to Europe for a stay of indefinite
length has been decided Upon by E.
H. Harrlman This will be his first
trip abroad since he was operated on
for appendicitis several years ago and
will give him opportunity for a rest.
The recent western trip was intended
to be a vacation outing , but his in
terests in the regions he traversed
wore so extensive that he was fairly
compelled to business activity and the
trip was far from a restful one.
FOOT AND MOUTH QUARANTINE.
Secretary of Agriculture Is Satisfied
Disease Has Ended Declared Off.
Washington , April 21. Satisfied that
the foot and mouth disease In cattle ,
sheep , other ruminants and swine has
been completely eradicated from the
United States , Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson issued an order effective
April 24 , releasing the entire country
from the federal quarantine on account
of that disease. Four states were
quarantined because of an epidemic
of foot and mouth disease Now York ,
Michigan , Maryland and Pennsylvania ,
the latter state being the last to have
the embargo lifted from It.
LORD BERE8FORD NOW DENIES IT
But Every London Paper Had the
Story of His Remarks.
London , April 21. All the London
papers published a statement to the
effect that a letter from Adm'ral '
Lord Charles Boresford was read p.t n
meeting of the navy league at Bourne-
mouth In which the writer said ; "If
the country know the real truth re
garding the present condition of the
nnvy there would be n panti1. "
Lntor In the dny the admiral tlonlod
emplmtlcnlly thnt ho luul j Mined this
sontonco.
CASTRO'S ' WIFE SAILS TO FRANCE
She's on Board the Guadeloupe , Fol
lowing Her Husband.
Colon , April 21. The stonmcr Oua-
daloupo cnmo Into port from Port LI-
inon , Costa IUcn , nnd sailed for
Franco via Venezuela , AinonR her
passengers are tionora Castro , wife of
the former president of Venezuela ,
who Is returning to Europe to Join her
husband.
She could have landed here or In
Costn Rica , but elected to proceed to
Franco.
OXYGEN TREATMENT HELPED.
That Is'Why Jennette Was Freud After
Forty-Nine Rounrio of Fighting.
Paris , April 21. The Jeannetto-Mc-
Voy fight was one of the moat Interest
ing contests that Paris has over seen.
Joannetto'a victory was mainly due to
the adoption of young Corbott's
method of Inhaling oxygen between
rounds , the first time It had been re
sorted to on this side of the Atlantic.
The efficacy of the oxygen treatment
was well Illustrated by Its effects on
Jeannette , who revived quickly after
being on the verge of a knockout no
less than four times during the fight.
His freshness nt the end of the forty-
ninth round was such as to astonish
the veterans of the prlzerlng , who
gathered about the ringside.
Candle to Burn Five Years.
New York , April 21. A candle , con
structed with mathematical certainty
to burn continuously for nearly llvo
years , Is In the possession of A.
Ajello & Bro. , awaiting the disposition
of the widow of "Joe" Petroslno , the
New York detective who was assassi
nated In Palermo. It was to have
been placed In the prd-cathedral on
Molt street to keep alive-the light of
remembrance , but because of Us di
mensions and explosive character the
determination was reached that It
await the wishes of the widow , who
probahly will , have It sent to her hus
band's birthplace in Italy and there
enshrined , to burn until the last par
ticle is consumed.
BANK ROBBERS TUNNEL TO BANK
Dig Under Four Other Buildings to
Reach Suffolk , Va. , Bank.
Suffolk , Va. , April 21. Tunnelling
their way under four other buildings ,
robbers gained admission to the bank
of Suffolk , carried away with them a
large amount of loose currency , gold
and silver and succeeded in making
their escape. ,
Although the loss was discovered by
the officials of the bank Monday morn
ing no official notification was given
to the police until yesterday. It fa
ttibught the thieves must have spent
at least ten days before they succeed
ed in reaching the bank'by their un
derground course. They secured about
$1,500.
The police have no clew.
Inside the tunnel were found empty
bottles , cigar stumps and bits of food
which make it evident that they must
have spent most of their time in the
tunnel.
COOPERS ARGUE FOR NEW TRIAL
Pleadings In the Case Begin at Nash
ville This Morning.
Nashville , Tenn. , April 21. The
arguments for a new trial in the
Cooper murder case began this morn
ing before Judge William H. Hart.
MEXICAN VOLCANO IN ERUPTION.
Severe Earthquake Shock Follows Dis
turbance People Fled.
Mexico , April 21. A severe erup
tion of the Collma volcano , following
by -earthquake shock , has' ' spread
and there is confusion among the in
habitants of nearby towns and vil
lages , all of whom deserted their
homes and fled to points outside the
effected zone.
N6ws of the eruption reached here
yesterday.
The eruption began at 6:10 : Monday
morning. It covered a wide area with
ashes and lava and only subsided at
nightfall.
Just as confidence was being re
stored , the region was shaken by a
violent earthquake and hundreds fvho
had returned to a scone of their se
curity once more were thrown into a
panic. The quake was first felt at
u40 ; in the evening and lasted eight
seconds. The oscillatory movement
was from east to west and was accom
panied by loud subterranean rumb
lings and detonations. No loss of life
has been reported.
YANKTON WOMAN'S BURNS FATAL
Mrs. English Succumbs to Injuries
From Bonfire.
Yankton , S. D. , April 21. Mrs. A. M.
English , burned by a bonfire made ,
died yesterday. The deceased was a
widow of former Mayor English ,
leaves two sons and five daughters and
was sixty-two years old.
A THIRD RAIL STOPS TRAINS.
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Santa Fe Officials Inspected a Safety
Device In California.
San Bernardino , Qal. , April 21.
That railway accidents can bo almost
eliminated was the sentiment ex
pressed by members of a party of At-
chlBon , Topeka & Santa Fe officials ,
Including E. P. nipley , president , who
spent yesterday at the plant operated
by P. J. Simmon at Ferris ,
Mr. Rlploy was here on his way to
San Francisco to make an Inspection
tour through * California , Oregon and
Washington. Together with Mr.
Welds , the party went over the Sim-
men apparatus which the Santa Fo
has Installed on its eighteen-mile
branch line between Porrls nnd High y
Qrovo , near this city. Hy moans of n
third rail for n mile on either stile of
nlntlons , the dispatcher has ontlro
control over the train and can stop It
at will , If the engineer does not dose
so on signal.
LONDON HITS "THE DEVIL. "
The American Play Called "Fustian
and Foolishness" by Critics.
London , April 21. The critics treat
"Tho Devil , " a new version by Henry
Hamilton of the ploy that has boon
seen in the United States , which was
produced nt the Adolphl theater last u
night , very severely and m n rather '
dull production. The Dally Telegraph
describes It ns "fustian and foolish-
HCBB. "
The critics all are more concerned
over the conaur having permitted the
play than In a discussion of Us merits ,
J. T. Groin , n widely known writer on
things theatrical , says that the ten
dency of the play Is pernicious , "it Is
so sordid , " he said , 'that I turn In
wonderment to the censor , who placed
the ban on 'Manna Vnnnn1 for the
spirit of a line and passes the tmmo
thing vulgarized In ' The Devil. ' "
NEBRASKA TREASURER BONDED.
Brian Sends $5,000 Check to Omaha
Company for Bond.
Omaha , April 21. State Treasurer
Drlun will bo bonded at homo Instead
of abroad and by an Omaha company.
A check for $5,000 was received by the
National Fidelity and Casualty com-
pnny to pay the fee for a 11,000,000
bond furnished by the state treasury.
This Is probably the largest bond over
Issued by a homo company.
Bread Still 5c In Omaha ,
Omaha , April 21. In Omaha , notwithstanding -
withstanding the high price of wheat ,
bread sells to the consumer at the
same old price , a nickel per loaf. How
ever , If wheat continues on the up j
grade , so far as price Is concerned , j
the large bakeries say that they will '
have to advance the price to grocers.
Under the present conditions the
housewife who buys her bread Instead
of baking It Is getting a long way the
best end of the bargain , for while the ,
price of flour has gone upward bread
sells at the same old price. , , '
In the past and the same prices
rule now the better grade of bread
has been sold to the grocers at twenty-
'
five loaves for $1 , and broad not quite
so good has gone out nt twenty-eight
and frequently thirty loaves for $1. i
Stolen Mall Pouch Found.
Auburn , Neb. , April 21. While play
ing about In an old hollow in the
west part of town a few days ago , a
couple of little girls found a leather
mail pouch in a pile of trash that had
been dumped there.
After they wer6 told what it was
the chief of police and postmaster
were sent for and the latter Identified
the sack as the one lost from the
Union Pacific Crete branch train last
September , and for which detectives
had been searching since that time.
The strap on it had been cut , but there
was considerable mail in the sack , and
one letter , which the little girls Inno
cently opened , had in it a check for
$40. The sack did not look as though
it had been 'n the trash pile very
long.
Crofton Church Dedicated.
Crofton , Neb. , April 21. Special to
The News : The new Crofton M. B.
church was dedicated last evening. The
property cost a little over 13,000 and
dedicated practically free from debt.
There were three service's ' during the
day , Dr. J.V. . Jennings preaching in
the morning , Rev. F. M. Drullner in
the afternoon and Dr. D. K. Tindall in
the evening. It was a great day for
Crofton Methodism.
ABAS TRAIN DRINKING CUP.
Railroads Ask State Commission to
Order Cups Abolished.
Lincoln , April 21. Following the ex
ample of the Missouri Pacific , the
Union Pacific , Burlington and North
western applied to the commission for
an order directing them to abolish the
drinking cup. The action of the rail
road companies Is the result of an
order of the state board of health to
abolish the public drinking cup , as the
board held it was a menace to the
health of the public. The commission
will not Issue the order , but it In
formed the railroads that If they
adopted such a rule the commission
would not object.
MORTON MEMORIAL.
Governor and Others to Make Ad
dresses In Honor'of ' Arbor Day. < -
Lincoln , April 21. Tomorrow , Ar
bor day , will be observed at the state
university as a.memorial day in honor
of J. Sterling Morton. In the assembly
room at Agricultural hall at 2 p. m.
the following program will be given :
"Arbor Day"
. .Hon. George Coupland , Chairman
"Relation of Forest Preosrvatlon to
the Prosperity of the State"
. .Governor Ashton C. Shallcnberger
"A Botanist Among the Trees" . . . .
Dean Charles E. Bcssey
"Beautifying the Farm Homo"
Mr. Isaac Pollard
Address . .Mr. Will Owen Jones
Address . , Hon. G. W. Wattles
"Public Parks" . .Rov. C. 8. Harrison
Ben Fast Seriously III.
Ainsworth , Neb. , April 2L Special ,
to The News : Ben Fast , a loading
citizen , Is seriously III with pneumonia. V j
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About twenty now houses are plan- V
ncd for building as soon as the weather \
will permit , \fc.
Will Sterns and Miss Ruth Monroe , *
two well known young people living
twenty miles south of here , wore mar *
rled here yesterday.
Try a News want-ad.