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NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY NOVHMI3KK 11 1MO. !
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OUR FLAG
INSULTED
STARS AND STRIPES ARE SPAT
UPON IN MEXICO.
WHILE THE POLICE LOOK ON
An Anti-American Demonstration In
Mexico Became an International Af
fair When the American Flag Waa
Torn to Shreds.
Mexico , Nov. 10. There has been
no further outbreak of anti-American
rioting in Mexico City. Tiio authori
ties have taken measures for the main
tenance of order and Felix Diaz , chief
of police , announced today ho would
proceed iiguinsl any further disorders
with vigor. A total of 217 persons are
In Jail , having been arrested during
the disturbances of yesterday.
Would Boycott Americans.
El Pals today makes a suggestion
that a boycott bo instituted against
American goods and stores employing
Americans , and publishes a call for a
mass meeting next Sunday for the pur
pose of drafting a form of boycott and
arranging for its circulation.
The Dlarlo Del Hogar prints a cartoon
teen showing the Mexican public club-
oling Uncle Sam.
San Antonio , Tox. , Nov. 10. Advices
received bore from Laredo state that
rioters In Mexico City today had at
tempted the llfo of United States Am
bassador Wilson.
Washington , Nov. 10. Official dis
patches giving details of the anti-
American demonstration yesterday in
Mexico City reached the state depart
ment today from United States Am
bassador Wilson and Arnold Franklin ,
the American consul general. Mr.
Wilson confirmed the press reports.
The department Is awaiting further ad
vices from Mr. Wilson before taking
any action in the matter.
Mexico City , Nov. 10. Through In
sults to the American flag and assaults
made openly upon American citizens
In the streets , the anti-American dem
onstration which began Tuesday night
with tbo stoning of the Mexican Her
ald offices , developed yesterday after
noon into an affair of international im
portance.
A vigorous protest was registered by
the American ambassador with the
Mexican department of foreign rela
tions and at the same time the facts
were telegraphed to Washington and
instructions asked for.
Last night the attacks wore renew
ed. Windows in a dozen American
business places were smashed. All
about town shutters were hurriedly
drawn and establishments closed. A
force of police appeared In the streets
and kept the crowds moving.
An attack was made on the plant El
Imparclal and the mailing and distri
buting departments on the ground floor
were completely wrecked. The mob
battered at the heavy doors leading
to the editorial and composing rooms
above with heavy timbers and fired
the wreckage. Then the mounted po
I lice charged with drawn swords. One
of the attackers was run through and
killed. The others fled. An alarm
turned In from the offices of the paper
brought the lire department to the
scene before the flames gained head
way.
While the police looked on and seem
ingly made no effort to prevent It , an
American flag floating In front of a
candy store In the business district
was torn down by a crowd of stu
dents and others , trampled and spat
upon and torn to bits. Later photo
graphs of the crowd were taken be
fore the offices of the Diarlo Del Ho
gar , a Mexican newspaper , with many
individuals waving bits of the tattered
banner.
The demonstration was caused by
antipathy among the people to the
burning at the stake of Antonio Rod
riguez at Rock Springs , Texas , on the
night of November 3. Publication ot
the violent attacks by some papers
tended to further incense the medical
students.
Yankees are Called Names.
The Dario Del Hogar was parties
larly violent In expressions of anlmos-
Uy toward the people of the United
States , characterizing them as "giants
of the dollar ; pigmies of culture and
barbarlous whites of the north , " and
asking "where Is the boasted yankec
civilization ? "
Shortly before noon the crowds as
sompled before the now Juarez menu
raont In the Alameda and proceeded
to the municipal palace where severn
who were arrested were being oxamln
ed by the authorities. A company o !
mounted police followed.
From the palace the students march
ed through Avenlda San Francis , thi
principal thoroughfare , stopping it
front of the candy store where the flai
Incident occurred.
The gathering increased and marcli
ed to the ofllces of the department o
foreign relations making demonstrr
tlons on the way against Amerlcai
business places and breaking window
in the San Francis avenue. Jack Dn
vis , an automobile repair man , had i
hund-to-hand encounter with a dozei
members of the crowd when they al
tempted to tear the top from his autc
mobile and enter his ostablishmeni
Ho knocked several of them to th
pavement and drove them from hi
place. At the head of Jaurez avenui
around the famous statue of the Ire
HOPHO , speeches vv * Mido denounc
ing all Americans anVyjwBsing street
car convoying school children to the
American school was stoned.
American Children Hurt.
Ono child was struck and severely
Injured. Windows of the car were
shattered. Among others who were '
assaulted were the son of Ambassador
Wilson and William Marshall , an em
ploye of the National railways , was
'
hit on the head with a stone. In thd
progress of the riots students ibout
the city , Governor Landa Y Escalon ( if
the federal district , Chief of Police , '
Felix Diaz and Joaquln Cusaaui , for-
mcr ambassador to the United States ,
followed in automobiles. At tha mu
nicipal palace Governor Landa addressed -
dressed words of approval of the ttu-
dents' protest , but cautioned them
against violence. {
Ambassador Wilson in his note to
tl'f foreign olllco declared the occur
rence as n disgrace to the Mexican
K'oplc and expressed surprise that In
asmuch as his office had warning In
advance of the demonstrations , the
Mexican authorities had none or , hav
ing It , took no action. Foreign Minis
ter Creel said every effort would bo
made to punish those guilty of offerIng -
Ing Insult to the flag.
VESSEY BY JBOUT 20,000 ,
And Martin and Burke Are Ahead of
Governor About 5,000 Each.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. 10. Latest
returns on the South Dakota election
glvo Governor Vcssoy , republican , 15-
00 over Wood , democrat. It Is ex-
lected complete rctums will give Ves-
oy 20,000 plurality. Congressmen
lartln and Burke lead Vossey by
,000.
MICHAEL CUDAHY VERY ILL
Chicago Packer In Serious Condition.
Son John Sent for.
Chicago , Nov. 10. Michael Cudahy ,
ho packer , is seriously 111 at his apart-
nonts in the Blackstone hotel here.
Physicians In attendance say , how-
ver , the chances are In favor of his
ecovery. The patient's son , John of
Cansas City , was requested by tele
graph to hurry to this city.
AN AUTO RACER KILLED
rlrst Fatality In Connection With Sa
vannah Grand Prize Race.
Savannah , Ga. , Nov. 10. The first
atallty on the grand prize race course
ccurred today when the Sharp Arrow
vas overturned , killing Albert Fuchs ,
the mechanician , badly Injuring Wil-
lam H. Sharp , designer of the car , and
ilso injuring William P. Priger , the
'egular ' driver of the car.
Sharp was at the wheel when the
car swerved and upset on Ferguson
ivenue , the best straightaway for
speeding on the entire course.
The grand prize race is to be run
omorrow and the drivers were famil-
arizing themselves with the course
.oday.
HE KILLS TWO MtN
Bostonlan Out on Ball , Shoots Down
Two In a Court Room.
Boston , Nov. 10. Walter G. Fall , a
state house employe who was at liber-
y on ball awaiting trial on a charge of
assaulting a 14-year-old girl , Esther
H. Fogg , today shot and killed Frank
\ . Rees , stepfather of the child , and
Police Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber ,
the principal witness against him , as
they were waiting to lay the case be-
'ore the district attorney. The shoot-
ug occurred in the district attorney's
office in Suffolk court house.
Rccs was instantly killed and Shlo-
huber died a few moments later at the
relief hospital.
The policeman on duty In tbe dis
trict attorney's office grappled with
the man , who struggled fiercely in an
attempt to end his own llfo. He was
soon overpowered , however , and taken
to police headquarters. Fall is about
24 years old. Ho was employed in the
ofllce of sealer of weights and meas
ures. Recs was an auditor employed
by a South Boston house.
HITCHCOCK \ AIRSHIP
Postmaster General Takes a Five-Min
ute Ride In a Blerlot.
Baltimore , Nov. 10. Count Do Les-
sops , with Postmaster General Hitch
cock at his side , swept from the
ground in the big Blorlot and as they
passed the grandstand Mr. Hitchcock
waved his hand to the applauding
spectators.
After three circuits of the course ,
Mr. Hitchcock landed , having been up
a little moro than five minutes.
Southern States Are Growing.
Washington , Nov. 10. The popula
tion of the state of Alabama is 2,138-
093 as enumerated in the thirteenth
census and announced today. This la
an Increase of 309,390 or 16.9 percent
over 1,828,697 In 1900. The Increase
from 1890 to 1900 was 315,680 or 20,9
percent. The population of the state
of Florida is 751,139 , an increase ol
222,597 or 42.1 percent over 528,542 ,
in ld00. The Increase from 1890 tc
1900 was 187,120 or 35 percent.
House of Lords Veto Unsettled.
London , Nov. 10. It was ofilclallj
stated this afternoon that the confer
ence between the representatives ol
the government and the opposltlot
looking to the agreement on the sub
Ject of the house of lords' vote powoi
had ended In a failure.
TAFT SAILS
FOR PANAMA
THE PRESIDENT GOES TO SEE
THINGS FOR HIMSELF.
TO BE ON ISTHMUS FOUR DAYS
Many Legislative Problems Have
Arisen In Connection With the Pan
ama Canal Business and the Presi
dent Wants Information First Hand.
Charleston , S. C. , Nov. 10. Presi
dent Taft sailed today for the Isthmus
of Panama to get in personal touch
with conditions along the big canal.
Mr. Taft visited the Isthmus Just be
fore his Inauguration in 1909 , but
since then various executive and en
gineering problems have arisen and
congress soon must frame legislation
as to rates , the form of government ,
the regulation of the sale of coal , the
disposition of tlio Panama railroad and
many other things. The president ex
pects to make various recommenda
tions regarding tbe canal at the com
ing short session of congress.
Mr. Tnft sailed on the armored
cruiser Tennessee , with the cruiser
Montana as convoy. While officially
rated as cruisers , these vessels have
the general proportions of the battle
ships of a few years ago , although
they could not stand up very long
against the modern dreadnoughts.
Both cruisers have a speed of twenty-
two knots and will make the trip to
Colon In four days. Mr. Taft expects
to be on the Isthmus four days and is
duo back in Charleston November 22.
H vill stop over a few hours in lltrh-
mend en the 23rd and be back In
Washington that afternoon.
The president's special squadron Is
under the command of Rear Admiral
Staunton , with the Tennessee as flag
ship. Admiral Staunton , Captain
Qulmby of the Montana and Rear Admiral -
miral Fox , commanding the Charleston
navy yard , were at the depot to greet
the president when he arrived this
morning. The president and membnrs
of his party were driven to the home
of Mayor Rhett for breakfast. Later
the president reviewed groups of
white and colored school children.
Mr. Taft went aboard the Tennes
see's launch at the custom house
wharf. As he made his way up the
starboard gangway of the big gray
cruiser , his flag was run up and ho
was received with a ruffle of drums.
A blare of trumpets and all the fere
nonles were accorded the chief of 'ho '
American armed forces.
The president is making a business
rip to Panama and is accompanied
only by his brother , Charles P Taft ,
Secretary Norton , two aides , a physi
cian and a stenographer.
KINKAiD'S ' LrAD IS 3,000 ,
Holt County for Aldrlch by 400 Two
Republican Legislators.
O'Neill , Nea , , Nov. 10. Special to
The News : Sixteen counties out of
thirty-four In the Sixth congressional
district give Klnkald a majority of
1,900 over Taylor , democrat. A con
servative estimate puts Kinkald's ma-
orlty in the district at 3,000. Kinkald
curried O'Neill by 15 majority and
Holt county by 400 ; Boyd county
by 421 , and as far as reported is car
rying counties by Increased majorities
over two years ago. Holt county elects
two republicans to the state legisla
ture. D. H. Cronln , republican , leads
the legislative ticket , with H. A. Allen
second. Both have majorities of 200
In the county. Aldrlch carries the
county by 400.
BEVERIOGE STAYS AT HOME
Indiana Senator's Hope for Re-election
Has Gone Glimmering.
Indianapolis , Nov. 10. Senator Bev-
erldgo's hopes for another term at
Washington went glimmering when re
turns showed conclusively that the
democrats had elected a majority of
the Indiana assembly. According to
the latest figures the democrats will
liavo a majority on Joint ballot of thir
ty-two.
John W. Kern has been endorsed by
the democrats and In all probability
will become the colleague of Senator
Shlvoley , also a democrat It is con
ceded the democratic state tickets was
elected with a plurality of 15,000.
IOWA REPUBLICAN BY 16,000 ,
Governor Carroll Is Re-elected , Late
Returns Prove.
Des Molnes , Nov. 10. Complete re
turns from ninety-three out of ninety-
nine counties on governor In Iowa
give B. F. Can oil , republican , a lead
over Claude R. Porter , democrat , of
16,424.
TRAGEDY IN A COURT HOUSE
One Man Dead , a Policeman Dying as
Result of a Shooting.
Boston , Nov. 10. An unknown man
Is dead and Police Sergeant Scheubler
Is believed to bo fatally hurt as a re
suit of a shooting in the office of DIs
trlct Attorney Joooph C. Pellotior In
the Suffolk county court house this
forenoon. The man who did the shoot
ing Is under arrest
PRESIDENT IS OFF TO PANAMA
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N , Y , STRIKE
IS WORSE
CHAUFFEURS ON A BUS LINE
JOIN THE RANKS.
250 COAL WAGON DRIVERS OUT
Express Business In the Metropolis Is
at a Standstill Something Over 13-
000 Men Now on Strike Clash of
Authority Imminent.
New York , Nov. 10. Possibilities of
a clash today between c\tato and fed ?
oral authorities over the express strike
complications Intensified the develop
ments of warfare between men and
companies. A hint of state arbitra
tion was the only peace note sounded.
The seizure under Mayor Gaynor's
authority of express company wagons
driven by unlicensed drivers , offered
an opening which , it was believed , the
companies would speedily take advan
tage of to bring matters to a head. It
was Intimated that the process of In
junction would bo invoked by them to
prevent further seizures.
Besides nearly 10,000 drivers and
helpers of the express companies and
delivery concerns , between 2,000 and
3,000 taxicab drivers are on strike.
Express Business at Standstill.
Express business is virtually at a
standstill. No discrimination against
the union Is insisted on by the strikers
and the latter declare their efforts to
secure arbitration have been balked
by the refusal of the companies to ne
gotiate with them on this basis.
A general strike of teamsters In
sympathy with the men now out is still
imminent , but there seemed to bo a
disposition to await today's develop
ments and possibly those of tomorrow
before taking steps toward effecting
a general tie-up.
The first move to tie up passenger
transportation lines since the strike
started occurred this morning when
sixty-two chauffeurs of the Fifth ave
nue Clach company , which operates
the line of motor buses on Fifth ave
nue and Riverside drive , went out on
strike.
Smultaneously there was an impor
tant accession to the strikers' ranks
when 250 drivers of one of the big
coal companies struck.
RESULT IN STANTON COUNTY.
Alfred Loomls Elected County Com
, mlssloner ; Democratic by 200.
I Stnnton , Neb. , Nov. 10. Special tc
The News : The result in Stanton
county is as follows :
' Preference for United States sena
tor : Burkett 531 , Hitchcock 835 ; foi
governor : Aldrlch 671 , Dahlman 734 ;
' for lieutenant governor : M. R. Hope
jwcll 587 , Ralph Clark 780 ; for con
gressman Third congressional district :
.1. F. Boyd 509 , James P. Latta 882 ;
for senator Eleventh district : Charles
McLeod 710 , Philip II. Kohl C91 ; foi
representative : William Prince G07
Henry C. Bartols 738 ; for county com
mlssioner : C. J. Fuhrman ( Rep. ) 407
Alfred Loomls ( Dem. ) 902.
D. C. Chase ( Dem. ) elected count ;
attorney without opposition. Demo
crats carried general state ticket b ;
majorities which average nt 200.
Haugen In Fourth Iowa.
Dos Molnes , Nov. 10. Complete re
turns from the Fourth Iowa dlstrlc
show that Gilbert N. Haugen , repul
llcan , has been re-elected to congres
over D. Murphy , democrat , by 144 pit
rallty.
California Socialists Gain.
San Francisco , Nov. 10. Late r <
turns confirm the reports of nn oj
traordlnarlly heavy socialist voto. I
San Francisco 338 precincts out c
352 gave J. Stitt Wilson , socialist can
didate for governor , 9,155. The so
cialist vote In this city four years ago
was 2,013. Unofficial estimates place
the socialist vote of Los Angeles at
10,000 as against 3,047 four years ago.
ELECTION BETS ARE CASHED
One New Yorker has Wagonload of
Hats and Cigars $1,000,000 Bet.
Now York , Nov. 10. It was the day
for cashing In on election bets and
ono Tammany election captain hired
an express wagon a union express
wagon to do it. When ho had made
the rounds he had a full load of new
hats and boxes of cigars.
Down town in the financial district
along the curb , on 'chance and uptown
in "Peacock alley , " and the hotel corridors
riders it is estimated that fully ? 1,000-
000 changed hands. Ono broker is
said to have handled ? 350 , ,00. Fred
Brooks , the old time betting commis
sioner , says ho placed $250,000. An
other broker made $5,000 In commis
sions and $20,000 in backing his own
judugment. Oddly enough the heav
iest individual loss reported fell on a
man who bet on Dix but lost on his
plurality at 75,000 or better.
WASHINGTON WOMEN TO VO'E
130,000 Given Ballot by Election Pro-
hlbltlon Forces Gain.
Seattle , Nov. 10. As far as known
only ono county In Washington went
democratic in the congressional elec
tion. The plurality or republican
candidates for supreme judge is esti
mated at 40,000 as against 47,371 for
Taft in 1908.
The most interesting result of the
election Is the ratification of the wo
man suffrage amendment to the state
constitution. The amendment will be
come law as soon as the governor pro
claims It ratified. Every county thus
far reported gave a majority for the
amendment. The socialist vote was
probably about 4,000.
The liquor business fared ill in the
elections. Besides carrying the large
cities of Belllngham and Everett and
a dozen other towns in the northwes
tern counties , the "drys" of Wenat-
chee , the seat of Chelan county ,
doubled their former majority and
Dayton , the seat of Columbia county ,
mutlplied its "dry" majority by more
than five.
Two new county seats were won
from the saloons Mount Vernon , In
Sknglt county and Shelton in Mason
county. Mason is a timber county and
the big logging companies worked
strenuously for prohibition. The state
Anti-Saloon League announced that all
five of Washington's new delegation
In congress are pledged in writing to
vote for an amendment to the Inter
state commerce law which will forbid
the carrying of liquor from ono state
Into another which has a statute
against such importation
Mrs. Emma Smith Devo , president
of the State Equal Suffrage associa
tion , issued a proclamation setting
apart Thursday , November 24 , as a
day of thanksgiving for the newly en
franchised women of Washington. At
least 130,000 women will bo added to
the electorate in Washington by the
ratification of the equal suffrage
amendment to the constitution.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours ,
Forecast for Nebraska ,
Maximum 4H
Minimum 20
Average 31
Barometer 30.0-1
Chicago , Nov. 10. The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago station of tin
United States weather bureau give :
the forecast for Nebraska as follows ;
Generally fair tonight and Friday ;
warmer Friday west portion.
SIXTY-FOUR
DEAD IN MINE
EIGHTEEN MEN IN COLORADO
MINE ESCAPE ALIVE.
TAKE OUT DEAD AND LIVING
Thirty-five Bodies Are Found In One
Heap Inside the Workings Seven
Mine Department Heads Still Burled
In the Cavity.
Delagua , Colo. , Nov. 10. Nine more
charred and mangled bodies wore
found in No. 3 mine of the'Victor-
American Fuel company early this
morning , bringing the list of dead to
sixty-four. It is now thought the list
may reach seventy-five or eighty.
Delagua , Colo. , Nov. 10. Through
two openings scarcely 200 yards apart ,
the dead and living were taken from
the Victoria American Fuel company '
mine at the same time , but the dead
far outnumbered the living. Fifty-one
are known to be dead , while eighteen
escaped alive. i
R. Akkayi , a Jap , after lying insen
sible from the effects of the afterdamp
all night , recovered his senses and
found his way to the surface at No. 2
entry. Ho was dazed and unable to
tell through what passages he had
come , but was certain that others still
lived in part of the mine he had
crossed. The rescue crow followed
back from No. 2 entry and soon
brought thlrtenn others to the surface
there. Akkayi was greeted by a salvo
of "banzals" by his countrymen as he
staggered down the hill.
Scarcely had the line of rescued
men begun to trickle from No. 2 mine
when carpenters were called to No. 3
entry to make rough stretchers and it
became known that thirty-five bodies
had been found piled in the fourth
entry north. Later other bodies were
found in the same section of the mine ,
which brought the total to fifty-one.
Thirty-five bodies had been brought
out to the morgue established at the
machine shop. Both living and dead
were foreigners. Twenty-nine Mex
icans were found In one heap , seven of
the department heads of the mine are
known to be burled under a cave-in
400 feet long which blocks the main
slope. Three shifts are tearing away
the debris , but It may be days before
the bodies are recovered. Many res
cuers were overcome and were car
ried out on the backs of their com
panions. J. ( . ' . Roberts , in charge of
the government mine rescue car , and
some of his men lost their way in the
unfamiliar workings just in time to
stumble onto n party of the rescuers
who were almost overcome. These
they rescued.
Sad Death of Engineer.
The coal mines for miles around
sent their men to aid In the work and
fresh men caught up the tools of those
exhausted. The death of Willis Ev
ans , the young engineer who lost his
llfo in rescuing four miners taken out
last , cast a gloom over the whole
camp. When he gave up his oxygen
helmet to one of the rescued men he
told his companions he felt so strong
ho was confident ho could a wait their
return. They wandered away from
the room whore they loft him in
search of other missing men. He was
found unconsiious and dying in an
abandoned chamber.
LOS ANGELES POPULATION.
California City Gains More Than 211
Percent In Ten Years.
Washington , Nov. 10. The popula
tion of Los Angeles , Calif. , Is 319,198
as compared with 102,279 In 1900 , as
announced by the census bureau.
This is an Increase since 1900 of
210,719 or 211.5 percent.
STATE TICKET
NOW IN DOUBT
ALDRICH ELECTION CONCEDED ,
BALANCE UNDECIDED.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY
It Will Require Further Returns to
Indicate Which Party Has Won the
State Ticket Below Office of Gov
ernor In Nebraska.
Oiimlm , Neb Nov. 10. Chester II.
Aldrlch Is now conceded the governor
ship by from 15,000 to 20,000.
The World-Homlil , however , de
clares this afternoon that the real of
the democratic ticket haw been elected
by from C.OOO to 8,000. The Hoe , ou
the other hand , says the entire repub
lican state ticket has boon elected. It
probably will require further returns
to decide on the election of state of-
flees below governor.
Omaha , Nov. 10. The World-Herald
has gathered returns which give Congressman -
gressman Hitchcock a clear mnjojity
In both houses of the state legislature.
These figures follow :
House republicans 44 , democrats
56.
Senate republicans 12 , democrats
21.
21.Of
Of the membership of the next legis
lature ninety-two , including thirty-two
republicans , have signed what Is
known as "statement No. 1" which
pledges the signer to vote for the
candidate receiving a majority of the
popular vote for United States senator.
Should all the republicans who signed
the statement add their strength to
the democratic majority Hitchcock
will receive 109 out of the 133 votes
of the members of the two bodies on
Joint ballot.
French Is Elected.
Burton L. French is elected con
gressman In Idaho. Mrs. French was
formerly Miss Winnifred Hartley , a
Norfolk high school teacher.
May Never Seat Hooper.
Nashville , Tenn. , Nov. 10. Accord
ing to returns received from ninety of
the ninety-six counties of the state , the
fusion democrats and republicans hare
forty-nine members in the lower house
of the legislature against llfty-ono for
the regular democrats. The regular
democrats appear to have the state by
a small majority. They claim Hooper
will never be boated.
A Big Turkish Loan.
Berlin , Nov. 10.--The Deutsche bank
Is at the Imnd of a syndicate of all the
principal German and Austrian banks ,
including the Rothschilds , which will
take the Turkish loan of 17,000,000 ,
approximately $31,500,000. The price
Is 81 with interest at 4 percent. The
loan will be secured by the customs
revenues at Constantinople. Germany
secured the Ottoman loan out of the
failure of negotiations with Great Brit
ain and France. The loan Is desired
chiefly for development of Turkish ter
ritory and army and navy.
To Re-elect Senator Carter.
Helena , Mont. , Nov. 10. Late re
turns indicate that Montana's next leg
islature will bo divided politically on
Joint ballot as follows : Republicans ,
53 ; democrats , 49. It is possible that
these figures may be changed. Unit
ed States Senator Carter will prob
ably be his own successor.
FIREMEN GET TOGETHER.
Such harmony marked the meeting-
of the Norfolk fire department in the
city hall Wednesday night that a roll
call was taken to which each member
answered in 'he affirmative that he
was a member of good standing ; was
proud to belong to the Volunteer Fire
department and that nothing but har
mony and enthusiasm in the depart
ment would b j a by-word.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
last entertainment given by the fire
men was not a complete financial suc
cess , the firemen made it plain that in
.January when they are scheduled to
give another first class ontortalnment
in the Auditorium , they would work
solidly to make It a success. When
the bill showing the loss of the enter
tainment was road , there were no dis
heartened words on the part of the
lire flghteisvlio declared "next time
it will be a success. "
The hook and ladder company re
ceived much praise from members of
the hose companies for the work at
fires and their thorough company or
ganization.
L.f. . Konorson , manager of the flro-
men's ball loam , reported that the
team had completed its reason satis
factorily for a first-year team , and al
though the proposition was not n fi
nancial winner , no money was lost by
the team. The ball suits are in good
condition and nil other paraphernalia
Is in shapn for next year.
The Northwestern railroad company
and H. 10. Hardy were given a hearty
vote of thanks by the firemen for their
money rewards of $50 and $25 respec
tively for the work done by the fire
men at a fire at the Junction and ono
at Mr. Hardy's barn some time ago.
A big surprise is promised to the
llromon at their next mooting by Flro
Chief Green and other officers of the
department , who will not divulge the
nature of the surprise. It is hoped
every member of the department will
bo present