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TUB NORFOLK AVKKKLY NEW8-.JOUKNAL , FIJI DAY. DKCKMBEK 23 , 1010. Protests Agalnat Hornet doing. Washington , Doc. 20. The Honduran - ran minister today protested to the Btato dopnrtmont ngnltiRt permitting the departure of ttio Hlciuncr Hornet from Now Orleans , on the ground Hint the voBHol contutnplutcfl loading a rev olutionary expedition ngalnst Presi dent Davllln. Now Orlonns , Dec. 20. The United Stntos revenue cutter Davy ngaln this afternoon anchored alongside the steamer Hornet and special customB InBpectorfl were placed on shore oppo- Hlto the Hornet's anchorage with In- Btruotlonfl to report promptly any r.c- tlvltlcfl observed In connection with her preparations for Balling. He Wanted to Kill Both. Considerable excitement prevailed at the homo of George F. Chrlsman , C01 Lincoln avenue , last evening when Qcorgo Spogo , an Italian laborer with a , 38-cnllbcr revolver loaded to the muzzle , threatened the llfo of Mrs. ChrlBinan and declared ho was waiting for her husband and then would kill them both. Chrismnn was notified be fore ho reached homo and with the aid of Patrolmen Basse and Livingstone Spogo was arrested. Ho was taken to Mndlson to stand examination by the hoard of Insanity , a charge which Mr. Chrlsnmn signed ngalnst him. Spego's trouble started when he fell In love with the widow of a railroad man who moved to North Loup. He wont there to visit her some tlmo ago and when his attentions were rejected ho came back to Norfolk swearing he would kill her. Ho secured employment - mont at the Northwestern coal chute , where Mr. Chrismnn Is foreman. He also boarded with the Chrlsman fanv ily and to them conlldcd his great low for the NorUi Loup lady. Last week ho asked Mr. Chrlsman's permission to go to North Loup , but when ho wns refused ho went , notwithstanding tin fact that he gave up his position as n consequence. When he came back he told Chrlsman that hq was unable t ( see his love because six man armed with revolvers were guarding her , A few nights ago he took her photogrnpli which ho always carried with him. ant threatened to commit suicide. Holding her picture to his head he was about to shoot himself by firing through the picture of the woman ho loved. Bui ho was prevailed upon to think bettei of this , aud since then ho has threat ene'd ' to kill both' Mr. and Mrs. Chris man because of his discharge at tlu coal chute. Yesterday he lay in his room all dnj crying and In the evening about UK time when Mr. Chrlsman usuollj comes home from his work Spegc came downstairs and at the point of i revolver threatened the life of Mrs Chrismnn and another lady who was in the house at iho time. When UK women attempted to go out of th < house they found the revolver alwayi levelled at them. "I think It's about time for Georgi to como home and then I will ge him , " said Spego. When the olllcen arrived Spego cried , "Oh , Mary , whj did you have those men guarding yoi when I wanted to see you. " Ho gav < no resistance to the ofllcers , who de clnro him Insane. Spego came to Norfolk from Hum phrey about two months ago , where hi says ho was in trouble. He also hint : nt being connected In a brawl nea that place some time ago when i man's throat was cut. A MEAN FIRE IN NEW YORK. Stubborn Blaze Lasts Five Hours 31 Firemen Narrowly Escape. Now Yorkt Dec. 21. FIre early thli morning In the Mercantile building a s Hudson and Vestry streets occuple < by Joseph Llbraann & Co. , papo manufacturers , caused a loss estimat . ed at $75,000. Thirty firemen had i narrow escape when a back draugh caught them shortly after the fin started , but all managed to get ou safely through the blazing and smoke filled rooms on the first floor. Scores of families In nearby house fled to the street In a panic , but Uv tiremeh were abe ] to confine th < llaines to the business structure. 1 took them five hours to conquer th < stubborn blaze. After the narrow escape In tne earl ; stages of the fire , Chief Croker wouli not permit his men to enter the build Ing and they fought thq flames wltl street lines from water towers am the roofs of adjoining buildings. : BRITISH OFFICERS ON TRIAL. Are Charged With Spying on Gei .many's Fortifications. Lelpslc , Germany , Dec. 21. Th trial of the British officers , Captai Trench of the rpyal marines an Lieutenant Brandon of the royo navy , who arc charged by the Germa authorities with espeonago on th fortifications at Borkum , was begu in the Imperial court today. The 01 flcera were defended by the Germa attorneys , Herren Von Gordon an Otto. The British government wa represented by Its own consul nt Han burg. The defendants admitted the were gathering military Informatlo at the time of their arrest 1 Steamer Is Rescued. , Las Palmas , Canaries , Dec. 21. Th x Iraa Woormann of the Woermnn Steamship line , which went out Moi day to assist her sister ship , the Ini I bert , which had been rendered hell | : less twelve miles off the coast , n If ? turned today with the disabled vessi v In tow. Both steamers received tli force of a terrific gale and some alan for their safety had been felt Carnegie Library for Madison ? Madison Chronicle : A. B. Wan secretary of Madison's public llbrai board , has received n reply from Ai drew Carnegie , through his secretar ; Mr. Bertram , In regard to the mnttt of Madison securing a Carnegie 1 brary building , concerning which M Ward was Instructed to write him lai summer. Mr. Carnegie has been ab sent In Europe and has only recently returned , which accounts for the long delay In receiving a reply. Mr. Ward has received the usual Information blanks , and when these are received and examined , a more definite reply will In nil probability ho received. There Is little or no doubt that Mad ison can secure n CarnogUi library building , the main question being whether we can rot only a $ fi,000 build ing , or whethur we can got a $10,000 one , and which ano we want the worst. A $5,000 building will require a $500 maintenance fund for each year , while n $10,000 building will require an an nual maintenance fund of $1,000. Mad ison nt present pays a maintenance fund of $ GOO. GIVES QUART OF BLOOD. Nebraska University Student Sacrifices to Save Woman's Life. Lincoln , Doc. 21. John II. Good- nough , n medical student at the Uni versity of Nebraska , gave up a quart and a half of his blood to save the life of Mrs. L. C. Keek of this city , who was dying of blood poisoning. Mrs. Keek Is now greatly Improved and her recovery is looked on as certain. Edgerton Martin's Assistant. Lincoln , Dec. 21. Frank B. Edger ton will bo the assistant attorney general - oral of the state of Nebraska during the administration of Grant G. Martin , who takes office next month. George W. Ayres , the present assistant In the olllce , will be the now deputy. The new assistant attorney general is n graduate of the University of Nobras 1m with the class of 1900. At the time of his graduation he was president ol his class. He continued his law studies In the George Washington unl versity of Washington , D. C. , receiving the degrees of LL.B. and LL.M. Foi .ho past year ho has been practicing law In Thurston county , Neb. VIOLENCE IN WINNIPEG. Winnipeg , Dec. 21. Many street lira have been damaged In all parts of the city by striking street car men or their sympathizers. At the Fort Hongo car barn , n crowd of fifty strikers nnd sympathizers nado a demonstration and were at tacked by about soventy-flvo strike breakers , who used clubs nnd swltcb rons. " Several of the strikers were hurl but no arrests were made by the po lice. NO HOPE FOR PATRICK. Not Much Chance That New Yorl Lawyer Will Get His Liberty. New York , Dec. 21. The New Yorl Medico-Legal society , which nas beei trying to get another trial for Alber Patrick , the lawyer serving a life tern for the murder of millionaire WIlHan M. Rice , in 1900 , will hear the repor of their conmjUtee selected to wai upon Governor White , at a dinner thli evening. It is not believed , however that the report will be very encourag Ing , although none of the members o the committee will discuss the matter The committee , which is headed b ; Clark Boll , the well known lawyer wants Governor White to commuti Patrick's sentence , pending a sclcntlfii Inquiry. This case is one of the mos famous in the country because of thi number of distinguished men who an fighting both for and against the re lease of Patrick , who Is a lawyer o eminent ability himself. Waterworks for Battle Creek. Battle Creek Enterprise : Battl Creek Is to have waterworks that IE Battle Creek Is to vote on a proposl tlon to have waterworks , which wi trust means the same thing. At a meeting of the trustees Mor day evening an ordinance providini for an election for the purpose o.S votIng Ing bonds in the sum of $10,000 wa passed and publication will begin nex week. A petition was clrculatei among business men and citizens am little trouble was experienced in , se curing the requisite number of sigr ers. In all probability a mass meetlni to consider the matter In Its every dc tall will be called before the electlor which will be held January 15 , and al will be given opportunity to make SUE gestlons as to the best method of prc cedure In case the proposition Is cai rled. EDISON SEEKS NEW FIELDS. Mysteries of Electricity Pall on th New Jersey Inventor. New York , Dec. 21. We are stll animals. It Is our egotism that cot vlnces us otherwise. The brain does not think ; It Is notl Ing more than n phonograph record. I do not believe in spiritualism , an in regard to a hereafter , I am froi Missouri. No one knows what electricity it only that it Is a great , a terrible fore In the world. Science as yet has not been able t explain such a simple matter as th energy which enables a man to writ gle his finger. I am tired of electricity ; I want t discover a new energy. Wo are matter , and we go back t matter , but our bodies are motora th use some unknown energy for tu < until we wear out. oolvo the energy of light , the vas ness of space , or the unfathomable gravitation , and then wo may be ei abled to unearth the true theory c the origin and cause of life. In the midst of an Interview on th mysteries of nature , solved and ui solved , Thomas Edison , the Inventc of West Orange , N. J. , paused almos wearily and rubbed his chin rellec ivcly and made n confession : "I'm tired of electricity , " he said "I want to find something new. Ele trlclly was discovered from nothlni and , as far as known , has no tanglbl body. Neither has the energy whlc runs through our body. I want to dl cover a now energy and apply It an IBO It the same as electricity , Eloctrl- Ity rTcver has been analyzed. Liven uul fortunes have been spent trying o discover Its origin. Solve the cnor- y of light , the vastnesfi of space and ho profound mystery of gravitation , hen perhaps we will bo able to under land better what makes your linger vrlggle when you want It to. "If from your brnln you can send n eng mcHsnge to the end of your tin- gor , why shouldn't It be possible to end that same unknown energy over a who and make it do your will In Just ho same manner at the other end ? Sloctrlclty Is a great power. It nc- ompllshes what no other power has over begun to do , and yet the power In our body Is greater. "Belore we can solve this problem ncl discover what mysterious force given us power wo had better find out vhat Is on the other side of space , Compare the wonderful strides that mve been made In the last hundred ears with the opportunities given by ho knowledge acquired and the rhances of learning more In the etor ilty of time. "Tho life that exists about us Is umatural , " he continued with a smile , 'New ' York Is unnatural ; the people n New York are unnatural. Every > vhere there Is a constant change in he manner of living. There must be n reason. It Is Just a matter of evolu Ion. We change with the conditions , "The city of New York Is like n ; reut big pond. Physical changes In he lives of the pond's Inhabitants gc in always. Constant physical changpf are taking place In the city , too , nnd vhnt Is the ultimate result ? In ordoi o exist we adapt our manners ; cus om and even senses change. We have iccoine artificial creatures of environ nent. As the world changes , so shal he people. It will be only a mattei ) f time when we shall develop ne\\ euoes. The five senses that we him will grow keener. We shall need more o cone with the artificiality of * ht world. " "Hack" at Fremont. Fremont , Neb. , Dec. 21. In twc straight falls in five and three min ites respectively , George Hacken schmidt , the Russian wrestler , wor from C. O. Busch , the Montana giant An Aid to Cupid. Ainsworth Democrat : As first alee : o Dan Cupid , Judge Potter is certain ly entitled to a fjont seat In the blf show. During the ten years that he ias occupied the position of count } judge with the power not only t < ; rant marriage licenses , but also vest d with the privilege of adjusting tin voke worn by those who wish to em Imrk on the inatrimonlnl sea , he hai Issued a grand total of 537 licenses t ( wed , and of this number he has mar ried an even 187 couples. As he hai eleven months yet to serve he will un doubtedly push the grand total of mar ringes consummated beyond the 201 mark , which is certainly going some for n country supposed to bo so sparse ly settled. Judge Potter Is certalnl ; popular with the young people and hai such a graceful way of tleing the kno that most of the young fellows taki their prospective brides along whei they call for their license and then and then have the whole thing eve without further fuss. That Omaha-Norfolk Line. Fremont Herald : C. W. Baker o the Baker Construction company , wa in the city the first of the week obtain ing information relative to the rev enues of various kinds which go ti make Fremont the city that it Is sucl as railway freight and passenger re ceipts , postoffice revenues , number o factory operatives , etc. so that h < might submit such information to th engineer .who has been going over al the work of the past year , the repor to be forwarded to the European car Itallsts who have signified their intec tlon of furnishing the money wltl which to build the interurban railway to and from Fremont. The engineei without going into details , has stntei that the proposition In Its entlret : meets with his approval , and Mi Baker Informed the Herald that th engineer's final report would show th Investment would prove far more lut rative than his company had figure' ' themselves. If the capitalists decide they wil father the financial birth of the intei urban system , work will begin on th Omaha-Fremont line In the earl ; spring. The further plans of the con pany will Involve much work on th lines running north from Omaha an north from Fremont before actual cor structlon can be undertaken on then The report of the engineer cover not only the Omaha-Fremont line , bu a line running from this city to Noi talk via Howells , with n branch fror Howells to Madison , Neb. , and anothe line running from the main line a Arlington to Craig , with branches t Decatur and West Point , and the coi tlnuatlon of the north main line froi Craig direct to Sioux City , la. The distance from Fremont to Noi folk by the contemplated route I eighty-four miles. When the line i built it is intended to be a two-hou service from Norfolk to Howells , an an alternate two-hour service froi Madison to Howells , which will glv an hourly service from Howells t Fremont. Mr. Baker now possesses a quiet ei thuslasm regarding the whole schemi and expresses such satisfaction eve the report which the chief enginee Mr. Campbell , has made , that he ver.il believes the Baker Construction con pany will be In position to comment active construction out of Fremont I May 1. The franchise of the compan requires the operation of the line b' ' twcon Fremont and Omaha befoi January , 1912. Runaway at Beemer. Becmer Times : Last Saturday n ternoon while driving to town with load of corn Henry Janscn had a rui away of no small proportions , an from the reports and the look of the debris , ho ought to feel lucky ho got off as easily ns ho did. Henry was driving a fractious team and one that was especially hard to hold , and no doubt would have landed his cargo safely In the elevator had not n train como along just as he was about to pans the Martin Sharp" place. The train scared the team and they start ed to run. The team BOOH became mi- manageable and as they accelerated In speed one of the front wheels broke , thtm letting the wagpnbox tip to one ' side , throwing Henry'off the load , nnd ho was compelled to let loose the lines and lot them go , in order to save him self. The team ran but a short dis tance till they upset the box nnd nil the grain and , getting rid of the heavy load , they came down the road pell- mell nnd nt a brenknock speed. NearIng - Ing the Martin place one of the horses struck n tree nnd was Instantly killed , so great was the force with which ho ran Into It. ' This ended the wild flight nnd the romnnnlfi wore left scattered nil along the rond. Henry was left unhurt with the exception of a few bruises about bis body , and the other horse was also uninjured. The horse was valued nt possibly $300. The running-gears o ( the wngon , nnd In fact , the entire was a complete wreck. Jensen and White Draw. Sheridan , Wyom. , Den. 21. Franklc White of Chlc'ieo nnd Petei Jensen ol Sheridan fought a twenty-round draw last night before the Sheridan Athletic club. In the seventh round Jensen knocked White down , throe times , but the gong saved the Chicago man from a knockout. Jensen forfeited part ol the purse because he was overweight , Fights With Broken Hand. Boston , Dec. 21. Fighting the last seven rounds of a 12-round bout with n broken hand , Hugo Kelly of Chlcagc made a whirlwind finish at the Ar mory Athletic association and secured the decision over Frank Klaus of Pitts burg. Barada Beats McFarland. St. Joseph , Dec. 21. After fifteer rounds of the prettiest milling evei seen here Jake Barada of South St Joseph was awarded the decision ovei Tommy McFarland of San Francisco This was McFarland's first fight since he met Ad Wolgast , lightweight chnm plon. last September Wolgast break ing his arm. The verdict was unpop ulnr , the spectators clamoring for c draw The fitch t wan not marred bj any clinching , the men fighting in the open I he full.route. Fight 25 Seconds. Albany , N. Y. , Dec. 21. After twon ty-llve seconds of lighting In the flrsi round , Bant Dorspy of this city knock ed out Yankee Swartz of Phlladelphli in a scheduled 10-round bout here. A Tame Bout. Pittsburg , Dec. 21. Walter Mono ghan of Chicago , protege of Champlor Jack Johnson , In a 6-round bout wltl "Kid" Cotton here proved a dlsap potntment to the fans , nnd there was little In it to maintain interest. Cottoi knocked Monoghan down In the second end round , who stretched on the flooi for ( be rount of nine , to aln a rest It was Cotton's fight , although a hug ging match. Morris Whips Hart. Sapulpa , Okla. , Dec. 21. Carl Mor ris of Sapulpa , Okla. , heralded as tin "white man's hope , " knocked out Mai vln Hart of Kentucky , former heavy weight champion of the world , in tin third round here. i Welch Wins Over Drlscoll. Cardiff , Wales , Dec. 21. Freddii Welch , the lightweight champion o England , won his fight with Jen Driscoll , the featherweight cham plon , in the tenth round on a foul. Schools to Close for Two Weeks. Norfolk public schools will clos Friday for a two weeks' holiday vacs tlon. The German Lutheran school will also close for a vacation , but o shorter duration than the publi schools. Most ol' the teachers will leave Fri day morning for their various hornet where they will spend Christmas am New Year with relatlyes. At a mm ber of the schools the usual hollda ; sesblon will be held on Thursday. On January 12 and 13 many prir clpals nnd superintendents will go t Lincoln , where they will attend a tw < days' session of the State Superlnter dents and Principals't association , o which organization Superintendent F M. Hunter of Norfolk is president , j large attendance is looked for at thl meet , at which C. C. Cary , state supei intendent of Wisconsin , with heac quarters at Madison , WIs. , will bo on of the principal speakers. The them to be considered at this meeting wl ! be hygiene and sanitation. Girl Hurt In a Wreck. Chicago , Dec. 21. A dozen person were Injured , one perhaps fatally , 1 : a collision today between the Mar hattan flyer on the Pennsylvania rai road and a switch engine on the eh vated structure at West Flfty-sevent street In the city limits. The locom < tlvo of the flyer was thrown off th track , finally crashing against a vli duct girder when the boiler explode and set fire to the baggage car an mall coach. Among the injured wn Miss Bertha Penrod of Leigh , Neb cut and bruised. ASQUITH SEES THE KING , i _ _ _ _ _ London , Dec. 21. Premier Asqultl who came down from Scotland specla ly at the command of King Georgi had an audience at Buckingham pa ace today. It lasted only thrce-qua tors of an hour , It Is understood that his majest wished to bo fully advised as to Ui premier's views and the cabinet plans for the future , now that election Is over , before leaving London to spend Christmas nt Sandrlngham , where ho goes. The king Is very anx ious to tide over the coronation period with the least possible political up heaval and his Influence will bo ex orcised with the parties In direction of n compromise. Mr. Asqulth saw moro of his col leagues while ho was In London nnd ho returned to Edinburgh on nn after noon train. PRAISES COMMERCIAL CLUB. Carlson Has Good Words for Organi zation Working for Norfolk. G. L. Carlson , the scientific horse breeder , has opened his uptown olllces Jn the Oxnard hotel building. Mr. Carlson Is great in his praise of the Norfolk Commercial club , which or ganization , he says , should receive much credit for many Improvements In Norfolk. Ho bollovos that the club , Is now pushing forward after a num. ber of months' handicap. "Tho club has boon accused of doing nothing when really they had nothing to do with , " ho Bald. Mr. Carlson believes the efforts on the part of the Commercial club to bring the farmers' Institute to Nor folk is a great thing for Norfolk , and the club should receive credit for what It really does. The directors of the club are working hard for the Norfolk Institute and Mr. Carlson belloves that they will succeed in their endeavors. Arrested Near O'Neill. O'Neill , Neb. , Dec. 21. Special to The News : , T. P. Breeding , sheriff of Madison county , In. , wired Sheriff Orndy of Holt county Inst Frldny to arrest nnd hold Wylle Hlldorbrnnd of Wlntorset , la. Sheriff Grady locnted Hlldorbrand n few miles out of O'Neill and arrested him Saturday. Ho wired the Iowa sheriff of the arrest and the deputy sheriff from Iowa arrived yes terday to take charge of his man. Requisition papers wore mailed to Governor Shallenbergor for the return of the prisoner to Iowa. When the deputy arrived In O'Neill the prisoner .Hllderbrand , waived his rights to bo compelled to return him nnd returned this morning to stand trial. Hllderbrand is charged with selling mortgaged property in Madison coun ty , la. Ho Is about 24 years old and has relatives In Holt county near Dor soy. Ho also has relatives living in Iowa who are well-to-do , but it Is not probable they will give him any US' sistancc nt the trial. He Is an Inoffensive. looking fellow and this Is said to be bis first offense , Preacher Was a Grafter. Fremont , Neb. , Dec. 21. J. C. Toll I , ver of Ainsworth , who was in the cltj on his return from Chicago , furnished testimony in the latter city against o preacher who had worked a smootl : swindle game for over fifteen years Mr. Tolllver was one of the preacher't victims and that accounted for hit summons by the court. | Some time ago Mr. Tolllver secured a patent on a winding stairway and shortly afterwards he received a lettei from a Chicago party who offered tc undertake to put the stairway on UK , market. Several letters were exchang ed between Mr. Tolllver and the Chicago cage party and finally when the details were agreed upon , Mr. Tolliver was informed that his picture should be placed on the literature describing UK stairway , and that he would be expect ed to forward $3.50 to pay for the cut Mr. Tolliver forwarded the money That was the last he heard of his Chicago cage correspondent , until he receiver the summons to appear in court Meantime , someone else who was caught by the game made complaint to the authorities and Mr. Tolllvor'i name was found among the papers a the house of the minister who was ar rested on the charge of a swindle. I is charged now that the minister dc voted most of his time to writing let ters to persons who had been grantee patents. He was content to receive $3.50 from each victim and the victim : in turn preferred to drop the matter ti taking the trouble to invoke the aid o the law. A Fire at Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge , la. , Dec. 21. Fire de stroyed1 the recently constructed con meal mill and package department o the Great Western Cereal company' ; plant. The loss is $50,000 , partly cov ered by insurance. ' Stabbed by Prison Mate.- Lincoln , Dec.J21. Harry Hill , a con vlct serving his second term In tlv penitentiary , fatally stabbed a follo\ convict named James Kelly. The mei were filing past their cells at the Urn and there had been , so far ns known no quarrel between them. Hill IB son ing a C-year term for horse stealing He was to have been released thre days ago , but it was learned he hai five months to serve on a prevlou sentence and when Warden Smith s Informed him It IB said to havoaroui ed his anger. The warden says It i a mystery where Hill got the knlf with which he made the assault. Ke ly is still alive but the prison phys clan says there is no hope for his r < covory. Preacher-Swindler Indicted. Boston , Dec. 21. Rev. Norman F Plass , former president of the R < deemablo Investment company ; Chai II. Brooks , manager , and John I Trapphadon , an agent of the companj were Indicted today by thefoderr grand jury for using the malls In scheme to defraud. Plass and Brook were arrested after the company wa raided by the federal authorltlci Trapphaden was taken into custod today. CONDUCTOR COOK ACQUITTED. Falrbury Man , Charged With Frelgl Robberies , Freed by Jury. Washington , Dec. 21. Samuel ( Cook , the American railroad con ductor whoso homo IB in Fnlrbury , Nob. , has been acquitted In Mexico of complicity In extensive freight rob beries. An appeal has boon taken by the Btate , however , nnd the American must stand a second trial before ho can bo free to return to the United Stntcs. The charge ngnlnst Cook' consisted In the allegation that ho. stood In with n gang which throw off merchandise ul different stations. It was the refusal of the Mexican government to bring the case to trial or to allow Cook to glvo bond that caused Representative Hlnshnw to de mand that the stnto dopnrtmont Inter est Itself In the case. TROTTING MEN ORGANIZE. Western Breeders Meet at St , Joseph and Elect Officers. St. Joseph , Mo. , Dec. 21. At n moot ing of horsemen representing a dozen middle west states hero last night , the Western Trotting Horse Brooders as sociation was organized. The officers are : Judge Clark Smith of Cawkor City , Kan , president ; A. C. Thomas of Omaha , secretary and treasurer. A vice president was named for Mis souri , Kansas , Iowa , North Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska , Colorado , Oklahoma , and Texas. The object of the association IB to help the Interests of the breeders of race horses gener ally and to work for lower rates for transportation of blooded horses. CAN'T CHANGE BOUNDARY. Taft Sends Message to Congress to Annul New Mexico Provision. Washington , Doc. 21. In a special message to congress , Prosjdent Tnft today advised the adoption of a joint resolution authorizing the annulment of a portion of the constitution of the now state of Now Mexico attempting to change the boundary lines between New Mexico and Texas. Within n short time after President Taft had sent the message to congress the sen ate adopted n joint resolution author izlng the annulment of a portion oi the constitution of the proposed new state of New Mexico as outlined by the message. The resolution also provides for the remarking of the boundary ns estab llslied by the Clarke survey made In 2859-00. The house has not acted on the res olution. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Fied Nelson of Pierce was here. M. Nichols of Pierce was n visitor Ir the city. Hum , to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones n daughter. Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison was hero on business. Sheriff J. Goff of Pierce was In UK city transacting business. * William Kane of Crelghton was ir the city visiting with relatives. The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs Robert Klug Is reported very ill. Arthur McSweeney of Ainswortl was in the city transacting business C. II. Fucrst , P. A. Kans and H. F | Reif of Battle Creek were In the citj i visiting with friends. I Horace Elseley of Anoka Is here t < spend the winter with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Elselcy. I State Agent Bohnnan of the Colum bus Fire Insurance company was ii the city transacting business. Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt has gone t ( Omaha to spend the holidays with rel atives. Mr. Rainbolt will join her i I few days later. I Lawrence Barnes of Kansas Cltj J was in the city enroute to his home a Rapid City , S. D. , where he will spent Christmas with his parents. | Mrs. Lehman of Hosklns was In tin city. city.D. D. Hodson of Madison was in tlv city on business. Mrs. Leroy Hunt of Tilden was : visitor In the city. Rev. Mr. Brauer and son of Niobrar : were visitors in the city. Chris Colombo of Colome , S. D was a visitor In the city. Miss Emma Schulz of Hosklns wn here visiting with friends. Dr. and MrSi O'Neill will go to Omr ha to spend Christmas with relatives Mrs. L. P. Ralston has gone t Blair for a few days' visit with rek tives. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. McFarland c Madison were in the city visiting wit friends. Misses Mable Brechler and Nor Hans of Battle Creek were In the clt visiting with friends. Spencer Butterfield has gone to Ca ifornla to spend the holidays with hi parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Buttei 1 field. field.Mrs. Mrs. Gustav Gnirk and daughter c Burke , S. D. , came for a brief vis ! with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. . Wledeman. Father F. Gibauer has gone t PJerce where he will attend the ai nual Christmas entertainment give by the students of the Pierce Catholl school. L. V. Kennerson reports that an a was stolen from his yard last nigh "The only satisfaction out of that I that I will not have to chop any moi wood , " ho says. John Phinney , manager of the Farn ors * Live Stock company , has gone t Pennsylvania to spend the holldaj with his mother , who is 111. She is years old and it will be a surprise t have her son with her nt this time. Frank Osborn has received notlc that his boxing exhibition with Kl Larson of Omaha has been postpone until Now Year's eve at Brunswlcl Nob. Clarence English , who was to llgl Sailor Kelley hero Thursday IB mate : ed to fight Kid Farmer at Joplln , Me on that day. Clarence writes Norfol friends that he Is anxious to con hero to mix it with sonio good man. Sam Kline , foreman of the Norfol venue paving worlc , stalled a largo umber of men Wednesday morning t laying brick. Seventeen cars of his material have arrived In the city urlng the past two days and more IH n the way. UocausQ they worn putting down a rick crossing Instead of cement as oqulrod by the city ordinance , Union 'aclfio workmen employed on thin vork"on Ninth Htreo.1 and Park nv nuo wore stopped by order of the city Uthoiltlen Wednesday. Judge A. A. Welch has ent notices o a number of attorneys Interested In ast's which will vouni at the next term f district court , that the court tins djonrned until December 2 ! ) on ac- ount of the meeting of the bar HHSO- Intlon at Omaha December 27 and 8. Court will convene at Madison on ) ecombor 29 , says Judge Welch. T. Torrnnce of Lynch , who Is In tint mploy of the government ou n star onto , Is In the city selling books. 3oino time ago Mr. Tornmce lost both egs under a train , one below and one hove the knee. At a Norfolk hotel to wns met by several frlcmla whu eclaro him to be one of the most In- ustrlous cripples In this territory. Traveling men are going home for lie holidays. In the sample room * of lie Norfolk hotolw thnre has been a > lg rush In shipping away the sample runks and today there are but n few f these big trunks left , showing that lie man of the grip Is about to take n Christmas rest. Hy Monday night very sample room In the hotels hero vlll be vacant. Norfolk business men are answering ho call for aid lor the poor this year vlth great energy. At many of the tores In the pity , the clerks have been busy sorting out the stock , and many hoes and otheV wearing apparel have icon set aside for the poor this year , n Omaha nnd Chicago newspapers are making a call On all "Good Pel- ows" to aid the poor who are not Ikely to b6 visited by Santa Claim , lustiness men are the "good fellows" of Norfolk and they arc working zealously * ously along this line. Through the Influence of Superlnten- lent V. M. Hunter , the agricultural class of the Norfolk public schools lsf ecelvlng Instructions on the dumb an- mnl ( the horse and cow ) from G. L. arisen , the scientific horse brooder , it his breeding barns on East Norfolk ivenue. Tuesday the class received about an hour's instruction on the lorso , and Wednesday afternoon an other hour was given to them In a loc- uro about cows by Mr. Carlson. Mr. ilunter was present at these lectures , vhlch will continue until Friday. George Spego , the Italian charged with Insanity and who Monday night hreatened the lives of Mr. and Mrs. George Chrlsman , is still in the city ail awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Smith , who will take him to Madlflon > efore the board of Insanity. A local attorney who Is counsel for the widow for whom Spego declares his love , says that Spego called f at his homo and at his ofllce some months ago asking about the widow's affairs. It ias become known that the widow re ceived about $2,500 from the railroad company after her husband was killed nnd It Is thought Spego's love was ; reatly intensified when he discovered his fact. Confirm New Commissioners. Washington , Dec. 21. The senate confirmed C. C. McCord of Kentucky nnd B. II. Meyer of Wisconsin to bo members of the Interstate commerce commission. THE HORNET SAILS AWAY. Search by Federal Officers Finds No Military Equipment. Now Orleans , Dec. 21. The steamer Hornet , after a final thorough search by federal authorities to make sure that she carried no military equipment to be used In a revolutionary expedi tion , weighed nnchor shortly before noon today and .sailed on her mysteri ous voyage to Central American wa ters. Dismisses Suit for Fees. DCS Molnes , Dec. 21. Judge \V. H. McHenry , In district court nt Dea Moincs , today dismissed a suit for a million dollnrs btnrted by Attorney General Dyers , representing the state , against the Western Union Telegraph company for failure to pay license fees. The dismissal wns based upon a recent decision of the United States supreme court Involving the state of Kansas ) . A Railroad Pays 10 Percent. Philadelphia , Dec. 21. The direct ors of the Lehigh Valley railroad de clared a seml-annunl dividend of 5 per cent , an Increase of 2 percent over the dividend paid last June. This puts the stock on an equal basis 10. percent. This Is an Increase of 4 percent per annum. Congress Adjourns. Washington , Dec. 21. Congress has adjourned for the holiday recess until January 5. Little business was done In either house today , owing to the difficulty of keeping enough members in their seats to Insure n quorum. Atkinson. Our schools close Friday for two weeks' vacation. N. D. O'Brien , who has been out on the O'Brien ranch for several weeks , has returned to his homo In Kansas City. City.Mrs. Mrs. Maud Teeters has returned to her home In Helena , Mont. , after an extended visit with Mrs. William Grif fin. fin.The The following young people are homo for the holidays : Ollie Sturdo- vant , Joe Rhokc , Earl Stillson and Merle Ilookstra from the state uni versity ; Charles Tomsk-It from Crelgh ton university ; Gladys Lumsdon and Sylvia Robinson from Bellevue , and Enla Stllson froio the convent at O'Neill