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Till- ; NORFOLK WKEKLY NKWS-JOUKNAL , Fill DAY , FKHKUAHY : , 1011. TUESDAY TOPICS. II. E. Allison of Nellgh was hoio. Mm. H. Miller of U'lnsldo niid Mrs. Kre.d Miller of Pierce woio visitors In the city. Lyle K. .InckMoii of Nollgh was In the oily. . .liicobVnlili' of WltiHlilu was here on hiiHlncH * . Mrs. M. AinliniHu of Meadow ( Irovo was a visitor In the city. M. \\r. Spenncr wont to Nnper to upend a few tlnyH with relatlvoH. Sheriff ( ' . S. Smith was In the city cnrotitu fioni Pierce to hl homo at Madison. MTH. 1C. H. Crooks anil Mrs. H. K. MI\HOII of Meadow Giovo wore visitors In thu city. W. A. MoBorve. Jainc's G. Kruco and James P. Kiddle of Crolghton were vis itors In the city. Miss Mettu Aaron returned from Ilosklns , where she spent a day's visit with her parents. Herbert Gregory , state Insurance ox- nnilner of South Dakota , was In the city transacting business. Albert Parker and family of Omaha , formerly of Norfolk , are In the city for it visit at the ,1. M. Parker home. Mr and Mrs. Frank Clark of Chad- ion , ciiKiuUlo ChlfMKi' , nlj"i'd ; ht-lc for a short visit with their parents. J. M. Carllse , L. S. Heastlngs. H. Lcandls and JoHn K. Matousok of Da vid City were In the city on business. Mrs. Charles Sheolor and her slstor , Mrs. Hare of Seattle , Wash. , have gone to Omaha for n few days' visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George T. Cappernal , parents of Mrs. Harry C. Oldflcld and Mrs. S. M. Ersklno , grandmother of Mrs. Oldtleld of Port Huron , Mich. , nre In the city for a thirty days' visit. Mr. Cnppornal Is n prominent druggist of Port Huron. Born , to Mr , and Mrs. Jnmes C. Stltt , n dnuibtor. ; Miss Alvlna Miller Is confined to her homo with tonsllltis. C. E. House , who has been quite 111 , is now reported much Improved In health. The D. of II. will hold their regular meeting at the G. A. II. hall tomorrow night. Clarence Raslcy was confined to his bed yesterday with an attack of the grip. T. G. Hlght , who has been confined to lila bed , is reported slightly im proved in health today. Frank H. Scott , a prominent travel ing shoo salesman , Is reported con- lined to his bed with serious illness. G. D. Eberly , on Oraasch avenue , died at 4:30 : this morning. The funer al will be hold Wednesday afternoon nt St. Johannes church. The Ladles' Aid society of the First Congregational church , will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 : at the hopie of Mrs. F. C. Minor , M-rs. H. J. Cole assisting. A. Buchholz has moved his house hold goods from the house he occu pied on Fourth street and Braasch av enue and is moving to Plalnview , whore he expects to stay about one year. According to Superintendent .James Craig of the Katz-Cralg Construction company , who is here to finish the work of paving Norfolk avenue , there is to be n celebration in Norfolk Satur day evening when the main street will be completely paved. Some prominent business man Is to lay the last brick and after this performance the cole bratlon is in order. Mr. Craig believes there is no doubt that the work will be finished Saturday night. A largo gang of laborers arc at work laying brick and the gasoline ice meltor is giving great satisfaction. About half a , block of new brick have been laid and there remains but one more block to llnish. The Sleeper is Awakened. The pulse of Ira Muntzkc. the young man who was hypnotized by long dis tance telephone last Saturday even ing was Increased trom18 to % in less than half a minute'by Dr. .1. H. - Gilpln. who put him to sleep , and de creased back to IS in still briefer time Monday afternoon when the hypnotist came to the C' . 11. Krahn tailor shop to see how his subject was doing. A number of proiossionul men were present when Or. Gilpln increased the sleeping man's pulse. Dr. W. II. I'll- ger look the young man's pulse at the hypnotist's suggestion and found the great increjwo a half minute later. He then took the- pulse after it had hern den cased. Besides this performance Dr. Gllplu , by pointing his hands at the sleeping man. raised him to a .sit ting position and with a snap of the lingers the sleeper's head fell heavily onto the pillow. To a News representative who was present nt this performance Dr. Gil- pin explained that the high pulse boat was obtained by exciting the young man's nerves. "You know. " said the doctor , "If you should happen to step on a live snake your pulse boat would increase great ly. It Is similar in this case. " Many who have been skeptical as to Mnutzke's long sleep would have boon clearly convinced had they been present ent at K calm's shop when Dr. Gilpln explained to The News man and Dr Pllger how Mantzko was put to sleep In the course of his explanations Dr Gilpln told of how he saved Mnntzke from probable death when that young man was given up by physicians. Could Feel Pain. "Mantzko was a habitual cigarette llond. " said Dr. Gilpln. "He weighed but 105 pounds and physicians had giv en him up. Since I have had him ho has gained wonderfully In weight. Ho now weighs 152 pounds and he Is not nervous as ho once was. "His being hypnotized seems to do him good. It does not harm him in any way. I bollove a fast of twenty- four hours each week is good for any man. I myself have been asleep over fifty hours under hypnotic Influence and it has never done mo any harm. I bo 11 mo I am as healthy as any man In the United States. " "Could any one wake Mantzke , and would ho feel It should a pin be driven Into him ? " asked The News man. "Yes , " leplled the hypnotist. "He certainly would feel It. If a lire should break out and if he should he burned or shaken real hard he would be awak ened. He Is not In a stage beyond that. A cannon might ho Hied off right near him but he would not hear It , hut to the touch he Is sensitive and could be awakened , although ho could be put Into n stage of sleep where he could not feel pnln. " I ' i Then the hypnotist told of how j ' Mant/.ke Is usually told by him in ad vance that ho Is to sleep for fifty hours commencing on a certain day or night and then when ho arrives nt a certain place where ho Is lo sleep ho becomes nervous and thinks of his sleep. Then the time of his sleep conies and he goes to bed and the lopnotlst tells him over the telephone lo sleep and ho slumbers on until awakened by him or otherwise. "It has been said , doctor , that Mant/.Ue Is not hypnotized but Is un der the Influence of a strong opiate which has a tendency to make him sleep a certain length of lime , " again interrupted The News man. "You can nsk any physician If that Is possible , " replied Dr. Gilpln. Then asking Dr. Pllger the question , Gil- pin was corroborated In his statement' that no drug could be used with any success for that purpose , and even If a drug should bo used it would be" very dlfllcuU to secure one to counteract It In any si > ecifled time. Dr. Gilpln then told In a very inter esting way the mysteries of the art of hypnotism and on nil his arguments ho was agreed with by the physician. Mantzko was placed In a cot shortly before the time the curtain raised In the Auditorium , carried from Krnhn'a shop and was awakened before a largo audience. Mantzke was again visited by Dr. Gilpln at 7:25 : Monday evening and ifter the hypnotist had made him "rig- d , " two attendants with tiie aid of Dr. Gilplu placed the sleeping man on a. cot , where again he was made "nor- nal. " At 8:15 : ho was carried through rear door onto the stage in the Au- lltorlum and at 8-10 : Dr. Gllpin stop- ; > ed into the audience and aroused the sleeping man , who lay on n cot near Uie footlights on the stage. H was a grcwsome sight , the hypno tist in the audience going through his. motions and the seemingly til 111 cult iwakening of the young man who had. slept for fifty hours. When Mantzke was fully awakened Dr. Gilpin was heard to cry , "Grab him ; " At the same moment Mrs. Gilpln , who is also a Hypnotist , cried "Grab him ! " and there was a rush for the young man , ! whose sudden arousing seemed to daze him. A Grewsome Sight. "You see , we don't know what they will do when they wake up , " explained Mrs. Gilpln to a News man. Mantzke was rushed from the stage into a dressing room , where he took ; light nourishment and soon appeared I looking refreshed , behind the wings , ! where he announced himself as "feel ing line. " lie was soon introduced to , the audience , who cheered him. Ho was given a chair with a class of subjects - jects attached to the company and I about live local joting men who submitted . mitted themselves to be hypnotized by Dr. and Mrs. Gilpin. Soon , with the aid of music and a t few "first" instructions , during which l ho weeded out some of those upon , whom they could not operate , the hyp notists received attention from their class and it was only a short time lat er when they had the young men be- . lievlng they were tending "teething" , babies ; that they were great orators ; that they had nine fingers on their left hand ; and that they wore teaching ca nary birds to sing. There was great laughter derived when several of the local young men went through their . parts in such earnestness that they left no doubt with the audience that they were under hypnotic influence. The feature of the evening's entertainment , tainment was the "human stairway , " during which live young men were put ( to sleep and then made rigid. Kaeh . man was placed with neck and foot resting , as a step , and Dr. and Mrs. I Gilpln walked up the steps- , stepping 1 each time on the stomach of the young r men. At this moment Mrs. Gilpln suf fered an attack of indigestion and had to retire for a few moments , but the hypnotist , who weighs 175 pounds 1 again walked up this human stairway. . Several times he called out "rigid" and the forms of all five men could be seen 1 to strain at the same moment to an 1 extremely rigid position. To show that there is no opiate used In his operation , Ur. Gilpin will hyp * notize a man Wednesday who will play * a piano for eleven hours without stop- ' ping. Cow Wins Battle , Pony is Killed. Co'lomo Times : A pony recently purchased by F. T. Slnklor was killed 1 In a battle with a cow Monday oven- lug while the animals wore occupying the same stall with a polo between i thorn. It appears that the pony re ' sented the frequent gouges from the cow's horns and tetaliated by "giving her n side kick. Enraged , the cow , which was not tied short , began the light , using horns against the pony's heels. It was a one-sided affair , the pony being practically disemboweled , ami was shot to end its suffering , while the cow came off with only a few scratches. Injured by Fist Blow. Madison , Nob. , Jan. 31. Special to The News : Yesterday afternoon Dick Walton , residing near Warnervillo , as saulted Fritz Kamrnth of this city In Fred Ralsch's saloon , breaking Kam- rath's jaw and Inflicting other serious Injuries. The assault was provoked by a remark which Kamrath Inciden tally made In reference to the results of < a footrace which Walton and Lou Gllland ' had run earlier In the after- noon. i I Dr. Gndbols , after hurriedly e.vamln- Ing I Mr. Kamrnth's Injuries , consld- eied i them .suflleiomly oiiou8 to hurry with him In an automobile to Stantoti , whoio i hey hup'-d to catch the evenIng - ' Ing train from Norfolk to Omaha , Dr. Gndbols accompanying him to Omalui. It IK * not Known nt this time what | will bethe nature of the charge lodged against Walton. Mr. Kamrath Is a peaceable and ( pilot citizen of Madl- son and bears the lespeet of everyone _ . Real Estate Transfers. Transfers of real estate for the past week , compiled by Madison County Abstract and Guarantee Co.olllce with Mnpes & llnzcn : j I Ilnlsor Werner to William Nicolay. W. D. . $2.700. lots . "i and 0 , block 33. Pioneer Town Site Co's. Second nddl- tlon , Norfolk. , ( Harry Hnrnos to .lames Blohoveck , W. D. , $1,200 , lots S , 0 and 10 , block 2 , 1 Day's addition , Battle Creek. | | Emmu E. Thomas to Fred Leltzke , \V. D. , 11,100 , s ne',4 neVi 20-21-1. , i C. P. Parish to C. J. Fleming , W. D. . $1,250 , lot 10 and west half lot 0 , block 5 , Koenlgsteln's Second addition , Nor folk. [ C. C. Wilson to Hadussah Woods , W. I ) . , $1100 , part out lot 1 , Lewis addition. Meadow Grove. I i Hawthorne Daniel to F. A. Bryant , Q. C. D. , $1 , east 42 feet of lot 4 , block 1 , Mathewson's addition , Norfolk. . ' Luella W. Canote to J. W. Phillips , Q. C. D. , ? 38 , lot 3 , block 4 , Dorsey Place addition , Norfolk. Minnie D. Glllett to J. W. Phillips , Q. C. D. , $1 , lot 3 , block 4. Dorsey | Place addition , Norfolk , and lot 17 , I block 8 , Riverside Park addition , Nor folk. New Factory to Be Built. At a special meeting of the city J council held In the city hall Tuesday , morning a resolution was passed by ( the city dads showing that they wel- , . coined the Norfolk Oil and Chemical | I works to Norfolk ; that they favor the. . company's present site for a factory , | i ' , north of the old brick yard , and will , give the new enterprise all the protec- . . tlon that Is in their power. J ] Tills resolution was passed by the council after an hour's discussion as to whether or not it was in the conn- [ j j ell's power to grant W. W. Wasson , ! manager of the Norfolk Oil and Cliem- [ . leal company , a permit to build a fac- , tory. Mr. Wasson had previously , dur- . . lug the meeting , asked for the permit | I and with his request submitted a largo , number of affidavits sworn to by some of the leading business men of Waterloo - . lee , la. , where the company has maintained - . tained a plant for over four years. | 'Among ( the signers of some of the af- ] 1 lldavits was the county attorney of I the county In which Waterloo is leI - I I cated , and the city attorney of Water-1 loo. All the Waterloo business men declare that the Waterloo plant Is a i ' clean one and that never has there j i been any complaint against It. They declare it is located in the business section of the city and that their own offices are located not many feet away from it. There is no noise , smell or nuisance of any kind caused by this factory , they say. i ' The Norfolk councllmen seem favor- ably impressed with the new factory and arc of the opinion that Mr. Was- son will not be hindered from going , ahead with the construction , although they are powerless to grant a permit , owing to the fact that the site north of the old brick yard is out of the fire limits. When asked for his opinion by one of the councilmen , City Attorney Barn- hart declared that because there is no ordinance prohibiting the construction ' of the factory at the present time. ' there is nothing to hinder Mr. Wasson I from going ahead with the construe- tion of the plant. The new ordinance which is about to bo read a second time by the council , prohibiting the building of such factories without a license , will have no effect on Mr. Was- son's plant , should the plant be com . pleted before the ordinance is passed. , said thn city attorney. Ho admitted that the council has no i power to stop the construction of such a factory , and that the citizens , if they can prove that the plant Is a nuisance , , can Ille an injunction against it. Conn- cilmnn Kauffman , who has some prop- erty near where the plant Is to ho i built , declares he is In favor of it being - ing built there and that it will increase i the value of his property. When ad- journment took place Constable John i Flynn declared that there was to be a i petition filed against the construction i ot the plant , by property owners living in the vicinity of the old brick yard. ' Mr. Flynn was handed the many af fidavits and it was believed property owners will be convinced that the plant will bo of value to them on the - present proposed site. Should this lo cation be changed it is hinted that np- { plications have been received to take I the plant to a different part of the ! city. Preceding the discussion on the chemical factory the council allowed . Superintendent Craig to proceed with the completion of paving Norfolk ay- enue. It was brought out that there are several spots in the newly laid j concrete which were frozen. Mr. Craig agreed to repair all defective places before laying any brick. Paul Singer is Dead. Berlin , Jan. 31. Paul Singer , the socialist and member of relschstag , died today from Inflammation of the lungs. Ho was born In this city in 1844. ATTELL TO FIGHT AGAIN. Featherweight Champion Not Perma nently Incapacitated by Fall. Cleveland. O. , Jan. 31. Abe Attoll , the featherweight champion , who suf fered a fracture of the shoulder when ho fell to the floor during a clinch with his opponent , Tommy Kllbane , here last I night , will be able to tight within two I months. Dr. .1. V. Gallagher , the fighter's attending - tending t physician , made this announce incut i today , setting at rest the fears entertained that Attell might bo Incn-'t ' pncltatod | for further ring service. j Hi Gnlhmhor gave It as his opinion that I the champion's skill will not he damaged < by the accident. | , Attell and Klltmno clinched In the fourth I lonnd and fell , Kllbano landing on i top of Attell. The bout , which was to I have gout- ten rounds , was stopped Immediately. Ask Aldrlch for Evidence. | Lincoln , Jan. 31. A vigorous argu- ' inenl i over the establishment of an agricultural ! school at Holdrege , pro-1 I vldcd for In a bill by Eastman of Franklin county , was Interrupted In the I house this morning by the special [ , adjournment : to hear the lecture by Daniel Chester Fionch , the sculptor who has designed the statue of the I emancipator < for the state house park. ' The house then took up tho' south- j j western agricultural college argument I again : and finally placed the bill on general flle by a vote of 50 to,38. The resolution of Senator Bartos , Introduced several days ago , asking that Governor Aldrlch submit to the J I ( senate all the evidence which lie has in ills possession In support of his as- sertion concerning Omaha election methods , was brought up before that body this morning on motion of Senator - ator Tibets and passed. A Little Boy Burns to Death. Petersburg Index : One of the most horrible accidents that has over oc curred in tills vicinity occurred at ' the homo of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. E. ' Schmidt last Saturday morning about 10 o'clock , and resulted In the death of their little son , Henry , who was' ' 2 years , 5 months and 15 days old. | I The mother had gone to a neighbor's to telephone for some groceries , and J , during her absence the gasoline stove which was burning , cither exploded or the fumes from a gasoline can which was sitting in the room Ignited , and the flames set fire to the little fel- ' low's clothing. He ran out in tho' yard , but before neighbors could reach , j him he was burned so badly that he died about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. While the little fellow was most horribly - ribly burned from head to foot , yet lie retained consciousness up until about fifteen minutes before ho passed away , and almost his last words were to say his little prayers that he had been taught. The funeral services were held from the Congregational church Monday afternoon , conducted by Rev. Mr. Halbersleben and Interment made In Mt. Calvary cemetery. Got Kernel of Corn In Nostril. Royal , Neb. , Jan. 31. Special to The News : A little son of Mr. and Mrs. O. York got a kernel of pop- 'corn in his nostril and was unnblo to get it out. A doctor had to bo called. j i Woman III , Home Burns. I Royal , Neb. , Jan. 31. Special to The News : While Mrs. George Goodwin lay ill in her bed with an attack of grip , and while her husband was away j i from home on business , the family I dwelling was burned to the ground. [ ' Mrs. Goodwin was carried out and to' ' a neighbor's home , on her bed. Very little was saved. I Phil McGovern Wins One. I New York. Jan. 31. Phil McGovern won a clean victory over Monte Attell In a ten-round bout at the Vanderbilt i Athletic club In Brooklyn. Ho knock ed Attell to the mat three times In the first round and only Audi's fine condition saved him from a knockout. McGovern is n younger brother of , I "Terry" McGovern and Young Attell bears the same relationship to Abe Attell. Both are bantams. BELIEVE DOCTOR INNOCENT. Friends of Accused Physician Think Him Victim of Circumstances. ' Hastings , Neb. . Jan. 31. Dr. Phil- Up H. Bartholomew of Blue Hill who was arraigned here on a charge of at- tempting felonious assault on Miss I Elaine Hyatt last Thursday when he \ .came to Hastings to attend the meeting - ing of the Republican Valley Medical society , has been released under $2- 000 ball , Theodoru Bachmann of Adams county and J. R. Holgato of , Hill qualifying as sureties. i A cash fund of $2,000 was 'raised by Dr. Bartholomew's friends In Blue Hill to be used if necessary to ball out the prisoner and C. F. Guild and R. A. Simpson of that place declared , that a much larger sum could have i been raised. They assert that the I people of Blue Hill generally have i faith in the doctor. May Control Chinese Plague. Peking. Jan. 31. It is believed that the plague in this city Is now under control. No new cases are reported. WHEN SHOULD ALIMONY END ? The Question Has Been Put Up to a New York Judge. New York , Jan. ill. Should a man whoso divorced wife is married to a millionaire continue to pay her $100 a nionth alimony ? Charles A. Hender son does not believe so and has asked Justice Gerard to relieve him of the burden. The Mrs. Henderson that was is the wife now of F. Augustus Ileinze. The decision has not been announced. MAJOR DAVIS FOUND GUILTY. His Offense Will Keep Him at Foot of Majors for Some Years. Washington , Jan. 31. Major Henry C. Davis , United States Marino corp" who was tried by court martial nt th- Phlladelphia navy yards recently the charge of conduct to the prejuOi- of good order and discipline and using disrespectful language to a superior officer , has been found guilty and sen tenced to the loss of ten numbers which will keep him at the foot of the majors for several years. Major Davis got Into trouble while In service In Guam , his offcnso con sisting of writing a letter to the secre tary of the navy criticizing the com mandant t of marines. General ICIIIott Rice Asks Damages. Nellgh , Neb. . Jan. 31. Special to The News : J. W. Rice , attorney of this I city , and county attorney of Ante lope ] county for the past two years , has begun 1 an action In the district court for malicious prosecution against the paitles who prosecuted the ouster pro- ceedlngs against him during the cam paign ] last fall when he was a candi date ( for re-election. The facts as set out In the petition filed by Mr. Rice before Clerk of the District Couit R. H. Rice , arc that the defendants. , William P. Kastbnrn and Minor S. Bacon began and prosecuted the - charges of willful neglect of duty. gross . paitlnllty and maladministration In ofllce , against him as the result of a j conspiracy between them to harass and . coerce him to prosecute Low Gieggerson , for the murder of Nels Pedersen , which ho refused to do be cause of the Insulllciency of the evl- denco , against Greggerson. t'pon the trial of these charges against Mr. Rice at the December term of the dlstilct court ho was fully acquitted by District Judge A. A. Welch , who tried the case , and his pe tition In the present suit alleges that said chaiges were made maliciously and without any reasonable or prob able caifse , and for the purpose of In juring him In his reputation and stand ing as n lawyer and citizen. Damages are alleged and prayed for In the sum of $10,37.1 , for Injury to reputation and for time and money spent In defending - fending himself against the wrongful charges made by the defendants. The defendant Eastburn Is a resl- dent of Lincoln township , this county. The defendant Bacon halls from Lan caster county , and is said to have been largely responsible for the bitter ness against Greggerson In the Peeler- son neighborhood last fall. He filed the complaint against Mr. Rice. It has since developed and given out upon reliable Information that he had contracts with various residents of Lincoln township whereby he was to iccelve a large contingent fee If he could railroad Greggeison to the pen itentiary. Attorney Charles H. Kelsey of this city appears as Mr. Rice's attorney in the present actlqn. MAIL THIEF SURRENDERS. Postmaster in Nova Scotia Gives up After Stealing $7,500. Sydney , N. S. , Jan. 31. After hav ing eluded the police and postal au thorities for seevral weeks , William O'Neill , the postmaster at Waterford , a small town near here , gave himself up yesterday to answer to the charge of stealing from the malls a package containing $7,500 in cash. The money belonged to the Waterford branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia , The Waterford - ford agent of the bank addressed the package to the Sydney branch of the bank and registered It at the Waterford - ford postofflce. The package did' not arrive at Sydney and when an investi gation was begun it was found that O'Neill was missing , A few days later O'Neill gave the package to a clergy man In Truro , requesting that It be delivered to the Truro branch of the bank. O'Neill then disappeared again , but returned to Cape Bretonia and surrendered to the authorities. Notice. To Philip Senner , non-resident de fendant : You are heieby notified that on the 3rd clay of February. 1011 , Lizzie Sen ner filed a petition against you in the district court of Madison county , Ne braska , the-object and prayer of which are to obtain a divorce from you on the ground that you have wilfully abandoned the plaintiff without good cause , and although of sufllcient abil ity to provide suitable maintenance for plaintiff and her children you have grossly and wantonly icfused and nog- looted to do so for the term of more than two years last past. * You are required to answer said pe tition on or before Monday , the 13th day of March , mil. Lizzie Sennor , Plaintiff. Ends California Horse Racing , Sacramento , Calif. , Feb. 1. The Walker-Young anti-racing track bill passed by the assembly and by the senate several days ago , was signed by Governor Johnson. It is believed that the measure , in its drastic prohl- bltlon of wagers , both oral or record ed , will end horse racing in this state. It becomes effective February 15. TWELVE NEGROES SUFFOCATED Working Under River's Surface , Their Air Supply Is Shut Off. Newark , N. J. , Feb. 1. Twelve ne gro workmen wore suffocated to death in a caisson In the Passale river. The victims constituted a night shift engaged - gaged In work preparatory to the erec tion of the Center street bridge be tween here and Harrison. The acci dent occurred on n floating pontoon , anchored off the Newnrd bank of the river and close to the bridge. On the pontoon Is a double steel caisson which was operated by steam. The steam apparatus was also used to sup ply air to the caisson. The caisson was sinking to build concrete piers In tended to carry the Newark extension of the McAdoo tunnel system. While the entire night gang was In the bottom of the caisson the air sup ply to the men was cut off and they suffocated. Hurry calls for assistance were tele phoned by men nt work on the bridge. There was Immediate response , but the men were powerless to render as sistance. One of the rescuers was low- red Into the mouth of the caisson and ho was able to pass a rope around one of thu trapped men , but thu victim had been dead for some tlmo. U Is said the action was duo to the dropping of a hugo metal bucket load ed with mud and stone. This struck the caisson on top , breaking the door and cutting off the air. This allowed water and gravel to rush Into the cais son from below. New Hall for Valentine. Valentine. Neb. , Feb. 1.- Special to The News : O. Church of this place , who Is remodeling his old opera house Into a new three-story hotel , say * he expects to have It running by the first of March. The hotel will have twenty-four guest rooms above the llrst floor , the twelve rooms on the third floor all having closets us well , and on the ground floor there will be a big lobby , dining room , kitchen , sum | .U > room , parlor and parlor bedroom , as well as three other bediooms , with bathroom on second floor. The build- Inq will be steam heated , and when completed Is to bo veneered with ce ment blocks , making a line looking building as well as a modern well ar ranged hotel. Mr. Salmon , a retired seregant from Cincinnati. O. . has been ordered here to take the place of Major Shockloy and Colonel Thompson as caretaker at old Fort NIobrara. Mr. Salmon's married daughter will keep house for him while her husband , who Is an of ficer , Is on duty in the Philippines. The sixth and eighth grades at the city schools have had to bo dismissed for a few days on account of no teach er , the regular teacher having resign ed and the professor's wife has been teaching temporarily , but as she was taken ill it leaves these grades with out any toucher at present. A new teacher is expected by next wek. THURSDAY GROUNDHOG DAY. If This London Fog Continues , He Won't See Any Shadow. Thursday will be groundhog day. And if the London fog that over hung tills territory Wednesday , should continue over Thursday , the little anImal - Imal could creep out of his winter's hiding place , look about without see ing his shadow and stick around for the rest of the season. Will there be six tuore weeks of winter , or will there not ? And If there are , will anybody object , so long as It's no worse than this ? MASKED BANDIT MEETS DEATH Clad in Bathing Suit and Woman's Stockings , Burglar Dies Under Car. Long Beach. , Calif. , Feb. 1. A masked man clad in a bathing suit and woman's stockings , was ground to death under a trolley car which lie at tempted to flag at Alamltas Bay. The car crew found a large quantity of silverware. Letters in an overcoat the man wore indicated that his name was F. Tasso , son of a newspaper editor in Montre al , Canada. First Sergeant Ends Life. Crawford , Nob. , Feb. 1. Special to Tiie News : At Fort Robinson , two miles west of here , First Sergeant Von Den Deale. Troop I , Eighth cavalry , committed suicide at 12:30 : p. m. by shooting himself through the mouth , blow in : ; off the top of his head. He left a sealed note with his command Ing officer. It was supposed to be fam ily trouble. Ho had received two let ters in the last two days from Ills wife in the east. Mexican Rebellion Growing. Washington , Feb. 1. Gustavo A. Mndero , hi other of the revolutionist leader in Mexico , arrived in Wash ington from San Antonio , Mexico , where he has been In close communi cation with tiie movements of the in- surrectos. Senor Madero said that during the last month the army of Insurrectos had Increased fioni 5,000 to 12,000 men. Wyoming Land Withdrawn. Washington , Feb. 1. President Taft withdrew from all forms of disposition 130,310 acres of land In Wyoming , It was announced at the department of the interior. This area is reserved for tiie purpose of classification and in aid of legislation affecting the use and disposal of petroleum lands belonging to the United States. That these lands are valuable for oil has been In dicated by n Held examination. Howes Were Indian College Grads. El Paso , Tex. , Feb. 1.-Frank Howe and his son Guy. who were killed by posses , were buried at Fort Hancock. Robert Howe , hi other of Guy , who Is In jail here wounded , confessed that his brother Guy had killed L. K. Me- C'luro , special officer found murdered at Abe , N. M. On suspicion of this eitmo officers were trying to itrresJ the Howes. Both the Howe brothers arc half breed Indians and graduates from Haskell Indian school. Beat Woman's Suffrage. Lansing , Mich. , Feb. L The Mich igan legislature by a vote of flfty-flvo to foity-four defeated n resolution calling for the submission of the question of woman suffrage to the people In November , 1912. The meas ure required a two-thirds majority , sixty-seven votes , to pass. SHOOT A YOUNG BOB CAT. Two Valentine Hunters Tree Wild Cat and Get It With Revolver. Valentino , Neb. , Fob. L Special to The News : Lon Blvons and Mr. Shlnn of this city , whllo out hunting coons with their dogs last night , treed a young bobcat and Mr. Bivons shot it with his revolver. It only weighs about fifteen pounds. They did not get any ccons , but arr well satisfied with the hunt. St. Louis Charter Defeated. St. Louis , Fob. 1. The proposed charter for. the city of St. Louis was. defeated at a special election by u ma jority of 40.inr > . The total vote was 81 , SI37 , of which 24.S1M were for the charter and 05,011 ! ngalnst. About half of the total leglstered vote In the city was polled. YOUNG JAY GOULD TO WED. New Engagement to be Announced at Vivien's Reception. New York , Feb. I. The World lo- da.v says that at the wedding incep tion to Miss Vision Gould and Lord Dei U's on February 7. It Is planned to announce the betrothal of Jay Gould , Hoionil son of George Gould , and Miss Anna Douglas Graham of this city. The wedding , It Is said , will take place III June. Miss Graham is a daughter of Mrs Hubert Vo , wife of a portrait paint er. Mrs. Vos was the Princess Kalkl lanl of the royal family of Hawaii. I JONES WON'T TALK. Danville's City Attorney Refuses to Answer Grand Jury Query. Danville , Feb. 1. The appearance of I'lt.v Attorney Frank Jones before the grand jury and his lefusal to an swer questions concerning his partici pation in recent elections , was UK- principal feature of the Investigation of the alleged trafficking in votes. He was twice taken before Judge Klmhrough by Foreman Woodyard and the court instructed him to an swer all questions , but the city at torney declared ho had good legal au thority for refusing and the matter was postponed until today. It Is said that the question which hf i of used to answer was : "Did you ever purchase votes at any elections held in tills county ? " Jones dec-hired that be was tired of the attempt to make him the scape goat of the Investigation and he would go before the grand Jury and give testimony backed by proof that would make certain persons squirm If l.e were pushed any further. \ JEFF AND CHAUNCEY SHAKE Arkansas Senator Shakes Mitt of New- Yorker Whom He Maligned. Washington , Feb. 1. SonatorH Chauncey M. Depew and Jeff D.'ivln met and shook hands publicly in the senate as an evidence that no per sonal enmity had resulted from thw Arkansas senator's anlmadivorsions Mr. Depew drifted over to Mr Davis' seat soon after the beginning of the session and lie was greeted by the latter as If he had just returned trom the foreign residence which tier \rkansan urged that ho should es tablish in the Interest of this conn try's welfare. The salutation was cordially acknowledged and the two senators smiled as they parted. , . > ' . Hill , NEW JUDGES CONFIRMED. Five of President Taft's Appointments Ratified by the Senate. Washington , Feb. L Five of Presi dent Taft's appointments of United States circuit court judges were eon- firmed by the senate. They include William II. Hunt of Montana , against whom a light was made by Montana land owners ; Robert W. Archibald of Pennsylvania , Julian W. Mack of Illi nois , and John Emmett Carland of South Dakota , who wore named as additional judges to services on tht > new commerce court. The other confirmation was that of Representative Walter I. Smith , who was named to succeed Judge Willis Vandeventer , who was promoted to the supreme court of the United States. In the case of Judge Smith of lowrt , a separate vote was demanded by Senator Bristow , but the Kansas sen ator was the only member recorded against the continuation. Atkinson. Mrs. A. O. Perry left for Boon , la. , where her father is very 111. John Brady is spending several weeks with his aged parents in Kan- kakee. 111. Miss Clara Larson who has been visiting Mrs. L. Brook for several weeks has returned to her home In Iowa. Miss Maud Havens Is visiting with Lydia Worne at Phoenix. Miss Bergen received word that her mother was very low at her homo at Johnstown , and she loft immediately to bo with her. Her place In the schoolroom Is being filled by Otto Stratum of the high school. Carlton Wllbiirn. who is In the real estate business at Pocatello , Ida. , is spending a tew days with his parents here. here.Mis Mis Sylvia Robinson Is home from Bellevue college. H. Bennett , an old resident , died at the sanitarium bete this morning after a brief Illness. His nephew , John Bennett of Lincoln , has been with him during his last days , he also leaves several sisters to mourn his death. Mrs. E. S. Brush Is up from Norfolk spending a few days with her parents. Mlnnio O'Brien loft for Lincoln whore she will enter the state uni versity for the last semester. Word comes from the Pacific const from Mrs. Hoxsoy that she expects to bring her son's ashes hero just a * soon as the severe cold season here In past , not wishing to make the trip while there Is such n contrast In the climates. Roy Robinson came up from O'Neill Sunday and spent the day with his friends. A Pug Has Appendicitis. New York , Jan. 30. Joe Coster , the Brooklyn featherweight fighter who recently earned a popular decision over Abe Attoll In a ton-round fight , was operated on late Saturday night In a Brooklyn hospital for appendici tis. His condition Is said to be ue- rlous. \
