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r I 'IIH XOHKOLK WKEKI/V N'KWS-JOt'HNAL , KIM HAY. KKUKt'AKY 10. 1011. New Fast Army Dalloon. : \ ( lOtliu , Ducht of Hnxo-Coburg-Golhn , ( lurinnny , Fob. 7. The dirigible bal loon Gross III loft for Motat 0:05 : o'clock this morning and at noon pann ed over Panii , heading In the direction of Frankfort-on-tho-Malii. The airship in being transferred from llio Berlin balloon shod * to Metto ninko room In the former for thu dirigible Gross IV , xvnlch hns jimt been completed and Is axvaltlng trial. The nexv nlrcrafl Is 'Mi fuel In length nnd Is expected lo bo the speediest dirigible yel con- slructed. l olng cnpnblo of making for ty mlloM an. hour. "Insane" Murderer Given Freedom. Easton , 1'a. , Fob. 7. Robert Bachman - man of Nimirelh. tbo member of tbo religious sect knnwn as tbo "Holy Rollers" wlio kill ml bis llttlo 11 loco In a religious mooting at Ills homo In 1908. has been given bin freedom. \flor tbo rrlmo wns eom'mltted Bachman - man wns dorlarod insnno iiml removed , ed to an nHyliim. A few weeks ago a petition wnn presented to tlio court by tbo hospltnl authorities Buying Bnelunnn had recovered his reason. Ilo furnished $2.000 bond to hoop tlio peace and xvnN released. Mndlson Marriage Licenses. Mndlson , Nob. , Fob , 7.--Speclnl toj Tbo News : Judge Baton Issued mnr- rlago licenses to the following per sons : Osenr Henry ttessln nnd Miss Bertlm Ilollen Saltier , both of Mndl son ; Herman C. Nocker of Norfolk , nnd Miss Fern Florence Knight of West Point ; Fred A. Moleher nnd Miss Leonn Wegotier , both of Stnnton ; An ton Street nnd Mrs. Hnnnnh Bryant , both residing near Madison ; nnd Wil liam V. Hczniook nnd Miss Fnnny L. Robotkn , both living northwest of Mndlson. Introduce Many Dills. Lincoln , Fob. 7. Pursuant to Fri day's ndjournmcnt , the bouse con vened yoaterdny nt 2 o'clock. Al though the session wns of but an hour and n hnlf's duration , n record In the Introduction of bills wns made , thirty- one now measures hnvlng mndo Ihotr appearance nt Chief Clerk Richmond's desk. The Inrge clock requested by the last session of the legislature for the feduiul building of this city was again referred to In n resolution adopted which Holl.clts the aid of the Nebraska delegation In congress In getting the matter before the proper authorities , ludgo Hon. H. Lindsay of Denver spoke. In the house today nt 10:20 : o'clock to members of both houses. BEHIND THE SENATE SCENES. Repnrtee That Delights the Galleries Often Rehearsed. Washington Feb. 7. Plays , wed dings , coronations and most cere monies are first rehearsed in private. Why , therefore , should not two sena tors , whllo ostensibly opponents , con fer In the cloakroom before meeting in debate on the lloor ? That senatorial courtesy extends s > o far seems io be borne out by scenes often seen in .the senate when the apt replies elicited in extemporaneous debate bring de light to the galleries and rejoicing to the folks at homo , who are not in formed as to the stagecraft sometimes employed In the senate. Senators are not necessarily more gifted In the way of repartee than oth er mortals when taken by surprise , as the Record shows. In a recent de bate In the senate over the boundary Hues between Texas and Now Mexico , the following colloquy occurred be tween Senator lleybnru and Senator Bailo.V : Mr. llnlley The senator , of course , Justilles his poslton by showing he knows nothing about the case. Mr. Heybnrn Who does ? Mr. lialloy The senator from Ida ho. Mr. Ileyburn That is rather n fresh statement , saying that I know nothing about the case. Mr. Hailoy Absolutely nothing. Mr. Hoyburn I do know something about the case. If the senator knows more , it will bo n duty devolving upon him to make the senate aware of that fact. fact.There There was an excellent opening for Mr. Bailey , who frequently doesn't wait for a "duty devolving upon him" to make the senate aware of things ho knows. But Mr. Bailey sat down. But what is to bo said of an ex change that occurred between two sen ators when one repeated verbatim n long paragraph from a not very wide ly known book from which the other was reading ? The two senators were engaged In a colloquy when ono at tempted to clinch his argument by reading from the book In question a statement which apparently left his opponent no ground to stand upon. The senator who was being crushed listened patiently and then said bland ly : "Ah , will the senator please rend the next paragraph ? " No , the senator wouldn't. Ho didn't see what that had to do with It. Then , with the senator's permis sion , ho would himself attempt , In his poor , weak way , to apprise the sen ate , from his own Imperfect memory , what the language of that next para graph was. Whereupon he repented it word for word. The senate gasped , the galleries marveled nnd the triumphant senator snt down , understanding well enough that in the general admiration for his feat of memory his auditors would not stop to consider whether the para graph in question had any bearing whatever upon the argument In point TEN MEN BLOWN UP. Gelatine Powder Explosion Results Fatally for Workmen. Mnrquotto. Mich. , Feb. 7. In ono of the most disastrous explosions ever recorded in upper Michigan ten men mot denth nt the plant of the Pluto i Powder company on the outskirts of Ishpomlng Into yosterdny. Ono explosion took place in the golntlnu powder homo. 1C very man In thin building wan blown to piece * . What raimml the explosion will never btv known , ( lo.lntlno powder Is : ! largely composed of nitroglycerine 1 and It In supposed Ihnl tlio mixture I was being Ktlrrud In the big cruclblo ( ! within the hoiiflo wboti the stuff let i go. Weaverllng Sells Ewlntj Store , lowing , Nob. , Fob. 7. Special to Tim Nowft : J. S. Wenverllng , of the IlrmJ of Wotivcrllntc * Wunnor , hns sold out his Intnrost In the dry goods nnd Ki'o- eery business to his partner , Mr. Wun- nor , Inventory of the stork being al ready In progress. The new firm will bo Wunner Bros. , who tire expected to ho Installed by February 13. Mr. Wenvorllng la Ewing's oldest mer chant nnd Is considered ono of the host business men along the line. Ho Is prominent socially and his retire- tnont from business Is as unexpected ns It Is generally regretted by local citizens. New Teacher at Valentine. Vnlontlne , : ' "b. , Feb. 7. Special to' The News : Miss .loyco of Atkinson , Nob. , arrived nnd took "ehnrgo of the sixth and eighth grades In the Valentino tine schools , which hnvo beefi without I n regular teacher since the Christmas vncntlon , when Mrs. Miller , the reg-i ! ular tonchor , resigned , The government wenther buronu re-1 ports nearly six Inches of snowfall. In the snow of Saturday night nnd Sun- day. nnd ns It turned off'warm on Monday , melting it before n wind had n chance to blow It nwny. the farmers got just whnt they hnvo been wishing for , ns It will sonk In nnd help the soil. Begin Peace Conference. Puerto Cortez , Honduras , Feb. 7. - The preliminary conference relative to nn nrmistlco In the Honduran conflict wns held aboard the United Stnt.es' steamer Tncoma yesterday afternoon. The conference on the proposal of the United States for a cessation of Hos tilities will begin In earnest tomorrow. Threw Lamp Out Window. Tlidcn Citizen : While Mrs. Coulter wns rending in the parlor of the l\otol Monday evenlnp. a lamp standing on at plnno stool was nccidentnlly over turned. - In n moment the lamp was a ball of llame. whfch spread to the fringe of a lounge near by. Fortun ately Tom Bentlcy was passing the door at the time und , seeing an un usual light , entered the room and picked up the blazing lamp , which he threw into the street. Ills hands were rather painfully scorched , otherwise' ho was not hurt. Several traveling men united their efforts to smother the llro on the rug and furniture and the damage was slight. Theft is Charged. Brlstow , Neb. , Feb. 7. Special to The News : Two detectives of the , C. & N. W. railroad arrived In Brlstow the pnst week and locntcd several [ farm places where they found bridge , lumber in the owners' possession. The lumber is alleged to have been taken from the railroad company. They arrested the parties suspected , \ and , after a preliminary hearing the farmers wore bound over to the dis trict court. The company claim the lumber had [ been taken last October , at which , time they had a construction gang ! working here , rebuilding the bridge west of town. Ono farmer swore on the witness , stand that he had given the foreman [ of the construction gang , eggs and I butter in exchange for the lumbers McFarlnnd Toys With Him. Pittsburg , Fob. 7. "Packey" Mo- Farfand of Chicago and Bert Keyes of Xew York fought six rounds in a me diocre display of boxing. McFarland I appeared to be toying with Keyes throughout the bout , although the lat ter , despite his wildness , got In sev eral long range jabs with no steam be hind them. IL. ARREST CRISMORE AGAIN. Wife Charges That He Enters His Home and Abuses Her. William Crlsmorc , who wns arrested - ed last week , charged by his wife with threatening to injure her and destroy ' property , was again arrested this morning by Constable Flnkhouse. Crismore is charged with the same offense by bis wife. Late last night 1. .Mrs. Crismore telephoned the police that her husband , who had promised ' to keep away from his home until his case could be looked Into l > y the coun ty attorney , had entered the house and was abusing her. Constable Flnkhouse , under whoso charge Cris- moro was placed , was notified , but efforts of that ofllcial to Und Crismore during the night were unsuccessful. He made the arrest , however , this morning , finding Crismoro atthe eat ing house at the Junction. Crismoro told the olllcer that he found a man In his home when ho came there and I that ho had not abused his wife. County Attorney Nichols is In the city and will take up Crismore's case today. Last week Crismore was released from the Nlobram jail , whore he was confined , being charged with assault. His physical condition induced the Niobrara olllcials to release him. When Crismoro was taken before .ludgo Lambert Tuesday morning It was decided by County Attorney Nich i- ols , who is prosecuting , and Jack Koenlgstelii , who is appearing for Mrs. Crismore , that the case be continued ; 1 until ! i o'clock Wednesday morning. Up to this time Crismore had not secured - cured tjio services of an attorney. A Basketball Game. Wayne , Nob. , Feb. 7. Special to The News : One of the most exciting and interesting games of basketball ever played In the state normal gym nasium occured between the Pierce high high school team nnd the Nor mal school "Midgets. " The "Midget" team consists of boys e' averaging live feet and four nnd one- halw 1 Inches In height and weighing 12t ? pound ! * . During the first half I'lerco made n score of 11 to the Midget score of ' S. In the Mccnnd half the Midgets changed the acoro n' one time to ill tu 10 In their favor , bill nt the very last weakened nud when tlmo wns called went liut two points ahead. The llnnl score being 21 to 20 In favor of the normal Midgets. The game xvns entirely free from rough play and the I ( run siwrtsmen conduct wns over ' present. Prnf. W. W. Tholsoii of * Pierce nnd Director E. J. Huiilomer ; act 'd ns olllclnls. The Pierce high school lonm plnyod against the Stnnton high school loam Friday night ntv tntitou nnd by only one point lost the game the scare he- ing 28 to 2 ! ) in favor of Stnnton. The Defense of Rnsco. Mnryvlllo , Mo. , Feb. 7. Attorneys ' .for Hoz Rnseo , charged with the mur der of the Hiibbel family of four out lined their defense. Reference was mndo to what Is known ns the "mys terious stranger. " . This IH said to ' hnvo been n fourth man in n poker finmo In which Ilnsco nnd Itnbbel played. Thin mnn , It Is nlleged , wns detained In Wyeth , Mo. , the day fol lowing the murder. Ho showed fcnr , it Is cold , when held , nnd wns much relieved when released. Ilo has dls- ' appeared. The defense claims that i iRasco wns In Rnvensxvood , Mo. , tile [ i evening of the murder which occur red near Gullford. The defense expects - ; pects to get through with its testi mony today , i i Elliott's Appointment Confirmed. West Point , Neb. , Feb. 7. Special to The News : The nppolntment of Colonel Elliott as postmaster of West Point for tfie third time hns been of ficially confirmed nt Washington. Mr. Elliott has given perfect satisfaction ' to the patrons of the Bfllce during his long Incumbency. FIGHTER STILL UNCONSCIOUS. George Benlen. Knocked Out In the Fourth Round , Hasn't Conic to Yet. Chattanooga , Feb. 8. George Hen- lea , the Pittsburg lightweight knocked , out in the fourth round of n bout here last night with Jake Abel , Is still un conscious. Attending physicians , how- ev > r , do not apprehend a fatal result. Central Nebraska Speed Circuit. Grand Island , Neb. , Feb. 8. At n meeting of devotees of the race track in which horsemen from Broken Bow , Ord , Cnllnwny , Lexington , Kearney , ' Grand Island and other points .were participants , the Central Nebraska Speer Circuit was organized , with W. | C. Robinson of Grand Island presi dent ; Mr. Van Horn of Lexington , vice president ; J. TI. Decker of Cnlla- way , secretary-treasurer , and Messrs. Kern and Bernard of Grand Island ns n publicity committee. The organizn- i tion of local associations In the cities j named Is In view nnd It is tlio plan j to arrange a fine series of horse races [ for the coming summer. McGraw-Marsli. j Niobrnrn , Neb. , Fob. S. Special to The Nexvs : Miss Marzella Mnrs.li and jCleber McGraxv , txvo popular young [ people of Niobrara , xvero married on IMonday evening. Tlio ceremony xvas ( performed at S o'clock by Rev. C. F. Stolner of the Methodist church , at ' the brido's homo , txvo and one-half miles east of toxvn. The young peo- 'plo ' xvoro attended by Lesllo W. Rock 'and ' Miss Sou Broxvn. Many relatives 'and ' invited guests xvltnossod the ceremony - | mony and the gifts xvero numerous and beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. McGraxv make Niobrara their homo for the present. Negus-Anderson Neligh , Neb. , Feb. 8. Special to The Noxvs : Miss Bernlco Anderson and Caleb E. Negus xvore married this morning at 10 o'clock nt the home of the parents of the bride. Rev. Mr. Ilinkle of tlio Methodist Episcopal church of this city officiated. Miss Anderson Is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Anderson , and xvas born and reared to xvomanhood In this city. She Is n graduate of the high schools of No Ugh , receiving her diploma xvlth the ' , class of 1900. For a number of years she has acted as stenographer in the state house at Lincoln. The groom is ( a young man of sterling xvorth nnd . high ntlainmcnts , and has a lucrative ; position at the capital of the state. I The young couple left this morning after the xvedding services , to xvhlch only a very fexv of the most Intimate ( friends xvoro invited , on the 11:19 : pas- ( senger for University Place , xvhero they xvlll make their future homo , A Case of Destitution. Trlpp County Journal : The county | authorities xvero notified the first of the xveck that the Farley family , xvho live in the south part of the toxvn , ( xvero in destitute circumstances. Upon Investigation it xvas found that Mrs. [ Farley xvns quite sick and that the children all had severe colds. They . had no fuel and a fexv quarts of Hour | and a little coffee xvas all the food in I1 the house. Mr. Farley left for parts unknown some time ago , slnco xvhich tlmo Mrs. Farley had been taking in xvashlng to support the large family of small children. It Is said tlmt Mrs. Farley's parents are xvell-to-do and have repeatedly tried to persuade her ito leave Farley and bring her children and make her homo xvlth them , but this she has alxvays refused to do , pro- f erring a life of poverty xvlth him to n homo of comfort and plenty xvithout him. To repay her for her dex'otlon , Farley leaves- her nnd Ihe children in destitute circumstances. It is report ed that ho xvns requested to leave toxvn , but bo this ns It may , Winner IH rid of n vpry undesirable citizen. Should he ever return ho xvill meet xvlth a very xvarm reception. Stnto'a Attorney O'llolloran Informs us that they hnvo been supplied xvlth food , fuel and clothing nnd that an effort will bo made to persuade her folks to tnke care of her and llio children. It Is thought that they will bo willing to provide a home for her , now that Far ley has left her. RYAN IS MUCH BETTER. Archbishop Shows Such Improvement , There Is Hope for Him. Philadelphia , Feb. 8. Archbishop Rynn Is showing signs of Improve ment that lend to the belief that ho nt least may ho able to bo around again. Freezes Ooth Feet. Trlpp Counfy Journnl : .1. J. Keller , n prominent homesteader residing ten miles east of Wlnnr-r , had the misfor tune to freeze both of his feet during the cold spell two works ago. Ho was returning homo from this city when his team became unmnnagenblo nnd broke loose from the buggy , Mr. Kel ler being "compelled to walk several miles through the snow. Before reachIng - Ing home , both of his feet were badly frozen. Dr. I looker of this city , who has been caring for him , states that 1m might find It necessary to ampu tate one or both of his feet. Mr. Kel ler Is an honest , hard working man and will have the sincere sympathy of nil in his great affliction. i W. C. GALLAWAY DEAD. Neligh , Neb. . Pe"b. 8. Special to The News : Word was received In this city the first of the week of the death of W. ( V.Gnllnway nt hla home In Omnhn. He wns one of the early settlers of Neligh and Antelope coun ty. Mr. Onllnway was born In Lou- doun county , Va. , jvn < l wns 71 y nrs of nge nt the ttmn of his denth. In the fall of IStift he arrived nt West Point from Omaha nnd there eji- gaged it ) the mercantile business for about four years. This shipment made from Omnhn wns the first consign ment received by railroad nt West Point. In 1871 ho came to Neligh nnd in company with W. B. Lambert pur- chnsed the mills HI thin plnco from John D. Neligh. He nlso secured nt that time a considerable of the town- site. He was one of the founders of Gates acndumy of Neligh and also a member of the First Congregational church. Mr. Gallawny hns been making his hoihc In Omaha slnco 1000 , but re tained nn interest In the Onkdnio mill , now under the mnnngement of his son , A. T. Gallnwny. Funeral services were held In Omn- ha yesterday nud the body will bo shipped to Onkdnle todny for inter ment nnd placed besldo the remnins of his wife , who preceded him about two years ngo. Settled Out of Court. O'Neill Frontier : The court room spectators who , like the men of Ath ens in Paul's day that spent their time telling or henrins something now , may feel n pang of disappointment ns the counsel for the plaintiff wns very much surprised nnd beRaii to wonder from whence would como his fees tlmt the sensational $150,000 damage suit of Mary A. Cauley ngninst Phillip Sulli van lias been settled out of court , the case dismissed nnd there will be no touching testimony nor fancy flights of oratory nor sharp exchanges between lawyers for them to listen to. Tlio case wns to have been tried at the April adjourned term'of district court , but now not at all. Attorney R. 11. Dlckson for the defense secured a dis missal of the cnse Wednesday , but what the terms of settlement wore be tween the ono with the broken heart .nnd the foxy old lover the newspapers do not know , ns that does not become n part of the records of proceedings In court. The main facts of the case , ns set forth in the petition when the suit was filed , aside from n few incidentals that were withheld , have already been published. Mary A. Cauley brought su.it for $150,000 damages against Phil lip Sullivan , a wealthy but elderly gen tleman of Pierce county , for breach of promise along matrimonial lines. The case was slated to make quite a stir , but everything has been amicably mended out of court and there will be no trial of the case. Fremont Wants Norfolk in It. Fremont Tribune : Whether York will bo admitted to the state league In place of Red Cloud will depend on the result of a vote being taken this week among the clubs now holding fran chises. President Slevers has sent out fiom Grand Island ballots to seven clubs at Fremont , Columbus , Hastings , Grand Island , Kearney , Seward and Superior with the request that they vote for or against admitting York. Fremont will probably cast Us vote for York , though the local manage ment would rather see Norfolk got Red Cloud's franchise , according to one of the directors. Fremont has the best train connections with Norfolk , while the champs would often have to tnke a roundabout trip to reach York. Then , too , the Fremont directors feel that Fremont's Interests In the league would be better subserved if a town in tlio northern part of the state suc ceeded Red Cloud. The result of the voting will prob ably be known by the end of the week. Stockdale to Chadron , Madison Chronicle : The writer , In t onversing with Prof. W. T. Stockdnlo in regard to his acceptance of the dcaiishl ] ) in the Chadron state normal school , was Informed that In all prob abilities lie would accept the offer. The position came to him unsolicited and without any work on his part. Be sides , this position does not como to everyone. Fighter in Critical Condition. Chattanooga. Tenn. , Feb. S. George Uenlea of Pittsburg. a lightweight boxer , Is In n critical condition at a hospital hero as the result of Injuries received In a fight with Jake Abel of this city. Denlea crawled from the ring aftei being knocked out in the fourth round , hut collnrued soon afterward and hns not regained consciousness. Dr. Roller Is Thrown. Toronto , Feb. 8. George Ifacken- achmldt , the Rnfslnn wrestler , defeat * od Dr. Roller of Seattle In two tralght falls huro last night. The llrst fall wnn .secured In ono hour ami alxtcrn minutes and the aecond In thirteen minutes live seconds , llackeuschmldt was the aggressor throughout. Dr. Roller hail a cold , which Interfered with his breathing. Ho wresllidgiuno ly. evading msiiy dllllcult holds , but the Russian wore him down. . Gotch Throws His Man. DPS Molnes , Feb. S. Frank Gotch of Humboldl. world's champion wrestler , last night defeated Fre.d Beel of Wis consin in-two straight falls. Both falls wore won by n crotch hold nnd hend lock In twenty-six nud nine minutes respect I voly. Beol , especially In the first fall , gave notch some fast work , because of his speed nnd cluslveness. In n preliminary go , Jess Relmor of Des Mollies ddfented Young Sandow In straight falls with n crotch nnd bar und scissors and toe nnd head hold in tlilrly-six nnd sixteen nnd one-half minutes respectively. Fall Breaks Done. Fulrfnx Advertiser : On last Friday evening about 7:30 : o'clock , while Otto Nnchtlgnl was riding "Ills pony at a rapid speed on the road east of town uenr the Charles Schmelchel farm , the nnlmnl fell nnd caught the boy's leg under it , breaking the largo bono just below the knee. The horse jumped to Its feet nnd Otto remained In the sad dle , but the horse began to ronr nnd pitch nnd Otto , with his right leg broken , could not keep In the saddle and wns thraiyn Into the fence , lie rolled through the fence to get out of rouch _ of .the pitching nnlmnl. Roy Schmelchel , who wns coming down the rend , snw the accident nnd hurried to the boy , who said he had been hurt. Roy went to the home of C. W. Goyer and secured help. Mr. Geyer got a buggy nnd took the injured boy to his home. Dr. Cook wns called nnd found the right leg below the knee had boon badly fractured. The horse Otto was riding Is n very spirited nnlmnl and is considered almost nn "outlaw. " The news that the young mnn hnd been hurt by the horse wns not n great sur prise to those who have seen some of its antics. TUESDAY TOPICS. S. F. Cnhlll of St. Edwards wns here. W. F. Fulton of Pierce wns in the city. city.W. W. F. Fulton of Pierce was In the city. city.L. L. Bruce , Jake Ilorshlser and P. A. Shurtz loft. Monday night for an ex tended trip through Texas and old Mexico. Freso Kelly of Mondow Grove was liero. C. II. Groesbeck wont to Dallas on business. T. J. Little of Winner was a visitor In the city. A. II. Lnw of Niobrara wns n visitor In the city. Mrs. Fred Lawson of Elgin , Nob. , is visiting her cousin , Mrs. 'R. S. Lackey. Jl. G. Rohrko and son of Ilosklns were in the city visiting with friends. Charles Belersdorf went to Lincoln on business. .1. G. Jndson and C. W. Hongo of Newman Grove wore visitors in the city. city.M. M. Margaret Adams and A. G. Ad nms of Meadow Grove wore visitors in the city. Mrs. J. F. Wade nnd daughter Clnra have gone to Waterloo , In. , for a month's visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Harrington nnd their daughter , Mrs. R. B. McKinney , have gone to lown for an .extended visit with relatives. Mrs. II. E. ZItkowski and children , who are here visiting with the Dr. C. J. Verges family , leave Friday for their homo at Roky Ford , Colo. Al Degnor went to Omaha to attend the convention of tlio State Hardware Men's association. Mr. Degnor is a member of the executive committee of this association. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert John son , a son. O. M. Itohnm , formerly a barber in the employ of Elmer Reed , is moving to Chndron , where ho has purchased the barber shop of Mart'n ' Slawter. Mr. ami Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt and C. S. Bridge and his daughter , Miss Mel- lie Bridge , left at noon for an extend ed sojourn in Cuba and other southern points. The first broken rail this year on the M. & O. railroad in tills division wns found late last evening by Fore man August Fischer four miles from this city. G. II. Graham , a former Northwest ernrailroad , telegrapher , has accepted a position as operator for tlio Western Union company at Grand Island. Mr. Graham leaves Norfolk Friday. E. R. Pearson , former manager of the II. E. Gooch brokerage office of this city , Is now traveling salesman for the General Film company of Oma ha. MY. Pearson was in the city trans acting business. Judge I. Powers will move his old residence at the corner of Ninth street and Kocnlgstoln avenue , so that It faces west of NInth , street , and then will build n new home on his spacious property. Work on the now homo will be begun Immediately. The local Burns club will hold mi- other anniversary celebration next year. The locnl Scots declare they hnvo held two successful meetings and purpose to continue the entertain ments every year. A meeting was held by a number of the society and a lesolutlon passed to that end. While It Is reported that men on the saloon black list are being supplied with liquor , n Norfolk citizen makes the offer of $100 to any mnn who will give him proof against any one buying liquor for men on the black list. "If f I got any evidence against any of I these men I will prosecute them , " ho says. says.There There was no meeting of the Com- morclal club directors Tuesday. The } committee appointed nt the last meet ing to secure Information ns to a paid secretary l.q not ready to report , According - cording to ono director , thu commllloe IH him ! nt work on n proposition which will li ) nn excellent ono wluin com pleted. This has to do with tlio aoc- rotaryahlp. Flro Driver Ed Monroe had llio com bination chemlcHl nnd hose wngon out for Inspection yesterday. The wngon was weighed und It lipped the scnlett at l.ioo pounds , Including all pnrn jihernnlln. Mr. Monrow , however , dot clnres that with . " 00 feet of hose taken off. the wngon Will weigh but 3,800 pounds nnd will nnl bo dlltlcult to pull , provided the rends nro good. Other wise throe horse * will bo nsod to pAill the wagon. Judge C. F. Elsoley Is still Intuont- Ing the unusunl drop * In the police court business. There hnvo been no nrresfR for several rtnys nnd the cour * room In the city hull IH beginning to look gloomy ntid deserted. Chief of Police Mnrqunrdt believes the resump tion of the paving work hns something to do with tfie slack In the polio- ' business. Tht-ro were very few Idle men In the filty for some I line , nnd Superintendent Craig hnd picked up nery nvnllnble man and employed ilm on the force laying brick on Nor- 'oik n venue. Further details from Portland , Ore. , in\e bet-n received concerning the floath of Kdwnrd Seymour , brother of Mra , J , 13. Mnylnrd , who waa killed by an electric cor passing over his body u n suburb of Portland. In company with a friend Mr. Seymour rode to a suburb rolled Boaverton. near Port- mid , tu visit an" acquaintance. When ilK1 car was londy to start for IU dos- inntlon Mr. Seymour got on , but In ibis act he dropped a , package. Ilo inmodlntcly got off and , picking It up. endeavored to climb on the back end if the cur. Ills feet slipped on a stone and the wheels of the cnrs passed ever s body , killing him Instantly. Scaled .In a fruit jar In the Lelk & Mayliew grocery store u large tnran- nlu is being exhibited by John J. Lelk. one of the firm , who came very close to being bitten by tills enormous spi der. Mr. Lelk calls the tarantula n kissing bug and exhibits It with pleas ure to his customers , for whose bene fit the jar Is shaken to show that llio poisonous insect is still alive. Mr. Lelk wns cutting off n few bananas from n bunch which hnd just arrived from the western coast , when ho at tempted to" pick out Tin extraordinarily large yellow fancy bit of fruit from this bunch. Ills eyes wen : attracted by the "kissing bug , " which WHS prob ably made uncomfortable In its rest- lug place by being shaken. The enor moiis legs began sprawling about nnd Mr. Lelk abandoned the bnnnnus. NO secured a fruit jftr and the tarantula was dropped into this for safe keep ing. Louis Thompson , collector and me ter reader for the Norfolk Electric Light and Power company , had an amiifeing experience yesterday. He called at u residence in the southwest part of the city to read n meter. Try ing llio front door he found It was locked nnd he lust no time in discov ering tbo key in u mail box on the porch. From this discovery he decid ed to enter the house nnd read the meter , thus saving an extra trip. Ills arrival nt the house was , however , no ticed by the lady of the house , who was across the street visiting with n neighbor , who also BUW' ' Thompson on the porch. Both women screamed when Thompson entered the house nnd , believing him to bo' a burglar , they ran onto the porch and commenc ed calling for help. Thompson soon reappeared from the cellar , having finished his olliclnl duties , nnd was greeted with a storm of words. According to R. Y. Hyde , district ' plant chief of the Nebraska Telephone . company , workmen will commence j ] digging up the ground for the new underground telephone service within the next thirty days. Mr. Hyde was in the city during the day nnd exhibit ed bis plans for tlio new work to the city council for their approval. The underground work will run about eight blocks around the business sec tion of the city , taking from the main streets all the telephone poles owned by the company. The lirst work will commence on Thlid street , beginning at the telephone ofllce , south to the alley between Norfolk avenue and Madison and thence- west to Tenth street and north to tjic north side of Norfolk avenue , where the main trench slops and small underground cable trenches branch from this point. These smaller trenches will take in Fifth , Eighth and Tenth streets. In crossing Norfolk avenue on Third street some tunneling will be done , but where it is necessary some of the pavement will ho taken up and later repaired by the company. The net cost of the entire work is estimated by Mr. Hyde at from $10noO to ? 20- 000. Veterans Claim the Belt. The Veteran bowling team now claims the championship of the city , having defeated the Peerless team with a big margin. Hero are the scores : VETERANS. N. Howe 152 188 170 filO B. Mnpos 214 102 170 570 Win. Stafford..150 1G2 141 453 Knuffmnn 171 15C 1315 400 Total 1999 PEERLESS. Gllssman 123 12S Krnlin U7 ! 125 Butler 101 159 Korth 187 17S Totnl 1811 Fell From Horse. Butte Gn/ett < > : Last Saturday morn Ing whllo out wolf hunting with a number of his companions , the horse which BUI Ford was riding stumbled and fqll , throwing the boy In such n mnnner that his leg wns broken just nbovo the nnklo. The other boys not seeing the accident did not mlHR Bill for some tlmo nnd the helpless Ind Inld on the ground In the cold for a i half of nn hour beforu using dl > covered , lie wns then cflrrlod to tin homo 1 of Orrl Hindu , who tmnudiaio ly brought thn miffoilng hey nounV doctor wns called nnd admlnUtn. u tn hi * needs. At this wrltltm n n Is doing M well as could be esi'eiti.i but he will be laid up for some uu F. M. Himtci' Rfrelocltd. F. M. Hunter wns re-elected supi i tendont t ofthe Norfolk public MI ! . for ( another year by the board of nil , ntlun nt n regular meeting Inst e\ir Ing. The siiporlnlendi'iit's salary > Increased $200 | > or year , after eim-rut nnd serious consideration on the i > .u- of the school board who , aware < > r n fact that , Mr. Hunter was onVml > position In the stnto university wiu > < Inrgo Incivnso ; over his present sal-n * nskod him If ho would remain In N < < i folk If nn Inoronfio could bo grunt. . ' him. ( to told the board ( lint he \ \ < > n' ' i meet them in nny such ihnttor HUM thnn half wny , and when the f-jwi m < ronso was offered he aceopud ii re-election. Mr. Hunter , In rex u wing the u. I. of the superintendent , told the ii " ' Hint ho did not believe nn Itii ie , could be granted until the H < ! U groxv larger. But rather thnn li superintendent xvho hns been HO t'.i ' fill nnd satisfactory ns Mr. Hum the board felt that the Increase of ! was well Invested. Mr , Hunter declared that he pleased \vlth the outcome of the m Ing nnd Hint owing to the fact H > ' his present work xvns In his line , .in ' tlmt ho liked Norfolk and the wm Inld out before him hero , ho wonl.l . i tonslder nny other position mil there wns a decidedfiicronao In n snlnry. The remainder of the work trim ed by the hoard wns of routine mum New Factory Right Away. The city council lnnt night pi- ; > nn ordinance granting a permit i < > ii Norfolk Chemical & Oil compain . build a factory In this city. The ! trio light matter did not como ui > W. W. WnsBon of the ne\v oil < > pany was present nnd said his Hi xvould build a factory lmmedi.it . The new Industry will be located "i < the old brick yard site , on North s. enth street , adjacent to NorthwcMi n railroad trackage. The company wnl manufacture stock dip , axle gr < a > lubricating oil , poultry remedies , i < > t' paints , etc. The total amount of the paving mi for the work done on Norfolk axenu. . is $52,439.81. The city withhold- , $5,200 for a year ns a guaranty. Although Mayor Friday brmmlit with him a typewritten resdluiimi ready to be filled out and pns.scd n favor of n municipal lighting pimi , ho announced to a largo croxvd of anv lous auditors In the city hall that il lighting proposition xvould not b > brought up nt last night's meeliii ! ; 1.1 . the council. Ho gave his reason i i this that Councilman Dolln xvis : , able to be present nud ho prolVi i < < l to have nJl councllmen present \ \ h < i the matter was brought up. Would Norfolk Play Baseball7 Would Norfolk play league bastKili this summer ? The franchise of Red Cloud in tin' Nebraska state league Is for sale. A. . cording to Information given to Tli. ' News , the franchise is to bo had I'm' 'about $000 , or thereabouts. ( ) iv sportsman has suggested that Norfolk fans might do worse thnn to buy tin- franchise and put on some intenstlnn baseball , which xvould be n big ndxt-r lisement for the city , as well. An Alfalfa Show Coming. Norfolk Is to oe a miniature la mi 'show on .February 21. The Noiili xvcstern railroad xvlll brlngjo this < it\ nn exhibit of an alfalfa farm , uitti feed lots , etc. ! and with iiiiiii.iiiiu stock consisting of lie s , slu i-p : n > .I . cattle , which attracted a great deal ni attention and xvns highly commented upon nt the recent Western Lund slioxv held in Omnhn. The Northwestern railroad bolii-X'-s that alfalfa Is of growing Important f to the sottk-r as xvell as the railroad adjacent to the settler's land , and hns determined to .slioxv this exhibit anil give xvith it n lecture nt points In South Dakota nnd Nebraskn , Including Norfolk on the 21st. Among other toxvns to be visited are : Valentino. February 20 ; Civighton , February 22 ; Boncsteel , February 23 ; Dallas , Fob runry 24. This exhibit piomU'es to bo of givat value to the farmers in this territory and should be t-een by every fanner within many miles of Norfolk. AMATEUR AIRMAN'S FEAT. Carries Official Message from One Army Officer to Another. San Diego , Calif. , Feb. 7. Carrying an olllcial message from Major M < - Manns , commander at Fort Rosecrans. ( o Lieutenant Ruhliii , commanding ; the ITnlted States troops camped on the American side of the border nt Tla Juana , Harry Horness , amateur axlnt- or , made a llifiht In an Antoinette- monoplane early today , lie delivered the message nnd returned to his bun- gnr on North Island , opposite this < ity and close to Fort Rosecrnns , in llfty six minutes. The distance for tin- round trip xvas thiity-txvo miles. llnrkiiess ilew over the camp of th - United States soldiers at a , height of 100 feet nnddropped the message , xvhich xvas xvelghted. He circled abovi- the camp long enough to see the nu-s- sngo delivered to Lieutenant. Rnblin and then returned , and after parsing over the cruisers noxv anchored lu tlu- harbor , lauded in front of his hangar. This is the llrnt time the aeroplane has been used In actual military up orations in tbo United Stntcs , and doubtless the flight xvns the most re mnrknble oxer mndo by nn amateur aviator in the United States. Hnrkness wns over the ocean or th < - bay of San Diego much of the time Ills machine worked perfectly and the Illght xvns tnado xvitliout accident or delay of any sort.