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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOU11NAL , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 24 , 1911. A Heavyweight Knockout. l\ Now York , Fob. 22. Frank Morn of PlttHbur ) ; knocked out .Juck Solbor of Citllfornln In the third round of scheduled ten-round bout hero. Tli Callfornlan never had n chance. Hot uion nro licnvywulgutH. A New York Dout. Now York , Fob. 22. I/each ( 'rot earned n popular decision by u sllgl Hhado over Johnny Mnrto lit the Fai mont Athletic club hero. Both mo nro local lightweights and both wei fresh at the llnal boll. Gotch Wins Match. Wlllniiioiitlc , Conn. , Feb. 22.In wrestling match hero Frank dote throw Frank MeGrnth In twenty-tw mlmitot and Alto Hoiger In elovc mlnutefi. Dotch agreed to throw hot men In an hour. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. Aberdeen iiuiy trj the commlsslc plan ot government. II. ( ) . Bennett , VI , t'urulturo dealt ! UeaUwood , died of dlabotos. The Day county agricultural fair wl bo hold the first week In September. Albert 1'almor was captured by tl police ut Aberdeen as hi- finished ro blni ; ( i Htore. Urnkotuan A. ( ' . Eckert slipped u dor a Milwaukee freight car at E Point and was instantly hilled. Joseph Hurgman , traveling man , Lommon , sustained a concussion the brain when ho foil from a train I wan trying to board at Aberdeen. Rev. Paul II. Mellcth , pastor of tl Methodist church at Alexandria , li wife and seven children are strlcki with typhoid fever and are near doat James Cunningham , Planklnton , f < dend In a drug store In Newell. A full assignment of one day's in ; on n rural route was destroyed ai the mall wagon damaged when Pa Kloffor of Miller built too brilliant tire In bin patent foot warmer , the ho Igniting the mall bags. After a three months' chase , Unit States ( arshal Edwards at Alexr drta arrested on alleged deserter fru the United States navy , going und the nom do plumoof Ernest Hlnl / and IK eurouto to Philadelphia wl his man. Oakdale News. Onkdale , Nob. . Fob. 22. Special The News : One of James Mori- twin babloB died suddenly. George Hangs bold his house Thomas A. Klnnon. Irving atrlngfellow Is confined the house with the measles. C. V. Anderson's father , from No man Orove , came up for a short vlt Dr. L. L. Nelson and W. T. Pletcli have purchased of J. A. Dill the U between Dill's butcher shop and t Mauvillo real estate olllco , on whl they will erect a brick building , h of which will bo occupied by Dr. N son as an ofllco mid half of which w bo occupied by Mr. Plotcher as a b bor shop and bath. The front of tl will bo of pressed brick to correspo with Dill's building , which it joins. Monday night there were two bar organized hero in Oakdale , ono of perlenccd musicians and one band ganized among the less exporlenc and younger portion of the populati Doth bands are under the leaders ] of C. V. Anderson , president of I Antelope County bank. A great def of enthusiasm was shown at the me Ing at which both of these bands wi organized. Looks as though the hero in Oakdalo would be full of r sic the coming summer. Of cou both bands will devote a great deal time to preparing pieces suitable laying corner stones , dedication grounds , receptions for noted state tlcials and other events which will cur during the location of the cap ; here John Snxtou of Tildon was In to < Rev. W. A. Rominger of Elgin is town. The carload of fancy hogs rocei purchased at the Barnes sale by 0 i , dale people arrived last night. By other year Oakdalo ought to bo qi a center for thoroughbred he ' , Messrs. Henry and Harry Torpln , C F. Boyd and Tracy Evans have hi * purchasing the finest stock obtain ; ! i for the last six months. Would Keep Casket Closed. Wauea Gazette : Wo wish a could bo passed prohibiting the I barous custom of opening caskets public at church funerals.t is a ref of dark ages and has no place li clvlllEed community. It jars on sensibility of every tender chord , : Is something that the churches : undertakers ought to combine and an end to. In nine-tenths of the cs it's merely a pandering to ghou curiosity. People who never spoke the deceased In their life par around the church , gape at the fief of our loved one , then go out of presence of death , not to talk of good deeds done In life , but to c else the appearance of the poor < that death has left for once at tl mercy. Death Is a sacred tiling. we are going on a long journey we not make our adieus before a gaj crowd ; we ought not to be expecte bid our dead a last boodbye while rlous eyes fatten on our grief , and ought not to be expected to sit In bouso of mourning while people never speak to , who have no claiu us or our loved one , Jostle each o in desire to view the icmalus and I get together and gossip over what I saw or failed to pee. We believe u majority of the people detest painful funeral scenes as much as do and would be more than glad to them endefl , but are afraid to brei "custom. " But It Is a duty the i Ister and undertaker owe to tl selves and the long suffering publl put a stop to the exhibition and will Und the public only too gla < uphold thorn with ft hearty ninen. Retailer * Will Go to School. Illustrated lecturce on window t mlng ; UlkB by oxperte on "Salesi ship" and complete studies and dli sloiiR of credit rating nyRteinn , mutuu Insurance , co-operative delivery syt totua and other helps to merchant which It would toke many years' e ) perlenco for each ono to learn for bin self , will bo on the program at th coming meeting of the Federation c Nebraska Rotation ) . President Fred Dlern of Madison an Secretary W. H. A very of Tildon hnv announced the next mi-ellng to bo hoi In Omaha , March 7 , 8 and 9 , and n pr < gram has been arranged which will b a regular school In the best and lutes biiHlnoHS methods not fads and fai clt'H , but the tried plans of experience murchiints. The Illustrated lectures on vvlndo' ' trimming are by George J. Cowni manager of the Dry ( JoodB Roportt and vice president of the Kocstc School of Window Trimming. Thcs lectures , given ns they are with th Htoreoptlcon , are worth a trip to Omi ha. Every picture shown w ill bo the 1 ? of a display window and will show tli possibilities of llxing up the \\imlou In any .store. The lectures are free t any merchant In Nebraska , whether member of the association or not. Back Numbers. \Vo will pay 25 cents apiece for on copy each of the Norfolk \Vcekl News-Journal of the following datot October 15 , 1909 ; November 20 , 190 ! August 20 , 1910. Those are wanted I complete our files. The Huso Publishing Co. Mengal Wine the Claim. Dallas News : Lloyd Mengiil r colved word from the local land ollk at Gregory the first of the week tin I the department of the interior i I Washington bad decided that ho wi entitled to a clear filing on the elai which he has been holding down tl past year. W. J. Scrlven has also but living on the land by virtue of a rejtn ed tiling , the same as Mr. Mengal ha The land in question was formerly f Indian allotment and Hcrlven often tiling on it at the Gregory land oIUi before the expiration of the reijuin sixty days after the Indian had chan ed to another quarter section , whit was rejected. After the sixty days wi up Mr. Mongal squatted on the lai and later offered tiling at the Grego laud olllco. He also got , a rejecU filing , subject to the Washington d elsion on the Scrlven entry. The d cisiou of the Washington olllclals si : ponds the Scrlven entry and allov Mengal's. Mr. Mengal has reason feel elated over the outcome ns tl claim In controversy Is ono of the be in Tripp county and would easily s < today for $ . " > 0 per acre , were it deed hind. Newman Grove News Notes. Newman Grove , Nob. , Feb. 22. S ] clnl to The News : John P. Andcrsc east , one of the prominent , farmers Plattc county , living on the Look ! Glass , southeast of.Newman' Grov suffered a stroke of paralysis Tim : day afternoon at i ! o'clock and is In serious condition , his entire loft si being paralyzed. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McCartney we to Omaha where Mrs. McCartney i derwent an operation at the Method hospital. 10111s Roberts of this city has p chased a drug store at Bellvvood a leaves for that place next week wi his wife to take possession. The Reporter has leased the e ; half of the Odd Fellows building a will move the plant next week. Tl Is a much more commodious ro < than they have at present. "Grandpa" Twlss is very low at 1 home in this city and his death looked for at any time. Word has been received hero of t birth of a daughter to Dr. and M Nelson at their homo in Lincoln. Tl are former residents of this city. C. A. Miller , former editor of I Reporter hero , came out from Gi neil , la. , last week to look after hi ness matters. The Zessin building is being rem eled and will bo occupied after Mai 15 by Mr. Mooller of Leigh , who \ put in a complete line of gents' f nishings. In spite of the bad weather Thursday the pure bred sow sale 01 N. Nelson & Son at the Sondal fai throe and one-half miles south of N < man Grove , was a success in ev way. A good crowd of buyers wort : attendance and the bidding was liv averaging | 48.40. This was the b pure bred hog sale held in this vli Ic ity this season. Cols. T. C. Callal and A. 11. Robinson weie the aucti eers. Say Fraud Is Practiced. Washington. Feb. 22. Represei llvo Rainey of Illinois bad read in house a statement and accompany ntlldavits which charged that the B < lehem Steel company was guilty acts to deceive naval inspectors al the latter le.ivo the plant for the i : The charges Included the altering turret tracks of the battleship F ly Ida. changing the gunmounts and pi lr ging blowholes on the vessel's nrn If The affidavits wore from men v lo were employed in the plant. IB Kern-Bryan Conference Not Heli to Louisville , Ky. , Feb. 22. Wllll , Jennings Bryan and I'liited SU Senator-elect Kern of Indiana did hold the conference hero which t re had arranged , Mr. Kern finding it m er possible to come to Louisville. . , Bryan said they would meet In J [ > y coin , Neb. , when Mr. Kern will be at guest. Mr. Bryan denied this m lc ing would have any political slg vo en nee. eo eoa Seat Democrat , Bar Republican Lincoln. Feb. 22. Henry Sch < was seated as a member of the ho of representatives by a vote of t\ \ four to forty-three and the case ey to Charles Wertman , the republican i testant , was denied. The house spent the whole daj debate upon thin question. After min - three reports were submitted In in- mormnj ? the question of adopting jg-'mlnorltv report declaring the elec n tlo wan first taken up and soon nl tcr the afternoon session began It wa voted down by llfty-llvo to forty-three Norton of Polk then tried to got hi own report accepted , which was second minority opinion and sugges d that the ballots in disputed town )0 gene over by the committee. Till ilso defeated by the same vote. The roll call WOK taken on the questlo of adopting the report of the mi ority seating Scheele. and the r < suit was a straight party vet , wit hreo exceptions. All the democrat sxceptlng Norton of Polk voted fc ho report to seat the democrat an ill the republicans excepting Nut : man of CBBR and Prlnco of Hall vote against It. Hard Time for Two Little Boys. Valentine. Nob. . Fob. 22. Special I The News : The Abernathy twin who rode fiom Oklahoma to Now Yor City , have nothing over on Cyrus an llyrou Dowell of this rounty , two sum youngsters aged 11 mid 12 years , wli irrlved.hoie late Saturday night , alt < having ridden l.'iO miles In about thrt lays and spending two nights out c lie open prairie with nothing for ted except a saddle blanket aplcc ind no companions except the wnndo ing coyote. About a year ago complaint wt tiled against Thomas Dowell. a ranc man living near Mullen , Nob. , in tl southern part of this county , for m .sending his two boys to school , i : was arrested on this charge and tl bo > s and their father wore brought lo\\n. The boys told a most pltlf htory of abuse , and how they wei made to herd cattle all day , with on cold meals , while the father went to warm food , and also how they we : beaten whenever they resented sui treatment. On a piomise of sending the boys hdiool and treating them well , tl lather was released and given custoi of his children. But once more ; home the overwork and nhuso wi continued , 'flip boys wore forced get up at ! ' and 4 o'clock in the mor Ing and work all day herding cattl and far Into thu night , even after tl hired men were all abed. The lltt fellows have been both doing men work and more. Caught Once , Taken Back. During the summer the little cha tried to run away , but were caught I fore they could make good their e cape , Hut last Sunday , a week ap thej decided to make another attemi and leaving their herd at noon , th started south , and once they spl < ihelr father across a valley and wh : ped up their horses into a run and f several miles there was a hot chase the father gave pursuit but failed catch them , as the little fellows ke up the pace until their horses nlmc dropped from exhaustion. That nig the boys made their bed on the pr rie. Asked if they got cold during t night , they answered , "Yes , it w pretty cold all right. " The next day they anived at MIen Ion , Neb. , having taken a circuito route for.fear of meeting some o who might make them go back heir lather. From Mullen they ro d lleckley , Neb. , and from tin icross country to Valentine , a di.stan of seventy-five miles through the sa illls. That night they again camp n the open prairie , but managed hid a haystack to sleep in , where th said they managed to keep warm On the rest of the journey they we sheltered and directed on the way sympathetic ranchmen. Upon arriving in Valentino , tli put thqir horses , which were now iretty bad shape , in a livery barn a started out to lind County Judge Qu ey and County Attorney Tucker had looked after their needs a y < Ago. Suspicious and fearful , theyc tinned their search for the men \v nad helped them before , and while a local restaurant they saw the m shal come in and dodged out in a r ular panic of fear when they saw star. "Don't Live ; Just Stay. " Finally some one located Atton Tucker for them and ho took them charge and that night the little chi slept in a warm bed at the hotel. ' day Attorney Tucker fitted them i with now clothes complete. Some < at the hotel asked the boys wh their homo was and they said , " haven't any. " "But where do you llvo ? " "Wo don't live , wo just stay , " tl answered. The two little fellows are unusuc bright and sturdy in spite of all hard knocks they have hud to st ; for , and they look on tholr advent simply as a matter of course. Unl most youngsters , they are very a ious to go to school , having only * * tended a school for a couple of we ' ' in all their life , the- lest of the tl J. having had to herd cattle. ! 1 Their other desire is that they wi have to leturn to their father , i 1 they are content in the assurance t they will not have to. They w started into school here today , poor little chaps not oven know l ( ) their letters , and Attorney Tuc says they will bo looked after : kept in school from now on , and t their father will bo made to pay tl way , aw ho is well fixed and then ) t no e.xcu o rot such actions on his p , \ ' Dakota Solons Slaughter Bills. " , . Plorre , S. I ) . , Feb. 22.-- Special The Nous : M tbo morning sess tl the house draughted the bill "loosen up" on dental reguhitii making members of mutual hall suniixc companies liable for all fes , providing means for such c panics to get out from under ; Blgelow bill to hold primary and t eral elections on the same day , ; making the sale of farms nfl'et with quinch grass a misdemeanor. The steam roller was in evidcnci the house and a number of promi measured went down before Its k-ntless forward march. In the senate the first to go tin 10 was the union labor bill aimed at 10n lloiuefittike mine which met def nineteen to twenty-three,1 , on Indcflr Itn postponement and In done for th HUHHlon. Next the bill to taketh control of the soldiers' homo out o the hands of old soldiers was lost a an emergency measure , getting twei ty-threo votes which would have till en It through as n straight bill bu not as an emergency measure. Th next to go down was the rosolutlo i.iemorallzlng congress to give th flutes complete- control of liquor will In the state line's. The senate got good and passed th hoiiHo bill creating the now elovcnt and twelfth judicial districts and n It goes through both houses as a emergency measure , It will becom law as soon as signed and there wl bo a hustling for endorsements for ai polntment on these circuits. The senate keeps Its now supply e bills going , among the list started b < Ing ono by Pearson to Increase th fees required for licenses from wan house men , and two bills by the ral \say eommlsslon , one to glvo the stat railway commission power to fix e : press rates within the state and at other to authorize the railway con mission to select an auditor. The house continued In its klllln mood for the afternoon and startc with slaughtering the bill to enlarg 10 powers of the state game wardc y abolishing county wardens and gl ig the state warden power to sele < Is deputies. This was opposed ie ground that It would build up olltlcal machine and create a "jac ot" for a few , and It went down t efeat , but will be reconsidered. Tli ext to fall was the one creating tate publicity department which wi eslgned as a plan of the real estal len to get their advertising for notl and could not muster the votes t et It through , but It also was put c ho re-consider list. The bill for protection of fish wei hrough after a lot of amending I How seining. The bill for protcctlc f large game went through , tin iinltinp deer hunting season to ot noiith each year and the killing ' iu < male deer each year , with nbs ute protection for the doe and faw The house held a night session ' t tempt to clear up part of Its cale ar and held a session this mornir egardleas of the holiday. Would Prohibit Trading Stamps. Lincoln , Feb. 22. Governor Aldric out word to the legislature that 1 md signed the following bills as pas 'Ml ' by both houses : II. R. 4 , by Bushee Appropriate lr > 00 to fit up and furnish a has iient room in the capltol for the u of the state board of education. II. R. 107. by Housh To prohll ift enterprises and the use of tra ng stamps. H. R. 70. by Dort Appropriation 'ecs at the Peru state normal for tl Ibrary fund of the institution. II. R. r.ft , by Clark and Kent Sar irovision for Chndron normal. II. R. 20 , by Hartels Same proven on for Wayne normal. Mrs. Elizabeth Eble. Funeral services over the rental of Mrs. Elizabeth Eble were held frc the family homo on North First stre Wednesday afternoon , Rev. J. C. Weills , pastor emeritus of Trinl 13pl > copal church conducting the , vices. * Mary Elizabeth Moore was bo near Madison , Ind. . July 27 , 1849. S was married to Charles Eble Novc her 12. 1875 , at Madison , Ind. , af ! which they moved to Kentucky. Fr < there they went to Philadelphia live. In 1870 they moved to Omal where they lived about a year a then came to Norfolk and took 11 nor stead about three miles northeast the town. They proved up on th homestead and moved to Norfo where they resided afterward. Fifteen children , all living exc < one , were born : John J. Eble , W ster City , la. ; Mrs. H. J. Truam , D ver ; Mrs. Fred F. Twiss , Gardondr Tex. ; Mrs. Aura Twlss , Norfolk , No Charles F. Eblo , Beatrice , Neb. ; M Grace Mast , Headquarters , Neb. ; M Ollie Eblo , Headquarters , Neb. ; Geoi and Joe Eble , Hubbard , Neb. ; M Fred Biehlo and Mrs. W. R. Ke ! Snyder , Neb. ; Miss Geneva Eblo , N folk ; Miss Robinctte Eble , Norfo Mrs. Emil Moellor , Norfolk. All i in attendance for the funeral exec Ing the first three , who fire unable rollU. Mrs. Eble had been an invalid sii the death of her husband five ye ago. For New Jap Treaty. Washington , Feb. 21. The text o new treaty with Japan designed to place that of 1894 and drawn with special design to eliminating the strictions upon immigration contaii in the treaty , was laid befoie the K ate by President Taft. The osseii' ' difl'cience between the proposed tre and the existing convention IK said be that it omits all leference to si restrictions and loaves to the natio honor of Japan the enforcement at own ports the limitations upon emij tiou from Japan now expressly pla upon immigration to the Unl States. t. Bryan at Church Convention. St. Louis , Feb. 21. The fourth tional convention of the Presbyter i Miotherhood of America began h 0 i today with a meeting of the execut council. The four branches of Presbyterian church has delegates tending. William J. Dryun will sp < tomorrow night and Governor Chai S. OBborn Thursday night. Spei trains carrying delegates from I > York , Chicago and the west arrive I morning. Paving Company Ueed City Sand id { When the final settlement la m Bfor the paving of Norfolk avenue v the Katz-CraiB company there jr probably bo "fioratthlng doing , " ie was discovered Monday night by HC t , of the city fatbt-rf > tbr.t the coutr ors have used a large amount of clt ; water and almost 1,000 loads of eam taken from city lots near the mill fo the paving work. The street commlf sloner declares he did not give th contractors permission to take tin sand , but that ho had told them tin prlco was ten cents per load. Although almost 1,000 loads won taken , no elty olllclal seems to hav known anything about It until th rand had already boon used and th paving finished. It wan decided Moti day night by the council that the cor tractors must pay twenty-live cent per yard for all the dirt taken. "It seems strange , " sold ono council man , "that no ono objected to the con tractor taking this sand. The stree commissioner makes a price of tei cents per load to other parties and don't nee how the council IK going t force the contractor to pay more. " Alfalfa Show Well Attended. Farmers , business men , workln men and students of this vicinity pacli ed Ta.vlor hall at 2 o'clock Tuesdn ; afternoon and heard one of the hew lectures on alfalfa ever delivered i this city. Professor E. W. Hunt ei Syracuse delivered this lecture , afte which ho hold a question box and gav the farmers some very Interesting li formation on modern farming , In a' ' departments of agriculture. The alfalfa show Itself Is a woudei tul exhibition , In charge of Wlllliu James and his son , L. R. James c Dorchester , Neb. , originators of th exhibit which was seen for the flrt time last January at the Omaha Ian show. ; Miniature Holds of alfalfa in a stages , sheep , chickens , horses an eows , modern farm houses and moi ern feeding pens are wonderfully e : hibited. The soil , seed and alfalfa i all stages until it finally disappear altogether In the dairy barns In th east , are put before the public In a most a realistic manner. Every student of the eighth an ninth grades of the public school \ fl present at the exhibit Tuesday afte noon. Through a special Invitation t these studentB from G. L. Carlson an Professor Hunt , the students were e : cused from school by Suporlntoudoi Hunter with the understanding th : they all hear Professor Hunt's lectur A truant officer was stationed In Ta ; lor hall to check off each student r ho entered the building. Professor Hunt addressed about 7 ( people at Valentino Monday and fro : many farmers it is made known thi he has told them more about alfali than they ever before beard abou Some ot the Valentino farmers drov in eighty miles to see the show ar hear the lecture. About 55 percent i those in attendance were farmers. The exhibit will be shown at Creig ton Wednesday , at Dallas Friday ai at Bonosteel Saturday. Traveling Passenger Agent Goblo the Northwestern was with the trai Death Takes George Loan. George Loan , manager of the PC pie's Department store , a man niui loved by the large number of friom ho made in Norfolk in a few montl time , passed peacefully away in li loom at the Car ] Otto boarding hou at 509 Phillip avenue at 9:55 : o'cloi Tuesday inoruing. His wife and t sister , Miss Tillle W. Loan , wore prc ent when death came. It develops that Mr. Loan suffered severe cough about two weeks a which was followed by dizzy spel Wednesday , however , he began to si for more pain and Saturday night walked to his boarding place feoli : very 111. Sunday ho was unconscio and It was then announced by his pi siclan that there were no hopes f his recovery. Measles and pneumor were the cause of death. A short service will be hold In Ni folk at 10 o'clock Wednesday mornh after which the remains will be tak to Grand Island for interment I neral services will bo hold at the i Stephens church at Grand Island a interment will be in the city cemote : George Denham Loan , a son , arrlv from Gothenburg Tuesday noon. George Loan made many frien both as a merchant and In social li In business ho was known never get discouraged. "I always try to lo on the sunny side. " was his bywo Many Norfolk people have comment on bis happy greetings and the ne of his sudden death bus caused a pa in many hearts. Mr. Loan recen purchased a lot on Hayes avenue n his friends were looking toward t time when ho would become one Norfolk's "boosters" and own a hi ness on Norfolk avenue. "I would like to see a close of t business soon , " ho said to a friend , like Norfolk people and Norfolk well that I have purchased a lot h < and I would like to start some bi ness here. " Ho had the greatest respect of 1 clerks who worked under his direct : In the establishment which ho m aged. His untiring energy and cffo to do all ho could "today" made h many friends. Ho never ceased thl Ing of his family , who wore at Goth burg waiting for the time when would call them to Norfolk to live the homo he expected to build them. He was a membfr of both : Masons and Odd Fellows. George Loan was born In Chepst Monlshore , England , on April 1 , 18 In 1SG7 ho came with his parents the United States , settling at Or : Island , Neb. , where Mr. Loan receli his education in the Grand Island p He ht-hools. II worked as a clerk a merchandise store for several ye and later entered the employ of Un Sam In the railway mall servl While serving In this capacity ho a lained an injury from which ho s fored for a long time. In 1890 ho fo : ed a partnership with T. P. Mathc at Grand Island. The confection : e store which they managed succee < well , and on May 25 , 1892 , ho was n 11 rled to Miss Loutso Tennal of Kan It City , Mo. To this union four child 10 J were born , three daughters L < tRuth and Alice and onn son , Geoi all of whom are living. For n number of years Mr. Loa conducted a merchandise biiHine.sn c his own , and although his SUCCCBH wa always good , ho gave It up last Mnrc to take the manugemont of a store n Gothenburg. " 1 like the merchandise business , said Mr. I/oan not many diiyn ago to friend. "I cannot keep away from li I gave up my business on account c my wife's falling health. " Not many mouths ago Mr. Lou came to Norfolk and took the mating ! meiit of the People's Department stor which many business men before bit declared a business failure. With hi great ability , however , he has mad the business almost a paying out which was considered doing well , coi slderlng lt handicaps. The brief services here will bo a the undertaking parlors of Sessions i Bell. CHINESE TO WEST POINT ? House Passes Joint Resolution Authoi Izlng Their Acceptance. Washington , Feb. 21. A joint rcs < lutlon authorizing the secretary e war to ree.olvc for Instruction at th W.ost Point military academy two Ch nese to bo designated by that goven mont , was passed by the house toda ; Chairman Hull of thu military affait committee said that a refusal of tli house to act favorably on the hi would constitute a statement of ho tlllty to China. Protest Against Wholesale Murder. Washington , Feb. 21. As a rcsu of a protest registered by the Hrltls consul general , at Port Au Prlnc against the reign of terror , the stat department today made represent ; tions to the Haltlen government a the wholesale executions of rcvoli tlonary prisoners , advising the autho Utes to adopt a more reasonabl course. Roosevelt In Chicago. Chicago , Fob. 21. Thirty-six but hours have boon arranged for The dore Roosevelt , who will arrive hoi this afternoon. Today he will at ten wo receptions in his own honor ar .ellver . an address at the llfty-fourl nnual banquet of the Harvard clu review of the boy scouts and foi peecbes are on his program for t norrow. May Strike in Pltteburg. Pittsburg , Feb. 21. Whether Pitt jurg is to have a street car strll robably will be decided at a incetii f the union olllcials to bo held abor temple tonight. It Is admltt < hat relations between men and tl Mttsburg Railway company arc strai > d to the point of breaking. Troub esulted over the dismissal of 150 six employes of the car barns last sin uer. TUESDAY TOPICS. W. H. King of Columbus was here. H. W. Whalen of Wayne wan in t ity. ity.Biirt Biirt Mapes'went to Lincoln dnvbu ICS9. ICS9.M. M. C. Ha'/.en went to Butte on bu : ioss. ioss.R. R. S Lackey went to Pilgor on bu less. less.Dr. Dr. H. T. Holden returned from Hi Idns. John Kaplan returned from St. Pa Minn. Peter Kent of Foster was a visit In the city. G. J. Tobang of Stanton is hero v iting at the homo of Mrs. Jo Schmidt. W. J. Gow returned from a buslm trip to Verdol. H. C. McKinsey of Stanton was visitor iu the city. Lorin Brueggeman went to Bat Creek on business. E. A. Bullock returned from a bu ness trip to Chicago. Sheriff George Goff of Pierce com was in the city on business. Miss Martha Brown left for Oma for a few days' visit witli friends. Mrs. H. A. Haley returned from week's visit with her sister at Pier Henry Mathes of Hadar was In I city cnrouto to Stanton , where ho \ ited with relatives. Mrs. J. F. Walton has loft for 1 homo at Atlantic , la. , after a few da visit here with her daughter , Miss 1 zel Walton. Mrs. Fred Thlenke , who has be hero visiting her daughter , M George Osten , has returned to I homo at Omaha. Mrs. Ostcn acce panlcd her mother. Horn , to Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Mlllei sou. sou.Born Born , lo Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yoki of Hosklns , a daughter. Matt Schaffer , sr. , who was critter 111 , is now reported doing very well Dr. Bertha Ahlman received wi from Germany announcing the de of a brother there. The special meeting of Mosaic lot No. 55 , A. F. & A. M. , called for Tt day night , has been postponed. The funeral of Mrs. Eblo will bo h Wednesday afternoon at the house North First street at ioO ! : o'clock. Voget's conceit quartet went Plainvlow to give a concert before "Wait and See" club. Those who w were : Misses Hcebe , Gow and Tiioi son and Mr. Voget. H. C. Peckham of Phillip , S. D. , ! purchased the W. H. WeokeH propc on Norfolk avenue and Thlrteo ptieet and will move hero soon vv his family. Miss Hattlo Hartmnn of Norf < daughter of Mr. nml Mr . Ernest Hi man , will be married at Pie Wednesday to John Sexton. Mr. E ton Is a farmer. Tuesday morning saw the high barometer In Norfolk that this < over know. The mercury ran up : ' 0.5C Inches , with a clear , cold sky the accompaniment , Washington's birthday will bo served in the city by the closing of banks. The public schools will servo the day by special program * of the grades , while othorH hold e.NorclHOH fitted for the observa tion of the birthday of Washington. The iKwtolllco will observe the regu lar dally hours , To annomtco the arrival of the steirk In their homes , Count-Union P. J. FUCB- ler and John Kotirber refreshed Ihelr hi other couiicilmcti Monday night with several boxes ot 'lplf . C. L. Chaffee , a prominent Norfolk traveling salesman , Is planning n new $5,000 resldenci' for North Ninth root , between Nebraska and Pros- ct avenues , for the coming spring. Robert King , the lowest bidder for ie consttuctlon of the Norfolk Oil and hemlcal company , was awarded the mtract to build the factory. Mr. King . In possession of all plans and will mimcncc work as soon as possible. 1M Hans , the at ( lot , threatens lo Ive the polli'o some lively work In irnlshing them a clew to the thief ho made his oscnpo with Mr. linns' i't water spaniel dog , which ho re- iitly brought hero from Schuylor. he dog disappeared a few days ago nd Mr. Hans declares ho knows hero it Is now located. Mrs. L. G. English , representing the I'coutn bureau which sent an enter- iilnment here during January under firemen's auspices , wan In the city ndeavorlng to Interest the llro fight- rs In more high class mimic. Because : ie firemen' * treasury was crippled on 10 financial failure of this kind of on- 'ttalnment they found It necessary o decline any contract for Mrs. Eng- sh's company this year. First Lieutenant and Mrs. R. C. laud and their two sons left yu Ur- ay for Fort Lenvenworth , Kan. , . 'here Lieutenant Hand Joins his rogl- ncnt , the Thirteenth Infantry , which aves on April 5 for the Philippine stands. Lieutenant and Mrs. Hand ' 111 not come again to Norfolk until hey return from the Philippines , In bout throe years. They go dlroct to Ian Francisco from Fort Lenvenworth nd thence to the Philippines via Hon- lulu and Guam. South Dakota Lawmakera Du y. Pierre , S. D. , Feb. 21. The souuto , y a vote of 31 to 10 passed the Noo- ) cck criminal practice act which al- > ws a prosecuting attorney to call nl- entlon to the fact that the defendant as not taken the stand In his own do- 'e.nse , without being ground for rover- nl. The decision had all been thresh id out on committee report and the till went through without comment. The house law-yens are waiting for t and when It gets out In the open here will bo fireworks on the floor. This afternoon the senate will mix up in the union labor bill as a special or der , and both sides are lining up for a lot contest on this proposition. The fight of the house was over a Ittlo bill which proposed that boards of education should publish the pro ceedlngs of their meeting. The dls- usslon started as soon as the bill was ead and H was fought on tho-grounds ) f expenses and that It was not good iiiblic policy to make public the leacheis' wages. The clerk of the board of education of Sioux Falls had n a letter to the members from that ? ity strongly opposed the bill and the members from that county were Against it. After a wrangle of ono hour It failed by a tie vote , but as the senate had passed a like bill without discussion it will come up again as a senate bill in a few days. The printers had their Innings to a certain extent by the senate defeating the bill to strike the "ex rel" portion from the affidavits of publication and in getting the bill for publication the school board procedure through the senate. One of the new measures started In the house was to provide a constitu tional amendment which allows the state to make mining leases on the coal lands owned by the state. Two bills passed by the bouse place the telegraph and telephone lines in this state on the same regulations for taxation as are provided for railroad companies. Under the law as It now stands the whole mileage of such com panies is divided equally on the total assessment regaidlcss of class or character of the lines. The bills pass ed classifies them to require the pay ment of taxes In towns on the towns' importance and pay in the country the value of the country lines. The change if carried through the senate will mean a mateilal Increase in telephone and telegraph taxes In the state. TRAMP ARMY RESTS A DAY. ndustrial Workers of the World Mak * Speeches in a Village. Redding , Calif. , Fob. 21. With still 575 miles of their journey ahead of ihem , the Industrial Workers of the IVorld from Oregon , e.urouto to Fres no , Calif. , to assist fellow members In a so-called "froo speech" crusndo In that city spent the day resting and .speech-making iu Montague , a small town In the mountains about forty miles this side of the Oregon-Califor nia lino. The party now numbers about 100. Of the other sixty who started some are said to have turned back. The company has sent a number of special officers to points along the line north of bore to arrest any of the In dustrial workers who are found on trains. TQ FIGHT LOCUSTS. Chemists May Seek Remedy to Head off Nebraska and Kansas Pest. Omaha. Feb. 21. The railroads grid- honing Kansas and Nebraska will try lo prevent the devastation of these htates by the seventeen-year locust pest , which , according to Prof. Law rence Brunei' of Nebraska university , Is to visit the corn and wheat belts this summer and next year. The Burlington in the first of the bis lines to consider the prospect. D. Clem Deavcr , bead of the colonizing 11 department , expects to take the mat lor up with land experts and chemists , n v.Ith the hope of finding some fluid 11 that will 1.111 the e-ffKi Uld iu Uui