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8 TIIR NORFOLK WEEKLY NlCWS-.JOt'KNAL. FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1911. Ooo ooo Railroads the Chief Suf Scarcely any Part of the ferers Many Build Country Free From ings Wrecked Damage -OOO nnr\- . no pnrt of the PRACTICALLY Ima been fno ; from dyniunlto outrages during the last fo\v yenrs. In nearly nil eases there WUH n careful prepara tion , showing that the outrages worn planned and executed by men who know their business. Many of the outrages cntnlled n loss of life , nml all caused considerable financial losses. Contractors in some cases liavo been driven Into bankrupt cy because of the lack of confidence In their ability to construct without dis aster , anil some contractors liavo been compelled to put their work in other hands. Planning of a professional nature has been a striking feature of all the out- rages. In numerous Instances clocks operating the explosives were set to cause explosions hi different parts of the country at exactly the same min ute. Homes have been endangered , al though In most cases the bombs failed olthur' ' to explode or were found In time to prevent disaster. A list of seventy of these outrages , attributed by the National Erectors' association to labor troubles , follows : One of the- earliest of the attacks was in the sumnu-r of 1905 , when a watch man In a bridge under construction for the Central Vermont railroad at Mil ler's Falls. Mass. , was assaulted. The following morning the foreman found thirteen sticks of dynamite on the bridge. The fuse had been lighted , but had become extinguished. During the same summer an engi neer found dynamite In the fire box of a hoisting engine used In the construc tion of the Klmberloy avenue bridge , over the West river , for the city o ( Now Haven , Conn. Attempt on Cleveland Hotel. v-rww * * . _ ? ! < - . * All attempt was made on March 12 , lOOt ! . to dynamite the Hotel Frankfort , Cleveland. O. , where a number of em ployees of n bridge construction com pany were boarding. The dynamite exploded , but the wrecked part of the building was icached In time to pre vent deslruction by tire. _ _ sticks of dynamite were dis covered in the lire box of n hoisting engine used In the construction of the Arcade building In Cleveland on April 2. 1001 ! . The fuse had been attached and , it appeared , had been lighted. An attempt was made one month later to wreck n derrick used In con structing a bridge on the Buffalo and Susquchanna railroad. The attempt was frustrated. A derrick used In the construction of the Central Itnilrond of New Jersey was dynamited and destroyed on May 31. 11)00. ) Dynamite was found on n derrick used in the construction of n Nickel Plate viaduct on Sept. 25. 1905. A time clock was found also. The infer nal machine probably had been drop ped from a passing train , as the pack age had been broken open and the dynamite scattered. During the construction of a viaduct for the P. . V. andC. . railroad near Clntrton , Pa. , n derrick car was dyna mited. The outrage was committed on Oct. 12. 1900. A watchman was decoyed away from the place and as saulted. Dynamite exploded under n bascule bridge over the Cuyahoga river at Whisky Island , near Cleveland , O. , on Dec. 00 , 1900. The damage was slight. In September , 1907 , n hoisting engine used nt the plant of the American Steel nud Wire company , Cleveland , was dy namited and destroyed. The dyimmit ing was done at night. Early In the morning of Oct. 30 , 1907. an attempt was made to wreck the Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Youngstown. O. The dynamite explod ed , but the bridge was not wrecked. Railroad Bridge Dynamited. Two months later dynamite was placed under n railroad bridge on the Newark branch of the Erie railroad near Harrison. N. J. The dynamite damaged one of the girders and blew out thirty-sis square feet of buckle plate. The damage was $2,000. Two tons of material which was to liavo been used on the Parma road bridge on the Cleveland Short Line was damaged to such'an extent on Dec. 31 , 1907 , that it had to be re placed. There was a loss of $500. On the same night ten tons of mate rial for the construction of the L. E. and P. railroad's Mill creek viaduct was damaged , and a loss of § 1,200 re sulted. Several girders for the Eagle avenue bridge , Cleveland , were dynamited the night of Jan. 17 , 1908 , nud considera ble surrounding property was dam aged. Thirty sticks of dynamite were found In various parts of a derrick car used. In the construction of n Chicago and Northwestern railroad bridge over the Mississippi river at Clinton , la. , on Feb. 10 , 1908. Only a small part of the dynamite exploded. The damage was $2.000. A month later a derrick car on the Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul rail road at Buena Park , Chicago , was dy namited. During the same month a charge of dynamite was placed on a drawbridge at Perth Amboy/ . J. , causing a $1- 600 loss. A bridge near Bradshaw , Md. , was damaged the same night , A hoisting crane used in the con struction of the Chelsea piers , New York , was damaged to the extent of $1,000 the night of April 5 , 1003. A loss of $1,000 wns caused on April 13 , 1008 , when dynamjte was placed under material prepared for the Phila delphia Elevated railroad. An explosion of dynamite caused a loss of $2,000 April 20,1908 , nt a bridge at Fall Ulver , Mass. Dynamite caused a loss on May 8 , 1908 , to the Cincinnati , Hamilton and Dayton railroad's Miami river bridge at Dayton , O. Much of the material had to be replaced. 103 Sticks of Explosive Found. An attempt was made the night of May 21 , 1908 , to destroy a drawbridge over the Bronx river of the Now York , New Haven and Hartford railroad. A watchman was assaulted , and his cries caused the would bo perpetrators to flee. The mon discarded a'suit case in their Ili nt containing 103 sticks of dynamite and two cells of fuse. A bridge of the same company at Baychcster , N. Y. , was damaged to the extent of 91,500 early the next morn ing. ing.An An apparent attempt wns made the night of May 24 , 1908 , to destroy a Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Alkcn , Md. A watchman pursued a man who was loitering about the bridge , and the fugitive tripped over n guy wire. The next morning five sticks of dynamite were found where he fell. An attempt was made June 2 , 1908 , to dynamite a Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Perryvlllo , Md. Four men approached the bridge , but were fright- Si101 " . " ? lLvRtchmnn ' } , leaving dy namite "behind TheiuT The same night an explosion of dy namite wrecked a steel derrick , twist ed the rear wall of a big steel build ing out of shape and did other damage nt Cleveland. O Fourteen sticks of dynamite uncxpl" ted were found later with burned fuses attached. The evening of June 15 , 1903 , n charge of dynamite exploded under a pile of material used in the construc tion of a bridge for the New York , New Haven and Hartford railroad at Somerset , Mass. , entailing a loss of about $1,000. Two charges of dynamite were ex ploded on the bridge of the Lehlgh Valley railroad at Buffalo , N. Y. , the night of July 1 , 1908 , weakening the structure and causing a loss of $1,500. The Illinois Central railroad bridge In Chicago was dynamited on Aug. 0. The same night the Harrison avenue viaduct nt Louisville , Ky. , was dam aged by either dynamite or nltroglyc- erin. erin.Two Two charges of dynamite were ex ploded on the Eighteenth street bridge in St. Louis. Mo. , on the morning of Aug. 9 , 1908. An attempt was made on Oct. 15. 1908 , to destroy a bridge at Holyoke , Mass. Two watchmen found the burn ing fuse and put it out before any dam age was done. A charge of dynamite wrecked a portion tion of a bridge at Cleveland , O. . on Nov. 30 , 1908. The damage was $500. Dynamite -wrecked a building in Kansas City. Mo. , on Dec. 24 , 1908. A loss of $500 was caused at Indiana Harbor , Ind. . on March IS , 1909 , when a car of steel was dynamited. During the same month at the same place two packages of dynamite with n fuse attached were thrown from a Lakp Shore freight train. No damage \vas done. Opera House Destroyed. The southeast side of the new opera house at Boston was destroyed by dy namite March 27 , 1009. A part of a viaduct at Hobokcn , N. J. , and considerable surrounding prop erty were damaged by dynamite on March 30 , 1000. Several persons had narrow escapes , five or sis being In jured. A derrick car doing construction work nt Kansas City , Mo. , was dyna mited on April 20 , 1009. The Cincinnati Southern bridge at Cincinnati was damaged by dynamite the next month. Another attempt wns made to wreck the same bridge on May 24 , 1909 , two charges of dynamite being exploded. Considerable damage was done on June 7 , 1900 , to the New York Central railroad's bridge across East Ferry street , Buffalo , N. Y. A loss of $2,000 was caused by the dynamiting of material awaiting de livery June 20 , 1909 , for the Pennsyl vania railroad bridge nt Steuben- vlllc , O. The same night the Main street via duct at Kansas City , Mo. , under con struction , wns dynamited. A suit case containing gun cotton was exploded under a pile cf steal girders In the yard of the Whltehead & Kales plant at Detroit , Mich. , on June 0 , 1900. A third attempt to wreck the Cin cinnati Southern's viaduct was made Aug. 12 , 1000. The dynamite caused $700 damage. Dynamite partly wrecked a railroad bridge In New York city Aug. 15 , 1009. A month later dynamite destroyed a derrick used in tbo construction of a viaduct over the Now York Central ir" > n1 tracks ' Buffalo , N. Y. . ( her attempt on this same via duct was made on Oct. U , MK)0. ) Four Buildings Damaged , Four building under construction by Albert von Sprcckolson in Indianapo lis were damaged on Oct. 21 , 1000. The total estimated loss was $13,000. The buildings were a telephone exchange , a library building , Mr. von Spreckel- sen's planing mill and his barn. A crane being used In the construc tion of a brldgot near Cleveland , O. , was dynamited on Nov. 4 , 1000 , caus ing n loss of $40,000. A watchman was burled under the debris and nar rowly escaped death. A bomb was exploded under four cars of structural steel on n Michigan Southern side track in Chicago on Jan , 22 , 1010. It is estimated that the damage - ago was $3,000. Dynamite wns exploded nt the fac tory of the Pan-American Bridge com pany , Newcastle , Ind. , on April n , 1010. The damage misestimated at $800. The plant of the Paclllc Coast and Lumber 'company , Oakland , Cal. , was wrecked by dynamite during the sum mer of 1910. It was the fourth time In two years that the mill had been wrecked. An ollice building being erected In Seattle , Wash. , was destroyed by dy namite In September , 1910. Dynamite was used in two places In Peora , III. , on the night of Sept. 4. 1910. The plant of the Lucas Bridge and Iron works wns wrecked , and the night watchman was injured serious ly. Two carloads of steel girders for use in a railroad bridge at Pcorla were dynamited. A two gallon can of nltroglycerln was found hidden In the steel girders of the new railroad bridge the next day. A time clock had been set , but the explosion was prevented by faulty electrical connec tions. The clock had been set to dis charge the nltroglycerln nt the same hour the Lucas plant was destroyed. A bomb exploded at the plant of the Wlnslow Bros. ' company nt Chicago on Sept. 15. 1910. los Angeles Times Disaster. The Los Angeles Times building was destroyed on Oct. 1 , 1010 , twenty- one lives being lost. The property loss was $1.000,000. This was the worst disaster duo to nn explosive that had been recorded. A search the next day disclosed dy- namlto near the homo of General Harrison risen Gray Otis , owner of the Times , and the home of the secretary of the Merchants' association. In the summer of 1910 dynamite was exploded in a now church struc ture nt Clinton , Ind. , and the building wrecked. Shortly before a bridge at the place was wrecked by dynamite. Early In the morning of March 24 , 1011 , dynamite exploded In the base ment of the new courthouse nt Oma ha , Neb. , causing n large loss. The same night the offices of the Caldwell & Drake Manufacturing com pany , nt Columbus , Ind. , were dyna mited and destroyed. The plant was not damaged. The Omaha courthouse was built by the Columbus concern. On March 20 dynamite was exploded beneath a new wing of n hotel under construction at French Lick. Ind. WARNS FRATERNITY MEN. Cornell President Says Too Many Fail In Their Work. Another warning to the fraternity men at Cornell university to do bet ter work In their classrooms is sound ed in President Schurman's report on the comparative scholastic standing of the fraternity and nonfraternity men for the year 1911. President Schur- nian points out that of the eighty- eight men dropped in. February as the result of the midyear examinations the fraternities furnished 40 to 45 per cent , whereas the number of male undergraduates belonging to fraterni ties constituted but 20 per cent of the entire male student population. The figures arc about the same as last year , and Dr. Schurmaii says that Is not a good showing for the fra ternities. He Is glad to commend fif teen fraternities , whose names ho gives , which did not lose a single man for poor scholarship last year. Of the 3,587 regular students , exclud ing graduate students and women , 1.0IS belong to the fraternities-- 2,539 do not. "Forty fraternity men and forty-eight nonfrnternlty men were dropped. The distribution among classes shows that the sophomore year Is the dangerous one for fraternity men. Murder is the Charge. Nellgh , Neb. , May 9. Special to The News : District court of Antelope county convened in this city yesterday morning with Judge A. A. Welsh on the bench. Nearly the entire forenoon wns taken up In waiting for the reg ular panel to report. All had reported with the exception of three shortly after 11 o'clock , after which those present were escorted to the jury room , and upon instructions from the court were examined one at a time for cause. After the jury box had be come filled the court gave the state three and the defendant eight peremp tory challenges. The regular panel became exhaustec early in the afternoon and talesmei were immediately summoned by the bailiff , J. G. Crlnklaw. Court con vened in the evening to complete the jury if possible , and after examining about fifteen the entire twelve were secured to the satisfaction of both sides at 8 o'clock. The case now on trial is that of Leu Greggerson , who is charged with the felonious killing of Nels Pedersen at the home of the latter on August 12 1910. It Is expected that a large num her of witnesses from the south par of the county will bo here to testify today. The secretary of the state board of health is among the list and will be hero from Lincoln this after noon or tomorrow. The inquest held shortly after th finding of the dead body of Mr. Pedersen son and the jury Impaneled brough in a verdict of death by his own hand being found with n rope around his cck looped over a bed post. It wns claimed that the feeling In he Immediate neighborhood did not pprovo of the verdict rendered by the oronor's jury , and after the body wns urled was ordered exhumed by the tale board of health , after which It vns stated that inoro bruises and ovl- once of n nnturo tending to disclose ho fact that the man had been mur- oral. County Coroner Conwoll of Ills city , Dr. Pcdorson of Elgin and Dr. Paul Conwcll of Elgin stated at ho Inquest that death was duo to trangulatlon and enacted by the hand f Pederson. Because Leu Greggerson was at the .oino . of the deceased on the morning f the day of the supposed murder ho vas accused of the crime. At the pro- miimry hearing held In that vicinity o was bound over In the sum of 5,000 on the charge of second degree inrder. Mr. Greggerson Is n light complex- oned young man and apparently of a leasing disposition. IIo occupied a hair during the entire day behind his ttorneys , J. F. Boyd , Charles II. Kel- ey and J. W. Rice. Mrs. Pedersen had not made her ap- earanco In the court room yesterday , ut wns noticed on the streets wither or four small children , the oldest pos- Ihly may be 12 years of age. It is expected that the case will bo iiirried through as fast as possible , Ithough It may take longer than the ttorneys anticipate. State Says It's Murder. O. A. Williams , assistant counsel or the state , this morning reviewed lie case. IIo said the state would how that Nels Pedersen came to his eath from wounds inflicted by Greg- orson , on the head. IIo spoke at ongth. Mr. Williams was followed by for- ner Congressman J. F. Boyd , for the efense. Judge Boyd stated that he vas under the care of a physician and hat Attorneys Kelsey and Rico had onsented to assist in the defense , udgo Boyd spoke briefly , declaring hat if all the witnesses would testify ust as they did at the coroner's in- uest , there would bo no evidence In- reduced to show that there was any ther cause for Pederson's death than trangulatlon. J"ndgo Boyd showed vldenco of physical weakness. The first witness called was Charles 'utton , who found the body of Pedor- on a half mile from his house , in the leld. 'AYS ' $50,000 FOR THE FAMOUS GUTENBERG BIBLE tenry E. Huntington the Purchaser at Highest Price Ever Paid For a Book. The famous Gutenberg or "forfv- wo line Latin Bible" broke t ! vorld's record at the Robert Hoe li brary sale in New York , bringing the xtrnordinary price of $50,000. This s double the amount paid for the Iain/ psalter of 1459. which brought 124,750 at the Sir John Thorold library sale in London in ISS-t. There were bidders from the Eng- Ish metropolis , from Paris. Frank- ort-on-Mnln and Munich , and nearly all the larger cities of America were represented. The first bid was $10- 000. and It came from George D. Smith , acting for Henry E. Hunting- on. a nephew of the late Collls P. "Inntlngton. Following him came substantial raises from Dr. Rosenbach of Philadelphia. Dodd & Livingston. .Jernard Qnaritch of London and Jo seph Widener. who was representing . A. B. Wldonor of Philadelphia. The bids were $1.000 at a time. Quaritoh seemed determined to cap ture the prize and take it back to London , but after ho bid $30.000 he stopped. The contest from that time on wns between Mr. Widener and Mr. Smith. The price quickly went up to $35.000. then to $50.000. without a sign if quitting on the part of either. When Mr. Smith bid $48,000 Mr. Widener said $19.000 promptly , and Mr. Smith made It $50.000. and amid i burst of general applause the treas- ire was knocked down to him. Mr. Iluntlngton by this purchase succeeds J. Plerpont Morgan ns the owner of" the costliest book in the world. The Bible Is on vellum , and there are said to be only seven copies In ox- istonre. It and the copy owned by Mr. Morgan are the only ones in Amer ica. . Next to the Gutenberg Bible the highest price of the sale was "The Boko of St. Albans , " a fine folio copy of the famous old hook on angling and hunting , written by Juliana Ber- ners. the prioress , and issued by nn unknown printer at St. Albans , Eng land. In 14SO. This also wns obtained by Mr. Huntlngton for $12.000 , a new record price for this book. It is one of only two perfect copies , the other one being in the John Rylands library nf Manchester. Rncrland. Gompers Reassures McNamara. Washington , May 9. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor , in a telegram to J. B. Mc Namara in the Los Angeles jail , denied a statement attributed to Detective Burns that Gompers , after his recent investigation nt Indianapolis , was sat isfled the charges were not a "frame up. " "Wo all feel confident of yours and your brother's innocence , " addet Gompers' message to McNnmara , "and will do everything lawful within our power to help in Us establishment be fore the courts. " SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. Mclntosh has a brass band. There Is not a vacant cell In the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls. Davlston has organized a strong semi-professional ball team. . Frank A. Waller , a resident of Splnk county slnco 1882 , died at Bret- ford. Petitions are being circulated at Vienna to grant a license for a saloon. William E. Bardwcll , an old resident and prominent citizen of Scotland , died very suddenly. William Combulllck of Gettysburg , sustained n fractural ankle In a run away accident. Four now niteslan wells arc wanted at Mitchell , and the council has been asked to tnko action. An exhibition of the work done by the pupils In the public schools at Ashton will bo hold May 12. Benjamin Shcrran of Wall , Is in n critical condition In a Plorro hospital as the result of a runaway. Harry L. Howard , mayor of Lend , Is critically 111 at Shelhyvlllo , 111. , where ho went for a short visit. Marvin business men are making preparations for a good old fashioned Fourth of July celebration. Money is being raised nt White Rock to purchase fifteen acres on the outskirts of the town for park pur poses. A reward has been offered for In formation leading to the arrest of the men who broke Into the Daltorp store at Volga. I ) . F. Burkholdcr of Chamberlain , announces the snlo of the Democrat to Fred J. Croft , who now Is In charge of the paper. The Iroquols city council has been asked to call a special election nt which the voters can decldo on a bond Issue of $10,000 for a now school. Caught between the butt end of two logs when a loaded lumber car jammed against the loader , W. S. Avris , aged 2G , was killed near Rapid City. City.Gov. Gov. Vessey of South Dakota , and Gov. Eberhardt of Minnesota , are scheduled to deliver lectures at the Big Stone chautanqua this summer. The temperance people at Miller have served notice on the city offi cials that the recent election will be contested. The drys claim that they will have no difficulty in throwing the Illegal votes out and that the town will bo dry after July 1. May End Shop Strike. Plttsburg , May 9. Conferences be tween the striking shopmen and the officials of the Pennsylvania railroad are taken to indicate that an amicable settlement of the controversy will ho veached soon. There were two of these conferences , both hold at union station. No conclusion , apparently , had been reached for it was announc ed the meeting would bo resumed in the morning. NATION MAY VOTE IN APRIL. Inauguration Date Sure to be Changed by Congress. Washington , May 9. A change of the date of the inauguration of the president is assured of ratification by the Sixty-second congress , and It is not improbable similar action will be taken to change the date of holding national elections. The proposed amendment of the con stitution of the United States changes the date of the Inauguration from March 4 , usually an Inclement day In Washington , to the last Thursday In April. The date of holding national elec tions would be changed from the first Tuesday in April preceding the ex piration of the terms of the president and members of congress. Col. Frank E. Gillette. Ainsworth , Neb. , May 9. Special to The News : Col. Frank E. Gillette , a Brown county pioneer , died Sunday morning at his residence in the west iart of town. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the residence. Col. Gillette had always been like a strong arm in pushing Aiwsworth and Brown county tn the front. Brown county never had n better man. He irided himself on being bluff and rug ged in his manner , but his heart was is big as a mountain and his word was as good as gold. He will be greatly missed in Ainsworth and Brown county. He leaves a wife and a son and a daughter. He had been in failing health for some years , but only recently was confined to his home place. DRESS ORDER ENRAGES GIRLS. Radcliffe Seniors Told They Must be Plainly Attired at Commencement. Cambridge , Mass. , May 9. Members of the Radcliffe college senior class are objecting about what they shall wear on commencement day. They have been told they must wear plain shirtwaists with long sleeves and with no buttons on the skirts. French Officials to Belgium. Paris , May 9. President Fallclres , Gene Croupple , the minister of for eign affairs , and a number of the staff departed on an official visit at Brussels today. Consider Popular Election. Washington , May 9. After dispos ing of the technical parliamentary ob stacles , Senator Borah succeeded In having the senate consider the house joint resolution to amend the constitu tion to provide for election of United States senators by popular vote. The efforts were to make the resolution to be unfinished business and give * it preference. * * Atkinson. The husbands of the Ladles of the Utile Dulcl club banqueted them at the Commercial hotel Thursday oven- Ing. The rooms were beautifully dec orated with the club colors , and roses and carnations were scattered about the rooms in profusion , while the or chestra furnished its choicest music during the evening. An elegant lunch eon was served during which time the following toasts were responded to , E J. Mack acting as toastmaster : Mr Scott , "Our Wives" ; Mrs. Allen , "Our Husbands" ; Mrs. Scott , "Tho Absent Ones" ; Mr. Arganbright , "Tho Old Ones" ; Mr. Allen , "Our Babies" ; Mrs J. M. Galloyly , "Utile Dulcl" ; Mrs Becker , "Tho Young Ones" ; Will Shultz. "The Live Ones" ; Mrs. 0'Hrlon , "The Dead Ones" ; Mrs. Dock , "Boobies. " Mrs. Fred Swlngley Is visiting her parents in Illinois. Clara Brook , who has been In the hospital at Rochester , Minn. , for the past six weeks , Is homo feeling very much Improved , Jed Lantlon has gone to Vermont with another car of horses. Those who do not realize that our storm of last Sunday was a severe one should tnko n glance down Main street , ns many of the telephone poles arc still down , the help not being suf ficient to repair the vast amount of damage done , although no llvo stock was reported lost In this vicinity , as was feared by many at the time. Mrs. Luella Brook Is homo after an extended visit with her parents In Spencer , la. Sid Smith Is opening up n stock of dry goods , groceries , etc. , In the Night ingale building. THE CIRCUS SEASON HERE. It Is Reported Sells-Forcpaugh Show Will Visit Norfolk. Another sign of spring. The shoot ing gallery is with us again. The one armed shoo string vender and the pencil man are here and something seems to say that circuses are on the way. It Is said Campbell Bros , cir cus will play Norfolk and It Is likewise declaied unofficially that the Sells- Forcpnugh show will ho seen here he- fore the riiimmer ends. Norfolk hasn't had a big circus for four years. The Barnum & Bailey circus was hero In 1907 and the Sells-Forepaugh show was hero hi 1005. A FIVE INNING GAME. High School Baseball Nine Defeats Regulars in Short Contest. A part of the regular Norfolk team was badly defeated in a flvo inning game of ball on the driving park diamond last evening when the high school team played them a 9 to 3 contest. Krneger , pitching for ( ho regulars , was a bit wild and was bat ted hard. Gllssman took a turn at pitching honors and the high school boys again padded their batting aver age. Hoffman took the catcher's hon or for the regulars. Keleher and Lu cas were a good battery for the high school. Donald Mapes and Gllssman both were scored a homo run. Another game is scheduled between these two teams Wednesday evening , when it is hoped the entire regular earn will bo ready to play. The game next Saturday between ho Neligh team and the Norfolk high school team is awaited with great an- iclpntlon by all the Norfolk ball fans , s'eligh Is considered the best local ligh school team Norfolk has yet ilayed. An exciting game is assured. Secretary Hulac of the regular team ms ten games scheduled. The open- ng game will bo played with Stanton icro next Tuesday. Roy Bovee , now on a farm near Pierce , has been added o the regular team and ho is ox- > ected here to pitch the opening game. The band is to head the scheduled larade. TUESDAY TOPICS. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Young , i daugnter. Borii , to Mr. and Mrs. .Edward Smith , a son. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Picker- ell , a daughter. The council meeting scheduled for Monday night was postponed and will jo hold tonight. F. A. Blakeman is scheduled to build a house just west of his Thir teenth street home. John A. Mullen , a Northwestern en gineer , is suffering from an injured ye as the result of a cinder. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Adams and daughters have gone to Lincoln , where they will spend a few days with rel atives. Fred Schiller , who has been 111 with an attack of the grip , has not im proved. He is now suffering with throat trouble. Workmen have commenced break ing the ground on Fourteenth street and Norfolk avenue , where T. E. Odl- erne will build a modern bungalow. A regular meeting of the Commer cial club diiectors Is scheduled for to night. The secretaryship Is to be fur ther discussed , among other things. Rev. J. Molmakor of Norfolk Is en gaged to give the baccalaureate ser mon next Sunday evening to the 1911 graduates of the Pllger high school. M. J. Sanders has gone to Lincoln to attend the biennial session of the grand ledge of the A. O. U. W. Mrs. Sanders was called to Omaha on ac count of the sickness of her daughter , Mrs. R. E. McLeester. E. E. Ford , n Northwestern switch man , living nt 1200 Madison street , fell from a box car In the Northwest ern yards , sustaining three broken ribs. He will bo laid up for about a month. Ho was at work on top of a car which was being switched , when ho accidentally fell to the ground. Dr. Glfford of Omaha arrived In the city at noon and , assisted by Dr. P. H. Salter , performed a second operation on the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chambers. The little girl was reported very low this morning. Last night she wont Into convulsions and a second operation was Immediately de cided upon. Workmen will soon be busy putting together the largo pieces of steel which will form the line new bridge across the mill dam on North First street. County Commissioner Burr Toft reports that all the steel for this bridge , which was specially construct ed for Norfolk , has arrived , and the workmen of the bridge company will coma hero within a few days. The men are now busy finishing the con struction of a bridge in Emerlck pre cinct. Among the day's out-of-town visit ors in Norfolk were : C. S. Smith , Madison ; F.V. . McDonald , Humphrey ; / Martin Hanso , Hoskins ; Mr. and Mrs. / S. W. Llghtimr. St. Edwards ; A. 10. StuhbM , Tlldon ; A. C Custor , Spring- vlow ; Magglu Theme , lluhhard ; Mrs. S. J. Theme , llnblmrd ; Mrs. Mnrtmni , PoncaVallaco ; Cuitls , Poncn ; B. Whltwer , Tlldon ; John Lomly , Tlldon ; O. 1C. Eastman , Crawford ; II. 10. Si mon , Wlusldo ; A , 10. HuliorlH , Alton ; 10. II. Mullowney , Albion. Great unlhiiRlitBin was Injected Into the members of the local mllltln by the report of the attack on Jnaro/ Monday afternoon. Captain Anderson was besieged with requests for enlist ments. Drill Master I.lout. Ilium An derson showed the spirit the soldiers were In Monday night when the com pany gnvo many drill exhibitions on every part of the paved section of the city. Many of the soldiers reported to their superiors that requests for on- llHtmont had boon made tn them , Capt. Anderson will probably enlist three recruits today. Fierce Battle IWth Big Tramp. Without the assistance of any other person , Dotc-ctlvo Jolly of the North western railroad secret sorvlco arrest ed nine tramps In the railroad yards at 11:30 : last night. At midnight ho had a despcrato struggle In the dis patchers' ollice with Daniel Murphy , a thorough hobo and a crook. The bat tle was the culmination of the abuse poured on the dotoctlvo by the hobo , who Is a much larger man than the detective , who Is by no means a dwarf. The battle ended with the hobo being well punished by the bare lists of the olllcer and being safely deposited In the city Jail , where ho spent the night , Judge Elselcy this morning found him guilty as n suspicious character and sentenced him to ninety days In thu county Jail. Murphy served u term In Fremont only recently for breaking Into a box car. Among the crowd wore three Nor folk youths , who were later released. Detcctlvo Jolly had just finished locking up a number of hoboes at Fro- mont. These tramps came from this city a few days ago. Ho received a report Monday that another largo crowd of bums were making nuisances of themselves In the railroad yards and at 11:30 : last ho alone visited the hobo camp , a lonely spot near the river , southwest of the Northwestern roundhouse. A llro was burning brisk ly , but only three men were to bo seen by the ofllcer , who immediately awoku the tramps and told them they must get out of town. "Blind" Man Could See. One of these fellows wns the "blind" man whd has been seen on the streets begging , and the other was the "crip ple. " An inspection showed that nei ther was bjind or cripple. Murphy was sleeping In between these two "unfortunates" and ho made loud his protest against being both ered by any "ofilcer. " Jolly soon had the three on the way to the Junction and the "blind" man showed excellent eyesight by jumping over wire fences. When the party reached a pile of lumber In the yards , six more men were encountered , three of thorn starting to run. They halted nt Jolly's threat to shoot and one of them In quired innocently the way to the city. All three were identified as Norfolk boys. The other three were ordinary tramps. With the nine men Jolly reached the dispatchers' ollice , where he telephon ed for the city police. It was at this time that Murphy hurled abuse at the officer. The battle soon started with the eight other men as spectators. A Desperate Battle Rages. Back and forth across the loom the two giants fought , the tramp biting , scratching and fighting in any style to foul the ofilcer. Several times it was thought the officer would draw his revolver or "club , " hut he did ner- ther. Once the tramp was knocked unconscious but he "came back" for more fight. Finally the tramp weakened and sev eral dispatchers were called upon. Telegraph cords , such as are used to make connections on a switchboard era a "jack , " wore used to tie together the legs and arms of the fighting hobo. "I'll kill you yet , " cried the tramp to the ofilcer. "I've been in this Nor folk jail before and liavo always got out. When I do I'll kill you. " The man wns taken to the city Jail with blood streaming from a number of slight wounds and from his nose. The officer's fists were badly swollen and ho Is the possessor of several cuts whore the tiamp endeavored to "eat him up. " After the battle the three Norfolk boys were told they could go , but the two "cripples" spent the night in the Junction Jail. They , with the other men , were ordered out of the city with a promise of n rock pile If they GVOIS returned. What took the Norfolk boys to the railroad yards nt midnight Is not ex actly known by the detective. It is known , however , that several stock trains have been arriving recently with wealthy stockmen. Beer has also been stolen regularly from cars and this Is also charged up to men hangIng - Ing around the railroad yards. A strict watch Is being kept on all suspicious persons and some arrests may bo made soon. Rock Pile Is Needed. Mayor Friday was called upon by Detective Jolly , who declared later that the mayor would recommend a rock pile. There IB plenty of stone to bo brok en here and the streets need cleaning. Housewives have been 'frightened on many occasions recently by these sup posed "cripples" who beg for clothing and steal what they can. Robberies and attempted robberies have been re ported frequently during the tlmo the tramps have been arriving , "Norfolk would bo greatly surprised at the diminishing of the hobo trouble if they put in the rock pile system , " says Detective Jolly. "Slnco Fremont put in this rock pile and put the \ tramps to work on the streets , the hoboes have stopped at that city on only rare occasions. "