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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY ! NEWS = JOURNAL. , . , . . N'OIJKOLK NKURASKA. KUIDAV JfXW 10. UH1. COLT KILLS LITTLE BOY THE 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD OF JOHN CARR AT STAFFORD. CHILD WAS LEADING THE COLT ANIMAL BECOMES FRACTIOUS AND TRAMPLES ON LAD. A ROPE TIED AROUND WAIST Oldest Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carr , Near Stafford , Neb. , Meets Tragic Death Near Home Thursday MornIng - Ing Between 8 and 9 O'clock. Ewing , Neb. , Juno 15. Special to The News : The S-yoar-old son of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Carr , ranch owners near Stafford , Nob. , was trampled to death by ti fractious colt between S nnd 9 o'clock this morning , at the family ranch. The lad was leading the colt , with a rope tied about ills waist. The colt became unmanageable and trampled the child to death. The rope was still tied about the boy's body when his lifeless and mang led body was found. BATTLESHIP MAINE REVEALS NOTHING ENGINEERS CONTINUE PUMPING. BY DARK INTERIOR WILL BE REVEALED. Havana , June 15. At 10 o'clock this morning the water level In the coffer dam surrounding the wreck of the battleship Maine , btood at five foot six inches belmv normal , without ie- veallng anything of importance. It was the intention of the engineers to continue pumping during the day nt the rate of ono foot every four hours nnd so lower the water by a total of eight feet bofoio dark , probably per mitting an observation of the Interior of the after superstructure and part oE the englno room space. KNOCKS U. S. BANKING SYSTEM Chicago Banker Would Establish a National Reserve. Minneapolis , Juno 15. Stating that the United States has no banking sys tem worthy of name and favoring the adoption of the plan to establish a na tional reserve association in which banks belonging to local associations shall bo stockholders and through which the banking system will secure the benefits of the branch plan , Charles B. Forgan , president of the National of Chicago gave the principle address at the meeting of National Association of Credit Men today. SETTLE WITH EMPLOYERS. Two Large Steamship Companies Give Sailors Increase. London , June 15. It was announced this evening that the White Star line and the seamen's union had arranged a settlement of their difficulties , the White Star conceding an advance of $2,50 n month In wages to all em- ployes Involved. This is one-half the amount demand ed by the strikers. Work proceeded na usual on the London docks today , with nothing to suggest that a general strike of seamen had been called. At the provincial ports there was some response to last night's strike signal and a few ships were without crews. Other vessels , however , wore getting away without dllllculty. The coal porters at Southampton , who precipitated the strike , returned to work this morning. The coaling of the American liners St. Paul and New York is proceeding smoothly at South ampton. The Now York Is scheduled to sail on Saturday , the St. Paul should have left last Saturday. SUSPEND STOCK EXCHANGE MAN Accepted Speculative Account fron Another Employe. New York , June 15. F. W. Durea , n member of the stock exchange , was to day suspended for three months bj the officials of the stock exchange foi accepting a speculative account fron : an employe of a member of the stocl exchange. Women Suffrage Alliance Co-operates Stockholm , June 15. The congress on the international woman's suffrage alliance today adopted resolutions fa voring the co-operation of the alllanc < with the socialist women's organiza tions as well as with other women'i 'unions. NORFOLK'S IN ON THIS. List of Golf Clubs Falling to Report Surely Must Include Us. Chicago , June 15. The year book o the Western Golf association , Just on ! contains n list of thirty-two club which failed to report , with the SUE gestion that members of these club bo given the minimum ratings In ope tournaments. Among the clubs which failed t send in lists Is the Happy Hollow clu oJ Omaha. CONDITION OnHE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska , Maximum SS Minimum , 63 " ' Average | > > IJaromoto1 29.70 Chlput , ' / o 1G < The bulletin is sued by iVet go atiUlon of the United Stntt. % t.'ier bureau glvua the forecast fo.J'ska as follows1 Unsettled with Vs tonight or Friday. 'V 'V MORMON \ \ \ SUGAR TRUST HEAD OF MORMON CHURCH MUST TESTIFY. BEFORE THE SUGAR TRUST COM. Joseph F. Smith Must Tell Investigat ing Committee of Formation of Utah- Idaho Sugar Company Senator Smoot Makes Unsucessful Excuses. Washington , June 15. Joseph F. Smith , head of the Mormon church , has been summoned to appear before the house sugar trust Investigating committee to tell what he knows of the formation of Utah-Idaho Sugar company. Senator Smoot of Utah made an un successful effort to have the Mormon president excused , insisting that Thomas R. Cuttler of Salt Lake City could supply all the information de sired from Mr. Smith. Alfred Harrison and Charles K. Harrison risen of the Franklin Sugar Refining company , Philadelphia ; Horace Have- mc-yer , New York ; Charles B. War ren , Detroit ; Chester S. Morey , Den ver ; John F. Harper , Cleveland ; Thomas R. Cuttler , Salt Lake City ; John D. Spreckles and Adolph Spreck- les , San Francisco , were among other prominent witnesses summoned by the committee today. Charles Ileike , for years secretary of the American Sugar Refining com pany , was again a witness before the committee today. TWO ARE DEAD IN GUN DUEL AT QiMHA ITALIAN COUSINS FIGHT OVER WOMAN ONE MAN AND THE WOMAN KILLED. Omaha , June 15. Tony Bander ! and Florence Brook are dead and Frank Banderl is seriously wounded as the result of a revolver duel between the two Italians when Tony found his cousin at the woman's rooms at an early hour this morning. The rooms at Martin's flat at 703 North Eighteenth street gave evidence of. a desperate battle. The wall paper In two rear rooms is blood-splattered. According to statements of persons residing In rooms adjacent to the place , Frank Banderi came to the wo man's rooms about 2 o'clock this mornIng - Ing and his cousin soon followed. The dead man was employed in a local carriage factory. Philadelphl Milano , who lived with the two cous ins in an adjacent house , said that the men had been quarreling about the woman last night. A discharged revolver was found by the side of each man. DISEASE SPREAD BY FLY. Paralysis Is Latest Menace Charged to Buzzer. Topeka , Kan. , June 15. A new case of infantile paralysis has been report ed from Greenwood county and the state board of health Is fearful that another epidemic of the disease may spread over the state. House files are the most common agency for the spread of the disease and Dr. S. J. Crumblne , secretary of the board , is sending out notices today warning mothers to take extra pre cautions to keep files away from their children. DEAD FROM "JOY RIDE. " Young Man Injured Near Waterloo Monday Night , Succumbs to Injuries. Omaha , Juno 15. Wayne Moore , one of the > ouug men who was Injured while tuking a party of friends to Fre mont on a "Joy ride" Monday night , died in the Clark&ou hospital as a re sult of his , injuries. Ho was the worst Injured in the party. Moore , together with Mrs. Moore , who was Miss Grace Connor , daugh ter of the late Joseph Connor , and 0 from whom she inherited a large es - tate. Low Hill and a > oung woman employed at the Heiibhaw , had spent a social evening nt the Henshaw the early part of Monday. Some sort of dispute arose and Mrs. Moore insist ed on being taken home. Moore drove her homo in the automobile , and is said to have returned and taken Hill , the Henshaw young woman and twc other young women on a trip to Fre mont. The accident occurred nea : Waterloo , where the auto Is said tc have run into a bridge. 1 The other injured people are not very much hurt. Mr. Moore was aboul 32 years of age and had been innrrlec but a short time. Ho was unemploy ed. ARBITRATION COURT OEGIDES DECIDE OWNERSHIP OF $7,000,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY. IN SOUTHERN PORTION EL PASO Chamlzal Case In Contention a Dozen Years Between United States and Mexico Ends Gradual Change of River Makes Decision Difficult. El Paso , Tex. , June 1C.The Inter national arbitration court which has boon sitting In the so-called Chamizal case in El Paso to decide the owner ship of seven million dollars worth of property In the southern portion of El Paso , today rendered its decision , which Is a compromise. The decision gives Mexico part of the land in ques tion and the United States part of It. Hoth the United States and Mexico dissent. The Chamlzal case has been in con tention between the two governments for a dozen years. It was really brought to the fore when W. J. War der of California filed suit In federal court here to oust persons holding title to the land under the Texas laws , Warder alleging that he held title from Mexico under the Chamlzal grant. He raised the point that the land had been thrown into the United States by a sudden change of the river and that it therefore belonged to Mexico. The treaty of the United States and Mexico provides that were the river to make a sudden change the land would bo thrown from one coun try to the other , the property of the country to which it formerly belonged , but if the change is gradual by erosion sion , the territory belongs to the coun try in which it is thrown. The United States has contended that the change in the river has been gradual but Mexico ice cites numerous full grown trees between the former river channel and the present river , on American soil as proof that the change had not been gradual , else these trees would have been washed away. The two governments being nnable to agiee on the ownership of the land , a treaty was drawn and adopted by the bonatcs of each country providing tor arbitration. Mexico chose Senor Baltran Y Puga and the United States selected Brigadier General Anson Mills. Judge Eugene Lalleur of Montreal Canada , was selected as the third com- nlssioner. Taking of testimony and learing of arguments began in El Paso arly in April. JOHNSON WRECKS AUTO. 'ollce ' Take Names of Party "Gusto mary to Arrest Me for Scorching. " London , Juno 13. The second day f Jack Johnson's sight-seeing and Ight-belng stay in London wound ur. vith an automobile smashup in the ast end , in which the colored chain lion's machine was badly wrecked. Neither Johnson nor anyone with lim was hurt , but the police took the lames of all , alleging that Johnsor vas exceeding the speed limit. This ohnson denied. "I guess these fellows over here mvo heard that it is customary to ar- est mo for scorching , " Johnson said 'and so they wanted to be In style. ' ELLIOTT TAKES OATH. New Judge Takes the Oath of Office Before Judge Garland. Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 15. James D. Elliott at 0:30 : o'clock qualified a udge of the United States court for South Dakota in presence of almos the entire bar of Sioux Falls and many others. That the new judge will make i fine record is the confident belief o the great mass of South Dakota peo- > le. The oath was administered by Judge John E. Carland of the nev court of commerce , who was here tern mrarlly and whom Judge Elliott sue ceeds. He will move to Sioux Falls. Woman Preacher Makes Good. Bassett , Nob. , June 15. Special to The News : An Epworth League am : ministerial rally is now on in Bnssett The principal address was made bj Allle McLaughlin of the Methodts hospital , Omaha. Yesterday was ful of good things , the climax of whlc was. a masterly address by Chaucello C. A. Fulmer on "Our University.1 Pastor J. W. Bryant of Ainsworth pre sided and made the remark that of al the conventions ho had attended h' ' never had the pleasure of listening t so many trained lady speakers. N less than four trained' lady speakers delivered addresses on different sub jects , and each one was masterful and to the point. This district boasts of having one charge filled by a lady as pastor , and Mr. Cams , superintendent of this district , reports that her work is not to bo excelled by any pastor on the district. Mutiny Report Unfounded. Vlgo , Spain , June 15. Reports from Chavez of the mutiny of two regiments of Portuguese troops are not confirm ed. The rumors are probably unfound ed since it is learned from other sources that royalist plans Portuguese frontier did not develop as had been expected. It Is supposed here fliat the royalists at Chavez planned to mutiny on the approach of Capt. Coucelre , the monarchlal leader , who is said to be at the head of the forces near Draga. MAKES YOUR UNCLE SMILE The Postoffice Department li on A Paying Basis for the First Time In Thirty Years. A Surplus of $1,000- OGO Is Now Reported. SENATOR RESOLUTION ENFORCING CRIM. INAL PROSECUTION. THE SENATE IS APPEALED TO Resolution Will Not Have Same Effect as Statute , But Proposes to Declare to Department of'Justlce That Crim inal Proceedings Should Begin. Washington , June 15. Criminal prosecution of the officers of the Stan dar Oil company and the American Tobacco company was demanded to day by Senator Pomerene , who ad dressed the senate on his resolution calling on the attorney general to undertake such legal action. The Ohio senator declared at the outset that the Sherman anti-trust law- was specific In Its authority to press such a suit against conspirators who restrained trade. He contended that the lawyers' doubts of the meaning of the statute were "In proportion to the size of the fees they receive from their clients" and the interpretation of the law by the supreme court of the Unit ed States was clear. "Now with these plain findings of act and conclusion by tbe supreme court that the constitution has been violated , " he said , "what reason can be given by any sworn court official for not continuing his fight against hem in order to bring them to the bar of justice ; what excuse can any awmaker or any executive official give to the people of this country for a failure to enforce this law when they are every day exerting themselves to : nmish Infractions of the law against other transgressors with less money and less influence at their command. A decent sense of self respect requires he government either to enforce this aw or to repeal it. " Declaring that if criminal prosecu tions had been undertaken when the aw was first enforced there would lave been no such concentration of jiower as exemplified by either of the two corporations under discussion. Mr. Pomerene said that the ruling of the supreme court must be followed up quickly in the most vigorous fashion 'or the fruits or the fruits of those victories would bo lost to the govern ment and to the people. " "Speaking for myself , " ho said , "I think it is high tlmo that the Amer ican peoylo should understood wheth er the stars nnd stripes are to bo the- emblem of their power and authority , or whether that emblem shall be the oil barrel or the tobacco tag. " The senator summarized the opin ions of the supreme court in both enbes nnd contended that they dis closed the fact that both corporations and their officials had been violating the law since its passage in 1S90. Hi- declared there was precedent for hin resolution of instruction to the attor ney general , inasmuch as the luttoi had failed to undertake the criminal litigation , although it is provided for In the anti-trust law. "The attorney general Is but a ere- ature of the law , " he said. "His ofilco was created by congress. Ho is clothed with such powers and required to perform such duties as congress sees fit to demand of him. It can add to or It can take away from those pow ers , whenever in its judgment it Is deemed proper. It is not proposed this resolution shall have the snrno force and effect as ft statute , but It Is pro posed to declare to the department of justice In no uncertain way that the congress which made him and clothed him with power Is cognizant of the fact that the law has been violated , that the court has so declared ; that for twenty-one years no respect has been paid by any of those defendants to the provisions of the law and that , In the judgment of congress , he ought to begin these criminal proceedings nnd prosecute nnd the resolution In structs him so to do in order that the majesty of the law may bo preserved. " Senator Pomerene closed witli an appeal to the senate for support for the resolution. STILL MYSTERY IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OVER IT. DOCUMENT FOUND ON FLOOR The Congressional Investigating Com mittee Intimates That There's Some thing Wrong About it Check to Hale's Son is Explained. Washington , June 15. The sudden discovery In the state department of the Day portrait voucher , found a week ago on the floor of the office of Disbursing Clerk Morrison , was not cleared up when Secretary of State Knox appeared yesterday before the Hamlln committee In response to the committee's subpoena issued Tuesday. The secretary explained recently to the satisfaction of the committee the payment of $5,000 to Frederick Hale , son of former Senator Eugene Hale of Maine for service in connection with the Canadian boundary negotiations. Mr. Knox produced the sections of the treaty in 1908 which authorized nego tiations with Canada to establish the line through Passamaquoddy bay. Mr. Hale was employed for this work , per formed his duties to the satisfaction of Secretary Root and Secretary Knox approved the bill of $5,000 a few weeks after coming into control of the state department. "Mr. Hale was not employed actual ly to locate the boundary , but for the ( Continued on eighth page- . ) JOHN KOENIGSTEIN. John Koenigstein , three times mayor of Norfolk and a retired business man , was born In Rheine Pfalz , a small Iin varlan state , on November 3 , 1S3S. Between the age of C and 14 ho attend ed the common schools and later he COOL HEAD SAVES LIV SIXTY PERSONS NEAR DEATH ON BURNING RIVER BOAT. THE CAPTAIN SAVES THEM ALL With Fifty Passengers and Fifteen Members of the Crew , a Boat Takes Fire In Mississippi River Capt. Lowery Runs Quickly Ashore. Paducah , Ky. , June 15. Quick work on the part of Capt. John L. Lowery of the river steamer John L. Lowery , saved the lives of sixty persons early today when the boat burned opposite Smlthland , Ky. , in the Ohio river. Crowded with fifty excursionists and the crew of fifteen , the craft was slow ly making its way up the river in mid stream when fire broke out near the engines. Roused from their sleep , the pas sengers crowded to the decks In a near-panic , and only the coolness of the boat's crew averted a heavy loss of life. Several barrels of oil explod ed , but miraculously no one was hurt. Seeing the fire was about to consume the craft , Capt. Lowery made for the Illinois side with all speed. By the time the nose of the steamer touched shore , the fire had gained great head way , but the passengers got off with out injury. It is believed all the negro deck hands escaped. The boat , owned by John J. Lowery , Is a total loss. Want Free Sugar. Washington , June 15. Petitions de manding a reduction of the duty on raw and refined sugar have been pre sented to the house by Representa tives Gardner , Massachusetts , Burke , South Dakota ; James , Kentucky ; and Madison , Kansas , the petitions being from citizens of their districts. Lumber Case Still On. Kansas City , June 15. The hearing of the state's quo warranto suit against the alleged lumber trust be fore Commissioner R. M. Reynolds was resumed hero today. Who's Who In Norfolk was educated in the Latin schools , whete languages were taught. His fa ther died in 1.0 . and his mother with her s-lx tons came to America in May , T-'i , to sr\e compulsory army ser- \ioe which would be exacted of her bo\s in il.e old country. It took a journey of forty-two days to cross the Atlantic and the family landed hi the United States on July 2. They rcn.tilned in Cincinnati for .ibout n year and later the mother moved to St. Louis , near which place f-lx- purchased a farm in Monroe coun- < > . HI Mr. Koenigstein worked on tliit , farm until a year before the war , ami on September 2. 1SG1 , ho enlisted in the medical corps of the Forty-third Illinois Infantry. Ho was badly wound ed at Jenkins Ferry on the Saline river on April 30 , 1SC1 , by a bullet In his bhoulder blade , from which ho lost the use of ills arm for several years. He was also for some time a prisoner of the confederates. On April 20 , 1SC5 , he became a private citizen and went back to the farm of his mother for a long rest. In 1807 he was married to Mrs , HardI , who owned a farm near his mother's place , and on this farm ho worked for some time. It was on this ( Continued on eighth page ) CATHEDRAL GREAT ENTRANCE TO CATHED. RAL AT MADRID SHATTERED. ADJOINING THE ROYAL PALACE SEVERAL NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS - INGS ARE DAMAGED , TOO. BUT NO PERSON WAS INJURED Rumors are Received That a Monar chlal Revolution has Broken Out In Portugal Reports of Mutiny , However - ever , are Unfounded. Valencia , Spain , June 1C. Tlio great entrance of the cathedral hero wan Hhatteiod by a bomb explosion In the plaza In front of It today. So vlo- lent was the shock that several neigh boring buildings were damaged. No ono was injured. The bomb explosion at Madrid oc curred within a stono's throw of the great explosion of May 31 , 100G , when King Alfonso and his bride were re turning from their marriage ceremony. The plaza Oricnto Is Immediately In front of the royal palace. The cathe dral damaged in this explosion today Is to the south and immediately alongside - side the palaco. From the cathedral leads the Calle Mayer , in which the bomb explosion nt the tlmo of the royal wedding occuried. Report Portuguese Revolt. Madrid , Juno 15. Telegrams today from Vigo state that a monarchist revolution elution has broken out at Chavez , Portugal tugal , and that the Portuguese garri son mutinied and killed Its command er. The monarchists stormed and raided the oillces of the republican newspapers In the Plaza llraga. Newspapers to Publish Owners' Names Washington , Juno 15. A bill pro viding that every newspaper must print in a conspicuous place the name of the owner or owners , publisher ami managing- editor , was introduced today - day by Representative Barnhart of In diana. SOCIALIST MEMBER TALKS. 'ictor ' Berger of Wisconsin Says Tar iff Is Not for Worklngman. Washington , June 15. The maiden peech of Representative Victor Her- ; cr of Wisconsin , the only socialist member of congress , was the feature if the dull day's general debate in the lione on the bill for the levision of .ho woolen schedule. Mr. Berger sup ported the bill on the ground that It would break down International bar- 'lers. ' Representatives Kahn of Call- 'ornia and Moore of Pennsylvania ipoko against the bill ; Representative , toward of Georgia and Goeke of Ohio , in favor of it. While purposing .0 vote for the pending Underwood u-ool bill , Mr. Berger , in his speech declared that there is no such thing as protection to labor In tariff bills and that any such pretense was be- : auso workingmen have votes. Ho laid that the measure was of small mmedlato concern to the working : lass , meant no material change in heir condition , but ho would support he bill , "because it is in line with so cial and political evolution ; tends to destroy the old tariff superstitions and to bring Into closer relations the peoples of the world. " He traced the history of the tariff ! 'or the purpose of showing that at nllj lines it was a subsidy to the inanu- , facturors and declared that the tariff does not protect the workingman. MANY DIE IN A STORM. Hurricane in Adriatic Sea Causes * f Deaths and Damage to Boats. Trieste , June 15. A storm of hurri cane force raged during the iilght , causing many deaths and much dam age to shipping. Early today the bodies of twenty victims had been recovortd ; it this point. It is feared that fi sin i f.1 .Us . with crews totalling forty n. i \ \ ' ah were at sea last night. win l < -1 A Greek vessel with its crew o' ' iho foundered. Damages to nafi v. re ported from other points m , ti Ad riatlc sea. Swcedish Lutherans Meet. Duluth , Minn. . Juno 1.r , Tlir > i > | . ness sos'siou of the Augiihtiana sjnod of the Swedish Lutheran chun-h ot America opened today. Dr. Norellus delivered his annual message and re port. Following this , the annual elec tion of officers took place. The wo- men's homo and foreign missionary society also opened its sessions. At each of the four Swedish Lutheran churches of the city , two subjects were discussed by speakers. They were ' "The Calling of the Church in Regard to the Young People , " and "Tho Calling of the Young People In Regard to the Church. " Rev. E. M. Llndberg , rector of Immanuel Deacon ess institution , Omaha , Neb. , and Prof. 0. J. Johnson , president of the Luth eran college. Wahoo , Neb. , spoke on these subjects.