To Protect American Missionaries.
Hankow , Chlnn , Due. 13. A landing
party of bluu JackotH nnd marines'
from tlio United StntoH gunboat Villa
LoboB , which wns sent up the river to
Tung Tins Inko to protect the uncaptn
Ing Amorlcnn missionaries from thoJ
nttncka of pirates , runchcil Yo Chow
without inlbhap.
McNnmara Aftermath.
Los Angolou. Gal. , Doe. 13. Two
bltH of nfterninth of the McNamara
case were Het for today. Tlie federal
grand jury wan scheduled to continue
this afternoon Its investigation of the
conspiracy , and early today Hort II.
Franklin , a detectlvo of the McNamarn
dofoiiBo , was to he arraigned again on
a second complaint In connection with
the alleged bribing of Jurors.
Excursion Train Wrecked.
Portland , Me. , Dee. lit.A special
train on the Grand Trunk , bringing
several hundred Immigrants to sail
for Liverpool tomorrow , was wrecked
today at West Parish , Me. Several
passengers were hurt but no ono was
killed.
Talk of Wheat For Currency.
Denver , Colo. , Dec. 13. The Issuance
of national currency on wheat , corn
and cotton as collateral , while still In
possession of thu grower , was one of
the subjects that held the attention of
those attending the American National
Live Stock association today. The tar-
Iff question which had been given no
more general consideration until today -
day , also was taken up.
Sheep Show On In Omaha.
Omaha , Dec. 13. The mid-winter
sheep show , In connection with the
National Wool Growers' convention ,
opened In the auditorium today with
moro than 000 sheep from all parts of
the United States on exhibition.
Mrs. Howard Asks Divorce. '
Madison , Neb. , Dec. 13. Special to
The News : Mrs. Bessie A. Howard of |
Norfolk lias commenced action In the
district court of Madison county to
dissolve the matrimonial hands which
bind her to Charles W. Howard , who ,
she alleges In her petition , has de
serted her.
ATTACK SHOW GIRL'S RECORD.
_ ,
Bucker Trying to Break Down Story ,
Told by Defendant.
Now York. Dec. 13. The district at
torney who is trying to prove that Lil at
lian Graham and her chum Ethel Con
rad , had planned to Murder W. B.
D. Stokes when they shot him at their
apartment last Juno , today returned to
to the task of dlscrcditng the testi
mony of the sltow girls whose story
presented the case In a very different
light.
Miss Conrad's story of the shooting ,
though supporting Miss Graham's , at
the same time never lost an opportun
ity to tell of Stokes. As she still loved
her accuser , Miss Graham could not Cit
Cicely attack his motives , hut her
-friend labored under no such handino
cap , and never let a chance to slip , stn
about what she thought of Stokes' stnj
conduct and character. In the effort to
] )
discredit Miss Conrad's testimony the
mei
prosecution today planned to continue
probing into her past. The story of
ern
what happened to her at Plattshurg tee
a year ago last summer was unilnished
when she loft the stand at the adjourn Dei
ment of court yesterday afternoon.
eve
Miss Conrad said she met a man who
Insulted her there sign , at the point of daii
u pistol , a statement relating to an
automobile ride they took during her -jio
stay in Plattsburg. This statement she
promised to have In court today if she , lo
could find it. M. Stokes , his physi. and
clans say , is a very sick man , and
they do not even say when he will be
' able to finish his ton
testimony. The oper- who j
' ation he underwent yesterday was a Kul
serious one. Several small nbcesses
ble
were removed from his kidneys , and
Chr
although he stood the operation well ,
some anxiety was expressed regarding
Chr
| his condition.
j Not
FOR AN AMERICA BEAUTIFUL. moi
con
More Than 500 Special Delegates At The
tending Convention. Chi
Washington , Dec. 13. Moro than lln
COO members of the American Civic Offil
association In addition to special dele resiA
gates appointed by governors of the
states are , attending the olgth annual pan
convention of the association which elec
began here today. The inauguration of ven
a campaign in the interest of the na Afti
tional park , was to bo the feature of mee
the convention which will last three sen
days. par
"Bolated Civic Advance " whi
, was the
topic for the opening session , and the whc
program included the following speak corj
ers : tlon
tlonA
J. Lockle Wilson , Toronto , Ont. ; A
William Dudley Foulke , Richmond , ors
Ind. ; for the National Municipal Plei
league ; Mrs. L. L. Blnnkenburg , Phil Mr.
adelphia , for the federation of wo- A.Wii
mens' clubs ; Irving K. Pond , for the Wii
American institute of architects and ton :
Ernest Thompson Seton Mat
for the boy
scouts. Gee
Strc
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY. M.Win
Win
South Dakota Girl , Leaping from Car- Fisl
rlage , Meets Instant Death. ton
Clarks , S. D. , Dec. 13. Miss Maude ling
Kelly of Garden City was killed a Ven
runaway near here last night.
The team she was driving , while
returning to her home , became fright A
ened at an automobile and began to curl
run. She leaped from the vehicle and ion
was instantly killed. was
eon
Impudent Piracy. com
Hong Kong , Dec. 13. Ono of the
Stat
most Impudent acts of piracy occurred
proa '
today when a passenger boat steaming
and
along near the town of Shiu-HIng was
and
looted almost under the bows of
several '
P. J
eral Chinese boats which
igun were
Natl
moored In the vicinity. None of the
farsh
passengers wore hurt , but a consider Onu
able amount of their property was who
stolen. A panic Is reported to Lave foi- folk
lowed among the imputation of the
city of Wu-Chow who , In dread of an
! ' attack by the people of Canton In re-
j vengo for a recent massacre In that
, city when a number of revolutionary
troops were mistaken for pirates.
I Some of them were killed , a number
of others severely beaten , while the reai
inaltuler took refuge In flight. Ho hber01
les ! continue to be frequent In Canton.
The thieves when caught are at once
beheaded.
A Railroad Juggle.
Washington , Dec. 13. Uallroad
stock Juggling exemplified by the tall
wagging the dog , In the case of tho'
wiHi
Uesscmor and Lake Erie railroad ,
three and a half miles long , and the
Pltt burg-Bosscnicr | uiil Lake Erie ,
more ' than 200 miles long , was discusjT.
sod at yesterday's session of the.
house "steel trust Investigation comnl
mitteo. " The short line road Is owned
absolutely by the United States Steel
corporation which also owns 6 percent
oj the Block of Iho longer road.
F. C. llalrd , general freight agent of
the short line , was a witness. Chair
man , Stanley brought out that the
longer ' road netted the stockholders 3 !
percent , | , a year profits , while the [
shorter road paid annual dividends of ,
33 percent.
To Oust Gas Company.
Topeka , Dec. 13. The state utili
ties commission brought milt in the
supreme > , court to oust the Kansas Naen
tural Gas company and to collect half
a million dollars in penalties for vloai '
latlng the anti-trust law.
A LORIMER VERDICT SOON.
Lorlmer Himself to Bo Put on Stand
Within a Few Days.
Washington , Dec. 13. Prospects for
an early decision of the Lorlmer Into !
vestlgatlon committee developed sudpr ; '
denly today. Elbrigo Hanecy , counsel
for Senator Lorlmer , said ho expected j
to put Mr. Larimer on the stand astbr i
the last witness before the first of
next week. Lawyers for the Investlmi
gating committee announced they had
only one or two more witnesses to.
call.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES ' i
j
Albert Mahnke and daughter have
returned to Sioux City , after a few
days' visti with Mr. and Mrs. William
Mahnke.
MaI
R. L. McKinney went to Sioux City
noon.
Charles Rice returned from a buslsel
ness trip at Winner.
J. S. Mathewson went to Fremont
visit the chicken show.
J. H. Bennett of Omaha , trustee of
the state oiginizatlon of the A. O. U.
W. , , wns in Norfolk yesterday on bushe
Mrs. Charles Grotte and Miss
Blanche Simmons of Omaha ; who
were hero visiting with Mrs. Charles it
Ilk , have returned to tholr homes.
IlkI
Leo Hight's now home in Queen
City place has been completed. (
The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet , with Mrs. Bates on North Eighth
street.
E. j ; E. Strong of Magnet , S. D. , lias
purchat-ed the Evans and Compton of
meat market. can
Roy Hlglit is building another mod- canr
residence on the corner of Thlr- soc
teentli : street and Nebraska avenue. use
There will be a regular meeting of
Beulah Chapter No. 40 tomorrow bet
evening. A good attendance is desired.
E. O. Luehcke has purchased the I Ad
ilairy btisinnps of Otto Zuolow. Mr. ' his
Zuolow and his family are going to clai
Texas. (
Miss Birdie Kuhl , who underwent a hen
Jouble operation for floating kidneys [
appendicitis last Thursday after- j NOI
noon , is reported recovering satlsfam low
J at an Omaha hospital. Mrs. Kuhl , j pre
is with her daughter , writes Mr. on
Kuhl in this city that It may be possi D.
to bring the patient home for D.cou
Christmas dinner.
Money is being sent to Kurope for is
isBat
Christmas gifts by largo number of Bat
Norfolk people. While much of this nan
money Is sent through the post office ,
onsiderablo goes through local banks.
bank money goes from here to
Chicago and from there mostly to Ber
where It is transferred to the post- with
Dftice and delivered directly to the Hyi
residence of the receiver. was
At the regular meeting of hose com her
No. 3 , Edward Broeker was ver
jlected as a delegate to the state con two
tention to represent that company. stn
\fter the business meeting a social as ,
meeting was held. Refreshments were no
served. A regular meeting of the de
iiartment ! is to be held this evening at "
ivhlch time a vote will bo taken as to
tvhether or not the fife and drum and
orps should be sent to the conven- die
Among the day's out-of-town visit
in Norfolk were : B. S. Moore ,
Pierce ; Frank Wicbholz , Humphrey ; that
. and Mrs. E. J. Neidlg , Madison ; ire
O. Smith , Madison ; P. O. Dahl , af
iVlnncr : ; J. M. Blanicon , Pierce ; An- are
Nissen , Osmond ; Lizzie Glenn , itato
Madison ; L. M. Ilixon , Osmond ;
3eorge H. Loefus , Pierce ; Thomas sends
Strong , Pierce ; W. E. Reed , Madison ; the
A. Martin , Ponca ; H. E. Siman , arc
A'insido ; S. E. Hooker , Lynch ; R. E. was
Dallas ; E. A. Murphy , Creigh- yea '
A. E. Rosen Wausa 't
; , ; Nelson El- j1
Ingson , Creightou ; W. P. Hanscn , ln
'erdlgre ; C. B. Toof , Plain view.
Campaign for Finishing Work.
campaign for the purpose of BO Fho *
luring funds to finish the construe-
of the new Y. M. C. A. building es
jrs
launched last night after a lunch-
$10
given by the local Y. M. C. A. fore
ommittee. Sec. J. P. Bailey , of the sole
association ; George F. Gllmore , had
'resident of tbo Omaha association neil
president of the largest building tied
loan association in the world ; W. Ped
Manley , president of the Security dofc
dofcT
National bank of Sioux City , and T. C. T
, assistant secretary of the askf
Imaha Y. M. C. A. were among those agal [
in addresses urged upon the Nor Jacon
business men to use every effort teen
to finish the Interior of the beautiful
, building hero , which will bo ono of
reth best In the state when completed.
I It was pointed out by the outofth
.town speakers that when questioned
over the state as to what kind of a
( Y. M. C. A. building Norfolk has , their
answer Is usually that "Norfolk has
'ono ' of the most beautiful shells In
J the state. " They declared this shell' 1
should he at once completed and
turned Into a manufactory of men.
After enthusiastic speeches from
many prominent Norfolk business men j
who exchanged Ideas with each other ,
It was decided upon to Immediately
' start the foundation of a "snow ball"
[ 1 campaign which will be launched on
' .Ian. ' < 15 nnd continued until sufficient' '
. funds are raised to finish the building , j
jT. | C. Mnrsh , tlie Omnhn nsslstant secst
. rotary , Is hero for a few days to asbe
Islst the local committee with the prepr
llmlnary work of the coming camde !
palgu. |
Because he found it Impossible to ,
leave his work at Lincoln , F. M. Hunwi I
ter , who wns scheduled for nn nd-1 I
dress , telegraphed his regrets , and
although the twenty high school hoys
who were at the meeting , in charge of
Principal Thomas , were somewhat ills-1 !
appointed they entered their verbal J ,
agreements to work industriously for
the fund. They are schptluled to take
a leading part In the campaign. I
Just as the free dinner was being
sevred In Marquardt hall to the fifty j
'enthusiastic business men and high
school hoys , Scoutmaster A. O. Hazcn | '
appeared on the scene In command of
twcnty-fivo boy scouts , who were I
heartily cheered as they took their ,
places at table In the northeast corhi
nor of the building.
Sec. J. P. Bailey was toastmastcr.
Supt. M. E. Crosier of tlie Norfolk '
schools was the first speaker , and in j
tolling what he thought about the '
'present Y. M. C. A. building and why
it should be finished , said it was nn
institution needed to facilitate and
broaden the present school work.
President A. L. Kllllan of the Com-
mcrcial club in pointing out the great !
good he expected to realize from tlie '
building , declared that looking at it' '
from a business standpoint he exvie !
peeled everyone to get more real good i
'
out of It than a place of business gets
money. He himself , he declared , would j
be "one of the kids" to enjoy a gymnwa
slum.
C. ( C. Gow and Secretary Hawkins of
tin Commercial club were the next
speakers with sufficient enthusiasm
and encouragement , declared them
selves ready to work for the further
work on the building.
Mr. 1 Manley , the Sioux City banker ,
who has been quite ill for the past
few days , and only left his homo to
attend the Norfolk meeting , declared
he hardly knew what to think of Norfolk
foil for letting such a building stand
idle. ( He could not quite understand it.
was up to tlie men of Norfolk to say
what kind of company their hoys
should keep. "Boys choose their own
kind pf company , " ho said , "and they i
will go to the place whore his com-J
pany can he found. Schools , churches
and other institutions of study are reliA
very good , but without the right kind
place and too much study a boy the
become an educated knave. " Sot
President Gilmore of the Omaha as-
soclation declared Norfolk men should dea
all efforts possible to finish the
new building. They could not make a
bettor Investment , he declared.
President W. H. Blakeman of the
(
club , Is offering the assistance of ma-
club toward the movement , de-1ton'
clared the building would bo finished liy
soon , and that every Norfolk man was | s'
heartily in favor of working toward nrcl
that end. W. P. Logan declared that
Norfolk men were not the kind to al- The
such a building to stand idle , and brie
predicted that work would soon start tacl :
the construction again. D. Rees , a
Mathewson and others spoke en add
couragingly for the work.
"The state committee of Nebraska bull
with Norfolk , " said Secretary coa'
Bailey , "and wo are willing to lend a coal
hand where it Is needed. " ton :
alsc \
CHARLES HYDE ON TRIAL. latii
whi
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 13. Charged lon :
misuse of the mails , Charles L. boll
Hyde , real estate man of Pierre , S. D. , lion
placed on trial in the federal court IngT
hero. It Is alleged Hyde circulated ad
vertising literature showing in a map will ,
street car lines traversing the to :
streets contiguous to the lots , where plai
the government charges , there Is cepi
car line there. lnv
mat
"The Fortune Hunter" Next Week. eve
Ono of the best acted , best written Ion
altogether most delightful come- plar
: of the season Is "The Fortune Stai
Hunter , " which comes to tlie Audi tern ;
torium Thursday night , Dec. 21. dep
Winchell Smith has written a play nent
is true to nature. His characters will
real men and women , and some
them live In big cities and others
to bo found in any village In any M
in this country. "The Fortune B.
Hunter" Is one of those plays that cha
ydu home in good humor , with Smi
conviction that all good sermons 3ioux
not preached from the pulpit. It Si
one of the big successes of the case :
In New York last season. : ame
will bo recalled that the story ran vas he
serial form In The News last year. T
Jurj
Mrs. Pedersen Settles Case. of )
Noligh , Neb. , Dec. 13. Special to Imp
? News : The case of Mrs. Nels B.
Pedersen against the bonding compan- ligan
representing the two saloonkeep- bras >
In this city , whom aho sued for agal
Wai
ilO.OOO , was settled yesterday just be-
the noon hour. The Jury had been ipent
Notl
selected nnd aworn , but no witnesses said
been Introduced , when It was an- was
lounced that tbo case had been set- wasTl
by the attorneys interested. Mrs. COUI
Pedersen Is to receive $650 , nnd the ecut
lofendants to pay all costs. Sprl
The ! case wherein Attorney W. Rico Flar
loted
damages to the amount of $10,300
Chai
gainst W. B. Enstburn and Minor S.
and
, .was called during the after- andFl
and a jury Impaneled. Mr. Rice of tl
was the first witness , nnd occupied the
chnlr for nearly two hours before adof
Journmcnt wns taken until 9 o'clock
this morning , when he resumed the
witness stand.
This Is the outcome of the famous
Greggerdon-Pederson murder trial held
last spring , and is the result of ex-
'
County Attorney Hlce refusing to projtl
secuto Leu Greggcrson on the charge
of murder , manslaughter or assault
and battery with the Intent of doing
great bodily harm , because ho deemed
that there was no evidence sufficient
to convict on any of the charges. Because -
cause he refused to do so , ouster proj
ceedlngs wore Instituted against him.
After hearing the evidence in this
case Judge Welch exhonoralcd the
county attorney Is his actions , and
stated at the time that It would have
been malfeasance in office If ho had
prosecuted Grcggerson on the evl-
deuce as was presented. When Leu
Greggerson was brought to trial on the ,
charge of second degree murder and
was acquitted by the jury , again was
this n vindication that Mr. Rico was in
every way justified In not prosecuting i
tlie case. Now ho peeks damages In
tlie amount given from parties who
were instrumental in bringing action
against him and causing his defeat
from re-election for county attorney
of Antelope county. Mr. Rice is reprotli
sented by his law partner , Charles II.
Kclsey of Norfolk , and Attorney O. A.
Williams of this city is looking after ,
the interests of Mr. Easthurn. Mr. Da-1 I
con is scheduled to appear In court
this morning with his attorney. I
Those not being able to attend the
Greggerson-Pedorsoii murder trial ,
last : spring will now have an oppor
tunity during tliis case to take it in ,
as most all the witnesses in that trial
will appear again and give in detail
what transpired during the time the ,
county attorney was seeking evidence ,
'
Packers' Trial Drags Along.
Chicago , Dec. 13. Today marked
(
the beginning of the second week of
the trial of the Chicago meat packers '
with little progress having been made
In the selection of a jury which is to
hear evidence regarding the alleged
violation of the criminal provision of
the Sherman anti-trust law with which
tin defendants are charged. Seven
men remained In the jury box , but it
was generally believed that at least
four of these would be excused. An
other venire of fifty men reported to
Judge Carpenter at tlie opening of
court.
South Norfolk News. "
Mrs. G. B. Justin and son , Sam , of
Waco wore here yesterday on bustmo
ness. |
Miss Adah Overtoil returned homo
from Osmond last evening , where
they were on business.
Mrs. William Beck arrived home
from a shopping trip to Omaha , last
evening. i
Guy Parish and Earl Shurtz reyer
turned from the east on No. 3 last
evening.
Miss Jennie Shelton came up from
Boomer last evening for a visit with
relatives.
Albert Hoose , a machinist helper In
shops here , left this morning for "
South Omaha , having received a mesIn
sag to the effect , that his mother was /
dead.
i
Stanton Planning Light Extension. ' to
Stanton , Neb. , Dec. 13. Special to nee
The News : At a meeting of the resi
mayor and council of the city of Stanof
, ' plans anil specifications furnished ing
C. A. Hlcl-man , an engineer of her
Sioux | City , for an extension of the met
present electric light and water sysplei
tern of this city were duly adopted , maj
rhese plans cover the erection of a moi
jrick boiler room with a coal shed at- feet
ached , for the Installation therein of the
100-horsepower steam engine and an
iddltlonal electrical generator.
The proposed dimensions of the
Uullding will be 30 x 40 feet , with a Cha
oal shed attached , 9 x 30 feet. The
shed will have a capacity of 200
ons. : The plans and specifications give
call for the purchase and instalTue
ation of a 100-horsepower engine due
ivhlch shall be automatic In Its opera-1 niei
and standard In every way. The elec
joller is to have a capacity of 125
lorsepower and capable of withstand- Mic
a pressure of 150 pounds. Clai
The bids , by order of the board , cler
bo received Jan. 8. It is proposed Mc
commence the construction of the ' urei
lant as soon as bids have been acFrC'
lepted for the same. These plans will Hof
nvolvo an expenditure of approxi
mately $4,000. The board will make
very : effort to expedite the Installa-
of the new system , nnd when the and
lans have been neared to completion. . N °
Stanton will possess a double-unit sys-
, both the electrical and water j l"rc
lepartments ; , and will have an equipa')0 ; '
which In power nnd efficiency on
range second to none in the state. the
nun
Details of Flannigan Case. nuch
mucM
More details of the acquittal of G. M
Flannigan 1 of Hot Springs on a cam :
jliarge of arson , are contained in a and
Smithwlck , S. D. , dispatch to the cam :
Falls Argus-Leader , as follows : Ploj
Smithwick , Dec. 13. The Arson seat
of G. B. Flannigan of Hot Springs past
suddenly to an end. The trial beei >
stopped before any testimony on bull
part of the defense was offered.
nade
The ; presiding Judge Instructed the
but
to go out and bring in n verdict
not guilty. This Is a case of great nest
mportanco owing to the accused , G. Nor
Flannigan , being a son of M. Flan- ho
, n millionaire banker of No- bull
raska. The Information was filed yould
igalnst him by Deputy State Fire cam
Vardcn , S. E. Grans of Lead , who
In tl
almost six months on the case.
Nothing of a damaging nature was
against Flannigan , and the case M
looked upon as a farce. tome
The states attorney of Falls River Indu
ounty was not In It , but Special Pros- on a
cuttng Attorney S. F. Wilson of Hot ho v
Springs was hired by S. E. Crans. Mr. the
lannlgan was represented by the forci
attorneys. Win. Dudley nnd
haul
Enutmanfl , both of Hot Springs ,
M. F. Harrington of O'Neill , Neb. inga
Flannigan was owner and president By
the Smithwick Lumber company nt ctalls
Smithwick , nnd formerly president
of the Stockmnn's Bank of Hot
Springs , and vice president of the cit
izens' ' ' Dank of Buffalo Gap. and presi
dent of the Bank of Smithwick. The
amount of insurance on the Lumber
company's buildings , and stock In-
eluding hardware , was $7.000. The flro
occurlng In daylight at 11 ! a. m. on
June 4 , last. The loss was approxi
mately $12,000.
' MEADOW GROVE CORN PICKER
Charles Collins Claims to Have Broken
i Record for County.
j , Charles Collins of Meadow Grove
claims the Madison county corn pick
ing ' record , having picked and scooped
Hi ' I bushels In live hours and forty
minutes ' In the Hold of Arthur Hlb-
gics. '
Proud of New Church.
Tllden , Neb. , Dec. 12. Editor News :
Tlie now Catholic church seven miles
south of Tllden will he dedicated on { '
Thursday , Dec. 11 , with services at ! ,
:
10 a.m.
j
A number of visiting clqrgy will
assist in the solemn sermony of dedi-
cation. Much credit is duo to Father
Buckley and Father McMahon who
have : charge of this now parish , for
the hcautifuj and artistic selection of
the furnishings of tlie interior. Visit-1
ors from Omalia , O'Neill and surround-11
Ing towns expect to be present at this .
occasion. j [
Much interest has been put forth
by the people of that community to
make this a church they can be proud
of , , and they feel a long felt want is
near its completion.
Miss Frances Corkle.
Lulu Nethaway Weds.
Lulu Nethaway , daughter of Mrs.
Louise Ncthawny , and Norvln Mayo
of Minneapolis were married in Tyler ,
'TO . , Sept. 10. After keeping tlie mara
rlege a secret for three months , word
was received by Norfolk relatives this
week.
Mrs. ; Mayo has visited here at difN
ferent times. She was a member of
tin Lockes company that played "The
Girl nnd the Gawk" hero two years ago
They are touring the south , both being
members of a vaudeville circuit.
TC SURPRISE AGED MOTHER.
Aged Norfolk Pioneer In Missouri Will
Be Visited By Sons.
Mrs. J Hannah Lowe , a Norfolk plo- .
necr ' , but now living with her !
daughter In Pattonburg , Mo. , will he
"surprised" by her son , E. E. Lowe of °
this city , who left today to visit his
mother. Mrs. Lowe celebrated her 03rd
birthday on Nov. 28. nnd because he w
wa unable to visit here on thls/occn-
sion , Mr. Lowe and a brother who ! '
leaves Arkansas simultaneously with '
the Norfolk brother , expect to sur-
prise tlie aged mother In a few days. !
Mrs. Lowe , notwithstanding her 93 !
years , distinctly remembers the day to
she arrived in Norfolk. She is hale and "
hearty and enjoys having her children l'
about her. Mrs. Lowe f-nuip tn Norfolk - .
foil on her birthday , Nov. 28 , 1891 , " '
and often remarks about how she 'v.
spent her first night in Norfolk in the all
"oh Yost house. " Mrs. Lowe was born
Ohio in 1818.
May Lose His Eye. I
Paul Bruccker of Hoskins was taken
Omaha yesterday , and it may bo am
necessary to remove his eye as the tion
result of steel penetrating the pupil at
that t member. Brueckner was chisel- call
a piece of steel when n largo num- Chi
of sharp pointed pieces of the
metal filled his eye. Several of these
pieces were removed with a giant
magnet , but ono largo piece was imP °
movable , and the eye has become inat
fected. Bruecker's physician believes vas
eye will have to bo removed. . arm
1 Nue
A. O. U. W. ELECTION.
Charles Blank Is Master Workman.
Officers' Salaries Increased. sia
All officers of the A. O. U. W. wore tent
Iven nn increase In their salary at slar
Tuesday nights meeting. The lodge bin
were raised 5 cents for each anoi
raembor. The following officers were oxtr
jlected for the ensuing year : slan
Charles Blank , master workman ; to
Michael Moollck , recorder ; Edward
Clark , overseer ; S. T. Adams , flnan- pate
; Charles Ward , foreman ; Roy in
McCasslln ( , guide ; J. H. Lough , troas- Gas
; Wlliam Bland , inside watch ; tion
' Warnoke , outside watch ; W. R. com
Hoffman , trustee. ultii
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of
Sugar Factory May Be Bought. acj (
Norfolk may get a canning factory , nnj
if some minor details between the Wcn
Norfolk Industrial company and A. F.
kVentworth of Rome , N. Y. , are settled ,
llrectly after Now Years a force of
ibout fifty men will bo put to work Mr.
the t old sugar factory buildings , and
factory which has lain Idle for a M
lumber of years , will be the scene of Spe
activity. ling
Mr. Wentworth , son of a prominent Cha
anning factory man of New York , heir
connected with ono of the largest rela
annlng factories in that state , em- cole
loylng 450 to COO people in the busy beai
icason , has been In Norfolk for the and
two weeks , and previously had tuou
looking over the sugar factory serv
luildlngs for the past year. Ho has Ivans
trips to Norfolk occasionally , bean
on this , his last visit , he has altli OB
como to an agreement with the sin
Jorfolk : Industrial company whereby cong
may i become possessor of the old wore
lulldlngs < and 240 acres of land. Ho Mrs.
turn the plant Into nn up-to-date reek
annlng factory employing 250 people Ahln
the busy season. Mr.
Depends on Minor Details. ' shire
Mr. Wentworth loft for his homo at age
, N. Y. , this morning , and If the ill. ,
ndustrlal company como to his terms nor ,
some minor details of the bargain , riagc
will return to Norfolk directly after to V
first of January , and by Fob. 1 , n HOVOI
of men will bo put to work overto i N'
aullng and remodeling the old build- iso
, Grov
the end of March , , if the minor child
are agreed upon , the factory ing.
buildings will DO m - . , „ . , . ,0 , ji.o . cnn101
nlng of a full line of vegetables. Enco
route to Rome , N. Y. , Mr.Vontvorth
will visit at Ludlngton. .Mich. , whom
business mon have
petltonod his com
pany to open n fruit cannery. If the
Norfolk Industrial Miipauy and Mr.pf
Wentworth dlmiureo , ho Is not ex
ported to return on Jan. 1.
If the plans are carried out as exported -
ported , the wheoN of the factory will
be turning by Angus when a force
of 250 mon will bo hard at work can-
nlng , ( sweet corn which already a HumI"
her , of local farmers hiivo agreed to
furnish for the now enterprise.
Can Only Corn First Year.
Mr. Wentwoith's plan , should the
further details be agreed upon. Is to
can nothing but corn the first year ,
If ho receives sufficient assurances
from farmers to grow this product.
He estimates that he will have to have
about 1.200 to 1,100 acres of sweet
corn for the first year's work , IncludJr
ing ' tlie 210 acres of corn which will
he raised around the factory. The seeU.
end year tomatoes , pork anil bonus.
and n full line of vegetables are schedP
tiled ] ( to he canned al the factory.
The piollmlnary work of starting
the factory Is to got assurances from
farmers , within u dose range of the
city ( to raise the sweet corn. Mr. Went"f
worth lias put in several days among
local ) ( farmers , and has received their
.assurances to assist him In his enterus
prise. Mr. Wentworth has already retrl
reived several signed agreements from
farmers to furnish him with sweet
corn as .soon as he is loady for it.
These \ agreements have been sent out .
to a number of farmers who are of
fered $7 per ton for sweet corn de
livered nt the factory. The corn is
bought in the husks and the price Is
declared ) a good one.
Norfolk ' business men are enthusias
tic , over tlie prospects of getting such
a factory here , and Mr. Wentworth
has received the full support of every
business man in the city.
,
The Wentworth factory near Rome ,
N Y. , it is said to have been so
crowded \\itli orders last year that It
was impossible to furnish tlie full or
der list. With a factory in Norfolk the
freight ] rate would ho cut down and
the territory near hero now handled
from the east could be handled from
Norfolk with elimination of tlie long
hauls. ! ' Mr. Wentworth is enthusiastic
with ' tlie Norfolk proposition , and
wlille ' lie has been looking over the
local proposition for two years he has
boon ' petitioned to start factories in
other cities not so well located .is
Norfolk. The Ludinglon , Mich. , propo
sition , is to he examined by Mr. Wentworth -
.
worth , who declares that if the few
minor details in the Norfolk arrange
ment ! cannot be made satisfactory to
him he must give it up. He is , how.
,
ever , in good hopes that these minor
J
details | will he closed satisfactory to
both sides by Jan. 1 , when he expects
° come here to stay. lie has already
rented a house in the city , and is
pleased with the entire situation.
The old boilers at the factory will
have to be tepaircd , it is said , and
while . ' tlie canning factory cannot use
. ' of them , a few can bo used to good
advantage. abr
the
Republican Committee to Meet.
Washington , Dec. 13. Col. Harry S.
New , chairman of the committee on
arrangements for the republican na
tional committee , told Secretary Hilles lias
flic white house today that he would
all a meeting ot ins committee at ' °
Chicago the second week in January. .
Reyes In the Mountains. aga
San Antonio , Dec. 13. It was re- * en
lorted today from a reliable source rhe
Laredo ' that Gen. Bernardo Reyes ren
entrenched with an insurrecto su"
irmy In the mountains near Galoana gov
Muevo Leon state. liun
Russia Holding Off.
Si . Petersburg , Dec. 13. "The RUB
, " which generally reflects the in of )
entlons of the ministry says the Rus falh
troops now concentrated nt Kas com
In Persia , will not advance tint ! trac
mother eight days have
elapsed unless steii
ixtraordlnary evenls cause the Rus steiiT
minister to order them to marcl six
Teheran at an earlier date. seni
Russia nt the end of November dls Wei .
mtched about 4,000 troops to Resht 8 !
Persia ] , by way of Ensell on the be >
3nspan sea. When the Persian na
ional council on Dec. 1 , refused to the
iomply with the terms of the Russia ! forb
iltimatum demanding the dismissa tlie
W. Morgan Sinister , the American had
ictlng as Persian itreasurer-genora ord.
a cash Indemnity , these troops ord.Si
ordered to advance on Toherans Twe
and
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
lean
mile
and Mrs. Charles Evans of
Meadow \ Grove Celebrate Event.
Meadow Grove , Nob. , Dec. 14. p.
Special < to The News : The fiftieth wedtcr
tcr
anniversary of Mr. >
and Mrs chai
Miarles Evans , wns celebrated nl
.owls
homo Dec. 7. Many friends nnd
tens
elatlvcs gathered to participate in
twei
elebrating the event. The house was Pari
eautifully decorated In
golden leaves liml
flowers of the season. A sump Jacl
was ,
erved nt three o'clock. Mr. and Mrs.
spec
were remembered with many
eautiful and valuable presents from
attending the wedding , Wiscon
friends i also sending presents and 7)10 )
ongratulntions. Among those present o'clo
the children , Mrs. Frank Muffloy , Mini (
. Alfred Deuel , living near Battle j. , n
, C. E. Evans and Mrs. W. M. The
hltnan of Norfolk. by I
. Evans was born In Glouchesterunch
, England , on Aug. 14 , 1836. At the ntter
of 19 years he came to Rockford , prao
where he met Miss Isabelle WarTege
with whom ho was united In martlon
, Dec. 7,18fil. They later moved ony :
Woodman , Wis. , where they lived rcnts
jventeon years before immigrating nt g
Nebraska ' , making their homo since tuple
in Madison county near Meadow farra
. To their union were born six lilch | |
illdron , four of whom are still llv- thor
Their many friends Join In ox- ] 0 is [ ,
lending tholr congratulatlona to the
couple , wishing thorn many irore
happy years ot wedded life.
BUSINESS CONGRESS ENDS.
Possibilities of Using Foreign Con
sular Service Emphasized.
Ch'lcngo , Dee. 14. This , the fliinl
dny 1 of the National Business congress ,
was e.xpecled to ho the busiest of the
session. The morning program , when
two ' speeches were listened to with
Interest , wns to be followed by the
report of the resolutions committee
and adjournment In the afternoon.
John ' Bell Osborn , roprosontatlvo of
( ho federal state department , tipoko
on the "Promotion of American For
eign Commerce. "
10 Clarence. Jones of Now York had
for > Ills subject "Elastic Currency for
the People : Stable , FlexibleRecon -
\ertlhle. " A
banquet WIIH on the pro
gram for the ovenlng for delegates
and members of the congress. Prof.
U. Johnson , of tlie University of
Pennsylvania , was to he the principal
speaker His subject was "Measures
for Promotion of tlie American Mer
chant Marine. " John Hall Osliorn of
the department
of state presented an
elaborate description of the working
"f the consular service In its relations
to trade and commercial development
abroad and urged a more extended
use of the service by American Industries -
trios lie told of plans which have
been suggested for all consular rep
resentatives ' and provision ! ) of the de
partment l of the state , and urged that
business mon write the department
for specific information respecting
their lines of business. Agents of
American industries abroad , ho said ,
should bo Instructed to make n call
at tlie American consulate their first
task , and full Information concerning
their business would bo supplied by
the consular agents for dissemination
among foreign Inquirers.
HE URGES ABROGATION.
Sulzer Makes Speech In Support of
His Resolution.
Washington , Dec. 1 J. Abrogation ( if
tin Russian treaty of 1832 , because of
race < nnd religious discrimination In \
tin granting of passports lo Amer
ican citizens , demanded in resolutions
framed ; by Representative Sulxer of
New York and Senator Culborson of
Texas , was discussed In a speech in
the house by tlie former.
Mr. Sulzer is chairman of the for
eign affairs committee which unani
mously reported his bill favorably , lie
declared that for nearly half a century
Russia had persistently refused to live
up to the treaty or to recognize pass
ports on American citizens without
discrimination on account of race one-
ligions. lie declared it was a question
that affected the rights of all American
cm citizens , and that Russia not only
refuses to recognize American pass
ports held by Jews , hut those by Bap
tist missionaries , Catholic priests and
Presbyterian divines.
The United States ho said must adhere -
hero tenaciously to the full principle
that the rights of citizens nt home or
abroad shall not bo impaired on ac
count of race or religion. He said that
United States government has
carefully lived up to its treaty obliga
tions with Russia.
"The time for action by congress
come , " said Mr. Sulzer. "There
an be no arbitration of this ; no more
lolay. ' A new treaty should be ar
ranged in which Russia can find no
oop hole to enable her to discriminate
igalnst any class of American citi-
sens on account of race or religion ,
awakening has come with a keen
,
realization of the affronts we have
suffered for years at the hands of a
overninent notorious for its lack of
luman sympathy. "
SPILL IN BIKE RACE.
Now York , Dec. 14. The worst spill
the 1 six-day bicycle race thus far
ailed to shift positions , and today the
contestants were grinding around the
rack at Madison Square garden as
iteadlly as ever.
The mlxup early this morning put
riders temporarily out of the race ,
lending Root , Cameron , Bedell and
.Veils to the doctors' booths , but by
o'clock all the riders were able to
on the track again.
While the doctors were attending
four injured , the other riders were
orbldden to sprint , and for two hours
pace was so slow that they fell
nearly six miles behind the rec-
.
Score at 8 o'clock , GGth hour :
twelve teams , 1,120 miles and 9 laps ,
the Thomas-Strand Galvln-Wiley
cams 1 lap behind. Record 1,128
and 8 laps.
Carpenter Whips Harry Lewf .
Paris . , Dec. 14. George S. Carpen-
i' the 17-year-old welterweight
hamplon won the decision over
, the American pugilist and wel-
orwoight champion of England , in a
wenty round fight at the Cirque De
last night. The fight went the
and Carpenter won on points ,
Johnson , the world's champion ,
present and was introduced to the
pectators.
Tegler-Praeuner.
Battle Creek , Dec. 14. Special v to' '
News : Yesterday afternoon at 3
'clock Walter Tegeler and Miss
Praeuner were married by Rev.
Hoffman at the Lutheran church ,
ceremony service was delivered
Rev. Julius Tegeler of Beomor an
of the groom. The bride's maids
.tending were , Misses Lena and Rosa
raeuner , and as best man , Edwin
egeler and Louis Rodekohr. A rocop-
was held after the church cero-
at the home of the bride's pa
, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Praounbr , ar. ,
South Battle Creek. The young
: will make their homo on a nice
ten miles southwest of town ,
was donated to the groom by hie V
, F. W. Tegoler. The young cou-
a product of Battle Creek.