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Nebraska Man's Frightful Crime.
MllllKun , Nob. , Jan. in. Sometime
D -twi'on tumii and 1 o'clock liwt ovo-
iikiKi Peter liors , a middle aged form
er itxniK hero , killed bis wlfo and
thulr It-year old child and ( hen tool ;
his own life.
The bodlox won > found by the ether
llvo children of Morn on their rotiirn
from Hchofil. The wlfo and baby had
tVjon Hlnln with a hatchet and liors
And seemingly cut his throat with a
rnzoi.
The woman was Dors second wife
mil It Is clalmud ( buy lived unhappily
.ogothor.
Town officials took charge of the
homo. uwulllng the arrival of the
roroner and sheriff.
Young Farmer Ends His Life.
Uutto , Nob. , Jan. 10. Special to
The News : Arthur Hell , a proHperoiiH
voting farmer , committed suicide last
Friday evening by shooting himself In
Hie head with a rifle.
Ho had boon drinking hoavlly for
several months , and on tbo day of the
tragedy arose early and went to dross ,
returning late in the evening , lit
wrote a letter to his parents , mother
and brothers , bidding thorn good-byo
Ho told his wlfo what ho was going
fo do. and she tried for some time to
prevent the rash deed , hilt finally hur
ried to the homo of her brother a mtlo
away for assistance , but Arthur was
lead before the brother got to him.
Arthur was a bright young man , 21 !
\ears old , a ball player of considerable
note , the son of Mr. and Mrs. George
( tell , prominent IU d county people
lor many years. They now reside at
Tokamah , Nob. The funeral was hold
-.it Hrlstow yesterday afternoon , am
ho was buried in the cemetery at
Mristow.
Dr. Webster Pleads Guilty.
Oregon , III. , Jan. 10. Dr. Harry El
rfin Webster of Chicago , facing trial
lor llio murder of bis wife , Bessie
Kent Webster , will plead guilty to the
erlmo of which ho Is accused , before
Judge R. S. Farraud in the Ogle coun
ty circuit court. Friday.
This announcement was made by
Vounsel for Webster. It followed a
conference held a week ago with
States Attorney W. J. Emerson of
Ogle county , In which evidence was
carefully gone over by both the prose
out ion and the defense.
No agreement has been entered into
that less than the death penalty shall
bo imposed , but friends of Webster
think that the sentence will bo life
imprisonment. His counsel , John Erwin -
win of Dixou and Callahan & Callahan
of Chicago , are preparing to present
a plea In litigation when the client
pleads and throws himself on the
lu-.rcy of the court.
Tin ? thain of circumstances against
Webster was not discovered for days
ifler the nude body of bis wife had
boon found in woods between Dixou
"and Oregon , Oct. I , with a knife
wound across her throat almost sever
ing the head from the body. Suspl
don pointed to Webster , and ho was
taken into custody by tbo police ant"
soon afterwards released.
Tbo same day Identification of tilt
was made , and Webster was ri >
arrested. Then followed the discover
that Webster bad married Uesslo
Kcuit after he bad left another bride
Mrs..oo Varney Webster , in her low :
homo. To the police ho gave wbai
was called a confession , and later dc
nied that bo was guilty.
Webster's counsel Interested alien
fats in the case after Webster was
taken to the Ogle county jail , and it
was expected an Insanity defense
would be made at the trial , which was
sot for Jan. 22.
It Is expected that the pica of. guilty
v\ill bo accompanied by a confession
from Webster's lips of the manner in
lilch the crime was committed and
the causes which led to the murder.
Cases are rare in Illinois where the
death penalty lias been inflicted after
-.1 pica of guilty and a , full confession.
This gives color to the hope of
Webster that ho will escape with life
Imprisonment.
Dr. Webster Is known by a number
of Norfolk people. He formerly lived
at Newport , Neb.
SIX LIVES WERE LOST.
Equitable Company Had. Already
Planned a New Building.
New York. Jan. 10. Six lives wort
lost , a do/.en persons wore injured
and valuable records , including the
biography of E. H. Harrlmau and twi
priceless libraries which cannot bo re
placed , wont up in the Equitable build
ing lire yesterday , and the fate ot
hundreds of millions of dollars wortl :
Dl secii'ltles stored in the safety do
luiblt vaults , is in question , althougl
it was believed that the tireproof con
traction would save them from dam
age.
age.Tho comany bad planned to oreci
, i now building " t o site , and a
tmurod by tbo offioors. the expense o
tearing It down will about balance the
aluo of the structure.
MAKING HOAX OF PRIMARY.
Enemies of Nebraska Man File Hi
Name for Vice Presidency.
Lincoln. Jan. 10. Charles K. Fan.
fling of Omaha will have his name
placed on tbo democratic ballot a
the primaries as candidate for vice
president as the result of a petitioi
tiled by twenty-seven Omaha am
South Omaha men. The nominal lei
is intended merely to hold off Pan
ning's candidacy for delegate at largo
tbo secretary of state having ruloi
tlmt the same name cannot he on th
ballot more than once. The petitioi
is signed by democrats opposed tc
the Dahlman faction and is allcgec
by them to bo a counter move to th
petition for Bryan for president in
spired by Mr. Fanning.
Wyoming Trains Get Through.
Cheyenne , Wyo. , Jan. 10. Railroad
traffic In Wyoming la Improving to
day. A passenger train of the Colo-
ado & Southern 'fairway which bo-
nmo snowbound yesterday was dug
out today. It returned to Cht-yonno , a
llHtance of seventy miles. A passoii-
train on Iho same line Is snowed
n t\vel\e miles north of Saratoga , but
the passengers and crow have boon
aken to Saratoga.
SUGAR DROPS 10 CENTS.
All Grades of Refined Article Are
Reduced In Price.
New York , Jan. 10. All grades of
rollned sugar wore reduced 10 cents
a hundred pounds today.
Reasons for Raising Them.
If you are thin and want to add a
lltlle flesh to your body go Into the
faucy chicken breeding business.
That's the nrtvico several .Norfolk men
ire handing out to friends today. This
advice Is not given out only for the
bonol'll of llio male citizens of Nor
folk , but It is declared to be a wonder
ful aid to the thin Norfolk woman who
confines herself within the four walls
of her homo too much.
"I never did care much about rais
ing fancy chickens until I saw It was
doing my wlfo a great deal of good , "
says a county official whose wife was
one of the high prize winners at the
recent chicken show. "My wife never
did care muci. for outside work , " ho
continued , "but went into the fancy
chicken business , and I was surprised
to learn that my wife's weight In
creased from ICO to ITid pounds within
a year. She does not mind the weather
now , and is always outside looking
after the chickens. It does her a
great deal of good. "
The county official's statement was
corroborated by a local attorney who
declared that iiis wife , whose weight
was never over 100 pounds , now
weighs over ! ! ! " > pounds. Holh men
recommend chicken raising for thin
women.
Tumn-Bolds.
At 10 o'clock Ibis , morning in the
Sacred Heart Catholic church Father
Felix CJobauor of St. Paul , Nob. , pro
nounced the words which bound In
wedlock Amos Tnma and Miss llutli
Holds. The young couple loft this
evening for the east and they expect
to be "at home" at their homo on
Park avenue next Sunday afternoon.
The bride was attended by Miss Ma
tilda Fox and the groom by Frank
Flynn. Mr. Tuma is popularly known
in Norfolk and has boon employed as
a plumber hero for the past eight
years.
South Norfolk News.
Mrs. II. C. Hick and son Clarence
returned homo from Stuart , where
they spent the past week at the homo
of Mr * . Dick's parents , Mr. and Mrs.
Ahlinan.
Miss Helen Hrown , a nurse of the
state hospital , is spending her vaca
tion at the George Roseberry home.
Joseph Hopporman , a machinist at
the roundlioiise , received a message
\esterday reporting the death of his
father. Mr. Ifepponaan left immedi
ately for Springfield , Mo.
Ciraudma Hondiirant. is suffering
from f a sprained arm , the result of a
fall. ,
William House is ill.
CONFESSES TO BIG CRIME.
Says He Helped Rob Two Banks.
Wanted For Two Murders.
Chicago. Jan. 0. Frank Ilolloway ,
L' . who is also known under different
ames , confessed to the police today
hat ho was concerned In two bank
obbories , one at Panama -md one -it
\Vw Westminster , H. C. , in which
l..O.OOO . was stolen. He also said
10 was wanted for two murders and
or many robberies in Oklahoma.
Torped Destroers Are Safe.
Washington , Jan. ! ) . All but two
ho Marant and MeCall of the four-
eon United States torpedo boat do-
itroors caught in the terriffic storm
it sea late last week while engaging
n a war game onroute to Guanlana , .
no , Cuba , are accounted for , accord-
ng to a dispatch , from Hear Admiral
Winslow , commanding the second di
vision of the Atlantic fleet which has
lioon sweeping the seas in search of
the little vessels.
WHO ELSE KNEW OF PLOTS ?
Grand Jury Wants to Know What
Other Labor Leaders Are Involved.
Indianapolis , Jan. ! ) . Evidence con
cerning the secret slores of dynamile
and nitroglycerine kept at Tiffin , O. ,
'
Rochester and Indianapolis , from
which it is said Ortio E. McManignl 1 ,
John J. and James H. McNamara pro
cured their supplies , occupied the at
tention of officials today in the federal
oral grand jury's investigation of al
legcd dMiamiting conspiracies. An
oilier quoslion to bo inquired into is ,
"Who , if anyone , besides John J. Me
Namara , knew the uses to which he
put tin$1,000 a month allowed him
as secrolary-treasurer of the Interim
tional Association of Bridge and Struc , .
tural Iron Workers , and for which ho
was required to give no accounting ? "
Admits Placing Dynamite ,
Los Angeles , Cal. , Jan. 10. J. H.
Htahop , wlio said ho was a union man ,
placed on the stand in the Connors
dynamlto conspiracy trial , declared
that ho and Connors , with Maple and
Homier. Connors' co-defendants , placed
the dynamite in the alley beside the
Hall of Records.
EXCITEMENT IN CONGRESS.
Plan to Issue Subpoenaes for Steel
Trust Men Causes Row.
Washington , Jan. 10. The plan of
Chairman Stanley of the "steel trust"
investigating committee to IKBUO sub-
popimos at once for everything ho
wanted from the United States Stool
corporation , and personalities in do-
halo over his fight Jor Jii.ooo addition-
il appropriation for the Inquiry , gave
the IIOUHO an.veiling half iioiir.
The house finally voie l the appro
priation to supplement the crlglnal
fa..ooo.
Mr , Stanley declared IIP Irid reached
Iho fiid of courteous treatment of Hu
so-called "stool trust" officers. Rep
resentative Levy of New York , a dem
ocrat , who said ho opposed the inquiry
as an Interference with business staI
blllly , was assured by Mr. Stanley that
ho "noed not lose any sleep , oven
though Mr. Levy had J. I' . Morgan as
oi-o of Ms constituonls , "
Mr. Stanley declared the .tteel cor
poration , , welcomed the government's
suit lor dissolution In the belief It
would stop tbo inquiry.
Tbo MeCall Still Missing.
New York. Jan. 10. Wireless dis
patches received boor today toll of the
safe passage across the gulf stream of
the I'nlted States torpedo boat destroyer
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stroyer Roe onroute with other navy
craft , to ( iiiaiitanaiiio , but now appar
ently heading for Norfolk. No word
has been received hero of the torpedo
boat destroyer MeCall , the only one ,
of the torpedo fleet not reported since ,
the \essels wen- scattered by the ,
hea\y wcarhor off the Atlantic coast.1
James Kentucky Senator.
Frankfort , Ky. , Jan. 10. On the bal-
lot for a successor to United States |
Senator Thomas H. Payntor , OHIo M.
James received 10. votes in the Kentucky I
tucky legislature. Edwin P. Morrow/
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republican , received L'S votes. The
house and senate in joint session today -
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day will confirm the selection of Rep-
rcsentativo James.
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CENSURES MANUFACTURERS ,
College Man Raps Muscatinc Capitalists -
ists for Button Strike.
Dos Moines , Jan. 10. Prof. S. 'A.
Hatton of Dos Moines college , a mom- \
her of commission appointed by the
Federation of Churches of America ,
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at Pittsburg recently to investigate
conditions .it Muscatiuo , la. , In a state-
inent made public hero , severely criti
cised the action of prominent manu
facturers in connection with the but
ton workers' strike.
Prof. Da 1 1 en declares that some of f
the button manufacturers who are
prominent in church work have by
their attitudes "done more to alienate
people from the church and drive
them Into open hostility than all the
anarchists and infidels who over lived 1
In Mnscatino. "
That strikers as well as citizens
were clubbed and roughly treated by ,
imported detectives from Chicago , Is
declared in Prof , nation's report.
"The time has come for the people
of Iowa to demand an impartial in-
vostigation. The manufacturers
seemed to break up the union and I
crush socialism. So long as these
conditions exist thorp can bo no peace
in Muscatinc. "
A full report of fho commission's
findings will be made public in a few ,
days.
"NEVER TOLD A LIE. "
"In All My Failures , I Have Never
Been a liar , " Says Harmon.
Columbus , O. , Jan. 10. Gov. liar- '
moil denied printed statements that
during Mr. Hryan's last campaign a
young daughter of Gov. Harmon wrote
to a girl friend in Texas that "Papa
hoped for Mr. llryan's defeat , because
It would make bis own presidential I
prospects brighter. "
"My three daughters each married
and loft home long before the 1008
campaign. Not ono of them over had
a girl friend in Texas.
"I have two granddaughters , but
one of them was 10 months old and the
other t > years old in 1IOS. !
"Neither in the family circle nor
elsewhere did I over make the state
ment mentioned nor ono of like im-
port.
"Tills story would make me both a
liar and a hpocrito and. with all my
failures , I have never boon either. "
LORIMER ON THE STAND.
Ilinois Senator Continues Battle to
Hold His Position.
Washington , Jan. 10. Senator Lori-
mcr of Illinois continued his testl
uony before the committee which is
investigating charges of bribery in
connection with his election. When
yesterday's hearing took a recess , Sen
itor Lorimer was beginning to tell of
political conditions in Illinois in 1UOS
and 1909. Evidently the drift of his
testimony was calculated to indicate
that there was a movement of a fac
tion of the republicans to prevent the
ro-elcction of former Senator Hopkins
and that Gov. Deiieen was favorable
to it.
Senator Lorimer took up his testi
mony at that point today , and under
questioning by his counsel , Elbridgo
Hanocy , continued events which led
up to his election by the Illinois legis
lature in May , 11)09. )
Anarchy Put Down.
St. Petersburg , Jan. 10. Some
groups of Russian subjects , Armenians
and Mussulmcn inhabiting the port of
Enzoll on the Caspian son , have telegraphed
0s
graphed today to the emperor of Russia
sm
sia thanking him for the restoration
of order by his troops after four years
of anarchy in Persia. The conditions
ise
which had prevailed during that period
e3d
riod had , said the dispatch , ruined
commerce and endangered life and
property.
Destroyer Mayrant Safe.
Caimano , Cuba , Jan. 10. The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Mayrant
which , with the destroyer MeCall , has
been reported missing since the storm
several days ago off Cape Hatteras ,
reached Guntanamo bay.
Russia Not Demanding.
SI. Polorsbnrg. Jan. 10. An official
denial Is given today by the foreign of )
fice of the reports that the Russian
Kovorninont had addressed demands
to the Chinese government In regard
to Mongolia or was planning the occu
pation of Mongolia.
British Send More Troops.
Hong Kong , Jan. 10. A further de
tachment of Indian troops with field
and machine guns wore dispatched Jo-
day from hero to Canton to reinforce
the I contingent of Hritlsh troops al
ready stationed there.
New Democratic Congressman.
lIutchliiHon , Kan. , Jan. 10. ( Joorgo
A. Neeloy , a democrat , was yesterday
! elected to the United Slates congress
'from ' f the Seventh Kansas district to
succeed the lalo Representative 13dfi
mend II. Madison , republican. John
M. Klnkle , chairman of the republican
district committee conceded Iho elec
tion of Net-ley by 1'JOO to 1,500 votes.
DEMOCRATS FINISH WORK.
Details of National Convention Are
| I Decided Upon.
' Washington , Jan. 10. Ti.o democratic -
cratic j national committee completed
its work with the selection of Haiti-
more ' as the convention city. Juno 2.
. was fixed as the date of the national
j I ; gathering ! when candidates for presi
dent and vice-president will be select-
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ed. The republican national convcn-
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tlon Is to bo hold In Chicago on
Juno 18.
.
i ' The democrats adopted a ' pcrmis-
slvo" ( primary resolution in connoc-
lion witli the call for delegates , and I
such ' states as ha\c laws on tbo sub-
Joel , or desire to do so , can select :
I ] their representatives in the national I
l convention ( by direct vote. There are )
, 1,071 delegates to be chosen.
j Harmony marked the sitting of the
' committee ' , which was given over almost -
: most entirely to the arguments of the
reports ' of Hiearious cities bidding ;
for ' the convention. William Jennings i
Hryan did not attend the meeting. Ho
bad not finished his speech at the
Jackson day banquet until well after
;
; ' > o'clock the morning before.
I There was a brief controversy over
the proposed recognition of progressive -
ive league clubs , an organization said I
to ' have grown out of the Independence
league movement starte by William i
Randolph Hearst. When objection i
was made the question of recognition i
was deferred for four years.
! National Chairman Norman E. Mack
was named to head the sub-committee
on ' arrangements for the convention ,
i Vico-Chairman Hall of Nebraska and i
Secretary ' Uerey Woodson of Kentucky ,
will be ex-officio members of the sub-
committee ' and there will be seven ad
ditional ' members to bo named later
by Mr. Mack.
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i | Daily News Official Paper.
' Madison , Neb. , Jan. 10. Special to
The News : At a session of the county ,
commissioners , there being presonl I
Burr Taft of Norfolk , and Watson L.
Purdy of Madison , o. O. "nr-ir. -
prietor of the Newman Grove Re
porter , was awarded contract for
, furnishing the county officials with
j supplies the ensuing year ; the Huso
' Publishing company of Norfolk , the
contract for blanks and books : and '
1 The Norfolk Daily News , together '
'with the Madison Star-Mail and the
Battle Crock Enterprise , the contract
for the county publishing.
j ! OPPOSED TO THE FIGHT.
, Nevada Doesn't Want the Odium of >
Johnson-Flynn Battle.
I Salt Lake City , Utah , Jan. 10. A
spirit of bitter opposition to the pro- )
posed Johnson-Flynn light has devel 1-
oped throughout Nevada according to
advices received. Nevadans say that
any benefit from a battle staged near
the Nevada-Utah line will accrue to
Salt Lake City while any odium attached t-
tached to the fight will remain with
itho state of Nevada.
j A proposal to call .1 special session
of the Nevada legislature to repeal
the law under which unlimited ring
battles are sanctioned has been discussed -
iiit
cussed freely among men prominent
in politics in Nevada and there is no
doubt that Gov. Odie will be urged
to do Ills utmost to prevent the bat
tle.
Metropolis. Nov. , lias notified Promoter
meter Jack Curley that tbo offer of
a site for the light arena and other ;
inducements to bring the battle to :
that town has been withdrawn.
Wendover , mentioned by Curley as
the site of the battle , is in Utah , but *
it is probable bo intends to place the
arena across tbo state lino.
Involves New Yorkers.
New York , Jan. 10. Two detectives ;
left today for Winnipeg to take charge ;
of Charles Ross , arrested there in con
nection with the robbery of Aaron
Bancroft , an aged banker , last March.
Eight Now York men , several of them
prominent , are said to bo involved in
Ross' confession to the Winnipeg po
lice.
Can't Find Dakota Farmer.
Centorville. S. D. . Jan. lO.-Tho
search for David Fahlborg. the Clay
county farmer who mysteriously dis
appeared a week ago , was continued
but without success.
SOLDIERS GLAD OF CHANCE.
Start Friday Morning from Manila for
China Saving Money.
Manila , Jan. 11 Delay has arisen in
connection with the departure of the
transport Logan which is to convoy
the first battalion of the Fifteenth infantry -
fantry regiment to China. She will
now probably not leave until Friday
morning. The delay was duo to the
alterations necessary for the transport
to provide proper accommodation for
the field and machine guna and the
draft horses. It is expected the voy
age to China will last ten days. The
troops will disembark at Chin \\ang
Tao , mid Roar Admiral Joseph H. Mur-
fdock , commanding the United States
Asiatic squadron , will probably assist
at the landing.
The strength of the expedition will
ho 570 men In all. including the first
battalion of the Fifteenth infantry ,
the detachment of the hospllnl corps ,
a machine gun platoon and a field
servlco wagon train.
Maj. James M. Arrasmlth , who will
bo In command , will bo accompanied
by an officer of Iho intelligence de
partment | i and will report to William
J. Calhoun , American minister at i'o-
kin. l <
kin.Tho
The troops will go aboard the trans
port atI o'clock this afternoon. They
'camo - down from Fort McKinley In
huge ) barges along the river Paslg. All
arc j jubilant at the chance of field
service. They were paid on Wednesday -
' day ( In gold , and all of them are sav
ing | their money for the trip.
Harmon to Talk Presidency.
Chicago , Jan. 11. Gov. Judson Har-
j mon of Ohio planned to bo tbo guest
of the Iroquols club today at a lunch
eon at which .100 democrats wore ex-
peeled , lie had given his consent to
make a speeeb at which he would re
fer to his candidacy as an aspirant for
the nomination for president. The
governor's program in the state called
for bis departure for East St. Louis
tonight , where bo is to speak tomor
row night at a mass meeting of demo
crats of the southern end of the state.
READ IT IN THE NEWS FIRST.
Madison People Learned of New LI-
brary , Through Norfolk Paper.
Madison Star-Mail : It was The
Norfolk Daily News that first told the
people of .Madison that wo could havt
a ; public library building.
Bid Frank Pilger Goodbye.
Plainvlow News : Frank Pilger hade
"goodbye" to the office of countj
superintendent : yesterday , after years
of ' service to the interests of the
schools of Pierce county. Ho has-
done a lot of good work for tbo Piorct
county schools and the people of Ibis
county will over owe him a debt of
gratitude. Ho did his work consclen
tionsly and well ; ho was giving Hit
work the best that was in him all
these years. He was not working foi
llio salary , alone , but for the schools
in which work ho had his heart. It
is likely that he could have earned
more money at something else for he
worked hard and is an unusually competent -
potent man. His services wore always -
ways in demand. Ho will now go to
Norfolk where be will have charge of
the Nebraska School Review and the
school supply department of the Huso
Publishing company. Hero's success
to him i" his now field.
i South Norfolk News.
Miss HornierHowman of Sioux Falls
was here yesU-rday between trains ,
enrouto west.
Frank Krobolerft : for Chadron
last evening on business.
A f Mill.ir tnt > t'nr TtipiMj ) ) 'iqt "Veil-
ing.
Miss Millie Stanton of Wisner was
here yesterday looking up old aqunin-
tunces while on her way to Winslde.
Miss Dorothea Millman of Columbus
transacted business hero yesterday.
Mr. Smithors has moved his fam-
ily from one of llio Redman houses on
Indiana avenue to South Thirteenth
street.
fat McNeeley wont to Chadron yes-
.tcrday on business.
mdiridcjo Licenses.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. 10. Special to
The News : Judge McDuffee issued a
marriage license to Hays H. Miller ,
1son of William Miller and Miss Vornc
L. Wright , daughter of Dan Wright ,
all of Battle Crock , Neb.
Eichoff Estate Admitted to Probate ,
tMadison. . Nob. , Jan. 10. Special to
The News- The estate of John H.
Eichoff , late of Tilden , deceased , was
admitted to probate and C. A. Smith
and W. W. Eichoff of Tilden appoint-
cd executors by the court.
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i Sues for Commission.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. 11.-Special to
The News : W. O. Rice , a traveling
tman , brought suit against Mclcher &
Irving of Norfolk yesterday to recover
$770 commission , which ho alleges was
agreed to be paid him in the event ho
r'foiind a purchaser for their stock of
I general merchandise and business lo-
Icatcd In the city of Norfolk and
is'known as the Fair Store. Mclchor &
; ' Irving sold the business to Malm ,
Hurko & Co , , but disown and deny that
W. O. Rico was instrumental in mak
ing the sale. The hearing was con
tinued until Saturday afternoon by
Judge McDuffee. Attorney Kelsey ap
peared for Moleher & Irving and M. C.
I In/en for W. O. Rico.
All Boats Are Safe.
Washington , Jan. 11. With the tor
pedo boat destroyer MeCall reported
to the navy department as safe and
approaching Bermuda under her own
steam , the last of Iho government
craft whoso whereabouts has occas
ioned anxiety during the past few
days is accounted for.
INSANE NEGRO KILLS.
Murders Father , Wounds Deputy Sher
iff and Holds Posse at Bay.
Rochester , N. Y. , Jan. 11. William
Twymanu. a negro considered Insane
yesterday murdered bis father , Turner
Twymann , at their home In Scottvlllo ,
a village near here , shot a deputy sher
iff , seriously wounded three other dep
uties and slightly injured Sheriff Hur
ley Hamil , the leaders in a possce of
more than a hundred persons who en
deavored to enter the Twymann house
in which ho had barricaded himself.
Twymann had the besiegers at bay
for six hours , when a one-pounder ,
hurried to the scene from the local
irmory with a squad of naval militia
find national guardsmen , arrived on
the spot Sheriff llamll then sent an
ultimatum in to the negro that if ho
\n\iM \ Hiirroiulor ho would bo protect'
M d from violent-it , hut that If ho pera
Isted in delving the officers the house
vonld bo iihot to pieces.
The message decided the negro
iromplly , and ho walked out of ( ho
louse holding his hands above his
it-ad. Officers placed him In an antl
omobllo and hurried him to the conno
y Jail hero. Twyninnn has been fearc
d by the Seottsvlllo folk for somo.d
t line , it Is said , because at times ho'
uis i appeared Irresponsible.
Teachers Meet Here in March.
W. J. Hryan , ox-Gov. Glenn of
North ( Carolina , Senator Gore , State
Supt. Powers of Mississippi Prof ,
Roach of the state normal hoard , Rev.
Mr. Harmon of St. Paul , Minn. , and
other well known men In public life
are J to bo asked to come to Norfolk
next March to talk before th- annual
nvontlon of the North Nebraska
Teachers' association , which \\ill cent
veiio In the Norfolk Auditorium on
March 2S.
An executive meeting of that asso
elation wan hold In the Pacific hole
\\llh President J. II. Kemp of Wayne
presiding. Oilier officials present
were : Vlco-Presideiit W. W. Tholson ,
Pierce I ; Secretary Emma Miller , West
Point , and Treasurer N. A. House ! of
Madison.
All preliminary arrangements , in-
eluding the dale and place of the
convention , were made at this oxecu-
live meeting. The declamatory con
test \\ill take place in the Auditorium
on the night of March S , and regu
lar teachers' meetings held March - ! >
and I0. !
Because the first big day of llio
convention will come on Friday , male-
ing it possible for teachers to ask for
only one day's vacation , with the reg
ular Saturday vacation following ,
President Kemp declares last year's
attendance record will be broken.
"Moral Ethical Education" will bo
the central theme of this year's moot
ing if Iho plans of the officials are
carried out. Many now features are
scheduled , among them being the ad
dition of the school officers' section
which was created for the purpose of
obtaining greater co-operation among
all school officers.
While it is not possible that all the .
well known speakers mentioned will
bo in Norflok to speak before this
convention , President Kemp is satis
fied that at least two-thirds of them 1
will bo present.
"I have talked personalty with Mr.
Hryan , " says the president , "and ho
has promised mo to be present at the
Norfolk mooting if ho is in the state
at that time. Wo will have a largo
number of well known and interesting
speakers. "
Gas Turned on at 5 O'clock.
Narrow escapes from escaping gas
and explosions from bursting water.
pipes which wore frozen wore experi-
diced by a number of Norfolk people
Saturday and Sunday. The intense
cold froze hundreds of water pipes
and dozens of water meters , and the
frost caused leaks in gas mains.
Several Narrow Escapes.
H. O. Koisau , of the Koisau Drug
company was overcome for a few mo
ments by two explosions of gas Satur
day. Ho entered the cellar of his
to- ' with a lighted torch to thaw out
froze.i water pipes. Two explosions
followed shortly after ho entered the
ii.ibcment and ho had to bo assisted
to tbo store room. Mr. Keisau suf-
po'-oi , bad effects from his experience.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Luebcko , their
niece and Rev. Otto Bergfelder were
also sufferers from escaping gas
which , according to , Mr. Luebcko ,
overcame bis niece andthe minister.
Mr. and Mrs. Luebecke 'suffered a
slight illness from the effects of the
gas. The entire Luebckc store was
tilled witli the fumes and Saturday
night the family went elsewhere to
sleep. Last year the same disagree
able occurrence was experienced by
the Luebckcs.
I. M. Macy , another last year's vic
tim , was once more overcome Satur
day night when ho entered the cellar
: to look for escaping gas. During the
night the family had to bo aroused
by Leonard Gossard , a local harbor ,
who declared the gas fumes filled the
apartments.
Many others reported escaping gas ,
but no serious effects were reported ,
A Range Demolished.
Among the many reports of water
pipe explosions , the accident at the
F. G. Corycl home was most serious.
A kitchen range exploded in the Cory-
ell residence and was completely de
molished. Mr. Coryoll was cooking
breakfast and was just in the act of
turning a piece of steak on the frying
pan when the explosion took place.
Hot coals from the stove wore blown
into a bag containing clothespins. A
slight fire followed but was extin
guished by Coryoll. Tbo water had
become frozen between the range and
the boiler. There was no circulallon
and when the lire was started the
steam started the trouble. Luckily the
force of the explosion was directed
downward and Mr. Coryoll escaped
without a scratch.
Water Commissioner Carrick de
clares that the frost in the ground
has reached many of the pipes.
"This frost lias a strong drawing pow
er and naturally the pipes break. "
Local plumbers are of the same opin
ion with Commissioner Carrick.
Antelope County Supervisors.
Noligh , Neb. , Jan. 11. Special to
The News : The Antelope county
board of supervisors adjourned last
night. They cut the bill of ox-Sheriff
John Miller from $ CU.no to 179.15. It
la reported ho may bring suit to re
cover the balance. The Huso Publishing i-
ing company of Norfolk was awarded
the contract to make the county'e
lank hooks.
Throne Soon to Abdicate.
London. Jan. IL Voluminous tele-
ramt. are being exchanged between
Premier Yuan Shi Kal and Wu Ting
/
Fang , republican inlnlBtar of JtiHtlc.e , *
ami there IH a growing piosstiro Unit
will \ force tlu > thrown to abdicate with
, i nut walling for the decision of the
national convention , my a a dispatch
to the 'I'liut's from Pokln. There Is
excellent authority to tmlluvo thnt
tlu > ox-pronilor Prince Chlng anil I ho
other princes favor thlH course , The J
correspondent nihlH that an early ab-
. dlcallon Is ( 'ci'tnln.
'
| Stebblns Appears nt Uoncstecl.
llonoHtool , S. I ) . , Jan. II.- Special to
| Tin- NOWHV. : . P. SlobbliiH of Albion ,
Ni-b. , arrlvi'il In Horn-stool anil watt
| iul iiiulor arroHt by Franl' Korkow ,
county countable , on a warrant , that ' .
WaH ISSUed hlHt WlH'k. {
| Stobblns furnished $1,000 bond anil ' ,
took t a change of VOIIHO to the police ;
justice j court of the city of Honoslool. .
| K. 1 , . Fllsram , ono of I he directors ,
of the FariuerH' Co oporatlvo aHHoda- . '
tlon t at ItonoHtool , Hworo out tbo coin-
plaint I , charging omho/zlomonl. " * " * "
I
A Fire at Lincoln.
Lincoln , .Ian. II. Flro in the plant
of the Western I'alnl and Glass com
pany 1 caiiHod a IOHH of $80,000 to stock
and ' building. The flames had gained
good I headway before being disco v-
, orcd , and on accouul of the intense
| cold the flronion worked under a han
dicap. Two flreinoa wore illicitly In
jured. J The IOHH Is well covered by In
surance. !
Henderson Bound Over.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. II. Special to
- The NOWH : The case of Miss Agnes
I Motvs. . Lee Henderson , was hoard
bet'oro .Indue McDiiffeo , county attor
ney ' Nichols appearing for Miss Mot/
and ' Attorney ( ' . II. Kelsey of Norfolk
for Henderson. Henderson was bound
over to the. district court and bin
recognizance bond fixed at $1,000.
WHO POISONED THIS MEAT.
150 Old Soldiers at Lcavenworth Are
III from Effects of It.
Lea von worth , Kan. , Jan. II.- Inves
tigation was continued today to rind
the origin of tbo poison which is bo-
Moved to have been In the bash which
caused illness to IfiO veterans at the
soldiers' homo , who ate of it at breakfast -
fast Wednesday. None of the old sol-
dlers was in a dangerous condition at
any time , Maj. .1. L. Fryer , chief sur-
Keen , says , and those not already well
are recovering.
The authorities were at a IOHH to ac
count for the origin of the poison
which caused the men every symptom
of ptomaine poisoning. The hash was
Rogers Gets Twelve Years.
Fremont , Jan. ! l. Louis Rogers , the
vaudeville artist who was convicted
of being implicated in the death of tbo
dax-old child of his traveling companion -
| ion , Mrs. Caroline lUlchle , was sen-
.
iloneed to twelve years in the poniton-
| today by Judge llolenbeck. Tbo
j ease will bo appealed.
College Girls in Wreck.
Dunkirk , X. Y. , Jan. it. Passengers
on the Lake Shore railroad's "Knick
erbocker special , " caHtbonnd , received
a severe shaking up but escaped in-
| nry today when the express crashed
into two frolgbt engines running
light , three miles west of bore. The
engines wore completely demolinhed
and three members of the crows wctw
slightly scalded and sustained minor
fractures. Among the passengers were
thirty Vassar college students.
A blinding snowstorm is believed to
have caused the accident.
Riots in Paris.
Paris , Jan. II. A series of violent
riots occurred in the vicinity of the
palace of justice yesterday afternoon
and resulted in a large number of
rioters and several policemen being
injured. The demonstration was
brought about by tbo trial of several
trade unionists in the correctional
court of the Seine on a charge of dis
tributing circulars of a revolutionary
character to soldiers serving with
their regiments.
Boyd County Board Organizes.
Hullo. Neb. , Jan. 11. Special to
The News : The board of supervisors
of Iloyd county met and organized.
Won. Kenaston was elected chairman
for the year 1'JIU. The choice was a
wise ono as Mr. Konaston Is a level
headed business man a'id has the
business of the county well in hand ,
having boon on the board longer than
any of the present members.
The Huso Publishing company of
Norfolk was the successful bidder on
blank books.
Wrestling Match at Foster. . -
Foster , Neb. , Jan. II. Special to
The News : The wrestling match
which took place hero before a largo
house between Will Koenls and Jim
Wax was decided in favor of Koenlg.
Each weighing 18-1 pounds , it was a
very even contest. Time , ono hour
and fifty-nine minutes. Both showed
good skill on the mat.
The first round was called at the
end of ono hour. After resling three
minutes they wore called back on the
mat by a tan of the boll by Referee
llerlng. Hoth were In fine condition ,
going a faster round than the first ,
neither having any great advantage
until the close of the sccon 1 round ,
whoa Koenig showed the greater skill
by throwing his opponent with a half
Nelson and crotch hold.
French Cabinet Resigns.
Paris , Jan. 11. The downfall of-the
Calllanx cabinet came suddenly last
night . That the ministry would bo
overthrown In the chamber of depu-
ities In the next few days was the
general belief , but announcement of
the resignation of the ministry came
as a surprise. It was logically due ,
however , owing to the failure of
Premier Calllaux to obtain timber to
complete a political combination H
which practically confronted with the
certainty of speedy collapse. i