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TIIK NOUFOLK VYKKKLY NHWS-JOfKNAL , KKIDAY. FKIUM'AKY Hi. 1912. \ HOMESTEADERS ORGANIZE. 150 Winner * Lay Plnn ( or Mutual Ad- vnnccmcnt on Claims. Oinulm , Fob. Si. One hundred atitl titty winners of homesteads In tlio Rosebud Iinlluii reservation drawing met In Oinuhii InHt night at the Hen- nmw ! tuul organized the South Da kota HomoBtoadc.rs' association , the object being for itititual advancement when the tlino comes to file on the farms they have won. Tlut 1HO present - ent came from all partH of Iowa and Nebraska. W. U. Stewart. Omaha , WJIB made president ; Herbert Cox. Omaha , vice- president ; Miss Nellie McDonald , Om aha , secretary ; Charles Horn Council P.luffH , treasurer. A coiiHtltutlon and | r laws will bo adopted at a meeting called for next Wednesday night at a place to In ; announced later. Falls On Ice. Is Killed. Atmton , S. IX. Feb ! i - Special to The News : John Sullivan , while work- hit ; on the .Milwaukee nillrond bridge as builder , tell about twenty feet upon the Ice , crushing his Hkull. He lived about ono hour after the accident. He was a single man and a member of Mit > KJugleH lodge at Mllbank. S. D. . and waH probably not over ; so years old. Nothing else IK known of him here. TEST STENOGRAPHER'S SPEED. Conditions of Hotel Scene Reproduced as Nearly ns Possible. Washington , Feb. 9. A little tank with an open notebook and a lllblc upon It was ready today when the Lor- ImiT investigation wan resumed for .1. E. Sheridan , the detectlvo stommra- pber , to demonstrate his abilities at recording far-away con vermilions in shorthand. Sheridan recently Kwore before the minute Lorimer committee that he had made a shorthand report of ti conversation in Toronto on Jan. ti. when Charles Meliowan was alleged to have admitted receiving money from C. F. Wleho for perjuring him self in giving testimony for Senator l.orlmer before the committee. The claim 'was made that Sheridan's notes wore "faked" and that he could not make a shorthand report as he claimed lie had made at Toronto. Conditions n the hotel rooms at Toronto , in which McGowan met the detectives were re produced as nearly as possible In Sen ator Dilllngham's offices. In one room whore three persons were to hold a conversation was hung a delicate telephonic - phonic apparatus. Wires led to the table In the next room. The Bible waste to permit Sheridan to have a weight for one corner of his notebook while h - used his left hand to hold the ap paratus to his ear. The Money Trust Probe. "Washington. Feb. ! l. Representa tive I'tigo of Louisiana , chairman of The house committee on banking and < urrency. to which the democratic caucus referred the proposed invest ! sat Ion of "the money trust. " declared today that he would Introduce a reso lution to invest his committee wltn plenary powers to learn if there is a money trust in the United States. Old Murder Is Out. Albuquerque. N. M. , Feb. 9. Moses JC. Gutliff of Mount Vernon , Ky. . ask ed the chief of police to lock him up , haying that lie had killed Robert Rigs- by , of Mount Vernon. Ky. . on Sept -7 , 190-1. A telegram from Kentucky confirms the confession and requests that Gattlit'f be held for extradition Need Wireless in Orient. "Washington , Feb. 9. A system ol wireless telegraphy in the Philippine islands was recommended by Presi dent Taft in a message sent to con gross. Joint reports made by officers of the Philippine government of the Vnlted States army and navy were Transmitted with a message outlining a system of wireless stations and n plan for their operations. President Taft calls attention to the fact that no commercial companies thus far had in stalled wireless plants in the islands although the need of such comiuunica < tion was urgent. Rothschilds Rule England. The Standford University. Cals Feb ( "The unseen empire of finance" in its control over affairs of Europe , and the policy of rulers in continuing the practice of contracting war debts , were arraigned by David Starr Jordan , pres ident of Stanford university , in an ad dress to the student body. Dr. Jordan declared that a European war Is not now imminent. He said that since the battle of Waterloo the Rothschilds have been the actual rulers of Europe , and it would be impossible over to pay them off. Fowler Ends His Flight. Jacksonville. Fla. . Feb. 9. Robert * j. Fowler of Gilroy. Cal. , the ocean-to ocean flyer , officially finished his long trip across the continent when he landed at Monico park at 4:45 : o'clock ibis afternoon. Fowler left San Fran cisco for New York on Sept. 11 , 1911 went as far as Emigrant Gap : Sept. 24 turned back on account of storms ; started again for the Atlantic ocean from Los Angeles , Oct. " 1 ; made 1.700 miles in eighteen flying days to Hous ton , Tex. ; arrived at New Orleans Dec. 31 ; left New Orleans Jan. 4 ; ar rived at Drantley , Ala. , Jan. L'O. fly ing only five days of that time , being delayed by storms. Among the first to sreet Fowler on landing here was Frank A. Gotch , world's champion wrestler. An Insurgent M. W. A. Order. Kansas City , Mo. , Feb. 9. A sep arate organization , chartered undo the laws of Kansas with insurance rates the same as in the past , will be set up by a majority of the camps o the Modern Woodmen of America ir Kansas in protest against the rais in rates agreed upon at the recent na tional meeting in Chicago. A com i..Htee representing C.OOO members Ir KansaK decided to Issue a call for delegates from Kansas camps to meet there the last week In February to form a separate organization and to arrange for the filing of an action for n charter from the Htute of Kau nas. A convention will be held June 1. when officers of the new order will be elected. There are 80.000 Wood men In Kansas. HONDURAS BREAKS CONTRACTS. Uncle Sam Is Watching Developments In This Dispute. Tegucigalpa , Honduras , Feb. Si. The congress of Honduras has declar ed that all contracts made with the American , W. S. Valentine , in connec tion with the Puerto Cortex railroad wharf and lighthouse are cancelled The congress directs the president of the republic to take up all property Immediately on behalf of the govern- ment. Washington. Fob. 9. The state de partment is watching developments In the dispute between the Ilonduran government and representatives of the Valentine syndicate. Recently the department learned that without notice to this government , the Hon- dtiran officials wore about to seize the Valentine properties. The gun boat Petrol was sent to Puerto Cortez and sailors were landed. The prop erty was not seized. The only pur pose of landing the blue Jackets waste to guard against violence. The ques tion of title to the property Is in dis pute , which is to bo settled through judicial and diplomatic methods. An arrangement for the adjustment of the dispute between the conces sion arises and the Ilonduran govern ment was provided foreign contracts held by the Morgan syndicate , but this lias just been abandoned and the issue remains open. Farm Congress Comes to an End. Gov. Chester II. Aldricli closed the liree days' session of the Country . .ilfu congress in Norfolk Thursday light with an address on agriculture. The governor's subject was "The Far- nor and the States. " The governor , speaking of the Aid- rich currency plan , said the people hould think it over. "It is true our milking system needs some legisla- ion hut tlie money of this country should be in the hands of the na ional government. " To prove that the Nebraska ! ! Is the jest man , the governor gave an inter esting review of the hist Michigan- Nebraska football game. "The members of the Michigan earn represented twenty different states. Ninety-seven per cent of the young men on the Nebraska side were horn and roared in this state , and ev ery member on the team was a citi zen of tlie state. " he said. Gov. Aldricli discussed the good loads problem. "When the next legislature meets , ' ho said. "I wish men could be sent to the legislature to have roads put under dor a systematic management. Wo should pass laws authorizing n high way commission and have the state divided Into districts under tlie super \Ision of an engineer of tiie commis sion. Wo could get good roads ant more cheaply than under the system now used. " Gov. Aldricli was applauded fre quently during the course of his ad dress. He was introduced by Presi dent W. A. Witzigman of the Norfoll Commercial club , who w-us chairman of the evening. On behalf of the Norfolk people am' Norfolk farmers. President Witzig man thanked the members of th Country Life commission for the pro groin given in Norfolk. He hlghlj complimented the commission on th program and declared the work being done by them was a great one. Just before the address given by Gov. Aldricli and at tlie conclusion o an interesting address by Dean E. A Burnett , Secretary Odell of the Rura Life commission made a motion tha the audience is in favor of house rol No. 1 SI fill , now in congress , a bill ask ing for an appropriation from the na tional treasury for the present worli being done in nil states for Improving of arm conditions. The president pu tlie motion and it was carried nlmos unanimously Dean E. A. Burnett greatly Inter ested the tanners on how the experi ment station can help the pructicu farm. Dean Burnett's address was ai : able one and he told clearly the won derful work already achieved by the state experiment farm. After telling how it was possible for the station to produce four different strains of tur key rod wheat and Increase the yield of wheat in the state four bushels to the acre , he told the farmers how to fatten cattle and hogs more eeonom ically by feeding them more alfalfa hay and less corn. In concluding his address ho show ed the critical nature of the nex year's corn crop and explained how tc raise good corn. He declared thn seed corn from local corn would grow bettor locally that seed brought her from Iowa. Kansas or Indiana. "We have found , as a result of war ) at the experiment station. " said Dean Burnett , "that every region must hav a type of corn selected. It is far bet ter to find corn on your own fanr than to get It elsewhere. We found that you are not Hkt > ly to get corn from Iowa. Kansas or Indiana tha will grow as well as that obtalimbl from your fields here. " Immediately after Commlsslone Lawson culled Thursday afternoon' session to order. C. H. Kelsey , a Nor folk attorney , stirred up some of th greatest discussion heard during the meeting , when he talked on the "Landlord and Tenant" question. Mr. Kelsey believed that the farm should be rented in such a manner as to en able the tenant to receive n fair com pensation for his labor. The acreage of the farm should be mapped out us to different crops before a rent con- trad is made. A certain number of ushels of grain per acre should be aid Instead of cash payment. This "piece system" of renting arms , declared Mr. Kelsoy. ellmln- tt'B the Inconvenience of crooked - orl ; in dividing the crops. In com- touting of the Ideas of ,1. R. Ream ii the handling of farmers' problems , Ir. Kelsey declared that In case of a rep failure , no rent should be paid. Is subject was also discussed at ngth by Si crotary .1. B. Grlnnell of 'aptlllon. ,1. D. Roam declared that he rotation of crops should be taken ito consideration. Dean K. A. Burnett also took up this ubject. saying that when forming a use for a farm , both landlord and email ! should bo Interested in the ertility of the farm. He declared hat tenantry was on the increase , renant land , he said , does not produce s well on nn average as the land wned by the operator. The long orm lease ho declared to be the best. County Commissioner Henry Sun- orman of Madison related some In- erestlng history of his early days In 'ladisnn ' county. He put the first wa- or system in Ills home territory and thors soon followed his example. The nvironmcnt of the farm Is the key to he question of how to keep the boys in the farm , said Mr. Sundorman. He poke at length on the good roads iroblom. Gov. C H. Aldricli then spoke brief- y on agricultural conditions In this , tnte. County high schools should be 'reeled ' , he declared. He briefly out- Ined the work of the country life ominisslon. A subject of interest to both farm- rs and school teachers was contain- 'd in the address of Supt. A. E. Hil- dobrand of the Hooper schools. Supt. N. A HoiiHcl of the Madison ounty public schools led the discus sion of the Hooper man's address. 'The most vital need of the rural onununities today is a school system admirably suited to the environ ment , " said Mr. House ) . "The solu tion of oilier rural problems , such as good roads , farm improvement and neil fertility will follow In the wake of a system of public schools giving urn ) communities the education best suited for farm life. "Consolidation of the one-room schools is coming , and it is a success wherever it has been given a trial. The establishment of a county ngri- ultural high school and experimental station on the county poor farm in each county of the state will bring re turns of the greatest value to rural communities. Boys and girls should be given an opportunity to secure the ducation which will best fit them for farm life. " In the absence of G. L. Carlson , who was scheduled for a feature ad dress during the afternoon , E. E. Bee- bee , of the Pore-heron breeding farm , here , spoke on the "Ideal Farm Home. " ' 'There is so much real work connected - nected with farm life that a very vital leaturo of the real home is often crowded out. " said Mr. Beebeo "the culture of flowers and beautifying the grounds. There must also be a careful ovei sight of wells , drains. pipes and other things. " Good roads should be considered - . . . 1 1. . . . , . ! . . ln . , , , The best schools obtainable arc - sary and parents should co-operate with teachers in creating a homelike atmosphere for the school. . A feature of the afternoon's meet-1 of WarnervlMe In charge of the entire I membership of the Warnerville schools. The students , wearing badges of the congress , occupied places of honor in the front seats of the Auditorium. Mrs. Brake was highly congratulated by members of the commission on her able address on three subjects : "The Rural Life Commission , " "The Rural School Problem. " and "The Ideal Farm Home. " "In our own agricultural state. " said Mrs. Brake , "with its few large towns and cities , our leaders in thought and action were convinced that conditions exist which are gradu- uly but surely decreasing rural popu lation and making against the best interests of the agricultural commun ity. " Rides Against Time to File on Land , Valentine. Neb. , Feb. 9. Special to The News : Something like the old- time rush for land took place here yesterday when Frank Sedalecok rode ninety-five miles against time to file on a piece of land. It seems that he had taken a sur veyor out to survey this piece he wanted sonic where near the Spade ranch , and the survey showed that it included some very valuable hay land that has been used by the Spade and some employees of the ranch , finding out what was going on , started for town at once , but Frank got wise to the move and himself made tracks for Valentine , beating the other fellows in and getting his filing in the first thing Thursday morning. Gayno- Raps Wilson. New York. Feb. 9. It is only neces sary to repeal the Now Jersey statute authorizing the creation of holding companies to rid the country of four- fifths of the trusts and to repeal simi lar statutes in some other states to get rid of the remaining one-flftn. Mayor Guynor so declared in an ad dress last night before the National Democratic club of New York In dis cussing the high cost of living. "Why is it that no one in office or out of office over in New Jersey has asked the New Jersey legislature to repeal It ? " the mayor then asked. "No governor has sent n message to the legislature of any state which has this statute , calling for its repeal , so far ns I have heard. From which some people might deduce that the cry against the trusts is wholly insin cere. "Since they can be abolished so easily , do you not think they ought to be. or else that those who full even to try to repeal them should stop - Ing out against them at the top of their voices ? We must not lay our- sehes open to the charge of being mere demagogues. If the people want the trusts broken up or provotilod. they need only to elect governors and legislators who will curry out their will. "Wo may not prudently entertain the notion of doing away with our Itn- meiiHe tariff structure at one stroke. To pull It down all at once would lead to great disaster. Even a teth ered bull who has wound around his stake while grazing until he has brought his nose up against It , haste to slowly unwind again sooner than tear his nose to pieces In an effort to get away. "A review of tariff legislation since 1S79 suffices to remind us that the question which confronts ns is not one of free trade but of a judicious , firm reduction of the tariff. All its extremes shruld be cut out. Free trade Is a long way off. "Let us then stand to the assertion of n principle that we recognize no excuse for P protective tariff on any article except to protect the American working man from having his wages run down to the level of wages In the country which produces that article. Also that except for revenue only , there is no excuse at all for n tariff tux on Imported articles which from liny special i nd abiding cause we can not produce at all. or cannot produce enough of them for our consumption. "A protective tariff raises prices. That is what It is designed for. But it should in justice be pointed out that our tariff Is not wholly respon sible therefore. The tariff is not re-1' sponsible for the extent to which prices have risen since 1S9C which. I believe , wn ? the year In which the present ris ° In prices set in. The rise since that year has been general in Europe a ? well ns here. "I am not able to doubt that the principal cause or high prices is the great and evorinereasing output of gold since 1SS3. The output In 1SS3 was only SSin.OOO.OOO ; in 1900. $4.r-4- OdO.OOO. In fine , the gross output of gold since 1S8 ! ! is over $7.000.000.000. The world has had other periods of great production of the money metals , but never anything so great and con tinuous as this. "Will not that period of low and falling prices lie hard times ? Many people still alive have gone through such a period , and know the hard times brought by low and falling prices. Let none of us therefore be certain that high prices are an evil.1 Gregory Has a Narrow Escape. Gregory , S. IX , Feb. 9. Special to Tlie News : Gregory had a very nar row escape yesterday afternoon from a disastrous fire when the two-story building occupied by the Kull & Old- j . ham locating firm and the Dite tailor ing , establishment was discovered to lie burning. An alarm was turned in , and t tlie department responded prompt ly , but after connections were made no water , was forthcoming , and investiga tion , disclosed the fact that the hose joints were frozen. After several min utes ' delay a stream of water was finally put to play on the burning building and in a short time the block was out of danger. Tlie fire started in the cleaning de partment of the tailor shop , the origin being of rather a strange nature. Mr. Dlte was working in the cleaning room and stepped into another room to got , warm. He started to poke the coals when his shirt sleeves became ignited. Mr. Dite rushed Into the back room where he had been working. Gas fumes filled the air and his entrance resulted in an explosion which ignited the whole room , and but for the timely assistance of a passerby Mr. Dite would have no doubt suffered serious injury. Democrat Committee Meets. Columbus. Nob. . Feb. 9. At the meeting of the democratic state cen tral committee the lollowing were rec ommended as electors : At-large Waldo Wintersteen , Fre mont ; Judge .1. R. Dean , Broken Bow ; First District . ! . W. Culright , Lin coln ; Second. Sophus F. Noble , Oma ha ; Third. W. R. Benin. Tekamah ; Fourth , S. W. Bailey , Fairbury : Fifth. P. C. Funk. Funk ; Sixth , J. J. Mc Carthy , Ogallala. A resolution was unanimously adopted , providing that the five con stitutional tnnoudents to be voted upon In No\ ember be placed on the- primary ballot in April. A majority vote on either or all these amend ments will be construed as the party endorsement and they will then go on the ballot , and every straight party vote will be counted for them. The amendments , are in the initiative and referendum , changing compensation 1 of legislatois and changing the time in which bills can be introduced , for o non-partisan board of control of state . institutions , providing for biennial i ' elections and giving cities the right to make their own charters. FRIDAY FACTS. Mrs. Waddell has gone to Chicago. F. H. Abbott , assistant commission er ot Indian affairs , passed through Norfolk from Niobrara to Albion. Samuel Nelson of Aberdeen , S. D. , is visiting with his parents at Hos- kins , was here visiting with friends. Mrs. Henrietta Breltinger of West Point will spend n few days' visit with her sister , Mrs. Louise Asians. Mrs. W. P. Logan went to Lincoln to spend a few days with her daugh I ter , Miss Lois Logan , at the state ( university. Miss Ethel Hlhben Is home for n few days from Wesleynn university , the college having closed because of the death of Chancellor Emeritus Huntington. A regular meeting of Hie Elks lodge will be held Saturday evening. Local carpenters , after their meet ing 1 in the city hull last night , enJoyed - [ Joyed mi oyster supper. A mooting of the Commercial club directors will be held at S o'clock this evening In the club rooms. Ralph Boyd and Mrs. Alfred Palm wore called to Columbus. Neb. , by the M-Hous Illness of their sister. The Norfolk basketball team Is scheduled to play a game with Miull- BOH this evening. The game will be played at Madison. Ernest Sasse. an employee on a re-1 pair gang of tlie Northwestern road. Is suffering from a bruised foot as the result of an accident. Mr. and Mrs. S. 1. Nies of Nellgli were in the city to hear Gov. Aldrlch's speech. Mr. Nles Is deputy state oil iiBpeetor for the Third district. County Commissioner Taft asks that no more funds be subscribed for the care of Miss Hauff. the young W'oinan whose eyesight has probably boon saved Ly charitable Norfolk pee ple. About $90 was received. Johns Austin , who married a nog- rosB , win taken to Madison to appear before the insanity board George Houston also was taken before the board. Clarke Bryant was sent to the dipsomaniac hospital at Lincoln. | Robert King returned from Omaha , where ho attended the cement men's convention. At Omaha , Mr. King pur chased a patent for the manufacture of material for cement block grain silos. New- machinery for this work has been ordered. The burning out of n furnace pipe in the W. E. Pickering homo. 211 North Elove-nth street , at SHO : last night brought out the entire fire de partment. With the exception of smoking up the home , and the burn ing ' out of the pipe , which put the ! furnace ' out of commission for the night , no damage was done Among tlie day's out-of-town visitors in Norfolk wore : A. R. York , Atkin son ; Frank Moore , Creighton : Lars Hansen , Blair ; W. L. Stnnton , Meadow- Grove : S. B. McConnell , Ray McCon- neil , Burke ; C. M. Fungall , Verdel ; C. D. Johnson , M. C. Brown , C. J. Striek er , F. Schlnkus , W. F. duffers , Conrad Werner , Battle Creek ; Claus Meyer , Clear Lake. I A meeting of the Ben Ilur drill team will be held tonight. The team is now said to be the best In the state. A big meeting of the order Is to be held on Feb. 19 , at which Mr. Girard , one of the supreme chiefs , of Crawfords- ville , Ind. . will deliver an address. About fifty new candidates are to hi1 initiated. Madison. Wayne , Stanton and Pierce lodges are coming to Nor folk with new candidates. The fire tptun ran away Thursday afternoon. Fire Driver Truelock , ac companied by Fireman William Gra ham , were tbown out of the wagon when It upset and Graham sustained several slight bruises. A hook be coming loose paused the accident. The front trucks of the practice wnpou became unbulted and the team ran to South Norfolk before they were stop pod. The animals were not injured. Over $7. . ° .00 is now in the Y. M. C A. fund. The committee continues making good with the first list and have announced today tha * tlie first meeting for the planning of the general oral campaign will take place next Thursday night in the Commercia club rooms , which are to be the head quarters of the solicitors. A meet ing will be held every day during the campaign. Lunch will be served and progress of the campaign will be re ported. A big supper will be served Thursday night. "If the general cam paigii is as good as the one hold before fore , wo will be able to finish the building. " say members of the com mittee. Former Norfolk Man Suicides. Omaha World-Herald : Art Van Horn , who committed suicide in Kan sas City a few days ago by swallow- Ins carbolic acid , was well known in Omaha as a bartender. He came from Norfolk Neb. , originally , and se cured a position behind the bar at Johnny Kilkenny's old place , now called the Hub , on Seventeenth street , between Harney and Furnam. Later he tended bar for Cliff Cole at the Budweiser saloon and then went tn the place i.ow callcn the Antlers , then operated by Cliff Cole. Before going to Kansas City he was employ- In the same capacity at O'Brien's cafe , now Wroth's , opposite the World-Herald office on Farnam street. Shercliffe Not Pardoned. Denver. Colo. , Feb. 10. John F. Shuffroth and the state board of par dons deadlocked on the proposal to pardon Sherman W. Morris , alias Frank Shercliffe , who Is serving a twenty-yaar term in the penitentiary for the killing of John Walsh , a Lead- ville saloonkeeper. In 18fM. The board finally struck the case from the doc- kot , so that action may be taken at n future meeting. Shercliffe's applica tion is based on his charge and that of his friends that he has been and is being persecuted by "Tom" Dennlson. an Omaha politician. Rescued from Sinking Steamer. Bremen. Germany , Feb. 10. Tlie North Gorman Lloyd steamer Chem nitz , which left New York on January . ' 10 for Bremen , reported by wireless telegraph today that she had taken off the captain and twelve men of the crew of the sinking Norwegian bark Euphrates , which left Glasgow last mouth. The work of rescue was ex tremely dangerous , owing to the heavy storm ana terntic seas. THE LAWRENCE CASE IS UP. strike Lcnuers Arraigned on Charge of Murder Complicity. Lawrence , Mass. , Feb. 10. Joseph Ettor and Arturo Govannittl , who un til their arrest were in charge of the strike of textile operatives bore , were arraigned In police court here , charged with being accessories to the murder of Anna Loplr/.o. who was Bhot dur ing the riot on Jan. 19. ! After heariwg it few WRiiusHps the court adjourned until Monday. Two letters written by Vincent St. John , general secretary-treasurer tif lie Industrial Workorw of the World it Chicago , figured in the hearing. Ono , vus addressed to Ettor and the other o William D. Hiiywood , the western abor man , who Is here assisting the Btrlkers. In one letter St. John wrote : "A win at Lawrence means a Btart I ( hat | will only end with the downfall o ; f the wage system. " In the letter to llaywood , St. John said : "I want to suggest that If the strike s to be of any length the practice of .rylng to carry it on by paying strike teiieflts and opening a commissary mist be cut out. There is no chance o win anything that wa > . Those are mt of date methods Get those 10,000 or 'JO.OOO to break Into the jail and nako the county food them while they ire on strike. Organize them to go nick to the mills and fight there. Get them back as an organization with the inderstandlng that they are there to : ight. " That Ettor In ono of his speeches in ; irged the strikers to "keep the gun- shops busy , " and declared that ho was oing to got n gun himself , was the testimony of two newspaper men who were called to the stand. Portuguese Floods Continue. Lisbon. Feb. 10. The floods continue - tinue In every part of Portugal , but the southern districts are most Borl- ously affected and reports received today show that the distress among the population is acute. At the city of Oporto n largo number of barges em the river have boon swept away and several small coasting vessels 11 have been driven out to sea and lost. 11 At the port of Leixoos the damage done by the Inundations on the water front is estimated at more than $1- 000,000. BRAZILIAN STATESMAN DEAD. Baron Do Rio Branco Dies After a Brief Illness. Rio Janioro , Brazil , Feb. 10. Baron Do ] Rio Branco , minister of foreign af fairs in the Brazilian cabinet , died this morning at 9:10. : He was stride on suddenly ill on the evening of Feb. n. with uraimia , and the attack was so severe that ho never rallied. Baron Do Rio Branco was probably the most capable statesman in Brazil. At the time of his death he had served continuously for ten years as minister of foreign affairs. He continued in office from purely practical motvo.P ! as he had boon uilvlmul on fmwiil uu caslojis by Ms physicians fo resign j ! on account of his condition of health , Baron Do Rio Branco took a coni ' slderable share in the great welcome' ' given to the American fleet when It' ' visited Brazil in 190S. j KEARNEY STARTS BANK. l | Former Nebraska Man Severs Connec * ' tion with Sioux City Store. I Sioux City , la. , Feb. 10. Ed T. Kear-1 [ noy will start a bank in Sioux City at' ' 4SO Pear ) street about April 1. He has severed his connection with the Davidson Bros , company , where for' ' the last two weeks he has had charge of the publicity department. Wharton's Name Goes In. Washington , Feb. 10. John C. Whar- ton's name will go to the senate on Monday , according to white house ad-1 vices , as postmaster of Omaha. Delay i has been due to a multiplicity of nom-1 illations which have been overlooked I , by the postmaster general In view of f i his work with the postal commission. j j Won't Associate with Him. Berlin , Feb. 10 Dr. Spahn , leader , | of the clerical center party , who yes I terday was elected president of the . reischstag , announces that lie will re sign the chair on Monday. He gives as his reason that he declines to asso ciate with the vice-president. Tlie first vice-president of the house , who was also chosen yesterday , is Plillllpp Scheldeniann , a socialist. Sight Rebel Fleet. ' London , Feb. 10. A fleet of revo lutionary warships was sighted off the port of Shanhai Kwan , situated on the railroad line from Pekin this morning , according to a news agency dispatch , received here from Tein Tsin. L'rgent orders have been Issued by the com ' manders of the imperial troops to pre pare all available transports In order | to resist the landing of the rebel ] forces. I At the Russian concession in Shan hai Kwan extraordinary precautions 3' ' have been taken. The approaches to the railway station have been placed 1 under the protection of strong patrols. ! It is reported that Premier Yuan Shi i Kal Is about to leave Pekin for Tein [ Tsin. Commerce Court Upholds Commission. Washington. Feb. 10 The com merce court today denied tlie applica tion of the transcontinental railroad for an Injunction to restrain the in terstate commerce commis'sion from putting into effect its order fixing a rate of $1 a hundred pounds on Cali fornia lemons destined to points In the east. RESIGN WITH THE PASTOR. Five Vestrymen of Des Moines Church Leave With the Rector. Des M oilier , , Feb. 10. The resigna tion of five vestrymen of fashionable St. Paul's Episcopal church became effective as the result of the action of tiie vestry in deciding to accept the resignation of Rector R. II. B. Bell. Bishop Theodore N. Morrison of Dav enport , who presided at the vestry meeting , toe.k the part of the pastor , who had announced hjs intention of leaving the church because certain vestrymen had criticised his work along social service lines. Mr. Bell , who was formerly a rector In Omaha. is noted thioughout this section for his labors in behalf of the- poor , and when the more nrlBtoc't'fttlc member * of bin coitgiegiitloti objectetl to thcmr 'abors , hw resigned. Among the vestrymen of the church who resigned nro N. T. OuoriiNoy and ; ! eorge F. Henry , prominent attor neys ; Henry N. Ollen. leading Insur- uiicc magnate , and Charles s Don- iiian , bead of the local water com pany. CHERRY COUNTY AROUSED. Release of Eunice Murphy Still Caus ing Trouble Among Citizens. Lincoln , Feb 10 Cherry count y people ( \ldt > ntly are not Kntlstiod to ot the case of Miss Murphy , whom they hpld In n measure responsible for the lynching of Chiirlen Sellers , who was paying attentions to her. rest with the refusal ot the mum v attor ney to prosecute the cane. The men who participated In the affan aic now orvlng n term in the penltoninii \ hut the case against Miss Murphy win , dln- mlHsod. At the time n request \MIH made of ( he governor that he send some judge Into the district to take the place of Judge WoMovor and a Note to send the attorney general to I'heirv county to take charge of the case The governor has no authority un der the law to send another judge into the district , even had ho desired in dose so , but since the chief oxocutixe has taken a hand in the affairs of Dougla county. Judge Westover has requested to ! luue tlie attorney general go to Cherry county and appear before the grand jury. County Attorney Tin Ker was at the state house conferring ( in the matter. The governor It , out of the < Ity , hut Mr. Tucker saw the atiorncj general. * * Mi. Martin takes the ground Unit he will not go Into any county in the state unless ordered to do so l > v : the governor , as he holds he would be overwhelmed with such requests it be acceded to one. As the governor was out of the city the matter rests Just cv where It did. Clark-Folk Battle Begins. St. Louis , Feb. 10. Prlmar > mass meetings will be held In the majorltv of the counties this afternoon and in night for the election of delegates to the county conventions which will HO lect delegates to the democratic state convention at Joplln Fob. " 9. The re sult of the primary mass meetings will determine largely whether Speaker Champ < Clark or former Gov .1 W 11 Folk , will receive the endorsement for the presidential nomination. \ Insanity Board Session. Madison , Nob. . Feb. -Special to The News ; The case of Mrs leva Schinkus i , 73 years of age , wiit. con sidered i by the board of insanity. She was unable to bo brought before the commission. ( Witnesses were exam ined ] , and Dr. F. A. Long was commit- sioned ! to go to Battle Creek and ex amine the patient and her case was continued until the report of physi eiun ( is made. The cnso of Mrs. Lillian Pike , which was considered by the board Monday. was similar in character , tlie subject being unable to appear before tlie board. Dr. Long wont to Newman Grove ( Tuesday and examined tlie case and Mrs. Pike was taken to the hos pital for tlie insane at Norfolk today II. A. Austin and George lliighson , two old men from the poor farm , were brought before the board at yestor- day's session. The board invostisat- ed tlie cases to some extent , and after some evidence , both parties wore placed in the custody of the sheriff and detained at the county jail until next Tuesday for further investiga- tion. Neligh Society. Neligh , Neb. , Feb. -Special to .Tho News : Mrs. C. J. Allison and Mrs. W. J. Bogardus entertained on Wednesday and Thursday of this week at the home of Airs. Bocurdus A large number of invited guests were present each afternoon , who report a most enjoyable social event. , .r > Plan Valentine Auditorium. Valentine. Neb. . Feb. 10. Special to 'The News : The WomanV Imprrm- ment club making plans on building - ing a large auditorium here the coin ing summer , and they have all their committees out on tlie different parts of the work and tlie prospects of the building being built ur < > most favor- able. It is to cover two lots and have a basement under the whole , with kitch- en and dining room for social affairs ; also the dressing room for the stage 3'will lie in the basement. The first. floor will luive n large stage and ov- crything fitted up as a first-class opera - era house. The building itself is to be built of cement blocks of the late pattern. VISITING IN GERMANY. British Secretary of War on Diplo matic Mission in Germany. Berlin , Feb. 10. Viscount Haldane. the British secretary of war , accom panied by his brother , arrived here today. Ostensibly the visit is purely private , but it is altogether probable that ho will take the opportunity of discussing Anglo-German relations with Dr. von Uothmunn-Hollweg , the chunoelor , and Herr von Kiderlen- NVaecher , the secretary ol state for foreigns affairs , and learning from them on what conditions Germany is inclined to listen to overtures for the betterment. The Bagdad railway and German colonial expansion in Africa have fern n long time been under discussion as subjects in regard to which Great Britain might Indicate her good will to Germany In n tangible manner. There have been hitherto no negotia tions between the two countries re garding these points , but it Is quite possible "that conversations" will soon be stalled through ordinarily dip lomatic channels if the result of Vis count Haldune's investigation during bis visit here should prove favorable.