The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, April 20, 1899, Image 1
n l 11 iiA 4 M V v It 1 i 0 p Si t - - ENEMYS FORC Fill pi The Norfolk WeeklyNews MORE ABOUT YORKTOWN Details Concerning Ambush of Gilmorc and His Men THEIE FATE STILL IN DOUBT Tarty Landed In a Hunt but It In Itc mnrkod Tlmt Its Itnpld Fire aim Wnt Kept Silent Olllclnln Ilolletn filsonrr Will He Well Trontod by Filipinos In urgent Forces So nttorod Manila April 20 Admiral v Dowoy has boon notified of tho fltnuigo disap jHjarnuco of J 0 Gllmoro and 14 mom bors of tho crow of tho Unitod Statos franbnnr Yorktown On Saturday hit tno Yorktown anchored oil Ualor on tho oast coast of tho island of Luzon and about 200 inilos from hero whoro thoro was a Spanish garrison of about CO moil which had boon defending itsolf against several hundred Filipinos for months past Lieutenant Gihnoro Ensign W H Standloy aud n boats crow woro Bout up tho river from Baler bay to communicato with tho Spaniards tho town of Baler being situated somo dis tauco inland Ensign Standloy who landed at tho mouth of tho river reports that ho heard three volleys a buglo call and cheers from up tho river but that tho automatic gun which was part of tho equipment of tho boat was not hoard firing Staudley lator paddlod to tho Yorktown in n canoo A search was miin for tho Yorktown s boat and its crov mt no traco of them was found a tbo Yorktown sailed for Ilnilo fro - iiuh placo its commandor cablnd to frdl Dowoy his theories thi t lhi l A had captured or sunk itho bout o tho Spaniards had ied tin1 Ai party Tho ofich ho navy department aro ach of tho men of -own Jfc ipcd being killed jht iu til lira will bo wuil treated by the insurgents SHATTERED e Sunt nnd Holy on All o iiih Lou lnjj tllo Idlnnd April 20 Tho follow ing has just beou received from Gen eral Otis Manila April 20 Adjutant Gon cral Washington Lawtorr returned from Lake country April 17 bringing captured vessels Insurgents much scattered retreat before our forces await opportunity to attack detach ments Better class of people tired of war desiro peace Enemy build hopo ou return of our troops to United States Its army much demoralized and loss by desertions and death largv Will prob ably prosecute guerrilla warfare loot ing aud burning country which it occu pied health and spirits of troops good Volunteers return will commence about May 5 Will render willing serv ice until return transports available Embarkation will continue through Juno and July Reports from Visayan islands continue very encouraging Inter island commcrco heavy customs receipts increasing Otis Gonuiz Fiivm H Ainnrlriin Iroloctornte Havana April 20 General Maximo Gomez has determined to unnouueo to the people or Cuba his support of an American protectorate until buch a time as a stable independent government may bo founded Ho is content to oper ate with tho Ainoricaus until tho island is pacifled rural polico organizod the Cuban soldiers at work and insular re construction far advanced No doflnito period for the occupation by the Amer icans will bo mentioned but the mani festo favors a cessation of tho desiro for the immediate withdrawal of tho troops The declaration will bo bo worded as to retain tho support of thoso who desiro independence yet will illustrato tho necossity of American assistance Gov ernor General Brooko is awaro of tho purposos of General Gomez and has talked with him about them Will Call For Moro Trnnpx Drs Moines April 20 Congressman Hull chairman of tho houso coinmittoo on military affairs arrived homo yester day Ho expressed tlo opinion that in view of tho presont conditions in tho Philippines tho president will havo to call for moro troops Tho army bill authorizes tho prosidout to call for 85 000 moro troops if necessary to serve two years Thoy would comprise 47 now regimonts and make places for COO more commissions The president and hecrotary of war aro anxious to avoid enlisting men under this act if possible It would bo very oxponsivo and thoy would bo iu for only two years so tho expenso of enlisting them would havo to bo ropoated almost as coon as as thoy wero qualified for good eorvico But it looks uow as if a call would havo to bo made Fuuernl or Colonel Smith Nasiivillu April 20 The remains of Colonel W O Smith who died of apoplexy at the head of his regiment tho First Tennessee in the first battlo with tho Filipinos at Manila were laid to rest in Mount Olivet cometery yester day A vast coucourso of pooplo packed tho tabernacle whoro tho funeral serv ices woro hold and attended tho burial which was conducted with military honors Two companies of in uniform aud bearing uruiB took part iu tho ceremonies over the gravo of their old comrade Trlii Leurvi Tor Siiniiin Washington April 20 Mr Bart lott Tripp tho United States Samoau commissioner loft Washington yoster day for Sau Fruurisuo Ho is accom panied by Mr Edward Morgan his eecreturv ELECTS ON FIRST BALLOT Floilila loglnluttiro Cluxurn Tnltnfcrro Without Any llny Tallahasski April 20 Tho sena torial contest in Florida ondrd yester day with tho first joint ballot in tho legislature Taliaferro received fill votes Pasco t0 nnd Call 0 fil votes being required for an oloution Mr Taliaferro was escorted to tho chair anil briefly returned thanks for tho honors accorded him Hon lames P Taliaferro tho nowly elected United States sonator was born at Orange Court Houso Vn Sept 80 1817 Ho served gallantly as a prl vato In tho confoderato army Aftor tho war ho moved to Jacksonville Fla Mr Taliaferro is president of tho First National bank of Tampa and vlco presi dent of fho leading wholesalo grocery houso in Florida Ho has never boon a caudidato for ollico but is an untiring worker in the Democratic ranks Ho served for throo years as chairman of tho rttato Domocratio oxooutlvo coinmit too In policy Mr Taliaferro is con servative and broad minded Siicronnfiil Tint of WlroleiM Tulegrn iliy NoTitK Damk Ind April 20 Pro foshor Grcon used tho Marconi system with greater success yesterday than iu any previous trials Last ovening ho telegraphed ouo and one half miles without tho uso of wires This is tho fifth day of tho oxporinionts aud whou tho Founder fixed at St Marys acad emy responded to tho pressure of tho koy at Notro Dame Professor Groan had dono as much as ho expected and moro than ho had promised ChoctinvH ltur Out Cattln St Louis April 20 A special from McAlestor I T says Tho Choctaw council has just passed an act prohibit ing tho introduction into tho Choctaw nation of any cattlo from any stato or Kurrouudintr nation at any time except ing during tho months of November and December nnd then only to bo loft in pens aud not turned looso on tho pub lic range Tho flno imposed for viola tion is 5 per head Crop IlaiiiuKg fnrJfiii j Topeka A jutary Ooburn of tho stato board or ngivulturoycstur day issued his first report ou the condi tion of winter wheat in Kansas The report shows that for tho stato 20 per cout of tho proportion sown owing to tho severe winter tho long protracted spring and other causos now seoms a failure and is likely to bo plowed up and dovoted to ether causes IowmiB niiiy Ho Sent Home In June Dns Moines April 20 Adjutant General Byers has advices from Wash ington on which ho announces in all probability the Fifty first Iowa regi ment now in tho Philippines will bo sent homo in Juno or July Ho behoves n majority of tho regiment will ro eulist if given the opportunity ltlluril In Hlnik Hills Sioux City April 20 Specials from Black Hills points -say tho snowstorm which has been raging there for two days continues nnd mining work is suspended There has been no seoding of small grain in that portion of tho country Tlio snow is mcltiug but drifts aro still very deep Soo Homl Cuts iriiln Kali- Sioux City April 20 Tho Sioux City and Northern road announced yesterday what with previous reductions within 10 days constitutes a 2 cont reduction in grain rates botweon points on its lino and St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth Tho reduction is offectivo April 28 TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Matanzas Cuba reports uino bandits killed by Americans Men iu tho Reading ropair shops will soon receive a 10 per cent raiso Tho Latonia distillery has boon trans ferred to tho Kentucky whisky trust Judgo Kohl nat hold his first sitting as a Unitod States judgo at Peoria Wednesday Tho department storo of Ewar Co Philadelphia has burned loss 100000 insurance 30000 Villages in Fiuar dol Rio province Cuba aro now authorized to organizo rural polico forces Tho American Railway company cap ital 25000000 was iucorporatod at Trenton N J Wednesday Edmuud Rostand author of Cyrano do Bergenia is not insane as roported but is writing a now play Colonol D P Livermoro tho oldest tolographor in tho country died at Hal lowell Mo Wednesday Ho was 04 years of ago Cardinal Philip Kroinontz archbishop of Cologne is dying Ho was born iu Germany during tho year 1810 and was created a cardinal iu 1808 Preaidont McKinloy has nccoptod an invitation to attend tho Ohio stato en campmeut of tho G A R to be hold at Youngstowii tho latter part of Juno Tho building linn of Marviu Brown began suit Wednesday for 50000 dam ages against tho Chicago Mastor Stoain Fitters association for allogod bluck listing Tho Missouri houso Wednesday passed tho sonato bill lovying an in spection tax of ono cent per gallon and two cents for each packago of beor sold iu the stato Lawronco Briguoli won tho third Boston Athletic associations Marathon 25 nnlo road raco Wednesday leading his uuarost rival Dick Grant of New York by over half a milo An earthquake shock iu tho province of Rioja Argentine lias destroyed tho villages of Vino iua and Jaquel Several persons were killed Much damage was Also caused by eruptions of the volcauo Huoango near Vinclinu The National Society of tho Sons of tho Revolution accomplished all the business of the triennial meeting at Den ver at ouo session Wednesday and ad journed to meet at Washingtou April 10 1002 The old olncors wore re elect d NORFOLK NEBRASKA TlllUSDAY AIM II 20 18 8EG0ND DOLLAR DINNER Modest Feast In New York In Honor of Jefferson FIFTEEN HUNDRED ARE PRESENT Mil or tout oT Toledo on Mimic Ipnl unir lili of Iulilli Utilities Hry iiii IiIImmh nu Orntlon Atlilrii liy I Jr MrOtjini Mia Cliurlotto Itit klna SIoIkou mill OIIiimh New Youk April 20 Tho second of tho ono dollar Bryan dinners that undor tho auspices of tho workiugmou was helil last night ut tho Grand Con tral palace Tho dltiucr was not as largely attonded as tho ouo given by tho Chicago platform Democrats in the same placo on tho preceding Saturday night about 1500 men and women being present Tho striking difference botweon thoso dinners was tho seating of tho guests of honor last night on tho platform whero thoy woro plainly vis ible to everybody in tho hall Back of tho speakers paintod on a largo canvas was tho following A system of po litical economy will yet dawn which will perform as well as promise which will rain tho riches of niituro into tho laps of tho starving poor Tho menu was of tho plainest kind John Brisbin Walker called tho as semblage to order Dr McGlynn saying grace Chairman Walker introduced Mayor Jones of Toledo His toast was Munieipiil Ownership of Public Fran chises Mayor Jones closed amid a great demonstration Ho was intensely dra matic Somo ono called for threo cheers for tho mayor Thoy woro given Then somo ono called for threo choors for tho people Yes shouted Mayor Jones leaping to Ids feet and waving his hands cheer not for mo cheer for tho pooplo This brought out great applause Mrs Charlotte Perkins Stet son spoke next Dr McGlynn was tho next spoakor N O Nelson ol St Louis spoko next and was followed by William Templo Emmett Mr Eminott closod with a reforonco to Colonel Bryan It created a tre mendous amount of enthusiasm aud then followed another demonstration similar to that givon to Mr Bryan Sat urday It continued for somo moments and some ono shouted God bloss you Billy boy whereat tho crowd again got up and yelled aud cheered for min utes Mr Bryan had to raise his hands many thnos boforo his admirers would givo way aud thoy did so only when tired out Tho womon particularly wero euthusiastio in their greetings When Mr Bryan closod his spoooh thero was a mighty demonstration Men and women made frantic elforts to shako him by tho hand and it required tho sorvices of several policemen to rescue tho speaker and escort him to ono of the rocoption rooms ArRtiiiientH Iu Soutlioru Iynclilui Chnu CiiAltlusTON S 0 April 20 Tho argument in tho Lako City caso occu pied both sessions of tho United States circuit court hero yesterday J P K Bryan opened tho caso for tho govern ment His address which continued for lour hours was a terrible arraign ment of tho crimo of lynching and of tho prisoners at tho bar During tho course of it ho declared that human life is cheaper in South Carolina than cent cotton He accused the defendants of tho Lako City lynching and their friends of having mutilated publio rec ords iu onUr to protect and shield tho prisoners George S Legaro replied for tho dofense Ho declured that Presi dent McKinloy hnnsolf had laid tho foundation for tho crimo by appointing a negro to ofllco at Lako City Ho pro tested that tho defendants wero guilt less Ovation for Mayor Marshall Keithsiiuko Ilia April 20 Mayor T A Marshall arrived homo last evening amid tho booming of firearms and a magnificent display of fireworks Mr Marshall was accompanied to this city by G W Budd Fred Gilbert Fred Bingham and Mr Hollowny from Now York who was tho bearer of tho cup won by Mr Marshall Tho mayor was carried from tho train to his carriago on tho shoulders of euthusiastio townsmen and escorted to his homo by a proces sion of ndmners whero tho ovening was spent in jollification Hail ink Hunt Juno 10 Sioux Falls April 20 Judgo Oar laud sentenced Bad Elk tho Sioux found guilty Monday of shooting and klliug John Kills Back an Indian po liceman on tho Pino Ridgo ros ervation to bo hanged Juno 10 next When asked prior to boing sentenced if ho had anything to say ho loplied Loft what I want to say to my attorney Willi lilnc Mis IIiii liicluir Sheldon la April 20 Sheriff Hud bon reports everything quiet at the Murston house Miss lioriuikor rested fairly well diuing the night Extra caro was taken by the sherill to prevent self destruction Sheriff Simmering is expected to turive from the south today m Tii jrfLLatfEr iv T o tf iV iiLLLKTw ZV yi W New spring ana Summer Goods L nrifi i ivvvV vviiy TiniiHport Warton Rnady to finll San Fuancisco April 20 Tho trans port Warrun will probably get away today Two additional batteries of tho Sixth artillery havo arrived and tho other dolayed troops aro duo Thoro will bo 1210 men and i0 ofllcors on tho vessol hosides two missionaries of tho Brotherhood of St Audrow who camo from tho east with special instructions from Secretary Alger that thoy bo given accommodation Golil Hmilorft to Rtrlltii CiilCAHO April 20 Tho Chroniclo says Artisans of tho gold heating craft will go out on a striko in all parts of tho United States Threo dozen members of tho Chicago union will join m tho strike and by so doing will check tho making of signs tho decorating of walls and tho binding of iraoks in which gold leaf is employed Tho striko has as its object tho securing of higher wages Gull Hicitlvnrn Hack From tlm Kant Kansas Citv April 20 J McD Trimble ono of tho vecoivers of tho KansaB City Pittsburg and Gulf rail road and A E Stiflwoll ox president of tho road returned from tho cast yester day Both said thoy wero highly pleased with tho outlook and declared that if tho wishes of the majority of tho bond holders aro granted tho present re ceivership will remain undisturbed Tax on Clilnmo IiiiuilKranl Ottawa April 20 Sir Wilfrid Laur ier tho premior replying to a delega tion from tho trades aud labor congress spoko favorably of tho imposition of a 1300 poll tax ou Chinese entering Can ada hut huid ho was opposed to a tax on Japanese whom he characterized as 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