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X k t I Pi ft i 2 ARE IN FAVOROF PEAGE Question Discussed at Brief Session of Filipino Congress LAND MACHINE QUN3 ON PANAT Natlrei Mnnnce to Olitnln Unttory of Ton Caution Insurants In Mm Province nf Cvltr Ara Preparing to Make Dinor nto Krslstanco Mncnhobcs Aro Kngor to Fight tilt Tnguls Manila May 11 Reports rccolvod from tho iusurgont line which how over have not been confirmed say that a meeting of tho Filipino congress has boon hold at San Pedro Thoro was no quorum present but in spito of t fact somo business was transacted T reports add that although thosu who at tended wero mostly partisans of Aguin nldo a stroug desiro for pcaco was ex pressed Major General McArthur will prob ably remain at San Fernando until fresh troops can bo forwarded to him lrom this city to replace somo of tho vol unteers who havo become exhausted from tho long campaign Filipino rifle men to tho number of 8000 are en trenched ton three sidos of Bacolor Tho Americaus however and fully ablo to hold tho city if Mondays attack was a specimen of tho enemys fighting ubility Tho United Statos Philippine com mission has boon considering a provin cial constitution for tho island of Negros which was framed by Colonol Smith and leading natives It is largoly mod eled after the constitution of California This constitution gives tho natives self government co operating with tho militia regime Mncnbobcs Kngerto Fight Tagals Manila May 11 Tho army can boats Laguua do Bay and Cavedouga under command of Captain Grant 6teamed up tho Rio Grando to Calum pit yesterday clearing tho entire coun try of rebels from tho bay upward When the vessels roachod Macabobo ubout 1000 of tho inhabitants of tho placo assembled upon tho banks of tho river cheering tho expedition lustily Captain Grant was given an ovation when ho went ashoro Many of tho Macabebes expressed thom selves as beiug auxiouB to enter tho sorvice of tho American army for tho campaign against the Tagals Tho United States transports Puobla and Pennsylvania sailod for homo yes terday by way of Nagasaki Tho transports Charles Nelson and Cleve land will leave on Thursday and Friday Tho Filipino ayny of Goneral Mas cardo inspired by wino takou from tho storehouses of Bacolor and by tho gen erals oratory on Monday evening at tacked San Fernando There was tro inendous yelling and a great expendi ture of cartridges by tho rebels but very littlo result General Mascardo holds tho outskirts of Bacolor west of tho railroad In front of his positions are tho Kausas and Montana regiments which occupy tronches that tho Fili pinos built in anticipation of an attack from tho direction of tho sea General Luna is massing his army east of tho railway bringing up troops by trainloads in sight of thn American lines The country between San Fer nando and Calumpit is filling up with natives who profess great friendship towards the Americans but who aro suspected by many of sympathy with the insurrection Ftmston Gives Ills Views on Politics Kansas City May 11 Tho Star prints excerpts from a letter from Briga dier Goneral Frederick Funston whose brilliant work with tho Twentieth Kan sas regiment in tho Philippines has won him famo to Professor V L Kollogg a former fellow student in tho Kansas etato university In his letter which is dated April 10 tho Kansan gives the first iutimation so far made by him re garding a political careor Ho says I cannot think thero is much in tho talk about doing tho handsome thing by mo Politically tho rank and file of the Republican party might bo willing but how about tho bosses Thoro are mighty few offices that I would have nnd tho ono or two in the gift of tho people of Kausas I havo not tho gall to ask for Goneral Fuuston apparently remombers somo of the criticisms in connection with his Cuban campaign when ho 6ays Now I havo proven a dozen times at tho risk of my life that I am not a fake aud it is his main hope that his record in tho Philippines may tatihfy tho formor critics Land Machine Guns on 1itnny New Yokk May 11 A special to tho Herald from Mauila says The in surgents have succeedod iu landing 10 machine guns at Capiz on tho island of Panay In an interview printed in Spanish Seuor Mabini who is at tho head of tho Agulnaldo cabinet says the insurgents are very hopeful They will continue the fighting relying upon European intorvontion Tho insurg ents of the province of Cavite are pro paring to make a desperato resistance to tho Americans Affairs Iu Hamn Are Quiet Apia Samoa May 4 Via Auck land N Z May 10 Everything ii quiet on tho island Operations have boon suspended pending the arrival oi tho joint commissioners from San Fran- CISCO Accidental Shot Fatal Sioux City May ll Whllo hunting near Salix yesterday Bert Hollands worth of that placo ajculuiitally re reived a charge of shot in the stomach 4 Ho will die WORD FROM IOWA VOLUNTEERS Oolnnol Lopor lltei Ilit of Ciminltlcl Up to Date Des Moinhs May 11 Governor Shaw is in receipt of a cablegra m from Colonol John O Lopor commanding tho Fifty first Iowa voluntoora at Ma nila which says Tho regiment has been on the north lino for three wcoks in tho trenches fighting and doing bril liant work Fivo engagements havo boon fought betweon Quingua and Cal umpit sinco May The first and sec ond battalions vmtlor my command led tho advaueo of Halos brigndo from Apalit to San Tomas Wo had hot fighting through many miles of swamps wading sometimes to our waists in mud Wo also forded throo rivers within fivo hours On May 5 our regiment assisted in taking San Fernando tho iusurgont capital Our reglmont had sharp en gagements Tho first and second bat talions wero tho first soldiers to cuter tho iusurgont encampment Tho list of casualties to date is as fol lows all of tho mcutionod having boon wonndod Major W J Duggan com pany B John Kornan O Corporal L Wylaud Corporal John Cushiug Goo Shannon D Elmer Narvor Hodges E Corporal Hnntor Corporal Maynor Everett Brownsou II Patrick Dwyor Charles Bauder Bert Grace accidental L C M Gardner A O Parson Rob ert Daily M John Bchm Bert Thomas Adrian Hockott S J Tiller All of tho wounded will recover Thoro Is no dangerous sickness among tho troops and our regiment is standing tho hard ships hotter than auy other iu tho Phil ippines Lopor is seriously ill Millor is slowly improving Chicago Millionaires Usn Oleo Chicago May 11 Fear of social deg radation keops many a millionaire of Chicago from acknowledging tho fact that ho uses oleoniargarino in lieu of pure butter according to William Broadwoll a witness beforo tho m t food iuvostigati c nun Its tho stra ost kind of a g tho witness said to Senator Mason this deception that is going on sim ply because a man is too proud to let his friends know that ho is using any thing that is not tho real article It would surprise you if you could learn of tho millionaires that como into my storo every day and carry homo their little package of olcomargarino aud then palm it off on their swell Irionds as tho real butter Mr Broadwoll was called beforo tho committee to ox plaiu why tho internal revenuo laws regulating tho stamping of all pack ages of oleomargarine were not on forced Two Witnesses Heard Washington May 11 R G Brooks of Scrauton Pa and Walter J Mulliu of Wooster O wero beforo tho indus trial commission yesterday Both aro mine owners in their respective local ities Both complained of tho discrim ination of the railroads which own coal mines and both spoke favorably of tho labor organizations McKlnluy Takes Treatment Hot Springs Va May 11 Presi dent McKiuley began tho treatment in cident to tho medicated baths of this re sort yesterday SPARKS FROM THE WIRES A papal consistory will bo hold at the end of Juno for tho nomination of 10 cardinals A biscuit cracker and candy trust has been completed on tho Pacific roast capitalized at 4000000 Every postofflco in the island of Porto Rico about 80 iu number soon will bo flying a United Statos flag Fleisch Co mens underwear Now York aro iu tho bankruptcy court Debts 235412 assets 95200 Hon Georgo Earlo first assistant postmaster general undor Grant died in Washington Wednesday night Albuquerquo N M oxtonds an in vitation to tho Rough Riders to hold their first annual convention at that city Tho annual meeting of tho Civil Sor vico Reform association was hold iu New York Wednesday Carl Schurz was re elected president Manufacturers of feed cnttors corn shellers food and cider mills uro effect ing a combination and havo decided to raise prices 15 to 25 per cent August Brontano of tho booksolling firm of Brontano Brothers died Wednesday at a private sanitarium in Flushing L I aged 43 years Scottish hon manufacturers deny that a scheme has been submitted to them for a Carnegie syndicate to absorb tho British iron aud steel interests Am attempt is being made to effect a combination of the various gluo com panies iu the country and options on boveral plauts havo been obtaiuod A bill passed the Michigan sonato Wodnesday practically shutting trusts out of Michigan and its friends claim votes euough iu the house to pass it Vice President Hobart continues to improve slowly and his family beliove he will bo able to loavo Washington for Long Brauch about the end of tho month Dealers and manufacturers of broom corn from all parts of tho United States mot at Tuscola Ills Wednesday and decided to advance the price of raw ma terial 1 cent per pound Emlle Loubet president of France gave his first grand official dinner at tho Elysee palace Wednesday night United States Ambassador Porter was prominent among tho guests At a colored rovival meeting at Buena Vista Ga Wednesday a dozeu mem bers wero taken deathly sick and Rev John Donuoway diod in a few hours after drinking poisoned buttermilk Two other preachers cannot live According to a dispatch from Cairo tho director of tho Egyptian museum has discovered the mummy of Thoth mes I of tho 18th dyiiasty B C 1033 aud three other mummies in gilt coffius STORMS GOSTLY HAVOC Damage by Wind Rain and Hail In Nebraska MANY FAMILIES DROWNED OUT Town of Homer It Pnrtly Inumlntml Ilccular Tirliter at Oobnrn Junction Itallroail Tracks Snliinerceil mill Trains Almtiilunetl lleuty llnll at Wlunolmgo Cjrlmio Touches Up Kansas Sioux City May 11 Teirifio rains which foil over uorthoastorn Nobraska last night destroyod a consldorablo amount of proporty especially on low land farms Tho Omaha and Pacific Short Lino roads woro also largo losors Tho town of Homer was tho principal sufferer Omaha crock roso 20 feet driving many families from their homes Much livo stock was lost At Winne bago agency tho storm was accompanied by enormous hail many of tho stones being of tho regulation egg sio At Coburn Junction tho wind was cyclonic A strip of 70 foot of track bo twoon tho junction and Pender win torn from tho right of way Trains on tho entire Nobraska division of tho road uorth of Emerson including tho Bloom field Hartingtou and Nowcastlo branches havo boon abandoned Much damago was also done at Hub bard At Jackson 300 foot of tho Short Linos track was washed out Dimago was also dono botwoon Liurol and Bel den No fatalitios havo been reported Cinnot Collect Notes For Margins Dks Moinhs May 11 Tho supremo court of Iowa yesterday decided that a noto or account for moneys involvod iu board of trado deals cannot bo colloctod at law in this state E W Gilford gavo a noto for 425 to J T Tamos Co Dos Moines to pay for margins ad vanced by tho firm Tho noto was sold 7ho Peoples Savings bank which f Tho court holds tho transaction purely gambling It bays Any purcuaso oi property not uuuuucu iu uu actually doliverod or in which tho set tlement is to bo mado by paying tho dif ference between tho market valuos at the time of tho deal and tho timo of set tlement is gambling and debts thus in curred cannot bo enforced at law Preacher In a Fight Kansas City May 11 F M Wooks a traveling representative of a Now York stationory firm formorly a Pres byterian preacher had troublo with L B Green a special policeman stationed at tho stock yards yostorday aftoruoou which resulted in a streot fight later iu tho day botweeu Weeks and Georgo T Green a brother of tho officer Tho three men met at Sixteenth and Geuo soo streots aud Georgo Green drapod Weoks loft oyo in mourning with a blow from his fist Georgo Green is a speculator at tho stock yards aud Wooki declares that ho assaulted him without provocation Mrs Fonts Victim Still Alive Mason City la May 11 Tommy Durkiu tho 14-year-old lad shot Mon day by Mrs J F Ford is still living but is in a critical condition Mrs Fords reason for shooting was that sho suspected him ot improper relations with her daughter Tho boy denies over knowing her daughter Ho was shot iu tho back with a 22 cahbor re volver and his loft sido is paralyzed Tho woman is in jail awaiting develop ments Mnetluc of Irish Americans Maiishalitown la May 11 A meeting was held in this city yostorday which may awaken widespread interest throughout tho country It was a con ference of Irish Americans of Iowa for tho purpose of arousing ronowod energy among tho Irish of this country toward securing homo rnlo for Ireland Many prominent Irish Americans from all portions of tho stato wero prosent and many able addresses were made Ion it Workmen Elect Officers Muscatine May 11 Tho Iowa grand lodge of the Ancient Order of Uuited Workmen closed its session horo last evening with tho election of officers aud adjourned sine die Tho newly elected officers aro Grand master Will M Narvis Muscatiuo grand foroman A B Smith Sponcor grand overseer G J Thompson Chariton grand rccordor B F Rehkopf Dos Moiuos Cj clone Touches Up Kansas Wichita May 11 A oycloue struck Coldwater Kan last night complotoly destroying 12 houses and killing Joseph Bowers a prominent cattleman Aid richs general storo was wrecked and a brick block on Main streot blown down Tho Presbyt mau church was blowu away and tho court houso was unroofed Fatally Hurt lu a It una way Ckdak Raiuus la May 11 Tho team of William Huttou ran away yes terday Thinking tho horses wero go ing to collide with a street car Huttou jumped striking the street car His logs and arms wero brokon and he was terribly mangled and there is no hope for his recovery Heltier to Succeed WlUon Lincoln May 11 Governor Poyntor yesterday announced the appointment of L A Beltzer of Osceola as com maudaut of tho Soldiers aud Sailors home at Grand Island to succeed Col mel Wilaon who tendered his resigna tion abuut a month ao Northern low it Grocer Meet Sioux City May 11 The Northern Iowa Wholesale Grocers association met hero yesterday with representa tives present from about 30 houses Questious of credits aud freight rates were discussed but uo important action taken r7 e 4 fe TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION Irt slilput Wishes onurrpi to Formulate a Iullrj ItiKartlluc the rhlllpplnes Wasiusuios May 11 Tho revival of talk of an otin MsMait of congress has uiore behind it than iillo gossip Tho contingency of such n kosMou has been dthcusxed at a cabinet mooting and a member of that body who was present at tho time is authoilty for tho statement that tho piesidonts mind in strongly Inclined toward such a movo Two lcasoni chiefly control tho presi dent In thts matter Ho wishes tho policy of the government with inspect to tho PhltipplnoM defined and tho cur rency question disposed of before tho paity enters tlto campaign of MOD Tho president has declared his belief to his advisers that peace will bo established in the Philippines within tho next 30 days and that tho ownership and pos session of thoso islands will no longor be disputed Catholic Kuluhts Iu Hrsshin Kansvs Ciiy May 11 Tho 12th biennial council of tho Catholic Knights of Atiiciiiii opened hero yostonlay with nearly every state roprosented One of tho most important questions to como bofore the council is on tho point of ad mitting women to its momlmrship Tho law committee catnn beforo tho convention with mnjoiity and minority ropoits the majority favoring the ad mission of women After a lengthy do bate a voto was taken and tho women woro defeated Tho final voto was 274 iu tho affirmative and 178 in tho nega tive As tho proposed amondiuont re quired a two thirds majority to carry tho champions of tho women wero vanquished An offort to reconsider tho voto will bo made today Favor lopular Klectlon of Senators Richmond Va May 11 Tho row feronco of Virginia Democrats called lor tho purpose of adopting Mich meas ures as may bo doomed best to promote tho election of bonators of tho United States by the direct voto of tho pooplo yesterday adopted a sot of resolutions favoring an amoudniout to that oiloct and inviting tho co operation and as sistance not only of tho pooplo of Vir ginia but tho lesidonts of othor states whoso wolfarois equally involved TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Coal shipments by river from Pitts burg houth Wednesday aggregated 11500 000 bushels Tho American Ticket Brokers asso ciation is in session at Chicago with over CO dologates Stove manufacturers aro in session at Cincinnati and expect to form a trust before adjournment Tho Sixth Missouri regiment Colonol Lester Hurdemaun was mustered out at Savannah Wednesday A Now York syudicato has acquired the Edison Eioctric Illuminating com panys plant Ilazleton Pa Tho Mexican Telephone company is seeking connections with tho United States by long distanco phones Tho French government is making inquiries as to American coal with a view to adopting it tor the French navy A conferonco botween tho southern Kausas coal operators and miners re sulted in failure of ugreement and a striko will result A scat on tho New York stock ex change was sold Wednesday tor 10 000 the highest sum ever paid That sum is now bid for a seat An eastern syudicato is said to have secured control of tho Wisconsin Tele phone company which operutos nearly all tho lines iu that state Rev Dr Roso F Alsopp of Brooklyn who was recently elected general mis sionary secretary of tho Episcopal church iu America has declined tho position Mrs Anna E Georgo delivered her first lecture at Stoubenvillo Weduesday night Tho house seats 1200 but there wero only 14 pooplo who paid tho ad mission fee to hour her A dispatch to tho nayy dopirtment from Captain Coghlau says that uu ox uimuatiou ot the Raleigh shows that it sustained practically no damago in grounding oil Charleston The old Kingman Packing plant at Kansas City Weduesday came into the possession of its now owner the Cud ahys who will begin work on remodel ing it us boon as plans can be perfected William Blair ono of tho oldest resi dents ot Chicago and at ono timo head ot tho William Blair Co ono of tho largest haulwaro houses iu tho United States died Wednesday from pneu monia Mr Blair was b7 years old Tho British warship Pearl will arrivo at Port Tampa Kla on the 20th und romuin until tho 25th to accopt an in vitation extended by tho citizens of Tampa who will hold a celebration ou May iUh in houor ot tho queous birth day The Illinois Manufacturers associa tion Wednesday sent a cablegram to Admiral Dewoy at Manila urging him to become the guest ot tho association upon his returu from tho Philippines aud suggesting that he adopt the San Fruucisco routo instead ot coming by way ot New York It is reported that negotiations are in progress with an oxcelleut prospect of soon reaching a successful conclusion for a combination ot manufacturers of ull grades of carpets in a corporation which will be known as the Natioual Carpet compauy and will bo capitalized at between flOOOOOOO aud 50000000 R VALUE OF GUN COTTON Test at Sandy I look of Gatii manns Shell Is Successful EXPLOSIVE FOUND TO HE INTA0T Fuse Imrntlonnr thn Chltucomi Itmnlnr the llreailoil Itnlmillln Fnlltel Sale Another Toil or Ills lull lotion Shell Will He Mmln Iinihlliir lulo Merits ot Itaphl rite Onus Nicw Youit May it When thoboit containing tho tarty who had charge of tho test made with wet gun cotton at tho Sandy Hook proving grounds on Tuesday returned ftotn thn grounds last night it was slated that 10 pouui s of the gun cotton had been found intact The test had been made under tho ill leetlon of tho Oatliniaini Torpedo com pany ot Chicago who claimed that wot guncotton could be safely used in a shell tired by powder Tho ollloials of tho company who wc iu present at the test spent the- day with 18 laborers in deter mining whether or not tho gun cotton had explnded Their elloits weie re warded ly the finding of 10 pounds of tho cotton intact President MoMnllin Raul that ho espectedto find motool the guncotton Thoie uil be a hiibsequo it lest of the Gathiuauu - icll in wlii h unoth r Hod man gun will be employed The old nance olllcets mi 1 that it would be piaetically the same as tho test applied Tuesday For thn next few months thn ordnance iill ers at Sandy Hook will bo biisv in addition to testing the use of high explosives iu passing upon the merits of vaiious forms of field guns for use by our imny in Cuba and tho Phil ippines Whatovor action in tho mat ter of rapid tiro guns is takou will have to be taken quickly it is said and thn ordnance board is bending all its ener gies toward acquiring tho most im proved form of light artillery Bids and wini pies have been or will bo re ceived in thn next fow wcoks from thn miinufnrturers of tho following foreign built guns The Nordenfeldt gun tho Dorinancior gun tho Finspong gun tho Cuiiet Schiicidcr gun tho Kiupp field and mountain guns and Elswick guns Fito lorlnh In n Fire Ohattanooiia May 11 Dr L P Bagwell a leading physician of Spring Point Ga with his three children aged 10 8 and 4 years and an aged woman who did housekeeping dutios were burned to death in a firo that consumed their home about 4 a m The residence was just outside of tho little town and parties nrriving after tho alarm had boon given saw Dr Bagwell with his throo children iu his arms making his way amid tho smnko and blazo to a front window Before he reached tho window however ho was overcome with tho heat and smoko and loll covered with tho burning do bris Two young men woro boarding with Dr Bagwell and thoy barely es caped both being horribly burned and it is feared they will dio Kt Iouls Kutertalns NasliTlllo Onirorn St Louis May 11 A reception was tendered to Captain Maynard and tho officers of tho gunboat Nushville at tho Mercantile club It was an invitational affair aud about lfi00 members of St Louis society wero in attendance Cap tain Maynard read a short spjoch in which he thanked tho city of St Louis for tho welcome accorded the Nashville and said he regretted that tho Nashvillo was not lartor to roceivo all St Lonis but that sho was largo enough for what the govnrnmont intended hor for Lator in tho evening the reception was succooded by a ball Today tho Nash villo was opened for tho rocoptlon of visitors Wheat Loses ft Ier Cent SiitiNfiKiKLi Ills May 11 Tho stato board of ugriculturo issuod a bulletin stating that of tho 2030000 acres of winter wheat seeded last fall 01 por cont was winter killed or so badly in jured that it will havo to bo plowed up loaving 1000800 acros for harvest Thoso flguros diffor considerably from tho government report which gives 701000 as the reduction iu acreage in this stato Kuockeil Out hy Illinois Woniler Pkokia May 11 D D Sullivau who has bested Cardiff Keogh and other heavyweights was knocked out beforo the Still City club last night in tho first round by D Wilson a won der from Athens Ills Ho knocked Sullivan down twice throw him once sent him into thoropos twice aud finally knocked him out with a florco upporcut all iusido of threo minutes Mancleil ltr Dynamite Baltimouk May 11 Richard Love colorod and Lewis H Davis white wero shockingly manglod by a prema ture explosion of a dynamite blast in a stono quarry Troops For Alaska San Francisco May 11 Tho steamer Humboldt has been chartered for the transportation of troops to Alaska She will sail from this city May 15 VAi Baking v Absolutely Pure Powder Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROVH tlKlsa POwCCB CO ktw VORk - I Ml IISS SMMi rjk AX JZimiSQItm 3S3 r2itiJliKlrCx3r ttmssssmmmr The Norfolk Weekly News NORFOLK NEBRASKA TIIUKSDAY MAY 111890 m RAIINKS TYLKR I J II Ilarnes 1 M O Trier Attorneys at Lar Norfolk Nebrwika DR II T IIOLDMN lloiiicnpnllilc IlnHlcluii nml Surgeon Otllco mer Hlritin Ntilmmil llmik Oltlen liotlis ID 141 In VI ID ii in mill l i r il oionltiu 7 IO toMnl lliwiiliMicitlelitpliniin No Hire No lot Norfolk Nebraska JJ J COLK DKNTIST Omnnnnrltlns Nntl llnnk ItnaMmon on block north ot Cotiiirogstlonal olitiroh Norfolk Nobraska MISSMAHVSIItiLLKY Faflhloimblo DroHRtitnkor Up stain In OotUm olook ornr llntimi storsl rlrtt I olasa work ffuarnutnml Norfolk NobrtuikA pOWKRB UAYB Attorneys at Law Itoom 10 11 anil 13 Mast lllook Norfolk Nobraakn gKSBIONS HULL IndortiikorH anil Kmlialinorn Baaslnualllk Norfolk Atp Norfolk Nobraska W M ROMKUTSON Attorney at Law Rooms I und 2 Robertson Wlgton 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