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i I i i m PARLBYINGFOR PEACE Boer and Briton Once More In Correspondence KOBERTS ADVANCE 18 DELAYED Frobnblo That No Very lniinrtniit Action Will Orcur Uurlnc Nrit Tlirro V ki Inrnlun Ulllc Hocrlvrn it Meting but lta Content Are Kept Secret London Mnrch 22 Several tele grams huvo passed between President Kruger end the British government in udditiou to the Salisbury Kruor eone hnnndenno already published The for eigii oillce received a dispatch fiom Pretoria yesterday The contents of thcho eonnnunications cannot yet be obtained So far as the military situa tion is concerned there is practically no change Lord Roberts is quietly mak ing preparations for tho next inovo As necesMiry to a beginning Generals Gat aero and Brabant aro swiftly moving from point to point in the southern dis tiictsof the Free State dispersing or aceeptiug tho surrender of any remain ing Boers thus ensuring tho safety of Lord Roberts communications before htarting toward Pretoria A correspondent of tho Daily News nt Springfontein describing these move ments says General Gatacreis swoop iiig through tho country like a cyclone with flying columns in all directions His swiftness and strategy have proved of inestimable value to Lord Roberts Tho rebuilding of tho railroad bridge at Norvnls Pout will take two months Two temporary bridges will be completed in about 10 days Meanwhile supplies are transported by an serial tramway across the gap These works necessarily delay tho providing of supplies for tho advance Lord Methuens movements north of Kimberley aro believed to be a prelude to the gathering of a column of 20000 with Kimberley as a base to strike east ward from Fourteen Streams into the Transvaal The long and anxiously awaited news of tho relief of Mnfeking has not yet been received Mr Schreiner has granted tho request of tho mayor of Capo Town that a public holiday be proclaimed throughout the colony on the relief of Mafeking A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Pretoria dated March 19 says Presi dent Kruger returned from Kroonstadt yesterday Ho says tho light in the Freo State will bo desperate I am in formed that the Transvaal government has taken no resolution to destroy mines or property as a last resort The Capo Town correspond cut of tho Daily Mail telegraphing March 31 says I have just arrived from Bloemfontein where I learned that no further move ment is probable for three weeks as negotiations are proceeding I failed to ascertain the naturo of tho negotiations or whether Sir Alfred Milners depart ure from Capo Town is connected with thein but I should not bo surprised if the war collapsed quickly Tho correspondent of tho Times at Lourenzo Marquez telegraphing Tues day says It is reported from Pre toria that a scheme has been raised for the amalgamation of the Transvaal and the Freo State Kruger will become president of tho federated states and Steyn commandant general of tho Boer army The flag will be the same as that of tho Transvaal with an addi tional orange color A dispatch to the Standard from Bloemfoutoin dated Tuesday say Four thousand Transvaalers from Colesburg trekked on Saturday and Sunday into tho northeast going by way of tho Basutolaud border They will probably be caught at ouo of tho passes The Capo Town correspondent of the Morning Post says On tho best authority I learn tliat the real objective of the Fischor Wolmarans deputation is Russia Cecil Rhodes sailed for Eng land yesterday Klliniimtu KiikIIhIi motoric Chicago March 22 Histories of Englund were dropped from tho lists of supplementary reading for tho public schools at a meeting of the board of edu cation last night Books wero adopted for all grades at a cost of thousands of dollars but none of tho histories will contain a mention of England except as an incident in connection with tho war of independence For threo months Trustee John T Keating who is tho na tional president of tho Ancient Order of Hibernians has been fighting tho uso of histories of England which ho de clared was prejudiced in favor of En gland Vruti Itatlflcntion of Iruiuli Treaty Chicago March 22 Tho executive committee of tho National Business league met today and formulated plans in which tho committee hopes business men throughout the country will join to secure a ratification of tho Freuch reciprocity treaty John V Ela and James Doering wero appointed a com mitteo to frame a memorial to congress asking immediate und favorable action on tho treaty Tho leaguo will also make an effort to secure tho co-operation of the press all over tho country Fear at Another Strike at Ianu Pana Ills March 22 Another strike is threatened in this city ut the coal mines Tho mining scale of 40 cents per ton expires April 1 At tho Springfield convention a few weeks ago the mining scale for this district was ret nt 40 cents per ton Already several manufacturing firmB of tho city are Mocking up with coal und preparing for the occasion FALL THREE STORIES llilrtv Men lniii il lv the ratling of Irrlulit Klrvntor Chicago March 22 Thirty person were injured by the falling of a freight elevator in tho rear of tho building nt 120 Market street where tho vletinif wero cmphived by the Blakely Frintiug company It is thought none of tho victims will die although several til them were badly hurt Following aro the most seriously injured Goorgo llnlc Albert Christian Joseph Hoffman Albert Seiftrt Ernest Heine luiiici Delamey Walter Hartwig Patrick Foley Edward Lwi James Thomas George Weikes John Rambo Georga Hall Edward laville Edward Wolf Edward King Louis Stanton Goorgo Coinptou Tho men had worked all night in tho printing shop and had crowded into tho elevator at the top floor Tho big ele vator moved slowly down tho shaft till the third floor was reached Then ac cording to Harry Olson who had taken hold of the rope which set the machine going something snapped and an in stant later tho lift filled with its mass of victims crashed into tho basement Tho accident was caused by the break ing of the engine in the basement SAVES SIX LIVES Heroic ItM m of n Fiimlly Trout n Iliirii liiK Ilnt Nhm York Nrw York March 22 Six lives wero saved by the gallant work of a young colored man luring a fire at a flat house in West One Hundred tiutl Thirty fourth street The mans name is M S An derson Ho detected tho tiro whilo on his way to work Tho flames had gained considerable headway and in a window of tho second floor stood a man unmed Nelson with his six littlo child ren hovering around him their cscapo having been cut off by tho lames With two passers by Anderson ran into tho building next door and up to tho burn ing floor With his two companions holding his legs Anderson swung head downward and swaying his body back ward nnd forward managed to reach the children as they were held up to him by the father All were taken out safely in this manner SnutlKiiiuiH Clipnr Duuiy SAVANVAHMuroh 22 Fifty thousand persons on the streets here yesterday gave Admiral Dewey an euthusiastia welcome to Savannah Tho admiral had recovered irom his indisposition sufficiently for him to tako part in tho military parndo and as he rodo through tho streets with Mrs Dewey at his side ringing cheers rent tho air Military companies were present from many Boutnern cities and nearly men wsro in line An admirals salute was fired by the Chatham aitillery from brass pieces presented the organization by President George Washington Tho climax of he occasion occurred at the banquet at tho Do Soto hotel last night where the admiral wes presented with a beautiful vase on betuilf of tho city of Savannah by Hon F G Dubine Ilenne oil lnileieiiiluiit Action London March 22 At a meeting of the Irish members of the house of par liament yesterday John Redmond pro siding it was agreed that tho Irish commoners should not bo allowed here after to pair with either Liberals or Unionists This action is a recurrence to the independent attitude of the Irish party under Parnells leadership and is calculated greatly to increase tho fight ing influence of the organization in par liament Itobert TiiIkh to Naval lirigutlu BLOKMroNTKiv March 21 Lord Rob erts while inspecting tho naval brigade on tho plain outside tho town in tho presence of muny of tho townspeople addressed the men thanking them for thoexccllent work thoy had done in tho course of tho campaign He wished good luck to thoso who wero about to re join their ship and expressed tho hope that the others would bo present at tho entry into Pretoria Shot by Unknown AmuikhIii Chicago Mnrch 22 Robert W Gil christ proprietor of n barbershop at 1754 Twenty second street was shot and instantly killed whilo preparing to shave u patron in his shop last night The assassin camo to tho door of the shop opened it about half way took a slow aim with a riflo and fired hitting Gilchrist in tho templo Ho escaped before tho witnesses of the crime could recover from their astonishment and givo pursuit TELFGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Professor Henry Colin of tho chair of German at tho Northwestern university ut Chicago died Wednesday of apoplexy Sydney capital of Now South Walo3 and Adelaide capital of South Australia Jiavo ueon declared intcctca with tho bubonic plague A petition was filed Wednesday in tho district court at St Paul asking for tho appointment of a receiver tor tho Twin City Jockey club As a result of tho recent increase in wages granted tho Massillon miners tho Massillon District Coal Operators asso ciation has decided to raise the price of coal 25 cents per ton J A Orcutt a well known old trapper near Rhinolander Wis was found dead at his houso just at the edge of town where ho lived alone Ho was shot through tho head The houso committee on public lands Wednesday directed a favorable roport on a bill allowing a single woman who locates a homestead entry on unplatted lands to completo tho entry after her murriago Smallpox has broken out in the Greut Northern grading camps uoar Fort Ben ton Moil where ubout 1200 men are at work Thirty eases have been al ready reported and it is feared thut it will be impossible to check the dUetue HATE ON LOUD BILL House Members Become Heat ed Over Its Provisions MPHERSON AND IBNTZ IN A TILT Ohio lteirccnlritlte CIiiur mI Willi llrllig Atliiinry for lulilij FIrMIhe llir Men urr Sen ii tn Im nun Itriollitlon for III qnliy on Capn Nome Irani Washington March 22 Dining tho debate in tho house yesterday on tho Loud bill relating to seoiiid class mail matter there was n sharp exchange be tween Mclhorson Hep la and Lent Dem O over a charge made by the former that the latter was the attorney for the lobby which is fighting the bill otherwise the debute was without inci dent Both the friends and opponents of the measure express the belief that tho vote today will be close Loud has agreed to accept two amendments one to increase tho number of sample copies which newspapers can send out at sec ond class rates from o00 to 2000 and the other to limit tho provision requiring newspapers to separate their mail to thoso in excess of 5000 circulation These are all tho concessions ho will make He says tho debate has strength ened I he bill and he believes it will pass The speakers were lironiwoll O Griggs Ga MePlierson la Burke Tex Bingham Pa lleatwole Minn and Latimer S O in favor of the bill and Moon Tenn Lent O Vandivcr Mo Snodgrnss Tenn Cochran Mo and Neville Neb uguinst it I ii it 1 1- on Cnpi Niinii tiiimti Washington March 22 Upon tho nuthority of the governor of Alaska Turner Wash made the statement in tho senate yesteiday that concessions for gold mining in the bed of the sea near Capo Nome Alaska had been granted by the secretary of war anil upon that statement be based a resolu tion of inquiry Senator Turner said if such a grant had been made it was a shame a reproach and a scandal Tho resolution was agreed to In a few minutes and without discussion the ad ditional urgent deficiency bill was passed with one or two other measures of importance Allison gave notice that he would call up today tho conference report on the Porto Rican appropriation bill Heellil Will Willi Washington March 22 Tho Post says On account of earnest efforts being made by Republican senators to reach an agreement on Porto Rico which all senators can consistently sup port Senator Beveridge will not for the present urge his amendment for free trade for that island but will postpone his speech until such agreement us the Republican senators aro able to make is reached The senator desires it under stood that he has not abandoned hi- po sition and that he will vote to sustain the principle enunciated in the message Hill for St 1 1 ill Imposition Washington March 22 Representa tive Lane la yesterday introduced a bill providing for an exposition at St Louis Mo in lJOU to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the purchase of tin Louisiana territory Tho bill provides for a government building to cost -100 000 and also for the expenditure of 5000000 by the government when the exposition authorities huvo raised 410 000000 Piovision is made also for the creation of a commission and for other features giving the exposition a national and international scopo To 1iinh 1orlo Itlcci Turin Hill Washington March 22 The friends of the Porto Rico tariff bill in tho sen ato aro more confident than ever that they will be able to pass tho measure It is claimed that tho quiet work which tho hurmony committee has been doing is having effect nnd tiiut tho opponents of tho tariff are not so determined as they wero a short tinin ago Tho argu ment is being mado that this being a Republican measure it ought not to bi defeated by Republican votes Irohncul Ion ItdtH Hit Cam Washington March 22 By a vote of i to 4 the Couer dAleno investigat ing committee decided not to call Mr Sinclair as a witness for tho prosecu tion Mr Sulzor thereupon announced that tho prosecution would rest its case This cleared tho way for tho opening ot tho dofeuso but as tho hour was late tho commit tee adjourned until today when it is expected that Governor Steuuenburg will be called The Norfolk Weekly News NORFOLK NEBRASKA TllTUSDAY MAKCII 12 1SMM Ostium IimIiii the Hero of Ilttvnu llle Nrw YoitK March 22 A dispatch from Constantinople announces the death of Ostium Pasha tho hero of Plevna and the greatest Turkish soldier of recent times Ho was 08 years old His defense of Plevna against an over whelming Russian forco in 1877 gave Osman enormous prestige By the in tronohinonts ho caused to bo thrown up ho urrested for four mouths the advance of tho Russians In threo pitched bat ties ho overcame tho finest troops of tha czars armies Two Woiiifn Try Stilclile EiKHAitT Intl March 22 Stella Harrington married and Lyda Jordan unmarried young women of this city took morphine last night with suicidal intent Miss Jordan leaving a uoto pro claiming her love for Mrs Hnrringtons husband Mrs Hurriugtou will not give uuy reasou for her owu ultempt at vtJ destruction tufmi NEW SPRING MILLINERY J E DURLAND Opening Dates MARCH 24 and 26 THE Large and Stylish collection of trimmed hats will embrace some Genuine French Patterns The line Readyto Wear Hats is a large one The Public is Cordially Invited The services of Miss Wise an expert trimmer from Chicagohave been secured for this season lifciiiiiyiiiiilfi llllilt III Ill Vt Til PIT Chicago March 22 Junius J Jeff ries through his managers contracted to meet three men in one night in Chi cago April i Tho champions three opponents have not been definitely selected but it is practically settled that Jack MeCormick and Ed Duukhorst will be two of them Jim Barnes has been mentioned as the otner Jeffries will leave California at once and prepare here for the bouts Itillitum liiiiiti fur Tiirrri Monvkkkv March 22 Tho Ninth regiment of infantry stationed in this city has received orders to proceed im mediately to the scene of the Yaqui Indian war and join tho forces of Gen eral Torres in tho cnnipaign that is now being waged against tho rebels It is probable that permission will bo asked of tho United States government by President Din for this regiment to pas through tho United States TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS Tho Democrats of Alaska huvo called a convention for May 28 to naiuo dele gates to the national convention Tho Metropolitan Railroad company of Now York formally took control of the Third Aveinio road Wednesday A reunion of federal veterans was held Wednesday at Dublin Tex the occasion being the visit of General Al bert I Shaw comiuaiiderin ehiof of the G A R Knn as Missouri and Iowa passed through St Paul Wednesday en route to Lttrimorn Miuot ami other points in North Dakota John and Jooph Cliasiner brothers wero struck bya train on the Wisconsin Ooiltrill Witfl ilfieilti t tiliiln 1 - iwj if u i w iu iiiu track in a buggv near Cudott Wis Both were instantly killed The Merchants and Manufacturers association of Baltimore Wednesday adoptetl without a dissenting vote resolutions strongly condemning tho Porto Rico tariff bill and favoring tho Nicaragua canal Tho secretary of tho navy has granted ship building concerns engaged in tho construction of about -10 torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats an exten sion ot one years time for tho comple tion of their contracts Arrangements have been made to send an additional detachment of med ical officers to Han Francisco with a view to their transportation to Manila for tho relief of a similar number of medical ofiicers in tho Philippines Tho gold stutuo of Tho American Girl whio is to be exhibited at the Paris exposi on was successfully eust in Now Yort Wednesday MissMuude Adams tho actress was tho model aud Mrs Bessie Potter Vounuh wus the sculutor BARNES TYLER i J B Inrni h M D tjli r Attorneys n Law Norfolk - - Nebraska JU C S PARKER DENTIST At Ilcrco Evpry Monday Mast Block Not folk Ncl R II- T I1ULDEN Physician and Surgeon Olllco itizdiH Xiitiiuml Hank IIiiIIiIIuk Tukiilintio 101 Sanitarium unci Main iiml lTtli St Tcohimu Norfolk - - Nebraska JR I E SCOBEE OSTEOPATHIST rll Smith Uli Stnel Norfolk Xuhr Will ho In Vadium Tiii hIii mill 1riilaj of eiirll week H J COLE DENTIST Olllco nnr Citfrnus National Hank Kn iiliiiro ouo lilock north of LoiiKrtKatioiiiil church Norfolk Nebraska yISS MARY SHELLEY Iasliionahle Dressmaker tp ctaire hi Cotton block owr llanmV Mori Kirt t uork nuarantciil Norfolk pOWERS HAYS Norfolk Nebraska Attorneys at Law Ilooiut 10 It nml 1L Mni t block Nebraska SESSIONS BELL Undertakers and Eiiilmliucrc SVi moiis Illk Norfolk Ue Norfolk - - Nebraska W M ROBERTSON Attorney at Law Rooms 1 and 2 Robertson Wfgton lilock Norfolk MRS I I 1 1 MULL Facial Treatment Manicuring and Shampoo Will kIiiIIj call ut jniir homo nml do any of thin work Orilors taken for IIiid hair rwitches IVrfi ct match KiiaranOiil Kosiilvnca on 1- irst street liinclioii Onli rs may lie left at thu Junction DniK Store Tel ihoim No 11 M C WALKER lKAIKlt IN FLOUR - FEED Oil and Gasoline TELEPHONE NO 33 CRSEILER Sale andL Boarding Barn Horses Bought and Sold o Commission Braasch Avenue and Tnird St PHONE 44 KARO BROS MMtorIHJ Everybody wautu the best of meats We make a special effort to please our trade Osr Shop la theNeateit In the City