6 J The Norfolk Weekly News N1S Last Town of Importance In i Free State Is Taken FIGURING OH PRETORIA flIEGEt Foreign Knjjlneers 8ny tlio Town Will lie Able to Hold Out for a Year Lord Itoh crti 6vrerilna Toward tlio Vanl With Overpowering Forces London Mny 24 Lord RobcrtH is drawing near to tho frontier of tho Transvaal His infantry masses aro 53 miles north of Kroonstadt at tho Rhe noster river Sorao thousands of cav alry aro already across the river luu Hamilton occupied Heilbron yes terday Tho Eoors nro retiring toward the Vaal with their heavy bnggago They are reported from Pretoria as already across that river Twelvo thousand men and M guns compose tho retreat ing army Trains continue to run from tho Vaal to Pretoria Foreign engineers assert that Protoria is able to stand a years sicgo Accord ing to advices from Lourouzo Marquez tho Pretoria fortifications aro described as complete but Johannesburg has not yet been placed entirely in a stato of defense Tlio Transvaal government papers and the war chest hav been re moved to Lydeuburg Foreigners continue to lea tho re publics Dutch steamers are coming to Delagoa bay so it is claimed to furnish uu asylum to fleeing Hollanders Tho Boer forces continue to dwindle Some of tho correspondents assert that probably only about 2 1000 of tho hardi est fighters yet remain although there arc detached parties in various parts of tho Transvaal Tho ambushing of tho Fquadron of Bethuuce horso appears to have beon quite as bad as was first reported Col onel Bcthuuo thinking thero were no Boers at Vryhcid determined to go that way toward Newcastle as a short cut The advance squadron was hurrying to make Vryheid beforo dark It left tho main body behind and trotted into tho ambush Tho Boers had Maxims and tho British seeing they had no chailce to retire dashed forward to n point within 20 yards of tho Boers rifles Five officers and 03 men were killed or wounded Bothuno ordered his other Equadrons to retire Tho daniago to Laings nek tunnel is capable of prompt repair Tho strength of tho Boers at that point is not known ProbsMy they bae from 0000 to 6000 men A dispatch from Mafekiug dated May 17 tho first message except Colonel Eaden Powells messago announcing the relief of tho town says the place was wild with joy that many people wept as they greeted their deliverers and that the sceno as tho troops trav ersed tho streets baffled description The correspondents agree that the Ca nadian artillery Major Eudous seven guns did splendid work Some of them assert that tho Canadians did abso lutely essential work in tho fighting lloem Desert Their Intrenchinenta London May 24 Tho war office late last evening published tho following from Lord Roberts South Bank of Rhenoster Riveu May 23 We found on arrival here this morning that tho enemy had fled during tho night They had occupied a strong position on tho north bank of the river which had been carefully en trenched but they did not think it ad visable to defend it when they heard that Ian Hamiltons forco was at Heil bron and that our cavalry which had crossed the Rhenoster some miles lower down the Btreamwere threatening their right and rear Tho bridge over tho Rhenoster several culverts and some miles of the railway were destroyed Ian Hamiltons forces drove tho Boers under Dewet beforo them from Lindley to Heilbron Tho passage of the Rhe noster was strongly disputed Our loss might have been heavy but for a well concerted plan which brought Smith Dorriens brigade on the enemys flank just at the right moment The officer commanding at Boshof reports that up wards of 8G0 Free Staters have surren dered during tho last few days and that they have given up 800 rifles 100 horses and a largo amount of ammunition Kelly Kenny reports that three com panies of Yeomanry who were sent to repair tho telegraph lino and to clear the country between Bloomfontein and Boshof have returned to Bloemfon tein having performed tho duty ex ceedingly well Columbia Illver Storm Swept Astoiua Or May 23 Yesterday was a day of disaster on tho Columbia river The greatest storm in several years raged throughout the afternoon capsizing many fishing boats Two flbhermeu Mike Peltamo and Albert Johnson were drowned aud several others barely escaped Fort Stevens uud Cape Disappointment life saving crews did excellent servico and it is duo to their heroio work that a great many lives were not lost Several fishermen were brought in more dead than alive Track Sleet at Tuliur Tabou la May 24 A track meet between Doane and Tabor colleges will be held here May 31 Thero aro 24 entries and the contest promises to bo most interesting yrcukforl hreo liom soldiers Frahufoht May 21 Frankfort is free from soldiers for tho first tiiuo since Jan 80 The evacuation of the Beck ham troops the lust to leave occurred yesterday SPOONER AND HALE DEBATE Day of Hasping 1olltlral Controvert and Oratory In the Senate Washington May 24 Yesterday was a day of rasping political contro versy and oratory in tho nonato With the controversy those on tho Demo cratic side auomolons as it mny srem had littlo to do What by farseeiug senators is regarded as likely to bo tho paramount issuo of tho approaching na tional campaign was tho subject of two notablo speeches ouo by Piatt Conn and tho other by Spoouer Wis The former was an answer to tho speech delivered a few days ago by Bacon Qa on hia resolution demand ing an investigation of financial affairs in Cuba Piatt favored the adoption of tho resolution but deprecated what ho declared was a cheap effort to make po litical capital out of a shfmefnl condi tion of affairs which tho Republican party needed no prodding to induce it to probo to tho bottom Spooners speech was a continuation of his address on tho Philippine ques tion In its courso ho becamo involved iu a heated colloquy with Halo Mo over tho governments conduct of af fairs in our iusnlar possessions It was a remarkable controversy between two of tho best equipped debaters in the senate and was listened to with pro found attention by senators many rep resentatives and crowded gallerieB Spoouer will continue his speech today EXTRADITION BILL PASSED llottso In Unanimous for living Neely Up to iliifttlrr Washington May 21 Tlio house passed without division tho extradition bill framed by tho judiciary committee but only after a debate in which con siderable political rancor was nroused Thero was no division of sentiment as to the duty of congress to pass a bill to permit the extradition of Neely but tho Democrats objected to tho language of tho bill which covered any foreign country or territory or part thereof oc cupied by tho United States Tho Democrats wanted the bill to ap ply specifically to Cuba contending that tho broader language assumed the possi bilities of further acquisitions by tho United States of a character similar to that of Cuba A motion to recommit with instruc tions to change tho language was de feated by a strict party vote Tho Iioufc also adopted the resolution to allow tho committee on ways and means to sit during the recess for the purposo of framing a bill for tho reduction of tho war revenues and tho resolution for a sino dio adjournment Juno 0 The Democrat insisted that congress should reduce the war axes at tho present ses sion but Payuo said tho treasury fig ures showed that tho refunding of the bonds now going on would practically wipe out tho funds for this fiscal year He said it would bo unsafe to reduce the taxes at this timo Nebraska Man Disappears Wymoke May 24 Top Byers ouo ol the leading business men here dropped out of sight Monday morning and his disappearance is tho talk of the town Before its failure he was tho cashier cf the Bank of Wymore and is at present manager of a large lumber yard here Twenty Two Killed In a Mine Chaklotte N 0 May 24 The most acourato information yet obtain able is that 22 miners were killed in the Cumnock mine disaster Tuesday night Abollxh Pastorate Limit Chicago May 24 The Methodist Episcopal general conference yesterday voted to abolish tho time limit on pas torates Democratic Convention Date Beathice Neb May 24 The Demo cratic committee met here yesterday and decided to hold their convention J j no 22 TELEGHAHHIC BRIEFS The organ factory of M Schulz 6V Co Chicago burned Wednesday Loss 175000 Preliminary celebrations in honor of the birthday of Queen Victoria took place in Berlin Wednesday Grand Chief Arthur of the Brother hood of Locomotivo Engineers was re elected at the Milwaukee convention Wednesday Bishops Tyree Mooro Smith Shafer and Coopin were ordained by the A M E general conference at Columbus with impressive ceremonies Wednesday A fire broke out Wednesday in No 2 slope of C Pardee Cos mino at Lat timer Pa and is still raging The em ployes succeeded in making their escape All grades of refined sugar havo been advanced 10 points by the American Sugar Refining company The inde pendent refiners later followed tho ad vance Jonas G Clark founder of Clark uui versity in Worcester Mass died Wed nesday aged 85 years During the early 50s Mr Clark went to California and amassed a fortune Tho steamer Australia brings Hono lulu advices to May 15 At that date there hud not been a case of tho bu bonic plague for 40 days and busiuess had resumed its former activity The engine attached tothe westbound fast mail train on the Lake Shore road went into the ditch at Westfiold N Y Wednesday and Eugineer Reagan and his fireman William Leighbody were killed Fire in the mill and lumber district ut North aud Sheffield avenues Chicago Wednesday caused tho destruction of the pluuiug mill of Wagner Ivartig Keil and daniago to several other build iugs Loss fl0000 Iu a freight wreck ou the Charleston and Western Carolina road Wednesday near Laurens S 0 Engineer William McKiuuey and Brokemun Charles Hayues were violently hurled agaiust the engiue furnace and covered with coals They wrc roaaUd to deth NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY MAY 21 WOO GUNS AGAINJN PLAY Special Policeman In St Louis Shot During a Riot OTHER PROBABLE TATAHTIEB Ilarrlcailn Tiled on tlin Trnrh and Htnlleil IKreet Car Tired lioii by tho Croud Conductor Is lUdly llentan Up Little Hoy Is Tatally Wounded St Louis May 2 1 Renewed rioting nnd another fatality murked tho prog ress of tho strike on tho St Louis Transit companys Rystem yesterday A Cass avenuo car was stopped at tho corner of Twenty third and Cass ave nue in order that a barricade which had been placed across Mio track might be removed During tho enforced halt a big crowd of strike sympathizers at tacked tho car firing a number of shots Ono of tho bullets struck Special Police aian Duncan K McRca who was rid ing on tho front platform with tho motorman in tho left arm passing through his body and coming out ou the right sido Tho policeman sank un conscious to tho floor MeRao was placed iu an ambulanco and a hasty trip was made to tho dispensary When tho unfortunate policeman was taken out uud laid on tlio operating table it was found that ho was dead Eddio Manz 3 years old was shot through tho leg by a man on a Cuss av enue car Tho little boy was sitting ou tho front doorstep when soino small boys who had boon throwing stones at a car ran up tlio alley south of tho house A man who is supposed to bo an emergency policeman loaned out from tho car and llred a shot at the flee ing boys The shot struck tho littlo fellow in the right log near tho hip It is feared tho wound will provo fatal R B Ilodgo a conductor on tho Tower Grovo lino is a patient at St Josephs hospital suffering from injuries which it is feared will provo fatal Ho was assaulted by a crowd of men on his car at tho crossing of Salina street They kicked him until ho was unconscious PASS MEAT EXCLUSION BILL German ltelelmtni Aetn on tlio Zllensuie Which Shuts Out American SI eat 13ritiiN May 24 Tho reichstag yes terday voting by roll call adopted tho meat bill by 10i to 123 votes As it has passed tho reichstag in ad dition to prohibiting tho importation of canned or suusago meat tho bill pro vides that until Dec 81 l0t tho im portation of fresh moat shall only bo al lowed in whole or in certain cases in half carcasses and that tho importation of prepared meat shall only bo permit ted when it is proved to bo innocuous which is regarded as being impossible of proof in the caso of consignments of salt meat under four kilogrammes in weight Tho bill also provides that after 1003 the importation of meat shall either bo regulated by fresh legislation or tho abovo mentioned provisions re main in forco lli Crowds nt Mothers Congress Deh Moines- May 24 Tho Audi torium was too small yesterday to con tain the pcoplo who desired to utteud tho National Mothers congress and hundreds were turned away A tele gram was received from Milwaukee asking for tho next meeting of tho con gress There wero some notablo ad dresses during tho sessions among the speakers being Mrs L M Stouten borough Plattsmouth Neb Hon Henry Sabin Des Moines nnd Pro fessor M V OShea of the University of Michigan Tho morning session was devoted to reports from tho vari ous htates and tho afternoon and even ing to subjects relating to tho educa tion of boys for tho duties of manhood Bravo Act lre vents Disaster Oakland Cal May 24 A train of boxcars laden with merchandise in cluding a large quantity of dynamite and black powder caught fire last night in tho railroad yards hero Thero was a scarcity of water and though facing almost certain death tho firemen and train hands coupled tho cars to switch engines and drawing them under the tank used for filling tho boilers of loco motives succeeded in extinguishing tho flames beforo an explosion occurred The roof of a car containing soveral tons of dynaniito wns burned through Shrlners Sleet Next at Kansa City Washington May 24 Tho Imperial council of tho Mystic Shrine completed its 20th anuual session hero yesterdav after transacting considerable business of interest to tho body Kansas City was chosen as tho oasis where tho tribes shall gather next year and June 1 1 aud 12 were fixed as tho dates Following long established custom each of tho of ficers for the preceding year was moved forward to tho position ahead of the ono occupied Supreme Court of Honor PeohiaUIs May 21 At yesterdays session of tho Supremo Court of Houor a resolution was adopted providing for a system of graded beuefits whereby any policy holder dying within a period of from one month to two years after the issuing of a policy should receive a graduated sum ranging from CO per cent to 00 per cent for the longer period of time Kansas City was decided ou as the place of holding tho next conven tion threo yeors hence Former President Iowa University Dead Toronto May 24 Rev Dr Alexan der Burns late principal of Hamilton Wesleyau college and at ono timo presi dent of the Iowa Wesloyan university and of Simpson college Iowa died here last night HERRIED FOR GOVERNOR tnnnliunus Cholee of until llnhntu He imhtlcniis lovornor Oiiaiui s N Iriiittri Knrelm I It AIM rn 11 IliliKn Pterin id ljirKd I K V MaIitin DihiIwikmI Siorx Fali4 8iT May 21 Chair man Charles N llerriotl of tho stato committee called the Republican state convention to order at 2 p in Oarl S Wood of Olarlt county vai olectod tem porary chairman and after tho appoint ment of committees a recess was taken until 10110 p in to glvo way to a torch light procession and an address by John L Webster of Omaha It whs 1046 when tho convention re assembled S 13 Wilson of Fall Rlvnr wur niatlo permanent chairman Tho platform declares ugninst trusts favors a constitutional amendment enlarging tho powers of congress to deal with thorn indorses tho frco homes bill in dorses tho currency legislation of eon gross and favors expansion Tho fol lowing were olectod dolegatcs to the Philadelphia convention Knillo Hrnuch of Turner George Rico of Moody L L listener of Kingsbury A 11 Botts of Honson O B Collins of Brown N P Hoobe of Edmunds James Holly of Pennington Grauvillo G Rcnuott of Lawrence All tho nominations were inado unan imous INSTRUCTED FOR BRYAN Kniinii Detune ruts Neleet Dolegnteii to Kiiiioii City Convention Wichita May 21 Tho Kansas Dem ocrats in state convention hero yester day selected delegates to tho Kansas City convention and instructed them strongly for Bryan Tlio resolutions bind tho delegation not only to support Bryan lor president but also to support for vioo president only a man who is now and was in ISKI iu full sympathy with tlio Chicago platform Six wero select ed as follows J A Johnson of Marion county David Ovorinyer of Shawnee James N Fiko of Thomas John H At wood of Leavenworth Dr G W Brand enburg of Marshall and II W Stewart of Sedgwick John F Itowo of Neosho A 1 Rog ers of Mitchell T T Hackney of Sum ner J II Daviii of Bourbon Earl Black shero of Chase uud Harry McMillan of Ottawa wore elected to bo Smilliox In Itallroiid Cmiin Dis Moines May 21 The state board of health learns that smallpox has developed a second tiiiio in tho rail road camps along tho lino of tho double tracking between Crest on and Murray A trmnp applied for work at ono of the camps just west of Afton Ho was given employment and nfter eating a hearty supper went to bed In the night ho becamo very sick Fearing that ho had smallpox ho was fired out of tho camp Ho walked to Alton and made his bed in a boxcar with three other tramps Tho next day ho was ex amined by Afton physicians who pro nounced his caso smallpox of tho worst form The fellow is now in a danger ous condition IlijulclmiH at Cedar ItnjiliW CnnAit Rapids May 24 Tho Hahne mann Medical society met hero yester day in its 31st annual session with 00 physicians in attendance The address of welcome was extended by Rev J II Palmer President Linn in tho an nual address recommended making tho homeopathic department in tho Stato university stronger nnd better and the re establishment of tho university com rnittoo with larger powers A uumbor of papers on medical subjects were read during tho day Sum Tlcuett Indicted Sioux City May 21 Sam Pickett was indicted hero by the federal grand jury yesterday charged with using the mails in the perpetuation of a fraud It is claimed his custom was to advertise for treasurers for bogus theatrical com panies requiring appointees to deposit cash bonds with him and skip with tho proceeds It was by conducting corre spondence through tho mails that he attracted tho federal officials attention Illiinchard a Candidate Dies Moines May 24 A dispatch from Oskaloosa says that the candidacy of Hon L C Blanchard for nomina tion for supremo judgo on tho Repub lican ticket was announced yesterday TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD John II Mitchell has been nominated to bo postmaster at Pueblo Colo Secretary Hay Wednesday enter tainod at luncheon tho Boer delegates iu Washington Tho department of justico will make strong endeavor to have Neely tho al leged Cuban defaulter givo up somo of tho stolen money Tho wage scalo committeo of tho Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers announce that it had finished its report Jerry Schlitz shot his wife with mur derous intent at Canton O Tuesday and fired two shots into his own body which caused his death Tho woman may recover Firo destroyed tho crating depart ment of tho Central Ohio Buggy com pany tho Capital hotel and soveral stores and residences at Gallion O Loss 100000 iusurauco 170000 The 450 miners nt tho Coal Croek companys mines uear Knoxville Tenn returned to work Wodnesduy after reaching an agreement with the com pany to submit their grievances to tho arbitration of President McKiuley Tho convention of tho Western Fed eration of Miners adopted strong reso lutions on the subject of Japanese im migration demanding the strict en forcement of tho Chinese exclusion act aud Us extension to inolude all other Mongolian Mid Malayan ueoDla T I 111511 Colored Murderer Taken From the Train by a Mob STRUNG UP TO A TELEGRAPH T0LE filters Millie No tnnrt to Trolerl 1 heir Prisoner Mnny Well Dressed Women In Ihe Crond Which Witnessed the IlitiiClliS NatitRO Wolli of the Mull Ptitiii0 May 24 Flvo minutes after Calvin Kinibliirn tho colored mmderer reached Pueblo on a Denver and Rio Grande tiain yesterday liinalnioot united corpse was being dragged through tho stioetslty as many men as could lay hands on the ropo around his neck fol lowed by a howling mob of at least 11000 pcoplo Not tho slightest attempt to piotect tho prisoner was made by the hulf dozen olllcers having him in charge In fact they had drawn tho charges from their revolvers lost by any chance blood should bo shod iu n feint at resisting tho mob Ah the train pulled into tho Eighth street depot Kimblorn was pushed help less to his feet out of the front end of tho smoking cur and into the very hands of tho mob A nodno was cast about his nook Many hands at nnro seized it Klinblorii made but the slightest at tempt at rosistunoo Heavy stool man acles bound his wnsts aud ho was help loss lie was dragged faco downward over the railroad trucks tho noose tight ened about his nook and ho was un doubtedly dead beforo lie was hanged to u telegraph polo two blocks fimu tho depot Twice the rope broke after the body had boon hauled up but the thiitl attempt at hanging was successful After tho body Intel boon allowed to dangle in tho air a few minutes tlio ropo was cut and the corpse wan dragged half a block further tho crowd clamor ing lor u Jim to burn tho corpse Mayor West in tho center of tho throng exhorted them to disperse hut his words wore unheeded by many Long after tho nioro respectable ele ment in tho crowd had gone homo 01 stood upon tho outskirts boys and young men danced about tho remains thrusting senseless indignities upon them and insisting that tho man was not load They stripped him to tho waist and n man who claimed to be a doctor said that his heart was still beat ing Tho mob toro tho clothes from him tied a cloth around his naked loins then they hooked tho manuclcs into one ol the spikes on tho sido ol u polo where tho body was again hanged up Tlio body was finally taken to tho morgnu Tho rough treatment had almost torn ono sido of Kiiiiblerns faco from his skull Tho noose had cut deeply into tho nock and blood splashed his cloth ing Apparently in tho molco which attended his capture from tho train somebody struck tho negro a blow ou the side of the head with a slcdgo ham mer inflicting a wound which must have caused instant unconsciousness There wero many well dressed women iu the mob On the journey from Denver Kim blorn was fully awaro of the fate that awaited him here but ho retained his composure and smoked or slept much ol tho time Tho autopsy held on tin bodies of tho two young girls whom he killed on Sunday morning revealed the fact that the negro had violated lm victims beforo shooting them Military Trlsoners Shot While Fokt Riiev Kan May 21 Twc military prisoners John Arnold and George A Fryman serving sentences of ouo year each wero shot by a sentry under which they wero working yester day Tho prisoners mado a daring rush upon tho sentry and disarmed him taking his Krag Jorgeiibeu with them and ran for tho hills A sergeant ol artillery heard tho disturbance and shot tho fleeing prisoners Arnold is shot through tho abdomen his injury being critical Fryman was shot in tho arm rionrer ofNehrntka Dead McCool Junction Neb May 21 Jeremiah Stanton 8U years of age died here lust night Ho was ono of tho old est homesteaders in York county being one of the pioneers of Nebraska In 1849 ho made tho trip overland to Cali fornia Returning from thero iu tho enrly 00s ho took up tho laud where MpCooI now stands BARNKS As TYLER i J II llrnH 1 M I Trior Norfolk L AlloriisiilIniv Nebraska JJR C S PA UK Mil IWNTIST At Ilcice Kvrry Monilny M list Block - - Norfolk Nob IIL II T HOLDKN Homeopathic Physician mill Surgeon OMIrol illreni Nnflnmil llnnk IIiiIMIiik Tlilimin Kit timntiirtiiii niiil llrciil Mnln n tut Cult 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