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Grounds Probably Destroyed
MANY LIVES POSSIBLY LOST
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Washington Oct An oxploMon
occurred nt the Indian llcud proving
gionndt hist night A fliiMi of light
visible some distance accompanied til
explosion which was followed by n
lire The explosion shook the win
dows of houses In Alcindrhi 111 miles
from liullnn Ileiul Theie Is no direct
communication with the proving
grounds by which dctnlls enn be hud
The grounds are niilew down the
Potomac river from Washington and
runny of the big gutiM and much of the
ormor Is tested tlicr It Is believed
the powder mtiiiizhie was destroyed
The llrst shook wns felt over u ra
dius of i miles A number of other
explosions followed nt recurrent Inter
vals Illuminating the surrounding
country At Quantlco ten miles be
low Indian Head one explosion after
another was heard and bricks were
shaken from chimneys Torts Unit
and Vashlngton 11 miles north of In
dian Head were shaken by the ex
plosion
The tug Triton left the navy yard
soon after the explosion for the prov
ing grounds There are several otll
cers and a number of enlisted men and
workmen at the place
AFRAID OF REBEL FORCES
CIiIuc hc General Htlolm to the ClljNo
Pitched Ilattlcn Foucht Yet
Canton Oct U3 According to ofli
clnl reports all the cities in the IIul
Chow prefecture aie still holding out
the rebels confining themselves to cap
turing vilas and slaughtering Isolated
bodies of imperial troops The rebels
are also actively recruiting and are now
estimated to number 10000 There
Las been no pitched battle The Chi
nese general commanding at Hui Chow
Is afraid to leave the city for fear of
being cut off
Powers Acting Independently
Victoria iSvt The steamer
Kihshin Main arrived yesterday with
advices that late engagements result
ing in the occupation of Pel Tang and
Lutai forts and other actions have
been made Independently and show
that the alliance of nations has been
dissolved Russia Germany and
France alone attacked Pel Tang and
Lutai giving no notice but simply com
municating the result to the com
muuders of the other powers
SklrmlftheH Between UiibmIiiiih and Chlnexe
St Petersburg Oct 125 Skirmishes
continue between the Russians and the
Chinese nt various points along the
Manehurinn railroad The Amur Ga
zette which is published nt Itlagoves
tensck capital of the Amur govern
ment asserts that the Chinese bank
of the Amur river will lie offered to
Russian settlers It is reported that
the construction of a railway between
Wagovesteusck and Tsitsikar has been
decided upon
Chicago Official Loie Tlielr John
Chicago Oct 25 As a result of an
Investigation by the Chicago civil
service commission that body yester
day discharged Superintendent of
Streets M 7 Dohcrty for alleged lack
of executive ability and Chief Side
walk Inspector John Panock accused
of incompetency Superintendent of
Sewers It O S Burke and Superin
tendent of Special Assessments John
A May were censured for laxity in
the conduct of their departments
DcrMon In Ilcimijini te Dmii Case
Des Moines Oct - The supreme
court decided the famous Bonaparte
dam case against the people and the
fish and In favor of the Meeks who
own the dam under a Mate and grant
contract Action was brought by the
state on account of the people above
the dam to have it removed because
being without a lishway It was a nul
tsance This petition was dismissed
and the supreme court nlllrms
Mute
Denver Oct 5 The Trans Missouri
freight bureau concluded a two days
session In tbU city The proposition
to i evoke rates on
live stock wiih favored by a majority
of the lines but action was deferred
IrJ consequence of the strenuous oppo
sition of the Colorado Hues on the
ground that It would greatly Injure
trade In this territory by placing pro
hibitive rates on sheep
Report on Union Printer Home
Indianapolis Oct - The report of
the treasurer of the Union Printers
home for six the months ending Aug
SI WOOshows a balance In the trcufi
ury of 10QaS72j Of tills sum fLV MOTO
Json deposit in the Fletcher National
bank Indianapolis t Drexii Co
New York haye W8i240 of the
funds The expenditures In the six
months were 22lrA
Cape Town Welcomes Duller
Cape Town Oct iaAslr Kcdverir
Duller who lauded yesterday en route
tv England who accorded a uiugnltl
Norfolk Weekly News
i cent reception The mayor of Cape
Town presented to him mi address m
I the presence of thousands of citizens
etilonlzlng his great sei vices to Cape
Colony n ml to the cinplie Speeches
In the same strain weie made by lead
ing public men
SESSION OFGRAND CHAPTER
Orilrr of lutcrii Mm I Mem toltepoit
ill lln Ollltrln
Des Moines Oct The grand
chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star at Us meeting yesterday received
the tcports of the grand secretary and
tieastiier ami of the committee on con
stitutional revision Addiesses by the
grand matron ami grand patron opened
the meeting at the Auditorium Mrs
Olive I Hetkuith worthy matron of
the Des Moines chapter delivered an
address of welcome Mrs Freda Op
penhelmer associate grand matron
ponded The repoit of the grand sec
retary showed a total membership In
the state of lHUSU being a net gain of
lISt since thu last preceding report
Thcie aie now liJiO chartered chapters
and il chapters under dispensation
making a total of U01 chapters Im
pressive memorial services were con
ducted by the grand chapter at the
Auditorium last evening The services
were behind closed doors hs are all
services of the chapter
BOERS HARASS BRITISH
Guneinl Frenchs uluiini Kiieouuters Op-
puiiitliMi Iloliertn Oilum Liberty
to TIiiihu Sui icnilerlni
Cape Town Oct 25 Guerrilla at
tacks by the Doers are still giving
gicat trouble General French en
countered continuous opposition in his
march from Carolina to Bethel his
casualties numbering 30
After the arrival of Lord Methucn
at Zerust there was a reconnaissance
in force noithward which resulted on
Sunday in the discovery of large num
bers of Doers who were only dis
lodged after artillery and ride lire last
ing four hours The British had four
killed and ten wounded The Doers
take shelter in farm houses which are
crowded with women and children
Lord Roberts is distributing a tresh
ciicular to thu effect that Doers vol
untarily surrendering who have never
taken the oath of neutrality will not
be cllel but will be permitted to re
turn to their farms at the conclusion ot
hostilities
MONEY SCARCE IN SWEDEN
ISalauce of Trade Aifninst tlio Country ami
Drain Ih to He Pelt
Stockholm Oct 2I The extraordi
nary scarcity of money which has been
growing more acute for a month is
so seriously affecting commercial cir
cles as to threaten a crisis The bal
ance of foreign trade continues
against Sweden and the iepeated con
traction of gold loans abroad fails to
palliate the situation Industries are
daily launched but adequate capital
Is not available and the newspapers
are filled with appeals from manufact
ure s in desperate straits for money
K taullnh Itural Serlee
Washington Oct 2i Kuiiil free de
livery will be established at Odell
Neb on Nov 1 The service will em
brace an area of -10 square miles
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
The Tejrgia legislature convened
Wednesday
Governor Deckham of Kentucky has
approved the non partisan election bill
passed at the extra session of the
legislature
A negro woman named Carrie Cald
well who lived near Charlotte N C
killed her three children with a razor
and committed suicide
Joseph Chesser a lending lumber
dealer was assassinated at Norton
Va while going out of a hotel The
assassin has not been arrested
Dr Campos Sallos president of Bra
zil has arrived at Duenos Ayres The
object of his visit Is to check the ag
gicsslve policy of Chile toward other
South American states
Articles of Incorporation were filed
nt Santa Fe Wednesday for the Fl
Paso Pecos Valley and KiMem rail
way extending from Itoswell to El
Paso a distance of 17 miles
The steamer Amliy bound for Val
paraiso was gutted by lire and aban
doned off Montevideo One boats
crew was picked up hut the fate of
the others has not been ascertained
George Mnleaster aged 17 was shot
nnd instantly killed Wednesday by Ar
thur Anderson aged 10 by the accl
dental discharge of a gun while the
boys were out hunting near Murphys
boro Ills
Advices from Omlnlca confirm the re
port that the parties working on the
Dawson telegraph line failed to con
nect owing -to au error In the survey
nnd tlyit It will be Impossible to com
plete the work before next summer
The Ioughllu shovel works at Mar
tins Ferry O employing t0 bunds
closed Indefinitely President Gless
ner refused to confirm or deny the re
port that the American Axe and Tool
company trust has bought out the
plant
William A Paulson convicted at
Chicago of receiving a deposit in the
Central Trust and Savings bank of
Which hevf6 president whlltfkndw
ing the bah to be Insolvent1 WednVW
day was sentenced to serve au IndeUr
mlutite Btateuce in prWon
NORFOLK NEBRASKA TlllliSDAY KTOHKK 2 liKX
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Proceedings of the Protestant
Episcopal Council
FAVOR RENEWED ACTIVITY
Ilinltni lei nf the Clinreli liji lnereed
Appiopi liitlim Inr MIloniii Wink
Woniiin Mlolcnmi ten il the MetlmdUt
Clin 1 1 II Aioelulile III Im e lit Won unlet
Louisville Oct 2 Itlshop Whipple
picsldcd al the second days session of
the missionary uuuell of Hie Ptotes
t mi t Episcopal church A lesolutloii
offeicd by G K Ialiiianls of Illinois
endorsing the action ol the bonitl of
managers providing for au luci eased
appiopilatlnti for missionary woik
was adopted There was a geneial
sentiment In favor of renewed actlvjty
In mlsslouaiy woik
The general topic for discussion was
Missions the Vocation of the
Church
At noon there was a special prayer
servlie alter which Dlshop Holly of
Uaytl made a statement concerning
his work He was followed by Dlshop
William Mctiee who spoke of his work
In Cuba
At the afternoon session the topic
was Parochial Organization for Mis
sion Work
Dlshop Tuttle spoke very pointedly
though good nnltiredly on the failure
of cei tain pailshes to contribute to
missions Dlshop MeKhn of Dalllmoie
offered a lesolutloii striking out the
word foieign In the name of the olll
clal missionary society The lesolu
tloii provoked lively discussion The
point was raised that Christian mis
sionaries could not be sent to Christian
countries like Cuba and Brazil
Wiiiiiim Mlxfliiopry Hoelety
Worcester Mass Oct 25 The 11st
annual convention of the Womans
Missionary society of the Methodist
church of the United States opened for
a session to last eight days In Trinity
church yclcrdny About 2000 women
were present Including prominent mis
sion workers and missionaries from all
parts of the world The address of
welcome was by Mrs William Butler
and the response by Mrs M S Hus
ton of Duiilngtou la There were ad
dresses by missionaries on the topic
Incidents of Evangelistic Tours
NEBRASKA SUFFRAGISTS
Fltty IeleKtM Attend tile Tuenlletli An
il mil ConiciitliMi nt ltlalr
Blair Neb Oct 25 The 20th an
nual convention of the Nebraska
Kqual Suffrage association opened
yesterday About 0 delegates from
all over the slate are here fully twh c
the number Miss Gicgg suite secre
tary expected
The national ofllceis Mrs Carrie
Chapman Catt and Miss Hay aie heie
Doth addressed the convention
The forenoon was taken up with rou
tine business and the afternoon with
papers Miss Gregg of Omaha and
Mrs Cotton of Table Rock made the
principal speeches leinforccd by Mrs
Dorh To well of Derwyn
The state officers elected for the
next year are President Mrs Clara
A yon fig of Broken Bow vice presi
dent Mrs Amanda J Marble of Table
hock cotrespolMlllig sei it liry Miss aAAMrtAAAVidM6rafV
Nellie TaMo of Mnlen How Ic old JS8pMW
log Mni Mm Ida I De of fiPvWv
Telamiih Mrs GiofL e 3n
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xit sftlMt flflHVHHjH My-
was in minutes the HHHfflHS vtlit
limit S union
Canton O Oct 2i Seeietniy Roots
meeting here last night was au Im
prompt affair The Ginnd Arni
baud and lie union Republli au
league maiiiml to the MiKluley home
to escort the sim i clary Vn Immense
crowd followed ami thcie was an en
Ihtisiastli Invasion of iln McKlulcv
lawn The ptesiiirtit himself cscoi led
the secieiarv to lle caiilage Scire
laiy Rool delivered au elunise ad
dless inveiiinr all the ipiestlous III
volved In Hie eanipalgn lie was fie
Uently luternipted by applause Al
one point In his spi h he letiewed the
chaise that the hope ot ami a deslte
to aid In Mr Bryans election Itisplied
a i oiitliiiiiince of Hie light In the Phil
Ippllles
llllMeit llinne Dlnnei ill Itm iiiett Mull
Chicago Oct 2i The MariUetti
club held a prospcilty harcs hoiui
festival at the Coliseum Inst nlghl
Twenty live bundled people sal al the
banquet tables on the main Hour be
sides a number of spcclatois In the
galleries The Immense hall was dee
orated with grain fruits pumpkins
and other products of the farm giving
the appearance of the Moral building
of an old fashioned county fair The
supper consisted of tin key pork anil
beans doughnuts eider and other rural
viands James H Whedon piesldeiil
of the Marquette club presided am
speeches weie delivered by Senator M
A lliinnn 1 K CnldiNnn of Kansas
and Henry D ICslubrool ol Chit ago
lilvli Spiuk Nclii iinlui City
Ncluasla OR v Oel 2i John P
It Mi ol ralllnrula liTim a campaign
of the slate heie last night speakiiii
under Hie auspices of the gold Demo
ciats of the state but in leality in the
liiteiests of the Republican national
ticket He was intiodiircd by fonuer
Secieliirj of Agi culture J Steillng
Moi ton
IlKlit or CiiiiIiiiI of luellle Mall
New York Oct 2 -The Mail and
Express says that four transconti
nental raihoads aie lighting to secure
contiol of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company and the contest Is going on in
the open maiket This light Is said
to be between the Atchison 1nlnii Pa
cilic Missouri Pacific and Southern
Pacific to obtain absolute control o
the steamship company
Mil or Shows Cunt Inn
Marseilles Oct 25 M Klalssleres
mayor of Marseilles on being Invited
to participate in manifestations on the
arrival heie of Mr Kruger asked for
lime to reflect explaining that he de
sired to Know the exact nature of the
demonstrations and declining that he
did oof Intend to take any action like
to cieale diplomatic dllHciilties
1neiiHlncnii lit inktantinnplr
London Oct 2 Great uneasiness
was created in palace circles says
the Constantinople correspondent of
the Dally Mall by the report that an
American squadron was approaching
nnd the censor was Instructed to
foibid the pi ess from mentioning t lie
matter
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