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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
ATTEMPT 70 KILL TIE GAR
Officer of the Household Shoots
at the Russian Ruler.
BULLET MISSES IT'S MARK,

Man who Fires II Turns Weapon on Him
self aud Commits suicide--Count Toistoi
Banishcd From Russia Escorted to
Frontier by Gcndarmcs,
London, April "A dispatch to the
Morning Leader from kicff says II Is
reported that an officer of the house
hold attempted to assaSsinatc the car.
He fired at hsi majesty and missed.
lie then shot and killed himself.
st. Petersburg, April lit was ru-
mored several days ago, hut generally
dishclicvcd, that Count Leo Tolstoi
had been banishcd from Russia be-
cause of the attempted assassination
of Privy Councillor rohicdonostzciC,
chief p%rocurator of the holy synod,
who was shot at early in the ~ orning
of March 30 while sitting in his study,
the attempt being attributed TO n de
sire for revenge, growing II OF the
cxcommuniCation OF Count TolStoi.
Owing to the Indebtedness OF the ru-
NOR it was disrcgardcd by the CORE
spondent here of the Associated Press.
Now, however. the correspondent has
received n private letter from n usu-
ally trustworthy source in wilma. say.
Ing that Count Tolstoi was reported
to have passed through wilma. March
&c. being escorted to the frontier by
two gcndarmcs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

Lincoln, Ncb., April 2.-Governo!
Dietrich yesterday vetoed the .cgisIa'
tive appropriation for salaries Of the
Supreme court commissioners and stcn.
ographcrs, deputy state librarian, dep
uty supreme court reporter and nj
officers of the court with the exception
of the clerk and two bailitTs, who arc
The appropriation for physician at the
Beatrice home for fceble-minded you'll
was also vetoed. Following the an
nounccment Clerk Hcrdman declared
that he would close up the library ant
office of supreme court reporter. in
sistinC that the fees of his office wOul(
not permit him to keep them open.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
ESCAPES PAY FOR RAID.
British Chartered South Africa Company
Relieved III Al Liability Fer
Indemnity.

London, April From n statement
made 10y Mr.. Chamberlain, the colo
NAL secretary, In the house Of com
mons yesterday, 1t appears that the
South African war has relieved the
British Chartered South African com
pany OF all liability In regard TO the
Jameson raid, the colonial secretary
admitting that the claims Of the Trans
vanl had MOI passed to Great Britain
IA the result of the conquest.
Chamhcrlain's announcement hat
the company has escaped the payment
Of Gl,O0O,OOO as indemnity in conncc-
ton with In" Jameson raid has given
rise to considerable dissatisfaction.
at reveals n scnndnlous state OF
things says the Daily Chronicle.
The Daily Graphic also regards 1t
rs "most unfortunate that the com
pany should thus escape the penalty
OF It's mlsdrcds."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
ITINERARY OF PRESIDENT.
wni Make Trip Through state OF wash
ington by boat and Rail.

Washington, March 30-Thc Tin.
ernry of the presidential party through
the state of Washington is practically
complete, according TO Representative
Jones of that state, II IL a. follows:
The president will leave Portland,
Or, at 10 n. IN. Thursday, May u. m
enter Washington Ivy way of olympia,
where he will stop half an hour. He
will reach Tacoma In the afternoon
and spend the night there. Friday
he Will traverse Puget sound Ivy boat
to Seattle, stopping ut Everett and sew
eral other places on route. Saturday
the party Will cross the mountains.
with brief stors nj Ellcnshcrg, North
Yakima and Walla Wnlla. Sunday
viii he spent Mt Spokane, and Monday
the party will leave for Montana. The
presidents trip through Kansas VIII
include stops nj Topeka and Lawrence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

New York, April 2.-The 10Th annual
meeting of the Woman's Presbyterian
Home Missionary society was held
yesterday. The Presbyterian society
covers the territory embraced within
the New York presbytery and turns
over the money which it collects to the
woman's home mission board. The
total amount collected during the year
ending March 81 vas $1S,397 The
work is largely among the colored
people and Indians, but special classes
of whites are also looked after. such
as Mormons. Schools are maintained
in Alaska and Porto Rico.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

Havana, April 2.-For the first time
In the history of Havana the month Of
April begins without a single case Of
yellow fever in the city. Major w.
G. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer, is
confident that, with the sanitary meas
ures now being enforced and the val
liable information gained during the
recent Investigations of the yellow
fever commission, there will be but
few cases during the coming season.
The marine hospital service is also
taking precautions against the bring,
ing of infection to Havana from Mex
lean or other ports. DR.. Glennon,
chief surgeon, has issued orders for a
quarantine against these ports begin
uing April II.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
JARS PALACE.
Almost Causes n Panic While snltan IL
Holding u Reception.

Almost Causes n Panic Whilc Snltan IL
Holding u Reception.
Constantinoplc, April 2.-Ycster-
days earthquake was felt In the Dol
m~abagtschc palace at the moment OF
the Bairan ceremony, when the high
officials were passing before the sui
tan's throne. A panic resulted, partic-
ularly among the diplomatists In the
gallery, many of whom Immediately
left the palace. The band ceased play
ing and the musicians rushed to the
doors. Pieces OF plaster fell from
the ceiling and portions OF the chan
dcliers were broken, adding to the
general alarm. The sultan rose from
his throne and took n few steps. mp
p%arently intending to leave the cham
Der, but he preserved great calmness
/ and presence of mind. which had a
good effect. After a moments hcsita-
ton his majesty rescated himself upon
the throne and ordered the ceremony
to proceed. A reception followed, with
out further incident.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

Topeka, April THE prohibitory is
sue forms the principal bone of con
tention in the fight over the various
municipal elections in Kansas today.
Since Mrs. Nations crusade and the
temperance uphcnval which followed
both sides have become convinced that
the outcome of the municipal elections
this spring meant much for or against
the prohibitory law. The opinion Is
current in some quarters that the mat,
ter Of rcsubmitting the prohibltOry
amendment to the people rests in a
large measure with the result OF to-
days election. Hence the interest in
the outcome is great.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Start of Zig Shoot.

New York, April TRAP shooters
from all over the United States and
Canada assembled at Interstate park,
Queens, i. L., yesterday to take part
in the ninth annual live bird shooting
tournament of the Interstate aSsocia-
ton. The tournament, which contin-
ues throughout the week. began with
the Interstate Park introductory. the
conditions of which We're eight birds.
So entrance, birds extra, 80 yards rise.
80 yards boundary, four moneys, 40.
80, 20 and 10 per cent, high guns. not
class shooting. ties not to be shot off
and moneys divided. ]. A. r. Elliott
of Kansas City led off, killing his first
two birds. the third falling out of
bounds. and the fourth being grassed
handily with one barrel.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
REPORT IS TABLED.
Plat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
Washington Defeated.

Havana, April "A secret session
Of the Cuban constitutional convention
was held yesterday and attended by
% delegates. The majority report OF
the committee on relations was read,
but after n discussion which showed
that a majority of the delegates were
opposed to it n resolution to lay II
on the table was carried. A similar
disposition was made of reports from
Seniors De Quesada, TamayO, Nunea
and Giberga.
A motion by Senior Montcaugdo to
appoint a commission to go to Wash
ington was defeated by a vote of 13
to Il.
Senior Alexandra Rodriguez, who was
elected mayor of Havana June 1G,
| 1900, has resigned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
wuncs, Declines to Answer.

New York. April THE first witness
yesterday ut the hearing of Albert
Il. Patrick, the lawyer charged with
causing the death of William Marsh
Rice last September, was Mrs. A. Nj.
Francis, who kept the house where
Patrick formerly boarded. When she
Lad been sworn and Assistant District
Attorney Osborne was about TO put
his first question, Mr.. Moore, rntrlck's
lawyer. said he thought the witness
ought TO be cautioned against testify
Ing to anything that might Incriminntc
herself. On this ground witness de-
clincd to answer several questions.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
RUSSIA THREATENS CHINA.
Notice Sent 1t Must Sign the Manchurian
Treaty without Further Delay.

Treaty without Further Delay.
Washington, April Information
has reached here to the effect that
the Russian government, being ser
iously perturbed by the course of
China in not signing the Manchurian
treaty largely because of the protest
made by the several powers, has con-
veyed a distinct and unmistakable in
dication to China that If this course
is persisted in there may be an in
terruption of diplomatic relations be-
tween Russian and China and a term
inatiOn of the present intercourse
between them. This is little short
of an ultimatum that China must
sign or take the consequences Of a
termination of it's friendly relations
with Russia
To what extent the United States
will take cogniZance of Russia's dis
position to enforce the signing Of the
agreement has not yet been made
apparent. 1t appears to be the policy
of the Chinese authorities to con,
slider this as a subject which concerns
the powers quite as much as it does
China. The matter has become fur,
Their complicated by reports reaching
Washington that the Chinese author.
tiles themselves are divided on the
urs to be pursued by some Of the
most influential, including Ii Hung
Chang, urging that acquiescence be
given to the Russian proposals, while
others insist on rejecting the agree
ment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
CHILDREN HIS VICTIMS
Daughters FATALLY and Then Tnkes
Ills own Life.

Devils Lake. n. H., March 30.-Emll
Scgcrlin. n well odo farmer living
eight miles northeast OF town, killed
his three children and stabbed him
self to death yesterday. He went to
the barn accompanied Ivy his little
daughters. Della, aged Z, and LILY, aged
r. As he did not come tC dinner his
eldest daughter. Esther, aged o., was
sent to call him.
II is thought that before she reached
the barn her father had Killed Della
and Lilly and Immediately killed her.
Esther was n strong girl and evidently
offered resistance, ms she was stabbed
In several places and horribly mutt
lated. Both the other children were
Killed with n knife. Scgcrlin was
sent to the insane asylum about ten
years ago. hut was soon allowed to
return home, apparently fully rccov-
cred. He was q hard working man.
we'll thought of and in good financial
circumstances. There Is no doubt that
he was insane when he committed the
crime.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
WARM RECEPTION TO BOERS
rRrty Arriving nj Lisbon II Escortcd To
t~InahnmnrIrrA hY rnrimgmrae SoIdlera.

rRrty Arriving nj Lisbon IL Escorted To
headquarters by rortuR ucse Soldiers.
Madrid. April . Dispatches re-
ccivcd here from Lisbon are vigorously
censored. Letters which have reached
here say the Beers who arrived nj Lis.
bon on board transports Friday, from
Dclngoa bay, wcr" accorded u splendid
reception, contrasting with the cool
ness Of the popular reception OF tho
mission headed by Earl Darlington.
sent 10 Lisbon 10 formally notify King
Charles Of the death of Queen Victoria
and tie accession OF King Edward
VII 10 the throne Of Great Britain and
Ireland. The hour selected for the
landing Of the Beers was kept secret.
but nevertheless n large crowd was
present and acclaimed the travellers.
n majority OF whom were European
volunteers. The party, numbering 700
persons. was escorted TO It's quarters
by Portuguese infantry.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Remey Ordered to Melbourne.

Washington, April 1.-The navy de-
partment has sent orders to Admiral
Remey, the commander-in-chief Of the
naval forces on the Asiatic station,
to proceed aboard his flagship, the
Brooklyn, to Melbourne, Australia, in
time to take part in the exercises com
memorative of the formation Of the
federal parliament from May 6 to May
8 next. 1t is possible that the New
York or the Oregon, en- route TO and
from the Asiatic station, also may
be authorized to stop and take part.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

Cincinnati, April Fair weather
prevailed in ohio yesterday for the
municipal and township elections.
The unusually large vote for April IN
Dictated more interest than usual In
these local contests. This was due
to the fact that Il full state ticket Is
to he elected next November, together
with members of the legislature, who
will choose "A successor to Senator For,
akcr. In some few localities lcgls.
lativc nominations were made by Il
popular vote. None show any oppO.
sition to Foraker among the licpub.
leans and there was not enough aC
ton of this kind to Indicate any prefer
cnce for John IL. Mclean, Tom L.
johnson. or anyone else as the Demo
cratic %fnvoritc for the S~cnatorShlp.
While the Democrats carried the
larger cities and some of the smaller
places. yet the Republicans show slight
gains in the state rs n whole.
At Columbus, where the Republicans
have had the city government, the
Democrats elected their mayor by ,
close margin, while at Cleveland OK
Congressman Tom l.. Johnson Dem.
was elected mayor by about 5000 plu
rality.
Golden Rule Samuel Jones mon-par
tisan) was reelected for the thir,
time Mt Toledo.
At Springfield the Republicans elect
| ed a mayor for the first time in cigh
years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Indictment for Murder.

Leon, Ia, March 3O.-The grand
jury has returned an indictment
against DR.. j. w. Crofford and Ira
Hammond for the murder of Maude
Stone. Hammond's bond was fixed
at $1,000, which he promptly gave, and
was released. Crofford also gave
bonds in the M Of $4,000. Mrs,
Anna Hammond, mother of Ira Ham
mond, was indicted OF a charge of
abortion in the Stone case. She gave
bond in the sum Of 81 900. A second
Indictment was returned against Crof.
ford for performing a criminal oper.
alton on Miss Martha Farnes. G. M.
Kcllar, who was indicted with Crof,
ford in the Farnes case, gave bond
in the sum of $1,000 and was re-
leased. These cases will be tried in the
August term of the district court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
BRIEFS.

Postmaster General Smith has issued
an order establishing Il dead letter SER
vice for the territory of Hawaii.
j. Paul Hewitt, charged with the
murder of William Anderson of South
Bend, has been captured at Calves
ton.
John Fernan of Idaho has been ap-
pointed custodian of the Fort Sherman
abandoned military reservation in
Idaho.
Gllmour & Co, tobacco manufact-
urers of Owensboro, Ky, assigned Mon
day. Liabilities and assets estimated
at 100000.
Axel Douglass, a New York janitor,
Monday shot and killed his wife and
then turned the weapon upon himself.
He will die.
Thomas Swift, aged Ga, well known
In Masonic and Grand Army circles
throughout the country, died at Sey-
mour, Conn, Monday.
The president issued an executive
order reserving for reindeer stations
two tracts of land in Alaska, one on
Norton sound and the other on Una
laklik river.
Rueben Miller of Pittsburg was Mon
day selected chairman of the executive
committee of the Crucible Steel COM
pany of America to succeed William
G. Park, resigned.
Thomas 9. Hammond, former presi-
dent of the Walker-Oakley Tannery
company and a Well known Chicago
clubman, fell dead on the street Mon
day while out for a walk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Diaz Opens Mexican Congress.

Mexico City, April 2.-Prcsiden.
Diaz opened the April session of the
Goth congress last evening. The presi.
dents message says the financial con
dition of the government is satisfac-
tory. During the first half of the year
the revenue amounted to n total of
$31, 900, 900, the largest sum ever col
lected in a similar period during the
history of the government. The presi.
dent views the progress of the cam
paign against the Mayas in Yucatan
and the Yaquis in Sonora as being sat
iSfactory.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

New York, April 2,-Drs. Stewart,
Wildmnn and Fitch yesterday made an
examination of Maurice Barrymore,
now n patient In Bellevue hospital.
Barrymore had passed n quiet night.
sleeping the deep sleep of utter cX-
hauStion. At the conclusion of the
examination Or. Stewart announced
that the patient was hopcIcssly insane.
1t was also given out thai he will be
taken to Itivcrcrest asylum at AS
toria.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Judges sail for Philippines.

San Francisco. April 2.-Four recent
appointees to judicial positions in the
Philippines sailed for Manila on the
transport Buford. They are j. +.
Cooper Of Fort Worth and Charles A.
Willard of Minneapolis, who have been
appointed justices of the supreme
court, the court of last resort in the
Philippines; Fletcher Ladd of Lancas-
ter, n. H, and w. A. Kincaid of Gal
weston, who have been appointed
judges of the court of first instance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
ONLY A MODUS WYE NDl.
Manchurian Agreement Asserted to BE
OnlN Tcmporary Arrangement.

Washington, March 30.-lt is stated
on excellent authority that the Man
churian convention has from the first
been regarded simply as n modus vi
vcndi. 1t was this phase of the sub
jcct which Count CasSini brought tn
the attention of Secretary Hay ycStcr-
day. and simultaneously 1t appears to
have been impressed upon the minds
of the British officials as Lord Lans'
dOwnc announced to the house of
lords that the convention. viewed rs
n moduS vivcndi, might not present
the objection heretofore held against
it.
Russia explains that the treaty Is
and will terminate upon the cvacua
inteded to help present conditions
ton of Manchuria by its military
forces.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
TO RESCUE EMPEROR.
Yang Use Viceroys Raising an Army and
Await Signal From the Powers.

A"ai III "a ~ ho"SAb
London, April 2.-The correspondent
of the Globe at Shanghai says he I'M
derstands that the Yang Use viceroys
and Yuan Shi Kai, the military gov
ernor of Shan Tung, are prepared to
dispatch 100, 600 troops to Sian Flu to
rescue the emperor from the hands of
the rea%ctionarles and escort him to
Picking, if a little pressure and promise
of moral support is forthcoming from
the powers interested in the open door.
The correspondent adds that the sug-
gested expedition would prove popular
in central and southern China, would
result in the destruction of the anti
foreign elements and would lead to the
establishment of a progressive govern
ment at Picking.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
TO BE WEST POINT CADET.
Calvin T. Titus, Who Scaled Wall at Pc
King, Is Appointed by President.

Washington, April 1.-The president
yesterday appointed Calvin II. Titus
to be n cadet-at-large at the United
States Military academy ut West
Point. Titus was the first soldier
to scale the wall at Picking.
Adjutant General Corbin cabled
General Macarthur at Manila to send
young Titus home on the first avail.
able transport in order that lie may
take the entrance examination to the
academy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Cannot Sell the Land.

Des Moines, April 2.-The state Of
Iowa has been offered SIS an acre for
an island in the Mississippi river, a
short distance below Dubuque, but is
unable to take advantage OF the offer.
The state authorities cannot sell land
of that character without an act of
the legislature. 1t is represented that
the island is timbered and that persons
have been cutting of the timber and
will soon destroy It's value.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Grocer. VIII Not Cut Rates.

Sioux city, April 1.-Morc than 100
travelling statesmen for Sioux City
wholesale grocery houses were called
in to the city for n special union meet
ing yesterday to prevent a continu-
alton of the rate cutting that has de-
morali2cd the trade in this territory for
some time past. An understanding
was reached to stop cutting ard the
statesmen were instructed to obey ii.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Barber shoots Himself.

Sioux Falls, s. d., April mike
Carrigan, n barber ut Dell Rapids,
yesterday afternoon shot and instantly
killed himself while alone in his shop.
He vas an old resident Of this section
of the state, having lived at Sioux
Falls a number of years prior to go
ing to Dell Rapids, He had taken q
drink cure without success. A widow
and several children survive him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Goyernor Oueu, Outbreak,

Berlin, April 1.-The Berliner Tage-
blatt prints a communication from
Apia. Samoan islands, dated Feb. 26,
the writer Of which asserts that a seri-
Gus conspiracy occurred against Chief
Mataafa and the German government
in the whole island Of Savali, but that
the skillfulness Of the governor quelled
the outbreak without bloodshed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Roosevelt to Take Part.

Buffalo, April 2.-Vice President
Roosevelt has accepted an invitation
to take part in the dedication of the
Pan-American exposition, which will
not take place until May 20, although
the exposition will be formally opened
on May /, as heretofore announced.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

Springfield, Ills, April Mrs.
Emma Carroll, 60 years of age, tripped
and fell last night while carrying II
lighted lamp. The lamp fell aud vas
shattered at the feet Of her invalid
husband. aged 60 years, who was sit
ting on a couch. Before assistance
reached them Mrs. CAROLS body vas
burned to "A crisp and her husband
was probably fatally burned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

st. Joseph, Mo-, April 1.-Corset
steel and wire in a hustle turned sew
eral bullets fired by George Meisner,
a Burlington railway clerk, at Miss Ell
len Stephens. his sweetheart. last
night at her home, 1919 North Second
street. Meisner had been insanely
Jealous of the girl and shot her because
she permitted a rival to call at her
home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Democrats Win at Keokuk.

Keokuk, Ia, April 1.-The Democrats
carried the city yesterday, electing
Theodore Craig mayor over Il. T.
Hughes by a majority Of 4l5. The
council stands six Republicans and
six Democrats, giving it to the Demo.
Gratis on q tie vote.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

London, April 2.-Dispatches from
Cape Town and Brussels talk Of Gen
eral Botha and General Dewet join
ing Il gathering of 1900 men for oper-
atoms against General French in the
Transvaal. The Beers threatened to
attack Richmond and the town guard
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
Tommy West Knocked Ont.

Louisville, March 30.-Tommy West
of Brooklyn was knocked out last
night before the Southern Athletic
club at the Auditorium by Marvin
Hart Of Brooklyn in the 10th round Of
q 20-round bout.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05

Bismarck, n. d., April 2.-After one
OF the bitterest city elections ever held
In Bismarck, the Republican city ticket
was defeated yesterday by the Citizens
ticket. Frank Donnelly, Republican
candidate for mayor, was defeated by
ID. NJ. Register, Citizens candidate,
by 3 majority out Of a total OF 55O
votes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
EXPLAINS DELAY IN SIGNING.
st. Petersburg Dispatch States Treaty
With China VIII Become Effective.

With china VIII Become Effective.
st. Petersburg, March 3O.-lt is prob
able that the Itusso-Chincse Man
churian treaty will not be signed be
fore Monday or Tuesday mt the earl
lest. The delay is due to the dila-
torincss of the Chinese government or
to the natural difficulties of commune
cation between the Chinese court, Pc
king and st. Petersburg.
1t is not believed that the indispo-
sition of Yang Yu, the Chinese minis
ter ut st. Petersburg, will prevent him
from going to the foreign office when
invited to do SO.