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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
LUCKY ONES FILE ON CLAIMS.
Last Act Of Government In Disposing
of indian Reservation Lands.

lei Reno, o, r., Aug. THE last act
In the opening OF the Indian lands In
the Kiowa.C omancl< reservations be-
gan yesterday. when the winners In
last weeks lottery were permitted to
file on their claims. The filing began
in lei Reno for the Eel Reno district
and at Fort Sill for thy LawtOn dis
trict. AT each place III of the lucky
ones were permitted II file in the
order that their names were drawn
from the wheels. The fling at tho
ate of $50 will continue daily until
the entire 1900 claims have bGsn
disposed Of. 1t is estima ed that at
least 1000 or 1900 claim drawn ut
the lottery will ncv b., filed on.
There will undoubtedly u Il lively
scramble for them by the thousands
of people who did not win In the lot
terry. Also the auction sale by the fed
cral government of town lots at Ana.
darko, Hobart and Lawton began. At
each place thousands of people have
awaited for days the opportunity to
purchase lots and begin business.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09

A Clevelander who made a trip to
Washington says that, much as he was
impressed by the beauty and grandeur
Of the national capital and its sur
roundIngs, the thing he Will remem
made by n co,ored deckhand on one
of the handsome boats that take daily
trips up and down the Potomac.
These boats stop at many of the pic
turesque little Virginia and Maryland
river towns that dot the banks of the
historic river and take freight ship
ments TO and from Washington. One
down river towns on the boat the
Clevelander rode IN was n goat of the
sort that delights the average small
boy. The Clevelander was wandering
about the boat, interested In the diff
ferences between the Potomac river
boat and the Lake Erie craft with
which he was familiar, when he no.
ticed the colored deckhand standing
almost motionless before the goat.
which was tied to one of the supports
of the upper deck. He was scratching
his head and apparently very much
puzzled.
whats the matterY' the Cleveland
er asked the deckhand.
"Why." answered the colored man,
"de goat done eat up whar he gwine
to-"
The goat had simply chewed up and
swallowed the tag on which was the
address to which he was being ship
ped.-Cleyeland Leader.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
MOURNING FOR DEAD EMPRESS
All Public Amusements Stopped Until

w ' eS''S F'''eoS''S'''o sSppSs S'f''
After Funeral by Official Orders.
Berlin, Aug. IA special edition OF
the Reichsanzeiger contains an i'm.
perial cabinet order giving notice OF
the death of Empress Frederick and
ordering six weeks national mourn.
ing. The order also directs that all
public amusements, including con-
certs and theatrical performances, be
suspended until after the funeral.
According to dispatches from Cron.
berg the death agony Of the dowager
empress was brief, lasting hardly n
quarter Of an hour. When Professor
Renvers informed Emperor William
that his mothers heart had ceased to
beat the chaplain made a brief
prayer and his majesty placed white
lilies in his mothers hands.
kilograms are pouring in from all
quarters. The heads Of all foreign
states and the sovereigns of German
states have sent messages OF condo
lence couched in the warmest tones.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

At Marlin, Tex, Tuesday Porter
Sawyer, aged IS, shot and killed his
father and was overcome by the heat
while trying to make his escape and
died.
Lawrence McGriskin, a teacher In
the Gallistel school, South Chicago
was killed Tuesday by a live electric
wire, which fell from a post and
struck him.
James Craig, an attorney and pro,
moter, died at st. Louis Tuesday, the
result of a fall from the second story
window Of his residence while in a
somnambulistic state.
Four hundred men employed in the
Memphis car and foundry works
walked out Tuesday because OF a dis.
agreement with the management on
the subject OF paydays.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
rARo SPECULATIVE POOLS.
Chicago Board Of Trade Takes Action
Auainat Syndicate Jradinu.

CnlCdgo BOdfd on ITaue axes RCtIoN
Against Syndicate Trading.
Chicago, Aug. 7-Mcmbers Of tho
Chicago board of trade who in tho
future desire to run pools In corr or
any other grain will need to be cir
cumspcct In the methods used In invit.
ing the general public into the scheme.
The directors OF the board yesterday
adopted the following resolution
Resolved, That II Is The sense OF tho
board of directors OF the board OF
trade of the city OF Chicago that tho
promotion, advancement or carrying
on OF pools. s%yndicatcs or adventure
companies. under the rules Of tho
board of trade, by means of advertise.
mcnt In the public press, or by CirCu.
lars or pamphlets, IL n grave offcnso.
involving the good name and dignity
of this association"
Any violation OF the resolution, II is
said, will be punishable by the cxpul-
sion OF the offender. That the rcsolu.
ton was an outgrowth In any direct
manner of the Phillips pool was Meth.
er admitted nor denied by the officials
who were r%oticcnt in discussing II.
you cannot pick up n country paper"
said President Warren, without find.
Ing the advertisement Of some scheme
to run n pool In this market. Such
methods of securing business are con-
sidcrcd %undignincd by the directors,
and the resolution was adopted to put
a gtOp to them"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09

able ia secure The rejection OF the
majority report.
Ot;cers OF the Convention.
The following are the officers OF the
convention as they have been selected
in advance by the state committee;
Chairman. c. Davis of Keokuk.
Chaplain-Rev. j. 7. Crippen of Ma.
rion.
Secretary--A. NJ. McColl OF Wood.
ward; assistant, w. A. Follett, Atlantic.
Reading Clerks. c. Plat of Iowa
Falls; assistant, L. II. Hutchins Of Des
Moines.
Sergeant.at.Arms-J. c. Webster OF
Cresco.
neutrality-suspicious. A. Reed OF Cedar
RAPIDS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
More Strikers Deported.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 1.-THE strike sit.
uation is one of bewilderment on the
part Of the strikers, and immovable
determination on the part of the citi
ems No word has been received from
or about the Resistencia leaders who
were ~depOrted, as the vigilantes arc
sworn to secrecy, further than they
admit the men will never return to
Tampa. The exact number of the
men deported is not yet known, but
every prominent leader of the strike
is missing. Twelve more strikers were
depOrted last night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
HoWIsoN FILLS THE VACANCY
Rear Admiral Appointed on schIey
Board Of Inquiry.

Washington. Aug. 7.-Rear Admiral
Henry l.. Howison has been selected
to fiji the vacancy on the Schley court
of inquiry caused by the inability OF
Admiral Kimberly to serve. Admiral
Howison's name Is one of several on.
department are satisfactory to Cap,
tain Parker. Admiral Schley's assist,
ant counsel.
Among the witnesses desired by Ad,
miral Schley Is Lieutenant Benjamin
Wells, who was aboard the Brooklyn
as Commodore Schley's flag secretary
throughout the Spanish war. There
are no Spanish officers on Admiral
SChlcy's list.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
San Francisco Strike.

San Francisco, Aug. THE only
development of importance in the la.
Dor situation so far as the extension
of strikes is concerned was the walk.
out of more than 400 union box makers
who had been employed at the various
box factories of the city. Mayor
Phelan declares that, as far as he Is
concerned, peace negotiations are a,
an end, he having done all that he
could to bring about a conference
Today the sand transfers, some soc
in number, will refuse to go to work,
having been ordered out on strike.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
WAR ON UNION McULpERs.
Founders Take First Step in Effort to
Exterminate Them.

Chicago, Aug. T. While union
molders were walking the streets be.
cause their employers refused to pay
them SO a day, these same employers
voted today to replace them with non.
union men who are to receive wages
of $3.50 and $4.75 a day. The deci.
sion of the manufacturers to pay the
higher rate to nonunion men was
reached at a meeting Of the local or.
ga~nization of the National Founders
association. In voting to pay the scale
announced, the members Of the Ma
tional Founders association have
taken the first step in a fight for the
determination of the machinists and
iron holders unions.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Omen Switch Causes Wreck.

Union City, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE Day.
ton and Union railroad had the first
disastrous wreck in the history of the
road last night, when a passenger train
ran into an pen switch in the yards
in this city and collided with a south
bound train. Both engines were
wrecked. The crews of both engines
jumped to safety. A travelling man
named Huckett of New York was seri-
ousiy injured, and is not expected to
live. A number of passengers were
badly bruised.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
WIIIInm NJ. Eyarts ms q wit.

William NJ. Evarts dearly loved a
joke-so dearly, indeed, TINT once, when
secretary of state, he came nigh upon
being the death Of one of his subordi-
mates. A consul In the West Indies
wrote home stating that his health In
thGt climate was bad and asking for u
transfer. AZ that time there happened
TO be a vacancy In northern Sweden.
and to It the nstonished and ~dismayed
consul was transferred instanter by
Mr.. Evarts. 1t was not what he had
bargaincd for, and, as an iccbound
winter was n change that would have
meant translation for him to another
sphere, the secretary finally rclentcd
and gave him II berth elsewhere.
At one time in the department of
state n new elevator man had bccn EN-
ploycd who did not know Mr.. Evarts
by sight. II his car was n conspicuous
sign 10 the effect that by order Of the
secretary of state smoking was prohib-
tied. Late in the day the secretary
boarded the ear in company with n ia
nous senator, the latter smoking a ci-
gar. Tie new man promptly touched
the smoker on the elbow and said,
pointing ut the notice, Cant you read
that signW Mr.. Evarts promptly tore
down the offending notice and, turning
to the elevator man, said: What signP
| don't see any" The attendant, sus-
pecting something, wisely held his
pence, but he followed the pair out
and asked the guard at the door who
the little chap with the large head
was. The guard told him.-New York
Tribune
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
GETTING OUT THE Bodice.
Number Of Fatalities In Philadelphia
EXPLOSION Uncertain,

.Nf'Ns'N'' 49,
Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-Sevcn dead,
three or four probably fatally injured,
and more tnan co other persons hurt
more or less seriously, is the latest re.
vised record OF the explosion In the
block Of buildings on Locust street.
How many more victims, IL any, arc
still In the ruins will not be known
until the debris has been cleared away,
which will require many more hours
of hard work.
The list of dead Is as follows: Eliza.
beth Mountain, aged 80 years, Fredcr'
lex Lee, aged 40, colorcd; unknown
colored child. aged about 3 years; un.
known colored woman, aged about 2S
years; three unknown colored men.
The most seriously injured who are
likely to die are: Mrs. Patrick Quig.
ley, Samuel Gates, Lizzis Watkins and
Morris Rosenthal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09

Lincoln, Aug. 7.-Heavy rains fell
last night in the southwestern part Of
Nebraska. breaking a drought which
has been almost continuous since the
Fourth Of July. In the Sappa valley
of Furnas county the downpour was
the greatest EVER known, three inches
falling in less than half an hour.
Other parts of the county got an inch.
An electrical storm accompanied the
rain, lightning doing some damage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Washouts on the Santa Fe.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Aug. six
passenger trains are stalled here, ow-
ing to washouts on the Santa Fe rail.
road. 1t is expected repairs on the
main line will be completed today,
but no trains can Il to Santa Fe for a
day or two. Nearly two inches of
water fell at Santa Fe in two hours.
Telegraph wires are in bad shape.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
TORNADO STRIKES NORFOLK.
Score of Houses Unroofed and Severa
Persons Injured.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 7.-Norfolk was
visited by a tornado yesterday. The
whirlwind came in the usual funnel,
shaped cloud and swept a path about
so feet in width. Fortunately it passed
through an outlying portion of the
city and lot through the thickly popu-
lated sections. The roofs of about 20
houses were blown away and several
persons were injured by falling tim.
bers. Several houses In Berkeley were
unroofed. Trees were torn up and
chimneys blown down through the sec
ton swept by the storm. The storm
was followed by a rain that almost
equalled a cloudburst.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Forest Fires In Montana.

Helena, Mon, Aug. 7.-Northern Pa.
cifc officials report so forest fires rag.
ing N Missoula county. No great dam.
age has been done, but owing to the
unusually dry condition OF the forest
and the vegetation the outlook is re,
garded as serious.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
National remperance Conference.

Buffalo. Aug. 1.-THE nation o. TEN.
perance conference, which has been
in session here, adjourned yesterday
Twelve national organizations Md II
religious denominations from II states
and territories were represented. Res,
olutions were adopted calling for the
prohibition of the sale of intoxicating
liquoli in the vicinity of all state and
national military reservations.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Republicans of MARYLAND.

Baltimore, Aug. THE Republican
state convention held here yesterday
placed in nomination the following
ticket: For state comptroller, Mann
S. Plat; for clerk of the court of ap-
peals, Thomas Parran. Interest cen
tered mainly in the platform and the
speeches, all of which teemed with de-
nunciation of Democracy in general
and former United States Senator
German in particular.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Coal Combine Being Formed.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-As a result of a
secret meeting of the finance commit.
tee of the proposed $500, 900, 900 ma
tional coal trust, held here yesterday,
1t is said that the combination will be
completed by the first of next year.
The promoters, 1t is said, have had
considerable trouble with the mine
owners throughout Indiana.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Ministers Fail TO Sinn.

Picking, Aug. 1.-THE foreign minis.
tiers had arranged to sign the settle.
ment protocol yesterday, but the Brit
ish minister, Satow, notified his col
leagues that Great Britain was unable
to sign. He gave no reasons and the
matter was indefinitely postponed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Baseball Scores Yesterday.

National League-Boston, 6; Phila.
delphia, 3. Pittsburg, 8; st. Louis, /.
Cincinnati, 2; Chicago, G. American
League-Milwaukee, a; Detroit, 8.
Western League-Kansas City, g.;
Denver, /. Omaha, 3; st. Paul, 0. st.
Joseph, 7; Colorado Springs. 5. Des
Moines. 4; Minneapolis, 2.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Body Found on River Bank.

Waterloo, la, Aug. THE badly de.
composed body of Jack Ledlie of Re.
public, Ia, was found on the bank OF
Cedar river last night. A card In his
pocket told his name and address and
a vial Of laudanum by his side sug.
gests suicide. The records of ]. j
Knapp, druggist, show that the drug
was purchased July 7.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09

A young IA who had just entered
the office of jeremiah Mason, the great
New Hampshire legal luminary. to
study law asked him where he should
begin. Mason, pointing TO the books
on the library shelves, answered la
conically, Anywhere"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Turkish Troops Apply Torch.

Vienna, Aug. 7.-According to a dis
patch from Salonica eight Bulgarians.
who were raiding Turkish territory,
found themselves pursued by Turkish
troops and took refuge In the house of
a peasant. They fred on the Turks,
killing an officer. The Turks then set
fire to the house, burning to death
the Bulgarians and the peasant and
his family.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
CUBAN MONUMENTS DECLINE.
Fail to Fall In With Suggestion That
They Vacate Office Temporarily.

They Vacate Oflce temporarily.
Havana, Aug. 1.-THE Cuban consti'
t~utional convention met yesterday,
but made no progress. Senior Juan
Gualberto Gomez moved an amend.
ment to the electoral law, proposing
that all public officials who are candi.
dates in the coming elections shall
cease to exercise their offices for n
This proposal was violently opposed
by members Of the convention who are
office holders, those chiefly affected
being the civil governors OF provinces,
These officials violently antagonized
the amendment, which was rejected
by q vote of IL to 10.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Standard Oil Declares Dividend.

New York. Aug. THE directors
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey have declared a quarterly div
idend of s per cent This compares
with a declaration of u per zen In
June and 20 per cent In March.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Deralled by Spreading Rails.

Milford Junction, Ind, Aug. T.
Spreading of rails three miles east Of
Nappanee. on the Baltimore and Ohio,
caused passenger train No. 6, the flyer
to the east. to be derailed last night.
Six cars left the tracks while the train
was going at the speed of 60 miles an
hour, but the so passengers escaped
with only a bad shaking up.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Increases CAPITAL Stock.

Lincoln, Aug. 7-Acting through
attorneys, George j. Gould, president
of the Missouri Pacific railroad, yes.
terday filed amended articles of incor.
poration increasing the capital stock
OF the road s45.000.00
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
Thirty Turks Killed.

London, Aug, IA dispatch to the
Morning Leader from Sofia reports an
alleged battle between Bulgarian ban,
dts and Turkish troops near Andrian,
ople, in which 80 Turks were killed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15
WEALTH
GETS CONTROL
American Capital Practically An.
nexes the Leading Indus.
tries of Canada.

NEW YORK, March IA special from
Ottawa, Ont, says:
The Parliament of Canada will be Ell
gagged until the end of the session in the
consideration of three of the largest
measures ever presented for it's consid-
GRAFTON since the inception of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway scheme. James j.
Hill, f. H. Clergue and other promo, ers
engaged In securing charters will super
intend operations here. These N aasures
are the Crows Nest Pass coal and rail-
way project, the Canadian Lloyds bill
and the scheme intended to complete
new transcontinental route practically
under Government control and partially
under Government ownership,
hard problem which must be faced Is
the acquisition by American capitalists
of the control of Canada's greatest in
dustries. 1t Is computed that the pass.
ing of the Sydney Cape Breton) Steel
and coal interests into the hands of the
American Steel syndicate means. in eff
feet, that the Canadian treasury will be
called upon to pay direct tribute to the
syndicate to the extent of $4,000. 900 a
year under the bounty law. The bounty
expires in 1908, and If the trust can Lut
out 100000 tons Of manufactured prod
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15
BUILDING UP
THE NEW NAVY
Who Will Have the Contracts for
Constructing Our Coming
Big War Vessels.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Secretary
Long today made distribution by name
among the shipbpilders of the vessels re-
Gently contracted for. OF the battle
ships, Newport News gets No. 10, the
Virginia; Moran Brothers of Seattle No.
IA the Nebraska: Bath Iron Works No.
Is, the Georgia; Ford River Works Nos.
16 and II, respectively, the New Jersey
and Rhode Island.
OF the armored cruisers Nos. and Z.
the Pennsylvania and Colorado, go to
Cramps; Nos. and 6, the West Virgin
Ia and Maryland, to Newport News; No.
6 and No: 8, the California. and South
Dakota, to the Union Iron Works.
OF the protected cruisers, No. q, the
Milwaukee, goes to Neafie & Levy, and
No. %. the Charleston, to Newport
News.
Protected cruiser No. 20, the st. Louis.
was to have gone to the Bath Iron
Works. but that corporation having de-
clined the contract, the Navy Depart
ment issued circular calling for new
proposals for constructing this cruiser.
The bids are to be opened at noon
April next and the department will
supply information as to changes that
may be in the original specifications to
make them conform to those required in
the case Of the two protected cruisers let
to Newport News and Neafie & Levy.
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Honolulu office. Magoon BIZ
UPSTAIRS.
New Books-N Books
GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR.

,s+Chloris Of the Island" by II. B. NJ
WatsAA.
s.rhe Infidel," by NJ. e. Braddon.
ssFaleise. the Town OF the ConQueror'
u Anna Bowman Dodd.
1.-THE Little Bible." for young people,
~ Mackan.
eSTfe Bxpatriates," by Lillian Bell.
s~Th9 Conspirators," by Robert w.
Chambers.
sAfeld and Afioat," by F. r. Stockton.
ssThe Pageantry Of Life" by whitley.
s~The Stickit Minister'S Wooing," by s.
r. Crockett.
ssThe Bennett Twins" by Hurd.
'AThe Weird Orient" by Iliowizi.
ssdow to Tell a Story" Mark Twain.
ssstE4nxtown On the Pike" by John Uri
LloyA
stConcerning Children" by Charlotte
Perkins Gilman.
1.-THE Geatle Art Of Cooking Wives" BY
Worthington.
ssHow to Cook Husbands" by Worth
ssThe Wild Animal Play" by Ernest
Seton Thompson.
saThe Problem Of ASIA" by Capt. A.
r. Nahan, u. 8. n.
'-The Cardinals snufrbo1," by Henry
Haraand. t
s~rhe Cardinals Rose" by Van Tassel
SuAphen.
'sThe Crisis in China" by Beresford.
Co3Quhoun and others.
THE waters Of Edera." by Ouida,
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15
Seven Masted Schooner.

A -masted schooner is to be
built this season in the Gordon yards
at Franklin, Me-, and will be one OF
The largest timbers ever placed in a
vessel will be used in the construction.
The schooner is to have net tonnage
of 1000, will be 1856 feet in length on
the keel, with a breadth of 80 feet, and
In light trim will draw Is feet. 1t was
believed the limit of large schooners
had been reached last year, when the
six-masted Eleanor A. Perry and
George w. Wells We're built in Maine,
but the new seven-master will be thir-
ty-five feet longer on the keel
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uct in that period it will cost the Cana
dan taxpayers $4,000, 900, in cash.
The situation is thus summed up: With
the Morgan-R- ckefeLer trust controlling
the iron and coal of the Atlantic sea-
board, with Hill and Rockefeller con-
trolling the coal of the Crows Nest Pass,
with the same combination directing the
Midland, the 800" and the NanaiIno, 3.
c.. enterpr ses, the annexation of Cana
da's industries will be practically COM
plete, and Canada henceforth mere
annex of the American syndicate.
These subjects will come prominently
to the front during the coming month
and indications Of the policy of the Gov
eminent are sure to be elected by the
discussions in the railway and private
bills committees of the House, where all
such questions must be thoroughly sift-
ed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15

Sir Harry Westwood Cooper, a pro-
fessional criminal, just out of San
Quentin, has been rearrested and taken
back to San Francisco.