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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31

Professor Simon j. Brown. the astro-
nomical director Of the naval observa-
tory at Washington, occasionally In
dulges In a bit Of humor. On one &C.
casion a colleague came into his office
and, finding the professor standing,
said: SIS 1t possible you work that
way? | cannot stand standing"
That's peculiar" replied Professor
Brown quickly. "Now, do you know,
/ cannot stand sitting"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
NJ, RksmeN OFF FOR ENGLAND.
American Team Of Trap Shooters Sails
on the Canadian.

on the Canadian.
New York. May 27.-The team OF
American trap shooters selected to
represent the United States in the
match with the British experts for
$4,000 a side at the Middlesex Gun
clubs grounds, near London. on June
IL and following days, sailed for Liv-
erpool on board the steamship Canadl-
an. The match will be at 5000 mani.
mate targets a side, the Englishmen
TO have the use Of both barrels and
the Americans to use but N barrel.
The members Of the party including
the team who took passage on the Can
adian were: Thomas A. Marshall,
captain. Keithsburg: Frank s. Parme.
lee, Omaha; J. A. r. Elliott, Kansas
City; Captain A. w. Money, Oakland.
N. j.; r. o. Heikes, Dayton; Fred Gil
bert. Spirit Lake. Ia; C. w. Budd,
Des Moines: Lewis Erhardt, Atchison.
Kan: and Fred Elliott, Kansas City.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
Didn't Know II Was Loaded.

Toronto. May 27.-Thomas Ryan,
aged 16, yesterday shot and killed his
10-year-old sister. Ollie, while playing
with a pistol he did not know was
loaded. He is charged with murder.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31

Beware Of using the personal pro-
noun II" toe freely in your talk when
you are talking in a room full of peo-
Pile. Egotists are often amusing and
entertaining, but as often they are very
much out OF order. Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
Baseball Scores Yesterday.

American League-Milwaukee, 6;
Philadelphia. 5. Chicago, S; Baltimore,
0. Western League-Omaha. 1; Den
yer. 6. St. Paul, 4; st. Joseph, 3. Min
neapolis, 3; Kansas City, 4. Des
Moines, 10; Colorado Springs. L.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
CITY EXPENSES.
Council Makes Annual Estimate and
Passes Appropriation Ordinance.
Receipts OF Past Year.

From Tuesdays Daily
The Norfolk city council met in spec.
ial session last evening upon call Of the
mayor and there were present Mayor
Koenigstein, Councilmen Brummund,
Clements, Degner, Cow, Spellman,
Uhle, Westervelt and Walker.
The call for the meeting was read, as
follows:
May 81, l9O1-A special meeting Of
the city council OF the city of Norfolk,
Nebraska, Is hereby called to meet in
the city council chambers on the eth
cay Of May, 1901, at 8 o'clock p. m, Of
said day, for the purpose Of making the
annual appropriation for the expenses
of the city of Norfolk, Nebraska, for the
year 1901.
BY order of Mayor Koenigstein.
8. X. MCFARLAND, City Clerk.
A communication from the county
clerk in regard to the tax levy for 1901
was read, as was also the explanation
and advice of City Attorney H. d.
Kelly.
The estimate Of expenses for the year
1901 was rend, as follows:
Estimate of expenses of the city of
Norfolk, Nebraska, for the fiscal year
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
Total entertainments. $l2, $50,

On motion the estimate Of expenses
was adopted and ordered published:..as
read,
Ordinance No. 259, the annual ap-
preparation ordinance for the year 1861,
was read.
The ordinance passed it's several read
ings without opposition, was adopted as
read and the council adjourned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
Northern Wisconsin Hallway Farm Land,
For sale.

The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railway has Tor sale in North.
ern Wisconsin, at low prices and easy
terms of payment, about $50, 900 acres
OF choice farm lands.
Early buyers will secure the advan-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
WORDS PAINT HI ELkHORN

Asst. Gent Pass. Ag't, st. Paul. MINI
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
A NOISY NUISANCE. :
Mr.. MeDermott Pays His
Respects to Major
Carl Lentz.

Corporation Counsel Allan L. McDer-
mott didn't mince words this morning in
talking about Major Carl Lentz's attack
on him last Friday. 1t occurred al
meeting in the City Hall of the State Tax
Board. of which body the Major is 4
member. During hearing of one Of
the appeals from the local assessors Ma
jor Lentz said
7 have no inclination to consider the
ungentlemanly and discourteous remarks
of Corporation Counsel McDerlnott when
he said that this matter had been con-
sidered at meeting Of the Board when
Commissioners Lentz and West, .the
ridiculous end of the Board only were
present. McDermott is important IS to
himself only and not to the public 81 to
me. ! have no use for him whatever, ef.r
cepting when he appears before Trss
Board in behalf of his clients. He GER
tainly does not appear often for the city.
but must say Mr. Queen ably represents
. the city. and no one could do it more
favorably.''
The Congressman was at his Office this
morning when this criticism was brought
to his attention. He laughed and re-
Piled
THAT man Lentz is noisy nuisance
certainly would never dream of holding
any controversy with a man Of his CALI
bre-that is entirely out. OF the question.
am not practicing law by the mercy or
the Supreme Court neither am I out of
Jail by the grace of the statute Of lini-
tations- Any one who wants to know
Lentz's record need only consult the re-
port of his conduct in vroom.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25

straight for the little group Of passengers
which could be seen huddled in the bow of
the disabled ferryboat. When he reached
her Captain Ray had his own boat lashed
alongside and his firemen began doing a
little marine rescuing for change. The
twenty passengers were lifted on board
the fireboat and the women were allowed
to warm themselves in the engine room.
One man came aboard with his grip in
one hand. trying with the other to keep on
a life preserver. He firmly refused to take
it off until his feet felt dry earth. when-
ever that might be. And he kept MS
word.
According to Captain Rays men the
bride and bridegroom were the calmest OF
the passengers. The bridegroom refused
to leave the ferryboat's deck until he saw
the bride safely on the deck of the zophar
Mills Then he permitted himself to be
rescued.
Captain Ray found out from the cap
tain of the Chautauqua that there was
no danger of an explosion, SO. though i
was pretty hard work. the fireboat took
the ferryboat in tow and finally in the
teeth of the blow put her alongside the
Twelfth street pier. There the passengers
were landed All Of them thanked the
firemen for helping them out OF very un-
comfortable plight. In the afternoon the
ferryboat was rowed over TO Jersey City
where repairs will be made.
The Chautauqua's 5 engineer stood at
his post somewhat longer than the other
men and he was scalded by the escaping
steam His injuries were dressed by an
ambulance surgeon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
SOMETHING FOR LAW MAKERS
Vice Chancellor Pitney Talks About
Married Women Signinr Deeds.

An interesting legal question cropped
up in Vice Chancellor Pitney' Court this
morning. 1t was: Can a married woman
having signed q written contract be consz
PEELED to perform It !?
The case in which this arose was that
Of Goldstein VS.. Curtis for specific per.
Torrance where a receiver for the rents
was ordered. Mrs. Curtis, the defendant,
had with her husband signed the col
tract for the sale of certain property, but
when IT came to signing the deed she re-
fused.
Counselor James r. Bowen contended
that married woman could be compelled
to sign deed of real estate while on the
other hand Counselor w. A. Barricklo
contended that in fifty or more decisions
a married woman couldn't be made to
sign.
IF the law is as you state said Vice
Chancellor Pitney, that married wom-
an cannot be compelled it is outrageous,
and the Legislature should change it at
once.
Counsel intimated that by recent de.
cision of Vice Chancellor Stevens mar
S1ied woman could not be so compelled,
but that made no difference. the principle
was wrong, the Court insisted
receiver viii be appointed to collect
the rents of the property involved, and
his bond will be $1,000
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
School Children as Gardeners.

Scientific gardening is taught in the ma
tional schools of Sweden and in the semi
naries for the education of national school
teachers There is a school garden IN
nearly every rural school district in the
kingdom. The garden is placed near the
scnooihouse. and the children receive
practical instruction in the cultivation OF
plants. berries, flowers, herbs and fruits.
the management OF hotbeds. greenhouses
and. SO forth The parishes are required
to furnish the necessary ground for the
gardens, and trees and shrubs are annuai-
iy given to the children to be planted at
their homes,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
GEORGE TENRAnT FOR SPEAKER
Democratic Minority Has Not Held
a Caucus Yet.

The Hudson members of the Legisla-
ture. who compose almost all there AZ of
lie Democratic minority in the next
blouse of Assembly, have not as yet
mapped out any line of action. No caucus
has yet been held and at this time It does
not look as if one would be held IN the
near future. The one honor OF any I'M
portance which the minority will have at
its disposal is leader and that Will in all
probability go to George g. Tenant
Mr.. Tenant was the candidate Of the
minority.3for Speaker last year and dur
ing the session led some fights on meas
ures which plainly showed that he is IN
every way qualified to lead the energetic
ATTACK which the Democrats will make
upon the many pernicious schemes against
the interests of the people which the Re-
pubIcans even now have concocted,
The honor of the nomination for
Speaker may this year go to Warren q.
Loudenberger of Warren who will enter
upon his third term next January. John
DENIM il also spoken Of in this connec-
tion. but it il quite certain that there will
be no bitter contest over the place.
The Hudson members are not talking
lust now over what they intend to do in
the next Legislature They had consider
able to say on that subject last year, but
the Republican majority so effeetually
blocked all the excellent measures which
they introduced that they will keep their
counsels to themselves. Their eonstitu-
ents can rely upon one thing. however,
and that is that the Hudson members
will do all the Republican majority will
allow them to do for the interest Of Hud-
son county and the people at large.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25


reach no further than Barnum street, and
thence passengers and pedestrians bound
for the Erie depot and the Pavonia fer
ries were obliged to reach the Erie train
shed by gang planks and pass through the
shed and the depot Fortunately it was
Sunday and traffic on the ferryboats was
small.
fares were lined with branches and tWigs.
Despite the severity of the storm not a
single accident of any kind was recorded
for the lower Hudson City section on the
blotter Of the Third precinct station
house. At times the sewers were unable
to carry off the volume of water that
poured into them and cellars We're food
ed everywhere. Panes of glass were
broken by the force of the wind and rain
and branches were torn from trees and
Uttered the street. Otherwise bur slight
damage was done in that section Of tie
civ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
THREE HOUSES WRECKED
Framework of New Buildings
Blown Down BY the
Gale.

While the storm was raging, the frames
of three two-story houses in course OF
erection on Van Houten avenue, west OF
the Boulevard, in the Greenville section,
went down-with a crash that aroused the
entire neighborhood. The houses were
being built by Alfred Siegfried, of No.
1851 Boulevard Only the bare framework
had been erected, and the carpenters not
anticipating the gale. had neglected TO
brace the timbers. Loose pieces of the
structures were scattered in every direc-
tion by the wind.
Early in the evening when the storm
began to increase in force the buildings
were noticed swaying and the residents
predicted that they WOULD surely be blown
down before morning. They did not fall,
however. until near daylight. 1t is as
serted that the loss will amount to sew
eral hundreds of dollars
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
SEASICK CROSSING RIVER

The ferryboat Washington which left
the Cortlandt street ferry slip about fiVe
O. clock yesterday morning had so rougn
time of it before she reached Jersey City
that she took half an hour to the trip
When out about one hundred feet from
the pier a strong wind struck her and sne
began to rock from one side to the other
till it seemed as if she would tip over.
There were about seventy-five passen-
gers aboard, including number OF wom-
en-, and they found it difficult to keep
their seats. One woman began to cry and
two of the passengers were made sick by
the rocking of the boat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
mrs. CAARTRAND'S BOYS
Little Fellows See Her ii
Jail and Beg Her to
Come Home.

Is the later sensation caused by the ar
rest of Mrs. Elizabeth Dale, charged with
killing her baby girl, Emeline, the case
Of Mrs. vincedora Chartrand, who Is ac-
cused Of the murder Of her husband al
the Hoboken curling rink. has been LOST
to sight by the public. Mrs, ChartraHd il
sim in the county jail and apparently
she casnot understand why she is not re.
leased on bail.
No prisoner In ward 6 seems TO have
adapted herself TO her surroundings mors
readily than the slight .girlish woman who
was made widowssy her own hand. Shs
has no friends or confidants among ti1s
other prisosers. but sits quietly within hei
cell OF just outside the door doing en-
broidery or other fancy sewing. Thls Is
her all day occupation, except when tns
evening papers arrive. These she eagerly
scans for some reference to her case, but
apparently takes little interest N tne
other news. Except when her relatives
her coussel or her spiritual adviser, Arcns
deason William r. Jenvey, calls, she
rarely speaks to anyone, and the appear,
ance of visitor at the barred door g
the corridor is signal for her 20 mae
herself in the cell.
touching incident OF her Imprisonment
was the one visit OF her two pretty poys
few days ago. They did not reaiize LIS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
BOILER LO6S[NED
Passengers on Erie Ferry
Rsecued By Fire
Tug.

A score of passengers who tried to
make the trip between Jersey City and
West Twenty-third street on the ERIE
ferryboat Chautauqua yesterday morps7g
when the storm was at its heighF a
an experience they viii not soon get
1t seemed to them as If the boafs4nust
sink and besides that before she had
got half way to New York side they We're
confronted with the possibility of being
scalded by steam from the boiler, which
suddenly became dislodged by the boat $
rolling. She drifted helpless for few
minutes, her passengers huddlins TO-
gether as far away as they could get
from the clouds of escaping steam. Fin
ally the fireboat Zophar Mills came along
and took them off.
The Chautauqua has been running
across the North River for many years
but yesterdays blow was the hardest she
ever encountered 1t was about at its
worst when the Chautauqua left Jersey
city about II o'clock for the trip UP the
river to Twenty-third street. On board
were only about twenty persons, most OF
them passengers on train from the
West In the party We're about SIX
women, one of them bride.
The minute the boats nose was turned
up the river after she left her pier the
waves came pounding down upon her
decks, shaking her from stem to. stern.
The waves that fell on the forward decks
Of water began to come into the cabins,
The ferryboat rolled first on one side and
then on the other and presently some Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
{. 0. ?. CRAWL
Soreheads Who Raised Elec-
ton Fraud Howl Try to
Slide Out Of the
Trouble.
NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING
Erwin Practically Admits the
Charges Were Based
On Wind.
qERDON'S BEATING HURT
He Sought an Excuse for His
Whipping That Would Let
Him Down Easy.
gERDON'S BEATING HURT

eve may continue our Investigations
hut nothing definite has been decided
upon, was Prosecutor Erwins virtual
admission this morning that the charges
of fraud made by the Hoboken Fusion
lists In connection with the recent cleo
tion had been sifted and found to be
groundless.
WAS anything tangible discovered on
which to base the serious charges made
through your investigation as far as it
proeeeded?' he was asked.
THAT / am not prepared to say, the
States representative replied.
Then the Investigation has practically
been abandoned?
Il did not say that, exactly. We got
nothing here about the case until Mo-
vember 10 and before that time the stories
of the alleged frauds were circulated
broadcast. with the result that for the
present all channels of Information seem
10 have been closed to us.
DO you not know that the Fusionists
who made the charges were the people
who circulated them, and II your investi-
cation into the alleged frauds was in any
Way hampered it was by those people y
II do not know who was responsible
for the premature publication of the
story concluded the Prosecutor.
The Fusionists Of Hoboken and the Jer-
sey city: Republican organ that raised
the cry of fraud have placed themselves
in most ridiculous position by their ut
Ter back down of Saturday night. Star
fing with the decision that over lVVO
fraudulent votes had been cast and thaas
conclusive evidence of that fact had beer
placed in the hands of the Public Prosecu-
tor. they followed it up from day TO day
with assertions that whoIesael arrests for
fraudulent voting might be expected at
any time For nearly three weeks since
election a campaign of viliacation and
abuse unequalled in the history OF the
politics of this county has been eonduetea
without a word Of proof being offered to
eubstantiate the groundless charges
.sThe News has pointed out the vast
injury to Hoboken through the malignant
attacks of these so-called reformers or
The fair name of the city. It has insist
ed that time would show that the charges
were utterly without foundation and that
it would be proven that the recent election
In that city was conducted honestly
From time to time stories OF mysterious
conferences between we'll known Fusion
lists. their counsel, Lawyers William r.
speer. Jr and Robert Carey, and Prose-
cutor Erwin reached the public, only TO
be followed in the Republican organ,
with more abuse of the political methods
in vogue in this city and predictions as
10 wholesale arrests soon to come. Thls
was continued with faring headlines in
prominent places until Friday night last,
when suddenly the aspect Of the whole
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. Is. 1sO1.-Forecast fer
the thirty-six hours ending at P. N.
Tuesday Generally fair tonight and tn-
morrow: northwest winds.
Hartnett's Thsrmometrica1 Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25

FLOODS II iREEls i \ lllD IQzs q


il miniature cyclone, ii lthe ~ from
The plains Qf TEXAS, laa gued with Z MON
ster tidal wave. swepf along the coast of
this State between sunset Saturday and
noon Yesterday and LETT ia its wake more
wfeckage and general destruction than
will have been repaired by Christmas. ~
f. always the case under such circu1n-
staneess the coast towns stood the brn1at
Of Tie blow and while there were inland
points under attack, particularly the
mountain valleys. the major part Of the
damage done was In and about those
points Immediately bordering upon the
harbor and sea.
While the storm ragged many feared z.
repetition Of the tornado that last August
caused 50 much damage. And there was
good ground for alarm. The only differ
ence between the two storms was that
that Of yesterday rode higher in the air
and well above the tops of those buildings
susceptible to wind and rain attacks.
But there was always the danger Of low
ering Clouds and then, indeed, the con-
ditions would have approached uncom-
fortably close to those Of last August.
Ships in the harbor were tossed and
swept about like so many corks, piers
along shores were racked and undermined
and in many cases portions tore away.
Ferryboats had troublous passages
In the height Of the storm afloat and
at anchor were tossed about. Some of
the former, in fact the most Of them,
were driven far out of their courses and
In the cases of ferryboats such thing
as running according to schedule was
impossible On the Pennsylvania, Erie,
New Jersey Central. Delaware and Four
teenth street ferries in Hoboken, there
were lost from four to six trips in twelve
hours. Railroad trains on every road
running through this State were behind
time for from one to four hours. This
was because every road suffered from
washouts and from damage-to their tele-
graphic arrangements and switches.
Trolley cars were stalled, though not
for long. because circuits were burned
out and wires tangled. The Postal Tele-
graph Companys wires from the Mont
gomery street office were severed or
tangled so that no communication could
be had over them. All but three wires Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
were useless.
For a few minutes the Fire Alarm Sig
nal Service was out Of working order.
and the Police Signal Service throughout
the First precinct and in many quarters
Of the other precincts could not be used
Trees were blown down, some snapped
off and others uprooted. Along the shore
several shanties were blown down and in
Van Houten avenue three partially con-