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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
rRAlhMEN eow TO DECREE.
Wabash Employees VIII Make Legal
Fluht AuAlnet Injunction.

81. Louis March Developments
in the impending strike situation on
tho Wabash are very few and abso.
lutcly without interest Everything
now hinges on the injunction, which
the labor leaders will attempt TO have
dissolved, and until this Is done away
with there can be no strike, for they
have agreed to obey the courts order.
E. T. Irwin OF Peoria and u. V. Penny
men, spent the day in conference with
r. II. Morrissey and s. w. Arnold and
other union leaders examining the pc
tition on which the Injunction was In.
sued and preparing an answer that
will he presented in court, probably
tomorrow to secure n dissolution OF
the restraining order.
There were no developments at Wa
bash headquarters. President Ram.
sey said: Everything has been run.
ming smoothly and there are no indi.
cations that our men have gone out
or will do so soon. | have not seen
any members OF the grievance com.
mlttee and know nothing OF what Is
transpirlng at their headquarters"
Asked as TO what effect n sympathy
strike on the part OF the trackmen
1000 OF whom, Grand Master wilkins
says, are ready to support the train
men and hremen n they go out. Presi
dent Ramsey said: at would have
very little effect on the situation. In
case OF n strike we could get all the
men we should need to take the places
OF strikers in all departments"
A lengthy statement was issued by
President Ramsey. addressed to en-
ployes OF the Wabash Railroad com
pany and others interested, explaining
his position in the situation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
TWO FIRES SANDTNOPAN|CS
Both Occurred in New York
This Morning.
FIRE IN sTuRTevANT HOTEL

Two Hundred Guests Flee for Their
Lives and Some Jump From Upper
Stories--Panic in Tenement House
Results in Two Deaths.
New York, March Especial TO The
News: There was a FIRE scare in the
Sturtevant hotel this morning which
brought on a panic and for n time
threatened dire results. Two hundred
guests were in the hotel at the time and
in their efforts TO escape many were
more or less injured, though none was
seriously hurt. The flames were con-
fined to the basement of the building,
so that at no time was there any real
danger, but the smoke which filled the
house to the roof gave the guests the
feeling that they only had few min.
utes to escape. Several jumped from
upper windows, but there were no
fatalities.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Cattle starve to Death.

Topeka, March 5.-Reports received
here by the state live stock board in.
dicate that the weather of the past
week has been more severe on cattle
than any for several years. Thou
sands of animals have perished on the
western plains during the past week.
The snow is so deep that the grass is
beyond the reach of the animals, and
more starved to death than have
frozen. Railroads say the blockade of
snow in western Kansas shows no
sign of being raised for several days
vet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Rice VIII Case Arqued.

New York, March 5.-The Rice will
case was argued before the appellate
division OF the supreme court yester-
day. 1t came before the court on ap.
peal from the decision of Surrogate
Fitzgerald last June, admitting to pro-
bate the will of William NJ. Rice
made Sept, &c, 1896, in which he left
his entire residuary estate to the Will
lam NJ. Rice institute of Houston, Tex.
and denying probate to the alleged
will of Mr.. Rice, bearing date June 30,
1900, in which Lawyer Albert T. Pat
rick, who was convicted by Recorder
Con Of numbering Mr.. Rice, is made
residuary legatee. This appeal brings
up before the appellate court the civil
side of the litigation growing out of
Patrick's relations with William M.
Rice. Decision was reserved.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
BonilIa Enters Capital,

San Jose, Costa Rica, March s.
Advices received here yesterday from
Costa Rica say that General Bonilla
the president-elect, to whom General
Sierra refused to surrender the presi
dency, has entered Tegucigalpa, the
capital of Honduras, and that General
Sierra and General Arias, who was
appointed president by Sierra when
the latter took the field against Bonil.
la. have retreated to a stronghold in
one of the northern departments, &C.
companied by their best fighting men.
1t is not believed here that General
Bonilla will succeed in retaining pow.
er at TegucigalDa
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Two Deaths in Panic.

New York, March Especial to The
News; A tenement house occupied by
100 people caught fire at an early hour
this morning, and panic resulted.
There was n great rush among the ten
ants to get out Of the building, fear that
they would all be burned to death seiz-
ing upon men, women and children
alike. In the scramble young girl
jumped from fourth story window
and was killed, life being extinct when
she was picked up from the pavement.
A woman became imprisoned with the
flames and was burned to death. The
department. brought quick action Oh the
fire and soon had it under control. The
property loss was small.
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DOZEN OR MORE INJURED.
Rock Island Trains Collide Near
Kansas City.

Kansas City, March 5.-Outgoina
Rock Island train No. 23, which left
the Union station at 1890 o'clock last
night over the Union Pacific tracks,
which the Rock Island uses out of
here, crashed into the smoker of Rock
Island trains Nos. ~ and %, which
which were made into one, but were
late and which were trying to make
q siding at the Rock Island junction,
Just outside of the Kansas City yards.
The smoker was thrown from the
track, turned over and smashed into
kindling wood, and the dozen or more
persons inside sustained injuries, but
no one was killed outright.
Following is list of the injured:
l.. A. Bum, Preston, Ida, internal in
juries, probably fatal; Horace Wal
ford, Seattle, head cut and bruised
about body; G. w. White, farmer,
Macon county. Missouri, left arm and
leg badly sprained, knee caps mashed;
w. NJ. Russell, Creston, Ia, leg
wrenched and bruised about body;
Mrs. Jackson. hip strained and Inter
nal injuries: II. E. ODell brakeman,
arm and leg sprained; George w.
Helchell, Loveland Colo, shoulder
bruised Frank Gaymas. Chicago right
leg injured; Frank Lombard, news
agent, bruised about body.
Two other cars Immediately after
the smoker were derailed, but the
sleepers stayed on the track. The
Texas train was on time and running
rapidly and the collision came with
terrific force. Some of the people in
the derailed coaches were injured.
but no names or the extent of their
injuries is yet known. The first news
of the wreck was brought by George
Jacobs, the newsboy OF the Colorado
train. He was in the smoker and was
thrown under the wreckage, but man
aged to crawl out and came to the
city on the mail car Of an incoming
train. He was badly bruised and has
. bad cash over his left check
Wrecking trains were sent from here
to the scene Of the wreck and the In
5ured passengers and trainmen
reached the city at midnight. Ambu-
lances were in waiting and the seri.
ously injured were taken to hospitals,
while the others hurried to the Of
Aces OF physicians near the Union sta
tion and had their injuries dressed.
The wreck occurred In Armourdale,
two miles west Of the Kaw river, and
was caused by misunderstanding OF
orders on the part of j. ]. O'Conner,
the engineer OF the outgoing train.
The engineer OF the Texas train was
not injured and aside from the shock
OF the collision, the passengers on this
train suffered no inconvenience from
the wreck. None Of the passengers in
the sleepers were hurt.
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Killed While Resisting Arrest.

Nashville, Tenn, March 5.-Two
deputy sheriffs and a constable had a
desperate battle with Joseph Farmer.
Q negro, and as a result of the fight
the negro is dead and Constable w.
B. Eason Is in the city hospital in a
dying condition. The negro was want.
ed on a charge of assaulting a negro
woman with intent to kill and recent
ly had successfully resisted arrest.
The officers located Farmer in a house
on Cartwright street and upon their
approach the negro opened fire. A
fusillade followed, during which
Eason was shot four times through
the abdomen and the negro was
wounded ten times.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
STRIKE GROWS MORE SERIOUS.
Canadian Pacific Finds Trouble Great
er Than il Anticipated.

er Than it Anticipated.
Vancouver, B. c., March 5.-The
strike of the United Brotherhood Of
Railway Employees against the Cana
dian Pacific railway is apparently as
suming more serious proportions than
the company anticipated. A settle
ment seems no nearer than when the
strike was inaugurated last Friday.
The Vancouver water front Is now
practically tied up. The longshore.
men, in sympathy with the striking
clerks and freight handlers, have re-
fused to discharge the cargo of the
Empress of India upon her arrival
from Hong Kong. In consequence Of
all this, the Canadian Pacific railway
has issued a circular to all shippers
notifying them that owing to the re-
fusal of the freight handlers of Van
couver to work freight, the company
must decline to accept any shipment
by rail or water until the present diff
Guilty is adjusted.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Transport soIace Reaches Port.

San Francisco, March 5.-The Unit.
ed States transport Solace arlSved In
port yesterday after a tempestuous
voyage from Manila. The Solace
stopped at Guam and took aboard
Governor Schroeder, who had been re,
lieved OF his duties by Commander
Sewell. S. Locasio, an Italian band,
master. who had long been identified
with the marine corps, committed sui.
eide by plunging over the vessels side
on Feb. 10. He was quickly recov.
cred, but died In spite OF efforts TO
resuscitate him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
ANNUAL PASSES IN DANGER.
Both Railroads and Users Liable tc
Fine Under EIklns Law.

SOth Ne''Odoo t''u ooO'o htdp'C W
Fine Under Elklns Law.
Chicago, March 5.-Western railway
managers are In quandary regarding
what action to take with reference
to annual passes which were issued
and sent to shippers before the pass.
age of the Elkins law. Many thou.
sands OF such passes are outstanding
and although they were Issued be-
fore the new statute went into effect,
the general opinion Is that their use
Is now Illegal and will subject both
the railroads and the users to a fine
for violations Of the act II Is thought
that the Interstate commerce commits
sion will not refrain from including
these outstanding annual passes when
they begin to investigate matters.
II was n peculiar phase Of the situa-
tion which led to the calling of gen.
eral meeting OF passenger officials OF
lines which are members OF the West
ern Transcontinental and Southwest
ern Passenger associations for today
In Chicago. They are expected to
agree among themselves to "clean
house" and place matters In order for
the inspection OF the commission.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
STUDENTS MAKE DISCOVERY.
Find Germ That Is the Cause OF Choi
era lnfantum.

era tntdHtuIVs
Baltimore, March 6.-Another great
discovery. the anti-toxine which shall
destroy the germs Of cholera infantum,
has been announced by DIR. Simon
Flexner, director of the Rockefeller
Institute Of Medical Research. It was
the death OF his grandson that turned
Mr.. Rockefeller's attention to the alb
solute inability Of the medical pro-
fession to cope with this disease that
annually carries of many thousands
OF infants and resulted In the plans
for the establishment of the laboratory
and hospital that Is to be built In New
York.
Last fall the announcement that two
students of the Johns.Hopkins medical
school had discovered the germ which
caused the death OF millions Of chill.
dren was received. II was then state,
that the energies Of the investigators
would be directed toward the discov-
cry of serum which would destroy
the bacilla. In one of the private lee.
ture rooms OF the Johns-Hopkins hos.
pital Or. Simon Flexner and DR.. J. H,
NJ. Knox of the hospital stan. have
declared that as result Of their IN,
vestigations, the qualities of the
needed serum had been discovered
and that the perfecting of It would oc.
cupy hut few months longer.
DR.. Flevner declared that before the
end OF 1903 the anti-toxine would be
ready 10" practical use and given to
the world.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
ARMSTRONG TAKES THE OATH
lowan Sworn In as Assistant Secre.
tary of Treasury.

Washington, March 5.-Robert A.
Armstrong, who has been private sec,
retary to Secretary Shaw during the
last year. yesterday took the oath of
office as assistant secretary OF the
treasury to succeed General o. L,
Spaulding, The oath was admins
tered in the presence of the chief Off.
cials OF the department and large
number of Mr.. Armstrong; personal
friends.
Robert Burns Armstrong was born
Aug. 10, 1878, near Des Moines, Ia.
and was educated in the public
schools. He completed his education
at the Iowa state college, at Ames,
Ia, and entered newspaper work in
1892. Learning the printers trade,
he took up the editorial branch OF
Journalism. working on several Des
Moines newspapers, the Chicago Rec.
ord and New York Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
President Writes to Sneaker.


Washington, March 5.-President
Roosevelt yesterday sent letter to
Speaker Henderson, in which he says: :
LAS did not see you today at the
capitol, I wish to write you line to
congratulate you on the work accom-.
plished by the congress which has
Just closed. There were certain meas.
ures of Importance, the failure to act
upon which I greatly regretted, but
1t is nevertheless true that, taken as
a whole, no other congress of recent
years has to its credit a record of
more substantial achievement for the
public good than this, over the lower
branch of which you presided. l con.
gratulate you and it, and I wish you
well wherever your future may lead
YOU"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
HELLO GIRL GETS DAMAGES.
Manager Injuries Her In Office and
Company Required to Pay $12,5oo.


Kansas City, March 5.-A jury in
the circuit court here yesterday
awarded Miss Eva Cook, a telephone
operator, $12,5O0 damages against the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone com.
pany for injuries inflicted by Herschell
Graves, a manager in the central of
fice. Miss Cook testified that while
she was seated on high stool at work
Manager Graves, angered because she
had not carried out some trivial or
der, roughly whirled her about, caus-
Ing her to strike and injure her
shoulder and knee. Judge Slower. In
instructing the jury, said that it
might be well to let employers OF cor.
porations understand that they must
treat their employees with considers.
tion.
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AMEND THE S|O3JMB LAW
Proposition to Make a Penalty
for Treating.
ALlrTLE HARD ON BoozeRs.

Saunders introduces q bill TO Change
Railroad ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Proposes Three Amendments to
the Constitution.
Lincoln, March 6.--Specil 10 The
News: Only one moro day after today
remains in which bills may be In
troduoed in this session Of the legis-
lature, and the consequence In that there
has been perfect avalanche OF pet
measures introduced during the past
few days, which will continue until to-
morrow night. Among the more i'm.
portant bills yesterday was one to
amend the Slooumb law, providing for
$25 fine or 30 days n jail for treating
gress TO give the intertate commerce
commission greater powers 10 prevent
railroad consolidation resulting In op.
preston TO the people Of the west, and
one providing for state architectural
bureau.
Memminger OF Madison introduced
In the house three bills proposing
""Nhuhh'iNS 10 tu6 COuBtlLutlOn, ono
increasing the number OF supreme
Justices from three to Ave, the second
allowing the salaries Of state officers
TO be hxed by twothirds vote Of tho
legislature. no change TO be made
during the terms OF officers or oftener
than four years, and the third provid-
Ing for the investment OF permanent
school funds in registered school
bonds OF the state.
Tax Fight In The Senate.
Lincoln, Neb.. March 5.-senator
Saunders of Douglas introduced a bill
In The senate this morning providing
Tor the taxation OF railroad terminals
and telegraph property In cities and vii.
lages for municipal purposes upon the
assessment made by the city tax com.
missioner or those authorized to as.
sess property. The bill amends the
present law by striking out the pro
vision that railroad property for city
purposes be taxed upon the assess.
ment made by the state board OF equal.
ization. The bill provides that for
school purposes the assessment by
the board shall apply.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Famine In Japan.

Yokohama, March 5.-The practical
ly complete failure of the rice crop
last year has caused widespread dis.
tress in Japan, eliminating in famine
in the northeastern provinces. From
an official report it is learned that the
destitution is much greater than sup
posed. The number of starving, so
far as officially known, is 147,6SS. with
the possibility Of these figures being
greatly added to.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
SAY HE iNsrIoATEp MURDER
Terklns Arrested In Connection With
KILLING Of Taylor by His Wife,

Monticello, N. Y, March 5.-Peter
Yerkins. the uncle of Mrs. Kate Tay-
lor, now awaiting trial here for the
murder of her husband, was arraigned
yesterday for a preliminary hearing,
charged with completely in the murder
In having instigated the woman to
commit the crime. Mrs. Taylor was
arrested on information given by Yer
kins, who informed the authorities
that his niece had confessed to him
that on the night OF Jan. 26 she had
snoI ner nusoanu ana nau tnen
chopped up the body and burned 1t in
the kitchen stove.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Vermont Cities Vote for License.

White River Junction, VT, March
5.-Of the 246 cities and towns in Yer
mont, which yesterday voted on the
license question, all but twelve have
reported here, indicating that eighty
seven, including all the six cities,
went for license and that lat cling
to prohibition.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06

DR.. Alfred Russell Wallace, in q
work just published, says the earth Is
the center OF the entire stellar system
or universe and that the purpose OF
the entire scheme is the production
and development Of living soul In
the perishable body of man.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
BEEF COMBINE WILL APPEAL.
Decides to Take Recent Adverse De.
cislon TO Court OF Appeals,

cislon TO Court OF Appeals.
Chicago. March 5.-The beef trust"
has decided to stand by It's demurrer
TO the allegations made against 1t
by the federal government when the
cases against the combined packers
were begun several months ago and
win appeal from the decision overrul-
ing 1t. This alternative was chosen
in preference to hearing of testi-
mony as to the inner workings of the
combine. It is understood that the
government has voluminous supply
of testimony Of every sort bearing on
the case and taken in all portions of
the country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Seven Killed,

Jacksonville, Fla, March Especial
TO The News: A gang Of railroad Ia
borers became tangled up in q fight
this morning. in which seven were
killed,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Protest Against Militia.

Colorado City, Colo, March 5.-A
petition. protesting against Governor
Peabody's action in sending militia
here, has been signed by 600 citizens,
including the mayor and the city off,
cials.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
returning every four weeks. Consult her wbils
the opportunity is at hand,

DIR. CALDWELL limits her practice to Il.
special treatment of diseases OF the eye, ear
nose, throat lungs, female diseases, diseases OK
children and all chronic. nervous and surgical
tion, bronchitis, bronchial catarrh, chronic
catarrh, headache constipation, stomach and,
tS bowel troubles rheumatism, neuralgia, sci
OF the liver and bladder, dizziness, nervousness.
indigestion, obesity. interrupted ,utrition'
slow growth r. within in children, and all wasting dis.
inre OF the spine, diseases OF the brain, paraiy.
sis, heart disease, dropsy, swelling OF the lin bs.
strictnTe, open sores, pain in the bones, granu-
eases properly treated.
Blood and Skin Diseases.
Pimples; blotches, eruptions, liver spots fall
: ing Of the hair, bad complexion ECZEMA. throat
ulcers; rome rains, bladder troubles, weak
PACK, burning urine pa sing urine too often
me enects or constitutional sickness or the
taxing OF too much injurious medicine receiyes
ssearchng treatment, prompt relief and a cure
Diseases OF women, irregular menstruatiop.
falling OF the womb bearing down pains,
Leucorrhea, sterility or barrenness' consnIt
" ,Caldweli and she will thow them the cause
OF their trouble and the way to become cured.
Cancers, GOiter, FistuIa, Piles
and enlarged ands treated with the spbcu.
taneous inject on method, absolutely without
pain aud without the loss IT a drop of blood
is one OF her own discoveries and is really the
most scientific method OF this advanced age
DR.. Caldwell has practiced her profession in
some OF the largest hospitals throughout the
country. She has no superior in the treating
has lately opened an Office in Omaha Nebraska
where she will spend a portion of each week
ssss ccaes5 her many my Raterts No incurable
examination and advice, one dollar to those In,
teTested, >, DIR. ORA CALDWELL g. Co IL.
omaha' Neo' Chicago,
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Detail Requiring Attention.

II every man is the architect Of his
own destiny. he should pay particular
attention to the fire escapes.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Cancers, Goiter, Fistula, Pua.
Wabash Railroad.

Moplle ana return. rn............,...$2 $2S 80
New Orleans and return. ...... 1880
Havana, Cuba, and return. ....... 1886
The above special rates and many
others with long limits and stop overs
on sale February II, to 90 inclusive.
All information at Wabash city office,
1901 Farnam street, or address,
HARRY E. MooREs,
General agent passenger department,
Omaha, Nebr.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06

A man who dresses younger than his
years courts suspicion-or a maid. -
Smart Set.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
RAILROAD GRADERS FIGHT.
West Virginia and Texas Furnish
Victims,

Burning Springs, w. Va, March g.
Special to The News: The foreman Of
the construction gang and Ave Italians
were fatally injured in fight among
railroad graders. 1t was . desperate
battle In which axes, guns and clubs
were used freely and with terrible
effect.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
Alarm Over Pope,s Hs
Will Come to This Country.

Rome, March Especial to The
News: Father Zahn, of France, who
has been leader in the efforts to main.
tain the monasteries and converts of
his country regardless of the adverse
action Of the government, is now in
Rome arranging with the church dig
nitaries to take thousand nuns and
monks from France to the United
States and establish them in that
country. This is the first of a move.
ment that will be general if the new
law is enforced, and it is considered
that no less than 100000 will leave
France for the United States if there is
not change in the attitude of the
French officials.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-03-06
THE POPE IS FRUSTRATED
No One Allowed to See Him
but Attendants.
CONDITION BECOMES SERIOUS

His Holiness Never Succeeded in
Getting Rid Of the Cold-Two Hun
dred Thousand Romanists Will
Come to United States.
Rome, March Especial to The
News: The pope is prostrated and no
one is permitted to see him except his
physicians and nurses.
Alarm Over Pope's Health.
Rome, March 5.-Alarmists are
again to the fore and declare that
Pope Leo is really ILL., They point
10 the official note in last nights Os.
servator Romano, the vatican organ,
stating that on the advice of his doc.
tors the pope has decided to take sew
eral days absolute rest. The truth is
that the pope never succeeded in get.
ting rid Of the cold, which caused a
slight cough and hoarseness. How
ever, the condition of the pope. TAX
ing into consideration his advanced
age, is not without danger and is
causing considerable anxiety.