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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-18
CONTEST OYER GAS CONTRACT
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hearing, may fix a day on which all le- gal voters residing within the limits of said ward may vote upon the question whether they are in favor oforopposed to said petition. And if on said day a majority of the votes cast within said ward shall be found in favor of having said petition franted, said court of com mon council shall grant the same and make an order that the said ward shall thereafter be and remain under the full jurisdiction of said city, and such order shall have the same force and effect as if it formed a part of this act.
 The inhabitants of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards have their own lighting systems and do not come under the city's Jurisdiction at all. This is the reason the right of the aldermen to vote on the awarding of the contract is questioned.
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1.-the Baby Is Cutting Teeth

edy, Mrs. Winslow's Southing Syrun. for chlldren's teehing. It soothes the child. softens the gums, allays all pains, cnres wind collie, and is the best remedy for diar. rhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
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RnsnxafhnlI.

Waterbury, Nov. 1.-The New Brit ain basketball team was defeated by the local team in the Auditorium this evening by the score of 19 to 6.
 Bridgeport, Nov. 17.-Meriden played all around Bridgeport tonight, winning by superior all-around work by the score of il to 3.
 Hartford, Nov. 17.-Hartford defeated New Haven 24 to in game in which the visitors were played to a stand- still.
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Gaauts.

ons cent weFs fer eaeh inssrtisn: sys esats . Wsrd for ful weak. ssvsz tineA
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WANTED.
WANTED,

GIRL for general housework. Must be good cook. References required. MRS. l.
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MARINE LIST.
Cheese Calk ~

We are selling as fine VER- MONT FULL CREAM CHEESE as can be found in the city. If you want cheese that will make a successful Rarebit :" dtE,is is at. We are also offering some OLD CHEESE, made last September, that has the "bite" that ep,- cures delight in. Our reputa- tion for cheese dates. |" way back" If you like good cheese we can suit you.
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MUGaNa@6.

mINCE MEAT, clean, appetizing, every ingredient the best possible. In glass jars.
 Oneida Community Recommended. $ .6S Mrs heCready's Home-Made Ca
 ukuTyl,..-.-..-..---.....-. 100 GRAPE FRUIT at price one can enter tain. Fair sized, thin skinned, FLORIDAS-best ever seen at this time of the year at 10. cts. BISHOPS FRUITS and PRESERVES packed by the California firm whose reputation is firmly established. Among their specialties these will appeal to you.
 Preserved Peaches e lbs. )....... .25 Figs In Cordial, ,.................. .60 Brandy Peaches, .......... .75 Spiced Figs, s,...............,..... 40 Preserved Figs e lbs !. ......... .38 Crushed Olives. for Salads and
 Sandwiches hes,.................. 80 HARTLEY. the English firm, whose Orange Marmalade has practically driven all other MarmaIades to the rear, has three other specialties worth investigating.
 Raspberry CT Strawberry Jam, : .7s Table Jelly, in cartons, assorted
 flayors. easily prepared, I5c. z-ss ..... .s-.--.. szz-5-5z 2 for z5c.
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The CANNED CORN ......
 and CANNED SuCCOTASH

we offer is packed by the Oneida Community. No pretense is made of bargain prices" when calling your attention to them-yet they are actually bargain in every sense of the word, on account of their quality. Oneida Corn, tenderest, sweetest packed. CAN DOZEN
 .sle.- -. 5 .l6 $l.S0
 Oneida Succotash, pretty near the real thing. CAN DOZEN
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Special Sale of Linens ln preparation for Thanksgiving!

Great values in Damasks, Napkins, Cloths, Sets and pret- ty Table Pieces that will make a spotless background to the glistening china and silver of the Thanksgiving board.
 See special value in DAM ASK at SIPS a yard.
 Dinner and tea size NAP KINS to match at $2.5o and $2.so.
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WANTEn

A MIDDLE-AGED or elderly woman to as-
 sist ID general housework. No Vashine. can at No. 5 HINE PLACE nI6 tf
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The ''Qneen Peffic0af

Made of black sateen, in var ious styles, and with adjustable fitted waist-band. It has no strings-no yoke-no hooks no buttons-yet it fits like a glove. Once adjusted to the waist of the wearer, the putting on or taking off the garment does not disturb the adjustable feature at any point-but is done with one nlotiorl--per- { fectly simple, yet absolutely se- cure. Prices $I.5o, $1.75, $2.oo, $2.5o, $500. yaif Room <.
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Patent Stove Brick are cneapest --'

FOR sALE-I.o00 set Patent Stove Brick: every set warranted one year. Orders re, ccived 763 STATE ETREET.
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FOR SALE. 4 NICE marble top chamber set a,ac yc,. oAk A armed office chairs. 92 MEADOW oi nnhL. ma fl
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Sternherg's Employment Agency.

ARE you looking for first-class help. city or country, or good situationi Come. sss me. Fair dealings. German spoken. Open evenings. 51 COURT ST. Tel. I421-2
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Passnt Stove Brick Tt any stove.
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Massage

MRS. BUSH, PSI Grown Street. Mapn.,,. Massage. Office treatment from p- m.
 Morning by appointment; also eatmeni at patients residence. anil
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sLEEMAN'S Reliable old Employment
 just below old stand. o2 I'm i'm
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91isreIramenus.

R. B. MALLORY. AUCTlQNEER and Appraiser, 141 orangs. dousenold sales Speciality. iy8 tf
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TEE Home Restaurant, No. 8 Gregson street, IS opened under new managemenf
 and meals are served old fashioned. Dlain and plenty by Mrs. Wealthy & Foote. for merly of City Market Dinners 25 cents.
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sLEEMAN's RELIABLE EMpLoYMENr AGENCY,76S CHAPEL STREET. Estab- ppsned l6 years. Largest, best in the state.
 Best male and female heID for any and sIi Kinds of work. Sent anywhere. n2s tf
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
HOLD CONFERENCE AT PARIS.
Russian and French Ministers Discuss
Situation In the Balkans,

Paris, Oct pa French official in
close touch with NJ. Delcasse informed
the Associated Press that as a result
of the conference between NJ. Delcasse
and Count Lamsdorf, France recog-
nizes the paramount Importance Of the
interests Of Russia and Austria in the
Balkans and therefore valves her
former objections to representatives
Of those countries alone supervising
the execution of reforms in Mace.
donia. France thus supports the at
titude of Russia in the carrying out
of these reforms The situation in the
far east also was discussed, with the
result that the attitude of France will
not be modified by the possibility Of
war between r-dssia and Japan,
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tAckINe TRADES TO MEET.
Wlll Decide Question OF Strike al
All Centers,

Chicago Oct % One thousand
canning employees OF the stock Yards
will go on strike today because d.
the refusal OF the packers to coEcede
the demands of the union tor in.
creased wages This is the second
call for strike in the stock yards
issued within week Fearful that
no further concessions would be made
TO the sixteen other unions which
have demanded better wages the lead
ers In the packing house unions on
the advice of Michael DonnelIy pros
ident issued hurried call for spe.
cial meeting Of the Packing Trades
council OF Chicago and every packing
ceGter in the country to be held sat.
urdaY night for the purpose Of vot.
Ing on 'he question OF ordering a gen.
eral strike of the SO 900 members Of
the association unless settlement
shall be made in the matter OF the
demands Of the sausage makers and
Gamers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Cruiser Tacoma Given a Trial.

San Francisco. Cal, Oct 29-The
sheathed protected cruiser Tacoma
was given a contractors trial on the
bay and exceeded all of the govern.
ment's demands, including that Of
1912 knots The Union Iron Works
management did not give out any fig.
ures, but professed to be highly
pleased by the trial The warship
will be given her official trial some
time next week on the Santa Bar
bara course The Tacoma is the first
OF the larger vessels to be built on
this coast to he sheathed with copper.
This sheathing it is expected will do
away with frequent docking
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Rev Osman A Hall, NJ. D., medical
missionary at Chung King, is dead.
Hal Harvey, oldest son of w. II.
CCoin') Harvey, was killed at Hugo,
l T. while coupling cars.
George Jaggers was lodged in Jail
at Newton, n. j., charged with the
murder Of Mrs. Victor +. Bevans at
Peters Valley
While attempting to secure her
husband who lived near Jenninga
Fla. a mob shot to death Jennie Nc.
Call, a negress.
Karl Haggenjos, city treasurer OF
East Galesburg, Ill.,, was arrested at
Kansas City, charged with embezzling
$500 Of city funds.
The bolermakers on the entire sys-
tenn OF the Erie railroad struck be.
cause of the discharge of men in all
the shops of the company
Governor Otero OF New Mexico has
issued a proclamation establishing a
quarantine against cattle brought
from Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and
Mexico on account OF the alleged ex.
istence OF splenstic fever, mango and
other diseases.
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FURRY At ST. LOUIS ENDED.
Excitement Has subsidized and Busi.
ness Resumes Normal Conditions.

st Louis, oct 20 The statement
OF President julius s Walsh Of the
Mississippi Valley Trust company.
whose sentiments are echoed in in.
tervicws given to the Associated Press
by other trust company officials of ST
Louis, that the situation Is thorough
ly in hand, the excitement las sub.
sided and from this on we expect bus
mess Will be conducted in the usual
orderly manner" expresses the opin.
ion that seems general after the I'M.
wonted financial conditions which
have prevailed here Ohlcers of all
the trust companies state that volun.
tary offers of help were received from
financial institutions in other cities,
but they were declined for the reason
that they had sufficient cash with
which TO handle their business Ex
pressluns of confidence and offers Of
aid on the part Of national banks Of
st. Louis also helped to Strengthen
the situation and restore confidence
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
TROOPS CHARGE RIOTERS
Strike at Bilbao Assuming
Proportion Of Revolution.
FIGHT BEHIND BARRlcADEs.
Cavalry Charges Strikers and Many
Are Killed or lnjured-Reports Are
That Socialists and Anarchists Have
Planned Demonstration.

Malrd, oct. 29-General Velasco
the military commandant at Bilbao
telegraphs the government that at
daybreak the garrison occupied all
strategic POSITIONS with the view OF
protecting the banks. public buildings
factories and markets and especially
the Jesuit and other religious houses
which the rioters seem determined to
attack.
General Nelasco reports that the
cavalry repeatedly charged the rioters
in the old part of the city Some of
the rioters were killed and many
wounded. Many revolvers and stones
and other missiles, General Neasco
adds were used by the rioters in their
81 jggle with the soldiers
The government has telegraphed
! General NelasCo approving his energy
and Offering reinforcements Several
thousand men are held in readiness
in Madrid and other towns II is be-
lieved here that the movement in
and around Bilbao is assuming the
proportions of social revolution-a
revolution planned by socialists and
anarchists-as was done in Barcelona
two years ago Premier Nillaverde
has determined TO establish order at
any cost.
Newspaper reports of the disorder
in Bilbao represent the strikers as
having established a reign of terror.
= ley attacked and pillaged market
stalls and shoDs and gorged them.
selves with food and drink. After de-
stroying what they were unable to
consume. they proceeded to erect bar
ricades in the streets. As there were
only 5000 troops in Bilbao reinforce
ments were summoned. The strikers
defended barricades with reckless
courage and desperate fighting en-
sued. Five rioters were killed and
many injured Many soldiers were
wounded with revolver shots. AS the
barriCades were captured they were
destroyed and the rioters were en-
PEELED from the main streets by cav
airy, who charged with drawn sabers.
According to the latest accounts re.
ceived here. the rioters have again
started to pillage shops and are en-
deavoring to raise new barricades.
Some fears are entertained that the
rioters will unite in force and attack
the troops before reinforcements ar
rive
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new RURAL ROUTE FOR LYNCH
Forty-Three Square Miles viii be
Covered and 44o People Will be
Served

Lynch, Neb, Oct 29.-The News
that a new rural route is To be estab-
lished out OF this place during No
vember is gratifying to a large num-
Der of people. 1t will cover forty
three square miles of territory and a
population of 440 will be served with
Uncle Sans latest convenience for
the farmer patrons of the service.
Postmaster Mcfarland hopes to
have everything in shape to give the
patrons good and prompt service, by
the time he is notified to commence
delivering mail over the route.
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MRS. BOOTH TUCKER KILLED.
Victim Of Wreck on Santa Fe Rail.
road Near Marceline, Mo.

Kansas City, oct 30, Santa Fc
passenger train No 2 was Wrecked
at Dean Lake, near Marceliue Mo
The following persons were injured,
Mrs Baden, Winfield Kan, danger.
Gus; John r. Sctermerhorn, Denver,
hand injured Elmer Harris, Chicago.
badly; Colonel Holland OF the Saliva.
tion Army.
The wreck was caused by the
spreading Of the rails Three sleep.
ers and the diner were dltched, but
the remainder of tn. train remained
on the track. Mrs. Booth Tucker and
other members OF the Salvation Army
were on the train, Colonel Holland
was very badly injured.
A special from Dean Lake says that
Mrs. Booth Tucker was fatally In
jured in the wreck and died half an
hour later.
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eEcHTEL MURDER MYSTERY.
Police Find lncriminatine Factc at
Home of Woman.

Allentown, Pa, Oct 29-With
David Wesenberg under $500 bail,
supplied by Congressman Kline and
with Thomas Bechtel her brother.
and Alfred Eckstein, her accredited
lover locked up in a police station
cell, the Allentown police are resting
their work on the Mabel n Rechtel
murder case until the COroners in.
quest this evening The mystery is
still practically unso.ved except that
indications point TO family row IN
which ECkste!n may have figured
The police incline to the belief that
the girl was not away from home on
Monday that a quarrel occurred over
the girls supposed dupliCity 10 Eek.
stein ar her attachment for Weisen.
berg; that the blow was struck in
anger which may have been more Sc.
we're than was intended and that the
girls death was thus accomplished
and the body disposed of as found the
story being corcocted as related by
the mother Who struck the fatal
blow or blows is only conjecture and
may develop at the inquest
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
War Game at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley. Kan, Oct 29.-The mil
itary msneuver planned by Colonel
Wagner, the chief umpire, was highly
successful In fact, it was considered
by the colonel to be one of the most
The exercise, roughly stated. was the
attack and defense OF convoy, and
when all things stated in the problem
are taken into consideration the situ-
alton at the close of the days fight
Ing was somewhat severe on the
wagon train.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Colombia Willing to Make Terms.

Washington, Oct. 29.-Advioes re,
ceived at the state department indi,
cate that there again has been a
change in the sentiment of the Co,
lombian senate respecting the Pan.
anna canal and that there is Coued.
erahle increase in the strength Of the
element which is willing to make
terms with the United States The
agents of the state department have
found 1t difficult to make plain the
fact, even to the Colombians, that the
Hay-Herran canal treaty is absolutely
and finally dead and that no act Of
the Colombian senate can resurrect it.
II there is to be anything done in the
direction OF Panama canal under
United States control il therefore
must be the result OF entirely new ne
Gotiations.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Methodist Church Meroer.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Oct. 29.-The
general conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist church of America took &C.
tion looking toward the merging Of
that church with the Free Methodist
church. A committee OF five members
was appointed to confer with a sim.
liar committee from the Free Meth.
odist church and to report at the next
meeting The matter was brought be-
fore the conference by a delegate
from the Free Methodist church The
conference adopted resolution which
requests all voting members of the
church to vote the ticket of the Pro.
hibition party.
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MINERS MAY QUIT MONDAY.
Authority for Colorado Strike Said to
Have Been Received.

Denver oct. "a special from
Cripple Creek says; The authority
Mine Workers for the calling Of a
strike OF coal miners in district No.
IL was brought by Mother" Jones.
who returned from Indianapolis, and
IT is understood that next Monday Is
the date fixed for the wakout. This
President William Howells of district
No II admitted that the strike would
be called hut the call had not yet
been made
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ADVANCES NOVEL PLEA.
Attorney for English Aeitator Calls
Anarchy a Relation.

New YoriI, Oct. 29.-Judge Lacombe
listened to arguments in the habeas
corpus proceedings on behalf of John
Turner the English anarchist, whose
deportation has been ordered by the
government. Defendants counsel
made strong plea for Turner alleg-
ing that anarchy was not crime,
but religion and that the deporta-
ton of his client was prohibited by
the bill of rights. The attorney for
the government made but little at
tempt to answer this argument, but
requested permission to submit
brief, to which Judge Lacombe as.
sented. He named Friday as the day
for the filing of papers. Meantime
Turner is remanded without bail
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Strike is Now Expected.

New York, Oct. 29-President Blu,
chanan of the International Associa
tion of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, who has been endeavoring
to patch up the difficulties between
the Iron league and the Houses miths'
union has received a letter from the
secretary of the league refusing to
meet the executive committee of the
international association. 1t is ex,
peCted a strike will be ordered on all
the contracts held by members of the
from league out of town
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
eoer War at St. Louis Exposition.

Johannesburg, Oct 29-The Beers
in South Africa and their late enc
mics. the English residents, have
formed syndicate to exploit a spec.
tacular military display at the St
Louis exposition next year The plan
as outlined is to show many of the
picturesque features of the late war.
Onethird of the necessary capital is
already subscribed here and it is
hoped TO float the balance in the
United states General Viljoen and
his secretary Immediately leave for
ST Louis in connection with the un.
Ger,aktug
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Find Dynamite U nder Station.

Seattle, oct PEI Twelve sticks Of
dynamite, with fuses attached all ready
for lighting, have been found under
the Tacoma Seattle Interurban rail.
way station The find caused great
excitement owing to recent explosions
at night at nearby points, which did
no damage, The police think the sta.
tion was to have been blown up to.
night. There was enough of the ex.
plosive to have blown up all the
buildings within radius of two
blocks and to damage property for a
distance of ten blocks from the depot.
The discovery was made by laborer
named W.son who s6w the package
behind the washstand in the tt\ 1t
room, which is located in the base.
ment of the building
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pgNouNcE THE ATROCITIES.
Methodist Episcopal Church Passes
Resolutions Regarding Mace edonis.

Methodist Episcopal Church Passes
Resolutions Regarding Macedonia.
Washington, oct. 2y.-By a unani.
nous Vole the following resolutions
condemning the Macedonian atrocities
were adopted at the session of the
missionary council OF the Protestant
Episcopal church:
Resolved, That this council desires
TO put on record an expression OF its
horror aud indignation at the whole
sale atrocities that have been and
are still being perpetrated upon our
fellow Christians in the province OF
Macedonia. We offer them our pro-
found sympathy in the fiery trials
thl ough which they are passing and
we pray God in his mercy to send
them deiverance. We would further
express the hope that the moral in
fuence of the government OF this
great republic may be thrown into the
scale in favor of such reforms as may
give to the Macedonian people the
protection OF law against injustice
and oppression, and where those who
survive this terrible persecution are
now pershing from disease, cold and
hunger we commend to all Christian
people the prompt and energetic ene
ployment of whatever measures may
contribute to the suCCor of this at
flicted people and especially such con-
tributions as may relieve their sore
necessities"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Big Rally at Marshalltown.

Marsha,ltown, la, Oct, 29-The
greatest political der onstration so
far in the Iowa campaign was held
here NJ d O'Connell, solicitor of the
United States treasury, spoke for the
Republicans, and ] b Sullivan, can.
didate for governor, for the Demo-
Gratis James Gambler, a Minnesota
Prohibitionist, and Benjamin Han.
ford, New York Socialist, also deliv-
cred addresses. A big barbecue was
served TO hundreds OF visitors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Paducah Is Fire.Swept.

Paducah, Ky, Oct. 29.-Fire which
started in the wholesale grocery store
of NJ Livingstone 4 Son, at Second
and Broadway, spread to the II We'll
& Son wholesale whisky house, the
La Gomarsino hotel, Michael Bros
saddlery; Lang Bros drug store and
the Western Union telegraph Office
The guests at the La Gomarsno hotel
are all safe, although they barely had
time to don their clothes and get out.
Loss. S20O.OOO.
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FOUGHT A PRAIRIE FIRE.
Farmers and People of Creigh-
ton Prevent a Large Loss.
MEADOW WAS BURNED OVER.

Trees in the Path OF the Flames De-
stroyed, and Hay and Other Prop.
erty Was Threatened -- Farmers
Plowed Fire Lines.
Creighton, Neb., oct 29.-Special to
The News. Sparks from Northwest.
yrn engine set fire to the prairie about
five miles southeast of this place yes.
terday and burned over abouc 200
acres of meadow and pasture land
and through grove of trees that were
Killed.
II threatened much greater damage
as the wind was sweeping the flames
toward a locality whore were stacked
about 100 tons of hay, and other prop
erty was In the path of the fire, but
the farmers of the entire neighbor-
hood assembled and plowcd fire lines,
while large number of people won't
out from this place and helped them
fight the blaze with gratifying results
and the danger that threatened was
overcome before any great amount of
damage was done.
II was threatening blaze for n
time and the owners of the property
in its path were badly frightened, the
energetic efforts alone preventing IA
larg property loss.