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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Oregon Republicans in Session

Portland, ore, April li.-Oregon is
to be the first of the Pacific coast
states to endorse the candidacy of
President Roosevelt for rcnonmina-
ton and to choose delegates to the
Chicago convention pledged to his
support. The republican state con
vontion was called to order here
shortly before noon today with an at
tendance of $50 delegates. In addi.
tion to choosing eight delegates to
the national convention the conven-
tion will nominate candidates for the
minor state Offices to be filled at the
next election
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
CITY LABORERS ORGANIZE
FORM A NATIONAL FEDERATION
AT SPRINGFIELD.
THEY WILL USE THE BOYCOTT,
Sixty Municipalities are Concerned in
the Movement Which Has Been Un-
systematic up to This Time-AtfiI-
ate With American Federation.

Springfield, Mass, April l4.-The
city laborers of sixty municipalities
will organize a national body afiili-
ated with the American Federation of
Labor at a convention to be held in
this city tomorrow. While the move
ment had its inception in the east
many western and southern cities
have promised to send representatives
to the convention.
Up to the present the organization
of the city employees has proceeded
along unsystematic lines. In some
cities there are unions which include
city laborers of various departments; {;
in other cities the various classes of
laborers have separate unions, and in
others the city labOrers are unOrgan-
iZed. A few of the unions hold char
ters from the Knights of Labor.
Primarily the object of the national
organization is to enable city laborers'
local unions to avail of the good Of
fees of the American Federation of
Labor in securing a uniform and
equitable scale of wages and hours
for city laborers throughout the
United States.
The boycott, it is understood, will
be the weapon adopted to bring cities
to terms, The promoters of the
movement argue that the city laborers
if well organized can make their dis,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Harvard Nine Goes South.

Cambridge, Mass April 1.-THE
Harvard baseball team left here to-
day on its spring trip to the south
and will not return to Cambridge for
ten days. The first game will be play
ed at Washington Saturday when the
nine will line up against the George
town university boys. Other games
on the trip will be played with the
University Of Virginia, the Annapolis
naval cadets and the West Point
cadets.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Weather Conditions.

Chicago, April Ia. - Clear weather
generally with exception of light rains
in Ohio valley. With the exception
of trace of moisture at st. Louis
there is no moisture over the south
west. Temperatures are some higher
and about seasonable Conditions ia
vorable for corn and oats. Southwest
too dry for wheat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
JOHN AIRS KILLS HIMSELF.
While in Bed He Sends a Bullet Into
His Head

Elkhorn, Neb., April 14.--John AIRS
committed suicide, so said the coro-
ner's jury. The body was found in
bed with a bullet hole through the
head and a revolver lying on the bed
covering Arrs formerly conducted
saloon at Millard. He came here three
weeks ago and was employed by the
Elkhorn Breeding association. He
was about 40 years of age, The body
has been taken in charge by John
Minister, a brotherlinlaw, residing at
Gretna.
The barn of Henry Eicke, residing
four miles north of here, burned this
afternoon. Two horses, two COWS and
five calves were burned to death; loss,
$500.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
PRISONERS SAW WITH CASE KNIFE
Twelve Military Offenders Cut Out Of
the Guard House at Des
Moipec

Des Moines, April 14.-Twelve pris-
oners who were confined in the mil
itary guard house have escaped.
They succeeded in securing their
liberty by cutting through the steel
bars of the Jail with a case knife that
had been secured and concealed by
one of the men.
Blood hounds have been put on their
tracks in an endeavor to trace the of
tenders and the officers are making
vigorous and thorough search.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
FIND AGAINST NEWLY.
Bar Committee at WIber Makes Sc.
rious Charges.

WILDER, NCb., April LIN the mat
ter of the complaint filed against vii,
liam l.. Newly an attorney at Friend,
and asking for his disbarment, the
committee appointed by Judge Hurd
to take testimony and report the facts
find that he has been guilty of de
ceit to the court, and of colusion to
deceive with Melinda l., smiley in
case to foreclose a tax he 80
lots at Friend wherein Ella 4, ''-
plaintiff and Charles r. Jennings IS
defendant. 1t is found that he ap-
peared for the defendant jennings,
a dead man without authority
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Officer Reports.

st. Petersburg, April 14.-It is of.
ficially announced that the torpedo
boat destroyer, Bezstrashni, $50 tons,
was cut off from the rest of the Rus
sion fleet during the Port Arthur bat
tie and sunk by the Japanese.
Her crew was lost.
The battleship Pobieda accidental
ly struck Il mine while maneuvering
and was damaged, but was able to re-
turn to the harbor without loss of
life of officers or crew. The battle
ship is of 1900 tons, and was one
of the principal vessels in the Rus
sian Port Arthur fleet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
.EX|LED QUEENS BIRTHDAY
QUEEN MARIE OF HANOVER is
EIGHTY YEARS OLD.



Cumberland. in Upper Austria-Was
Queen for TWenty-Three Years
Deposed by William !.
Vienna April 11-At Gmundcr in
upper Austria, whore she resides with
her son the Duke of Cumberland, the
venerable Queen Marie Of Hanover
observed her seth birthday today.
Queen Marie is a queen without
throne, for her husband was deposcd
nearly forty years ago, so that the
greater part of her life has been
spent in exile. She was % when she
married the king of Hanover, in 1912.
and she enjoyed being a queen for
twenty-threc years. In the war of 1866
Hanover sided against Prussia and
the Prussian king, afterwards En-
pcrOr William of Germany, the grand.
father of the present emperor, reycng
ed himself by deposing the IanoVar.an
monarch and adding Hanover to Prus-
sia. Queen Marie has never forglycp
the HOhenZOllerns for dcprivinG her
seat on a throne, and it is IN chiefly
to her urgings that her son the Duke
Of Cumberland refuses to abandon
his claim to the throne Of Hanover.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
WANT PARKERIO TALK OUT.
LEADERS OF THE PARTY INSIST
ON HIS VIEWS.
JUDGE KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL
The Situation in New York is of In.
terest to All Parties and Walter
WeIman Says President Roosevelt
is Keeping an Eye Out.


Chicago, April 14-Walter Well
man, in a Washington special to the
Record-Herald says; VIII Judge
Parker change his mind and tell the
country his views on the questions
of the day before the meeting of the
ST Louis convention?
There is just now a renewal of the
demand that the Judge speak out.
This demand is heard from the lips
Of prominent democrats - senator's,
representatives and others 1t is
voiced by Chairman Jones, of the
democratic national committee, who
has just come back from the west,
and who tells his friends that unless
Judge Parker defines his views be-
fore the convention meets the party
viii not nominate him.
This is, of course, only Chairman
Jones individual opinion, but so
many democrats are asking what
Parker believes in and stands for that
it is difficult to see how the New York
iurist is going TO preserve his atti-
tude of golden silence.
Mr., PulitZ, of the New York World,
who recently has come to the front
with a characteristic rush as the chief
newspaper boomer of Parker, is try
ing to meet the demand of the de-
mocracy for light on his candidates. S
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
MURDER RUSSIANS son
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE COMMITTED
IN ST. PETERSBURG.
WAS IN HIS OWN ROOM AT HOTEL
The Son OF General kaxearkoH is
Blown to Pieces as the Result Of
on Outrage Today-Poice Have
Discovery Disclosing the Author.

st Petersburg, April 1.-THE son
of General Kazcarkon was killed to.
day as the result of dynamite out
rage in his own room at "A hotel hero.
The police have, it is soad, dis
covery indicating the author of the
outrage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
EXPLOSION BELIEVED INTERNAL
Some Reports Say Makaroff Was
Blown to Pieces and Staff Lost.
CyriI Serious,

st. Petersburg, April 14-In naval
circles here today the belief is eX-
pressed that the explosion which
wrecked the Petropavlovsk was in
ternal.
Some reports say that Makaroff
was blown to pieces and it is now
stated that Makaroff's whole naval
staff was lost
The condition of Grand Duke Cyril
is today reported serious.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
LouBET SENDS CONDOLENCES
kilograms to the Car Expressing
Sympathy of Europe.

Paris, April 14,-President Loubet
of the French republic has telegraphed
the czar, expressing the sympathy of
the French government over the Rus
sian loss by the disaster of yester-
day.
This, together with messages from
the king of Italy and Emperor Will
liam of Germany is taken to mean
that the European governments con
slider the disaster due to accident and
not as a result of battle, thus giving
the Japanese no credit for the
achievement.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
South Carolina for Roosevelt.

Charleston, w. Va, April 1.-THE
republican convention here today will
instruct for Roosevelt, Stephens and
Elkins.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15

Pensacola, Ella, April If By the
explosion of 1000 pounds Of powder
in the after twclvcinch mrrct and the
handling room of the bnttIcshp Mis-.
suuri Captain William S. Cuwlcs.
commanding, twenty yniuC men were
instantly killed and five injured. of
whom two viii die, The Missouri was
ON the target range with the Texas
and Brooklyn at practice about noon
when n charge of powder in the
twc'vvinch lorbhand gun igultcd
from gases, exploded and dropping
below ignitod four charges of powder
in the handling room and all cXplod-
ed
only one man of the entire turrct
and handling crew survives. But for
the prompt and efficient action of Cap
tain COwlcs in flooding the handling
room and magazine with water one
of the magazines would have oNplod
ed and the ship would have been dc.
stroyod
Captain Cowlos, completely over
come by the disaster, referred all
newspaper men to Lieutenant Ham
mCr the ordinance officer. The lat
ter gave out a statement Of the cX
plosion and its probable cause Ac.
cOrdinE to him, about noon, after the
first pointer of the aft twClvoinch
piece had fired his string and the sec
A, I,t
of his string, the charge ignitcd. The
fourth shot was being loaded, and
from all Indications the first half
of the charge had been rammco
and the second section 70
ramu,d home when gases from ue
shots previously fired, or portions of
the cloth cover ignitcd the powder.
Cause OF Explosion
The brccch was open and a dun
thud gave notice Of something un-
usual No loud report was made, but
flames were seen to leap from every
portion of the turrct. few seconds
later another explosion, somewhat
more fierce occurred. This was in
the handling room below, whore t.
600 pounds Of powder or four charges
ready to be hoistcd above, had ig-
nilcd Fire quarters were sounded
ana in less than five seconds after the
first explosion two streams Of water
were being played in the rooms, and
when volunteers were called for
every man of the ship responded.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Excuse Poor Spelling.

Chicago, April 1.-THE Chicago
women's club has found an excuse for
the poor spelling prevalent because
of the fact that the time of pupils is
taken up with higher" education,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
JAP'S STORY OF ATTACK.
Report of Rear Admiral Uru Says
Torpedo Boat Destroyed.

Toxic, April IA brief report from
Rear Admiral S. Uriu, division com
mander, regarding Wednesdays fight
ing off Port Arthur.
1t was reported to the navy de-
partment this afternoon. 1t says that
Togo's fleet attacked Port Arthur in
the morning and succeeded in sink
ing a battle ship of the Petropavlovsl
class and one torpedo boat was de,
stroyed,
The Japanese suffered no losses.
One Japanese was wounded.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
FORTY.FIVE ON BOARD.
Officers and Men Go Down With the
Torpedo Boat DESTROYER.

st. Petersburg, April 14-Forty-
five officers and men were prisoners
on board the torpedo boat destroyer
Bezatrashni at the time it was de-
Stroyed by the Japs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Congressman Moon Renominated.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April n.-Con.
gressan John A. Moon was unanimous
ly renominated by the democratic CON
gressional convention of the Third
district held in Chattanooga today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15

pleasure SO felt at the polls that politi-
clans and officials dcsirous of con.
tinuing in Office can be forced to heed
reasonable requests.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
COURT OF INQUIRY TODAY.

Announced That Matter Will be In.
vestigated at Once.
Washington, April 1I.-Thc court
Of inquiry to look into the Missouri
disaster, will probably convene today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
Hearst Must Fall.

Brooklyn, April 14.-By the capture
of Brooklyn for Parker the political
fall of William r. Hearst now seems
inevitable
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15

VNlcNEO, NpriI II"ThO bUlIOUu r.
sued by the Chicago station Of the
United States weather bureau this
morning, gives the forecast for Ne
hraska as follows;
Fair and warmer tonight. Possibly
showers Friday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
REPORT OF PRINCE oUKToMsKY
PoBlEDA DAMAGED BY MINE BUT
MAKES PORT.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Damage Dor Ven The Japanese in the
Port Arthur '2te Disastrous
to the Remaining Rus. 1cal Al
'"ia,p
Force in the Far East.

st. Petersburg, April A. - Prince
Ouktomslly, rear admiral, who has
temporary command of the navy in
the far east, succeeding Admiral Max
aroff as the next in rank, wires today
from Port Arthur that the torpedo
boat destroyer Bezstrashni became
separated from the rest of the fleet
during the attack of the Japanese
force owing to the bad weather pre-
vailing at the time. The vessel was
then surrounded by the enemy's tor
pedo boat destroyers and sunk in the
fight
Five men of the crew were saved
before the vessel went to the bottom
Prince Ouktomsky adds: During
maneuvering of the squadron in
the battle, the battleship Pobieda
struck mine amidship on the star
board side She was able to gain
port by herself. No one on board was
killed or wounded"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
ST. PETERSBURG ANXIOUS.

People Remained Up All Night to
Hear Further News.
st. Petersburg, April 14,-With
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15

views 10y printing what Judge Parker
once wrote about Thomas jefferson
and some excerpts from the Judges
judicial decisions. Manifcstly these
do not liIl the bin; they fail to salts.
tN the democrats who insist upon
knowing "whCro he stands" When
was In Albany judge Parker and
David l IIill madc it very plain that.
under no circumstances. would the
Judge spoal, tin after he was noml-
mated, ana then he would be only too
glad to toll all about it in his letter
of acceptance.
But the effort to smoke Parker ia
gathering force every day. And
consequently among the neutral spec
tators of the gamo there is much
curiosity as TO whether or not the
judge will "staud pat"
Roosevelt Ia Watchful.
That President Roosevelt ana his
advisers are worried about New
York any one can soc Thcy do not
disguise their fear that if the demo.
Gratis nominate Judge Parker ana the
willy nm fixes mp harmony with
Parker for president, Mcclellan or
some other Tammany man for COVER
nor, and himself for senator, the clcc.
toral votes Of New York may not
be cast for the republican ticket
Mr.. Roosevelt Is watching the situ-
alton in New York with an eagle eye.
In fact, IT was the president himself
who took hold of the New York mud
die some months ago and brought
about the present truce, which makes
Gov. OdcIl the actual leader, while
Senator Platt IL permitted to retain
the title of leader without any power.
on the surface everything is all right,
but under the sufaCo things are all
" ng.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
KANSAS RAGE WAR GROWS
BECOMES VERY BITTER AS RE
SUIT OF MURDER.
KEEP NEGROES OUT OF SCHOOL
White Pupils Declare That CoIored
Student Can Never Again Enter the
BuiIdine-Six More Arrested on
Charge of lnciting Riot.

Kansas City, Mo, April 14.-The
race feeling in Kansas City, Kan, is
growing intense.
Today six negroes who accompanied
Gregory to jail on the night of the
murder, armed with rifles, were ar
rested on the charge of melting a riot.
The white pupils today asserted
that negroes will never again be per
mitted to enter the high school.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-04-15
the CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty. -Four Hours
Ending at 8 O'Clock this Morning.
Forecast for Nebraska.

Conditions of the weather as re
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Mrs. w. w. Beck, Of Logansport,
Ind, visited over Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. e. II. Wilcox and her
brother, T. j. Herring who has been
confined to the Wilcox home for the
past year with rheumatism.
Mrs. Margaret Seider and daughter
Laura, for years were residents of West
township. have returned from visit
of several weeks ut Ockmulgee, Indian
Territory, and after short visit here
left Tuesday for their home in Elk
hart.
The Chicago School Board has found
it necessary to abandon its require
ments that its teachers should be
physically perfect as we'll as mentally
capable. This is probably because
the Indiana teachers were not to be
enticed into taking charge Of the
Chicago schools.
/ A party of South Bend explorers
this week found several Indian mounds
on the Kankakee. near Shelby, Lake
county. Two of them were very fine
and in one of them an altar was I'M
covered at depth Of five feet; the in
terror Of the other fine mound. which
was the largest of all, was mass Of
Indian relics.
Mrs. Smith is having her store room
now occupied by @. III. Wallace on
corner of Michigan and Washington
street reprinted. This reminds us
that the rooms upstairs over the WAL
lace store was the Masonic hall when
A. p. Elliott was initiated 4s years
ago. There is quite a contract be-
tween it and Plvmouth's splendid
temple today. But this is only one
the marks that shows the progress of
Plymouth.
DR.. Rogers, superintendent of the
northern Indiana hospital for insane,
favors an asylum for epileptic patients
who are now being cared for in the
state hospitals, and urges the doctors
Of northern Indiana to use their ef-
forts toward securing passage of a bill
at the coming session Of the state legls-
nature providing for the establishing
Of an asylum In this state for epilep-
tics. More than 100 epileptics are
now being treated At Longcliff.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The government report shows that
the acreage of corn is "a per cent.
greater than last year, and that its
condition is per cent. better. 1t
looks as if prosperity intended to abide
awhile with US yet.
Or. and Mrs. d. G. Phillips ofsChi-
cago are visiting at the home OF Ora
Jacox. While here DR.. Phillips oper-
ated on his nephew, George Jacox, for
the removal of enlarged tonsils and
adenoid growths In the throat.
Knowing ones assure us that the
wheat crop this year will foot up $685.
600, 900 bushels, which is only 200, 900
bushels less than last year. Just
how these exact figures have been as
certained, before threshing time, re-
mains to be explained
Henry Simons Of Chicago, who is
looking after his farm interests here
went to Bourbon with S. Mayer today.
He and Mr.. Mayer, Emmett Simons.
HHlger Hulverson, Adam zumbaugh
and other old timers organized the
first fire company in Plymouth
Senator Stephen B. Elklnss soa-in-
law of Mr.. Davis, the democratic vice
presidential nominee, says he will not
vote for Mr.. Davis. Which shows that
a man will take moro liberties with
bis father-in-law than with his moth
er-in-law.
Clay Beatty, whose eye was was
badly injured by the explosion Of a
torpedo cane July A. is stiIl in the Ep-
worth hospital at South Bend. His
eye-ball will be saved but it is feared
he will never be able to see much with
that eye again.
The third attempt to unravel the
Sarah Shafer murder mystery at Bed
ford has been begun by the Lawrence
county grand jury. Deputy Prosecu-
tor Stephenson declares that he has
evidence which will surely bring about
the conviction Of the murderer.
Many of the old democratic war
hOrses Of Marshall county are asking
in dazed sort of way Where are we
at?" They can't understand the re-
versal Of things that sets up a gold
Standard fastener for president and
q ,oal-road capitalist for vice pTesi-
dent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
John Lacher of Chicago, was home

John Lacher of Chicago, was home
over Sunday.
1t is now about decided that the
mosquito carries tuberculosis. Up'to
date the mosquito has been charged
! with about everything except the split
in the democratic party and has not
establishep an alibi even there.
In six of the great exhibit palaces
at the Worlds Fair the resources and
achievements of Indiana are shown.
In addition to this, the state building
has been pronounced by many author
tiles the most artistic one in the plat
eau of states.
There was double wedding at the
home Of Rev. F. w. Adomeit Monday
afternoon July IL, Mr.. Carl III. Chap.
man Of Warsaw and Miss Della Miller
of Argos and Mr.. Frank Wallace and
Miss Pearl Bennett, both of Argos,
were united in marriage.
Fifty thousand packing house en-
ployes in the nine big meat distribut-
ing centers have gone out on a strike
and prolongation Of the struggle
will mean shortage OF meat and
high prices to the consumer, il not
widespread meat famine in the large
cities. Twenty thousand employees
are out In Chicago alone.
Daniels, of Virginia, declared that
Parker was foot higher after he
sent his gold standard messages to the
convention than he had been the day
previous. General Weaver of Iowa,
retorted that Senator Daniels was la
boring under an optical delusion, the
convention was three feet lower than
it was Saturday morning.
1t is the common understanding, Of
course, that there is high school in
every large town, but 1t will be news
to many that Indiana has 704 such
schools, each employing two teachers
or more. There is also an additional
estimated number employing one
teacher each, which win bring the
total to about 1000. or approximately
one high school for each township.
There is, therefore. high school ac-
cessible to nearly every child in In
diana.