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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
LION ATTACKS TRAINER
Harry Ray Fatally Lacerated in Gagged
Arena at Toledo.

Toledo, o., Jan. 2.-While perform
ing an act called THE Lion Hunt"
here, Trainer Harry Ray of the Bos.
took animal circus was attacked by
ore of the animals and while he lay
on the floor had both his sides, his
shoulder and breast lacerated. With
great presence of mind Ray fired his
pistol just as the attendants opened
the safety doors of the Gagged arena.
Two other lions which were in the
cage Immediately made for the open.
ing, followed by the attacking animal,
which turned at the sound of the
heavy catches on the doors. A physi.
clan was summoned and the injured
trainer was taken to ST. Vincent's hos
ptal. II is feared his injuries will
prove fatal. The large audience which
was present realized what had hap.
pened but remained orderly while the
show continued.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Plants That Take pills.

A very large and sturdy orange tree
was growing in small pot. IF that
tree" said the florist didn't take pills
it would require pot as big as a
bathtub to grow in. But it takes pills
like a hypochondriac. Chemists, agri-
cultural experts. make plant pills
pills no bigger than chestnuts that con-
tain sustenGnce for six months, kind
of tabloid food. These chemists an
alyze plants ash and make pills of
the constituent salts. The pills, in
closed in a metal cover, are buried in
the earth mt the plants roots, and the
salts gradually dissolve and diffuse
through the metal, giving the plants
day by day the sustenance that they
require, Pills are also applied to weak
sickly plants, which they help wonder
eullU
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Insurance Reforms in Effect.

New York. Jan. 2.-The insurance
reforms secured by the Armstrong
committee Of the legislature went into
effect yesterday. For the year 1907
and thereafter no company will be al.
lowed TO write more than s15O,OOO,00O
worth of business year; agents COM
missions will be reduced at least one.
fourth; every new policy must contain
the full contract under which the
holder and insurer alike are bound,
and no more deferred dividend pol
icies may be issued.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Found Dead In Hallway.

New York, Jan. 2.-William r.
Cobb. for many years a well known
character along Park Row and who
was said to have been at one time a
man Of high position in educational
and social circles In the west, was
found dead in a hallway just of the
Bowery. 1t is believed he sat down to
rest, when his heart gave up. Cobb
was more than seventy years of age
OF late he made precarious living by
doing odd jobs in big business build
ing. Cobb often told OF having been
at one time a professor in western
university and he also claimed thai
he was the author of forty books and
miscellaneous publications, one Of
which, a treatise on morphine, "Dr
Judas" is still known to the medical
fraternity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
ROOSEVELT WILL BE NOMINEE
Democrats in Washington Believe He
Alone Can Beat Bryan.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The belief that
President Roosevelt will yield to the
opportunities of his friends and admir-
ers and accept the nomination for the
next presidential election seems to
have spread to the democratic ranks.
Representative John Wesley Gaines,
one of the staunchest democrats in the
land, and an uncompromising opponent
of the third term idea, has expressed
himself as being convinced that the
republicans will renominate Mr. Roose-
welt in 1908. Mr.. Gaines says he bas-
es his representation on the talk that
he hears in his contact with his repub-
lican colleagues in congress, and is
sure that the Roosevelt star is yet in
the ascendancy. Congressman Gaines
says that republicans, especially those
from the western states, are practic-
ally unanimous in their private and
semi-confidential conversations that
unless Roosevelt is Tenominated, their
party will stand no show whatever
against William j. Bryan, whom they
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
HEARST ACCEPTS OFFER
Hearing on New York Mayoralty Con.
test Set for Jan. z.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. William Ran.
dolph Hearst was prompt in accepting
the offer of the new attorney general,
William e. Jackson, to consider an
application for a rehearing of argu-
ments on Mr.. Mearst's petition for
leave to begin quo warranto proceed.
ings to test the title of George B. Nc.
Clellan to the office OF mayor of New
York city on the basis Of the mayoral.
ty election of 1906. Attorney General
Jackson had just assumed Office when
a representative of Mr.. Hearst's coun-
sci served on him an application for
re-argument. The attorney general
gave instructions that copies of the
papers be served on the attorneys of
Mayor Mcclellan and Informed both
parties that he would give them a
hearing Jan. 7.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
NO AMERICAN CARDINAL
Any Appointment at This Time Seems
Unlikely.

Rome, ian. 2.--The Glornale dItalia
publishes an interview with a promi.
nent English prelate concerning the
appointment of an American cardinal,
The prelate in question reviews re.
cent events, particularly the encyclical
of Pope Leo against Americanism,
which he declares was written by
Cardinal Mazzella. This enCyclical
displeased Cardinal Gibbons. who,
thinking 1t was inspired by Cardinal
Rampolla, joined the Austrian and
German cardinals in defeating Ram
polla at the last conclave Continuing,
the prelate says 1t was thought that
Archbishop ireland would be made a
cardinal when Pope Leo called him
from Paris, where he was represent
ing the United States at the unveiling
OF the Lafayette statue. This, how
ever Is now unlikely in spite Of the
fact that President Roosevelt has
urged another American prelate to ap'
proach the vatican privately to this
end. The situation has been aggra
waited by the Storer incident, and II
Archbishop Ireland should be given
the red hat the appointment must be
ascribed to his personal merit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
STARR BACK FROM CONGO
Chicago Professor Returns Silent
About Alleged outrages.

New York, Jan. 2.-Professor Fred
erick Starr Of the University OF Chr.
cago, whose speciality is anthropology,
returned on the liner Wonderland from
a visit to the land of the pygmies in
the Congo Free State.
His study of the dwarfs along the
two rivers of Congo, where the pyg-
mics are smaller than elsewhere.
showed that the average height was
only three feet, ten inches, and the
extreme height four feet. three inches,
Professor Starr refused to say any
thing about the report that King Leo
pold was numbering Congo natives.
He said he had his opinions, but that
he preferred to put them only over
his own signature.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Horseback Canvass In Mississippi.

One Of the representative cotton
planters of the south Is now engaged
in a canvass of his state In the inter-
est Of his candidacy for governor Of
Mississippi, says the Memphis Com
merclal Appeal. He has gone back to
the old time Democratic custom In
vogue in the days Of Thomas Jefferson
and is making horseback canvass Of
considerable part of Mississippi, dur
ing which he will ride his horse, Elec-
tloneer, from the Tennessee line to the
gulf Of Mexico passing through parts
Of twenty-six counties. The journey
will be made alone and Is outlined 80
as to enable him to meet the people,
and especially the farmers, who live
some distance from the railroads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
KILLED BY FIST BLOW.
Angry Husband Lands Fatal Swing
on Washers Jaw.

East st. Louis, Jan. with a
killed d. f. Myers on the street near
the viaduct, and then realizing what
he had done, Smith made his escape.
Mrs. Smith told her husband that
Myers had attempted to firt with her
on the street. This so angered Smith
that he accosted Myers and struck him
a swinging blow on the jaw. Myers
cropped like a log and never moved.
biz neck having been broken
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Michigan Republicans Caucus.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 2.-Republican
members of both houses Of the legis-
lature held caucuses and agreed upon
the officers, the nominations being
equivalent to elections, as there are
only a handful OF members Of both
houses who are not Republicans. The
house Republicans chose for speaker,
Nicholas j. Whelan OF Holland. The
senate Republicans nominated for
president pro tenn, Michael Moriarity
Of Crystal Falls.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Successful Balloon Trip at st. LouI.

St Louis. Jan. I'm the presence
Of a distinguished gathering of New
York and st. Louis men the balloon
Orient sailed away on a preliminary
fight, bearing Alan r. Hawley and j
C. Mccoy, both members of the Aero
club. Word was received from Pearl
ILL.,, eighty-six miles northeast of St
Louis, that the balloon had landed In
safety eight miles from there, Both
the aeronauts reported fine trip, un
attended by any accident They were
out of sight of the earth most OF the
time, the highest altitude registered
being 2,100 feet above the clouds.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
ASK RECEIVER FOR ROCK ISLAND
oklahsRs Shippers AIIese Inability
OF Railway to Handle Traffic.

Gut ria. Okla. Jan. "A large mum.
Der of RilImen and grain, lumber, cot
ton a ID coal dealers In Oklahoma
sent to President Roosevelt petition
asking that a receiver be appointed
for the Rock Island railroad, alleging
inability on the part of the corporation
to properly handle the freight and pas
senger business offered to it for trans
portation.
The petition is the direct outcome
of the car shortage, from which the
interests represented by the signers
of the petitions are still suffering.
The petition cites that the Rock ISL
and is able to handle but a small part
Of the public trafic.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
THREE LOSE LIVES
TRIO OF SKATERS IN OMAHA
DROWN IN LAKE,
FIND ONE BODY AND TWO HATS
ICE BROKE UNDER CROWD OF
MERRY MAKERS AT NIGHT.
IND ONE BODY AND TWO HATS
THOUGHT ALL HAD ESCAPED

The Body Of Frank Thinker, Union Pa
clfic Clerk, Together With Two 9th
er Hats, Revealed Triple Horror in
Omaha Saturday
Omaha. Neb., Dec 29.--The body of
Frank Tinker, a clerk In the Union
Pacific railroad offices here. was found
In Cut OFF lake this morning,
Two more hats were found, which
Indicate that three men were drowned
The ice broke last night under a
crowd of skaters and 1t was believed
Mt that time that all had escaped with
their lives.
Not until this morning was II real
lied that three lives were lost.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Boiler COMPANIES Merae.

Akron. O., Jan. 2.-The Sterling
Boiler company of Barberton has been
taken over by the Babcock e. Wilcox
company, thus merging the two
largest boiler companies Of the world.
The merger brings under the control
of one organization the manufacture
of Is per cent of the water tube boil
ers made in the world.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Western Stock Show at Denver.

Denver. Jan. 2.-The second annual
exhibition Of the Western Stock Show
association will open in Denver, Jan
8, 1t is said the exhibition of live
stock will be the greatest ever held
in the west. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Clifford Pinchot of the forest
service and Or. A. d. Melvin, chief Of
the bureau Of animal industry. will
attend,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
CUBANS WANT U. S. RULE
Petitions Being Signed Insisting on
American Protectorate Over Island.

Havana. jan. "A petition for an
American protectorate is ready to be
sent TO Washington from Remedies.
the richest district in Cuba. signed by
200 native Cubans, the poorest OF
whom is worth $4,000 Another pc
tition will soon follow with the sigma
lures of more than 500 Cuban proper.
ty holders at Cienfuegos,
Similar petitions are preparing in
other parts of the island and money
is coming in so fast to further the
campaign for protectorate that a
weekly newspaper is to be established
advocating the settlement OF the Gu
ban muddle In this way,
1t is considered by all serious men
that it is time to take some action
to relieve the tension under which
the country is suffering. The shadow
of prospective new republic is par
alyzing business and destroying conf
dence in the country's future.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Automobile Fatality at Oakland

Oakland, Cal. Jan. I'm a collision
between an electric car and an auto
mobile in East Oakland, George G
Young, one OF the leading citizens Of
Alameda, was instantly killed and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Swain OF East
Oakland and Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Mar.
tin of Alameda were painfully in.
iured.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Two Records Broken.

Lincoln, Jan. 1.-Two North Amer.
lean indoor Y M. C. A. records were
broken here by the following mar
gins: Snap for height. George
Schnurr. 8 feet inches, former record
6 feet inches; high dive. Frank Win.
ters. feet inches. former record. 6
feet Ia inches
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
MAKE THtMCLUBM MEMBERS
TRAVELLING MEN SHOULD BELONG
TO COMMERCIAL CLUB.
WOULD BE BENEFIT TO CITY
II is Also Suggested That Commercial
Travellers Living in Norfolk Would
Appreciate Local Orders - Want
Street Lights All Night.

II has been suggested by a Norfolk
business man that the commercial
travellers who have their headquarters
In this city, ought to be made hon.
orary members of the Norfolk Com
mercial club, exempt from dues.
There are several reasons with which
to back up this suggestion.
There are about 100 commercial
travellers now living in Norfolk. They
are one of the most important factors
in the city's life. They spend their In
comes largely in Norfolk. They live
here because 1t Is a convenient point,
but Norfolk's growth would have little
to do with their sales out on the road
On the other hand, however, their
work out on the road could be of much
benefit in Norfolk's upbuilding. If
they were made honorary members Of
the Commercial club they would feel
more interest in the city, because they
would know that their efforts in behalf
of Norfolk were more fully appreciat-
ed 1t would be a tribute to the com
mercial travellers which they would ap-
preciate-and something that Norfolk
would no doubt be glad to do.
Aside from helping to advertise the
city, the commercial travellers would
bring in many new and excellent ideas
for adoption in Norfolk. They travel
over good bit of this continent in
the course of year and they see pref
ty nearly everything that Is going on.
They have their eyes open and they
know a good thing when they see it..
They could give NorGolk's Commercial
club many worthy suggestion And
they would be glad to do it If their
suggestions should be courted by the
organization.
Would Like Orders.
1t has also been suggested that Nor
folk merchants and business men,
ders to the commercial travellers who
reside in this city and who help to
build it up. The commercial travellers
believe in home industry and they
would appreciate it, it is said, if it
were worked both ways.
Street Lights Al Night
There is one more suggestion that
has been made in this regard The
commercial travellers in many instanc-
es leave home early in the morning for
early trains. The streets are dark and
they often go stumbling along strange
streets, feeling their way. They would
| like, it is said, to have street lights all
night They claim that they are an
important part of the city and that
they are entitled to this consideration.
The request for night street lights is
also made in behalf of the railway
trainmen. Many of them are called
out during the dark hours of night
many others of them get into Norfolk
before the dawn and in both cases they
are compelled to walk along dark
streets, in some cases for a mile or
more 1t is claimed for them that they
represent the two largest factors of
people who bring money into Norfolk
and that the city could easily afford to
light the streets all night for their
benefit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Boys Shoot President of EscoteI, Mes

Ell Paso, Tex. Jan. 2.-Three boys
who were out hunting shot and seri-
ously wounded the president of Esco-
tel, Mex, and his two sons when they
forbade the boys shooting in the town
limits and undertook to disarm them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Where Women VIII Vote.

In Colorado. Idaho, Utah and wyo-
ming women will vote on equal terms
with men on Nov. 6. In Kansas wo-
men may vote for municipal officers,
and In twenty-five other states they
have limited suffrage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04

ilulIllllS anu hunting pau lltS Sbtlu
to be all the fad at this time here in
Washington. Following the presi-
dents lead, great numbers of govern
ment officials have slipped away from
their desks for a week end in the
mountains of Virginia, that state be-
ing the nearest with anything like vir-
gin forests. Those whose duties have
prevented their absenting themselves
at this time read the telegraphic re-
ports of the hunting excursions of the
various parties with avidity, and curse
the luck that keeps them here. With
the majority of the hunters, President
Roosevelt's favOrte sport seems to
have taken firm hold Nearly all are
after a brace or so of wild turkey to
show when they get back to town, but
they all are keen after the fat quail
and pheasants which abound in the
Virginia hills. The hunting lodges
owned or rented by various enthusi-
asts are crowded with guests, while
others have put up at farm houses or
at the inns and hotels scattered over
the state. The Virginia hot springs, a
iNoOit ihSCJtu NY OIuCldl WASH
ington of late, is in the heart of the
widest portion of the state, and con-
sequently the big homestead hotel
there is the headquarters for not a
few nimrods. While the president was
at Pine Knot he also kept open house
for his friends, but owing to the large
party which he took with him the
ln6on cd 20 90
his entertaining any outsiders over
one day. 1t looks as though the fad
will keep up throughout the hunting
season, but if they all have as bad
luck as the president it is not likely
that there will be a dearth of game
next year. Meanwhile the Virginia
authorities are finding no fault with
this latest craze, for every addition to
the force of hunters means the issue
of another hunting license.
Still another joke which has tickled
the risibilities of Washingtonians is
the one perpetrated by Secretary Shaw
the other day on a delegation of Pitts
burghers who were here in an effort
to influence his department in the To-
cation of the new postoffice building
which congress authorized for the
smoky city at the last session. Some
weeks ago Secretary Shaw decided
upon site for the new building. but
| his decision created such a storm of
disapproval from advocates of other
! locations that he decided to reopen
the case. He spent one entire day,
from 1890 a. m. to 4:35 p. m. listen
ing to the arguments of the three or
| four different factions represented by
some fifty delegates, and when they
thought that one faction had one they
were surprised to have him say:
well, gentlemen, come round again
tomorrow morning at 1880"
They one and all stood aghast, and
questioned him as to the reason for
such a request.
WELL" he said, you haven't given
me chance to have my way today so
| will have to put it off till tomorrow,
but be sure to come round early as
| don't want the interview to break
into my regular working day, which
begins at 8 o'clock"
Most of them showed up between
1880 and the next morning, though
it is rumored that several had to sit
at poker ell night in order to be awake
at that ulearthly hour.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04
Hope to secure Lighter Sentence.

Kansas City Jan. 2.-The attorneys
for William C. Anderson, former as.
sistant teller in the First National
bank. who pleaded guilty TO embez.
cling $4,000 and received sentence
OF four years in the penitentiary, filed
a motion asking that the verdict be
set aside and the case reopened. 1t is
alleged that at tEe time he pleaded
guilty, Anderson was sick and that his
mind had become weakened by years
of Illness The motion will be argued
later Anderson's attorneys hope to
secure a reduction OF his sentence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04

Washington likes a good joke! So
does every other city and town for
that matter. But Washington just at
this time thinks it has the best joke
of the season and consequently almost
everywhere you will find groups of
officials and clerks chuckying over the
latest. For, be it known, that Saman-
tina, the venerable and revered seven
toed white house cat, on Christmas day
ushered twin kittens into the world,
much to the delight of the youngest
of the presidents children, who looked
upon their advent as a Christmas gift.
Nothing would do but that their father.
to whom they Immediately took the
little creatures, should give them APP
propriate names. He at first tried to
shift this responsibility to the children,
but finally gave in to their insistence.
With one of his inscrutable grins, he
declared that the male kitten should
be known as Bethany" and it's sister
as Maria" The little felines are
thriving and give every evidence of
living to ripe old age, despite their
names.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-04

are sure will be the next democratic
candidate. While Mr. Gaines as a
strenuous statesman, Is warm adj
mirer of President Roosevelt, he feels
that with the denomination of the pres
ent president the democratic party
Will have much harder fight than
would otherwise be the case, for he
fears that even the third term issue
might not be strong enough to head
the people off from the president.
Senator Tillman is again in hot wa.
ter in his home state The pitchfork
senator. 1t is claimed by his political
enemies at home, has been lodging the
income tax imposed by his state gov
eminent. 1t seems that they point to
his popularity throughout the country
as a lecturer as proof positive that he
has much larger income than the
doughty fire-eater will admit. Some
months ago, it will be remembered
newspaper paragrapher made an esti-
mate of the amounts pulled down by
various public men from the chautau-
qua lecture course each year. Senator
Tillman was credited with the fat sum
of $4,000. AS to this charge" how
ever, the South Carolinian has brand
ed his critics as liars and scoundrels."
He declares that his lectures do not
net him anything like this amount, al
though he does not place any figure
on his income from this source. He
declares that his enemies are raising
the question for the sole purpose of
'gagging" him, just as the negroes of
Chicago recently tried to do.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-01

LOST--a little girl. Age
ten; when last seen she wore a
dark outing dress having a blue
stripe and a brown stripe; she
wore IL green rag upon her head; !;
good hair, she had on no cape
or jacket. In walking. her
ankles rubbed together and is
wingfoOted. When she left she
had on IA pair Of course spring
bottom shoes. Name, Eta
Smith. She. left nome on Feb.
Goth and was last seen i'm the
north part of town.
$40 reward for her return.
Bring her To- 2l2 Elgin Ave. and
secaive your reward.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-01
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court for the
Western District of the Indian
Territory. at Muskogee.
Equity No. 1894.
Mamie Downard, Plaintiff, vs.. Frank
Downard. Defendant.
The defendant. Frank Downard,
is hereby warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, Mamie, Down
ard.
Witness, the Honorable William
Il. Lawrence, Judge of said court
and the seal thereof, at Muskogee.
Indian Territory, this 14th day Of
February, A. d. 1907.
r. p. HARRISON, Clerk
BY ID. F. Dickey, Deputy
Patton & Lilly, Attorneys for Plain
Brown e. Stewart, Attorneys for
Nonresident Defendant.