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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
MURDER ENACTED IN COURT
Realistic Representation Of Guerln
Shooting In Trial Of Mrs. Mcdonald.

Chicago, Feb. "a realistic repre-,
sentation of the shooting of Webster
8. Guerin, according to the theory OF
the tragedy held by the defense, was
enacted in the court room in the trial
OF Mrs. Dora Mcdonald.
The attorneys for the prisoner were
endeavoring to prove that during the
struggle between Guerin and Mrs. Nc.
Donald she turned the revolver against
him and that he pulled the trigger,
firing shot into his own chest. DR..
M. l.. Harris. an expert In gunshot
wounds. enacted the part OF Guerin,
and DR.. j. w. Hall, Mrs McDonald's
physician, filled the role said to have
been enacted by his patient. The
state claimed that if the revolver had
been held at the angle claimed by the
defense the bullet would have entered
the body of Guerin in a different di.
rectlon from that which it actually
took.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
BRYAN Has Strenuous Day.

New York, Feb. 6.--William Jen'
nings Bryans stay in New York was
q strenuous one. After a morning In
terview with the newspaper men, he
hurried to Brooklyn, where he was
rendered a reception by Bird S. Coler,
president of the borough, and made a
speech, in which he declared that the
Democratic party presented united
front and was now in position to fight
the divided enemy; then he made o
long trip to Harlem. where he ad.
dressed a meeting of the Young Mems
Hebrew association, and later was the
principal guest and speaker at the
dinner OF the Economic club At the
Hotel Astor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
DENY CREASERlES' REQUEST
Railroad Commissioners Take Action
In Service Case.

Lincoln. Feb. 6.-The state railway
commission officially denied a rohear
ing asked for by the plaintiffs in the
case Of the creameries against the Va.
rious railroads OF the state, In when
the matter OF service was the issue,
except in the request that receipts be
given for empty cans returned by the
railroad, The commission ordered the
transportation companies to appear In
Lincoln Feb. Is, to show cause why an
order should not Issue to require them
to give receipts for the empty cana
and other empty receptacles of a like
nature returned. This hearing Is for
the purpose of securing information
upon which the commission can issue
an order covering the whole matter
of the return Of empties and not
merely to give RELIEF to one class OF
shippers. as in this instance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
PUBLIC PRINTER is SUSPENDED
President Relieves Charles A. stiIlings
from Place, Naming Rossiter.

Washington, Feb. 6.-President
Roosevelt temporarily suspended as
public printer Charles A. Stillings and
appointed William S. Rossiter tempo.
rarily to fill the duties of that office.
The action, as explained officially, is to
facilitate the investigation now being
made of the government printing Of,
flee by congress-.
The committee on printing is inves.
tigating reports that the Audit System
Supply company is eXerting undue aud
improper influence in the government
printing office and is also interested In
the purchase of supplies for the of.
fee.
Resolutions by numerous labor or.
CARNATIONS in various cities charging
violation in the government printing
Office OF the eight.hour law, discrimi.
nation against veteran soldiers and
the widows of soldiers and violation
Of the civil service law have been sub.
mitted to congress and the president.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
WILL THE MOTOR REIURN
RUMoR SAYS 1T WILL NOT COME
BACK HERE.
BUT RUMoR is NOT CONFIRMED
Norfolk Railroad Men Have Heard a
Report to the Effect That the Motor
Car viii be Taken OF the North
Line and Sent East.

II is rumored among Norfolk rail-
road men that the Bonesteel motor
car will not be brought back from the
Omaha shops for service on the north
line and that return to the old time
steam service may be expected The
car, the same report says, is to be
used by the Northwestern on one Of
its shorter lines across the river. The
railroad men who believe the rumor
claim that the extra repairs for the
car have been boxed up and shipped
to the Union Pacific shops.
AT the Northwestern headquarters
nothing was known of the reported
removal of the motor car from this
territory. The Norfolk officials stated
that they had received no notice of
this and that they expected the car
to be returned for service on the
north line.
Some time ago the motor was sent
back to the Union Pacific shop for
repairs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
SUGAR Trust Employees indicted.

New York, Feb. 6.-On indictments
charging conspiracy to defraud the
United States government, Ernest w.
Gerbracht, chief sugar expert Of the
American Sugar Refining company.
and seven other employees OF the sugar
trust were arrested. The indictment Of
Gerbracht is one OF the results of the
investigation of the grand jury ia
learn who was responsible for the ma
nipulation OF the scales on the Will.
iamsburg pier OF the American Sugar
Refining company, by which, II Is al
legged, the government has been de-
frauded out of thousands OF dollars in
the last fifteen years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
LEWIS TELLS OF GRAFT.
ARCHITECT J. NJ. HUSTON TURNS
STATES EVIDENCE BY PROXY.
CROSS FIRE BY THE DEFENSE

Witness Reluctantly Admits That He
Received a Percentage Of Huston's
commlssIons--olves Damaging Tee
timony Against sanderson.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 6.-Architect
Joseph NJ. Huston virtually turned
states evidence by proxy against his
co.dcfendants, Contractor Sanderson.
former Auditor General Snyder, form
er state Treasurer Mathues and form
err Public Buildings Superintendent
Shumaker. In the trial for conspiracy
in the Dauphin county court. Through
his assistant, Stanford u. Lewis. the
architect, who remained in seclusion
in his room at hotel near the court
house and was accessible only 10 his
lawyer and confidential friends. gave
damaging testimony against Sanderson
and the former state officers.
Lewis has been called several times
by the commonwealth, but It was the
first time that the defense regarded
his testimony OF sufficient Importance
to cross.examine him. Attorney Gil
bert insisted that Lewis was a part
ner OF Huston in the capitol work and
was refusing to reveal his true rela'
ton to the architect for fear OF In
eliminating himself.
Lewis denied this. Lewis reluctant
ly admitted that he received percent
age of Huston's commissions. He
stated that he was to get 20 per cent.
Lewis was explaining why the deduc-
tons were made by Huston in the bills
for the metallic furniture when the
court adjourned for the day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Two Women Frozen to Death.

New York, Feb. 1.-TWO women
were found dead in the kitchen of a
house at 351 West Seventy-first street,
of which they were caretakers. They
were Mrs. Margaret Meek BERTHE,
seventy years old, and Mrs. Margaret
Kelly, forty years old. For many
years they had been friends. There
was a little coal in bin in the cellar
and seventeen cents were found in a
cupboard The police think the WON.
en- sat by stove, in front of which
their bodies were found, to keep
warm and fell asleep before the fire
went out and were frozen to death.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Hospital Bed for Auto Victims.

Philadelphia Feb. Ga bed for the
sole use of the persons injured in au.
tomobile accidents Is to be endowed
In the new Garretson hospital here by
members of the Quaker City Ladies'
Memorial club. The deed of gift will
provide that persons injured in acct.
dents to their own cars will have the
first right to the bed, those injured by
reckless and careless motorists only
being allowed to use it when no motor
car owner is occupying it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
TARIFF TALK IN CONGRESS
MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IN
SENATE AND HOUSE.
sEvERIoeE URGES COMMISSION
Indiana Senator Makes Speech In Fa-
vor of His Bill-Payne Says Next
Republican National Platform viii
Contain Revision Plank.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Bever.
idge Und) delivered an appeal to the
senate to adopt his bill providing for
plan which he declared conformed to
modern and business ideas ON this
subject He spoke for an hour and a
half, receiving the careful attention
of the senators and a large gallery.
There were present many delegates Of
commercial bodies, now In session In
this city. Following Senator Bever.
idges address, several Democratic
senators spoke briefly on the general
subject OF the tariff.
Tariff revision and the presidents
recent special message to congress
again were the main, topics of discus.
sion in the house of representatives.
As has been the case for nearly a
week, the Indian appropriation bill os.
tensibly was before the house, but in
no quarter was any word spoken in re-
gard to it. The house apparently had
sues OF the day at this time and no
enort was made TO check the now OF
general debate.
A long speech by Serene Payne IN.
", the majority leader. was consid.
cred important, because of his assur-
ances that a tariff revision plank
would be incorporated in the Republic.
an national platform of this year. He
devoted some attention to Mr.. Bryan,
whom he accredited with going about
the country accusing President Roose.
welt of grand or petit larceny in pur.
Joining his ideas.
power OF the speaker was made in the
house by Nelson (Rep., Wis.,, who
said the power OF the house was
merged in the speaker.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
WAR ON The BOOTLEGGERS
Mine Managers Propose to Keep Them
Out Of Mining Towns.

Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Led by Will
lam Buxton of Buxton. Ia, coal min
ers of Iowa are conducting a campaign
against bootleggers, who infest the
coal mine camps of the state. The
shooting of C. Fl. Morris, one Of the
largest coal mine operators of the
state, by j. C. Cain. who had been
prosecuted as bootlegger, is proba.
bly, responsible for the systematic
campaign now being conducted. With
two pay days a month there are regu.
larly a large number of miners who
lose several days each pay day. and
aside from this the sale of liquor
breeds lawlessness, which the opsr-
ators desire to stamp out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Lake Bed Hearinu,

Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Before the gov
ernor and other members of the exec.
utive council there was a hearing on
the draining of one of the numerous
lake beds of Palo Alto county. Farm
ers living adjoining the lake desire it
drained since it would make excellent
farming land. Others claim that the
lake is a valuable asset to the beauty
of the scenery of northern Iowa and
desire 1t preserved. The policy OF the
executive council has been to preserve
lake beds wherever they were in fact
lakes and not merely swamps.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
:. i. TWO KILLED IN SNOWSLIDE
Four Men Carried Down Mountain
Near Crested Butte, Colo.

Crested Butte, Colo, Feb. Ga
snowslide occurred near the workings
of the Crested Butte coal mines, which
are located on the mountain a mile
south of town, whereby four men were
carried down the mountainside for a
distance Of 1000 feet, and two of them
were buried and killed in the slide.
The other two managed to ride the
sliding snow and were found at the
bottom of the mountain, unhurt. The
slide was witnessed by miners on top,
who at once rushed to the rescue, but
the men were dead before found and
dug out of the snow. The killed are:
Laurence Bequokich and George La
retic
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
DEATH WAITS ON JOHN II. MICKEY
Physicians Give UP Hope for Recovery
Of Former Governor.

Lincoln. Feb. 6.-The condition Of
former Governor John II. Mickey. who,
since his retirement from the execu'
tive office, has been seriously Ill at
his home in Osceola, shows no i'm.
provement, and some of his physicians
say there is no hope for his recovery.
DR.. j. l.. Greene, who was the gov
ernor's physician at Lincoln, but who
is now superintendent of state hos
pital at Kankakee, ILL.,, was summoned
to Osceola to see Mr.. Mickey. He
said the ailment was necessarily
chronic and progressive and that re-
covery can hardly be expected.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
cbaroes Aoainst Joy Morton.

Chicago Feb. G.-F'raud in connec.
ton with the purchase OF $2l2.313
worth Of alleged worthless securities
is charged against Joy Morton. b. F.
Demuty, W. f. Morrison and other di
rectors of the Jackson Trust and Saw.
ings bank in bill filed in the circuit
court by certain dissatisfied stockhold.
ers of the bank. The court Is asked to
Vacate a transfer of the leasehold OF
the bank to the Railway Exchange
bank, organized by Morton and others
for the purpose, it is charged, of TAX.
ing over the securities classed as
worthless.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
APPEALS TO DISTRICT COURT
Rock Island Attacks Nebraska Rail.
road Commission Law.

Lincoln, Feb. 6.-The Rock Island
Railroad company appealed to the dis.
, rict court from the recent order Of
o state railway commission, direct
&. 1t to maintain a passenger and
q ut depot at the town of Univer'
! ,oS.'lace. The petition Of the rail.
re 3. eviews the whole question of
the Q. IS of railroads and the power
of IL. commission. 1t Is asserted that
the state commission law is unconsti-
tutional because it is an interference
with interstate commerce, is unrea'
sonable and deprives the company Of
its property without due process Of
law; takes private property for pub
lie use without compensation, and,
finally, that It disallows the petitioner
of its right to trial by jury.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
GOT NEBRASKA MERCHANTS.
Candy Salesman in Jail at Fremont
Admits Guilt.

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 8.--H. J. Good,
the Pit Pat candy salesman who fraud.
ulently secured SIS from Otto Pohl on
a collection, is said, to have obtained
sums aggregating $275 from merchants
in Nebraska and South Dakota by SIM
liar fraudulent operations. Sheriff
Bauman returned from Minneapolis
this morning with Good. The prisoner
said he wanted to plead guilty and
asked for an immediate hearing. He
was taken before Justice Dame, who
bound him over to the district court.
Arrangements were made to have
Good appear in district court Saturday
to receive his sentence. The author
tiles expect he will be sent to the
penitentiary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
cymric Reaches Boston.

Boston, Feb. 6.-The survivors OF
the steamer st. Cuthbert, who were
taken from their burning and sinking
vessel by the steamer Cymric, 400
miles from this port, after fourteen
of their companions had persisted.
were landed here. Six of those who
reached here were in need of careful
nursing and two of them, Captain
John Lewis, the commander of tho
vessel, and Armand j. Obert. sea,
man. were so badly burned about tha
head and face that 1t was with diff
Guilty that they were taken to the hos
pital. Both, however, will probably
rpcOvar
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
suffraaette Loses Hotel Case.

New York, Feb. 6.-That hotel men
of New York have the right to refuse
food and entertainment to women
after o'clock at night, when unac-
compsnied by man, was the verdict
of a jury in a test case brought by
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, the well
known suffragette, against the Hoff,
man House corporation. Mrs Blatch
announced that she would appeal the
case and try to obtain a decision in
favor of her sex.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
HOMESTEAD ENTRIES FRAUDS
Forester In Charge Of Las Animas Re.
serve Says Timber Is Cut illegally.


Leadville, Colo, Feb. 6.-That fully
Is per cent of the homesteads in the
Las Animas forest reserve are fraudn
lent was the remarkable statement
made by Daniel d. Fitton, in charge Of
that reserve, at meeting of the for
esters of Colorado and surrounding
states. Fitton said that when the for
est service first took charge of the LAS
Animas reserve fully $500 worth Of
timber was cut every day illegally.
This, he said, had been stopped.
+. d. Pollock, assistant forester OF
the United States, in an address, also
asserted that millions OF acres of land
on the forest reserves had been stolen
from the government. Pollock said
that the statements Of Elton could
be made of all the forest reserves In
the country
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Raisuli to Free MacLean Today.

Tangier, Feb. 6.-Caid Sir Harry
MacLean, who has been in the hands
of the bandit Raisuli for the past
seven months, is now within four
hours ride of Tangier and probably
will be released today. The British
government has finally succeeded in
bringing their negotiations with Rails.
uli to close and, in return for the
release of Caid MacLean, will pay
100000 to Raisuli and guarantee him
protection and immunity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
MICHIGAN IN BLIzzARD'S GRASP
Dozen Passenger Trains Are Snow
bound In Various Parts of State.

Detroit. Feb. 6.-With upwards Of a
dozen passenger trains snowbound in
various parts of the state and indica.
lions of zero weather. Michigan is in
the grasp of blizzard that has paral.
yzed transportation in many sections
and threatens to cause serious dis.
tress. On the Flint division of the Pere
Marquette railroad passenger train
has been stalled since Saturday and,
with the railroad closed, number of
small towns are shut off from their
chief sources of bread and other food
supplies. So far as known the pas.
sengers on all snowbound trains have
been carried on bobsleds to nearby
towns or farm houses.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Cuban conspirators Sentenced.

Havana, Feb. 6.-The audiencia
court rendered a verdict in the case
Of the six men indicted last September
on the charge of attempting to sub,
vert the provisional government and
massacre or drive out the Americans
from Cuba. Masso PARA, Jose Uila
and Gabriel Guerra were convicted
and sentenced to thi"ty.nine months
Imprisonment. Lara Miret and two
others were acquitted.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Convicted Clergyman Granted Writ.

Springfield, H., Feb, Ga message
was received by the United States
district attorneys Office saying that
Judge Peter s. Grosscup, in the United
States circuit court Of appeals, had
granted a writ of supersedeas in the
case of the Rev. James E. Kaye. an
Oak Park Ull) clergyman. who was
convicted of counterfeiting. Kaye is
under two years sentence in the
penitentlary and is now In the Jail an
mex here.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
BOTH BEAR MARKS OF GUNS
CHARLES sToRz HAS NINETEEN
SHOTS IN LEG AND ARM.
JoYcE's EYEBROW BURNED
Although Three Wolves Were Secured
in a Big wolf Hunt at Creighton
Wednesday, the Party Came Very
Nearly Bagsins Two Men Besides.

Creighton, Neb., Feb. Especial to
The News: At wolf hunt engaged
in near Creighton yesterday Charles
Storz and Charles Joyce very d" ~
lost their lives. Storz is car 9.
nineteen No. 4 shots in his leg
arm and Joyce has a mark of <,
powder in burned eyebrow, as a ~,
suit There were two separate acct.
dents which came so near being fatal.
Three wolves were killed.
Shot at Wolf, Hit Storz.
Charles Stor2 was at given point
watching for wolf to come his way.
Another wolf came toward him from
different direction and one of the
hunters, standing at the opposite side
Of the circle, fired at the animal The
charge went straight at Storz, who
was in STOPPING posture. Nineteen
of the shots entered his leg and arm.
They were sprinkled all the way from
the ankle to the hip.
Storz is the son of Andrew Storz,
formerly of Norfolk and a prominent
stockman here.
Gun Discharged Accidentally.
Charles Joyce came so close to hav-
ing his head shot off when a shotgun
was accidentally discharged, that his
eyebrow was burned by the passing
powder.
The hunters were preparing to go
home. Joyce was standing in a wag-
on and another man came up, placing
his gun in the wagon-box and prepar-
ing to climb in. In putting the gun
into the wagon, the trigger was
tripped and the charge went belching
forth. The gun CHANGED to be pointed
straight up at the moment. AS it was,
the powder grazed Joyce's face and
burned his eyebrow. If the gun had
been slanting the slightest particle,
his head would have been blown off.
Although three wolves were shot, it
was considered pretty perilous way
Of getting them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Shot by His srother.ln.Law.

St, Louis. Feb. 6.--John T. Wilson
of st. Louis, president of the Interna.
tional brotherhood OF Railroad Main.
tenance of Way Employees. was shot
twice by his brotherin.law, Frank G.
Engleman of Kansas CITY, and is IN a
critical condition. The shooting oc.
Cured at the Wilson home here and
Wilson, in statement to the police,
alleged that his wife started a row
and Engeman Joined with her.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Trains to Butte. March 1.

Aberdeen, S. D.. Feb. cit is
learned from what is regarded as a
most reliable source that the Milwau-
KEGS extension to Butte, Mont, will
be in operation and a time schedule
in effect by March l between the twin
cities, Aberdeen and the Montana
town. A new timecard will be effec-
tive between Aberdeen and Terry,
Mont, the next few days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Makes Plea for Stoessel.

st. Petersburg, Feb, 6.-The court.
martial of Lieutenant Stoessel is not
yet finished. Deputy Smyrtlanoff,
counsel for the defense, made an elo,
Quent plea for the acquittal of Port
Arthurs commander. picturing the
heroic resistance offered by the de,
tenders of the fort under the most
trying conditions and declaring that
not until il was inevitable did the
fortress fall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Prairie Fire Threatens DAMAGE.

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 6.-Driven by a
high wind a prairie fire is raging sew.
eral miles east of Holly, Colo. near
the Kansas line, and threatens to en-.
ter the town of Coolidge, Kan. The
fire originated one mile east of Holly
from the burning Of some woods in
front of a farm house. The farmers
in the vicinity Of Holly are ont en-
massa to fight the hlazA
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Harmon stu in the Race.

Cincinnati, Feb. 6.-Judson Harmon
declared he is as much in the race for
the Democratic nomination for presi.
dent as he ever was on his arrival
home from trip to Nashville, Bir-
mingham and New York. Mr.. Harmon
travelled from this city to Nashville
and Birmingham in company with w.
J. Bryan and both spoke to the same
gatherings in those cities.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
idle Men Storm Pittsburs City Hall,

Pittsburg, Feb. with immediate
work for only about three thousand
men in sight, City hall was stormed
by the unemployed" and 5000 appli
cation blanks were issued by the
civil service commission. The relief
measures provided for in the ordi
nance appropriating 100000 for pub
lie improvements in order to employ
the idle men now appear inadequate
but much good will result notwith
standing
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Nelson Decides to Work.

Lincoln, Feb. 6.-Nelson, the con
Wet, who for more than a year refused
to work, on the plea that he was sick,
gave up and went to the broom factory
and became a common laborer. He
was examined by Prison Physician
Griffin several days ago and pro-
nounced perfectly sound. Nelson Gre
ated a stir some time ago by writing
to the Norwegian consul that he was
being abused by the penitentiary Off
GERS