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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11

the live stock receipts for the year
1909 at seven leading interior markets
of the United States were the lowest
since 1904. The total live stock re.
ceipts for the year in these markets
aggregated 39,545,725 head. Particu-
larly did receipts of hogs for the last
year fall off. For each of the four
years previous to 1909 the hog receipts
had been in excess of nineteen million
head, totalling more than 22,O00,OO0 In
1908, falling to 1S,S34,641 last year.
Cattle receipts in these markets for
1909, while comparing favorably with
those of the previous year, fell below
the totals for the three years before
1908.
Sheep fell below those from 1905 to
1907, but compared favorably with
1908.
Receipts Of hogs at the Chicago mar.
ket for 1909 show a decrease of 1921
OLA, as compared with the year before,
or a decline of 10 per cent. Receipts
at Kansas City decreased II per cent,
at Omaha II per cent, at st. Joseph,
Mo-, % per cent, while the decline at
st. Louis was only 4 per cent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
Up to 2:30 o'clock no warrant had been
issued for Hyde's arrest.

Up to 2:30 o'clock no warrant had been
issued for Hyde's arrest.
Judge Ralph S. Latschaw, of the
criminal court, at noon today instruct
ed the county marshal to empanel a
special grand jury to convene Satur'
day morning at 80 o'clock to inves-
tigate the death of Colonel Swope.
The grand jury investigation will go
into every phase of the Swope mys-
te-y. The inquiry will not be confined
to the death of Colonel Swope, but
the death of Chrisman Swope and the
epidemic of illness in the Swope house
hold will be the subject of an exhaus-
tive investigation.
Hyde Dsmsses Libel Suit.
To thwart the efforts of the oppos-
ing attorneys to secure the deposition
of Or. B. G. Hyde. upon the appeal of
his attorneys for an order of dismissal
today, the circuit court at Indepen'
dence Mo-, dismissed the suit brought
by Or. Hyde demanding 100000 from
John G. Paxton and other defendants
for alleged libel
Dr. Hyde had been subpoenaed to
give his deposition in this suit today.
This afternoon Hyde and his attorneys
suddenly determined upon trip to
Independence. They declined to make
known the purpose of their going.
Hyde was accompanied by Frank P.
Walsh and John NJ. Cleary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
Funeral of Mrs. Anderson.

Spencer, Neb., Feb. l0,-Special to
The News The funeral of Mrs. Chris
Anderson, who died suddenly yester,
day while visiting here, will be held
at Bristow Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The services will be held in
the Methodist church at that place
and Rev. A. l., Kellogg of Spencer
will have charge. The court house
officials from Butte will attend in a
body, as well as members of various
lodges Of which Mr., Anderson Is a
member.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
VALENTINE lMOIAN IS HELD
Suesta, Enroute From Washington to
Valentine, Neb., is Drunk.

PittsDurg, Feb. 10.-Real Indian war
whoops in the vicinity of union sta
ton were emitted by real red man
who was later recorded on the police
blotter as John Indian" because he
was unable to comprehend the power
of the pale skin. He proved to be
Suesta Sioux of the Wounded Knee
reservation and friend Of Sitting Bull,
Spotted Horse and other big chiefs.
Captain j. j. Ford Of the Fourth
United States cavalry, the local re-
cruiting officer, who fought in the
Sioux campaign of 1891, was called
upon as an interpreter, and he learn
ed that Suesta, who had been on q
visit to the Great White Father"
was on his way back to Valentine, Neb.
He had strayed from the train in
search of fire water and while in a
saloon the train pulled out without
him. Suesta was overjoyed at Cap
tain Fords ability to talk to him and
told tales of Sitting Bull while await
ing disposition of his case. Captain
Ford said the Indian bureau at Wash
ington would arrange for bin to re-
sumo his journey ara advised that he
be held pending instructions.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
WESTERN UNION At DALLAS
Telegraph Company viii Install inde-
g t' pendent ONCE There.

Dallas Is to have an independent
Western Union telegraph Office about
March l. ]. c. Nelson, superintendent
Of that company, has been at Dallas
for number of days and he has ar.
ranged to open such an Office in DIAL
las at that time. Since the Trip coun.
ty rush the Western Union has had
some difficulty in transmitting mes.
sages from Dallas, owing to the crowd.
ed station telegraph office.
Railroad operators handling West
ern Union messages are paid per.
centage by the company, which per-
centage, it is said has reached so large
an amount at Dallas that the company
can now well afford to employ an op-
orator to handle the Western Union
messages alone. The railroad operat.
or who handles the commercial bust.
ness at depot is usually the manager
of the Western Unions business and,
in connection with this, he handles the
railroad business as well. A few days
ago Superintendent Mcfarland of the
telegraph department of the North
western accompanied Superintendent
Nelson to Dallas and it is believed the
new arrangements were made then.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
1uRkETT AIDING GREEKS.
Takes up With State Department Mat
ter Of South Omaha Riot.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Special to
The News: Senator Burkett at the
request of number of Greeks living
in South Omaha, who were more or
less damaged during the recent riot
in thai city, took up oi,n-t The state
department the claims of these Greeks
against the government. The sena-
tor was informed that the state de-
partment had the matter under ad-
visement but had reached no conclu-
sion thereon.
Senator Gamble secured the pas.
sage of his bill amending the pro-
visions Of the measure opening to
white settlement certain lands in the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock Indian
reservations which increases the
amount to be paid to Indians for such
lands as may be retained by the state
for school purposes from 1925 to $3.50
per acre. The bill prohibits the sale
of intoxicating liquors in any portion
of the territory proposed to be open.
ed for a period of twenty-five years.
Senator Gamble introduced a bill
authorizing the secretary of interior
to issue a patent to the Lutheran
church of Harding. s. D., to forty
acres of land in Harding county to
be used for cemetery purposes pro-
viding the church pays S1.25 per acre
for the same, and also a bill to grant
a patent to Buffalo township to forty
acres also for cemetery purposes in
the same county and same price.
The senate confirmed the nomina.
ton of Joseph Krahulik. postmaster
at Clarkson, Neb.
Captain Alex Sharp, U. 8. N, who
commanded the battleship Virginia
during its cruise around the world, lie
in the naval hospital here in a most
critical condition and friends fear he
cannot recover. Captain Sharp Is a
nephew Of the late President Grant
and married, some years ago, Miss
Hand, daughter of George H. Hand,
of Yankton, S. d.
Postmasters appointed:
Nebraska-Weeping Water, George
H. Olive.
South Dakota-Dayis, Turney coun-
ty, Charles Hartsough, vice j. A.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11

cupied by Il. b. Fox, located two and
half miles northeast of Meadow
Grove, was totally destroyed by fire
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Fox lost practically all his house.
hold goods. The place is known as the
Roberts farm and is owned by Eli
Cook OF Norfolk.
The fire originated from defective
flue and was discovered by about a
dozen neighbors who were shoyeling
snow and ice off of the grade about a
quarter of mile south of the house
On arriving they were unable to save
anything. The household goods were
insured.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
CRAOTREE WON'T RESIGN
State Board Will Have to Force Him
to Step Out.

Peru, Neb, Feb. 10.-Eight hundred
students Of the state normal school
here went on two days strike as a
mark OF their resentment over the ac-
ton taken by the state board of edu-
cation in requesting the resignation Of
President j. w. Crabtree. Not a stu
dent attended classes and the same
program will be followed today. But
on Friday it Is said work will be re-
sumed as usual. The students hoist
ed the flag over the main normal build
ing at half mast, and there 1t will re-
main, they say, unless the authorities
change. There was no other demon.
stration and no effort on the part of
the faculty to discipline the students
President Crabtree, 1t was announced,
will not resign voluntarily.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
CATTLE STAMPEDE IN WRECK
Firemen Killed, Twenty Spectators In.
jured by Frightened Beasts.


Venice. ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Fireman G. R.
Williams Of Bloomington, ILL.,, was
crushed to death; Engineer ]. A. Ray.
mond Of st. Louis sustained broken
leg and twenty or more spectators
were knocked down and trampled on
by stampeding cattle, as the result of
a head-on collision between two Chi
cago and Alton freight trains in the
railroad yards in this city.
Williams jumped but was caught be-
meath the engine which rolled down
the embankment upon him.
Six cars, loaded with steers, also
rolled down the bank, killing a score or
more Of the animals and turning loose
more than fifty others.
Crazed with fright, the animals STAN
peded in every direction through a
crowd of several hundred persons,
many of them women and children,
which had collected about the wreck,
knocking down scores in their flight.
A riot call was turned in and the
police and fire departments, assisted
by the sheriff's force, fought off the
cattle, killing many of them with
sledges and cowing the others with
streams of water from fire hose.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11

Omaha, Feb. 10.-It is known that
the government has had agents at
work in Omaha during the last ten
days securing information concerning
the system employed by the packing
houses in disposing of their products,
and who made special efforts to secure
data on the handling of dairy products.
They have worked very quietly, how
ever, and have been able to avoid re-
vealing their identity. No summons
has been issued for any packing house
or stock yards official in this city, but
a representative of one packing firm
stated that it would not surprise him
to hear of such action being taken in
the near future.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
itates district cour, here today.

States district Cour, here today.
The proceedings marked the open.
ing OF the trial, which will determine
for the first time the right of mlllers
to employ processes for the bleeching
of flour
officials of the pure food department
claim a desirable character of white.
ness In flour has been attained in many
instances by an unwholesome chemi.
cal treatment
Many millers contend that certain
bleaching processes are in no way de.
leterious to the health of the consum-
ers.
If the government should win the
case, it is pointed out, white -four will
become thing of the past and give
way to product of yellow or golden
color.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
KENTUCKY BRIBERY CASE ON
Much Bitterness Expected to Develop
in the Hearings.

Frankfort KY, Feb. 10.-The senate
committee chosen to investigate the ru-
NOR given voice here before the state
AntiSaloon league by Senator Watkins
of Union county, dry" leader Of the
senate, that certain members OF the
upper branch of the Kentucky assem-
bly, had been bribed by the liquor in
terests of the state, began work this
morning.
The investigation is expected to pro-
woke much bitterness and 1t is de-
clared if Watkins fails to produce proof
sufficient to substantiate the charges
alleged to have been made. his seat in
the senate will be declared vacant.
Every newspaper man at the cap.
ital, together with members of the SEN
ate and house of representatives and
a number of outsiders. have been sum.
moned to appear before the commit
tee.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
MAY CINCH COLD STORAGES
Any Combination to Raise Prices De.
ciared to be a Conspiracy.

CIdTeo 10 DC a conspiracy.
New York, Feb. 10.-Spurred on by
Judge Swayzes' charge that combina.
ton to store foodstufYs for the pur.
pose Of advancing the price Is an overt
act, the Hudson county grand jury to
day continued its investigation Of the
big cold storage warehouses Of Jersey
City.
In view of the courts decision that
any combination to raise prices Is con-
spiracy, Prosecutor Garven counts on
securing indictments that he believes
will check the system whereby high
prices are maintained in season and
out.
Agitation in New York city against
high meat prices has simmered down
until the only measure now in view
locally is the cold storage regulation
ordinance before the board Of alder.
men. No action on this measure is
probable for at least week.
Meat prices remain about station
airy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
GEB0 COAL FRAUD CASE UP
Sixty.four Defendants in the Suit APP
pear at Lander for Trial

pSo' az LdHuCT lot ! rial.
Lander, Wyo., Feb. 10.-Sixty.four de-
PENDANTS in alleged coal land frauds
against the government appeared be-
fore the United States land office in
this city in cases which have been
brought by the government for the
cancellation of their titles to coal
lands which are said to be the most
valuable in the state.
The cases involve $500 acres of land
lying in the mineral district north of
Lander and have been appraised by
government experts at value of near
.ly $1,5O0OO0.
The government alleges that these
lands were filed upon by dummy" en-
trymen for the benefit of the Owl
Creek Coal company and the North
western Coal company which are con.
trolled largely by New York capitalists.
The two companies are reported to be
associated with the Chicago, Burling.
ton & Quincy railroad.
The cases are commonly known as
the Gebo coal land fraud cases." as
Samuel w. Gebo, George w. Daily,
Rufus p. Ireland and others are alleg-
ed to be instrumental in securing the
titles to the lands involved.
The cases have been under investi-
cation by federal land agents for three
years and various actions have been
brought in court. An injunction suit
was brought in .thes United .Ssiates
court at Cheyenne recently by the
government asking that the Owl Creek
Coal company be restrained from ope-
rating coal mines at Gebo, Big Horn
county, which are said to be produc.
ing 700 tons of coal daily. A tempo.
rary restraining order was granted by
the court and more than a thousand
miners were thrown out of work.
John A. Williams, law examiner of
the land office will hear the cases and
Captain George H. Hair, chief of the
field division of the land office at Salt
Lake, Utah, will act as registrar
About forty witnesses will be sum.
med, a large part of them from New
York City.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
STILL PROBE
BRIBERY CHARGE
MYSTERY AS TO IDENTITY OF
TWO LEGISLATORS.
coNGER CLAIMS 1T WAS AoLp.uP
Sensational Testimony Continues in
the New York State Legislative In
vestisation Into Bribery Charged
Against President Problem.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 1O.-IIiram G..
Noes ordeal was not over when the
senate bribery investigation was re-
sumed today. Moe is the man who
says he carried $4,000 from Frank Con.
ger, vice president of the American
Bridge company, and distributed IL
among three legislative leaders here.
including lothian =. Aids, now presi-
dent protein of the senate, on April
%, 1901.
Who Are the Other Two?
Mystery as to the identity OF the
other two Legislators Is a feature OF
this investigation which the senate is
conducting as committee of the
whole.
one OF Aids lawyers practically ad-
mitted today that the cross-examina-
ton of Moe was prolonged with the de-
liberate purpose of holding him over
until today.
The purpose Of this Is clear: until
Senator Conger, under compulsion.
filed his bill of particulars when the
investigation opened Tuesday, the de-
tense was not sure that Moe would tes-
tify. He took the stand Tuesday after
noon and related his astounding story.
Little time was left in which to investi-
gate his record. Agents of Aid were
rushed to Groton. 1t is supposed, and
1t was to await their reports that
Aids lawyers wished to keep Moe as
their witness until today.
Conger Claims a Hod.up.
The testimony of Senator Ben Con.
ger, who was expected to take the
stand when Moe finished, probably will
be brief.
Conger and his friends hold that the
bridge interests were held up" by Ger.
tain legislators and obliged to de
liver" Such proceeding, they con-
tend, is far different from deliberate
corruption" in which overtures come
from the briber
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
For Secretary Of State.

Lincoln, Feb. 1O.-C. w. Pool, speak.
er of the house of representatives,
probably will be a candidate for the
democratic nomination for secretary
of state. Mr.. Pool has been in Lincoln
several times lately comforting with
politicians and it is probable his an.
nouncement will be made before long.
He was preferred for speaker OF the
house by Mr.. Bryan and his campaign
for that position to a certain extent
was engineered by T. s. Allen. Mr..
Bryan's brother.in-law.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
MONEY GETTING
FREE AND EASY
BANK OF ENGLAND REDUCES DIS.
COUNT RATE TO 3 PER CENT.
FIND MUCH COIN uNPLAcEAeLE

In View Of the Rapid Fall Of Discount
Rates in the Open Market, and the
Plentiful Supply Of Money, Rates
Ease UP.
London, Feb. 10.-The directors of
the Bank of England at their weekly
rate of discount from 31a to per cent
This action was taken in view of the
rapid fall in open market of discount
rates since the beginning of the week
and the plentiful supply of money,
great deal of which is unplaceable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
Union Leaders Fined $500 Each.

Chicago, Feb. l0.-Martin B. Mad
den, former president of the building
trades council; NJ. j. Boyle, an official
OF the electrical workers union, and
Fred Pouchot, former business agent
OF the Metal Workers union, were SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 each today,
following their convictions on May 90
of conspiracy to do an illegal act.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
careIessness Causes Fire.

Lincoln, Feb. 10.-According to the
report of the fire warden, A. V. John
son, the loss from incendiary fires has
been during the last year about $780,
900 while a great majority of the
fires have been caused by careless
ness. Mr.. Johnson urges school teach.
ers to instruct their pupils to be care
full in the use of matches and the dan
ger to property by the careless use of
fire and matches.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
SELL GOATS FLESH AS LAMB
Provision Dealers in New York Keep
Poultry Many Months,

New York, Feb. 10.-Provision deal
ers denied that turkeys are kept in
storage for two years and put on the
market when they are mouldy from
age, but admitted that poultry is some
times held from six to nine months,
and that goats flesh has been sold for
lamb, This testimony was adduced at
a hearing before the committee of the
board of aldermen, which is consider
ing an ordinance providing that all
foods held in cold storage must be
tagged with the date on which they
were put into storage and the date
when they came out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
KINGS PULSE IS 81
His Temperature ee.1--Passes a Fairl,
Good Night.

Stockholm, Feb. 10.--The physicians
in attendance upon King Gustave, who
was operated on for appendicitis on
Monday night, issued the following bull
letin this morning:
The king passed a fairly good night,
and slept five hours without the use OF
an opiate. His majesty is able this
morning to take little more nourish.
ment, and no disquieting symptoms
have appeared. The kings tempera.
ture is 99.1 and pulse 81"
The queen arrived in this city this
morning from Karlsruhe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11

Kansas City, Feb. 10-A climax in
the Swope mystery came late this af
ternoon when Virgil Conkling, county
prosecutor announced that he would
issue warrant for DR.. u. G. Hyde and
that he would swear the warrant out
during the afternoon.
Anticipating the warrant. DR.. HYDE
attorneys had told Mr.. Conkling their
client was ready and willing to accept
service and would be available when
ever he was wanted.
The information filed by Paxton be-
came an official record in the pros
ecutor's office shortly after o'clock
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
Mexican Tranmen Won't Walk Out.

Mexican Trainmen Won't Walk Out.
Mexico City, Feb. 10,-There will
not be walk-out OF American engi.
neers and conductors in the employ
of the national lines of Mexico the
employees and the railways manage
ment having agreed upon terms Of set
Element of their differences, The peace
pact was signed at 2;3O O'Clock in the
office OF f, N, Brown, president of the
company. Mr.. Brown signed the doc.
ument as the representative of the
railroad and committees OF engineers
and conductors signed for the men.
The conductors and engineers are en-.
tirely satisfied with the peace terms.
which include assurances that the poi
Icy OF the railroad as recently outlined
will DO carried oot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
Boiler Explosion Kills Six.

Bay City, Mich, Feb. 10.-While a
score of workmen were warming them.
selves in the boiler room of Princing's
saw mill at Crump, waiting for the
whistle to start the days work, the
boiler exploded, instantly killing six of
the men and injuring all the others.
The mill was wrecked, debris being
scattered in every direction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
$4,000 SENT TO PARIS
New York Chamber of Commerce Pre-.
sents That Additional Fund.

Paris, Feb. lO.-The Seine had risen
Tx inches in the twenty.four hours
ending at noon today. A further rise
of 10 inches by noon tomorrow is pre-
dicted At a cabinet meeting today
Premier BRAND expressed the opinion
that there was no cause for uneasi.
ness.
Ambassador Bacon today sent to the
foreign office another check for $40.
600, representing the relief fund col
lected by the chamber of commerce of
New York.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11

one Of the alleged Hadar bank rob-
bers, was expected to be with the jury
about noon today. Attorneys in the
case wound up their argument this
morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11

City, Omaha, Kansas City and Denver,
and that as result witnesses from
those cities will be summoned to ap-
pear before the grand jury. Members
of the jury. 1t Is said, desired to know
under what arrangements the stock
yards in those cities are controlled.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET IN THE BAND WAGON.


You might as well make mind to that
Paving will add several dollars in value to foot of
erty affected for each dollar it costs.
outside of that feature Norfolk to feel
those who to obsruct the cs progress
prevent this very badly needed public Improvement
going paveand might well be classed
lives
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
4 NEBRASKA BANK DYNAMITED
$1,000 In Currency Secured From
Bank Of Memphis.

Memphis, Neb., Feb. l0.-Robbers
early this morning looted the bank of
Memphis and secured $1,000 in cur
rency. The safe was blown, the cash
secured and the bandits escaped with
out arousing the inhabitants OF the
town.
The sum of $50 was found on a
bridge two miles from town. The
bank has a capital stock of $1,000.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-11
OMAHA PACKERS INVOLVED
Government Is Said to Have Made
Important Discoveries.
Chicago, Feb. lot was reported
that agents of the government had un.
WOULD BE BLACK EYE TO NORFOLK.

If the paving of Norfolk to fail at this time
through the refusal of the petition those
who refused to sign would be held responsible for the blacklist
People throughout northern Nebraska and south
South Dakota read The News and they have been reading for
years of Noroks plans pave Now that the time
down failure make good would show
Norfolk the shameful shess light and people who have
had faith the city would reegate to the class of the country
village