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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Testimony in schenk Case.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. l4.-The by.
pothetical question was abandoned for
the present by the prosecution in the
Schenk case and DR.. Thornton was ex-
amihed relative to Schenk's condition,
but nothing important developed.
Eleanore Sockler the detective
nurse put on the case by the prose-
cutor testified she was instructed to
leave nothing untouched to catch Mrs.
Schenk administering poison to her
husband. She was instructed to tell
Mrs. Schenk that Albert Schenk had
gone to the hospital with a paper for
his brother to sign. Mrs. Schenk eX-
pressed the fear that Albert had at
tempted to get Johns signature to a
will which would give him all of
Johns property.
The witness then said Mrs. Schenk
asked her to take Johns keys if he
died and by all means to prevent the
Schenks from getting them. She had
lived unhappily with her husband she
said. On Sunday Mrs Schenk received
message saying John was worse and
had said:
81 hope to God he will die"
Before this she had declared John
had treated her like a dog.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Newman Grove NeMs

Newman Grove, Neb Jan. 10
Special to The News; A handicap
wrestling match will be held in the
city on Saturday evening, January o.
between George Gion of Aurora, cham
pion heavyweight wrestler of Nebras-
ka, and G. a. Taylor of Newman
Grove, middleweight champion wrest-
Ter of the middle west. Gion agrees
to throw Taylor three times within
one hour. Gion wrestled Taylor here
few months ago and while he was
successful in throwing Taylor he had
all he could do. Taylor's supporters
are confident that the wrestler from
Aurora has bargained for more than
he can do.
The farmers institute convened in
Newman Grove Thursday and was at
tended by a large number of farmers
from this vicinity and was declared
the best institute held here for years.
The speakers were: w. f. Kiydd of
SimCoe, Ontario. c. d. Lyon, George.
town, o., and Miss Louise Sabin of
Beatrice. At the business session the
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing S'dl NHhItW lJdulSltH,
president; f. l.. Frink, vice president;
l.. j. Young, secretary; w. H. King,
treasurer. Directors: Nels j. Mel
son, Christ Knudson, c. A. Anderson,
Walter Long, c. a. Peterson.
John $. Johnson, one of the promi-
nent hog breeders of Stanton county,
was in town Friday on business. Mr..
| John pnTpntlv nIrThocn1 Inb
Overberg farm near the city, and will
remove here with his family in the
spring.
The farmers mill and elevator is
now in full operation and they ship
ped their first two cars of grain this
week. The mill and elevator is under
the management of G. X. GuStavson
and Joseph Johnson, and starts with
bright prospects.
Newman Grove is to have new
clothing store the first OF February.
j. II. Mueller of Leigh has leased the
Iessin building and it is to be remod.
| eled
| Joseph Week, IA young farmer has
leased the Wagelie building and will
open up new implement store on
February II. He will handle only In.
dependent Harvester company goods.
Mrs. A. S. Becklund of Salem was
rendered surprise party by her mu-
sic pupils Thursday night. Before
leaving they presented her with
handsome music cabinet as token
of their appreciation of her as a teach
er.
Frank Hough has sold the Dahl.
strom & Nelson stock OF hardware
and implements to C. G. Dahlstrom
of Ceresco and +. G.. Dahlstrom of
this city. The store will be under the
management of Il. G. Dahlstrom.
G. a. Taylor is circulating a petition
among our citizens to ask the village
board to repeal the ordinance now in
effect prohibiting a pool hall in the
city and if he is successful will then
ask the board for license to conduct
pool hall.
G. a, Taylor has signed a contract
to throw c, A. Cobb, the Valley wrest-
ler two times within one hour. The
match is TO take place at Valley some
time next week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
THOROUGHBRED STOCK SHOW.
Great Assembly at Denver OF Blooded
Live Stock and Poultry.


Live Stock and Poultry.
Denver, Jan. 1.-THE sixth annual
National Western Live Stock conven.
ton opened this morning with n pa.
rade through the business portion of
the city. The show, which will last
through the week, is the largest in
the history of the organization. At
the stock yards for the event are 49,.
600 thoroughbred cattle, 5000 pedi.
greed sheep and 10000 fancy hogs.
The Denver horse show and the Ma
tional Western Poultry show, which
are being held in conjunction with the
stock show, add to this aggregation
600 blooded horses and 1000 fancy
chickens.
Attendance from southwestern and
middle western states is unusually
heavy. Prominent among the visitors
is party of Illinois, Missouri and
Iowa packers and stock growers who
arrived in two special Pullmans as
guests of one of the big packing
companies
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Country Trade and the Parcels Post.

Saturday Evening Post: A country
merchant in New England writes us {:
"My experience in competing with the
mail order houses leads me to think
a parcel.post system would be n bene.
fit to me rather than an injury.
quite often If one of my customers
could buy from mail order house
some small article that struck his
fancy and have the article delivered
cheaply by post, that would be the ex.
tent of his mail order purchase. But
he does not want to pay high express
charges on the articles, so he and his
neighbors will pore over the catalog
and pick out enough goods to make a
freight shipment. The result is that
the mail order house, instead of sell.
ing five pounds, sells a hundred
pounds or more"
How many other country merchants
would find the same conditions among
their customers with respect to mail
order business? Isn't there, in fact, a
continual drumming up of trade for
mail order houses by purchasers who
wish their neighbors to join them, in
order to make up bulky shipment by
freight and avoid high express
charges? SO far as we know, mail
order houses have never taken any
particular interest in the parcels-post
Is this because they are satisfied with
a scheme that induces purchasers tc
buy in bulk? This phase merits con
sideration.
The parcel-post, limited to rura
delivery routes as recommended by
the president, would certainly benefit
the country merchant. We doubt
that an extension of the system would
really injure him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

in connection with Rear Admiral ED
ward II. Barry's application for re.
tlrement which was approved by Sec
rotary Meyer and recommended to
the president last Friday. He declar.
ed that so far as Is known here, Rear
Admiral Barry's retirement applica.
ton was based on the law which
grants this provision to navy officers
who have served forty years. Rear
Admiral Barry has been in the navy
for forty.flve years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Sued for 100000.

New York, Jan. 16.-James A. Can
field, editor of the Patchogue Advo.
cate, a country paper published in a
Long Island village, is perhaps the
most produest' rural publisher in
the United States. He is defendant
in a 100000 libel suit brought by
Joseph G. Robin, until recently presi-
dent Of the Northern Bank of New
York and high tinancier. Although
the case against the editor is set for
trial today in the supreme court at
Riverhoad, l.. l., it is likely to be post
poned, as the plaintiff is unavoidably
detained in New York. Nevertheless,
Editor Garfield feels highly hattered
at the idea that anybody had supposed
that they might be able to collect
100000 from him. He declares that
he feels so pufred up that at times he
almost believes that he has the money,
until he examines the cash box in the
Advocate office.
Mr.. Garfield was one of the first to
smell a rat" in Robins financial
transactions, and it was the publica.
ton of an article in his weekly paper,
intimating that the trolley company
controlled by Robin was trying to put
through shady transaction in con
nection with the franchise, that led
TO the 100000 libel suit
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
A SCANDAL IN THE NAVY.
Rear Admiral Barry Suddenly Retires
From Pacific Coast Fleet

San Francisco, Jan. 16.-Rear Ad-
miral Chauncey NJ. Thomas, comman-
der of the second squadron of the Pa
ship, the California, after a hurried
trip from Santa Barbara Admiral
Thomas at once relieved Rear Ad-
miral Edward B. Barry as commander
in-chief of the Pacific fleet, in pur.
suance of orders received from the
navy department. Admiral Barry has
requested immediate retirement in the
service under the rule of more than
forty years service.
The cause of Admiral Barrys sud.
den desire to- leave the service after
having held the post of fleet COM
mander for only few months, is the
subject of a great deal of gossip and
speculation in naval club circles here.
Stories rejecting seriously upon the
character of the retiring admiral are
being circulated widely, and naval
officials have taken cognizance of
them. There is an intimation in these
stories that the admiral has been
forced to retire.
The stories concerning Admiral
Barry are of nature rejecting upon
his moral character. According to
reports published here the admiral
sent his request for relief to Wash.
ington following conference with the
staff and line officers on board the
West Virginia Tuesday night.
AT this conference it is reported the
suggestion was made that a loaded
revolver be sent to the admirals cab
in, but this suggestion was lost on a
vote. The officers present then took
an oath of secrecy on condition that
Admiral Barry forward his resigna
ton to Washington at once.
Instead of resigning, the admiral re
quested retirement. After that fact
became known, the subject matter Of
the conference leaked out until al
the sailors of the fleet were talking
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Important Gases Up,

Washington, Jan. 1.-two of the
most important cases affecting organ
lied labor that have ever come before
the United States supreme court for
decision are on the calendar of that
tribunal for today and will probably
be heard this week.
The appeal of President Samuel
Gompers and other officials of the
American Federation of Labor from
the conviction of contempt of court
passed upon them in connection with
the boycott of the Bucks Stove and
Range company will have an early
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Wants CANDLES Shoes,

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 16.-Carl Sher.
wood of Clark, president of the State
Bar association, has announced that
he will be a candidate for United
States senator to succeed Senator
Robert J. Gamble of Yankton in the
primaries of next year, and his cam
paign undoubtedly soon will be under
way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Locomotives are Burned.

Marshaltown, Ia, Jan. l6.-Fire
completely destroyed the twenty-five
stall roundhouse of the Iowa Central
railroad and for a time threatened
to spread to the shop buildings
Twelve of the seventeen engines in
the house were consumed and three
of the five saved were partially burn
ed. The origin is unknown. The loss
is estimated by Master Mechanic Gill
at 100000. The insurance is not
known here.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
chadron Business Chance.

Chadron, Neb., Jan. Special to
The News John II, Morgan pur-
chased the interest of his partner.
Feter Duffy, in the Duffy.Morgan Shoe
company. This business change was
brought about by the i'll health of Mrs.
Duffy, who is advised by her doctor
to spend the winter in Florida and in
order that her husband might accom-.
pany her he has disposed of his inter.
ests here. Mr.. Morgan will conduct
the firms extensive shoe business as
heretofore.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Bullock Company Expands.

Logan, Ia, Jan. 1G.-The Bullock
Public Service company has unloaded
big transformer here, which will be
installed at the electric light plant at
Logan, to be used in connection with
the electric light and power service
which will have headquarters at Mis-.
souri, Valley, furnishing not only Mis-
souri, Valley with light and power. but
also Blair Magnolia, Logan and pos
sibly other towns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
A DEADLOCK IN IOWA..
No Break in Senatorial Fight That
Comes This Week,

Comes This Week.
Des Moines, Jan. 16.-.Iowa legisla-
tors returning to the city today fol
lowing the recess taken Thursday say
there is no indication of any break
in the ranks in the candidates for
United States senator and deadlock
is certain when the first ballot is
taken at noon tomorrow.
The democrats will support Claude
r. Porter of Centerville and he will
have tifty-four votes in the senate and
house. Senator Young's standpat
strength is declared to be forty-one
votes in both houses. Estimates indi
cate the other candidates. all of whom
are progressiyes, will have approx
mately the following votes;
A. B. Funk of Spirit Lake, 19;
Judge w, S. Kenyon of rort Dodge,
49, II. w. Byers of Harlan, II; Ex-
Governor Warren Garst of Coon Rap
ids 10; Former Speaker Guy Freely
of Waterloo, 6; Carl FRANKIE of Par
kersburg, 2
The first joint ballot will be taken
Wednesday noon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
EDISON'S IDEAS.
Great Inventor Prophesies Political
Revolution Throughout World,


New York, Jan. 16.-Thomas A. Ed
ison gave out these ideas
Poverty will be abolished from the
world within the next century.
Political revolutions are imminent in
both Europe and America.
Within a short time England will
be dominated by labor In the next
decade this country may be also.
Civilization is on a false basis and
must change by elimination of means.
Any man may take that which he has
not made.
Universal peace or general political
revolution will come within a short
time.
Gold is likely to be manufactured
chemically almost any time, revolu-
tiOnizing the worlds financial system.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
De SYLVIA is Shot.

Ainsworth, Neb.. Jan. 16-Special
to The News: Clyde De sylvia, Aims
worth's somewhat noted southpaw
baseball pitcher, is in bed at the Os-
COrne House with three bullet holes
in his body, and Charley Austin is in
the county Jail charged with the shoot
ing. The trouble was over girl, and
the shooting took place in the Tissue
cafe about 1890 Sunday morning.
De Sylvia, who had been working at
the cafe but had quit, came in about
that hour and took some meat into the
kitchen to have cooked for his break
fast. On entering the kitchen he saw
Austin wiping dishes for one of the
girls. He is said to have stopped a
minute and, looking Austin the eye,
said:
You're a so getter, amt you?"
Austin is said to have remarked:
oh / don't know"
De Sylvia is said to have remarked;
Come out into the alley and I'll get
you"
Austin is said to have replied:
I'll go anywhere with you"
The story is that they grappled and
shortly the shooting began. De sylvia
got two shots in one arm and one in
the other His gun shows that it was
fired three times but Austin was not
hit
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Three Negroes Lynched.

Shelbyville, Ky, Jan. 49, -- Fifty
masked men stormed the Shelbyvile
county jail here, seized and lynched
three negroes, two of whom were
charged with insulting white women
and the third sentenced to hang for
the murder of negro woman and
held awaiting execution.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Cattle smothered to Death.

Royal, Neb., Jan. 16.-Special to
The News; Several head of cattle
belonging to Scott Adams, near Venus,
smothered to death during the recent
storm. An old straw stack fell over
on them. He had been offered $3.50
for one of the animals the day before.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

lasts one hour Good music. led by a
large vested choir, and sermon by
the rector. And In the evening, even.
song at 7;30, n short service with
plenty of singing and fifteen minute
address. You are invited to either or
both of these services.
You ought to go to church.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Two Dead Aeronauts Found.

Berlin, Jan. i6.-The German bal.
loon Hildebrandt, which has been
missing since its ascent at SEMINAR
gendorf on December 20, was found
in a lake in Pomerania province,
Prussia, today. The bodies of both
aeronauts were in the gondola.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

The court house was but recently
removed from Lamro to Winner. after
a desperate local fight, and the burn.
ing of the building is believed by Win.
ner people to be the result of the bat.
tie fought at that time.
There was small Insurance on the
building.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
T. r. ENTERS FIGHT.

OhdWpTOHs Oause OF Louge tn Mace
for Senator.
Boston, Jan. l6,-Former President
Theodore Roosevelt took leap into
the Massachusetts senatorial contest
when in telegram addressed to 10.
seph Walker, speaker of the Massa
chusetts house of representatives, he
vigorously championed the cause of
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and
charged Congressman Butler Ames
with deliberately incorporating
facts
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

Twice within the past ten years in
Paris, once through the defense of a
house by men engaged in urging the
imperialist view, and once by social
lists, houses have been defended with
firearms and dynamite in the same
way against the police. The recent
French railroad strike showed a sim
liar readiness to meet the police by
the free use of deadly weapons, by
men organized along military lines.
Germany Russia and Sweden have
had similar experiences and within
the past few years, also. The new agi-
tator, SOCIALIST, anarchist or other.
looks on his resistance to law as rev
olution" and uses all the weapons of
insurrection.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Naval Officers Silent.

Washington, Jan. 16, - Beekman
Winthrop, assistant secretary Of the
navy, said that the navy department
was not aware of any embarrassment
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

AS a matter of fact careful investi-
cation has developed that European
conditions as they now exist have
brought into London a relatively large
number OF men who are not criminals
in the ordinary sense, but whether
agitators, socialists or anarchists,
show themselves ready to use arms
without hesitation in repulsing arrest
or the enforcement of the law by the
police. This immigration, not indus.
trial but anarchists, has vitality
changed the condition under which the
peace is maintained in "A large city.
1t probably will have its influence
upon the authorities who are consid-
ering the appeal of the police to be
permitted to carry arms.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
SENATOR ALpRlcA NO BETTER
Rhode Islander viii Leave at once
for a Warmer Climate.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Mel.
son w. Aldrich of Rhode Island, who
has been Ill here for the last two
weeks, will leave Washington this af-
ternoon for the south. Until two or
three days ago he did not think it
would be necessary to seek warmer
climate, but his trouble, severe cold,
hung on so persistently that he decid.
cd to go to Georgia.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
EUROPEAN
NEWS AND VIEWS

London, Jan. l4.--Of course the alb.
sorbing topic of the past two weeks
has been the affair between the police
and the anarchists, and II will be
sometime before the echoes of one OF
the most sensational events In Lon
don's police history completely fades
away These pitched battles between
the authorities and the lawbreakers of
violent type have grown to be char
acteristic of modern European cities,
but the English metropolis has been
exempt from them until the recent
battle in Sidney street. Stepney.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

Within a few days the looms of a
great carpet factory at Glasgow will
be started to work on the carpets to
be used at the coronation of King
George, next June, and which will add
another item to SCotland's history
The floor covering has, from earliest
times, been a specific feature in the
preparations for the stately ceremony
The new carpet will follow closely
upon the lines of that ordered for
King Edwards browning, being of a
rich and beautiful character, with as
lustrous surface as possible. The
color will be u singularly soft, rich
blue, with symbolical design and Dor
der. 1t is not known yet how much
oarpeting will be required, as this will
depend upon the seating arrangements
which have not been finished. For
the last coronation 725 square yards
were made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Hearing Begins in Rosebud Cases.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. l6.-Further
testimony in what are known as the
Rosebud land cases will be taken in
Sioux Falls, commencing today, before
William Wallace of Aberdeen, who
was appointed special examiner by
Judge Garland of the federal court for
the purpose. The cases were institut
ed by the federal government and are
designed to bring about the cancella.
ton of certain patents TO government
land on the Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton, which it is alleged were secured
from the Indians by fraudulent means.
Among the defendants in the action
are G. J. Debell of West Point, Neb.;
w. II. Lynn of Dallas, s. D., and two
residents of LeMars, Ia, named Mo-
ritz and Johnson.
The examiner some time ago Sc
cured the testimony of the Indians on
the rosebud reservation, and now will
take the testimony on the defense.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

News of an important discovery
comes from Cairo. The report states
that bronze statuette has been found
which may be of the time when Jo-
seph was sold into Egypt. 1t seems to
be the first discovered specimen of
a Hittite deity executed in the round.
1t represents a goddess standing upon
the back of lion. whose tongue is
protruding and tail turned up. The
goddess wears the Cappadocian or
Hittite style of tiara and carries in her
arms an infant held to the breast. No
features of the work denote an Egyp-
tian artist. but all point to Syria, and
iii almost precise copy of the Hit
tite reliefs upon the ruined palaces
at Boghaz, Kenoi and elsewhere, in
which the gods stand upon the backs
OF animals.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Fired in Five Places.

Winner, S. d., Jan. 16.-Special to
The News: The Trip county court
house was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday morning together with all the
contents and county records except
those of the register of deeds, clerk
OF the court, and county treasurer,
whose books were stored outside the
building. The origin of the fire was
the work of incendiaries.
Fire was discovered in the court
house shortly after o'clock Sunday
morning, and the building and con-
tents were quickly burned to the
ground. There was insufficient fire
protection in the city to cope with the
flames, and by the time people began
to arrive on the scene it was too late
to save even the records that were in
the building.
Set in Five Places.
The court house contained no vault
and the records of the register of
deeds and clerk of the courts had been
removed for safekeeping to the Sc,
curity bank, while the records of the
county treasurer were kept in the
Lamro State bank. Ex-county Super
intendent Van Meter, who had been
assisting the new superintendent, lost
about $500 worth of personal effects
Those who arrived early on the
scene found that five separate fires
had been started under the building
proving conclusively that the court
house was burned by incendiaries
The sheriff and posse started imme
diately in search OF parties suspected
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20

The past year was a record breaker
for the advance of Buddhism in Eu-
rope. The membership Of the Budd.