Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 31, 1901, Page 1

THE OMAHA ‘DAILY BEE. OMAHA, [————— = ESTA MORN TUHIDAY ll]'l)A\ ISECRET OF ETEQNAL LIFE BLOCKS THE MERGER BLISHED JU l,\';é. DENIES WAR RUMORS Ambassader White Tells @ermans United Btates is Frimdly, ’ 0, STRONGLY REBUKES REPORT OF HOSTILI ONE PASSENGER SHOT DOWN|[IGLDS UP POSTMASTERSHIP with Engincer Ohey of Four Men Armed with ator Millard Has Noligh App: Suspended. Guns, WILLE AND ANDERSON CONTEST v CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ¥ Tue Wingds IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION Southern Countrics Stgnify of The Hague Confe Approval ence Other Orders cast for Nebraska ¥y Wednesday I thwest “air e Professor Leeb Olaims to Dircever Means to Defeat Grave. UNKNOWN NATURE OF DEATH REVEALED Plan. nre at ( Dew a4 “ a9 a0 an 0 18 o Restrain Retirement of North- orn Pacific Preferred. pern Al Yesterday: Dew. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 30.—Four white men killed J. M. Rhea, af inoffensive pas- senger c1 a train of the Yazoo & Mississippl valley Lranch of the Ilinols Central rail- road early this morning near Leland, Miss., cut the locomotive from the train and forced the engineer to run to Cleveland, Miss. All four men ware arrested. One is in jail at Leland and three are locked up at Shelby. The four men are Ashley Cocke, a prominent business man of Cleveland A. M. Phipps, a Leland ‘merchant. Thomas Lauderdale, said to be a relative of Phipps. Blackman, residence unknown. The four boarded the nofthbound train at Leland at 8 a. m., to retubn to Shelby. J. M. Rhea, an engineer, was ot his way to Tutwiler to take out a Jocomotive there and was sleeping on a sedt In the sleeper. Cocke had a revolver 'and Laudordale and Blackman had Winchebter rifles. Walk- ing up the aislo Phipps was in advance of the party, when he came, in contact with Rhea’s legs, which were extended out into the aisle. Rhea was awakened and & quar- rel followed, during which one of the four men told Rhea that they gould ot all stay In the same car; that h4 would have to got out. Rhea remarked that in crder to provent trouble he would bave to do as they told aim. Thereupof he started out of the car. He had just feached the door when, it I8 claimed, the gmen opened fire upon him and he fell. Gonductor George McLaughlin ordered the tfaln back to Le- land, there to leave the Borpse. As soon as Leland was reached th§ conductor went in_search of the sheriff afd peace officers. The four men drove cvefiybody out of the smoker and' the adjacent car during the run back to Leland and when they arrived here they covered Enginder Delaney with their guns and told him that If he did not their commands thest would kill him He was compelled to uncouple his engine and when the men mounted into the cab he was ordered to run to Shelby. Phipps became separated from his companions and was ar- rested at Leland, At Shelby the others walted for the next traln for Cleveland, where they wero ar- rested. Tl e |18 much exeitement and in- dignation In the neighborhood over today's tragedy,; but no violence is anticipated. The men had all been drinking. OVER A MILLION A, YEAR SHORT Finances of Asphalt & but an Enco (8 on, WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—~The State de nartment received dispatches today from | «jco City making clear for the first time ’l', 1s to be expected on the subject of | # sn, which has been the most im- 1 most difficult problem before | of Awmerican Republics. The om Mr. Buchanan, the who was assigned to look after tuls particular question. He states that an agreement on the lines of The Hague conference appears to be fa- vored by the majority of the republics and that this probably will be the basis of ac- tion o be taken by the congress. He also states that those republics which desire to #o turther than The Hague agreement very | likely will sign an independent convention for compulsory arbltration. The congress | is rapidly drawing to a close, and another | fortnight will probably bring a final ad fou 8o that the determination of the arbitration question appears to be very it hand The underst lowing tration PAPERS SERVED ON PRESIDENT MELLEN Preoludes Issuance or Sale of Any Oe tifioates of Indebtednes OBJECT TO PREVENT A CONSOLIDATION Eatoer Baid to Desire Peace with America Abeve All Else. NOTHING SIGNIFICANT IN NAVAL CONDUCT Yemels Go to V an Waters Not to Arouse Yankees. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO PRESERVE AMITY por the ( advices American Great Sclentist Minute Scale manity Perpetual Youth, Clatms that on a | Norfolk B Active for Government Holld unty ness Men's Ass =Flower Seeds for ¢ Chatrmen, TRy Candidntes 0 United Stntes Sennte. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Experiments which it is claimed are a beginning of the un- raveling of the mysteries of death, were | made public by Prof. Jacques Loeb at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Ameri- can Physiological society at the University ot Chicago tonight. During the last summer the npoted scientist bas been continuing his series of experiments with the egge of the lower marine animals, eepecially those of the sea urchin, and tonight in a paper entitled “On thg Prolongation of Life ot Unfertilized Eggs of the Sea Urchin by Potassium Cyanide” he told a group of the foremost physiologlists In America that by means of his observations of the effects of certuin chemicals upon these minute bits of the protoplasm he was ready to make & teutative definition of the heretofore un- known nature of death. Death, sald Prof. Loeb, wae not a nega- tive process, a simple breaking down of tissues, as 1t has been regarded up to this time, but an active agent borne with the birth of the egg, and destined 1f not checked to gain ghe upper hand 6t the lite Instinet and bring about extinetion. But, greater oven than the npparent dis- covery of this death agent in all life sub- stance, {s Prof. Loeb's announcement that he has been able to check death In the eggs of the sea urchin by means of chem!- cal agents. This, it Ia claimed, means nothing less than that on u minute scale the secret of eternal life is in the power ot mankind, atora| Tho experiments, Prof. Loeb says, were | simple. Unfertilized eggs of the sea urchin were placed in a weak solution of potas. slum cyanide and abandoned for eeveral days. In ordinary condition an unfertilizea egg dles in a few hours, destroyed by the death agents born with it. At the end of several days the eggs were again exs amined and were found to be still capable of fertilleation and of producing healthy animals In explaining the results, sald that the “mortifrous proce were due to the actions of certain ferments of an unknown nature, whose destructive tendency was counteracted by the potas- (From a Staff Ci ndent.) WASHINGTON 30.—(Specinl gram.)—Hardly had the action of tor Millard in nominating Charles Wille for postmaster at Neligh become known in N braska when telegrams and letters began coming in protesting against his action | and asking for a rehearing on behalf of A J. Anderson, also an applicant for the po sition. S0 numerous were thes lettera and telegrams that Senator Millard decided | to have his action ded, so that he might more fully review the endorsements of the candidates for the place. Assist Postmaster General Darstow was asked suspend action looking to the appointment | of Wille, in view of the objectio and | this has been done. Wille has been notified of the action taken on the part of Senator Millard, and In order to support his clatms for the position filing a lot of supple- | mental Indorsements. Anderson s also | busy along similar lnes. i Senator Millard proposes to make as thorough a distribution as possible of th garden and flower sceds which the govern ment glves each senator and member of congress every year. He proposes to dls- | tribute the major portfon of his quota | through the several county chairmen in | the North Platte section how ever, all requests for indlvidual packages | directly from Washington. Norfolk's Public B The Norfolk Business Men's assoclation has sent letters to the members of the Ne. braska delegation calling upon them to sup- | port the bill providing for the erection of | a government bullding at that place. A | copy of the letter which Senator Millard recelved today states that 0,000 pleces of mail are handled at Norfolk annually and that s ground for a government | bullding has been purchased it is economy | on the part of the government to erect a bullding, thereby saving rent and buildin a meeting place for the district court 1 the United States when it comes to Norfolk Tele orthera Pacific, Great Norther and Part of Eurlingten Dee.ared Farallel AIMS DIRECTLY AT NORTHERN SECURITIES 1. Dec TON of state afternpon and United States sena | of General Sewell cussed. Among N )~At a confer- republicans held here thie tonight, the vacancy in the caused by the death Incldentally dis taking part in the conferences were Gdvernor Voorhees, First Assistant Postmaster General Johnson, and ssman Ol les N. Fowler, one of the te State of Cumberland county was ome a candidate for United | States senator. He expressed an unwilling MINNBAPOLIS, Dec. ness 10 act in the matter until atter the | noon hour today Churles 8. funeral of General Sewell, which will take | dont of the Norihern i place tomorrow. There s no question, but | pany, was served with he will announce himselt as a candidate | join the company from for the place. torred stock. 3} The candidates n the field, besides Sena The order was tssued by Judge Rlllott of tor Stokes, are Stato Assesser David Paird | (ho qistrict court of Mennepin county on of Camden, County Clerk Barker Gummero | \h, gunlication of Peter of New Mercer, John 8. Dryden of Essex, and | york, who holds 100 sharea of the common Attorney General John W. Griggs, whose yioek, [t was supposed that the falure o nm;ll:u ,vlrm also be announced after Gen- | (hy aotton brought in the New York courts eral Sewell's funeral N :l':v':l:r|(rrn«v.):r|‘ ust made vacant by the | pretorred on January 1, leaving the Hill in- v TR Swain, to IMirst Assist terest in c¢ontrol of the road through its ant Postmaster General Johnson. Tt I8 not | piasority of the common stock certa that he wi eoon hut 3 pres. ¥ i "“M"'I“” ]’; rl‘m“”h':‘ “m' ‘h'";"”‘ impr The Infunction restraina the Northern Pa- ol cifit Raflway company from {ssuing or sell- FUNERAL OF SENATOR SEWELL : ing any certificates of indebtedness or de- benture bonds or oth idence of indebt- Now . edness or creating any indebtedness or lia- bility for the purpose of raising money with which to pay or retire the preferred stock of the Northern Pacific Rallway com- pany, or any part thereof, or from using or appropriating any moneys or proceeds | other than the ordinary or surplus net earnings of the Northern Pacific Rallway company to the payment and retirement of the preferred stock of the company, or any part thereof, and also from creating any indebtedness or Ifability other than the or= dinary indebtedness and lability for the operating expense of its rallroad system, and the Indebtedness and liability now ex tsting which would be a prefereuce or tako precedence of the common stock of sald company, also from placing its property, or any part thereof, or the management of its rallway system or any part thercof, in ence was Germany Makes Emphatic Denial of HEy Alleged Termination Diplo- matic Relntions with Tta South hb ment e Alleged Scheme of Latter Company to i Combine Interests a he Three A Control onds s Pro- nounced Ilegn near Susps Congr At E B urged ng here is that the fol- countries are favorable arbl- according to The Hague plan, namely: The United States, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Haytl, Nicaragua, Sal- vador, Costa Rica and Honduras. Thoere 18 some doubt as to Brazil and Gua mala, but the latter is expected to join the other Central Amerlcan countries in andl 2 Amertcan Ne conterence te Senator BERLIN, Deb. 30.—The German Forelgn office authorizes the Assoclated Press to state that there s no truth whatever in the dispatches from Caracas, saying that the German minister has left th Venezuelan capital after a heated exchange | favor of non-compulsory arbitration. ot words with, President Castro. The Ger- | The countrles which may sign an man chargd'affaires, Herr von Pllgrim-Bal- | pendent comvention for compulsory arbi- tazal, 1s still at his post, and is continuing | tratfon are Argentine, Venezuela, San‘o negotiations with President Castro. Tuere [ Domingo, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay and Para- has not been any question of breaking off | guay. That Venezuela should favor com- diplomatic relations with Venezuela | pulsory arbitration causes wome surprise The German minister to Venezuela, Dr.|here, but it is sald to be due to President 0. Schmidt-Leda, who has been on a va- | Castro's desire to force the Colomblan con cation here, is now on his way to Caracas. | troversy arbitration. The position of The foreign office again solemnly reiterates | Santo Domingoe grows out of her boundary the statement that it does not contemplate | dificuity with Haytl, territorial acquisitions in Venezuela, i — Replylng to Germany's assurance to the | BUSY OVER THE PHILIPPINES United States regarding the former's plans ———— in relation to Venezuela, the foreign office fern with § att on Prop lon, s, 80.-~Just aftor the Mellen, pros! ifie Raliroad com- b which en- retiring the pro- inde- 't 8 Power 8 i answering Seeretury Root ¢ here has received an answer from Sec- | L rotary Hay, expressing full satisfaction with | Germany's position. Germany still hopes to collect her clalms peaceably. The Tage Blatt this evening prints a doublo leaded cable dispatch from Washel ington, setting forth that the principal mili- | tary and naval authorities there consider that war between the United States and | Germany sooner or later, is inevitable. “Sel The United States Ambassador Andrew White informed the Gerinan newspaper | men who called at the cmbassy, that the reports of the possibllity of war between the United States and Germany wero the “‘thinest kind of sensational nonsense.” Not ono of the authorities referred to in the | dispatch, he added; would, under any cir- cumstances, disclose such an opinlon, least ke ana P ed Leg| Jersey's Late ‘Stateaman Wil Be Buried with Full Milttary onors, WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Secretary Root | has been in almost daily conference with | Senators Lodge and Platt of Connecticut during the past week iu regard to leglsla- | tion for the government of the Philippines. | Bills are in course of preparation o carry into effect the recommendations made by the Philippine commigsion, looking to the material and political welfare of the fs-| lands. These bills nuthorize the granting of franchises for railroads, electric lights, | telephones the {ssuance of bonds of | gjum salts, the Insular government to purchase the ag- rlcultural boldings and property of reli-| TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL SCHLEY glous orders, provide for the acquisition of | | homestead rights, regulate mining and pro- vide a special system of colnage and bank- CAMDEN, N. J, Dec of Senator Willlam J tomorrow with full publie will be 30.—The obsequies ewell will take place honors. The to view the body in the morning. Rellglous services will be held at the late senator's house Bishop The letter is signed by G. A. Lulkart, pres- | John Scarborough of the Protestant Epis- ident; C. C. Dowd, vice president; W. N. | copal dlocese of New Jersey and Rov. Red- Hughes, treasurer, and Burt Mapes, fek, pastor of the church of which Tetary Sewell was vestryman, will oMelat Senator Millard The military escort will consist of five S 0aAY, batteries, United States army, detachments M. Bartlott of Omaha is at the Raleigh. | of the New Jersey Natlonal guard and mem- « N bere of the.late general's division staff Among the honorary pallbearers will he military permitted Prof. o tional Nonsense. Loet Trust in Any- sec- | Mk { arrived from Omaha NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Concerniag the re- cent application at Newark, N. dy for the appointment of receivers for the National Asphalt company, the Herald Dinmond Medal Presented by Junior Departs on. ot South Dakota of all when the relations between the two countries are so good as at present “Moreover,” sald Mr. White, “President Roosevelt eniertains not only officlal, but personal predilictions for Germany, which have been known not only oficlally to the German government. but which have long ! DEPARTMENT REFUTES STORY ng for the islands. Assintant Postmaster Gene Second Class Mall Rates Sa American Mechanics as a WASHINGTON, miral Winfleld & Dec. 30.—~The Maryland Councils of the Junlor Order of American Mechanics tonight presented to Rear Ad- Schloy a maagnifiecnt z: that a thotough investigation is now ynder way by the Audit company of New Ydrk, which is acting in harmony with the jofat protec- tive committees representing the principal interests involved. Untfl that investiga- tion s concluded nothl stated as'to the concern Representative Martin saw the president about an army lleuten ancy for his station today. The postofices at Aloys, Bismarck Germanvilie, Cuming county, and Ridgeley, Dodge county, Neb., have been ordered dis continued aftef Junuary 31 ditlon of the national buak and ot Governor Voorhe | %, Governor-elect Murph: Root, Adjutant General A -United States Attorney General Griggs and A, J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania railroad Major General John R. Brooke, fn com- mand of the Department of the Bast, will Secretary of War H. €. Corbin, U . the possession or under the control, cither directly or indirectly, of the Northern Se- curities company, or from entering into any agreement, or arrangement, elther directly or indirectly, through the medium of tho Northern Securities company or otherwise with the Great Northern Pailroad com- defin te can be n&:« dbnaition or prodictions of aweeesstul anization and | The ¢ resumption. The president of the Natlonal | Lincoln, Neb., | company, General Francls Vinton Greene, |and discounts, $2,813,065; lawful money: re- | has just fssued a statement in which he !serve, $326,550; Individual deposits, $2,435, \ spenks guardedly of the company’s future. | 460; averake reserve held, 20.2 | | | P e O pary, the Chleago, Durlington & Quines Railway company or elther of them, for the purpose of causing the railway system owned und controlled by the Northern Pa- cific Ruilroad company to be operated in conection with or under the same rules, or by the same authority as the Great North- ern Rallway company and the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy Railway company, or been known among his friends. He studied | fn Germany, reads and loves German liter- ature, and has a wost ‘sincere personal re- spect for the German emperor. “Any utterance of the kind alleged by an officer of efther service would be sternly | rebuked by President Roosevelt.” | Today the small German crutser Gazelle | was ordered (o sall immediately from Kiel be in command of the federal troops. FORM NEW MINING COMPANY Enstern Capitalists Will Probe for Minernis medal studded with diamonds as an evi- dence of thelr personal esteem and admira- tion of his services (o the country The presentation took place In Admiral Schley's apartments in this city, and was made by a committee from the councils, which came over from Baltimore on an afternoon train. Rev. C. F. Wyatt, | December 10, shows: Loans sc. 30.—A statement cir- culated broadcast by a publishers’ bureau in Chicago that the Postoffice department has ruled that a subscription to any pub- leation entered as second-class matter must be discontinued upon the expiration of the time for which it has been paid in WASHINGTON, T The los: such as they are, will, it is | Postmasters appointed sald, fall heaviest on Philadelphia stoc Neb Annie B. Balcom, Essex, Fron bolders. ., tlor county, vice J. L. Balcom, resigned. From the papers submitted in the appli- | Amos G. Alexander, Garfleld, Lincoln cation for a recetvership it appears that the | county, vice A. P. Clark, resigned . Western Te ska ritory, acting as spokesman to Venezuelan waters. The government in- tends to send one or two small warships | to reinforce the present German squadron in the Carribbean sea. The additions to jermany’s naval force In the Carribbean | will not be sufficient to give rise to sus- | lcions among the people of the United States that Germany meditates anything be- yond the collecting of claims due German subjects. Wants The gov | ment desifes beyond thing elso 10 this matter, to avold ai fng the government or people of the United Statos. German newspapers pib Jshed tadny aro full of expressions of this Kkind and many of thexe expressions mach alike that it is ¥ to fufer that their utterance were suggested by the gove ment. A remarkable thing I3 that there is not n single unkind expression toward the Unite States in any of this newspaper discussion A dlepateh from New York, to a local news- paver printed yesterday, to the effect that | tho persous of responsibility in the ernmont cousider war between Germany and | the United 8 1o be inevitable, ana | which is produced everywhere, s treated | with coolnoss, and ineredulence | “We hope that this country,” says the Berlin Neiste Nachricht which grew out of the Spanish war, and which we gon- | #lder to be wholly erroneous, will soon give ! place to w every urh. tog corvect conception of Ger many's alms. It 1s quite unreasonable that the people In the United States holding such opinton should connect such opinion | with thé Venezuclan affair, fnsomuch as | Washiugton has been fully informed of Ger many's inteutions.” The Lokal Avzelger says our giplomacy is to muke German interests prevail against Venezuela, without at the same time, losing touch with the American government, The wuthorities at Washington | have up to the preseut time shown such tntelligent comprehension of the situation and friendly disposition toward Germany's | wishes that no grounds for apprehension exlst at this point.” “The task for | Postpone Dem CARACAS, Dec. 30.-It can be sald upon excellent guthority that Germany's plated naval demonstration agalust c Veneruelan ports will be postponed the germluation of the present sgainat President Castro, The Venezuelan government has sent a vequest to Berlin that Herr Knoop, mana ger of the German rallway, be discharged It 1s believed that Manager Knoop will be | expelled The OMcial Gazette, published today, contains a resolution of the Venezuelan government setting forth that Herr Knoop is unfit any longer to deal with the gov- ernment, he is an accomplice in the | present revolution, and must be discharged The resolution further says Herr Knoop will probably be expelled from Venezuela. Trafic over the German rallway contln- ues o be suspended. DISCREDITS MUTINY STORY Warden Says Weport W Founded on Finding of File on Prisoner. strations. ontem- rtain until olution LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec. 30.—Warden | McClaughrey denies that there was any | mutiny at the federal prison Saturday. He | #ays the report was caused by the nnalnll ot a file on one of the prisoners sad the Niory of anothers General ies tha and Dissatistied | mitte ment | the eays he, dvance, Is glven a vigorous disclaimer in nstructions lssued by Assistant Postmaster Madden The instructions direct all postmasters to notify publishers In their respective cit- this statement l& untrue and mis- represents the attitude of the department that there has been no wuch chane with regard to subscriptions to legitimat second-class publication CREEKS ASK NEW AGREEMENT with (he for t £ Land. Dawes nin- | son Pluu for Allotme Indian o Interior for auchority WASHINGTON of the The Cre Territory ha depurtment for a delegation to come on here with & newy agrec which the Creeks have drafted, look lotments of lunds and other mat The ugreement is designed to tuke place of the one executed with the commission, but which after being ed here Il pending. The Creeks to negotiate the new agreement di instead of ugh the Dawes' com The department probably will re fuse proposition PENNY POSTAGE IMPOSSIBLE Suyn Red lisn nation ar of “revks fng for ters Dawe alt i mission 0 sanction the Congress 10w of n Large Deficit, te Would Cans WASHINGTON Dec Congressman Loud, chairman of the house committee on postoffices and postal roads, had a talk with the president today about postal legislation. Mr. Loud says that l-cent postage is out of the question. *Under present conditions,"” penny postage would result in 5,000,000 annually.” RELIGIOUS Driven dificit of § SERIOUS Conatab Church RIOTS Are Into the LONDON, Dée. has been the scene 30.—The island of Lewis of serlous religlous the united churches of Scotland. The Islanders refused to countenance the alli- ance, and when the minis:er at Ness jolned the united church they locked him out of his church. sent over from the mainland to open the doors, whereupon the islanders congregated and, throwing volleys of stones at the con- stables, drove tuem inside the building and bombarded them with rocks until they ca- pitulated and agreed to leave the island MASSACRE REPORTED IN CHINA Missionary and Christian Converts Sald to Be Killed in Roy: Provinces. | riots, arising from the union of the free and | | LONDON, Dec. 30.—The Shanghal corre- spondeut of the Daily Express cabies that a missionary and a number of Christian converts have been massacred at Ning Sha Fu, In Kan Sou province, wherg Prince Tuan and General Tung Fubh Slang are residinz The correspondent says it s asserted that the troops of Geperal Tung Fub Blasg are responaible for the massacre. A strong force of police was | | appre | had for the party, participation in the to his gonduct hea to ris of the the American peoj court of inquiry, passed and for that of the majority, weighed opinfons rathe “Time," he added, “wlll bu laney of your fame. Admiral Schley thanked t “The is fotended to commemorate every lover of hom ou perform for his 1t fortune to have participated ful third of July in readjusted the geographical continent and this testimon organization is ouly anoth from my follow services have met your thank you again for thi; country Litde oustrati ™ oof Havana, HAVANA eral Maximo did not had Gomez to J0.—The been predicted Gowez was welcomed by six bands of music, | than Maso followers even- to welcome a8 prohibited by the au- | loss Maso enthusiasm was manifestations. arranged a g In opposition Gomez, but this thorities, who feared trouble. shown The demonstrat to the The preparations for the elections, to be | | held tomorrow, are proceeding quietly. WILL AIDS RELIGIOUS WORK | Part & 1 Estate ian Church. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. of George W. disposes of an estate valued 30, the Presbyterian Board slons $5,000 After all individual bequests are made | the will devides the residue of the estate to the Board of Publication and Sabbath wchool work of the Presbyterlan church in | the United States in trust MAN KILLED Albert W. Nelson of Tecumseh Meets Dr, countrymen one ple. ause he wa ial or Over cral Gon n ton —By at $2 Instant Death from Jury to Spine, TECUMSEH, Neb., Deo. 30.—(§pecial Tel- egram.)—By @& runaway accldent heavy oll wagon here this morning Albert W. Nelson, manager of branch of the Standard Ol cotipany, instantly killed. His were broken Mr. spine of his life. eral will be Thursday. the and from recoguition that these appre Kind tribute QUIET BEFORE THE ELECTION | return Havana last oferred to Admiral Schley's battle of Santiago, and following it and added that his unselfishness had endeared him to the Refe Wyatt tha people had sympathized with the ad- miral in the ordeal through which he had had substituted® the minorit they than counted them. t iner fation of your services and the bril asc committee ervice which this beautiful emblem my e that ev an_engagement lines on 1l of Gen- | yesterday | produce the big demonstration which | Although the | which try will gladly | nt which this your Re company stands pledzed to ray annually $2,600,000 in interest and sinking fund chorges, whereas it p esses to be able to count upon receiving from the earnings, | interest and other payments of its sub sidiary operation from the companles not more than $1,000,100 yearly NO NEW FATALITIES FOUND AN of Missing ern Wreek A South- For, Va LYNCHBURG 20 far Reus Dec erniug the Develop= wreck last lsclose any fatal four already re Chiefton For ments night in ns. do not ities addition to the I Machinist Baker ! who was unaccounted for last night, turned up all right today. Some of those who'have scene of the wreck insist that pasgengers lost, but 5o far as learned all who were known to have the train have been accounted for thers might have been drowned but there is no clue to their iden d some can be been of | That posib tity The clearing of the | take all day tomorrow iTO REDUCE RAILROAD TARIFFS [ were 1 track will probably | Order Tamued by ernor Wa n Sogar roo. ] Lowering Charges and General | in en to Varlous Or- tlons of the Preabyter- the will Farr. jr., a jeweler. which | ,000, the | | Ministerial Rellef assoclation of the Pres- | byterian church receives $10,000; the Pres- byterian 3oard of Home Misslons $5,000, and of Forelgn Mis- IN RUNAWAY | with the HAVANA, Dec. 80.—A decree reducing the railroad tarift on sugar and tobacco an average of 25 per cent will be issued by | Governor General Wood tomorrow Cuban planters have long protested against the alleged excessive rates on the products from points in the Interior to the seaports. According to the new decree {also, as far as possible, the rates will be | made uniform throughout the fsland. The Qecree further provides that the railroads shall te granted hearings on thelr peti- tions to show that thelr earnings cannot bear tlf proposed reductions. MAY CALL SPECIAL SESSION Governor Orman Considers Need for venue Law In Colorado, DENVER, Dec. 30.—Judge Riner in the United States district court today made per- manent the injunction against the &tato Board of Assessors, preventing them from | cortifying out the assessments against the corporations. i Judge Riner declared that the law ap- polating the board of thirteen assessors was unconstitutional and they had no power to make the assessmeunt. Governor Orman is considering the question of callivg the logislature in special session to spass o new revenue law, HALF CENTURY BEHIND BARS Wife Murderer Goes to & Prison for Fifty Kan te Tecumseh one was arm Nelson was 36 years of age and lived in and about Tecumseb most He leaves a wite and one yoemg on, He carrled $2,000 {nsuraace, The fu | OSKALOOSA, Kan, Dec. 30.—Willlam Klusmire, the wife murderer, was brought into court here today, and sentencéd to fifty yoars in the penitentiary. Klusmire was mw of Miliing hia wite in Holton nth Dakota—David Hein, Mound City Campball county Wyoming-J. N mont county. John ook county Frauk V. Wright of Cheyenne Samuel Brightwell of Russcll, Ia poluted railway mail clerks. MARRED . BY PARTISANSHIP Kendall Sun Fre Dance, Barnhart, Pearson, Wy wer , and WASHINGTON 30.~The Amc | Historfeal assoclation continued its s Lere today with a ) e atten « speakers were: Profs, I Rutgers college, Ephraim ¥ vard and Harvey Robinson Tumbia universit Prof. Robinson's paper cent Contributions o Protestant. Revolt In this paper he acter of the ton of Har ot C ne James the led History of emphasized the partisan scources of information which he said, greatly embarrassed those who are apxious to form a fair minded estimate of the issues and the leaders in the movement referred to. Neither side was capuble of forming a just opinion of their own or their enemles’ work. He de olared that Janssen, a Catholic histeriun had done more than any other writer of the past generation to give us an idea of the spiritual life in Germany before the public appearance of Luther He urged the necessity of studying th history of the medieval church far more carefully and impartially, for he said know far too little of the actual workings of the church b the protestant schism. At the afternoon session officers were chosen as follows President, Alfred T. Mahan, United States navy, retired; first vice president, H. C. Lee, Philadelphia; second vice president, Prof. G. W. Smith, Toronto: treasurer, Prof. C. W. Bowen; corresponding secretary Prof. ©. W. Haskins, University of Michi- gan; secretary of the church history s tlon, 8. M. Jackson; utive committee, Hon. Herbert' Putnam, R. Dunning, F J. Tutner, Peter White, Lawrence Lowell. a we | exe W J. that the association call the attention of glve to the study of history. tee on the Justin Windsor prize announced that Ulric 8 | successful contestant for the prize of 1601, his essay being entitled, “Georgla aud State Rights.” NAVY ESTABLISHES PLANTS Department Experiments with Wire- leas Telegraphy at Wa ton and olin, WASHINGTON, Deo. 30.—The Navy de- partment has dec fded to establish wireless telegraph plants at the Washington navy yard and at Annapolis. The plans for t necessary equipment of the two are now being worked out under the direc tion of Admiral Bradford, and experiments will be under way at an early date At each point a tall mast will be erected for the purpose of recelving and transmitting nals and emall bulldings will be ereuted A3w- the lastallation of Instruments, stations | company, | Amert | connection b 1 | Jameson and | g, | killed A resolution was adopted recommending | camp near here, Phillips of Georgla was the | | NY, companies ALB; Y. Dee. 80—Among the stock which have been Incor- porated here is the Liberal Mining and De- velopment company, limited, ot to conduct a mining business at Blatne, Idaho, and elsewhere ingthat state and in the of Montana and capital $2,000,000. Directors: John Rooch. . Black, and George C. of Chester, Pa., and F. C. York Hetzel Reed of New rwea | TO REORGANIZE COMPANIES Plan Annou by restdent Green Asphalt Concerns YORK, Dec. 80-General president of the National and the Asphait for which receivers onSatupday in New that thete would be tion of the two companies The mention of A. L. Barber's name in with thte Asphalt Company of America was erroneous. Mr. Barber retired from the company a year ago. POSSIBLE BERTH FOR FUNSTON t Given F. V. Asphalt Company of were ap- Jersey, eafd A reorganiza- Green, pointed today Departn of the Dakotas May Be G, Kunsus neral, ST. PAUL, Dec. 20.—The Ploneer Press will tomorrow eay that it fs probable that Brigadier General Fred Funston may his return from the Philippiues, be ap- pointed commander of the Department of the Dakotas, with headquarters in St. Paul. It is stated that the appolntment lles be- neral Funston and General Kobbe, Philippine veteran, but that the latter does not desire the station KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION Miners Mee Are tween ( also a Twa Death and @ Dang Burned, punly SOUTH M'ALESTER, 1. T., Bishop und €. Holmes, miners, in explosion at Ola, a mining in contract mine No. 3 8lx others were dangerously burned, Dec. 30.—W. were an today congress to the great impetus a hall of rec- | It is thought the miners went over the ords under government management would | deadline that s drawn as a warnlng to The commit: | bhy miners of the presence of gas PREPARES FOR OMAHA FIELD Rev. J. W Conley Closes Hix Work in Oak Park to Fill First Haptist Pulpit. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—(Special Telegram.) ~Rev. J. W. Couley has resigned tho pas- torate of the First Baptist church of Oak Park, after a service of four years, to ac- | cept a call extended to him by the First Baptist church of Omaha. He will close the work In his present charge tomorrow. Movements of At New York—Arrived Rotterdum; Umbria, from e, from Havre. Dlet—Arrived: Glen Tacoma via 8t. Vincent, C. V. At Southampton—Salled: Friesland, from Antwerp, for New York At Liverpool—Arrived: Georgle, from New York Lahn, from . Ryndam, from Liverpool; La Purret, from At Genoa—Arrivedt York, New | agreement ow York, | tition | treight and passengers upon either of their Washington, | B | | upon elther of them, or from entering Into any with these companies, or elther of them for the purpose of avolding compe and fxing rates for the carriage of of Deflnes Common and lines ratlway. crred, The petition recites briefl the Northern Paclfic visions of Its stock into common and pre forred. It is alleged that the only differ between the preferred stock and th the history of rallroad and the di ence | common stock was that the preferred stock was entitled to the 4 per cent dividend prior to anything being pald ou the common #tock, and the bill in this connection al leges that the preferred stock was subject to be retired At any time within twenty yoars after the time of reorganization the company and the fssulug of the sto urplus net earnings of the eow pany wnd not otherwise, that in other re #pects the vights of the preferred and com mon stockholders tdentical The next bill recites the organization of the Great Northern, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lines and alleges that the Northern Pacific rallroad company and Great Norih ern Rallway company are parallel lines to the Pacific ocean, and that the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad has a line from Billings, Mont., to Chicago and that such lines are competing lines for the business of the northwest were Purpose of Consolidation. It is alleged that the ofMcers of the Great Northern road during last summer and the plaintift became the owner of this stock, and without any knowledgo on his part, went,into & combination with the Great Northern and the Chlcago, Burllng. ton & Quiney, the purpose of which was to consolidute the three systems under one management, and knewing that it could not be legally effected, the directors of the three companies, for the purposs of dolnk indirectly what they could not do directly caused to be organized the Northern Se curlties company, a New Jersey corpora tion, with a capitalization of $400,00,00 which, under its charter wos authorized to purchase and hold stocks, bonds and securit fes of other corporations, the intention bhelng to cause a majority of the stock of all threc railway companies to be transferred to tn Nontbern Secuslite ompany, and to be putrolled by it, thereby controlling the three mystems of rafllway through the medium of the Norihern Securities com- pany, suppressing competition, regulating the tariff rates and conducting the entire business of the three systyis as one cor- poration, Ince a Pronounces Scheme 1 It s further alleged that thereupon the Northern Securitles company, commenced to advertise on terms of exchanke, all the stock of the Great Northern company, and that the whole scheme 1llegal, fn vio- latlon of the law of this etate, and other states, through which the rallway lines pass, against the public laws of the United States, and of each of the places The bill also alleges that under and by virtue of the charter of the Northern Pacific Rallway company, and under the provisions of the reorganization agreement the preferred stock can only be paid for and retired out of the net surplus earnings of the Northern Pacific Rallway company, and not otherwise. That notwithstanding these provisions the directors of rald company, for the first step In carrying out their plan of trans- forring tho control of the defendant cors porew=® Lo the Northern Becurities come pany, mve served notice upou the holders