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MORGAN8 TASK FAST VANISHING
Road Will Be Operated In the Interest
of Harmony Among All Western
Railways Clash Between Banking
Interests Ends In Compromise
Now York Juno 7 Tho Proas says
Vkr K Vanderhllt or a representative
of tho Now York Central system will
sl0 elected n director of the Northern
Pacific railway Samuel McCrca a
president of tho Pennsylvania
company will enter the dlrcctorato of j
tho Atchison Topoka and Santa Fo
railway
These changes come supplementing
the election of one of J Plerpont Mor
gans partners ns a member of the di
rectorate of tho Atchison company and
thc election of W H Moore an asso
ciate of Mr Morgan as a director of
tho Rock Island They I ml I en to com
plete harmonization of the Import
ant railroad Interests of tho country
Tho clash between Important bank
ing Interests has ended In a comprom
ise and Included In the compromise
Is tho Introduction of both tho New
York Central and Pennsylvania Inter
ests Into the lines operating from
Chicago to tho Pacific coast
The elections of directors which have
taken place and those In prospect In
western lines merely are steps toward
carrying out a grand scheme of con
solidation More Important of course
among those details Is tho probable
election of W K Vanderbllt or a rep
resentative of the Vanderbllt Interests
to the directorate of tho Northern Pa
cific
Oes Moines and Fort Dodge Meeting
Des Moines June 7 Tho following
officers were elected at the annual meet
ing of the Des Moines and Fort Dodge
railway yesterday President C N
Gllmore Des Moines secretary Car
roll Wright Des Moines Tho present
board of directors was re elected with
tho exception of D N McDonald of
New York who was succeeded by W
H Stlllwcll of Davenport
GIVE THE BOERS A DRUBBING
British Column Captures a Large Quan
tity of Suppliesand Wagons
Pretoria June 7 Colonel Wilson
-with 240 of Kltc juers outs haa
surprised and routed 400 Boers belong
ling to Beyers commando 34 miles
west of Warmbaths The Boers re
6lsted stubbornly but finally broke and
fled leaving 37 dead 100 prisoners and
all their wagons and supplies includ
ing 8000 cattle In the hands of the
British The loss of the latter was
three men killed and nine wounded
Beyers main force arrived on the
scene after the action but did not at
tempt to recapture tho supplies Beyer
was thus left practically without any
transport or supplies
Brings Conspiracy Charge
Boston Juno 7 A bill in equity was
brought before the Massachusetts su
preme court yesterday by J Foreste
and John MacGinnis against A S Bige
low W J Lass and J S Blgoltw
stockholders owning a majority of the
Eoston and Montana stock and Kid
der Peabody Co The bill alleges
conspiracy by the defendants to de
spoil tho interests of the minorlt1
stockholders of Montana as represent
ed by MacGinnis and Forester
Thrown Off Train and Killed
Sidney Neb June 7 An uuidentl
fled man aged about 25 years was
thrown off tho blind baggage on pas
senger train 101 of tho Union Taclfic
last night near the Burlington viaduct
and was killed outright Threo men
havo been arrested charged with the
crime and are now in Jail Coroner
Bassett will sift what ho terms the
murder to tho bottom
Mrs McKinley No Better
Washington June 7 Dr Rixey
left the wliito house after an hour and
a half spent In attendance on Mrs Mc
Klnloy Ho said There Is no mate
rial change In Mrs McKInloya condi
tion In answer to specific Inquiries
he replied that he could not say thero
had been any perceptible improvement
Whatever during the day
Hanna Is Now a Colonel
Cleveland June 7 Senator M A
Hanna has been appointed a colonel
of the official staff of General Rassleur
commander-in-chief of the Grand Arm
of the Republic Senator Hanna waa
recenl mustered Into the Grand Army
of the Republic as a member of Me
morial post In this city
Civil Government at Cavite
Manila June 7 Commissioners
ifTaft Wright and Ido are at Cavite
establishing a provincial government
They were formally welcomed by Col
onel Goodrell and the local dignitaries
In the town hall Judge Taft spoke
outlining the commlssllons provincial
plans
Yerkes Plan Sanctioned
London June 7 A special meeting
of the district railway yesterday sanc
tioned Charles T Yerkes plan for the
Introduction of electricity as the mo
tive power of the road J S Forbps
the president Bald the work would
occupy two years
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JOINT GUARANTY IS LIKELY
Discussion at Washington Brings Out
Probable Way of Settling Indemnity
Washington Juno 7 Tho anibas
Bailors from most of tho European
countries wore In conference with
Secretary Hay yesteiday mainly o
cause It was diplomatic day which af
forded nn opportunity for discussing
tho stato of tho Chlneso negotiations
nnd the modus vlvondl concerning tho
form of paying tho Indemnity Is likely
to bo settled by n Joint nnd several
guarnnty This will bo In completo ac
cord with tho American view that
there should bo no Joint guaranty In
tho sense of binding each government
to securing tho payment of tho entire
1337000000
It will bo Joint however In the
formal aspect of being executed by all
of the powers Jointly at tho samo tlmo
and probably by the same Instrument
This Instrument doubtless will Includo
a provision by which each government
Is to assume no liability beyond tho
amount of Its own share of he Indem
nity which In tho case of the United
States Is limited to J2S000000
GERMANY COERCING POWERS
Shows a Disposition to Dictate In Set
tlement of Chinese Affairs
Peking Juno 7 The ministers have
ceased to hold meetings while making
Inquiries as to tho desires oi their
respective governments The mnjor
lty of tho ministers hold that Germany
should havo told the Chinese that nil
the powers would agroo to an Indemni
ty of 450000000 tnels at 4 per cent
Interest They also think that ho
withdrawal of Count von Waklersue
and tho German troops Bhows u desire
to force tho powers to acqulosco to
Germanys demands which they aro
not Inclined to do
Trouble between British and French
soldiers at Tien Tsln continues Brig
adier General Lome Campboll In com
mand of the British troops and tho
French commander will use tholr ut
most endeavors to prevent further
friction
BIG STEAMER ON THE ROCKS
Crew Escapes With Difficulty and Ship
and Cargo Probably Lost
St Johns N F Juno 7 Tho Ley
land steamer Assyrian from Antwerp
for Montreal with 2000 tons of cargo
went ashore off Cape Race at midnight
It has 11 feet of water In Its fore hold
and It Is likely to prove a total wreck
Its crow had great difficulty In escap
ing and reaching the shore Tho
steamer Algerian is being dispatched
to the scene of the wreck by LloydB
agents
It now seems likely that tho voyages
of the Assyrian have ended She was
running at full speed through the fog
when sho struck Cape Race and she
now lies almost a hulk on tho coast
The fog was dense and there was no
time to reduce speed She struck
tho face af the cliff and was forced
upon the outlying rocks
LIEUT TOWNLEY CONVICTED
Naval Officer Sentenced to Dismissal
From the Gervlce
Washington June 7 News has been
received here through unofficial chan
nels that Lieutenant Richard H Town
ley of the navy has been convicted by
court martial at Manila and sentenced
to dismissal from the service Tho
charge on whl h Lieutenant Townley
was court martialed was in connection
with the recent commissary Irregular
ities at Manila The sentence must be
approved by the president to become
effective
Killed at Target Practice
Falrhaven O June 7 Curtis Rob
erts superintendent of schools of Fair
haven was accidentally killed yester
day at target practice He wltfh his
sweetheart Mary Afterton and party
of young people had gone Into tho
woods to practice with a target re
volver Miss Afterton fired the first
shot and the ball striking the side of
a stump bounded off and struck Rob
erts in the side Inflicting a wound
from which he died In a few hours
Iowa and Nebraska Coal Dealers
Des Moines June 7 Ono hundred
members attended the preliminary
meeting of tho Iowa and Nebraska
Coal Dealers association held here
yesterday President T C Havens of
Omaha delivered bis annual address
and tho visitors were welcomed to Des
Moines by Mayor Hartenbower W C
Haskell of Cedar Rapids responded to
the welcome The appointment of
committees completed the days pro
gram
Iowa Masons Elect Officers
Davenport la June 7 The Iowa
grand lodge of Masons choso Dubuque
as the place for the next meeting and
elected officers as follows Grand
master L J Baker Ottumwa senior
grand warden W F Cleveland Har
lan Junior grand warden M B Low
ther Centervllle grand treasurer
Charles B Miller Sioux City grand
secretary T S Parvin Cedar Rapids
custodian C C Clark Burlington
8PARKS FROM THE WIRES
The Kentucky Federation of Wom
ens clubs Thursday voted to exclude
colored womens clubs from member
ship
Fire at Milwaukee Thursday caused
a loss of f 75000 of which f 70C00 is on
tho plant of the Wisconsin Furniture
company
George K Cumberland known to
the American stage as George W
Thompson father of the Elks is
dead In Brooklyn from blood poisoning
following an operation on bis hand
lk Weekly News Journal
NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY JUNK 7 iiOI
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Lincolns Body is Insecure from
Grave Robbers
60N MAKES AN INVESTIGATION
Is Convinced That the New Tomb at
Springfield Lacks Absolute Safety
and Will Insist Upon Immediate
Improvement
Chlcngo Juno 7 Tho Intor Ocean
prints a story saying thnt tho recent
reinterment of tho remains of Abraham
Lincoln at Springfield has beuu done
In bucIi a manner as to leave them In
a measure at tho mercy of body snatch
ers nnd that steps nro to bo taken at
onco at tho Instance of Robert T
Lincoln to have tho body placed no In
tho former monument under a liugo
block of cement where It will bo out
of the reach of any attempt at molesta
tion
Mr Lincoln somo tlmo ago gained
tho Idea Hint tho remains of his father
were not properly secured against pos
sible dosecratlon by body Bnatchurs
and determined to mako an Investiga
tion on hla own account Ho went to
Springfield In tho dlsgulso of a work
Ingtnan and spent much tlmo In nnd
around the new monument Ho camo
to tho conclusion that tho prosent loca
tion of the body loft It in a moasure
at the mercy of anybody who Bhould
desire to carry It awny particularly us
there is no watchman around tho mon
ument at night
WIND AND RAIN PREVAIL
Severe Storm In Brown County Ohio
Causes Loss of Life and Property
Ripley O Juno 7 A torrlflo rain
storm accompanied by a heavy wind
visited this section last night doing
great damage to property and causing
tho loss of a number of lives Tho
wife nnd daughter of John Hlett of
near Illott postotTlce loft here Just be
fore tho storm broke nnd are both
supposed to have been lost
Cyrus Storer was drowned in Bruna
creek near West Union Ho was over
taken by tho flood while ilHhing Kd
ward Stewart a farm laborer was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
in a field near Remington
Elmer Plane Tires of Life
Chicago Juno 7 Heir to a largo
estate of which lie did not havo the
handling I31mer E Plane son a
tormoi wealthy farmer of Independ
ence la committed suicide hero last
night The body was identified by
finding a letter In tho pockets ad
dressed to Elmer E Plane Wheaton
I11b and rltten by I C Plane a
brother of Independence la Plane
was of a roving disposition spending
most of his time In travel At the
death of his father a large portion of
his fortune was left to Elmer 13 Plane
but his brother was made bis conserva
tor and gave him money as lie required
it
Accident to Independence
Boston June 7 The Lawson yacht
Independence in her second sail trial
yesterday met with her first accident
a not very serious Jamming of the
steering gear but sufficient to stop the
trial after an hour and a half of splen
did sailing during which she attained
a speed on a rfeach of a little over throe
miles of 13 1 2 nautical miles an hour
The accident led very unexpectedly
to a most thorough test of the yachts
rigging and her big steel mast and the
result showed that it would take a
pretty severe blow to dismast tho Bos
ton yacht
Freeze Ruins Fruit Crop
Baker City Or Juno 7 Tiio cold
ost June weather for a period of 20
years has been recorded at Baker City
The mercury foil 0 degrees below tho
freezing point Ice over an Inch thick
was formed iu pools of water on tho
streets All fruit such as cherrleu
aples pears prunes and plums were
killed and all vegetables were de
stroyed So far as known growing
grain was not seriously Injured
Snow Storm In North Dakota
Jamestown N D June 7 A snow
storm occurred yesterday throughout
the central and northern portions of
North Dakota At Jamestown snow
fell two hours A similar stato of af
fairs is reported in towns on the
Jamestown Northern railroad Tho
snow quickly melted Snow fell Mate
in May 1891 but a similar occurrence
in June Is not known to have happened
Bound to Kill Someone
Urlchsvillo 0 June 7 Because he
thought he bad been unjustly fined J
P Carey a prominent business man of
this place tried to kill Mayor G W
Reed and Health Officer Dr J A Mc
Collam Falling In his purpose he
zommltted suicide
Pupil and Teacher Fatally Hurt
Cedar Falls la Juno 7 During a
hailstorm last night near Littleton
lightning struck the school house and
fatally Injured Paul Roberts a pupil
and the teacher Miss Jane Harvey
Seven other pupils were burned but
not fatally
Rev Samuel Edsall Elected
Winona Minn Juno 7 Rt Rev
Samuel Edsall D D of Fargo mis
elonary bishop of North Dakota was
elected bishop coadjutor on the first
formal ballot by the Minnesota dlo
qesaa council of Episcopalians
BROKERS CHEER SCHLEY
Rer Admlril Visits tho Maritime
Exchange In New York
New York Juno 7 Admiral W S
Schley yesterday went to tho Mnrlltmo
exchange to visit Lieutenant Com
mnnder James A Soars who was bin
flag nontenant nt tho battle of San
tiago nnd who was recently nent to
tho hydrographlo bureau of tho ox
change
The roar admiral wan asked to meet
tho members lie consented nnd tin
soon as lie appeared the brokers sur
rounded him eheerojl themselves
hoarse and asked for n speech Tills
Admiral Schloy declined to do but
said ho would bo pleased to shako
hands with everybody If ho were nl
lowed to go This caused more cheer
ing and when It subsided somo ono
shouted Whats tho matter with
Sampson
The ndmlral roplled Nothing ho
Is a gallant o fll cor and a good man
This was greeted with moro cheern
nnd the uproar became bo great that
Home ono Jokingly telephoned to tho
police station that a riot wan In prog
ress In tho Maritime oxchnugn The
police escorted the admiral who was
laughing by this time to nafety but
only after ho had shaken hands all
nrolind
KENNEDY DEFENSE THEORY
Attorney for the Accused Woman
Gives Outline of Caao
Knnsas City June 7 Lulu Prince
Kennedy listened yesterday to halt a
dozen witnesses roclto tho dotulls of
her killing of her husband Philip II
Kennedy hardly moving a muscle or
showing a partlclu of emotion Later
without apparent cnusc she bowed her
head and cried but only for a few mo
ments
In Btnttng Us Bldo of tho caao At
torney Nearlng for the deteiiho said
that they would aliow that Kennedy
had ruined Lulu Prince that lie refused
to live with her and then Insane from
worry and remorse sho committed tiio
act of murder
Prosecutor Hadloy arguing In re
buttal declared tho stato would show
that Kennedy was not responsible for
tho womans ruin that Mrs Kennedy
had Biistainod improper relations with
other men long beforo she had met
Kennedy and almost up to tho tlmo of
her marriage
NEXT YEAR AT DES MOINE8
G A R Encampment at Dubuque De
cides on Future Place of Meeting
Dubuque la Juno 7 Tho stato
Grand Army of tho Republic encamp
ment yesterday decided to meet at Des
Moines noxt year Officers elected
wore Commander George Motzger
Davenport senior vice commander M
H Byors Glenwood Junior vlco com
mander H M Pickle Dos Moines
medical director Dr T G Maxwell
Keokuk chaplain William Klinefelter
Center Point
The encampment closed last night
with tho Installation of officers Eight
een delegates aud IS alternates to tho
national encampment were chosen
These wore appointed council of ad
ministration D W McElroy Keo
kuk William Dean Tipton O L God
frey Des Moines G H Welsh Boone
W II Barker Sioux City
EIGHT MILITIAMEN ON TRIAL
Charge of Insubordination Will Be
Pressed Promptly
Lincoln June 7 Tho eight militia
men who disobeyed tho orders of their
commanding olllcor at tho state peni
tentiary on May 23 will be tried on tho
charge of insubordination as Boon as
a military court of discipline can be
organized All company F men who
como under the charge will be tried in
this city probably in the military de
partment at tho stato house and tho
other recalcitrant who Is a member ot
company E will bo given a trial beforo
a different court to be summoned to
gether at Wilbor
Dies From Overdose of Morphine
St Joseph June 7 J C Frazler
business man of Atchison Kan
brother of F A Frazier cashier of
the First National bank of that city
died at Ensworth hospital In this city
last night from an ovordoso of mor
phine Nothing was found In his
pocketa that would lead to his Iden
tity Another brother R P Frazler
who for many years was credit man for
the Steele Walkor Wholesale Gro
cery company committed suicide here
two years ago by taking morphine
aoit Hits Jail Cage
LaCronse Wis Juno 7 Lightning
yesterday caused a panic at tho county
Jail The bolt struck a tree near the
structure and then entored tho Jail
cage and played havoc with tho iron
and steel work Many of tho prisoners
were felled to the floor hut none seri
ously injurod
Actor Attempts Suicide
Cleveland Juno 7 Horace Pell a
member of a theatrical stock com
pany playing here attempted suicide
by shooting yesterday at his hotel
Ho is iZ years of ago and his home
is in Now York Insomnia Is supposed
to havo led 10 tho act Pells condition
is critical
Two Drop Dead In Sallna
Sallna Kan Juno 7 William Mc
Cord an old soldier and old settlor
of central Kansas dropped dead in a
livery barn He had just returned
from driving tno hearso at the burial
of a comrade Joseph Penflold who
came here recently from Canada also
dropped dead la the street
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