TIIK NORFOLK NKWS : FRIDAY , NOVKMBKll \ , \ 1901. Northwestern Situation Put In to Definite Shape , SECURITIES COMPANY FOKMGD. Concern With Four Hundred Million Incorporated nt Trenton , N. J. , to Tnlce Up the Vast Durdcn North ern Pacific Stock to Do Retired. Mow York. Nov. lit. There were two Import nut developments In tlm riillumil situation In the nortlnvoHt cuiil both tended to conllrm tlio o\lnt- Jlltf hollof tllllt II IllUll llUHlH Of HOltlo- iiu'iit of tlio content for the control of tlio Northern I'aellle had boon dollnlto- ly agreed to. Klnnl ratlllcntlonii of tlilw agreement will hi Ing Into exist ence tlio greatest anil moHt effective < xumplo of community of ItitoroHt Idon na niiiillcil to rallroiul nyHtoni9 of the country. Tlio Ilt-Ht of tlio ilovolop- incuts watt tlio Incorporation at Trenton - ton of the Noilliprn Soeurltloii com pany , with a capital utoek of $ lno- 000.000 , ami the Hocond was the unan- InuittH adoption by the Northern Pix- rifle dlrcetrrs of a resolution provid ing lor the retlieinent at p.ir of tlio fomp.uiy's preferred stock on .Ian. 1. anna. As Iho control of the Burlington road by Iho ( .real Noilbein Norlhein Pacific Interests , lollowed by the ntrugglo for Northoin I'acllle shares , c-aiwod the affair which reached a Bottlomont yesterday , the disposition of the Burlington naturally In an In- foresting intention. In that regard the Journal of Commerce says thut the Durllngton IB to ho restored by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern , who now own It , to a practically Inde pendent basis and enjoy full and free tnxlllc eonnoctlons with nil KB connec tions. This Indopundonco is to bo se cured by a lease by the present own ers to a now company formed for the purpose. This IB the Chicago , Bur- 'llngton nnil Qulncy "Railway com Tiany , " Incorporated under thd laws of Jowa , with a 'capital ' of ? 100.000,600 , The lease will bo announced after the mooting ; of tho1 bid Burlington company today , but it' Is supposed that they will fully protect thq Qrcat Northern and' ' No'rthorn Pacific In tholr gunrantdo of the bonds b'y' ' 'which ' the Burlington wan purchased. The Tlmos quotas 'a member of 'J. iT. Morgan1 & 'Co. , as 'fbUowst "Tho ngrcomcnt now readied Is perfect , In that there Is an understanding that will protect the Union Pacific , Bur llngton , Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads. It will , maintain the interests of each and provojit any of them from Interfering with the > othors. " Ono of the heads of the ITarrlman syndicate declared that the agreement meant that hereafter no Important matter could bo pushed to a conclu elon without the knowledge and us > cent of the Union Pacific Interests. Another representative of the liar rlnmn Interests mndo the following statement : "Tho Union Pacific Inter ests are entirely satisfied with the agreement. We bellovo this settle ment recognizes to the fullest the claim on which the Union Pacific eought a voice In the management of the Burlington. This agreement clamps the situation In the northwest - west with the final seal of harmony. It means that actual community of In terests will prevail among the roads In the northwest and that there will i r > t ' 1)0 no further disturbances of the 'financial world from that source at least. " [ " FAMINE OF FREIGHT CARS. .Roads Centering In Chicago Swamped With Orders. * .y Chicago , Nov. 14. Between 15,000 .nml 20,000 freight cars arc needed for Immediate use by the railways centering In Chicago. Not since 1885 has the freight car shortage been so great as It is at present. Not a day passes that the roads do not refuse largo amounts of tonnage because of their Inability to obtain tho'cars In Trhlch to haul the freight. Ordorn have been issued by every line hero prohibiting cars from going off their own lines nnd every effort Is being Tnade to have cars unloaded at destl- 'nation with the least possible delay. , Light From Decayed Meat. Providence , Nov. 14. Light from decayed meat is the greatest discov ery that may startle the scientific world. Professor Gorham of Brown university claims ho has succeeded In extracting from an overripe porter house steak sufficient illumination to enable him to take photographs of laboratory apparatus. Professor Gor ham is seeking to find an artificial light In which the element of heat Is not contained and believes ho is on the road to definite results. National Prison Association Adjourns Kansas City , Nov. 14. After hav ing been In session four days , the con Kress of the National Prison associa tlon adjourned last night to meet in Philadelphia next October. The dele gates to this congress say that this is the most successful meeting they have over had. A largo attendance marked the mooting last night. Pro fessor F. W. Blackmnr of the Univer sity of Kansas delivered an address on "The Jail as a Crime Breeder. " Shot by Jealous Husband. Omaha , Nov. 14. Charles Johnson n railway employe , was shot in tlio right leg early this morning by Henry Arff , a saloonkeeper at Forty-fourth and Center streets. Trouble had been brewing between the two- men foi eoino time , Arff charging that Johnson Avas too attentive to Mrs. Arff. .e Munonn MYSTERY. Klllhg of Two Women Evidently the \Vofl < of the Same Perron. KvnniVlllo. Im' . . Nov. 13. The my - ( cry of the two miiidciB near thlH city yoKtordny icmtiliin unsolved , The fact * thiilin. . ' * ! tinlclluiH wore wom en , tl-nl bnth we if killed In the Mitino manner ami e\Ideally by Iho wantf permm ml ( In to the niHtery. The body of Mm. ( loorula Ualley was found mtir the elly lieHldo a pub- lie highway. Thorn were linger niarkB on the Ihnmt. The neck wan btoken. The Huppimlllon IH Ilia' the woman was choked to death by someone In n buggy and then , when ho fell out , her nock was broken. There were ovIdciieoH of the body having been dragged HOIIIO dlHlanco and thrown Into a ditch. A mile outHldo the city , but In an opposite ilheetlon , the body of Miss Lena Homier was dlHcovered by noarohorH. Her Miroat also bore lin ger nmrliH. showing the manner of death Hlmllnr to that of Mm. Italley. The HlmllarltlcH of HICHO two miir- dein to two othei-H In this city during the last three yearn forum another titrango hidden' of the ease. In April , I8 ! > 8. Mrs. Mary Stork went buggy riding with a stranger. The next moinlug her dead body was found In a dlleh. The man who took her Ilfo WIIH never ( Uncovered. In April , tlm following year , Ml n Kleler of KliciTohl , Ind. , while visit ing hero Riiddenly dlHiippcnrcif. Her body was found weighted down In a ereek the Mlowlng month. Joseph D. Keith , a \ \ -alUiy former , will bo hanged next Friday for the crime. HOLDS WIFE GUILTLESS. Rcthbun Denlen That .Woman Wan In on Insurance Plot. Louisville. Nov. 11. Newell C. Hathhun , who was arrested here on suspicion of having caused the death ot , Joffommvlllc , Ind. , of Charles Goodman , \\lio was found dead In a hotel In that city last Thursday , death having resulted , It Is supposed , from laudanum poisoning , Is now In Clark county ( Ind. ) Jail on a charge of murder' . Under Instructions from the war department at Washington , Hath- bun. who Is a deserter from the Unit ed States army , was last evening turn oil over to the Indiana authorities and taken across the river. The other features of the case were the decision of the authorities to have the body of the supposed Goodman removed to Jofforponvlllo from Little Rock for an autopsy and Identification and the refusal of the local authorities to send rttitlihtin to Little .lldek to testify at the coroner's Inquest over the corpse that was shipped there. In the jail at JefferHonvlllo Kathhun was asked whether his wife at Little Hook was Implicated In the plot to collect the liiRimmco. After several moment's silence , ho replied : "No , there was nobody In It at Llttlo Rock. " PUTS BULGARIANS AT EASE. Dickinson's Course Absolves Them From Ransom Responsibilities. Washington , Nov. 14. Such official Information as comes to the state de partment from Sofia and Constantinople ple is confirmatory of the press re ports of Air. Dickinson's negotiations witn tno uuigarian government touch ing Miss Stone's case. It is bollovcd the consul general's efforts to secure Miss Stone's release by negotiations with the brigands , without interfer ence by the Bulgarian government , will bo successful. It Is appre hended , however , that through his declination to permit the Bulgarian government to exert its pollco author ity to effect the capture of the kid napers , Mr. Dickinson may have ab solved that government from any legal liability on account of the amount of money which must bo paid over as ransom to secure Miss Stone's release. EARTHQUAKE IN UTAH. People Seek Safety In Streets , Ex pecting Houses to Collapse. Salt Lake , Nov. 14. Specials to the Herald from various points In south ern Utah give meager accounts of a severe earthquake shock shortly after 9130 o'clock last night. The shock , which lasted fully 30 seconds In some places , created consternation among the Inhabitants. The Vibrations were northeast to southwest. So far as reported no loss of life and compara tively little damage to property re sulted. At Oasis , In Mlllard county , people rushed into the streets , expecting tholr homes to collapse.- At Beaver , in Beaver county , the shock damaged the county court house and a number of residences. A slight shock was felt in this city at 9:25 : p. m. Mistaken for Deer and Shot. Duluth , Minn. , Nov. 14. J. K. Mc Lean of Minneapolis was accidentally killed while hunting In Lake county yesterday and the shot that tore through him came within a foot of killing Attorney General W. H. Doug lass of Minnesota , who was present. McLean and several friends were hunting and were Joined by General Douglass. Other members of the party strayed off and Douglass and McLean sat on a log to rest. George Jontson , a settler , came along in the woods and mistaking McLean's fur cap for a doer , shot and killed him. Single Statehood Convention. Muscogee , I. T. , Nov. 14. Five bun- drod delegates have arrived from In dian territory towns to attend the single statehood onventlon hero to day. Preparations have been made to entertain 50u more from Oklahoma. Pblltlclans are on the fence , but busi ness Interests favor statehood with Oklahoma as quickly as possible. C'/cr One Hundred Casualties AlongBritish ; Coast. NO LINER3 AMONG TNC LOST. Wrcckn of Small Craft Reported From All Along the Scacoaet Floods and Gales Continue With Unabated Fury In Great Britain. London , Nov. 11. The gale which has been swooping over Cieat Britain and Ireland for the pii t two days continues unabated at many coast polntH. Over the Welsh lowlands Iho toircntla ! r.iliiH aio Increasing , caus ing dltmstioiiH lloodH. Itoporln of wrecks and eauualtlon continue to How In. The death llHt , made up of IhreoH and fours , lias an aggregate of over 100. The Norwegian bark Inga , Captain Olson , has been completely vreekod at Tynemoiith , imd 1 ( ! mombeis of her crew have been lost. A Fieneh bark Hruck ! off Ilendon. Nineteen "of the crow weio drowned. The lovemio cutter Active has been wrecked In the Firth of Forth. Twen ty-three of Its crew were diowned and throe were tuned. The KwedlHh bnik Trio wan driven tiHhoio at West llalepoot , Durham , and was broken up 'I luce of her crow were washed ashoio alive , while the remaining seven were drowned In sight of thoumunlH of spectators , pow- orloHH to help them , all attempts at rescue with rocKotB canj/lng llfcsav- Ing lines having failed. TONTINE INVESTORS GO TO LAW. Receiving No Diamonds , They De mand Receiver for the Company. Grand Island , Neb. , Nov. 14. George L. AugtlBtlne , Albert EtUng and August Glade , holders of con tracts In the Security Tontlno Invest ment company of this city , have filed in the district court a petition asking for the appointment of a receiver for the company. The Security Tontlno Investment company is ono of the diamond'con tract concerns which presented to the public the possibilities of making largo profits very quickly. The pe tltlonors allege that there arc 75 con1 tracts now duo and fully paid up and that the officers of the company are unable to distribute ( ho diamonds or the equivalent thereof ; that there are about $5,000 on hand and ofllco furni ture and fixtures to the value of $100. BRISK BRUSH WITH REBELS. Cavalry Troop Encounters Four Hun dred Insurgents In Rifle Pits. Manila , Nov. 14. Captain Hart- man's troop of the First cavalry sur prised 400 insurgents nt Buan , in Batangas province , southwestern Lu zon. Half of the insurgents were armed with rifles. They wore prepared - pared foi ° nn attack and were In rifle pits. The cavalry attacked the Insur gents on the flank , killing 1C of them , wounding five and capturing nine rifles. The Insurgents broke and ran , the cavalry pursuing them. Two largo boat loads of arms are reported to have been landed on the southern part of the Batanzas peninsula and taken to Durangan. Battle With Outlaws. Guthrlo , O. T. , Nov. 14. A pitched battle was fought yesterday between deputy sheriffs and citizens on ono Bldo and a band of outlaws on the other near Plokce , a village of Kay county. The officers state the out laws to bo some of the escaped pris oners from Leavenworth. The battle was the rOsult of an attempt made by the outlaws , who were masked , to steal several horses In that neighbor hood. Several of the combatants are reported wounded. Officers In nil sec tions of Oklahoma have boon notified and the escape of the gang seems Im possible. Burns Ballot Box. Scale , Ala. , Nor. 14. S. W. Pep pers , returning officer for Crawford precinct , while en route to Scale with the ballot box containing the returns of the recent election , was held up at the point of a revolver and the bal lot box taken from him. The high wnyman wore a mask and his Iden tlty is unknown. Ho retreated to the woods nearby , where a search later revealed the ashes and pieces of the ballot box and papers , which had been burned. This Is a capital offense In this state. Lunatic Ends His Life. Omaha , Nov. 13. The body of Peter Miller , an insane man , was found In a piano wagon in the rear of 1915 Cali fornia street with a rope around his neck and several ragged wounds in his head , inflicted with a hatchet Miller Is the man who , two months ago , trled , to kill himself at Platts mouth by cutting his throat with a knife. Did Not Know It Was Loaded. Hastings , Nob. , Nov. 14 , Steve Faber bor , a farmer living southwest of Juniata , while cleaning and oiling the locks of his shotgun , the weapon was discharged , the charge literally tear ing away the left arm of his 18- month s-old child and stray shots seri ously and probably fatally wounding his wife. It was a case of "didn't know It was loaded. " * Mew York Canals to Close. Albany , N. Y. . Nov. 14. Superin tendent Partridge of the state depart ment of public works yesterday Is sued an order that all the canals of the state bo closed for navigation at midnight. Saturday , Nov 30 , unless sooner close * ! by Ico. BUFFALO DILL'S TOWN. People of Cody Celebrate Coming of Flrit Train In True Western Style. Cody , Wy. , Nov. 11.-Cody , the baby town In llulfalo Mill' * bailiwick , In the heart of the 1)1 ) < Morn basin , ban made lln debut. It UHH brought out by the moHt unique paily ever HOOII In the Htato , given In Ittt honor by I'a ' god father , Colonel William F. Cody , as- Blttted by tx neoro of notable poisons. The first train to connect the new city of the basin with the outslilo world arrived at 10 o'clock In the morning. It nmdo the run over the K10 inllcB of the Burlington's now track , from Tolucn , MOM. , In good ( lino. In the party were Colonel William F. Cody , Senator Clark of Wyoming , Major IlusHoU , Deadwood ; Major Mo- Cormlck and Colonel Geary , Oklahoma City ; Colonel Nlclile , Wyoming stnto land board ; Ilev. needier , North Platte ; First regiment band , Billings. Mon. , and 50 representatives of the Slourc tribe of Indians , under Chief Iron Tall and Chief Burking Horse. A grand procession was foruiod on the nrrlwil of the first train. Amid the booming of cannon and the blare of the first brass band over heard In the Big Horn basin , Judge L. F. Iloiix , first mayor of Cody , welcomed the founder of the town and hlo friends. Fifty buildings , mostly of recent growth , weio almost hidden In buntIng - Ing , and the rest of local color was supplied by the Indiana. As the pin- cosision of Indians , real bioncho busters , notable visitors , lair daugh ters of the Big Horn mountains , meaj- urod Itu length for more than a milo through the town , 'every human and mechanical nolso producer became busy and Buffalo Bill know that ho was at home. Ho remarked to Colonel Nlcklo of the state land board : "I've led a few processions In my life , but never one of which I was so proud as this. " Feasting and toasting the health of the now city quickly followed the pa rade. A hearty welcome and plenty of all that cheers were waiting Tor all. There was the greatest wild game barbecue over spread In this part of the wcat , Elk , white and blacktall doer , cub bear , antelope and abundant trimmings , were served. In the evening the debutante-town was Conventionally presented to the unconvcntlbnal assemblage by a grand ball. The Inaugural march was led by Colbnel Cody. Major aicCormlck , assisted by Chief Iron Tail and Chief Bucking Horse. YEOMEN REVISE THEIR 'LAWS. Propose to Extend Jurisdiction to Practically All of North America. DCS Molnes , Nov. 14. The second day of the national conclave of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen was occupied with the r.cport of the law committee , revising the constitu tion and Increasing the Jurisdiction of the order to Include the whole of the United States and Canada with the ex ception of the cities of Boston , New York and Chicago and a strip 200 miles In width along the coast. The proposition to make DCS Molnes the permanent headquarters , and to ap propriate $75.000 from the reserve fund for a building was also pre sented. University Football. Lincoln , Nov. 14. The football teams of the University of Nebraska and University of Kansas meet on the Lincoln gridiron on Saturday , the IGth inst. The strong fight put up by the Nebraskans against the Wisconsin team at Milwaukee , and tlio terrible thrashing they gave the Missourlans at Omaha last week means that the attendance at the coming game will run Into the thousands. The Kansas team has steadily shown Its Increas ing strength and the battle will be ono of the best of the season. The Bur lington road has set the pace for bringing the crowds by making a rate of one and one-third for the round trip from points within 55 miles of the capital. Deficit In Missionary Fund. Plttsburg , Nov. 14. The annual meeting of the general missionary committee of the Methodist Episcopal church opened nt Christ church , 'this city , yesterday with 18 bishops and 43 out ( if 50 delegates present. Bishop C. C. McCabe presided. The 'treas urer's report showed a total of $1,233- 18n.50 , with a total expenditure of $1,279,930.60. wfth the deficiency from last year the total deficiency now amounts to $1(33,983.46. ( With re gard to the state of the 20th century fund it was announced that the in come had been $14,560.53 and the dls bursoments $ GS96. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The proposed railway from Dawson to the Klondike mines will be built next summer. Mrs. Mary A. Blckerdyke , the fa mous army nurse , was burled at Galesburg - burg , Ills. , Tuesday. Lord Kitchener reports 63 Boers killed. 105 wounded and 104 taken prisoner since Nov. 4. Captain Kldd's directions for n > dIng - Ing his burled treasure were found among old papers In "Boston. Now York Central locomotive No. 999 , once the fastest In the world , will hereafter haul a milk train. Five men were rescued after a night passed * In the rigging of a wrecked ship near Vineyard Haven , afnss. Secretary Long Intends to send Rear Admiral Hobley D. Evans out to the Asiatic station to bo second offi cer In command. Boslo Lambert , aged 16 years , was given ono year In the county Jail by a jury In the criminal court at Kansas City Wednesday for killing Phillip Hauensteiu at Washington park last May. Jcffiur- and Ruhlin T rc Onlj Light Training. THEIR CONDITION 13 PEf.FECT Both Fighters Examined by Phynl clano , Who Pronounce Them to Bt In Superb Shape for the Dattle Jeff a Strong Favorite In Betting. San Francisco , Nov. 14. While In terest glows in the fight , the odds nro still 10 to I , and theio IB nbt oven tin- color of lluhlln money to be seen. The champion and the Akron giant fiat on thrones today at tholr respect ive quarters , the cynosure of ndmlrlnp throngs. At Huhlln's training place It wan all Huhlln , and at Jeftrics' It was all for the Los Angeles boy. Both nvn have practically ended their preparation lor the contest. A slight touch hero and there was r.ll that they gave themselves In the way of finishing off their work. This morning's short rambles will bo the last they will take , and tomorrow will HCO thc-Tii in the hands of their trainers nn l rubbers , keying up the tension on t-vory muscle of their big bodies. Ilany Corbelt , nho will act as ref eree , said Hint the public could bo as sured of ono thing so far as ho was concerned , and that was that the men would light fiom the time they went Into the ring until ono or the other is declared victor. "There is to bo no hugging in clinches , " was the way ho expressed himself. Two San Francisco physicians ex amined Jeffries yesterday just as he finished his road work and they pro nounced him to bo in superb condi tion. His heart , action was strong and regular , which , taken with the health of his other organs , Indicated to their minds the possession of an ability to go to the limit of'human ' endurance. Andthor physician said the same things about Ruhlin. He found his pulse to' be 46 , which the medical man declared to be ui marvel. The champion's pulse Is regular at 50. Billy Delaney , acting for Jeffries , has made arrangements with the San Francisco Athletic club to bring about a meeting , between himself and Slmrkey In this city in the event of the champion beating Ruhlln. UNEARTH SCHOOL OF CRIME. Junk Dealer and Nine Small Boys Ar rested at Chicago. Chicago , Nov. 14. An alleged "school of crime , " with nine small boys as members and James Kolls , a junk dealer , as captain , has been dis covered hi the ghetto. Kolls , with nil nis boys , was arrested last night. Warrants wcro sworn out at the time for several junk dealers who were said to have bought the stolen goods Whip In fiand , Kolis is charged by t\ui of the hoys , who have nuuto con- femtlons , with having forced thorn to steal. They ay he would not allow them to go to Hohool , that ho threat ened to kill them If they butrnyed him. and that sometimes ho would glvo them tovolvers and tell them to shoot anybody who caught them while on tholr thieving expeditions. " " Turf War in Proopect. Louisville , Nov. 11. The Courier- Join nnt says : Louisville last night WUB the Htorni center In the war be tween the Western Jockey club and the Amerjcan Turf congress. An Im portant conference was hold at Sol- bach's hotel , which was secret , but It can bo stated that Indications point to war to the knife between these two- bodies. The Western Jockey club will hold Its annual mooting In Chicago cage on Jan. It , and It has Invited representatives of the turf congress to bo present on that day to try to set tle the differences between these two racing bodies. Igleslas Still In Jail. San Juan , P. II. , Nov. II. Santiago IgleolaH , who was sent to Porto Rico by the American Federation of Labor to organize the worklngmon of the Island and who was ariested on arriv ing hero last week on a ciiargo of con spiracy , has not yet answered flic message tiom Mr. Oompers as to the cause of his detention. Ho la with holding 'his reply until tomorrow , awaiting the attoinoy general's an swer to his petition to Governor Hunt to be icleased on his own rccog- ni/ance. lie is still in jail. Lead Producers to Confer. Now York" , Nov. 14. According to the Herald great interest is centered in the conference between the lead producers of Colorado , Utah and Ida ho and the officials of the American Smelting and Refining company , to take place In this ilty In the week of Nov. 20 , as the problem of cutting prices'or ' limiting the output will be decided. It has bdcn stated that there is an overproduction of lead , and as n result a big surplus Is being carried by the' smelting company. ' Death of Wealthy lowan. Hampton , la. , Noy. 14. L. P. Jol- den , president of the Franklin County bank and one of tii'e ' wealthiest citi zens here , died yesterday. He vas ; formerly of Chicago and was major of the Eighty-eighth Illinois In tlie war- of the rebellion. FJght OVer Dakota Wheat. Sioux City , Nov. 14. During a quar rel over some wheat at Letcher , S. p. , yesterday Philip Baer shot A. D. Klngsbury three times with a shotgun. Klngsbury will die. Baer Is under- arrest. the i'vrninhnlntor. Mrs. Hawkins I saw your husband today in a bicycle suit. 1 didn't think you'd lot him ride. Mrs. Strongmlnd My dear , that was not a bicycle suit , although it might properly be called a "wheeling suit. " You see , 1 want him to be appropriately - ly garbed when ho takes baby for an- airing. Philadelphia Press. .TRY THE. . . . . Daily News Job Department . .FOR , FINE COMMERCIAL > i i \ 'i . ' I ' V * ' ! IT PRINTING THE COLUMBIA PfCTO1 . . . Union Pacific R. R. Co. . . RIVER. Oregon Sbort Line R. H. Co Oregon & Navigation R.R. Co . One Hundred and Fifty Miles Along the Columbia River by Daylight. 14 Hours Quicker to PfJ3fj ( ] [ | [ Via THE UNION PACIFIC THAN BY ANY OTHER LINE. THREE TRAINS DAILY FROM OMAHA. J. B. ELSEFFER , Agent.