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Five States Represented at Helena Meeting. I ILL FIGHT RAILWAY MERGER. Governor Van Snnt of Minnesota Out lines Objects of the Conference Attorney - j torney Generals Accompany Execu tives White Does Not Attend. lloleu Mou. , Dec. HI. No action wan tulion yvHlotdny at the inoulliiK rf thu governors and nllornuy generals of the northwest states called to eon- ulilor plans for oppoalng the pioposed consolidation of the Northern Paclllc , Grout Northern and Burlington rail- vuy systems. Kroin the dUcuHalon at the nivettiiK , however , Jt Is eoiiH'.doral probable that the plnn of Governor Van Snnt of Minnesota will bo In dorsed by the oxocutlvoH of the other ntntoii who were present and that the light iiKalnst the railroad consolidation will bo carried to a finish. What thin jilan Is , Governor- Van Hunt infused to Htnto until the mooting today shall have taken action. The meetings were hold In Governor Toolo's private olllce , and behind closed doors. There voro present besides Governor Toolo ami Attorney General Donovan of Mon tana , Governor Van Snnt and Attomoy General Douglass of Minnesota , Gov- wrnor llerreld and Attorney General J'ylo of South Dakota , Governor Hunt and Attorney General Martin of Idaho and Attorney General Strntton of Washington , Governor MuHrldb of that Htuto not being able to bo present on account of the death of Governor Rog- era. Governor Whlto of North Dakota won also oxpuctod to attend the con * feronco , and In fact had telegraphed Governor Van Saint that ho would bo present. In a later telegram , how ever , ho stated that It was Impossible for him to attend the meetings. The mooting was organized by the election of Governor Van Sant as chairman and Attorney General Mar tin of Idaho us secretary. Governor IVan Sant made a brief speech In re- Rani to the objects of the mooting , Klvlng a brief history of the proposed railway combination and the effect lie believed It would have on the stales affected. "Tho state of Minnesota , " said the novornor , "has hntl on her statute books for more than 25 years laws prohibiting the consolidation In any way of parallel and competing lines of railway. It has been the settled .policy of our state to maintain n free , open and unrestricted competition in Irclght and passenger rates. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific 3lailway companies operate- parallel and competing lines of railway within the state. It baa been announced that Mr. Hill and his assistants have obtained the control of the Northern 3'aclHc Railway company and Intend to operate the same jointly with the .Great Northern , and , In effect , bring about a consolidation by removing all competition and all rivalry between these roads. To this end the North cm securities company was organized in New Jersi > v to acquire a controlling amount of the stock of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Rail- .roaxl companies In exchange for Its own stock and it is through the com pany that the unity of management and control is to bo effected. As soon as this fact became known to me , I rfelt it my duty as governor to do everything In my official power to op pose the consolidation of these proper ties within the state of Minnesota. I liavo been informed that the states which you gentlemen represent as governors and attorneys general have statute laws similar to those of the state of Minnesota and that this was a question in which our state was not alone Interested. Acting upon this belief , I took the liberty of asking for this conference of governors and attorneys general of the various states through which these two roads pass , believing that all such states were equally Interested In maintaining the principle heretofore assorted in the Btnte of Minnesota and reasserted here In Its objection to this consolidation. " RESTRAINS STOCK RETIRING. Holder of Common Endeavors to Pre vent Withdrawal of Preferred. Minneapolis , Dec. 31. Judge Elliott of the district court of Hennopln coun ty yesterday granted a temporary order dor restraining the officers of the Northern Pacific Railroad company from retiring the preferred stock of that company. The order was Issued on the application of Peter Power ol New York , who holds 100 shares of the common stock. It was supposed that the failure of the action brought In the New York courts by holders of preferred stock cleared away the last obstacle to the retirement ofho pre ferred on Jan. 1 , leaving the Hill In terest In control of the road through its majority of the common stock. It Is Inferred , although it does not so appear , that the present action Is brought in behalf of the Harrlmnn In terest to .prevent . control passing out of Us hands for another year , or until the legal standing of the Northern So- turlties company Is settled. HIM Is Scheduled to Tnlk. Fargo , N. D. , Dec. 31. President J J. Hill of the Great Northern is to make an address Jan. 8 to the Trl- State Grain Growers' and Stockmen's convention here , and it Is anticipated that he may make some remarks on the "merger" that will be of Inter est to the general public. Ho is ex pected to make some official declara tions of his Intentions and the futuio plans of the roads In the northwest. LOOKS FOR GREAT UPHEAVAL. Missionary Soys China Is Preparing for a Great War. New Vorli , Dec. 31. Charleu F. Gammon , wipeilntcndont of colpor teurs for the American Hlblo society In northern China , writ on to the so- cloty concerning the present situa tion in the Chinese einplie IIH follown : "Wlillo nt sliuiiKhal 1 obsorvml that lh Chinese government was openly violating the movlnloiiH of the proto col. TJio great empire would shako off European domination. Thousands of boatloads of small iinnn and ammu nition were passing weekly up the Yang Tan Klang and tno arsenals wore being enlarged and worked night and day. For centuries China him been making repeated attempts to expel foreigners , each time profiling by pa HI experience , each tlmo with more pow er and HUCCCHH , each tlmo bettor equipped ' " > d hotter planned. It In now preparing IIH never bofoio , buying vim ! , quantities ! of superior woaponn and rcorKtuilzIiiK ltH armies on u cor rect hiiBln. Therefore , the next at tempt will ho In force and terrible in execution. It will result in a universal upheaval ( ( nil ( ho final dlHiuumberment of the umpire at a terrible cost. " SERIOUS RELIGIOUS RIOTS. Constables Arc Driven Into the Church and Forced to Surrender. London , Dee. 31. The Island of l.owls has been the HCOIIO of serious religious riots , arising from the union of the free and the united churches of Scotland. The Islanders refused to countenance the alliance , and when the minister of Ness joined the united church they locked him out of his church. A strong force of pollcu was sent over from the mainland to open the doors , whereupon the Ulandors congregated and , throwing volleys of stones at the constables , drove thorn Inside the building and bombarded them with /ocks until they capitulated and agreed to leave the Island. Every" member of the police detachment was more or leas' seriously wounded. It is probable that a detachment of troops will bo sent to subdue the rioters. Killed In Mine Explosion. South McAlestor , I. T. , Dee. 31. W. R. Bishop and C. Holmes , miners , wcro killed in an explosion at Ola , a min ing camp near hero , in contract mine No. 3 yesterday. Six others wcro dan gerously burned. It Is thought the minors wont over the deadline that Is drawn as u warning to the miners of the presence of gas. Shows Little Trace of Illness. London , Dec. 31. King1 Edward and Queen Alexandra wont to Sandring- ham yesterday afternoon. Owing to the recent Illness of her majesty largo crowds lined the route to the railroad station. The queen looked alert and bright and showed little trace of illness. Kentucky Terror Killed. Olob , A. T. , Dec. 31. Robert II. Hatflcld , ono of the Kentucky clan , has been shot and killed at the Troy mining camp , in the Plnal mountains. Ills slayer was Deputy Sheriff Dovlno , who bore a warrant for his arrest on a charge of wlfo beating. German-Venezuelan Dispute. London , Dec. 31. Most of the morn ing papers comment upon the gravity of the German-Venezuelan dispute. They are generally agreed that Ger many is not anxious to provoke coin- plications and will be careful not to rutllo American susceptibilities. More Talk of War. Berlin , Dec. 31. The Tageblatt prints a double loaded cable dispatch from Washington setting forth that the principal military and naval au thorities there consider that war be tween the United States and Germany sooner or later is Inevitable. Naval Demonstration Postponed. Caracas , Dec. 31. It can bo said upon excellent authority that Ger many's contemplated naval demonstra tlon against certain Venezuelan ports will bo postponed until the gormlna tlon of the present revolution against President Castro. Boers Release Their Prisoners. London , Dec. 31. The war office Is sued a further list of the casualties at Zeofonteln , showing that 50 men were wounded and that 246 were made prisoners. The latter have all been released. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Only minor Interests in the Danish West Indies are opposed to their sale to the United States. John Dover and Mrs. Grace Fallls were drowned Monday while skating on the Milan ( Ind. ) Ice pond. Several cases of smallpox have ap peared in the state institution for feeble minded at , Lincoln , Ills. The fight between Senators Hanna and Foraker for control of the Ohio legislature is growing fierce. A Japanese boarding house near Steveston , B. C. , was washed away by the seai and 20 persons wore drowned The emperor of China Is nearlng Peking. Ho will return to the capita through 12 miles of kneeling troops The steamship St Paul had the roughest passage In Its history * on its last trip from Southampton. It was buffeted by winds , waves and * rain a ! the way over. Judge Settle has refused to grant the injunction asked for by W. Scott Miller of Louisville ngainst Mr , Gunter to force the latter to rellnqulsl the management of Mammoth cave , Chicago police discovered clothing discarded by the missing Frank Ely Rogers and his aunt at a railway sta tlon In North Evanston. It is believed the boy Is masquerading as a girl. THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY 3 , UH)2. ) Head of Big Grain Firm ] Suc cumbs to Pneumonia. PASSES AWAY IN CH.'CAGO. Contracted a Cold on Dec. 20 , Which Developed Into Pneumonia Largest Owner of Elevators In the Country. Potent Figure on Ooard of Trade. o , Doc. 31 , Frank II. Pcavoy , ono of llio best known grain men la the country , tiled hero yesterday or iniounionla , aged R2 years. Mr. Pea'- vuy on ino to Chicago from hlH homo In Minneapolis nearly two weeks ago on a business trip. Ho was in his UBiial perfect health , hut Due. HO ho conti acted 11 cold and that night look to lilB bud In the Auditorium Annox. The cold quickly developed Into pneu monia. Mr. Peavey was credited wttli bclnc the largest owner of gialn elevators In the country , If not In the world. The nlgn "Pv" waH a familiar ono on grain warehouses throughout tlio grain pioduclng Btates of the west and northwest , along the linen of railroads. At railroad terminal points ho had largo holdings , lilB interests In Chicago - j cage doing pnrllctilnrly heavy. Ills name for yearu has boon potent on the hoards of trade hero and in the north west. The total amount of Mi. Pcavey'a Insurance was $1,370,01)0. ) Tno $1,000- 000 policy was payable to himself or his heirs , hut Its purpose was to furnish ready capital for the business In case of his death , FOUR MEN TERRORIZE TRAIN. Murder One Passenger and Seize En gine to Escape. Memphis , Tonu. , Dec. 31. Four whlto men killed J. M. Khea , an Inof fensive passenger on a train of the Yaiioo and Mississippi Valley branch of the Illinois Central railroad at an early hour this morning , Hoar Le- kind , Miss. , cut the locomotive from the train and forced the engineer to run to Cleveland , Miss. All four men were arrested. Ono is In Jail In Lo- Innd and thrco are locked up at Shel by. The four men are : Ashley Cockc , a prominent business man of Cleveland - land ; A. M. Phlpps , a Leland mer chant ; Thomas Lauderdale , snid to bo a relative- Phlpps ; - Dlackman , residence unknown. The four boarded the northbound train at Leland at 3 a. m. to return to Shelby. J. M. Unco , an engineer , was on his way to Tutwller to take out a locomotive there and was sleeping on a seat in the sleeper. Cocko had a revolver and Laudcrdalo and Blackman - man had Winchester rifles. Walking up the aisle Phlpps was in advance of the party , when he came in contact with Rhea's logs , which were extended out into the aisle. Rhca was awak ened and a quarrel followed , during which one of the four men told Rhea that they could not all stay in the same car ; that he would have to get out. Rhea remarked that In order to prevent trouble ho would have to do as they told him. Thereupon ho start ed out of the car. Ho had just reached the door when It is claimed the men opened fire upon him , and he fell. The four men drove everybody out of the smoker and the adjacent car during the run baak to Leland and when they arrived there they covered Engineer Delaney with their guns and told him that if ho did not obey their commands they would kill him. Ho was compelled to uncouple his engine and when the men mounted into the cab ho was ordered to run to Shelby. Younger Surfers from Old Wound. St. Paul , Dec. 31. Jim Younger , who has been employed in a local store for some months , in again confined to his homo with hip trouble. Ho has a bullet near his spine , a relic of the Northfleld raid , which caused him much trouble while he was In prison and was aggravated by an accident last summer. Mr. Younger's friends hope to be able to persuade the board of pardons to allow Younger to go into business for himself , believing that would be easier than his present clerical position. Insurance Agent Arrested. Webster CUy , la. . Dec. 31. William Mullanoy , , , agent for the Continental Insurance company for the vicinity of Webster City , was arrested in the latter city yesterday by authorities from Spirit Lake. Ho is wanted' there for forgery of checks , the amount of which Is not known , but said to be considerable. Ho stoutly denies guilt and says It Is spite work. Drinks Carbolic , Acld. Yankton , S. D. , Dec. S , ! . An un identified man committed suicide at the Milwaukee depot In this city last evening by drinking carbolic acid. An envelope addressed to Clark , Vonnll- lion , was found In his pocket and Is the only clue to his Identity. The dei l man was about 50 years of ago , largy and well built , and had the appearr ance of a worklngman. Stormy Voyage of Alaskan Steamer. Port Townsend , Dec. 31. After a1 tempestuous voyage the steamship Cottage Qity arrived last evening from Sltka and way points , bringing 50 passengers and $70,000 In bullion. Captain Wallace reports that on Dec. 28 he encountered a gale of unusual fury. The Cottage City was compelled to seek shelter In Carter bay. Pope Subject to Fainting Fits. London , Dec. 31. A dispatch to a news agency I'rom Rdme says that the pope la subject to serious fainting fits. WATERS ARE NOW RECEDING. Worct of the Flood Is Over In Pennsylvania. Philadelphia , Dec. 31. From all parts of eastern Pennsylvania reports allow that rivers and crooks which hocamu greatly swollen ns a result of the recent rains are steadily falling. There IB ouo exception , however , the lower part of the Sutquohanna river being reported still rising and close to the danger mark. Although consider able damage was done , the loan will not do great , most of the flooded areas being lowlands along the upper Sehuyl- kill , Lehlgh and Susquolianna t Ivors. In the coal districts a few mines were flooded , causing a suspension of work for the day. Along the lower Stisquc- hanna there Is apprehension that damage - ago will result from Ice gorges. The water is said to bo rising six Inches an hour In that vicinity. Manayunk , one of the mill districts , niifferud moat from the flood. livery mill along the rlvor was forced to sus pend operations' , throwing out of work for the day about 3,000 persons. TRAIN COLLIDES WITH ROCK. Two Men Mloslng , Engine and Cars Wrecked and Trade Torn Up. Petersburg , W. Va. , Dec. 31. Two men are missing , one badly Injured and an engine and four cars aio at the loot ol an embankment and Uvu other cais 1110 wrecked and 100 iect of track torn up as the result of the collision with a heavy rock by a west bound freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at No. 3 tunnel , near Long Run , yesterday. The engine struck the rock , which had rolled down from the hill , just as the train came out of the tunnel. The two missing men are Fireman A. P. Hllo and Brakeman E. B. Putnam , both of Grafton. They are probably dead be neath the wreck. Engineer Hope Goudy of Orafton was so seriously in jured ho will probably not recover. Heavy rains loosened the rock. SOUTH VISITED BY FLOOD. Five Feet of Water In Streets at West Point , Ga. Atlanta , Ga. , Dec. 31. The torren tial rains of the last two days In Georgia , Alabama and east , Tennessee and portions of North Carolina caused the death of four persons , as far as known , and inflicted serious damage to all kinds of property. The rains have been followed by clearing and much colder weather , accompanied by high winds. The weather bureau an nounced yesterday that the Chatta- hoochee river would continu6 to rise during the next 30 hours and It is ex pected that much damage will result. The water in the streets of West Point was from ono to Qve feet deep. Many of the people spent the night In Fort Tyler. WRIGHT SECURES REHEARING. Attorney Sentenced for Embezzlement Furnishes Bonds. Sioux Falls , S , D. , Dec. 31. S. H. Wright , the Centorvllle attorney who was the central figure in a sensational trial in the circuit court hero a /ow days ago , and who was found guilty of embezzlement , and sentenced to a term of one year in the Sioux Falls peniten tiary , has perfected his appeal to the state supreme court. He has furnished bonds of $1,000 and with his daughter Alice has returned to Centervllle. Poor Outlook for Winter Wheat Salinai , Kan. , Dec. 31. The outlook for winter wheat Is becoming decided ly unfavorable on account of the dry weather. In western and southern Kansas , while the weather has been very cold practically no snow or rain has fallen this winter. Unless moist ure of some kind comes at once , the prospect Is that the wheat crop will not , % lount to much. Farmers gen erally reject the theory that the ex cessive cold damaged the wheat to any extent. Big Uam Gives Way. Montgomery , Ala. , Dec. 31. Th flood In the Tallapoosa rlvor broke the dam of the Talasseo Electric company , 180 of the 67d feet of solid masonry giving way. The dam cost $ ' 400,000. The power was to have been turned In to Montgomery early In January. Two hundred feet of the Talasseo cotton mills dam broke , and the loss is esti mated at $50,000. To Deport Diseased Cattle. Lincoln , Dec. 31. Acting under the Instruction of Governor Savage , State Veterinarian Thomas left Lincoln last evening for Halgler , Neb. , to supervise In person an order Issued to the sher iff at that place to return Immediately to Colorado a largo herd of alleged diseased cattle from that state now on its way to the range near Halgler 8PARKS FROM THE WIRES. A trust is being formed to contro vessels engaged in the lumber carry ing trade on the great lakes. Sharkey and Jeffries have been matched to fight between March 17 and April 20 at San Francisco before the San Francisco Athletic club. General Chaffeo denied there is any rlctlon between the 'military and clvi uthorlties In the Philippines. Stories o that effedt are without foundation Brother Paschal , ono of the oldest members of the Franciscan order In he United Stafes , died 'Monday at the monastery in West 'Patersori ' , N. J A dispatch from London announces , ho death of Mrs. J. A Flthlan , mothe f Mrs. Chestdr A. Arthur. Her body vlll bo taken to California for Inter front. Theodore Bardoll of Summit , N. J f. leading figure in the smelting am /oflulng business , died Monday. II was 52 years of ago , and his wealth ( was rated at about { 5,000,000. Prof. Locb Claims to Discover Means to Prevent Death. SALT OF LIFE IS POTASSIUM. Great Scientist Says Death Is a Fer ment Dorn In Every Being , but It Can Be Annihilated May Give Hu manity Perpetual Youth. Chicago , Dtc. 31. Experiments which It la clamcd | are n beginning of the unravelling of the mysteries of death wore made public by Professor Jacques Loeb nt the Mlh annual meet ing of the American Psychological so ciety nt the University of Chicago last' ' night. During the last summer the ' noted scientist has been continuing ' his series of experiments with the eggs of the lower marlifo aninjals , es pecially thouo of the sea urchin. Death , Mr. Loob said , waa not a negative process , a simple breaking own of tissues , ns It has been re- arded up to tills time , but an active gent bom with the birth of the egg , ml destined , If not checked , to cnln ho upper hand of the life Instinct and ring about extinction. But , greater ven than the apparent discovery of his death agent in all llfo substance , s Professor Loeb's announcement hat ho has been able to check It in ho eggs of the sea urchin at least ) y means of chemical agents. This , : is claimed , means nothing less than hat on a mlnuto scale the secret of ternal llfo is in the power of man- chid. The experiments , Professor Loeb ays , were simple. Unfertilized eggs of the sea urchin were placed in a weak solution of potassium cyanide and abandoned for several days. * Un- or ordinary conditions an unfertilized egg dies in a few hours , destroyed by ho death agents born with it. At the end of several days the eggs were again examined and were found to bo till capable of fertilization and of > reducing healthy animals. fn explaining the results Professor Loeb said 'that the "mortlferous proc esses" were due to the actions of cer- aln ferments of an unknown nature , whose destructive tendency was coun * eracted by the potassium salts. BUSY OVER THE PHILIPPINES. Root Confers With Lodge and. Platt on Proposed Legislation. Washington , Dec. 31. Secretary loot has been In almost daily con- orence with Senators Lodge and Platt of Connecticut "during the past week n regard to legislation for the govern ment of the Philippines. Bills are in course of preparation to carry Into ef- 'ect the recommendations made by .ho Philippine commission , looking to .he material and political welfare of ho islands. These bills authorize the granting of franchises for railroads , electric lights , telephones , etc. , the Is sue of bonds of the Insular govern ment to purchase the agricultural lomings anu property or religious or ders , provide for the acquisition of lomestead rights , regulate mining and provide a special system of coinage - ago and banking for the islands. Wife Murder and Suicide. Lyndon , ICan. , Dec. 31. Albert Doty , Ivlng near h'ere , killed his wife last night by beating her over the head with a gun barrel. Doty then escaped and this morning his horribly mutilat ed body was found on the Missouri Pa cific railway north of town. He prob ably committed suicide. As a resfilt of the crime , Mrs. Doty's mother , Mrs. Taylor , has become Insane. Doty was 25 years old and a paroled prisoner 'rom the Hutchlnson reformatory. Commercial Instructors Elect. St. Louis , Dec. 31. The convention of the National Commercial Teachers' Federation , which has been In session here since last Friday , practically concluded Ita business yesterday. Executive officers for 1002 were elect ed and Milwaukee was chosen for the next annual convention. J. A. Lyons , Chicago1 , was elected president ; J. C. Walker , Danville , Ills. , secretary , and C. A. Faust , Chicago , treasurer. Funston May Be Appointed. St. Paul , Dec. 31. The Pioneer Press says that It is probable that Brigadier General Fred Funston may , upon his return from the Philippines , be appointed commander of the De partment of the Daikdtas , with head quarters in St. Paul. It Is stated that the appointment lies between General Funston and General Kobbo , also a Philippine veteran , but that the lat ter does not desire tno station. Regards Schley Case as Closed. New York , Dec. 31. Captain James Parker , ono of Admiral Schley's coun sel , said yesterday that Admiral Schley regards the case as closed , but that his friends will ask congress to vindicate him by retiring him on full pay and reimbursing him for the ex penses of his trial. Medal for Admiral Schley. Washington , Dec. 31. The Mary land councils of the Junior Order of American Mechanics , last night pro rented to Rear Admiral Schloy a mag nlflcent medal studded with diamonds ns an evidence of their personal esteem teem and admiration of his services to the country. Klusmlre Given Fifty Years. Oskaloosa , Kan. , Dec. 31. William Klusmlre , the wife murderer , was brought Into court hero yesterday and sentenced to 50 yeara In the penlton tlary. Klusmlro was convicted of kllllnc his wlfo In Holtou last May AMERICAN MAGNATES MEET. Omaha Franchise Is Awarded to Frank Bandle. Kansas City , Dec. 31. Representa tives of the eight cities which are to comprise the circuit of the new base ball league , the American associa tion , as outlined by Its piomoters , met in executive session at the Baltimore hotel In this city yesterday and took the necessary action to complete the organization of the association. Three secret sessions were hold behind closed ( loots , with President T. J. Hlckcy In th6 chair. The magnates In attendance and the cities they repre sent are ns follows : II. D. Qulnn and W. Ollngman , Milwaukee ; W. II. Wat- klnn and Rauschaupt , Indianapolis ; Charles J. Strobel , Toledo ; T. J. Brlco and Murchisoii , Columbus ; George P. Lennon , St. Paul ; Walter Wllmot , Min neapolis ; George Tebeau and Dale Gear , Kansas City. Omaha was repre sented by proxy byII. . D. Quinn of Milwaukee. The most important bunlncss trans acted consisted of the adoption ofa , constitution , the awarding of the vari ous franchises ofllcinlly to the re- pectlvo magnates of the association ind especially the disposition of the Omaha franchise. Mr. Ilickoy stated that he had thrco ear leases on parks in seven cities In ils possession , all of the cities except Omaha. It Is understood that the Dmaha franchise was awarded to Frank Bamllo of Omaha , an old ball ilayor and practical business man. Milwaukee capitalists are backing Bandle , but ho will have Immediate charge of the team , lie appeared in he meeting and made a strong plea o have Omaha included in the Amer- can association circuit. The award- ng of this franchise amounts to a declaration of war against the West ern league In Omaha , WARING HELD FOR FORGERY. Son of Omaha Man Alleged to Have Passed Many Bad Checks. Columbus , Nob. , Dec. 31. The roung man under a.rrest . at Columbus or forgery , Postmaster Kramer hav- ng endorsed a check for $50 for him , s Frank E. Waring , son of the well mown Omaha court reporter , H. M. Waring. The father was hero yester day and says he Is making an eff&rt to'havo him sent to an insane asylum , as his mind is clearly unbalanced. The father also says that the woman with him Is his wife. She accompa nied the senior Waring to his homo n Omaha. Young Waring has made regular trips here for six months or more for the Ellott & Hatch Book Typewriter company , whose signature ho Is alleged to have forged , and his conduct never excited suspicion be fore. Ho is wanted at Sibloy , la. , where he gave the n mo of H. F. Price , and also at Worthlngton and Luverne , Minn. , and Creston and Atlantic , la. , for similar charges. Passengers Land From Burning Ship. Seattle , Wash. , Dec. 28. The Jap anese steamer Shaino Maru , which re turned to Port Townsend with her cargo on fire , arrived hero today , where her 107 passengers were landed and her hold filled with water. When the fire was discovered steam was forced Into the hold , which kept the fire In dheck. An Investigation was made and it was found that the fire had made little progress. Captain Cope thinks that most of the cargo can be saved. Chauncey Depew Married. Nice , Dec. 28. The civil ceremony of the marriage of Senator Chauncey M. Depew and Miss May Palmer took place yesterday In the United States consulate. Senator Depew was in ex cellent health and the bride was charmingly dressed. Cancels Insurance Permit. Pierre , S. D. , Dec. 28. Insurance Commissioner Shober has Issued an order cancelling the certificate of authority - thority to do business in South Dakota of the National Aid association of Topeka - peka , Kan. Wreck on Illinois Central. Springfield , Ills. , Dec. 30. The southbound Diamond special ontho Illinois Central road was wrecked yesterday three miles east of hero. Engineer McCormlck of Clinton was seriouus'ly injured on the head and bnickl Fireman John Walnwright' ' of Clinton was slightly injured. The ac cident was cause by the derail of an Interlocker being turned against the Illinois Central train. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. A royal commission has been ap pointed to inquire into the coal re sources of Great Britain. Spencer's Arcade , Victoria's big de- nartment store , was gutted by fire Saturday night Loss , $250,000. A street car collided with a freight train at Birmingham , Ala. , Sunday. Conductor E. W. Jones was killed and two others injured. John Pinover , a young wholesale liquor dealer at Mlddletown , . Y. , Sunday Jumped from the Brooklyn bridge. 116 is still alive at a hospital. The battleship Missouri was launched at Newport News Saturday in the presence of 15,000 spectators. A daughter of Senator Cockrell chris tened the vessel. ' J. G. Woodworth , traffic manager of the Pacific Coast company , with head quarters In Seattle , has accepted an important position in the traffic de partment of the Burlington and will remove to Chicago. Masked robbers entered the homo of Thomas Ingllng , a butcher at Mar tin's Ferry , 0 ; , Sunday and forced him at the point of a revolver to glvo up $600. Later the police had a battle vrith two ofho robbers , who' were captured.