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T THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , , , , . NOHKOliK NKHHASKA Kit 1 DAY MAY 25 I HOB. PRESBYTERIAN AND CUMBERLAND - LAND CHURCHES JOIN. DES MOINES MEETING TODAY The Efforts Which Have Been On For Some Time to Bring A. , ' t a Church Union Was Consu > ( l In the Des Molnes Assembly. f < * (0 ' Des Molnes , la. , May 21.- # to Ion of the Cumberland and Prcsu. &o iau churches was consummated In thv. meeting hero todn.y COMPROMISE ONJjpOK OF PRAYER Presbyterian Asse.nbly Disposes of IB- sue Raised by Leadero. Des Molnos , May 24. The famous controversy and debate over the pro posed Presbyterian book of forms ended in the general assembly in * compromise , in which all words that might indicate that the book is author ized were stricken from the rosolu- tlons and the text and tltlo pages or tbo book itself and In which the reso lution of opposition was also incor porated , declaring specifically that the assembly made no recommendation ! with reference to it. With these limitations , the report of Dr. Henry Van Dyke's committee was adopted and all blttoruesn be tween the factious avoided. The book of forms will continue to bo published but nowhere on Its pases will bo found anything to indicate that It boars any authority from the Presbytsrian general - oral assembly , all such words and phrases having been stricken out. It will bo published merely "for the pur pose contemplated by the general aa- acmbly of 1905" and "for voluntary use. " By its action the assembly vir tually rescinded the action of the three preceding assemblies in which progressive steps were taken for on authorized book of forms. The com promise was agreed upon after numer ous conferences between Dr. Van Dyke , Dr. Moffatt and Dr. William McCauley of Cincinnati , the latter leader of the opposition. The resolu tions offered were in accord with the understanding reached by them aud the vote thereon was unanimous. Burton Will Not Resign. Washington , May 24. At the re quest of Senator Burton , whose case Las recently been decIdeJ by the su preme court adversely , a conference was held between himself and the chairman of' the committee on priv ileges and elections , Senator Burrows. The object of the Kansas senator waste to gain s'ome knowledge of the pro posed procedure by Mr. Burrows' com mittee regarding the resolution Intro duced by Mr. Hale. Senator Burton does not contemplate resigning. The fact that a stay has been granted by the supreme court , granting him sixty days in which to file an application for a rehearing leaves his status , ho contends , Just as It was previous to the decision of the court and that no action is necessary by the senate that would not have been necessary before the recent opinion was rendered. Cumberland Presbyterians Split. Decatur , 111. , May 24. The Cumber land Presbyterian general assembly practically completed its business , but postponed adjournment to await the action of the Presbyterian assembly on the question of union. A delegation was appointed to visit the assembly at Des Molnes Immediately after the ac * Journment of the Cumberland body to bear the greetings of the latter. The anti-unionists declare their purpose to organize and appoint a duplicate set of church boards and committees. It is said that these boards may Institute ulta against the existing boards. TELEGRAMS JtHSELY TOLD There is a good prospect , according to a prominent coal operator , that the Btriko in Illinois will be settled soon. Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Eliot was reelected - elected president of the Unitarian as sociation. Rev. Charles E. St. John of Brookllnp was chosen secretary. Frank Gotch defeated Tom Jenkins at Kansas City for the championship of America at oatch-as-catch-con wrestling. In a wreck of a worktraln on the Kanawha. and West Virginia rallrod , Fireman EJmer James was scalded to death and Engineer B. L. Blcklo fatal ly injured. Deputy United States Marshal James Bourland and Fred Hudson , who was recently acquitted on a mur der charge , engaged in a pistol duel at Anadarko , Okla. , and both were fa : tally wounded. The corpse of Rev. Frank W. Hoover , a Congregational minister of Sherrard , 111. , was found floating in a pondt near his home. It is supposed that he was drowned while bathing , but the coroner is investigating. On charges of having defrauded merchants out of hundreds of thou eands of dollars , L. A. Belmont , rep resenting the Yellow Trading Stamp company , and H. B. Wlnslow , repre eentatlvo of the Sperry & Hutchlnson Trading Stomp company , were arrest ed at Philadelphia and held under ball for hearing. hDWARDS TO SUCCEED TAYLOR President Accepts Resignation of As sistant Secretary of Treasury. Washington , May 24. The presi dent has formally accepted the resig nation of Horace A. Taylor , as assist ant secretary of Uio treasury , to take effect Juno 30. He will soon leave for a tour of the world , which will occupy two years or more. Mr. Taylor will bo succeeded by J. H. Edwards , now .secretary to Secretary Shaw. Mr. Ed wards will bo succeeded as secretary to Secretary Shaw by Arthur F. Stut ter , who wao originally an Iowa man. Mr. Slatter has had ten years' oxporl- < fy as a newspaper man at Sioux ' 4yt > and at Walla Walla , Wash. , * jro ho was for a time editor of the Walla Walla Union. Since 1903 ho has been private secretary to Senator AnVenv. HENRY J. KREMEIER PLACE WAS DESTROYED THERE. ORIGIN OF THE FIRE UNKNOWN The Damage Done Will Amount to Between $1,500 and $2,000 Both the Building and the Stock Were Con sumed by the Flames. Monowl , Neb. , Mny 21. Fire de stroyed the Henry J. Krcmeler saloon building and slock hero yesterday. Cause of the flro is unknown. The damage Is estimated between $1GOO ind $2,000. McCartney Wants Investigation. Lincoln , May 24. Postmaster Mc Cartney of Nebraska City wrote n let ter to Land Commissioner Eaton ask ing for an investigation of the death of W. S. McCartney , his brother. The latter was killed at the Lincoln asy lum in the fall of 1904. The Incident was kept secret for almost two months. State Saves $1,500. Lincoln , May 24. The state has saved $1,500 on the contract for printing the supreme court reports. The Omaha Printing company was given the contract at 54 cents a page. The lowest previous bid was 87 cents by the State Journal company of Lin coln. This offer was rejected. Ve\6 as by One Voice for Lacey. Oskaloosa , la. , May 24. Congress man John V. Lacey was renominated by acclamation for a tenth term by the Republican convention of the Sixth Iowa congressional district hero. The convention endorsed L. M. Shaw for the presidency In 1908. Woman Hangs Herself. Falls City , Neb. , May 24. Mrs. James Gllmore disappeared from her home west of Strausovllle and her body was found hanging In a , cave near her house. Cousins Is Renomlnated. Cedar Rapids , la. , May 24. Con gressman Robert G. Couatns was re- nominated by acclamation by the Fifth Iowa Republican convention. MAD AT KEYjJTIES UP ROAD Former Operator , Sunstruck , 8 sizes Office ; Sends Wild Orders. Huntlngtou , Ind. , May 24. With an uasano operator at the key at An drews , Ind. , station ajents all along this section of the Wabash railroad bad the hottest half hour they ever experienced striving to prevent a se ries of wrecks and collisions. That none occurred was not the fault of Everett Kellam , a worker In the shops , who suffered a sunstroke. While he was waiting transfer to an asylum Kellam remembered that ho once had been an operator , and a last one. HO inougni it wouiu ao rim good to send some train orders again. Waiting until ho saw Henry Beauchamp , the Wabash operator at Andrews , leave his office at nooa , ho slipped In and took possession of the key. In half an hour ho had the In diana section of the line tangled up so completely that traffic was not reg ulated for hours , and the station agents are still suffering from the shock. Iowa Prohlbs Name Ticket. Des Molnes , May 24. L. S. Coffin of Fort Dodge was nominated for gov ernor by the Prohibitionists of Iowa in convention here. Other nominations were : Lieutenant , K. W. Brown ol Ames ; secretary of state , J. S. Ward of Des Molnes ; treasurer or state , George W. White of Falrfleld ; attor ney general , J. L. Watson of Hftwar- den. Three Killed by Lightning. Hammond , Ind. , May 24. Threa people were killed and one fatally in jured by lightning during a storm. The deadi : John Mlchow , West Hammond mend ; Lewis Steinbach , Hammond ; Mrs. LudVe , Whiting. Roy Litter Is paralyzed. Farmers report great dam age to the crops by the heavy rain. Russian Soldiers In Mutiny. Kursk , Russia , May 24. The sol diers of the Obayu regiment here , who were to bo dispatched into the country district In anticipation of agrarian troubles , have refused to Uka boll ortrtdgM with them. WAR IS ON IN EASTER OHIO COAL FIELDS NOW. STRIKE BREAKERS ASSAULTED A Squad of Non-Unlon Miners Started to Work in the Plum Run Pits , and Were Greeted by a Fusllade of Bul lets from the Bushes , Smltnland , Ohio. , Mny 24. War In the eastern Ohio coal fields on the Plum Hun mine oporcd Ibis morning. Nonunion minors , 125 strong , marched toward the pits under u lionvy guard imd were greeted with n fusllndo from the bushes. Mullets wlilz/.od among the trees ( ind embedded tlieniBelvos In the coal ears. The strlko breakers hurried to cover. CHARGES AGAJNST OIL TRUST Standard Gets Copies of Telegrams Sent or Received by Competitors. Cleveland , May 24. The leader says : That the Standard Oil company Is furnished copies of Iclograms sent or received by Its competitors Is one of the startling charges slated for In vestigation during the Interestuto commerce commission's hearings In this city. While ollleials and wit nesses were gathering lu Cleveland preparing for Iho Inquiry , which opens today , dlspalches cumo from Lima toll ing of accusations by Independent men against employes of the telegraph de partment of the Buckeye Pipe Line company , ono of the Standard's sub sidiary concerns. In brief , the charges which the com mission Is asked to Investigate are : That ownership , leasing or contractual right In 1'JG.UOO miles of track enables the company's employes to transmit to 2C Broadway , the headquarters of the Standard Oil company , all messages going or coming from Independent men in the territory involved ; that dally reports of the oil run of Uio Independents - dependents are sent to 2G Broadway for consideration at the dally meet ings of the Standard officials ; that the pilfered telegrams are not only of a business nature , but In many In stances secret political Information rf the highest Importance has been transmitted to headquarters. Anglo-Cuban Treaty Reported. Havana , May 24. The senate com mittee on foreign relations reported en the treaty between Great Britain wid Cuba , which was signed twelve months ago , recommending its ratifi cation with certain amendments. It is expected that these amendments will bo distasteful to Great Britain and It Is considered doubtful if the government of that country will ac cept tbo treaty as amended. Verdict of Suicide In Spier Case. Now York , May 24. A verdict of suicide was rendered by the Jury In the inquest into the death by a pistaf shot wound of Charles L. Spier at his hlme at St. George , S. I. , on the morning of May 7. Little doubt was entertained at the time that he had met death at the hands of a burglar. The police , however , after examining the premises , Inclined to the theory that Spier had committed suicide and later it was reported that he had lost much money In Wall street and that he had temporarily deposited as col lateral with his bankers securities en trusted to him by Mr. Rogers. Dennis Hearing Set for May 31. Broken Bow , Neb. , May LI. i no preliminary hearing of the Dennis family , alleged to have been Impli cated In the killing of George Mor risen last week , will take place May 31. Last night the father , mother and two little boys went before County Judge Humphreys and were put under $5,000 bond to appear on the above date. TWENTY-FIVE OFMOB INDICTED _ Grand Jury Reports on Lynching Bee at Springfield , Mo. Springfield , Mo. , May 24. The spe cial grand jury Investigating the mob of April 14 , which hanged and burned three negroes , made their final report. The points of Importance in the re port was that the jury found that no assault had been committed on Mrs. Mina Edwards , as. alleged ; that It was Impossible for the two negroes , Duncan and Cokor , to have been at the scene of the alleged assault at the time that it was committed ; that the sheriff and the police department were negligent in the performance of their duty. The indictments found by the grand Jury will number about twenty-five. Of this number , four are oaid to bo for murder in the first de cree. Killed for Smoking Stogie. Oskaloosa , la. , May 24. Because h Insisted on smoking a Pittsburg Btoglo , Leonard Roberts waa shot and fatally Injured by Tom Flimore at Buxton. Fllraor * had offered Roberta a good brand of cigar , the latter re fusing it and lighting a foul-smelllnc domestic. Both men are colored am have been friends for years. Roberta will die. Fllmore was placed in jail here. This IE the latest of a lone line of murderi and Mrloui crimes it Buz ton. Duncan Pledges Support to Rourk < s. Sioux City , May 24. President Dun can of the local Western League oluli expressed himself us being In syin pathy with the proposed ahako-up In the league advocated by Mnmnei ; llourko of Omaha mid Manager Holmes of Lincoln. "I will mnUo haute to attend any meeting that may be called to ju't rid of Cantlllon , or of O'Neill. If ho Is lit fault , mid I believe the Keener the mooting Is hold , the bettor , " wns the declaration of Mr Duncan. _ Crushed In Mine Cage , Port Dodgy , la. , May 24. Krank Dunning , an employe of the United States Gypsum company , In attempt ing to run beneath a descending capo In the Mineral City mine at this place , waa caught and fearfully crushed. His back and both arms wore broken. Ho will die. CROSBY , THOMAS AND TAGGART FACE FEDERAL COURT. WITNESSES TELL OF REBATING Testimony Shows That Kansas City Firms Received Large Sums of Money From Mysterious Sources After Freight Bills Had Been Paid. Kansas City , May 24. Testimony of unusual lutcresl was brought out In the United Stales court lu the trial of Georuo 11. Crosby , traffic manager o ! the Burlington railway ; George 1 ThomuB of N w York , a frolcht brok er , and L. B. Taggart , his clerk , on u charge of conspiracy In rebating rail road rates. Thu principal witnesses wore George A. Barton of the Barton Bros. ' Shoo company , Georto W. Taylor of the Robert Keith furniture and Car pet company , IS. W. FroyHchlug of the FreyHChlag Mercantile company , all of this city , and Walter B. Kelby of Now York , clerk for Thomas. The testimony shows that the firm's mentioned received largo sums of money from mysterious sources after freight bills bad been paid ; sometimes in express packages , always from Now York , but none Knew who sent It. On the stand l'"royschlag frankly re ferred to an agreement with Thomas whereby his firm was to receive 2f > per cent rebates on freight bills , and told bow the money was deposited in Now York to the firm's credit by ono "Jackson , " a person whom ho did not know. He said that the name was used to hldo "this business , " a term all witnesses employed. "Thomas was to look after our freluht business and take care of our claims , " said Mr. Preyschlag , in his testimony , "and we were to receive rebates on all freight destined to points west of the Mississippi river. This was 25 per cent. " "Did you receive these rebates ? " "Yes. The total amount In three years of our contracts with Thomas was about $7,600. " Freyechlag said that the rebates for 1906 shipments were still duo. He ( Ud not know who owed it to him. Tarort had told htm , he said , that the railroads had not paid up. FreyvohlaK said his freight bllla amounted to about $30,000 a year. Th * cross-examination by the eov- ernment of Mr. FrftyBchlag waa some what startling. Counsel kept at the witness until he made him admit that ho had agreed to use the name "Jack son" because he "thought there might be something criminal In this busi ness. " "All the shippers here are in the same box with mo , " Freyschlae ex claimed , defiantly. "Instead of four years , this thing has been going on for twenty-five years not at 25 per cent rebates , but at 40 per cent. " EIGHTY VETERANS INJURED Colllclon of Two Electric Cars at lr > dlana 0. A. R. Encampment. Lafayette , Ind. , May 24. Ono dead und eighty Injured Is the result of a collision on the battleground Inter urban line , near this city. With tha exception of Rev. Peter H. Owens ol Medaryvillo , Ind. , all are expected ta recover. The victims nearly all aru veterans attending the state G. A. R. encampment hero. Charles Roudo- bush , motorman of ono of the wrecked cars , was killed and the officials say his disobedience of orders regarding running upon a switch is what caused the accident. Child Kills His Sister. Pittsburg , Mny 21. Catherine Clut ter , aged four years , was shot and killed at Homestead by her six-year- old brother , who used an old revolver which they found and which was not known to bo loaded. More Strike Breakers Desert. Steubinville , O. , May 24. More strike breakers were brought into the plant of the United States Coal com pany for the purpose of operating the Plum Run mine as a nonunion mine , but as fast as the new arrivals come they are won over by the mine work ers' organizers. It was stated that the mines will not be started this week , as not enough men could bo ob tained. There are fewer nonunioa men here than on Monday. THAT IS THE NAVAL PROGRAM OF SENATOR HALE. NAVY KEPT AT PRESENT SIZE Rapid Fire Pension Legislation Anti- pass Amendment May bo Lout After All When Lawyers Disagree Sen ators Who Got Left. Washington , May 21. Special. The "miMil programme" Is a u 'in used by those bundling iiffnlrH connected with the nuvy to menu the IIIUIVIIHU of the navy by the building of now nhlpu. "Ono good Hhlp uauh year him become our neil led policy IIH to the naval prognunnui , " Haiti .Senator Halo , chairman of the committed. "Wo have a navy largo ciioiiKh , but by building one nhlp every your wo will replace these which are becoming obsolete or useless from other causes. " If It wim not for Senator Halo the Impression prevails that there would bo an en larged "naval programme , " aH both olllcors of tliu navy and the adminis tration favor larger Increases. Tills view IH nlHo Hhared by the men In the hoiiNu who handle the appropriation bill. Many senators have tin * muno view IIH .Senator Hate , and so an un- dorstandlng IH reached as to what ought to bo done In tbu way of now ships , and It IH nlwayu adopted. Great Mortality. A group of members of the hounn wore showing a disposition to joku Representative ( 'apron of Uhodo In land because of bin rapid method of putting through punslon bills. Cnpron IIIIH broken all past records , and im ho Kiilns experience ho breaks bin own records. Ho accepted the raillery of his friends with his usual good naturu and then spoke uurlotisly for a mo ment : "I urn glad to be an Instrument In the passage of these bills. You gen tlemen limy not be awiiro of It , bill the records show that 72 per cent of the beneficiaries of these pensions die within n year. The ItlllH uro mostly for men who bavo reached the last milestone and nro nearly all helpless. " May Be Lost In Conference. It IH freely predicted by these who claim to know Unit the iinllpiiH.s amend ment , wbk'b was Inserted In the rail road rate bill after much trial and trib ulation and at a grunt expense of time , will be lost In conference. The general Impression among UIO.MO who wnlched the ailopllon of the amendment WIIH that II was really not anxiously desired by n majority of tbu Hoimtorn. In fact , It was pretty well loaded down with exceptions and made to look ridiculous. Just how serious Ihu "pass evil" Is was not developed , although tbo Intima tions were that pasHCH granted to fed eral olllcluls WIIH what seemed to be most objectionable. Opinions About Lawyers. Senator Perkins was talking about the personnel of the Interstate com merce commission and about lawyers as members of it. Ho was Interrupted by Senator Halo , who asked : "la not the present commission mada up of all lawyers ? " "Well , " replied Perkins , "I know Borne lawyers who ore very excellent gentlemen nud very able man aud very Lonest men. " "Bo do I , " said Hale. "And , " continued Perkins , "I would b willing to leave my case to thorn for Instance , to the senator from Maine. " "I am not on the commission , " re sponded ILalo. "No , " said Perkins , "the senator would not accept tbo appointment. " "There has been some talk about lawyers , " went on Hale , "and I want to bring out from the senator the fact , as I understand it to be , that the pres ent commission la made up of all law yers. " "Judging from our experience In the senate , " Perkins evasively but blandly remarked , "It Is difficult for lawyers to agree , for I do not think any half dozen of them have agreed on any proposition wo have had pending before us here. " Does It Pay ? The question naturally arises wheth er It Is advantageous for n man to leave Washington when congress is in session and go homo to run a political campaign. The fate of two senators who recently spent a great deal of time at home and both returned after a defeat would Indicate that It would be better to leave politics to their con stituents. Possibly the result would not have been different if the senators had remained In the national capital , but it Is a fact , generally speaking , that more senators are successful who remain here and leave the situation to take care of Itself. Representative or Individual. In his persistent manner to find out nil there Is In a subject William Aldeu Smith of Michigan was closely ques tioning Chairman Ovcrstroot about the postolllce bill. "If the gentleman will keep quiet , " said Ororstruet , "aud remember that he Is nu individual , just us an Individ- uol"- "No ; I nm a representative , " broke in Smith. "yes , " assorted Overstreet , "but It is also true that he Is nu individual. " "I am a representative in this mat ter , " insisted Smith. "Well , I believe I can still prove that tbn gentleman Is an Individual , " re torted Overstreet. "I hop * I haven't lost my Individual HIE CONDITIONJJF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Houra Forecast for Nebraska , C'diiilllliinn of llui weather IIH record- il for the twenty-four liniini ending it K it. m. today : Maximum HO Minimum 81) \vornu.o 70 taliifnlL 15 Chicago. May 21. The liullotln In- Hiiod by the Chicago Htntlon of the Unltod Status weather Imreau thin nornlng Klvon the forecast for No- miHlm an followu : Showers and thunderstormf ) tonight ind Friday. lly , " remarked .Smith. The Idea of William Aldnn Smltli losing his Individuality canned n roar of Iniiijlilor , because liidlvldiiiillty tiitulH out all over him. MEN WHO MANAGE PENNSYLVA NIA RAILROAD TESTIFY. HOLD STOCK AS PRESENTS William A. Pntton , Assistant to Presi dent Cassatt , Squlrmlngly Admits Acquiring $307,000 Worth Without Cost to Hlmoclf Rea Explains. I'hlhidolphla , May 24. Further rer- latlons concerning stockholdings la toft coal mining companies by ollk'luls of the 1'uiinuylvunlu railroad wore made when tliu Interstate commerce couimlbulon resumed lt Investigation Into the ullogod dlucrlmlnallon by rallroadu In Uio dlulrlbutloa of cars. Thruo high olllclala of the railroad , First Vlco Present John P. Orcou , Third Vlco President Hamuol lien aud William A. I'atton , assistant to the president at I'hlladolphlu , wuro the Im portant witnesses of the day. Mr. I'atton was under examination the creator part of the morning and was ( in unwilling witness. Thu persistent Questioning of Attorney Glasgow for Lho commission , howuver , brought out the fact that Mr. ration had acquired utoek , the jiar value of which lu $307- QUO , lu various coal companies without cost lu hlmueir. Ho explained that ho had slgiiud notes obligating himself for hlu Bluire of the lobsuu , and do- ulured hlu hollaf that It wiib iiiopor for him to accept Iho slock uudor these conditions. Vlco President Ilea read a state ment In which ho explained all his stock transactions , In which ho ex pressed the opinion ( .hat ho was not debarred from such ownership because - cause of his connection with the rail road company. Mr. Ilea said most of hla stock was acquired through land syndicates , which , took up the coal properties for development. Vlco President Orcen said twenty or thirty years ago It was not conslil erod Improper for an oOlcor of a rail road to own coal company stock , but conditions had changed and such holdings might not now bo regarded la the same light as formerly. Ho In formed the commission that the board of directors of the Pennsylvania , rail road , acting on the Information that had been brought out at the hearing * had appointed a committee of five di rectors to make on Investigation Into the connection of Its officials with coal companies. Mr. Green said h did not own a dollar's worth of coal company stock. Other witnesses testified to stock ownership and to discrimination In the distribution of cars. Chairman Knapp , former Senator Cockrell and Judson C. Clements conducled the hearing. Mr. Clements loft for Cleveland - land , where ho will join Commissioner Prouty to conduct the hearings In the oil Invcstlgallou. Senate Passes Immigration Bill. Washington , May 24. In addition to the passage of half a dozen bills , to which no objection was made , the senate devoted Its cntlro session to the Immigration bill , which was passed just before the hour of ad journment. The major portion of the discussion was devoted to the pro vision for supplying Information con cerning the different sections of the country to newly arrived Immigrants. The bill consists of a series of amend ments to the existing law , all of them Intended to permit stricter regulations for keeping out the defective classes of aliens. The head tax Is Increased from $2 to $5. The senate adjourned at 5:20 : p. m. Alcohol DIM Is Reported. Washington , Yay 24. The dena tured alcohol bill was ordered report ed favorably by the senate committee on finance. There were numerous amendments made to the bill , largely Intended to prevent a reduction of the Internal revenues by reason of the act. Provision wag made that It shal' BO Into effrct Jan. 1 , 1007 , Instead of within three months after the passagq of the measure. No limitation was placed upon the alzo or capacity of the stills at which the denatured alcohol is to bo manufactured. Oldfleld Sets New Mark. Lexington , Ky. , May 24. Barney Oldfleld broke the American automo bile record for fifty miles here. Time , 1:13:2.