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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-13
NOR. PACIFIC STOCK
Directors Vote to Retire the
Preferred at
Par.

New York, Nov. 13.-The directors OF
the Northern Pacific Railway company
have voted to retire the preferred stock
OF the corporation at par on Jan. 1, 1902.
The directors also declared a dividend
of l per cent on the preferred stock for
the period ending Dec 81 1901 This divi-
dend is an additional one to that payable
Dec. 3, 1901. The following directors
were present at the meeting:
G. F. Baker, E. H. Hartman, James j.
Hill, Brayton Ives, D. W. James, J. s,
Kennedy, Daniel Lamont, c. S. Mellen,
Samuel Rea William Rockefeller, Charles
Steele, James Stillman, Eben B. Thomas
and H. Mex. Twombly.
Samuel Spencer was elected a member
Of the directory in place of Robert Baker,
who resigned. The old officers of the
company were reelected for the ensuing
year.
The necessary funds for the retirement
of the stock were provided by an issue Of
SIS, 900, 900 per cent bonds convertible in
Northern Pacific common at par. Each
holder Of Northern Pacific common shares
now outstanding may buy 75-80ths Of his
present holdings.
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he IMPLICATES HIS WIFE
RATHBUN CONFESSES FURTHER
Authorities Believe the Insurance
Swindler Has Not Revealed
His Real Name.

Louisville, Nov. 13.-Newell c. Rathbun,
dered Charles Goodman in Jeffersonville,
Ind, in an attempt to defraud an insur-
ance company, made another damaging
admission to-day. He admitted that he
had a confederate in Little Rock and when
closely pushed said that his wife was in
part OF the conspiracy, although he in
sisted that she was entirely innocent of
completely in any plot to put Goodman
out of the way.
News comes from Little Rock that a
Miss Corinne Prior has stated that Rath-
bun proposed similar plot of defrauding
an insurance company to her and said that
If she would marry him and carry out her
part he would send corpse home; that
it could be buried as his and that he and
she would divide the insurance. 1t is
also learned that Mrs. Rathbun still in
s1sts that the corpse sent from Jefferson
vile, and now in Little Rock is that of
her husband. When confronted by this In
forma ton Rathbun said to the police:
l have only told you part of the truth so
far / arranged this matter with my wife
in Little Rock long ago, but did not want
to bring her into the case. Now it looks as
though l will have to- I told her that I
graph for it to be buried and then collect
the insurance and in time | would desert
again from the army and meet her at some
place and we would divide it.
After making this statement Rathbun
said that his wife knew nothing Of any
plot to commit murder or to set fire to
hotel. Indeed he said, mo murder
was committed, for 1 did not kill Good
man. / might have killed him if neces-
sary, but he died of natural causes"
One Of the perplexing features Of the
case as it now presents itself to the police
is in regard to the real identity Of the
prisoner here. That he has been passing
himself over the country as Lieutenant
Newell G. Rathbun, that he was married
in Little Rock under that name and that
he was insured for $4,000, appear to be
certain, but the police are convinced that
it is an alias and that he has never told
his real name or his real home.
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panies. At 200 for Great Northern the
amount would be increased to $4O5, ,O0O,-
OOO for the shares Of the two companies
1t is understood that Union Pacific in
terests waived all objections to the re-
tirement of Northern Pacific preferred
shares and will have a heavy interest in
the capital of the new company, consider
ably beyond the par value of their present
Northern Pacific shareholdings, which are
placed at $78,0OO,O 900 par value, just over
majority of the total, $155 600, 900 North
ern Pacific stock capital.
Burlington shares, it is understood. are
not to be turned over to the new Northern
Securities company. That stock is now
held as collateral for the outstanding Bur-
ington collateral bonds with voting rights
vested in the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern railways
Under the new arrangement the Union
Pacific railway will have voting rights in
the Burlington, the board of directors be-
ing about evenly divided between the
Union Pacific and the Hill interests.
The suggestion was made to-day that
the Burlington stock may be held in a
voting trust, under the agreement be-
tween the two interests In this case ].
P. Morgan will be a voting trustee or
possibly the sole voting trustee
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Negotiations to This End Al
most Everywhere.
ONE BIT OF FICTION
Rumored Ignoring of Kruger by
Burgher Leaders.
DEwET MAY INVADE NATAL AGAIN
Address of Charles Francis Adams
Creates a Profound Impress
sion in London.

London, Nov. 1S-Peace negotiations
are reported from every quarter except
BOtha's headquarters in the saddle. The
National Liberal federation is agitating
for full and explicit declaration of terms
from Downing street but this is a politi-
cal vancouver directed by the pro-Boers.
Kruger and Leyds are credited for the
first time with a willingness to consider
something less than actual national inde
pendence as a basis for peace, but the
rumors from Holland are contradictory
and illusory.
There is a story that the Beers in arms
have approached Kitchener and intimated
desire for peace, without any reference
to Kruger. Steyn or Botha but this is a
transparent fiction started for the pur-
pose OF explaining Salisbury's veiled ref
erence to grounds of confidence which he
could not lay bare. There can be no peace
while 5000 Beers and Cape rebels hold the
held under dozen or more guerilla lead
ers.
Kitcheners last report shows how scat
tered these forces are and how narrow is
their range Of operations. De Wet has
Ieappeared in a quarter of the Orange
River Colony where he can operate with
botha and 1t is surmised that another
attempt to invade Natal is impending.
The recent address of Charles Francis
Adams of Boston, drawing an analogy be-
tween the conditions in South Africa and
those in the United States at the time Of
the AppomattOX surrender, and showing
that Lee refused to sanction guerilla war;
rare because he considered it immoral
and unchristian, has produced a deep i'm
preston here. The Imperial South Afri-
can association has decided to reprint the
text OF the address in pamphlet form for
the benefit Of pro-Boer sympathizers.
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A Financial Company Incorporated
With a Capital of Four Hun
dred Million Dollars.
Morgan Is in 1t and the Northern
Pacific Is Supposedly One Of
the Interests involved.

Trenton. N. j., Nov. 13.-The Northern
Securities company, capital $4OO 600 900
was incorporated to-day. The company is
formed to acquire and deal in stocks and
securities and bonds Of corporations. The
Hing fee of $4,000 was paid, the check
coming from J. Pierpont Morgan & Co..
VINO are understood to be identified with
the company. The incorporators are
George F. Baker, Jr., of 2S Madison ave-
nue., New York; Richard Trimble Of No.
SO East Twenty-f1fth street, New York,
and Abram M. Hyatt of AlIenhurst, N. J..
The certificate of incorporation was filed
by the New York law firm of Stetson,
Jennings & Russell.
III IS understood that the company is
formed for the purpose of carrying out a
plan OF consolidation of some western
railroad interests, including the Northern
Pacific. The powers conferred upon the
company by the articles of incorporation
include these:
10 acquire by purchase, subscription or
otnerW1se and to hold as investment any
bonds or other securities of indebtedness or
any share of capital stock created or issued
py any corporation or corporations, associa-
ton or associations of the state of New
Jersey or any other state, territory or ,coun-
try.
TO purchase, hold, sell, assign transfer,
mortgage, or otherwise to dispose of any
bonds or other securities or evidences of debt,
created or issuel by any corporation or cor
porations, association or associations of the
state OF New Jersey or any other state, ter
nfVv o11d iIo
to exercise ali the right, powers and privi-
leges OF such ownership
The capital stock of the company is di-
yided into 100000 shares of $1O0 each,
all Of which win be common stock.
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NEW TOWN OF CODY
It's Birth Celebrated by B. Bill and
Indians and Cowboys.
FIRST TRAIN ARRIVED TODAY
Wild West Parade and Plenty to Eat
and Drink at an OId-Time
Barbecue.

Omaha, Neb., Nov 13.-Notice was to-
day received Of the opening to thrpconl&
mercial world of Cody, Wyo., by railroad.
The christening was by Colonel w. F.
Cody and party of Wyoming state Off
Gals The first train to connect the new
town with Toluca arrived at 10 a. m, car
rying the excursion party, which included
half hundred Sioux Indians under Chiefs
Iron Tail and Bucking Horse.
A procession was formed, headed by
Colonel Cody, and the party was welcomed
by Judge L.. F. HouX, first mayor of the
new city. The town was in gala attire.
Every cowboy within a radius of 100
miles was in the parade, which marched
around the town headed by brass band
and led the celebration with a barbecue, at
which wild game was a feature of the
spread.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-13

THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

President
November a f Thanksgi
ct.andpu
custom Samuel K
The products fields have
Heaven has indeed smiled recommend thai orr
Almighty God
fortunate be
o all ourp 'i1e anu
While still in the untiuv
sacred will and tbanL
18th dav
vembe A. .. ~' VI W.
s. R VA
P. E. HANSON Secretary ofs State ~ '
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Washington Small Talk.

The following postofices in the northwest
will be advanced from fourth class to presi-
Dental offices Jan. 1: North Dakota-Ken-
mare, postmasters salary, 81, 600; Leeds sal
ary, 81, 100; Minnewaukon, salary, 81 200
Towner, salary, $11O0. Iowa-Elgin, salary
$1,000; Essex, $1,000; New London, 81 100
Preston, 81, coo; Radcliffe, 81, 100; West Bend
$1,000; Whiting, $1,000
The controller of the currency has ap-
proved the Hanover National Bank of New
York as a reserve agent for the First Ma
tional Bank of Castlewood, S. D.. and the
Iowa National Bank of Des Moines for the
Farmers National Bank of Hamburg Iowa
Postmasters appointed to-day: Minnesota
Dundee, Noble county, R. o. Morrison.
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EQUAL TO EMPERORS
Edward Holds This Opinion of Pres
idents of Republics.

London, Nov. 13.-In view of the recent at
titu& Of Count Goluchowski. the Austrian
Hungarian foreign minister, in relation to the
different standing of the heads of republics
and Of monarchies the dictum of King Ed
ward, holding that the honors to be paid to
presidents and crowned heads at the time Of
his majestys coronation shall be identical
has specialeinterest. The question arose dur
ing discussion of the details of the deco
rations to be bestowed and the mode Of enter
tainment of the heads of states attending the
coronation. The king refused point blank
to distinguish between the titles of president,
king and emperor, arguing that his object was
to honor the state and not the man No DIS
tinctions will be made, except possibly, in the
case of near relations of the royal family.
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VACATION NEARLY OVER
TwO-thirds of the Escaped COnvicts
Are Captured.

Kansas City, Nov 13.-Two- thirds of
the convicts who escaped from the Fort
Leavenworth penitentiary last Wednesday
had been captured up to this morning.
Now only nine are at liberty and the
chances are strong that two at least of
these will have been rounded up before the
day closes. Warden McLaughrey this
morning received message from his
deputies near Cottonwood Falls, where
three men were captured late yesterday.
saying that they were close on the heels
OF two others. One of these is believed to
be Arthur Hewitt aged 20, a white pris-
oner who was serving five years for lar
ceny and who is the last of the leaders
or the outbreak. The leaders were
thompson, Mullins. Switzerland and Hew-
lit. Warden McClaughrey has offered an
increased reward for Switzerland and
Hewitt. Switzerland, who was wounded
twice before he surrendered, is the sixth
convict to be shot.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT
announcement Hourly Expected In
Wall Street.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Nov 13.-It was said in Wall
street to-day by members of both the
parties to the Great Northern Northern
Pacific fight that definite news would be
made public before night of the settle
ment Of the battle which has ruined thou
sands OF spectators. Papers were sent
to Trenton to-day for the incorporation
of a huge railroad company which will
hold all the stock of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific. The capital stock
may be made nominal at first and after
ward increased to several hundred mil
lions.
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Major Belknap Dead.

Washington, Nov. 13-Colonel Ward. acting
adjutant general, received a cable message to-
day from General Chaffee, reporting that Ma
1or Hugh R. Belknap of the pay department
18th inst, from intestinal troubles. and that
his remains will be sent to the United States
on the transport Thomas Major Belknap
was appointed to the pay corps in the regular
establishment last February, having served
previously with the same corps during the
Spanish war, but as volunteer and an addi-
tional officer. He was a son of the late Sec
retary Belknap and was himself prominent in
republican party councils, representing one of
the Chicago districts in the national house Of
representatives, for several terms
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anxious that the act shall be extended at
least twenty years. Senators and repre-
sentatives are now receiving petitions and
letters urging immediate action by con-
gress, and the great labor organizations
are now preparing to send committees
here to follow up the campaign that is
now being conducted through the malls.
Recently the Irish World, Patrick Ford's S
paper, printed an editorial warning irish
men and labor organizations that de-
termined effort is to be made by the
trusts to prevent action at this session;
and the appeal has aroused a good many
persons who had not given much thought
to the subject In the last congress bills
proposing to extend the act were intro
duced by Representatives Kahn of Cali
fornia and Cooper of Wisconsin and Sena-
tor Proctor Of Vermont. Senator Fair
banks prepared a bill during the closing
days of the session, but after a conference
with the treasury officials, the attorney
general, and others, it was decided that
it would be impossible to pass such a bill
so late in the session and it was not in
trCduced. The senator still has the bill
and will at the opening of congress, in
troduce 1T, unless, for courtesy's sake,
he steps aside from some senator from
the Pacific coast who wishes to offer such
a bill. The bill Senator Fairbanks has
proposes to extend the exclusion act
twenty years. 1t was prepared after
consultation with the officers of the gov
ernment interested in the subject, and
therefore has their approval. The gen
eral impression is that congress will eX
tend the act, Notwithstanding the opposi-
tion will be formidable.
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LIKE NORTHFIELD. RAID
Bank Robbers and Citizens Exchange
Shots In Ohio.

Minister, Ohio, Nov. ia bold attempt was
made last night to rob the Citizens bank by
a gang of twelve fifteen men who held IN
the citizens in regular western style The
robbers, we'll armed with revolvers and shot
guns, suddenly appeared on the main street
and fired half a dozen shots. They broke
open the doors Of the bank building and at
tempted to blow open the safe with nitro
glycerin, but failed to reach the inner vault.
which contained about $4,000. In the mean
time the marshal and night watchman opened
fire on the robbers from a second-story win
dow across the street from the bank. The
robbers returned the fire and also fired at all
citizens who appeared on the streets Over
100 shots were exchanged. At last, the rob-
bers jumped into rigs, previously stolen. and
drove rapidly away. No trace of them has
been found.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-13
ARM TORN AWAY
Corn Shredder Accident to a Promi-
nent LakeviIIe Farmer.

Special to The Journal.
Pennington, Mimi, Nov. 13.-L ]. Rust
low, prominent and popular farmer of
Lakeville, had his arm torn off in corn
shredder this morning. Amputation at
the shoulder speedily followed the acci-
dent.
Rails are being laid on the Rosemount
end of the Rosemount- South St. Paul
branch Of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern, at the rate of mile a day.
There is an immense amount Of supplies
and material here for the Mankato-
Pennington branch of the Milwaukee
road, and the work of laying rails will
be commenced shortly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-13
STEAMER MINNETONKA
Vessel Ever Built on the
LakesNfOr Ocean Trade.

Cleveland, Nov. 13.-The steel steamer Min
netonka, probably the largest vessel ever built
on fresh water for ocean trade, practically
has been completed at the yards of the
American Shipbuilding company here She is
434 feet over all, breadth of beam 43.7 feet
and has quadruple expansion engines. The
Minnetonka will be cut in two and towed in
halves to Newport News, where she will be
welded together again The cutting in two
process is necessary because the canal locks
between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are
large enough only to accommodate boat $50
feet long.
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into the federal courts, it will be by ap-
plying to Judge Lochren for an order en-
order issued yesterday Counsel for the
state would reply by moving to dissolve
the injunction on the ground that the
federal court had no jurisdiction in the
case. This would bring squarely before
the court the question as to whether the
rates are subject to state regulation.
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Denies Negotiations.

Berlin, Nov. 13-The Frankfurter Zeitung
to-day publishes an interview with A. D. W
Wolmarans, the BOer envoy, now at Amster-
dam, in which the latter is quoted as declar-
ing that the alleged impending peace nego-
tiatons between the Beers and British are
unfounded so long" says Wolmarans '.as
the British ministry maintains the attitude
outlined in the last speeches of Mr. Chamber
lain and Lord Salisbury, the question of
peace cannot be entertained The idea of
the cession of the gold fields is absurd
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-13
Burlington Shares Not Included.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Regarding the in
corporation Of the Northern Securities
company, no official admission could be
obtained this afternoon as to the scope of
the new company or the values at which
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
shares will be turned over to it.
The Great Northern's outstanding capi-
tai is $125, 1000 par value, selling at 200
in the market, while Northern Pacifc's
total outstanding stock is $155, 900, 900 par
value, making total Of $3.50, ,OO00 900 par
value for the shares of these two COM
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Beet Sugar Will Be Protected



to
al the of
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will
be
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COMMANDERS DRIVEN OUT
Chief Impediment I'm the Work of
Clearing Out Beers.
Ns,o York Sun Special Service.

London, Nov. ia correspondent of
the Times, wiring from Middleburg, Cape
Colony, says considerable progress has
been made in the operations against the
Beers. The most formidable commanders
have been driven out of their haunts in
the midlands. The work of clearing out
the Beers is necessarily slow and har-
assing, as at least two-thirds of the in
habitants Of the country districts are
sympathizers with them. The RESPONSE
bility for the fact that the work of clear
ance is not being done more quickly rests
on those who allowed the troops to grow
stale by not relieving them in regular
rotation. More horses and greater mobiI-
ity in the columns are required.
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War on the Cigarette

13The
have membership Of 100000 has drawn pledge which
alb
the use of cigarettes
be
ion with view of increasing membership the
to
burg 16 Columbus Ohio 10000 Louisville
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Navy Yard in Luzon.

Washington, Nov 13.-The president to-day
signed executive order creating a naval
reservation of large tract of land just ac-
quired by the navy department at Onlongapo,
on Subig bay Luzon. The department will
now proceed with all dispatch to construct at
this point a navy yard and station of the
first order
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-13
SOME ATTORNEYS AMUSED
Confidence of Ore Road Counsel Is
the Cause.

the Cause.
The cocksureness Of attorneys for the
iron ore roads, expressed in an interview
with one of them in yesterdays u r
n /, is laughed at by legal talent. Said
w. ]. Donahower, assistant attorney gem
eral this morning:
do not believe there is court in the lanG
that will hold that the state of Minnesota
does not have jurisdiction over the rates of a
road that begins and ends within the borders
Of the state
The order Of the commission will result
in great legal battle, in which the rights
Of the state will be finally determined by
the highest court In the land.
Should tina ore roads bring the matter
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FREnERIcK s NEwE11. nsrArr

FREDERICK S. NEWELL ESTATE.
Kenosha, Wis, Nov. 1S-The will Of the
late Frederick S. Newell, formerly president
and treasurer of the Balm Wagon Works
and president of the Chicago Rockford
Hosiery Works, has been filed for probate.
The widow, Mrs. Frances C. Newell, is the
sole heir, and she is named as executrix
without bond. 1t is estimated the estate Will
be valued at not less than s1,50O.O0o.
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CHINESE
E The extension Of the
Chinese exclusion act will

CnlneSe exclusion act will
EXCLUSION. be one of the live SUBJ
jects with which the
coming congress will have to deal. The
present act expires next May, and unless
1t is extended Chinese will, after that
date, enter the United States under the
same conditions as other aliens Until
recently it was not supposed there would
be any determined opposition to the ex-
tension of the law, but certain interests
are now indicating that they will make a
vigorous effort to prevent congress from
taking any action. 1t is averred that
since the United States is endeavoring to
extend its trade in the east, it would be
unwlse from commercial standpoint to
continue the act excluding the Chinese.
Some of the great commercial concerns. it
Is alleged, are preparing to oppose action
by congress And then there are persons
who argue that there is mo- more reason
for excluding Chinese than there would he
in excluding other aliens. On the other
hand, organized labor is exceedingly