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READY FOR THE MERGER
NORTHERN PACIFIC HAS PAVED THE
WAY FOR CONSOLIDATION.
All the stock of that Road and the
by the Securities Company.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Formal notice was
issued to-day that in exercise of the power
conferred on il, the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company retired its preferred stock in
whole yesterday. Each and every holder of
a certificate for preferred stock not here
tofore surrendered. will, on presentation
and surrender of his certificate at the Of
flee of the company, No. 40 Wall street,
receive payment in cash at par Except as
to this claim. all rights and claims of the
preferred stockholders have ceased TO ex-
ist. Notice also was given by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company that it elected to
require the holder of every cent. convert
ible certificate of the company to convert
the same into common stock of the COM
pany at the rate of one share of 500 for
each 800 of the unpaid principal of the
certificate and upon presentation and sur
render of such certificate at the company's
office, the holder will be entitled TO receive
therefor common stock of the company at
the rate aforesaid. No interest will accrue
or be payable upon any such certificate
from and after Jan. l. 1902.
These notices showed that from and
after to-day the capital stock of the com
pany would consist of SI55. 900. entirely
tificate issued to provide for the retirement
of the preferred stock would be retired i'm
mediately. The effect of this was 10 put
what was formerly preferred stock on the
same basis the old common All of the
Northern Pacific stock is TO be taken over
by the Northern Securities Company
which also will acquire all of the stock OF
the Great Northern. The Northern Sc
curities Company will thus hold the stock
certificate of two great companies in the
Northwestern field, and under the settle
ment agreed on between the contending
interests for control in that field will adj
minister the properties in its charge TO the
end that harmony may prevail
The belief in Wall street was general to-
day that the rapid retirement of the North
ern Pacific preferred stock followed by the
redemption of bonds issued for its retire
ment had removed the obstacles in the
way Of the carrying out OF the plan for the
adjustment of the difficulties which grew
out of the contest for the control Of North
ern Pacific last May. II was this contest
and a sensational rise Of Northern Pacific
last May. 1t this contest and a sensa-
tional rise of Northern Pacific common to
$1,000 a share which brought about the
sensational decline in the prices of other
securities on May p
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And Having Favored the Rntifica-
tiOn of Commercial Treaties with
Other Countries.
LIBERIA AFTER A WARSHIF
WANTS THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF
APRIL IL, 1866, CARRIED OUT.
Boer Snyman Thanks the President
for Sending Money to south Africa
Rural Mail Routes.
,ecial 70 the Indiananolls Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-'I hope to get
the attention of the committee to the reci-
procity treaties soon after Congress reas-
sembles,'' said Senator Cullom. chairman
of the committee on foreign relations, when
asked to-day concerning his plans. What
the policy of the committee will be with
reference to these treaties L am unable to
say" he remarked, IN reply to question.
II think IL proper either to secure their
ratification or to dispose of them In line
with the suggestion of the late President
Mckinley just before his death. While we
are doing our best to make commercial
progress, we want TO recognize that other
people have the same right as ourselves TO
do. the best they can. Only short time
before President Mckinley left Canton, to
go first to Cleveland and then to Buffalo, L
visited him and talked with him on this
very question When asked whether he
thought we ought to revise the tariff in
the usual way or carry out some kind of
reciprocity or commercial treaty system.
he said by all means we ought not TO revise
the tariff this year. but we ought to adopt
the other plan as far as we could do so
consistently.
Inc proposed treaty WITH Denfhdrh Dy
which We will be placed in the position of
endeavoring to acquire the Danish West
Indies, is a matter of considerable impor-
tance, and hope to- see it successful.
hope the result of the pending negotiations
for these islands will be their purchase by
US. l hope the Senate will ratify treaty
looking TO our ownership of those islands.
AT the same time, there seems to be an un-
certainty as to the outcome of the negotia-
tions now being carried on"
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PALMA CONGRATULATED.
Many Telegrams Received by the
First President of Cuba.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Gen. Thomas Es-
Cuba, has received many kilograms of felici-
tation from various parts of Cuba and this
country.
Senior Emilio Bacardi. mayor of Santiago
cabled in the name of the Municipal Coun-
Gil: II, with the president, wish you a
happy New Year. and all pleased to greet
you as the future first magistrate of the
Cuban Republic
Senior Joaquin Forum, brother-in-law of
the late Jose Marti, said in message from
Mexico City: Il am particularly delighted
at your success. as / of the first to
advise your candidacy. L am pleased, too
because you have been an immaculate
patriot all your life"
General Palma was particularly pleased
with a cable message from Gibara, San
tiago province. which is his native State
This dispatch read: Oriental patriots sa-
lutte YOU as the first President of Cuba"
Emilio Agramont telegraphed this from
President of our country, in whose hands
its prosperity and happiness will be safe"
The Cuban President-elect was reticent
as ever regarding the policy of his admin
istration He said in an interview Il have
not had the least ambition TO fill any public
office: in fact, ] all along refused to allow
my name 10 be put forward as a pres
idential candidate. | am disappointed that
there should have been any dissatisfaction
over the election. / consented to the use of
my name only at the last moment, when
it was too late TO withdraw. But l thought
that absolute harmony prevailed, and that
General MasO had consented TO accept the
vice presidency. l really would have pre-
ferred TO have been allowed to stay out of
politics and attend 10 my private affairs -
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WHITE HOUSE FUNCTION.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The dinner 10
the Cabinet, the first of the large social
functions of the year at the White House,
was given by the President and Mrs
Roosevelt tonight. Many were invited 10
meet the members OF the Cabinet, the
guests including senators and representa-
tives in Congress and some friends of the
President. The T-shaped table was set in
the state dining room and was a marvel Of
artistic beauty. The public portions of the
house, in which the guests spent the re-
mainder of the evening, were still fresh
and beautiful with the floral decorations
used yesterday. The Marine Band FUR
nished the music. Those present. in addi-
tion to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
were: The secretary of war and Mrs. Root.
the attorney general and Mrs. Knox, the
postmaster general and Mrs. Smith. the
secretary of the interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock. the secretary of agriculture and Miss
Wilson. Senator McEnery. Senator and
Mrs. Hanna, Senator and Mrs. Scott, Sen
ator and Mrs Dolliver Representative and
Mrs. Payne. Representative and Mrs. Gros-
venor, Representative and Mrs Hopkins,
Representative and Mrs. Dalzell. Hon. and
Mrs. Charles s. Fairchild. Hon. John A.
Kasson, Hon. and Mrs. Eugene A. Philbin.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. y.
j. Cassatt, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson,
jr, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Richardson, Mr..
and Mrs William NJ. Laffan, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. T.. Letter Mr. James X. Oracle, Mrs. II.
s. B. Beale, Miss Carew, Miss Roosevelt.
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DONATION OF Sl,OOO,OOO
SIR ERNEST CASSOL's GIFT IN BE-
HALF OF CONsUMPTIVEs.
King Edward Provided with Money
for the Erection of a SantnrOrium
for TubercuIOsed Persons.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-In consequence of
King Edwards active interest in the cru
sade against consumption, philanthropst.
who wishes his name withheld, has placed
e2OO, 600 at his Majesty's disposal for the
construction of a sanatorium for consump-
tives.
According to the Daily Mail the gift was
made by Sir Ernest Cassol, a merchant and
financier, who was prominent in Egyptian
finances and who was made a knight COM
mander of st. Michael and St George for
his services in that field. King Edward
has decided TO devote the gift to a sana-
torium which will accommodate one hun
dred patients. Twelve of the beds are tc
be reserved for wealthy sufferers. while
the remainder will be for those who are
only able to afford small fee. King Ed
ward has appointed an advisory committee
in this matter composed of leading physi-
clans, including Sir William Henry Broad
bent Sir Richard Douglas Powell Sir Fran
els Henry Lacking. Sir Felix Semon and
others. Three prizes OF $500 500 and 8lOo,
respectively, have been offered I'm connec-
ton with this scheme for the best essays
on the plans for the construction of the
sanatorium, and the advisory committee
will be guided by the result of this COM
petition in the execution of his Majesty $
wishes The competition is open to medical
men of all natiOnalities.
Sir William Henry Broadbent when inter
viewed this subject explained that it
was intended TO employ the open air treat
ment for consumptives, the success of
which, he said was now absolutely estab-
lished Sir William was unable TO give de-
tails. but he said that he believed the sana-
torium would be within easy distance of
London, for it had been shown that the
omen air treatment could be conducted al
most as successfully in England as in
Switzerland. The papers this morning all
publish editorials applauding King Ed
wards purpose and the noble gift which
has enabled his Majesty to carry out the
idea which he has so much at heart.
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BoER THANKS THE PRESIDENT.
w. ID. Snyman Grateful Because His
Wife Secured Money.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Commandant
w. d. Snyman. who was member of Gen
eral De Vets staff in South Africa up To a
year ago, and who for some time has repre-
sented the Boer cause in the West. called
upon President Roosevelt to-day. Com
mandant Snyman is a tall, fine-looking
Boer and talks English with a slightly
broken accent. Il called on the President, 2"
said he. Ito thank him for having sent TO
my wife, who is in South Africa. some
money l desired her to have. l shall al
ways feel grateful 10 President Roosevelt
L saw my wife's signature to-day for the
first time in months.
How did your wife get the money!
Through the United States consul at
Cape Town, and her answer TO my letter
was returned through the same channel"
Commandant Snyman did not talk with
the President about the war in South Az
rica. He did not consider ii a proper sub
ject to discuss with the President. He SIM
ply wanted TO thank him for getting the
money to his wife. ''The Beers" said he,
''can see easily that the President can do
nothing to stop the war, even If he were so
disposed. But we will appeal to Congress
for an expression of opinion. We hope that
both political parties in this country will
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Tuberculosis Not Contagious.

NEW YORK. Jan DIR. S A. Knopf.
the wen-known authority on tuberculosis,
in addressing the Academy of Medicine TO-
night. said tuberculosis was not conta-
gious. man with well-defined tubercu-
losis could do his work daily if the proper
precautions were taken and the sputum
was removed and destroyed The govern
ment, he said. had stamped all of those
afflicted with the disease with a stigma
which was not proper. DR.. Knopf declared
that the exclusion of immigrants because
of alleged tuberculosis symptoms and ten
Gencies was wrong. In the majority Of
cases they were we'll provided. not ONLY for
caring for themselves. but their families as
we'll He recommended that committee
be appointed by Ihe government, of which
Der, 10 study the disease. to find. If posi-
BILE not only a specific. but the best and
most approved treatment. The medical
profession. he said, would welcome such a
commission.
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GEN. PALMA'S VICTORY
ONLY EIGHT MAsO ELECTORS
CHOSEN By CUBAN VOTERS,
While the Nationalist Candidate for
President VIII Have Fffty-Six Votes
i'm the Electoral College.

HAVANA, Jan. 2.-The central board of
scrutiny has made public the following re-
turns of the elections held in Cuba on Dec.
81: Tomas Estrada Palma, the Nationalist
candidate for the presidency of Cuba. has
fifty-fve electors, while General Bartolome
Maso, the Democratic candidate, who with
drew from the campaign. has eight electors.
Senior Palma secured the unanimous cleo
toral delegations from the provinces of
Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and
Santa Clara and one elector from Puerto
Principe and five electors from Santiago
General Maso secured three electors from
Puerto Principe and five from Santiago.
The following civil governors were
elected: Perez in Pinar del Rio, Nunez in
Havana. Lecona in Matanzas, Gomez in
Santa Clara, Recio in Puerto Principe and
Echevarria in Santiago province.
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Reciprocity Favored.

NEW YORK, Jan. "A meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held here to-
day. Addresses were made by NJ L. Well
ler a representative of French interests,
and by Ludwig Max Goldberger, of Berlin,
both of whom are in this country, to in
vestigate American commercial methods.
The committee on foreign commerce. and
the revenue laws presented a report and
resolutions. disapproving the action taken
by the reciprocity convention held in
Washington. This report and the resolu-
tions were adopted after considerable de-
bate The resolution follows:
whereas This Chamber consistently ia
vored the establishment, through recpro-
cal concessions in tariff rates of closer
trade relations between the United States
and the commercial countries of the world /;
and,
whereas, The national reciprocity con-
vention, in It's recent session. in Washing
ton, ID. c.. adopted a resolution recon-
mending reciprocity through tariff modif-
cations, where II can be done without in
jury to any of our home interests or man
ufacturing, commerce or farming, thereby
rendering any application of reciprocal
tariff concessions impra cticable and
Whereas, The national reciprocity con-
Ventlon, in a second resolution, recon-
mended the establishment of a new COM
mission to which shall be referred the con-
sideration of all reciprocal trade agree
ments. thereby multiplying and disregarding
the valuable and beneficial work success
fully accomplished by the present COM
missioner plenipotentiary in the negotia-
ton of important treaties whereby a great
part of the trade of these countries would
be thrown open to US; therefore, be il
Resolved, That this Chamber hereby ex-
presses its disapproval of the action taken
by the national reciprocity convention in
Washington, on Nov. 90 as subversive of
all attempts to bring about closer trade
relations with our sister nations, and 10
open new and wider markets for our prod
ucts; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chamber views with
apprehension the policy advocated by the
reciprocity convention likely to invite
hostile legislation on the part of the other
nations against this country. TO the great
detriment of its commercial interests-,,
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VIII Appeal to the Supreme Court.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 2.-Governor
Van SAINT and Attorney General Douglas
reached home this afternoon. Both drove
straight 10 the Capitol and went to work.
The attorney general will henceforth be
the central figure in the fight against the
proposed merger OF Northwestern raiiyya vs
He leaves tomorrow night for Washington.
and Will institute the States Injunction suit
on Monday in the federal Supreme Court
His appearance Monday will be a formal
ity. The court will set "A date for the hear
ing. and Mr.. Douglas will return 10 Mime
apolis. When he next goes TO Washington
he will be accompanied by George p VII
son and NJ. ID. Mum, his associates in the
"a 60
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stitutlons that they should extend the in
debtfohess or the Everett-Moore syndica &c
ana Its aIlled interests for a period of not
eNceoihs eighteen months. conditioned
Cpon the committee named having entire
charse OF all Of the affairs connected with
the fyh0lcate and their various interests.
Fa9rs nave been drawn looking toward
suc1 extension, and the empowering of the
cOIrGni'tee 10 act. and they have been exc
cuted oy the members of the Everett-Moo-e
synrlcate, and are now being executed by
IneICleNeland banks as rapidly as possible
AiIiotner creditors are TO be asked to unite
Wl4 the Cleveland creditors in granting the
extfhslon Expert accountants have been
cfnflOyed To examine and report upon the
coudition of all the various companies The
coIf fmlttee organized by electing ri. r. New
cO4D as chairman and Z. G. Tillotson sec
rethry."
Yol Myron 7. Herrick tonight gave out
thF following signed statement relative to
thf affairs of the Everett-Moore syndicate:
Personaily 1 have had no connection
with and no knowledge of the Everett
Mpore syndicate. Although | am named as
one of the members of the committee for
tYe reorganization OF their affairs, l nave
f9W no actual knowledge of their condition
except as informed by another committee
of Cleveland hackers, which has spent more
than week in making an investigation
WINE nave taken no part in this investl-
3auon, the bankers who conducted II are
fnong our safe and conservative men,
fhose report should inspire confidence. The
HIlIie aHdlTS or the syndicate are now
Hldergolng a thorough investigation with
PIE assistance of chartered accountants,
End all persons concerned should. in my
judgment. feel assured that the interests
tf all classes of creditors will be conserved
Py competent business management at the
bands of the committee chosen"
i II. r. Newcomb, chairman of the COM
i Imittee of bankers. said tonight that the
Syndicate had secured heavy loans from a
large number Of Eastern banks and from
banks In Ohio. Pennsylvania and Michigan.
and that, so far as the banks have been
able to express themselves. they regard the
syndicate's securities as gilt-edged and ac-
tually worth 10 TO 25 per cent. more than
the value of the loans Mr.. Newcomb said
that legally the committee of bankers is
not In charge of the financial affairs of the
syndicate: that 1T is simply looking into the
case In order to take full charge of the
syndicates affairs. Mr.. NewcOmb said, the
consent of the many loaning institutions
will have to be secured. If this is not OBJ
tainable the further action of the commit
tee is undecided.
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PEDEN HAS RESIGNED.
Successor 10 BE Named for One of the
RecaIcitrant Missouri Judges

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan. 2.-Governor
Dockery has accepted the resignation OF s
9. Peden. judge OF the st. Clair County
Court, who is held a prisoner in the Jack
son county jail for contempt Of the Federal
Court I'm refusing 10 vote 10 levy 10 pay
the repudiated bonds of St. Clair county
Governor Dockery states that he viii ap-
point a successor to Judge Peden, who will
be "a liberty 10 meet with Judge Walker
the only county judge not in custody, and
dispose OF the cOunty's long neglected busi-
ness. Judge Peden's situation will not be
affected by the governments action. and
he will remain i'm jail for the remainder of
his term If Judge Phillips does not order
him released in the meantime.
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AN UNCONfIRMED RUMOR
MISS STONE AND NINE. TsILKA SAID
TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
American NegotiatOrs Are Reported
to Have Promised Not to Reveal
Names of Brigands.

LONDON, Jan. "A dispatch to the Cen
trail News. from Vienna, says report has
been received there via Sofia to the ef-
feet that Miss Helen NJ. Stone. the captive
American missionary. has been released.
The report lacks confirmation.
The Sofia correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph has cabled an unconfirmed rumor
10 the effect that Miss Stone and Nine.
Tsilka were liberated in Turkey on Jan. l.,
and that the Americans who conducted the
negotiations resulting in this reported re-
lease agreed, in the presence of the cap
tives, to maintain absolute silence concern
ing the captors. If this promise is broken,
concludes the correspondent, vengeance will
be wreaked upon the American mission.
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HELD UP BY a NEGRESS.
StOckman Robbed of $3.50 by Mus
cuIar CoIored woman.

OMAHA, Neb, Jan. ANN johnson. a
colored woman, to-day held up and robbed
T. j. Graham, a stockman of $3.50, in the
east end of the town. Graham was accost-
ed by the woman, who asked TO be directed
to an address I'm North Omaha. Graham
was explaining that he was a stranger in
the city. when the woman, who was very
powerful, grasped him and forced the
money from his pocket. He attempted to
hold her until the police arrived. but she
made her escape. She was arrested few
minutes later and the missing money was
found on her person.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The State De-
partment officials say they have no recent
news bea ing on the case of Miss Stone
and there fore cannot confirm the dispatch
from Lor don transmitting a report that
she has cen released. At the same time
such c. nSummation OF the efforts in her
behalf uld not be surprising, as the lat
est infor nation received here shows that
responsii. parties are in communication
with the prgands who hold her captive and
the latte know these parties have all the
money taat be raised with which TO
advices received here Miss Stone and Nine.
Tsilka were both well.
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Central Company Not Affected.

1t was reported in a local paper yes
terday that the Everett-Moore syndicate
controls the Central Traction Company.
apolis. Last night S. +. Rauh, the only
Indianapolis man owning stock in the Cen
tral Traction Company. said the Everett
Moore syndicate had not now nor never
had any interest in or control over the
traction company. The men interested in
the Central Traction Company are w. l..
Kann. of Pittsburg, S. r. Rauh, of this
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TOOK WRONG MEDICINE.


DETROIT. Mich, Jan. Miss Beulah
Wheeler. a beautiful young society woman.
died early to-day at her home on Second
avenue from arsenical poisoning. Last
evening she retired 10 her room TO rest be-
fore starting for the theater. Soon after
ward Miss Wheeler called 10 her mother for
aid and said she had taken the wrong medi-
cine. What the young woman had taken
for anttpyrin proved 10 be arsenic. Physi-
clans were Immediately summoned and
worked over Miss Wheeler all night De-
spite their treatment she died lust before
daybreak. Miss Wheeler. who was twenty
two years Of age, was born In Rome " Y