St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-21
Interesting Co m parisons Of
Natural Advantages as He
Saw Them.
Pertinent Judicial Review OF
the Trial for Murder Of
Carlyle Harris.


ent trip, and they have been enjoying a
fortnight at the worlds fair. Judge
Potter has travelled extensively. and
being keen observer of people and
things. is most interesting and enter
tanning conyersatiOnaIist. He is great
admIrer of the Twin Cities. and talks of
them in a strain that is sufficiently
eufogtstic to delight even the loudeSt of
our IecaL boomers.
The growth and prosperity of st.
Paul and Minneapolis, said the Judge
to GLOBE man yesterday, .'is almost
as wonderful as that of Chicago. The
worlds fair city is miracle, and st.
Paul aud Minneapolis are wonders. My
first visit to these cities was made in
1856, when L came by rail TO point in
Illinois OIL the Mississippi, and thence
up the river on a Stern-Wheeler. There
wasn't much to be seen in st. Paul and
Minneapolis then. and / never expected
to see the towns grow into the big,
buStling cities that they are today.
When the two cities began to grow
thought st. Paul would be unable to
keep up with her sister, for the reason
that the water power gave Minneapolis
such an immense advantage in the lum
OCA ollO CAilI oul
prised to ind that both cities are about
equal at present, and | think the people
or st. Paul have every reason to eon-
gratulate themselves upon the progress
OF their city.
st. Paul's Advantages.
''St. Paul has had one advantage over
Minneapolis in being the head of navi-
CATION. and the natural starting point
of railroad lines. st. Paul has another
great advantage over Minneapolis in
having James J.. Hill located here. |
consider Mr.. HIPS achievements abso-
lltely wonderful, and l regard him as
one OF the foremost men OF the country.
Now that he has completed his great
railway line to the Pacific coast he has
overcome most of the obstacles i'll his
path, and is in Il position to do more
good for this city than your people gen
orally suppose. He has tapped field
in the Northwest that possesses untold
wealth in agricultural and mineral
products, the development of which
means the institution OF many new III
dustries, and a new and great era Of
prosperity for the entire Northwest,
and for st. Paul and Minneapolis espe-
cially. know OF no other cities III this
country, excepting Chicago, which
promise so we'll for the future as ST.
Paul and Minneapolis"
Judge Potter is enthusiastic over the
worlds fair. lie says it is simply in
describable, and must be seen 10 be
appreciated. He strongly denies the
stories of extortoa that frequently find
their way into print.
InaSmuch as the judge was for so
many years a member of the highest
count i'll New York, the GLOBE man
asked for his opiniOn as to
The Carlyle Harris Case.
sit was peculiarly difficult case for
a jury to try and decide" said he, be
cause SO much depended upon the ex-
pert testimony. The evidence of ex-
perts is given in such technical terms
that It is never wholly understood by
Jurors, and when there is any contra
diction among the expert witnesses
their testimony goes for naught with
the Jury, and TIE case is decided on or
binary testimony. The verdict OF the
jury in the Harris case was, for the rea
sons have stated, of little weight, but
the subsequent findings of Judge Snyth
and the higher courts can be relied
upon as being just and right. L have
known Judge Smyth ultimately for
many years, and | know that he is an
able juriSt, thoroughly competent to
consider all kinds OF evidence, and Sut-
ticiently independent TO decide a case
OIL it's true merits. His decision on the
motion for new trial was doubtless
correct. ,fhe case was then taken to
general term and the court of appeals,
where the evidence was carefully
weighed by very able judges. who
q ~
they not been thoroughly convinced
that the testimony given at the trial
showed Harris to be guilty. | studied
the evidence in the case very carefully
myself. and | have not the slightest
doubt as to the guilt of Harris"
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Justice MeCreight, of British Colum-
bla, VINO was at the Merchants yester-
day, believes that there should be some
kind of a commercial union between
Canada and the United States. He says
the vast territory between Manitoba and
the Pacific is capable of producing an
incalculable amount of agricultural
commodities, and would be speedily de-
veluped il near and available market
could be had. This great area
of land" said Mr. McCrelght. "is as
yet almost unsettled and undeyeloped.
Commercial union with the United
States would provide market for the
country and it would soon be peopled.
With development would naturally
come commerce that would certainly
be advantageous to the United States,
and especially TO the city of st. Paul"
~
ii. P. Lough. a leading real estate
man of Fargo, registered at the Mer-
chants yesterday. He says Fargo will
rise from its ashes to better and
greater city than it ever was.
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E. F. Drake. of Paris. and Ad G..
Shomburg. of China, were at the Ryan
yesterday. William and 5. q. Smyth,
of PapocfahIo Emo uprn ar the Mqr.