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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Railway Notes.

Railroad officials were disappointed yester-
day at the failure of the supreme court to
hand down a decision in the Nebraska freight
rate case. They were confident Of favor
able decision, but matters are left in bad
shape now because the Nebraska railroad
commission is disposed to push the enforce
ment of maximum freight rates.
Charles W. Frisbee. auditor of the PENN
sular railroad and formerly Of the freight
department of the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
road in Minneapolis dropped dead of heart
disease at Seattle Monday.
The Burlington yesterday announced a rate
of s1S.75 round trip from the Twin Cities to
Detroit, via the Grand Trunk, and s19:25 via
the Michigan Central. The occasion is the
annual convention of the Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine June 7-19. Tickets will be sold June
to T. good returning until June 13.
w. A. Underwood, the New York attorney,
who 1t will be remembered acted as counsel
for Andrew F. Burleigh, late receiver of the
Northern Pacific road. spent part of yesterday
In this city, and left for the Pacific coast
on the overland train.
w. H. Trego, general superintendent Of the
Adams Express company with headquarters
in Chicago, was in ST. Paul yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

these limits placed upon the action OF
the commission are not placed upon The
power of the people. Their soveretgnfy
is not curtailed or confined by the de-
cisien Of the court. The great prdnci-
pie, settled long ago. that there rests
with the legislature the authority to
regulate the rates charged by common
carriers. remains undisturbed. The
court says merely that the legislature
Of the nation. in the particular instance
known as the interstate commerce act.
did not see fit to confer npon the ia
terstate commerce commission that por-
tion OF Its own power which consists Ia
the determine ton of maximum freight
rates. Not having SO conferred this
power, 1T is reserved to the people them
selves, and the commission cannot ex-
ercise 1T. This explanation makes clear,
we think. the statement made at the
beginning Of the article, that the courts
decision relates to methods of proceed
tire rather than to limitations of power.
The chief practical effect of it, we
should imagine, would be in its bear
ing upon the operations of railroad
commissioners in the various states We
have long ceased to regard the inter-
state commission as a body Of any par
ticular Importance or value. From it's
very creation it assumed an inferior po-
sition, and its work, even when rein
forced by Legislation compelling the
testimony of witnesses, has seemed to
the public to be of comparatively little
account. That body being what it is,
it is no great loss to the people to have
the power to fix maximum freight rates
denied to it. We would much rather
trust it to the railroad companies them
selves, under the supervision of the
courts. But, following the mere analogy
Of national legislation, there have been
passed in most of the states laws re-
lating to the regulation Of railroads en-
gagged in business within the state, and
the administration of these laws has
been confided to commissions modelled
after the interstate body. These COM
missions, in some of the states, have
announced schedules of maximum
freight rates. The railroads must con-
form, under the penalties provided by
the acts. Following the decision Of the
court, inferior courts must hold, if the
point is raised with reference to the
state commissions, that they are not EN-
powered to fix maximum freight rates,
unless it is explicitly so stated in the
laws creating them. Where there is no
such direct power granted, it is obvious
that the commissions eannet act in a
direction where the interstate body
has been forbidden to act under pre-
eisely analogous circumstances by the
highest tribunal of the land These ap-
pear to be all the practical results to
be anticipated from the decision of the
court.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

the high priest OF Republicanism AND
tariff robbery the confession that the
Democratic position of legislation here
after for revenue purposes is admitted
ly correct.
The other point, which constitutes,
indeed, the bulk of the senator's ad-
dress, is his plea of confession and
avoidance In the case Of the sugar
trust Mr.. Aldrich garnishes his own
attempts to define the senate bill with
particulars and details Of a nature SO
technical that the average citizen can
not be expected to understand them
We can see very clearly, however.
through the dust and confusion OF the
issue, exactly what the general idea is.
The proposition stands in about this
shape. The American people consume
annually about 2,000,O 900 tons of sugar,
for which they pay, approximate
ly, $9O,OOOOOO. IF the high duties pro-
posed in either the house or the SEN
ate bill should be adopted" are the
words of Senator Aldrich, the annual
cost Of sugar to consumers would be
more than si60,80o, e00." That Is the
proposition in its baldest terms and
in his own language.
Why is this enormous impest to be
paid upon particular article of Uni
versal consumption? Because, says Mr..
Aldrich. the foreigner has furnished II
to us at less than cost. The bounttes
given by the German government in
particular to the producers of beet
sugar have become sc large that the
German product is driving all Others
out of the market. In fact, the people OF
Germany are taxed to provide the pee-
pie of the United States with sugar at
the lowest possible price. This is what
the Republican party would prevent at
any cost. On the same principle, If the
German government We're to tax Its
subjects to an extent sufficient to pro-
vide for all OUR wants, and to enable
the people of the United States to live
in comfort and ease while the people
of Germany 1abored to support them,
Mr.. Aldrieh would find 1T the first and
highest duty Of his party to break up
the arrangement and would regard it as
a triumph of craftsmanship to so leg
is1ate that the American people should
be taxed to support somebody else. The
whole argument relating to the sugar
schedule, which is too lengthy to be
paraphrased here, Is a plea for the eX-
clusion of cheap sugar and the taxing
of our people to the extent of tens of
millions of dollars per annum to pro-
tect an industry which has practically
no existence.
The portions of the Aldrich speech to
which we have given attention are so
illustrative of the whole and contain so
perfectly the Republican proposition
and principle of taxation, that they
serve as a resume of the senate bill
and it's policy. No greater legislative
iniuuity has been proposed in this coun-
try; but we have to say that no prede-
cessor of this bill was ever laid before
the public with so frank an announce
ment of it's character. Mr.. Aldrieh and
his associates are doing yeoman work
in preparing for the great popular revo-
luton against tariff robbery and Re
publican paternalism that is as surely
coming as the rising of another sun.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
NOT OF GREAT MOMENT.

1t is very easy to oVerestlmate the
practical Importance of the decision OF
the supreme court of the United States
denying to the interstate commerce
commission the power to fix maximum
railroad rates. This decision WIFI be
discussed widely as a victory for tie
railroads. and the court will probably
come in for its share of denunclatlon
for what is imagined to be a eurtall-
ment of the commissions power and a
concession to the railroads. AS mat
ter of fact, any one who reads the de-
cision carefully will see that the "o1nt
involved is academic rather than prac-
tical; and that, while the method Of
procedure indicated by the court as
the necessary and proper one is better
for both parties than that which has
been followed, it will work out to es-
sentially the same results. In no sense
is the power of the people to regulate
common carriers and to compel them
to perform the public service at reason
able compensation denied or impaired.
The decision of the court is that the
interstate commerce commission, be-
ing an administrative body, has no
right to constitute itself an originating
authority and to impose, of it's own vo-
lition upon railroads a system of max
imum rates at its discretion. Its power
is regulative and not originative, and
it's limitations are to be construed
strictly according to the letter of the
law The same principle of interpreter
ton that the court applies to any act
of congress namely, that any author
ity not expressly conferred must be
held to be held in reserves applied
here. Briefly, the court says that, If
those who passed the Interstate COM
merce act had intended to give to the
commission the power to prescribe
maximum rates, they would have said
So They did not say so. They author
lied it to obtain from the railroad COM
panies engaged in interstate commerce
the fullest information concerning the
conduct OF their business, to enforce
the long and short haul clause, to pre-
vent rebates and determinations, and
to see that railroad rates In general
were made reasonable and Just.
This last becomes, in the view of the
court, negative and passive, rather
than positive and active function.
When railroad company imposes
given rate and announces 1t in its
schedules, it is then within the power
of the shipper to claim that this rate
is unjust and unreasonable, and to
bring his case before the commission.
The commission, having decided one
way or the other an appeal lies with
either party to the courts. Thus, In
the important matter of rate regu1a-
ton, the judicial authority has the
final and decisive word. The interstate
commission may not proceed, after
having declared specific rate unrea-
sonable, to lay down a maximum HIM
it beyond which all charges would be
considered by it excessive and unjust.
1t is not to engage in the making out
Of schedules, but only to pass upon
those that have been already announc-
ed.
1T must be borne in mind that
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

". A. Underwood. ef New York. accompanied
Mr.. Grover. Mr.. Underwood was counsel to
ex-Receiver Burleigh, and il familiar with
the case from its incipency. Recently Special
Master in Chancery Sawyer, of San Francis
co. made report to the court, in which he
upheld the railroads in every point raised
This report is now before che court. The at
torneys will make their Anal arguments in
the case, and will thus close contest which
has consumed years. The case was based
upon the claim Of Spokane that that city
was entitled to as low rates, proportionately,
as was Seattle, Portland or Tacoma. The
railroads claimed that account Of clipper
ship competition from New York, that the
coast cities were given lower rates proper
tiOnately via all rail- lines
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
TOPICS ASSIGNED FOR DISCUSSION
AT THE MEETING AT LITTLE
FALLS.
ALL MUST TAKE SOME PART.
DEPARTMENTS ARE, HOWEVER,
ALLOWED TO CHANGE IF THEY
SO DESIRE.
NOT ENOUGH Fe Go ALL AROUND.
On1y Half Of the Departments of the
State Down on the Programme
Prepared.

Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, May 25.-The csm-
ndttee on topics of the State Fire De-
partment association, has completed its
work and has assigned topics to only
one-half of the departments on account
of there being SO many departments.
Following are the committee assign
ments:
lation to the protection of property
from water as well as fire-Belle Plaine,
Crookston, Faribault, Hallock.
Topic 2-Should not the size of thread
in hose connections be uniform in all
departments. and the advantages
Cbaska, Como, Fairmont, Long Prairie.
Topic 3-The evil of social visits Of
fire companies by which towns and
cities are left wholly or partially un-
protected Benson Cloquet, Evansville,
Grand Rapids, Heron Lake.
Topic IThe benefit Of incorporating
in connection with the present Jaws
Brainerd, Hastings, Mankato, Mont
gomery.
Topic 5-The saving of life being the
first consideration, should not desig-
mated number be detailed for the special
duty-Anoka, Duluth, Moorhead, Mel
rose.
Topic 6-Should not the legislature
enact a law creating a state fire warden.
whose duty it shall be to Investigate the
cause of fires, with power to empanel
jurys?-Minneapo Henderson, Little
Falls, Morris, Granite Falls.
Topic THE importance Of discipline
during a fire, with rules and regula-
tions thereto-Austin, Carlton, Candy,
Gaylord, Hutchinson.
Topic S-Should honorary members ba
entitled to vote for company officers p
Fergus Falls, Jordan, Litchfeld, Lake
City.
Topic 9-Should fines be imposed for
non attendance at fires and meetings,
or should monthly dues be collected in
stead?-Arlington. Cold Springs, Das-
sci, Lake Benton.
giving alarms fer fires in cities and
towns having volunteer fire depart
ments-East Grand Forks. Eden Valley,
Gibbon, Hibbing.
Topic 11-Should not a state law be
enacted, establishing active duty limit
and exemption from jury-Alexandr1a,
Caatfeld Jasper, Glencoe. Graceyille.
Topic 12-The propriety of paying a
pension to permanently disabled fire.
n4en-Albert Lea, Brandon, Excelsior,
Glenwood.
AS a, penalty is imposed for neglect
to report, it is hoped every depart
ment will respond. If a topic other than
that assigned is preferable. departments
are at liberty to select But a report
is required
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
CONVENTION RATES.

Central Committee Will Meet to Con-
slider Them.
CHICAGO, May 35-A call was issued to-
day for the next regular meeting of the Gen.
trail Passenger association to be held here
June 2. The most important matters to be
considered are reports on arrangements for
the grand army emeampnent at Buffalo, In
San francisco. July TIP, the proposed adep-
tion OF the joint passenger committees code
of rules for the regulations Of Central Passen-
ger association business and the proposed
age tickets as suggested by the board of
managers of the Joint Traffic association.
There are also large number Of applica-
tons for reduced rates to be considered. A
special meeting will be held on the day fol-
lowing the regular one to consider the pro-
posed establishment of a mileage ticket bu-
reau on the lines now acting In connection
with the Eastern Passenger association.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Hu4chinson Seniors.

Special to the Globe.
HUTCHINSON Minn., May 25-A senior
class of seventeen. the largest ever graduated
here. will hold its commencement on June z.
The members Of the class are Misses Emily
Micka. Myrtle Robbins, Maude Hyslop, Maude
Konwe, Elvira Gross. Eiya Mead, Sarah
Powell and Measrs Frank Headley. Jesse
Manthey, Watkin Rosser, Eldred Gillett Ra-
fus Casseu. Albert Rotzier and John Sher-
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
DAY sUCCEEDs af0HLER.
CI,aSrman SouthsEestern Freight As
sociatisn Comes to m. & st. l..

S0E4At40h COx1E4eB 40 * SAs -"
President E. r. Hawley, Of the Minneap-
ofis r ST, Louis road, has appointed L. F..
Day general manager Of that road, succeed
ing A. L. Mehler, resigned The news which
came in the form Of a dispatch from st. Louis.
caused some suspense. Mr.. Day is chairmen
OF the Southern Freight association. with
HEADQUARTERS at st. Louis. There had been q
growing impression that 7. B. Clark, the
present general superintendent of the line,
Understood that fhe appointment Of Mr.. Day
comes directly drom President Edwin r. Haw-
ley, OF the St. Louis road, and IS therefore q
conclusive settlement of the case.
Mr.. Day has a splendid railread record.
although only thirty-nine years f age. 1t
lis. however, confined entirely to Southwest
;ern territary. and his name is little known
i'm this portion Of the country For the last
chairman Of the Southwestern Fresght asse-
citation, and had the full eonadenee of all the
interests there represented: The association
Is particularly IN need OF his services 1t this
critical time. His resignation was rendered
Saturday and accepted With regret.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

WASHINGTON. May 2s-Northwestern
pensions were granted Monday as follows:
Minnesota- Original: Hugo Crusins, En-
pire; Marcus Hutchinson. soldiers home.
widows: Jennie b. Heth, Shakopee; Rhine
Hickman. Delano. MISUNDERSTANDING Lewis
Atrew. Oshkosh; Calvin Clark Spencer; Gus
tav Member Milwaukee. Increase: Hartwig
Gurtz, Chelsea. Widows: Angeline Castle,
Reedsbnrg; Anna Drumm, Re.dsville; Bar
bara King, Racine; Martha Olson, Esofea.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
ToDAY,s WEATHER.

1x"snosdav.e Minnesota-Increasing cloudi-
ness with showers; slightly warmer; south
WISCONSIN - Increasing cloudiness Win WIZ,
showers in northern portion; decloeoiy
er; southerly winds. .,,, cloudy
south and North Daketa-Partly 's elouus
westher. with showers and thunder slaInis'
cooler in western portions; southeris ~i"0'
MontanaNThreatenin weather. with raih'
cooler; northerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
Tinted States Department of Agriculture e
Weather Bureau, Washington, May -, e:so
n. m. Local Time s p. m. loth Meriuian i,su
Time. Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Ugly Gypsies.

PAYNESNIlIE. Minn.. May 25.-W. Il.
Huntington. Mr. NanVooTst and John Fed
dema were IN New Paynesvdlle yesterday
afternoon, and on returning at a late hour
In the evening made halt at a gypsy camp
In the west end .nf the town. They were
fired npon by one of the gypsies with shot
gun, the shot taking effect in the arm of Mr.
Huntington. just above the elbow. The gyp-
sizes were arrested.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Another Paoling BiIL.

today introduced by request bill to amend
the interstate commerce law. The bill pre-
seribes regulations for pooling, requiring that
pooling contracts shall not extend beyond five
years, and that they shall name the maximum
and minimum rates to be charged, requiring
the approval of the interstate commerce COM
mission before the agreements can become
effective. The bill provides for a complete
revision of the interstate commerce law.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

urging the retention of the tax. While
tax will ruin them others are reckoning
up the profits they will reap. one mans
loss being anotheTs gain. We can amag-
inc that theocrafty Jap contempiafes
the situation with serenity and con-
graduates hinselflon his good fortune.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

If there is any one thing that might have
a tendency to make a Republican ashamed
OF his party, 1t is the constant and unceas-
ing quarrels about the distribution OF the
ofhees.-Sauk Rapids Sentinel.
This opinion is we'll prefaced with an @if.''
Benedict evidently has doubts whether any
thing could do it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
WILL NOT PAY.
South Dakota License Law Is to BE
Tested.

Tested.
OIIVET, S. D., May 25.-Hutehinson
county has decided to test the consti-
tutiona1ity of the state liquor law so
far as it provides for the payment to
the state by counties of $500 per annum
of the tax collected from retail deal
ers. The commissioners have instruct
ed the treasurer not to pay over this
tax. and the state authorities will now
be compelled to assume the aggressive
1t has been contended that the legis-
lature had no right to provide state
revenue in this manner, to the detri-
ment of the counties 1t is regarded
as class Legislation for the reason that
certain counties where no liquor is
sold are benefited by lessening Of
state taxes, and that the burden is borne
by those counties where licenses ara
issued.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

It seems necessary to repeat. not for the
hrst time. that the Republican party is in no
way pledged or committed to the retirement
ct the legaa-tender circulation, nor to the
scheme fer appointment of a monetary COM
mission.-New York Tribune.
Had the Tribune thus spoken Hast fail, be-
fore the election, Maj. Mckinley would be
occupied this spring In repairing his Canton
lawn instead of cutting the pie and passing the
pieces in Washington
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

Miss Edith Dingley, daughter of the father
correspondents as .sbeing one of the hand
soonest girls in Washington She probably
looks like her mother.-St. Cloud Journal
Press.
All of which shows that Dingley is better at
bellies than bills.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

Funny game lawsa We have. Here new.
under the LAW. Iiekefea can be caught with
hook after May I, bAt bass cannot be
legally caught until May 15. Now. Will the
wise Lawmakers tell ms how a fisherman is
to know which will bite -pickera or baas-
as both are caught from the same heaee-
Waseaa Radical. r..
Don't be sarcastiear The next legislature
will fix It. It will shake 1t pendtentaary
offense for bass to .bifa before May Is.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

They (the gold Democrats made a glorious
failure of everything they touched from
March 4. 1893. to March 4, 1897, and ought
to be content to retire to private Me.-Madi-
son Independent Press.
Did their failures include that of the ef-
forts of Editor Farnham to get the Madison
postofhce?
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

Special to the Globe.
FARGO. N. D.. May 3.-Deputy Sherin
Livermore. of Burieigh county, left for Sun
Dance. Wyo., this evening. In charge Of
Allison Cunningham who is wanted at that
place on the charge of murder of William
Barnard. The capture was made near Minot
Cunningham confesses the crime. which was
committed Nov. 16. He and his accomplfces
dragged Barnard from bed and lynched him.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
SUICIDE AT MORA.

The Victim Formally st. Paul
Teacher.
Special to the Globe.
MORA, Minn., May 25.-Afiss Ida d. Wilson,
Of this place. committed suicide this morning
by taking carbelic acid. She had been in
Ill health. and In a ct OF dependency COM
mitted the act She was q teacher In the
public schools OF st. Paul last winter and
moved here with her Farents this spring.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Lieen.e Gees.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, May 25-
This city will have license for the ceming
year. A decision was given by Judge Bailey,
of Eau Claire. to that effect today. Errors
in the spring election were brought before
him month ago by B. j. Castle and the
ease WAS settled today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

Senator Butler. of North Carolina says
free traders. However, the senator has not
proved himself to be very good prophet
Mankato Free Press.
And then Hunt VIII be making afadasits
that he always was a free trader. Lots OF
Republicans now were always abolhienists
who protested they were not ferty years age.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Leg. Come High.

DULUTH. Mfnn.. May 25-In district court
today Isaac N. HiH was given 4 verdict
against Winston Brothers. OF Minneapolis,
for 5000. Hill lost a leg through caye-in
on the stripping contract On the Auburn
mine. The case was tried at the last term
of court and resulted in q disagreement.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Two Weddings.

Special to the Globe.
CALEDONIA, Mimi, May 25.-Miss Anas-
tasia Hurley and Michael Moriarity, and
Miss Francis Palen and Peter M. Fuas, all
prominent young people. were married today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
Closing EXERCISES.

Special to the Globe.
WINONA. Minn., May q The model
schools OF the state normal this Afternoon held
The hall was 30 crowded a number OF peo-
pie were turned away. The programme con-
sisted Of chiidreu.s songs, recitations, essays
and exercises.
Tomorrow morning take place the COM
mencement exercises at the opera house and
in the eyening the reception by the class at
the Normal hall.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
DeatI, at R.ed WING.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING. Minn., May 96.-Henry Strupe
died today, aged &c years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
ELKs ARRIVING.
Nearly a Hundred Candidates to Be
initiated at MankatO.

Special to the Globe.
MANKATO. Minn., May 25.-Eiks are ar
irving on every train, about 100 now being
quartered at the Saulpaugh with Exalted
Ruler S. R. Snow. The Twin City special
will arrive at noon tomorrow, and every in
coming train brings it's jolly herd of brethren.
The grand parade will occur at o'clock
tomorrow, when visitors will be driven over
the city. This will be followed by initiatory
work, which viii last through the day and
most of the night. Einety-six candidates will
delye into the mysteries or EI1edom