The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-30

Expects to Pass the Rest of His
Life Where He Has Spent Much
Time I'm missionary Work-At-
torney General Cowan, Of North
Dakota, Talks About the Rate
Case Now Before tho Courts.
The Rev. M. Luther Stimson, who
was recently appointed by the Ame1-
can Board of Missions to the Caroline
islands, arrived in st. Paul yesterday
and started on the Northern Pacific
overland for the Pacific coast. He will
sail from San Francisco. Mr.. Stimson
told a reporter for The G l O that he
expected to pass the rest Of his life in
the Carolines.
Il am familiar with that part of the
world" he said, ''for I was eight years
IN China I was the pioneer missionary
in the province Of Shansi, in South
western China. I came to this country
again five years ago and was pastor Of
church In East Bloomfield, N. Y. My
present appointment comes to me as a
special honor, because it was requested
by the people of the Carolines. My
headquarters in the islands will be in
Ruk, Lagoon
THE Caroline islands are capable Of
great commercial development There
are thousand islands in the group
and they are very populous. The pop
ulation Of Ruk Is 100000 and the ma
tlves are rapidly becoming civilized.
There are two japanese commercial
houses there and there is room for
others. This country should develop
the islands, as there are excellent op-
portunities in the Carolines for trade"
Attorney General John F. Cowan, Of
Devils Lake, N. D., is in the city look
ing up testimony in the famous North
Dakota rate case which is now being
tried in Judge Amidon's United States
district court at Fargo. Gen. Cowan,
in discussing the matter last night
stated that the progress of the case
was being watched with great interest
by the farmers Of North Dakota, and
was quite similar to the Stevenson
case. The matter has been in litiga-
ton considerably over a year, and the
railroad companies were fighting the
case to the bitter end.
About eighteen months ago the rail-
road and warehouse commission Of
North Dakota arranged a schedule Of
freight ard passenger rates to apply in
North Dakota, fixing a maximum rate,
which the railroads could charge for
hauling traffic over the mileage situat-
ed within the borders Of the state.
Previous to this to appease a popu-
lar den ard the railroad and warehouse
commission called conference of the
traffic men Of the Great Northern rail-
way. the Northern Pacific and the Chi
cago Milwaukee & st. Paul, and sub
niitted a proposition for a general re-
duction of the rates. The railroad off,
Gals refused to grant any reduction
whatever on the grounds that they
were he uling freight at that time on
a very small margin. The commission
then arranged the schedule above re-
ferred to, calling for reduction of the
existing freight rates from Is TO II per
cent.
Directly following the order of the
commission the railroads asked the
United States district court for an in
junction to prevent the commission
from enforcing the rates provided for
in the schedule, until the case could
be tried in the courts on its merits.
The question of freight rates has for
several campaigns past been an issue
which has cut considerable figure III
state politics.
1t is doubtful if the case can be
wound up within the limit prescribed
by the court, in which event an extern
sion Of time will probably be granted
by the court.
Quite party of Montana men pa sad
through st. Paul yesterday on their
way to Porto Rico to join Grigsbys
cowboy regiment. The party included
A. e. Anderson, Glendive, S. Polk, Bill
ings; J. Flemming, Billings; Jim Elmer
son. Billings; T. A. Ankenny, Billings;
J. T. Lechner, Billings, and Buckle
O'Brien, Billings.
Congressman J. P. McCleary and
fami y arrived last evening from w, ga
ington. They will resume their journey
home this morning.
J. A. Spencer, Of San Francisco, was
a guest at the Merchants yesterday
Mr.. Srencer said the production of
dried fruit has progressed rapidly dur
ing the last few years, and processes
arc nearly perfect. In California it
is one Of the leading industries. There
is always an outlet for a moderate
amount of dried fruits, and in New
York the dried apple crop has become