The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-27
IS GOING TO BIDE ITS TIME
INTERSTATE COMMISSION TO
COME AGAIN LATER

Their Summons Mr.. Andrews,
Falls Into "A Trap Set by Counsel
Day-Yesterday's Testimony.
The interstate commerce commits
sion sprung a surprise yesterday at the
end of its session in the council cham
Der by adjourning indefinitely. AL
though the reason for the adjourn
ment, after only one days sitting. is
not generally known, The G | o b e has
it from authentic sources that there
are certain railroad officials and mil
lers yet to be subpoenaed, and until
they are rounded up by United States
Marshal O'Connor the examination is
at a standstill.
1t is said that ever since last March,
when Mr.. O'Connor was instructed to
= subpoena certain railroad and milling
men in the Twin Cities, number of
the gentlemen have been away from
home. These gentlemen, 1t is said,
have not yet returned.
Marshal O'Connor had been instruct
ed to subpoena each one of the absent
ones when he returns. The names of
the men for whom subpoenas are wait
ing are suppressed.
Nearly all the witnesses who have
been subpoenaed were examined yes
terday, and as it was highly essential
to examine the gentlemen who have
not yet been served with summons, the
investigation was indefinitely contin-
ued.
Yesterdays session occupied the en-
tire day and was conducted in the city
council chamber. Commissioners
Clements, Yeomans and Calhoun at
tended and Mr.. Day acted as counsel
for the commission. A significant
TeinRa Of RNridprpn h,.nlI olot in,
the afternoon. Mr. Andrews, an en-
ploye of the Pillsbury- Washburn mills,
was on the stand. Counsel Day eXhib-
tied TO the witness a paper which was
only seen by the witness and the at
torney. The attorney was DESTROYS of
learning whose handwriting was on
the paper and tricked the witness by
leading him to believe that he (the at
tOrney) believed the writing to be that
of Mr.. Andrews.
That is your handwriting, under
stand" said Mr.. Day.
No sir, it is not" hastily answered
Mr.. Andrews, evidently wishing to i'm
press the attorney firmly that he was
not responsible for what appeared on
the slip.
Mr.. Day arose from his seat and
walked up to the witness chair and
held the paper under the latters nose:
Then whose writing Is it, he asked.
Witness became confused and finally
admitted that Mr.. Fairchild, of his
concern, wrote it.
"Ah, ha, that's exactly what I
want" exclaimed Mr. Day, and he re-
sumed his seat.
A. E. DELI CALLED.
The first witness called was A E.
Deli, auditor of the Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic Railway company,
with headquarters at Marquette, Mich
Mr.. Deli had testified at the March
sitting, and had with him certain
vouchers and checks which he had
been requested to bring. and which ne
said were a correct statement repre-
senting all flour shipments passing over
his line from Dec. l, 1897, to March 1,
1898. He stated that he made the
checks from original way bills.
Witness denied having paid any
concessions to Minneapolis Touring mill
concerns, or that he knew of any such
payments. He said that, when he made
up the account from which payments
grew, he based his payments on the
statement by the general freight de-
partment and the original way bills.
Attorney Day requested Mr.. Deli to
send to the commission at Washington
the way bills relating to the vouchers
on exhibition. A protest to this was
made by the counsel for the Duluth,
South Shore e Atlantic road, who stat
Gu llSll Tie way DlIlS were pdSlSu III
books and that it would be of great in
convenience to get them out.
This is the first time in my expert
ence," responded Mr.. Day, that it has
come to my notice that way bills are
kept pasted in book. l guess you had
better send them, anyway"
Witness could not recollect the pc
riod of time covered by a claim paid by
checks in evidence.
why do you preserve the way bills?"
was asked.
For general office purposes and ref
erence."
What reference?''
In checking claims
How do you know that you have
not already paid a claim"
1T is entirely a matter of recollec-
ton on the part of myself and my
clerks
Here Mr.. Day remarked that it was
a peculiar thing to him that the wit
ness could not remember anything
about a large check issued within two
months when he left the matter of re-
membering payments of claims entire
~ to recollection.
LEHIGH VALLEY AGENT.
F. NJ. Suthrie, agent for the Lehigh
Valley, Traders Dispatch and the
Grand Rapids & Indiana lines, was the
next Witness. he teStlHeQ that ne has
been at Duluth for five years and stat
ed that he had paid none and knew of
no rebates being paid, saying that his
lines had strictly maintained tariff
rates.
TRAFFIC MANAGER BIRD.
General Traffic Manager A. C. Bird
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
took the stand and said that the de-
moraliZation of rates was due to COM
petition. He stated that his road had
no one at Minneapolis with authority
to make concessions, and that if any
concessions were made there he would
be advised of it. He said that his road
has not adopted any device or Illicit
means to evade the tariffs, that his
road carried no Touring mill employees
on its pay rolls or paid same anything
for securing traffic.
what is your division ON flour to
the Atlantic seaboard?" he was asked.
"All rail, SO 1-3 per cent lake and
rail, SO per cent"
AUDITOR WINNIE CALLED.
The next witness called on was w.
N. D. Whine, general auditor Of the
Milwaukee road, who testified that no