Mower County transcript., 1900-01-31
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

NEWS IN MINNESOTA
Telephone taxes reported to the state
foot up $ls,7ls.
C. F. Staples announces his candidacy
for railroad commissioner.
Several large pulp mill schemes arg
said to be incubating in the Duluth dis
trict.
The Illinois Central Monday inaugu-
rated its through passenger service to
St. Paul and Minneapolis.
A Pro- Boer meeting was held at Min
neapolis Saturday evening. One is
scheduled at Duluth for Feb. 9.
An order has been issued establishing
. postoffice at Vance, Itasca county,
with Frank L. Vance postmaster.
Fire in the confectionery manufactory
! of McKusick, Copelin, Riddell & Co..
Minneapolis, did 800, 600 damage.
Minnesota railroad commissioners will
investigate alleged discrimination in
rates to Southern Minnesota points.
1t is believed that several men found
at St. Paul temporarily insane were.
| shipped from Chicago knockout par
lOrs.''
1t is shown that last year over 900,
600 pounds of oleomargarine WIS shipped
into Minnesota. Not all of it, however.
was consumed in the state
The interstate commerce commissions
has brought action in the federal court
to compel the Northern Pacific to obey
its orders III the St. Cloud rate case.
w. J. Sullivan, chief clerk of the
grain department at St. Paul, has ra-
signed his office: NJ. s. lamar of St.
Paul, has been named as his successor
The State bank of Woodstock, Pipe
stone county, has been authorized to be-
gin business by the public examiner;
capital sc, 1000; Teunis Prins president,
r. w. Green cashier.
The students Of Window Institute at
Montevideo held jollifcation parade
and made lively demonstration over
the news of the endowment gift of $25,-
GOO provided by the will of the late W.
S. Benton. A large number of the
alumni were present.
The Minnesota Transfer and Belt Line
company has fled it's reports of gross
earnings with the state railway commits
sion, for the period between Dec. 81,
1899, which are given at $9,132.67.
Upon this statement the company pays
into the state treasury $273. 80 in taxes
Frederick Guion pleaded guilty to the
murder of James Miller on Nov Is,
1899, in the district court at St. Paul.
He changed his plea of mot guilty" to
guilty Of murder in the second degree
and was remanded for sentence. Life
confinement is the penalty fixed by the
code.
The state railroad commission has de-
MED the request of the omaha, Milwau-
kee, St. Louis, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern for permission to ad-
vance lumber rates cent per hundred
in southeastern territory. In the opin-
ion of the commission the reasons urged
in support Of the advance were INSULT
cient. The freight agents Of the roads
interested have been notified of the de-
cision. To Offset the arguments of the
roads, the commission holds that busi-
ness conditions are improved and the
general prosperity is sufficient reason
for the denial.
Electricity is a manufactured article
and must be SO classified, according to
an opinion rendered by the attorney
generals Office. An electric company
raised the point and wanted it definitely
decided owing to the liability of stock
holders and because of the fees to be
paid for filing the articles After ma
ture consideration the attorney general
decided that, especially in cases where
companies spend large sums of money
damming rivers in the hope of trans
mitting the e"ergy into mercantile elec-
trio power, such as lighting and heating
currents, it can only be classified az
manufacturing electricity.
At meeting of the Duluth council a
report was made by the water and light
commissioners showing that $40, 900 had
been earned to the city in the first full
year of municipal ownership, besides q
reduction of $4,000 in water rentals
and increased expenses by the added
cost of coal, etc., of $4,000 more. And
all this though the municipal system
has interest to pay on 81 900, 600 Of
! bonds for system additional to what
the old company had and bringing no
direct revenue, it being the new supply
| line and reservoir Increase in the con-
sumption Of water and added gas con-
sumers in the year have been most re-
markable.
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.