The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-16
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Kentucky decree as If she had been
present in the court when 1t was granted.
Hence the decision of the New York
supreme court in favor Of the wife
against the validity of the Kentucky
decree was reversed
The other two cases also came from
New York. In the Bell case the question
of the validity Of the decree granted to
the husband in Pennsylvania was raised,
and in the Streitwolf case the same ques-
ton was raised concerning decree
granted to the husband in North Da-
kOta. In both these cases the decl eeS
were held to be invalid because neither
the husband nor the wife had domici.e
in the state in which the divorce was
granted.
Therefore, said Justice Gray, xhe de-
crees are not entitled to credit" In those
cases the findings of the New York courts
were affirmed.
In the Anterior case Justice Peckham
dissented upon the ground that the hus-
band had himself been responsible for
the wife's change of residence.
DISTRESS IN PORTO RICO.
Santiago Iglesias, representative or
the Federeration Of Labor in Porto Rico,
who came to this court recently with
petition signed by $500 Porto Ricans
praying for relief from the distressing
presented the petition to the president
today. He was accompanied by Frank
r. Morrison, secretary of the Federation
of Labor. Mr.. IgleSias told the president
that the restitution and distress N.|st-
ing in the island could be relieved if the
government would expcnd liberal sums
in the building Of roads. The president
said that he was very much interested
in the welfare of the people of the island
md icnd 10 1nnl ipfn hn aof FOR
MKINLEY AND THE Y. M. c. A.
Commissioner MacFarland saw the
president today, with James Stokes and
John r. Mott, of the international COM
mittee of the Y. M C. A of the world.
Mr.. Stokes is the New York millionaire
who has given so much financial assist
ance to the Y. M. c. A. all over the world.
Mr.. Mott is at the head of the student
volunteer movement of the organization.
The president listened to an address by
him yesterday. MesSrs. Stokes and Mott
invited the president to attend the great
jubilee convention of the Y. M. G. A.
of the world at Boston, June 10-16. Inc
president said the date would conflict
with his Western tour, which does not
end until June IS but said he would think
the matter over The president is very
much interested In Y. NJ. c. A. work.
having been at one time president Of the
Y. M C. A. Association of Canton.
IMPORTANT TELEGRAPH DECISION.
The case of the Western Union Tele-
graph company VS.. the Call Publishing
Company of Lincoln. Neb., today was de
cided in favor of the newspaper by the
United States supreme court. Justice
Brewer delivering the opinion. The Call
is a Lincoln newspaper, and the suit was
based upon the allegation that the tele-
graph company had Disseminated against
it in the matter of tolls in favor the
Lincoln Journal. Today's opinion affirm
ed the opinion of the Nebraska supreme
court. 1t was alleged on behalf of the
Call that while that paper was taxed
at the rate of S. per 100 words the Journal
was required to pay only 81. 80 per 100
words. The telegraph company commended
that it's services to the Call company
were matter of interstate commerce.
subject to regulation only by congress
and not by state law OF common law, ana
that, as congress had taken no action.
the telegraph company could not be re-
strained
In handing down the opinion of the
court Justice Brewer asked:
Can it be that the great multitude OF
interstate commercial transactions are
freed from the burdens incurred by the
common law as so defined and are sub
Ject to no rule except that to be found IN
the statutes of congress? We are clear
ly of opinion that this cannot be so, ana
that the principles OF the common law
are operative upon all interstate CONNER
cial transactions except so far as they
are modified by congressional enact
ment''
HAT TRIMMINGS CASES.
The attention of the treasury otf1c ais
today was called to the dispatch from
Philadelphia to the effect that the IA
nous chat trimmings cases were being
settled with the result that the $40 coo, O0j
claimed by the importers had Aten cut
down to about $4,000,OOO Assistant Sec
Rotary Spalding said that these c; as had
been in process of settlement by the
courts for long time, and he had I'M
derstood that the end was drawing near
but he did not know how much the gov
eminent would be compelled to refund to
the importers. The amount claimed, how
ever, he said, was far in excess of the
actual figures. The cases, before the New
York courts, had been settled a;N paid