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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
Congress Deeply Interested
in N. Securities Plans.
MINNESOTANS TO LEAD
They Must Take the Initiative in
Any Litigation.
STATES LINE OF ACTION CHOSEN
Papers Now Being Drawn i'm PrO~
ceedings to Prevent Propose
Consolidation.

From The Journal Bureau, Room @S, Post
BHtEdtng, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The Minnesota
congressional delegation Is not ready to
take any public stand regarding the
Northern Securities case, but probably be-
fore great while will have had time to
look it up and determine what, if any
thing, can be done by congress For the
present, it is known here that Governor
Van SAINT. acting with the attorney gem
eral and United States district attorney,
is looking the matter up with a view to
bringing action in the federal courts. The
delegation is watching the governors
course, and will probably not do anything
until after 1t has been made apparent
that it is up to 1t to move.
All congress is watching the Northern
Securities case. Probably fifty prominent
members Of the house to-day asked Min
nesOta members if they (the Minnesota
members) proposed doing anything in the
way Of proposed legislation.
The press associations were also in
terested and interviewed several mem
ueTS OA lne uelegaClOn. 1t is conceded
that if any attempt shall be made at con-
gressional action 1t will originate with
the Minnesota delegation.
1t is expected that Governor Van SAINT
will follow his Northern Securities COM
pany agitation with an agitation of the
ore rate question. In view Of his sud
den and rather unlooked-for activity in
the former case, it is regarded as a little
singular that he should have neglected
for so long to take advantage of the op-
portunity given him by the ore rate sit
uatton to make strong point against
railway consolidation in northern Minne-
sofa between lines which carry iron ore
to the lake ports. The two cases are
parallel, it is believed, and the ore rate
case comes very near to the state be-
cause the lines are wholly within Minne-
sofa territory. 1t is understood that the
governor is to ask the attorney general
to make an investigation, independently
OF the opinion Of the railway and ware
house commission, and there will be-
things doing" very soon. There is criti-
cism of the railway and warehouse de-
cision because it does not separate the
several sets Of facts, and thus permit one
set to be taken into court without refer
ence to any Of the others.
w w Iermana
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03

working hard on his behalf which is note
worthy in view of the fact that Rising was
not an enthusiastic Heatwole man in for
mer years in the third Minnesota district.
What everybody now wants to know is,
whether Senator Nelson or Senator Clapp
is responsible for Rising's downfall; it was
probably one Of them, because the repre-
sentatives. several Of whom had candi-
dates, were all thrown down, and the new
appointees, Torson and Munro, were taken
from the senatorial lists.
From inside sources it is learned that
the postOffice department thinks Rising
has given offense by being too much puffed
up. From numerous places where he has
worked reports have come in regarding
him, and it is said he has been quite too
toplofty and that his airs and foolish
pride have given much offense Regard
less of the appointment Of Munro and Tor
son. 1t is said on high authority that it
was the intention Of the department to
drop him. This may or may not be a
true statement of the case. Even If true,
it is difficult to understand why the de-
partment, knowing that it was to dismiss
Rising, should not have given him notice
in advance instead Of serving discharge
on him by wire when he was 400 miles
from home, and refusing to allow him
travel pay to his home. His salary checks
until about a week ago, and he has hardly
had enough money to go from place to
place in discharge of his duties.
Heatwole will claim that Rising should
have had full and ample notice OF dismis-
sal, and should have the charges against
him presented so he might have met
them. Rising says the fight will not end
in Washington. Evidently it is his inten-
tion to return to Minnesota and proceed
to make it hot for somebody.
w. w. Iermane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
DESPERATE FELON
Strikes Down His Spiritual
Comforter on the Eve of
Execution.

Mount Holly, N. J., Dec. S.-A sensa-
tional scene was enacted in the county
prison here to-day when Charles Brown,
rendered desperate by fear Of the gallows.
on which he later paid the extreme pen
atty for completely in the murder of
Washington Hunter, attacked his spiritual
adviser and attempted to escape
AT $50 o'clock this morning the death
warrant was read to Brown and he was
left alone in his cell with the Rev. Mr..
Deisieger. While the minister was read
ing the scriptures, Brown assaulted him
with an iron bar which he had concealed
in his cell The clergyman was rendered
unconscious, and Brown walked out of
his cell into the corridor. He made his
way to the jail yard and attempted to
scale the wall Sheriff Fenton and Chief
Clerk Joseph Fleetwood, procuring re-
volvers, cornered the murderer, who.
waving the iron bar in the air, defied the
officials. The sheriff threatened to shoot
him, and Brown, seeing the impossibility
OF escape, finally surrendered and was
led back to his cell and was hanged at
10 o'clock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
COAL PRICES
Authoritative Announcement
That They Will Go No
Higher This Winter.


Philadelphia, Dec. Sit is positively
stated here by an authority upon matters
pertaining to the mining Of anthracite
coal that there will be no further increase
in the price of this class of fuel this win
ter. This statement is given out advis-
edly and with due regard to the fact
that should complications arise at the
mines prices might go up, but as there is
little likelihood of labor troubles and as
coal is being shipped to repositories as
fast as possible it is hardly likely that
any difficulties will arise. The shortage
at the Port Richmond bins and at others
along the line will soon be overcome, as
the western shipments are now fairly well
completed.
1t is asserted that in April next there
will again be a drop in price of so cents
per ton, increasing thereafter, as it did
last year, 10 cents per month until the so
cents is regained.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
PEARSALL DECISION
Northern Securities Follows Course
Therein Indicated.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Dec. S.-The Wall Street
Journal says:
''Stress has been laid upon the PearsalI
decision as a factor in the Northern Sc
curities case. The Pearsall suit was
brought to KEEP the Great Northern from
carrying out an arrangement with the
holders of Northern Pacific stock whereby
the Great Northern was TO guarantee
Northern Pacific bonds and receive North
ern Pacific stock, with traffic agree
ment and division Of earnings. The SUI
preme court decided this was virtual
consolidation OF two properties, stating
that If the sole object OF the agreement
were to facilitate the interchange Of traffc
there must be no objection, but the finan-
cial arrangements showed that nothing
less than absolute control Of the Northern
Pacific was contemplated The court then
went on to point the way by which Great
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
DOESN'T CONCERN NEBRASKA
Governor Savage's Attitude Toward
Northern Securities Company.

UoEcrnOr SaVaSe's Attitude Toward
Northern Securities Company.
Special to The Journal
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3.-If Governor Saw
age ever had any serious intention Of op-
posing the consolidation Of the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington
he has about abandoned it, for the reason.
he says, that he can find no evidence thaS
railroads operating in Nebraska have en-
tered into any combination"
Ten days ago Governor Savage was OUT
spoken in opposition to the reputed con-
solidation and said he would instruct the
attorney general to take such action as
was necessary to protect the people, The
day following after comforting with the
attorney general and railroad men the
governor retracted nearly all he had said
and his position to-day is voiced by these
words: Whenever it is apparent that
there has been a railroa1 pool formed.
definite and no uncertain action will be
taken. But until then there is no use in
becoming alarmed Let Minnesota, Wash
1ngton and other states fight their own
battles. We will fight ours"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
LOWERING

Of the case and
for his discharg
livery service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
Nuggets From
The Message
VOF the complete
aee Page s, and

NE mourn a great and good president aOhO is
Dead 6mt aOAz2e a0e mourn aVe are lifted mb by the
SpIenafd achievements Of his life and tie grand
her0lSm aCzth a0hzckhe met his deakh
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
ANARCHY

Anarchy expression discomfort"
picking pockets wife beating.
ever anarchy is triumphant its
moment to be succeeded
Anarchy a
should band against The
II anarchists should Gh
countys institutions
would involve In their ruin
with their
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
PROSPERITY

Prosperity
enough to destroy it by mischievous
Fundamentally
fare of the
upon individual thrift
America only
international business world
more be hers 1t is OF the
1eopardzed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03
WILL KRUGER VISIT AMERICA

Chicago, Dec. S.--B. T. Van Allen, secre-
tafy of the Holland Society of Chicago, has
received letter from the secretary Of Presi-
dent Kruger, saying nothing has been decided
as to an eventual visit to America by Mr..
Kruger.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03

The Rising case is at
tracing a good deal Of at
tention in the Minnesota
delegation Rising is a
fighter, and will not let go
until he gets at the bottom
learns who is responsible
&c from the rural free de-
Congressman Stwole is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-03

In view of this condition it is ::
confidently predicted in the best {:
informed circles in Washington /:
that the present colonial policy of ::
the government is now permanent :
ly eliminated as an issue of ma !:
tional politics. !:
The Independent., 1901-02-13

particular interest in the institu-
ton. We disapprove of the present
mode of committing sufferers to the
Asylum, and so does DR.. Herbert as
much as does Judge Humphreys
1t is not for them to change the
present law, hut while the law exists
it should be borne in mind that un-
der the present management the
Asylum compares excellently with
the best institutions on similar
small scale in the scientific countries
in Europe where the study OF men
tai diseases have been brought near
ly to perfection. More space and
more rooms may be needed, but that
is matter for the Legislature to
look into. We have before us a let
ter from Delegate Wilcox, in which
he asks il DR.. Herbert can spare'two
rooms at the Asylum for Moreno end
the other moral crank who are "act-
ing strangely" in Washington. We
think the rooms can be secured, but
it will take a whole new ward to
hold the man who "charges" the
Grand Jury in regard to the alleged
defects Of the Asylum.
The Independent., 1901-02-13

truth am awfully hard up. That,
why have been after you 30 hard
this morning. l need the M oney. I
need $50 more this minute than
can possibly need $4,000 next Feb.
ruary. l have got about 250,00O
shares Of this M. g. G.. 9. P. stock
and for the sake OF getting a little
rea ady money quick I'll let you have
part Of it for just what it cost me,
Five thousand shares, for instance
at | cent a share. On the eleventh
day of February next that stock will
be worth So o share or more. Not
cent less.
"He paused and drew lot OF
gold and red ink certificates out OF
his breast pocket and flashed them
before my eyes. l waved them
away. told him with the utmost
fraukness that l really was not able
to undertake any new investments. II
/ was going to gamble, l said, |
thought that 1 would take TO .
regular openly confessed gambling
house.
1.-The insurance man leaped from
his chair and caught me by the
hand.
"Well, say, he said with the air
OF one who had at last found out
what his errapd actually was, Il tell
you what we'll do. I've got $b
You put in S. and then you put me
on to some faro joint around herb
aud I'll go play faro Tor awhile,
When I've run it up to a hundred
I'll bring it in and split UP with you.
I'm lucky to beat the band on call.
ing cards
II sighed a long, sad sigh and
handed out the FIVE and q note to-. 9
bartender friend who could put
him on to a faro joint, and urged
him to hurry. / had case to get
ready; the time was cheap TO me
just then at that price.
But the funny part OF this yarn
is that about half an hour later .
messenger boy came into the Office
and handed me a fat envelope. II
contained FIVE ten-dollar bills aud
this note:
"'Much obliged. Excuse haste,
I've gone up home to pay rent and
head of dispossess notice. L."
The Independent., 1901-02-13
THIS BIoaRAPH WAS LOADED
Continued from Is! page.)

a hundred that 1 could have denied
my identity, but with every turn of
the machine we kept coming closer,
and when | made a weak attempt to
laugh it off as a remarkable resem-
blance my wife gave another clutch
at me.
"'Oh, it's yoN,' she said, 'it's you.
There's that T. P. A. badge in your
buttonhole.
at was there all right, aud it was
I, all right, but any jury in the
world would have acquitted me on
failure to prove identity if it could
have compared that laughing face l
had on in that picture and the one
l had on out there in the audience
with my wife looking at it. AS we
kept coming closer and getting
The Independent., 1901-02-13

larger on the screen, till / thought
we we're a pair OF giants, l believe
nv wife would have had bysterics,
but Just before that tragedy oc-
Cured the end OF the film was
reached and the picture suddenly
disappeared in the darkness.
"That ended the shcw as far as
we we're concerned, because my vile
insisted on my explaining myself,
and I couldn't do it at the show,
80 we got out on the street where |
could get chance to breathe, being
by this time almost in a state OF
suffocation. or course could ex-
plain all right about the pictur's
but | couldn't about the lies | had
been telling her for five or six years,
though she was little easier on me
when told her I had done it for
her ae, OF mind. She didn't think
two wrongs made a right, she said,
but l argued with her and backed
my arguments by pretty diamond
ring she had been wanting for a
long time, and now we are on good
terms again, and she goes to every
biograph show that comes along
and don't tell her any more lies"
"Um," ventured veteran, and
the drummer looked at him
reproachfully.
"'Ain't those gold-mining stocks
awfull', he exclaimed. Now l have
just had a mighty funny experience
about those things. Did you ever
hear OF the Midas and Grand Cen
trail Pete mine out in Southern
California; No9 Well, mighty few
people have. They will before long,
though. You see. going around as
much as l do l get next to some
very influential people aud through
them l got on TO this Midas and G
G. P. stock. They are going to keep
it very quiet until next February
and then they are going to spring q
surp rise in it that there will be q
heap Of money in. OF course all
those things are crooked. The
thing is to be in with the people
who are doing the crooked work.
am in. Now, to tell the honest
The Independent., 1901-02-13
TOPICS on TEE DAY.


1t will be great sight and very
touching moment when the present
members OF the Legislature light
their torches and repeat a historic
event which occurred in 1884. In
that year, while the Legislature was
In session, au appropriation bill had
been introduced which footed up a
total far in excess OF the revenues
hoped for The Advertiser was
not a missionary organ then--ad.
mitted that things looked bad, while
the opposition papers called for re-
trenchmentl retrenchmentl retrench.
ment! The wise men, who repre-.
sented the voters, sat one day with
the obnoxious bill before them.
Dole's grey whiskers, they were the
leaders of the opposition, wero being
curled at an unnatural grade, when
in the door of the great hall ap.
peared portly Hawaiian in all his
glory and gold laced uniform, He
was met by the sergeant-at-arms,
and, with ceremonioug bow, he
The Independent., 1901-02-13

There are sufficient money, how
ever, to be secured by special tax
on sugar to meet the there items re-
ferred to by the Advertiser, the
mouthpece of Mr.. III. 2. Baldwin.
The Independent., 1901-02-13

handed a portentious.looking docu-
nent to that official. wheeled about
end waltzed out. Gle is pillar OF
the Republican party DowD The
document was message from King
Kalakaua to his beloved Legislature,
in which be urged the members to
retrencb, cut down the proposed ap-
propriatous, and begin with his sal
ary. The next evening torchlight
procession paraded through the
streets, and wended its way to the
palace, where S, B. Dole (now Gov
ernor) addressed the King on behalf
of "Xour Majesty's loyal opposition"
thanking him for the noble stand
taken in regard to retrenchment.
There were those who smiled at
"Your Majesty's loyal opposition"
but we hope Mr.. Dole will remem-
Der the incident when he sends his
measure to the Home Rule Legis-
lature and urges retrenchment, be-
ginning with his own salary. Then
Emmeluth will get out his torches,
and "Oily" Bill will address the
Governor on behalf of Your Excel
lency's loyal opposition"
The Independent., 1901-02-13

The Advertiser clique evidently
wants to get out OF the obligation
to pay the Fire claims although the
Republican party was pledged to do
so. 1t shirks the payment OF a
reasonable amount to Queen Liliu-
okalani although it is well-known
that such measure will be sup
ported by Mr.. Fl. p. Baldwin, the
financial leader of the Republicans
who form an insignificant minority
in the coming legislative assembly.
The Independent., 1901-02-13

AS lar as '95 claims are concerned
we do not think that the territorial
government will have much to say.
The payment of those claims were
ordered from Washington long ago
and it is solely duo to the stub
borners and imbeclity Of Mr..
Dole, that satisfaction wss not Civ
on at the time when compromise
could have been made. The for
eigners who rank among the claim
ants have left their interests in the
hands of their respective govern
ments. The Hawaians who suffer
ed will find redress through their
Legislature. Governor Dole will
make bluff, and the taxpayers will
"dig up"
The Independent., 1901-02-13
Total
$3,25O,OOO

And yet there are few men out
side the Home Rule party who want
to give that spendthrift organiza-
tion a chance to run g city and
county government
The Independent., 1901-02-13

but we hope Mr.. Dole will remem-
Der the incident when he sends his
measure to the Home Rule Legis-
lature and urges retrenchment, be-
ginning with his own salary. Then
Emmeluth will get out his torches,
aud "Oily" Bill will address the
Governor on behalf of Your Excel
lency's loyal opposition"
While we wish to see the unfort-
uuates who are sent to the Insane
Asylum treated with all the consid-
Grafton and care which can be Of
fered to tbsm, we cannot see any
reason why resident physician
should be appointed by the Govern
ment to take charge Of the Asylum.
To secure the services of an able
physician for the Asylum aICne
would involve very great expense,
but even that consideration would
fall to the ground, if any material
benefits could be gained by having
medical man devoting his whole
time to the comparatively few peo7.
pie who are suffering here from
mental diseases. DR.. Herbert has
presented to the Board OF Health a
very able report on the conditions
at the Asylum; a report which
shows that the inmates are receiving
the very best of care, and that many
are beiog cured while others will re-
main insane until their death. 1t
should be remembered that the
physician in charge of the Asylum
is working under most peculiar and
difficult circumstances. He receives
the patients but rarely any record
az to the heredity, and other causes
which may have sn effect on the
condition of the person committed
to his care. No one knows anything
about the past life OF the South Sea
Islander, or the Chinaman, or of
many other foreigners committed to
the Asylum as insane. They "act
strangely" says the doctor, who ap-
pears before a District Magistrate,
and to the Asylum they 60. There
are few illnesses which demand a
more careful inquiry into past con-
ditions, hereditary influences, etc,
than that of insanity, and yet the
physician stands helpless before his
patient who can give no information
as to himself or bis family, and of
whom nothing is known in the
Territory except that he "acted
strangely" The Hawaiians have no
records as to the mental conditions
OF their ancestors, and il they had,
they would, in most instances, deny
that there is insanity in the family"
Even if there was resident physi
clan, what good could he do in most
instances without being able to
make clear diagnosis? Under the
present system, and especially un-
der the management of Or. Herbert,
the Asylum has been changed from
a semi -penltentiary to pleasant,
healthful sanitarium for people suf-
fering from mental diseases. The
Government takes care Of over one
thousand lcpers, and yet it sends no
physician to the Settlement to tackle
the leprosy question or to reside
there in an endeavor to cure that
disease. And yet no charge has
been made TO a grand jury as to the
on the Settlement, and
The Independent., 1901-02-13
WEDNESDAY. FEB 13, 1901.
sH1RKING REsPoNsJBILITIEs

Governor Dole's organ publishes
the following editorial paragraph
this morning;
The advantages of having a Home
Rule Legislature may be seen in a
study of the program of appropria-
tions:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
From Beaumont.

Mr. FAKE HAAS. Chairman Press Commit.
roo no,t,s ,rov,s
~ t''l''', l'N"'
Beaumont ItNas, June lb-Slnce my l0Sr
report to YOU there has been hut very
iltIo cb,rcc il, Tr,,,oiors, pro,a,.,,.o &c..
Wv nuns d" ''''' i'''rV'I'e AsSo
clatoh matters In thls section OF the state
Post + continues to prosper ms usual: like
wise Posi- II ,+ ORANGE Sam, ~ no ,rro,.
~ NE sum- w '"' i'".
elefs protective Association boys who quit
their positions on the road To accent more
lucrative orns Do R,o,,,,pt s.,,,,,,,. ,,1.,.,...,
,,,t,l, 1tc ' us ''"'VS
t KIN ,T Hiu"rehJ gu conlpanies situated az
SHhuHehl ihty WIZ strike oil, for which
Ihey nave our slnccrcst wishes. as they
are promoters as well as othccrS.
IAtre have been several complaints late
y GGs to excess baggage charges; also as
10 Inc livery In two DluppS in this