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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
FOSTER In FIGHT
Washington's Senator Writes a Let
ter About the Merger.
READY TO TAKE UP THE MATTER
Would Bring 1t to the Attention of
the President and the U. S.
Attorney General.

Senator Foster, of Washington, takes as
positive a stand against the railroad
merger as his colleague, Senator Turner.
He wrote recently to the late Governor
Rogers, declaring his belief that the
merger Is violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law. The letter follows: .s
This combine is clear violation of the act
of congress known as the Sherman antitrust
law. %"
The first section of that act declares ''every
contract combination in the form of trust or
otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade
or commerce among the several states or with
foreign nations, is hereby declared Illegal
Two voluntary combinations of railroads to
fix and maintain rates for the transportation
of persons and property on interstate business
have been declared illegal by the supreme
court of the United States, and their contin-
ued operation prohibited by injunction.
The cases in which that ruling was made
were those against the Trans-Missouri Freight
Association and the Joint Traffic Associations.
1t was held in those cases that transporta-
ton was commerce and that any combination
whereby it4was sought to defeat the influence
of competition in fixing the rates of transpor-
tation was in restraint Of commerce within
the meaning of the act Of congress.
1t seems manifest to me that if the roads
cannot combine by voluntary association for
such purpose, they cannot use the instru-
mentallty OF q state corporation LOT Tie pOOl-
ing Of their stock to accomplish the same end.
No state can lend its aid to violate valid
law of congress. The act of 1890 is a valid
law, made to regulate commerce between the
state as subjects over which congress has ex-
elusive control. "a. ~ >~
II, then the New Jersey corporation is
found to be device to circumvent the legis-
lation in question, it undoubtedly is, the
courts of the United States will have as little
difficulty in restraining, controlling and de-
stroying it as they had in doing the same
thing with the voluntary associations before
mentioned. ... ..a
I shall undertake the duty, If no one more
influential moves in the matter, OF bringing
this subject to the attention of the president
and the attorney general, and urging them to
set the machinery of the United States courts
in motion for the protection of he country
agains this unlawful combine. E
The Lord helps him who helps himself, and
the hope of energetic action here is not so
bright that the states interested can AFFORD to
forego any remedy which is left to them
While we may look with reasonable expecta-
ton of assistance from the federal govern,
inent, we can make relief certain by pursu-
ing our OWL! courses, and nothing that we
can do ought to be left undone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
ADD TO CAPITAL STOCK
RUSSELL-MILLER MILLING CO..
Diamond and Smith & Helm, Com
panfes Taken Over at the
, Jamestown Meeting.

Special to The Journal. .-
Jamestown, N. D., Jan. Sat a meeting
held in jamestown by the officers and
stockholders of the RUSSELL Miller Milling
company and the other mills involved IN
the arrangements, it was decided to in
crease the capital stock of the company to
$250,000 and to take over the Diamond
Milling company of Grand Forks and the
Smith & Helm company Of jamestown and
Minneapolis. -
The Diamond Milling company has q
100000 up-to-date mill at Grand Forks
with capacity of 900 barrels day. The
Smith & Helm company has a mill in Min
neapolis and a flour and feed mill IN
Jamestown. The Russ ell Miller mills in
clude the plants at Jamestown and Valley
City. 49,
The board of directors of this company
will be increased from five to seven. add
ing Arthur Miller and J. L. Withheld OF
Grand Forks. The same officers will con-
dent; John Russell, vice president; F. H.
Chapman secretary and treasurer. Off
ces of manager and superintendent OF
mills are created for H. S. Helm and
Arthur Miller. H. S. Helm will continue
to act as manager of the Minneapolis
office. An increased demand for wheat at
jamestown will result upon the compile
ton of the company's new mill here. The
mill will consume about 1901 900 bushels.
star route has been established from
Jamestown to Sharlow and a contract for
carrying the mail awarded to Blades &
Cahoon. Efforts are being made to Sc
cure daily mail on the jamestown &
Northern and the matter is now belng
considered by Northern Pacific authorities,
the Dostoffice department having expressed
it's willingness. +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
FAMINE IN PANAY
Health Officer GeOtzinEer Writes o.
Wars DesOlatfOn.

Health Officer Geotzinger Writes Of
Wars DesolatfOn.
Special to The Journal
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Jan. 3-Charles
F. Geotzinger, who left this city two
years. ago and is now health officer at
Iloilo, Panay, writes from the Philippines
under date of Nov. %, as follows
was appointed health officer here only a
short time ago and was Immediately con-
fronted with a famine and an epidemic of a
severe form of malaria. This province, which
has population of about half a million, has
been completely devastated by the war, AMI
only a fraction of the previously cultivated
land is being worked this year. Many Of
the cariboo, the Filipnos best friend were
killed during the hostilites and an outbreak
Of rhinderpest carried away almost all the
rest. Much of the rice, which is now ready
for harvest, will be left in the field because
its owners are dead or too ill to gather it. I
look after most of the charity work, for the
famine works hand in hand with disease. I
am becoming used to long horseback rides in
the rain, and a see a great many living re-
semblaIces to the magazine pictures Of the
famine victims in India. The provincial gov
eminent has responded nobly and Is doing
everything in it's power to relieve the suffer-
ing and the worst Of 1t will be over as soon
as the rainy season Wanes.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
GRAND OLD MAN OF
THE AMERICAN STAGE
j. H. Stoddart the Dean of the Profession
Sixty-eight Of His IA Years Spent
as an Actor.

. . =
1.-THE grand old man of the American
stage" That is the title that has been
bestowed upon j. H. ,Stoddart, who opened
an engagement at the Metropolitan the
alter last night in THE Bonnie Brier
Bush" Mr.. Stoddart is "a years old, but
this is his first visit to Minneapolis. In
New York hesWas popular player before
the late Colonel Stevens built 'the first
house on theSwest side of the river" and
several years before ''the first white
child was born in Hennepin county.
However, there is little in his appearance
to indicate his years. His hair is white,
to be sure, but his eye is as clear and
bright, his step is as firm and the grasp
OF his hand is as strong as it ever was
Mr.. Stoddart is in perfect health, and
is enjoying his tour thoroughly, despite
the fact that he refers to 1T, laughingly,
as a vagabondish sort of an existence.
This is the modern way" said he. When
first came to America, in 1854, all OF the
principal cities and many Of the smaller
ones had their regular stock companies.
Then the actor played for ten months and
had his regular vacation Of two with no
travelling around the country "+
Mr.. Stoddart was silent for moment
as his thoughts carried him back almost
fifty years.
''Ah!'' he said, with touch of enthu-
siasm, those old stock companies were
fine institutions. Never, in all my eX-
perience, have seen such a fine company
as that in. the old Wallack theater, at
Broadway and Broome street, New York.
What names those were! But, of course,
you youngsters would scarcely recognize
them. There were John Brougham, Rufus
Blake, John Dyott, Lysander Thompson
and Laura. Keene. Thompson was splen-
did actor and a great player of Yorkshire
parts, being a Yorkshire man himself.
Down at Benton's there were George
Jordan, Tom johnson and Mrs. Hughes.
Jordan was one Of the handsomest men
in New York. He had a rival, however, in
Wallack, who was also fne-looking fell
low. The two ran a close race in pop
ularity. &
'"These people We're all-aroupd versa
tile actors. They had to be, for there
were no aone-7oart actors then. Nowadays,
when manager gets a play, he picks out,
and very properly, people fitted and
trained peculiarly for just one part. But
that system was not carried out fifty years
ago, and Sc one had to be prepared for
almost anything. 1t was a splendid train
ing. ShaE.spere and the old English
comedies were practically the only plays
produced, and new play was an event.
> THE highest priced seat was seventy
Ave CENTS. I recollect that a few rows
were raised to 81 on one occasion, and
there was a great stir and much crit
icism. The salaries of the players, too,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
A SETTLERS' RATE
Expected to Draw Thousands to Min.
nesOta and North Dakota

The Northern Pacific, Great Northern
and 500 lines have agreed upon a settlers
rate of So from Minneapolis and St. Paul
to hte principal points in northern Min
nesota and North Dakota, effective March
rs, April 1 and 8. This rate is made in
Connection with the $25 rate to Pacific
coast points, which will. be in effect dur
ing March and April. RATES from Chi
cago are to be. corresrondingly reduced
Every effort is being made to increase
largely the immigration movement Fiji
teen thousand people are expected to
take advantage of special settlers rates
given above. 1t is expected that rates
from Chicago and eastern points will be
reduced for the three days of sale to a
correspondingly low basis. Assurance
has been received from connecting lines
that the movement will be encouraged.
The special object of the rates is to en-
courage residents of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois and adjacent states to come to the
northwest and take up homes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
BANQUET FOR JUDGES E
Campbell and Mccoy Toasted by the
Bar Of Brown County. II

Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 3.-The Brown
county bar association banqueted Judge
Campbell and Judge Mccoy at the Ward.
Practicallyzthe entire membership of the
bar was present. Speeches were made
eulogistic of the services of Judge Camp
bell, who retires on the 7th and Judge
Mccoy who takes Office on that date, was
warmly congratulated. Responses were
made to several toasts. Attorneys R. B
Trip of Yankton and w. F. Corrigan Of
Mellette were present. &c..
The Webster Milling company has lei
the contract for a two-inch artesian we'll
which will be sunk at once.-The annua
report of the M. E. Sunday school shows
that the average attendance for the yeal
was 2OO.-Miss Clare Amley was married
on New Years Day to Henry Marshall
late Of Massachusetts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
ROYAL ITALIAN BAND PROGRAMS

Ellerys Royal Italian band will give two
concerts at the Lyceum, tomorrow afternoon
and evening, the programs for which are
given below:
SATURDAY MATINEE.
March, stHilarity'' Barrett
Overture, Morning, Noon and Night. .suppe
Trumpet solo, Some Day. ... Sullivan
Sig Palma.
"Aubade Printaniere" ..... Lacombe
III Trovatore," grand selection Verdi
Solos by Signors Palma, Marine and Curti
Bohemian Girl" grand selection. ..... .Balfe
Solos by signors Palma Curti and Cicatetti.
Pilgrims Chorus, = 'Tannhauser". Wagner
Sig. Curt and Band
'Florodora, grand selection. .......... Stuart
Incidental Fluegelhorn solo by Signor Aiala
Gems Of Stephen Foster. .Tobani
Solos by Sgnors Palma, Alfalfa, Scarpa and
Curti.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
March, Gel Captain" .Sousa
Overture "Aroldo' Verdi
Waltz. Blue Danube .............. Strauss
Iraumerel 5.....5...'........ Schumann
Lucia sextet .Donizetti
Signors Palma, Aia1a. Marine, Curti, Gallo
Basile.
March, Royal Purple ............ .Creatore
Overture, Tannhauser' .......... Wagner
Miss Heintzen. . = s0e
American Fantasia Z. ~. i. :. Herbert
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
FARGO BIRD SHOW

Japanese, German Hh 7 e. and hnsi's'
F" Pheasants tO@Be Exhibited. Il
Special to The journal. u "A
/ Fargo, N. D., Jan. 3.-The officials o
the North Dakota and Northern Minneso.
ia Poultry association are in receipt o.
pledges offexhibits for the. show, which
begins here Jan. 9, which insure almost
double the number of birds ever before
shown under the auspices Of the associa-
ton. The range is widening and will in
clude exhibits from outside points: One
unique feature will be the imported Jap.
anese, German and English pheasants
owned by DR.. Bradley of Forman. He is
credited with. having the finest exhibit in
the northwest, and the gorgeously plumed
birds will be great attraction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
DEPENDS ON. AIDES
Hill Dividing His Responsibilities
Among Sons and Assistants
G. N. LESS A oNE-MAN ROAD NOW
How the Work of the System Is AS
signed Under the Rear
rangement.

Recent changes in the Great Northern
official staff are being discussed with
much interest in railroad circles. The
report. that James N. Hill, now first vice
president of the road, is soon to be ad-
vanced to the presidency is given much
credence. James J. Hill is known to
have stock holdings so arranged that a
directors meeting can be called in St.
Paul short notice and the elevation OF
James N. Hill to the presidency is ex-
pected to happen almost any time.
James NJ. Hill is said to have devel-
opcd rapidly within the past five years as
a practical railroad man. He has made
a close study of the Great Northern sys-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
OTTER TAILS FIRST COLONY
Chauncey Whiting, Who Led 1t, Hale
=. and Hearty at SO.

:. and Hearty at SO.
Special to The Journal.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, JAM 3.-ChaunceJ
Whiting, who led the first colony into
Otter Tail county, enjoyed a family re:
union at his home at Clitherall this
week, which was attended by over fifty
OF his children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Mr.. Whiting is 83 years
of age, but is stronger than great many
younger men. He came to the county il
1865 i .,-". r.. g
The board of education held a specia
meeting and elected Miss Jane M. Harris
of Excelsior, Mimi, to position in the
public schools to succeed Miss Jane
Huntoon, who has resigned and will go tt
Minneapolis.-C w. Mckay has leased the
Lyceum theater and will manage it the
ensuing year.-Dr. and Mrs. l.. G. Ed.
son entertained a large party of friends
at their home on Lakeside drive Wednes-
day evening"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
ACROSS THE MISSOURI
Another Prediction That Milwaukee,
Will Build West Of Eyarts.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. IA Milwaukee
official here yesterday said that the first
extension made by the Milwaukee in
South Dakota would be west from Eyarts.
Railroads, and especially the Milwaukee.
do not extend unless their territory is
threatened, and in this case the 500 line
is threatening an extension into South
I1akota west Of the Missouri he said.
The Platte line will not be built to
Orient, because there is unoccupied ter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
BURLINGTON PHILANTHROPY
Employees Forced to Buy Tickets for
Their Wives.

Their Wives.
Special to The Journal
Chicago, Jan. 3.-Nearly 900 employees of
the general offices Of the Burlington road
marched to the ticket Office window yes
terday and purchased monthly suburban
tickets for their wives. The order to
stop furnishing the women heads of en-
ployes' households with suburban trans
portation is credited to James j. Hill,
and is one of several reforms in transpor-
tation matters which the new management
Is said to be figuring on inaugurating.
1t has been the custom on the Burlington
for time out of mind to give the woman at
the head Of each employees family, free
transportation on the suburban line.
With the end of the year this privilege
ceased and, so far as known, the Burlng-
ton is the only local road to shut off this
class of favors. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
rit DRY across the river that the Milwau.
kee must enter sooner or later"
Cambridge Will Get 1t.

Special to The Journal .
vor of levyng per cent tax in aid of the
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern road
will, in all probability, locate the line by the
way of Cambridge, which has just recorded
itself in favor of extending this assistance in
order to secure north and south line. This
will probably bring the line through Cam
bridge instead of either ElWell or MAXWELL
that were DESTROYS Of securing the road.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
THE DIVINITY SCHOOL

It's Possibilities Discussed Mt AuEs-
burg Seminary Yesterday.
While many of those who participated
in Wednesdays dedicatory exercises at
Augsburg seminary have been obliged to
return to their homes, there are a great
many members of the Norwegian Free
church still in the city, and the meetings
of yesterday, as well as the reception
last evening, were well attended. The
principal topic for discussion yesterday
was the possibilities of the divinity school
in contributing to the spiritual renewal
of the Lutheran church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
OLIVER SETTLEMENT BUYS
The Land Company Increases IT.
Holdings to 100000 Acres.

Holdings to 100000 Acres.
A. D. Gaines believes that this year
will see a greater immigration from
southern Minnesota and Iowa to NORTH
Dakota than ever before. He has just
completed a deal for the OLIVER County
Settlement for the transfer of 81 900 acres
of Northern Pacific, which lie in Oliver
county. The settlement now has 100000
acres in the center of North Dakota
Many tracts have already been sold anc
industrial and shipping points are already
we'll established. The extension of the
Bismarck & Washburn road from Wiltor
to Washburn gives nearer rail line anC
the coming season is expected to see al
influx of settlers. .-. -.. -..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
IL art
Cd 8 g S@
Ninety Per Cent of it Really Caused
from Poor Digestion.

Real organic heart trouble is incurable,
but scarcely one case in hundred is organic.
The action of the heart and stomach are
both controlled by the same great nerves,
the sympathetic and pneumogastric, and
when the stomach fails to properly digest the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
Longs New $1,000 Job.

Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis, Jan. s.-A. H. Long, of
Prairie du Chen, former district attorney OF
his county, was appointed to-day to succeed
Stephen w Gilman as deputy commissioner
Of the bureau Of labor statistics. The salary
Is s. 500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-03
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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-10-09
INSECTS SCATTER DISEASES

The latest bulletin OF the Marine
Hospital Service boldly declares
that the history of twenty years in
New York does not disclose a single
case of yellow fever that arose from
the shipment of wearing apparel,
bedding and the like to that town
from Vera Cruz, Havana, Santiago
de Cuba and other feVer-infected
cities. Enormous quantities of such
freight or baggage are landed every
year in New York at all seasons,
and yet no cases of yellow feverarise
from it. Troops by tens of thous-
ands came both to this country and
Spain, but no yellow fever cases re-
suited.
The medical scientists assert, in
other words, that all such diseases as
yellow fever are conveyed simply
and solely by mosquitoes, flies and
other insects. The esteemed mos
quito inserts the germs directly in
the veins, while the dies and like in
sects carry them on their feet and
plant them in the food of their vic
tins. The flies do this unconscious
ly, and so for that matter do the mo-
squitOes, but, the work of each is
equally deadly. The common house
fly is beyond all doubt dissemina-
tor Of typhoid germs, and the care
less nurse is the fy's working part
ner in this business. There will be
plenty of typhoid until every stool
of a typhoid patient is speedily
placed beyond the range of the
house fly.
Another year should witness
marked advances in the prevention
of contagious disease. The period of
investigation is fairly passed. The
old theories that contact Of one sort
or another creates such diseases are
Well-nigh exploded, and thus the
transmission Of such diseases Dy in
sects is equally well established.
War upon insect life is now in or
der, together with war against that
carele-sness which gives insects op-
portunity to accumulate deadly dis
ease germs.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-10-09
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS.
Secretary Shaw Corrects An Unau-
thOri2pd RoDOrt


thorized Report.
Washington, Oct. 4.-Secretary Of
the Treasury Shaw issued the follow
ing statement to-day.
GA wholly unauthorized and un-
founded report appears to have been
sent from Washington yesterday,
calculated to mislead, with reference
to the action taken by the secretary
of the treasury relative to the main
tenance of reserves against govern
ment deposits secured by govern
ment bonds. That there may be no
misunderstanding, either as to the
law or the action taken by the de-
partment, you are advised:
"The national banking act, as you
are well aware, lays down the rule
that all associations shall maintain
certain reserves against all deposits;
falling to do which the comptroller
Of the currency may notify any as
sociation to make good such reserves;
falling to do which within thirty
days the comptroller may, with the
Concurrence of the secretary of the
treasury, appoint a receiver, etc.
s"The law therefore lays down the
rule that the reserve shall be main
tanned, but lodges a discretion with
the comptroller, and with the secre-
tary of the treasury as to the enforce
ment of the rule. You are therefore
notified that the rule will not be en-
forced as it relates to government
deposits secured by government
bonds.
"It must be borne in mind in this
connection that it is not the inten-
ton Of the department to encourage
increased credit. On the contrary,
very great conservatism should be
exercised. But it is the desire Oh
the department that no worthy busi-
ness interest shall suffer simply be-
cause a bank has invested its money
in government bonds to secure a
government deposit, and to that ex-
tent has relieved the treasury from q
growing surplus and has thus re-
| stricted its capacity to extend ac.
| commodation."
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-10-09
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The thirty
sixth annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will
begin here tomorrow, and, with the
meeting of the various auxiliary or
CARNATIONS affiliated with the main
body, will continue until next Sun
day. Preparations for the gathering
are complete The business houses
and private residences along Penn
sylvania avenue and the other main
thoroughfares of the city have been
appropriately decorated for the en-
campment season. The display of
flags and bunting is very generous.
Tuesday the naval parade will oc-
cur. Wednesday will occur the big
parade of the Grand Army of the
Republic.