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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
LAW MUST STOP
MERGERS. HOLD
President Will Recommend Spec
ial Legislation if Present Stat
utes Prove Inadequate.
Attorney General Knox's Skill.
full Logic Strips the Case of
All Secondary Issues.
He Is Overwhelmed with Hearty
Congratulations from All
Parts of the Country.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 16. - Attorney
General Knox is being overwhelmed
with congratulat ions on account of the
strong presentation he made Of the
governments side of the merger case
before the supreme court yesterday
afternoon. The president was par
ticularly cordial in his compliments,
and so were members of the cabinet.
Letters and kilograms are arriving
thick and fast, and Mr.. Knox begins
to feel that he did his share of the
work with credit and in way to
merit the approval of the country at
large.
1t was one Of those weighty and
convincing pleas which affect courts
and educate the public, and is the
strongest address made before the SUI
preme court for years. With skilful
logic, Mr.. Knox stripped the case Of
all secondary issues. Congress has
enacted that competition shall con-
tinue. The Northern Securities COM
pany is a device to eliminate competi-
ton. The existence Of the company
raises a direct unnlistakable issue be-
tween the command of law and the
purpose of capital. The will of one
or the other must be effectual, and
the history of the people of the United
States and of the supreme court leaves
no question that both propose that
the law shall be supreme.
The Hill financiers and the railroad
men who organized the Northern Sc
curities company, Attorney General
Knox says, lost their heads in a mo-
ment of Overweening speculation.
They forgot the fundamental principle
that the power both to combine and
fix rates cannot be permitted to rail-
road corporations. If competition dis
appears, the power to fix rates can no
longer be left to railroads.
This is the underlying issue. Neither
a pool or 'gentlemen's agreement
"a mere rope Of sand" at the at
torney general calls it's permitted
by law. Much more must the same
law prohibit an enduring corporation,
which wholly removes competition,
fixes rates for a great territory, multi
fies the act of congress-, brings eco
nomic monopoly certain to be dis
astrous, and. as notably, in the Rock
Island case, enables a few men to con-
troll vast capital by a small outlay
under an ingenious fractional control
of successive corporations. This, Mr..
Knox says, cannot be. E-.
Thosa who read his mastery ap-
peal must be convinced that the
Northern Securities company has
challenged the ultimate sovereignty of
the state If there is not enough law
to prevent this, there will be, for the
president, in case the supreme court
decides against the government, Is ex-
pected to submit a special message to
congress, asking for such legislation
rs in the opinion of the attorney gem
q situation.
w w Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
THEY QUESTION
SALES VALIDITY
Speyer & Co.. s Purchase of the Con.
solidated Lake Superior Prop
critics May Be Illegal.
Interested Persons Are Again Talk
ing Reorganization and Outline
Proposed Plan.

Toronto. Ont, Dec. 1e.-Opinton
here differs as to the effect of the sale
Of the $500 assets in New York yes
terday. Messrs. Shields, Conmee. B.
J. Clergue and Coyne unite in saying
that the sale was not valid and will
not affect the order of the Canadian
court. Tt Is practically assured that
the government will make no effort to
pay off the claims against the prop
critics.
The reorganizing syndicate repre-
scented by Messrs. Drummond and
Clergue, claim to have secured $780,
900 toward the underwriting of the
new company. supplied chiefly by New
York capitalists. James Conmee says
the basis Of the underwriters plan
provides for a reorganization Of the
company with the issue of new stock
and bonds.
1t is proposed to issue $4o,OO0,000
stock and $1O,OOO,OOO bonds. Those
who subscribe will get for their S.
100000 the $10,00O,000 bonds and
bonus of $10,OOO,O00 stock. That will
leave $30,0000,o00 of treasury stocks.
Old shareholders can come in on the
arrangement by paying an assess
ment of SO a share.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
NO APOLOGY NEEDED
Action Was Demanded by Will Of
American People. 10

New York, Dec. 16.-In his speech
here last night Assistant Secretary Of
State LOOMS said: .-.--.
We have not desired to annex Panama
and we have not done SO. The president
simply executed the will of the American
people with due regard to international
law and rights. He was instructed by
congress to secure a canal route on the
isthmus of Panama, If possible. He
waited until the adjournment of thf CO.
lomb1an congress and gave the govern
menfEftf that country every opportunity TO
ratifySthe treaty or to propose some prop
er method looking to the ratification of a
utter bad faith rejected the treaty and
adjourned
In less than weeks time and before
the president could be reasonably ex-
pected to turn to grave consideration of
the Nicaragua route, the long expected
and Inevitable revolution in Panama came
to pass; the people rose as one man and
in thoro accord, without the firing Of a
single shot, unresisted, they quietly es-
tablished q, government Of their own.
They had thrice been independent and
the right Of secession was, believe, ex-
pressly stipulated in some Of their con-
StitutiOnS.
Compelled to Preserve Peace.
The president directed our meager ma
val force ashore, consisting Of forty ma
rines. to do what they could to preserve
peace, order and unimpeded transit across
the isthmus He promptly recognized the
de factO government as soon as he learned
that it was i'll peaceful possession Of the
country This is the usual and necessary
proceeding. We have on many occasions
recognized new governments with no
equal degree Of celebrity and promptness.
Later the republic Of Panama was given
full recognition. We are acting fairly and
lawfully under the treaty Of 1916. The
administration I am sure, has no apollo
gies to offer for it's course. We were more
deeply interested and more directly con-
cerned in the guarantee contained in the
treaty Of 1S46 than New Granada was or
any other country. That treaty was ne
gotiated for the purpose of securing to us
certain canal privileges. We, in turn.
guaranteed the neutrality of the isthmus
to keep transit open and to keep foreign
aggressors at a distance. We have carried
out the letter and the spirit of our part
of the agreement. We have performed
generously and faithfully all the duties
laid upon us, and at times greatly to our
disadvantage and at very great cost
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

Sharp Williams, were not as close
as reported or Williams would have
secured for him something better
than claims and Pacific railroads,
committees that never meet, the as
sumption being that the speaker was
guided by Williams in all the mi1fority
assignments.
This is true to very large degree
but the speaker reserved the right to
reject any Of Williams recommended
lions and he did SO reject perhaps half
dozen of them, including those of
Lind, who had been proposed by Will
liams for either the committee on
labor or naval affairs: The speaker re-
FUSED to lndorse Lind for either Of
these assignments, for political rea-
sons. He thought Minnesota's minor
lty m ember was not entitled to q place
on labor and that if anybody from
the state went on the labor commit
that Lind had no claim to naval af-
fairs, this place also being, in his
judgment, due to a republican from
Minnesota ahead of a democrat.
L1ndSs remarks to-day We're for the
purpose of Strengthening out this
situation and showing that the minor
ity leader was not to blame for the
claims and Pacific railroads assign
ments. Following is the text Of the
cOllOquy on the floor Of the house.
taken from the official notes of the
house stenographers:
The Episode in Detail.
Mr.. Lind-Mr. Speaker.
The Speaker-For what purpose
does the gentleman arise?
Mr.. Lind-I rise to a question Of
personal privilege.
| Mr.. Speaker-The gentleman will
state it. 81 "a
Mr.. Lind-I have just received a
copy of The Minneapolis Journal, one
of the leading papers in Z my state,
which, in an editorial reflects upon the
! personal relation between the leader
of the minority in this house and my
self. The editorial is of some length
I will not ask to have it read. 1t COM
ments upon my committee assign
ments, and in that connection insin-
| yates that the relations between the
| minority leader and myself are not
| cordial. Such is not the fact, Mr..
| Speaker. For, as I am advised and
| know, our personal and political re-
lations are cordial. Besides that the
signment to two other committees re-
garded by this house as more prom
inent than assignments which I re-
ceived.
| MIR. Payne-Mr. Speaker, I make
the point of order that this is not a
question Of personal privilege I have
no objection however, to the gentle
man proceeding for five minutes by
unanimous consent.
/ Mr.. Lind-f the gentleman will
permit me to finish my sentence that
| is all desire to say.
Mr.. Payne-The gentleman states
| no question of privilege.
The Speakers there objection tc
the gentleman making a personal ex-
| PLANTATION?
! The chair hears none.
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John j. Carlisle, the polished adj
Venturer, reached Minneapolis from
Washington at 1920 this afternoon in
custody Of Sheriff Dreger. AS J. j.
Debralls, he must face an indictment
charging him with defrauding Miss
Clarice Heebner out of $3.50. Since
his arrest, Carlisle has insisted that
he married Miss Bonnie Hinkle of
this city. under his own name, and
that he was a partner of Debralls the
fakir, tho he never assumed that
name himself. This denial of dual
role is already offset by the identih-
cation Of the prisoner as Debralls by
DR.. H. F. Hoyt, who had offices near
the fakir's academy Of occult science.
The handsome young gentleman,
who came back without fighting ex-
tradition proceedings only when he
learned that his accommodations in
the Hennepin county Jail would be of
the first order, left the train. with his
coat collar turned up. 1t might have
been the cold weather which prompt
ed him to this detail in his costuming;
it may have been modesty, or it may
have been just to show that it was
a good coat collar. .-.-
At any rate his was a, stunning fig
ure as he climbed down the Pullman
steps and walked calmly out of the
Milwaukee station to the waiting car
riage. Whatever his record may have
been there was nothing wrong with
his makeup and he looked at the little
group arranged for his informal re-
ception with considerable disdain.
DR.. Henry F. Hoyt, who officed next
to Debralls in the Bank of Minneap-
oils building during the month Of Oc-
tober, was at the station to get an
early peep at Carlisle. AS the pris-
oner passed out of the gate with
Sheriff Dreger excellent opportunity
was given DR.. Hoyt to see the man
accused Of being Debralls.
That's the man I knew as Debralls
in the Bank of Minneapolis build
ing" declared DR.. Hoyt as the pris-
oner turned his face toward the ply
sician. "That is certainly Debralls,"
he repeated, 'Id know him any
where" Others who had known De-
bralls were positive that Carlisle and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

The Sea of Azov covers an area Of
14,217 square miles and receives the
drainage Of the river Don, one Of the
greatest of European rivers, which
winds over a course of 1885 miles.
The sea has evidently been reduced by
terrestrial revolutions which separated
1t from the Caspian sea, and the al
luvia of the Don has gradually mar
roWed it's basin and reduced it's bed.
Until recently the mean depth of the
Sea Of Azov has been about thirty
two feet. 1t may be regarded as a
continuation Of the Don and an af-
fluent Of the Euxine sea. A strong
current sets toward the Strait of
Kertch, often greatly impeding navi-
CATION.
In the quality of it's water the gulf
partakes Of the character Of both a.
river and a sea. In the Taganrog in
let it is SO sweet that vessels are sup
piled from its source and along the
west coast it is drunk by cattle, but in
the center it's water is salt, tho to a
less extent than the Euxine. On the
west side, between the steppe plateau
and the Crinea, are vast marsh lands
OF the Sivash, whose waters evaporate
under the action of the sun and winds,
and which in summer and autumn
really deserves it's name Of "putrid
sea-"
Receiving little water except from
the rains, these stagnant waters are
more saline than the Sea Of Azov and
some of the pools which dry up in
summer deposit incrustations of salt
on their beds. The Sivash is navig-
able for flat-bottomed boats only in
its upper course. The shifting winds
are constantly changed the form of the
tarns, filling up some, and emptying
others, while the new railway en-
bankment, traversing the unsettled re-
glon, serves as a stay for numerous
accumulations, where there have been
Established some extremely productive
sallnes, yielding one-half of the salt
consumed in the Russian empire.
The Sivash is only separated from
the Sea Of Azov by a narrow strip of
land seventy miles long and from 800
to $500 yards wide, the only break
being where the Putrid sea commune
Gates thru the northern extremity with
the Sea of Azov. The strait of Yeni-
Kaleh, only IA feet deep, connects the
Azov with the Euxine. The current of
the Azov is soon lost in the general
movement which sets regularly along
the shores of the Black sea and a
comparison Of the faunas of the
Caspian and Euxine conclusively
proves that these two seas were at one
time joined together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
CUBAN BILL DISCUSSED
Senator McCumber Says All Obliga
lions Have Been Discharged.

senator CNCCuluUcE Buys AI oUbsoO-
lions Have Been Discharged.
Washington, Dec. 16.-In the SEN
ate yesterday Mr.. McCumber On. D.
ridiculed the statements of friends OF
the Cuban bill that it's passage was the
payment of a debt, and said such ex-
pressions were mistaken ideas of phil
anthropy. On the contrary, said Mr..
McCumber, Cuba for years had tugged
at the tether which bound her to Span
isll aggression, and when we cut those
bonds it was not understood that we
should bear the expense of making
the CubanS prosperous and happy.
Beyond applying to Cuba the pro-
lection of the Monroe doctrine, guard
ing her against external dangers from
foreign countries and possibly internal
anarchy, he said, we have no duty
toward the island that has not been
already discharged.
Threatens Beet Sugar.
Mr.. Patterson (Col.) took up a col
loquy which occurred yesterday be-
tween Senators Teller (CoI.) and
Cuba governing immigration of Chi
nese into the island. Mr.. Patterson
predicted a vast influx Of Chinese into
Cuba, and declared the republican con-
gress to be the mouthpiece for the
influences which threaten to destroy
the beet sugar industry.
Mr.. Aldrich Interrupted to ask if he
was willing to make ad va1orem rates
on sugar as on other articles Mr..
Patterson replied that he was willing
to take the present tariff as a basis,
and he asked Mr.. Aldrich if he con-
sidered the tariff negotiable. The
Rhode Island senator replied that he
considered the tariff too high, and
when Mr.. Patterson was about to con-
graduate himself upon this admission
Mr.. Aldrich exclaimed that he had
reference to the duty on sugar.
Democrats Responsible.
Mr.. Dolliver interrupted to say that
there had been nothing to indicate that
Governor Cummins had surrendered
any Of his tariff views, "and," he
added, ''the results of the late election
show that he has not surrendered any
of his majorities.
Mr.. Patterson predicted ruin to
American industries thru this bill, di-
rectly or as a precedent for similar
legislation.
Mr.. Aldrich inquired whether If this
was true the democratic party would
not be partly to blame. Mr.. Patter-
son accepted this question as applying
to the attitude Of the democrats Of the
| house of representatives on the bill
and he replied that "unfortunately ii
| was true that such responsibility would
! attach to them.
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he were the same. The identification
could not be more complete.
Debralls, or Carlisle, was taken at
once to the Hennepin county Jail,
where he refused to see any but those
with legal authority and was given a
cell removed from the other prison.
ers.
While it may be possible to convict
him of grand larceny in the Heebne<
case he cannot be cr1minally prose-
cuted for masquerading as a society
heavyweight and in this guise marry
ing the daughter Of prominent Min
neapolis family. In case he is con-
victed, however, it will be easy to Sc
cure divorce from a felon.
Offers to Square Up.
Sheriff Dreger says he had no diff
Guilty in bringing his prisoner back.
Last night, at Chicago, Carlisle asked
permission to send a telegram and
wired to Miss Heebner asking her to
meet him to-day and settle up. In
doing this, he admitted having borne
the name Debralls and having taken
the girls money. He seems to regard
the exploit as a mere incident of busi-
ness that can be squared by refund.
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return to his post. The information
that reached the department is to the
effect that Mr.. Davis, was acting en-
tirely within his rights and powers
and that, while engaged in protecting,
as was his duty, d naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, he was set upon by five
Turkish policemen and dragged along
the ground.
It also appears incidentally that,
upon recovering his footing, the con-
sui promptly and soundly thrashed
all five Of the policemen. Mr.. Leish-
man, our minister at Constantinople,
under the departments instructions.
has made a quick inquiry into the
assault, and while the detailed mail
report of the result of the investiga-
ton has not yet reached the depart
ment, Acting Secretary Adee felt that
the cabled advices justified him in
taking prompt action.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
COL 0MBIA WANTS
MONEY DIVIDED
Gen. Reyes Will Submit Statement to
State Department. Demands
Reduced to Dollars.
Battalion of Marines Will Be Organ
lied to Protect IsthmuS of
Panama.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The speech
of Assistant Secretary Of States Loo
mis- last night at the bouquet Of the
Quill club in New York in which he
laid bare some pertinent facts regard
ing the attitude of Colombia toward
the Hay-Herran treaty, was the sub
ject Of considerable gossip here to-day
and there was much speculation as to
the effect it would have on the future
course of General Reyes, the speclal
envoy Of Colombia, now in Washing
ton. When seen to-day General Reyes
admitted that he had read Mr..
LOOMS address, but declined to make
a statement.
II am a diplomat" said he. land it
would i'll become me to make any
comment
General Reyes is still engaged in
the preparation of the statement he
will submit to the state department,
and while refusing to disclose the ma
ture Of it said that much Of it will
be devoted to an argument setting out
the reasons why the United States
should see to 1t that Panama shall as
sumo her share of the Colombian
debt. General Reyes Is uncertain when
he will file the document with the
department., but he thought it would
be within the next few days.
At the instance of Secretary Moody,
Brigadier General George F. Elliott,
cOmmandant of the marine corps, has
issued orders for the formation of a
battalion Of marines to be known as
the Caribbean sea battalion. This
battalion will be regularly attached to
the Caribbean sea squadron tho Its
immedite destination is Colon. 1t will
be assembled at Philadelphia as rap
idly as possible. and the Dixie has al
ready left Colon to return to that
place with the new battalion.
Rear Admiral Coghlan in a cable
gram to the navy department dated
Colon, Dec. Is, says that all is quiet
on the northern coast. 1t is assumed
from Admiral Coghlan's dispatch that
the Atlanta and the Mayfower have
completed their reconnoiter and that
he is thereby enabled to give the de-
partment positive information regard
ing conditions on the southern coast.
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+ a nd ranar a ton The state denart-

greet and reparation. The state depart
ment does not Indicate what measure
OF PREPARATION is expected, but it is
understood the Turkish, government
certainly will, by removal or other
wise, punish the offending Turkish Of:
ficials and compensate Attarian for
the losses and injuries he has sus-
tanned. The Turkish government is
willing to compensate Attarian and
deport him. ..-..
Tense is the assault upon the United
States consul, q matter of gravity in
International law. The consul has
found refuge for the time being at
Beirut, awaiting instructions from the
state department or Minister Leish-
man, as to whether or not he shall
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
PANAMA WILL PAY
Bondiolders May Get One Third OF
Ten Million Contribution

Washington, Dec. lett is an
nounced that the Republic of Panama
is willing to devote one-third of the
$40, 100000 to be paid by the United
States under the new canal treaty to
the payment of part of the claims Of
the foreign Colombian bondholders.
1t has been the contention Of Great
Britain, Holland and other European
powers that the new Republic of
Panama should assume a portion of
Colombia's foreign, debt. 1t became
known yesterday that all Minister
Bunau-Varilla's recent visits to the
state department have been in connec-
ton with this matter. The point has
been reached where the minister an
nouhces himself ready to sign the
agreement.
Troops for Isthnus.
AS soon as the treaty is ratified by
the senate the war department will
send a considerable body of troops
to the isthmus under the authority
given this government over the canal
zone and the declaration of the treaty
that the United States guarantees and
will maintain the independence of the
Republic of Panama. These troops
would relieve the marines on the
isthmus. Plans for sending them are
under consideration and it is likely
that one of the Porto Rican battalions
will go first.
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Mr.. Lind-I desire to make no fur
Their explanation. T think it's a mat
ter Of privilege when a members re-
1ation with his party leader are i'm
pugned 80
The sspeak e The chair does not
agree with the gentleman touching
that matter, but the gentleman is
proceeding by unanimous consent
Mr.. Lind---I will not pursue it any
further except to state a fact, which
I have from the gentleman from Mis-
sissippi (Mr. Williams) as we'll as from
the speaker himself, that the gentle
man from Mississippi recommended
my assignment to the committee on
labor, which assignment could not be
made by the speaker, it seems, and
likewise recommended my assignment
to the committee on naval affairs, in
which recommendation the speaker
did not concur. s.~s - ..r=--.
'-- ..-.-.-.-,- W. w, Jermane.
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HOLIDAY Adjournment.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The house IS
now anxious to get away and has
passed a resolution for an adjourn
ment on the 10th inst, but the senate
had practically decided to remain in
session until the ed and may put OH
record what is said to be a fact, that
there has not been a quorum of the
house at any time during the past
month. But the chances are that the
senate will spare the house leaders
this humiliation and consent to adj
journ for the holidays next Saturday.
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should vote as he might prefer OH
that measure. ---s---~
The conference also decided to post
pone its decision as toA the course to
be pursued with reference to the Pa
mama canal treaty and decided to
hold other meetings for the consitf-
GRAFTON of that and other questions as
they may come up for consideration.