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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-17

81 notice by the papers that John J. Ryan
OF John ]. Ryan & Co. OF st. Louis has been
arrested. Ryan & Co. We're called upon to
appear ard show cause why fraud order
should not be issued In November last.
This was upon the report and recommends
ton of Inspectors Fulton and Plxtt OF st.
Louis, and one of the Inspectors who inves-
tigated the case was requested to be pres
ent at the hearing, as the office had had no
other case OF this nature before II. and
therefore We wanted a government witness
-an acknowledgements
He was. however, unable q be present,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
GOVT AFTER
STANDARD OIL
Rockefeller Corporation Will Be
Sued to Compel Answers to
Certain Questions.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Issue has
been. drawn between the Standard Oil
company and the bureau of corpora
tions In the department Of commerce
and labor. Commissioner James r.
Garfield sent out a list of questions
to, all the so-called trusts in the coun-
try, covering their capitalization and
other financial items All of the
trusts have replied to the commission
save the Standard Oil company,
which has refused to answer any
question.
Information Of the attitude of the
company has been conveyed to high
officials Of the government, including
the president. and It is believed that
Commissioner Garfield will take legal
means to compel the company to an
Swer-
The courts will thus have to deter
mine what power the department has
to regulate the trusts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
WILL PASS ON DEC. Is
Senator Cullom Announces Course
That Will Be Taken on the
Cuban Treaty.
From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building.

From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Gull
=lon, in replying to mum erous Inquiries
from business men in all parts of the
country, has said the Cuban treaty will
probably become operative on Dec.
26. It will pass the senate on Dec. 16.
and ten days are required for its
terms to. go into effect. The president
will sign the treaty as soon as the
senate ratifes it. The fact that the
convention will become operative at
a time when the Cubans are market
ing their cigars and the sugar crop
and when, therefore, money is plenti-
full augurs we'll for those who avail
themselves Of the arrangement to
build up their Cuban trade.
1t is worthy of note that the treas
ury officials attribute a considerable
portion Of the falling off in custom
receipts in the last two months to the
fact that Cubans have refrained from
shipping sugar to this country, an
tictpating the 20 per cent concession
from the present duty, which the
treaty will give them.
While receipts under the provisions
of the convention will mot be so large
as they would have been had no con-
cession been made. it is the expecta-
ton of the treasury experts that as
soon as Cuban sugar resumes it's nor
NAL flow into the United States even
at 80 per cent of the Dingley tariff
rates, custom receipts will resume
their usual proportions.
- $ So s5. w. w. Jermane.
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Reyes arrived here shortly after 9
Q, CLOCK. this morning. He was met at
! the station by a son Of DR.. Herran,
the Colombian, charge, and went at
he will have conference with Mr..
Herran.
/; General Reyes talked with a repre-
! sentative of the Associated Press
about his mission to Washington. He
said:
you will readily admit the proprie-
ty Of, my refraining from discussing
my mission, which is Of confidential
character, but OF. the offers which Co
lonb1a is ready to make, I desire to
say that my energies and those of my
followers will be devoted to the grant
ing of the canal concessions to 3 the
United States without the payment Of
a cent. Even at this Colombia will
be the gamer"
Want Us to Build It.
you can further. say" continued
the general, that all Colombia is aflre
with zeal for the building. of the canal
by the United States, and that the
unfortunate political troubles which
death before the Colombian congress
have entirely disappeared. We want
the canal and I. have come to Wash
ington to see what the people Of the
United States are prepared to accept.
come with Instructions from the
president of Colombia direct.
''Feeling in Colombia is running
high and there is indignation over the
events on the isthmus. We can and
will put down the rebellion If not in
terfered with from the outside. So
tense is the feeling and SO national the
spirit of determination to bring the
isthmus back into the republic that
President .Marroquins will have no
trouble in raising an army twice the
size necessary to put down the dis
,turbance. Such an army can march
overland to the isthmus, the opinion
of il1-advised persons to the contrary,
notwithstanding"
What can the United States do now
that a treaty has been signed between
Secretary Hay and M. Bunau- Vanilla ?''
Want to Be Let Alone.
That treaty has not been ratified.
The Colombian government does not
ask the United States to aid it in put
ting down the revolution on the 18TH
mus Alive ask. is to be allowed to
conduct our own affairs free from out.
side interference. The Colombian
government can put down the revolu-
ton without violating a letter of the
treaty of11s46.
81 refer to the treaty that we al
ways have, respected and adhered to
and not to the treaty as interpreted in
these later days. D, If the United States
maintains a neutral position the revo-
luton will be put down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
CAN'T GO ON WITH
TAX FERRET PLAN
Judge Harrison Grants A. C.. Paups Petition for
an Injunction Against County
Authorities
Inc Court Holds That Conditions Do Not Warrant Help
That Bad Precedent Work
Contemplated Already gned by Statute to Other Officials
Hennepin county will have no

Hennepin county will have no tax
ferret for the present.
In an order filed to-day the judges
of the district bench order the issu-
ance OF a temporary injunction on
the application Of A. C. Paul, restrain
ing the county officials from carrying
out the terms of the contract recent
ly made with j. j. Wooley.
The case is reviewed at length in a,
memorandum written by Judge Har-
rlson. After detailing the conditions
of the contract between the county
commissioners and ]. j.. Wooley, c..
S. Dever and Ralph Boardman the
court states that it seems evident
the contract was made to create Woo
ley an assistant county attorney for
the purpose of finding and collecting
on property not listed or assessed by
the assessor. In this connection the
memorandum says:
The county attorney has nothing what
ever to do with the collection of taxes,
or any proceedings connected Herewith
until after a citation has been issued by
the clerk of the; court on failure Of q
party to pay the taxes assessed against
him or an answer filed without citation.
so that at the time of passing this reso-
luton there was no proceeding pending
or which the county board or the county
attorney had any reason to believe would
We CONFINEMENT lOE LIl0 sCOll0CLlOn OF any
taxes which had ever been assessed
against any individual or against any
property.
A Bad Precedent.
We are further agreed upon the ''propo-
sition''. that this contract if Of any validity
attempts to fasten upon the
county attorney who shall succeed the pres
ent county attorney, an assistant to assist
him in all litigation with reference to the
enforcement or collection Of taxes not listed
or assessed by the assessor, for some three
years and half after the expiration Of the
present term Of the county attorney now in
office. While there are number of
grounds upon which we think this contract
is illegal and unwa1ranted, we are unani-
nous in holding that no power existed In
the board Of county commissioners or in
the county attorney to enter into a con
tract or agreement for the tenn of five
years for the employment Of any person to
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| statement of the case given out by
Attorney Jefferds recites the passage
Of tile act Of 1889, known as the
Nelson act, in which provision was
different bands or tribes of Chippewa
Indians might convey to the United
States all their title and interest in all
| reservations in Minnesota, except part
of the White Earth and Red Lake
reservations
| The statement then concludes with
the gist of the complaint, as follows:
The provisions of the Nelson act
contemplated the conveyance of these
lands to the United States, and for
sale by the same at a profit which the
Indians were to receive. The Indians
! convey these lands to the United
States in trust for that specific Epur-
| pose.
While the secretary of the interior
was carrying out this act, congress, In
1902, passed another act which ar
rested execution Of this trust and took
away from the Indians and set apart
all the lands which the secretary Of
the interior had not already sold.
The money received for that which
had been sold was used for expense
money, SO that as the matter now
stands the Indians get nothing for
lands already sold and lose those re-
m aiming, which are to be taken for
forest reservations.
All this Is sought to be done with
out regard to the express conditions Of
the trust upon which the Indians gave
up their lands to the United States. Tt
IS to be done without the consent Of
the Indians and not only violates the
agreements and conditions of the. trust
but takes away their property without
compensation and due process of
law
Secretary Hitchcock would not dis
cuss the case in advance of service of
the bill Of complaint upon him, and,
therefore, it could not be ascertained
whether he would order the postpone
ment of the sale set for Dec. 5. Act
ing Commissioner Fimple of the gen
eral land office. after reading the
statement. said: "That will not prevent
us from going ahead with the sale of
Dec. 5, as the suit apparently only
relates to forested lands from which
timber is to be sold on Dec. 2s.''
Commissioner Jones of the Indian
bureau said that the fact that the
court had ordered the secretary to
show cause why an injunction should
not be issued, did not necessarily mean
that the sale of Dec. 5 should be post
poned. On the contrary, there was
a precedent for the secretary to go
ahead and complete that sale and eth
erwise carry out the provisions Of the
Morris act until restrained by an order
of court.
It is said that Indians are acting
with lumbernen in this case. and that
the latter are to bear a large share Of
the expense incident to its prosecu-
ton. The reason for their acting to-
gether is their objection to the regu-
lations under which the timber is to
be cut.
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LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION
Big Show Opened in Chicago To-day
will Continue Until
Dec. 5.

Chicago. Nov. 2s.-A record-b break
ing display OF cattle, sheep and hogs
with horse fair every evening as a
side show will make the irlterna tionaI
live stock exposition which opened to-
day at the Union stock yards, con-
tinuing until Dec 5, an event to be
remembered by cattle dealers all over
the world.
All the available space in the sixty
! five acres of Dexter Park, including
the pavilion and a.manmoth tent $50
by 220 feet in. dimensions, erected
! close at hand, will be utilized to pro-
vide accommodations for the 1880
entries.
+ Among the visitors expected are
Governors Longino Of Mississippi Van
SAINT of Minnesota; Cummins Of Iowa;
Dockery of Missouri; and La Toilette
of Wisconsin.
To-day was given up to student
competitions in judging the entries FOR
the Spoor trophy for teams Of Ave and
the Clay and Sanders cash prizes.
Cresceus, the trotting king, and Dan
Patch, the champion PAGER, are on ex-
hibition with about 400 other horses.
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assist the county attorney generally or in
any class of cases.
Place Not Provided For.
We are further agreed that chapter 2s2
or the general laws for the year 1896 is
not broad enough, and did not contemplate
the hiring Of an attorney general to assist
the county attorney. The statutes have
provided who the county attorneys as
sistants shall be and the amount of salary
each shall receive and in our opinion there
lis no power existing on the part of the
county attorney to appoint, or the board Of
county commissioners to create, other as
sistant county attorneys. Chapter 2s2.
Jaws OF 1898, applies to some suit or
proceeding already commenced or which
has already been determined to be
commenced. and cannot be an employment
generally or an employment even for a.
particular kind class OF cases such
was attempted in this case. While there
are other grounds upon which we might
place this decision we are satisfied that
these reasons sufficiently justify the order
made.
The Auditor Should Do 1t.
There is another serious objection to tbs
contract made which we might mention.
The law makes it the duty of the auditor
to place omitted property on the tax lists.
If he should do this and Wooley assisted
in any manner in collecting, or appearing
in actions brought to collect said taxes.
1t is probable that he would be entitled
to Is per cent of the money so collected.
There was no claim made on argument
that the county attorney needed any as
sistance in the ordinary tax litigation aris-
ing in the county beyond G.. L. Smith,
assistant county attorney and attorney for
the county commissioners. Mr.. Smith, OH
the argument appearing for the county
commissioners, said that the purpose Of
the contract was to employ some one to
find the property which had not been as
sessed and have it placed on the assess
nent roll and not to assist the county
attorney in the ordinary tax litigation OF
the county.
The temporary injunction will
probably be made permanent upon
application as there is no issue Of
fact and therefore no need for trial.
An sappeal will be taken. IS
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ate with a view Of encouraging anna
teurism in athletics.
Require. a residence of one year in
college or university before a candi-
date is eligible to engage in the ath-
letic sports Of the institution
A minimum requirement Of work to
be carried by special students to make
them eligible for participation in ath-
letics.
Require every candidate to have a
high school training or its equivalent
so every athlete may be of collegiate
grade even tho he may not enter the
literary department of his university.
Professor. F..S. jones' Stand.
These rules to govern western col
lege athletics will doubtless be adopted
with possibly slight alterations by the
its adjournment tonight. Nearly all
of them were proposed by Chairman
f. S. Jones, who has made firm
stand against PROSECUTING in colleges
and university athletics.
TWAS decided to recommend Ito
colleges; that; in the interscholastic
meets held under their auspices, high
school eligibility requirements should
be enforced. This is in accordance
with the recommendations Of Super
intendent Cooley of the Chicago pub
lie schools. Professor Cooley's COM
nlunicatfon, after reciting the difficult
ties which the high schools have in
controlling athletics on account Of
the actions of the colleges in attempt
ing to secure husky prep" schoolmen,
presents five resolutions asking that
colleges require each contestant to be
eligible: for. competition at his own
school; that the colleges shall not try
to persuade men to leave high school
before graduation; that the colleges
shall not permit freshmen with condi-
tons to. compete on athletic teams UNI
less they are regular students from
secondary schools: that the. colleges
unite with the high schools in trying
to bring about higher standards of
morality and eligibility in athletics.
A request will be made that the
west be, given representation on the
eastern committee rules.
Nebraska Displeased.
Nebraska and SNotre Dame are in
dignant at again being refused adj
is talk of organizing a conference in
dependent of the big nine.'' This,
according to the plans, will include
Nebraska, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,
Colorado and other colleges. It was
held. by the big nine that the. ad-
mission Of other colleges would make
the conference unwieldy and that it
ought to stick to its original numbe
Lowing ether colleges to form similar
groups. The conferees stated ex-
plIcitly that the. matter was not de-
cided on the basis of the, merit Of
each applicant, that question not
being brought up at all.
Raymond G. Clapp. the former
Yale pole yaulter and track man,
now physical director of athletics at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
CLEVELAND.
IS OUT OF II
Former President Writes an Editor
That He Wouldn't Accept Nom
ination if Offered.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Mr. Cleveland
not only declares his refusal to &ac-
cept another democratic nomination
for president of the United States is un-
alterable and conclusive, but he de-
clines to say anything more about it
something later on. This is what he
told a reporter who. visited his home
in Princeton last night. 8,
st. Clair; McKelway, the editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle, to whom Mr..
Cleveland addressed his, letter of dec
lination, has promptly come out in the
support Of Judge Alton B. Parker OF
New York. ..@22-:.
The letter follows:
~ 4 Mr.. 4cIeveIand's Letter.
Princeton. N: j.. Nov. 27.-My Dear Mr..
McKelway: / have wanted for "a long
time to say something which think
should be said to you before others. You
can never know how grateful I am for
the manifestation of kindly feeling toward
me on the part of my countrymen. which
your paper has brought out: Your advo-
cacy in the Eagle of my nomination for
the presidency came to me as a great sur
prise. and it has been seconded in such
manner by beautiful sentiment that
conflicting thoughts of gratitude and duty
caused me to: hesitate as to the time and
manner of a declaration on my part con-
corning the subject-if such declaration
should seem nee kssary or proper.
In the midst of 1t all and. In full view
of every consideration presented I have
not for a, minute been able, nor am now
able, to make up my mind to the thought
that in any circumstances or upon any
consideration I should ever again become
the nominee Of my party for the pres
idency. .,.st.. - $50
M J1kz 49,,
a1terable and conclusive: This you at
least ought to know from me- and I
should be glad if the Eagle were made
the medium Of Its conveyance to the pub
lie. Very sincerely yours;
80 Grover Cleveland
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
RECEIVERSHIP
IS SUSTAINED
Circuit Court Judges Sustain Judge
Kirkpatrick in shipbuilding
Trust Litigation.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2s.-The APP
peal of the United States Shipbuilding
company against the decision Of
Judge Kirkpatrick, appointing James
Smith, Jr., receiver for the corpora
ton, was to-day denied. Judge Kirk
patrick's action is sustained and the
order for the receivership made per-
manent or until the further order of
the court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
FLEETS WILL
Be COMBINED
More Evidence That the Gilchrist
and Steel Corporation Lines
Will Be Merged.

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 2S.-It is au-
thoritatively stated here that the Gill
christ and the Steel Corporation
fleets are likely to be amalgamated,
either by purchase of the former or
by some other arrangement.
A letter received here by one in
close touch with the transaction says
that j. G. Gilchrist will go with the
consolidated fleets in some important
capacity.
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THEY DON'T
WANT A CENT
Colombians Stand Ready to "aive''
Us the Canal Concessions
Free of Charge.
Gen. Reyes, Now in Washington,
Says He Has Been Authorized
to Make Offer.
Declares Colombian People Want the
United States to Build the
Canal.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-That the re-
public of Colombia grant to the
United States all the canal concessions
provided for in the Hay-Herran treaty
but absolutely free of cost is the
proposition which General Reyes, en-
voy Of Colombia to the United States
brings for the consideration Of the
officials l. Of Washington. General
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
INDIANS SUE
THE SECRETARY
Seeking to Restrain the Sale of
Timber and Lands in,
Minnesota.
Justice Anderson Issues an Order to
Show Cause in Opposition
to Application.
From the Journal Bureau. Colorado Building.

From the. Journal HuTsau, colorado Building,
Washington. 6s
Washington, Nov. PA suit to
restrain the secretary of the. interior
from further carrying out the provi-
sion of the Morris law in disposing of
sofa was entered In the supreme court
Of the District of Columbia to-day. by
Joe Naganab, chief Of Fond du Lac,
thru his attorney, Tracy +. j efferds
Justice Anderson, before whom the
case was brought, issued an order
calling on Secretary Hitchcock to
show cause on Dec. 6 why an
Injunction restraining future sales of
timber should not be entered. The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester are to
pay, another visit to the United States The
Duchess does not like this country as well as the
land of her adoption, but the duke has always
longing to be over in the freedom of the
states. They are to be at Palm Beach this
winter and will stop In New York a few days en-
route.
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Play distil. gaishes the higher. from the lower
animals. and ttssi-nifes possibility of ed,Ipa
ton. Fishes do not play at all: the lower ami
mails can hardly be taught to play. and birds are
entirely devoid of the instinct But the kitten
and. In reality, it Is play that develops them
Into manhood. Children, ''says Dr. Hutchinson.
''are born little amorphous bundles of poss,h
ties, and are played into shape
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
The BIG NINE
MEETING TO-DAY
Outline of New Rules to Kill Prose.
lyting Is Submitted to Con-
ference.
Conference Will Try to Get Place on
Eastern Rules Com
mittee.
Nebraska and Notre Dame Are Dis
appointed at Being Refused
Admission.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Rules for tho
adoption Of the "big nine" conferences.
along the following lines were drafted
and submitted to-day:
For offenses Of a minor character
deduct one or more years from the
four years Of eligibility of the candid
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28

FAILURE AT MARsHALLTowN.
Des Moines, Iowa. Nov 2S.-Euziere Brothers
of Marshalltown filed petition In voluntary
bankruptcy In the United States court here to-
day. The liabilities are scheduled at $24 ,00O
assets, 100000. The heaviest creditors are
Wyman rI Partridge & Co. of Minneapolis and
carson, Itle, SCOT q Co., OF Chicago The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28

/ The mosquito which injects yellow fever with
his proboseis bits by day as well as By night.
and is called the day or striped mosquito. It is
change receptacle Of water The eggs are laid in
dry up the eggs. do not dessiccate. but will
hatch as soon as 1t again contains water The
larvae resemble those of other mosquitoes and
face of the water q r, 80, . n II {.
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laton choose a majority of the entire senate Of
the United States, while more than five.sixths of
the people of the country are represented by
ajority In that body.
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STILL MUCH TALK

Bogota Threatens to Raise an Army
But Does Nothing.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-Minister
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Berlin-GermaY consulates will be established
at st. Paul, Atlanta, Seattle and New Orleans,