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pany and its stock, but also upon the per-
sonal integrity of the men who organized
that company. r. 80
The statement intimated that of the
$400, 100000 Of stock of the Northern Sc,
curities company 1854, 900, 900 has been
used in taking UP the stocks of the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern, and
that the other $46O00,000 has been dis
tributed in the shape of promoters
bo'.us" in connection with the floating of
the company. The writer argues that if
it comes to a redistribution of the stock
Of the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern there will be about $45. 600, 900
Of Northern Securities stock in the market
secured by nothing at all except the prom
ises of Mr.. Hill and his friends, which of
course would be worthless If the company
went to pieces. Consequently, says the
scribe, Northern Securities stock should
be selling around SO rather than around
par. =-l+..:. =. e~..s@ss 2 So
The day this letter appeared the stock
promptly went up. The writer, whoever
he is, utterly failed to create the desired
impression. A good many people in the
street thought at first that he was we'll
known bear traders connected with the
Waldorf Astoria crowd who goes by the
nickname Of Billy Oliver. This gentle
man denied in picturesque language that
he had anything to do with the letter, and
intimated that when he wanted the stock
to go down he knew how to make it go
down. ~ III
The attack, of course, is about as silly
as 1t could be. In the first place if the
Northern Securities company should hap
pen to remain In existence and should be
called upon to take in all the stock of
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
it would need the whole Of It's authorized
issue Of stock and $4,000, 900 in addition
Moreover, e. Fl. Hartman and Jacob
Schif are not likely to have exchanged
their good Northern Pacific stock for the
stock of a company that is going to dis
tribute as bonus something like s50,0O0, :
900 IN it's own securities. Any attack
upon the validity of Northern Securities
certificates is idle. The wisest financiers
in Wall street, no matter how they may
take issue with Northern Securities as a
combina ton opposed to the law are at
one In their belief that there never Ia g
been a holding company whose certificates
We're better secured than are the certifi-
Gates of Northern Securities now selling
below par in the market. This is about
the one Morgan company that cannot be
accused of over capitalization. 1t has no
fixed charges and it's assets represent the
entire property of three roads that are
admittedly the systems whose future pros
poets are the brightest of all the railroads
in the country. They serve a territory
whose possibilities are as boundless as they
are vague. Wall street seldom believes
In anything it cannot see, but even wall
street. with all its skepticisrn. cannot
help but believe in the future of those
three properties and also in the f,ltrre Of
the Canadian Pacific. +.
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perfected and the bond was
ternoon
iYERs' STATEMENTS
:torney Urged That Request
as for Violation Of Statute.
George B. Young appeared for the


- George B. Young appeared for the
nern Securities company, NJ d. Gro
for the Great Northern Railway com :
y and G. w. Bum for the Northern
Ecific Railway company. District At;
rney Houpt appeared for the govern
lent, and at once opened the argument
against the petition presented Friday by
the attorneys for the securities and rail-
way companies. Under the provisions of
the act for expediting such matters, Mr..
Houpt thought all the judges should sit,
land that the action was not one which
icould properly-even in part-be set aside.
The government had soughtGsto prevent
1.-THE violation of the law. and that was
what the decree enjoined. The defend!
ants were, he maintained. asking the
court to nullify the decree, to permit a
viola ton of the law; gs,:s.5 Z
The decree. urged Mr.. Houpt. was in
accordance with public policy and really
Eenjoined nuisance. He cited cases to
sustain his contention that such a sus-
tpension was not permissible except in
/! case where the damages could be esti-
mated in dollars and cents. whereas this
swas purely a request to permit a viola
ton of statute. The fact of losses to
stockholders was. he admitted, unfortu-
nate. but since the corpora ton was vio-
lating law there was nothing for the court
to do but see to the enforcement of the
=
/, to suspend statute and not to suspend
decree.
Judge Young's View
Judge Young. for the Northern Secur-
tiles company. commended that the fact of
an appeal to a higher court was of itself
a form of suspension Of the decree and
maintained that the requested payment
|! of dividends would not in any way affect
the general terms of the decree. This sus-
pension of a small part of the decree
would not be a violation of the law to
prevent restraint of trade. The injunc-
tive whether the dividend paying were
permitted or not He maintained that the
dividend injunction was practically ancil-
larry and did not come under the main in
junction which referred to the running of
the railroads. No harm could result if
the Northern Securities was permitted
to distribute the dividends. instead of hav-
ing the money accumulate in the banks
o. New York. He insisted that the money
would reach the same people ultimately
and that to give 1t to them now would
benefit them and harm no one else.
G. w. Bum, general counsel for the
Northern Pacific, maintained that the pc
tition was not for a. suspension of a
decree against a violation of law, but
that this was clearly a case in equity
under the provisions of common law. He
considered the request perfectly fair and
just, but that the action in opposing it
was unfair.
MIR. Houpt repeated his contentious as
to the violation of the statutes, arguing
against the points presented by Judge
Young and Mr.. Bum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
ELECTIONS IN S. DAKOTA
License Issue Is Supreme at Many
Points-Bonding and Other
Propositions.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. . g. ~ + .-.- H.
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 2o.-The large
cities and towns of South Dakota will to-
morrow hold their annual elections. PARTY
lines have been drown in only a few of
them: local issues will be the determin-
ing factor &c.,. t.: #.-~.
Elections, among other places, will be
held at Sioux Falls, Salem, Lead, Yer
million, Parker. Flandreau, $Centerville,
Chamberlain, Deadwood. Hot Springs.
Rapid City, Tyndall, Pierre, Redfeld,
Fort Pierre, Woonsocket, Kimball, Mitch
ell, Beresford, Canton, White Lake, Web
ster, Faulkton, Eureka. Milbank, Dell Rap
ids, Plankinton, Scotland, Sturgis, De
Smet and Clear Lake. O. ="
The question of license or no license for
saloons will be voted on at Sioux Falls,
Centerville, Woonsocket; Mitchell, Beres-
ford, Faulkton, Canton, Dell Rapids,
Parker De Smet and Vermillion In
some of them this question overshadows
all other matters ~. 4:sz45-.. 49,
In all of the cities and towns men
toned, assessors, aldermen, members Of
the board of education and lesser city Off
towns, notably at Milbank, Clear Lake,
Vermillion %Centerville and Webster,
mayors will also be elected
The voters of Hot Springs will have
submitted to them the important question
of the proposed issue of bonds in the sum
or $l6,OOO for. the refunding of the out
standing warrants. of the school district
and interest thereon. The proposed bonds
will be issued In denominations Of 1000
each, and will bear interest at a rate not
to exceed per cent a year, payable semi
annually. They will be payable In ten
years.
At Deadwood the proposition of issuing
bonds of 1884, 900 for the purchase Of school
sites and the erection of school buildings
will come before the voters. ..
The voters of Parker will have an op-
portllnity to vote upon the proposition of
issuing bonds Of $4,000 for the construc-
ton Of a new waterworks system
AT Dell Rapids the voters will express
themselves upon the question as-to wheth-
er or not the city council shall annually
levy and cause to be collected a tax not
to exceed ! mill on each dollar Of taxable
property. for the establishment and main
tenance Of public library and reading
room.
The voters Of Beresford will have sub
mitted to them the question of the pro-
posed issue of bonds Of $1,000 for the pur-
pose of paying off the outstanding war
rants issued for the new school building.
ing the city council to levy a 1-mill tax
for the purpose of establishing and main
tanning a public library will be submitted
to the voters
The voters of Lead will determine
whether or not the board Of education
shall be authorized and empowered to is
sue bonds of 900 for the erection of
school houses. 81 ss15s:S
At Scotland the voters will vote for or
against the proposed sale of city property
known as the fair grounds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
CATHEDRAL AND SCHOOL
Catholics of Lead Buy a Site for New
Builctno

LEAD. S. D.-Several lots have been
purchased of John Mascovitch, and will
be used as the site for the new CATHEDRAL
and school to be erected by the Catholics
this summer
Immediately after the installation OF
Bishop j N. Stariha. plans were started
for the building of cathedral. bishop S
residence and school. The present school
is inadequate. and the residence occupied
by the bishop is only temporary. Work
has already been started on the residence.
Theodore Matson. amalgamator at the
Highland stamp mill of the Homestake
company, died Saturday of pneumonia. He
was brother of Q. w. Matson, deputy
county auditor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
WATERToWN's TEACHERS
Superintendent T. e. Fitch Is Engaged
81 for Another Year.

= WATERFOWL. S. D.-The school board
held a meeting to choose teachers for next
year. Those who will remain are: E. T.
Fitch, superintendent; Thomas Parsons.
science teacher; Miss Jessie Payne. high
school; Hulda Holmgren. Henrietta Hoff-
man Anastia Cogley, Elsie Jarvis, Blanche
Freeman, Tillie Grouse. Louisa Whipple.
Sadie McBath, Berdene Leonard. Hulda
Ballard. Pearl Willsey, Jane McCoEon,
Jessica Hoffman, Ursula Owen. Miss Har-
riet Truesdell, who has been the assistant
principal for eight years. will not return.
Sheriff w. W. Wadell returned from
Chicago Saturday afternoon with Il pris-
oner, Carl Hilton, who is wanted in Cod
ington county for embezzlement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
THE HARTMAN STORY
He May Be Headed OF by Some ModIfiea
80 tIon of the Merger Plan.

Special to The Journal.
New York April 2O.-It is asserted
that If the Northern Securities company
is broken up Hartman and his friends will
control Northern Pacific, this of course
providing that none of their Northern Pa
cif1c stock has been disposed of, and it is
quite safe to assume the contrary. There
is, however, no way to learn the truth Of
the matter. Several local papers have
been endeavoring, but unsuccessfully, to
ascertain from both sides whether Harri-
mans control remains intact Neither
Hartman nor Hill will give any informa-
ton on the point, but it seems certain
that by the merger decision Hartman will
achieve a great victory as. regards the
northwestern railroad situation, Unless he
is headed off by some modification of the
merger plan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
The Finish To. morrow

Z -" he Finish To-n1orroW, e&s-I
Tomorrow at noon the legislature
Of 1908 expires by constitutional lin
ItatIon. Under the constitution, no
bills can be passed Tomorrow, and
the books will be closed on Ieglsla-
tlon at this evenings session.. Pros
poets this morning were that the
house would clear Its decks pretty
we'll, and would force the senate to an
early adjournment this evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
Hoods Iar;saparilla.
B. and Pills

Remove it, give new life, new cour-
age, strength and animation.
They cleanse the blood and clear the
complexion.
Accept no substitute.
g I felt tired all the time and could not
sleep. After taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
q while could sleep well and the tired
feeling had gone. This great medicine has
also cured me OF scrofnla.' Mrs. G. NJ.
RooT, Gilead, Conn.
Hoods SarsaparIiIafp promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
VALUE OF THE DECISION
Henry ciews Thinks It has Saved the
Country From Excesse.

New York, April 20. Henry clews, in
his review Of the past week in the fnan-
cial world, devotes attention to the mere-
er decision aftermath. He says:
i Is now recognized that while this
decision is likely to be confirmed and
while it will force financial Lead ers to
abandon the contemplated series Of
mergers, some other more lawful method
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
BIG FUND DIVIDED
The Governor Has Signed the Omnibus
Approximation Bill.

Gnibus appropriation bill was signed by
Governor Van SAINT this morning, making
some 81 100000 Of state funds available
for two 200 different items. The one of
most immediate interest is the $780, 900 ad :
ditfonal for expenses Of this legislative ses-
sion. This will enable the state treasurer
to pay members and employees off to-mor-
row. They have been waiting since
Wednesday for the ten days pay due at
that time because there was not sufficient
money to the credit of the appropriation
to take caresof that pay roll.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20

SENATE .-.. ~. 3 H..
State live stock sanitary board
passed. T..
Municipal judge salary bill passed. {
Senator Jepson rescues the Sunday
closing bill and secures Its passage.
Bill for state board OF osteopathy
passed. a. r....ss se-. " =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20

MILLER, s. D.-With pair Of vet
overalls Mrs. Merl Hammill saved her
house from burning by prairie fire, tho
the barn and other buildings were de-
stroyed. Her method was to saturate the
oyeralls In water and strike back the run
ming blaze. ss5S3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
CANT GET IOGE1 TIER II
The House Emphatically Refuses to.
Concur in Senate Tax
Amendment.
Senators Tactics in Handling Tax
Legislation Subject Of Severe
Criticism.
PROCEEDINGS TODAY

HOUSE Gs-ls5
Refuses to reccde on tax amend
ments.
Pushes long list of senate bills for
ward for passage. -rsTs~
Game and fish code passed.
= Douglas trading stamp bill passed.
Last day for passing bills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
1T STRENGTHENED STOCKS
Northern Securities Advanced to 1894 and
Other Stocks Rallied.


Special to The Journal
New York, April pa we'll defined re-
action in the stock market this morning
was abruptly turned into a very sharp
advance by the news that the court at st.
Paul had granted the application for a
stay in the Securities case.
This informa ton did not reach Wall
street until lis p. Previous to that
time the market seemed to be moving on
theory tina, the court decision would
be unfavorabe It also reflected the pre-
vailing view that reaction in prices was
due after last weeks advance.
: With prices averaging a point or so
below Saturdays close the cheering news
from st. Paul was announced. A rally
fnstantlys ct in which assumed almost a
violent character in Northern Securities
stock on the curb. which had fallen as
low as 94B in the early trading. The
stock mounted to 1914 and all the leading
stocks rose a point and a half to two
points in a few minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
TRADING STAMP BILL PAsD
The Measure to Check Use Of Stamps Goes
H.. Without Amendment.

d. Without Amendment. e -.
The house was slow in getting down to
business this morning, the last working
day, but when it stopped wrangling prog
ress was rapid. Early in the day Mr..
Clague of Redwood Falls read a list Of
thirty-nine bills, which he moved be
placed upon their final passage. The mo-
ton was carried. There were ten bills on
the calendar and 1O2 on general orders,
and with this prospect before it the house
finally began work. The trading stamp
bill, game and fish bill, state drainage
bill and the Itasca park BILL appropriating
$4,000 for the erection of a state house in
the park, were passed in short order. then
came various local bills. e..
The anti trading stamp bill was passed
by the house without amendment. The
game and fish bill, senate file, was
amended SO as to exempt from seizure all
property except game and fish taken out
of season and nets the use of which which
is Illegal. In this form it was passed and
sent back to the senate. -
Auditorium Bonds.
Among the local bills were several of
Importance to Minneapolis. One Of these
was new bill, introduced by Mr.. Shearer,
for the Henenpin delegation, which
authorizes the issuance Of s15o,o0O bonds,
the proceeds to be used for the construc-
ton of an auditorium.
Under suspension of the rules the house
passed senate file 579 fixing the time for
holding terms of the district court in the
fourteenth judicial district; senate file
$780, increasing to thirty years the time
of Minneapolis s350,O00 revolving fund
bonds, and senate file 5S1, increasing the
time Of the 100000 permanent improve
ment fund bonds.
Other local bills passed were house file
S91. appropriating $1,000 for the pur-
chase of additio/l land for the Roches-
ter hospital for the insane; senate file
543. legaIizing an issue of school bonds
made by New Prague; senate file 431,
permitting ST. Paul to expend 10000, In
addition to local assessments, for macad-
amizing West Seventh street. to Fort
Smelling; house file 766, and providing a
manner of obtaining permission to con-
sstruct and operate triple or quadruple
street car tracks in Minneapolis, st. Paul
or Duluth.
Return Of Battle Flags.
The house adopted a resolution, urged
by D. F. Kelley, and which authorizes
the governor to return to the state OF
Mississippi two battle flags of the Thirty
fifth and Thirty mint Mississippi regi-
ments. now on exhibition in the capitol
rotunda and which were captured by the
Fourth Minnesota in 1864. A request has
been made for the return of these flags.
and Minnesota veterans have approved
its being granted. A similar resolution
in the senate was killed. It was offered
by Senator Constock, but Senator DuToit
moved to table it. and Senator McGiIl
gave notice of debate. putting it over
until tomorrow.
RAPID CITY, S. D.-Charles T.. Allen
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
TO Cure Cold In One Day.

saake Laxatire Bromo Quinine Tablets. An.
druggists refund the money IL 1t fails to cure.
.. W. Groves signature Is on each boz. 25c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20
That
Tired Feeling
SsAY3T'

Is a Common Spring Trouble.
" It's sign that the blood is deficient
in vitality, just as pimples and other
eruptions are signs that the blood
is impure.
It's q warning, too, which only the
hazardous fail to heed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-20

RAPID CITY, S. D.-Charles e. Allen
has sold his ranch teoEs Bollman OF Cali
umet. Mich, for. $40 900. There are II, 900
acres in the ranch.-The democrats and
popuIists have placed an aldermaric and
educational ticket in the. field for the
coHing city election.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-03
FINE ARTS
EXHIBITION

NEW YORK. dan. 3. The 18th an.
nuai exhibition of the National
Academy OF Design was oprned 10
day IN the galleries of the American
Fins Arts society IA West Forty
seventh street The attendance was
good, but composed principally OF at
students. There are more than 300
works la oil, pastel aud sculpture on
exhibition. TO a large degree the
great amount of interest manifested
w the exhibition ia dus 10 the sew
eral thousand dollars offered Ia
prizes for the best American figure
composition. the three best pictures
Ia OIL painted by citizens Of the Unit.
81 states under IS years Of age. hnd
for the best landscape. Many Of tbs
pictures entered. however are not
~ competition. and the academy
people have putrossiy fnffained from
publicly designating the works that
are really contendinK for the prizes,
the wish being 10 get an idea OF
public opinion as to which really ~
the best picture. unbiased by any
outside considerations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-03
HER
] HUSBAND
MRS. KATE nusHWHAckgR
AMueEa JUDGE AND ATToR.
Maya FROM THg WITNESS
STAND IN DIVORCE COURT

Pretty Mira. Kate hush hacker
was 80 abaah-d this morning that
she could hardly speak loud enough
10 be heard iler cheeks were like
red roses ana u waH plain 10 the
court that she was getting Il divorce
for the first timc.
DO you know the defendant.
rhariea hush whaokery" ahe was
hahud.
Z Just guess DO. she answered
under hef breath.
What relation In he To you 2"
Questioned her attorney,
lie Amt none"
the lawyer looked amazed,
" hat DO you mean z he ntam-
meraa. you must have mtsuadar-
stood my question. I Will repeat u.
What relation DO you bear to Charles
flush whaekrrf"
oh. / am no relation to him.
eithst.n She answered promptly.
-'aurely you are mistaken" inter
iectsd Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Vince Faben. who represented
this state. II he IL your husband,
what relation do you bear TO himf'
u tell you We amt no relation At
Judge Griff~n came 20 the rescue
III you we're married To him you
sse his lawful wifef" he asked with
a smile. That's what your attof-
ney IL trying 70 get at"
ooh, Yen, I am hts wife. sure.
said tho witness. a thought that
they meant was he my cousin or
uneis+
This divorce was granted on the
gfouniH Of drsertion and non sup
lrsrt The plnintlff hlso told a story
q cruelty. She claimed that OF one
es.es sion when she met her husband
Il company with another Weman.
etsh hacker aud hts companion
heAt her
she says that Charles Al that time
Disappeared. taking with him their
little daughter.
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corruption purposes. Is extremely
puealtng.
There arr few. however. who
hint al an agreement ia which tho
Jack pct" nHuren This agreement,
u q eNlsis. IL said 10 be that tho
houses agree tn close before the
Etsnd iufy beRins its iabafn. and 10
remain closed until after Il sdiourns.
Then. when the promised inseNtiga-
tian has passed the way Of all sims
liar Investigations, the houses Will,
one BY one. quietly reopen at their
old stands.
iiow much or how little. II any. of
this so-caiied explanation IL true.
will Gully be known by the develop
menta ~ the future. The paftieH to
the compact. N any there be, are dis
eteetiy silent and consiEn the whole
matter 10 the realm % things not
for public discussion.
chief sullivan reiterated Today thu
statement made by him same time
aEa that he had not changed his ntini
regarding the time that all OF the
hoassa % til-fame should move Ca
quarters In the southern part Of tho
city,
so far an know said IN. chief.
they will either close un or move
Jan 10, ] have issued no orders o.
the contrary. ana have no intention
Of doing ao seattle will he a clos
81 town. In my opinion. Ia 4 short
time.
How snon before the 10th these
80 called parton houses will close.
do not know but they will either
close Or move BY the 10th I UNDER
stand that there are no places Tor
them in the new district. but that
does net alter the case They have
had month 20 got ready to move,
aud they must 10 so