The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-15
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
A BOUNDARY WAR
How to Get Pay for Damages Done
by a Fire That Crossed
the Line.
The Federal Judgeship-A Place for
Gov. Yale Of Winona-Judge
Parker Boom.
From The Journal Bureau, Room 45, Post Build.
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From Tho Journal Bureau, Room, 45, Post Build.
ing, Warrington. .ssss
Washington, Jan. l5.-J. j. o Conner Of
Richburg, N. d. owns farm on the
boundary line between that state and
Canada. A short time ago one Of his Can
adian farmer neighbors set fire to some
stubble in his field, for the purpose Of de-
stroying it. and the flames became un-
and crossing the line, did
great deal Of damage to Mr.. O'Conner's
place. including the destruction Of part
Of his crop and several buildings The
question that at once arose was, how to
get damages; whether a suit, for instance,
should be begun in this country or in
Canada, or just how the matter could be
reached. Mr.. O'Conner's legal friends at
home did not know what ought to be
done, and so Senator Hansbrough was
appealed to. He sent the statement of
Mr.. O'Conner to the secretary Of state,
who, after looking it over, sent reply in
writing that he thought the action should
probably be begun in Canada, but advis
ing NJ. O'Conner to take the matter up
with the proper American consular OFF,
Ger in Canada. Thus far, it will be seen,
no progress has been made, and Mr.,
O'Conner does not know what his rights
are, It IS said here that nobody has any
recollection Of similar case in the his
tory OF the state department.
| ,..-- The Federal JudgeshIp. ~.--
! The Minnesota delegation is taking no
stock in the candidacy Of Judge Brill Of
st. Paul for the proposed additional place
on the federal bench of the eighth dis
| trict, for it's members are this week try
ing to prevail upon Speaker Henderson to
permit the judgeship bill to come up for
a vote on final passage, which they would
| ~ n Ind g
| didacy was to cut any serious figure. The
only thing now in the way is the speaker,
for once the bill is before the house, it
will pass by unanimous vote, without q
division. 1t is generally understood here
that Judge Morris is to be the beneficiary
Of it, which has smoothed away all oppo
sition on the part Of the members.
When the bill came up for consideration
in the house judiciary committee last
week, one of the southern democratic
members of the committee objected to it,
and was preparing to try to prevent a
favorable report. One Of his colleagues
reached across the table and asked him If
he didn't know that Judge Morris would
probably be named as judge if the bill
became a law. ~
| If that is the case, Mr.. Chairman, ~
said this member, turning to the commit
tee chairman Mr.. Jenkins Of Wisconsin
house at once with the recommendation
that it pass" ~:
The motion was carried without dis.
senting vote. .s
+ >-~'~A Place for Governor Yale.
The Minnesota delegation is disposed
to do anything that it can to secure fed
eral appointment for Former Lieutenant
Governor Yale OF Winona The matter
has been laid before several of it's mem
bers informally by Representatives Taw
(ney and Heatwole, and attention will b.
given it soon. 1t will probably be the wisl
Of the delegation to provide Mr.. Yale will
a consulship if a vacancy exists; but i
there Is nothing in that line available,
place will be secured for him, If practic
able, sat the time of the organization o
the next house OF representatives. In De
cember of the present year. <E'~<
l. The Judge Parker Boom. =. ..
The boom for Judge Alton B.. Parker o
+ New York for the democratic presiden
- tial nomination next year grows apace
. The thirty mine electoral votes of the EN-
6 pire state will be worth having; the pres
= idency, the democrats figure, may go wit
!, them, as 1t has done. in the past; there
\ fore, the necessity for doing something 1
:. nomination way that viii make thei
: possession possible. At the same tin,
1.-THE Parker candidacy will be expected t
: help divide the republican party of Ne,
York, and thus make trouble for Roose
q velt. The democrats would be glad to d
/ anything, they can to make Roosevelt
o nomination next year unlikely, for the
e rightly figure that, with some other can
: didate, their hope for success would b
: greatly improved. The talk is to ru
e Parker on platform demanding the re
e moval of the tariff on all trust-mad
y goods, which would be a fetching cam
e paign cry adroitly coupling the tariff wit
% the trusts. .s-% . S~
:, Albert Weber's Job.
o Albert Weber. a young business ma
" of Ashley, NJ D., arrived in WashingtJ
J. on Monday to- take the place under tt
n sergeant-at alarms Of the senate former
held by Tom Lamb. 49,. g. .--. d
49,. ,.' ~ -. w. W. Jermane.