The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-09
DECISION REVERSED.
IN FAVOR OF THE CONTEN.
TIONS OF THE CON-
MISSION.
Suit Brought by W. R. Hearst Who
Alleged Discrimination by Rail-
road.Coal Carrying Com
panies-An Attemptto
Blow Upthe Steam

panleS-An. .AttempttO
Blow Upthe Steam
Washington, April 4.-The case
Of the interstate commerce commits.
sion VS.. Baird, commonly known as
the anthracite coal case, was decid-
ed by the supreme court of the u
nited States today in favor of the
contentious of the commission, the
decision of the United States circuit
court for the southern district of
New York being reversed.
This is the case instituted before
the commission by W. R. Hearst,
of New York, who alleged discrim--
ination by the railroad companies
which reached the anthracite coal
mines in Pennsylvania. During
the hearing some of the witnesses re.
fused to produce certain contracts
bearing upon the business of the
railroad companies and the coal
mines, which action was held by
the circuit court of New York. The
United States supreme court held
that the contracts should have been
supplied. The opinion was hand
ed down by Justice Day.
In handing down the opinion of
the court, Justice Day said that the
case had grown out of complaint
of William R. Hearst, filed in 1902
with the interstate commerce com.
| mission against the Philadelphia &
Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western,
the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey and other railroad companies,
and that it came to this court on
appeal from an order made in the
circuit of the United States from
the southern district Of New York
in the matter of the commissioners
ordering certain testimony OF wit
nesses and the production of certain
books and papers in pursuance OF
the requirements of the interstate
commerce law.
The first point decided was that
OF Jurisdiction, which the court de-
cided it had under the law of 1892.
regulating interstate commerce,
and therefore refused to entertain
the motion to dismiss. which was
made by the railroad companies.
The court also held as irrelevant
and inarplicable the point made in
behalf of the railroad companies
that Mr.. Hearst, the complainant
had sustained no damage in the
ease, saying that under the manda'
tory provision of the law the com
mission could not do otherwise thar
investigate.
Coming to ths specific items o.
testimony when the circuit court ir
dis missing the petition considered
irrelevant the coal purchased con
tracts. The cor tracts were mad'
with coal companies owned princi
pally by the railroad companies ane
. they fixed the price of anthracite
coal, shipments as called for by tn
purchaser. While the contracts
were produced for inspection tn
witnesses refused to permit them t.
. be given in evidence.
: Po,tlaud, April 5.-The Journa
: says: An attempt was made t.
5 blow up the valuable river steame
Albany with high explosives as sh
: lay at her moorings in the river il
: this city last night.
Bad judgment in selecting tn
: fuse arranged to ignite the heav.
5 charge of giant powder and nitro
{ glicerin was all that saved the boa
and frustrated the plans of the con
. spirators. The giant powder AM
: : the nitroglycerin were part of tn
: contents of the internal machine
a tin box-that was to have don
the work of demolition. In addi
ton to these explosive materials th
s can contained 100 German giant
: powder caps-enough material
have blown up half of the city.
5 Captain J. P. Whitcomb of th
{ Albany discovered the internal ma
: chine at 7:30 O clock this morning
: and at once sent word to the polio
Z department of his find. Detective
Kerrigan and Snow were assigne
y to the case, and are now working O.
: clues which it is hoped will resul
in the arrest of the dynamiter
within the next few hours.
As the captain went aboard thi
= morning he saw small bundle ly
), ing about the middle of the guar
: e 4Lo laf Ca