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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
KNOX DISCUSSES
TRADE RESTRAINT
Attorney General Opposes
Change In Interstate Conn
merce andAnti-TrustL Laws.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. AT
torney General Knox, in answer to in
quiries as to whether the bill recently
introduced into the senate to amend
the interstate commerce and antitrust
laws SO as to relieve foreign commerce
from their operation and enable con-
tracts to be entered into in reasonable
restraint of commerce, was introduced
with the knowledge and approval of
the administration, replied: Absolute
ly, no."
In response to a question as to his
views on the wisdom of such an
amendment, he replied:
Just one year ago 1t was proposed
to offer as an amendment to one of
the pending bills in congress exactly
this same measure. At that time the
president requested an expression Of
my views as to the proposed amend
ment with the remark that its propo-
nents claimed that it was in harmony
with a suggestion made by me in an
address at Pittsburg. I then prepared
and submitted to the president an ex-
preston Of my views. l then said and
still think the scope of the proposed
amendment is so broad that one ought
not to attempt to define it's limits
without long reflection.
Would Repeal Anti-PooIing Clause.
"At first glance, however it seems to
me that it would have the effect Of
repeating section of the act to regu-
late commerce anti-pooling
clause. That section makes it unlawful
for railroads to pool their earnings or
divide their traffic. AS such pools were
always held to be violative Of public
policy, they were held to be unlawful
at common law. But as the states
had committed to congress alone the
regulation of Interstate commerce. the
rule of common law could not be ap-
piled to that commerce until congress
acted, which it did in the act to regu-
late commerce. Measures covering
what is now the fifth section were un-
der consideration in both houses for
years.
THE amendment also proposes to re-
peal the Interstate commerce law and
Continued on Fourth Page.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
FIVE CHILDREN BURN
Their Mother Will Follow Little
Ones I'm Death.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb. p
At o'clock this morning the residence
of Peter Christensen was destroyed by
fire. His five children, ranging in ages
from babe in arms to eleven years OF
age, were burned to death, and Mrs.
Christensen burned so that she will
die. The husband was in the country
at the time. No one knows how the
fire started. The dead
Edna, eleven years; Frank, eight
years; Lila, four years; Jane, two
years, and baby, five months.
Just before 1 o'clock Mrs. Christian
sen woke up and discovered the in
terror of her house in flames. She
rushed to another room, where the
children were sleeping That room was
mass of flames and it was impossible
to gain an entrance.
Mrs. Christensen ran into the street
and raised an alarm. This aroused
the neighbors and a fire alarm was
turned in. The neighbors then turned
their attention to the house, but being
of wood it burned rapidly and was
totally consumed before the arrival of
the department The bodies of the
children were cremated only the
blackened trunks remaining.
Mrs. Christensen is terribly burned
about the face and body. She said
when she awoke the rooms seemed to
be filled with flames. When she went
to bed at 10 o'clock last night she said
there was fire in the kitchen stove.
but 1T was low. This was the only
stove, and consequently the only fire
in the house.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
CLAIRVOYANT FINDS
MISSING DOCUMENT
He Astonishes City Hall OFF,
CiaIs With an Exhibition of
Strange Ability.

The deputies employed in the Office
of Clerk of Courts Rogers were given
an exhibition Of clairvoyancy yesterday
which they are still talking about but
unable to explain.
A Minneapolis clairvoyant, secured
for the purpose, went into the file room
of the clerks office and located certain
papers which had been misplaced and
which it would have been almost i'm
possible to find by any ordinary
method.
The missing papers had to do with
the estate of William r. Edgerly, and
one of the attorneys interested in the
case is w. S. Cilley. of Minneapolis.
Ten days ago Mr.. Cilley came to st.
Paul to look over the papers, but they
could not be found. After a thorough
search the task was abandoned, and
Mr.. Cilley returned to Minneapolis.
Yesterday the attorney came back to
ST. Paul, accompanied by a clairvoy.
ant, a man past fifty years of age. The
clairvoyant was taken into the vault
where the files are kept, and was given
the file number Of the missing docu-
ment, together with an outline of the
matter 1t contained. The file number
was S6,575. but in giving the number
to the clairvoyant the Attorney made a
mistake and gave the number 85,575.
Finds Wrong Number Has Been Given.
With this number in his mind the
clalrvoyant began his work He ap-
peared to go into a trance and became
very nervous. After walking rapidly
from one part of the file room to an
other, he approached Attorney CilIov
and told him that he had made a mis-
take, but did not say what the mistake
had BEEN
The attorney declared that he made
no mistake, but the clairvoyant was
sure that he had, and then it was dis
covered that the wrong number had
been given the man. When the correc-
ton had been made the cIairvoyant
went to work again.
His eyes took on a gloomy appear
ance and he rushed up and down the
tile room, where there are more than
$4,000 envelopes similar to the one he
was in search Of
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
One Jap Is Hopeful.

LONDON, Feb. lone of the high
est Japanese officials in London, who
has been intimately acquainted with
every possible detail of the Russo jap
anese negotiations up to the present,
said this evening:
Il am convinced that the delay in
sending Russia's reply is not for the
purpose of enabling the Russian gov
ernment to make further preparations
for war, but that Count LamsdOrff is
honestly trying to bring the matter to
an amicable settlement. The delay
clearly means that a final struggle is
going on between the peace and war
parties in Russia. l hope and believe
that the peace party will triumph. The
crux of the whole matter is Russia's
assurances regarding Chinese sover-
eighty over Manchuria. On the other
points Japan may agree to certain
notifications, but unless Russia gives
an assurance, binding and in writing,
regarding Manchuria, Japan will break
off the negotiations and adopt meas
ures to safeguard her interests. Japan
is sincerely anxious for peace, and if
Russia gives the very reasonable as
surance asked for there will be no war.
Otherwise peace cannot be maintain
ed"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
STILL IN CUSTODY
Papers Print All Sorts of Sto.
rles on Mrs. Maybrlck.

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The whereabouts
of Mrs. Maybrick are variously an
nounced in the newspapers this morn
Ing as Cornwall, Holloway prison, at
sea bound for the United States, etc.
The Chronicle, which is under the
same ownership as Lloyd's Weekly
newspaper, the journal that published
the story of Mrs. Maybrick's release.
declares the statement that Mrs, Nav
brick has sailed for the United States
to be untrue, and adds that she is still
in England, and that certain conditions
attached to her liberation impel her to
exercise great discretion in her atti-
tude toward the public.
The News says that the whereabouts
of the institution in which Mrs. May
brick is recuperating is kept a pro-
found secret, because she is still in the
custody of the authorities.
In fact" the paper says, Mrs. Nav
brick and her custodians are conceal
ing their identity, and this is necessi-
tated by her being privileged to walk
abroad with her female wardens. It is
understood that after a period of rest
she will return to either Woking or
Holloway prison to receive her formal
discharge on special license
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
SHE'S A HIGH ROLLER
NOR.Debt-Paying German Prln-
cess Is on Trial.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The trial of Prin-
cess Alexandra of Ysomburg and Bu-
dingen, who was declared a bankrupt,
Jan. s, on the charges of fraud and
breach of faith toward numerous firms
at Frankfort, Munich, Kassel, Stutt-
gart and Constance, with whom she
contracted debts recklessly without
having the ability to pay, began to-
day at Frankfort the Main.
The princess, as granddaughter Of
the last electoral prince of Hesse, inher-
tied several baronial estates, including
Waechtersbach and Falkenburg, near
Kassel, and Meringerau, near Munich,
each having a castle. After the first
two estates had been sold under fore
closure proceedings the princess occu-
pied the Meringerau estate, where she
resumed contraction of debts with Mu-
mich and Augsburg merchants. When
they pressed her for a settlement the
princess fed to Switzerland. After the
matter had blown over she appeared
at Sackengen, where she said she
wanted to buy the famous castle there.
which she eventually did, being sup
piled with ample drafts. The princess
ordered the castle to be refurnished
with antique furniture.
A few days after she attempted to
take possession of the castle, but found
the furniture had been sealed by the
sheriff with the seal of the former
owner of the castle, who had ascer-
tanned that the drafts were worthless
and had begun an action for the re-
covery of the property. The princess
again fled to Switzerland with a large
sum of money obtained through a
mortgage which she had placed on the
castle The princess then became prin-
cipal of girls seminary on Lake
Lucerne. She is described as being
highly eccentric. which apparently
caused her divorce from Baron Won
Pagenhardt, who at various times had
moved for the appointment of a guar
dian for the management of her es-
tates. The trial today is the result
OF the discovery of evidence during
the bankruptcy proceedings.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
SENATORS WILL
HELP BURKE OUT
Come to His Political Rescue
and Follow House In Pass
lnq indian Land Bill.
Globe Special Washington Service,
1d17 q c%raa%


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-The
house today passed Representative
Burke's bill for opening to settlement
the lands Of the Rosebud Indian reser-
walton. The bill now goes to the SEN
ate, where, under the direction of SEN
ator Kittridge, it is likely soon to pass.
The senators wish to favor Burke,
whose return to congress may depend
on the passage Of this bill The sub
ject was threshed out in the senate last
session, and will not De new to the
members.
The bill provides for the opening Of
lands to settlers without waiting for
the approval or consent cs the Indians.
This Is the first bill since the Morris
act passed by the house in accordance
with the Lone Wolf decision, that the
Indians consent is not required when
land is taken from them. The Burke
bill was somewhat modified in COM
mittee. AS passed it provides the fol-
lowing compensation for lands taken
up by settlers: Upon all land entered
or filed upon within six months after
the same shall be opened for settle
ment and entry, SO per acre, to be paid
as follows: One dollar per acre when
entry is made, so cents per acre within
two years after entry, 90 cents per
acre within three years after entry, so
cents per acre within four years after
entry, and so cents pei. acre within six
months after the expiration of FIVE
years after entry.
After the expiration of six months
after the same shall be opened for
settleemnt and entry the price shall be
$3.50 per acre, to be paid as follows:
Seventy-fve cents when ENTRY is made,
so cents per acre within two years after
entry, so cents per acre within three
years after entry, 30 cents per acre
within four years after entry, and 25
cents per acre within six months after
the expiration of five years after entry.
The bill provides that failure to
make payments shall result In forfei-
ture of payments and claims to the
land, but permits the usual commuta-
ton of homestead entry rights. Sec
tions 16 and 36 are ceded to the state
for school purposes, and 100000 is pro-
vided to pay the Indians for these
school sections. Walter e. Clark
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02

the sale of property in, dispute In case
OF 1allure to satisfy judgment JUS
tlce Brewer said there was mo reason
able doubt of the validity Of the bonds
and mortgages in controversy nor
question respecting the title Of South
Dakota to the bonds" and he asserted
the Jurisdiction of the court in cases
brought by one state against another to
enforce property rights. He added:
We are confronted with the conten-
ton that there is no power in this court
TO enforce such a judgment and that
such lack of power is conclusive evi-
dence that, Notwithstanding the gen.
eraI language of the constitution. there
is an implied exception of actions
brought to recover money, The pub-
lie property held by any municipality.
city, county or state is exempt from
seizure upon execution because it Is
heId by such corporation, not as a part
Of its private assets, but as a trustee
for the public purposes.
There is In this case a mortgage
OF property, and the sale of that proper
ty under a foreclosure may satisfy the
plaintiffs claim. If that shouId re-
suit there would be no necessity for a
personal judgment against the state.
Equity is satisfied by a decree for a
foreclosure and sale of the mortgaged
property, leaving the question of a
judgment over for any deficiency, to
be determined when, If ever, 1t arises.
And surely if, as we have often held,
this court has jurisdiction of any action
by one state against another to recover
a tract of land, there would seem to
be no doubt of it's Jurisdiction to rem
der decree for the sale Of personal
property"
The bonds were presented to South
Dakota for the aid of the state univer-
sity. the end in view being to prevail
upon that state to bring an original
action in the supreme court, which ac-
tion has now proved successful There
are about $25O,O0O worth of other bonds
outstanding.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
NORTH CAROLINA MUST
PAY SOUTH DAKOTA
National Supreme Court Decides for Latter State in the
Famous Railway Bond Case-North CaroIina's In.
terest in Railway Will Be Sold at Auction if Neces-
sary to Bring State to Terms

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-The
case of the state of South Dakota and
the state of North Carolina today was
decided by the United States supreme
court favorably to South Dakota. The
case involved the validity of a mort
gage on stock of the North Carolina
Railway company, given by the state of
North Carolina to secure the payment
of state bonds given in aid of the road
in 1867. The state of South Dakota
holds ten bonds of 81 900 each, under
a gift from Simon Schafer and Sam
uel M. Schafer, of New York city, the
amount due on the bonds and coupons
attached being $4,000.
The opinion of the court was rem
dered by Justice Brewer and was en-
bodied in the following order:
"A decree will therefore be entered,
which, after finding that the amount
due on the bonds and coupons in this
suit to be $27 400, no interest being re-
coverable, and that the same are Sc
cured by 100 shares of the stock of the
North Carolina Railway company,
guaranteed by the state of North Car
ollna, and directs that the said state
OF North Carolina pay said amount to
the state of South Dakota, and that in
default of such payment an order of
sale be issued to the marshal of this
court, directing him to sell at public
auction all the interest of the state of
North Carolina in and to 100 shares of
the capital stock of the North Caro-
lima Railway company, such sale to be
made at the east front door Of the
capitol building in this city, public no
t1ce to be given of such sale by ad-
vertisements in some daily paper pub
lished in the city of Raleigh, N. c., and
also In some daily paper published in
the city of Washington
The chief justice and Justices White,
McKenna and Day united in a dissent
ing opinion.
The decision is an important one,
marking a new departure in ordering
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
FIGHT TO THE DEATH
Three Men Win Die Without
Explaining.

FAIRMONT, West Va, Feb. l.
James Kennedy, of Austin, crawled to
Tunnelton, four miles, to inform the
authorities of a fierce revolver fight at
Austin today. Three men are dying
as the result of the fight. The wound
ed are:
James Kennedy, aged 3S years, shot
through mouth and hip; will die.
James Black, of Baltimore, aged %
years, shot through left eye and chest;
will die.
w. G. Mitchell, Of Milwaukee, "a
years old; wounded through lungs and
dying.
The fight is shrouded in mystery.
The three men, perfectly conscious that
they are about to die, refuse to talk,
and no one will admit having seen the
fight. The men were all perfectly So
Der when they went out into the open
to fight to the death. The men appear
to be trying to shield one another and
will not implicate any outsiders. 1t is
not known for certain if any other men
participated in the fight.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
INVITES CONGRESSMEN
TO ATTEND LAUNCHING
Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 @ Street

1917 q Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. l.
James ]. Hill was in Washington to-
day and extended to the North and
South Dakota delegations an invitation
to attend the launching Of his new
steamship, the Dakota, at New London,
Conn, next Saturday. Mr.. Hill was
present at the session of the supreme
court. w. E. c.
The party of Northwest business
men who will attend the launching
will leave for the East tomorrow even
ing.
There will be fifty people in the
party, representing all the principal
cities of the Northwest. Miss Mary
Bell Pennington, who will christen the
boat, will be a member of the party
She will be accompanied on her trip
east by Mr.. and Mrs. Luther NJ. Cush-
ing.
Two sleepers have been reserved for
the trip. The Pullmans will be at
tacned to the Burlington's limited,
which leaves St. Paul at .35 %. m. The
run from Chicago to New York will be
made via the Lake Shore and the New
York Central.
Cal E. Stone, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Great Northern
will have charge Of the party on the
II ip to New London.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
THE NEWS INDExED.

PAGE I.
South Dakota Wins From North Car
olina.
Far Eastern War Cloud.
Rosebud Indian Land Bill Passes
House.
Attorney General Knox on Trade Re-
straint.
Clairvoyant Finds Missing Legal Doc
ument.
Griggs on Northern Securities Decision.
William c. Whitney Stricken.
Five Children Burned to Death.
PAGE II.
County Board Issues More Jail Bonds.
Discusses Italian Art.
Ministers Say People Are Losing Faith
in Prayer.
Farmers Meet to Extend Organization.
Public Fairgrounds Project.
Drops Dead While Buying Medicine.
County Jail Prisoner Attempts Suicide.
PAGE III.
Tells of Mosaic Divorce Law.
News of the Northwest.
PAGE w.
Editorial Comment.
Day in Congress.
PAGE v.
Sporting News.
Race Results.
PAGE vi.
Taft Becomes Secretary of War.
Minneapolis Matters.
Affairs Abroad.
PAGE VII.
OF interest to Women.
PAGE Viii.
News Of the Railroads.
Popular Wants.
PAGE xl.
Market Record.
PAGE X.
Lowry Sends His UItimatum to st.
Paul.
Man Badly Hurt in Street Car Collision.
State Boiler Inspector Wants Local
Adviser
Will Buy Covered Patrol WAGONS.
Makes Annual Report on Park System.
Lectures on Oriental Art.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
JAPAN AND RUSSIA RUSH
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
Both Do Everything Possible in View of Approaching
ConfIict-Russian Division Reaches the YaIu River
and the Cars Government EmuIates Japan in Mus
terng ForCes-Hgh Japanese Authority Is Optimistic
special cable to the Globe.

Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Dispatches from
the far East today indicate that both
Russia and Japan are rushing every
preparation possible for the grim con-
flict that seems inevitable.
LONDON, Feb. "A correspondent
of the Mail at Nagasaki says in dis
patch that Japanese refugees from Port
Arthur, Port Dalny and Harbin report
the arrival of one Russian division on
the Yalu river From Toxic a corre-
spondent of the Mail cables that the
Seattle line steamship service of the
Yusen Kiashi will be resumed Feb. 10.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Times cables that an ordinance has
been issued fixing the war pay of men
in the army and navy.
Russia Matches Japs' Preparations.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. LIT has
been well known for months that Rus
sia has been steadily strengthening her
army and navy in the far East to meet
the preparations which Japan was
openly making. The available war;
ships were dispatched to the far East,
and the last division, which left the
Mediterranean month ago, is now
nearing its destination. Quietly, but
surely, it was necessary that Russia's
preparations should keep pace with
those of her diplomatic adversary. The
feverish activity of Japan during the
last few weeks naturally increased the
distrust of her ultimate intentions and
the Russian authorities have been
pushing their precautionary measures
with more vigor. 1t is understood that
six or seven military trains daily have
been going east over the Siberian road
and the charter of some ships cargoes
for the Pacific have been Cancelled be-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The World to-
morrow will say: High legal authority
stated that the Foraker bill did not
have the Northern Securities case as
its inspiring cause, as has been inti-
mated. Former Attorney General
Griggs, who is counsel for the North
ern Securities company in the federal
suit, said today he regarded the bill as
a very good thing for all corporations
THE Sherman antitrust law had
certain demagogic features which
ought not to be tolerated." he said.
For instance, If the supreme court
could decided against the Northern Sc
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
HAS TO FIGHT FOR
THE PRESIDENCY
Having Broken Lukawitz's Jaw Bone,
Muta Sanislawski Is Surely at"
Special TO The Globe.

Special to The Globe
WINONA, Mimi, Feb. 1.-"Slippery
Jim" Lukawitz, Of the Fourth ward,
is suffering from broken jaw bone
and a badly cut face as the result of a
quarrel with "Muta" Stanislawski. rival
candidate for the presidency of the
Rough Riders, an Independent political
club about to be formed. According to
club rules, the winner can now have
the Office.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
NAVY TO RETRENCH
Expenses Will Be Cut Because
of Costly Maneuvers.
Globe Special Washington Service,


Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-Ow-
ing to the expensive naval maneuvers
last summer and subsequent prepara-
tions for maintaining a large fleet to
carry out the administrations remark
able policy in Panama, the navy de-
partment has ordered retrenchment at
all the navy yards until further notice.
The February expenditures are to be
cut down one-half on the Atlantic coast
and one-third on the Pacific coast.
even if necessary repair work suffers.
Congress has been asked for a de-
f1ciency appropriation of from $500, 900
to 100000 to help the department out
of its predicament. The naval ex-
penditures last month were about
$2,000,000 greater than in the same
month of 1908. Walter E. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02

out Of danger. Mr.. Whitney's two sons
and daughter, Miss Dorothy, are at
the family residence with Mr.. Whit
ney. His other daughter, Mrs. Almeric
Hugh Paget, is abroad.
The following report was given out
at the residence this evening:
There was no change noticeable in
Mr.. Whitney's condition at 80 p. m.
No new symptoms developed during
the day. He was resting quietly. His
condition is still critical
The following was given out at 11:15
p. M:
Since 6 p. m. Mr.. Whitney has
shown a slight improvement"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02

cause the water route was considered
too slow. The authorities now feel that
the situation is secure should Japan
reject Russia's proposition.
The draft of Russias reply probably
will be submitted to the czar tomorrow.
The world is assured that it will be
pacific and should "lead' to a settle
ment. The Russian papers today agree
that treaty guarantees covering Man
churia and permission for Japan to for
tify Southern Korea, making a closed
sea of the Sea of Japan, are impossi-
BILE.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-02-02
CORSET KILLS GIRL
Faints in a Ball Room and End
Soon Comes.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 1.-Miss
Kate Moriarity tainted tonight while
dancing at a fair Of the United Irish
societies. She was removed from the
ball room and died a few minutes later.
The pressure Of corset stays. the at
tending physician said restricted the
action Of the heart.