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Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
U. $. Supreme Court De- CideS Against the Merger
FOUR JUSTICES DISSENT
Holding That the Case Did not Pre- sent a Violation of Antitrust Law but a Matter of Ownership, There fore Beyond Federal Jurisdiction.

Washington, March 14.-In the Unit ion was delivered in the merger case of the Northern Securities company against the United States in favor of the governments contention that the merger was illegal. The opinion of the court was handed down by Justice Harlan, and it upheld the decree of the circuit court for the district of Minnesota in every particular. Four of the justices dissented from the five constituting a majority. The division in the court was due to a difference of opinion preceded on the theory that congress has a right under the con stitutiOn to control interstate com merce, no matter by whom conducted while the minority of the dissenting opinion was based on the theory that in the present case the effort is to regulate ownership.
 An effort was made by the court to prevent the Knowledge of the fact that the opinion was to be rendered today from getting to the public but never theless it was quite generally under stood among newspaper men, attoT- neys and others for an hour or so be- lure lnc converting or the court today that the opinion would be announced. When, therefore, the members of the court filed into the chamber they were met by an expectant crowd, which filled every seat bott inside and out side the bar.
 Seated among the attorneys were Attorney General Knox and Secretary Taft and an unusual number of sena- tors and members of the house. There was no surprise manifested when. promptly on the assembling of the court Justice HarlIn began the de livery of the opinion. The fact that he had been selected for the preparati3 3n of the document at once led most people to conclude that the decision would uphold the Sherman antitrust law and sustain the contentious of the government. The justice read his opin- ion from a printed copy, which GOV cred thirty pages and consumed about an hour and a quarter in it's del,v- err.
 Very soon after Justfee-HarIan had concluded his presentation of the case it became evident that the court had
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
A MORE IMPORTANT SUIT.
For the Purpose Of Destroying the
 Coal Combine.

Washington. March II. (SpeciaD-It is not believed that ]. Pierpont Morgan and James T. Hill, the creators of the Northern Pacific Great Northern mer- ] ger will be seriously disturbed by to- days decision of the supreme court Lawyers generally have predicted Tor some time that the court would hold the Northern Securities company to De I illegal organization. and it is said that Mir Morgan and Mir. fill anticiD ting ar adverse decision, long ago made ample arrangements to protect the situation" It is predicted by the knowing ones that very few days will demonstrate that one of the eastern railroad companies owned by Morgan and Hill will be found in possession of majority of the stock of either the Great Northern or the Northern Pa cifc railroad. This will get around the stumbling block found in the Northern Securities merger. The Great Nol th- otn and the Northern Pacific, being parallel and competing lines a holG- ing company created for the rrere purpose of owning a majority of the stock in each railroad has been pro- nounced q crude device, in the light of the developments of the past year.
 It will be much simpler to have a non competing road purchase the control of one of the lines in question, while the stock of the other line will be
 safely slowed away by the parties who control the two western roads as well as the eastern road which is now 10 enact the role of boa constructor. The decision ere ltes no great amount of surprise, and for the req sons just mentioned, will cause no great worry in financial circles.
 There may be worry, however, when the programme Of the administrations becomes known. 1 have it on the best of authority, and The Republican will probably be the fitst newspaper in the United States to publish it. that suit fully as far-reaching and important as the case decided today. is to be
 brought at once by the government. under the provisions of the Sherman antitrust law. The bill has been drawn for some days, in anticipation of favorable decision from the su preme court, and it is said. is directed against the Norfolk and Western rail- road. The object of the new suit will
 be to destroy the "coal cornbineY to which the Pennsylvania and it's allied
 interests, and the Vanderbilt and other
 interests, are parties.
 It is explained that ever since Mir.
 Roosevelt looked into detaiIs of the situation presented by the anthracite
 coal strike, year and half ago. he
 has been determined to go after the
 alleged trust into which the coal carry ..
 ing roads had entered. Attorney Gen erai Knox believes. it is claimed. that
 the decision handed down today gives
 him clear track to go after the coal
 carrying roads.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
PORT ARTHUR INTACT.

St. Petersburg, March 14.-There IS no truth in the rumor that the Rus .. sians have abandoned Port Arthur. Admiral Abazi, the secretary of the commission of far eastern affairs, au- thorlzes the Associated Press to deny the story and says the situation ai Port Arthur is unchanged, nothing of importance has occurred there in the past twenty-four hours.
 President Roosevelt's recent prccla- nation regarding, he observance of neutrality produced a great impress ion here. The Official Gazette accepts it unreservedly as a complete answer to the charges that the American gov ernment is hostile to Russia, ard de- clares the matter settled once for all.
 The Anne ican government has taken q friendly attitude towards our aims and policies in the far east, says the Gazette adding this un- doubtedly marks a change in the American sentiment. the people there realizing the danger of supporting .Ia- pan"
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
A CHINESE ASYLUM
Created in Ohio by Federal
 Judge Wing
Attorney General Knox Proceeds Against Him to Make Him Quit Blocking the Exclusion Act.

Washington, March 14.-In the su- preme court today the government of the United States through Attorney General Knox, applied for a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Francis J. Wing, of the Urited States district court of the northern district of Ohio to take what the department of justice maintains is legal action with certain Chinese exclusion cases. This is the first time in the history of the supreme court that the government has sought a writ of mandamus against a federal judge. Tn his application Attorney Knox maintains that Judge Wing, in holding unconstitutional that part of
 the Chinese exclusion law which pre- vides for the deportation of alien Chi nese after a hearing before a United States commissioner, is proceeding contrary to decisions of the United
 States supreme court and is preventing
 the deportation Of Chinese, who are unlawfully in the United States.
 According to the petition of Attorney General Knox, the proceedings in
 Judge Wings court are peculiar. Many Chinese exclusion cases have arisen in
 the district. Chinese persons said to
 be in this country unlawfully were
 taken before United States Commits sicner Simpson and by him were order ed deported. Their counsel went before ! Judge Wing with proceedings on ap- peal and on the showing made the judge released them. Subsequently
 Judge Wing refused to take the neces-
 sary steps to have the papers filed in the district court. which would enable
 the government to appeal the cases to the United States supreme court. He held that the proceedings before him cn appeal fiom the United States com
 missioner were before him as judge and were not before the district court | and none of the papers. therefore, i should be filed by the clerk of his | court.
 The result mas been to nullify all the efforts of the government to get i the cases before the supreme court, | Judge Wings position effectually l blocking all the proceedings in eases after he had passed on them.
 Attorney General Knox urges in his petition that the supreme court direct Judge Wing to have entered on the | records of the district court all papers in the Chinese cases in question and l to treat all appeals made from the l commissioner as made to the court and
 not merely to the judge. thus clearing | the way for a direct appeal of the 1 cases in dispute to the supreme court
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
TIE DIETRICH HEARING
Denial of One of the Charges Against
 the Senator.

Washington, March 14.-Hhe special committee appointed to investigate the charges against Senator Dietrich. Of Nebraska, resumed it's hearings this afternoon.
 William Dutton. of Hastings, was called and asked by Senator Hoar whether he ever had a conversation with MT. Rohrer. of Hastings, regard ing the appointment of MT. Haman as deputy postmaster under Fisher and whether he had said it would take $500 to bring about his appointment. Out ton emphatically stated that he never talked to Rohrer about the matter and did not know that Haman was cam. didate.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15

divided on the questions at issue and as other opinions were announced it developed that there not only had been a very close shave fer the government, but that one of the members of the court, who cast his vote with the ma jority entertained opinions of his own, which fact rendered the division all the more marked and interesting. This was Justice Brewer, who, while he concurred in the result, announced in an independent opinion of his own that he held the view that previous antitrust decisions had been more sweeping than was justified.
 Four of the nine justices dissented outright. These were Chief Justice Fuller and Justices White, Peckham and Holmes. The opinions of Justices Harlan and White were long, while these of Justices Brewer and Holmes were comparatively brief. All told, the court consumed two hours and three quarters In disposing of the case. The fact was noted by several persons that the argument in the case was be- gun on December 14, just three months previous to the decision. For so inn pOrtant a case this is considered a brief interim between the arguments and the decision.
 The case decided today was brought by the United States against the Northern Securities company, a cor poration of New Jersey; Tie Great Northern railway, a corporation o1 Minnesota; the Northern Pacific rail- way, a corporation of Wisconsin; Jas l J. Hill, citizen of Minnesota, and w P. ClOugh. D. Willis James, John s | Kennedy. J. Pierpont Morgan, Robert i Bacon, Geo. F. Baker and Daniel La | mont citizens of New York.
 1 Its general object was to enforce, as against the defendants the provisions i of the statute of July ., 1890, com i monly known as the antitrust act, ana | entitled An act to protect trade anc 1 CcmmerCe against unlawful restraint and monopolles.r,
 TEe attorney general, being asked ! concerning the merger decision. said
 My views of the decision cannot b, hetter expressed than in the languagt ot one of the best known railroad l presidents in the United States upoI the occasion of the decision in faVu of the government in the court below He said: The decision is sound law
 good sense and for the advantage Q
 alt legitimate interests and for th, country's welfare and it voices tn
 judgment of probably nine -tenths O the most conservative business men 0 the country
 "As to the bearing of the decision
 mon other railroads I have only thi
 tn say: The government has neve
 claimed that the law is any broade
 than it's language plainly indicates
 During the trial and the argument
 the government paid no heed to tn
 defardants's contention that the mak
 uD of substantially ali the great Amer
 ican system of railroads was on tria The governments position was tha
 the question before the court was tn
 validity of the Northern Securitie
 device"
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

Washington, March H.-AccoTding to a further report from the torpedo fotilla regarding the naval engage ment of March 10, which has been re- ceived at the Japanese legation of the four Russian persons, who we've cap. tured on board the destroyer Stere- guackitchi or picked Tp from sea in the vicinity of that vessel. one was d mine layer and the other three stok- CTS.
 Two of the latter were wounded. On the captured boat none but dead was found. It is supposed that the re- malnder jumped into the water before the boat was captured. The Japanese attempted to rescue the Russians, wto were drowning but, owing to the con- stant firing from the shore batteries and the sudden appearance of the No vik they were obliged to abandon them. The wounded prisoners have been given the hest IIeGical treatlBeut and are recovering.
 The report adds they seem entirely satisfied on board the Japanese ship.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
Given Impetus by Patterson
 of Tennessee
MR. M'KINLEY EUL0GlIED
By the Same Speaker for His Attitude
 Toward the South - Indictmeas by
 the P. o. Department of House Aem- hers Under Continued Consideration

Washington, March 14.-Lesislation for the District of Columbia and the postoffice appropriation bill occup.sd the attention of the house today. Ru- ral free delivery received the most st- tention. Credit for the establishment of this service was claimed by sE~ss- CTS for both parties. and both sicrs ess clared their friendship for it-
 The house then resumed co1zl lrFSs tion of the pOstoffice appropriation bill in the committee of the whoAs-
 Mir. Neon, of Tennessee. the ssnEs ing minority member Of the pssssf5 c' committee, moved for action cis ser part of the committee in bringing tA. report before the house and he sail that the committee was Cot autsasisc-I to sit in judgment and could ros h.Vg made any change in the report zE sa5s mitted to the committee.
 The house applauded 8 political su- logy Of President Cleveland by GF. Patterson, Cf Tennessee. and a menlrHa later a eulogy of the late PresiGr2L Mckinley, also by Patterson. Ps~sfs | dent Cleveland, he said. had nos Aes-- 1 tated to listen to political and othc- aGvicc from the south and Mr. Nc Kinley had done much to helI th- | breach between the north and south- Although President Cleveland made
 mistakes" declared Mir. Pattersru.
 He certainly diG not make them i against the interests of the south and whatever mistakes he made were ukr | specks upon the sun compared wi-h ! his great character. his true American ! ism and his unblemished honor"
 The blight Of the fifteenth amend | ment to the constitution. he said. r-- versed the previous great record co
 the south in producing presidents. but i MT. Patterson expressed a belief thHL a democratic nominee from the south would not lose a single electoral vote 1 to the party. He mentioned John e. | Carlisle, Representative Williams and ! Senator Bailey as possible candidate 1 Mir. Crumpacker. (rep. Of Indiaual
 read Q letter from F. H. Cunningham president of the National Carriers as- l sociation urging rural delivery car ] riers to telegraph Immediately O. their members in congress to vote to incrcase
 the salaries of the rural free delivery carriers. Mir. CTumpacker said he was
 not opposed to increasing the s7lar.er
 Of carriers. but he believed this was
 a fuifillment cf the prophecy os cN-
 Representative Loud that these car
 riers would organize a great political machine and dictate t1 congress
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
Japanese Land Movement
 Against Port Arthur
DEPENDENT UPON A THAW
The Conditional Date of Attack Upon New Chwang - Chinese Soldiers Are Flockins to the Nanchurian Frontier

Paris, March 1.-The Temps cor at New Chwang telegTapns: "I have just returned here from a tour along the Manchurian frontier. The trains are crowded with Chinese sol diers, numbering upwards of 21,000 on their way to garrison the border. 4 Japanese attack is expected here sooI as a thaw occurs. which will be in about ten days"
 The correspondent of the Temps at St Petersburg says: The Japanese thus far have captured seven Russian merchant ships, whose commanders did not know the war had begun, IL is considered that the naval strength of Russia still equals that of Japan. including in the estimate the fortresses of Port Arthur and Vladiv0stok and the Baltic fleet.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
OTHER RUSSIAN DEAD.

TOkio, March 14-Salvers working on the Variag at Chemulpo found the bodies of two Russian sailors. They were taken ashore and burial services were conducted. Eight of the twenty three wounded Russians are in a serious condition. One Russian had 165 wounds from splinters scattered over his body.
 Alexieff's report sta ting that a Jap anese torpedo boat destroyer was sunk and the cruiser TakasagC heavily dam aged by the shell fire of the Russians during the fourth attack 'on Port Ar thur, is officially pronounced untrue. The damaged to- pedo boat destroyer will be repaired this week. It IS not necessary to dock them.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
A PUEBLO ASSAULT.
A Mysterious Affair Invites Attention
 of Colorado Labor Commissioner.

Pueblo. Colo. March 14.-Chris. Evans. who was assaulted near Trini- dad this morning. was brought to this city this afternoon and was at his office although his wounds are very painful.
 He says he was struck from behind and rendered unconscious by the first blow and did not recognize his assail- ants and is unable to explain the cause :o- the attack.
 State Labor Commissioner Montsom- cry called Cn Evans this afternoon and will probably take official cognizance of the outrage.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
A MARCH BLIZZARD.
Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and III;nois
 EnVeIoped.

Milwaukee, March, 14.-A severe blizzard started here about midnight and is still raging. The weather is the worst of the season.
 Rock Island. H., March 14.-SnoW has been failing continuously for twenty-four hours and is now a foo1 deep on the level.
 Detroit, March 14-A furious bliz- gard passed over lower Michigan dur ing the night.
 Des Moines. March 14.-Four and d half inches of snow fell in Iowa last night and is still falling.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
AN OLD POISONING CASE
The Second. Trial of Mrs. Botkin
 Began Yesterday.

San Francisco, Calif., March 14.-The second trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, accused of the murder of Mrs. John r. Cunning by means of poisoned candy, sent by mail to the home of the latter in Dover, Delaware, began today in Judge Cooks department of the superior court
 Mrs. Botkin was represented by At torneys Knight, Wheeler and Mccoy ern, the lawyers for the prosecution being District Attorney Bying.on and his assistant Robert Ferrel The forenoon session was devoted to the examination of tailsmen. Nearly all those called were reluctant to serve and many questions were asked by op- posing counsel. It is certain therefore a selection of the jury will be neces- sarily slow.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
An Explosion in the California Powder
 Works.

Oakland. Calf, March 14.-An cx- plosion of nitro -glycerine in the Washington house of the California Giant Powder works on the bay shore at Sobrante shortly after noon today, killed two men and crippled a third. The dead are Farrar Jackson, fore man and John Peppin, a labOrer.
 Ben McCheat, 2 laborer who was 200 yards from the explosion had his left leg so badly shattered that it was amputated. The explosion shook the country for miles around as though &n earthquake had occurred.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago, March 14.-Cattle, receipts, 25,OOO: steady to SC higher. Good to prime steers, 5.2565.SO; poor to medi- um. 2.5Om5.OO; stockers and feeders, 2.5O G4.3O: cows, 1.6Od4.25; heifers, 2.25G6 4.50. canners, 1.6002.5O; bulls, 2.OOGI400; calves, 2.5OG6.25; Texas fed steers, 4 % @4S5.
 Sheen, receipts, 25,OOO: steady to 1Oc higher: lambs steady to 10c lower. Good to choice wethers. 4.00d4.75; far to choice mixed, 3.5O64.5O; western sheep, 3.5OG525; native lambs. 4OOG 475; fair to choice. mixed, 3.5oGi4.5O: western sheep, 3.5O65.25; native lambs, 4OOG 5.75: western lambs, 4.50d5.G.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
MIR. TlLLMAN'S CONDITION.

Washington. March 14-The condi- tion of Senator Tillman. who has been sick for some time with a throat affec- tion. continues favorable. Unless un- forseen complications develop his early recovery is predicted.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
THE DEWEY TRIAL.

Norton. Kas., March 14.-The state today in trial of Chauncey Dewey, Vim. Mcbride and Clyde Wilson, con- tinued the introduction of testimony Tn rebuttal. Nothing new was brought out.
 Mrs. Roy Berry, wife of one of the men who took part in the fight at Berry ranch, was one of the witnesses called.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
STRIKING MINER SHOT.
He Had Taken a Shot at a Non Union
 Negro

Trinidad Colo. March 14.-Mikn Calabrace. a miner, was shot and killed by coal mine guards, Pacheco and Waullamond at Pryor Sunday night while trying to escape after Calabrace had shot at a nego non-union miner. Waullamond was formerly a policeman at Cheyenne. Wyo.. Calabrace was striking miner and was intoxicated.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
STOCKS,

Atchison. CHA; do pfd., SS5s; N. J. Central. 15S; c. & O., 2s9s; St. Paul. 179: Big Four, TOE; C. & S, 17A: do pfd.. 52; do 2nd pfd.. 23; Erie. 23; Man haitian, 14O; Metropolitan, 1051a: Mis- souri Pacific, STA; N. Y. Central. 1135s ; Penna., 112H; St. L. & s. F., 2nd pfd., Al; So. Pacific. AIS: Union Pacific,
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
DYNAMITING ICE GORGE.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 14.-Efforts to start big ice gorge in Susquehan- na river above the city were made to- day by dynamiting. The railroad com panies have hundreds of men at work clearing the ralroad tracks and cutting roadways through the heavy ice which in many places is 15 feet thick.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
A SLIGHT FEVERISHNESS
But Better Tone After the Northern
 Securities Decision.

New York. March 14.-The long ex- pected decision in the Northern Securi- ties case caused a feVerish and halt ing stock market today. The tore of business though was later much in- creased over the recently prevailing daily average.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
THE INpIcTEp- HOUSE.

Washington. March 14-The special committee of the house Go investigate the postOffice indictment" Of mem bers of congress continued it's work te- hind closed doors for three hours to- day. The committee is making a de- tailed study of each case in the report.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
METALS.

regular in London, with spot 2s. Cd. lower at f75 2s. Cd. while futures ad- vanced 2s. Sd. to f5e 2s. 6d. Locally copper was unchanged. Lake is quot ed at 12.5e912.75, electrolytic and cast ing 12.371k@12.62t5.
 Lead was steady in New York at AGO @4.G5 and at i'll 1Ss. Cd. in London.
 Spelter was unchanged at 5.0OfD5 10 in the local market and was f22 in Lon don.
 Bar silver, 57; Mexican dollars. 45.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
DECREED A PRIZE.

Nagasaki, March 1.-The east Esia- tic steamer Manchuria has been con- demned by the naval prize court at Sasebo, including her general cargo, which was partially neutral prop ertY.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
ANOTHER DECISION.
One Combination Held to De LccaIly
 Effected.

St. Paul. March 14.-A decision dis missing the appeal of Camille Weiden- leId rom decree in the United States c"cult court dismissing the appellants Intervening petition in the case of
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15

Chicago, March 4.-An active mill ing demand and a large decrease in available stocks finally turned the scales today in wheat. May opened at 95@95lk, rose to STA, again advanced to 97 and closed firm at 967s.
 May corn opened at 540541s, sold up to 54A, and closed at 53h.
 May oats opened at 41HG42s, sod between Al and 415s@A and clozed at 411s.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
BONDS.

L. s. Ref. 2-s.. reg, 1O4lh; coupon, 1O5; 3-s., reg, 1O6; coupon, 1O6H;, new 4-s., reg. 122A coupon, 132l1; old As, reg, LOG: coupon, lO71..
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
SUGAR GOES UP.

New York, March 14-All grades of refined sugar advanced five cents q hundred pounds today.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-15

TBS: Anal Copper, 45A; Sugar, 123A {: AnacOnda, 6, U. s. Steel. 1O5s: do pfd., 55la w. U., SS.