Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence to the Herald
from the Nations Capital.

Persons interested in the human
treatment of cattle and other stock,
and there are probably few who
are not, will be glad to learn that
the attempt of certain railroads to
evade the law requiring that stock
in transit shall be unloaded, fed
and watered at intervals of not less
then % hours, has proved fruitless.
The secretary of agriculture has
been attempting to secure strict
observance of the law but certain
terminal railways claimed that in
the landing of stock received from
through lines they were exempt.
The secretary of agriculture APP
pealed the case to the attorney
general who has just rendered an
opinion sustaining the secretary.
There have been four hundred re-
ported violations of the law within
the past three months and the
department of justice will now
undertake the prosecution of the
guilty persons. Some of the lead
ing railroads have already signifed
their intention of pleading guilty
and paying their fines, which pro-
baby indicates that they will not
risk another violation of the law.
Paris has Just witnessed another
''frightfully ferocious duel" accord
ing to LIE Matin. A close reading of
the details reveals the fact that
both combatants were scratched on
their wrists.
If anti-race suicide doctrines are
to be considered in the selection of
of the next presidential candidate,
Mayor Dunno of Chicago, who has
ten living children ranging IN age
from II years to few months, will
feel that he has a right to be con-
sidered.
The valor of the Russian troops is
being daily demonstrated in Poland.
They never retreat before crowd
of women and children.
Mayor Dunno will now find that
cheap politics and a business ad-
ministration do not mix. If he rises
above the level of Chicago politics
he will be a wonder.
DR.. Felix Adler says that men
morally dead" are at the head of
the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany. We have suspected there
was something dead around there
for some time.
AS usual Chicago is determined
not to be outdone-even by War
saw.
The President shoots bears and
other dangerous and ferocious AMI
mails. His hands are unstained with
blood of birds.
''Cossacks wounded many women
and children In breaking up a
festival" says Polish cablegram.
Fierce warriors, those Cossacks-at
home.
The minute Secretary Taft arose
from the lid Minister Bowen broke
out.
The baseball season has been
open for over two weeks and not an
umpire has been lynched. Certainly
this is getting to be law and order
loving country.
The presidents curtailment of his
hunting trip in order that he may
return to Washington in time to
consult the various railway men
who will hold their international
congress In the national capital
is entirely characteristic of the man.
Nearly 1000 delegates will attend
the Congress, representing 240
foreign and 81 American railroads.
Thlrty-five foreign nations will be
represented at the Congress. Con-
sideration of this great gathering
has convinced the president that
there may be much information
which will prove valuable to him
in his campaign against railway
evils to be CLEANED from the dele
gates to this congress, especially
those coming from abroad where,
in many instances, the railways
are managed on plan which has
proved more satisfactory to both