The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-28


were fined there yesterday. is to be fol-
lowed to a certain extent in the fight
against the Standard OIL. The investi-
cations made by Commissioner Garfield
have been taken as basis.
The new law modifying the old stat
ute on the subject Of immunity has been
passed by Congress and now goes into
effect.
1t is the intention to institute stimuli
taneOus prosecutions at half n dozen diff
ferent points. The Elkius act provides
for fine of not moro than $4,000 for
each otfense. Each unlawful shipment
becomes separate oliouso.
The Conferees on tie railroal ratn hill
have dealt serious blow to the Pull
man Car company by agreeing to sub
!ect sleeping cars to regulation by the
interstate commerce commission.
More Suits in the West.
Proceedings may be brought against
the shoe and dry goods merchants of ST.
Louis, Omaha, and Kansas CITY on n
charge of accepting rebates from rail.
ways, secured for them 10y George l..
Thomas, the New York freight broker
who, with his chief clerk, l.. Il. Taggart
was i'll the federal court at Kansas CITY
tlary sentence. These firms. numbering
seven, were mentioned by Judge Smith
Mcpherson in sentencing Thomas ana
Taggart. He declared that the rebate
taker was as guilty as the rebate-giver
The attorney general of Texas is pre-
paring to begin suits against the Inter
national Harvester company of Chicago
Tor alleged lnfraction of the state anti
trust law.
Robert S Waddcll, president of the
Buckeye Powder company, who has been
Waglng war against the alleged powder
combine, expresses his qualification over
the action of the Senate in passing the
appropriation of SlG6OO0 for the cstab-
lshment OF government plant. lie
says this vii! cut down trust revenues
S1,OOOOOO.
Packers Case Not Dead, Either.
DES MONIES, Ia, June 23-Con-
gresham j. Adam Bede of Minnesota.
who is in Des Noues, says that he be-
heves the meat inspection bill to be un.
constitutional.
We have no more right to 90 into n
Chicago packing house," said he. "and
tell its managers how to run their BUSH
ness than we have to waltz into the
kitchen of a Des Moines woman and tel
her how to boil her cabbage"
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 23.-Of
forty-nine samples If prepared meats
bought in the city market, II. Il. Barn
ard, chemist of the state board of health
has found sixteen tLat did not contain
Illegal chemicals. lie found that sodium
sulphate was used mostly to give a red
beef color.
Circus and MaCaroni Trusts.
ROCK ISLAND, H., June 23-The
completion Of deal is announced here
by which the heirs If the late James \
Bailey sell to Rius}ug Bros. the Fore
paugh-Sel Bros SLOWS. The result
probably will end tie circus war. I;v
an alliance with the Rarnum a. BAILEY
interests, which also own Buffalo BilIs
Wild West show, and with Wallace the
Ringlings expect 10 nave complete con
troll of the circus Jgslness in America
next season.
NEW YORK. June 23.-Despite the
tight money market, a macaroni trust
deal Las been completed, to be the
Flour Products company. capital s.
100000 These companies are in the
combine: Hotaliug Warner Co., SYRIA
cuse, n. Y; Cleveland Macaroni com
pany, Foulds MILLING company, Cincin-
nati National Macoroni company, Lib
ertyyillc, H.; Minnesota Macaroni CO..
st. Paul, MINI; Crescent Macuroui mud
Cracker company, Davenport, Ia; san
Antonio Paste work san Antonio, Tex.
The total capacity is 27,OOO,O 900
pounds n year
No Gifts for Employees.
NEW YORK, Juno 23.-Thc United
States Steel corporation has sent out
an order to its vast army of employees
forbidding any officer or employee of any
company owned OF controlled by the
steel corporation, under pain of instant
dismissal, TO accept any present coming
from any person or corporation doing
business with subsidiary companies of
the corporation or the corporation itself.
TINS recalls the gifts If coal companies