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MINNEAPOLIS HEARING
ABRUPTLY ENDED

Minneapolis, Nov. 24.-The Mime
apolis hearing conducted by the inter
state commerce commission for the
purpose of Investigating the methods
used in the grain business Of the
Northwest and the relations of rail-
roads and grain companies, came to
an abrupt end at 8 p. M, the attorney
for the commission stating that he
bad examined all the witnesses he de-
sired. Commissioner Prouty there
upon adjourend the hearing, to he re-
sumed at Duluth. f. s.. Vandusen
gave statistics which show it is the
lack of railroad facilities which is re-
tarding the movement of the crops and
not the limited accommodation for
terminal storage. He said that at
the head of the lake the terminal stor.
age capacity 10 346, 100000 bushels.
These elevators now have on hand bat
1878, 900 bushels. At Minneapolis
the terminal capacity is 5000, 900
bushels. There is on hand but $685.
600 bushels.
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MANcHURIANs OBJECT

Oppossd to Japanese Domina.io. and
May lnausurats Boycott.
Chefoo, Nov. 24.-The Chinese In
Aanchuria are preparing to make IN
enors to boycott japanese goods.
The movement originates mainly
from the i'll treatment to which the
Chinese declare they have been sub
1ected by the Japanese. and the lat
ter's continued occupation Of japanese
property under tt . pretext Of military
occupation. Another reason for the
movement is the inability Of tho Chi
nese merchants to continue their for.
mer large business in American and
European goods on account of the OBJ.
staoles the Japanese are placing in the
way OF everything but japanese com.
MERGE in Manchuris.
A factor in the impending BOYCOTT
is the establishment in Manchuria of
Japanese cigarette, soap and other
factories which are mainly engaged in
Initiating American and European pro-
ducts, notably cigarettes
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This Ia YOU, as you looked about IS
years ago. Study the picture and you
will recognize earmarks till you can't
rest. You had feeling each day Of
doom to come. You knew that your les
SONS were not prepared. and about half
the time you didn't know how to pre-
pare them. Didn't have no good-lo0king
teachers smelling Of perfume coming
around to help backward pupils In
those days. No, sir. The teacher was
built on Jim Jenries lines, and he
ruled with a club. And finally It came
to you to read some Of that dope where
the words are chopped up with hyphens.
and you suffered and stumbled and
halted, and, just as like AZ not got y
wallop over the crazy bone for your
stupidity. All, those were the happy
days-NOT. But 1t is fun to remember
and to look at ourselves a. we were
Cincinnati Post
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in all the time you're on this JOB, an
try to try SOS anybody can see you're
tryin'. II you put little hair In that
mud it 'ud help to make it hang to-
gether an stay on the lath.'
II put in a batch an he asst me II
thought l was constructin' mattress.
The reason mention It, he said, is
because there's a man behind you vast
In time at the rate Of 80 cents an hour,
waitin' for mortar. If you need the
mattress I'll buy you one, some time,
an brass bedstead to put it on.
20 course I seen he was joshin' an
didn't mean nothin' by it, SO filled UP
the feller's. hod an he walked away.
All the same l thought maybe he'd like
me better II l entered little moreinto
the spirit o. the thing, so the next time
he come to me was layin' for him. He
was just as pleasant an smilin' an
agreeable as usual. How are you this
afternoon he says.
"'I'm a-feelin' first rate I says. 4
was a gettin' little lonesome all by
myself with no one to say kind word
to me, that's ALL says
eff you find it unpleasant can ar
range matter so it won't bother you,
perhaps he says. How do you think
it would suit you to get kicked of the
job?
I'D hate that says. This Is the
softest snap ever come acrost- Moth
in to do except to work an a red
headed little baboon doin' funny stunts
to amuse me. I'd pay for the privilege
O. sloshin' your mud around If I could
afford it; as it is I don't hardly feel
it's right to take money
"'You jest take it up to this minute
to please me an you needn't take any
MORE he says. This job is too poor
for a gentleman o. your talents
"'Ain't that mortar mixed to suit
you, then? 1 asst him.
it amt he says.
Il stopped down quick an caught
him by the ankles. Git right in an
mix it YOURSELF l says, an I give a
jerk an dropped him right into the
middle O. the fresh wet batch I'd just
mixed an ducked out afore he got
enough Of it out of his mouth to make
a boiler"
"Say, you move on" said the man
with the hoe. Il don't b'heve want
him to come around an catch me talk
in to Chicago Daily News
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MARKING OUR souNpAa,sa

issn Fillars, Granite shafts anA
tA Moands In Wilderness.
Nearly all the boundaries OF the NH
TED states are formed BY the easy. IT.
regular lines Of waterways. The arti-
ncial marking OF 4 country the sixe az
this would seem q gigantic task. and
fortunately it was not necessary ali thu
way around.
Along the northwestern border. how
ever, there Is vast distance where
something Of the sort was required. a.
though 1t is doubtful II many persons
have ever heard Of it.
glance at the map Of the United
States shows that its boundary adtoin-
Ing Canada follows, the larger part Of
the distance, an irregular water-line
formed by the Great lake. and their
outlets.
Thence from the Lake of the Woods.
on the north Of Minnesota, a more d.
rect course Is taken through the wilder
ness and over the mountains Of the
wild West to the Pacific coast.
This boundary between the countries
Is marked at regular intervals by Dill
lars of wood and iron, earth mounds.
or stone cairns.
Beginning at the Lake Of the Woods.
cast iron pillars have been placed al
ternately BY the English and our gov
ernment one mile apart, until reaching
the Red Valley River.
Those set by our neighbor were
brought from over the ocean, while
ours were made in Detroit. They are
hollow casting Of a pyramid form.
eight feet in height, having a base eight
inches square and octagon fiange one
Inch In thickness, with a top four
inches square, surmounted by a solid
cap.
Into these hollow posts are fitted
well-seasoned cedar joists, with spikes
driven through apertures made for that
purpose in the casting. One-half of the
length Of the pillars are firmly i'm
bedded in the ground, SO that the in
scriptions on their sides, In raised let
tiers two inches high, face the north
and south, the first reading, "Conven-
ton Of London" the latter October
Goth, 1878"
Beyond the Red River, earth mounds
and stone cairns, seven feet by eight.
generally denote the boundary line.
Whenever wooden posts are used, they
are OF the same height as the iron pill
lars and painted red above the ground.
Through forests a clearing has been
made rod wide, so that the course IL
plainly indicated. Where bodies Of
water are crossed, monuments of stone
have been raised several feet above
high tide.
Over the mountains, shafts of gran
lite, like grim sentinels, guard the way.
Altogether the fixing of the boundary
marks was expensive, but it waS well
done.
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State Land Leases Taxable

Olympia, Nov. 24.-FollowinR its
recent decision that leasehold interests
in state lands are assessable to the
lessee for general taxes, the supreme
court, in another King county case,
tina to Christian Rabel against the
city of Seattle, held that such lease
holds are liable for special improve
ment taxes also, il such improvements
are made during the tendency OF the
lease, but not ii the improvements are
made before the lease is issued. In
this particular case improvements were
ordered beore the lease was executed,
hence it is held that the tax need not
te raid.
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RATE REGULATION IN TEXAS.

States Railroad Commission Has q
Tremendous Power.
At the first regular session of the
twenty-third Texas legislature a law
was passed, approved April 3, 1891.
providing for the establishment Of a
railroad commission to be composed Of
three citizens appointed by the govern
or with power to regulate the railroads
Of the State and to enforce all the
laws of the State pertaining to rail-
roads, says the Reader.
This body was given power and was
required to adopt all necessary rates !;
to correct abuses; to prevent extortion
and unjust discrimination; to adopt
classifications uniform throughout the
State, but to fix different rates, where
necessary, for different lines; to fix
joint rates.
It was also to be tribunal to hear
complaints from any interested parties
and to call witnesses, take dispositions,
administer oaths and punish for con-
tempt It had power to examine the
books Of all transportation companies
(Which were also placed under its jur-
isdiction, though street railways were
mott, to ascertain the cost Of all rail-
ways In the State and to prescribe a
system Of bookkeeping, with annual
statistical reports.
Power to insist upon the maintenance
of tracks, depots and safety devices,
upon the running Of trains on time
and upon the furnishing Of empty cars
when required was also given.
No rate can be made without an
open hearing in which the railroads,
their lawyers and any person who
wishes may appear and show evidence
to prove what the result Of any change
may be. But the rate, once made, goes
into effect In twenty days and may
only be set aside upon suit OF the
railroad company or other party dis
satisfied proving in court Of compe-
tent Jurisdiction in Travis County that
the rates complained Of are unreason-
able and unjust.
Schedules Of all rates made are sent
to each railroad and must be printed
in type not less than plea and posted
in a CONSPICUOUS place at each Depot
"Extortion" and unjust discrimina-
ton" are defined by the same statuts
and forbidden under heavy fines.
All violations Of the laws by rail-
roads must be reported to the attorney
general for prosecution.
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JAIL FOR MAGNATEs
JUSTICE GAYNOR V0UID IuPRIsQN
TRUST OFFICIALS,
Greatest Crime of the Age, He
Says, Il Rate Determination.
Boston Speech Creates a Sem
Acknowledgement Pay Fines of
Officials.

Boston, Nov. 28.-Justice Gaynor,
OF the New York supreme court, who
was the principal speaker at the Eco
nomic Club dinner Saturday night,
created a sensation by declaring that
the present system of Furnishing corpo-
rations while letting their guilty off,
oials escape is stirring up class hatred.
ANY favoritism in rates is abso-
lutely unlawful and always was," said
Justice Gaynor. 1.-THE only new law
we needed on that head was to enable
Us to put In prison rail, Dad officials
who should Ee found guilty of such
favoritism. Inasmuch as we now have
such laws, the prosecution of the cor
poration itselfza mere name that has
no physical body to be put in prison,
instead of the guilty off1cials-is not
having a good effect on the public
mind to say the least. It is the guilty
railroad official, however high, and
even though he may have risen to q
high place in the councils of the gov
ernment of the nation, or if he be only
the local station agent in q village, he
should be prosecuted.
"This favoritism In freight rates is
the greatest crime of the day. To al
low one man or set Of men to have
their freight carried over the public
highways at rate 80 much lower
than his competitor as to enable him
to undersell his rival and drive him
out of business, is so heartless and
damnable that we shall be looked up
on by our descendants and by the fu-
ture historian as generation lost to
morality for allowing such condition
on -
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rich. BE saving, of course, and when
you do make a bargain with anyone be
sure that nobody hears you, and then II
you get the worst of it or want to back
out you can. Now hand me the $25. -
Joe thought second and then said
did anyone hear us make this bar.
gain, captain?" "Not SOUL" replied
the captain. "Well, then" Joe said,
Il guess I'll begin on you"
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AMENDMENTS LOST
Returns From Twenty-Five Counties In
dictate Defeat of Both.

Returns From Twenty-Five Counties In
dicate Defeat of Both.
Olympia, Nov. 24.-Returns from
twenty five of the thirty-seven coun-
ties in the state received at the secre-
tary of states Office show that the two
prvoposed amendments to the state
constitution granting the right of en-
inent domain to logging concerns and
other semi-puhlic enterprises have
been defeated.
The total vote against the first am
endment is now 2,294, in favor OF it,
1864; second amendment, against.
IL, 463, for, 5000.
In the twenty-five counties are not
included King and Spokane. King
voted in favor of the amendments.
Pierce was against them with about
the same majority, while Spokane
also went against them, according to
unochial reports
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Hes a great josher, amt hep said
the man in the canvas Overalls.
Hes ali the time joshin'," agreed
the man with the hoe. Every time he
comes around where I am he's got
suthin' to say by way of JOSH"
Tell you you amt mixin' enough
sand with the liner"
THAT, or hair, or the siftin' amt
fine enough to suit him. But he don't
mean the half of what he says"
Il guess maybe he doesn't That's
what they all told me when went to
work for him on the Borealis buildin'.
About o'clock one day he comes
around an stood watchin' me-. After
while he says, Was you always that
way or is it the weather."
"'What wayY l says.
""The way you are he says. I can
only tell you're movin' by sightin'
along the side O. you at that telegraph
pole, an 1 amt sure but it's the pole
that's swayin' in the wind
what wind?' says, kind O. sar-
castle.
"'Ycu don't notice that the winds
BLOWN, l s'pose,' he says. You're too
busy. Well, like to see that, but
don't you get so busy to forget that we
amt layin' bricks with cobblestones.
amt presoomin' to dictate says he,
but 1 think if l was you I'd take a
shovel an clear away them screenin's
afcre they get mixed up with the sand
any worse than what they are. Don't
look at me like a half-baked custard
pie. Get busy, you cross-eyed victim
Of chronic inertia"
That's a great word of his" said
the man with the hoe, but he don't
mean nothin' by it."
Il had it put up he was joshln',"
said the man in the canvas overalls.
II figgered he didn't mean ncthin' by
it, so l jest took up the shovel an
cleared away little Of the gravel that
had rolled down from the heap. He
went away an didn't see no more of
him till next mornin'. Then he comes
up an asst me why l didn't tell him l
wanted a vacation.
81 DON'T 1 says.
I'm sure l beg your pardon says
be, but supposed you were takin' one.
Do you mean to say that you're work
IMP
I'm a tryin' to- says.
Its creditable to try he says. Try
some more, young Teller. Keep on try
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GOD
Short tories:

Lady Lytton, wife of the novelist,
Bulwer Lytton, wrote of the widow who
became the wife Of Lord Beaconsfield !:
MY mother went to call upon Mrs.
Wyndham Lewis to cOndole with her
upon the death of her husband. She
had no sooner entered the room than
the widow came forth all smiles and
eagerness. Congratulate me, my dear,
she said. 'Disraen has proposed"
Some visitors who we're being shown
over a pauper lunatic asylum inquired
Of their guide what method was en-
ployed to discover when the inmates
were sufficiently recovered to leave.
WELL" replied he, you see, It's this
way: We have big trough of water,
and we turns on the tap. We leave 1t
running. and tells 'em to bail out the
water with pals until they've emptied
the trough"
An Irishman entered the New York
post Office for the purpose Of mailing a
letter to his fiancee. He paused in per-
plexity before board containing three
letter slots bearing the words, city"
Domestic" Foreign" Faith" he
muttered, this is pretty problem.
Maggie's a domestic, she lives in the
city, and she's foreigner. What beats
me Is how I'm to get the letter in the
three holes at wanst."
Melville ingalls,, the Western railway
was induced by friend while
spending Sunday with him to attend
service at church, the pastor of which
Is noted for the extreme length of his
sermons. As the friends were leaving
at the conclusion of the service the Bos-
tonian, with touch of pride, inquired !:
"Dr. Blank is most eloquent minister,
is he not?" Every eloquent" was the
dry response of the railroad man, but
he has poor terminal facilities"
Two boys who managed to be rather
unruly in school so exasperated their
teacher that she requested them to re-
main after hours and write their names
to the task. Some fifteen minutes later
one of them grew uneasy and began
watching his, companion In disgrace.
Suddenly the first one burst out with
despair between his sobs, and said to
the teacher: "Tain't fair, mum; His
Bush and mines Schlutter-
o. w. Nickerson and ]. s. Baker were
residents of Harwich. Captain Nick
erson, as he was called, was a man Of
means and very shrewd Joe was
less fortunate. One day the cap
tain took Joe into his room, closed
the doors and said: 'Now, Joe, for SIS
I viii tell you the secret Of getting
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At the luncheon that followed tho
launching Of the Nebraska at Seattle,
Miss Mary Hickey told a native story
If her father, who is Nebraska's govern
or. says the New York Tribune.
Zone evening my father" she said,
dictated some Of his correspondence to-
me. There was one letter that struck
me. It was to an employe OF my faith
er's. It inclosed railway ticket, and
it said:
.'You ask me for ticket for your
who Is about to visit
vou. The ticket Is within. You will
notice that did not forget to send an
excursion ticket, and that the return
common Is limited to three days"
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meeting. Corporation Counsel Levis
returned from New York, where, he
says, he was summoned to receive in
formation to be reported to tho coun-
uA committee on gas, oil and electric
lighting.
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Railroad Man Hard on Rebates

Kansas City, Nov. 28.-Arthur 81.
Stillwell, president Of the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient Railroad, addressing
the Railroad Club here denounced the
practice Of rebating. He said: ''Of
all crimes in the whole category, the
crime is the most unjust. Re-
batting strikes at the peopie-the foun-
tain head of the rights delegated to
the average railroad. The hired as
sassin of old may be pictured as q
white robed saint compared with the
I'd like to see the rebater
get 20-yes 50-years In the peniten-
tiary."
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PLAN TO merge
CHICAGO UTILITIES

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Plans are under
way for $500, 600, 600 merger of all
the public utility corporations in Chi
cagO.
Though the announcement takes the
form rather of rumor than an an
nouncement, it comes with many de-
tails and such evidence of authentic
ity that it was received on La Sale
street as an established fact.
The concerns to be included in the
consolidation, it is said. are the local
traction companies. the Peoples and
Ogden Gas companies. che Edison and
Commonwealth Electric companies,
the Automatic and Independent Tele-
phone companies and the Chicago
Tunnel company.
Hartman for President
The rumored choice for head Of the
syndicate is E. 81. Hartman, backed,
it is said, by the Standard Oil inter-
ests. In connection with the report
of the consolidation comes news Of q
meeting held in New York Thursday
afternoon to close various preliminary
arrangements. At this meeting were
present representatives of all the inter-
ests mentioned.
Result Of Long Fight
The merger, it is said, is the ont
come OF the long fight over the trac-
ton problem. From the Same source
from which come reports of Thurs
days meeting the announcement is
made that ]. p. Morgan has practi-
cally washed his hands of the Chicago
Traction Company and given the in
terests here to understand that he will
furnish no more money either for the
rehabilitation of the road or any other
purpose. Thursdays meeting was the
outcome Of this refusal.
Coincident with the news Of this
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W;tfa Il Attacked

ST. Petersburg, Nov. "a. Since bis
reeurn to Russia Count Witte has been
showered with abuse and attacks from
ali eoides. A campaign to discredit
him and prevent his ever returning to
power is openly waged-
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MUNICIPAL HoC-RAIsINc
Unique Consequence Of Meat Famine in
Germany.

Unique Consequence Oh NA0oS aAAAAAS IA
Germany.
Berlin, Nov. 26.-Municipal hog
raising is one Of the results OF the meat
famine. In order to provide pork as
substitute for horse flesh, the council
of Charlottenburg. the wealthiest sub
urb of Berlin, has decided to start
raising swine on its waste land. It is
proposed to buy many thousands of
pigs and to breed them on the vacant
lots owned by the council and to fat
ten them ON CharlottenbeTg garbage.
Meanwhile the government refuses
to promise any amelioration OF the
meat famine until after the completion
of census OF swine. which will take
about three months. Other towns are
likely to follow Charlottenburg's ex-
ample in sending up the total Of the
porcine population.
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saxs Langley Has Solved Il

Boston, Nov. 2A.-At Thursdayf
seesion OF the National Academy OF
sciences, Alexander Graham Bell, o.
Washinaton, D. G.. oppressed the OPP
inion that the problem OF flight nal
been solved BY Prof. Langley ana MS
Hying machine.
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COMPANY PAYS THE FINES
Law Fails to Punish Railroads Officials
for Relating.

Law Fails to Punish Railroads Officials
for Relating.
Chicago, Nov. 26-Railroad officials
fined by the government for rebatlng
do not pay the fines themselves. The
stockholders pay the bills. Such at
least is the case of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy, according to evi.
dence submitted to f. K. Lane, of
the interstate commerce commission.
The evidence was taken in connection
with the punishment of the railroad
recently by a 5000 fine and of First
Vice President Dacius Miller and
Traffic Agent G. @. Burnham by fines
of $40, 900 each on charge Of rebating.
The hearing came up on a charge
that $40. 900 of the roads funds had
been used to pay Miller's and Burn
hams tines. Solicitor Dawes, Of the
road, paid the fines to Clerk MacMil-
Ian Of the United States court" testi-
fed General Auditor Sturgis. "He
rendered 100000 check signed by
Cashier w. F.Fabian. It was accept
ed in payment of all three fines. The
amount of the check was not entered
as q single account on the books. It
was placed In the correction of freight
earnings account and spread over two
months, April and May. The account
contained entries necessary In errors
in accounts Of freight earnings-claims
arising through demands on over
charges and the like. The $50, 900
was spread over two months that the
report Of the road that car
ried the freight might not show O
large reduction for q single month. +"
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Minneapolis, Nov. 26.-Oounsel for
the grain firms and railroads indicted
here recently appeared in the district
court here Saturday. ALI we're given
4 week in which to plead guilty or de-
muir.
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eyes. It's just as say, and some Of
these days you'll admit that the advice
vour wife gave you was the best adj
vice you ever got, and"
II wish you considered me q wiss
man, Mira"
4Why do you say that. now-I''
J. .You know a word to the wise II
.uAicient. Houston Post