The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1902, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY APRIL 8, 1902. GOVERNMENT FORGES MEET WITH DEFEAT Venezuelan Revolution- ists Rout the Regu- lar Troops. Important Engagements Are Fought at San Agostin and El Pilar, Insurgents Jacmel, on South Coast of Hayti, and Secure Arms and Ammunition. REBEEEEES Island lution in of Curacao, week and the Ge Capture the Town of | House Investigating Committee Gets the eastern as made much pro- | rein- HAY ADMIT REGOGIZING CHRISTAMS Secretary of State Says He Used the Man’s Information. Former Captain, However, Is Not Entitled to Any Commission. ke W Some New Light on Alleged Scan- dal in Sale of Danish | West Indies. — ,| WASHINGTO pew of New Yor the N, April 7.—Senator De- | ppeared to-day before | ecial House committee investigat- | in connection with obliged to send Indies negotiatio i nts of troops and supplies of am- ment was brie He expressed as- | mu dat ) many parts of the re-| tonishment at having seen his name in| X | the Christmas report. He did not know | scalante and two of Presi- tmas and never had seen him, as | hers suffered severe de- | far as he was aware, although he met | of insurgents under nds of people and could not sa: upano, in t soldiers engaged retreated, the were trying to lez. On this occasion again ral Escalante Among these ment soidiers calied An- lante hopes to take 00 Th P Juen. The situa- | pad been referred to, Knox said he gave | till without change | Christinas_his check for 35, which ~was | B e f m’f’*: _‘;\1* fae | indorse by Hansen, and he pmducedj a1 Of expectaness cach other | the gheck. ~This was ‘the only financial 3 L expectancy. transaction in the entire affair. 'The Situation Is Becoming Critical. Cus az, also in Ber- surrounded by revolution- capftal of the state of closely watched by Monag: General of the terior, has to this town fals at Caracas e 3500 revolution; r above mentioned dis- , and Pre obliged [ During the the capture of killed and a -Pirot has s and ammu- inister of cmel with of ased were demed, under the 1 d arrests, rioting s caused some ing of man northwest co: resisted the po- ht last night many were wounded and several lled. One of th ed by the rioters, or Oliver and the general of the troops from Kingston Montego Bay this after- the rigting still continyes. er Tribune sailed from Kingston morning to land men at the scene of urbance. ation is regarded as critical, it is expected that on the return overnor Hemming from Cuba peace be restored. Cruiser Is Ordered to St. Thomas. _LONDON, April 8—The Danish cruiser E , which left the Danish West week, says the Copenhagen spondent of the Daily Mail, has been to return to St. Thomas, as the Government is apprehensive of 4 revolt there. GIBSON TO COME BACK IN SHERIFF’S CUSTODY Former San Jose Insurance Agent Is Arrested in Chicago for Embezzlement. SAN JOSE, April 7.—Charles ‘B. Gibson, & former well-known insurance maun of thoug! this city, was arrested in Chicago last| Representative Richardson ~said hc| night on's charge of felony embeszle-| thought Hay should come before the | mrerte-tor n : o | committee and sho ce any let- e ponertt Langford and Deputy | {ors he had in.connection with Christ- eriff Bridges, who went East a few | mas going {0 COpennagen days ago. Two years ago Gibson was | Chairman Dalzell statedthat Secretary the local agent of the Continental Build- | Hay was ready to appear at any time ing and lLoan Association. Through| his presence was desired. The chairman ga ing he squandered some of the | Tather emphatically dissented from company’s funds, An estigation | Richardson’s suggestion that as the Scc- showed a shortage of $450, but the com- pany did not prosecute, as he agrecd make good the amount. Shortly after the delinquency in his ac- ts was found Gibson left for San wcisco, and later went to He failed to keep his prom! the money, & Lonti McF: ni_before bi charging Gibson with having embezzled 50 from tne company on August 2, to A telegram from Sheriff Langford to- Aay announced that he would start West with Gibson thie evening. Diseases Positively Cured by Naw DR. COTTINGHAR’S wewnce Reguiar graduate and expert on AR, NOsE, THROAT and LUNG DISEASES. 204 Sutter Street, NW. Cor. of Kearay Hours, 9-12 a. m.; AN HONEST TRIAL OF ONE FIE WEEK given to show the su- perior merit of the treatment. 3000 test cases, % per cent cured. once or write for free treatment. Call at ACRES OF BLOOMING ORCHARDS AWAIT THE COMING OF CARNIVAL VISITORS Santa Clara Va.lley Is Resplendent in Springtime "Garb and Gentle Breezes Will Waft the Fragrance of the Blossoms to. the Thousands of Guests of the Floral- Fete That Opens To-Day £y a and Ducharme, April wounded or hav- | was defeated in an- | merit April 4, near El Plar, | reach whom he had seen. But as to this | ion Me never had a| one on the subject. | . Knox of Gleneld, Md., who | name was mentioned in the Christmas | Christmas, whom | he considered a cultivated man who had | become entangled with sharpers. The ! witness said he consented to assist| Chr and a contract was submitted | 16 the committee by the terms of which | Knox was to assist in a proper manner | to bring about the transfer, Knox to receive §15,000 in case of sale and $350 | month. As to a ¥ transaction which | itness said he never bribed any one and | nothing of the Kind was éver contem- | plated; he never received any mcney irom Christmas. In response to qu stions from members d of the committee Knox specitically nied that_he had introduced Christmas to W. J. Bryan, or that he had claimed to Christmas that he was an .intimate | friend or Senator Hanna. | Senator Bacon of Gecrgia told of two | casual cony tions witn Christmas. As| to the latter tatement that Bacon took great interest in the purchase of the Dan- S, or declared it w: he did not believe | islands, and con- AN JOSE, April 7.=All is in readi- ness for the Santa Clara County Rlossom Festival, which will open to-morrow at Saratoga. Thé ent tire valley is white with blooms e i o] a ver looked prettier. unfortunate that the United | 8nd the orchards pever r in a pusm.L where it seumEu | The Santa Clara County Improvement to take them. { Club h bored hard to make the fete {2 success and to-night its officials are | confident that from) 10,000 to 20, | will attend. Th: Secretary Hay's Letter. nan Dalzell presented the r from Secretary Hay 0 visitors follow- on the | €lght of thousands of acres of icot, cherry and prune trees is that is worth going miles to o Btst of the arives of the county, Of : { which e are no end, these flowering ber, 1899, Captain | groves line both sides and give off a per- this department | fume that scents the entire valley. Nop private and | yigitor will be allowed to go away without had become | yeoing evervthing, for there will be vari- . £ | ous commiitees to conduct them around. A programme of sightseeing has been ar- ranged under the auspices of the improve- John Dalzeil, Chairman Select Com- d your letter of Dbeg leave to s: 4 States 100k~ e e s aads. | ment club, of which V. A. Scheiler is beon & naval officer and | president and D. M. Burnett secretary. engt! to the desirabil. | Besides all the members taking a deep in regard J t in the festival, a special commit- tion | inte: ggestion_he | tee is in charge of affalrs, composed of nical information | the following: V. A. Scheller (chairman), iral Bradford ct | J. D. Radford, Paul Shoup, . Ma- e presented | thews, T. C. Barnett and J. H. Rucker. expressly declared | “Phis’ week of festivities among the fruit 1 thought his | piosoms and flowers of Santa Clara County ens at Saratoga, ten miles W £ Jose, in the foothills. A mme of literary and musical h luncheon and all kinds of sented by the Saratoga b. Hon. M. H. Myrick o will deliver an address be speaking by others. Re vill extend the welcome. y the tru the name exereis es when to communica- Government and there wil W. H. Cross mentioned a note of in- | Then there will be drives about the or- On Wednesday the scene of the festival evening an excursion to Alum Rock Park, | 1 to Mr hards and to Congress Springs. will be Los Gatos and on Thursday at which will be lighted by electricity. | The festival committee of the blossom - Campbell. At both places there will be cursions to Mount Hamilton are planned | 4 fete held a meeting this afternoon and ar- exerciges. On Thursday evening there for Saturday. Danish Government. ana nhis n the matter | ©Fii-imisieiid sa il ] entirely at that time. He afterward | f retimed " Vodiogths 401 25 e GHID FRANKISTAN BURKED AT SEA.| SLEUTHS GUARDING THE PRESIDENT | CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL IS PASSED © him that there was no need | 1 b | The private person in any nego- i be taken up between the | ments_in regard to the acquisition | islands se a_copy | Which 1 gave io the Danish Minister in Wash- | ffigton at the time of the signing of the recent | and also & copy of a letter which I| ved from the Danish Minister, Mr. | the 3lst of March, 1902, 'Very yours, JOHN HAY. Claim for Commission. | In a letter to Minister Brun of Den- mark, enclosed, Hay refers to the sign- ng of the convention of cession and | | The Government of the United States is in | no marner under obligation to the good offices | ot private parties in reaching the agreement | now happily brought about between the United tates A Denmark and cannot admit for its art.or support in any way any such | against Denmark for commission, cora- | pensation or remuneration of whatever nature | Which might be made by private parties for | alleged services in connection with the cession | of the islands in quegtion to the United States. A letter from Minister Brun stated | that ““Ceptain Christmas had no author- ization whatever to enter into negotia- tions in the name of the Danish Gov- ernment, nor to make any promises in the name of the Government in connec- tion therewith.” Brun also says he gave Captain Christ- mas no_authority of introductions; but refused his requests in this connection. retary ‘had used this man,” there should be a more detailed explanation of any communications sent to him. No | arrangements were made for Hay ap- pearing, but it was understood he would be heard later. . Seligman, of the firm of Seligman & Co., bankers, told of Christmas asking he firm to take chargé of money tran ferred in case of a cession of the islan firm wrote a private banker Copenhagen, mentioned by Christmas, and the answer from the institution wa< unsatisfactory, giving no confirmation of Christmas’ authority. After that, Selig- man said, the firm dismissed the mat- ter. When Cousins asked as to Christmas’ | statement that: the Seligmans had guar- | anteed certain _contracts, Seligman laughingly declared that such statements | were made of whole cloth. The commit- | tee adjourned on call of the chairman. OPPOSITION T0O THE SALE. | Becret Mcetings of the Landsthing Are Very Stormy. i COPENHAGEN, April 7.—Two more se- cret sessions of the Landsthing were held to-day to discuss the Danish West Indies treaty, but no vote ‘was reached. The opposition made a new motion, namely, to order that a plebescite be held. before and not after the ratification. of the treaty. This motion will not be accepted, but it cansed postponement of the vote 10 the next meeting of the house, which will undoubtedly be the last one, / A reliable forecast indicates that the | Landsthing will vote for the ratification | | of the treaty and a plebescite subsequent | to this action. Herr von Fessen, who was sent to the Danish West Indies in 1901 by the Nation- al Tidende, to stir up oppusition to the proposed sale to the United States, has 1 | decided to desert the burning vessel. | and it is 1 —_— Continued From Page One. el < + | ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL DRIVES OVER WHICH VISITORS TO THE : SANTA CLARA COUNTY FLORAL FETES WILL BE TAKEN. BLOS- i SOMING ORCHARDS STRETCH AWAY ALONG THE HIGHWAY. = —p | ranged it so that persons who come here instead of going direct to Saratoga could engage transr tion in carriages or automobiles and thus enjoy the ride from here. —_— Continued from Page Ome. | point. | of said railway companies, will be a concert in St. James Park in | this eity. | San Jose will entertain the visitors on | Friday. There will be excursions to all | parts of the valley from here and in the | Continued from Page One. tance, so as to be of service when re- quired. When the explosions took place our captain visited the ship, and, after a long talk with Captain Atkinson, it fl‘vi“ he | crew came aboard of the schooner at noon and late that night we saw what seemed to be an exglosion. The sky was illuminated for a long time ly the Frankistan burned to | the water’s edge. The men take the loss | of their ship coolly, with the exception of one man, an Italian sailor, who is said to have become deranged to the degree that he jumped overboard just as we were en<| tering the harbor. He was rescued.” The crew of the Frankistan spent the | night at the Sailors’ Home. and they will | appear before the British Consul to make their statements to-day. They will be | paid off and released from their contracts entered into at the time they signed arti- | cles for the round voyage from Newcas- | tie. The men think lightly of thelr ex- perience, but all express sympathy for | Captain Atkinson, whose loss of both ship | and berth they sincerely deplore. The Frankistan was an iron ship of 2002 tons burden. She was built in®1882 by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. of South. ampton. She was 210:2 feet long, feet beam and 24:1 depth of hold. = 5 She was owned in Liverpool by the British and Eastern Shipping Company, Limited. She was on the overdue list at 10 per cent. Her rate a few days ago was 20 per cent, but the safe arrival of ths Windsor Park, which left Newcastle abcut the same time, caused ‘a drop of 10 per cent in the rat Railway Magnate’s Brother Dies. SAN JOSE, April 7.—John Joyce, a Drother ©f General Manager Joyce of the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company, died here last Tuesday, and his body will be shipped East. No publiclty was given to his death on account of his prominent connections. Joyce was a sufferer trom cutarrh. His demise occurred in the Jef- ferson lodging-hcuse on West Santa Clara street. He received an allowarnce cf $%5 a month from relatives. Until his death no one knew he was a brother of the railroad magnate. Engine and Tender Derailed. SAN JOSE, April 7.—An engine and tender were derailed at Santa Clara at 2 o'clock this morning because of a sig- nalman making a mistake in opening a switch. T. C. Goldbeck, the fireman, was injured on the head and his right arm was broken. Robert Maxwell, the en- gineer, escaped injury. L e e . returned with glowing reports of the suc- cess of his mission, day he published an articie in the ~National Tidende, In which he declares that . influences haye been at work in the islands, which would render a plebescite at this time ‘worth- less to Denmark, as the vote of the in- habitants of the islands would resuit in favor of the sale, He therefore asks the Landsthing to reject the treaty outright. This is believed to show , the desperate straits of the opposition. It is said that the secret meetings of The special train having on board Presi- dent Roosevelt arrived here at 6:22 p. m. A large crowd.was in walting to greet tie President. As soon as he reached here a cheer went up and the students of the University of Virginia, who had sur- rounded the car, gave their college yell. The President bowed his acknowledg- ments and made the following brief speech: I had‘two of vour university graduates in my regiment. One, John Greenway, used to be cni your footbail eleven. 1 want to say how glad I am to see you and what an interesting thing 1t must be to evéty American to come through this historic land. ~As we passed by the vista in the woods we saw the home of the Madisons. Your great university here is assoclated with ~the early President of our country. 1 see before me men who were in the Span- ish War. We are here on the land fought over by those who wore the gray and those who wore the blue, and those men and their descendants now stand shoulder to shoulder as 8ood_citizens, interested in all that concerns the welfare of our common nation. . It is a great pleasure to catch this glimpse of you, and I thank you for your kind reception. SICK CHILD CREMATED IN BURNING DWELLING Ranch Foreman at Goleta Is Severely Burned in Attempting to Rescue His Boy. SANTA BARBARA, April 7.—The, rarch house of Mayor George S. Edwards at Goleta was burned early - this morning and the five-year-old son_ of the foreman, John Troop, was cremated in the flames. The fire is supposed to have started from a coal oil stove. The unfortunate child had been suffer- ing from measles, and Miss Laney & nurse, was taking care of it. Miss Lane was awakened shortly after midnight by flames and smoke and aroused 00D, who was sleeping in an adjoining room with two of the children. The fire wi already sweeping through the buildf and Troop rushed out with the two chil- dren, intending to return for the third. ‘When he turned back to the house it was impossible to enter it in the face of the flames, and he was severely burned in. his attempt to rescue his little boy. The house and contents were a complete loss. e Prediction Causes a Sensation. VIENNA, April 7.—Some sensation has been caused here by a prediction pub- lished in the Neue Frele Presse that Aua- trian troops will be employed to restore order in the district of Novibazar, in Huropean TurKey. Such action, it is held, would be a step toward the partition of Turkey. Piles Cured Without the Knife, Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles No cure, No Pay. A} drugglsts are authorized by manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to refund money where it falls to cure any case of piles, no matter of how long standing. Cures ordinary cases in six days; worst cases in fourteen days One application gives ease and rest. Relieve itching instantly. This is a new discovery, and is the only plle remedy. sold on positive guar- antee, no cure, no pay. A free sample will be sent by mail to any one sending name and ad- dress. Price, 50c. If your druggist.don’t keep it in stock send 50c in stamps and we will for- the Landsthing were very stormy, and that a proposal to reject the treaty was defeate(f by a vote of fi to 28, f ward full size box by mall. PARIS MEDICINE CO., S ) Mo, also manufacture the celebrated cold Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets, R nese exclusion bill, Senator Cullom, chair- man of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, made an important speech against | the Senate measure, which is practicaily thé same, in which he said the bill vio- | lates all treaties with China and should | not be passed. This statement, coming from the head | of the committee in charge of all treaties | that come before,the Senate, is regarded as of great importance and worthy of serious consideration. | Cullom said the proposed bill would not | baly State in the Union in which each of said only violate the Chinese treaty now 'n | force, but would be an even greater viola- tion of the treaty superseded by the poli tical convention, and which, he stated, will be in force again when the present convention expires by limitation in 1904. Cullom_ said that under clauses in the present bill students and merchants are | so hedged around with restrictions thac practically no Chinamen will be able to avail themselves of the exception. Cul-| lom expressed himself as favorable to ' the plan proposed by Senator P.itt of Connecticut, which is that the Geary law | be re-enacted to continue in force until | 1904, when the present treaty with China expires. He said that meanwhile the State Department should make every ef- | fort to secure a néw_treaty allowing as | much restriction of Chinese i 1 1 as is desirable. s Date Is Set for Wedding. NEW YORK, April 7.—The Journal says: At lerigth the constancy of Peter Martin is about td be rewarded and his fiancee, | Miss Lily Oelrichs, has announced the definite date for the wedding, which is to take place on July 7 at Newport. There have been many obstacles in the way of this union—obstacles of every conceivable character, which would have served to discourage any couple less devoted. But at last every difficulty-has been satisfac- torily overcome and compromised, and the patience of the charming Lily and of her California swain is about to receive its reward, ; AT T Powderly Sends in His Resignation. WASHINGTON, April 7.—The resigna- | tion of T. V. Powderly as Commissioner General of Immigration has been placed “in the hands of the President. H ly is to be succeeded In office by Frank P. Sargent, but, as the latter does not cx- pect to take hold for more than a month, the present commiissioner's resignation will not be accepted by the President un- til that time. = _ Deming’s Case in Supreme Court. ‘WASHINGTON, April 7.—In. the. United States Supreme Court to-day the SoMcitor General entered a motion to advance the hearing of the case of Peter C. Deming, the volunteer army officer released from prison on a writ of habeas corpus by the United States Circuit Court of Kansas, for the reason that the officers who tried Powder- ; him were officers of the regular army. —_— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. Al druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box, 25c. | merger of the Northern Pacific and thei [PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND. PAINE'S CEL] COMPOUND. OUR WIVES, HOTHERS AND | DAUGHTERS. Too Many of Them Are Nervelass, Waak, Pals and Anaemie, PAINE’S Celery Compound Reaches the Root of Every Fe- male Trouble and Makes Our Women Strong and Vigorous. WASHINGTON ASKS LEAVE 10 FILE SUIT Attorney General of the State Opposes Rail- way Merger. Characterizes Combination as a Conspiracy to.Injure Stockholders. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ° Announces That Petition Will Be Given an Early It is a most regrettable fact, and a calamity, too, that our women, young e and old, are numbered amongst the most - unhealthy of females in the civ_mzvd world. For delicacy of beauty, intel- WASHINGTON, April 7.—Attorney Gen- eral Stratton of the State of Washington to-day brought to the attention of the Urited States Supreme Court the desire of that State to bring suit to prevent the Jectual capacity, and for all graces that adorn the sex they stand peerless; but it is doubtful if one in ten can be found who is functionally and organically well. This absence of feminine health anl vigorous vitality is due to a neglect of nature’s unerring laws. Immediate reformation is necessary If our nation would have women who will become true wives and mothers with an off- Great Northern rallroads.by moving for leave to file a bill of complaint on beh=lf of the State versus the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Rallroad Com- panies and the Northern Securities Com- | pany. In making the motion Stratton said counsel for the defendants was present and prepared to proceed with an oral ar- gument if the court was prepared to hear them, adding that the case involved the same questions as were presented in the Minnesota case. He added that an im-| mediate hearing was desired, because it | would save another trip from the State of Washington. Former Attorney General Griggs, who was present as the representative of the railroad companies, acquiesced in what Stratton said as to the desirability of an early hearing, but the court declined to announce an immediate decision on that The Chief Justice said, however, that an early response would be given. In connection with his motion for leave to file his bill of complaint, Stratton sub- mitted copies of his bill and a brief in ifs support. To avoid the objection under which the court refused to enter the bill of the State of Minnesota against the Northern Securities Company, the State of Washington has made the Great North- | ern Raflway Company and the Northern Pacific Company defendants. Asks for Order of Restraint. The bill asks for a general order of re- straint and injunction and is a general recital of the acts of merger which it is claimed are in contravention of the laws of the State of Washington prohibiting the consolidation of competing lines of rallroads. It is charged specifically that the Northern Securities Company was organized solely for the purpose of carry- ing out and accepting the designs, agr ment and plans of James J. Hill an | . P. Morgan and their associate stock- holders to effect a consolidation of the property, rallway lines, corporate powers and franchises of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern companies re- spectively through the Northern Securi- ties Company. This combination is characterized as a “conspiracy” and it is asserted that the interests of the individual stockholders in the property and franchise of the two railway companies was to terminate and to be converted into an interest in the property and franchise of the Nerthern Securities Company. The individual stockholders were no longer to hold an interest jn or draw their dlvidends from the earnings of either but - rather from the earnings of botn systems, col- {Jected and distributed by such holding corporation. That the defendant, the Ncrthern Securities Company, is not only | exercising the right of ownership of such stock, but also dictating the management of said railway companies. The interest of the State in maintain- ing independent lines of road is fully set forth, and in the accompanying brief the legal reasons in support of the action are set out in detail. Among these is the plea that unless the Supreme Court as- Ex: | sumes jurisdiction the*State of Washing- ton is without a forum to which the con- troversy may be presented. Minnesota Case Is Quoted. The brief, referring to the former case brought by the State of Minnesota, says: Under the authority of the recent decision of spring that will prove a strength to the country. For the special weaknesses to which women are now victims, Paine’s Celery Compound is the surest and safest rem- | edy. The wonderful strengthening and building-up properties of this marvelous prescription devised by that eminent medical expert, Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., and its specific action in correcting aisorders of the female organ- ism, are well known to the medical pro- fession and to the tens of thousands of women who have been raised from weak- ness and disease to health and physical happiness. Pome's Celery Compound quickly gives the true health tint to sallow and blood- less faces; it gives life and light to the | eyes; it gives pure, clean blood to course through the body; it gives natural appe- tite, sweet sleep, and that blessed cheer- fuiness that is the delight of men. Try | a bottle or two of Paine's Celery Com- pound, dear suffering and run down si: ter. Your condition, your family inter- ests, and the welfare of society demand this’ effort on your part. color anything Never fail! Never auy golor. { DIAMOND DYES being non-residents of the State of New York) cannot be maintained therein under se tion 1780 of the New York Code of Civil Pro cedure. Two priefs were filed in opposition to the prayer of the complainant, one of | these being by George B. Young, M. D. | Grover and C. W. Bunn, and the other | by former Attorney General John W. | Griggs. Griggs takes the position that the bill of complaint does not present a case of a controversy of a civil natur which, under the constitution and law of the United States, is justifiable in th court, that it is a suit to_enforce the local law and policy of a State, whose right to make laws and enforce them e ists only within itself and by means of its own agencies and is limited to its own territory, and that whatever the law of the State of Washington is upon the | subject of the consolidation of rallroad corporations, it is a municipal or polics law, and not one conferring rights of a | proprietory or contractual nature. He eontends that neither the gourts of the United States nor of amy uther juris~ | diction outside the State of Washington { will lend their aid-to the enforcement of | the police laws of Washington. Denies the Suggestion of Injury. | He turther points out that none of the acts complained of is alleged to have | been done within the jurisdiction of the State of Washington and says: Every specific thing charged in the blll of complaint as having been done by the Northern Securities Company and its stockholders, and by the stockholders of the two railway com- panies, was in the exercise of a usual, univer- sally conceded right in and over personal prop- erty—the right to buy, sell, hold and vote stock and to pay and receive dividends thereon, The suggested injury that is feared is admitted to spring from the fact that ome persom, or a number of persons who are of one purpose, hold a majority or controlling Interest in the stock of two competing lines of railway—a thing not forbldden by the law of Washington or any other State. It is certainly an astonishing proposition that Washington has a right to complain that a foreign corporation has ac- this court in the State of Minnesota vs. the Northern Securities Company it is clear that | the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Rail- Way companies are necessary parties defendant, ot only in this, but any other court having equitable jurisdiction in an action brought by the State of Washington against the Northern Securities Company. - This rule bars the State of Washington from maintaining such an action in the courts of New Jersey for the reason that said railway companies are not within the State for the purpose of giving the court jurisdiction over e action against the Northern Securities Company will not lie in the State of Wash- ington, for the reason that the courts are powerless to obtain jurisdiction over its person. Careful inquiry has been made, and it has been found that the State of New York is the quired a majority of the capital stock of twg raliway companies, one a Wisconsin corpora- tion and the other a Minnesoata company, merely because the railroad companies operate roads in Washington. Griggs also makes the assertion that, | as a matter of fact, none of defendants | has combined or made any contract for any of the purposes charged. Quoting the laws of Washington bearing on this point, he says: Nothing in any of these sections forbids one person, whether an individual or a corporation, from acquiring a majority of the stock in twa competing rallroad _companies. The prohibi- tion {s placed upon the companies themselves. it is their acts, done for the purpose of con- | solidation and combination which are regulated, not the acts of the individual stockholders in parties defendant has defined an agent upcn | selling their stock, or transferring It to one Whom process may be served, and it is clear | person or a syndicate of persons for the pur- that such an action against the defendants (al] ' pose of control. Walking Sticks They are made 2 in graceful, taper- ing shapes, from wang and weichsel wood—a tough, hard, wiry wood im- ported from Europe. The sticks, how- ever, were finished in New York. Some are plain, while, others are sterling silver mounted. The regular price of the sticks is 50¢; special while they last— o5c By the way, w= have just received a fine 1ot that popular tan shade that is all the rage this selsnr:f e Out-of-town orders filled—write us. SNWO0D § ‘718 Market Street.