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yor. 8. NO. 287. THE SEATTLE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, GOV. BRIDE ANNOUNCES HIS OPPOSITION TO THE HILL-MORGAN RAILROAD COMBINE es the People of the State to and for Their Rights---Suggests the Formation of a Powerful Rail- road Commission to Prevent further Encroachments and Regulate Traffic Rates , Wash., Jan. 44.—Responding to numerous requests for his Tallroad question, Governor McBride today gave out the te ‘thee bas been and ts as yet in this state no public agency the people in the matter of railroad rates, they have had to competition alone for protection. Competition between the net proven to be an adequate protection to public interests, that partial safeguard has been removed. For some time past ‘been no real competition between the great railway systems people of this si This absence of competition bas been by means of the same individuals acquiring a controlling the stock of the formerly competing lines, and the obtaining interest has given rise to the so-called community- eeolten of these roads of such a combination of interests ts necessarily insecure the many Individual factors tn it. It is like a chain of many p breaking of any one of which would be disastrous to the of the individuals might die, or sell his holdings to another. might destroy the combination. For this reason the pro- ‘the community-of-interest {dea were not satisfied. So, In order ty the chain and make it a bar of steel, thus perpetuating their ‘& scheme was shrewdly devised to form a gigantic corporation A majority of the stock of each competing line should be trans- the individuals receiving in return stock of the new company, might change hands freely without in any way disturbing “Community ef Interest” Stifles Competition Northern Securities Company ts that corporation. However ity of interest’ is created or maintained, the result ts the competition, pole has bean commenced in the supreme court of the United by the state of Minesonta against the Northern Securities Com- of which is to restrain the latter from carrying out called Into existence, But no matter what De, action on the part of the people will be ir own interests. prayed for should be granted; ts the danger same parties own or contro! @ majority of the stock Northern and the Northern Pacific, what is to prevent all competition? True, a corporation, such as the Company, may be the instrument best adapted for {heir purpose, but without such an Instrument the same bd attained. ‘The destruction of the Northern Securities Com- accomplished, would be a step in the right direction, but § my judgment, be a complete cure for the threatened evil. for this combination contend that there is no dan- ‘people, and yet they are compelied to admit that so long are run not tn competition with each other, It is within controlling them to charge such rates as they may however, that there i# no danger for the reason the interests of the combine to ‘tqueexe the thought to know that the security of the peo- g004 will, or favor, of this combination. No ry cam accept as a favor what it is entitled to d of the people being dependent for fair will, or the whim, or the mere caprice, of this adopt such measures as would, the most easily ‘Feadliy, them to enforce their rights. a ‘Suggests Creation of a Rallroad Commission secre nd the threatened evil fs a simple one, and that rem- Power of the people if they see fit to apply it. If each a. which these rallroads run had a railway commis- ample power to fix rates within the state, and to cor- and if the inter-state commission had power to do ‘B0 to inter-state traffic, there would not, in my judg- @feat danger tn the so-called community-of-interest plan, ‘Would then be in a position, through these commissions, heir interests and to enforce their rights. The people of 8B compe! the passage of a raliway commission bill, cloth- With power to regulate and control passenger and Within the state, and to prevent unjust discrimination Such abuses and evils as may be found to exist, in- Teduction of rates where extortionate. They can, also, Conventions and legislatures, {nstruct their representatives at Capital to use their utmoet endeavors to enlarge the powers commission. some of the incense-burners at the shrine of the railroads be placing too mach power in the hands of a commis- og esha to fear that this power might be used to oppress the They admit, however, that the railroads now have the Oppress the people. In there more danger of a railway com- a Gnjustly exercising its power than there is of the railroads do- SRE T preter trusting to the nense of justice on the part of the pfather than to the so-called enlightened selfishness of the man 18 the raiiroats. Bentdes, if the commission should seek to op- Teilroads, or should be guilty of any act of injustice towards the courts are open, and the railroads could obtain reli But Present conditions there is no way of redress open to the ot ‘thls state. If the raliroads see fit to charge exorbitant rates, Are helpless; in the absence of legislation the courts of the 88 afford them no relief. Of « it ia claimed, in behalf of Of these raliroads that t are actuated by the beat of And that their rule is, in reality, a beneficent rule. But when upon the methods resorted to through the medium of an tn- aad corrupt ratiroad lobby, to uphold their beneficent sway and to all legisiation in th we have a right to these pretentions Would Wave It Clothed With Power to Act Iy idea of « comminnic i embers clothed maed. It should MR politics. To that end, it Members being taken trom the dominant politic ed for 2 place on this commission should b whe abno- Nateiy theorruptibie—proad- -gauged men, too big to empt play the P BPE the demagogue—men who would conactentiousty exercixe the fiven them for the bent To say such men MRAM be found would be « od of the atate Tam not in favor of er ainst property or Fights; I have no ¢ Miler the same menwure Meet out to the indi e187 Sudement, tn, © wit treat you with absolu Wut Patent Hensia®s, con onze Rot to hamper weNgh your Wired retain a '0 your own. We Ate ate Feturn upc yom ae and corr than thin the d ie the p People whould not PEON that the retire tc, (rp the Ment against that Me aakog OF given, tarest of the It should con with fall and amp! er to effect the pur to as great an extent as possible, should be bipartisan, no more than two of 1 party. The n for this state is this men men nterests of the peopl \der upon the manh ring upon a crusade arrel with corporations as corporations; I of justice should be meter out to them as ts al—neither more nor lows she yo 14 say to the ratiroads all not, through legimlatures: but people of the state fairer onventions and your great enterprises you must ery other interest in the ‘omper and jonger toler en, but wi inate trol nina you in rn, subordinate « earn would be pleased to m ed, but you pr eopital inve we will no department s cannpt rightfully ask for; less than isfied with. The good name of the state #4 lobby, be 1 out of lobby and ite methods, z politica amp extat no quarter | | GOVERNOR M’BRIDE ‘OFFICIALS TRYING TO EVADE TRUTH CHICAGO, DL, Jan 24.—The interstate commerce commiasion, Chatr- joago today to begin the inves- ommunity of interest” pian of the railroads. Sarak epaaammens iawued by the United States circuit court at the tate commerce epmmiaion, J. J. Fill, president of the Great Northern 8. Mellen, president of the Northern Pacific; G. B. Harris, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; H. G. Burt, president of the Union Pacific; J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Harriman system; Darius Miller, traffic director of Northwestern Mines, and other raliroad magnates were on hand this morning to tell the commission what they know about the recent railr parr Darius Miller, first vice president of the Chicago, Burlington Quincy, and formerly traffic manager of the Great Northern, first witness. He testified that the roads got togeth rates, but claimed he knew nothing of any scheme to business, His answers were very unsatisfactor 3.6. 8 traffic manager of the Southern Pacific an cific, followed. His replies were also evant In majority of questions he said he “didn't r Mr, Stubbe admitted that there was an agreement bet Pact fle roada on fruit shipments, but said he knew nothing of the alleged merger of his two roads, other than what he had seen in the news papers. Stubbs, who ts currently believed to be @ director in the traf- fic affairs of the merger of Northwestern roads, said there had been “no change in the rates of his lines «ince the merger was first discussed |by the press.” His statements at times were rather conflicting. 4 me and was the ba, AN ACCIDENT TO STMR. GREYHOUND At? steamer E. 1. from | 4s # her moorings and | be swung around to the northward, col liding with the steamer Grey The Greyhound broke loo@e at stern and swung out into the stream, pping her bow haws o'clock this afternoon the old | m Smith broke lo at Coleman pier e gale at the time, ASSAULT tify as he a talked TO MURDE Charles Iddings on Tr the Superior Court u've got pI t exactly j no com ment uck fe a Car Kdward I Iddings 1s on trial in the perior ¢ uit with int to commit murder, ‘The prosecuting mag Haggart The | ele Chas urt for asm ster, an employe extent of his injur- Iddings owns ing. He ts oy r younger man than Haggart understanding be ning the divisi 6 troupié. On 6 Better Street Car Service under th liqu The tw n friendly way fora few minutes, ¥ Haggart said he was going ket fence on the line. a do, I'll knock Arop, om The city council, which et last night a# a committe of the whole to discuss the Kl urned without taking Seattle trie, Compan any action, 8 no quorur is fully pre present ighbors found ‘ed ning eo will m ance of the state's at “the counall chamber last mabe FRIDAY EVE and your breath, It was e to chip No Action Taken Last Night for was toon bb atter of for certain lines of ING, JAN OLD BOREAS Traffic Blocked—Te Uncertain General Beauticul snow! @rystalizod vapor mantied the earth @t daylight this mor and more r past mid treaty Several inches of) ng “Cold hara another the freexe was skilfully ed. Still the we everybody rometh athe depth of 1 Linky News From Home It be Like news fre whose nativit frigid fones. The touch of win 1 cll of Southern inter rain it white at any » foot or > anticipa When the precipitati her cjtizens ¢ with Yet happy. y can the majority of people |: ‘The mintatore Ditseart wht towing since the middle Ibe a all day swabop wha proc aime ally one If It kee Car Traffic Interrupted , Not for three years have the resi * of the city and ite subur red much « lack of et ATTEMPTS TO KILL KING Jan. A din. received from V1 that an attempt was Assagsinate Kin LONDO! attack nl @ The digpatch say: made by an a trated urred tn ah was walking in attempt a park inspecto with the king grappl fan and held him wi police arrested him king was unburt VENEZUELA MENACED France to Make Naval Demonstration WILLEMS Jan. 2. in outsid believed a “a ‘AD Inland now at F gn mediate The cause of the d & protest made by Moi a French subject, who was ref permission t a government, He country to protest against ure at general, Mat ti $3 to Ris father with all legal ob- Veneauelan governine crestat permission to ground that he had b with Matos th ‘ol of th pert involved __ANOTHER ANCISCO, 1 wan: fou he early ‘a bullet h ad upor rning with | I, a was taken for a aed start | ed to run when th to halt ‘ RE-ELECTED INDIANAPOLIS he United Miners’ convention. to day called for the election of offi. | cers, and without a change re-elect. | ed Prosdent Mitchell and Secretary | Wilson, ax well a# the old executive board, The ele were with as great ended tt hich all against the officers were repudiated. Ind,, Jan arn u was giv | | UARY 1902. BRINGS 24, FROM THE NORTH A SNOW-WHITE GOBLIN | Being Unaccustomed to Affairs Like Snowstorms, People| About the City Have High Old Times —Street Car lephone Connections Very Bad—Marine Movements and Things ly Upset nervice as they are experiencing to day. The heavy fall of snow & this morning Many to the extent c Instances of enforce oulting to y durin Individuals. are em 4 in the city who reside some distances away, were con ined to waik through the snow and suffer a chilling wind in order who but osiness.. In meost were enabled to jourr |apective terminals, but the jimtensity of the stor | them returning to the ol of whom rth had they re enene of spel andon thelr prop mode of ance and take to the nidewalke. A Waik From InterBay (On the Ballard tr « wer The James bably running wm ny other. Th Hivision was mtarted early day. At Harrison to towr i” pr than the three.) APPEAL TO |Americans in Cuba Ask’ Consideration WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. %4 The following cablegram was recet ed today by Bpeaker Henderson frot the American Club of H ¢ the foliowing re American intere Cuba, amounting to about $80, demand help from the An ernment in this moment are on the verge of a financi With rectprocity Cuban {mi American manufactured § @ WOUIA increase $30,000,000 within tha next year whi ot As American tr are working for the upb « uba, an well as for the Interests ur home country, stasratto It te expected the letter will have an important bearing on the legia lation Which 1s now before the house. and there i# a probability that it will open the way f Treaty Signed The treaty between Denmark and he United States f¢ of the Danish West ntry, Was #lgne Secretary Hay and Brun It will Indies to 1 this morning Danish MM nt t Ite ape the senate May Decline The I rats of the caucus tonight, Aith: ment has been reached e resolution t claring it to the sense = that it t within the tno? of Dent s of the rmulate @ party platf ROBBERY AT RENTON Three Masked Men Hold Up Menford’s Saloon moc house will ugh no agree it is beltev adopted di k night three 4 Drune & Me at Renton, and at th iver went through the getting ab masked ford’s saloon, point of a re cash register er and two ut $29. TI ired twe |24-callber revolvers from behind the ba There were three men in the besides the bartender when the rob: bers entered, Their work was done very quickly and they had disap: peared when the alarm was given. rwo deputy sheriffs are at Renton on_the case UMATILLA ARRIVES The Umatilla arrived this morning |from San Francisco e was in the |stream an hour before she was able to dock, She brought 900 tons of elght and 40 passengers to this port Her officer : very Pieamant trip. until this morning when the ship ran into the storm The Queer cisco this morning a large eargo and n sailed for San Fran at 9 o'clock with BANK CLEARANCES wnces Balances , | aaciehacanee CORERRKETCAE CECE K ECE A) TAR. night, » y fair ADAMS & BLANCHARD 719 Second Ave., Hinckley Block IF IT IS We want you to come in and look over the new arrivals in golfers, yachting caps, automobiles caps fot men—caps for boys. We think you'll find anything that need or fancy may dictate. It’s a new lot we are telling you of. They have come direct from the factory to us—we’ve paid cash for them, that’s a saving to you. NEW OXFORD HATS.. . . $3.50 NEW CHELTENHAM HATS . $2.50 | ADAMS« BLANCHARD 739 Seceni Ave., Hinckley Block - | $OOO0999 99909900990 990099 99990009009 00009 OOSOO® SAVE THE FRUIT. To do this y and spray they are Brown's Tree Up. A nt bi epraying solution. Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. ¢ 627 First Avenue wash while a must watch, the bugs now, sap Curis ‘em Right x makes a barrel of OOOO OO Lerorerereres OD EOE OOOOH OHO 1 O4O 1! © O9O1O1O8O pc ac cl At ttc ttt titottntintinntntrcntnctetncivted 4 Raturday Specials on Sale All Day. The Sudden Fall of Snow Caused hundreds to think of the Underwear Sale atThe Leader. Our big purchase of the Berlin Cloak and Suit Company's Underwear Stock Could not pave happened at a better season of the year, and all we if you want Ladies’, Men's or Children’s eter thi you an opportunity that was never in Seattle- snow the bigger the crowds will be at th! cia Sees pi Bon Marca Deginees theta 000 1413 Second Avenue Come in From the Snow wicca” Our Good Coffee SERVED WITH BEST COFFER CAKE IN THE CITY. Our January Clearance Sale IS NOW NEARING ITS FINISH ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT furnaces and summer fron elther In oxidized copper or old beautifully designed. We t up complete for the during this clearance sale. GAS GRATES. tem, either 30x30 or 24x30 or Diack wrought Patent accumulating gas es- cape, NATIONAL GRATE The best grate for the money on the market. Double dampers, ined in back with 2-inch fire brick, shaker grate, swelled fronts, in either black or ox- idized ‘copper COMBINATION GRATE Combination Grates, cast-iron egular pric price, $18.00. PORTABLE Hither in bl black brass, solid brass’ and many other’ designs; all on castors #0 that they are easily moved 10 and 15 per Aiscount $ Regular price, $2 fensance } ale price, $17.60. and Z.C. MILES & PIPER COMP’Y! 1021-1023 First Avenue, Cor. Spring. THE LARGEST STOVE HOUSE IN THE NORTHWEST erececcese 120, 122 Pike Street Wholesale and Retail Prepare tor the Snow Keep your feet warm, and be comfortable. Three’ special ings in Ladies’ Woolen duced from n Hose, pair, and Storm Skirts. > Specials. Ke Cloth full in Rainy palr—Ladies’ All-Wool Seamless Hose, reduced — $4.00 y from. 35¢ Skirt, to R275. pair Ladies’ Fine Cash- $6.00 All-Wool Heavy Cloth mere Hose, full finished, re Skirt, now $4.00. Juced from 40¢ Also a full line of finer Skirts t pair — Ladies’ Heavy from $4.00 to $10.00, all sold Ribbed All-Wool Hose, re at reduced prices. PPPPPPHTHPPPPPHPHPPPRPPPE APDIP PROPIA RODR RADE RD ZZ. MOM UI CM, ye —— if 1t Is Sporting Goods of Any Kind See Us COING RORTHRUP CO,, B04 Firat Ave. POPSPOSOOSONSES OOS < VE OSSOOE LE IZED CRRREREEERCECERRECERCERSCCeCRRCREREE SERRERE RRR EH 33 _!PCREEECEEE EEE CORE ECAR EEE EID DFTDD2 - 1E Only Paper in Dares to Print the News attle That s Down, and long time fgr balance will buy thirty acres of good gar den land, easily cleared, situated on g004 county road and within eany reach of Seattle, Herbert 5. Upper 12 and 13 Schewerman Block First Avenue and Cherry St. LION CLOTHING HOUSE Two Rousing Bargains in Men’s Suits and ae All our $7.5 $10.00 Me Overcoats 85.00. our $12.0 and $15.00 Sults and Over- 7.50. Special for Saturday Only To clean up all odds and and its and all Men's Che: and shirts, fots, Twi Gingham, Cassimere Se EACH, Sizes 14% and 15. Regular $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Cassimere and Flan- nel Overshirts, 7Se BACH, Sizes 14% and ‘16. If you want a real bargain, come in, and you will get Just what is advertised. Lion Clothing House 220-222 First Ave. South CORNER MAIN You (an Bank On the unvarying excellence of every instrument in this stock, because each is strongly fortified by quality, Through long experience we choose the best makes and our popular prices keep them moving. Our long credit preposition ts = veritable Aladdin’s Lamp: rub it and your piano wishes become instant realities. Several Good Bargains in Second Hand Pianos D. $. Johnston (©, 903 Second Avenue Burke Building Nobody has been able to tell why people like or dis- \like—some people attract- ing, some repelling. The jsame with pianos —some charm, others irritate. You know it. | the Simeroon or" the ‘Gre | you instinctively love t Come in and hear them, STEINWAY DEALERS : Sherman, Clay & Co. FINE PIANOS Tl Second Ave., Seattle B. Chase, amer Piano tones, Glass & Dice CASH HOUSE Just while the snow is on, to keep things moving, we offer you a very large, meaty prune, the kind that usually sells for 3 pounds for 260, our price Se per pound Rolled Oats, the world-re- nowned Atlas Oats, 2 packages for 2 Canne Brand, the finest, Lakeside tor 1Be pei 2 lbs. Fancy Butte 1428 Second Av. FINS ND SILVE RWARE Albert Hansen [2%.. Avenwe Phe Jewelry house in the | Northwest.