TtiE m Globs—l 2-19-1900. PIANOLAmnZ r-inIwULH pb&nq The PIANOLA will enable every Owner of a piano to play upon his instrument whenever he desires. Not only this, but every memoer of the iam;ly can also play upon it. The PIANOLO is the only thing whkh warrants the investment in a piano by nine-tenths of those who own them. At least it is the only thing which makes a pi?no worth a hundred cents ilar. Perhaps you or your wife or your daughter "play a little," but the'dif- ference between playing a little and playing everything you wish is consid- S,3.^-} 1 ls worth thinking about. Th- PIANOLA supplies the deficiency. It even makes no difference if you do not know one note from another. The fingers of the PIANOLA rest upon the piano keys, and strike the notes for you just as they are printed on the music sheet. i experience all the pleasure of hand-pla\ ing, because you control the expression, which is the scul of music. Before deciding upon the purchase of a piano, you should hear the PI- ANOLA. It is on exhibition at cur warerooms. You may wish to buy a PIANOLA and invest less money than you originally intended in the piano itself, and get the full benefit of it; or may even wish to rent a piano *•* irily and purchase the ability to pHIy upon it anything you desire whenever your mood calls "for it. It Id be at lea.'t judicicus to hear the PIANOLA. It is an elegant Christmas gift. Call any evening this week, if more con- venient. PRICE $250. CAN BE BOUGHT ON INSTALLMENTS. W.J.BYER&BRO. Largest Music House in the Northwest. Solo Agents fcr Steinway and Krisbe Pianos. 17 West Fifth St,. ST. PAUL MINN, Stiliwater News. Boyd Doddridre came down from Gor- don yesterday, and says that the report of his approaching marriage. Dec. 31, is a falsehood, manufactured out of whole cloth by a practical joker. Mr. Doddridge is considerably disturbed over the aftair, and says he doesn't thank the fellow who \u25a0was responsible for the report. The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Kea'.ey, of St. Paul, the mother of Mrs. T. H. Yar- nall, arrived here yesterday forenoon, and were taken to Fairvew cemetery, wh2rc the interment occurred. Michael Donovan, a well known cook, \u25a0who resided at Oak Park for many years, died at the city hospital Monday n!ght of heart disease. He had been .n poor health for some time. Deceased was about fifty-live years of age, and is survived by an only daughter. Judge TYilliston, of Red "Wir.g, -yIU re- turn to Stillwater tomorrow to resume the hearing of the action brought by K. D. Farmer and Horace Voligny, to "restrain the city from carrying out its contract •with the Stillwater water company. The hearing will probably be completed this week. The peculiar weather conditions of the past few days causes an element of un- certainty among the loggers. A '.veil known logger stated yesterday that this is excellent skidding weather, out that the fellows who have been hauling on ice roads will find it necessary to -jult. Con- tinuing, he sad that the thaw rmgnt prove of vast benefit to loggers, provided it is followed by cold weather -undent to freez the swamps over xhich leads must be hauled. St. John's lodge, A. F. and A. M.. No. I. elected officers Monday evening as fol- lows: Worshipful master, W. C. Mastc-r- --man; senior wnrden. H. W. Davis; lunior warden. H. S. Smith: secretary, Dr. F. A. Lenox; treasurer, Thomas H. Warren. YOIXG BAXDIT SEXTEXCED. Seventeen-Year-Old Earl Mosher Gels Five Years. L.A CROSSE, Wis., D e Earl Moth- er, seventeen years old, tli? selr-eonfes-- ed assailant of CaTl Grover, a?ed scvtn- ty-two years, pleaded purity in the cir- cuit court at Viroqua this morning to a charge of assault to do great bdilv harm, and -was sentenced to five years in the state's prison. TOWS WIPED OUT. Business Part of Elk Point, S. D., Destroyed by Fire. SIOUX CITY. 10.. Dec. Is.—Fire at Elk Point, S. D., today destrcved the entire business portion of the town, mv ilv'ng- a loss estimated at $153,000. Krags for Militiamen. DES MOINES. 10., Dec. 18.— Ad.it Gen. Byers. who was in Washington last week, received assurances from ihe ordnance bureau of the war department that the national guard regiments would be equip- ped with Krag-Jorgensen rifles in the next six months. - Not only is the guard of all the states to be given a modern magazine gun. suoh as is used by the - regulars, but the war department intends to follow a different policy hereafter in respect to state troops. Gen. Miles as- sured Gen. Byers it was the intention hereafter to equip the guard of the states the same as the regular army and fit it to take the field on twenty-four hours* notice, if necessary. The general said it - w;is on the national guard that reliance would have to be placed b.y the govern \u25a0 ment in case of any sudden danger. Wedding in Washington. WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—M:s? Lotta France? Smith, daughter of Bartholomew F. Smith, of Washington, and John John- stone Boobar, of St. Cloud, Minn., were married at the residence of the bride's parents today at noon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. Barton, of St. John's Episcopal church, who was for a time rector of the Episcopal church tt St. Cloud. Child Burned to Death. RED LAKE FALLS, Minn.. Dec. IS— The two-year-old son of Joseph Du- charme, a prominent farmer living six miles south of the city, died last nieht * from the effects of burn?. His mother went out after a paii of water and, re- turning five minutes later, was met by the child enveloped in flames and burned all over the body. The mother's hands were burned in tearing off the child's clothes. Protest From Lass Lake. CASS LAKE. Minn., Dec. 18.—At a meeting of the Cass Lake Business Men's association, and also at a mass meeting of the citizens, strong resolutions were jointly adopted protesting against the ac- tions of various Interests at Washington tending to the annulment of the con- tracts recently made by Capt. W A, Mercer for the cutting of 'dead and down" timber on the Leech Lake Chip- pewa reservation, and also condemning the action of those seeking to establish a national park. What Shall We fiiiiriiiß Have for Dessert? This question arises in the family \u2666very day. Let us answer itto-day. Try Jell-O, a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre- pared in tw© minutes. No boiling"! no baking! add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: —Lemon, Orange, Ras- pberry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day, xo cts. FOR THE SOITH DAKOTA TXITED STATES SEXATOR- SHIP WHAT THE SOLONS WILL DO Appropriations to Be Made by the Legislature Expected to Reach a Million and a. Quarter. PIERRE, S. D., Dec. IS.—The senator- ial situation remains unchanged. Gamble is in the lead, and all talk Is Gamble ag-ainst the field. While there is no doubt a strong- sentiment in favor of some other man than Gamble, there is also no question that up to the present the chances are greatly in his favor. The move toward changes in the in- corporation laws will be in the line of in- creasing- the filing- fees to no less than $25 and to requiring the keeping- of a duplicate set of books at the head office as announced in the articles. At pres- ent all the business of the company may- be tranacted at any branch office, and any number of branch offices may be established. The appropriations asked from the coming session will reach approximately a million and a quarter, a,nd will proba- bly go beyond that figure. The total general appropriation bill of two years ago was $591,750, besides a number of bpecial appropriations. The amount asked for in the general appropriation bill of this session will De over a million dollars. Besides the institutions provided for at the last session there will be the blind asylum at Gary, the hospital for feeble- minded at Redfield, and the school of technology at Aberdeen, which will add to the total The report of the state auditor calls at- tention to the fact that while a tax for judicial purposes was levied on unor- ganized counties, and a large amount of it collected, out a small part of it was I turned into the state treasury, as pro- I vided by the bill which called for such, a levy. The residents of this portion of Stanley county, which was in the "unor- ganized portion before the consolidation j bill was passed, have begun suit against j the county to recover $19,000 of such tax, which, they allege, has never been ac- | counted for. This suit will be closely watched by other interested persons, and in case the county is forced to refund, similar suits will be commenced against other counties which are in the same list. A report has been started in regard to attempted legislation by the large stock owners to give them an advantage over the small holders on the range country. "While there is no doubt that the owners of large herds would be pleased to secure such action, they can have no hope of carrying it through. The small own- ! ers are far in the lead in point of in- j dividual numbers, and probably in the aggregate represent as many cattle, if not morp, than do the heavy owners, and any effort to secure such legislation as has been Alleged would find a grave in the legislative boneyard. GOOD ROADS IX CANADA. Concerted Action Looking to Their Betterment in British Columbia. GRAND FORKS, B. C. Dec. 24.—<Spe- ' cial Correspondence.)—A meeting of the residents of this city and vicinity was ! held yesterday afternoon lor the purpose of taking action toward supporting the "good roads'' movement which is now b.±- ing agitated in various portions of the I province. After a general discussion a ! strong letter of sympathy with the good j roads' movement was adopted and a copy j forwarded to the office of the Good RaOs association in Victoiia. More informa- tion and literature bearing on this sub- ject are asked for, and on their receipt a meeting will be called for the purpose of organizing local committees to assist in the movement. Development work is progressing on th<? Chicago claim, which is located on Ob- servation mountain, within half a mile of this city. A lead from 25 to 30 feet wide is traceable for 1.500 feet on the surface, and a shaft is now being sunk upon it and a tunnel run to cro=scut it. Assays run from ?2.C0 to $43 in gold, silver ana copper, and the owners are confident ( t developing a mine. The property is own- ed by William Wilde, E. E. Kreugle and W. G. McLennan, of Columbia. Mackenzie &. Mann have resumed work on the Emma claim in Summit camp, ad- joining the Oro Donor'o. The one hundred foot shaft is tc be pumped out and cross- cuts run, and the "railroad" ledge, which was exposed in a cut of the Phoenix spur of the Canadian Pacific railroad, is al.o being stripped. DAM AT till AX D RAPIDS. Dam Building to F»rnish Power fo* Bi» Pnlp and Paper Mill. GRAND RAPIDS. Minn.. Dec. IS. — (Special.)— The people of Grand Rapids are today rejoicing in the fact thru work has commenced on the construction of the big dam across the Mississippi. Op- erations will be pushed until the pulp and paper mill is completed, which will i be next summer. Our public spirited cit- izens who have engineered the deal through so successfully are deserving of every credit. The village council has left nothing undone that was calculated to bring here the institution that is now as- sured us. The congressional enactment empower- ing the construction of the dam ;.nd its maintenance could not be legally granted to the village. A private company was ! required to be formed, and so it was that : a number of Grand Rapids citizens band- | ed themselves together for the purpose of laying the foundation that will make such a town as the original founders ] dreamed of. The business men who as- j sumed this great responsibility had no motive except to accomplish the great- est good for the greatest number. To j each member the undertaking has been a personal sacrifice of both time and money. The village council has already ex- pended about $6,000, and an election will ! be held Dec. 24 to legalize this action. ; The approval will be practically unani- i mous. LAYS CRIME TO CIPPS. Ole Gustad Testifies Regardine Mur- der of Ollie Udell. THORPE, Wis., Dee. 38.—(Special.)— The preliminary examination of Arthur Cupps and Ole Gustaci, charged with the murder of Nora Myers, alias Ollie Odell, has been in progress since yesterday. This afternoon. Gustad on the stand, testified to the part he took in the affair, claim- ing that himself and Cupps went to the house as testified to by other witnesses and that Cupps shot the woman immedi- ately after they had entered the house, after which both returned to Stanley and took the early limited train for St. Paul. Cupps followed Gustad on the stand and testified that he did not enter the house, but started for Stanley alone. Gustad overtaking him before he reached that city. Gustad's story of the crime is b2- lieved by nearly all. Both will be bound over ior trial at the April term. IROX ORE SHIPMEXTS. Season's Aggregate From Superior Ports Will Reach 19.000,000 Tons. DULUTH. Minn., Dec. IS.—(Special.)— The shipments of ore from all the ports on Lake Superior for the season of 11C0 were 35.570.310 tons, which is a gain of 660,114 tons over last year. 1-e all-rail movement will probably bring the total up to 19,000,000 tens. Duluth led up to Nov. 1, but since that date Two Harbors went to the front and leads with 4.007.234 tons. Duluth is second, with ;-:.S<S.9SC tens, and Escanaba third, with 3,436.723 toils. Marquette, Ashland, Superior and Gladstone follow in the crder named. JEALOUS OF INTRUDERS. Probably- Fatal Row on the Ice at "Webster City. WEBSTER CITY, 10., Dec. I? .—A seri- ous and, perhaps, fatal stabbing affray occurred at the river on the east side •X the city. Harry Love, whose home is 3® GREAT VARIETY OF Holiday Jewelry and Novelties At from 25 to 50 per cent lower than our usual low prices. * ** V F. H. HARM, 109 EAST SEVENTH. Will Pardon Mrs. Cherney. SORTHWEST XEWS IX BRIEF. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1900, in Illinois, was on the ice with his friend, C. T. Williams, accompanied by a well known WTebster City lady. The trio were made the target for the jeers of a crowd of young toughs, and started to leave the ice, Williams and the young lady be- ing in the lead. The crowd surrounded Love, and finding he was separated from his friends, he began fighting his way through. He closed with two of them and was struck across the head with a skate, at the same time being stabbed in the left side. The blade penetrated the kidney and also entered the lung. He is now at one of the hotels and is in a very precarious condition. The county attorney has taken the matter in hand, but as both Love and Williams are strangers in the city, they do not know who thei* assailants were. SOITH DAKOTA COMPAXIES. Articles of Incorporation Recently Filed r.t Pierre. PIERRE. S. D., Dec. 18.—Articles of In- corporation have been filed for the Mans- field Print Works company, St Brook- ings, with a capital of $25,000. Incorpora- tcrs, T. Arthur Fuller, Louis N. Fuller, Philo Hall. For the Hot Springs Irrigation and Live Stock company, at Hot Springs, with a capital of $56,000. Inoorporators, J. A. Stanley, Charles W. Hargens and S. J. Wood. For the Solomon River Gold Mining company, at Pierre, with a capital of $1,000,000. Incorporators, John B. Col- lins, M. H. Collins and G. V. Pattison. For the Evangelical Luthern church, at Bowdle. Trustees, Fred P. Merkel, Her- man C. Baer and John Kirtterling. For the Woman's Christian Temperance union, at Willow Lake. Trustees, Mrs. Ida G. Chase, Mrs. Clara Bell Baker and Mrs. Lucinda Peck. For the Reward Gold Mining company, at Pierre, with a capital of, $400,003. In- corporators, T. F. McAvoy, F. T. Mar- tens and G. V. Pattison. For the South Dakota Mennonite col- lege, at Freeman. Directors, Cornelius Ewert. Charles Mueller, D. J. Mendel, Johan L. Wiff, Sam Walter, Jacob Wal- tern, Dirk P. Filszen, A. Giving Free- man and Joseph Graber. For the Mount Hamilton Land and Oil company, at Flandreau, with a capital of $1,000,000. Incorporators, John F. Krause, »William N. Krause and E. C. Stowe. For the Morning Star Mining company, at Pierre, with a capital of $250,000. In- corporators, Ralph M. Jacoby, George F. Buck and G. V. Pattison. MADISON. Dec. 18.—Gov. Sco- field has decided to pardon Mrs. Jose- phine Cherney, who is serving a term "of eighteen years in the states prison for murder in the second degree, for the kill- ing of her husband in Kenosha county in 1892. She pleaded guilty without the case going to trial, and her pardon was rec- ommended by Judge Gilson. judge of the circuit court, in 1898, and this recom- mendation is now renewed by him. The governor has decided to commute the sentence of life imprisonment of M. M. Fenner, sent up for murder in 1883, from AYood county. Lyle, Minn.—Daniel Young-, a retired farmer, died at his home In Otranto, three miles southwest. Ottunv.va. lo.—Alza Booker, colored, was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for criminally assaulting a white woman. Dubuque, lo.—Thomas J. McGuire, the attorney who was wounded by the ac- cidental discharge of a revolver Satur- day, is dead. Dubuque. lo.—The story that Father Clark has been left $50,000 by h>s father, en condition that he renounce the priest- hood in the Catholic church, is not true. Winona.Mirm.— Burglars stole two over- coats . from the cheetc room at tna Wl- nona hotel. They also entered the West- licher Herold office and broke opc-n the cash drawer. Estherville, lo.—The residence of Mr. Freeman was destroyed by fire yesterday. His wife burned to death and foul play is suspected. Freeman has been arrest- ed and an inquest is being held. Escanaba, Mich.—lron ore shipments from this port this season amounted to 3.660,919 tons. The Chapin mine shipped the largest amount, 7W..723 tons; 2L'4,155 tons of the total shipped was by rail. Red Wing, Minn.—Mrs. Isabelle Ster- ling has received word of the death of her daughter, wife of Rev. C. C. Lsnth, a missionary to India. Mrs. Lenth was a graduate of Hamline and of the Wi- r.ona normal. Redwood Falls, Minn.—Supt. Kean. o: the United States fish commission, hav- ing in charge a large amount of black bass fry and croppies, arrived here laA week and deposited one-half of the fry in Redwood river. Mason City, lo.—B. M. Kettleson, a larmer thirty-two years old, was struck by the electric cars near Emery last night, four miles west, and ground al- most to a pulp. He was intoxicated and fell asleep on the track. Webster City, lo.—Coroner Hall held an inquest over the body of W. M. Jones, who died at Jewell Junction Monday. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict that he came to his death by excessive drink nad exposure to the cold. Evarts, S. D.—During the past few days Evnrts n.erctiants have been enjoying a big: cash trade from the Standing Rock Indians, who came from seventy-five miles up the Grand river to do their trading here. Murray, lo.—A trestle over the Burling- ton road gave way, subjecting four men to a fall of fifty feet. John Dozle was killed instantly and three others were sericusly injured. As they fell in soft earth and water the shock was broken and they may recover. Fort Dodge. lo.—This city is becom- ing alarmed about an outbreak of small- pox. One case has been reported within the city limits, and three cases at Ho- mer, just south of the city. Badger, a small place north, is suffering from an epidemic of scarlet fever. Atlantic. lo.—Rev. Mr. Grace, pastor cf the Griswold Presbyterian church, was placed on trial yesterday, charged with undue intimacy with a fair member of his flock. He protests he is innocent, and it was at his urgent request that the investigation was begun. Albert Lea, Minn.—Sheriff Mitchell went to Oakland and brought back aa unknown man who is a raving maniac. On the way up he made a sudden lunge for the car window and thrust his head through the glass, cutting his face. He is about thirty years of age and former- ly resided at Minnesota Lake. Detroit, Minn.—Herman Tietgen, aged about eighteen years, while attempting to board a moving freight train at West's ice chute, three miles east of town, slipped and went under the train. A companion grabbed him, but was too late and one foot was cut off and the other one crushed so that the front part had to be amputated. Duluth, Minn.—The city is expected to j take early action to raise the municipal building one story, in order that the wa- ler and light departments may be ac- commodated, both for offices, display rooms, stables, etc The Marshall- Wells Hardware company is building a I large harness factory in connection with its wholesale stores. Grand Rapids, Minn.—Charles Crooks was brought down from, one of J. P Sims' camp? as a patient to St. Bene- dict's hospital, on which institution he held a ticket. The appearance of Crooks aroused the suspicions of the attendants at the hopital. He was sent to Dr. Gil- bert, who made an examination, and im- mediately pronounced the patient suffer- ing from an attack of smallpox. Health Officer Russell was next appealed to and the sufferer was taken to the log build- ing at the foot of Leland avenue, on Fir=t street. IE 1011 CHARGE RAILROAD AND "WAREHOUSE COM- MISSION* FAVORS PUBLIC OWX- ERSHIP OF RAILROADS BELIEF FOE EXISTING HIS Suffer as Long as Private Property Rights Are It Urges That Pnblie Interests Most The following statement pertaining to the organization and work of the state railroad and warehouse commission has been taken from the annual report of that body, the statistical portion of \u25a0which was published in the Globe Sat- urday. The report in full has not yet been officially published t>y the commis- sion. In the following review the commis- sion calls attention to the prerogative placed in its hands by the legislature of 1897, by which it is empowered to examine into the reasonableness of railroad tar- iffs, as "one of the most potent weapons ever put into the hands of any commis- sion charged with the protection of the commercial interests of the people at large." Attention is also directed to the recent examinations of grain and merchandise rates as examples of the exercise of this new power. The commission makes a recommendation on the basis of these hearings as an amendment to the law, in which it is held that if the statute permitted them to consider the whole railroad system of the state as a unit and place their order upon a broader basis their usefulness would be greatly augmented: ORGANIZATION, The commission, as now constituted is as follows: * irS6o^ U Beker appointed January, 1K», for a term, of tnree years, and XI J. ivnox, appointed January, lavK) for a term 01 one year. \u0084 . . _. , The term or George L. Becker' expires by limitation January, 1901. V ,-., Ugh the action of the legislature of 181W, in enacting chapter 3J* of the General Laws of tnat year, makinir the commission an elective body, the term or I>. M. Rmgdal was maae to expire January, 1901; T. J. Knox, having- been appointed to the one-year term, created by the same act, his term expires by limitation January, 19ftk \>;? WORK OF THE COMMISSION. The work of the commission for th« !S?n-- year has been in some measure along new lines. The legislature of 1597 amended the law governing the work if tne commission by providing that th« commission might proceed upon their own motion to investigate the reasonableness or the tariffs of rates ' fares and classifica- tions filed in their office,-although no comp.aint had been made. Jan 2.? 19C0 the commission adopted a resolution un- der the terms of which t they proceeded J^a aavantage of this feature of the law. A number of hearings were had at which the reasonabl^esT of the rates !«L^ c transP°rtation of grain and ilax &eed from stations on the various lines of railroads in the southwestern portion of the state were inquired into. The com- missioners were of the opinion that these rates were to high. ,-lt is truV that Tuh °fS 1'il cS™P lail« had 'been lodged with them. But that is hardly to be S«t en oaSth ?V; dev nCe that the r^es 1 w t rl just, or that they were, so regarded by any considerable number of people af- th*m It is. a well known fact that commercial interests are very t£ to^SE & Caii transP^tation companies rhrht* tn ?„<° . ustlce to enforce their rights to fair treatment. "Whether thio ho^%h fear of retribution ?r frJm hope that patient suffering may brine i its reward, in the course of S, ir if l inauiS 6 int UolD^ o£ this commission to mqujre into. .We .merely cite the fart XS"I- 'T? 61:"111 Pursuits bftolihom W^Pf^ LJ^£ Sd her'i«. thC 3UStmcat'^"M S°^'Sl« That this amendment is one of the mo=t potent weapons ever put into theh^nds tecfion oomiSSiOnr iSSiOn cl^ged with th pro! KSK? 2 fif^^^g"? d^ sb -s which attended its u^ in !MS fntpi^rtn^faertnaf ute was without preteden" and larlefy In realms'"^ £™;Vt XCV5 Sion into unknown" realms, it brought about a reduction in transportation rates on the states' most stapte products, which will aggregate hundreds of thousands of dollarYfJer an! fJt^ hve rans P°rtation companies af- iected by the reduction regarded it as the fact XVta^ c iS to belnf^ "rom the fact that + they accepted it withou* urst resorting to the courts to prevent ii«s Had they : looked nnon either the reduction itself or the amoSrt gg" af uni usl ly- affectto|.?he rfghSS interests of their stockholders: it is to" be assumed that they would have ap- pealed to the courts to protect them. P t-^i +k the &rain rate casfe had been set- tied the commission took up the question ot .rates A for the distribution of merchan- fiw in ;Vi c^ mmation- of the tariffs on i.ciJ? l* c office of th commission dis- il^ thJ*- fact that manufacturers and jobbers ucmg business^in.the larger cit- ies of the state were distributing their fh°nS^ nder tariffs which were lower than those which their • competitors at the smaller distributing.., points had tO submit to. This tne commission believed + lKObf a vio'atl of both the 1. spirit and the letter, of the laws ; of the state pro- At^^v S railr(>a<l rate discriminations. -Whether, as a legal proposition, the po- sition of the commission be accepte-3 as conformable to our statute, there can be no oiversity opinion as to the practi- cal effect of the deserimination upon the industries tv which it applies. Our com- mercial classes toe well-understand this to need any extended argument upon tLe question here. They know, from practi- cal everyday experience, that a discrim- ination of a small percentage in the rat« of transportation for or against a per- son or place is sufficient, often, to doeide between success or failure of his or its business enterprise. This commission called the attention of the railroad com- panies doing business within the state to the discriminations above cited, and de- manded of them that these be removed. After a number of conferences a tariff of rates was agreed to and put in force by each company, against whom i the com- mission found, after a careful investiga- tion, that cause for complaint on this score existed. The tariffs thus put in force are based, so near as may be, upon the tariffs in force from the Twin Cities over the same lines, in the same direc- tion. This places all, the distributing points In the state upon an equal basis,- so far as rates within the state are con- cerned. This commission confidently be- lieves that tnis adjustment of merchan- dise rates, if permanently adhered to, will result in great good to all legitimate business interests of the state by permit- ting the development of .the natural re- sources and commercial advantages of all localities where such are shown to ex- ist, . " •' - • . 1 ;;»V< •.."•.: In addition to the fixing of the tariff of rates, the question of classification en- gaged the attenticn oi the commission." It is a well known fact that the mere fix- ing of rates without any action being taken with, regard to the '- classification under which they are made to-apply, is of little x>r no value. Such partial action leaves the railroad companies free, when- ever they see fit, to renSe^ any tariff of rates nugatory by a change in the clas- sification. \u0084.,<...--• In order to prevent possibility-of such a contingency ai*fetng^ the commis- sion fixed the classification, by an order which imposes upon i&e companies : af- fected ; thereby - the necessity of aoplyin* to . the railroad and warehouse commis- - sioners for authority^ before a change in their classification isjnade. - SOME RECOMMEXr^ATipNS MADE. In connection with this, merchandise Mrs. Wlaiiow'g Soothing Syrup Has been used for over FIFTY YEAR 3 by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their - CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, AX.LAYS ail PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. .Win«low*» Soothing Syrup." and take no other kind. Twenty-five cent* a bbttl*. rate inquiry we "would respectfully call attention to a defect in the law as it now stands. Cash for S. D. Schools. 3 %. 1 II era t|~?3l £1 flrj V On SSE^EJS \u25a0 \u25a0 55%^ \u25a0 iK*Slcsr« ~ &; " i¥oS C 3 3 ESvSaOj >> irfjL Jt^^Jr^SffirjgiPt^^y^^ >? WX J \u25a0©•\u25a0 i Continuing Until Christmas •. • • The Golden Rule Will Be Open Evenings. Children, l^^^^^j^^s" 1^1 i /\m nere ft^^DQUART^^, My reception hoars will be W^ r^^/ r\ \^ \ vitation to come with the chil- Q V^^k^^r^r&&7/^ MAJmI dren so they can tell dear old \^ litiSftlS Santa what the}^ want for Christ- | *^^-®_/i^N^N«'«i^% mas. Make a thorough inspec- , " i^^^^^^w" tion of the Toy department and 1 iit>V Uf^^^wr^?^ our Holiday stocks. Christmas &' . Ifj IW -^jßK^^^V-W time for years has found us with *ii*i"Mlif'Wf|l ' iUi s r fk "^\!fl!i plenty to talk about, but there il-iNjiiJi}!.'/^f^^^Sgi seems to be no limit to the good -fll\l{f| |!Jl| llrff m-sWiiß&\ '\u25a0*>Sfe^S^l T/ things this season to which we iilV^ ISra^a ' &vFJk& R^^lKSa would like to call your atten- ' $11 BtT^]^ Our large Basement with the I^^^^^^^^^fJ XwSwlS completeness. We are sure it V^/y^rrnZ? ]^^^^^S^u)^L. ' r^ftTx great many to see the great im- V^' J I i^/^s^S^^^ Wjjj* t, —^"^\ provements in our lower floors. &~V £ Ml \\ m We're not going to talk about JBm 7^ -t\ \£^ prices today, but simply to give mSs J :'^^^^Ji^^^ 1 you an idea of the Toy depart- llffil'L M_ y/ m < ment, that you may know where i^i ' Iff *^ f^^**^ to find the various things when *" * you get ready to purchase. Don't stay away because you are not ready to buy. It will pay you well to go through and see, and we wiil be pleased to have you do so. If the commissioners were authorized to consider the whole railroad system of the state, as a unit, and to place their order upon a broader basis, their useful- ness would be greatly augmented. As the statute now stands, it is open to question whether the commissioners can take that comprehensive view of a case coming- before them which the urgent needs of our commercial interests re- quire, and whether they are not con- fined, in making an order, to the narrow range of experience and the lack of di- versity in conditions which may happen to affect the road to which the order, in each particular case, is directed. "With the law in its present condition an order within statutory limits which would be of material benefit to the mercantile elapses might prove ruinous to some rail- road properties. Were the statute so amended as to permit the commissioners to take notice of those general conditions which do not directly effect most lines, while they may indirectly effect all. they would be in a much better position to compel fair treatment of all shippers than they are now. Sound public policy demands that this power should be grant- ed through such laws as the legislature may deem best suited to accomplish the purpose sought. This commission is not sure that Its whole duty, under the statute, has been exercised with regard to reports when it has pointed out the defects which render imperfect the enforcement of the present system of railroad regulation. If, in their opinion, the system itself is one based upon wrong principles, and by reason thereof is incompetent to carry out its full purpose—the insuring of fair and just treatment of all shippers—they cannot convince themselves that they would be doing their full duty to the peo- ple of the state, whose servants they are, did they, by their silence, lead these to believe that the system itself is good an<j that minor details alone need legislative attention. FAVORS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. This is the situation that confronts this commission. Their every effort to gain for the people of the state the right of equal participation in the benefits to be derived from those public cr quasi- public enterprises which come under their jurisdiction have brought them to a fuH- er realization of the futility of attempt- ing to harmonize private property rights in public utilities with the rights of the public to adequate, equal and reasonab'e use of those utilities. If property ri?ht? are to be the dominant force behind them, the public interests must suffer. Upon the other hand, it be conceded that their first duties are to the public, pri- vate property interests must be subor- dinated. The commission sees no escape from this conclusion. They are convinc- ed, therefore, that the only remedy for those discriminations, from which the va- rious business interests suffer, that will prove adequate and sufficient, at the f-ame time that it will not prove burden- some to private property interests, Is public ownership and operation of rail- roads. Whether this end should be sought within the limits and jurisdiction of the state is a question for future considera- tion, resting largely upon the action tak- en by our federal authorities. If the way op«ns to federal control, th:n ! the state might escape the duty of un- dertaking the enterprise for itself. On the other hand. If, as seems obvious, fed- eral control is a remedy too remote to enter into immediate calculations, the question arises as to not only the pow- ers, legal and practical of the state, to engage in this public business on its own account, but also, of its duty to the va- ried Interests of its citizens. It may not be out of place here—in- deed, we believe it entirely appropriate- to call attention to the exceptionally fa- vorable situation of this state to "meet the necessities of the case. On our east- ern boundary we touch a great natural waterway—the great lakes—which now is only one step removed from a \u25a0world highway. That it will assume the latter character In the comparatively near fu- ture there is ample cause to expejt. When that day comes—if not at the pres- ent moment—the state of Minnesota will be in a position, if its interests are en- trusted to the care of wise and enlight- ened citizens, to solve the transporta- tion question for itself, without waiting for the slow and cumbersome machinery of our federal government to come to its aid. That the people of this state will be called upon at no very distant day to meet the question of transportation, on a broader and more comprehensive field than that which now obtains, this com- mission has not the slightest doubt. In order that they may have the benefit of such slight observations and experience as this commission has had the fortune in the prosecution of their official duties to make and acquire, these suggestions are made. If, when the necessity for more comprehensive and adequate legis- lation becomes imperative, they should contribute even remotely to a successful solution of this much vexed question, the members of this commission will ftel highly gratified. PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 18.—The state land department today apportioned $>4,4t3 among the counties of the state for school purposes. This is apportioned on a basis of the school population, which has in- creased over 4,600 the past year. The present apportionment will give 45 cent 3 per capita to the funds of the various counties. Homesteaders Indicted. RAPID CITY; S. I D., Dec. IS.—lnstruc- j tions have been received at the local land '\u25a0 office from the general land commission- er at Washington to stop receiving home- stead entries on the Black Hills forest reserve after the ninety days' limit. F r some time past the. government has • al- JuVml owners of homesteads in the for- est reserve to turn them in, providing a certain amount -of improvements had been made, in return for which they re- ceived government script. A great many entries have been made, which has kept the land office very busy. Of late some of the homestead owners have bee ."ass ; moTe or less dishonest in > their rep e- sentations of improvements. Spec iai Agent Green has made a careful inspec- tion of some of the fraudulent claims anl he ' has indicted fourteen men to appear before the next term of the federal court in Deadwood. ' .^BM. EAP AT THE PRINCE. London's Reverend Editor Objects : to Princely Gambling-. . LONDON, Dec. 18.—Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, pastor of the City Temple, who has assumed for a week . the editorship of the London Sun; in today's issue of the paper, tinder the heading:, ."Betting and Gambling-. Forecasts," tilts at the Prince of Wales and Lord Rcsebery as follows: ;\u25a0 - V ' "Woe to any country in which the heirs to the throne and prime; ministers favor the race course, as it exists among us ! today. If princes are guilty, it is a poor I consolation for us to rebuke peasants. If the premium can blaspheme, he has \u25a0.r.o right to rebuke ribaldry on the" street. I would rather have- as premier r«. man of solid character than one of brilliant mind addicted to habits that may have, the ef- fect of a pestilence upon the rising gen- eration." • "~ - ' : WEATHEB FOIL TODAY. ; Minnesota, Wisconsin ' and lowa—Fair Wednesday and Thursday; fresh wester- .ly winds. :. . ' -. . : The D'akotas—Fair Wednesday and Thursday westerly winds. . - v \u25a0 -•"'. Montana—Fair Wednesday and Thurs- day; west to south winds. ST. PAUL. Yesterday's observations, taken by the United States weather bureau. St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer, for the twenty- four hours ended at 7 - o'clock last night. —Barometer corrected for temperature and elevation. - \u0084 , '--. -\u0084.-... " Highest temperature '..1.'UV.V.'.?....... 42 Lowest temperature .................... 32 Average temperature 36 Daily range ......: 10 Barometer ..'..*;:..:..'... *...1'.'.Y. 30.05 Humidity SO Precipitation ..— —."....:.."... 0 7 p. m., temperature -. 34 7 p. m., weather, clear; wind, west. RIVER. BULLETIN. - -;"_... " Danger Gauge Change in '\u25a0 - - Station. . - . Line. Reading. 24 Hours. St. Paul .f....~.".^4 2.7 *0.3 •Rise. \u25a0 .... ::'l~^£- YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES. T -V - *Spm.High| :. - *Bp.m.High Battleford ....15 24,Chicago ......3S 44 Bismarck ....32 S8 GincinnaU ...50 66 Calgary ......26 .42 Cleveland ...40 45 Du.uth .:V.V..SS ; 42Galveston ....64 66 Edmonton ...30 .36 Jacksonville .54 68 Havre .. ••• •. .38 46}Marquette .. .36 38 Helena' ....... 34 42 Montgomery .54 58 Huron .:.....^34 Montreal .... 10 10 Medicine Hat. .44 tsashville 5S 64 Minnedosa .V.20 - 30;-Nerw Orleans.6o 70 Pr. Albert ..22 34; New York ..36 38 Qu'Appelle ..20 —26 Philadelphia .38 42 S. Current .'.34 40 Pittsburg- ....50 52 Williston ~r. .-.28 34|'Frisco ....... 54 56 Winnipeg- ..:. 20 S2,St. Louis ....50" 54 •Buffalo -....;r:42' • Salt Lake ....44 48 Cheyenne ... .28 28 S. Ste. Marie.34 34 •Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul). MTTBDEB, AND SUICIDE. 'iragie'Endins of tlie Career of an Actress at Hoperrell, Pa. HUNTINGTON, Pa., Dec. 18.-A. C. Metzg-er, of Newark, X. J., shot and killed his wife today at a hotel in Hopewell, Bedford county, and. committed suicide with the same weapon. Mrs. Metzger was tho leading- lady of the Davidson Comedy company, playing- in Hopewell, and last night was escorted to the hotel by Man- ag-er "AJ" Davidson. Her husband, from, whom she had been separated for soma time, had previously concealed himself in her room, and soon after her entranca with Davidson, he emerged from his hid- ing place and shot his wife down. He then ended his own life with a bullet in, his brain, falling across the dead body, of his : wife. NEWARK, N. J.. Dec. IS.— police of this city received information tcday that Alfred Metzger, a stained glasa manufacturer at Newark, had last night killed a woman, supposed to be his wife, at Hopewell, Pa., and then committed suicide. Metzger resided in this - city, where Mrs. Metzger was found alive and well. She was shocked to hear of the double tragedy said to have been com- mitted by her husband at Hopewell: . The police learned from relatives of Metzger that he had been at home with his family but little. during the last three . months, and . they had a suspicion that he was living a dual life. DRANK TOO MUCH GINGEB. Prospective Bride and Groom Die I After Ante-Nnptinl Celebration. CAMBP.IDGE, 0., Dec. IS.—Coroner Voorhees today rendered h!s verdict in the deaths .. of Andy-Nonlck and Mary Laesah, finding that they came to their, deaths from drinking Jamaica ginger. The two were tc have been married, and according to the Slavonic custom, were holding- an ' ante-nuptial celebiation r to which several of their friends had be?n Invited. The coroner finds that the party consumed the greater portion of. thirty- two two-ounce bottles of ginger which, was 95 per cent pure alcohol. There was considerable excitement over a report that they had been poisoned. ~ MANY SOLDIEES SICK. Transports en Route From the Phil- .'•". ipplnes Brin? Eleven Hundred. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. - Within a few days more than 1,000 sick soldi will be on their way home from the Phil, . ippines. • The Grant and Sherman ar© now enroute with GOS men and the Sheri- dan is scheduled to leave on Dec. 22 w»tb 500 more. This rush will tax the general hospital at the presidio lo its utmost ca- pacity. The convalescents will be mus- tered out as soon as possible after they arrive and if the 867 available beds at the hospital become overcrowded, a tent- ed annex will be built to accommodate the overflow. - m Innovation in Florida. Travel. "The Chicago and Florida Special," the first solid Pullman train ever run Chicago to Florida, consisting of magnificent Pull- man Sleepers, Dining and observation cars goes . into service between January Ist and 15th. Only one night out! 12 hours to St. Augustine via Big Four, Pennsylvania Lines, Monon, C. H. & D., Queen & Crescent, Southern Ry.. Plant System and Fla. East Coast Ry.'s. Full particulars at ticket offices any of the fines named or of connecting- lines in the North-west. '' mm THrongli. Trains to Omaha, Wit Sleeping Cars to Kansas City. The Minneapolis &' St. Louis R. R., which Is- the shortest line to Omaha, has extended its through sleeping car service to Kansas' City. Get the best. City Ticket Office. No. 338 Robert Street. $10.47 I ' t X^JL SEND oliE iini_i_&R Cnt "^ tA- ont •*IV"I..H v:.• .. S teas^—J \u25a0 «&\u25a0»*••> Wild. UUkLnll and send to u« *ttte=- 'I Bib an<l we "rt" send yon a set of our high grade 4-KNEE '*—. Lj=MSS=gssSßga.mj_ "tt, I*j-LJ*&S SOB SLEDS by freight C. O. D.. rabjectto examination! an^^^-»ati2?i^ls-J> '\u25a0rasr^fl ou caa examine them at your freight depot, and if found LrJ*^^Xj»aJ|'" '"li" XgggS'ia. tl .tl^perf ectly satisfactory and-exaetly as represented, the equal w-MgB rg \u25a0 of bob& thatßel! in yonr netehborhood at about double the '>«^__Ju-iKi* '\u25a0-*-.. money, then pay the freight aurent Our Special Offor Price S 10.47 and freight charjres. Bobs wt!-h 400 pounds; and the freight ever- ,-..- -\u25a0\u0084-;.. —._•.; .. ajreabout ILOO for-JOO miles: 12.00 for 400 miles.. If you tire in No. Dafc., S. Dak inchts»Hi, Wisconsin. lowa or Minnesota, you need not send one cent with yonr order. If you lire In any other I ; state, send «1.00. the balance, W. 47 aad freight charges payable after received. . - - • WE GUARANTEE tnese the flljrticst grade rcpular steel d-knee bob made. Made with mortised knee. top and i bottom full bolted, best rock e!m runners, balance oak and maple. ' Runners 2x3 in., ft. *In.;onir 1 0-inch t-hoes turned np behind. Hares, 8 In. wide. 48 in. long. - Extra he*Ty bolster plates, bobs ironed throughout with heavy Bessemer steel, extra well braced and finished, made of the very best material throughout, painted with four coats of paint, neatly Etrlped and varnished. . ETcry bob is pat out under our binding sruarantee and IfIt doea - not prove perfectly satisfactory, exactly as represented, all and more than we claim for it. and preater value than you could possibly get elsewhere, you can return it at our expense and wo will cheerf ally return your money. <T. M. Roberts' Supply House 1« thoroughly reliable.—Editor.) Order today. Don't delay. The flrrt general snow will absord our entire guppiy ; \u25a0•- Our special t10.47 price barely covers the cost of material and labor These bobs are made from four year air seasoned material during the dull summer months. W« shall close them out at once at our special heretofore unheard of 110.47 price. . Send for our Buggy and Harness Cataloirie which .BRS?SaaSSS£ Ilf.Ti"Jli ROBERTS'^UrPLYHOUSEiMINNB.POUSryiNHESOTA