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PRICE TWO CENTS.
HOUSES ARE SPLIT
OYER DRAWBACKS
Senate Passes Hansbrough Amend
ment Striking at Milling
Privileges.
HOUSE MAY DEFEAT
THE SENATE'S PURPOSE
Will Refuse to Accept Change,
and Return Amended Bill to
Upper House.
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DRAWBACK SITUATION
Hansbrough amendment to house
bill kills mixed-wheat drawback.
But amendment attaches to agricul
tural appropriation bill, a house
measure.
House stands on its right to origi
nate revenue legislation.
Senate will face tomorrow demand
that drawback prohibition be re
scinded.
By W. W. Jermsne.
Washington, Feb. 15.Senator Hans
brough of North Dakota won rather a
notable victory lato yesterday after
noon when he induced the senate to
adopt his amendment to the agricultural
appropriation bill excluding mixed
wneat from the drawback privileges of
section 30 of the Dingley tariff law.
Previous to the vote, Senator Allison
secured the adoption of an amendment
to the Hansbrough amendment, radi
cally strengthening it.
If this amendment should be con
curred in by the house conferees, the
recent agitation of Minneapolis millers
for a mixed drawback privilege will
have been for naught. Some idea of
how the senate stood on the proposi
tion may be had from the statement
that the amendment was adopted with
out the formality of a roll call, wjhich
is never the case except when practical
ly no opposition exists.
The amended bill now goes baok to
the. house, and undoubtedly a confer
ence committee will be appointed un
less, as is unlikely, the house accepts
the senate amendment without protest.
The senate conferees will be Proctor,
chairman of the agricultural committee:
Hansbrough, the ranking republican
member of that committee and Bate,
ranking democratic member. The house
conferees will be Eepresentatives Wads
worth, chairman of the house agricul
tural committee Henry of Connecticut,
ranking republican member of the com
mittee and Lamb of Virginia, ranking
democratic member.
Payne May Act.
It need excite no suspicion if tomor
row, when the house convenes, Chairman
Payne of the ways and means commit
tee offers a motion requesting the house
to return the agricultural appropriation
bill to the senate with a request that
the Hansbrough amendment be stricken
out. If such a decision should be made,
it will be based on the constitutional
right of the house to originate all reve
nue legislation. Such a motion, \i made,
would probably be carried, as the house
for several years has been .iealous of its
prerogative. The senate has on several
occasions sought, by amending house
bills, to undermine the house as the
originator of this kind of legislation.
Finally the situation became acute two
years ago. Sneaker Cannon, then chair
man of the appropriations committee,
aided by Representative Tawney and
others, made a fight, which resulted in
the senate's receding from its position.
Abundant Precedents.
There are abundant' precedents for
such a motion as Mr. Payne is thinking
of offering. One of them goes back to
the time of Thaddeus Stevens, who,
when a member of the house, had a mo
tion passed returning an amended house
bill to the senate with the request that
the objectionable amendment be
stricken out. The senate on this oc
casion acquiesced, and it is asserted it
will be compelled to do so this time.
Chairman Payne is busy this after
noon looking up precedents, and if he
finds justification for the motion it will
lie offered. Eepresentative John Lind
of Minneapolis, when asked by The
a 1 this afternoon regarding
ing, said that in his opinion such a mo
tion would be proper and wholly jus
tified by the constitution. He will sup
port it.
Confirmed by Tawney.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon
Representative Tawney confirmed the
statements that a motion will be made
in the house tomorrow for the return of
the agricultural appropriation bill to the
senate with the request that the Hans
brough amendment be stricken out.
This whole question was taken up today
at a conference between Speaker Can
non, Chairman Wadsworth of the agri
cultural committee, and Chairman
Payne of the ways and means commit
tee.
They were unanimously of the opin
ion that the senate had exceeded its
authority in passing the Hansbrough
amendment, and that the house would
be compelled to make a firm stand for
its rights.
This conference would seem to insure
the passage of the Payne motion tomor
row, bringing an interesting situation
between the two houses. Out of this
situation the millers may derive some
benefit, for if the senate should recede
from its position, the Hansbrough
amendment would be lost. J is un
likely that the house will itself at this
hour amend this bill, which it is already
passed, so as to cover the Hansbrough
ground.
In the meantime Senator Hansbrough
is busy. He is spending the afternoon
on the floor of the house, canvassing
friendly members and others who will
talk to him, with a view of saving his
amendment, if possible. Among others
were Eepresentatives Davis and Vol
stead. It is probable that he is trying
to arrange to have the house amend the
bill to suit his views.
There is a strong probability that the
amendment covers not only mixed
wheat but also straight imported
wheat^ which leaves the millers the al
ternative of bonding their mills if they
desire to continue importing. It is un
derstood that representatives of Minne
apolis millers who arrive in Washington
today will endeavor to convince the
house leaders of the unwisdom of the
Hansbrough amendment and thus pave
the way- to defeating it when the bill
goes to conference. An effort is being
I made to interest several leading mem
hers of the Minnesota delegation in the
case.
I Straight Imported Wheat.
HARLAN TO HEAD
CHICAGO TICKET
Republican City Convention to Be
a Love FeastSmall Pri
mary Vote.
B**^-KX3**^-^T^ffi^*!^
JOHN M. HABLAN,
the action Mr. Payne is thinking of tak- if the case of Mrs. Edwards was not
Senator Hansbrough believes his
amendment will not prohibit the milling
of straight imported wheat under the
Continued on 2d Page, 5th Column.
&TAK E
Who Is Slated to Be Republican Komi- :i
nee for Mayor of Chioagro.
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Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Feb. 15. Short, work is
expected at the city convention today.
No contests are expected and the 1.041
delegates receiving certificates of elec
tion will probably be seated without
putting the credentials committee to
anv considerable trouble.
The city ticket will probably be:
For mayorJohn M. Harlan.
For city treasurerSharen Norden.
For city attorneyJohn F. Smulski.
For city clerkWilliam Cooke.
The nomination for mayor and city at
torney having been agreed upon weeks
ago, and the aldermanic candidates in
most of the wards having been practi
cally selected there was little interest
in the primaries, and the poll was un
usually light. The cold kept voters at
home. The total vote was less than
20,000, about half the expected poll,
which had beeu estimated at 45,000. In
some wards less than 200 votes were
cast. WOMAN'S RESPITE
HALTS HANGMAN
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
Defers Execution of Doomed
Murderess.
Harrisburg, Pa,, Feb. 15.On recom
mendation of the board of pardons to
day, Governor Pennypacjter, withdrew
the dea'ih warrants in the ease of Mrs.
Kate Edwards, white, and Samuel
G-reason, negro, who were under sen
tence to hang together in the Berks
county jail at Beading tomorrow morn
ing for' the murder of Mrs. Edwards'
husband in 1901.
The case of G-reason will now be
again taken to the Pennsylvania su
preme court and if that tribunal re
fuses to reopen the case the attorneys
for Mrs. Edwards and Greason will
have to appear before the^board of par
dons next month.
The supreme courtroom was crowded
when the board of pardons convened.
In the crowd where many members of
the legislature and also the Ohio dele
gation of women who presented a mon
ster petition to the governor yester
day in behalf of the condemned woman.
Elwood H. Deysher of counsel for
Mrs. Edwards moved that the case of
Mrs. Edwards be continued, because,
he said, Mrs. Edwards had confessed that
she had committed the crime and that
Greason had no hand in it and because
counsel for Greason wanted to take
depositions and wished to examine Mrs.
Edwards in regard to the authenticity
of the confession. Counsel for Greason,
.,,h said, would not be able to do this
continued because they were both un
der sentence to hang tomorrow morn
ing. Attorneys for Greason supported
Mr. Deysher" and also pleaded for a
rehearing for their clent.
After deliberating^ twenty minutes
the board announced that it had de
cided to take up both cases and im
mediately continue them.
Greason's case has been in the su
preme court six times and twice before
the board of pardons. The death war
rant has been read to him ten times.
Mrs. Edwards' case has never been in
the supreme court, but the board of
pardons has twice refused to commute
her sentence.
"Only Prolongs Misery."
Reading, Pa., Feb. 15.When the
news of the rehearing in the Greason
case and a continuance for Mrs. Ed
wards was sent to the, jail, Mrs. Ed
wards was lying on her cot, moaning
and sobbing and giving full sway to her
feelings. Ft was explained to her that
she had at least been granted a new
lease of life. It was hard to make her
understand, and her replies were in
coherent. It was a long time before
she could be made to realize that she
would not have to hang tomorrow.
She said that it appeared to her as
if her life was only spared to prolong
her miserj'. She apparently realizes
that she was only saved from the gal
lows to enable her to testify in favor
of Greason.
KILLED ON THE SCAFFOLD
iMxi&SSJl *"w"
Breaks,
Wife Murderer Falls, Rope
Blow Causes Death.
Bridgeton, N. J., Feb. 15.Frank
Raisinger was hanged here today for
the murder of his wife. The drop fell
at 10:04. The rope broke as the body
rebounded and the back of Raisinger 'a
head struck a cross beam of the scaffold
and broke Raisinger's neck. The
physicians present said death was in
stantaneous. Raisinger was not official
ly pronounced dead until ten minutes
later.
CHICAGO LOSES TRANSFER CASE.
Chicago, Feb. 15.Federal Judge Gross
cup today decided the Chicago city council
has no power to compel street car compa
nies to issue or accept free transfers of
passengers with other companies. He
overruled a demurrer filed by the city in
a suit brought by the Union Traction
company, and granted a permanent in
junction. The decision was against the
city's contention on all points.
COL LOCK S mm
FAST TO THE BAILS
Engine, After Taking Water, Is
Unable to Budge the Ice
Bound Wheels.
Mew York Sun. Special Service,
Waukegan, 111., Feb. 15.A Chicago
North-Western train from Waukegan,
bound for Chicago, became so tightly
frozen to the rails yesterday that it
was delayed until another train could
come up behind and give it a push.
Conductor J. S. Knight was in charge.
The engine took water at Highland
Park, and the tank overflowed, freezing
the engine wheels to the track so that
it could not move when the steam was
turned on.
The train had to wait until another
train came along and gave it a bump
that broke the icy grip of the engine
wheels.
1DEATH MAY FREE
CHADWICK WOMAN
Her Heart Is Affected, and One
of Her Dupes Is Also
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New York Sun Speoial Servioe,
Cleveland, Feb. 15.Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick is giving her jailers and at
torneys anxiety because of frequent
fainting spells. On one occasion medi
cal assistance was necessary to revive
her. Her counsel says Mrs. Chadwick
has a severe case of heart failure and
may collapse and die before the, time
for her trial arrives.
Iri Eeynolds, the man who Mrs. Chad
wick made the trustee of her magical
$5,000,000 in securities, has been con
fined to his bed for several days with
grip. The worry due to his connection
with the Chadwick affairs has weak
ened him, and in his delirious moments
he talks of nothing else. His family
and physicians are greatly alarmed.
LIBERALS ASK FOR
NEW PARLIAMENT
Say Britons Are Tired of Fiscal
Debate and Want to
Vote.
London, Feb. 15.In the house of
commons today the debate on "the ad
dress in reply to the speech from the
throne was resumed by Mr. Asquith
(liberal and former secretary), who
moved the following amendment:
"We humbly represent to your majesty
that the various aspects of the fiscal ques
tion have been fully discussed in the
ijountiy for riearfy two years and thatfe. the
time has come for submitting the question
to the people without further delay.
Mr. Asquith supported this demand
for an immediate dissolution of parlia
ment with some trenchant remarks on
the wide fiscal gulf separating the
unionist factions.
Turning to Premier Balfour, Mr.
Asquith asked him to give a monosyl
labic answer whether there was a^y
Sractioal difference between his and
oseph Chamberlain's fiscal policies, but
the premier maintained silence.
RATE APPEALS FROM STATES.
Washington, Feb. 15.Immediately after
the senate was called to order today Mr.
Beverldge presented a memorial from the
legislature of Indiana and Mr. Berry a
memorial from the legislature of Arkan
sas, both praying for the enlargement of
the powers of the Interstate commerce
commission.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, ^1905! S4'&If1
ROADSTODH Pj IT
GOAL-DRIFTED IN
Hundreds of Iowa Towns Suffer
for Fuel Because of Snow
Blanket Over State.
Appeals Made to Charity for the
Freezing PoorCold Still
Holds Its Orip.
Des Moines, IFeb. 15.Continued, un
relenting cold and snow, which have
practically putan end to business and
tied up all trains entering Des Moines
and traversing the- state, have placed
the entire city and state at the mercy
of a coat and fuel famine. But one
dealer in Des Moines has hard coal
for sale, and that, at a pritee almost
above the reach of the consumer.
Drifts between jthe city and the coal
fields make teaming almost impossible,
thereby cutting off the soft-coal sup-
?armers.-armany
ly. In sections of the state
burning corn for fuel.
Hundreds $f Iowa towns, isolated be
cause of' the stagnant condition of the
Tailroad service^ are, actually suffering.
Fuel has advanced, in price and will be
unobtainable at any figure in the event
the cold weather continues. Des Moines
charitable associations have issued an
appeal to the public for aid in the way
or fuel and food,,
The blizzard that struck Iowa just
before New Tear's was one of the
worst that the state has ever seen. The
snow that came then, has not disap
peared. More fcias continued to fall,
and now about fifty inches of snow has
fallen altogether, making the greatest
snowfall in the^/State in twenty-Seven
years. "A blankest of snow about two
feet on the levelfstill covers the state.
La Crosse, Wis., Feb. 15.After one
day's warm weather an extreme cold
wave returned to Wisconsin today. At
7 a.m. the figures Were 16 below, but
all thermometers in the street regis
tered 22 below. Little work is going
on and most of the freight trains have
been discontinued on all railroads en
tering La CrosseVon account of the in
tense cold.
COLD HOLDS BACK TRAINS
Twenty-two Degree* Below Zero at the
Head of the Lakes.
Superior, Wis., Feb. 15.After a res
pite of one daiy, the head of the lakes is
again in the gfasp of a cold wave. At
7 o'clock thisitto*ning the official tem
perature was W fbelow zero while nu
merous street Jjfcermometers showed 22
degrees beh*wvf
The intense cold is retarding train
service oh all i lines. The North-West
ern's train Chicago
duhours
rior at
in Supe-
10:3from 0 a.m is four late
while the Northern Pacific, Great Nor
thern and South Shore & Atlantic roads
reported from one to three hours delay
on in-bound trains.-
BRANCHES ABANDONED
Burlington Is Roving Only Its Slain
!Bu*rling^on^^.7
Feb. 15..Burling-
ton railroad' officials, abandoned today
efforts to run trains on'branch lines out
of Burlington'. Only main line trains
are moving. The mercury stood at 14
below zero.
SOME IMPROVEMENT NOTED
Slightly Warmer in NebraskaLittle
Freight Moving.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 15.There is a
moderation in the weather today and
some improvement is apparent in the
passenger service of the railways, but
transportation of freight is practically
at a standstill.
The Great Western line is still block
adedj and conditions on the Illinois
Central are bad. The coal situation
remains critical, but with an improve
ment in railroad traffic, will speedily
be relieved.
THE DRAWBACK TCTTHE DRAWBACK
Senator Hansbrough has a string on the mixing privilege.
MILWAUKEE ROAD
AFTER NEW ROUTE
Cheaper to Cross Street Ends
Than to Raise or Lower
Tracks.
Active real-estate inquiry along the
river bank, from Washington avenue
S to Franklin, is charged to the Mil
waukee road. Ag
en ts have been busy
collecting data as to the value of prop
ertv in the vicinity.
This move is taken to show that the
Milwaukee expects to find it cheaper to
build its line into the city from the
Short Line bridge to Washington along i
the ends of streets than to retain and
elevate or lower its main line, which -t
now runs diagonally across the city
from the bridge to Seventh and Wash
ington avenues.
CHINA TO HAVE A
FREAK CONGRESS
Emperor Has Approved a Me
morial for a Correspondence
Parliament.
Peking, Feb. 15.The emperor of
China has recently approved a memorial
presented by the president of the board
of revenue, advising the establishment
of an official parliament where matters
of importance, both foreign and domes
tic, can be discussed by the chief metro
politan officials, members of the Hanlin
college, the various boards of censors
and the grand secretaries. This new
council is not to hold discussions at reg
ular intervals, but only when command
ed by the emperor. Its consultations
will be carried on by correspondence and
not verbally.
The formation of this so-called parlia
ment is regarded by the foreign com
munity as entirely illusory useless, but
interesting as an indication that China
now recognizes the inadequacy of the
existing government machinery.
AMERICAN POMP
WORRIES A TEXAN
Congressman Beall Declares the
United States Is Mad With
Militarism.
Washington, Feb. 15.Mr. Beall of
Texas, in opposing large appropriations
for- the army and navy in the house
today, declared that the United States
had gone mad over the spirit of mili
tarism, which was sapping the sub
stance of the people. The government
was paying as much attention to "cer
emonies, pomp and pdwer" as any gov
ernment on earth and IftHsfci'd ifc^airthe
most extravagant government in the
world. He compared the heavy army
and navy expenditures of this country,
with those of other nations, and in re
ferring to Russia said that she spent
more, "but Russia is a despotism, a
government hated by its own people
and despised- by the people of the
world," and that she maintained her
existence by the power of her arms.
Mr. Beall referred to the president's
speech in New York on Monday night,
in which it was maintained that while
the United States should at all times
cultivate friendly relations with other
people and talk pleasantly to them, the
upbuilding of the navy must go on.
There was never a nation that played
the bully amongst other nations of the
world, Mr. Beall remarked, that there
was not Borne other nation ready to en-
Se
age in a death struggle with it, and,
predicted, history will repeat itself
with us.''
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EQUITABLE CHIEFS
WOULD OUST HYDE
Executive Heads of America's
Greatest Single Money Power
in Revolt.
j^f3neTHnrryx*:TVTv/f'*wT
TAMES K. HYDE,
"Who Inherited Control of the Equitable
and Who May Be Forced Out.
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New York Sun Speoial Servioe.
New York, Feb. 15.The fight in the
Equitable Life Assurance society, the
greatest single financial power in the
United States, exceeds in bitterness
any struggle that has ever developed
among kings of finance in this country.
The demand made by James W. Alexan
der, president of the society, that James
H. Hyde, its vice president and owner
of a majority of the capital stock, shall
consent to a change in the voting plan
by which the 500,000 policy holders of
the company shall have a voice in the
election of its directors, is only a small
part of the real struggle.
Mr. Alexander and his friends in the
company demand, and this is the real
crux of the war, that Mr. Hyde shall
retire from the vice presidency of the
company and from all active partici
pation in the management of its affairs.
Mr. Hyde has been served with a
notice to this effect, and unless he re
tires at a meeting of the directors set
for tomorrow, the consequences may
be the most remarkable in the financial
history of this country.
Strength of Movement.
Thirty-four of the executive heads
of the Equitable Life Assurance so
ciety, constituting the whole active
management of the immense corpora
tion, with the exception of the vice
president, Mr. Hyde, and the fourth
vice president, W. H. Mclntyre, have
signed an agreement declaring that un
less Mr. Hyde resigns they will give
up their positions the company.
When it is remembered that the
Equitable Life Assurance society has
in r*ady cash and securities, which can
be immediately turned into cash, $478,-
OOOjQQO,. and when,it is ajpfr remembered
that some" of-these men who-^Jiftve
threatened to resign have been with
the company since it was founded, in
1859, by Henry B. Hyde, father of the
young man who? they now insist, must
resign, the motives which impel them
to take this extraordinary step can
readily be understood to be exceptional.
Hyde's Private Life.
One of these motives is the private
life of Mr. Hyde. Old men in the
company who were his father's friends
declare that, while they are still loyal
to the memory of Henry B. Hyde, they
know that, were he living, he would
not tolerate in a position of responsi
bility in the company any young
man, even his o/rn son, who had led the
frivolous life credited to young Mr.
Hyde.
Another objection to him is the
charge that he has formed financial
associations of a character that is det
rimental to the Equitable company.
They say that he has gone into huge
speculative schemes or has allowed him
self to be used by the promoters of
such schemes, and that, in consequence,
his absolute one-man control of the
$478,000,000 of the Equitable society
is a crowning injustice to the half mil
lion policy holders in the company.
Bent on Ousting Hyde.
Not only have these men determined
to oust Mr. Hyde from the company,
but they also have agreed among them
selves that Jacob H. Schiff, head of
the great banking house of Kuhn Loeb
& Co., must retire as a member of the
finance committee of the Equitable
Life.
Mr. Schiff is one of the few known
supporters of young Hyde in the pres
ent gigantic struggle. It is stated that
the reason they object to Mr. Schiff's
continuing as a member of the finance
committee of the Equitable Life is
that during the last year his firm, Kuhn,
Loeb & Coy sold to the Equitable $22.-
000,000 of bonds.
Alexander Talks.
Supporters o each side to the con
troversy were in conference today with
their respective adherents. Mr. Hyde
said he had nothing to add to the state
ment made by him on Monday last. Mr.
Alexander made a statement in which
he said:
"The present movement is for the
purpose of ^preserving thru all future
time the strength and prosperity of the
society by putting the power of voting
for directors where it belongs, namely,
in the beneficial owners of the compa
nythe policy holders. It now rests
in $100,000 stock capital, a majority
of which is under control of James
H. Hyde, the vice president. It needs
no argument to demonstrate that such
a power in the hands of one man is
fraught with danger in the future.
"Eminent counsel have given an
opinion that there is a remedy by ac
tion of the board of directors, who can
legally and constitutionally so amend
the charter as to invest the policy
holders with the right to vote."
EIGHT-HOOR-DAY LAW
ENACTED FOR MONKEYS
Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb
for monkeys owned
organ artists is one of
a bjjl passed by the Nebraska senate
today. The measure in general pro
hibits cruelty to animals and was in
troduced at the request of the' Nebraska
Anti-Cruelty society.
Hereafter any handorganist working
a monkey more than eight hours will
be subject to a heavjr fine,^*.-~. ^-A-*--
16 PAGESFIVE O'CLOCK.
15.Union hours
by: Italian hand-
the provisions of
EXCELSIOR TRIES
TO PULL IT BACK
Council Votes to Rescind Fran
chise Granted to New Trolley
Company.
THE COMPANY WILL fjff:,
STAND ON ITS CONTRACT
In the Meantime the T. O. R. T4
Is Planning to Get inLiti- ^f
gation Probable. :y
The town council of Excelsior sprui
a real surprise last evening, voting i_
rescind its action of a fortnight ago in
conditionally granting a franchise to
Messrs. Kenaston & Phelps of Minne
apolis to build a trolley line in Excel
sior as a part bf their projected Minrie
apolis-Mankato line.
A free-for-all fight for privileges in
the town seems assured. F. E. Ken
aston today said that his company did
not recognize the legality of last night's
action, and would stand upon the con
tract of a week ago.
"Contracts cannot be set aside to
lightly," said he. "We have com
plied with every requirement of the
original agreement and will refuse tof*g
recognize the action of last night. WeS^S
shall go right ahead." *jfj
On the other hand, the Twin Oity'li
Bapid Transit company will doubtless^
proceed on the theory that it now has,/
an open field. In fact, the action of
the council last night was said to ha^rsifl
been prompted by a positive promise*"1
from that company that if given *',-JL
chance it would have an .excellent ser-^flB
vice in operation between Minneapolis?!!!
and Excelsior before the end of nextS|
summer. It is believed thai proposi-4|l
tions will be submitted at the noxt*^
meeting of the council, Tuesday even
ing. :fj
It Is probable that a hot legal battlejff
will ensue^ with the object or compell-i
the village by mandamus to si^u?3
id deliver the franchise voted to tuet%
Kenaston-Phelps company. The latter^
company insists that it has acted ifi^
good faith and was ready last evening
to deliver the $5,000 bond required by
the ordinance and go thru all the for-r'
malities of securing the franchise. In
fact, their bond and signatures were-in
the hands of the village officials at the,
time the rescinding motion was passecU
They believe that they can compel the
village to carry out the proyisions o
the ordinance. .-"S^M
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Why I Was Done. ^Jplff
The present majority of the council,
however, profess to believe that the
ordinance was never legally passed, ana
are ready for any legalaction that may
be taken by the new company. .Fur
ther than that, "Village .Recorder Apgar,
who has to attest the ordinance and
franchise, says that he could never
place his signature to these documents
as, while the papers were acted upon at
the council meeting ten days ago, they
were not delivered to his custody until
last Monday, and he has no positive
knowledge that the ordinance then
given to-'Kim was the one passed by the
council. He
clainis_JihjltJ^|iocordiBK.
%r,^g^ law, the ordinance shouRi have been
givett to:him at once and left with*-him
Until the bond, and signatures had If?en
completed and the ordinance properly
published or posted in the village so
that he could positively attest its cor
rectness.
This unexpected outcome of the
streetcar fight in the lakeside village
came so suddenly that very few of the
residents were aware of the new turn
of events until today. The opposition
to the franchise granted by the council
has been working hard for the past ten
days and aroused the business interests
of the village, a considerable portion
of which was opposed to the new or
dinance principally on the ground that
it would give the company the use of
the main business street of the vil
lage. The opposition said it was almost
impossible to do anything with the
then majority of the council, composed
of Chairman Sampson, Aldermen Ly
man and Doe, who appeared unalter
ably in favor of the new company,
Doe Changes His Vote.
During the past year this majority,
has stood together, never failing
vote as a unit. Several of the leading
business men, however, brought argu
ments to bear upon Alderman Doe, con
tending that the village was not gefc
tiifg value received from the contract
made with the new company. The
alderman finally decided to change his
attitude and last night he cast his vote
in favor of the rescinding motion.
This vote, with Alderman Bennett's
and Eecorder Apgar's, earned it.
This action of Doe was influenced
also by the positive statement received
by him that an absolute contract
would be made by the Twin City Bapid
Transit company to have a line in oper
ation from the business center of Mitt*
neapolis to Excelsior before the expi
ration of the coming summer and that
the service given would be on a pay
with the iervice given in Minneapolis*
A Surprised Chairman. ^j
Chairman Sampson was whoHy nd^
prepared for the action taken last
night. He appeared at the oouneil
meeting armed with the $5,000 bond of
the new company and the franchise
ready for signature, and was confident
that it would go thru smoothly.
When the motion for rescinding the
franchise was made by .Recorder Ap
gar and promptly seconded by Alder
man Bennett, Sampson said that he
could see no reason why it should not
be put at once, as he believed no one
cared to argue the -question. It was
put and when three votes were re
corded for it, he could not believe, he
heard aright. He stood silent for a
moment waiting for someone to Say
that he heard not the vote, but no one
coining to his rescue, he finally said
quietly, "carried."
A motion for adjournment being
made, the chairman and Alderman Ly
man left the room without again speak
ing. -r-*
Twin City Beady Now. _J$
While the opposition to the new line
has taken the ground that their fight
was actuated solely by the desire te
get the very best proposition possible
for Excelsior, their action resulted
largely to the interest of the Twin
City Bapid Transit company. It it
highly probable that had the new
company not entered the field, several
years would have passed before the
Twin City would have thought of en
tering the lake business. The entrance'
of the Kenaston-Phelps company, how
ever, has electrified the old company
into life and there is no question that
it will now act promptl3*. There is nj
doubt that it has all its plans made,
Considerable interest will be mani-
ft
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