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and charges therein arc not sufficiently definite or
specific, but nro too general and vague. Judge
Groiwciip in his injunction restrained the packers
from taking part in or performing any contract,
combination or conspiracy the purpose or effect
of which would bo in restraint of trade between
the states and In violation of the anti-trust law of
1890."
COMMENTING upon this phase of the case,
the supreme court says: "We equally aro
bound by tho first principles of justice not to
sanction a decree so vaguo as to put the whole
conduct of the defendant's business at tho peril of
a summons for contempt. We cannot issue a gen
oral injunction against all possible breaches of
tho law. Wo must steer between these difficulties
as best wo can. 1 no general words of the injunc
tion, 'or by any other method or device the purpose
and effect of which is to restrain commerce as
aforesaid,' should bo stricken out of the injunc
tion. The defendants ought to be informed as
accurately as tho case permits what they aro for
biddon to do. Specific devices are mentioned in
tho bill and they stand prohibited. Tho words
quoted arc a sweeping injunction to obey the law,
and aro open to the objection which we stated at
tho beginning it was our duty to avoid."
REFERRING to. tills extract from the court's
, opinion, Mr. W'ellman says: "This is held
as a judgment of the court against the practice of
government by injunction of which the labor peo
ple have complained, though, of course, it must bo
compared with the decision of the court in tho
Debs caso to ascertain definitely to what extent
tho court has announced advanced doctrine on
that subject, 'x io representatives of organized
labor hail tho decision as a distinct victory. They
claim tho decision means that in future sweeping
injunctions to obey tho Jaw, without reasonable
specifications and proof of intent, will not be sus
tained by this court."
A REMARKABLY lucky onding of a damage suit
in favor of tho plaintiff is "elated by the
Kansas City Journal. It is explained that a wo
man named Mrs. Hart sued the Metropolitan
Street Railway for $25,000 for injuries sustained
in a collirion. When the case had been given to
tho jury the lawyers got together to try to agree
on a settlement. On behalf of tho railroad com
pany, it was agreed that $3,000 was a fair amount
ol damage. .But Mrs. Hart's attorneys declared
that she should have r.t least $5,000. Again the
lawyers hurriedly discussed a settlement and as
a compromise tho company's representative offered
to pay $4,750. This was tho company's high water
mark, it was explained, but counsel for Mrs Hart
would not accept less than $5,000. As the last call
was being made, tho foreman announced that the
of'OlOO1!01"1'1 InVr f MF8, Hnrt t0 th0 extent
THE Czar of Russia, on February 1, received
a deputation of thirty-four workingmen, ren
resenting tho employes of the factories at St Pet
ersburg. The Associated Press dispatches say thit
when the czar entered tho room the workingmen
bowed deeply to tho emperor who said: "Good uv
my children." The workingmen replied- "We
wish your majesty good health." The emperot
then said: "I have summoned you in ordS t IS
you may hear my words from mysell ami
municate them to your companions Th" recent
lamentable events with such sad but lnoviS
results have occurred because you allowed lour
solves to bo led astray by traitors ami IS
to our country. When they lndSSd vou n if
dress a petition to me on yZ nPPA a,d"
sired to see you revolt against me and hey de"
menf They forced yoxXmywtoLZn;
at a period when all Russian woSgmefsK;
ho laboring unceasingly in order thnt Si ii? , !
vanquish our obstinate enemy 7 strikes and ffi'
graceful demonstrations led the crowd? n
ders which obliged and a ways wH oh 1? J "8?,P"
. authorities to call out troops As 7 reSn lS "lQ
cent people were victims. I mow iha? n , T10",
tho workingman is not easy TiIS the lot of
improvement, but have mL2 Y?,n?, reqillre
stand that it is nocrfto Jut toS""
employers and to consider tho n i P ard your
industries. But to come tn mi n difIons of r
in order to declare yZ waSta is S,Mou8 mob
solicitude for the wor ng dasses fwft In my
urea which will assurn tw 1 I !!! take meas"
Jill be done to p'o?e tXeir To?lS possible
investigation of their demands thrombi SeC,Ur? an
their . tSS .& ' yot fS
The Commoner.
with your comrades and carry out tho tasks al
lotted to you. May God assist you."
AT the conclusion of the czar's address, accord
ing to the Associated Press, the emperor told
the members of the deputation to communicate his
words to their comrades and said lie would sup
ply them with printed copies of his address. The
Press dispatch adds: "After leaving the place
tho deputation proceeded to a neighboring church,
whero they prayed, and after kissing ikons,
placed lighted candles before the shrines. Subse
quently they were given dinner in a building which
formerly was tho high school of Tsarskoe Selo.
One of the members of the deputation proposed tho
health of the emperor, which was drunk with
cheers. At 4:30 p. m. the delegates drove to tho
imperial pavilion whence they took a train for
St. Petersburg. The deputation comprised repre
sentatives of thirty-two of the largest industrial
establishments in St. Petersburg, including the
Baltic and Franco-Russian ship yards, tho ButilofC
iron works and the Russian-American rubber
works." ,
EMPEROR WILLIAM has instructed Baron
Spedk von Sternberg to suggest to Presi
dent Roosevelt the advisability of an interchange
of instructors between the United S'tates and Ger
many. In response to a request that he be pre
sented with the opinions of certain German pro
fessors on this subject, Emperor William has,
according to the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune,
received very valuable advice. The Tribune says:
"Prof. Adolph Harnack, one of those invited,
writes in the Pressuische Jahrbuecher that tho
great scholars of the middle ages were not tied
fast to any one country. They lectured at Na
ples, Bologna, Paris, Cologne and Oxford, and their
students followed them. Prof. Harnack explains
tho advantage to students of spending part of their
period of study abroad. An exchange of students
he adds, necessarily suggests an exchange of pro
lessors; Only a few students can now have the
?,dnao '??? ? ?tmY abroad' bllt larsei numbers
will get that advantage when the professor himself
goes abroad to lecture." seu
P MPEROR WILLIAM'S plan is not without pre-
Kelvin cr Wmi Harnak ShWS tllat Lord
Kelvin, Sir William Ramsey and Nansen, the ex
plorer, lectured in Berlin -and that Prof Max
K,iP' Prf ' aniack aIso points out came to
Strassburg to give lectures, while retaining his
Oxford professorship, and adds that Prof. Gregory
of Leipsic, is American by birth and a profeSS
ol STSSSS: hG haS enTcSe
A CCORD1NG to Prof. Harnack -"tho siraD,eat
if it can be done-is to or a f " rZ best thing
months' tour, or even lonS Tn six
course, no country vi ? Z ; In doing so, 0f
has a better one at home S? win pi;ofessor when it
lot the f udontrietThe
ture and economic and qnnJni ? l?e lltera
country from a JinP J ff?ra of anotner
amount of Tndusfrious su,dv win ?Ulltry- No
students the insight into toettfiga thTt thf"
get from a native of Amero ff , hey cau
civilized states the most ?emof fJL Vf a11 the
space, but intellecSally the nGnZGei'many in
closely related." Y nearest and most
CONCLUDING his article with tu .
that there will be som Z J t ? statement
come, Prof. Harnack says "Tn ?" Ues to over"
fessors we think in the first' i, nexchaninS Pro
Harvard and Berlin are alrSriv tanc?. 0f Aerica,
a"d will have to begfn with ycfifUating a
modest limits, if the WS LT Jl.nna withl
grow of itself. Difflelltle? ini T !t wil1 then
come like tho six mSnths' tot r?T be tr
ending .at different dates anS be?innin& and
readily be willing to el 'a farif111 will
or even a short time. But thoVmn pfessor off
insurmountable. Distance "ardiv SCUlt,C8 are nt
er. The conviction that in itoSXi U?te any lonS"
arisen for men of science wiSn0IlaI (luties havo
success, and this will m In dlssem ,Jho plan lo
!g and strengthening
(GOVERNOR Folk ofltflstoiirl on t
VJT announced that ho V,n, ? ?S January 17
rules for professiona lobbyists eStablislert certain
- professional lobbyists must rennJ? fald that a11
' UOrS ICe -ediatelypon tfieiJ &$ ff
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ferson City; that they must state their business
promise to issue no railroad passes and then leavo
the 3tate capital within thirty hours. Mr. Phelps
lobbyist for tho Missouri Pacific railroad company
reported to the governor and announced that he
desired to appear before the railroad committees
and make arrangements for several officials of his
company to appear before legislative committees
and present arguments against certain pendine
bills.
T AMES STEWART, of Warren county, Mo., has
I introduced in tho Missouri legislature a bill
providing for a medical examination for all people
intending to marry. According to this bill, all
applicants for matrimony are compelled to have a
certificate of health. Explaining his bill Mr. Stew
art says: "As a physician, I recognize the fact
that unless children 1 .ve a chance to be born right
they are handicapped forever. I believe there is no
reputable physician who does not believe in the
propagation of the species under correct condi
tions. If President Roosevelt's plea for larger
families is to be carried out at all, it should be
done under sanitary regulations."
SENATORIAL elections have attracted public
attention during the past week In Utah,
George Sutherland, formerly a member of the lower
house of congress, was on January 17, chosen
United States senator to succeed Thomas Kerns.
Mr. Sutherland is a republican and received tho
, full republican vote of both houses of the legis
lature. William H. King, a former member o
the lower house, received the six democratic votes.
In Nebraska, January 17, Elmer J. Burkett, now a
member of the lower house, was olected to the
senate. Mr. Burkett received 118 votes, which was
practically the entire republican vote. The six
democrats and the three populists voted for Rich
ard L. Metcalfe, editor of the Omaha World Herald.
North Dakota has re-elected Senator P. J. McCum
ber, republican. Michigan has re-elected Senator
Julius C. Burrows. Senator Burrows now enters
upon his third term. In Indiana, Senator Bever
idge was re-elected to succeed himself while Con
gressman Heramenway has been chosen to succeed
Senator Fairbanks. Senator Chauncey M. Depew
succeeds himself in New York.
THE total issue of the commemorative series
of the postage stamps for the Louisiana pur
cnase exposition reached only 287,990,200, as com
pared with the total for the World's Fair at Chi
cago of 2,014,233,100. A writer in the Kansas City
Journal says: "The issue was even less than
that of the special stamps for the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo, which was 324,070,000. The
total issue of special stamps for tho Omaha ex
position, covering the two-year period, was 252,
532,440. The only reason for tho falling off in tho
number of these special stamps issued given by
Major Reeves, chief of the stamp division of tho
postoffice department is that such newness soon
wears off, and people were satisfied with the or
dinary regulation stamp. The total issue of Louis
iana Purchase exposition stamps by denomina
tions was as follows: Jne-cent, '79,779,200; 2-cant,
192,731,200; 3-cent 4,542,500; 5-cent, 0,926,100; 10
cent, 4,011,200.
THE objection to the Hepburn bill, as to many
other similar measures, is that it does not
provide that when the Interstate commerce com
x mission fixes the rate, that rate stands until it
has been removed by a higher court. The Davy
bill, which has the endorsement of the demo
crats cures this defect. Should the Davy bill be
come a law, then the rates fixed by the commission
go into immediate effect and the people obtain
prompt relief.
IN his inaugural message Governor Folk of Mis
souri suggested that men who habitually re
train from voting should bo denied the right to
vote. He said that even tho threat of this pen
alty would be sufficient to bring about a reform.
Amanda J. Marble, of Table Rock, Neb., writing
to the Lincoln Journal, suggests that a remedy
might be afforded In a provision that whero a
man refused to avail himself of the privilege of
voting, a "loyal, patriotic woman" should be per
mitted to take his place.
IN a speech delivered in the house. Jan. 23, Rop
representative Burgess of Texas , pledged to
i. resident -Roosevolt tho support. of -the house dem
crats, cures this defect. Should .the Davy bill be-
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