The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-06
PRESIDENT AND MRS. M'KINLEY
LEAVE WASHINGTON FOR
THEIR OHIO HOME
NEW SET OF POSTAL RULES
VIII Compel Many SO-CaIIed PERI
Odicals TO Pay Full Printed
Matter Rates Here
after.
RUSSIA'S ANSWER TO MR.. HAY

WASHINGTON. July 5.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley left Washington tonight
for their home at Canton Ohio, where
they are TO spend the remainder of the
heated term, except that the former may
visit the Buffalo exposition and run on
to Washington for a few days. They
We're accompanied by Secretary Cortel-
you, DR.. p. NJ. RiXey, several clerical at
taches of the White house and servants.
The party occupied the private ears
Olympia and Hungary the president and
Mrs. Mckinley being assigned to the
former. The two cars are attached to
the regular 7:45 Western express on the
Pennsylvania railroad They are dua to
arrive in Canton tomorrow forenoon. Mrs.
Mckinley, as she boarded ths train,
showed unmistak BILE evidences of aer
recent severe illness in the thinness and
pallor of her face, but she moved with
alacrity from the carriage, boarded the
train without any material assistance ami
appeared to be in a contented and cheer
ful state of mind.
There was a cOnsidable number Of
people at the station, mostly ladies' who
came to see the party depart. Those in
Official life who came included Sccre-
taries Root and Hitchcock Comptro' Ter
Dawes and the ladies of tne~ families
Occasional visits at intervals of several
weeks will be made by the president to
the capital to dispose Of any accumulated
business demanding his attention.
CABINET MEETING.
The cabinet was in session about two
hours today and devoted the time largely
10 minor matters Postmaster General
Smith explained how he revenL ., the
postal service were being kept at a point
far below what they otherw Sc would be
but for the fact that under the present
classification a large number of pe.iorI-
Gals is being handled at the rate Of I
cent pound, which is a great financial
loss TO the service. 1t is mis- purpose
70 modify the regulation so as to compel
this class of publications to pay cents
a pound, instead of !, as now. These
new regulations, it is said, will be issued
In a feT days.
Secretary Hitchcock stated after the
meeting that the proclamation opening
TO settlement Of the Wichita. Ktowa and
Comanche lands in Oklahoma will be
given to the press for publication next
Monday morning. The date of the OPEN
Ing will not be announced until that
time,
RUSSIA'S REPLY.
NJ de Wollant, the charge of the RUS
sian embassy here, tCdav canel at the
state department and in behalf Of his
government formally acknowledged the
receipts Of Secretary Hays note respect
ing the imposition by Russia Of retal;a-
tory tariff duties. The Russian note Is
understood to be indefinite in terms, the
principal purpose being to keep the issue
between the two governments In it's pres
ent condition until Count Cassni, the
Russian ambassador, arrives at st. Pc.
tersburg and has had an opportunity to
confer with the foreign Office officials.
There is, however, an earnest expressed
desire upon the part of Russia to cului-
vate the warmest relations with tie
United States, not only politically, but
commercially and industrially.