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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
FEAR FLOODS IN VALLEY
SMALL PROSPECT THAT SPRING
WORK WILL GET AN EARLY
sTART-sNOW: AND DIRT

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., March 20
The indications are that spring work
will be delayed somewhat by snow
and high water. From Grafton to
the Canadian boundary, EN- bracing
the. Pembina mountain district, the
situation is encouraging on the whole,
as the snowfall, while heavy, is not
of unusual depth. The ground will
be in condition for early work except
lower-lying lands, unless the Red
river is backed up toward Winnipeg.
There is an average of one foot of
snow, badly mixed with dirt, in the
Crookston district. The dirt will re-
tard melting and block drainage.
Drainage bitches are filled with solid
snow and ice, and in all probability
will drain off slowly and flood the
land.
Around "IIillsboro, Halstad and Ada
to the south, the snow is light. Some
ground is uncovered, but Is soggy and
heavy. Low-lying ground cannot be
worked as early as usual. Drainage
conditions will have to be favorable
or the water is likely to stand on the
lands and do injury.
Toward the west, out of the valleys,
the snow is generally heavy enough
to cause uneasiness and fear of a
flood.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
SWIFT EXPLAINS ADVANCE
Chicago Packer Declares Margin Of
]. Profit Little Enough.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, March 26.-Louis F.
Swift, president of Swift & Co., in de-
Tending the packers, yesterday de-
clared the price of beef is not too
high, considering the cost of cattle on
the hoof. He said criticism on this
score is unjust and not in accord with
the facts Of the situation.
Beef sold in the Chicago market
last week at GA cents a pound. The
cattle which furnished the beef cost
on the hoof from 3A to 5 cents a
pound" said Mr.. Swift.
There always is shrinkage Of
from 40 to As per cent in Slaughter
ing and dressing, and, all things con-
sidered, we believe the profits are little
enough. $500. :7,s @,s,..z ,'-
1.-The figures fluctuate every week
and are bound to do so. The selling
price Is governed rarily by the cost
Of the cattle. There usually is an
advance in the spring. as the grade
of cattle is better, and we must pay
| more for animals on the hoof.
| I'm 1902, the high price Of beef
was occasioned~ by the excessive cost
of corn and scarcity Of cattle on feed.
The corn-fed season usually extends
from November to August. j.. In the
latter half Of the year, we get grass
fed animals, which are not so desir-
able and, Of course, sell at a lower
price," r 49,. .,r. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
BATTLE IS AVOIDED
Russians Merely Keep in Touch With
Japanese in Pieng- yang.

Fl
Seoul, March 26.-Information from
the front contains no news of contact
between Russians and Japanese. The
at Chinampho con-
tinues briskly. AS the Japanese land
troops they are moved to Pieng-yang,
where preparations are being made to
form base on a large scale.
The, road between Chinampho and
Pieng-yang is being reconstructed al
most entirely so as to admit easy
transport Of supplies, The army, con-
sisting Of three divisions, is now near
ly complete. Pieng-yang is being ex-
tensively intrenched.
In the north, beyond Pieng-yang,
there is little doing. The Russians are
merely keeping in touch with the
Japanese outposts, which have now
reached Un-san. Evidently there
will be no contact until the Japanese
army at Pieng-yang attempts to cross
the Yalu at Wi-ju. The Russians are
reported to have fortified both sides
of the river.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
IMPEACHMENT FOR
JUDGE SWAYNE
Judiciary Committee Presents
i Recommendation on Officials
III: Conduct to House.

Washington,: March 26.-A recon-
mendation that Charles Swayne; judge
of the district court Of the United
States in and fol-. the northern district
of Florida, be sirdpeSched Of high mis-
demeanoEs has been presented to the
house by the judiciary committee.
The report, says That upon, the whole
case it is plain that Judge Swayne has
forfeited the respect and confidence
of the bar Of his court, and Of, the peo-
pie OF his district who do business
here. ,. He has SO conducted himself
as to earn the reputation of being sus-
ceptible to the malign influence Of
a man of notoriously bad character.
He has shown himself to be harsh,
tyrannical and oppressive. unrnindful
Of the common rule Of a just and up
right JUDGE. He has continuously and
persistently violated the plain words
Of statute Of the United States and
subjected himself to punishment for
the commission Of a high nlfsde-
meaYlOr. Frs5s .-..- :f--r--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
NORTHWEST PATENTS.

\ Washington, D.. c., March 26. tSpe-
cial 1.-The following patents We're Is
kota inventors, as reported by Will
hanson & Merchant, Patent Attorneys,
925-933 Guaranty Loan Building, Min
neapolis, Mimi:
Charles r. Blackketter, Minneapolis,
wind engine; William T.. Brown, st,
Paul. Mimi, shock squeezer; John w.
Christine j. r. Flygare, Minneapolis,
baking apparatus; Joseph A. Flyte,
Sioux City, S. D., dwelling mechanism
Thorgils Halldorson, Mountain, N. D.,
motor sled; Nels Larson, st. Paul,
Mimi, fire escape; Nels Logan, Albert
Lea, Mimi, corn harvester; John o.
.Qual1ey, Adams, Mimi, belt adjuster;
crank movement for we'll drills
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Korietz taken after the naval fight at
Chemulpho. He said they would be
Of intense interest to the officers Of the
Russian fleet.
I questioned him as to the condi-
tons of life at Port Arthur which he
described as being much the same as
before.
The Russian destroyer was crowded
with men, the majority of whom I
estimated as under rs years of age.
They were black with coal dust and
worn with toll and the strain of active
service. Nevertheless, they were alert
and cheerful and looked full of fight.
The commander, who was courteous
and genial. Informed me that he could
not permit us to go within the road
stead. The commander of the other
destroyer also visited our ship. Lam
able to gather from brief conversation
with him that since Makaroff assumed
chief command there has been i'm
provement in every department of the
Russian fleet. .
left for Chi-fu after q detention Of
thirty minutes.
$500 #t ERNEST Brind1e. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
EXPLAINS MINI.
POLICY TO EAST
McC leary Shows Relation Of Tariff
and Reciprocity to State
Platform. 81.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building
Washington.
washington, March 2e.-Repreaen-
tative McCleary has undertaken, for
the edification of the untaught east,
to explain just what the republicans
of Minnesota meant when they said
certain things about tariff and reel
procity in their state platform last
week.
The early reports as to what the
platform contained have not squared
entirely with the platform itself, and
so Mr.. McCleary comes forward IN the
familiar guise of schoolmaster to
tell all about it.
In to-day's Washington Post he
says:
There seems Is be general mis-
understanding as to what the recent
state convention in Minnesota declared
in it's platform relative to protective
tariff, reciprocity and, tariff revision.
People seem to confuse what Governor
Van SAINT said with what the platform
said. In the interest of accuracy, it
seems proper to quote what the plat
form really declared on those ques-
TONS"
Then come the protection and reel
procity planks Of the platform, hav-
ing quoted which, Mr.. McCleary tells
the Post this:
Several of the most important OF
these declarations were taken almost
verbatim from the national republican
platform of 1900. It will be noticed
that the Minnesota platform empha-
sized three propositions: ~
'First-The Importance Of the pro
tective principle, these paragraphs be-
ginning and ending with that thought
ttSecond-That reciprocity. should
consider the necessaries of life we dc
nf hot qf1o la 1o1 aofi ~vH Se
for reciprocity in non-competing ar
ticles. 5E%s5ss g. a. G..---.
''Third-Revision making suck
mo difcations of tariff schedules az
from time to time are required by
changing conditions, in other words
revision of the tariff when there i.
more to be gained than lost
--rW, w. Jermane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
PEACE DECLARED
IN BUITE'S CAMP
- "--.7 y*7slgrs
Minnie Healy and B. & M. Com
" panies Will Not Mine Until
=: -
trv.2 Ownership Is Settled.

Butte, Mont. March. 26.-For the
first time in years there is absolute
peace in the underground workings
Of the Butte mines. ..,<.. g.. r.,.....-
BY the terms Of truce declared be-
tween the representatives of the Min
ME Healy and the Boston s. Montana
companies, each agrees to Withdraw
all miners from the ground in dis
pute until the ownership is absolutely
settled by the courts or otherwise.
Neither side will attempt to extract
ore or do work Of any kind until that
time, and each agrees to cease all
overt acts, such as blasting, smelling
and the use Of water steam, etc., for
the purpose, of holding or. gaining
ground. g.. 80. t.. .r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

the Big Miami and to the east along
the Little Miami river, from Loveland
to Coney Island, are flooded. The
Blanchard and Maumee rivers and all
the creeks in southern Ohio are out
of their banks.
In Springfield, the flood has thrown
1000 men out Of work, driven twenty
five families from their homes and
completely stopped street car traffic.
Traffic is suspended on the Big
Four. the tracks being submerged ten
miles below Dayton and at Lockland.
The Erie tracks, three miles west, are
washed out and trains are detoured
from Urbana. The Detroit Southern
cannot get it's trains thru Springfield,
there being four feet of water over
it's tracks. =. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
TRUST RAISES PRICES
Combine Accused of Making Advance
in Retaliation for Inquiry.

Special to The Journal. Il ". 81 +.
Chicago, March :26.-Indignation is
rampant in Chicago over the persistent
increase in the price Of meats of all
kinds, the prices being raised, 1t Is
said, in defiance Of the beef trust in
vestigation now in progress. So
The Tribune, editorially, accuses the
packers Of advancing the price of beef
as a method of Furnishing the public
for bringing about the investigation.
A tour Of Packingtown wholesale mar
kets yesterday revealed these prices:
Dressed carcasses of prime native
cattle, costing $5.25 to $3.50 a hun
dredweight on the hoof and yielding
SO to 81 per cent of beef, TX cents per
pound. .-' 80 " .~.''"" -
Medium to good ,carcasses. costing
on the hoof $4.75 to SIS and yielding
So to SO, per cent Of beef, Z to 7A
cents. },r.s s5r -. stfF s....., ,,..' .&--
Common steers, costing 81 to $4.25
on, thes hoof and yielding Sc to 81 per
cent Of beef, .61A to 6% cents. -.
Heifers, costing 81 to $3.50 on the
of beef, 6A to Z cents. r. ....... -
Cutters and inferior grade, costing
1926 to $3.50 on the hoef and yielding
So to 81 per cent Of beef, 5A to 6
cents. s- l- ~. :. - =
The average advance on straight
beef carcasses In PackingtoWn since
last week is Is cents hundred. On
hundred. Hind quarters of beef SELL
ing at 6h cents wholesale last week
were quoted at '71A cents yesterday.
On sets of No. 2 beef ribs and loins,
the advance has been heaviest, equal
ing L II cents. Cuts Of No. l beef cost
around 10, cents on the advance
and No. beef 9K. to 10 cents. III
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
L. o. THORPE. wILLMAR.

central position, for instance Hardin.
or some other place of your choice,
have found it expedient to send to
for the direction of the land forces,
with right of army commander, and
Vice Admiral Makaroff for the direc-
ton of the sea forces, with rights of
fleet commander. I am convinced
that the appointment of these indie
pendent responsible commanders-in-
chief will enable you as my lieutenant
to discharge the difficult and historic
task which has fallen to your lot.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
CATTLE LOSSES HEAVY
Captain Wilson Describes the Storm
in Northwest Territories.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, March 26.-West of
Winnipeg, on the main line of the
Canadian Pacific railway and on
branch lines, heavy engines are puff
ing in the snow drifts. Prospects for
train service are slightly improved.
Reports received from Captain Will
son of Broadview, N. w. T.. says:
''Train service is almost impossi-
ble.- The Moose Jaw local took twelve
hours to come from Regina to Broad
view, a distance of ninety miles. Sew
eral ranchers, interviewed, say that
the loss Of cattle will be appalling,
as thousands were left running on the
ranges when the storm started. No
living thing could survive in the storm.
1t was not possible for a person to
stand up against it. Several car loads
of stock left on sidings will be a loss.
The ferocity of the storm can be i'm
agined when it is stated that the train,
after pulling up at the station, was
imbedded in a snow drift as high as
the cab" i*S ..sf %
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
ELLIOTT SHOWED IN
Railroad Presidents Train in the
Drifts-The Storm in Montana.

Special to The Journal .s4s@> ~
Billings, Mont, March 26.-One Of
the worst billiards. Of the season has
struck eastern Montana. Train serv-
ice from the east is practically sus-
pended. Train Nos, due in Billings
at $3.50 this morning, managed to get
thru Dakota before the blizzard had
reached it's height, but was delayed
nine hours at Glendive.
Somewhere near Dickinson a~spe-
cial train, bearing President Elliott
and a party of Northern Pacific off,
GERS westward on a tour Of the entire
system, and the North Coast Limited
are tied up in the snow, and no infor-
nation can be obtained as to when
they will get thru. Yesterdays east
bound limited train is tied up at Glen
dive, unable to proceed. "..
Reports from all over the eastern
part Of the state tell of cold weather
and poor range conditions, and grave
fears are entertained for cattle, which
have been greatly weakened by the
long, hard winter. The thermometer
in some parts of the state registered
as low as 10 and 20 degrees below
zero yesterday afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
TRAINS ARE DELAYED
Broken Wires and Head Winds Knock
Out Schedules.

Passenger train schedules have been
knocked out to-day as result of
fallen wires between Chicago and Mil
waukee and the strong March head
winds. The morning trains from the
east were from one to two hours late,
and trains from Iowa and Minnesota
about the same. The coast trains
were indefinitely late. Much Of the
delay to the Chicago trains was
caused by express and baggage trans
fers, emphasizing the fact that trans
fers could more properly be made In
Minneapolis, the terminus Of the lines.
st. Paul having union station, it is
easier to transfer thru passengers and
their effects there.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
OIL FOUND IN MEXICO

Fishing Party Discovers Grease Three
Inches Thick on Yucatan Coast.
New York Sun Special Service.
Galveston, Tex, March ga Ash
ing party led by Captain G. e. Dujay
detected the odor Of oil when on the
Yucatan coast of Mexico. a year ago
and found grease three inches thick on
the Campeachy banks. Oil was seen
bubbling UP from the bottom. Going
into the interior they found large de-
posits of asphalt. Concessions have
been obtained on 10000 acres Of land
and test wells lead the promoters to
believe the fields will rival the cele-
brated we'll at Baku and surpass the
greatest yields in Texas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
TIED TO RAILROAD TRACKS
Man Found Bound in Front of Moving
Freight Train.

New York Sun Special Service.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 26.-Her-
man Hemansky was discovered bound
on the tracks of the Susquehanna mine
workings near Nanticoke by the crew
of a moving train which was nearly
upon him. He said he had been twice
attacked by unknown men.
Soon after his release and before he
had gone hundred yards Hemansky
cried for help and when the crew
came to- his assistance said he had
again been attacked. The police were
called, but could find no trace of any
one who could have assaulted Heman-
sky. He is held under guard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
JAPAN MAKES CHARGES
Russia Accused of Invading Korea Be-
fore War Was Declared.

New York Sun Special Service.
Toxic, March 26.-Reports from To-
cal officials at Wi-ju, to the Korean
government, show that the Russian
troops began to cross the Yalu into
Korea Feb. 2, and from that until
Feb. Is the numbers crossing aggre-
gated 4,500. Three thousand remained
at Wi-ju, 1000 moved: to Chosan, and
500 proceeded toward An-ju.
Thus, it appears, Russia commenced
acts Of war four days before the rup-
ture Of diplomatic relations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
BUILDINGS BLOWN TO PIECES

Church and Other Structures Wrecked
at SissetOn.
Special to The Journal
Sisseton, S. D., March 26.-The most
terrific wind storm of the season
swept over this country last night.
The opera-house was unroofed, a feed
mill literally blown to pieces, and out
buildings blown and scattered in every
direction. The Presbyterian church
was wrecked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
DO MEAT DEALERS
CHARGE TOO MUCH?
CONTINUED from First Page.)

make in the long run, as people tumble
to them in a short time, and what
trade they gain leaves them. While
they are operating, however, they have
the effect Of making relations unpleas-
ant between reputable dealers and
their customers" " t'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
DAM ENGULFS MINERS
Comrades Brave Torrent and Rescu'
Men from Death. =,

Men from Death. ..~
New York Sun Special Service. ,z-,....
Brazil, Ind, March 26.-By clasp
ing hands in long line twelve miners
yesterday rescued from a flooded
mine ten others held prisoners by a
surging torrent. The breaking of a
dam at the Excelsior clay works
caused the accident. .sa
OF the twenty-five men in the slope,
fifteen left at noon to eat their
dinners outside. After the dam broke
and the torrent subsidized somewhat,
the rescuers braved the current,
which rose to their waists. -,
They found their companions at
the extreme end Of the slope, and two
of them were unconscious, but soon
recovered when carried outside.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
CAR INsTRUCTs ALExIEFF
Position of Kuropatlkin and Makaroff
Defined in Message.

st. Petersburg, March 26.The text
Of the emperor's message to viceroy
Alexieff notifying him of the appoint
ment of General Kuropatkin to the
command of the Russian troops In
the far east and of Vice Admiral
Makaroff to command the fleet at
Port Arthur, not only clearly defines
the latter's position, but specifically
announces Russia's aims. The mes
sage follows:
The Importance OF the impending
struggle. which is intended to finally
assure the predominant position of
Russia on the shores Of the Pacific
ocean, and foreseeing that it will be
necessary for you as my lieutenant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
FROST CHECKS FLOODS
The Rivers Subside-Many Towns I'm
s. der Water.

IICIINIVtTS SUUSlUc-NIttIIy IOVI1S VII"
=, der Water.
Detroit, Mich, March 26.-Freezing
temperature thruout lower Michigan
to-day is expected to check the floods
materially.
At Grand Rapids, the Grand river
is still rising, but 1t is believed that
the crest Of the flood in the other
swollen streams of the state has been
reached.
At Kalamazoo, the river has risen
sevens inches since o'clock yester-
day evening, and is still rising.
At Battle Creek, rivers have begun
falling. About one hundred and fifty
houses are flooded, the water being
two feet deep on their first floors.
In Flint, traffic is impossible except
by boat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
hit hand nght against Mr.. Hills left.

right hand fight against Mr. Hills left
hand. Il,
\ There Is much to be done before
the Dakota and the Minnesota sail
with full cargoes. Whatever happens,
It may be assumed at once that the
man who made such ships an economic
possibility will not take one single
step that will jeopardize the develop
ment Of that possibility. Mr. Hill In
tends to fill his ships, and II he draws
traffic from San Francisco to- do 1t,
Seattle has no complaint to make"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
LOAN DENIED RUSSIA
Agents Meet with Refusal from Finan

c1ers in Great Britain.
New York Sun Special Service.
London, March 26.-The Chroni-
cle's financial editor says:
Russian agents have come to London
seeking money and have met with no more
success here than in Germany or France
French bankers could not directly refuse,
but are said to have asked terms equiva-
lent to " per cent interest. These terms
the Russian agents refused, hence their
visit to London, where they received no
comfort at all, so Russia will have to fall
back upon forced paper currency
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
OHIO VALLEY rs SWEPT
Two Hundred Families Homeless
Traffic and Work at StandstiI.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 26. - The
heaviest rainstorm in years prevailed
thruout Ohio last night, and floods are
causing damage along all the tribu-
taries Of the Ohio river.
81 At Hamilton, the Big Miami rose
Is feet in four hours, rendering over
two hundred families homeless. The
reservoir north Of Hamilton broke,
flooding paper mills and tying up rail-
way and traction lines.
All towns west Of Cincinnati, along,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
CZAR TO CHIDE ENVOY
Minister to Toxic Will Receive Cold
Reception in Russia.

IOCCOpIlOH III INVSS1ds
New York Sun Special Service.
1. Berlin, March 26.-Rumors are
current here that Baron Won ,Rosen,
the late Russian minister to Toxic,
will get a cold reception on his re-
turn to st. Petersburg, both from the
car and from the government. It is
considered that he failed signally In
his duty in not reporting to his gov
eminent the warlike intentions of
Japan. If he was ignorant of them,
it is thought he showed incapacity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
Postoffice Appointments.

Rural free mail delivery has been
established, to commence May 2, at
Sergeant, Mower county, Mimi. (for-
merly route No. 2. from Dexter) !;
route No. /, length Of route, 27A
miles; population, 510; number of
houses, 102.
Cora p. MCCALL has been appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Horton,
Olmstead county, Mimi, vice Jacob
II. Haney, resigned.
Samuel e. Grandprey has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Meriden, Steele
county, vice Rudolph w. Peters, re-
signed. Is. {.
ID. w. w. .Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
RETALIAToRY DUTY SOUGHT.
nAcial "a The Journal. 49,

Vancouver. B. C. March 26.-Now that
q prohibitive duty has been placed on
Canadian lumber by the United States
and is to be placed on shingles, British
Columbia is again urging the federal au
thru lumber.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
WASHINGTON NOTES

House Passes Winnipeg, Yankten &
Gulf Railroad Bill.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, March 26.--Represen-
tative Burke, to-day secured the pas
sage by the house of the senate bill
authorizing the Winnipeg. Yankton &
Gulf Railroad company to construct a
bridge across the Missouri river at
Yankton.