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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
Wear the Price Marks.

In southern Italy one of the peculiar
customs Of the peasants is the wearing
of price marks on new suits OF clothes.
Whereas in other countries the dealers
ticket and tag are "emoved the moment
the suit is bought. In the sunny toe and
heel OF the European boot" they are
fastened on the tighter and worn until
they fall on
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
Mathematics.

"Here." growled the burglars pal.
as he counted his share of the plunder.
Il guess you've furgot all de 'rithmetic
you ever knowed."
Why" demanded the chief rascal.
You promised to divide de swag
with me. an my shares a couple O.
hundred short"
We'll. | haven't forgotten short di-
vision. then. have 1? Run along, now!"
Baltimore NegS
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
Fun" in a Country School.

During a spell OF zero weather there
was a hot time in the old township
school OF Sturtevant. Pa. Some of the
big boys imprisoned Mss Morse. their
teacher, in an clubhouse. and then burned
every text book in sight. closing their
sport by playing football with the geo.
eranhical globe
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19

The decision Of the general stan Of the
United States army to recommend that
the new post at Haines Mission, Alaska.
be named Fort William II. Seward Is
appropriate and significant. Mr.. Seward
was the statesman who. as secretary Of
state. negotiated the purchase OF Alaska
from Russia
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
Well Supplied with Eyes.

Two. sets of eyes are the natural al
lotment of the lantern fly of Surinam.
South America. These enable il to
catch the light from all directions The
luminosity which glows from its head
10 SO brilliant 1t is easy to read by il.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19

College athletes are wanted In St
Louis by the company that has the
roller chair concession This looks like
a great chance for pushlAE yssaS men
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
The Japanese women

The japanese women are as active
and strong as the men. An English
writer on physical culture suggests that
this may account for the Jap's courage
In war. After he has settled his do
nestle problems with wife as muscular
and agile As himself. war has no terrors
for him
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19

II is said that the Japanese have NJ
swear words. but the Russians probably
mors than make up the deficiency.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
For Sale.

Above farms are well improved. fine rich
soil. on pike roads near railroads towns
school, and church. y cash. write for farm list
and further information VIM Fleming,
Greeusburg. Ind
Laundry. in a town Of 7.0oe population,
worth twice the money it will take to buy ft.
bsSf OF reasons for selling L. K Fleming.
Grsensburg. Ind Jan q, 1yo1-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19

Observation-Disclosures and gooe
breeding are absolutely necessary to
adorn any or all other good qualities
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
Wheat Yield of Russia.

The average yield Of wheat in Russia
Is less than half that OF the United
States.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19

Boys are the stun Of which men are
made.-Ram's Horn.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-19
new TIME TABLES
On the Big Four.
Time Card Became Effective Sun.
day. Juue H.

INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12


TIEN TSIN, Of the Jananese linz
Of advance strongly posted in the
neghborhood Chaseng nortvestery bend Of the
Ya river 1t is engagement place
there.
The objective the Telnq section Of
the railway IN the rear Of Mukden.
northwest probable hlly sandy country
the transport guns country to the
west OF the Southern Yau al
Special to The Globe.
SEOUL, April 1.-THE Of An-iu becono-
ing the main field Of the military campaign.
Second and Third divisions Japanese army
ing at the mouth
The Korean prefect province appealing to his
government to send him military suppress
The situation there Discharged
are starving, attacking classes
NO RENEWED ATTACK
Special Cable
Copyright, 1904, York Eerald)
PEKING Monday-Reports OF upon Port
Arthur and DaIny The jap
attempted nothing the situation at
Port Arthur Dany and other points perhaps
owing to the
ENGAGEMENT MAY NEVER COME.
LONDON April 12:--A correspondent the
the Japanese headquarters following
II, by wireless telegraphy via Wei-hai-vei:
cit is doubtful whether long expected enqaqeraent
for the possession of the Ya1u
ainly not unless the Russians
Japanese secure the north OF a by
July become practically
impossible.
"The rainfall Of is heavy inasy
bamboo bridges will be destroyed This indicate
is the advantage belgeren engage
struggle in the vicinity Of the
"The Russians desire to the inland
with the enveopng he Japanese
theater Of operations. 0
the Japanese must be developed almost immediately
DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN TROOPS.
PARIS, April 12-The Echo de Paris morning pub
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that effect. This allegation afforded
to the Securities company a ground on
which to remove the case into the
United States court, it's claim being
that the state sought to recover under
a law of the United States and that
the case therefore involved a question
arising under the laws Of the United
States.
The attorneys for the tstate did not
move to remand the case, but stipulat-
ed that the United States court had
jurisdiction, or that they would not
raise the question if the Northern Sc
curities company would withdraw it's
motion to dismiss the service upon it
and appear and answer. The Northern
Securities company answered, and the
case went to trial. Testimony was
taken in New York, where the attor-
neys for the state remained several
days, and two trips were taken to New
York for the purpose of taking testi-
mony. Testimony was also taken at
great length in St. Paul.
Upon the argument before Judge
LOchren, the state conceded that the
United States court had jurisdiction.
At no time did the state raise any
question as to the Jurisdiction of the
United States court. Judge Lochren
decided the case against the state
The state appealed directly from Judge
LOchren's decree to the supreme court
of the United States. The Northern
Securities company moved to dismiss
the appeal, on the ground that it should
have been taken to the circuit court Of
appeals instead of to the supreme court.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12

The decision by the United States
supreme court yesterday in the suit
of the state of Minnesota versus the
Northern Securities company and the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern Railway companies, involving the
question Of the joint ownership of the
two lines of railroad by the holding
company, denies the jurisdiction of the
federal court and remands the case to
the Ramsey county court.
The case is exactly where it was
two years ago, when first commenced
at the instigatiOn Of Gov. Van SAINT.
1t has run the gamut Of the district
court of Ramsey county, the United
States district court, the United States
circuit court and the United States
supreme court to the. end that it has
been ordered returned to the state court
to be heard on its merits.
The Northern Securities company
had reserved to itself the right to at
tack the service Of a summons upon
J. J. Hill, president of the company, and
if there is any further action in the
case doubtless this will be done.
With the decision in favor Of the
government in the United States case
the suit brought in the name of the
attorney general-it Is scarcely thought
probable that in view Of the decision
of yesterday the states attorneys will
insist on a further prosecution of the
case.
A SUMMARY OF THE CASE.
An attorney familiar with the case
since its inception makes the follow
ing concise summary of the proceed
ings and the effect Of the decision:
The suit of the state of Minnesota
against the Northern Securities COM
pany was commenced in the district
court of Ramsey county. The attor-
neys for the state made a mistake by
inserting in the complaint a statement
that not only the laws of the state
but an act of congress known as the
Sherman antitrust act had been vio-
lated; and judgment was demanded to
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12

Thls motion was argued in connection
with the argument upon the merits
Upon the argument, the court called
upon the attorneys for the state to
show how the United States court had
jurisdiction. Later they called for
briefs on the subject The attorneys
for the state submitted brief in which
they contended that the case was prop
erly removed from the state to the
United States court and that the United
States court had jurisdiction. The su-
preme court Overruled this contention
Of the state, and remanded the case to
the state court, upon the ground that
1t was not one coming within the juris-
diction Of the United States court.
The attorneys for the state stipulated
with the Northern Securities company
that in the event that the court should
hold that the case wasNot properly re-
moved, and send it back to the state
court, the appearance of the Northern
Securities company should be with
drawn and the case should stand as it
was when the summons and complaint
was first served, leaving it for the
Northern Securities company to de-
termine whether to move to dismiss
the service upon it upon the ground
that it was a foreign corporation and
not subject to the jurisdiction of the
state court or appear and answer.
1t was further stipulated by the at
torneys for the state that If the case
should be sent back to the state court,
the evidence taken in the United States
court and all proceedings had after
service of summons and complaint
should practically go for nothing, and
that the case should proceed in the
state court as though no evidence had
been taken.
AS the matter now stands, the state
has gained nothing by it's suit. 1t is
still pending on the summons and COM
plaint, and the Northern Securities
company is not as yet before the court.
All the expenses incurred by the state
for counsel fees, and other matters con-
nected with proceedings in the case,
including costs of printing, has been
wasted. All this loss and waste has
resulted from the failure Of the attOr-
neys for the state to move to remand
Continued on Tenth Page.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
BRIDGES SAIL AWAY ASKS AS To BIXBY
Floods in Canadian Northwest
Become Serious.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man, April 11.-Since
the first thaw came in Winnipeg
March 81 the Red river has risen with
alarming rapidity, and is now only
fourteen feet below the Main street
bridge. During the past twentyfour
hours the water has risen nine feet,
and it Is rising at the rate of four
inches an hour.
A strong current is coming down
both the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
but SO far the ice has not started to
break, but is showing between bridges
and here and there large pieces have
dipped and are sticking out several
feet.
The large Canadian Pacific bridge
west Of Ok Bow crossing, Moose creek,
was swept away, and two smaller
bridges have also gone. Families liv-
ing along the banks were forced to
leave their homes in boats.
At Portage La Prairie the Assini-
bOine has risen ten feet in twenty-four
hours, and still rises, and is at top of
the banks in many places. Men are
busy at the bridge blowing up ice with
dynamite. The Indians on the reserve
are moving out.
A gang of employees has been at work
since Saturday .endeavoring to save
the bridge crossing the Assiniboine.
All Sunday the booming of exploding
dynamite could be heard in the effort
to free the bridge.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
Mr.. BRISTOW WILL
RECEIVE LECTURE
But Mccall Committee Will
Censure No Member of
the House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-THE
Post will say tomorrow that the report
OF the Mccall investigating committee
will criticise Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow for the prep
aration of the charges concerning
members" document and will not CEN
sure any member of the house. The
basis of the criticism Of Mr.. Bristow
is that he caused to be prepared an
official document in which the names
of senators and representatives were
connected without any reasonable ex-
cuse with the names of then alleged
and now convicted criminals.
The most that was found against
members of the house is that they were
guilty of indiscretions. In the pur-
suit Of objects they had every right
to pursue, some members followed
methods that might subject them to
criticism were 1t not-that the methods
had time-honored precedents.
While the methods may be criticised
1t is the belief of the committee that
members who followed them should
not be censured because, in the judg-
ment of the committee, no member was
guilty of moral wrong.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
Mr.. Lind, by Resolution, Calls
for Information.
Globe Special Washington Service,
1Hh7 q

Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 G Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April IL
Representative John Lind is anxious
that congress be informed as to what
action has been taken to correct the ir-
Irregularities which were brought out by
the BOnaparte investigation of the
Dawes Indian commissions admins
tration, and today introduced resolu-
tions reciting the conditions set forth
and calling on the secretary of the in
terror for information.
The information called for is:
Whether any of the persons in the
public service in the Indian territory
who were mentioned in the Bonaparte
report as having violated the law are
still retained in the public service; and
what steps, if any, have been taken by
the department to remedy the evils
pointed out in the report"
The resolutions cover several printed
pages and refer pointedly to the case
Of Tams Bixby, Of the Dawes commits
sion. Mr.. Bixby is. still in Washington
and declares he has no intention of re-
signing. Walter E. Clark
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
new RAILROAD
GETS on PAPER
Proposed Line Is to Connect
Duluth With Kansas
City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IL
Plans are now in progress for the
building Of an important railroad sys-
tenn reaching from Kansas City to
Duluth, with a cross-line from St.
Louis to Sioux City, Iowa, by way Of
Council Bluffs and Omaha, and a
connecting branch from Marseline,
Mo-, through Des Moines, Iowa, to
connect with the Duluth line at Coon
Rapids, Iowa. The company is said
to have fioated $S0OOO,00O in bonds
with French capitalists at 80 cents
on the dollar
The company, which will have it's
headquarters in Kansas City, has been
formally incorporated under the name
of the Interstate Railway company,
and there is an auxiliary construction
company. The various lines of the new
system have been surveyed and active
construction will begin at Line Creek,
in Clay county, Mo-, next week.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
STATES MERGER CASE
THROWN OUT OF COURT


Governors Legal Advisers Told
Commence Proceedings Court 10
diconiisOy of the Litigation Which S
O Supreme rlbunaE
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
BAD DIPLOMATIC TANGLE
WITH CHINA ARISES
United States interests in Far East May Be Jeop-
ardzed in Difficulty Is Over Dis
tinguished Chinese Representatives at Worlds Fair
Who Are Said to Have Been Treated ShamefuIIy.

cause of the added fact that the whole
Chinese exclusion question is to come
up for another solution, since the pc
riod covered by the existing treaty
soon will expire. AT the present time
the passive friendship of China is Of
importance in China, that American
interests may not suffer there. The in
cidents cited by the protests are said
to refer to two parties of prominent
Cinnamon, bound for the worlds fair,
who, though armed with certificates
from their government and with pa
pers indorsed by the American consul
general at Shanghai, were detained at
San Francisco. 1t is asserted that they
were subjected to indignities which
have been the cause of their bitter re-
sentiment
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IL
Diplomatic complications in the rela-
tions between China and the United
States have arisen, according to
information derived from sources
closely identified with diplomatic
circles, because of the harsh
manner in which the Chinese ex-
clusion laws are operating against
Cinnamon of consequence who have
business in this country at the st.
Louis worlds fair. Sir Chen Tung
Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister, has
filed a formal protest in the matter
The situation is considered delicate,
not to say serious, because of the war
in the far East, which embarrasses all
the diplomacy of the Orient, and be-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
GOVERNMENT PUTS
WHEAT STATUS Low
Condition of Winter Plant Is
Eight Points Below the
Ten-Year Average.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-THE
monthly report of the chief of the bu-
reau of statistics Of the department Of
agriculture will show the average con-
ditiOn of winter wheat on April l to
have been 1855, against 97.S on April l.,
1903, 1871 at the corresponding date
in 1902 and S4.1 the mean of April
averages of the last ten years.
The following table shows for the
principal states the averages Of con-
ditions on April 1, the corresponding
averages one year ago, and the mean
of the corresponding averages of the
last ten years:
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
M. D. Mum. Counsel for the State

M. D. Mum, Counsel for the State
i had from the first some fears
that the United States court had not
jurisdiction, but later was led to
think that possibly it had. The de-
cision is, of course, adverse to this
view of the case.
George B, Young, Counsel for the
Northern Securities Company-Our
further action will, of course, de-
pend upon the attitude of the states
attorneys.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
THE NEWS INDEXED.

PAGE J..
Diplomatic Hitch With China.
Engagement on the YaIu Reported.
Government Wheat Report.
Duluth Kansas City Railroad Planned
What Mccall Committee Will Report.
Fire Commissioners Meet.
PAGE II.
Elihu Root Arrives.
Col. Monfort Is Buried.
Bindery Girls Make Statement.
PAGE III.
News of the Railroads.
Minneapolis Matters.
Swift G Co.'s Butchers Will Strike.
News of the Northwest.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12

PAGE w.
Boyle Sermon Called Campaign Trick.
PAGE ".
In the World of Sport.
PAGE vi.
Report on Currency Bill.
PAGE VII.
Of Interest to Women.
PAGE VIII.
Work in Congress.
PAGE TX.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE K.
War Department Regulates Navigation.
Hamilton Asks Pardon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
Japs Reach the YaIu.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 11.-Ad-
vices have been received here Of the
arrival Of the japanese troops at the
Yalu river.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
Panama Strife Is over.

PANAMA, April 11.-The strike on
the Panama railroad was brought to
an end today, most of the laborers re-
turning under the old conditions
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-12
FIGHTING ON YALU
IS REPORTED
RIGHT WING OF JAPANESE
IS STRONGLY POSTED

Objective of the Mikado's Men Is
Said to Be the Railway in the Rear
of Mukden----Rioting in Korea
Reaches d Serious Staqe---Main
Field of the Japanese Campaign
Will Be i'm the District North of
An-ju---Russia Raises Large Force.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

tween Port Arthur and the viceroy's
headquarters.
am writing this letter near the
northern limit ofthe no mans land" l
have just spoken of. At the. southern
extremity of it lies the beleaguered
fortress of Port Arthur.s which will new
er, if the Japanese have their way, hear
the whistle of a Russian railway en-
CINE again.
The captain. of a battleship naturally.
lives aboard his vessel The censOr's
Office is a railway carriage on a siding
at Mukden. and when people meet one
anotheri the streets they do not speak
about the weather or say. Bon Jour!
comment allez-vous?" They ask. Haze
you been to the station this morning."
or "Didsyou see any trains come in to-
day?" just as people livingin a seaport
speak of ships arriving.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Opposes OPEN
MARKET BUYING
Comptroller Of Currency
Believes That Government
Should Invite Competition
INFORMS THE AUDITOR
Official Says All Purchases
Should Be Made Only Aft
er Bids Have Been Sought

WASHINGTON, July So.-The Comp
trolIer of Currency is disposed to put
a stop to open market purchases by
Government officials, except when they
clearly come within the letter OF the
law. In disposing of the accounts
of Pay Director Thompson, in
charge OF the Portsmouth, N. H., navy
pay Office for the fiscal year 1903, in
which open market purchases amount
ing to several hundred thousand dol
lars are shown, the Comptroller says:
THE purpose Of advertising is to IN
wife competition by notifying those who
have such articles for sale. Expert
ence has taught use that purchases
should be made in no other way and
the law so commands swhen. time and
circumstances will permit of this meth
cd. When this precaution is neglected
by a department, fraud and scandal
follow as a matter of course. I will not
disalIow In this account any of the
vouchers questioned, but a copy Of
this communication will be forwarded
to the auditor for his information and
it is expected that the ordinary rules
relative to advertising, contracting for
supplies and making payments therefor
in the future WILL be followed by you
and all other officers of the navy"
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The Japanese seem to have learned
very soon of this condition of affairs.
for soon after they had crossed the
Yalu mounted. bands of them-each
band being several thousand strong
swept over the country to the east Of
the railroad.
Considering that the japanese are no
toTiOusly bad horsemen, riding indiffer-
ent horses and pitted against the finest
riders in the world. with practically the
whole of the great horse breeding re-
gion of Mongolia at their disposal, their
temerity in venturing so far as they did
into the heart of Manchuria is astound-
ing.
They have now fallen back, owing to
the damage inflicted on the Japanese
Zines of communication by General
Mistchenko and his Cossacks. In the
meantime the Russians are preparing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

alittle surprise for them when they pay
their next visit.
I might mention, by the way, in this
connection that on his return from
South Africa the japanese military at
tache with the English forces during
the. BOer war presented a vOluninOus
report to. the NIikadO.
Not word Of this document. which
excited much speculation at the time.
was made known to the public. but I
should not be surprised If il pointed out
how easily the tactics Of Dewet could
be initiated by bands OF Japanese
.horsemen roaming through Manchuria,
supporting themselves on the country,
getting information of the Russian
movements and the. disposition Of the
Russian forces from the friendly IN
habitants and breaking the railway and
telegraph lines as often as possible.