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tton, and citizens OF the state have
been asked to subscribe for the pur-
chase Of silver service.
An endurance swimming match from
the Brooklyn bridge to Coney Island,
under the supervision Of the United
States Volunteer Life Saving Corps re-
suited in victory for a man with one
leg. The winner was Charles Seig-
fried Of Bay Ridge. who swan the dis
tance in i've hours and forty-eight
minutes. Two young women were
close behind him In the finish.
Tom Richardson. chairman OF the
executive committee of the Transmits
sissippi Commercial Congress, has is
sued q formal call for the fifteenth
session Of the congress. to be held at
st. Louis. October 25th to 29th, inclus-
i've. President Francis Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company has
placed the convention hall on the
Worlds Fair grounds at the disposal Of
the congress for Its sessions.
Former Sultan Murad v. died at Con-
stantinople. August 29th Of diabetes.
Murad v. was born in 1910 and as
cended the throne after the murder OF
the Sultan Abdul Aziz. May, 1876. In
July Of that year Murad was placed
under the regency Of his brother. the
present Sultan Abdul Hamid II. and
August 31st he was dethroned. Out
,wardly this act was performed legally
by the council OF ministers on the
ground that he was insane. The real
facts In the case probably win never
be Known
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17

New York Sun Special Service
Chicago, Marchs 17.---J. Ogden Ar
mour's operations in May wheat, that
have been the spectacular feature of
the wheat market for. the, past six
months, have been closed out. The
profit is estimated at.over $1,000, 900.
There. were 25,000,000 bushels held
when the line was the largest.
It was bought as low as rs cents in
the first part of November, and some
Of the sales we're made at the fancy
price of $1.O9. TIE latter price was
reached in the excitement produced
by the war scare.
The wheat deal has been the great
est and most successful ever run.
Armour has run two bull campaigns
In May wheat inside of two years. Last
year he unloaded s1b.Q00,O00 bushels
from 82H cents down to TIN cents
and cleaned up over $4,000 His
operations easily make him the wheat
king. Part Of the. money secured in
the wheat market, 1t Is said, has gone
| to educational purposes, $250,00o be-
ing in the recent gift: to the Armour
Institute. =
It is the talk on the board Of trade
that Adolph J.. sLtchsten has made up.
ward Of 100000 on the advance ir
wheat and corn during the war scare
and is now one Of the heaviest opera
| tors In the trade.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
REPEALS TIMBER
And STONE ACT
Senate Passes Bill to Amend Pub.
lie Land Laws -Legalizes
Timber Sales.
From The journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, March 17.-Senator
Hansbrough to-day reported and Sc
cured immediate consideration and
passage of the bill agreed upon by the
public lands committee yesterday for
the repeal Of the timber and stone act
and the sale of timber on public
lands. ssa7
The bill lis Identical with one intro
duced by Senator Hansbrough early
in the session, and later recommended
in the report Of the special commits
sion appointed by the president. It
provides for the sale, by auction or
otherwise, as directed by the secre-
tary of the interior, Of the right to cut
timber on government land, and as
signs the proceeds of such sales In
arid and semiarld land states to the
reclamation funds for irrigation pur.
poses.
No action Will be taken on the prop
ositions to repeal or modify the desert
land act and Communication law, be-
cause the advocates of these bills be.
lieve opposition in both houses sc
strong that nothing could be done this
session.
Senator Nelson, who has stood with
Senators Bard and Dietrich, the re.
publican members of the committee
| for the repeal of the timber and stone
desert land and communication laws, has
been active in bringing about to-day's
! action. His good work was apparent
lin the unanimous recommendation OF
| the bill by the public lands committee
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
ALLIED AGAINST
UNITED STATES
Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile
and Bolivia Fear American
Expansion.
South American Republics Join
Hands to Guard Against
Absorption.
Nicaragua Gives Colombia Funds
to Help Her to Join the
Coalition.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. ~
New Orleans La, March 17.-Ac-
cording to authentic advices received
here to-day a powerful protective al
lance has been formed by Brazil,
Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia
to guard against absorption by the
United States.
zelaya of Nicaragua has forwarded
a check for 100000 to President
MarroQuin Of Colombia to assist that
country In joining the South American
coalition.
The alliance was first discussed last
year when 1t was urged that the South
American republics should belong to
the United States, while Peru was con-
slder1ng the ACCESSIBILITY during the
recent revolution in that country of
appealing to President Roosevelt to
establish a protectorate in Peru.
Inc question received such strong
support that the other republics were
frightened, fearing that with Peru as
a stepping stone to the formation of
the proposed annexation of Peru,
Uncle Sam might absorb the whole OF
| South America. lin
Argentina conceived the idea Of an
offensive and defensive alliance Of the
South American countries. The mat
ter was taken up with Brazil and
| Chile, who Endorsed Argentina's &C.
ton and afterward brought Bolivia
and Ecuador into the combination
These republics have signed the coal1-
ton agreement.
DR.. G. F. z. Caracristi, the noted
South and Central American author.
ity, stated tonight that the alliance
is fact, but neither republic in the
compact will countenance any alliance
with foreign power in opposition tc
| the United States. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
JAPS BEGIN ADVANCE
Invasion of Manchuria from North
eastern Korea the First Step.

New York Sun Special Service.
Toxic. March lin all probab1 llty
the main movement Of the Japanese
army has begun. The leading news
paper of TOXIC, which is in touch gen.
orally with the plans OF the govern
ment, issued an extra this afternoon
announcing that the Japanese troops
mad crossed into Manchuria In force
from Hyei-san, which Is we'll north In
Korea. ~, .
The same newspaper announced the
three attacks on Port Arthur and the
t,1cccssfpt battle IN the bay or Cnem-
ulpho pefora the government issued
an official bulletin. me -,ramor ~ :
that General Kuroki,. with Lieutenant
General Oshima and General Ozaka,
has seized the northwest bank or
the Truman river between Hye1-sen
and Mu-san, giving 'them"commanc OF
the military road northeast TOWARD
vladivostok and southwest to"aro
Wi-ju., ~. h.r,
begun from the valley OF the human
the first army division Of Japan mas
undoubtedly begun operations eltnei
east or west of Port Arthur.
The main line from Seoul, In Korea
toward the Yalu river, Will pc uSeC
only for protective and defensive pur,
noses and for the transportation OF
military supplies north and west tc
the main armies in the field.
II ia known here that the Korean
neninsula is now properly fortified az
far north as An-ju and. with tne
ocean side protected by the navy, car
he held by 10000 men against ar
enormous force.
The army in Korea proper holdlns
that territory from An-ju south vii
noove on Yalu, driving the Russlan
northwest to Mukden
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
QUEENS COUSIN,
CAMBRIDGE, DEAD
Former. Oommander-in- Chief. of
British Army Succumbs to
Old Age. 80.

London, March 1.-THE Duke Of
Cam bridge died at 1895 this morning.
He was a cousin of the late Queen Vic
toria and was born March rs, 1919.
5eester house, his Georgian residence
IN Park Lane. He had been confined
10 his house. for some weeks.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
had been constant visitors to the sick
romo, while the dukes sons, Admiral
and Colonel Fitzgeorge, were almost
continually at his bedside.
Altho he was imbued with old world
conservatism, the duke was popular
with the masses and even his
prejudiced opposition to the moderni-
| cation and decentralization of the
| army failed to decrease the affection
with which all ranks regarded their
old commander-in-chief.
The title Of Duke Of Cambridge died
with the late duke, his sons being born
of morganatic marriage. His death
also places at the disposal of the king
a field marshaPs baton as well as an
Order of the Garter.
| It is expected that the remains will
be buried at Kew with an imposing
military display. The court will go
into mourning for several weeks, and
the program for the London season
will have to be revised. This will be
a hard blow to the tradesmen who
|
spring to recoup their losses of recent
years.
The flags on the public buildings are
| half-masted and in many cases Irish
flags, flying in honor Of st. Patrick's
Day, were removed.
The king and queen went to Glouces.
ter house this afternoon to offer theil
personal coincidence to the relative:
of the duke.
It is not generally known to the
present generation that the Duke O,
Cambridge's wife was q burlesque act
ress and dancer, named Farebrother
She was very well known in 1910 o.
Whereabouts, and made a great sen
sation playing in burlesque at the Ly
ceum theater.
She died in 1890. Neither the peer
age nor other reference books men
ton her marriage, which was not rec
ognized officially by Queen Victoria
aItho the latter visited Mrs. Fitzge Gorge
The Duke of Cambridge Is supposed
to have been wealthy. On the dealt
of his father, parliament gave tn
duke an allowance of 100000 a year
AS commander-in-chi the duke re
ceived a salary Of $22,50O until 1887
and thereafter $33,160 yearly.
AS colonel-in-chief of the grenade
, guards, the duke received SLIGO
, year, while numerous other appoint
+ ments brought him in good revenues
United States Ambassador Choate
: the other ambassadors and ministers
and many peers and members of tn
. house of commons called at Glouces
: ter house in the course Of the after
. noon. ~
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WASHINGTON IN DARK
Nothing Known in Capital of Alliance
in South America.

NOLn1ng hnOWn In Capital OF Alliance
in South America. f.
New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, March lit cannot
he learned tonight whether any of
the South American republics have
formed a defensive alliance for pro-
lection against the possible encroach-
ments of the United States, the action
being inspired by the procurement of
the canal zone thru the secession Of
Panama from Columbia.
It is Known that there was a general
interchange of notes looking to the
taking of identical action relative to
the recognition Of Panama. All of
the South American republics have
now recognized Panama with the ex-
ception Of Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile
and Bolivia. :r.sr'fss. 80 ~ ~,
ence among the South American re-
publics on the subject of coalition
for mutual protection. This did not
bear results. .>.+
The Argentine Republic also ap-
preached this government regarding
protection against the collection by
foreign nations of private claims, but
not those Of a national character. This
met with no favor here. IN.
Just after the Spanish-Amer ican
war there was just such correspond
Chile strongly SYM athizes with Co.
lombia over the loss of Panama, for
the reason that she had a treaty giving
her right to transport troops across
the isthmus Of Panama, thus enabling
her to have decided advantage in
the event of war with Argentina.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
BELIEVE HILL IS
EQUAL TO CRISIS
Financiers Do Not Think Head of
Merger Will Lose in
End.
Magnate Still Has Railroads and
Their Value Is Not
Impaired.
Northern Securities May Follow
Example Of Standard Oil
Trust.

Special to Tho Journal.
New York, March 17.-Wall street
is still wondering what J. J. Hill in
tends to do. Fifteen minutes after
he heard the merger decision in his
office In the Mutual Life building, he
was trying to explain to half dozen
reporters that he didn't know any
thing about 1t. He was nervous and
looked tired.
What are you going to do now,
Mr.. Hill?" he was asked.
His usual smile Wets somewhat
forced as he glanced at the questioner
and asked, In reply:
We'll. I've still got the roads,
haven't II"
That question is the whole basis Of
the affair as it stands It represents
the property right Of the owners Of
more than so per cent of the stock
of Northern Securities. It is the
whole reason for the value of the
stock in the market. If the right Of
the individual to own property were
not inviolable, Mr.. Hill would be fac
Ing the utter ruin Of the dream Of his
later years. AS 1t Is, he thinks, he
faces merely slight inconvenience in
holding to the properties he owns in
| fee.
The courts have ordered the stocks
| Of Northern Securities refunded.
There is outstanding about s365,000.-
| the treasury are as follows: "
Shares of Great Northern, $927,876.
| Shares of Great Northern Pacific,
S1,533,622. ......- r..
Other securities, $5,oo0,0oo.
Cash (estimated), $4,000,000.
This represents all that the COM
pany has with which to refund the
! nm oh nf wi
ties. e-s,..--. -.....~. ,...-- 49, r. .
Two Means of Refunding. 49,
| Counsel for the company and coun-
are two recognized means of refund
| ing. One Is the pro rata method,
| used by the Standard Oil trust, and
the other the direct method, used by
the Addyston Pipe company.
In the former, each outstanding
share gets its proper proportion of all
the assets, namely, in this case, one
three million six hundred and f1ftieth
part Of the assets. This method would
ignore the question of what stocks
the share Of Northern Securities was
issued In exchange FOR.
The other method would be to give
back for each share the exact stocks
other assets in the form of a dividend
In this case lis shares of Northern
Securities that was issued for North.
ern Pacific stock would receive 10(
shares of Northern Pacific and a divi.
dend amounting to 115-3,650, 000ths
Of the other assets, or about SO {
share. Each $50 shares issued TO,
Great Northern would receive 10(
shares Of Great Northern and it's divi
dend Of SO share. $3.50 .-.,.
If any distribution is ordered by the
| company it will be: a pro rata, distribu
ton. If it were not, 1t might harper
that some outside interest had gone tt
work and cornered the Northern Sc
curities stock issued in exchange fo
Northern Pacific-and the aim of tn,
corner in 1901 would be- won at once
; This would be rather easy for Mr.
Hartman, who has about 10000
shares of this stock already deposited
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SWEDISH SINGER /. i.
IN IROQU'0lB| FIRE
Last Unidentifled Body Believed
to Be That Of Madame Fan
ME Nerelli.

New York Sun Special Services. 80 -: ~.
Chicago, March 17.-It is believed
that the last unidentified victim of the
Iroquois disaster may prove to be
Nine. Fannie Norelli, a Swedish So
prano soloist, who is thought: to have
attended the. theater on the afternoon
of the fire.
A letter received by the police says
the woman might be known as Mrs.
Barton as she married a physic Clan
in Portland, Ore, of that name, after
her arrival in America r.. x
Hundreds of persons have exam
ined the body In efforts to identify
it, but the name of the dead woman
remains unknown. ~. - ...g -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17

Washington, March 17.-Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow was before the postofhoe inves-
tigating committee to-day. The COM
mittee was in executive session dur
ing the time General Bristow was
present.
The special committee Of the house
on the postoffice report has. it is
understood, received the report
known as exhibit c."
This document never has been made
public and the feeling created
among members by the thoro man
ner in which the special committee
is dealing with the task assigned 1t
is growing somewhat intense.
Revelations of new deals are
limited at in the cloakroom. In the
meantime the special committee is
carrying on it's work. Yesterday an
all-day session was held. When the
committee adjourned Chairman Nc
Call announced that 1t had addressed
letter to each member of the house
mentioned in the report, requesting
him, If he so desired, to make a
statement to the committee either
orally or in writing, touching the
correctness Of the statement in the
report.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17

New York Sun Special Service.
Rome, Marcn 1.-THE pope yester-
day signif1ed his intention of creating
another cardinal in America immedi-
ately. He has selected Archbishop
Farley Of New York, who is a great
favorite Of his holiness. While much
pressure has been brought to bear, es-
pecially of late, In favor of Archbishop
Ireland, the pope made the selection
of MonseigEeur Farley personally.
Farley Sails for Home.
Rome, March 17.-Archbishop Far
ley Of New York left to-day for Naples
whence he will sail tomorrow for
home. The archbishop said he had
been touched and delighted blythe kind
way he had been treated during his
four weeks stay here by all, from the
pope to the lowest prelate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17

The republican state convention was
called to order in the Bijou opera
house at 1880 this afternoon, by
Judge Robert Jamison, chairman Of
the state committee.
The lower and balcony floors of
the theater, the atsles and portion
of the gallery were filled with good
republicans, most Of them delegates.
while the boxes were filed with many
Of the prominent men of the party.
Judge Robert A. Jamison introduced
T. W. Hugo, mayor Of Duluth, as tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Hugo paid an
eloquent tribute to the present repub-
1ican administration, defending it's col
onial policy and praising Its activity in
the matter Of the Panama canal and
the excellent record made by the vari-
GUS republican governors. It was the
duty of the convention, he said, to
choose from stanch republican
state four representative republicans
who would guard the principles and
the welfare Of the party at the Chi
cago convention.
Thomas II. Gir1ing Of Robbinsdale
was nominated for one Of the score
taries by Judge Joseph L. Dobbtn. and
J. S. Scribner Of Cass county was nomi
mated by Senator Ripley p. Brewer of
st. Cloud as the other secretary The
two were elected without opposition.
Named to Draw Resolutions.
Upon the motion Of L. P. Hunt Of
Mankato, Mr.. Hugo was made per-
manent chairman.
Now" said the chairman, purely
| as an informal and impromptu mat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
WILL FORCE BATTLE -.
Admiral MakarofY Will Try to Cripple
Japanese Fleet.

New York Sun Special Service.
Niu-chuang, March 17.-Admiral
Makaroff has given up the attempt to
make the Retvizan, Poltava and
Czarevitch seaworthy, but will test the
outward channel in day or two to see
If he can take out the battleships Sc
vastopol, Petropavlovsk and Porosviet.
With these, he has the protected
cruisers Bayan, Novik, Askoh and the
commerce destroyers Diana and Pal
lada.
1t Is the intention of the admiral to
go out and meet Admiral Togo's fleet,
not necessarily with the hope of vic
tory, but with the intention OF
Gripping the Japanese battleships and
flrst-class cruisers, so that the Rus
sian Baltic fleet may be in position
to come east and join the Vladlvostok
squadron and finally commanding the
sea In the battles Of next autumn.
The cruiser Bayan was sent out IN
the main channel without Ill success
Tuesday afternoon and the Porosvlet
which is the lightest of the battle
ships, will attempt to make the pas
sage to-day. If she should be sue
cessful in passing the stranded Retzi'
van, Makaroff will force battle with
the Japanese fleet before Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
BLYTHE WINS OUT
In IOWA FIGHT
Withdrawal of Funk Leaves the
"standpatter" Unopposed for
Delegate at Large.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 17.-For-
mer Senator A. B. Funk of Spirit
Lake, who was Endorsed by Governor
Cummins as candidate for delegate
at large to the republican national
convention, has issued a letter an
nouncing his withdrawal. He says he
entered the race before it was known
that Senator Dolliver, who comes from
the same section of the state, would
be the unanimous choice Of republi-
cans.
The withdrawal Of Funk means the
selection of Joseph w. Blythe, as a
delegate without opposition. Senator
Funk encourages harmony and says
his withdrawal is in the interest of the
ratification of 1owa's 1903 republican
platform. He says he may enter the
eleventh district congressional race,
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PLAN OF CONTEST.

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KOREA is INVADED
Russians Cross River In Force and
Battle Is Imminent.

Bpeoial to The Journal.
Niu-chuang, March 1.-THE main
advance force Of tho Russian army IS
said to have crossed the Yalu river
into Korea from Manchur1a and the
frat important land battle is believed
to be imminent.
A strong body of troops, according
to the report, has been left at Ai-ha-
cheng, q fortified and strategical town,
where the Japanese advance ended in
the war with China.
Troops have also been stationed at
An-tung and other points on the river
to keep open the line of communica-
ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
INQUIRY IN GOTHAM
President Issues Order and Post
| master May Be Removed.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, March President
Roosevelt has. returned to- the post
office departm ent all Of the papers.
bearing on, the New York posteffiee
and ordered the inquiry to go further.
Pending this. he will take no action
on the Recommendation of the in
spectors. Postmaster Van Colt, and
some ten minor officials in office may
be asked to resign for the good Of
the service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
LEAVE NORTHERN KOREA
Twenty Thousand Russians Reported
Twenty Miles North of An-tung.

London, March 1.-THE Ping-yang
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
cables that all the Russian troops
have left northern Korea and that
10000 have been concentrated at Kill
nen-cheng, twenty miles north of An
tung, in Manchuria.
The Toxic correspondent Of the
Times says the Russians are occupy
ing an area having forty mile base
from Wi-ju to Chang-seng and extend
ing south to the Pak-chon river.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
THE PLATFORM

Endorses the protective policy Of the
republican party.
Declares for modification Of tariff
schedules to suit changing conditions.
Declares In favor Of reciprocity
treaties with other countries for mu-
tuaI interests and to extend our mar
kets.
Favors government regulation Of
trusts.
Favors liberal pension laws.
Congratulates the government on
achieving the Independence Of Cuba.
Urges speedy completion Of the
Panama canal.
Endorses Senators Nelson and CIapp.
Endorses Governor Van SAINTS adj
mInlstratIon.
Endorses the republican congress-
mon from Minnesota.
/ Urges continued Increase Of the
| navy.
Uphoids the Monroe doctrine.
| Urges extension Of rural free deiIv-
cry.
Favors better compensation for rural
I free delivery carriers.
| Urges the extension Of good roads.