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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
DESCENDING FROM vLADlvosTok
Russian Army Corps Moving Towards.
Korea.

Paris March 1.-THE Temps CORE
Eporde:-t at ST Petersburg asserts that
a Russian army corps is descending
from Nladlvostok toward Korea He
aaus i4t.t Fort Arthur has Il garrison
OF :.0nnG mea and is proNisioned for a
year.
TIE Russian ministry of marine, the
Temps correspondent further asserts
CLAIMS that ,Iapan's losses since tie,
opening Of the war are four cruises
and five torpedo boat destroyers Az.
the machinery Of 12,000-ton battle
ship seriously injured.
The correspondent concludes his, dis
patch with asserting that the concen
tration of Russian troops at Mukdens
aud Harbin is considered as terminal
ing the danger from Japanese land
Ing in the northern part OF the bay OF
Korea
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
CAR RECEIVES THE GERMAN At
TAcHEs WHO ARE ON THEIR
WAY TO THE FRONT.
auMoRED JUNCTION OF sQuADRoNs,
PORT ARTHUR AND OVLADiVOSTOk-
FLEETS LIKELY TO TAKE
THE AGGRESSIVE.

et. Petersburg, March 1.-THE em-
peror. receiving the German attaches.
Laneinstein and Tettau, who are to:
leave for the front March 18, said.
among other things:
Gentlemen, all Europe now realizes:
that Russia tried to avoid war and tc5
obtain a peaceful settlement. Many
OF the powers strove also to attain
this end, but Japan forced the war, in.
fringing all international law. Gentle
men, you will be able in the Far East
to see how Russia observes humane
and correct conduct during war;
The Grand Duke Cyril, who has ar
rived at Port Arthur, will serve as,
6rst officer of the battleship Petro.-
DaylOVSk
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
STATE CONVENTIONS
Repu5iican Conventions for Nerth Da.
kots Called BY State Co0aittee.

The next republican state conwen-
tions will be held as follows:
The convention to elect delegates to
the national convention will meet in
Fargo May IS.
The state nominating convention
will be held at Grand Forks July p.
Counties can call conventions wheu-
ever they see fit.
The proposition of one delegate to
seventy.fve votes carried and makes
the convention have 5ll delegates.
The above matters were settled by
the state republican committee which
met in Fargo yesterday. The con-
vention will be smaller in numbers
than the last.
Col. Robinson of Mayville, member
of the committee presented the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopted
unanimously:
The republican state committee of
North Dakota, rejecting the senti
ment Of the republicans Of the state
take this occasion to declare its loyalty
to President Roosevelt, and we pledge
him our earnest support for renomi-
nation. Proud OF his distinguished
services. his intense Americanism, his
devotion to the higher ideals of states
manship and national integrity and
proud Of his fidelity to every interest
affecting impartially the welfare of
all the people Of this nation. We
look forward with confidence to an en-
dorsement of these excellent qualities
and his reelection to the presidency.
In the death Of Marcus A. Hanna,
the members of the republican state
committee of North Dakota feels that
they have suffered a personal loss.
Senator Hanna was not simply
manipulation of politics but broad
statesman, a patriotic American and
true friend, not only Of Ofcapital, but Of
labor, and his name is inseparably
interviewer with the history of the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
No More Arms for Rebels.

New York, March 17.-Instructions
are understood to have been received
by officials Of the Clyde Steamship line
from the state department at Washing
ton to accept no more arms and am
munition for the Jiminez revolution
lists in San Domingo. General Jiminez
10 said to be arranging for munitions
Of war from Canada.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
RUSSIA SECURES A LOAN.
Completes arrangements for Money
Nhen Needed

Berlin. March IA dispatch from
St. Petersburg says that the Russian
government has succeeded in floating
war loan of S2o0,o00OO0. 1nterna-
tional fnanc.e:s, The names of whom
are kept secret, have agreed to ad
vance the money TO Russia, to be re
paid when the war ends. The loan
will take tho form of consolidated
stock. TLa money will be given to the
Russian government when the present
resources become exhausted. The
funds Russia has al hand will last a
considerab BILE time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
THREE HUNDRED CASUALTIES.
Said Russians Lost Heavily in Last
Port Arthur Attack.

London, March 1.-THE Telegraph's $.
correspondent at Yinkow cables that
most Of the shells fired into Port Ar
thur during another bombardment on
March ~ were part Of the ammunition
found on board the captured East
Asiatic steamer Manchuria, which was
bound for Port Arthur with 1000 tons
Of war material. The Russians were
greatly surprised al seeing their own
shells bursting among them. Thirty
casualties occurred in one large fort
The total Russian casualties were over
800 killed and wounded. This is au-.
hentic. Evidently not much damage
was done 10 the Japanese ships, for
the forts made but feeble reply.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
CANNOT BE GIVEN ANY HELP
Port Arthur Must BE Held With PreA
emf Garrison

Newchwang, March 17.-General Ku.
ropatkin has telegraphed General
Stoessel that he must hold Port Arthur
with the present garrison.
kuropatkin states that he is forming
his first line Of defense with an army
Of 100000 men, with a second line OF
100000 to guard the lines Of communi.
cation and to prevent the Chinese
from assisting the Japanese.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
MONETARY UNIT OF PANAMA..
Will Be Gold Dollar Similar to That
nf The Limited SfafAR

Panama, March l6.-According to a
decree of the convention published
Monday the monetary unit of the re-
public after Dec. 81, next, will be the
gold dollar of the same dimensions
and weight, by law as the United
States dollar. The silver currency
now in circulation will be exchanged
at the rate of 500 in gold for 1925 in
silver. The decree is being greatly
discussed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
Wisconsin pav at Worlds Fair.

st. Lonis. March 16.-Elks' day at
the worlds fair will be July 2G. Wis
consin day will be July q instead Of
June 3. The change was made at
the request of the Wisconsin commits.
sion. June will be Pike Day"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
OF COMPETITION
ONLY OBJECT OF MERGER.

Justice Harlan declared that the only
object of the merger was to prevent
competition and he said that If no one
else knew this to be the case j. Pier
pont Morgan, one Of the defendants,
knew that to have been the case.
Extracts from MOrgan's testimony
were quoted in support of this state
ment.
Logically construed, Justice Harlan
said, the decision should be followed
by the criminal prosecution of the par
ties at interest in this case.
Speaking of the general understand
ing that the Sherman law applied only
to large corporations the justice said
that this impression was breathed
from every pore of the statute, but
that its language did not bear out the
conclusion.
'In our Judgment said Justice Har-
Ian, "the evidence fully sustains the
material allegations of the bill and
shows violation of the act Of con-
gress in so far as it declares illegal
every combination or conspiracy In
restraint of commerce among the sew
eral states and with foreign nations
and forbids attempts to monop0lize
such commerce. Laying aside the
many things of minor character and
summarizing the principal facts it is
indisputable, upon this record, that
under the leadership of the defendants,
Hill and Morgan, the stockholders Of
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cihc railway corporations, having COM
peting and substantially parallel lines
from the Great Lakes and the Missis-
sippi river to the Pacific ocean at Pu-
get sound, combined and conceived
the scheme of organizing corpora
tion under the laws of New Jersey
which should hold the shares of stock
Of the constituent companies"
Continuing Justice Harlan said that
"this combination is, within the mean
ing Of the act. a trust, but If not 1t is a
combination in restraint of interstate
and International commerce and that
is enough to bring it under condem-
nation of the act
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
LARGE TERRITORY AT
MERCY or COMBINE.

He held that il such a combination
were not destroyed "all the advantages
that would naturally come to the pub
lie under the operation of the general
laws of competition, as between the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Railway companies, will be lost and
the entire commerce of the immense
territory in the northern part Of the
United States between the Great
Lakes and the Pacific at Puget sound
will be at the mercy of single hold
ing corporation, organized in state
distant from the people of that terri
tory"
The decree of the circuit court, he
said, could not have been of smaller
its authority. The law must not be
narrowly construed. but reasonably
construed The defendants could not
complain of the finding Of the circuit
court and Justice Harlan. in cOnclu-
sion,. announced the confirmation Of
the decision Of that court, saying:
"The judgment of this court is that
the decree below of the circuit court
be and hereby is affirmed, with liberty
to the circuit court to proceed in due
execution of the decree as the circum-
stances may require"
Judge Harlan concluded at 1:1S
p. m. tie was followed by Justice
Brewer. who, while concurring in the
Judgment, did not accept all of the
language Of the opinion.
JUSTICE HOLMES READS
DISSENTING OPINION.
Justice Holmes read the dissenting
opinion. He construed the antitrust
lsU as criminal statute and declared
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
WILL BECOME AGGRESSIVE,
Rumered Junction Of VIadivostok and
Port Arthur Fleets.

TOTI ATInuT TISSSSs
Shanghai, March 17.-Advices from
Nagasaki say that a rumor is in circu-
lation there to the effect that Admiral
Makaroff's feet, which was stationed
In the outer harbor at Port Arthur, has
broken through the Japanese Gordon
probably under cover of darkness, and.
effected a junction with the Vladivos,
tok fleet.
This move has been expected ever
since Admiral Makaroff decided to.
keep the fleet under steam in the outel
harbor.
1t is supposed that the feet made
dash through the Korean straits and
found the Vladivostok cruisers along
the Korean coast.
1t will be in keeping with Makaroff S +.
policy 10 launch his whole strength
against the Japanese Port Arthur fleet
and such action is looked for. provid-
cd the rumors are true.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17

Washington, March 15.-The opin.
Ion of the supreme court Of the United
States in the case Of the Northern
Securities company vs.. the United
States, involving the merger Of the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern Railroad companies. was handed
down during the day and was in favor
Of the government. The opinion was
read by Justice Harlan and concurred
IN by Justices Brown, Brewer, Nc
Kenna and Day, while the chief justice
and Justices White, Peckham and
Holmes dissented.
The opinion of the United States
circuit court for the district of Mime
sofa was affirmed.
The effect is to sustain the conten-
ton that the antitrust law applies to
railroad combinations of the character
In question.
Justice Harlan said that in the mer-
ger of the two roads the stockholders
disappeared. and reappeared In the Sc
curities, company, the two thus becom-
Ing practically consolidated in hold
ing company, the principal object be-
ing to prevent competition.
''No scheme or device could certain
" more effectively come within the
prohibition of the anti-trust law and
1t is, within the meaning of the act,
q trust"
The case has attracted more atten-
ton than any other suit before the
court since the first insular cases were
decided and has been regarded by
bench and bar as equal in importance
with those cases and with the income
tax case. 1t was argued in December
last and attracted general attention at
that time, as it did previously when
the decision was rendered by the cir
cult court for the district of Mime
sofa
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
MERGER HELD ILLEGAL
United States Supreme Court Sustains Govern
ment in Securities Case---Stifling of Com
petition nain Object of Consolidating Parallel
Roads--Sherman Law is Constitutional.

poration control rates throughout the
country In defiance Of congress?"
Justice Harlan also took occasion to
say that there had been nothing in the
Securities companys certificate of in
corporation to indicate it's purpose to
be that of destroying commerce and
he therefore absolved the state OF New
Jersey from any charge Of such knowi-
edge in advance. 1t might be true
that federal court had no power to
dissolve corporation of a state, but
this circumstance could not be an indi.
cation of p0werlessness to enforce the
law, than which no corporation Is
stronger. No device could sufice to
prevent this enforcement OF the ma.
tional statutes. The courts had, In
deed, consistently held to the suprem-
acy of the national laws in cases of
conflict between these laws and the
laws of the states. So long as con-
gress confined itself to It's prescribed
functions, he said, there could be no
danger. At any rate the error, II any,
was with congress and 1t was for con-
gress to supply the, remedy and not
for the courts.
Justice Harlan also discussed the
predictions Of financial disaster from
the enforcement of the antitrust law,
but discouraged them, saying they
were usual under such circumstances
and need not be realized.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
OF THE
GOVERNMENT UPHELD.

ed States against the Northern Securi-
ties company and the two railroad
companies, the Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern, and their leading
stockholders for the purpose Of dis
solving the merger Of the two roads.
which the United States declared had
been created by the creation Of hold
ing company, the Securities company.
This consolidation was claimed to be
in violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. It was claimed on behalf Of the
government that this consolidation was
in effect a pool created to promote
the interests, not OF one system at the
expense of the other, but Of both at
the expense Of the public. The rail-
roads claimed that the transfer of the
stock of the two companies to the
Securities company was in the nature
Of sale and perfectly legitimate.
The contentious Of the Securities
company were reviewed and Justice
Harlan said they had received full at
tention. He quoted the various opin-
ions involving the trust question, say
ing that from them it is to be gathered
that all contracts in restraint of trade,
reasonable or unreasonable, are pro-
hibited by the Sherman law and that
congress has the power to establish
such regulations as are laid down in
that law.
Replying in detail to the points made
for the Securities company Justice
Harlan said that the contention that
the law Is an interference with the
rights of the individual states by which
the companies are Incorporated was
not we'll founded In such cases, he
said, the authority of congress Is su-
preme.
He also declared it to be unneces-
sary to determine the right Of owners
Of railroad stock to sell the property,
nor WAS 1t true that the right of the
Securities company to own and hold
railroad stock Is the only question in
vOlved. Such contentious are wide OF
the mark-mere men of straw. All
that the government complains of is
the existence of corporation TO re-
press commerce and is not concerned
with the other points.
DECISION UPHoLDs THE
POWER OF CONGRESS.
Justice Harlan said that in this day
there should be no doubt Of the COM
plete power Of congress to control in
terstate commerce. All the prior
trust cases were in support Of that
contention. Whether free and unre-
strained competition was wise. he
said, was an economic question with
which the court need not concern IT.
self, the question was that of statu-
tory law.
lie asserted the power Of congress
over interstate commerce to be as
complete as the power of state over
domestic commerce.
Coming to the plea of the railroads
that the antitrust law should be de-
clared unconstitutional he said that
the court could not see it's way to that
end.
IT. ne went on, .the Securities
ccmpany's contentious are sound why
may not all the railroads Of the Unit.
ed States enter into combination
and by the device Of holding cor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
Electric VS.. Steam Power,

harry Rhein, general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western, has returned
from trip to Kansas City and other points.
where he sought information as to SUBJ
shutting electric for steam power on GER
tain portions of the Lake Erie a. Western
system. There seems to be a tendency to
introduce electricity as motive power on
branch lines and over portions of the main
line where business is limited, and the UNI
DERIVING principle is that local feeders to
the main stem can be more economically
operated by electricity than by steam, at
the same time enabling more continuous
passenger service, to the encouragement of
The freight traffic of local branches is in
small lots and can be best handled In
snail rather than large trainloads The
same is true OF passenger business. The
New York Central is introducing electricity
on larger scale than any of the important
roads As resultant of the tunnel disas-
ter in New York about two wears ago a
law was enacted requiring that road to OPP
crate its traffic within the citys limits by
electricity. and the Central MANAGEMENT is
now planning to do more than the law re-
CURED and TO operate its entire suburban
train service electrically far out as
Croton The managers figure the operation
OF frequent trains and small loads will pre-
vent the competition of trolley lines in the
territory OF New York city. The Pennsyi-
vania has taken up the matter and is pro-
posing to construct electric lines on several
of its branches. There are many advan-
tages in electrical operation, among them
being small units, multiple units absence
of smoke and cinders and economy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE COUNTY
BOARD OF REVIEW.

Notice is hereby given that the County Board
of Review of Marion county State OF Indiana
9Th day of June, 1904. at the room OF the County
Commissioners in the courthouse In the city
OF Indianapolis In Marion county state Oh indi-
ana, the same being the first Monday In June.
1904. for the purpose of reviewing all assess
ments and the equalization of the valuation of
the real and personal property In said county
and the assessment review and equalization OF
taxes. to hear the complaint of any owner or
rolling stock of railroads. TO equalze the vslua-
ton of property and taxables made subsequent
TO the LIST day of March, 1904. and 10 correct
equalze the valuation made by the assessors OF
the several townships OF said county either by
necessary to fix the assessment at the true cash
value; and in all cases where County Board OF
Review deems IL necessary 10 add omitted prop
erty or TO increase the valuation thereof o. the
assessor 10 errors in the names of per-
sons. in the description of property upon the as
sessment list and in the assessment and Valua-
ton of property thereon and shall cause TO be
done whatever else may be necessary TO make
the list and returns of assessments comply with
the provisions of an act of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Indiana entitled An act
concerning taxation, repeating all laws in con.
approved March s. 1891, and as since amended,
and shall pass upon each valuation and may,
motion, correct the assessment or valuation of
any property in such manner as will, In Its
Judgment. make the valuation thereof just and
Said County Board of Review, said meet
ing. will assess the capital stock and all fran
water works gas manufacturing. mining
gravel road savings bank and other associa-
lions and companies Incorporates under the
upon all recommendations made by the county
assessor.
OF Marion county. State of Indiana. have here
unto affixed my hand and the seal Of the Board
Of Commissioners of said county this fist day of
Auditor of Marion County state of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

AN INCREASE in TRAFFIC
SEVERAL LOCAL ROADS MAKE MORE
FAVORABLE EXHIBITS.


Freight officials have settled down to a
realization of the fact that traffic does not
now compare favorably with that of the
corresponding period last year, nor are
present prospects flattering for an early
revival in business. There is no great COM
plant from any quarter. but traffic receipts
are dropping several thousand dollars each
week below those of May last year, yet an
impression prevails that In the near future
there will be some revival. Travelling
freight agents are bestiring themselves for
new traffic. and find that there is consid-
cradle freight yet to be moved, but an i'm
preston prevails that some lines may be
tempted to cut rates, the travelling
freight agents are becoming anxious to
make some show OF business. For some
years they have been able TO get as much
business in a day or two as they now can
in week or more, and this is discourage
ing, leading TO a fear that II will cause dis
missal of some of the men in that line of
service. The revival Of the report that there
was to be a consolidation of fast freight
lines has created some anxiety on the part
OF travelling freight agents and even those
in higher positions. but the putting on of
two new fast freight lines on June ! has
proved encouraging to them. That there
will be no radical changes. at least until
fall traffic develops. is better understood.
The crops are very promising. and for that
reason belief prevails that, while business
will not reach the proportion of the fall
traffic of late years, there will be a decided
Improvement, and after the election is out
of the way 1t is thought that other lines
of trade will improve. Locally lines are
doing fully as we'll as in May last year.
Fruits of Southern production are begin
ming TO come In in large quantities. and
there Is considerable movement of pro-
visions. cerealine products, and in live
STOCK shipments have increased. The whole
sale houses complain of dull business but
are reported TO be shipping about the same
tonnage as usual at this season of the year
Reports of shading of rates are heard, but
when traced amount to but little, and Ii is
believed that as q rule the roads are main
tanning rates, despite the lighter traffic
The following table shows the number OF
cars received and forwarded at Indianap-
oils in the week ended May p and In the
corresponding weeks of 1893 and 1902: