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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19

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The day was largely devoted to visit
ing among old friends, and there was no
formal program or order of exercises.
More home comers arrived on each train,
and a large number were in town before
night.
In the afternoon, many of the visitors
attended the ball game, an account Of
which will be found in another column,
and OF course the home comers were
"rooters' for Paw Paw
In the evening was the old fashioned
dance at the opera house, with Reed
Shrine and Milton Coy as floor mana
gers. All the old-tim dances were in
dulged in, and the floor was filled all the
evening, gray hairs and bald heads
adorning many of the dancers, who
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19
ADVANCE SALE
- OF-
FALL DRESS GOODS.

New weaves n fancy Mohairs, soc per yard.
New novelty Suitngs soc in splendid variety of stylish
colorings.
Scilans in black and in navy
IS inch plain Mohars black and navy
splendid range of black dress goods ST. $I25
of Printed Fannels for waists, kimonas
in stock
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19

\ pleasant visit and the inexhaustible
punch bowl entertained the company
until late hour.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19

it these widths or
wide if desired, thus
cover any floor with
is a decided advan-
or more seams. No
get under and rot
Bring in your me as
figure with you
on our S6.98 ~
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.ou can buy it of us
can furnish 8! yard
you will be able to
out piecing, which
tage of having one
dirt and water to
out the Linoleum.
urcments and let us
We give coupons
piece Semi Porce-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19
FUR SCARFS-A-

Little early fu but very good time to purchase
them as our autumn line will give you
er discount NOW and lay them away for you.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19

lain Decorated Dinner Set One free with $225 cash and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
VARIOUS LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Chicago-Ca ttle-Receipts, ]. 500: market
steady; good to prime steers, S5.2O65. 75:
poor to medium. $4.20G5. 20: stockers and
feeders. $3.25G4.60: cows, $1506465. heif-
ers, S2.5004.S5; Gamers. 81 50G5 ,. IS: bulls
$2-25@4.25; calves. $2.50G5.55; Texas fed
steers, $4G4.60. Hogs-Receipts TODAY
100000; tomorrow $1,000; market &c lower:
mixed and butchers, $4.60G4.771s; good to
choice heavy. $4.7064S0; rough heavy,
$4.55G 4.65; light. $4.6064.7O; bulk of sales
$4.65 AIS. Sheep-Receipts 6. 600: mar,
ket steady to strong; lambs steady to
strong; good TO choice wethers. S5G5. 40.
fair to choice mixed. IS. 7505: Western
sheep. S4.75Q5.60; clipped native lambs.
$4.60M6-20; Western lambs S5G6 o..
spring lambs. S5Gz@50. 1SS
Kansas observation-disclosures 10 600
including $50 Southerners; market steady.
native steers S405.25; native cows and
heifeTs. $26l4-S5; calves, $2.75I475. Hogs
Receipts. S,eo0; market sc lower; bulk.
81 Asa 50; pigs and lights s3750450
SheepZkeeelpls. 900: market steady;
muttoaa 5De9fs26s lambs. sS5D6. r.
Omaha tile Receipts, i 500. market
steaE< 10 StfDnsf natite steers. So Seas. 20.
cows and helfetS. - * a.. so: calves. 50 SO
15.2o. l7f1Es ties Tg49O. market &c
lower PISS bulk of sales. $4,000
4:oo' SHED zIs7tf 5000; market ac-
tive. strong sheep $s75. lambs e 75SS
6.zk
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DULUTH

DULUTH. MINI, May 2o.-Wheat was
very active today. There was a. large de-
mand from Chicago for cash No north
ern and more than 100000, bu3 was sold to
go there. all rail at once. This wheat is to
MI snort May contracts at Chicago and
the sale doubtless had something to do
with the settling down of May there. In
addition to this, 30 900 bu of cash wheat
was sold here to so to Eastern mills all
ran at once. The demand for export was
strong. but nothing could be done from
here. though Duluth exporters sold 100, 900
bu Of Manitoba wheat. lake and rail-, for
export Locally wheat was nervous July
opened 3sc up at 94c, sold to NC and. back
TO $3.50, strongly again and down to 94c
at thesclose. Trading was large. All cash
wheats We're, higher comparatively. Flax
was dull ana almost unchanged receipts.
wheat s cars. fax 2. Shipments, wheat
8,7OO blu, oats 1000. Cars on track. 35.
Close: Wheat-No. l hard cash, 97%c;
No. l northern. 96Ac; No. northern,
ssAc; to arrive, No 1 northern, s6c; on
track. No. 1 northern, g Al e~to~ csc; July,
94c: September. S1&c; May, 96Ac. Flax
Cash. SLOT; May $1.O6&; July, $1.OSA;
September. $1.0SA; October. $1.09. Oats,
43c Rye CSC.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

Administrations dull Wheat weak:
No. / northern, 81; No. 2 northern. 971sG
98c; old July, $50 bid; puts !, 8z9ae, bid; .
calls. SSA @88Bc bid. Rye firm; No. 1,
pie, 3S@6Oc Oats steady; standard, 44@
4415c. Corn firm; No 8. 51653c; July
1890 asked; puts, 4S1sc bid; calls 4S1k "a
1890 asked.
st. Louis-Wheat lower: track, 81 10;
July. 8416c; September. sS01ae;. Mo- q hard
97c@$1. Corn steady; No cash, SIC;
track. 53@53Ae; July, s47@4Z#c; Sep
TENDER, 1880. Oats weak No. 3 cash
42c; track, 4S1ke; July. 37c;. September,
3O19c; No. 2 white, 461kc.
Liverpool WheatZSpot easy; No /
California. IS 1014d; futures quiet; May
nominal; July. es 4Ad; September
IS SID. Corn-Spet FIRM American mix
ed new, As sd; American mixed old Is I'd ,
futures quiet; May nominal; July, As 35sd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Coffee and SUGAR.

NEW. YORK, May 20.-The market for
coffee futures opened steady at I'M
changed prices, following rather steady
There was hardly any business wall
street bought few hundred bags that
were offered from scattering sources. hut
in general way the market was fea-
tuTeless and closed quiet sunchanged on all
positions. except June which was five
points higher Sales 8. 100 bags including
May 5-60M5 Zoe. September 6.0D656. Csc:
December. 6.Soc; March " s. 5576. Gee;
April. s Soc. Spot Rio quiet mild quiet.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 3Ss0
7-16c; centrifugal 96-test. as 6315-f6c:
nolasses sugar. u "a =16c;;sref1ned firm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
JACOB HILBRON.
Bankrupt.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States, District of Minnesota
Third Divisions.
On this 18th day of May, A. D. 1904 on
reading the foregoing petition, 1t is
Ordered by the Court that hear
ing be had on the same on the 9Th day
of June A. d. 1904, before said Court
at st. Paul. in said district at 10
o'clock in the forenoon; and that no.
tice thereof be published in the ST.
Paul Globe, a newspaper printed in said
district. and that all known creditors
and other persons in interest may APP
pear at the said time and place and
show cause. if any they have, why the
prayer of the said petitioner should not
be granted.
And it is further ordered by the Court,
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order. addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated
Witness. the Honorable William Loeb
rem. Judge of the said Court, and the
seal thereof at St. Paul. in said dis
trict, on the 18th day Of May 1904
CHARLES L. SPENCER
tSeal OF the Court) Clerk.
By Margaret L. Mullane. Deputy Clerk
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
8ANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR DIS
CHARGE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the District of Mlnne-
sofa, Third Division.
In the Matter of Jacob HiIbron, Bank
rupt, in Bankruptcy
To the Honorable William Lochren Judge
of the District Court Of the United
States for the District of Minnesota
Jacob Hilbron. of ST. Paul, in the
County of Ramsey and State of Mime
sofa, in said district. respectfully rep
resents that on the 31st day of March
last past he was duly adjudicated
bankrupt under the acts of Congress
relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly
surrendered all his property and rights
OF property. and has fully complied with
all the requirements of said acts and OF
the orders of the court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be
decreed by the court to have full dis
charge from all debts provable against
his estate under said bankrupt acts
except such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge
Dated this 18th day Of May, "A. ID.
1904
JACOB HILBRON,
Pcg,IrY
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CHARLES w. WEBER JR..
Bankrupt.
I'm DISTRICT COURT OF THE IrN1r.

In DISTRICT COURI OF THE UNIT
ed States, District Of Minnesota, Third
Division-sS.
On this 18th day of May, A. D. 1904. on
reading the foregoing petition, it is
Ordered by the court, that hearing
be had on the same on the 9Th day Of
June A. D. 1904, before said court. at
ST. Paul. in said district. at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon; and that notice there
of be published in the st. Paul Globe, a
newspaper printed in said district and
that all known creditors and other per-
sons in interest may appear at the said
time and place and show cause if any
they have. why the prayer of the said
petitioner should not be granted
And be it further ordered by the court
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order addressed to them at
their places Of residence as stated
Witness the Honorable William Loeb
rem. Judge of the said court and the
seal thereof. at st. Paul. in said dis
trict, on the 18th day of May 1904
CHARLES. l.. SPENCER
(Seal of the Court.) Clerk.
BY Margaret L. MuIlare Deputy Clerk
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Midway Horse Market.
BANKRUPT's PETITION FOR Dis
CHARGE.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the District of Min
nesota Third niuision

TN The DIS RICT COURT OF The
United States for the District of Min
nesota, Third Division.
In the Matter of Charles w. Weber Jr.,
Bankrupt, in Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable William Lochren, Judge
of the District Court of the United
States for the district of Minnesota
Charles. w. Weber Jr., of st. Paul, in the
County of Ramsey and State of Mime
sofa, in said district, respectfully rep
resents that on the 31st day of March.
last past, he was duly adjudicated
bankrupt under the acts of Congress
relating TO bankruptcy; that he has duly
surrendered all his property and rights
of property, and has fully complied with
all the requirements of said acts and
of the orders of the court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be
decreed by the court to have full dis
charge from all debts provable against
his estate under said bankrupt acts.
except such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge
Dated this 10th day of May, A. ID.
1904.
CHARLES w. WEBER JR..
Ranixrflnf
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Hogs.

IIICeS SItduy Oh IIslIII IlUBS, anu &C
lower on other grades. Receipts moder-
yesterday Prince range 81 80 to 81 5O
bulk, 81. 40 to 81 As; light mixed and
heavy hogs of common to good quality are
quotable from 81 80 to 81 40, and choice
mixed and medium weights from 81 As to
81 So. Representative sales:
HOGS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was dull and steady. Wheat-No. 2
$1:05@1.06. Corn-No. 2, 49@49hc; No 2
yellow. 52@521kc. Oats-No. 2. 42G42Ac;
No. 8 white. 4215 044c. Rye-No 2. nc
Barley-Good feeding, 3503Sc: fair to
choice mailing. 45@56c. F1axseed-No !.
81; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.09. Timothy
Seed-Prime, $3,05. Mess Pork-Per Dbl.
$10.90@11. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $4,000
6.22A Short Ribs-Sides (loose). $3.50
6.37h Sides-Short clear (boxed) IS IS
@6.50. Whisky-Basis of high wines.
$1.2S. Clover-Contract grade, SO. rs
Receipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat. IL 900
bu; corn. $4,000 bu: oats. 10s 900 blu; rye,
1000 bu; barley. $4,000 bu. Shipments
Flour. 31.300 bbls; wheat 81 800 Blu; corn,
1S9, 500 bu; oats. 151.700 bu; rye 900 bu;
barley. 5,400 bu On the Produce ex-
change today the butter arlzet was cas-
Ter; creameries, 14@19c; dairies, 12617c.
Eggs-Steady; at mark. cases included.
1914 @151ac. Cheese-Weak; new goods.
ia @91Ac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Sioux CITY Lives S stock.

Sioux City. -Io8a-Cattle2 Receipts. 100
head; market Ice higher: stoekers. acc
higher and steady; beeges SO 50674- so:
cows. bulls and mixed. $500 stockeTs
and feeders. S3@4; calves and yeaTlings,
$2.7563.TS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

R. H. Kempton. Watertown, S. d; L. N.
Brown, Boyd; Palmer Bros. Fairfax; T.
J. Matherson, Little Falls; Cosgrove Co.
Co. Shakopee; E. A. Arnold, Courtland:
Canton Bros, Watson; Barr Bros, Cor
rel; Luff Bros, Big Stone; A NJ Hol-
ton; Sandman q NJ. Glencoe John. Gest,
Leonard; w. ]. Piper. Woods; A. F.
Thompson. Aneta: J. Tfngvan. River
Falls, Wis; Quaas Bros. Maple Plain: p.
4. Trench. Dennison; c. jones, Starbuck;
L. Gibbons. West Concord
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
tie Grain inspection
Northern. n


Totals .>.s..5@ 10 's22, a43 III 49, .
corn, 2; No. goats, Il; No 4 northern
oats oats: 10; no grade oats, s; No. 2 rye, q;
no; : rye, 2; Ne! barley /; mo. s. barley,
Cars Inspected OutAD1o / northern. 6S:
NO northern. 66; No. 8, 27; rejected, 10:
no. l winter wheat, SIS No. 4. oats 8; No.
! nortnern oats. 9: no grade oats, s; No.
rye L; NO o barley, IA Nc. / flax "a.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

The various railroads entering the yards
as follows: 6. G. W. II c.. Nj. & St p,
10; NJ. & st. L., 10; c.. st. P, NJ. & o..
z: G. N, 4; 500 Line, L; n. P, 4; total,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

VI. DORIAN & CO.
Established 1869.

fhe Oldest. strongest and most reliable
mouse IN the Northwest dealing in Stocks
bends. Grain and Provisions. Correspond
ence solicited. Members Chicago Board or
Trade. GeTmania Life Insurance Bldg,
st. Paul. MINI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
CHICAGO Produos

CHICAGO. May 20.-Butter firm:
creameries. 14@195sc diaries I21ITc'
Eggs steady: at mark cases Included.
15l4 G151ac. Cheese weak: daisies. 969ISc:
twins. SEA Young Americas. 9R916c'
Poultry. live steady; turkeys. lie: chick
ems. 12c; springs IA to . lbs. s.. 50GTs
per dozen; 1 to IL lbs 81. 1908 so.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Offered.
New York Mining Stocks.
New York Monev.

NEW. YORK. May 2O.-Money on call
easy. 1% OF; closing bid IA offered at
IA. Time Hoans@teady; sixty and nine
ty days. pei. cent six months, 3h04
Prime mercantile paper, g n OAK per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. sc. $50
4 Sc. 70 for demand and LAT $4!S4 500
:: 81. IS fer sixty day bills; posted rates.
cial bills, "a 855s. Bar silver, 551sc. Mexi-
can dollars, 44c. Government bonds
steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
Bank Ctearines. s-s-
Minneapolis SIS. SEA
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
MINNEAPOLIS.


Minneapelis-Onee more the bulls put
the screws on and pinched the wheat
shorts. More covering of short wheat
was forced in all markets and in the To-
cal pit good line of short stuff was
bought in. With little wheat on sale there
was only one result possible. the buyers
had to bid it up to get il. The tone OF fhe
market is very strong and there are P
number OF important things warrauting
strength Still higher prices would surprise
no ore. Receipts. rs cars.
The market fell off q little near the
close. but was strong against selling
pressure. May closed at 951ac.. July at
80 &c and September at S1ss GS11ac. Fol-
lowing was the range of prices:
Close
Wheat. Open. High. Low. Fri Thurs
July -. $50 s4A 95zs 98% s3#
Sept .....-S11a S2A S1iB S115 S15s
On Track-No. l hard. 9S1sc to $3.50:
No. northern. 971sc to .s77sc; No. ,
northern. 951sc; No. 3 wheat. 1880 to
93ssc. s.- Nc. ! northern to arrive 961sc;
Ne, northern. 945sc. No; white oats
415zc; No. 5 oats. 39c to 405sc. July oats
to arrive. 39sse; September oats to arrive
30Ke. No 3 yellow corn. 53c; No. 3 corn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Cattle.

Receipts very light Beef and butcher
cattle in demand at fully steady prices.
cleared of stock and feeding cattle at
steady prices. Good mich cows in good
demand, common kinds duh Representa-
tive sales:
Rutchpr Steers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
CHHS. !. HAAS COMMISSION CO.

Live Stock Commission Merchants.
Room 10, Exchange Rldq., Union Stock
Yards, South St. Paul, Mimi, and
Union Stock Yards, Chicago. ia.
ALI correspondence will receive prompt
attention. Liberal advances made on
consignments. Recommendation Stock
Yards or any Commercial Agency.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
PRODUCE AND FRUIT. ~
Ruling Prices at Yesterdays Meeting of
the ST. Paul Commission Men,.

ST. PAUL, May s2o.--Trading i'm ;H the
open market at ltoday's meeting of the
Produce Exchange established the follow
ING pricaS. =s-5
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

Receipts very light. Market unchanged.
Some habitat. grassy sheep are coming
in and are selling low. Representative
sales:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
Bank Clearing
HAY, GRAIN AND FEED.

Quotations Established In Open Trade on
the ST. Paul Board. asz,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

sacks OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 215O
The following quotations are in cotton
sacks, SO and az lbs:
G + n u a e d cornmeA
Nf1lle 60
Gran ulat ed cornmeaI
yellow ..............-,Is. $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

SIC; Ne. corn. SIC to 5sc. Rye. re. Bar
iey' 59955c. Flax, cash, April, May and
Flour-Five. cents more was added to
quotations. and -four prices arE nm No
important change is noted in the general
show a slight increase. probably due to
advancing wheat and the desire Of BUYERS
70 get IN. Foreign inquiry is reported to
nave ceased entirely. Shipments, 81 59I
Dds FIRST patents. SIS 1905. 20; second
patents S5g5 10; first clears, So SO; sec
ond clears, 81. 60.
Minneapolis Curb.
Curb on July wheat ....,93 % G
Calls on July wheat, sellers .94%c
Futs on July wheat hidsN esa. n .sss SO IL c
State Grain inspection
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
HIDES, PEGTs AND suNbRiEs:

So, -7-TT--.1ss e,.rvyp,ya5
Quotations furnished by d. Bergman &
Co.: -resfsle-- $50, .....i.,.,.r,,1-e
Hides. e,r..s,... .
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21
New York Bonds.

Total sales for the day, 142. 500 shares.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-21

I : = Z 3
the commodities mentioned are selling in
the retail trade. In large lots these prices
may be shaded:
Beans
Navy, per Blu ......4.... 2.10 q 225
Brown, per bu .........:. 1.75 q 2.75
Peas
Yellow peas ..s-....-.... Loo % 1.65
Green peas ......-....... 1.50 o LIS
Cabbage
Southern. per crate. as to
size ...---..--.. .,..-.... 3.25 a g 100
Louisiana. z0-lb sacks. 2.25
Potatoes - sosrea.a eas ~ rzzf*ss
New. bu .............. LIS
BuFbanks on track ..... 11O
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-17
THE OLD PLEA.
He Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded

The coffee drinker seldom realizes
that coffee contains the drug Caffeine,
q serious poison to the heart and
nerves thereby causing many other
forms of disease noticeab1y dyspepsia,
II was a lover of coffee and used 1t
for many years and did not realize the
bad effects / was suffering from its
use. .....
at first I was troubled with indi-
gestion but did not attribute the
trouble to the use of coffee but
thought it arose from other causes.
With these attacks 1 had sick head
ache, nausea and vomiting. Finally
my stomach was in such condition I
could scarcely retain any food.
II consulted physician; was told
all my troubles came from indigestion
but was not Informed what caused the
Indigestion, so 1 kept on with the
coffee and kept on with the troubles
too and my case continued to grow
worse from year to year until it devel-
oped into chronic diarrhea, nausea
and severe attacks of vomiting so [
could do nothing for me and became
and became mere shadow reduced
from 159 to 12S pounds.
"a specialist informed me I had a
very severe case of catarrh of the
stomach which had got so bad he
could do nothing for me, and became
convinced my days were numbered.
setting forth the good qualities of Pos
tum and explaining how coffee Injuries
people SO I concluded to give Postum
a trial. soon saw the good effects
my headaches were less frequent, nau-
sea and vomiting only came on at long
Intervals and I was soon a changed
man. feeling much better.
Then thought / could stand coffee
again. but as soon as I tried it my old
troubles returned and again turned
to Postum. Would you believe it
did this, three times before I had sense
enough to quit coffee for good and
keep OH with the Postum; the result
Is 7 am now a we'll man with no more
headaches, sick stomach or vomiting
and have already gained back to AT
pounds Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for the
famous little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-17

st. Petersburg, Feb. .17.-Russia's
reply to Secretary Hays note on China
probably will be made in a eW days.
1t will acQuiesce in principle, but with
certain reservations regarding Chinese
administrative control over the region
in Manchuria leased to Russia or COW
cred by the Chinese Eastern railroad,
in order to safeguard existing Russian
interests.
When the note was first dispatched
to the powers the authorities here un-
deniably were disposed to view it with
suspicion and therefore it's reception
by the other cabinets was awaited
with keen interest
Fears Alleged.
AS the Russian authorities have OBJ
tanned the views of the European
chancellories and have seen the
friendly reception given to the note
even by Russia's ally, the fear that it
might contain hidden pitfalls for Rus
STA began to disappear.
The Russian authorities have now
been made acquainted with the replies
of the remaining powers, including
that of Japan and it has now practic-
ally been decided to give adherence in
principle. Russia explained that she
was as anxious as the other powers
to prevent disorders in China and to
preserve it's integrity, but that owing
to Russia's special interests in Man
'churia difficulties are presented.
Desires No misunderstanding.
The railroad must be protected, and
Russia will make a reservation on
this point. The government does not
desire her position in this respect to
be misunderstood hereafter and for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-17
American Destroyers at Malta.
AEOLUS AIDED THE RUSSIANS
Heavy Arthur Last Sunday Prevented Japanese
Carrying Out Their Plans

their way thru the fierce gale to Port
Arthur. When they arrived there they
attacked separately and the officers of
one of them are confident that they
succeeded in torpedoing a Russian
warship.
The destroyer, Asargiri, in charge
Of Lieutenant Commander Ishikawa,
arrived off Port Arthur about 3
o'clock in the morning and was met
with sharp fire from the fortress and
Russian ships acting as scouts. The
Asargiri discharged several torpedoes
at a big warship, but the result is UNI
known.
cannonade was opened upon the
scouting vessels and maintained until
they withdrew. The destroyer Heya-
tory, Lieutenant Commander Taken
ouchi, arrived two hours after the
Asargiri and ran up close to the mouth
Of the harbor, where she found two
warships, names unknown. She fired
a torpedo at one and the torpedo ex-
ploded.
Admiral Togo, in reporting the at
tack, says altho the results are un-
known, he feels sure the moral effect
upon the enemy will be excellent.
Commander Nagai commanded the
torpedo fotilla. The number of the
craft in the f1otilla and the point OF
their departure is concealed.