Show S HAKES GENERAL DENIAL Northern Securities Company Files Answer in Merger Suit St Paul Minn Sept iThe defendants defend-ants In the merger suit brought by the State of Minnesota tiled their answers this afternoon In the otllce of the clerk of the United States Circuit court The suit Aas brought by the State against the Northern Securities company James J Hill as an Individual the Great Northern Railway company and the Northern Pacific Railway company There Is I one answer for the Securities C company and Mr Hill In his character as president and Individually o ie for the Great Northern and one for the Northern Pacific The answer for the Securities company com-pany and of Mr 1 Hill sets up all the matters of defense and the railways In their pleadings simply follow the Securities Se-curities companys answer with some changes of phraseology as arc required 1 by their diverse characters The main answer that of the Securities Securi-ties company Is more than usually direct di-rect and plain for a legal pleading |