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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05
Supreme Court Decisions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-No. 80. New York
Central & Hudson River railroad company.
plaintiff in error, vs.. Olga Demaluta Twaleff.
in error to the circuit court of the United
States for the southern district of New York,
This case comes up on error from Judgment
against the railroad company in the action to
recover the value of certain laces alleged to
have been taken from the trunks of defendant
in error while passenger upon the cars of the
company. and while her trunks were in the
company's charge for transportation as part of
her baggage. Defendant in error is q Russian
Countess. who was travelling for pleasure, and
the laces which it is alleged were taken from
her trunks are valued at seventy-five thousand
dollars. 1t was argued by counsel for
the railroad company, that the failure of the
countess to inform the company's agents when
she gave them her trunks, of their contents.
was in itself an act of bad faith and fraud on
the carrier. which should prevent any recovery
in this action.
In the opinion of this court it is undoubted.
| ly competent for q carrier of passengers, by
specific regulations distinctly brought to the
knowledge of passengers, to protect itself
against liability as an insurer of baggage ex-
ceeding fixed amount in value
| except upon payment Of additional
compensation proportioned to the risk.
ana provided that such regulation
may be made practically effective and The oar
!ler advised OF the extent Of its responsibility,
It may rghtfully require % condition prece.
dent to any contract for transportation Of bag
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.
WASHINGTON Nov. 3.-The following pro
clamation was issued by the President to-day

WASHINGTON Nov. 3.-The following pro-
A PROCLAMATION.
At the recurrence of the season which the
devout habits of religious people have made
the occasion for giving thanks to Almighty
God, and humbly invoking his continued favor
for the material prosperity enjoyed by our
whole country, but more conspicuous, more
manifest or more universal during the past
year; also unbroken peace with all foreign ma
tons, the general prevalence of domestic tran
guilty, the supremacy and security of the great
institutions of civil and religious freedom,
have gladdened the hearts of our people, and
confirmed their attachment to their govern
mcnt, which the wisdom and courage of our
ancestors SO fifty framed, and the wisdom and
courage of their descendants have so firmly
maintained to be the habitation of liberty
and Justice to successive generations;
Now therefore, I, Rutherford B. HAYES,
President of the United States, do appoint
Thursday, the eth day of November inst, al q
day of national Thanksgiving and prayer, and l
earnestly recommend the Withdrawing of them
selves from secular cares and labors, and that
the people of the United States do meet togeth-
er on that day in their respective places of
mighty God for his mercies, and devoutly be-
seech their continuance. ,,
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city IF
Washington, this Sd day of November, in the
year of our Lord one Thousand eight hun.
dred and seventy-nine and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one hundred
and fourth.
LsEAL RuRHERFoRD B. HAYES.
BY the President.
VIM. M. EvARTs, Secretary of State. re-.
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Obsequies of Senator Chandler

DETROIT, Nov. 3.-Arrangements for the fu-
neral of the late Senator Chandler have not vet
been entirely completed, but there is no doubt
bpt it will be the most imposing, solemn occs-
sion. ever witnessed in the city. The remains
will be in state in the vestibule of the CITY
hall. Wednesday from s A. N. till / P. n.
The public will be admitted at the Fort
street entrance and pass ont on Michigan
avenue, guard selected from various compan-
les of State troops being stationed around the
catafalque until o'clock, when the remains
will be taken back to the Chandler mansion,
Fort street, where the funeral will take place
at 2 O'Clock. Only few intimate friends thus
far admitted to view the remains ut
the mansion, Fort street. The friends
of deceased decided not to allow a
post mortem examination. At meeting of
the executive committee of the Merchants d
Manufacturers exchange this morning it was
resolved that the members of the executive
committee should close their places of business
during the hour appointed for the funeral.
Also recommend that all merchants of the city
and State do the same
At a meeting of citizens held in the recorders
courS room, to-day, there were q large number
of prominent citizens of the city and State pres
ent. The chair was occupied by Mayor Lang
don, who stated the object of the meeting was
to deliver an eulozy upon the dead statesman.
Col DuHeld was chosen secretary, and the fol-
lowing committee appointed on resolutions:
Geo. Jerome, Theodore Romean. C. G. Ttow.
bridge, 81. 8. Baldwin and G. V. N. Lathrop.
Sylvester Larned delivered eulogy on the
deceased, after which the committee on resolu-
lions submitted their report, which was
adopted, -..5
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ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

The announcement is made from San Fran
cisco, of the failure of Slettauer Bros. & Co..
Wholesale druggists, to the rumored amount OF.
81 100000 The firm refuse any explanation Of
their condition further than to profess conf
dence in their ability to make such terms with
their creditors as will allow an carly resump-
ton of business.
The Howard association of Memphis, by res
olution, yesterday, declared the fever at an
end by the formal announcement Of the dis
charge Of all nurses, and ordering the closing
of all accounts, etc.
In the wrestling match at Toronto, for $500
a side, between Thomas Lynch, Of New York,
and D. Q. Rosa, of Baltimore, the latter was
victor. NJ
The steamship Rhein brought $3.50, 900 and
the Brlttanic 1850, 600 in British gold bars and
American gold coin to New York yesterday.
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OVER THE OCEAN.
Liberal Successes in Ensland-General
Old World News.

Liberal Successes in England General
Old World News.
LIBERAL SUCCESS.
LONDON, Nov, Sat the municipal cleo
tions throughout England. on Saturday,
wherever political considerations were in
volved, the liberals were mostly triumphant.
In one or two very important boroughs the bal
ance of power wis completely reversed in favor
of the liberals. In Liverpool, where the town
council stood AZ conservatives and % liberals,
1t now stands "a conservatives and 50 liberals.
LAND AGITATION.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Two large land meetings
were held in Galway county, Ireland, Satur-
day, at which were present, Charles s. Parnell
and Michael Henry, home rule members of
parliament, House of commons, for Meath and
Galway respectively.
CUBAN BR1GAND SHOT TO DEATH.
PANAMA, Nov. 3.-The terrible Indian, CAL
isteo Vasques, at S P. M, on the 18th Of Sep
TENDER, was taken from his prison and in the
Plaza of LaPaz Honduras, the theatre of his
last exploit, was shot to death. He was charged
with the murder of twelve persons and burn
ng the bodies of some of his victims even be-
fore life was extinct. He gave the name of
number of politicians, priests, revolutionary
generals, landed proprietors and others who
aided him.
San DOMINGO.
ST. THOMAS, Oct. 29.-In the Republic of
Hayi Gen. Saloman was proclaimed president.
He obtained eighty two out of eighty FIVE votes
in the national assembly. The ministry has
not yet been formed. News from San Domingo
is to the Goth. Without firing shot the whole
army of the north Joined the revolutionary
movement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 3.-At the political
trials at Kieff, on the 9th of October, one
man was sentenced to be hanged, two men to
imprisonment at hard labor for ten years, one
to six years, two to four years, one to one
month and two to one week imprisonment.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Charles Gruneisen, noted
theologian and biographer of distinguished ar
lists, is dead; age n. He was long promi-
nently connected with the educational system
of Wurtemberg. g4.
Advices from Bueynos Ayres, to Oct 10th,
state 5000 Peruvian reinforcements have ar
rived at africa. Reinforcements are also going
to Iquique. The Chilians are also reinforcing
The armies are nearing each other, and bat:
tie is imminent.
MADRID, Nov. 3.-The session of the cortes
opened to-day, and q message was read an
nouncing the approaching marriage of King
Alfonso. $500
LONDON, Nov. 3.-The bullion withdrawn
from the Bank of England to-day was for ship
ment to New York.
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gage, information from the pssvsurer - 4, Is.
value. and it the value thus disclosed exceeds
that which the passenger could reasonably ~
to have transported @ baggage, without extra
compcnsation. the carrier may name suoh ia
ditlonsl charge q the risk justiAee. i . also
charged from all responsibility Is insurer if
the passenger by any device or artifice
puts off inquiry % to the value Of his baggage
and thereby imposes upon the carrier re-
sponsibility beyond that which he was bound
to assume. rs
iting the responsibility Of carriers for baggage
of passengers, in the absence Of responsible
regulations upon the subject by the carrier, Of
which the passenger has knowledge, and in the
absence of all inquiry Of tho passenger as to
the value of the articles carried, the court can.
not, as . mere matter Of law, declare, a. it wss
tn effect se i ssaas Il. in ssis cas-. e
the passenger ' to disclose ''t the ,.lo %
of his baggage is in itself fraud upon the
carrier which defeats any right Of recovery. Il
is safe to say that by the general law. in the
absence of special regulations by the carrier Of
the nature indicated. passenger has the right
tioles adapted to his personal use a bis neces-
stiles, comfort, convenience or qualification,
may suggest to the extent that
such articles exceed in quantity
and value such as arc ordinarily carried
by passengers of like station and pursuing like
j0urnies to the extent they are not baggage,
for which the carriers, BY the general law, are
responsible as insurers.
This court holds in view of the whole scope
and bearing of the charge of the court below,
that no error was committed to the prejudice
of the company, or of which it can complain.
The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.
Justice Hardin delivered the opin-
ion. Justices Field, Miller and
Strong disscnted on the 49,. ground
that the 275 yards of lace claimed by the owner
to be worth $75, 900, and found by the jury to
be of the value of $40, 900, cannot as matter
OF law, be properly considered % baggage of Q
passenger for which the railroad company, in
the absence Of any special agreements, should
dissenting opinion.
No. $40. j. 0. Tinstman, plaintiff in error,
vs.. the First National Bank of Mount Pleasant,
Pa, in error to the circuit court of the United
States for the Western district of Pennsylvania.
Writ of error dismissed for want of jurisdic
ton.
No. educational Bank of the Republic,
plaintiff, in error. vs. r. j. Willard, in error,
to the Supreme Court of the District of Col
umbia. Dismissed for want of Jurisdiction.
The chief justice delivered the opinion.
Ny: s.-original, ex parte,. Ira g: French:
justice delivered the opinion.
At P. M. the court adjourned till to-mor-
row and the justices made together their an
nual call upon the President.
THE CANADIAN CATTLE.
The secretary of the treasury has issued an
order prohibiting the importation of neat cat
tie from Canada, to take effect Dec. LIST next.
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New York Failures.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Isador & Heine, fur
dealers, have made an assignment. Their lia-
bilities are said to be very large, estimated at
$15O.00O. Mr.. Heine said the indebtedness
was mostly in this city, and that the firms
creditors would probably be willing to-day
take IS cents on the dollar, but that they may
be sure of 80 cents on the dollar, and that
probably they will receive every cent the firm
owes them, as he hopes to surmount the diff
Guilty and continue business.
Considerable excitement was caused among
the dry goods trade by the announcement Of
the failure of Slettauer Bros. & Co., Chicago,
and there was q consequent lull in the business,
which has recently been very active. Their
connection with the trade in this city was evil
IDENTIFY extended, and it is believed that their
liabilities are chiefly with New York merchants.
It is estimated that twenty firms here are suf-
fers, but none to . ruinous extent.
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A REMARKABLE STORY.

Why Susan Saced the Meekers. -'
Major Simeon Whitley, of Racine, Wis.
formerly an Indian agent to the Utes, COM
Prising what is now known as the White
River Agency, has taken deep interest in
all that has transpired recently in connec-
ton with those savages. His impression of
the character of these Indians is that on the
average they are more intelligent and decent
and more likely to yield to the subduing in
Auences of Christianity and civilization than
almost any other tribe of Western In
dams. They are superior to any other In
dams in gratitude, affection and truthtnlness.
There are the same relative grades of intelli-
gence among them as among white people,
and there are always two parties for
peace, quiet and obedience to treaties with
the government of the United States, and
the other in favor of turbulence, war and
plumber. In the three years of his agency
Maj. Whitley says he never discovered any
evidences of dissatisfaction, or anything but
akindly feeling on their part, which he at
tributes very largely to the fact that
he restored to them the squaw
Susan, the sister of Ouray, who saved the
lives of the Meeker women. While on his
way to the Hot Sulphur Springs, in Middle
Park, COL, he was overtaken by messen-
ger from Gov. Evals, who informed him of
the rescue of Ute squaw from the ARA
phoes and Oheyennes by the officers of the
United States army at Fort Collins, Col.
These Indians had captured this squaw in
some of their raids, and, while encamped
near the mouth Of the Cache La Poudre. had
determined to burn her at the stake.
The commanding officer at Fort Col
Inns, hearing Of this, took detachment
of troops, and, by alternate threats and
promises, obtained her release, after she had
already been tied to the stake and the fires
lighted. This squaw was forwarded to Mai.
Whitley, and, after her arrival at Hot Springs,
Col, was sent by him to her people, being
accompanied by y. N. Curtis, the Majors
interpreter, and delivered to them after q
journey across the western portion Of Col
orado into the border Of Utah, to the camp
Of the Indians on the Snake river, where she
was received with every demonstration Of
JOY blythe tribe.
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BOREAs' BLASTS.

Genuine Winter in tho East-A Number Of
Lake Vessels Wrecked-snow Fifteen
Inches Deep in New Hampshire-Heavy
Snow Fall at Other Points.
BosroN, Nov. 3.-The first snow storm of the
season commenced this morning, and, inter-
mingled with rain, fell At intervals during the
day. Tonight strong wind prevails and
snow is falling briskly. Dispatches from
various parts Of New Hampshire and Vermont
report q very heavy storm. At Dover, N. H.,
it has been showing all day and considerable
delay to trains occasioned. At Keene, N. H..
has been showing since last night. Trains are
blockaded, causing much delay. The storm il
still raging fercely. Other points report fall
OF from eight to twelve inches.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Nov. 3.-From ten to
twelve inches of snow fell to-day along the
western shore of Lake Champlain, the most
severe storm that ever prevailed at TIL, season
of the year.
FORT HURON, Nov. 3.-The propeller j. N.
Glidden ran back this morning and lost her
large and small anchors and chains. The pro.
peller Gazelle is aground at Licorse point.
The steam barge VIM. Convey and barge are
Marine City.
Five inches of snow fell at this point last
night. '-''
HALIFAX, Nov. 3.-The storm which visited
the eastern part of the province, last week,
damaged Prince Edwards Island s6O. 600
worth. 'D''e0s
BERTHE Ont, Nov. 3.-During heavy Stow
storm the schooner Mineral State, of Detroit to
Buffalo, ran ashore on Point Albino. She is on
sand bar and not damaged yet.
TORONTO, Nov. 3.-Asevere snow storm pre-
vailed throughout Ontario last night and this
morning. In some sections there is one foot
of snow on level
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Chicago Markets Yesterday.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3-Cable reports were steady
to-day, and our market was not active. The
general feeling among local operators is that
we must have lower prices. It will require
higher cables and war reports every hour to
sustain prices. The curbstone price for De-
cember wheat after the board was $1.15M. al
Corn was fairly firm until the close, and
then was very weak. - gs%ss
There We're free sellers of provisions, and
especially on the curb there were indications Ut.
a lower market. The cliques seem to be losing
their influence in all directions.
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Sherida7,.s Annual ReDort.

Singularly enough, the most chivalrous
feat of the year, within his command, is ie-
nored by Lieut.. Gen. P. 81. Sheridan in his
annual report Dodge's succor of beleagured
Payne at Mill Creek. The rapidity of Mer-
ritt's march he remembers, but for the gal
lantry of the humber officer and his two
score colored troopers there is not word.
The trait of Gen. Sheridan's report this
year is its caution; for it is quiet to fault,
and in place of slashing at the Indian Office
with his old time vigor he contents himself
with giving it few covert digs. His last
years experience of Carl Schurz's
prowess on foolscap field fright
ened Sheridan from another passage
at pens. Gen. Sheridan, nevertheless, is per-
fectly right in declaring that Indian wars,
which cost the country millions every year
in maintaining an army, are due to simple
mismanagement-to an insuficiency Of
rations, though these are to take the place of
hunting; or, perhaps, to q constant shifting
of Indians from their homes to less healthy
regions, "invariably followed" says Gen.
Sheridan" by q homesickness which is so
intense that it frequently terminates fatality
or, again, to lack of government among the
Indians, except their own tribal laws and
decisions, which are either ignored by the
whites or made a ground of war.
These things Gen. Sheridan knows; he
says them, too, in question between soldier
and civilian as to who is the guiltier of caus-
ing Indian wars; yet he expresses regret that
Wild Hog and the other Cheyenne chiefs,
survivors of the Fort Robinson butchery,
have ''gone free,' instead Of being hanged.
It was because they had insufficient rations
and were removed from healthy homes to
fever stricken land of exile, that the Cheyen-
mes fed north, and they fought because pur
sued and attacked.
The report would not been Sheridan's if it
failed to argue that he has too few troops,
and to recommend the establishment of q
new fort; but elsewhere In the same docu-
ment, the Lieutenant General thinks that
there will never again he any general COM
binations of hostile Indians, giving sound
reasons therefor. Presumably, therefore,
there will be hereafter less need of frontier
troops.
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Maj. Whitley gave this sguaw tho name Of
Susan, which she has borne ever since. This
was Ouray's sister, who recently displayed 90
much kindness and affection for the Meeker
women, and through whose interpretation,
doubtless, their lives were saved. A remark.
able coincidence in this story Is, that the
rescued Meekers come from Greeley, which
is the identical spot where Susan herself
was saved from burning BY the whites. Maj.
Whitley recalls these incidents with great
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05
Obituary.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. S.-Jacob G. Sage
died at his residence in this city. to-day, aged
81 years. Deceased was connected with the
Herald, ~ commercial editor, for the pa.t
twenty years, and was secretary Of tho Oleve-
land board of trade for fifteen years. ~.
plexy WAS the cause Of his death.
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Tilden Tax Suit.

New YORK, Nov. 3.-The examination Of
James B. Colgate was continued to-day before
United States Commissioners Lyman on the
suit Of the government against 8. j. Tilden
for unpaid income taxes. He Vas called upon
to produce his books a. required in the sub
p9na, but refused to do go. Tho matter Was
argued before Judge ohoate. Tho Judge de-
duce his books, and he was. excused Is : Wit
neaA 5#& - ~
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A Nan Hanged for Murder While the Real
Criminal Is Sent to Prison for Thirty
Years.
Charles w. Cook, the youth whose evil
dence procured the conviction and execution
of Joseph B. Buzzell, as accessory to the
murder of Susan Hanson, at Brookfield, N.
H., has himself been sentenced to thirty
years imprisonment as principal in the
crime. Buzzell, who was man of some
property and of respectable family, had been
on intimate terms with Miss Hanson, but had
changed his mind and abandoned her. Miss
Hanson determined upon suit for breach of
promise OF marriage, and while sitting in her
house, on the night before the day on which
the proceedings were to have been instituted,
she was shot dead by some unseen person.
Buzzel was indicted for the murder, and
tried and acquitted. Two Boston detectives
then took up the case, and succeeded in
Tightening Charles w. Cook, g youth
who worked for Buzzell, into q confess
sion that he had done the shooting at the
instigation of his employer. Upon this state
ment Buzzell was again arrested, indicted,
convicted as an accessory, and sentenced to
be hanged. After the conviction Cook re-
tracted his testimony, and subsequently re-
tracted his retraction. Serious charges were
likewise made against the Boston detectives,
and one Of them 10 now serving term for an
offence perpetrated in Massachusetts,. It
was also urged that Buzzell had, in fact, been
convicted Of crime of which he had pre-
viously been acquitted. Buzzell himself
never made denial of having been con-
cerned IN the murder, and perhaps Cooks
original confession was substantially true,
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NATIONAL NOTES.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GENERAL
OF THE. ARMY

Detailed Showing of the Strength OF the
Army--And Recommendation for an In
crease of its Fighting Strength History of
the Ute Outbreak, and Explanation of the
Policy Pursued-Recommend as to
New Frontier Posts and the Care of In
dians West of the Missouri River-Su-
preme Court Observation-Disclosures