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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

neat swindle has just been brought "a
light. Some months ago two women called
on ]. +, Wells, real estate broker OF San
Francisco, One of them introduced herself
as Miss Emma i. Dick, niece of IS. w. Dick.
deceased, capitalist. She wished to sell d j 81
owned by her in tho city for which she asked
$50, 900. For several months the woman
called on Wells ut intervals to ascertain
whether he had made tho sale. Finally lie
informed her that the property could not be
sold for that sum. She then said she would
borrow $4,000 on it. Wells acted as her
agent and negotiated loan Tor that sum
from Thomas Crane, n we'll kno wn capitalist.
1t has been discovered that Miss Dick made
the money was an impOstor. No clue has
been found as to her whereabouts. Those
who saw her now believe that she was a MAJ
in disguise.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
AN EXCELLENT DEAL.
What Vice President Bond Thinks of
the st. Paups Purchase.

What Vice President Bond Thinks of
the st. PauPs Purchase
New York, Special Telegram, Sept. 23.-
The acquisition OF the Milwaukee & North
ern by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
IS hailed as an excellent '.deal' by the
friends of the latter. Frank S. Bond, vice
president of the st. Paul, said to-day that
So, 100 600 stock OF St. Paul was to be ex-
changed share for share for the stock of the
Milwaukee & Northern.
II 90 not see how anyone can sell St. Pau!
short on this transaction" Mr.. Bond said, for
the road is valuable addition to he St. Paul
system. The Milwaukee d Northern is
bonded Tor only S17O,OOO mile and it
earned last year from 3 to 4 per cent on it's
stock. which was more than the st. Paul did.
The ST.. Paul stock to be issued to
pay for the property goes to strong capital
lists who have no need to put it OH the
market. as bears allege. The Milwaukee &
Northern, as an independent road, was prosper
ing, but 1T is better Off when united to a strong
er system. This TRANSACTION isanother illustra-
ton OF the, tendency OF the larger
systems to draw the smaller ones into their con
troll There always are dangers menacirg even
q successful road Of moderate extent and the
st. Pau! system is strengthened and benefited
by securing this property.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
THE NEWS DIGEST.
Interesting News Of the Week
Boiled Down and
Classified.
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.

Secretary Window announces that he will
buy $40, 100000 4 per cent, bonds and pre-
pay the interest on between fifty and sixty
millions OF 6s to relieve the stringency in the
money market
The report just issue1 by the secretary OF
agriculture on the sugar beet industry de-
votes considerable space to experiments
made in South Dakota by Prof Luther Fos-
ter and James H. Sheppard, OF the agricultu.
raj station. This was the second season
test OF the sugar beet in that state, and the
result gives better evidence Of the crop of
South Dakota both for stock feeding and
sugar making.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

The New York Star says it is stat
ed>on good authority that there is
not over five weeks supply of iron in
the country at the present time in
spite ola production of over 9, 900.
900 tons per annum. In former
years it was no unusual thing for a
four or five months supply to be on
hand at any time, when production
was hardly one-half Of what it is to-
day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

A MOVEMENT is on foot for the es-
Enlistment of q Brotherhood of
Railway Employees home for "the
care and education Of unfortunate
railroad men who are totally and
permanently disabled from perform
ing railroad duty" The institution
is to be located in Chicago and to be
maintained by voluntary subscrip-
tions and donations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

ToRRINGToN, Conn, has farmer
whose piety takes the form of watch
iulness on Sundays, to catch persons
picking fruit or berries on his
grounds. He has such offenders ar
rested and fined, asserting that it is
not the loss of his fruit or berries
than he minds, but that he will not
tolerate Sabbath breaking upon his
property.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

A MAN arrived at New York from
France the other day in Sc arch OF
his father, having registered some
20 years a vow to kill the old man
because the latter deserted his wife
away back in 1853. The opportu-
nifty for the killing came, when the
father was found in Philadelphia,
but the son changed his mind, set.
tied down to live with the old man,
aud gave tue latter his dirk as i
souvenir.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Prof Winchell, of the state university, loses
his suit for the aerolite which fell in Northern
Iowa some months ago.
DR.. Koch, the German physician. who
claims that he has discovered mode of cur
ing consumption by incubation, is about to
commence experiments on human patients
who are suffering from tuberculosis.
Cardinal Manning's health is in such an un-
satisfactory condition that his friends ore
quite alarmed. His recent efforts to settle
labor disputes, and his arduous literary work,
largely with the same end in view, have told
upon his strength.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

The king of the Sandwich islands
lives in $1,ooo,ooo palace that
was built of coral few years ago
by his loyal subjects. The natives
do not seem to mind expe nses where
the kings pleasure is involved
When the princess died they spent
$4,000 on her funeral and $50, ZOO
for maus oleum to her.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
SETTLED.AT L asst.
Washington Park to BE Enclosed in the
Worlds Fair Site r. --Er

Washington Park to BE Enclosed in the
Worlds Fair Site.
CHICAGO, Sept. pa committee from the
local worlds fair directory waited on the
South Park commissioners to-day and laid
before them the request of the national
commission that Washington Park be in
cluded in the site for the fair. The South
Park commissioners decided to accede to
to the request of the national commissi on.
50 the vexed question Of a satisfactory site
is at last settled.
In sense, the chosen site is one great
unit, comprising, as it does, the entire
South Park system of Chicago Stepping
from the doors of the city's railroad depots
hotels and business houses, visitors to the
worlds fair will, as it were, enter directly
the vestibute of the exposition on the lake
'front.'
There is great rejoicing in Chicago to-
night by all clastes over this final settle
ment OF the site controversy in way that
gives universal satisfaction. -"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
DYNAMITE on the Track

WINDSOR, Ont, Sept pa two-inch
dynamite cartridge was found fastened to
the Michigan Central track and removed
Just ten minutes before the north shore linz
tied west bound train Numbered past It
had evidently been placed there with the
iull intention of wrecking the train. An
examination of the cartridge showed it to
contain enough explo i've to have blown
the whole train to atoms.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
KILLED IN y WRECK.

Fatal Rear-End Collision in the Cit.
Limits of st. Louis.
ST. Louis, Sept. pa rear.cnd collision.
occurred on the Wabash tracks near Forest
Park, just outside the city limits, tonight
The Denver express ran into the
local accommodation of the Colorado road,
which had stopped to pick up aswitchman.
Charles w. Howard. engineer of the Den
yer express, ofSt. Louis, was killed instant
ly, and J. S. Croslan, his fireman, badly
hurt. Fred Dusford, Pullman conductor,
seriously hurt; Joe Nelson, news boy, badly
injured. There are fourteen Others who
We're slightly injured, mostly from ST.
Louis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

A SwAMpsCoTT Mass. belle, Ella
Chamberlain by name, has suddenly
discovered that she has great whist
ling powers, and is about to visit
Europe intent upon blowing Mrs.
Shaw out of sight. ...-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

WHAT was hailed as one of the
shortest wills on record was offered
for probate some time ago in Water
bury. 1t read: II give all my prop
erty to F. w. Johnson" but short
as it was the relations of the de-
cedent found enough in it to break.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

A COUPLE from Pocahontas, w.
Va, who went to Cumberland, Nd,
to be married, were delayed thirty
/ - - -
six hours in having the ceremony
performed because the groom was
not old enough by that number of
hours to get license.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

That some of the paper money we
handle is foul and disagreeable to
the last degree suggests the tact
that every note returning to a
French bank is at once destroyed,
and a fresh one issued in it's stead.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
R. c. DUNN. Publisher.
TWENTY million acres of the land of
the United States are held by foreign
a1.c u.

THE average number of distinct
wars and expeditions in which Eng.
land has taken a more or less active
part since 1857 seems to have been
rather under one q year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

If CYRUS w. FIELD should lose his
millions yet watch his hen-roosts,
he would yet be able to save him
self from public charity, seeing that
the fowls on his Hudson river farm
lay 5000 dozen eggs yearly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

THE three, reasons which a good
woman presented for objectng to a
preacher were striking, ones. She
said that, in the first place, he read
his sermon; in the second, he did MOI
read it we'll; and in the third place. it
was not worth reading.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
VICTIM OF A PLOT.
Irish Police Emissaries Send an limo
cent Man to Prison

Irlsh Police Emissaries Send an Inno-
cent Man to Prison.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-William O'Brien
writes to the secretary of the John, DAILY
Amnesty committee in Hppcrary that he
has been in communication with an
Engl1shman Of much eminencc in
Birmingham who has discovered
startling proofs that DAILY, who is
now serving a life sentence in prison
for alleged completely in dynamite crimes,
is the victim of aplot organized by Irish
police emissaries, under the authority of
the chief constable Of one Of the principal
cities OF Ireland The chief constable. Mr..
O'Brien says, has made full confession.
and his statement has been sent to Homo
Secretary Matthews,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25

The famous schooner yacht Cam
bria, with which Lord Ashbury com.
peted for the American cup, at New
York in 1870, was recently lost on
the west coast of Africa. She was a
fast vessel, in English waters, but
never accomplished much on this
side of the Atlantic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
FRoM FoREloN SHORES.

Count Tostoi, the well-known Russian
author, is seriously ill.
Lieut.. Schmidt cables to Berlin from
Zanzibar an official denial that a proclama.
ton permitting the slave traffic has been
posted.
Mr.. McGrath, n wel-to.do member Of the
National league, has been brutally murdered
in Ballingary, Ireland, by. miners, who re-
scented his shetering an evicted farmer with
whom they had quarreled.
The scenes attending the persecution OF
the Christians by tho Turks at Alashgerd.
Armenia, are terrible. Murders are going on
continually and scores OF outrages upon
women are reported.
The fire in the famous Alahambra palace
in Spain was the work of thieves, who set
fire to the historic building i'll order to screen
the theft OF some of the many works of art
contained in the palace.
The Dublin correspondent Of the London
Times says that there is no danger of any
suffering in Ireland before Christmas: that
the fnllure OF the potato harvest is far from
general, and that other crops are better than
the average.
Three Lutheran pastors have been banisled
and sixty-six are on trial, mostly on trivial
charges, in the Baltic provinces OF Russia.
The Russian government is doing all it can
to stamp out the Lutheran religion, as the
members of that church are supposed to lean
toward Germ any.
The hot weather has increased the nu m Der
of cholera victims in Toledo and Valencia.
Spain, and has caused the appearance of the
disease in many villages. In Albaceto.
Alicante, Castelon de Ia Plana. Taragona
and Toledo the epidemic is attacking the up
per classes
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
'--'I---l--l---'-,1llll~-O01as--'--'
Joined for Life,

aiAsT1 scs, Special Sept: % =. Herbert L.
/ Cam of Lynn, Mass, and Miss Mabel u.
| Pitcher were married to-day by Rey.sS s. i.
Show.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Favored at Dinner in Chicago-Judge
Thomans Defence of Civil-Service
Reform.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

CHICAGO, January 3.-Municipal own
ership of gas and water works and means
of transportation within the city, the
subject discussed by two hundred mem
bers of the Sunset Club at dinner last
night, brought out the fact that a major
ity Of them were in favor of municipal
ownership of all monopolistic franchises.
The gathering was composed of repre-
sentative citizens presided over by
Thomas Crafty, well-knOwn lawyer
Elk Civil Service COMMISSIONS Th0man
was one of the speakers.
Referring to the statement Of gentle
man who preceded him that civil service
reform did not yet reform, and until it
did there would be too strong tempta-
ton in municipal ownership for the
place-hunters and politicians, Judge
Thoman said You tell me that the
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11
COM MUNICATIONS.
The Dignity of Labor.

To the WOrhmen'S Aduocdte:
There has been much said of late about
1.-The Dignity of Labor" As reformer
of many years standing do not hesitate
to assert that there is no more dignity in
labor than there is in a three,legged
stool. They are both things, What |
want to see attended to and established
is 1.-The Dignity of LaborerS," When
that is properly instituted, corporations
will not be permitted to make rules for
workers which are insults not only to
their employees but to mankind. |
allude to such as are now in force in
stores, factories, on the roads, and in
deed almost everywhere where work is
done in our present state of bogus civil
zation. Yours ever in the good cause,
ROBERT w. HUME.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11
Criticism of Recent Lecture by
Rev. MinOt j. Savage.

On Monday evening last, as one of an
audience of some 500 people, | listened
to lecture by Mr.. Savage, of Boston.
OH Social Dreams" If one may judge
from the absence of demonstration, the
lecturer had not the fullsympathy of his
hearers he failed to touch the sympa-
thetic chord. And in truth whatever
consideration Mr.. Savage's remarks may
be entitled to receive as those of,sn ad-
vanced pioneer in the field OF theological
thought $50 advanced as to have been,
perhaps unjustly, termed by one writer
the Boanerges of Unitarian Agnosti-
cism), yet, in the economic sense, GER
tain statements made by him might
suggest a familiar adage containing adj
vice TO the cObbler.
We may pass as due to transformation
the assertion that the state railways Of
Europe furnish no example of cheaper
or better service than ours under private
control, The attempt at derogation Of
our postal service as an example If sue
cessful and beneicent Government ad-
ministration, because of frequent def
cts and the fact that the actual trans
portation of mails is done by private
parties, may be dismissed with the re-
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11
THE RELEASE OF NEEBE,

1t seems probable that Neebe may soon
be pardoned by the governor, or, at least,
be will be if public sentiment be taken
into consideration. Even the officials
who prosecuted him, the grand jury
which indicted him, the judge who tried
him, and the petit jury which convicted
him, are substantially unanimous in ask
ing for his release. At the period of
tremendous excitement, during the trial
of the anarchists, there were many of
the enemies of disorder who felt that
Neebes punishment was excessive. His
the public excitement than of the require
ments of justice.
The Cronin trial had the effect to
modify the impressions of the people in
regard to the anarchist incident. The
proof in the Cronin trial of the guilt of
the accused was infinitely stronger than
that which sent four men to the gallOws
and some others to the penitentiary.
The actual crime of killing was not fixed
on any of the accused anarchists; the
man who threw the bomb and was the
real murderer was never apprehended.
In the Cronin case there was no doubt
as TO the individual responsibility, and
yet the penitentiary is the highest punish
ment inflicted.
In the anarchial cases every person
who was hanged or sent into confine-
ment was so treated on the ground that
he used influences which led to the XII
ling. In the Cronin case no notice was
taken of people who We're instrumental
in the employment of means which pro-
duced the murder of Cronin. Some of
them are we'll known, and if Parsons
deserved throttling they equally deserve
the same treatment.-Chicago Herald.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11
Reply to Prohibitionist No. ..

mo. 2" in his article of the 2Sth says
that | "bemodn the fate of the gallant
men who carried their flag of principle
to the front in the face of certain de-
feat" He mistakes my intent; it was to
honor them, in contrast with the cow
ardly assertions to the ranks of the
enemy, the compromises and dickers,
the "sell-outs" and betrayalS of principle
that have characterized so many ire
form" movements.
As an example of fidelity to principle
| claimed for these men the respect and
admiration of every true labor re-
former. This is the kind of men we
want in the social movement, and a
larger proportion of them are to join in
the most radical demands so long as
they are not asked to give up the prin-
ciple they have contended for,
do not propose the ''union Of discOr-
dant elements" for many of these men
who see in the liquor traffic the greatest
of all mOnopolIes realize that all monOp-
oily must stand or fall together, and are
now ready to unite on this platform;
ABOLITION OF ALL MoNOPOLIEs.
"No. y asks for plan of union. The
plan is a secondary matter; let us first
create desire for union, the plan will
soon follow. To this end let US spread
the principles of each body of reformers
among all the others by friendly discus
sion, that each may lose the false no
tions of the others position; then will
the true reformers "get together" in
spite of former difference or selfish per-
sonal interest, for the true reformer
regards truth above all else and will
make any personal sacrifice to attain it.
As for differing views upon the
liquor question, they are easily over
come when mutually understood. The
Brewers and the Barkeepers' unions
will bear me out in the assertion that
the liquor traffic is the most grinding
monopoly of the age. OF the eleven
hundred millions of money received by
the traffic last year, a smaller proportion
than of any other industry went to pay
the employees, and larger proportion
went to enrich the capitalists. Forty
eight million dollars of English Syndi-
cate money was invested in it because it
paid those capitalists best, and is also
the best instrument of controlling the
politics and legislation of this country in
favor of their other investments. All
other monopolies strengthen themselves
by making a close alliance with it: rot
ten political parties to its bidding; eight
out of twelve saloons are held under
mortgage to the Pool Brewers; the
whole power is in the hands of few,
To fight Monopoly with this giant mon
opoly left out would be farce. The
poorer men in the trade-and the en-
ployes realize this-will not be the last
to join the ranks of its foes when the
Social Revolution is at hand. The Great
London Dock strike was conducted upon
a total abstinence basis, strictly OBJ
served by the hundreds of thousand
strikers This has demonstrated that
where a contest is between freedom and
appetite, the workingmen choose free
dom.
Where then is the bar to union in the
final struggle?
ABOLITIONIST NO. |.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11

IL had better be postponed for revision
10y the next Legislature. 1t is much to
be hoped that a bill may be passed at an
early day which will not incur the OBJ
JectIons OF the Executive and which will
yet accomplish what it purports to un.
dertakc, think that experience has
shown that any statute which will be
effective must at least embudy the fol
lowing principles;
|. he law must specify the ages be-
tween which, and months of the wear
within which, all children must be in
some school, either public or private. of
suitable character unless excused there.
from from sufficient reasons by official
authority.
"2. Parents and guardians must be
made responsible for sending children TO
school, and must be punished suifi-
cienly to insure comphalce with the
requirements of the statute.
80. SPECIAL Instructions must be pro.
Vlded for thoroughly vicious and incor.
rlSible cases which cannot safely be
received into the ordinary schools.
"a. The law must set up the machi-
merry for securing and keeping CONT
nuously a perfect census Of children of
school age IN each city and district, and
II must provide and pay officers to look
up and account for each child and to
execute all the provisions OF the statute
There is no room for any serious
differences AS to details among people
who admit the principle that the State
should see to it that children within
specified ages should be sent to suit.
able school, and who are either ex-
perlenCed themselves or are familiar
with the experience of others in trying
to enforce this principle. 1t seems to
me that at this late day the opinions of
people who deny this principle are en-
Titled TO but little consideration, and
mat principle SO important both to in
dlVidual and public interests should not
be Jeopardized through lack of acuualn-
lance with what may be necessary to
enforce it.
The Superintendent commends the
work of the teachers Institutes, and
proceeds to discuss industrial training in
the schools. Whatever is done, he says
should be OF permanent educational
value. Time should not be wasted on
essentials. He speaks of the impor-
lance of beginning instruction in the use
Of tools, &c., Ill the kindergarten and of
the uselessness Of introducing mcCham-
cal tools in the schools without the ear
ller processes III the Industrial course.
In relation to the efforts made in
various parts of the State to increase the
number of normal schools Supt. Draper
says that the chief object of the aglta,
tors was to promote the material in
tercsts of their respective towns rather
than the educational advantages Of the
State, He thinks there are enough nor
mai schools at central points, and as
they pay the expenses of students from
and to their homes the ground of COM
plant on account of distance is reduced
to minimum.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11

Send IN your orders early. Write Plain, and
give your correct post-oftice address.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11

people cannot be trusted to run these
great undertakings, say that the peo-
ple--the majority of the people are more
to be trusted than private monopolistic
corporations. You say the places are
temptations to politicians Is it the men
who hold office in Ohio who are corrupt
ing the Legislature there to-day, or is it
the agents Of private monopoly made
rich by the ownership Of the peoples
rights"
A letter from V. c. Keller Of st. Louis
was rean in favor of municlpul owner
ship.