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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
THE NEW DEPARTMENT.
Especial Attention Called to the Report
l of the Secretary ofAgriculture.

Especial Attention Called to the Report
his of the Secretary ofAgriculture.
The report Of the secretary Of agriculture de-
serves especial attention III view Of the fact that
the year has been marked In a very unusual de
gree by agitation and organization among the
farmers looking to an increase in the profits Of
t&heir business. 1t will be found that the efforts
OF the department. have been intelligently an6
zealously directed to the promotion Of the In.
terests ntrusted to it's care
A very substantial Improvement in the
markets prices Of the leading farm products
has been realized during the year. The
price Of wheat advanced from 81 cents
III October, 1889, to $1.OOX in October,
1890; corn from L cents TO 5OA cents; oats
from l9A cents to 43 cents, and barley from So
cents to IS cents. Meats showed a substantial
but not an large increase. Expert trade in live
animals and fowls show very large increase;
the total value of such exports for the year end
ing June 80. 1890, was $33. 100000, and the
increase over the preceding year was over $15..
100000. Nearly 2OO,O 900 more cattle and over
$4,000 more hogs were exported than in the
preceding year. The export trade in beef and
pork products and in dairy products was very
largely increased the Increase in the article OF
20, 74S ,O42 pounds, and the total increase in
the value OF meat and dairy products exported
being $s4 10000 !; This trade, 50 directly
further and very largely increased when the
system Of inspection and sanitary supervision
now provided by laws brought fully into opera
ton. a.. .7..s.
The information given by the secretary OF the
progress and prospects OF the beet sugar indus
try is full of interest. It has already passed the
experimental stage and is q commercial success.
The area over which the sugar beet can be sue
cessfully cultivated is very large, and another
field crop OF great value is offered to the choice
OF the farmer. .G -.
The secretary of the treasury concurs IN the
recommendation OF the secretary of agriculture
tariff law for sugar OF domestic production shall
be transferred to the department. Of agriculture.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
THE NEW TARIFF.
Its Permanent Effects Upon Trade and

Its Permanent Effects Upon Trade and
Prices Still Largely Conjecture.
The general tariff act has only partially gone
into operation, some OF it's important provisions
being limited to take effect at dates yet in the
future, The general provisions of the law have
been in force less than sixty days. It's perma.
nent effects upon trade and prices still largely
stand in conjecture. 1t is curious to note that
the. advance in the prices OF articles wholly un-
affected by the tariff act were by many ascribed
to that. Notice was not taken of the fact that
the general tendency of the markets was upward
from influences wholly apart from the recent
tariff legislation. The enlargement Of our cur.
rency by the silver bill undoubtedly gave an up.
ward tendency to trade and had a marked Ell
iect on prices; but this natural and decided Of
feet OF the silver legislation was by many er.
roneously attributed to the tariff act.
There Is neither wisdom nor Justice in the sug
gestlOn that the subject OF tariff revision shall
be opened before this law has had g. fair trial
IL Is quite true that our tariff schedules are sub
Ject to objections, No bill was ever framed,
suppose, that in all its rates and classifcations
had the full approval even OF q party caucus
Such legislation is always and necessarily the
product ofcompromise as TO detains, and the pres
and effect think it will justify the support OF
those who believe that American legislation
should conserve and defend American trade and
the wages of American workmen.
The reciprocity clause of the tariff act wisely
and effectively opens the way to secure large
reciprocal trade in exchange for the free ad.
AiiiosAoA W OoE pOItS Ot CerCstln prOQuCCS. LIE
right of independent nations to make special
reciprocal trade concessions is well established
ana does not impair either the comfy due tc
other powers, or what is known as the Favored
nation clause" so generally found in commercial
treaties. What is given to one for an adequate
agreed consideration cannot be claimed by
another freely. The state Of the revenues was
sucn that we could dispense with any import
duties upon coffee, tea. hides, and the lower
grades of sugar and mo;asses. That the large
advantage resulting to the countries producing
ana exporting these articles by placing them on
the way Of customs concessions upon articles
exported by US to them was SO obvious that TIC
have gratuitous.y abandoned this opportunity
to enlarge our trade would have been an I'M.
pardonable error T5@alsT MI Z
The indications thus far given are very favor.
able to action by the countries from which we re.
ceiye our large imports Of coffee and sugar, ane
cation with countries is improved and enlarged.
the next year will show a most gratifying in:
crease in our exports Of breadstuffs and pro.
visions, as we'll as of some important lines G.
manufactured goods. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
BEHRING SEA.
Hopes for Satisfactory Adjustment o.
the Sealing Trouble

Hopes for Satisfactory Adjustment OF
the Sealing Trouble. ~
The new treaty of extradition with Great
Britain, after due ratification, was proclaimed
on the 25th of last March. Its beneficial work
ing is already apparent.
The difference between the two governments
touching the fur seal question in the Behripg sea
Is not yet adjusted, as Will be seen by the cor
respondence which will soon be laid before con.
gress. The offer to submit the question to arbi
tration, as proposed by Her Majesty's govern
ment, has not been accepted for. the reason
that the form OF submission proposed is not
Thought to be calculated to assure q Conclusion
satisfactory to either party. 1t is sincerely
hoped that before the opening of another sealing
season some arrangement may be effected which
will assure to the United States property right
derived from Russia. which was not disregarded
by any nation for more than eighty years pre
ceding the outbreak OF the existing trouble
In the tariff act wrong was done to the king
dom Of Hawaii, which / am bound to presume
was wholly unintentlonal. Duties were levied
on cert ain commodities which are included in
the reciprocity treaty now existing between the
United States and the kingdom OF Hawaii, with
out indicating the necessary exception in favor
OF that kingdom hope congress will repair
what might otherwise seem to be breach O.
talth On the part Of this government.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04

into the station. The man she had
been speaking with sat still while she
moved away, but as she opened the
carriage door he started up with an
oath, RS if to follow her. Stephen
Mostyn's umbrella becoming unfortu-
nately tangled with tho swearer's
legs he was precipated painfully on
to the platform as the train left the
station, and Stephen bounded up the
steps to the surface of the earth. I.H
Mrs Mostyn had dressed for dinner
that evening, and was sitting by the,
fire when her husband came in.
.4'Well, Stephen, when you do follow
my advice you do it generously, I
must say. Have you been out here
ever since l saw you last?"
Very nearly" 49, y
"And walking, or in the under
ground, or on top of 'bus?'' .s...
"A little of all three, and the club
to finish with
wen, and have you found your
plot?"
eyes, but can't write it now, so I
am not much better off than before.''
'Good gracious! why?"
because" said Stephen, bending
and kissing her eyes, ''the story is So
pretty that have no words in which:
to tell it; no character that I have
hitherto conceived is good enough to
play part in it; no incident that I
have known or imagined but seems.
poor and tedious beside it..
''Then it is very good?"
Perfect"
And is it real or ideal?''
''Both.'
won't you tell it to me?''
'Some day."-London World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
MORE FACTS,
Some Things That Should be Remembered by
Everybody.

Some Things That Should be Remembered BY
Everybody.
The earth is at the greatest distance
from the sun on the morning of July 6.
In discussion lately carried on in
Europe as to the distance at which
large objects on the earth's surface
are visible, it was stated that the
Himalaya Mountains have appeared to
view from the great distance of 224
miles. and Mont Blanc 21O miles
Current Literature.
The two sides of the human face are
not exactly alike, and German biol
ogist asserts that the lack of SYM
metry, as a rule, is confined to the
upper part Of the face; in two cases.
out of five the eyes are out of line, and.
seven persons out Of every ten have,
stronger sight in one eye than in the
other; another singular fact is that the
right earl is almost invariably higher
than the left.
The nerves of the. human body de-
rive their origin from the medulla
oblongata and medulla spinalis; there,
are forty pairs of these nerves..
nine originating from the medulta OBJ
longata, and thirty-one from the me-
dulla spinalis; by nerves" is meant
bundle of nervous fibres. which are
innumerable, about, 5000. occupying
an inch. 1t has been estimated that
the human body contains at least ten
millions of nervous fbres.
Following is a scientific description
OF what happens when you light d fire:
The PHOSPHORUS on the match is rails
ed by friction to c temperature of $50
degrees Fahrenheit, ut which it ig-
mites; it raises the temperature of the
sulphur, if it be sulphur match. to
500 degrees, when the sulphur begins
to burn; the sulphur raises the heat to
800 degrees. when the wood takes up
the work and produces temperature
OF !, 900 at which the coal ignites.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
His Verses.

One evening Arthur came to me and said.
"Papa, made some verses yesterday:
I'd like to speak them, when your book
you've read, -
While Phil and all the others are away;
For although I:know he's not unkind-
Turns all say or do into Jest;
So I have only got them in my mind
AS yet. I did not care to write them lest
He'd see them,-for no matter how I'd try
I could not keep them from his busy eye.
When over him the s'daisy Quilt, we,
spread,
And meath cypress hid the golden head.
thought with vain and sorrowful regret
How could I, who so priced it, quite forget
The bovish poem he spoke for me that
night,
And, lest mocker find, had feared to-
write.
Then, once, when Philip came to me to ask
My aid in mastering a trying task.
L took his book, slow turned the pages DER
When, from amongst them, fluttered to the
floor
written sheet, his verses word for word.
By Philip penned,' by Philips tear-drops
blurred
''That evening, father, when he came to
you e.
To speak those lines, had run in to hide
Behind this curtain. All! never knew
My jibes could hurt him so! would have
tried ~~.-4
To make amends for every cruel jest
And asked his paodon then, but thought it
best,
He was so shy, another time to wait
Oh! Arthur, loved, but understood too
late!'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
free and Honest Elections the First f.
=. sential Of National Life ESQ.,

Free and Honest Elections the First Els
49, sential of National Life.
Ii any intelligent and loyal company of Amer
lean citizens were required to catalogue the Is
sential conditions of national life, do no
doubt That with absolute unanimity they woul,
begin with "Free and honest elections" And i
IS gratifying to know that generally there is ,
growing and non-partisan demand for bette
election laws But against this sign OF hope aut
progress must be set the depressing and undeni
able fact that election laws and methods ar
sometimes cunningy con,rived to secure minor
comings of fraud. -" ~, - ),
one cannot be Justly charged with unfriendli
ness to any section or class VINO seeks only t,
restrain violations OF laws and OF persona
right NO community viii find laWlessnes
prontable. No community can afford to hav
IT known that the officers who are charged wit
the preservation OF the public peace and the re
sSralnC OF the criminal classes are themselves
tho product of fraud or violence. THE mags
trate ls then without respect and the law with
out SANCTION. The floods OF lawlessness canno
pc leveJed and made to run-in one channel rh,
Killing OF a United States marshal CARRYING {
writ OF arrest for an election offense IS full q
promptlngs and suggestion to men who are pur
sued by q city marshal for a crime against lt
or property. 077'H-1 49, I
venture again to remind you that the brie
Time remaining Tor the consideration OF the I'M
portant legislation now awaiting your attention
offers no margin for waste II the present duty
is discharged with diligence, fidelity and courage
me work OF the Fifty-tirst congress may be con
ndently submitted to the considerable Judgment
OF tho people. ~ "a II 80 !. 2Es
Executive mansion, Dec. ]. 1890.
ae BENJAMIN HARRISON.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
OUR GROWING NAVY.
Nine New Vessels Put In Commission
During the Year.


During the Year.
The construction and equipment OF the new
ships for the navy have made very satisfactory
progress. Since March4, 1889, nine new vessels
have been put in commission, and during this
winter four more, including one monitor, will be
added. The construction OF the other vessels
authorized is being pushed, both in the govern
ment and private yards, with energy, and
watched with the most scrupuous care.
The experiments conducted during the year to
test the relative resisting power of armor plates
have been so valuable as to attract great atten-
ton in Europe. The only part Of the work upon
the new ships that is threatened by unusual
delay is the armor plating, and every effort is
being made to reduce that to the minimum 1t
is a source of congratulation that the antici-
Pated influence OF these modern vessels upon
the esprit de corps Of the officers and seamen
has been fully realized. Confidence and pride in
the ship among the crew are equivalent to a sec'
ondary battery. Your favorable consideration
is invited to the recommendations of the secre-
tary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
Agin the Law,

Il wish you would announce in
your paper" said tall woman with.
brindled hair, THAT the ladies of the.
Steenth Hallelujah church will give q.
fair tomorrow"
Certainly" said the editor. in.
the basement of the. church?''
= Yes. We intend rafting off a.
Rafting? All, that alters the case,
am sorry, but we won't be able q
make that announcement for you"
why, what
II we insert the np6uncement we
are lab le to have ou> paper excluded
from the mails as containing lottery
notice Sorry, but such is the law. ..
st, Joseph News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
PENDING LEGISLATION.
Its Proper Consideration Will Require
That No Working Day Be Lost.

In addition to the important bills that be
came laws before the adjournment of the las
session, some other bills of the highest impor
lance were well advanced toward d final vote
and now stand upon the calendars of the two
houses in favored positions. The present SEES
sion has fixed limit, and it these measures ar
not now brought to d final vote, all the worl
is lost. The proper Consideration of these, o.
an apportionment bill, and of the annual ap
preparation bills will require not only that nc
working day OF the session shall be lost, but
not be allowed to interrupt or retard the prog
ress OF those that are of universal interest. In
view OF these conditions, I refrain from bringing
before you at this time some suggestions thai
would otherwise be made, and most earnestly
invoke your attention to the duty of perfectin(
the important legislation now we'll advanced TC
some OF these measures, which seem to me most
important, 1 now briefly call your attention.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
revenues and Expenditures of the Gov
ernment During the Yaar =

A'o'o"uoS *Hu expenditures OF the Gov
eminent During the Year
The revenues OF the government from al
sources for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1890
We're 1858 ,e63, OsO.55, and the total expendi
lures Tor the same period were 1858 .618 ,5845
The postal receipts have not heretofore been
included in the statement of these aggregates.
and for the purpose of comparison the sum Of
S6o.s92.Oe7e2 should be deducted from both
sides VI the account. The surplus for the year
including the amount applied to the sinking
iund. was sos .34f .496.O3. The receipts fol-
1890 were SIG, O3O, 923. 70 and the expenditure
$l5, 739, 81 in excess OF those of 1889. The
customs receipts increased s5, 1886. 842 SIS, and
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-17
ATROCITIES IN FORMOsA.
Horrible Tales RecOunted by an Englisl
Resident of China.

Horrible Tales RecOunted by an English
Resident of China.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Edwin Rexham,
an English resident of China, now in
this city, tells the following story of a
Chinese expedition against Formosa.
At the approach of the Chinese army
the Formosan savages fled to the hills
That ended the campaign. General
Chen Tai returned with few selected
troops by steamer. leaving the rest to
get back as they best could
Many marched overland. Some
we're sent in freight boa's
with rations for one day. They were
out eight days, and some thirty or forty
starved to death, and 250 to 800 died OF
fever. They landed at the harbor of
Auping. Most horrible scenes were en-
acted. Dying men were strewn about
the decks. The consul sent an appeal
to Chen Tai, who responded by sending
grave-diggers. These added to the
horror Of the situation. According to
an old custom, when soldier dies
his officer draws burial expenses
from the government, part OF
which money goes to the dead mans
comrades. This burial money was an
incentive to most horrible atrocities by
the grave-diggers. All the sick who
were supposed to be dying were hustled
into coffins and buried before the bodies
were cold. 1t is told that soldiers were
seen forcing the lid Of coffin down on
a feeble victim, who was piteously cry
ing for water. The coffin lid was nailed
fast and the living man hurried away to
burial.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-17
the senate adjourned without action or
the pending amendment.
TRUANT REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House Unable to Procure quorum
to Do Business.

The House Unable to Procure Quorum
to Do Business.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The house,
after some preliminary sparring over
the approval of the journal and the
omission from the record of yesterday S
tilt between Cannon and Houk, went
into committee of the whole on the land
grant forfeiture bill, and after brief
discussion the committee rose.
Sweeney, of Iowa, presented the con-
ference report on the bill authorizing
the construction of bridges across the
Iowa river at Wapello, Iowa. In agree
ing to the report Rogers, of Arkansas,
raised the point of no quorum, and the
call of the house was ordered. Only 142
members (less than a quorum) re-
sponded.
On motion of Mckinley a resolution
was adopted directing the sergeant-at-
arms to bring to the bar of the house
such members as were absent without
leave of the house.
After waiting an hour and hall for a
quorum to appear, Breckenridge moved
that all leaves of absence be revoked.
Peters offered an amendment except
ing those members absent on account OF
illness. Lost.
Pending the vote on Breckinridge,s s
action, Bliss, of Michigan, moved ad-
journment, and the house adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-17
CLARKSON'S GUILLOTINE.
How the High Executioner Has Made
the Heads Drop.

the Heads Drop.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The statement
of the operations of the Office of the first
assistant postmaster-general for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1890, shows a
total number OF transactions in the ap-
pointment division of %, ,261, an average
of nearly 1000 per month, or eighty per
day. OF this number there were 4,422
postoffices established, 1,024 discon-
tinued, and 1,579 changes made in
name and site. In fourth-class
postoffices there were 9,O56 ap-
pointments on account of resigna-
tions, $3.50 on account of removals and
63S on account of the death of post
masters. In presidential offices there
were 253 appointments on account OF
designations, $40 on account of expira-
ton of commissions, $50 on account OF
removals, 81 on account of the death OF
postmasters and 1873 on account of offices
becoming presidential offices. OF the
removals in all classes, about l 900 were
made on the report of inspectors.
The whole number of postoffices in
operation July l, 1890, was 62, 400,
against 5S,991 in 1897 81 1916 in 1888 ;
55,157 in 1887, and 40,021 in 1880. The
increase during the last year is the larg-
est in the history of the country. -....----
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-17
A LAND DECISION.
The Railroad Title to Spokane Falls
Confirmed.

The railroad I1tle 70 spokane faIis
Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The secretary
of the interior today rendered decision
in the case OF r. E. Spicervs the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, JAS N.
Glover and others, intervenors. The
case involves the status of tract Of land
in an odd numbered section within the
primary limits of the company's grant,
upon which a portion of the city OF
Spokane Falls is located, and which
tract is now valued at more than eight
million dollars. 1t is claimed by Spicer
that the land was excepted from the
company's grant by reason of the occu-
pancy and claim of Spokane Indian,
named Enoch, and on April IL, 1890 the
secretary directed hearing, upon new
evidence submitted by the intevenors.
The secretary revoked the order and
dismissed the application of Spicer and
others, for the reason that upon the
whole record now before him, it con-
clusively appears that said Indian never
severed his tribal relations, and there is
no sufficient showing for ordering a
hearing before the local officers. This
decision in effect confirms the railroad
title, as against the parties claiming an
adverse interest.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-17
Senator Frye's Reply to Mr..
Blaine's Note.
EXecutiOner ClarksOn's First
Years Work.
Mr.. CannOn's Estimate of the Budget
for the Current Year.
Argument Closed in the Clayton Breckin-
ridge Case-More Administra-
tive Plums.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Frye,
in reply to Secretary Blaines letter, has
written, saying in part: "I assume
your views are contained in what is
known as the Hale amendment; that
you know, for instance, what the Latin
republics will receive of ours free from
duty in compensation for free sugar. l
assume that amendment was the result
of thorough investigation. The diff
Guilty about it is this: The amount OF
sugar to be received from those states
would be comparatively small, and the
consumer would receive no benefit from
it. Your letter to me extends the idea
of reciprocity to Cuba and Porto Rico.
l admit that if sugar is re-
ceived free from those islands
as we'll as from the Latin republics, the
people would be benefited and sugar
would be practically free. But will
Spain admit into those islands, free OF
duty, the list of articles named in that
amendment? Of course we could not
enact law more favorable to Spain than
to the republics. Do you know what
Spain would exchange for free sugar,
and can you give a list of articles she
would receive? The better way, prob
ably, would. be to make the list she
would receive the controlling one for all
these contries."