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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

"M1NN1E's" Capitol letter created
quite sensation in the lower
branch of the State legislature, last
Saturday. A committee was APP
pointed to investigate Sergeant-at-
Arms Plowman's connection with
the Fergus Falls junket. MI: P.
j. Smalley, the chief clerk, adj
mitted that the bill of An
derson & Smith for liquid refresh
ments and breakages, as published
exclusively in the UNION, had been
received by him. ''Minnie'' has a
great nose for news. Another of
her gossipy letters appears in this
issue.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

WE believe that the Hon. Igna-
thus Donnelly told the truth when
he stated in the senate chamber
that large fund had been raised
by the bunkers to defeat interest
legislation. Furthermore, we be-
lieve, with few exceptions every
banker in the State contributed to
that fund.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

MINNEAPoLIs Journal: Warren
Clough, of Stewart, Neb., has been
imprisoned Il years, on circum-
stantial evidence, for murder. The
murderer, who was another man.
has confessed and died and the
authorities have let Clough out.
But who can give him back his
1ife2
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
HE Little Falls Irnuscri:1t q

The Little Falls Transcript crit
icizes the Legislature rather Sc
verely, we think. 1t says: IF the
laws are passed providing for the
reforms the people will repu-
date them: if they are not passed
the demagogues will hardly have
the assurance to continue their old
howls through the next campaign. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

BY vote Of 20 TO II Mr.. Don
nelly's bill, repeating the newspa-
per libel law Of 1879, was de-
feated in the State senate, Monday.
On the same day Senator Tawney's
mortgage taxation bill was defeat
ed by a vote of % to u. On
Tuesday, Senator Donnelly's bill
for taxing mortgages was recon-
mended to pass. H.. s.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

An Anoka brute forced six
year old boy to drink Intoxicating
liquor until he became beastly
drunk and then paraded him around
the streets Of that city. The
authorities of Anol1a should see to
it that the brute in human form is
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

GEO. LAFOND was beaten, Tuesday,
in his annual run for office. This time
it was the city clerks plum he was
after, but ''Simon'' got the 'wig-wag''
on him by II majority.-Lttle Falls
Herald.
Is this the beefy LaFond who
swore he did not know the duce of
hearts from the ace of spades?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

THE legislature must adjourn at
noon April Goth, and no new bills
can be introduced after tomorrow
except on the written request of
the governor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

Our educational editor longs for
the unattainable-a daily newspa-
per destitute of suicides, slugging-
matches, base ball news, and scan
dial both political and social. He
thinks such a newspaper ought to
meet with the hearty support of all.
But it wouldn't.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

ANoKA people are making an
effort to secure a canning factory
at that place, and we hope they
will succeed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
The Legislature Will Not AdiOurn
Until the Last Hour of the
Constitutional Limitation
On April Goth.
Hundreds Of More than Useless
Bills Introduced in Both
Houses Tie Appropria-
tons Asked for are
Enormous.
The Publication Of Smith & An
derson's Bill i'll the Union
Causes the Appointment
Of an Investigating
Committee.

HiXOn is Down on the State Ag-
rlcuitura1 COllege-PrOpOsed
Railroad Legislation-Wild
Cat Recommendations
is Losing Caste.
Union Special Correspondence
ST.. PAUL, Mar. "a, 1891.
The session Of the present legislature
will expire by constitutional limitation
at noon Monday, April Goth, and the
last day for the introduction of bills
will be next Friday, March 9th. Sew
eral attempts have been made to ar
range for adjournment prior to the ex-
piration of the 80 legislative days by
concurrent resolution, but in each case,
the attempt was failure.
Up to last Saturday night 984 bills
had been introduced in the house and
TUG bill in the senate, making total of
1880 bills. During the five days at that
time remaining for the introduction of
bills it is reasonably certain that
enough new measures will be proposed
to bring the grand total up to at least
1000 bills. OF this number it is rea-
sonably safe to predict that not more
than so per cent. will become laws, and
for every bill which the present legis-
latnre doesn't pass there ought to
ascend to the throne of divine provi-
dence the prayers and thanks of a
grateful people. There has never been
a legislature in the history Of the State,
where SO large a percentage Of PERM
cious and incendiary legislation has been
proposed. In speaking Of this fact a
few days ago, a friend Of mine, who is a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

Hon. n. RICHARDSON has been
reelected mayor of the thriving
city of Little Falls by an almost
unanimous vote.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
PRINCETON, MIMI, MAR. rs, 1891.

. 1NCENDIARIES seem to be doing q
land office business in St. Cloud
and other towns in Northern Min
neSOta.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

1wnRaRvoEyvz' Nv 9oExgyGs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

$500 Fer Year
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

in the usual process of legislation, thus
explaining Mr.. Champlin's desire to
get it before the house as soon as posi-
BILE SO that it could be acted upon there.
For some reason or other Mr.. Cham
pin referred the bill to the committee
on grain and warehouses n0twithstand-
ing the fact that it is distinctively rail-
road measure and that it's provisions
relative to warehouses are largely in
cidental. Is it possible that the AL
lance is beginning to lose confidence in
the railroad committee of which II. G..
Stivers is chairman? Some. at least
have been unkind enough to suggest
such a theory.
The passage by the senate of S. F..
No. is without question a great vic
tory for Senator G. r. Davis, of Nicol-
lett county, the author of the measure
1t is also distinct victory for the Re-
publican party as had it not been for
Republican support and Republican
votes, the combine never could have
passed it. Senator Day, of Fairmont,
was one Of the ablest and most persist
ent assistants that Mr.. Davis had in the
great battle for reduction of interest
to six and eight per cent, and the en-.
actment OF such a usury law as would
tend to the relief of the farmers of the
State. Both Senator Davis and Sena-
tor Day are on the Republican side O.
the house, and it is to them that the
farmers owe q large share of the
thanks for the passage of the bill b,
the senate. The measure has beer
transmitted to the house and now slum
bers peacefully in the inside pocket @
Joseph Capser, of Stearns county, the
chairman of the house committee or
banks and banking, and if Mr.. Capser'
word is to be relied on it will renal,
there until he is compelled to call {
meeting of the committee to consider
it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

well-to-do farmer in Kittson county. re-
marked that if half the legislation pro-
posed was enacted into law, it would
bankrupt and wreck the State less than
six months unless the governor called
an extra session of the legislature to re-
peal the laws unwisely enacted, and to
that end he believed that there would
be petition from the people of the
State long enough to reach from the
capitol to the extreme western portion
of Minnesota. Happily, however, the
ultra-eXtremists are not strong enough
of themselves to pass the legislation of
which they claim the paternity, and on
the other hand the conservatives also
lack the necessary votes to pass their
pet measures. The result has been a,
continuous warfare between these two
factions, and the greater portion
of the winter has been consumed in trv-
ing to arrive at an agreement upon
compromise measures, usually without
success. This condition of affairs ac-
counts for the lack of any positive re-
suits and is the basis for the prediction
that there will be none this winter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

Worlds Fair, State Reformatory, the
Soldiers Home and State Reform
School were introduced some time ago.
There yet remains to be introduced
bills appropriating money for the cur
rent and extraordinary expenses of the
State University, the Schools for De-
fectives at Faribault, and the State
Public School at Owatonna. The work
OF drafting the omnibus appropriations
bill will commence in earnest this week
and the prospect is that everything
will be scaled down to the lowest notch.
The entire work of taking care of the
financial interests of the State has de-
volved upon the appropriations COM
mittee this year. Heretofore it has
been customary for the ways and means
committee to discuss the general uues-
lions OF finance, ascertain the resources
OF the State and what expedients are
necessary to provide the funds actually
necessary to maintain the State govern
ment and State institutions, and upon
the basis of the information thus OBJ
tanned for the appropriations commit
tee to do the detail work and draft the
general appropriations bills. This
year, however, the ways and means
committee was unfortunate in having
for it's chairman a much-married man
by the name Of Lynn, from Hennepin
county, who is now living upon the
patrimony of his fourth wife and whose
matrimonial duties are such as to in
capacitate him for any effective service
to the State as a legislator. The prob
abilities are that the maximum apprO-
priation that can be expected for the
Worlds Fair will be $4,000. It is pro-
posed to adopt number of expedients
for the reduction of the current ex-
penses OF the State. The department.
which has increased in expense the
most rapidly is the judiciary, and a
committee has already been appointed
in the senate to consolidate some Of the
districts and reduce the number of
judges. There is also another scheme
to reduce the national guard to one
regiment and to abolish the forestry
appropriation and cut down the ex-
penses of the dairy and food commits
sion. The action Of the appropriations
committee during the coming week
will be awaited with interest.
The publication in the UNION Of
Smith & Anderson's bill for liquor,
wines and cigars furnished the commit
tee on insane while visiting the institi,-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

The farmers have an idea that they
are being robbed by the elevator COM
panies of the State, AMI in order to find
out whether or not their suspicious are
correct, a special Investigating commit
tee was appointed Saturday with power
to summon persons and papers, admin
lister oaths, etc. The specific charge is
that an elevator at Duluth recently
shipped 10000 bushels of wheat without
inspection, and the committee is en-
powered to ascertain whether or not
this charge is true and whether other
elevators do not indulge in the same
practice. The claim is set up that the
elevators accumulate fifty or sixty
thousand bushels of wheat in the course
of a year through the continuance of
the State weighing department. in Civ
ing the elevators the benefit of a few
bushels Of wheat on each car weighed.
In other words it is claimed that the
shipments exceed the receipts by about
$4,000 bushels, which is q clear gain to
the elevator men and clear loss to the
farmers.
MINNIE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

A strong effort is going to be made
to commence operations on a new cap
ital building this year. Mr.. Stone, OF
Ramsey county, has introduced a bill
providing for the appointment of a
commission of seven, one from each of
the present congressional districts and
two at large, to be known as the capitol
commission and to serve for a period of
ten years. The commission is empow-
cred to select a new site for capitol
building within the limits of Ramsey
county and appoint an architect, super
intendent and other agents necessary to
carry on the work. The sum of $50, 900
is appropriated with which to begin
the work, succeeding legislatures to
the money necessary to
complete the structure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
PRINCETON UNION.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

BY the terms of a resolution adopted
some time ago, last Friday, March Goth,
was fixed as the last day for the intro
duction of appropriation bills except
on the written request of the governor,
or the appropriations committee of
which Mr.. Bjorge is chairman. The
time was extended until Saturday for
the reason that all the appropriation
bills were not prepared, but even the
extension of time was not sufficient to
get them all in. The appropriations
asked for are as usual eXorbitant and
about twice as large as the total avail
able resources of the State. The def
cheney, general expense, penitentiary,
insane hospitals, judiciary and several
minor appropriation bills were intro
duced Friday and Saturday. The total
amounts for 1892 and 1893 asked for are
as follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

r. c. DUNN. EDITOR AND PROPRIEToE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

The publication in the UNION of
Smith & Anderson's bill for liquor.
wines and cigars furnished the commits
tee on insane while visiting the institu-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

OFFICE OVER slNEs' STORE, MAIN ST,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

The railroad committee after two
months of consideration has at last
submitted a report on house file No. 68.
known as the Currier bill. AS was ex-
pected there is a divided report.
neither portion of the committee, how
ever, recommending the original bill
to pass. The majority of the commit
tee has agreed upon a substitute bill
prepared by Hon. F. E. Searle, of ST..
Cloud, which is simply an amendment
to the present railroad law, providing
for a system of appeals from the orders
of the railroad commission, and cor
recting the law in several other partic-
ulars where it has been found defective.
Mr.. Curriers' substitute is also an
amendment to the present law, but it
goes much further than Mr.. Searle's
bill, and in addition to providing for g
system of appeals to meet the objec
lions to the present law raised by the
United States supreme court, also takes
away from the commission the power
to suspend the long and short haul
clause in certain cases and proposes {
distant tariff provision, one of the ole
hobbies Of Gen. e. M. Pope, of Man
kato, by whom the substitute was
drafted. The Currier substitute is
signed by five members of the railroad
committee and the Searle substitute bv
nine members. Mr.. Searle has worked
very hard and laboriously on the rail
road committee to secure the passage
of bill which would offer relief to the
people and yet not work injustice to
the railroads, a bill that would operate
equitably to both interests. He has
been largely successful in his substi-
tute, which it is hoped will pass the
house. Both substitutes were the
special order for discussion in commit
tee of the whole last Tuesday after
noon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

Speaker Champlin, last Friday, in
troduced in the house Senator Don
nelly's proposed constitutional amend
ment which adds new article to the
constitution to be known as article
XVI, relating to public warehouses and
railroads. 1t is without doubt the
most drastic and dangerous railroad
measure which has been proposed dur
ing the present session, it's only re-
deeming feature being the fact that it
cannot go into effect until it is submit
ted to the people at the next general
election. The bill has been recon-
mended to pass by the senate commit
tee on railroads, but for some reason or
other it has failed to get much farther
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

neSOta.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
Rapid CITY Invention.

A short time ago the Brush Electric
Light company, after considerable
trouble and litigation, obtained letters
patent on a double electric lamp:
that is a lamp which will burn without
recarboning, twice the length Of time
that the first lamp made would. DIR.
McGillycuddy, Of this city, has in the
last few years made the electric light
ing a study and has ie seems,
by a device SO simple that it seems in.
creditable it was not thought d long
ago, accomplished with some thought
and no exp ense worth mentioning what
electrical experts have been working on
for some time. The doctors invention
is simply the binding together Of two
sticks Of carbon, the end Of one being
allowed to hang a fraction Of an inch
lower than the other. In a few nom.
ents by putting in this duplex carbon
q single can 30 changed into q double
lamp which will burn fifteen honr,
without attention.
The first public test Of Mr.. McGillv.
cnddy!s. invention was made at The
Hotel Harvey Friday night and was :
success. He has not yet applied Tor J
patent but states that he will do 50 il
q few days.-Rapid City Journal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
Down on the Cheyenne.

Mn. EptroRe Our county dads, have
in their wisdom (?), imposed upon us
outsiders q tedious and unpleasant
duty.
The roads at present are in a con.
dition that will keep many from the
polls.
Since January 9th, nearly a month,
1t has been winter in dead earnest, and
with snow on level ground-suthcicnt
to make range cattle look very gaunt
and hollow.
This is our third winter in Fall
River county, s. d., and the longest
spell of continued cold weather ex.
per;enced in that time. But, we haye
not yet experienced a "Dal;ota biz
zard."
Letters, received very recently from
friends in Illinois and California, con
tain anxious inquiries about the recent
UIlAAhIus duu uOW we StOOu IL. WV
doubt the correctness of any report
that says there has been anything l,k.
a blizzard in the southeast lea Of the
the Black Hills. We have never secr
one.
Until the weather and roads assume
a more enticing phase, we shall sticl
pretty close to the cabin, and letters
like range cattle, will be quite gannt
But we have the old rhyming ma
chine here, and can grind out a stanzs
or two. If acceptable.
Will man ever reach what his soul often Graves;
Ahome of real peace without wrinkle or flaw
Crossing life's sea, will he find that its waves
Break on q ehore where love only, is law
Ia there . country where all things are pure.
Where fields clothed in vcrdurs, no ncttles cor
ce8lY
A land, where the people all try to secure
The good Of each other and, none lie or steal
II these things are facts. not a fancy OF dream:
Whom most of us get there, how strange 1t vii
grcm.
Feb. -. tsf UScLx JoE,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
In Honor VI Washington.

The entertainment at the Soldiers
Home last evening drew out a large
audience, and the spacious dining hall
was filled to OVERLOOKING. The room
was decorated with evergreen and var
ious tinted papers in a tastful man
ner. Suspended in front Of the plat
form was the word "Welcome," made
from pine boughs, and it tittingly gave
expression to the cordial welcome
awarded to all. The program was all
finely executed. The Solo by Prof.
Stinson and the duet by Prof. Stinsou
and J. @. Dickover, were much enjoy
ed. Capt. Lucas brought down the
house with his rendition Of sOldS Shady .
and was called back with a hearty en-
core. Comarde Ed wards sang a Welsh
song, in dialect, that though not UNDER
stood by the audience, was we'll re-
ceived. Miss Raines delighted the au-
dience with her defamation, "The
Jsners." Capt. Lucas called upon Mr..
Gridiey, Of Rapid City, for a recita-
tion, and being an inimitable mimic,
his pcrsonifcatlos, of the bull-frog, the
tondcat, the s%choolboy, the loquacious
Norwegian and other characters, call
ed forth a perfect round Of applause
and he responded with a readiag also
much enjoyed. After the entertain
ment quite a number remained to en-
joy a few hours in the social dance.
The entire evening was rery pleasant
ly spent, and the kindliest feelings are
entertained towards Capt. Lucas and
his assistants, for the hospitality ten
dered and the pleasant time afforded
on this the celebration of Washington's
birthday.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
EVERY BODY A77ENDl
Hot Springs will Organize
Board Of Trade.
STILL WE BOON.
Meeting to be Held At the Farxo-Dick,
over Building Saturday Evening.
Hot Springs Waking ijr.

Hot Springs Waking Ut.
The STAR has just been notified that
q call will be issued to all the business
men and those otherwise interested to
meet in the main store room Of the
Fargo Dickover building on Saturday
evening next, for the purpose Of or
ganizing a Board Of Trade, for tae city
Of Hot Springs. Everybody turn out
and let us have a rousing meeting.
Push ahead for Hot Springs now, al
ways and forever.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
Richest Spot on Earth.

At the late r1aeting Of the railway
presidents in New York, Marvin Hugh.
tits, president Of the Chicago & NORTH
Western railway, said that the foo
miles square embraced in the Black
Hills was "the richest spot Of equal
area now known on earth.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27

The best friend of the laboring man
is he who gives employment to the
laboring man; and the best party for
the laboring nan is the one that makes
provisions for the enactment of laws
that will furnish him work, which same
is the republican party.-Black Hills
Times
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
Undertaking.

Having secured the service of James
W. Joyce, a competent embalmer and
funeral director, l am prepared to give
special attention to the undertaking
business. Mr.. Joyce is a graduate Of
the U. S. College Of Embalming, OF
New York. Entire satisfaction guar.
anteed Jos. VINCENT.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
Stations for Sale.

l have a thoroughbred Norman
stallion and a thoroughbred Clyde,
Talso two grade stations for sale or
trade for stock. Will trade for Hot
Springs property, if I can get what
suits me. W. 7. MARCH,
Hot Springs. 8. D.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
Strayel.

Came to my place 8 miles east of
Z-Bell ranch, January 4, 1891, a hog,
weighing $50 lbs. The owner will
please identify property, pay charges
and take said stray away.
CnAs. Bruyere.