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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-19
PERMITTED BY THEIR CHARTERS
The Lehigh Valley Will Probably Dis
regard the Commissions Order.

The Lehigh Valley Will Probably Dis
regard the Commissions Order.
PHILADELPHIA, March 49, Secretary
John K. Fanshawe, of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company, makes the following
statement concerning the decision of the
interstate commerce commission in the
Coke suit that is Of interest:
with no disrespect to the commission,
which has evidently given to the cause
very deli berate and intelligent thought, we
will probably refuse to reduce our rates,
and in the proceedings which may then be
instituted in the United States circuit court
for Pennsylvania, will endeaver to show
that our rates are not unreasonable. Our
charters, under which our whole carriage
is made, permit US to charge much higher
rates than those which have been con
demned. We do not think that it is within
the power OF congress to disregard these
charters and to compel us to carry for less
rate than we are permitted to charge We
do not think that the act of congress is
meant to permit any condemnatio on OF rates
as unreasonable and unjust, which are spe-
cially authorized by the states which CON
fer the franchises to transport. We do not
see IN the act OF congress any authority to
pass upon such question"
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THE ANNEXATlONISTS.
Talk of Proceeding Against Them on the
Grounds of High Treason.

Talk of Proceeding Against Them on the
Grounds of High Treason.
TORONTO, Ont, March 16.-It is under
stood that the government has been con-
sidering what it should do with such men
as Edward Farrar. A firm of Toronto So
licitors have been at work investigating his
conduct, and some weeks ago they advised
the government that he came we'll within
the law relating to high treason. AS the
law now is, it is said, there would be no diff
ficulty in securing his conviction on the
charge of high treason. Whether the gov
eminent will go this far is yet to be de-
cided.
The report says that if the authorities do
move they will probably move against some
others who are members Of parliament
Any punishment that may be melted out to
them will be of the nature Of Punishment
rather than of confinement.
1t is also said that the government is be-
ing urged to ask Lord Salisbury to station
in Canada from five to ten British regi-
ments, quartering them in Halifax, Que
bee, Montreal Toronto Winnipeg and
Vancouver. 1t is argued that the presence
OF these regiments in Canada would do
more to put down the annexationists and
put check to their conspiracy than any
thing else could do.
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EASI-BOUND SHIPMENTS.
An Insinuation That tho Lackawanna IL
Secretly Cutting Rates.

An Insinuation That tho Lackawanna Is
Secretly Cutting Rates.
CHICAGO, March 16.-The statements OF
east-bound freight shipments tor last week
show that the Chicago & Grand Trunk and
the Nickel Plate captured much larger
proportion of the tonnage than any of their
competitors. In the case of the Nickel
Plate it would he indeed surprising if it
were not generally known that many ship
pers receive orders from Eastern buyers to
forward their grain over the Lackawanna
line, of which the Nickel Plate is the Chi
cago connection.
OF course, this is understood to mean that
the Lackawanna is influencing business by
paying rebates, or absorbing lighterage
charges in the interest of the consignee who
orders the property so routed, but it does
not appear that any effectual means have
been devised for putting a stop to this ir-
regularity.
The shipments Of -four, grain and pro-
visions from Chicago to the seaboard last
week aggregated a., 131 TONS against 40, 58S
tor the week previous, an increase of 8, 543
tons, and against So 977 tor the correspond
ing week last year, decrease of12, 846 tons.
AS the Nickel Plate secured % per cent of
the whole business, the proportion of the
Vanderbilt lines cont ined was So per cent,
while that or the Pennsylvania lines was IL
per cent, the Chicago and Grand Trunk 81
per cent and the Baltimore & Ohio 8 per
cent
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-19
NOTHING IN TT.
The Northern Pacific Has No Desire to
Engage In the China Trade.

The Northern Pacific Has No Desire to
Engage In the China Trade.
New YORK, Special Telegram, March IS.
james B. Williams, vice president of the
Northern Pacific, was seen to-day in regard
to the reported negotiations for chartering
the steamers Abyssinia, Parthia and Bata-
via for the Chinese trade.
:, SUCH loan is an impossibility under
the charter of the Northern Pacific" said
Mr.. Williams. eve have no more right to
run steamships than to establish shoe shops.
We, would not embark in that trade if we
could The tea trade does not last more
than two months in the year and the Other
imports amount to little as freight.
The steamers used to make a profit by
bringing over load OF l. 900 or !. 500 China
men at probably $50 apiece. The China
men cannot come now and the profit in the
trade il gone"
Mr.. Williams added that he did not think
any officer or any subsidiary company Of
the Northern Pacific had made any nego-
tiations that would give rise to the report
referred to.
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IN THE METROPOLIS.
Dago Sentiment Set Forth in an Unusu-
ally Lurid Editorial.


ally Lurid Editorial.
NEW YORK, March 16.-The following
most important portions OF the editorial on
the New Orleans tragedy in II Progresso,
1talo-Americ ano, the leading Italian news
paper Of this city, give an idea Of the feel
ing of the Italian colony in the matter:
We believe that never in the history of
nations has such horrible tragedy been
committed, not even among the most bar
barous people or tribes the most entirely
removed from the principles Of civilization
and the maxims of hristianity-never, for
savages and barbarians respect the SEN
Of law. In what world are we
the much boosted reverence OF the Amer
lean tor the constitutional laws of his coun-
try? Why is the verdict of a jury in a capt.
tai process farce, a joke a child's play
that they should make beasts OF the natives
and beasts of others? All narratives con-
esence and connivance OF prominent
citizens; Of the premeditated determina-
ton to carry out the tragedy; of the
security, impunity in the face of the law.
Therefore the responsibility, the shame
upon the American name is SO much the
greater. Therefore the more severe must
be the account and explanation asked and
demanded in the name OF justice and truth
and human inviolability; in the name of
hospitality and OF common rights; in the
name of constitutional franchises; in the
name OF international treaties and protec-
TONS"
The editor Of the Italo Americana tele-
graphed the different Italian papers of the
country to-day, asking tor opinions on the
New Orleans tragedy. Amony many re-
plies received We're the following:
'.'Richmond, Va, rch,-The Italian
New Orleans, and hopes to have satisfac-
ton by the American government
V. DONATE"
Boston, March 15.-The colony is ex-
cited and unanimously believes in the in
tervention of the home government, naval
demonstration asking satisfaction and re,
spect for the peoples rights.
M e. MOEy1IIE"
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HENNESSY'S ASSASSINATION.
The Cause Which Led to Summary Pun
ishmant of thu ItnliAnn.

The Cause Which Led to Summary Pun
ishment OF the Italians.
The following is given as clear state
ment of the actuating causes which led Ito
the tragedy enacted this morning, as ascer-
tanned from interviews with a number of
prominent citizens, some of them active
participants in the stirring events of to-day:
On 0 ctober 1880, at about II o'clock at
the city of New Orleans, going from his Of
fee to his home was waylaid and shot to
pieces by band Of Italian assassns, armed
with such blunderbusses as could only have
been made and used for the purpose Of as
sassination.
The indignation and the excitement was
such that mob law and lynching were
about to be resorted to. To allay excite
ment and to assist the constituted authori-
ties the mayor of the city appointed COM
take charge Of the Investigations and to aid
in the trial and conviction Of the assassins.
This measure arrested violence.
The committee entered upon its work,
and at q meeting subsequently held in
IT Of the city hall the actions Of the
mittee were ratified, and they were en-
ragged to continue their labors to secure
the prosecution and trial by the courts.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.
After months of preparation and a trial
which continued three weeks and in which
distinguished counsel, assisted by an able
district attorney, a jury charged to
of testimony establishing their guilt, re1l-
dered verdict of nlis-trial as to three as
sassins Seottidi, Nonastrio and Polite, and
acquitted the three assassins, Macheca,
Marchesi and Baynetto. Three more were
on trial and were acquitted because of in
sufficient evidence, these being Mxstranga,
Incordona and the boy Marched.
The acquittal Of Mscheca, the chief con.
splrator, and of Marched and Bagnetto and
the niistrial As to POLITE, Scoffedi and
Monastiero tell like a thunderbolt upon the
community, and impressed law-abiding
citizens with the conviction that laws had
been violated, that their verdict invited as
sassination aud the engratting of the Italian
Malta upon American institutions.
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CATTLEY ON TRIAL.
He Reported Himself as Not Well When
Danger Was Apparent.

He Reported Himself as Not Well When
Danger Was Apparent.
OMAHA, Neb., March 16.-The court mar
tial to try Capt. Henry Cattley, Company
G, Second infantry, on the charge Of cow
ardice convened at department headquar-
tiers this morning. Charges were read
which allege that Capt. Cattley feigned
sickness when there was prospect of fight
ing at Pine Ridge and shirked duty when
it was dangerous. There were four speciti-
cations to all of which Cattley pleaded not
guilty.
The only witness examined was Lieut..
Turner, who testified that Capt. Cattley or
dered him to take command Of the COM
pany when it was ordered to go after the
hostiles on the White river, as he was not
feeling we'll. On other occasions when dan
ger was apparent Cattley reported himself
not feeling we'll and unable to command,
but when the duty was not dangerous he
was on hand.
The, meeting adjourned until tomorrow
after the cross examination of Lieut.. Turner
had been concluded.
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TAKEN FOR TASCOTT.
A Barber Of Aberdeen, S. D., Is Ar
rested as the long-Looked for
Murderer.
His Resemblance to the Murderer Of
Millionaire Smell is Said to be
Remarkable.

ABERDEEN, s. D., Special Telegram,
March 18.-Lse Barnes, q barber ofthis city,
was arrested tonight on the complaint OF
man named Owen, charged with being Tas-
colt, the murderer of Millionaire Smell OF
Chicago. Barnes examination was ad-
journed until Wednesday, when q man
named Clark, who gave much valuable in
formation to the grand jury which indicted
Tascott. will arrive to identify the pris-
oner.
Owen has been working on the case for .
year, being struck with the remarkable re-
semblancs of Barnes to the pictures and
descriptions of Tascott. He succeeded in
getting picture of Barnes and forwarded
1t to his brothers. J. G. aud Willis Owen Of
Chicago, who showed it to Clark, States
Attorney LenSeneeker and . number of de-
tectives and officers who worked on the
case. Clark declared the photograph moro
closely rese,ubled Tascott than any before
seen by him. Some Of the detectives
thought Barnes too stocky" tor Tascott,
but admitted the startling resemblance
arrest Of Barnes.
Up to tonight the location OF the sup
posed Tascstt was kept from Clarke, whom
murderer On his own account and claim the
reward.
Barnes has been here year, and is reck-
less and dissipated. Ho has been remark
ably resicoat concerning the past, was never
known TO receive letter, and has no rela-
tives and friends hereabouts. He claims to
be thirty-fve years old, but looks younger.
He is five foot nine inches in height, and
weighs 165 pounds or more. He has light
hair, inclined to be red; prominent hazel
eyes, and small sandy mustache. His face
is full and red and his body erect.
The consensus of opinion here is that it
is another case Of the wrong man, though
the Aessrs Owens are mistaken in the be-
lief that the murderer Of Smell is at last
captured. The remarkable resemblance
certainly warrants the arrest, however.
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Wednesday, March. II.
SENATE

SO far as progress on the usury bill was
CONCERNED but little was accomplished One
additional section of No. 1 was finally
adopted, but the temper Of the senate is SO
uncertain that it may be changed by to-
At 1890 o'clock the senate resumed con-
slderation of the usury bill. Senator Don
nelly read a list of alliances which had pc
tltloned Tor the retention of the usury laws.
~ Senator Dean considered that both bills,
NO. and No. 375, were departures from
the correct system of finance, and argued
that it would be great calamity to make
the laws relating to interest and usury more
stringent at this time
Senator Keller spoke in favor of 6 and
pei. cent interest, with simply the forfeiture
of interest for usury.
A vote was finally reached upon Senator
Donnelly's amendment to Senator Tawneys
amendment to section 5, OF S. F. No. !.
Senator Tawney's proposition was to strike
out the clause providing tor forfeiture of
principal tor usury and insert a penal
clause, and Senator Donnelly's amendment
was to strike out that portion striking out
the forfeiture clause. This amendment to
the amendment was carried by vote of IS
to "a,
Senator March then presented All amend
nlent to section 3, which again brought up
the question of substituting the penal clause
tor the forfeiture, it being exactly the same
as that OF Senator Towney except that the
limit OF the fine was fixed vt $500 instead of
$500.
Senator Donnelly moved to amend Sena-
tor MARGINS amendment by striking out so
much as repeats the forfeiture of principal
clause. This was the second time during
the day that the senate had voted on this
question. This time the amendment of
Senator Donnelly was lost by vote Of % to
As soon as the president declared the
amendment lost, Senator Donnelly arose
and said he presumed the senate was about
to adopt the amendment of Senator March.
which would repeal tho present usury law
and replace it with a law making the taking
ofusury penal offcnse
II have" he continued been holding some.
thing in my breast for several days, and think
the time has come to disclose It. member OF
this senate. who Is . banker. said to me that
The banks Q! this state had raised $4,000 to
beat the bill now pending before this body. I
90 Aot charge that any Of this mollsy has been
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HENNESSY AVENGED
The Mlrderers Of Chief Hennessy are
Shot by Indignant Citizens Of
New Orleans.
A Mob Of Over Three Thousand
Headed by Prominent Men Of the
City do the Job.

New ORLEANS March 16 New Orleans
struck the Malta death blow to-day.
1t rose in its might almost at midday and
wreaked a terrible vengeance upon the
.Sicilian assassins who relentiessly slew
David c. Hennessy; and, though there are
eleven men dead tonight who were happy
yesterday over their victory in the greatest
criminal trial the city has ever witnessed,
the work of bloodshed was accomplished
without unnecessary disorder. without riot
ing, without pillaging. and without the in
Fiction Of suffering upon any innocent man
save one, and he was only slightly hurt.
Following are the names Of those who
met death at the hands Of the enrsged pop
,ulace:
Manuel Polietz, Pietro Monastro, Antonio
:Scaffedi, Joseph P. Macheca, Antonio Marchesi,
Antonio Bagnetto, Frank Romero. Jim Caruso,
Rocco Gerachi. Charles Trahine and Comitez.
1t was not an unruly midnight mob. 1t
was simply sullen, determined body Of
citizens who took into their own hands
what justice had ANONYMOUSLY failed to do.
Last night body of cool-headed men,
lawyers. doctors, merchants and political
leaders-all persons of influence and social
standing-quietly met. and decided that
some action must be taken, and the peo-
pies justice. swift and sure, WIS.,
tied upon those whom the jury had
neglected to punish. This morning a
call for a mass meeting at Clay square on
Canal street appeared in the papers, which
editorially deprecated violence. The sig
niticant closing sentence Of the call was,
Come prepared for action"
w. S. Parkerson, the leader, is prom
inent lawyer here, the president of the
Southern Athletic club, and the man who
led the vigorous city reform movement
three years ago. Walter d. Doneger, an
other OF the speakers is one OF the leaders of
the New Orleans bar; John G. Wickliffe
also prominent attorney, and James D..
Houston, of the foremost mon OF the state.
Alter denouncing Detective O'Malley, who
is supposed to have tempered with the
jury, the speakers announced that they
would lead the way to the parish prison,
Mr.. Wickliffe concluding with these words:
Shall the execrable Malta be allowed to -four
ish In this city? Shall the Malta be allowed to
cut down our citizens OH public streets by foul
means Of assassination? Shall the Malta be
allowed to bride jurors to let murderers go scot
freep
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deadly rain of bullets poured into the
crouching figures.

deadly rain OF bullets poured into the
crouching figures.
Manuel Polietz and Antonio Bagnetto,
We're hanged and their bodies riddled with
bullets, the rest Of the assassins were shot.
AS soon as the bloody work was done the
leaders addressed the mob and asked them
to dispense.
This they consented to do with ringing
shout, but first they made rush for Park
erson, and, lifting him bodily, supported
him on their shoulders while they marched
up the street. The avengers came back in
body to the Clay statue and then de-
parted.
The bodies of some of the slain were re-
moved this evening. Caruso was married
but leaves no children. Romero has wife
and children and Macheca a wife and fami-
ly. Comitez leaves q wife.
The coroner and his jury viewed the re-
mains and presented q simple finding.
They did not say who shot the men.
Intense indignation is manifested toward
the jurors who tried the Italians. Many of
them have been discharged from their sit
nations. Foreman Seligman has been ex-
PEELED from the Stock Exchange and the
Young Mems Gymnastic club. It's charged
that the jury was bribed
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.g7a-.--
given to buy senator's. But do charge that
money has been raised to defeat the question
upon this floor"
After order was restored Senator Leay-
lit said he presumed the senator from Da-
kota had kept his charge of corruption for
there was nothing in the charge He then
presented the following resolutions:
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
resolved, That COMMITTEES of five shall b
shall be chairman, to investigate the charge that
the bankers Of this state have raised $4,000
to defeat S. F. No. 1. -.
The resolution was adopted without d.
vision, onlytwo or three voices being against
it, and thesenate adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
After the house had assembled and the
opening ceremonies had been gone through.
Mr.. Reeve called up his resolution memo
ria!lzing congress against free coinage and
had its discussion made a special order for
Friday at p. m.
A motion by Mr.. Ringwald providing
that each member Of the legislature be al
lowed five additional copies of the new leg
bate.
The new bills introduced were not very
numerous, but seven or eight of them Dos
sessed points of general interest.
A bill by Mr.. French relates to the meth
cd of procedure by heirs to real estate, in
cases where person dies intestate.
Mr.. Smith introduced a bill providing
for the creation of new lumber district to
be known as Lumber District No. 8, which
shall comprise St. Louis, Lake, Itasca and
Beltranli counties and tributary territory
to the Rainy river. 1t further provides for
the appointment OF a surveyor general for
the new district, and fixes the scaling fee at
five cents
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Friday March. Is.

SENATE.
Senator O'Brien presented communion
ton from the warden of the Saltwater pen
itentiary saying that the binding Irvine ma
chincc..y;; was row IN workir,... order and
would be operated on the day when the
legislature visited the prison. Later in the
day it was agreed that the senate should ad.
Journ at noon on Thursday next and spend
the afternoon at Saltwater. A special train
will leave the union depot at 1:3O o'clock
When Senator Donnelly's bill proposing
constitutional amendment relative to rail-
roads and WAREHOUSES was reached upon the
calendar, Senator Leavitt spoke briefly
against it, pointing out some detects which
he thought existed in the measure. With
out further debate the senate proceeded to
vote, and the bill was defeated by vote
of q yeas and Is nays,
Soon after Senator Donnelly moved to
reconsider the vote by which the bill was
lost. The motion prevailed by vote of 25
to a.. The bill was then referred to the
judiciary committee for amendment, with
the understanding that it should be placed
upon the calendar when reported back and
not go again to the committee of the
whole.
Senator Aliens bill amending the law re-
lating to the ownership of real estate by
aliens and corporations, SO thatit permitted
corporations engaged in manufacturing
lumber to own 10, 600 acres Of land, was de-
feated
Just previous to the adjournment OF the
senate Senator Crandall presented a con-
current resolution providing for the ad-
journment of the legislature April 10.
Notice OF debate was given by Senator Nc
Hale.
The committee on local bills reported
back large number OF bills and OCCUPIED
great part of the morning. The bill to
relieve Thomas Monahan was placed on
general orders, and several local bills were
passed under suspension of the rules.
Representative Bells wolf bounty bill
was Indefinitely postponed on the recon-
mendation of the committee on agriculture.
The bill to prohibit granite cutting in the
state reforn,atory at St. Cloud was disposed
of in the same way
Senator McHale's bill relating to the sale
OF polsons was passed on to the calendar.
On motion OF Mr.. Stockwell the commit
tee on towns and counties was instructed to
bring in bill to organize every morgan.
lied county in the state
Mr.. Linnemann presented resolution to
increase the pay OF Reading Clerk Dakin to
$40 per day. Assistant Clerk Moody's pay
to $3.50 and the doorkeeper's committee
room keepers and other assistants be paid
IS per day. Mr.. Gildea gave notice OF de-
bate
Mr.: Bell introduced a bill authorizing
the city of St. Paul to convey to the United
States lots 8, 4 and 5, of block g. Rice IL
lrvlne's addition, Tor site for new post
office or government building.
A bill by Mr.. N. p. Nelson defines and
provides punishment for cruelty to chill
dren under sixteen years of age. The fines
inflicted by attractions Of the law are to go
TO the local society for the prevention OF
cruelty.
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FOUND A WATERY GRAVE.

Twenty-Five Lives Lost by Collision Be-
tween Steamers.
LONDON. March 19.--A serious maritime
disaster is reported. The ship Roxburg col
lided with the ship British Peer, of Calcutta
for London, 120 miles southwest of the
Scilly islands. The Roxburgh sank, and
twenty-five OF crew of twenty-four were
drowned the captain and one seaman be-
ing rescued. The other ship was also badly
damaged.
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Lvnched q Woman.

MOUNT STERLING, KY, March ia mob
went to the house of Mrs. Wigginton, whose
husband and sons are charged with poison
ing Mr. Ferguson and Mr.. Watts, and
hanged her. and are now searching for
Wigginton, who has fed. Two of the Wig
CLINTON boys are in Jail, which is strongly
guarded.