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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
GIVE THE DEMOCRATS CREDIT.

Jacob Lusk Gives Some UnwelcOme Facts
Concerning Wool.
The Milwaukee Weekly Journal of
August IS, 1898, contained the following
editorial paragraph. The Wisconsin re-
prints it at the request of Jacob Lusk,
of Auburndale, Wood County, Wis:
We are quite willing to accept the re-
in the business world, as the Republican
press insists we shall, if our Republican
contemporaries will give us the credit
for the prosperity which will follow the
enactment of honest currency and tariff
laws by the present Democratic admins
ration.
The letter in which Mr.. Lusk makes his
request is as follows:
would suggest that in the interest of
fair play Republican papers and Repub-
ican speakers should not ignore the
good deeds of the opposite party, but
they should get full credit for any change
for the better which is directly traceable
Congress. You have better facilities
than | have for looking up any benefits
that they conferred upon the country q
mean America not England. AS for
my part I cannot call anything to mind
just now that the present administration
has done for the benefit of our people.
I am raising sheep, but with wool at 6
| cents a pound after deducting freight
and commissions, I, like all others, am
hustling my sheep to market; and the
market is so glutted that we are quite
safe if our sheep will pay freight and
chants do not send us a bill for balance.
l see men going to the lumber woods
this fall for $14 and SIG per month.
Two and three years ago the same men
| were getting $50 to $50. I inclose a
clipping from, the \ Milw ga9 Weekly y
| deserve any credit for heavens sake give
| it to them; they need it.
| Could there be a more effective ar
| raignment of Democratic incompetency
| than that which is thus straightforward
ly presented by this candid, practical
| lisent Wisconsin farmer, after reading
Mr.. Lusk's letter, vote for the continu-
ance of the Democratic party in power?
There was not a single act of the Dem
ocratic Congress which was not injurious
| or disastrous to business interests, except
and that wholesome legislation was eff
fected only with the cooperation of Re
publicans. If the Republicans had not
helped the Democrats would not have
! had even that solitary good thing to their
credit.
1 airy interests have suffered by reason of
Democratic recklessness, incompetency
| and imbecility. Every intelligent work
/ ingman knows that the Democratic Con-
| gress has brought loss and in many cases
actual suffering upon the workingmen
| of the country. Business men know that
! the Democratic Congress has demoralized
/ and paralyzed business. It is significant
4 of much when so prominent Democrat
and business man as Mons Anderson of
La Crosse leaves the Democratic party
and joins the ranks of Republican voters
e ~ I,se <,xvy yNyp(JS
that the time has come when @no bust
ness man of any sense can be Demo
1 crat.''
1 BY all means, give the Democratic
party full credit for what it has done.
It has done all in its power to injure
\ Americans. Let everyone in favor of the
i continuance of that policy vote the Dem
\ ocratic ticket.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Still Il Mystery.

Denver, Nov. 1.-The autopsy in the
case of Mary Contassiot. the French
woman who was found apparently
strangled to death early Sunday morn
ing, leaves her death still a mystery.
The coroner's jury can only decide
whether she was murdered or not.
1t is said there is a secret society on
Market street known as "The Mac
quereauX,'' composed of Frenchmen,
who bring women from France. they
agreeing to pay a percentage to the
society. 1t is also said that the men,
bers have branded themselves under
the high standing name of Lies
Chevaliers d'Amour" The police be-
lieve this organization is responsible
for the death of Lena Lapere,. who
was strangled in nearly the same way
and vicinity short time ago.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
ROBBERS sue ESSFUL
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN
CHICAGO JEWELRY STORE.
Two Men Enter the Place, Thrown
the Proprtetor's Son Into the Safe,
FIJI a Gunnysacl< with JeNelry
and Then Make Their Escape.

Chicago, Nov IA daring robbery
was committed in the heart of the
business center Of the city to-day. The
amount of plumber secured is not ex-
actly known, but was given at $4,000
in watches and other jewelry. G. w.
Brethauer, the senior member of the
firm of BrethaNer & Co., wholesale
jewelers. at II Washington, left the Of
flee, leaving his sen in charge. The
office of the firm is in room /, on the
first floor of the building. It is To-
Gated in the southwest corner and in
plain view of the occupants Of the Of
fice buildings round about. Young
Brethauer says he was bending over
showcase full of watches in the rear
of the room when two men entered the
door. One of them carried a revolver
in his hand and the other was armed
with a piece of lead pipe about. two
feet long. The jeweler was command
ed to throw up his hands, which he
was not slow in dong. The two men
ordered him to open the vault, the
door of which stood open. Brethauer
demurred, and one of the men, he says,
! caught him by the throat, threw him
into the vault and pushed the door
shut. The thieves then proceeded to
ranSack the showcases and scoop the
watches into gunnysack. The door
! of the safe stood open and the bandits
emptied the cash box, obtaining con
| siderable sum of money. All this re.
| quired only a few moments, and the
men soon made their escape.
| The senior member returned, and
soon heard a sound of pounding on
| the vault door. The vault door was
hastily opened and the imprisoned
man taken out, nearly exhausted. Sc
far no trace of the thieves has beer
| obtained.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
LYING ABOUT WOOL.
The Democratic Effort to Deceive the
People is Effectively Exposed.

The Democratic Effort to Deceive the
People is Effectively Exposed.
Elroy, Wis. Sept. 24.-E. Hart of this
city has held 10000 pounds Of wool for
some time. He bought the wool for -
cents under the old Mckinley tariff law,
pound. Mr.. Hart is a leading Republican.
an eX-member of the Legislature and one
Of those who feared that the passage of the
new. tariff bill would reduce the price of
wool.-Milwaukee journal. r,
The. above article is nothing more or
less than campaign lie. There is not
one word of truth in it unless it be
the last sentence. paid from 10 to 10
cents for this wool and sold it just be-
fore the passage of the new bill for 16
cents and 10 %. When I offered the
wool for sale had $4,000 pounds, but
before l got around to ship it i had
30, 900 pounds and the firm I sold to
refused to accept the wool unless l would
make a reduction of cents per pound
on the extra 5000 pounds Of wool, as
the new tariff bill had passed between the
time of selling and shipping and wool
had dropped fully 2 cents per pound.
They claimed that they could buy the
same wool that I sold them at from IL
to ii cents after the passage of the new
bill.
[ could not have obtained over IA cents
for this wool had it not been for the dis
pute in Congress. Everyone knows that
it looked at one time as if the Demo
Gratis could never pass the bill, and this
induced speculation in wool and con-
sequently the advance in price. But as
Of course ceased, and wool dropped back
! to Il free-trade basis.
Elroy, Wis. Oct
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UPHAM AND WORKINGMEN.
some Interesting Facts Concerning the
Upham Manufacturing Company
and Its EMPLOYEES,

some interesting EaCCS SOuCefhlHS
Upham Manufacturing Company
and Its Employees.
OF all the corporations or firms in this
state which extensively employ working
men, none have been more fortunate in
avoiding trouble with their employees than
the Upham Manufacturing company at
Marshfeld The leading spirit of that
large firm is Maj. Upham. after whom
the works have been named. Ever since
1879, when the company was established,
1T has given employment to hundreds of
men; and at the present time some 400
men are employed in the works.
In all the manufacturing institutions in
the state, or even in the West not one
can be found in which there has been less
friction between the employees and the
company, or less cause for complaint,
than i'll the Upham shops at Marshield
Maj William Fl. Upham, Republican can
didate for governor, is president of the
company. So uniformly wise and consid-
crate has he been of the welfare of his
men that there has never been a strike
mt the Upham works. There have never
been mutterings of even discomfort in re-
gard to the amount of wages paid, OF
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Comments Made by DR.. Harris, Com
missioner of Education.

Comments Made by DR.. Harris, Com
missioner Of Education.
Washington. Nov. 1.-The annual re-
port Of DR.. w. r. Harris, commission
err of education, says that % per cent
of the population attends school dur
ing some period of the year. The av-
erage period of attendance in the
year, however, is only eighty-nine days
for each pupil. The report says:
cit would seem to be the purpose of
our system to give in the elementary
schools to every child the ability to
read. After he leaves school he is ex-
pected to continue his education by
reading the printed pages of neWspa-
per and book The great increase of
public libraries in the United States
is significant of progress toward the
realization of this ideal. In, 1892 we
had over 1000 public libraries, with
more than 1000 volumes each. The
schools teach how to read, the libraries
furnish what to read. But far sur
| passing the library in educative in
fuence are the daily newspapers and
magazines. We are governed by pub
| lie opinion as ascertained and ex-
pressed by the newspapers, to such a
| degree that our civilization is justly to
be called newspaper civilization. The
library and the newspaper are our
chief instrumentalities for the cont1n-
uation of the school and the univer-
sity. The lecture courses, scientific
! and literary associations are assist
ing largely. The work in the churches
Of the land is an even more potent
factor in school extension
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Fiend Used Il Hammer on Two Won
en-BOth Will Die.

Detroit, Nov. IA special to the
News from Columbiaville. Mich, says:
At o'clock this morning an unknown
man broke into Fred SINNERS house,
about three miles from here, and at
tempted to murder Mr.. and Mrs. Skin
ner and the latter's mother, Mrs.
STANDBY. The man entered the house
through the cellar, went first to Mrs.
Standley's room, struck her with a
hammer, crushing her skull. He then
went to SINNERS room, struck Mrs.
Skinner three times Oh the head and
face and attempted to brain Skinner,
but the latter warded off the blow with
pillow. The murderer then ran
from the house, and has so far eluded
capture. Mrs. Standley's husband,
from whom she separated some time
ago, is suspected of the crime He
was seen in Columbiaville yesterday.
His home is near Pontiac and the
sheriff has left for that place. Both
women will die. .,-f.s s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Government victory

Paris, Nov. There was heated
debate to-day in the chamber Of depu-
ties regarding the decision of Gen.
MERCER, the minister of war, that M.
Leon Mirman, a socialist deputy rep
resenting one of the divisions Of Reims,
must perform military service. The
socialists violently protested that the
CONSUMPTION could not be enforced in
the case of a deputy. Finally mo-
ton to support the government was
adopted to support the government by
a vote of ;}O7 to 4215.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
DRUNK AND JEALoJs.
The Cause Of q Double Tragedy I'm
.1r

New York.
New York, Nov T. Frederick Mertz,
forty five years old, q German banker,
shot and killed his wife, Maria, thir.
ty.two years old at their home, on
Forty second street, last night, and
then put bullet into his own brain
Mcrtz died instantly, but the woman
survived a few minutes. The shoot
ing took place in the rooms of the
couple on the third floor Of the build
ing. No one was there to witness
the scene which preceded the. double
tragedy, but it is supposed the man,
who is said to have been under the
influence of liquor at the time, COM
mitted the crime in a fit of drunken
frenzy and jealousy. It is known that
he often chided his wife on account Of
her alleged intimacy with George
Wissar. who lived with the family for
long time as a boarder.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
THE LUMBER QUESTION.
How the New Tariff Law Will Effect the
Lumber Interest, =

Lumber Interest.
The Crescent, criticising the Stevens
Point Journal for advising the people to
repudiate Barnes for his having voted
to place lumber on the free list INDUCES
in this childish analysis Of the problem:
tains a population of at least 200, 900. Not
to exceed one thousand is engaged in lum-
baring. The Journal and it's ca nd dat for
every board or bunch Of shingles they buy
to enrich the 1000. No; to enrich not to ex-
coed fifty men all told DID do they increase ret
tariff placed on foreign lumber? Not dol
lar per month! Not a cent. They paid just
according to the supply Of labor; that regu-
If there was any truth in the state
ments here made Mr.. Barnes would be
entitled to the kindly consideration Of
his constituents for having, accidentally,
or otherwise, blundered into one official
act commensurate to the public needs.
Under the Mckinley act logs were ad-
Lumber was protected. As conse-
quence those engaged in the manufacture
| of lumber along the line of our frontier
invested in Canadian stumpage, cut their
| logs over there and brought them to this
| side to be sawed. By this arrangement
porous cities and towns built up AS an
!! evidence of this we can begin at Bur
! lington, VT, and travel northWard to the
limits of our possessions, through pros
porous and picturesque municipalities
that had their origin and growth in the
places have secured their supplies of logs
from Canada. Under the free-trade leg.
islation Of the present Democratic Con,
gress this system of doing business will
] be entirely changed. Lumber firms will
now build their mills in the forests Of
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Another Victim.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 1. = Kaslla
Goterich, another Of the victims Of the
dynamite explosion on the Wilkesbarre
mountain. died ut the hospital this
morning. He was nineteen years OLD.
This makes four now dead, and the
man whose back is broken will make
a fifth in short time The county
commissioners to-day decided To in
crease the reward offered Tor the ar
rest and conviction of the perpetrators
Of the crime from 81, 900 to 1000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
FIVE OF COOKS GANG RUN IN.
Capt. Books Indian Police Surpris
the Outlaws in Camp

the Outlaws in Camp.
Wa@goner, Ind. r.. Nov. 1. Capt
Charles Book, commanding squad of
twenty Indian police, just arrived here,
having in captivity Joe Johnson, Nose
Price, Dick Reynolds, Jim Bates and
Lon Perry, five of the members of the
Cook gang, captured by him. The Of
ficer surprised the outlaws in camp
and had them covered with Winchest-
ers before the robbers could get their
guns, and the capture was made with
out shot being fired. Capt Book re-
ports the rest CT the gang in this vi
cinity, and, after escorting his pris-
oners to Fort Gibson, will return and
renew his efforts to capture the ring
leaders.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Going to Russia.

London, Nov. AT the urgent re-
quest Of the cZarina, which was re-
ceived at Marlborough house to-day,
the prince and princess Of Wales will
start, tomorrow morning for Livadia
and will travel night and day until
they get there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Confer With the EmperOr.

Shanghai, Nov. 1.-Col. Won Hanne-
kin has received the imperial edict
and has started for Picking, wheGe he
will be given an audience by the en-
peror, who is anxious to consult him
in reference to- the state of China's
defenses. Col. Won ,Hannekin will pre-
sent a memorial advising reform in the
armies and navies of the whole empire
which are greatly needed. rs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Charged With Embarrassment. y

Perry. Okla, Nov. Hon. j. r..
Stewart, one Of the prominent at
torneys in Oklahoma Territory, was
arrested here to-day on a warrant got
ten in Sabetha county, Kan, charging
him with embezzling $9,O97 in 1884.
Stewards friends Immediately swore
out writ of ,habeas corpus, and it
seems now as though the Kansas au-
thorities will be unable to get him out
of the territory. !. A
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New Cigars In old Boxes.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. The United
States commissioner. after hearing the
case against B. w. and w. w. Boze-
man, constituting the firm of Bozeman
Il Bro. cigar manufacturers and deal
ers, accusing them of evading payment
of revenue taxes on cigars by refilling
old boxes, bound them over to await
the action of the grand jury in the sum
Of $1,000 each
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Collision at Merrill.

Merrill. Wis. Nov. 80 A The north
bound freight was backed into by the
south bound freight, demolishing both
cabooses. No one was hurt. and the
debris is sufhe iently cleared away for
the passing Of trains. RI
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
Marina Commerce at Paris.

The Importance Of the movements of
the port of Paris, which includes the
whole department Of the Seine, will aston
ish many readers. The arrivals in 1893
gave total tonnage of 1,621,566 tons
pared with the preceding year, shows an
increase of 97,1S5 tons and 7S, $50 tons,
respectively.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
The Standing Rock snrxe,

. Washington, Nov L The secretary
of the interior has granted the sur
yeyor general of South Dakota author
ity for the expenditure Of sufficient
funds to make additional examination
in the field survey executed within the
Standing Rock reservation under the
contract of Deputy Surveyor Antwerp
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-01
POINTER FOR WILSON.
The Economic Systems Of England
and the United States
Compared.
Interesting Facts Concerning the
Splendid Record of the Upham
Manufacturing Company in
Dealing with Its Work.
inSmen.
The Remarkable Prophecy Of Mr..
Blaine is Sh'ikingly Fulfilled.
How the New Tariff Law is Hurt
full to the Lumber Interests.
FACTS FOR CHAIRMAN WILSON.

The Economic Systems of England and
the United States Strikingly Compared.
The New York Advertiser presents
some cold facts for the consideration of
Chairman Wilson, who framed, in most
part, the present tariff law:
The United States, and Great Britain
are the chief commercial rivals Of the
world. Sharing alike the world-conquer-
ing Anglo-Saxon blood, and advancing
side by side in the great march of prog
ress, still they are in many respects eX-
act opposites in national conditions and
policies. England seated on her ''snug
little isle'' reaches out with her mighty
navy to the utttermOst ends of the EARTH
and plays her hand in the great game of
nations.
There is no continent where her flag
does not float, no sea that does not bear
her commerce, and no harbOr where her
drum beat is not heard.
The policy of the United States ever
since the days of Washington has been
the opposite. A continental and not a
colonial policy. While England has
spread herself over the world, the Ameri-
can people has devoted itself to building
up America.
The result has been that today we
may claim, without boasting, the leading
place among the natiOns-frSt iii natural
resources, first in agricultural, first in
mining, first in manufactures, and first
In domestic commerce. We have rail
roads sufficient to girdle the world more
than seven times. We have increased in
population, in wealth, in manufactures,
and in the distribution of wealth more
rapidly than any other nation on the
globe or that ever existed. 1t has not
been our policy to reach out and spread
ourselves over the whole world, but rath-
er to make America the best and richest
country in the world, with the most in
telligent, most comfortable and most en-
terprising people.
And this is what we have done, not
withstanding Europe has been sending
to us in the last forty-fve years 16,OOO,-
900 of her poorest and least intelligent
population.
In 1891 the United Kingdom, includ
ing the adjacent islands, had a population
of 3S,1O4, 900. In 1890 the United States
had 62,622,0OO. Today we have beyond
doubt not less than 67,OOO,O00. When
the question is raised as to the compare
tive conditions of the two countries we
need only to consult the tables of immi
grafton. Examining these, we find thai
there left the United Kingdom and came
to the United States the following mum
-, Ic
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Looks warliI<e.

City Of Mexico, Mex, Nov. The
headquarters Of the Sixth Mexican in
fantry under command Of Gen. To-
reno Garcia is established at Bon
ozique, on the frontier of Guatemala,
in the State of Tobasco.
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Honore Mercter Dead .

Montreal, Nov. 1.-EX-Premier Mer-
cier died at his home this morning
surrounded by his sorrowing family
and friends. His illness was a lengthy
one, and it has been known for some
time that death was near.
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TO SUCCEED BEDE.
William NJ. Campbell Appointed
Marshal for Minnesota, H.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The president
has appointed William NJ. Campbell
of st. Paul United States marshal for
Minnesota in place of J. Adam Bede,
resigned. Mr.. Campbell was appoint
ed United States marshal for Minneso-
ia by President Cleveland during his
first term of office and held the posi-
ton until President Harrison's cleo
ton ~ .'... D..
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of DerSOnS i'm the periods named:

Total .....:... ..........;.. :oI, 800
In other words, it appears that in the
period named more than six and quar-
ter millions of people have been so attract
ed by the better conditions of the people
of the United States that they have
deemed it worth the sacrifice to exile
themselves from the home of their nativi-
ty, from the scenes and companions of
childhood and youth and from all the
associations of their ancestors and the
graves of their sires to make a home in
this New World, in a land of strangers.
And they go not back again, They be-
come the patriotic bone and sinew of this
great commonwealth, And no wonder.
We think we have hard times in this
country this year, and yet it is prosper-
sty itself compared with the permanent
conditions of life in the United Kingdom.
Apply the test to pauperism. There was
expended for the relief of paupers in the
United Kingdom in 1892 Flo, 717,75S: in
1891, f1o,929: 29 NG in in 1890, f11,172, 113,
or almost $56,OOO,OOO in one year. In
the same years the number of paupers
in the United Kingdom was as follows:
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A Farihault Fire.

Falibault Mimi. Nov The resi-
dence Of r. Brown and it's contents
were destroyed by fire early this
morning. Loss. S1.500; insured.
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The penguin is an expert swimmer
under the water, but it can't float on the
surface.