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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

To the Editor:-The affairs of Cuba
have reached a crisis. Spain tries by
perfdious diplomacy to win where her
sword has failed The offer of au-
|tonomy is a device to change the pa
triotic sentiment of America, and to
ibet1ay Cuba by false promises. In
this way she triumphed twenty years
ago. This time she must fail: Au-
tonomy is another term for IMPOSE
ton and fraud ThesCuban League Of
the United States has long since ex-
posed and condemned this hypocrisy.
Since then more interested forces have
Supplemented this opinion. The states
men of Cuba repudiate it. The COM
manders in the field say "Independ-
.enco or Death" The late American
minister to Spain proclaims it to be
an impracticable sham. More than all
this, in the city of New York recently
"a meeting of Cubans, who together
represented more than one-half the
property values of the entire island,
merchants, bankers and planters in
NeXile, who today bear the burdens of
treasury, in very decided language de-
iclared that no offer from Spain will
'be considered short Of absolute indie
fpendence. All that remains is that we
should now move steadily onward to
the assured victory which this league
has heretofore pledged. Our duty is
Ito influence the representatives in
congress to grant belligerent rights.
The senate has already done so. Be-
fore the New Year is ushered in may
the lower house respond. Then log
kcally follows independence. The pres
|ident must not falter now, and it is
the duty of this league to see to it
that he shall not. Will you give this
the publicity of your journal ETHAN
Allen, President of the Cuban League
iof the United States. IT,. /.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

minneapolis, Nov. "A. - Timothy
O'Meara of Minneapolis, whose afti-
davit furnished the ground work upon
which the whole fabric of charges
against the management Of the state
prison has been built up, testified be-
fore the investigating commission in
Minneapolis. ~.
The most significant part OF
O'Meara's testimony was that he
would not "stand'' either for his af-
companied it in the Globe. He adj
mitted frankly that he was in error on
a number of points, and that some of
his mistakes had been embodied into
positive statements of fact in his af-
tidavit. The interview contained many
things that he had not said and others
were put in unqualified form when he
had not intended them to be so def
mite. Mr.. O'Meara took several oc-
casions to protest his high esteem for
Warden Wolfer, and had no criticism
to offer as to his administration. His
indictment was brought against Depu-
ty Lemon, and he made it severe, not
only by the specific instances of viO-
lence, but by quoting some things he
alleged the deputy had said to him.
He was trifle uncertain as to some
OF his dates, but reasonably positive as
to his other facts, after the affidavit
and interview had been repudiated.
An ex-convict who had occupied the
position as runner" for the deputy
warden, and hence was much Of the
time about the solitary and hospital
building, was the first witness of tue
day. He was a rather bright cOlOred
man, and was evidently trying to tell
the absolute truth. His testimony re-
lated to cases of harsh treatment he
had seen, but in nearly every case the
circumstances where he had seen I'M
usual force used seemed to be cases
where unusual force was required,
and the effect of his testimony was not
seriously damaging to Deputy Warden
Lemon, who was chiefly concerned.
DR.. ID. &. Beebe, assistant physician
last year, was the last witness of the
day. DR.. Beebe testified with evident
reluctance. He volunteered no details
and had to be persistently questioned
to bring out all the evidence. He was
one of the most important witnesses
the prosecution has brought forward,
although enough came out on cross
examination to show a decided bias
against Deputy Warden Lemon DR..
Beebe doesn't like the deputy warden,
and evidently has been at little pains
to conceal it. He admitted it frankly
on the stand, although he denied GER
tain expressions of dislike that were
attributed to him. i'll.
, DR.. Beebe had not himself seen Dep
uty Warden Lemon strike a convict.
His testimony dealt solely with the
things he had heard and certain
wounds he had dressed,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
TURKISH NAVY.
+ It's ReconstructfOn Is Abandoned I'm
Compliance With Russtu.s SuE-

It's Reconstruction Is Abandoned in
compliance With Russfu.s SuE-
EestiOns
Constantinople, Nov o4.-The Turk
lsh government announces the post
ponement until spring Of it's naval re
organization plans. This is undoubt-
edly due to the representations OF
Russia to the effect that Arrears OF the
Turkish-Russian war indemnity are
. still due, and that if Turkey still per-
sists in spending large sums of money
upon the reconstruction of her navy
Russia to the effect that arrears of the
these arrears. Therefore. the announce
ment just made by the porte is
equivalent to. an indefinite shelving OF
the preparation to rebuild the Turk
ish navy, and is a decided setback for
the policy of Germany, the latter coun-
try having been extremely solicitous
OF taking part in rebuilding the Turk
ish fleet. .....
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

The Zuni Indians have concluded not
to torture witches hereafter. Here is
reform in an unexpected quarter, and
it is the more surprising because Spain
seeks to torture in Spain, Cuba and
the Philippines, while the sultan both
tortures and assassinates. Presently,
with the progress of the Zuni Indians
before them, the Christian govern
ments of Europe may pluck up cour-
age and consciousness sufficiently
to protect the men and women who be-
long to their own church.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
TROUBLESOME TRAMP.
All Hands Take a Turn at Tl,un,n;n.
Him.

All Hands Take a Turn at Humping
Him.
Bennot's Mills, Mo-. Nov. 24.-John
Wade, a tramp, called at the home of
farmer named Wilson and demanded
something to eat. Mrs. Wilson and her
daughter were alone. They refused
the demand and Wade began a TRADE
of abuse. Mr.. Wilson happened along
at this juncture and after administer
ing severe beating, shot him in the
leg. Wade hobbled into town: He be-
gan abusing the citizens on every
hand. A mob formed and beat Wade
into lnsensibility. Wade claims to
hail from Minneapolis, MINI. He is
thought to be insane.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
There are two remarkable state
ments. One is that heat is warm, and
the other that the New York Sun is a
Republican paper.

Planning to help a poor family, who
lived on broken victuals gathered from
door to door, a good woman gave the
mother days work and paid her a
dollar. Two or three days later, says
the New Unity, the woman called to
express her gratitude. The children
had always wanted to go to the mat
inee, and the dollar had taken them
all! Sometimes 1.-The destruction Of
the poor is their poverty" Again, as
in this case, it is their idiocy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
: STREATOR'S BAD FIRE.
More Than T25O,OOO Worth of Pr
rfx noStrox,o.I

More Than $23O,OOO Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed.
Streator, ILL.,, Nov. 24.-The large de-
partment store Of D. Heehan & CO.
and several adjoining buildings were
destroyed by fire, entailing a loss OF
about $25O,O0O. The fire was caused
by the explosion of lamp in the mil
linery department on the second floor
A strong wind aided in spreading the
fire to other departments and the
whole interior of the three story struc-
ture was soon seething furnace.
Firemen then turned their attention to
the surrounding buildings. The post
office adjoined the store and was COM
pletely destroyed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
LOST A THOUSAND.

Cracksmen Who Were Frightened
Away Before Completing Their
Job. .~
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. "a. - A daring
attempt was made to crack the safe
in the Duluth Street Railway COM
pany's office. The thieves knew their
ground we'll. There were three safes
in the Office. One contained more than
$1,000, and this was the one they tried
to crack. There were five men in the
building all, the time, one Of them a
Waterman. How the thieves slipped
into the building is a mystery. They
drilled two holes in the safe and the
drill then broke Off The Waterman
went into the next room at one time
and that evidently frightened them
away. ~...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
SEEMS TO HAVE CHANCEn
Man Under Sentence for Fraud Now
Conducting Il Bible Union,

MAN Ohuer sentence for Fraud Now
Conducting Il Bible Union.
Denver, Nov. 24.-Dr. O. e. Miller
has organized mission called the CO.
operative Bible union in this city, and
is conducting daily religious services.
Miller was recently released from the
United States penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Kan, where he was serving a
sentence of ten years for having de-
frauded the Commercial National
Bank OF Denver out of large sum of
money, thereby causing it's failure in
1893. On appeal to the United States
circuit court Of appeals the Judgment
of the district court was reversed and
a new trial was granted. Miller is
now under bonds awaiting trial.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
DruSEeG and Ravished.

Red Wing, Mimi, Nov. 24.-Sheriff
Lundquist arrested at Pine Island
three men named Bert Mendenhall,
Sphinx Newbery and James McGovern.
The complaint alleges that the men
furnished woman named Rena
Harper with liquor or drugs, and
placed her in stupor and ravished
and carnally knew her.. All the parties
are supposed to be respectable people.
The men were brought into justice
court, pleaded not guilty, and We're
placed under 1000 bonds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Driven OF nv yilI.,,a-.

Berber-on-the-N Nile, Nov. 24.-Detach-
ments of dervish horsemen from Me-
temmeh, the stronghold of the Mahdi
between this place and Khartoum, re-
Gently attempted to raid the villages
on the left bank of the Nile, opposite
Berber, but they were driven off by
the villagers, who were recently armed
with rifles, issued by the Anglo gyp-
tian authorities. i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Ira miners Return to Work,

Detroit, Mich, Nov. IA special
from Houghton, Mich. says 200 min
sers, trammers, who were on strike at
the Atlantic mines, with as many more
who were involuntary idle, have re-
turned to work The TRAINERS will be
accorded an advance: of So per month.
1t was found that much Of the bad
feeling was due to mutual misappre-
henSiOn
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Heavy Steel for a Railway,

Two Harbors. Mimi, Nov. 24.-The
Duluth s. Iron Range is the first rail-
road west of Chicago to adopt steel
rails of 100 pounds to the yard, 5000
tons of that weight having been pur-
chased to be used on the Stewart river
extension. -Four hundred ore cars OF
thirty tons each are being ordered Of
an Eastern works.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Minus Four Fin rers.

Dennison, MINI, Nov. 24.--L. Hues-
it's, farmer living three miles east
OF this place, while working around
q corn husker, caught his left hand in
the machinery and had four fingers
crushed of.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Capt. Lowering ON Trial.

Chicago, Nov. 24-Capt Leonard A.
Lowering, of the Fourth infantry, APP
peared before court-martial at Fort
Sheridan to stand trial on the charge
of conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline. The specific
charge is causing Private Hammond
to be dragged over the ground by the
heels from the guard house to the Of
fee of regimental adjutant after Ham
mond refused to walk,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
one Man KilIed.

Racine, Wis, Nov. 24.-A fatal cave
in occurred on Main street between
Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets, one
man being killed and two seriously in.
iured. The men were working in a
sewer when the cave-in occurred.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Noted Surgeon Den.

New York, Nov. "a. DR.. julius A.
Skifton is dead at his home in Brook
lyn, aged Ga years. He performed dis
tinguished service as surgeon during
the war, later as war correspondent
and as consul general in Mexico.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Railroad Through ChfIkoOt.

San Francisco, Nov. %. = Henry L.
Martens of New York, who represents
Tacoma and New York capitalists in
terested in building a railroad from
Dyea over the Chilkoot pass to Crater
lake, is here. He says the first eight
or nine miles of road out from Dyea
would be the usual railroad gauge con-
struction. 1t will end at the mouth Of
the Dyea canon. Sixty men are now
engaged on this work at So a day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
wilhelm Breaks Out A.aiu.

London, Nov. PA dispatch from
Christiana with reference to the po-
litical conflict between Norway and
Sweden, as to the relative rights of
the two parts of the pompositive mon
archy, says: "A prominent Swedish
politician attributes to Emperor WILL
lam the following statement: If the
Norwegians seek to accomplish their
ends will crush Norway as have al
ready crushed Greece"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Jumped From tho Hi-h Rr,,,re

st. Paul, Nov. "a -B. J. G. d'Albani,
a clerk in the general offices of the
Northern Pacific railroad at st. Paul,
committed suicide by jumping from
the high bridge. He was well con-
nected in Holland and leaves a wife.
In a letter he commends her to the
charity of the public.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

It is announced that the special
United States commissioner to the
Paris exhibition of 1900 has secured
one-quarter more space than was orig
inally allotted to this republic. It is
now in order for the United States 20
see that the country is mot represented
there by space only.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

Handsome Residence Destroyed
Richmond, Va, Nov. "a The private
colonial residence Of Lieut.. Edwin s.
Jacobs, u. S. n, retired, was burned to
to the ground Loss about SIS, 900.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
Was Tired of Life.

Charleston, S. G., Nov. "a. w. C.
Bagnel. about twenty-six years of age,
of Manning, S. g., was found dead in
his room at the Calhoun hotel in this
city. He left a letter to his mother in
which he stated that he was tired Of
life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

Characteristic modesty induced a st.
Louis man to order banjo music at his
funeral If be had lived in Chicago
he would have ordered the services of
brass band and the \trumpeting Of
sew elephants.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
18th OF THE NEWS
EVENTS JF THE PAST WEEK IN a
CONDENSED FORM

A. General Resume of tho Most I'M
portant News of the Week. From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Com
vcnicnt Form for Rapid Icrusnl
BY Busy People. 49,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

An assassin made an attempt upon
the life of the President of Mexico. He
was arrested and held in confinement
BY the connivance of the chief of po-
lice, mob gained possession of his
person and put him to death. Their
act of violence was intended as an act
of devotion to, and affection for, wise
anG good ruler. TO the president him.
self the form of the compliment robbed
it Of it's value. Its lawlessness de-
feated his purpose to give the criminal
a fair trial. He held those who took
the mans life in vulgar fury to be
guilty Of murder. Accordingly he
caused the arrest of the chief of police,
who, after confessing his fault, COM
mitted suicide in prison. Other per-
sons in authority, who had approved
or failed to resist the attack upon the
assassin, were promptly deposed from
office; and twenty-one participants in
the actual killing Of the man were ar
rested and held for trial. This is the
way President Diaz deals with lynchers
and their abetters. 1t is a good way.
1T emphasizes the fact that mob VEN
tgeance, while it may seem an act of
Justice in the abstract, really defeats
Justice and imperils society by its
method
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
CHARGESAREHEARD.
WITNESSES RECITE INSTANCES OF
CRUELTY AT STILLWA AFTER.

Timothy O'Mearn Does Not Stick to
the Story He Told the Globe-Al-
mits That He Was in Error ON a
Number of POints-Relates Some
Specific Instances Iof Violence
q EX-COnvict Tells of Gases of
Z Harsh Treatment He Has Seen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25

Progress toward reform in weights
and measures by the two great nations
of the world continues. In the United
States a general law providing for the
use of the French metric system
throughout the country was near en-
actment by the last congress, and the
English parliament has, only few
weeks ago, passed an act legalizing the
system in Great Britain, step toward
its early exclusive adoption. The
congress of the United States has new
err exercised the power granted it in
the constitution by establishing def
Unite system of weights and measures
for the whole country, and all stand
ards in customary use are legal only
by authority of state legislation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-12
BRIGHT BIPS.

No, thank you, I've got some money
of my own" said Tommy politely, when
the plate was handed to him at church,
Household Words.
lis your baby intelligent?"
Intelligent! Why, if she wasn't she'd
never be able to understand the language
my wife talks to her."-Tit-Bits.
Wife: John, there's a burglar in the
house!
John (fervently): Thank goodness, he
is not out in the woodshed-my wheel IS
out there!-Puck.
Suicide" said the Emphatic man, rs
the last thing I would do"
YES" replied the solemn one, those
who commit suicide seldom do anything
more. "-Philadelphia North American.
"A Perilous Comparison.-''To your
wife has a voice like velvet"
Gracious! Don't talk so loud. If she
should hear that. 1 would have to get
her lot of gowns to match it."-Chicago
Record.
Travelling Repair Shop.-"Gweat heav-
ems, Algy. Do you always have a groom
in attendance when you go wheeling?"
"He is not a gwoom deah boy l have
the fellow along to make wepairs. In
dianapOlis Journal.
"A: My wife says she saw the lights
all burning in your house as she came
home from the ball at o'clock in the
morning. She thought it a little strange
b: A little strange? 1t was little
stranger.-Tit-Bits.
"A Sure Rule.-"I can tell everything
that man writes,' remarked the discern
ing citizen.
How"
IF it's poetry he begins each sentence
with o. and if it's prose he begins IL
with T. "-Washington Star.
Deacon Grimes: I saw you at our
church Sunday. That was a masterful
arraignment of satan that Mr.. Texter gave
US, wasn't it?
Fogg: Yes it was simply awful. But
do you know, l have made 1t rule in
life not to make up my mind upon any
matter until l have heard both Sides
Boston Transcript
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-12
How 1t Is Done.

Charles Joyce and his wife had just re-
turned from the honeymoon when they
had their first misunderstanding and they
had just kissed and made up and every
thing was perfectly lovely, and even more
than that, says Tit-Bits.
"And Wen never quarrel again, will we,
Iove?"
No, darling, never" and he kissed her
eighteen times.
1T was silly of us to quarrel when we
did, wasn't it?"
Yes, it was, and 1 never would have
quarreled if it hadn't been for you"
why, dear, didn't do it,"
mo, of course, you didn't. but If il
hadn't been for you it never would have
happened"
u don't think I was to blame"
I'm sure 1 wasn't"
But, you know, dear, I couldn't have
done il all by myself. Somebody must
have been to blame"
..' wasn't the one. I'm sure"
And I'm just as sure l wasn't"
That's a matter of opinion"
of course, and my opinion Is my own. -
well, who said It wasn't?"
There you are again. You can't talk
two minutes without letting your temper
get away with you"
MY temper ism any worse than yours -
Who said it was? wasn't saying any,
thing about my temper, was I?''
But you were about mine and I don't
propose to listen to it. If 1 can't live in
peace here, 1 can go to a hotel and be
quiet, anyhow"
well, go to the hotel It's a more fit.
ting place for you than a decent home"
This is fine home, isn't it? Good
night. I'm off"
"YOu are tvrapt. tba 80 MI, I, > 49,, -. >,
well, you need that sort"
"Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! I'm goin' home to
mother"
And then they made it I'D again
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-12

A London dispatch states that an Amer
lean firm gave the Glasgow ironmasters
a surprise last week. The gas committee
of the Glasgow corporation asked for bids
for a big lot of large cast iron piping. The
Glasgow ironmasters, not suspecting COM
petition from foreigners, put in bids
which carried very handsome profit
When the bids were opened Ii was found
that an American firm had bid s. a ton
less tnan the lowest bid of the Scotch
ironmasters. The gas committee has not
yet made decision; 1t was buldozed into
delaying action upon the bids by the ire
mendous row raised by the Scotch bidders
at the prospect of the contract being let to
foreigners. 1t is difficult to see, however,
on what ground the contract can be
withheld from the American firm.
There are two things in connection with
this matter that are worthy of very care
full consideration. One is that iron and
products manufactured from iron can be
produced In this country, particularly in
the south, at less cost than elsewhere in
the world Only a few months ago it
was stated that Birmingham, Ala, firm
udu secured, III competition Win 4lOl
manufacturers of other countries a con-
tract to supply Japan with a very large
amount of iron piping. There Is no ques-
ton, therefore, that iron and products Of
iron can be made more cheaply in this
country than in Europe or anywhere else.
The other thing is this: If we can man
ufacture iron and steel products more
cheaply than they can be manufactured
elsewhere why do we have a tariff tax on
these products? That tax yields nothing
in the way of revenue, but 1t does afford
the iron and steel manufacturers a chance
to charge much higher prices in the home
market than they get in foreign markets
In other words, tariff on iron and steel
products opens the way for robbing the
people, because the making of unreas6na-
bly, large profits by means of a protective
tariff amounts practically to robbery.