The Princeton union., 1897-03-11

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RoYALBAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. 8
repeal Under the one cent per ton
law the total taxes paid by the mining
companies in 1895 was less than S25, 600,
and OF this amount $l2. 600 went to st.
Louis county; under the valuation sys-
tenn, for 1896, ST. Louis county will re-
ceive about $4,000. While Senator
Spencer and a few Of the iron men may
be dissatisfied, the tax payers OF st.
Louis county as a whole are pretty
we'll pleased. There is no disposition
on the part of any Of the executive
officers ofBthe State to treat the mine
owners of St. Louis county unfairly, all
that is desired is that mining property
should be taxed the same as other
property. In my judgment no further
Legislation relating to the taxation of .
mines and mineral lands is necessary
or desirable at this session Of the legis-
lature. 1t might be we'll to try the
valuation tax for couple of years any
how Fl Sss IS
/ A APopufist senator paid Senator Wy
man a neat compliment in my hearing
the other day: Senator Wy yman, & our
Populist friend remarked lis nearly
always right and he is always honest.''
And, blythe way, the same might be-
said of the gentleman who compli-
mented Senator Wyman.
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presume w ulture" will completely
cover the Anoka astings struggle
lover the location Of the fourth insane
hosp hefwas present il the house
during the debate, and Is have not
spent to exceed an hour IN the legisla
tive halls since the session commenced. 4.
The fight in the house was one-sided. &
Most of the leaders, y including such
men as Staples, Donnelly, jacobson,
Littleton, Abbott, Feig and Douglas
lespoused the cause of Hastings.
Speaker Jones, Judge Hicks, Stockwell
and Reeves plead for Anoka. With.
few exceptions the members from the
First, Second, Third, Fourth and Sew
enth congressional districts voted and
talked for Hastings. Then the short
sighted Stearns- Benton delegation
were influenced to desert to the enemy.
The Republican members of the Sixth
district stood by Anoka to a man, so
did the solid Hennepin delegation
But there was a powerful lobby from
this city at wosk for Hastings, and
Minneapolis people as a whole were
lukewarm in their support Of Anoka's
claims. In both the house and senate
the ght was poorly handled in behalf
of Anoka. On the other hand the
Hastings people made no mistakes
they knew their strength. If the
Sixth congressional district had had
the representation it was entitled to
the result might have been different
The house bill appropriating S15, 900
for the purchase of the Hastings site
has not passed the senate yet, but
presume it will. Then it remains to
be seen what Gov. Clough will do.
Anoka people feel sore, and why
shouldn't they? The public-spirited
citizens of that town have invested
5000 of their own money in the site
in addition to the $4,000 paid by the
State, and the litigation in the district
court of Ramsey county and in the SUI
preme court has been expensive. But
is boyish for some of the Anoka peo-
pie to find fault with several outsiders
who were loyal to Anoka from start to
finish, and who did everything that
honorable men could do to further
Anoka's interests. To-day S Tues
day. papers contain charges of att
tempted bribery, and I understand
resolution has been introduced in the
senate demanding. an investigation Of
the charges. / am inclined to believe,
however, that the action of the house
in coating the hospital at Hastings
will be ratified by the senate.
r. g. d.
Born.
March 5, to Mr.. and Mrs. J 3. Inge-
brigtson, a daughter.
Married.
March 8, Louis johnson to Christina
Swanson, both Of Greenbush. Rev. j. @