The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-25

cause Of Hastings. These things are
to be regretted, for in previous sessions
Mr.. Staples was one Of the ablest and
most successful workers on the floor Of
the house.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said in the way of friendly josh about
Judge Hicks and Ignatius Donnelly I
those two gentlemen are apparently
among the most active and faithful Of
he3peoples servants among the york
ers of the lower house. Usually they
prefer war to peace, as between them
selves, but they are generally found
voting on the same side in any matter
of principle, and it is hardly necessary
to add that it is the right side. Rep
resentative Feig uses a good deal of
Jacobson's thunder, som etimes with.
and sometimes without, the permission
of Jacobson, but he does not use it as
well as does the original Taken as a
whole the Sixth congressional district
has the strongest representation Of
any district in the State, both in the
political and personal standing Of its
members. This statement. applies
merely to the house. The Sixth dis
trict has some good men in the senate,
but they are not felt in the same rela-
tive degree as the house delegation. 4
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The sensation of the week in st.
Paul has been the trial Of the Libel
caseof John Lind against the St. Paul
Dispatch. The Dispatch published only
a small part Of the things that were
said about John while he was trying to
become governor, but John seems to
think he has better chance of getting
his money back from the Dispatch, than
from some of the other papers which
said more. The case was tried before
a struck jury, and is probably the last
case which will ever be tried in a like
way. The sheriff Of Ramsey county is
a free silver Democrat, and he struck.
the jury. Several members Of the
| jury participated in the free silver
banquet at the Windsor week before
the trial came on, and many Of the
jurors we're personal friends of Lind.
| The charge Of the judge was also quite
friendly tosthe plaintiff, and the, only
wonder, under the circumstances, is
that the Dispatch escaped being soaked
1 for g good round sum il costs It was
really Lind 8 friends on the jury who
made the disag reement, for nine Of the
Jury favored verdict for at least the
costs. The other three held out for a
verdict from $1,000 to $40, 900 and the
result was disagreement. Lind
used to have good deal Of fun with
Donnelly a bout the latter's one-dollar
reputation, but here he has a jury
selected wholly by one of his own
friends which couldn't agree that his
reputation was worth so cents, and it
will take another trial to settle the
question. The alleged libel was the
publication during the campaign Of
statements tending to show that Lind
was practicing atheist at home in
New Ulm and a preaching Lutheran
in Minneapolis, the inference Of course
being that he was essentially = hypo-
critic in both places. The case will
probably be tried again at the March
term of the court, and unless an agree
ment is reached that will be the end Of
it.
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have recently been informed upon
what appears to be the most unim-
peachable authority that Tams Bixby
will land in the position Of commits
sioner of public lands under the new
administration. I know that Mr..
Bixby is on terms of closest intimacy
with both Mr.. Mckinley and Mr..
Hanna, and was more earnestly con-
suited by those gentlemen than was
any other man west Of Chicago. It
has been held that Mckinley would
want lawyer for land commissioner,
but I do not believe it. "A. lawyer is
too apt to settle questions Of equity on
purely technical GROUNDS, which is the
surest way in the world to defeat the
ends OF real justice. A clear head,
cool and determined business man, of
business experience and executive,
ability would make a better commits
.sioner than the best lawyer in the
country, and Tams Bixby is the man
for the place.
VULTURE.
Free Silver Gathering.
About SO OF the friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. ". Pierson surprised that hap
py couple one evening the first of this