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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Tibbetts Celebrate
Their Fiftieth Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Tibbetts Celebrate
Their Fiftieth Anniversary.
. Last Friday evening the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses a. Tibbetts gath
cred at their residence to make merry,
the occasion being the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the marriage of the happy
couple. Among the guests were many
'.old Maineites' who knew, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tibbetts in youthful days back in
New Sharon, Me-, and the reunion was
very enjoyable. The guests brought
presents to assist their hosts to remem-
Der the happy event and during the
evening refreshments were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbetts are numbered
among the pioneers of Minnesota, com
ing to ST. Anthony in 1866 where they
resided about ten years. Upon leaving
Anthony they came tor Princeton,
living in this vicinity for more than
thirty years. Mr.. Tibbetts was for
many years engaged in lum bering and
is well known all lover the lumber dis
trict Of Minnesota. -s.-@ss.ss = =.
The recipients Of Friday evening"
attentions are beloved and respected
by the entire. community and all join
in congratulating them on the round
ing out of the half century of welded
life and also in wishing them many
more years of JOY. ..,..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13
MORRIS COMES.
Congressman Morris VIII Speak At
Jesmer's Opera House Next Mon
day Evening, Oct. ~.

:EiS3|.s: Qay%EVenlng, Ocr. ~.
The people OF Princeton will be glad !.
to know that on next Monday evening
Congressman Morris will speak in
Jesmer's opera house. He has many
warm friends in this county and he has
earned their friendship by the manner
in which he has looked after their in
terests. -as-.-- 81 !:
When Judge Morris entered con-
gress he found the Mile Laos Indian
matters in very bad shape. The secre-
taries of the interior for years had
been rendering contradictory opinions
with regard to the status of those
lands. First one would, decide chat
they were open to settlement under
the public land laws of the United
States, and then another would decide
that they were not, thus hanging up
entries that had already been made,
excepting, of course, such lands as had
passed to patent in the interim.
It so happened that most OF the val
liable timber land on this reservation
had been patented, and also the lands
of a part of the settlers had already
been patented. There were, however,
"a large number Of settlers whose en-
tries had been suspended, and while
they had made valuable Improvements,
they had no title, and things were in
a very unsatisfactory condition. Con-.
gresham Morris made careful study
of the case and became convinced that
under the decisions of the land Office
large number of these settlers were
entitled to patent. He prepared a.
brief and appeared before the attorney
general for the interior department
and submitted it, together with his
views on the subject asking that a
case which was then pending be taken
up Immediately so that the whole mat
ter might be definitely decided one
way or the other, for good. The at
torney general implied with the re-
quest and rendered "a decision in.ac-s
cordance with the views held by Mr..
Morris. This disposed of the entries
of alarge number Of settlers, but there
were still a number<of cases which re-
|quired a joint resolution decreeing
these lands open to settlement under
the homestead laws. Morris secured
the passage of this resolution in the
house, and it was put through the
senate, and is a law. This matter had
been pendin for long time. and the
settlement Of it is a great relief TO the
settlers on the reservation.
Mile. Laos county, therefore. owes
him a warm reception and he viii I'M.
doubtedly be made to feel On Monday
evening that he is among hearty
friends.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13
X. X. X. K.

j &
!, Some OF the prominent, members of
the Flour ks seem to have devel-
oped sudden and absorbing interest
in politics. The club met with Miss
Cotton at the home of Dr. Small Mon
day evening and enjoyed a pleasant
time. The principal object of the
meeting was to correct the spelling OF
some of the words in Webster's Una
bridged. Owing to the intrusion and
interference of the forbidden sex,
the serving of the refreshments was
somewhat delayed, but they only ap-
peared all the more delightful after
the delay as there was at one time the
gloomy prospect OF everything being
.devoured before it reached the guests.
Several troop trains have gone up
over the Eastern Minnesota during the
week past Two batteries Of the State
guard were sent up armed with Spring
fields and each battery had a Calling
gun. Monday morning two companies
of the Fourteenth passed through
Princeton enroute for points on the
new Fosston line. The commanding
officers expected TO meet company Nc
at the. depot but there was some hitch
ii the telegraph service and no orders
to that effect were received by Capt.
Patterson. The boys were greatly
ff1isqnnnintpd INIT NAV .ghn {oal1nd En11t
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13
AN ANNIVERSARY.
The Norwegian Lutllerans Celebrated One
- in SANTIAGO Sunday. - - l.

The Norwegian Lutherans Celebrated One
in Santiago Sunday. So
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the
establishment of Norwegian Luth-
eran congregation in Santiago was
celebrated last Sunday at the church
in Glendorado. Rev. Stub, now at
DEBORAH, Iowa, visited the early set
tiers in 1873 and through his efforts
the congregation was formed, and it
has since grown and prospered until it
now numbers 325 souls, with some
$50 communicates.
Rev. Stub, after 20 years absence,
was there Sunday to deliver the ami
versary sermon. He took for his text
the first verse of the 11Sth Psalm:
80, give thanks unto the Lord; for he
is good, for his mercy endureth for
ever His sermon was a powerful
plea, recounting the gifts received
during the twenty-five years from the
hand of the good and merciful Father
and giving him thanks for all things,
both temporal and eternal. In the
audience were many who had gath.
cred around the pulpit a quarter of
century ago to hear the gospel of
Christ expounded by the professor and
all highly enjoyed the sermon
In the afternoon Rev. Fl. Nielsen
was Installed as assistant to the resi-
dent pastor, Rev. Ingebrigt son, Prof.
Stub delivering the installation SER
mon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-13

Compare the genuine Round OAK
with any other heating stove, note the
fitting, the doors shut like a safe door,
tight and smooth and it always will.
Note the small ash pit draft door, ex-
pansion cannot make it leak air after
20 years Of use, always air tight, and
making the removing Of ashes clearly
and dustless. 1t is the best heater on
earth, and almost everybody knows it.
Z. H. Galley sells them.
Rev. II. Roberts left Monday for
Hutchinson where he will attend the
annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. There is said to be
q possibility Of the der;s removal to
another field next year, a fact which
his many friends here accept with re.
greet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
COURT OF INQUIRY.
Admiral Sicard Says 1t VIII Continue
in Session This Week.

KEY WEST, Fla, March 2O.-The court of
inquiry, according to Rear Admiral Sicard
will continue it's work through the coming
week, as it is not yet ready to make a re-
port on the Maine disaster. The statement
that Capt Albert S. Barker carried the
port TO Washington is officially denied. The
object Of his flying visit to Key West was
not ascertained outside of official circles
until to-day. It can be authoritatively
stated that Captain Barker had nothing to
do with the court of inquiry. He came here
on Friday from Tampa on a special mission
to investigate the harbor defenses, follow
ing out some lines suggested by General
Wilson, chief of engineers, in his recent in
spection of land fortifcations. Captain
Barkers plan when he left here last night
was to confer with Commander McCalla, of
the Marblehead, who is now at Tampa, and
he will probably remain there a day or so.
Captain Barker formerly commanded the
Oregon.
1t is impossible to say definitely whether
any synopsis of the findings of the court
up to date has been sent to Washington
The notion prevails here that this has been
done, but no official confirmation is obtains
able That the final report has been sent
to Washington can be definitely denied.
Capt Sampson and Lieut.. Commander
Mark remained on board the Iowa to-day.
Capt Chadwick and Lieut.. Commander
Porter did not leave the New York. The
court is expected to reconvene tomorrow
on the Iowa.
The two unidentified bodies from the
Maine brought here last night were buried
to-day in the city cemetery with simple SER
vices. A division of blue Jackets followed
the hearse.
Col. Fernando Salcedo, of the insurgent
army arrived this morning from Nassau on
the schooner Hattie Darling. With COM
panion he left the shores of Cuba in an open
boat and after eight days tempestuous
passage, they landed at Nassau half dead
from exposure. Col Salcedo is on sick
leave. His companion is carrying dis
patches from Gen. Maxine Gomez to the
Junto in New York.
Tomorrow the Indiana is expected from
the Dry Tortugas, and that station will
then be left with the Texas and the Massa-
chusetts. which did not sail yesterday as
was expected. These battle ships will take
on more ammunition and, unless their or
ders are Unexpectedly changed. will leave
in day or two for Hampton roads.
The survey boat Bache sailed for the Tor
tugas tonight to resume her usual work
of surveying the channels. The Mangrove
will sail tomorrow for the Tortugas and
will lay buoys there. This is merely i'm
line with the activity shown in improving
harbor facilities at the Tortugas.
The Detroit and Montgomery arrived from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
He Also Says Many Exploded Copper
Powder Cases Have Been Found,
but lie Saw None Intact.
NAVAL COURT STILL At WORK
NO COMPLETE REPORT HAS YET
BEEN SENT TO WASHINGTON.
Synopsis, However, May Have Been
Sent to the CapitaI-LittIe Work
Done Yesterday ON the Wreck.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-A special to
the Post from Newport News says: The
Merritt wrecking tug Underwater arrived
in port last midnight from Havana, where
she went with the derrick Chief which is
assisting in the work on the Maine Capt
Wiley will again start to Havana, probably
tomorrow night, with the barge Lone Star
which is very much needed by the wreckers
Captain Wiley believes that the Maine was
destroyed through the agency of an internal
explosion. In an interview aboard the I'm
derwrter this afternoon Captain Wiley said:
''You ask me what 1 know about the
cause Of the disaster. / reply that know
nothing, and when you get down to actual
facts do not believe there is anybody who
knows just how the unfortunate affair hap
pened. When 1 reached Havana conversed
with Captain Sharp. Merritts expert in
charge of the work, but could learn moth
ing from him about the result of his per-
sonal investigation While at Havana L
heard no opinions as to the cause, end it
seemed to me as if the affair was a nine
days wonder blown over. The arrival of
the Chief will facilitate the work of clear
ing away the wreck as she lifts forty tons.
The guns. shells, powder cases and scraps
are being placed aboard lighters. The Lone
Star will return with this material to Nor
folk if she does not carry it beyond MORO
Castle and dump it into the sea- 1t is ell
worthless.
Without having had opportunity to ex-
anime the wreck below water l would say
that the Maine was blown up by an internal
explosion 1t is the most confused pile of
distorted metal imaginable. There is one
deck above water which is turned COM
pletely over by the explosion. The deck is
bottom side up with the deck frame on
top. That looks to me as if the destructive
force came from within. If mine did the
work and played so much havoc with the
upper deck, where must the bottom be?
can she have any? Yet they say they have
found some of the bottom intact. My opin-
ion is that if the affair had occurred in an
English harbor say Kingston, Jamaica,
there would not be one man in hundred
who would say external cause after looking
at that wreck as it is to-day. 1 heard that
the Spanish divers found a piece of the
forward turret. 1 do not believe a mine in
the harbor would have broken the turret,
while an internal explosion would / saw
great many exploded copper powder cases,
but none intact. Before 1 left it was stated
that there were still forty bodies in the
wreck"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

LONDON, March 21-The Chinese ambas-
sador visited the Foreign Office Saturday
evening by special invitation. 1t is supposed
that the French demands in China were the
subject of discussion. There are some
doubts as to the extent of the demands.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Nag
asaki, Japan, mentions a report that the
Yang-Tse, valley Is included, which tends to
confirm the report from Peking that France
has demanded that China shall not cede
any portion of the province of Kwei-Chau,
this province being within the valley. The
Times has a dispatch from Peking, how
ever, which explains that the demands APP
ply only to the three provinces, Kwang-
Tung Kwang-Si and Yun-Nan. Discussing
the matter editorially the Times suggests
as an explanation of these discrepancies
that NJ Du5ail the French charge DAFT
faires at Peking, has demanded more than
he was authorized TO demand and that M.
Hanotaux, in consequence, has disavowed
him in the statement issued yesterday, say
ing that there was no connection between
the demands of the French government in
the China and Chinese loan.
The Paris correspondent of the Times re-
ports passages of a conversation with
diplomatist in the course of which NJ. Hon
atauN, the french foreign munster, re-
pudiated the idea that he desired to join
any scheme for the dlsintegration of China.
The correspondent represents NJ. Honataux
as saying that France had nothing to gain
by taking Chinese territory; that Tonquin
was enough for her; that she did not de-
sire to settle in the Yun-Nan province or to
seize southern China and that NJ. Dubail
had not been authorized to enter upon the
important negotiations attributed to him.
France is not jealous of the Chinese loan
arrangement" said n Horataux I'VE
think on the contrary. it will induce Eng
land 10 keep China in as good condition
as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
KILLED in THEIR CABIN
NEGRO AND HIS WHITE WIFE SHOT
BY A MOB NEAR WYBARK.
One of the Attacking Party Killed by
the COIOred Man While Defend
ing Himself and Home.

MUSKOGEE, I. T., March A.-A bastard
ly outrage was com1aitted last night near
the town of Wybark, five miles north of
here, resulting in the death of two men and
a woman. The house of Ed Chalmers,
negro, who recently married a white wom-
an, was attacked during the night by six
white men, who had evidently determined to
murder the negro and his wife, both of
whom had been threatened by white men
who disliked the union. A door of their
cabin was broken in and the negro and his
wife were shot down, but not before Chal-
mers had put up good fight against his as
sailants The woman was killed outright
and though Chalmers succeeded in driving
off the attacking party they left him NOR
tally wounded, and he died before day
light.
This morning the body of sa aged white
man named Matthews who lived at Gibson
station was found near the Chalmers cabin
pierced with a bullet. Matthews answers
the description given by Chalmers before
he died of one of his assailants. There were
evidences that Matthews's body had been
dragged from Chalmerss house to the
place where it was found A gun lay beside
the body, evidently put there to give the
impression that the dead man had muir
dered the negro and his wife. Deputy
United States marshals are investigating
the killing, and it is believed that the muir
derers will be brought to Justice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
SPANS PLEA REJECTED.
United States Will Not Assist in Fore
ing Cubans to Accept Autonomy.

CHICAGO, March 20.-The Times-H Her
AIDS Washington correspondent says:
Within the last few hours Spain has pro-
posed that the United States join in effect
ing a settlement of the Cuban question
upon the basis of complete autonomy of
the Canadian pattern, under Spanish SOW
ereignty. and the United States has rejected
the proposal. If this offer had come a year
before it might have been accepted, but it
is now too late The American government
is not willing to join hands with Spain in
forcing the Cubans to accept any scheme
of government within the island Spain and
the United States are therefore confronting
one another in a deadlock, each apparently
determined not to yield, and both ready to
meet the consequences of persistence in its
attitude, whatever they may be.
Spain in effect has said. though unofficial
ly, she will not pay for the Maine because
she is not responsible The United States
says she must pay If the report Of our
naval court fixes the responsibility upon
her. Spain says she will never surrender
sovereignty in the Island of Cuba unless a
superior force compels her to do so at the
cannons mouth, and the United States is
preparing to make demand that will be
equivalent to evacuation of the island by
Continued on Second Page.l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

position of their war vessels. reporter
to-day asked Mr.. Flint if he could say
whether or not the United States had Sc
cured possession of the Chilean battle ship
O'Higgins and the Argentine cruiser San
Martinez, but he declined to make any
statement as to that particular feature of
the subject. When pressed for some infor-
nation in regard to the matter he replied
Both Chile and the Argentine Republic
have the warmest friendship and admiFa-
tion for the United States and her institu-
tions. Neither country is anxious to sell
their ships to this government, basing this
indispostion on the belief that we have an
excellent navy of our own. They want
these vessels themselves. If the time should
come, however, when it was apparent that
the United States needed these Vessels they
would gladly part with them to u.s. The
attention of Mr.. Flint was called to the pub
lished report that the United States would
purchase the Brazilian torpedo gunboat
Tuby, but this he said would not be done
so far as he was aware, as there were no
negotiations under way to that effect
Aside from the meeting of several mem
bers of the Cabinet at the White
Importance during the day. Judge
Clerk Michael and other officials were
at the department, but this has been quite
common during the recent month. Also at
the War and Navy Departments a number
of the chiefs of bureaus were at their desks
for several hours. mainly for the purpose
of disposing of the business which recently
has accumulated so rapidly
The most interesting topic of the day was
based on the dispatch from Havana indicat-
ing prospective conference between Cen
eral Pando and Generals Garcia, Gomez
and others of the insurgent army for the
purpose of submitting to the latter formal
offer of autonomy. The basis of autonomy
as outlined in the dispatches apparently
found no credence with the officials of the
Spanish legation. They stated their disbe-
lief that conference on the proposed lines
was probable and added that they had no
information on the subject. Minister Polo
Bernabe expressed the opinion that the
report from Havana was unfounded as he
said the basis upon which it was proposed
to grant autonomy was absurd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
A GUNNEa's DISCOVERY.
Finds Dry Gun Cotton in Unbroken
Crystal Tubes Aboard the Maine.


Crystal Tubes Aboard the Maine.
HAVANA, March 2O-Gunner Morgan
made startling discovery in the Maine
wreck yesterday He found large amount
of gun cotton in the crystal tubes in which
it was kept. The tubes were unbroken and
the gun cotton absolutely dry. 1t was the
highest explosive aboard the ship, and If
the explosion had originated within the hull
it would certainly have blown up, too, yet
it was found intact Several of the tubes
were placed in Captain Sigsbee's state room
ON the Fern to be. kept, presumably, for the
board of inquiry.
A few days ago a party OF volunteers
broke into a livery stable and smashed the
volante which President Cleveland used
when here several years ago. The pro-
prietor was exhibiting it, but the volun-
teers said that as it was made famous by
having hauled pig, by which name all
Americans are known around town, it
should be destroyed. and with clubs and
rocks they smashed it to splinters.
Captain Converse. of the cruiser Mont
gomery, created something of a sensation
when he sailed out of Havana harbor by
dipping his colors TO the Vizcaya and
Oquendo before either of these two vessels
had saluted him. This is a violation of
naval etiquette and of American naval reg
uations, which specify that no American
ship shall under any circumstances dip her
ensign, except in return for a similar COM
pliment. The American officers on the Fern
were badly chagrined when they saw the
Montgomery's colors go down, but they are
of the opinion tnat through some mistake
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
BIG FLEET OF VESSELS
GREAT BRITAIN HAS MANY WAR
SHIPS IN CHINESE WATERS,
And Is Buying All Coal for Sale Be-
tween the Suez Canal and Siberia
Robbery at the Vatican.

TACOMA, Wash, March 20.-Officers of
the Northern Pacific steamship Victoria,
which arrived last night from China and
Japan, report that the British government
is massing very powerful fleet of war
SHIPS in Chinese waters, and that the Brit
ish are buying all the coal coming to those
waters for their men-of-war, and so anx-
icus are they to get it that they send ves-
sells to sea and there hail the coalers and
bargain for their cargoes, paying gilt-edge
prices If necessary. The British are said
to be buying all the available coal from the
Suez canal to the northern coast of Siberia,
as they do not want to use Japanese coal.
Purser Mcdonald says there are now thirty
or forty British war ships on the Chinese
station, and the fleet has been considerably
augmented during the last few weeks.
Among the latest arrivals was the big ma
rine fighter Powerful, one of the most de-
structiVe vessels afioat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
NEW BRIGHT COMET.
DIR. Perrine Discovers Wanderer of
the Seventh Magnitude.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 2O-A tele-
gram has been received at the Harvard
College observatory from Professor Shaeb-
erie. at Lick observatory, stating that DR..
Perrine has just discovered bright comet.
Its position March 20 (5Sm. 52s, Greenwich
mean time), was follows: Right ascen-
sion 9Th, Ism. 36.6s; declination north 16 de-
grees 43m, 2Ss. daily motion in right ascen-
sion Sm. 44s; daily motion in declination, /
degree I'm. The comet is Pm in diameter,
of the seventh magnitude. has strong cen
tral condesation and tail l degree long.