The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16

PRINCETON. n. j., May i5-Princeton
students and PAwnee Bills Wild West
employees INDUCED In a pitched battle to-
day, and continuous and serious riotinz
was prevented only by the presence Of
men with cool heads. and the action Of
President Patton. OF Princeton university.
later In the day calling q mass meeting Of
all the students.
For fifty years II has been an unwritten
law Of Princeton that no circus parade
must pass through the streets. Every
show proprietor. in making his dates. has
always left Princeton from the list. for
II has been a matter OF common knowledge
that the students would enforce the un-
written law. This morning Pawnee Bill 8
Wild West combination violated traditions
and paraded. The result was the fiercest
battle Princeton has seen in many years
Pawnee Bill Defes the "Law."
When posters were hung up few days
ago announcing the advent OF Pawnee
BILL 1t was at first considered joke
Finally, when IL became known that the
management Of the show was really in
earnest. the town authorities. fearing
trouble advised the circus men not to at
tempt parade. This advice was un-
needed.
As result CT today's fight one man Is
unconscious and may die, and a number
OF students and employees OF the show are
nursing wounds received Ia the fray. That
the show would be upset At night seemed
= certainty until late this afternoon. when
President Patton called . mass meeting
of all the undergraduates and the faculty.
and the result OF the meeting indicates
that the show will leave town unmolessed
but will have lost money. for word had
been passed through the town that no one
Is to enter the tent. and the townspeopie.
who are in sympathy with the students.
are 81 unit in refusing To attend.
Things were proceeding in the usual
course I'm the university when the parade
started. The procession reached the college
campus without trouble. but passed down
Nassau street a; bad moment. for just
az the bands music was heard the stu
dents were in the act OF passing from the
frs. morning lectures 10 the second.
students Bexin the Attack.
The townspeopie were out IN force ana
waiting for the parade. and the great ma
tori,y of them were masse1 near the cam
pus. Word was passed all along the tine.
and within a few minutes s1c or 1d1 stu-
dents had assembled on Nassau street.
Cannon crackers left over from previous
occasions. eggs purchased az nearby
stores. ard vegetables bought or confscat-
ed from the stores were qu.ck,y assem-
hie6 The men unable 10 obtain these mis-
siies armed themselves with Gods of turf
hastily torn from the lawns. The trouble
started with the band wagon. Cannon
crackers were thrown. ard these. explod-
ing under the SIX horses. made .hern fran
tic. The musicians were on top Of the
wagons serious runaway might have
resulted had nor one es the leaders stuua-
bed and fallen. dragging down he other
horses with him. THE students meanwhile
kept up a mercileSx ncmhar4ment with
eggs ana vegetables.
Cowboys Charge the Crowd.
On The return the parade wheele4. into
John lane. and the students made a grand
rush ;c head osr the procession Again the
employees OF the circus were roften-eggea
The cowboys ana rnAians finaliy charged
he students and a~ei their whip<s freely.
TAst WAS The turning point II the affair
ssunx by sho vsasps and bruised by the
riders running into them. ;he students be
came uxly. ard ,n a moment missiles ira.
were annoying bat not dangerous we-e
replaced by stones. ana the fight became
ssrtoss Reviewers were drawn out for
tuYa.esy their owners were wise enough
20 a~e over the heats ~ she enemy Some
os the Mexlcsn or American cowboys un-
siang sAetr ho1ss and t-ses3 these w5fn great
efYsc,. ne ieaa@n-coyeTsd ends befns ex-
egsalmgiy Effective. &nd the cew boys cnarg-
81 the crowd several times ard rode DOWN
taase VITO eoaA fos get eut az fhe way.
Many Participants Hurt
In shSs manner Efvar,i n51aor. a coiorsi
naa. ~as Knocked 9ewa aui kicksss -
,hr hesa ~ pcny ara ~ skal fractured
A student WAS 81 s8re,s rs a rony frAmpGsn<
aFso1s Asfsa Arctser ~as injured Ry = hala.
ara another was Strsck 5y an f-sslan with
w-e ~ the snake wasps Mary students
were less severely hurs. The cow eoys aug.
Indians wsru also hAstiy evasssa aazs hart
A usaxs meeting 90 students ~as called
RS afternoon. attended ~ ;he whese uu-
sssrgraAnate a<~fY a. which President Pat
to, spoke tn corsiss1nsston oF the attack
osa sse r-.A*e. ara positively forbade azy
student 20 20 - IRE ssew grounds tonight
A, ne same s4fss ira college authorities
arranged 20 hare the proctor sas4 "a large
scrs.v 80 ASSISTANTS on Aasy sAwrp
<aow Sfarfu In Michigan.