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STUDENTS ONh RAMPAGE
They Attack Pawnee Bills Wild West
Combination at Princeton.
SHOW VIOLATES UNWRITTEN LAW

Students Interrupt Parade by o Fusillado
With Firecrackers.,E Eggs and Decayed
vegetables-cowboys Retsliate and
RIde Them Down-Many Hurt on Both
sides-PresidentP Pstton Restores Order
PRINCETON, N. J. (specian.-For fifty
years 1t has been an unwritten low OF
Princeton that no circus parade must pass
through the streets. Every show proprte.
tor, In making his dates, has always left
Princeton from the list, for 1t had been a
matter Of common knowledge In the pro.
fession that the students would enforce the
unwritten law. A few days ago Pawnee
Bills Wild West combinations violated ira
dition and pa,aded. The result was the
fercest battle Princeton has seen In many
years.
The show posters were hung mp some
days ago, and by many they were supposed
to be joke. TIE show came, however,
and now there are sore heads and smarting
bodies in plenty.
The shows entrance into the town was
quiet. The show people determined to
hold their parade, and they did. Such
parade, however, they never held before,
and probably hope never to hold again.
The students from one end OF the univer.
sity to the other knew within minute the
parade was coming. Word was passed all
along the line and within few minutes
600 or 700 students had assembled on Mas
sau street to witness and take part In the
proceedings. The fun started with the
band wagon. A few cannon crackers were
thrown, and these exploding under the six
horses made them frantic, and they start.
ed to run, but before they had fully started
they were brought to stop BY one OF the
leaders stumbling.
The students meanwhile pelted tha riders
and the animals with eggs and potatoes.
A little bit SCARED and somewhat rufded,
the procession succeeded In passing down
Nassau street. It had to return, however,
for, strickly speaking, Princeton village
consists OF Nassau street.
The procession advanced up the street
until the crowd was In sight, and then, evi-
IDENTIFY daunted, the leaders wheeled into
John Lane, to make circuit Of the town
and reach the show grounds by round
about way.
This action was seen, and the students
made rush to head of the parade. Eggs
and vegetables flew In the crowd. and
horses, riders and wagons were lombard
ed. The cowboys and Indians then
charged the students and used their whips
freely. That was the turning point OF the
affair. stung by the whips and bruised by
the riders running into 'themi the students
became ugly, and In moment the mis-
siles that were annoying but not! danger.
Gus were replaced by stones. andpthe fight
became serious.
The aim Of the students was good and,
the scene was exciting. Then the cow
boys and Indians retaliated. Some OF them
drew their revolYers anC began to fire, but
they either used blank cartridges or else
fired over the heads ofthe crowd. Others,
however, unslung their lsssoes and used
them as whips. Some or the Mexican or
South American cowboys unslung thei-
bolas and used these with great effect, the
leaden-covered ends being exceedingly et-
fective. The cowboys charged the crowd
several times and rode down those who
could not get out OF the way. ..-
In this manner Elwood Dillon, colored
man. was knocked down, kicked In the
head by q pony and his skull fractured. A
student was injured by pony trampllng
upon him, another had a severe wound
from bola, and another was struck by an
Indian with one OF the snake whips and
the blows cut the flesh. Many were less
severely hurt. The cowboys snf:lndians
were also badly bruised and hurt. While
the fight was going on the, wagons were
driven rapidly away, and when these were
safe the circus people retreated.
The students were preparing for lively
time in the evening when President Patton
summoned every member OF the university
to attend q mass meeting. He forbade
them to 60 to the circus at night, and said
that II any student disobeyed him It would
be at the students peril. Major Lilli owner
Of the show, was present and made q
speech, which aided In pouring oil on
troubled waters,