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The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Secretary Alger Makes a State
4 laent Concerning Reports Of:
& HisResignation.
Has No Present Intention of Quit,
ting the Cabinet, Bnt May i: r
I !. ..=.s ..>s.s,> ~. = Do So
,@' %s..' syy -
If Health or Business Make 1t
!. Imperative-.-A Challenge
IT,. to Critics. @a H.,

WASHINGTON, July 13. Secretary Al
ger has made to representative of the
Associated Press his first personal state
ment concerning the reports that he is
about to resign from the cabinet.
When asked as to the truth of the ru-
mors, the secretary said: ~
"What do you mean, exactly?'
IL mean to ask whether or not the
stories that you are to retire from the
cabinet in the near future are true?"
"There is nothing in these reports
but air." replied the secretary. II shall
not retire this year, certainly, and can
not say as to the future. My private
business and the state of my health will
govern my future course.
"These constant assaults and repeated
baseless reports are, Of course, very an
noying to me and extremely distressing
to my family, but have never retired
under fire yet, and do not propose to do
so now. Nothing that I have ever
heard of or known Of has been SO cruel
as these attacks upon me. If my crit4
les can point to one thing in my
official career that I have done that
ought not to have done, or that I have
not done that I should have done,
shall be very glad to surrender my pres
ent official duties."
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
TO TELL THEIR STORY.

Chairman Grant and smeltermen's Off,
ces Will BE Called Upon to Testify.
DENVER; July 13.-Chairman' James
B. Grant of the operating committee Of
the American Smelling and Refining
company, and the officers Of the Smell
termen's union, which he has refused to
recognize, will be summoned before
the subcommittee of the National In
dustrial commission, which meets here
to investigate mining conditions in the
West, and will be. required to testify in
open session in regard to the relation of
capital to labor in the smelters which
are now closed on account Of the differ
ences between the managers and the
workmen, arising under the eight hour
law. The committee will hold daily
sessions in Denver, probably for week.
They will then go to Salt Lake City
and after the session there is concluded
will proceed to Wardner, Ida., to in
quire into the labor troubles there
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
EDUCATORS ARE BUSY.
National Convention Gets Down to Work
in Earnest.

National Convention Gets Down to Work
in Earnest.
Los ANGELES, Cal.,' July 13.-The
National Educational convention has
Settled down to steady, hard work, II
departments holding sessions in the
afternoon, in addition to general ses-
sions both in the afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Helen Greenfell, state superinten-
dent of public instruction Of Colorado,
read a paper in the general session bear
ing the suggestive title of "Quo Vadi-
mus" which bore upon relations exist
ing, and which ought to exist, between
the school and the home.
Hon. L. Harvey, superintendent of
public instruction of Wisconsin, in deal
ing with Fundamentals in Teaching"
struck respondent note in outlining
how far the individual freedom of the
teacher is bounded by the organization
of the school curriculum. .
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
WILL NOT DOWN.
Municipal Ownership of Detroit strsss
Railways Cats New Start.

MunIClp01 OWnerSulp O1 O0GEOAS 0ssO0s
Railways Cats a New Start.
DETROIT, Mich, July 13.-Municipai
ownership Of Detroit street railways
took a great fresh start last night in
spite Of the recent adverse decision Of
the Michigan supreme court annulling
the appointment of the street railway
commissioners and in spite Of various
other kinds of opposition. After about
FIVE hours of fercest argument and des-
perate flibustering the common coun-
Gil, by vote of 10 to IA, passed the So
called security franchise ordinance.
The ordinance prescribes the terms un-
der which the street railways are to be
operated by their present owners in the
event Of their reyersion through the
municipal corporation, organized by the
late commissioners in behalf of the
city, failing. to. meet the payments ac-
cording to terms Of purchase.
=. Governor Pingree Hopeful.
Mayor Maybury will veto the or
dinance, but Governor -Pingree and the
other promoters Of the municipal own
ershipi plan appear to be be fairly conf
dent Of securing the four more votes
necessarysto pass the ordinance over the
mayors veto. The veto will be pre-
sented next Tuesday night. "
e If the security ordinance finally passes
working ordinance under which thS
"Detroit Municipal railway, corpora
tion will operate the roads will also sbe
passed. In the event of paAsage 81 Both
ordinances the Minicipa Com pahyWil
doubtless have to pass through injf6c-
ton proceedings before Scent fares htld
city (through corporation) ownership IS
ACCOMPLISHED.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The steamship New York for Europe
took out 592, 900 ounces Of silver.
Cardinal Teodolfo Mertel, vice chan
cellor of the Holy Roman church, is
dead.
Lightning caused the destruction of
half the business portion of Frewsburg,
near Jamestown, N. Y.
Rumors are current in Wall street
that the Goulds are about to consolidate
their Southwestern railway properties.
James G.. Patterson, Jr., vice presi
dent Of the New England Granite
works, confirms the report that com.
bination of various Eastern quarries is
under way.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
TRAIN HELD UP.

Robbers Dynamite Colorado Southern
Express sSafe-Passengers Unmolested.
TRINIDAD, Colo., July .13.-South-
bound passenger train No. 1, on the Col
orado Southern railway, was robbed by
four men five miles south of Folsom,
N. M.
The hold up occurred at 1880 p. m,,
at the same point at which the pas
senger train was held up last Septem-
Der.
After the train had been brought to a
standstill and the crew had been intim-
idated by guns, the robbers used dyna-
mite with good effect, blowing open the
sides of the express car. Officers de-
clare nothing was secured by the rob-
bers. .,%
There were but few passengers on the
train, and they were not molested. AS
soon as the robbers had searched the
express car they mounted horses which
we're hitched nearby, and firing a few
shots to alarm the trainmen and pas
sengers, fled without any attempt to &C
through tho mail car. Parties here
who claim to know, say that there was
large amount of money in the express
safe, as we'll as valuable express matter
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
STRICT QUARANTINE.

General Wood Takes Measures to Stamp
Out Yellow Fever.
. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 13.-General
Leonard Wood, in command of the De-
partment of Santiago, has issued Gen.
eral Order No. "a, establishing absolute
quarantine. All officers of the govern
ment and employees are forbidden to
enter the city, with the exception of
those belonging to the department..
Major Carr and Surgeons Mendez and
Nunez are detailed to take charge of
the fever patients in the city, which is
placed under strict regulations. Other
officers will have charge of the yellow
fever hospital on the island. The mayor
is directed to close all American hotels
and saloons, to forbid other liquor deal
ers to sell intoxicants to Americans and
to arrest all intoxicated Americans or
loiterers in saloons. The principal hotels
and saloons are designated by name.
The pack trains have been ordered to
establish camps outside the city, and
+ all the troops, will, be moved to Songo,
except one company at Moro castle.
The headquarters Of all the depart
ments have been moved to Crysto, and
the railroad and steamship lines are
forbidden to bring Americans into the
city. No ships are permitted to touci
at the wharves.
The strictest regulations have beer
established for protection from fever Of
the company of soldiers at MORO castle
Supplies are to be left at a road depot
and will be taken to the soldiers by
teams from the camp. No travellers
will be permitted to leave here without
having undergone five days detention il
camp.
General Wood proposes to adop
heroic measures to stamp out the fever
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
APPOINTED BY OTIS. I
Northwestern Volunteers Who VIII stay
in the Philippines,

Northwestern Volunteers Who VIII Stay
in the Philippines
Be WASHINGTON, July 13.-The presi-
dent has confirmed and commissioned
the officers recommended by General
Otis for the Thirty-sixth and Thirty
seventh volunteer. regiments now being
organized in the Philippines. Among
the appointees are the following North
western boys:
To be colonel, Lieutenant Colonel
Robert B. Wallace, First Montana.
TO be major, Lieutenant John O. A.
Braden, First South Dakota.
/ To be captains, Lieutenant Charles
w. Meade, First Montana; Lieutenant
Charles French, First Montana; Cap
tain Harry A. Hegeman, First South
Dakota; Captain Warren Ickes, Fifty
first Iowa. Second Lieutenant Carl L.
Stone, Thirteenth Minnesota Second
Lieutenant James F. Croft, First Mon
tana; Lieutenant William B. Hanna,
First Montana. -. IT, ...,
To be first lieutenants, Lieutenant
Will H. Point, Fifty-frs Iowa; Second
lieutenant Fred S. Smith, First North
Dakota; Second Lieutenant Ernest
Murphy, First Montana.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
BENEFIT TO UPLANDS.

Texas Flood Will Not Affect the Size of
tho Cotton Crop.
AUSTIN, Tex, July 1s.-The Cotton
Exchange in this city has comblete9
the work of carefully tabulating tie
losses on the cotton crop attendant
upon the Brazos river food. They find
the loss in the Brazos bottoms will rep.
resent 100000 bales of cotton, vailed at
$5,000,000. They also find that <the
heavy rain which produced the flood
and ruined the crops in the Bottoms
have benefited cotton grown on the qH
per lands proportienately so that byfaf
the best crop harvested in years Will pc
produced from the uplands this Season
and they predict that the floods will
have had little effect on the cotton
yield of Texas.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
OSCAR is PLEASED.
Congratulations to Emperor William
and President Loubet.

CODSratulaClOnS TO emperor william
and President Loubet.
MALMo, Sweden, July 13.-King Os-
car, when apprised of Emperor Will
liam's visit to the French training ship
Iphigenie, at Bergen, Norway, July 8,
and of the exchange of kilograms be-
tween the emperor and President Lou
bet, sent letter to his majesty express
ing the great joy he experienced that
"this first step towards friendly rap
proachment between the two most i'm
portant states in Europe in respect to
culture should have occurred on terri
tory of the united kingdoms If Sweden
and Norway" and expressed the hope
''that it would lead to complete un-
derstanding Between the two countries,
upon whom the peace of the world
mainly depends"
King Oscar sent similar congratula-
tions to President Loubet, through the
legation of Sweden and Norway at Paris.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
New Hampshire Postmasters Tes-
tify in the Gallinger :.
Hearing. - z..@. y
One of Them Had Circular In
viting Him to Make a Con-
tributi0n,
Which the Commission Received
and Placed on File.--Chan- r.
dler's Threat.

CONCORD, N. H., July 13.-The hear
ing in connection with charges of VIC.
lating civil service laws against Jacob
H. Gallinger, preferred by Former
Governor Charles A. Busiel, continues.
Only two witnesses responded to the in
vitation of the commissioners to be
present. They were postmasters Henry
Robinson of Concord, and H. A. Spaul-
ding of Nashua. Their testimony was
to the effect that campaign circulars
asking for assessments for campaign
purposes had been sent out as alleged in
the charges.
Postmaster Robinson stated that
he received one of the assessment Cir
culars. He produced the circular and
gave 1T to the commissioners, who filed
it away. This incident caused consid-
cradle surprise.
Mr.. Robinson then said that he had
mentioned the fact of receiving the Cir
cular to Senator Chandler, and upon
the advice of that gentleman had sealed
it up and he had shown it to no one un'
til this time. He was asked to contrib.
ute 800, he said, and he wrote to the
civil service commission, asking them
as to his ability to contribute under the
law. He was informed that he could
not contribute. Copies of the CORE.
spondence between Mr.. Robinson and
the commission were introduced as part
of the evidence, and Mr.. Robinson
closed his testimony by stating that he
did not contribute.
Postmaster Spaulding was chairman
of the Republican state committee ir
1896. He stated that he received one o1
the circulars on which the charges il
this case are based, but that he did no
contribute.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Z ALAsKAN BOUNDARY TALK.
CongressmAn Hull Opposed to Giving Up
Foot of Territory

Congressman an Hull Opposed to Giving Up
Foot of Territory
SEATTLE, Wash, July 13. Congress
men Payne, Steel, Hull, Dalzell and
Heatwole, who have arrived here from
Alaska, are very much impressed with
their trip. "A
Congressman Payne, who is a mem.
Der of the joint high commission, re-
fused to discuss the boundary question
Or the proposed modus vivendi. He
anticipates no trouble over settlement
of the dispute. .s.E....>%>. +.
Congressman Steel said: '''SWe are
too big to ever go to war over the Alas
kan boundary. The subject will in
time shape itself and become settled"
f" Congressman Hull is against giving
up foot of Northern territory and does
not hesitate to say that it would cer-
tainly result in great commercial loss
were port given Great Britain on
Lynn canal 1t would affect in way
the whole country and coast.
Our Rights Of Possession.
1--WE have nothing to concede to
Great Britain in the way of territory u
said Congressman Hull. 1T is not
claimed we have acquired something
that does not belong to US and that was
owned by the crown. We have nothing
to do with that boundary. We stand
simply upon the rights of possession ac'
quired by the Russian purchase. There
has been no demarkation of boundary.
England never questioned the boundary
from 1925 to 1865, when Seward pur.
chased the country from Russia for the
United States.
1--WE will not go beyond the original
treaty by which we acquired all the
rights of Russia and therefore we will
accept nothing less than the territory
accorded US under that treaty."
After spending a few days on Puget
sound the congressional party will re-
| turn east.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Buchanan to Resign.

NEW YORK, July ia dispatch to
The Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
Mr.. w. I. Buchanan, United States
minister, has sailed for Montevideo,
where he will remain two days. He
will go then to Rio Janeiro and embark
there on the steamer Buffin for New
York It is stated that Minister Bu-
chanan intends to resign his position
and start banking house with branch
office in Argentina. Mr.. Buchanan has
signed the commercial treaty between
Argentina and the United States.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
German and British Warships
Stated to Be En- Route to
:. ~. Guatemala,
Where They Will Make a Dem.
onstration i'm Relation. to
.n .,,. u 49,, Bonds.
If Ports Are Held For Some Time
=. a Porotectorate> May Be

New ORLEANS, July 13..-The Plea
yune prints the following:s , - -
News of the gravest import from
Guatemala was brought to this city by
the passengers on the Snider steamer
Breakwater, which touched at four or
five of the leading Central American
ports before putting in here late Mon
day night. The reports seem to be au-
thentic in the main and come from
sources that are Of the highest order.
"Just before sailing on the steamer
for New Orleans" said one of the pas
sengers, II was informed by several
persons that England and Germany
were about to make naval demonstra-
tion on the Two leading ports of the
Republic of Guatemala. I learned that
large amount of the government debt
in the form of bonds issued by the gov
ernment of Guatemala, is held by Eng
lish and German interests. These bonds
have been practically repudiated, at
least the bonds have sunk to nothing,
and the German and English holders
have protested vigorously to their gov
ernments.
"Four warships are said to have been
ordered to Guatemalan waters, two
German and two English. One of each
flag will proceed to Puerto Barrios and
one Of each nation will be sent to San
Jose de Guatemala, which is on the
Pacific side Of the republic.
"The point that most interests the
United States is that if this seizure of
the custom houses should result in a
long holding of those ports, in order
that the amounts could be collected, it
would be necessary for protectorate
to be established over the republic OF
Guatemala, while this was going on.
In that case, the natural course Of af
fairs would be to turn to either Mexico
OF the United States for that protector
ate. The first proposition would hardly
be probable, because of the bad feeling
existing between Guatemala and the
republic of Mexico over the boundary
dispute"
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
MARRIAGE BROKER LOSES.

Chicago Judge Decides Against Court
ship by a Third Party.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Negotiating a
marriage by third party for consid-
GRAFTON was declared by Judge Shepard
of the appeal court to be "void at law
and in equity, as being opposed to
morality and public policy"
The case at issue was the appeal of B.
H. HELEN from the judgment Of the
superior court, by which he was denied
the right to recover on contract exc
cuted in 1896. By the contract Ben
jamin w. Anderson was to pay HELEN
So, 500 on the marriage of the former tc
Mrs. Sarah HUGHES.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
TayIOr Men in Control.

LEXINGTON, KY, July 13.-The Re-
publican state central committee met
during the evening. Congressman Vim.
cent Loreing Of London, KY, was Sc
lected as temporary chairman of the
convention and K. J. Hampton of Win
chester as secretary. Both are strong
Taylor men. It is understood that
Judge Denny of Lexington, another
Taylor man, will be permanent chair
man
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
CHANDLER GIVES WARNING.
Will Tell What He Knows Unless Inter-
ested Parties Testify.

eSted Parties testify.
CONCORD, N. H., July ia big po-
litical sensation is promised here. Rep
resentatives Of the United States civil
service bureau began sitting during
the day for the purpose of investigating
charges preferred against Senator Jacob
H. Gallinger of Concord by Former Re-
publican Governor Charles L. Busiel Of
Laconia, alleging violation Of the civil
service laws during the last campaign
in this state. The specific charge is
that Senator Galllnger, as chairman Of
the Republican state committee, dis
i';l t5
can officeholders for contributions to
the campaign funds.
Civil Service Commissioner J. V. Mar
low and Mark S. Brewer are in charge
Of the investigation. Senator William
E. Chandler was among those present,
asa party interested, though whether
as prosecutor or defendant is some
what uncertain in view Of the charges
and counter-charges made.
Few Witnesses on Hand.
AS the commissioners have not au-
thority to summon witnesses they could
do no more than request the presence of
those whom they desired to testify. The
only witnesses at hand when the ses.
sion opened were Postmaster Knox OF
Manchester, National Bank Examiner
Carroll of Warner and T. Clifford
who was assistant secretary of the Re
publican state committee during the
campaign.
This investigation is held to allow
the commissioners to examine the evi
dence and to decide whether it war
rants the further prosecution of thu
case. If they decide it does the United
States authorities of the department O.
Justice will be called in.
The principal feature of the session
was a long statement by Senator Chan
dler, in which he gives the history o
his connection with the case and an
nounces that unless federal official
who were called upon to contribut
come forward and tell their story h
will do the talking.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
TALK OF A BIG CROP.
Indications Very Promising Throughout
tho Northwest.

M1NNEAPoL1s, July l3.-Special dis
patches to The Journal from the North
west indicate promising outlook for
spring wheat in the three spring wheat
states-M Minnesota, North Dakota and
South Dakota. A condition for July 10
cannot always be relied on, however,
for a measure Of the harvest. The
present prospect is full of promise, and
without check FROM 1unfavorable
weather developments large yield will
follow, 100000, 900 bushels or more,
with the liability that in any event
the yield will not fall below $50. 900, ,O0O.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux CITY, Ia, July -.
HOGS-Market5 5@1Oc higher. Range of
prices, s.. 92A@4.0o.
CATTLE-Market fully steady.
Sales ranged at s4.50@5O0 for beeves;
$2.50@4OO for COWS, bulls and mike i;
$1,000 35 for stockers and feeders; s. SO
@4.50 for calves and yearGngs.
Receipts: Hogs, 2,S00; cattle, 800.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Desperate Hatfield surrenders.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 13.-Elias Hat
field, the noted desperate and son Of
"Devil Anse" Hatfield, leader of the
Hatfield Mccoy feud, has surrendered
to Governor Atkinson of West Virginia.
Hatfield shot Sheriff Ellis a week ago
and has been holding off posse in the
Kentucky mountains.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
School Cyclone Cellar.

SPRING VALLEY, Wis, July 13.-At
the annual school meeting in the village
Of Olivet, five miles from here, a sum
of money was voted to make a cyclone
cellar for the school. This is the, first
school cyclone cellar SO far in the state.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Captain Woodruff Died of Fever.

WASHINGTON, July l5.-The adjutant
general received dispatch from Col
Onel Comba at Boniago, near Santiago,
announcing the death Of Captain T. M.
Woodruff, adjutant Of the. Fifth in
fantry. He died of yellow fever. Cap
tain Woodruff was a West Point grad
uate appointed from the district of Col
nm bia r..
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Olympia at SueZ.

~ SUEz, July 13.-Admiral Dewey, on
his arrival here on board the Olympia,
said he was in very good health. He
appeared to be in excellent condition,
which was also the case wi tn his officers
and men. Most of them have suffered
from malarial fever, but have now
quite recovered. The Olympia ha
been quarantined, no direct communi
cation with the shore being allowed.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13

THORPE, Wis, July 13.-The Cirkel
Manufacturing company's stave and
heading mills have been destroyed by
fire. The dry kiln and the warehouse
and shed. filed with stock were saved.
Loss estimated at 81, 900; no insurance.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Trade With Brazil Decreased.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Contrary to
common belief, the trade between the
United States and Brazil last year
showed falling off, both in exports
and imports. The figures quoted in a
report to the state department by United
States show that while the exports to
Brazil decreased $500, 900 in the past
year, the imports fell off no less than
$12 600. 600.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Fortuna For John Lynch.

WATERLOO, Ia., July 13. 3.--Itis discov-
cred that John Lynch Of this city is the
heir of William Lynch, the centenarian
Of Kenosha, Wis, who died leaving an
estate valued at over $4,000. With
one sister he shares the fathers fortune.
The sister is Mrs Sarah Hannah, who
lived with her father, and was made
executrix Of his will.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Look For Annexation Some Day.

New YORK, July l3.-Martin Rob-
erts, financial representative of the gov
ernment Of Guatemala, is in the city
trying to sell railroad that has been
built in that little republic by Ameri-
can capital. He. says that his republic,
with most of the other republics max
ing up the Central American states,
look 15i forward to the day when they will
be part of the United States.
The Princeton union., 1899-07-13
Wanted in North Dakota,

SEATTLE, WASH, July 13.-In the
United States district court Judge
Hanaford discharged from custody S.
A. Sylvester, who is wanted in North
Dakota for embezzlement. The state
supreme court ordered him returned to
North Dakota, but this decision was
disregarded by Judge Hanaford, who
holds that the federal court has juris-
diction over extradition cases.