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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30

company, with a capital of $1O,OO0,0 900
have been filed with the county clerk.
The directors for the first year are Claus
Spreckels, John Spreckels, Adam
Spreckels, Charles A. Hug and w. K.
Gibson. It is understood that Claus
Spreckels will be chosen president of
the company, and that it will also enter
the telephone business. In a few days
application will be made to the secre-
tary Of state for charter. On Monday
next the supervisors of this city will be
asked to grant the new company fran
chise to operate within the limits of the
city. !.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
QUAY'S FRIENDS FIRM.

They Decide to Stand by the Senator I'm
til the End.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 30.-An in
formal conference Of friends of Senator
Quay was held at the executive man.
sion to discuss the senatorial situation.
Senator Penrose was present. It was
decided that Mr.. Quay would remain a
candidate for United States senator and
if there is no election by the present
legislature to submit the question to the
people at the election for members of
the Legislature two years hence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
MONEY FOR VOTES.

Members of the Pennsylvania Legislature
Admit Being Approached.
HARRISBURG. Pa. March 30.-The
Legislative committee Investigating the
charges Of alleged bribery in connection
with the consideration by the house Of
the McCarrell jury bill and the ballot
ing for United States senator held ses-
sions during the afternoon and evening
and some interesting testimony was
presented.
Several of the members admitted that
offers had been rendered, them for their
votes. Representative Kendall Of Solner-
set testified that d resident of Bedford
county, not a member of the legislature,
had told him that if he could see his
way clear to vote for Quay for United
States senator he would receive $4,000.
He declined to name the man.
More of the Same Kind.
Representative Laubach of Philadel-
phia testified that man named Frank
Jones of Philadelphia told him that if
he would vote for Quay he Naubachl
could have the chief clerkship of the
mint or the customhouse. Representa-,
tive Brown of Union swore that man
had offered him $4,000 to remain away
on the day of the first joint ballot fo1
United States senator. When he re,
fused the offer was raised and he was
told that if he would go into the con
vention and vote for Quay the price
would "be altogether different" AL
three offers were refused. Mr.. Brown
declined to give the name of the maj
to the convention. The COMMITTEES
insisted and Brown finally said that tn,
person who made him the offers was ex
Congressman Monroe H. Kulp of Sha
mOkin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
GOMEZ AND .ALGER CONFER.
Cuban Army Rolls Will Soon BE Turned
Over to Americans.

LuDan Army hOllS Will Soon he turned
Over to Americans.
HAVANA, March 30. - The Cuban
army rolls will very soon be in the pos
session of the American authorities.
This determination was reached at
conference between the secretary of
war, Governor General Brooke and
General Maxine Gomez on board the
Unased States transport Ingalls,. Secre-
tary Alger spent the morning on the
transport, receiving numerous visitors.
General Gomez, with his son, accompa-
MED Collector T. H. Bliss to pay his re-.
spects and they were followed shortly
afterward by General Brooke. Various
matters were discussed somewhat in
detail, among them as to the question
of changing military department. COM
manders, but such decisions as were
reached have not been made public.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
FIVE BODIES RECOVERED.a

Chicago Factory Fire Proves to Have
Been a Holocaust. ~
CHICAGO. March 5O.r-Five bodies
were recovered during the afternoon
from the ruins of the . rinour curled
hair and felt works which were burned
Monday evening, -Four Of the bodies
recovered were identified as William
Ricksecker, aged 40 years; John B.
George, aged, 60: James Flanagan,
aged "a, and John R. Smith, aged Is.
The fifth body was burned beyond rec
ognition. Three others are missing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
To Investigate Alaska Boundary.

INDIANAPOLIS, March Ex-senator
Fairbanks, president of the American
organization Of the high joint commits
sion, announces that he intends to make
trip to Alaska this spring. The time
of the departure is dependent upon
work from Senator Perkins Of Califor-
MIA, who will be member of the party.
The trip will be for the special purpose
of making an investigation of the boun-
Diary question. The senator says that
two or three members of the commits
sion besides himself will make the trip.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
THURSDAY, MARCH. %.

The senate discussed the insane. hos
pital bills all the afternoon, the third
day of the argument. and adjourned
without taking action.
Senator Wilson's bill for the parole of
the Younger brothers was reconsidered
by the senate and passed by a vote Of 46
ayes and S nays. It is amended to read
that emo prisoner shall be paroled un-
der the provisions Of this act without
the unanimous consent, in writing, Of
the pardoning board" 81
The jacobson gross earnings bill was
made special order for Wednesday.
The house, by vote of 80 to 0, passed
the Lydiard amendments to the present
law relating to the tax on inheritances.
The amendments are intended to pre-
vent the escape of any of the estates
and inheritances from taxation. IT.;
The Dunn bill, relating to the liabil-
ity of stockholders and opening up a
new way Of getting at them through
the United States courts, was passed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
One of the Armours Dead,

KANSAS CITY, March 3O.-S. B. Ar
mour, head of the local packing house
of Armor & Co., and brother of Philip
D. Armour Of Chicago, died at his home
here of pneumonia. Mr.. Armour has
been ill for two weeks. He had practi-
cally recovered on Monday but suffered
a relapse. "A
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
REMOVED FRO NJ ALOLOS.
Filipino Insurgent Capital Now at San
Fernando

~ Z
Filipino Insurgent Capital Now at San
Fernando.
New YORK, March so. "A dispatch to
The Herald from, Manila says the insur-
gent capital has been moved from Malo-
los to San Fernando. III;
gs., When General MacArthur's force en-
camped for the nightEthe Third artillery
was across the railroad bridge III Mar
ilao and the Nebraska regiment was in
the woods. on the extreme right The
other troops had not gone across the
river, At $50 the insurgents appeared
on the edge Of the woods mile and a
half off. They deployed in skirmish
line mile long and advanced quickly,
swinging to the left to drive the Third
artillery from the bridge. This was the
first time in the present war that the
insurgents had advanced in military
order against our troops. The Kansas
volunteers promptly crossed the bridge
in columns Of tours to give support to
the Third artillery. They lost two men
killed and some wounded in their adj
vance. -"
Montana Boys Take Hand.
At the same time the First Montana
regiment crossed the river on a pontoon
bridge and took position on tue extreme
left, so as to be able to cut in back Of
the insurgents if the latter came far
enough. They lost six men wounded in
this movement, while the Third artil-
lery had two sergeants and one man
killed and two wounded.
Masked by the woods the Nebraska
volunteers were not seen by the enemy.
They suddenly opened a flank fire on
the insurgent line and left their trenches
with a great shout.
At the sight of them, the whole in
surgent force-ofhcers and men-hed
pellmell. The eager Nebraska men
chased them mile and a half, but were
finally drawn back by General Mac
Arthur to preserve the line intact.
The insurgents burned Bulacan Tues.
day afternoon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
Ton Men Horribly Burned.

+ YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, March 80. Ten men
were horribly burned, two Of them
probably fatally, by the blowing off Of
a monster cylinder head on blowing
engine in a blast furnace of the Cam.
bria Steel company. .y.s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30

NEW YORK, March 3O.--The United
States transport Crook, Captain Well
come, has arrived from Porto Rico and
Santiago, with BOG passengers arl 6S2
bodies Of soldiers who died or were
killed in battle in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
a Vanderbilt Wedding Gift.

New YORK, March 3O.-The Evening
World says: William K. Vanderbilt
has duplicated his wedding present to
his daughter Consuelo, duchess Of
Marlborough, to his son William K.
Vanderbilt, Jr. Securities, amounting
in value to $40, 1000, 900, have been turned
over to the young man by his father.
Miss Virginia Fair, the bride-to-be, is
said to have $5,0o0,00O in her own right.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
Sherman at Washington Again.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Ex-Secre-
tary John Sherman is again at his resi-
dence in this city. He reached here at
7 o'clock from Old Point Comfort, and
was feeling no worse for the journey.
At the house the patient was placed in
the care of trained nurses and DR.. w.
w. Johnston of this city. Mr.. Sherman
is resting quietly and doing as we'll as
his friends could expect. His condition
is exceedingly enfeebled.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
- Farmers Elevator at Madison.

MADISON, Mimi, March 30.-F armers
from the surrounding country adjacent
to Madison met in this village to organ
ize a company for the purpose Of build
ing and operating farmers elevator at
this place. Operations will be begun at
once and the building will be ready for
the seasons crop. 4..,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
More of the Ninth Infantry Sails.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 80. = The
transport Zealandia, with several COM
panies Of the Ninth infantry and a large
cargo of supplies on board, has sailed
for Manila. The war department. has
ordered three light batteries to Manila,
Battery E, First artillery; F, Fourth
artillery. and F, Fifth artillery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
Ohio Rising Again.

PORTSMOUTH, o., March 80. The Ohio
river is 43 feet and rising inches an
hour. 1t will be above the danger mark
by night. Twelve to Is feet more water
is expected here. ..e eie a.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
.Cattle For Rlncl< HilI..

STURG1s, S. D., March 80. 1t is es-
mated that between betwean 10000 and
80, OOO head of cattle will be brought
from from the South and West to the
Black Hills ranges this spring. Sew
eral companies have made large pur-
chases. III ~. a<,s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
Want an Advance Of Wages.

CHICAGO, March 80. Fifteen hundred
employees of Norton Bros. tin can fac
tory in haywood struck during the day.
A year ago the company reduced the
wage scale 10 per cent and the strike is
for resumption of the old SCALE "A ma
jority Of the strikers are women and
girls. fss
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
Nicara. ua Wants to BE Annexed.

NEW YORK, March 80. The Blue
fields correspondent of the Associated
Press states that a formidable party
composed of the better element Of Mic
aragua is being formed for the purpose
Of securing annexation to the United
States. General Estrada is one Of the
leading spirits. v
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
only Friendship for Americans,

VH1J G11CHusHtP HO1 1AudeI1CHH"s
: WASHINGTON, March 30.-Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristow has
returned from Cuba, where he accom-
panied the postmaster general. He says
there is no feeling Of antagonism on the
part of the Cuban people generally
against the Americans, for whom al
most all Cubans have only friendship
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
OUR LOSS SINCE FEB. 4,

Thousand Americans Killed and wounded
Fighting Filipinos.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-A list pre-
pared in the Office of the adjutant gen.
eral shows the casualties in Manila
since Feb. to be 1877 killed and 1854
yEOuD6a6
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
rifteen,h minnesota at chicago.

CHICAGO, March 80 The Fifteenth
Minnesota volunteers arrived in Chi
cago about noon from Atlanta. The
regiment occupies six sleeping cars.
They left for ST. Paul over the Chicago
and Northwestern railway railway at
$3.50 p. m. on the second section of the
St. Paul limited. :. @a....1*
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
STATE LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %,

Senator Wilson's prison parole bill.
designed to llberate the Youngers, was
killed in the se4late, but may be recon
sidered. 4
The fight on hospital bills was contin-
ued. It is to be resumed in the morning.
Among the bills passed was one
preventing railroad companies from
raising rates without the consent of the
railroad and warehouse commission.
The bill reported by the committee on
education, H. +. s74, authorizing the
state high school board to publish and
print, at the expense Of the state, free
text books and charts and appropriat-
ing s40,0 900 for the work, was defeated
in the house. @i5 1sa
Bills We're passed providing for travel
ing libraries; allowing hYe-sixths of a
jury to return a verdict in civil cases,
and providing for trust companies Civ
ing bonds when appointed admins
traitors or guardians, the same as in
dividuals = ~ =
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negotiations Proceeding Satisfactorily

Negotiations Proceeding SATISFACTORILY.
LONDON, March 30.-The foreign Of
fee authorizes the statement that the
discussions going on between Great
Britain, the United States and Ger
many, with regard to Samoa are pro-
ceeding in a friendly and satisfactory
manner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-30
FRIDAY, MARCH rs.

The state senate has passed the bill
for new insane hospital at Anoka and
appropriating S15, 900 for site at Hast
ings. AS practically the same bill has
passed the house it is thought the lower
body will approve the senate bill. :.
The house, after introducing 20 new
bills, passed over the calendar and put
in the rest Of the day on general orders,
advancing 10 bills to where all that is
needed is a roll call.
An effort was made to indefinitely
postpone the Mcneil bill, H. F. 545.
This is the measure which raises the
age of children attending the public
schools from 5 to years. It was finally
referred to the judiciary committee.
The Guttersen bill increasing the
gross premium tax to be paid by insur-
ance companies from 9 to 2115 per cent
was again recommended for passage in
the house.
The bill to create state drainage
commission was recommended to pass
and was referred to the committee on
appropriations. The bill contemplates
a comprehensive scheme for the drain
age of lands in the Red river valley.
SATURDAY, MARCH "a.
The last day for the introduction Of
bills was a busy one. The senate
was ahead on the count in the morning,
but the house kept at it an hour longer.
70 measures being introduced, and
finished four bills ahead. The grand
total in the senate was 660 and in the
house 664. Among the measures sent
in were the following: To limit the
rental prices of telephones; for a COM
mission to revise the statutes; to give
sheriffs 4-year terms.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-15

The INDEPENDENT Is informed TINT
Il Mormon preacher named llcaley
has been travelling through the north.
ern part OF the county so!emniziug
marriages. lie married Il couple in
Tuscarora the other night and signed
himself II minister OF the gospel. I'm.
der the laws oi the State ministers
have TO be licensed by the
District Court and Mr.. IIealcy's
name does not appear in tho records.
lie, therefore, violates tho law every
time he performs n marriage ccro-
mony in this county md perpetratcs
Il gross fraud upon the people he
pretcnds to marry. They are not
lawfully united in wedlock and IRE
liable 20 arrest and punishment,
l~icaloy came down on the stagc last
night and left for pastures now. II
his presence in this county again DO.
comes known TO the district attorney,
no will bc arrested and prosecuted
In tho meantime 1t would be we'll foi
those who contemplate malrimony tc
procure tho services Of come one whc
is qualified to perform tho ceremony
Otherwise il will bc nothing but 6
mock marriage aud may entail end
less trouble and sorrow on tho inuo,
cent oIrsprIngs Of such marriages.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-15
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUSD

A switchman named Craig, in the
winnemucca yard, had ashland cuI
of, early this morning, while coupling
cars.
The Dreyius courtmartial corclud.
cd its labors today by finding him
guilty and sentencing him to ten
years imprisonment.
Bryan had a rousing reception al
Carson and Reno yesterday. About
live hundred people went from Vir.
ginia City to Carson to zee the next
President.
Best on the market for coughs and
colds and all. bronchial troubles; for
Group it has no equal" writes Henry
X. Whitford, South Canaan, Conn.
OF One Minute Cough Cure. Elku
Drug Co.
Quite a number Of Elko's fair
ladies were Mt the train this morning
to welcome MB. Bryan. They were
disappointed, rs the next lady Of the
White House did not leave the train.
Editor Bragg was Il passenger for
home on No. 4 today. He was so
pulled up over his trip and his ride
Oh the automobile IN Chicago that he
would hardly notice his less forum
ate brethren.
The horse attached to the Depot
Hotel wngon took Il spin on his own
account today. Tho result was Il
broden post i'll front Of the CONNER
ciai hotel and II slightly damaged
wagon aud harness.
Assessor Eggcrs is busy closing up
the assessment roll. 1t foots up in
the ~beighborhaod of q ,SS0,O00. This
is IN approximate gain OF S2JO.OOO
over last year. The correct figures
will be published next week.
+. NJ. HufTaker OF Virginia City
and the California representatives to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge /. o. q.
+. passed through this morning ON
their way to Detroit to attend the an
nual session Of that body.
Lawyers Brown and Henderson re.
turned from their fishing trip yrster-
day. They brought III three small
trout. The bait they took with thom
must have been an excellent quality
or else they net n stray Indian On the
way and bamboozlcd him out Of the
fish.
DR.. Stubs who WIS invited to nj
tend the Irrigation Congress at Mis-
souln, Montana, and rcnd Il paper has
announced his intention OF comply
ing. Col. MaIson will address the
convention. These gentlemen will
make a strong pull to secure for Ne.
vada the proposed Government ex.
p%crimental storage reservoir. May
good luck attend them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-15

Tho Elko baseball club was escort
ed into town last evening in fine
shape. Uncle Dicks four-in-haud
that brought the boys from the scene
OF their defeat was preceded by Il
band picked up for the occasion. AL
though the music was not as inspir-
ing ms some We have heard, it
made up in volume what it lacked in
inspiration. 1t was d welcome home
that pulled the stings IL defeat ont
by the roots and made the boys feel
that they were honorcd even though
no laurels Of victory dccked their
brows.
The EIko boys all speak well OF the
treatment given them i'll Tuscarora.
Some complaint is heard about the
decisions OF the umpire being more
favorable to Tuscsrora than to Elko.
but this is generally the cry % tho
losing side and cutsbut little ice with
the public. II the deciding game is
played between the two clubs, the
INDEPENDENT would like to @ it
confined strictly to home talent.
California, Utah, Nebraska and the
whole world outside oi Elko and Tus.
mora should he barred.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-15
lFRoM TUESDAYS JAIL
SALMAGUNDI


MH. James Holland is visiting
friends in Elku.
Ben Craiehead is limping aronnd
with the rheumatism.
Mexican guards and Arizona COW.
boys have had n fight mt Naco. Two
men were killed and several injured
on both oides.
The Dreyfus verdict is the topic Of
discussion in the European press.
The verdict is generally condemned
by the press.
Judge Mack passed through this
morning on his way to attend the
session Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
l. .. 0. f., which meets at Detroit
next Monday.
Thomas Phelan OF Kansas City is
making n fool 81 himself by chnl-
Angling Esterhazy to fight a duel.
Phelan should get n mule to kick him
to death.
Maher and Mckenzie, two young
men raised IN Empire, have beeniar-
rested in San Francisco for stealing
cattle in Lyon county and selling
them to Carson butchers. They will
be brought back for trial. -
Two white ducks have taken up
their quarters Mt the stage stables.
Mr.. Miller says the owner can get
them by paying for this notice. IL
not taken away pretty soon, there
may be nothing left but the feathers
The Gazette says that John X.
Bradley has sold his Mary river ranch
III this county to his son Lewis. Nj.
Bradley will make Reno his perma.
nent home. Elko county loses an
entcrprisIng citizen and Reno gains
one.
Miss Ella Ewing, the giantess OF
Scotland county, Mo, has completed
her new residence near CORN. The
house was built on Il scale proportion
ate with Miss Ewing's needs. The
doors are ten feet high, and the cell.
ings and windows looks like the IA
bled giants castles. She is still grow.
ing and il now eight feet and four
inches.-Ex.
Uncle Dick Dorsey. the mascot OF
the Elko baseball club, challenges
the ruscarora club to play "A game OF
ball for $1,000 Il side. The game To
be played at Weiland's, with Mr..
WeilNnd rs umpire. One OF the con-
ditions Of the game being that there
is to be no quarreling with the UNI
pire. il heing understood thai il the
umpire shows any Partially for either
nine he is to be killed on the spot
and the mascot OF the Elko club sent
to prison for ninety-ninc years.
Uncle Dick thinks this would insure
a friendly game between the two
clubs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-15

". Rcyman. tho mar who Ia going
around the world on n bicycle, camo
Ia from the west this forenoon. lilo
left New York City February Is,
1897. ibid toured the United King
dom, mud then crossed over to France
aud rode through TINT country, Ger
many, Russia, Siberia, Manchuria,
Corca and japan, aud then crossed
the Pacific TO San Francisco. IIo
left San Francisco two weeks ago. I1c
ia not riding on wager, but In pur'
suancc Of Il plan formed when no was
a boy. Ito claims 10 DO tho first man
to ride n wheel through Siberia
Manchuria and Corca. 1tcyman OK.
poets to got to Now York abou,
Christmas, but Gays II there Is much
country yet tc ride vor like the No
vnda deserts no will not got thoro he.
foro tho end 0t the century. Nevada,
no enyp, ia tho worst country TO ride
through nc has struck on liis trip
Ito remained in town this afternoon
To repair his bicycle nnd cxpects tc
continue his journey tonight.