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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

THE vote of the people next fall for
presidential electors will be to all in
tents and purposes, the application of
the theory of the referendum. The
present administration, in a very out
spoken manner, declared itself for a.
single gold standard of values. for the
policy of national commercial and ter
ritorial expansion, and for the growth
and development of American trade
and commerce. The financial bill now
pending in the senate and the meas
ures being framed for the government
OF the Philippines, are acts which the
people will be called upon to approve
Or disapprove at the polls. IfMr. Nc
Kinley is reelected it will mean that
the people approve his policy, and the
Legislation which was set in motion at
his behest, just as etfectually as though
the laws had been passed by congress-
and referred back 10 the people for the
vote of confirmation. 4,ss n. >,,,, !. &,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

IHE dement's of the Hanna-Pavne
ship subsidy bill are not so difficult Of
comprehension as might at first an
pear. The fast Atlantic steamers and
vessels controlled by the great eastern
corporations, most of which, bv the
way, are owned by foreign capital, are
determined that if the governments
shall appropriate $9,OOO,0OO as a ship
subsidy that they will get from 81 ,OoO.-
oOo to $4,000, 900 of it, and if thew can
not do that, they do not want that anv
company shall begin building for the
Pacific trade to compete with them,
Eastern congressman and senators are
there for the protection of eastern in
terests and that means for the protec-
sion OF the Atlantic coast trade. w est
ern' congressman and senator's have
seen that monopoly Of Atlantic CON-
merce must close the gateway to the
Oriental market and thus inure to the
disadvantage of the western producer.
Water transportation is the cheanest
transportation on earth and the Pacific
ocean should afford an outlet to most
flthe agricultural, mining and timber
products west of the Mississippi river.
Ihe western members, led by Con-
gresham Stevens, are making an effort
to reserve for. the development of Pa
cltlc commerce enough of the S9,OOO,-
ooo proposed to be appropriated to be
an inducement to prospective builders
Of heavy, freighters for the Pacific
'rade. Every man interested in the
growth and development of the West
Will agree that here lies the true in
;erest in this section of the country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

HE UNION has not word to saw
against Hon. 5. E. Van SAINT Should
he receive the Republican nomination
for governor no paper published in the
First or any other congressional dis
trlct Of the State will accord him 4
more loyal support than the UNION
At the Same time Mr.. Van SAINT has
not been and is not now our first choice
for governor. Nevertheless we believe
he will be nominated and elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

VERY few of the papers which we
have seen discussing the question Of
grain inspection, in our humble judg-
ment, have noted the strongest point
to be made against the present admin
lstration of that department. 1t will
be observed, by reference to the dailv
market reports, that red winter wheat
rules from three to five cents a bushe]
higher than No. Northern. This is
the case for the first time in the his
tory OF wheat selling and is not due to
any popular demand for red winter
wheat, but because Minnesota wheat
mas been Inspected in such haphazard
and uncertain fashion that buyers no
longer regard the grade in fixing the
price. n cargo of wheat that goes to
Buffalo under the grade of No. North
ern, often sells for the price of No. 2
Northern, because it is not graded
correctly and the buyer is not GOV
erned by the certificate of grade but
by the quality of the wheat. The same
IS true OF sales of cash wheat in Minne-
apolis The quotations of prices on
any one: days sales will show o range
OF from one to five cents a bushel on IN
carload lots of the same nomi nal grade.
the wheat being bought on a personal
examination of the cargo by the buyer.
Inspector Reishus has not particularly
illumined the situation by declaring
that the Buffalo elevator men mix
\ Minnesota grain with the red winter
wheat y Of Iowa, ebtaska and Missouri,
thereby degrading the price, AS pre-
vlously stated, red winter wheat is
selling now for more than No. l North
ern, and if the mixing hads any effect
it would seem that it would increase
rather than depreciate the price Of
Minnesota wheat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

IT IS to De expected that there will
be- 81 more or less mismanagement and
misrepresentation Of funds in connec-
tionSwith 50 vast an enterprise as the
opening Of the Nicaraguan canal. And
.yet5why should there be-? With proper
management and honest supervision Of
contractors and supply, men, ne,t, the gov
eminent should be as we'll able to do
this work as would be private corpor-
alton, Judging from the men already
placed in charge of the preliminaries
the hope may be. INDUCED that this
great work will be accomplished. with.
less scandal and corruption than have
ever attended any enterprise 81 such
magnitude. s.. .55
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

WHAT'S the matter with Frank Dav?
He certainly is all right when be saws
Hon. c. f. Staples and Hon. A. N.
Dare would make excellent railroad
commissioners, and that Judges Start
and Collins should be reelected to
their places on the supreme bench.
There's nothing at all the matter with
genial Frank DAY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
WITH plenty of trouble on her hands

WITH plenty of trouble on her hands
in South Africa, and with France
snarllng at her heels, England was
quite content to abrogate the Butler
Clayton treaty and give to US suprem-
acy IN and around the proposed Mica
raguan canal. England bought some
Sb5O, 100000 worth of our products last
year, which is about 5000. 900, 900 more
than all the rest Of Europe combined.
England is not picking any quarrels
with the nation which feeds her.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

The Hills Crescent raises its 1900 FLAG
with Van SAINT for governor, and H. J..
Miller for lieutenant governor. A
strong team, but Mr.. Miller will have
to serve out his term us State senator
before he can perform the duties of
any other State office. And his term
does not expire until Dec. 81, 1902.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

SENATOR CLARK, of Montana. Indie.
nantly denies that he bouo BIT the seat
lor which he is now contesting. He
admits that he dropped trihe OF
$4,000 in Montana politics. but in.
slsts that he spent his money to elevate
the moral tone of the Montana Dem
ocracy and keep Marcus Daily from
corrupting the honest voters of that
state. In the light of these frank
statements Mr.. Clark must be looked
upon as public benefactor, rather than
as an agent of plutocracy and CO.
ad]uster of the Money Devil. Accord
ing to his own showing, if it had not
been for his efforts, in purifying Mon
tana politics, Marcus DAILY would have
gained control of the Democratic Or
ganization and bad men would have
been placed in office. Two of the
Judges of the Montana supreme court,
however, declare that Mr.. Clark up-
dertook to carry his work of purifica
ton up to and into that body by max
ing flat offer Of 100000 for the dis
of the disbarment proceedings
against Clark's legal agent and coun-
sci. The Democratic party should feel
itself under lasting obligations to Mr..
Clark for furnishing an accurate and
speaking definition of the term IRE
'Orm.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
DEsPOTISM AT HOME

Won't it be an awful catastrophe i:
Lima IS made candidate for governo..
without Lind:s consent? When Linz
governs himself, that is self-govern
ment,' but when the Populist party
nomlnates him again for governor.
that is more than self-government
that Is despotism. and the Populist
party wouldn't be a party to despotism.
just wait and see.-W Window ReD0,tc,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

THEY are having such an awful time
over there on the Tugela river, that it
would seem the part Of ordinary com
mon sense for Gen. Butler, if he is as
great a man us he has been repre-
scented, to set the blooming thing afire
and cross over on the ashes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22

CHARLES S. MITCHELL, of the Alex
andria Post Ncaos, has been elected
president Of the Minnesota Editorial
Association. Mr.. Mitchell is one of
the brightest and best newspaper men
of the State, friend to his friends and
always q gentleman. y ST. u
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
DISTRESS IN PUERTO RICO.

here are unmovable on account Of the prohih;
tive duties on tobacco and sugar. There arr
3,5OO,oOO pounds Of tobacco ready to ship, and
there Will be 100000 pounds in hand b,
August. The United States offers no MARKERS
for Coffee and the planters are left with Cuba
as their only market. The sugar crop is sma,
and prices are so low that, after the duty has
| been paid on the manufactured article, there is
| no profit in 1T.
Inc planters are holding their products until
congress shall have decided the future stains
| or the island in regard to tariffs. UNFORTUNATELY
the farmers have no money to enable them to
plant q new crop, or even pay the laborers. and
the bankers refuse to lend them funds, as MANY
OF the estates are already heavily mortgaged.
Most OF the planters are now idle and MANY
OF them are desperate. Some farm buildings
have burned and the insurance companies
charge the owners with arson.
The people Of the island are sadly discour-
aged, and think that free trade is the onlv
remedy for these miserable conditions. Plant
ers and press alike agree in saying that Puerto
Rico is now in q worse condition than at any
previous point Of its history. If the Foraker
bill were altered to the extent of cutting out
its provisions for imposing duty on island
chants and planters. In order to benefit the
planters the merchants say that they are
willing to submit to a revenue tax in place of
the tariff.-Special Telegram in St. Paul Dis:
patch
The three extracts quoted above tell
the whole story. President Mckinley,
in his able and statesmanlike MESSAGE
to congress, urges that it is our plain
duty to admit the products of Puerto
Rico into this country free of duty.
The thoroughly Republican Minneapo-
lis Journal, the reliable and conserya-
tive Pioneer Press, and every other in
iuential Republican newspaper in the
save the ,servile sheets owned
or controlled by the trusts, stand by |
he president. But it seems the to-
oacco and sugar trusts are Influencing
congress, and as the Journal remarks.
1T looks as though there was 'boodle''
n the present game.''' -. H.
Puerto Rico is now part and PARCEL
II the United States, and why should
he United States impose duty on
he products of part of its own terri
DRY? Why not build a tariff wall
round Minnesota to keep out the
7heat OF the Dakotas, the corn of
oWa, and the lumber and cranberries
+ Wisconsin? It would be lust as
ogical
Right here we take occasion to re-
lark that the UNION will never advo-.
ate the election Of any man to con-
ress who will disregard the wise and
counsel of President McKin-l
~ and do the bidding of the trusts.
here are thousands Of good Republi-
ans in this State who cannot be BAN
oozled by the trusts or their hirelings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
CHANCE FOR 4 CHART

we suggest that ex-Towne canoe.
MS engagements with the silver .mine
owners and take the stump or road for,
the type trust. Silver was 59s vestey.
oay and type metal was g. When the
silver Is mlnted it, is worth sI.OO and
when lead is made into type it sells for
OF cents. Cholly can figure out the
ratio with his chart and can begin his
cam palgn at once.-Anoh:u Herald
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
THE GoNsuMERls RrGHTs

the Puerto Rican tariff matter is for the
moment at o standstill. It will bear thinking
over Two parties have been considered so Tar.
Inc poorPuerto Rican planter ana the wealthy
trust magnate The latter is calling for a tax
\ f 70 per cent. on the poor Puerto Rican.
II There;is o third party whom no one has vet,
considered except the Boston Herald. Tho,
Herald very sensibly asks where the consumer
come IN 1t would seem that the consumer Il
the United States should have as many rights
as the bloated trust nlagnate. But no. NoIone
Hobbies for him; no one pours out money with
lavish hand to protect his rights f.$> $500
j, In reality, the consumer should be repre-
scented by the congress, That was what con-
gress was elected for, =. ....~ss III s,,< .,.s
" 1t looks us though there was doodle in the
present Minneapolis Journal " =. q: &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
-Mle. iM,KIlNLEY rs RIGHT,

PRESIDENT Mckinley: Our plain duty Is 10
abolish all customs tariffs between the United
States and Puerto Rico and give her PRODUCES
free access to our markets., 7.Ts
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-22
their interests as against the greed
and extortions Of the railway corpora-
lions. Frank Dayi Il, Fairp,o,,t ,Se,ati,,cg. ]
! NOT sATtAN's SKELETON:

!. 4
stt III (, NOT sATAN's SKELETON. Il.
"A. skeleton was recently dug up ia
Ohio which resembles, that@of a. man man
but the skull was three times dis thicl-
as the human skull. and there we e,;.tsz
Two horns, about two inches long. o..
each side Of the head Some of those
VINO saw it thought it was the Skeleton.
o. satan, but we dom believe it,. Not
''at there would be. anything strange
IN hndlng him in Ohio, but that he
Snonlo be dead. We. hold that hea Is,
stlll there. or just over the line il,
Kentucky uontyoo,cryy a.zfdtcyaisse.r: Ser g
= = liz -4s5 ~ ~ y.
THE SAME THING. "s,3,s s.,syessy ri
Ahere is every evidence that thu
local anti-expansionists are. takiue. s
tnelr cue right along from Mr. BRYAN
out Inc latter, shifts his ground 50, 50
rapidly that the little fellows are .h ,,g..
Ing a good deal OF trouble trying to
lr~
Keep up with him: Bryan has beer, 1.
lar enough around the circle to learn
That the people will not stand him IN >
pollcy OF straight opposition to expar-
sion. But whatever he calls il it. bas
ouc one meaning, and that is oppos;-
10 national growth.-E. Paul Herald
= !. 4 s<F~.',~ -
\ GOOD PLAN. ~.:> p. -
Mr: D. }. Hills plan Of doing awav
"i'n trusts by making it Illegal tt
Issue watered stock might be a goo;7 ?,
thlng. 1t would certainly be a GOOD
'nlng II 1t accomplished nothing mora
than that.-EH Ricer .Eur-Ne .
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
FRAcAs OVER A. FLAG.
City Authorities Of New Westminster. B.
c., Stop a Riot.

Vancouver Il. c.. Nov. 12-Bitter
racial feeling between some French-
Canadians and Britishers eliminated
in flag incident in the neighboring
city of New Westminster, where seri-
Gus consequences We're only averted
by the prompt action of the author
tiles. On the new stone postoftice
building in process of construction
are employed number Of French-Ca-
nadians, brought thither for that work
from Quebec They We're given Sat
urday half holiday, and hoisted the
Union Jack and the French Tri-color
on the same pole. The British flag was
removed sulreptitiously, and when the
French ensign was discovered floating
alone over the government building d
crowd of Englishmen gathered to pull
it down. The French-Canadians de-
Tended their flag, and hand-to-hand
conflict followed. The authorities
stopped the fight by pulling down the
flag. The occurrence has caused in
tense feeling between representatives
of the two nationalities.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
Defrauled Bank Out OF sig SUM.

Nashville Tenn, Nov. 13.-The ar.
rest of I. p. Brady, upon federal
warrant sworn out by +. o. Watts,
cashier of the First National bank, has
caused a sensation here. Connor Il
Brady. wholesale grocers and liquor
dealers. made an assignment yesterday
and the arrest of Brady followed. In
this connection the disappearance last
July of W. w Lea. an individual book
keeper Of the First National bank, is
explained. The two are charged with
collusion in defrauding the bank out Of
$4,000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
Passing of Henry Willard.

New York, Nov. 13.-Henry Willard,
the railroad magnate and tiltancier,
died at his suVmer residencesat Dobb's
Ferry early yesterday. Mr. Willard
had intended to return to New York
about the middle of last month, but his
condition was then so precarious that
his physicians advised him to remain
at his country home until lie should
have gained more strength. A week
ago he caught a heavy cold and since
theIs his condition has been gradually
growing worse.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
Jefries willing to Fight Fitz.

New York, Nov. 13.--The following
Telegram, signed by James j. .Ieffries,
was sent to Robert Fitzsimmons at
Norfolk, Va, ip regard to a statement
that he was not out of the fight bust
ness and wanted to meet Jeffries for
the championship and if given an op-
portunity he would readily grasp it,:
"The papers here state that you are
willing to meet me again. gladly
give You chance to win back your
lost title. |. hope you will have your
representative meet me on Wednes-
day at the Grand opera house and we
can easily arrange match for the
championship to take place at once or
at the end OF the theatrical season. y
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
AMENDMENT CARRIES.
Literal enforcement of New Clause woul

Delay Office Changes.
Des Monies. Nov. 14.-Retulns from
80 of the 80 counties of the state give
total of 150.160 III favor of calling a
convention for revision of the state
constitution and l4G,17S against it.
Returns from SO counties give a total
ct l61,7GO in favor of the Titus amend
ment to the constitution providing for
biennial instead of annual elections
and 134,4f4 against.
A literal construction of the last
proposition according to Attorney Gen.
elal Remley. will continue in office TO,
another Year, the present incumbents,
in all about 1000. state. county and
township officers. to which successors
Were, chosen ut, the election just held,
and it is doubtful if the officers so
elected can assume their Offices at the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
Brings Snit for $50. OOO.

New York. Nov. l3.The suit Of Jo-
seph w. Frost against Robert A. Pink
erton and the Brooklyn Jockey club to
recover $4,000 for assault and Illegal
arrest, came I'D before Justice rruaX
and a jury in the supreme court yester-
day. The arrest of Crost occurred on
Sept. %. 1891. Frost was subsequent
ly indicted by the grand jury of Kings
county. charged WI i supplying pool
rooms With information from the race
track at Gravesend and with assault
ing the police who arrested him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
ROBERTS REPORTS SUCCESS
Methuen and Kitchener Surprise Boer
Commands and Rout Them.

Methuen and Kitchener Surprise Boer
Commands and Rout Them.
London, Nov. 13.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts,:
Johannesburg, Nov. 11.-Methuen sur
prised Commandants Snyman and Nermass
| near Lychtenburg yesterday. Three dead
Beers We're found and 30 prisoners and
wagons We're captured. There We're no cas-
ualties among the British.
Kelly Kenny reports that Major MacKin-
Josh of the Snaforth Highlanders occupied
Philoppolis. The Beers fed in all direc-
tions Three wounded We're brought to our
/ hospital. Surgeon Hartley and seven men
were wounded.
Littleton reports that Kitchener success
fully surprised the Beers during the night
of Nov. {. mounted party of the Nine
teenth Hussars and the Manchester mount
ed infantry, under Captain Chetwode, man
aged to past the Boer outpost, and. while
the latter engaged the enemy's picket, the
Hussars charged the Beers in the moon
light, sabering many. Chetwode and sew
eral non-commissioned officers behaved with
great galla8try, but the Hussars would
have probably suffered heavily, as they got
onto bad ground, had they not been sup
ported by the mounted infantry. In the
morning artillery and infantry Joined Chet-
wode's force and completed the Boer rout
! who are said to have lost heavily
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
Paup.r Corpse. for Targets.

Berlin, Nov. 10. Interesting target
practice is now progressing on the
huge military target grounds near
kunersdorf and Juterseg where the
experts are testing the perforating ca
pacity of the latest Mauser model and
the latest field guns that are being pro-
duced into the army. AS targets sew
eral hundreds of pauper corpses are
being used. The bullets. when, fired
at a comparatively short distance. tear
asulder all the softer inner organs
and frightful,y mangle tie bodies
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
CLOSES THE REcEIvERsHlP.
Mos. Important of Great List of American
Railway Bankruptcies is Ended.

Railway Bankruptcies is Ended.
st. Paul, Nov. 9.-Walter H. San
born, United States circuit judge,
made an order yesterday approving the
final report OF the receivers of the
Union Pacific railway and finally dis
charging them The. receivership
which has been thus closed was Oh ac.
count of its complications and inter.
ests involved the most important in
the great list of American railway
bankruptcies. When it was com.
menced. Oct. 13, 1893, the Union Pa.
cific system included S.165 miles of rail
lines owned or leased and operated,
representing capitalization OF stock
and bonds of $47O,OOO,OOO. After
Judge Sanborn assumed control of this
case early in 1894 the receivers handled
without loss. under his orders, moneys
amounting to $1O6,OOO,OOO. The claim
of the United States on the Union Pa
cific proper of $5S0OO, 900 principal and
accrued interest was paid in full and
unsecured creditors were paid from
various sources about 40 per cent of
their claims.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
PACT OF TIE ALLIES
LONDON TINES PRINTS TEXT OF
AGREEMENT FOR CHINESE PEACE.

China Must Raise Monument to Won Kette-
Ter and Apologize to Germany--Indem-
nifty Shall BE Paid and Forts at Taku
Razed--Death Penalty on Eleven Princes.
London, Nov. 13.-Dr. Morrison, wir-
ing to the Times from Peking, says:
Pressed by the common desire for
a speedy termination of present con-
ditions, the soreign ENJOYS have finally
agreed, to the following terms, to be
presented in Il conjoint note, which,
subject to the approval of the govern
ments. will be pressed upon China as
the basis of Il preliminary treaty:
China shall erect a monument to
Baron Won Fetteler on khe site where
he was. murdered and send an inn
perial prince to Germany to convey an
apology. She shall infiict the death
penalty upon Ii princes and officials
already named and suspend provincial
examinations for five years where the
outrages occurred. In future all of
those failing to prevent anti-foreign
outrages within their jurisdiction shall
be dismissed.
Indemnity shall be paid to the
states, corporations and individuals.
The tsung Ii yamen shall de aban-
doned and it's functions vested in a
foreign minister Rational intercourse
shall be permitted with the emperor,
as in civilized countries.
"rhe forts at Taku and other forts
on the coast of Chi Iii shall be RACED
and the Importation of arms and war
material prohibited. Permanent legu-
tion guards shall be maintained and
also guards of communication between
Peking and the sea.
Imperial proclamations shall be
posted for two years throughout the
empire suppressing Boxers.
''The indemnity is to include com
pensation for Chinese who suffered
through being employed by foreigners,
but not compensation for native Chris
tians. The words missionary and
Christians do not occur in the note =