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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17
S-iFEII OF OUR REPUBLIC.

United States Senator Geo. F. Hoar,
OF Massachusetts, who has been termed
rebel and traitor in recent years of
American Independence, made an ad-
dress before the Republican State con-
VentlOn at Boston last week and he
spoke on the assassination of Mckinley.
The senator is strong in his faith of
the perpituity of the American gov
eminent and of its institutions. He said:
You and I are Republicans. You
and l are men of the north. Most of
US are Protestants in religion. We
are men OF native birth. Yet, if every
Repuollca were to-day to fall in his
place as William Mckinley has fallen,
L believe our countrymen of the other
party, in spite of what we deem their
errors, would take the republic and
bear on the flag to liberty and glory.
L believe if every Protestant were to
be stricken down by a lightning stroke
that our brethren of the Catholic faith
would still carry on the republic in the
spirit of true and liberal freedom.
Il believe if every man of native
birth within our borders were to die
this day, the men Of foreign birth who
have come here to seek homes and
liberty under the shadow of the repub-
lie would carry on the republic in
Gods appointed way. I believe if
every man of the north we're to die.
the new and chastened south, with the
virtues it has cherished from the be-
ginning Of love of home and love of
state and love of freedom, with it's
courage and it's constancy, would take
the country and bear it on to the
achievements of it's lofty destiny. The
anarchist must Stay 100000 Ameri-
cans before he can slay the republic
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

THERE is no question but what our
merchant marine needs to be built up.
and it will be, but not on the subsidy
plan which at the present time with
our giant strides in commerce is wholly
unnecessary and would not meet with
the approval of the people of the coun-
try. especially the west. The coming
congress will no doubt pass bill that
will be satisfactory to all interests.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

THE greatest apprehension is felt in
England over the ultimate outcome of
the terrible war in South Africa that
has cost England, or the British en-
pire, S7O0,000,000 and $4,000 lives, with
a casualty record of $4,000 Paul Kru-
gers historic statement that the price
England would have to pay would stag
ger humanity, is more than idle dream.
And the civilized nations of the earth
have been prating about what grand
thing arbitration is, and yet the great
war goes on. Ill., 4. ..>s4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

The travel Nomeward was good this
year, 5000 people having gone to the
gold fields, but 10000 have returned
for the winter. At Seattle there we're
eighty steam and sail vessels engaged
in the trade with the gold fields and
carried from that city $4,000 tons of
general freight and the value of the
freight shipped from Seattle was
S5,500,000. The gold brought back this
season will amount to 81, 100000. Cor
ner lots must be all right yet in Nome.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17
HIGHER ASSESSMENTS.

| HIGHER ASSESSMENTS.
The power of government is being
exercised in a most business-like wav
when real and personal property valu-
ations are placed at a figure that is
commensurate with justice and equity.
The worst feature of taxation is the
terrible discrepancy between repre-
sentation and taxation. Our fore
fathers fought because of taxation
without representation, while to-day
the State governments are fighting for
more taxation to offset the representa-
ton and protection the business inter-
ests are given by a beneficent system of
government. If the taxable property
OF the country was spread upon the
assessment rolls at anywhere near the
true value, what a radical change
there would be in our system of taxa
ton, and the tax rate would belessened
very materially in time.
Minnesota is not the only State that
is forcing property values up for pur-
poses Of taxation. In Cook county,
Illinois, under a new tax law millions
OF dollars worth of property in CHICAGO
that has escaped taxation has been
''uncovered'' and now contributes it's
share to the support of county, munich
pal and State government. The VAL
uation of property in Wisconsin is more
than doubled by the assessment fixed
by the State board of assessment. un-
der the law providing for the assess
ment OF property at it's full value. The
board, which is comprised of the men,
bers of the State tax commission, filed
its report of the State assessment for
1901 with the secretary of state last
week. The total valuation of property
in the State, real and personal, is fixed
at 81 ,436, 2S4, 900, which is an increase
of more than $S0O,OO0,OO over last
year, when the total assessment was
$500, 100000.
The increase in valuation does not
necessarily mean an increase in taxes.
the rates of taxation being fixed To-
cally. 1t does. of course, give the op-
portunity for extravaganza by the local
officials who fix the rate, but as less
than one-half the old rate will raise
the same amount Of money, the re-
sponsibility for an increase in taxes
will rest with them.
Because of the failure of the Wiscon-
sin legislature to amend the law limit
ing the amount for school purposes,
the school tax of l mill will weld
81, 1876, 2S4, against $4,000 a year ago.
Minnesota in compelling the large
property interests to increase their
valuations for purposes of taxation is
doing just what the people of the State
expect OF their representatives. There
is no just or valid reason why the cor
porate interests of the State should
not be taxed on valuation basis in
keeping with their market value of
stock and dividend yielding capacity,
and the action of the State board of
equalization in raising certain valua-
tlons of corporate interests is step in
the right direction. Now if county
assessors and county boards of equali-
zation would take it upon themselves
to see that local property valuations
were returned at something like their
true value, wise move would be made.
There should be some radical changes
IN our present methods of taxation,
and maybe the tax commission has a
solution of the problem.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

THE American Bankers association
is in session at Milwaukee this week,
It is an association Of 5,504 members
and represents a COM ined capital, sur
plus and undivided profits of 1,71S,-
I21, -l4l. with com bined deposits of
ST, 2SS, $50 200, or total of $780,, $685.
64l-just modest little sum, oh: How
would you like to be the banker?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

HICKS says speaking of October
weather: 'About October y there will
be change to the warmer. Again it
will be warmer Oct. 20 and 81, to be
followed by cloudiness rains, sleet and
snow. Some of the heaviest storms of
the month will occur on Oct. 25, con-
tinuin9' until the end of the month";"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

THE Alexandria Post-News gave it's
readers a potato lecture last week,
urging farmers in that section to raise
more Irish apples.'' The Douglas
county farmer should get next Mr..
Murphy and his hill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

GEN. ALGER has his history of the
Spanish American war now out. but
with the Sampson-Schley hearing and
the Manila hemp investigation on at
Washington, the book attracts no more
attention that McGutfy's old reader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

IT was an awful blow to Lincoln and
to Nebraska rooters, several thousand
strong, when, Minnesota defeated the
Lincolnshire foot ball players at Min
neapolis last Saturday, to the ugly
look ing record of IS, to- O..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

INDIANAPOLIS has gone Republican
FOR the first time in six years. She
could not stand the grand sweep of the
yacht Progress under Republican sails
and concluded to get aboard and see
the finish for the cup that will remain
with the G.. O. p. for some time to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

THREE new gushers have commenced
spouting down in Texas. There are
now sixty-nine wells throwing oil in
that section. The underpinning of
Texas ought to be we'll fabricated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

LORD Rosebery says the Englishman
should show more nervous disposition,
and suggests that he be inoculated with
the nervous energy of the Americans.
The eating of broncho meat might ac-
complish the purpose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

Miss Stones abductors do not show
up to claim the $4,000 they demand
ed for her ransom. With them the
trouble is how to let 90.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

MOST, the New York anarchist, has
been sent to the State prison for one
year for publishing seditious litera-
ture. For the good of the country his
sentence should have been 100 years.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

THE Z. S. supreme court is now in
session and we will soon have some
more expounding and expansion of the
constitution.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

PRINCETON has two new minister's
Now let's be good.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

WHEN North Dakota-fed cattle are
worth 1919 on their native heath the
ranchman certainly has no kick COM
ipr
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

WHAT would the country do without
Hill and the railroad consolidation ru-
mOrSc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-17

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS
TOPICS OF THE TOWN.

The Golden Eagle semi-annual dump
sale WIN begin this morning at O'Clock.
| See advertisement on the sixth pag1
c. A. WooIley OF Girard, Illinois. was
here and spent Christmas with mis- broth
er-in-iaw. P. L. Arnett. and left yesterday
for Lawton, to visit his sen, Dali Wooliey,
an attorney at that place.
Judge Harvey OF the city court holds a
continued session and keeps his docket
about clear The attorneys Of this city
viii never favor going back 10 the old
system OF three justices Of the peace
District Court Clerk Fred Williams says
his bird dog got cut TO pieces in a wire
fence. and he is afraid the law viii step
RECEIVERS. He says all the good the law
does is TO give the pot-hunteTs monop-
oily OF the qpails.
Probate Judge Wilson says there IS not
one-fourth as many real estate transfers
under his administration by guardians
and other officers OF the probate court
as under the administration Of Judge Hay
maker People are regarding land in
vestments as worth holding.
Mr.. II. L. jackson, chief engineer OF
the C, r & NJ. railroad, left yesterday
evening, for Cincinnati. after spending
Christmas with his family and friends.
He expressed himself as highly pleased
with the improvements IN Wichita. His
daughter, Mrs. W. H Tice. who came
with him, viii remain for a more lengthy
visit
Mr.. Ed Christopher is rejoicing over the
arrival OF a fine underground boy. The
little fellow came as a Christmas present
and no present could have been more &C
ceptable- The little fellow Is doing well
and Mr.. Christopher is already planning
about the merry times he viii have with
him when he gets large enough to be out
of doors
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
LITE STOCK MARKET
Hog Receipts Liberal and
Market Again Higher
TOP PRICE WAS $500
Cattle Receipts Light and
Market RuIIiSh.

Yesterday was another good one for the
hog sellers. There was a good supply
taking the days receipts with the hold
overs from the previous day. There was
no irregular market, but everything sold
a strong 10 cents higher. There was not
hog in the sale pens unsold when the
market closed. Cudahy and Armour were
both on the market, and they seemed to
want everything in sight It was the
easiest thing imaginable to sell hogs at a
reasonable price, as compared WITH other
markets. The top price for good finished
hogs was SC. s., and good mixed packers
brought $685. to S6.45, according to
quality. Car load lots with a larger
sprinkIing Of light weight hogs went at
lower prices. Shippers want to remem-
Der that the commission men car not
sell s4.S5 pigs for the top Of the mar
ket. simply because they are mixed with
good hogs. The buyers viii either cut
them out and buy them at pig prices
or cut the price on the whole load.
Cudahy has taken a good many light
hogs during the past few months, be-
cause he could use them, but now he,
too, seems to have a preference for the
heavy hogs. Fat is what the packers
want. and even pretty light weights Will
bring a good price if they are even and
well finished. They want the hogs of any
weight that have fat enough to keep the
daylight from showing through their
sides when they are hung up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

There does not appear to be very much
wrong with the Wichita hog market al
this writing.
1t was demonstrated yesterday that
good hogs will bring q good price on
this market is is not so bad.
1t looks like things are being reversed IN
trade when the farmers OF Kansas get
more money for their hogs than the
farmers Of Illinois and Indiana can oo-
tain for theirs That is the case now
Cudahy was pretty liberal hog buyer
yesterday. He probably wants TO snow
the fellows who started the report that
he would not be on the market this week
that they did not know what they were
talking about.
stockyards seems TO have come to stay.
L does not seem to make any difference
what time the railroads run their stock
Grains. there is always a buyer waiting
for the carload Of hogs brought TO
Now, don't get excited because hogs
sold for up toward seven dollars, and
90 to paving big prices for habitat hogs
and pigs. Nobody is breaking their necks
to get them, even at q low price.
The hogs that sold for the top price
yesterday belonged TO Steiner q Blair, of
Lyons, and Ira Brothers, of SaXman.
Mr.. Brothers said he fed his hogs on
wheat de said it was no experiment
with him. He has for the past ten years
Deen IeeclnE wheat TO hogs whenever he
considered eyheat the cheaper feed.
Of Bell Plain; J. H. Moore. Of Pond
Creek; F. N. Pope. of Argonia; Pat
Rogers, Of Pond Creek; Steiner K Blair,
OF Lyons. Kelley q Bay, of COrwin: w
X. Jackson, Of Corbin; Z. A. Stephenson,
Of RingwOod; Townsend & Lamon, Of
Andale; y. {. Furstenburg, OF Sterling;
Henry Steinkirchner, and House q Wolf,
of Newton, and W. J. Norris, Of oxford,
We're the shippers who sold hogs for the
nigh prices yesterday.
The people at the ne wpacking house
expect that Manager Fred Dold Will re-
turn home by the fifth of January.
a force Of men were putting the roof on
the fertilizer at Dold s yesterday. An
other force was laying brick on the big
cooler, and still another putting in the
water pipes for fire protection.
Cal Stewart. former cattle buyer at
the yards but who went TO Kansas City
some time ago 10 try his fortune there,
was here yesterday, and the boys at the
yards gave him a warm welcome.
Robinson Bros. took out car load of
stOckers yesterday to their ranch at
TOWanda
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
SAVED Ar GRAVES seINk

! Know / wound long ago have zen n
my grave writes Mrs. s. II. Nezsom Of
Decatur Ala. II it had noi been fnr
Electric Bitfers. For three years I SUI
Tered untold agony from the worst forms
of Indigestion. water brash. stomach and
bowel dyspepsia But this excellent ned
iclne did me = ord q coed Since using
i can eat hez-tily and have gsi-ef =
pounds Fer Indigestion Joss r. appetite.
STOMACH. liver ard kiIaey treuhles Elec~
tric Bitters ara a positive. guaranteed
cure. only sec. AZ GehriuEs pharmacy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
new TINE CARD on
Effective lscemhsr 9. E0L.

Train No. for Kansas City and 81
Louis viii leave Wichita s.se ?. m. ia-
stead OF 10 p H. u VIII arrive from the
west at $50 p. N. instead % 40. kioVa
train No. viii arrive al s;so ?. M IN
stead OF $50 p. n. Kiowa train euixcdl.
Ne. 45i VIII arrive az $50 p. IA. instead %
II IS a m.. as at present.
Train No. 2 viii leave Wichita same as
at present but VIII run through TO saiina
Kansas. instead OF Geneseo. arriving e
Salina io.is p. m. No. 10 viii leave Salina
a. m. arriving at Wichita 1879 - IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28

The Isl o really great dramatic affrar-
tieas en- easily - enurnr-z.st- Gem
sal-aos1s au1rE -ke sssscL lex is Ger
trls5c Cozhi1r. zto 81 a-11aneel f-r an
appe1rs zcs 1ers ~ thse Crawfrrd fheasra
ea T.-siav December 81 Is sa 1te-r
81 sfate thas Mlzs r1esisr u1- isrr rsa--
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28

Wang" or the Man With an Elephant
on His Hands, $ one OF the funniest
comic operas ever written. with good
music. funny comedy. and iaughahie sit
uations. The jules Grau Comic Opera
company control the rights 70 produce
Wang" and the pToducticn that they
are putting up this season IS al i'm
prover1ent on anything hitherto attempt
ed The costumes and scenery are all
rev and are copied from photogra phs
taken in Siam. The principal roles are
taken by some OF the highest salaricd
singing artists IN the business. The
chorus IS large. consisting CT over FORTY
people ard is well drilled and is said 20
be the best chorus that one may hear
either east or west. Wang comes TO
the Toler theatre IA this city on Tuesday
night. January :. ana reserved seats for
this big musical and operate event are on
sale now at the theatre box office corner
Of First and st. Francis streets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
MADE DASH FOR LIBERTY
Negro in Jail at EI Reno Attempts 20
Initiate Sol Temple.

E Reno. O. T, Dec. s7.-John Henry,
the colored man who was sentenced last
week TO ten years IN the peniIentiaTy for
shooting with intent 20 XIII mace a bold
attempt 70 break jal last right. says the
Democrat lie secreted himself on the
tcp Of the steel cage. and as the Tailor
entered 10 lock the prisoners up Tor the
n;ght. Henry sprang Ike q panther upon
the floor and made Tor the open door.
The jailor grappled with him and soon
suhdued him and locked him in a cell.
where he viii remain until removed to the
peritentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

w. R. c. No. 10 Will meet at Garfield
hall for rehearsal Monday afternoon at
O'Clock, and arrange for installation.
The piano recital 10 be given Monday
night. December 80. by Mrs. McCoys
pupil, Esther Smyth, VIII begin at s
o'clock. sharp. The program will be one
hour long. Parents. come and bring your
children 70 the SedgXick hall
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
New York Money Market.

New York. Dec. money on call firm
az S TO per cent. closed offered at s
per cent. prime mercantile paper. 10
5is per cent Sterling exchange frreEu-
lar. with actual business IN bankers
bills AZ 81 Co.. for demand ard AZ s. s1s
"A Sss for sixty days; posted rates 3 =
- $50 and Sf.S7l4. commercial bills 49,
el4&ts Bar silver. so. Mexican dol
lars. 4s5kc Government bonds weak.
state bonds inactive. railroad bonds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
.5.SC DROP N WHEAT
Disappointing Cables and
Better Weather Makes
Prices Sag.
BEARS IN FULL SWAY
Corn and Dat Markets are
Dull and FeatureIess.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-Disappointing cables
and better weather. together with COM
parative weakness in northwest markets.
caused CSC drop in May wheat today.
May corn closed ssQ11c. and May oats
&c lower. Provisions were active and
firm, closing to nc higher.
The Liverpool opening after the holiday
vacation showed lack of appreciation of
recent advance on this side. The
weather in the southwest was not inirn-
ical to winter wheat and northwest re-
ceipts were liberal. With this array of
bearish intelligence May opened Il TO nc
lower at s21s to sac. Buying for the
country account caused an advance early
to S25sc, this being the highest point OF
the day. The market had poor support
save when close to SIC, or at that figure.
II was owing TO buying at this price that
apparently saved the market from fur
tber decline. The purchasing operations
were credited to manipulators. The SELL
ing was largely In the way Of profit-tak-
ing, longs being moved thereto by the
comparative cheapness of the May op-
ton at Minneapolis and Duluth. as well
as the bearish items at hand at the
opening. Duluth was &c under Chicago
and Minneapolis to 41sc lower. putting
them almost on a shipping basis with
Chicago. The close was steady, sc down,
at sc. Local receipts were 81 cars, none
of contract grade; Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported 40 cars, making total for
the three points of 513 cars. against 1893
last week and 3H year ago. Primary
receipts were $4,000 bushels. compared
with 6O7 900 bushels last year. Seaboard
clearances were SS4, 900 bushels.
The corn market was again dull and
featureless, the speculative crowd having
drifted to wheat. Feeling was still bear
ish owing to the slackness Of the cash sit
uation and the idea that an increase in
the movement is imminent. May sold be-
tween 66zs and s62sG6615o. and closed
easy. sake under yesterday, at $3.50
G61kc. Receipts, 1S9 cars.
Oats were exceptionally dull, business
being almost entirely OF a small scalp
ing order. The tone was easier in sympa-
thy with wheat and corn. At its best
May was a shade under last nights
close. May sold between 451sQ4514c and
$3.50. and closed Sc down, at 4514c. Re
ceipts were 246 cars.
Provisions were strong and generally
active. owing chiefly to a light run OF
hogs and higher prices in the market at
the yards. There was good country de-
mand, as well as support from packers
Profit-taking forced prices under their
best level, but the close was strong May
pork closed sc higher at 81 80; May lard
TIC up. at s1O.12l9. and May ribs TIC i'm
proved. at SSS5.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 80 cars; corn. 90 cars; oats, 100
cars; hogs. 1900 head.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Chicago.
Chicago. Dec. 27.-The leading futures
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-28
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.

u - i-4rt4rl - A4-S ~ 4Cu4EA AESGaEk
and Land company. II. NJ. Dubois. Alb
stractor. Court House. Phone Ss5)
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Ralph Corum 10 Lewis II. Corum,
y w = : " = 2-17-l z .........-.... SIC
:. D. Homine 10 Alonzo Wilkinson.
+ = Il ana " L S3-26-2 + .-..... 900
Anna Fowler 10 H. W. Stewart.
\ " = 1-2S-2 = -----.-----.---...---.-. 500
Belaie Brownshaw 70 Fred Fitz-
roy. y y lot S. all Of lots and
4. Ohio avenue, Garrison's addi-
ton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I75
Bartley Hockett 10 F. r. Garrett.
Is ~. -. =. Mosley avenue, Viola
addition observation-disclosures. I0
Carl Coers TO Gustav GOers. even -
To - Lulu avenue. Strongs sub
DIVISION .--.------------- .-----------.-.
Elizabeth Brown 20 Jesse J. Brown.
q. Is. Is 20. Lee avenue. Clearva-