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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
NEGRO CHARGED WITH AssAuLT
LYNcHED BY a MOB AT 4.
IA JUNTA, COLO.
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
Peace Element Endeavors to Stop the
:: Proposed Execution, but the Angry
ID Crowd Could Not Be Reasoned With.
Rioters Break Every Window in the
Courthouse Before Securing Their
Victim. - ,...@E .@.. 49,,

La Junta, Colo, March ,26.-W III.
Wallace, a negro sleeping car porter.
was lynched at 8 o'clock p. m. in a cor
ner of the courthouse square, being
hung to an electric light pole by a
hoWl1ng mob of 1000 people, who had
been hunting for him all day. After
the hanging the body of the negro was
r1ddled with bullets. Wallace had
been kept out of town all day by Sher-
III Farr in an attempt to save him from
the mob. The prisoner made no re-
sistance to the lynching and died pro
testing his innocence. >.
A peace element endeavored to
stop the proposed lynching and a. com
m1ttee of prominent citizens asked
the privilege of trying to get from
Wallace a confession. This was
granted and the negro was taken into
the courthouse. After half an hour or
50 the word went out that the court
house doors We're lacked and that the
committee would try to- prevent, a
lynch1ng. Immediately pandemonium
relgned. Stones were hurled at the
building until every window was brok-
en-. Then, with a telegraph pole for
battering ram, the crowd broke
In the doors and Wallace was taken
out. Mayor Sabin made speech to
the crowd counselling them to let the
law take it's course. He was listened
to quietly, but as soon as he finished
the crowd moved down the street
dragging the negro by rope ="
49,. Hanged and Then. Shot ~.
A boy was sent up telegraph pole
with a rope It was thrown over the
crossbar and then dropped into the
crowd. A hundred hands grasped it
and, In an instant the negro was in the
air. Hardly had the boy, climbed out
OF danger when: hundreds 81 pistols
were drawn, and. before the fegro's
body reached the top Of the pole III
was riddled with bullets and the negro
was dead. T.: ~
Alta late hour the body had hot been
taken down. f.. s-~g1-- J,
Wallace was charged with having
cr1m1nally assaulted ali aged white
| woman. 49,: : H. t.;.. ;, ~,
Sheriff FAIR said that Wallace Stead
lastly maintained his Innocence, but
the police declare that. when they ar
rested him in the car there was blood
and gray hairs on his clothing and
other evidences, which satisfied them
he was the guilty man. ,.~<yr~c
Wallace lived with his wife on Law.
renee street in Denver: They .hadHno
| Children He is said to have come
from Sedalia, Mo-, and had, been en-
ployed by the railroad company for
several years. T..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27

KILLED BY A SCORCHER,
One Young Woman Dead and Another
Injured by a Bicyclist. ':*<:t>&i

Kansas City, March 26.-Katy Clagg,
aged 20, of Erie, Kan, was instantly
killed and Lydia Schaeffer of Paola,
Kan, was internally injured, being
struck by a bicycle ridden at, high
speed at Fifteenth street and Prospect
avenue in this city. The two women
were waiting for car when they
were knocked down by a bicycle rid
den by Charles Johnson, aged 16, who
was racing with another cyclist Miss
Clagg's neck was broken and Miss
Schaeffer received serious internal in
juries.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Match Factory Burns.

Omaha, March 26.-The building of
the Omaha Match company, located in
a suburb of this city, was destroyed
by fire shortly after midnight. The
loss is above $4,000 The factory was
located here about two months ago.
Machinery costing about 100000 was
DESTROYED.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
WIFE CANNOT BE SUED,
Husband the Only Person From Whom
Debt Can Be Collected.

Husband the Only Person From Whom
Debt Can Be Collected.
New York, March 26.-Hereafte1
when dressmaker has bill against
married woman it must be presented
to the husband of the delinquent. To
sue the wife is only waste of time
and money, according to decision just
rendered by justice Scott of the su,
preme court.
Mrs. Mamaie Lester bought gown
for $115. Mrs. Lester had no fault to
find with the dress, but Insisted that
the bill should have been rendered to
her husband. On these grounds she
refused to settle and the firm brought
suit In the supreme court.
"The suit should never have been
brought" declared Justice Scott
"The bill should have gone to the hus.
band and the jury will render a yer.
dict in favor of the defendant"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
PRINCIPAL WITNESS. DYING.
Statements of F. w. Golden Led to tn.
GoebeI Murder indictments,


GoebeI Murder indictments.
Louisville, March 26.-F. Wharton
Golden, whose: statements to counsel
Tor the commonwealth led to the in
d1ctment of W. S. Taylor, Caleb Pow
ers and others on the charge of COM
plicity in the murder of William Coz
bel and who was an important wit
ness in the conviction of Powers,
Henry Youtsey and Jim. Howard, is
said to be slowly dying of consumption
in New Mexico. -: ~
It is generally conceded that Col
denis death would be severe blow to
the prosecution in the Goebel cases.
With this witness dead it is claimed
that much of the commonwealth's evil
dence against w.. S. Taylor and
Charles Finley could not be placed
before a jury.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Cinnamon to Be Deported,

Buffalo, March 26.-Deputy United
States Marshal Strum will leave Buff.
falo with Is Cinnamon who have been
sentenced to deportation to their ma
tive land. The Celestials will be tax
en- to Boston, thence by boat to New
Orleans and by rail to San Francisco.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Repeal Corrupt Practices Act;

Columbus, O., March 26.--The Gar
field law, which aimed to prevent cor
rupt practices at elections, was wiped
off the statutes by the senate passing
the bill for it's repeal. The law sought
to restrict the amount of money which
could be spent by candidates to Sc
cure nomination or election by com
polling them to file sworn statements
Of their campaign expenses. The law
was generally evaded, but there we're
few prosecutions under it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
WITHOUT POLICE, PROTECTION.

HeIena's Entire Force Tenders Its Res.
ignation in Body.
Helena, Mon., March 26.-The police
force of this city has resigned as a re-
suit of orders which they claim were
issued by Mayor Frank J. Edwards.
Mayor Edwards is a candidate for re-
election. The Republican primaries
are to be held Thursday and the fight
promises to be close one. The police
assert they were personally instructed
by the mayor to attend the primaries
and arrest all anti-Edwards .Repub-
licans and the designations followed.
Friends of Mayor Edwards deny the
statements of the police and advance
charges of bribery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Robbed and Murdered,

Oklahoma City, o. T., March 90
At Keokuk Falls, Pottawattamie coun-
ty, two men shot and killed a man
named Martin, proprietor. of distil-
1ery, at his home, robbed him and
then, after saturating his body with
oil, fired it and escaped. The flames
were extinguished before the body
was badly burned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
COLLECTING HOUSE TAX,
Japanese Officials Arouse the Resent.
ment of FOREIGNERS.

Yokohama, March 26.-The author
tiles here have aroused the resentment
of the foreign residents by distraining
properties of those who refuse to pay
the house tax. They have distrained
money Of the Hong Kong and, shang.
hal bank and the Chartered Bank OF,
India. Tuesday they seized money
and property at Jardine, Matheron &
Co.'S and at other places of business
and at residences. The officials refuse
to accept paymeht of the tax under
protest. ~ : 800,
The legations are receiving numer-
GUS complaints from foreigners of the
treatment the latter have been sub.
jected to,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Park Given to La Crosse,

La Crosse, Wis.,, March 26.-Former
Mayor A. w. Pettibone of this city has
purchased the remainder of Barrons
island, opposite the city in the Missis-
sippi river. The entire island is to be
donated to La Crosse for park pur-
poses after improvements are made.
Mr.. Pettibone has already expended
$3.50, 900, which, together with the pur-
chase price and improvements, will
make the value of the gift 100000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Murders His DAUGHTER.

Middlesboro, KY, March 26.-At
Gydgate, Va, George Waller, while In.
toxicated, killed his 12-year-old daugh-
ter Nellie by shooting her with a shot
gun. Waller then fled to the noun
tains. A neighbor who had occasion
to 60 to Walters house found the body
of the girl, full of buckshot lying on
the floor. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
>TELEGRAPHlc BREvIrlEs.

Henry Jillson, world renowned 20
years ago as an aeronaut, committed
suicide at Chicago, =. -
Cecil Rhodes passed bad night.
He rallied early In the morning, how.
ever, and took some nourishment.
Congressman W A.. rCalderhead has
been renominated by reclamation by
the Republicans of the. Fifth Kansas
district. " :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Three Seriously Injured,

Plttsburg, March 26.-Three men
were seriously injured, one perhaps
fatally, in a rear-end collision that oc-
Cured at Hickman run, on the Pitts
burg division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. The accident is sup
posed to have been caused by an open
switch through which westbound
passenger train ran into a freight en-
CINE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Rebels Ordered Reheaded.

Picking, March 26.-As a result OF
the rebellion in the southern part of
Ho-Nan province and the murder there
OF IA converts, an edict has been is.
sued ordering the magistrate of Pi
Yang to be degraded and the magis-
trate of Tung-Pol to be punished. The
rebels are ordered to be. beheaded.
One priest Is reported missing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Rev. TsiIka Under, Arrest.

London, March 26.-It is reported
from Salonica, says the correspondent
OF The Daily Telegraph, that the Turk
lsh authorities have arrested Pastor
Tsilka on suspicion of completely in
the abduction of Miss Stone.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Took Hold Of a Live Wire.

Parsons, Kau., March 26.-Lee Wat.
son, 14-year-old boy, was killed by
taking hold tlf live wire in this city.
The boy was member of a high
school society which was Initiating a
candidate. Part of the initiation was
the application of this wire to the can
didate. Watson took hold of it and
was Immediately killed. Some of the
insulation on the wire had worn off.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
MURDERED At. HIS WORK.!
tnoffensive Old Man Shot to Death
Near Alexandria, MINI, 81

NedT NIeNdHuTTd, WInn. y
Alexandria; Mimi, March 26.-Mag-
nus Johnson, about 62 years old and
bachelor, was found dead in his house
about six miles out of Alexandria. He
had been at work in the granary and
had sack of wheat ready to tie, and
the string lay across the top of the
sack. The body was lying back of the
sack as though it had fallen back
ward when shot. ',-. = - r.
Three bullet holes were in the head,
one In the forehead, one in the right
cheek and one low down in the back
of the head. - 5'~. ~: 10
No cause can be assigned for tho
murder and no clue, so far as known,
has been found: The" body was
brought to Alexandria and awaits an
inquest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Steamed Twenty Thousand Miles.

San Diego, CAL, March 26.-The bat
heship Wisconsin has arrived here
from the South. Since leaving Puget
sound on Oct. II she has steamed TO-
200 miles, touching at Honolulu, the
Samoan islands, Acapulco, Valparaiso
and Callao. At Magdalena bay target
practice was held, the battleship re-
naming there from March IL to e.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Forty Battalions MobiIized.

London, March ga report has
been received from Constantinople,
cables correspondent of The Daily
Chronicle from Rome, that 40 Turkish
battal1ons have been modified for
service In Albania, where there is q
reign of anarchys
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Goes to GERMANY for Trial.

Cincinnati, March 26.-In the ex-
tradition case of Heinrich Herrle of
bavarla, Germany, charged with for
gerry, United States Commissioner Ad-
Ter has. decided that the accused must
return to Germany and answer to
the charges preferred against him by
the Bavarian government, obtaining
100000 marks on forged check. 49,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Blizzard in Wyomino,

Cheyenne, wy, March pa snow
storm which has been in progress for
"a hours in Southeastern Wyoming
has turned into blizzard. The wind
is high and the snow is drifting badly.
The temperature has begun to fall
and it is expected the storm will be
severe one.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
No Aid for West Indies.

London, March S26.-The chancellor
of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, replying to a deputation of
West India sugar men,. held out no
prospect of including in the budget any
special provision to assist the industry
during the interim before the aboli-
ton of the bountiea in September,
1903. .G5.s5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March ,25.-Cattle- GOOD to
prime steers, $6.50@7.0O; poor to me-
dunn, $4.00@5.40; stockers and feed
ers, $2.50@5.00; COWS and heifers,
$1.50@6.10; Texas steers, $5.OO@6.0O.
Hogs Mixed and butchers, $4,000
6.70; good to choice heavy, $3.50
$40; rough heavy, $6.30@6.45; light,
$6.10@6.45; bulk of sales, $6.35@6.55.
Sheep-Good to choice, $5.OO@5.65;
lambs, $5.25@6.75. - ,..,.s.. -.
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards,

st. Paul, March 25.-Cattle- Fancy
butcher steers, $5.75@6.1o; fancy
butcher cows and heifers, $475@5.10;
good to choice veals, $475@5.50.
Hogs-$6.15@6.55. Sheep-Good to
choice, $4.50@5.75; lambs, $5.OO@6.5Oy
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Duluth Grain,

Duluth, March 25.-Wheat- Cash,
No. l. hard, 731@c; No. Northern,
70hc; No. 2 Northern, CSC; No. 3
spring, 66c. To Arrive-No. 1 hard.
73hc; No. 2 Northern, 70hc; July.
72hc. Flax-Cash, S1.72A.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Beet Root Growers Coming.

The Hague, March 26.-There are 60
ing to the United States 100 beet root
growers from the province of iceland,
who have sold their cottages and leave
in expectation Of becoming American
citizens and seeking fortunes in; the
West. These Dutch emigrants think
highly of beet growing prospects in
the United States and say that the in.
dustry in Holland has lost it's former
profitableness. wiz &. =.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis March 25-Wheat-
May, 7Ob @7OAc; July, TIC. On
Track-No. 1 hard, 1880; No. /
Northern, 7o%c; No: 2 Northern.
$3.50.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
NO FREE. HoMEsTEADs.
Strong Attack BY Eastern Senators on
Indian Reservation bills.

..::..I.. lndlan ReserVatfon Bits. :,
Washington, March 26.-The strong
objections of Senator Plat, of Con-
necticut to allowing free homestead
entries in the Rosebud reservation,
which is to be opened under the treaty
with the Lower Brules, will result in
shutting, out his repeating provisions
of the Eddy free homes bill on this
land. Senators Gamble and Kitredge
are making a strong fight against it.,
and want the free homes act to apply,
but the Eastern senators refuse to
yield. The. homes provision is also
eliminated in the Devils Lake reserva-
ton, soon to be opened. Settlers must
pay $1.25 an acre and can commute by
paying $3.50.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Another Canadian CONTINGENT.

Vancouver, B. c., March 26.-The
Dominion government has offered a
fourth contingent to 60 to South AT.
RIGA to aid the cause of the British EN-.
p1re. It is understood that the con.
tingent is to be the largest on record:
II the imperial authorities accept,
Canada will forward with the utmost
dispatch 1000 armed men.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Three FATALITIES RESULT.
Great Wind Storm Sweeps Through q
Part of louisiana.

Crowley La, March 26-A great
storm of wind swept through the
neighborhood of Bayou Quene &c Tor
tue, IL miles south of Crowley, in Yer
million parish, and reports are coming
in of great damage done. So far as
known three men were killed -
It is believed there were several 9th
er fatalities. Many residences and
other buildings were totally demol-
ished, and the property loss will be
heavy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Negro Poisoner Lynched.

Washington, N. c., March 2e.-The
body OF James Walker, a negro who
poisoned the whole family of DR.. David
T. Taylor of the state board of medi-
cal, examiners, was found dangling
from a limb of a tree just outside of
the town. The negro came to his
death by lynching.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
. Leaves Twenty-one Children.

Salt Lake City, Utah, March &c.
James Brown, who was with Joseph
w. Marshall when the first discovery
of gold was made in California in
January, 1848, died at his home in this
city, aged, 70 years. Mr.. Brown was
member of the Seventies" and a
patriarch of the Mormon church. He
left FL children and 1926 grandchildren.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, a., March 25.-Cattle-
Beeves, $4.00@625; COWS, bulls and
mixed, $3.00@4.75; stockers and feed.
ers, $3.0O@4.75; yearlings and calves,
$3.00@4.25. Hogs-$6.2O@6.45
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
HUGE BANK OF EARTH CAVES
IN ON A FORCE or cLEvE.
LAND LABORERS. # III
WITHOUT ANY WARNING
Fellow Workmen Immediately Begin
the Work of Rescue and All the
Bodies Are Taken Out-Wives and
Children Of the Victims Rush to the
Scene and Add to the Confusion by
..Their Cries. 49,

Scene and Add to the Confusion by
..Their Cries. -. :.
Cleveland, March 26.-As the result
OF a. cave-in of a huge bank Of earth
at the Main street plant of the Cleve.
land Gaslight and Coke company six
men are dead: Their names are:
Colegero Amati, aged q years; Gui.
seppi Bergozzo, aged IS years; Vim.
cenzo Lisuzzo, aged % years; Andrew
Hahn, aged rs years.; Peter Preast,
aged 2S years; an Italian whose name
has not yet been learned. Edward
Lynch, another laborer, was injured,
but it is believed not seriously So.
The men were working close to a
bank of clay when it suddenly gave
way without the slightest warning,
burying them beneath the mass of
earth. Fellow workmen Immediately
began the work of rescue and in a very
short time six of the men were taken
out. Some Of them were alive, others
were already dead, their lives having
been smothered out. The living were
started to the several nearby hospit.
ais, but died en- route and their bodies
were then taken to undertaking estab-
lishments
Workmen employed at the scene of
the disaster give as cause for the
fall of clay the thawing of the ground
by the warm sun, which made the clay
looser than it had been previously.
There were IS or more men at work
on the excavation which is being made
for the erection of a new building,
and as. they all lived nearby their
wives and children, who had learned
of the disaster. rushed to the place
and added to the confusion by their
terror-stricken cries for their relatives
whom they were not; able to locate in
stantlY.
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CONTROL. OF CUBA WILL BE Civ.
I i, ::3t 3 81 81 n ;sa.sss,!l5 81 r. ~
EN- OVER TO THE.PEoPLE
j. ON MAY 20. -
ARTILLERY WILL REMAIN
government OF the Island Assumes All
Treaty Observation-Disclosures to Be
Called Together by General Wood
on May 70-SmaII Military Force to
Stay Until Cuban Organization is
Formed.

Washington March 26.-secretary
Root has made public his order to
General Wood directing him to: turn
over the control and government of
Cuba to its people on May 20 next.
The order requires the Cuban govern
ment to assume all treaty obligations
and directs General Wood to continue
a small artillery force to avoid leaving
the island entirely defenseless until
the Cuban government shall have time
to organize it's own force. General
Wood is also directed to convene the
Cuban congress May 10. He is di-
rected to consult with President-Elect
Palma and substitute such persons as
he shall desire for those now holding
Office in Cuba.
This date should be a memorable
one in Cuban history, for it will not
only mark the acquisition of full indie
pendence, but will be the Cuban in
auguration day, it having been deter
mined that President palma shall be
1naugurated on the same day that
American control of the island ceases.
All but the smallest details of the
change in Cuba have been planned
and those remaining details were un-
der adjustment at meeting held at
the war department during the day.
Beside Secretary Root. President
Palma and Seniors Tamaya and Que
seda, General Wood attended. The
meeting occurred in the secretary's
Office
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-27
NO FUSION IN KANSAS.

Months OF Negotiations Of Democrats
and PopuIists Useless.
Topeka, Kan, March 26.-The Pop
ulist state central committee has is
sued call for a state convention to
be held. June "a. This is the outcome
of months Of negotiations with the
Democrats, trying to make fusion
agreement. The state committees of
the two parties have been in joint
session here for two days in q last ef-
fort to secure harmony, and fusion
was formally declared impossible. ~
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CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
House Committee Orders the Measure
Favorably Reported.

Washington, March 26-The house
committee on foreign affairs has COM
pleted consideration of the Chinese
exclusion bill and by a practically
unanimous vote ordered it favorably
reported to the house. The measure
has been most carefully considered
for more than a month, and it comes
from the committee with quite num-
Der of changes. The exclusion of Chi
nese laborers is made complete, both
as to the mainland territory of the
United States and all .insular possess
sions, including the Philippines and
Hawaii
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POWDER MILL BLOWS UP,
Three Men Are Killed and. Several
Iniured =: -: ~.

Injured.s T.: .: ss".:* :
Dubois, Pa, March 26. Three men
were killed and several injured by an
explosion at the Punxsutawney pow
der mill. Four men we're in the build
ing at the time. Three of them were
killed. Their names are: Clark
Simpson, Orrin Bergerstock and Jo~
Seph Weiss