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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
CREW is SAVED,
Captain Of the Mary Graham Set Her
on Fire Before Abandoninq Her.

Captain Of the Mary Graham Set Her
on Fire Before Abandoning Her.
New York, Feb. 12.-The schooner
which was burned to the waters edge
off point north of Cape May was the
Mary Graham, from Norfolk to New
York, and the crew is safe, having
reached here during the afternoon.
They were picked up by the schooner
J. G. Clifford and five seamen com.
posed the crew of the Graham. She
was a 2-master: which left Norfolk,
Va, three weeks ago with 1877 900 feet
OF pine lumber consigned to a New
York firm: 49,. &c.,: ....
The schooner was caught in the ice
which was coming out of the Della.
ware river. She was leaking and the
crew were kept at the pumps. In the
meantime she lost her masts, bow.
spirit and only boat. The schooner be.
came one mass of ice from stem to
stern and was in danger of sinking.
The Clifford appeared and rescued the
crew of the Graham with great diff.
Guilty. Seeing there was no chance of
saving his vessel the captain of the
Graham set her on fire before aban.
doning her. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
More Wreckage of the Missing Vessel
Condor Brought to Victoria.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 12.-All hope
for the missing sloop-of-war Condor,
which left here on Dec. %, just before
the big storm which wrecked the col
lier Matteawan off Cape Flattery, was
abandoned with. the arrival of the sur
vey ship Egeria from a trip along the
west coast of Vancouver.
The Egeria went as far north as
the Scott islands, off the north end of
Vancouver island. At Clayoquet, on
the west coast, her officers found
wreckage from the Condor, which
shows that she must have gone down
or was smashed to pieces by the
heavy seas. This wreckage included
a deck grating worked with the broad
arrow of the British navy, a signal
box recognized as one from a British
warship, sheathing and part Of top.
mast. 1t is hardly probable that the
ship could have withstood a storm
which would wash these articles from
her deck. The crew of the Condor
numbered 100 officers and men.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Is SLIGHTLY BETTER.
Reports From Young Roosevelts Sick
Room, Show Improvement,

& Z.
Groton, Mass, Feb. IL. The reports
from the sick room Of Theo lore
Roosevelt, Jr., the oldest son of The
president, who, since Thursday last
has been i'll with pneumonia at the
Groton school infrmary, tended t.
show an improvement and his condi
. ton was authoritatively stated to lie
better than it was "a hours ago. y.
u. The crisis of the disease is still tc
come and is looked for within the
next "a or sc hours. The president
and his wife believe their son will
meet this crisis in good shape, and.
passing it successfully, will recover.
In fact, the slight favorable turn in
the disease has greatly relieved the
strain on both of them. Still, the re-
ports, issued through Mr.. .CortelYou
the secretary to the president, ran
between hope and fear. In addition
there was a CHEEKY interview With
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long,
after hurried visit of courtesy to his
chief, in which he frankly said that
the boy was better. -
Another interesting event OF the
day was the receipt of a telegram
from Ambassador Pauncefote - at
Washington conveying King Edwards
expression of sympathy for the presi.
dent and hope for the speedy recovery
of his son. The remarkable weather
contributed not little to the cheer.
fulness OF the day, this being the sixth
consecutive day during which the sun
has ohone brightly from morning to
night while the air has always teen
co,!, but dry and invigorating.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
TWO WERE KILLED,
Freight Train and Hand Car Collide
at Hudson, Wis.


at II hudson, Wis.
Hudson, Wis, Feb. 12.-Freight
train No. 157,, westbound, struck a
hand car on the second span of the
st. Croix bridge, throwing the section
crew in all directions
Andrew Swanson and August John
son, both men of families, were in
stantly killed. Fred Carlson and
Charles Johnson, the remainder of the
crew, received slight injuries. When
discovered Carlson was found on the
engine pilot holding to Swanson's
dead body, which lay across the pilot.
The section crew was trying to
reach the east end of the bridge in a
driving snow storm before the freight
crossed. Neither crew saw the other
until the accident
While Coroner Ross and a coroner's
jury were viewing the scene of the
accident at II o'clock a westbound
freight met the River Falls passenger
on the first span of the bridge within
100 feet of the first accident. The
passengers were badly shaken up, the
freight engine derailed and both en-
CINE pilots smashed. The quick action
Of the passenger engineer saved bad
accident.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
ONE MAN KILLED.
Rival Claimants to Chicago Lake
Front Property Have a Battle.

FIoHe TTOPeTIy 7ave Battle.
Chicago, Feb. 12-During a fight
with Winchester rifles between the
followers of rival claimants to prop
erty lying along the lake shore drive,
the most aristocratic boulevard in
Chicago, Frank Kirk, a Waterman for
one of the claimants, was shot through
the head sustaining a wound from
which he died later. s.-: H
The property in dispute consists of
made land lying east of the lake shore
drive and between it and Lake Michi-
gan. Captain George w. Streeter
claims the land, calls the ground the
District of Lake Michigan" and de-
MES that the officials of the city of
Chicago or the state of Illinois have
any rights upon it. Between Streeter
and his men and the watchmen en-
ployed by the property owners along
the lake shore drive there have been
frequent fights. Henry Cooper, law
yer, who has been active in his opposi-
ton to Streeter, accompanied by Po-
liceman .O'Malley, went upon the
ground Of the District of Lake Michi-
gan" and was attacked by Streeter,
who knocked him down with the butt
of a revolver. Several of Streeter's
followers covered O'Malley with their
weapons and he was ordered to leave
or be shot.
Shortly after Cooper and O'Malley
had left the ground a pitched battle
broke out between some of Streeter's
followers and two watchmen employed
by Cooper named Frank Kirk and
Samuel POrteOus. One of the first
shots fired struck Kirk in the top of
the head. A riot call brought out a
wagon filled with police officers and
all persons living on the District of
Lake Michigan" including Captain
Streeter, were placed under arrest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
PROPOSES EXPULSION.
Milwaukee Chamber Of Commerce
Would End Bucketshoppinu,

Milwaukee Chamber Of Commerce
Would End 6ueketshopping.
Milwaukee, Feb. 12.-Action which
is expected to put a stop to- bucket
shopping by members of the Milwau-
kee chamber of commerce has been
taken by the directors of that asso-
citation. An amendment to the rules
Of the chamber providing for the ex-
pulsion of any member shown to be
guilty of dealing in differences on the
fluctuations in the market price of
any commodity, without intent for an
actual delivery, was unanimously rec.
commended to the chamber for adop-
ton after long and earnest discus
sion of the subject. The amendment
will be voted upon by the chamber
within the next two weeks, and, it is
expected, will be adopted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
CHANGE OF sENTIMENT,t
Majority for oIeomargsrine Bill Will
Be Smaller This Time. g

Be Smaller This Time. g.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE voting
on amendments to the oleomargafine
bill in the house indicated consider.
able change of sentiment since last
congress, when the bill had los ma
jority. and that the opposition to the
measure has gained strength. While
the passage of the bill is not endan.
gered it is not likely that the majority
when the final vote is taken will ex-
coed 30. The opposition was strong
enough in committee. of the whole to
adopt two important amendments one
providing that nothing in the act
should be construed to: prevent the
manufacture and sale of oleomargarine
in any state for consumption entirely
within such state, and the other to
provide for the inspection and brand.
ing of renovated or process: butter.
The latter amendment was especially
obnoxious to the friends of the meas
ure and when the bill was reported to
the house a separate vote was de-
manded on it. That vote was pending
when the house adjourned. Although
the amendment commanded major
lty, of 20. in committee of the whole,
where no record is made, it is not un-
likely that the action of the commit
tee will be reversed when members
are obliged to go on record. Several
committee amendments adopted
changed the phraseology of the bill,
the most important being that max
ing the 10 cents tax apply to oleomar.
garine made in imitation of butter
''of any shade of yellow" ~
Considerable feeling was injected
into the proceedings toward the close
of the session. =,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
THE PANAMA ROUTE.
Colombian Minister Considering Pre-
liminary Draft of Protocol.

colombian Minister Considering Pre-
Iiminary Draft of Protocol.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The prelim-
mary draft of the Panama canal pro-
tocol is receiving the consideration of
the Colombian minister here, DR.. Mar
tinez Silva; the secretary of legation,
Mr.. Herran, and DR.. F. Nuts Duran,
a we'll known citizen of Panama, who
came here unoficially to assist in that
work. The officials have before them
the rough draft on the subject pre-
pared by Admiral Walker and thus
far have not reached any definite con-
illusions on any of the features of the
instrument. Regarding reports from
Panama that the officials of the lega-
ton had reached an agreement for a
provision in the protocol whereby
Colombia was to surrender complete
sovereignty over the isthmus, it is de-
clared such rumors are absurd and
unworthy of credence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
CANAL Will Be BUILT
GENERAL REYES OF COLOMBIA
GIVES 1.4E UNITED STATES
~ " ?: WARMING.
NO QUESTION ABOUT TITLE

Uncle Sam Can Have Full Control of
Territory Through Which the Big
Ditch Passes-If the Nicaraauan
Route Is Chosen Steps Will Be
Taken to interest European Powers
in the Undertaking.
Laredo, Tex, Feb. ia Monterey
Mex, special says:
Colombia stands ready to duplicate
any concessions Nicaragua is willing
to make. There need be no question
about the title of the Panama water
way. The United States can have it
with a guaranteed title. Colombia is
willing to give the United States full
control of the territory through which
the canal passes. It wants the canal
built and in the event the United
States sees fit to choose the Mic
araguan route the government of
Colombia will take steps to interest
European powers in the completion of
the Panama canal.
These declarations were made by
General Rafael Reyes, Colombian del
egate to the Pan-American congress
and in all probability next president
of Colombia, who is now among the
visiting delegates who are at present
the guests of the city.
"The Panama canal can be COM
pleted in four years time," continued
General Reyes. 1T would take at
least eight years to build the Mic
araguan waterway. Reports stating
that the territory of the Panama canal
is deadly to workmen are false. The
climate of the section is more health
full than Nicaragua. There is every
reason why the United States should
decide on the Colombian waterway,
but regardless of what action that
country takes the Panama canal will
be built. With the United States out
the European powers will take hold
and the Colombian government will
certainly give them all the assistance
possible"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
STIRRING sET-To BETWEEN
~: PLATT AND HoAR OVER THE
!. ..@H PHILIPPINES.
NATTER 9 GETS FACETIOUS
RidicuIes Attempts Of the United
States to Control the Filipinos-The
Connecticut Senator Delivers a Not.
able Speech in RepIy-oIeomar.
garine Bill Amended in Several Par.
ticulars blythe Lower House.

= Washington, Feb. ia stirring de.
bate on the general Philippine cues.
ton was precipitated in the senate.
the principal participants being Mr..
Platt of Connecticut and Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Teller of Colorado
had concluded for the day his argu.
:ment. against. the enactment of the
pending Philippine tariff bill. In re,
Spouse to some statements he had
made Mr.: Plat directed the senate's
attention to the situation in the ISL
ands as he viewed it, maintaining that
great progress was being made by
the government in subduing the insur.
rection. He referred to the elections
for municipal Offices in various cities
of the islands and to the establish.
ment of schools for the education of
Filipino children. Mr.. Hoar ridiculed
the statements of Mr.. Platt and in
tacetious vein adverted to the efforts
OF the American government to con-
troll the Filipino people. -. &c..
The remarks of the Massachusetts
senator aroused Mr.. Plat, who deiiv-
cred notable speech, in the course
of which he referred to Mr.. Hoar in
pretty sharp terms. His speech was
listened to by senators on both sides
of the chamber with profound atten.
tion::> In conclusion he paid an elo-
quent tribute to the efforts .of the
United States to carry the principles
OF free government to- every territory
where it had control. c..,-. ~
In his reply Mr.. Hoar delivered an
incisive criticism of the action of the
Philippine commission, declaring that
he had been taught to Judge, men
rather by their actions than by their
words, and by this standard he could
not judge the Philippine commission.
ers. with any degree of favor. -. Z: =
Early in the day the senate passed
a joint resolution submitting consti-
tutional amendment ,changing the
times of presidential inaugurations
and the termination and commence.
ment of congresses from March to
the last Thursday of April. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13

Trapeze Performer Breaks Her Neck.
Newport News, Va, Feb. 12.-Eva
Gilbert, trapeze performer at the
Powhattan theater, broke her neck
during the evening performance. In
her aerial act she swung from a
trapeze, catching her foot in loop
about IS feet from the floor. Her foot
slipped from the loop and she fell
headlong to the floor, almost among
the Mortified audience. She died in 10
minutes. The woman's home was in
New York. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Fire at Foley.

Foley was visited by a destructive
fire last week which started in the
large dry goods store of Young g.
Young and the building was totally de-
stroyed in very short time. Fred
McGonagle's barber shop, Fishes
photograph gallery, L. G. Sperry's law
Office, N. r. Lewis meat market, John
Hoffman's harness shop were also
burned. Total damage, SIS, 900; total
insurance, $4,000. No lives were lost,
although several narrowly escaped.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
WILL HURT TRADE.
Portland (Or.) Chamber of Commerce
Opposed to Exclusion Act.

Portland, Or, Feb. 12.-The Port
land chamber of commerce has adopt
ed resolutions opposing the restriction
of Chinese immigration as proposed
IL the bills now before congress. The
resolutions set forth that the trade
OF Portland with the Chinese empire
Is OF great and increasing Importance,
aid therefore all facilities of CO a.
merce and the courtesy due to a
friendly nation should be extended,
particularly to that part of the Chi
nese empire which has. the power of
turthering this trade.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
FREIGHT BADLY contested.

Vrainmen Aid Switchmen in the Strike
at MissouIa, Mon.
Butte, Mon, Feb. ia special to
The Miner from Missoula says: The
striking Northern Pacific switchmen
have posted pickets along the line and
succeeded in turning back two crews
from Helena sent by the railroad com
pany to take the places of the strik.
ers. Freight is badly congested in
the yards as the result of the trouble.
>Brakemen and conductors still refuse
to make up trains unless the regular
yard crew do the switching.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
His Wife Could Not stop Him

Springfield, O., Feb. 12-Brooding
over imaginary troubles caused G. w.
Corbett to kill himself by hanging.
The limb of an apple tree and six feet
of rope were the only things he chose
to end his existence. His wife, know
ing of his intention, tried in vain to
dissuade him. She then called her
son, who rushed out, but too late, find
ing his father dead at the end of the
rome So
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Admiral SIMPSONS Sister Dead.

Detroit, Feb. 12.-Mrs. L. E. Ellis.
aged 81 years, wife of DR.. L. E. Ellis
of this city and sister of Rear Ad-
miral w. T. Sampson, died at her
home here. Mrs. Ellis was taken sick
a week ago, but no alarming symp,
toms appeared until within the last
few days.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Had Thousands but Starved.

Buffalo, Feb. 12.-Fowler T.. Broad.
head, Is years old, some years ago
one of the leading educators of this
city, died here from starvation and
exposure, although bank books found
in his miserable living rooms showed
balances to his credit amounting to
thousands of dollars.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
MINNESOTA PINE.
10000 Million Feet of White and Norway
Pine Still Standing In Minnesota, Ac-

10000 Million Feet of White and Norway
Pine Stin Standing In Minnesota, Ac-
cording to q Government Estimate.
From an abstract of the report on
Forest Reserves in the twenty-frst
annual report of the United States
Geological Survey, the following in
teresting data on the timber conditions
in the pine region of Minnesota is
given: '.--
''These pine lands, as shown by the
earlier surveys, extended to the State
line on the north and east; southwark
they merged into the hardwood spark
region" along the southern lines of
Pine and Kanabec counties: thence
westward the irregular border passed
near Milaca, Little Falls and Wadena.
to Frazee City, and northward to the
western extremities of Red Lake and
Lake of the Woods. The total areas
of the pine forests are given by Mr..
Ayres as having been 80, 1872 So uare
miles, of which 1864 square miles
have been cut over. OF the twelve
trees used for timber, only three, white
pine, Norway pine and burr oak, have
been OF commercial Importance. White
pine, by reason of climate and fires,
has often been able to establish itself
on the best of the land in successful
competition with other species, VARIETY
being one prominent feature of the
Minnesota pine forests. Mr.. Avres
found both county records and the
reports of lumbermen and pine land
owners unsatisfactory and even mis-
leading, but from data collected in
part by correspondence, in part by
personal visits, and supplemented by
his own knowledge of the region, he
estimates the approximate amount of
forest material left in the pine region
at $4,000 million feet B. M. of white
and Norway pine, as compared with
over 2O,666 million feet B. M. of the
same timber, estimated by the Mime
sofa chief fire warden in the year 1896.
He suggests that the. township asses.
sors might collect such data, and then
the estimates could be revised with
each assessment.
Mr.. Ayres thinks that for hundreds
OF years fires have been prominent
factor in the history of these old woods,
and that especially the agents of the
Hudson Bay Company and of the
American Fur Company, have been
responsible for immense loss. AS to
recent loss, he refers particularly to
the great fires of 1910, 1850, 1876 and
1894, as very destructive. Most of the
old burns are restored with aspen and
birch instead of pine. In IA townships
there has been a known loss of S36
million feet, worth on the stump
Sc, 344, 900 or an average of some $780,
600 to each township. The known
areas burned over, killing the timber
before cutting, amounts to about 4, $50
square miles-a fraction of the whole
burned area. Fire-swept land yields
nothing; fairly stocked land yields
about 10000 feet per acre; about one
hundred years are required to produce
a crop of 10000 feet per acre; such is
the loss from fire.
"A we'll constructed map shows in
great detail the timber supply of the
pine forest area of Minnesota"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Fiddled While the Others Sawed.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 12.-Jeff
Van Horn, accused of highway rob-
berry and one of the men who escaped
from the Jefferson county Jail with
Frank Duncan, the murderer, was
captured in a coal mine near Alfalfa.
Van Horn says on the night of the
escape he played a fiddle to drown
the noise while his companions sawed
through the bars. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
WENT TO SLEEP ON HIS ENGINE.
overworked e Engineer Causes a Coli.
sion, Killing Two Men.

y e'0'V W. VCI1s
Pittsburg, Feb. 12.-"I guess 1 went
to sleep on my engine after my train
left Haysyille and two minutes later
we struck the stock train in which
drover was killed and another man
was injured"
Such was the sensational admission
to the coroner of Engineer William
Jackson of engine No. 695, which
crashed into the caboose of a stock
train between Haysville and Agnew,
on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi.
cago railroad. The engineer testified
that he. had been on duty 10 hours
and was tired out. II remember moth.
Ing" he said, latter leaving Osborne
until struck the fast stock train"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Reports Rich Placer F;rd;ros.

= HePores H1ch PIacer FifdiEgs.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. 12.-News Ut
further placer findings on the Peace
river north of the Cariboo gold dis
trict in British Columbia is contained
in rr.vcte letter from j. H. Iced, a
prospector. Reed says he found
ground that averaged $35 per Gay Ter
man Oh the surface. S.f
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13

Was in Last Battle Of Civil war.
West Plains, Mo-, Feb. 70. General
Egbert Brown, in command Of the
Unfon troops at Brazos, Tex, In the
last battle of the Civil war, died here
during the day. ss
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Asks Roosevelt to Interfere.

Denver, Feb. 1.-THE state senate
has adopted by strict party vote the
joint resolutions which had already
passed the house appealing to Presi:
dent Roosevelt to interfere in the
British-Boer war in order that. not a
single republic shall perish from the
earth. The three Republican senators
voted against the resolutions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Miners Strike Against Japanese.

. Florence, Colo, Feb. 12-Thirty-
two Japanese laborers imported from
Wyoming and California by the Victor
Fuel company to, work in the Chanler
coal mine at Coal Greek arrived here
during the day. All the white miners
employed there went on strike as q
protest against the action Of the COM
pany.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Will Reduce Duty on Print Paner.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 12.--The govern
ment has decided to reduce the Gus
tom duty on news printing paper from
rs per cent to Is per cent ad valorem.
This is the result of Justice Taschero's
inquiry into the charge of the Cana
dian Press association that there was
a combination among the paper manu-.
facturerS. = a ....% T..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-13
Ore Rates Practically Fixed.

Cleveland, Feb. 12.-The rate for
carrying ore on the Great Lakes for
the season of 1902 was practically
fixed during the day when Corrigan,
Mckinney & Co. contracted for the
carriage of 100000 tons at 80 cents.