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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
DIES FROM POISON.
Peculiar Circumstances Attend ;
Death at SprinqfieId, Ill.

peculiar circumstances Attend a
Death at Springfield, Ill.
Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 26.-A young
man who registered at hotel here
during the day as Ed Salt, Carthage,
ILL.,, died under circumstances that
point to death by poisoning. He vas
found violently i'll in the afternoon by
the hotel clerk, who had him removed
to hospital, where he died four hours
later. Just before lapsing into uncon-
seriousness he called for the hotel bell
boy. Handing the bell boy half pint
whisky flask, which contained some
dark brown substance,'h he said:
Take it to a physician and have: it
analysed. My friend gave it to me for
whisky, but believe it is poison"
The attending physician says that
laudanum or some other strong drug
caused his death. 49,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
WEARING A BROAD SMILE.
independent Operators Claim They
Have Won Their Point.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. The indie
pendent operators committee, on
their return from New York during
the evening, were all gladness and
smiles. I'VE have won our point .
said DR.. J. N. Rice of the Riverside
Coal company. I'VE are ready to
show to the public that we are paying
al the wages our. business warrants,
and that an agreement with John
Mitchell's organization is undesirable
because of its un-American ideas. The
Dig companies have come to our way
OF thinking. and a settlement out of
court is no longer a possibility"
Other members of the committee
spoke in a similar strain. IN.
AS viewed from this point, the hear
lngs will be proceeded with On Dec 3
as II the recess of the commission was
nothing more than an adjournment to
give the interested parties an oppor-
tunity to spend Thanksgiving at home
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
FEDERAL CASE UP AGAIN.
Government Attorneys Objected {
Reading From Poor's Manual.

Reading From Poor's Manual.
NeW.York, NOV. &c. The hearing in
the federal suit to test the legality of
the Northern Securities company as
the alleged hold-' of controlling in
terest in both the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads was resumed
during the day in this city before F. G..
lngersoll, the special examiner APP
pointed by the United States circuit
court of Minnesota. The government
was represented by Messrs. Beck and
Day of the attorney generals office
and eX-Judge G. 3. Young appeared for
the Great Northern, the Northern Pa
citic and the Northern Securities COM
pany. Extracts from Poor's Manual
OF Railroads were read to show that
there always have been combinations
OF railroad interests and ,gtthat the
Sherman antitrust law was not aimed
at any existing rights. The govern
ment objected to the manual as not
competent and Irrelevant. -...
The defense submitted statements of
changes in rates on the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific from 1890 to
date, and the government objected on
the ground that such showing was
not guarantee for the future, and
therefore not pertinent. -
The hearing. was adjourned until
Dec. to enable Mr. Ingersoll to make
a trip to st. Paul.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
STOCK BREEDERS ORGANIZE.
North Dakota CattIemen Form an As.
ISOLATION.

North Dakota Cattlemen Form an As.
ISOLATION.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 26.-A large num-
Der of live stock breeders from all
parts of the state were attracted here
during the day by an important sale
of short horn cattle from the best
herds of Iowa and this state The buy
ers were prominent farmers and good
prices prevailed. The best authori-
ties termed the sale eminently success
full.
At meeting in the evening, the
North Dakota Stock Breeders associa-
ton was organized, over 100 signing
the roll. The officers are: President,
Colonel J. B. Power; vice presidents,
J. II. Bosard, Grand Forks, and A. A.
Booth. Rogers; secretary-treasurer,
Professor J. H. Shepperd, state agri-
cultural college, Fargo, and an execu-
tive committee of one from each judi
cial district in the state. Secretary
Shaw of the Minnesota association ad-
dressed the meeting on advantages
and results. An influential committee
will represent live stock interests in
both branches of the next legislature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
PENALTY FOR sWINDLINe.
Aged Man Sentenced at Boston 70
Working Gold Brick Game.

Aged Man Sentenced at Boston for
Working Gold Brick Game.
Boston, Nov 26.-As a penalty for
sWindling. Meyer Cohan of this city
out of $4,000 by means of a gold brick
game more than a year ago.. Samuel
Brotzki, sixty-six years of age, who
claims a residence in New York, was
sentenced during the day to state
prison for not less than four, nor more
than seven years. Brotzki told Conan
that he was at one time Russian con-
vict in the Siberian mines, that while
there Russian captain of the guard
fell in love with a female convict and
was induced to leave the country with
her. Brotzki and fifteen companions
escaped and together with the officer
and his sweetheart came to New York,
the officer having in his possession a
bag containing gold dust, which, &C.
cording to Brotzli, he was afraid to
sell openly, as it might lead to his ar
rest as a 'deserter. Brotzki exhibited
samples of the dust, which were sent
to an assayer, and as they proved to
be pure gold, Cohan purchased the en-
tire amount for $4,000, only to find
later that the bag contained brass
filings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
MILNER's LAND SCHEME.
Project Consists of Aiding INDECENT
Beers and Boycotted Scouts.

Project Consists of Aiding INDECENT
Beers and Boycotted Scouts.
London, Nov. 26.-The correspond
ent of the Standard at johannesburg
telegraphs particulars of a scheme of
land settlement Which Lord Miner,
high commissioner of South Africa,
has successfully started for the benefit
of the boycotted national scouts and
for INDECENT Beers who are known as
"byowners." The project consists of
government aided syndicates of Boer
land owners who, in return for govern
ment loans, accept these needy burgh-
ers as tenants, providing them with
farming requisites, educating their
children and receiving in return half
the produce of the settlers lands.
Lord Miner, in an interview with
the correspondent, said he was much
gratifed at the extraordinary success
of the project, which promises to
greatly moderate the ill-feeling which
existed between the different classes
of Beers 5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
NINETY MILES AN HOUR.
demonstrating Run Between Elk
hart, Ind, and CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov. 26--When the Given
tieth Century Limited on the Lake
Shore pulled into the Grand Central
station during the day, all records be-
tween Chicago and Elkhart, Ind. had
been broken and probably a new rail-
road record established for a contin-
uous run of 101 miles.
Ihe train, consisting of an engine
and six heavy Pullman cars, filed to
their capacity, made the distance, 1O1
miles, in 100 minutes. This time beats
the Chicago-Elkhart record by five
minutes e. .. -
The run included slow-downs for
water and for passing through Mish-
awake, South Bend and Laporte where
sloW-running ordinances exist. Dur
ing several portions Of the trip speed
OF nearly ninety miles an hour was at
tanned and kept for a considerable
distance
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
oRDER RS A PRIMARY ELECTION.
Innovation in Kentucky by Democratic
State Executive Committee.


Innovation in Kentucky by Democratic
State Executive Committee. ~.
Frankfort, KY, Nov. 26.-The Dem
ocratic state executive committee met
here during the evening and ordered
a primary election for the election of
all state candidates. The primary is
called for May 9 next. The calling of
a primary is: an innovation with the
party in this state, conventions having
always been held heretofore and. the
opponents of it asserted that a major
ity of the candidates and prospective
candidates for state offices opposed
holding a primary, but none of them
went before the committee to make a
protest. Committeeman Charles W.
Meacham, who dissented from the
committees action, has filed a suit to
enjoin the committee from ordering
the primary and sets up the claim that
the call is illegal and void and the
usurpation Of power that the commit
tee does not possess under the present
party laws. It also asserts that Chair
man Young and a majority of the COM
mittee have combined and conspired
with certain candidates for state Of
ficers to hold the alleged illegal
primary and by fraud to prevent fair
expression by the voters. T..
Chairman Young and members of
the committee were served with no.
tees of the injunction before they left
the city. A temporary restraining or
der was granted and the case will be
tried before Judge Cantrill later.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
EARNINGS OF RAILWAYS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Is
sues Preliminary Report.

interstate commerce commission Is
sues a Preliminary Report.
Washington, Nov. 26-The prelim-
mary report of the interstate COM
merce commission on the income rate
of railroads in the United States for
the year ending June 80 last contains
returns of railway companies operat-
ing 195,945 miles Of line, or probably
SO per cent of the total railway
mileage of the country. The passenger
earnings of these railways were $472,-
429, 1859, and the freight earnings ST.
00,SS4,603. Including these and other
earnings from operation, gross earn
ings amounted to $1,711,754,200, or
$8,736 per mile of line, and operating
expenses s1,1O6,137, 4O5, or $5,645 per
mile of line, showing that net earnings
were $605,616,795, or s3,091 per mile.
The net earnings were $51, 1895, 421
greater than during the previous year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
COL. THOMAS P. OCHILTREE.

served with distinction fighting against
Indians when he was but seventeen
years old, and afterWard in the Con.
federate army. He was appointed
United States marshal for Texas by
Grant, and then became marshal of the
District of Columbia. When he went
to the capital he at once took rank as
"the prince of good fellows" and the
amazing tales he used to tell were at
once the delight and the wonder of
Washington. He had been in i'll health
for several years.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
CENTRAL LABOR UNION DECIDES
TO ORDER ALL THE MEN
BACK TO WORK.
MUCH CREDIT DUE TO GOMEZ
Popular Cuban General Heads Com
mittee Which Calls on the Company
Against Which the Strike Was First
Directed ard Later Visits the Labor
Body and Strongly Condemns Them
for Calling Out the Men.
for Calling Out the Men

Havana, Nov. 26-The Central La
Dor union has decided to call off the,
strike, and committees were appointed
to inform the various unions of this
decision. There probably will be
complete resumption of work at once.
Much of the credit for the settle
ment of the strike is due to General
Gomez, who headed the committee
which consulted the officials of the
Havana Commercial company, against
whom the strike was first directed.
After the conference, General Gomez
and the majority of the committee ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied at the
stand the company had taken. The
officials maintained that they had not
disseminated against Cuban appren-
tees, the fact being that the COM
pany's books showed that over 80 per
cent of it's apprentices were Cubans.
The company would maintain and
even increase this ratio, but it refused
to treat with the Central Labor union
in matters pertaining to it's employees.
The officials said that they always
were willing to meet committee
MADE up OF workers from their fac
tories and they agreed to open the fac
tories again if the men returned to
work.
g: General Gomez and the committee
afterward met the Central Labor
union and the old warrior did not
spare words in his condemnation of
the action of the union in calling out
the workmen. He said it was revo-
luton and not strike and that the
war veterans stood ready to take up
arms in support of the government in
order to maintain order. That ended
the strike as far as the Central Labor
union Was concerned. It did not care
to brave General Gomez's wrath, and
word was sent out as soon as possible
to have the men return to work. There
may be some difficulty with the local
unions, but the backbone of the strike
is broken. "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
REPLIES TO THE CIRCULAR.
Mr.. Gould Gives His Version of Colo
RADIO Fuel Trouble.

New York, Nov. 26.-Mr. Gould's ex-
pected rejoinder to the circular issued
by Messrs. Edwin Hawley and E. H.
Hartman relative to the use of his
name in sending out requests for
proxies to be used at the approaching
election of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company was given out in the form of
a statement made to the press.
Mr.. Gould declares the circular in
question to be lin some respects a
direct misstatement of facts and in
others an ingenious perversion of
TRUTH" and expresses the conviction
that it was sent out in order to secure
control of the property by Messrs.
HaWley and Hartman to the exclusion
of himself. ~. ,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
STATEMENT BY MITCHELL.
Miners President Is as Calm and Con.
SsrVative as Ever

MINERS PreSldenI is as Caim ana Con-
sentative as Ever.
Philadelphia, Nov. 26. President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
of America, accompanied by his coun-
sci, G. H. Darrow and Lloyd Wheaton,
arrived here from Washington at 10
o'clock p. m. The three gentlemen
engaged rooms at hotel and will
leave for Scranton in the morning.
Mr.. Mitchell was questioned concern
ing the status Of the strike. He said:
Counsel for the operators and some
of the operators had laid before the
presidents of the railway companies
a tentative proposition which had been
drafted by the counsel for the railway
companies and counsel for the miners
The railway companies wired the
strike commission that the general
terms of the proposition were salts
factory, some of the minor details to
be arranged later. The strike commits
sion adjourned until Dec. 3, in order
that the minor details might be ad-
justed."
Mr.. barrow here interrupted by say
ing: "The initiative was taken by the
OPERATORS" 80.
opinion on the attitude of the coal road
presidents. Mr.. Darrow, however,
said: ''They have gone squarely back
on their PROMISE
Mr.. Mitchell was asked if he thought
the action of the coal road presidents
had weakened their cause before the
commission. He said: 81 do not
want to say what they have done, but
I have no doubt we will win our case.''
Il Mr.. Darrow interposed: 1.-THE com
missioners know something now they
did not know before. They know the
coal road presidents proposed the set
Element and then backed out" =. -
:; ;. Mr.. Lloyd Wheaton said: I'VE
have no announcement of the action
of the coal road presidents except
that the announcement followed a
conference between Che operators and
coal road presidents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
ORIGIN OF FIRE A MYSTERY.
Man Found Burned to Death Near
ShuIIsburu, Wis,

Shullsburg, Wis.,, Nov. 26.-The body
of ]. w. Shelter of this city was found
in field two miles from town horribly
burned, during the day. The skin was
entirely gone from the face and upper
part of the body. s.. 4.
When found, the body was still burn.
ing and the surroundings indicate that
the victim had rolled over and over in
trying to extinguish the flames. The
origin of the fire is a. mystery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

: Chicago, Nov. 25.-Wheat- Dec.,
741kc; May, 76Ac; July, 1880. Corn
Nov. and Dec, 53c; JAN, 461kc;,
May, 42kc;<July, 41%c. Oats-Nov.,
3I1kc; Dec, BIZ @31ssc; May. 32kc.
Pork-Jan., $15.6211; May, $14.65@
14671a. Flax-Cash Northwestern,
$1.21; Southwestern, $1.15; Nov. and
Dec, $1.15;. May, $1.22k. Butter
Creameries, 18@27c; diaries, 1S@23c.
Eggs Poultry Chickens, go
12c; turkeys, 12@141ac.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
Missed the Deer and Hit a Friend.

Newberry, Conn.,, Nov. 26.-John Nc
Cormick, former sheriff of Gladwin
county, was shot during the day while
hunting, by Burt Glasgow, compan-
ion from South Norwich. The bullet
missed the deer and hit Mccormick
who was standing within range be-
hind the animal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27

Independent Operators Will Not Treat
Directly With Miners.

New York, Nov. ga serious hitch
occurred during the day in the plans
for a settlement of the coal cOntrO-
versy by conference between the coal
operators and the miners union, and
it is now almost certain that the final
adjustment of the points at issue will
be referred again to the Gray COM
mission.
At meeting between the presidents
of the coal carrying roads and large
number of independent operators, a
strong protest was entered by the lat
ter against treating directly with the
miners. An invitation to meet Mr..
Mitchell at Washington on Friday was
declined peremptorily and it was
agreed unanimously that in the judg-
ment of the operators it was best, for
the present, to go on with the hearing
before the commission.
STATEMENT BY MITCHELL,
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Nov. 25.- -Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5.75@6.75; poor to me-
dunn, $3.00@5.50; stockers and feed
ers, $2.00@4.60; cows and heifers,
$1.40@5.00; Texas steers, $3.00@4.00.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500,
6.25; good to choice heavy, $3.50
GAO; rough heavy, $5.SO@6.10; light,
$5.75@6.O0: bulk Of sales. .$5.90@6.1Q.
Sheep Good to choice, $3.50@4.0O;l
lambs, $3.5O@5.25. ...=t
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WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION

Two Negro Women and a Man Con-
victed Of vagrancy.
Lancaster, KY, Nov. 26.-TWo negro
women and one negro man will be
sold by the sheriff to the highest bid
der before the courthouse on Friday,
one for three months, the other for
two and three years respectively.
They were convicted of vagrancy in
the circuit court III
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
Fatally Burned by Gasoline.

Minneapolis, Nov. 26.--Mrs. E. ].
King of ~ Eighth street north is dying
at the city hospital of burns received
in a gasoline explosion during the
day. Mrs. King used gasoline to kin
die the fire by mistake for kerosene.
The unfortunate woman is sixty seven
wears old.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27

Mr.. Hepburn Confd ent a Bill Will Pass
at Coming Session.

Washington, Nov. 26. President
Roosevelt has informed Representa-
tive Hepburn, chairman of the house
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce, that he would appoint at
once representative from each of the
government departments to confer
with his committee on the creating of
a department of commerce. Mr.. Hep
burn is confident that bill creating
the department of commerce will be
passed at the approaching session.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
NEGOTIATIONS AT WASHINGTON
TO SETTLE COAL STRIKE
! COME TO AN END.
CONFERENCE AT NEW YORK
Presidents of Coal Carrying Roads and
a Number of Independent Operators
Meet and the Latter Strongly Pro-
test Against Treating Directly With
Miners-Matter Now Goes Back to
= Commission for Settlement. s>
Commission for Settlement.

IT,
Washington, Nov. 26.-All prospects
for an understanding between the
United Mine Workers and the coal op-
orators outside the anthracite coal
strike commission came to sudden
termination late in the afternoon
through the receipt of a dispatch to
MIR. Wayne MacVeagh, representing
the Pennsylvania Coal company and
the Hillside Coal and Iron company,
notifying him that at meeting of the
anthracite coal road men in New York
during the day it had been decided not
to grant an interview with Mr.. Mitch
ell and his associates, which had been
suggested for Friday next. The an
nouncement, coming as it did after an
all day conference between Mr.. Mac
Veagh and Mr.. Mitchell and his asso-
ciates in this city, completely sur
prised everyone here. From reliable
source it was learned that the proposal
that the operators meet the miners
representatives on Friday next was
made at the instance of Mr. Mac
Veagh, who was no less surprised than
Mr.. Mitchell himself at the turn af-
fairs took. From statements made by
Mr.. DarroW during the day, the i'm
preston had spread that complete
agreement had been arranged at the
days conference, but in the evening
Mr.. Darrow read a statement to the
newspaper men which made it clear
that no agreement had been reached
and that none was likely.
Mr.. Mitchell, when shown the dis
patch from New York regarding the
conference with the operators, simply
smiled and said that he had not sug-
gested the conference, but said that
when it was asked of him if such a
conference would be desirable, he had
replied that it would.
Mr.. barrow said he would return at
once to Scranton and would be pre-
pared to appear before the commission
next Tuesday and go on with the hear
ing.
Mr.. Lloyd Wheaton said to an Asso-
ciated Press representative that Fri
days conference had been suggested
as a means of adjusting some differ
ences that existed, and continued:
"Yet, some of the men who last week
wired the commission as favorable to
such a conference, and caused the
commission to adjourn for a week, so
as to give the parties an opportunity
to reach an agreement, now complete
1y reverse themselves. We are ready
to continue the hearing
Messrs. Mitchell, Wheaton and OAR
row left here during the evening over
the Pennsylvania road for Scranton.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Two Sisters Placed Under Arrest in
South Dakota,

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 26 !aeAuthor-
tiles have ascertained that w. G,
Gillian, the Sioux Falls man who was
found dead at Rock Rapids a few
mornings ago under circumstances
that indicated that he had committed
suicide, was murdered. Two women:
sisters, who had fed, have been ar
rested charged with the crime. Gill
ian, when last seen, had inquired for
them. When the body was found the
money he had had disappeared. Gill.
ian's head had bullet hole in it and
his body had been horribly mutiiated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
Dillon Taken to a Hospital.

Chicago, Nov. 2e-John Dillon, the
Irish leader, who has been i'll at the
Grand Pacific hotel, has been taken
to Mercy hospital. His illness is said
to be due to over exertion, and, ac-
cort1ing to DR.. j. b. Murphy, who has
been attending him, it will be several
days before he can leave the hospital
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
Noted Coin Expert Dead.

New York, Nov. 26.-The death of
Francis G. Meyers, chief of the coin
division at the subtreasury, was an
nounced during the day. He was con-
sidered one of the best coin experts
in the country. He was fifty-seven
years old.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
St Paul Union Stock Yards.

St.. Paul, Nov. 25.-Cattle- Choice
butcher steers, $5.O0@6.OO; choice
butcher COWS and heifers, $325@4.00;'
good to choice veals, $2.00@5.25.
Hcgs-$5.70@5.95. Sheep-Good . to
choice, $3.25@35O; lambs, $3.75@475.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-27
CONSISTS OF A COMPROMISE.
British Award in ChiIe.Argentine
Boundary Dispute.

4 London, Nov. 26-The British award
in the boundary arbitration between
Chile and Argentine consists of CON-
promise between the claims of the two
countries. The area in dispute
amounted to about 1894 square miles,
The award gives Chile about 1884
and Argentine about 24,840 square
miles.
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Refuses Britain a coaIinq Station.

Constantinople, Nov. 26.-1t is ru-
mored that the Turkish council has
resolved to reject the application
made by Great Britain for permission
to establish coaling station at
Bushora, the principal Turkish port
of the Salonica gulf.