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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-26

tion taken Panama alive from the
womb of Colombia, hadn't we better
now adopt the orphan child? Panama
is not now and can not be in fact Gin
dependent" She is absolutely de
pendent" To speak Of Panama's Gin
dependence is mere jugglery with
words. Why, then, should we play the
childish play of make believer Why
not just annex the Isthmus? Why
not make those 31,571 square miles an
integral part of the territory of these
United States of North and Central Am
erica? Then we would have to pay
over no ten millions in gold Then we
would have to dig up no two hundred
and City thousand dollars annually.
Il would be clean-cut straightfor-
ward. fortnight, practical solution of
an evasive and hypocritical situation.
And nobody would object. The ma
tons of Europe would view our action
calmly-benignly, in fact 1t would
make no difference to Colombia; she
has irrevocably lost Panama anyway.
And in this country only the soured
anti-imperialists would squirm and
howl. Yet even they could not allege
injustice in the act. No san person will
contend that the "junta" can better
govern Panama than can the United
States. Already there is incipient re-
volt against the junta. What assurance
have we that it can properly perform
even the few governmental functions
left to it? We have been freely calling
the Colombian officials thieves, rob-
bers, highwaymen, what not. Are Pa
bian citizens, likely to be any better?
Ought we, in justice to the inhabitants
Of tn eIsthmus, to let the Isthmus be
governed by this mushroom govern
ment? Is it good, sound sense to pay
over to the revolutionists ten millions
of dollars, when it is more than likely
to be stolen or squandered? To what
citizen of any country should we do a
positive injustice were we to assume
control of the Isthmus of Panama?
That is question worth an answer.
But beyond all this, it is Manifest
Destiny! Is not the Anglo-Saxon race
the predestined mastero the world?
Since, in the dark backward and
abysm of time, the reluctant Romans
sailed away from British shores, has
there been pause in the world-battle
which shall surely end in the triumph
of the Northman, the defeat of the
Latin? Is not Spain, ancient and de.
crepit, losing her dominions? Is
France a good colonist? What are the
possessions of Italy beyond the Med
lterranean? contrariwise, are not the
English dominant in Southern Asia
and Africa? Do they not hold Egypt.
where Napoleon once trod conquerorG
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-26

To summarize, the Supreme Court
(or two members of it) belong to that
faction that is opposed to county gov,
ernment and will do everything in its
power to defeat it. Two men, both Of
whom are supposed to be in favor of
county government, were appointed to
attack the law, while the man selected
to defend the County Act is notoriously
a friend OF Thurston and opposed to
county government Just whore tho
people get OF in this thing can readily
&c imagined
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-26

ssi3- Peraes Wishing to dlapore c,ta
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-26

Eatsred at the Pos oaios at Honolulu
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
ELK RIVER MILL FIRE
Elk River Flour Till Destroyed by
Fire Early This Morning.
Loss 100000.
The Grim Reaper Summons Several
Old Settlers to the Shores of
the Great Beyond.

The Touring mill of the Elk River
Milling Co. at Elk River was DESTROYED
by fire at 6 O'Clock this morning. The
fireman went to the mill early and
started his fire and went to breakfast.
When ne returned the mill was all on
tire and in a few minutes was one mass
OF flames. 1t burned to the ground in a
short time. The loss is placed at
10000, with $4,000 insurance. There
were 5000 bushels of wheat also de-
stroyed by the fire. The loss falls
heavily upon the business interests of
Elk River at this time, as the place
has hardly recovered from it's recent
destructive fire.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
ELECTION RETURNS.
The Towns and Villages Hold Their
Annual Spring Elections and
the Ballots Talk.
Princeton Township Sticks to its Poll
Tax--Cambridge Goes Dry==
Other Information.

Town meeting and election day has
told it's story and the working machin-
cry for another year has been selected
by 1--WE, the people," There was no
particular excitement in the local field
but judging from reports there were
some hot elections in some of the neigh
boring villages. Cambridge after two
years with saloons turned against them
and went no licene 81 to Ill, while the
village of Isanti voted license IS to II.
Grandy just north of Cambridge, and
which was recently incorporated, went
against license Is to 7. Milaca had a
warm election and the Wilkes ticket
went down to defeat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Marks Sale a Success.

The big auction sale of the E. Mark
Live Stock Co. last Saturday was no
disappointment to those who attended.
There was good crowd and Princeton
was thronged with farmers. The
streets were lined with teams and
every vacant piece of ground near the
stores was crowded with teams. Mark
had lot of good horses and live stock
to offer buyers. VIM. Holland. the
sale-a-minute, silver-tongued auction
eer, was on hand and did the CRYING
for the sale. Holland is an entertainer
OF the first water in the box and his
little diversions and surprises never
fail to catch the crowd. When he
would go down in his pockets and pull
out silver quarters and throw them in
all directions at the crowd the farmers
looked at him with a sixteen-to-One eS-
preston.
There were a lot of good horses en-
tered for the sale and bidding was
spirited and was not allowed to lag
much. Over thirty horses were sold
at the auction while many were dis
posed of at private sale. Gust Parent
of Parents Siding, bought a fine pair
OF Belgium mares for $500, and John
Bell OF Zimmerman bought a Belgium
stallion for $500. A Dayton farmer
was present and bought a family horse,
while several horses were sold to par
ties from Duelm and Rices' Station.
John Kirk of Dayton bought a fine
Galloway bull. Farmers tributary to
Princeton bought good many of the
horses offered.
The E. Mark Live Stock Co. bought
through Holland the horses and live
stock belonging to S. P. Woodman,
which consisted of nine head of horses,
tWenty-three COWS, seventeen yearl-
ings, and five calves. H. R. Elliott
bought the entire lot of stock and
shipped some of the cattle TO his farm
at Mora while some of the stock he
shipped to Duluth. The horses were
sold here.
Mark will receive a car load of good
heavy horses from Oskaloosa, Iowa.
this week, to add to his present stock
OF horses. He proposes to keep good
supply on hand this spring for the
trade.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12

Inc annual meeting Of the town
board of Princeton was held after din
ner and the first business that was
transacted was the election of the road
overseers. Each district made it's own
selection, though in some cases there
were very few present to make any
choice, but there was no difficulty in
naming some individual to act as road
boss for the coming road season. The
overseers chosen are as follows: First
district, Richard Ziebrath: second.
VIM. Smith: third, VIM. Thoma:
fourth, c. J. Pinkham: fifth, S. S. San
ford: sixth, Daniel Walter: seventh.
Gottleib Krumseig: eighth, S. A..
Hartz: ninth, E. J. Satterstrom: tenth.
Arthur Sleeves.
The matter of poundmaster was left
as last year with the town board who
Will look after the impounding Of all
animals. There was no changes made
in the location of bulletin boards. nor
were any made in guide posts. Louis
bust wished to have one placed at the
northeast corner Of section rs, but
those present at the meeting did not
see hit to give Mr.. Rust the glad hand
IN this way and SO Louis will have to
make guide board of his own.
Clerk Sellhorn read the annual re-
port OF the treasurer and clerk. Last
year there was balance on hand of
five cents, and collections for the year
made the receipts s537.S6 in the town
fund. Orders to the amount of S537.7O
we're cancelled during the year, leav-
ing balance on hand of sixteen cents.
In the road and bridge fund the year
started with a balance of seventy cents
and this amount with the receipts for
the year amounted to 81, 937.75, the en-
tire collections being paid out in tax
ing up old orders. The report of the
clerk showed that the total orders out
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Death of Mrs. John Staddec.

Mrs. John Stadden died at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Arson Howard.
in Princeton last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Stadden had been a sufferer from
a cold which she contracted some time
ago and her advanced age made her re-
covery impossible. The funeral was
held at the home of her daughter last
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock and as
attended by large number of friends
and old settlers who had known her for
many years. Rev. Gratz officiated and
the interment was at the Clough ceme-
terry at Spencer Brook.
Ellen Housed Stadden was born in
Northumberland county, Pennsylvania,
December 7, 1923. She was married to
John Stadden at Danville, Pa, May 8,
l849. The same year they moved to
Minnesota and located at old St. An
thony, now east Minneapolis, where
they remained for five years. They
went north in search of good location
and settled in the town of Spencer
Brook where Mr.. Stadden took up a
homeatead on which they resided until
two years ago when they came to
Princeton and made their home with
their daughter.
Four children were born to them.
two of whom are now living, Mrs. An
son Howard, and Frank Stadden. Their
daughter Flora, who was Mrs. D. H.
Robbins, died some years ago and an.
other daughter Cora, died in child
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stadden were among
the first white settlers to locate at Spen-
Ger Brook.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Tim is a Hustler,

Under date of the 7th inst. the Wash
lngton correspondent of the Minneapo-
lis Journal tells how Mr.. T. E. Byrnes
rushed bill through both branches of
congress in the closing days of the ses-
sion. AS attorney for the Northern
Pacific railway Mr.. Byrnes had occa-
sion to ask for the passage of bill
through congress giving the road right
OF way for a branch line through the
Vancouver military reservation for half
a mile. A week ago last Tuesday he
began work: asking several of his
friends in the two houses by wire to
help him. That night he started for
Washington, arriving late Thursday.
BY the time he got there the bill, to
which there was no objection, had been
drafted, introduced. referred to the
house military committee, reported
back favorably and was on the speakers
table. Mr.. Byrnes saw the speaker,
and prevailed upon him to give the bill
right of way. 1t went through the
house during the height of the Demo-
cratic tlllbuster, a debate occurring and
roll call. There was practically no
opposition. The debate was from the
Democratic side, and was entirely de-
voted to the Butler-Wagoner election
contest and the Philippines. The bill
was hurried over to the senate, intro
duced, referred to the military commit
tee, reported out and put upon the SEN
ate calendar. Senator Nelson took
charge of it, and got it through the
senate late Tuesday afternoon, while
the Democrats were filibustering to
prevent consideration of the Aldrich
currency bill. Mr.. Byrnes took the
Dill after passage, hurried up it's en-
grossment, and personally took it to
the president Immediately after dinner
tuesday evening. It was signed at
once, and is now law. The thing was
most unusual, and no man save one with
as many friends in public life as Mr..
Byrnes could have accomplished it.
Ihe remarkable fact about the matter
was that the bill could be got through
both houses just as the Session vas
about to adjourn, and Notwithstanding
Democratic filibuster in each.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Death of Loumus Berry.

Loumus Berry died at his home in
Baldwin yesterday morning at O'Clock
after a long illness of consumption.
For the last three years he had been
gradually failing and for some time
prior to his death he was unable to
leave the house. The funeral will be
held at the home Of deceased in Bald
win tomorrow, (Friday) afternoon at
l o'clock, and the interment will be in
the family burial ground at the farm.
Rev. Gratz will officiate.
Mr.. Berry was one of the old pio.
neers Of this section. He was born in
Brownville, Maine, April II, 1889. He
Was married in 1860 and at the out
break OF the war he enlisted as a pri.
vate in Company A, 9Th Maine Volun-
teers and served for three years. He
was promoted to corporal and was in
twenty-one of the most important bat.
ties Of the civil war, and at Rappahan.
mock Station while acting as color
bearer he received five gun shot
wounds all at one time, and was in the
hospital for some time. He was hon
orably discharged from the army il
October, 1854. Mr.. Berry one O.
the first members of Wallace T. Rine:
post and many of his old comrades vii
attend the funeral.
In 1867 he came west and located ir
Baldwin, homesteading the land II
section on which he resided until his
death.
Mr.. Berry is survived by a wife
and six children, four boys and two
girls all of whom were at home at
his bedside when he passed away. Fol
the last sixteen years he was towr
clerk of Baldwin and has been county
commissioner of Sherburne county as
we'll as holding many minor Offices
Mr.. Berry's life was one of hard work
and usefulness and he was highly es.
teemed by all who knew him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12

standing in the road and bridge fund
at the present time amounted to
u 42.l9, and in the town fund the out
standing orders amounted to 1858. 81,
making XII total indebtedness of 81, 2l3. So
at the present time. The town board
cut down it's Indebtedness during the
past year in the neighborhood of $500.
Inc board of audit suggested that the
meeting vote the sum of 500 for the
town fund and s., 400 for the road and
bridge fund, and the meeting decided
TO go. the board one better and in
creased the amount for the road and
bridge fund to $4,000. Last year the
sum OF $4,000 was raised, $1,000 of
which was for roads and bridges.
during the past year a. poll tax
amounting to 430 days labor was voted
and;ot this amount 36S days of labor
were actually performed, the number
OF men employed being 2l5.
The time for the holding of the next
annual meeting was left with the
board
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
VOLUME XVII. NO. 10.

employed in one of the saw mills. In
1885 he moved to Mile Laos lake, where
he took up,a claim which he afterward
sold and returned to Anoka. A wife
and son survive him. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
MIR. VanCourt was we'll known here in
Anoka and universally respected
Anoka Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Joseph VanCourt Dead,

Joseph VanCourt died at the SANTA
rum in this city on Tuesday, March 3,
of bronchitis, not of tuberculosis, as re-
ported. Deceased was born in Mon
treal, Canada, and was So years old.
He came to Minnesota in 1866 and SET
tied in Dayton, later moving to Anoka
and then to Minneapolis; where he was
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Court III Benton County.

The house last week passed under
suspension of the rules bill changing
the time for holding court in Benton
county to the fourth Monday in April
and, the first Monday in December.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
His Uncertainty.
Farmer Honk-Say. Lem!
Farmer Stackrider-Har2

Farmer Honk-Is that 'ere solemn.
specialized young nephew of your'n
that's bein' called ''Doctor," and goes
around lookin' as wise as treeful of
owls, a dentist, boss physician. corn
curer, layer-on-of-hands, a. presidin'
elder, or just common doctor that
saws bones and kills folks?-Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP.

The election in the town of Prince
ton passed off rather quietly, though
there was just enough contest for office
to inject a little ginger and pop into
the event. There were five candi-
dates for supervisors, while VIM.
Schmidt contested honors for chairman
with August Meyers, the latter being
elected by vote of 81 to As. The de-
tailed vote given shows that there was
mix-up for supervisors, VIM. Hoeft
and NJ. A. Carlson receiving the high
est number of votes. Mr. Carlson is
the new member Of the board and re-
sides in the brick yard district.
The voters of Princeton town turned
down the proposition to abolish the poll
tax and place the construction and re-
pair Of roads and bridges under the
supervision of the town board Of super
visOrs. There were 81 votes in favor
of the proposition and a against. The
vote on the question was almost a full
vote, and there was considerable inter
est taken in the matter. There was
an apparent aversion among many tc
surrendering the ''pathmaster" pre-
rogative and home-rule system of road
making and the placing Of the road an6
bridge repair and construction in the
hands of the town supervisors A GOOD
many were of the opinion that if the
supervisors were given the power tc
construct the roads and bridges that
some Of the road districts would not
fare as well as under the present sys.
TEN.
The vote on town candidates was as
follows:
Arizona republican., 1903-07-13
THE TRAIN WAS STALLED
Hit By Fast Mail on the Missouri
 Pacific.

Kansas City, Mo, July 12.-The Mis- sCuri Pacific fast mail No. :, which left St. Louis at 3 o'clock for Kansas City. crashed into excursion train No. s southbound from Kansas City that had hecCme stalled at Dead Mans Curve, between Little Blue and Lees Summit. at 1925 this morning. Three persons were killed outright, two of them tramps, and fifty others were injured.
 With the exception of one or two of the crew 'on the fast mail. all the in iured were on the excursion train. Most of them were Kansas City ne groes Eighteen were seriously hurt. The injuries of the others consisted in cuts and bruises. The engine on the excursion train, which consisted of i've Ve coaches. heavily loaded, hloke down. While repairs were being made two Hagmcn were sent ahead t1 stop the fast mail then about due.
 The engineer on the mail train failed to see the foremost flag, and only slacked up when warned by the second man. who was within a short distance of the excursion train. The fast mail was running at a high rate of speed and it was impossible to come to full stop. When the fast mail struck 1t was making fifteen miles an hour.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-13

else of such a right at this time by the Cluded a crusade against the teaching orders, and which seems to be upon the eve of abolshins the Concordat. nat urally would be resented by earnest Catholics. IL is doubtful, however. whether the French government would consent formally to renounce the priv ilege. for such renunciatiOn would re- quire the sanction of both chambers. but President Loubet will probably in form the Vatican that, in pursuance of the precedent set in 1878, the privilege will be waived.
 There is no doubt that the Italian government will, as in 1878. take every precaution necessary to shield the con- clave from Interruption by popular dis turbanCe. and to assure to the cardi- nals there gathered absolute freedom of choice. Theoretically. however, the present pontiff will have died, and the next conclave will have to assemble and deliberate in captivity. Such were the conditions that prevailed in 1S7S- and not then for the first time either. Plus VI. was virtually a prisoner when he expired at ValenCe on the Rhone in August, 1I99, ard it was under the pro tection of a schismatic power, that of the emperor of Russia. that, after the lapse of eight months. Plus VII. was elected pope at Venice.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-13

Ot the cardinals who are now con sidored in connection with the papcv Cardinal Rarnpolla until the present illness of the pope has generally been believed to be the next occupant of the throne Of St. Peter It has been de veloped though that he will have d powerful and, no doubt. an efectuaI opponent in Austria. which it is un- derstOod will exercise the right of veto though an effort has been made among the Catholic powers to induce them to forego that right Next to Pope Leo Rampolla has been for years the most conspicuous figure in the Catholic church and the pope has indicated him as his successor.
 Within the last week Cardinal Gotti has come to be regarded as the most likely successor to the papacy. Girola- mo Maria GOtti is sixty-nine years of age. He was created a cardinal in 1895 He had previously distinguished him self by his learnng and by his perform ance of missions to the South American states. He is now the prefect Of the propaganda, an office practically sec ond in importance to the papacy. He is moreover the candidate of the So- ciety of Jesus.
 The name of Cardinal Satolli is more familiar to the people of this country by reason of his fulfllment of the of flee of papal delegate.
 The matter of the suspension of the
Arizona republican., 1903-07-13
IRON IMPORTS
They Will Go Above $50,
 100000 for the Year
MANUFACTURERSDEMAND
A Volume of Iron and Steel Double
 the Amount Required in 19O2-The Marvellous Growth of These Import ations Within the Last Five Years.

Washington, July 12.-Iron and steel imports show a total of more than S5O,- OOO. 900 in the fiscal year ending June go. 1903 The bureau of statistics fig ures show for eleven months an impor- tation of 47 million dollars worth of iron and steel manufactures, against 23 millions in the corresponding months of 1902 and Is millions in the same months of 1901. The total for the month of May 1903 was $3,619,S21. and unless the June figures fall materially below those of May, the grand total for the year will be over $50. GOO.
 This is in marked contrast with con ditions in recent years. The total i'm portation of iron and steel manufac lures in 1898 was 1212 million dollars; in 1899. F millions; in 1900, 20 millions; in 1902. 2 millions; and in 1903, as all ready indicated, will be about 50 mil lion.
 The high water mark of iron and steel imports is closely associated with periods of prosperity and business ac- tivity. An examination of the bureau of statistics tables of iron and steel imports shows that the imports ot iron and steel made high records in the years 1891, 1882, and 1S13. Tn 1870 the t;npOrtatiO0S were only 32 millions. From that point they gradually in creased until 1875 when they were 8 millions: then they dropped to nine millions in 1877. 1878, and 1879; then suddenly increased again to B millions in 1880 and 67 millions in 1882; then again moved downward to 8 millions in 1885: then mounted again to B mill lions in 1891. and from that time stead fly decreased until they reached F mill lions in 1898 and 1899. only to once more move upward. until in 1903 they will again pass the 50 million dollar line.
 While impOrtationS of iron and steel are chiefly classed as ''manufa cures. |" it should be understood that they are almost exclusively of the partially manufactured" class, in the form of pig iron, ingots, blooms. slabs, billets. bars, etc, to be used as working mater ial by the manufacturers of the United States. The importation of pig iron shows remarkable increase, the total vaule of pig iron imported in the elev- en months of 1903 being over 15 million dollars, against less than three millions in the corresponding months of last year. and a trihe above one million dol lars in the same months of 1901.