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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
; RUSSIA Seating A RETREAT
Opinion in Europe lnc,ines to Eseaoeful
Issue in Far East.

London, Jan: 20-The German news
Jpapers this morning appear to be pay
ing the way to explain the RussianYre
treat in the negotiations with Japan
land in all the capitals of Europe topin
lion now inclines to peaceful issue in
1.-The far East
In a. dispatch from Toxic the cor
respondent there Of the Daily Mail re
ports that a lengthy conference of 1.-THE
Japanese cabinet was held Tuesday,
and says the emperor is receiving the
ministers OF finance and marine and
the naval chiefs.
"nhe correspondent says he has
learned that NJ, Kurino, Japanese min
lister at st. Petersburg, has sent in q
confidential report in which he says
that at a recent secret meeting of the
Russian grand dukes and the minis.
tiers, War Minister Kuropatkin and
some :sof his colleagues declared in ia.
%vor of peace.
According to the tFokio correspond
cent of the Standard, the privy council
will be convened Wednesday to dis
ccuss important measures bearing on
,the situation.
The Port Arthur correspondent OF
the Daily Mail declares that eleven
Russian battalions ct infantry. to-
gether with cavalry and artillery, have
been dispatched to the Yalu river.
He mentions also an Nneenfirmed re-
port that Japan has landed troops in
Southern Korea.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
CONGRESSMAN INJURED.
;messns. Bingham and Cooper Slip
.... Down ION Oiled Floor.

Washington. Jan. 2O.-There was a
pare FOOD catastrophe in the mem.
bers' lobby of the house Tuesday.
Representative Mann of Illinois, who
had charge of the Hepburn pure food
bill on the floor of the house, fortified
himself with numerous samples OF
pure and adulterated connections, bot
tied and canned, which he arranged
on his desk as ocular evidence to
members for the necessity of pure
food legislation. III bringing these
samples into the house he dropped a
Bottle of olive oil on the marble floor of
the lobby Immediately General Bing-
ham of Pennsylvania, the father of
the house." came along the corridor
and slipped on the spot where the oil
had spread over the floor His feet
went from under him and he fell heav-
lily. The general was helped to his
committee room where it was found he
was not injured. In the meantime
Chairman Cooper of the insular com
mittee endeavored to navigate the
oiled marble with a like result.
Mr.. Cooper was famed from his fall.
BY that time officers of the house
roped off the dangerous spot until the
oil was wiped up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21

minister Beaupre Thinks Panama At
Fair will Be Amacab1y Settled.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Arthur M. Beat
pre-, United States minister to Colom-
bia, said Tuesday that there would be
no war between the United States and
Colombia, but that the little Panama
unpleasantness would be amicab1y ar
ranged. Speaking about Colombian
affairs, MT. Beaupre said:
II do net want to say anything about
the feeling in Colombia at the present
time. I wall say this: I do not be-
lieve there will be any war. Matters
are going to be amicably arranged and
we will ,1nqaestionably have the Pana-
ma canal. Everything will be peace
full.
$50 far as the situation in South
America is concerned, I want to say
that the messages Of the president to
congress and the correspondence Of
the secretary OF state to the Colombian
minister in Washington so clearly
present the facts that there is no nee
essity of nay discussing it."
Mr.. Beanpre was accompanied by his
wife, who has many friends in Chi
,cagO.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
REPLY EXPECTED SHORTLY.
Believed That Russia Will Make Some
Concessions

London, Jan. 2O.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph company from
Toxic says the Russian reply is ex-
pected shortly and that it is believed
it will make some concessions, but ii
is doubted whether these will be stuff.
GENTLY eachi1g.
The Picking correspondent Of tie
Times declares that Japan's latest note
is stronger in tone than the preceding
one and that she VIII neither yield her
moderate standpoint nor accept the
mediation Of a third power Not only
to the Japanese, but to the American
and British ministers, the correspond
ent continues, has China given salts.
factory assurances of her intention to
maintain strict neutrality in accord.
ance with Lord Lansdowne's advice.
The detachments of Russian TROOPS
at Ching Yang Tao aud Shan Hal
Kwan have been withdrawn to Man.
churia. The only Russian troops re-
maining i'll these provinces is a small
detachment at Tientsin and the lega.
tion guard at Picking.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
DISPOSED or QUICKLY.
Postoffice investigation Resolutions in
the Senate.

the Senate.
Washington, Jan 20:--The senate
required less than minute Tuesday
to dispose of the motion to refer, to the
committee on postoffices the various
resolutions looking tG, ian investigation
Of the postofdce department. The ques-
ton had been previously debated. for
hours at time, but Tuesday no sena-
tor manifested amy disposition to dis
cuss it further and it was adopted
without negative vote.
After the passage of "a half dozen
bills the senate returned to considera-
ton Of the Panama question.
Mr.. Quarles spoke for almost two
hours in support of the course 2of the
administration and was followed by
Mr.. Patterson, who criticised the: presi-
dents course in Panama.
Mr.. Patterson was subjected to- many
Interruptions and mad not concluded
when the senate adjourned.
The Panama treaty as amended by
the committee on foreign relations was
read in executive session of the .,~nate
Tuesday No discussion was had and
it was announced that debate on the
treaty would begin today.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
{ RUSSIAN VICERUYi.fN THE FAT
EAST BELIEVES .ThAT WAR
MAY BE AMERTED.
!. UNITED STATES CRITICISED
|. METHOD OF ARRANGING THE CHI
NESE TREATY SAID TO UN-
FRIENDLY TO PRUSSIA.

london, Jan 26.-Theo Port Arthur
: correspondent Of the Daily Mail cables
; that he has had an interview with AID
miral Alexief, the Russian viceroy in
7 the"far East, who spoke hopefully OF
E: the possibility of arranging a. modus
$ viyendi with Japan. The. viceroy Their
' referred the correspondent to his
Z diplomatic agent, M. Plancon, who EN-
phasized the impossibilityo of Russia's
; evacuation of Manchaaria & and said:
'"Orders were given six months age
to, evacuate Newchwangsa and Manchu.
D.: ria provided the Chinese would agree
to simple terms, but owing to the in.
rlgues of the Japanese minister with
the Wal WI Pu (Calinese foreign
boart) these orders were counter.
manded."
NJ. Placon declared that the action
Of the United States in making a com.
mercial treaty with China without
Russia's consent under the. existing
circumstances, was unfriendly and I'M
diplomatic. Russia, he said, would
not open or allow consuls at 'Mukden
and Antung under the present regime.
If Japan wanted Korea, Russia, M.
Plancon said, would not interfere pro-
vided other powers allowed it, and he
added:
Russia did not ask JapR1fsc consent
to occupy Manchuria. neither was it
necessary for Japan to seek Russia S
permission to establish a Drotectorate
In Korea.''
NJ. Planeon concluded by saying that
the United States and other nations
were more interested in the situation
than was Russia.
The correspondent adds that. the &C.
: ton Of the United States government
! had quite upset Viceroy Alexieff' S
, calculations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
NEARLY ALL OF CHICAGO THE.
ATERS WILL PROBABLY RE-
MAIN :SHUT DOWN.
REQUIRES COSTLY CHANGES
NEW ORDINANCE WILL NECESSl.
TATE ALTERATIONS IN SEW
ERAL PLAYHOUSES.

Chicago, Jan 20.-The city council
last night took action that probably
will result in the closing tof nearly all
Of the theaters in Chicago for the re-
mainder of the present theatrical sea-
son. Monday night the council passed
IAN ordinance setting forth what must
be done by the theaters Of this city
before they are allowed to remain in
continuous operation. 1T convened
Tuesday night tc consider the passage
of an enabling act that would allow
the theaters to operate for the re-
,mainder Of this season without being
compelled to fulfill all the require
;ments Of the ordinance. as some of
the conditions are of a nature that
will require the practical reconstruc-
ton of some of the playhOuses. After
"a long debate, the council decided on
the following essentials which the
theaters must meet before they will be
allowed to reopen their doors:
A steel curtain; an automatic
sprinkler system; a bond OF $4,000
guaranteeing the performance, by
Aug. 1. 1904, of all the requirements
of the ordinance; the widening of
doors and exits.
Under Certain Conditions.
All of the above to be performed
under such conditions, terms land re-
strictions as shall be imposed by the
mayor of the city, the commissioner
OF buildings, and a subcommittee of
three to be appointed by the mayor
The managers of theaters declared
that 1T would be impossible for them
to meet the demands of the enabling
act in sufficient time to do business
during the remainder Of this season
and several of them declared that they
had no intention of trying to reopen
their doors. The manager of ,one thea
ter declared that he would be able ito
reopen the doors of his playhouse long
before the close of the theatrical sea
son.
The passage of the ordinance put
two of the downtown theaters out of
business, as their construction is such
that they will be unable to comply
with the law without tearing down the
buildings in which they are located
and erecting entirely new structures
All OF the other houses will be able to
meet the demands of the law, but it
will be at great expense for several Of
them.
Eight more churches and a number
tof halls were closed Tuesday by order
of Building Commissioner Williams
for violating the city ordinances.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
MINNESOTA WINS LAND CASE.
Gets Decision in Fight for Valuable
Tract.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Commissioner
Richards of the general land Office has
rendered a decision in favor Of Min
nesota in the case between the state
and F. A. Hyde &. Co. relative to the
ownership Of lot I, township 5S1k,
north OF range II west.
This tract, embracing about forty
acres, is claimed by the state of Min
nesota under the swamp land act, and
also by Hyde & Co., who located the
same tract with forest reserve scrip.
Messrs. Hyde employed attorneys and
the case was argued before the COM
missioner Of the general land office
some weeks ago.
The land contains valuable iron ore
deposits and it's estimated value is
close to 100000. There will probably
be an appeal from the decision of the
land commissioner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
PROSECUTION CLOSES ITS CASE.
Defense in Bechtei Trial Fails to Shake
Testimony Of Experts


Allentown, Pa, Jan 20:-After ihav-
ing examined forty witnesses in it's en-
deavOr to prove that Mrs. Catherine
Bechtei was guilty of being an Access
sorry after the fact in the murder of
her daughter Mabel, last October, the
commonwealth closed it's case Tues
day evening. The proceedings Tues
day were taken up entirely with the
examination of experts on blood.
DR.. John Lear, professor of biology
at Muhlenberg college, who testified
Monday that the stains on articles
taken from the Bechtel home were
made by human blood, was again on
the witness stand Tuesday. Counsel
for the defense tried to discredit the
biological of Bordet test of deternlin-
ing human blood which Dr. Lear had
F'employed, but the cross examination
failed to shake the direct testimony of
/ the witness.
After DR.. Lear had given an tex-
Exhaustive explanation of the Bordet
/ test, which is said to be new method
in this country, four other experts con-
tfrmed his diagnosis and upheld his
contentious
''Fhe cases against three Of Mrs.
TBechters children. John, Charles and
2Myrtha, who are also charged with be-
ing accessories after the fact, were
continued until the April term of
scOurt. Their bail was renewed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
PURE FOOD MEASURE.
House Considers the Hepburn rBilIsand
Amends 1T.

House Considers the Hepburn 'Billsand
Amends lit.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The house
Tuesday considered the Hepburn pure
food bill, but did not complete it.
When the house was ready to adjourn
on motion of Mr.. Hepburn a. recess
was taken until 11:55 today. This
course will retain the bill before the
house without interruption for consid-
GRAFTON today. Just before the recess
an amendment coming from the Demo
cratic side was adopted inserting the
word "wulfully'' relative to the sale
Of prohibited adulterated goods by re
tailers which would make it incumbent
on the government to prove knowledge
on the part of retailers that such goods
were contrary to law
The principal speeches of the day
were made by Messrs. Hepburn and
Mann in favor of the bill, and Adam
son and Clark in opposition
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Warehouse Destroyed by Fire.

Boston, Jan. 20.-Fire destroyed the
four-story wool warehouse of H. P.
Clarity & Co. here. The large build
ing of the Associated Wood Growers
company was also damaged. Loss,
about $4,000. Spontaneous conbus-
ton is believed to have caused the fire.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
HOLD UP ENTIRE TOWN..

Bold Robbers Stand Off Citizens Of Nc
Lean, Neb., and Loot the Bank.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 20.-Five robbers
held up the entire town Of Mclean.
Neb., early Tuesday and while two of
the bandits were holding off thirty
citizens of the village, the others
broke the safe of the Mclean state
bank and took $500. Then keeping up
Il rapid fire they succeeded in getting
lWaV
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Wonderful Nerve

Is displayed by many a man endur-
ing pains of accidental cuts, wounds,
bruises, burns, scalds, sore feet or
stiff joints. But there's no need for
it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill
the pain and cure the trouble. It's the
best Salve on earth for piles, too. Is
tents ate. A. Jacks druggist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Panama Ready for War.

Panama, Jan. 20.-The constitutional
convention met Tuesday afternoon,
Eenator Obarrie said the Panaman
army was ready and proposed to de-
fend the independence of Panama,
and the reported invasion of Pana-
man territory by the Colombian troops
lacked confirmation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
FOUR MEN KILLED,

Two Others Injured in Montana Mine
Accident.
Butte, Mont, Jan. 20.-By a cave of
earth in the East Gray Rock mine, one
OF the Amalgamated properties. last
night, four men were killed and two
injured. The dead are Tim Harring-
ton, Ole Olsen and two unknown men.
Fred Sara and John McNeer were
injured:
The men were working in the 1,4OO-
foot level when the hanging wall fell
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Elk River Election.

At the village election at Elk River
last week the following officers were
elected: President of council, A. h.
Nlckerson: trustees, j. de BODY, j. 81.
Romedenne, Harry Nickerson; re-
corder, w. F. Chadbourne; treasurer,
Andrew Davis; justice, E. 81. Davis:
constable, Frank Davis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
TENSION INCREASES AT SEOUL,
Native Press Bitter Against FOREIGN.
ers There,

Seoul, Jan. 20.-Russia complains
that Korean soldiers are causing trou-
bic. Korea answers that Russia must
not interfere The tension in Seoul in
creases and the native press, which is
probably inspired, is more bitter
against foreigners than heretofore
The emperor's trusted advisers have
= daily council. The Russian and Eng
ish legations have increased their
guards by sixteen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Carter Knocks out chovnski.

Boston, Jan. 20.-Kid Carter Of
Brooklyn knocked out Joe Choynski
Of Chicago after two minutes of fight
ing IN the first round before the Cri-
terlon Athletic club last night. Car
ter landed vicious right hand jab
Tor the stomach and the Chicago man
went down and out. The blow looked
low to the spectators, who cried foul.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Postmasters MAY Be Deleoa+.s.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Postmaster
General Payne Tuesday said there was
nothing to bar postmasters or other
federal oft1ceholders from serving as
delegates to political conventions, ma.
tional, state or county.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
FOR THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
Fifty-one Cars of Mess Beef to Be
Shipped From San Francisco.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 2O.-Fifty-one
cars OF extra mess beef for the Rus
sian army will roll into San Francisco
Jan. q and will be loaded on trans
port which will leave for the Orient
Feb. 2. The meat was packed in
specially built casks. The first train
load, consisting of twenty-five cars.
left Omaha Monday. The balance fol-
lowed Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-01
IN TAE sIMpLoN ruNNEL.
Difficulties Encountered in Building
Of Engineering Wonder.

Difficulties Encountered In Building
Of Engineering Wonder.
Only 2S0 yards OF the Slmplon tun.
mel remain to be excavated before the
two headings which have been bored
through the mountain from the Italian
and Swiss sides meet. The workers
In the Swiss boring have suffered Sc
verely from springs. The amount of
water which had to be dealt with
partly arising from natural inhltra-
tions and In part comprising that In
troduced artihcially for refrigeration,
rock boring and the like-amounted
at length to 3,672 gallons a minute.
But even this would not have suf-
hced to stop work, as has now been
found necessary, but for the abnor-
mally hot springs which have been
encountered at intervals.
Men can and do work in cold water,
but hot water is another matter. AL
though the issuing springs we're cooled
by Jets of cold water directed into
their midst, the temperature Of the
workings became unbeaTable. This,
combined with an impending landslip,
has necessitated abandonment Of the
work for a time at least on the Swiss
side. The tunnels are closed with
two iron gates which weigh about
eight tons and are built to resist q
pressure of 147 pounds to the square
inch of surface.
On the Italian side work still pro.
crosses in spite of encountering a
spring hotter than any previously tap.
ped which discharges $50 gallons a
minute, and the work will probably
be completed from this side. 1t is
feared, though, that grave difficulties
may be encountered when the Italian
heading has advanced sufficiently to
blast an entrance into the submerged
Swiss heading.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-01

summers, falls, and winters,-to be
strung, like beads, upon the rosary
of time; and nearer were drawing
those bloody days of France, which
are to live forever, with their CORY
hue undimmed, although the crimson
flow that stained them has been dried
by the suns of many years.
In late April of 1892, Monsieur le
Baron was still domiciled at his Paris
house, and early April usually found
him in his Languedoc chateau.
For two years past, Etienne-the
simpering coxcomb of twenty-seven--
had retained his position at court:
and the atmosphere thus brought
about his father tended to throw the
latter more into the company of for
mer friends, many Of whom were
deep in political intrigues, and sought
to claim him, after his dozen years
absence from their circles.
AT the suppers and card parties
which made unusual gayety in his ia
theirs long-closed house, Jean was
admitted with the freedom of an ac-
knowledged favorite. Keen of wit
and somewhat precocious, owing to
the intimate companlonship of Mon
sieur le Baron, he absorbed the talk
going on around him, and assimilated
it with an intelligence to which his
elders gave no thought.
Unusually tall for his years, he had
a slender, sinewy body, and limbs
whose muscles had been thoroughly
developed under the careful tutelage
Of old Tatro, the barons butler, who,
until middle life had been a soldier.
II was he who had taught Jean to
ride and shoot; and he had initiated
the lad-young as the latter was
into the intricacies Of foil and rapier
practice
Affairs In Paris were becoming
more and more unsettled. The law
lessness and brutality of the masses
grew in strength and daring, and
many Of the mobiles had fed from
France, or buried themselves in the
country, away from the violence
which they were helpless to prevent,
or too loyal to seemingly countenance
by their presence and neutrality.
II was early In the summer when,
with many misgivings as to the fu-
ture, Monsieur lie Baron finally left
Paris and retired to his country place
In LanguedOc. Jean, together with
Margot. her boy Pierre and a major
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-01
HERMIT FOR TWENTY YEARS.
Jacob Riteh Has Long Stunned Com.
pany of His Kind.

Jacob Riteh Has Long Stunned Com.
pany of His Kind.
For twenty years Jacob Ritch has
lived the life of hermit among the
timbered hills of southern Illinois, hav.
ing in all that time never once slept
under roof. At one time he was
fairly prosperous farmer, but he was
swlndled out of everything he owned.
A short time afterward his wife and
two children died. Ritch then wan
dered into the woods, where he lived
constantly until one evening last week,
when he applied to the police of Belle
vile for food. He presented the ap-
pearance of a veritable Rip Van Win.
kle, with his white hair and beard, his
tattered clothes and his bent form.
He said he had been roaming all over
southern Illinois and feeling that his
end was approaching he yielded to an
impulse to travel back to scenes of his
old home. He was sent to the county
hospital for treatment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-12-01

Glazing angrily as they met those Of
&is half-brother.
"sneaking spoil-sport! How dared
Tou." cried the boy.
Dared" repeated Etienne jeering-
", while his companions again
laughed uproariously. "Mais, you i'm
Oudent young cub, l think 1t were
well to cool your temper by sending
you after your turtle" With this he
ssIzed Jean by the collar. as IL to
throw him into the pond.
The lad, mute with passion, struck
out fiercely with his fists, until
Etienne, his rage making him forget
dis dandyism and fine raiment,
,gFasped more firmly the jeweled cane
Ae carried, and began to rain blows
upon the head and shoulders not so
very far below his own not great
helght, while he held fast to Jeans
collar with a grip whose firmness was
eat of keeping with his frail and puny
build.
A clear. icy-toned voice suddenly
cut the air like a fash Of steel.
Pardon, monsieur; but would you
not like assistance?"
II was the sous-lieutenant, whose
took had affected Jean so oddly a
snort time before.
Il have been an uniutentlonal spec
aator Of your unmanly conduct, mon
OfeuT.'' continued the young officer, in
enc same low, even tone, as he calmly
aaeed Etieune; "and what have
beard and seen of its beginning com
peIs me to take the part Of this young
Esntieman you have so needlessly
abused and angered."
~Damel Who are you, to dare
speak to me in such fashion? Etienne
demanded furiOusly, his white fingers
again gripping the cane in a way sug-
,EegtiVe of q desire to use it in a new
,Huarter, while he advanced a few
steps toward the sous-lieutenant, who
stood with his hands still clasped be
hlnd his back, and fine scorn touch
ang the severe line OF his lips.
II am an oficer. monsieur, as you
can see" he replied, his tone in keep
ding with his disdainful cOmposure;
-.and one who, by training as we'll as
by nature. canpot but object to see
zach q display OF cowardice In any
man, be he courtier or simple citi'
nen."
A,AGine tonneTrssi" cried Etienne,