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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

A MARRIAGE between parties resid-
ing at Weston, W. Va, has resulted
in family complications as interest
ing as they are unique. The BRIDE
gr DOM is wealthy and mature man
of ~, who occupies the relationship
of grand uncle as well as husband to
his bride, a charming blonde Of rs.
BY her marriage this singularly for
tunate young lady becomes the aunt
Of her own father, the great aunt Of
her brothers and sisters, and the
daughter-in-law Of her fathers grand
father. She is, moreover, her own
aunt by marriage, the aunt of her
mother and her first cousins great
aunt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
Miscellaneous.

The first joint encampmento of United States
regulars and state troops ever held in this
country opened at Mount Gretna, Pa.
The St. Louis worlds fair committee met
and elected officers. Several hundred thous-
and dollars have already been subscribed.
The Illinois state board of health has as
certained that thirty persons have died from
iux and dysentery at Warsaw, and 1922
cases have been under treatment.
There is an indication that the two steel
associations which were dissolved during the
troublous condition of the metal trade last
November will be reorganizsd and make an
other endeavor to advance prices.
Bani Turner of Chicago, manufacturers
of sausage castings, were attached for $12,-
900. The firm was one Of the largest of it's
kind in the country. The liabilities and
assets, it is said, will amount we'll up in the
thousands.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

STAT1sTI1ANs of a speculative turn
of mind compute that thepopulation
of the United States in 1890 will be
915, 100000, Whether the means of
subsistence will be equal to the main
tenance of SO dense population is
question. With the prospect of
such a tremendous increase there is
apparent no pressing need of Dr..
Anybody's elixir of life. IN !.-." .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

cut out before the regular distribution took
place One OF Wild Bears wives got the
tongue and Crooked Neck snatched it from
her. Wild Bear saw the affair, and. leapinp
upon his enemy, struck him with his coup
stick-a thin wand OF red willow. The in
suit must be wiped out in blood, and the
duel must be to the death.
In less time than it takes to write Of ii the
spot OF sand above referred to was pre-
empted by. q crowd Of bucks-the old men,
women and children kept q safe distance
and a lane was opened in the crowd five
yards wide and ten times as long into one
end of this space leaped Wild Bear. armed
with Winchester. and in moment Crooked
Neck appeared at the opposite end. brandish-
ing No. 10 shotgun. double barreled and
loaded with slugs, bullets and heavy duck
shot Both men We're naked rs when they
were born, If one excerpts the eagle feathers
which dropped from Wild Bears black braids
and the bear-claw necklace which rose and
fell to the throbbings of Crooked Neck's
brOnZed chest.
We're not In range, reckon raid W.
when the duelists faced each other, sand our
w1sest plan would be to git up an git fore
they commence shootln'. But feel like as
eft I'd like to see the fun eh?"
Whatever might have thought. a shot
from Wild Bears rifle and cheer from
Crooked Neck's friends as they saw that
their man was unframed. turned nv atten-
ton to the tragic arena to the exclusion of
SfSAyoAAtAES SASSs SVSu COuBlUeIaGIOQS 0fu-
dence and escape The contestants were
yelling at the top of their voices and Jeaplng
into the air and from side to side of the hui
man-Walled lists with surprising activity,
and an evident knowledge of the necessity
against presenting a standing mark
Crooked Neck raised his weapon every
moment, but was restrained from FIR
ing by the conviction that one OF
his two barrels must kill, as he had
but brace of shots, while Wild Bear, pre-
sumabiy had dozen in his magazine. At
Length Crooked Neck seemed to see
chaIce and fired Wild Bear gave
leap high in air. whoop that could have
been heard for miles, and dropped on one
knee as If wounded Crooked Neck gave
an answering yell, and was rushing forward
Tor closer shot when Wild Bear fired, and
bis foe dropped like log. Then Wild Bear
leaped to his feet and started forward. only
to throw himself full on rhe sand face
downward as he saw Crooked Neck, who had
been shot clear through the gro;n, raise him
SELF on his elbows and poise his gun The
piece exploded and one of Wild Bears coup
feathers futterd down the wind, but he was
Untouched, the strength of his dying adj
versary not being sufficient to make his aim
dangerous or assured. Knowing that Crooked
Neck was absolutely hors de combat. Wild
Bear advanced within five feet of him and
tnen commenced a slow and tauuting dance
In circle of which the dying man was the
center. W., who understood Sioux per.
tectly, remarked.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
The Casualty Calendar.

The damage to the steel cruiser Boston by
her recent accident in Newport harbor is
more serious than was at first supposed.
The roundhouse Of the Chattanooga,
Rome & Columbus railroad burned at
Chattanooga, Tenn, with three locomotives.
Loss, 100000.
Herman Newmeyer and H. Webb of Wilkes
barre jumped from Lehigh Valley train at
Chain DAM Webb was instantly killed and
Newmeyer was fatally hurt. ....
By collision on the Rock Island road near
Topeka, Kan, Expressman Coulter was
crushed to death, Fireman Donovan fatally
injured and Brakeman Lew Ball had one leg
cut off and otherwise injured. ~
FrankMurray, brakeman on the Mantle
ba:.road, was brought to Delano, MINI, from
Montrose in terrible condition. He was
jumping onto the tender of the noon freight
when his foot caught in frog and he was
thrown to the ground, the cars passing over
one hand and the other arm, taking them
both off. His head is terribly lacerated and
his back is badly hurt. He cannot recover.
Aman laid down on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis track hort:distancef from New Prague
few minutes before freight No. 90 was due.
AS the train neared him he was seen by the
euginher to raise his head and look at the
train, but too late, the engine striking him
and killing him instantly. His name was
John Loring. 1t was probably case of in
toxication or suicide.
A forest fire of considerable dimensions is
raging in Washington county, only about
fifteen miles from Portland, Oregon. People
living in the vicinity of Cedar Mills are piling
their household goods into wagons and
Fastening to the open plains. The road to
that place is lined by fire and no longer pass
able Several farm houses have been burned,
with barns and produce and some wheat.
Several thousand cords of wood were CON
sumed, and altogether the losses will be
heavy. The atmosphere for miles around
the city of fire is thick with smoke and Gin
ders, and burning brands are falling in
showers A dense pail of smoke also hangs
over Portland. There has been no rain for
two months. and the whole country is as
dry as finder Small fires are reported in
many direction, and much greater damage
is feared.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
From Foreign Shores.

A company has been formed in London for
the purpose of promoting Russian trade in
Central Asia. The capital of the company is
100000 roubles.
Reports are received at Vienna of a violeno
hailstorm at and in the vicinity CT Cortina,
which destroyed the crops in the district and
covered the valley of Voralberg with hail.
stones to the depth of two inches.
The Congo state will ask the Belgian gov
ernment for an annual subsidy of@96O 900
for ten years to insure the continuance OF
the whole Congo railway. The capital for
the railway has been secured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
Civil Service,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1I-Clvil Service Com
missioner Lyman spoke last night 70
members of the Six O'clock club about CIVIL
service reform. Mr.. Lyman admitted that
the civil service has many faults; threw out
suggestions for Improvement, aud ridlculed
the idea of bureaucracy as the outcome of
civil service reform. He said:
III me way to improve this service is to improve
time the people OF the country have been rortu-
nate to very great degree in having in the
public service men OF character, honesty and
ability. believe that is true in spite Of and
not because OF. the method by which they have
been selected. and true because it Is fact which
mass Of people in this country are worthy to
hold Office, and it is only now and then that
man gets into office who is a disgrace to it. But
must be adopted. We must consider the diff
culties In the way Of a change of methods
They cannot be changed in aday, by an order;
not accomplished in moment. believe we
are now in the midst of an evolution, and this
change must come through the people who con-
stitute the service. do not think there is the
slightest danger Of bureaucracy or an Office
holding aristocracy. When that is talked
about the dignity and intelligence Of the Amer
can people is discredted It is nonsense
The people Of this country will take care of that
These young men will have the public service at
their particular chief. Another way to Improve
the service is to take men in au the TOP and
there IS where should fix the doors Of the ser
vice. with the intervening doors closed abso-
lutely to outsiders The men to be taken in at
the top should be those known generally as re.
ceiving presidential appointments. All other
places should be filed by promotion based upon
merit recognize that a party must control
the government in carrying out a policy, but
these men who are appointed heads Of depart
ments should be business men, for . great deal
more depends upon this quality than outsiders
think. The. difference between good and poor
administration does not depend mainly on the
men who do the work, but largely is controlled
conclusion that the best method Of selecting the
men for lower grades is by examinations which
shall be open to all American citizens.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

f'UNCLE JIMMY ATKINS, colored,
died in Sherman, Texas, the other
day, at the reputed age of13O years.
A despatch says: Hewas not very
aged in appearance; he was tall and
spare. His eyesight failed him TWEEN.
ty years ago, but three years ago it
began to improve, and continued to
do so until he died. He leaves wife,
also very old. White men who have
known Atkins for fifty years say
there is no doubt of his great age.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
Pumping the Murderer Burke.

States Attorney Longenecker, Chief Hub
bard and other police officials together with
half q dozen friends of DR.. Cronin, held a
private conference at Chicago. The subject
of the visit could not be learned, but it was
rum ored that it had something to to with
Burkes alleged promise to reveal what he
knows about the crime. None of the officials
would confirm this, however. Burke was
shown q letter from his mother in Ireland to-
day. AS he read it his frame shook violently,
and he cried like a child. When Burke had
finished he threw himself upon the floor of
the cell. 1t is said that Chief McRae of
Winnipeg will be one of the witnesses at the
Srial of Burke and the others; that McRae won
Burke's confidence, and, at Burke's request,
accom- panied him to the United States bound
airy on the journey from Winnipeg to Chicago;
that at mis- further request, he was left alone
with McRae for fifteen minutes, during which
hemadeimportanta admissions. The authori-
ties here are confident that he will event
nally confess. Said States Attorney
Longnecker to-day: ri do not think he can
hold out against the unavoidable prospect
of execution for this murder. think he will
confess. am certain that Burke is one
Of the men who actually killed Cronln, and
nothing in the world can save him from the
gallo ws-except juror who would not hang
ANYBODY. With all the evidence we have
against Bruke, and there is
lar more Than mas been published,
there is no escape for him. And he will drag
down the Others with him also When you
take the part Burke played III the conspiracy
and the part Coughlin took. and what Beggs
did and how O'Sullivan helped, there is as
clear a case as was ever made out. There
is no escape. We have evidence Tint cannot
be controversial. Burke is SO guilty, and we
have such absolute proof of his being one Of
the men who butchered Cronin, that we are
10th to accept any confession from him. He
deserves toghang, and ! think he ought to be
hanged unless his evidence should be abso-
slutely necessary to convict more important
criminals.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
Criminal DOings.

Goath and Martell, the supposed murder
rested. o..
The accounts of w. E. Denny, assistant
postmaster at Bonneville, Ind, are short
$4,000. Denny has not yet been apprehend-
ed. ".- 1@
Two indictments have been presented
against Eben S. Allen, ex-president of the
street railway in New York, charging him
with forgeries. s &.
2 George R. schoenberger, alias Henry Deter,
was arrested at Lancaster, Pa., charged with
embezzling $1,000 from J. C. Acker of
White water, Wis. IT.. T.
Assistant Postmaster Denny of Bonneville,
Ind, nephew ofMayor Denny of Indianapolis,
is missing, and it is thought he is several
thousand dollars short in his accounts
Samuel K. Rouan, Chicago merchant,
seventy years old, was "bunkoed" out of
$3.50 in New York in the usual manner
Rouan had just returned from Europe with
his wife. ..E f.. f.. ss Is J.
Gideon P. Brown, the senior partner of the
firm of Brown. Stees & Clark and treasurer of
the Riverside and Oswego corporation, has
been seen at Albany, N. Y, and is now
thought to be in Canada.
2IMartin Burke, the Cronin suspect, was
identified by Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson, the own
ers of the cottage in which DR.. Cronin was
murdered, as the man who rented it from
them, giving the name Frank Williams"
Theodore Cohn, the clerk of the clothing
firm of A. 81. King & Co., of New York who
disappeared on July % with 5000 of the
firms money and who eloped with Frieda
Siegel, the pretty cashier of the Puck restau-
rant. from Chicago, where he was arrested.
Frieda remains in Chicago.
William Ralph Lee, the boy who shot his
stepfather, Banker Stephen Rawson, one
Sunday morning in the fall of 1887, as Mr..
Rawson was coming out of church, was re-
leased from Jail at Chicago He was sem
fenced to q term Of eighteen months He
will leave for New York and will sail tor Ger
many, where he will join his mother.
2lHelen Silverson, aged twenty, committed
suicide at Sioux Falls SD. by taking strycll-
nine. She had been keeping company with
young man named Louis Bouk, and want
ed to get married, but Bouk, wanted to wait.
The girl grew Respondent, and took poison
fifteen minutes. The corners jury found a
verdict in accordance, with the facts.
johnson and Goddard, the two prisoners
arrested at St. Cloud, Mimi, for highway
robbery, made an attempt to escape from
the jail. They secured ON old butcher knife
in someway and made file Of it, and then
began saving the bars to their cell. They
were frustrated in their attempt by the
turnkey, who was expecting something Of
this sort. They were put in separate cells
and ironed.
At Bryant, Wis, George Irish was awak.
ened by his dog barking, and upon getting
up thought a bear was after his pigs He
got his gun and followed the dog into the
woods and saw what he thought was a bear
He shot and killed man named Bowman
Bowman was an outlaw from Kentucky
| sheriff from that state was at Bryant to ar
rest him. AS soon as Bowman discovered
the sheriff in the house he jumped through
the window and started for the woods The
coroner's jury rendered verdict OF accident.
al shooting
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

THERE is a lady in Milwaukee who
is the mother of nine children. None
of them were named until they were
twelve years old. They were simply
called by their nicknames and. their
numbers, Gone "Two," etc. When
they were twelve years old each one
chose his own name and was bap,
TIED. A.. --------- =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
The Markets.
NEW YORK.

Wheat, No 2 red, s61a; No 3 red, 931Sc.;
ungraded red, 70@89Ac., steamer No red.
Sac Rye, Western, 51@5212c.; Corn; No 9,
43Ac elevator, 43R@441ac.; No 2 white.
Sic: ungraded mixed, 43@4414e.; Oats, No
white: 331z@34c.: mixed. Western, 25@29c.;
Western, 15k@16c.; Butter Western dairy,
1O@121ac.; do creamery, 11@17c.: do fac.
tory, 8@121ac.
CHICAGO.
Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour-Steady, unchanged; No.2 spring
wheat, 7614c; No. spring wheat, 1910: No
2 red, 76s4c; No. 2 corn, 361sc; No. oats,
2012c; No. 2 rye, 4212@43c; No. 2 barley,
63@64c; No. ! aaxseed, $1.26; prime
timothy seed, SLAB; mess pork. per Dbl,
SO 6O@$10.65; lard, per- Olbs. 500 But
ter, active and unchanged, Eggs, in good de-
mand at 12c.
s MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat.-No. l, hard, Ole, No. 1, North
ern, eo@93c; No. ? Northern, s41h@s5c,
Flour.-Patents, sacks to local dealers,
$5.35@5.55; patents to ship, sacks car lots,
$5.1O@5. 20; in barrels, $5.35@5. SIS; deliver
ed at New England points. sc. 1906 80; New
York points. $6.15@6.2O; delivered at Phil
adelphia and Baltimore.$6 GOOGLE; bakers
here, $3.5O@4.15; superfne, $4,000. 55,
red dog. sacks, $1.3O@1 .5O:red dog, barrels,
$7.25@S.25. Corn.-35@3 Oats, 35@36.
Hay .-$5@6.5O. Barley.-quiet. Flax.
$1.2o, Chicago, s1.26. Feed.-$ 1s 5o@14.
| sT. PAUL.
Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat
No. lizard, 9S@99c No. l Northern, 9O@91 c;
No. Northern. S2@S4c Corn-No 2, 35c;
August, SEC; No. 3. 34h@351ac Oats-No.
2 white, 26c; old Use; August 23@25c year
24c; No. 3, 23c. Rye-No 2, Gle. Barley
No. q, SOC bid; No. 8, 35@45; No.
a, 35@4Oc. Ground Feed-$14.5O.
Corn Meal, Unbolted, $14.5O. Bran,
$7.5O@S. Hay, No. / upland, $3.50;
No. !, So; timothy, $S.5O@9.50. Eggs,
SO. 6O@3.70 per case. Flour, Patents. $5. GO;
straight, 4. 90; bakers SO so; rye 50 75@
800: buckwheat, So Butter, Extra cream
cry, i4@1 5c; extra dairy, 100 14c firsts. SO
sAc; packing stock, 7@71ac; grease, 3@4c.
MILWAUKEE.
Flour. steady. Wheat. quiet; cash. { sc.
September, 1880. Corn, quiet; No. 3. 26K
@2Glsc. Oats. dull: No 2 white, 251@26c;
Rye, dull; No. I, 42s4c bid. Barley, quiet;
September, 5sNc Provisions, firm. PORK
S1O.621a. Lard. $685.. Butter, unchanged;
DAIRY, II @12c Eggs. unchanged: fresh.
ll2@l21zc. Cheese. unchanged; cheddars, s q.
! s1ac.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

A RECENT discussion about the
height Of trees in the forests of Vic
toria brings from the government
botanist the statement that he has
seen one 525 feet high. The chief in
spector of forests measured fallen
one that was 4S5 feet high.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
PeOnle of Note.

A. J. Lamberton, one OF the prominent men
of Minnesota, and one of St. Peters most
influential citizens, died very suddenly at his
home on Saturday the 10th inst, ofheart dis
ease. He had been attending to his regular
business, until Friday evening and was about
Saturday morning in very good health
His death was almost instan raneous.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

AMONG the witnesses examined in
the judicial contest at Wiliamsport
recently was man from Cogan sta
ton aged % years, who said that he
had never until that day been more
than one mile away from Cogan
station. He was quite astonished
at his surroundings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

A New YORK physician is reported
as saying that during an epidemic Of
diphtheria there were Give times as
many cases on the shady as on the
sunny side of the street." .z
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

IT HAS been discovered that the
dragon flies or devils darning nee
dies that sport in the summer air live
on mosquitoes, and genius in New
York city proposes to breed them in
great extent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

ACCORDING to a Pittsburg physi-
clan, the bow legs prevalent in that
city are attributable to the descent
of the hills by young children, in
whom the ankles yield to ease the
strain on the limbs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

IT is said that not English money
alone, but capital from all Europe,
is seeking investment in this country
for fear Of a disastrous war on the
continent. Capital is sensitive and
danger from affair. If this be a fact,
it is a tribute to the stability of our
republican institutions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

THERE are in the treasury vaults
at Washington a pint of diamonds
and other precious stones that have
been presented to the various presi.
dents by admiring friends. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15

IT is reputed among sporting men
in New York that there is an agree
ment between the authorities of Mis-
sissippi and John L. Sullivan's friends
that the fighter shall be let off with
fine. The maximum penalty of his
offense is $500 fine and one years
imprisonment. ..-.. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1889-08-15
R. G. DUNN, Publisher.
PHOTOGRAPHS of the flight and ex-
plosion of dynamite cartridges are
among the achievements Of the in
Simultaneous method autobiography.

FLANNEL shirt men, are not as
numerous as they were in town Or
country, and it is easy to see that
there is a prejudice against them.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-24


ticuIHr v tn" Hu@uries gathered from
tn" stat" of the atmosphere on New
Years Eve. TIL" superstition in ques-
ton, however, is not peculiar to the
Highlands of Scotland, but shared
with the northern European nations
in general, most of whom assigned
port"ntous qualities to the winds of
New Years Eve.
1t is ON this night that those Scot
fish mummprS, the GlIiSars. who rpSem-
ble the masquerad"rs of more mod
ern times, still 90 about the streets,
habitpd in antic dresses, having their
their faces covered with wizards and
carrying cudgels in their hands. The
dOggerel lines repeated by these mas
quers, as given by Mr.. Calender, in a
paper contributed by him to the
Transactions of the Antiquarian So
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of he season may be heard falling
from lips on which they must surely
withrr in Ii" very act of passing. TO
HAY" your mornim" sonIutntion from
Il worthy lik" our friend with tine UNI
br"IIu in tn" plate, must be much the
Same thing as riding out into the
highwHy.Hnd getting your New Years
greeting from II raven by the road
side. Math"ws,s undertaken, who
used to sing I hes song OF" MERRY have
been, and merry could be, at his
club, to Il tune considerably below IL
dIrg" III point OflivrlinrSs. was Il BROTH
"r OF the same family.
OF New Year 5 gifts which are til"
Distinguishing feature OF this day,
"" hav" already said enough, in
pointing out tn" distinction b"twiXt
them and fhrlStmaS-bOX"S. They
StIIl pass generally from friend to
friend, and between the different MEM
lers ora tamlIN,"nd ar" in such eases
very pleasant remembranr"rs: but
the practice i'll ancient times had
some very Objectionable features 1t
was formerly customary or tn" no.
hI"S and thoS" about the court to
max" presents on this day to the
SOVEREIGN: who. if h" Wrr"u prince with
"nNthln" like Il prinr"ly mind. took
care that the returns which ne made
:; liz.
III Nlll'' SlOlHV az F'hNl Di1ldIc" the
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-24

ciet,y of Scotland,
are as fOllOWs:-
"Hogmanay,
TrOIlolHy,
Gle me o your white
bread.
I'll haze name O your
grey;
andmuch learning
has been exhaust
ed, and ingenuity
exercised in their
explanation. The
admirable paper
Of Mr.. Repp, in the
sa me TRANSACT
tiOnS, connects
them with anOth-
er Sup"rst ition
common to many
of the mort hern
II ntiOns; Il II d
which may /" conn
pared with one OF
th"articIes Of pop
uIar belief, as pre-
vaiIingin England
ont hristmAs Eve;
that, viz, which
seems to imply
that the spirits OF
evil are at this
time in peculiar