The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-01-22
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

The Ironton Steel company makes prepa-
rations to manufacture tin plate on an ex-
tensive scale.
Minnesota is shown to be the chief white
state of the Union, and has enough pine to
last at least decade.
Chicago Masons will permit skin to be
cut from their bodies and grated upon a
fellow Mason afflicted with cancer.
Judge Anthony Of Chicago has decided
that outside insurance companies must take
out licenses to do business in Illinois.
A resolution setting forth that the late
census had been imperfect and had done
Indiana great injustice was adopted by the
Indiana legislature.
The Bell telephone directors have autho-
rized the issue 50, 500, 900 new stock April
first: This will increase the capital stock
to s15,000,O0O.
The heaviest snow storm oftheseason rag
ing throughout Central Illinois and the fall
will be the largest for years. The wheat
crop will be greatly benefited.
The New York court ofappeals has grant
ed new trial to ex-Sheriff James A. Flack
and William Flack, convicted of conspira-
cy to secure divorce for J: A. Flack.
At Newark, N. j., Mrs. Leslie Carriers eff
fects scenery and boxreceipts were attached
in suit brought by Arther Dacre, the
discharged leading man, who has claim
for 5000.
The stone yards in Chicago will be closed
indefinitely making idle 800 men, The
shutdown is the outcome of an attempt by
the prOprietOrs to enclose new schedule of
wages, hours and rules.
The Economic Fuel Gas company has ac-
cepted the franchise recently granted it by
the Chicago city council, and promises to be
ready to deliver natural gas to consumers
in that city for fuel purposes within a year.
DR.. Samuel G. Dixon, of the Academy of
Natural Science, Philadelphia, in view of
the reports cabled from abroad regarding
the Koch lymph, once more puts forth his
claim to prior discovery of a tuberculosis
lymph.
J. H. Shirley Of Northfield in Western
Kansas, is in Lawrence Kan, soliciting
aid for the destitute settlers there, who are
actually dying from restitution, starving
from want of food and freezing for want Of
clothing and fuel.
Mrs Mary Wagner of Lakeviow Chicago
who has been suffering the most excruciat-
agonies from the result of a dog bite has
! died from exhaustion after fit of raving
come mother.
A>SDA ooi>e% lltlo WV SoVcIH>IS anu Il CnlrO
man claiming the office. The legislature
and supreme court are moving but slowly
toward a solution of the difficulty. and
meantime all kinds of conflicts of authority
are taking place. The situation is UNIQUE
and new developments of more or less Sen,
sational nature are taking place hourly.
A dispatch from Tobolsk, Russia, saws that
the terrible scourge known as "black death"
has reached q the city Of Toblosk, the capital
of West Siberia. The whole of Astatic
Russia, from Samarkand in the mouth of
the Obi is suffering from the scourge.
Thousands are dying at Obi, owing to the
| lack of physicians. It seems almost hope
less to try and check thespread ofthe dread
! full disease. - :.
Wolves are invading the western border
counties of Kansas in great packs in search
of food. A short distance from Liberal
| Mrs Garvey and her child were attacked
| by pack of wolves few steps from their
home and while the woman escaned with
slight injuries the boy was carried some
distance and mangled so horribly that he
cannot recover. The men about the place
finally beat off the savage beasts.
| There now seems to be no question that
nearly 700 men who are employed as tele-
graph operators and station agents on the
! Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road will
hand in their designations. AT the general
offices OF the company the densest ignor-
ance was manifested as to the intentions Of
the men. General Manager Earling e TAX
| ing measures to break the force 81 the
strlke and prevent serious interruption of
the business OF the road.