The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-09
D. INGENERAL

Judge Altgeld, of Chicago, decides that
wife may sue husband for Islander.
ALL but four of the Italians killed at
New Orleans areshown to have been voters
A BILL for the taxation of certain railroad
land is passed by the Minnesota house.
ITALIAN laborers in Pennsylvania form
an association. or Malta society. 5s.ss'
The New York Smelling and refining
Company of New York has been put in 9
receivers hands. ~
Gov. MARKHAM of California has signed
the bill making train wrecking punishable
by death. - .-~-
The ice in the Missouri has broken and
is running out rapidly without the pros
pect of much overflow.
David Taylor associate justice of the su-
preme court, died suddenly at the supper
table at Madison, Wis.,. aged seventy-one.
The cause was heart disease. a.-5.
The American National Bank of Kansas
City, which failed Jan. 10, has resumed
business. The bank has over ST, 725, 900 in
cash in its vaults. ~.
ALL papers in Alabama will publish a
call for convention to meet in Mont
gomery on May 20 and start movement
to raise 500, 900 for an exhibit at the worlds
fair.
A gas tank exploded in Keene's photo
graph gallery at Redwood Falls, seriously
iniuring " M Keene and his infant son.
The gallery was demolished by the explos-
ion. Mr.. Keene was conducting an expert
| ment, which resulted as above stated
THE steamer Westernland, from Antwerp,
landed 1887 immigrants at the barge office.
Forty-one musicians, said to have come
here under the padrone system, are de-
tanned at the barge office until their cases
can be looked up.
AT Birmingham, Ala, a decree Of the
chancery court was rendered ordering the
sale of the Mary Pratt Furnace which has
been recently thrown into the hands of a
| receiver. A half million dollars is invol-
we'd. a.&g T.
The grip scourge in Pittsburg is still
holding on with deadly results. Some
seventy-two funerals occurred in one day
recently and an equal number were post
! poned on there being shortage of hearscs
| and carriages.
The district convention of the Epworth
| league held their session at Chattield.
| Nearly 100 delegates and 20 chapters repre-
| sented. Prominent ministers present are
Revs. Bibbie and Corn ish, Of Winona:
| Jennings, of Red Wing; White, of Lake
City; Doran, OF Rochester, Mimi H.
REPORTS received OF the office of the
Kansas state board of agriculture indicate
that there is more moisture in the ground
in. Western Kansas than there has been at
this season tor many years. The acreage in
wheat is much larger than last wear, and,
barring hail storms, the crop will be ali
| enormous one. Ell
SUPERINTENDENT Il Of immigration Webber
says the immigration from Italy is rapidly
increasing, in fact leading that of all other
| countries. The figures for March are Italy,
1863; Germany, 1887; Great Britain and
Ireland, 1896; Hungary. 1850; Austria,
3,494; Russia, 1923; total, %, 1888. Sixteen
hundred and seven Italians were landed at
The state irrigation convention was large.
~ attended, thirteen ofthe eighteen coun-
ties in the irrigable district being represent
ed. Five delegates from each county were
appointed to attend the interstate conven-
i ton, with u II. Hole Of Huron, s. D chair
man and Maj. H. +. B. Cotfinand State En-
l gineer Baldwin as committeeman at large