The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-07-20

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come with gas, as his head was close
to a leaking gas pipe.
Southern Colorado was visited by
rains which did great damage. South
of Lamar a cloud burst in the Willow
creek, and IN immense body OF water
rushed down the creek, carrying away
the Bed Rock ditch fume and striking
the Bent beach, which brought the tor
rent into Lamar, covering the streets
from one to five feet. Many families
had to move to places of safety
CRIMINAL.
| In a quarrel over a game of cards
at Hammond, Ind, Rosario Greco
stabbed Joseph Perre to death. Il.
Mrs David Birbeclk, wife Of a farm
er at Red Oak, Iowa, committed sui
eide by jumping into the river.
4 Frank Bayes, a farmer living near
| Wauseon, Ohio, killed his young wife
by cutting her throat. He tried to kin
his four-year- old daughter. burt she es-
capped. He then shot himself.
Susan Bartzan, twenty-three years
old, was found dead in New York. She
shot herself through the breast some
time during the night. Disappointment
in love is supposed to have been the
cause of the suicide. 8
| Detective Wittick arrested Charles
| Birker at Columbia, Ia. Birker is
wanted at Findiay, Ohio, for the nlla.-
der Of Annie Sails about three weeks
ago. Chief of Police Howard Of Find
lay has identified the. man. ~
At Woodbine. KY, near the Tennes-
see line, there was i riot which lasted
half an hour. City Marshal Morrissey
and Bud Smith and Jim Francis, two
desperadoes, We're killed, and four 9th
ers were wounded. III
At Salt Lake City, George Mears, a
well known mine owner and manager,
shot himself because Of the low price
of silver, which had ruined his bust
ness, and George w. Davis, a leading
retail grocer, killed himself because he
was too deeply involved in debt to
extricate himself.
At Fort Smith, Ark, Judge r. T.
Kerr committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with a shot.
gun. Judge Kerr was prominent in
his profession, but recent illness af.
fected his mind, and it is believed the
act was committed while he was men
tally unbalanced. ~
The dead body of Deputy Sheriff
John W. Thomas of Mobile county was
found in the village of Whistler, Ala
There were three bullet wounds on his
body, and his skull was crushed. The
crime was traced to Gilbert J. Deace
and John Ryan, two engineers whom
Thomas had arrested for minor Of
Tense. Deace and Ryan were cap
tured and locked up. "
| FOREIGN. IA
Queen Regent Christine Of Spain is
4 suffering with a tumor in the uterus
She is in no immediate danger.
The statement of the Imperial Banl
of Germany shows a decrease of spe
Gle Of 11O,500 marks.
Baron de Courcel highly compliment:
Mr.. Phelps for his presentation in thu
Bering sea trial at Paris. "
Pope Leo has authorized another
statement to the effect that he. ap
proves Ablegate Satolli's course il
America.
Two hundred and fifty workingme1
twhO went to the United States of co
lombia to work on q railroad, are sait
to have been terribly treated. Owe
a hundred died in the bad climate.
The New Zealand Loan and Mercan
tile company has failed. 1t is an En-
glish corporation with a capital of So,
100000, of which 100000 has beer
paid up. ~
The German navy department ha
sent a dispatch to the German Chin;
station ordering the war ship Wolf t,
proceed at once to Bangkok to protec
German subjects and interests in tn
Siamese capital in the event Of an out
break of hostiGties between the Frencl
and Siamese.
The Turkish expedition sent to sub
due the rebellious tribes has had heav,
fighting with the Hemmaleens ant
Sarasheens. The sultan's forces hav
} been victorious, although losing heavily
In one battle forty government soldier
were killed. .-s X T.. H.
/ John Deasy, anti-Parnellite membe
of the house of commons for Yves
Mayo, was found guilty Of assault. H
was fined Eos and ordered to pay til
costs Of the prosecution. Mr.. Deas
was on trial on the charge of indecent
~ assaulting a sixteen-year-old servan
girl. -.
For the first time in the history Q
:, Montreal the police force Of Montrei
have been officially thanked for thei
services, the compliment being e,
t tended on account Of the excellent wor
; done by them during the Christian FL
. deavor disturbances. First in Frenc
J.. and then in English Mayor Des Jardin
: complimented the preseruers Of tn
;, peace. 49,. s.
3 49,. ~, GENERAL.
The Starr mills at Shelbyville, Ind
failed for $50 GOO -,tG.