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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-20

The supplanting of silver by gold as
the standard of value in the civilized
world, which the Colorado silver men al
lege to be the result of conspiracy, has
been gradual, gradual extending over
long period of time, and has come
about not through any set purpose to
bring it about, but from the fact that
gold was better suited to be a standard
of value than silver. In the first place it
contains greater value in less bulk; in
the second place it has shown less liza
bility to wide fluctuations. For yard
stick man would select the kind of wood
which was lightest d least liable to ex-
pansion and contraction from heat and
cold, moisture and dryness. In select.
ing the standard for measuring values
man has been guided by the same princi-
pie as i'll selecting the measure of length.
He has chosen the thing which
was most easily handled, and the least
liable to change. Governments have
sought to arrest this process of natural
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-20
for Infants and Children.

aThe use Of sCastoria is 50 universal l. ana
its merits 30 well known that it seems VII tt1
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach" nr
New York City,
p....- Uncomfortable Reformed Church.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-20

The Democratic and Mugwump papers
are preaching interesting homilies on the
sin of croaking. Their remarks on the
subject are generally sonnd. 1t is a bad
practice and undoubtedly has bad effect
upon the business of the country to treat
every failure as evidence that the
country is going to the dogs. But year
ago these Democratic and Mugwump
scribes who are now exploiting the vir-
tues o. cl,esreulness were all apostles of
gloom. Have they SO soon forgotten how
they ramsacked the country for
business disasters, how they rolled as a
sweet morsel under their tongues every
shut down of mill, how they descanted
on the deserted farms Of New England,
how they gloated over every strike and
paraded it as evidence that the laboring
man was being crushed? One year ago
the chiefest among the sinners in this
direction were these very Democratic
editors that are now preaching against
the sin of croaking. 1t apparently makes
a great difference to these gentlemen
whether calamity comes under Repub
lican or Democratic administration. If
under the former the proper way to treat
it is to make all the noise about it posi-
BILE, and if under the latter then silence IS
golden.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
FOREIGN.

Parnellites will vote for the third
reading Of the home rule bill. =, n.
An ex-member of the French cabinet
is shot by a socialist in revenge. s.gz,
Disastrous floods occur in Galicia
and Hungary. Many people are
drowned OF killed by falling houses.
Official returns at st. Petersburg indi-
cate further increase Of cholera. The
epidemic is especially severe in Mos
COW, where 1G6 new cases and 81 deaths
from the disease were reported from
Aug. s to Aug. II.
A case of cholera has occurred in
the military camp at Bruck, twenty
three miles from Vienna. The patti ant
has been isolated and every precaution
taken to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease.
Information from With is to the ef-
feet that, owing to the hostility of Flu
mo Omani, the .deposed sultan, land
ing party from the British warships
on last Wednesday attacked and cap
tured the town and then set fire to it.
Official statistics as to the cholera in
Italy show that during the week ending
Aug. 10 there were in Naples 25S cases
of the disease and 121 deaths. On the
Island of Capri, twenty miles from
Naples, there were during the same
period fourteen cases and eight deaths.
The disease is spreading to other coast
towns.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Mrs. Disraeli,s Economy.

OF the rigid economy practiced by
Mrs. Disraeli there is ono very good
story told: Mrs. Dsraeli and her hus-
band had come down from London to
spend the Easter vacation at Hughen-
den, and had called on the various
tradesmen at Wycombe to order the
groceries and other requirements for
their ten days or fortniglt's stay. 1t
so happened that their sojourn, was
rather abruptly shortened, and Mrs.
Disraeli was seen calling on the grocers
and other puryeyors, taking out Of the
carriage the non-consnmed wares, and
asking the shop-keepers to receive them
back and have them reWeighed, and
SO to make q reduction on their ac-
counts. The greatest statesman. with
folded arms, was leaning back in The
carriage perfectly nonchalent, but eyi-
IDENTIFY DESTROYS to have no share in
the frugal transaction. Such rigid econ
omy was no longer required after the
cid lady who so admired his books
died, and left him her entire fortune,
amounting to over f4O, 900. ..sY,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Tuesday, Aug. %.

John Selinck was drowned While fish
ing in q boat on Lake Poplin, near
Montgomery. He stepped on the edge
of the boat, which capsizod. lie was
twenty-eight years old and single.
Very little business has been done by
Saltwater loggers and lumberlnen for
some time, and the market may De said
to be dull. Only i've shipments Of logs
and lumber from that city to points
on the Mississippi occurred during the
last week. #t
Gustav Rose, a prominent German
farmer living some ten miles south Of
Verndale, is missing, leaving many an
cry creditors. It is said that his debts
amount to something like $1,000. a
goodly part of which is secured Oh the
property of his cousin, e. b. Kramer Of
Lewiston, Me. r.
Charles Freid of Red Wing attempted
suicide and cut his throat from ear to
ear, severing the wind pipe and gullet.
but missed the jugular vein. No cause
is known. He was taken to the hos
pital and DIR. Brown scwed up the cash,
The chances are that he will not re-
cover. He has no relatives in Red
Wing, but has a sister in Wisconsin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Thursday, Aug. II.

"A clairvoyant and his wife We're AZ
rested in Minneapolis, being wanted
In many cities where they are charged
with various offenscs
Anthony PohanlS of Glencoe lost
both feet by falling from Il freight
train on which he was stealing a ride
hear Montevideo.
Fire Marshal John Redell of Wjnona
handed in his resignation at meet
ing of the city council. This is the
elimination of trouble between him
and the fire committee of the council
The residence and household goods
of P. Mckady of Aurora were de-
stroyed by fire. The men were all
in tie fields. and the WON ID ut the
house were unable to stop the blaze
Loss, $1,000.
The term of tho state training school
closed in Hastings. Prof. II. w. Slack
of st. Paul and Misses Carrie V. Smith
and Lillian NJ. Tompkins, of the state
normal school at Winona, were The in
StructOrs.
Hon. l.. c.. Stringer has completed
his labors in the suspended banks at
Mankato and returned to st. Paul
Col. Brush will look after them until
the comptroller orders the resumption
of business.
No. 3, the west-bound passenger
train or the Great Northern, collided
with a freight train on the bridge
across the Red river in Fergus Falls.
Fight freight cars were demolished or
thrown in the river and the PASSENGER
engine is in the river, partially COW
cred with water No one was in
jured except the passenger engineer,
and he not seriously.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Wednesday. Aup 10.

"euncsdny, Aug. 16. EE
Morton Acnely was arrested at ST
Pau charged with abducting Rhoda
Bacon from Minneapolis. -.
Lightning struck City Attorney Kel-
sey,s house at Sank Center and Mrs.
Kelsey was knocked down by the shock.
In railing, an artery in the back Of
her head was cut. Two physicians
worked over her several houts. The
house was but little damaged.
The saloon Of Aug. Scheifelbein a.
91ontevideo was broken into by tramps.
A small amount of money and liquors
We're taken. They also plundered part
OF the contents of ten way freight cars
IN the Chicago & Milwaukee yards.
NO arrests have been made yet.
Few orders have been received at tho
state prison for binding Irvine for sew
eral days, and the season is over, The
seasons sales will not cover more than
100000 pounds. The manufacture of
Irvine will be continued, and net sea-
sons stock will be considerably larger
than this years stock.
Hiram S. Smith, one of the prominent
manufacturers of Austin, was found
dead in his chair. He had been on
the street twenty minutes before. He
died of heart failure. He was a men,
Der Of the firm Of Johnson & Smith,
Manufacturers of farm machinery, and
was one Of the earliest residents Of that
city.
The latest reports from Virginia af-
hrm the recent reports Of destitution
there among, workingmen who lave
not been paid their June and july
wages. Uncas Larson, a justice of the
peace at Virginia, says all denials of the
actual destitute condition of people
there have been made from selfish mo-
stives and. that hundreds are actually
suffering for bread. some men offering
to discount their time checks IS per
cent in order to obtain money with
which to buy it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Sunday, Aug. 20.

Hubbard & Vincent's saw mill at Du-
luth caught fire in the boiler room
and was totally destroyed. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, $4,000. .s .-
Senator Geissel's store at North Prai-
RE was broken into by burglars and a
large quantity Of goods stolen The
stolen goods were taken away in a
wagon. 1t is thought to be the work
of some peddlers who have been hang
ing around the neighborhood
A citizens state bank has been organ
lied at Waterville with James Slocumb,
Jr., of Minneapolis, as president; M.
r. Everett, vice president, and H. B.
Hermsmeyer, cashier. 1t succeeds the
Bank of Waterville. The capital is
$4,000. ~....
The St. Cloud council have asked for
a bid to build q 24foot roadway bridge,
combination iron and wood, across the
Mississippi river, to replace the present
st. German street bridge. 1t is ex-
pected to cost $4,000. They have
also rejected the recommendation of
the special committee to buy the water
works.
The Rheinhardt family, formerly of
Hastings and now of St. Paul, will
probably fall heir to large legacy left
by the death of a relative, Philip Rhein-
hardt, in India, some time ago. Err.
nest Otte, an attorney Of Hastings,
who is a son-in-1aw OF Mrs. Mary +.
Rheinhardt, may be called upon to help
count the precious forthcoming ducats.
The total estate foots up to So, O0Q, 900.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Friday, Aug. IS.

A gasoline stove explosion at Rem
vile terribly burned the arms and
hands of Mrs. +. NJ Rich. The house
caught fire, but the damage was slight
J.. Morrison, aged 2G, employed by
Williams, DOngherry 4 Upham at Du-
luth, fell off scoW and was drowned
in the harbor -,
Thomas Christensen. wanted at Red
Wing for attempted assault on Emma
Miller, a little girl, was. captured at
Goodhue and taken to Red Wing.
1t is reported that J. G. REM Of
Faribault went to Chicago to pay some
debts he owed a firm there, see the
fair and return in five days. 1t has
now been considerable over that time,
and nothing has been heard of him.
Prof. Charles w. McCurdy and Miss
Evelin Woodruff were married at Wi
mona. Prof. McCurdy is professor of
chemistry in the University Of Idaho
at Moscow and Miss Woodruff is a
young lady well known in local social
circles.
A family consisting Of a man, his
wife and several children from St.
Paul were ticketed to Cottonwood over
the Great Northern When the train
reached Cottonwood the family got off,
but missed the man. Before reaching
Marshall. however, brakeman dis
covered him in closet dead, having
shot himself. .-@ ~
Levi Palmer. young farmer near
Lake Crystal. and Aliss Helen Owens,
st"pdaugl.ter Of John Williams of Car
den City, attempted an elopement.
Palmer was arrested in the clerk Of
courts Office while attempting to pro-
cure q license. The girl is beng held
ut the Jail i'll AIankato. She Is said to
lie feehlc-nlinded. Tho instructors at
the FaribaLt school have been tele-
graphed to come and get her. She
was spending her vacation at home.
All are respectable parties.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24

a bag containing 1000 silver dollars
was stolen from the Southern Express
company's office, at New Orleans, La.
The United States Express safe at
Waterloo, Ind, was blown oDcn, but
the vault was not reached.
Three men attempted to enter the OK
press car in a Big -Four train at Craw-
louisville, Ind. Messenger Julian shot
one and the others disappeared.
Madeline " Pollard of louisville has'
brought suit against Congressman w.
@. p. Breckenridge for $4,000 for
breach of promise and seduction.
Antoine Kalulsky and his wife were
attacked by striking miners near Leav-
enworth, Kan, and severely beaten.
Mrs. Kalulsky may not recover. I
a DIR. Robert W. Buchanan, convicted
at New York for poisoning his second
wife, was denied a new trial and sen.
fenced to be electrocutcd. " az
Miss Anna r. Rogers Of GRIND Rap
ids, Mich, committed suicide by taking
poison. She said i'll Il farewell letter
that she felt she was becoming insane.
Pat Meehan went from New York to
Atlanta, Ga, to kill Robert Mcbride
He shot him dead at the depot. He
refuses to say why he killed Mcbride
Two highwaymen robbed Glen Keys,
a merchant of Flora, Ind, of 500 and
his watch. He resisted and was shot
His injuries are slight. ~..-
Henrietta Hamilton committed sui
eide at st. Louis by taking poison. The
act is said to have been caused by
the refusal of John Conley to marry
her.
w. T. Buchanan, president of the
Coke County and Sutton County, Tex,
banks that suspended 4 few days ago,
has been arrested, charged with EN-
bezZlement.
The gold brick swindle has been Sue
cessfully worked ON a farmer named
Fisher at Canton, III. Fisher is
wealthy. He lest $500, and the three
smooth men who worked the trick have
decamped.'
Fred Tate, Waterman at the Nickel
Plate freight house at Erie, Pa, was
waylaid, beaten by burglars, carried
into the freight house and bound to q
chair. The burglars then blew the safe
open and carried off the money drawer
containing $500 in cash and q large
number of checks.
The body of Harvey Bces.lcker was
found ON the Big -Four railroad track
near Farmland, Ind. 1t was cut in
two. and his head was badly bruised.
There are. evidences that he had met
with foul play and then been placed
on the railroad to hide the crime, as
the body had been robbed of Il gold
watch and 1T least $500 in money,
which he had when seen nv some
friends there 49,
The Rev. S. D. Roberts committed
suicide at Crab Orchard, Neb., by
blowing his brains out with a shotgun.
lie was formerly presiding elder of the
Beatrice Methodist Episcopal district
and president Of the Bcatrice Cha,l-
tauqua association. Several months
ago he began showing signs Of despon-
dency, said to be caused by loss of
mental powers. TIe was quite wealthy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
CASUALTY.

The business part of New Richmond.
Ohio, burned. The loss is 100000.
Several lives are lost in a Chicago
hotel fire.
August Utlant was run over by a
wagon at Greenville, Ala, and killed.
Seven persons are killed and many
injured by a railroad accident in Viz
ginia.
Two brothers named Fleener were
drowned while swimming in the Am
Draw river, near Oakland, Ill.
Seth Haskins and Harry Creaston
were overcome by poisonous gases
while cleaning a well near Chillicothe,
Mo-, and died before help arrived.
Richard Lappin, switchman on the
Lake Erie & Western road at Upton,
Ind, was killed by falling underneath
the wheels of an engine.
Two locomotives, two engine-houses
and coal chutes, property of the Mag
ara Central railroad, burned at St.
Catharines, Ont. Loss, $4,000.
Grace Mcdonald, Fred Roome and
brother of Chicago and Carrie Ham
mond of Wauconda, ILL.,, were drowned
by the capsizing of Il yacht on Banks
lake.
Mrs. George Billiard of Multonville
Mich, was burned to death. She was
demented and, it is supposed, set her
clothing on fire while an attendant was
temporarily absent.
Ora Shrout, the thirtcen-year-old son
of j.. NJ. Shrout, a farmer living near
Oakland, ILL.,, was kicked OH the head
by a mule. His skull was fractured.
In rounding a curve near Gunnison,
Col, coach on train on the Crested
Butte road left the rails. Express Mes
seger Cuthbert jumped among the
rocks and died from his injuries.
Hammond colliery breaker at Gira:d-
vile, Pa, burned. 1t had Il CAPACITY
OF 10000 tons Of coal annually and
employed 700 men and boys. The l,ss
will reach over $15O,OOO.
Cora Fugate, thirteen years old, of
Brazil, Ind, has been stricken totally
blind. She has been suffering from Il
complication of diseases since her mem
orable fast of thirty-cight days, which
closed about q week ago. a.t ...s"
3. Sherman Havens, whose father is di-
rector of the First National bank at
Shelbyville, Ind, was probably fatally
injured by falling from his road cart
and being trampled on by his horse.
Capt. III. Vernon Russell, a retired
English naval officer of means, who has
been stopping for some time in Omaha
on trip around the world was found
drowned in the Missouri river at Oma-
ha. f%
Joseph Anthony, a policeman at the
East st. Louis race track, died from the
effects of a fall into q cistern q week
ago. He is the man who shot THURMAN
Jack Chinn when he had trouble with
Secretary q. G. Sinclair last fall.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Saturday.. Aug. ~.

Mrs. George Let's, one of the Oldest
residents Of Granite Falls, died.
Alex Burr. q prominent farmer near
the town Of I.ynd. was thrown from a
load of hay and had his neck broken.
4 force Of wen are at work at the
Goodhue county almshouse making ac-
commOda tons for the number of poor
which the new law will undoubtedly
send there the coming winter.
The Merchants Protective association
Of ST. Cloud by resolution offered G. B.
Ridgman a bonus of $4,000 to rebuild
the saw mill recently burned 1t is
understood he will accept the offer.
The Red Wing mills, factories and
potteries are for the present all shut
down. The sewer pipe factory is still
operating with reduced force. The
time has never been known in that
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
THE NEWS IN "A NUTSHELL.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
All Important Occurrences of the
Past Week, Boiled Dow N and Arg
anged for Rapid Reading, From
Home and Abroad.
WASHINGTON,

Secretary Gresham is displeased with
the Bering sea decision.
A bill enabling the government to
protect national bank depositors against
loss is to be introduced in the senate.
Speaker Crisp makes canvass of the
house which indicates the passage of
silver repeal by at least thirty. Repeal
will also undoubtedly pass the senate.
The government is printing national
bank notes at an increased rate.
Senator Roacla has a number of presi-
dental appointments including post
Offices, waiting for the presidents re-
turn. He says he expects 40 results
for a month. Among the postoffices
'r:ldy for a change are Cakes, Cass4l-
ton and others. 49,
A canvass of the senate shows that
forty-four of the eighty-fve members
can be relied upon to vote for the I'M
conditional repeal OF the Sherman law.
The Beudng sea board Of arbitration
announces its decision, which both the
United States and Great Britain con-
slider fair and satisfactory
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24

There is sometimes much profit in
little things. The rubber pencil tip
is said to have brought it's inventor
100000. The pasteboard trays for
shipping eggs have earned the inventor
Il fortune. A common needle threader
brings an income of $4,000 year to
its inventor, while the return ball.
with a rubber string, it is credibly as
serted, was worth $4,000 a year for a
while to the man who struck the no.
tion D..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
GENERAL.

Three Pennsylvania boys We're killed
by a companion. ''..
Badger & Co., furniture dealers at
Boston, Mass, have failed for 500, 1000.
Six hundred Boston street laborers
struck. against a reduction i'll pay.
The Montezuma hotel at Hot Springs
Ark, will be closed.
Judgments for $1,000 were entered
at Lebanon, Pa, against the Lebanon
Brewing company. .-:
"Old Hutch has withdrawn from the
Chicago board of trade and has retired
from business:
Switchmen of the Rock Island road
threaten to strike because of reduc ed
pay.
p Archbishop Corrigan of New York
affirms his loyalty to the pope and to
Satolli. u
Six hundred miners quit work il, the
mines of the Kansas & Texas Coal
company at Huntington, Ark. ont of
sympathy with the Kansas strikers
Herman Wieberhaus, German farm
er living near Harrington. Neb.. was
missed from home and his body was
found in a field partly devourcd by
hogs. How he came to his death is not
known.
-Four hundred employees in Wood
ards casket works and furniture factory
ut Owasso, Mich, have commenced
work at a reduction Of 10 Der cent in
wages. There is quite an unsettled
feeling among the men, and they may
strike
/. At Jonah, Tex. a mass meeting Of
Democrats, Republicans and Populists
was held. The speeches criticising
President Cleyeland's message were Of
an incendiary character and the meet
ing wound up in burning Cleveland in
effgy.
Bridget Boyle of Philadelphia. twen-
ty-four years old, was sent to the Penn
sylvania hospital suffering from a
strange injury. She had cut off nearly
the whole of her lip, broiled and eaten
it. She said she had been ordered to
make a sacrifice to God and took this
method Of obeying
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Monday. Aug. 2l.

Prof. w. W. Pcndergast has been
chosen to succeed Prof. Kieble as super
mtendent of public instruction..
A twelve-year-old daughter of Louis
Hendricks of AIinneota was killed by
being kicked by horse.
Miss Minnie McCarl IF tWinona WAS
drowned in Lake Como Iear Hokah.
The boat upset with Minnie and West
ley McCarl, Harvey Hichey and Grace
Mclaughlin in it.
The Red Wing furniture factory,
which has been idle for several weeks,
started up again with its usual force
to-day. The men will be- paid in time
checks for the present, an arrangement
being made with various business
houses to take these at par for goods.
During q base ball game, Minneapolis
VS.. Red Wing, at Red Wing, John Sand
berg had bis face smashed hy a ball.
Otto Limonson was struck by ball
and was in a precarious condition dur
ing the night.
Sheriff Houde of Little Falls returned
from st. Taul, whittier he went to
bring. back to that city two clippers,
Winfred Cameron and Mrs. George
Hall, who left, by the early train while
the husband slept. 1t was ut his in
stance that the guilty pal: ere arrest
ed.
The Minnesota WolHan's Suffrage as
ISOLATION will hold it's annual convention
in Lake City Aug. "a and %. Addresses
will be delivered by the president,
Mrs. Julia B. Watson IF Red Wing;
Mrs. Dr. Nettie C. Hall Of Wessington
Springs, S. D.; Miss Margaret Jack
son of Greenville, Tenn: Mrs. G. W.
Luts of Wood Lake, Mimi, and others.
Tie whereabouts of John Parwood.
who disappeared a short time ago from
Redwood Falls have not been learned
vet. ParWood lived Il few miles north
Of that city and has beoa missing some
time, much to the regret of his family
and 4 large number of his creditors
His family seems to think he has sui
cided, but others seem to think lie has
skipped to avoid his creditors.