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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

The candidates for bailiff in the town
of Alnwick, North England, just be-
fore the election, ride in a procession
to a horse pond near the town, dis
mount and struggle through the mud
and water as best they can. They
are accompanied by O brass band and
all the population Of the town and
neighborhood. The custom dates from
the time Of King John, who visited
the town in 1910. The roads were very
bad and some Of his baggage wagons
had to be left in the mire. On his ar
rival he inquired who was responsible
for the condition Of the Ioaus, and
learning that the bailiffs were to blame
ordered them to be seized and dragged
khrough the nearest pond
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
SINS AND SINNERS.

Mazzadonia Azala, at San Angelo,
Tex, murdered Antonio Monterez and
committed suicide.
John Stanton, water tower foreman
at st. Louis, in quarrel fatally stabbed
Edward Lauzin, a fireman.
Residents Of Lincoln, ILL.,, suspect
that Peter G. Clark, farmer, was poi
soned, and will investigate.
Michael Kerwin assaulted John Moler
at Twin Springs, Iowa, with a big knife
Molec died from his wounds.
In fight between Hungarian miners
near Streator, Ill, one man was killed
and another seriously injured.
Gross frauds are unearthed in the
surveyors department Of the New York
custom house.
AT Valparaiso, Ind, burglars carted
Sergeant & Scofeld's safe, containing
$1,000, a quarter of mile, when, be-
ing shot at, they fed. g3
Robert Hardwick shot and killed w.
81. Averill at Stanton, KY, and was in
turn killed by Asa Petit, q friend Of
Hardwick.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
!. AROUND A GREAT STATE.
EVENTS or THE
\ WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
IMPORTANT Occurrences In the North
star stnte Day by Dny-A General
Resume Of the Weeks DoinEs Ar
ranged for Rapid Reading.
Monday, AuE. Is.

- ~
While two boys were hunting at Mad
iison the gun Of one was accidentally
discharged, instantly killing Frank
Howell, aged II, his companion.
Edward, son of Charles Kiese. two
miles NIL southwest OF Lewiston, was
drowned by falling into cistern. The
boy was about five years old.
A shocking accident occurred at Still
water. Michael Bahnemann, residing
IN the town Of BaytoWn, having his
neck broken by falling from wagon
Deceased was about seventy years Of
age. Ss.@
n. Underwood, formerly Of the Dix
on, ILL.,, Milling company has perfected
arrangements for the establishment Of
1OO-barrel Touring mill at North
vile. Work on the structure will COM
mence Immediately. -. IL
Eugene Winslow, who disappeared
from Park Rapids several days ago,
has been found at Mayville, N. b..
where he has taken large amount of
mortgaged property. He is held under
arrest and Sheriff Moran has gone after
him.
The Milwaukee depot at Graceville
was again broken into and some val,l-
able express packages were secured
and about 81 in cash. This is the third
time this summer the depot has been
robbed and as yet there is no clue to
the perpetrators. ~
. John Ryder, one of the oldest resi-
dents in Pine county, was found dead
In his woodshed. He lived alone, and
was not thought unwen The coroner's
jury found the cause Of death as can
Ger of the stomach. Deceased has
children living in ST.. Paul, and owned
large amount Of property in the
county. IF
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Ex-Vice President Morton and wife
are among the visitors at Hamburg.
The death is announced at Lansing,
Mich, Of United States Marshal Van
Buren,. --.
Guilmant, the French musician, ar
rived at New York on the steamer La
Bourgogne.
The youngest daughter Of Hon. Theo-
dore Runyon, the American minister to
Germany, has entered the st. Augustan
elocuton institute at harlottenburg.
Edison says that he can manufacture
fine sapphires inexpensively, and as
for Iubies, he can produce them at S.
pound and Of a kind to excel the genu-
inc in beauty.
While the vice president was in San
Francisco baby buffalo that was born
was named Adlai in his honor. It
wasn't that kind Of a buffalo, and is
now known as Adelaide.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, the song writer,
is short-necked, thick-set, beetle
browed man, with curly black hair,
mustache and side whiskers, and is
somewhat stilted as to manner
All who remember Charles r. Yerkes
in Philadelphia are watching his career
rs a millionaire. Following his big
telescope project, he now comes to the
front as the purchaser of the Tiffany
100000 diamond to be set in a diadem
for Mrs. Yerkes -...e.~
Amanda Dickinson Toomer, wife Of
colored lawyer Of Augusta, Ca, died
recently at the age Of forty-eight.
Though she was worth half a million
dollars, chiefly Inherited, she lived a
quiet, transformations life, giving time
and money freely to the poor and
needy.
Mgr. Satolli arrived in Cincinnati
Yesterday, and in reply to an address
of welcome from prominent Catholics
said: Il do exhort you to foster the
sentiment Of true loyalty to the insti-
tutions of America, and to conform
your Catholicism to the spirit of lib
erty."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

NJ. B. Curtis, whose trial for the MUIR
der Of San Francisco policeman has
become a celebrated case in criminal
annals, was acquitted. The circumstan-
tial evidence against him was very
strong, but there was a doubt and the
jury gave him the benefit of it. MI.
Curtis was very drunk when the kill
ing occurred. His long trial and mar
row escape from the rope or the peni-
Tertiary may cause him to mend his
ways. ..-. g.. "'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
Sunday, Sept. 3.

r. M. Allen of Illinois has been ap-
pointed Indian agent at White Earth.
State Superintendent of Educa ton
Pendergast has assumed the duties of
his office. ', ~. .... E,'
Some unknown person entered the
saloon of Joseph Aberwald at Roches-
ter and burglarized the safe of about
$500 in money @.@.,- Fl s
-Four tramps suspected of breaking
into several stores in Murdoch, Itch
field and other towns, were arrested at
Delano by the marshal from Murdoch
and taken to that place. -. - -.
AIaroney Of Maple Lake, shot by
O'Laughlin Wednesday,, is not expected
to recover. The county attorney has
gone to take his ante-mortem state
ment. s@ .
The large horse barn of Prof. G. w.
Levins, near Albert Lea, was destroyed
by fire and seven valuable horses were
burned. The cause of the fire is un,
known. The loss is about 81, 500; partly
insured. .E,@.%
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

cholera has appeared in Vienna,
The debts of the late duke of Sake
Coburg-Go are 100000 marks.
France is likely to assume a protect,
crate over SIAM r.
1t is said France will annex New
Hebrides. +. &r..
Germans object to the duke of Edin-
burg succeeding to the rulership of
Saxe-Coburg, vacant. by Ernst's death.
Friends of Ireland feel assured home
rule will pass the commons. The lords
will reject the bill. 4
A skull has been excavated in Greece
which is said to be that Of Sophocles.
This is disputed.
Returns of the French elections show
that the chamber will be a weak BODY.
The result is a surprise. 9 'st
Consul General Crittenden has not
been recognized by Mexico, although
official notice was sent some time ago.
Edward Holmes, the English Journal
list, reached Vancouver, B. c., having
walked from Montreal in III days. or
26 days sooner than agreed upon
~ 40 1Cpo1 lcu ~ Oyuuey, N. -. w.,
that France intends to annex New
Hebrides, and will do so within a
month. The warship Nachimoff ar
rived here to-day from New York.
The census of foreigners resident in
France shows that the total number
is 1,13O,211. The Belgians are, most
numerous; next to them stand the
Italians. Since 1851. the number Of
American residents has increased from
5000 to $1,000. The German colony
has grown smaller in recent years.
The chief of police of Buenos Ayres
summoned the editors of all the news
papers in the city to his office recently
and forbade them to publish any DO
litical or military news in the future.
The governor Of Corrientes, who fed
to Paraguay, has recrossed the river
with a thousand followers for the pur-
pose of attacking the rebel forces.
The citizens of Toronto, Ont. voted
on the question of running street cars
on Sunday. The vote resulted in the
defeat of the proposition to run the
cars by a majority Of over 1000. OF
the seven daily newspapers published
there but one advocated running cars
on Sunday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
CASUALTIES.

Great damage was done in the vi
entity OF Rome, N. Y, by hail storm.
Fire at Norris ILL.,, destroyed nine
business houses, causing loss Of y15.-
OOO
The fishing smack Ella M. Johnson,
of New York, is missing. The vessel
has crew of nine men.
George Mallory, bridge builder of
Shelbyville, Ind, was killed by a fall
of thirty feet from an abutment Ill.,
An explosion in Louis Goodbub's gro
Gerry store at St. Louis wrecked the
building. Several persons narrowly es-
capped injury.
In attempting to cross the railroad
track ahead of freight train at Ana
conda, Mont, Jack Dougherty and Pc
ter Hammill were run over and killed.
A huge landslide on the Pitttsburg
Il Western railroad tracks near New
castle Junction caused an engine and
fourteen freight cars to be derailed.
Two negroes were killed.
Mrs. Frank Oliver was fatally wound
ed at Topeka, Kan, by a five-year-old
child dragging a gun off the table, the
weapon being discharged. A two-year-
old child was seriously wounded at the
same time.
One man was killed and another IA
tally scalded in wreck on the. Balti-
more & Ohio road near Newark, Ohio.
Edward Whelan shot and killed Mag
gle Sullivan at Dubuque, Iowa. He did
not know his rife was loaded.
A hundred houses were wrecked and
a woman was killed by a terrific cy-
clone ut Kunersville, N. G. Many were
injured. The Baptist brick church was
RACED to the ground. Factories, stores
and residences were unroofed, and some
We're blown entirely away. High winds
and heavy rains are still raging.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
FROM THE CAPITAL.


The government has decided to coin
all the gold bullion on hand, amount
ing to nearly $9O,O0O,OOO.
BY a vote of 24O to 10 the house
passed the Wilson bill to, repeal the sill
yer purchase clause Of the Sherman
act. ss5 b
By vote Of 80 to 20, the senate has
decided that Messrs. Mantle and Allen,
appointed senators, respectively, from
Montana and Washington State, are
not entitled to seats in that body.
The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved to the Northern Pacific clear
list Of section No. 6, embracing 1885
acres lying within the primary limits
of the grant located within the Spokane
Falls land district.
Hearings will be, given by the commit
tee on ways and means to persons in
terested in the preparation Of a tariff
bill beginning Monday, Sept. 4, and
closing on the Goth of that month. The
committee has held q brief session
and determined this matter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
Saturday Sept 2.


Lumber showers at Mitchell & Nc
Clure's at Duluth struck on reduction
to 30 and 40 cents per hour. s. s.
Joe Wegmann's new separator and
four barley stacks belonging to Mrs.
Hendricks at Quincy were consumed
by fire. The fire is said to have been
caused by lot Of careless tobacco
smokers. #.s .- l
Bishop Cotter has appointed Rev. A.
Klawiter of New Jersey to be pastor of
st. Stanislaus Catholic church at; Wi
the appointment and troubles seem to
be at an end. s.-
The Great Northern depot about half
mile from Wadena was broken into
and the safe blown open. The robbers
got but little plumber, there being moth
ing but an old watch and one small
package in the safe. There is no clue
to the robbers. '.-..s5 ~.
John Marooney, who was shot by JAS
A. OLaughlin last Tuesday afternoon
in Maple Lake township. near Buffalo,
was reported a great deal worse, the
blood having clotted in the wound
O'Laughlin will have q hearing on Sept
8. sssssr.G
William Gilroy Of Red Wing, who is
now in Chicago, has been making a des
perate effort to suicide, first by cut
ting his throat, then setting fire to his
clothing, and finally by beating his head
against the bars Of his cell in which he
had been confined for safe keeping
He is lying in a critical condition in
Alexian Brothers hospital. Domes tic
infclcity is the cause. e..-..... ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
Thursday, Aug. 81.

John Pomroy, late captain of the
Eleventh Maine, was killed at Mora
by being struck by an engine while
crossing the track. He was seventy
eight years old. ~ .
Abe Lang, one of the oldest settlers
Of Houston county, was buried at La
Crescent. He was seventy-eight years
old and lived in the county thirty -six
years.
A Delhi special states that the safe
of Nelson, Tenny 4 Co., of that place,
was burglarized Notes and money
We're taken to the amount: of $500.
There is no trace of the robbers.
Will kortsch, son Of G. A. Kortsch
OF Alexandria, died Of Inflammation Of
the bowels after a two weeks terrible
illness. The young man was most high
~ respected, and for two years had
been practically the head OF the cloth
ing department in the store of Kortsch
& Hardy. He was an only son and
twenty-five years Of age.
Capt. Bronson, the village marshal
Of Breckenridge, was escorting some
hobos outside the village, when one
turned to have conversation with
him. While thus engaged another sly
~ approached and unexpectedly knock
ed Capt. Bronson senseless. The latter
recovered however, IN time to ably
assist citizens, who succeeded in cap
turing and lodging in jail the assailant
and his accomplices. @55
A couple of days ago Joseph Knitter
Of Winona beat his wife severely about
the head with barrel stave. An
evening or two later d body Of masked
men, calling themselves white caps,
took him from his house and thrashed
him soundly with another barrel stave,
and taking him to a pond of Shiny,
stagnant water, on the outskirts Of
the city, unceremO niously dumped him
In and allowed him to scramble out as
best he could. No clue is had to the
identity Of the party
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

Bjo4nsetjrne Bjornson, the Norwe-
gian Guthor, says that music is his
amusement, and digging in his garden
and fields his recreation. He is very
proud of having brought into cultivation
at Gudbransdal what was once only a
crop of stones. Just the nature of the
enjoyment which comes from cultivat-
ing patch of stones does not appear
very plain to the American reader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

81 Fred Grantham was arrested for en-
bezzlement alleged to have been COM
mitted IN Omaha, Neb, at Marseilles,
Ill, the home Of his father.
David Gillen, living near Gaylor,
Mich, shot and killed Charles Burton,
who was robbing his potato patch.
Gillen surrendered himself
John Dossett Of Guthrie, Okla, has
been found guilty of murder in the first
degree in poisoning his rival for the
hand OF an Indian girl.
In bill for divorce a Chicago woman
charges her husband and a woman in
Iowa with q conspiracy to murder the
husband Of the latter.
At Claysvillel, Ky, Ike Williams shot.
and killed Henry Ward, both cOlored,
during quarrel over 10 cents. Will
Jams escaped.
While in a fit Of insanity John Nader,
a prominent farmer living near Metcalf,
Ill, hanged himself. He owned over
1000 acres Of fine land. He had gone
crazy over religion.
John Daily, a laborer, was arrested
in Lafayette, Ind, and put in jail for
suspicious conduct. An hour later he
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor.
James E. Bourgette was arrested in
the postofice at Wichita, Kan, while
lying in wait to assassinate Postmaster
Ed Jewett. Bourgette was mailing
clerk until about three months ago,
when he was dismissed.
Pinkney Humphreys, aged thirty
years, and his mother, Eliza Hum
phreys, aged sixty-fve years, were shot
and killed by William Meadows at
Trenton, Ky. Humphreys and Meadows
were quarreling and Humphreys drew
pistol. Meadows had a shotgun and
fired at Humphreys, killing Hum
phreys and his mother, who was behind
him. Humphreys little daughter was
struck by two shots, but was not badly
hurt. @-
A small riot occurred at Denver, when
work was resumed on the North side
sewer. The contractor had arranged
to pay $1.4O for eight hours work. and
number Of men took up their picks
and shovels when time was called. The
crowd of strikers, who are holding out
for $1.75 per day, Immediately set upon
the men in the trench, and, after a live.
~ skirmish, drove them off. One
Italian in the trench was almost com.
pletely covered with earth and was
badly used up when taken out. Three
arrests were made. Work was sus-
pended, but will be resumed under
strong police guard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
IN GENERAL.

The First National Bank Of Canon
City, Colo, has failed.
The pay Of all the employees of the
Big -Four road will be cut. If
Special sessions of the legislatures of
Washington and Montana will not be
held to elect United States senator's.
John II. O'Connor has been appointed
receiver for the Algiers Brewing com
pany, New Orleans.
Machinists on the Louisville e. Nash
vile road decided to strike against a
cut in pay.
The Chicago & Northwestern road
has declared a quarterly dividend Of
i Ia per cent.
Missouri Populists. in convention at
Macon, demanded the free coinage Of
silver and more legal tender paper.
Southern members of the Epworth
league threaten to secede unless their
Northern brethren bar the negroes.
Seven and quarter miles in u 81
minutes is the record made by the
steam yacht Feiseen in New York wa
tiers.
Another Catholic church dispute has
been settled. Mgr. sSatolli has inforane!
Father Malone Of Colorado that he
must obey Bishop MOTIFS authority.
Fears are entertained Of further
trouble in the Kansas mining district
The men are arming and are threat
ening.
Rachel Hand sides Of Dubuque Iowa.
has commenced q breach OF nromise
suit for $4,000 against DR.. Guthrie,
professor Of gynaecology IN the Iowa
state university.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

If Sandow, the strong man, were not
the strong man that he is, there would
be some probability Of Ills getting Jared
for circulating the report that he is
going to marry Lillian Russell. The adj
vertisement has obtained wide circula-
ton, but it is not exactly the style of
reading notice Miss Russell likes, and
she is righteously indignant.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

In the matter Of culture the "rowdy
West" is right in it, as is evidenced
by the fact that Prof. William Patton
of North Dakota has been called to the
chair of biology at Dartmouth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

The benefit of clergy" was a legal
custom which allowed priests to with
draw their cases from a secular to an
ecclesiastical court. The evidence of
being a clergyman was an ability to
read. If man could read only q single
verse he was entitled to the benefit
of clergy,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

-Four billions nine hundred and two
millions nine hundred and twenty -four
thousand one hundred and twenty lone
pounds Of grain are annually put into
beer and liquor in the United States.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

Among Greek rustics the bride and
groom walk around between two con-
secutive circles composed Of the young
men and women Of their acquaintance,
who heartily kick and cuff them as they
pass. e.. %.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

Until the year 1900 the English kings
were also called kings Of France, al
though the last continental possession
was lost during the reign of Mary.
Until the French revolution of 1889 the
French kings styled themselves, among
other things, kings of Jerusalem.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

The walking delegate tolls not, nei-
Their does he spin around the block,
but rather lags superhuous on the stage
of life, and ekes out a too well paid ex-
istenca, rS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

Among the ancient Jews mourning at
the death Of a relative was indicated by
tearing the clothing, pulling or cutting
off the hair and beard, wearing sack
cloth, covering the head with earth
or ashes, going barefoot, sitting, lying
and eating on the ground.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
Frfday Sc1,t.

Gov. Nelson will appoint Prof Fender
CAST as state superint endent OF educa-
ton MI ~ VI N #i
Threshing is in full blast about Grand
Meadow. Grain is turning out fair
yield, though not heavy, but a clean
crop, Of generally good quality.
a Catholic priest from La Crosse
was relieved Of a pocketbook while on
his way home on the train between St.
Paul and Hastings. 5$ III, 5.. AZ
In q runaway at Kenyon ex-P ostmas-
ter G. L. Bruslette, prominent mer-
chant and real estate man, had a close
call. His right leg and side are in
jured.
The notes taken from the safe Of
Nelson, Tenny & Co. Of Delhi have been
found. The robber and cash are still
missing. The amount Of the theft is
$1,000 instead of $500, as previously
reported. n d. Es:
Mrs. LAWS of Miles City, who is
visiting Auditor Galerneault's family at
Sank Rapids, was dangerously hurt
while driving with friends. The horses
were frightened at an electric car and
ran away. Her skull was fractured and
shoulder broken. Her baby was badly
hurt. Both are at the hospital.
On the farm of Mike O'Laughlin, near
Maple Lake, James a. OLaughlin shot
and dangerously wounded his cousin,
John Maroney, Jr., during quarrel.
The bullet entered the back near the
right side and pierced the pleural cav
ity Of the lung. O'Laughlin has been
arrested and taken to the county Jail.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

Now that ball bearings have been
applied in the construction of harvest
ers, country draft horses will soon be
able to make as good time with a self
binder as Flora Temple reeled off with
the sulky of our grandfathers
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
SEVENTEEN DEAD

springfield, Mass, Sept. 5. Ralph De-
forrest of Boston, cook on the dining
car which went down in the Chester
wreck, died yesterday, making the list
of dead seventeen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07

Queen Of the Anarchists Emma
Goldman says she proposes to have the
last word. Miss Goldman is running q
neck and neck race with congress.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
THE NEWS IN. A NUTSHELL.
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All Important Occurrences OF the.
( Past Week. Boiled Dow n and ARR
anged for Rapid Reading, From
Home and Abroad.