The Princeton union., 1894-10-25

In q quarrel over 40 cents wort ths 81
beer In a st. Maurice, Ind, saloon,
Jackson Stevens shot and killed Ben
Heam.
Officers Of the st. Louis Bank Note
company were indicted for printing
state warrants in the likeness Of United
States currency. s'
]. "A. Bottorf, was sentenced at
Springfield, Ill. to one year for embez-
| zling $1,000 from the Pacific Express
company.
At Sibley, Ia, Sheriff Stamm and
his wife went to political meeting and
left no one at the Jail. When they were
gone one Of the prisoners got away. @
! A clever swindler is said to have vic
timized knights Of Pythias lodges
throughout the country Postoffice in
spectors are at work on the case.
T. Z. Dixon, an ex-state official Of
Kansas, makes affidavit that Mrs. Mary
~. Lease urged him to steal $4,000
from the state .#
Richard Armstrong, an x-councilman
Of Allegheny City, Pa, was sentenced
to pay $25 fine and serve thirty days
in the county jail for attempted bri-
berry.
-Four members of the American, Rail
way union have been arrested for
wrecking a Grand Trunk train at Bat
tie Creek, Mich, July 16, whereby one
life was lost.
The trial of Minnie Van Akin at
iDeadwood, S. d., for the murder Of
Tom Johnson closed with a verdict of
acquittal. The woman declared the
shooting was in self defense.
George Williams, who escaped from
the Missouri state prison with another
convict, was shot and killed by Sheriff
Pratt at Palmyra, Ill Williams COM
panion surrendered to the sheriff.
George r. Gubel was found uncon-
scious in a St. Louis saloon and died at
the city hospital The bartender said
the man had put powder in a glass Of
seller. which is believed to have been
poison.
The Buffao IN. " police have Sc
cured a confession from Mrs. Sarah
Robinson that her husband killed Mont
gomery Gibbs. Robinson and wife
were arrested at Cleveland, Ohio
Lilo hluIuS Was uOlS III attempting To
rob Gibbs. n
In Valparaiso, Ind, Emma Dillon, Is
years old is suing for divorce from DR..
David Dillon. who has fed. They were
married September %, and few days
later the wife was deserted. She claims
that he married her after drugging her,
and that, he has a wife and family in
Michigan.
Foreign Gossip.
An imperial decree has been issued
guaranteeing protection to all foreign
ers in China.
Brazilian custom officers fired upon
American sailors who were endeayor-
ing to save the cargo Of the wrecked
Comet. ~
All Vienna joined in the festivities
in honor Of the composer Strauss, who
was presented with a number of ad-
dresses and many gifts.
A Hamburg firm has purchased 1OO.-
GOO Albini rifles at francs each from
the Belgian government for export to
China.
A secret treaty has been negotiated
with Honduras by Nicaragua, each
country pledging itself to aid the 9th
er in case of invasion or revolution.
It is believed the German govern
ment has ordered the cruiser See Ad-
Ter to proceed to Lourenzo, Marquee,
to protect German interests there.
A sale of the furniture and appoint
ments Of the Kensington Conservative
club, London, a fine bust of Lord Bea-
consfield brought only $1.5O.
It is estimated that 5000 inebriate
women are now detained in the jails
of Great Britain. Half Of those cared
for in the recently established retreats
relapse into their old ways.
An attempt to kill Admiral Da
Cana has been frustrated and his
one a Portuguese and the other
Brazilian
Count Invuye, Japanese minister of
the interior, has left for Corea. NJ
Nomura has been appointed to fill his
office. Many prisoners of war have
arrived at Toxic.
1t is said the pope has telegraphed
to the sultan of Turkey begging him
to revoke the prohibition against the
! Armenian patriarchs coming to Rome
to take part in the conference for a
reunion of the schismatic and Roman
churches.
| Otherwise.
County Attorney James n. Carr OF
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was stricken with
paralysis and is not expected to live.
Brazilian authorities in Rio Grande
do Sui are apprehensive Of an attack on
Porto Allegro.
A special committee Of the Montreal
(Que.) city council has begun an investi-
cation Of the police and detective force.
By a vote Of 65 to 35 the general
conference of the Free Methodist
church decided against the ordination
Of women.
The Altrurians have purchased about
1000 acres Of farming and grass land
on Mark West creek, seven miles north
Of Santa Rosa, Gal.
! Joseph W. Webber, the business
man who disappeared from Toledo,
Ohio, was found in Canada. He is all
right now, but can give no account Of