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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

In a prehistoric cemetery recently
uncovered at Montpelier, France, while
workmen were excavating q water
works reservoir, human skulls were
found measuring %, 81 and 80 inches
In circumference. The bones which
were found with the skulls were also
Of gigantic proportions. These relics
were sent to the Paris academy, and
a learned ''savant' who Iectured on the
find says that they belonged to a race
of men between ten and fifteen feet
In height
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
pITH OF THE NEWS.
LsENTs OF The PAsTWEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.
rhe Latest and Most Important News
OF the World, Culled From the
Telegraph Reports Of the Press
4 Associations.
Washington.

Z y i y Il
Charges are made that the govern
ment is violating the interstate act in
the present transfer of troops
Postof1ce department. officials have,
forbidden the Sunday parade Of letter
carriers contemplated by postmaster
Hesing Of Chicago.
Government officials are favorably
considering the scheme to have mail
transported to large cities by street
cars.
Secretary Gresham's outline Of the
new treaty with Japan shows that it
closely resembles the one just conclud-
ed with England.
During September the coinage Of
gold at the various minis amounted to
$5O, O33, 692, and Of silver $6S75,O35,
Of which $672,2OO were standard sill
-er dollars.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

The sudden calling together Of the
British cabinet council and the equally
sudden meeting of the French cabinet
has given rise to the report that there
Is serious trouble between the two
nations. It will take considerable Of a
ruction to make people believe that
these great powers will actually 60 to
war with each other. But if they
should, wouldn't the prices Of Ameri
can breadstuffs and provisions soar?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

A French doctor has just discovered
khy some fishermen catch cod and
others do not. He found that on the
northerly side of high submarine peaks
the cod would not bite, while on the
southerly side they did. BY attaching
thermometers to fishing lines he further
found that most fish was taken at a
Temperature between As and so deg,
and that at 45 deg, with a depth Of
about fourteen fathoms, the catch was
best.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
/. Personal Mention

President Cleveland will prolong his
vacation at Buzzard's Bay three weeks.
Mrs. Catherine Church died at Musca-
tine, Iowa, aged 1O8 years.
Belva A. Lockwood qualified to prac-
tice law in Henrico county court at
Richmond, Va
P. D. Armour says there is no truth
In the report that he was negotiating
for the purpose Of Jekyl island. Ga.
Victor KONG, former husband Of
Jane Haddng, the actress, is dead In
Paris.
Agernon Perry Banks St. Maur, four
teenth duke Of Somerset, is deal, aged
eighty-one years. Z.
Todd Haddon, eldest son Of the mar
quis Of Cranky Of London, is dead.
His death resulted from the effects Of
surgical operation.
Mrs. Fanny Blumfeld- Zeissler, the
distinguished pianist of Chicago, has
been the recipient of much attention
in artistic circles on the continent.
Maj. Thomas Winston is dead at
Covington, Ky. He served in the Mex
lean war, and was afterwards paymas-
ter. "
James H. Gresham, cousin of the
secretary, died in physicians office
at Jeffersonville, Ind, Of heart dis
ease. "
Samuel Maze, a prominent citizen of
Washington township, Ind, was found
dead In bed. His sudden death will
| be investigated. @-
Moses H. Katzenberger, wealthy
| Memphis Hebrew, who recently died,
left instructions for the burial with
him Of his fishing tackle. r.
Webster Dixon of Vernon, Ind, twice
secretary Of the Indiana state senate
and twice prosecuting attorney Of the
Ninth judicial circuit, was taken to the
asylum for insane at Indianapolis.
Daniel Kramer and Ellen A. Ball
We're married at Rockford, ILL.,, as the
result Of courtship conducted by let
ter. Neither saw the other until the
wedding day.
-~--~r Joseph Esterbrook, principal Of
the normal department Of Olivet college
and one of the most widely known and
influential educators in Michigan, dice
at OHvet, Mich, at the age of seventy
two years.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

A curious prize is offered by the
Bavarian National Institute for Fish
Culture, namely, the sum Of 100 marks
G5) for every male river eel which
has attained the length of from fifty
five to sixty centimetres. The offer
Is the result of a late controversy be-
tween two experts, DR.. Won Brunn of
Hamburg and the fish Inspector, Vogel
Of Harburg.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

Mr. Jansen recently exhibited to the
French Academy Of Sciences the clock
work that will register the observations
Of the instruments placed in the OBJ
servatory on top Of Mount Blanc. 1t
requires winding up or]y once in eight
months, and is fabricated with q mater
lal that has been exposed to a cold Of
go deg. below zero without freezing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
steam Pine Bur.t..

Chicago, Oct. lO.Two men were,
killed to-day in the Illinois Steel works
and five injured by the explosion OF a
steam pipe. The dead are William
Miller, thirty years old and married,
and a. N. Sparrow, unmarried. The
recovery Of the injured is doubtful.
They are John Holstrom, Thomas
Dorsey, Oscar Wagner, Joseph Tod
hunter and Peter Moxey. All are
employees at the South Side mill, and
the injured were taken to the COM
pany's hospital there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

The "grapple''' plant, a botanical odd
ity which grows along the edges Of the
Kalahart desert, has the general re-
semblance of an immense starfsh. Each
ray or arm of this vegetable curiosity
Is provided with natural ''grab-hooks, ."
and if a sheep gets too near it is likely
to be caught by the wool and held tiD
It dies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Monday, Oct. 1.

The agricultural fair held at Chaska
was a great success.
The elevator at Chaska owned by the
Central Elevator company was burned
to the ground, with 1000 bushels of
wheat. Some insurance.
Jacob T. Merkley, assistant engineer
in the Germania bank building, st.
Paul, fell down the freight elevator
shaft and was killed.
A destructive prairie fire occurred
between Hancock and Morris, destroy
e ing some grain and large amount OF
hay. Another fire three miles west Of
town started from 4 threshing engine
end burned large amount Of grain.
Three separators have been burned in
that county within the last two weeks.
John Lyons house in High Forest
village was burned. Loss, $1,000; part
" insured. Russell Bros. steam thresh-
ing machine burned UP four stacks of
grain for J. Holcomb. Rabine Bros.
machine burned several stacks Of grain
and all the outbuildings on the farm
of Samuel Thayer.
Hon. A. G. Pray died very suddenly
at Minneapolis at the Homeopathic hos
pital. Mr.. Pray suffered an accident
recently, and, although it was not re-
garded as anything serious, he was TAX
en- to the hospital for treatment. The
injury was internal and last night hem
orrhage began and Mr.. Pray expired.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

1t is difficult to understand the OBJ
ject to which the king Of Abyssinia
intends to devote the elaborate post
age stamps which he is now having
engraved and printed at Paris. There
is no postoffice and no postal service
in Abyssinia, and the Philippians have
not yet developed the civilized mania
for stamp collecting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Bank wrecker Sentenced.

Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 10. - Judge,
Phillips to-day sentenced A. B. Craw-
ford, the ex-cashier Of the wrecked
American National bank, to five years
in the Missouri penitentiary, after ex-
pressing sympathy for the family Of
the prisoner. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Affair. In Madarascar.

Paris, Oct. 10.-The Matin publishes
a letter from Deputy de Loncale in
reference to affairs in Madagascar in
which he declares that Great Britain
has Loyalty observed the conditions of
the Madagascar convention Of 1885
NJ. de Loncale expressed his convic-
ton that England will not altar her
policy in regard to Madagascar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

Flies can walk on the ceiling because
their feet are natural air pumps and
form vacuum so that their body is sup
ported by atmospheric pressure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
More Cholera.

Amsterdam, Oct. 10. Throughout
Holland last week there were sixteen
new cases Of cholera ana eight deaths,
Of which number six new cases and
one death were in this city.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

In the Kelvingrove museum, Glas-
cow, they have crows nest from Ran
COON made of iron wire obtained from
carbonated water bottles.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Killed in n Mine.

Ashland, Pa, Oct. 10. - John Bog
danius, aged sixteen, was instantly
killed, and Peter Lasoutaki. aged
thirty-fve, fatally injured to-day by
an explosion of gas in the Maple Hill
mines. The explosion was caused by
the careless handling Of safety lamp
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
TeIephone Extension.

West Superior, Wis, Oct. 10.-It is
the intention Of the telephone com
pany of Superior and Duluth to make
connection with st. Paul and Mime.
apolis in another year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
"a blow to the Jew..

Budapest, Oct. 10. The house Of
magnates to-day rejected, by a vote Of
1O3 to -, the government bill proyid-
ing for legal recognition OF the Jew.
ish religion. Hs35. \
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

The winner Of the recent Baden jubi-
lee gold cup is Baron Won Munchausen,
who is not only a namesake, but a
lineal descendant Of the baron whose
voracious tales of travel and adven-
ture, as told by Rudolf Ruspe, have
been immortalized by Cruikshank and
Gustave Dore.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Fire In an Exhibition.

tied the "Old Antwerp" section of the
exhibition here and totally destroyed
six houses, together with their con.
tents. The loss is heavy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Riot ON = Train.

Owensboro, KY, Oct. 1O.-In riot
among some negroes on an excursion
train at Hower's Station, two were
hurt but not seriously injured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

Richard WOrthington :)end.
New York, Oct. 10. Richard Worth
ington, president OF the Worthington
Publishing company, has died OF apo.
plexy at his home in Sea Cliffe, Il. I.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Unfortunate Erents.

The Mirror Lake house, a summer
hotel at Saranac, N. Y, was destroyed.
The loss is $150,000. ..- .
a 9-year-old girl and seriously injured
Fire in a tenement house in New
York caused the death Of a little girl
and the prostration of a woman.
. Mrs. Sydney Bowles of Ashland,
Ohio, was fatally burned by an exp1o-
sion Of carbolic acid and turpentine.
The broom and shoe factories at the
Eddyvjlle, KY, penitentiary, were burn
ed. Loss, 100000.
Admiral Shufeldt, U. s. n, retired,
was seriously injured in a runaway &C
ddent at Richmond, Va.
Prof. Vincennes Botta, the celebrated
linguist. fell three stories from his resi-
dence In New York, sustaining fatal in
juries. =
Archibald PooTer, one of the oldest
settlers Of Howard county, Iowa, was
run down and killed on railroad
bridge near Elma.
Mrs. r. Newmiller Of Freeport, ILL.,,
was accidentally shot through the right
eye. She Is still alive, but In critical
condition.
A wagon loaded with ton Of pow
der was struck by train 1T Whining
ton, ILL.,, and wagon and powder were
hurled distance Of thirty feet The
powder did not explode.
At Brunswick, N. J., fire destroyed
the storage warehouse and stables Of
Runyon Bros Seven horses, among
them valuable trotter owned by p. p.
Runyon, were cremated.
Chesapeake and Ohio freight No. "a,
east-bound, wrecked 10 cars near Will.
tams creek tunnel, KY, yesterday. Loss,
$4,000 Van. Gregory was fatally in.
tured.
Crimina, DoIngs.
| Safe blowers secured $1,000 from the
postoffice at Gallatin, Mich.
John Parker, 17-year-old freshman
at Pardu university, was brutally treat
ed by hazers
Del West, who escaped from the Val
paraiso Qnd.) jail last week, has beer
captured.
Roscoe McClurg, a wealthy farmer
committed suicide by hanging at Hunt
ington, Ind.
/ Edward Swami was arrested Al
| Louisville, KY. for entering a ringer
In Indiana races, felony in that state
! The Nashville (Tenn.) grand Jury ha.
Indicted fifty persons for selling Liquor
without license.
Robbers at Tabor, Iowa, looted .
hardware store, securing money and
notes amounting to $500.
i N. A. Crawford of Fairville, N. B.
was murdered by young Engishma1
named Burton, who is insane.
i DR.. Conda NJ. Beck, who shot AMI
killed Mrs Grace Cohee at Newben
Ind, has been indicted for murder il
the second degree.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
MINNESOTA In BRIEF u
INTERESTING EVENTS OF TnD
WEEK IN MINNESOTA.

Important Occurrences in the North
Il stnr stntc Day by Day-A General
Resume OF the Weeks DoInEs Ar.
ranged for Rapid Reading.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

The strawberry is known all over
the world, and was used as an article
of food by the ancients.i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

The London city mission employs 4S3
missionaries and it's receipts for the
last year were $4,000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Friday Oct. 5.

D Mrs. "a. M. Nutterfeld died In An
Okla. She has been resident thirty
years, and leaves a son, Henry O..
Johnson. 55 "a.
# Gov. Nelson appoints a commission
to administer relief to the cyclone
sufferers.
g. Webster Whipple. Ill. B., profess
sor Of Greek and French for many
years at Shattuck military school, at
Faribault died suddenly Of typhoid
fever.
Valentine Hefling was suffocated by
gas in well that he was boring at
Montgomery. The auger struck a rock
and he went down to fix it. He told
the man above to haul him up, but had
only assembled few feet when he lost
his hold and fell back. Hc leaves a
wife and three young children.
Deputy Marshals Brown and Short
all brought to Fergus Falls r. III. At
kins, Thomas Fender, Grant Mason,
Charlie Mallioux, Robert Neron, i. p.
Rath and James e. Knowles, Of
GAINESVILLE, all indicted for conspiracy
against the mails. All gave bonds to
appear at the March term.
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00nSI01s
Heavy rains in California damaged
the raisin crop 100000.
Lieut. Gov. A. L. Harris was nomi-
mated for congress by Republicans Of
the Third Ohio district.
A fish weighing forty-seven pounds
has been netted at Marquette, Mich,
which is declared to be sea salmon.
Southern Pacific railroad officials
have decided on a reduction Of expenses
all along the line
Directors Of the whisky trust have
decided to abolish the rebate system
against which dealers have combined.
The Russian thistle has been found
at Gurnee Lake county, ILL.,, where It
is supposed to have been brought in
wheat screenings used to feed sheep.
A report Of changes contemplated In
| the Catholic diocese Of the Northwest
is denied absolutely by Archbishop Ire
land. y 81
| Father Francis Dent, who was de-
posed by Bishop Ryan, Of the Buffalo
diocese, has asked Mgr. Satolu to re-
store him. sz
Methodists Of Kankakee, ILL.,, have
Il paSSe0 resolutions EeOuAlnS Inelrs Dish
op for ignoring their wishes regarding
a pastor. j
Ex-Congressman M. Il. Can't was
nominated for congress from the Sew
enth Ohio district at the Democratic
convention.
Mill owners and operatives at Fall
/ River, Mass, held conference, but
failed to settle the strike Involving 40.
600 persons II
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-01

he could utter a word he had been all
over the kitchen-under the table, into
the CRATE, among the pots and kettles
beneath the Observation-Disclosures! He
ought to know his way around next
time. As for the crockery, l don't be-
lieve there is a whole piece left. We ad-
journed to the scullery, where l cleaned
the sink with him and kicked him out
of the door through the glass window Of
the conservatory"
"Oh, Harryi How could you be so
cruel? l think you are a brute!'
"Well, if that isn't rich! The other
day you called me a coward for not 60
ing down stairs in the middle of the
night to kick the cat. Now lam a brute
for attacking a burglar empty kandea!''
II certainly think you ought to have
asked him who he was and what he was
doing there and to have given him an
opportunity of explaining"
sFiddlesticksi While l was waiting
for his visiting card he might have
Drained me. One really cannot waste
courtesy on a burglar"
II wish now that | had not awaken
ed You"
$50 probably does hc!"
DEAR KATE-You say in your letter that you
are sorry | did not see you before | came away.
Unjust say that | do not think The interview
would have been pleasant to either Of us. |
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-01

consider you have, for some reason best known
to yourself, played me a mean and contempt
ible trick. / do not accuse you of plotting the
whole affair with that murderous husband of
yours, but cannot help thinking that you must
have known what a dangerous mar he is No
doubt you got some fun or satisfaction out OF
the business, though what cannot for the life
of me think. / am certainly quite ignorant OF
having done anything to earn this revenge OF
yours. That man behaved like a perfect fend.
He did with me just as he liked, and in what
he liked he was not very particular. Twas In
bed for a week, hardly able to see out OF my
eyes or move a limb. l am also covered with
scars. may not return to England for some
years, and when l do l am not likely. Ii In my
present mood, to renew my acquaintance with
my cousin Kate Filters and her amiable hus-
band. II you take my advice, you will not en-
tighten Glr. Filters as 10 the facts OF that dis
creGitable affair. Yours faithfully.
GEORGE CHALFONT.
Kate took her Cousins advice and be-
lieves to this day that her husband is
absolutely ignorant Of the disastrous
burglary plot. She thinks he is the
bravest man in the world, while he
laughs up his sleeve and is happy.
don Tit-Bits.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-01

The most wonderful cliff jewellers OF
the United States are those Of the Man.
cos. in a southern Colorado canyon.
Some of these caves are 500 or 600 feet
from the bottom of the perpendicular
sides of the canyon wall, and how their
occupants gained ingress is a mystery.
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WAS III 3 COWARD?

'-@0 1A1 q ~ ~ NA1ti1
-
SCH, Cousin Ger sid Hrs. Fit
tiers as they walked inso tie house fror,
the garden, 81 do wish Harry were not
such q coward"
"Are YOU cutie sure that your hrs
band is one?''
"Well, last nioht I thought / heard
burglars in the Loaso, ana 90 yoa know
/ positively believe he wa afraid to 20
down STAIRS
Didn't he go:'
"No; he insisted that It wa only the
cat and refused to get no"
"And did it happen to be thieves,
after all?'
ooh, no. As a matter Of fact, il was
the cat, as he suggested. But / think it
would have been more manly If he had
o don't you?.'
"Perhans as ha VOC convinced that Il
was the cat it was not necessary"
'sStill / admire pluck in q man, and
I shan't have nearly so mach confidence
in Harry's bravery SIS | once had. Now.
I want you to dc me great favor. Will
you promise?'
Anything in reason, my dear Kate"
"Well, | want Won to play the bur-
glar tonight. will give you the key to
the back door, and you must come in
between / and 2 O'Clock and put the
lower part CT the house in disorder, just
as if thieves had broken in and ran
!. sacked the place"
But suppose Harry hears me?"
II shall, of course, see that he does.
But I am sure we shall find that he will
be afraid to stir out OF his ROOM"
"Yet, if you should be mistaken, it
would be rather awkward for me. He
is a powerful man,"
81 assure you it is perfectly safe,
George. If Harry shows any disposition
to 20 down stairs. | have only to insist
on his staying to protect me, and he is
certain to allow himself to be persuad-
ed
might he not fire at me out of the
Window"
There isn't such a thing as a reyoIv-
or Ora gun in the house"
Every well, Kate, I will do as you
wish, but you must not blame me if
anything goes wrong"
ooh. it's SO good of YOU. George. We
shall just see what Harry is made of.
It will be such fun too, By the wav.
Harry ought to be home before now.
Let us stroll down the road to meet
him" As they passed out of the house
Harry Filters rose from the high back
ed chair at the other end of the room.
where he was doing when they first en-
tered and from which place Of conceal
ment he had heard, with great amuse-
mentor he was a very good natured
mantle whole conversation.
"A pretty little plot, Mrs. Flittersp'
he said to himself, with a laugh. 81,
will, as you say, be such funl"
y
ssHarry! Harrv,'
"Ye-yes, dear. What is it?'
IT I'm sure there's a burglar in the
house"
Listen! Yes, by Jove, you're RICH,
this time. Keep quiet whileI mt some
thing on. I'll make it hot for him."
Harry, / believe there are at leas.
three of them!''
"As long as they don't exceed tha.
number l don't mind
"sBut, Harry, they are sure to be well
armed!'
ct must take nv chance about that. ,
MI. Filters was now moving toward
the door, and his wife realized that he
''meant business"
"You mustn't endanger your life,
Harrvi Harry 7 insist IN vo,r NOT oo,