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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Wednesday, March rs.

South st. Paul has organized an ath-
letic club to offer a purse Of $4,000
for the Corbett-Jackson fight.
Mrs Agnes Titus, g. years of age,
died at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs Charles Lyons, at Faribault.
A passenger coach burned at the de-
pot at Chatfield- The cause of the fire
is unknown
Pine land suits to- recover $4,000
have been filed against Thomas R.
Foley of Aitkin county.
A imam manned Miller was found by
the road frozen to death and brought
to Park Rapids Drink was supposed
to be the cause
The Little tMo-year old child of Al
bert Ingersoll, of Dundas was probably
fatally scalded by turning a pail of
boiling water onto itself It was left
in the middle of the floor by it's moth
er. The whole contents were poured
onto it's head and stomach, cooking the
flesh.
A fire hook place in the dry room of
the Winona Inlurated Fiber works,
and before it was eXtinguished damage
to the amount Of about $1,000 was
done. Six hundred of this was to the
building and $500 to the stock. The
loss was fully covered by insurance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Sins and Sinners.

Lizzie Church, a woman of notoriety,
was shot and instantly killed by Bait
Morrisseyt at Beardstown.
A counterfeiter, to whom officers and
farmers gave chase near Walcott, Iowa,
killed himself with revolver.
At Centreville, Iowa, burglars pried
open the doors of a bank vault and
stole 5000 silver dollars.
Moy Lee was fined $500 at Indianapo
lis, Ind, maintaining an opium den
in the rear of his laundry.
Adolph Krugg, defaulting city treas
urer of Seattle, Wash, has been com
victed of misappropriating $4,000.
For assassinating a planter in Tex
as, sixteen negroes We're arrested and
are liable to be put to death by a mob.
John T. Hitler was bound over at
bloomington, ILL.,, on a charge of big
amy. Two wives confront him.
Milton L. Jones, clerk Of Snow,
Church & Co., of New York, was ar
rested for embezzling $4,000.
An unknown man attempted to as
sassinate Chief of Police Oden at Leb-
anon. Ind.
Two Mexicans at Guanjuato killed
Pedro Letrero, aged 60, and his grand
children, aged nine and five years.
Told by a companion in a testing wav
to Kill himself, Fritz Gighnaer of st.
Joseph, Mo-, blew out his brains.
Incensed at personal remarks by q
Methodist pastor, young men of Lyn-
vile, ILL.,, assaulted him and were ar
rested.
The Rev. ". p. Ratliff, the Populist
politician who killed S. A. Jackson at
kosciusko, Miss, was acquitted by the
jury.
Christian Mellenger, a wealthy farm
er of Jefferson, Ohio, died from the
effects Of wounds inflicted some DAYS
ago by burglars.
Elmer Smith was arrested at Oates
vile, Ind, for shooting at Frank My
rick, with whose 14-year-old sister
Smith was keeping company.
J. w. Perryman was shot and killed
near Opelika, Ala, by a moonshiner
named John Street against whom he
had testified. Street escaped.
An officer has been sent from Bay
City, Mich, to Los Angeles, CAL, where
Charles w. Newkirk, the defaulting
bank bookkeeper, has been located.
Samuel Thardore, found dead at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, is believed to have
been defaulter and to have ended his
life.
Edward and Patrick Tool are on trial
at Brazil Ind, for assaulting their old
mother with intent to kill, and for hor-
ribly cutting James Kerwin, who inter-
fered.
Theodore Taylor was sentenced at
Brazil, Ind, to one year in prison for
stock stealing. He is believed to be an
escaped convict from the penitentiary
at Columbus. Ohio.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Some Odd Names.

The Troy Times gossiper tells of a
Kentucky man named Youmans, whose
front" name is e. Pluribus. He is
known as BUS Youmans The Incl
dent recalls the story of Mr. Rose, who
named his daughter Wild. That was a
very pretty conceit, but when she grew
to maturity she married a man by the
name of Bull, producing a combination
less satisfactory to the parent There
is a family name6 Haskins in Tomp-
kins County who named the eldest son
Socrates pronouncing the word with
the accent on the second syllable, so
that it rhymed excellently with salera-
tus. The gentleman still lives and is
known as "Scrates,''' instead Of s.Sock. J,
as he ought to be. A recent poet sue
ceeded in making the name of peri
cles," rhyme with pickles New York
Tribune
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

DR.. William Newman, OF Muncie
Ind, was given q preliminary hearing
at Hartford City on the charge Of be-
trayal and was bound over to the cir
cult court in the sum of $500.
While Ms. Nary Brady WIS kneel.
ing at the altar in the Catholis Church
Of the Immaculate Conception at Oak.
land, Cal, her divorced husband shot
her dead. He then killed himself.
Henry Mcdonald, in Jail at Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, for obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses sought to kill him
self by using his head as a battering
ram against the brick walls Of the Jail.
It is said gang Of coiners at Omaha,
Neb., has foated $50O,1OO Of full-weight
silver dollars Of their own make. There
is a profit Of IS cents on every piece
coined.
AS Henry Harris left the penitentiary
at Jefferson City, Mo-, after serving
four years and a half for burglary, he
was arrested on charge of having
murdered a man near Corstcana, Tex.
w. H. Myers, alias Langstrom, alias
Jones, a negro barber at Fort Wayne,
Ind, has been arrested on charges of
bigamy and opening money orders ut
st. Joseph, Mich, and has admitted the
latter charge.
Isaac Clayman shot and killed M.
Mentzer, seriously wounded Hannah
MentZer, and attempted suicide. The
tragedy occurred In Adair County Iowa
Mentzer refused to permit Clayman to
marry the girl.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
I'm fortunate Eyenta.

John Kountz, a Wellsville, Ohio, sa-
1oonkeeper, accidently shot and killed
Harvey Morrison, his bartender.
:; Joseph Louvenmark, the champion
thigh diver Of the world, is fatally injur-
ed in San Francisco.
A public school building in South
Evanston, Chicago, is burned and a
number of scholars injured.
w. D. Watson's house, at Trickham,
Texas was raZed by a tornado His
wife and four children We're killed.
Roy Hall, years old, fell into an
open well at Lebanon, Ind, and was
drowned.
Two miles of the Northern Pacific
track was washed out at Miles City.
Mont.
Attempting to alight from a moving
train, Richard Prince, of Harvard, ILL.,,
was killed.
Three women and a babe We're burn
ed by a gasoline explosion at Belvidere,
Ill. Mrs. Westfall will die.
Michael Goppert was fatally injured
while boxing with John Pugh at West
Utica, N. Y.
Pascal Fletcher, 10 years old, fell
from fence at Charlottesville. Ind,
forcing a whistle down his throat. He
died instantly.
While sitting at the supper table
Mrs. John johnson and her son, of
LaWrenceville, Ca, were killed BY
lightning.
Heavy rains in western Tennessee
and Arkansas have washed away the
growing crops and wrecked a number
Of houses.
Julia Burley was burned to death at
Huntington, Ind. She was playing
with fire in a field when her clothing
caught fire.
William Whalan, driver of a Peoria,
ILL.,, hose cart, was kicked i'm the back
by one Of his horses. 1t is Thought he
will die.
The 2-year-old son Of Henry Ward,
or kloWa County, Kas., was scalded to
death by falling into barrel filled with
hot water for scalding hog.
A yacht capsized in San francisco
Bay and Mrs. Mollie Martin, her g.
year old daughter Ora and Miss Nellie
MCCARTHY were drowned.
Nine blooded race horses valued at
$4,000 and several colts worth $4,000
perlshed In fire that destroyed John
knopp's stables at Owensbouo, Ky.
Olin D. Stevens, a sewer contractor,
tried to melt can nitro-glycerine in
a blacksmith's forge at Buffalo, N. Y.
1t exploded killing Stevens and !injur-
ing Jacob Collins, the blacksmith.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

According to ex-senator Edmunds,
who Is an authority in such matters,
the United States is entitled to the
possession of Pearl river harbor. on the
Hawaiian coast as a coiling station,
and no legislation Of the provisional
or any other government Of the islands
can deprive us of its perpetual posses
sion. This is a valuable privilege, and
has been coveted by several European
powers. It should not be needlessly
5eopardized by our government
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

Nearly all the modern books In the
late Guy de MaupassantS library were
presentation copies, and the Whole of
them were found with their leaves un-
nrt'" Truly, an excellent idea. De
thus saved much time to
devote to his own work, and the books
uncut brought higher price at auction
after lbs death than they would have
brought if he had cut and thumbed
them. And it must be remembered,
that as q rule the libraries of authors
lind their way to the auction room.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Otherwise.

Women are to be admitted to men,
bership in the New York Yacht club.
Mrs. Minnie B. Kiser of Lebanon.
Ind, sued for divorce on the ground of
cruelty.
The New Jersey supreme court has
decided 1T has jurisdiction in the sena-
torial question.
Students Of homeopathic medical
college in Cleveland, Ohio, are involved
In a row. which>is growing serious.
The mayor of Indianapolis asks addi-
t!onal police assistance for the suppress
sion of gambling
Twelve patrolmen who were dis
charged at indianapolis, Ind, will sue
the police board for damages.
Nearly seven inches of rain fell at
Memphis in thirty six hours. Much
damage has been done by floods.
August linn, the new Messiah Of Du-
buque, Iowa, disappointed curious peo-
PIE 10y refusing to open his 'heaven."
Six members of the family of Herman
Thuron, living near Plano, ILL.,, are at
deaths door from eating uncooked sau-
sage.
A Popu1ist paper at Wichita, Kan,
says if Carlisle issues more bonds a
million armed men should march on
Washington.
The Methodist churches Of San Fran
cisco have inaugurated big series of
revivals in a large tent on the new
postoffice site. -.....
Kansas City, Kan, ministers have
started crusade against the nuuer-
GUS lottery concerns which flourish
throughout the state.
In the chapel Of ST.. Jospeh's acad-
envy at St. Louis, twenty-five young
ladies took the vows which separate
them from the world.
Nelson Morris, Of Chicago, is reported
to be examining property in Baltimore
Md, with a view of erecting large
packing house.
New Orleans authorities deny that the
new government of Honduras will sur
render r. A. Burke, Louisiana's de-
faulting state treasurer.
Baptist people at Jonesboro, Ark,
have been made the victims of pious
fraud, who borrowed money and stole
a horse.
A decision was rendered at st. Louis
against the Consolidated Ice Machine
Company, of Chicago. in its suit against:
the De La Vergne Refrigerator Com
pany, of st. Louis, to compel the latter
to sell its stock in accordance with an
agreement.
Joseph Stephenson Of Warsaw, Ind,
while excavating for a cellar on
lot recently purchased by him, threw
out an old iron kettle containing &c.
600 in greenbacks An old man by the
name OF Blue formerly lived there alone
and committed suicide about eight
years ago. Stephenson paid 5000 for
the ground.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Of Tower bonds were voted by an
Overwhelming majority.

After a thorough investigation Of the
geld discovery in the vicinity o. Quincy
1t is found that the first reports are
somewhat exaggerated. Gold las been
found, but whether the quantity is
sufficient to pay for miring, or not,
cannot be definitely stated at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sh5ok, living in
the northern part of Faribault, have
a son that is only 10 months old and
weighs about SO pounds and is over 3
feet in height. His head is well
shaped, but his limbs and body are
very large for his age His features
are clear cut and he is very hand
some child. He has six well shaped
toes on each foot, and the shoes he
wears are of a special size and have
to be made to order. His parents are
or medium size. He has all the APP
pearances of a young giant
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Washington Goxsip.

The senate foreign affairs committee
considers an important Chinese treaty.
Congressman Childs has been in
structed to report favorably bill for a
new district federal judge for Chicago.
Secretary Smith has approved the
application Of "Pawnee Bill for loan
Of thirty-tive Sioux Indians to be ex-
hibited at the Antwerp exposition.
Representative Dearmond of Missouri
has introduced i'm the house a resolu-
ticn amending the constitution so as to
empower the president to veto any one
or more items of an appropriation bill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Saturday, March "a.

Many Red Wing capitalists are ak
lous to secure the $4,000 of per cent
bridge bonds which will be Issued short
ly. and they will probably be sold at
good premium.
The general store of J. H. Dale & Co..
of Renville, was broken into. A tramp
seen there recently is supposed to be
the guilty party. He secu: ID some
clothing and a small amount of jewel1y.
Mrs. Harriet L. Rowland of the D.
/ G. road, died at her home in Tracy.
after an illness of some months De-
ceased was forty-six years of age. anG
leaves a husband and five children.
At the Republican city convention
held at Hastings the following ticket
was placed in nomination.: For mayor
%. b. futile; city clerk, Irving Toddor:
police justice, w. de w. Pringle; chief
of police, Vanransler Shepherd; assess
or, A. e. Rich; street commissioner,
Isaac Lyle.
Ella Frydenlund, an unmarried WOm-
an of thirty-six years. was taken VIC
lently insane while at a revival meet
ing at the Danish Baptist church at
Albert Lea. She rushed up and en-
braced the minister, said she was in
heaven and that he was the cause of
it. She has been taken to the insane
asylum for treatment
The body Of Pat Barry, who was en-
rloyed with Kelsey & Markham of
Hinckley. was found in Pok ,gama lake.
He was subject to fits. and when in
one fell in and was drowned. He was
a married man, aged about forty
five, and leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Sunday. March rs,

Gelsemino Magliani was found guilty
Of manslaughter for killing Ferrari at
St. Paul.
The shot and burned body of an I'M
known man was found in haystack
in Rose town near st. Paul.
Emma Carlson of Tacoma was ar
rested in st. Paul for stealing $4,000
from Mr.. McGovern, Of Tacoma
Gideon H. Miller met with a serious
accident at st. Charles. While doing
his chores one of his knocked him down
and kicked him, cutting deep cash
into his cheek and breaking both bones
of his left leg half way between the
knee and the ankle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

Lord Rosebery's hope must lie in
standing squarely by true liberal prin-
eiples. 1t lis to be supposed that the
liberal party has principles so definite
chat premier's course should be cleac,
He has come upon the scene when the
ISSUES are very acute, and when there is
an extraordinary demand upon his
moral courage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

A few days ago bill was stuck ON
the shop window of tradesman in the
'1riedrichstrasse, Berlin, setting forth
that '"These premises are temporarily
closed owing to the marriage of the
proprietor. To be reopened i'm twenty
minutes"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

Inventor Cook who has a scheme for
an electric street railway says that his
motor "can easily attain a speed of 135
miles an hour and be stopped within
four car lengths" If that motor ever
meets an obstruction it may stop with
dn half a car length.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

1t was only natural that a Portuguese
war ship should rescue Admiral Da
Cana. The Admiral has to some ex-
tent been fighting for Portugal ever
since he declared for the restora ton Of
the Braganza dynasty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

The author of the successful English
novel "A Yellow Aster' is Mrs. Man.
nington Caffyn the wife of a physician.
Her husband has also written some
novels.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Havoc From Explosion

Gilherts, Ill, March 28.-The boiler at
y. u. Hager's lime works exploded yes
terday with sufficient force to destroy
both the engine house and the factory.
August Turnow, assistant engineer, was.
killed. The explosion set fire to debris,
&c stroying the building and threatening
the town. The plantscost $4,000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

A man is on trial for bigamy in De
'eroit who has achieved the .unprece-
'dented record of twenty-six living
wives. He ought to have confined him.
self to twenty-five, for there's luck in
odd numbers
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

The Honolulu correspondent of the
Boston Transcript says that President
Dole lis his own chaplain at the OPEN
Ing of deliberations in the national as
'sembly. He makes a brief expressive
prayer to the Ruler of Nations as soon
as the house is called to order:''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

The Prince of Wales has written a
letter to Gladstone expressing his sin
cere friendship and gratitude to the ex-
premier for his long and valuable Ser
vices to the country. Grat it1de once
removed is better than mo gratitude at
all.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

The great wire tapping conspiracy in
Chicago has been checked, and good
many people in the east who were cal
culating to reap rich harvests when the
races began are now disconsolake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Monday, MaSch &c.

The Redwood Falls coal find does
not pan out and mining is abandoned.
Contracts for sewers at Mankato
amounting to about $4,000 were
awarded to Kirkland & Starkey Of
st. Paul.
A county seat war; has been in
augurated by the publishing Of 4 no
tice that steps will be taken to secure
the removal of the county seat from
Mantorville to Dodge Cent?: by the
people of Dodge Center. The location
of the county seat has been n bone of
contention many times between Man
torville and Kasson, representing what
is termed as the "east Slice, and
Dodge Center Of the "west lice
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

'Englands postmaster general says
that he wishes to send the American
mails by the route most advantageous
TO England. Why not consult our adj
vantage trife, also?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

Pennsylvania will not point the fin
ger of seorn at the south, as the land
OF impromptu hemp parties until her
own recent atrocity is forgotten; but
after that she will be "at it again."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

The Evangelist relates that, when
somebody once asked DR.. Philip Schaff
now he was able to accomplish so much
literary work, he replied, aaughingly:
"Oh, that's easy. You must get up
early, and sit up late, and keep awake
all day"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

The failure of the Brazilian 6nsur
gents strengthens the republic. uad
they succeeded all South America
would have been in chaos. The repub-
Nc came out Of the trial having demon
strated that the existing order of con-
stitutional government may not be
easily supplanted
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
MINNESOTA IN. BRIEF
INTERESTING EVENTS Of THE
WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
important Occurrences in the North
Star State Day by Dny-A General
Resume of the Weeks DOinEs Ar
ranged for Rapid Reading.
Thursday, March %.

Fred Kuhne, an old and prosperous
farmer and for 40 years resident of
Stearns county, died. He leaves a large
family Of grown children
Major o. T. Hayes, one of Hastings
early residents, died from diabetes
aged G6 years. He belonged to Dakota
lodge, No. Z, "A. T. and A. NJ, and was
one OF the survivors of the old LIST
Minnesota regiment
Adjt.-G Gen. Nuremberg was at Hills to
HOOK up the prospects for a new military
company. Luverne and Hills had been
fighting over the vacancy in the I'd in
fantry. The general was called down
to decide the dispute, and will report in
faVoi' of Hills.
Seeding has begun in the northern
part of Meeker and the southern part
OF :Stearns counties. No: so much wheat
will be soWn this year as III years past,
as the farmers have begun to diversity.
AT a special election held at Murdoch
the proposition to bond the village in
the sum of $1,000 to build town hall
carried by 4 majority of thirty-one
votes.
A farmer named H. T. Eide met with
an accident while at Granite Falls that
may possibly cost him his life He was
thrown from his wagon while he was
attempting to pass another team nearly
on the run, and sustained a bad frac-
ture Of the skull. The doctors have re-
moved twelve pieces of bone, and he
now lies in precarious condition.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
From Foreign Shores.

Gladstone consents to retain his seat
In the house of parliament.
Eighty Thousand people attended a
demonstration against the house of
Lords in Iondon.
Sir Francis Cook, husband of Tennie
Claflin, lis sued in London by Mrs.
Holland for seduction and breach of
promise.
Several workmen engaged in remov-
ing dynamite from the wreck of the
Cabo Machiaco at Santander, Spain,
were Killed.
Queen Victoria and the prince Of
Wales are said to have consented to
the marriage of Princess Maud to Pre-
mier Rosebery.
The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon was elect
ed pastor of the London tabernacle.
No mention was made of the Rev. DR..
Arthur ?. PierSon, the American min
lister, who was a candidate for the
place.
TWenty-seven ballots were taken in
the chamber at Montevideo for a pres
ident of the. republic On the twenty
seventh ballot the government candi-
date, Senior Don IdiartO BOrdO, was de-
clared elected.
The Russo-German commercial treaty
notifications were exchanged at the for
eign office at Berlin between Marschall
Won Bieberstein, the secretary of state
for foreign affairs, and Count Schouva-
loft, the Russian ambassador.
The political committee of the Ma
tional Liberal club has formed a COM
mittee to prepare a memorial for pres
entation to Mr.. Gladstone, and has
asked the other Liberal bodies, includ-
ing the McCarthyites, to cooperate
with it in this object.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Lon
don News says that while returning
from drive recently in the Thiergar-
ten Emperor William unexpectedly
alarmed the Berlin Garrison. - The
troops turned out briskly and their
hurried, though perfect orderly move
ments, caused a sensation among the
inhabitants Of the city. The soldiers
were subsequently ordered to proceed
to the parade ground, where they for
a time were put through series of
maneuvers. 1t was not until after dark
that they returned to their quarters
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Bulls in Spain used for fighting pur-
poses are a specially selected, specially
cared-for class. They are all pedigreed

Every water save that Of springs
contains animal life, but it is not neces-
sarily injurious to health on that &C.
count.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Riya1. settlc The,r n,r.r.no..

Toledo. March % Charles Stevig and
albert Harrington of this city fought a
finish fight last night to determine which
should have the hand Of Miss Mamie
Beggs. Steyig was knocked out in the !.
fourth round and resigned his claim as !
a sutton.