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Wounded.

Copyright, 1894. by the Associated PreSs.l9
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Times to-mor-
row will publish the following dispatch
from Montevideo of February 11th:
Rio, Feb. 9.-At o'clock this morning
800 insurgents attacked Armacao and
Ponta Areia, IN the vicinity of Nictheroy.
Launches conveying the landing parties
left the island of Conceicao at $3.50 A. NJ,
and succeeded in reaching the main land
without discovery. After heavy firing
on both sides, the Government troops re-
tired, leaving five officers and forty men
prisoners and six officers and fifty men
killed. At o'clock reinforcements of
thousand men arriving, the Government
troops again advanced under heavy fire
of rifles and machine guns, the Krupp
battery, stationed on the island of Caju.
opposite Ponta da Areia, also being en-
gagged.
Admiral Da CANA further attempted to
check the advance of troops by calling for
reinforcements of 100 men from Concei-
Gao, and by sending armed launches from
the cruiser Libertade close to the land.
These efforts stopped the advance and
caused heavy losses to the Government
the fire slackened and the troops slowly
gained ground.
After three hours fighting the troops
were within half a mile Of ArmacaO and
Da Cana decided to withdraw his sailors,
finding it impossible to remain there on
account Of the overwhelming number of
the enemy. Libertade's armed launches
continued to hold the troops while the
insurgents embarked at Armacao, the
Aqulddban covering the retreat. The
Libertade'S launches were close to Areia
and received the brunt of the enemy's
fire.
1t was II o'clock before the last of the
insurgents embarked, after spiking the
Governments battery of heavy guns at
ArmacaO.
The insurgents loss was five officers
and thirty men killed and twenty officers
and forty men wounded. 1t is impossi-
bic to obtain the correct returns, but the
Government is supposed to have lost tit-
teen officers and l50 men killed and many
wounded. Da CANA has bullet wounds
in his neck and arm, but they are not
dangerous. l myself was slightly
wounded in the throat by a Mannlicher
bullet. L saw the first part Of the action
from the island of Conceicao and the lat
ter portion on board the Libertade. Both
sides displayed bravery, but the sailors
were demoralized at the finish by the
large numbers OF the enemy and fired
wildly. Still their withdrawal was or
derly and without sign of panic. The
Government claims a decisive victory
and to-day sent |, 900 men to reinforce the
garrison at Nictheroy.
Admiral De Mello is with the Repub-
lica, now at Desterro.
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CREW OF THE KEARsARGE.

All Save One Rescued-Stars and Stripes
Floating at the Warship's Peak.
Colon, Feb. 12.-Fhe crew of the
wrecked United States cruiser Kearsarge
were rescued at noon Saturday. One
man, second-class fireman, named An
derson Robbins, was drowned. The
others are all well. The old warship was
abandoned on Roncador Reef with the
stars and stripes at her peak. The
steamer City of Para with the crew on
board will leave for New York Wednes-
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Murder of Mrs. Gardemeyer.

YUBA CITY, Feb. 12.-The trial of Peter
Schmidt for the murder OF Mrs. p. d..
Gardemeyer. which occurred in Sutter
City on the 18th of last November, began
this morning.
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HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Additional Correspondence Sent to
Congress by the President,
IN RELATION TO THURSTON'S IN
TBRVIRW WITH GRESHAM.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary
of Peckham to be Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court
Without Recommendation, the Com
mittee, in the Absence of Hoar, Be-
ing Evenly Divided.
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
Harrison's Availability to Lead I'll
RnnuhIfcans Questioned

HarrisOn's Availability to Lead the
Republicans Questioned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The speech OF
Representative Johnson of Indiana on
the Hawaiian question, in which he justi-
fed President Harrison's policy toward
Hawaii, has led to the report that john
son voiced the views of Harrison, but the
Indiana Congressman disavows any such
inspiration, and his friends have learned
he is not among those who speak for
HARRISON or who consider it settled that
the eX-President should again be a candi-
date for the Presidency. 1T is too early"
said Johnson, ''to determine on Presi
Dental candidates. | have always been
an earnest supporter of Harrison. He is
an able man, and gave the country an ex
cellent administration, but there are other
able men in the party whose availability
is to be considered. A Presidential can
didate must be able to draw toward him
the people and the leaders OF the party.
There is question as TO HarrisOn's abil-
ity to do this, for, however capable he is,
he lacks those peculiar traits which at
tach men TO him and solidify all elements.
1t is rather early, therefore, to name Har
rison as Indianas candidate for nomina-
tiOn.i;
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MINISTER TERRILL's FIRM STAND.
He Succeeds in Obtaining the Release
of q Naturalized American.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, Feb. II. = United
States Minister Terrill, after taking a vig-
orous stand in the matter, has succeeded
in obtaining the release of one of the two
Armenians, naturalized Americans, i'm
prisoned in Iskanderum, Northern
Syria. The Porte contended they were
Turkish subjects and announced it's de-
termination to MAINTAIN its right to keep
them in prison pending their trial for
high treason. Terrill replied if they were
not released in given time he would ask
the United States to send Warships to Is
kanderum to compel their release.
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New Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The following
California postmasters have been APP
pointed: Wheeler Martin at Eastland,
G. T.. Kimball at Fruitland, W. E.
Bryans at Groveland, A. f. Kissing at
Orleans, Alfred Johnson at Usal, Julia
Waddington at Waddington, r. V. Dodge
to be postmaster at San Diego, CAL. also
W. NJ. Roberts to be postmaster at Provo
City. Utah.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC SYSTEM.
Important Changes to be Made In the
Time Card.

Important Changes to be Made In the
Time Card.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-Several i'm
portant changes will be made in the
Southern Pacific time card, to take effect
on February 18th. The overland train
which now arrives here at S:45 P. NJ. will
after that date reach this city at 5:45 P. NJ.
A new train will also be put into service
between Stockton and this city, via
Livermore. 1t will leave Stock ton at 3:45
p. NJ. and arrive here at 7:l5 p. NJ.
Traffic Manager Gray of the Southern
Pacific is expected back from Chicago on
Wednesday. Despite the fact that the
telegraph brings only news of cuts in
rates, and proposed further reductions,
the Southern Pacific people still assert
their belief that the rates will be main
tanned, and that the existing troubles will
soon disappear.
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His Body Filled with Buckshot,

BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), Feb. 12.-Nora,
the young daughter of farmer, W. n.
Williams, was violently assaulted by
tramp near Quito, Shelby County. The
tramp was captured in an adjoining
rived at the Jail, nor is he expected. as he
was left, it is understood, on the scene of
his capture with several loads of buck
shot in his bO0v
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fire is now spreading to North street and
nothing can save the buildings on that
street near the iron works. People arc
now moving to outhouses within radius
of half milo from the iron works.
3:12 a. M.-The fire is spreading furi-
ously. and additional assistance has been
asked. The city is as light as day, and
hundreds OF suburbanites are coming into
town. The flames do not seem to abate a
particle, despite the efforts of the firemen.
3:25 A. NJ. The whole southern build
ings, containing all the woodwork and
offers of the works, are doomed. The
fire has now crossed Water street. but
the firemen think they Will check further
progress at this point. If the wind shifts
there is no telling how far the fire viii
go. One of the long buildings, an i'm
Water street to the river, is burning
tiercely.
3:30 a. M.-The fire has caught in the
molding loft. Machine-shop No. is burn
ing, and will probably go. 1t looks as
though the works are entirely doomed.
In the machine shops was probably the
finest ship building machinery in New
England, embracing all the modern I'M
provements.
sudden impetus, and within few min
utes have again frightened UP. The
wind has shifted, and the steamer Frank
Jones is thought to be safe, beyond re-
ceiving a bad scorching. The two
upper shops, where the iron work is
done, as also the carpenter shop and
wood working buildings, together with
their contents, are burned.
300 A. M.-The firemen claim that the
fire is under control.
Treasurer Hyson says the loss thus far
is $780, ,000.
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HAWAII'S FUTURE.
THE TARIFF BILL,
Report From the senate Committee
Not y ct Prepared.


Not Yet Prepared.
WASHINGTON, Feb 12.-The Senate
committeeman engaged on the Wilson
tariff bill are again at work this morning.
They made considerable progress, but
have not succeeded in putting it in shape
to permit its being reported to the Senate
as soon as hoped. One of the members
said: 1--WE may conclude our work within
three or four days, and we may be en-
gagged upon the bill two weeks yet. We
are getting on very well. We mean to
have the bill in as good shape as possible
when we report it, therefore do not in
tend to rush it too much"
A report is circulated TO the effect that
refined sugar might be Disseminated to
the extent of placing lower tax upon it
than upon raw. A member of the sub
committee is authority for the statement
that there is nothing in the story. ''If
the raw article is taken from the free list
and duty fixed upon it," said the SEN
ator, there will be an increase on the
duty on refined sugar, and it will prob
ably be from one-eighth to one-quarter
of cent per pound higher than the raw
sugar duty"
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Senator White
of California has been interesting him
self in securing protection to fruits in his
State. The people of California say they
will be very much hurt if the fruit sched-
ules of the Mckinley bill are not allowed
to stand as they now are. He is particu-
larly anxious to secure protection for
oranges, prunes and raisins. In this
effort the California Senator is receiving
the assistance of the Florida Senators,
who are very anxious to have the duty
on oranges increased. White says the
fruits of California will be compelled to
enter into competition with those of the
Mediterranean and Mexico, and the re-
suit would be foreign fruits would make
it Improbable to raise fruits in California.
Florida men think the competition they
would have with the West Indies would
be very damaging to the orange in
dustries of that State.
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PETALUMA's POULTRY SHOW.
Large Attendance During the Last
Three Days.

Three Days.
PETALUMA, Feb. 12.-The poultry
show which closed last night was a de-
cided success. Owing to the good
weather the attendance was good during
the last three days.
At a meeting of the California Poultry
Association the following officers were
elected tor the ensuing year: President,
L. G. Byce OF Petaluma; Vice President,
c. X. Harker OF San Jose; Secretary, A
Armstrong Of Petaluma; Treasurer, Q. j !.
Albee of Lawrence; Board of Directors
j. w. Forgens of Santa Cruz; +. II.
Noyes of West Butte. Geo. Ii. Crory OF
San Francisco, Il. ii. Freeman OF Santa
Clara, e. c. Thurber of Alhambra, S. A
W ellis of Alameda, Jas. Quick of Patter-
son, j. A. Scholetield of Hollister, VIM.
A. French of Stockton, and j. A. Noonan
OF San Francisco.
1t was arranged to hold the next meet
ing at San Francisco.
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coNFLAGRATIoN Ar BATH. MH
Prospect that the Great Iron Works
VIII he Totally DestroYed.

VIII be Totally Destroyed.
BATH (Me.), Feb. 13-2:45 A. M.-The
Bath Iron Works are on fire, and with
every prospect of being totally
destroyed. 4 strong wind is blow
ing. and already several of the
principal buildings are in flames.
The steamer Frank Jones, lying at the
wharf with no steam up. is doomed. /. The
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WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE. Feb. 12.-Swirling clouds
of snow, in which there has been but one
or two riffs since daylight this morning,
have shut from view the house at Intake
tunnel. one mile from the lake shore. In
This building are nineteen workmen; at
least there were Sunday night. There is
considerable fear expressed that the ira
qedv of last spring may have been re-
6eafed. At that time fourteen workmen
We're caught in the airshaft under the
water to which they went for safety when
:. -,,os annarent the house would be car
,.;od away. This afternoon at 4 o'clock
the dark outlines of the crib were plainly
soen from the North Point pumping sta
sion and at 1890 tonight a light was
visjhie. which indicates that the building
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
HOG-GUESSlNG IN NEW JERSEY.

The Farmer Who Comes Nearest to
the Porlxer's Weight Gets the AMI
NAL.
Hog guessing is a species of gambling
peculiar to Northern New Jersey. It
is not known to be popular and preva.
lent anywhere else in the country ex'
ceEt, POSSIBLY, in a remote corner OF
Long Island The average Sussex coIIII-
ty farmer knows how to grow the fat,
test, LATEST hogs on the least fodder
ct aEy man in the world He prides'
himself on the large amount o. pure
lard he can get in the sh priest ncssibla
time and at the least expense The
breeds were imported, and the owners -
claim that they have been vastly Inn
proved by wallowi1g in the mircs Of
upper Jersey. It isn't a bad business.
either, that Of raising champion swine,
according to the New York World.
There is one farmer, Peter Scott by
name, who last year raised ifty-six
hogs, averaging $50 pounds, CT q total
Of 21,2S0 pounds. He got 6 cents a
pound for his pork, whi:l made a good
profit for a year of pa1lics and failures.
The sport of hog-guessing is timely de-
veloped. There are hundreds Of ex-
perts at the game. Most of them are,
old farmers, who travel around with
Horace Greeley whiskers," wear over
alls and rubber boots that reach to
the knees. The younger blood doesn't
care so much for the pastime These
patriarchal sports understand how to
run the tape measures around the
necks, loins and stomachs of the porky
victims, and guess within few pounds
of their exact weight. They size up a.
hog in mighty short order, and then:
either bet their piles OH the guess or
have the guess recorded by the landlord
Of the hotel, in front of which the hog
guessing contest always takes place.
The act of recording costs the guesser
a couple Of drinks Of apple jack. A
description of the game at one tavern
is typical Of them all. Nearly 300
sports participated. They came from
all directions, in ancient vehicles, or
ION the hoof," as they expressed it.
-Four hogs were on hand to be guessed
at They seemed to be altogether too,
feshy for their frail legs to support.
The difficult feature of the guessing
was to get the hogs to stand erect
and assume military attitude. When,
one Of the farmers prodded them with
a cane they sent up dnearthly yells.
and their. hugs bodies shook and trem-
bled like delicate molds Of wine Jelly.
A young man finally drifted in and.
soon had them all on their feet by
blowing clouds Of obnoxious cigarette;
smoke in their faces.
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white woman in the yard. Sheriff
Gould, a small, wiry man with a deter.
mined cast Of countenance, walked up
to the whipping post, which is also the
main post Of the pillory. The prison.
ers were fastened to the post, their
hands being clasped above their heads.
Again the crowd yelled. The execu.
toner was ready.
Chicken Thieves Under the Lash.
Through the thr0ng came John Smit-
Tx. He had stripped to the waist after
leaving the pillory and was ready to
have the remainder of his sentence car
ried out, Warden Francis fastened the
mans hands .sz.
"Stand back" cried the sheriff, as
he swung the heavy cato nine tails
over his head. The men in the front
rank made a desperate plunge to get
out Of harms way, but one was struck
on the ear and let out a howl that
made the man about to be whipped
jump. With a whirr the lash swept
through the air. "Baff," it struck the
copper-hued back and the victim OF
Delaware justice shrunk closer to the
post, but not a sound did he UTTER
The crowd made up for this deficiency,
however. Warden Francis in his deep
bass voice kept count Of the lashes.
Again the whip fell, again the vic.
TINS back stifened, then relaxed.
Again the crowd yelled and Warden
Francis cried two" So until ten lash.
es had fallen. Then with heavy welts
across his back and with a singing
appreciation Of the laws Of the state
which he had violated, Smittix went
to his cell.
He had hardly disappeared before
Henry Floyd, a real black negro With
a torso that might be taken for a model,
shuffied through the crowd with a grin
stretching from ear to ear illuminating
his countenance Henry has L weak,
ness for ''chickens on the foot" which
do not belong to him, and to cure him
Of this depraved taste he was given
fifteen lashes with hearty good will by
the sheriff. Indeed, some one in the
crowd said the sheriff had been miss
ing chickens himself of late. Like
Smittix, Floyd did not utter |; sound,
but his body twitched violently Us the
whip fell
James Saunders, George Pllytor and
Henry Field have the same disease
that at11icts Floyd, a yearning TO" other
peoples fowls, and each was given ff-
teen lashes. They took their punish,
ment without a groan. Saunders ap~
peared to fear the lash more than the
Others and crouched as much as his
n:anacled hands would allow him be-
fore each blow. Richard Brown was
given ten lashes for stealing coal, and
Morris Gooding, the horse thief, was
given ten of the forty imposed by the
court The remainder were to be in,
fiicted later. He was a victim of the
pillory early in the moving.
AS Gooding was led away the sher
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29

of use to every bee keeper. It is one
of the many things which cannot be
constructed with little or no expense
during winter or early spring before
active work begins. It is simply table
or four-legged trough quite convenient
when the work Of scraping sections is
on hand. It is provided with a shelf
so made as to fit into the holes and
notches seen in the sides of the trough.
The shelf A is thus supported at some
distance above the bottom of the
trough. In the center Of the shelf is
a large square aperture, across which
is stretched wire screen, represented
by B. The height of the trough should
be just that when the shelf is adjusted
and the operator is seated before it,
his hands and arms will be in an easy
position to work. The sections are
scraped with knife, the scrapings fall
ing upon wire screen. Most Of them
will pass through the screen to the
bottom of the trough, leaving the
screen clean and not in any way In
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Pig Sly.

The accompanying cut shows the best
arranged sty I have ever seen, says a
writer in Ohio Farmer. The mate
rial used is oak. It is divided into three
compartments, each having sliding
doors, opening into the exercise door
at the rear A rain trough is placed the
whole length Of the sly, thus render
ing the yard freer from moisture. The
yard should be kept clean and dry,
and may be covered by a roof. The
feeding should all be done in the yard,
and the sty used for sleeping. A feed
trough is. placed in the yard also. A
drop door hinged at b b is provided
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
CAT WITH NINE TAILS.
HOW 1T WAS WELDED BY A JUST
ICE IN DELAWARE.
Scenes of a Recent Whipping Day
in Delaware, Where Fear of the
Lash Aids in Keeping People Hon
est-Punlshment inflicted on the
Installment Plan. ... --%t

Within the grim stone walls of, the
county jail Of quaint old New Castle
the like Of which can be gazed upon
as depicted by famous artists upon can
vas in many galleries, but which in
actual life to-day cannot be witnessed
in the United States outside of the
little Diamond State.' Seven men
were dashed upon the bare, quivering
back with the traditional cat-o'-nine
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Gibson and Smittix in the Pillory.
and arms extended, their shoulders just
high enough to enable them to stand
fir1nly on the platform, faced the gap
ing crowd, Both men seemed to make
light of their punishment and Gibson
puffed away at a cigar. BY the time
the hour was mp the arms and legs of
both men were twitchihg and the grins
had fled from their dusky countenances.
When liberated they stretched their
arms and legs and walked to the Jail
door in very stiff jointed manner.
AS the two men left the pillory a
shout went UP from the crowd. The
whipping was about to begin. The
crowd had increased and three or four
colored women had Joined the throng,
but to the credit Of the women of New
Castle be 1t said thaee was but one
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
New Standard.

Star-Only $50 week? Why, I am
right in the midst of a divorce suit.
Manager-That's unfortunate. but you
will have to get along some how until
you are in a position to marry again.
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A Grain Chute.

so arranged that the feed whether
oats, corn, wheat, bran or ground stufs
can be taken up with a scoop. 1t is
always full as long as there is any
thing in the bin. but it never runs over.
For ear corn il must be somewhat larg-
er than for shelled corn or small grain,
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terfering with the work % represents
the kind Of knife generally used. It
is Of the best steel, having blade
1l-2 to 2 inches long and slanting
or beveled point. This trough is made
large enough to suit the requirements.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
Abnormal N3lk.


In connection with the contamination
eff milk lis the fact that it frequently
becomes contaminated by dirt and filth
from the skin of the teats and udder,
and with a matter from the hands of
the mixer; and how often does it be-
come contaminated after withdrawal
from the udder? We are aware that
it lis one of the most powerful absorb
ent agents known, and that it is one
of the best Of Bcultivating media. In
connection with the latter fact, we have
only to remember that there is quite
a number of micro-organisms which
produce a definite change in milk
e. e., the Bacterium termS and Bacillus
foetidus lactEs producing putrid milk;
the Micrococe1ls viscosus producing Wis
cous or mannite milk; the NJ. prodig-
iosus. the Bacterium laotis erythrog-
enes, and the sarcina rosea producing
red milk: and the Bacillus cyanOgenus
producing blue milk; while several or
ganisnss are capable of setting up the
tactic and butyric lamentations. Coin
has described an organism found in,
and peculiar to, bitter milk. Only the
other day Mr. Campbell, +. r. G. V. S.,
rkcudbright, directed my attention
to case in which blue milk was pro-
duced by storing potatoes in a milk
house. -PrOf Valley.
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A Grain Chute.

The Illustration represents the lower
end of grain chute which comes from
the bottom of bin in the NOW. 1t is
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-29
4 Mandy Box or Trough.

The illustration, re-engraved from
Gleaninss in Bee Culture, represents
q handy xontrivance which would be
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Farm Notes.

Good cheese always finds j good
market.
We notice that number Of new
cheese factories are going to be built
the coming. spring in several places in
Wisconsin.