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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

A society called the Institute Of Jour-
nalists is being organized in England
for the purpose Of raising the standard
Of admission to their profession. The
plan is to have two sets Of examina-
tons, one for pupil associates or ap-
prentices, and the other for members.
For the first class the examination in
eludes English history and literature,
arithmetic and geography, composition,
skill in condensing and general knowl-
edge" The candidate for the advanced
degree is examined in these subjects
and also political and general history,
natural sciences or mathematics, polit-
ical economy, the law Of newspaper IL
bel and copyright, verbatim reporting,
descriptive writing and the conduct
of legal and public business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
NOW j: LYING IN TsATE,
The Late Cars Remains Arrive ut
isl5 MascOw. a6ss

II 4 q n ls S5 = +
The Late Cxar's Remains Arrive az,
MascOw. 35
Moscow, Nov. 13.-The funeral train
with Gar Nicholas, the czarina.
Princess Alix, numerous grand dukes
and grand ducht,sses, the prince and
princess of Wales, high officials and
,tticers arrived at 1890.
The party We're met on the platform
IF the railway station by the governor
of Moscow, the high officials of the
city, Grand Duke Michael, Grand
Duke Sergius and his wife, Grand
Duchess Elizabeth NJ. Durnova, min
lister of the interior and most bril- j
liant assemblage of military officers IA
The clergy offered prayers as the
train on which it had made the long
journey from Sebastopol
A procession was formed and when
all was in readiness the prince Of Old.
enburg and several generals removed
the pail from the coffin. Car Nicholas
and the grand dukes then bore the cof-
I'm to the hearse that was in waiting.
In the meanwhile cannon were boom,
ing from the Kremlin fortress. 4.
At II o'clock the procession started
- S!AS eAAS SdIACuAdl VI Ol- NllCudGl
the Archangel. The cortege was of
immense length. In the imperial stand
ards We're borne by high functionaries,
each of them followed by one of the
dead cars saddle horses. General Of
fcers carried the czar's armorial bear
ings, state swords, insignia and dec
orations. Then followed long array
of clergy bearing emblems and images.
populations, corporations and trade So
cieties. r. '.-' .
The funeral car was drawn by eight
horses and there was guard of honor
composed of eighty cadets. The cords
of the pail, which had been replaced,
were held by generals, then followed:
on foot the car, the princess of Wales,
the grand dukes, the imperial house
hold, etc. Behind them came the
czarina and other imperial ladies in
coaches. In the cathedral there was;
an immense concourse of people. The
metropolitan of Moscow conducted the
funeral services which was marked
with all the solemn ponp and circum-
stance of the orthodox church. The
public on being admitted into the ca
thedral to see the body lying in state.
found the coffin guarded by military
Populations. The most touching sc-,nes
We're witnessed in the cathedral. The
people Frustrated themselves reverent-
ly before the coffin, at the same time
offering brief prayers for the repose Of
the soul Of Alexander III.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
OIIahoma,s Jim Root.

Perry, Okla, Nov. / 8. The bravery
Of Dan Phillips, engineer on the north
bound Santa Fe train, averted q terri!
Bile catastrophe last night. The bridge
and trestle over the Black Bear river
was enYeloped in flames when the
train came in sight. Though 1t seemed
almost impossible to stop in time, and
while many Of the trainmen jumped:
for their lives, Phillips remained at
his post. By his efforts the train was
stopped within a few feet Of the
bridge and the train saved from plunge
ing into the fifty foot gulch below.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
A Minister'S Thrilling Experience
If sasf%. With u Burglar. 32a

! ( I'D
Brooklyn. Nov. 15.-Rev. Frank G.
Seckerson, the assistant pastor Of the,
Clinton Avenue Congregational church,
had thrilling experience with a bur-
glar this morning and narrowly es-
capped with his life He was aroused
from his sleep by a slight noise, and
saw a man stealthily moving about in
the dark. The clergyman picked up
a revolver which lay conveniently at
hand on his dressing case and sprang
to the floor. The burglar made a
lunge at him with bowie knife, the
blade puncturing the fleshy part of his
arm, inficting an ugly wound. The
men grappled and had hand hand
struggle for life. The clergyman man
aged to shoot the man, who released
his grasp and staggered toward the
open window, through which he made
his escape. The clergyman fired a sec
ond shot at him as he retreated. The
police later found a trail Of blood
where the burglar escaped, but have
not yet captured him. The clergy
mans wound, though painful, is not
serious n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
BOY MURDERERs.
Slayers Of Mayor Marsh of Kinsley,
Kan, Plead Guilty.

Slayers Of Mayor Marsh OF Kinsley,
Kan, Plead Guilty.
Kansas City, Nov. ia special to
the Star from Larned, Kan, says:
Harvey and Arnold, the murderers Of
Mayor Marsh Of Kinsley, were taken
be fore Judge Vandivert this morning
at 8 o'clock, where they pleaded guilty
to the charge Of murder in the first
degree. The sentence imposed by
Judge Vandivert was Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary until such time
as the governor should decide that
they shall be hanged. The boys were
taken on the 9 o'clock train for Leav-
enworth by Sheriff Heath, but not I'M
til mob had gathered and threatened
lynching. Judge Vandivert convened
court an hour before the regular time
in order to Illustrate the would he
lynchers. The boys are seventeen and
nineteen years old.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

United States Consul 81. J. Somner,
Jr., stationed at Bombay, believes that
line of steamers might be successful
between New York and that city. He
suggests one steamer per month each
way, the outward-bound steamer to
carry petroleum, cotton goods and ma
chinery, and to bring back East Indian
products, including Ceylon tea, which
the planters of the island, are now
seeking to introduce into this country.
AS things are now, goods exported
from the United States to Bombay
are often sold first to English mer-
chants, who resell to the Bombay mer-
chants. Such American goods appear
in the government reports as imports
from the United Kingdom"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

An old German who recently came to
this country from the fatherland has
begun novel industry in little sham
ty in Pegg street, Philadelphia. This
Is nothing more nor less than the man
ufacture of chestnut -four" The flour
manufactured from dried chestnuts has
for many years been in great demand
in Germany. A delicious sort Of sweet
bread is made from it by those who
are familiar with the old-fashioned
method of preparing the dough. The
product of the old Germans manu-
facture is very much sought after by
the Germans in the, neighborhood, and
the supply is far below the demand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
WORK OF A FIEND.
Denver "StrangIers' Row. Is the
Scene of Another Murder

Scene or Another Murder.
Denver, Nov. 15.-''Strangler's Row.
was the scene of another murder early
to-day. A bout 1:15 a. m. 1875 Market
street was visited by the fend whose
strange hobby is to choke women. to
death, and when he left the place
Kuiku >Oyama, Japanese girl, who
ran the place, was a corpse, with the
marks of the strangers work upon
her throat. This mornings murder
vas committed in the same row of
houses in which Lena Taper and
Marie Coltassoit were straagled. The
mode of death, too, was exactly SINH
lar. After partially choking her, the
job was completed by tying towel
around her neck and Tightening the
moose until life left her body. The ex-
element among the women Of ill fame
inhabiting the part of the city where
the murders by strangulation have oc-
CURED Within few weeks rivals that
produced by the crimes of "Jack the
Ripper in London a few years ago.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
PIGTAILS WILL FLY.
The Japanese Have the Chinese on
the Run.


the Run.
Yokohama, Nov. 13.-Advices from.
the armies commanded by Field Mar
shall Count Oyama, now operating on
the Lioung peninsula confirm the re-
ports of Japanese victories at Chin
Chiu (Kin-C hau) and Talien Wan. On
the morning of Tuesday last one brig
ade of the Japanese forces captured
Chin Chiu and on the next day Talien
Wan was bombarded and also cap
tured. A British warship was at Tai
len Wan during the bombardment
After the place was captured the war
ship started for Chez Foo, which is
across the Gulf of Po-Chi-Li, some
eighty-five miles south of Talien Wan.
A dispatch dated Talien Wan, Nov.
Z, from Admiral Ito, commander-in-
chief of the Japanese navy, says that
the squadron left Chiosensutsuto on
Nov. 6 and on the morning Of the 9TH
was near Talien Wan. No firing was
heard from the forts and the squadron
steamed into the bay, when the jap
anese flag was soon flying from the
fertilization, the guns of which were
dismounted. An officer landed and
found only some Japanese guards who
informed them that the commander
of the brigade had returned to Chin
Chiu. The details Of the capture of
the place were obtained, and steam
er was dispatched Immediately to tel.
egraph the news Of the victory.
Hiroshima, Japan, Nov. 13.-The Of
| fetal dispatches of Field Marshal
Oyama stated that the Chinese forces
at Chin Chiu numbered 1000 infantry
and 100 cavalry, and at Talien Wan
5000 infantry and $50 cavalry. The
| Chinese made little~resistance at either
| place. They retreated toward Port
Arthur. The Japanese lost only ten
men in capturing both places. The
Chinese. losses were also slight.
London, Nov. ia dispatch from
Tien Tsin dated Tuesday, and coming
by way Of Shanghai, says that the
emperor and his court are preparing to
leave Pekin for Sing Janfu (Tsing
Kiang Pup in the Province Of Kiang
Su, about 125 miles northwest of
Shanghai. It is stated that 10000
Russian troops are concentrated at
VladivostOck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
General.

General.
An unexploded dynamite bomb was
found at Massillon, Ohio.
A blizzard was experienced at Hart
ford, Conn.
The tnti-toAin remedy for diphtheria
is being tested in four cases in the
municipal hospital, Philadelphia.
Hoffman island at New York is to be
increased in area from two and one-haf
acres to nine acres by artificial means.
The general committee of the Freed
mems Aid and Southern Education So
ciety began its annual session in New
York.
Officials of the Canadian Pacific and
Grand Trunk are to be appealed to to
stop the payment Of excessive commits
siOns.
A cut of Sc has been made in second
class passenger rates from Chicago to
Boston and the decentralization is
spreading.
A mortgage on the plant of the Den
yer Union Water company at Denver,
Colo, in favor of the Continental Trust
company, has been filed.
Gov. Altgeld Of Illinois has restt red
Joseph B. Myers Of St. Joseph to cti-
zenship. He served one year in the
penitentiary for forgery.
After arguments in the Illinois Ma
tional Building association case at
Bloomington, Judge Sample appointed
NJ. X. Young receiver.
The Berrien county (Mich9 seat re-
moval case before the supreme court
at Lansing was decided in favor Of re
moval to st. Joseph yesterday.
A reduction of six cents on mined
coal caused the miners Of the Munice
Oily mines to strike and call on al
other miners in the district to do like
wise.
Announcement was made at New Or
leans of the failure of the Louis
Schwartz Machinery Supply company
| Qimited), which has been in business
for the last twenty-five years The
assets are $256,341; liabilities, $4,000
less than the assets.
At New York George B. Stevenson
| of grown children, says Mrs. Louise
herself to him. but failed to delivel
| leTSeH, WINE Ne. IKE 6diKlS, - VIII
in He sues for $4,000 for breach
Of promise.
"A. C. Atherton Of Fort Scott, j
Manus, and two other men Of Joplin
/ Mo-, and four or five men Of Southern
\ Kansas who composed a hunting part.
i In the Usage reservation, wee arrested
/ by a squad Of Indian police and thu
i guns, ammunition, dogs and cams
equipage confiscated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

A French statistician says that the
number of men and women in France
Is more nearly equal than in any other
country Of the world, tSere being
only 1907 women to 1000 men. In
Switzerland there are 1,O64 men to
1000 women, and in Greece only 933.
The conditions in Hong Kong, accord
ing to this authority, are appalling"
there being only 366 women to 1000
men.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

In course Of transit between New
York and New Orleans a packet Of pa
per money had been opened and
its contents considerably reduced.
Two Of the sells had been
broken and one had been resealed by
thumb pressure. Mr.. Carvalho, an ex-
pert in matters Of Identification, endeav-
ored to find out the thief, and with
ills view obtained wax impressions
Of the thumbs Of all the officials of
the express company through whose
hands the packet was known to have
passed. The impressions were photo
graphed and enlarged, and one Of them
clearly agreed with an enlarged pho
tograph Of the thumb-impressed seal
The thief was thus detected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

The founder Of the Japanese navy
was an Englishman named Will Ad-
ans, who went to the eastern seas as
a pilot of Dutch fleet in 1893, and
was cast away in Japan couple of
years later. He became a Japanese
noble and constructor Of the navy to
the tycoon, but was never allowed to
return to England. He died about
twenty years afterward, very ingen-
lousy leaving half of his property to
his wife and family in England and
the other half to his wife and family
in Japan. After his death he was del
fed. A few years ago his tomb and
that of his Japanese wife was discov
cred.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

It is great mistake to peel potatoes
before cooking them. The skin, like
the bark of all medicinal roots. is the
richest part Of the tuber. Potatoes
baked are more nutritious than pre-
pared in any other form, because the
valuable mineral salts are held in solu-
uon by the pellicle Of the skin. If
It Is desired to remove the skin it should
be done by rubbing with rough cloth,
which preserves the true skin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
Unfortunate Events.

Edward KanaSs was accidentally shot
and killed near Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Bales of burning hay fell on several
men at Pittsburg. James Harrison
was fatally injured.
Conrad Angel, farmer, near Tudmor
Ohio, shot his brother-in-law, John
Fisher, mistaking him for marauding
tramp.
Edward Winsor, II years old, was
run over by wagon driven by Fire
Chief shepp, at Munice, Ind, and
killed.
The power house of the Willamette
Milling company plant at Portland,
Ore, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$15O,OOO.
A man named Larson was severely
hurt. one of his horses killed and his
wagon demolished by a train on the
Burlington near Dows, Iowa.
Ed Gosserman's infant, 9 months
old. crawled across the kitchen floor
and plunged into tub of water at
Portland, Ind. It drowned before the
accident was noticed.
Ed Mansfield, while out hunting with
Henry Gregory at Rockford, Ill.,, acct
dentally shot the latter through the
head, killing him Instantly. Both are
prominent young men and members
Of the Rockford Rifles.
Mrs. James Donnelly of Evergreen,
Ohio, died to-day, and her three sisters
and father, Joseph Doolittle, are not
| expected to live, from the effects of
drinking poisoned rainwater. The roof
Of the house had been painted with
white lead.
| A irebrand falling from the flies at
the feet of Julia Mackay, who plays
the part Of "Superba' in Hanlon Bros
pantomime at the Grand Opera house
during the matinee at Pittsburg Pa,
caused panic The house was crowd
| ed with women and children, whose
screams as they rushed to the doors
added to the horror Of the situation.
Crimina, DoInxs.
It is charged that the park board Of
Toledo, Ohio, ssheld OUT $4OO0S in a
deal for park lands.
Michael Santucissa, a Philadelphia
restaurant proprietor, was poisoned and
robbed Of $1,000 by two boarders.
| Joseph G. Yetzer, president Of the
failed Cass County bank Of Atlantic,
Iowa, was convicted Of fraud,I' ent
banking.
| Silon Lewis, the condemned Choc-
taw murderer. was shot at Wilhurton.
He had to be strangled to end his suf-
ferings.
Actuated by jealousy, Humphrey
Johnson of Collingwood, Ohio, shot his
wife through the head and then killed
himself.
Joseph Cunningham, sexton of St.Pe,
ter's Episcopal church, st. Louis, Mo-,
died from poisoning. His discharged
predecessor, Cunningham, is in Gus
tody.
It is reported that the body Of man
was found hanging to a tree near
Roscoe, st. Clair county, Mo-, some dis
lance from the railroad. 1T Is sup,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
THE X. OF l.. AT N, o.
The Opening Session To-Day-Debs
and POvdcr1y Not There.

The Opening Session To-Day-Debs
and Powdcrly Not There.
New Orleans, La, Nov. 15.-Neither
ex-Grand Master Workman Powderly
nor Eugene v, Debs. who have been
invited, were present when the
knights of Labor convention was
ready to be called to order to-day at
noon. Until Powderly. reaches here it
is difficult to say what the nature of
the attempt to wrest the control from
the present ruling element in the or
der will be. r ... ~. III
The convention anne together at 70
O'Clock, with about ninety delegates
present. The reports of the various
officers is the principal business to-
day. The session will last for eight or
ten days. Mr.. Sovereign will accept
reelection if rendered Him.
Eugene V. Debs telegraphed that he
has been summoned to Chicago, and
will be unable to attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
Japan Is Silent,

! Washington, Nov. l5.-The question
of ediation OF the troubles betwee.
China and Japan by the United States
government was one Of the questions
that was con sidered at the cabinet
meeting today. No reply has yet been
received from the Japanese govern
ment to the offer of the United States
to act as mediator.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
PITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PASTWEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.
The Latest and Most Important News
of the World, Culled From the
Telegraph Reports of the Press
Associations.
From the Nations Capital.

From the Nations Capital.
The president has pardoned Jesse
NJ and Elisha Roberts, sentenced in
Kentucky to six months imprison-
D ent and fine for Illicit distilling.
The quarentining Of German horses
is proposed in retaliation for the ex-
clusion Of American cattle and fresh
beef.
The controller Of the currency has
declared a dividend in favor Of the
creditors of the First National bank
Of North Manchester, Ind, of Is per
cent. ..l..r.
The president has con muted to life
Imprisonment, the sentence of August
us jenkins. who was to have been
hanged at the District Of Columbia jail,
Friday, Nov %, 1894, for the murder OF
Benjamin M. Sheppard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
r. C. DUNN, Publisher.
Terms:-2.Oo per year in advance.

Rosa Bonheurs paintings are scat
tered all over the world, and not many
galleries have more than one or two
specimens. 1t was therefore noted as
q curiosity that at a recent art expo
Eition at Frankfort-on the-Main there
were no fewer than nineteen Of her
paintings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
Three Years.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Nov. Is Frank
Nichols, who robbed the Northern Pa
cific Express company of 800, pleaded
guilty this morning, and was sen
fenced to three and a half years at
Saltwater.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
Three Pogtmasters.

Washington, Nov. BE. M. He'd
derrick was to-day appointed postnas-
ter at Fort Buford, Williams county,
N. D.; James +. O'Grady at Trieben-
hot, Robert county, S. b. and J.. b..
Egan at AVoca, Iowa county, Wis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15

The general diffusion Of elementary
education in Bavaria is evident from
the fact that Of the 26,3S3 recruits for
the army levied in 1893, only six were
unable to read and write. In France
B43 per cent Of the recruits Of the same
year did not know the letters Of the
alphabet.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
That Indian Murder a Fake

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 15.-Joseph
c. La Croix and Philip Wells, reported
murdered on the Sioux reservation in
revenge for parts. taken by them in
the Pine Ridge fights two years ago,
have arrived here
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
! with Non-Union Men.

Pittsburg, Nov. 10. The United
States Iron and Tin Plate company
commenced work in its Demmler
plant to-day with fifty non union men
under guard of deputies. The locked.
out men offered no interference.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
For Another TrfaI.

Washington, Nov. Is The Erics-
sons contractors report that the boat
will be ready for another trial Satur.
daY. 81 #a5.a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-15
Personal Mention.


Justice Underwood Of Chicago has
decided that the wedding presents are
the property Of the wife. .. -. p.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage has ar
rived at New York from his trip around
the world.
Mrs. Stuart, widow of Gen. "Jeb."
J. e. b. Stuart, the famous Confeder-
ate cavalryman, is principal Of girls
school in Missouri.
Mary Elizabeth Kyel, London lady,
who passed the century mark four
years ago, has slept 10000 nights under
| one roof.
Edward D. White, associate justice
of the United States supreme court,
and Mrs. Virginia Nj. Kent were mar
ried in New York.
A young American doctor claims to
have been the discoverer of the diph-
| liberia serum with whose discovery
DR.. Behring has been credited.
NJ. Favette, a high official Of France,
has been removed from Office for charg-
| ing 400 dinners and six cab rides to
the government.
Commissioner Browning's visit to the
| reservations Of the Northwest has con-
WINGED him that all the indians will
soon be self-supporting, many Of them
| being already well-to-do.
Ex-Secretary Richard w. Thompson
! of Terre Haute, Ind, who was eighty
| five years old last June, has in press
book entitled personal Recollections
of Sixteen Presidents"
Prince Krapotkine, the most distin-
! guished living refugee, has resided in
| England since 1886. His family held
high rank in Russia before the days Of
| the RomanOffs.
| D. Benjamin McCluer, leading citi-
zen of Dubuque, Iowa, for thirty
years, is dead, aged 20. His monument,
with all inscriptions except the date
Of his death was erected by him years
ago. During the war he served as
surgeon in the Ninth Iowa infantry.
Charles G. Tombler, the oldest Mora
Wan in this country, died at Wyoming,
Mimi, the other day, aged ninety five
years. He was postmaster at Bethle-
hem, Pa, under President Pierce, and
was the first station agent for the
Lehigh Valley road at the same place.