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The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
MET hI'KINLEY.
Ihe oh1o Governor Given a Rece~-
ton In St. Paul.

The Ohio Governor Given a Recer-
ton In St. Paul.
st. Paul, March 3O.-People were given
an opportunity of meeting Gov. Nc
hlnley at reception held at the state
capitol. The reception began at 1:3O D.
m. in the hall of representatives, and no
tickets OF admission were required. The
guests were admitted by the Cedar street
entrance and went up the small side
stairway passing around in front of the
speakers platform, and left the hall
through the passage connecting the hall
with the senate chamber, leaving the
building by way of the Exchange street
entrance. Gov. Mckinley left Minneapo-
lis by special train on the Great North
ern road, stopping at Hamline at 9:45,
where he delivered short address to the
students of the university. He then pro-
ceeded to st. Paul, arriving about noon,
ana was the guest Of Gov. Nelson at
the Merchants hotel for lunch. The re-
ceptlon was informal and non-partisan in
character, tribute to Gov. Mckinley as
q public official and an eminent citizen.
LIE reception closed at 4 o'clock and thr
governor started for Chicago.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
Criminal Doinrs.

John G. Taylor committed suicide at
Kalamazoo, Mich, by shooting. .... ....
Burglars robbed the grocery store of
G. J. Lundin at Knox, Ind, of $3.50.
An unknown man was found mur-
dered In the woods near Fairview Park
Indiana.
Capt. 81. Dunn, mine superintendent
at Lano, Tex, was murdered by high
waymen and robbed of $500.
Lillian Willis killed her father at
Homer, Ca, in defense Of her mother.
and was acquitted by q jury.
! Prendergast, Carter Harrfson's muir
derer, assaults his death watch, ,and is
put in q dungeon after hard struggle.
The jury in the case OF Eloisc Rude
ger, charged with the murder Of Bar
on" Reiser at South Omaha, disagreed.
Krug, the embezzling city treasurer
Of Seattle, Wash, who was arrested in
st. Paul, is sentenced to seven years In
the penitentiary and to pay the costs.
Maj. Randle, Of Dallas, Tex, after
expending $4,000 to avoid punish
nent for q murder, was sentenced to
twenty years.
]. w. Owen, marshal Of Canton, Miss.
aaet and killed ]. W. Richards in a
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Stolen Presents.

La Crosse, Wis, March 3O.-Lee Smith.
the mail agent between Elroy and this
place who was arrested at Winona. is
the son of q merchant at Bangor. and
had full confidence of the department and
all officials of the postal service here
until recently. A long series of robberies
finally brought suspicion on him by the
fact that articles lost in the mail were
given to Il young lady in Bangor. Then
decoy letters were sent which led to his
arrest with marked money in his nossps.
sion. he was very expensive young
man. had twenty-five suits of clothes and
everything else in similar style.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
Murder and Suicide.

Helena, Mont, March 3O.-R. McMan
us OF Livingston shot and killed his wife
this morning at that place and then cut
his own throat from ear to ear with a
razor, both dying. McAlanus was rail
road brakeman, twenty-four years old,
and his wife was handsome woman OF
eighteen. He had been out of work
some time and was respondent, and it
is also learned that they had not lived
happily during their two years. of mar
ried life, The tragedy occurred in the
home of the mans parents while they
were absent, only the dead man and his
victim and their six months old baby be-
ing in the house at the time.
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Paxton Didn't Know Re+t>r

New York, March 80. - The health
board has received letter from DR.. Pax
ton in reference to the filing of the mar
rlage certificate of Col. Breckenridge to
Mrs. Wing. The latter is dated Alle-
gheny City, Pa, and states that the fling
OF the certificate was withheld at the
request of Col. Breckenridge, who said
he did not want the marriage made public
just then. DR.. Paxton also makes the ex-
cuse that he was ill at the time, and fur
ther that he did not know it was con-
trary to law not to file the certificate.
The health board is considering the ad-
visibility of procuring the passage of a
bill through the legislature making it a
misdeineanor to fail to file such certifi-
Gates.
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The result Of a test made in England
show that the steam producing power
OF town and city refuse is one-third
that Of ordinary coal. With specially
built desructos all cities could realize
from their refuse a large amount Of
power for electric lighting or other
purposes. It Is estimated that the daily
refuse Of the Town Of Leeds, England,
would give steam power equal to over
1850 horsepower for the entire twenty
four hours.
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Two Dead Bodies of One Man.

Woodbury., N. j., April "a body,
found in the Delaware has been identified
as that of Charles Cans of Swedesboro.
According to the county records, however,
the body of Charles Cans was found in q
creek a few weeks ago and was buried
by his relatives. The coroner's inquest
at that time discloses the fact that mur-
der had been committed, and the two,
men who We're last seen with Cans are
now awaiting trial charged with the
crime. The finding of the second body
makes the case very mysterious one,
for everything seems to show that the
first body was not that of Cans, and pre-
sents q Chinese puzzle to the police as,
to what hand the two men now unde,
arrest had in the death Of either.
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CRISP A SENATOR.

The Speaker Appointed Senator Col
quttt's Successor.
Atlanta, Ga, March 3O.-Gov. Northen
has appointed Speaker Charles F. Crisp
to succeed the late Senator Colquitt Not
a word has passed between the governor
and the speaker, and the latter's name
had not even been presented formally to
tho governor.
Washington, March Bolt was after
midnight when Speaker Crisp received
notice OF his appointment rs senator from
Georgia. He was much surprised, as the
otter was unexpected. His first inclina-
ton was to decline, but at L o'clock
wired the governor that he would hold
his answer in allegiance until he could
consider the matter with political friends
and associates.
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Robbed An A1ent.

Cleveland, March 3O.-Six robbers over
powered Night Telegrapher and Agent A.
w. McHager at Olmstead Falls station,
on the Lake Shore railroad few miles
west OF this city, about midnight last
night and took his gold watch and money,
then bound and gagged him and drilled
the safe. A charge Of powder was in
serted and the door blown off. The
amount secured is not known. People
were awakened and pursued the robbers.
who were captured and brought to this
city. They bear the appearance Of
tramps sii5 ~ s
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The Expo Leas ed.

Minneapolis, March 3O.-At the meet
Ing OF the exposition directors yesterday
SIX months lease of the exposition hail
was granted to the Mir eapolis Auditors
um company. The auditorium is to be
rarsformed into 4 music and lecture
ball resembling the Chicago trocadero.
The directors were asked to fix net
price on the art works by II. Jay Smith
and the matter was referred to the com
mittee on art departptLt. The cost of
the collection was about $4,000, and
this y supposed to be less than half its
value. s,
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
RIOTOUS STRIKERS.
Coke Workers in Pennsylvania Use
Dynamite.

Coke Workers in Pennsylvania Use
Dynamite.
Pittsburg, April 3.-Dispatches received
from Cniontown report rioting and the
destruction of some property in the coke
regions by foreigners who struck to-day.
At the Oliver, Leisenring, Morrill, &
Wheeler, Humphrey and Archer plants
the men started to work, but they were
driven off by armed bands Of strikers.
At Morrelps works at Dunbar a large
quantity Of dynamite was used, and con-
siderable property destroyed. Calls have
been made upon the sheriff. and deputies
are being sworn in. The dispatches re-
port about two-thirds of the works now
closed. A number of persons were in
jured in the rioting, but none seriously
Rioting is also reported at the Hill Farm,
mines at Dunbar.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
Arguing the Crow Creek Clntm.

Arguing the Crow Creek Claim.
Washington, March 80. - The house
committee on Indian affairs to-day had
under consideration the claims of the
Crow Creek Indians of South Dakota.
Col. John Fl. King of South Dakota ap-
peared before the committee to-day and
submitted an argument in favor Of the
claim. Mr.. King is Of the opinion that
it will go through. Maj. Anderson at
tempted to get $4,000 from the Indians
trder scme sort of contract made with
them, but the secretary of the irterio,
refused to approve the claim.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
John Ballou Caught.

Chicago, April 3.-John Ballou has been
arrested here, charged with numbering
Joseph Tiffany, near Fort Dodge, Iowa,
ABOUT about March l. The men were partners
IN gambling house at Fort Dodge.
lhey went out for drive one evening
an ana Baliou came back alone, saying that
sIifrany u had taken a train for the West.
4Ihe story was discredited, and the next
day ,l1ffany's body was found lying in a.
ditch with bullet hole in the head;
Bailou fled. He was tracked here and
arrested by local detectives in house
on West Twelfth street. He denies the
crime
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
Miscellaneous Items.


A South Dakota contingent for Cox
ey's army is being raised.
The New England maple sugar crop
was a failure.
A bandits cave was discovered near
Winfield, Kansas.
Judge Dallas, of the United States
court Of appeals, Philadelphia, decided
that the sugar trust is not illegal.
Electric lighting for railway cars is
successfully tried on the Milwaukee
road.
Mr.. Geary favors the new Chinese
treaty, holding It as recognition rath-
er than an abrogation Of his law.
Fifty unemployed men at Boston pre-
sented petitions TO the Massachusetts
legislature demanding relief.
Silver men concede they cannot COM
mand the necessary votes to override
the veto Of the seigniorage bill.
Senator Stewards castle is offered
for sale, and the owners friends are
wondering il he has lost another for
tune.
A farmer about nine miles out from
Quinn, Ill, reported finding the dead
body Of q tramp lying frozen in some
timber.
Siebricht & Wadley, who furnished
the flowers for the New York building
at the worlds fair fled a claim at Al
bany Of $17, ,O47.
Mrs. Libby Wef1l, OF Monroevil1e,
Ohio, recovered $500 damages for
injuries received by fall on a slippery
sidewalk. .'s1.5 1850 '
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
DULUTH'S WATER POWER.
engineer Tnit Says the Project
Not IlnnrD r. ficnh h1o

Engineer Tait Says the Project Is
Not I1npracticable.
Duluth, Minn., March 80. - John G..
TAFT, one of the leading hydraulic en-
gineers of the country, and chief con-
sultilg engineer for tie Cataract Con-
struction Company of Niagara Falls, has
been fere a week in the interest of the
comp;F. proposing to bring the St.
Louis water power directly to the city.
He has thoroughly examined the river
end the company's plans of dams and con-
duits, and states that there is no i'm
possibility in the project of bringing d.
rectly into the city this water power un-
der a head Of 600 feet. It is stated that
work on the power project is to begin this
season.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

A lunar rainbow was sasn recently
at Durham, n. G. While 4 slight show
er was falling the moon shone brightly
in the east and outlined against dark,
western cloud, was seen a silvery bow,
very bright and clear for some minutes.
It gradually faded with the disappear
ance Of the cloud,
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

st. Louis knights Of Labor have de-
clared boycott against the product Of
twenty breweries Of that city. If they
could extend the boycott to the product
Of all breweries, and enforce it, the
working classes would be greatly bene,
fitted.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
Southern Transatlantic Line.

Raleigh, N. c., March 3O.-The first
passenger steamer for Europe to clear
1rom port of the Southern states on
the Atlantic coast will be the Mexican, a
1ast steamer which the Port Royal Ship
ping company will in about three weeks
clear for Liverpool. The Mexican is Of
o,OOO tons capacity and belongs to the
West India and Pacific Steamship line.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

The gold produce of west Australia
last year was double that Of the pre-
vious twelve months. The total ex-
port for the year was 110,391 ounces.
The prospects for the present year are
most promising.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

The cave animals of North America,
according to Professor A. S. Packard,
of Brown University, comprise 172
species Of blind creatures, nearly all of
which are mostly white in color.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

An exhibition Of gold ore and Of prec-
ious metals and stones is being organ
lied at st. Petersburg by the Russian
Technical Society. The date of the op'
ening has not yet been arranged.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

A scientific observer says that it is
not improbable that Mashonaland was
the Ophir Of the Bible, since the guam
tity Of gold then used was so enormous
that no old country except South
Africa was capable Of supplying the de,
mand
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

The theory Of M. Baudoin, a French
rainmaker, is that electricity maintains
the water in clouds in a state of fine
drops, and that if the electricity be
discharged the water will come down.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

The existing low freight rate on
grain from Chicago to the seaboard has
had a stimulating effect upon ship
ments, and the grain is being rushed
forward at a great rate. This activity
ought to cause rise in prices in fair
market, but the bears seem yet to have
the best Of the situation on change.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

It has been discovered that young
people engaged in the manufacture OF
cigarettes are afflicted with nicotine
poisoning, but their afHiction is not
half as bad as that of the young people
who are engaged in smoking the ci-
garettea
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

Every drop Of water that was used
in washing the corpse of the Japanese
high priest was eagerly sought by his
people, who suppose it will insure them
q certain entry into paradise.
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Massachusetts Ha. = p..+

Washington, March 80. -Massa chusctts
has an insect pest for which congress is
asked to appropriate 100000 to enable
the department of agriculture to ex-
terminate it. The. pest is known as the
ocneria despair, OF gypsy moth. The bill
asking the appropriation was introduced
by Representative Coggsweu Of Massa-
chusetts
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

A Chicago woman laughed herself to
death the other day. She had just
been reading the concluding chapters
of Editor Stead's book, in which he
predicted that Chicago would yet awake
to sense of her wickedness and re-
form
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

Hog guessing at so much guess, is
a species of gambling peculiar to
Northern New Jersey. The farmer
who comes nearest to telling the pork
er's weight gets the animal.
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Miss Mary Happy was married re-
Gently to James Lucky, in Halifax, N. s.
The local punster declares it to have
been q happy -go-lllcky match.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05

A Samuel Lewis is said to have won
over $4,000 at trente ct quarante at
Monte Carlo in four days recently. An
other player, a Hungarian won $4,000
there one day last month.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
The Casualty Record.

Miss Emma Adams Of Jeffersonyille.
Indiana fell on stove during a fit and
was fatally burned.
Frank Saders, 9 years old, was killed
by being run over by an engine at Paris
Illinois.
BY the explosion Of parafine lamp
In a London dwelling house five per-
sons We're burned to death.
Two women were fatally hurt and
four others badly bruised in a runaway
accident at Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Aeronaut Wilton fell from his balloon
distance of 1,5OO feet at Cannes.
alighting in the sea, and was Instantly
killed
John Snyder shot and probably killed
the 5-year old son of Joel Anderson at
Un1onville, illinois. Snyder thought his
pistol wos not loaded.
F. Strock New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio baggageman was in1ur-
ed perhaps fatally in crossing coils
ion at Niles, Ohio.
All except two Of the forty men car
ried out to sea on the ice in the harbor
OF st. Johns,N. F., were rescued. The
two were frozen to death.
Harvey Earnst, farmer near o.
den, Iowa, attempted to board a
freight train while it was in motion and
was killed.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
PITH OF THE NEWS,
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN
a CONDENSED FORM.
The Latest and Most Important News
OF the World. Culled From the
Telegraph Reports OF the Press
Apsociations.
From the Nations Capital.

From the Nations Capital.
Secretary Smith decided that the
claim Of Illinois to Kankakec swamp
lands could not be entertained
Secretary Hoke Smith decided to
give Chicago the Indian warehouse, as
contemplated by him some time ago.
A controversy arises between the
postal authorities of this county and
Canada as to the right Of congressman
franking mail matter to Canada. .
Senators from public land states re-
solve to work for an increase of the
house appropriation for public land SUI
veys from .$175,O00 to 100000.
Secretary Of the Navy Herbert may
resign because Of a quarrel with the
president regarding the Carnegie armor
plate scandal.
Secretary Smith has sent to the
house letter recommending an appro-
priation Of $3,325 to reimburse the
bishop of the Greek Church of Alaska
for funds expended in furnishing the
people Of st. Paul Island with neces-
sary supplies. The affair has been the
subject of diplomatic correspondence
with Russia.
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Terms:-2.0O per year in advance.

Princess Victoria is said to be the
oleverest Of the daughters of tue Prince
of Wales. She is 25 years old, hearty,
jolly and full Of tact.
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fight and ON examination was discharg.

fight and on examination was discharg.
ed q IA
The Rev. sE.:S Webster Presbyter-
ian minister, was arrested in Cleveland
Ohio, for stealing street car tickets
from an oFercoat.
Frank HUFF, son Of Carthage, Ill,
farmer, is in Jail at Chillicothe. Mo,
charged with burning two barns belong
ing to H. C. Ireland.
John Bender of st. Joseph, Mo-, a
pension agent accused Of numerous Of
fenses, has been arrested for charging
Willis Page 5000 to secure a pension
Yu Ihan has been arrested at New
York charged with the murder OF u
year old Mamie Martin, whose body
was hacked to pieces and partly burn
ed. a -.
Acting Gov. Gill has issued a requisi-
ton on the governor of Florida for w.
S. Jewell, wanted at Lewiston. Ill, for
forgery and under arrest at Osceola,
Florida aa
In an Oklahoma City, Ok, saloon,
Hank Cunningham, noted character,
was shot and killed by w. J. Mcclure,
wealthy stockman, who acted in self
defense.
Henry Vargerson. a cooper, was shot
by a travelling river Snowman at Union
town, KY, and fatally wounded. The
shooting was caused by quarrel about
a woman. <
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Musician Parry II Dead.
London, March 80 Hayden Parry. the
musician, is dead. ~, -'
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
In the Far West.

In the Far West.
A paper mill at Everett, Wash, has
made a shipment Of 100 tons of paper
to Australia.
A farmer at Luckfamute, Or, has
sold 1900 pounds Of dried apples at
1874 cents per pound.
A woman in Orange county, CAL,
recently became the mother Of a II,
pound baby boy.
A large white wolf was recently shot
near Cottage Grove, Or. It had killed
thirty sheep In three days.
Ensenada, Lower California, expert
enced the first snow fall in the history
Of the town during the storm that
swept over the south few days ago.
During the year ending March 5 there
were more rainy days than clear ones
at Seattle, Wash. Rain fell on 1913 days
leaving 172 on which no rain fell.
Advices brought to Victoria by the
steamer Danube say there has been an
unusual snow fall up north and that
the signs indicate good salmon run.
The crows nest cutoff, by which the
Canadian Pacific will gain direct en-
trance to Spokane and other Washing
ton cities, will be completed this year.
Arizona wool growers have decided
to reduce the wages Of herders to 500
per month, to take effect July 1, and
to reduce the price of shearing to
cents per head.
The shines Of the Eureka and Nor
gan mills on Carson River, New, have
been sold to Chicago corporation. It
is proposed to work them over by leach
ing.
A vast deposit Of carbonate Of soda
has been discovered near Virginia City,
Neb., beneath that celebrated bed Of
white sand so familiar to all dwellers
on the Comstock. A shaft sunk in the
sand, and at depth of six feet de-
posit of carbonate of soda was encoun
tered, which is Of unknown depth.
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Rainy's First Victim.

Tower, Mimi, April 33.-News has ar
rived from Rainy Lake City to the effect
that tough character, Boston O'Brien,,
was shot and killed by Pat Corrigan, a.
respected citizen. o O'Brien fred four shots
at Corrigan, one grazing his head. Cor
rigan then pulled his revolver and fred
with better effects. The shooting oe
CURED Friday.
Forgery In Second Degree.
Red Wing, Mimi, April 3. O. A.
Tiveitmo Of Grand Forks was found
guilty of forgery in the second degree.
The Princeton union., 1894-04-05
Foreign Gossip.

Foreign Gossip.
Three deaths from cholera have oc-
CURED at Constantinople.
Forty or fifty Newfoundland sealers
are carried to sea on am ice foe and
many Of them perish.
M. De Burlet charged with forming
new Belgian cabinet, will retain his
portfolio as interior minister.
1t is said the powers have been COM
municating with view to united ef-
forts against anarchists.
At Montedoro, Sicily, a fight between
the workmen and police resulted in
the serious injury Of three villagers.
Americans at Blueields demand a
provisional government in which the
United States colony shall be repre-
sented.
Right Hon. Leonard Henry Courtney,
Unionist member Of the house of com
mons, who was formerly chairman Of
the committees and deputy speaker of
the house addressed Uniomist meet
ing at Liskeard, in Cornwall recently.
Mr.. Courtney advocated the election Of
new set Of peers, one for each county
and country borough Of the kingdom.
The hereditary principle alone, was
not sufficient to keep the upper cham
ber in touch with the people.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says the
government of Portugal has replied to
the demand Of President Peixoto for
the surrender Of the insurgent refugees
who sought an asylum on their vessels
after their surrender in Rio Ha,bor.
Portugal refuses to surrender them. It
maintains that to comply with the de-
mands of the Bazilian government
would be contrary to the principles OF
humanity and opposed to all precedents
of international law established in SINH
lar cases.