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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Famous outlaw Ki11ed.

Mexico City, Aug. 20.-The killing Of
the famous border bandit, Luna, and
his wife by a troop of soldiers, forty
miles from this place, has caused great
rejoicing in Tamalejis The soldiers
came unexpectedly on the notorious
couple, who Immediately took refuge
behind some rocks and opened fire.
The soldiers returned it and killed
them Both. Iluna's wife, as usual,
fought by her husbands side, and only
ceased shooting when killed. They
lave committed hundreds Of robber;es,
and six assassinations. The dead des-
perado was once imprisoned for two
years in the Texas penitentiary, hut,
making his escape, has been terror
for several years along the Rio Grande.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF
INTERESTING EVENTS OF THE
WEEK. IN MINNESOTA.
Important Occurrences I'm the NORTH,
star State Day by Dny-A General
Resume Of the Weeks DoinEs Ar.
ranged for Rapid Reading.
Thursday, Aug. 1G.

80
Judge Crosby granted an absolute
divorce to Mrs. Mary s. Dyer Of Hast.
ings from her husband, AlmoA W.
Dyer, upon the ground of habitual
drunkenness XXX
During a storm lightning struck the
large barn of Peter Jensen, living near
Tyler The barn and contents, consist
ing Of hay and some machinery, were
burned Insurance, $500
The linseed oil mill in AIankato,
owned by John III. Willard, which has
been closed since last fall on account
Of the money stringency, resumed work
to-day with a full force
James Finley, implicated in the Great
Northern pay check forgery, was given
preliminary hearing at st. Cloud and
bound over to the next term Of court
without BAIL
Frank NJ. Eddy of Glenwood has
been nominated for congress by the
Republicans Of the Seventh district.
A Woodstock special says: During
horse belonging to John Wingle; also
two horses for Ben Warren in Chan
arambie township
". ware OF Fargo, near-slghted,
walked into the elevator shaft at the
Hotel Spalding at Duluth and fell
twenty feet His back was severely in.
jured, though not serious, however.
Stacking wheat is nearly completed
and threshing has begun around Alex
andria. Wheat yields from seven to
twenty bushels to the acre Oats from
twenty five to thirty.
Nicholas Burns of Cleveland town
ship, near LIE Sueur, threshed 972
bushels of oats and s,O26 bushels of
wheat. being twenty-five bushels Of
Whea to the acre.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
WITHOUT CLEvELAND,s NAME
River and Harbor Appropriation


Bill Becomes q Law.
Washington, Aug. 2O.-The river and
harbor bill, caTrying $11,479,1S0, be-
came law at midnight Saturday night
without President Cleveland's sigma
ture, the legal limit of ten days having
expired within which he could sign or
veto it. It is the third time during
Mr.. Cleveland's two terms that river
and harbor bill became a law without
his approval, the only other bills of this
kind submitted to him having been
vetoed Fears We're expressed up to
a late hour that the present bill would
be vetoed. Aside from the amount car
ried by the bill, the sundry civil bill
also carries $S,4O0,O0O for river and
harbor contracts, making total for
this class Of work Of $40 1878, 100. This
is about 100000 less than the
amount given for river and harbor
work at the first session Of last con-
gress. An important feature of the
new bill is that it authorizes no new
contracts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Friday, Aug. II.

Elmer E. Reisinger committed sui
eide at st. Paul in very deliberate
manner.
Mrs. G. w. Chesley, one Of Owa-
tomas prominent citizens, died from
cancer.
The sons of Maj. Brown want to en-
join the state commission from placing
Capt. Grants name on the Birch Coulie
monument.
Fire at Buffalo destroyed Louis
Krack's barn and contents, including
three valuable horses Loss, SLIGO,
with about one-fourth insurance
Mrs. M. e. Staples of Anoka was
shot by target rifle at the grocers'
picnic, the ball taking effect in her
side. She will live.
The Democratic county convention
to select delegates to the state, con-
gressional and judicial COW entions, will
convene at Buffalo, Aug 80.
w. r. Ellsworth, for many years a
prominent and respected citizen Of
Jackson, manager of the Farmers Ele-
vator company, died suddenly on the
train at Calmar, Iowa.
The clothing house Of G. Landauer
OF OWatOnna made a voluntary assign
ment, causing considerable comment.
Assets estimated roughly at $4,000;
liabilities about the same.
Three cases of typhoid fever are re-
| ported at the health department in
Cokato. An investigation has been held
to-day and it is traced to well water in
the family Of John Myren, where the
present cases are.
A threshing outfit belo: lging to Epple
Bros, together with four wheat stacks,
were destroyed by fire on Patrick Pow
ellis farm, near Montrose. No insur-
ance. Supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. ~zE
Postal Clerk Mulville has received
orders from the superintendent of rail
way mail service not to receive mail
matter from the public at Woodstock.
AS this town alone is singled out, it
naturally desires to know by whose
authority this order is promulgated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Five People Drowned.

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 20
Advices from the Yukon river district
up to July state that Capt. Lyon, who
was going down The Yukon river to
take command Of the steamer p. b.
Weare, and four others, were capsized
and drowned at Five Finger rapids.
Sixty pounds Of mail was also lost.
The steamer Arctic, which was used
as freight tender on the upper Yukon,
WAS caught In gale sixty miles from
st. Michaels island and badly dam
nged. The vessel was compelled to
return for repairs, and there is no
other available vessel to take supplies
to miners in the Yukon river. There
are LOO miners, and il freight is not
sent at once 1t is feared that much suf.
eering will ensue.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Monday, August 20.

James Fury, an early settler Of
Greenvale, died aged 20 years.
The eight inch well drilling at Ely
sian found water at q depth of 2S7
feet. A five hour test shows it will
furnish 2, TOO barrels every "a hours.
A threshing engine belonging to a
man named Renllard at Georgetown,
blew up while in operati IN. Three men
were badly scalded, one Of whom is
not expected to live tl
A threshing engine belonging to
George Schrupp Of Wood Lake was
completely stripped by persons I'M
known. Parties are in search Of the
property.
A proposition to bond the village Of
Elysian will now be submitted SO as
to lay mains for fire and family use.
Recent rains have improved corn pros
poets so it is now estimated at. 65 per
cent. of a full crop.
Andrew Ringdahl, single, aged 25,
was drowned in the bay at Duluth by
the sinking Of a boat in which he was
sailing with five companions. The body
has not been recovered. He was mem
Der Of Company G, state militia
The body Of an unknown man was
found in a log jam four miles up the
river from Little Falls badly decom-
posed. He is supposed to be the man
who escaped from the Brainerd hospi.
tai a few days ago.
Tuesday, August 81.
VIM. Scott Of Forest River had -
acres of wheat which yielded AZ
bushels to the acre.
Lee Palmer county surveyor for
jackson county, MINI, was killed by a
fall from the guy rope Of a balloon.
James Myland's barn and twenty
five tons of hay were burned at Han
COCK. The loss on barn and hay is
$1,000, insured for about $500.
Nicholas Ladner, an old and well
known citizen of Richmond, died after
long illness. He leaves a wife and
five children all grown
At a meeting Of the citizens Of Bea-
yer Creek Martin and Springwater
ownships, called to discuss the Rus
sian thistle and its destruction, the SUI
pervisors were authorized to instruct
the cverseers to make a thorough can
vass of their respective districts and
cause the thistle to be destroyed where
ever found IL
John Ives, who forged a check for
$50 on his employer, Charles Tiffany,
and received cash from business man
at Redwood Falls who was not aware
of the forgery, has been captured at
New Ulm by Sheriff Blethen and com
mitted to Nicolett county Jail to await
trial at the next termn Of court. Ives
at one time was a prominent member
Of the st. Paul fire department.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Bank to Reonen.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 90. Arrange
nlents have been completed with the
depositors and creditors Of the recent
II closed Wichita bank whereby the
bank will reopen its doors for business
Sept. -. The controller, it is said, has
been fully satisfied Of the solvency Of
the institution.
Vessel and Cargo Destroyed.
A New York, Aug. 2O.-Fire to-day de-
stroyed the American ship Gen. Knox,
lying at pier 10, East river. The Knox
was loading with kerosene, rosin, creo-
scts and turpentine for Sutton& Beebe-
OF San Francisco. The loss to her own
ers and agents on hull and cargo is ex.
pected to reach 500, 900. H !.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

The bad craftsmanship Of the Chin
csc at Wei Hal Wei is noted. It Is
stated as fact by military men that
the dark skinned or non-C Caucasian
races are always inferior in marksman-
ship to the white races. It seems as If
no amount of practice could give them
the steadiness Of nerve required to
make good shots with either large or
small arms This is one vast advan-
tage that the civilized races possess
over the unciyilized in war.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

One Of the curiosities Of the Stink
ingwater Canon, Wyoming, is the alum
cave. The cave appears to be an ex-
tinct geyser, and is about fifteen feet
across and easily accessible. The alum
is along the sides and about six feet
la thickness,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

John Byrnes, Of Boston, claims to be
the oldest street car driver In the world.
He has been it forty years and has
travelled a distance equal to twenty.
five times around the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
RAIL- GA DERS MEET.
OLD BROTHERHOODs !, LOOKING
AFTER THEIR INERTEs.
They Agree to Endeavor to Secure
the Reinstatemento of Members Who
Joined the A. n. u, Whom the
BrOtherhoods VIII Help Get Places

85brOlneTAOO0S Will Help GeV Flacesr
Chicago, Aug. 20. IA conference was
held here today by Representatives Of
the railway brotherhoods for the dis
cussion OF matters affecting the old
organizations as result Of the work
of the American Railway union during
the recent strike. Among those pres
ent were Grand Chief r. r. Sargent
and r. w. Arnold, Of the Locomotive
Firemen; Grand Chief S. g. Wilkinson,
Messrs. Morrissey and Tafrel, Of the
Brotherhood Of Trainmen, and NJ "
Powell, grand chief Of the Order of
Hallway Telegraphers. An agreement
was reached to endeavor to secure the
reinstatement Of the members Of the
order who joined the "A. r. q. and hay
ing since repented Of their course, are
applying for membership in their old
lodges. Mr.. Wilkinson said after the
conference that many Of the men were
out Of positions through the strike and
had applied for reinstatement to the
brothcrhoods, confessing that they had
feen swept away by the excitement
attending the strike and the profuse
promises of the leaders of the A. r. u.
K 1uey LOW udu no JODS anu Tue a. II.
U. was in nc financial position to give
them support
1.-THE trainmen lost several lodges by
detection to the A. R. IT," he said,
"and applications are being made for
a renewal Of the charters Of all of
them. We agreed to take the men
back, and will do all in our power to
have the railroads lift the boycott
against them, for we are assured that
the men will not again desert their
lodges under similar circumstances"
''The Order or Railway Telegra-
piers" said Mr.. Powell, was I'M
fortunate in the detection Of few Of
its members. We lost but two lodges,
one at Helena and the other at Ripon.''
The officials Of the orders left Chi
cago to effect the reorganization Of the
lodges and will make personal appeals
to the various roads to reinstate their
men. AS the brotherhoods stood firm
against the strike the officials believe
they will get the repentant members
back to their places.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

The number Of reindeer owned by a
Laplander in Sweden varies to con-
siderable degree. The poor may have
from 800 to 700, and the rich Lapland,
ers will keep 1000 and even 5000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

The Vienna police have general charge
of all newspapers and keep records of
all presses and publications, maintain
a censorship over all the theaters and
plays and issue licenses for the publ
cation and sale Of all books, magazines
and periodicals. w.,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

Mexico will bring out it's first issue of
pictorial postage stamps in September
The various denominations will repre-
sent the growth Of Mexico's mail ser.
vice from the mule to the railway.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

A London capitalist, who daily drives
to his, office, has a photograph in his
carriage into which he pours messages,
short letters. instructions and other
matters Of importance. The machine
is given to the head clerk on his ar.
rival,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

In the course Of making an affidavit
an Irishman once said: "And this de-
ponent further saith that the only one
Of his children who showed him any
real affection was his youngest son,
Larry for he never struck him when he
was down"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

In each wing Of the ostrich twenty
six white plumes grow to maturity in
eight months. In the male these are
pure white, while those Of the female
shade to ecru or gray.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

A Baltimore man has hit upon q
novel idea for herse. It is a two
stored vehicle, with a receptacle for
the coffin in the upper part, and the
mourners are to ride below, as if they
werc in stage. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

The Indians Of Guiana have curious
system Of Enumeration. They count by
the hand and it's four fingers. Thus,
when they reach five, instead Of say
ing so, they call it a "hand." Six is,
therefore a '.hand and first finger"
and so on to twenty, which is called q
"mall.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

Professor Dewar has demonstrated
that metals augment their magnetic
qualities and increase in strength by
diminution of temperature. Iron at 18O
degrees can endure double its norma
tensile strain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

China's Imperial Canal is the largest
in the world and greatest in point of
traffic. Its length is 2,1OO miles, and
it connects forty-one cities situated on
it's banks. 1t was completed in 1850
after 600 years spent on it's construor
ton .... VIZ, g. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

At the funeral Of an unmarried WON
an in Brazil scarlet is the morning hue.
The coffin, the hearse, the trappings of
the horses and the livery of the driver
must be scarlet. Is
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

An Arkansas administrator made the
following Endorsement on the back of a
doctors bill: 'sThis claim is not veri-
fed by an affidavit as the statute re-
quires, but the death Of the deceased
is satisfactory evidence to my mind
that the doctor did the work. w
s., ADM" -"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

A blast Of LOO pounds Of dynamite
In twenty-seven holes was made re-
Gently at a quarry near Providence, r.
I. The face Of a cliff was blown off
and fully 10000 tons Of stone dis
lodged. go. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

Lemon juice, squeezed in California,
treated with preservative process,
and sen asst by the barrel. is now sold
in eari,h:. Jugs containing from half
a gallon 70 ten gallons. 1t is used for
all sorts of domestic PURPOSES, for
lemonade and for making mixed drinks
at the bar and in clubs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
The largest bronze statue in exist
ence is in st. Petersburg. It represents
Peter the Great, and weighs LOO tons.

The elephant is the chief beast Of
burden in Siam and Afghanistan. An.
elephant load'' is estimated at two
tons.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Criminal Doinrs.

Frederick Kettle committed suicide
at Waukegan, ILL.,, by taking poison.
A gang of anarchists and firebugs is
arrested in Chicago.
2. %. Cook, a Stuartsville, Ohio sa-
loonkeeper, was beaten to death with
an iron rod by masked robbers.
Charles r. Meyer, senior member of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Sent Back to Germ = nv =

New York, Aug. 20. Sail Eichel, the
alleged forger VINO was arrested at
quarantine last Saturday on the La
Champagne, was put on board the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. to-day to be re-
turned to Germany. He is accused Of
hs wing forged drafts amounting to $50.
600. s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
PITH OF THE NEWS
y, ENTs 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.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

Five buildings burned at Isabel, ILL.,,
causing loss of $4,000. u.
Mart Dowell, a wealthy farmer, was
burned to death with his home near
Ramsey, Ill. ... raf ...
Zachariah Bosley, an engineer at the
Terre Haute Qnd) street railway pow
er station, was killed by an electric cur
rent of but 500 volts. H..
Four workmen engaged in construct
ing a fume in Granite canyon, Wyo.,
were crushed by rocks which had been
loosened by blast.
The ferry boat Richmond was cut in
two by the steamer Puritan in the river
at st. Joseph. The City of Chicago
had a narrow escape, and her passen-
gers were thrown into panic.
While Farmer B. McClintock, near
Clinton, Iowa, was away from home,
Charles Lawton, an employee, climbed
to the top Of windmill to oil it. He
fell and was killed. His body was
partly devoured by hogs when found.
A steam purifier of the Louisville
Electric Light Power company at Lou
isville, KY, exploded, killing Edward
Land and dangerously injuring Adolph
Schwartz. Charles Wilson, colored, was
blown through a hole in the roof, but
was only slightly injured.
By the collapse of a two-story brick
building in Yankton, S. D., John No
vetney's harness and firearm store was
thrown into the cellar and ruined, caus-
ing loss of $500. A photographer
and his wife, occupying the second
floor. eScaDed 11nhllrt
One hundred colored people We're on
the ground floor Of i building in Gin
cinnati, holding a cake walk. -Four
r. !jcemen were looking on. Suddenly
the floor dropped into the cellar. One
oliceman was slightly bruised. Every
body else escaped.
Charles r. Drake of Bloomington, Ill,
began a suit for $4,000 damages
against the Chicago & Alton railroad
Drake was an engineer on the Alton
road, and in February last, while at
Nilwood, boiler burst and he was Sc
badly scalded that he is crippled fol
life. His tongue was burned off.
Harry Morris, aged 20, and his sister
Florence. aged II, were killed near
Narka, Kan, while taking part in a
road race with Homer Hicks. Morris
buggy was overturned at turn in the
road and Hicks team ran over them
killing Morris and his sister almost
instantly. Hicks has been arrested.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
FAIRY RINGS OF HELENA,

Theories Advanced as to Their ORR
Etn-Common in Eastern Mon
tana.
The well-known circle on the pasture
lands about six miles east Of Helena,
near the old overland stage road, and
Which has been curiosity and source
or speculation for years, is Identical
With the fairy rings so common in some
parts Of England. There We're former
~ two OF these rings, says the Helena
(Mont) Independent, but one has en-
tirely disappeared within the last few
years. The remaining one is about 200
feet in diameter and forms a perfect
circle. The ground forming the circle
is about two yards wide and quite des,
htute of vegetation. Many theories
have been advanced as to the cause Of
these rings. Some say that it is the re-
suit Of lightning; others that a herd Of
buffalo, pursued by wolves, stopped and
formed themselves in a circle as
means Of defending their young, and
thus tramped out the grass. These
rings have attracted the attention OF
scientific men, and recent Investigations
have shown they are the result Of cen
trifugal development Of certain kinds
Of fungi, among which is the common
mushroom which shows tendency to
grow in this manner. The spot where
it has grown is untitled for it's contin-
ued nourishment, and the spawn ex-
tends outward to new soil forming the
circle. These rings are common in
eastern Montana, along the Mussel-
shell river. but the one near Helena is
the most perfect in the state
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Artificial SILK.
The process Of producing artificial
silk, z invented by Dr. Lehner, was
shown to party Of scientists, etc., at
Bradford, last week Waste cotton,
wool, jute or other suitable material
is reduced to an emulsion by means.
of a mixture Of nitric and sulphuric
acids, when it is formed into threads
by forcing it through glass tubes Of
small bore and is passed over series
of rollers and wound in the ordinary
way on bobbins. Before the artificial
silk is used in manufac tures, or is sold,
it is denitrated to destroy the explosive
| properties, and is also rendered min
damable, which will render it suitable.
for many purposes, especially as it is
said to resemble real silk very closely.
According to some writer's, the silk
worm mas had notice to leave. -.
English Mechanic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
Personal Mention.

Nine. Sarah Bernhardt is fond of
hunting and fishing.
SalviniI the tragedian, is the only ac-
tor who was ever born in a palace.
G. H. Schneider has arrived in New
York with team that he drove from
Texas in fifteen months.
Postmaster General Bissen resumed
his official duties having returned from
short visit at Kennebunport, Me.
Lord Wolseley's promotion to the
rank Of field marshal will not interfere
with his command in Ireland, which he
will continue to hold until October,
1895.
The house committee on pensions has
agreed to the senate bill to pension
Mrs. Ada J. Schwatka, the widow Of
Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka, the Arctic
explorer, at $50 a month. ..-,S
Betty Paoli, who died a few weeks
ago in Vienna, was the most popular
poetess in Austria, some years ago.
She was seventy-nine years old.
Among her prose works is "Gillparzer
and His Works. g su...
Ouida writes, in reference to the ex-
clusion Of her novels from the Astor
library, together with the works of
Fielding and Smollett: II am gratifed
to be accommodated with Fielding
and Smollett. 1t is lamentable that
such bigotry should exist
Mrs. Aubrey Richardson, in a recent
paper, falls foul Of the alleged re
ligious novel, as generally written,
commencing her paper with the bold
announcements: '@There are few more
effectual opponents of the development
Of the human race than the writer's of
! religious novels