The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-03
FOREIGN Gossip.

| Foreign Gossip.
A storm caused heavy floods in Hol-
land and the dykes are in danger.
The damage at Rotterdam by the
storm is estimated at 100000 forms.
A section of the new Siberian rail-
road 263 miles long was opened for
traffic yesterday.
Col. Money, of the Ninth Bengal Ian
GERS, has been shot dead by a mem
Der Of his own regiment
Emperor William has donated ST.
600 to the sufferers by the recent
earthquakes in Italy. -
Latest advices from British Hon
duras state that the riots there are at
an end. *..
a tariff war with Spain would cut
off the supply of Cuban sugar and
force American reineries to close.
No blood was drawn in the duel be:
tween NJ. Jauers and DR.. Barthou
| growing out Of a debate in the French
chamber of deputies.
Eighty Brazilians, most of them SOL
diers, have been arrested for COM,
plicity in a plot to kill President
Moraes.
The long-continued boycott Of Ger
tain Berlin breweries by the socialists
is at an end, a compromise having
been reached. -:
Tong Haks burned three towns in
Southern Corea and installed one of
their number as governor Of the Prov
ince Of Haido /
Father ROsbach Of Canada, who in
suited Protestants in a recent sermon,
has been publicly denounced by Mgr.
O'Reilly.
M. Fleury, secretary of the French
legation, committed suicide. He
jumped from a window in the top
story Of hotel. No reason is assigned
for the act. - T..
Officers Of the City of Mexico I'M
earthed, not gang, but a colony of
counterfeiters. Two hundred and
eighty arrests have already been
made.
i The French chamber of deputies
voted an expenditure Of 5000 francs
for the purpose Of promoting investi-
cations into the manufacture of anti
toxine, the new remedy for diphtheria
Mail advises from Madagascar saw
that an incendiary fire recently burned
200 houses and destroyed much
French property. The fire was finally
quenched by the sailors from the
French warships.
General. |
edison loses a suit involving his
monograph patents.
An electric road carriage is tested
at Kansa City with satisfactory rel
suits.
Rcllman Bros Company, one Of the
oldest grocery firms in Charleston, ST.
c., has assigned. Liabilities, $125. 600.
! A green goods man testifes before
the Lexow committee in New York
that he secured freedom from prose
cution by bribing Anthony Comstock.
The report that the notorious :slll
Cook Is dead is not true. On tile con.
trary, he Is lapidly recovering from
hip wound received is battle with
deputy marshals near Clarence
| At Hazleton, Pa, fifteen hundred
men were indefinitely suspended Ey
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal com
pany. The men were employed in the
!, stripping in the Vicinity Of Audenrti i'd
and Honey Brook.
The strike at New Orleans has been
settled, the white and colored organ
izations agre eing to divide the work
and restore rates. the ship agents con-
curing in the re-estab lishlnant of peace
and prices.
All conductors in the passenger SER
vice Of the New York Central railroad
have received notice that at the be-
ginning Of the new year they would be
obliged to furnish bonds for the faith
full performance Of their duties.
Labor Commissioner Wright, In an
address delivered in New York, takes
the ground that the recent strike will
result in final action on the question
of government control Of all railways,
toward which end the interstate COM
merce commission and the pooling bill
were steps.
At birmingham, Ala, Commander
in-chief Of the Sons Of Veterans Col
3 William Bundy heard the appeal Of col
ored applicants who had been refused
charters as Sons Of Veterans by the
Southern commanders. Col. Bundy sus-
tain-d the refusal and cUunseled the
colored applicants to form a separate
order OF their own.