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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Wednesday,, Sept. IL.

The Sorlien flour mill burned four
miles north of Wood Lake. Loss,
$4,000.
Claus Blixt, the accomplice of Harry
Hayward in the murder of Kitty Cling,
is now in charge of the engine at the
state prison, having been promoted
from the firing squad. He is behaving
eXcellently, and seems we'll satisfied
with his lot
The Merchants Automatic Sprink-
Ter company of Syracuse, N. y, has
secured contracts for putting in sys-
TENS Of sprinklers in the Irvine and
shoe shops at the state prison, the i'm
provement costing little more than
$4,000. ..,. -....
Martin Anderson. a butcher. while
taking a beef to the slaughter house
at Stephen, had his wagon upset. A
loaded rifle in the wagon was accident
ally discharged, the bullet striking
him in the left ear. coming out on the
top of his head, killing him instantly.
At Madison Lake. Blue Earth coun-
ty, 4 man named Cole was burned to
death While in prison. Cole was
drunk, and when taken to Jail the city
marshal was attacked by John Kra-
mer, a saloonkeeper, and Cole was lib
Grated. Both We're afterward arrested,
and while in the Jail the cell caught
fire, burning Cole to death.
George Hughes, a young man of
twenty-five, of Brookton, Wis, who
has been threshing eight miles west
of Candy. had one foot badly cut in
the cylinder Of a threshing machine
this morning. He was brought here,
and Doctors Mopher and Calvin dress.
ed the wound. The foot was ampu-
tated a little below the ankle
Foster Loonis, while driving his
cattle from pasture at Owatonna, was
attacked by a bull, which threw him
in the air and trampled upon him
His lower jaw was broken in two
places and his body badly bruised. He
was rescued from probable death by
brother who happened to be within
hearing distance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Personal Mention.

Congressman Dolliver of Iowa, is to
MARRY Miss Louise Pearson very
wealthy young lady.
S. w. Richey, rich stock raiser Of
Madison county county, Iowa, died
suddenly at Osceola.
William c. Belcher, one Of the most
prominent lawyers in California, died
after a lingering illness.
A. B. Champion organizer of the
famous Red Stocking Baseball club of
Cincinnati a quarter of q century ago,
died in London.
Capt. Alfred Thompson, we'll known
as an artist, playwright, librettist and
novelist, died Of consumption at his
summer home in Barnegat Park, N. ].
Capt Charles G.. Culver, for years
one Of the best known merchants in
the Northwest, died at Sioux City,
Iowa, of fatty degeneration of the
heart.
Mrs. Hanna G. Gerry, mother of
Elbridge L. Gerry, president Of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, lies very ill at her resi-
dence, 800 Broadway, New York.
Orderly Sergt James NJ. Brooks, U.
S. A., retired died at Fort Preble. He
was the oldest noncommissioned Off
Ger of his rank in the army, and had
served for sixty-one years, and for
thirty-seven years was stationed at
Fort Preble.
Mother Amelia Barth, superioress of
the Dominican order of nuns in Long
Island, is dead, after a lingering ILL
ness in the Dominican convent in Ora
ham avenue, Brooklyn. She was forty
three years a nun and was born July
3, 1881, in Ratisbon, Germany.
Judge Henry f. Fleudy, who went
to Arizona with the first set Of ter
ritorial officers in 1868, died at Pres
colt of nervous disease. Judge Fluedy
served as secretary of the territory
and also as acting governor during the
early history of Arizona. He was over
so years old.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Criminal Doinra.

Milburn Marker, school teacher at
Jefferson, Iowa, committed suicide.
Michael Finan, the outgoing treas
urer Of Paulding county, Ohio, has a.
shortage Of SIS, 122.24 to account for.
James Pique was waylaid by rob-
bers near Brazil, Ind, and left on the
railroad track to die.
At Washington, Ind, John Carr shot
an unknown man who was stealing
Watermelons.
In a cave at Akron, Ohio, was found
a large quantity of goods that had
been taken from stores and residences
by sneak thieves.
Experts are at work on the books
of Alfred w. Fitz, the missing treas
urer Of the Chelsea, Mass, Wire Fa-
brio company, who disappeared Au-
gust II.
Tx, Senator Gordon e. Hayes Of
Portland, Or, is to be prosecuted on
charge Of having coerced Mrs. Mel
cher into surrendering an insurance
policy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
BUTCHERY in :. CUBA.
kEROCIOUS DEEDS COMMITTED BY
THE SPANISH SOLDIERS.
After Recnpturing the City Of Barre
From the Insurgents the Span
iards Begin to PtIlage the Town
and Commit Murders.

New York, Sept. 7.-Atrocities by
Spaniards as revolving as those COM
mitted by the Japanese at Port Arthur
have just been reported to the Cuban
revolutionary party in New York.
Enrique Trujilio editor Of Ell Porvenir,
received letter to-day from Juan
Maspons Franco, chief Of staff, under
Gen. Gomez, the COMMUNICATIVE chief
of the insurgent army. It is dated
Headquarters, in the field, Aug. g."
and sends details of the capture and
recapture of the city Of Barre, and the
massacre Of 81 inoffensive Cubans-
mostly women and children-by the
Spaniards under Commander Garrido.
On Tuesday morning, according to
Col. Frances letter, company Of in
surgents under Jose Rabi, surprised
the Spanish garrison in the fortress
commanding the city Of Barre, killed
more than 10 men and took Sc prison
ers. They captured large quantity
OF arms and persuaded the prisoners
to enlist in the insurgent ranks.
AT an hour later three companies Of
Spanish troops, under command Of
Commander Garrido, came up, and
after short but sharp resistance, the
Cubans fled, leaving the fortress again
IN the hands Of the invaders.
Soon after the fort, had been re-
garrisoned with Spaniards, one of the
companies broke loose and began to
plllage the city. Commander Garrido
himself, Col. Franco states. led the
uniformed rioters., The Spaniards
were wild for the splitting of blood.
Nvery human creature who came in
thelr path was ruthlessly slain. With
IN nVe minutes the streets of Barre
were deserted by the panic stricken
natives, but the Spaniards followed
them into their homes and killed them
IN their own rooms. age, sex and
condition were wholly disregarded by
these hveried butchers" saws Col
Franco. "Old and young women chill
dren, even infants, were slaughtered
Shocking indignities were offered to
the unfortunate victims before and
after death. The Spanish soldiers
stamped on the bodies of those whom
they had slain, and ground their heels
into the faces Of many who were still
alive.
"Senorita Dolores Madeira. beauti-
full girl Of IS, betrothed to one of Capt.
ndU1 5 HeulenantS, was seized on the
streets, cruelty beaten, repeatedly
stabbed with bayonets and brutally
1nsulted. One of Garrido's captains
commanded the girl to renounce her
Cuban lover, and swear loyalty to the
Spanish government. She scornfully
refused, whereupon the captain struck
her across the face with his sword, in
hlctlng a terrible CASH With blood
streaming down her face she tainted
the Spaniards with their cowardice.
Thereupon the maddened soldiers
seized her, bound her hand and foot.
threw moose around her neck and
hanged her to a tree The torture Of
Senorita MADEIRA was prolonged as
much as possible. While she was still
alive, but no longer conscious. tho
body was riddled with bullets
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
The Casualty Record.

Fire did $25O,OOO damage to the
Academy of Music at Buffalo,
William H. Pointer died at New
York from injuries received in the Sea
Beach wreck.
The wholesale clothing store of She'll,
Rosenbaum & Steifel was burned at
Rochester, N. Y. Loss, $4,000.
John G. RAISER, railroad engineer.
was killed by falling under a street
car at Dubuque, Iowa.
Great damage has been done in the
vicinity of Lisbon, Spain by a hurri-
cane and floods.
Willis w. Gates, brother of the pres
. ident of the Omaha National bank,
fell down an elevator shaft and was
fatally injured. ;
Fire has destroyed the last hope of
recovering any Of the valuable cargo
OF the steamer Bawnmore, which went
ashore on the Oregon coast.
During the Labor day parade at
Bloomington, ILL.,, the grand stand COL
lapsed. Three young ladies were ia
tally injured, other persons escaping
with severe cuts and bruises.
Lie eutlIc 1duluy OIL IN. u. KATIE 1t
Akron, Ohio, was poisoned by eating
cabbage which had been sprinkled
with paris green. Mrs. Rate and her
daughter Alice will die.
An English girl, a Miss Simpson.
who was an intrepid mountain climb
er, was killed by landslide while
crossing the Matterhorn accompanied
by a friend and two guides.
An attempt was made to wreck Le-
high Valley passenger train No. 2,
west-bound, at Tomkins' Switch, Pa.
on the Susquehanna river Timbers
were piled on the track, but were dis
covered in time to flag the train.
A little colored boy named Eugene
Patterson saved the life of John
Whyde, who had been overcome by
foul air at the bottom Of a we'll at
Frazeyburg, OHIO, by climbing down
and aftixing a rope to the mans body,
Fire at Petersburg, Ind, DESTROYED
Fleming's livery stable, with twenty
five horses and many vehicles. The
opera house and Read hotel also were
burned. Losses aggregate $5O.OOO
partially insured 49,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
AiisccIlaneous Items.

Albert Lewis of Oakley road, West
orange, N. j., partook of a breakfast
cooked by fire started by lightning.
Luther Latin Mills will assist in the
prosecution of tile mob who drove the
negroes out of Spring Valley.
George G. Eaton, an engineer. droD-
ped dead in his cab at White Pigeon,
Mich.
One hundred and fifty families from
Switzerland will settle on 10000 acres
of land in Lewis county, Tenn. a
Four hundred New York anarchists,
most of them Germans, held a meet
ing to protest against the celebration
OF Sedan day going on in Germany.
A big scheme to swindle the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe road by
means Of bogus tickets was unearthed
in New York. =. ~--
A receiver has been appointed for
the Memphis Car and Foundry com
pany of Memphis, Tenn. Liabilities,
ABOUT $3O0,OOO; assets, $775,OOO.
! The Utah supreme court has decided
that women cannot vote at the coming
election in November. This reyerses
the recent decision made by Judge
Smith at Ogden.
At Detroit Mich, A. W. Ross a drug
glst, and his assistant, John link.
were arrested for turning a stream of
water on the Salvation Army while
holding services in the street.
Mrs. John Macarthur had planned to
jump from the Brooklyn bridge in tho
hope of gaining fame and fortune. She
drove to the bridge in an elaborate
costume, but the police prevented the
jump.
Mrs. Conklin, the wife of George
Conklin, the elephant tanner, who is
now in charge Of the animals in Bar
mum & Bailey's show, now in Chicago.
is missing from her home in New
York.
The organization of the United
States Cordage company has issued a
call for the fourth installment Of S5
per share on the guaranteed stock. So
80 per share on preferred stock and
$1.25 per share on common stock.
r. r. Dunbar Of Argentina, a suburb
Of Kansas City, Mo-, acting for George
Washington, Shawnee Indian. has
brought suit to recover 1913 acres of
choice residence and business property
in the west end Of that town, claimed
to have been patented to an ancestor
Of the Indian. SO
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF.
INTERESTING EVENTS OF THE
WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
important Occurrences In the North
Star State Day by Dny-A General
Resume of the Weeks DoinEs Ar
ranged for Rapid Reading.
Thursday. Sent. x.

The population Of st. Paul is official
~ announced as 40, 292.
Harry HayWard's ATTORNEY have
been ordered to file the return in the
appeal to the supreme court.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared for Newspaper Mems Day at the
state fair. ~-.-
Loans aggregating $1S,746 have been
awarded district schools by the invest
ment board.
The Fill Seminary, at st. Paul was
dedicated by Mgr. Satolli, assisted by
number of high church dignitaries.
Hon. Dan Shell of Worthington has
been appointed a member of the state
capitol commission.
A. V. Henry, of Dresbach, stole
some clothing at that place and being
apprehended was given 20 days in the
county jail at Winona.
Joseph Spehn, messenger bow. had
fall from a bicycle at Winona and in
the accident broke his collar bone and
also his ear drum.
Charles 0. Laughan, of st. Paul,
colored was bound over to the grand
jury at Mankato for stealing watches
and money.
There was a big attendance at the
Park Region Fair at Fergus Falls
The exhibits are numerous and very
fine. Gov. ClOugh delivered an ad-
dress.
The receipts of the Winona high
bridge for the month of August, '95,
eG75 are the heaviest since the bridge
was opened in July, '92, when the in
come was $737. The monthly receipts
have gained steadily since April OF
this year and indications point to the
heaviest fall travel for a number OF
years.,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Sunday, Sept. s.

DR.. A. ]. Stowe, L. w. Wadlow and
G. Il. Jackson were granted an.electric
light franchise for thirty years by the
city council of Rush City.
The Chicago Great Western is ex-
tending it's side tracks and making
other substantial Improvements at
West Concord. &
r.. Il. Tucker brakeman on a gravel
train on the Tintah branch of the
Great Northern, near Evansville, fell
off moving train ard fractured his
shoulder blade. He lives in st. Cloud.
A Hibbing dispatch to the Duluth
News-Tribune says that man by the
name of VIM. Seaman, lumberman,
was killed at Sandburn camp, near
Hibbing. He comes from Montreal.
A large barn, II hogs, machinery, IS
stacks of grain and SO tons Of hay
were burned for VIM. Knigge, north
Of Fulda. Loss, $4,000; partially insur-
ed.
The1e was cyclone in the township
OF Sisseton, II miles vast Of Browns
Valley. The buildings Of Albert Han
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

This year has been notable for disas-
tiers in the Alps, several distinguished
persons having lost their lives in
mountain climbing. This comes from
fool hardy ventures into unknown re-
gions Of snow and ice without guides.
Among the victims are Baron Egerz,
of Munich, who attempted to ascend
Parseyer Point alone.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
WashinEtOn..

Controller Bowler has decided
against the payment of sugar bounty.
The treasury department received
a telegram announcing the arrival at
Vancouver, B. c.. of fifteen Chinese
destined for the Atlanta exposition.
Mr.. Wetter, who succeeded Waller
as United States consul at Tamative,
Madagascar, is accused of prosecuting
an American citizen. ,.v
The central land office at Washing
ton has concluded to throw open to
settlement the alleged Una d. Cato
land grant in Colfax county, N. Mex.
This is a tract of 100000 acres.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

Chemists now have strong reason to
believe that argon, the newly discov-
cred element of the atmosphere, is a
mixture composed Of two gases, one of
which is entirely unknown, and the
other Identical with the gas obtained
from the mineral cleveite, whose line
In the spectrum is the same as that
or hellum in the sun. Some Of the
most sklllful scientists are on the
track of the unknown gas and are sure
that they will be able to demonstrate
it's existence in short time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

Have the legislators of England seen
= great light? The advocates of wom-
ans suffrage number but 900 out OF
67O in the present parliament, while
in the last they were within thirty Of
q majority. This may be accident,
but on the other hand it may be the
working Of the leaven of righteous
ness.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

In one of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's lat
est effusions she says that there are
only two kinds Of people in the world,
those who lift and those who lean.
1t often happens that the verse of this
singer contains more truth than poet
ry, and this strikes us as a fair in
stance of that popularity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

A learned etymologist is trying to
trace the word 'fad' through the
Welsh language back to the Aryan
root, from which the word mad" also
originated. 1t is far easier to believe
that SO modern a word is an abbrevia-
ton of fiddle-faddle, and one Of those
colloquial inventions that in spite Of
their popularity, are Of unknown az
thorship.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Parliament Is Prororuaa

London, Sept. 1.-THE house TO COM
mons, in response to a summons in the
usual form, appeared in the house Of
lords to-day, where the royal assent to
the acts passed during the session
was announced. A decree was then
read proroguing parliament until No.
Vember 10.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

In view Of our magnificent Ameri-
can scenery and the hundreds of beau
tiful and interesting places which at
home invite the tourist, it seems a
pity that American visitors to London
this summer have spent $2O,OOOOOO in
that metropolis alone This is as moth
ing to the much vaster sums expended
this year by our countrymen and
women in other portions Of Great Brit.
ain and on the continent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

Sending an internal machine through
the mails in order to reach a pluto
crat is the characteristic act of an
anarchist. The chances are that some
Woodworking clerk or letter carrier
will be killed, but this is of no conse'
Quence to the anarchist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

Justin Mccarthy, who still takes a
hopeful view of Irish chances, says the
Irish members Of parliament do most
Il of their quarreling when their friends
are in power. This is, unfortunately,
true, and the circumstance is the re-
verse of hopeful. The quarreling
which they do for the next few years
will not hurt the home rule cause
greatly, for it would have no chance
in any event in the present parliament.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Saturday, Sept. 2.

The census returns give Minneapo-
ifs a population of 1872, 1888.
Ferdinand Koch, of the Glencoe
Bakery, is erecting a two-story brick
block east of the First National Bank
Anna Walker, the 17-year-old daugh-
Ter Of Theodore Walker of Pine Island
committed ssuicide by taking strychs
nine. Cause, disappointment in love.
The Masonic Building Associat ton
Of Glencoe made arrangements to be.
gin work on a Masonic building next
week.
Miscellaneous cash receipts of the
state prison for. the last month aggre-
gated $5,166.91, including $3,2S7 for
convict labor and $685. Il for binder
Irvine.
Neil Campbell, laborer. was held
up and robbed at Mora. The robbers
planted their plumber and when they
came back to raise it were nabbed
and Jailed by the city marshal
Fred Shetland, who has been in Jail
at Duluth for some time awaiting the
action of the grand Jury on charge
Of murder for the killing of Peter Gar
den some time ago, hanged himself
in his cell just after the grand jury
had decided that he should go free,
and while several of the members of
the body were within few feet of his
cell to tell him the glad news.
At Deer River, a small place near
Duluth lot Of Indians employed at
haying by L. T.. Vance became ugly
because their demand for more wages
was refused and started out to scalp
and torture Mr.. Vance, as he believed
Vance fled, but it was only by hard
work that the Indians We're quoted
They claim that Vance took advantage
Of their ignorance to pay them small
er wages than they were entitled to.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

If the architect who planned Chi
cago's coliseum to hold 10000 people
had builded a little better he would
probably have been the cause of a ter
rible calamity. Fortunately, his big
pleted, AID while all the workmen
We're absent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

son, John Nordquist and A. w. Tow
ers were demolished. Towers baby
was killed, and Mrs. Nordquist's baby
hurt.
Five prisoners confined in the city
jail at Anoka attempted to gain their
liberty. The jail is connected with the
fire headquarters. The firemen heard
q noise at II o'clock, and upon inyes-
tigation found the prisoners saving
through the bars. An officer was sta
toned at the jail the balance Of the
night
In the ruins Of Napoleon Rosseau's
ranch house, near Grand Rapids,
which was burned Sunday, the char
red remains Of Bert Bacon was dis
covered lying beside his rifle. The
neighbors apprebend case of murder
or suicide and the coroner will inves-
tigate. The ranch is in Township 60,
range "a. thirty-five miles north of
Grand Rapids. The discovery wu
made by James Allen, neighbor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

The new man is rapidly developing
that roundab bout but insidious method
of getting even which has been the
sole resource of the fair sex for many
years. When life becomes intolerable,
you may sue your mother-in-law for
trespass and, mayhap. get $4,000 for
your invaded precincts and your dam
aged peace of mind.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

Pugilist Corbett complains that he Is
not understood by the public. If that
is the case it is certainly not Gentle
man" Jim's own fault. He has lost
no opportunity of making his true
character apparent to everybody
within reach of telegraphic news.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
EARTHQUAKE IN HELENA.
MOntann's Capital Said to Hav,
Been Badly Shaken

Been Badly Shaken.
st. Paul, Sept. "A report was re
ceived at the Northern Pacific head
quarters early this morning that an
earthquake had occurred in Helena.
The report merely stated that the
earthquake was bad one, but no es-
innate Of the damage was given and
no mention of fatalities was made.
An attempt was made to reach Helena
by wire, but it failed. A severe storm
prevailed in st. Paul last night, and a
number of plate glass windows were
broken. -.s-. - -. '->.t..,. =.
Later-A dispatch from Helena this
morning says that no damage was
done.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
Murder and SuIcide

York, Pa, Sept. 7.-William Beaver
!on, 50 years of age, to-day shot and
killed his wife. He then fired bullet
into his own head, dying a few mo-
ments later. eBaverson was a heavy
drinker, and when in his cups ac-
cused his wife of infidelity. She left
home Saturday. Beaverson followed
her, and. it is said, discovered her
with another man.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12
P1TH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.

The Latest and Most Important
News of the World, Cullcd From
the Telegraph Reports of the
Press Associations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

Ine CUBAN situation grows more "a
vorable every day to the recognition
of the revolutionists as belligerents
by the government Of the United
States. ~.
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According to japanese papers Mount
Fugiyama is expected to become an
active volcano shortly.