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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-24
Tn BARRIERS Power.

''Next'' is shouted sharply.
CHANGING to right and left, to make
sure of your position and right to
advance, you approach the block
and mount the cushioned throne.
'Sit up higher, please" is whis-
pered in your ear. You hitch up
notch on the yielding plush, and
slide back again to original posi-
ton with your coat gathered in
innumerable wrinkles across your
keel. A white robe is spread
deftly over you, an emblem of in
noccnce, a napkin or two crowded
! into your neck by electric fingers,
the head rest adjusted up and
down the cogs with ratcheting
clatter, your head gathered there
on, simultaneously with the click
of the spring that yields to throw
you into a three-fourths recumbent
position. The barber, usually a
pale cuss, whirrs away with your
mug, that IS, your china mug
the other has not been cut off yet
to the hot water tank and back.
Three or four slaps of the brush
around the shaving mug are given
larruping the water and Yankee
soap into feathery foam, and
then with his index finger half
way down the bristles, the artist
begins to paint your cheeks and
chin, not forgetting to have: that
finger give you three or four prods
as it cavorts around your face. The
brush is deity changed to the
other hand, and u rubbing process
is begun with an energy that
makes you think the barber has
! found 4 wind puff on your jaw
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-24
Wait for an Invitation.

Wait for an Invitation.
Patronize the merchant who adj
vertises. You do not visit your
neighbors unless asked to call, and
you do not attend a party or we'd
ding without an invitation, then
why should, you intrude on the
privacy Of storekeeper without
an invitation? Buy of the live
business man who not only invites
you to come in and see him every
day, but educates and keeps you
posted as to what is new and popu-
lar in his line of goods. Adver-
tisements and advertisers are the
greatest educators of the age, and
he who never reads an ADVERTISE
ment lives in the back-woods, fas-
tens his suspenders with a single
nail, and has not had a shave or a
hair cut since jackson licked the
blooming British at New Orleans.
-En.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-24
PRINCETON MINNESOTA JAN "a 1896
In JUSTICE COURT.
The Alleged Fratricide, Fische r,
Before Justices Hallin and
Starr at Cambridge.
The Hearing Continued Through
the Week-The Prisoner, g..
Bound Over. = .-s.3

Bound over. 5E-@.@
The preliminary trial of Fred
Fischer, Of Isanti county, before
Justices Hallin and Starr, of Cam
bridge, began Tuesday of last
week and occupied every day un-
til Saturday. Many witnesses
were examined, the leading ones
occupying the sweat box from one
to two days. People from differ
ent parts of the county were in at
tendance and the court house,
which is a spacious one, was
literally crowded from the begin
ming of the trial until it closed
Saturday, Some prejudice seems
to prevail against the accused man,
yet, with what we have been able
to CLEAN, it does not appear that a
conviction will result at the dis
tnct court in September, toiwhich
time the prisoner was bound over
without bail. Evidence was intro
dueed during the trial, which if
repeated before jury, will 60 a
long ways toward securing an ac-
quittal. Suspenders were found
attached to rung Of the ladder
that was in the old mans little
house, and to the suspenders, a
part of an old fashioned neck scarf
which was broken, with the de-
tached piece lying near the dead
man, showing his attempt to court
death by the hanging route. Fail
ing lin this, the determined man
applied the razor to his right arm,
severing the veins and arteries
fronlsWhich death resulted The
prosecution base their hopes 81
conviction on the peculiar circum-
stances and surroundings, and the
subsequent actions of the accused.
1t is alleged that he told conflict
ing stories about his fathers death,
it was also shown that the little
house had been overhauled pre-
sumably to cover up all traces of
the tragedy. A chain of circum-
stantial evidence has been woven
around the man, but SO far, it does
not appear strong enough to FORE
shadow possibility of conviction.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-24
SPENCER BROOK ITEMS.

SPENCER BROOK, Jan. %, 1895.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Colburn lost
their two months old baby last
Sunday morning.
Goodwin and Stadden have
baled one hundred and fifty tons
of hay and have more engaged.
L. F. johnson is engaged in
subdividing section Is of this town
$50 the owners can locate their
fences.
Henry Whiting left last Mon
day for Valparaiso, Ind, to, attend
college. Henry is bound to OBJ
tain good education.
Quite a number of our citizens
have subscribed for daily papers
SO as to get the full proceedings in
the Hayward murder trial, which
will be watched with a great deal
of interest.
On the wall Of the court house.
in Cambridge, and over the Judges
stand, the following words are in
scribed, ''Welcome, Governor Mel
son, the town is yours" How the
governor must have laughed in his
sleeves at the sublime generosity
OF his constituents while he con-
templated owning the earth and
all it's appurtenances.
The criminal case of the State
against Frank Fischer is creating
considerable interest and occupied
the attention of Justice Hallin five
days last week, and was adjourned
until Monday. H. F. Barker for.
the State, and g.. w. Nesbitt and
j. L. Brady for defendant. Quite.
a number of witnesses were called
and the evidence adduced was en-.
tirely circumstantial, and but.
slightly eliminating. Drs. Dart
and Whiting were called as expert
witnesses. The accused was held.
ito the grand jury. j. R..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-24
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

UudC uluSC ne IuDD0Q Gown. / on
get another coat Of white paint, a
piece Of paper four by four is put
on your white robe, the razor is
sklllfully tipped several times up
and down a piece Of driving belt,
a rub Of the finger to break the
lather away from your ear, and
the NOW down of your beard has
begun. 'Does it pull?' comes
from the barber as he notes a tear
starting from your left eye. Not
awaiting an answer, he turns and
drives the old razor once more up
and down the betting. You brace
yourself and get ready for the next
trial. Your head gets yank that
turns it half over, and the rake,
scrape and clatter of the razor on
your other cheek, up and down
your neck and over your chin,
fetches the first course to a close.
Hot cloths are applied, a soothing
preparation put on your face, and
the barber starts on a second trip
to gather in the projecting stubs.
By the time the last search is con-
Guided, your face is ready for al
most anything and so are you.
You get it in various ways. You
are nearly smothered with hot
towel held over your mouth. I'm
mediately after it's removal, an ap-
plication of witch hazel which
smells little better than limburger
is slapped on to your face. Hazel
has a quitting effect and you get to
like the smell some time. Then
comes the drying process
by which you are nearly
smothered again by the
dry towel. Just as you begin to
gasp, the last towel is removed
and a fine powder is put on to your
face witt a rabbits foot. This
chokes you some more, for it is
very fine, and smells like some
kind of a fertilizer. With a towel
fixed for sand-bagging flies, the
pale cuss gives three or four
Whacks on each cheek to brush
away the loose powder, and while
you are yet blinking, the chair
gets flip that straightens you up
with a jerk, water is represented
into your hair from a bottle, and
before you get back from your
dazed condition your hair is pasted
down to your head as tight as a
rubber bandage; the emblem of
purity is jerked off and ''next''
rings out, the signal for the other
fellow to approach the altar and
offer up his sacrifices, and be like
wise powdered and anointed. The
gentle reminder, ''Haven't you
forgotten something's" just as you
start out the door, brings out a
dime and you start out muttering
the first words of that old hymn,
clover of My SOUL" etc.
Wait for an Invitation.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
THREE MEN ARRESTED IN MILTON BY
DETECTIVES MiVEY AND WiTSlL.

1t is Claimed They Drugged a Bottle Of
Champagne cider witch They Gave
to James Walker aud From the Effects
OF which He Died-story Of the Alleged
Crime
Monday evening Detectives McVey and
Witsil went 20 Milton where they ar
rested Cove Vent, Harry Argo aud
William Moseley, the lsst named
colored man. on suspicion of having
given James Walker drugged bottle OF
champagne elder, from the effects Of
which he died The three men were
taken before Magistrate Lohand and
placed under $500 bail each to appear at
the September term OF court The
facts, as learned by the detectives, are
as follows:
The four men ,were employed as sea-
men on board the schooner Fox One
night about the mid lie of Juue. while
the Fox was lying off Murderklll B Zach
Vent, Argo and Moseley went 20 Milton
where all four OF the men lived, on 4
pleasure trip Walker who neither
drank nor used tobacco, remained aboard
the schooner, the others promising
to bring him something When
they returned they brought with
them bottle OF champagne cider which
Walker drank. and in q few minutes
bscame unconscious He woke about 8
o'clock In the morning, some seven
hours after he drank thA cider AMI
found his companions gone. He was
desthly sick and at once started to walk
TO his brothers house In Milton. a
distancs OF eight miles. Il took him ali
day 60 get there ard when be did he was
suffering acute agony. Drs Hopkins. Of
Milton, and Layton, of Georgetown, were
summoned. For two weeks he fingered
and on Saturday death ensued.
Walker was conscious for the greater
part OF the tins before and at the time
Of his death. aud he said that the men
had druggee the cider they gave him
He says he was unconscious only about
three minutes after drinking the elder
he had incautiouslg shown a roll OF bills
containing about Sl00 during the day,
and this was gone when he awoke to
consciousness on the morning after he
was drugged He was on good terms
with the three men and could only
account for their act by thinking that
they did it to rob him.
The three men cknowledged that they
put cigar ashes aud sorapings from their
hnger nails in the cider, but simply as a
joke on Walker and not With the inten-
tion OF harming him. They say that
after giving him the elder they went
ashore and stayed 10 a cottage on the
beach and when they came aboard ia the
morning Walker had gone They deny
having taken the money
Walker was about 80 yesrs Of age
single ard WAS a man Of exemplary
character. Vent and Argo bear an
unsavory reputation.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
WORK OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Report of chief DoIan Shows Good
Condition of Anairs-A Decrease in
Crime and Criminals.

The Report of chief DoIan shows Good
Condition of Affairs-A Decrease in
Crime and Criminals.
The annual report Of Chief Dolan.
detailing the work Of the Police Depart
ment for the past twelve months. has
been handed in and shows excellent work
on the part Of the knights Of the locust
lh8 number of arrests reached B $50
which Is 644 under last year. aud Of
which sos were colored. The decrease Is
attributable to the stringent enforce
ment OF the law against selling LIQUOR TO
men whose names appear on the black
list Ia 1893. Gil drunks we're arrested /;
In 1894 this had fallen to 900, and last
year to 739 or the arrests made 27
were under 10 wears of age. 419 between
~ and 20, LIS bstween 20 and 30 SAT
between 30 and 40, 500 between 40 and
50, 267 between 90 and go, "a between
W and 20 aud 30 over 20. There. were l. .438
lsborers IN the number or the charges
500 were dismissed al d 62i paid ines.
There were 9, 322 dodgers cared for The
police mRtrons cared for 2S9 prisoners.
" patients, 55 dodgers and 63 lost chill
dren Police Surgeon Hughes had 100
cases OF sickness among the officers and
"a patients The patrol wagon answered
2,Oo5 calls and carried s95 prisoners
There were ], 800 complaints attended to.
OF which 1873 went to the Street and
Sewer Department, 134 to the Board of
Health, and 55 to the Water Dspart-
ment Thee were 425 warrants served
The amount of property stolen was
$32o9 20, and So, All 81 recovered The
lines and costs collected amounted to
81 $50 7S aud ths department expenses
were $13 C6l 92 The force consists of
seventy-nine, and ninety one marks Of
merit were given to officers. William ]
Davidson leading the list with seven
marks There were forsY five charges
brought before the commission, thirty
three Of which we're proved Oae oficer
resigned, six were dismissed and seven
appointed. The dog tax for the year
was 81 7Q5 90 aud the cost OF feeding
prisoners 1927 IA
In his report the chief calls attention
TO the fact that the large numbers of
Sunday morning prisoners had materially
decreased and the lesssning OF drunken
ness was instrumental In decreasing the
number Of petty thsfts He spike highly
OF the benefits received from the rogues
gallery and complaint book. BE also
urged the City Council to act favorably
on the petition for extra patrolmen
Three mounted end three on foot were
badly needed In the rural districts. BE
also recommended shortening the night
duty from twelve to teu houls A NUN
Der Of other Uggestions we're also made
for the consideration OF the commission.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
KANSAS pELueEp.
Two Boys Drowned on One Of Fort scott
Principal Streets.

Principal streets.
Fort SCOTT Kan, July 8f.--An un-
precedented fall Of rain in tho south.
east corner Of Kansas has again flooded
the streams and wreakcd destruction to
life and property. In seven hours 4.22
Inches Of water fell IN the city, the entire
area Of the town being inundated. Two
fatalities haye so far resulted from the
sudden rise.
The Missouri Pacific railroad shops are
surrounded and the train service has been
partially abandoned. Many families have
been driven from their homes by tho tres
passing river, which is still rising, and
another storm Is threatening. The Mar
milton river, Mill creek and Buck run
have become one stream, spreading over
sections Of land which have not for years
been submerged.
Walter Austin and Willie Gould, two
young boys, were drowned ON one Of the
principal streets, and o. A. Austin fathor
Of one of the boys, was carried 200 yards
in tn treacherous current and finally res.
cued from the top Of tree by boatmen.
Mr., Austin, accompanied by the boys,
attempted to cross Mil creek bridge.
which was surrounded by water, in wag.
on. They proceeded 150 feet through the
water when the wagon and horses were
swept away. He made a desperate effort 20
rescue them, but was helpless, and they
were drowned.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Episcopal diocese Of Delaware viii
soon have n paper OF its own.
"A cycler had a nerrow escape from being
injured yesterday morning at Delaware ave-
nue. and Jackson street, by colliding with q
cart.
Diamond State Ell campment. Knights Of
st. John and Malta, gave an enterfainment
William Bannar. the old Phmnix fire
addie, viii bs buri d this Afternoon.
Among the patents issued by the commits
sloner OF patents is one to Albert JgcQuot, Of
this city, on harness.
Henry B. Seeds viii build himself hand
some residence on the Boulevard.
u Norris Robinson viii present TO the
Wilmington Press Club handsomely framed
picture Of the ocean grey hound st. Louis.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
THE S. AND S. DEPARTMENT. AND TRIES

They eau BE Trimmed, Planted or Re
moved when Deemed Necessary by the
Directors Street Laborers Got an Hours
Extra Pay.
The Street and Sewer Department
Directors held meeting last evening at
which The contrsot for laying cement
pavementa WAS given to A s. Reed and
BrotherCcmpany for$i as per square yard.
New lamps were ordered fixed on Eighth
between VanBufen ana Harrison streets
snd on Jackson between Ninth and
Tenth streets. The payroll WAS ordered
paid as follows: Weekly labor. 81 025 75
engineers, 500; general, S449 53 The
secretary reported collections, 1896 O3
The city treasurer reported balance in
bank, $l34 175 80
Mr. Simmons said that II had been
customary heretofore for the men TO
work lc4 hours every day but Saturday.
and 81 hours on that day. There had
been considerable trouble with the
quarter hour. He thought the men
received little enough anyway. and the
city would lose nothing b. making the
daily work ten hours and Saturdays
aine hours, thus giving them an hour o
week, paying them for sixty hours. He
SO moved and Mr.. Chambers voted with
him
City Solicitor Harman had been
asked for an opinlon relative to the
trimming OF trees SO that the branches
will not interfere with the street lights
Mr. Harman stated that it was his
opinion that the department had the
right to superintend the planting Of
trees, and the trimming or even removal
OF them when deemed necessary.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
They visited BRANDY wine Camp

Last evening William L. B wers,
A Oliver, T. ] Talley, George w.
Stevsns. James McKsig, John Harris o
l. Williams and H @. Saville, Of the
Wilmington Bicycle Club. and Thomas
Tslley. Of Indiana. took a run on their
wheels TO Brsndywine summit camp
When about a mile this side Of Curry's
hotel, the cyclers met three dogs, one Of
which got In front Of 0 l. Williams's
wheel Mr. Williams was knocked of
and fer time rendered senselsss He
rode to camp but did not recover from
the shock until an hour or more after
wards. Neither the wheel nor the dog
Was injured.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
Partial EolIpss on che rweptie,h

The lunar phases during the month or
August will bs as follows: Full on the
9th, last quarter ON tho 18th, new on
che goth aud first quarter on the 9th.
The moon viii DO IA apogee on the 7th
and In perigee on the Goth. Ol the frst
of the month the suns declinatlon will be
IL degrees 2 minutes nearly and on the
last 8 degrees II minutes, thus
ranging during the month over an arc Of
8 degrees as minutes, whilst
during the preceding month this arc was
only degrees minutes This shows
bow much more rapidly the suns motion
n declinatlon becomes the more 1t
approaches the equator The average
sngth Of day will be 10 hours 40 minutes
% the 20lh Of the mouth a partial
eclipse OF the sun will take place, which,
however, will not be Visible in any part
of the United States, It's visibility being
confined to the northern parts OF Norway
and Russia and the western OF Asia.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
The weather.

In the Middle States and New England
to-day the weather viii he clear and cooler.
Follow d by slight risa of temperaturs. with
tresh northerly TO westerly winds. and proba-
bly, lieht trusts on the Catskilis. Adirondacks
and White mountains On Thursday. In both
OF these sections. warmer. fair weather Will
prevail, with fresh and light variable winds,
and on Friday. f-ir, warmer weather and
ssqutheriy winds, followed by ran west OF
the B.ue Ridge.
New York Herald Weather ForeOasts.-The
cool wave noted on Ya terdavs weather map
Ia the lake regionis the outflow from an area
o. high pressure now covering the upper
Mississippi valley. An official maximum
temperature OF 81 degrees WAS reported in the
Tar Northwest yesterday. The storm central
last night in the 81. Lawrenca valley will
move east but the weather IN the Middle
Atlantic States Will be clear to-day and prob
ably tomorrow. Light local frosts may occur
tonight In the mountain districts
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
ONE CENT.
RALLIES AT SHELLPOT PARK.
Interesting Bxsroises Yesterday After
noon and Evening Both By Junior and
Senior Christian Endeavorers.


Interesting Bxsroises Yesterday After
noon and Evening Both By Junior and
Senior christian Endeavorers.
The Boston rally and quarterly meet.
ing OF the Wilmington Christian En-
deaYor Union WAS held at Shelpot Park
yesterday afternoon Rnd evening
AZ The junior rally In the afternoon
were about zoo people The exercises
we're conducted by President 3 J.. osn.
assisted by Professor r. Clymer aa
nusical director, and Mrs o. r. Hen
bricks, organist Devotional exercises
we're conducted by Raw. A Morris.
pastor Of the First M p Church Re.
port from the ianior conference Of the
Boston convention WAS read by Miss Ella
Curlett, Of the Olivet Presbyteriau
Church. Ther3 we're also reports frosn
the various church Christian Endeavor
organizations OF this city. Medford
Oahoon, Esq, delivered the address Of
the afternoon.
Later IN the evening ths senior rally
wes carried on and there were present
about / GOO people THE exercises were
opened with song service uuder the
direction of Professor Clymer, asaisted
oy the N 9 A Orchestra. and this
vas followed by devotional exercises by
Rev. Q I. Hendricks. Of the Reformed
Episcopal Church OF the Covenant.
Rev. w A, WAlllng, Of the Delaware
Avenue Baptist l Burns and Rev s.
Meeser, Of the Second Baptist Church,
made ADDRESSES during the erening.
Evening journal., 1895-07-31
FIERCE RACE RIOT ON.
Whites and Blacks Have a
Pitched Battle.
SEVEN MEN REPORTED KILLED
One Negro Shot Down Two Deputy sheriff.
Who Came to Arrest Him. and Then the
White Men Organized After Two Hours
Firing the Negroes Took TO tho Woods.

white Men Organixcd--After Two Hours
Firing the Negroes Took 60 tho Woods.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 3l.-Brook
side, a mining camp, 20 miles west OF
here was the scene of a race riot last
night Two deputy sheriffs were killed,
and it Is said half "a dozen negroes were
shot, four or five fatally Tho town Is in
state of panic, and the telegraph opera.
tor, the only source of information, Is
locked IN his office, too frightened to go
outside TO obtain more details.
Messages were received 40 10 O'Clock by
sheriff Morrow and Chief Of Police No
Donald for all available officers they could
send An hour latcr d carload OF deputies
was on the way to the scene of tho trou-
bles
The cause Of the riot was that Mine
Boss Culycrhouse az tho Sloss Iron and
Steel company discharged negro driver
named Jim Bggcrs
Biggers remained about the place max
ing threats. Ho refused 10 leave the COM
pany's premises A warrant WINS sworn
out for his arrest for trospnssing, ana Dep
uty sheriff A. $. Wood and Special Dep
uty Joel Baxter went to arrest him.
Shot Down the Deputy shcrin.
AH tiltY uppiNuthtu BlHkcfS Nrcu upon
them with ariile. "A bullot passed through
Woods head and another through his
heart killing him instantly. Baxter was
wounded mortally but was able 20 get
back to the camp and give the alarm.
The white miners at once organized and
went TO arrest Blggcrs He meanwhile
had called in number of his negro
friends, and whom the two parties mot a
pitched battle resulted. Over 100 shots
were fred the negroes finally going TO tho
woods. Half dozen or more negroes W ere
shot down. and at least four, and proba-
bly, five, were killed. outright. Whether
any of the whites We're wounded cannot
be learned. The names Of killed and
wounded negroes could not be had
The shooting was kept up at intervals
for two hours Another attack by tlae ne
groes is feared, but IL Is not likely TO oo-
cur after the officers arrive. BiRgers Is In
hiding in the woods. IL is proposed TO tako
him dead or alive.
Brookside has been the scene OF race
troubles before. Both colored and white
miners work there and tho feeling has
not been very cordial especially since Inst
summers strike, when negroes went to
work in white miners places.