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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
COMPROMISE PLAN.
Scheme to Have the British Eva.
cunte COrintO. A

scheme to Have the Drfttkh Eva
cunte Corinto.. Al
Managua, Nicaragua. May 1. A
proposition Of compromise and imme-
date evacuation Of Corinto by the:
British IS now under consideration
between Washington, London and
the authorities here. Tie proposition
embraces the following essential
points:
First-Nicaragua is to pay ST., 500
at London within two weeks. q,
Second-The British forces are to-
be Immediately withdrawn from Cor.
into, without waiting for the two
weeks to elapse. /
Third-A mixed commission of arbi--
tration is to pass on the demands Of
Great Britain in excess Of the ST., 800
claim, such commission to be CON
stituted in manner satisfactory to
the United States and Nicaragua.
The foregoing terms. it is believed,
will be accepted by President ZeIaya
and his cabinet It is understood that
the suggestion Of settlement came
from the Nicaraguan representative
at Washington. and it is believed that
such an adjustment would be agree
able to the United States authorities.
- ->ANeAilo acceptance SIfSt1,
the proposition will be urged on the
London foreign office, and it is be-
lleved they will be accepted.
The commander Of the Nicaraguan
troops on the mainland of Nicaragua
reported this morning that The British
flag was still floating over the public
buildings Of Corinto, and that the
port remained in possession Of the
British Warships. Among the Mic
araguan troops and population the
greatest excitement prevails, and the
feeling against Great Britain is in
creasing in bitterness every hour. The
Nlcaraguan troops are still massed
along the Paso CaballO, and it is be-
lleved they may open fire on the
British should the latter make an at
tempt to cross from Corinto to the
mainland behind it. Steps have been
taken to destroy means Of communi-
cation with the interior should such
| action be found necessary The Brit
lsh consulate in this city remains IN
der guard in view Of the rioting and
stone throwing which have already
occurred and in anticipation Of fure
Their trouble.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
COmpreSSed Wood.

In the process of manufacturing o.
jects from wood fiber, employed in
Germany, the wood is mixed with a
suitable agglomerant having mortar
as base. Previous to this the fiber
is impregnated with vitrol, sublimate,
etc., to render it antiseptic after which
it is thoroughly dried. The plastic
mass obtained through the mixture of
wood fiber and mortar is we'll pulver-
lied and pressed into molds. AS soon
as the material has set it is removed
from the molds and dried. 1t is said
that the objects, such as paving block,
building materials, ETC., thus obtained
are light, porous and tough, and are
bad conductors of sound and heat
They can be sawed, nailed. drilled
and otherwise treated, just like wood
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02


The Elks are expected to settle their
differences soon.
Non-union miners in Ohio are driven
from work by strikers.
The Transcontinental Passenger as
ISOLATION may be revived.
A colony of veterans of the civil
war is to be located in Georgia.
Joaquin Miller is charged with
having betrayed young girl in
Hawaii.
Numerous organizations of various
cities join the National Municipal
league.
A national reunion Of veterans of
the civil war will be held in San
Francisco in June.
Democrats of Illinois from state
organization to oppose free coinage
Of silver.
Negroes who were induced to leave
Southern states and go to Mexico
are held there in absolute slavery.
Chicago is to have a new Democratic
morning paper to be called the En-
quirer.
The rise in the price of beef has
not deferred the workmen in the
slaughter houses Of New York for
calling for increased wages.
A California woman will claim
100000 of the Fair estate on the
ground that the LITE senator was
the father of her child.
A resolution is introduced in the
Pennsylvania legislature to in
vestigate Philadelphia municipal
affairs.
President Van Horne, of the
Canadian Pacific, talks about the ex-
tension of the Duluth & Winnipeg
railway.
A meeting of the prominent
citizens Of New Orleans was held
for the purpose Of taking steps to
secure the assembling Of the national
Democratic convention in New Or
leans.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
A CLOSE CALL.
a Steamer Runs Wild, the Engineer
Having Been Drowned

Having Been Drowned.
San Francisco, May 1. - The steam
er Modoc, plying between this city
and Sacramento, had 4 narrow escaDe
from destruction OH her last triD.
Several Of the crew, including fire
men and sailors. have recently been
discharged for the sake of retronch-
ment, the others doing double duty.
Second Engineer Ward was left alone
IN the engine room, and had to oil
certain machinery. While doing so
it is believed he fell overheard and
was drowned. Meanwhile the engine
room was deserted. When the pilot
approached the Sacramento draw
bridge, which was closed, he signallcd
to slow down. Repeated ringing had
no effect, so the pilot tried to swing
the steamer around. The fireman,
hearing the pilots signals, thought
something was wrong and fastened
to the deserted engine room, revers-
ing the engine just in time to save
the steamer and probably the lives
OF its passengers. The steamer had
been going at top speed for twenty
minutes with no one in the engine
room.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Tuesday, April 23.

Fire did considerable damage in G.
Slnclair's lumber yard at Lake City.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000.
The passing of spurious money is
the charge preferred against two men
giving the names of Frank Lee and
M. Crowley, who were taken into
custody at Minneapolis.
Mrs. J. 3. West, wife Of. ex-Post-
master West, of st. Cloud died of
Inflammation of the bowels. She was
about fifty years Of age and was
held in high esteem by very large
circle OF friends. She leaves q
husband, but no children.
Fire at Morris DESTROYED the barn
OF James Kennedy and damaged his
dwelling. During the fire a gale was
blowing and six dwellings caught,
but We're quickly extinguished. Ken
nedy was Insured. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
5. A. Flaherty, one of the leading at
torneys and for the past eight years
county attorney of Stevens county has
sent in his resignation to the county
commissioners, to take effect Nav /,
He will more to Minneapolis where
he has formed partnership with NJ.
A. Spooner.
At the city election at Red Wing A.
P. Pierce was elected mayor, F. See-
back, alderman at large, A. Remmler
First ward; A. G. Skoglund, Second
ward; G. A. Erickson, Third ward; 3.
+. Seiz, Fourth ward; N. X. Simmons
treasurer; Geo. Diepenbrock, f. D..
Tandy, justices; e. II. Hoard, board
of education at large; L. J. Boynton,
First ward.
Because his wife refused to give
him 10 cents with which to Euy beer,
Joseph Yannish, a laboring man 81
years old, killed himself at st. Paul.
He asked for the money at noon, but
was refused owing to his having
drank heavily the day before. Soon
after he went up into the attic of his
house, where his body was later found
hanging from a rafter He left wife
and seven children, who are without
means of support.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
rested for stealing lnrge amount
from his employers, real estate deal

rested Tor stealing l0rgH amount
from his employers, real estate deal
ers.
Fred Ford, colored, who shot and
killed Jerry Brown, colored was hang
ed at Nashville, Tenn, to-day. S
Morris Hopkins, negro was
hanged ut Richmond, Va, for the mur-
der of S. II. S. Parsons.
Sam Nolan aged 8. Of Fort Worth,
Texas committed suicide because his
mother leased him.
William Owen, colored was hanged
ut Warner, Ark, for Draining his wife
with Il hoe.
Don Bruce, eX-marshal of Shelby
vile, Ind, confessed to burglary Sat
Jeffersonville, Ind, and was sent ito
prison. II :
JAMES A. Crozier's house at Menom-
inee, Mich, was robbed OF jewelry
worth $50 while the family were at
church.
Two attempts were made to wreck
the Big -Four train known as the
"Court House Flyer" near Benton
Harbor. Mich.
At Elkhorn, w. Va, Deputy United
State Marshal Smith was fired upon
by a colored desperate named Al
drew Dillon. Smith killed. Dillon.
Frank Huffman, the train robber
and desperate who has operated in
Missouri for the past five years, has
been captured at Collins, Mo. !
The Nyack, N Y, postotfice was en-
tered by burglars last night and rob-
bed of nearly $500 in money and
postage stamps .
At Denver Henry Goloyd, 4 hostler,
lies in Il critical condition, with bull
let wounds in his thigh and abdomen
inflicted by Walter Scott another host
Ter.
Carl Brown is forced to stay in
Massillon, Ohio, and continue his
prosecution of citizens for riotous con
duct. He tried to drop the cases and
pay the costs, but the court refused.
"Spooney' Butler and J. w. Smith,
the Griswold bank robbers, We're con-
victed at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Reilly
their confederate who shot Deputy
Sheriff O'Brien is still at large.
Dr. HIM. Bien a well-known Jew
ish rabbi Of Vicksburg, Miss, was
found dead from the effects of MOI
phine in his room at the hotel in
Birmingham, Ala. He committed
suicide because Of dependency.
William c. Irvine manager of the
Ogallalla, the largest cattle company
in Wyoming. has been arrested upon
the charge of shooting at 0. 0. Flagg,
once called King Of the Rustlers,"
on April 8, 1892.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Wednesday, April "a.

Fire at Caledonia destroyed the resi-
dence Of Rev. r. Fieldmann, the Ger
man Lutheran church and a barn.
Loss, $500; insurance, $500.
Last Saturday while fishing in Cot
tonWoOd lake near Hermann Frank
Mathews was drowned. The boat was
capsizetl in wllirlwind.
Ten thousand ties were burned at
Cedar lake, five miles west of Aitkin.
AS they were involved in a lawsuit it
is problematical who owns the ashes.
Peter Olson an employe Of the North
ern Pacific shops at Brainerd has
mysteriously disappeared. He was
last seen en- route to the Northern Pa
cifc sanitarium, across the river, late
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Burned to Death.

Milford, Conn, May 1. - The barn
Of John Guyer, two miles from here,
was destroyed by fire last night, be-
lieved to have been Of incendiary oM-
gin. Emil Furrer, a farmer, and Ia
cob Katt of New Milford, both Ct
whom slept in the barn, were burned
to death,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
WHERE IS THE MINISTERe
Rev. j. C. johnson Started for Chic
cago and Did Not Get There

Rev. j. c. johnson Started for Chs
cago and Did Not Get There.
Alden, Mimi, May 1. - There is
considerable excitement here over the
disappearance Of Rev. ]. G. Johnson,
pastor Of the Danish Baptist church.
He left home for Chicago on April
Is, and told his family he would re-
turn on the following Saturday. AS
he did not come back a telegram was
sent to Chicago. and it was found that
he never had been there It has since
developed that he had considerable
money with him. and it is feared that
he has been foully dealt With. A de-
tective has been sent out to trace him,
if possible. He was fifty years old.
wore full beard of light color, and
was larger than the average. lie was
one of the oldest residents of the
county and was very highly thought
Of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Saturday night. His hat was found
near there Yesterday.

Saturday night His hat was found
near there yesterday.
Thomas Thompson an old man Of
Duluth died from injuries received at
the hands of James Scott in March.
Thompson and Scott roomed together
In cheap boarding house and Thomp-
son played a trick on Scott while the
latter was sleeping off booze. Scott
when awakened was angry and struck
Thompson, breaking his jaw.
Capt. Harries, collector Of internal
revenue for Minnesota went to Du-
luth to serve notices Of delinquency on
several corporations who made de-
fault in their returns on the income
tax. Capt Harries has instructions
from Acting Commissioner Wilson of
Washington to proceed at once against
these delinqueEts and all others who
failed in the matter, and he will carry
out his instructions to the letter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

The report that the Japanese min
lister of war is the long-lost Archduke
Of Austria is on a par with the con-
temporaneous report that John Wilkes
Booth is still alive. Some reporters
are evidently short of material.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Max O'Rell in reply to Mark Twain
asserted that only about 7 per cent
of the births in Paris We're illegiti-
mate; but the Able Lemire, in a re-
cent statement, asserts that the pro-
portion is more than 33 per cent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Milwaukee, May l. - Mrs. S. S.
Merrill, widow of the former general
manager of the Chicago, Milwaukee
Il st. Paul railroad, was elected a
member of the Milwaukee school
board by the common council.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Foreign.

fOFe1Sn.
Spanish troops are whipped in a
fight with Cuban insurgents.
a fire in Paris destroys large num-
Der of valuable art models.
The Russian government has eXpell-
ed Nine Modjeska from Russia.
France, Germany and Russia threat
en- to put in their oars in the jap
Chinese settlement.
Several earthquake shocks have
been felt throughout the Cape Verde
islands during the last few days.
German historians will meet next
month at Frankfort-on-the-Ma at
the Deutscher Historikertag. =,
shakespeare week" at Stratford on
Avon opened with the production of
Goldsmith's ''She Stoops-to Conquer"
Alma Tadema's "Glaucus and NY
dia" was sold foli $1,1O0 at a recent
London sale, and Sir John Millais'
''Pippa" for $1,000.
Two Americans named Thoerf,er
and KiOgel. who are walking around
the world, have arrived at Monte Car
10.
A mural tablet in honor of the chem
list Pasteur was unveiled at the CEN
tenary celebration of the Ecole Nor
male, the chief college of France.
The Emperor of Japan in All adj
dress congratulating his subjects upon
the victory over China, Urges them to
continue in the path Of civilization.
Owing to the interruption of tele
graphic service, communication be-
tween Capt. Gen. Martinez de Cam
pos and Havana has been cut off.
Sir Robert Hamilton whose death
is announced in London is understood
to have been mainly instrumental in
framing the first home rule bill.
The Anchor line steamer Bolivia,
with HOO emigrants on board,was run
into in the BAY of Naples by the
steamer Cyrenian. The Bolivia was
quite badly damaged, but nobody was
hurt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Joe Jepson JuCced.

Minneapolis, May 1.-Chief of Po-
lice Smith was informed this morn
Ing that the authorities of Sleepy Eye,
Mimi, had arrested Joe Jepson, who
Is wanted in this city for passing
forged checks. An inspector Will so
for him this evening
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Argon is understood tc be one Of
the most inert forms of matter, but Il
loaf of bread can beat it in under
going no change in size when flour
drops one-half On the other hand,
the price of meat is livlier than
hydrogen, for if the wholesale figure
advances cents the retail price
scars away instantly to the extent Of
5 cents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Unfortunate Events.

James Miller's five-year-old son was
killed by trolley car at Peoria, ILL.,
An Alabama cyclone killed three
people.
Fire at Chester, Neb., destroyed the
entire business portion of the town.
Forest fires are causing great dam
age in New Jersey.
Hail storms in Texas caused dam
age amounting to hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars.
The villa on Prospect Hill, larry
town, N. Y, occupied by Josefy, the
pianist, was destroyed by fire.
The two-year-old son of Thomas
knight was killed by a train at
Adrian, Mich.
L. II. Key, aged sixty years, a prom
inent railroad official, was instantly
killed by being run over by an engine
at Elkhart, Ind.
While playing with a gun Ernest
Cooper, aged nine years, shot and
killed his five year-old brother Reny
in Wabash township, Ill.
Fred Fenicle, four years of age, fell
into a stream Of water at the rear of
his home in Canton, O., and was
drowned.
Louis II. Ley, a prominent Lake
Shore & Michigan Central official,
was killed in the roundhouse at Elk
hart, Ind, by the accidental starting
of an engine.
Irving Little, aged 10 years, and
Miss Kate Canter. aged IS, quarreled
while out boating near Washington
D. G. They stood up in the boat, the
craft capsized and both Were
drowned.
While narrowing a field at Ander-
son, Ind, Tom Talmage's team ran
away. He ran after them, when the
harrow tilted, striking him in the
back. 1t buried itself three inches
and cut frightful cash. His injuries
are fatal.
Almost the entire business portion
Of Duquesneborough, opposite Nc.
Keesport, on the Monongahela river
was destroyed by fire Of supposed in.
cendiary origin, which broke out at 4
in the morning. The loss is variously
estimated at from $4,000 to $15O,OOO
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Russell Sage is doing much to prove
himself the meanest man in New
York. He made $4,000 on $4,000 bar
rels of oil and kicked because he did
lot hold it and make 100000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Formosa is about half the size of
Ireland, and is we'll adapted to the
growing Of rice, tea, coffee and trop-
ical fruits. 1t is rich in minerals, in
Guiding q highly bituminous coal.
In the hands of such advanced horti-
culturists as the Japanese the
island will become one of the garden
spots of the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

\ German engineer reports that he
has discovered a short and compare
lively cheap route for a canal across
the IStllmus of Darien. His plan con-
templates q ship tunnel under the
$50 feet long, 112 feet
high. and IS feetwide. This feature
of the scheme is seemingly incOnsis'
tent with the idea of small cost.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
GRABBED THE MONEY.
But the Cashier Was Ready With.
His Gun and the Robber Fell

His Gun and the Robber Fell
Dubuque, Iowa, May 1. - A man
walked into the Iowa Trust and Say
ings bank, and, locating the money
piled up for the days use behind the
window, he smashed it in with a ham,
mer which he carried and grabbed a
quantity and started to run out. The
cashier shot him in the face. He fell
and was Immediately arrested. Al
though badly wounded he will proba-
bly, recover. The cashier supposed he
would shoot and fired in self-defense.
The robber is related to family in
this city and has lived in Dubuque for
some time,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Red phosphorus combines with
chlorate of potash to make an eXplo~
sive Of great violence. The London
Lancet thinks that if this fact Of
chemistry had been more generally
known it might have saved the dis
agreeable consequences which recent
followed when man who had not
studied chemistry put his safety
matches into the same pocket witt
his throat loZenges.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Last year the outflow of steerago
passengers from the United States
exceeded the arrivals, but now the
tide has turned and an migration
agent estimates that the net gain from
foreign immigration this year will be
half a million of people. This is an
other indica ton that business in this
country is reviying.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Over $5O,O0O,OOO are spent in main
tanning the churches of the United
States, and $500, 100000 in running the
jails.

The three most common names in
England, Scotland and Ireland re-
spectively are Smith, Macdonald and
Murphy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Receivers AppOfnted.

Grand Forks, N. D., May 1.-The
court has appointed H. R. Lyons and
L. r. Gibbs receivers of the North
Dakota Milling association, and work
will be resumed at once.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

The average weight Of the egg Of
the ostrich is three pounds. Its con-
tents equal those Of about twenty-four
hen eggs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02

Prof Rudolph Falb Of Vienna pre-
diets that the earth will collide with
a comet November IL, 1890. He is the
same prophet who set September,
1894, for the suhmergence of New
York City by a tidal wave and the
conversion of California into on island
as the result of an earthquake. The
professor has been of some service to
science, but he ought to realize that
his record as a seer has been dam.
aged beyond repair.
In showing how one sense is sharp
ened to supply the loss Of another,
DR.. S. Millington Miller writes that
Alexander Hunter, of the land office
at Washington, though entirely deaf,
spelled without mistake $50 words
read to him from the dictionary. He
has become able to read the motion of
the lips of those addressing him.
This faculty is not rare among the
deaf, and by means Of it some of
them, like Mitchell, the chemist of the
United States patent Office, have been
able to understand the lectures neces.
sary for their graduation at college.
1t is suggested that the machine
gun, if certain economical considera-
tons could be adjusted, would find a
valuable place among the useful arts
Of peace. AS Teller of trees there is
no agency in the world like it. Ad-
miral Sir Edmund Commerell, in al
ludings recently to the superiority in
workmanship and effectiveness Of the
Maxim gun, said that 1903 Maxim
was capable of cutting down a tree
seventeen inches in diameter in a
quarter Of minute. He would not
only defy any other gun to do this,
but he would give any battalion in
her majesty's service five hours firing
as much as they liked, at whatever
range they pleased, and they would
mott do the same thing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-02
Criminal DOInEs.

North Carolina negroes terrorize 4
town and come to grief.
A New York woman is murdered
after the manner Of Jack the Ripper.
A Salvation Army leader has been
arrested at Butte, Mont. for counter
feiting.
A Chicago young man has been az
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-23
BOOM FOR READING.
Stock Rallies as Anthracite Rcpresc ntn.
tiyes EndcayOr TO Adjust Tonnage.

Philadelphia, April 22.-Another ap-
parently fruitless attempt to settle the
anthracite coal war was made here to-
day. President Olyphant, of the Della
ware and Hudson; President Thomas,
of the New York and Erie; Vice Presi-
dent Baker, of the Jersey Central, and
Adrian Iselin and +. w. Whitridge, of
the New York members of the Earle
Olcott reorganization committee, came
here today and held conference with
the receivers of the Reading and George
II. Earle, jr., and Richard Y. Cook, of
the Philadelphia members of the Earle
Olcott committee. These gentlemen
were in conference at the Reading
Terminal station for nearly four hours
Beyond the following statement given
out by the Reading receivers nothing
could be learned Of what was discussed
at the meeting. The receivers state
ment is as follows
The receivers expressed desire that
some way should be found of harmonzlng
the difficulties of the trade, and their will.
ingness to work to that end. They stated
at length their reasons for believing that
the Reading company Is entitled to q
per cent of the total output of the anthra-
cite tonnage and decline TO recede from
their position.
In respect to the proposal for arbitration
the receivers explained that they under
stood that they had no right as receivers
to refer to an outside tribunal the ques-
tons as to how the business Of the com
pany should be conducted and expressed
their belief that If the basis of a, reference
could be agreed upon II would then be