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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09
ln0ef 10 Advertisements.
Dnsiness Notices.

Roll Top Desks and Offico Furniture.
Great Variety Of Style and Price
=. c.. sELLEw.
No Ill Fultc.-st.. N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

A step In the right direction has been taken IN
the provision Of amended Civil Service rules 70
govern applicants for appointment on the police
force in this city. Some grave abuses in connec-
ton with the examination of would-be policemen
have been brought 10 light. 1t being shown that
men received appointments who were personated
by others when the examinations were held.
Hereafter the Police Commissioners Will have
nothing TO do with the examinations, and only
few vacancies will be filed at time from the
eligible list
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

Our Albany correspondent calls attention 10
the singular circumstance that it took six days
for the bill abolishing the office Of State Agent
for Discharged Convcts TO get from the Assem-
bly, chamber to Governor Mortons desk. The
once is rank sinecure, and ii is well known
that the Governor is in favor OF doing away
with all useless offices. A Republican was re-
Gently appointed to this place. however, and it
10 understood that some Republican politicians
are endeavorins TO induce Mr. Morton not
10 approve the bill We shall be much disap.
pointed II he listens patiently to their pleas He
has committed himself squarely to the policy
OF abolishing needless Offices and reducing tho
cost OF the State commissions, and he IL no,
In the least likely 10 reverse himself the fire,
time the question is brought fairly before him
The plan Of Commissioner Andrews for in
creasng the efficiency Of the police force. which
found so much favor in the eyes Of Mayor
Strong that IL led him 10 appoint Mr.. Andrews
as John c. Sheehan's successor, is not highly
regarded by the other members Of the Police
Board When II was first proposed they thought
nothing Of the kind should be put in operation
until 1t was known what the Legislature would
do with the police bills; but since then they
have applied their minds TO the matter and
reached the conclusion that what Mr.. Andrews
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

The special Grand Jury has been ri work ABOUT
two months Where are those indictments! why
does the Grand Jury stu linger?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

The latest advces from the dsteries say that
the whiskey trade ~ extremely dull. That can
hardly be considered dscouragng news II other
Industries become active stagnation in the stiils
., I'M. country can be accepted with philosophy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

TRIBUNE TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

II Is serious blot upon our system or local
government that the street-cleaners who have
worked hard for the wages which are due them
should be compelled to wait many days in order
10 get the money which they need for food for
their wives and children. A sweeping reform in
the methods OF payments in such cases is
urgently needed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

Criminal trials IN this city in which expert tes-
timony is given come high. end we don't want
any more Of them than are necessary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09

It Is good news that John L. Sullivan has lost
oil his money In his efforts to disgrace the stage
by his travesties OF acting. 1t Is to be hoped
that James J. Corbett and every other prutai
pugilist who makes a nuisance Of himself In our
theatres will become stranded at an early date
Such fellows are an offence to common decency.
They should be thrust out Of the playhouses
which they deile.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
Long Waists i'm Vogue.

A noticeable feature of the gather
ing of club women at Sherry's last
week was the large number of classi.
cally ample waists that were in evil
dence 1t was an exception which was
almost conspicuous to see a painfully
compressed waist girth; many women
wore artistic gowns that were palpa-
bly, fitted over health waists, and even
those whose figures were corseted
showed no evid2nca Of being under any
serious pressure. The assemblage was
wonderfully dressed, and was there
fore an excellent field for the study of
the appearance Of hygienic dress. 1t
is through club women that the re-
form will come-has come, one may
truly say. The style and elegance Of
the gowns worn by $50 club women
merely proved what has long been as
serted, that when women dictated
modistes would follow.-New York
Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
WALKING Is GOOD.
'lH but One Street Car Line in
BROOKLYN Tied I'm.

in hut One Street Car Line in
brooklyn Tied Up.
Brooklyn. Jan. 16. - Nearly 5000
men. including motormen, conductors,
electricians and others employed on
the various trolley railroads in this
city have quit work. It was the first
strike the trolly system had expert
enced and was a most thorough and
complete one. The only road not tied
up was the Brooklyn & Coney Island,
better known as the Jay and Smith
street line. President Henry Slocum
had the mems demand under consid-
Grafton and when the committee Of the
district assembly called on him, the
strike. as far as his road was con-
cerned, was amicably settled. An
agreement was signed, and now that
road is the only one running in full
force
At the different power houses
throughout the city everything was
quiet. A short distance from each one
the strikers kept their pickets on duty.
Railroad depotS were deserted, but the
p1ckets kept watch there also. They
did not have much to doAto-day, but
may have tomorrow. as it is expected
the companies will bring men from
other cities to take the strikers
places. ",.=. -.-
During the forenoon a mail car of
the F1atbush avenue line left the Flat
bush depot for the purpose Of getting
the mail at the postoffice On it were
Sergeant Zimmerman and two police
men. About $50 strikers surrounded
the car and began to throw planks
across the tracks. The police removed
the distractions and the car had pro-
ceeded about two blocks further when
farmers wagon was placed across
the tracks. men jumping into the wag-
on and defying the police to move
them. A squad of police finally rout-
ed the strikers. About noon nearly
100 women. in sympathy with the
strikers. undertook to obstruct travel
on the third avenue line by piling ash
barrels and other obstacles on the
tracks. but were driven away by tho
police
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
Wednes Gay, jim. l6.

A man named Sceel was brought
into Hinckley from the East Side Lum-
Der company's camp seriously injured,
being struck with a falling tree.
The handsome new school building at
Thief River Falls was burned to the
ground Saturday. Loss, $1,000. The
hre originated in the heating appar-
:atus.
Frank Goldsbury, James Ferman and
Thomas keenan,, all about fifteen years
old, stole SIS Thursday evening from
a confectionery store at /pring Valley
Entrance was made by breaking a win
dow. They will be sent to the reform
school.
Bert Hallet, who was arrested at St.
Cloud for forging checks aggregating
about $500 and passing them on ST.
Cloud business men, at preliminary
examination to-day, was held to the
grand jury. All the money and other
goods obtained were recovered and re-
stored to their owners.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
MINISTER'S RESIGN.
The French Cabinet, Defeated In the
Chamber, Steps Out.

The French Cabinet, Defeated In the
Chamber, Steps Out.
Paris, Jan. 16.-The cabinet have re-
signed, having been defeated in the
chamber of deputies on the question
of giving priority to an order of the
day. The question which led to the
resignation of the ministry is wide
one. 1t is really question of wheth-
er the chamber Of deputies is superior
to the courts of France, and whether
the chamber is able to set aside the
constitution at will. The trouble was
over a contract made by the govern
ment with the Orleans & Midland rail-
way, under the terms of which in re-
turn for certain facilities for the trans
portation Of war material the govern
ment guaranteed the interest on the
bonds of the railway. The government
held that the guarantee expired in
1914. but the directors of the COM
pany took different view and COM
strued the agreement to mean that the
government guaranteed the interest
in perpetuity. Tie cabinet also de-
cided so, but this was reversed by the
chamber, hence the designations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
IT WAS A BIG STEAL
MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN THR
PIERCE FORGERY CASE
Letter Received From a London
Firm Of Solicitors Shows That tho
british Losses May Reach the Stu.
Denlous Sum Of $S,OOO,OOO.

Yankton, S. D., Jan. 16.-Informa-
ton received here from London re-
garding j. T. M. Pierce's swindline
transactions show that the aggregate
Of the British losses may reach the
stupendous sum of $S,OOO,OOO. A let
ter from q London firm of solicitors
says that not a quarter of the fraudu-
lent Transactions have yet come to
light 1t is stated that receipts by
Pierce at his London Office were linn
tied only by his ability to issue bonds,
mortgages and other paper, often ex-
ceeding 100000 a week, and it is al
legged ia London that he received no
less than 100000 during his last
week there. It is owing to his gi-
gantic transactions that his victims
expect to receive an offer Of compro-
mise after the matter shall have cooled
down. To make these losses known
would impair the credit of the losers
and also make them an object of ridi-
cule, SO, therefore. they prefer to bear
their losses in silence. One million
four hundred and four thousand dol
lars of forged bonds, mortgages and
agents of the creditors of Pierce here
They have been sent here as claims
against the estate of Pierce, but this
estate will not sell for enough to pay
the attorneys fees The claims which
are accompanied by the spurious.4se-
curity are as follows: American
Mortgage Trust company, London;
Bedford, Eng. investors, 100000;
Belfast, $150OOO; Glasgow, $25O,0OO;
Huddersfeld, 100000; J. S. Pagan,
Brooklyn. $4,000; w. s. johnson,
London, $4,000; real estate frauds in
Yankton, $4,000. Total, 81, 4O4,OOO.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Paynesville by the Sawyer & Arnold
company Of the burning Of their lum-
Der yard at Kuhn. No insurance.
Hiram Hunt of Brownsville, an old
settler and respected citizen, died yes
terylay at the advanced age of eighty
six years.
While Alic Finley and his wife were
crossing the railroad track at Alden
they were run down by west-bound
freight train. The wagon was over
turned and demolished and Mr.. and
Mrs, Finley were thrown to the ground
and quite badly hurt.
DIR. J. r. Locke, who for sixteen
years has been the only resident physi-
clan Of Pillsbury, having been elected
Judge OF the probate and moved to the
county seat, this village and surround
ing country is left without doctor. 10
a good physician not afraid of work
this would be a capital opening
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
Sunday, Jan. Ii.

George Rappinfus, ex-postmaster of
Gilman, Benton county held at Duluth
for rifling the mail, was to-day releas-
ed on $1,000 bail to await the action
of the next federal grand jury.
Dairy Inspector Hokmier and San
born Of st. Paul, who have been in Du-
luth for some days past, left for home
this afternoon after Announcing that
on Wednesday mex they would return
and cause the arrest Of nearly every
restaurant keeper in the city on a
charge of using olecmargarine.
A concerted effort will be made by
Hubbard, Beltrami and Cass counties
at this session of the legislature to
attach portion of Cass to Hubbard,
making this Of a respectable size, and
organize Cass and Beltrami. The peo-
pie are all pulling together and will
use their best efforts to accomplish
their purpose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Sir Henry and Lady Blake had a
most enthusiastic reception from all
classes of the population on their re-
cent return to Jamaica. The governor
and Lady Blake had narrowly escaped
death during a terrible voyage In a
crowded ship from Southampton. and
triumphal arches were erected in the
streets Of Kingston, while bouquets of
flowers and notices Of affectiOnate
greeting were everywhere to be seen;
for even the smallest negro shanty had
run up bit of rcd coolie CLOTH "Suc!l
reception" says a jamaica raper.
twas more than acceptable to the
weary yoyagcrs." 3
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
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 tho Weeks Doings AZ.
ranged for Rapid Reading.
Thursday, jim. 10.

The State Farmers Alliance meets
In Minneapolis. Vice President j. I.
Vermilyea is elected president in place
Of Ignatius Donnelly, resigned.
Col. r. G. Benton of Minneapolis,
commanderlin-chief of the Minnesota
commandery of the Loyal Legion, lis
dead.
Matt Knoban, a carpenter AT Birk-
hofer's brewery. at Second street and
Fourteenth avenue south Minneapolis
fell thirty feet from an outer door to
the ground and was killed.
Shortly after O'Clock fire broke out
at the store Of the Goodyear Rubber
company on East Seventh street st.
Paul. There was considerable damage
done to the stock, the estimate being
placed at $4,000.
J. J. Kohl, of Hokah, refuses TO file
his bond as deputy sheriff until the
board gives him satisfactory assurance
that the village lookup will be remod-
eled and repaired to conform with the
requirements of the state law.
The city election was held at Red
wood Falls Officers elected were: w.
F. Dickinson, mayor; H. A. Baldwin
/ treasurer; r. L. Warner, recorder; A.
g. Burmeister, alderman First ward
20. w. Mead, alderman Second ward
H. D. Baldwin, municipal judge.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
Monday, jan. ID.

Burglars broke into the residence of
Mrs. E. J. Lovgren at Red Wing while
she was at church and secured small
sum Of money. No clue. +
The Bank of st. Charles was closed
this morning upon the request Of Bank
Examiner Kenyon, who has been look
ing into it's affairs.
The old hotel belonging to William
Roach at Owatonna, called the Home
Rule house, was burned last night.
Loss, $4,000 to $4,000; insured for
$4,000. -" 4 =
Thomas Lane, fifty years Of aga, an
inmate Of the soldiers home, dropped
dead in Frederickson's saloon, 1878
washington avenue north. Minneapolis.
The cause Of death is unknown.
Col. John L. Merriam, father of OK
Gov. Merriam, died Saturday evening
after long illness, aged eighty. He
was for many years one of the leading
business men Of the Northwest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

A writer in a Paris medical journal
asserts that sedentary occupations pre-
dispose to tuberculosis more than any
others. Among English and italian
students he asserts that 459- deaths out
Of LOCO are due to this cause.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

capped was lynched somewhere In Col
quit county, Georgia last night,
Ben Boyd thought to have been
driven Insane by the failure or his Ne
braska crops, committed suicide at
Pontiac, Ill, leaving a wife and eight
children.
Masked men tortured farmer Will
liam Ward near Findlay, Ohio, to
force him to disclose the hiding place
OF 5000, One is arrested and warrants
ere out for the others.
Mabel Dodge, cashier for G. S. But.
tiers, grocer from Somerville, Mass.
has disappeared from her home and
her employer alleges that her accounts
are nearly $1,000 short.
Peter J. Clark, leader of the riot in
January, 1893, over ex-priest Rudolph,
has been a fugitive from Justice since.
was sentenced at Lafayette Ind, to
four years in the penitentiary and to
pay fine of $4,000.
Detective foster Of Columbus, Ohio
Is under arrest on Il charge of kidnap.
ing John Uorbin,, aged II. Corbin was
an Important witness in a case and
Foster wished to keep him away from
Tic OppOS1ClOn. ~ tst-s
Frank Smith, who has "a dozen
aliases, now serving aterm in the ST.
Louis Workhouse has been identified
as one Of the robbers who got away
with $4,000 worth Of jewelry from
Breta1auer's jewelry store in Chicago
At Salvisa, Ky, in fight bctweeo
Sylvester and Seymour Jordon Oh one
side and Will Wright and Jim Crosby
ON tine other Seymour Jordon's throat
was cut from ear to cal and Sylvester
Jordan was shot in the back.
George w. Cram of New York, who
murdered his wife October 8, was sen,
fenced to death by electricity. Before
being brought into court Cram lat.
tempted to end his life by cutting his
throat with glass from his specta.
cleS.
Three moths ago August Altemeye1
OF Freeport, ILL.,, was stoned to death
by a gang of local toughs, seven OF
Wnom were arrested on a charge OF
murder. The trial ended to-day. The
Jury acquitted five and found. Tom
Beverly and Otto Herbig guilty. of
murder. Beverly was sentenced ia
hang and Herbig gets eighteen years
In the penitentiary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Very few Of the famous singers of
the world have died rich, although
many made enormous fortunes. AL
boni was a notable exception. So was
Mile. Catalini. Malibran died too
young to acquire much wealth. Hen
rietta Sontag was ruined by the courts
Of 1S49 and forced to return to the
stage. Sophie Cruvelli was wealthy.
Lavinia Fenton, the original Polly in
1.-THE Beggars' OPERA" died duchess
Of Bolton. and Kitty Stephens BE-.
came countess Of Essex,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
Criminal Doinns.

John T. Halilin, ex-co11nty treasurer
OF Jay county. Ind, was robbed at a.
Portland, Ind, hotel Of $50.
George A. Beidler, ex-postmaster of
Perry. @. r., was convicted of embez-
cling United States funds. ....
Frederick Bur1. who murdered his
wife at Elgin, ILL.,, was sentenced to
twenty-five years. imprisonment.
Near Nashville, ILL.,, William Van
Tasse11 probably fatally shot John
O'Nenl. whom he accused Of insulting
Mrs. Van TaSsell. ~. -
Charles Haeflin. New York dancing
master, blew out his brains beneath
the window of the girl he loved.
Simon Capps, gambler. is under
arrest at Richmond. Va, suspected of
working the gold brick swindle on A.
". !Vithcrs last week.
George Coldhand, convict who
Killed l.. NJ. Gore. a guard, and es.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
W]9969@
The Patten.

and the patten pressed gently until
the other clip will also pass on to the
blade. It can be removed at will, we
understand, by simply pulling one of
the clips off the skate blade.
1t can be used, it is stated, with any
make of skates, and beside avoiding
vent the cold feet that often result
from standing by the ice putting the
skates on to save the money frequently
paid for assistance in performing that
operation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

A London charitable organization
called the Ministry Of Old Boots" an
nually collects and distributes 10000
garments and 1000 pairs Of boots to
the needy poor Of the great city.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

A little steamer Of 100 tons is at pres
ent, according to press dispatches, be-
Ing constructed at Argenteuil, accord
Ing to the invention of NJ. Bazin,
which consists in rolling the ship over
the water instead of forcing it through
as at present.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Since the introduction of trolley cars
In Brooklyn horses can be bought very
cheap in some of the car stables. Not
long ago a lot We're auctioned off and
for Ebony animal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
A SKATERS AID.

An Arrangement Which Obviates a
Great Inconvenience.
Skating is recognized as a most de-
hghtfu and exhilarating pastime, but
one Of the disagreeable features is the
delay and inconvenience of adjusting
them at the edge Of the ice in +1,~ cold
and biting weather.
To overcome this disadvantage the
"skate pattern" illustrated in the two
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

The Patten in Place.
annexed views, has lately been de-
vised. It is made Of steel, and claimed
to be light, strong and durable, and by
it's adoption one is enabled to put the
skates on comfortably at home by the
freside and so walk to the ice and
there.
Figure L shows the patten attached
to the skate, and figure 9 shows it sep
arately. 1t will be seen that the patten
presents a level sole of ample width
for walking upon. TO put it on, the
clip at one end is passed on to the
babe of the skate, the spring being
brought up to the side of the blade,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

It is a source Of wonderment where
all the horrors, known as comic valen-
tines, come from. Most of them are
made in Williamsburg, N. Y, where
the work goes on from one years end
to the other. The factory turns out
more than 100000 of the. frights in
year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

I'm the cemetery at Barstable, Mass,
Is the following inscription: Here
Veth inferred We body Of Mrs. Hope
Chapman, We wife Of Elder John Chip
man, aged As years, who changed this
life for beer We of January, 1858"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

The Roman soldiers must huve been
powerful men. Many Of the swords
that have been recovered from tombs
weigh six to ten pounds, while the bat
ne-axes often weigh twenty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Twenty three shares Of f10 each, Ell
paid, lin the Graphic and Daily Graphic
Newspaper company were sold in Lon
don 1ast week for f1,0S3. This is equal
to a little over f47 per share, or a
premium, say, of $40 per cent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

One man killed himself yesterday be-
cause he was in debt. Fortunately few
men are SO sensitive on that subject tor
there would be a frightful epidenlic'of
self-slaughetr.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Clay eaters are not confined to our
Southern states. Humboldt found them
In South America. The practice Of clay
eating is common throughout the tor
rid zone, and is not unknown in Swe-
den, Norway, Finland and New Gale,
donia.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

It is proposed to make the port of
Bristol, England, accessible to trans
atlantic vessels at all times by dam
ming the River Avon at it's mouth and
using locks. According to the plans Of
the engineers, constant depth of ~
feet can be obtained and the necessary
docks and breakwaters constructed for
100000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

Those old stories Of a needle travel
ing through a mans body and coming
out years later are relegated to the
back number department now that sur
geons have taken out Of a mans arm
eleven feet of wire that he didn't know
he had with him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17
Keep,nw Them Married.

Stranger am told that it is easy
for a woman to get 4 divorce in this
state, but difficult for man to get one.
Citizen-Ycs, we made it difficult for
the men, so us to discourage them
when they thought about it, and we
made it easy for the women so they
wouldn't care about it.-NeW YorB
Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-17

The colors Of pure ocean water are
diversified by the coloring effects of the
enormous mutitudes Of various forms
Of organized life. which sometimes
mask the natural color of the surface
of the sea and tinge extensive area
with remarkable cOlors.