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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Bufra1o,s power for Niagara,

It is promised that electric power.
from Niagara falls Viii Be furnished
to Buffalo manufacturers before Nov.
u next, and at price less by one-ha1f
than power now costs in that city.
Contracts for the work will be let this
week, the transmission line to be large
enough for 10000 horsepower. So
much for the business SIDE 81 rne envssEr
prise. The scientific side Is Of equal
interests, as developments in that di-
rection make possible the economic
transmission of power over long dis.
tancea The scientific triumph is Mr..
Tesla's. The power will be transmit
ted to the Buffalo city line by overhead
conductors. From the dynamo It will
pass through a transformer, which will
give it much higher voltage, and IN:
that condition it can be safely and
economically transmitted, to be trans
formed again at the Buffalo station to-
a direct current ready for use. The
higher the voltage the less is the loss.
Some idea of the value Of the new sys-
tenn can be had by comparison. The
twophase transmits power so that
there Is a loss 400 times greater in the
transmission of 500 volts than in the
of 10000 volts. New
York Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
A silent Family.

L There is in Tennessee a family OF
three sisters which presents some of
the most startling peculiarities inn
aginable," said a gentleman from the
state in question, who is staying ait one
of the New Orleans hotels. The three
sisters, all of whom are old maids, live
together on farm, their sole means Of
subsistence, and work early and late to
earn a livelihood. Two of them work
in the field; the third does the cooking
and other housework There is but
one period Of tie year when any mem
Der OF the trio has anything to say to
any other member. ali during the win.
ter, spring and summer they go about
their business with the seal Of silence
on their lips. When fall comes and the
crop Is harvested they break silence,
and then only to quarrel over the di-
vision Of the proceeds When each has
succeeded in getting all that she thinks
possible, silence reigns again until the
next harvest time The sisters have
made name for themselves. They are
known far and near as the deaf and
dumb Miplets,' although the title is
scarcely appropriate New Orleans
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
BIANAGN THE CAMPAIGN

OF the Geld Dem 0crats In Hfinne-ss
st. Panlr July 30 AT the recent con-
Terence of gold Democrats Of Mime
sofa, Chairman Lawler was authorized.
70 name a committee Of five to select
I g state centraE mittee, an executive
COMMITTEES and congressional and
county committees to organize the
gold Democrats Of the state for effec-
i tive work in the coming campaign.
3 MI. LAWYER named as the committee
Of selection Judge Flandrau, +. Nv. NJ.
Cutcheon, j. j. NJ. Cafferty, Ernest
#Schrader and w G. Read This com
mittee met to-day and selected the fol-
4 lowing state central committee, con-
slsting Of q chairman and secretary
and two members from each congress
/ sional district:
j Chairman, Robert A. Smith, st. Paul;
secretary, jared How, st. Paul.
First District-Joln Ludwig, Vino
ma; W.. Logan Brao kerridge, Roches-
! ter 81 I'll 81 IS, 81
Second District G. W. Schultz,
Worthington, DR.. j. S. Hillscher, Man
! kato.
Third District j. 6. Pierce, Red
Wing; 4. II, Quinn, Faribault.
Fourth DistrIct-:Dr Ernest Schrad-
/ Ell, st. Paul; J. 9. Mccarthy, Still.
Z water. e I.$5 81
Fifth District Geerge III. Partridge,
; Judge Iceland, Minneapolis.
/ Sixth Ibis trict- Il. p. Alexander. Jr.,.
Duluth; Theodore Bruener, st. Cloud.
Seventh District j. %. O'Brien,
Crookston; ChauEcey Baxter, Fergus
Falls. Fl
The committee also designated the
following executive committee: Chair
man Smith and Secretary How, ex-
offfcio, Crawford Livingston, st. Paul;
II. w. 11amEerton, Winona; John G.
Oswald, Minneapolis; J. Adam Bede,
st. Paul; DR.. Ernst Schrader, ST. Paul
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
KILLED ms NElGHBoR.
Murder Near Little Falls ~ the Re-
suit OF Dispute

Murder Near Little Falls AZ the Re-
suit OF a Dispute.
Little Falls, Mimi, Aug. 4 "a terri
bic tragedy occurred in the town Of
Randall, near Darling station in the
main line of the Northern Pacific rail-
way, six miles northeast Of this city
this morning. Erick Eckman shot and
Instantly killed Daniel Clough, one Of
his neighbors, without apparent prov
.ocation. The crime is said to have
been the result of dispute between:
the two men which occurred some
time ago about contract which Eek
man had for clearing land for the MUIR
,1ered man.
The two men were on their way with
two others to a meeting at the district
school house and Eckman, without
warning, pulled his revolver and shot
Clough through the heart. He then
turned and fired at one Of the others,
named Victor Erickson, but missed.
He was disarmed by his son-in-laNv,
Abraham johnson The murdered man
was living on a farm, but had con
tracted for piling lumber at saw mills
in this city. He was thirty-eight years
of age and leaves a wife and two chill
dren. The murderer was sixty years
of age. He is said to be very quarrel
some. He claims that he does not
know anything about the crime, say
ing that he had been drinking alcohol.
Eckman was brought to this city and
lodged in jail.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
HIS ORIGINAL IDEA.

Suggests Practical Rearrange.
ment Of the Calendar.
& 81 don't see why they didn't regulate
things differently said the positive
man who complains about the heat.
ssThese people who fixed up the calen-
dar made a mighty poor job Of it, it
seems to me-
..You couldn't make any difference
in the weather"
81 couldn't That shows just how
thoughtless the world is. There is
about one man in 200 who really has
ideas, and the other 1919 generally put
in most Of their time making fun Of
him. They let the short months like
February and November and April
come in cool weather, when we could
stand the temperature. Why didn't
they put 'em all in a bunch in summer
time, so that we could get through
with it? Here we are, compelled to
drag along with the longest months
and the longest days and the hottest
weather at the same time. No wonder
SO many people get Disguised with the
way things are run!-Washington
Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
HE WAS STRUNG UP.
Rough Treatment Of Waiter a
Lake MinnetOnka

Rough Treatment Of Waiter Mt
Lake MinnetOnka
Minneapolis, July 3O.-Frark Dung,
waiter at the Hotel st. Louis, Min
netonka, came into town to-day to
secure warrants for the arrest Of sew
eral fellow walters at the hotel. He
says that recently one Of the guests
named Riley missed some $50 from his
room. After me- king various inquiries
the suspicion Of his fellow walters set
tied upon Young. He was questioned
about it, but stoutly declared his inno-
ceEce.
.Oh, but you might as well confess
1t, said one of the walters. I'VE know
you did it, and have got the money!
5I In vain Young protested. He had
not stolen the money and did not have
it. A number of item. so the sufferer
says, concluded 70 try their hands and
see what a little judicious torturing
would do. Accordingly, the suffering
man was taken by some Of his fellow
walters out into the woods and strung
up to a tree. After keeping him there
for some little time he was let down.
He still refused to tell and insisted
that he had not stolen the money.
Nothing would then do but to try the
medicine again, and once more the
long suffering Young was strung up to
a tree. This time he was kept there
longer than before, but again he re-
fused to divulge any of the secrets he
was accused of having in his posses
sion. After the second trial, he said,
the gang left him alone and he was
permitted to depart. The names Of the
party which did the stringing up were
given to the sheriff by Young. The
affair will be investigated and if it is
found to be as claimed by Young, ar
rests will follow. A. 4 S. % ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Match Gun for Lamps.

Match Gun for Lamps.
these bitter cold July days man is
liable to have his fingers frostbitten
unless he keeps a swift current of cleo
tricity running through them or wears
thick wooden mittens wonder why
somebody didn't think Of that handle
warming scheme before? Really, now.
these inventors will have to smoke up,
and keep alive or the bicycle business
will go to pieces for want Of something
new
The other day another person came
in here and tried to induce US to put
wings on our bicycles. We aren't In
the angel business just yet, so we
didn't buy his patents. He had a thing
that combined d body brace with large
sails to catch the wind and make
wheeling easy. When the wind blows
the wrong way the sails or wings come
down. Of course. 1t may be q good
IS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Minnesota Bidders.

Washington, Aug. 5. This was
great day for the manufac turers Of
war material, and many great corpora
tons and firms were represented at
the war and navy departments to-day
when bids were opened for supplying a
large quantity Of gun cartridges. NOR
tars, shot and shell of various kinds.
Probably not since the late war has
the ordnance bureau Of the war de-
partment been able to lay so extensive
programme for one years work as
is now made possible by the, liberal
appropriations made by congress for
the defense of our, sea coast. Conse-
quently, there were many bidders for
supplying the large quantity Of ma
terial, raw and complete. included in
the first call for proposals. The first
bids opened were for supplying gun
carriages. There were twelve bidders,
among them the American Hoist and
Derrick Company Of st. Paul, and this
company bid $11, 800 each for ten car
riages or more, deliveries to begin in
six months and continue at the rate
of one every six weeks. The South
wark foundry fixed the price Of one
carriage at $12,660, and offered to
build ten or more at Sill 500 each and
to make the delivery in five months,
SO it will be difficult to decide between
them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
IS accomplished by sIgnse pressure Of
the feet on the foot rests. 49,,
Saddle ana Tool Bag.

az aASSOAAIpAASACu Ny d SllSlA~ NASS1uAO VI
the feet on the foot rests. SO,
For lighting the Lamp.
The difficulty and annoyance experi-
enced by endeayoring to light a bicycle
lamp in strong wind need no longer
disturb the rider. "A simple device is
now for sale which does away with all
trouble tits a bicycle lamp lighter or
match gun. 1t works on the same
principle as an indelible pencil. It is
loaded with matches, and all that is
necessary when you want to light your
lamp is to poke the lighter into the hole
Of the lamp, push the end Of the lighter,
and it is all done. AS the match is ig-
ntted only when it reaches the of the
lamp, ample protection is afforded, and,
however high the wind, it cannot blow
out the lamp s3
The number Of cranky inventors who
are giving their attention to bicycles is
APPLY Illustrated by the remarks of a
manufacturer the other day. .
The latest invention in the way Of
bicycle appliances that has been Of
fered to us, he said, .'is patented de
vice for warming hand lebars. The in
Yentor did not say just how he accom-
plished his object, except that it was
done by electricity. Now, that's a
good thing, isn't it an electric machine.
for warming handlebars? I suppose in.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Double Liability.

& Winona, Mimi, Aug. 5. - The Ger
man-American Bank Of Winona has
brought suit against the stockholders
Of the bankrupt Winona Willowware
company to collect note for $1,295,
dated June II, 1895, under the double
liability law of Minnesota. The COM
plant is drawn up so that other cred
itors may become parties to the suit,
and sets forth that each defendant is
liable to the creditors in an amount
equal to the par value Of the stock
owned by them, respectively. h
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06

B st. Paul, July so. Robert g. Cole
man and wife of Minneapolis were ar
rested to-day on the charge of fraud
with use Of the mail. They are ac-
cused Of trying to swindle Mrs e. IA.
Fitzgerald of st. Paul out of 81, 900 in
a Mexican land deal. s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Bryan Won't Say5

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. s5.--Mr. Bryan to-
day declined to be interviewed on the
rurnor that he will decline the Populist
nomination. Il have nothing to add
he said, ito the statement which I
gave out at the close of the convention.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Trn1nps Work 8 BIZ.

the Plymouth county Jail last night.
gang of tramps who had the fight with
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Heniou. Crime Charred

3 Litchfeld, MINI, July 20 Charles
Nelson was arrested Saturday even
ing on complaint of I. Kulset on q
charge Of assault committed on his
little ten-year-old girl. The act is
claimed to have been committed near
" a month ago. The child is in Sc
.rious condi ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Drowned WINE nrurI-

Buffalo, Mimi. July 80. "A man
named Charles Hill was drowned here
to-day. He started to cross the lake
in his boat. Later his boat drifted
back to the shore with his provisions
and oars in. He was under the in
fuence of liquor
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Bicycle test,

DIG Gle TICS
behind, thus lessening the amount Of
muscular energy required to propel the
wheel. fss 4I.5s 5sSs Il
Undoubtedly this invention will do.
much toward making individuals Of an
incident disposition devote some Of
their time to moving the lawn instead
Of making thine along the road
There is a new bicycle lock on the
market, which, in many features, is an
improvement over any lock recently in
vented. It is the only lock on the
market which grasps the handle post.
1t is fastened to a projecting stand or
arm, under which the front wheel is
placed. The handle post is showed into
the lock against a trigger, when it is
clutched from the back by a finger.
This finger can be released by turning
the lock over. A key, however, is pro-
vided to release it more readily.
Next is new bicycle brake on the
market, which can be readily operated
by a slight pressure of the feet. It
comprises brake levers, pivotally CON
nected at points intermediate in their
length to the clamps adjustably secured
on each side OF the wheel. Foot rests
extend from the clamps, while brake
shoes are carried by the levers under
meath the wheel rim The point Of
merit is rapidity Of operation, which
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Rev. scott Found In.anc

Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. Rev. g. %.
Scott. the Methodist clergyman who
elored frem Waterloo with fifteen
yeai.old girl, was to-day adjudged in
sane by the commissioners after q
threevGaMs' bearing. 3as
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Drowned at Northtield.

Mortified, Mimi, Aug. 5. While
bathing in the Cannon river a few
miles below the city, Pierce, the ten
ycar-old son Of Contractor Walter But
Ter Of st. Paul, was drowned He was
visiting his aunt, Mrs. John Penning-
ton s5#5s 1. ais; " 90
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Brown Butcher. ma Famt1y.

Providence, KY, Aug. Sat Clay,
eight miles west, Tom Brown, an in
sane husband thirty years old, butch
cred his family, consisting of a wife,
mother-il-law and baby, last night,
using an ak. &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Hail In Chippewa.

Montevideo, Mimi, Aug. 5.A hail
storm carly this morning badly injured
several hundred acres of grain in the
north part of Chippewa county.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
sOliyta,s Flour Mill Rurn cd

Olivia, Mimi, July sc. Fire broke
out in the Olivia Touring mill this
morning. Both building and ma
chiRery were partially burned. Loss,
about 1000; insurance, $3.50. 8Ku-
besh s. Braun are the owners Of the 1
mill. Cause of fire unknown.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
want. 4 Change

Mrs. Cassidy Will yez go to TIL
mountains or the say shoore this sum-
imer, Mrs Flaherty
Mrs Flaherty 70 the ochin; me.
mons toired Of the mountain ocensfy.
Mrs Cassidy Phwat makes him
toired?
Mrs Flaherty He's foreman of die
doomp st. Paul Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Killed nis WIG nnd Him.elf

Killed His Wife md Himself.
Nashville, Tenn, July 80. Near.
Richmond, il Bedford county, d farm
ers named Haley shot ard killed his
wife, then shot himself and finally cut
his own throat. No cause can be as
seertained.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Drunken Men with Knive.

Princeton, Mimi, Aug. 5. Charles
Marshall and James Stark, Sherburne
county farmers, engaged in drunken
fight a few miles below town. Stark
was badly stabbed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
KILLED In 4 Freight yard.

;Pipestone. Mimi, Aug. 5. George
Chittick, a workman in the stone quar-
ry here, was rHn over In the Bur-
lington yards here and killed. ls
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Morken Ditch.

Moorhead, Mimi, Aug. 5.-Ald. Jas.
Kennedy Of Fargo has returned from
st. Paul, where he succeeded in OBJ
tanning the contract for digging the
Morken ditch, which runs from the
sand hills in Clay county to the Red
river, a distance of nine miles. The
ditch will be twenty-eight feet wide
and will run from four to six deep.
There were five other bidders, but the
Fargo alderman was the lucky one.
They will begin work Immediately.
The contract stipulates that the work
shall be finished by Nov. i 1t will
require 200 men and 100 teams to
finish the work by that time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Foolish boy.

I ~ d ssa =
Tyler, Mimi, Aug. Martin Peter
son, aged sixteen, son of J. G. Peter
son, living five miles south of here,
was shot through the head yesterday
afternoon by George Miller, the fif-
teen-year-old son of neighbor, and
now lies in very critical condition.
The Miller boy was spending the day
at Peterson's, and had his rifle with
him. He was continually pointing the
weapon at young Peterson, who pro-
tested in vain. He4fnally aimed at
Peterson's head and pulled the trigger.
The ball passed in at the left side Of
the nose and came out behind the right
ear. Seeing what he had done, Miller
fled from the barn and entered a corn
field half a mile distant, and has not
been seen since. The boys were good
friends and were much together, con-
sequently it is regarded as a case Of
extreme carelessness. About eight
years ago young Miller had brother
shot and killed in a similar manner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
Bicycle Brakes

Bicycle Brakes.
bag and is suitably held in position by
a lever and spring.
The device looks practicable, and
when in position it conceals the tool
bag: from view without adding to the
weight Of the whee4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06
new BICYCLE DEVICES

Manufacturerssar are ever busy deYising
means for making the bicycle more and
more useful. A simple appliance has,
just been invented, by means Of which.
the wheel can be attached to a lawn
mower, thus combining work and play.
The device is cheap and simple and
and can be readily attached. The
lawn moWeris suitably connected with
the hub Of the rear wheel and trails
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-06

Willnlar, Mimi, Aug. 5. Reports
come from the towns of Edwards,
Whitefield and Holland, in the SOUTH
crn part of the county, that severe
hailstorm passed there, lasting about
an hour, early this morning, destroying
thousands Of acres Of grain. a severe
rainstorm prevailed in this vicinity,
which laid the grain and injured it to
"a great extent. This is the hottest day
of the year and, it will aid in greatly
injuring the crop.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-02
MARABLE's sCAFFOLD.
All Ready for His Execution on
Friday.

FARMVILLE. VA, July 1.-(Special)-
The scaffold upon which Solomon Marable
will hang Friday. unless there comes a re-
spite from the Governor, was completed
to-day. and the trap arrangement and
rope were given a thorough test This
scaffold IS perhaps the most inexpensive
ever erected i'm this State for legal execu-
ton. The entire cost, perhaps, will not be
more than $50. 1t is composed Of simply
hinged board, which reaches across
from the Jail wall to the stairway banis-
ter. the rope being attached. TO a joist
overhead. When the trigger is pulled the
board will fall. precipltating the criminal
to a depth of seven feet toward the bot
tom step. a bag OF sand weighing over
200 pounds was used to-day as a test OF
the strength of the rope. Sheriff Dickin-
son and Constable II. ]. Orange left to-
night for Lynchburg TO bring Marable
here to meet his fate. They will return
tomorrow and the execution will occur
the following day between the hours of
\. II. and +. " Father Welbers. of
Richmond. who has been Marable's spirit
ual adviser has written 10 know If he can
attend the man In his last hours. The
Sheriff to-day replied that the priest
would be granted his request only If IL
was the desire of Marable that il should
be granted. \ letter has also been writ
ten 10 Judge Crute by some friends OF the
condemned man requesting that the body
be reserved for shipment to Carolina for
interment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-02
ON THE APP0MATT0X
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
THE COCKADE CITY.
Many Veterans stop over En- Route
for nond-Enterfoined by A.
dcucc-PcrsonnIs and Briefs.

| PETERSBURG. VA. July 1.-fSpecial)-
The city has been almost overrun to-day
by old Confederate soldiers who stopped
over here ON their way to the great re-
union in Richmond TO visit the various
battle-helds on which they fought over
thirty years ago.
For the accommodation and entertain
ment Of the visiting ''vets." y. T. Hill
Camp has kept open house with liberal
refreshments to-day. and the pilgrims to
Richmond have been greatly oheered by
this generous hospitality.
Miss Annie Hume, OF Portsmouth. IS
visiting the family OF her uncle Mr.
Charles PEBBLES on Perry street.
Among the old Confederate veterans VINO
were entertained by A. p. Hill Camp yes
terday were three battered Confeds from
Henry county, all brothers. a very singu-
lar coincidence about them is that each
Of them was shot through the left arm.
Mr.. Ashley Vaughan, of Dallas. Tex, IS
visiting the family of his father, Captain
George Vaughan, in this city. accom-
panied by his wife and children.
Captain Steward and Lieutenant Mason,
Of Baltimore. will arrive here tomorrow
10 take charge of the Salvation Army in
this city They will be given a hand
some reception at the armys hall, on
Hinton street.
During the fiscal year ending June Both.
1910 arrests were made by the police OF
this city. of which seventy-fve were for
felony.
Mrs. Mary J. Chandler, wife Of Mr.. j.
G. Chandler, died this morning at her
home. on Commerce street.
Mayor W. A. Baugh, of North Danville,
accompanied by several old Confederates
from that city. spent last night in this
city as the guests of Mr.. II. T. Phillips.