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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Going out of Business.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-It was announced
that the Atlas National bank will go
into liquidation and retire from bust
ness. The action is not considered as
a failure in any sense Of the word,
and as the banks business was COM
paratively small one it is not antici
pated that any furry in the banking
circles Of Chicago will result. Two
statements were made public, one
from the officers of the bank announc-
ing that owing to ill health they would
Iquldate and go out of business, and
the other from the clearing house as
ISOLATION showing that the other banks
Of the city will furnish the Atlas
ample support
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
TO-DAY SETTLED 1T.
Isa imy Weather Knocks Out the st
Paul Ice Palace

Paul Ice Palace.
st. Paul, Dee. 3d. The st. Paul ice
palace for '97 has been abandoned.
The soft weather, unreasonable as it
is, has made the project well nigh i'm
possible. and the palace was officially
declared Off this morning by G. w.
BoWlby, speaking for the board Of d.
rectors. The thaw that set in this
morning was the last straw. The idea
OF the directors now, in the absence Of
the palace, is to turn in and hold a big
carnival Of sports. and continue those
carnival clubs which have already
been organized, and others in prospect.
70 aid IN the entertainment. Skating,
hockey, polo, tobogganing and other
outdoor sports will be included in the
programme and a definite plan will be
outlined in a few days. The money
that has been collected for the ice
palace will be returned to the donors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
minnesota Electors.

st. Faul. Dec 3O-(Iov. Clough to-
day issued a proclamation declaring
the election of the Republican presi.
dental electors of Minnesota, and
their certificates of election were is
sued to them. The electors are T. b.
Walker, r. G. Holmes, Burdette
B 2Thayer, G. Isl. Budd. James Quirk, v.
ID. Eddy, G. A. Smith, Warren Potter
and M. r. Brown. The governor also
issued the certificates of election for
the congressmen-elect from this state
and notified the secretary of, state OF
the United States of their election.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Jury Couldn't Agree

Muscatine, Iowa, Dec. 20. I'm the
famous case of Adam Vrondroskey the
jury was called in after having DELHI
Grated tWenty-fOur hours at the close
OF q weeks trial and discharged, hav-
ing failed to reach an agreement. He
was indicted for having participated
IN blowing up with dynamite the
homes of John Mahin, b. NJ. Kessing-
or and n. Rosenberger, three leading
Prohibitionists. May II, 1898. The case
will be retired next month.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
! Rich Men Back NInnlx

New York, Dec. 29.-The World says
that number Of rich men who have
been influenced by the Moody meet
ings have provided ample funds for
the great series of revival meetings in
Greater New York. They have engaged
MI. Moody to hold Sunday meetings in
Carnegie hall. There will be meetings
II churches, theaters, and in the open
ar. Ihe Academy of Music in New
York York and the Amphion theater i'll
& Brooklyn have already been engaged,
together with Carnegie hall.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Arrested for m Acct,1a,, ]

New York, Dee. 29--William ShoWlcs
the famous bareback RIDER is under
arrest at Red Bank, n. j., charged with
manslaughter. Last night while he
was exhibiting revolver in a saloon.
the weapon in a saloon, the weapon
was accidentally discharged, the bullet
striking Ansel Croft. the bartender.
Croft died to-day and Showles' arrest
followed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Court Ltbrnrtnn ~, :

Frederick, Md, Dec. 29. Charles " !.
HOFFMAN, LII. D., librarian of the
United States supreme court since
1873, died at his home in this city to-
day CT pneumonia. He was sixty
seven years of age, unmarried, and
leaves an estate worth nearly $780,
900. s5 : 6 &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Mad Dog KiI1e5.

St. Paul, Dec. % big st. Bernard
dog that has been running mad, about
the city for several days and has hit
ten more than thirty dogs, was finally
run down today on the corner Of Bates
avenue and Seventh street and shot by
Officer Van Trot. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
KIlIed by s str,er.e,,t7 2, q. s

Washington, Dec. q. Chester RI.
Faulkner, the private secretary Of
Senator Worries Of Indiana. was
knocked down last night by street
car and died to-day. He never re-
covered from the shock consequent
upon the anlputation Of his leg, which
was "a necessary result OF the accIient
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Ride Unplea.nntIv IN ,.a

Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. 90. Two
4 horses attached to a sleigh ran away
today and dashed across a crowded
Drluga, striking a cutter in which were
Albert Steinfeldt. Jr., and Miss Clara
!. HarWlck. Both were thrown out, run
over and seriously injured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Alderman Indicted for ,,ur., !.

Chicago, Dec. 90. Aid. Thomas j.
O'Malley, of the TWenty-third ward.
was to-day indicted. by the grand jury
for the murder of Gus Collisander on
election night, in November, 1894.
O'Malley's Indictment has created a
sensation. He was elected to the
council last spring with the indorse-
ment of the Municipal Voters league.
and has q good record in that body. :.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Paying Teller sJt..tn y

II st. Paul, Dec. 20. - Leander Bosch,
paying teller of the Bank Of AHnneso-
ia, which h II failed last week, has not
been seen since the bank closed. a
discrepancy of between 81. 900 and So
ooo has been found in his accounts,
put 1t is thought this could be ex-
planned by him. Bosch is a man of
ex exc !. habits, and his disappear
ance is causing his friends and rela-
tlyes great deal Of alarm
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
Death OF Postmaster Lawreu

st. Paul, Dec. 90 r. Lawrence.
postmaster at Fort Smelling, died yes
terday at the age OF forty two. He has
been 3 sufferer from infiammatory
rheumatism aud finally succumbed to
the disease. He leaves widow ana
son. - IS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
MOE. yonn 3 r,,,I n. 81

More Young Turks Arre.t..s SIS ss
CHsstantinople, Dec. .7.---Fresh ar
rests have been made of members az.
the = oung Turks party, bringing IN
the total number OF prisoners Is 1905
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31

The Spanish idea of a colonist is a
man who would be willing to live with
out political rights and hand over in
taxes TO a foreign master more than
half of all that he can earn. 1t is 81
uIviyal of the spirit of the old slave
/ driver and it will at least be expelled
from American SOIL
The record-union., 1896-11-05
/" Transfers
/" Transfers.
Z" 'TrawnSferS.'
&c 'TrinsfarS.'
&" DrunSVprS'
The SCaiy Ant-Eater.

An animal made of tin-plate, of the
shape of an elongated fir cone about
three feet in length, which crackles and
rustles with every movement, is one of
the latest acquisitions of the Geological
Society of London. Its name is the pam
COLIN, or Scaly ant-eater, and it belongs
to the same family group as the arma-
dillo and platypus. 1t has excited great
attention at the Zoo" for it is-if we
are correctly informed-the first animal
of the kind which has been exhibited
there. Its home is where the termites
or white ants, are found for the animal
feeds on these destructive creatures
and possesses claws which are designed
to break down their strongholds The
claws are also necessary for burrowing
in the ground, for the pangolin exca-
Yates a cave for himself and his mate
eight feet or so below the surface of the
earth, and In this strange home one or
two young are produced every year
The pangolin at present at the Zoo" is
fed upon ants and their eggs, and also
exhibits partiality for cockroaches
scalded in milk. The scales with which
its body is covered are hard and sharp
as steel, and it can give a terribly cut
ting blow with it's powerful tail It can
roll its body up into ball like a hedge
hog when it SO wills.-Public Opinion.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
OUTWITTING PATENT-STEALERS
Reason Why Edison Patents Every
Little Thing He inyents.

contributor to New Ideas" says
that as Thomas A. Edison watched
the pumping of the air from glass tube
LII his laboratory day or two ago a
man said to him:
You patent every little thing you dis
cover, don't you, Mr.. Edison?"
Il do said Mr.. Edison, land do you
know why 1 do it?''
Il suppose you do it SO you will reap
the benefit of your discovery" was the
reply.
L thought you'd say that said Mr..
Edison, ''and I don't suppose you will
believe me when I tell you it isn't so,
nevertheless. I discover a great many
things that would be glad to give to
the public for nothing, but I don't dare.
I patent these things to save myself
from defending lawsuits There are a
lot Of sharks i'm this world who are con-
stantly ON the lookout for new things,
and when one Of them hears of some
thing new he hustles to the Patent
Office to see if it is patented. If it isn't
he claims 1t as an original discovery
and files his claim. Then he Will turn
right around, and, like as not, begin
suit with the man who invented the
thing for making or using it. The in
Ventor will say: But I discovered this
thing first; am the inventor He is
referred to the Patent Office, where he
finds the official claim of original In
vention. The fact that the papers are
filed long after he made his discovery
does not help him, for all the other man
does is to hire fellow to swear that he
made the discovery a month or two
prior to the date the Inventor claims It
sounds ridiculous, probably, but it is a
fact that there are often races between
the inventors and the sharks to reach
the Patent Office, the sharks having had
early Information about the inventors s
discovery. There are many such races,
and thousands OF dollars depend ON each
one. What I say is literally true"
The record-union., 1896-11-05
CARL NICHOLS KILLED.
He Stepped in Front of Moving
Train at Twenty third Street.

Carl J. Nichols, a contractor living
near Oak Park, was struck by the en-
1ine of the Tracy mixed train near
Twenty-third street about 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning, receiving injuries
which resulted In death shortly after.
Nichols had the contract for improv-
ing Nineteenth street, and was doing all
In bis power to push the work to its
conclusion. Shortly before the accident
he drove I'D to the switch near Twen-
ty-thdrd street, where his wagons were
loaded, and where two of them were
standing idle for lack of shovelers. He
Immediately sprang from his rig, tied
his horse, threw off his coat and step
ping to the bank, which was only a
few feet from the railroad track, asked
Patrick Spain, who had charge Of the
gang Of men, where he would find an
extra shovel Spain pointed across the
track and Nichols at once started to Sc
cure the article
Just before Nichols stepped ON to the
track Spain saw the train coming close
up, and called to him to look out for
it. Nichols must have misunderstood,
as he turned and looked at his team and
dS he QlO SO EuS SlIlScT fLuOulCk DlcW Ills
whistle, but to no purpose. The steam
chest Of the engine struck Nichols.
knocking him fully fifteen feet, and
when picked up by the workmen he was
unconscious.
He was removed to the Ridge Home
Hospital. where he died about noon.
The workmen all say that the bell
Of the engine was ringing, and that the
engineer blew the whistle prior to the
accident, but that for some accountable
reason Nichols failed to hear
Engineer Ruddick saw q number of
men working alongside the track and
blew the whistle. He says Nichols was
not on the track, but was so close to it
that some part Of the locomotive struck
him
The workmen state that the accident
was the result of Nichols carelessness
BE was "a years old, and was married
The remains were taken In charge by
the Coroner and an inquest will be held
this evening.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
RECEIVING RETURNS,
Another Great Crowd Enjoys the
"ReCOrd-UniOn'S" Display.

There was another large attendance
III front of the "Record-Union" office
last evening to witness the throwing UP
of election returns upon the great
screen that has done duty since the
Garfield election. The attendance, while
great, was not SO large as on Tuesday
evening.
The Camera Club threw up between
dispatches, a hundred new and beauti-
full pictures, mainly the work Of mem
bers of the club. The success of the
exhibition, under the auspices jointly
Of the Camera Club and the Record
Union" was the most successful ever
given in this city, and has probably not
been surpassed in the history of the
State.
There will be no exhibition of returns
and views tonight, but bulletins will
be posted during the day, giving the
latest reliable election news.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
THE GOVERNORS MAIL.
What Some of the Letters Received
by Him Contain.


Governor Budd is in receipt Of a let
ter signed Maximilian APPEL, and dated
Sausalito, which is quite remarkable
effusion, as the following extracts will
show:
Il have been attacked yesterday
evening between and 6 o'clock in the
chief street of Sausalito, near the Post
office, by unknown people, by throw
ing OF apples and other fruits, five
times. I am German author and was
staying on the sidewalk making re-
mark in my notice book, thoughtly
quiet, as always. Said facts are COM
municated by me Immediately yester-
day evening, In short words, to the
Town Marshal. believe that is his
character; he is a man Of order in a
blue uniform. I was very revolted,
and have made him responsible for my
security. 1t is not the first time that
am attacked in similar kind"
The writer further states that he was
recently released from an insane asy-
lum, and finishes by praying the Gov
ernor to protect him from the decayed
fruit that grows in and about Sausa-
Tito.
AHOlHer remarkable letter received
is as follows:
ITO Governor Of State of California
I thought by writing to you I could get
information Of Francis Larose, who got
killed in some of the mines in your
State. He left considerable wealth be-
hind him. Please look up your register
Of valuation or State directory and give
me his whereabouts. I heard they were
looking up heirs, and I am his brother.
NAPOLEON LAROSE, Lowell, Mass -
It is useless to state that the en-
ployes in the Governors office deny ali
knowledge of the whereabouts Of Fran
CHS LaroSe
The record-union., 1896-11-05
SOCIAL EVENTS.

A very pleasant wedding event took
place yesterday afternoon in this
city at the residence Of s. B.
Smith, the contracting parties be-
ing Miss Annie Boekhoff, ward
of S. B. Smith, and Emil F. Bauer.
The bride was attended by her foster
sister, Miss Dottie Smith, and Ward E.
Hall attended the groom as groomsman.
The company present was quite large,
but were all relatives of the families,
excepting few most intimate friends.
Rev. Robert M. Stevenson was the Off
ciatlng clergyman. After the ceremony
light luncheon was served The event
was in every respect a happy and en-
joyable one. The presents were nu-
nerous and useful and beautiful, and in
two instances quite substantial. The
happy couple will make this city their
future home
The record-union., 1896-11-05
AND YET AGAIN.
A Burglar Clothes Himself at Elec
trician Watkins EXPENSE.

The festive burglar Is still in the city
and plies his trade with the regularity
Of clOckwork. About 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon the residence Of Rich
ard Watkins, at 1909 M street, was en-
tered from a rear door, and the unin-
vited guest took advantage of the alb
sence Of his host to make an exchange
of clothing throughout, probably work.
ing under the teachings Of the proverb
that IAN even exchange is no robbery" !"
The family Of Mr.. Watkins was out
at the time the unwelcome guest ar
rived, and he, after searching out such
articles as were needed for facing the
coming winter from Mr.. Watkins
wardrobe, proceeded to divest himself
of shoes, coat and shirt, and appropri-
ated those selected.
Other than the clothing mentioned, no
articles of value We're stolen, except a
Child's bank, which contained a number
Of nickels and pennies, which the burg
lar took, evidently having an eye to re-
plenishing the beer in the can.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
FREE LIBRARY.
Business Transacted by the Trustees
TUESDAY, Evening.

The Board Of Directors of the Public
Library met at their office in Libray
building last evening. Present: w.
Secretary; E. Franklin and Jabez Tur-
ner.
The report of the Librarian for the
month Of October was read, as follows:
Number Of books issued during the
month. 5,955; classified thus: Fiction
4,1SO. history 342, literature 249, fine
art, 1872, useful 1O1, science 1O7, phi
lology 3, sociology 60, religion 46, phi
losophy SS, general works 595, Juvenile
fiction 1,167, current magazines 400.
Percentage of fiction, not includ-
ing Juvenile fiction 10. Percent
age Of all other classes 90 Per-
centage of fiction 20. Average number
issued per day 1872 Number of books
read in rooms 41S. Number of patrons
registered 4,311. Amount of the fines
collected $40 65; number of books
mended in the library 349 Total at
tendance in reading room 1850; women
$50, men 2,951, girls 245, boys 5O4
Total average 100; women II, men 95,
girls 8, boys Is.
1He IoilOWlng DllIS were ordered paid:
{. g. Hancock $S Is, D. S. Baker So,
Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway
Company IS 60, H. K. Wallace 50 40,
Howard & Kimbrough SO 60, Holbrook,
Merrill & Stetson 81 so, l.. L. Lewis
& co. Sl9, The Times Mirror Company,
Los Angeles 81 so, H. S. Crocker & Co.
50, w. F. Purnell $50 26, Silvins &
Sohoenbockler $131 80, Capital Gas Co.
S12 20, Kummerfeldt & Schmidt $66 20,
George H. Watson $14 so, B. Wilson &
Co. So 80, c. B. Coun 50, Union Ice Co.
81 so.
After ordering fifty-six new books
purchased for the library, the board ad-
journed
The record-union., 1896-11-05
William rlorris as a Socialist Leader.

Joseph Pennell, writing in the Lon
don Daily Chronicle" records the fol-
lowing incident: 1 remember seeing
William Morris one Sunday afternoon
walking up Parliament street A meet
Ing was being held in the square, now
forget entirely what it was about; but
the people holding it had made up
their minds to march to Westminster
Abbey, with vague idea probably that
when they got there they might do
something. Suddenly an enormous
crowd began to pour out of the square
down Parliament street-a black, solid,
muddy mass, for 1T was a wet, wintry
day. On they came, with a sort of
irresistible force, which really fright
ened one, looking on as a spectator.
And right in front-among the red
flags, singing with all his might 1.-THE
Marseillaise"-was William Morris. He
had the face of a crusader and he
marched with that big stick Of his as
the Crusaders must have marched One
turned round and went with the crowd
which, when 1T got to the Abbey,
seemed half inclined to smash the win
COWS; but those at the head of it were
switched off and passed into Poets
Corner, there to sit down and be
preached to, while the others. who
could not get in, were addressed by
Canon Rawlinson outside. But what
was SO curious was to find this artist
like another Courbet-leading a crowd
who really did not know what they
wanted to do However, had this crowd
determined to destroy, to tear down
even a stone of the Abbey, or to break
a window, / think instead of William
Morris leading them a step further,
that they would only have taken that
step over his body. I am not so sure
what would have happened had the
crowd marched against st. Paul's, for
Norris hated the one sort of work as
much as loved the other.-St. James
Gazette
The record-union., 1896-11-05
A PLEASANT TIME.
Grand Anniversary Ball of the Scam
dinavians Last Night.

The grand anniversary ball of the
union of Norway and Sweden, given by
the Scandinavian Benevolent Society
North Star. at Pythtan Hall last night,
proved an unqualified success.
Inc Committee on Arrangements,
Charles Byhn, John Berg, George Beck
man, Beck Johnson. George Jacobson,
August Wall and Charles Jacobson, had
decorated the hall In Scandinavian col
ors, and were successful in their efforts
10 entertain those present The at
tendance was remarkably large, and
those present spent an enjoyable even
Ing. Fleming's orchestra furnished the
music and John Berg was master Of
ceremonies
The record-union., 1896-11-05
WATCH THE BALLOTS.
What the Democratic Committee is
Said to Have TeIepraphed.

There was a rumor last night that
the Chairman Of the State Democratic
Central Committee had telegraphed up
to guard the ballots of Sacramento
County, as this State was the one on
which the election of President de-
pended.
The Republicans say they are more
than willing that the ballots should be
we'll watched.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
SUPERVISORS MEET.
Plans and Estimates Ordered for the
Mcconnell Grade.

The Supervisors met in adjourned
session yesterday, Morrison, brennan,
Curtis, Todd and Jenkins being present.
The board invited Thomas Mcconnell
to visit it next week and state what he
would take for the necessary land to
stra1ghten the road just the other side
OF the bridge at McConnell's Station,
he having stated that he would sell it
to the county for what 1t had cost him.
The County Surveyor was requested
to bring IN plans and estimates for the
frestle and grading on the upper Stock
ton road beyond the Mcconnell bridge
The board then took q recess till 10
A. m. sharp, to-day.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
A Study in Dialects.

IF you want to study dialect shad-
ings take half a dozen trips on one of
the Big Consolidated cars" said a
prominent lawyer who lives on the Ce-
dar avenue branch Of the line referred
to. You'll hear some of the queerest
attempts at pronunciation you ever list
ened to. Yes, from the conductors.
I've got so schooled in the different ac-
cents that I can tell in a moment when
a new conductor is aboard. / under
stand a good many Of these fare-t takers
are Canadians. If that is so, Canada
must be as full Of dialects as the Aus
trian empire. My favorite test is on
the word transfer In six trips I
heard it pronounced six different ways.
Let me try and reproduce them:
Transfers.
Transfers
Transfers.
TrawnSferS.'
'Trinsfars.'
'Drunsvers.'
'The last example emanates, I am in
clined to think, from an official of Ger
man descent. All the other conductors
we're unmistakably from some portion
Of the British possessions. Listen the
next time you go aboard a motor and
see if you can connect the dialect artist
With his original nationality
land Post
The record-union., 1896-11-05
Thomas Stole Corn.

Late last night Tom Cunning was ar
rested while in the act Of stealing bag
OF Egyptian corn from barge near the
Sacramento Transportation Company's S
offices at the foot of n street. Several
thefts of like nature had aroused the
owners, and a watch was kept, resulting
in the capture of Cunning.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
EVERYBODY's COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
Will publish short letters from corre-
epondents on topics of interest to the
general public. The matter In these COM
munications will be understood to repre-
sent only the views Of the writer's All
communications must be accompanied by
the name Of the writer, not for publica-
uon unless so desired, but as a guarantee
Of good faith.-Eds
The record-union., 1896-11-05
Not Saturday Night.

Eds. Record Union: I suppose the
next thing in order now will be the big
Republican hurrah demonstra ton, and
I trust you will use your influence by
suggesting to the committee that they
hold 1t on some other night than Sat-
urday night, SO as to give the employees
In stores a chance to show themselves
PURE GOLD.
The record-union., 1896-11-05
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: II. Reigstein, Reno, New;
e. D. Adams and wife. e. B. Dana, F. J.
Meyers, New York; Fred S. Davis, w.
T. Hawley, W. r. Norway, ]. P. Hayes,
]. 1. Frank, II. c. Rick, T. Soto, San
Francisco.