The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-07-30

retired farmer of Aurora, Ill, commit
ted suicide at PaWpaw, Ill, in a fit OF
desp ondency caused by the death Of
his wife. He drank carbolic acid and
died in great agony.
James Griffin, twelve years old.
stabbed AID killed his sixteen-year-olii
brother, Joseph Griffin, with a pocket
knife at New York, during quarrel
over the possession Of base ball
mask.
Chinatown, San Francisco, is in q
furore Of excitement. War has been
declared among the factions Of the See.
Yup company, and the murder of Lee;
III is only an incident in feud which.
| is not expected to end until more blood
is shed. g " sliS.
Anton Ziskonsky, wealthy Bohe-i
milan, shot bullet into his head at
Omaha, Neb., because he could not for
get the terrible scene incident to the
ago, in which SO many people were
killed.
1 "A few days ago Mrs Raymond Sis
sci and Mrs. Rich Dove, residing near
! Xenia, ILL, were gathering blackber-
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and comm fighting. Mrs. Dove,
| it is alleged, used case knife on her
| friend. Mrs. Sissel died from the,
effects Of the wound. #'
When the people who are accustomed
| to worship at the Pleasant Valley
church, in Barton county, Kansas, as
senbled there, they were surprised to
| find that thieves had entered the build
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congregation had paid for with the
proceeds of church socials and other
entertainments. 5
A report comes from Pike county.
KY, that in a fight between party of
revenue men, under command of Kid
Greer of Floyd county, and moonshin-
ers. on Elkhorn creek, three of the
raiding party and two Of the sinners
known. sE&
Forei sn Gossi- E4
There were 1893 new cases Of cholera
in Egypt in two days and 1873 deaths
from that disease, including. those of
three British soldiers at Wady- Halfa.
Mr.. Balfour will probably resign the
Liberal leadership in the British house.
of commons and enter the house Of
lords. The parliamentary session has
been compile tizzle.
In the British house Of lords it was
announced that the royal assent had
been given to the diseases Of animals
bill and the agricultural land rating
bill. s
The storthing, the representative
no
for the retention of the temporary in
crease of the duties on petroleum and
sugar and for an imposition Of duty on
meat.
Pierre Loril]ard's American horse
Magica won the Weston two-year- olds'
selling plate, worth $50 sovereigns, at
Mob was second and Lord Crewes' Mrs.
Proudie third.
Frith's well known series of five
pictures, .'The Race for Wealth."
painted in 1880, was sold at auction in
London the other day for 80 guineas,
or much less than the price obtained
sixteen years ago.
NJ Michael Revon, professor of law
of the Imperial university, and coun-
,selor to the minister Of justice of Toxic,
Japan, is in Washington. M. Revon is
q literateur as well as lawyer and
diplomat, and one of the proprietors Of
the Independence Beige. 4ts !;
Ten Christians have been massacred
at Heraklion in the island Of Crete.
French and English men-of-war have
arrived there Serious disturbances
have taken place at Gambia. Several
Christians, it is added, were killed dur
ing the affair. All the shops are closed
and the Inhabitants have asked the pro-
lection Of the foreign warships.
"Marmaduke,'' in London Truth,
asks if it is not time that the custom
Of buryihg murderers in unconsecrated
ground should not cease? when the
criminal has paid the extreme penalty
of the law, it is ludicrous for the state
to pretend that it can in any way af
feet him in the next world; whilst, even
if it We're in it's power, it would be
abominable to do So
Otherwise
Senator Teller writes Mr. Bryan,
pledging his support.
It is believed that filibustering ex-
petition will soon sail from New York
or a nearby port for Cuba.
The Schaeffer Piano company of Chi
cago has assigned to 3. Jennison. The
failure was, it is said, the direct result
Of the failure of the Hallet & Davis
company. !.
Gen. Rosecrans, president of the So
ciety of the Army Of the Cumberland,
announces that it's next annual reunion
will be on Sept. % and "a at Rockford,
Ill.
A business mems campaign commit
tee to promote the election of McKin-:
| ley and Hobart was organized in Phila-
delphia with J. III. Converse, president
of the Baldwin Locomotive works, as
chairman. a
O. J. Salisbury, member of the Re.
publican committee for Utah, has for
1 warded his resign alton, giving as his
reason that he cannot accept the finan-
cial plank adopted by his party at st.
! Louis. il
The National tin plate plant at An
| derSOn, Ind. resumed. The old scale,