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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
PATRIOTIC PRIZE ESSAY.
Won by Raymond A. Jackson, OF
the ST. Paul High school:

Won by, Raymond "A. jackson, of
the St. Paul High school.
st. Paul, Feb. 23.-The Society of
the Sons of the Revolution, founded
to perpetuate the name and records Of
the men Of the colonial and revolution
airy times, some years ago started a
movement having for its aim the; in
culcating Of patriotism and reverence
among the high school pupils for the
heroes Of the war periods of the
United States. The method adopted
to achieve this laudable work was
the awarding of special prize medals,
suitably engraved, for essays on sub
jects of patriotic order. In 1894 the
title of the essay was "The Causes
that Led to the Revolution the prize
being carried off by Miss Ruth Shep-
ard Phelps of Minneapolis. The
esprit of '76'' was the subject in
1895, the handsome medal of the So
ciety being won by John II. Rich of
Minneapolis. Last October the Sons
of the Revolution announced the SUBJ
ject for the essays of 1896 to be "The
Declaration of Independence" The
committee of the society on examina-
ton has made it's decision and award
ed the prize, a bronze medal, to Ray
mond A. Jackson, of the st. Paul cen.
tral high school.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
MINNEAPOLIS ABANDONED.

By the Grand Council of the knights
of Pythias.
Minneapolis, Feb. 25.-The executive
assembly of the grand council Of the
knights of Pythias met at the Grand
hotel in Cincinnati last evening under
the command Of Supreme Councillor
Walter, B. Richie. There were also
present Supreme Vice Chancellor Col
grove, Prelate Steinhart, Keeper of
Records White, John A. Hinsey Of
Chicago, board Of control; Supreme
Master Of Records Sample, Supreme
Master of Arms Gardiner The ses-
sion was executive. Judge G. M. Orr
of st. Paul and Fred E. Wheaton Of
Minneapolis were present to resist the
Abandonment Of the meeting of the
grand lodge and grand lodge en-
campment of the Uniformed rank in
this city. 1t was resolved, however,
to abandon Minneapolis this year and
to hold the biennial convention of the
supreme lodge at Cleveland on Aug.
%, 1896. It was also decided to hold
no encampment Of the Uniformed
rank this year. This action was TAX
en- because the railroads refused to
give the Pythians a 1-cent per mile
rate, the same as given to the Grand
Army to st. Paul. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
n. p. RUSSELL DEAD.
The End Comes After a Long III.
..-,T ness.

The End Comes After Long Ill.
ness.
Minneapolis, Feb. 23.-After a pro
tracted fight against death R. P. Rus
sell died to-day at his home, $500 Hen
nepin avenue: It had been apparent
for days that the end was not far
away, but the wonderful vitality Of
the patient prolonged the struggle be-
yond all expectation. A sinking spell
came on and from that time until
Death Mr.. Russell was in semi
Conscious condition and unable to
recognize those about him. With the
passing away of Mr.. Russell Minneap-
Oils loses one of her first settlers. He
was one of the Flour City's first bust
ness men, and his life has been one
OF intimate connection with the
growth and prosperity Of this city.
The deceased was born in Richmond,
Ch'ttcnden county, VT, March Is,
1920.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
Eastman chosen Pre.ident

st. Paul, Feb. 2:3.-In the Minnesota
editorial convention Alvah Eastman
OF st. Cloud was elected president; s..
A. Langum, of the Preston Times.
was made second vice president, and
w. r. Edwards, of the Tracy Repub
llcan, third vice president At the
suggestion of Frank e. Barnum, Da-
vid Ramaley was reelected treasurer
by a rising vote. Bronson Strom was
unanimously elected secretary, and
compelled to sing for the convention.
y. +. Slime was chosen chairman Of
the executive committee, and G. e.
Whitney and III. p. Hall as the other
members. On motion Of C. S. Mitch.
Ell, OF the Alexandria Post-News. j.
n. Johnson was made chairman OF the
legislative committee, the other mem
bers to be appointed by the chair. a.
M. Bailey, Of the Hills Crescent. wan
elected poet laureate. ss1s5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
HE USED A KNIFE
ATTEMPT OF A LUNATIC TO COMMIT
MURDERS.
Near Florence, Mimi, a Young Man
Becomes Violently Insane and Sc.
riously but Not Fatally Woundu
Three Children-Their Lives Arc
Saved by the Knife Being Dull

Tyler, Mimi, Feb. 26.-The details
of a horrible tragedy which took place
yesterday six miles northeast Of here
in the Norwegian settlement near
Florence, were reported here to-day.
While most of the people in the neigh
borhood were attending services in the
Norwegian church, Peter ROnning, the
twenty-year-old son Of e. X. Ronning,
a prominent farmer, became suddenly
violently insane. First divesting him.
self of every article of clothing, he
seized a pocket knife and began
murderouS assault on the members OF
the family who had remained at home.
Selling his nine-year-old brother, he
attempted to cut his throat, the cash
extending from beneath the ear down
to the center Of the throat, but not
seyering the jujular. He then seized
his thirteen-year-old sister and cut
horrible cash in the back of her head
The next attempt was made upon the
life of his mother, but she eluded
her assailant and ran to the barn.
Rushing from the house in a perfect
~ nude condition, young Ronning
then darted across the field toward the
house of John Myron, a neighbor, half
a mile distant. Here all were away
except a little boy and girl, who, see
ing the wild man approaching the
house, were terrified and shut and
locked the doors. Ronning broke the
door in and seized the little boy and
cut two gashes in his throat, but, as
before, did not strike the vital part
The little girl he did not modest, but
left the house and started for the
church, nearly a mile distant, and,
entering the door, called upon the con-
gregation to come out, as there was a
man murdered down there. Conster-
nation seized the congregation and the
men started in pursuit of the unfortu-
nate man. Young Ronning is power
full man and made Il desperate resist
ance, but was finally caught and bound
with ropes and carried home, where
his wounds and those of his victims
We're dressed by Doctors Cox Of Tyler
and Arneson of Florence.
!; Some time before being taken Ron
ming stabbed himself in the left breast
just above the heart. The wound is
said not to be very dangerous. He also
attempted to cut his left hand off with
an AK. The doctors say that none Of
the wounds inflicted on his victims
will prove fatal. Had the knife been
sharp there would have been fatal re-
suits with two of the victims at least.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
BLAZE IN ST. PAUL.
Street Car Barns Burn, Causing a
Loss of $75,UUU t..

st. Paul, Feb. 23.-A fire broke out
shortly before O'clock last night and
destroyed the old frame street car
barns on University avenue, between
Mackubin and Kent streets. There
was nearly 100 cars of various pat
terms in the building, together with
large quantity of supplies. 1t is esti-
mated that the loss was between
$4,000 and $4,000. The amount OF
insurance could not be learned. The
fire was discovered almost simultane-
ously by several people. Officer Stotz,
of the Rondo street station, was stand
ing on University avenue two blocks
away and heard the cries Of the peo-
pie and saw a bright light in the sky.
he pulled the fire alarm box nearest
at hand, No. AT, at Western and
University avenues. BY the time the
first company reached the barn al
most the entire roof was ablaze. Ex-
Aid. Bielenberg, who owns the two
story brick building at the corner OF
University and Kent, next to the
barn, saw the blaze as soon as any
one.. He says is burst through the
roof about the middle Of the building
first. Others agree with him in this.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
The DEVILS TOWER.
Remarkable Freak OF Nature In the
{ E1sck Hills

Remarkable Freak OF Nature In the
+ E11ck Hills
/ a geological freak called the Devils
Tower is one Of the greatest curiosi-
ties in the Northwest 1T is rarely Wis
tied BY tourists on account of it's dis
stance from any railroad. The tower
Ing mass Of rock is situated on the
Belle Fourche river in the northwest
ern extremity of the Black Hills. It
resembles an enormous cask construct
ed OF gigantic planks, the sides being
furlpWed with trachyte crystals The
walls are almost perpendi ocular and rise
TO a height of 1000 feet above the
Belle Fourche river From summit to
base of the tower is over 800 feet.
II DR.. Workman, Of the department of
palaeontology in the American Mu-
scum Of Natural History, who returned
some time ago from the Black Hills,
says that the great tower was thrown
up from the bowels of the earth in
some gigantic eruption There is moth
ing like it elsewhere in the world, and
it stands alone in a sort Of mysterious
majesty.
On account of the smooth, perpen-
dicular. SIDES it has generally been sup
posed that no one has ever been sue
cessful in climbing it. This, however,
is not true, because two people have
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
Investigation Demanded

st. Paul, Feb. 26. - Labor Commits
sioner Powers appeared before Mayor
Smith yesterday to prefer charges
against Moore & Co., who run an EN-
ployment bureau in this city. Com
missioner Powers alleged that some
two months ago Moore & Co. had in
duced about a dozen men to go to
Kansas City on the representation that
they would get work on a railroad
which was under construction about
twenty miles from that city. The men
were all needy and some of them had
disposed of part of their belongings in
order to pay Moore & Co. the fee de-
handed and to meet the other ex-
.penses connected with the trip When
tthey arrived at Kansas City it was
found that there was no road under
construction there and that they had
been victimized =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
A Plen for House Plants.

A pretty idea in decorating ones
rooms for an entertainment is to
place pots Of palms, growing ferns or
flowers the shelves above the doors
usually devoted to pottery. Placed at
this elevation they are most effective,
and besides, out of the way as regards
wall and floor space, which is often a
consideration
For plants that do not require sun
light the idea might be carried fur
ther, and certain kinds might always
be left on such shelf. Flowers give
an air to a room that nothing else can
impart-a touch of nature, a cosy.
homclike air-but in our rage for the
esthetic they have in a measure been
banished, since both the pots and the
shelves and stands holding them are
considered unsightly. But the dull red
of the comm flower pot has beauty
of its own, and there is no reason why
a sunny window should not be fitted
with strong Shelf upheld by orna-
mental brackets. and surrounded with
fretWork, or with a homemade ar
rangement of spindles and balls that
would be graceful and pretty
Half a dozen well-cared for plants on
this shelf would do more toward MAX
ing your home beautiful than ten.
times their cost expended in china or.
furniture or wall paper. Your friends
will look at your blooming hyacinths.
and your sturdy geraniums, and for
get to notice how faded is the CARPET:
and how worn the covering Of the
furniture.-New York Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
UNLIKE THE CAT

MIR. MenaEe Need Not &c Expected to
;,s- Return to Minneapolis.
/; Minneapolis, Feb. 26.-Menage. will
never come back to Minneapolis
That is what John M. Norris, his
former private secretary, states.
! Have you heard from Mr.. Menage
lately?" asked a reporter Of Mr.. Nor
ris this morning.
81 have''
all intent Of coming back 20 Mime
:apolis?"
ut is a private letter, and I am not
at liberty to tell you it's contents. but
this much will say: While Mr.. Mem
age discusses the possibility Of his
coming back, the general tone of the
letter was such that I can state it as
my opinion that he. will never see
Minneapolis again."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
Another Moon

Mortified, Feb. 25.-The earth is to
have another moon, with all it's at
tendant pleasures. Perrine's comet
is coming toward the earth at the rate
of 100000 miles day, and the earth
is rapidly approaching the comet.
The chance of the two heavenly bodies
coll1ding is only one in a million, as
they must approach each other direct
to accomplish that result, but the liza
bility OF this comet .fooHng around
the earth until the two decide that
hereafter their fortunes shall be Joined
Is not all imaginary, and might indeed
be an accomplished fact. This is the
opinion Of DR.. III. G. Wilson, of Garlic
ton college.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
CATHODE RAYS.
Successful Experiments by Winonn
Scientists

Successful Experiments by Winonn
Scientists
.Winoni, Mimi. Feb. 24.--Further ex-
periments with the cathode rays were
conducted last night at the plant OF
the Winona General Electric company
by Professors Freeman, Of the Winona
normal, and Schneider, of the high
school, and others interested. Photo
graphs of hand and frog were
taken with an exposure of two and
two and a half hours, respectively.
They developed we'll With an ex-
posture of three hours photographs of
razor and spectacles in cases, pieces
of steel, zinc and anthony in a block
of wood an inch thick and a fish were
taken. The pictures were most salts
factory, those of the razor and glasses
being the best. The voltage used was
twenty-five volts. The plates We're de-
veioped to-day. The interested scient,
lists are delighted with their success.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
Marie on the Move,

Winona, Mimi, Feb. %. Maria
Kicks was in Winona yesterday af-
ternoon. Tie authorities Immediately
sent n, her on to Rochester on the even
ing train. On her way to that city.
sne maintained her name Of the
window smasher" by breaking d
glass IN the car. To-day she passed
through Winona on her way tn5 IA
Crosse, having been given a ticket Nv
the authorities OF Rochester. She
will probably be back from there TO
this city in a few DAYS. SPsi
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
A COLLEGE STUDENT AS BLACK.
SMITH.
His Trade Stood Him in Good stead
In a Colorado Mining Camp

His Trade Stood Him In Good Stead
In Colorado Mining Camp.
At Cornell all the mechanical en-
gineering students have to learn seven.
trades. One Of these trades, that of
blacksmith, is very distasteful to some
Of the students, but tshas to be learn
ed all the same. One young fellow.
who was unusually aYerse to soiling
his hands, begged hard to be exempted
from wearing the leather apron, but
the professor took special care that
there was nothing lacking in thorougif
ness Of his training at the forge.
Last fall the student went to the
professor and thanked him for being
compelled to learn blacksmithing.
SsYou see, he said, 81 am now superin.
tendent of a mine away back in Col
orado. Last summer our main shaft.
broke and there was no one in the
mine but myself who could weld it. Z
didn't like the, job, but took off my coat
and welded that shaft. 1t wasn't
pretty job, but shes running now.
If i couldn't have done it I'd have
had to pack that shaft on mule back.
and send it 300 miles over the noun
talns to- be fixed, and the mine would
have had to shut down till it got back.
My ability to mend that shaft raised
me in the eyes of every man in the
mine, and the boss raised my salary y
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
HIS Drawn WAS MIGHTY.
Maine WOOdsman Whose strength
Was Almost Giantlike

Maine WOOdsman Whose Strength
Was Almost Giantlike.
John Moriarity, who recently died of
typhoid fever in the OldtoWn hospital,
Me-. was known all over the eastern
part of the state as Barney Kelley's
Giant" and many are the stories that
Barney Kelley, his employer, tells Of
his strength and prowess.
Moriarity stood feet OK inches in
his stocking feet, and his average
weight was 24O pounds. His arms were
long, with sineWs like whipcords, and
his hand had the grip and strength of
the hand Of a gorilla
He could do as much work in day
as two ordinary men, and he therefore
always commanded extra pay as a
woodsman. An axe in his hand was
like a toy, and even the wearing work
of turning the derrick crank failed to
find him fatigued at the end Of the
day.
On one occasion he passed by house
where two men were attempting to
get a barrel of flour up narrow stair
case. Moriarity watched them for. a
moment with an amused smile, and
then volunteering his services picked
up the barrel by the rim and landed it
where it was wanted. Another time
two Woodsmen attempted to 1'jolly''
this Hercules. He struck no blow,
but quietly caught them by the shout
ders and Knocked their heads togeth-
Ell. But this was only to teach a les
son in manners. He was uniformly
good-natured and peaceable
Moriarity was a native of Belldune
n. B., and was one Of a large family,
all of whom Were noted for their size
One sister alone survives him She is
living at present in Boston. IN eW. York
World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
NARROW ESCAPE.
Two HarbOrs Citizens Had THOUGHTS
EA of Il Lynching Bee

Two HarbOrs Citizens Had Thoughts
@ IT. of Il Lynching Bee
Duluth, Special, Feb. 25.-There was
an exciting time at Two Harbors for a
few hours. There was talk of holding
a lynching bee. Gust johnson, pro-
sprietor of the Swedish hotel there,
was arrested on a charge of assault
ing his thirteen-year-old daughter.
She was brought for examination be-
fore Judge Bryan, and told story
duplicating her father, but the de-
PENDANT produced witnesses to show
that the charge was due to a con-
spiracy on the part Of herself and a
young Frenchman named Napoleon
Grafton, with whom she had been
found under suspicious circumstances.
The evidence was so clearly in John
sons favor that, the judge discharged
him, and the crowd which had 'previ-
ously been threatening to lynch him
cheered Justify.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
Embroidery.

Early American crewel work was de-
rived directly from England, and the
practice of it seems to have been, fol
the most part, confined to the New
J. England States, the embroidery Of the
Middle and Southern States being Of
quite different origin and character.
Our Puritan foremothers brought with
them not only the traditions of en-
broidery, but a practical knowledge,
which they We're successful in fitting
to the rough and meager conditions of
their lives.
These early specimens are of orig
inal American race and most of them
Of purely domestic origin. The fax
for the webs on which they were
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27

such. strength and durability. and they
did mot. These suits of bed curtains
were by no means an uncommon pos
session. / have seen scores of them
brought together III collections of colo
NAL relics, and probably there are
many more which do not often sec the
light, even in such collections.
Many of them are embroidered in
two shades of indigo blue, color
which was easily available in every
household the dye-pot of indigo being
as Indispensable part of the domestic
equipment as the spinning wheel or
the loom.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
He Is Kerchiyal.

Minneapolis, Feb. 25. - William J.
Kerchival, the alleged absconding
bookkeeper of the Milburn- Stoddard
Implement company, arrested in this
city Saturday evening by Detectives
Hoy and Lawrence and Officer Gus
2Volk. admitted his identity yesterday
when his former employers visited him
in his cell at tie central police sta ton.
In fact, he broke down, and it is said
admitted everything, his stealing of
the 1900, which he lost playing
horse races.
Dying OF Cold md Hunger
Constantinople, Feb. 25 The consuls,
of the powers who negotiated the
peace at Zeitoun report the most ter
rible distress and illness there. There.
are 5000 refugees in town, and an al.
most entire absence Of beds and cloth.
Ing. Many are dying of cold and
starvation. 5
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Gen. Walker speaks.

Washington, Feb. &c. = The annual
sencampment of the department of the
(. Potomac, G. A. r.. took place to-day.
A banquet was given at the Ebbitt
house. Gen. Ivan N. Walker, COM
itmander-in-chief Of the G. A. r., was
the guest of honor, and he responded
TO the toast "The Grand Army of the
Republic" H,s&
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-27
INTERNATIONAL ANIITY.
IN. The Subject Of 4 Hymn By a Car

me Subject of q Hymn by q earle.
ton College Professor
! /, N ", Mimi, Special, Feb. % Rev.
y McCfonnel1. Of the Congregational church
lI.sr preached to-day ina most enthusiasts
lic manner on internationalism President
s,,tg' Of Carleton college introduced reso-
/, lu i.l fayoring a perpetual treaty Of ar
= ui y. between the Engish-speaking ma
lions which were unanimously adopted The
e e Of the meeting became something
as the vast congregation
joined IN singing the following international
hymn, written by Prof. G. n. Huntington,
OF Carleton college, to the tune Of Gamer.
lea" s1' 81s3$ q Is. q
Two empires by the sea, #5 II
Z Two nations great and free, 3
5 One anthem raise.
One race Of ancient fame, fis
Il One tongue, one faith, we claim,
One God, whose glorious name
We love and praise.
What deeds our fathers wrought,
What battles we have fought
Let fame record. Z #iS
z# Now, vengeful passion, cease.
Come, victories of peace
Nor hate nor prides caprice
4 Unsheath the sword.
54 Though deep the sea and wide,
5s 'Twixt realm and realm, it's tide
G Binds strand to strand.
Ri So be the gulf between
3fs Grey coasts and Islands green,
s Great populace and queen,
By friendship spanned.
May the great God above
Guard the dear lands we love,
Or east or west;
$ Let love more fervent glow, H.
.3 AS peaceful ages go,
IFS And strength yet stronger grow,
@ Blessing and blest.
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Police Captain Indicted

Minneapolis, Feb. Is. - Jake Helm,
senior captain Of the police department
%and once chief Of police, has been in
.dlcted. He must stand trial on the
charge of having made a false return
on search warrant. The Indictment
was reported to-day by the grand jury
which hal spent several days in con.
.sidering The case. ...
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Protest A-ains. Coerc7or

-.-T.E-7 FrOIesI Ais3ad113S "COerCion.
Winnipeg, Feb. 2G.-In the Manitoba
legislature to-day Premier Greenway
gave notice that tomorrow he would
move the house into COMMITTEES to
enter formal protest against the
threatened coercion Of the Ottawa
government in respect to Roman Cath.
Ole parochial schools.
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Died All Alone

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Feb. 22.-Ole.
NJ. Rratton. aged sixty-nine, living
alone in a hut two miles from here.
was burned to death Wednesday
night. The origin Of the fire is I'm.
known. 81.
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Shot by q Cornp,D,,n

Green Bay, Wis, Feb 26.-Michael
Denlison was accidentally shot and
killed by a companion this morning.
Tho young man who did the deed is
nearly distracted.
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Where Speech Is Always Pure.
81 Miss Spec Tacles (of Boston, VIII
/ you have mayonnuise dressing on your
leEtuce?
Miss stck1er (also of BOSTON, No,
thank You I prefer it in the nude
World.
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Retndicted-

st. Louis, Feb. 2e.-Ex-City Treas
urer Michael Forestel was to-day rein
dlcted by the grand jury on seven
counts, charging the embezzleulent Of
city FUNDS to tho amount of $4,000.