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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-22
FATED FIRM.
Mysterious Destruction of Property
of Secklerville, Wis, Men.

Mysterious Destruction of Property
of secl<lerville, Wis, Men.
Black River Falls, Wis, Oct. 90
There seems to be something a little
mysterious about the way property be-
longing to J. f. seeker 4 Son at Seek
lerville, in this county, is destroyed.
Early in the spring their creamery,
the best in the county, was burned
after midnight of Sunday, when there
had been no fire in the building since
Saturday night. The fire was not dis
covered in time to save anything from
the building or warehouse. Tuesday
night, or, rather, about 2 o'clock
Wednesday morning, their large gen.
eral store was found to be in flames.
There had been al explosion Of the
kerosene oil tank, scattering the oil all
over the store, 50 that it was impossi-
bic to save a thing. This was mys-
FERROUS again, as the weather had
been so warm that no fire had been
needed for several days. It was at
first thought that it was due to burg
lars, but when cooled off the safe was
found to be all right, but the incen-
diary appearance has not yet been
cleared up in any way. This firm is
one of the largest and probably does
the most business Of any in the coun-
ty, as they are in the Touring, cream
cry, mercantile, farming and stock
raising business on a large scale and
employ a large number of men, and
there is much indignation felt by the
friends of the firm, and should any
one be found guilty Of the act they
would probably get a lesson that
would last them the rest Of their lives.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-22
BRYAN'S TOUR.
Another Day Spent by the Nominee
in NIiclican

Another Day Spent by the Nominee
in Michigan.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 20. After a
nights rest William J. Bryan awoke,
this morning refreshed and in good
condition to continue his record-break-
ing trip through Michigan. He start
ed in with a speech at St. Johns. He
also spoke at Ovid, Durand and Flint.
There were stops, of one hour at
Bay City, half at Vassar. the same
time at Lapere, five minutes at Inlay
City, thirty minutes at Port Huron
and ten minutes at Mount Clemens.
At Bay City, while the crowd was one
Of the largest of the day, it was not
so enthusiastic as some of the others.
There was a gOOd-siZed assemblage at
Vassar and others at Lapere and In
lay City, while in Port Huron the NOM
inee spoke to an audience of several
thousand. There were no new points
in any Of his addresses, the same
ground having been covered by him
before within the last few days.
Mr.. Bryan completed his spectacular
tour of Michigan by addressing the
largest throngs of people ever gath
cred at political meeting in Detroit.
From a platform erected against the
Washington boulevard side Of the Ho-
tel Cadillac he talked to a mass of
people which filled the wide boule-
ward and extended far into the ad-
joining streets. At the auditorium he
spoke to an audience which occupied
every inch of space, while thousands
stood outside waiting for a possible
sight of the candidate. Lastly he ap-
peared upon stand erected at the
Woodward avenue front of the city
hall before a crowd which was so
great that it stopped all street car and
other traffic entirely.
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reward had been offered and posse is
still in pursuit.
Foreign Gossip.


Ex-Premier Frijsenburg Of Sweden
is dead.
Famine is threaten in the Amur
province of Asiatic Russia, the crops
having been destroyed by floods
A band Of insurgent Greeks and a
number of Turks fought all day on
Oct. s, near Creavna, Macedonia. Both
sides sustained heavy losses.
The emperor and empress of Japan
have made contributions amounting to
$4,000 yen to relieve the sufferers by
recent floods.
The Russian minister Of railroads,
Prince Hilkoff, the first public man to
make the trip from st. Petersburg to
this country over the new Siberian
railroad, is in Chicago. "
The governor IF Cuba has ordered
the Mariana railroad to accept bank
bills without discount, otherwise the
law on the subject will be enforced
against tho company.
The reconciliation of Emperor William
and his brother, Prince Henry of Prus-
STA, is now effected. The prince will
reside during the coming winter at the
royal castle at Kiel.
The rebellion is general throughout
the island Of Madagascar. Some of
the French settlers have been killed
on the open roads and Antalaha, neal1
Diego Saurez, has been wiped out, all
the whites being killed.
Such is the state of suffering in Ba-
racoa, Cuba, that the local Spanish
commandant is permitting women and
children to go through the government
lines to beg for food in the rebel camp.
More than 800 passes for this purpose
are being issued daily.
The British steamer Evelyn, from
Huelva, Spain, anchored in the Dela-
ware river at Philadelphia, having on
board the lifeless bodies of nine sea-
men, the crew Of the Norwegian bark
Lovise, who were picked up ut sea-
after being adrift without food or wa
ter for nine days.
There was a demonstration at the
grave of Charles Stewart Parnel at
Glasneven on the occasion of the ami
versary of the ceremonies attending
his burial. A long procession was a
feature, the mayor Of Dublin, the men,
bers Of the corporation of Dublin and
all Of the Parnellite members Of the
house Of commons taking part. I.
The chamber Of deputies of Peru re-
jected the senate's plan to provide for
the registration, and thus legalization,
of non-Catholic marriages. In Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. Protestants can
not be legally married without becom-
ing Roman Catholics. The project re-
ferred to in the above dispatch was de-
signed to correct this abuse as regards
Peru.
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Removed by the President

Washington, Oct. 21.-The president
has removed Postmaster John H.
Lewis at Black River Falls, Wis, and
appointed David Thompson as his sue.
cessor. The summary action in dis
missing Lewis is due to disclosures Of
alleged corruption entered into to OBJ
tain office. Lewis was appointed De-
cember II, 1898. In a recent political
discussion it was asserted that Lewis
paid large sum of money to local
newspaper to support his candidacy
for the office, and subsequent in
vestigation, the department claims.
has substantiated: these charges.
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WHEAT IS GOING UP.
Another Big Jump In the, Price q

Another Big Jump In the Price of
the Grain .-
Chicago, Oct. p. Wheat made a
record-breaking jump. The December
option opened at 1S 1-2a79 1-Sc, steady.
ing at the latter figure, an advance Of
8 1-4c. The widest excitement char
acteriZed the trading. There was talk
of possible failures as result of the
unparalleled advance After mo-
mentary reaction to roc December
wheat soon went beyond the top figure
at the opening, touching as high as
791-4c several times within the first
fifteen minutes of business.
Just before 10 a. m. the market took
a sudden plunge downward and fell
to rs 1-2c, reacting to IS Bic. Shortly
after 10 a. m. the price receded to
IS lie, but at that point, the market
whirled sharply upward again and
within few minutes advanced to roc.
During the freuzy at the opening some
few trades were made as high as
70 Ice, while sales at the same mo-
ment in other parts of the pit were at
different figures ranging all the way
to IS 1-2c
At 1890 a. m. the price was 70 3-4c
for. December. At this point another
1-cent-a-bushel advance was recorded,
with amazing rapidity. Almost be-
fore the tickers could place the figures
on the tape in the brokers' office the
quotation had leaped to 70 3-4c. This
was within 1-Sc of cents q bushel
added to the value of the cereal within
a single hour.
Before II o'clock the pit witnessed a
notable example of whipsaw From
70 3-4c the market fell as rapidly as it
had risen, dropping a cent almost in a
straight line to IS 3-4c Scattering
sales were made at 7S 5-Sc and then
the market once more rebounded to the
ruling price at II a. H., being roc for
December
The advance was due to the Liver
pool cables, which reported that mar
ket excited and from 3 10 to sd high
er equivalent to an advance of to &c.
No such jump has been experienced in
the market for years.
Between II and 1915 there was a
gradual relapse. From 79c December
slumped to II SIC. In the next half
hour it was again ascending the lad
der and reached IS 5-Sc, but during the
succeeding fifteen minutes it returned
to the doWn-grade and at 1 D. M, fif-
teen minutes before the close, was
quoted atG77 3-4c. The decline con-
tinued during the final quarter of an
hour. Just before the bell struck De-
cember was II 1-4c, and the last quo
tation for the day was II $50 bid,
Speculative Excitement.
New York, Oct. 2O.-Wheat made
perpendicular advance of 41-2c a
bushel, following a stupendous jump
of &c at Liverpool, and general. specu-
lative excitement throughout the whole
of Europe. The bull movement was
accompanied by intense local excite
ment and heavy trading during the
first few minutes. Buyers orders, of
course, predominated. Even the bulls
themselves were amazed at the
enormity Of the advance, which has
not been equaled in years. The De-
cember option opened at S5 7-Sc, and
before the demand could be appeased,
had jumped to Sc Ice. Following this
came a cent reaction with a let-up in
trading. The close was &c below the
opening.
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miscellaneous.

Cyclist Bald defeated Sanger at Mil
waukee.
William M. Bennett was appointed
Miss Rose Coghlan, the actress.
The Morgan Lumber company's big
steam mill at Glenn's Falls, N. Y, was
compelled to shut down, owing to a
scarcity of logs.
Charles O. Lasley has established a
new century record at Toledo, Ohio,
by riding 1872 miles in seven hours fiat,
over country dirt road.
Several hundred delegates to the
convention of the National board of
Steam Navigation assembled at the
Southern hotel in St. Louis.
South Dakota has lost in her $780, 900
suit in New York against McChesney,
one of the bonds.nen of Taylor, the de-
faulting state tres surer.
One hundred women are engaged in
selling whisky to the Usage, Otoe,
Ponca and Creek Indians on the Dor
der Of Oklahoma
The National Association Of Demo-
all club members to do all within their
vote on election day.
The Kansas State Republican COM
mittee has received assurances from
the national committee that Speaker
Thomas B. Reed will visit Kansas
and make number Of speeches.
Great excitement exists in the east
ern part Of Perry county, Okla, and in
Payne and PaWnee counties, in the
Usage Indian nation, over the discov-
cry Of oil in great quantities.
The fifteenth and final day of the
Christian Alliance convention in Car
negie hall, New York city, was one
with great results. Subscriptions for
missionary work amounted to $11O,-
600. Rev. Dwight L. Moody preached
in the afternoon.
Under the auspices Of the American
group Of anarchists high joint de-
bate was held in Clarendon hall, New
York city. Johann Most caused some
confusion by interrupting Emma Gold
man, who was trying to take up col
lection, with cries Of 'Rats!'' until he
was elected.
William Courtney, the operate sing
er Of New York, who went to Denver
( several weeks ago to act as adjudicat-
OR is the Eisteddfod festival, and who
was removed to the county hospital
from hotel, suffering from insanity,
has been declared to be incurably in
sane by corps of reputable physi-
clans. 1t is likely friends will remove
him to an asylum in the East.
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Evil DOinEs.

Two bandits held up a Union Pacific
train in Utah and rifled the mail bags.
An attempt to rob a bank at Meeker,
COL, results in the death of three rob-
bers and the injury Of four citizens.
Harlan, Ky, for the murder. June p,
1870, OF Gustave and Julia Loeb, two
Jewish peddlers.
Charles Hadworth and Henry Welsh
were executed at Wewoka, Ind. Ter, in
the Seminole Nation for murder. This
is the first Sunday execution known.
Alfred Cummings, a decrepit veteran
OF the Mexican war, was murdered in
a foul manner at his home near Leav-
enworth, Kan, city limits. Robbers
killed him to get his pension money.
At st. Louis Philip thinner, aged "a,
and a blacksmith, attempted to kill
his sister, shot his sweetheart, Celia
Veitz, in the abdomen and then put a
bullet through his own heart at the
Veitz girls home.
Stung by remorse, James r. Wyatt,
confined in the Jail at Canton, ILL.,, for
larceny, confessed the murder of Dan
lei B. Gillian in Alton six years ago,
and then cheated the law Of it's prev
by hanging himself to the bars of his
Wyatt Williams, a former cattle
king, Well known in Chicago, st. Louis
an dthe West, was murdered at Ard
more, I. r., by Bud Watkins, a half
blood Indian, aged "a. The murderer
was captured after sensational chase
and lodged in Jail.
A murderous assault was committed
at Lima, Ohio, by Mrs. Laura Chip
man upon Mrs. E. S. Scanlon, a widow.
Mrs. Chapman borrowed meat cleay-
er, and, meeting Mrs. Scalnlon in a hall.
struck her several blows over the head
and in the face, cutting off one ear and
otherwise injuring her.
The outlook for the estates and trusts
which We're in the keeping Of George
J. Marsh, who committed suicide at
Gloucester, Mass, is not encouraging
One Of the Cape Ann bank officials has
admitted that there was strong pos
sibility of the hypothecation amount
ing to $250,0OO
Mrs. Henry Gundy Of New Bedford,
Ohio, is dead, aged SO years, having
starved herself to death. A year ago
her husband died, leaving her com
Portable estate. She grieyed over his
death until she attempted suicide
Since then trained nurse has been in
punishment, saying she wanted to
attendance. She steadily refused any
Charles Haskin, in a jealous fit at
Charleston, w. Va, killed Miss Eva
Buster near Cannelton and escaped. A
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Riot at q Ball Game.

Portsmouth, Ohio, Oct 20. - A riot
was caused here by the Sunday OBJ
servance league attempting to break
up ball game between the Ports
mouth and Chillicothe teams. Con-
stables who tried to serve the war
rants were chased off the grounds by
a bowling mob of spectators, and mar
rowly escaped alive. The crowd then
surrounded the Office Of Squire Cole.
where the ticket seller, Richard Thorn
ton, was held. They threatened to re-
lease him and the riot alarm was
turned in. The police finally dispersed
the crowd. Over $50 arrests were
made on the charge of. rioting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-22

Prof. Flinders Petrie has pretty
large ideas about museums. He wants
the government to buy a tract Of 500
acres, somewhere within an hours ride
OF London, and gradually build it all
over, for storage place for ethnolog-
is large enough to hold the treasures
that are being discovered by English
men all oy er the world.
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People In Print.

Ex-senator Ferry died suddenly at
Grand Haven, Mich.
A farewell reception and dinner was
given Cardinal Satolli by the Catholic
club Of New York.
Prince Luigi Of Savoy, duke Of
Abruzzi, and nephew Of King Hum
bert Of Italy, is in Chicago.
William Andrew, at one time a prom
inent merchant and banker Of Du-
buque, Iowa, is dead in San Francisco
Of heart disease.
David Crockett's Masonic apron is
now in the possession Of Mr.. E. M.
Taylor Of Padukah, Ky. It is in excel
lent condition and treasured highly.
Henry Ward Beecher once said that
if one were to pursue and hunt down
vicious gossip life would be a perpet-
ual flea hunt.
Miss Bette Wilson, the young daugh-
ter of the postmaster general, has en-
tered Hollihs' institute, Virginia, near
Roanoke, where she will be student
for the year.
A bust of Lamartine was dedicated
few days ago in Milly, Saone-et-
Loire, France. The bust, which is on
a simple pedestal, is to replace a little
monument which long ago crumbled
to pieces. 1t was at Mily that Lamar.
tine passed his infancy and youth.
Rev. Joseph Parker of London has
coined the word "neoxody'' to deag-
nate the present theological attitude Of
England, which, he says, is neither Or
thodoxy nor heterodoxy, but a DISPOSE
ton to revel in novelties and to make
progress without any definite idea Of
the goal to be striven for.
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The winner finished in a quarter of an
and were helped by big jug Of beer.
the public at Lille, France. Fifty Of
the hardest smokers of the district sat
A smoking match recently amused
down together to consume two ounces
of the strongest tobacco in the short
est possible time. They used clay pipes
hour.
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The action taken by the colonial leg
islature of British Guiana in rushing
through a concession to railroad to
pass through the disputed territory in
the vicinity of the Schomburgk line,
should be promptly disavowed by the
British government. Otherwise Lord
Salisbury will leave himself open to
the charge of double dealing. Such
summary methods are not at all in ac-
cordance with his expressed desire to
settle the boundary dispute amicably.
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Chicago, Oct. 21.-Thomas B. Reed
spoke to-day in the big Republican
tent at Fiftyffth and Peoria streets.
The tent was filed to it's utmost ca
pacity, but the audience was doomed
to great disappointment for Mr..
Reed was able to speak but for few
minutes. His throat was troubling him
seriously and he could speak only
with great difficulty. ~
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Farmers about Osceola, Mo-, raise
only corn and oats in large quantities,
and the merchants of the place have to
import potatoes, onions and other small
vegetables; while over in Kansas, in
the neighborhood Of Arkansas City,
one farmer this season has raised 1000
bushels of white onions and sold them
at SO cents a bushel.
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= That brilliant military genius who
defended Plevna, Osman Pasha, is
now occupying the mental position Of
sealer of food for the sultan, his duty
being to protect that holy parsonage
from poison. Osman must be made
Of cheap stuff if he is content.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-22

The two great pearl markets of the
world are London and Paris. The
sources Of supply are several and wide
ly separated. A large portion Of the
finest round pearls continue to come
from the Sooloo archipelago, although
the supply from this source is steadily
diminishing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-22

A drink called "drithel'' is popular
in the North of England. The cotton
hands Of Manchester and the factory
workers get through nearly 100000
pints of this stuff every year. It is
made from hops, hemlock root, parsley
and Glove, and is one of the most dan
gerous liquors ever brewed. The north
ern counties pay about $4,000 year
for the output of ''drithel."
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Drove IL Bone to His Brain

Larimore, n. D., Oct 21.--J0hn Ry-
all, farmer living twenty miles north
of here, was probably fatally injured
by the bursting of boiler on tllresh-
ing engine owned by himself and
brothers. A piece of iron struck him
in the back of the head, driving Il
bone one and half inches long into
the brain: The engine and separator
We're badly wrecked.
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Catholic Church Consumed.

Stevens Point, Wis, Oct 20. = The
church and parsonage belonging to
St. Peters Polish congregation were
burned to-day. The building was Of
brick veneer. The buildings were val
ued at $4,000 and We're insured for
$4,000.
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Display the Flag.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Chairman Jones.
OF the National Democratic committee,
issued an appeal to-day to those who
desire to preserve the country's honor
ana independence to display the
American flag Saturday. Oct. 81. This
IS the date recently set by Mr.. Hanna
for the display of the flag by those who
favor Republican, principles.
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NOW that Lord Roseberry is in a po-
sltion where his utterances do Dot
amount to anything he, too, has come
out against the sultan. Over in Eng
land 1t seems to make considerable
difference whether one holds office or
not.
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Given Thirty Years

Des Moines, Oct. 81. - w. A. Cum
mings, convicted of the rape of
Myrtle Rockwell and Bessie Stephens,
eight ana ten years, was sentenced to-
day to fifteen years imprisonment on
each charge. The second sentence is
to be given after the first is served.
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THE NEWS RESUME,
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings of the
Past Week Cul1ed From the Tel
eEraph Reports-The Notable
Events at Home and Abr Dad That
Have Attracted Attention.
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Verona, in Italy, boasts Of pair of
twin sheep, each having six legs. The
extra legs are hind ones Of the same
Size as the normal ones, though they
do not reach the ground. The owner
will not sell them to a museum, as he
thinks he can make more out Of them
as mutton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-22

Inc reporters in Guayaquil can very
1 wen De excused if they worked a ref
erence or two about the Fire Fiend
ineo their stories of that $54,OOO,OOO
confagration.
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When Ii Hung Chang got home and
his wife Kept him awake half the night
asking him what he had been doing
when he was away, he probably
thought in sympathetic way Of the
many people whom he had turned the
Interrogation crank on in his travels.
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: It is 4 far cry from this latitude to
Florida, and yet the reports Of the des-
titution in some portions Of that state
from the recent hurricane, through the
wreck Of homes and the destruction Of
the crops, will undoubtedly appeal to
the benevolent. Humanity knows
neither latitude nor longitude.
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prosperity is reported to have killed
George Du Maurier, but we know of a
iarge number Of people who are willing
70 contract that disease and run the
FISK of pulling through it.
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Inc connecticut girl who eloped with
a cripple evidently thought that if she
Snd her husband ever did fight she
could dodge or run quite as quickly as
ne. They have long heads, these fair
women Of ours,
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An Ohio girl eloped with a base ball
& citcher. Her relatives gave chase but
were unable to catch them on the fly,
ana they are supposed to have scored.
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j. M. Barrie, the novelist, said when
he arrived at New York, that he had
never been interviewed. Mr.. Barrie is,
therefore destined to learn a lot of
things during his stay in this country
that he never dreamed Of before.
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KENT MUST SWING
Gov. Allen Refuses to Commute the
Death Sentence -

Bismarck, n D., Oct. II. - To-day
Gov. Allin denied the appeal for a
communication from the death penalty
to life Imprisonment of the twice-con-
vcted wife murderer Myron r. Kent,
sentenced to be hanged at Fargo Nov.
II, and has notified sheriff Barnes of
his decision. thus ending one of the
most remarkable cases in the criminal
annals of the West. The governor
will make public his reasons for de-
nying the application tomorrow.