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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
People in Print.

1t is said that Aubrey Beardsley now
has an incon of $4,000.
Ii Hung Chang announces that the
most beautiful and most attractive
women in the world, in his opinion,
are the A nerican women.
Mrs. G. A. Washington, whose death
is reported from MOWequa ILL.,, was the
widow Of a second cousin of the Father
Of his Country.
William Brown, general freight agent
of the Canadian-Australian line at
Portland, Ore, is dead. He was we'll
known railroad man.
COL w. NJ. Hooper died at Cape May,
N. j., aged eighty years. He was pro-
prietor Of the Old Mansion House in
1917, and entertained Henry Clay and
other distinguished men.
Disraeli cnce said that to be young,
to be in love and to be in Paris was to
reach the height of human. felicity;
and that to be in Paris without the
other two adjuncts was an unsurpassa-
BILE pleasure in itself.
Ex-Premier Crispi is undergoing a.
course of mud baths near Padua. Be-
sides suffering from govt, he is afflict-
ed with weakness Of the spine, and is
likewise almost entirely blind, being
unable to make w. his nina to undergo
an operation for cataract, which alone
can restore his sight.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
Politics in 1t.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. pa dissolu-
ton Of the legal copartnership Of Don
M. Dickinson, H. T. Thurber and Ell
lott G.. Stevenson is announced to take
place on Sept. I. Mr.. Dickinson is said
to have been much displeased when
he returned from the East aid found
that Mr.. Stevenson had to some extent
compromised the firm by accepting the
craftsmanship of the state central COM
mittee and becoming responsible for
the Bryan campaign in Michigan. MI.
Stevenson later resigned the chairman
ship, but the friction, however, inter-
rupted amicable relation in their per-
sonal intercourse, and the result was
the decision on Mr.. Stevensons part to
withdraw from the firm.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
IlTH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK lS 4
CONDENSED FORM.
a General llcsume of the A1o.t Im-
portnnt News OF tic Week, From,
all Pnl,ts. of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Com
-vcnfent Form for Rapid Per.
usal by&Busy People:
Washington Talk.

The postmaster general has issued a
fraud order against the Creditors Ben
eficial ASSOCIATE at Rockford, III.
The battleship Indiana will be pre-
sented a magnificent silver service,
contributed by citizens Of Indiana at
Tompkinsville, Staten Island, on Sept.
Fl. .Ef II. -,. r.
Judge Bethene of Tucson, Ariz., as
sociate judge OF the supreme court of
Arizona, has received notice from the
department Of justice of a request for
the, appointment of his successor, on
the grounds of his inability to perform
the duties of the court. .
The president Ct Argentina has is
sued a decree, a copy Of which has
been forwarded to the state depart
ment, RENTING all duties on articles
sent from the United States for the
purpose of showing the manufacturing
and commercial industries of this
country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
Reverse,

and many citizen defenders. One Of the
guns of the New Ulm battery, brass six
FOUNDER, was used by Sergeant Jones in
the defense of the fort. Two Of the daugh-
tiers and son of the old artillerist and a
number Of other ladies connected in history
with the events of the great Sioux outbreak
were on the platform Mrs. Margaret K.
Hern of Clark, S. D., one of the women
who made cartridges for the soldiers at the
time Of the battles, was present.
The Exercises
were held near the old cemetery, east of
the old fort. Rev. Hanscom opened with
prayer. Judge Flandrau, chairman Of the
monument commission, made the opening
address and delivered over the monument
to Adjt. Gen: Muehlberg, the representa-
tive Of the governor. Judge Flandrau said:
"Adjutant General Nuremberg. The very
agreeable duty has devolved upon me Of
delivering to the state, through you as its
military representative, the monument 1t
has erected to commemorate the hard fought
battles of old Fort Ridgely. On March 3,
1S49, Minnesota was born as territory.
It extended from the st. Croix to the Mis-
souri,, and contained within its borders three
tribes of Indians, the Sioux, the Chippewas
and the Winnebagoes. The Sioux occupied
all the country west of the Mississippi, and
were a very formidable and warlike people.
In 1851 two treaties were made with the
Sioux, one at Mendoza and one at Traverse
des Sioux, through which all their lands
in Minnesota were purchased, and they
were located upon small reservation on
the upper waters of the Minnesota river,
consisting of strip of land ten miles wide
on each side of the river, the southern ex-
tremity of which was only a few miles
below the point where we now stand. In
184S the government had erected fort on
the upper Mississippi river, in the Chip
pewa country, called Fort Gaines, the name
of which was afterwards and in 1901
changed to Fort Ripley.
"In the years 1852 and 1858 immigration
into the territory was very rapid, and the
United States decided to build a fort in the
Sioux country for the protection Of the set
tiers, which resulted in the erection OF
Fort Ridgely on the Minnesota. Ridgeiy
was commenced in 1858, and soon after COM
peted, and was named after Maj. Randolph
Ridgely, one Of the heroes of tie Mexican
war, who fell at the battle of Monterey.
These were the first forts erected west or
north of old Fort Smelling. Ridgely was
In. no sense fort; it was not walled or
fortified, but was simply collection OF
buildings, some Of stone and some of wood.
Effort Ridgely was never called upon for
any serious Indian service until the year
1857, when yagabond band of Sioux, under
Ink-paduta, murdered a set.lement-of about
forty-two people in Northwestern Iowa and
Southwestern Minnesota, and carried into
captivity four white women. Company A,
Of the Tenth United States infantry, under
Capt Barnard e. Bee and Lieut.. Murray,
then stationed at Ridgely. made a terrible
winter march from the fort to the locality
Of the troubles, but did not succeed in pun
iIhing the Indians. Two Of the captive
women We're subsequently rescued, and a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
BAD TRAIN WRECK.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE PITTS
BURG & WESTERN.
TWO Freight Trains Collide md a
Iassenser Train Runs Into Some
y: of the Wrecked Cars-Tvar+
Five Passengers Are Injured.
rive or Whom Will Probnblyp
Die-Brnkes Failed to Work

Pittsburg, Aug. ga wreck on tho
Plttsburg & Western railroad at val
encla, twenty-five miles west of here
resulted in the destruction of three
passenger coaches, eighteen FREIGHT
cars and the injury of tWentv-ive
passengers, five of whom will proba-
bly, die.
Inc names OF the seriously injured
who may die are Mrs. w. B. Marsh
Ialmadge, Ohio, frontal bone crushed.
injured internally; John Curry, Pleas
antVllle, Pa, jaw broken and body
6adiy mangled; Mrs. J. w. Morse.
Lodl, Ohio, collar bone fractured, in
Jured internally; Maud Bennett, Ale
gheny' skull fractured; Mary J. L.
smith, Verona, Pa, skull fractured.
Inc Following were badly injured
out Will recover: Mary Bennett. Allie
enemy; Walter Smith, Akron. Ohio.
Mrs. p. M. Cramer, Apollo, Pa: len
me Cramer, Belle ~Cramer. Appollo.
"a; Carrot Culbert, Allegheny; D. r.
Schantz, Harmony, Pa; G. B. Hous-
ton, Newcastle, Pa; E. J. Smith. Rea-
yer Falls; J. II. Weaverling, New
castle, Pa; o. w. Crooks, CARNEGIE.
"a; A. j. Vaughn, Buffalo, N. vi. G.
Miller, Hazlewood, Pa; L. L. Grav.
Allegheny, Pa; William Muehlbron-
ner, j. Edward Carill, Allegheny; Alex
Jones, Carnegie, Pa; DR.. J. L. Tier
ney, Sharpsburg, Pa; J. w. Morse.
Lodi, Ohio; Mrs. G. w. Hyle, Evans
City, Pa. @''''
The injured were all brought to the
Allegheny general hospital. The seri-
Gus cases are still there, while the 9TH
ers We're either removed to their homes
IN Allegheny or continued on their
journey. The wreck was a peculiar
one and involved three trains-the To-
cal freight, No. p, the through freight.
NO. 70, and the east-bound passenger,
No. II, from Chicago.
Inc local was standing at Valencia
station unloading freight when the
tnrough freight came to the top Of
the grade just cast of Valencia. The
engineer, who was en- the lookout for
NO. 70, put on the air brakes, but thew
refused to work, and his train went
crashing into the local. Just as the
two freights collided the passenger
came along on the east-bound track
and was struck by the freight cars
which were derailed at that moment.
The engine and baggage car of the
passenger train got through safely
and broke away from the balance Of
the train. The fist passenger coach,
in which were a great many ladies,
was crushed by a car load of oil we'll
tubing. The tubing was thrown with
terrific force in every direction, caus-
ing most of the wounds received by
the passengers. The wreckage was
piled twenty-five or thirty feet high in
places. The railroad people say the
whole trouble was caused by the fail
ure of the brakes to work while the
through freight was on the hill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
Dragged to Her Death.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Chas.
Sheldon, a rancher's wife, living at
Miller Greek, IL miles from here up
the Bitter Root, was dragged to death
last night. With her two children she
was riding along the road with a horse
and cart, when the horse became fright
ened and ran away, throwing the chill
dren out and injuring them severely.
The woman's foot caught in the rig.
ging Of the cart, with her head and
body hanging downward. The horse
ran half a mile over stony road, and
when stopped the woman's head and
back were pounded into pulp, leaving
a streak Of blood along the mountain
road
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
AT FORT .RIDGEL,Y.
BRAVE DEEDS COMMEllORATED AT.
THE DEDICATION.
Noble Shaft in Honor of the Heroic
Defense Of the Fort Against the
B1oodthirsty Sioux Thirty-Four
Years Ago Formally Turned Over
to the State by Chairman Elan
drnu, Of the Monument Commits
sion-Forty OF the Defenders
Present and Receive Medals.

. Il, r-
Fairfax, Mimi, Special, Aug. 20.-The
dedication to-day Of the Fort Ridgely mon
ument at the site Of the old fort, six miles
south Of this place, was great event and
an important incident in Minnesota history.
Fully 5000 people were on the grounds, and
various portions of the state were repre-
sented. A very large delegation was pres
ent from New Ulm, including Company
of the Second regiment of Minnesota mill
itfa. commanded by Capt. steinhauser, the
artillery company of Capt. Burg, the Great
Western band and a large number of citi-
Zens There was good-sized delegation
from St Peter and the surrounding coun-
try. Morton sent down crowd Of people,
including an attractive company of young
ladies dressed in the national colors and
marching in military order, led by Capt.
Jerry Patton. st. Paul sent up delegation
Of thirty members. Old soldiers were pres
ent from various other counties, and some
came, from Suth Dakota and Iowa. OF
course the country about Fairfax turned out
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
X. p. ENCAMPNIENT.
biennial Meeting Of the Puthians
Begins in Earnest

biennial Meeting Of the Puthians
Begins in Earnest
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 26.-Hundreds
of Knights of Pythias marched into
town to-day to attend the eighteenth
biennial session of the supreme lodge
and the national encampment of the
organizations. Reception of brigades,
regiments and visitors occupied the
forenoon. In the afternoon troops as
sembled in full dress uniform in front
of the headquarters. There the dedi-
catory exercises took place. The adj
dress of the centennial committee, by
Wilson M. Day, director general of
the commission, the presentation of
Camp Perry Payne by Mayor McKis-
son, acceptance Of the camp by Mai.
Gen. Carnahan, and the raising of the
camp flag occupied the afternoon ses-
sion.
The report Of the officers of the
grand lodge show remarkable
growth and development of the order.
In his report Thomas G. Sample,
supreme master of the exchequer, con-
graduated the order upon the healthy
condition of it's finances. The re-
ceipts for the biennial term ending
March 81, including a balance of $780,
059, we're $1S3, 800, and the expendit-
ures $147, 703, leaving a balance Of
$35, 1897.
The report of Maj. Gen. James R.
Carnahan, commanding the uniform
rank, showed that the revenues had
been sufficient to meet all the expenses
of the management. The income for
the biennial term was $1S,935 and the
outlay 1888.
The rank has made a steady and
substantial growth. Some of the di-
visions had not been able to hold to-
gether on account of the hard times,
but the new divisions organized dur
ing the financial depression were great
had upon the Knights Of Pythias in
general. Warrants had been granted
to 104 new divisions,
The report of R. e. G. White, SUI
/preme keeper 'sof records and seals.
showed that in 1864 there were &;
subordinate lodges and 20 members
and in 1896 6,504 subordinate lodges
and 464,339 members. The states in
which the greatest gains were made
were: Ohio, 1868; Illinois, 3,317; In
diana, 2,757; Iowa, 2,265; Massachu-
sets, 1,914; Missouri, 1912; North Car
olina, l,404; Maine. 1874; Texas, 1919.
There was loss Of 2,SO7 in Kansas
and 4,166 in Pennsylvania. There
were gains in 3S states and territories,
and a loss in 16.
The session of the supreme lodge is
likely to be very interesting. The
chief question for consideration, it is
said, Will be the German ritual In
teryieWs with a number of supreme
lodge representatives published to-
day, show that opinion is pretty unan-
imous in opposition to restoring the
German ritual. Supreme Keeper of
Records White said: "In my opinion
the Germans have either got to obey
the law or get out" The general sen
timent is that the English ritual ought
to be used in this country. where
English is the language almost uniyer-
sally spoken.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27
New York in the Fold.

Upper Red Hook, N. Y, Aug. 22.-It
is pretty apparent here to-day that
Candidate Bryan plans to spend some
time in New York State campaigning
are not Objectionable to the leaders in
Democratic state politics, but that, on
the contrary, he has their cooperation
in the movement. 1t is not hard to an
ticipate that the Democratic conven-
ton in Buffalo will endorse his candi-
dacy, from several events of the past
two days, and MI. Bryan himself said
this morning, sWilingly: II am not
bothering about New York Democrats;
every thing will be all right.''
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injured 1,Y u. j. Carney, q farmer aiffIl
whom he had a dispute over a trivial

injured l,y D. j. Carney, q farmer ztff]1
whom he had a dispute over a trivial
matter
Carlos Gown, reporter for a Key
West (1fla.o paper, who was captured
by Spanianis i'll Cuba, was executed.
There appears to be no imme diate
prospect of a settlement Of the strike
OF the employees Of the Adams Express
company in New York.
w. 3. EyeteE, capitalist Of Cham
bersburg, Pa, was mysteriously MUIR
dered at Lincoln, Neb.y where he was
en- route to Cripple Creek to invest in
mines.
Mrs. Minick, wife Of a farmer resid-
ing four miles west of Pena, attempted
suicide by drinking a quantity of poi.
SON. Dr. Miller was summoned from
Pana and succeeded inirescuing her.
OVerWrougllt from religious reading.
Annie Rutledge, the thirteen-year-old
daughter of John T. Rutledge, farmer
living near Crawford, Ala, committed
suicide
Frank Biles, a half breed Indian from
the Nez Perces reservation, was taken
from the Asotn Qdaho) Jail and
hanged by mob of indignant citizens.
His crime was the outrage CT Miss
Mary Richardson. h.,
JIG. Williams, a visitor from Mon
tana, stabbed himself in the breast
four times with knife at Hot Springs,
Ark. Failing to end his life in that
manner he jumped head first into a
deep well and broke his neck.
An autopsy was performed on the
BODY OF the Chambersbr1rg man found
murdered at Lincoln, Neb., and the doc
tors have decided that there was NOR
phine poisoning, although the blows on
the scalp might have caused death.
Elmer Ferguson, a super at the pro-
duction Of the Fall of Pompeii'' at
Fort Wayne, Ind, was struck by a club
IN the hands of Charles Saunders, a
sceneshifter, and died in short time,
ferguson was fighting with Oscar
Cook, and Saunders went to Cooks as
Sistance.
William Mazick Miles, a well-knovn
club and society man at Seattle, Wash,
committed suicide at his rooms at the
Rainier club. Miles came of Il promi-
nent South Carolina family and his
father was for two terms attorney gen
eral Of the state. Dependency over
his i'll health is believed to have
prompted his suicide
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

In Paris the thousands Of sardine and
other tin boxes that are thrown away
every month form the basis for an in
dustry which has reached vast proper
tons, and in which the entire youth of
the country are interested. These re-
fuse cans are stamped into tin soldiers
by suitable machines, and sold so
cheaply that the poorest children can
possess them; yet the manufacturer
makes fair profit, which he could not
do if he used new material.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

A New Jersey preacher whose church
got behind on his salary has not only
sued for back pay but has put in a
claim for $4,000 for overtime. AS his
regular stipend was $500 a year his
working hours must have been very
short in proportion to his hours of over
time, or else the mental effort Of try
ing to save a congregation which did
not meet it's obligations resulted in $780,
600 worth of extra wear and tear.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

The passage Of thirty-nine German
warships through the Baltic canal
demonstrates the strategic value Of the
new water to the German empire.
When the Nicarauguan canal is COM
pleted quick transfer Of our Atlantic
fleet to the Pacific coast will constitute
a similar demonstration Of the i'm
portance Of the canal to the United
States navy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

To earn money enough to pay his
way through college, Bristow Adams
hired himself out as life saver ut the
bathing beach at Washington, D. c.,
and during the present season he has
saved twenty-six persons from drown
ing. After finishing his college course
he purposes for himself journalistic
career; and he will doubtless be
heartily welcomed by the army Of
newspaper men now engaged in saving
the country. III I :
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Accidental HnDDcninCs.

Fire ruined the Woodruff block at
Rockford, ILL.,, causing loss of over
$4,000.
Engineers Fred Rumpf and William
Johnson and Fireman Huffman were
killed in a head-end collision on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, near
Torch Hill, Ohio.
According to private advices received
in Philadelphia, ten men Of the crew
of twenty-one men of the British bark
Flora Stafford, which was burned at
sea several weeks ago, persisted.
A skiff in which were three men was
capsized in the Ohio river, near Pitts
burg. by the waves of a passing steam
er, and two of the men drowned. Their
Thomas Shaughnessy.
Fire, which originated in the second
floor of the wholesale wine and liquor
house Of John Emmons, 1O3 West
street, New York, caused damage to
the extent of $4,000 on the building,
and about as much on the stock.
Fire destroyed the magnificent resi-
dence of Millionaire Frederick Faux
ner in Belvidere, Mass. The loss is
100000; Insurance., about $4,000. 1t
is believed incendiaries are responsible,
as the family is absent.
During a terrific electric storm at
Champaign. ILL.,, lightning struck the
chemical laboratory building, one Of
the six main buildings of the UNIVERSE
ty Of Illinois, and caused q loss to the
state of $4,000.
A disturbance described as an cleo
trio cloudburst, struck a church where
a meeting was being held at Bera,
Ark, totally demolishing the building.
Rev. w. w. Cochran was instantly
killed, and Rev. J. w. Van Trease and
Rev. J. J. Colson fatally injured
Pete Ryan, foreman of the st. Law
renee mine, the property of the Ano-
conda company, and Jack Campbell
and John Manning, two miners, were
killed by a fall of the cage from the
top Of the mine to the bottom of the
shaft, 1000 feet below.
A fire at the Montpelier Industrial
exhibition destroyed the most valuable
pictures and some of the most import
tant papers in the archives. Montpe-
lier university was also burned. the
damage being estimated at 10000.
Anarchists are supposed to have tart
ed the conflagration.
Spreading rails, caused by the in
tense heat, wrecked the second section
of the California express on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad, eight miles
west Of Pueblo, Col. The dead are c.
e. Vanport, engineer; w. f. Reppert,
fireman.
Frank Jacobs, an areonaut travelling
with circus met with terrible death
ia Quincy, Ill, in the presence of his
wife and young child, and an assem-
pled throng. He was having a balloon
race at Baldwin Park with Prof. bud
ley, and his balloon burst 200 feet from
the ground. His parachute failed to
open, and he was dashed to the earth.
Fire Truck No. 6. with a crew con
sisting of Lieut.. Hedden and seven
iiremen, while responding to an alarm
at Buffalo, collided with a trolley car.
The truck was crossing the street car
tracks when the trolley, which was
running at full speed, struck it. Every
fireman on the truck was injured. J.
+. Clark was pinned under the wreck
and crushed to death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

Statistics show that this country now
has 1910 miles of street railway track.
The great growth here indicated is, Of
course, due to electricity. There are
now 1913 miles Of electric road in
the country, and only 1919 miles of
horse road. This shows the COM
pleteness of the revolution. Cheaper
and easier to operate, the electric road
has taken it's place everywhere.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

The battle of the United States
troops with the Yaqui Indians in Arr,
iona may be the last battle Of the kind
in the Southwest. Indian fighting will
be traditional only in a comparatively
few years.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

While all this summer the fountains
of the aristocratic West End of Lon
don have been kept running, there has
been a water famine in the plebeian
East End, which has resulted in wide
spread disease and great mortality
among children.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

A reckless Ohio youth said "damnt
in the presence Of a sensitive young
lady and she had him arrested and the
justice Of the peace made it cost him
$7.20. At this rate an Ohio man will
have to be very careful about express
ing his feelings when he loses his elec<
ton bets. -, :: - - 5's~ t'S's-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

There are eight female colonies in the
German army who draw their full pay
regularly but their swords never. They
are the German empress, the dowager
empress, the Princess Frederick
Charles, the queen Of Holland, the
queen dowager Of Holland, the princess
of Saxe-Coburg and Queen Victoria.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

We read, few days ago, Of the died.
ication of a monument to John Brown
on his old farm near Potsdam, N. Y,
which was bought and dedicated to
public use, as a memorial of the old
anti-slavery hero, by Kate Field. Now
it is reported that Kate Fields own
remains lie in Honolulu, where she
lately died, awaiting final disposition
because of lack of means to defray the
expenses of shipment and burial in
this country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-27

Mustapha Mussa Ben ,Yessuf Abu
Henoa has been arrested in London for
bigamy. A man with such a name
ought to be allowed to divide it be-
tween two helpmeets.