The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-28
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK In A
CONDENSED FORM.
A General Resume Of the Most Im-
portnnt News Of the Week, From
all Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Com
venient Form for Rapid Per.
usal by Busy People.
washington Talk.

z4 Washington Talk.
The fertilization bill which passed
the senate appropriated $40, 763,SSS.
. The United States supreme court has
decided in Chinese case that the
United States cannot punish an alien
FOR coming to this country, without
giving him a trial by jury.
The confirmation by the senate of
Frank w. Joplin to be postmaster at
ElizabethtoWn, Ky, terminated con-
test that had been in progress for two
9r three years.
After careful examination the presi-
dent has approved the report of a ma
val board appointed to prepare a code
Of uniform punishments for naval Of
Senses
The president sent to the house his
veto of a bill to pension Rachel Pat
ton, as the widow of John A. Patton,
4 captain in an Illinois regiment. The
beneficiary Of the bill had been di-
vorced from the soldier.
People in Print.
The latest surprise in colloboratlon
Is a story written in English by M.
Daudet and r. II. Sherrard. Ihese
writer's make an oddly-assorted pair.
One is a master; the other is faclle
writer of gossipy Journalism.
Herr Otto Camphausen, formerly
Prussian minister Of finance, is dead.
He was. born in 1872, and as minister
of finance in 1870, had to meet the
necessities of the situation caused by
the war between Prussia and France.
Renan made a strange remark not
long before his death: Il fear That
the work of the twentieth century
will consist in taking out Of the Wastse
basket a multitude Of excellent ideas
which the nineteenth century has heed
lessly thrown into it."
Mr.. Chamberlain is skillful, as very
few speakes are, with his cigar. 1t
was noticed that on the occasion of q
big speech he managed to keep it go
ing all the time. The rounds Of ap-
plause gave him the desired opportu-
nifty of taking it up and having fresh
pull. -..:-...-- g..
Tolstoi recently went to the theater
for the first time in thirty years. 1t
was his own play, 'The Power Of
Darkness" that was being given, and
top gallery. But he was quickly iden-
titled, and attracted so much more at
tention than the actors that he fed
in haste. n..."
The Rev. DR.. I. J. Lansing of Boston,
whose parishioners have just asked
him to resign, first came into public
notice about two years ago, by making
some reflections upon the personal
habits Of President Cleveland, for
which he afterward apologized. A
short time ago he denounced the late
Gov. Greenhalge.
On his Saturday to Monday visits,
and when residing at Highbury during
the parliamentary recess, the best part
Of Mr.. Chamberlain's little leisure is
spent in the plant houses. Every plant
is numbered, according to private
catalogue which the right honorable
gentleman keeps himself, and the gar
deners declare that every one of the
five Oh six hundred specimens at High
bury is individually known to him.
The will of r. A. Messeyy the Mill
ionaire manufacturer Of agricultural
implements of Toronto, Can, was pro-
bated at Cleveland, Ohio. where he
lived a few years ago. Among the be-
quests are the following: University
of Mount Allison of SacIville, N. B.,
100000; Western Theological College
Of Montreal, $4,000; University of
Victoria of Toronto, 100000; Wesley
an College of Winnipeg, Man., $780,
900.