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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
People Talked About.

# Col. John a. banks, chaplain in-chief
Of the Union Veterans league, died at
his home in Glenfeld Of heart disease.
At San Antonio, Tex, Miss Jane SEQ
field, one Of the faculty of the San An
tonic Normal college, dropped dead Of
heart disease in the class room. 81
Sir William Grove is dead at London.
He was born July IL, 1911. Sir Will
lam made several important discover
les in electricity and optics. He was a
fellow of the Royal society and in adj
dition held the titles Of D. @. L., LII.
D., and P. G., as well as holding the
degree Of Master of Arts.
Matthew Addy, aged sixty one, presi-
dent of the ADHESION Pipe and Steel
company, and founder Of the suburban
town Of ADHESION, Ohio, died at his
Falmouth (Mass.) cottage. He was.
connected with various interests in Ad-s
diston and employed thousands Of men.
He was several times a millionaire,
and had done much for the city and
the Presbyterian church. He was
born in Montreal, and went to Ohio
penniless before he was of age.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

British officers campaigning in the
Soudan declare that the dervishes have.
lost none of their old-time valor, and
that If trained and disciplined, they
would make magnificent soldiers. The
blacks fighting with them are said to
do so under coercion, and no fewer
than one hundred Of those taken pris-
oners in a recent engagement have en-
listed in the British ranks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

The atrocities Of the Spaniards in
Cuba continue to furnish the only just
ification which the insurgents need.
So long as they go on, the latter have
q dual motive, the longing for freedom
and the natural desire for revenge
two Of the strongest motives, by the
way, that can animate human beings,
and both lasting. Butcher Weyler,
oyershot the mark when he gave the
order to torture men, women and chill
dren tndiscriminately.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Woman has legally confirmed her
claim to a new right that Of smoking
in the street cars set aside for that
purpose. The woman whose smoking
led to a test case had New York
street railway Conductor rebuked for
threatening to arrest her fir indulging
in the weed. Now watch the new wo-
mans smoke. .5& ,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Gibbon, the great historian, speak
Ing of his first loYe-making, which was
brought to an end by his fathers dis
pleasure, says: II sighed like a lover,
but obeyed like a son. This is just
what Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., in his
love affair with Miss Wilson, did not
do. He may have sighed like a son,
just a little, at his fathers dissent, but
when the time came he obeyed like a
lover, and was punctually on hand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

People in this part of the world are
Just now in no mood to sympathize
with Lieut.. Peary, whose ship is fast
in an ice foe on the coast Of Green
land. AS against the discomforts Of a
hot wave, they think he has little to
complain of in his present cool situa-
ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Longfellow showed how spare min
utes may be utilized, in his translation
of Dante's Divine Comedy into English
verse. He tells us that the whole work
was accomplished mornings in the
quarter hours during which he waited
for his coffee to boil over a spirit lamp.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Forks did not come into general use
until the reign of Louis XIV, and
even then many great personages,
among them the kings elegant mother,
Anne Of Austria, preferred to use the
fingers to convey food to their dainty
mouths.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Greater New York will have popn
lation larger than that of the whole
Union at the time Of the adoption of
the constitution. Only six states now
exceed it in population.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

At sale Of pictures in London, re
Gently, masters Of the Dutch school,
which belonged to Sir Edward J. Dean
Paul Of Cambridge House, Benham,
realized about $5S, 900.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
Otherwise.

Tomorrow several iron mills Of Pitts
burg, Pa, are to resume, thereby set.
ting to work at least 10000 idle men.
Saucy Chief, candidate Of the half.
breeds, has been elected chief, or gov.
ernor, of the Usage nation after one OF
the most holly contested elections in
years.
Aliens print works, situated at the
north end of Providence, r. /, started
up after three weeks shut down. 1.-The
concern gives employment to 800 per.
sons.
The will of the late Robert Garrett
formerly president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, has been filed fol
probate. The bulk Of his estate, which
is estimated to be worth So, 100000, is
bepueathed to his Wife.
Norman Williams, farmer near st
Johns, small village in lower Michi.
gan, was bitten by a vicious hog a few
DAYS ago. Blood poisoning set in. and
in spite Of medical aid the victim
rapidly failed and died in great pain.
In refusing to grant naturalization
papers to two young Italians, Judge
Cole, Of the District of Columbia su,
preme court held that no one who is
in ignorance of the constitution Of the
United States is competent or entitled
to become admitted to citizenship.
"A novel auction sale was held at the
Westdorf (Ky.) court house. Lawrence
Polk, q white man, was sold for six
months under the yagrancy laws. Dep
uty Sheriff M. III. Williams cried the
sale in the presence of q large crowd
John Creil was the purchaser. The
price paid was ST.
Marshall w. Allen, aged twenty
years, son of Dr.. J NJ. Allen Of Lib
etry. Mo-, president Of the university
medical college, died at the German
hospital in Kansas City, Mo-, from
the effects of an overdose of morphine
taken both to allay pain and to satisfy
a desire for the drug.
All records of kite flying were broker
at the Blue Fill observatory at Bos
ton. A kite was sent 1893 feet int
i,the air This is ZOO feet higher thar
the top of Mount Washingto ton and SOt
feet higher than kite had ever beer
sent before Fifty members OF TIL
Appalachian club witnessed the exhibi
ton
Prof. r. S. Tarr OF Cornell I1nfyersi
ty, who started with Lieut.. Peary5 on al
Arctic geological expedition III tie
lily in Gloucester, Mass, That stht
steamer is hung up in the foe Ice of
! the Greenland coast. Mr.. Tarr's lettel
does not speak as if the vessel was II
any Immediate dange lsS.ss5s
"a ElS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

ireland has stood the prolonged
drought much better than England,
and, save in a few places where the
soil was abnormally scanty. crops now
nearing harvest are exceptionally good.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

The city Of Gloucester, England,
which some years ago discarded COM
pulsory vaccination, has been brought
to see the error Of it's ways by terri
BILE epidemic of disease, which early in
the present year broke out in it's
midst and made sad havoc among it's
inhabitants. 4t.5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Now that Weyler has determined to
take the field in person against the Gu
bans, the latter ought to win about
every battle. So far in this campaign,
Weyler has been chain lightning as a
talker, but his achievements in the
field might have been easily eclipsed
by boy with a tin sword.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

The Yale lock manufacturers have
proven that in patent lock having
six "steps," each capable of being re-
duced in height twenty times, the
number Of changes or combinations
will be S6,4OO.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

The North Of Ireland is aroused to
resistance to the project Of fencing in
the approaches to the Giants Cause
way, with a view to levy toll on sight
seers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

The italian war ship that was sunk
by Italians recently can at least rest
assured that she will never be sunk by
a foe. We make this suggestion be-
cause small favors are sometimes
gratefully received.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
The Nation's Capital.

ri Brig. Gen. Richard M. Batchelder,
quartermaster general Of the army, is
to go on the retired list on account Of
age. His successor has not been
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
TIE latter attempted to demonstrate
width the lad 4 with the result as stated.

TIE latter attempted to remonstrate
width the lad, with the result as stated.
Freight Conductor Rouse of Newark.
Ohio alleges that he caught Mrs. Bush
in the act OF setting his house on IRE.
In his night clothes he; chased the
woman, firing twice at her, thinking
she was man. Mrs. Bush had poured
aol on the house and ignited it while
the Rouse family was asleep up stairs.
She has been arrested. She is proba-
bly, insane over the loss Of considera-
BILE valuable real estate
While walking in her sleep Mrs J Ohm
Harvey, wife of Policeman Harvey Of
Sioux City, Iowa, took her husband S
revolver from the pocket Of his trous-
ers and fired a shot through the par
ttiition wall and the oak door OF the adj
Joining room. Harvey, IS who was up
after a drink at the time, was mar
lrowly grazed by the bullet, and, rush
ing to his wife's side snatched the
weapon from her hand just as she was
cooking it for a second shot.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
Il. G. DUNN. Publisher.
Alphonse Karr, noted French au-
thor, defines woman as creature who
dresses, chatters and undnesses.' 2

Queen Victoria hasn't abdfeated yet.
When she does, the prince of Wales
will be grayer, but perhaps not gayer,
than he is, now.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
STORM IN MICHIGAN.
Almost a Tornado In Some Parts Of
755 the State

= Detroit, Mich, Aug. Il. As heavy
electrical storm swept over Michigan
early this morning. Many buildings
were struck by lightning and several
buildings were destroyed by fire
caused by lightning. At Muskegon.
the storm lasted an hour, many win
doWs being blown in, s1nokestacks,
fences and trees 1eveled, and wire COM
munications badly demoralized.
At Lansing and other central Michi-
gan points the storm was terrific, but.
the damage not great The loss was
greatest in the Saginaw valley region.
many large and small buildings being
sunYoofed and otherwise dana ged.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

Saginaw, Mich, Aug. leigh
and wind, bordering Oh the proportions
of a tornado. did. terribly destructive
work in this city and vicinity early
this morning. The Jefferson Avenue
NJ. p. church was struck by lightning
and damage to 500 900 was done Eff
ty other buildings and factories were
'lnroofed or badly wrecked hundreds
sof trees Were blown down, wires pros.
trated and street traffic suspended.
The damage will reach SlOO, 900.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


Ii Hung Chang, since his arrival in
Paris, has lunched with NJ Hanotaux
on the Eiffel tower.
Lord Roberts has been granted $780,
600 for the purpose Of the military ma
neuYres in Ireland
The peerage conferred upon Sir Her.
cules Robinson came after fifty years
service to the crown. 1888 So q;
John MOreley has rented Hilders;
sHaslemere, from Mr.. McLaren, NJ p,
for several weeks, and will go there as
soon as parliament is prorogued.
\ The London Daily News says: .sWe
have to congratulate the veteran tenor,
Mr.. Sims Reeves, on the birth of a
son. Mr.. Sims Reeves is seventy-four
years of age.
Patriotic Spaniards, living in Argen-
tina have given a Clyde building firm
an order for a cruiser Of 4 800 tons. to
cost 81, 6OO,O 900 and to be delivered in
eighteen months. as a gift to Spain.
a dispatch from Meath, seven miles
from Swansea, Wales, announces that
forty miners were entombed in the
Bryncoch pit near that place, by an
explosion.
Rochester IN. " Free Masons in
response to an appeal by Very Rev.
Dean S. Reynolds Hole, upon his visit
there, raised a 500 subscription to the
fund for restoring the cathedral at
Rochester, Eng.
A wind storm at San Louis, province
of Santiago de Cuba, has demolished
the barracks there, killing two gueril.
las outright, and burying seven others
under the ruins. Five persons were
killed by electricity.
Corea has conceded to a syndicate of
Americans the right to construct
railroad from Seoul, the capital to
Chemulpo, the main port and harbor
The Americans, in addition, have the
right to work the minerals along the
line Of this road.
A special from Madrid says that q
great fire is raging at Rueda de Medi-
ma, a town of about 1000 inhabitants
twenty-five miles south of ,Valadolid
Hundreds Of buildings are said to
have been destroyed, and the inhab-
itants are in a state of panic.
+ The captain Of the steamer Costa
RIGA which has arrived at San Juan
del Sur, Nicara qua, from 81 Rama, re
ports that heavy floods have occurred
at that place, destroying houses and
plantations and causing great loss OF
life.
The Mussulmans have burned 20c
Christian houses in the village Of Ka:
hodike in the province Of Selino. Chris
tians as reprisal are burning the
Mussulman villages. Hostilities have
been resumed in various parts of Sc
lima.
Brig. Gen. Echague, with 100 rein
forcements, arrived at Havana by the
transatlantic mail steamer Catalina
from Spain The same vessel brought
a quantity Of munitions Of war and ST.,
100000 in silver consigned to the cap.
tain general.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
THE NEWS RES ME-
DIGEST or THE NEWS FROM AL,
PARTS OF The WORLD.

Comprehensive Review OF tine
Important Happenings Of the &,
Past Week Culled From the Tel
esrnpll Reports-The Notable
Events MT Home ana Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
Crimes aud Criminals.

iLl1Ia ~ stsa>s - ~. 3. W.T.
Crimes aud Criminals
Frank Lomeo, an Italian blacksmith
in New York city, shot and fatally
wounded his wife and then killed him
self.
Col James II. Lilly was shot down
in the Baptist church at Metcalf, Ca,
by John Z. Rushin, and in the panic
several women and many others
tainted.
John Hazel of Popular Bluff, Mo-,
in custody for horse stealing, leaped
from a train going at a rate of forty
miles an hour near Tuscola, Ill, and
was killed.
Mail Carrier Helnpmeier, whose
stage was robbed by outlaws between
Okenee and Lacey, o. T., has con-
fessed he committed the crime himself
Hempmeier is seventeen years old.
Patrick Coyle, sixty years old, was
killed at New Madison, Pa, by his son
Walter, and but for the intervention
Of a priest would have been lynched.
Singularly enough the priests name
was Father Lynch. '
At Denver David n. Ramey, a col
ored Pullman car porter, shot and in
stantly killed his mistress, Matte
Clark, also colored, and then sent a
bullet through his own brain. The
cause Of the deed is not known.
Annie Boch, twenty three years old,
dissolute woman, was found dead
in bed at New York with her throat
cut from ear to ear in her room. The
police believe the woman was muir
dered.
Isaac Craft, twenty-five, Of Title, a
hamlet six miles west Of Sergeant, ill
Letcher county, eloped with Miss Liz
zie Collins, fourteen-year-o girl,
and walked over rough mountain roads
distance Of fifty miles into Wise
county, Va, where they were made
"one" at Wise court house.
John Schmidt was found guilty of
murder in the first degree at Clayton.
Mo-, for his part in the murder Of Bert
ram Atwater, the Chicago artist. at
Webster Grove, last January. Sen
tence of death will be passed in case
the court Overrules the usual motion
for new trial. #5.
The trial of Bob Mullen, police mag
istrate of Cripple Greek, has begun be-
fore the town board. He is charged
with malfeasance, oppression and II
competency. It was shown by wit
nesses that he threatened to kill George
]. Bentley, an attorney, and anyone
else who should aid in,the prosecution
of the charges against him. ssl
James Banister,a prominent and well
to-do farmer Of G reensburg, Ind, was
stabbed by his grandson, Ray Bannis-
ter. aged fourteen. For some time tile
lad had been paying attention to 4
neighbo rhood girl, much against the
wishes of his parents and grandfather.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13
Accidental Happenings.

u - Is s.
The fertilizing works of Daniel Baugh
& Sons at Philadelphia were damaged
by fire to the extent Of $125,O0O.
Henry Kettering, a machinist at
Canton, Ohio, was instantly killed by
the explosion of an engine.
A fire at Cheboygan, Mich, destroyed
between five and six million feet of
pine lumber and the docks on which it
was piled. The loss is estimated at
100000, and the insurance is $4,000.
Manistee, Mich, was visited by a
$4,000 fire. The lumber plant of En-
cry & Stokoe, two miles east of Manis-
tee, was consumed, together with it's
contents and 4,OOO,OOO shingles, 5000
cords Of tanbark, etc.
The body of Alfred Steele, an opti-
clan of Buffalo, N. Y, was found float
ing in the Ohio river, near Evansville,
Ind. It is supposed that he was
drowned from passenger steamer on
leaving for his hcme.
A cloud-burst in the foothills west Of
Denver, resulted in floods in which
Twenty-Five people are known to have
persisted, and was followed by another
terrible storm, the like of which has
seldom been seen.
A well known citizen Of Elkhart,
Ind, was knocked down by a colt,
which broke his Windpipe in such a
peculiar way that in breathing the air.
passed under the skin. causing the
body to swell enormously, and finally
producing death by strangulation.
A cyclone passed through Southeast
ern Michigan. Much damage is re-
ported, the worst in Hilldale and Cal
houn counties. Heavy losses have re-
suited from the rainfall, and it is be-
lieyed there has been loss of life, but
the telegraph wires have been so brok-
en- that no definite information can be
secured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-13

MI. Bryan's hand was sore from shak-
ing hands. He made but a few
brief speeches along the route. While
waiting for the train to reach Canton
committee from Pittsburg who had
arrived to escort Mr.. Bryan to that
city called upon Maj. Mckinley. The
spokesman said on arriving at the gov.
ernor's residence that he believed that
any candi date for the presidency was
worthy of the greatest respect of eV-5
cry one, regardless of political affilia-
tons. The members of the delegation
had therefore called to pay their re-
spects and to make a friendly call as;
American citizens. In response Gov.
& Mckinley said:
.I am deeply grateful to receive this
friendly visit from the Bryan reception
committee, although wear OF. differ
,ent political belief. We are as AmerE
can citizens proud of our country and
believe in common tl1at we have now
and will continue ito have i'm the future
the best goNernme nt in the world. 1
sincerely thank you, gentl elnen, for
this visit, and assure YOU that it gives
me great pleasure
At tile conclusion of his brief address
B Maj. Mckinley greeted each member
of the delegat ton in person.
RI Bryan Speaks.
6 hen the Pennsy1 yania train pulled
into Canton. bearing Mr. Bryan into
populous Stark count !. the home town
of Mckinley turned out in thousands
to greet their fellow townsman's ops
ponent, and Mr.. Bryan returned the
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-29
aIv. FRANK MAVEN LICENSED

BY the Olassis of Orange-Dismissed to the
Chassis OF New YOrk--Receptlon Last
Tuesday Evening.
The Chassis of Orange met at Wal
den at 2 p. m. Monday and examined
Rev. Frank Malven, a recent gradu-
ate of the Theological Seminary of
New Brunswick, N. j., for license
to preach. The examination fully
sustained his qualifications in that
regard and he was on his own re-
quest dismissed to the Chassis of
New York. AS already stated in
the Union Mr.. Malven has been ap-
pointed assistant to Rev. DR.. Elmen-
d orf of the Harlem Collegiate
church, New York city, and will be-
gin his duties in October.
Tuesday evening, a reception was
rendered to Mr.. Malven at the Re-
formed Church by Mr.. James Louns-
bury, Revs. DIR. Riggs and L. L.
Taylor, of Cleveland were present
and spoke, and a program of music
was rendered.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-29
Farmers Institutes.

The County Board of Farmers In
stitute Managers, will meet at the
County Commissioners office on the
second Tuesday of June, to arrange
for the places where the institutes
are to be held this season. All of
our people who desire institutes,
ought to attend this meeting and
present their claims. This board is
composed of the Local Member of
the State Board of Agriculture, and
one representative from each County
Agricultural Society, the Pomona
Grange and County Alliances. If
you find that you cannot attend
this meeting, address a letter
ter with your request to Chairman
of Board of Institute Managers, care
of County Commissioners. A suita-
BILE hall for the meeting ought to be
provided, free of charge, by the To-
cality wishing the institute.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-29
NORTHAMp1 1ON cOuN1Y CANDIDATES.
Judge kirkpatrick Hating on the Congress
sional Plum.

sional Plum.
An Easton despatch says: "The
question most discussed now in Re
publican circle is, who is likely to
be the next Republican candidate
for Congress in the Eighth district.
"Ex-Mayor Charles F. Chidsly, of
Easton, had his candidacy announced
several months ago, but recently
very little has been heard of his
boomlet, Ex-Judge Kirkpatric k, of
Easton, who came near beating Mr..
Hart, the present member, two
years ago,is being strongly urged to
again enter the contest. 1t is said
that, he will not give positive ans
wer to the pressing demands made
upon him until the Democrats have
named their candidate. Should Mr..
Hart be renominated, the ex-Judge
will undoubtedly be his opponent in
the contest. Should the Democrats
set Mr.. Hart aside and present some
other man, Mr.. Chidsey, or any
other Republican in the district, will
be welcome to carry the banner in
the fight, 80 far as ex-Judge Kirk
patrick is concerned. Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-29
Ripans Tabules.
Rlpans Tabules cure nausea.
Ripans Tabules: at druggists.
A Prominent PennsylvAnlan Dead.

Ex-United States Senator William
A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, died in
New York May 22. His death was
due to brain trouble and came after
long illness. He had been in an
unconscious condition for over two
weeks. He was born in 1897, ad.
mitted to the bar in 1874, and very
successfully praotieed his profession
until 1862 when he was nominated
for the State Senate and elected.
For thirteen years he was success
sively a member of that body. In
1871 the Democrats having obtained
control of the State Senate Mr.. Wal
lace was chosen speaker. In 1872
he was delegate to the National
Convention at Baltimore and voted
against Horace Greeley, but after
his nomination accorded him his
support. He was elected United
States senator in 1875 and immedi
ately after taking his seat took a
leading position in the councils of
his party, Since returning from
the Senate he praotioed his profess
sion in Cleardeld and was counsel
for several large coal operators and
for the law officers of the county.
His invalid wife and several child
rem survive him.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-29
Met wIth a rninnnl Anoldent.

A boy, son of the engineer at the
mill of Hon. j, d. Houck in Greene,
met with a painful accident last Fri
day. He had tied piece of tarred
rope to his thumb and was amusing
himself by striking the end of the
rope over a revolving shaft, when
suddenly it caught wound around
the shaft, pulled the boys thumb
off and with it drew out about six
inches of the chord or muscle from
his arm,