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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

When it rains in Australia 1t can do so
with vengeance. North Queensland suf-
fered from brief tornado the other day
and no fewer than twenty-six inches OF
rain fell during the storm. Townsville bore
the brunt of the trouble, not a house es-
Gaping some damage. Iron roofs flew
through the air like sheets OF DaDer. cot
tages collapsed and ships went ashore; in
fact, f20,C00 will hardly cover the damage
done to this one place. TO say nothing of
considerable loss Of life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

not walk. A few Gays later Worrel was
taken 10 HIS hor,e in HillsviIle where he
now lies In an extremely critical condition.
so far about 2oeQ gallons Of Illicit
whisky have been seized by revenue agents
in Carol county. The moonshl ners are a
han lot. You cant trust them. and the
man who Is DESTROYS OF living long viii do
well 10 kaan a WY L-nm lna-u =
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

--Aurelien Scholl. wittiest Of the boule-
ward wits, has quilted Paris. He has at
Estampes a house, a stable, barn-yard, a
cafe but he complains that his friends
do not come TO see him. ITO get Them"
he says, ia have to pay salaries to
them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01
BOOK SHOP WISDOM.
Bah Examines aud Unearths Some Curious
Beauty Hints.

o.
Rising POintsNeH Cart
should Ne Written DreSSin Table.
O Natur There Are no
Plain Wome Matinee Girls
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

The camel is beast of great strength
and endurance. Nothing hurts 1t until
the proverbial last straw is added to
its burden. The human digestive sys-
TEN is very much like a camel 1t is
really astonishing how much abuse 1t
will stand. Sometimes, however, some
thing worse than usual will be eaten,
and win go through the stomach into
the bowels. and there 1t will stick
that's constipation. Nine-tenths Of all
human sickness is due to constipation.
Some OF the simplest symptoms are
coated tongue and foul breath. dizzi-
ness, heartburn, fiatulence. sallowness,
distress after eating, and lassitude. A
little thing will cause constipation. and
little thing will relieve it. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are a certain cure
for constipation. They are tiny, sugar
coated granules, mild and natural in
their action. There is nothing injurious
about them. Sold by druggists.
Address with 21 cents in one-cent
stamps, to cover cost Of mailing only,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
tion. Buffalo, N. Y, and get free copy
of the Peoples Common Sense Med
ical Adviser"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20
DERELICTS AT SEA
Are Rats Of Logs a Menace to Ocean
Navigation?
Capt. Hobertson's Big RAFT Leaves Out This
AOraing Ne Says There Can Be
No Danger to Ships.

The big raft OF logs which contains
many million feet Of lumber. will put
TO sea this morning under command Of
Captain II. X. Robertson. The captain
says that he has one Of the finest RATS
ever hoated. and that the spars and
timbers are Al. The captain Ia enthu-
slastic over his project Of making q
permanent business Of handling Ore
gon timber In this manner for the Cal
ifornia markets. He has already spent
10000 in cash in purchasing his lunf-
Der on the Columbia. and II all goea
well will this fall organize a large
stock company to engage in the busl-
ness on scale Of great magnitude.
Instead Of one raft a season, a number
win Re built and Hoated out OF the Col
umbia every year. The captain says,
however. that there are no strings on
him. and II he is not wanted on the
Columbia. he can buy timbers on the
Sound. In discussing the general ques-
tion Of floating such immense bodies
OF timber on the open ocean, and the
risks to be taken Of their breaking up
and becoming derelicts. a menace to
shipping. Captain Robertson said:
Il notice in the oregonian Of the
18th. an editorial on this subject All
can say is that the gentleman who
wrote the article is either quite unfa-
miiiar with the subject or does not
care to foster the Industries Of this
state. I have spent large sums Of
money in this business for the past
fifteen or twenty years. have made It a
study. and think know something
about f. have had one raft get away
from me on the Atlantic, which I told
you about a few days ago, and had
one raft break up on me short time
after leaving the Columbia, few
years ago Ny methods Of building the
RATS have been greatly improved, and
II any one with common sense win take
the trouble to examine the raft now
lying at the Kinney dock. II must be
seen that IT is a perfect structure.
"As to the menace to ships in case Of
raft breaking up. will say that the
first one took out Of this river. which
went to pieces. was within two or three
days all thrown up on the clatsop
beaches. Had this not been the case
any seafaring man knows that a ship
never strikes floating log at sea lend
on" The waves from the bow Of q
ship always throw a log or a tree to
one side. and IL they strike the vessel
at all it is generally amidships and
sideways. Besides this. 1t is a well
known fact that from every stream
on the Pacific coast entering the ocean.
including the mighty Columbia. large
amolnt of driftwood and logs is con-
stantly floating to sea. more dangerous
to navigation than could be lot Of
spars from a raft
I'VE are in this business to stay. and
are making it successful. but don't care
to do business with oregon If we are
not wanted here"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

Don't trife away time when you
have cholera morbus or diarrhoea-
Fight them in the beginning with De-
Wits Collie and Cholera Cure. You
don't have to wait for results. They
are instantaneous, and it leaves the
bowels in healthy condition.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

The whole system Is drained and un-
dermined by indolent ulcers and open
sores. Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve
speedily heals them. 1t is the best
pile cure known. Chas. Rogers. drug
gist
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

Poison Ivy, insect bites bruises.
scalds, burns. are quickly cured by
Dewitt's Witch Hazel salve, the great
pile cure. Chas. Rogers, druggist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

The small sleeve, shirred to the
shoulder, and augmented by little
pun. is not bad. but the coat sleeve,
unadorned and severe, is trial to the
artistic eye.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

Sometimes a check is as annoying
and embarrassing as no money at all.
especially when you haven't even five
cents for car fare outside of it.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

To be sure of wearing her clothes
well, woman must possess at least
three different kinds of corsets to suit
different cuts of cloth.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-20

Don't dress the littls folks up in
fussy fashion If you want them to en-
Joy their summer outing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
STATE ASSOCIATION
OF the Minnesota Veterans Engaged
in Rebellion or Indian Wars

Of the Minnesota Veterans Engaged
in Rebellion or Indian Wars - -,
+ st. Paul, March >15.-The Minnesota
veterans have formed a state associa-
ton which will take in all the regi-
ments Of infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery which either went to the front
to quell the rebellion or aged in the
Indian wars. It is the purpose of the
organization to hold a grand state re-
union on the first day of the national
cncampment 1t is expected that the
reunion will be held at Fort Smelling,
as it was there the Minnesota troops
were all mustered in and were sta
toned for a time. Adjt Gen. Muehl-
berg was elected president of the as
ISOLATION, and will confer with Col.
Page to. see if arrangements can be
made to have the reunion take place
at the fort. The other officers are A.
Marty, Saltwater, first vice president;
W. G. Wilson, second vice president;
NJ. r. Pendergast, st. Paul, secretary;
q. II. Bertram, Monticello, treasurer.
The executive committee is composed
of Col. William Crooks, Thomas
Downs, William Pfaender, J. r. Full
er, j. H. Johnston. The association
will hold annual reunions in connec-.
ton with the regimental reunions af.
ter this year. rs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
Broke His Neck.

Minneapolis, March Is. = Gus w.
Oster of Dassel, Mimi, lies at the
county morgue dead. He was found
this morning in the rear of POI Wash
ington avenue south. He was frozen
stiff and his neck was broken. Last
night in the early part of the evening
he was playing pool in Eric Lind's
place, on Washington, between Third
and Fourth avenues. He was intoxi-
Gated. He left quite late and no one
is supposed to have seen him until he
was found this morning. From the
position Of the body, Oster must have
attempted to go up the back stairs and
fallen backward, breaking his neck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
OWING TO ILL HEALTH
H. Kelly Makes a Voluntary

sS ASS1S nment. 555t,
st. Paul, March Up. III. Kelly is
seriously i'll at his rooms in the Mer-,
chants hotel. He has long been a
sufferer from asthma, and a cold
which he recently contracted aggra-
waited the trouble, and is attended with
symptoms of pneumonia, which have
increased, and he is now in a most
critical condition. All access to him
has been forbidden by his physician,
Dr.. Charles q. Smith, and even the
secretary Of the p. III. Kelly Mercan-
tile company was refused admission to
see him yesterday.
:. In view of the extensive business Of
his concern, in connection with his
serious illness, Mr.. Kelly concluded to
make a voluntary assignment in order
to wind up his business by putting it
in charge Of competent and trusty
friends, instead Of having the admins
tration of his estate drag along for
several years in the probate court.
Accordingly, on Saturday, while
scarcely able to hold pen, he made a
voluntary assignment Of his Individual
property to John T.. Meagher of Man
kato, which will be followed to-day by
the assignment. for the same reason.
of the Kelly Mercantile company, in
which he has a controlling interest. It
is believed that w. 3. Jordan Of Miles
City, Mont, will be selected as as
slgnee for the company. 1t is crafty
ing to be informed that the assets,
both of the firm and Mr.. Kelly, are
largely in excess Of the liabilities. The
credit of the mercantile company is
most excellent, having rating in
commercial records Of $500OOo, A 1.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
Rig sleeves Going out.

Sleeves this spring are to be clos
fitting, to our great delight, with sim
ply small puff at the shoulder to !.
cause the transition from pufhness to
fairness to appear less abrupt. Every
one rejo1ces over the proposed change
except the very scrawny women, who
adored the fashions that gave them
apparent bulk. Also our skirts are to
be much narrower Instead of the
denominations known as godets. our
skirts are to be slightely shirred or
plated at the back and sides and per-
fectly fiat in front, which will relieve
US of the tremendous weight Of ma
terial, lining and interlining we have
to carry about at present, if we OBJ
serve the current fashions and do not,
in revolt at. their inconvenience, plunge
;recllessly into bicycling suits, as MANY
women in Paris have done. Alpaca
of every shade and color is to be the
fayorite spring material, and wild and
wonderful combinations of this once
sdespised stuff are being made to glad
den our eyes and empty our purses =
little later on.-Paris Letter,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
KEPT OUT Of JAIL.
Authorities Afraid of an Action fo
---- False Imprisonment

Auth orities Afraid of an Action for
... False imprisonment. ..-a
Madison, Wis, March 1S-Wniic con-
victed Of misdemeanor, Mark H. Bar
mum has SO far been unable to break
into the Richland county Jail. News
reached here to-day that he presented
himself there Saturday night to- begin
his sentence, but was refused admit
lance because the supreme court has
not certified back the record of the
Richland county circuit court affirming
his sentence, and the Richland county
jailer refuses to receive Barnum as a
guest until he receives an order to do
so. Meanwhile Barnum demands that
he be allowed to begin his sentence,
and to-day the Richland county au-
thorities consulted Madison attorneys
as to whether they can permit such a
step. They are afraid suits for false
imprisonment may follow should they
take Barnum as a prisoner without the
usual fOrmalitieS,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
a LETTER RIFLER.
sWinonn ind ST. Peter Postal Ole
81 I'm srUr.nm I, II q 81 is5

In Trouble I
4. Winona, Mimi, March Is. John
1lScher, young man who has been
|Weil and favorablY known, is now i'll
jan, having been arrested at the post
once here to-day. 1t appears that for
some time articles have been missing
from the mails. Not only were let
ters opened, but even fourth-cla mail
was missed and never found. Sus-
piclon conferred upon a certain mail
clerk, the aforementioned Fischer.
anu two government officials, "A. D..
WOOD and j.. A. Ferril, have been
working on the case for some time.
Inc climax was reached yesterday and
the thief detected by the use Of decoE
letters. Five decoys were sent; two
from New Ulm, one from Mankato,
one from Waseca and one from Owa-
lonna. Seyenty-dve cents, half-dol-
lar and quarter, were taken from the
one sent from New UIrn, and the
amount replaced with stamps, which,
It is said, Fisher afterward confessed
lie stole. The Mankato letter was
opened and nickel and a dime taken
and their place filled with stamps also,
All the coins had been previously
marked so that they could afterward
De easily identified. Upon arrival in
this city from his mail run on the
Wlnona & st. Peter division Of the
Northwestern, he went to the post
Office. Here he was Immediately
bounced upon. It did not take the Of
hcers long to get confession out Of
MIN and find the marked coins upon
his person. Fisher was then taken to
Jail RI
FISCHER has been a railway postal
clerk since August, 1890. Before that
time for three years he was assistant
mailing clerk at the postoffice in this
city. He had 4 name for dishonesty
even then among the higher officials Of
the office, who knew he had taken
stamps, but had not prosecuted him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
British Steamer Lost

London, March IS. - The British
steamer Matadi, which sailed from
Sierra Leon on Feb. 5, has been total
ly destroyed at Bona by an explosion
of gunpowder. Some of her passengers
and crew were saved, but many are
missing.
twenty-five of the Matadi's crew,
two passengers and sixteen native la
borers were killed Sixteen of the
crew escaped without serious injury.
The Matadi had on board ten tons Of
gunpowder, a quantity which suf-
ticiently accounts for the disastrous eff
fects of the explosion. The mails and
the specie which were on board were
saved. The victims of the accident
were asleep at the time of the dis
aster. The officers Of the steamer
escaped. - ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19

was unable to give the young fell
lows any assistance, and the business
was too much out of my line to make
my advice profta BILE to them, but thew
were nice young fellows, and often
dropped in to have a chat. under
stood, as time went on, that their bus
mess was not prospecting, and that
they found it difficult to interest cap
ltalists in their scheme Capital is mo-
toriously timid, and when there is q
chance of litigation between two coun-
tries the natural timidity of capital
seems largely increased.
One day there dropped I'm on me
man with note book. He was 8 very
suave person with gentle and insinu-
ntlng manners, and he wanted some
particulars about the three young men.
1 asked him if they had given me a
reference, and he said they had not.
but he knew they called upon me occa-
slonally and he hoped would tell him
all y knew about them. said that the
three young men We're strangers to
me, had brought no letters of introduc-
lion, and I could not youch for them
IN any way. | then asked my visitor
to tell me, it he would be so good
what he wanted to find out. He said
that he was perhaps in the way Of
doing business with them and was
anxious to discover whether their rec
ord was good or not.
suspected my caller Of belonging to
Scotland Yard or the detective arm Of
the British government, and when one
Of the young men called next day. I
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
MILITIA IN CHARGE.
KENTUCKl'S LEGISLATURE WILL
END In A BLAZE OF GLORY.
Gov. Bradley Calls out the Militia
to Preserve Order at the Capitol
and the Soldiers Have Possession
of the Grounds-Only One Day
More in Which to Elect Senator
Blaclburn's Successor.

frankfort, Ky, March 1S.-To-day's
sensation in the senatorial contest
mashed in the pan. Bitter talk and a
trultless ballot tell the story, and these
features have been present every day
since the fight began. The scenes.
however. had q different setting, and
to the dramatis personae We're added
about 500 blue coats from Louisville,
Lexington and Frankfort. The salu-
tory effect of this military display
does not appear on the surface because
the reason for it's presence was appre-
henslon and not the existence Of yio-
lence. Three companies of the state
guard took up their position on the
state house grounds this morning and
the Kentucky legislators filed through
picket lines to their meeting places in
the capitol. The presence of this
armed force was the subject of numer-
Gus resolutions and acrimonious de-
bate in both houses before and after
the joint session.
The senate by 4 strict party vote
adopted a resolution reciting the ac-
ton of Gov. Bradley in calling out the
militia, which was declared to be
without warrant of law necessity or
justification" and appointing a COM
mittee headed by Senator Goebel to
inquire into such contempt and
breach of privilege" and to report to
the senate for final action. This was
adopted as substitute for resolll-
ton offered by Senator Bronston, vio-
lently denouncing Gov. Bradley and
declaring the purpose of the senate
to suspend all legislation while the
military guard remained in possession
of the capitol. The house got into Il
tanglc over number Of resolutions
Offered by both sides, all of which
were finally withdrawn
At the joint session one ballot for
United States senator was taken to
fulfill legal requirements after the
Democrats and Populist Poor had
broken quorum by refusing to re-
spond to roll call. Another ballot will
be taken tomorrow. Adjt. Collier an
nounceS that the militia will remain
on duty until the Legislature adjourns
tomorrow.
There was not standing room in the
court house when the Indignation
meeting was called to order to protest
against the action Of Gov Bradley in
calling out the troops. Mayor Julian
called the meeting to order and made
a speech in which he told of his con-
ference with Gov. Bradley in which he
had assured the executive that he
would give ample protection, and char
acteriZed the governors action in Or
dering out troops as highly partisan
and unbecoming a governor. Speeches
were made by others denouncing the
action of Gov Bradley in severe terms
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
Can't Find a Witness.

Minneapolis, March 1S.-The case Of
William H. Hauber of Brooklyn,
charged with incest, was the first one
called this morning, Mr.. Nye asking
for a continuance over the term. The
principal witness is still missing MI.
Nye had made every effort to locate
her and wanted till the first of next
term to find her. It was ultimately
continued with the understanding that
if she was not found the case should
be dismissed. ~.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
No Delay for Prydc.

Brainerd, Mimi, March 1S.-Leon Ii.
Lum made 4 motion before Judge
Holland this morning in behalf of John
Pryde, on whom the death sentence
has been passed, for the allowance Of
a. bill of exceptions to go to the ST.
preme court on the question as to
whether previous good character and
a plea of guilty can be taken into con-
sideration as exceptional circum-
stances. The motion was denied.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19

lie was q Suave PERSON..
considerable about the law on both
sides of the Atlantic, and we have
been doing nothing Illegal
The young man left and that was the
last ever saw of the Chicago trio
About a week later the suave gentle
man came in again with a smile on
his face.
''Well," he said, s'our birds have
flown to Chicago" pronouncinc the
latter word with the middle syllable
as if it were spelled ''keg.' -.
"Oh, have they?" I asked; 'sI didn't
know. I haven't seen any of them for
q week."
"Yes,' he continued, ''they took the
hint you gave them, and concluded
they would be safer on the other side.
OF course you told them that I had
been here?
Il told one of them. that you had
been here
'"That was why I came We don't
want to have any trouble with these
young fellows, and !. think they will
enjoy themselves better on the other
side of the ocean,
What haye they been doing?" I
asked. 'Their business seemed straight
enough They haven't been breaking
the law, have they?''
''Well, not exactly, and yet they have
been sailing rather close to the wind.
What did they tell you they were do
ing here?' a.z
'They said they wanted to get up
capital to tit out a fleet of ten small
sealing vessels to sail from British
Columbia
Exactly! Did they add that they
had no intention Of capturing any
seals?'
.:No. Why should they want to fit
out a sailing fleet if they caught moth.
ing?''
''Theig object replied the man,
"was not to catch, but to be caught.
Their vessels were to be fitted out for
no other purpose but to be caught and
brought in by the United States cruis-
ers; then when the case came to arbi-
tration, and when the United States
failed to win Gas probably they will
faiD, heavy suits for damages would
be brought against the United States
government by the nominal owners Of
these vessels. The three young men
were not to appear in any way in the
company, but they were to share in
whatever damages were to be extract
ed from the United States government.
They We're also to appear as the legal
advisers Of the nominal owners Of the
vessels in the United States courts, il
the matter went to the courts. This.
they claimed, would give them Ger
tain legal standing in Chicago, and
with the money they Were to have re-
ceived, the case might not after all
have turned out a bad speculation.
Their design came to the ear Of the
authorities over there, who were anx-
ious that nothing should be done to
complicate matters. There Were hard
ly sufficient grounds to justify the ar
rest of the young men, and if they had
been arrested there would probably
have been an cutlery on the other side,
that innocent young men were being
tyrannized over by the brutal British
er. However, they seemed to know
very well that they We're not in legiti-
mate business. and / was very glad
they took their departure as quietly
as they did,
I intended to give still another in
stance of 4 gigantic scheme for making
q fortune, but to that shall devote a
separate article next week.-D etroit
Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-19
CANCELLED BY LAMOREUx
The Land Office Disallovs t.

The Land Office Disa1lows the
States Claim to Big Tracts.
st. Paul. March 15.-Information has
been received from the register of the
land office at Washington that Com
missioner Lamoreux has Cancelled the
claim of the state to 351 Indian allot-
ments and to other tracts aggregating
1920 acres on the Fond du Lac reser-
walton, in Carlton and st. Louis coun-
ties. The decision involves the same
questions relating to the Red Lake res
ervations at the time of the passage
of the swamp land act. 1t is expected
that Attorney General Childs will APP
peal from the decision Of the commits
Sioner.