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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
STATE OF THE FLOOD.
More Lives Reported Lost-Troublee
With the Levees Continues.

More Lives Reported LOst-TrOublc
With the Levees Continues.
Memphis, March 23.-The river con
tinues to fall slowly. at Memphis, Lut
the decline is due to the breaks in the
5leyee at Caruthersville. Mo-, and Sans
Souci, Ark. The railroad situation
shows q decided improvement and
traffic on most of the lines has been
resumed. Two negroes are reported to
have. been drowned at Horn Lake, y
few miles south of here. The fact that
the rise continues at Cairo end other
points not affected by the Caruthers-
vile break is sufficient basis for the
conclusion that the present slight
drop here is not indicative that the
beginning of the end Of the flood is at
hand At Carroll Arkansas City,
Greenyille and Vicksburg there has
been a steady rise since Saturday
morning and the river is Far above the
danger line. The members of the local
relief cen have more than they
can do in lork of distributing ra-
tilons. and PFC yiding quarters for refu-
gees. 1t HIS been for necessary to
telegraph t. the seer ,'y Of war ask
ing for enough TEN accommodate.
1000 people. Secret'ry Alger prompt
" acceded to the request. The NUM-
Der Of refugees has increased so great
/ ly that the relief committee find them
selves entirely unable to afford suita-
j ble quarters. s5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

DRY or was deliberately mendacious. The
majority of those who talked with the.
man are inclined to the latter opinion
To Judge Nethaway he said that he was
thirty-tWo years of age and had had no
settled place of abode since he was four
teen. He denied that he was ever mar
RED Alton, ILL.,, he claimed as his
native city. When he last heard from
his people, who, during the afternoon he
was so certain were alive, he was in
Brazil. That was eight years ago. Judga
Netkaway learned
The Real Name OF the Murderer,
and says that he is authorized to disclose.
it in case any inquiry is made by the dead
mans relatives. The name is not Irish,
as was at first stated by Nelly. At the
last moment the Saltwater attorney was
greatly relieved to find that the con-.
demned man would accept the consolation
of religion. Rev. Nelson, the Franconia
missionary, entered the cell and without
attempting to dissuade Kelly from the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
SUGAR TRUST WINS.
ArbucISle Bros Application for a.
Receiver Is Rcfused

$ArbuclSle Bros Application for q
Receiver Is Refused.
Il Toledo. Ohio, March 233.-Ihe long
expected decision Of Judge Morris, Of
the common pleas court, in the suit Of
Arbuckle Bros against the Sugar
Trust, was delivered this morning.
and is in favor Of the latter The suit
was brought by Thomas ]. Kuhn and
the Arbuckles, owners of a minority Of
the stock Of the Woolson Spice com
pany of this city, against the Woolson
Spice company, and the leading stock
holders in the American Sugar Rein
ing company, for the appointment Of a
receiver for the Woolson company. the
majority of whose stock had been
bought by the Havemeyers, Of the
Sugar Trust. The plaintiffs declared
the Sugar Trust purchased this stock
to injure Arbuckle Bros, and to COM
pei them from going into the sugar re-
timing business; that the business is
being run alta loss, and, therefore, the
protection Of the interests Of the mi
nority stockholders require that a per-
petual injunction be made against the
Woolsons selling coffee at a loss, and
that receiver be appointed to conduct
the business
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

that he has spent little time lin prison
His was the wild, reckless life Of a West
ern adventurer, gambler, camp follower
and generally INSCRIPTIONS frontiersman
He was never much Of drinker. Three
years of that sort of a life killed what
little moral sensibility he had ever pos
ssessed and made him a bold and desper-
ate criminal.
u Such was the man that to-day sat
awaiting the hour of his execution.
Slightly nervous, yet self-possessed to
quite a remarkable degree, he sat and
talked the hour through with those whom
business or curiosity urged to visit his
cell. All Of the arrangements for the
execution were completed early. Sheriff
"A. c.: Anderson $superintended the work
sof testing the rope and scaffold. Deputy
Sheriffs Martin Vaughan, r. r.. Sevey, j.
A. L.. Thorsell and p. G. Sansen were APP
pointed for the death watch,
report was received here this after
noon that Arthur Johnson had been ar
rested near Ghillicothe, Mo-, by officers
who presumed that he had escaped from
Minnesota prison. He is said to be
wanted there, however, on counts that
are now several years old. Johnson for
merly lived at Chillicothe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

George Kelly had long ceased to hope
for respite when his last day on earth
daWned. He had retired early and with
the exception Of a few minutes at mid
night, his sleep was unbroken. AT 6
O'Clock this morning he was at his, toilet,
which was simple enough to require only,
q basin of water, rough towel and a
comb. He had a CHEEKY good morning
for all Of the deputies and discussed vari-
Gus topics with them until his breakfast
was ready The first caller was Rev. A.
Nelson, who has mission at Franconia,
five miles from this place. Kelly received
him courteously. During the converse
ton which followed the condemned man
said that he was of Irish parentage and
had been brought up in the Catholic
faith. For three years, however, he had
not attended church. All that the mis-
sionary said Kelly listened to. but gave
no sign that he was receiving spiritual
encouragement. He asked, however that
Rev Nelson return in the evening.
| There were comparatively few callers
during the day. All who did come We're
kindly received by the prisoner. He did
not appear to Rbe gladdened by their
presence, nor did he show the slightest
!; irritation when the calls became unduly
prolonged. He seemed to feel that he
owed it to himself to be civil to all.
There was none of that sang froid in
his conduct so often displayed & by men
Beyond the pale of earthly hope. He was
merely, calm. Seldom did his voice be-
tray tremor.. At abouts4 O'Clock in the
afternoon Rev. T.. M. Eckman, pastor of
the Lutheran church of Center City,
called at the Jail and was shown upstairs
to the cell where Kelly was confined;
the only one in the building. The pris-
oner answered all questions put to him
but did not volunteer any information
about himself or theSss state of his mind.
. He gave the minister little, if any, en-
couragement and seemed disposed to lie
as he had lived. .4sss3
ST KeIly's Life History.
Kelly was seen by a Pioneer Press man
just as his supper was broug ht up I to him
in a small market basket. 1t was a plain
but ample meal and he did it justice.
While eating he talked freely upon all
subjects except his identity. He was
quick to detect any maneuver on the part
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

/ of the newspaper man to aid in the solu-
ton of the mystery. Such questions sas
came under the ban were met with silence
or calm refusal to answer. He admitted
that he was SoutI1erner; that his father
was a native of Nova Scotia and his
mother of Virginia. :
'.Up to three years ago I led an honora-
BILE and upright life, said Kelly. Il was
married. but had no children. worked
atsmy trade of brick and tile laying and
was fairly well to do. Trouble came to
me first through the interference in my
domestic affairs Of an aunt who lived in
the same town. Once dissension was bred
in the family, life became a burden and I
separated from my wife and wandered
away Ss 81 535s
The man said that he had reason to be-
.lieve, although he had not communicate ted
with his relatives for nearly three years,
that his wife, father and mother were
living. That they were in ignorance of
his fate was certain and the belief gave
the man the greatest comfort. Kelly ems
phatically repudiated all alleged confess
sions He said that he wished thunder
stood that his testimony was the truth;
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
The Crime.

The murder of Edward Paul and Jacob Hayes
occurred early in the morning OF Saturday,
June 20, 1896. It was known, and still is for
created the greatest excitement. Paul and
Hayes were shot and killed by tramps who
were attempting to hold up and rob Or. Burn.
side Foster of st. Paul & It was just before i
O'Clock in the morning. Dr. Foster had alighted
from the St. Paul & Duluth train, which arr
rived at Wyoming at 12:4O o. clock, and had
crossed over to a small restaurant where the.
young men were sleeping. The tramps, wait
ing near the depot for train to take them out
of the town. saw him cross to the. restaurant
and hurriedly devised a: scheme for holding
him up Paul and Hayes had been aroused by
the repeated knocks Of the doctor and had adj
mitted him to the restaurant when the tramps
bandana handkerchiefs. At the first cry Of
Foster, himself, obeyed The thieves proceeded
to their work. They had relieved the doctor of
part of his valuables when he turned suddenly
upon them with q heavy fatirons and cried to
Paul and Hayes to assist him in the defense.
The tramps at once began to shoot. Paul and.
Hayes were shot dead and DR.. Foster was
dubbed until he was unconscious.
q The whole country was aroused by the. crime
Posses secured the country for the assassiEs.
County Attorney Gottrey, issued a proclama-
ton Offering $500 reward for the capture of the
nlurderers Many suspects Were held ., but e, It.
the right men were run to earth. They were
car tured near North Branch. They were sur
rounded in a swamp and fired upon by the
the i, hold-up was shot and Instantly
killed. THAT was Robert Wilson, whose early
other member. was seriously wounded. He
was subsequently tried at Center City and at
Red Wing, once on. the charge of numbering
he was acquitted both times. Kelly was con-
sVicted at Center City before Judge r. NJ. Cros-
&by. He was sentenced to be hanged and the
governor signed the death warrant fixing the
time Of execution as this morning before sum
rise. as 2ss ls IA ss 80 III
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

too easy. The answer was a positive
negative. aE
g was glad tc see him acquitted. Z said
the prisoner 81 ri
Could he not have saved you il he had
Wished was asked, s5t
It think very likely he could b
gu blame him for not doing SO, Them
Not sat all. He was prevented from
testifying in my behalf :, ~ n n, 3Ss
no prevented him ?''sss
8 sssssI III d d. 4,
Kelly was asked what Influenced him
to suchsa course when he must have felt
that ohnson was equally guilty with
him. He admitted that he did feel that the
young Missourian was i'm fact just as
guilty as he, but there was compact
between them that they would not testify
against each other, and that it had been
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
BEER is BOYCOTTED.

Declaration of Wcr Issued Against,
the Chicago Breyverfes.
Chicago, March 23-War against Chi
cago beer has been declared by the
Chicago federation of labor A gil
gantic boycott, in which all organized
labor was urged to unite, was
launched against the product of ALI
breWeries that are members Of the Chi
cago Brewers association, and will
take effect April /. Grievances Of
Coopers' Union No. 1 against the local
brewers precipitated the action OF the
federation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

stand he had taken requested that on the
scaffold he repeat the Lords prayer. This
Kelly consented to do
It was 1916 when everything was de-
clared to be in readiness for the execu-
ton. The few who were to witness the,
execution occupied positions of vantage
on the scaffold and in the window and
lower door of the court house. At 1851
o clock the procession started from the
cell room. Kelly had washed, put on the
new suit of black presented him by the
sheriff and actually seemed impatient at
the delay. Deputies Sevey, Vaughan and
Sansen, followed by Sheriff Anderson and
Rev. Nelson on either side of the pris-
Eoner, advanced from the cell and made
their way slowly down the stairs and out
into the shed. The movements of the
man was in1peded by the long robe he
wore, but as far as could be seen he was
not weak.
once upon the scaffold the work Of the
night was quickly accomplished. Kelly
knew the programme and carried out his
part without delay. He knelt upon the
trap and intimated by a look that he was
ready for the minister to Begin The
Lords prayer was slowly repeated.
! Neither the voice of Rev. Nelson nor the
responses of the murderer could be heard
a half dozen PAGES off. At times the near
lest persons could barely catch the words.
When the prayer had been finished KEW
81 WY repeated, May the Lord have
mercy on my SOUL
His Last Word.
When he had risen from his knees
Sheriff Anderson asked Kelly if he had
anything he would like ia sax, ser IL, -,
this world without a hard feeling against
anybody. That is ALL e.
His legs were strapped and the moose
slipped over his head. It was changed
once, bringing the knot on the left in
stead of the right side. Before the laemp
had been fully adjusted Kelly asked that
It be drawn tighter. The cap was put on
and George Kelly's last view of mortal
things was over.
The signal was given and the lever
quickly thrown. In the deep shade under
the scaffold no movement Of the BODY
could be caught. Coroner Erickson. Dr.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
WILL PROVE FUTILE.
The BlOckading of Crete Will Ac-
cOmplish Nothing

The BlOckading of Crete Will Acc
cOmplish Nothing.
Constantinople March 3d. The epin-s
ion prevails here that the blockade OF
the Island of Crete by the fleets Of the,
foreign powers which commenced yes
( t g will be a useless proceeding as
Col. Nassos, commander Of the Greek
army OF occupation, is well supplied
with provisions. 1t is now thought
\ that the best means to accomplish The.
withdrawal Of the Greek troops from
Crete would be to Withdraw the Turk
ish troops.
Athens, March 81 3.--,Fle government
has issued an order directing all citi-
zens Of the age of tLirty-tWo or up
ward to inscribe their names on tie,
militia rolls. A Turkish officer and
eight soldiers have been wounded by
the bursting of cannon in the turk
ish camp at Elassona
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
NORTHERN PACIFIC MORTGAGES.
Being Cancelled to Garry Out ths
RcOrSaniZatiOn.

Being Cancelled to Carry Out the
Reorganization.
Milwaukee, March % Judge j enk-S
ing directed Special Master Carey to-
cancel $G,726,O0O of the consolidated
mortgage bonds Of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company owned by the
new company After the bonds are
Cancelled they are to be redelivered to
the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany The consolidated bonds were
among the liabilities for the security
of which the Northern Pacific company
pledged its property that passed in the.
sale as the second parcel q The. new.
company, however, expressly valves
its share and interest under the bonds
in the 50. O0O,0 for which the second
parcel sold n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

Soderlund OF Marine and DR. w d. Kelly
OF st. Paul watched for signs OF life. The
nulse was very strong. The body was
cut down and placed In coffin for
burial. The interment will be in the pot
ter's field in the town of Sunshine as
soon after daybreak as possible.
X Among those present at the execution
were: Sheriffs w agener, Ramsey county
Smith, Washington county; Lund quist,
Goodhue; Mausten, Aiken; Hakison,
Isanti; Deputies Dahl, Allen and Robert,
st. Paul; ex-Sherin Chapel and Georg;,
Irish.
KELLY,s last DAY.
The Murderer Steadily Refuses to
II Reveal His Identity.
& Center City, Mimi, Special, Ma1ch %.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
REAR-END COLLISION

Passenger Train Crushes Into a.
Freight and Injuries Three Men.
4 Green River, WyO, March 23.-The
east-bound Union Pacific passenger
train crashed into the rear end Of a..
freight, injuring three men. George.
Siler, Louis Houseman, Jim yNakely
and a number Of others, returning
from the prize fight at Carson were on
board the passenger train. All were:
shaken up but none injured. It was at
this point in 1873 or 1874 that John G..
Heenan, then on his way home with
consumption, died
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
WATER IN CANADA.
Floods Do Great Damage Through-
.eEstZ -. 60 ont the PHoyinHas - 80 Il..

Toronto, Ont, March 23.-Stories Of
floods throughout the province are
coming in. One fatality occurred
when a boy named Little Of Weston
was swept away by the Humber river
and drowned. At Brantford the Grand
river overfiowed its banks and many
houses We're 50 deeply flooded that the
occupants had to leave in boats. At
{ Glen Williams, the street was a rag
ing torrent and people had to leave
their homes and take refuge on the
highlands. where they camped all
night. In the Eastern part of the
province several railway wash-outs
have occurred, delaying trains.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

1t sometimes happens that while
men Of great wealth are being de-
nounced as plutocratic enemies Of the
masses" of the people, some large
hearted plutocrat at that very time is
engaged in maturing plan to put a
million dollars or more at the service
of the poor. These are condolences,
mot replies to indiscriminate charges.
The most recent instance is that at
forded by Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan's
million-dollar gift to charity
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

One of the wisest of ancient philoso-
piers said that he knew only one
thing, and that was that he knew moth
ing. The writer's of the inevitable
cabinet gossip that helps to fill the
newspapers for nearly four months
afterna Presidential election, manage
to demonstrate conclusively that they
know everything except the one thing
that this wise old Greek happened to
know.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
GERMANS APPLAUD.
kaiser Welhe1m Doing Homer to His.
Grandfather's Memory

Kaiser We1he1m Doing Homer to His.
Grandfather's Memory.
Berlin, March %. The. ceremonies
attending the celebration Of the cen
tenary Of the birth of Emperor Will
lam l., grandfather Of the present en-
peror, which began yesterday, contin-
sued to-day, commencing with an early
visit of the emperor and empress to,
the mausoleum of William I. Thou
sands of people lined the Fest Strasse,.
which was brilliantly decorated from.
the castle to 1.-THE Brandenburg gate.
Their majesties received the ovation
all along the route.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
SIX DEAD BODIES.

Some More Of the st. Nazaierc Peo-
pie Accounted For.
New York, March pa boat of the
st. Nazaiere was picked up by the
steamer Creole which arrived from.
New Orleans. Six dead bodies We're
in the boat. No one alive was in it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

sacredly adhered to.
b" Johnson got OFF, exclaimed Kelly
That is all right. II have no complaint to
make. Let him enjoy his liberty
DO you feel that SO long as Johnson
lives your family will remain IN ignorance
ofyour fate?''
s#"Certainly. He does not know who I
am. Wilson did, but dead men tell no
tales 3s 845
Career as an Adventures.
During the last few days. j.. H. Huber,
editor of the North Branch Review, has
been in constant attendance upon Kelly
From the conversations held by the two
men meagre history of the murderer
may be CLEANED. Following his quarrel
and departure from home he entered upon
a nomadic life and travelled extensively
but in a desultory manner, through the
East and Southwest. He occasionally
worked at his trade, but oftener made his
living by dealing faro and very probably
much more preGarious means than that.
That he has been a party to many crimes
cannot be doubted, but it is also likely
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

How contemplate is the miserable
man who, by smooth tongue and slick
ways, gets worthy people into his
clutches to be bunkoed, robbed or
murdered! Conspicuous in his class
Just now is Butler, the Australian null
ti-murderer, who was recently captured
In San Francisco on board the Swan
hilda. While on the vessel he was
known in sailor parlance as an "angel
sailor He used no bad language and
objected to any coarse or profane ex-
pressions being used by his shipmates.
One day at mess, when a sailor rudely
snatched a piece of bread from the
hand Of another, Butler, who valued
human life as cheaply as that Of a gnat,
was so outraged at this breach of table
etiquette that, after glazing angrily at
the offender, he remarked that he had
once killed negro in West Australia
for a less offense than that Alto
gether this man, who lured his victims
to the mountains and made them dig
their own graves, was much too nice
to associate with the herd Of common
sailors he shipped with. Beware of con-
fdence menmen who have spells Of
being too good. They are usually after
either your money or your life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
NO PICTURE FIGHT.
The w. G. IT. u. Aims Blow at TIL
X In eft OScOna $500

The w. G. IT. u. Aims Blow at the
kfnetOscOpe.
Chicago. March 233..---A Knockout for.
pugilism in America is the purpose Of
a blow aimed by the w. 9. e. III. No
less a man than the president of the
United States is to administer the
punishment. President Mel inley is to-
have the aid of congress and of the
governor and legislature of every
state in tie union. That at least is the
intention Of the national officers and
members OF the w. g. T. {. An APP,
peal was forwarded signed by Miss
Willard and others to the president
and to all the governors requesting
laws against kinet oscope exhibitions Of
the late light.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
ANOTHER RELEASED.
Only. Eight Or Ten Ann erican Prison,
ers In Cuba Left.

Only Eight or Ten American Prison
ers In Cuba Left.
Washington, March 90 Another
American citizen who has been held
under arrest in Cuba has been re-
leased. He is Francis Caszanas, ar
rested at Sagha, Feb. 10. The arrest
was denounced by Consul General Lee
as a great outrage, whereupon the
state department. began at once to
move in behalf Of the man, with the
result that he was set at liberty The
number of Americans now under ar
rest in Cuba awaiting trial is reduced.
to eight or ten, and these include the
Competitor prisoners.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

1t is stated that the number of per-
sons killed in the United States last
year by overhead wires was greater
than the number killed by railways.
They are called live wires, but they
mean death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

We hear, from time to time, criti-
cism of missionaries which is at once
sweeping and slanderous. On the 9TH
er hand, official testimony to their.
worth and work is abundant The sec
rotary Of state for India bears witness
in this strong way: The government
Of India cannot but acknowledge the
great obligation under which it is laid
by the benevolent exertions made by
missionaries, whose blameless exam
pie and self-denying labors are infus-
ing new vigor into the stereotyped life
Of the great population placed under
English rule"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25

a musical bicycle has appeared in
England. The motion of the vehicle
grinds out the tunes, and the wheel
man whirls along to the strains of live
ly harmony. Nice, isn't it?