The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
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IdnIS OF winch are eStlmated to number
nearly 5000, mostly Arabs.
l. Otherwise.
The postoffice at McCloud, Custer
county, s.. D., has been discontinued
The building Of roofs over railroad
cuts is an experiment the Northern
Pacific may try as a prevention OF
blockades.
The fourth annual exhibit of the Up
per Peninsula Poultry association has
been held at Marquette, Mich, with an
unusually large number Of entries.
9. b. Wilson has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent of the
Wisconsin Central lines, the appoint
ment to become effective Feb. /.
The place for holding the ninth an
nual Scotch-Irish congress has not vet
been decided upon, but Detroit will
probably be chosen.
Receiver CoWen, Of the Baltimore &
Ohio, announces that 100000 interest,
due Feb. 1 on the bonds Of the COM
pany, will be paid.
The Upland bank, located at Upland
ten miles from Marion, Ind, has gone
out of business. It's officials announce
that it will pay depositors' in full
The POttsdam, n. Y, National bank,
with capital stock Of $25O,OOO, was
closed by a national bank examiner
to-day.
The depot of the Ahnapee & West
ern, at Sturgeon Bay, Wis, was
burned. A large amount Of freight
and express matter was lost. sa
Nv,
Berlin, is being prosecuted for lese
majestic, in an article on the .'undiplo-
matte new years reception" in which
his majesty was ridiculed.
The Bank of the Nation at Buenos
Ayres has resolved to grant facilities
to distressed farmers who ask credit
until they can recover from the loss
OF their crops.
The tWenty-second national conven-
ton Of the Railway Mail Service Be:
nevolent association will be held in
San Francisco during the week of
March Is. 80
Homer III. Johnson has been appoint
ed receiver for the Vulcan Brass Com
pany of Cleveland, Ohio. The assets
of the company are placed at $4,000
and liabilities at $4,000.
The Delaware constitutional con
ventiOn by an almost unanimous vote
has recommended that the power OF
t granting divorces be taken from the
legislature. -
Colorado college of Colorado Springs
received from DR.. D. X. Parson of
! Chicago a check for $4,000, which
| completes the additional endowment
fund of 100000.
An ice bridge has formed at Niagara
! falls, reaching from the falls to the
! suspension bridge. The ice formation
| in the park and on the island is beau
tiful
| at HOlton, Kan, that Isaac Lane, a
| years old, destitute and alone. The
jury found him incapable of taking
care Of himself.
United States District Judge Foster
| at Topeka, Kan, has granted a writ
! to compel the Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany to make it's annual report to the
Interstate commerce commission. The
| report was due last June.
In accordance with Instructions form
ulated by the directors Of the Ameri-
can Peace society, an expression in re
gard to the pending treaty of arbitra-
ton has been proposed and has been
forwarded to the president, secretary
| Of state and the senate.
| The glove contest bill introduced in
the Nevada legislature to permit the
fight between Corbett and Fitzsim.
mons to take place in Nevada, passed
the asse. nbly to-day by vote Of 20 ia
g., the license being increased to ST.
900. s
| Some of the farmers Of the West and
Northwest who desire to encourage the
| production Of flax and hemp want a
duty imposed on sisil and manila, but
others protest that such duty will re.
suit in an increase in the cost Of bind.
ing Irvine.
After a heated discussion in the New
York assembly, the Lexow resolution
calling for the appointment Of joint
committee to investigate the subject of
/ trusts and report remedial legislation
1 before March next, was passed by q
/ vote Of 80 to "a.
Jeanette, the Oldest elephant in the
country, died at Wallace's circus quar-
ters at Peru, Ind. She was the only
female African elephant in captivity
j She was brought over more than sew.
enty-fve years ago, and has been
with many circuses.
Miss Lillian Templeton Of Brooklyn
is dead, as the result Of taking pre-
scription of a friend who meant tc
cure her. Miss Templeton had beer
suffering from a cold. A friend gave
her a prescription which called fol
equal parts of spirits Of camphor, pep
i permint laudanum and balsam Of FIR.
The twenty-second annual session OF
marine engineers has adjourned at
New York. The officers Of the associa-
ton are confident that the caucus work
done during the meeting will bear fruit
4 in legislation important to engineers
and their assistants throughout the
country.
Grace Jennings, who is known Oh
the stage as Grace Vaughn and mem
Der Of the Bunch of Keys e company
was granted a divorce at Chicago on
the grounds Of desertion. Her husband
was Andrew Jennings, son Of IA. s.
Jennings, man Of wealth and emf.
hence.