The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-18
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EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK In
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Warrington Talk.


lam Sinclair as steward Of the White
House, which place he held under the
preceding administration.
The navy department will call for
bids on 5000 tons of Harveyized steel
armor plate in a few days. The maxi
mum price allowed by law is $500 a.
ton.
Ellis Mills, United States consul gen
eral at Honolulu, has furnished the
state department. with the results of a
census Just taken in Hawaii, showing
"a total population Of 100 ,O2O. The Ha-5
waiians head the list, with 81, 019;; Jap
anese next, with "a ,4O7; Chinese third,
with q ,616 and the Portuguese fourth
with 10, 191.
People in Print.
Capt. Stephen d. HILBERT, retired
naval officer, is dead at Media, Pa
Ex-state Senator Whiteman Of Du-
luth is in trouble again, having been
arrested in New York on the charge OF.
defrauding a bank.
j.. Walter Blandford, who has been
private secretary to Secretary Olney,
has been selected to act in a similar
capacity for Attorney General McAen-
ma. Is
Ex-Judge James Bredin Of Pitsburg,
appointed to inquire into the matter OF
the contest of the late municipal cleo
ton, went before Judge Kennedy and
made a formal application for an order
to open the ballot boxes.
Richard T. Games, for nine years
manager Of the Helena. Mont, Office
| nf n,1n,e~ ic,S1 Of ON, %i17nnSS nf q
| few hours He was we'll and favora bly,
known throughout the state. He came
here from Nashville, Tenn. Is s5
Lawrence Hutton Of New York has
presented the new library of Princeton
university with his valuable collection
of death masks. This collection is the
most nearly complete and by far the
largest of it's kind in the world.
Mrs. Annie Besant will arrive in
New York early this month. She will
remain in America six months and
visit all the largest cities, lecturing on
theosophy and on some Of her expert
ences on her journey through India.
| whence she is now returning.
Lieut.. J. G.. Gilmore, Fourth artillery,
/ has been detailed as a temporary spe-
i cial aide to President Mckinley. The
young officer is thoroughly used to
! handling crowds, having acted as q
/ master of ceremonies at the White
house receptions and great functions
under the last administration.
Galen r. Hitt a noted criminal law.
I yer and an ex-nember of the state leg.
islature, was found in an unconscious
condition on the floor Of his room al
his residence at Albany, N. Y, and dice
i without having regained consciousness
The cause was apopleXy.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, the. well known
actress, is seriously i'll at the Shore
i ham hotel, Washington, with acute
laryngitis, brought on by the strain pu
upon her vocal chords as the heroine
Of David Belasco's ''The Heart Of
Maryland
Robert G. Blaine, a brother Of James
G.. Blaine, died in Washington. He wa:
sixty-fve years of age and leaves
3 widow and six children. Mr.. Blaine
has resided there for a number O
years. and for some time was EN-
u ployed in one Of the executive depart
8 mentS. tN
Henry f. Thurber. who is now il
Princeton, N. J., to which place he es
corted Mrs. Cleveland when she lef
z the White House Thursday, will go t
sumo active connection with the lay
firm of Dickinson & Thurber in tia
city. Mr. Thurber leaves behind hiI
in Washingto a well deserved reputa
ton for fairness in his dealings wit
all who have been brought in contac
with him at the White House.
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