The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-08
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The tobacco directors have declared
per cent dividends on the preferred
and per cent on the common stock.
The official welcome Of Cincinnati
and its commercial bodies was extend
ed to the pan-American tourists.
The managers of the Newberry,
Mich., state prison have let contracts
for additions to Lysette & Gray of
Sault for $751; 1868.
Maj. A. j. G. Wrench, of the Royal
Welsh Fusileers, was married at the
Scotch church, at London, to Miss
Alys Theodore Briggs of Cincinnati.
COL +. B. Mussey, the we'll known
Washington correspondent, is dead at
Middlebury. VT, of Bright's disease
lie was tifty-one years Of age and had
been i'll for some time.
Emile D. Nustadt, senior member of
Nunstadt e Co., formerly one of the
most important flour commission hous.
es on the New York Produce exchange
died suddenly, aged fifty years.
The Western Writer'S association
held reception at the Winona hotel at
Eagle Lake, Ind. James WhitcOmb
Riley, John Clarke Ridpath, Eugene
Ware and others took part.
The directors Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne e Chicago Railroad company
met in New York and organized by
re-electing Charles Lanier president,
and John j. Haley secretary and treas
urcr.
Tie Pulitzer Publishing company has
resumed the management of the ST,
Louis Post-Dispatch Col. Charles II.
Jones having resigned as editor and
manager AND severed all connections
with the paper.
At Lincoln, Neb., District Judge
Holmes appointed S. a. D. Shilling re-
ceiver for the failed Merchants bank.
The bank suspended a month ago and
it was thought at that time a receiver
would not be necessary, but the stock
holders have disagreed.
Peter Maher was married at st.
Thomas church, Philadelphia, to Miss
Agnes Torpety. After the marriage
the couple left for New York, where
they will take the steamer Lucania
for an extended European tour.
j. A. Jordan of Hannibal, Mo-, was
made general manager of the CONSOLE
dated Green Bay & Western and Ke-
Waunee, Green Bay & Western rail
roads to succeed S. w. Campion,
whose resignation has been accepted.
Actors and actresses, playwrights
and theatrical managers attended the
funeral of William r. Hoey, "Old
Hoss," Which was held at his late res
idence at New York. The casket was
almost buried from view with floral
| tributes
The suspension of Harvey B. Rich
| u co. was announced on the stock ex-
| change, New York. Mr.. Rich has been
a member of the exchange since 1865.
1t is said at the office of the firm that
the liabilities are small; that there are
no open contracts and that they hope
to be able to resume business in few
days.
| Detectives raided the stock broker
age offices of Gerlick & Co., on the
twelfth floor of 30 Broad street, New
York, and made eight arrests. II. J.
Gerlick, the leading member of the
firm, was among those captured. In
the police court he and his companions
were charged with unlawfully gam
bling in stocks. - -- .f
The will of DR.. John p. Atwater was
filed in the surrogate court at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y. The estate is valued
at million dollars, mostly real estate
in Chicago. Yale college is to get a
lot of land in New Haven valued at
$4,000. The remainder of the proper
ty goes to the two children. liz
;. A report from Anderson, Ind, saws:
All tin plate works in the gas belt, par.
ticularly Elwood, Atlanta, Gas City
and Montpelier, have closed in all the
departments governed by the wage
scale. All skilled labor in the Union
| Window Glass factories was suspend
ed pending readjustment Of the wage
4 scale.
1 The Clan-Na-Ga guards Of Chicago
] have decided to test the new state law
i against uniformed and armed indie
i pendent societies. Major James j
Reilly and his men will turn out On
July % to participate in the unveiling
Of the Logan statue. A member Of an.
4 other independent military company
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