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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
KILLED HIS CHILDREN.

cornell Admits That in a Drunken
Stupor He Did the Deed.
0 Oconomowoc, Wis, Dec. l.. - The
mystery which has shrouded the MUIR
der of the two children of Ernest Cor
nell and the cutting of Cornelps throat
some ten days ago, has at last been
cleared up. This morning, to the cor
oner's jury, Cornell made confession
that, to the best of his recollection and
belief, he killed his two children and
tried to kill himself. This announce
ment came as great surprise to1the
officials, who had preferred charges
Of murder against Cornelrs wife and
John Lewis. Cornell made a state.
ment that, according to what he had
read in the newspapers and what he
had heard, he believed that he him.
self committed the crime though his
condition at the time was such that he
had no recollection of committing the
deed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
TUNNEL TRAGEDY.
Two Men Asphyxiated Under the ST.
CInS

Two Men Asphyxiated Under the St.
- -" Claire River.
Port HURON, Mich, Dec. 1. AS
phyxiation, caused the death of three
men in the Grand Trunk railway tun-
mel last night. They are Henry J..
Courtney, engineer of tunnel engine;
Arthur Dunn, conductor, and John
Dalton, brakeman. A train which
was being hauled through to the Can
adian side broke in two. The engine
backed down to get the detached por-
ton of the train, but for hours moth
ing was heard of the crew. Finally a
searching party found the dead bodies
and also rescued William Dunn, fire.
man, and William Potter, brakeman, in
an unconscious condition. Three men,
bers of the searching party were also
overcome, but were later rescued by
another party. The tunnel gas arises
from the hard coal used by the loco
motives. H.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Foreign Notes..


Paula Wirth, favorite Berlin ac-
tress, has eloped to Budapest with a
married riding master.
The stables of Cyrille I4aurin at Mon
treal were burned, together with sew
eral valuable horses.
The newspapers of Berlin report
that Prince Henry of Prussia, brother
of Emperor William, is to take. COM
mand of the German squadron in
Chinese waters.
Angel Paz, who betrayed Gen. Castil-
10 to the Spaniards for $1,000, was
captured by the insurgents on his way
to CienfuegOS, cOurtmartialed on Il
lrumhead, and shot.
The ceremony Of swearing in the
guards recruits took place at Berlin.
They were warned by the emperor that
they might be called upon to fight an
enemy within the empire.
Consul General Patterson at Cal.
cutta, in a report to the state depart
ment, says it is estimated that the jute
crop Of India this year will be $780,
600 bales Of 400 pounds each, of which
about 100000 bales will be available
for export.
Consul Boyle, at Liverpool has sent
to the state department report on the
subject of extensions of docks at Liv-
erpool. The system under way will
cost over $21, 100000. The consul also
says it has been decided to spend ST..
100000 for dock and harbor improve.
ments at Bristol. =.
In recent report to the state de.
partment concerning the use of hi.
cycles at Gibraltar Consul Sprague in.
cidentally refers to work in progress
at that place that is not generally
known. He says that 5000 workme1
daily enter the fortress and labor on
the extensive improvements now going
Oh in the building of docks and other
government works ,art. a.z.. &.af
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
PINGREE's ASPHALT LAKE.

Governor of Michigan Starting Out
b. to Break a Combine.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. l. = GOV. Pin
gree's object in getting possession OF a
Venezuela asphalt lake is now assert
ed to be for the purpose of breaking
the asphalt combine so that municipal
ownership sof asphalt paving plants
may be assured, and to permit the lay
ing Of asphalt pavements by local con-
tractors, instead of allowing the COM
bine to monopolize the business. The
governor does not yet admit his con
nection with the asphalt business, but
in an interview he declared that as
phalt is the coming pavement. Within
seven years nothing else will be laid
in theaUnited States. Il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
BOYCOTT LEGALIzED.
A Detroit Judge Declines to In
fere Against Labor Unions.

A Detroit Judge Declines to Inter-
fere Against Labor Unions.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. Judge Hos
mer, Of the circuit court, declined to
interfere with the boycott by employees
Of milling firm. A temporary in
junction had been issued restraining
the Railway Transfers union and
trades council from unlawfully inter-
fering with the business Of Jacob
Beck & Sons. Judge Hosmer stated
he would make the injunction perma-
nent so far as violence or disturbances
are concerned, but could not interfere
with "peaceable distribution of boycott
ting circulars, or other legitimate
means employed by the unions to ac-
complish their purpose"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
New York has a society for tHa rr,

New York has society for the pro-
motion of good manners among WON
en-. 1t thinks women ought to be
kinder to each other, that they should
thank men for street car and other
courtesies, and that they should be
more charitable in their Judgment &C
women as we'll as men. 1t is opposed
to woman suffrage, however, and we
suspect that all the other women soci-
cites will Immediately begin to pitch
into it with such abusive energy that
1t will be sorry it was ever SO foolish
az to have itself born.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
wisconsin Normal Burned.

River Falls state normal school was
burned. Loss, $4,000. The insurance
is 500, 1000. The fire broke out in the
laboratory on the third floor A good
share Of the library and pianos and
furniture in the kindergarten were
1874. 1t will be rebuilt without delay
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Co1,fesses a Crime.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 1. Gov.
Jones has received another letter from
Luther Akin of Pitts, the prison guard
who claims to know who murdered
Hon. John M. Clayton in Plummerville
eight years ago. Akin encloses q copy
of an alleged confession by prisoner
In which the cOnfessor tells how he
committed the murder.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Tn DANGER of Lynchfns.

Silver City, N. Mex, Dec. 1. = The.
body of Lulu Werney, the fourteen
year-old daughter of rancher living
south Of here, has been found in a
gully near her home. The girl had
been assaulted and lchoked to death.
Police are looking for Ambrosio
Garcia, a Mexican sheep herder who is
suspected Of the crime, and a lynch
ing is probable.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
A big EnterDrise,

East Liverpool, Ohio, Dec. 1. - w.
H. Banteld, principal owner of the
Irondaie lin mill, purchased twenty
acre tract of land in this city for o.
site for a big sheet mill and steeb
plant which is to cost $25O,OOO. The
projectors of the new plant claim that
the work on the buildings will COM
mence soon after Jan. 1 and that 400.
men will be employed at first.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Brokers In Trouble,

New York, Dec. /. An answer to
an Indictment charging them with
keeping bucketsh6ps, twenty-eight
brokers appeared in general sessions
and pleaded not guilty. Leave to
withdraw the plea and enter demur-
rers within a week was granted and
the case went over.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
In.oIyent Bank D,vtdend..

Washington, Dec. /. W. The controll-
er of the currency has declared divi-
dends in favor Of the creditors of in
solvent national banks as follows:
First dividend, 80 per cent, to creditors
OF the First National Bank of Benton
Harbor, Mich. and fourth dividend, 10
per cent, to creditors Of the Columbia
National Bank Of Minneapolis, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Wanted to Emulate Luctgert.

r Denver, Dec. L. john II. Dame,
until recently runner for the West
ern hotel, was locked in the jail on a
charge of insanity. He read the testi-
mony in the Luetgert murder trial at
Chicago and, became possessed of a
frenzy to kill his wife and two chill
dren and to burn their bodies in the
old garbage crematory. He is I'M
douDtedly insane.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Held for Murder.

Berlin, Ont, Dec. i. The grand
Jury brought in a true bill against
James Allison for the murderer Mrs.
Anthony Orr. The body OF Mrs. Orr.
was found buried under few inches
Of earth not a hundred yards from her
cottage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
welcomed the Canadtnn..

Lima, Peru, Dec. 1.-The Peruvian
press cordially welcomes Edmund
Sheppard, the special commissioner Of
the dominion government to Central
and South America in the interest of
the project for promoting increased
commercial intercourse by a line of
steamers from Vancouver to Panama.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Nothing to Arbitrate,

" st. Louis, Dec /. - After being in
session all day the delegates to the
convention of the Bellville district
miners voted to inform the arbitration
committee of the st. Louis Manufac-
turers' association that they had moth
ing to arbitrate and the strike would
still continue. President John Green
expressed himself in favor of arbitra-
ton, but the delegates voted against
if
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
TWO MEN KILLED,
Destructive Fire in q Coal Dock At
tended With Fatalities.

tended With Fatalities.
Escanaba, Mich, Dec. /. = A fire
broke out on the steamer Nahant and
before it could be controlled it spread
to the ore docks, the largest in the
world. Dock No. is on fire and the
others are threatened. Two Of the
crew of the steamer are known to be
lost and several others are injured
The steamer was lying at the dock
loading ore and was only partially
'loaded. Shortly before midnight the
crew discovered that it was on fire,
but the origin of the fire is unknown
The crew made every effort to quench
the flames, but brisk wind was blow
ing and spread the fire with great
rapidity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
FITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEK IN \
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume Of the Most Inn
portant News of the Week From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con-
venient Form for Rapid Perusnl
By Busy People.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
five years for !. Robber.

Webster City, Iowa, Dec. 1. - Ed
ward Gilcoin, the wounded Blairs-
burg bank robber, has been sentenced
amosa by Judge Birdsell. Giicoin en-
tered plea Of guilty. He shed tears
when taken back to his cell.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Rioter. Dispersed by Soldiers.

Prague, Dec. /. - There have been
fresh disturbances and serious con-
ficts with the police here The win
dows of the new German theater and
the German club were smashed. VI
timately the disorders became SO seri-
GUS that the military was ordered out
to dispense the rioters. .szl.,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Not for Afridis.

London, Dec. /. - 1t has developed
from investigations made into the sub
ject that the eight barges loaded with
gunpowder, falsely labeled "arms,"
which have been seized by customs
officers on the Thames were consigned
from st. Petersburg to Jubiliti through
"a Paris agent and were probably in
tended for Abyssinia instead of for the
Afridis in Northern India
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Federation Bill Killed.

Brisbane, Queensland, Dec, 1.-The
colonial legislature, by vote of q to
~, has rejected the federation en-
abling bin introduced by the premier,
Sir Hugh Muir Nelson.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
a Serious Charge.

Pembroke, Ont, Dec. las result
Of the confession made by Oliver Pre-
vost, alias Gauthier, now confined in
Jail here, Mrs. Gauthier was arrested
charged with having poisoned and
then cremated Rene Debin and Fred
sCarriere at Port Arthur in February
last
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
SWEPT BY A GALE.
GREAT DAMAGE ALONG THE ENG
LISH COASTS.
Furious Gale Which Ragged All Day
e Sunday and Monday Does Terri
BILE Damnge-Lons List OF Fatali-
5H dies, Wrecks and Damage to
Property Has Already Been Re-
- ceived-Many Ships Are known
to Have Been Wrecked.

London, Dec. 1. - The gale which
swept the English coast Sunday, do
ing damage at Holy and other places,
ragged all night long and had not
abated in fury yesterday morning,
when it amounted almost to cyclone
in many places and was accompanied
by snow and hail. A long list Of IA
talities, wrecks and damage to prop
erty has already been received. All
the coast towns have suffered and "a
score of bodies have been washed
ashore. Failing walls and flying de-
bris have added to the loss of life.
Vessels are reported on shore on every
part Of the coast, and many ships are
known to have foundered, with the
probable loss of all hands. There is
much wreckage about the Goodwin
Sands. An unknown vessel has been
wrecked on Boulmer rocks and her
crew drowned.
The district near the mouth of the
Thames has suffered severely several
townships being partly submerged.
The Sheerness dock yard and the
Woolwich arsenal were inundated.
At Scarboro, the fashionable watering
place, the sea wall was washed away.
At Yarmouth, lowest town of Norfolk,
the ESplanadeS were flooded.
At Liverpool the squalls blew off the
roofs of several houses, threw down
chimneys and tore up trees. The
Mercy flooded it's banks on the Chester
side and flooded the shore district for
miles.
Similar disasters occurred at Holy
head, where number of valuable
yachts were sunk at their moorings.
Scarcely vestige remains in sight of
the wreck Of Lord Nelson's old flag
ship, the Foudroyant, long fast in the
sands off Blackpool. There is a great
deal Of wreckage near the Goodwin
Sands. Six vessels were wrecked be-
tween Yarmouth and Bacton, only a
few miles apart, on the Norfolk coast,
and twenty-five lives lost. Immense
damage has been done to the govern
ment property at the Sheerness dock
yard and the Woolwich arsenal. Sew
eral thousand troops were ordered out
to remove thousands of pounds worth
of ammunition and stores from the
wharves and sheds to places Of safety.
The gale is now travelling southwark
and traversing various parts of the
continent. Very much rough weather
is reported along the north coast of
France
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Nearly All Perished.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-The British
bark Cordillera, which was reported
lost off the coast of South America
by cable dispatches few weeks ago,
hundered off Valparaiso and fourteen
/. Of her crew are supposed to have been
drowned. A letter was received from
the city mentioned to the effect that
the only survivors of the disaster were
Carpenter f. G. Lynch and First and
Second Officers Hamilton and Heath
err
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02

It is great advantage to a person to
be trustworthy in the midst of ~ pop
ulace which nobody can trust. When
Korea was lately torn by contention
and the queen was assassinated, the
king shouted for the American mission
aries, and when one was admitted.
threw his arms about his neck, chung
to him like a child, and kept him all
night by his side. To affirm that the
missionary is without political ini1u-
ence is erroneous. He may have the
best sort of influence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Dauntle.~ at Il Arntn

New York, Dec. ]. "A dispatch to
the Herald from Jacksonville says that
the Dauntless successfully landed q
large expedition in Cuba Sunday night.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
covernor 81 HONE Kon 3.

London, Dec. i Sir Henry Arthur
blake, captain general and governor
n.chief Of Jamaica since 1850. has
been appointed governor OF Hong
Kong. ri. #--s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02

Mrs. Langtry lives to vindicate her
self with the public statement that she
contributed yearly to the support of
her husband. The man, being dead,
can not explain or deny; so that, while
his life was miserable, his memory is
dlshonored. 1t would have been far
better generosity to have omitted both
the money and the statement; but the
dead can not command their friends,
while their enemies live to continue
their injustice and persecution.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Swept by Heavy Seas.

London. Dec. 1.-The British steam
er Mount Hebron, Capt. Sutherland,
which arrived at Bremen Nov. % from
Savannah, encountered tempestuous
weather, during which her decks were
swept continuously by heavy seas and
strained; the engine room was flooded
and the ballast tanks began to- leak.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Foundered in the Channel.

London, Dec. 1.-The British steam
er Esparto foundered off Royal Sow
ereign lightship, in the English channel
between Dungeness and Beachy Head,
after having been in collision with the
French steamer Noel. -. s~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
4riimeton Qtnloll.
r.. O. Dunn Publisher.
Terms $3.50 per year In Advance.

1t is the athlete who wins the favor
of women in France, says a French
writer, rather than the man of means.
So here; but while our Sullivans and
Corbetts win women with the great
est ease, they set them aside with
equal rapidity. They are tickle charm
ers. They are by no means the noble
fellows they should be TO warrant the
affections so effusively thrown at
them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-02
Wrecked ON the Rocks.

London, Dec. 1. - An unknown YES.
sci has been wrecked on Boulmer
rocks at Berwick-on-Tweed. All he1
crew was drowned. "a, s... T..s
The times., 1897-07-08
The World Of Business.
Wall street Yesterday,

New York, July Traders efforts to
recover stocks sold yesterday and In the
early dealings today. REINFORCED by q
perceptible renewed demand from outside
sources, gave strong tone TO the market,
the greater part of the day. There was
an injection of the Eastern question .nce
more at the opening, London quotations
showing declines extending to l IL per
cent for St Paul, with cable at.vites
stating that the recessions We're due to
nervousness in the general London market,
because of the delay in the conclusion OF
peace negotiations between Turkey and
Greece. The attitude Of London was
reflected In a fractionally lower opening
hut there was no pressure to sell. The
failure of any liquidation to develop was
followed by recoveries throughout The
list. Domestic news was construed bull
ishly. The buying was well distributed
through the list. The granger shares,
the coalers, and the other groups par
uicipated in the general rally. Sugar
Refining was particularly strong. Pri-
vate Washington advices predicted little
change In the sugar schedule before its
enactment into law.
significant feature was the demand
for such l0w-prieed shares as Pacific Mall,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Minneapolis and
St Louis, all issues, and Susquehannd cnd
Western, preferred and common.
In the final dealings the stock niarEet
continued strong. An advance in the price
of wheat Of over a cent a bushel based
upon heavy purchases for export attracted
attention. The shortage in foreign crops
means n large demand for our breafIstuffs
II was announced that the President
would send message to Congressin regard
to q currency commission.
The times., 1897-07-08

Chicago. July = Foreign buying of new
crop futures, with marked advances in all
European markets, especially for flour
at Faris, liberal export clearanccs ard
heavy buying for st. Louis account were
the bullish features in wheat today Tie
market was stubbornly strong all day,
refusing to yield with the early decline in
corn. Northwestern receipts We're 167
cars against 267 last week and 43S last
year. New York reported sales of 50 boat
loads Of Nc. red for 4 Ggust and September
delivery and sales OF LOG, 900 of Mani
toha spring. The movement of winter
wheat, except 'front.' heSouthwest az present
prices is thought viii be light. With n
foreigners in the market as liberal buyers
chances for the present, at any rate, are
in favor of better prices.
Trading in corn was active, starting
with realizing and re- buying later by
early sellers.
New York, July THE wheat market
was affected to-day by heavy purchases OF
wheat for export. T he total sales for
export amounted to 640, 900 bushels The
market for futures advanced over 1 cent
q bushel on the news of the large business
The foreign demand is due to short crops
in European countries.
The times., 1897-07-08
The fine rise in tie New York stoc

The fine rise in tie New York stock
market yesterday, embracing almost every
thing that Is Traced i'll largely, was
surprise &c nearly everyone. y good many
people We've expecting higher prices, but
almost no one, venture TO say, OF the
ordinary traders believed that any such
movement would occur yesterday. As
said yesterday morning, there was GER
tainIy a great amount OF uncertainty IN
the situation Three or four OF the best
authorities that 1 consulted We're ayerse
TO giving any decided opinion. They sug-
gested the Complicated state or affairs
aud preferred not to hazard an opinion.
IL is doubtful II many Washington traders
profited by yesterdays advance
The question as To todays market is per-
baps even more uncertain than that Of yes
terday's, The advance in the face or a
belief that no decided movement would
take place perhaps makes this uncertainty
even greater. without any authority con-
fess better than a mere feeling in the mat
ter, l am of the impression that today's
market viii continue the advance of yes
terday, though perhaps not SO enthusiast
cally.
The times., 1897-07-08
BOARD OF REVIEW IN SESSION
Now Is the Time for Complaining
About Assess nents

Now Is the Time for Complaining
About Assess ments.
The board of equalization and review
is now in daily session at it's rooms in
the District Building, from 10 O'Clock in
the morning until 3 O'Clock in the after
noon, hearing complaints of the assess
ments just returned by the board IF as
sistant assessors on new buildings erected
during The year ended June 80, 1897.
The board is composed OF Assessor Mat
thew Trimble, chairman; Col James A
Bates, Capt. j. Harrison johnson and Mr.
S. T. G. MorselI
The time for filing complaints ends on
the third Monday OF this month The
board is desirous that property-owners of
new buildings just erected call and see
the amounts of assessments placed against
this class of realty. Whilst the statement
OF the annual return is not fully prepared
as yet, enough is known that the report
on new buildings for the past year Will
favoraby compare with former reports
The times., 1897-07-08

Mr.. F. d. Carley says Of the situation:
Today S market has verified with amaz-
ing accuracy our forecasts IN the New
York Herald last Sunday. The superior
manipulators took the short stock fiom
the half blind bears, and have made
another squirt in the market because shey
find that the public helps the upward
movement They have been helped as
we said they would by Sugar, which is
beginning to escape the grip or the
Senate. Sugar may decline little to-
morrow out of Difference co the conference
committee, but as soon as that committee
acts it will take an enormous jump The
grangers ought to be two points hiSher
within five DAYS We advise purchase
of L. & n. This is not a London ma Iket
but an American market, ard sooner or
later American spectators will take l..
& n