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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
A MYSTERIOUS ABDUCTION.
Daughter of a Respectable Family
Carried Off in Her Night Clothes.

Daughter of a Respectable Family
Carried Off in Her Night Clothes.
Los Angeles, Cal, June 29.-The lit
tie town of Downey, in the southern
part of the county is terribly excited
over a case Of abduction. Miss Mains,
the daughter Of respectable well-to-do
people, was chloroformed and taken
from her bed room in her night dress
by an unknown man who entered by
window. At daylight the young
woman was found wandering in a
daZed condition several miles from
home. She has been unable as yet to
give a description of her abductor, but
q posse with bloOdhOunds is securing
the country about DOwney. Several
nights ago some one attempted to
enter room Of DR.. Brunson where his
daughter slept, at DoWney, but was
scared away.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Nice Girls,

OF Matthew Arnold as a school-ex-
aminer the author of pages From a
Private Diary has this to say: Ar
nold's report was very good for read
ing, but his methods of examination
were sometimes highly poetical. I re-
member tale told by a fellow in
spector of class of girl-pupil teachers
that he asked Arnold to examine for
him. Arnold gave them all the Eek
cellent" mark r
"But," said the other inspector, "sure-
ly they are not all as good as they can
be; some must be better than Others -
Perhaps that is so,'' replied Arnold,
"but then, you see, they are all such
very nice girls"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
IRON MILLS WILL CLOSE.
Differences Regarding Wage Scale
to Be Adjusted.


to Be Adjusted.
Pittsburg, June %. - All the union
iron mills in the country, the tin plate
and sheet mills will close on Wednes-
day night and remain closed until the
wage scales are settled. No serious
trouble is expected and the failure to
adjust the wage scale before the close
Of the year is not an indication that a
strike is to be inaugurated. Presi-
dent Garland, of the Amalgamated as
scciation, denies a telegraphic report
from Chicago that he will order a
general strike at the plants of the
Illinois Steel company if the scale is
not signed for the Bay View mill be-
fore Thursday. He said the Bay View
and all the union iron mills in the
country will close on that day pending
a settlement Of the scale, but that a
suspension is necessary at this time
for annual repairs and that manufac-
turers are not in hurry to come to a
settlement at once.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

is noticeable. Mr.. Saville-Kent relates
one instance where a horse belonging
to the party ate some plant which
poisoned him, resulting in death. The
animal was left where it died, and
when Mr.. Saville-Kent and one of his
companions returned to the spot the
following day they found that the ants,
a large colony of which was near by,
had stripped and polished the ami
mails bones. This illustrates the mar
vellous activity and strength of the
white ant of Australia,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Two Were Killed.

Atlanta, Ga, June 30. - A derrick
on the roof of new building fell,
Knocking three worllmen from scat
folding on the ninth story. Two Of
them were dashed to instant death to
tho ground, 125 feet below, and the
third was saved in most miraculous
way.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Jury Laws,

SO much difficulty is experienced in
getting twelve men in jury box to
look at a case from the same point of
view that several States Utah among
them, have passed laws permitting YER
diets to be rendered in civil cases by
majority vote of jurors. The supreme
court of the United States has just set
aside verdict; but as the case was
one that arose while Utah was a ter
ritory, the decision does not touch the
validity of a majority verdict under
state form of government The court
grounded its objection on the seventh
amendment to the constitution, which
guarantees the right of trial by jury
and on the general law which confirms
The statutes of territories $50 far as
they authorize a uniform course of pro-
ceeding in all cases." The court held
that uniformity is a prerequisite in all
territorial cases.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
FIVE BALLS IN HIS BODY.
Shooting ARRAY Which May Develop
Into /: Family Feuu.

Shooting ARRAY Which May Develop
Into IL Family Feud.
Lancaster, Ky, June %. - On the
public square Marion Sebastian was
shot dead, five balls having penetrated
his body, three lodging in his head,
one in his right lung and one in his
leg. A coroner's jury heard testimony
immediately and it's verdict was that
S. D. and Jack Turner and an I'M
known party fired the murderous
Shots also that S. d. Turner, who is
a brother-in-law to Sebastian. was
principal in the killing and fired the
first shot. All were well-to-do farmers
and this tragedy is likely to start a
bad family feud.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
EnnI,S to COnSOIiIa tc.

DeS MOineS. Iowa. June pa move
ment is on foot in DcS MoineS to con-
~soliNate the largest banks. the Iowa
National, the Bankers State the Polk
County Savings and the Des MOines
Savings. Collectively they have Il
capital stock of half a million and de-
posts of three times that amount.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
A YOUNG DESPERATE,

Was to Wreck q Train and Blow
Open the Safe.
Abel, Iowa, June 29.-John Mahaf-
fey, aged twenty, from Oakville, Mo-,
was arrested here in the act of draw
ing spikes from the DeS MOines North
ern & Western track in order to wreck
passenger train. He had one rail up
when captured. just before the train
arrived. Two sticks of dynamite were
in his possession With which to blow
open the express safe. The officers
were warned by his pal. whose nerve
failed him. Two other members OF the
gang escaped.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
More TrOoDs for Cuba,

Madrid, June 20. - Senior Canovas
Castillo says that in case the Spanish
forces in Cuba should suffer severely
from sickness during the rainy season
the government will send 10000 addi-
tional troops to the island in October
in order to maintain the army OF it's
full strength and to inf1ict final blow
upon the insurgents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

ST. Louis, June 29-Dr Richard T..
Metcalf, venerable and wealthy
physician Of this city, has been in
dicted by the grand jury for assault
with intent to kill. Willie Smith, the
youthful victim Of the doctor, was shot
and wounded in the shoulder while
trespassing on the latters property.
For some time he was in precariOus
condition, but is now recovering.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
SEDAN CHAIRS COME AGAIN.
Londons Fashionable Women Will Try
to Make Them Popular.

London's Fashionable Women Will Try
to Make Them Popular.
While New York is trying to accLs-
tom itself to the novelty of the horse
less carriage there has commenced in
London a demand for the sedan chair
as vehicle of fashionable travel says
the New York Herald. One firm, &C
cording to a newspaper paragraph, is
busy in the manufacture of these rel
les, which of recent years have proved
useful only as ornaments or on the
stage. The new chairs are not to be
decorated as of old, with paintings or
gllded holdings, but the colors popu-
lar for the decoration of ordinary We
h1cles will be used. They will be
painted black, dark green, blue or ma
room, with light yellow, green and red
for trimmings. The chairs will be very
light and the promoters of the scheme
are said to expect their profit from
the use of the vehicles for evening
parties, dinners or other gatherings
where the distance to be travelled is
not far. Other passengers will not be
carried and the interior of the chairs
will this way be kept perfectly clean
and wraps or dresses of light colors are
not likely to be soiled. Sedan chairs
are said to have got their name from
| the town of Sedan, where they were
first used. They were used in London
about the beginning of the seventeenth
century, but the first person of note
to use one was the duke of Bucking-
ham, tht favorite of King James T., and
his son Charles. Prince Charles, on
his return from his adventurous jour-
ney to Spain, is said to have brought
back three curiously carved sedan
chairs. The palmy days of the sedan
chain in England were the earlier de-
cades of the last century. In ITO there
were 200 in London and the number
remained much the same until the
reign of George III. Besides these pub
lie chairs there were very many which
belonged to private owners and were
deliberately carved and luxuriously fit
ted. AS the eighteenth century near
ed it's end the number of chairs began
to decrease, while the number of hack
ney coaches was largely increased.
The use of sedan chairs, however, died
hard. In many country towns they re-
NAMED in use until period we'll with
in the memory of men still compara-
lively young. At Newcastle one was
still extant in 1885 and at Bury St.
; Edmund's in 1890. They are still in
use in some places abroad. Mention is
made of such conveyances at Geneva
in 1882; in 1888 the archbishop of Sc
: vile was carried forth in one. In the
streets of Bahia in Brazil, sedan chairs
borne by stalwart negroes may be seen
in use at the present day. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
VIII Not BE Shot.

Havana, June 29.-The rebel gener-
ais Rivera and Bacalloa will not be
shot. Gen. Weyler received cable
from Minister of War AZacarraga to
indefinitely suspend the court martial
sentences of death pending the close of
hostilities, when their pardon may be
expected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Business Is Better.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 29.-The
Milwaukee has notified it's men at Sa-
wanna that hereafter they will work
ten hours a day and six days each
week, instead Of eight hours a day
and four days per week, as they have
been doing for some time. The large
increase in the business of the COM
Dany warrants this increase of work
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

Washington, June 2n.-Sppaker Reed
says that he has tho matter OF the APP
DOintnent Of tn" committees under
consideration and that unless some
thing EOW lninv>"rn occurs 10 change
his present inclination llc will prepare
the lists and submit them prior to the
final adjournment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

San Francisco, June 29.-Advices re-
ceived by the Gaelic state that the
Chinese emperor has sanctioned the
arrangement made between Sheng and
the Belgian syndicate for the building
of the Han Kow Picking railway
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
A Chill for CON.rcSSl.le

Washington, June .M.-ln antiripa-
ton of the passage of the tariff bill by
the senate this week Mr.. GrOSvenor Of
Ohio. chairman Of the Republican eau
Gus of the house, has issued Il request
to all Republican members Of the
house to be in their seats next Mon
day, July 5.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Will Race for 1000.

New York, June pa bicycle twen-
ty-mile race has been arranged be-
tween J. Frank Starbuck, who gave
Michael such close call in the hour
race last fall, and Fred J. Titus Of
New York. The race will take place
at Manhattan Beach on the afternoon
of July II for purse of $1,000
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Turk Again Told to Behave.

Constantinople, June 29.-A fresh at
tempt on the part Of the sultan to Sc
cure Germany's support of the reten-
ton of Thessaly has met with refusal
and the advice to conform to Europe's
wishes on the subject.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
FOUR DEAD, TEN DYING.

Result of Lightning in Convict
Camp in Georgia.
Dakota. Ga, June 29-During a ter
rife thunder storm lightning struck 4
convict camp near here, and as 4 re-
suit four convicts are dead, ten are
dying and twenty escaped during the
panic which ensued. The camp is at
the lumber mills Of Greer Bros, and
about $50 prisoners from the state pen
itentiary were at work there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

Cando, N D., June pa drunken
row occurred at Bisbee in which Jo-
Seph LANCER, q merchant, had his
head badly cut open and otherwise
dangerously hurt, and George Killer,
farmer, was shot in the thigh.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Laid 1t to n Woman.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 29.-Frank
Liddle, aged forty, a railroad man,
shot and instantly killed himself in his
room at a hotel. He left letter say
ing he took his life because Of trouble
with his mother-in-laW
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

The people of Munith, Mich, are try
ing to pass an ordinance prohibiting
the trains from going through town
so fast the passengers can't see the
sights.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Ball PLAYER Injured,

New York, June 20. - Short stop
-Jenning of Baltimore, who was hit
on the head by ball thrown by Pitch
er Rusie in a ball game, is said to be
suffering from confusion of the brain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
CRAZED BY TORNADO.
Sad Sequel to the Terrible Storm in
St. Louis a Year Ago.

st. Louis, June 20. - Minnie Rose,
aged twenty, the only daughter of
Louis Rose. Of the G.. & l.. Rose Cur
ing and Cold Storage company, whose
mind was unbalanced by the great
tornado Of May 81, 1896, committed
suicide by taking a dose of Paris
green. The home Of the Rose family
w IS right in the heart of the tornado.
and was wrecked by it. The terrible
ordeal through which Miss Rose
passed developed a hysterical mania,
Whicl: never deserted her.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Mckinley Will Visit Canton.

conditions Of public business prevents,
President and Mrs. Mckinley will
leave here Friday for visit to Canton,
Ohio. They will remain until Monday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
THE TERMITE ANTS.
CREATURES OF WONDERFUL
Ese INTELLIGENCE
Manage Their Affairs by Reference to
the Compass and Live According to a
Definite Plan-Capitals of Commu-
munities.

SAVILLE-KENT
of London, Eng
land, one of the
most noted of ma
turalists, has just
made public the
news of a remrak-
able discovery by
him in Australia
of the work of
ants, huge in size
and of Wonderful
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Soldiers in WesSinEtOn Springs

washington Springs, S. D., June %
The tenth annual reunion and en-
campment of the Fourth District Vet
Grams association, G. A. r., will begin
here July I, continuing three days. A
large number of Grand Army and
members Of allied orders will be pres
eent
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
Takes Il Chair mt Lawrence.

Takes a Chair at Lawrence.
Springfield, Ohio, June 29.-Rev. f..
A. Havighorst, pastor of the First NJ.
e. church of this city, has accepted a
chair in the Lawrence university at
Appleton, Wis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
The Villyun.

Papa, are we descended from mon
keys?" asked small boy, who had
heard some one expounding certain
scientific opinions. mo, my son, not
on this side of the house," was the
fathers very improper ansWer.-Ex-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
TO PROCEED WITH The SALE.
McKenna So Notifies Attorneys in Union
Pacific Case.
The GOVERNMENT LIEN GUARANTEED.
Sale of the Kansas Division Was Set for De-
cember 18th, but Main Line winbe
Put Up Next Monday ay--Tho
Proposition.

ST. PAUL, MINI. October 26-A tole.
gram from Attorncy-Gcncral McKonna
this afternoon notified tho attorneys for
tho government in tho Union Pacific rail-
road case that tho sale could proceed az
originally planned. arrangements having
been made with tho Reorganization Com
mittoe that guarantees to tho government
It's full lien on tho property.
BY stipulation the sale OF tho Kansas
division was sot for December 18th, but
the main line viii bo sold next Monday
at Omaha as heretofore announced.
THE PROPOSITION.
WASHINGTON, oct. 2G.-Although tho
Government officials refuse either to ar
firm or deny the report OF It's acceptance
Of tho new proposition OF tho Reorganiza-
tion Committee OF tho Union Pacific rail-
road, there Is no reasonable doubt OF its
accuracy.
This proposition is understood 10 be an
Increase of the original guarantee bid OF
SjO.Oo0OoO 20 n sum sufficient TO cover
the full amount of the Governments claim
against the Union Pacific road proper,
which on October 1st aggregated S5S O67 -
aHS. This includes the principal of the
debt, which amounts 10 S2T 236Jl2. and
the balance of the interest paid by the
United states amounting 20 $50 $50. ss8.
The sale of this limo will be proceeded
with as originally intended about Novcm-
her lst As 10 the Kansas Pacific road.
the committee withdraws It's guarantee
and consents TO q postponcmcnt of tho
sale 20 any date 90 suit the convenience
OF the Government.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27

Ic Was Passenger ON the Wrecked New
York Central Train.

IIc Was Passenger ON the Wrecked New
York Central Train.
one OF tho passengers ON the New York
Central train which was wrecked sunday
morning iast and twcnty-nine persons
Emcd. was Mr. G. r.. Mann. of Amelia
county. Co cousin oi Judge William n.
MANN. of Nottoway Mr. Mann arrived in
tle cty carly yesterday morning but
after spending several hours at the Lex
inetou lef for his home. IN conversation
with reporter he gave an in
toresHne and graphic description Of
thc terrible accident in which twen-
ty-nine persons lost their lives.
lic ie Ca private detective employed Dy the
Mutual Reserve Fuud Life Insurance
Company of 300 Broadway New York
Cify. and his business nccessitates con-
aant iravcl ON Dis part
l had been in Hunao ON business for
several days. said Mr. Mann, "and on
Saturday night I took the train for New
York. 1 took the Buffalo sleeper which
was The nrst of the Wagner cars in the
train. There were, J think, eleven men
and four women on tho car with mo. I
was given berth 80. ~. and retired about
8 o'clock. / was sleeping soundly when
there came q terrible crash which reused
me In "a moment j felt sensation as
though thc car was sinking. and immcdl-
ateiy snrane out Of my berth, alightng
in water up 20 my knees.
'"rhe water was rising rapidly" con-
tlnued MT Mann "and / realized that :
had 40 time Co lose. I'm desperation /
struck the plate-elass window with my
fist. but only succeeded in hurting that
1emuor badly without making amy OPEN
ine N the GLASS; was looking around
f0r something 20 smash the window with,
when 8 young woman who occupied the
berth next Co mlng handed me Nalise,
which was floating around n the car,
and wi,n ihat , broke tnc window.
II craulcd through the hole in the glass
and helped two men and a. woman out
onto thc porliof col the ear which was not
suhmercrd. The Young woman was suli
IN ,he car. and my foothoid was SO un-
certain ON thc slippery surface that %
was with thC greatest difficulty that J got
her cut was trembling 50 with cold
and excitement fhai 10 WAS with difficult
Is made my way TO the shore by means
Of Some floating legs I waited and help
ed the rest ashore Scarcely had an got
ten out OF the car before it slipped of the
ledge upon which 10 had been resting and
disappeared I'm tho river
we then walked back 90 tho sictpers
which had not left thc track the stone
ballast cutting our feet for none OF as
had been able to save our shoes or any
81 our clothing. The passengers IN the
coaches remaining on thc track were very
kind 20 as getting odt Of their berths
and allowing us 20 occupy them. ana one
man distributed some underciOihcs which
De had. among The sufferers. lost ey-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
DENTER,S ZIG STORM.
Damage 10 Property VIII Aggregate
E~IOO, ,OOO-- City i'm Darkness,

DENVER. COL, oct. 26-Denver was
to-day ana last night the center of q big
wind and snow storm, doing damage TO
property estimated to exceed in the ag-
gregate Sl0O00I.
TIE greatest damage Is sustained by the
electric light and telephone companies.
one company has 400 miles of wires
dowl. Most of the railroads are complete
ly blocked. The storm was most severe
between Denver and Pueblo, but u eN-
tended % Southern NyOmiAg, Northeast
crn Utah and Western Kansas and Ne
hrdska. Considerable damage occurred IN
Cripple Creek where mining operations
We're intorfcred with TO an extent.
The storm came so suddenly that ranch
men did not have am opportunity 10 shell
ter their stock but the fall in tempera-
ture lis not considered by experts great
enough To- cndangcr the lives of cattle
The city is I'm darkhess tonight as tho
mayor compelled the Electric Light Com
pany to cut off all its circuits on account
of their dangerous condition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
WEST VIRGNTA FORESTFTBES
Extensive Railroad improvements at
Clarksburg-- archaeological Find.

CLARKSBURG. w. VA, oct. 26.-Spe-
cial.-The skies here are fun of smoke,
due 90 extensive forest fires The sun,
especially inrising and setting glows dull
red like a. BAN of molten metal Eight
miles from Moreantown. fire is raging I'm
Cheat Mountain and many buildings are
endangered.
Extensive Improvements are being made
here by the Baltimore and Ohio and West
Virginia and Piittshurg railroads. Large
union depot buildings are rapidly going
up northeast of the train which will be
connected with the city by a new $4,000
bridge across Elk creek.
ON the farm Of Mr. George Moore. near
Point Pleasant. this State. there is a Arge
mound. 1lr. w. j.. Reamer. an arcNeo-
logist from Pennsylvania was there last
week and under his guidance am eNplora-
ton was made which resulted in the dis
covery of a number Of the most interesting
relies an of which 20 TO show that the
mound is Of prehistoric origin
The result Of further search will doubt
less prove OF interest TO archaeologists
generally.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
THE LUCKENBACH ARRTVES.
Compelled to Abandon the Mathiida--The
Crews Saved.

Crews Saved.
WASHINGTON, d. c., oct. 25.-Ihe
Posts srocial from Norfolk. says;
The tug Walter A. Luckenbach, Captain
Wnlen. which left Key West ten days
ago for New York. with the disabled Nor
wcgian sailing ship Mathadila i'm tow
has arrived, bringing details of the wreck
of her tow about fifty miles southeast Of
Cape Henry. In the storm of Sunday the
Mathadila weakened, her stern gave way,
and her ruddcr was lost. Planks in her
sides and decks began to bulge and She
was rapidly breaking TO pieces. Without
rudder and in Ter condition II was i'm
possible for tho Luckonbach TO hold on
her course. and the only thing TO do was
90 abandon her.
The crow of the Inflated vessel was
saved by means Of ropes.
These were shot over the ship ana one
by one the men tied them 10 their bodies
and jumped overheard, being hauled
through the heavy seas TO the tug. Tho
whole crew of seven were saved i'm this
way and brought to Norfolk.
10 SIS thought that the Mathadila will
De "a total loss. She was recently pur-
chased by Mr. l.. Luckonbach, of New
York after she had foon partially wreck
od ON Tortugus Island. She was loaded
with lumber.