The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-15

Scryian war department wants bids
for the delivery Of 1,5OO horse blankets.
g. F.Kleupfer, who killed g. r.
Dodge and Alexander BOrland at New
Hope, Cal, six weeks ago, and who has
since been in the county jail at Stock
ton, hanged himself in his cell. with a
hand kerchief tied to the grating Of the
window.
Mrs. W. II. Burkey and her dsugh-
and seriously wounded at kincaid,
Kan, by George Miller Of Moran, who
called at the house and asked to see
Miss Effie, a daughter Of Mrs Burkey
by former husband.
Guatemala is in the turmoil of an
election The steamer Newport lately
brought news that the fight between
President Barrios and ex-Minister of
War Prospero J. Morales has stirred
up action in many factions. Balrios
and Morales are bitter enemies.
A charge made by Alfred Kempner,
the noted music writer and critic of
Berlin, in an article published in the
Fran]zfurter Zeitung, to the effect that
critics Of Berlin are open to bribery,
has created the liveliest sensation in
literature and social circles in Berlin.
Otherwise.
Susie Swift, Salvation Army, New
York, is now a Roman Catholic.
The Pennsylvania road agrees to
carry bicycles free. ~
The La Crosse, Wis, gas works have
been sold to the Edison Electric COM
rany of La Crosse. The works have
been owned by outside parties.
Stetson Bros. clothing, Mason City,
Iowa, nave failed A mortgage of $15,-
600 was given and Under this the store
was closed. .-.
The Ellsworth anti-cartoon bill has
passed the New York senate by vote
of 80 to IA. 1t has yet to come up in
the assembly. %.
Comptroller Eckels has refused to
permit the proposed reorganization OF
the defunct Missouri National Bank of
Kansas City. The bank failed last fall
owing $1,50O,OOO.
A quarterly dividend of / per cent
has been declared upon the stock of the
Central railroad of New Jersey. This
ID d lCNUCGlOu VI IL pei CeuI IIOlu Tie
usual dividend.
Executions aggregating $4,000 were
issued against w. G. Bernhard, propri-
etor of the largest dry goods and gen
eral store on the South side of Phila-
delphia. The liza bilities and assets are
not known.
The United States grand jury at
Chattanooga, Tenn, has returned a
true bill against six cast iron pipe COM
panies for violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
The Lebanon Rolling Mills company,
owner of the large iron plant at Leba-
non, Pa, known as Lights mills, has
executed a deed Of assignment for the
benefit of creditors.
A large crew of men have left
Grantsburg, Wis, for the upper st.
Croix drive. All the streams are bank
full and a fine driving stage of water
is flowing. .."E
State Superintendent Sabin, of the
state department OF public instruction
Of Iowa. has issued a request for the
general observation in the schools OF
Iowa, April %, as Arbor day.
Chairman Albert Mott, Of the l.. A.
w. racing board, made an important
ruling in connection with road racing
Which virtually brings that class OF
cycle events under the control Of the
L. A. w.
. The racing board Of the l.. A. w. has
been completed by the appointment Of
Harry S. Dixon Of Dixon, Ill, who will
assume charge of Fred Gerlach's old
1iSf1 ut ns,sr
sin, Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota and Ne
hraska. .s
United States Consul fancy, at Bel
fast, reports to the state department
that Italian canned tomatoes are sup
planting the American tomatoes large
ly owing to the fact that the Ameri-
can vegetable is overlooked or over
ripe. "
w. 0. Leland. president Of the First
National Bank Of Springville N. Y,
was arrested, charged with the wreck
ing of the bank. The depositors have
claims for $175,O0O; the receiver has
about $4,000 The controller ordered
100 per cent assessment on the stock
holders, but it is unbelievable.
The remnant of the Modoc Indians.
now living in Modoc county, Cal in
the neighborhood Of the scenes OF
Capt. Jacks treachery and Gen. Can
by's death in 1872, are now in pitia-
BILE condition, verging upon actual
starvation. In all there are about 200
families.
The only change of any Importance
in the Indian bill restores the pro-
vision for opening the, Uncompahgre
reservation in Utah. This provision
differs from that originally made in
the bill as it passed at the last session,
in tEat it allows only one claim of gil
sonite to one person instead Of four.
Doctors at Webster City, Iowa, have
given a diagnosis of the case of A.
Merchal. He is thirty-eight years of
age. Before the prohibition law was
effective in Iowa he was hard drink
er. but formed the hard cider habit,
drinking from a quart to two quarts
Of the manufactured staff day. The
doctors say mother" Of vinegar has
formed in his stomach and a surgical
operation will be necessary to remove
it.
Resigned to It, Fl
doctor, will the boy be very baGty
deformed?" asked the anxious parent.
II am sorry to have to tell you,'' re-