The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-01
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Foreign Gossip.

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4 John Biddulph Martin, who married
Mrs. Victoria Chafiin woodruff, died /
at Las Palmas, in the Canary islands.
Mgr. Petro, the domestic chaplain Of
The pope, and priest attached to the |
Portsmouth (Eng.) cathedral, is dead.
The bill adopting the gold standard |
has passed the house Of peers Of Japan
and only wants the signature OF the |
emperor. to become a law.
The English government will propose
TO deal with the question Of contagious |
diseases among the British troops In /
India by placing the inspection and ex-
animation Of women in the hands of |
women doctors.
King Humbert Of Italy gave a ban |
quet last night in honor Of Admiral
Selfridge, who was received by the pope |
earlier in the day. One hundred Amer
lean sailors have arrived at Rome and
were enthusiastically received by the
populace. They visited the vatican.
The Transvaal raid inquiry was con-
tinued at London, w. P. Schreiner
again being examined. He denied that
the beers were animated by hostility to
Cecil Rhodes. Mr.. Chamberlain's Ques-
tons throughout were strongly critical
Of President Hruger's government.
The Russian government, according
to United States Consul General Karel
at st. Petersburg, is acting with vigor
to prevent the spread of the dreaded
bubonic plague into Russia. A sanitary
commission has been created with a
fund of 100000 roubles to draw upon.
The chamber of deputies has adopted
the motion for the conversion of the
Madagascar loan of 1886 and then dis
Cussed the issue of 3O,OOO,OOO francs, 3
per cents, redeemable in sixty years.
1t was decided to divide this into
loan of 2O.OOO,O00 francs now and the
remainder later.
The grand duchess Of Saxe-Weimar
died at Weimar, the capital of the
grand duchy, suddenly, Of heart dis
ease. She was born April 8, 1924, and,
as Sophie, princess des Pays-Das, was
married to the grand duke, Charles
Alexander Auguste Jean, on Oct. 8,
1912. For many years her beauty, tai
ent and accomplishments made her one
of the most prominent women in Eu-
rope.
The wife of Janos Rigo, the Hungar-
ian gypsy musician who eloped with
the Princes de Chimay formerly Miss
Clara Ward Of Detroit), went to the
Hotel Terminus, Paris, where the peo-
pie are staying, accompanied by COM
missary of police, in order to establish
their adultery. A violent scene fol
| lowed. Rigo insulted his wife, who, in
turn, retorted with insults directed at
the princess.
| Otherwise.
The agitation over the proposed re-
| dIction in hours of labor for mill en-
| ployes is very strong at Fall River,
Mass, at present both for and against
the movement. s.
The New York court of appeals has
denied the application Of Union college
for reargument in the Fayerweather
will case, decided about two months
ago.
A number Of silver members Of both
senate and house will give dinner to
ex-senator Dubois at Washington on
!, Tuesday evening as a compliment to
! him for the work he has done in the
interest of silver. #
Harry Murphy, the assistant general
manager of the Western Transit com
pany, is dead in Buffalo, N. Y, after a
brief illness. He was one of the best
known and most popular steamboat
men on the upper lakes.
+. Articles of incorporation have been
granted at Trenton, n. j., to the Com
rosite Type Barscompany, with an au-
thorized capital of $1O,OOO,OOO. The
company is to manufacture machinery
and objects used in the art Of printing.
Charles F. Blake, eX-president Of the
Iowa National bank, of the Ottumwa
Industrial exchange, and one of the
principal promoters of the coral palace
exposition, died at Ottumwa, Iowa, Oh
heart trouble. He was seventy foul
years old.
i +. O.. Lincoln, who, for forty-five
years has been the owner of one of the
finest farms in Northern Illinois anG
breeder of blooded stock, is seriously
sick at Plano with tuberculosis of the
throat. Mr.. Lincoln is Seventy-eigh1
years old and very wealthy.
. The residence Of Jacob AIDE, ffteer
miles from Nashville, Tenn, was
burned. The bodies of Jacob AIDE, Mrs
Ado, Lizzie AIDE, aged twenty years
their daughter, and Rosa Morirer agel
tel years, who was visiting the family
were found in the ruins of the building
William M. Glenn was found dead
in bed at Springfield Ill. He had been
dead for some hours. Mr. Glenn was
widely known as a newspaper cor
respondent, and for several sessions OF
the legislature has been in charge OF
the Associated Press bureau at the
state capital.
a] Ar ordinance was introduced at Ea,
Claire, Wis, granting franchise t,
the Chippewa Valley Electric Railwa,
,, company, which will entirely rebuild
the old line in this city and add lon,
extension. A line between Eau Clair
and Chippewa Falls will also be com
pleted.
, The Conigsky block at Peoria, Ill.
was destroyed by fire and some tween
ty people were rescued with difficulty
The Bradley block, on Ontario street
Cleveland, Ohio, was nearly destroyed
5 by fire. The tenants were rescued
t with difficulty. The loss is about $50,
!. 600. a
! G. B. OIlfeld, formerly Of Sioux City
e has been indicted, charged with hay
8 ing accepted deposits while presiden
of the Commercial Savings, Bank q
Z 4 Leeds after he knew the bank was in