The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-13
General.

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One hundred 500 line stevedores,
loading ferryboats at Marquette,
Mich, for Frankfort, are on a strike
for higher wages.
The six-story type foundry of A. d..
Farmer & Son, on Bergman and Gold
streets, New York, was damaged by
fire to the extent Of $4,000.
The knitters and top hands employed
at q. II. Tilton's hosiery mill at Til
ton, N. H., are on strike against a 12
per cent reduction in wages. a
! According to the averages, computed
by President Young, Amos Rusie of
the New York team, is the leading
pitcher of the National league.
Another Tichborne claimant has ap-
peared. He is named Croswell, and
he is an inmate Of the Paramatta,
Australia, lunatic asylum.
Rain is still badly needed in Austria
liza. A Sydney newspaper estimates
that the loss of stock in the last three
years amounts to $50,O00,O00. Fl
The courts took possession of the
stock of L. n. Brochon of West Su-
perior, Wis, under a writ Of execution
issued to Wilson Bros. Of Chicago for
$2,22O.77. ~
These transfers have been made in
the Fourth cavalry: Capt. Joseph 81.
Dorst, from Troop M to Troop D;
Capt. WILDER e. Wilder, from Troop D
to Troop M.
The steamer Topeka has sailed from
Tacoma for Alaska with a full cargo
of freight and 200 passengers, many
Of them tradesmen bound for the in
terror.
The STORES lecturer in the Yale law
school course this year will be ex-Post-
master general William L. Wilson,
president Of the washington aud Lee
University of Virginia.
The Ashley Hardware and Iron COM
rany at Ogdensburg, N. Y, has been
closed by the sheriff on three execu-
tons amounting to $4,000. The stock
is estimated at $4,000.
Barney Schneider has decided to race
CharmiOn again. He bought her for a
; brood-mare, but she is doing so nicely
that he will campaign her for a short
time.
Receiver Trumbull, Of the Gulf and
the South Park railroads, announces
that the earnings (estimated) of the
two lines in 1897 were 14.37 per cent
over the earnings of 1896.
Max Arnold, editor of the Budget, 4
weekly society publication at Nc
Keesport, Pa, was horsewhipped at
ris office by Mrs. Wolf, wife of .Eman-
uel Wolfe, proprietor of hotel.
Superior Judge Grey Of Visalia, CAL,
has decided the question of the legal
ity of the bonds Of the Alta Irrigation
district, Tular county, holding that the
bonds, amounting to $53O,OOO, are void,
as they have been Illegally issued.
1t is stated on high authority that,
Manager Twitchell, of the Yale foot
ball association, had his report of the
Yale-PrincetOn game almost completed
and that it will show the receipts OF
the game were not far from $23,OOO
At the boxing match before the Ma
| tional Sporting club of London, in
Which Walter Crcot received injuries
that resulted fatally, every spectator
wore dress suit, and the lowest ad-
mission was SIP.
Mickey Peach of Australia, regarded
as the best of his country's feather
weights, may come to this country to
meet George Dixon. A San FIancisco
club has sent for him. Peach whipped
lin Haggerty in four rounds.
Ex-State Senator Reuben w. Coon,
who has been in Washington several
days seeking Office, has returned to his
home at Waukegan, Ill. He is suffer-
ing from severe attack of inflamma-
tory rheumatism, and is quite sick.
Maj. A. G. Rosenkranz, prominent
manufacturer of Evansville, Ind, and
his wife are to give a completely
equipped industrial and technical
school to that city and place it under
the supervision of the Y. M. G. A.
Gov. Black of New York has ap-
pointed ex-senator C. L. Macarthur of
the Troy Budget, a delegate to repre-
sent the state in the national fishery
congress which will meet at Tampa,
| Fla, Jan. 10.
George r. Mayhem, one of the best
known shoe merchants of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, has filed trust mortgage
for amounts of about 100000, naming
the Feninsular Trust company as trus-
tees.
| Commodore George Dewey has ca
bled the navy department from Ne
gasaki, Japan, that he has assumed
| command OF the ASiatic station, reliev-
ing Admiral McNair, who is returning
to the United States.
The increase Of this years gross
earnings Of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road over last year is officially stated
to be $3,465, 796. The increase Of
gross earnings of the Grand Trunk
railroad during last month, over the
same period last year, was $111,736.
A young man named Frank Kachee.
ski was arrested at the White House
at Washington and sent to the police
station. His sanity will be Investigate
ed. He told Doorkeeper Cissel that
the president had a lot Of property be-
longing to him and he wanted it.
Because he received whisky and am
monia instead of whisky and settler,
which he had ordered, Victor P. Sab
ner, newsdealer of Mount Olivet, has
begun an action against B. G. Wilson
& Co., proprietors of the Seventh Ave
nue. hotel at Pittsburg for $4,000 dam
ages. 49, H. .-~-. T.
William T. Cromwell is to reorganize
the affairs Of the w. G.. Hitchcock com.
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