The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

General.
Admiral Dewey expects no trouble
with the Fiipinos.
While at Macon, Ca, recently, Pres
1dent Mckinley was presented with
Confederate badge.
Wise seers predict that the United
States will soon become the banker Of
the world.
The Federation of Labor has decided
the bring the eight-hour day question
to a climax in 1900. "
The Canadian commission will prob
ably agree upon a treaty covering ev-
erything but reciprocity.
1t is proposed to completely change
the present mode of taxation in Mont
ana. g..
EN-Queen "Lil." of Hawaii has sent
a protest to the senate against the ap-
preparation Of CROWN lands by the
United States. ~:
George G. Larson, corporal Company
A, Utah artillery, and James Healy,
private Company I, Eighteenth infant
~, are dead in Manilla-
The Annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Sheep Breeders association oc-
CURED at Toledo, Ohio. About
100 delegates were in attendance
The Colorado & Southern Railway
company, owner of the reorgs> lied
Gulf & South Park lines, We're incorpo-
rated at Denver. The capital stock Of
tie new company is $4S,0OO,OOO. r..
Princeton, N. j., is threatened with
an epidemic Of diphtheria, and there is
a possibility Of the Christmas holidays
at the village being extended beyond
the customary two weeks.
The directors Of the Atchison rail
road have declared dividend of one
per cent on the preferred stock, the
first since the reorganization of the
company. The directors and officers
were reelected.
Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin,, one
Of the few Western Democrats in that
body, says that the Indications are
that a large number Of the Democratic
senators will vote to ratify the Paris
peace treaty. ~
The coroner of Waterloo, Iowa re-
plevined the body of Bert Howard.
who had no relatives, which an under
taker refused to give up. The coroner
wanted the body for scientific pur-
poses. n
- The United States arn.ored- cruiser
BrooklNn,, Capt. Francis Cook, which
left Old Point Comfort on Dec Is, has
arrived at Havana. The United States
transport Saratoga, from Charleston,
Dec. II, has also arrived. Il
Gen. Green has approved ex-Chief
McCullaugh's plan to organize police
force in Havana Of a thousand men,
on the model of the New York cystem,
formerly under McCullaugh's superin-
tendency. il
- The. board of directors .of the New.
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road have declared the regular quar-
terly dividend Of l Ia per cent. The
ment Of this dividend is $56O,OOO, an
increase Of $325,OOO over the surplus
on Dec. 81 last year.
The Denver City Cable railway was
sold at auction, under foreclosure of
r ortgage for $4.OOO.OOO HE. Rogers,
as agent fro Frederick p. Olcott Of
New York, chairman Of the reorganiz-
alton committee, secured the property
for 100000, the minimum bid allowed.
A sensat ton in cattle circles occurred
at EmpOria, Kas, when it was learned
that J. w. Jones had skipped out He
was a wealthy citizen At one time he
was worth nearly 100000. Lately he.
has been dealing in cattle and has
been doing a big mortgage business.
Innocen t of the crime of which he
had been convicted, Mike -O'Donnell
has stepped from behind prison bars
a free man, after serving ten years Of
Ills sentence Of thirty for robbery. He
was convicted on circumstantial evil
dence.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Re.
has established its Oriental line, and
has announced to the people Of the
Orient. according to recent advices
from there, that the steamer Belgian:
king will be the first steamer to sail
from the other side. The steamer will
proceed to San Diego, Call, which will
be the terminus Of the road.