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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
National Banks.

The controller of the currency made
public the report of the condition Of
the national banks of Minnesota, ex-
elusive Of st. Paul and Minneapolis, at
the close Of business on Sept. 20. Com
pared with the statement made in
July, the average reserves held have
decreased from BALI per cent to 31.72
per cent, while individual deposits de-
&clined from ST., 241, 912 in July to $780,.
943,S81. Loans and discounts, accord
ing to the current report, aggregate
SID, 624, ITS, a decrease Of about SIC, 900
since July. The gold holdings have
dropped off 100000 since the last state
ment and now aggregate $91O,532.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
CARBOLIC ACID,
Farme Drinks 1t on Representa- ton
That 1t Is Whisky

AniN IL ~ w hASkAy.
AS J. W. Moorhead, a farmer living
near West Concord, was driving into
town, he met Thomas Caldwell, Jr.,
who asked him if he didn't want
drink Of white rye whisky" Upon
being answered in the affirmative,
young Caldwell handed Moorhead a
bottle containing pure carbolic acid.
Moorhead took a mouthful, but imme-
diately spit it out. Luckily he did not
swallow any amount of it, but little
went about four inches into the ESQ.,
phagus. He was Immediately taken to
a drug store, where antidotes were
quickly administered and physician
summoned. Upon examination his
mouth and throat were found to be
literally burned to shreds. and the pa
tient is in a very bad condition, the
chances for life being against him.
Whether the act was done purposely
or not is not known. AS yet Caldwell
still has his freedom.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
AGNES HISTORY.

She was born in the prison ward OF
the big hospital.
Her mother, slender, dark-eyed
girl OF barely 20, had been arrested for
fortune telling only two weeks before.
and now lay sad and silent, unheeding
OF the doctors, the nurses, or even the
chubby bunch that kicked and cried be-
side her.
She did not seem to remember about
the baby. Even when they held it up
before her she did not realize that it
belonged to her, and that If her life
ended another weaker one would be
lett to fight and face the world alone.
And SO that night she died. The
doctors knew they could not save her,
because she did not care to live.
How beautiful she must have been,"
the night nurse whispered. do you
know anything about her?'' -
The doctor shook his head. NO." he
answered, nothing beyond the fact
that she told fortunes to save herself
from death, and so brought on this
last misfortune, which made her wish
to die. When I asked her if she had
no home, and where the baby's father
was, she just began to cry. You see,"
and he took the limp, white hand be-
tween his own, ''.she wears no ring"
NO. the nurse said, quickly, "but
she has it here.' and she drew out a
little cord that lay about the slender
neck, and on it hung plain gold we'd
ding ring.
IN the morning the question arose,
what shall we do with herr" AS
usual thing the babies whose mothers
deserted them in this fashion were
packed off to the founding asylum,
but doctors as we'll as nurses had fallen
in love with her.
At last it was decided, and with the
warden's consent she was carried off to
a ward where not shadow of the hate
1ul prison bars was left upon that
small. bright face. But there arose the
necessity of name, and a little con-
cave was held around her bed one
morning.
1t was easy enough to decide upon
the first name-it should be Agnes,
a1ter the nurse who had known and
loved her first down in the prison
Ward, and SO, with the aid of the chap
lain, she was christened, but when they
came to decide the second name that
was not so easy, for some wished her
to keep the name her mother used, but
others, knowing it was false, rebelled,
and SO they let the question rest, and
she was only agnes"
And, though she ruled them all, yet
what good baby she was, and how
bright and pretty, with dimples in her
cheeks and on her toes and fingers,
and great Greasy bracelets round her
chubby arms and legs. s.....-
So things went on and every one was
happy, when suddenly it dawned upon
the older ones that this could not go
on forever. ~. -. T..
One of her own special doctors fin
1shed his term and went away, and
then one Of her nurses went, and the
others began to see that in time they
all would go, and that the hospital au-
thorities were not in the habit of bring
ing up orphan babies in their wards, a
fact which was emphasized one day
when the warden, who had forgotten
all about her. stumbled over her when
she came creeping up to him, and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
State Historical Donations

The state historical society has re-
ceived a large number r. of gifts, Of
Which more than thirty volumes are
from Mrs. Julia A. Robertson Of St.
Paul. They include a file Of the Min
nesota Democrat for 1852, few maps,
a number of scientific works in
French, German and English, some Of
them Of considerable antiquarian
value.& There are more meteorological
works than on any other subject.
From other sources there have been
received Twenty-Five bound volumes,
AS pamphlets and thirty-one maps.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
STATE TIMBER SALE.
Appraisers Fix Upon Prices ON Forty
-rI.... Million Feet. -

Appraisers Fix Upon Prices ON Forty
-r2... Million Feet. 3
Under the act permitting the state to
sell timber liable to waste. a sale will
be held at the capitol at st. Paul, Nov.
II, of some 4O,0O0,OO0 feet in sixty diff
ferent townships. The state board of
appraisal Of timber, the governor, audi
tor and treasurer, had a session Satur-
day to fix upset prices, based on the
estimates Of Cruisers Dayton and
Mackenzie, who have been looking
over the lands this summer. Prices
were fixed for stumpage ranging from
81 to $3.50, with the majority around
So. 1t is expected that the prices bid
will range pretty well above the mini
mum fixed by the board. In several
sections the estimated stand Of timber
runs above a million feet, and in one
case the estimate is 9,925000. The pro-
ceeds of the sale for the school fund
will probably reach $125, 1000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
DOWNFALL OF A COUNTESS.
Arrested at Cleveland on "a Charge
OF Drunkenness f-'

Arrested mt Cleveland on "a Charge
of Drunkenness
Cleveland Ohio, Oct. 19.-Countess
Louisa Won Lindeau, an actress known
in Germany and many American cities
as Countess Koenigslow, was locked
up the central police station here upon
the charge Of intoxication. During
the night she made an unsuccessful at
tempt to commit suicide in her cell.
In the police court fine was suspended
for two hours, in order that she might
have time to leave the city. The
countess was formerly quite wealthy.
but through dissipation lost every
thing. Friends of the woman will
send her to New York. 'a4ss@42 DE-.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Preacher Arrested for Forgery,

Marshalltown, Iowa, Oct. 10.-Rev.
G. O. Parish, pastor of the Congrega-
tioral church Of this city, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by officers from
Sandwich, ILL.,, charged with the
forging of a check for $500. He is also
charged with issuing checks for $500
on Watertown and Elkhorn, Wis,
banks purporting to have been drawn
by the American Board Of Missions,
but which were not cashed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
JESSE. JAMES INDICTED.

Will Have to Stand Trial on the
Charge of Train Robbery.
Kansas City, Oct. 19.-The grand
jury returned indictments against
Jesse James, son Of the noted outlaw;
William Lowe, the self-confessed train
robber; Charles Polk, Andy Ryan and
Caleb Stone for holding up and robbing
a Missouri Pacific train at Belt Line
Junction on the night of Sept. %.
Lowe and Ryan are already in jail.
Warrants for the arrest Of the others
were Immediately issued
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20

wanted to know what the dickens that
great healthy baby was doing in his
place. s
= At last one of the doctors suggested
that they call certain philanthropic
young lady whom he knew into their
counsel, and when she came she really
had some thing to suggest. 81.
She knew of such a nice place up
town, half charity and half pay, where
they took a limited number of babies
and gave them special, individual, and
wonderful care E.-*.-.-
There was vacancy there at pres
ent, and for a small monthly payment
she could get Agnes in-the question
was, could it be done?
r. So Agnes moved away from her first
home, and to the disgust of her assert
ed parents, seemed to rather enjoy the
change, and began to grow fatter than
ever. -,
At the hospital all had been well. It
was not hard to steal one unwelcome
baby from among so many, and none
of the authorities ever knew-that is,
for good while. H.. K ii.
But one morning something happen
ed. A carriage drove into the great
court, queer, dark man jumped out,
asked for the warden, and was closeted
with him for an hour. t.
Next there was great running
among the clerks, and turning over Of
records few blasts from the warden,
and protests from his assistants, and
then at last certain house physician
was sent for in post haste
And then, swiftly, clearly, sadly, he
was told the story OF that dark-eyed
girl who had died there so many
months before, leaving behind her no
name or history only little, helpless
child.
The swarthy stranger told this
own dark eyes burning first with an
ger and then with tears.
He had known the poor young moth
er years ago. in well, in another coun-
and he had loved her, too.
She had meant to marry him, until
one day 2 stranger came, who had won
her quite away from his old rival. The
stranger had said that he was rich
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
RIaze at Benson,.

@ Benson, Mimi, Special.-A small no.
ton store, occupied by J. Lebowski,
was burned, with the building adjoin-
ing, coupled by the: Edwards grocery
company, and nothing but the shell OF
the general store of Patrick Harris
was left standing. All the buildings be-
longed to Harris, who estimates his
loss above Insurance at $4,000. The
Edwards grocery company loses $500
above insurance and Lebowski's loss
will exceed his insurance by several
hundred dollars. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
BURNED OUT,
Merchants of Greene, Iowa, Suffer
Heavy Losses

Merchants of Greene, Iowa, Suffer
Heavy Losses.
Greene, Iowa, Oct. 19.-The follow
ing named firms were burned out: A.
J. Dores & Sons, grocery; w. w.
Lockwood, novelty store; e. W. Parno,
jeweler; E. Miner, furniture. Total
loss is about $4,000; insurance about
$4,000, principally in Rockford, Con-
cordia, Capital and Business Mems
Mutual of Des Moines. The fire was
caused by a defective fue in the Sec
ond story Of A. J. Dore & Sons store.
The flames had gained considera BILE
Roadway before discovery, and the
firemen had hard fight, being almost
overcome by the heat at times. .. .,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
DUE THE STATE.
Money Loaned to Townships From
the School Fund

Money Loaned to TOvnShips From
the School Fund,
State Auditor Dunn has sent out the
annual statement Of bills to the sew
eral counties Of the state for loans
made from the state school or uni
versity funds to the school districts or
townships. The total amount of the
principal for all the counties so mott
fed, is $153,452, as against $17S,219
last year. The interest amounts to
$50, 138.47, and the total Of principal
and interest, $213, 591.O7. Payments
on these accounts are due next july.
when the county auditors make their
annual settlements.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Roosevelt Campai-ninc

New York, Oct. 19.-Col Theodore
Roosevelt, Republican candidate for
governor, started out on his campaign
in the state. In his party are Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford, ex-minister to
Spain, and six members of the First
United States cavalry, of which organ
ization the candidate was the COM
mander when the war closed. T.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Third Wisconsin Ordered Home.

Milwaukee, Special.-A special to the
Journal from Washington says the
Third regiment, Wisconsin volunteers,
now in Porto Rico, has been ordered
home. Secretary Algert has issued or.
ders that one Of the transports now
en- route to Porto Rico be used to con-
vey the Wisconsin soldiers home. r.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Iowans Mustered Ont.

Des Moines, Iowa, Special. = The
Fifty-second regiment is returning to
Camp Mckinley to be mustered Out.
Oct. 80 is the day set for completing
the work. The men will be paid at
the same time the muster out papers
are issued. va h, .s55. <
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
: New Engines for the Nj. p.

st. Louis, Oct 19.-The Cooke Loco
mitive and Machine company is en-
gagged in filling for the Missouri Pa
cific an order for ten ten-wheel loco
motives. Empty, the egines will weigh
5000 pounds each.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Staples Case Coming.

Washburn, Wis, Oct. 19.-The cir
cult court convened here with Judge
Parish in the chair. The principal
case to be tried is the embezzlement
ease againstsK. G.. Staples, member Of
the legislature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
Burglars Use Nitro-Glycerine on q
Bank Vault 49,

Bank Vault 49,
Seymour, Iowa, Oct. 19.-Burglars
made an unsuccessful attempt to rob
the Farmers State Bank of Promise
City, six miles north of this place.
Nitro-gycerine was the explosive used,
but the first charge failed to burst
open the vault door, and the report Of
the explosion aroused the cashier Of
the bank, N. A. Robertson, who was
sleeping in his house twenty PAGES
from the bank, and the burglars were
frightened away. Three stores were
also entered, but nothing of conse-
quence was taken. The robbers were
not captured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
A Prediction Eighty Years old.

The poet Keats wrote to his brother
George in Kentucky in 1918 as fol-
lows: Russia may spread her con
quest even to China; I think it a very
likely thing that China itself may fall.
Turkey certainly will. Meanwhile Eu-
ropean north Russia will hold its
horns against the rest Of Europe, in.
triguing constantly with France
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
3 Two Children Injured.

Watertown, S. d., Oct. 19.-By the
accidental discharge of a gun two
children of John Delapp were severely
if not fatally injured. The gun was
held in the hands of a boy seven years
old.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Fire at Carver.

Carver, Mimi. Oct. ~19-Fire de-
stroyed the barn belonging to John
Leonard. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
$500. Heroic efforts of fremen and
citizens saved the village from dam
age. t..H . aa. "a.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
TROOPS WITHDRAWN.

The Paris Strike Is Completely Mt
End.
Paris, Oct. 19-The building strike
is entirely ended, and the troops have
been withdrawn from the yards and
other places in which they have been
stationed since the disturbances were
threatened.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Died nj BrenLfaxt

Albert Lea, Mimi, Special Thomas
Hattie of Hartland village, this county,
died suddenly while seated at the
breakfast table The coroner goes to
investigate the case
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20

(a) Including nine United States pris-
oners from other states. ~ Including
three United States prisoners from
ether states 9 ..%
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
CHICAGO'S BIG
PEACE JUBILEE.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY THE CEN.
TRIAL FIGURE.

on1versity of Chicago Confers Upon
the President the Degree of Doc
'oi o1 Laws With Impressive Ger
emon1es-Henvy Rain Storm In
terferes Seriously With Some of
/ the Arrangements-Gr crovd
t. ihrong the Streets and Every
t "here the President Is Received
t. with the Utmost Enthusiasm-
| abnormal Reception to the Pub1ic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Hearing Organs Of Animal.

Hearing Organs Of Animals.
The hearing organ Of animals is not
always located in the head. In some
grasshoppers it is in the forelegs and
appears on the wings Of many insects.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
A west-bound trolley car iumpeil {

A west-bound trolley car jumped the
track east of the approach to the ST.
German street bridge at st. Cloud,
crashed through the heavy iron railing
and narrowly escaped being precipi-
tated, with the passengers, down the
bluff into the Mississippi. Thirteen
passengers were on board and all were
badly bruised and shaken up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
IN THE STATES CARE.
p Decrease or ,a In Penal Population In the

Decrease In Penal Population in the
s5 State #5 n
he figures for the population OF
state Institutions at the end Of Septem-
per, compared with the same state
ment one year ago, shows an increase
OF 3 per cent in the insane hospitals
but a decrease in the penal institu-
tons. The number at the state train
Ing school at Red Wing is much
smaller, owing to the policy Of placing
the youngsters out in homes. In Still
water and st. Cloud it is about the
same as last wear II: s.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20

The steamer Farrallon arrived at
Port Townsend, Wash, from Lynn
Canal, Alaska, with ninety-fve pas
tsengers and considerable gold dust.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
STATE INSTITUTIONS.

Summary of Monthly Pay Roll for
Expense Accounts.
Monthly accounts for September
have been honored by Auditor Dunn as
follows -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
SHE WEARS NO RING.

wanted to know what the dickens that
great healthy baby was doing in his
Evening star., 1898-07-25
A COMPLAINT ANSWERED..
Charge That Fircmen NeedIessly
DESTROYED q Fence.

A communication was recently received
by the District Commissioners from Mr.. l..
M Saunders, in which he complained that
the rear fence of 1920 4th street had been
broken down by the firemen at fire in the
alley near the corner of 4th street and New
York avenue. Mr. Saunders charged that
the firemen took the hose in through the
yard of the house, broke the gate and tore
down the back alley fence. who is to re-
store the property" he asked.
Commissioner Wight directed that an In
vesUga ton be made, which was done, dur
ing which it appeared according to reports
submitted by the fire department, that some
boards were pulled off the fence in order to
allow the firemen to prevent a serious con-
fiagration. Mr.. Wight today indorsed the
report as follows:
Il move that Mr.. Saunders be Informed
statement regarding the damage to the
shed in the rear of 420 New York avenue;
that the reports of the assistant chief and
of the foreman of truck company d show
quite clearly that no unnecessary damage
was done. and that the department appar-
emily used good judgment in getting at the
fire SO as to eXtinguish it with the least
possible loss to the property In reply to
his inquiry to who is to restore the
property, | would suggest that it be re-
stored out of the insurance money if the
property was insured, and by the owner of
the property II there was no insurance.
Mr.. Saunders will be so informed
Evening star., 1898-07-25
PRINTING OFFICE DIsMISSALs.
Usual Annual Reduction I'm the Force
of COmDOsitOrS.

One hundred and twenty-nine employees of
the government printing office have been
dismissed. This action was taken because
Of falling off in the work of the bureau
and while II has been claimed that demo-
Gratis and scutherners were picked out for
dismissal, the public printer denies 1t. To a
reporter of The Star today Mr.. Palmer
said:
Ever since 1 knew anything about the
government printing Office it has been GUS
tomary to discharge a number of COM
positors when the printing of the Congress
sionai Record ceased and no bills were pre-
sented for setting up. There is necessarily
a large force employed on this work. When
the time came % make the reductions l
sent for the heads of the several divisions
and asked them to make recommendations
OF those whCm they could best spare. This
was DONE and ! approved it, There was
absolutely no politics in the matter, and no
section was recognized in making the
changes. There had to be a reduction in
the force. To show you that politics had
nothing whatever to do with the changes
l need only add that more than one-haIt of
those dismissed Were appointed by me-
Evening star., 1898-07-25
Bonds and Stocks Started Of Flat,
but Rallied Later
INDUSTRIAL LIST IMPROVEMENT
Better Prices Are Expected to Pre-
vail at an Early Date.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. July 25.-The undertone OF
todays stock market was stubbornly
strong and demonstrated conclusively that
once the pressure from short selling is re-
heved prices will invariably rally. An ad-
vance In Spanish as. credited to peace ut
terances by the queen regent had a bene-
hcial influence on foreign sentiment not
withstanding the fact that such reports
lack confirmation
The volume of local business. except in
the specialties, was not large. but gave in
dications of improvement The market for
both bonds and stock started of rather
Hat but subsequently rallied under an in
creased demand. An advance of 81. Der
cent in American sugar under the infiu-
ence of demand from the short interest
started an initiative rally in other depart
ments.
The industrial list has been selected as
i .le special OBJECT OF Improvement for the
time being. The railroads are considered
among the secondary features of the sit
uatlon, on the theory that Industrial pros
perity will Preeede railroad activity. This
view prevails In the circles where wishes
are suihclent to produce results
Inc average operator T. likely to con-
unue 10 show preference for the s,ower-
gong Investment issues. Sugar, Tobacco,
nopoly of the business for awhile but the
pronts from this undertaking Will supply
the substantial incentive TO a general
movement later In the season An advance
OF 81 per ton in anthracite coal rates in
chicago had q beneficial influence on tine
shares OF the hard coal companies Lacka-
wanna officials confirmed The statement Of
the advance, and the acJi0u was geueratty
regarded as removing one oc the dsgsv-
backs to a general advance
Rumors of a dividend on certain preferred
STOCK of the Chicago and Great Western
have brought into prominence a meritor1ous
property heretofore neglected. The "a"
STOCK or this company is to be the first to
receive This disbursement. The Pacific
railroads are looked upon as being IN line
Tor substantial rise as the market ia
creases In breadth. The dividend capacity
OF the roads last named Will sooner or later
attract class of investment buying which
should materially Increase their market
value.
On all sides there is an expressed conf
deEce IN the conditions upon which the
present stock market IS based. There is no
liquidation and no pressure of short stock
In the absence Of unexpected Developments
present prices will give way to an Improved
level at an early date.