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Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The report OF G. f. Mcdonald, Supt.
of the Post-oflice department, for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1888,
gives the following figures, which
show the extent OF the postal money
order business of this country: The
total number of money order offices on
June 30th, was 5,927. The numbes of
domestic money orders issued during
the year was S,S07,55G The number
of orders paid was S,Go2,625, and the
value of those paid and repaid was
$117, 344 ,2Sl. The increase i'm the value
of the domestic orders issued over
those issued during the preceding
fiscal year was 1885, $50, or s 46-l00
per cent. The ratio of improper pay
ments to the total number of orders
paid, was as l is to 372 All, which is
surprisingly small. The gross domes-
tic revenue of the Bureau was 1911 ,704;
the foreign revenue was $99,0l5, or a
total Of ,6l9. The net revenue,
after deducting expenses paid from
appropriations, was $3.50. l04. The to-
tai number of international money Or
ders issued was 466, 1876, of an aggre-
gate value of $7,717,832; the number
paid was lis, i52, aggregating i'll value
So, 030, 400. The total number OF money
orders issued of all kinds was 8, 273 ,SS2
of an aggregate value of $125, 047 ,23S;
the total number paid was S,751 ,077, of
the value Of $120, 407 ,4G8, and the
amount of fees received was 81 81, O60
The introduction of the postal note for
the transmission of sums less than IS
will doubtless cause marked increase
in the aggregate money order transae-
tions for the current fiscal year as
compared with the previous one.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
RENEWAL OF THE WAHPETON r. R.
WAR

Notwithstanding tie agreement
made at Grand Forks, Nov. eth, that
matters should remain in state quo
until the hearing on the 10th, it seems
the Fargo Southern people, taking adj
vantage of the absence of the Manito-
ba representatives, under new in
junction granted by Judge Hudson,
opened hostilitics on Tuesday morn
Ing last. This they began by arrest
ing station agent ST. John and three
Others of the Manitoba employees, and
then set their men ut work destroying
the Manitoba property. On receiving
notice of the service of the injunction,
orders were at once given to the en-
ployees of the Manitoba to obey the
injunction to the letter. The result is
that the Fargo Southern people have
torn up the side tracks of the Mantle
ba road on either side of the main
track, for distance of so feet wide,
and laid the Fargo Southern track up
to the main track of the Manitoba, but
not across it, for the reason that the
Manitoba counsel construe the injunc-
ton as giving the Fargo Southern no
right to interfere with tile main line,
and under this advice the main track
is now being held by force.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
cuARLEsroN's CENTENNIAL.

EXTRACT from a poem by Paul Fl. Hayne.ll
o, city Of my fathers love! beside whose
streamlets straying,
My boyish feet, to jocund tunes, have gone
SO oft ''a-Maying." ~
O, city Of ancestral gravesl-each clod a
sacred treasure
What marvel that one nournful chord walls
through this dying measured
The sea song comes, the sea songs go, across
thine ocean reaches,
The sea tides ebb, the sea tides flow far UP
tn glittering beaches;
Not mine, to draw q newborn hope from
waves so brightly glowing,
Not mine to hear in deepening winds trump
of onset blowing!
All, no; ah, no across the flow, hall
welcome, half appalling.
catch the voices Of the dead from twilight
verges calling;
The shadows grow more gray that shroud
this strange, outworn existence;
And still those yearning voices call from out
the sea bound distance!
Quaint city of my youth, farewell! no more
these eyes may culver,
Dazed by the CLINT of surf and sail OH flicker
ing bar of river,
No more these weary limbs may own the
souls imperious order,
To bear me where the sun-caps fash beyond
thy billowy borderl
Brave city of my youth, farewell!
When safe from midday riot
Kissed by the slumberous star that sways her
lotus land of quiet,
still shall see thro' half-closed lids thy moon
light beauty beamiHg,
And her St Michaels mellowed bells swoon
down the tides of daeaming!
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
UNIFORM TINE.

Tomorrow the new standard time
system goes into effect throughout
the United States, which it must be
remembered, has nothing 10 do with
the 24 hour system recently proposed.
A few weeks ago representatives, ofnear-
ly every railroad in the United States
and Canada met in Chicago to arrange
a universal system of time on which
all trains should be run. AS it has
been many standards, taken from the
local time ofseveral of the larger cities,
have existed. The path hit upon and
the one which the majority of tie
roads Immediately adopted, is in de-
tail as follows: There have been five
standards -tablished, taking the Goth,
18th, 90th, 105th and 120th meridian,
respectively as the dividing lines.
AS there is a distance of Is degrees be-
tween these meriGians, the difference
in time between each will be one hour
Each standard of time is named as
follows: that portion west of the six
tieth meridian, is known as the Inter-
colonial standard: that portion in
Guided between the 10Th and Goth
merdians is called the Eastern stand
ard; between the Goth and 105th
meridians is known as the Central
standard: between the 105th
and 10th, the Mountain standard,
and that portion along the coast west
of the 150th meridian is called the
Pacific standard. To localize these
districts to the readers who are not
fully acquainted with longitude, it
may be stated that the siXtieth meri-
dian passes through the gulf st. Law
renee and away east of the United
States the seventy-fifth through Phila-
delphia and Ottowa, Canada the
ninetieth through New Orleans Mem
phis, ST. Louis and a little west of
Madison, Wisconsin: the 105th
through Denver, and the 10th
through Carson City Nevada.
Railroad officials have revised their
time tables and made necessary chan
ges. To keep your watch or clock
with railroad time, therefore, it will
be necessary to turn it head thirteen
minutes and we, here, will always be
that much out of the way.
However, as the jewelers. will turn
their regulators ahead, we shall not
notice the difference after q few
weeks, and it will be much better
than to have two standards of time
which differ thirteen minutes.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The statement made in the interest
of the Fargo Southern railway, that
the Manitoba road refused to furnish
transportation to Fargo, or counsel for
it's employees who were arrested at
Wahpcton Oh. Tuesday, is false. Free
transportation was offered the officers
and prisoners, via GAINESVILLE, upon
the regular train which left within an
hour from the time the arrests were
made, or via Casselton, by the train
which left next morning at o'clock.
But these offers were refused, and the
prisoners were sent in wagon from
Wahpeton to Fargo that night, suffer-
ing from the intense cold. If any
thing but innate cussedness could
prompt such an action, We do not
know what it is. The other charge
we answer by saying, that Mr.. Spoon
er was at once telegraphed for, and
when it was found that he could not
give his attention to the matter, a tel
egram was sent to H. F. Miller, prob
ably the best lawyer in Fargo, direct
ing him to act as counsel for the pris-
oners. From this it can be seen that
the Manitoba road did all that was in
its power to protect its employees.
Furthermore the Manitoba road offer
ed bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
the appearance in court of those ar
rested, making the all night trip in
the cold doubly unnecessary.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
car of the II. s. Fish Go

Aspecial car of the u. s. Fish Com
missioner, reached st. Paul, Wednes-
day, on it's way from Washington to
Portland, Oregon, with small fry of
the German carp for stocking private
ponds. Some of them were left in the
vicinity of st. Paul and the balance
taken through to Oregon. The car is
uiltexpressly for the purpose of trans
porting young fish. Narrow bins ex-
tend ON either side from end to end
and are let down through the floor to
keep them cool. The small carp are
placed in bright, six-quart covered tin
pals, with holes through the covers
for the admission of air. These pals
are placed on the bottom of the bins.
One of them was shown which con-
tanned about twenty-five or thirty
young fishes, as lively and seemingly
as healthy as could be wished. In ap-
pearance they resembled young bull
heads, though, of course, without the
horns. They are Of dark color and
thinest through the front fins. The
men in charge of them said they were
adapted for bays or ponds.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Sank Centre has been visited by
sneah thieves. Early last Sunday
morning say the Tribune of that place,
word was sent to Messrs. J. G. and
F. jacob at the Sank Centre House,
that their store had been broken open
and robbed. On arriving at the store
they found the thieves had entered
their store by the back window and
had made careful selection of silk
handkerchiefs, fine gloves and fur
caps valued at about six hundred dol
lars. The show cases were riddled
and all the drawers oyerhauled while
nothing but very costly goods were
taken. Their immense stock of cloth
ing remained untouched, which in
dicates that the robbers were foot-pads.
Two. suspicious persons were seen late
Saturday night, or very early Sunday
morning, one with large package in
bag shape, and one of them who re-
manned in town over Sunday was
watched, but nothing up to this writing
has been discovered as to who the
thieves are or their whereabouts.
One hundred dollars is offered for
their arrest and the return of the
goods.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
POSTAL CLERK GONE WRONG.

For some time registered money
packages have been disappearing from
the Northern Pacific between Helena
and Billings. In spectors Bannerman
and Robinson were directed by the de-
partment to investigate, and have sue
ceded in fastening the guilt upon John
D. Nicholas, who has been committed
in default of $1,000 bail. The accused
is a man who has many warm friends
and many admirable qualities, but has
just enough of lack of character, or
native dishonesty, about him to make
his life failure. Of this peculiar in
dividual, The Evening Journal gives
the following history: 1.-THE accused
is quite well known in Minneapolis
and st. Paul, having been connected
with the local press during the spring
and early summer. When not under
the influence of liquor he was COM
petent Journalist, congenial compan-
ion and honorable in his dealings.
But when the periodical sprees to
which he has been subject for years,
were on him, he was not trustworthy
professionally or otherwise. He worked
the railroads for passes and borrowed
from his friends with generous impair
TALLY. In fact he left the city when
he received his appointment, leaving
behind him unredeemed paper, includ-
ing checks on banks where he had no
money and never had, Four of these
victims met by chance in st. Paul
resort one day, and condoled with each
other, but SO strong was the personal
hold he had on his friends that all
agreed not to prosecute. Several of
his victims, in fact, knew when they
made him advances on checks, that
he had done the same thing in an
eastern city and narrowly escaped go
ing over the re ad. Nichols was APP
pointed by Judge Gresham out of con-
sideration for his past services to the
party, and from motives of old friend
ship, having assurance that he had re-
formed his unfortunate habits and enr
gagged in his old profession in earnest.
The developments of the inspectors
will be sore disappointment to Gen.
eral Gresham, who may now be ex-
pected to waive all considerations of
friendship and allow the law to take
its course. While warm friend the
postmaster general exacts. honest adj
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
I'm His Younger Days.

10. Howard in Philadelphia Press.
Several years ago. when was young and
tender had occasion to telegraph some
rather startling facts from distant city to
the paper was employed by, and began my
dispatch by quoting:
''We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand
and awful time,
In an age on ages telling, to be living is
sublime"
The following day received telegram
from the managing editor in which, among
other things, he took occasion to remark that
he had no doubt we were living and dwelling
in grand and awful time, but as it cost fou,
cents q word to wire those interesting an.
nouncements perhaps it would be as we'll fos.
me hereafter to send such data by mail
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

From Dubuque Iowa special we
learn that an impressive scene took
place at Linwood cemetry not long
ago. An old lady named Kense,
mother-in-law of the late Major Eich.
man, attended the funeral of William
Newmyster, and was SO overcome by
her feelings that she was seized with
stroke of paralysis while the body
was being lowered to the grave, and
expired in a short time after being re-
moved to her residence. She was ex-
tremely sensitive to music, and the
solemn strains of the dirge gave her a
shock from which she was unable to
recover. It is one of the most remark
able cases on record.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Eight buildings were burned al Du-
luth on Wednesday morning, making
a total loss of $40 600. After the fire
was extinguished, the remains of a
man, supposed to be Robert Kennedy,
a mechanic, who was lodging in the
rooms above Pratt & Co.'s saloon, were
found in the ruins. An inquest was
held that morning. Kennedy is said
to have had several hundred dollars
on his person, and some suspicion of
foul play is entertained.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Herman Herald: Two fatal cases of
diphtheria have occurred in this village
during the last week, one being the
only child of P. o. Carlson, who re-
Gently arrived from Sweden and was
boarding at II. Ronell's and the OTHER
a child of the latter. The premises Of
Mr.. Ronell have been quarantined by
our local board of health. No other
cases have been reported.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Swift Co., Press: DR.. S. H. Dulcy
has located at Morris, and took his de-
.parture for that place yesterday. The
doctor is an old and successful parct!-
toner and we would like to keep him
with US, but he is not so far away but
that he can reach US, when needed.
We can cordially recommend him to
the people of Morris as one of the best
among the followers of Esculapius.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
Snake-bitten by q bird.
a,,,@ax. Pa,,,1 h1ioon

'1UINU0I IsoPukIIICbtI
A few days ago boy gave professors
son a young bird he had caught. 1t was
taken home and left to be taken care Of A
little sister of the boy found the bird, played
with it until tired, and then put it in her
fathers boot for safe keeping. The professor,
wishing to go down town, went to put on his
boot and got his foot nearly home, when the
bird began to flutter and jump around trying
to escape. The astonished man jerked the
boot from his foot, terribly frightened, and
yelled out, "Snakesl I'm snake bit! Give me
brandy! Send for the doctors" and there is
no telling where the matter would have
ended if the little bird had not fluttered out
of the boot and thus revealed the cause of
the trouble
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Justice in Dakota is slow but sure.
The murderers of the Ward brothers,
at Devils Lake, are under arrest and it
is thought will be convicted. \ de-
tective has been working up the case
during the summer, who thinks that
he now has clear case. The murder
of the Ward boys is one of the most
brutal of which we have any record,
and it ought to be possible to punish
the perpetrators.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
Duluth Tribune: The fact is in Il

Duluth Tribune: The fact is in the
present election there was such an ex-
change of voting strength on both
sides that nothing can be proven in
the case any further than that Gov
ernor Hubbard and all other candi-
dates on the Republican State ticket
were elected, and all the candidates
on the Democratic ticket were defeat
ed. As this is the importent thing to
prove, and it is proven to the sorrow
of the losing party, no amount of
will bring consolation.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Douglas Co. News: Two hundred
and fifty Norwegians from Wisconsin,
Minnesota and DAKOTA left Chicago
Thursday night for the old country.
They all have return tickets limited
to one year. Their object in visiting
the old country is to spend the holt
days with their relatives and friends,
and if possible induce them to come
out to this country.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The Argus of Fargo attempts to
correct the TRIBUNE's version of the
r. r. difficulty but after again looking
over the records of the proceedings in
Judge Hudson's Court we conclude
our statements need no correction.
They are true.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

A train on the Mexican National
railway was wrecked on Wednesday,
for the purpose of robbery. Several
persons were killed. If the Youngers
were not safely housed in Saltwater,
the affair would doubtless be laid to
them
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
His Thoughtful wife.

OLCdEU VOuI II11Is
Legal annals furnish many instances Of
queer excuses pleaded by the accused, as the
following: The widow of French chemist,
famous for his researches in toxicology, wa:
On trial for poisoning her husband. 1t was
proved that arsenic was the medium EN-.
ployed 'Why did you use that poisonsr
Because" sobbed the fair culprit, sit was
the one he liked best"
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The meanest man in Texas is from
Detroit. He lost his pocket book the
other day, containing $4,000 in cur
rency. A colored man found it and
returned it to the owner, who hunted
over its contents until he found a
twenty-five cent piece with a hole in
it, which he gave to the finder as a
reward for honesty.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The ivory tusk of a mastodon has
been unearthcd in gravel pit, near
gainesville, Ohio. The tusk is three
feet in diameter and three feet in
length, being only part of the entire
tusk. 1t is in remarkable state of
preservation.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
The attitude Of the Fargo sonther,

The attitude of the Fargo Southern
railway in the r. r. war at Wahpe-
ton. is simply ridiculous. They have
been asked to put in the proper frogs
and make their crossing, but they re-
fuse to do so-perhaps because they
have no frogs. What they are trying
to do is to cut the Manitoba track in
two and lay their own. This of course
the Manitoba can not consent to, and
wisely holds the fort.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The Indians demand of the COM
mission $500 600 per year as damages
for the over flow of their wild rice
land and fish hatcheries at Winneba-
goshish. Nothing small about those
Indians. One tenth of that amount
would be enough to satisfy any reason
able white man.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

ministration of trust from all whom
he favors, regardless of old ties and af-
filiations. Mr.. Nicholas has wife
and two children in indianapolis, who
will despair of the husband and father
when they learn of this last transgres-
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Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
Fresh Lot.

Good & Brisbine have just received
large supply of Thompson's Nor
wigian Plows, from Beloit, Wis.,,
They are now selling these plows at
bottom prices, far below any other in
the market. Call quick or they may
be gone. They are the bestin use.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The Pioneer Press is being kept
busy lately by defending itself in libel
suits. Two have been decided against
it lately-one brought by Judge Crib
BILE for $1,000 and the other by DR..
Pratt for 5000. Both will have an
other trial.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Chicago News: Conkling and Blaine
have just become grandfathers. There
always was intense rivalry between
them. Both grandfathers and infants
are doing well.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
He Didn't Want to go to Either Place

Boston Globe.
Old Capt. B Of Boothbay, one of the
most experienced pilots on the Maine coast,
and who has been around the world many
times, recently lay upon what was called his
deathbed A minister who called thought he
would read a chapter to him, so he called for
o bible A black book very much resembling
bible. was handed the visitor, who opened
it but found it was copy Of
the g Coast Pilot" Upon learning
that it was not the pilot the minister
wanted, the sick man exclaimed: "That book
viii take you all around this world, and If it
amt good to pilot you to heaven or -
don't want to go to either place. The cler.
gyman retired, and the captain still sails on
the briny.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
One Of Jay G0uld's Small Corners
Cor PHILADELPHIA Record


Cor. Philadelphia Record.
The oak flooring of the Brooklyn bridge
has shrunk and warped under the heat of the
sun, and has splintered badly from the tide
of rough trav ell, so that it must be renewed.
Ex-Mayor Grace's firm had the contract for
the flooring, as ex-Mayor Cooper's firm had
that for good part of the iron. But Mr.
Grace might be pardoned if an occasional
poor board were inserted among the plank
he furnished, for he made nothing by the
contract. 1t seems that Mr.. Jay Gould had
grudge against Mayor Grace because the
latter refused to grant him some official favor
he demanded. The big capitalist made nc
threat, but retired and waited his opportu.
nifty for vengeance 1t came before long.
The ''little magician" had heard that Mr..
Grace had secured the contract for the bridge
flooring, and that the material was to be
Georgia pine of certain quality. At once
he sent his trusty messengers and cornered
the market When the mayor came to fill
his contracts he found that the price had adj
vanced and that he must buy of Mr.. Gould.
The moral of the transaction seems to be that
in less than three months from the time the
bridge was opened new flooring is needed.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

1t is quite certain that the President
would like to get rid of Folger, if he
could only find another place that
Folger would accept.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Exchange: Women" says an
authoress, don't love men for their
goodness" We can now understand
our failure to achieve popularity
among the fair sex.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
Fifteen Hours to IDo 1t it.

"Say, Pat, whatever made you go to work
for old Uncle Dan? He's the meanest man in
tho country" 'sMane is its" said Pat; ''why,
sllure he's the foinest, aisyest-guin' master
iver / had, bedad He gives a man fifteen
hours to do q days work in.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

The North Cotton Works, at Ash
land, Kentucky, burned Wednesday
morning. Five hundred men We're
thus thrown out of employment.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
Why He was Called "Co,onei."

Chicago Times.
HAS the colonel been around this morn
ings" inquired guest at a summer hotel
Colonel, what colonelT asked the bell-boy,
"Why, the boss; the man who runs the
aateln s'Colonel. HUH He amt no coll
,nel." Everybody about here calls him
colonel" 'That's nonsense. He had SO many
:orns one year that someone called him
'kernel' in fun, but he amt no colonel"
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Hanlan is on his way to San Fran
cisco. He will remain there for two
weeks and then go to Australia.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17
SHopxia @ iRaue.

Dispatch: you have nothing else
to do this winter, sue the Pioneer Press
for libel.
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Chepest Tea and Coffee in town at
Coles Lunch Room. %
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

All grades of Morris and Minneapolis
flour at T. J. MooRE's Store. AZ
Morris tribune., 1883-11-17

Burgh: IL you would not have affection
visit you twice. .listeni at once to what il
teaches