The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08

like the storied knights Of the Round Table,
show what you can do by way Of Justice TO
these tables and these glasses. Aud may
You, departing to your se eral homes, bear
with you pleasant and cherished memory
of st. Paul and her Inequalities. y
When the feast Of viands and flow Of wine
was under full Roadway, and the random
popping Of corks signalled the arrival o
those rare moments when after dinner
speeches crown the night with honeyed
words. Judge Flandrau rose. and read let
tiers from senator.elect D. N. Sabin and Gov.
Hubbard, expressing regrets that they were
not able to be present. .
Judge Flandrau then read
the regular toasts, responses following
speakers were Postmaster David Day, Rep
resentative Grimshaw of Minneapolis, Sena-
tor Rice of Kaudihoi, Attorney General
Hahn, Ex-Governor Ramsey, James J..
Hill, and representative Hicks of Miuneap-
oils, and others. President Hill made q
capital point by picturing his swee, :, of "a
dius extending from st. Paul to Florida,
| which swung 800 miles to the north would
reach far out into the Atlantic ocean, and
swung to the west would reach, to
the City of Mexico, but when swung to the
northwest failed to reach within 800 miles
Of the limits of fertile wheat-produ-
cling land. all of which formed vast
eca pire tributary to the two cities OF
s. Paul and Minneapolis, and also to
the state generally. Mr.. Hill is scarcely
known as public speaker, but this effort
before critical assemblage showed that he
has the stuff in him of which orators are
! made.
The banquet was greatly enjoyed b
guests and entertainers. The members
the legislature, after ten hours of tedio
work, found the relaxation very grateful.
Death of Hon. Alex. III. Stephens OF
Georgia.
TWAS announced last week that Gov. Steph.
ems was seriously ill. The excitement and
fatigue of his trip to Savannah had prostra.
| ted him. The doctors were not at all alarm.
| ed until his stomach refused to retain nour.
ishment. owing to an attack Of neuralgia Of
the bowels. The pain was very great and
he took quantities of morphine, but became
weaker day after day, and on Monday be.
came very Respondent, expressing the belief
that he was going to die. In spite of every.
thing that the physicians have oeen able to
do his condition steadily, grew
worse About 1890 o'clock last
night Mr.. Stephens sank rapidly into deep
stupor. The family, few friends and state
dying governor. Ten minutes passed pain
! fully by, until at last he sank away in q
quiet gasp at IL O'Clock. His funeral will
| take place in Crawsfordville, Ga. where he
[ will be inferred by the side OF his father. J.
s. Boynton, president of the senate, has
been telegraphed Tor to assume the duties
ex-governor.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born
| of poor parents in Ta!ibafero, county,
Georgia, Feb. IL, 1872, and was named AL
exander after an ancestor, an English Jaco-
| bite, who was first of the name to come
to America. His history is we'll known.
| 10 any American reader.
Col. John Stephens, nephew of the COVER
nor said: Il have never known him to
speak so little of death as at his present ILL.,
ness, or make so few arrangements for the
worst. In all his other attacks he has be en-
especially careful to impose on me the mi
nutest details, wishes and intentions. In
this illness he has not said single word Of
any of his DESIRES"
This confirms the theory that his ILL
ness was caused by exhaustion rather than
disease. that caused death. It was mind,
not body, which gave way. Mr.. Stephens
| made will some time ago. He leaves $40,
600 to the children of bis late brother, Judge
Stephens, the rest of the estate, barring q
few minor bequests, to his nephew, Col.
John A Stephens. What the estate will
foot up depends largely on the sale of his
new history of the United States He made
| about $4,000 on the War Between the
States. His new book is selling well. Above
requests the estate will probably pay $780,
600.