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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

A cane growers meeting was held On the
Goth inst, in Union hall, in Mankato, and
an organization perfected to be known as
| the Central Southern Minnesota Cane Grow
ers association, The following officers
were elected: Allan Moon of Eagle Lake,
PRESIDENT George M. Jefferson, Nicollet,
secretary; B. H. Preston. Leroy, treasurer;
committee on bylaws and resolutions, n.
A. Simon. l. Pressnall, J. d. Duane. After
election of officers a general discussion was
held on the merits of general methods OF
cane growing and sorghum manufacture.
Revenue Agent Horton of Boston has
brought suit for $25,OOO damages against
Carter; claiming libel in letter written by
Carter to the president of the United States
regarding Horizons appointment as internal
revenue agent, in June last.
Alexander & Tanslg, of Chicago, sugar
refners, who did a business of ST.
100000 q year, failed on the 18th. The
assets and liabilities have not yet been
disclosed. The failure was occasioned by
a decline in prices.
Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were "A failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during last
week, eight more than the corresponding
~eek in 1882, and 100 more than the same
week i'll 1880.
Cattle men in NORTH Wyoming inform
Gen. Howard that Indian depredations are
getting to be scandalously frequent, and
that unless the government wakes up they
will take the matter in their own hands.
The steamer Alaska, which came in on
the Goth, made the passage in seven days
and forty. seven minutes, which is within
an hour of the best west bound passage ever
made.
The profits of the Moody & Sankey
hymn. booka have been in the neighbour
hood of $4,000. I'll e profit funds have been
applied to charitable and evangelical pur-
poses.
The town OF Middle6eld, Mass, celebra
ted it's one hundredth anniversary on the
18th inst. The exercises were hel4 in a
tent capable of holding 1000 people.
The Minneapolis Turner's captured the
FIRST prize at the New Ulm funniest.
Seven thousand persons were present at 6
Knight Templars' nall at San Francisco.
An important gold discovery is reported
from the Yukon river in Alaska.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.

The second son of Prince William OF
Prussia, who is The grandson of the emperor,
was christened al Potsdam, on the 10Th
inst, with imposing ceremonies. All the
members of the imperial family, the duke
of Edinburgh, duke of Albany and the king
of Romania were present. The presence OF
the king of Roumania is regarded as giving
force to the idea that the alliance between
Italy, Germany and Austria is about to re-
ceive fresh strength by the accession thereto
of Roumania.
The German Emperor's famous horse
Gauges, on which he made his entry into
Berlin after the war of 1866 and 1870, has
recently been killed; but having undergone
the taxidermic process, he now stands in
the atelier OF Prof. Siemering, and is to be
reproduced in bronze in the great equestrian
statue of the Kaiser for the soldiers monu-
ment at Leipsic. The horse will afterward
be placed in a public gallery at Berlin.
The North German Gazette, Bisn arck's
organ, replying to the attacks of French jour
pals on Germany and their cry for revenge,
declares that France threatens the peace
of Europe. It says such a state of affairs
cannot continue without serious danger,
and that the passions fomented by such az
itation may burst the bonds of peace.
The pope has written Cardinal Delucca,
project of the congregation: Cardinal Pat
rick, bishop of Fruzcali, and Cardinal Her
genrother, denying the charges that the
papacy has any desire to stand in the way
of the government of Italy, and urging them
to defend the church by adducing evidence
from the archives of the vatican, showing
the charges are unfounded.
Forbes, formerly chief secretary for Ire
land, in speech at Davenport, strongly
urged the necessity of emigration for Ire
land. He said thousands of hard working
farmers there longed to go to a country
where they could live without being terror
lied. Forster also expressed his approval
of the scheme for migration in Ireland.
A dispatch to the Times from Hong Kong
recently says that Haidoung, Tonquin,
has been taken by tie French. They also
captured $50 cannon and $1,000 in An
namese cash. The Annamites fed into the
interior.
Mignet Lane, manufacturer OF cigars and
dealer in loaf tobacco, Havana, has suspend
ed Liabilities from $500, 1000 to 800, 1000.
He claims to have real estate that will COW
er his indebtedness.
There were 433 deaths froI- cholera III
Egypt on the 18th, including six at Cairo.
Two hundred and two persons died from
cholera at Bombay the past fortnight.
Extensive -four mills near Killucan,
West Meath, Ireland, were burned recently.
Three persons persisted. Loss, $4,000.
The Irishmen of County Sligo will send
another Home Rule member to parliament.
Baron Won Wallendorf, the Austrian
scientist, is dead.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

The most earnest advocates of the Ed
munds law for the suppression ofpolyg-
amy in Utah admit that it has proveda
complete failure. 1t was supposed by
DISTINGUISHING polygamists, and placing
the electoral machinery in the hands of a
commission authorized by Congress the
anti-Mormon voters would be able to
control the Territorial Legislature of
Utah. The recent election has served
to dispel this illusion. The Mormons
had things pretty much their own way
and the Legislature is overwhelmingly
under their control. Members of the
commission are not quite SO Respondent
They argue that the law of dIsfranchise-
ment operates as a stigma upon polyg-
amy. and that the young and ambitious
who are as anxious as Gentiles for politi-
cal preferment, will keep clear Of poly
gamoUs alliances.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
CRIMES IND CRIMINALS.

Red Wing Special: A bold burglary with
intent to steal WIS perpretrated the 18th inst.
at the residence of John Elk, who lives il
the Third ward. Elk is employed as lime
burner, and. leaves his home about II O'Clock
midnight to engage in his work. The en-
trance was made shortly after Elk had left
and it so frightened Mrs. Elk to see the bur
glar inside that she cried murder and called
for assistance, which was luckily heard by
neighbors, who at once started in pursuit
oil the offender, with the result that he was,
after few hours search, found and brought
before Justice Graham. He gives his name
as George Hoffman, and says he came from
Minneapolis. To the charge of burglary
with intent to steal he pleaded not guilty,
waived examination, was bound over in
$500 TO answer to any Indictment that may
be brought against him by the grand jury
at the next term of the district court. No
bail was furnished, and the defendant went
to Jail.
Last week young girl, seventeen years
of age named Laura Stiles, called at the
municipal court room, at st. Paul, and OBJ
tanned warrant for the arrest of one Law
renee S. Ball, charging him with being the
father of her expected child. Ball was ar
rested, and the two appeared before Judge
Burr and were married. Ball did not deny
the statement made by the girl. HequickIy
assented to the ceremony, and at its con-
clusion the ill-mated pair separated with
out exchanging word. The bride is al
most a child in appearance, while the
groom is healthy robust individual weigh
ing fully 225 pounds.
Capt. Heydt, an old man, while seated on
the sidewalk in front of the Washington no.
tel, in Baltimore, on the Goth inst, was vio-
lently assaulted by Hugh Resiborough,
Heydt went to Baltimore several months
ago from Ohio. He served in the Eigh-
tenth Ohio regiment.
Some weeks ago Patrick Lees store at
Grand Haven, Mich, was burglarized. The
Herald insinuated there was no burglary.
Afterward the burglars were Iare arr ested
and the goods found. Lee has sued kedzie
& Kedzie, publishers of the Herald. claim
ing $40, 600 damages for the libel.
Gov. McCutcheon of Montana, has or
dered postponement Of the hanging of
Carl Adolphson, the murderer, who was to
have been executed on the 18th inst. The
date, as changed, is Feb. T. next. Adolph-
son spends his time with his Swedish Bible
and minister.
j. P. Kennedy was shot and killed while
attempting to commit burglary at Biz
mingham, Mich. He was known as a
dangerous man and professional burglar.
Peter Smith of Maysville, o., was killed
by blow from billy in the hands of
Pres Lawson, one OF his employees.
At Baltimore Mrs. E. J. Curry was
whipped to death with a rawhide by her
husband.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

Penny postage has worked wonders
in England. In 1889, the year when it
was adopted. 100000 letters passed
through the posotfice The next year
the number bounded up to nearly 169,-
100000, and has ever since increased rap
idly. Last year the number of letters
delivered in the United Kingdom was
no less than ,2SO, 1886, 200. In addition to
the letters there were 144,016, 200 post
cards. 40,6S2, 500 newspapers and 1885,
FOG, 400 book packets and circulars. The
average number of letters per head of
the population is larger than in any coun-
try of the continent, and considerably
higher even than the average in the
United States. The average number of
letters per head of the population in the
United Kingdom is SO. and in the United
States 81. The highest averages
on the continent are in France and Ger
many, Is and Is respectively. In Eng
land and Wales together the average
reaches as high as 40; in Scotland 30, and
In Ireland 16.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
Civil Rights Decision,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-A decision was reu-
dered by Judge Mills in the police court tot day
In the civil rights case of Rev. George Fl.
Smith (coloredD Of Norwich, Conn, against
James w. Bell, proprietor of restaurant
The ground of complaint was that the defend
ant had denied the accommodations of his res
taurant to the plaintiff account of the latters
color, and suit was brought to enforce the
criminal provisions of the act of March 1,
1875. The court holds that
Under the common law an inn keeper is bound to
take in and receive all travellers and wayarers and
discriminate against travellers on account of race
and color or previous condition of servitude." A
restaurant keeper has right TO establish certain
regulations as to hours of meals, and to designate
certain places seats for customers but such hours
and seats must be the same for all. or if any dis
elimination be made it must be made upon some
principle or for some reason that the law recog-
on account of "color, race or previous
condition. All guests of an inn or restaurant must
be given equal privileges and places designated for
them: must be accessible to all respectable persons
at a uniform rate of charges From these princi-
pies 1t follows that the defendant in discriminating
against the complainant on account of race and
color was guilty of misdemeanor and incurred the
civil rights act of 1875. Judgement is entered ac-
cordngly.
This case is in some respects a novel one,
since it is the first attempt to enforce the PEN
atty under the second section of the civil rights
act, which makes q violation of the law q mis-
demeanor, and it is the first effort made to en-
force the criminal provisions of the law in
Territory where Congress has exclusive and
absolute legislative Jurisdiction.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
Old John and His Wife.

There is silent lesson of true hearts,
more forcible, than sermons, in this
touching little scene reported in the
Knoxville Tenn.) Tribune:
In Sullivan county, near Bristol, live
an old couple on a small poor farm
where they raised two sturdy sons,
both of whom fell in the war fighting for
the cause that failed.
The old people have worked along for
years, barely earning living. They
had few fruit trees growing on differ
ent parts of the farm, that last year
yielded an abundant crop.
The old people gathered the fruit and
dried it, and the other day, in little
one-horse wagon, carried it to Bristol to
sell.
The fruit was weighed, the merchant
placed forty dollars worth of goods in
the little wagon and forty dollars i'll cash
in the old mans hand.
AS the old lady received the money
from her husband, and put it away in
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

EARTHQUAKES in this country are ire
quently chronicled, but they have been
very light compared to those in distant
lands. But the San Francisco Chronicle
refreshes our memory ofthe earthquakes
in California which are well-nigh forgot
ten. One of these occurred in 1868 and the
other in 1871. OF the former the Chroni-
Gle says: eff it had continued thirty in
stead of five seconds it would have re-
duced this city to tumble of ruins" Of
the other, whose greatest violence was
felt in the interior of the state. it says:
"A different affair was that of 1871,
which, in ten seconds threw down every
house in Lone Pine and killed forty per
cent. of the population. Had San Fran
cisco been where Lone Pine was, the de-
struction would have exceeded that at
Lisbon in the last century"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25


J. T. Lyon, city marshal of Worthington,
while on a drunken spree, arrested three
men withoat cause and attempted to take
them to jail. Mayor Smith inter fered;
wnereupon Lyon drew revolver, firing at
hSeriE en- Miller III made his appearance
and one shot was fired at him, but the bull
let few wide of its mark. LyoE was ares
ted and lodged in Jail.
Mr.. A. A. Hunter of Dundas, who has
been selling machines for c. A. WOOD Of
FaribauIt, was stopped IN the road be-
tween McReynold's mill and the village Of
KENYON aud relieved of his watch, some
loose change and a new jack-Enife. He
had q small amount Of money in bills in
pocket, which hey failed to find. The foot
pads wore MASKS and were armed with re-
volvers.
R. S. Smiley, of Spring Lake, lost stack
of wheat recently by fire.
That part of Rochester which was struck
by the cyclone is one of the Oldest parts of
the city. An Eastern syndicate once owned
it, and tried to work up boom for 1t, bnt
failed to excite much interest in it, because
it was low land. Accordingly it fell to the
poorer people, who could afford to buy
there.
John NJ Cole killed by the cyclone was
a prominent business man in Rochester and
had lived in the place for twenty-five years,
coming from Boston, Mass, where he bas
brother engaged in teaching.
The Hon. Ole Peterson, of GiIchrist, has
lately raised barn 80x14O. He is the big
farmer of Pope county.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

Adjutant General Drum of the regu
lar army takes great interest in the mil
itia of the States. He thinks there
should be national militia sof at least
100000 strong, uniformed and equipped
by the United States exactly as federal
troops are uniformed and equipped.
There should be artillery and cavalry in
the quota which each state would be ex-
pected to furnish. The United States
should furnish armories where they
were needed and every other thing
which the state did not provide or which
the militiamen could not obtain at Sigh
expense. The militia ought to be re
garded as the reserve of the regular
army. It ought to be so differed and
so trained that it could be modified
within 48 hours. The nation could de-
dend upon its militia. It could well at
ford to spend FIVE or ten millions a year
in preparing such an army and million
or two year in keeping it up. Gen.
Drum will embody these ideas in re-
port to be submitted to congress, and
possibly something may come of it in
due time.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

An extensive saw mill at Rat Portage,
Manitoba, belonging to the Rainy Lake
Lumber company, burned on the 10th.
The mill, which cost nearly 100000, was
completed last spring. The entire outlay
in connection with the enterprise as $500,
600. 1t is a total loss. A quantity of lum-
Der, shingles, laths, ETC., was burned, val
ned at $10O, coo. Intense excitement pre-
walls in Rat Portage over rumor that the
mill was set on fire by Manitoba special
constables.
Oscar Leistikow, little seven-year- old
son of John Leistikow OF Winona, was
killed on the 10th by being kicked by a
mule at the stables of Laird, Norton & Co.
Leistlkow has charge of the stables, and on
visiting them about 7n'clock discovered his
boy lying unconscious in a shed at the rear
of the barn, with a severe wound in bis
head. He was removed to the house, aud
fingered until about 10 o'clock, when he
died.
Ayoung man named George McCune,
brother of Attorney E. L. McCune of Bis
marck dropped dead on the depot platform
in the city, on the 10th inst, while waiting
for the east-bound train. He was Of a
wealthy and prominent family of Columbus,
Ohio. and was upon the point of starting
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
PI'TH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

A letter has been received at Washington
by Gen. Swain, from Fort Leavenworlh,
stating that Maj. Edward B. Grimes, quar-
termaster, who has been very Ill at that
post for some time with dropsy, is failing SO
rapidly that no hope remains for his recoV-
cry. He was appointed assistant quarter
master of the volunteers in 1862, and was
transferred to the regular army in May,
1865, being promoted in March, 1882, to
mayor. His present duty is as depot quar-.
termaster at Fort Leavenworth. In 1873 6
he was on duty at st. Louis, and was a
prominent witness at the whisky conspiracy
trial, and prior to that served at St. Paul,
Bismarck, Chicago and other points.
The actirg secretary of the interior on
the Goth inst, ISSUED an order disbarring
from practice before t interior depart
ment Jenkins A. Fitzgerald, pension agent,
of Washington, he having tailed to disprove
the charges of fra udulent practices pre-
ferred against him.
New postal cards will be ready for circu'
lation Sept. next. They are now being
received in books, of 500 each, and destribu-
ted through the registl alton division of the
New York postoffice to the postmasters OF
the country.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A. Bierman of OImsted County Nom.
mated for Governor.


A meeting of the democratic state central
committee was held at the Merchants hotel
at st. Paul on the 18th inst, in response to
a call made by its chairman, M. Doran, to
fill thu vacancy on the state TICKET occa-
stoned by the resignation of W. w. McNair
the nominee for governor. The members
present were: Michael Doran of LIE Sueur,
chairman, J. Simmons of Morrison county,
Peter Nelson of Goodhue, Matt CLARK OF
Worthington, William Crooks OF Ramsey,
w. J. Whipple of Winona, A. LaDae OF
Dodge, C. f. Mcdonald OF Stearns, A. }:
Lamberton of Nicollet, FL. r. Carer OF FIJI
more, r. L. Frazee of Otter Tail, ana w.
NJ. Cam bell of Meeker. John I. Meagher
of Otter Tail and G. M. Foote OF Mlnneapo'
lis were the absentees A number OF other
leading democrats from st. Paul and Min
neapoIis met with the committee, making
in all party of some twenty-five persons
The assemblage was presided over by Mr.:
Doran, and W. NJ Campbell was elected
temporary secretary. Mr.. McNairs letter
declining the nomination for governor was
read and his declination accepted without a
dissenting voice. A general talk was then
INDUCED in as to preference for candl-
date to fill the vacancy, and an informal
vote was taken, participated in by all pres
ent, and resulted in twenty-five votes being
cast, all but two being in favor OF a: Bier
man of Olmsted county. A formal bal
lot was then taken by the members of the
committe and all the thirteen votes were
cast for Mr.. Bierman, aad he was declared
the nominee and he accepts.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of estheti-
cism is back again to New York. He
comes to reap another harvest of gilt
tering American dollars. His return
was by no means triumphal affair, for
scarcely dozen knew it or cared about
it. The news of his utter social collapse
there had preceded him to New York.
and the probability now is, that so far
from being lionized, feted, petted and
caressed, so strong is the force of exam
pie in canons of taste, he will be left
by people this side the Atlantic severe.
" alone
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

the old-fashioned purse, she said, as
something seemed to rise in her throat,
"John, we are richer to-day than we
have been since our boys went away to
war;"
The old man, without saying word,
threw his arms around his old wife and
Rugged her like young lover, while
they both cried like children.
The clerk who was standing near,
crept quietly to the back part of the
store and began busting pile of goods,
that had no dust on them; and that
night he asked his sweetheart to play
"Will you love me when Pm old2"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

Congressman Ryan, of Kansas, lately
interviewed in Washington by CORES
pondent, gives this glowing ace count OF
things in his state. 'Kansas produces
about 100000 bushels of wheat and
will raise about 175,000,0OO bushels of
corn this year. The oat crop, too, is
enormous: l never saw such yield. In
fact, all the crops are God. We have
had serelal good years in succession
now, and the result is that our people
have got clear of debt, and this year
will leave them with nice surplus.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

A Hartford gentleman wrote to the
secretary of the general delivery of
the postoffice at London for informa-
ton as to the general delivery of mail
matter in England and received reply
that there is no village and but few
hamlets in the United Kingdom with
out delivery of letters from house to
house. In some thinly inhabited dis
tricts letters are not delivered every
day, but twice or three times a week
but with rare exceptions letters are de,
livered even in the rural districts six
days in the week, if not seven. The
frequency Of the delivery depends upon
the number of letters, the hours of the
arrival of the mails and the cost Of pro-
vidiDg the service. AS rule all towns
and most Of the considerable villages
have deliveries from house to house
twice day. Of the $40 head postofices
thirty have one delivery per day, $50
have two, 800 have three, 115 have four
seventeen have five, six have six, and
one (LiverpooD has seven daily deIiv-
cries
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NEWS OF THE RAILROADS

John Kope, section boss on the Chicago,
Milwaukee, and ST. Paul railroad, was run
over by hand-car near Pewaukee, Wis.
on the 10th, and died..of his injuries. He
leaves wife and two children, one mar
ried.
The Manitoba road expects to handle Is, :
O0O,00 bushels of Red River wheat instead
Of14,000, 600.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-25

The election of senator for New
Hampshire completes the roll of the
senate for the next congress. There
have been twenty-six elections for the
senate for the next congress, and of
these fifteen were in the last congress,
leaving eleven who are entirely new
men. Of the old senators reelected
four are republicans and eleven are
democrats; of new men who had no
seats in the senate of the last congress
eight are republicans two are democrats
and one readjuster. The democrats
have lost two senators,-o in Oregon
and one in Virginia-and they have
gained one in Louisiana. The republi-
cans have got one of their party III the
place of doubtful David Davis, and they
have gained one from the democrats in
Oregon. The senate will stand IS re-
publicans, 36 democrats and readiusters.