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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
A BLACK skinned Butcher.

Jacksonville, Fla, Special: The trial of
Harrison for the murder of Charles Belford
furnishes one of the most astounding chap
tiers in criminal history. Both men were
colored and bad married sisters. Thorn as
thought that il he killeG his brother-i law
both women would live with him, so he
dealt him q blow with an ak. Thomas con-
fessed that when he vas twelve years old,
vexed by the crying of q younger brother,
he beat out his brains and cremated the
body in an open fire place, giving as an ex-
cuse to mis- mother that 'the child bothered
me-" In 1871 Thomas outraged girl of
fourteen and then cut her throat. In 1877
he literally cut colored MAJ in bits with a
knife. In 1875 he chopped of man arm
For the murder of Bedford the criminal es-
capes with life senteace to the chain gang
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Death Of an Eminent Doctor.

Dr. J. Marion Sims of New York a rhysi-
clan we'll known in this country and Eu-
rope, died on The 18th inst, of heart dis
ease. He attended patient the previous
evening and retire! apparently in his usual
health early that morning. He couversed
with his wife, and shortly after she observed
something wrong, and Immediately sum-
moned her SOD, also physician. An ex-
animation showed that the doctor was dead.
DR.. Sims intended sailing on the 18th
inst. for Europe. DR.. Simms was horn in
Lancaster district, s. c.. Jan. Is, 1913. He
graduated at the South Carolina college
in 1882 and studied medicine in Charleston
and at the Jefferson Medical col
lege, Philadelphia. In 1886 lie settled at
Montgomery. Ala, and soon became wide
ly known as skillful operator in general
surgery. In 1858 he removed to New York,
where, through his efforts, a womens hos
pital was est blished under his charge. In
1861 and 1864 Dr.. Sims visited Europe, and
in 1870 he organized in Paris the Anglo
American ambulance corps. Among other
works he published Silver Sutures in Sur
gerry and Clinical Notes on Uterine Surgery.
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THE SLEEPING ENGINEER.
An Old Brakeman Talks Railroad
Smashups and Explains How Many
Of Them Occur

An Old Brakeman Talks Railroad
Smashups and Explains How Many
Of Them Occur.
II have been in the business long
time," said an old brakeman yesterday
as he seated himself beside reporter,
"and have seen more accidents caused
by fault of the engineer than any other
way. know they are generally thought
to be prudent men, but in many cases
they are not. I nave noticed that a great
many engineers have habit of going to
sleep in their cab while running at full
speed, and remaining that way for some
time. Those on the regular ruas get so
used to the roar and rattle of the ma
chine that they can lay their head against
the window and 60 to sleep with the
greatest possible ease, seeming to awake
from natural instinct when they near
regular stopping place. Accident after
accident has been caused by this, as the
fireman on heavy night run is asleep
half the time. I remember one little
incident which occurred last winter that
serves to illustrate this. was bre aking
on freight train on the Snort-line. at
that time, and also did the tagging.
One very cold night, when we had
large number of cars en-, the train broke
into at Dorsry's grade some little dis
lance from the city. We stopped at the
loot of the grade, and was sent back to
flag the night express, which was nearly
due. I went soma distance until
reached a leval stretch of track so the
engineer could see my lantren nearly
half mile. Soon the train came into sight,
coming at an awful rate of speed. gave
the signal at once, but the engineer
seemed to pay no attention to me, and
never whistled down brakes. repeated
it aga n, but with the same result. The
situation was an alarming one. Just be-
low me was the heavy freight, and COM
ing down upon it was the speeding
train loaded with passengers. There
was little time to make up my mind, but
| acted quickly. Leaning off the track,
waited with my lantern raised until
the engine got nearly over me,
when / threw it with all my force.
Luckily it went crashing through the
cab window breaking glass all over the
sleeping engineer and waking him. He
saw the lantern and understood the
meaning. To reverse his engine was
the work of a moment, and tiD train
was brought to a standstill with bat
twenty feet between it and destruction.
When I reached the engine the en-
g,neer. who had been SO unfaithful to
his trust, was nearly pa-alyzed with fear.
so narrow had been the escape. haye
known several. instances of this kind,
and it illustrates the way in which an
accident may occur"
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pair. The groomsmen and brid ssmaids
sat in front of the congregation. facing
the couple and their sponsors. Then
the meeting went on, unheeding the
bridal party, unheeded by them. Half
an hour passed. Then the aged groom
rose in lull of the speaking and
clasped the hand of the bride, who also
stood up. His voice echoed clear
around the barren white walls and over
the uncushioned benches. I'm the
presence of the Lord and his assembly
take Deborah Brooks to be my wife,
promising, with divine assistance, to be
INTO her a faithful and loving husband
until death shall separate us." The
voice of the bride, which had been so
often heard from. the topmost tier OF the
most worthy, repeated the words. The
nair sat down. Edward Richie, an ell
der of the North Meeting, who TOOK Ine
place of the brides father, then READ
aloud the marriage certificate, then car
ried and laid it upon Q small table In the
aisle between the men and the womens
side of the raised seats. From there the
proomsman raised and carried the table
to the front of the bride and groom, who
signed the certificate which hy upon it.
The table and certificate were restored
to their places. The Quaker wedding
was over. The Quaker meeting Went on.
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Personal Gossip.

Charles Cook died in London, England,
Oct. 20. Mr.. Cook went to Alexandria,
Mimi, in 1858. and kept hotel and the
postoice, remaining until the Indian out
break, when he removed with bis family to
White Bear near Sc. Paul. In 1855 he sold
his homestead on the west hanks of lakes
Agnes and Winona to W. E. Hicks, and re-
turned to England, where he has resided
ever since.
Admiral Frenchard of the Navy died on
he 18th. He was bern in 1914. He en-
cred the naval academy and became mid
shipman Oct. %, 1884. He was made
passed midshipman July Ii, 1910; lieut.
enant, Feb. 81, 1S47 commander, July 16,
1862; captain, July Is, 1866; commodore,
May Z. 1871, and rear admiral Aug. III,
1875. He Was placed en- the retired list July
10, 1880.
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 7. Miss
Maggie Evans, daughter of George G. Evan
OF Newark, n. J. was married to John s. M.
Neill of Helena, Mont. a former resident
of st. Paul. The ceremony took place at
the Presbyterian church, Newark, in the
PRESENCE of large number offriends. Rev.
E. D. Neill ofSt. Paul. father OF the groom
officiating, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Malone.
Mrs. Philander Smith of Little Rock, Ark,
has given $40, $50 to the Methodist Mission
airy society for the establishment eff n edi-
cal college at Nankin, China, under the of.
fcers of the Methodist Episcopal church.
James Mcintyre. the noted turfman, who
died at Paris, KY, ,eft $40, to a colored
mistress and her children.
Among the class day speakers at Dart.
mouth are the Introductory address, George
A. Nettleton, st. Paul. ..
William M. Evarts' protest. .nal izcome
is 100000 year. His weight is now
down to 100 pounds.
Judah P. Benjamin says he is coming
home to America.
Joe Keppler takes $4,000 year easily
ont of Puck.
Sojourner Truth is seriously i'll at Battle
Creek, Mich.
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Frank B. Smith of Detroit, Michigan, has
begun q $4,000 suit in the United States
district court against DR.. John II. Ranch,
secretary of the Illinois board of health,
whose name he alleges was signed to a cir
cular revoklng his (Dr. Smith's) license fof
unprofessional ana dishonorable conduct.
This conduct, the plaintiff adds, consisted
in his advertising his presence when he
was q delegate to health convention at
Peoria
AMontreal dispatch says 500 of the 1000
men hired by the Canadian Pacific railroad
company at So day to work on the road
north of Lake Superior have arrived in that
city absolutely destitute, and have entered
800 actions against the company for wages
and damages. The men are all French Can
adams, and great Indignation exists among
their compatriots.
The Railway Conductors Benevolent as
ISOLATION elected the following officers al
its meeting in Chicago, the 18th: President,
Robert G. Laflip vice presidents, John M.
Malloy and W. J. Regain; secretary and
treasurer, Charles Huntington.
Developments regarding the failure o.
Tillinghast & Co., Chicago leather dealers
indicate that the assets only reach about
$3.50, OOO, instead of 500, 900, at first re-
ported. The liabilities are $3.50, 900, instead
of $500, 600.
Col. Butler, of the Missouri militia, il
being court-martialed for disobeying Gen
Lawrence, poor soldier who was promo
ted over Butler.
The Novelty Rubber company at New
Brunswick, N. j., has failed, with liabilities
of $50, 900. Four hundred hands are cut Of
employment.
In AroostooK, Me-, fare twenty-six starch
factories The Swedes there raise potatoe!
only onstheir farms and sell TO the fac
tories.
l john Manville, postmaster at Rantoul
ILL.,, is missing at Cavour, OAK, where b.
was last seen looking after claim.
Mrs. Agnes Make, q fourteen-year-olt
wife of Tolono, ILL.,, has disappeared.
Eleven hundred Chinese sailed home las
week from San Francisco.
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From the Old World.

The'Hon. Mr.. Monseau. the first minister
of Ne Dominion government and amember
of The privy council, is charged with having
been influenced by q clique of Spectators
for q heavy financial consideration to refuse
charter to new gas company which
number OF prominent citizens inaugurated
as rival to thu present gigantic concern.
Mr. Mouseau is the same gentleman who
had his election annulled for corrupt prac-
tises, but WIS Afterwards reelected He was
to have been created judge soon, but a
protest is made against his fitness for such
appointment.
Miss Chamberlain, the Cleveland beauty,
is said to be engaged to young Peter Alger-
non Brown, the oldest son of John Brown,
the queens immortal funkey. The queen
is said to be delighted. Young Brown is a
very manly fellow, is twenty-foar years OF
age, an officer in her majesty's household.
1t is understood that as soon as the date of
the marriage is agreed upon, Brown will be
knighted and promoted in the queens SER
vice.
The projected journey of the crown
prince OF Austria begins to cause uneasiness
at Vienna. 1t Is not forgotten that Spanish
quarrel led to the war of 1870. 1t is feared
that King Alfonso has not enough hold
upon the people to secure the crown
prince against Insult which would upset
the work ofyears and terminate all assur.
a. ce of peace.
Inquiries from America whetherit was true
as reported in trade circles, that the French
government had removed the prohibition
against American hog pro ducts agitated in
London Neither the newspapers or news
agents can find any authority for the author
ship of the statement. and inquiries at Paris
fail to confirm the report.
The news from France and China is be-
ginning to alarm Englishmen. Heretofore
it has been supposed that the Tonquin dis
pute was really game of bluff on both
sides, and fe " entertained any fear that 6
general war between FIR nee and Chins
would ever occur. Now it is believed thai
war is certain.
1t is believed that the prosecution il
O'.l ,nnell's trial intends to treat the case al
an ordinary one of u,ui der, and nothing o
3 political nature introduced unless rendered
necessary by the mode of tie defense.
Marquis De Lasteyrie, life member of tn
French senate is dead. He was born il
1910, and elected by the national assembi.
in 1875.
| Miss Emma Phinney, well-knowl
American sculptress, died in Naples nor
time since.
Marquis Tsang gives Minister Ferry
bad character.
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The business prospects of the country
form the staple OF a good deal of edito-
rial writing. about this time, when the
list of failures are unusually large. While
there are some grounds for apprehen-
sion and Encouragement there
are certain hopeful signs upon
which cheerful view of the future may
be predicted. In the matters of iron,
for instance, prices have declined to a
low figure, AMI many furnaces have gone
out of blast. But stocks are consumed
and point must soon be reached when
solvent iron establishments will meet
with better remuneration on an increas-
ing demand for their products. There
is good encouragement in the agriculture
al outlook and its bearing upon the for
eign trade of the country. The crops,
with the exception of wheat, are all
that can be desired. While the wheat
crop falls short of the extraordinary
yield of last year it must not be forgot
ten that the surplus carried over from
1882 was large enough to make the ag-
SAOe0SO az VIC 01opOSsSl VI TIC ldIH0TS IQ1S
year almost equal to that of one year
ago. The cotton crop, while smaller
than that of one year ago, is still large
and will bring Southern planters quite
as much money as if it had been greater.
In fact crop equal to that of 1882 might
have forced prices down and proved
less remunerative than it will under
present circumstances. while wheat is
not going out as freely as might be
wished yet the demand will increase as
European stocks diminish. Europe is
quite likely to consume whatever we
can conveniently spare, and will take
our surplus at some price or other. Our
exports for the present calendar year,
with the exception of June and July,
have exceeded the imports. Deducing
the adverse balance of the two months
named, the balance to our credit on the
LIST of October aggregated nearly forty
eight millions of dollars. Gold has com.
menced coming this way and the strong
probabilities are that increasing exports
will keep the tide moving in our favor.
There are absolutely no grounds for ap-
pretending q general revulsion or wide
spread stagnation, and there is nothing
to prevent revival of activity in bug
mess in the spring.
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Witty w aifS.

"Know anything about life in the
west!" said Mr.. Stone. II should say
do! / was tarred and featllered twice in
Missouri, and rode on rail In Kansas"
A Lafayette, Ind, lady-a model wife
and mother-broSe her husband of the
saloon habit by walking up to the bar
beside him and calling fer the beer. She
broke the awful silence. as they walked
home, with the remark: 81 love you,
my husband, and if you are going to hell
Pa going right along with you."
eyes," said fashionable lady. ~
think Mary has made very good
match. heard her husband is one of
the shrewdest and most unprincipled
lawyers in the profession, and, of course,
he can afford to crafty her every wish"
81 write this" said man, addressing
gentleman who owed him money, s'to
inform you that you are liar. "Your
postage stamp was wasted" came the re-
ply, ''as / knew that was liar before
ever had any business relations with
you."
A Texas debating society debated the
question, "When a watermelon vine
runs onto another mans land, who owns
the melons?" The referee decided that
the colored man who lives about mile
and half from the two farms owned
the melons. lPeck's Sun.
Gaining friend-"Why, old boy
what's the matter with you? You look
as though you had lost your best friend"
"Do II" was the reply. "Well haven't.
On the contrary have just gained
friend" "You don't look it." 81 know,
| don't. You see, last night asked lit
tie Miss B. to marry me, and she said
she never could be more to me than a
very dear Observation-Disclosures Call.
"I was to be married, you know"
said Blooms to his friend Clark, "but
guess it's of, you know, for g-gooi."
"How is that?" asked Clark. 'This
way" replied Blooms. "She s-said she'd
marry me, you know, when all i'm
pediments were r-remoyed. "Yes"
'Weli, l asked her last night if they
were not all -aw-r-removed, you
know, and 8 she said mo- still s-stut-
ter"-New York Commercial Advsrtis,
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News of the Railroad,

T. 81. Lewis, the ardn@ ologist, returned
on the 18th inst, from a seven weeks sur
veying tour along the line of the Northern
Pacific railroad, during which time he
made critical examination ofthe principal
abandoned village sites and forts OF the
once formidaple nation of the Mandams, on
the upper Missouri. He brought back with
him many interesting relics OF this enig-
maticai Indian tribe, in the way of pottery,
bone ana flint implements, "totems," etc.
Mr.. Lewis will, it is understood. give the
public, or those persons scientifically in
cllned, the benefit of his observations and
conclusions regarding this special subject.
The resignation of F. L. Chapman, son
in-law of Gen. Haupt, and Austin Heater
general agent of the Northern Pacific Coal
company, are announced. Lewis L. Haupt
travelling passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific, and brother to the late general man
ager, has it is said, also announced his in
tention of Withdrawing from the railroad
company.
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A verdict for $25. 900 has been rendered
by q jury in the case Of Beems W. The
Chicago. Rock Island q Pacific Railway
Company, tried before the district court OF
Oass county, Iowa, at Atlantic. The action
was brought TOR damages accruing to Mrs.
Beems, On account of the death of her hus-
band, it is alleged by the carelessness and
negligence of the company. Mr.. Deems
was a brakeman and was engaged In un-
coupling cars at Nicola when the accident
occurred. The suit was first tried more
than year sgo. The railrosd was de-
tested but appealed the case and the SUI
pfeme court sent it back for retrial. The
second trial was had last April, at which
time the company was beaten q second
time. The defendant, however, succeeded
In getting the verdict OF the Jury set aside
and IN order for new trial, with the re
suits mentioned shove.
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DOings Of CIinlnals.

Patrick Hayes, a gambler of New York,
became annoyed at attentions paid his
wife by another gambler, George Norton.
He met Norton in the street recently, and
opened fire, wounding him in the hip. An
other shot missed Norton and struck John
Marshall, steward OF the steamer State of
Nebraska, wounding him in leg. Hayes
surrendered.
John B. Isaacson was arrested at Nash
vile on warrants sworn out by W. c. Van
Every, the credit clerk for 81. Stecker, Chi
cago, who has travelled over 1000 miles fol.
lowing the prisoner. Last July Isaacson,
then doing business in Kansaa City, OBJ
tanned q large amount of jewelry and opti-
cal goods from parties in Chicago and else
where.
Several arrests were .made in Chamber
lain OAK. by Deputy Sheriff callahan,
among them Mike CHASER, charged with
completely in mail robbery there last win
ter, and one of the Bean brothers, charged
with perjury in land case; also A. r. r.
Taylor of Kimball, charged with embezzle-
ment.
Frederick M. Ker, cashier for Preston
Kean & Co., bankers, Chicago, who fed
Ecu Aou suOIt S4O,OVV IN Ills dCCouulSs auu
was captured after long chase in Peru,
South America was recently convicted and
sentenced to ten years In the penitentiary.
The preliminary hearing of w. s. Kirker,
the Ironton, Ohio, cashier accused of en-
bezzlement, began on the 14th inst. Evi.
deuce showed a deficit of $4,000. Kirker
was held for trial. Nobody knows how the
money was disposed OF.
Charles Dix, cashier in savings bank
Council Bluffs, Iowa, shot himself through
the head recently. and die] instantly He
was twenty.nine years old aud had been in.
the savings bank since 1872. His parents
1--we in Salem Mass.
J. G. Barnes, q well-known coal operator
of Pittsburg, committed suicide at the st.
Cloud hotel, New Castle, Pa, shooting him
self through the head. Financial embarrass-
ment is said to be the cause.
Mrs. Shoals Of Waverly, iowa, drowned
herzelf the other day be cause so ne
kept sending her letters charging her hus-
band with unfaithfulness.
Andrew Wolf, of Albin, Grant county,
OAK, was assaulted by an unknown person
robbed, and left for dead, but will recover.
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The Casually Record.

A fatal fight occurred recently at we'd
ding in Carrituck, Hyde county, North
Carolina. Charles Creole, . prosperous
young cotton planter, was married tn one
Of the bellies of the country. The cere-
mony took place at s o'clock. The whole
company retired to the dining roera and
partook of feast. Some Of the young
men iudulged rather too freely in wine, and
some misunderstanding arose about the
dance which was about to follow the we'd
ding repast. Hot words resulted In fight.
Pistols were drawn and several shots were
fired. Charles. Ballace, the gr0om's best
man was killed, and Thomas Siden, anoth-
er Of the aroomsmen, received wound
which will prove mortal. 1t is believed the
tight did not last one minute, but during
that time hall dozen shots were fired ard
the room was cleared Of the reveiers.
Glsndive, Montana Times, 10th: Mrs. John
Heinrich Of Minneapolis, was slightly
wounded By the accidental discharge Of a
revolver In the hands Of Pullman car por.
ter on yesterday mornings train. The
lady was removed to the Merrill houte,
where she viii receive every attention, The
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22

Senator Vance, of North Carolina, in
sneaking of his career in Washington,
said recently: 81 was mighty nigh
dead to get here, but I'll be hanged if |
am not higher d cad 10 get away"
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A society In Washington is moving
for the establishment OF geological gar
den. The Congressional beer garden
has lost its attractiveness.
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Manufacturers have been warned
that cigars falsely labeled "Key West"
and Havana" are liable to seizure, but
there doesn' seem to be much of
panic about it,
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The oil wells of California last year
yielded 5000 600 gallons OF oil, and it is
expected the product will be redoubled
this year.
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On the thirteenth Of last month Paris
was afflicted With fog SO dense that
fish-horns were blown by omnibus-driy.
ers. and the police carried torches.
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Peter @. Small, in Jail at Beveidere, N j..
for horse stealing, has gone without food
thirty-five days, determining to staive him
to death,
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The house Of George 3. McWilliams.
near Bachelors Grove, nak., was burned,
the family barely escaping Loss, 81, 800,
partly insured,
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Mysterious disappearance Of gentle
men with other peoples money are as
numerous about this time as railroad &C
rideIts,
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/ Four horse thieves who stole eight head
of sto, K At Pssse Bottom, Mont, were CAP
tured = Fax City and jailed At Miles City.
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A scientific writer says that the Amer
ican Of to-day is not the bilious man OF
fifty years ago.