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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-27

"A Mississippi jury awarded $4,000
damages to a young lady whom a rail
way conductor had forgotten to put off
at the station where she wished to alight.
The most remarkable thing about the
case is that the said young lady was
carried only two hundred yards beyond
Der destination. - Chicago HerG!d
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-27

"A st. Louis station agent recently
picked up something which made him
blush and hurry to hide it in his pocket.
Shortly afterward q rich-looking gentle
man approaching him asked him
if he had found anything. of value.
"No," said he. ''EXcusc me-" said the
gentleman, "but saw you pick it up
just now" The agent was on the point
of denying it again, when, suddenly re-
collecting, he pulled it ont OF his pocket,
saying: That's it; but l don't think
it's so much value" The gentleman,
thereupon showing him an elegant gold
buckle adorned with . couple of
diamonds worth 5000, walked off mad
handed the garter to his delighted wife.
"A Delaware family has lost three
children by the toy pistol, and the other
three have been instructed tn carry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-27

Joseph Rote jumped from a prison
frying pan not exactly into the fire,
when he escaped from the Baltimore
penitentiary, and froze to death mile
from the Institution. lo ano
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-27

The Factory at CastletOn--A Retired
Nook on the Hudson Production and
Distribution "A Business That Has No
Competition. .t.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
MINNESOTA LUMREEs----QUE.
BEG.

1t may be little surprising but it is
a fact that the city of Quebec comes
all the way west to the ports on Lake
Superior for lumber, and that large
number of boats belonging to that city
are now engaged in the lumber trade,
finding the Minnesota lumber worth
coming long distance. after. When
there is sufficient communication
open from the timber districts of the
state with navigation, it is going to
make considerable difference with the
eastern in our favor, There can be no
reason why we should be all wheat or
nothing when We are able to diversity
our industry, and there can be no ne
cessity for those to remain in idleness
with capital at hand if wheat does not
suit them. But our lumber and wheat
is not the limit of our wealth, for they
are of no more Importance for capital
to engage in than our unworked ores
of iron, copper and silver Astounding
in rich quantities, only awaiting to be
introduced to the light of day and be
lifted upon the wings of an industrious
commerce to bring back satisfactory
remuneration.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
The Pioneer Press against the State

The Pioneer Press has long deserta-
lions upon foreign affairs; it wheels
around upon the duties of the national
government in many abstract rela-
tons, it has became worn out idealist
regarding the movements in Mormon
dom, it shifts the refreshing breezes on
the Pacific slope, it assisted Ohio in
running its campaign to defeat, and in
fact it does most anything and every
thing in general in starched up column
and half editorials; excepting telling
us abont Minnesota, its commerce it's
mineral resources, its harbor and river
improvements, condition of the people
of the state on the untamed frontier,
their advantages, disadvantages, and
what can be done to encourage and
promote the interests of the farmers
in connection with the wheat question
We do not wish to be understood as
intimating that the above enumera-
ton covers all which the greatest and
richest endowed paper in our state
has grossly neglected for'many years;
as the list contains but a few of those
which are of great Importance to our
successful progress. 1t is located in a
favorable spot in our largest city living
off of the industry of the people at
large within our borders, and much
good in return for this home support
has been expected from the interior
but nothing of the kind has or is being
realized. 1t has never been found to
be the leader in anything which has
been of interest to the state, but 1t has
given the hard working man from its
lofty summit of high toned living the
cold shoulder sufficient to supply him
for the balance of his natural life.
Strike st. Paul and Minneapolis,
from it's head, and no one would ever
think that the matter to be found in
it, was put together in the state of
Minnesota, unless there was a bond
job on hand in which it had hundred
thousand or two coming in from those
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
True Nationalisn.

Blue Earth City Post While in
st. Paul on Friday last we made call
on Gov. Hubbard, who doesn't seem
to be very much worried over the
"Bierman still hunt" campaign. The
State of Minnesota has oue of the best
chief executives that ever governed a
commonwealth, and she has no reason
to desire change, for the simple
reason that his opponent is native of
particular foreign country. Clan
nishness should be wiped out of
American politics. Minnesota is
largely Republican Bierman is rad
ical Democrat, and his claim is not
based upon the grounds of his being
an ADLER man than l.. T. Hubbard, or
upon the fact that has always been
true to bourbon Democracy, but that
he is Norwegian by birth, and there
fore is entitled to the Scandinavian
vote of the State. No Norwegian or
German Or foreigner ofany kind has
a right to say one word upon the poll
tics of this state. AS soon as they Sc
cure the right to vote, they are no
longer foreigners, but endowed with
all the rights and privileges of-and
are American citizens. The question
of birth should not enter into Ameri-
can politics beyond the point made by
the constitution of the United States,
and is only kept up by set of tricky
politicians who hope to ride into power
upon the cry of "Give the Norwegians
q show!" "Give the Germans a
chance!" We say give the man a
! chance according to his ability, in
tegrity and political record, whether
he be born in Halifax or Minnesota,
Norway or France, Germany or Africa
Our support of Governor Hubbard
rises above clannishness. Our vote
and our influence are given him from
higher motives. We give it to him as
an American citizen, who in the hour
of national need, buckled on the
sword and proved his loyalty
on many hard fought battle field, be-
cause he has filled with honor and
ability every position to which he has
been called. We support Fred Won
Baumbach for secretary of state not
because he is German, but because
he is a capable and honest Republican;
we give our hearty support to Charles
Kittelson not because he was born in
sight of the towering fields or the
pleasant valleys of Norway, but be-
cause we have known him for years
as a true, loyal American citizen
loyal to his country and the great Re
publican party, and a faithful and
efficient public officer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24

There is fine opportunity down at
TeXarkano, one-half of which is in
Arkansas and the other half in Texas,
for shotgun settlement. Those who
laid out the city, supposed they had a
good title to the land, but the title
hunters, in digging down into the
foundation, ascertained that some $50
acres on the Arkansas side belonged
to the Kerby's. This was denied by
Smith, who appeared upon the scene
of action by showing he owned it IN
der a grant from the state, and now
requests the owners of the brick blocks
to move hence, or pay his price for the
lots. 1t is quite questionable if his
head will hold its natural position up.
Oh his long stay in that city.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
NATIONAL BANKS MUST GO.

The United States desires To pay OH
it's bonds, bat the bankers do not
want it done; in fact they must wind
up business if ii insists upon doing so.
Secretary FoIger has asked the holders
of SIS 100000 of bonds to bring them
in and get their cash, and those hold
ing $7,000,000, oft say they cannot do
so, for the reason that this sum has
been deposited as security for National
currency issued to them as National
Banks. All the Secretary can do in
this emergency is to let them keep
81 900, 900, III bonds and refuse as he
must under the law, to pay interest
upon them after the day he has fixed
to have them brought in for payment.
1t is nice state o. affairs for creditors
to refuse to bring in their bonds and
permit the government 70 pay them
when il has plenty of money on hand
in its vaults. This must eventually
break up National Banks, as the
| DOiiNS ttlS bSlilS- tSiltGu Ill tbC lstS
Of $60,000,000 year. What to do to
| avail this contraction and supply a
| basis for circulation IS becoming a
serious question. But little conf
dence could be placed in currency is
sued upon the bonds ola state, as they
have no fixed cash value in the mar.
ket that could he depended upon to
any great extent. That financier who
favors the using Of English consols as
a banking basis, must have an all
hole in the top of his head leaking
wind. When we are ready to place
ourselves that far into British hands
it will be nearly time for Columbis
to take of her American cap and wit
it make nest for EnglaEd's lion; ant
to say t. the American eagle conn
down from your giddy hight proud
bird, king of the air, and let us trai
your pIuElage in the dust Of disgrace
The stars and stripes could never
move on such a breeze.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
TROUBLE IN ARKANSAS

The state Of Arkansas is now hay-
ing trouble with It's colorcd people, of
a kind which may prove somewhat
disatrioua 20 it's cotton Interests. AS
everything upp"Tnlost here among
the farmers is wheat, 50 il il III cor
responding degree down there, cotton.
J. w. Niles who has had considerable
sympathy for the colored folks IN that
state, has addressed q letter to U. >.
Attorney General at Washington, t."
learn if the government could not as
sist them il! having All equal show
there for life and prosperity with the
whites, and is answered by the Attor-
ncy Gen. t,llt the grievances which
aie being suffered by the cul,r>.i man
are beyond the reach IF the cavern
ment of tlie u. ). to remedy, and that
relief caii only cO:te from tie stale.
the cOlored line to leave The state.
The move will be 50 great it is thought
as to seriously effect the cotton crop
another year, not only in that state
but in others. The origin oflhe oittuI
feeling in the South against colored
men, is that they are naturally III
clined to vote the Republican ticket
and this is the high crime and mis-
demeanor they are presented, ant
npn-ncuto1 for w hn,evep fbeir &c TN
least opportunity for it. 1t has eli
gen! ered a feeling Of i'll will, to whicl
| the South can never reconcile itself
and over which there can be 10 union
in peace. One is a bitter democrat
the other bitter republican, neithe
will give way, but both will fight, an'
if their is to be peace, one must emf
| crate from the other.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
LET US TRY A CHANGE.

The Republicans of this county
should try and have change this fall,
and see if there cannot be SET of re-
publican officers elected in republic
can county. The experiment of vot-
ing for the democracy, which is in the
minority, has been tried, and, as it can
be seen, nothing has been gained by
putting democrats in and keeping re-
publicans out, and if we continue this
we may hereafter question our good
judgment. Democrats never have
been sufficiently liberal to give us
division of the offices, when they had
strength to elect one of their own, and
there is no prospect that they ever
will. Republicans of this county have
abused themselves long enough in this
way, to now make change, and have
it become permanent one. A Presi-
Dental campaign is fast approaching
us, and we should square the county
around and be in readiness for it, and
not be in danger of meeting the fate of
a democratic majority as Ohio did this
fall. This is certainly worth thinking
about.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24

whose hard earnings go 10 pay it.
That paper takes its texts from the
amount of plumber it can get for enter
ing into political contests when it has
no more effect among the intelligent
classes, than the bowling wind upon
a leafless tree firmly rooted to the soil
The poor mans cause is as unknown
to its columns as if its papers were
from one year to another entire blanks
untouched by printers ink. This icy
Indifference may he all the home
public have a right to expect from
such pretended source of general
good, but we cannot see it in that light.
If this treatment of the people of the
state with such supreme contempt, is
filling its Golfers with gold to the sat
isfaction of its high estate, it will con-
tinue on for life, but if its stocl: should
in an unsnspacting moment go down
below par, it can trace its loss to its
cold biooded slaughter Of the states
best interests ANA come down to a
level with the poor it has never prin-
ted line to assist.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
HARP FOR THE PARTY.

1t was not our intention to say much
about politics this fall. AS we have
such an overwhelming majority in the
state, and a majority of from seventy
five to hundred in the county, we
thought we might do our community
more valuable service in other direc-
tions, and that our ticket would under
these circumstances take care of itself.
But it seems that there are desperate
attempts being made by the democra-
cy upon all sides of us, in the county,
as we'll as the state, to divide the party
to let democrats into power, and we
deem it our bounden duty to the Re-
publican party to come to its assist
ance in any manner possible and as
sist in hurting back our common foe.
Democrats are now and always have
been enemies to Republicans, and will
always remain so. One vote for a
democrat is one vote to put republic
cans out of power, and to put them in,
and we are laughed at for doing the
favor. Let us try as hard to hang to-
gether, as democrats try to divide US.
They seek to divide us only because
they expect to make by so doing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
10000 BUsHEL ELEVATOR

1t is said that President Hill, of the
Manitoba road, has been instrumental
in having an elevator built at Duluth
that will hold 100000 bushels of
wheat. It is plain from this, the rail-
roads are beginning to learn that the
north is the direction for them to point
where they can find home port. We
do not think the work of erecting ele-
vators at that point will be fully &C
complished until there shall be ca
pacity there of at least six million
bushel storage. The way wheat has
been going in at that point this.season,
100000 bushels day, it will only take
eleven days to fill the contemplated
elevator to its full capacity, and next
year still more will find its way there,
and seven days then will fill fill one of
these full. For such point an eleva-
tor like this is not much of an enter
prise as it can be seen. Calculation
should be made for another road, if
not two of them, from the wheat belt
within the next two years to Duluth,
capable of taking in 100000 bushels
every twenty-four hours, and increased
elevator capacity must be prepared for
this there without fail.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
WASHINGTON TERRITORY DETECTED

The hearts of our state are large
enough to wish that all the soil OF
earth was in quality equal to our own,
but our liberal spirit can do those far
away from us no good in this respect
only as we can divide with them the
fruits we are yearly taking from it.
We can easily imagine the disappoint-
ment of Washington Territory, in
sending her best wheat here to our
markets and learning upon its arrival
that it cannot by any manner OF means
be placed any higher than our second
grade, and not answering i'll purpose
in that direction whatever where hard
wheat of the second hard grade is de-
sired. And that wheat is Of such a
character that it cannot be mixed with
any of our state grades without being
detected upon sight. No wheat has
yet been found in this country equal
to our best, and it is not probable any
ground able to produce it will be found
We can give that territory our sympa'
| thy, but not our SOIL
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
SLAVES In BRAZIL.

The abolitionist confederation of
Brazil has broken out in a new spot,
and has presented petitions to the leg
islature of that nation, asking the
manumission of 1,414,64S slaves said
to be worth $5O0,O00,0OO. The owners
take the same position there which
was assumed in this country, that set
ting them free would destroy that
much of their wealth, which neither
they nor the country could endure
without wholesale obstruction. They
are willing to sell out to the govern
ment, but the government snys it is
unable to purchase. To save war
like unto our late unpleasantness, the
government might cut the matter
short and buy them up, paying in
bonds due in hundred years to come.
The abolitionists claim they are not
legal slaves, many of them having In
dian mothers, and others are descend
ants of contrabands imported after the
slave trade was forbidden in 1880.
The abolitlonists there will find au-
thority in this country for the position
that the slaves held as such and born
of Indian women are not slaves any
more than Indians are slaves-our
highest authority in this nation has
held that the child born of an Indian
woman, is an Indian still without re-
gard to whether its father was a white
man ora negro.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
IRELAND'S RELIEF.

There is no logic in saying emigra-
ton cannot help the condition of af-
fairs in Ireland, because the .popula-
ton has been cut down from 100000
to 100000 and yet trouble exists.
Emigration will afford relief if the
poorest and those who are unable to
get along there are brought away. It
is the groans of the starving and the
cries of the needy, which is constantly
moving the hearts of the patriots in
sympathy to red hot action, and keep
ing up the disturbed feeling in that
country. It only distresses the POOR
class to have the more wealthy come
away; that kind of emigration cannot
in any event make things any better.
Every poor man there who can man
age spot of land should, if genuine
relief is wanted, be brought here and
put upon it, and those who cannot do
this should be cared for by days work.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
LAND GOBBLERS ARE WATCHED.

The commissioner of the General
Land office at Washington has but
recently opened his eyes to the cor
rect principles Of our land system, and
now after quarter of century of
land stealing, and gobbling by the
corporations and rich individual land
spectators, the commissioner has
concluded to closely watch the method
by which they under the presumption
and homestead laws, are acquiring
such vast tracts of lands in one body.
That this land is acquired in the most
fraudulent manner, and by the darkest
sort of perjury, all are we'll advised
and that it prevents the poor man,
for whom it was solely intended, from
obtaining small tracts in the best To-
calities upon which to make perma-
nent home, is q. self evident prop
osition. And if the land cruisers are
looked after, and kept at a distance,
and the land permitted to go when it
should, a lasting benefit to the poor
man will be given.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24

Mark III. Dunnell ex-Congressman
from the First district, is smiling
around after the Office of Register of
the U. s. Land office at Aberdeen. It
looks as if this was small come down
the hill of office holding, in the place
of going up; but it is no worse than
was done by Horace Austin, who was
Gov. for two terms, and then was End
Assistant, Auditor at Washington,
then graded to the United States
Land office at Fargo. w. r. Marshall
was Gov. for two terms, and come
down to railroad commissioner, from
thence to detective of the U. s. Land
office at Duluth. Alex Ramsey come
down from two terms as Coy. and two
terms in U. S. Senate, to chairman of
Board of Registration at Salt Lake.
Utah. Anything to say in Office.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
FIVE YEARS AND A FINE.

James McGauvern, and Charles
Chambers, have been sent to the peni-
Tertiary for five years each, for coun-
terfiting half dollars, and have besides
the term of imprisonment, being
fined in sum which cannot be paid
in the kind they were getting up, and
it may be doubtful if they ever get
square with the world after they are
out. It is easy enough to make the
counteriit money, but it has been
rather difficult for the manufacturers
to avoid that brick building over at
Saltwater with high wall around it.
They were merely going to make a
living until the times were better, and
then they were going to reform. They
can calculate that they have struck
it rich; now they will have time to
each learn two good trades, all during
which they are sure of havinga living
and can in Tie meantime reform, in
this way they can accomplish as much
| as if they were out.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24
POOR FARGO.

Fargo has made desperate struggles
to get into notoriety as a city, but her
progress in this respect has been, for
the noise it has made, rather slow. 1t
has now received a set back which has
done it more harm than the accom-
plishment of its object could possibly
have done it good. 1t came to the
conclusion that it ought to have free
delivery post office, that is carriers to
take the mail around town to those to
whom it was addressed. Recently a
special agent was sent out there by the
department, to learn if it was necessa-
ny, who reported back that as the
streets generally had no name posted,
few of the houses had numbers, and
the mails arrive at such hours they
could not be delivered until the next
day, that the carrier system at present
would not be desirable. Let Fargo
now fix up and try it again.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-10-24

A canoe expedition has been formed
to explore the Everglades of Florida,
dark timbered swamp, which from
it's center sends up a vast volume of
smoke, the cause ofwhich is unknown,
and the tract is so dark and dismal no
one has thus far had the pluck to VEN
ture far enough into 1t, to know what
there is there, aside from all sorts of
reptiles which threaten to swallow all
invaders. The canoes are to be six
in number four men to each one with
old naval and army officers, and
several negroes making up the COM
pany, who propose to wade in, and
see what that heretofore unknown re-
gion contains. The New Orleans
Times Democrat, commands the ex-
petition, and is bound to do some
thing for the benefit of science, by let
ting day light into the darkness of
this trackless swamp. That paper
probably has several extra reporters
it has no use for and will send them
out to tame the man eating alligator.