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Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
Threatened Barb Wire War.

A large meeting of the barb wire manufac-
turers of the country, licensees Of the firm Of
Washburn & Moen, Worcester, Mass, was held
at the fremont house. Chicago, throughout
Thursday. Forty delegates, representing every
state in the Union except California, were pres
emit The discussion, of private but important
nature, was on the prOpriety of paying further
royalty to the Washburn company for the priv
lleges enjoyed by the licensees. This matter
has come up for consideration in view OF the
conflicting decisions-on the one hand of Judges
Blodgett and Drummond, Of the Illinois court,
and on the other, Of Judges McCreary and Love,
of Iowa. The old barb wire ASSOCIATION, known
ss the Manufacturers Equitable. is dead and
in the hands of receiver but it IL not unlikely
that the manufacturers will prepare to conserve
the interests of their trade by the formation OF
new association The history Of the griev-
ance in brief is as follows: Some years ago o
man in central Illinois invented machine for
twisting wire, which has become a very essen
tial element in the manufacture Of barbed-wire
fences A Massachusetts firm purchased
the entire rights of the inventor.
and have had for several years mon
opoly of the patent twisefs The firm imme-
diately refused the use of the machine to any
other unless large royalty were paid upon
each machine tls8l. Finally MANY establish
ments in'the country became the licenses of the
Massachusetts firm, aud it was reaping an i'm
mense profit from the business. The licensees
finally became tired of paying large percent
age of their profits in royalties and about fifty
suits have grown ont OF the trouble. These
were generally decided in favor of the Worces-
teer firm Last week, however, the Massachu-
sets firm struck snag in the adverse decision
of a couple of Iowa courts, which held the
patent TO be invalid and the monopoly unwar-
ranted The oppressed concerns took courage
at this and decided to make formal organiza-
ton and press the matter vigorously, until
they get what they consider their rights.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
Looking a Few Years Back

Fifty years ago Young America was
quiet, subdued and nice sort of youth,
quite unconscious that he was popular
sovereign, or if he was aware of the
greatness to which he had been born,
willing to bear his honors meekly and
wait in the backgrounds till he became
of age and had legitimate right to claim
his rich inheritance. The rod had not
then passed out of fashion and parents
still thought themselves the superiors of
their children, while filial reverence
still fingered in the breasts of their off
spring.
Those days were not perfect, but they
load advantages to which many persons
hok back with respect. If we have less
time to be formally polite and the brew
lty OF life no longer permits us to dance
the minuet, we can still be courteous in
our more modern fashion. Even if we
live in days in which the doctrine of
evolution has wrought terrible olsen
chantment we need not entirely lose the
sentiment Of reverence which forms the
basis of all respectful attention to others.
The rapid stream of life may now and
then be checked in its headlong current.
for decent social observance and kind
feelings may oftener underlie the artifi-
cial manners and small etiquette which
has taken the place OF the grander style
and manner Of our ancestors. We are in
danger of allowing the glitter of wealth
to supply the place of said virtues and
the superficial refinement of an educa-
ton that includes little of everything
to be considered equal to the truer and
deeper character that made our fore
fathers worthy of all respect. It is to be
hoped that the diminution of body will
not be accompanied by like contrac-
ton of the reverential element and the
moral sense, in the saving of which is our
only refuge against the sea Of material
ism that 10 setting in so heavily on us,
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

Tuesday evening fire was discovered in
the shed attached to the Meridian Lumber
company's new. mill, located sixteen miles
down the Chippewa from Eau Claire, Wis
The establishment, together with the shin.
gle mill and contents, was totally destroyed,
involving loss of $45 900, on which there
was $dO, 600 insurance.
Charles B. Wake, a member of the firm
of Knowlton & Wake, prominent both in
military and musical circles of Minneapo
lis, fell between two cars on the East side
Friday afternoon, and was so frightfully
mangled as to suffer almost instant death
Mcmillan Bros stave mill at Meanwhile,
was burned to the grouud Saturday night.
The stock was all saved, but the machinery
was destroyed. Loss, 81, 500; insurance, So,
900. The body of Peter Carl, night watch
man, nineteen years old and single, was
found under the ruins, burned to crisp.
Bassett, Hunting & Co. and Gilchrist =
Co., grain dealers, suffered loss by fire al
Dubuque, OH the 23d. inst. of about $780,.
900, their elevator and warehouse being
DESTROYED.
Joseph Sharpe and John Loudeau, who
each had leg amputated in the Duluth
hospital, have both died, Loudeau dying
Monday night and Sharpe Tuesday.
The stable, granary and sheds of J. M
shartf, near Bath, OAK, burned with three
horses and all his farming machinery.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS

Active Preparations were making for the
driving of the last spike of the Northern Pa
ciic, thus linking the Pacific with the At
lantic. and opening up to this section of the
country another world. The spike will be
of gold, and its driving will be made an oc-
casion never to be forgotten by the peosle
of the Northern Pacific country. The spike
has already been made, and is now in the
possession of President Willard. 1t has en-
grayed upon it an inscription suitable to
the occasion. The place selected for its re-
ception is about ten miles out from Helena
going in the direction of Portland.
Tie Northern Pacific has sent out num-
Der of placards to be placed along its lines
in Minnesota. calling the attention of all
the company's employees to the recent act
of the legislature in regard to railroad acct
dents. By this act, any accident where by
death IS caused, makes the employee by
whose carelessness or negligence it occurs,
guilty of manslaughter in the third degree.
If death should not ensue then the punish
ment is from one to two years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
There is commotion among the officials
Of the Erie railway over the mysterious dis
appearance of $500 in transit from New
York to Susquehanna, Pa. A package con-
tanning that amount was expressed by the
Marine bank, New York, to the Susque
hanna Valley bank. The bank officials
found the package flled with blank
papers.
General Manager Vaa Horne is dissatis-
fed with the way business is managed on
the eastern division of the Canadian Paci-
fic, and charge is to be made in the per-
sonnel of the staff.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30

Two terrible lessons to men, women
and children, of all classes, are so recent
that reference to them may not be out
Of place, for no one knows when he may
be placed in situations where the loss OF
Judgment and self-control might lead to
untold horrors. More horrible even
than the bloody baptism of tie Brook
Ign bridge On Decoration Day was the
awful disaster in a hall at Sunderland,
England, week ago. whereby the lives
of nearly two hundred children were
crushed out. An extraordinary coinci-
dence is that both these terrible calami-
ties were brought about simply by an
unaccountable rush of human beings,
impelled by no particular panic, and
produced by no accident to the structures
in which they were penned like lambs
for the slaughter. Children Of both
sexes should be taught GOODNESS and self
control, so that in moments of danger
they may not lose possession OF faculties
necessary for self-preservation and
stampede themselves, SO to speak, to
destruction. The task is not hard one
if begun early and practised in every
emergency.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
PITH OF THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

The president has appointed Robert G.
Mitchell receiver of public moneys at Du-
luth, Mimi, vice w. w. Spaulding, sus-
pended for two or three years past rumors
have been atioat that there was crooked
ness in the management of the Duluth land
office. Ex-Gov. Marehall when appointed
as examiner, found that there was laxity
liz management but he made no charges
against the then incumbents of the office
NJ. c. Russell as register and Capt. T. H.
Pressnell as receiver. A sufficient pressure
was brought TO bear, however, by interested
parties at Minneapolis and elsewhere TO
have them both removed, although both
those gentlemen demanded an inyes-
tigation, which was never ordered. They
were removed in September last and others
appointed in their place.
The secretary OF the treasury, has tele-
graphed instructions to the collector of GUS
toms at New York to cooperate with the
commissioners of immigration at that port
to prevent the landing of all immigrants
found to be paupers within the meaning of
the law. In the event such pauper immi-
grants may have already landed, as reported
because of the large number shipped ON the
steamship Furnessia, the collector is in
structed to take all practicable measures to
have them reshipped to the port from whence
they came.
Chief Moses and two others of his band
arrived at Washington recently, after a
journey of over 5000 miles from his reserva-
ton on the northern boundary of Washing
ton Territory. The party are in charge of
Capt Frank ID. Baldwin of the United States
army, with d. f. Sherwood as interpreter.
The entire trip was made in the quick time
of nine days. The object of their visit is in
reference to the proposed REIMBURSEMENT of
a portion of their proposed reservation.
Secretary Chandler, in circular to heads
of bureaus, calls attention to the fact that
4, 462 employees. at an annual expense of
over So, 0GO, 900, were on the rolls of the
navy yards, to patch up six old tubs.
Suspicious being entertained that certain
postOffice department employees have been
corrupted by the lottery companies, Gen.
Gresham has ordered all the papers in such
cases brought before him.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Iowa Reuben p Prouty, Shell
by. Wisconsin-John M. Stepheny, Alverno;
Dennison d. Loomis, Lookout; Gerret Len
slit, Gbbsville.
The president has ordered the retirement
OF Capt. D. Mortin er Lee, Sixth infantry,
who was found incapacited for service.
The internal revenue receipts increased
$34G, SIS during Al ~.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

Lacey, one of the negroes guilty of outra-
| ging Mrs. Rogers near hasater, Tex, a fe W
| days ago, was lynched on bridge on the
18th. He fully confessed. A buggy was
| driven from under him producing fall.
Five hundred people were present of both
| races and sexes. No secret was made OF
| the intended hanging. General notice was
given of the exact hour. 1t was at first de-
Cided to burn him. as was done in previ-
| GUS case in the same vicinity sometime ago,
but it being recollected that the law pro.
vides hanging as the penalty for rape, final
ly determined to follow thai course.
Dispatches from Qu' Appellee, Northwest
Territory, announces the death of P. Nc.
| Carthy, a farmer settled on township 80,
| range IA, about one mile and a half from
town. He was missed for some DAYS, and
| on men calling at his shanty, indications
| were discovered of foul deed. A trunk
was broken open, blood was on the floor,
etc. The old man was known to have
money by him, which is the supposed
cause.
A. Baumgartner, well known building
contractor of Dubuque, was last Sunday
night assaulted by couple of tramps who
called at his home at a late hour demand
Baumgartner told them that he was unable
to accomm odate them and to go elsewhere
One of the men thereupon drew knife
With which he struck Baumgartner, cutting
off the lower part of one of his ears and
making fearful wound on the side of his
head.
Col. ]. J. Pickett, brother of the late
Lieut.. Gov. Pickett, prominent attorney,
at Gatesville, Tex, took twenty-five grains
of morphine and is now dead. He was at
torney in suit involving a few hundred
dollars, which went against his client.
The latter abused him fearfully for misman-
agement of the. case. Pickett then got on
spree and the matter preyed on his mind TO
such an extent that it resulted in suicide.
James Blake, an old resident of Silver
Creek, Ashland county, Wis.,, who some
two weeks ago tried to commit suicide by
shooting himself through the bowels, cut
his throat on the Oath from ear to ear with
razor, and bled to death in a few minutes
He was about forty years OF age. He had
lost his wife and property.
At Hudson, lobe Travers was sentenced
to five years in state prison for killing
Miles. He will appeal to the supreme
court.
-Four minutes and twenty seconds sufficed
for Murray to pound Turnbull beyond rec
ognit1on in prize fight in New York.
At Rolling Fork, Miss, Nathan Ayers ia
suited Mrs. Chrisholm. He was Instantly
killed by her son Thomas.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
Drowning of Young Milf onaire.

Edward H. Stryker, well-known mil
lionaire of New York was drowned in the
lake at Saratoga, N. Y, leaving bride OF
two months. He and Edwin Villiers, with
the servant of the former, rowed out in a
skiff from Leslie Cottage. Stryker went in
the water, Villiers following. As the latter
came up he saw Stryker, who was good
swimmer, by the boat, saying: "Don't let
me drown, Jake. Throw me an oar" lie
again went down, come up and cried: 'Oh,
Jake, don't let me drown" Villiers swan
to his aid, first thinking Stryker was joking
with his servant. The colored man then
threw an oar and Villiers passed it to Stryk-
er, who did not grasp 1t. Villiers sustained
Stryker till exhausted and was then forceu
to let him go to save himself Villiers was
saved by Henry and George Rogers rowing
from the shore after hearing the servants
cries. Stryker's age was twenty-four years.
He was married april IA, 1883, to Clara A.
Henderson of Pueblo, Col. He was report
ed very wealthy and the hacker of Henry
s. Truax in the purchase of Frank Leslies
Interlaken estate. The body was recovered
aid will be sent to New York.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
GRANDPA'S DARLING.

golden head and pair Of eyee
Blue and merry as summers skies;
Dimpled cheeks and dimpled chin,
Where many kisses have tnmbledin!
That's grandpa's darlingl And where Ia her
Enthroned, as usual, on grandpa's knee,
Searching pockets in coat and vest,
With mischievous fingers never ut rest
IT'S grandpa ever finds time to play
With his 'froublesome comfort" every day;
Never too tired, never too sad
To make the little one merry and glad:
There are kisses for every bruise and tumble,
Kisses for even scowl or grumble,
And host of secrets, / will confess,
Which nobody is ever able 70 guess.
So dear old grandpa, with silver hair.
And "grandpa's darling" without care
To shadow the joy OF his little heart
Are rarely each from the other apart
And cen when the twilight comes at last,
And the drowsy blue eyes are closing fast, :.
From grandpa's arms and from grandpa's
breast
Mamma must bear her boy to rest.
-HarDer's Weekly.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
Rush OF Office Grabbers.

Washington, Special. It is expected that
large number OF official changes will be
made between this and the first of July.
The scare on the part of the clerks is an an
nual one, but the peculiar significance of it
at this time is the manifest attempt every
where to avoid and forestall the operation
of the civil service reform law. Every va
caDcy which can be made is to be gobbled
up for political friends of the departmental
heads or of the admir- istration. It is the
subject of contemptutous contempt that
this last grab for spoils is so universal,
and that the disreg ,rd of the principles OF
service reform is SO general throughout the
departments. # what is being hurried for
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30

pox hospital irregularities occurred, has
entered an action for $4,000 against the
Times newspaper for libel.
George W. Dixon of Bethlehem, Pa, has
given $40, 900 to the Moravian seminary at
Letiz, Pa, and Mrs. Eliza Yoder has given
$25, 600 to the theological! seminary at the
anne place.
The illinois COUSINS and other relatives
of Hon. J. G. Blaine held the annual as
semly and reunio nnesr Savoy, the oath.
Between 100 and 200 were in attendance.
Carroll J.. Bates of Titusville, Pa, has
been expelled from the coming senior class
at Hamilton college for plagiarism.
Hon. Montgomery Blair is lying danger
ously ill at his summer residence near Sill
yer Springs, Md.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter is striving to erect a
small church at Elystum, q station in his
mission field.
1lges' court martial will be held at Fort
Smelling, July II.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

The New York Journal of commerce pub
lished on the 10th list of wooden mills,
including the largest and best manutactur-
ers of the country, who have either stopped
their mills, or will stop them within the
next two weeks, with view to relieving the
wooden goods market, which has been so
unsatisfactory during the year. The list
comprises 716 sets of cards, which, within
the next few weeks, will be increased to be-
tween l 900 and 1000 sets.
At Chicago on the 26th, rather extraor-
binary spell of weather wasl experienced,
beginning with cold wave about midnight
on the 25th and lasting till dark Monday
evening. The temperature was about so
degrees above. Fires were builtsin many
offices and private houses Winter under
wear and top coats were In much request.
Al the races spectators with overcoats but
toned up had to keep moving to preve 1t
being chilled through.
The large wholesale and retail car
pet and furnishing house of l.. B.
Dap & Co., at Milwaukee was forced to
the walls the 23a. The company's liza
bilities are placed at $4,000, $50, 900 of
which is borrowed money. The assets are
supposed to be sufficient to cover this but
they are not yet known.
I The vestry of the Church of the Ascen-
sion (EpiscopaD of Chicago recently refused
to accept the resigna ton rendered on
the goth by Rev. Arthur Richie, the ex-
IRENE ritualistic rector, Tut offered him six
weeks vacation, handsome cash donation
and undertook to raise the necessary $50, 600
20 apply on the new church edifice The
ector has not yet made an answer.
A grand grove for the state of Michigan,
Ancient Order Druids, was instituted in De-
troit on the 9th. Charles A. Weber of st.
Paul, MIMI, M. d. G. A, and H. Nerun-
denthal of Albany, n. Y, grand secretary
of the grand grove OF the United States,
were present.
The latest scheme for d public building
in Minneapolis is com bination postoffice,
court house, jail and city hall, under one
roof and to cost, if possible 81, 100000.
The chairman of the Loughrea union de-
clares he never knew that the outdoor re-
lief list had been 80 high as now, and it is
necessary to increase the relieving staff.
Chicago issued 3,s4O saloon licenses last
year. Over 1900 have been reissued to
evade the high license law.
1t was estimated that fully 10000 people
visited the Red Rock camp meeting ground,
near st. Paul last Sunday.
George G. Irons, of Petersburg, Ohio, sold
his wife to man named Taylor for Sill and
q revolver.
DIR. Dio Lewis is sixty years old and
weighs 200 pounds. His hair and beard
are snow white
Joliet ILL.,, has advanced the saloon Ii
censes from $500 to 1000.
Two Richmond editors are feeling TO
each other with pistols.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30

In the late granger case sent up to the
Supreme court by the United State
Judges Harlan, Drummond and Blodgett,
the court held that constitutional CUES
ton might be raised under law estab-
fishing freight rates, in view of a clause
in the original charter of one of the con-
stituents of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy company giving the corporation
''the right" to regulate "the rate of toll
on the transportation of property" The
company seeks to have this construed as
lift read, "the exclusive right forever,
laws of the state establishing different
rates to the country Notwithstanding. It
is not at all likely that the supreme
court will indorse such construction of
the law, for it was clearly in conflict with
several decisions of that court
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30

The papers which entered into the
combination for publishing each Monday
morning the sermons delivered in Lon
don by Mr.. Sturgeon are now busy ex-
planning why, after three weeks trial
they have abandoned the experiment
which was so widely advertised as the
greatest thing in modern journalism.
None of the explanations meet the case
The truth of the matter is the people
did not want to read the sermons, and
the fact that they come by telegraph
made no difference in the news. For
irredeemable and unmitigated trash
sat before the public, the telegraph is
largely responsible, or rather those cal
low editors who cannot Danish the idea,
idiocy is transformed into something of
interest by transmission on the wires
from some remote point
Morris tribune., 1883-06-30
BRIEF FOREIGN NEWS.

Parnell, in his speech at Monaghan in the
interest of Healy's candidacy for the COM
mons, said his party intended to endeavor
to amend the land act so as to make re-
duced rents date from the time of appli-
cation therefor to the court; to provide that
tenants be allowed for improvements of the
same within thirty or forty yesrs, and so
that leaseholders shall be admitted to the
benefits of the act. The court of appeal
has rendered decision in the important
40, 900 other cases depend. The court held
that new rents become payable from the
day when they were fixed by the commits
sioners.
The panic over the cholera in Egypt is
increasing, and the flight of Europeans
continues. A commission is formed to de-
wise means to protect Alexandria from the
malady. The festivals usually held on the
anniversary of the khedives accession to
the throne will be stopped. All the minis
tiers have been recalled to Cairo. AT Dami-
eta there were forty-seven deaths recently,
OF which thirty-seven are known to have
been from cholera. In Marsurah, thus far,
there are seven cases, two of which proved
fatal. Two cases have occurred at Port
Said, one fatal.
At the fisheries conference in London
Mr.. Lowell, United States minister presid-
ed. Prof. Goode of the American commits
sion, read paper on American fisheries, at
the conclusion OF which the marquis of
Exeter moved thanks to the professor. Lo.
we'll said he believed without national van
ity he might say the generous grant by the
United States congress greatly encouraged
the fisheries exhibition. The scientific and
practicable character of the American de-
Eartment was acknowledged. American
fisheries, he said, were mine of wealth and
nursery for seamen.
The London News says: 1t is perfectly
within Americas right to prevent the land
ing fIrish paupers on her shores. The
gross negligence in shipping them is most
cruel If assisted emigration continues it
must be conducted differently. There is no
reason to believe that the government has
CO operated with any other agency than
Mr.. Tukes, but mere inaction is not now
enough.
Peter Carey and family have left Ireland
Their present whereabouts and destination
are unknown. James Carey is also going
to leave or has already left. 1t Las been ar
ranged to send the two principal lnvinci
chile informers to Manitoba.
A violent thunderstorm occurred in Eng
land on the 25th. Four soldiers are repor-
ted killed by lightning at Chatham.