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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-07
A LONG NAP.
a Buffalo Man Who Has Been Sleep
ing a Year.


ing a Year.
A dispatch from Buffalo says: A very
peculiar and remarkable case has just
come to light in this city, but has not as
yet, strange to say, attracted the notice
Of the local press. The state asylum
for the insane, located here, is one OF
the largest and finest institutions Of this
kind in the world. Itcontains at present
about $50 patients, the most remarkable
case among them being that of man o.
German descent, who halls from a larg.
town in Southern Ohio. He was founc
lying in a street here one day over yeat
ago, and was taken to the police station,
by an ignorant policeman who believed
him to be intoxicated. There his real
condition was discovered by physician,
and he was hurried away to the
insane asylum. The man has spoken
but once during the time he has
been an inmate of the asylum.
Then be- declared incoherently that the
lord had commanded him to Sleep"
and that che would be awakened by the
Lord when it suited his pleasure"
or in other words to the same effect
The man is insane, his peculiar delusiol,
being that he must sleep, and sleep he
certainly does, for he is utterly uncon
scious, and has been for over year, be-
ing fed on liquid food, just as an infant
would be. His eyes never open, and
when raised up in bed, if his support is
withdrawn, he will sink down as hump
on dead person. Various devices has
been resorted to in the vain endeavor
to arouse him from his lethargic condi-
ton, including electricity, shower baths
trickery, etc. In presence of the CORE
spondent DR.. Granger. and of the at
tending physicians, pinched the patients
flesh in sensitive parts, but not mus
Gle moved or quivered yet
when the head board
of his beadstead was soundly raped up
on with brass key, the patients face
twitched cenvulsively. The man has
excellent family connections, and a
brother of his declares that no insanity
was ever noticed in his brother previous
to his coming to Buffalo on visit, when
he was overtaken by his present great
misfortune. DIR. Granger states that the
case is rare one, only one or two such
being on record. He also states that
the patient is liable to arise at any mo-
ment, either perfectly sane man or a
combative, destructive, raving maniac.
He believes him to be cognizant of all
that transpires in his presence. He js
30 years of age, and unmarried. Tbs
case, when it becomes more publicly
known, will certainly awaken wide
spread attention in scientific and me di'
ical circles.
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like the stored knights of the Round Table,
show what you can do by way of justice to
these tables and these LA sses. "a, d may
you, departing to your Sc eral homes, bear
with you pleasant and cherished memory
of St. Paul and her Inequalities" 81
When the feast of viands and tiowof wine
was under full Roadway, 8and the random
popping of ,corks signalled thearrival'o
those rare moments when after-dinner
speeches crown the night with honeyed
words. Judge Flandrau rose, and read let
ters from senator.elect d. N. Sabin and Gov.
Hubbard, expressing regrets that they were
not able to be present.
Judge Flandrau then read
the regular to4sts, responses following
each, with music interspersAd Among the
speakers were Postmaster David Day, Rep
resentative Grimshaw of Minneapolis, Sena-
tor Rice of Kardihoi, Attorney General
Hahn. Ex-Governor Ramsey, James J.
Hill, and representative Hicks of Minneap-
capital point by picturing his swee, ;, of a ra-
dius extending rom st. Paul to Florida,
which swung 800 miles to the north would
reach far out into the Atlantic ocean, and
swung to the west would reach to
the City of Mexico, but when swung to the
northwest failed to reach within 300 miles
Of the limits OF fertile wheat-produ-
cling land, all OF which formed a vast
expire tributary to the two cities of
8: Paul and Minneapolis, and also to
the state generally. Mr.. Hill is scarcely
known as public speaker, but this effort
before critical assemblage showed that he
has the stuff in him Of which orators are
made.
The banquet was greatly enjoyed by
guests and entertainers. The members
the legislature after ten hours of tedio
work, found the relaxation very grateful.
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THE CREMENAL RECORD.

Edward Daily, a farmer, living near Col
umbia, Mo-, aged forty We, father Of a
large family, was shot and killed by Mrs.
Sarah Pearson, at the residence of the latter.
Daily had formerly been visi tor at the
house, and damage suit for S., OOO was a
few months ago instituted against him by
Mrs. Pearson for an alleged assault com
mitted during one of his visits, Since that
time the parties have been on unfriendly
terms. Last night he visited the house
Jgain, Mrs. Pearson being alone with her
children, and her husband absent in the
country. He sought admittance to the
house. and got into the hall rear door of the
room, when sh fired on him twice with a
pistol. The first shot glanced on his side
doing some damage. As he turned away
she fired again with fatal effect, the shot
entering just under the left shoulder blade
producing death instantly.
Sheriff McGinnis of Morris, Stevens
county. has arrested in Nebraska, NJ. c.
Wright. When he left $500 of the com.
pany's money was found missing. Wright,
after leaving Morris, went to Jackson, Ne
Draska, and was employed there as an agent,
under the assumed name of L. NJ. Blair.
He then went as telegraph operator to Atch-
ison, and was employed by the Burlington
& Missouri road. While he was at Atchi-
son he used three names, Wright, Blair and
Thorp, at the post Office and was arrested
while getting his mail under the name of
Wright.
At Springfield, H., early on Saturday
morning burglars opened the safe of
]. G. Kaholf, jeweler and matchmaker. and
stole $4,000 to $4,000 worth of goods. A
large portion of the property is diamonds
and jewelry, together with 1000 watches, of
which 250 were left there for repairs Kaholf's
personal loss is about 81, 500. The burglars
first entered r. T. Ruths hard ware store and
secured dozen revolVers to break Kaholfs
case.
At Alton, III. John Jones, farm hand,
criminal)y assaulted a ten year old daugh-
ter of farmer named Saunders, living in
Silver Creek. John Jones fled, leaving the
child almost dead. A pursuing party was
organized and he was captured at Edward
vile and confessed his guilt. There is strong
talk of lynching.
While John S. Brown, the treasurer ofthe
Guarantee, Trust and Safe Deposit company
at Philadelphia, was in the office of the
President, Thomas Cochran, a sneak thief
entered small private apartment connected
with the treasuIer's Office and made his es-
cape with S7Qt TO consolidated per cent.
bonds of the teople's passenger railway
company.
Thomas A. Craig, private secretary to a
high official of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, has been sentenced to'the peniten.
tiary for thirty months for the betrayal
of Philadelphia girl under promise of
marriage.
Thomas Craig was sentenced at Philadel-
phia FRIDAY. to two years and half in the
penitentiary for betraying his fance, Miss
Bennison, who refused to accept his over
lures to marry her in court.
Treasurer Faulkner, OF the Boston Police
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House, Tuesday, February 81.


Passed bills detaching the county of Grant
from the county of Douglas, for judicial pur-
poses; appropriating So 521 ,05 for the un
paid expenses in the Impeachment trial of
z. St. Julien Cox; appropriating SIS, 400 to
buy additional ground for the insane asy-
lums; appropriating 100000 for new build-
ings for the school for the blind and school for
the idiots and imbeciles; to appropriate $685.
600, covering ten years for the permanent
improvements OF the st tie Prison at Still
water-ayes 81, nays %; appropria ing
money for repairs and Improvements OF
state institutions and 1laking sundry i'm
provements; to appropriate money for re-
pairs ofthe state normal schools and to in
crease the appropriation to the WlnOna
school; to appropriate $3.50 to replace
buildings destroyed by fire at the state re-
form school; amending constitution fixing
the state auditors term at four years, and
treasurer and secretary of state two years,
amending article seven ofthe constitution fix
ing the OFFICIAL term of stale and county Of
fcers end Jan 1, and to provide for biennial
elections; proposing am ndments to the
constitution making the term of the office
of the clerk of the supreme court four years
instead of three and the term of the office
of the Judge six years is5tead Of seven years.
In committee of the whole in the after.
noon the eleven railroad bills were consid-
cred and all indefinitely postponed. The
Peterson bill for providing for the inspec-
ton of grain was lost by a vote of Sc to "a
falling of constitutional majority. House
bills passed: To provide for change in
the county lines between Todd and Wadena
COUNTIES; creating board of fuel commits
sioners.
All the railroad bills were introduced in
the house this session, which eleven in
numoeT vote OF Il Ito TO M as and ndica
which was ordered.
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House, Wednesday, February rs.

The Hicks high license bill was voted down
and the following by Mr.. Cole was passed in
its stead. The bill proposes simply to
amend the existing license law, As follows:
Section 1. Sec. .. Chap. 16 of General
Statutes of 1878 is hereby amended by strik-
ing out in the third line OF said section the
words: Not greater than 500 nor less than
$25," and inserting in lieu therefore the
words, not greater than $500 nor less than
$500. Provided, that in towns, cities or viii
lagos containing less thsn 2, ONO inhabitants,
the license shall not be less than 500.
Sec. 2. The provision OF said Chap. 16
shall extend to and he in force in all the
cities and villages of the states, anything in
the charter of any such city or village to
the contrary Notwithstanding, except that
application for license shall be granted by
the common councils of said city or village
and the license money paid to the treasurer
thereof.
Later the bill passed the senats Shortly
after IL o'clock the business in the house
was interrupted by Speaker Fletcher, who
was on the floor, with the statement that Mr..
Sabin had received telegram. calling him
to Washington, and that he was to leave on
the noon rain. He asked that the senator
elect be accorded the privilege of saving
few words to the members the house
Mr.. Sabin came to the front of the hall,
Immediately in front of The clerks desk and
babe tie members graceful farewell and
members, officers and friends pressed about
to shake hands With Senator elect Sabin, that
gentlemen not forgetting in his individual
adeus even the pages.
The proceedings following consisted in
simply calling the roll over and over again
on tie passage of bills until the hour for adj
iournment.
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R4ILROAD RUNBLENGS.

The chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul COM
pano are making arrangements or heavy
travel during the coming summer, d will
place large numbe ofextra trains on the
Chicago and the eastern end of the La
Crosse divisi n. to accommodate people
visiting the summer resorts on the COM
lanys lines.
Judge Major of Kentucky, in case of an
appeal from an as >essment of the: Louisville
d Nashville Railway company against the
assessment of the aitway commission. has
decided hat the state b s right to tax all
railroads in the state in the manner assessed
by the railway commission.
Only 300 miles # the Northern Pacific
are now to be built before the iron bands
will be joined in the heart of Montana.
Geo. Stephen Of the Canadian Pacific
wants to relieve Irish distress by transplant
ing 10000 Irishmen to Manitoba.
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House, Friday. March =.

Before conducting the usual deYotIons
Chaplain McDana made a few remarks,
acknowledging courtesies, etc.
Tue resolution granting the members
postage in the SUM OF $40 was passed.
A resolution was adopted to pay L. 4.
Normandy 5000 for services during the
session.
Assistant Clerk De1ken was voted $3.50 for
trarscribing the records of the last session.
A gold headed cane was presented to
James Smith, jr., the father of the house
with appropriate speeches by Speaker
Fletcher and Mr.. Smith.
The group picture of the members Of the
legislature, handsomely framed, wss brought
to the desk of the clerk, and Mr. Hartley
called for Frank H. Dayton, the ser
geant- alarms, and presented it to that gen
tleman on behalf OF the speaker, the menu
bers, the cler S, and pages of the house, Mr..
Dayton responding briefly.
The usual vote of thanks was extended to
the speaker.
Bogus resolutions, more or less humorous
in character followed, the speaker pro tenn,
contributing q large part of thecause for
merriment by hi,I soo6-na ured decisions and
queer way of stating things.
For an hour or more the house gave itself
up to the usual closing day fun, interrupted
by matters of detail business.
The committee appointed to wait on the
governor reported that his eXcellency had
nothing more to communicate to the house.
Soon after the house adjourned sine die.
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Death of Hon. Alex. III. Stephens of
Georgia.

1t was announced last week that Gov. Steph-
ems was seriously ill. The excitement and
fatigue of his trip to Savannah had prostra-
ted him. The doctors were not at all alarm
ed until his stomach refused to retain nour
simmer. owing to an attack of neuralgia Of
the bowels. The pain was very great, and
he took quantities of morphine, bat became
weaker day after day, and on Monday be-
came very respondent, expressing the belief
that he was going to die. In spite of every
thing that the physicians have neen able to
do his condition steadily grew
worse. About 1920 o'clock last
night Mr.. Stephens sank rapidly into deep
stupor. The family, few friends and state
house officers grouped around he bed of the
dying governor. Ten minutes passed pain
fully by, until at last he sank away in
quiet gasp at II o'clock. His funeral will!
take place in Crawsfordville, Ga, where he
will be inferred by the side OF his father. J.
s. Boynton, president of the senate, has
been telegraphed for to assume the duties
ex-governor.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born
of poor parents in Ta!ibafero, county
Georgia, Feb. II, 1872, and was named AL
exander after an ancestor, an English Jaco-
bite, who was first of the name to come
to America. His history is well knowa
10 any American reader.
Col. John Stephens, nephew of the COVER
nor said: Il have never known him to
speak $50 little of death as at his present ILL
ness, or make so few arrangements for the
worst. In all his other attacks he has been
especially careful to impose on me the mi
nutest details, wishes and Intentions. In
this illness he has not said single word of
any of his desires"
This confirms the theory that his i'll
ness was caused by exhaustion rather than
disease. that caused death. 1t was mind,
not body, which gave way. Mr.. Stephens
made will some time ago. He leaves $1O,-
600 to the children of bis late brother, Judge
Stephens, the rest of the estate, barring a
few minor requests, to his nephew, Col.
John A Stephens. What the estate will
foot up depends largely on the sale of his
new history of the United States He made
about $4,000 on the War Between the
States. His new book is selling well. Above
requests the estate will probably pay S1O,-
OOO
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Senate, Fednesday, February rs.

Senator Wilson introduced resolutions,
which were adopted for the appointment of
a committee of five to thoroughly investi-
gate the pubic institutions.
The senate passed Coles license bill by a
vote of 25 to Is.
The senate concurred in the house amend
ment fixing future term OF state auditor at
four years instead of two; also an amend
ment fixing number of associate justices at
four.
Armed with his credentials. which senate
engrossing clerk had deliberately and cali
graphically adorned, United States Senator
d. NJ. Sabin appeared in the chamber by
RI quest and Senator s. B. Gilfillan rose, and
pointing to very handsomely framed ag-
gregation of legislative portraits, pur-
chased by contributions from senators
and representatives, presented the same
to NJ. Sabin, who said: This life is made
up largely of little surprises. We often ex-
perience that the highest sweets are maderHs)
of The little social amenities which we ell
counter from. dav to dav. For 10 these
many years our senator-elect has lived
among us and his growth, socially asd Of
iclally, is best evidenced by the position he
now holds. He is about to leave US for his
broader sphere of action and his associates
have seen fit TO ask his acceptance OF slight
token OF their appreciation OF his worth and
have asked ME to present this group of leg
islative portraits. AS the years go on NAV
you reau In each face the approval for deeds
well DONE
A vast number of bills, mostly local were
mast
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The Legislature Banqueted by st.
Paul Merchants.

The annual banquet to the state officers
and members of the legislature, took place
at the Merchants Hotel, st. Paul, on We'd
nesday evening. AT a few minutes before
9 o'clock, with Coy. Ramsey and Gov. Sib-
lev, the two great historic figures of the
commonwealth, leading, the procession of
guests marched, $50 strong, to the banquet
hall.
Gen. Sibley opened the feast after grace
had been said by Chaplain Smith of the SEN
ate. He said that the st. Paul chamber Of
commerce and their guests of the evening
were met not as strangers, but as kith and
kin. While the occasion was intended
as a compliment and tribute of respect
to the dignitaries of the
state, it was also intended as compliment
to every individual guest. Nov. / pray
you," said the worthy pre-: ident, manifest
your spirit in such an occasion as this, and,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-07

A twelve-year-old son of Mrs. Vail, who
lives with her mother, Mrs. Mann, neal
Taylor's Falls, was kidnapped last Wednes
dav. Several years ago Mrs. Vail was de-
serted by her husband, who abused his fam
ilv, and he married again. She prosecuted
him for bigamy and he was sent to the pen
itentiary and served his sentence Last
Wednesday he called for the boy at school
and took him away but he was returned
home by officers at Center City.
The death of John S. Winter, occurred a
Fergus Falls on the afternoon of Wednesday,
Feb %, of quick consumption. The re-
mains were brought to Faribault for inter-
ment. Mr.. Win er was fer many years
resident of Faribault, his wife and his two
children still make that place their home.
H. Cramsr of Wright county, who was re
Gently sent to the Ramsey county Jail for
breach of peace, is fast becoming insane.
He says that parties in Wright county had
him arrested so that they might rob him OF
his share of farm.
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Senate, Friday. March 9. Last DUy.
The senate was not very prompt in as
sembling at 10 a. NJ, when adjournment
had been taken scarce six hours before. By
1920 there were enough tof the transac-
ton of the little business possible to do.
Senator Billson moved that the journal be
so amended as to show the celebrated house
file No. 10 (the Iron Range exteusion) was
passed by the senate after O'Clock on
the morning Of March 2. The motion was
lost.
The resolution giving the elective officers
of the senate mileage was passed, and the
clerks of the enrolling and engrUssiDg COM
mites were also awarded mileage.
The seDa e then went into executive ses-
sion, which lasted ten Minutes, in which a
long list OF uotaries public were confirmed,
and also the appointment Of Henry Poehler
on the state board of equalization.
Eulogistic resolutions of the State Sena-
tor Mclaughlin were adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
unanimously:
Resolved, That the thanks of the senate
are hereby rendered to the Iieute ant COVER
nor, secretary and other officers OF the SEN
ate for their uniform courtesy and urbanity,
and accommodating dispos ition in the per
torrance of their duties durirg the session
which has just closed.
The lieutenant governor made fit ing re-
ply, and having signed all the bills pre-
scented him, a few minutes before l, the
senate Of the legislature of the state of Min
nesota, in its twenty-third session, was de-
clared adjourned, and the gavel fell with
resounding clash on the desk to be used of
ficially no more until 1SS5-unless cruel
fate should make an extra session necessary.
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Senate, Thursday, March 4.

The session lasted until long after mid
night the usual dodge of turning back the
clock was played as usual. Bills considered
all right were passed at the rate OF one every
three minutes or faster, while measures of
doubtful excellence or apparent unadyis-
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cEEER4I WEBS NOTES.

The Michigan Republican state conven-
ton met Wednesday. L, P. Bennett was
permanent chairman. A resolution was
adopted instructing the committee on reso-
buttons to prepare report and present 1t to
the convention This led to some turbu,
lence as the charge was made that the COM
mittee intended 10 dodge the platform, in
order to prevent a clash on the temperance
issue. The following candidates were NOM
mated: Justice of the supreme court, long
term, Thomas S. O'Brien; regents of the uni
versity, II. b. Hutchins, and Joseph G.
Jones. A motion to adjourn was voted
down by decided majority, but was de-
clared carried, and the convention broke up
amidst confusion.
Missouri officials are again making efforts
to secure the pardon of Dick Liddeli, not
withstanding pardon was refused a short
time since. Letters have been received at
he department of justice which claim that
through Liddell the notorious James gang
was broken up, and now he is needed to
give evidence to convict the leader of the
bandits. The attorney general claims that
Liddell is guilty, and is as deserving of pun
ishment as James.
A spinal disease has broken out among
the horses around Lewiston which is PROV
ing fatal. The animals lose the use of their
hind legs, become unable to get up and fin
ally die. Mr. {. Nettleton, a well-known
farmer residing two miles southeast of Lew
iston, has lost six hors by the disease and
has two Others ailing.
The retail dry goods house of Charles Cos
sage & Co., Chicago, has been sold to Carson,
Pierre, Scott & Co. for S1,000,00O. Charles
Gossage, the founder of the firm, died re-
Gently.
The tow boat My Choice left St. Louis
Thursday for New Orleans with $4,000
bushels of corn and $500 bushels of wheat
for export.
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To wash the face In almost boiling wa
Ger is recommended to prevent wrinkles
and to improve the complexion.
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The following LIST of State Teachers insti-
tutes, to be held previous to May l, 1888, was
issued by D. l. kiehle, state superintendent of
mn lie iDstrTlf.taDa.