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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

Secretary Foiger has been studying
methods of decreasing the cost of collec-
ting the revenue without impairing the
efficiency of the service. He found that
there were large number of collect
ors" and surveyors" at ports where the
revenue was very small and the duties
such as could be discharged by inspec-
tors. He made careful study of all the
districts and finally devised plan of con-
solidation by which he could reduce the
number of customs districts from 14O to
81, with 1908 employees, with salaries
amounting to SIS, 033 900 and miscellan-
eous expenses of 81, l12 900, the total be-
ing Sc, 145, 900, a saving of B404, 900 on the
present expense. But Secretary Folger's
recommendations will not be carried
out, for the simple, but not adequate
reason that too many congressman are
interested in the retention of the officers
that would be legislated out of their
places. And nine-tenths of these very
congressman will be forced by public
opinion to vote for every general declar-
alton in favor of civil service reform that
may be presented. This should be con-
sidered by the people as clear, as it is
truthful elucidation of the difficulty Of
reducing expenditures.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
Senatr, Wednesday, February 81.

Senator Clarke, introduced bill requiring
railroad companies to perform duties as
common carriers in shipping grains.
A bill was passed providing for an annual
appropriation of $50, 900 for the state prison
at Saltwater. The money is to be used to
make the present cells freproof, and to
build new freproot cells until the prison is
capable of accommodating 600 convicts, and
for other necessary repairs and improvement
in the prison itself.
A very large number of local bills were
introduced and passed. Among the general
bills passed were the following: Providing
Tor appeals in condemnation proceedings;
probate US:-!s to open defaults and set
aside frauduient Judgments in probate cases;
amending general statutes to allow BUILDING
associat' ons to loan money to other than
their own members; making negotiable paper
fraudulently obtained invalid in the
hands of any party: fixing fees of
clerks of the district courts and providing
for appointment of deputies: providing
for laying out of road on petition of twelve
legal voters; appropriating 500, 900 for addi-
tional building for blind and 1mbeciles; to
authorize expenditures of S., 400 for farm for
fruit and OF $4,000 for on for second hos
ptal for insare; for 81 200 clerkship in Off e
of secretary of state.
Senator Pillsbury, chairman of the finance
committee during the debate OF the states
prison bill, incidently stated that even after
the addition of mill and half to the state
tax, now contemplated. the Minnesota rate
VIII remain lower than that of any other
state in the Union except New Jersey. He
stated further that were it not for the im-
pr0vements and engagements of state insti-
buttons, rendered necessary by growth and
increase, the state could almost get along
without any tax levy on the people, so
large is the revenue arising from railroad
taxation.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

Professor Norton. of Harvard, in re-
turning the examination books to the
members Of one of his sections recently,
remarked that "the system of marks, as
at present in vogue in Harvard College,
was one which he should be glad to see
abolished as soon as possible. This svs-
tenn substitutes false object in the mind
of the student, as it is impossible that he
should not be Influenced by the desire
to attend distinction on which rests the
prizes of college life" He was in favor
of the instructors forming a general idea
of the value of mans work which cannot
be measured by numbers. Similar crit
lcisms on the system of marks are rife in
the common school system. The COM
plant is that it has been carried to far
that bookkeeping has become the prin-
cipal occupation of teachers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

The Washington clerks are making a
great ado over our provisions in an ap-
preparation bill increasing their daily
hours of labor from seven to eight. The
complaint that eight hours a day of such
labor as government clerk has to per-
form is too heavy a burden for human
nature to be ar, does not find much sym
pathy among a people as busy as the
people of the United States. There is
scarcely superior officer in any of the
departments who is not obliged to work
more than an average of eight hours a
day, if he wants to do his whole duty;
and in most cases he has, together with
the work, a heavy load ofresponsibility
with its inevitable anxieties to carry
Eight hours day with vacation of a
a month each year, and the privilege of
returning home 10 vote, is not great
hardship.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

At Braddock station, Pa, John Cavanagh
on boarding train, found his wife convers
ing with an unknown man. He created 8
disturbance was put off, fired ball through
the brakeman's cap, cliEbed on the rea,
platform with the pistol smoking in his
hand, and, pointing at window, fired it in
to the crowded car without apparently TAX
ing aim. A passenger named Conrad Re
mick, residing at Turtle Creek was facing
the rear platform when the shot was fred
The bullet struck him betwe the eyes,
and he dropped dead in the aisle of the car.
Cavanagh was drunk but escaped.
Louis F. Feilitzch, master in cAancery OF
Woodford county, ILL.,; has disappeared, his
accounts being short upvards of S., 900 and
he owing the same amount in the city. His
property has been attached. He leaves his
wife behind. He was a prominent dem
ocratic politician, soldier in the Mexican
war, and much liked.
The Jury at Grayson, KY, found Craft
guilty of outrage and murder, but he yet
stoutly protests his innocence, pending a
motion for new trial. The mother of The
dead girls was in the court loom at the
time.
Albert S. Howell, Howell & Casper, COM
mission merchants of Chicago committed
suicide Saturday by shooting himself through
the head with a revolver. Financial diff
culties are supposed to have led to the act,
Nj jor J. G. Wall, an associate of U. s.
Grant, Jr., and Gen. John R. Cord GU
Alabama coal mines, drowned himself Sun
day in the Tennessee river, probably on &C.
count of losses by speculation.
The abettors of Newgate's escape are be-
lieved in Washington now to be certain
rich merchants with whom he used to
spend his ill-gotten gains. The latest re-
port places him in Florida.
At Helena. Mont. twenty-five convicts
strengthening the levee at William Place,
disarmed the guards, killed Major James
Grant who was pursuing them, and escaped
to the hills.
Robert Hilliard and John Powers ofTroy.
N. Y. fought six rounds for $50 and door
receipts in city hotel, Hillia1d being de-
feated and receiving injuries that may prove
fatal.
Ed. Meagher; well-known rough of Chi
cago, shot and killed Nicholas Mackin in a
saloon row.
Emma Watson of Minneapolis, wife OF
John Watson suicided last Saturday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

The assertion that the soldiers of the
guard at President Garfeld's tomb open
the coffip, identify the body and ex-
change receipts as often as they relieve
each other is explicitly contradicted by
Lieutenant Burbank, the officer in
charge. Thisis the order the Secretary
of war: Until otherwise ordered bv
competent authority, no one, save Mrs.
Garfield, the wife of the late President,
must be allowed to view the remains in
your charge" Lieutenant Burbank has
assured correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press that the order is vigorously
observed, and that no one except Mrs.
Garfield is allowed, upon any consider
alton whatever to enter the vault.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
TtIeSdQH, February 20.

SENATE.-The house bill extending thu
time of filing Alabama claims passed. Mr.
Sherman offered amendments to the tariff
bill increasing the duty on wool and wool
en- articles. Lost. The tariff portion of the
bill to redu,e internal revenue tax was
agreed to-ayes 81, noes %. After several
amendments had been voted upon, some
being adopted and Others rejected, the bill
passed-42 to 10 the dem
ocratsIvoted with therepublicans for it. The
nays were Senators Beck, Call, CrockrelI,
Coke, Farley, Garland, George, Hampton,
Harris, Maxey, Pendleton, Pugh, Ransom,
Vance, Vest, VOORHEES,, Walker and vii.
liams.
HoUsE.-The house took up the sundry
civil bill, Mr.. Kelley giving notice that as
soon as the measure was disposed of he would
press the tariff bill. Attemp pts to strike out
the provisions for additional vaults for the
storage of silver dollars were defeated.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
Crucial Test


The very severe che mical test to which the
various baking powders have from time to
time been placed have demonstrated clearly
to the public the relative merits of the differ
ent brands from an analytical point of view.
For instance, DR.. Love, the eminent govern.
ment chemist, in his analysis. made the COM
parative strength as follows:
Cubic Inches
Gas evolved
Royal" (cream oftartar powder)..... 1904
Charm" (alum powder ................. 1869
Ut. frlce ......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 102.O6
Snow Flake (Grofi 81 ................. 101.88
&c e Andrews & Co. s" (alum powder) 1917
The Royal Baking Powder was found, be-
sides being of absolute purity, to evolve the
highest amount of leavening gas of any efthe
powders tested, and herce it was placed al the
head ofthe list and Recommended for govern
ment use.
Butthe crucial test of the kitchen is, after
all, the most satisfactory to the housekeeper.
A baking powder that never fails to make
light, sweet, wholesome and palatable bread,
biscuit, cake, etc., upon all occasi ons is the
one that will be placed at the head of the list
by the practical housewife, and received into
her kitchen for continuous use. This test the
Royal Baking Powder has stood for over
twenty years without single failure, and
heuce its reputation as tie best baking pow
der made has spread from house to house, I'M
til its use has become as universal as its merits
are unrivaled.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
ALOyer's Vicissitudes.

Eighteen years ago Miss Jennie An
drews and Mr.. Alexander McGregor, of
Macon, Ga, were engaged to be married.
But they had a lovers fand separated.
She married Mr.. Charles Ross and went
to Texas, and he married, it matters not
whom. In five years Ross died and the
widow returned to Macon, and after
some time married Mr.. Lavarre. Seven
years later Lavarre was killed. In the
meantime McGregor had become wild
over. Within the past month he
Glanced to meet IN the streets Oh Macon
the sweetheart of eighteen years age, and
though they had not met for years, the
recognition was mutual. The old flame
was rekindled, and on..Sunday morning
a week ago Rev. J. W. Burke was called
upon to perform the marriageceremony.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

James Smith, Jr., and Mr.. Brown. When
the roll was called, the bill fell two votes
short of receiving constitutional majority,
80 votes being cast in the affirmative and %
in the negative.
Senator Wilson's bill proposing to limit
the issue by towns of bonds to railroads ex-
cept on two-thirds vote, which created so
much debate in the senate, was favorably
recommended In the house without debate.
In the senate, the bill appropriating
mouey for the normal school at st. Cloud,
pendable for the present year, and allotting
$1,000 instead Of $500 for purchase of APP
paratus.
The senate indefinitely postponed the
bill providing for insurance on hospitals for
insane.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

New Orleans is getting badly scared
by the reports of floods up North. In
addition to the torrent from the Ohio,
what is most dreaded is the later volume
of water from the Missouri. Autholi-
ties are busily engaged in looking to the
levees, and danger signals ordered along
the river. 1.-THE quantity of rain on the
upper streams during the next thirty
days should be unusually!large 1.-The Cres-
cent City will be crowded closely.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
Death of a State Senator.

Senator James Mclaughlin, of Mantor
vile, Dodge county, died at the Clarendon
House, st. Paul, on the %, of pneumonia.
The symptoms were not considered alarm
ing until 2 o'clock Thursday morning,
when he was attacked by severe cramps,
and from that time he commenced to sink
rapidly. death coming to relieve bis suffer
ings few minutes before o'clock. Bowed
with the weight of years and sufferer from
kidney trouble of years standing, he was
ill-prepared to withstand this last attack.
He was all times cheerful, and would not
permit his wife, who was visiting in Fargo,
to be sent for, or any message..to be sent her
that would occasion any alarm.
His nephew. s. NJ. Mclaughlin, was the
only member OF his family with him when
he died. James Mclaughlin was born in
Londonderry, Ireland, in 1917, and was
therefore sixty-five years old at tie time of
his death. Before he had reached mans es-
tate be came to the United States with his
parents and settled in Coshocton county,
Ohio. Studied medicine and practiced for
some time in various places. He ceased the
active practice Of his profession in 1865, re-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
WASHINGTON NEWS
Monday, February, ID.

SENATE.-The tariff bill being taken up the
amendment of Mr.. Sherman (trom the metal
schedule of the house bilD regarding the
duty on steel, was adopted after the psovis-
ion making the duty on steel not especially
enumerated or provided for As per cent. nd
vaiorem. Inc vote was ~ to 70 strict party
vote.
Senator Mcpherson of New JERSEY offered
an amendment making the duty 40 per cent.
ad valorem upon q valuation of cents per
pound, q cents per pound, in valuation OF
from 8 to 8 cents per pound, and 81 cents
per pound upon q valuation above cents
per pound. The last clause fixing separ-
ate duty upon valuation above IL cents
was stricken out entirely. This amend
ment proposed by Mcpherson was addop-
This is considerable reduction.
and may be illustrated by COM
pairing the present and proposed
duty on circular saws. The duty now is g.
IL cents per pound and 10 per cent ad val
orem. They are worth in this country
about &c cents per pound. They are worth
in England about 20 cents per pound The
compound duty. according to the present
rate, will amount to say 8 1-2 cents per
pound while the amendment proposes to
reduce it to 3 Ia cents, or about IA per
cent ad valorem.
In the executive session the following
nominations were conformed.
HousE.-This was the day for suspension
of rules but not bill was passed. A motion
by Mr.. Kelley to suspend the rules and pass
a bill to reduce internal revenue taxation
was Iost-1s5 to 81 Qess than two-thlrds In
the affirmative.)
A report in the contested election OfCook
VS.. Cuts Qowa), in favor of the contestant,
was presented. Bills and resolutions were
introduced reducing by Is per cent. the duties
on all importations into the United States;
to devote surplus money in the treasury to
maintain schools and pay debts in various
states. ~
Among the bills that failed to pass was
one providing for an appropriation of $780,
600 for the erection or public library. This
is the third time in this congress that an at
tempt has been made to pass bill for better
accommodations for the congressional IL
brary. At first it was proposed to purchase
a square east of the capitol for the new Ii
brary building, appropriating $500, 900 Tor
the purpose, but the cry of "a job" defeated
the bill. The objection was obviated by
providing for setting apart government re-
servation as site for the proposed building,
but the numerous economists who have sud-
denly developed IN congress interposeo and
saved the poor people from an expenditure
of 100000.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

moving from WISCONSIN Il thai year TO
Mantorville, Dodge county, where he has
lived ever since. He has been prominently
known in his own neighborhood, and has
filled a number of local offices with credit.
He was in November. 1880 elected senator
in the twenty second legislature.
The new militia company at Litchfeld
has been mustered in by the adjutant gen.
eral, fity-seven men being sworn in. The
officers elect are Silas w. Leayitt, captain;
Jas. Fl. Morns, first lieutenant; August l..
Koerner, second lieutenant.
The German American bank of Shakopee
has elected Moth. Berens president: Henry
Kinds, Jr., vice president, and J. M.
Schwartz, cashier. The bank will be open
for business July l..
8. H. Stewart, president of the citizens
national bank of Mortified, died at that city
aged sixty. Mr.. Stewart was born In VIII
Jamestown, Berkshire county Massachusetts,
on the 18th of August, 1923. He came with
with Jerome /. Case in 1874, and set led In
Racine, Wis, but eventually came to North
field in 1857, where he has since lived, being
engaged in the lumber business since 1866,
He has been president of the Citizens bank
of Mortified since its organization.
Rev. W. w. Pratt was ordained last week
as pastor of the First Baptist church OF Min
neapolis. The sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr.. Riddell of s.. Paul. The charge
to the pastor was most impressively given
by Rev. W. Whitney, and the hand OF fell
towship was extended by Rev. M. ID. Shut
Ter with fitting remarks.
At Grand Meadow, Mower county, Mrs. d.
P. Coleman died while under the influence of
chloroform, having her teeth extracted. No
blame is attached to any one.
Col. Josiah r. King has presented the
Historical society with handsomely frame
portrait of Gen Alfred Sully, OF the first
Minnesota volunteers.
Died at bis home, three miles north of
Long Prairie, Dominique Ademy, aged
ninety eight years.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

was reported, win the mouse provision con.
solidating internal revenue collection dis.
tricts stricken out.
The Utah bill was discussed until quo
rum could no longer be mustered.
HoUsE.-The "Pound rule" calculated to
expediate business, was adopted.
The sundry civil bill came up.
The clause authorizing the secretary oil
the interior to lease portions of the Yellow
stone park was stricken out and provisc
inserted prohibiting the secretary from
making any such lease, declaring invalid any
lease already granted and authoriz ng the
war department to take measure to keep
trespassers out of the park, etc. An amend
ment approving the Sioux treaty and appro
priating $500, 900 to carry out its provisions
was adopted.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

Gen Hazen of the weather bureau is
in very hot water and wants to be in
vestigated. Hazan is man of a good
deal of ability, but is sometimes of a
crank, withal, with a remarkable
propensity for hot water. Gen. Sturges
is like him in some respects. He has
been in trouble of some kind from the
beginning of the war. Yet neither of
these officers are very bad men. 1t is
only their cranky ways of doing things
that are offensive. Both have great
deal of self assertion, AMI that brings
them into perpetual conflict with some
BODY.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28

ficiency in the accounts of Hartwell, clerk
in the sub-treasury ofthe United States. The
government discovered this and retained the
money. Suit brought by the bank in the
court of claims went against the government.
The attorney general has withdrawn the APP
peal, and the Judgment of the court stands.
A committee reported that depositors will
be paid in full, and stockholders at par for
shares. The above robbery was in connec-
ton with the great Millen, Ward d Co. cop
per corner when s., go, 900 was stolen from
the sub-treasury.
Great indignation prevails among higher
degree Masons in New Haven and elsewhere
in the states because oil the doings of an al
legged clandestine Masonic organization that
has been comforting degrees up to the thirty
third, despite the fact that they are not re
cognizeu by the highest Masonic authority
in the land, the supreme council OF the
Northern Masonic jurisdicti IN. They pre-
tend to confer all the degrees in one night
for $40.
At Chicago w. 7. Allen Il Co., wholesale
grocers. assigned Wednesday morning. The
firm say they expect to settle and continue
their business. The signee roughly esti-
mates liabilities at $780, 200, and assets like
amount, equally DIVIDED between stock and
accounts, The failure is attributed to small
capital and slow collections There is also
known to be some personal disagreement
between the parties.
r. R. Gardiner, special agent of the inter
Tor department, is now in Washington Ter
ritory among the noble pensioners of the
government, and he is romancing, as usual.
His latest is that he has discovered tribe
of Indians who are anticipating another
food by building an ark, but he is taking
advantage of their superstition to secure
their reservation for settlers.
Among the contributions forwarded to the
German flood sufferers appears the item of
81, 3s1 from St. Paul. The total contribu-
tons are reported at $4,000.
The Harvard Cooperative society saved
the students last year 5000.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
R4TLROAD RUMBLINGS.

An indenture dated Dec. %, 1882, between
the Hastings & D ikota lRailway company,
of the first part, and the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul Railway company have been
filed with the secretary of the sta and
trustees to the party of the second part that
portion of railway line together with the
rights and privileges pertaining thereto, ex-
tending from Minneapolis to the main line
of the Hastings & Dakota, near Benton, Car
yer county.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
The Massachusetts, senate has adopt,

The Massachusetts, senate has adopted
resolution requesting the Massachu-
sets delegation in congress to make
every effort to secure the expungin
from the records of the vote of censur e
passed upon Cakes Adams by the Forty
second congress. This censure was pass
ed almost unanimously and was unani-
mously approved by the country. There
is no valid reason why it should be ex-
plunged. Congressman corrupted by
Ames were expelled and the stigma re
mains on them and on their descendants
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
RECORD OFCAsUALTYEs

At Washington, Iowa, last Sunday morn
ing, fire broke out in the large dry goods
store of A. Schmidt & Sons in that place
and burned six store buildings, five of them
icing the most substantial in the town, be-
fore 1t was extinguished. The lack of prop
er apparatus prevented anything like effect
ual work in putting out the fire. The total
loss foot up about SIS, 600, on which there
is an insurance of about $4,000.
A $1,000 fire occurred Sunday at Marin e
The tannery owned by Ole Andersen, to
gether with its contents, large number
hides, were consumed. The fire is supposed
to have occurred from the stove. There
was no insurance.
The tidal wave predicted for March 8, by
Virgins, is such source of alarm at Rock
away Beach that the families of some of the
landlords will remove at the end of Febru-
airy.
Damage by flood at New Albany, Ind, is
estimated at 81, 100000. DIR. DePauw's glass
works lose 500, 900. Many heads of fam
lilies have been driven from their homes.
The food has inundated Shawneetown,
Ill, to depth of twenty feet, and the in
coming tide from above is from thirty to
forty miles wide.