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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-11-10
A BIG TERRITORY.
Alaska's Size, Extent Of Coast Line,
and Wealth of Timber.

"Pnhamah," in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The extent of this northwest territory and
the vast distances between points are more
than bewildering. Alaska itself is equal in
area to all of the United States east of the
Mississippi river. Counting the Aleutian
chain. the Pribylof group and the 1000
islands of the Alexander archipelago, the
total area Of the Alaska islands is 81 ,305
square miles.
The island of Attu, the last of the Aleutian
chain, is as far west of San Francisco as
Bangor, Me-, is east Of it, and the indented
coast line Of Alaska, measuring over 5000
miles, is even greater that the whole coast
line of the Atlantic and Pacific shores Of the
United States put together. Southern
Alaska, as it is called, comprises the narrow
strip of territory that extends southwark
from Mount st. Elias to Dixon channel, the
boundary line between Alaska and British
Columbia. This thirty-mile strip of land,
with its outlying islands, is the best known
part of the territory, and, with the exception
of Onalaska and the Seal islands, is the seat
of the only white settlements of any conse-
quence or promise. Dense forests clothe the
islands and mainland of southern Alaska
and "darken a region half as large as Eu-
rope.n
Although the rocky foundations are only
covered with thin, sandy soil, vegetation
hourishes with rankness that can not be
surpassed in the tropics. The close forests OF
yellow cedar, Sitka and Douglass spruce,
Jeffreys pine and balsam fir have never been
devastated by fires, and for unnumbered ages
only glaciers or avalanches have interfered
with the steady processes of nature. The
Russians cleared a little ground about
their settlements, but later inhabitants have
made no efforts in that way, since crops
can not be raised with success and
there are not enough horses or cattle for any
one to direct their attention to grasses that
can not be dried in the constant downpour.
The stumps of trees will never rot in the
ground, and the fallen trunks in the forest
form a network like the corners of rail fences,
with each log covered with thick moses and
grasses, and bearing dense growth Of rank
ferns, bushes and small trees
1t is wholly impossible to penetrate the for
ests without path first being hewn through
the thickly ranged tree trunks, and in the
wood paths about Sitka one frequently sees
trees two and three feet in diameter, growing
over the PROSTATE forms of pines of even
greater dimensions. II you step aside
from the path to force your way
through the underbrush to reach
clusters of crimson and orange salmon berries,
you may suddenly be engulfed, and sink two
OF ten feet into pitfal of messy logs Only
the certainty that there are no snakes or
creeping things in Alaska encourages one to
venture aside from the narrow and graveled
paths that benefcent Russian rulers caused to
be made about Sitka.
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coMMoTloN AT coNNERsvlLLE.
-Four Queer Characters stir mp Gossip
In an Indiana Town.


CoNNERsvILLE, Ind, Nov. S.-The Wiley
Iiovejoy sensation is the street talk, ana
the queer quartette who produced it are
the subject of divers opinion. Lovejoy,
and the sprightly- Hooking woman who
claims to be his wife, came here two weeks
ago last Saturday with horse and buggy,
worth $500. They took rooms at the Huston
hotel, from which the 'doctor" issued fam
ing circulars, inviting the afflicted to come
and be healed. The pair made good appear
ance and Loveioy had some practice among
the credulous The first of last week the
young man Wiley arrived with his wife, and
negotiated for the purchase Of Rehme's
grocery store. They put up at the above
named hotel, but seemed entire strangers to
the Lovejoys. Within day or two, how
ever Wiley formed partnership with Love-
Joy, and opened cheap museum with hand
organ accompaniment, the doctor still treat
ing diseases at his rooms. Saturday last, it
suddenly dawned upon Wiley that his wife
was receiving too much attention from
his new partner, and late that night
she confessed to him that after
several advances which she re-
pelled, the doctor came into her
room Wednesday morning after Wiley went
out, and overca.1e her. Her version of the
affair is in part corroborated by some OF the
other boarders who saw her resent the doc
tors attentions in the halls and at the table
At midnight Wiley aroused the object of his
wrath, when the latter got out of the hotel,
took his horse and buggy and left the city.
Wiley procured warrant and started after
him toward Shelbyville, but returned, and
now says he is in Union City.
Wiey's wife has been crying ever since
Saturday, while the bereft Mrs. Love
JOY says but little, but intimates that she
would like to see the doctor ''just minute.
It has been learned that Lovej2y has been
practiclng in other cities under differen
names, De Grasse, Hubbard, Campbell and
Darling among the number, and that he has
had half a dozen women as wives. At the
hotel he claimed to be a southerner, and a
few days ago had a small fight with a
boarder over an alleged insult to southern
ladies, for which both were fined. He had
plenty of money and paid all his bills
promptly while here.
Another element of mystery in the tran
saction is the facS that one day last week two
strange men appeared here and were with
Loveioy all day, and seemed to have peculiar
influence over him They left at night, and,
the conductor of the train they took says
stopped at In annapolis. Lovejoy seemed re-
lieved at their departure 1t is now believed
by many that Loyejoy fled on their account
and not from fear of Wiley. This seems
plausible from the additional fact that g
iqel'y man came here from Knightstown and
found the horse and buggy the two men ha6
hired of him eleven days ago.
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DIGGING FOR GOLD.
Queer Night Work ON q Farm I'm
ChemuMg County.

ELMIRA, N. V Nov. S.-Some men and
women who claimi to be Spiritualists have
been digging for gold on the farm of Wood
Demarest near Chemung, on the Mount
Zoar road. The spot where the digging was
done is out of view of the farmhouse and
the road. For three successive nights the
manager of the farm of Catherine Sly,
which adjoins that of DIR. Demarest, was
awakened just before midnight by men and
women passing the house. On the fourth
night he followed them. When they arrived
at the spot where they had been digging, the
the party, consisting of nine men and four
women, formed in circle round a hole in the
ground and began a series of incantations and
went through some queer movements. AT
one side fire had been kindled and above
this hung a small iron pot, in which one of
the women was brewing a mixture, all the
time keeping up the same singing as the
others.
d ct u o'clock the pot was lifted from the
fire and its contents thrown into the hole, and
then the men fell to work digging with all
their might, while the women gathered
around the fire aud chatted. The men worked
until O'Clock, and then hid their tools and
the iron pct in hollow tree near by, and
started for their homes. The next day MIR.
De;narest was informed of the transaction,
and with Mrs. Siy's farm manager went to
the lot where the digging had been DONE
There they found the iii ngs as described. A
large hole about twenty feet square and ten
feet deep had been dag, and the loose earth
had been piled up around the pit. The next
night watch was kept, and when the opera
lions were fairly under way, Mr.. Denarest
stepped into tue circle and demanded an ex-
PLANTATION.
When the party had recovered from their
surpriseone of the number acting as spokesman
told Mr. Demarest that they were SDiritualists
that they had repeated assurances from the
spirits of their departed friends that there
was gold in that particular spot; that they
had been commanded to go there at II
o'clock and, after performing the incanta-
lions described, to dig in spot which was
marked and they would find gold. There
were to be thirteen of them and under no Cir
cumstances must they work after o'clock.
He said they were sure they would find gold.
Mr.. Demarest put stop to their proceedings
and threatened, if he found them there again,
to have them arrested That was the last
time they have been seen there.
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Thurman Would Take 1t.

CINCINNATI, Nov. s.-The Enquirer's Wash
ington special has the following; A promi-
nent Ohio Democrat is quoted as saying, in
conversation about the contest for the Ohio
senarorship, that he knows that ex-senator
Thurman is anxious to return to the United
States senate; but that he feels, for certain
reasons better known to himself, in honor
bound not to antagoDize Mr.. Pendleton in
the present canvass. MIR. Thurman would,
however, be greatly gratifed if events
should so shape themselves as to make it i'm
possible for Mr.. Pendleton to be reelected,
and thereby insure his Crhurman'9 own
election it is also said that this is the rea-
son that Mr.. Thurman persists in declaring in
bis private conversations with politicians
since his arrival in Washington that he is not
candidate for any place, while way down
he is really DESTROYS and anxious to be re-
turned to his old position in the United States
senate.
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THE zURA BURNS TRAGEDY.
No Truth In the reported Finding OF
the Valise--. Testimony.

the ValISe--. ECrCner testimony,
LINCOLN, Ill, Nov. S.-The report tele-
graphed that the valise, gossamer and hat of
Zura Burns had been found in an orchard,
turns out to be runor without Foundation,
and it is difficult to trace it origin.
The testimony at the preliminary examina-
ton of Carpenter was void of anything start
ling. J. N. Logan, who was at Harrisburg
when Carpenter cams over there the day
after the murder, said Carpenter worked as
accurately as usual Nellie Spear, chamber
maid at the Peoria house, Peoria, ILL, iden-
titled Carpenter as the man who was with
Zura Burns, and registered as Q. A.
Carpenter and daughter. She saw Carpen-
ter and Zura meet on the street afterward
and not recognize each other. Testimony as
to Carpenters conduct at the Identification
of Zura's body; his refusal to testify before
the coroner, a nd other matters calculated to
complete the case of the prosecution was
heard, but nothing of general interest or a
decisive character was brought out.
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d. s. HALL, Register.
LAND OFFICE AT BEN SON, MINI,
OctOter Sd. lSS3.

OctOter Sd, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota. on November 18th, 1883, viz:
Edward Moore homestead application No.
7739 for the Sc u section 2, town l23 north,
of range A, west 9Th P. NJ, Minnesota.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: John Daley, John Nc
Nally, William McNally, and Thomas j.
Moore, all of Morris Stevens County, Min
nesota.
GA d. S. HALL, Register.
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RYAN Wants to EiSat.

ST. LOUIS, Nov S.-A proposition is pub
hshed here from New York sporting man,
who Offers to back Ryan for $500 to 5000
side, to fight Slade or any man i'll America
in February next, 100 miles from New Or
leans Al. Smith, Sullivan's manager, says
he don't think Ryan cares to fight Sullivan,
but can always be accommodated He says
they may arran 90 thu Sale mill
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LAND OFFICE AT BENSON, MIMI
Octohpr2 1888

z. J
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support or his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota, on November l4th, 1888. viz:
Ole Burson d. S. number 773i for the SW
SWL and Lot 5 section %, town ia north,
of range 43 west 5th P. NJ. MINNESOTA.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land viz: Adolph Christensen,
Charles Eystad, Ole r. Eystad, and Matthias
B. Tangnes. ali of Morris Stevens County
Minnesota.
"a D. s. HALL, Register.
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Indicted for Incest.

SOMERSET, KY, Nov. S.-The grand jury
has indicted Jack Britt, of Tennessee, for
incest. His eldest daug hter testified that her
father, 40 years of age, is the father of her
two children; that he comm enced the debauch-
cry of her person when she was IL years old.
A younger girl testified that her father is
the father of her child; that his first inter-
course with her was shortly after her eleventh
birthday
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LAND OFFICE AT BENSON, MINI,

UCUODer 10, Ioc0.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county at Morris
Minnesota,o on December 4th, 1889, viz: Thomas
w. Boyle homestead application No 9o9S and
for the SCI section 81 town 1913 \. of Range AZ
w. 5th P. M, Minnesota.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon, and cult1Va-
ton OF, said land, viz: Patrick Lyman, of
Morris, Mimi. James Mcclure, Owen Cole
man, and John Ormand, of Fairfield, MINI.
GS d. S, HALL, Register,
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The DiYa's Arrival.

New YORK, Nov. S-Mme. Adelina Patti
has arrived on the steamer Gallia. Prepare
tions on an extensive scale had been made to
meet the diva in the lower bay, but owing to
the failure to telegraph the arrival of the
steamer from quarantine the Gallia reached
her pier in the North river unknown to the
reception party, who were waiting on board
a steam Yacht for the signal.
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November l. ISS3

NUVHIHU6I
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota. on December 18th, 1888, viz:
ton No 1910 for the north least quarter section
8, town l24 north, of range "A west 9Th, P. NJ,
Minnesota.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and euitiva-
ton of said land, viz: George Fusler, Joseph
Schmid, Michael Stah1er. and Franz Marty,
all of Morris Stevens county Minnesota.
70 ID. S. HALL, Register.
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LANDfOFFICE Al FERGUS FALLS, MINI,

'
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota. on November 9th. 1888, viz:
1882 for the NJ mex and E1a NW14 section
II, town l25, north, of range 43 west 9Th P. NJ,
Minnesota.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultlva-
ton of said land. viz: Matthias Harig, John
thinner, M. w. Chaplin, and j. w: E. Pushor,
all of Donnelly Stevens County Minnesota
GA B, n. JOHNSON, Register.
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Repairing a Speciality.
Larson / Nilsson.

Morris, Mimi, Sell the Celebrated
Stoughton Wagon with Patent Ex-
tension Reach Tongue Spring, Double
strap Box and several other improve
ments. 1t is the best finished, easiest
running and most durable Wagon in
the market. Also complete line of
Farm and Logging Trucks, Lumber
mems Self-dump Wagons and Wood
Carts; Scroll-Spring and Half Spring
Wagons, Creamery and Delivery Wa
CONS, Mandt's Patent Platform Spring
Wagons, Combination and Three
Spring Buggies, Mandt's Favorite
Tripple-Spring Side-bar Buggies,
Lund's Favorite Side-Spring Side-bar
Buggies and ST. Julian Crcss-Spring
Buggies. Can furnish anything with
one, two or three seats with or with
out top.
Mandt' Patent Oscillating Bob
Sleighs, on which we challenge the
world. We sell the following sizes:
No. Sleigh has foot 6 inch Shoes
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Hallway Accident.

MOUNT STERLING, KY, Nov. S.-A freight
train on the Chesapeake & Ohio met with
an accident near here. Ten cars went over
the trestle and were completely demolished.
Lennon, brakeman, was killed.
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Rorus Doctor Decamps.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. s.-W. H. Coney, op-
Grating bogus medical college here for the
past teree years, has decamped after selling
all his property. Sixty Of his graduates
are now illegallp practicing in Wisconsin.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-11-10

Boston, Nov. Late returns from Con-
necticut indicate a Republican victory. The
next legislature will probably stand: Sen.
ate, Is Republicans and Demo Gratis; house,
ISL Republicans and 9S Democrats.
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rostmasfers Commissioned.

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. S.-The president
has commissioned the following postmasters:
Francis M. Wright, Urbana, Champaign
county, Illinois. Charles D. Ulner, Sterling,
Rice county, Kansas; Charles il, Barber,
Kent, Portage county, Ohio.
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Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb, Nov. Returns from $50
precincts give Reese, Republican, for supreme
Judge, ALSO Estimates based on these place
his majority in tho state between 5000 and
& 0O0
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Chicago Election.

CHICAGO, Nov. THE county election OF
Cook county resulted in the election of the en-
tire Democratic ticket by majorities ranging
from s. 600 to 4 SO.
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Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. THE returns of
the election are still very incomplete, but
Hubbard, Republican, is cert ainly re elected
governor by 1900 to 900
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Left Them Locked Up, Probably.

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. Son Sunday
night negro and his wife living near San
ford went to church leaving three children
in the house. Returning they found the
house burned. The children persisted in the
flames
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Assigned.

WABASH, Ind, Nov. Sd. M. Wayman, a
prominent grain merchant, has assigned.
Liabilities, $4,000.
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EHUFE.
g q" " 6 inch Shoes
" g. - +" Shoes

No man should buy Sleigh until he
sees one of these or inquiries of parties
having used them. Over 5000 set sold
last season and every one gave perfect
satisfaction. The above goods are
manufactured by THE I. G. MANDT
MANUFACTURING CO., Limited)
Stoughton, Wis, are strictly first-class
and fully warranted. Bear in mind
that it is poor policy to buy cheap, in
ferior goods when you can buy first
class goods at reasonable prices.
49wt4m
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son counties. The election passed Off very
quietly, only one fatal affray being reported.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-11-10

foolish discussions In the ranks and money
freely used by the liquor party against tht
state ticket
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New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. THE election in this
city was quiet. Returns have come in very
slowly, and excited crowds surged around
the bulletin boards all the evening until dis
persed by the heavy rain which set in about
midnight The vote polled was not nearly as
large as expected, as out of 1S3, Ill registered
voters, only 155, 900 were cast.
In Greene, Kings, and one or two others,
Carr, Republican, candidate for secretary of
state, makes considerable gains. In nearly
all the other counties Maynard, Democrat,
makes gains of from 100 to .2,000 but the
chances seem to be in favor of the Republi-
can state ticket. Carr carried the state in
1881 by Is, 022 ma jority.
The senate and assembly are close, with the
chance favoring small Republican majority
in both. The Democratic state committee,
while conceding that Maynard may be de
feated, claim the election of the rema inder of
the Democratic ticket.
Albany, N. Y, Nov. TN the returns re-
ceived to 10 o'clock, a. m, The Evening
Journal claims Carr's election by 10000
There is strong probability Of Sections cleo
ton and possibility of that of Davenport
and Russell The legislature is surely Repub-
lican in both branches.
NEW YORK. Nov. May Low is re-elected
in Brooklyn by majority of !, 52S.
THE NEWSPAPERS REMARKS.
NEW YORK, Nov. THE Times says: The
defeat of the Democratic party of this state
shows that independent Republicans are
gaining confidence in their party as an in
strument useful to good government. The
Tribune says: Yesterdays work makes Re
publican success possible in the next presi-
Dental contest.
t. The Sun says: The Democratic state ticket
is elected by a good-sized majority with the
exception of Maynard for secretary of state.
The Star says: The defeat of Maynard is
due to the influences debating his nominal
ton, which were rebuked at the polls Per-
sonally he was too good a oman to be
slaughtered. The Star demands accountings
by the Democratic committe for shameful
mismanagement of the campaign.
The Herald says: The Republicans owe
the reduction of the Democratic majority to
10000 this year to John Kelly's treason to
Tammany hall The state now passes into
the category of doubtful states.
The World says: The Democratic party
hes achieved decisive victory in spite Of
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-11-10

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. Returns are in
complete, but very fair estimate can be
made showing the composition of the next
legislature Seven of each party held over
in the senate, and the election of yesterday
will give the Republicans eleven and Demo-
Gratis ten members of that body. The Repub-
licans have twenty-six assemblymen, the
Democrats thirty-six.
NEWARK. N. +, Nov. THE latest election
returns give Albeit, Democrat, for governor,
about $500 majority. The senate stands IL
Republicans and Democrats; the assembly
26 Republicans and "a Democrats. Demo
cratic majority on joint ballot 5.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. THE Times COM
putes Abbett's Democrat) majority at ), 400.
Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss, Roy. THE Democrats
carry the state by their usual majorities. The
G..rs 4 4 FL
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
Retail Market.

The following shows the prices for which the
articles ranned sold the day before pu hlication
Messine oranges retail at 50c@75s per doz
lemons, 30c per doz. Bananas, scarce, 75c per
doc. New lettuce seningat 75c per dog. Apples
E4.0gQ4.50. Early Roas potatoes, Use PSF bu;
others, 75c. Onions, 75c per on. Cab
bags 15c Der head. Oysters per can,
Standards, 4Qc; selects soc; Cons Of the
Ocean 55c. Granulstei sugar in IS ID.
packages, l0c; powdered, 1lo;cut loaf, lie;
orushe@, ext. C.,S14c;Y elIowC. c;brown
&c; Minnesota, Zoe. Best o. g. Java coffee,
GS1Sc; best Mocha, 3S114c; best Rio, 2315c. Best
teas, Eng. breakfast, 81 per ID; best Young
Hyson, 81 per lb; best Gun Powder, $1.20 per
h.; best Japan, sec; best Basket fred Japan,
csc. Sweet potatoes, 4 lbs. for Csc. Orange Bios
SOM -four, $500 per cwt; Pillsbury's best, $4.0 90
per cwt.; Straight, 1926. Eggs, zoe per doz.;
fresh, Csc.
Neats-SirIoin and porter house steak,
i5dl8c; rib roasts, l5c; cuck reasts, l06121kc;
mutton chops, 15c; fore quarter, 1215c; round
steak, 15c; shoulder, 1215c; veal. 15g18c; pork
chops, 12115c; pork roasts, l21Sc; ham, Is; bacon
and dry bacon, 15c; shoulders, 1870;
corn beef, 8@9c; sausage pork, I251c;
smoked sausage, 15c; lard in jars, i4c; per
single h., I5c;in kegs. l21lc; dried beef, I5c.