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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
TIE RAILROADS,

The annual report ofthe Chicago & North
western railway company for the year end
ing May 81, 1883, has been issued. From
which it appears the gross earnings were
1924, 0S1, 834.32, operating expenses, taxes
ETC., $40, 030, 2l76S. leavirg the net income
for the year 81, 05l SIC "a; dividends paid
81, $50, 1856 So; net surplus, 81, 16l, 2S0.12,
which, added to the income account on
May, 1882, shows credit of So, 425, eel SO.
The net earnings of this year were 10. "a
per cent. On both kinds of stocks, and the
large surplus, after payment of current div
idends, was expended in promoting the
value and efficiency of the property.
Col. Clough, of st. Paul counsel for the
Northern Pacific, has received telegram
from New York giving the following pro-
gramme OF the movements OF the excursion
party who will attend the opening of the
road, while in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
They will arrive Saturday morning, the LIST
of September. The day will be spent in
viewing st. Paul and MinneaDolis. Sunday
the party will visit MinnetOnka. Monday
will be devoted to further sight seeing in
the sister cities, the party assembling at
night at the Hotel Lafayette, from whence
a start will be made for the front. Three
trains will be used.
The construction of the Canadian Pacific
was completed to Calgary on the 10th inst.
This finishes up Langdon, Shepard & Co.'S
contract of GA miles, which extended from
Oak Lake sixty-five miles west to Calgary.
The main track is now built 635 miles west
of Winnipeg. The rapidity with which the
road was built is acknowledged by railroad
men to be marveious. Langdon, Shepard
& Co., receive Tor their work over 81, 0O0,-
900. The total cost to the Canadian Pacific
of constructinggtne line to Calgary from
Oak Lake was over $4,000, 900.
During the past year there nave been re-
ceived at the Northern Pacific bureaus of
information at st. Paul and Portland over
$50, 900 letters of inquiry, to which $780,
600 responses have been made. These were
in the way of copies of desert ptive pamph-
lets, circulars, folders and letters printed
in the English; Norwegian, Swedish, Danish,
German, Dutch and Finnish languages.
The National Railroad company of Japan,
incorporated with capital of 500, 0O0, 900,
under the auspices of the japanese govern
ment, two years ago, has adopted the Ameri-
can system of building railroads, and is
now constructing the main line which ex-
tends from Toxic to Anderson, the northern
seaport of Japan, distance of $50 miles.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18

wAsH1N9rorr NBws

WASHINGTON NEWS
A petition has been sent to the officers of
the army for signatures. asking an amend
ment to the laws regarding retirements, 80
that any company officer who may be fifty
years ofage, and who shall have served
twenty-five years in the army, shall, upon
his own application, be placed on the re-
tired list An officer recently made up q
list OF the captains and first lieutenants of
an infantry regiment, with their ages and
their physical condition, which showed
that not one OF the captains and but five of
the hrst Ieutenants would be able to take
the field If ordered on campaign.
The report of the Hill investigating COM
mittee will be Submitted to the secretary of
the treasury on Aug. 25. The briefs of
counsel have not yet been received, but tie
members of the committee are turning over
the testimony in their minds, and it Is more
than probable that they have reached GER
tain general conclusions already. While it
is not believed the report will show that the
supervising architect has been guilty of lcor.
rupt conduct, it will probably recommend
some radical changes in the organization
and methods of his office.
About one halt of the government works
on the rivers and harbors have not been
opened on account of the failure of congress
to MAKE river and harbor appropriation.
Contractors have been granted necessary
extensions of time to enable them 10 wait
for other appropriations. Six months from
now nearly all the works will have been
suspended, there being money to continue
only the most important works. The esti-
mates being submitted will be reduced
about so Ter cent. bt fore they are reported
to congress.
The Army and Navy register says the
proceedings of the court martial convened
at st. Paul for the trial of Col. Ilges, charged
with duplicating his pay accounts, have
been received at the Judge advocate gener-
ais office. 1t is not known what the SEN
tence of the court is, nor will it be known
until the secretary of war has approved it,
but a prominent army officer stationed in
Washington states that he has been given to
understand that it is dismissal"
1t was reported that the mortgage of $751;
600 given by the Republican, the admins
uation organ here, to local banker had
been foreclosed. 1t was also stated that
mortgage was owned by the present own
ers of the paper, ut whose head are William
E. Chandler, and Frank Hatton. The fore
closure OF tie mortgage would give them
supreme control.
An attempted present of pair of terra
Gotta vases by government contractor to
Gen. Meigs caused a wrathfui explosion on
the part of the old warrior that made the
sender think that he had been fooling with
dynamite machine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18

Out of the fourteen hundred million
people now supposed to be in the world
less than three hundred million wear
any kind of head covering which could
fairly be called hat much less our stove
pipe or "chimnsy-pot" hats of various
colors and material. Yet the chimney
pot" holds its way. The western man
who has recently made trip to the east
always returns with black silk or white
chimney pot. He has been away from
home, and it is proper that his friends
should know it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18

The day is not distant when the great
logging camps will be transferred to the
southern pineries, the extent to which
northern lumbermen are buying south
ern timber lands has attracted consider
able notice of late. The forthcoming re-
port on the transactions of the general
land Office will show that very large pur-
chases have been made in Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Arkansas by
northern capitalists, who only wait for
their northern lands to give ont to in
wade the southern pineries.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
q the principal trades they were as follows:
Northwestern Patents.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Aug. IA
The following is list of patentees to whom

WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Aug IA
The following ia a list of patentees to whom
patents were issued to-day:
Ransom S. Angel, Moorhead, MINI, traction
engine; Dewitt G.. Ballard, Centefville, Mont,
tongue supporter: William Beattie, Portage. Wis.
foot and leg protector; Ignaz Bergman, Fort
Madison, Iowa, device for holding and guiding the
fingers in writing; William B. Cogger and H. A.
Hamlin, Minneapolis, door hanger: Conrad NJ
Conradson. Madison. Wis, wind motor; Samuel
Dale. Boonesborough, Iowa. builders scaffold:
Franklin J. Evans Iowa Falls, Iowa, breech-load-
ing fire arm; ". D. Gray, Milwaukee, machine
for the gradual reduction of grain: William
Heaton, Lee, Iowa, animal lettering device;
William H. and c. A. Holcombe, Beloit. Wis,
geared wind mill: L. F. Holloway, GAINESVILLE.
Wis, cooking stove; +. N. Lacey. Council Bluffs,
Iowa, backing boz holder; L. Morgan, Port
Washington. Wis. snow pillow; Robert Porter,
Ottumwa, Iowa, buckle; H. E. Scott. Ossian,
Iowa, land roller; B. N. Soule, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. running gear for vehicles; E. 8. Sutton Me-
nominee, Wis. sand band; FL. B. Toddeckep,
Muscatine, Iowa. vessel for measuring ice cream:
n. Z. Tolbert. Eden. Iowa, riding saddle: Charles
H. Upton, Minneapolis, reversing valve for steam
engines: M. j. Schubert. Pierre, D. t.. frying pan.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
The Elections of 1855.

Ine ELECTIONS Oh Ao60
Following 10 complete list of State elections
for the current year:
Connecticut win elect November one-half its
senate ana Its full house Of representatives
Georgia elected April % Henry ID. Mcdaniel.
Democrat, governor, to I'll the vacancy caused by
the death OF Alexander r. Stephens.
Iowa will elect October governor ana other
State officers. part of ito senate. and s full house
of representatives.
Kentucky elected Aug. Q Democratic governor
voted upon the question Of holding convention to
revise the constitution Of the State.
Maryland will elect Nov. g governor and two
other State officers and legislature.
Massachusetts, will elect November o governor
and other State officers and legislature.
Michigan elected April "a Democratic Green
back supreme judges and regents OF the university
Minnesota will elect, Nov. g. governor and other
State officers. and vote upon three amendments to
the constitution OF the State, which provide that
the general elections shall be held hereafter In Mo-
state the treasurer and the attorney general shall
serve two years aud the state auditor four years,
and 81 x the term Of service OF the Judges and the
clerk OF the supreme court and the judges OF The
district courts OF the State.
Mississippi will elect, Nov. @, its legislature
Nebraska will elect, Nov. 9, Justice OF the su
pIsme court anG regents q the state university.
OF its senate and its full house OF representatives
New York will elect. Nov. @, secretary Of state,
controller. treasurer, attorney general, engineer
and vote upon proposition to abolish contract
labor from the State prisons
Ohio will elect, Oct. 8, governor and other State
officers and legislature, and vote upon three pro-
posed amendments to the constitution Of the State,
which Il and p regulate prohibit the sale OF in
toxicatnR liquor and 80 reorgauize the Judiciary OF
the State.
Pennsylvania will elect, Nov. 8. auditor genera
and state treasurer.
Rhode Island elected. April 4, Republican gov
ernor and other State officers and legislature.
Texas will vote Aug IA. at special election.
upon four proposed amendments TO the constttu.
ton of the State, which, first relate to the sale of
public school lands: second. limit the rate of State
and local tax,tion third, provide for the formation
of public tree school fund; and, fourth, fix the
terms of the county courts
Vermont adopted, March 6, two amendments to
the constitution Of the State making officers under
the federal government ineligible to seats In the
legislature. ana providing for the election by the
popular vote Of secretary OF state and auditor
of accounts on the general State ticket
Virginia will elect. Nov g. part Of its senate. and
its full assembly.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
RepOrt on the First Regiment,


From the official report to the governor, of
of the Minnesota guard, as inspected by him at
White Bear, the following extracts are taken:
The only troops encamped at White Bear were
the First regiment. N. G. s. NJ. Col. W. b. Bend,
commanding-a fine tsctieian, and an officer OF
great experience in the national guards OF New
York. and one In every way, as far as could judge,
capable of performing the duties OF his office. The
among the new companies to lose dist anee. Five
companies have been organized since the last sn-
nual encampmeut. and some of them quite recently.
Some of tine companies of this regiment present the
appearance of veterans, both in their drill and de-
portmeEt in camp. The new companies of the
regiment were given extra battalion drill, which
proved of great benefit, and before the encamp-
pent was broken up all showed marked improve
not remain longer, when all had been benefited by
their stay in camp The formal inspection of the
regiment was made by Col. Van Cleve of the gov
ernor's staff There were present 469 officers and
range-company d. Capt. Bean-aud some men Of
this company made very good scores, the men
purchasing their own ammunition. The
arms Of the command were, on the
armed with the Springfield rifle, caliber
90. and the remainder with the Springfield rifle
caliber As, some with and some without the safety
notch All the companies have good armores.
This regiment is ali uniformed alike, which adds
much to their military appearance. Discipline was
we'll maintained. Guard duty well perfor med.
There were two guard mounts daily. which gave
each officer and enlisted man an op poruuity to be-
guard was relieved every twelve instead of every
twenty-four hours, which consider an excellent !
idea for q weeks encampment- / would respect |
fully suggest that the same recommendations as
be applied to this regiment, except that which |
refers to armories.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
FOREIGN NEWS.

s. G. Benjamin, United States minister to
Persia, who was recently received" by the
shah with imposing ceremonies and pre-
scented magnifcently caparisoned horse,
| has been waited upon by the shah's officer,
aud requested to pay for the horse and most
of the other expenses of his reception. Mr..
Benjamin still thinks that the reception was
| q splendid affair, but doesn't exactly see
where he is to find a margin in his salary
of S., 900 for many such evidences of sincere
friendship for his native country.
The monument erected at Conr Bevioc,
Paris. to commemorate the defense of Paris,
was unveiled on the 18th inst. Represep-
tatives, President Grevy and the council
general of the Seine were present. The
monument consists Of an allegOrical figure
of the city of Psris standing over wounded
combatant.
The Irish laborers bill passed in com.
mittees of the whole in the house of COM
mons by majority of $50. Mr.. Trevelyan
introduced bill to aid the Irish working
people by establishing system of tram
ways in Ireland. The bill includes clause
appropriating 10000 to aid emigrants,
Messrs. Holmes, Byrce, Norwood, Davy
and Grey, members of parliament, and
Lord Cal rington will sail from England on
the 18th inst, tor the United States. They
will be present at the ceremonies attending
the opening of the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
A man named Patrick Malone was ar res
ted at Birmingham recently on charge of
theft. On being searched at the station
house documents were found in his posses
cir roll Irrs IN lTaT nI6a 11n1o
throughout the kingdom.
There was almost panic at the London
stock exchange on the 18th inst, in Ameri
can railroad securities, which are greatly de-
pressed and difficult to sell. American gov
eminent bonds were not affected by the un-
favorable feeling in railway securities.
The pope requests Cardinal McCabe,
archbishop of Dub bin, to summon a chap
ter of his diocese to appoint roadj utor
who shall become archbishop on Cardinal
McCabe's death.
] Part of the apparent increase in the num-
Der of deaths from cholora in Upper Egypt
is due to official returns which contains ar
rears of death in diistics.
English man are in terrible furry over
the threats made by the Irish nationals to
St1r up the question OF brlClsn janu- mold
ing in the United States.
Ontario shippers of cattle have contracted
with the Allan line for taking across the
ocean 10000 head OF cattle via Montreal
and Boston this fall.
There is a vinegar vat in London which
will hold $1,000 gallons. One hundred
men were entertained at dinner in it by the
owner, recently.
} The marquis of Lorne will preside at the
festival of the Scottish corporation OF Aber-
deem, Scotland, St. Andrews day next.
Sir Harry Parks, governor of New South
Wales, and Archibald Forbes have arrived
in San Francisco from Australia.
Hon. James Cockbnrn, speaker of the
house of commons, died at Ottawa on the
18th.
Cho lera deaths in Egypt to date numbe
16, 448.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
Breach of Promise Suit.

MILWAUKEE, Special Telegram, Aug. ID.
An action has been instituted in the circuit
court by Elizabeth d. Phillips against Ernst
Meincke, to recover $4,000 for breach of
promise Of marriage. The defendant is q son
of John Meincke, the well-known and wealthy
carriage manufacturer The plaintiff, who is
a very handsome girl, and is said to be per-
feet lady by those who know her, is daughter
of George Phillips, . brother of ex-Mavor Phil
bps. She is twenty three years old The fail
nre of young Meincke to keep his. promise OF
marriage is we'll known as the result Of strenu-
ous objections made by his father, because the
girl is poor, and public sympathy is all on the
side of the girl, who is q handsome. intelligent
young woman of noble charactsr.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
Big Hotel Burned and Inmates
Saved

The famous Kimball house at Atlanta,
Ga, caught fire at five o'clock on the morn.
ing of the 18th inst. Mr.. Scoville, the pro-
prietor, with the energy for which he is re-.
markable, put all bis forces to work arous
ing the guests. The result was that though
the immense six-story structure burned with
such rapidity as to be a heap of ashes with.
in an hour, not single person was killed
or even scorched. Some scenes of escaping
inmates would have been laughable would
it not have been for the great danger under
which they acted. There were in the hotel
over three hundred persons, and az they
rushed down stairs, women in night gowns,
and men in equally scanfy clothing, they
presented q most 'aniqne appearance on
Ihe sidewalk. Within twenty minutes
the hotel was emptied, and within an
hour the structure was burned to the
ground. The hotel was built by Fl.
KimbalI and owned by Robert Toombs,
John Rice, Joseph P. Thompson and others.
Il cost $500, 900, and the furniture S125, 900;
insurance only $50, 600, among many COM
panies. The Gate City national bank.
HARRISON u Bro. tobacconists, John B.
Daniel. drugs, and Others are among the
losers. Total loss, $1,000, 900; insurance
not over SOC, 900.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18

The absence of the president from
Washington and all the cabinet on a
summer vacation, leaves Mr.. French,
acting secretary of the treasury, Admir-
al Nichols of the navy, John Tweedale
of war. John Davis of state, Mr.. Joslin
of the interior and Mr.. Hatton as acting
postmaster general. Itispresumed that
they know how to attend to the routine
of affairs in their charge and that is
enough for the present.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18

A fishing party on the Yamaska river had
a terrible experience. Mrs. Laf1enr, with
three of her children and two soDs of Chief
Paradis of Montreal, were in boats made
fast to the steamer Sorel and were being
towed down the river. Suddenly some
thing went wrong, and the boats upset.
throwing the six occupants into the river
Mrs. Laf1eur, with preat presence of mind,
grasped two of her children and held them
with one hand, while with the other she
chung to one OF the upturned boats. Three
sank after f. " struggles. They were stu
dents of Montreal College.
John Fisher, aged eighteen, was sailing
with two young ladies at Quincy, Mass,
when gust of wind struck the sail and the
boom swinging suddenly around Fisher and
one of the ladies named Winifred Butler
were swept into the water. Fisher was
imm ediately drowned and Miss Butler died
soon after being brought to shore.
Pauline Graziana, little girl was burned
to death in Dorchester, Mass, a few days
ago, her clothing having been ignited in
some mysterious manner while playing out
of doors. Her mother now says that the
girl, before dying, said that an unknown
boy had set fire to her clothing with match
es and ran away.
Jasper Clunac. eighty-two years of age,
was killed instantly by the cars at Acton
camp meeting grounds, east of indianapolis;
and Sarah st. Clair, aged ninety-nine was
was killed by Wabash train inside the city
limits. Mrs. st. Claire was one of the noted
characters of the city.
Scarlet fever has broken out in malig-
ant form at Churdon. a small town on the
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific railroad, four
teen miles north of New Jefferson. Iowa.
Three deaths are reported in the past thirty
six hours. It seems to be confined princi-
pally to young children.
At Marshhope, Del, remote district of
Kent county, two dogs fought savagely in
the sick room of q woman named Merry.
The animals rolled under the bed and con-
tinued to fight. The invalid shrieked with
nervous fright, and fell ever dead.
The large tannery of P. q P. Costello, at
Camden, N, Y, was destroyed by fire on
the night of the 18th, with large amount
of stock. Loss, $100, 600; insurance, $50, 900.
John Rutledge fell seven stories at Broad
way and Chambers street, New York, and
died three hours after his removal 10 the
Chambers Street hospital.
The Fargo planning mill was burned on
Aug. IL. The fire caught in the engine
room about II o'clock. Loss abeut SO 900;
INSURED for 5000.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18
MISCELLANHOua.

The congregation of st. Thomas Catholic
church prepared a pleasant surprise for
Rev. J. B. Cotter during his absence as
president of the National Total Abstinence
convention at Brooklyn. A, handsome
whole valued at $175, were quietly placed
in his barn, and there found by him on his
arrival home. At the regular meeting OF
the Father Mathew society ON Sunday eve.
ming he gave report OF the convention in
Brooklyn, and also took occasion to thank
his friends for their generous gift.
The City National bank of Lawrenceburg,
Ind, has closed its doors. The cause of
embarrassment is supposed to be the failure
of Henry Finch & Co., wholesale lumber
manufacturers, who started business on
borrowed capital, most OF which was fur
nished by the city national bank. Henry
Fitch. principal partner of the firm, being
vice president and the son of the banks
president. The recent drop in lumber was
too much for the firm.
Deputy Auditor Hult of Ramsey county,
Mimi, died the 9th inst, of heart disease,
with which he has been troubled for some
time. Mr.. Hult was thirty seven years of
age, native of Sweden, and leaves a wife
and two children. He was q prominent
member of the Odd Fellows and also of the
Ancient Order of Uaited Workmen and his
widow will receive benefits TO the amount
OF 81, 600 from each organization.
Bank Examiner Hay and committee of
depositors are still at W. rk investie ating
the affairs of the City National bank at
Lawrenceburg, Ind. The books are found
fo ho 10
justify the statement that the depositors
will be fully paid, though it may be a
month before payment will begin.
Archbishop of Ohio William Elder re-
Gently issued an edict to the clergy of the
diocese to meet Sunday on the 2lst day OF
August to devise some means to nav the
creditors of the late Archbishop Purcell. as
matter of charity, but not discharge of
legal obligations.
A thIee-quarter Shorthorn, belonging to
W. F. Toogood, of Rochester, recently gave
birth to triplets, weighing respectively "a.
"a and 59 pounds. She has taken the first
premium at the state lair for two years
past.
An independent daily newspaper is to be
started in Cincinnati by POLICY Bill" Smith
and John Cockerill, of the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch, is expected to be managing editor,
with Allen G. Myers associate editor.
The total revenue collections in the first
collectors district of Minnesota for the
Eiscal .yeear ending July 81, 1888, reached
The nice little sum of Sill, 842.5s.
The Western Union claims that the
strikers have been cutting their wires extern /
lively, and Offers reward for the arrest and
conviction of the offenders.
The pope has appointed EIGHT bishops for
Portugal, two for France. two for Mexico,
one for Colorado, one for Austria and eight
or Italy.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-18

). T. Lyon, city marshal of Worthington,
while on a drunken spree arrested three
men withoat cause and attempted to take
them to jail. Mayor Smith inter- ered;
wnereupon Lyon drew revolver, firing at
him several times, but did no damage.
hSerif en- Miller tn made his appearance
and one shot was fired at him, but the bull
let flew wide of It's mark. lyon was arres-
ted and lodged In Jail,