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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

ted. He settled in Wheeling, and by
great and self-denying efforts acquired
an education and became lawyer.
When twenty-nine years Of age he was
elected to congress, where his career was
one of usefulness and credit.
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Beecher's popularity in bis own church
is evidently declining. At the recent
sale of pews smaller rental and q smaller
sum was realized than in any year since
1851. But he it still power in the land
and bis utterances attract much atten-
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Small pox is reported in epidemic form
in the lumber camps near Atkin. Mimi,
and also in Dunn county, Wisconsin.
The store off. II. Pratt at Rush City. was
robbed of about 81 200, all with the excep-
ton of two small checks being in currency
Mr.. Pratt and partner were at supper at the
time, and the clerk in charge was busy wait
ing upon customers, A young man, a
half.breed, named William Wiser was
arrested and during the examination of
the prisoner Mr.. Pratt received dispatch
from North Branch that Wiser had left with
q young m an there named Martin Vaugher,
and $500 in currency. On his arrival there las
night, Mr.. Pratt recovered the money LETT
there, but is still out the balance. Wiser is
. hard character. He is wanted for other
crimes of SINH lar nature.
The new Simpson NJ. E. church, at Min
neapolis was dedicated last Sunday.
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THE NEWSIN BRIEF.

EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
At meeting of the com mittee on Indian
affairs Mr.. Deering was instructed to report
q bill to authorize the sale of timber on Ger
tain lands reserved for the use of the Men,
omonee tribe of Indians in Wisconsin.
These Indians occupy . reservation In
shswano county, Wis. The committee re-
port that some portion of this reservation is
covered with valuable timber. In the last
few years the forest fires have destroyed q
portion of the timber, and it is only ques-
ton of few years when from the same
cause, most of the valuable timber will be
lost to the Indians. The trees in other tracts
are old, have attained their growth, and are
now going to decay. There can be no ques-
ton but it will be for the Interest of the In
dams that the timber be sold on these tracts,
Postofices established: Georgetown, Ed
munds county, OAK; Postmasters commits
stoned: Anthony Tuor, Ladus, OAK; Irwin
NJ. Lesser, Abbott, OAK, Fred. Dinsmore,
Edgewood. Iowa; w. c. Cathey, Ioka, Iowa;
Ephram NJ. Carpenter, Kedert0n, Iowa;
Charles e. Keller, Lake Mills, Iowa; o. G.
T. Gulgesjel, Sacred Heart, Mimi; John G.
Stark, Randolph, Wis; Ernest n. Wilson,
Ashland, WIS; Matthew G. Wilson, George
town, OAK; Edwin 6. Waterbury, Water
bury, Oak.
The death of Col. Irish gives to the presi-
dent another office to fill. Edward NJ
johnson, late clerk of the New York as
sembly and secretary of the republican
state committee, has been for some time an
applicant for this place, and, considering
his political and personal friendship with
President Arthur, his appointment would
seem natural.
Gen. Hazen is treating the signal service
men who refused to sign the protest against
Loean's bill to some heroic treatment. He
has assigned them to service on the far
frontier where he has hopes that they will
freeze to death. But they will not accept
his predictions of q mild winter by coming
out in their summer ulsters.
Mrs. Eliza Dunno, mother of Gen. W. A.
G. Ryan, one of the victims of the Virginius,
received on Saturday last $500 from the
state department at Washington aa her por-
ton of the indemnity to the families of the
fated prisoners shot at Santiago de Cuba, by
order of the Spanish officer. Gen. Burriell.
A number of democratic senators signed a
letter to the president asking the appointment
of Representative Hage, of West Virginia as
the democratic member of the civil service
reform commission. Hayes term expires
March4.
The commissioner Of the general land Of
fee requires that naturalization papers be
produced or evidence of their destruction
shown, te entitle foreign-b born citizen to
land patent.
Gen. Henderson,, chairman of the house
committee on military affairs, has prepared
q favorable report upon the bill to retire Gen.
Grant with the rank of general of the army.
President Arthur gave his first state din
ner to members of the diplomatic corps at
the White house Wednesday night.
Daniel Bassett and lady, of Minneapolis,
are at the National, They will leave in q
short time for Florida.
Robeson's residence in Washington is ad-
vertised for rent.
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Frank James did not give bail, as he pre-
fers his comfortable quarters, fitted up for
his special use, in the Independence jail.
He is wanted at Davies county for the muir
der of Cashier Sheets at the Gallatin bank
robbery in 1869, and also for the Winston
train robba1y in 1882, and were he out on
bail he would undoubtedly be arrested on
these indictments and lodged in heaven
among . people peculiarly hostile to
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The Canadian authorities 1t Ottawa have
heard of the Indian outbreak in British
Columbia and are distributed in their minds
about it. tits religious row, the catholics
refusing to have the laws of the church of
England ct up over them. +
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

The Princess Louise and Lord Lorne
had quite an ovation at Charlestown, s.
c. and her royal highness was very
much pleased with Herewith.
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The Next Virginia Senator.

The NeXC V1rSlll18 SeuaCO1'
John E. Kenna, of West Virginia who
has been elected to the United States
senate in place Of the present senator,
Henry G.. Davis, is only thirty five years
of age. He served in the confederate
army rs private, and left it. eighteen
years of age, poor, obscure and uneduca-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

The firm of Miller T. McMaster, of FerguA
Falls, has Dissolved. Mr.. Miller retiring and
p. McMaster taking charge of the business
and property. The firm were one of the
largest real estate dealers in the city. Mr..
McMaster having control of large amount
of Scotch caDfta1
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

It may he said with safety that Fitz John
Porter's relief bill, which now lies upon the
Speakers table, will not be disturbed 1t this
session, and will consequently die by de-
fault. -r@
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THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

THE CRxMzNAL kECORD.
Immediately after the murder of r. B.
Stubs, mayor of Polk City, Iowa, last sum-
mer, Charles Wilcox, aJasper county rough,
was missing and suspicion was conferred on
him. Since then officers have been on his
trail and he was traced to Indian Territory,
where he was arrested and returned to Des
Moines Saturday. The Offices say that they
have his confession, in which he acknowl-
edges his guilt and duplicates others under
arrest, but who were likely to get free for
want of testimony to hold even q prelimin.
ary examination.
The congregation of the Olive Baptist
church (colored) at Lawrence, Mass, says
the pastor and funds disappeared simulta-
neously. A recent fair realized $500. Pas
paid and one-third due himself deducted
there remained a balance Of SIG. He then
presented bill of SIS for extra service,
which left the congregation 81.
W. G. Dickey attempted to pay for . large
bill of goods at Chicago with forged check
on the First National bank of Crookston,
but was run in. Possibly he was fraud
ulent w. G. Dickey.
Jansen, the insurrectionist, who exhured
the body of Charles Shaw at Washington,
who killed his sister, has been sentenced to
imprisonment for eleven months and twenty
nine days.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is excited over MUIR
der mystery closely resembling the Pierce
affair, except that the victim lis apparently a
woman.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

Senator Mcpherson (dem.D of New
Jersey, and Plumb (rep.0 of Kansas have
been reelected, but there is a deadlock
in several other states.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01
MINNESOTA SUGAR CANE.
What Col. C0lman. of the Rural W0rl<
Has to Say About Its Cultivation

Has to Say About Its Cultivation
Col N. J. Colmap, of the Rural World, or
his return to st. Louis from the recent conven.
ton of Minnesota cane growers, gave the result
of his observations to St Louis Republican
reporter a. follows: The past season had beer
a very unfavorable one for cane growers, owinf
to wet spring and a later and severer frost
than was ever known for that season of the
year; but all who had persevered in cultivat.
ing their cane bad obtained fair crop thai
yielded good syrup, which made very fine
sugar. Those who raised crops SAID they had
made more money that way than at any other
kind of farming. The climate of Minnesota
was not so unfavorable for the cultivation OF
Northern cane as that of Missouri, although il
was in this State that the m rits of the amber
season there was too short for most
varieties to ripen In Missouri, on
the other hand, we could grow to maturity
many kinds of the Northern cane that could moi
q longer season for manufacturing. If the
business of sugar and syrup making was profit
able in Minnesota it Dug to be donbiy 60 in
lhis~State All who attended the Minnesota
meeting we're we'll satisfied with the profits
they had made during past years. Tne interest
creasing owing, in great measure, to the sue
cess Of the Champaign, ILL.,, works and the
Cape May and New Jersey works. that had
reaped large profits. Capitalists were now will
ing to to erect works for manufacturing sugar
and syrup, aud some of them intended TO con
meet the manufacture Of glucose from the
seed, as it was better adapted for that purpose
than corn.
Mr.. Co!man believed that the Northern cane
could compete with the same product in the
South, in the profitable production Of sugar
He thought it would prove even more profitable,
inasmuch as the crop of seed grown from North
ern cane would pay the entire expense Of rails
absolutely nothing, when ready for the mill in
the North. The cane seed was as valuable as
corn grown on the same area of ground for feed
ing all kinds of stock. There were no such
compromising returns from the production of
Southern caue, an: the juice was about az rich
in the Northern product 1t was true that
Southern cane would yield more sugar per
acre, but two acres of the Northern cane would
give as large yield as one acre of the South
ern product, and five acres of the latter could
be grown at less risk and expense than one
acre Of the former. Then there was the seed
in the Northern product, which paid for the
labor required in raising it We were certainly
preparing to produce all our own sugar, and
save the 800, 600. 600 year to our own poo
pie which was paid at the present time to for
eign nations.
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Gen. Barrfos gives as reasons for his res
ignation Of the presidency of Guatemala
the fact that peace has been established by
the ceasion of Chiapas and Loconuco to
Mexico. The state not needing his services
he, therefore, consulted his health as the
next duty.
The opposition in the British Columbia
parliament having gained the ascendency,
the government officers have resigned. The
governors speech is rated rather weak. The
opposition control legislation 10 to 8.
1t is believed the government is in pos
session of informatian which will bring
home the guilt or completely in the Phoenix
park murders to at least two ofthe prisoners
before the magistrates on Saturday.
At Liverpool several vessels drove ashore
at the mouth of the river, and one, it is pre-
sumed. foundered off the port. A number
of lives are supposed to be lost.
The khedive has signed decree nomir-
ating Sir Auckland Colvin, formerly Eng
lish controller general, financial adviser to
the Egyptian government.
The Emperor William approves Of the
plan of Gen. Won Moltke, chief of staff, for
strengthening the notifications at Kiel.
The sultan's mental malady increases and
heads sit very insecurity upon their shout
ders in the neighborhood Of his court.
Two leading nihilist prisoners, man and
womrn in the fortress of Peter and Paul,
have become insane
The projected Hudson Bay company is
besieging the Dominion government for
subsidy.
The Empress Eugene has returned to
England and the French republic still lives.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

Old settlers say that the very cold
weather and large snow fall-poor mans
manure-give assurance of good crops
this year.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

George Diment, of Brandon, who had been
insane for several weeks, made several at
tempts at suicide, and finally succeeded in
hanging himself from the top of the stair
bannfster while bis watchers were asleep.
Benjamin Durkee, of Mankato, father of
the late w. C. Durkee; clerk of the court,
died very suddenly on the 18th. Mr..
Durkee came to Mankato in 1856; had
been corener for the past sixteen years, and
was the manufacturer of the "balsam"
which bears his name.
George Barker, resident of Redwood
Falls, formely Of Rice Lake, Barron county.
Wis, died suddenly Of pulmonary consulnp-
ton 1t Menomonie on the 2lst inst.
John Tweet of Camp, Reuville county was
found frozen to death, with q whisky bottle
in his hand.
s. G. Williams of Herman has made IN
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Avote of S.. 900 in aid of the Austin, Man.
kato, & st. Cloud railroad has been passed
by the town of Acoma; the town of Lynn
will vote s., 900 next week, making total
of s., 900 of town aid promised.
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Lieut.. Flipper is now brigadier in the
Mexican army. $3.50
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House, Friday, January 26.


The Rahilly usury bill came up yesterday
in its regular order upon its third reading,
whereupon Mr.. Childs, friend of the bill,
who evidently desired to defer action until
there is full house, moved to lay the bill
over. The motion was adopted by a vote of
81 to SO. 1t is evident from the votes al
ready taken upon the bill that it is likely to
pass the house, but it will be by an exceed
inelv close vote.
Bills were introduced: Authorizing
the board of education of St. Paul to issue
1000 of bonds to complete the high school
building; amending general laws relating
to manufacturing corporations; authorizing
the draining of lake in Douglas county;
providing for an annual appropriation Of
$1,000 to agricultural societies: amending
the high school act; amending statues relat-
ing to county surveyors; making
the Minnesota Journal of Education
the organ of the state superintendent;
amending the act providing for the adop.
ton of children; to provide for the icens-
ing of the sale Of liquors, in dining room
cars; proposing an amendment to constitu.
ton, prohibiting the sale Of liquors in this
state; and sundry sradge bills, and amend
ments to the acts OF incorporation. The
amendments to the acts OF incorporation
were passed. Adjourned until II .. M,
Tuesday 3Oth inst
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STATE LEaIs1ArURE.
1esA0te, TsesdaN, January IS.


: 0ese0te, Tuesday,, January %. -
Senator Sackett introduced Till chang
ing the fiscal year of state educational and
other institutions to make it end Aug. 81.
There were morning and afternoon sessions,
nearly the whole time of which was taken
up in discussion, in committee of tho whole
lin tn, morning to reduce interest ON sales
Of public lands from Z to cents, and in the
afternoon as the special order, upon Judge
Wilson's bills forbidding subsidies or dona-
tons to corporations.
Senator Rioe's bill repeating the dog law
was passed on third reading.
Hoase, Tuesday January %.
Bills were introduced amending the act
relating to the bridge across the Mississippi
ri er at st. Paul, and authorizing Stevens
county to issue $50, 600 of bonds for a court
house.
House bills were passed to regulate the
use of copies of statues by members of the
legislature; in relation to counter claims
and outsets.
Senate bills passed: Attaching certain
Paul to Issue $500, 900 to purchase and inn
prove the water works; amending the char
er ofStillwater.
Senate, Wednesd0y, January 20.
Bills were introduced by Senator Price to
provide for the collection of taxes and for
checks upon::all receipts of county treasurers;
for regulating salaries and fees of county
auditors and treasurers. and hire of clerks
The house bills to allow Stevens county to
issue $40, 900 in bonds, and to amend the
law affecting the drawing of juries in Ram
sey county, were passed as was the senate
bill regulating the punishment of the crime
of larceny from the person.
Senator Peck's bill relating to selection
by debtor of homestead exemption was
passed.
The bill providing for reduction of inter-
est on sale of public lands to S per
cent. in committee of the whole, was
amended SO as not to include interests on
sales already made, and, as amended, rec
commended to passage, as was Senator
O'Brien's bill to punish careless handlers of
baggage.
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assignment with liabilities of $500, assets
KIM
THE JOINT CONVENTION.

On Tuesday 2sd, one ballot was taken as
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street. The business men Of the city have
presented him with . new whip, and
pledge themselves to keep him in stock to
the fall supply of the demand.
Two Mormon elders who were attempting
to do missionary work in Rockville, 8. c.,
were warned to leave the country within
twenty-fo hours, on pain of being tarred
and feathered and ridden on a rail, and they
skipped out Immediately.
A deed has been recorded from Thomas J.
Brady and wife to Theodore Vail of Massa-
chusetts' of the house and lots of the former
on Faragut square, the consideration being
$125, 1000.
The proprietor of one Albany hotel has
placed in every room in his house q knotted
rope long enough to reach the ground, and
fastened one end Of it to staple in the
floor.
The grand jury in st. Louis recommend
that the minimum license for liquor saloons
befixed at 81 900, and for those which sell
only wine and beer $500.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-01

4AAVsSS~11
sENArE.-The day was spent in the con-
ideration of the tariff bill. Nothing OF
special interest characterized the
proceedings save curt speech
by Senator Hoar in defense of in
ventors, in the course of which he declared
that westill had to 60 to Europe for our
literature.
HoUsE.-Mr. Washburn presented to the
house the memorial of the Minnesota legis-
lature praying for more liberal appropria-
ton for the immediate improvement Of the
harbor of Duluth, MINI.
Delegate Petdgrew introduced bill in
the house authorizing tho quartermaster
general to investigate the claims of George
F. Bratt for logs used in the construction
Of Fort Abercrombie during the years 1863,
1854 and 1885.
Mr.. Belmont, from the foreign affairs
COMMITTEES, presented q minority report
against the abrogation of the treaty with
Hawaii. he takes the ground that there
are grave objections against congressional
interference with the treaty-making power;
that gross frauds have been perpetated I'M
der this treaty; and he offers q resolution
authorizing the president to investigate.
Work was resumed on the tariff bill.
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the whole day, and one which only giants in
tariff could discuss, and the small fry wisely
RETAINED from interrupting. The old qui-
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-18

The great Kimberley diamond
mine in south Africa, which is $50
feet deep and one and three-fourth
miles in circumference, has caved
in to such an extent that it is esti
mated that a year and hall
will be required to clear
it, and the expense f25O,OO0
The mine has yielded e3,00O,OOC
in diamonds in year, and the
collapse is very disastrous one
for the mining companies. Several
leading operators have committed
suicide in consequence of their
financial losses.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-18

One day last week near La
Center, w. T., the wife of Mr..
Joe. Eaton discovered a large
black bear which she set the dogs
upon and then followed the chase
until the animal was treed.. 1t
was then killed and found to weigh
500 pounds. 1t is the largest
bear ever killed OIL Lewis river.
A few days later a little boy
named Bertie Beesucker treed and
killed a bear by himself near the
same place which was not quite
SO large. Game is abundant there.
-FmdicdtOr.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-18

b. F. Stillwell, Esq, corner
Twelfth and Broadway, Oakland,
Cal, had been confined to his room
for days with severe sprain. In
answer to a San Francisco news
paper reporter he said: "My
speedy recovery is due entirely to
St. Jacobs Oil. My injury was a
severe and painful one. Other
remedies failed TO benefit me.
With the use Of the Oil the swell
ling disappeared quickly, As did
also the pain, and ! am as well as
ever. Credit to what credit be-
longs, | say.
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New Census Proposed.

When the first appropriation
for the tenth census was voted, it
was the intention of congress to
frame law so that if any state
desired TO make another enumera-
tion in 1883, the general govern
ment would pay half the expenses.
A Washington special says New
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Ohio have already signifed their
desire to take advantage of this
act. Inquiry revealed the fact
that the existing Legislation does
not cover the ground, snd it will
be necessary to have the law
amended in order I'd render this
scheme possible. Census Super
intendent Seaton saws an effort
will be made next winter Ia RENE
DIV the defect. 1t is thought that
nearly all of the states will avail
themselves of the opportunity for
taking census at half price. This
would practically result in a new
census of the United States. The
headquarters would remain there,
the only difference being that the
states would be required to ''foot"
half the bill. The scheme is ia
vored by the census officials, who
have strong desire to perpetuate
themselves in office. 1t would
furnish abundant work for the civil
service board, as It would nee
essitate the employment of 1000
extra clerks.