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Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
Oscar Wilde on America.

The resident London correspondent of
the Philadelphia Times sends spicy inter
view with Oscar Wilde on the day of his
arrival in London. The apostle Of ;estheti-
cism says:
The average American is narrow minded
and ignorant; magnificent liar, resembling
the English in all their bad points, but
none of their good ones; having no respect,
and utterly wanting in venerttion,.
American newspapers" said Oscar,
"were full OF news written with mini
mum amount of brains and in good English
but put together without regard to truth o"
decency. They (the newspapers were
stamped with in~ompetency. There was no
art in America Even the pictures of the
magazines and period icals were but elemen-
tary In the States there was a foundation
for an excellent school of literature, but at
present it was too clanish." In reply to the
query, Are you going back to America
ever?" Oscar replied, Not /, indeed"
From other sources the correspondent learn
ed that Oscar had told the following story
in regard to his escapade just before sailing:
man calling himself A. J. Drexel called
on me ana wanted me to see a picture ty
Millette, He ehticed me into confidence
game, cleaned me out of nearly $1,000, and
then drew me out. | also got irtO trouble
by espousing the cause of Mrs. Langtry too
warmly, and made enemies by trying to
bring her into dinner party, the manages
of viii, h wrote me that the dinner would be
postponed on that account.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
An Old Ship.

We dare say there are many of our
citizens who lave passed the meridian of
life who retain vivid recollection OF
the excitement occasioned by the arrival
at this port, nearly forty years ago, of
what was then considered the colossal
iron steamship, Great Britain, from
Liverpool. 1t may be said literally that
the whole city turned out to give her
welcome; and as she moved up to her
W harf at the foot of Rutgers street, she
was saluted with salvos Of artillery and
cheers from the multitude on both
shores of the East River. Many years
have passed since she was in American
waters, and probably most people had
concluded that by this time she was
worn c,,.t and had been broken up and
sold for old iron. So far from that being
the case, however, we notice that her
owners, after employing her for many
seasons to great advantage in the Aus
tralian trade, have taken out her ma
chinery and converted into an A No.
sailing ship. At last dates she had taken
on board 5000 tons of coal, as ballast,
for San Francisco. And as her hull is
said to be as sound to-day as on the day
She left the stocks, there is no reason
why she should not plough the seas forty
wears longer and make new fortunes for
her oWners.-Commercial Bulletin.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
ITedl PSGnH. .Innnn1,2I Fl

SENATE.-The bill providing for a cen
tie ninal cotton and industrial exposition in
1884 passed.
Work on the tariff Bill was resumed.
Pending the debate the hour arrived for the
eulogies in memory of the late Congressman
Orth, and Senator Harrison proceeded to ad-
dress the senate. He made an eloquent re-
view of the life and services of the late dis
tinguished representative of Indiana, whose
name, has been inseparately linked with the
history of his state and the nation for the
last forty years.
HoUsE.-Eulogies on the late Godlove S.
Ortiz, which began at 3 o'clock, interrupted
the consideration of the tariff bill in the
house to-day. In the three hours discus
son, however, the temper of the house in
regard to the pending bill was still further ex-
emplified. Itshowed the disaffection among
republicans on the question of tariff on
many articles entering into common con-
sumption.
There is doubtedIy quite a large ele-
ment on the republican side for discrimin
ating in favor of the great mass of consun-
ers as against the capitalist and manufac-
tnrer. On the question of striki out the
duty on quinine, twenty-four republicans
voted with the democrats. Among those
were Washburn and Kasson.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
THE BALLAD OF BORE.

Yes, we shall miss him very much,
Despite his faults, for he was such
A wonderfully perfect bore;
A human auger, so tospeak,
And one that by curious eak, q, -
AS it grew duller pierced the more
The Honorable Alfred Tot
1t was our hero's mournful lot -.I
To bear this tragic name-set sail
Upon whimsical sea-lark,
His only words poured round the bark,
He knew would still the widest gale
But his relentless larynx brought
A fate of which he'd never thought;
A few weeks out the captain died,
By vapid chat completely f1oored;
The crew fed madiy-overbored,
And Tot was left in lonely pride.
Yet he kept up, through sun or fog,
The ships and his own mono-logue;
He talked the storm down, and at last,
With many pensive lingering qualm,
Amid a wide and dead tired calm,
On Patagonia's shore was cast.
The ill-bred natives planned to eat him
That was the only way to beat him.
They wished to banquet him; and what
In view of their scant larder-shelf,
Could do more honor to binlself,
Than to serve him up smoking ho2
But" said their chief, 'life's very dull;
Take heed, take heed, before you Gull
So fair flower as this. five
Should slay him now, no doubt it would
Be quite exciting, but how should
We next enliven our ennui?"
That saved the captive's lie. And now,
Pondering it Ger with thoughtful BROW,
Pm led to this profound belief:
We do not kill our bOres, because
We know each time they hold their jaws
Our ennui finds such sweet relief.
G. P. Lathropin Life
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
Faid0u. Feb1as0ru g,

SENATE.-Beyond the usual daily struggle
with the tariff bill, nothing ofnote was done.
The democrats adopted filibustering tactics
and kept the senate in session until late
hour.
After several calls of the senate, each Of
which enclosed the absence of quor UNI,
Edmunds moved resolution instructing
the sergeant-at arms to bring in the absen-
tees Morgan became red in the face as he
spoke at great length in opposition to this
abridgeme nt of the personal liberty of sena-
tors. Other senator's made points of order
on the resolution and speeches on the
points of order. No votes were had on
amendment.
Tabor took the iron-clad oath, sat down and
busted himself in tariff bills, reports and
speeches preparatory to distinguishing him
self before the term expires.
HoUsE.-After routine business and work
on the tariff bill, Mr.. Cannon reported the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, and said he would, next Mon
day, move to put it through under sus-
pension OF the rules. Several members OBJ
jected to voting away $20,000.000 in this
sunni mary manner.
During the consideration of the clause re-
lating to the duty on varnishes, lively
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
Dwight NJ. Sabin the New Senator.

Dwight May Sabin, the new senator elect
from Minnesota, was born at Marsville, ILL.,,
on the 18th of April, 1874 In 1856 the fail
ing health of his father had imposed upon
this lad of twelve years the entire sH-
peryislon of 9 the large farm
andi.s variety of interests. The business
qualities which he has since shown were
there then, if partially in embryo; and for
nearly year this STRIPPING managed affairs,
to use hackneyed phrase, with neatness
and dispatch" In 1857 continued ill-health
induced his parents to sell out and re-
move to the home OF their parents
in Winsted, Conn, when eighteen years
old Dwight attended the noted Phillips acad-
envy in Andover, and, under the tutelage of
old "Uncle Doctor Taylor" paid special at
tention to mathematics and engineering.
This was the only academical course he en-
joyed. The war was rasing and the call for
troops was urgent So in July, 1853,
Dwight left for the seat of war, arriving
on the field Of Gettysburg on the second day
of the fight. He had been promised and ex.
pected to receive lieutenancy in the Eight
Illinois cavalry. Col. FarnSWorth cocl-
manding, but there was some unexpe ted
hitch in the matter and pending its adjust
ment he was offered and accepted a position
il the medical department. After the war
he was a clerk in one of the departments for
brief period.
In 1867, he made trip to Minnesota, re-
turned to Connecticut aud in 1868 again Ian
ded in St. Paul, and engaged in business at
Saltwater. Before leaving Connecticut Mr..
Sabin had given his heart to the keeping OF
Miss Ella Amelia Hutchins, OF Nor
witch, Conn, and in 1870 as his
business was already showing signs of the
prosperity it was soon to insure, he re-
turned to Connecticut and was married.
In 1870 he was elected state senator, and
the next year reelected. mir. Sabin has
Served almost continuously, since, in the
lower house, and will be much missed there
He is not debater, but when he has the
floor he has something to say, while his in
tiuence in the committee ana with members
Individually is acknowledged great. =,
He. was not in the legislature during the
TIE Ramsey Davis fight of 1875, resulting in
the election of Mr.. Mcmillan; but when
Mr.. Window was reelected to fill the I'm.
expired portion of his own term in 1881
Mr. Sabin did him yeoman service, while
in the fall of the same year, in the guberna-
torial campaign he was recog lied as
the most potent factor in securing Gen.
Hubbard's nomination. Persuasive Of
tongue phenominally cheerful under
threatened defeat-he seems to know little
of threatened disaster-his political career
has been marked by series of successes
given to few men to sttaih,
Mr.. Sabin is man of great wealth, his
personal income being set down at 100000
per annum.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
fE0nduU. ,Janeta3.y 90,

EENArE.-The day was spent in the con-
sideration 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 we still had to go to Europe for our
literature,
HoUsE.-Mr. Washburn presented to the
house the memorial of the Minnesota legis-
lature praying for more liberal appropfia-
ton for the immediate Improvement Of the
klrbor of Duluth, Mimi.
Delegate Pettigrew introduced a bill in
the house authorizing the quartermaster
general to investigate the claims of George
F. Bratt for logs used lii the construction
of Fort aberercmbie during the years 1863
1864 and 1865.
Mr.. Belmont, from the foreign affairs
committee, presented minority report
against The abrogation of the treaty with
Hawaii. He takes the ground that there
are grave objec ions against congressional
interference with the trea:y-making power;
that gross frauds have been perpetratel. IN
der this treaty; and he offers resolution
authorizing the president to investigate.
Work was resumed Oh the tariff bill.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
Tuesday, January so

SENATE.-The Joint resolution apSropr Ia
ting $l00, 600 to continue work On the census
was adopted.
The tariff bill was ten considered. Dur
Ing the debate Mr.. Beck declared that he
was not free trader.
He said that careful study of the ques-
ton Of taxaticn and opposit,oo to it had
convinced him that the only manner to pay
the expenses of the government was by a
well regulated tariff, and that free trade
practically was an impossibility, because no
process of direct taxation could be devised
whitk would cause the burdens of the
government to be borne equally
by all the States and people
OF the country. He was convinced. thet the
free trade doctrine was ehimericsl and falIa-
cious, and that rnder the constitution it
could not exist without an imposition of IN
enaurable hardships through inequalities
of taxes.
As the whole result of the days proceed
ings was extremely unsatisfactory and in
volved little less than waste Of time and
words.
HoUsE.-The postofice appropriation bill
was reported with a recommendation that
the house non-concur in the $3.50, 900 item
for fast mail facilities, and the date July 1,
nett for the 2-cent postage provision to
take effect. The report was adopted.
The tariff bill was -hbored with.
In the schedule OF, chemicals there are 100
items. The house to-day only passed over
thirty-fVe of these
The only change made in the bill was to
reduce the duty or castor oil from 800. to
Zoe. per gallon. The present duty is 81 per
gallon.
Glucose was reduced from twenty-five
per cent. te twenty per cent. al valorem,
the present tariff. The duty recommended
by the committee oh calculated phosphate
ofiinie, ammoniated or otherwise, So per ton,
was amended so as to confine it TO the arti-
Gle impor. ed for tertilizing purposes. This
was, however, finally stricken out of the
schedule, Mr.. Kelly asserting to the motion.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
SI'n all Aftra.S

From the Columbia Register, S. G.
Tuesday evening last the train going
north on the Air Line railroad was board
ed at Spartanburg by young couple
from the country, who took place in
the middle of the car, the lady sitting
next the window. The train had been
moving but very few minutes when the
lady suddenly jumped up and screamed,
My Lord! Pm all afre" Both husband
and wife 'piIed out" into the aisle, the
lady with her dry goods at prominent
elevation and spanking and rubbing
herself, assisted vigorously by her
frightened husband. Every
passenger in the car was
aroused, One man called to the hus-
band to wrap his overcoat around the
lady; another passenger pulled the bell
cord and stopped the train. For a few
minutes "pandemonium reigned SUI
preme" in the car. Everybody was
looking for fire and everybody saw
everything but fire.
After the lady Gained down it came to
light that she had been sitting with one
foot upon the ledge through which the
heating pipes run. The register imme-
dlately under being open she received
a startling and unexpected hot blast,
which surprised her and caused the con-
fusion which followed. The man who
wanted her saved with an overcoat is
going into the salvage business. The
man that stopped the train will never
DC known.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07

Bills introduced and passed: Authorizing
Polk county to issue $40, 900 in bonds; Rem
Vile county to issue $1,000 in bonds; to
amend the act incorporating the Duluth fire
department.
The house bill changing the name OF Cen
ter, Murray county, to Slayton assed. The
bill relating to chattel mortgages on grain
was recommended to be passed.
Senator Clarkes forestry bill introduced,
provides not only for an appropriation of
$1,000 for the support of the state forestry
association, but provides, also, methods by
which tree planting shall be encouraged:
The Forestry Manual is to be published,
lecturers invited from abroad, the best intor-
mstion attainable az to the proper methods
of arboriCulture and the most hardy and
thrifty species of trees procured aud pub
lished, and part of the m2ney may be en-
pended in protecting the present plant.
= This is the bill. purposes of which were
recommel ded by Gov. Hubbard in his mes
sage, and the measure is ardently supported
by all the arboriculturists in the state, as
we'll as those who are members of the For
est1y association,
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07

Denver Special: Sheriff Simpson brought
to town Mongler as prisoner, who is enc
of the parties that took part IL, terrible
duel near this place recently. He and an
other person had been paying attention to
the same girl. In order to settle their
claims they locked themselves into a room
and went at each other with axes, The
one brought in chopped his rival in a hor-
Fihla manner, severing his head from the
body, while he himself is terribly cut up
and cannot live.
John Starr, aged twenty-six, hailing from
Lincoln county, Mimi, is held al Milwau-
kee for elcpng with Ina D an, twelve,
year old girl of BeIvidere, T.. Starr work
ed tor the girls father and enticed her Oft
also taking money not belonging to him.
Miss Flora Cutler, the Minnesota school
teacher who was shot by q rejected crank
ont in Montana, who was in tlIru promptly
hanged, fingered with her wounds until
Friday night when she died at Red Wing
George 7, Hamilton, recently clerk IL the
Commercial hotel, Miles City was found
dead in his room one day last week, and
there are strong suspicious otsuicide.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is excited over MUIR
der mystery closely resembling the Pierce
affair, except that the victim is apparently =
woman,
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

A sn0w-sl;de started from the summit OF
ERby Peak, near Irwin, Colorado, and trav-
eled at fearful velocity 8 distance ola tnlIe
%<2 the bottom ofthe guluh, destroying and
carrying with it the 8haft-houses and
machinery connected with the Ruby Chiet
Howard Extension, Durango and Oaks
mines. Eight men, unable to escape, were
carried 20 the bottom and buried in the
snow. A rescsiing party started in search OF
the lost ones, and when found Frank EOi
and was dead and Tom Brown and Will
lam Coleman probably fatally injured.
A burned court house at Lafayette, Ga,
J. 8. Bossseaus warehouse at Montreal,
with S3S, 00D loss; Curtis manufacturing
buildings at Albion, n. Y, planning mill ol
Vim. PaeTOnt at Toledo.
Louis st. Germain, who was injured by a
falling tree in the lumber camp near Clio
q1et, month ago, died recently at Duluth.
and was buried by the Union Fr Sc,
He had his back broken.
The Steamer Grace was run down and
sunk off Portsmouth by the Luray, ami vet
but one life was lost, that Of r. W. Wood. OF
Rappahannock, who was to have been mar
ried on Thursday.
at Elkhar:, Ind, an iron band manu-
featuring establishment burned. One hun
dred nien are out Of employment. Loss, $50
VOi Insurance, so, 00Q,
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
Not Affected by Age.

sostie old specimens of Royal Baki---;55 Pow,
Ter that had been kept on Ne shelf OF gro.
Gerry store for tcn years were gently tested
by Prof. Schneider of New York, for the pur.
pose OF measuring the loss of strength they
had undergone. 1t was found that, although
the powder had been ekpos3d to atmos-
pherle changes during ali this t;me-its loss
ofraising power or strength was less than
enc pei cent. the powder being practically
Us good as the day it was put up.
This is a m ost valuable quality in bak-
ing powder one which few possess. Most
powders if not used when FIRST made are
found TO be ineffective. If kept even few
weeks they lose their leavening power, be-
come lumpy or caked, and valueless.
Ihissuperior keeping quality in the "Roy-
all arises from the extraordinary care in its
manufacture. and the scientific principles
employed in its combination. The articles
used in its composition are thoroughly dried
by heat before being compounded, and aTs
SO prenate ed and coated as to prevent the &C.
tson of the acid upon tie alkali prematurely
or except under the inf hence of heat or wa.
ter necessarily used in cooking or baking.
The Royal is now used extensively ir
Australia, Africa, and other low latitude
where it has been found to be the only bak
ing powdeF that will Withstand the hot
noEst atmosphere without deterioration.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
The Gatling Gun.
From the Washington Capital.

From the washington CapltaI.
At trial at the navy yard of this city
on the 18th inst, before board OF naval
officers testing the effects of some i'm
provements recently made on the gun,
the results were entirely satisfactory to
the distinguished inventor and aston
islling, to all who witnessed it. The gun
has been heretofore q great success, and
in popular demand by the leading gov
ernments of the world, but with the inn
provements recently added by DR.. Cat
ling it seems to have reached a degree OF
perfection never before attained by any
weapon of war.
In the trial referred to the new and i'm
proved method Of supplying the cart
ridges to the gun, loading and firing was
found to be very nearly perfect, secur-
ing increased rapidity and effectiveness
in execution. One hundred shots were
fred in two and six-tenths seconds, and
SIG rounds in forty-two seconds.
This improvement has not only in
creased the rapidity and directness of
fire, but also enables it to deliver ''high
angles. or mortar fire at the rate of 200
shots per minute, the bullets falling with
wonderful precision and effect, as shown
by experiments at all ranges from 200 to
$500 yards. The bullets so discharged
strike the ground in their descent with
sufficient force to penetrate from two to
three inches of pine boards.
This is wonderful achievement, and
places this magnificent gun far ahead OF
all machine guns. No nation can now
afford to go to war without a supply of
these guns, and, as in peace is the time
to prepare for war, our own government
should be as wise as others and fully
supply its needs, that war may cease
from the earth.
Before these guns, unimproved, used
by the English the serried ranks of the
Egyptians melted away, and in a brief
time Gen. Wolselev rode triumphantly
over conquered Egypt.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
STATE LEGIslA'rUisE.
Senate, Tuesday, January 80.


Bills were introduced: To authorize St.
Paul to issue $4,000 of bonds for local inn
provement fund; to amend laws to allow
savings banks to loan money in Dakota; to
prevent recovery on promissory notes fraud
ulently obtained; to authorize state treas
urer to transfer $50, 900 from forestry fund to
sinking fund. Bills were recommended
passed by committees: Furnishing careless
ness Of railway officials and employees;
changing fiscal year of state in
stitutions to end Jan. 81, and
prescribing dates of reports. House bills to
authorize Mankato to issue bonds, and to
amend the act incorporating that city, were
passed; also senate bill for preservation OF
gaze. In committee of the whole the i'm
prrtaEt bills recommended for passage were
relating to the recording of chattel mort
cages; prescribing punishment ofmurder in
first degree; allowing district judges to in
corporate villages.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-07
GENERAL NEWs NOTES

The potsofices TO which it is known that
the. civil service law will apply at the out
set are the following: Albany Baltimore.
Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Detroit, Indian apolis, Jersey CITY.
Kansas City, Louisville, Milwaukee, New
Orleans, New York, PHILADELPHIA Pitfsburp
Providence Rochester, St. Louis. St. Paul,
San Francisco and Washington. There will
be perhaps few others 10 add to the list
when the new rosters are received from
the various offices which are known to
have about fifty employees, but about whose
exact number the department is not sure
The Mormons seem to have taken courage
from the recent decisions of the supreme
court rebuking the federal law makers for
interference. They now take the ground
that congress has no right to pass any law
against plurality of wives and claim that
territory, in this respect, is on a footing
with state. Judge J. S. Black, in behalf
OF the Mormons, took this ground in an ar
gument before the house judiciary commit
tee. His speech was in writing. and bore
proofs OF careful preparation.
decree was rendered by Judge Nelson,
of the United States circuit court on the 3lst,
in. the case of Thomas II. Garfield against
ehS IhlilutdpoIlS Agricultural anu MeCnanl-
cal association. The action was brought to
determine the plaintiff right to the property
known as the fair grounds in Minneapolis
and claimed by Bill King and Others. The
suit is decided in favor of plaintiff and the
mater is referred to the master for an &C.
counting.
A railroad bill introduced in the Nebras-
ka senate fixes the passenger fare at cents,
ard on roads running accommodation
trains, at 2 cents per mile. On freight for
car loads of $4,000 pounds or less, consist
ing Of wheat, rye, oats, corn, barley; fax,
broomcorn, potatoes turnips or other grain
for the first thirty miles or less never to ex-
coed $i0, and for each additional fifty miles,
er portion thereof, not to exceed IS.
At a meeting held in Bloomington, III.
arrangements were completed by which 200
families will leave that county for Minneso-
ia and Dakota early in February.
An effort to repeal the felony clause in
the gambling law of st. Louis; made in
the Missouri legislature was defeated by
the decided vote of 62 IL.
Orders have been issued to Gen. Pope to
teke vigorous measures to prevent Capt.
Payne and his followers from invading the
Indian Territory.