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Morris tribune., 1883-02-14

Mott, e. N. I.eavens, r. w. Frink. A COM
mittee was appointed 10 confer with the
Old Settlers association of Mortified in
reference to reunion during the coming
summer. The meeting was followed by q
grand ball in the evening. which was very
largely attended, and most ENJOYABLE eve
ming was passed.
The legislature has ACCOMPLISHED more
work than usual at this stage of the session.
About 400 bills have been introduced
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14

futile, daughter OF Ere 1erickS futile, retired
capitalist of Chicago. The wedding was an
elegant affair.
Lottie Galloway, young and pretty Bal
timore girl, has renounced christianity,
become convert to the Hebrew faith, left
her parents, taken the name of Lillenthsl,
and goue to live with her rabbits family.
Isaac B. jenkins, an operator in the Chi
cago fire alarm service, has been offered the
superintendency of the fire alarm service in
St. Paul, Mimi, and it is understood he has
accepted it,
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
B4JLHCAD RUlTBEIyGS.

The New York World says the Chicago 4
Northwestern is going to water its stock by
the issue of Sc, 600, 900 of common, to recruit
its losses by the late war.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate, Saturday, February 3.

To require attorney general to bring suit
against delinquent corporations; to provide
for contesting elections In school districts,
ETC.; to appropriate $12, .O6 for expenses
in Cox impeachment trial; for assessors for
tihofganised territory in counties.
Important bills passed relating To health
offeflale employees; authorizing state treas-
tirer to transfer funds; Furnishing ne yligent
railway employees; changing fiscal year and
time of making Official reports; authorizing
st. Paul to issue $50, 900 in bonds to complete
high school. Senate adjourned to Tuesday
to allow members to attend the Sabin recep.
ton at Saltwater on Monday.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14

Mr.. Dana, OF the rev York Sun, is
said by correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution to be worth 81 900 600 out
side of his newspaper stock,
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14

illinois has a surplus Of 5000, 900 in
the treasure, part of which Is the pro-
ceeds of the sales of public lands granted
to the State by the United States, and
partly derived form railroad taxes.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
THE CRIMIN4L RECORD.

A family quarrel, ending IN death, is re-
ported from Bachelors Grove, fourteen
miles north of Larimore, Oak. Two boys
George and Seward Blackburn, went out to
the barn to feed the stock, when their father,
John Blackburn, came out and attempted to
Interfere, and picked up a pitchfork and
started for George, the elder. Seward, the
younger, grabbed the fork from him, when
the old man tried to choke George, who in
turn caught his father by the throat and
held hitu off in self-defense when his father
fell dead
ct Berlin, Mass, James D. livingston
killed his wife with Ratchet and then mott
fed the neighbors. Both had been drinking
and quarreled. Jealousy is said to have
been the cause. Livingston is sixty years
old and his wife was forty-6ve. They have
four children.
John c. Parker, a st. Louis murderer,
summarily ended his trial Monday by shoot
inc his wife and himself, both fatally, in
the courtroom during its progress. 1t is
thought Mrs. Parker furnished the weapon.
The authorities accept the o
John Devine, painter, one of the three persons
charged with the murder Of Policeman Cox
Devine's evidence is very startling.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

lSlSSFdp11C having come
from the east because of grossly exaggerated
accounts of loss of cattle sent hence in spec
ials the Wyoming Stock Growers associa-
ton, the largest body of the kind in the
world, says officially through the president
and executive council, that though the
storm has been unusually severe along the
Union Pacific railroad, it has been much
less on the ranges which lie north. The
cattle are in much better condition than
they have been for many years at this sea-
son.
Doctors Read and Wiley, of the Dixmont
insane asylum ut Erie, Pa. have sued the
Erie Herald for defamation of character
laying damages at 1000. The suit grows
out of articles published by the Herald, re-
Aectlng on tie management of that institu-
ton, based on statements of DR.. SEWN of
that city, an eliminate OF the asylum. The
management deny the charges, and claim
that the doctor is still deranged.
A suit is on trial at Dexter Me-, TO recov-
er sc, 600 from the estate of John ", Bar
rows, treasurer ofthe Dexter Savings bank
on Feb. %, 1868, dying from the wounds
he had received during the night 1t is
claimed that he killed himself and was
defaulter in the amount named. The de-
tense claim that he lost his life at the hands
of the burglars.
The stock of Ransom Stove works, Chi
cago, practically a branch of the Ransom
Stove works of Albany, recently suspended,
has been attached by the Pennsylvania Coal
company for 81, 800.
Postmasters commissioned: Norman W.
Chance, Delano, Mimi; William G. Savage,
Galva, Iowa. Postoffces established; Gal
va, Ida county, Iowa; Ivy, Polk county
Iowa.
The $1,000 roll of greenbacks known as
the sessions bribery fund" has, by vote of
the legislature, been covered into the New
York treasury.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY.
The Main Edifice Burned-Loss Abou
S4O,OO0-TO be Rebuilt.

HE MAIN Eui1lCe tSufnel-LOSS AUOuG
$4O,OO0-To be Rebuilt.
On Wednesday morning 9Th, Hamline I'M
iversity, located at the junction of College
avenue and the Manitoba road and
distant about two miles from the limits
of st. Paul and Minneapolis suffered Sc
we're loss by the burning ofthe principal edi-
fee A student named Spaulding in going
from Vice President Chatfee's house to the
hall discovered smoke coming out of a Gu
pola, and at once gave the alarm. The re-
sources of he college consisted oftwo Bah
cock extinguishers, one pump, and supply
of water buckets with water barrels
on each floor which proved of little account.
The cause of the fire is not definitely
known to the people around, but it is sup
posed to have caught from defective CHM
ney located in the center of the kuilding
east of the main entrance The progress of
the fire was slow as it worked downward
The roof, spreading on each side from the
spot where it was first noticed. The floors
below then went one at time, the reception
room floor falling at HAS cleaning out all
the space below, leaving only pieces ofsteam
pipes and heaters to show where the floors
were.
The total less is about $35,0oO, of which
two thirds is probably covered by insur-
a0C0. Inc SLuueIltS, young ddlcS as we'll DIS
men, did all that human power could to
save proparty from the burning building,
and were successful to a surprising degree.
In the evening the directors held
meeting and at its close
Bishop Foss said that the library and nearly
all the furniture and effects of the students
and Professors had been removed from the
building, and with the exception of damage
by breakage were not injured. The ladies'
hall, which is not all occupied, would be
arranged so that recitations and studies
would commence Thursday morning and
the regular routine move on without delay.
Plans for rebuilding will be adopted imme-
diately.
The Chaska Herald says Willie Moeschler
left home Jan. 18, and his friends are appre-
hepsive that he has left the state. Examin-
alton of his books shows he is behind his
accounts with the New York insura. ce COM
pany for $780, and has other Indebtedness.
Articles of incorporation have been en-
tered into by O. D. Ford of Mazepps, w. II
Campbell, A. ID. Southworth, O. H. Porter
Of Wabash, and L H. Hamason Of Reches
ter. under the name and title of the Waba-
sha Foundry & Machine company, with
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

By boiler explosion at Taylorsville, ILL.,,
five men were killed outright, and two fatal
ly Injured, viz: John Jones, engineer, COM
pletely disembowelled. both legs broken,
otherwise mutilated; Samuel Larem, torn
into fragments. his body being recognized
by rubber boots which remained on his feet;
Peter New, proprietor, both legs broken,
head scalded and fractured; Joun NJ Callo,
horribly mutilated; William Dishel, top OF
head blown off, Chris New, son of proprie-
tor, and Tony Vandever, were injured so
that their death is only question of few
hours.
George c. Min, the preacher actor, was
injured at Richmond, Ind, while acting
Hamlet. In backing off the stage in the
midst Of passionate outbreak at the close OF
the scene with OpheIia, he fell through an
opening at the side of fhe stage and severely
bruised several of his ribs. The accident
caused severe pain bat the tragedian bore up
bravely and tried to go on with the play.
Just before the closet scene he was obliged
to succumb B. however. The play was stopped
and Min Is now suffering considerable pain.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
Minnesota Agricultural Society.

The society met in st. Paul last week. The
committee on credentials reported the fol-
lowing counties represented:
Blue Earth, l. Waseca, 2; Rice, 4; Agri'
cultural Association of Mortified, 3; Scott
and Carver, 8; Mis- ,issippi Valley association,
1; Mower, 1; Fillmore, 2; Becker, 2; Scott,
2; Faribault, 2; Ramsey, 3; Dakota, 2; Hast
ings association, 3; Olmsted, g. Chisago and
Pine, 4; State Horticultural society, 5; Can
non Valley association g. Yellow Medicine,
1; Wright, 2; Lyon, 2; Nicollet, 3; Pipestone
2; German Agricultural Society OF Ramsey,
3; Doage, /; Southern Minnesota Fair asso-
citation, 3; Amber Cane association, l.
There were discrepancies in the report of
the secretary and treasurer.
A committee of five was appointed to in
vestigate the alleged discrepancies, and fhe
appointment of the committee was left to
the chairman himself, whose general man.
agement of the finance had been so serious
~ called in question. The president ap-
pointed as committee to examine ac-
counts f. T. Brigham, John Byers J. H,
Stephens D. H. Randall, J II. Baker.
The following officers were elected:
President, Clark W. Thompson; First Vice
President, John Byers; Second Vice Presi-
dent NJ, J. Myers; Third Vice President,
NJ. s. Converse; Fourth Vice President, j.
G. Bass; Secretary, r. G. Judson; Treasurer
J. Wilcox.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
Senate, Friday, February 8,

The senate passed the Yellowstone resolu-
ticn by large majority.
Senator HOLSTER amended his bill for reg
ulating the practice of medicine by substi-
tuting the faculty ofthe medical department
of the state university ss an examining board
in lieu of the state board of health.
Senator Clarke's joint resolution, calling
upon congress to settle Immediately the
vexed question of railroad indemnity lands,
met with almost universal appreciation.
Senate bills notwithstanding the limit
of capital of ine0rporations.
Appropriating $12,531.05 for defraying
expenses of Cox impeachment trial hereto
fore unproyided for.
Making paupers town charge in Douglas
county.
Authorizing commissioners in counties
which are partially unorganized 10 appoint
assessors and road oVerseers in unorgaEized
territory.
Providing that guardians shall, within
three months after appointment, file sched-
ule of all property in their charge.
Providing for confinement of inebriates in
the second hospitals, for the insane, the per-
sons, before confinement, to be examined
by jury composed of three reputable phys
icians.
Providing for contest of election in local
offices, in same manner as provided for
county and state officers.
Providinglfor appointment ofcourt report
ers in counties of more than 5000 inhabl-
tants.
Paying J. M Greenman 1929 for services
in recording testimony in case in disbarment.
Adjourned to Tuesday.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
House, Tuesday, February 6.

A large number of petitions for prohibi-
tory liquor law were presented. Bills intro
duced: Making fraud sufficient defense in
certain cases; appropriating $1,000 per an
mum for the state board of immigration; fix
ing the tax on insurance com panies at per
cent. on premiums; amending statutes re-
lating to fees and registers; giving villages
the power to vote on license; proposing an
amendment to the constitution, making
thirty days residence in precinct necessary
Tor qualification to vote. giving mem
bers power to administer oaths
and make acknowledgements giving
the Judge the power to determine
whether jailor shall be employed, and his
compensation; appropriating 800, 900 to
finish and furnish the capitol; to prohibit
minors and habitual drunkards from OBJ
tanning liquor by false pretense; amending
statutes relating to larceny ard several local
bills.
House bills passed: Relating to fraudu-
lent sale of property; for township drain
age act; for condemnation, etc., for drainage;
relating to certificates of conveyance; rela.
ting to fees in probate courts.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
Seudte. Wednesday, February 2.

oeHUtes UeuHeSuuy, HeOFNuTYS
Bills introduced to allcw consolidation Of
the Minnesota & Northwestern railway with
any other corporation which would COM
plete road; making gambling punishable by
imprisonment as well, as fine, and publica-
ton of notices of lottery a misdemeanor;
erecting Jackson, MOBILES, Rock, Pipestone,
Murray and Cottonwood into fourteenth ju-
dicial district; prescribing qualifications OF
legal voters in school districts to be same as
voters in general elections; providing for
choice of county superintendent by conven-
ton of delegates from several districts; pro-
tecting the fish in the waters of the state.
House bills passed: Authorizing st. Paul
council to pay Policeman O'Connelss wild
ow $4,000; amending the act incorporating
White Bear as to scope of charter; author
izing drainage of Turtle lake, Douglas coun.
ty; to prevent catching of fish in Prairie
lake, Dakota county, and to protect fish in
Clear lake, WaseCa county. Senate bills
passed reimbursing H. T. Welles of Mime
apolis for money advanced to secure loca-
ton of Milwaukee shops; to
technically amend act incorpora-
ting village of Rockford, Wright co n
ty; making school district No. 8.
Grant county, independent; to provide for
road overseer and clerk in Glyndon, Clay
county; to permit Austin, Mower county,
to issue $4,000 of bonds for bridge building
and repairing; to make lien from chattel
mortgage on grain imperative where grain
is removed from premises on which grown
1.-THE Pillsbury billy. Reported for indefinite
postponement: Senator Peterson's bill max
ing legal rate of interest 81 each 500.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
BRIEF FOREIGN NEWS.

Fred Archer, the jockey, was married las
week to Miss Nellie Daws on, the daughter
of the well-knewn trainer. The event was
celebrated at Newmarket with imposing cer
emonies. TIE egrams were re ,eived without
number from the British nobility and gen.
tlemen of the turf. Lord Hastings presented
a roasted OK to the poor, and the bride
groom accompanied it by gift of 900
loaves of bread and 1000 pints of beer.
The Russian minister of war was recently
advised that nihilists ideas possessed officers
of the army to the Caucasus. A strict in
quiry having proved the correctness of the
information, the incriminated persons have
been arrested. positive signs of disatfection
are reported among the Ural cossacks.
The pope has decided to appoint another
American cardinal to reside in Rome. The
Roman church is building nearly all her
hopes of great future in England and
American cardinals.
The court house boards selected from mn
inequalities il Manitoba resumed control of
all the judicial buildings in the province
Formerly the government controlled them.
John O'Connor, the ex-catholic priest
who is lecturing on catholicism, was rotten
egged at Hamilton, Ont, Saturday night.
PERSONAL PARA
Maj. Maginnis, DELICATE from Mon
tana, has been invited to deliver the ora
ton at the grand reunion of the society of
the Army of the Potomac to be held in
Washington IN May next. William M.
Evarts was spoken of as the orator of the
occasion, but the choice of the executive
committee was almost UNANIMOUSLY in ia
vor of one of the comrades of the society.
Mr.. Maginnis hes accepted the invitation.
Miss Ida Smith, the contralto of the Rice
Surprise party, was. married in San Francis
co last Saturday to Maj Egbert Van Bus
kirk, owner of the Blind Horse silver mine.
They we're engaged only five days. The
major is one of the wealthiest citizens of the |
Pacific slope. He is Senator Sharon's
brother in-law. and was at one time
prominent candidate for the Nevada sena-
torship.
W. r. Corning of London England, was
married Tuesday evening to Miss Jennie G. |
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
House, Wpdnesday, February =.


Bills were introduced: Appropriating
So, 900 for additional state institutes; gen.
eral act for the relocation of county seats;
authorizing the printing of 500 copies Of the
annual report OF the state Horticultural So
ciety, allowing legal notices to bespublishea
in daily papers; authorizing courts to SEN
teuce prisoners who plead guilty in times
when the court is not in session.
The afternoon was spent in committee of
the whole, and number of bills acted up
on.
The house had before it bill proposing
er from $500 to 1900. 1t met with the
opposition of Mr.. Child and Mr.. Brown.
MIR. Speaker Fletcher, during the progress
of the debate, took the floor, and calling up
OIL Mr.. Burger, who was present, to stand
up, said:
III hope the amendment of Mr. Child, to
make the salary 5000 will pass. I want to
show you the man to be benefited. This
man went into the war when he was a
mere boy, and while on the battle field he
had his arm shot away. This empty
back home. He was promoted to a cap
taincy, for valiant service. This mans
body is full of cold lead, so full that he
hardly dare go near the water for fear he
may TALL in. 1.-The should he would sink,
as surely as Bunker Hill monument, hesso
full of lead. Not content with shooting
parts of him away, the rebels, fired whole
battery into him, and after it was all over
such fragments as could be found were
gathered together and sent home, and yon
see what is left of him. Not much 1t is
true, but believe he should be paid for his
service, and given salary on which he
may be able to live and support his wife and
six children. Instead of cutting the
amount down, should be in favor OF max
ing the bill retroactive so that the salary of
81, 200 shall date year back since his service
commenced. wasn't soldier myse 1, and
perhaps wasn't coward. But I'll admit
was little timid about that time, but Pm
in favor, and always have been in favor OF
seeing the wounded veterans well cared for"
There was some further discussion on the
bill and it was favorably acted upon by the
onmmittee
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
SENATE. 7b,,rsdav. Feb,.voyv q.

Senator Pillsbury, at the request of the
governor, introduced bill appropriating
$4,000, q portion of which can be used by the
state board of health in the suppression and
quarantining small pox now existing in the
northern part of the state, and especially in
the unorganized counties of Cass ard Itasca.
Senator Castle introduced three bills on
behalf of the committee on elections. The
bills cover the recommendations as to BIZ
email elections made by the governor in
his message, and provide for the submission
to the people of constitutional amendments
as follows:
To provide that all general elections shall
be held biennial, and on the even years as
it is upon them that congressional elections
fall.
To fix the close of all terms of Office atthe
first Monday in January.
To fix the terms of the state auditor and
the clerk of the supreme court (now three
years. at two years.
To reduce the terms of offices of all judges
ofthe supreme and district courts from seven
to six years, and to provide that the terms OF
county clerks of courts shall remain four
years.
To provide that officers whose terms are
fixed at two years, and who shall be elected
this fall, shall hold until the first Monday in
January, 1887, so that all terms OF like offices
shall commence and end on the same dates
hereafter.
The constitution is so worded that the
five separate propositions must be voted for
specifically, on one ballot, OF course, and
this at the election next fall. As will be
noted, the changes, in brief, are to make
elections biennial and the terms two, four
and six years in length. respectively.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
House; Saturday, February 3.

HousE-Bills were introduced: Requiring
the reports of state banks when called for;
amending the statutes relating to cartways
roads and bridges to reimburse Douglas
county for expenses in small pox spurge;
authorizing Norman county to issue Sic, 900
of bonds; appropriating Sc % for the expen-
ses of the lunacy commission; and sundry
local bills.
House bills passed. to pay the claim of ].
r. Sanborn; changing time for making in
surance reports; amending statues relating
to lien dockets of United States Courts.
Senate bills passed Relating to the punish
ment of the crime Of larceny. Adjourned.
Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
A. o. U. w. of Minnesota and Oak Ota
mIo x-.a..l ll,do.n GA q IL w finished

"A. y. u. w. OF minnesota anu DaIAOta
The grand lodge of A o. U. w. finished
their labors at st. Paul Thursday and left
for their homes, to return to st. Paul next
year, that city being fixed upon as the
place of their meeting. The grand officers
elected were: Master workman, q. II. Rob-
erts; foreman, d. E. Vance; overseer, r. III.
Stevens; trustee, J. w. Soule; medical di-
rector, Talbot Jones; recorder, William Che
ney; receiver, J. J. McCardy; guide, w. S.
Branch; watchDan, III. s. Burch; represen-
tatives to supreme lodge, A. II. Levi, j. M.
Neye, Thomas Presnell.
Jane W., widow of William A. Helt, of
Lake City, has been granted pension of
eight dollars per month, dating from April
Is, 1881, the time of her husbands death.
She has also been allowed an arrearage of
pension due her husband, amounting to $72S.
A bill has been introduced in the Mime
sofa house appropriatirg 100000 to COM
pete the state capitol. This, with the $780,,
600 appropriated early in the session, to
meet emergencies, makes nearly $3.50, 900
appropriated in all, and is believed to fur
nish all the money needed to finish and
furnish this building.
Charles Reed, foreman in the Manitoba
railroad yard at Minneapolis, was crushed
to death by cars on Tuesday.
Charles Young, of Delavan, has been sent
to the st. Peter asylum, his insanity being
caused by excitement at religious revival.
The marriage of Archie O. Powell, of
Reeds Landing, Mimi and Miss Annie ri.
Maloy of Portage City, Wis, was solemnized
at St. Johns Episcopal church Portage
Tuesday evening, the Rev. H. B. Whittemore
officiating.
Moorhead has decided to fit the new Jail
ND in the most secure manner. Steel cells
were ordered. those by P. J. Pauley & Bro.
of st. Louis being selected, and the contract
closed with G.. n Sparks for $4,000 to fur
nish these to the county.
A new church, called the Atlantic Con
gregational church has been organized in
ST. Paul.
The old settlers of Rice county held their
annual meeting on Tuesday and elected the
following officers: President, II. M. Matti
son; vice president, Gen. Levi Nutting; sec
retary. Hon. r. A. Mott; treasurer, James
Shonts. The following committee was APP
pointed to revise the constitution: r. A.