The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

The new year has already scored
one of the twelve points in it's game.
Vague rumors arise that Massachu-
setts il at it again-tanning christian
paupers.
The State Prison fire is oversfadow-
ing the question of the Senatorship
just now.
1t is now more than a year since
the u. S. Supreme Court decided the
Civil Rights Act unconstitutional.
III there be real aching to get rid
Of the surplus. let the government
resume the Star Routes.
Vanderbilt has 81 100000 worth of
pictures. His gallery is filled almost
entirely by the work of foreign
artists.
The House Committee on Pensions
has just reported bill to pay Mrs.
Weikelham. the last surviving grand
child of Thomas Jefferson a pension
Of So $50 year.
We don't see what Congress wants
10 investigate Attorney General
Brewster for. 1t is not his fault that
there is any surplus revenue: he
tried to make it Bliss forever past.
Every Cow boy from Tombstone to
Oshkosh. would go with the Free
trade party.-Phila. Times.
Depend upon it, the dudes OF the
rrairies are not going to wait for the
last ear.
In 1880, the valuation of farms. i'm
plements, live stock and products in
the whole United States was more
than fourteen thousand millions of
dollars. Figures almost cease to be-
come ineligible.
The calling of an Extra Session Of
the Legislature, Will imperil c. K.
Davis chance of being McM;llan's s
successor. The Governor might pos
sibly honor Minnesota by appointing
him, bnt the legislature most certainly
will not.
The Supreme Court has decided all
! the questions likely to be raised on
the law relating TO biennial elections.
The law is sustained by the Court.
though to do SO, reasoning had to be
strained in some particulars.
Burning of the State Prison. An
Extra Session of the Legislature nec-
essary. His excellency the Governor
Of Minnesota is relieved of the dis
agreeable duty of appointing U. s.
Senator. The Legislature ba'lotting
| for u. S. Senator, Lucius T. Hubbard
elected on the 3rd. ballot to sue
ceed Mcmillan resigned. Peace
reigns in Warsaw.
Dunncll imagines, that because he
was the only brains that Minnesota
| had in the lower house of Congress.
that he is entitled to be perm anently
provided for out of the public pap. A
mistake. Mark, cast your eye on the
Minnesota delegation and you'll see
it.
There are 1,452 industrialestablish-
ment in Philadelphia giving employ
ment to nearly quarter of million
of operatives, men, women and
youths. This represents an increase
of more than IS per cent over the
figures Of the censas Of 1884.
The Republicans are almost as
much troubled to find out what to do
with the national banks, as they are
to find out what to do with the trade
dollar. The fate Of the civil rights
bill is suggestive in this connection.
This is mere hint, for which VIC
charge nothing. Any Republican
wanting to use it, or enlarge on it,
has our permit to do SO.
The acquittal Of James Mutt. the
SLAYER of Lis fathers murderer, is
another result of the effect of papU.
lar feeling on the minds of ordinary
jurymen. That the youth. whose life
has been 80 trsgically marked at it's
out set, shoald have become unbal
lanced in his mind, it is charitable to
4 believe. Despite our vaunted civil
lization, however, we very often find
ourselves thrown back to the verge
of the barbarism from which we have
emerged.
The wreck Of tha Steamship City oil
Columbus on the rocks Of Martha s
Vinyard. was, in its suddenness and
completeness. the most startling oi
recent ocean tragedies. The even,
was terrible in the loss of life-over ONT
hundred lives having been lost. The
examples of heroism which the event
called forth are deserving of the high
est praise. No one can read Of tht
rescue Of the men from the rigging
by the devoted gallantry OF Lieuten
ant Rhodes without Il thrill of pride
in the recognition that the age O
! heroism has not passed, and that thu
darkest tale of human suffering ma.
have its bright side in the exhibition
of manly courage and sacrifice.
Il We feel very confident that there
Is going to be real estate boom II
this county during the coming sum
mer. Already there have been sew
eral transfers that are very favorable
and suggestive. and rs these purchase
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