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, 1884-03-23
Broken Ice.

BISMARCK, Oak, March 22.-The
river is stationary here. At Fort Buford
it is reported to have risen fifteen feet in
forty-eight hours and still rising with the
ice broken in some places. The rise re-
ported at Buford is expected to reach
Bismarck by Sunday night and it will GER
tainly cause a break up and food of a
good deal of land. The settlers on the
low lands are very uneasy. The ice at
Bismarck is honey-combed but firm.
, 1884-03-23
Slick Bank b

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 22.-This morn
ing while R, D. Croker, the book-keeper
of the Commercial bank was making ex-
changes with the National bank at the
counte of the latter, he was approached
by two unknown parties, one of whom
Haunted a check in his face and com
menced to question him closely, seeming
ly for information. The party went out
and Croker found that 81, 700 had been
stolen from the satchel at his side. There
is considerable excitement but no clue.
1t is believed they are the same parties
who worked the Macon bank on Thurs
daY.
, 1884-03-23
Mississippi River Breaks.

New ORLEANS, March 22.-The break
reported to-day was near Major Bread
ford's place just below Delta. At Vicks-
burg the river was an inch above the
highest point in 1882. No progress was
made in closing the Mulatto Bayou levee
from Vicksburg. A number of steamers
were engaged in rescuing the people and
saving the stock of overlooked sections.
At st. Joseph the water is three inches
above that of 1882.
, 1884-03-23
Electric Candle Factory Burned.

Electric Candle Factory Burned.
New York, March 22.-The factory
of the Electric Candle Company and lard
refinery, at the corner of Fourteenth street
and Thirteenth avenue, was destroyed by
fire tonight. Loss $500, 900; nothing
was saved; it was insured in forty odd
companies for $50, 900. The stock com
pany had control of the candle factory, of
which II. K Thurber was president. The
fire originated in the cooper shop on the
third floor, and spread in extraordinary
rapidity. Two dull explosions preceded
the discovery Of the fire. The firemen
gave up trying to save the factory and
turned their attention to protecting the
surrounding buildings. In half an hour
the factory fell in.
, 1884-03-23
Defalcation.

PHILADELPHIA, March PA dispatch
to the Times from West Chester, Pa,
says: George M. Rupert, borough treas
urer and solicitor and treasurer of the
Pennsylvania Mutual Fire Insurance com-
pany, is short in his u Rupert
turned over all available assets. The
exact amount of the deficit is not yet as
certained.
, 1884-03-23
A Cruel

AUGUSTA, GA, March 22.-The pre-
liminary investigation near Mclean of
the killing of five negro children caused
the arrest of the father, Edward Dows.
He was trying to raise a crop and found it
difficult to provide for his family. He
had doubts as to whether the children
were his and it is suspected he killed them
to get rid of supporting them.
, 1884-03-23

GREENE, Iowa, March 22.-An ice
gorge two miles long formed in the Shell
Rock river this morning gave way, carry
ing with it the large agricultural house of
Thomas & Co. with contents. The dam
of the Wanatah mills carried away houses
and stores along the river and the streets
were flooded. But for a break through
a ravine much greater damage would have
ensned. The danger is now over.
, 1884-03-23
Died From Injuries Received.

GALVESTON, March pa San An
tonic special says: Joe Foster, gambler
and proprietor of a variety theatre, who
was shot in the leg during the recent mem
orable afray with the desperadoes Ben
Thompson and King Fisher, both of whom
were killed on the spot, died to-day from
the effect of the wounds. Foster leaves a
wife. His estate is variously estimated. at
from 500, 900 to $3.50, OOO.
, 1884-03-23

NEW York March 22.-Duncan G.
Ross forwards here $4,000 on behalf of
Mervine Thompson for the fight with
John L. Sullivan. Ross offers to match
Thompson against Sullivan in a fair stand
up fight according to the new rules of the
London prize ring for from 50, 500 to
$4,000 a side and the championship of the
world, the fight to come off four months
from the SIGNING Of the articles.
, 1884-03-23

New YORK, March 22.-General Thos.
P. Dockery, who served in the rebel army
and has been acting as fiscal agent here
for the city of Houston, Texas, was ar
rested to-day for abandoning his wife.
Last year he married a Massachusetts lady
and brought her to this city. After living
with her about a month he deserted her.
He gave bonds to pay his wife a weekly
stipend.
, 1884-03-23
Prominent Politician sinl,ing,

New York, March 22.-Augustus
Schell, for many years prominently iden-
tilted with business and political life of
the city and state, has been suffering
from serious illness for many months
past, He is now rapidly sinking and is
not expected to live.
, 1884-03-23
By the Morphine Route.

DENVER, March 22.-Wilson Edmund
son, for a number of years conductor on
the Central Pacific, committed suicide
here at midnight by taking morphine.
Cause, i'll health. His folks live in Gales
burg. Illinois.
, 1884-03-23
A Theatrical Row.

~PrTTsBURa, March 22. disqualification
said to have existed for months among
members of Rice's Surprise company cul-
minated in a row at Library hall last
night. George Fortesque and Irene
Perry peremptorily resigned and left for
New York to-day. Mary Stemble will
leave next Saturday.
, 1884-03-23
Chicago Stock Market.

CHICAGO. March 22.-Cattle receipts,
1000; strong, good to choice shipping,
S.. 1906 90; common to medium, $40
as. 60; stockers, So, 5o@4.75; feeders;
81. 500 IS.
Sheep receipts, 1000; inferior to
fair, $3.7594. so per cwt. medium to
good, 4.O095.0 90; choice to extra,
, 1884-03-23
New York City Elections.

NEw York, March 22.-Thc citizens
committee favor the spring elections and
the placing of election machinery in a
non-partisan body instead Of the board of
police as al present.
, 1884-03-23
RAILWAY

MrNNEApoLIs, March pa Northern
Pacific passenger train on the Milwaukee
road, ran into an emigrant train at Red
Wing at noon to-day, wrecking two
coaches and the engine. Twelve or four
teen persons were injured, some seriously,
but none fatally. j.
, 1884-03-23

When the blood is loaded with
impurities, aud moves sluggishly in the
veins, an Alternative is needed, as this CON
dition of the vital fluid cannot last long
without serious results. There is nothing
better than Ayers Sarsaparilla to purify
the blood, and impart energy to the sys-
TEN.
, 1884-03-23
A Woman Kills a Man.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, March 22.-This
evening Helen Ransier, a married woman
and mother of three children, shot and
killed Adam Suffer. The woman claimed
that Sutler had been prosecuting her for
some time, but she didn't intend to kill
him
, 1884-03-23
A Murderer Lynched.

MARYsvILLE, Kansas, March 22.-
About forty masked men went to the jail
last night and FIVE of them entered the
j%ailor's residence and presented revolvers
to his head and compelled him to open
the jail doors, Samuel Prayer, convicted
of the murder of John Pennington and
his wife, was then taken out and con-
Quoted to a wagon bridge in the southern
part of town and hanged. He is said to
have made a full confession, stating he
had no accomplices in the murder. The
mob were quiet and dispersed as o as
the work was done.
Last night twenty-five or thirty masked
men rode up to the jail, took Freyer out,
and going to Spring creek, a small stream
half a mile from town, threw a rope over
a beam of the bridge and he was swung
off into eternity. When the rope was
placed around his neck he was asked if he
had anything to say. He said yes"
and proceeded to give a full detailed ac-
count of the awful and cold-blooded muir
der of John Pennington and his wife,
which he committed about the middle OF
February, near Frankfort, Kansas. The
victims were found dead in a barn several
days after the murder. They had been
robbed and Mrs. Pennington was as
saulted in a most brutal manner by Freyer.
The Ontario Conspiracy Case.
TORONTO, March 22.-The Ontario CON
spiracy case was continued to-day in the
police court. Balfour, member of parlia-
ment, in his cross-examination, admitted
that the $500 given him by Wilkinson
was not in the form of a bride, but as a
guarantee that he would get the office in
the northwest, promised him by Wilkin-
son when the agreement entered into as to
the Office was fulfilled. That wa the way
he looked on the money transaction. He
admitted that he had pledged his word of
honor to Wilkinson that Harcourt's name
would not be divulged in the matter and
had broken that pledge. Balfour said
Kirkland told him he would give him
81, 900 or 81, 200 if he could conscienti-
ously advocate in his paper, speak in the
house of commons, and vote for his Kirk
timber policy. Kirkland seemed
to think there was nothing wrong in what
he was doing, as he said he had been used
to it on the other side of the line. Bail
was procured by both Kirkland and
Wilkinson, who were released. Professor
Goodwin Smith offered himself as bonds
man, saying that Kirkland, being a
stranger, might not be able to procure any
one. Smith was loudly cheered.
, 1884-03-23
Another Ex-President Deceased.

HAVANA, March 22,-Buena Ventura
Baez, ex-president of Santo Domingo
died on the 4th instant at Hermeguero,
near Mayaguez, Porto Rico, aged rs years.
He left a fortune of 81, 500, 900.
, 1884-03-23
Lost Ship.

PmADELpmA, March 22.-The ship
Bombay, of Bath, Maine, from Phila-
delphia for New Orleans, is given up for
lost, with a crew of eighteen men. Cap
tain p. Peterson had his wife on board.
, 1884-03-23

BANGoR, Maine, March 22-In the
special election held to-day orpayor, Hum
phrey Republican, } was elected by 1929
votes against l,7l3 for Cummings demo
erat,) the present incumbent, IN
, 1884-03-23
A Place in Washington's Mon
ument.
House Of Representatives Do
ings Yesterday.
Lively Discussions Upon In
teresting Subjects.
yomin contribution.

Y WASHINGTON, March, 22.-The block
of granite contributed by the territory of
Wyoming for the Washington monu-
ment, has just been received by the
monument commission.
, 1884-03-23
Congressional Investigation.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, March 22.-The
congressional committee closed their in
vestigation of the government work OIL
the Hot Springs creek to-day and left for
Washington. The allegations of fraud
are not sustained.
, 1884-03-23
A peeeased New Mexiean.

SANTA FE, March 22.-Senor Diego
Archuleta Oldes, a member Of the house
of representatives and at one time a rep
resentative to the Mexican congress, died
this morning of pneumonia.
, 1884-03-23
Bad Case of Desertion.

SUAKM, March 22.-It is believed
from the latest intelligence received from
the rebels in that position that Osman
Disna's forces have almost entirely deserted
him
, 1884-03-23
A Dead Military Hero

PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-The re-
mains of General Godfrey Weitzel, who
died at Philadelphia, arrived here this
morning. His funeral will occur to-mor-
morrow with military honors.
, 1884-03-23

New York, March 22.-The following
bank statement has been made: Reserve
increase, 81, 934, 300: deposits decrease,
81, 574, 800. The banks now hold So, $780,
l25 in excess of legnl renuirements.
, 1884-03-23
Revolutionary Suspects.

LISBON, March %. -Spanish military
officer and several other persons, suspected
for completely in the attempt to bring
about a revolution in Spain, have been
arrested BY the Portuguese police.
, 1884-03-23

PARIS, March 22.-Advices from Gen
eral Millot announcing that the French
forces in Tonquin had captured the
citadel of Thaingugen,
, 1884-03-23
Acquitted of Murder.

PETERSBURG, ILL.,, March 22.-Orrin
A Carpenter, a wealthy grain merchant
of Lincoln. ILL.,. who was charged with the
murder of fora Burns, was acquitted by
tho jury this morning,
, 1884-03-23

For the best dental work and lowest
prices visit DR.. Warmers dental parlors.
, 1884-03-23

Ladies approve of your smoking Lit
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, 1884-03-23
v CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON. Marcd 22.-The senate
was not in session to-day.
, 1884-03-23

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, 1884-03-23
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-02
Charlie NacCOm as.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

According to Joshlin, fishes have
been caught at depths where they
must have sustained a pressure of
eighty tons to each square foot Of
their bodies.
The spectrum of the Pons-Brooks
comet has been examined by Mons.
Trepied, of Algiers, who finds it tobe
practically identical with the spec
trum of an alcohol fame.
Mr.. w. Spring has found that the
permanent compression OF solids by a
pressure of 10000 atmospheres is
Slight, and some substances even re-
tain their original volume after hav-
ing been subjected to that tremendous
pressure.
A French scientist, Mons. Duthatre
has shown that moon as well sunlight
NAV have an influence upon plant
growth. Seedlings of lentils, vetches,
ect.. which had been kept in a dark
place, at once began to bend towards
the moon whe1i exposed to its light,
and continued to move with 1t.
An observatory provided with in
struments for studying earthquake
phenomena has been established in a
Japanese coal-mine by Prof. Milne.
of Toxic. As the mine runs under
the sea. the influence OF the tides in
depressing the ground will be inclu-
ded among the observations, as will
also the conditions attending escapes
of fire-damp,
A land of Ice.-Baron Nodeskjold
convinced himself last summer that
he was wrong in surprising that the
interior of Greenland was low land
free from snow and ice during part
of the year, The view that the coun.
try is one of The glaciers is confirmed
by Nj. Edward Whymper, who has
lust given some particulars of his
own observations. He found the
height Of the interior in the LATITUDE
Umenak about 10 degrees 30' NJ to
considerably exceed 10000 feet.
From various mountains on the east
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ern side of Davis Straits lie has had
views Of the whole of Greenland's in
terror between about GO degrees 30'
and II degrees 49, and has seen 10
break or depression within those limits
of latitude, while the countryis every
where so deep in snow and ice that
no rock or crag is visible,
Elevation of the Northern Lights.
Dr.. Sophus Tromholt thinks that the
long-mooted question Of the height
above the earth at which the aurora
borealis appears will soon cease to be
one of the uns0lyed problems of la
ture. 1t is evident that aurorae, like
clouds, float through a certain thick
ness OF the atmosphere, and only ap-
proXlmate estimates can be made of
their usual altitude. DR.. Tromholt
has calculated the heights Of the low.
er edges Of eighteen aurorae from
measurements Of their position made
simultaneously at two stations of
Northern Europe about GO miles apart
His results range from AZ to a little
over 100 miles, the average being &c
mile. He admits the possibility that
aurOrae may sometimes very closely
approach the earth's surface, but
states that he has never seen any por.
ton Of one below the clouds. although
he has long watched for such an APP
pearance.
Geological Discoveries in the Holy
| Land.-A geological exploration O.
the Holy Land has just been compile
ted by an English party under Prof
Hull. The ancient margins Of tn
Cuffs of SueZ and Akaba were TRACED
to a height of 200 feet above thei
| present level, showing that much OF
the country was once submerged ant
has been gradually rising. This ris
Of land must have caused the separa
ton Of the Red Sea from the MediteI
ranean, and Prof. Hull believes tina
those two bodies of water were con
nected at the time of the Exodus
He thinks he has also discovered tina
that the Dead Sea. whose remarkabl
depression gives especial interest t
the geology OF Palestine, formerl
stood at an elevation of 400 fee
above the present level, OF at $50 fee
above the present level Of the Meditel
ranean. The survey is said to have
furnished materials for the cOnstruc
ton OF a much more satisfactory gee
logical map of the Holy Land tina
has hitherto been possible.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-02

In 1882 there were more candidates
in this district for congress than were
necessary and the campaign was so
very animated that it made the Fifth
District famous. If we remember
correctly one of the candidates was
successful and as is always the case the
others got left. Two of the candi-
dates were Republicans. Each had a
district committee and strong or
ganization ofRepublicans back of him,
else the fight never would have been
so hot. The friends of the winner
have since carried their heads very
high, while the others though some
what dishgured have remained in the
ring. Since the close of the canvass
in the Fall OF 1882 it has been the wish
of leading Republicans all over the
district that il compromise be effected
so that harmony might in the future,
prevail. In calling district conVen-
tons this year it has been wished that
| the two district committees would
meet in joint session and unite in
making II call for a convention at
which committee should be appoin-
| ted to succeed both and thus do away
with the double and antagonistic Re
publican organization. But in this it
seems all were doomed to disappoint-
ment. Charley Gilman has shown
his ears most abruptly. Being Chair
man Of the committee upon the Win
ming side he seems to think himself
the great and only mogul worthy OF
reorganization. Although repeatedly
requested to do so he has refused tC
recognize the opposing committee and
has without the slightest proVocation
given them an insult which, unless
the wisest of councils prevail, will
make harmony impossible for a long
time to come. Had Gilman invited
the opposing committee to deliberate
with his committee at st. Cloud. last
week, nothing,not even dignity, woulc
| llaSt DSClI 4OSu "IIlie d SlSil bSti
would have been gained.
The action OF the opposition has al
ready been outlined. Mr.. Holmes
chairman of the opposing committee
upon learning what had been done by
Gilman called a meeting Of his com
mittee at Detroit yesterday and prob
ably have issued q call for anOthe
convention which shall allte-date TIN
Moorhead convention and contestins
delegations from this district to st
Paul and Chicago will be the result
This will again stir up a great deal o
bad blood and will destroy much o
the influence of the district in Repub
lican circles. Nothing could be NOR
unfortunate. In thus acting MI
Holmes has also made mistake
We believe it would have been bette
to have acquiesed in the work of tn
Gilman committeeman insult from
such fragrant source as Charley Gil
man is hardly worthy of resentment
endorsed its call and take part in th
formation of the MOorhead convention
What ought to be, however, is no
what is in the Fifth District.
Both Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Kindre,
are in Washington and it is said tina
neither of these gentlemen approve c
what has been done.
Further developments are expecte
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-02
VILLAGE OEsDHNACE.

AN ORDINANCE to Amend Ordin-
ance Number Two, Relating to Fire
Limits in the Village of Morris.
The Common Council of the Village
Of Norris do orddin:
SECTION 1. That section one of Or
dinance number two, entitled Gan
ordinance to establish fire limits in
the Village of Morris, and to prevent
the dangerous construction, placing
or continuance of chimneys and stove
pipes" be, and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
SECTION I That the territory in
blocks numbered one ID two, ~ three
90 four (4), twelve (12), thirteen 13),
fourteen Q4), twenty-nine (29) of said
Village and twelve (I2) in Morris adj
dition to the Village of Morris, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof,
shall constitute the fire limits of said
village until the same may be changed
by an ordinance of the common cOun-
Gil of said village.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication.
EDWIN J. JONES,
Attest: Prest. Common Council.
JNo. A. GILTINAN,
Recorder,
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Dairy Statistics,

The New York Sun figures it that
$4,000, 900 are invested in the dairy
ing business in the United States.
The amount is almost double the
money invested in banking and COM
mercial industries. 1t is estimated
that it requires 100000 COWS to sup
ply the demand for milk and it's pro-
duets in the United States. TO feed
these cows 6O,0O0,000 acres are under
cultivation. The agricul tural and
dairy machinery and implements in
use are worth over $2OO,0OO,OOO. The
men employed in the business num-
Der 100000. The cows and the horses
consume annually 100000 tons of
hay, nearly about the same amount
of oatmeal, 275,000,000 bushels of
bran, 3o,000,000 bushels of corn to say
nothing of the brewery grains and
questionable feeds of various kinds
that are used to great extent. 1t cost
$4OO, 100000 to feed these cows and
horses. The average price paid to
| laborers in the dairy business is prob
ably $40 a month amounting to $168,
900, 900 year. Theaverage COW yields
about $50 gallons Of milk a year CIV
ing total product of $3.50, 100000 gal
Ions. Twelve cents gallon is fair
price to estimate the value of this
milk at a total return to the dairy
farmer of $slO,000,OOO. Fifty per cent
of the milk is made into butter and
cheese. 1t takes 81 pounds of milk to
make one pound of butter, and cheese.
There is the same amount of nutrition
in 81 pound of beef. A fat steer fur
nishes so per cent Of homeless beef,
but it would require twenty-four
million steers weighing 1900 pounds
each to produce the same amount of
nutrition as the annual milk product
does.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-02

Every weed that secures growth on
4 field deprives the soil Of much fer
tility and robs the crops to that de-
gree. The labor of eradication is also
greater the stronger the weed, and it
is a welI-knoWn fact that the majority
of weeds are not only gross feeders,
but tenacious in habit, doing greater
injury in occupying and seeding the
ground than by depriving it ofits fer
TiliZiDU elements
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-02

Lac Qui Parle Press: You may
legislate what a bushel of No. 1 wheat
shall weigh and how much it shall
bring in market-legislate till dooms
day and nothing is accomplished, but
just let the farmers grow potatoes and
oats and barley and buckwheat
enough to pay expenses and enable
him to lock the wheat up in his bin
for six months, and the railroads and
buyers and millers would be crazy for
it and give top prices to get it. That's
the best plan and about the only true
plan-to diversity and get in con-
dition to snap your fingers at the
wheat spectators, and then they will
take offtheir hats to ou:-Diversified
farming-stock raising and the like,
is the only way to escape the clutches
of the grinding" monopolist. 1t can
never be accomplished by legislation,
for the monopolist have the power to
purchase law makers and in these
days of thirst for lucre, it would seem
that every man has his price. Hence
we would say to farmers of this coun-
try, protect your selves by diversity
ing your crops. 1t is your only
remedy and it isa sure one.