Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-11-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Ex-senator Conkling's law practice is
is said to be worth 81 800 wesk.
Philip Pervear, of Sedgwick, Me-, is
preparing to celebrate his 105th birthday
Dec. s.
Hereafter glove-tights will be prohib.
tied By the police in Madison Square garden,
New York
Frank Chanfrau's estate, valued at
100000, goes to his widow, Mrs. Henriett a
Chanfrau.
Truman B. Handy, grain Spectator
at Cincinnati, was fatally injured Friday
evening in runaway accident.
The Illinois Short-horn Breeders asso-
citation held its third annual meeting at tho
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, Friday.
A large number of Mormons from Ten
nessee reached st. Louis Friday ell route to
the new settlement of the saints in Colo
RADIO.
The hot water cure has become a craze.
A New York druggist claims that he has
5000 disciples now swallowing tumblerfuls
before breakfast.
Chief-Justice Mercer Beasley has just
decided that a rattle is an illegal proceeding
in New jersey, and does not give valid title
to the article Won
The November crop report shows that
!, Psi, 059 acres have been seeded to wheat in
Michigan, and the condition of the plant
Nov. l was 107 Fer cent
Counterfeit $40 bills on Cincinnati
bank are plentiful at Camden, N. j., and
William L. Thompson an engraver, was ar
rested at Philadelphia as being one of the
coiners.
Lawrence Barrett has Just received in.
formation from Germany that he is a grand
father. Ten months ago one of Mr.. Bar.
rett's daughters married distinguished
German.
In the Petersburg, Va, district,
P. Evans will contest James D. Bradys cleo
ton, alleging fraud. Evans was Cameron's
candidate, and Brady represented the
Mahoneites.
Henry Berg, the humanitarian thinks
that the wonderful feat of Maud S. at Lex
ington the other day ought to have been pro-
hibited under the law of prevention Of cru
city to animals.
New York newspapers will be well
represented in the next congress, Joseph
Pulitzer, of The World, and Truman s.
Merriam, of The Sun, having been chosen
at the recent election.
Doxey's opera house (which cost $780,
000, a number of business structures, and a
livery stable, containing horses vehicles,
etc., at Anderson, Ind, were destroyed by
fire early Friday morning.
It has been ascertained that F. L.
Harpster Democrat) hass been elected cir
cult clerk of Dewitt county Illinois, by a
plurality of l. Capt North the Republican
candidate, has begun a contest.
The national convention of cattle. grow
ers adjourned sine die i'll Chicago Friday
A national association was formed, and O
committe appointed to attend the St. Louis
convention with view to bringing that
body under the provisions of the organiza.
ton.
Being destitute and without friends,
John Downey and wife, of Windsor, Ont i,
resolved to drown themselves some weeks
ago. The woman performed her part, bu
Downey lost courage, and, when his wife
body was found, was accused Of the murdel
bit was acquitted. Friday Downey hanged
himself
In recent experiments. the images
of candles were seen through the clear
water of Lake Geneva when sunk to q
depth of about 100 feet, the electric
arc being still visible when some ten
feet lower. AT greater depth the clear
images disappeared, being replaced
by diffuse light, family perceptible
when the luminous bodies had reach
ed little more than 200 feet in depth.
Sunlight affects Photographic plates
after passing though thickness Of
about 800 feet of the water.