Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-12-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

n. Schenck, Radical, has been elected
president OF the Swiss confederation.
The San Francisco Argonaut invites
Mr.. Blaine to accept the California senator
I ship.
Wyoming papers say that the supply Of
| brides is not equal to the fall and winter de-
| mand.
Mr.. Blaine reached Washington Friday
| evening and was Immediately driven to his
| residence
The senate of New Jersey is Republican
| by l majority, and this one elected by Il
| plurality. -
Becker & Stern, millers at -Millstadt,
Ills, made an assignment, Thursday, with
liabilities of 100000. ...-.
Solomon Forces and Jose Manuel Soto
were executed at Salinas, Cal, Friday fol
| numbering Chinaman.
Twenty oysters recently taken from the
shells at Baltimore, Md, weighed over five
| pounds, and completely filed quart meas
ure.
Business men of Gloucester, Mass, en-.
ter protest against any reciprocity with
Canada which would permit the entry Of
fish free of duty.
Twenty buildings (some of them dwell
ings) at Breckenridge, Col, were destroyed
by fire Friday evening, the loss being placed
at between $50, 900 and $4,000.
Hill, Fontaine & Co., of Memphis,
Tenn; estimate the cotton crop of this year
at 1853, 900 bales. The frost of Oct. "A re-
suited in a loss of fully 100, 900 bales.
Mr. Walters gift in statuary to
Baltimore has reached that city from Paris
The statues which stand for Peace, Plenty,
War, and Famine, ito be placed In Mount
Vernon square. ?. :
A lady named Mrs. Hews, living near
Painted Post, N. Y, gave birth to girl
baby, the other day, with two perfectly
formed heads. Both mother and child are
reported to be doing we'll. .-'''. '>.',''
John Brewster, 16 years old, pleaded
guilty Friday to robbing letters at Midland,
Mich, where his father is postmaster. He
was in love, and used the stolen funds ia
further his suit. ~ 8 rs rs
Attorney General Nice artney Of Illinois
has notified r. H. Landes congressman-elect
from the Sixteenth Illinois district, that he
will contest his seat, alleging bribery,
fraudulent returns, voting in illegal hours.
etc. -
Mrs Thomas A. Hendricks has been
presented with campaign banner made by
the young ladies Of La Platte, Mo-, and car
ried in several parades there. It is of white
satin, richly embroidered, with gold-thread
horseshoe in one corner.
Mark Twain and Mr.. Gable called upon
Governor Cleveland the other day and
Mark sat down upon a long row Of electric
buttons which set lot Of bells ringing and
| brought in a dozen clerks and deputies who
wanted to know why they were summoned.
The famous Montgomery, Ala, shooting
club is seriously contemplating Offering to
| make a pool of $500 each from various clubs
| in the world to be shot for at pigeons BY q
team of four members from each club at the
the worlds exposition at New Orleans n
| January. s
| Thefts from stores at Charleston, w.
Va, led to an investigation and the discovery
that band Of boys fully organized, and
having grips, passwords, ETC., Were therob
bers Their headquarters were in an unfre-
quent section, and their meetings were
always held at night. '2fflSs sfsE
The engineer of a well-filled passenger
train discovered an obstruction on the New
York, Lake Erie & Western track near
Tonawanda Friday evening. The brakes
were applied, and the obstruction pushed Oh.
If the wreckers had been successful the train
would have tumbed down an entertainment,
and great loss of Life would probably have
resulted.