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Personal News Notes.

Personal News Notoa
E. n Kncx, the famous halter, il lying
quite i'll ct the Grand hotel in Paris
Bishop Mclean Of Saskatchewan was pas
senger arriving in New York Tuesday ON the
GalliA
Gen. John 6. Kuntz was given IN enthusias-
tic public reception in Toledo, in honor Of his
election a. commander in chief Of the g.. A. h
Thomas p. Cheney, superintendent Of the
New England division of the railway mail
service, has resigned, to take the pension
agency. ut Concord, N. H.
The richest woman 1T Newport is the aged
600 in New York real estate. She IL paying
for the new spire on Grace church, New York.
Judge Pomeroy Jones, six feet tall weight
go pounds, age ninety five, oldest resident of
Oneida county, New York, voted for Madison,
Mrs. Nellie Grant sartoris is At present At her
fathers Long Branch cottage, but will sail
next week for England for IN indefinite period
She ID described as more charming and viva
cious than ever.
John J. IAlor, known ~ . prominent writer
on political economy, translator Of s'Roscher's
Political Economy" and editor Of IN encyclo-
pedia on the same subject, has become editor
of the Northwestern Chronicle.
Judge Treat, who was appointed to the fed
eral bench in Missouri by President Pierce, is
visiting New York. He is the great-great-
grandson Of 1.-THE Pale Preacher" described in
Hawthorne's ''Twice Told Tales"
Allen Arthur was At Newport last summer,
and one morning saw = girl carrying some
flowers. Mistaking her for dower-girl, he
and fix : flower in my button holo" The
young lady complied, and ID now engaged
to him. She is Miss Katie Beach of New York,
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Foreign Flashes.

At Airdrie, . few miles from Glasgow, tho
magazine Of Dixon's collieries was forcibly
broken into by pickaxes, and fifty six pounds
A dispatch from Vienna announces the death
Of Heinrich Laube, the German literateur
He was born in Prussian Silesia in 1906 and
tho author of numerous dramas, novels, and
books of travel.
An establishment for the manufacture of
explosive bombs was discovered in the Rue
st Jaques, Paris, recently. A workman
named Rosieres and his mother and brother
were arrested.
The Car has abandoned his contemplated
visit to Copenhagen in consequence Of warn
ing from st Petersburg police that delegates
OF Nihilists and Anarchists at Paris and in
Switzerland had gone to Denmark, and were
concocting another attempt on his life.
The British ambassador to France has urged
Minister Ferry to withdraw the bill relating to
the transportation of confirmed criminals to
penal colonies This action is based upon the
determined hostility of Australia, which is de-
cldedly opposed to being continued resort for
escaped French criminals
Burne-Jones has just completed in Rome q
design for the decoration Of the apse in the
American Protestant church there. The Gen.
ter picture will represent Christ seated and
holding the world in his left hand Archangels
are pictured around the Saviour, and an angelic
host il represented above with rivers of re-
velation rolling beneath. The entire design is Of
venetian mosaic, and covers circumference
OF 800 feet of the dome
London Times dispatch from Foo Chow
says: China has refused the indemnity de-
manded by France. secret edict has been
issued ordering the Chinese not to modest for
eignera French civilians and madarins, how
ever, assert that the lives Of foreigners are not
safe Tho English flagship is landing sailors
to act in defense of Foreigners in Foo Chow.
China's merchant fleet has been sold to IN
American firm for 25O, 600 taels nearly 81, 500,
OOO. War to all appearances is imminent.
The report Of Col Majendie, c. E., and Col
A. Ford on the recent explosions in Scotland
Yard, etc., London, has just been published.
The inspectors give it as heir deliberate con-
viction that the dynamite used was not of French
manufacture, but was from the Repauno chemi-
cal factory, Philadelphia, an article manufac-
tured Tor commercial purposes, and sold by
authorized agents Of the manufacturers in all
parts Of the United States They are further
of opinion that the late explosions were
continuation or repetition on . more timid
and less effective scale of the railway station
outrages of February last, and carried out
doubtless under the same direction.
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Convent On OF Higher Education.

Convent On OF Higher Education.
On Aug. 26; At 10 o'clock T. M, in the capt.
tol, 1t St. Paul, there will be convention Of
oil superintendent of education and instruc-
tors Of higher education in the state or else.
where Of those who can attend The object
of this meeting is for discus sion of question:
work in this general departm ent Of education.
The meeting will last two days and the pro.
gramme will be as follows:
Firs-The province of the high school in ita
relation 70 the university and to business life.
How shall it's course of study be constructed?
taught? In what time, and after what syllabus:
Third shall higher English, in techni.
cal grammar and literature be taught?
Fourth-After what syllabus shall high
school arithmetic be taught?
Fifth-How shall natural science be intro.
duced and taught in high schools?
Sixth-Report Of committee of state high
school superintendent.
Warner Davidson, . very bright and promis.
ing young man Of Morris, has been taken to St
Peter, having suddenly become violently in.
sane
Granite Falls young men are fitting up ,
gymnasium.
Emil CRAFTS barn blew down in Mobiles coun.
ty the other day killing his little daughter.
Aman named Fox was fined IS for 4 DRUM
at Glyndon and sent to Moorhead jail He
cost the county @18 and did fair to increase
this to $50, when the county commissioners
Clipped in and paid the fine from their own
pockets.
Mr.: J. B. Hodan, OF the Mankato Preserving
company, has ton acres of tomates under cul-
ovation. This crop he will use in his business.
He expects to put up from 60, 900 to 6, 900 cans
Of tomatoes, 5000 cans Of corn and Is, 600 cans
Of beans this season.
Under the law in Mexico, soldiers are per.
mitted 10 kill persons who resist arrest, or A.
ter being captured attempt to escape Revo-
lutionary forces in Guerrero were recently at-
lacked, and Cen Pinzen and six soldiers who
were taken prisoners were killed while attempt.
70 escape Two general officers were also
killed in Yucatan, and ono in the town Of Nor
TIE Duluth b Iron Range viii beexssnded "a
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Thomas Ewing Sherman, eldest son
OF General w. T. Sherman, who has
entered the Catholic priesthood, is now
one OF the scholartic brethren of the
Society of Jesus at NJ shotah, Wis.
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MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.


Rzelizainaxy 1stimssss Of he Statistics,
oursau % The Fetal Crop Of the
Present Year.
Tho total acreage Of wheat for 1854 il 2,73S,.
IA, IN increase Of 2ss,7 O6 on lSSa The to-
til yield, based on IN acreage Of fifteen bush
els per acre viii be 40, 0oo, 100 bushels, an in
crease Of 4, 10o, 297 on 1883
The increase in acreage IL mostly In the
northern part Of the state, but the increased
average yield 10 in the southern countries
Clay county shows an increase Of ,9Oe acres
Otter Tail county, which is Of tho largest
wheat producing countries in the state, has in
creased her acreage from l. 19, 452 to lis 800
Goodhue county, which had 10000 acres last
yesr, barely holds beg own. Morrison county
Mower county has 16, 900 acres less than last
year. The decrease in these counties il due to
the increased interest In other crops and in
stock raising. The effect of tho partial failure
ofthe corn crop last year is seen IN the decreased
against $50, 66S in 1883 The yield, however.
promises to be the largest for several years
With the present outlook and the absence Of
early frosts it il safe to place the total
corn crop Of the state 1t twenty to
twenty -four million bushels. The
Ao"O0S Sv0Ao60 0OtAtA4SVo y0t 40&U0 IL VulTgy.0V0
bushels per acre. but barring accidents, It viii
probably be very much larger than that Bar
ley shows an increased acreage of Il, 149 acres
The yield promises to be the largest known for
several years. From reports already received
from the harvest which is now about compiet-
ed, the average yield will be about twenty-five
bushels per acre, though some favored locali-
tee Will produce much larger yield. The
total crop is safe to say will not fall short OF
91oO0,OOO! The quality Of tho grain is excel
lent and Is turning out much better than was
st first expected
The oats crop shows large increase over
last year, the total acreage being LOG. 1O6
against 9SS, :237 in 1885, The yield will be large
az the crop is turning out fully a. we'll Is e.
pected The total number of bushels will be
aboutS5, 56, 675, an increase Of 3, S23,8 34 over
10 4, 346Ol. ~
The estimates Of damage to crops Of all
kinds BY storms, drouth, bugs, ETC., in 1885,
are interesting The total loss Of wheat was
696 4S9 bushels, the most damage being by
nailstorms. OF corn, 5,50s, 0l2 bushels were
damaged BY frost the total loss from all causes
being 565l, 9O7 The total loss of oats was
1873 bushels, and Of barley lOS, 4O8
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
The total yield for 1883 is given as follows:
Wheat 900. 40, 0O6 100 Oats. 81. 739 84l
Corn. $50 Barley. ..... 5,7l0'45c
The acreage by comparison is Is follows:
,a9 Mheat- oroo,u, Corn ~
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The Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
biology, in Boston, will receive, unde,
the will Of the late William Perry. Of
brockton, Mass, . bequest of 1900
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"The late hot weather has brought
corn forward most wonderfully, and If
frost holds off a month longer there will
be . good crop in most localities.
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The lvliest girl this summer Is Polly
Ticks,
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Jacob r. Hickok of Lyle, fell from his buggy
in it, and was dragged for . mile, being
dead when found
The trustees of school district 81, LIE Sueur,
have $500 in the treasury and wish to build
school house. The voters in the district
do not want building and have 80 voted,
The trustees inquire Of Superintendent Kiehle
whether they have the right to build without
the consent of the district The answer il
NO" It is possible for them to rent build
ing, and they could pay enough rent to any
one who would erect one to warrant his pre-
senting the structure to them.
The old Ninth Minnesota regiment will hold
= reunion in Mankato, commencing Tuesday,
Oct e, and continuing three days. J. Dane,
G: Keysor, George W. Mead, C. n Jost and l.
L. Mathews, OF MankatO, have been appointed
committee of arrangements. The CORES
ponding secretary of the regiment is Paul See
ger of Window, Mimi, to whom communica-
tons from members may be addressed
The accounts of the state treasurer for the
close Of the month show balances in treasury
Of q, 0s9, 53411 Of July which = deduction
for reserve. fund overdrawn leaves . balance
OF 1855, 796 N, deposited in the First, the
ond, and the St Paul Nationals and the Bank
of Minnesota.
The St Croix boom has turned out this year
1853, $50 logs, scaling about $50 feet each, or
total Of 1855 $40 feet, in eighty seven and
three Quarter days, against ST., $50 logs.
scaling about 162 feet each, or total of 2i. -
So, $40 feet in ninety mine days last year.
Articles Of incorporation of the Swedish.
American Bible Seminary were fled in tho
Office of the secretary of state recently: There
is no capital stock specified Its object ia the
instruction of students for the ministry and
for missionary work, and the institution il to
be located in St Paul.
German Catholic societies of tho United
States will meet in St Paul, Sept 6.
A person who conceals his name, has pro-
eented the Wesleyan conference in London +.
theological library CT ~, O0O volums.
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lights on the windward side of houses escaped
Stones were picked up ten inches in circumfer.
ence and piled against the sides Of buildings
foot deep. The loss may reach $4,000 (
@100, COO, or much more if any other section,
not heard from were visited by the storm.
W. F. Gorrie, late superintendent of school.
Of Mankato, has accepted the position O,
superintendent of the city schools of Water
town, Oak, to which he was called at large
ly advanced salary. Mr.. Gorrie was for eieh
years superintendent Of Saltwater schools BE-
fore going to Mankato
The storm laid large portion of the grair
around Red Wing As flat as if the roller had
gone over it, but most of it will rise up Tn,
berry is filing splendidly, and while som,
fields will be injured somewhat, on the whole
but little damage has been DONE
The assessors report $50 head of horses II
Nicollet county; 1865 cattle; 90 mules
4,026 sheep and 5,317 pigs. Tho total valuation
Of personal property is 81, 024, $50 Real estat.
amounts to $2,5N,627 Of property is exemp
from taxation
Fred 1ngold, deserter from Fort McKenn,
Wash, was found working on . farm near st
Cloud the other day and arrested.
Judge McKelvey, St Cloud, is dangerousl,
sick.
Storla, the new Crookston land receiver !,
sick Ae hasn't decided to accept yet
Policeman Perkins, Faribault. was srrested
for treating tramp roughly.
Tower. the new town on the Duluth T. Tn,
Range, has nearly 600 inhabitants.
At Clearwater, Mimi, it is believed Franz
Clifford, the dead gambler at Hudson. was
professional poker player from Manning low.
named John Harding and known 6 sThree
Fingered Jack"
The July business Of the st Paul postomo,
, ;msunted 70 esa2 o4a AGAINST ssos tor July
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Tho Republican congressional convention Of
The Fifth district for the purpose Ct nominal
ng . candidate % the successor Of Hon. Milo
White, representative, met in the new court
house st Austin. The convention was calle.l
% order by Chairman Wilkins. Maj. O. d.
Gould was elected temporary chairman After
transacting the usual formal business. III.
White was nominated a. his own successor. and
elected, Steele county alone being against him.
He made brief speech of acceptance The
chairman announced the following congress
sionA committee for the ensuing year.
George A. Andrus (at largel chairman; Lars
Q. Hamre, fillmore; g. ]. Lomen, Houston;
]. c. slade, Winona; Clint l. Luce, Freeborn;
Q. D. Ford, Wabasha; L s. Peck, Dodge; w
A. sperry, Steele; G. L Case, Mower.
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Duluth,
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can ticket for the same reason
Among the more prominent callers at repub-
ican headquarters New Yozk was Senator sabin
of Minnesota. He has been for the past few
days making careful examination of the polit-
ical outlook in the Eastern states, and he said:
II continue more hopeful of republican success
every day I live. If the election were to be
held think Mr. Blaines majority in New York
at least would be surprise to his friends and
foes alike. The feeling of personal regard for
him is certainly very wonderful, and the tor
rents of abuse which his enemies have poured
upon him has signally failed of its mission
People, think, are tired of this sort of cam
paigning. 1t is . method which has sadly out
grown it's usefulness.
Ex-Gov. Stone Of Iowa says: In my walks
about New York city find that there is no mis-
taking the drift of tho workingmen toward the
Republican party. Istop in crowds to be .
silent listener to their talks among themselves.
It Is all in our favor, distinct, unmlstakable,
pronounced They have only to be we'll organ
lied to make the greatest force ever known in
politics. They are enthusiastic too
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, says:
intend to vote the Republican PRESIDENTS
ticket A man cannot act both without and
within the party; he can do either, but he can
not possibly do both. went in with nv ewes
open to do what could within the party:
did my best to get beaten, and l propose to
stand by the result
Mr. Mcpherson, secretary Of the Republican
campaign committee, says he is much pleased
with tho political outlook in New York The
detection among workingmen, he says is
simply bewildering to the Democratic party.
He had talk with Frank Hiscock 1T the
Republican headquarters at New York just
before his departure and Hiscock told him that
the Democratic in the western part of the state
were confused and disheartened, and that If
the election could be held now Cleveland would
be buried under = Republican majority of 75,-
600
Tho Freeman's Journal the leading organ Of
he Roman Catholics and always staunch
democratic paper, says: Nh. Grover Cleve-
land, governor, has made . bad record His
ruling that rich moneyed corporation, by buy
ing up one legislature, constituted itself high
contracting power in treaty with the state, in
place Of being, ~ corporation, subject to tho
state, shows that the passable mayor of Buff
falo, failure - governor, would be disaster ~
presidential candidate Whether John Kelly
and Tammany vote for him or not, Mr. Cleve-
land, in sundry matters, has shown himself 90
favoring concentration Of power that demo
Gratis, by hundreds Of Thousands, will refuse
70 support HIM, on the ground that he IL not In
harmony with democratic sentiment John
Kelly for him, or against him, Nh: Gov. Grover
Cleveland il % generally disliked, and what IL
worse. despised, that he has no show Of carry
hS this state against James g. RlainA
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
THE CAPITAL CITY.
INVESTIGATION OF VIE CHARGES
AGAINST JUDGE LAWRERCE.
The President and the New Orleans Eg-
position-Doings of the Lawmakers
"A Corner on COts-HfisceI-
laneous Items.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. II. The sdb-c6ip
mittee of the house committee on exp9hR-
lures in the department of of justice, HensS-
hill, chairman, met Wednesday morning,
and began the investigation ef al
legged Irregularities in the office of
the first comptroller of the Treasury
Judge Lawrence, the first comptroller, and
several of his assistants were present. Mr..
j. j. Barker, who preferred the charges,
was sworn. A number of accounts which
had been allowed were shown him and in
each case he said they contained Illegal
charges, and that he had in several instances
called attention to the fact. He was
askeA if he knew any other clerks who had
protested against Illegal allowances, and
said he had heard nearly all of them
express the opinion that Illegal accounts
were passed, but would not tell
their names because they would be bull
1ozed.n Witness then stated that the clerks
had told him the reason they had not entered
protests was because they did not care t. get
at loggerheads with their superior officer.
First Comptroller Lawrence requested the
committee to push the Investigation as
sapidly as pos.ie stating tnat the
charges pre.errsJ by Mr. Bar
ker were serious and cast re
Elections u.cn she court official
who frs allowed the account,
and the officials Of his division who last
passed upon tie voucher, and he desired
that the te,t ulony in defense lie gwen the
public as soon as possible, as he
proposed to STOW that everything had
been done ty tho court oiflsrs AMI
clerks in his Office in accordance with law
and justice Mr. RrLer ag ,n asserted his
belief in Colnptr il,; Lawrence's integrity
and honesty, saying hat he only found fault
with the customs OF the Office.
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WASHINGTON CITY, Dac I2.-In the sen
ate Van Wyck offered fox Immediate consid-
grafton resolution providing fer coasidera-
ton Of the Spanish treaty iii open aessioa
Wilson, of Iowa, objected and the resolution
went over under tine illas.
The regular or:er-tha hill forfeitins the
lands granted for construction OF the
Oregon Central railroad, Of Portland, Qra,
was tSen taken up. The auleliment otfer-i
by Plumb Wednes lay, ropeallng the act Of
March 3, 1915, providing that any actual
settler upon railroad !an.s who shall have
actually paid for the same, and which land,
are subsequently forfeited to the United
States, shall have the right to locate an
amount equal to the original entry without
additional co t, was aiopteAyeas, 81;
aays, Il,
Morgan moved to recommit the bin to tEe
COMMITTEES oil public laadi, but without
reaching VOC, Il; : &c ock the senate re-
'umed consideration OF the unfinished busi
hess. which was the hi.! a. diviie the teg-
ritory CT Dakota, ana to admit tie soath er.I
half INTO the Union IL a state.
In the house, Hancoak, Cd 1exas.srom thu
committee ON appropE iationS reported tht
pension appc, prid-ton ii oa3 it wa orIere,
printed. Tie hiii E P-u PIRATES 800 0J0O JJ.
Tne Interstate cenEI4ta- tli came up a
unfinished bEylGe>>. IN cock of California
adore Sed the Au:,sT ia support OF the sGtSei
tute proposed 10y Roas',n Dunn of Arkan
SaS thought it better do too little than at
teEIpt TO TO too much. lie favored the b!l
of the committee witt. tha commission
| stricken out
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GAIA ON GEN. GRANT.
The Old Soldier Writing a Book-What
1t Is About.

CINCINNATI. Dec. i2-@Gath" In his tele-
gram to Tke Enquirer says: met Gen.
Grant, and in few sentences of converse
tim said to him. "Isee that Mr.. Foster has
nlade the Spanish treaty"
Gen Grant replied: II have not seen the
treaty, but do not think | shall favor it, if
it is what expect it is--a treaty in which
all The concessions are made by one side
Gen. Grant had fine, healthy skin, strong,
rich brown hair. the ALERT and lion look we
all srs familiar with who have talked with
hin; and he told me that he was writing his
memoirs. Ssii he: Il have to get up pretty
early in the morning to go to work"
SAID /: General, do you dictate any p r
tisn NJ that work."
No" said he; "hut l think that some parts
&C Il could make better if l did dictate
lherl.H
inlinatel in a minute that lie could
-, ally get secretary. Gen. Grant
. I'd: "But | caEnot afford one." This
book of Gen. Grant ought to he re-
ally great performance, not merely in the
sty.e -rt in the moral trength of the state
mcnts coming from n man who is both chiv
al,ie and courageous. The same afterno, Ii
| met Mr Cha;fce, the first senator from
Colorado and the delegate who brought that
tori DRY into the Union. Said |: "Mr. Cnaf-
fee wat kind of "reminiscences is Gen. Grant
WIitlag!'
Il undt r,tand, said Mr.. Chaffee, chat he
IS writing his rocollections of his cireer e
tween the surrender of the Confederate arm,
under Gen. Lee to him and the close OF his
politi, al ADMINISTRATION"
All who were present applauded the selec-
ton Of Grants career As the most needful to
be portrayed Said mr.. Chatfee: Il never
knew Gen. Grant to be SO interesting and
original as when reviewing the events of
Johnsdu's administration. A great many
things happened at tia. time, when l was a
delegate in congress, that | knew nothing
what svcr about, and Grant is informed
about every thing
The brave Old gentleman, looking around
to ind some place to catch hold of and sup
pl IT himself, !or the first time reflected that
ne had possessed Il career, and that it might
be interesting 10 the po,ple. Consequently
Grants boob WI he Gus to his distresseS
and to them it m ght justly be dedicated.