The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-22

retired.
Senator Anthony of Rhode Island
is going to resign.
The Minnesota Greenbackers con-
vened at Owatonna, Tuesday.
Comparisons between the financial
abilities Of Grant and Hayes are un.
kind.
Dakota has case of foot and mouth
disease among the cattle of one of its
ranches.
Big Stone county is going to have
Il farmers convention at Ortonville,
June 7th.
The house committee on appropria-
tionS have cut off the pay Of senators
secretaries.
The Kindred men appear to have
been taken into camp. They are
unusually quiet.
The first train ON the Fargo South
ern ran from Fargo to Wahpeton, on
trial trip, last Friday.
1t is estimated that the expectation
of wheat this year from South Aus
tralia will be 100000 bushels.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's confident pulsa-
tions are transmitted by cable into
the Wall Street region of unrest.
Delshazzar Fletcher will be obliged
to hire an interpreter before he can
know what is written on the wall.
There will be no presidential boom
complete now without a ''business
mems" attachment. John Sherman S
is the latest.
1t seems that the only recognition
the republican party can make of Mr..
Arthur's virtues Is to carve them on
his tombstone.
Senator Sabin leaves the national
committee after convention. His
business affairs will require his undi-
yided attention.
What is Henry Ward Beecher aftei.
anyhow? His political utterances
are becoming as prominent rs his
Sunday sermons.
"The Willard Lumber Company is
the name ola new business enterprise,
with money backing, just started over
in the neighboring town of that name.
It is said that Gov. Davis is being
considered by the Blaine men as their
choice for chairman of the national
convention. Minnesota is gaining
recognition all round this year.
Mr.. Sam Ward, the we'll known bon
vivant and lobbyist, died in Italy a
few days ago. His delightful dinners
have had almost as much influence on
legislation as indigestion itself.
Henry Ward Beecher appears to be
in cahoots with the Associated Press
men. It's very cold week we fail
to hear some of his wise political
forecasts or something else quite as
important.
A constitutional amendment, max.
ing public virtue a necessary qualifi-
cation of president of the United
States, would compel a few of the
delegates to the republican conven.
tion to get fresh instructions.
Maine in September, and Ohio and
West Virginia in October, are the
only elections prior to the great con.
test in November. The bulk of the
influence of the results in these states
is assuredly with the democrats.
There have been rumors during the
last few days that the Fargo Southern
road is about to be purchased by the
Manitoba, or, by syndicate compos
ed of the Northern Pacific, Milwau.
kee and st. Paul, and Manitoba com.
panies.
Another week of weather favorable
to the growing grain has passed, and
a drive into the country will show ii
to be of strong and healthy growth.
The shower on Monday evening came
quite opportunely for some Of the
lighter soils.
According to the address to the
wool-growers and sheep-breeders OF
the United States, prepared ut Chica
go on the Goth. inst, wool is not raw
material, but a finished product. This
will strike the average consumer a.
quite a humorous remark.
United States army paymastel
Whipple, fell into an ambuscade o1
road-agents near Glendive on the
18th. inst, but, on account of the
safe being in the ambulance instead
of i'll the escort wagon, the funds were
saved to the government. Sergeant
Conrad, a gallant veteran. was killed
Herbert Spencer refuse to permi,
his name to be used rs candidate
for parliament, holding that he. would
lose influence by ceasing to be ;
writer and becoming representative
The average American-and English
man too, holds a little differently
from this idea.
| Cassidy of Nevada, seems to be get
ting to the front in the Tilden inter
view business. This time we find til,
..Sage of Gramercy" acting in an I'm
equivocally rohustions manner. Wei
get down to the bottom of Mr.. Til
/ den's physical condition yet, and it i
not going to take all summer, either
Mr.. Vanderbilt's fellow-passenger
on the Baltic seem to have been in
spired with the idea that he engineer
ed the recent furry in New York an,
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