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In Collins a Crank.

Secretary Chandler has addressed letter Il
Representative s. s. Cox, chairman Of the com
mittee on naval affairs, in reference to the res
olution of the house of March 8 providing TO
the investigation of the facts of the Jeannett
arctic expedition, and the alleged unofficial-llk
and inhuman conduct therein. The secretar,
submits copy of the proceedings Of the cour
of inquiry, and calls attention to the various
papers bearing on the subject on file in the ma
Wy department which will be submitted if de
sired. The secretary says:
In view of certain reckless statements in tn,
petition of DIR. Daniel F. Collins printed in tn,
Congressional Record Of March a, 1884, upol
which the resolution of the house was based,
deem it my duty to state that every facility
was rendered by this department to enabl,
the relations of Mr.. Jerome J. Collins, to at
tend the sittings of the court of inquiry; tina
both the petitioner and Mr.. Bernard A. Collins
as brother and legal representative of thu
deceased, were informed Of their right to b'
present in person or by council, and only re
qnested that they might be represented befor'
the court by the judge advocate. Their re.
quest was duly complied with ant
officer. Occasion is also taken b. 5,
me to assert that oil ASPIRATION
contained in the petition Of DR. Collins upon tn
heroic Lieut. Com. De Long; the untiring ant
intrepid chief engineer, George W. Melville
the faithful members of the court Of inquiry
and the navy department are untrue and unjus
and that Is, in my opinion, highly inexpedien
az second pitiless sacrelige to again tear opeI
the graves Of the dead for the purpose of in
decently calling public attention to what tn
court Of inquiry correctly termed trivial diff
ficulties, such as occur on shipboard even nm
der the most favorable circumstances, AM
which had no influence in bringing about tn
disssters Of the expO dition md no pernjciou
eject upon biz general eouduct
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Sentence of the Boy Paracide.

Worthington, Mimi, Special: On Frida.
morning last the boy, William Riley, was
brought up before Judge Severance for sen.
tence, he having pleaded guilty to murder il
the first degree in having killed his father, Mar
tin Riley in February last The boy is quite
slight, under sized, just turned sixteen years
of age, and presented very much better ap.
pearance than when he was brought over from
Adrian. in charge of sheriff Miller, to be put in
Jail to await Indictment and trial After some
feeling words from his attorney, l. M LANCE
putting forth some of the many facts in the
home life Of the boy, Judge Severance ad-
dressed him, showing the enormity of the
crime, revealing from both words and manner
a strong sympathy, and saying plainly that
owing to the great doubt in his mind as to the
impeIling motive to the deed, the whole cir
cumstances around the case showing and
tending to still further show very unnatural
condition of affairs between the father and
the children, he should take it upon himself to
make the sentence the ightest that the law
allows. The sentence was then pro-
nounced, that he be committed
to the penitentiary at Saltwater for the term
of his natural life. During the talk of the
judge, previous to sentence, the boy exhibited
publicly the first emotion he has shown since
the commission of the crime. This ends the
second act in one of the most singular tragedies
III the history of crime The boys sister, Mary,
of thirteen years. is now on trial for being &C
cessOry after the fact
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Locomotive Derai1ed and Exploded.

The New York and Chicago limited express
train on the Pittsburg, Fit Wayne & Chicago
railroad met with an accident two and hall
miles east of Salem, Ohio, Thursday morning
The train, containing twenty-nine passengers
was running at high rate of speed around q
sharp curve along an embankment, when the
entire train, consisting of the engine, comb.
nation car and three Pullman cars, left the
track The boiler of the engine exploded
either just before or just after the accident oc-
CURED, and it will probably never be determined
which. Engineer James Richards and Charles
Rhodes, the fireman, were instantly killed, and
their bodies were buried nearly four hundred
feet from the point where the accident occurred
The engine was turned completely
around and thrown over the embankment A
Pullman sleeper, containing twelve sleeping
passengers, crashed down upon it, where il
still lies on its side. The passengers in this
car were severely shaken up, but miraculously
escaped without serious injury. The com
bined smoking and baggage car rolled down
the bank behind the sleeping car, and was
thrown against the sleeper and engine, serious
ly, but not fatally injuring the train baggage.
man, Mr.. Sneider The two remaining Pull
man cars were derailed, but suffered less in.
jury, the passengers in these cars escaped
with but little or no injury. Twelve passen.
gers, including H. J. Douglas of Fort Yates
Oak, were slightly injured Engineer Rich.
ards lives in Pittsburg, and Fireman Rhodes Al
Alliance, Ohio. The escape of the passenger
was most miraculous, as it seems almost i'm
possible that any one should have come ou
alive
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27

Herbert Spencer has written an ar
ticle for the Popular Science Monthly
on "The Coming Slavery" the opposite
of liberty and the essence of slavery
Spencer holds to be compulsion, and he
points out very impressiyely that ten
dency to coercion of conduct in modern
Legislation which threatens to leave very
little at last of real individual freedom.
1t is the old and ever living question re-
sived, whether liberty, or what degree
of liberty, must be yielded in popular
governments to what the majority may
deem necessary for the public welfare,
Herbert Spencer's paper will suggest
further discussions.
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The secretary of the treasury has pre-
pared statement showing that there
are &c, 73O holders of the United States
registered bonds, and that this number
includes 8, 292 national banks. The three
per cent bonds of 1882 are in the hands
of l $50 national banks and 4,622 other
holders; the four per cents of 1907 are
in the hands of l, 1853 national banks and
46, 1872 other holders; the four and one
half per cents of 1891 are held by SIS
national banks and II 1894 other hold
ers, and the currency skies are held by
forty-four national banks and 1890
others.
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Death of Gen. Weitzsl.

Gen. Godfrey Weiztel, lieutenant colonel OF
engineers, who died on Wednesday, was born
In Ohio. His first rank in the regular army
was that of brevet second lieutenant engineer,
to which he was appointed July 1, 1855. He
had risen to the rank of first lieutenant when
the war broke out He was made brigadie1
general of volunteers Aug. %. 1862, and for
gallant and meritorious service at the battle
of Thibodeaux, Louisiana, he was appointed
brevet major in the regular service. Al
the capture of Port Hudson, La, his gallant
conduct secured him an other promotion
to the rank of brevet major
Aug 26, 1864, he was made breve
major general of volunteers for meritorious
and distinguished service during The war and
in September of the same mr. for his success
full efforts in the capturs1of Fort Harrison,
regular army. Nov. II, 1854, he became a ma
I 5, sseneral Of volunteers, and March ID, 1865
u h bTTSSgadief general in TIE regular army
For his general services and gallant conduct
during the war he was created breSett major
general. He was mustered out of volunteer
service March l, 1866, and shortly after was
made major of engineers in the regular army.
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It is now the foot and mouth diesase
that annoys farmers and stockmen. It
has effected Judgment in Kansas, and
one or two other states, and it is said
that the germs of the disease were in
troduced into this country from En-
gland. The following description Of the
foot and-mouth disease is taken from a
recent publication: The mouth of the
sick animal becomes hot and it's skin
cracks the eyes are watery and unnatur-
ally bright; the skin about one or more
of the feet cracks, and presently the
crack extends clear around the ankle
joint, and the foot rots and drops off.
The swelling of the feet and mouth is
very painful. The cracks generally
show first on the feet. An account
written by visitor to the infected herds
in Kansas says of the disease: "The
right hind foot to the ankle joint was
gone, the bare bone protruding. The
leg was still swoll en-, With prospect
of further loss. Thelips were hot, dry,
and cracked, the eyes clear and bright,
with yellow liquid running from their
corners. A heifer's feet to the second
joint were swollen, with tender crack
around the ankle. Her muzzle was hot
and cracked, eyes bright and full
Seven calves on another farm showed
swollen feet and legs. They move re-
luctantly, preferring to lie still. A
mich COW had scabs on her teats, which
were indamed and tender, with her
right hind foot gone, and her left hind
foot swollen and cracked. She refused
to lift it from the ground" On an
other farm yearling bull had one foot
gone and another only held on by q
bandage. One premonitory symptom
is slobbering ut the mouth. From
this description some idea can be
formed Of the terrible nature Of the
disease. tits no wonder that the alarm
over its appearance is wide spread,
especially = il i fearfully contagious.
Il q
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Crimes and Criminals.

Sam Prayer was convicted of murder in the
| first degree at Marysville, Hams
George Grace, a boy of eighteen years, is
| charged at Cape May, N. Y, with having pois-
| oned his father, mother, two sistsrs and broth
| er with rat poison.
II. N. Richmond young lawyer of Mead
vile, Pa, shot and killed himself in the Metro
politan hotel, New York, in a fit of dependency
induced by dyspepsia.
Maggie Flood, twenty-three years of age,
shot and killed Thomas Grady in New York, in
| the presence of his wife and three children.
| She alleges Grady betrayed her under promise
| of marriage, telling her he was single man.
George McFadden of ST. Louis, an accom-
plice of Tiller in the express robbery crushed a
| glass vial he had in his pocket by stamping up
| on it, and while eating supper mixed the pow
dered glass with his food and swallowedit He
| will probably die
E. NJ Eberhardt of Dayton, Ohio, who had
left his wife last summer, called on her and
asked her for reconciliation, and upon refusal,
| he drew knife and attempted to kill her, but
| without success. He then went to the barn
| and hanged himself.
Rudolph and Champ Fitzpatrick, brothers,
| were hanged Friday, the 22d at Columbia, KY,
| place twenty-five miles from telegraph sta
| ton, for the brutal murder of Milton Brewster.
The execution was public, and 5,OO0 people
witnessedit The condemned men were re-
signed to their fate, and died game
At Modesto, Cal, Robbins and Doane, who
were accused but acquitted of having outraged
two girls, aged eleven and thirteen years,
daughters of J. N. McCrellis, were notified
| some days ago by ''San Joaquin regulators, "
| a vigilance committee, to leave town or suffer
death Doane delayed. Fifteen masked men
visited his place last night and shot him dead
ON sight
William Dane, a young man of Bentonville,
Fayette county, Indiana, was enamored of Ada
Swift, aged thirteen years. The parents of the
girl objected to the continuance of his atten-
tions on account of her age On the night of
the 18th Dane purchased two ounces oflaud-
anum, giving Miss Swift half and taking the re-
mainder himself. The poison failed to have a
fatal effect being an overdose. The father of
the girl had Dane arrested for giving Miss
Swift poison for the purpose of suicide. Dane
shot himself, dying in short time. The girl
is seriously sick, but may recover. Dane was
school teacher, and correspondent of the New
York Graphic.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Adjt Gen. Drum has received dispatch
announcing the death of Lieut. Col Weitzel, of
the engineer corps.
Mr.. Murphy of Aurora, Ill, has been ap-
pointed assistant United States attorney for
Dakota, to be located at Fargo
| Postoffice Observation-Disclosures Britton, Day
county. Wisconsin; Alstad, Burnett county;
Fountain, Walworth county. Postoffice Name
Changed-Dakota; Waneta, Potter county, to
Forest City.
Chief Signal Officer Hazen has issued cir
| cular giving notice that letters for members OF
| the Greedy party may be sent to them address
| ed to the care of Commander w. s. Schley,
Brooklyn navy yard, to reach there not later
than April 20
The house committee ON agriculture has au-
thorized a favorable report on the bill to allow
any person to manufacture wine or brandy out
OF apples, peaches, grapes and other perishable
fruits raised by himself or his tenants, free
from any tax or restrictions.
1t is being said in official circles that the con-
stitutonaity of the civil service law is seriously
doubted 1t is alleged that the cabinet officers
have been discussing the question of late
among themselves, and the best lawyers in tn
cabinet believe the law unconstitutional
The total number of postof1icea in the United
States and territories on the LIST of July, 1888,
was 1855 The total number on March 20,
1884, was 4S, NS, an increase i'll less than nine
months of 1,135 At the present rate of in
crease, it is expected that the number will
reach $1,000 by the end of the fiscal year.
A singular accident occurred in Washington
on the 2lst A shoemaker named Pittard was
mending boot, when a bottle of cement,
which he was using, exploded, setting fire to
his clothing, burning his arms and face very
q Is n w he
cement, nor of what substances it was COM
posed
Ex-senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania,
who has been spending the last few months in
the South, went through Washington Friday
on his way home. He called upon the presi-
dent and Gen. Grant, and met a few &C his old
associates at the capitol Mr.. Cameron celebra-
ted his eighty third birthday in Florida few
weeks ago, but Notwithstanding his advanced
age is looking remarkably well, and says his
trip has benefited him greatly.
Two other candidates beside Mr. Lounsbury
have been very favorably mentioned for the
Dakota governorship. One is Mr.. Deering Of
Iowa, and the other Mr.. Tyner of Indiana, ex
assistant postmaster general Mr.. Deering
may be nominated for congress in his district
In which case he will not be candidate for the
governorship As his convention meets very
soon, he will know about this and will make
his plans accordingly. If he is not in the race,
the chief competitors will be Mr.. Tyner and Mr..
Lounsbury, the latter having the support of
the Minnesota delegation.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27

The supreme court of the United
States has decided that photograph
may be copyrighted as an original work
of art, but expresses no opinion as to
whether this protection would extend
to the mere mechanical reproduction by
Photographic process of the physical
features or outlines of an animate Or in
animate object, where there was no or
iginality of thought or novelty in intel
lectual operations connected with its
visible reproduction in the shape of the
picture.
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Rail and River News.

The Chicago, Freeport St Paul will build
an extension between Minneapolis and Hudson.
The Grand Forks, Crookston Lake Super
ior railroad company two weeks ago sent out a
party of engineers from Crookston to Brainerd
to select the most feasible route for its line.
e. c. Davis returned to Ada Mimi, recently,
having made the trip on snow shoes. He says
the distance is 1.2 miles from Grand Forks to
Brainerd The road win penetrate the finest
pine timber forest in all Northern Minnesota
The general freight agents of the lines inter-
ested IN the pool met in Chicago and agreed
upon the following schedule of rates from Chi
cago, Milwaukee and common points to st.
Paul and Minneapolis, to take effect April l.,
unless they are changed at next Fridays meet
ing: First class, 80 cents; second class, As
cents; third class, IS cents; fourth class, %
cents; fifth class, 20 cents; A class, 25 cents
B class, 70 cents; C class, II LIE; d class, Is
cents: lumber, Is cents.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
Earthquake in Nova Scotia.

violent earthquake shock visited Trinity,
Hants Harbor, Harbor Grace and Holyrood,
Nova Scotia, Wednesday about o'clock. The
disturbance lasted fifteen minutes. At Hearts
Content several houses were shaken. At Clark 3
Beach the ground heaved in undulations and
the ice in the lakes cracked and rent Two
woodsmen were compelled to fly to the woods.
They describe the hills rocking and shaking.
The western sky was illuminated as by a con-
f1agration
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27


An independent Republican state convention
assembled at Providence, R. l., with
delegates representing half the state Hon.
George W. Corliss, was nominated for COVER
nor.
The Republican conventions of Huntingdon
and Cameron counties, Pa, instructed the dele
gates to the state convention to favor Blame
representatives to the national convention.
The Connecticut Republican state committee
has called state convention to be held at Hart
ford, April %, to elect delegates to the Chicago
convention.
A Republican county convention recently al
York, "a, earnestly pronounced for Blaine.
The democrats of Delaware county, Pa, in
structed for Randall for president
The lively contest in Philadelphia between
Quay and MacManes, over the selection of dele
gates to the state convention, resulted in twen-
ty-two Quay representatives who will favor
Arthur, and twenty -four Blaine men marshaled
by MacManes. Twenty counties in Pennsyl-
vania have elected delegates, of which ali but
the Mexican county delegation, are pronounced
Blaine men, with iron-clad instructions, al
though nearly all the conventions adopted res
olutions endorsing Arthur's administration.
Rhode Island Republicans renominated the
present state officers.
AT a meeting of the second Minnesota con-
gressional committee it was decided, by reso1u-
ton, that the representation by counties in the
district convention be based on the Republican
gubernatorial vote for 1885, one representative
being allowed for each 200 votes or major
fraction thereof. 1t was decided that the dis
trict convention, to elect delegates to Chicago,
be held at Mankato, and that the chairman be
authorized to fix the date of the meeting to be
determined by the time of the meeting of the
state convention.
Virginia Democrats will hold their convention
at Richmond, May IA.
The democrats of Rhode Island have nomin-
ated, Thomas W. Ledger governor; Amasa
Sprague, lieutenant governor; Jonathan NJ
Wheeler, secretary of state; Charles E. Cor
man, attorney general; George P. Leonard, gen.
eral treasurer. Delegates to the national De-
mocratic convention were chosen.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27

Three territories Dakota, Montana
and Washington-are now demanding
admission to the Union of States, Bills,
all of the same general tenor, al e now
before congress, but repres entatives
rom these territories and the general
public, agree that, there will be no add
mission of territories until after the
presidential election. Hence some OF
the bills fix the time Tor admis sion on
or after the 4th of March 1885.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27

Judge Thatch Of the supreme court Of Colo
RADIO, died Of Bright's disease
Col Norman Curtis, veteran Of the war of
1872, died at Rockford, Pa, aged ninety-two
Mr.. Willard contradicts the report that he
has sold for 4260, 900 one-seventh Of q piece Of
co.
Alfred Smith Of Newport h /, hAs giYen :
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,so 900 parsonage to the Charming Memorial

s9S 900 parsonage to the Charming Memorial
church.
Edward B. Watkinson, president of the Con-
necticut Trust company, and vice president of.
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, is dead
Mrs. Elizabeth Haldeman, probably the old
est resident of Harrisburg, Pa, died Monday,
the 18th, in her ninety fifth year She was the
mother of Jacob NJ Haldcman, minister to
Sweden, under President Buchanan, and ex-
Congressman Haldeman, who is married to
Senator Cameron's sister.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
Foreign Flashes.


The pope has recently given 10000 francs to
needy Catholic seminaries of Italy.
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Casualties of the Week.

Mr.. Shutters, his wife and two brothers of La
trobe, Pa, ate raw pork Mrs Shutters is dead
and the others cannot recover.
Two of the warehouses of the Appleton
Wis, Manufacturing company were destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at s25, 600.
At Pocahantas, Va, the citizens relief COM
mittee has taken measures to provide relief for
families who lost their breadwinners in the
mine calamity there, and provide labor
those able to CIV; We : s5lson3
Az afka1s4s, Hot springs, ire originating in
defective fiue in the kitchen, broke out in the
Josephine hotel, and the building was soon
wrecked Most of the furniture was saved.
Many guests lost clothing and valuables. The
hotel belonged to Mrs. E. j. Polk. Loss $40,
COO: insurance. $4,000