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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-03-05
RECKLESS ADVERTISING
GETS John Stetson Into q Suit for
$4,000.

$4,000.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-John Stetson, the
noted theatrical manager, has been sued for
$So'ooo by w. A. Rogers, millionaire resi-
dent OF the Brooklyn heights. Stetson's
play of Confusion" is now running
at che Brooklyn Park theatre, and
to advertise it the management circu-
lated lot Of Autographed telegrams alleged
to have arrived over the wires of the "Con-
fusion" Telegraph company, and reading:
Come to town at once. Your baby Is
This telegram is received during the action
OF the play. A uniformed messenger boy
delivered one Of these kilograms at the
paiatial home Of Mr.. Rogers, and it
was handed to Mrs. Rogers, who is on the
eve OF bearing her second child. Several
weeks ago her eldest child, girl aged
years, was attacked with scarlet fever, and
was removed to the home of her aunt in this
city to remain until after her mothers illness.
On reading the telegram Mrs. Rogers took it
to mean that her absent child was Ill, and
she was at once thrown into mysteries,
servants finding her on the parlor floor
suffering terribly. The family physician
was called, and found her in
critical condition. Half an hour later Rogers
returned home and he, too, was deceived by
the telegram, not noticing its apparent bogus
points because the blank was an imitation of
the Western Union blank, and the message
Autographed from writing. Reading the
message second time he caught its true spirit
and Immediately placed the matter in the
hands of his lawyer. Mrs. Rogers is in
semi = comatose state, having taken
no nourishment since Tuesday, and it is prob
able that the premature birth of her child
will be speedily followed by her death. Over
one hundred complaints have been made
about the bogus kilograms, and the feeling
against such reckless advertising runs high
in Brooklyn. An order for the arrest of
Mr.. Stetson has been issued, but the officers
so far have been unable to find him.
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The Dynamite Headquarters.

PARIS, Feb. 2s.-The police are convinced
that the advanced Irish party have made
Paris their headquarters in Europe for the
preparations of their dynamite schemes.
The Inspectors say the Nationalist
colony includes representatives of the
three Centres of the Irish Repub-
lican brotherhood. The first section
comprises the former Fenians James
Stephens, John O'Leary, and Gen. McAdaras.
The last named disavows belonging to the
society. His mission was to counsel with the
friends of extreme views, but not his duty to
reveal their acts, however nefarious or mis-.
taken they might be. He was certain other
Nationalists shared this view.
Capt MacCaferty said the weak were
justified in using terrorism against the
strong. He repudiated affiliation with cons
tinental secret societies. He sympathized
with the revolutionary propagandism in
Europe because Ireland was benefited there
by, but Nationalism, even the most extreme,
was not necessarily linked with Nihilism or
anarchy. He denied conspiring actively,
but added that experience was valuable to
prevent the repetition of former mistakes.
The police have traced the arrival of five
transfers" or men belonging to the third or
active section of the dynamiters, who have
been told off for the next attempts. One of
them is from Buffalo, N. Y. one from Pat
erson, N. j., one from Brooklyn, N. Y, and
two from Texas. They are believed to be
pupils of Mezeroff,
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Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 2s.-Doran,
Pruitt, Landing and Allison, the four assas.
sins committed without bail for the murder
on the street on the 9th, were taken to the
pentitentiary at Little Rock, and were
rendered an ovation by number of citizens
before leaving. A committee of fourteen,
some of whom are not citizens, virtually con-
troll the city, and law is practically suspended,
The committee is controlled by man whose
real name is Charles Faulk, and who is under
indictmnt at Carlisle, Pa, for murder
arson and burglary. It was rumored that
W. G. Harris editor of The Horseshoe, who
has denounced the murderers, and the action
committee, will be notified to leave the
city. About twenty additional men were
made to leave the city at the point of the
bayonet. Every one forced to leave was
material witness against Doran and his
accomplic
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THE CIVIL SERVICE.
First Report OF the Commission on
the Progress Of Reform
Therein.

WASHINGTON Cry, March 1.-The first
annual report of the civil serice commission
has been sent to congress The report proper
covers forty printed pages, and is devoted
chiefly to presentation of facts and ex-
plantations needed to elucidate the purpose,
methods and operations Of this new branch
of executive service.
The ultimate purpose, tho report says, OF
the civil service law, is plainly declared in its
title, which is "to regulate and improve
the civil service Of the United States" One
of the results to be attained is to put stop to
extortion from those in the public service by
political assessments for the purpose Of pay
ing expenses of parties or candidates It is
too early, the commission says, to speak with
definiteness of the effects of the rules
bearing on this evil. The influence
of old habits and theories affects con-
duct long after new standards of duty
have been accepted No case of violation
Of the rules, and no information calling for
the removal of government officers or en-
ployes have yet come before the commission.
An Investigation now in progress tends to
show that the law has been violated by pri-
vate citizens in surreptitiously sending circr-
lars into the departments at Washington by
which contributions were solicited from en-
ployes for political purposes. The commits
sion is satisfied that but trifling sums have
been secured, and that the illegal practice
ceased on public attention being called oit.
Threats of punishments under the law has
greatly increased the sense of freedom in
those of the public service to pay or not to
pay political assessments, and has conse-
gently greatly dimished the amounts paid
The practice of former years, of opening in
large cities assessment collection bureaus to
which partisan tax gatherers summoned gov
ernment employees, has been wholly discon-
tinued
The main purpose of the law, the commits
sion says, is to establish system of exam
nations for ascertaining the fitness of appli-
cants for doing public work, to take the
place Of that vast machinery Of patronage,
largely based on official favor and political
influence, which had long been the most
effective means of entering executive service.
In other words, merit system
of office is to be substituted
for spoils system.
President Arthur, in his letter transmitting
the report to congress, says: "Upon the good
results which that law has already accom-
plished, congratulate congress and the peo-
pie, and I avow my conviction that it will
henceforth prove to be of still more signal
benefit to the public service. heartily
commend the zeal and fidelity of the com.
missions and their suggestions for further |
and I advise the making of such |
an appropriation as shall be adequate for |
their needsn
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Four BOYS Torn to Pieces.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb, 2S "A terrible acct;
dent happened near this city. -Four boys
Chris Madsen, aged II; William Mailus,
aged IL; John Stitt, aged 10, and William
Abney, age not known, went out hunting.
They had two guns with them, and it is
presumed they chased rabbit under
brick building three miles from town,
occupied as powder-house by the whose
sale Omaha dealers. They either tried to
smoke the rabbit out or fired at it, and the
powder-house exploded. 1t contained 500
kegs of powder, 375 of which were blasting
powder, 125 of other kinds, and IL, 500 pounds
in all. The wreck was awful. All four of
the boys were blown to atoms, and human
flesh was scattered over a radius of 500 feet.
All the trees in the vicinity were
thrown down as if by most ter
rife cyclone. One tree, fifteen inches in
diameter, was torn out by the roots and
blown distance of 300 feet A great hole
marks the spot where the powder-house
stood. The nearest house was half mile
distant, but every window was broken and
every door was split to pieces. A heavy
fencing near the powder-house was carried
like an arrow through the side of a barn
near this house. The shock was plainly felt
throughout this city. The fire alarm sounded
and all the engines turned out, supposing the
explosion was within the city limits.
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New YORK, Feb. 27.-The Herald pub
fishes on its editorial page an article in which
it speaks of the Watterson measures as only
move to "protect property and prevent
piracy" On its seventh page it heads its
"Cable to The Herald" with dispatch ap-
propriated bodily from the United Press pa
pers of Monday afternoon,
CINCINNATI, Feb. 27.-The Enquirer says
editorially:
The proposed law would be the worst kind
of monopoly. It would be withholding for
forty eight hours the intelligence of the land
1t would tend to dwarf rather than enlighten
the people as to current events. It would lead
to endless litigation and vexation. 1t would
be step backward rather than forward. tits
not asked in the interest Of the people, and is,
in fact, against their interest. 1t would
strike at the poor rather than the rich, for
the latter class are largely within the reach
Of the metropolitan press. When monopoly
of the intelligence of the country is centered
in circumscribed space, and kept bottled, as
it were, for forty-eight hours, it is about
time to give up the fast mails and the tele-
graph. The bill ought to be defeated, and
doubtless will be-
CINCINNATI, Feb. 29. The Enquirer, one
of the Associated Press papers, prints the fol-
lowing editorial paragraph: "Some of the
newspapers that are advocating the scheme
of the Associated Press to copyright news
are evidently ratified One of the
most rampant of these advocates makes
business of stealing The Enquirer dispatches
365 days in the year. We should like to
know how this paper proposes to get along if
the law places a muzzle on its gifted scis-
sors." The rampant advocate" referred to
is understood to be The Louisville Courier
Journal, whose editor. Henry Watterson, has
been the chief promoter of the scheme to
copyright news
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John Browns scafYoid.

WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 26.-The historic
scaffold upon which John Brown met his
death Dec. 16, 1859, and which was myster-
iously spirited away soon after the execu-
tion, has just been discovered at Charles
town, Jefferson county, in q; a;somewhat singu-
lar place. About three months ago Col.
John M. Coyle bought from widow the
brick residence standing on the corner of
Lawrence and Liberty streets, Charles
town, and last week, while making
needed repairs, tore away All old porch
in the rear Of the building, Noticing that
each board and timber bore peculiar mark
and number, he made an investigation, and to
his surprise found that when placed together
in proper order the timbers formed COM
plete scaffold. Subsequent developments
have proved beyond doubt that the scaffold
is the original upon which John Brown suf-
fered, and the venerable relic has been care
fully stored away under lock and key until it
can be set up in some secure and appropriate
place. The discovery created no little ex-
citement among the citizens of the town and
county in which the execution took place.
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Ostracism i'm Illfnois.

HnLsBoRo, ILL.,, Feb. 2s.-The late defend
ants in the Emma Bond trial are practically
ostracized in their homes in Christian county,
Merchants and business men decline to have
any dealings with them. Resolutions declar-
ing that their names be dropped from the
roll of decent society have been passed. The
most bitter feeling is said to exist be-
tween the natives and Montgomery and
bis friends. A few nights ago there was
desperate attempt made to wreck passen-
ger train on which were large number of
Miss Bonds friends coming from Pana,
where an entertainment had been given for
her benefit. 1t is the general opinion that
the late defendants had haud in the at.
tempted wreck. The Wabash Railroad com.
pany has offered big reward for the cap
ture Of the guilty parties.
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THE AMERICAN HOG.
A Comprehensive Report Regarding
His Freedom from Disease.

HIS EreeQOm from Disease
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 27.-Commis-
sioner Loring has laid before the president
the report of the commissioner appointed to
examine the swine industry of the United
States. The methods of breeding, of rearing
and fattening swine in the great hog -produc.
ing regions are elaborately set FORTH and the
report is emphatic that there is no condition
surrounding the industry which tends to pro-
pagate disease or reader pork unhealthful.
1t finds the number of hogs raised
annually to be about $4,000, 900, making
total of cured meats, lard and other prod
ucts of 81, TX, ,0O0, 900 pounds. The most care
full, thorough and minute inquiry seems to
have been made into the handling of pork
from the farm to the port of debarkation.
This inquiry shows that the utmost care is
preserved throughout; that dead hogs
are never transported except to
offal-rendering establishments; that
diseased hogs are refused transportation;
that humane laws and sanitary regulations
exist at all stock yards, enforced by local in
spectors under penalty of fines, ETC.. that
rigid scrutiny is enjoined at all slaughter
houses, and that constant care is
exercised to see that no unhealthful
means are employed in any branch
The extremely small percentage of
trichina, as shown by the Investigations of
the agricultural department, seems to be
largely removed by the processes of curing.
The commission denies that hog cholera is
dangerous to human health, and shows the
impossibility Of curing such meat, even so as
to deceive the most superficial examiner.
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PhiIadelphia sufTers Five Rlazes.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 29.-Five fires oc-
CURED here during the night. Owing to the
violence OF the wind and the great distance
between the various alarms, the fremen
found much trouble in keeping the flames un-
der control. The most disastrous blaze was at
the chemical works OF Powers & Weightmann,
the largest of the kind in the country, which
were totally destroyed. The loss at this place
will be over s., 100000.
THE LATEST. 1T is now estimated that the
loss in buildings, machinery and raw manu-
factured stock will amount to $1,5O0,0OO.
There is said to be over half million insur-
ance. Owners refuse to give list of insur-
ances, and have requested the agents Of the
different companies not to-
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The Brooklyn Bridge Eirures.

New York, Feb. 29.-The Brooklyn
bridge has earned s2o5,2S1 during the eight
months since it was opened to the public
sac, $50 from foot passengers, S1Oo, ,OS6 from car
and SAC, ,S45 from vehicles On that
basis the trustees estimate the earnings for
the whole year at $521, $40, the cars having
been in use only four months, But the cost
of maintaining the bridge is now estimated
at $3.50, 900 year, and the interest on the
bridge bonds amounts to about 81, 100000
year; SO that the structure is running more
than $3.50, 900 behind annually.
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New YORK, Feb. 29-There was com.
motion in and around William Il. Wander.
bilt's residence on the last day on which the
Vanderbilt picture galleries were to be open
to strangers Applicants for admission during
the last two months had been supplied with
tickets good for any Thursday in February,
and the recipients of these favors in the
majority OF cases, seem to have delayed their
visits, SO that, while at first there was nc
crowd, at the end the help of the police was
necessary to keep the well-dressed and
generally polite but impatient multitude
in order. An injury having ore
viously been done to the $685. 600 portrait OF
Vanderbilt, in manner to indicate possibl
malice, the millionaire decided not to expos
it to further danger It was not therefore
on view. The other treasures Of art were
watched by ten detectives in civilian dress.
and any effort to spoil or steal woul have
been promptly discovered.
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Planting white Fish.

ERIE, Pa, Feb. 2S.--Upited States Fish
Commissioner Ellis has brought to Erie from
the national fish hatchery at Worthwhile,
Mich. 3,0OO,0 900 white fish minnows, and de
posted them in the bay. A like number has
been planted at Manistee, Mich, and Grand
Haven, Mich. A similar number will be
planted at Oswego this week, and $4,000, COO
in all will be placed in the chain of great
axes within the next ten days.
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The War I'm EgvDf.

TR1NKITAT, March There was almost
constant skirmishing throughout the day
between the British advance guard and the
rebels near Fort Baker, but no advantage
was gained by either side. The main body
of the British force is still at Fort Baker
and will advance soon, when battle may
be expected,
LONDON, March LA dispatch to The
Daily Telegraph from Suakim says that Gen.
Graham has sent flag Of truce out with a.
warming to the rebels to disperse, pointing
out that they cannot hope for success in q
contest with England, and declaring that
Gen. Gordon's mission is to restore peace.
LONDON, Feb. 29.-Later reports from
Trinkitat do not confirm the report of
battle between Gen. Graham and the rebels,
Great activity prevails in the British camp
a few miles distant, where everything is be-
ing got in readiness for forward movement.
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" AMERICAN FARMER"

asixteen page agricultural magazine, publishedby
E. A. X. Hackett at Fort Wayne, Indiana. and
which is rapidly taking rank as one of the leading
agricultural publications of the country. It is de-
voted exclusively to the interests of the Farmer
Stock Breeder, Dairyman, Gardener, and their
Household, and every species ofindustry connected
with that great portion of the people of the world
the Farmer The subscription price is 100 per
year. Farmers can not well get along without 1t.
Itputs new ideas into their minds It teaches them
how to farm with profit to themselves. It makes
the home happy, the young folks cheerful, the
growler contented, the downcast happy, and the
demagogue honest.
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SHINING Gold tn Enron..

NEW YORK, Feb. 29.--Two hundred thou.
sand dollars in double eagles were with,
drawn from the United States sub-treasury,
making total since February l, 1884, Of
$4,000 600. Five hundred thousand dollars In
double eagles have been engaged thus far fox
shipment to Europe by the steamship Adri-
ofi
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Way Freights connect East and West with
Day Passenger Train.
Browns Valley Trains:
Leave: Arrive:
Morris 2:45 p. IN. Browns Valley, sos pm
Bronwn's Valley, 7:15 am. Msrris 1895 a. m
A. MANvIL, Gen. Manager.
C. H. WARREN. Gen. Pass. Agt,
w. NJ. RoMINE, Local Agt.
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JNo w. ARcrANpER, District Attorney.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
CuAs. P. MAGINNIs, Sheriff.
HuGH WHITELEr, Treasurer.
HENRY BALDWIN, Clerk District Court.
THos. E.. HEENAN, Auditor.
JUSTIN l.. MILLER. Register Of Deeds.
JNo. 4. GILTINAN, Judge Of Probate.
c. l.. BROWN, Attorney.
II. l.. HURLBURD, Coroner.
ID. II. WHEATON, Surveyor.
MAX BucKENTIN, Court Commissioner.
j. A. JOHNSON, Co. Supt. of Schools.
VILLAGE OFFICERS:
A. s. BRIsBINE, President.
SAMUEL LARSON,
L. j. JONES, ror,c;lors
h. E. NEWELL,
r. Z. MOORE,
JNo. A. GILTINAN, Recorder.
ANDREW HELGESON, Treasurer.
Henry HEs! BALDwIS, p B,,rOw Justices of the Peace
D. T. WHEATON, Assessor.
NJ. WEBER, Marshal.
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New York Chamber OF Commerce
Men On the Silver Dollar.

New YORK, Feb. 29.-The executive
committee of the chamber of commerce held
a special meeting to take action in regard to
the silver question. There were present
Charles S. Smith, chairman; James M.
Brown, of Brown Bros. & Co., the acting
president of the chamber; William H. Fogg,
second vice president; Morris K Jessup,
of Jessup, Patton & Co.; and Henry Hentz,
ex-president of the cotton exchange
After discussing the matter for an hour the
committee instructed Mr. Smith to draw up
draft of a report embodYing the views of
the committee as to the best measures to he
adopted to avert the possible demonstration
of gold. The report will be submitted to the
committee at another meeting Monday, when
the members of the finance committee will
probably be present to give additional weight
to the report.
The individual opinions of the members of
the committee, as expressed in the discussion,
were all in favor of the repeal of the Bland
act of 1878, directing the coinage of 2,OOO,OOO
silver dollars every month, as the best way of
averting the consequences of the heavy coin
age of silver. But, realizing that there are
small prospects of inducing congress to re-
peal this act, it was decided to act discreetly
in the matter and endeavor to secure par
tial relief by recommending the passage by
congress of the Kelley bill for the suspension
of silver coinage for two years. Mr. Smith
was instructed to incorporate in his report
this recommendation. The report will be
submitted for the approval of the members
of the chamber at the meeting Thursday
next
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CHURCH DIRECTORY:

EPISCOPAL, Rev. T. C. Hudson, Rector.
CoNGREGArIoNAL, Rev. j p. Hutchinson, Pastor
METHODIST, Rev. B. Phelps, Pastor.
ROMAN CATHOLIC, Rev. Francis Watry, Priest.
SCANDIN AVIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, Kew.
IL johnson. Pastor.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES:

A.. F.. s A.. M...-Golden Sheaf Lodge No
1873 Meets 1st and Sd Saturdays of each month.
: c. L. BROWN, Sec. II. HUTCHINS, W. NJ.
UNION NO. IL. Brotherhood of Carpenters anu
Joiners of America. Meets every Monday even
ing at 80 p. NJ. At Phoenix Hall. Visiting
members cordially invited. Non-members re-
spectfully requested TO join. Contractors fur
nished with help. p. y. MCCARTHY, Prcrident.
W. l. SEE, Secretary.
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Railroad Time Tables.
LITTLE FALLS / DAKOTA.

GOING EAST.
Arrives at Little Falls at............. l2:45 p m.
GOING WEST.
Leaves Little Falls $3.50 p m
Arrive at Morris at. .S:uo p m
Conn ting with trains on main line, both north
snd so l.
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Morris, MINI

.J. A. BEMIS, Formerly of the Lake Park Hotel,
at Lake Park, Minn., Proprietor.
The House has been Thoroughly Renovated,
lRefitted and Furnished, making II Strictly First
sClass in every respect, and will be conducted with
n view to the comfort of the commercial TRACE and
the travelling public generally.
1e FRED BuNNELL, Clerk.