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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
Personal Mention.

Gen. Fremont is again represented as be-
ing in Il very impeeunious condition.
Truman Merrimam, one OF the New York
congressman, is the smallest man in the
new house.
Hon. w. W. Astor OF New York has
joined the literary gang" and written ID
novel on Italian life.
The engagement is rumored ofCommand-
er X. NJ. G. Brown, of the navy, to Miss
Davis daughter OF ex-senator Davis of
West Virginia.
BY the will OF the late John P. Howard OF
Burlington, VT. about $500 900 is be-
queathed to his sisters, nIeces and friends,
including bequest OF S2O0,0 600 to his
niece, Mrs. Theodore Evans, OF Paris.
Within II few days after her acquittal,
Mrs. Walkup received sixty kilograms and
OOletters OF congratulation, and invita-
tions to dine 50 numerous that 1T would
take over a month to comply with them.
Lieut. III. j. Hunt, Jr. q. s. N, son OF
Gen. Hunt, governor Of the Soldiers home,
has gone to Philadelphia to be treated for
pulmonary troubles. Mrs. Hunt remains
with her father and mother, Gen. and Mrs.
Drum.
Bishop Brewer has completed his mis-
sionary tour of Montana and gone East to
spend the winter. His. purpose is to OBJ
tain men and means for the more effective
prosecution OF Episcopal church work in
this diocese.
Dr. William A. Hammond OF New York
is engaged to be marreied to Miss Esther D..
Chaplin OF Providene. DR.. Hammond s
first wife, it will be remembered by the
older members OF Washington society, was
a Miss Nisbit OF Philadelphia, W hose family
afterward resided here until separated by
death.
Jacob Medary, who graduated in 1872
from the naval academy No. 3 in his class,
died at the Providence hospital Of con-
sumption. He was born in Columbus,
Ohio, in 1853, and was the son of Hon.
Samuel Medary, who was prominent in
Ohio politics, and was at one time the gov
ernor OF Kansas Territory.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

Judge Blodgett OF Chicago refused dis
charge to James Baker dscoyed there from
Ohio, that he might be arrested for embez-
element.
In an alteration at Louisville with a
stranger named Roy, n. A. Storm, was
fatally injured by being struck with u gun
in the hands ofRoy.
Near Chesterville, Dearborn county, Ind,
Joseph Chance and his uncle, Charles Cadle,
renewed an old quarrel in the road near
Cables residence, which ended in Cadle be-
ing killed.
A partial investigation OF the books oi
John NJ. Carroll, treasurer of Staunton,
Va, who disappeared in September, dis
closed IL deficit of $4,000. This amount
may be increased.
A sensational seduction suit was recently
decided in the circuit court in Vincennes,
Ind. The jury awarded the plaintiff Miss
Emily j. Doffron, 81 900 damages. The
betrayer is Emery Smith, Appointment and
wealthy farmer.
Henry c. Bodley chief clerk to Lee w.
Foster Il Co., Butte, Montana, committed
suicide by taking morphine. An investiga-
| ton of his accounts revealed the fact that
| he had lost S54S Of the firms money i'll
speculation and a special deposit OF 5000
| III gold.
In Baltimore, William Z. Stone shot his
wife, Julia, and then himself. They were
taken to the Maryland university hospital,
when Mrs. Stone was found shot through
the head, from the effects OF which she died
in short time Stone was shot in the
| face. The wound in not necessarily fatal.
Quite a sensation has been created in
Davenport and in Rock Island by the ar
rest of William Norris, well known
and highly connected young man OF Rock
| Island, for passing counterfeit money
which he had manufactured. The coin was
in the shape OF dollars only, and very
good and d eceptive imitation.
Cho | All Jow, who was found guilty OF
impersonating another Chinaman in a GER
| titicate issued under the Chinese restriction
| act, was sentenced by Judge Holman OF
| the United States district court at San
| Francisco, to pay a fine OF So, 600 and be
| imprisoned at San Quentin for five years.
A stay was granted for few days.
| Later developments in the case of Will
bur F. Norris OF Rock Island arrested for
counterfeiting, implicate another highly
| connected young man OF that city, George
| Hakes, son OF wealthy and well known
| citizen. Both are river engineers, and have
| put in their spare time in the last six
| months in manufacturing copper moulds,
| from which the bogus coin was made.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

A little study OF the statistics OF
journalism says the Boston Adver-
tiser, would furnish a wholesome cor
rective to the views OF those people
who take it for granted that the East
is far in advance OF other sections.
Out of a total of 13, ,494 newspapers
and magazines published in the United
States the last year, 5,143, or consid-
erabIy more than a third. were issued
in the Western States, and 2,S6S in
the Southern, making together sell,
more than one-half OF all, which must
be accredited to those sections of the
country.
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General News.

New Y ork parties are going to build an
immense hotel in Philadelphia.
Alargelot OF cheese weighing 3, 900 pounds
each were shipped from New York to Liver
| pool.
Over s25, 900 have been thrown away in
Champaign, ILL.,, trying to make sugar from
sorghum cane.
Capt. James Wilson, wealthy fruit
packer OF Baltimore, was neatly bunkoed
out OF So, 500.
The Colorado state university has been
| provided with scientific instruments at a
cost OF $4,000.
Seventeen Episcopal churches in New
York city will hold mission services during
the first week in Advent.
New York Germans were unnecessarily
alarmed as the Sunday concert saloons
were not closed by the police. -rrfl
Three thousand workmen are thrown
out OF employment by the closing OF boy
cotted New York cigar mandatory.
There were 227 failures in the United
States the past week, an increase OF seven
ty-one over the week previous.
Rev. Thomas Harrison, the boy preacher
is having phenomenal success in his meet
ings at the Summerfield Methodist church
Milwaukee.
The four richest men in the world are the
duke OF Westminster, Vanderbilt, Roths
child and Mackay, whose aggregate wealth
| is S73O, 100000.
Cyrus w. Field says he is willing to erect
monument to Nathan Hale, the American
spy captured within the British lines and
hanged in New York in 1777.
Hon. w. w. Astor, late United States
minister to Rome, has written q novel on
Italian life in the middle ages, which is
shortly to be priated by Charles Scribner' s
Sons.
Mrs. w. C. Endicott, Mrs Patten OF Cali.
| fornia, Mrs. j p. Jones OF Nevada, Mrs. Il.
Q. Palmer Of Michigan, and Mrs. Gardner
Hubbard were elected members OF the board
of managers at the November meeting pi
| the Garfield Hospital association.
Rev. Dr. Charles O'Reifiy Of Detroit,
Mich, treasurer of the Irish National
League OF America, has received q letter
from Thomas Harrington, NJ. p, acknowl.
edging herecept OF Ell 900 for the parlia-
mentary fund, and giving thanks there.
for.
Council Bluffs Special: The government
is making it lively for postmasters accused
OF using money order funds in their private
business. Postmaster Campbell OF Temple.
ton was arrested, and waived examination.
The postmaster at Bedford gave bonds
to answer for the same offense. He
was elected treasurer on the Republican
county ticket recently. Frank A Sherman,
postmaster at Pacific Junction, was ar
rested and is looking fnr bonds.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

Mr.. Moody, the revivalist, has
struck key note at an opportune mo.
ment, "when he pronounced church
fairs San abomination." "The idea, .
he exclaimed, "of rafting and voting
for the best-looking man, and having
the girls sell cigars! Better you should
worship in q barn than resort to any
of these methods" There are objec-
tional features at some church fairs,
but these can be eliminated, SO that
these fairs may become pleasant and
useful. can abomination" is a pretty
rough way of characterlzing generous
and conscientious work of people moi
inferior in anything to himself.
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bus in the brain was the primary cause OF
the trouble. So confident was he of this
fact that he asserted that if he could carry
Mccullough through thirty days without
the formation OF u second thrombus, he
could eventually be cured. Two weeks
elapsed when the second formed and death
ensued. The physicians at Bloomingdale
hospital claimed insanity from general
causes, not special.
The result of the autopsy freely corrobo-
rated the diagnosis of DR.. Engel. The
physicians aigned the following statement:
The physicians assembled find it was a
disease OF the blood vessels of the brain,
due to blood poison, and that the basilar
artery and middle cerebral arteries were
the ones mainly affected; that the pia mater
was opaque over Il large part OF the con-
vexity oi.the brain and adherent especially
in front OF the parietal region, near the
brocas convolution and fissure OF the ro-
lonlo. In various places, in an attempt
to strip pia mater, it was found that small
fragments of cortical tissue came away
with the membrane. Neither tumor nor
abscess was discovered.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

About 5000 deaths from smallpox
have now occurred in Montreal since
the beginning OF the present epidemic.
This is more than the natural mortal
ity in Il city the size of Montreal dur,
ing an entire year. and shows better
than any words can the fearful results
OF the dreadful disease, and the evils
brought upon innocent people by ia
natical opposition to vaccination.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

Thomas Wilkinson was hanged at Thorn
aston, Me-, for killing policeman Lawrence.
He remained calm and cool as the hour OF
his death approached. He slept q ute well,
breakfasted heartily and smoked. His pa
rents live near London. His father is a
tradesman. Wilkinson was not the prison
er's real name. He said that the folks
should never know the manner of his
death. He wished to he buried in the prison
cemetery. Wilkinson, escorted by the
deputy sheriffs and Rev. F. N. Tower, his
spiritual adviser issued from the western
door OF the prison and marched to the scat
fold. He walked with firm step, and stood
upon the drop without q tremor. As the
moose was being adjusted he said to the
sheriff: "You fellows get $50 q day for
such work" He had nothing further to
say, but listened attentively to the service
for the dying At just IL o'clock the trap
was sprung and he fell seven feet, dying
without a struggle.
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Platform of Senator Mitchell of Oregon.

Senator Mitchell few minutes after his
election, addressed the legislature and de-
fined his attitude toward the president in
the following language:
Ii | supposed for one moment that any
Democratic representative on this floor
had cast his vote for me under the impress
sion that it would have the ef-
feet of changing me from Republic
an to Democrat, of course l would not
feel complmented; but Ihave every reason
to know that no member of the Democratic
party cast his vote for me under any such
impression. 1t is due, however, that |
should state that | recognize the fact, and
| am now about to proclaim from the
housetop that which | have always
proclaimed in secret chambers; | rec
ognize the fact that at the late nation
al election the Democratic party prevail
ed and elected Democratic president.
| shall not conceive it to be part OF my du-
ty as a senator to go to Washington and
make factious opposition to the admins
tration now in power. The nominations
OF the president OF the United States, if they
are worthy men, shall receive my vote for
confirmation unless there is an attempt on
the part of the president to make appoint
ments that will impugn upon any tenure oil
office, and should he do SO, that | would
oppose any president OF the United States.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

The fecundity of the French Ca
nadians ssomethiny wonderful. Near
ly all the employees on the l. c. R. from
Campbelton to Quebec are French OF
descendants of French. ''These peo-
pie" said a railway man to a st, John,
N. B., reporter" are very prolific.
know of several families whose mem
bers number as high as forty. I will
give you the name OF one man with
whom I am personally acquainted
His name is Paul Belanger. He is in
the I. c. r. employ as car inspector
at Rivier Du Loup. He is the father
OF 33 children.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
A Deserted Husbands Vengeance.

Washington Specal.-Louis Somerfield,
n policeman, aged ffty-two years, shot and
instantly killed his wife and Gottlieb
Elsenbaum at the latter's saloon in the
northwestern part of the city. Somersfield 8
wife left him some weeks ago and has since
been living at Eisenbaum's. Recently
Somerfield entered the saloon and, drawing
a revolver, emptied all it's chambers, one
shot passing through Eisenbaum' heart,
while Mrs. Somerfield was shot in the back.
As sooL rs the shots were fired some of the
neighbors rushed to Mrs. Eisenbaum giving
the alarm and they were both found dead,
Somerheld ran down the street toward the
navy yard. A citizen undertook TO stop
him, when he attempted to kill him also.
An officer then appeared and took him into
custody. He made no explanation, except
to say in broken English that his wife had
LETT him and gone to live at Eisenbaum' s,
and that she had cheated him out OF his
money.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
Fate of a Ballot Box Suffer.

The supreme court, in session at Ottawa
Ell., affirmed the decision OF the lower
courts in the case of Joseph c. Mackin for
perjury. At the last senatorial election of
Illinois, it was discovered that a large
aumber of spurious ballots had been
printed and cast in favor of Rudolph
Brand, for state senator. In the investi-
cation which followed, sufficient evidence
Was produced to convict Mackin of the
rhine, and he was sentenced by Judge
Blodgett to two years in the penit entiary
and the payment of fine OF So, 900.
Nackins attorney at once carried the case
TO the supreme court of the United States,
before which it now is. Following his con-
viction in the United States court for tam
pering with ballots, Mackin was indicted
by the state grand jury for perjury in
swearing he had not ordered or received
the spurious ballots. OF this crime he was
convicted as above stated, and will no W
pay the penalty.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

Washington Special.-It has been the
policy OF this administration to leave post.
mistresses undisturbed on the ground that
woman cannot be an offensive partisan.
Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson
discovered that a number ofgreedy congress-
men had been outwitting him by filing APP
plications for offices now held by women,
and in the papers using simply the In
itials OF the present incumbents.
In this way when the documents
REACHED him he did not know the sex OF the
present officials, and ordered the removal
and desired appointments. The discovery
was made in n Maryland office, and an or
der was at once issued TO go through the
department and arrest all appointments
where women were to be turned out, and
they will be retained. Where commissions
have been issued and the postoffice has
changed hands, nothing will be done.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

The average annual value OF the
grain crops OF California for the last
five years has been a little over $50
o00,oo0 which nearly approximates
the greatest yield of her gold mines in
one year, which was s65, 100000 in
1854. Add the value OF the fruit
crops, stock and dairy products. and
the amount would exceed the highest
gold production, The latter has been
steadily diminishing OF late years,
while the agricultural interests have
been rapidly increasing and expanding
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

The following appreciative criticism
by Massachusetts paper voices the
general sentiment OF this country:
TennySon's new poem, .'Nastness, :"
contains thirty lines of eighteen to
twenty words each. The lines begin
with capitals and end with rhymes, and
the language stuffed in between indi-
Gates that the poet has been eating
too much mince pie.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

OF the 51.252 postofiices in the
United States, only us are free de-
livery offices, and thepostal authoites
urge the extension OF the carrier sys-
tenn to all towns OF 10000 popula
tion whose postage is not less than
$4,000 each annually. AS there
were not quite 200 towns OF 10000
population when the census OF 1850
was taken. the exten ton will not be
important
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
Crimes and Criminals.

Two Nebraska gamblers quarreled, one
fired at the other, and killed an outsider,
Martin H. Collins.
The defaulting treasurer of the Catholic
Knights OF America was found guilty of
forgery in Kentucky court.
H. 0. Hoffman, bookkeeper OF Bren-
ham. Tex, was arrested and lodged in Jail
on the charge OF embezzling 5000.
Ferdinand Ward is gaining strength and
health in prison. He says he is treated
well and has no complaint to make.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

The appointment of Mr.. William
Hyde as postmaster OF st. Louis, is
commended by the press, without
reference topolitics. He is one OF the
best informed men ofthe country, and
us writing editor OF the St. Louis Re.
publican. he won the respect OF think
ing men OF all parties. The people are
honored, and the government as we'll,
by the selection OF such a man to ad
minister an important public trust.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
Railroad Man Arrested for Embezzle-
ment.

Milwaukee Special: Herbert r. Jones,
the assistant claim agent for the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Omaha railway at
St Paul, was arrested Green Bay by Uni
ted States Marshal West and brought to Mil,
waukee Heis charged with embezzling 5000
al government funds. Up to the famous
crash of Strongs bank in Green Bay, Jones
was his cashier and afterward started a pri.
vate bank. In december 1888, he failed also,
with $4,000 assets and $50, 900 liabili,
ties; 5000 OF these had been placed in the
bank as security for the shortage in
the accounts OF the postmaster, J. s,
Marsh, by Marsh's bondsmen. The post,
Off ee inspector, who had discovered the
shortage, designated Jones to look after
the interest OF the bondsmen. When the
bank failed Jones skipped, his mother hav-
ing given bail for him, and finally brought
up in st. Paul, where he took the railroad
position
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
Wants of the Cattle Growers.

At the national convention of cattle
growers held in Chicago, the resolutions
provided for finance committee OF five to
collect subscriptions and raise funds to
prosecute means to secure legislation, this
committee to act under the direction OF the
executive committee of the National Cattle
Growers association, the committee to
gather and give to the press authentic in
formation regarding contagious diseases,
SO as to remove popular misconceptions,
and third committee to urge upon con-
gress the necessity OF perfecting existing
laws, and make provisions for national
oversight OF cattle diseases by the commits
sioner OF agriculture. The resolutions ask
ed for an appropriation OF not less than
1900, 600 from congress to pay for dis
eased cattle slaughtered, and also provide
for the payment OF experts to settle the
value OF cattle on the basis OF health before
Injection. The resolutions were adopted.
l.. s. Coffin ofIowa presented resolution
calling upon states and national legislative
bodies to regulate the sale OF adulterated
butteL if traffic in it be permitted to go on.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
MURPHY & SANDERS.

The Washington scribblers have
sharpened their pencils, soon there will
come wishywashy, everlasting flood
of stuff disnitied as special kilograms"
or special correspondence" of which
solid facts and truth are the most
intinitesimal proportions.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

= The Washington house burned at St
Cloud. Loss So, 900.
Thin ice near Detroit orphaned the nine
children OF James r. Gee, a premature
skater.
Natural gas caused the burning Of q
school house at Kittaning, Pa. Loss
$50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The following men were entombed at a
mine in Colorado: Con Nourse, H. West
fall, Elmer Heista, D. w. Patton, N. d.
Grosslier, NJ. Lapoint, John Lalns, Georgt
Smith, William Strong and NJ. Baptista
They were found dead.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

At the meeting OF the trustees OF the
Episcopalian Theological seminary at
Nashota, Wis.,, Rev. Dr. Nicholson OF Phila-
delphia was unanimousl elected president
OF that institution to succeed the late Rev.
DIR. Cole. lie will in all probability accept.
DIR. Nicholson has been since 1S4S, and is
at present, the rector OF st. Marks church
at Philadelphia. He is known to be very
gifted, and has a high reputation "a q man
and minister. He was elected bishop al
Indiana in ISS3, but declined.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

All fowls that feather slowly are usu-
ally hardy. For instance, the Brah-
mas. For it is owing to the fact that
the drain on the system occasioned by
quick feathering does not weaken
them. Slow feathering while growing
is Indicative of hardness.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
A Clot of Blood In McCullough's Brain.

A number OF leading physicians OF Phila-
delphia examined the brain Of the late ohm
Mccullough, a few days ago, in order to def
nitely fix the cause OF death and substan-
tiate or disprove DR.. Hugo Engels theory
Of death, which was different from that
held by the physicians sofBloomingdale OF hos
pital. Dr. Engel's theory was that death
WAS caused by the disease known as
thrombosis, which is gathering OF a
thrombus or clot 81 blood in one of the ar
teries, thus blocking characterization OF blood
through it. DIR. Engel always contended
that the formation Of one OF these throm-
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26
General News.

One hundred OF the poorer classes have
lett Tennessee for Utah and Mormonism.
All trans Atlantic mails from England
will be forwarded over the Canadian Pacific
road. '"'.'..'' ''sNs'N