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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Minnesota Carrots.

Chicago News: Maj. W. Beach Taylor,
one OF Gen. Logans private secretaries,
passed through this city on his way to
Washington, where he intends to exhibit,
before the next congres sits, some specimens
OF carrots raised on his farm near Slay yton,
MINI. The major thinks that, with a little
government aid, he could bring the
carrotraising industry up to a point where
it would be second to none in the country.
Zone popularity of carrots raised in Min
nesota, says he, ''is that they grow in the
form of whatever the planter is thinking of
v hen he sows the seed. Now, here is one,"
he continued, raising the lid of a box and
showing a carrot that looked like q beauti-
full child; L was thinking ,fhome and my
children when l sowed that seed and you
see what it has grown to be-" In other
boxes Mai. Taylor carried carrots in other
forms, ALL he protested, in the images OF
those objects on which his mind rested at
the time OF the planting. AS other Mime
sofa farmers do not report the same ex-
perience, we think it must be pecuiarity
OF Maj. Taylor's mind rather than OF the
Minnesota soil.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
He Stabs Wife and Mother-in-Law.

William Wilbur graduated from the uni
versity at Syracuse, N. Y, on the Oath O.
last June. On the 26th of the same month
Clara Greenly graduated at the high school
They secretly married, but have not lvec
together. When he had gone to the house to
ask her to live with him he has been denied
admission. Recently Wilbur climbed upon
the roof. broke a window, and entered his
wife's bed room with the intention OF
begging forgi iveness, and ash ing her
to leave her mother and live with him.
Clara was not in the room, and he went
down stairs and found mother and daugh-
ter there. The mother ordered him out OF
house. Wilbur seized pair of shears and
stabbed them both, but not fatally. In
court he plead guilty to assault in the sec
ond degree, and was held for the grand jury
The girl is very pretty. Wilbur is an insur-
ance agent, and has a brother in the insane
ward Of the county house there. An action
for divorce has been begun by the girl.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Foreign Gossip.
Gen. Middleton of Riel rebellion fame,
saws Riel is sure to be hanged.

zen. Middleton OF Rlel rebellion lame,
says Riel is sure to be hanged.
Mr.. Stead, the London editor, and three
others were convicted of an indecent as
sault upon the Armstrong girl, and sem
fenced to from three to six months inn
prisonment.
Stanford Fleming telegraphs from British
Columbia to Mr.. John A. Macdonald that
the first through train over the Canadian
Pacific accomplished the journey in five
days, and that the trip will shortly be
made by passenger trains in four days.
Advices from Calcutta state that King
Theebaw has ordered that all Englishmen
in Burmah be exterminated. 1t is feared
that all the Europeans at Mandalay have
already been massacred. The Burmese are
blocking the Irrawaddy river at Meribla.
The London Daily News endorses the
maintenance of the union of England and
Ireland as a subject OF paramount inn
portance. and as necessary in preserving
the integrity OF the empire. The N ews
says: 1t would be wise to make timely and
judicious concessions. There is only one
way to prevent Parnell from debating his
own terms, and that is to return a Liberal
ma ajority to parliament.
Mr.. Gladstone and wife and Lord Rose
berry and wife drove in carriage from Dali
meny Park through the principal thor
oughfares to the free assembly hall, Edin-
burgh. Crowds OF people lined the route,
and great enthusiasm was manifested at
the appear ance Of Mr.. Gladstone. On
reaching the hall Mr. Gladstone found it
literally packed with people awaiting to
hear his address.
John Bright, in speaking at Rochdale
said The present was the most critical
period since 1882. Lord Salisbury had
spoken his decision regarding the church
question and on that question Mr.. Bright
would not challenge him, but the attempt
to revive protection was mischievous.
The present depression was due partly to
rash extension OF business and partly to
the bad harvests.
The reply OF King Theebaw of Burmah to
the British ultimatum has been received
and is hostile and inadequate. In response
to the British demand for the control OF
the Burmese foreign relations, King Thee
baw says he must first consult Germany,
France and Italy. The British expedi-
tionary force will now cross the frontier
with the least possible delay. Four regi-
ments have already started up the IRA
waddy river on steamers.
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Miscellaneous News,

Cleveland has new music hall and one
OF the largest in the West.
A Kansas Judge sustains the validity OF
the prohibitory law in every particular.
Seventeen men and women are arrested
at Seattle for making incendiary speeches
during the Chinese agitation.
w. L. Clemens OF Charlestown, s. c.,
lock his son alone in a dark room.
When the door W as opened the boy had lost
his reason through fright.
j. X. Piersal, prominent lawyer OF New
Brighton, Pa, and assignee OF r. E. & HI.
H. Hooper, bankers, has speculated in
wheat, and is short in his accounts about
$4,000.
At the cathedral in Cleveland, Bishop
Gilmour invested Monsignor Felix NJ. Boff,
vicar general of the Cleveland diocese with
the title and insignia OF Romestic prelate
to the pope.
Official returns OF Iowa do not change
the results of the election already given.
In Benton county the Republican vote de-
creased 400. and Page county increased
100. Reiningers majority for senator in
Floyd county is four.
Gov. Gray of Indiana issued an anti
pleuro-pneumonia proclamation against
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Della
Illinois, Kentucky, Mirsoui, and the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
In the case OF John Stevenson, indicted
at Bozeman, Mont. for killing Frank Kan
mis-, the jury brought in q verdict OF map-
slaughter and recommended sentence Of
ten years in the penitentiary. The murder
occurred on the Yellowstone.
Mrs. Celia Bowers, the wife OF DR.. J. Mil
ton Bowers OF San Francisco, died the
night Of Nov, 1. Her life was insured in
various organizations for $l7, 900 in favor
OF her husband. DR.. Bowers treats the
matter indiffeFently and says he will have
no difficulty in ex0nerating himself from
any suspicion of having caused his wife's
death.
Quite . stir has been caused i4 yachting
circles OF New York by the appearance OF q
long letter In tbs London Field, from Tan
nerville Chamberlayne, well-kn0Hn Eng.
lish sportsman, and the owner Of he acht
Arrow, in which he invites an American
yacht to 60 over to England and race for
the Queens cup, which his yacht won in
1859, and still retains.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Fire Departments In Minnesota.

During the recent session OF the legisla-
ture law was passed giving each town
and city in the state, having an organized
fire department one. half of the amount of
taxes paid by the insurance companies in
that town or city. The amount is to be
spent in improving the fire department.
The following places have forwarded state
ments showing that they have an organized
tire department.:
Albert Lea, Alexandria, Anoka, Austin,
Benson, Blue Eartn City, Brainerd, Gale
donia, Carver Chaska, Cold Springs,
Crookston. Duluth, Fairmont, Faribault,
Fergus Falls, Glenwood, Hastings, Hen
derson, Jackson, Jordan, Kasson, Lake
City, Lanesboro, LIE Sueur, Linchfeld, Lit
tie Falls, Mankato. Mapleton. Minneapolis,
Montevideo, Moorhead, New Ulm, North
field, Owatona, Perham, Red Wing, Red
wood Falls, Rochester, ST. Clond, st. Paul.
st. Peter, Shakopee, Spring Valley, Still
water, Waconia, Waseca, Watertown,
Wells, Willmar, Winnebago City, Winona,
Zumbrota.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Personal (sOgsip.

Canon Farrar will lecture to the students
OF Ann Arbor university on Nov. 25.
Stewart McKee, a millionaire glass man.
ufacturer of Pittsburg, died suddenly, aged
forty years.
1t is said Chief Justice EdgeYton can
represent Dakota in the United States SEN
ate If he so desires.
Rev. DIR. John Hall, the noted Presby.
terian pastor OF New York, has an income
of 500, 900 year.
There was large gathering Of the upper
ten of New Orleans society recently at the
residence OF John Phelps, ON jackson
street, to witness the marriage OF his niece.
Miss Louisa Yates Of New Orleans, to
Albert K. Ovitt OF st. Paul
After providing for the payment Of all his
debts and funeral expenses, General McClel.
Ian bequeaths all his real and personal es-
tate to his wife, Ellen Marcy Mcclellan. On
the death OF his wife he directs that all his
estate be divided between his txo children,
George b, Jr., and Mary NJ, share and
share alike. His military aeeoutrsmeuts
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Galveston ScOrched

At LAO O'Clock Friday the 3 tn inst, the
most destructive fire in the history OF Gal
weston broke out in a small foundry and
car repair shop on the north side of Avenue
A, known as the Strand, between Sixteenth
and Seventeeth streets. fierce gale from
the north was blowing at the time, and the
flames spread with lightning rapidity.
About 800 houses were burned which
were occupied by fully 500 families. From
Avenue E, however, the burned district in
cludes the wealthiest and most
fashionable portion OF the city.
One hundred elegantly furnished
mansions are in ruins. Many OF
these residences had beautiful gardens at
tached and the moneyed loss does not
represent over half their value. The city
assessor says tho taxable value of the
dwellings burned is $3.50, 900. This makes
the actual value of the property
s1,5oo, 900, which, perhaps, represents
the loss in money. The insurance
men place the insurance at $780,
600. So far as can be learned not q single
accident occurred The scene during the
progress OF the fire was simply frightful, SO
filled with misery and terror that whoever
witnessed it must bearits vivid impress for
Il lifetime. The wind rose to a screaming
gale in the vicinity OF the fire, and swept
through the burning belt in terrific whirls,
ulilLOIS Ol i've CluueF6 ulSI up III
the air, and raining them down mile dis
tant over the wooden city and it's panic
stricken inhabitants. Fortunately the
flames spared the government building and
passed onward toward the gulf. AtAvenue
l the fire iend reveled in the most
stylish mansions OF the city. One OF the
first Of these splendid houses to sue
cumb was $40, 900 house. Then in rapid
procession went the residences OF julius
Runge, Leon Blum, H. Fellman, George
Selby, r. F. Georges $6O,OOO residence,
Thomas Goggans and three hundred OF
less value. These names represent a loss
of $40, 900 to $4,000 each. The total
area OF the burnt district in 100 acres, and
forty and a half blocks are swept clear of
everything combustible. Something over
400 houses were burned, and it is estimated
by relief committee that about l 900 fami-
lies are rendered homeless; the grea t ma jori-
ty of whom, especially the poor ones, lost
everything.
The city OF Galveston is situated on the
inner shore OF Galveston island, Texas, $40
miles west from the mouth OF the south
pass of the Mississippi river, 29O miles
southwest OF New Orleans and $50 miles
southeast Of Austin. It is the largest city
in the state, and the principal port.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
The New Catholic University.

The board OF trustees Of the Catholic
university met at the archiepiscopal res
idence lew days ago in Baltimore. The
following were present:
Archbishops Gibbons, Baltimore; Will
Jams, Boston; Ryan, Philadelphia; and
Corrigan. New York; Bishops Ireland, st.
Paul; keane, Richmond Spauding, Peoria;
Marty, Dakota; Monsignor Farley. New
York; Rev, Drs. Foley, Baltimore, and
Chapelle, Washington Messrs. Michael Jen-
kins, Baltimore; Thomas +. Wagerman
Washington; and Eugene Kelley, New York.
Bishops Ireland. keane, Spaulding and
Marty were authorized to visit various
dioceses and collect funds for the univer-
sity. They agreed to raise $7O0, 600.
which, with Miss Caeiwel's donation $780,
900, will give the university 81, ,OOo, 900,
to start with. The members OF the
university board will visit Washington and
qualify as incorporators. A letter was
brought by DR.. O'Connell to Archbishop
Gibbons from the pope in which the latter
expresses the great gratitude afforded him
to learn that the archbishop of Baltimore,
with his colleagues, bishop of America,
had conceived the noble designs of erecting
Catholic university in America.
Canadian Ministers on Reirs Rebellion
At the banquet to Sir A. Caron and Hon.
1uoiioS w illie at w AaTOu CauSeu
vociferous applause by stating he hated
rebels and had no sympathy. good bad or
indifferent with rebellion. Referring to
rebellion, White said:
| visited the Prince Albert district, OF
which we have heard so much of late. I
had an opportunity OF seeing the terrible
misery brought upon the poor, mis-
guided haf-breeds by the treachery OF
a designing knave. [Great applause.l 1t
seems to ue that ifanywhere the name of the
man who led the reatures in that neigh
borhood and caused such misery and des-
titutlon; the name OF him who, for the sec
ond time in this northwest country brought
disturbance upon the people. should be
held up to eXecration, it would be among
the unfortunate dupes who were led at that
time to take up arms against the constitut-
ed authorities OF the country, and brought
misery and destitution upon The people.
lCheers
1t is believed that after the utterances
OF these two members OF the cabinet, Riel
has little chance OF escaping the gallows.
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he also leaves to his son, and the sword
that was presented to him by the city OF
Philadelphia he leaves to his daughter. He
appoints William c. Prime OF New York
literary executor, to make such use as he
deems best OF such papers as the decedent
may have.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Casualty Record.

At Helena drunken William Todd drinks
a bottle of laudanum given him by Michael
McGoyern, and dies.
Further details of the Algoma disaster
ow the calamity to have been much
greater than first indicated.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19

At the late ma tional free trade conference
in Chicago, Of which David A. Wells was
chosen president, Horny Ward Beecher
made speech that attracted great atten.
LION Mr.. Beecher declared:
He Nvor OF no tariff at all, though
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
A DesDeradO Wanted.

Des Moines Special: Acase in which there
is 81 900 reward offered has been agitating
police circles for the last few days. Oct. 80
a bold robbery was committed at Madison,
Wis, and one f. B, Stewart was suspected
and cornered by the Madison police. When
an officer went to arrest him he defied the
law and shot the officer down. Stewart es.
capped, but the popular Indignation was
intense, and in thirty minutes 81 900 had
been subscribed as a reward, $500 for
Stewart aud $500 for the recovery of about
$4,000 worth of jewelry which had been
stolen. There was woman in the case,
and she was traced to Des M,oines. She
was found and finally induced to tell all
she knew, which was not OF much use in
solving the whereabouts OF Stewart, but
the sheriff thinks the woman traced here
will be good Witness and he has started
back with her to Madison.
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Detective G.. H. Miller states that Gen.
Grant paid the expenses OF the detective in
vestigations during the Johnson impeach-
ment proceedings out of his own pocket.
The third controller has decided that a
West Point graduate can only claim lon
gevity from the date OF his commission as
an officer, and not from the date OF his
graduation.
Mr.. Graves, an official OF the treasury
department at Washington, is the subject
OF the latest scandal.
President Cleveland declines to interfere
in Riel's behalf.
Congressme0 complain bitterly o: high
prices for boaM and rents in Washington
this year.
The outgoing land officers at Huron are
charged with malfeasauce by Commissioner
Sparks.
Herbert Benfield, carriage maker at Ober-
lin, Ohio, has failed. Liabilities, $35, 900;
assets, nominal,
After an official canvass OF the vote
on the new city election law in Chicago,
Judge Prendergast declared the measure
adopted by an overwhelming majority, the
count standing more than two to one in
favor of the lay s." 8 80 :"
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Ex.Congrcssman B. J. Franslin, OF Kan.
sas elty has decided 10 accept the Canton
eonsulsh'p, ana wired Senator Vest to that
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Land Frauds in Dakota.

Bismarck Special: The inquiry into the
land frauds made through inspectors now
at work in most OF the land districts is re-
sultIng IN numerous cancellations. Ipspse.
tor Easterly from Montana, but FORMERLY Of
Goodhue county, Minn., has examined part
OF the entries In Emmons, Burleigh and Nc
Lean counties, and is now at work in Kid
der county He has been at work two
months, and notices OF Cancelled entries are
being received from Washington at an avors
age Of hall dozen per daY Abaut one ,
hundred have 50 MN been Cancelled, being
gases where little of no attempt he'd been
land laws.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-19
Death of x-Senator Sharon.

Ex-senator William Sharon died at San
Francisco at the age of 64. He was born
at Smithfield, Ohio. He stulied law With
the late Secretary Stanton, but failed to
get on tremendously with him, In lS45
he went to st. Louis and was admitted to
the bar, but failing health forced him reluc-
family to abandon his profession, and he set
up as q country storekeeper at Carrollton,
ILL.,, where he was found at the outbreak OF
the gold fever in 1S49. He was one OF the
first to start across the plains. Reaching
Sacramento, he opened store but ac-
cumulated money SO slowly that year
later he started for San Francisco, as he
said years afterward, Ito change his luck"
He got into the ring OF milionaires and be-
came himself immensely wealthy. Mr..
Sharons acquaintance with General
Grant began in Washington, after
Mr.. Sharon's election to the SEN
ate as q representative from Ne
vada in 1S75-succeeding William M. Stew
art, who was Nevada's first representative
in the senate. In the senate Mr.. Sharon
was principally known for his absences.
Mr.. Sharon's wife died a number of years
ago. She was devout Catholic. His
daughter @ few years ago married Sir
Thomas Hesketh OF England. She lives in
England, but is now in this country. The
only son, Frederick Sharon, married Miss
Tevis, daughter OF his fathers old friend,
Lloyd Tevis. Mrs. Sharon is dashing,
beautiful woman. and married when quite
young Owen Breckenridge /, son OF Ken
tucky's brilliant son. Gen. John C.
Breckenridge. The marriage was not
happy one, and a divorce followed. Men
tion has been made OF Mr.. Sharon's rela-
tions with Sarah Althea Hill. Sarah Althea
was a woman well known In San Francis
co. She was keen and handso me, y young and
attractive, and fond OF the society OF elder
ly men. She was adepositor in Mr.. Shar.
on's bank. One day in August, 1880, she
met the millionaire, who invited her to call
and see him. She went. The result led
to the suit that is one OF the most celebrat-
ed in the history OF litigation in this
country. She swore that Sharon asked
her to become his wife. The Judge de-
clared that Miss Sarah Althea Hill had been
legally married by contract which
had been signed by both five years ago.
The judge granted her divorce and di-
vision OF Senator Sharon's property,
whose value was estimated at $40, 900, 900.
The counsels fees amounted to 100000.
The court gave Mi Sd Hill back alimony at
the rate OF $4,000 for thirteen montha,
to be paid pending an appeal for new
trial. Since then Miss Hill has been living
on the TAT OF the land.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-05
The Mitne,sas All Concur.
THE FARMERS SUFFER.
The We. st Failure in Wheat Kansas Has
Ever Known.

The wrs at Failure in Wheat Kansas Has
Ever Known.
TorEEA, KS, June Much anxiety is
expressed over the disastrous report in re-
gard to the condition of the wheat crop in
this State. The Secretary Of the State Board
of Agriculture said today that his June re
port wa not yet ready, but would be oGt
Friday hight. BE refused 70 sISe-sEuRfs,
but said the news had been very discoUrsg-
ing; that the best wheat in many instances
would be q total failure on account of the
Hessisn fly and chinch bug. Many wheat
fields that up to ten days ago promised 8
half crop are now heading out cheat. This
said the Secretary is the worst failure in
wheat that Kansas has ever experienced.
In long talk, in which he declined to give
official figures he said it was no use in dis
guising the fact that in many localities
farmers would not get their feed. His in.
formation was that very large area Of the
wheat, at his last report, was considered
promising, was now either being plowed up
or that the cattle had been turned in upon
it. Mr. Crsley, the manager of the largest
mill in this city, said that he had just re-
turned from tour of the wheat districts,
and that in his opinion the entire harvest
would not exceed 100000 bushels. 1t
was learned to-day that the Secretary of the
State Board viii make his April estimates
80 per cent, which will make the estimated
Weld about 100000 bushels, or about
81. .OOO,O bushels less than last year.
Corn now is the only hope for Kansas this
wear,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-05
A CITY FLOODED.

Great Damage in Atchison, Kansas, by n
Storm.
ATCHTsoN, KAs, June A terrific storm
of rain and wind swept over this city yester-
day, destroying public and private property
to the extent of about $4,000. All the
creeks overAowed their banks, and bridges,
culverts and crossings we're swept away or
seriously damaged. The cutters and sew
ers could not carry off the water, and the
streets on the lower levels became rivers.
Cellars were flooded, mills stopped and busi-
ness greatly interrupted. The Mayor and
City Engineer, after careful inspection Of
public property, say the damage will reach
$4,000 on city works alone while almost
every business man complains of more orless
damage by water. The rain came down In
a perfect deluge, and the thunder and light
ming we're worse than ever before known in
thia vicinity