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WILLS 3d MASS B5 cts.l and Wells
MASS Of Sr. CECILIA coo ~, new works
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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Preservation of the Forests.

The fourth annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Forestry congress was held in Boston.
There was address of welcome by Gov. Rob-
inson and addresses by Gov. Morton, Ben.
Pcrley Poore, and Hon. George B. Lorine,
commissioner OF agriculture, who said:
At present the value OF the lumber wasted
is greater than almost our annual product
from other sources. He believed we should
plant us much as possible from seed and
should select those that are natives OF the
soil,
President HegIey drew attention to
the Importance of the movement
for the restoration of the forests
as touching agricultural, climatic, and
commercial interests. The Rev. Mr..
n. H. Eggleston, chief of the forestry division
OF the department OF agriculture, Washing.
ton, read a paper giving some figures and
facts in regard to the forests OF the coun-
try and their consumption. He showed
that forests are subject to an annual
drain OF so, 75O,OS9 acres, which would
clear wooded surface equal in extent to
the area OF all the New England states, to-
gether with New Jersey and Maryland. A
general discussion followed the reading OF
the paper. Ex-Gov. Morton of Nebraska, the
father of arbor day, did not think that the
question OF rain fall had yet been satisfac-
torily explained. In his state the rain fall
had greatly increased and they found that
titled land contained one and q half times az
much moisture as the same weight Of prai-
rie land. In Kansas and Nebraska the
state offered premiums for the greatest
number OF trees planted on arbcr day.
The consequence was over 1000, 600
had been planted in 81 single day,
A committee OF three was appointed ta
urge before congress the passage OF the bill
introduced by Senator Miller OF New York
with reference to the conservation Of for
ests. resolution was adopted giving the
approval of this congress to the movements
lately inaugurated to the Grand Army
posts, by which Decoration day is trans
formed into arbor memorial, the planting
of trees being substited for flowers.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01

The justice of the peace is sometimes
popularity, aud if some one does not
watch him he will exceed his jurisdic-
ton. 1t took constable, a sheriff, a
prosecuting attorney and club to
convince q Wyoming Justice of the
peace that he had no right to send a
man to the penitentiary for life. An
other Justice in Utah sentenced Grim
inal to be hung on the following Fri
day between II and l o'clock of said
day. but he couldn't enforce the SEN
tence. A Wisconsin justice of the
peace granted divorce and in two
weeks married the COUPLE over again
ten dollars for the divorce and two
dollars for the relapse. Another Bad
ger justice bound young man over to
appear and answer at the next term of
the circuit court for the crime of chas-
tity. and the evidence was entirely cir
eumstancial, too.
Another one. when his first case
came up. jerked candle box around
behind the dining room table, put his
hat on the back of his head, borrowed
q chew of tobacco from the prisoner
and said: Nov, boys, the courts
open. The first feller that says word
unless I speak to him will get par
alyzed. Now, tell your story" Tksn
each witness and the defendant re0led
off his yarn without being sworn. The
justice fined the defendant ten dollars
and made the complaining witness pay
half the costs. The Justice then took
the fine and put il in his pocket, ad-
journed court and in an hour was so
full that it took six men to hold his
house still long enough for him to get
tRto the door,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
New York Republican Nomination,

The New York Republican State Conven-
ton met at Saratoga and nominated the
following ticket:
Governor, Ira Davenport; lieutenant gov
ernor, Joseph B Carr; secretary OF state,
Anson s. Wood, Franklin county: con-
troller, James d. Wadsworth, Livingston
county; attorney general, Edward B..
Thomas, Chenango county; treasurer,
Charles Ulrich, New York; state engineer and
surveyor, William Van Rensselaer,.
Ira Davenport was born in Hornelloville
June %, 1841. His father was Col Ira
Davenport the founder and endower of the
Davenport home for orphan girls. He was
educated at Haverling academy in Bath,
and at DIR. Russel's collegiate school in New
Haven. In 1876 he was active in the PROS
pect for % soldiers home, to which he
contributed $1,000. In 1917 he was
elected state senator over George B.
Bradley by a plurality of 1,7O1. Two
years previously Mr.. Bradley had
reelected by a plurality of5.77S. In 1881
the state convention nominated him for
controller. He led all other candidates on
the Republican state ticket receiving 13. OS4
majority. Last year Mr.. Davenport was
elected to congress from the district COM
posed of Steuben, Yates and Ontario
by plurality of 3.61O. Blaine, in
the same counties, had 2,094. Mr.. Daven-
port is a bachelor. His father made u
fortune in the settlement Of southern New
York and founded one OF those wealthy
and ir fuential families which play SO con-
siderable a part in the life OF the state. The
money which the older Davenport made in
selling groceries and shipping produce down
the Tioga and Susquehanna was invested
in Iowa lands, in which a city named after
him now stands. The money left by the
father has been increased by the
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
American Encomiums ON Japan.

Hon. John A. Bingham, ex-minister to
Japan was first accredited to the court oi
the mikado by President Grant In 1873,
and remained until the administration oi
President Cleveland. He gives q most in.
teresting account OF the condition Of affairs
in Japan, saying: The reigning soveE:
eign is the representative Of q dynasty
which has governed Japan for twenty:
six centuries, and the bluest Of the blue
blood OF Europe and America will have to
acknowledge their inierioritY to such q line
a. this. He is not more than forty years
OF age, but has proved himself to be one oil
the ablest and wisest statesmen which his
country has produced. When he ascended
the throne OF Japan he succeeded to the
absolutely despotic powers and preroga-
tives which his ancestors had welded
for ages, literally holding in the hol
low OF his hand the lives, liberties
and property OF his subjects. Step by
step he has thrown of the shackles, until
now the government OF Japan is democrat
ic to an extent closely approximating that
of the United States. The country is more
prosperous, the people happier and the gov
ernment apparently resting on as firm q
foundation as ever. The postal facilities
are wonderful. Japan, with population
OF less than 10000, 900, has almost az
many postofices as the United States, ,snd
postal savings banks are insuccessful oper.
alton at ell popular points. Hari-kari =
now only q tradition in Japan.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Miscellaneous News Items.

Louis Hansen, the New York tailor who
shot himself recently, left 1926, 900 and nc
heirs.
A magnificent Catholic college is to be
erected at Van Buren,, Me. 1t will be com
pleted next summer.
Peoria, ILL.,, has donated $10O, 900 to se-
cure the removal of the Fredonia watch
factory to that city.
The freshman class Of Cornell university
this year numbers ESQ, the students being
chiefly from the Western states.
A Boston lady said she would give 500
900 for the Puritan, If that yacht won the
race. The lady has not turned up since the
Puritan's victory.
The Rev. Father McCaffrey, pastor OF St.
Patricks church in ST. Louis, has announ-
ced that hereafter he will exclude from the
holy communion all Catholic children who
attend the public schools.
At q session OF the International Boiler
makers association at Milwaukee the elec-
ton Of the following officers took place.
President, Thomas j. Curran, New York.
vice president, Henry O'Hearn, st. Paul;
treasurer, Thomas McCann, Milwaukee,
secretary, James McGovern, Cleveland.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01

Gen. Hancock, is one OF the brightest young
officers in the service, and is an accom-
plished linguist, with taste for literature.
Charles Gustav Blum, son OF the secreta
ry OF the royal agricultural department OF
Sweden, and a private in the United States
army, has just concluded to give up soldier
ing, since he has received notification that
his grandmother has died, leaving him
$1O4 900.
Ex-senator Fowler OF Tennessee, who un-
derwent a severe surgical operation to re-
move his lower jaw, is recovering hopefully
His tongue has been tied to a card on his
breast for ten days to prevent it's falling in
to his throat and choking him. His re-.
covery has been so rapid that this precau-
tion has been abandoned.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Foreign News.

Foreign News.
The conservative papers in London ac-
cuse Gladstone OF plotting the Roumelia
revolt.
The illness of King Alfonso has become
serious. The officials OF the palace endeavor
to conceal his actual condition.
Hon. p. A. Collins, who keeps posted,
says: There is little room to doubt that
within three years Ireland will have legis-
lative body on her own soil for the enact
ment OF laws relating to her own affairs"
The petite bourse of Paris is agitated
over reports that an insurrection is immi
nent in Macedonia, in favor ola union with
Bulgaria, and that an advance by Austria
upon Salonica IN connection with Rus
sian occupation OF the Bosphorus, is proba-
BILE.
Such immense crowds attended the con-
cert given by Christine Nillson. at Stock
holm recently, that seventeen persons were
crushed to DEATH The accident occurred
after the concert, and while Nine. Nilsson
was singing from the balcony OF the grand
hotel. The crowd numbered 900 at the
time Of the accident.
The reports from Palermo regarding the
progress of cholera show distressing state
OF affairs prevailing there. Thirty thousand
persons have fled from the city, all the
shops are closed and the streets are almost
deserted. There is a great scarcity of food
and water, and the epidemic is increasing
with frightful rapidity.
Prince Alexander has issued a proclama-
ton announcing that in accordance with
the wishes of the entire popuace, he as
sumes sovereignty over the two provinces
OF North and South Bulgaria. Measures
will be taken to preserve peace, and all who
oppose the new government will be severely
punished. The prince expresses the hope
that the people will defend the union at
any sacrifice.
Severe fighting has occurred between
Turks and Albanians at Djakoro. Both
sides lost heavily. Theresis an increasing
belief in diplomatic circles on the continent
that conference Of the powers will be con-
vened for the purpose of settling the Roume-
lian affair. TheAlbanians of Djakoro, Ser
via, are rising in rebelli IN. Adispatch from
Vienna says the rumor that Austria is
mobilizing her arms is untrue.
King Humberts message OF sympathy to
the inhabitants of Palermo, where the
greatest suffering exists, owing to the prev
alence OF cholera, was received with en-
thusiastic expressions Of gratitude. The
epidemic in Palermo is stationary. Stormy
weather prevails throughout Italy. King
Humbert is anxious to visit Palermo, but
his ministers have strongly dissuaded him,
as they insist there is no reason whatever
for his presence there.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01

Rev. Robert Slossen OF Greensburg, Ind,
dies in misery at Milwaukee.
Gen. Robert Toombs is reported to be
seriously i'll at his home at Washington,
Ga.
Mrs. Cummings, born Miss Mary Parker,
is building a chapel for Lehigh university,
Pa, which will cost $25O,OOO.
Mr.. J. Paige Munroe OF Syracuse, N. Y,
whose illness has been mentioned, died at
the Pauley house, Minneapolis.
Sam w. Small (Old ST." OF the Atlanta
Constitution recently preached in Allan
ia. He was converted through Sam Jones'
preaching.
Roscoe Conkling was the most conspicu-
pus figure in the crowd OF passengers on the
Etruria's deck when she got into New York
recently.
DIR. George Whitfield Fish, ex-United
States consul to China and Tunis, and a
well known resident OF Flint, Mich, died at
his home OF pneumonia. He was seventy
years old.
Mrs. Susan Whiting Belmont has begun
suit for divorce against Oliver Hazard Per
ry Belmont, son OF Augustus Belmont OF
New York, charging desertion and non-sup-
port.
Lieut.. H. R. Lemley, Third artillery, who
has been selected as aide-de-camp by Mai.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED,
Wholesale Depredations In Iowa.

Mason City Special:-For some weeks
past numerous depredations have been
committed on the property OF farmers in
this vicinity, and all efforts toward appre-
hending the guilty ones have been futile un-
til a few days ago, when Sheriff Rosecrans
visited Portland township, ten miles from
here and there arrested an entire family
named Babolt, consisting OF the mother,
three sons and a daughter. and secured
sufficient evidence against the whole gang
to make their conviction OF numerous
thefts inevitable. They recently arrived
in this section, with horses and stock in Il
deplorable condition and themselves not
too well provided with the necessaries of
life. They at once began their depreda-
tions, stealing eighty bushels OF grain from
one farmer, tools and machinery from sew
eral Others, 230 pounds OF wire fence from
another, and, in fact, taking possession of
everything portable they could lay their
hands on, the amount of their stealings
reaching nearly $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Casualty Record.

John c. Barr, compiler in the coast sur
vey office, has been dismissed for giving out
CONFIDENTIAL Authorization to newspaper men.
Myron r. Bush, n prominent citizen and
business man of Buffalo, died ofcongestion
OF the brain. He was sixty-tive years old
The actual damage from the cyclone at
Washington c. H., Ohio is $31 2, 900 in the
city and $l0O,O 900 in the vicinity Assist
ance is needed.
seriously fatal malady is affecting large
numbers of horses i'll the upper Yellowstone
valley, particularly on the Cascadia side of
the river. A large number of ranch men
and stockgrowers are having their herds
decimated by the disease.
At Titusville, Pa, Barnums big tent,
holding 10000 spectators collapsed in IL
violent wind and rain storm. Half that
number OF people inside cut their way
through with knives or crept out under the
canvas. Twenty-Five persons were slightly
injured, but none killed or seriously hurt.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Criminal Calender.

August Kuesman OF Chicago, committed
suicide by poison.
A. f. Mayfield and his young son were as
sassinated by an unknown at Watcome,
Wash.
II. +. Boendel was arrested in Chicago
charged with having obtained $1,000 on
forged notes at Chiffon, Wis, several years
ago.
In a fight in Letchcr county, KY, between
the Jones and Wright factions, Dolph
Draughn, deputy sheriff. Sam Cool and Will
lam Francis were killed.
Newton F. Chance has been arrested at
Sherman, Texas, charged with the murder
of f. Julius Foster, editor OF the Sherman
Patriot on October 10, 1866.
Sixteen colored soldiers from Fort Mead
avenge a fancied insult to Il drunken coAl-
rade by firing a voley into Hill saloon at
Sturgs, killing Richard Bel, Il cowboy from
Nebraska.
0. T. Culbreath, was lynched at Edgefeld
Court House, s. G. He was charged with
killing William Hammond, Il young man
who was guarding the house OF Mrs. Cul-
breath, from whom her husband was sep
arated.
Susan r. Buck who claims to be sister
of ex-Lord Mayor Shaw of London and OF
Sir William Shaw, was recently on trial in
New York for grand larceny. She is well
educated and refined and has acted as
governess in wealthy families.
Thomas Bardett, an Englshman, is
charged with having two wives in Montreal
for a long time, with the women knowingit,
and by both OF whom he has families. He
has absconded. He supported the two
families up to the time OF his departure.
The late DR.. Adelaide Richardson, who
committed suicide at Mt. Holyoke Semi
nary, Mass, was Il fine physician and an
accomplished woman. Some years ago she
imagined she had committed crime and
the trouble the notion gave her drove her
to insanity.
Arthur Merwin and Catharine Woldes OF
Newport, r. l., were married in January,
1882, aged respectively sixteen and four
teen. Now they are taking measures to
secure Il divorce in Chicago. Mrs. Merwin
charges the youth with adultery and deser-
ton.
Two months ago Robert Houghton, then
manager of the Toronto branch of the Ca
madam Rubber company OF Montreal, was
discharged from that position. 1t has
since been discovered that he had embez-
zled $40, 900 from the company. A war
rant has been issued for his arrest.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01

conservative investments Of the son,
who has founded an orphan asylum,
endowed a soldiers home, and came to be
known as a liberal. clear-headed public
citizen. His education never went beyond
the Goodrich grammer school in New
Haven. His winters have been for some
time spent in New York city. The plat
form is the three crucial issues OF the hour
protection, civil service reform and sill
yer rcoinage-demands no tampering with
the tariff, no evasion OF the spirit or letter
OF the civil service reform law and no more
silver coinage.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Watch Yourself.

Excnangc.
Everybody Will agree that every body
else should be particularly careful
when handling firearms. but it is
difficult matter tomake personal APP
plication of such a belief. There are
few careless persons who neglect to
urge the Importance of caution, and
fewer still who realize that they are
the objects of their own criticism and
have need of their own advice. In fact.
people that are careless do not know
1t and it is therefore we'll to examine
ones own actions in order to ascer-
tain how far they accord with the views
that are generally accepted as correct.
but which are not so generally prac-
t eed.
The majority of people are not as
careful as they should he. One man
criticises another for blowing into the
muzzle of loaded gun. and then
pokeS his own head out of a car win
dow while travelling at full speed; an
other INDUCES in sage reflections con-
corning Kerosene and buzz saws, while
putting his comrades life in jeopardy
during hunting excursion.
The different ways in which life and
limb are unnecessarily endangered.
cannot be estimated, though it is
question if the victims of their own
thoughtlessness are more careless than
their fortunate brethern. Only few
days ago, one of the most prominent
physicians of this city was drowned.
He fired gun while standing in his
boat in order to get better shot. and
the recoil caused him to lose his bal
ance. Most men will unhesitatinglv
condemn this as an imprudent act, yet
nine out of ten would do the same
under the same circumstances. Care
lessness is always emphasized by un-
pleasant consequences; if none ensue,
very little attention is paid to the mat
ter.
In learning how to do certain things
it is important to learn what should
not be done, and every sportsman
should understand how and when he
should not shoot. A volume could be
written on this subject but everyone
would feel assured that it was intend
ed for some one else.
1t IS seldom that valid excuse can
be offered for an accident of any kind
that occurs with firearms. Probably
there is an average of less than one
casualty in a million shots fred from
guns made by reliable manufacturers
which can be traced to any defect In
the weapon itself. There is. of course.
great danger in using o firearm made
for sale rather than for use. and no
one should purchase gun on which
the name of the maker does not APP
pear. The rigid enforcement of strin-
gent rules has reduced the number of
casualties on the rifle range and at the
trap to perhaps the lowest possible
minimum. If the same care is exer-
cised at home and while hunting. there
will be many less accidents to report.
In only one way can this desirable re-
suit be effected: Let each man act as
monitor for himself.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Five lestials Lynched in Idaho.

Five Cinnamon, implicated in the murder
of Daniel Frazer and robbery in Pierce City
were taken from Jail by citizens and hanged
to convenient trees Mr.. Frazer, who was
one OF the pioneers Of Southern Idaho, was
well known and respected. His room in the
rear OF his store was entered on the night
of the 11th inst, he was murdered and his
body horribly mutilated. An attempt was
then made to blow open the safe, which
proved unsuccessful. Tracks on the out
side of the building showed that Cinnamon
had done the deed. In the next five days
fifteen Chinese were arrested, and finally
five of them confessed to the deed. These
were taken out and summarily disposed of.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01
Swine Plague In Wisconsin.

Beloit, Wis.,, Special: The malady which
is destroying the hogs in this vicinity is
s.aid to be hog cholera OF the most malig-
nant type, and its prevalence is proving
most disastrous to the farmers who will
have scarcely any swine left in the affected
districts. The heaviest losers are reported
on the farms near the state line, IL short
distance west of Beloit. where nearly every
raiser has lost from 500 to $500 worth
Whole droves OF fifty to seventy-tive have
died. The fat hogs and youngest pigs are
the first To go by the cholera, brood sows
and shoats being as Il rule the last to catch
it. The most careful and intelligent stock
men suffer as badly as the shiftless; and no
particular breed is exempt
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01

Mr.. De Blank-':Yes, dear, know
you should have new dress for that
OCCASION, and | suppose you are right
in preferring silk. Now, have been
told by friend who knows us that
American silks are exceedingly dura-
BILE, and their luster and softness are
unsurpassed"
"Yes, know that, and shall"
While they don't cost half SO much
as the Others"
TOO bad. They won't do at all
then"
A little girl fifty described nervous
ness as lust being in hurry all
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-01

Ella LARA bee, the pretty girl bur-
glar of Brooklyn, who is serving a
term of four years IN the Kings county
penitentiary, has been carrying on a
correspondence with a young man who
lives in Blue Mills, Jackson county,
Missouri. He has promised Miss Lar
rabee to provide her with home in
the West as soon as her term expires.
Miss Larrabee said recently: This is
another case of madness like that of
the young Connecticut farmer who
wanted me to marry him. but who
backed out. The letters have been in
teresting if nothing more, and they re-
lieve the monotony of prison lie. If
he is sincere he can not amount to
much, for no young man who thinks
anything of himself goes to a pen ten
tiary to pick out wife. If he is fool
ing, we'll and good. 1 have been
amused, and L hope he has"