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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10
Meridian street, abroad and very handsome

Meridian street, abroad and very handsome
avenue leading to, the entrance to the
beautiful Crown Hill cemetery The cor
tegs moved on by the handsome homes
of the wealthy whose windows and side
walks were flied with great thronws stand
ng respectfully. The broad thorough
fare stretched out into the country
beyond the limits of the city, and
when the head of the column cam
within sight of the cemetery, mie'
distant. the Indianapolis Light Artillery
began to fire minute guns, which was con-
tinued until the hearse approached the grave.
Shortly before the column entered upon the
final stage of it's journey, the sleet began to
fall more sharply, accompanied by cold
wind. The carriages containing the mourn
ers and notable pal ticpants were all cosed
against the inclemency of the weather. The
column entered the cemetery under
splendid stone arch completed yesterday,
and passing under it through q thick growth
of beech aud maple trees, the military
division came upon large open view, and
approaching the open grave in the Hendricks
family lot, which occupied the most com
manding view on the grounds turned to the
left and then again to the right finally COM
pletely encrcling the tract OF which the
Hendricks plat forms part 1t constitutes
HISTORIC GROUND FOR INDIANA @
To the east rises the marble shaft erected to
the memory of Gen. Jefferson G. Davis
Immediately opposite lie the remains of
Oliver p Morton. A little to the north is the
grave of Gen. L. r. s. Candy. To the north
east another piece of rising ground is dotted
with the simple headstones OF several hun
dred of Iudianas soldiers, who lost their
lives on the battlefield. The Hendricks lot
is graced with simple column of polished
Maine granite, thirty feet high and seven
feet at the base. 1t was erected three years
ago. when Mr. Hendricks was deemed to be
in failing health. The lot contains the grave
of Morgan Hendricks the only child born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks, who died in 1881,
n his third year. This grave was completely
imbedded in flowers by The friends of the
sorrowing widow. The grave opened to de-
posit all that was mortal of Thomas A. Hen
bricks YVES the counterpart of a mausoleum,
having been incased completely III stone
Looking into the open grave, to the view
here was only bed of evergreens, smilax
and cut flowers. the stone enclosure having
been lined with these beautiful emblems.
When the hearse was halted near the lot The
casket was borne to the grave. The venera-
BILE Bishop Knckerbocker preceded it and
read the prayer for the dead, and after the
lowering of the casket, Rev. DR. Jenokes
read the committal services, the bishop clos
ing with prayer and the benediction. Only
the widow and her supporters approached
the grave, the multitude standing off. silent
spectators The head of the funeral pro-
cession entered the cemetery at 2 .46 clock,
the hearse reaching The grave at 2:54
o'clock
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10
Why President Cleveland Did Not Attend
the Funeral.

President Cleveland was strongly urged
by Senators and Others OF both parties not
20 attend the funeral OF Vice President
Hendricks, principally on the ground that
his life alone stood against possible
,tnarchy. But on Sunday last Mr.. Cleve-
and said:
In the first moment OF the shock Of Mr..
Hendricks death, yielded to my inclina-
ton and declared my intention to be pres
mt at the funeral. OF course, in reaching
hat conclusion, / did not put out OF view
peremptory press OF public business, or
what deemed sufficient consideration OF
my duty to the people. The public busi.
less, | thought. / could dispose OF by
additional applica ton and more hours OF
york, and considered ii to be my duty to
the people to answer a tender sentiment OF
respect and affection to the dead vice pres
ident, which does them great honor, and
am satisfied now that | was at fault in con-
sidcring the question in that did not take
as comprehensive view OF the duty | owe
the public as | should; that is, | did not
look at every phase OF it, and | am
afraid my strong personal desire somewhat
clouded my Judgment. | am now reminded
by some Of the best and most patriotic and
thoughtful of our citizens that the real and
solemn duties OF any office are at the ma
tional capital; and that in the present Pc
culiar and delicate situation oughtnot to
take even the remotest chance OF an acci-
dent incident to travel to gratify senti-
ment SO general and so characteristic as that
involved in this subject. | have been
profoundly impr ssed by these consider
ations, but most Of all influenced by their
strong and unanimous presentation by the
devoted friends OF the late vice president liv-
ing in his state and city, and their endorse
ment by the noble and patriotic woman,
who in the infinite sorrow of her widow
hood reflects the spirit and character OF her
honored husband in the solicitude for the
public good. lam now certain that neither
my desire, nor the sentiment referred to,
nor the difficulty that attends in the case,
Il change Of design, nor any stubborn idea
OF hernism will justify me in subjecting the
country to any greater chance OF disaster
than attends my performance of strict du-
ty here, and that ought not to infiict on
my countrymen even the unrest and anxi-
ETY. attending my departure, absence and
return, in attendance upon the funeral cer-
emonies.
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| adjourned until after the funeral, when it
il expected some decisive action will be TAX
en- and the erring professor most forcibly
A Wife Beater Punished.

A few days ago some ten or twelve wom-
EN- at Tampico. u postoffice about twenty
miles north OF Yakima, Wash, took Harry
Roberts, the postmaster. out. tied him to
"A fence and gave him fogging after the
whipping-post style. Mrs. Roberts had
repeatedly complained to neighbors
that her husband was in the hab-
it OF beating her, and showed her
lady friends welts and bruises to veryify
her story. Roberts was warned to desist
his brutal conduct toward his wife. Not
heading the warning given, the neighbor-
ing women were a, oused to suoh a pitch Of
Indignation that they gave him taste Of
the lash with all the latest improvements
and variations. Foberts' lashings were
then cut, and the d.sgraced fellow quietly
mounted a cayuse and departed for places
unknown. much to the relief Of the unfor-
tunate wife and neighborhood.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10
Six Men Killed on the Northern Pacific

A special from Missoula gives the follow
ing details OF the accident to the Northern
Pacific tea train: A collision occurred be-
tween No. 13, bound freight, and a
'tea train" running wild, resulting in the
death OF six men. The accident happened
three miles east OF Furan station, on the
Northern Pacific read. No. 13. west
freight, was in charge Of Conductor Dore-
mus, while the tea train running wild was in
charge OF Conductor William Olson, and was
recently introduced. Engineer Mike Rich,
OF No. 13, was killed outright, and Jap Wait,
engineer on the tea train was badly wounded
and is now in the hospital at Missoula.
Both firemen were killed and one brak
man, and two tramps who were stealing
ride. The road at the point where the
accident took place runs alongside He'll Gate
river and several OF the cars were hurled Off
the track down the bank into the bed of the
stream. Fourteen cars were smashed to
atoms. The 'tea train" running at passen-
ger speed, suffered the most and was a
complete wreck. The accident was owing
to Conductor Doremus, OF No. 13. failing
to obey the order OF the train dispatcher
at Missoula. No. 13 left Helena with or
ders to go to Missoula at a
twenty mile rate. In going through
Mullan Pass he lost an hour
owing to the carelessness of his brakeman,
who left the brake on. Discovering this
fact he discharged the brakeman and went
on. In the meantime the tea train was
running ahead, having made much better
time than was anticipa ted. Devine was
the name OF the fireman on No. 13.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10

c. F. Wyman, the spiritualistic medium,
has been holding seances at the residence oil
w. b. Field at Strawberry Point, Iowa,
for a few weeks past, the attendance
being large each evening. the medium col
lecting a dollarirom each person in attend
ance. Several skeptical young men attended
the seance with the determination of ex-
posing what they considered a palpable
fraud. Accordingly one OF them managed
to secure seat Iear the cabinet from
which the spirits materialize. The coth-
ing al the medium was sewed securely TO n
chair in the cabinet, the circle formed
and the lights turned down. Soon the
spirit OF the father of one OF the company
was materialzed and reached out to shake
hands with his son, when the young man
near the cabinet grappled with the messen-
ger from the other world and threw him to
the floor. The indignation was great
among the spiritualists as we'll as
others, and tar and feathers were
strongly talked OF for q time, but
finally cooler judgment prevailed and q
warrant was sworn out for Wyman's ar
rest Tor obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses. A hearing was had before Justice
Baird, Wyman pleading gui ty, and in de-
FAULT OF bail was remanded to the county
Jail to await the action OF the grand jury.
Wymann is one ofthe most noted mediums
IN the West. '''' -
Scandal and Death at Sioux Falls, 1ak.
Sioux Falls Special: A very sad and
sensational death occurred in this city I a !
few days ago, the victim being Mrs. Georgia
Perry preceptress and vile os ProK a. W.
Perry, principal and Professor Of 9reek and
Latin ~ the Sioux Fails university, The
pro,fessorand bis wife occupied raa.As at the
college, and for s9rna tima past have
tertainea Mrs. pr. apeiiera ss - en-
E99 feeenty occupied .oo,, d;ra..ti,. .eau' .
Pess,h.e p shs ehat OF p'~. and Mrs. Perry. Late ate
/. h. s"e 10 Mrs. Perry awoke and found
;. husband absent from their bed. She
went to the room OF their visitor, and find
ing her husband there, she fell in q
spasn. Her screams soon brought the
occupants OF other rooms in the building
to the scene, the professor afterward
emergingfroIn Mrs. Spofords room in partial
undrcss.e Mrs. Perry remained in an
hysterical condition for short time. when
she died. The professor and his vile
came to Dakota in the spring Of
1854 from Raleigh, N. c., where
they wero connected with college,
FIRST loca ting in Flandreau, where they pro.
posed to found II college. In the fall Of
1884 the project was abandoned, and they
came to Sioux Falls, and putting about
$4,000 into the university t ere, upon the
death of Prof. Stone, were given, the posi-
tions at the head OF this institution, The
board of directors was In session at the
time 81 Mrs. Perry's death, end at once
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10

The Barnum wire and iron works at De-
troit burned. Loss, $277 900; insurance,
SIG, 700.
Fire at Mitchell, OAK, destroyed the
building used by the United States Express
company, togetherwith the contents Loss
not known.
Mason, Mich, has just had the largest
fire that ever occurred there. Several
stores were burned. The loss is 500 600;
partly covered by insurance.
The Atlantic express, Erie Train, from
the west. running forty to fifty miles an
hour. ran off the track at Scio station, n.
Y. The baggage. cars and three or four
.sleepers were burned and the locomotiva
wrecked. Engineer Henry Allen was, Killed.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10
The Same Old Land Fraud Tricks.

Omaha Special; United States Deputy
Marshal Allen arrived from Denver with
party of fifteen prisoners indicted at the
last term of the United States grand jury,
charged with having deirauied and con-
spring to defraud the United States
out OF a large amount OF public
lands by causing various persons
TO enter lands on the North Platte III the
McCook land offices, who were employed a t
Denver, ut So and expenses. to proceed to
McCook and enter lands under the names
OF fictitious persons. Some Of the persons
employed made rs many as half dozen
entries OF land, I'LL uudcr fictitious names.
They never slept upon the ground but
entered it properly. Several lived in Chey
enne county and had made the improve
ments required by law. vet all were resi-
dents OF Denver, Colo. The number of
fraudulent entries made will reach 100 to
200. 1t is thought that the persons ar
res ted are backed by Il large mo0ey syndi-
cate. Several OF the defendants remarked
that there was a million dollars behind
them. 1t Is also understo d that Ia rye
fraudulent entries have been made at the
land office in Cheyenne, Wyo., by the same
larties.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-10
General News Condensed.


Signal Service observations at st. Paul
will answer, i'll general for the whole North
west. In his review OF the weather had at
st. Paulduring November Observer Lyons
says:
In meteorological conditions there vas
notable absence of extremes in tempera-
ture, pressure and wind movement. This
was especially so with regard to the tenn
perature. The thermometrieal mercury
was remarkably even, with maximum OF
527 aud minimum of lT.2 There is IL
range of $50 only, which is perhaps the
smallest November range ever had in this
locality. 1t is l > deg. less than the small
est range recorded heret tofore. November.
1873, is the only month on record that
had n maximum temperature below that
OF last month, but last months mini
mum is the highest on record by %. The
November average temperature for the
last fifteen years is 2S deg. The mean of
last month was 33.3 or 5.3 more
than the average The month in ques-
tion was decidedly colder than the CORE
spending one OF 1878, slightly colder than
in 1882, and decidedly warmer than the
rest from 1870 up to now. The total
rainfall, including melted snow, was the
lowest on record il being 6iuch. The average
November precipitation is LIS inches. The
total wind movement was l,030 miles and
tits the lowest on record and about one
third less than average. The prevailing
winds We're light TO fresh, and blew from
the eweSt. Gains were frequent There were
no 'sales.' The highest wind was 1T the
rate OF twenty-four miles, on the 9th.
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The column took up it, line Of r~-
12:4Sp m, but trs pro0r~-.s 49, !. ...--sa. acn y ~
al. -.sIrict, owing to the block
aulna crowds. which far outnurubered the
.s ing column. 1t proceeded i slowly
through the great mass of people on wash
lnaton street. The military organizations
attempted to marehl with company front.
out were compelled to break into columns
OF sesssss end move by the Hank TIE oar
riages wese driven three aNKeakk The
mosene1t Tas Sew. the bands playing
dhgess making the prog ress at times almost
imperceptible The column merged upon
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-23

dersized, fiat ribbed and weak con-
stituted sheep. No matter how we'll
wooled they NAV be they are not per-
feet sheep, and should not be perpetu-
ated in the flock. About as good dis
posal as can be made of the culls is to
fatten them on grass. The sheep can
be fattened very rapidly as well a.
cheaply on good grass, with the aid OF
some grain twice day, and the local
butchers will as a rule pay fair price
for such muttons.
With any amount of hard work
ahead, which must be done, it is very
necessary that farm horses should have
the best of care. Feed them all they
want, but don't give too much corn
Good hay cut up and mixed with bran
and meal, about equal parts, is fine
ration twice a day. If you have been
far-seeing, few bushels of oats have,
been saved up for part of the noon
feed. See that the harness does not
chafe them, and especially watch the
collars and don't allow them to hnff
the shoulders.
The wrinkled varieties of peas are
more sweet and succulent while green
than the smooth sorts, and are less
hardy for early sowing. Having more
water in them they are more difficult
to dry without injury to their germi-
mating powers. 1t is quite probable
that if carefully and quickly dried,
spread in thin layers, the wrinkled
peas would have much greater GERM
mating power than most of the seed
bought at stores possesses. If left In
even small heaps before being thor
oughly dry the seed is injured.
Grapevine mildew, says the Garden
er''s Monthly, can be prevented by
soaking stakes on which the vines
twine in solution of blue vitriel. A
recent experiment, where such stakes
were mixed with others not soaked
throughout the vineyard, showed that
in every case where not soaked all the
leaves were entirely ruined, while
those in the soaked stakes were
healthy. A weaker solution of the
vitrol was not so effective. The effect
of the soaking gradually dies out, but
will last from four to six years.
The Michigan Farmer says: "From
reports received from many of the bee
men throughout the state, it is safe TO
say that fully thirty-three per cent Of
the bees are dead. Many express the
opinion that the past winter has been
the worst experienced in this state for
twenty-five years. The warm weather
in April did much damage, followed
as it was with severe cold. Many col
onies have starved to death. It looks;
as if bees would be in demand this
season, and many will undoubtedly
stock up from the south. The losses,
will result in higher prices for honey
the coming winter"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-23
The Old. Old Story.

Country people are always in search
of bargains. Auction sales in the cities
attract good many farmers, who
come with there wives to look after
bargains in furniture and horses
They look over the list of auctions and
find that gentleman who is about 60
ing to Europe, offers his splendid fur
niture and carpets for sale. Here is a
chance for bargains. The farmers
wife takes her husband-and hrs pock-
et-book-and goes to see the handsome
furniture sacrificed. Every bid she.
makes is raised by q stout man with. a
red bottle nose, handsomely coloFed
and knobbed all over by rum. The
lady wonders why this man wants
every thing she wants, and sets her
mind on beating him every time--''the
nasty red nosed thing" She gets
mad; ''her dander's up,'' soto speak>
and she gets all she wanted, and a
great cal more, in spite of the remons-
frances of her scared husband
"Well," she says. ''Mrs. Jones will
open her eyes now when she sees the
blue satin parlor set, and the best bed
room set, and the gorgeous carpets ;"
The good woman finds to her sorrow
that the goods never were owned by
any gentleman gone TO Europe, DuC are
trashy rubbish stuck together with glnes
the blue satin is cotton and fades alEous,
and the carpets are mere ''skins." Ii
is all bogus. This trick is played every
day, and the red-nosed man is fraud
who never buys any thing, but makes
his living by ''raising bids'' day after
day. Avoid all auction rooms and
horses which are ''the property of a
widow whose husband, recently ae-
ceased, was in the trucking tnade:"
The ungrateful city is what the Ronnna
poet called it, and what was true two
thousand years ago, is true now, be-
cause human nature is always the
same. And this is precisely why his
tory repeats itself in small things as
well as great If farmer or country
dweller goes to city in search of bar
gains, let him or his wife always go 10.
reputable store, and never, NEVER,
NEVER trust stranger; or he will be-
sure to find out how ungrateful the
city is to the men who feed it and
supply 1t with business.-Anerscan -Aq--
7iculta4rlst.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-23
Current Coin.
*See any authority.

1t is rumored that Sullivan, the slug
ger, will never slug any human being
again in ring.
The only difference between ''going
a-fishing" and ''been fishing" IS in the
number of back-aches and self denun-
Citations.
The man who intends to camp out
next month should begin to prepare
for it by sleeping in the back yard
and eating raw meats.
s.One fool less' was the general ver-
dict over the fate of the New York
jumper the other day. If such fellows
can stand it, the public can.
Some people are trying to make
themselves believe that "a cold May
means a warm November" That ISM t
consolation enough to pay for ton of
coal.
Forepaugh's elephants are SO used
to the railroad cars that every time
thev hear a locomotive whistle they
begin to scrooch to clear the top of the
door.
1t is rather curious that no one has
vet claimed to be the originator of the
phrase: Painting the town red. -
Perhaps it slipped in when nobod Y
was looking.
You can have a star named after
you by handing any astronomer 1925
in cash. They have formed a ring and
sc: their figures, and will pick you out
one without any flaws.
Joe Blossom, Florida colored man,
left his boot-heel IN an alligator's s
mouth the other day, and he says a
reptile which can't calculate closer
than that ought to go hungry for
month.
Maj. Burke, who retlres from the
dictatorship of the Exposition, has
used his fortune and broken himself
down physically to carry through an
undertaking which appalled, all other
men.
A New York State dairy maid has
succeeded in milking nine COWS in
twenty-eight minutes, and that with
out being kicked once. She'd proba-
bly, go through her husbands wallet
in five seconds.
Carter Harrison may not reap
cent from his libel suits, but he must
feel bit proud over the figures. He
is the only man in America who has
ever had $S00,000 worth of fun before
him.
According to some scientists the
genuine man lived about 5000, 600
years ago, and the present generation
is composed of lot of leavings and
peelings not worthy of mention in a
first reader.
A package of $23,OOO, carelessly
wrapped up in an old newspaper,
knocked arouud in passenger coach
on the Wabash Road all day, and a
porter finally took charge of it under
the belief that it was some drummer's
old coat
81 want you to understand, said
French judge to prisoner who SEEM
ed inclined to laugh, ''that this charge
is serious-quite serious. Indeed. you
are suspected of having poisoned six
people, and l can't look upon it as
trifing matter-indeed, can't. DE
troit Free Press.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-23

the chief of all the boats), ''would not
part with mine for f1,OOO." He con-
tinued: 1.-The last words Gordon said
We're, Bring the English when you
come back, if only three or four;' but
was never to see him more. / have
left my wife and children at Khar-
toum! He has told you 1 sank the
rebel vessel. Well, L was fired at from
all directions. l rammed her. l had
$50 soldiers on board; she had plenty.
Down they all went-it was a glorious
sight. None escaped. On passing
Rezaree 1 was fired at by $50 riflemen,
but continued my voyage till [ got to
to bel-el-Sheik-el-Taeb (the good
sheik). The shots fell short. On the
river, near Mashed el-Hamak (don-
keys pasture)-six hours from Khar
toum-I went upon rock; then three
mountain guns opened fire on me.
Three hours afterward the steamers
came, the Boudain, Telehoweah Te-
pagny, and Sophia. Troops were
landed, and we Killed many Arabs. l
used to be captain of Hicks Pasha's
ship, and flew the pasha's flags.
Many times I've taken you down to
Omdurman, and l saw you up at
Kowa, but you were on shore. Gen.
Hicks was very kind, but 1 was a
small Seiss then. If Gordon had lived
should have become as high as this
tree-pooh! 1 have left a thousand of
Gordon's s notes at Khartoum with my
family, and all nv clothes.
''Latterly the chief men of the town
were traitors; all were concerned in
opening the gates. They were afraid
of starving. This I tell you, and | do
not lie. All the white and the black
women are now made slaves. My
poor wife, shall never see her again.
When L say white 1 mean also those
whose mothers are Abyssinian and
fathers European, and there were
some Turkish ladies who wore the ach-
met, wives of officers; all will now be
slaves. l have finished. l must leave
you."