The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-02-12

We're too small, and that Gen. Wolseley
made mistake in surprising that he could
troops vt his command II is unfortunate,
too, that he underestimate the strength of the
enemy" 4-F
'"What will England do now"
"Do just what she set out to do-conquer the
rebels in the Soudan."
''Oh, yes Cen Wolseley will be reinforced
at once, and he will proceed to carry out his
mission
A state prohibition convention is called Of
Minneapolis Feb. ~
Iowa postm.sters report the prohibition law
only partial succesA
President elect Cleveland visited New York
city and met hosts Of people.
Joseph smith, st. Paul grocer, assigned with
debts of about s., OOO. Assets %, COO
Assistant Engineer George W. Snyder, o.
s. N, committed suicide recently in China.
It is thought that Roswell Miller, will succeed
General Manager Miller Of the Milwaukee
road.
ed Marshal of Montana to succeed Botkin lie
from New York.
The will Of Esther Clarke Mack of Salem,
Mass, leaves $35, 600 to the American Unita-
risn association.
Joe Newash's store and saloon at Waverly,
was burned, with its contents. Loss, $1,000;
only partially insured
for the murder of her husband, George K
Proctor, July "a, 1882
st Paul council awarded the contract for the
substructure of the Robert street bridge to E
j. OBrien for el4S,OO0
Delegate Maginnis and Commissioner Price
have come to an agreement ON the bill to con-
solidate Indian reservations in Northern Mon
tana
One George Percival is charged with hav-
the chief sufferer being the Merchants bank
$1,000.
Senator Sabin presented the memorial of the
Minnesota legislature in regard to the purchase
of the Portage Lake Il Lake Huron canal by the
government
The German Lutheran church at Lyons, N.
Y, is rent by warning factions, who call
each other liars and thieves at the congreGa-
tional love feasta
Maj. William F. Tucker, paymaster, Is re-
leved from duty in Washington. Maj. John
E. Tourtellotte, Seventh cavalry, is retired
from active service.
The senate committee on pensions has re-
ported adversely the bill to grant pension OF
$50 per month to the widow of Commander s.
Dana Green, United States navy.
John Lee, an ex-convict who murdered Miss
Key, wealthy lady, in her mansion at Rabbi
combe, near Torquay, Eng, on Nov. 14th, has
been convicted of murder and sentenced to
death.
William s. Kirker, ex-teller of the Second
National bank, Ironton, Ohio, convicted of max
ing false entries, to cover deficits, has been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment In the
Dayton jail
These are the out and out baldheaded sena-
tors to date: Edmunds, Williams, wears wig,
Coke, Cameron, Harris, and Sawyer. Vest and
Cockrel are beginning to show through their
thatchinSs.
At her home on Summit avenue, Miss Mat
tie Otis, second daughter of the late George l.
Otis, was married to Lieut. Walter NJ Dicken-
son of the Fourth United States cavalry, sta
toned, at present, at Fort Leavenworth.
Postofices established; Iowa, Pass, Jack
son county. Postmasters Commissloned-C.
NJ Gone, Cavour, Oak ; J. W. Skies, Fort
Meade, Oak John O. Band, Hanson, Oak !:
Edwin Baker, Howell, Oak. o. K. Kjorves-
tadt, Lee, Oak !; J. W. Thiel, Pass Iowa.
On the Florida Central & Western railway,
three miles east of Quincy, Fla, a sleeper was
thrown from the track by broken rail and
turned bottom upward Mr.. Kendall
of Pittsfied. Ill, s R. Godfrey and N. S Robin
son, of Rockford, Ill and eight other persons
were slightly injured.
A telegram has been sent the Wisconsin SEN
ators by the county officials of Dawson county,
Montana, and other prominent citizens, en-
dorslng Marshal Botkin, and asserting their
belief that the charges preferred against him
are false and inspired by malice on the part
Of his political enemies.
At Tyti, Ga, Sheriff Shivers and Farmer
Frank Bootwrisht INDUCED in shooting ARRAY,
each falling dead while clenched with the 9th.
or. When persons who were near reached the
spot they found both men dead, and had to
pull them from each other, as they laid there
locked in the embrace Of death
Superior Judge Moore Of Amador county,
Cal, was found dead in his house last Septem-
Der. The family were absent At the time. The
verdict was suicide. Late developments midi
cate murder. The governor has offered re-
ward of $500, and the family an additional 3d.
$50 for the arrest and conviction of the muir
derer.
A cold-blooded murder near the village OF
Radical City, Kansas, was discovered
bv Frank Bonham the oldest son of q
widow living on . farm near Radical On his
return home after a three days absence he
found his mother, brother and sister murdered
and to all appearances they had been dead day
or two.
Ten cadets at Highland Military academy 81
Worcester, Mass, including Ronald R. Nc
Lauren of st. Paul and John A Bowman, A A.
Rhodes James w. Van Syke and II. s. Sloan
of Madison, Wis. have left the institution and
sent an ultimatum to the principal declining to
return until certain restrictions upon their
liberty are removed.
1t is stated that several persons have identi-
fed Cunningham with the man seen in each
of the recent underground railway explosions
directly after they occurred, and who disap-
peared before the police had time to gather at
the scene. The detectives have long been on
the watch for this man. but were unable to
trace him from descriptions given by persons
in the vicinity of tho explosion
The legislature, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill provides for the appointment
by the speaker of a committee of five members
Of the Forty ninth congress to consider sys-
tenn of Indian education and manner of ex-
pending the appropriation for that purpose,
and the best means Of utilizing the Yellowstone
Park for the benefit of the public The CON-
mittee is required to report to the next con-
gress.
The press messages from the Soudan are
greatly retarded Several newspapers made
application to the war Office for permits to
communicate instructions to correspondents,
but have all received the reply that Gen.
Wolseley has sole authority in the matter.
The Liberal and Conservative papers general
ly express the opinion that the sole RESPONSE
bility for the fall of Khartoum rests with the
ministry, who refused to allow the relief ex-
petition to start in time.
From the La Crosse Chronicle: White Bea-
YER will remove to St Paul on the LIST of May
next doctor Frank" has endeared himself to