The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-22
General News.

The fees OF the clerk OF the United States
supreme court are double the salary OF a
justice OF the court.
The Grant monument fund in New York
has only reached $50, 174.64. Sierre Leone
people sent S64.
At Albany, n. Y, the boat race between
Hanlan and Lee and Courtney and Conley
is easily won by the tormer.
The Nebraska Republican state conven-
ton nominated Chief Justice Cobb OF the
supreme court to be his own successor.
The Republicans carry Ohio, Foraker be-
ing elected by l s, 900 plurality. 1t is thought
that the state legislature will also be Repub-
lican.
Further returns from Ohio show a Re-
publican plurality OF from $4,000 to 90
900, and even point to a possible majority
over all.
The corner stone OF the new Ramsey
county, Minn., court house is laid with
Masonic ceremonies, against the protests
of catholics.
A ten-year- old daughter OF Mrs. Pertman
OF Allegheny City, Pa, was taken ill in
school, and sent home when it was found
she had the smallpox.
President Green OF the Western Union,
makes his annual report showing net sur
plus for the year of S sc, $50, and / total
surplus OF S4, 324. 004.
Karl Gebhardt of Hartford, Conn.,, has
been offered SO, 900 fort the death mask OF
Gen. Grant which he secured at Mount Nc
Gregor, but he will not sell it.
John Ruskin, replying to an appeal in
favor Of the use and study OF nude female
models, says that an artist can do much
better without them than with them.
,Ehs Union League OF New York gave the
largest amount given by any club to the
Bartholdi statue, but it was only 50, 600,
and the club is composed OF milionalres.
The Georgia legislature adjourned after a
session of 100 days. The most important
I'LL passed was general option law, under
which many temperance elections will be
held in various counties.
The Georgia legislature has finally passed
a bill allowing insurance companies to do
business in the state on depositlng S3,Ooo
with the state controller. Formerly q
$4,000 deposit was required.
During the last session OF tke Michigan
legislature a law was passed prohibiting
the manufa cture and sale OF foleomargarine.
The Wayne county court decided the law
unconstitutional for technical reasons, and
because it prevented men from engaging in
a legitimate business.
Ex-Commissary Seargent James Boiling
OF Fort Russell, Wyo., lett Cheyenne and it
is said that there was discrepancy in his
accounts as demonstrated by Investigations
OF Commissary Sergeant Wolfur. The
amount OF the alleged deficiency could not
be ascertained, but it is stated that it will
probably exceed $4,000.
The green glass bottle manufacturers of
the United States, in session at Pittsburg,
have decided that in view Gf the depressed
condition of trade a reduction vi from 10
to Is per cent, in wages IS an absolute me-
cessity. Most OF tho factories throughout
the country have been closed for some time
and the manufacturers claim operations
will not be resumed unless the bottle pioy-
ers agree to the terms OF the new scale,
The Indianapolis election resulted; May.
or, Denny, Republican, 9,O93; Cottreil-
Democrat. 0,O33. For clerk, Bruning, Re-
publican, 9.os0; Shields, Democrat, 9,2O2.
The Prohibition vote was AT, and the
Greenback 81. The Republicans haye one
majority in the council, and the board oi
aldermen is tie. An extra session OF the
Oregon legislature has been called for the
purpose OF electing United States senator
to succeed Slater.
The Montana Improvement company 8
case has taken another turn. The first
suits have been suspended by order Ot the
secretary OF the interior until the question
OF trespass can be further considered in the
department there. 4. L. Bonner, the man.
ager OF the company, is there, and has OBJ
tanned an order for q rehearing OF the case
against the company. His application for
a rchearjng set forth that the Montana I'm
provement company is ready to pay for
all timber thai has been cut illegally by its
employees.
The third biennial conciaye af the SUI
preme legion Select Knights A. o. II, w.
convened in Kansas City. 1t was called to
order by Hon. Charles d. Knapp, supreme
commander. The following officers were
elected: Supreme commander, George w.
Reed, Kansas; supreme vice commander,
j. r. Miller, Ontario; supreme lieutenant
commander, George Beckwith, New York;
supreme treasurer, w. r. Sheen, Lawrence;
supreme standard bearer, George +. Ho-
ward; supreme senior workman, E. F.
Seaman Pennsylvania; supreme junior
workman, J. A. Martin, st, Louis; supreme
guard workman, o. Fl. Comfort, Mime
sofa.
The American Board OF Foreign Missions,
in session at Boston, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President.
Mark Hopkins, D. d. LII. D.; vice president,
Elephat w. Blatchford; presidential COM
mittee, August G. Thompson, d. d.. Hon.
seph s. Roper, Egbert G. Smythe, Edwin
B. Webb, Charles C. Burr, Eldridge TORY,
Albert II. Plum, William P. Ellison, Rev.
Charles F. Thering corresponding secre.
taries, Nathaniel G. Clarke, Edwin w. Cul.
din. Judson Smith; recording secretary,
Rev. H. A. Stimson; treasurer, Langdop
s. Ward; Auditors, Hon. Avery Plummer,
Hon. Arthur W. TUFTS and James ". Cor.
doA. ).