The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-12

r. B. HAYES.
About forty nominations were left un-
acted on.
The bill to increase pensions to soldiers
who lost an arm or a le. provides that a
man who lost IL foot IA hand shall re
ceivc $40 per month"; he rate for the loss
OF leg above the knee, or an arm above
the elbow. is advanced to $50 per month";
and where the limb was amputated 80 near
the body as to prevent the wearing OF an
artificial limb, the rate is fixed at $40 per
month.
The adjournment nj congress puts the
holders of Northern Pacific securities ont
OF their anxiety once more.
Ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi will enter
the lecture field in the autumn. His sub
ject will be 1.-The Race Problem"
The conferrees on the Notification bill
were unable to agree on that measure and
it went over until the next session.
Nathaniel H. =. Dawson was confirmed
by the senate as commissioner OF educa-
lion.
Madison Wis., society is surprised by
the announcement OF the marriage OF eX-
Gov. William r. Taylor to u non-society
| widow.
~ "A N1I10tk Oh 1 litSDulS HAS uNtSlSQ
| $500, OaO in New Mexican ranch property.
The ranch pays HIM 10000 year
There is every prospect that Senator
| Culloms interstate bill will become a law
early next session. Much to the surprise
Of all OF his friends, Mr.. Reagan has con
scented to rdopt nearly all ofthe provisions
in the Cullom bill instead Of his own.
! iIhe president having failed to notify the
| baI tbat ,,a bod annrnvp1 tho SI1rnluc
resolution, the inference is that he has APP
piled the pocket Veto This kills the
resolution.
| ~. =. johnson has resigned as a mem
ber OF the boarS Of Indian commissioners.
On motion Of Mr.. Butterworth (Oho), q
senate bill was passed apRropriating an
additional sum OF $50, 600 for the selection
| of Il site for the congressional library.
| sfr Gladstone has written letter from
| which it s inferred by some that hfintends
| to retire from public life.
| The festivities attending the five-hun-
dreth anniversary OF the founding of Hell
delberg University, by Count Palatine Ru-
precht |, are already in progress, and the
ancient city in the Rhine valley is full OF
visitors ana Joyous singing clubs.
The marquip OF Londonderry, lord lieu
tenant OF Ireland, and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chief secretary, have taken the oath
and started for Dublin.
Higday Fosdick, at Laporte, Ind, shot
his wife and then killed himself
Rollin r. Gregg, a well known and dis
tinguished homeopathic physician, died at
Buffalq, n. Y.
| The Republican convention for the Eighth
| Indiana district renominated James l..
| Johnson for CONGRESS-
| The Kansas state board OF agriculture
estimates the production OF the state:
Winter wheat, ~, $50, 900 bushels; spring
bushels; corn, 100, GOO, 900 bushels,
Madeline Kessler OF Chicago, twenty two
years old, eloped with Alfred Rickner, alias
French Fred, n man forty eight years OF
age, with an unsavory reputation and hus
band Of Nine Choquette, proprietress of a
| house OF i'll fame on Fourth avenue. The
| girls father died three weeks ago, leaving
property valEe4 1T 100000.
Mr. Francis Charming, who has just been
elected to parl lament England, is q Bos-
| ton boy, and II brother-inlaw of Edwin
| Arnold, the poet-editOr.
The republicans OF the Fourth Indiana
district Nominated Capt. Argus d. Van Os.
l
Hon. w. s. Holman.
A sunh over forty-five inches in circum
ference, is blooming near Trava, Gala.
| The people OF Carthage, Jefferson county,
| N. Y, say 9 beautiful mirage which made
the st. Lawrence river and the Thousand
islands, thirty-six miles away, seem but
half mile distant.
| Asbury Park is threatened with deser-
ton by tho cottage residents because o.
the swarm OF colored people who fill the
lounges and crowd the bathing ropes.
Il. Rice Jr., Mt st. Paul, has completed
negotiations resulting in the purchase by
eastern parties OF tho water power OF the
| ST. Croix at St. Croix Falls, Wis, opposite
| Taylor's Falls, MINI. The purchase in
cludes the riparian right on both sides OF
the river for about three miles, altogether
with about 25, 900 acres OF land part oil
| which is the old st. Croix Falls TOWNSHIP
belong,Igoriginally to Gale b Gushing.
The Montana Lave Stock company, with
an authorized capital OF $3.50, 900, was or
ganized at st. Paul, to engage in the bus
| mess of buying, selling and feeding cattle,
4 preparations for which are now being made
1 on an extensive scale in the erection OF ca
pacious feeding ctables and stockyards
near Kaposia, few lniies Big low ST. Paul
4 on the West side. This company 10 a very
i important adjunct OF the Union Stock
1 yards company, which was organized some
4 Aime agG, The company was organized by
! the election OF the following officers: w. II
Tower, president; j. B. Power, vice presi
dent and general manager; w. b. Bend, sec
| rotary and treasurer. The execute i've 6 ON.
| mittes consists Of the president and vice
president, Anscl Cppepheim, r. A. Smith
| and A. 3. Stickney.