The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-09

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C. M. Tennis OF Brainerd, Minn, mail
agent, was burned to death, and e. r.
Linnen, another agent badly hurt. Much
mail matter was destroyed.
The personal friends OF the late ex- Presi
dent Arthur have already contributed
about $50. 900 towards the erection OF a
500, 900 monument to his memory, and
they are determined that no appeal shall
be made to the public in this behalf.
A Washington Special 30 the Helena In
dependent says: Hon. Sam Wood, attorney
OF the Union Pacific in Montana, has been
engaged by the department OF justice to as
list District Attorney Smith Of Montana in
the timber trespassing cases in that terri
tory. These cases involve more than a
million dollars, and involve the Montana
Improvement company and other concerns
that have been cutting timber of the pub
lie domain.
There is much opposition on the part
Of Mississippi river men to the bill Tor
low bridge across the Mississippi at st.
Louis. Iowa and Wisconsin lumbermen are
especially opposed to it, and j. H. Stout
OF Dubuque has arrived here to interest
Western congressman in opposition.
The second trial OF John w. Lauer, for
the murder OF his wife, whom he shot by
mistake for a burglar, as he maintains, be-
gan at Omaha, but was postponed till tho
| next term OF court in March, afidavits
| being filed dy the prosecution that an i'm
| po1lant Witness Emma Bell, was in Chi
cago at the bedside OF her sick father.
Official returns from the two disputed
| ceived, and make the legislature Republi-
can on Joint ballot by two majority. The
| official vote on delegate gives Charles 5.
/ VOORHEES, Dem plurality OF 2,192.
Belva Lockwood has law practice
| worth from So, 900 to SIC, 900 q year. In
1875 she was teaching school at $40 a
month.
The treasury statement shows the No
| vember decrease in the public debt to be
$3,0O5, 249.
United Ireland, OF Dublin, publishes a
legal opinion given by Hugh Holmes, at
ment as to the right to suppress the new
movement OF the Irish National league
which aims to beat the landlords by hav-
| ing tenants deposit with trustee for ten
| der such sums below the demanded rents
as the tenants believe fair and are able to
| pay. Holmes says men have legal rights
| to act as trustees for tenants as proposed
| by the league, and the government has no
| right to arrest them for SO acting. Holmes
method Of getting their money from ten
| ants which will not involve government
| assistance.
At Mason, Neb., MacKendorf's store was
| burned. The second floor was used for
sleeping rooms. Mr.. MacKendorf broke
his leg in jumping to the ground. His son
| and J. j. Hoagland and Malcolm Miller
| were burned to death.
Mr.. Paary, a civil engineer in the Ameri-
| can navy who during the past summer W as
exploring the inland ice OF Greenland, ren-
etrated 13O English miles into the interior.
| He was accompanied by Margarad, a
Dane. They were out three weeks, sledg-
ing in ice fields all the time.
DR.. w. R. Summers OF New York, mis-
sionery in Africa, has been naturalized as
Portuguese that he may continue his mis-
sion work and explorations under Portu-
guese protection.
L. B. Frank 4 Co., the oldest mining
stock firm in Nevada, failed. Liabilities,
$915 900. The creditors include many oi
| the most prominent shareholders in the
| Comstock mines. The following are the
heaviest losses: L. Jones, superintendent
OF Crown Point and Belcher, $2O5. 600;
Gen. Keating, superintendent OF Savage
and Norcross mine, $50, 900; E. D. Berle,
| ofthe Alta mine, $50, 600.
Alice Hughes, aged twelve years, living in
| Franklin township, Gloucester county, New
Jersey, became a mother recently OF a fe
male infant weighing eight pounds, the
father OF which is the girls own father. O
laboring man. Investigation reveals that
the father committed the same crime upor
an older daughter three years ago.
Charles Carter a notorious land swindler
was arrested at Birmingham, Ala. HI
swindled parties out of $4,000 worth o
land. He is wanted in several Southern
cities for similar crimes.
There was a tremendous financial furry
in San Francisco. short time ago. no
equalled since 1873. Consolidated bust
ness reached nearly fifty, and lots OF oper
ators failed.
The president has appointed the follow
ing postmasters: Alexander Charles at Ce
dar Rapids, vice William Smith, suspend
ed; James P. Carlton at Iowa Falls, vic,
T. B. Knapp, sus pended; G. c. Scrimgon a.
Belle Plaine, Iowa, vice r. w. Hunter re
signed; G. w. Carlton at Deer Lodge
Mont, vice E. s. Stackpole, suspended. G
w. Carlton, appointed postmaster at Dee
Lodge, Mont, is a resident OF that city
about forty years old, and a prominen
local politician. k&
William Hicks, wife and two sons Of Bos
ton, Ellsworth Brown OF Miamisburg, Ohio
Daniel Williams OF Irondale. Canada; D.D
Reed, Manson, Iowa; Henry Wright OF Sill
yer City, N. NJ; the seven Methodist mis-
sionaries bound for the Congo sailed OF
the Adriatic from New York.
The Lewis Walter property forty-eigh
acres, on what ie known as the Finger
board road at Southfeld. Staten island
has been sold to A. B. Stickney, OF the Min
nesota & Northwestern. The property
to be used in connection with the stocl
yards scheme OF the Northwestern cattl
syndicate. The price paid for the propert.
was $45, 900.
Mary Shakespeare Caldwell, who CAV
$500, 900 as the nucleus OF the proposet
Roman Catholic university, 10 residing il
Washington this winter. Vt
Chicago recently had the most fashion
able wedding OF the season-that OF +. M
Fox, Philadelphia stock broker, an
J Miss Mary, daughter Of w. NJ. Hoyt {
, Chicago.
DR.. Carl T. Leibold, one Of the bes
) known homeopathic specialists in New Yer
city, died recently OF apoplexy. |
David Harris, of Indianapolis aged forty
two, living with his fifth wife, with whor
he quarreied frequently, began divorc
. proceedings, but afterward the action wa
withdrawn. At the supper table. Harri
suddenly rose from his chair and, takin
, his wife by her hair, which was hangin
j loose, pulled her head back, placed q r,
volver to her forhead and fred, the ba
/. passing through her head. He then turne
: the weapon to his own head and fired, IL
ball inficting fatal wound.
Ex.Mayor George Innss Of Poughkeepsi
N. Y, was arrested on complaint Of vii
lam 8. Williams, q broker, charged wit
| stealing five railroad bonds worth 1 90
!, each. Innes wac released ON bail.
F. A. Hill & Co., who for some time ha,
/ cut quite q figure on the board OF trad
! Chicago, have failed.
Senator Stanford Of California has mo-
4 money invested in Eorssdesh than ar
. other man in the world. His last year
4 | sales amounted to over $500, 600. II
. carriage horses are worth $4,000 each.
DR.. SCHNEIDER, the Jewish rabbi who he
] to leave Germany for denouncing Bi
marck, will take charge Of q leading Phil
: delpfia synagogue.
Mail and Express London Gable: II
: British government has decided to pr
l. ~.