The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-10-21
Treasury officials state that anerroneous


Treasury officials state that an nerroneouA
impression prevails as to the operation OF
the bond call, and the general condition OF
the treasury. They maintain that the
treasury is not only not crippling CONNER
clal and financial transactions by forced
contraction OF the currency, but in point
OF fact there has been as result Of treas
ury operations within the last two months
and more, an actual net average monthly
increase in the outstanding circulation OF
not far from Sc, ,OO0.O 900.
The remains OF Chief Justice Salmon p.
Chase left Washington by q special train.
An assemblage OF distinguished people,
representing all branches Of the govern
ment, accompanied the remains in process
sion from the cemetery to the depot. There
was no ceremonial in Washington. Mrs.
Chase and her daughter were escorted to
and from their carriage by Gen. Sheridan.
The body guard was composed Of colored
men.
Mount Hood, in the Cascade range, with
in one hundred miles OF Portland, Or, is
smoking in very ominous way. Hood
has been regarded as an extinct volcano,
but in these days of subterranean disturb
ance there is no use trusting extinct craters.
The directors OF Catholic missions have
been informed that TOO Christians have
been massacred in Taphoa, Tonquin, also
that thirty villages in that district have
been burned, and 8, 600 inhabitants are
starving.
duel with swords has been fought be-
tween NJ. Bauer, editor Of the Paris Echo,
and Count Dion, a well-known faneur.
The trouble was caused by comments on
Count Dion's coming marriage with an ac-
| tress OF the Theatre Franchise. NJ. Bauer
was wounded in the arm.
IL
| tional letter from Gen. Diaz president OF
Mexico, to the effect that during the late
| attempt to establish an empire in Mexico,
Marshal Bazaine, through a third party.
| offered to place in his hands the towns oc-
cupied by the French, and to surrender
| Maximilian, Marquee, Miramon and 9TH
ers, if he accepted certain proposal,
which Diaz rejected, because he deemed it
dishonorable.
Frederick jackson. q member OF the firm
OF Farwell Ozmun & Jackson, of st. Paul,
died OF typhoid fever.
Col. W. s. King OF Minneapolis, says his
attorneys inform him the big suit cannot
be appealed until after an accounting has
been had and judgment entered, and then
bonds must be given for the payment OF
| the judgment. The attorneys on Mr..
| Kings side are all confident that the thing
| is settled.
| There was a terrific storm OF rain and
| wind in Illinois and Indiana recently, and
| on the lakes.
| At Ashland, Wis. at 10 a. M, two men
entered the bank of L. C. Wilmarth seized
him, thrust him into the open vault and
closed and locked the door upon him.
They then rifed the outer safe and gather
ed up the cash that was laid out for the
business transactions OF the day. amount
ing to about 1000, and then decamped.
Soon after the robbers left n lady entered
the bank, and by pounding on the door
Mr.. WilmaIth made his wants known.
Mrs. Sarah E. Howe, OF Boston, who was
taken from prison a year ago after serv ng
three years for swim ding hundreds OF peo-
pie out OF thousands OF dollars by her
womans bank, is working her old game
again.
| At kankakee, ILL.,, Harry Goff formerly OF
Chicago, was sentenced to two years in the
| penitentiary for bigamy. Three wives,
| with three children, appeared against him.
| ]. F. j. Bradley, manager OF the Pull
| man sleeping Car company at Chicago,
who embezzled $35, 900 and fled last July,
was arrested at Rocky River Ohio.
1t has been expected that the president
| would soon appoint surgeon general OF
the army to fill the vacancy which has SO
long existed, but there is still a hitch.
This consists in the fact that there is q
tremendous opposition on the part Of riv-
al aspirants to DR.. s. H. Baxter, chic
medical purveyor of the army. who is the
| next in rank to the deceased surgeon gen.
| eral.
The executive board of the Knights OF
Labor at Richmond decided to send $15,-
900 to the locked out cotton workers in
Augusta, Ga, the curriers' and tanners
Salem and Peabody, Mass, and the
journeymen plumbers, New York city.
$4,000 in each OF the cases, and that fur
ther sums be sent as needed.
Postmasters commissioned 8. Coleman,
Clarkfeld, MINI. Postoffices established
Eden Prairie, Hennipen county, Minn., A.
| L. Kill, postmaster; Wellinger, Polk county.
Minn.. J. X. Messett, postmaster; Ivy,
| Kandiyohi county, Minn., E. A. Hogmoe,
| postmaster.
The claimants to Harlem commons in
| New York within ten days will file in the
| United States circuit court in New
York a stupendous bill in equity. One
heir from Louisiana will appear as plaint-
iff, and the other 1 400 known heirs will
appear as respondents. The prayer of
this bill will be for partition OF the prop
erty among the claimants. The valuation
OF the land is 100000, 600, and they will
be willing to settle upon basis of 20 per
cent.
Anne C. Coleman of Wisconsin bequeath-
ed $4,000 to Nashotah college, to found a
scholarship.
Theodore Roosevelt is the republican
candidate for mayor OF New York.
| Michigan's wheat yield is 26, 594, ,514
bushels-about 14hper acre.
Ex-Conqressman Ben Willis died in New
| York. aged forty-six. He served two terms
in congress, from 1874 to 1878.
Miss Mollie Garfield is said to have grown
very handsome and prepossessing in APP
pearance, with a ready wit and brilliant
conversational powers.
1t is stated now that the Rev. Father
Sherman, the Catholic priest of New York
who married Tillie Mccoy, is not in q Phila-
delphia monastery, as reported. but is liv-
ing happily with his wife in Brooklyn.
At Somerset, KY, Henry Boyle, special
United States bailiff, and T. v. Logan,
United States commissioner. met in the
Office OF the latter and after few words
were exchanged both drew their pistols
and commenced firing. Three balls took
effect in Bogle's body and two in Logan's.
| revenue officers and prominent citizens.
A fire at Eastport, Me-, ragged ten hours.
It started in Capen & McLean's sardine
along the water front and through Water
street, burning ten sardine factories, two
hotels, about thirty dwellings, the custom
house and postoffice and every place OF
business where goods of any description
were kept fos sale, except two small gro-
Gerry stores. The loss is at least $500, 600,
fairly covered by insurance.
The secretary Of the interior has affirm
ed the decision Of Commissioners Sparks Of
Oct %, 1884, in the case OF Cornelius w.
Mckinley, holding for cancellation his re-.
cord presumption filing made June 20,
1883, for the northeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter Of section 28; northeast
half Of the southwest half OF section 27,
township 122, range IS. OF Aberdeen, Oak,
for the reason that said filing was illegal
under section 1861 OF the Revised Statutes,
the secretary giving his reason in denying
as above stated.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered
an address in Rev. DR.. Parker's City Temple
on pulpit Work." He dwelt upon the
aid the newspaper rendered to the preacher.
num har of 0ueatinua was aaked IA To his