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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

According to the Frecn1an's Journal,
some one advertised in certain Ger.
man local paper that another locality
possessed thrashing machine which
was also very effective as fire engine.
The next number of the paper contained
the following explanation: ANY one
who adYertises that at this locality we
have thrashing machine which can
also be used as fire engine is liar, and
even more, though he be as black and
sooty as tho devil himself; said adver-
tisement is only for the purpose of ridi-
culing a mistake our noble fire brigade
made at the late fire. They were in a
great hurry, and in place of hitching
their horses to the fire engine, they
hitched them to a thrashing machine
standing near, and drove quite a dis
lance before they found out their mis-.
take" And so it turns out not to be a
combined fire engine and thrashing ma
chine after all.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
How New York Girls Win Hus-
bands.

Union Center, in the town of Esopus
is the banner village for shrewd girls, in
settling matrimonial difficulties. A day
or two ago story came from that place
relating how girl kept tally while two
of her suitors played game of domi-
noes, the winner of which was to have
her hand in marriage. Another girl in
that place possessed seven suitors, all
anxious to be the happy groom. 1t came
to light that she also devised a novel
way to disentangle the. ardent lovers.
She proposed a foot-race, in which ali
were to participate, the one the feetest
of foot to have her forever. The lovers
-acquiesced, and the race accordingly
came of, a few days ago, the fair
schemer being an eyewitness. She
kissed the winner in the presence. of the
others, and then on the solicitation of
the prospective groom kissed the other
six Utica IN ~ Herald.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
In the Studio.

A Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati IfmeS-Sta writes: This is
the season when the photographer in
Washington is busy. The new member
of congress and the new department
official is to be photographed, and all
his family with him. There is a scram-
BILE among the artists here when q new
congress comes in to catch the members
and get their negatives ''for preserva-
ton" There is always more or less
demand for the photographs of these
people. Of course it is the more illus
trious that are more asked for. but one
never knows who of the new members
is going to grow into notoriety of some
sort, and the result is that there is an
anxiety to get negatives OF all of them.
Some of the photographers make q
rule of sending out invitations to all
members, new or old, to sit for their
pictures, free of charge. In this way
they capture good many of them.
There are some who are hard to catch,
though the difficulty in most cases is the
pressure, rather than any other obiec-
ton. The really noted men in the
house and senate, those who have gained
their prominence by hard work, are
usually too busy to think of anything of
this kind. They are too much accus-
toned to this sort of thing to permit it
to tickle their vanity enough to get them
into a photographers chair merely to
give people chance to see their pict-
ures. Only a new president and cabi-
net could have been got together for a
group picture as somebody got Presi-
dent Cleveland and his cabinet recently.
The most prominent men in congress
are usually the most difficult to get. Mr..
Randall, for instance, is very much OPP
posed to posing for picture, and it is
only by dint of the greatest effort that
he can be caught, Hispersonal appear
ance is usually about the last thing he
thinks of. Of the father of the house."
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, you
seldom see photographs. Mr.. Morrison
er's chair. Mr.. Bland, the silver add
vocate, has not been inyeigled into a
photographer establishment in Wash
ington since the days of Brady, long
time ago. Brady's son-in-law still
clings to Brady's negative, and occa-
sionally gets an order for a copy from
it. Carlisle's picture is to be seen every
where. He does not care to be photo
graphed, but submits to it as an incl
dent of his present elevated position.
The army people rather enjoy being
photographed. You see pictures every
where of the prominent officers. Gen.
Sheridan's bullet head is seen in various
positions. President Cleveland has been
photographed great many times, until
it becomes great bore to him. AS a
rule, however, most statesmen submit |
with good grace and some secret pleas
ure to the photographing operation.
There is probably greater demand for
Senator Logan's picture than for that of |
any other member of congress. There |
has been some call for Senator Beck
since his silver speech. Mrs Logan's |
picture is probably more in demand
than that of her husband. The photo
graphs of the senators are generally |
pretty good sale, while those of the
average member of the house find few
purchasers until the subject happens to
jump into notoriety in some way.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
THE
Chicago,
Milwaukee
&. ST. Paul
RAILWAY

MALL I" "a Il
Is the Fast Mail Short Line from
st. Paul and Minneapolis via La
Crosse and Milwaukee to Chicago
and all points in the Eastern States
and Canada. It is the only line
under one management between
st. Paul and Chicago, and is the
Finest Equipped Railway in the
Northwest. It is the only line
running Sleeping Cars with lux
urious smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars in the world,
via the famous "River Bank
Route" along the shores of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi
River, to Milwaukee and Chicago.
It's trains connect with those of
the Northern lines in the Grand
Union Depot at St. Paul. No
Change Of Cars of any class be.
tween St. Paul and Chicago. For
through tickets, timetables, and
full information, apply to any
coupon ticket agent in the North
west. r. Miller, General Man
ager; J. F. Tucker, Asst General
Manager; A Y. H. Carpenter.
Gent Pass. Agent; Geo. II. leaf.
ford, Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent, Nil.
waukee, Wis. W. H. Dixon, Asst
General Passenger Agent, st.
Paul, Mimi.
W. NJ. ROMINE, Ticket Agent.
Morris Mimi,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

Chicago, New York, Boston, and other cities
in the United States have agents here who
ingratiate themselves with young women
and induce them to go to the states where
they are drawn into a life Of infamy. Their
trade has been carried on to an alarm
ing extent sometimes fifteen girls being
shipped in week. The prices paid to the
agents depends on the looks of the girls,
and vary from $50 to $500. The police au-
thorities and clergy held consultation Fri
day over the abduction of two young
women to Chicago by female who intends
to dispose of them for immoral purposes
The girls left by the Grand Trunk railway
on Monday night, and every attempt was
made to arrest the woman within the Ca
madam line
The American consul has been consulted,
and an important letter has been drafted
for the British consul at Washington. 1t is
stated that over fifty girls have been sent to
one Chicago house within year:
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

At Merrick, L. l., Thursday DR.. Thomas
8. Taylor, in attempting to put a bullet
through tomato can, placed on the head
OF his coachman, Thaddeus Gretman, shot
the latter dead
Michael Eagan, a boy 10 years of age,
committed suicide by hanging at his home
in South Chicago Thursday night His
father would not let him go with him to
call on neighbor.
The defalcation of it's cashier, j. E. Robin
son, to the extent of $50, 900, caused the sus-
pension OF the First National bank OF An.
gelica, N, Y, Robinson, who has gone to
Canada, squandered the money in wheat.
Business failures throughout the country
for the week just ended were 155 in the
United States and twenty seven In Canada,
as compared with total of 215 for the
week preceding and ia for the week before
that
A French feet, in command of an adj
'miral, is said to be in the South Pacific.
with the object of annexing the Leeward
islands 1t is said that some of the Society
islands will also be declared French terri
tory.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
MURDER AND ARSON.
An Aged Couple Supposed to Have Been
Murdered and Burned to Death.

Murdered and Burned to Death.
XENlA, Ohio, April 19.-Between 12 and
1 O'Clock Saturday morning the residence
of John Eouthette, south of town, on the
Cincinnati pike was burned to the ground,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Douthette, aged
respected citizens, were cremated When
the fire was discovered it was
beyond control, and when the house was
entirely consumed the charred remains of
the old couple we're found in the ruins The
fire is believed to be the work of an incen-
diary. 1t is thought the old people were
murdered and robbed and the house then
fired Charles Morris, who has been
working on the farm for several years, has
been arrested and win be held pending an
investigation. Morris says he was asleep
up stairs, when he heard Mrs Douthette call
HIM He thought it was breakfast time,
and got up and dressed himself When he
went downstairs he found the door leading
from the stairway locked ON the outside.
He heard cracking of flames and surmising
the house was on fire jumped from the win
dow and summoned assistance. When he
returned the entire house was enveloped in
flames
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

WASHINGTON CITY, April 19.-In the
house Saturday, on motion of Ermentrout
CT Pennsylvania the senate bill granting the
right OF way to the Schuykil River East
Side Railroad company through the arsenal
and naval asylum grounds in Philadelphia,
was taken up and passed.
In the morning hour the bill reported by
the committee on ways and means, to au-
thorize the establishment of export tobacco
manufactures and for drawback on i'm
ported articles used in manufacturing
export tobacco, was taken up The
bill was passed without amend
ment 1t provides for the establishment
of factories for the manufacture
Of tobacco for export exclusively, under
such regulations as the secretary of the
treasury may prescribe, and that the same
drawback shall be allowed to a manufac-
turer who shall use sugar or molasses in his
export tobacco factory, upon which an i'm
port duty has been paid, that would be
allowed under existing laws to person ex-
porting the same also that exports Of man.
ufactured tobacco not produced IN tobacco
export factories shall be entitl, d to 80
per cent drawback on the imported articles
used i'll manufacture upon such evidence
and under such regulations as shall be pre-
scribed by the secretary of the Treasury.
Forney, of Alabama, called up the bill
appropriating $500 for the relief of the
sufferers by the overflow of rivers in Ala
bama, and urged its immediate passage
Hiscock of New York, and Nelson of
Minnesota, favored an amendment making
an appropriation for the relief of the surer-
ers from the late cyclone in Minnesota
Oates, OF Alabama, opposed the bill. 1t
was unconstitutional, and besides, the rivers
were now within their banks, and the very
fact that houses had been destroyed would
make work plentiful and wages higher.
The morning hour expired, pending action
on the bill, and the house went into a COM
mittee of the whole on bills reported from
the committee on public buildings.
When the committee rose, a number of
bills for public buildings were passed, the
amounts being limited to s25, 900 each and
being mostly for repairs and additions.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Explosion of Molten Metal.

PETTsBURG, Pa, April 19-Shortly after
IL o'clock, Saturday afternoon, a disastrou,
explosion occurred in Singer, Minnick &
Co.'s iron-works, by which a number
of employees were very seriously burned
Messrs Frank and William Singer, of the
firm; Alexander Foster, foreman; Henry
Barker, master mechanic, and Engineer
Baker were testing run of steel by new
process, when the large mould, into which
the molten metal was being poured, burst,
with terrific force, sending the hot mixtures
all over the spectators and the men engaged
at the test in a shower. None of the injuries
are thought to be necessarily fatal There
has been no cause for the explosion made
known as vet.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
The Irrepressible Boy.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April IA notice was
found on the Hogden school at St Louis,
Friday, asking the boys to strike The three
ring leaders in the affair were thrashed by
the principal At other schools the pupils
have petitioned for a shorter recess,
and an earlier adjournment in the
evening; while still others, who have no
music in their souls, rebel against the teach
ers who have fad" for singing. About
thirty or more boys in the Madison school
refused to enter the building for the after.
noon session, and marched down the street
in military fashion. They claimed to be on
a strike, and want an hour for recess and
school to let out at 8 o'clock
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Avenged His Sister.

WATSON, Tenn, April 19-William and
Dandy Kent, trihing young men, met Miss
Mamie Soards, respectable young lady,
on the street, and, as she says, insulted her.
She told her brother Lewis, aged II, about
the affair. He seized a shotgun and went
in pursuit of the Kents. When he came
upon them he emptied {. barrel into each of
the young men Dandy was morta1ly
wounded, viii e the other viii have to suf-
fer amputation of the left arm The boy s
action is generally commended He was
placed in Jail, but bail was promptly given.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
AHandsoma GIFT of Monax.

NEW York, April 19.-The four sons of
the late w. Fl. Vanderbilt have given
So, 900 each-a total of $3.50, 000-to the col
lege of physicians and surgeons, for the
erection Of a building to be known as the
Vanderbilt Clinic. w. H. Vanderbilt himself
gave half a million to the college
in 1884 and his daughter, Mrs. Sloane, re-
Gently gave the college a handsome gift Of
money to be used in the erection of ma
ternity hospital, which is to be free to all
no matter what the condition of the patient.
The cornerstone of the new building proper
will be laid next Saturday. George Van
derbilt will lay the stone.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
THE IRISH LAND BILL.
ENGLAND'S PREMIER SUBMITS HIS
SCHEME TO THE COMMONS.

Land To BE Purchased aud the reasantry
Placed Thereon rs Proprietors at an
Annual Rental Until Purchase Money
Is Paid-Other Foreign Notes.
LONDON, April 19-Gladstone submitted
his Irish land bill in the commons Friday
night The gist of the measure is as follows:
The state is to negotiate the purchase OF all
lands except demesne lands, and install the
peasantry therein as absolute proprietors,
subject to an annual rent charge until the
entire purchase money is paid To effect this
ESQ, 900 of stock would be issued at par.
The total amount would not be raised imme-
diately, but 10000, 900 of the stock would
be issued in 1877, and eco, 600 each fol
the two succeeding years Power to relieve
congeSted districts by removing the surplus
population to less crowded districts would
be vested in the state The rents would be
taken ND by a government receiver, armed
with sufficient power to enforce their collec-
ton. The present land commission would be
the tribunal before which the question of
prices would be fixed. Before the land COM
mission can entertain a motion for the pur
chase of an estate application by all the
tenantry on said estate must be made
simultaneously. All applications must he
in before March !, 1870 Twenty years
purchase is laid down as what viii be the
accepted average price, but it is not the
maximum, which is fixed at twenty-five
years. but this will be only i'll exceptional
cases This purchase would entail a charge
upon tho Irish exchequer of g., 100000, to
meet which it would DO in a position to levy
for rents e., 100000
When Gladstone rose to introduce the
measure he was greeted with cheers, those
from the Irish benches being heard above
all others, and when he SAL down after
speaking for an hour and half the cheer
ing was renewed
The proposals do not imply that a new
loan for Else, 600, 900 is to be issued, but the
necessary consols are to be taken from
a loan of that amount already authorized.
Chamberlain said the plan was a modif-
cation OF the one in consideration when
he left the cabinet and though he thought
the measure was for the benefit of the land
lords rather than the tenants, but still
with some changes he was inclined to favor
it. Chamberlain'S remarks are thought by
some to mean a return to his old allegiance.
Parnell was very brief in his comment as
he was on the home rule bill He objected,
however, to the appointment of receiver
general, as i'll some sense a reflection on
the trustworthiness o: the Irish The sum
of 10000 was a very small one,
and the security was ample.
He did not desire to make it
q party question and would yield as much
as possible to secure complete settlement
of the questions that had caused so much Of
oppression and wrong doing.
The second reading was fixed for May Is.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Women Killed by Lightning.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, April 14-Mrs Maria
Hogue and lady friend were standing in
the door at Mrs. Hogue's residence Friday
watching passing electric storm A fash
of lightning struch both ladies, killing Mrs
Hogue instantly, injuring the other lady so
seriously that she died a few hours later.
The house was considerably damaged
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Ice PLAYING Havoc at Montreal

MONTREAL, April 19-The ice formed a
gorge in the river below here, causing the
water to rise several feet, flooding the
lower, portions of the city and doing much
damage The Grand Trunk shops and all
the mills along the canal were flooded and
had to close. The ice piled up thirty feet
high on Commissioner street. 1t forced
itself into some of the stores near Jacques
Cartier square and broke into the Grand
Trunk elevator.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

H. A. Keyser, who lectured before the
Boston Scientific society few nights
ago, stated that diamond worth $780,
600 is being cut in Amsterdam-the
chief city in the world for such work
and that the gem is to be given to
Queen Victoria on the tiftieth anniver-
sary of her ascension to the throne.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Sent up for Ninety-Nine Years

BRENNAN, Tex, April 1a.-In the district
court here Friday Albert johnson, negro
preacher after a trial lasting twenty three
days was convicted of criminal assault upon
n German girl Il years of age. He was
sentenced to ninety mine years in thepeni-
teutiary
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
TRAFFIC IN. YOUNG GIRLS.

Prices Varying from $40 to $500 Accord
ing to Good Looks.
QUEBEC, April 10. w holesale trading in
young and innocent girls for purposes of
prostitution has come to the notice of the
authorities. Dozens of public houses in
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Proposed to Destroy the Greek Fleet.

BERLIN, April 19.-The Cologne Gazette
says that the duke of Edinburgh, COM
mander of the British Mediterranean feet,
in recent council of war, proposed to de-
stroy the Greek feet, but the Russian ad-
miral stated that his instructions permitted
him only to participate in the blockade OF
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Removal of Distinguished Dead.

VIENNA, April 19.-The municipal council
has compiled a list of the distinguished dead
whose remains it is proposed to transfer
from different suburban cemeteries to the
Central WalhaIla. The names include
Beethoven, Gluck, Schubert and Joseph
StrausS
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

NEW YORK, April 19.-In the assembly
Friday the bill granting a charter for an
underground arcade in Broadway, New
York city, with space for double-tracked
rapid transit, telegraph and telephone wires,
gas and water pipes, etc, was passed
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Honors to a Dead General.

ST. JOHN, N. B., April IA number of
representative citizens intend TO forward a
memorial with which to decorate the grave
of Gen, Grant on decoration day
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
The Cholera at Brindisi.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The United
States consul general at Rome has tele-
graphed the secretary Of state that there
were sixteen deaths from Cholera at Brin-
dist from April to the 10Th instant
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Presidential Appointments.

WAsH1NeToN, April 1a-The President
has appointed James Lidgerwood, of New
York city, to be member Of the Board Of
Indian Commissioners
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Peru,s Presidential EIectio,

LIMA, April 19,-The presidential election
returns, which are yet coming in, still indi-
cate that Gen Cacers is elected to the presi-
doDoU OT PaJ.11
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21
Failure of a ,1cKaesnort. Pa. Firm.

Failure of McKeesport. Pa, Firm.
McKEEsPoRT, Pa, April 18-Learn 6
| Snyder, carpet and dry goods dealers have
made an assignment for the benefit of their
| creditors. The liabilities are $40, 600
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SAFEGUARDING

here. Now that Mr.. Forsberg has
gone. he is prepared to supply all his
old customers, and Mr.. Forsberg's too,
with the BEST WORK and BEST
STOCK, upon the most Reasonable
Terms offered by any shoemaker be-
tween here and st. Paul.
Give me call and Judge for your.
self. Shop at the old stand on
Fifth St., Opposite Tribr~A Office.
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Greece Making Preparations.

ATHENS, April 19.-The chamber of dspu-
ties has voted all the bills for military prep
aratsons The minister of war has resigned
The government has sent an unconcilliatory
reply to the note of the powers insisting upon
the execution Of the Berlin treaty.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-04-21

This new institution, lately established in
Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota, is stu
ated in a healthy and delightful spot near
Lake Crystal, and has for it's object the train
ing of young ladies in all the branches of a
refined and useful education.
The school year has two sessions Of five
months each. The first commencing the
first Monday in September, and the second
the first Monday in February.
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NOTICE.!

The Subscriber would respectfully
return thanks to the people of Morris
and Vicinity for the liberal patronage
extended to him since he commenced
buciunsS in
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Four Hundred senegambians Killed

PARIS, April 19-Advices from Senegal
says that the garrison at Baket made sue
cessful sortie, killing 400 rebels. The French
losses were seven privates killed and one
officer wounded.