The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-11-25

Earth reservation, and they are far better
! oil than the poorer class Of whites in most
farming settlements. They receive no aid
of any consequence from the gov
ernment, and appear to need none,
unless it is for school purposes.
Gently taken a good start in the direction
| OF seli-support. Many new houses have
| been put up on the reservation during the
! past year, and mora are now building The
heavy lumber operations in that section
afford work and good wages for them, and
they own over twenty good teams and as
many yoke of work cat tle which they use
in numbering for themselves and for the
whites. Although large part Of their res.
ervation is rocky and barren, it is believed
that they have enough agricultural lands
to meet their future wants.
Death of Hon. Charles Francis Adams.
Charles Francis Adams, Sr., died early
| Sunday morning the 21st inst. at his home
! in Boston. The end when it came was
simply the Pickering out OF the last spark
OF vital life which had been fading SO gradu-
ally that the change from day to Nay was
! not perceptible. There were no offensive
| features OF his infirmity, however, the out
ward effect being simply complete reticence.
He has suffered for some five years from
brain troubles, arising from overtaxing his
brain in the literary work upon which he
! was engaged. His wife, who survives him,
was the daughter OF the late Peter
! c. Brooks OF Medford, whom he mar.
ried fifty eight years ago and by whom
he had five sons and two daugh-
ters. Two died. Those living are the Hon.
John Quincy, the Hon. Charles Francis,
| Henry Brooks and Mary, the latter the
wife OF DR.. Quincy. Since he was made the
victim OF sharpers, who took advantage
| OF his weakness four years ago, Mr. Adams
| had always been accompanied by an at
tendant. He had at no time been confined
! to his bed or rooms, but had taken gentle
| out door exerciZe, and had often enjoyed
q drive in the city or at Quincy.
Charles Francis Adams was the son OF
ex-presdent John Quincy Adams. He
graduated at Harvard, studied law with
David Nichols, and was one of the early
free-soilers. He represented Massachusetts
in Congress and performed valuable SER
vices as Minister to England during the
war.
The Vossiche Zeitung says the flow OF
Hungarian immigrants to America is in
crea sing, and that a large contingent is
composed Of Jews, including many children.
Congressman Springer has been to Wash
ington in the interest OF the appointment
| Oi Orendorf as governor OF Dakota. The
| president mas IneI OrenQOrI anu IS well
| disposed towards him. Civil Service Com
missioner Oberly also favors his app oint.
ment. Springer thinks that Orendorf's
chances for the appointment are good.
James Brown died at Helena on We'd
nesday, the 18th inst, from wounds re-
ceived at the hands OF road agents while
in the employ of Gilmer & Salisbury us an
express messenger. He was a very young
man when he came to Alder gulch, twenty
4 L. ELL L .l-,.
life OF stage messenger, during which time
his bravery and frequent encounters gain
ed for him the appellation OF Shotgun"
| Brown.
Col. Ward Lamon will receive fee OF
$3.50, 900 in the case OF the Choctaw Ma.
tion against the United States.
The secretary OF war has decided that
the sentence OF garrison court martial
which provides for the forfeiture OF one
months pay, does not include the retained
pay OF the offender.
Gen Kaulbars in his note to the Bulga-
rian government announcing his departure
says The government has rejected Rus
sia 8 cOunselS, which were intended to ex-
tricate Bulgaria from her difficulties, and
has continued it's insolent attacks upon
Russian subjects. His further presence is
useless, Bulgaria having completely lost
confidence in Russia.
The grand jury at Chicago ignored the
bill against the Pinkerton men, charged by
the coroners jury with completely in the
death of Terrence BegIey near the Union
stock yards alter the cloee of the former
strike. The Pinkerton men have all been
discharged.
The president appointed Joseph r.
Roberts to be collector OF internal revenue
for the district OF Maryland, vice Sellman,
suspended, and Joseph McGreerty to be
collector OF internal revenue for the dis
trict OF New Mexico, vice Fisher, sus-
pended.
The secretary OF the treasury appointed
E. r. f. Graham, assistant keeper of the
light house at Sturgeon Bay canal, Wis
consin, and Gustavus Baum, assistant keep
er of the lighthouse at Twin River Point,
Wis.
There were 227 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week ending Goth, against 2O6 in the pre-
ceding week, and 234, 251, 228 and 149 in
the corresponding weeks of 1885, 1884,
1883 and 1882 respectively.
J. G. Terry, an old resident OF Clam Falls.
Polk county, Wis.,, about sixty six years
old, committed suicide.
The president left Washington Sunday
night the 9th inst. for New York to at
tend the funeral Of ex- president Arthur.
He was accompanied by Secretaries Bay
ard, Endicott, Whitney and Lamar and
Postmaster General Villas.
The president has invited his sister, Miss
Cleveland, to take a Christmas dinner with
him at Oak View, his country place, and
she will probably remain some time there
after.
The report of the second assistant post.
master general, just issued shows that the
total disbursements for inland mail service
during the fiscal year OF 1886 were $685.
4S6, 798, OF which $23, l 35, IL was for pay
OF transportation; 81. SIG. .S26 pay of pos
tai Clerks and $S34, $50 for pay OF mail
messengers. The figures of this mail for
Minnesota is as follows: Total miles OF
postal service in operation, 1882; cost,
1915, ,575, of which 4,373 miles were star
routes, at cost OF $S4, 1922, 26 miles Of
steamboat service at cost Of $16S, and
6,O33 miles OF railroad service at cost of
7 $731, ,585. During the year 7,946, OOS
miles OF service were performed, OF which
1908, 612 miles was star service, 2,479
steamboat service and 5, 1884, GIT railroad
service.
sensation has been caused in Berlin by
the announcement that the increased de-
mands Of the army bill do not exceed the
limits absolutely necessary for the safety
Of the empire"
A workman named Litoux created SEN
eation in Paris by firing revolver Ave
times at the entrance to the chamber of
deputies. When arrested he said his OBJ
iect was to draw attention to his griev-
ances in alawsuit now pending
Chicago paper says the record OF ma
rine disasters during the gale is an appalling
one. Reports show the following vessels
foundered: Barge Emerald, near Kewau.
nee, Ave lives lost; barge F. NJ. Dick
inson, near Kewaunee, three lives lost
two unknown schooners are SUP
posed to be the Helen, near Port
Sherman; an unknown schooner near
Hog island reef and barge Star OF the
North, near East Tawas, the late OF the
| crew unknown. Some 25 vessels were
driven ashore, and some lives were lost
A tornado struck the town OF Chsmbers.
burg, Pa. The clouds were Of purple color,