The sun., 1886-10-14
CONDENSED NEWS.


Col. En. s. King Wins His Great Law Salt.
nrday, the 9th inst, decided the famous
King Remington case in favor Of tho
plaintiff, Col. King. In view OF the am cunt
and value OF the property involved. the COM
plcated law points growing out OF the dis
putes and the prominence OF the parties to
the litigation, the suit was one OF the
most notable and interesting cases ever
brought in any court in this part OF the
country. In the year 1875, Col. William
s. King found himself heavily in debt.
Judgment liens rested against all OF his
property. Much Of the property was also
mortgaged, and the Pacific Mail Steamship
company had levied an attachment upon
it. In these straits Col. King applied
to his friend, Philo Remington OF
ilion, New York state, for a loan to
tide him over his embarrassments. Col.
Kings property included 400 acres OF
land in Hennepin county and 900 in
Meeker county. His wife also owned valu-
able real estate and $500 OF Pioneer
Press stock. King, when he applied to
Remington for relief, owed that gentleman
about S31, 900. In accepting the loan which
was to help him through his financial
difficulties, Col. King conveyed to Reming-
ton his own property and that Of his wife
as security. But there was q mistake in
the deeds of conveyance by which 200 acres
OF the Hennepin county lands and some
of Mrs. Kings property were omit.
ted from the description. The ad.'
vances made by Remington amounted to-
gether to the sum OF $196, 1880. With
this Col. King cleared up all the judgment
liens against his property except one small
one while the mortgages were allowed to re-
main. King became bankrupt in November
1877, ,and at the sale ofhis property in bank
ruptcy in the following spring Robert s.
Innes, who had previously taken
charge Of the property rs Reming-
tons agent, bid it in for Remington for
$25. At this sale Remington also came
into possession OF the 29O acres omitted
from the early deed 1t is claimed by Col.
King that there was an understanding or
agreement in connection with this sale
that Remington was to continue to hold
the property merely in equity for him.
Remington denied that there had been
such agreement.
The property in the meantime had ad-
vanced in value immensely, and when the
suit was brought was estimated at ST.
500, 900, the main issue being whether the
contract OF 1875 was trust deed, as
claimed by Col. King or Il mortgage, as
Remington sought to show. The district
and supreme courts decide that King 8
transfer to Remington was in the nature
OF trust deed. The property has vastly
increased in value and Remington will be
paid principal and interest and at least q
million will be left for King.
Ex-senator Withers OF Virginia, now
United States consul at Hong Kong, is at
his home on leave, i'll with an intlammatory
affection OF both the smaller and the larger
intestines.
The royal Inniskilling Fusileers, station
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sistance to a draft that was being made for
service in Africa. A savage fight ensued,
and the Irishmen were only subdued after
q number ofsoldiers and police were wound
ed. Forty-one OF the rioters were arrested.
Postoffice name changed: Dakota
Wafkertown, Mclean county, to Hancock.
Postmasters commissioned-Dakota Cor
don, Olaf Olafson. Iowa: Morsman, Sa-
rah NJ. Hays. Minnesota: Lakeville, NJ. j..
Lenihan.
The following have been nominated for
congress: John Kean, Jr., Republican, Sd
New Jersey; A. Corbin, Jr., Democrat, 22d
New York; R. j Vance Labor, 1st Connect
icut; Henry B. Lowering Dem mocrat, 9th
Massachusetts,; John ]. Hemphill Demo-
crat, 5th South Carolina; Willard Spauld-
ing Prohibitionist, 7th Massachusetts.
The Commercial Advertiser in speaking
Of Henry Willard s return to this country,
says: The stories that have been circulat-
ed that he countenanced the efforts OF his
friends here to connect him again with the
Northern Pacific property are authorita-
lively denied. He will have nothing what
ever to do with any OF his former enterprises.
Marcus Rosenfield, author OF a number
OF well known variety songs, among others
Climbing Up the Golden Stairs" pleaded
guilty in New York to forging check OF
1925 on the Germania bank. The prose-
cution was inclined to be lenient and Ros-
enfield was remanded until his antecedents
were inquired into.
1t was the intention of the management
OF the Burlington & Northern to open it's
new line from st. Paul to Chicago for pas
senger traffic Oct. Is, but it has been found
nee csssary to postpone the event until Sun
day, Oct. 81. The changehas been caused
by the fact that the coaches and sleeping
cars now in course OF construction, which
were to be completed few weeks earlier,
will not be ready for service until the last
named day.
The treasury department is about to
make decision which is of great import
ance to the iron trade. 1t is probable that
the effect OF it will be to reduce the duty
upon iron about Is per cent.
Postoffice name changed: Dakota: Balti-
Gmore, Pembina county, to Glasston.
Pc estmasters commissioned-Min
Birch Lake, Mary A. Kennedy.
l. C. Wade's large barn near James
town, Dak., together with four head of
horses and quantity OF produce. burned.
Loss, 81, 900: insurance, $4,000.
At Chicago, Christian Anderson, swede,
thirty-nine years OF age, living with Con-
stant Nelson, aged forty, was caught by
the latter in a room with Mrs. Nelson, and
shot in the stomach. He was AIKEN to
the county hospital, where he died. Mel
son was arres ted.
Oliver Ames, the Republican candidate
Tor governor ofMassachusetts, is to appear
before congress personally next winter with
a petition to have the stain from his fa-
theirs name removed.
At the last days session OF the American
Board at Des Moines, the farewell address
was given by President Mark Hopkins, re-
viewing the work OF the meeting OF the
eleven members Of the prudential commit
tee, who have the management Of the
board, all were reelected save two. Rev.
DR.. Thwipg, formerly of Cambridge, Mass,
was not selected, for tho reason that he is
about to remove to Minneapolis and SO
could not conveniently serve. Prof. E. C..
Smyth OF Andover, Mass, was dropped,
presumably on account of his advocacy Of
his new departure views. The two men,
DeT8 elected TO NIL VACANCIES are Rev. u. f..
Dickson, Lowell, Mass, and Rev. E. H.
Atwood OF Salem, Mass,
Whether the missing steamer Anchoria IL
drifting disabled about the Atlantic or has
gone down to the bottom with all on board
IL still mystery. Since the craft was first
registered az overdue, nearly fifty steamers
have crossed and arrived at American and
European points.
The following nominations for congress
were made: Jacob Romeis Republican,
10th Ohio; Thomas Brown Republican,
9TH Wisconsin; j, T.. Spriggs Democrat,
e3d New York; A, x. Parker Republican,
ED New York; Francis A. Rockwell Re-
publican, 18th Massachusetts; E. D. Ely
Republican, 9th Massachusetts,; Fred w.
Niles Republican, 4th Connecticut; Walter
B. Roberts Republican, 26th Pennsylvania;
w. H. Snowden Democrat, 10th Pennsyl-
vania; Thomas j. Lucas Republican, 4th
Indiana.
The changes in the Indian service are
rapidly being made, and but twelve agen-
cies yet retain the old agents. They are
the following: Colorado River Agency,
Charles +. Ashley: Round Valley (Cal. !