The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-18

| principally residents OF New Orleans.
| The university ofSouthern California has
received bequests Of land and money to
the value OF 100000.
Superior Judge Harris OF Modoc, CAL, as.
| saulted his wife with a knife, whereupon
| the citizens met and demanded his resigna
| tion.
George Bliss Rogers, captain OF the ia
| nous Yale crew OF 1880, died Of typhoid
fever while on his wedding tour.
The Connecticut legislature rejected o bill
prohibiting the sale or gift OF cigarettes to
boys under 16 years OF age.
The Connecticut legislature refuses to
surrender its privilege OF free passes over
the railroads.
Hon. Edmund Marcus Sandys of Lon
don, who is now keeping a racing stable in
| the United States, has been declared bank
rupt.
Among Californians in Washington the
| persons spoken OF as likely to receive the
| appointment by the governor OF California
to succeed Mr.. Miller in the senate are ex-
Chief Justice Wallace Of California, George,
Hearst, the Democratic caucus nominee at
the last election, Gen. Rosecrans and Mr..
Delmar, the attorney for the state in the
railroad tax cases now before tho United
States supreme court.
Representative Weaver OF Nebraska in.
| troduced a bill in the house to prevent the
| shipment OF any article or articles made in
| INIT alton of butter or cheese from one
! state or territory to another or from any
place in the United States to foreign
| country unless they be plainly labelled by
| some name that shall show that they are
not butter nor cheese. The penalty is a
| fine of $500 for each offense, and an
amount equal to the price OF the articles
| shipped.
Nine thousand Burmese rebels besiege
the British garrison in Yewethen.
Hon. Sackville West says it il useless for
Canada to expect the United States to ne
gotiate a fishery treaty, as the senate
| would vote against anything emanating
from President Cleveland.
Some miscreant poured lot Of strych-
nine into the buckets OF sap at West
Virginia sugar camp, which was fortunate
ly discovered before the sap was emptied.
Commodore Truxton says no honorable
| inscriptions upon cannon at the Norfolk
navy yard ever existed, or were destroyed
| by his orders.
The president sent the following nomina-
| tions to the senate: Samuel E. Wheatley
OF the District OF Columbia, commissio oner
of the District of Columbia, wee James D.
Edmunds, time expired; V. o. King, Texas,
secretary of legation and consul general at
Bogota; Jerald Letcher, Missouri, consul
at Rio Grande De Sui.
James w. Stevens, formerly of Chicago,
committed suicide near lewiston, Montana,
by shooting himself. Remorse for the
murder OF j. NJ. Hedrick in 1881 led to the
act. He was tried and acquitted of the
crime. but left written statement ac-
knowledging that he was really the MUIR
derer Of Hedrick.
Nearly six years ago James Simmons, an
old citizen and leading business man of
Eugene City, Or. mysteriOusly disappeared.
Unavailing search was made for months,
and efforts were finally abandoned. A few
days ago Simmons skeleton was discovered
in dense timber at the foot of the mount
aims dangling from the end of a rope.
mitted suicide by hanging. He is supposed
| to have been temporarily insane.
All the powers have given assent to the
Roumelian agreement as modified by Rus
sia. The original agreement stands ex-
cept that the clause relating to the mill
tary alliance between Turkey and Bulgaria
has been eliminated, and the title prince
of Bulgaria has been inserted in place
prince Alexander"
During O debate on the public worship
estimates in the lower house of the Prus-
sian diet, DR.. Windthorst, leader of the
Catholic party declared he would offer no
opposition to the government estimates.
He declared his gra atitude for an ecclesias-
tical bill abrogating the odious features
Of the May laws.
Mr.. Gladstone is suffering from a severe
cold. The physicians state that they do
not look upon the premier's ailment as
| serious, and that his throat is not affected.
| Gladstone is confined to his room, and has
spent the last few days in bed. Ministers
| required by the exigences OF business to
| call upon him have been received in his
| bed room. He attends to necessary CORE
spondence by dictation.
The steamer Acton, from Baltimore, has
| arrived at Queenstown. Fearful storms
occurred during the voyage, in which two
sailors named Green and Manger were
| washed overheard and another man named
Brown was killed at the wheel. During a
| hurricane, when the ship was at the mercy
| OF the waves, large quantity OF oil was
poured on the water. The effect was most
gratifying, the sea being quieted so the crew
| was able to make repairs and save the
vessel.
| The house committee on pensions agreed
| to report a committee bill to pension the
surviving soldiers and sailors OF the Mexi-
can war. 1t requires the applicants for
| pension to have served at least sixty days,
and prohibits the drawing OF more than
one pension by any pensioner under the
| act.
| Senator Cullom introduced a resolution
| providing for an inquiry into the condition
| of the records OF the adjutant generals Of
| fee. The muster and pay rolls and other
evidence OF service in the Office are said to
be in a very dilapidated condition.
| The Missouri congressional delegation
l lrA al N L.
| resent that state in the national Demo-
| cratic congressional committee.
First Controller Durham approved req
uisition OF $4,000 to pay the salaries Of
the members OF the legislature OF Utah.
Ex-President Arthur's health has been in
| q precarious condition for some weeks.
He has declined nearly all social invita-
tions and has rarely been seen outside of
his house. His visitors to his law Office
have for months been few and far between.
A short time ago he was at the opera in
| the Metropolitan opera house, but looked
| pale and i'll. In the last few days he has
been worse and though it is given out that
| he will be able to leave his house in few
days those best informed feel concerned
and do not anticipate speedy recovery.
| The tug John Markell exploded at Boston
and the captain and four men were killed.
By an accident OF the Anaconda mine at
Butte, Mon, Jerry Mullen lost his life and
Wesley Elmer was fatally injured.
DR.. Stephen Tying, Jr., has created sen.
sation by returning to the pulpit in New FORK
which he left several years ago. He was q
very eloquent preacher.
The Grand Army men OF New England
are making great preparations for their ex-
cursion to San Francisco in August.
The largest fire in Montreal for q long
time occurred recently, destroying the busi-
ness places OF the following firms: Sodhe
| & Leroy, e. Lee Chestemheimer, Park
Bros. 4 Co., the Diamond Steel works,
Bacon Brothers, manufacturers agents Of
New Rockland State company; china and
earthenware house OF j. L. Cassidy & Co.,
p. M. Galarnearis store, Compagnie Gen.
trale de New York, Mongenias, Bowen &
Co., Wholesale dealers in liquors and gro-
ceries, and E. r. Caine & Co., Wholesale dry
goods.
Below Baquimax Point to Blanc Salon
the people are starving. They killed in
January 500 dogs, and ate dog meat every