The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-09

about YOU, 900 towards tho erection oil q
500, 900 monument to his memory, and
they are determined that NO appeal shall
be made to the public in this behalf.
A. Washington Special 30 the Helena In
dependent says: Hon. Sam Wood. attorney
OF the Union Pacific in Montana, has been
engaged by the department oil justice to as
list District Attorney Smith Of Montana in
the timber trespassing cases in that terri
tory. These cases involve moro than
million dollars, and involve the Montana
Improvement company and other concerns
that have been cutting timber on the pub
lie domain.
There is much opposition on tho part
OF Mississippi river men to tho bill Tor
low bridge across tho Mississippi at st.
Louis. Iowa and Wisconsin lumbsrmen are
Of Dubuque has arrived here to interest
Western congressman in opposition.
The second trial OF John w. Lauer, for
the murder OF his wife, whom he shot by
mistake for q burglar, as he maintains be-
gan at Omaha, but was postponed till the
next term OF court in March, afadavits
being filed dy the prosecution that an i'm
po11ant witness, Emma Bell, was in Chi
cago at the bedside OF her nick father.
Official returns from the two disputed
counties in Washington Territory are re-
ceived, and make the legislature Republic
can on Joint ballot by two majority. The
official vote on delegate gives Charles s.
Voorhees, Oem.) plurality OF 2, 192.
Belva Lockwood has law practice
worth from s., 900 to $4,000 q year. In
1875 she was teaching school at $40
month.
The treasury statement shows the No
vember decrease in the public debt to be
$3,OO5, 249.
United Ireland, OF Dublin, publishes a
legal opinion given by Hugh Holmes, at
torney general for Ireland, to the govern
ment az to the right to suppress the new
movement OF the Irish National league
which aims to beat the landlords by hav-
ing tenants deposit with a trustee Tor ten
der such sums below the demanded rents
as the tenants believe fair and are able to
pay. Holmes says men have legal rights
to act as trustees for tenants a. proposed
by the league, and the government has no
right to arrest them for 80 acting. Holmes
also advises the landlords to seek some
method Of getting their money from ten
ants which will not involve government
assistance.
At Mason, Neb., MacKendorf's store was
burned. The second floor was used for
sleeping rooms. Mr.. MacKendorf broke
his leg in jumping to the ground. His son
and J. ]. Hoagland and Malcolm Miller
were burned to death.
Mr.. Parry, q civil engineer in the Ameri-
can navy who during the past summer was
exploring the inland ice OF Greenland, gen.
etrated 100 English miles into the interior.
He was accompanied by Margarad, q
Dane. They were out three weeks, sledg-
ing in ice fields all the time.
DR.. w. r. Summers OF New York, q mis-
sionery in Africa, has been naturalized as
a Portuguese that he may continue his mis-
sion work and explorations under Portu-
guese protection.
|. l.. B. Frank 4 Co., tho oldest mining
stock firm in Nevada, failed. Liabilities:
1915, 900. The creditors include many OF
the most prominent shareholders in the
Comstock mines. The following are the
heaviest losses: L. Jones, superintendent
OF Crown Point and Belcher, $205. 900;
Gen. Heating, superintendent OF Savage
and Norcross mine, $50, 900; E. D. Berle,
ofthe Alta mine, SIC, 900.
Alice Hughes, aged twelve years, living in
Franklin township, Gloucester county, New
Jersey, became q mother recently OF a fe.
male infant weighing eight pounds, the
father OF which is the girls own father. o
the father committed the same crime upon
an older daughter three years ago.
Charles Carter, q notorious land swindler,
was arrested at Birmingham, Ala. He
swindled parties out of $50, 900 worth OF
land. He is wanted in several Southern
cities for similar crimes.
There was tremendous financial furry
| in San Francisco. a short time ago. not
equalled since 1873. Consolidated bust.
ness reached nearly fifty, and lots OF oper-
ators failed.
The president has appointed the follow
ing postmasters: Alexander Charles at &c
dar Rapids, vice William Smith, suspend
ed; James p. Carlton at Iowa Falls, vice
T. B. Knapp uspended; G. C. Scrimgon at
Belle Plaine, Iowa. vice r. w. Hunter, re-
signed; G. w. Carlton at Deer Lodge,
Mont, vice E. 8. Stackpole, suspended. G.
| w. Carlton, appointed postmaster at Deer
Lodge, Mont, is resident OF that city,
| about forty years old, and prominent
local politician. ts&
William Hicks, wife and two sons of Bos.
| ton, Ellsworth Brown Of Miamisburg, Ohio;
| Daniel Williams OF Irondale, Canada; ID.
| Reed, Manson, Iowa; Henry Wright OF Sill.
| sionaries bound for the Congo sailed on
the Adriatic from New York.
The Lewis Walter property forty-eight
acres, on what il known as the Finger
board road at Southfield, Staten island
has been sold to A. B. Stickney, of the Min
nesota & Northwestern. The property il
| to be used in connection with the stoch
yards scheme OF the Northwestern cattle
| syndicate. The price paid for the property
was $45, 200. I
Mary Shakespeare Caldwell, who gave
| $500, 900 as the nucleus oil the proposed
Roman Catholic university, ID residing in
Warrington this winter.
| Chicago recently had the most fashion
able wedding Of the season--that Of F. M
Fox, . Philadelphia stock broker, ant
Miss Mary, daughter Of w. NJ. Hoyt o
Chicago.
DR.. Carl T. Lsibold, ono Of the bes
known homeopathic specialists in New Ycrl
city, died recently Of apoplexy.
David Harris, Of Indianapolis aged forty
two, living with his fifth wife, with whom
he quarreied frequently, began divorc
proceedings, but afterward the action wa
withdrawn. At the supper table. Harri
suddenly rose from his chair and, takin
his wife. by her hair, which was hangin
loose, pulled her head back, placed q re
volvsr TO her iorhsAd and Afed. the bal
passing through her head. Hsthen turnet
the weapon TO his own head and fired, tn
ball infictins g iatal wound.
/ Ex,Mayor George lanes Of Poughkeepsis
N. r, was arrested ON complaint Of Will
stealing Ave railroad bonds worth II ,0O'
each. Innes was released ON bail.
Il F. A. Hin & Co., who for some time hav
cut quite . figure on the board Of trade
Chicago, have failed.
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