The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-12

After holding out for higher wages for
nearly twenty weeks the 500 miners ut
Dubois, Pa, have acknowledged defeat,
and decided to return to work at the
operators terms.
Leander Moody was lynched at Seymour,
Ind. last Thursday night the 10Th inst.
for outraging ten year. old girl. Moody
evaded arrest two weeks, but was captur,
ed near Shelbyville, Ill. The trial was TIC
have taken place next Tuesday. Last
Thursday night the citizens rose en- masse,
and, forcing open the Jail doors. took
Moody outside OF town two miles and hung
him to a tree.
At Eau Claire, the office OF the Philip
Best Brewing company near the union de
pot, was entered by some unknown per
SON and robbed OF package containing
between $500 and 800, which had been
collected by the agent within the past two
days.
Natural gas has been discovered at Dun
das. Calumet county, Wis. This is thu Sc
| cond instance OF the kind in the history OF
| Wisconsin, the first gas well having been
discovered at Appleton several weeks ago.
| During the discussions in the Senate on
| the fertilization bill the following letter
| from Samuel j. Tilden was read: The
| apathy of congress on this subject would be
! Incredible if it did not confront us. ltcon-
! trasts with the rivalry which il so conspi-
cuous to insist on our taking Il high tone
| toward foreign nations on every occasion
| of difference between them and us. 1t con-
| trasts also with the favor which is shown
| to schemes of prodigality and schemes to
waste the public resources on things known
to be absolutely useless. Among the people
the desire for liberal appropriations to-
| wards the means of public defense Is well
| nigh unanimous. | am we'll Uniformed as
to the popular feeling from the crcum-
| stance that more than 700 newspapers
| from all parts OF the country and repre-
senting all political parties, containing ex-
press ions on the subject have been sent to
| me.
The Best Brewing company's safe at Eau
| Claire is robbed OF 500.
There were 1872 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
| last week of July, against 1874 the proceed
ing week, and ISL, 1879 80 and % in the
corresponding weeks of 1885, 1881, 1888
and lsS2 respectively.
5. z. Rounds, public printer, rendered
his resignation to the president. 1t ia un.
| derstood that this WAS done at the request
OF the president.
Secretary Whitney has invited the mem
| bers OF the house and senate committee on
appropria ton and naval affairs to accom-
pany him upon the trial trip OF the new
| cruiser Atlanta as soon as congress ad
| lOurnS, and the most oil them accepted.
The excursion train, bearing Gen. Logan
and Gov. Alger and families and delega
tions from Iowa, Michigan and New Jersey
to the G. A. X. encampment at San Fran
cisco, colided with helper engine just rs
the train emerged from Echo cannon
wrecking both engines and driving into 4
third. The engineer was thrown back ant
stunned so thathe could not control hi
engine, which started back at a fearfu
speed. running into the engine OF the cas-
bound express, driving it back into tn,
train, crushing the express car badly Al
both ends and completely wrecking a foul
engines. Fortunately not a passenger OF
either train was injured.
The president vetoed the bill for a pub
lie building at Springfield, Mo.
An unusual compliment was paid SO
licitor General jerks by the senate in con
firmi ns him without reference to a commit
tee, and the vote upon his confirmation
was unanimous.
The president nominated Dabney H
Many OF Virginia to be minister to TIN
United States ofColombia.
The late Miss Farrar OF Halifax, Eng.
bequeathed S162, 900 to be applied to tn
support OF aged widows and spinsters.
The governor of newfoundland has tele
eraphed as follows to the earl OF Clanwil
liam, British. admiral at Charlottetown; "
have reason to believe that the report q
starvation in Labrador is uniounded."
Settlers about Mandan, Oak, object tt
the abandonment OF Fort A. Lincoln Oh
account OF Indians.
An oil tank at Marietta, Ohio containing
10000 gallons OF oil, was set on fire during
n storm and destroyed.
An exchange of views among the Parnel
lites has led to decision to give the gov
eminent time to prepare an Irish BILL bu
the Parnellites will demand a measure To-
the suspension of eviction.
NJ. III. Smell, a representative OF the Har
risburg Car Company, Harrisburg, Pa, wal
waylaid and robbed OF 81 300 in none,
near Elmhurst, Wis, recently.
Solicitor General jerks has gone to hi
home in Pittsburg, Pa, to arrange SOM
private affairs, and will not qualify or as
sumo the duties OF his new office unit
Tuesday, Aug. 10.
The following fourth class postmaster
were appointed. Dakota-Devoe Fault
county, f. G. Young; Fleetwood, Minneha
ha county, Rosmus E. Munsenger; New
| pOTU, MCIlellIJ lutOuOIc H. ME
Cord; Flowerfield, Hamln county, JOIN
Murphy. Minnesota River, Cas-
county, Henry C. Mills; Clear Lake. VIII
liam ID. Wilt. Montana-Oka, James w
Story. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, James Nor
ris. Postoffce Name and Site Changed
Minnesota: Ranstead, Grant county, t,
Pikop.
The boxing match between Jake Kilrail
OF Boston and Jack Ashton OF Providenc
came off at the Rdgewood Base Ball park
Brooklyn. on the 3lst. Kilrain was de
cided the winner at the eighth round. Bot
men were in prime condition, havin
! trained six weeks or more for the encount
The Pierce Weaver mystery growing GU
OF the Georgia Pacific railroad accden
last December in which fourteen lives wer
lost, has been solved by the appearance q
; the original Weaver. who has been il
hiding The two supposed widows wer
suing the road for damages.
Information has been received at depart
ment headquarters that the order relievin
Col. Thomas F. Barr, deputy judge advo
cate general United States army, as judg
advocate OF the department OF Dakota, an,
assigning him to duty at division headquar
ters at Chicago, H., has been issued b.
, the war department., taking effect on tn
LIST OF September.
At Eldora, Iowa. q mob surrounded tn
, Jail and demanded Nate Thompson, VIII
was in for drunkenness, but who is sus
; pected OF horse stealing and robbery. Th
mob was unsuccessful, after firing abou
, twenty-fiv shots.
/ Ed Shea, a well known resident OF Ea
! Claire, was shot and killed in q bagnio q
PRESTIGE, Wis, by a Frenchman.
, Mrs. Della Boettcher. a young marie
woman, eighteen years OF age committe
suicide at Davenport. Iowa, by leaping fror
the bridge to the Mississippi, in the presenc
} OF her husband.
At Des Moines. A. l.. Guitman, clothin
: dealer, assigned. Chattel mortgages WEI
filed on the stock, one in favor OF Hanna
Guitman, 81, 500; one for II. J. Guitmar
1880, and third to A. Lehman fo
1926. Attachments were filed to TIL
: amount OF over 81, 200 by eastern cred
> | tors.
Samuel A. French, Chicago lawyer. In
, sued George A. Gibbs for $50, 900 damage
= for having charged the former with perjury