The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-08

his present leave OF absence, report in per.
son to the commanding general OF the de-
patment of Dakota for temporary duty at
Fort Smelling.
In the British army there are now in
every 1000 soldiers $50 Englishmen. ITS
Irishmen, IS Scotchmen and Il OF other
nationality. Eighteen years ago the num-
Der OF Irishmen was 3OS per 900.
According to the Roman correspondent
of the London Standard, the Jesuits are
acquiring an enormous amount OF proper
ty in Rome.
The exports OF iron from Germany, both
rough and manufactured, greatly exceed
those OF 1885. The same is also true OF
textile manufactures.
Mr.. Gladstone. in his speech at Liverpool
said: 1t was here that l first drew breath.
1have drawnit now seventy six years. The
time is not distant when l shall pay my
debt to nature, and these possibly are the
last words l shall speak in Liverpool. Mr..
Gladstone quoted from the ballad of
''Chevy Chase" The child unborn shall
rue the hunting Of that day" and exclaim-
ed: If idle and shallow pretexts bewilder
the mind of the people, or if power, wealth
and rank overbear the national sense, the
child unborn shall rue the voting OF that
day. | entreat you to resolve that the CIV
ilized world shall no longer assert that Ire
land is England's Poland, and to determine
that England shall no longer have a Po-
land. She has had it long enough. Listen
to prudence, courage and honor. Ring
out the old, ring in the new" ring ont the
notes of misery and discord; ring in the
blessed reign OF a time OF peace.
A sensation has been caused by an arti-
Gle purporting to contain important Fen
ian revelations" published in the current
number OF the Fortnightly Review. The
article is captioned Behind the Scenes"
and is ostensibly contributed by an Irish
man.
Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs. Beecher
have arrived in London. They were met
at the depot by DR.. Parker, the pastor OF
the City temple, and his wife, and given
most affectionate greeting. Dr. Parker led
Mrs. Beecher to his carriage and Mr.. Beech
er followed with Mrs Parker The party
were at once driven to DR.. Parker's house
in st. Johns Wood. Mr.. Beecher is in
good health. but says he intends to rest
before lecturing or preaching. He Is full OF
the great treat enjoyed by him at Liver
pool, of listening to Mr.. Gladstone's mar
yelous oratory, and watching the enthusl-
asm of the vast audience.
William E. Smith, assistant secretary OF
the treasury, has resigned, and Hugh Smith
been appointed his successor. Gov. Ihomp-
son is a native OF South Carolina and lives
at Spartansburg. He served in the confed-
era te army, but took no part in politics
until 1876, when he WAS elected state com
missioner OF education. In 1882, and again
in 1884, he was elected governor, and has
won great popularity. Some weeks ago
the president sent for him and rendered him
the position OF inspector OF Indian schools,
which Oberly resigned. He declined this Of
flee, because he thought it would be no hon.
or to the state for him to resign the gov
ernorship to accept it. He is about fifty
years OF age and is said to be a very ac
complished gentleman, and in through har-
mony with the presidents policy he hasre-
signed the governorship and expects to be
able to assume the duties OF his new Office
as soon as he shall have been confirmed.
T. w. Pearce OF Brooklyn, bookkeep-
er, who for some time has been claimant
to the estate of T. H. Blythe, who died in
California three years ago, leaving an es-
tate worth Sc, O00, 900, has just received
letters from his counsel in San Francisco
which make it appear that he is likely to
obtain the entire property. The contest
is between Mr.. Pearce and an alleged
daughter and other relatives OF the dead
millionaire.
Kankakee, Ill.,, Special: Harry Goff
agent for a Chicago firm selling silverware
on the installment plan, was arrested here
by Chicago officer on a charge OF blgamy,
theft. and desertion from the Seventh
United States cavalry. Recently Golf mar
ried thirteen-year-old girl in this city.
He is said to have a wife in Chicago. Goff
| is twenty-t two years old.
The Democratic leaders OF the house are
quite jublant over the action of the senate
in backing down from it's position upon
| the appropriate ion bills. SO far, that body
has yielded every contested point, and the
| house leaders say that the senate has no
| sand"
| Mrs c. Hoffman OF Minnesota and Mrs.
III. NJ. Wright of Wisconsin have been dis
missed from the Office OF the register OF the
| treasury.
| Last winter the supreme court decided
| that congress had no power to withhold
the Pacific railroads money due them for
the transportation OF mails and army sup
plies over non subsidized lines, and gave
judgment for S933, 900 already due the
roads for such service. The secretary of
the treasury called for an appropriation
of 81, 500, 900 to pay this judgment and to
meet similar expenses for the year just
closed but the house committee on appro-
priations has refused to grant the demand,
and overrules the decision Of the supreme
to refuse the amount due from them to the
government as interest upon their bonds
The republican judicial convention OF the
18th district nominated Judge Stearns and
chose Ira B. Mills OF Moorhead second
judge.
At the meeting of the State Sunday
School Association at Mankato the report
OF Secretary F. o. Holman Minneapolis
was read by that gentleman, who stated
He regretted exceedingly that it was not
an inspiring one. There is a decrease in
the state OF IL ,6O6 scholars and 491
schools and $3.50 teachers and officers.
The secretary had been unable to obtain
the exact statistics from many counties
but where the county secretary failed to
report the statistics of 1885 were used and
no estimates and guesses made. The de-
crease from the report OF 1885 is attribut-
able in part to the different manner in
which the reports have been ascertained.
The railroads plant themselves on round
trip reduction as practically complying
with the state commissioners three-cents
a-mile mandate.
The Mower county bank statement
shows: Total liabilities $1O3, 900; total
assets. $97, 900.
A woman named Mcbride, clerk in the
pension office rented a house, put in few
hundred dollars worth of furniture, got it
insured for $4,000, and then set it afire.
The fire was discovered before much dam
age had been done, and the woman was ar
rested.
1t is said at the White House that there
is no truth in the report that the presi-
dent has arranged to make tour of the
| lakes this summer.
Lieut.. Goazson has invented method
| for firing dynamite shells from ordinary
cannon, which has just been tried success
| fully at San Francisco.
! Minnesota was remembered by the presi-
dent in one appointment and one with
drawal Dennis G. Crary was nominated
| for postmaster at Sleepy Eye. The nom.
nation of Thomas Hail. made for Pres
ton, was withdrawn, because since the
nomination Preston has, by the readjust-
ment OF salaries, dropped to a fourth.class
office and the postmaster will hereafter be
appointed by the postmaster general.
Capt. Stratton, chief OF the division OF
registered letters in the postoffice depart
ment was discharged. He has been in the