The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Last March William p. Pierson, cashier
and chief bookkeeper Of the American Bap.
tist Publication society at Philadelphia
was thrown from carriage and had his
leg fractured. Since then he has been con-
fined to his home. During his enforced alb
sence it was discovered that he is default
or to the extent OF 100000.
Postmasters commissioned Iowa: Buck.
ner, Louis Mohlis. Wisconsin: Norman:
Anthony G. Schauer; Perry. Ida p. An
drews.
Mrs. Senator Dolph is said to be the most
finely formed woman in Washington.
General Sheridan says he is delighted
with his new experience as o suburban
farmer.
The senate has passed bill granting a
pension to Theodore Dunmire, late oil
Company f, First Virginia engineers. The
vile OF Dunmire is the divorced wife OF the
assassin Guiteau, and she has been here
all winter trying to get this bill passed.
I've deficiency appropriation bill as
passed by the senate shows an increase oi
81, ,S92, 1876 over tho aggregate appropria-
tion made by the house bill making the to.
tai appropriation for deficiencies ST. SO7,.
1853.
Nine. Catalani, the most famous singer
Of her time, gave concerts in Madrid, in
1905 and 1906 at which four ounces ol
gold, OF the value OF $105, was charged as
the price Of admission.
About 1,5OO persons have died OF starva-
tion in Labrador this season.
Speaking of the reported dissatisfaction
among the Sioux at the Pine Ridge agency
Commissioner Atkins said few days ago:
This office has ordered no census OF the In
dians at that agency. | applied to con-
gress for SIS, 600 with which to make a CEN
sus, believing that it would result eventu-
ally in a saving to the government, but the
house did not see fit to give us the money.
Maj. Bell, who is in charge at the agency,
made count Of these Indians and discov
cred that there are some 2, 500 less than
were supposed to be there under McGilli-
cuddy, who estimated that there were Z, ).
500. l believe that Major Bell has made
a mistake. However, this office has or
dered no reduction of rations, and will di
rect none at present. l have so telegraph
ed Maj. Bell, and / think there will be No
The crofters OF Tire, Scotland, are still
under arms. Three hundred OF them guard
the coast all night in order to prevent
surprise by the landing Of an armed force
It is officially stated that the English
government has assured Premier De Frey
cinet that it does not intend to interfere in
any way with the Madagascar treaty with
France, and will neither establish nor sup
port an Anglo Malagassy bank in NADIA.
gascar.
A special meeting of the municipal coun.
ell of Waterford, Ireland, was held to take
action concerning the portrait of Gen.
Thomas Francis Mengher, recently present.
ed to the city by Irishmen OF New York.
The mayor presided. The council resolved
to hang the portrait in the council room
and to make way for it by removing the
portraits of King George l., King George
II. and King William Ill, which now hang
in the council chamber.
]. w. Harrington, Brimfeld, Ill.,, has
disappeared, after borrowing fully SIS, 900.
He is supposed to be in Canada.
Capt. Doherty, lately appointed Indian
trader at Fort Bennett, Cheyenne agency,
has resigned.
J. A. Herald, leading citizen of Coal
Harbor, Oak, was tarred and feathered
and ridden on rail. A woman in the
case.
Mrs. John Prill, Of Pittsburgh, misstook
sulphuric acid for holy water, and is dis
figured for life.
At Republican caucus of the members oil
both houses OF the California legislature it
was resolved to elect United States sena.
tor to fill the unexpired term OF the late
Senator Miller, to whose seat Gov. Stone.
man appointed Senator Hearst, the pres.
ent incumbent.
w. w. Saunders, who had been convicted
OF plurder and escaped from Jail in Oregon
on July 6, has been captured near Alsea
Bay and returned to confinement.
The largest brussels carpet factory in the
United States is at Yonkers, N. Y. II
turns out 455, 900 yards IL month.
The Muskegon, Mich, shingle cut this
year will foot up to 375, ,OOO,O 900.
The Georgia state Democratic conven.
tion met Wednesday. Judge Bigham oi
Trorys county was permanent president.
The majority rule was adopted. Gen. John
B. Gordon received 322 votes out of 332
for the nomination OF governor The old
state house officers were renominated for
their respective positions.
The American Iron and Steel associa-
tion has received from the manufa cturera
complete statistics of the production oil
pig iron in the Upited States in the first six
months OF the present year. The produc,
ton amounted to 1854, 2O9 tons. The
country has never before produced as much
pig iron in the same time.
A report came from Saratoga that the
great racing mare Miss Woodford had brok
en- down. and will race no more.
Capt. H. J. Nowlan, Seventh cavalry has
been selected by the war department tc
witness the maneuvers OF the Twelfth and
Eighteenth corps OF the French army, which
will take place during next September, and
for that purpose he willreport about Sept
1 to the United States minister at Paris.
The following nominations were made
Wednesday: A. A. Ade, District of Colum
bia, now third assistant secretary Of state
vice William Hunter, deceased; j. B. Moore,
Delaware, to be third assistant secretary
OF state; f. Spencer Pratt, Alabama. to be
minister resident and consul general OF the
United States to Persia. Speculation is
rife regarding the probable action Of the
president on the oleomargarine bill, and
the teliefis generally expressed that it will
be vetoed.
retiring board, consisting OF Brig. Gen.
T. H. Ruger, Asst. Surgeon Gen. G. Perrin
Lieut.. Col. T. NJ. Vincent, A. A. g.; Lieut.
Col. ]. ]. Van Horn, Twenty fifth infantry
and Surgeon G. H. Alden, has been ordered
to convene at department headquarters,
Fort Smelling, Minn.
DR.. .Barth, Berlin editor, has been fined
500 marks for libeling the attorney gener
a. The case arises out Of the imprison
ment OF Heine, the socialist deputy.
Troops have gone to Toulon, France, to
the Porplerolles penitentiary, to quell
second m tiny OF the inmates. The iuven
lie prisone.s complain OF the food and the
treatment they receive.
The Michigan state prohibition conven
tion met and nominated the following tick.
ct: Governor, Samuel Dickie; lieutenant
governor, Charles H. Mosher; secretary o
state, John Evans; treasurer, A. c. Fisher
auditor, 8. D. Williams; attorney general
]. r. Laing; commissioner Of the land Of
flee. Myron H. Walker; cuperir, ir,tendent Of
public instruction, David Bemis; member
Of the state board Of education, O. T.
Downing.
Gen: Spinner says the first woman clerk
he employed in the treasury was Miss Jan.
ME Douglass, "a double listed girl, physi.
cally, and mentally more than q match foE
any OF the men in the room.''
Jacob OF Kentucky, Urited States Minis
ter to Columbia, who hammered his secre-
tary OF legation. has sentin his resignation,
and it was promptly accepted.
The Connecticut prohibitionists in con
vention nominated a fullstate ticket, head.
ed by Rev. Samuel Baker for governor.