The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
Tho MinuesOta Land Offices

The Benson (Minn.) land office returned
as receipts for the last-year, IS, 4S1.91, and
the compensation OF the register and re-
ceiver amounting to 81, 4,741.S4, which
would make the office OF the second class
under the measure now being considered by
the house committee on public lands to re-
arrange the compensation OF land officers.
Crookston had receipts OF $19, ,493. .9S. and
the salaries amounted to $4,000 making
the net revenue to the government $13,-
493.9S. Duluth's earnings were $7.7S2.-
90, and the salaries S., 1864. Here the
office would be made frst-class
and the salary increased according.
ly. Fergus Falls had receipts Of
$s,5O4.O4, and the salaries $4,000. Red.
wood Falls receipts 50, ,421 so, and sal,
aries $3,911.78 emitting the officials to a
small increase OF pay. st. Cloud got as
receipts $7,321 .O5, sufficient to make it a
first-class office, and the salaries amount
ed to $5,161.1S, which would be largely
increased. Taylors Falls secured as re-
ceipts, $2,2S5.S7, the lowest in amount in
the state, and the salaries were 81 ,517. 40.
Tracy got as receipts, So, S11.97, and paid
as salaries S3,4123S Worthingtons re.
O5. The total earnings for the state were
$62, ,S66 sc, and the salaries paid $50,
1886, leaving as net revenue to the gov.
ernment, %, 627.1O.
Details of the marriage in Lisbon, recently,
of the Princess Amelie d'Orleans and Car.
los, crown prince OF Portugal, state that
when the imposing wedding procession
reached the church it was met by twelve oi
the oldest marquises OF the kingdom. who
supported canopy, under which the king
and queen passed to the entrance to the
church. The interior OF the edifice was
richly decorated, and 500 chandeliers illum.
mated the scene. The church was crowded
with members OF the royal family, peers,
diplomats, members OF the chamber OF dep,
uties, and other distinguished persons.
The Patriarch OF Lisbon officiated, and at
the conclusion OF the service and ceremon'
les salutes were fired from the forts and the
men -of.war in the harbor and the bells ol
all the churches in the city rang out their
music. The streets were crowded with
cheering citizens. At night the city wee
Illuminated and bands paraded the streets
playing the national airs OF France and
Portugal.
Rufus Hatch opposed the bill permitting
the building OF q railroad in Yellowstone
Park before the house committee on public
lands on the ground that the railroad would
get control Of thu whole Yellowstone river
by the terms Of the bill.
A big petition for the pardon OF ex- Bank.
er Fish is about to he sent to President
Cleveland.
The annual sheep shearing OF the South
ern Minnesota Sheep Breeders association
was held at Eyota, Olmsted county, with
good attendance. Some very fine sheep
were on the grounds, mostly brought il
from the neighboring farms. M. Wood ol
Plainview showed q fine-wooled buck weight
40 pounds, that sheared 23H- pound
fleece, and a eve, weight los pounds, that
sheared q 14k-pound fleece. W. II. Lyon
showed buck weight 95H pounds fleece
19H pounds, and John Bush brought in a
buck, weight 91h, fleece Tx pounds. NJ
Wood was awarded first prize, w. II. Lyor
second ard John Bush third
John C. Mobiles was appointed post
master at Amboy, Blue Earth county
vice Thomas j. Cross resigned.
Gov. Hubbard has appointed g. w. Slo
cum judge OF probate OF Dodge county, vict
G. II. Benton, resigned.
John B. Obele has been appointed post
master at Beaver Creek, Rock county.
A genuine sensation occurred at an Afri
can church, Minneapolis, where one OF the
brethren made a desperate but fortunately
unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the
minister OF that rather inharmonious con
gregation. The principals in the unpleas
antness were Rev. Mr.. Plummer and q Mr.
Lewis, a young and prominent member o.
the congregation who is not entirely il
.sympathy with the present head OF this
particular house OF worship.
The missing Jurgens OF Anoka, wa.
seen in jamestown, Dak., May 10 er
route for Montana.