The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-17

ton OF Ex- Senator Robert NJ r. Hunter
to be collector OF the port of Rappahan-
mock, Va, which has been pending ever
since the beginning VI the session. Tho
place was given to Mr. Hunter as a sort OF
pension, because the office had to be filled.
The presents sent to the White House for
Mrs. Cleveland are estimated to be worth
$1oo, 900.
The state department promises some SEN
sational matter relative to the means en-
ployed by Mormon missionaries to secure
converts.
Some members OF congress are wonder
ing ii a mistake has nat been made in
omtting to pass resolutions ofcongratula-
tions to the president upon his marriage.
One gentleman had some resolutions pre-
pared and proposed to offer them, but
upon being informed that there was
no precedent for it, decided to throw
them in the waste basket instead.
A romantic marriage took place n short
time ago in the town OF Nelson. thirty
miles southwest OF Eau CLAIRE. Wis.,. tho
groom being n thrifty farmer OF thirty five
or forty and the bride Of the tender age ol
thirteen. The nuptials were tied by II jus.
tiee of peace, and it is alleged the bride nj
iirmed she was over sixteen. Her parents
are endeav oring to unite the moose.
NJ. NJ. Preston, aged forty wears, hanged
himself at Lake Geneva, Wis. He had
been suffering from kidney complaint and
| was very much discouraged.
A special from Washington says: AL
| though nominally Secretary Manning ac-
cepted the suggestions of the president
| about continuing in office, it is very well
understood by both OF them that he will
| neverg go back to the treasury department.
| The president is not ready to make a new
| secretary just now and will have some
| months to think over the matter. His de
sire is to find some man to take the place
| who will be able properly to fill it. The
| views which Mr.. Manning expresses as to
the tariff and the fiscal policy OF the gov
ernment may be regarded as his farewell
| address to congress, and particularly to
the democratic part OF it.
Mart Buzzard, the sharpest and most
tricky OF noted outlaws Of Pennsylvania
has finally been arrested.
Members of Chicago lodge of A. O. U
W. while in secret session came close to
shedding blood, a few nights ago in II dis
| pute about some trivial matter. The al
fair has caused a sensation.
New York anarchists have collected $2,.
600 for the defense of Spies ct al.
| For the third time this year all the sur,
face roads in New York and Brooklyn were
tied up Saturday morning the 9TH inst. 1t
| was done by this Knights OF Labor as the
only way, they thought, OF settling the long
strike on the Third avenue line, but the
matter was settled Sunday.
J. n. Narin's creamery at Blairstown,
Iowa, burned. Loss, 81, 200; insured for
$7OU.
Some sensational reports were sent tc
| Chicago recently about heavy frosts in the
Northwest which were considerably ex,
| aggerated. The facts are that q cold wave
| extended over the northern portions ol
| Minnesota and Dakota in the Red river
valley and there were light frosts at several
| places while at one or two points the cold
was enough to form ice one-eighth to one
quarter OF an inch thick. The I'M Jury to
| wheat is very small but oats, corn and
garden vegetables suffered to a considerable
extent.
The British Columbia express company
stage was stopped on the Cariboo road by
three highwaymen who seized the treasure
| box, but in their hurry overlooked money
package OF $4,000. The amount in the
box is thought to be very large.
Scottdale, Pa, had a conhagration, a
| dozen buildings being burned, and q little
girl, in whose hands lamp exploded and
caused the fire, perished. Loss, $50, 900.
At Litchfield, Ill.,, Mrs. c. Stevenson shot
| and killed Archibald Strauss, with whose
wife she had quarreled.
The weather in all the territory north ol
| Grand Forks, OAK, is very dry, and crops
are beginning to suffer. The same con-
| ditions exist in some counties in Southern
Minnesota and Dakota, but no extensive
damage has yet been reported.
The official announcement OF the sale oil
| the Wisconsin, Iowa q Nebraska to the
Minnesota & Northwestern has been made
The deed Of transfer was filed at Marshall.
town. The Wisconsin, Iowa & Nebraska
or, as it is more commonly known. 1.-THE
Diagonal Road" is now operated from
Waterloo to Des Moines, Iowa, a distance
OF little over a hundred miles. The Diag-
| onal is to form a portion OF President
Stickney's new Kansas City line, to be
known as the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas
City, for which Incorporation papers were
| fled
| tions Of the officers of the Judge advocate
generals department has been made as
follows: Lieut.. Col. III. p. Curtis, from
West Point Aug. 90, to duty at headquar
| ters division at the Atlantic Lieut.. Col.
| w. Winthrop, from the department OF the
| Pacific to West Point; Lieut.. Col. H. b.
Burnham, from department of the Platte
to the department OF the Pacific, Sept. 1
and Maj. A. B. Gardner from the division
OF the Atlantic. Sept. /, to the department
OF the Missouri.
Senator Sewell of New Jersey is i'll with
pneumonia.
| Gen. Keller of Ohio wants to be returned
to congress.
| Mr.. Pendleton, United States minister al
Berlin, has obtained leave OF absence. Mr.
| Coleman will act as charge d 'affaires unit
Mr.. Pendleton returns.
| During the past four weeks the sub treas
ury at Chicago has shipped 5000, 600 o.
silver to Washington.
| Butte, Mont, special. Martin Urn, c
the Parrot Concentrated, got his head
caught in the elevator and was crushed to
| death.
| August Peterson, residing OF Lodi, Clay
county, Dakota, was killed by a stroke o.
| lightn ing.
The Diamond Match Factory at Osh
kosh, Wis, burned with loss OF $50, 900
| The Nicollet House of Minneapolis re
| ceived another baptism of fire and water
amid the shrieks OF frightened females and
general chaos. There was a loss Of from
$50, 900 to $4,000, well covered by in
surance.
Prof John H. Wright, of Dartmouth col
lege, has accepted q call from the John
Hopkins university as dean OF the classica
faculty.
| A coroner's jury in New York rendered 9
verdict that Frank r. Reed OF Minneapolis
the Yale college divinity student, whose
body was recently found floating in Govern
er's slip, came to his death from pisto
shot wound caused by some unknown per
son.
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The first prize fight fought in the state o
Minnesota since the new penal code went
into effect, took place the other day al
Silver lake, q few miles out from Waseca
The contestants were Prof. Hadley Of st
Paul and E. l.. Mohler, the Minneapolis
barber who faced Jack Dempsey in Mime
apols short time ago. Details OF tn,
fight are meager, as NO st. Paul parties
were present. As the story is told, Had
ley and Mohler had gone to Waseca to Civ,
a sparring exhibition in public hall
| They found they could not get the hall, ane
SO tho exhibition was declared off. But
number OF local sports raised purse o