The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-09-16
The Riches OF Alabama.

One million dollars of the stock OF the
Pratt Coal and Iron company at Birming-
ha n, Ala, has been sold to John IL. In
man and Others OF New York, and Nathan
iel Baxter and 4. NJ. Shoot. The compa-
nv has the largest btuminuous coal mines
in the world. The company deter
mined to expend 81, 900, 600, in the
erection OF four furnaces and build
n Bessemir steel works at New Pitts
burg, six miles from Birmingham. Three
other coal mines are also to be opened
This assures to the Birmingham district,
within IL radius often miles. twenty large,
hot blast coke furnaces. The Pratt com
pany will also make n steel experiment
with 81. OOO, 900 capital ut their new town
Of Bessemer City, ten miles south OF Bir'
minghum.
Charles Spain and Everett Ellis. aged
eleven and thirteen years, respectively,
were smothered to death ut Jacksonville,
ILL.,. while playing in II wheat bin.
Dr. .Iendenhall, OF the scientific depart
ment OF the signal service bureau, has
become president OF the Rose Poly lytechnic
institute at Terre lIaute, Ind.
The following have been nominated for
congress: j. Logan Chapman, democrat,
1st Mich; David 4. Ross, prohibitionist,
10th Mich; l.. ii. Ripley. democrat, 9th
Mich; James r. Allison. republican. 4th
Ind; r. G. Horr, republican, Sth Mich.
Thomas G. Bristor democrat, 14th Ohio;
John Il. Neal, democrat Sd Tenn: p. T.
Glass. democrat, 9th Tenn; james G. Ross,
| democrat, 1st Tenn.
A notable shooting contess occurred at
nes Moines for the champio nship. between
J. Il. Stice OF Jacksonville, H., and c. w.
Buld of Des Moines. The shooting was ;,c'
! cording to English rules, thirty yards rise.
Budd performed the great feat OF killing
fifty pigeons straight. Stice missed the
sixth and thirtieth birds, losing the match
by two.
1t is reported that Harriet and Virgini;,
Washington OF Berryville, Clark county,
Virginia, said to be the nearest surviving
relatives OF George Washington bearing
his name, are in delicate health and press.
ing need.
Prof. Hammond OF Oregon assures the
country that, beginning on Sept. 26, we
shall have a series OF fearful earthquakes
and tornadoes.
The 172d anniversary OF st. David s
Episcopal church was celebrated recently
in Philadelphia.
At Cambridge, Md, one hour after his
| mother had died. James Boyce, aged IA
Louisville has 1000 colored people,
OF whom are rich.
The secretary OF the Chippewa Logging
company reports 100000, 900 feet OF logs
held back by low water.
The Connecticut Republican state con-
yention assembled at Hartford. Senator
Platt was presiding officer. Phineas {.
Lowshing was nominated for governor and
! Thomas Clark for controller. The plat.
| form condemns the Democrats for refusing
Dakota admission to the Union.
Col. Lewis Cass Hunt, colonel Of the
Fourteenth regiment OF infantry, United
| States army, died in New Mexico. For
some time he has been absent from his
| regiment on account OF i'll health. TIL,
death of Col. Hunt, OF the Fourteenth in
| faLtry, will promote Lieut.. Col. L. NJ. An
derson, Ninth infantry, to the colonelcy
just made VACANT. Maj G. NJ. Brayton,
Fifteenth, will be lieutenant colonel OF the
Ninth, and Capt: II. A. Theaker, Sixteenth
to be major OF the Fifteenth. 1t will also
give First Lieut.. T. w. Morrison, OF the
| thirteen years service as lieutenant, and
make Second Lieut.. w. Fl. Cowlcs first
lieutenant of the first reg irnent.
Mr.. Atkins, commissioner OF Indian
affairs. is quoted as insisting that Geron
dent" he says, twill probably acquiesce in
whatever proposition Gen. Miles makes fol
disposing OF the murderer. His PROPOSE
| tion will doubtless be court martini
which will not fail to award death SEN
tence. There is no doubt that the public
sentiment of the country demands the
death Of GERONIMO.
The queen OF Spain is suffering from
pulmonary disease, WHICH is making alarm
ing progress. The affection is similar tc
that WHICH caused the death Of Kins
Alfonso.
The drouth in the neishborhooa o.
Tolono, ILL.,. is getting to be a serious
matter.
The council of administration OF the
Wisconsin department, g. A. R., met al
Madison, when Zen. Lucius Fairchild ten
dered his resignation as grand commander
This was necessitated by his election as a
commander-in-chief of the G. A. r., ut Sar
Francisco. His resignation was accepted
and senior vice commander. Henry F.
Fischer Of Milwaukee, succeeded to the va
cancy.
PostofTices established: Dakota: King
Pennington county; Rocks, Custer county
Postmasters cOmmissioned-Dak Ed
gerton, Thomas +. Anderson. Iowa: Ha
eel, Henry Gosden; Boss, john Wagner
Minnesota: Hickory, Emanuel Jeppson
Wisconsin: Barro1, Benjamin d. Harrison
l.orthport, Dyer s: Kingsbury:
A successor to Gen: Newton, late chief g
the engineer corps OF the army, will be des
ignated shortly after the return OF TIN
president TO Washington. Tho law requires
that the chief, who has the rank OF briya
| dior Uoporo1 ahnn ho ooInc tnd frnp, fhx
officers OF the engineer corps. Col. Duane
who stands third on the list OF colonies
will reach his sixty fourth year on June so
1888. The three other colonies are Gil
more Casey and Parke, and one OF ties'
four will be chose to succeed Gen. New ton
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby OF New Yorl
has bought country residence with eight,
acres Of land in the Catskils.
There are signs that Austria intends t.
oppose further extension OF Russian in
fluence in Bulgaria.. The decision is saii
to be duo to Hungarian agitatio IN favor
OF resisting Russia. The German minister
OF war has received from Prince Alexander
dispat ch asking that he be allowed tt
resume the duties OF a German soldier. Thu
Russian representatives at Philippopolil
states that Prince Dolgorouki will arriw
Immediately at Sofia. and that the wal
minister OF Bulgaria will be ~ Russian.
Martin Stein, burglar, awaitng tria
for crime committed in WihhebhgU cotin
ty, lowna, gayye'thc slip to a Deputy sheriff
| The troops engaged jn ths Woodiort
Qreland) stictiong, on tlefr feturn to tn,
barracks at Bifr. protested against tn,
work Of foriPly putting hslplssa, iaarn
ro"d~a5 n" and asl aeaas thsy sstsf vs R tn
future refuse ta perform sdeh ,ahNoxiou
duty. No eHort ain the part 81 their snperi
or officers could qniet the determined in
were PLACED under arrest on tha charge o
mutiny.
Bishop Leahy, Of the diocese al Dro
more. Ireland, Ia recovering from his III
ness and IL now believed to be out o
danger.
Milsand, the French biographcr ant
member Of the French academy oisciences
is dead.