The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-15

Zig Fire at La Crosse.
fire at La Crosse in five hours swept
out of existence the best portion OF her
numbering district in. that section OF the city
known in the local parlance as down
town." A spark east into the shaving
room OF John Pauls saw mill grew from a
glowing spark into flame, and then until
it was raging seething torrent OF fire, eat
ing up property whose valuation
runs to nearly $4,000 Such
a fire at La Crosse has never been
heavens sea OF flame and pillows OF
smoke carrying away / 5,00o,O 900 feet OF
lumber, two planning mills, two saw mills,
a large factory, twenty-four dwelling
houses, a large number OF storage houses
and burned bare fourteen acres OF ground
in the Third ward of South La Crosse
on the rivers front. Six hundred
laboring men wander about the
streets aimlessly thrown out OF work, and
$50 people are rendered homeless. The
heaviest loser by the fire is c. L. Coleman,
whose entire property interests in that Sec
ton of the city are destroyed. Mr.. Cole
man is absent in California, and is not
aware OF the disaster that has beiallen him.
The following, are the principal losses:
c. L. Coleman, S275, 900; John Paul, $780,,
900; Ceselke, Kohlhaus Il Co., 10000;
pany. $4,000; e. r. property $4,000;
twenty-five residences, SIS, 800; City OF La
Crosse, 50. 900; total S4S1 300.
Patrick Egan, president of the Irish Ma
tional League OF America, was interviewed
i'll regard to dispatches from New York
that leaders of the Irish National league
desire to dictate to Parnell and had threat
ened to stop supplies from America unless
l.. = Tao
land from England. Egan denounced the
entire statement as an unmitigated false
hood manufactured by some designing
knave for the purpose OF damaging the
league and deceivins Parnell.
Henri Watterson says that he could sur
vive the obituary notices published about
him in the newspapers, but the portraits
hurt his feelings.
Ex-Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Coon was at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He
said: The general impression at the
capital is that Mr.. Manning will resign. |
consider him the ablest man in the cabinet.
Leaving out the postoffiee department, the
secretary OF the treasury has more APP
pointments to make than any other cabi-
net official He went too much into the
details OF the Office Who do you think
will be his sucessor?'' Probably Mr..
Fairchi!d. He is Mr.. Tildens protege, and
that will doubtless be point in his favor"
H S. Comings, an old resident of Grand
Forks, OAK, attempted suicide by cutting
his throat. He is still alive, but may die
at any time. Tempo rary insanity.
Frank Smith, OF Iowa, who attempted to
kill Senator Woolson last fall, committed
suicide in the Mount Pleasant asylum by
cutting his throat.
The residence of F. P. Bender at Spencer
Iowa, burned. Loss, $4,000.
Freight traffic is completely resumed on
the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
roads.
The printers in the Jacksonville {Fla.)
Times Union. Evening Herald and Morn
ing News office struck for an advance to
35 cents a 1000 ems. The proprietors
refused the advance and have declared
their offices non-union.
E. S. Bennett, who fled to Canada in
1854, from Davenport, Iowa. is arrested
in Suspension Bridge, n. Y, for forging
drafts when bookkeeper for Wadsworth Il
Co.
Sheriff Hatch of Cochise county, Ariz.,
came to Fort Bowie few days ago with a
warrant for Geronimo and forty one u Ohm
Does" Gen. Crook told him to make his
demand in writing. He did not do SO until
he got back to Tombstone. Afterwards a
Chihuahua and other renegades. Gen.
Crook replied that the Chiricahuas are held
as prisoners of war under instructions
from Washington, and will not be given
up.
A barn in Fargo, Dak., owned by Mr..
Won Steinwehr and occupied by Jonn D.
Batson, was burned. Loss, 81, 600; insur-
ance unknown.
At the executive session OF the senate
Judge Trenholm was confirmed as comp
troller OF the currency. Senator Beck OPP
posed the confirmation on the grounds
that udge Trenholm held extreme views
on the coinage and currency question and
in his public speeches in advocacy OF his
views had spoken disrespectfully of those
members ofcongress who differed from him.
The vote was viva voce, several nays COM
ing from both sides OF the chamber.
BY strict party vote, the house COM
mittee on elections decided to report in
favor of Gen. Weaver, the sitting member
in the Campbell Weaver election case from
the Seventh Iowa district.
Harvey McMurray, the nine year old boy
who fatally stabbed Thomas Bolan a COM
panion, at Pittsburg. with whom he had
quarreled, was discharged from custody by
the coroner's jury on account OF his ex-
treme youth.
james T. Brand, one OF the merchants
OF Redfield, OAK, made an ASSIGNMENT to
George Heardsley, OF the Bank OF Redfield
The liabilities are not definitely known
but will probably be from So, 900 to ST..
ooo.
The executive committee OF the strikers
at st. Louis have rescinded the late order
anu i1ood taasha sne Sun on OWING &c
aileseu 'rea'ehery VI uouio 70
It is the intention OF the Milwaukee & St
Paul company to put on a fast train that
will cover the distance between Chicago anG
st. Panl in about thirteen hours.
A Fort Worth (Tex.) dispatch of the 9Th
says: To-day atnoon the last Of the troop,
left and the city is without protection from
outside sources, except two companies o
the state rangers who Will remain here io1