The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-05-13

Representative Gen. Wakefield, OF Min
nesoba, has been notified by the pension
office that the claim OF Betsey Johnson, OF
Faribault county, for a pension has been
allowed. This case has been draggingalong
for years, but Mrs. johnson will henceforth
draw $12 a m onth with back pay amount
ing to q snug little fortune. Mr.. Wakefield
has also secured favorable action on the
claim OF B. J. Randall, Of Vernon Center,
Blue Earth county. Randall has been al
lowed pension at the rate OF $14 month
about 81 ,0sO. "
The following postmasters were appoint.
ed in Minnesota: Bird Island, F. Hodgson,
vice Lorraine, removed; Odessa, r. J. Hill,
vice Fraser, resigned.
of the funeral of the late Senator Miller of
California does not exceed So. 900.
Fha senate committee on privileges and
elections held q meeting to consider the
case OF Senator Payns. The committee adj
journed to give opportunity Tor a more
thorough examination OF the papers, and
will hold meeting to decide upon . line OF
action.
Bishop Robertson OF the Episcopal do
ccse OF Missouri, dies.
A public dinner is given at Albany, N. T.,
to United States Judge L. <. Church Of
Dakota.
The Central Labor unions mass meeting
in New York is largely attended. but the
crowd is orderly.
J. ALyons, an Indianapolis merchant,
is shot dead by 8. Marley, an smploye, in 2
quarrel.
At Cincinnati Wolf & Lowman, shoe man
ufacturers, ass gned. Assets, $50, 600; lia-
bilities, $4,000.
At Beloi Wis, q large frame dwelling
house owned by William Fitzgerald and
occupied by Harry Ames was burned. Loss,
nearly $4,000.
On the night OF Tuesday, April g, s. B.
Moore, q prominent citizen OF Des Moines,
Iowa, aged sixty-eight. was assailed by two
sandbaggers in front OF his own residence,
knocked down, robbed and left uncop.
scious. He has recently died from the
effects Of his injuries. There il no clue t9
the murderers.
Mary Anderson closed her Western tour
at the Chicago Opera House . few nighta
ago. The box receipts for the week were
little more than $14, 900.
At New York, Michael Stroh, bartend.
or, Hans Holdnif. a musician, and Paul
Wilzig, o waiter, MI members Of the Carl
Sahm club, recently engaged in q systema
tic boycotting OF a concert saloon, were ar
rested on q bench warrant charging them
with extortion. They were indicted by
the grand jury. They not only boycotted
the concert saloon, but imposed . fine Of
81 900 pm the proprietor, which he paid
The maIinuW penalty for the of;ense ID
five years In prison.
At Appleton, Wis.,, the jury In the case Of
the state vs.. Hugh Boyle, after being out
seven hours, brought in verdict 81 NOT
guilty, Boyle was charged with the muir.
der Of Theodore Endter last December.
A lawyer of Milwaukee has commenced
suit against Dr.. Thomarson, also known
az T. III. Schuss, for the recovery ri $780,.
900 alleged to have bsen obtained BY CON
spiracy from Mrs. Stockman, now residing
at East Saginaw, Mich.
A fatal quarrel between three brother.
named Delnno, near Green Bay, Wis.,, LED
to battle during which one was pounded
to death with heavy chair, and another
probably fatally stabbed.
The ENGAGEMENT Of Lieut.. J. r. Duvall
l.