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

docloe0 year ago.
The Missouri river at Yankton Is lower
than since 1858.
Frank Reed, under arrest at Des Moinei
for murder committed in Colorado, was re
leased on a writ of habeas corpus, the evi
dence not being sufficient to hold him.
For the past month Watcrtown, Dakota
has been in q flutter OF excitement oyel
the pr opposed advent OF the Manitoba. Il
is now definitely settled that the road ii
to come, $16,5oO having been raised to
purchase depot grounds and right OF way
into the city.
D. A. Andrews, arrested at Rapid City
Dak., for alleged horse stealing, has beer
honorably discharged. The whole trouble
grew out of partnership matter.
A strike is threatened by the Knights o.
Labor along the line of the Northern Pacific
The Manitoba railroad will Sept. open
up an additional twenty miles OF track on
it's DEVILS Lake extension. This will carry
the line to Tower. the first crossing of the
Mouse river. Berwick will be the only
station between the present end OF the
track and Towner. Sept. 10 the line will. be
opened to Norwich, ten miles this side o
the second crossing of the Mouse. The in.
tervening stations will be Denbigh and
Granville.
According to Daniel Spangler, a Califor-
nian, the question OF growing wheat at fig
ures that shall defy competition through
out the world has been solved by himself
and the ''galorious climate of Califawnce. u
He says he can grow his wheat, harvest
and put it in the eranary at cost OF less
than 20 cents bushel.
The trouble on the New York street ca,
lines has been adjusted, at least for tine
present.
At Sea Girt, Il. j., Washington Parks, q
young furniture manufacturer of Philadel-
phia, was married to his stepmother. The
bride is twenty-six years old, and married
the elder Parks three years ago. He lett
1925, 600 to her and her two children. One
OF the conditions OF the will was that il
she should marry, the money should be
forfeited to his son. By the wedding Mrs.
Parks forfeits the money to her husband.
Young Parks is now stepfather and STEP
brother to his present wifes children.
At he California Republican state con-
vention j ohm S. Swift, was nominated for
governor. Mr.. Swift is one Of the three
special ENJOYS sent to China to negotiate
the treaty between the United States and
China.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's report
q continuance OF the favorable trade
features heretofore noted.
The First National bank at Blair, Neb.,
Is embarrassed from loading up with farm
ers' loans.
Fire destroyed the roller mill OF Leo &
Z Brown in Saranac, Mich. Loss, 5000;
insurance, $4,000.
Mortimer NJ. Maybeo, a boot and shoe
dealer OF Buffalo, N. Y, assigned recently
with $23, 900 preferences, No schedule
was filed.
Charles 8. Tibbals, aged eighty two, COM
mitted suicide by drowning in the river
two miles below Dubuque. Mental alb.
erration is assigned as the cause.
Prof. r, w. Conant, principal OF one O
the schools at Chicago, has been dismissed
for sleeping at his post.
John Irvine OF Bay City, Mich, was as.
saulted by footpads at Niagara. He is dy-
ing.
Buffalo is to have the largest clock in the
world. The dial will be twenty-five feet in
diameter, and the center Of the diameter
will be 361 feet abovs the street.
Mr., Burckhardt, one OF the victims OF the
recent Matterhorn disaster, wrote his will
with pencil on a card which was found in
the snow by the side OF his body. 1t reads:
II am dying on the Matterhorn. / leave
all possess to you, my dear sister,
Gov. Gray OF Indiana offers reward oil
81, ZOO for the apprehension and sentence
OF any one engaged in past or future lynch.
ings.
Rev, Alexander j. Drisdals OF New Or.
leans has been elected bishop of the episco.
pal diocese OF Easton, Md.
The stealings of ex-Chief Pension Clerk
Gay, OF Pittsburg, it is found, aggregate
Sill, 1897. He will be tried for forgery.
During a dispute over farm property at
Willis Station, Mich, a farme named
Wells killed his wife hy cutting her throat
He was arrested.
JOHN J. Campbell ex-city attorney o.
Kansas City, in a fit of despondency com
mitted suicide, shooting himself with re
volver,
Edwin II. Stowe, an eminent iurist o
Pittsburgh, visited Cutting in the Jail al
Paso del Norte. He pronounced tho inter
national celebrity a grand humbua, who
states that he expects to clear SEQ. 900 by
his adventure.
At Newport, KY, Sister Eulalie, in charge
OF the immaculate Academy, was burned
to death by her mosquito bar and bee
taking fire from lamp. Her parents
named Gaynor, reside in New York,
The mercury reached Ill in the shade
at Park River, Dakota.
Sheriff Hank Of Cavalier county, Oak.
whG waa arrested for murder and finally
admitted to bail, is said to have fed the
country. The case against him is said tc
have been O very strong one, and at tht
time he wNs admitted TO bail there was
muNh complaint because al this act.
Gen. John Newton in accepting the offic,
Fof commissioner OF public works in New
York, will still be in rather comfortable cir
oumstances, as the office pays $4,000 {
year and he will get his pay as a retired OF
ficer Mt the rate of 81 900 n year,
1t is now certain that Mrs, James Brow,
Potter, neico by marriage OF Bishop Potter
and closely allied through her husband t,
the banking house of Brown Brothers, il
going ON the stage as a professional nc
tress.
M. Pettingill & Co., wholesale boots ant
shoes at Peoria, Ill.,, failed, with liahilitie
OF over $50, 900.
T. Mcdonald ia seriously stabbed b,
Patric Carr at Abercrombie, Oak.
Charles G. Perkins, one OF the most dis
tinguished writer's on art in America, dict
in Boston.
Gen. Newton wns sworn In by Mayo
Grace OF New York, as commissioner o
public works.
Kecnc Bros, dry goods dealers Of Sai
Francisco. assigned. Liabilities, $3.50,
600; assets nominal.
Saloon men at tChattanooga, Tenn, hav
agreed to boycott all members OF Rev. G
G. Rankin's church, the latter having mad
wax on the saloons.
During the last thirty years the aggregat
ofthe personal estate sworn to aa belong
ing to deceased bishops Of the Englsl
| church was $11, ,075,010.
Prince Alexander has returned to Bul
garia, and some OF those instrumental il
causing his departure have been tried an,
| condemned to death.
Mitchell's lumber yard and two house
OF Aucia, Ind, were burned, Loss, $50
600.
The bones or q mastodon were dug u
near Milan. Mich, q few days ago. TIL
measures are as follows: One part Of tusl
broken, 50 inches long, IA inches circum
ference; femur, 40 inches. The bones q
hind leg 54 inches; short ribs laid out fron
segment OF vertebrm, 46 inches. apart g.