The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-11-25

houses rocked and swayed and several
were lifted from their foundations. 1t is
impossible now to tell the extent OF the
danger, which was greatest in the rural dis
tricts. The ends OF the houses were blown
in, barns leveled with the ground, school
houses upset, trees torn out by the roots
and fences carried away.
At Marquette Mich, the late storm
was the wost in six years. Snow fell all
day. The sea grows higher every hour.
The waves destroyed the harbor light
house, throwing it over into the harbor.
All the docks in the city not especially
protected wero severely damaged.
The Seth Thomas Clock Co., OF Thomas
ton, Conn.,, have prepared drawings for the
great clock which is to be placed in the
tower OF the new City Hall at Philadelphia,
and which. if completed in accordance with
their plans, will be the largest in the world.
The bells upon which it will strike the hours
and quarters will weigh fifty thousand
pounds, and the glass dials, as contem-
plated, measure % feet in diameter.
prize fight was fought in an ice house
near Peori.,, ILL.,, at a very early hour Sun
day morning the 21st inst, between Charles
Mccoy. cousin of the we'll known pugilist
Pete Mccoy, and Prof. Woods, a fighter
of some experience, who has lived In st.
Louis and Decatur. The match was for
$3.50 side. Woods was knocked out.
Mr.. Gladstone, replying to a vote OF con-
fidence OF a meeting at Bradford, says:
"Even the disasters of a party rebound in
it's honor when they arise from sacrifices
due to the public principle and to conscien-
tious, even when erroneous conviction.
Such are the causes from which we suffer-
But patience, quiet, firmness and modera-
tion in demands and conduct on the part
Of Ireland, the gradual extension OF histor-
ical information and the progress of re-
fection on the subject will in no long time
bring about the triumph OF the right"
Cardinal Ja:obini, papal secretary Of
state, on the plea of i'll health, has asked
the pope to accept his resignation. 1t is
known that the cardinal suffers from incip-
lent dropsy. but the chief cause OF his de-
sire to resign is the approach Of difficulty
with the Quirinal.
The Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria
has been ordered by his doctors to stop
smoking twenty cigars q day. Francis sui
fers horribly from facial neuralgia.
Gladstone's 9 rent-roll brings him in $780,
900 a year, so he is not SO opoverty-stricken
as recently represented.
The Northwest council, previous to
adjournment, appointed three OF its men,
bers as a delegation to Ottawa in the in
terest of the scheme for forming Assina-
boine, Alberta and Saska tchewan into one
province.
Havana police surprised the notorious
outlaw Jiminez and two other bandits in
the city. Jiminez ran but was overtaken,
when he made stout resistance, wound
ing five of the police before he was killed.
His two companions were killed while try
ing to make their escape.
The Haiwatha, included in the list of
lost vessels sent from Chicago has arrived
safe at Port Huron. This will reduce the
loss on vessels and cargoes to $639, 900.
There were ten lives lost on the Lucerne,
which sunk off Ashland, Wis, making the
total lives lost thirty-nine so far reported.
John H. Norrish OF Hastings, Minn., has
been in Washington several days anxious
ly in request of the surveyor generalship OF
St. Paul are the only candidates for the
Office.
The wife OF Senator Palmer of Michigan,
will spend the winter at Nice. Her health
is impaired.
Secretary Manning's fingers are so feeble
that he can hardly use his hand stamp to
sign his mail.
Offi cial returns have been received from
every county in Wisconsin, except Lincoln.
The various candidates for governor re-
coin county,: Rusk, Rep. 1872, PAP; Wood
ward, DEM, 113, $50; Cochrane, Labor.
21.4O3; Olin, Pro-, 10, 755. The total
vote is 33,996 less than in 1884, when
Rusk's plurality was 1920.
The following brief proclamation for
Thanksgiving day was issued by Gov. Ire
land OF Texas: While floods and drouths
have sorely afflicted sections Of the state,
our people have been free from devastating
distress. We have much to be thankful
for, and 1 suggest to the people of Texas
the propriety OF observing Thursday, the
25th day of November as day of Thanks.
giving.
Gen. Miles speaks in warm terms of the
courtesy shown him by Secretary Lamar
and the governor of Sonora. He also said
in conclusions: We pursued those Apa.
ches over 1000 miles of mountains and
800 into old Mexico-one mountain after
another-no level ground. no open country,
but constant climbing, often leaping from
rock to rock. The Indians dropped their
baggage abandoned their horses and mules
and even left their arms behind them.
They moved in tortuousN and dangerous
ways, but never for q moment did my com.
mand give up the continuous pursuit.
There are now no hostile or dangerous
Apaches in New Mexico or Arizona.
Two Pullman sleeping cars, the Cimbria
and the Leigh orn, part of the Grand Trunk
Western express were burned to the tracks
recently near Kingston. Few OF the pas.
sengers saved more than their night clothes.
Lose, $4,000.
Peter De Rose and J. C. Conn oily, sentenc.
ed to be hanged in British Columbia on
the oath inst, have been respited to Dec.
%, pending an investigation into their in.
sentenced to be hanged at the same time,
has had his sentence commu ted to impris
onment for life. The prisoners were con.
victed OF the murder OF William Dillman,
formerly Of Nova Scotia, butlately OF Min.
neapofis.
The Nord, the Russian organ at Brussels,
says: The departure OF Gen. Kaulbars
from Bulgaria does not signify Russian re-
treat from the country, but simply q rupt.
ure of Russian relations with Bulgaria
Russia does not relinquish her interest OF
her special linternational rights in Bulgaria.
All. the London newspapers praise ex
President Arthur. The Times devotes a
long leader, and the American legation and
consulate Will De closed on MONDAY IN con
sequence OF the funeral. The flags over
both buildings have been placed at half
mast since the news OF his death.
Bishop Alfred A. Curtis was installed al
st. Peters Protestant cathedral, Viii
mington, Del, in the presence Of as many
OF his new parshioners az could gain ad
mission.
Ex-Gov. Phelps died at the Sisters hos
pital st. Louis at 8 o'clock Sunday night
the 21st inst. at the age OF seventy-two
years. Gov. Phelps was born in Simbs
burg. Conn.,, in 1914, was educated al
Washington, now Trinity college, and came
to Missouri in 1843. He served one term
in the legislature, and was then elected tc
the Twenty-ninth congress as q Democrat
and served through nine consecutive terms.
His labors In that body cover the period
from 1845 to 1863. He was appointed
military governor OF Arkansas by Presi
dent Lincoln. He was governor OF Mis-
souri, from 1877 to 1881, and was one o
the best executives the state ever had.
A Arevolting double tragedy occurred in q
tenement on Ashland avenue, Chicago
Mrs. Emma Smith, nineteen years old, and
only recently married, was shot dead by
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