The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-24

Maj. Bennett is acting medical director oil
the department of the Missouri. Maj I.
II. Carpenter. Fifth cavalry, is president
and Lieut.. Little, Twenty-fourth infantry,
is judge advocate OF a court convened June
30 at Fort Supply, Ind. T.
The crop report OF the department OF
agriculture makes the area of spring wheat
nearly the same as last year-about H.
600, 600 acres. There is an increase OF one
sixth OF last years breadthin Dakota. a de-
crease in Nebraska and a small reaction in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The minor
spring wheat districts show small adj
vance. The extension OF area i'll Dakotai is
due mainly to settlement and the necessi-
ty of ready money for improvements, and
somewhat to last years unsatisfactory
flax product in Southern Dakota.
The area sown in wheat in Manitoba this
year is 450, 600 acres, which, it is estimat-
ed, will produce IL, 100000 bushels Of
grain.
1t is believed the fall wheat crop in On
tario will not be more than one.half tho
average.
A st. Louis paper prints a cablegram
stating that Mr.. Parnell is involved in a
social scandal
Monson's academy, a famous education
al institute in Massachusetts, founded in
1904, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire.
Charles G. Lundell of Boston, dealer in
Swedish iron, has assigned with $3.50, 900
liabilities.
Rev. George B. Jewell, D. d., a we'll
known writer died at Salem, Mass.
The Louisiana assembly has passed a
bill making ten hours a legal days work.
Charles T. Yerkes, in an interview in
Philadelphia, Indignantly denies the charge
that he paid Chicago alderman $127, 900
or any other sum for his street railway
franchise.
A military company in Massachusetts,,
the members OF which were Knights of
Labor. refused to ride on boycotted rail-
road and are to be court-martialed.
The barn, residence and six horses OF d.
Woodland at Grinnell, Iowa, were burned.
Loss, So, 900.
At Milwaukee, J. & f. B. Friend dealers
in laces, and heretofore rated Al, failed,
with liabilities OF $4,000. Among the
creditors are: Einsten. Hirseh & Co., New
York, 81 :, 900; Merchants Exchange bank,
Milwaukee, $4,000; Meyer, Heine Il Co.,
New York $1,000; 1. +. Friend, Milwau-
kee $1,000; and others in Chicago and
New York.
An order was issued from the war depart.
ment retiring Col Samuel &. Sturgis, OF The
Seventh cavalry. The retirement OF Col
Stursis pro motes Lieut.. Col. w. Forsy tn,
First cavalry, to be colonel Of the Seventh
cavalry at Fort Meade. Maj. A. X. Ar
mold, of the Sixth cavalry, becomes lieu
tenant colonel OF the First. Capt. Emil
Adam, OF the Fifth cavalry, will be ma or
OF the Sixth, but whether Lieut.. Hamilton
or Lieut.. Greeley gets the captaincy is not
known.
Albert Bensemyer and Albert Brandt
were lodged in Jail at Sheboygan, Wis, on
a charge OF killing John Smith at Ransom
Lake.
The pension committee OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, composed Of Gen.
Merrill OF Massachusetts, Gen. Wagner of
Philadelphia, John C. Langham Of New
Hampshire, J. s. Kountz OF Ohio and Cor
poral James Tanner of New York, are here
to urge the passage by the house OF the
Senate Pension Bill No. 1886. This COM
mittee, represents three hundred thou.
sand members OF the G. A. K.
Albert Roessler and Charles Bauer, ar
rested i'll Milwaukee in connection with the
recent labor troubles, haye decided to
plead guilty because they cannot get bail
and object to lying in Jail six months.
John Stacklands residence at Eastman,
Wis, burned. Loss, $3, 900.
precocious girl OF Marion county, Iowa
eleven years old, recently gave birth to a
fully developed male chilli and both are
alive and healthy.
Mr.. Gladstone was asked by William
| Johnston, Conservative, if it was true, as
| reported, that the earl of Aberdeen Irish
| viceroy, during his recent visit to Cork,
had knelt at the altar OF the Catholic
cathedral in that city. Mr.. Gladstone re-
| re bo 4 os Il 81 k,a1
| ing OF which he was accused. I am not
aware OF it. We must decline to institute
an inquiry into such question. 1t lights
the fire OF religious discord. I can Say,
however, that | have never knowna better
Christian, nor more perfect Protestant,
than the earl of Aberdeen.
The senate in secret session has rejected
the nomination OF Posey S. Wilson to be
assayer OF the mint at Denver, Col. 1t is
said that the judiciary committee reported
| adversely the nomination Of Solicitor
General Goode.
| In the office of Second Comptroller May
| nard of the treasury, on the Both inst. ten
| clerks will be dismissed. Among them are
W. s. Marks OF Minnesota, 81 200; II. r.
Burkholder, Iowa, S1,SOO, and Miss j.
| Stevens, Wisconsin, 5000.
Postmasters commissioned-Iowa. Me-
| dora, Maggie Robertson. New offices-Da-
kota: Grisw old La Moure county, J. NJ.
Olson Minnesota Golden, Brown coun-
| ty C. Emerich; Danville, ]. Laurisch.
The will OF the late John Kelley be-
queaths all his property to his wife and
appoints her guardian OF the persons and
estates OF his children.
At the Comstock mine near Kingston, N
NJ, $1OO,O 600 in silver was taken out in
five days by thirty men.
The report OF the receivers OF Remington
| & Son show assets, $1,711,7 ,7S1; liabilities,
| $1.255, 7O3, and surplus, $456, ,CSO.
| Mrs. George Poore OF West Kenbury,
Mass, has given birth to triplets for the
second time within a year and a half.
Between Red Creek, Wyo., and Fort Gus
ter, Mont, the Northwestern company will
operate a stage line, beginning July 1. The
route is 400 miles in length.
| P. d. Davis, master workm n OF the
Knights of Labor assembly at Pacific Mo-,
has been sentenced to ten years in the state
prison and fined $500 for attempting to
wreck the first freight train that left St
Louis during the strike, and shooting al
| the guards.
The Oconto, Wis, company's floor mill
shingle mill and a number of cars of cedar
posts were burned. LOSS, $50, 1000. Sew
/ CLdA ACSA0CnCCo WCEC dlSO OuTucus
L. Flexner, a we'll known business maj
of Davenport, Iowa, was held in 81 sec
bonds to answer the charge OF forgery, pre-
ferred by the Citizens National bank.
Rev. Thomas F. Hendrickei, Catholi,
bishop OF the diocese OF Providence, dice
from paralysis OF the lower portion OF tn,
lungs caused by aggravated asthma. BishoF
Hendricken was born in Ireland in 1927
and became bishop Of Providence upon th'
creation OF the diocese in 1872. Through
his efforts a pro-cathedral costing $3.50,
900, was erected some years ago, and
cathedral, costing $4,000 is nearl,
ready for dedication.
Washington Special:-The first chang
in the presidents habits noticed since tn
wedding is that he knocks off work at 1
o'clock, inst cad OF 5, and goes to drive al
hour earlier, the companion OF his dali,
drives is not the faithful Lamont, but 1
lady who invariably carries a red parasol
The soldiers home is not visited so often
but the heads OF the seal browns are usu
ally turned in other directions and take tn
Tennallytown road instead Of the Four
teenth street road. A policeman is KEEP
/ at tho mr. esidcut'a country residence. nov