The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-06

clares that he cannot meet one-twentieth
of the applications for Mr.. Beecher to lee
ture. Rev. DR.. Parker and Mr.. Beecher are
now making a tour OF the lake district.
Mr.. Beecher resumes his lectures Tuesday
at Birmingham. He will attend the con-
gregational conference on Sept. 2S by spe-
cial invitation.
After holding ont for higher wages for
nearly twenty weeks the 500 miners at
Dubois, Pa, have acknowledged defeat,
and decided to return to work at the
operators terms.
Leander Moody was lynched at Seymour,
Ind, last Thursday night the 29th inst
for outraging a ten-year. old girl. Moody
evaded arrest two weeks, but was captur-
ed near Shelbyville III. The trial was to
have taken place next Tuesday. Last
Thursday night the citizens rose en- masse,
and forcing open the Jail doors, took
Moody outside Of town two miles and hung
him TO tree.
At Eau Claire tho Office OF the Philip
Best Brewing company, near the union de-
pot, was entered by some unknown per-
son and robbed of a package containing
between $500 and 500, which had been
collected by the agent within the past two
days.
Natural gas has been discovered at Dun
das, Calumet county, Wis. This is thu Sc
cOnd instance OF the kind in the history OF
Wisconsin, the first gas we'll having been
discovered at Appleton several weeks ago.
During the discussions in the Senate on
the fortification bill the following letter
from Samuel j. Tilden was read: 1.-THE
apathy OF congress on this subject would be
incredible if it did not confront us. 1t con-
trasts with the rivalry which is so conspi-
fs,T vfcfS, t.aly
toward foreign nations on every occasion
OF difference between them and us. 1t con-
trasts also with the favor which is shown
TO schemes OF prodigality and schemes to
waste the public resources on things known
to be absolutely useless. Among the people
the desire for liberal appropriations to-
wards the means Of public defense is well
nigh unanimous. / am well informed as
to the popular feeling from the circum.
stance that more than 700 newspapers
from all parts OF the country and repre-
senting all political parties, containing ex-
preasions on the subject have been sent to
me-"
The Best Brewing company's safe at Eau
Claire is robbed OF $700.
There were 162 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreets during the
last week of July, against 194 the proceed
ing week, and 184, 199, 155 and 122 in the
corresponding weeks of 1886, 1884, 1883
and 1882 respectively.
S. p Rounds public printer rendered
his resignation to the president. 1t is un-
derstood that this was done at the request
Of the president.
Secretary Whitney has invited the mem
bers Of the house and senate committee on
appropriation and naval affairs TO accom-
pany him upon the trial trip OF the new
cruiser Atlanta as soon as congress- ad-
iourns, and the most OF them accepted.
The excursion train. bearing Gen. Logan
and Gov. Alger and families and delega.
tions from Iowa, Michigan and New Jersey
to the G.. A. X. encampment at San Fran
cisco, collided with helper engine just as
the train emerged from Echo cannon,
wrccking both engines and driving into a
third. The engineer was thrown hack and
stunned so that he could not control his
engine, which started back at a fearful
speed running into the engine OF the east
bound express, driving il back into the
train, crushing the express car badly at
both ends and completely wrecking lIfour
engines. Fortunately not passenger ON
either train was injured.
The president vetoed the bill for pub
lic building at Springfield, Mo.
An unusual compliment was paid So.
licitor General jerks by the senate in con.
irmi ng him without reference to commit
tee, and the vote upon his con firmation
was unanimous.
The president nominated Dabney H.
Many Of Virginia to be minister to the
United States ofColom5ia.
The late Miss Farrar OF Halifax, Eng,
bequeathed $162, 600 to be applied 10 the
support OF ages widows and spinsters.
The governor OF Newfoundland has tele-
araphed as follows to the earl Oh Clanwil
liam, Britishadmiral at tCharlottetown: II
have reason to believe that the report oi
starvation in Labrador is unfounded."
Settlers about Mandan. OAK. object to
the abandonment OF Fort A. Lincoln on
account Of Indians.
An oil tank at Marietta, Ohio, containing
30 900 gallos.9 OF oil, was set on fire during
storm and destroyed.
An exchange OF views among the Parnel-
lites has led to a decision to give the gov
ernment time TO prepare an Irish bill but
the Parnellites will demand a measure for
the suspension of eviction.
M. HSsnelI, representative OF the Har-
risburg Car Company, Harrisburg, Pa, wac
waylaid and robbed Of 81 300 in money
near Elmhurst, Wis, recently.
Solicitor General jerks has gone to his
home in Pittsburg, Pa, to arrange some
private affairs, and will not qualify or as
sumo the duties OF mis- new Office until
Tuesday, Aug. 10.
The following fourth.class postmasters
were appointed. Dakota--Devoe, Faux
county, r. @. Young; Fleetwood, Minneha-
ha county, Rosmus r. Munsenger New
port, McHenry county. Theodore III. Nc
Cord; FiowerfieId, Hamlin county, John
Murphy. Minnesota Gull River, Cass
county, Henry G. Mills; Clear Lake. Will
liam p. Witt. Montana Okla, James w.
Story. Wisconsin Otteryale, James Nor
ris. PostofSce Name and Site Changed
Minnesota: Ranstsad. Grant county, to
Pikop.