The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-01-12
Miscellaneous News Notes.

The Iowa registration law is decided un-
constitutional.
The effects OF the late storm upon the
railway trains are gradually disappearing.
il. Case, owner of Jay-Eye-See and
Phallas, has received and re efused an offer
from Louisville parties OF $4,000 for
Phallas.
Tracklayers OF the two countries met on
the international bridge at the 500. The
Americans went ahead and made the first
crossing.
Ernst Hoempel, q German employed in
the construction OF the ice palace at st.
Paul, fell from the northeast corner OF the
structure to the ground, q distance OF six
ty-five feet, and died.
The owners OF the Pacific railroads late
ly investigated are willing, it is said. to have
the government ioreclose the mortgages,
having made all that they are able to
out OF the roads.
At meeting of the business men of Lake
City an associatian was formed to be
known as the Lake City improvement and
Realty company. Articles of incorpora-
tion have been drawn. The capital stock
is $40, 900. The sole object is to promote
the material prosperity OF Lake City.
At Newark, N. j., the shoemakers trades
bers, decided to withdraw from the
Knights OF Labor. The reason assigned is
the bad management on the part OF the
national and local leaders.
In compliance with the law passed at the
last legislature the Bank of Spring Valley
has changed it's name to "Strong,
Farmer & Edwards, Bankers" with w.
II. Strong, B, F. Farmer and T. V. Ed
wards as partners.
City Collector Onahan OF Chicago, in a
letter to the mayor and city council re-
garding the operation in Chicago of the
high license system, says that while it has
not greatly reduced the number ofsaloons.
it certainly prevented an overwhelming in
crease.
The American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science at it's last meeting
| adopted unanimously resolution recon-.
| mending to congress that steps be taken
| for the preservation of some OF the re-
| markable archaeological curiosities of the
West, and it is probable that the subject
| will be laid before the proper committees
OF congress during the present session.
| The principal glass factories throughout
| the country are practically closed, and
| the Is, 600 persons employed in them are
| idle. The trouble originated in the fact
that while the East for n certain amount
OF money, UHC WOulO pTOuuCe OIL
ly 100 dozen OF stated article, in the
West for the same amount of money, 125
dozen OF the same article were produced.
The Wholesale dry goods firm OF Auer-
bach, Finch & Van Slyck of st Paul is no
more. It's successor is that of Finch, Van
Slyck & Co., Mr.. Auerbach retiring from
! active interest in the business, though his
capital will remain, and he, with N. w.
Kitson. will be specialpartners. The new
| firm will consist OF George r. Finch, w. H.
Van Slyck, e. A. Young and C. ]. McCon-
willie. Mr.. Young has been a partner for
several years, and Mr.. McConville has been
at the head OF the staple department..
Since smallpox has been declared cpl
demic in San Francisco and the pest house
| filled with over hundred cases, impro-
vised hospitals have been erected in the pub
lie parks, in the plaza, and in Clay and Kear-
ney streets a tent has been put up to accom-
| modate patients unable to receive admis-
sion to the receiving hospital. DIR. O'Don-
| nell, ex-coroner OF San Francisco. noted
sand lot orator. recently addressed q large
crowd denouncing the action of the city
authorities in putting up the tent as an
outrage. He then swore out warrants for
the arrest of Mayor Pond and the health
commissioner, DR.. Gale, who were shortly
afterward taken into custody. the charge
I being the maintenance OF public nui-
sance. The officials were released on bail