The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16

Miss Eta Shattuck, the school teacher
who was exposed for seventy-eight hours
during the recent blizzard, and who lost
both legs as a result, died at Seward, Neb.
Her back was 60 badly frozen that the
flesh dropped off. She suffered intensely
before her death. Her share OF the Oma.
ha Bee relief fund amounted to nearly
$4,000.
At Danvers. Mass, G. G. Farwell & Co..
manufacturers OF boots and shoes, have
made an assignment. The liabilities are
estimated at $500, ,00O and they may be
higher. The money is mostly due to
banks.
The coroner's jury at La Crosse in tho
case OF Annie Daniels was in session. and
after the examination OF number OF wit
nesses, rendered verdict that the de-
ceased came to her death by an overdose
OF morphine and ether administered by
Albert M. Kenneth.
The Metropolitan National Bank OF
Cincinnati suspends and Vice President
DeCamp is arrested, charged with prae etces
similar to those OF Harper and Hopkins,
OF the Fidelity bank.
S. S. Totman, q prisoner in the Medina
county Jail, Ohio, awaiting transr ortation
to the penitentiary to serve sentence OF
seven years for shooting with intent to
kill. committed suicide in a peculiar man.
ner. He tore his handkerchief in two,
rolled the pieces into balls and pushed
them down his throat. choking himself to
death. Totman attempted suicide a
month ago by cutting his throat.
Among the passengers by steamer recent
ly was Pat Sheedy, the we'll known sport.
ing man and ex-manager OF John l.. Sulli-
van. Mr.. Sheedy confirmed the report that
Sullivan and Phillips had parted company,
and the big fellow is now being looked after
by Ed. Holske and Barnett. He is firmly OF
the opinion that Sullivan is training hon.
estly. Mitchell has no idea that Sullivan
would get himself into condition, or would
meet him in the ring. Mr.. Sheedy reiter
ates his statement that the fight between
Kilran and Smith was barney, and says
that every one in London knows it was.
The New York Tribune publishes digest
OF several thousand letters received from
farmers who would like to have u higher
tariff.
At st. Anne, H., a fire broke out in
Joseph Guertln's large general store. and
eleven buildings were burned and damaged,
with a loss OF most OF their contents. The
loss will exceed $4,000, with insurance
OF S25, 900.
President Means, OF the Metropolitan
UdHk, SluCluudUl, Is dEECSCtO CudEBeO WlUu
having misapplied funds.
The chestnut mare, Clemmie G., one OF
the fastest and most valuable trotters in
America. died on the farm of w. J. Gore Of
Cleveland, Ohio. The death OF the vaua-
BILE mare resulted from a rupture OF the
diaphragm, caused by muscular force when
foaling. She was valued at $4,000.
In reply to a resolution of inquiry, Sec-
rotary Villas has informed the senate that
it will require 26, 474, 66S acres OF land to
place the nineteen states which got no
school lands on an equal footing with
states which were given grants. This is on
the basis of two sections to re township.
To bring these states up to an equality
with the states which got two sections per
township will require 10,919,5S7 acres in
addition to the 26,0OO,OO0 mentioned
above. The states which got two sections
per township were seven in number, viz:
California. Minnesota Oregon, Kansas
Nevada. Nebraska and Colorado. Mime
sofa. with an area OF 53,459,S4O acres,
got 2,969, 991 acres. Nebraska, with an
area OF 47,077,35 got 3, ,751, $50 acres.
sensational breach of promise case
was decided in the circuit court at Month
cello, H., by Miss Dora Herold OF Lincoln
Walter N. Tilson OF Monticello, who had
promised to marry her and married Miss
Mary Fuller last August.
Lieut.. David L. Brainerd, U. S. A., the
second cavalry survivor OF the Greedy Arc.
tic expedition was married at Walla Wal
la to Miss Anna, daughter OF III. M. Chase,
one of the old pioneers OF Washington
Territory. The wedding was very brill
liant affair.
The following patents have been issued:
Wisconsin,. c. Comber, Milwaukee. pho
{<r o,xhi
grain car door; J. King, Madison, cylinder
printing machine; e. Reynolds, valve gear;
A. w. Rider Racine, oil can. Minnesota
H. B. Cornish, Blue Earth City, coffee pot;
F. Cole. Minneapolis, dumping car; j.
McNaughton and A. Bear6sley, Brainerd,
oil cup; H. NJ. Young, Minneapolis. appara-
tus for extinguishing lights of car lamps.
Dakota-C. j. Warren, jamestown, car
coupler.
At Cleveland. in the glove fight between
Reddy Gallagher OF Cleveland and Sam
Bittle OF Toronto, there was no knock out,
but the fight was scientific and clever, and
the Canadian was clearly outsparred.
A general police alarm was seut out in
New York for Rev. Theodore w. Haven.
pastor of the Congregational Church oi
Battle Creek, Mich, who wars reported MISS
ing. The missing man is twenty.eight
years old and is a son OF the late Bishop
Haven. OF the Methodist church. 1t is
thought that over study has unbalanced
his mind.
Amos J. Smell OF Chicago, millionaire,
is murdered by burglars, whom he had sur
prised at work.
Lieut.. Gerlach has entered on his duties
as regimental quartermaster at Fort
Shaw.
The secretary of war forwarded to the
senate II report upon the number and Or
ganization Of the militia throughout the
United States and territories. The report
shows that IN the aggregate there are 80
general officers, /, los general staff officers,
1888 regimental field and staff officers,
missioned officers, 1900 musicians, H..
396 privates, and 1920, 76S unorganized
militia suitable for military duty.
The pope requested Cardinal Simeoni to
advise the Irish bishops to preach to the
people OF Ireland respect for the laws, and
maintain a calm, prudent line OF conduct.
The pope announced an intention to send
to Ireland a prominent apostolic legatc.
bill has been Introduced and favora.
bly, reported to the house committee on
postoffices to provide for fourth assist
ant postmaster general.
Patrick o. Brien, NJ. P, has been sen.
fenced to three months imprisonment by
a Kikenney court for melting tenants not
to pay rent.
The marquis OF Lansdowne, governor
general of Canada will succeed the earl oil
Dufferin as governor of India at the end ol
the present year, Lord Dufferin desiring.
for private reasons to return home. Lord
Stanley OF Preston will be Lord Lans-
downe's successor.
Charles Tierson, living near Hamburg,
Iowa, found two men stealing his hogs.
Tierson had a revolver and shot gun with
him and unloaded both bariels OF the gun
into one OF the thieves q man named Holt
killing him instantly. With his revolver he
shot the other man, whose name 10 Ram.
pie, twice, infiicting wounds from which he
has since died. The two men are found to
have belonged to a gang OF thieves which
has been systematically robbing hog pens
The Illinois catholic diocese has been di
vided into two districts. the line running
east and west across the state on the line
dividing St. Clair and Madison counties.
The seat OF the new or Southern diocese
will be at Belleville. Bishops for both do
ceaaa have hpon apuoiufod bnt or1v tbe