The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-14

Judge Gresham, sitting at Madison. rem
dered decision in the case oil the United
States vs.. James Stinson which is liable
to have important bearing upon Superior
Wis. 1t was an action brought to cancel
patents to some . 600 acres OF land upon
the ground that they were procured
through fraud. The bill in equity on the
part of the government stated that Stin-
son hired number OF Swedes to pre- empt
these lands for him, he having paid them
from $50 S15o for their services. Stinson
demurred the bill, but Judge Gresham
overrulei the demurrer, and Stinson will
have to admit or deny under oath. The
lands are all unoccupied having been held
purely for speculation, and are worth S l.
600, 900.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Of
Boston cele bratei it's 25Oth anniversary OF
this organization with a parade review by
the governor in front OF the state house,
There were divine services in new Old
South church, a banquet in Faneuil hall,
and drum head election on the common.
Among it's guests were depulation from
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF
London and Gen. Middleton OF Canada.
crowd OF roughs stoned picnic OF
the Royal Irish society at Belfast. A
number OF bandmen were injured. The
police arrested some OF the assailants.
The affair causes quite sensation.
John Orvsley, wife and four children, of
Windsor. Mo- are likely to die from poi
son administered in coffee by a colored
servant. The woman said she was forced
to poison the coffee by other negroes
whose names she gave.
The United States officers have succeed
ed in capturing Fred Fowler and William
Ferguson, two members OF a band OF
counterieiters, who have been working
near Chattanooga. Tenn, for over two
months. They have circulated $15, 900
in counterfeit coin.
Gov. Hill OF New York, signed the bill
abolishing hanging for all murders COM
mtted alter .Ian /, 1889, and substituting
death by electricity therefor. The bill
provides that the prisoner sentenced to
death shall be Immediately conveyed to
one OF the state prisons and there kept in
solitary confinement until the day OF the
execution.
Customs officers at Niagara Falls made
seizure OF $3.50 worth OF jewelry, the
property of s. Davis of Des Mones, Iowa.
who was en- route for Toronto, for UNDER
valuation and having more goods than
were actually shown on the invoice.
At Beauvoir Mississippi jeff Davis cele-
brated his S0th birthday. Mr.. Davis is in
better health than he has been for some
time. He is greatly interested in current
events, political and social and is particu-
larly concerned in the outcome OF the st.
Louis convention.
Among the passenger who arrived at
San Francisco on the Oceanic was Capt.
Reed, of the steamer San Pablo, which was
lost off the China coast. The captain at
tributed the striking on the rock to the
changing current. He thinks so Chinese
pirates were killed in the explosion follow
ing the firing OF the vessel.
Rev. DR.. Pridgern OF Athens, Ga, preach
ed his own funeral sermon some days ago
and now has commenced an action to
contest his own will. He has quarreled
with his wife and wishes to disinherit her.
L. D. Newcomb is the assignee OF c. w.
Fitch, who has been doing an extensive
clothing business at Faribault, Mimi. and
who made an assignment. The assets are
estimated at SO, 900, while it is thought
the liabilities will reach $15, 600.
A cave-in occurred in the st. Lawrence
copper mine, near Butte, Montana, when
all the men but four had couIe to the sur.
lace. Men were at once put at work dig
ging through the cave.in in an endeavor to
rescue the entombed men, two OF whom
could be heard distinctly by hammerinz
on the boot wall. Those missing are Pat
Murphy, Con Harrington and two men
who had just gone to work. The cave
commenced on the 500 foot level and
200 feet in length. The mine is one OF the
largest mines in Butte and employees GOO
men. No ore can be hoisted for some time
and it will stop the production OF 1. 200
tons Of copper ore per day. The.latest
says that the reseuing party are within
IL feet OF the eutombed men and only
two are alive.
Peter F. Quinn, alias Frank Gilmore.
was arrested at st. Louis by Detective
Erskine, who has been following him for