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

J.D. Pyne, M. P. for West Waterford,
Nationalist, was arrested when alighting
from a cab ontside of the hoase OF CON-
mons. Mr.. Pyne is the gentleman who
shut himself up in Lisfarney castle, in Wa
terford, and detied thu police to arrest him,
and who afterward eluded the Irish au.
thorities and escaped to England.
The marquis OF Lansdowne will leave
Canada in March. Lord Stanley has been
instructed to enter upon the duties OF gov.
ernor general the same month. A Calcutta
dispatch says that Lord Dufferin, the
viceroy, referring to his resignation, declar-
ed the step was imperative and due to
private reasons. There never had been any
differences between him and the govern
ment. The time was opportune Tor him to
resign, there being an outlook OF prosperity
and peace.
Parliament assembled on the 9th. The
queens speech opening the session was
read by royal commission. The friendly
relations with other powers are referred
to and the completion OF the Afghan
boundary demarcation and the conclusion
OF the Suez canal negotiat tions mentioned.
As to Ireland the speech says: The meas
ures which you passed last session for the
benefit OF Ireland have been carefully car
ried into effect during the period since
elapsed. The result OF this legislation so
far as tested by this short experience is
satisfactory. Agrarian crime has dimin
ished, and the power OF coercive conspira-
cies has sensibly abated. Measures tend
ing to develop the resources OF Ireland
and to facilitate an increase in the number
OF proprietors OF the soil will be laid be-
fore you."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
Another Dakota Heroine.

When mention was made of the heroism
OF the various teachers in Dakota during
the late blizzard, Miss Fanny Rawson of
Brookings Dak., should have been remem-
bred. Mrs. Rawson was born and brought
up in Rice county, Minn., where she re-
ceived liberal education, and being en-.
dowed with the courage which is so com.
mon among the Western girls she sought
her fortune in Dakota 1t the age ofeighteen.
When the blizzard swept over that portion
OF Dakota where she had found home,
she, with fifteen OF her pupils, was compel
led to face the binding storm or remain
in the school house all night, with but lit
tie fuel and no food. Knowing well that
they could not face the elements, she kent
all the school with her and entertained
them as best she could in the darkness OF
the night by relating anecdotes and hold
ing out firmly that all woud be we'll in the
morning. It was late the next day before
relief came, but teacher and pupils were
all safe.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
Death of an Old Milwaukee Mer'
chant.

John Nazro, died in Milwaukee on the
9Th. Mr.. Nazro was sixty-one years OF
age, an old resident OF Milwaukee, always
active in public affairs, widely known and
respected. He was born on the
island OF San Domingo, although OF
American parentage. He went to Mil
waukee in 1S47 and began his hardware
and iron business. In 1850 he entered in
to partnership with Henry j. Nazro. In
1860 the firm name was changed to John
Nazro & Co. Under Mr.. Nazro's energetic
management the business attained great
proportions. amounting to $1,OOO,OOO a
year. When the panic OF 1874
came he lost everything he had.
For four years following he was
collector OF the port of Milwaukee,
and for the last few years has run bucket
shop in Milwaukee as n branch OF one in
Chicago. Mr.. Nazro is survived by his
wife and his three SONS, John, Charles and
Robert, all grown up. John has OF late
resided at Kansas City and Charles at San
Francisco. Robert has been associated in
business with his father.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
How the SworiEsh are Caught.

There are lively times now at sword
fishing off No Mans Land and Block
Island, says the Hartford Times. This,
however, is not sport in which nov
ice can take part. Great experience
and skill are required. Your true
swordfshman can't afford to have his
luck spoiled by the bungling antics of
ambitious and over confident amateurs.
Everything must proceed just right.
The swordfsh, huge fellow, does not
show himself, like porpoise, by jump
ing out of the water, nor by blowing"
like whale. He goes, however, near
the surface, and to sharp and educated
eye he shows one sharp pointed fin
something like shark 's-just breaking
the surface of the water. It is very
inconsp1cuous object, and would be ov-
erlooked by any but an experienced eye.
But the lookout who is stationed aloft on
the mast will see it at an incredible dis
tance sometimes. Then the vess ell is
turned that way, the harpooner goes out
on the bowsprit, and, firmly grasping
his weapon. silently waits the moment
of fate. When, with lightning-like
movement, he throws that iron, it is
most likely to penetrate deeply, if not
fatally, into the monsters vitals.
Then. when the wounded fish goes
rushing off, the line, all fast to cask
that cannot be sunk, is thrown over
board, cask and all and the vessel goes
off for fresh victim, knowing that the
boating cask can be followed and the
tired swordfish pulled in, and. if neces-
sary, lanced to death at any hour. It
is said forty or fifty of these fish are
brought into Newport every day. They
measure in some parts of the world,
from ten to sixteen feet In length, but
on the New England coast they seldom
exceed seven or eight feet mot measur-
ing the sword), and weigh from 800 to
500pounds. This sword, a curious bony
extension of the upper jaw. is three or
four feet long, and is very formidable
weapon. With it the fish successfully
attacks the largest whales, and even
thrusts it through several thicknesses of
plank in a ships bottom. A swordfsh
last summer attacked man who was
bathing in the Gulf of California, and
came very near killing him before he
could get ashore, where he fell, wounded
and bleeding. Vessels from the Vine
yard Sound bring these fish to New
London by the cargo. The flesh is solid
like old mess pork, and excellent when
fried, but rather dry. But 1t is the
sport and excitement of capturing the
fish that make swordfshing tine most
captivating of all fishing. though it is
actually participated in by comparative
ly few but trained hands.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
A Democratic Congressional Com
mjttoe.

A caucus OF the Democratic members OF
the house was held in Washingt on to select
representatives on the Democratic con-
gressional committee. 1t resulted in the
choice OF the following persons:
Alabama, James T. Jones; Arkansas,
Thomas C. McRae; California, T. L.
Thompson; Connecticut, 81. Vance; Della.
ware j. B. Pennington; Florida, r. II. M.
Davidson; Georgia, T. w. Grimes; Illinois,
z. w. Townshend; Indiana, Benjamin F.
Shively; Iowa. W. 1. Hayes; Kentucky, W.P.
Taulbe; Louisiana, NJ. D. Lagan; Maryland.
Barnes Compton; Michigan, s. o. Fisher;
Mississippi. J. NJ. Allen; Minnesota, J. l..
Macdonald; Missouri, James N. Burns;
Nebraska, j. A. McShane; New Hampshire,
L. F. Mckinney; New Jersey, William Nc
Adoo; New York, L. s. Bryce; North Car
olina, F. NJ. Simmons; Ohio, Beriah Will
kins; South Carolina. Samuel Dibble; Ten
nessee. Benton McMilin; Texas w. H.
Martin; Virginia, c. d. Wise; West Virginia,
C. E. Hogg; Wisconsin. Thomas r. Hudd;
Arizona, M. A. Smith; Montana, j. X.
Toole; New Mexico, A. Joseph; Utah, J. T.
Caine; Washington Territory, c. 8. Voor.
heea
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16

Washington News Items.

Gen. Berdan submits and advocates an
elaborate pension bill before the house
committee.
The controller Of the currency recently
appointed James McConvile OF Stuben-
vile, Ohio. to be receiver OF the Metropol-
itan National Bank OF Cincinnati.
Postmastsrs commissioned: Wisconsin,
Sagoie, p. DeLong. Fourth-class post
masters appointed-Iowa: Redtield. Mrs.
II. u. McLucas. Montana: Stickney, K.
NJ. Stickney.
The secretary OF the navy has designat-
ed Capt. j. c. Watson. Lieuts. Daniel De-
lehanty and E. i. Qualthrough and Assist
ant Engineer l. n. Hollis, n board OF in
spection for duty on the Pacific coast.
The senate has passed the bill to amend
the postal laws so that newspapers now
sent free Of postage to persons living with
in the county OF publication may be sent
to persons living in other counties when
they receive them at postofficeS within the
county OF publication.
The object OF the postponenent of the
consideration OF the proposed extraditiou
treaty with Great Britain until December
was to endeavor to take the so-called dy-
Mantle provisions out of the presidential
election. from due respect for the Irish
vote. The politicians OF both sides will
claim that it was their party in the senate
which secured the postponement.
Representative Payson, who has been
appointed subcommittee OF one by the
house committee on public lands on the
bill to quiet the title of settlers upon the
Des Mofhes river lands, will report it ia
vorably to the full committee, and expects
it to receive the approval OF that body.
This was the bill which passed both hous-
es last year, but was vetoed by the presi-
dent.
By appointment C. p. Huntington. vice
president OF the Central Pacific Railroad
company, appeared on the 10th before the
house committee on Pacific railroads to
give his views upon pending legislation
touching those roads and to explain the
resources OF the Central Pacific Railroad
company. Mr.. Huntington went over the
same ground he did when before the Pacific
railroad investigation committee in New
York some months ago. In conclusion he
made a proposition for the settlement OF
the debt OF the Central Pacific on the basis
OF 250 semi annual payments-an extern
sion OF fifty-two years he said with inter
est at 2 per cent. Mr.. Huntington prom
ised to lay before the committee, not later
than thirty days hence, definite and au
thortative proposition for the liquidation
of the Central Pacific indebtedness.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
What to Take to PicnicN
'iss Parloa in the Boston Beacon.

Miss Parloa in the Boston Beacon.
At this season of the year the ques-
ton arises so frequently that few
suggestions may be acceptable. Many
people lose sight of the fact that good
bread and butter and cold meat are
articles of which there should be an
ample supply, even at the cost ofgoins
without some delicacies. A small
spirit lamp will enable one to get, with
very little trouble, cup of hot tea,
coffee or chocolate. Here is q short
list of good things from which to make
selections for a luncheon in the woods.
Buttered thin bread, buttered rolls,
pressed chicken, broiled chicken,
tongue, ham, pressed corned beef, sar.
dimes, stuffed eggs, hard-boiled eggs,
broiled smoked salmon, pickles. olives,
crackers and cheese, orange marina.
lade, hard gingerbread, cake, cold cof.
fee, cold tea, lemonade. There are
many fruit sirups which, mixed with
cold water, make palpatable drinks.
Lemon juice for lemonade should be
extracted at home and carried to the
picnic grounds in bottles. The sugar
may be put with it or added with the
water when the lemonade is wanted.
When ice can be transported the bill oil
fare may be improved greatly. Fol-
example, salads may be packed in ice
and they will be found tempting when
dinner is announced. Ice cream and
sherbet also will make the meal seem
hundred per cent better on hot day.
and little ice in the lemonade viii
make it so much more refreshing as to
repay one tor the trouble of carrying
the ice. But have good bread. and
butter anyway. It's well to distr butts
crackers and cheese among the party
on first reaching the ground, so as te
relieve any FEELING of amtness.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
Shifting the Current.

New York Times: The railroads west OF
the Missouri river seem to be doing their
utmost to kill the California passenger
traffic. Up to Jan. 1 the through travel
was enormous, and there was every indi-
cation that it would continue to
increase until spring. Since the be-
ginning OF this month, however,
there has been a great diminution
in the number OF California bound passen-
gers. The cause OF the decline OF patron.
age is no doubt to be found in the increased
fares. The price OF the round-trip tickets
has been raised from $11O to $125, and OF
straight" tickets from $81.75 to $91.75.
This traffic was nourished by cheap rates
and large commissions, but the latter have
also been greatly cnt down. The Florida
lines were quick to note their advantage.
and have reduced their round. trip tickets
to $5O.a their straight" fare to $27 so.
As a consequence there is now a remarka-
bly, heavy flow OF travel to Florida from
points as distant as Chicago and st. Paul.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
Plans for Yankton Hospital.

The plans for the additional wings OF the
insane hospital were received from Bismarck
Saturday the 11th, and Immediately open.
editor the inspection OF contractors at the
Yankton Savings bank. Proposals for
bids will be printed in Yankton, Sioux
Falls, Sioux City. Iowa, and st. Paul news
papers. Bids will be received until March
"a. 1883, and at / o'clock OF that day
contracts will awarded. The conditions
Of the con tract will require one wing to be-
ready for occupancy on or before Oct. /,
1855. Persons receiving the contract for
any portion OF the work, but not the
whole, will be required to furnish bonds
equal to two.thirds Of the amount OF the
contract and any person receiving the
contract for the entire construction will be
required to give bonds in the sum OF $780,
600. The advertising Of proposals for
bids will begin next week,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
Criminal Calendar.

Patrick John Hart is hanged at Helena
for the murder OF John w. Potts.
Warrants for the arrest of the men charg-
ed with assaulting Mrs. Sadie Tibbets Of
Eau Claire are in the hands OF the sheriff.
1t transpired at Philadelphia, that Hen
ry R. Rees the embezzling cashier OF che
Continental hotel, thirteen years ago en-
bezzled about $50, 900 from Charles Me.
gargee Co., paper manufacturers.
At Liverpool, Harry Perkins, who was
arrested or his arrival from America on
the charge ofstealing jewelry from Frede-
rick Cutter of Boeton. was arraigned, plead.
ed not guilty, and was remanded for a
week.
Capt. Ed Went was arrested at st.
Davids, Mich, on d telegraphic request of
officers OF Marshalltown, Iowa, charged
with bigamy. He is charged with having
married a woman at Marshalltown while
having wife living at st. Davids.
at Columbus, Ohio, alter serving eight
years in the penitentiary on life sentence,
Conrad Rautebach was pardoned by gov
ernor Foraker. The judge that sentenced
Rautebach, as we'll as the jury and prose
cutting attorney, now believe than an in
nocent man was convicted.
At Mechapicsburg, Ind, John Buttery
went to the residence OF his stepmother,
MIS-. M. DuIttTyf WHCu i0 IouhH Iauh
Moore and his (Buttery's 81 step-sister Eta
McMullen. He at once opened fire with a
revolver, killing Moore and seriously
wounding Miss McMullen. Buttery then
turned the revolver on himself and sent o
bullet through his head. dying Instantly.
Jack Driscoll OF Dubuque was sentenced
two years ago to the penitentiary for high.
way robbery. He secured an appeal to
the supreme court and was released on
bail, his widowed mother furnishing the
requisite bond by mortgaging all the prop
erty. Driscoll, when released, left the state
.and remained in Colorado and Wyoming
until few days ago, when he returned to
Dubuque. The supreme court affirmed
the decree of the lower court the other
day, and as the sher iff was about to board
the train with Kennedy, the wife murderer,
whom he was taking to the penitentiary.
Driscoll appeared, gave himself up and
asked to be taken along to serve out his
sentence. He was accommodated.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
miscellaneous News Notes.

DR.. E. Miles Willett, supreme medical ex.
aminer Of the Catholic knights OF America,
died suddenly at his residence in Memphis
OF heart disease. He was aged sixty-one
years.
At Fremont, Ohio, the new Methodist
church was discovered to be on fire and an
hour later all that remained were the four
walls and the belfry.
The announcement telegraphed from
Chicago and published that the old Libby
prison building, Richmond, Va, was about
to be sold to w. H.Gray and others OF Chi
cago and removed to and erected in that
city, has created considerable comment.
At Chicago, the throat Of Mrs. Matthias
Busch was slit from ear to ear by her hus-
band, saloonkeeper. She died q moment
later ut the feet OF the murderer. The
deed was done at their home in the pres.
ence OF their child and the aunt OF the VIC
tim. The tragedy had It's origin in the GOV.
etnusness OF Busch. who hnd been foiled in
his desire to control $40. 900 worth OF real
estate that had bsen willed his wife by her
father.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
ABuRcLAR's BULLET.
1t causes the Death of Amos J.Sneli,
Three millionaire Of Chicago.

Amos ]. Smell, Chicago millionaire was
found murdered Wednesday morning the
Sth inst, his residence, 425 Washington
Boulevard Chicago.
About 2 o'clock in the morning SER
want girl heard a noise like pistol shot
coming from Mr.. SHELLS room, but paid no
attention to it. Later he was found with
a bullet hole in his lett breast and one be-
hind the left ear. MIR. Smell wac one OF
the largest real estate owners in Chi
cago, owning u great number OF houses
which he rented, and all this business was
transacted in the basement Of his own
house. which was fitted up as an office.
The windows and doors were heavily bar
ricaded, and there were several large sales
in the rooms in which the millionaire's
business was done. The theory is that a
planned robbery had been arrang-
ed.
The door at the head of the basement
stairs was skillfully forced, and the men
were in the front parlor, when it is suppos.
ed that Mr.. Snell who sleeps directly
above this room, heard them He left his
bedroom, and taking a revolver went down
the front stairs. The folding doors leading
in to the parlor were shut, but it is supposed
that he heard the ncise in the room for he
fired shot through the door. The burglar
opened the door and returned the fire, the
bullet striking the wood work and rebound.
ing hit Mr.. Smell in the breast, who then
ran back toward the rear OF the hall. The
burglars must have followed him and shot
again, for the murdered man was found at
the head OF the basement stairs with a
bullet hole just behind the ear.
The burglars took n check for S5, 900
made by A.. J. Stone, Mr.. SHELLS son-in-
law, payable to Mr.. Smell, from the iron
box in the office. What else they secured
will probably never be known, as Mr..
Smell was the only one to whom the con-
tents OF his strong box were known. Mr..
Smell had been connected with Chicago's
history for many years. He was born in
Little Falls, n. Y, and came west in 1874,
stopping for few months in Cincinnati
and then coming to this city. A little lat
er he went to Milwaukee, returned here in
a year and opened a hotel at Schaumberg
After residence OF six years there he re-
moved to Jefferson, and there laid the
OF the fortune which at his
death amounted to about So, 100000.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16
Record of Casualties,

Three men were instantly killed by
dynamite explosion in No.. 2 packing house
OF the Hancock Chemical company's dyna-
mite works at Woodside, Mich, where the
great explosion occurred late last fall.
A fire recently at Deerfeld, a tobacco
town on the Northwestern road fifteen
miles east OF Madison, Wis, destroyed the
best part OF the town. The loss and in
surance are as follows: Andrus e. Page,
loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000. B. E.
Whaling, general store, loss 81, 500; insur-
ance $500; Anderson's flour and feed store,
loss 50, 900; insurance 81, 900; Alexander
Larson, building, $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16

The following articles OF Incorporation
were filed with the secretary OF state: Tho
candinavian-American building Society
OF st. Paul,with capital stock . fS3. 00O,.
900. The highest amount OF Indebtedness
allowable at any time will be S25. 900 but
for the purpose Of rcdeeming it's own cap,
ital stock this amount may be raised to
$4,000,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-02-16

At Red Lake Falls, +. Hamrign's busi-
ness residence block burned. Loss on
building Sc, 600; $4,000 insurance. Loss
on stock $4,000; no insurance. The fam.
lily living in the upper story had barely
time to escape. Some kerosene barrels
exploded. throwing the fire many yards.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23
A SINGULAR WILL.
Conditional Requests Made by the Re
 George J. Tillotson.

Conditional Requests Made by the Rev
 George J. Tillotson.
 The will of the late Rev George J. Tillot- son of Wethersfeld was admitted to pro- bate on Saturday. It is document rather out of the regular order, and bears the marks of many ensures and alterations. It is dated August IA, 1883. To his wife, Mary s. Tillotson, is given the income of $10,OOO, and the life use of certain rooms in the house. After making provision for the daughters, 5000 is left in trust for the son. George J. Tillotson, upon the fol- lowing conditions: "As I so abhor the use of ardent spirits and tobacco, this $5,- 900 is to be given only on the solemn pledge that none of the funds received from me shall be spent on these dangerous and wasteful articles. To his son Edward s. Tillotson is devised $11 ,000 in trust, he to receive the income on condition "that he abstains from the use of ardent spirits and tobacco, and proves economical and of with these conditions, he is to receive but $350 of the income f, om the funds in trust for his benefit. The balance during each year of forfeiture will be equally divided between the American and Foreign board, the American Home Missionary society and the American Missionary society,""
 The following public bequests are made: To the treasurer of the American Mission l ary association, New York, $2,500 for the | Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute | of Austin, Texas, to be used for a second dormitory building; $500 to aid in build | ing h,uses of worship for young and weak Congregational churches among the freed | men; $1O0 each to the Home Missionary society and the American Tract society for charitable uses; $500 to the American
 Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis- sions, for charitable uses. ssAs to my library, I will that about half of it in value
 be selected and equally divided among my children as they may agree, and the other half be sent to the rooms of the American Missionary association and given to the Collegiate and Normal Institute in Austin. Texas, for the increase of it's library"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23

The little king of Spain is constant source of disturbance in the royal palace of Madrid. A few days ago he was lost for hours and, as has been related, was finally found in cup board. Not long after he was taking his midday repast of bread and milk Not ik- ing the flavor of the milk he suddenly seized the dish and poured its contents over the majesty laughed in mocking, naughty way and ran off to play with his toys.
 Henry Greville Mme Durand), in an in- terview in Paris on literary topics, explains Zola's misanthropic view of human nature in part by the hardships through which he went when he first came to Paris. His poverty was extreme She narrates that he was once compelled to remain in bed week, his clothes having been pawned and he not having money to redeem them. For two years he hardly knew where his next meal was to coms from, and this experience with the sin, the misery and the degradation of Paris, has discolored his whole life.