The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-28

son TO his home in Providence, MINI. He
was found dead on the prairie by some
neighbors who carried his remains home.
One of the horses was SO badly shocked
that it will die. Mr.. Brown was one OF the
oldest settlers OF the county and repre-.
sented his district in the last legislature.
lie was about seventy years ofage.
William Housang, who stabbed Fred
Gouike on Juno 10 at n wedding near
Wausau, Wis, was brought before Judge
Crosby and acquitted. The stabbing was
accidental. There is no hope for Goulke' 8
recovery.
A most desperate case of highway rob-
berry occurred at Marquette, Mich,
Louis Clode, u saloonkeeper, on his way
in cash and negotiable papers valued at
$3.50. The weapon used was supposed to
be n railroad coupling pin. He is danger
ously injured and horribly disigured.
Four young men OF Lake Linden. Mich,
started out for sail. They were Freddie
Kray, Peter Morrison, Charles Anderson
and John Cameron. The boat capsized.
Cameron was caught in the sail and
drowned Immediately. Anderson clung o
the boat until he could hold on no longer
and sank. The other two clung to the
DOdU dll UISuU anu WeTe CdSU tSflOTe HlHc
miles from house, and were forced to
make their way through wilderness OF
woods, not reaching civil zation till late
next day.
1t is now thirty days since John Zachar,
the Caledonian faster OF Racine, Wis. par
took OF food. There is no sham about
his case. The family physician states pos.
itively that, to his own knowledge. Zachar
has not taken one drop OF nourishm ent.
The last few days he has taken to sleeping
a good deal, and does not take the exercise
he formerly did. He is very reticent and
quiet, and when told that his meals are
ready, merely says: when want to eat,
I'll let you know"
Mrs. Henrietta Haberman suicidcd at
Duluth, Minn.. by taking whole box of
"Rough on Rats" She had quarreled
with her daughter and retired to the cellar
where she was found gasping her last.
Age 65 years.
Myrlads OF grasshoppcrs have appear ed
in many parts OF Southern Indiana, and
are devouring all vegetation as they go.
They destroy meadows first, then the
foliage OF trees. and next corn, oats and
garden vegetables Tho usands OF acres of
meadows have been devastated by them.
A monster verdict in the case of Amber
against Rodney Whipple was entered III
JuuSe SllllOru 3 court tC OHlcaSo. lG WIS
for S ,OO2, 491, OF which So77, 434 was for
debt and 1925. O25 for interest and costs
since 1880. Amber and Whipple formed
u partnership in 1869 in Washington. d.
C., to manage patent steam petroleum
gas generator and Amber assigned his
half interest in trust to Whipple. Suit
was brought by Amber, claiming viola.
tion of trust.
In the British house OF commons Mr..
Edward Gourley inquired as to the truth
OF the report that the United States gov
ernment had sent armed cruisers to Beh-
ringse to seize English seal fishermen. He
also asked If the queens government had
sent war ship to warn the masters of
British sealers of the results OF infringing
upon the Alaskan fishing laws. 1T. Hon.
Sir James Ferguson. parliamentary secre-
tary OF the foreign office, replied that SO
far as the government knew no such an
nouncement had been made by the Ameri-
can government. An order had been CIV
ell from Washington that three British
vessels seized in 1856 be released to their
owners. With regard to vessels seized in
1887 the government had not heard that
any Of them had been restored, but the
proceedings relating to all the seizures was
progressing.
The regents OF the State university OF
Wisconsin have determined to make a
number OF changes in the law department.
The annual appropriation has been in-
creased from So, 900 to 81 900. dean
ship was established and d. salary Of
$3, 500 voted. The dean has not yet been
named. The fees are increased from $75
to SIOO,
At Marquette. Michigan, a man aged
about thirty, who had been there several
days. walked into the Hotel Marquette Of
flee and bade the clerk good-day, saying he
was going away, ran lightly up stairs turn
ed into the first unoccupied room and swal-
owed the contents of Il two-ounce bottle
OF carbolic acid. dying almost instantly.
He left letters addressed to his wife. He
registered under the name OF w. B. Nelson
but his real name is G. II. Spencer, and he
has wife living in Cleveland.
Lawyer A. S. Cole OF Nebraska City was
arrested as he was coming from church on
a charge OF intending to leave the country
with intent to defraud creditors. The de-
mand against him was $500, which he
paid, and the next day left for Washing
ton Territory. Since then an attachment
was placed on his property for claim of
S1,70O, which he collected in 1885 and
failed to turn over. O,her matters are
coming up against him. His friends say
he will return and settle. Cole is well
known through his alleged connection
with the escape OF Capt: Howgate.
Plnkerton's detective force arrested Ex-
press Agent Huber at Sunbury, Pa, for
stealing S29, 600 from the Adams Express
company August 90, 1886. The money
was shipped from Philadelphia to Shamo-
kin to pay employees OF the Mineral Mining
company. Six thousand dollars was in
gold; the remainder was done up in pack
ages OF 81, 900 each The money has just
been found.
A peculiar disease is epidemic among the
swine about Mason City, Iowa, and many
are dying. The first symptom is that the
tongue starts to decay nd soon the en-
tire head is affected.
A small cyclone and wind storm passed
over Grand Rapids. Wisconsin, taking out
one span OF the Green Bay railroad bridge
spanning the Wisconsin river at that
point. 1t also blew down fences, trees,
barns and sheds, and did other slight
damage. Several families found shelter in
the cellars.
The upper Mississippi is still rising at
Brainerd, the pump house and the electric
dynamo was reached and lights went out
Immediately and they cannot be started
till the flood subsidies.
Charles Chalin was shot and killed by
John Lee at Brandon MINI. There was
intense excitement and threats of lynching
were made. Lee had been drinking Hs
has been arrested and Sheriff Urness went
after the prisoner. At the coroner's in.
quest the jury found that he came to his
death from IL pistol shot fired by John
Lee. Martin Moe n chum OF Lees was
held to be an accessory to the crime. Both,
Lee, Moe and Lees father are securely
guarded by the village marshal and will be
removed to the county Jail to await their
trial.
Tracklaying on the Red River Valley
road commenced at West Lynne. Tho
Northern Pacific engineers geturned to ST.
Paul in their car, but during their stay
they have driven over the entire route of
the proposed western extension of the
Red River Valley railroad. and it is under
stood that q. satisfactory arrangement
was made between the persons interested,
the government and the Northern Pacific.
The nature of this arrangement has not
yet transpired. but it is known in gener-
oil way that the arrangement implies stiff
competition with the Canadian Pa cfc for
the carrying trade OF Manitoba.
The governmental crisis in the German
ministry, which the late Emperor
Frederick brought about, and which ap.
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