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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

A Berlin telegram says-Count Douglas, a
prominent Conservative member of the land
tag, in speech to his constituents alluded
to Emperor Williams personal qualities and
his political and religious views. He declared
that when Emperor William attended the
Russian maneuvers in 1886 he successfully
used his influence against the policy then be-
ing followed by Russia. The greatness of
Germany and the preservation of the mon
archical principle are the sole objects of En-
peror Williams inclination and purpose. In
view OF the confidence felt in the emperor
people no longer asked what would become of
Germany when she was deprived of Prince
Bismarck. The endeavors to attribute to
the emperor personal partisanship in favor
of certain party views were distortions OF
facts. Count Douglas said that Emperor
William did not favor the extreme political
and religious views of Pastor Stocker the
we'll known anti-Semitic. He was not identi-
fed with the high church. His relations with
Pastor Stocker were transitory and purely
humane. The emperor certainly deprecated
the anti-Jewish agitation. Count Douglas
also said that Emperor Frederick had
authorized the wife of Emperor William to
assume the head of the Berlin Town Mission
association. The speech has created SEN
sation, on account of Count Douglas close
relations to the imperial court.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
Curious Stabbing Affair.

stabbing affray which will probably
terminate fatally took place at Winona
Minn., in the yard adjoining Rurmeister's
hotel. Two farmers, brothers-in-law, named
Herman Bakbe aud Herman Bemke of Rush
Creek, came into town and put up their team
In Burmeisters stable After spending the
afternoon about town and drinking some
they returned about 6:3O and ordered the
hostler, Charles Zuetke, to get out their team
He made some reply about their coming
around after dark instead of going home by
daylight, and started for the barn, followed
hy the two men. just what followed is not
known, but in a short time Zuctke was
heard loudly crying for help, and soon came
running into the hotel dripping with blood
and fell down exhausted. Officer
Schoening arrested Bakbe but his
brother-in.law fed and could not be found
Euetke was ftightfully cut up,
ten stahs being raporte in his back three
in his left arm, bad gash near the heart
and some smaller cuts. He is too feeble to
make any statement and will pro badly die.
Bakbs was jailed and knife found on his
person, but with no evidence of blood on it
nor on his person, and it is thought his
brother-in-law, Bemke, who is at large. did
the cutting Much excitement exists and
Burmeister has been compelled to lock up
his hotel to keep away the crowd.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

The London News created tremendous
sensation by printing in red ink facsimiles of
the letter and postal card received few
days ago at the office of the Central news
company purporting to have been written
by the Whitechapel murderer. In commune
cation the writer gloats over his crimes and
threatens to commit Others in defiance of the
police, of whose efficacy he expresses a very
poor opinion.
Mrs. Mary l.. Garrett Of Medina, Ohio,
was sentenced to be hanged an the gath Of
next january, far the murder of her two de-
mented stepdaughters. The crime was an
atrocious one, the room in which the girls
were sleeping having been saturated with
coal oil and filled with kindliug and dry
leaves to which she set fire. 1t was discov-
cred before the house had burned and the
flames extinguished, but the girls were both
dead from sufocation. The fire had reached
the limbs of one and burned them. The
bodies also bore evidence of being struck with
q club. When sentence was annoVpced Mrs.
Garrett protested her Innocence. She recent
ly gave birth to hoy baby which will be re-
the mothers execution. 1t is thought that
Mrs. Garrett IL the first woman in Ohio to be
sentenced to the death penalty for murder,
Tho contract between the Manitoba gov
ernment and the Northern Pacific officials
was signed and proclaimed in an extra issue
Of the Provincial Gazette. The Northern
Pacific 4 Manitoba railway then organized
with the following officers: James McNaugh,
president; j. w. Kendrick, first vice president;
Hon. Joseph Martin, railway commissioner,
Manitoba, second vice president, L. H. Ran
dali, secretary; p. B. Morrison, controller
treasurer; j. NJ. Graham, general manager
The government had not yet named their
second representative on the railway, but
it will probably be Greenway. The newly
and will start regular train service on the
10th. The barge Brandon with thousand
tons Of rails for this road sunk in Lake SVs
perios.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
Taxation of Bachelors.

A petition for the taxation OF bacne-
lors has been presented to the French
Chamber OF Deputies. 1t says that in
Paris alone there are nearly halt a
million, while the number OF married
men is not more than 379, 900. The
Pail Mall Gazette remarks that the
tax, singular rs it may seem, has al
ready existed in several countries. The
French Convention adopted it. So
did the old republics. In Sparta the
women were allowed to drag bachelors.
into the Temple Of Hercules and give
them a sound thrashing. Plato con-
demned them to a fine. Rome made
them pay round sum. Camillus
went further and forced them to mar
ry the widows of citizens killed in de-
lending the country. The petitioners
say the tax ought to be douhly well
come-first, because 1t viii increase the
declining population by inducing
bachelors to marry, and secondly, be-
cause it will help to make up thegrow>
ing deficit in the budget.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
The Largest Farm in the World.

In the extreme southwest corner OF
Louisiana lies the largest producing
farm in the world. It runs one hun.
dred miles north and south and twen-
ty-five miles east and west, and is
owned and operated by syndicate OF
Northern capitalists. Their general
manager, ]. B. Watkins, gives an in
teresting account OF this gigantic plan
tation, which throws the great
Dalrymple farm Of Dakota into the
shade completely. He was cornered by
Post reporter at St. James Hotel,
st. Louis, recently and asked to give the
particulars of his gigantic enterprise.
1.-THE million and half acres of land
in our tract" Mr.. Watkins said, "was
purchased in 1883 from the state
OF Louisiana and from the U. 8.
Government. At that time it was
q vast grazing land for the cattle
OF the few dealers of the neighbor-
hood. When l took possession I
found over thirty thousand
head OF wild horses and cattle. My
first work was to divide the immense
tract into convenient pastures, estab.
fishing stations or ranches every six
miles. The fencing alone cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The land
l found to be best adapted to rice,
sugar, corn and cotton.
"All our cultivating. ditching, &C., is
done by steam power. We take a
tract, say half a mile wide for in
stance, and place an engine at each
side. These engines are portable, and
operate a cable attached to four
plows. and under this arrangement we
are enabled to plow thirty acres q
day with only the labor OF three men.
Our narrowing, planting and other
cultiyating is done in like manner.
In fact, there Is not o draught horse
on the entire place, We have, of
course, horses for the herders OF cattle,
OF which we now have sixteen thou
sand head. The Southern Pacific Rail-
road runs for thirty,six miles through
our farm. Wehave three steamboats,
operating on the water of our own
estate, upon which there are three
hundred miles of navigable waters.
We have an ice factory, a bank, a
ship-yard and a rice mill"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
Mans Wicked DOings.

Gallus Bohemian, proprietor of the New
York Hotel at West Superior, Wis, shot
himself through the right lung by, an ac-
cidental discharge OF gun while hunting.
Physicians say he cannot live.
Phillip Palledoni the Italian who mur.
dered his brother, June %, 1887, suffered the
death penalty at Bridgeport, Conn. Palle
doni was twenty-fOur years of age. He could
neither read nor write, and could speak but
q few words in English.
Aman named Hickman, living at Boston,
Colorado, shot and instantly killed j. c.
Booth, a man who was in the habit ofpaying
visits to the woman Hickman was living with.
The murderer was taken from his home an
hour afterwards by a mob ofseventy- five men
and lynched.
While engaged in cards. dispute arose
between Tim Keller and Dick Amey at Els.
cauaba, Mich, when Keller whipped out a
revolver and fred the ball taking effect in
the head, entering Immediately above the
bridge of the nose. The wounded man is
dying and considerable excitement prevails.
While the police were arresting drunken
Indians in Spokane Falls, w. r. they were
fred at. A number of shots were exchanged.
The citizens then rallied to tho ail of the
police, and one Indian was killed. His body
is now aoating down river. There were
twenty-five or thirty Indians OF the Nez Psrce
and Spokane tribes.
Last July negro named Moore was lynch
ed at Charleston, ILL.,, for an alleged crimi-
nal assault upon o woman. Afterwards 1T
was discovered that the man was innocent
and the mob had been guilty of murder.
The grand jury has indicted 10 well known
citizens who are alleged to have taken part
in the lynching. The men are among the
best known in the country.
VIM. Lahey, aged 81 years, escaped from
Auburn, N: T., prison by digging through
four feet Of solid masonry, composing the
roof of his cell, and then saving through the
roof proper The escape is one of the most
iaborious and difficult ever accomplished in
Auburn prison, and it is presumed has re-
uuired months Of work. With knife made
| into O saw, he cut his way through the roof
and descended to the wall by o rope Of
braided twine, which he attached to the cop
| ing of the prison by means Of pair of pinch.
! ers stolen from one of the shops. He had
converted this into hook. Lahey is Q
Buffalo man and had only q year and nine
months of five years sentence to serve.
Some time ago Samuel Winsberg Of Mil
waukee obtained credit of j. V. Farwell 4
| Co, and several other firms in Chicago, and
| got 6ne dry goods, consisting ofsilks. velvets
and other expensive fabrics, to the extent OF
] IS, 200. He also got of Carples, Hartman
& Co. of Chicago eighteen trunks which he
never paid for. Then he executed three
notes to Adolph Darling, which they admit
was simply to give an appearance of genuine
ness to the DEAL They then packed the
| goods in the trunks and shipped them to
| Milwaukee by American Express. When they
called for the trunks they were arrested.
| Barling keeps q saloon In Chicago and Wins
berg had clothing store in the same place.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
Plain 4 Fancy Job Printing
Another Story Of Lincoln,

Another Story Of Lincoln.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Record tells the fol-
lowing:
ri was one OF the senator's" said
q venerable Republican statesman the
other day, "who favored there-election
of President Lincoln when that was O
debatable question. remember that
one of the points they made against
Lincoln was that he had appointed
AN ignoramus' commissioner of agri-
culture. That gentleman's name, you
may remember, was Isaac Newton,
and think he was from Philadelphia.
The graveness of the charge brought
against him was that he could not
spell. The opposition had gotten
hold IN some way OF one OF his note
books, in which, among other ludicrous
mistakes, was the word sugar spelled
'shooggar.' Armed with this note
book q committee of senators wait
ed on President Lincoln and de-
manded the removal of Newton.
Whether he was removed or not
they were going to spring the
Newtonian spelling on the world at
the first convenient opportunity. Blu.
they thought it only fair to give the
president chance to remove him
first. So up to the White House they
went. When they came back / asked
the chairman, q distinguished New
England senator, what had occurred.
We'll, sir, said he, Lincoln is no bet
ter than Newton. Would you believe
it, when I showed him that wretched
spelling OF the word sugar, he said:
"Well, I'm not sure but what that's
right. Sugar spells soogar-shooggur
spells just what it is. But whether
that's right or wrong, gentlemen, is
neither here nor there. didn't ap-
point Newton, and therefore l can't
remove him. Mrs. Lincoln appointed
him. She has the sole power of re-
moval in his case. You may 60 to
her if you please, and if she removes
him, remove him it shall be; but as
long as he continues to send ler fresh
butter and vegeta bles and strawber-
ries out of season, don't think she
will remove him."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
he Senate Tariff Bill.

In the Senate Mr.. Allison reported the
tariff bill with an amendment in the nature
Of substitute. 1t was placed on the calen-
dar and ordered to be printed. He said that
the majority and minority reports to accom-
pany the bill would be filed, and gave notice
that he would call up the bill for considera-
ton Monday next. The bill is q very long
one and very few copies were printed. The
Republicans will all support the bill. Amen
Der of the committee who has been engaged
in preparing the bill says oft:
The absolute reductions Of the bill are
$65, 100000. These reductions are dis
tributed as follows: Sugar, $28, 900 900; in
the forty-two articles of the fret list, $6,SOO,-
600; on alcohol used in the arts. $1,000
OOO on tobacco, $24 900, 900. 1t is claimed
that these are specific reductions. Another
calculation has been made as to the effect
of the bill based upon the customs receipts
for the last fiscal year. According to
this calculation the reductions effected by
the bill will be $73, 100000. This result is
reached in this manner; Reduction on GUS
toms articles, $40 ,297 ,533 80. To this is to
be added the internal revenue reductions,
$24, 100000 and the reduction on tobacco
and sugar 81 ,00O, 900. This is the estimated
effect that the bill will have upon imports
and duties.
When the tariff bill had been reported Sena-
tor Sherman said he would be compelled to
leave the city in the afternoon and would
like to be INDUCED in making few remarks
on the bill. Unanimous consent was given
and he addressed the senate. He compi-
mented the subcommittee on the work done
and severely criticised the house bill.
In his judgment there would be few defects
found in the senate substitute. 1t
would be found to be a very perfect bill.
Among other things it was q substantial
compendium of the provisions for the collec-
tion of internal revenue and Of customs du-
ties. 1t contained positive reduction ofrev-
enues to the extent of $73.6 .6SS 900. The re-
duction was on few articles. He believed
that the senate bill was on the whole the best
revenue bill ever introduced in congress, and
that if it could be taken up free from party
prejudices and considered and debated and
amended, it might be made the most perfect
revenue measure ever put on the statute
books. Itwas question whether the articles
necessary for human life should be made by
American labor or by foreign labor. whether
the wages of American laborers should de-
pend on the wages of European laborers or
should depend on the American policy of pro
tecting all forms oflabor and production.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

The supreme court Of Utah entered final
Judgement and decree in the case OF the
United States against the Mormon Church.
which was pending, to dissolve the church
corporation and to have it's property declared
escheated government The suit was brought
about in the supreme court Of the territory
under act of congress of Feb. 10,
1887. In that suit receiver was appointed
for the church corporation. He has sue.
ceeded in collecting over 81 ,0OO, 900 worth
of property, real and personal. The decree
entered is q complete triumph for the govern
ment. 1t declares the corporation Of the
church dissolved, says the voluntary religious
sect now In existence has no right to tho cor
porate property, except the Temple block
buildings, which are set aside to it. Itorders
the real estate of the corporation to be held
by the receiver until the informations
for the forfeiture for the same
brought to a conclusions and it declares
all personal property of the late corporation
to have become eecheated to the government
It furthermore decided that the present church
still upholds, teaches and maintains polyg-
amy, and that any dedication ofproperty to it
would befor the purpose ofupholding polyg-
amy and would be unlawful.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
Personal Talk.

Portland Oregonian: The following is
printed in this weeks Catholic Sentinel over
the signature DR.. AL Sommer, pastor of the
German Catholic church: ga few days ago
an aged German arrived here from st. Cloud
Mimi, and found first shelter in the police
station. He is eighty years old and his name
is Frank Hartwck He Travelled with his
daughter, Theresa Fisher, but the latter be-
came insane, tried to give all her effects
away, and finally jumped from the train
some night at Pasco Junction and could not
be found. The destitute old man says he
has another daughter in or about Portland,
either serving priest or being in a convent.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
THE NEWS RESUME.
The Very Latest Associated Press Tele.
grams Greatly Condensed.
About Washington.

The annual report of the commissioner of
railroads, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston submit
ted to the secretary of the interior states the
railroads under his supervision are all in u
very satisfactory condition. Steel rails have
been substituted for iron almost everywhere.
The examination of the books and accounts
showed no errors or discrepancies as COM
pared with the reports sent by the railroads
to the commissioner.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

The National line steamer Queen, which
arrived at New York from England, collided
with the fishing schooner Madeline on the
sth inst. The collision occurred during a
log off the banks of Newfoundland. The
Queen struck the Madeline amidship, cutting
her in two and sinking her Immediately.
The captain, first and second mates and
steward Of the fishing schooner were rescued
litter they had been in the water nearly an
hour, but the rest Of the crew, numbering
twenty, were lost. The Madeline was a
French fishing schooner.
The grand jury found an indictment for
0rgery in the first degree against james +.
manager of the law firm ofShipman, Barlow,
Larocque 4 Choate, who swindled the latter
sut Of 4264 900. Bedell will be arranged
or pleading in the court and tried at once,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

The October government crop returns ahow
that the condition of the present corn crop
has been equaled only three times in ten
years. and ia extended materially only by
that of 1879, when the condition was .9S,
and the subsequent ascertained yield was
twenty Eight bushels. The present average
Of condition is %, against 04.2 in Septem.
ber. There has been no decline in the North
west, and the status of the great corn
surplus states remains as on Sept. /.
The indications favor q result ranging
little from twenty-six bushels per acre, max
Ing q full average. The condition of buck
wheat has declined heavily from 93.7 last
month, to 79.1, mainly from frosts. The
average condition of the potato crop is about
81, adecline of less than four points. Tobacco
has fully maintained the condition of last
month, averaging for all kinds $50. The
returns relative to wheat are those Of yield
per acrs, by counties. Az consolidated the
general average for winter wheat is - bush
els per acre, and for spring wheat slightly
over 10 bushels. The former has yielded bet
ter than the early expcctation-the latter
much worse. This is Of course in measured
bushels. The quality Is much below the av-
erage, which will still further reduce the sup
ply, as will be shown more exactly hereafter
lrom the testimony of inspection and millers'
wa;vhta Thu anrin~ Whaat 0vnp0 Uan apo.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

This institution has for its object
the training of Young Ladies for
School Teachers, &c., and the Sisters
have made a reduction in the usual
prices, SO as to enable young girls who
cannot afford the highest terms usually
charged in boarding schools, to have
the advantages they would have in
any other schools where double the
amount would have to be paid.
The School Year hast wo session
of five months each, commencing lst,
Monday in September. The End, 1st,
Monday in February.
TERMS PER SESSION:
Board and Tuition in English Bran
ches, Bed and Bedding, $500 paid
in advance.
Charges for Languages, Music &C.,
Apply for Prospectus to
SISTERS OF MERCY.
39t2m Morris, MINI.
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we'd just drop III to chat bit, and
get Molly here acquainted"
Mrs. Jedder, down at Gslens,
spoke to me about you, Mrs. Bray"
ala me! Mrs.. Broyi | haven't
heard the name for | don't know
how long; but Pm Aunt Betty-call
me Aunt Betty; but how il that
dear bouy; an how is the tavern do
ing?"
pretty well, | think. She vas
very kind 10 me-; and so are they all. 3"
"Where's Ina, that pretty little
girl who stops with your" broke in
the Gianless.
20, she's about somewhere-Inal
Iua!" going to The door.
"Herr, Aupty; I'm coming"
sounded a clear, sweet voice, and It's
owner tripped in.
A 1.-THE, tall girl Of fourteen, with
fair face flushed, brown ewes
bright, the hair swept smoothly
back, and with gentle dignity, she
stood before them, somewhat shy in
her -urprise Then She advanced
and shook hands with the Giantess,
whom she had seen before.
This Is Molly Toukyna, Ina
DEAR and the two girls said moth
ing, but kissed and sat down beside
each other, mutually attracted, a.
some folks are at sight
Aunt Betty smiled, the Giantess
beamed, aud the two girls looked
ashamed as though they had dqne
something wrong.
"N heneyer are you coming down
to rec us," urohe Ia the Glantess to
relieve the silence.
As soon as ever | can get away,
aud goodness knows when that will
be; what with one thing and anolh-
er hardly know which way to turn.
LIS Aunt Betty here, aud Aunt
Betty there; but then I've nothing
else 10 DO, aud might as well be
gong"
~ ell, Aunt Betty, Pm going TO
carry you of My great man viii
De up af,er me ia IA week or two, and
you shall be Carried Of with Us TO
EBAY mouth or two; now don't say
mo-, for ! won't hear of il; you've
been put upon, and they must get
along without you for awhile
But What snail do with Ina?
She can't stay by herself"
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