The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-30
Miscellaneous News Items.

Five new cases of fever were reported at
Jacksonville, Fla, and one death-William
Adams, at Sand Hills. All the new cases are
traceable to the two known foci of Infection,
showing that the disease is not epidemic.
Official test of the water work system of
st. Cloud took place recently, and was
highly satisfactory, seven streams being
simultaneously thrown from seyenty-fve to
100 feet in height. Over one year has
been consumed in building the system. The
completion of the work was celebrated this
evening with banquet at West hotel, given
by the water works company.
At the meeting of the German warriors at
Cleveland .. an association badge in the
form of n silver maltese cross was adopted.
The officers elected were: C.. s. Wallruff,
president, Kansas City; Rudolph Ambach,
vice-president. Chicago; Chris Albrecht. secre-
tary, st. Louis, William Spreen, treasurer,
Cincinnati; trustees, Wm Wester, Cincinnati,
Leopold Schiegeler, Milwaukee, Frederick
Won Derbergh, st. Paul. The next conven-
ton will be held in st. Paul at date to be
fixed by the local society.
A complaint was served on the Thingvalla
Steamship company on behalf of A. s. Wilse,
one of the rescued passengers of the Geser.
In his affidavit he states that he is u topo.
graphical surveyor on the st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Manitoba railway. He claims thaa
the collision was due to negligence on the
v,
and claims 81, 46 damages for his loss there
by. This claim is based on personal injury
and loss of property consists of wardrobe,
money, jewelry, instruments, etc, and is
valued at 50, 146. On the plea THAT his
| hearing has been permanently injured he de-
| mands an additional $4,000.
| One of the secretaries of Henry Wizards
South Pole expedition said that the expedi-
| tion would probably start next spring. The
| idea is to start out early in the season IN
| order to reach some available point in high
| latitude where q station can be established
In time to go still farther southwark before
the weather becomes too unfavorable for
| successful operations Although Mr.. Willard
! and other Americans are at the back of the
enterprise, 1T really originated in Germany.
There is probability that two vessels both
| steamers, will be sent out. A portion of the
| capital required to fit out the exploring ex-
petition is already secured and it il thought
| the remainder will be forthcoming within a
| few weeks.
There was q great commotion at the Pine
| Ridge Indian agency when it was learned
that large band of Sioux had gone to the
Cheyenne country on the Tongue river in de-
fiauce of objections interposed by Agent
| Gallagher. They left word that they were
going to attend a sun dance, but it is feared
| they have more serious intentions, as they
have often threatened to join the Cheyennes
| and massacre the unprotected whites along
the Tongue and Powder rivers. The Indians
requested Agent Gallagher to allow them to
go to the Tongue river country
but the latter. suspecting there would be
| trouble, refused. AS soon as it was learned
that the Indians had gone telegram was
| sent to Gen. Ruger, who wired Col. Dudley at
Fort Custer to send out troops at once
to intercept them.
The annual convention of the Wisconsin
| anti-Prohibition association was concluded
| at Madison. Various reports were rendered,
showing the society to be in a prosperous
| and growing condition. Salon, who was n
| member of the lower house of the last legis-
lature, gave out fine piece of information
when he admitted that there was an anti
Prohibition society of ffty-six members in
that Legislature, who succeeded in having
every member obnoxious to the liquor traffic
| killed. The old officers were elected through
| out, and it was decided to meet at Oshkosh
next year. Voluminous resolutions were
adopted. Drunkenness is condemned, Pro-
hibition is declared a failure and the liquor
traffic hosorable and legitimate. ''Prohibi-
ton and pgh license" the resolution con-
| tinues, "are the means to the same end, only
different methods of bringing about like re-
Suits We maintain that respectability and
moral character, not wealth, be the basis fo'
obtaining licences" The resolution con.
cluded by declaring warfare on all candi-
| dates for public office who disapprove per-
sonal liberty as understood by the liquor
men.