The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-02

surance of assistance in the event of n yellow
fever epidemic. The secretary sent an an
swer promising help.
A Washington special to the World says:
In these dispatches of u few days ago it was
intimated that Mr.. Samuel j. Randall would
in all probability not be able to again resume
his seat IN this congress, and also that his
physicians might forbid his ever again accept
ing nomination to public office. This fear
has within the past few days become n GER
tainty. The long and honorable public ca
reer of this faithful servant of the people is
definitely ended. for his physicians have dis
covered that he is suffering from q cancer OF
the stomach, and they are forced to
the conviction that it is ineurable.
Grimes and Criminals.
The coal mining town of Roslyn, WASH,
was burned, about two hundred and fifty
houses being destroyed, and only the coal
companys office and the depot remaining.
About fifteen hundred people are homeless.
Martin Dunn. formerly of Faribault, now
of Kenyon, while acting as umpire of a game
of ball at Fairbault Mimi. received the bali
on his jaw bone and suffered q severe fracture
of the jaw The wound may result in serious
trouble
Jessie Mckinney, married woman. shot
and fatally injured ]. f. Sullivan, n resident
of Forest City, Iowa. Sullivan and two 9TH
er men were prowling around her cottage and
upon refusing to leave. Sullivan received Il
pistol wound. Mrs. Mckinney is in custody.
At Blaekfoot Idaho, Frank Williams was
hung for the murder of Charles Reed and
Capt. Winn near. Caribou, Dec. II, 1886. He
was indifferent about his fate, and when the
time came for the drop he called out "All
ready"
Z. {. Nelson, absconding banker from At
lanta, Ga, is in the Believille Jail in Canada.
lie has been remanded for a week. He has
been held for bringing stolen money into
Canada. He has no fear of being eztradited.
Nelson is Canadian. He brought here
$4,000 and much jewelrv. His defalcation
was much larger.
A highway robbery occurred in OrtcE q,
Minn. 4 farm laborer named P T. Hhslad
WAS slugged and robbed of quite Il sum of
money. One of the alleged robbers was ar
rested. He was armed with u heavy revol-
YER, big knife and razor. He was given a
preliminary examination and bound over.
He gave the name of John O'Connor.
r. W. Henry, one of the most brilliant
young lawyers in Western Kentucky, shot
himself at Hopkinsvilie, dying instantly.
He was q nominee for Cleveland and Thur
man eleetor in that district, and had been
mentioned for the Democratic nomination
for congress. lie was only thirty years old.
The cause of the suicide is Il mystery.
Henry S. Ivet fNew York supposed to be
in Canada, unexpectedly surrendered himself
in Judge Schroeder New York city to answer
an Indictment against him ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ment from Cincinnati Hamilton L Dayton
railroad. George Stainor. eS-president of the
Cincinnati. L Dayton railroad. also surrend-
cred, and he and Ives gave $4,000 bond
each, with Albere Netter and George Ii. Spea
as bondsmen.
The adultery case against Henry w.
Moore was called at Topeka and his bond of
f,N4.Eo +OI
continued for two weeks. Their lawyers gave
no intimation of their present whereabouts
but the same day dispatch from Idaho
Springs said: Editor Moore and Mrs. Nor
ton, of st. Louis elopement fame, arrived
here n few days ago and are living at one
hotel as man and wife. Efforts to interview
Moore proved fruitless."
Officers have arrested Pedro Yames, the
15-year-old boy, who murdered Station Agent
Stevenson ut Glau,is. Col, some time ago.
Stevenson was lying on cot in the sta ton
when Pedro came in-took the officers re-
yolver from it's resting-place and shot Steven
son through the body. killing him Instantly
Pedro then took S75 from the drawer and be-
gan to spend it in saloons. When Steven
sons death was discovered the boy tried to
run away, but was captured. He first said
the agent had killed himself, but afUerward
confessed.
Jack Allen was hung in the court house at
Monticello, n. Y, for the murder of Ulsura
Ulrich a Jefersonville last October. Allen had
an iron nerve, and sang and prayed under the
gailows in strong, clear voice. He asked
for a glass of whisky, which was refused him.
He put the moose around his own neck and
said: "Let her go Gallagher" The sheriff
then pulled the lever and Aliens body swung
in the air. He was cut down after hanging
fourteen and q half minutes. He was an
Englishman, 81 years of age, and came to
this country two years ago.
Two of the three anarchists arrested at Chi.
cago for conspiring to assassinate Bondfield,
Gray.and Grinnell are out ofjail. Chleboun and
Chapek furnished the required bonds of
S., 900 each last evening and have been re-
leased. Hronek, the arch-conspirator, is still
in confinement and will doubtless so remain.
Inspector Bondfield says the case is complete
with the three arrest already made. One or
two Others may have known of the plot, but
not to theextent that they could be convicted.
Any further arrests will be for the
purpose of holding witnesses.
W. L. Reynolds, alias Frank Williams, was
hanged at Blackfoot, Idaho, for the murder
of ofCharles Reed and Captain Winn, near Car
ibou, on December 18th, 1886. His story
about this affair, which he made on the wit
ness stand, is that he went to the cabin of
Reed and Winn and was sitting down talking
with them, when Reed asked to see his gun.
When Reed handed it back the hammers
ing through Reeds head. Winn, seeing
what had happened picked up an axe and
started for Williams, who with one piece
knocked Winn down. Winn jumped and
reached for the gun hanging on the rafters
of the cabin, but Williams caught the axe
and killed him with it.
Travelling Auditor Townsend, of the Gulf
road, arrived at Springfield, Mo-, from the
south and verifes the report that one of the
negro county officials had been lynched by q
mob of white men at Marion, Ark, which
place is under guard of armed men. gener-
al state of excitement prevails. Neither
couriers nor messengers are allowed in or
out, and the telegraph operator is confined
to sending off train orders. Mr.. Townsend
states that the victim was one of the BAN
ished eighteen. The mob seized him while he
was endeayoring to enter the court house,
dragged him to the woods at the edge of the
town, and after a desperate struggle strung
him up. 1t is claimed that Gov. Hughes at
Little Rock has been called upon for pro-
lection, and that an armed force of white
men have gone from Walnut Ridge to Marion
to aid the whites, who look for serious up
rising among the negroes.
Edward W. Manning according to all re-
ports, is q professional land swindler. While
oneof his victims, F. M. Dean of ST. Louis,
nized him. Dean claims that Manning
swindled him by selling him 800 acres
Of worthless land in Arkansas. Manning
was taken to the central station and was
recognized by Lieut.. Elliott as q person
wanted in Freeport, Ill. Sheriff Tins of
Freeport was notified, and came with war
rant for the prisoner, charging him with
forgery and obtaining money by false pre-
lenses The victim in this case is Solomon J.
Best. The latter complaint is that Manning
claimed to have tract of land in Minnesota.
He produced an abstract title. and the prop
erty was purchased by Mr.. Bestfor $500. As
soon as Manning received the money
he left town, and it was subsequently
learned that the title was forgery. Man.
ming, it is said, is wanted all over the coun-
try for crooked DEALS
The Record Of Casualties.
Six saloon keepers were brought before
City Justice Armstrong of Pembina, D. r.,
and fined three hundred dollars and costs
for violations of the law.
severe storm struck Sandusky, Ohio.
The wind blew q gale and rain and hail fell
in torrents. Trees were uprooted, corn and
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