The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-12-20
News Generalities.

A geyser has broken loose in Charles Mix
county, Dakota, four miles east of Weller,
and is throwing hot mud all over the sur
rounding prairie. 1t is located in the neigh
borhood of Hot Springs, on the Misso uri
river, near Fort Randall The neighboring
settlers are somewhat uneasy.
The New York Commercial Advertiser pub.
fishes an interview with Mr.. Depew, in which
that gentleman states that, while he would
not accept q position the cabinet, he would
accept the position af minister to England
should it be offered to him. Mr. Depew said
he considered the ministry to England as
second in Importance to the presidency only.
sensational suit was filed in the circuit
court at Council Bluffs, in which Robert Will
son, a retired capitalist of that city, claims
$4,000 damages by the action of Charles
r. Harmon. cashier of the Citizens bank.
who, it is claimed. alienated the affections of
Wilson's youthful and handsome wife. All
of the interested parties are highly connected
and moved in the best society.
1t is reported in New York that syndicate
of wealthy New Workers has been formed to
complete the Panama canal The syndicate
includes Morton, Bliss & Co., Eugene Kelley
and others who are already interested in the
American Dredging company It's estimated
that it will take between $7O,OOO,O 900 and
$75,OOO,OOO to complete the work. James
D. Leary, of Nova Scotia raft fame, ia at tho
head of the syndicate and claims that he can
complete the work in two years.
1t is decidedly unsafe to send dun on O
postal card, especially to IN attorney. Alb
a lawyer of Wapello. Iowa, who was pre-
sented with a statement of account and in
addition was asked: DO you intend to
spend any Of my hard earned money at the
rifle tournament" care you going to beat
me out of my hard earned money!" And
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arrest under the new law, which went into
effect June Is. Judge Blodget, of Chicago,
affixed the minimum penalty, 800 and
costs.
During the ten day past no evictions from
river lands In Iowa have been made, and the
remaining settlers begin to hope that they
will be allowed to live in their homes all
winter; but the coincident return of Mr.. Smell
and California weather puts another face on
the matter. The interesting question was,
"Will the settlers make good their pledge to
resist with arms further evictions?" The
pledge was the result of Indignation at the
fate Nathan Barber, a member of the set
tiers union. whose death it is alleged, was
caused by exposure attendant upon eviction
from his home. An illustration 0fthe settlers
earnestness in their determination to forcibly
discourage eyictions has cropped out in the
old Iawiess way. On the day after Barber's
death a settler who had purchased his claim
lost his complete possession by an incendiary
fire The settlers have been charged with
arson, and have not publicly denied it. OF
course the news of congressional action has
augmented the feeling Of resistance, and any
immediate evictions, it is feared, may precipi-
t6te trouble.
The latest and most definite clue to the
whereabouts of w. B. Tascott, the supposed
murderer of Millionaire Smell, has been fnrn-
ished by Q cab man Of Chicago named Tom
McCaffery. This man sought to enlist in
the regular army in February last. He was
rejected on account of having lost finger;
but while at the recruiting Office young
mas was enlisted under the name Of Hsnry
Scheme; that Scheme was sent to Je0sssou
barracks, at st. Louis, and, when properly
drilled, transferred to regiment in Wash
ington II e Territory, where ere he now . e: IN. The
of the books Of the recruiting Office confirms
this statement, and that the description
there given is the closest yet received Of the
missing murderer. The number Of Schemes
regiment is withheld for obvious reasons.