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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
Items About People,

Barney Norris (colored), one OF the
landmarks" OF the Galena lead mines,
died at his home at Galena. H., in his
eightieth year He was body servant
Tor John Quincy Adams during the latter's
presidential term from 1926 to 1928.
The Omaha World reports a sad vista
ton of death upon the family OF j. H.
Cavanaugh. an attorney OF that city, by
which he lost in a few days his entire
family OF four children By diphtheria, which
entered his family on the 18th OF April.
Gen. w. T. Sherman has sentiuvitations
to the banquet to celebrate the birthday
anniversary OF Gen. Grant April 27) to
seven OF the most prominent surviving Of
ticers OF the Confederate army. These are
Generals james Lorgstreet, John B. Cor
don. Simon B. Buckner. Fitz.Hugh Lee,
William Malone, John s. Mosby and Jo-
seph +. Johnston.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
Another EnaperoE Diving,

The latest advices from Berlin are to the
effect that the illness OF the new Emperor
has assumed its last dangerous phase. The
Emperor has not left his bed for several
days, and the accounts current Of his SUI.
iering are distressing. He said to Chap.
lain KQegel: ''You pray for my preserva.
tioH rather pray for my release" He per.
severes in transacting business. and does
not cease writing. The Empress is often sum.
moned to decipher the most illegible char.
aciers and save him from the annoyance
OF rewriting them. As a result OF family
negotiations, jointure of $4,000. OOl
marks is secured to the em press, and Prime;
Henry inherits 1 900, 900 marks upon the
death.
The London Chronicles Berlin CORE
spondent says: There were rumors at
midnight that the empsror's feet were
swelling that pustules had begun to ap.
pear on his neck and that there was much
discharge from his throat"
A dispatch from Berlin to the Times
says: "At midnight the empervv's tempera.
ture was above 80 celsius, but, owing to
the immense discharge through the canula,
the patient was much better. All the
members OF the royal family were imme.
diately informed by telephone and tele-
graph Of the Improvement in the Emper.
or's condition"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26

Minister Phelps, it y thought. will be
made chief justice.
On the strength OF the affidavit OF David
Valkenburgh. administrators OF the estate
OF Samuel l.. Loewenherz an old art deal
er, who. it has been limited at. was poison.
ed by Nine. Diss Debar, search was made
o5 Luther R. Marsh's house, No. Ice
Madison avenue. 1t was suspected that
Nine. Diss Debars paintings. which she
claims were given to her by King Ludwi,
Of Bavaria, wero some that she had stoles
from LQewenherz, Central office detect
ives were accompanied by Mr.. Valken
burgh and NJ. A. Fredlander, artist. Mr.
Fredlander identified about 80 vauabL
pain tings there as some that he had for.
merly seen in Loewenherz's shop. The
possession OF these paintings by the D;ss
Debars. and the demands made iop THEN
return by Loswephers, it il claimed IL
what Ted to ths murder OF the latter.
An attempt was made to burn house
belonging to r. Mcdonald, eight miles
north OF st. James, Mimi. Mrs. Nc.
Donald and her little girl were in the house
and were awakened by the dense smoke
Mrs. Mcdonald sxtinguished the fire, and
found that an old bed quilt had been
saturated with kerosene and placed under
the building aud ignited. She also dis.
covered that eight or ten persons were
hanging around. Ordering her little girl tc
bring the gun. she stood guard until morn.
ing, not leaving her post long enough ts
drese. She y positive that abe oan idep.
tify f0ur al the pattiss, enc Of whom she
Rfiirms lives at Sleepy Eye. MIR. Nc.
Donald intends TO have the parties ar.
rested.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
miscellaneous News Notes.

: Notice was received at Des Moines, Iowa,
from Judge Brewer, OF the United States
circuit court, that he had granted tenn
porary Injunction restraining the state
from collecting taxes from the Pullman
Car company.
For the first time in it's history Lead
vile. Col, is without O gambling house.
The recent election was on the law and or
der issue, and as ~ result the mayor noti-
fed the chief Of police that no gambling
would be allowed.
A new step under the Kansas liquor law
has been taken, which is the first OF the
kind on record. All fines and costs ac-
cumulated from the prosecution OF the
keepers Of 'liquor joints" run by ire
sponsible men. are to be charged up and
collected from the owners OF the buildings
where SUCH Joints" are run.
biIlygoat, which for two years past
has been allowed to run the streets OF Ar
esntine, (Kansas,) ut will, entered tho
council chamber through q broken door
and demolished all the records of the city
sud I'll the day ordinances. Mayor En-
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
The Murderous "White Caps"

Crawford county, Indiana, has IA ku-
Klux gang OF rutfians known as white caps,
and their nightly raids are reported by
telegraph. James Seebers, Robert Broom.
field and Mrs. Nancy Wilson had incurred
their displeasure, and fifty OF them rode
up to MIR. Wilson's house. where Broom
field and Seebers were spending the night
Both men and the woman were seized
taken to the woods. stripped,
and tied to trees. The men were given
125 lashes each. the switches cutting into
the flesh and drawing blood at every
stroke. The men tainted several times
but water was thrown upon them and
they were resuscitated only to be again
lashed. The woman, tied to tree near
by. was frightened almost into insensi.
bility. She begged piteously that she be
spared. but the white Caps" were merci-
less At the end OF twenty five iashes the
wretched woman was apparently in dead
faint and was spared further torture.
When the victims were united they fell to
the ground and were left there. Tha
white Caps then rode away to the resi-
dences OF other disreputa bles to notify
them to leave the country or take the
consequences. Several people who hays
been warned have fed to Kentucky.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
WAYLAYiNC A GROCER.

Why washboards and the Price of
Strawberries Took Sudden Rise
One afternoon not long ago very
innocent-looking middle-aged man en-
tered a grocery on Michigan avenue.
bought a nickel's worth of tobacco, and
suddenly began laughing,
whats happened?" queried the as
tonshed grocer.
"Say, I've got friend who roosts on
the top limb of American history. What
he doesn't know about the Revolution
ary War isn't worth knowing, and he's
mighty glad to air his opinions on ev-
cry possible occasion. Say, I've got
him dead to rights.
"How?''
"We got to talking about Lord Corn
wallis the other day, and he said the
surrender was on the 18th of the month.
l said the 9th. We disputed and got
hot, and I've been over to the Public
Library to settle the matter. I've got
the date in this book, and now I'm 90
ing to get bet of ten dollars out Of
Jim. Hello therer'
At that moment his friehd entered
the store, and the first conner at once
said:
Say, Jim, do you stick to the 17th?"
''Of course
''How muchp'
"Any sum you like"
"Well," said the first as he winked
at the grocer, Il don't mind going five
dollars even up"
'.And FL take the same" said the
grocer.
The twenty dollars was handed to the
shoemaker next door, and the grinning
grocer rubbed his hands and remarked:
"Awl right. Open your book and
paralyze him.
The book was opened. The man ran
his finger along the lines to stop.
rubbed his eyes, held the book up a
little, and finally said:
''Here, grocer, what does it sav?''
tIt says: There was no escape, and
on the 18th Lord Cornwallis surrender
ed Hang it! you said it was the
Eyes, know, but I must have got it
mixedr'
'.I'll take the twenty dollars" said
the student of history as he reached out
his hand
He got it aud the two skinned out.
The grocer sat down in tub of onions
to think it over. and when he became
satisfied that it was gum game to beat
him, and that the two men were con-
federates, he rose up and kicked
dozen washboards sky-high and marked
the price of strawberries up four cents
per quart. Free Press.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
A Veteran BjQamIst,

John Delano OF La Harpe, Illinois, has
been arrested on charges of bigamy. He
is veteran OF the Mexican and civil wars.
He married Mathilda Poole OF Norwich,
Ohio. and deserted her in 1845. He then
married Mary Avery, a widow, at Auburn.
Iowa. Sfe died, leaving four children.
Delano married Hannah Conrose at Bos-
cobel, Wis.,, during the civil war, and she
died few months afterward. His next
victim Was Ellen Battles of Ciairmount,
Iowa, whom he deserted in 1867, He mar
ried Elizabeth Fritz at Boscobel, Wis, and
deserted her. He then married Mary
Holmes. residence unknown, and she met
the same fate. On Feb. ID, 1871,
he married Mrs. Maria Fields at
Iron Hill, Iowa. They moved to Clinton
and there it was thought Delano was MUIR
dered by Lyman kellogg. He was assault
ed by Kellogg, but was not killed. Delano
fled to La Harpe. in 1871, and has since
farmed in that vicinity. He married his
eighth wife, Mrs. Sarah Atwater, at Fount.
ain Green, in February. 1884. His
seventh wife, Mrs. Maria Fields oil Clinton,
attempted to get pension for Delano's
services in the Mexican war, believing him
to be dead. Delano had applied for pen.
sion, and Mrs. Fields finding out that he
was alive came on from Clinton and had
Delano arrested Tor bigamy. It is sail
that Delano has made two attempts to
marry since his marriage to Mrs, -Atwater.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
THE OLD CHAPEL.

From sunlit elms, that gently cant,
The long and sleepy shadows tall
Across the wild-grown sod, aslant
The slowly mold'riDg chapel wall.
The chapel long in MOSES dressed
The snail upon the crumbling sill,-
Beneath the ewes the swallows nest
But prove that Gods is uature's will
Washed has the rain its clapboards bare;
The window-panes have dropped away;
Now, late the wild grapes cluster there.
And there the thistles bloom in May.
The pigeons COO from out the COOP
The squirrel heard but still unseen
The passing of schoolboy group
Can scarce awake the slumb'ring scene.
Within those walls what shouts have rung
In days when virtue virtue wed;
How often there the choir has sung;
There echoed up the funeral tread.
But now its shattered walls unite
No more the village sires in prayer;
And yet, it seems. by day and night
A sacred spirit fingers there.
Oh, nursling Of its happy prime,
With wrinkles deep'ning on thy brow,
Say, is it not akin to crime
To see it thus forsaken now!
Meath sixty summers sun and shower;
They say its time is almost through;
But still, 0 chapel, thou hast power
To warn the false and guard the truel
-,Sidney Wddnsaa.
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culties following the presidential election OF
1876, Mr. Conkling took conspicuous pare,
notably In the framing and passage OF the
electoral commission act
Perhaps The greatest mistake in life was
his resignation from the United States sen
ate in 1880. 1t was occasioned by what he
deemed the arbitrary and unjust conduct Of
President Garfield in insisting on the con-
tirmation of Gen. Robertson as collector of
the port ot New York The public were not
in sympathy with his movement, and the
fair fame of Mr.. Conkling suffered at the
hands of popular resentment After retiring
to private life he devoted himself to the
practice of law in New York city, and man.
aged'several important cases with great sue
cess.
CoNKLlNa AND BLAINE
Mr. Conkling's quarrel with Mr.. Blaine,
arising from personalities used In debate in
the house in 1865, has exercised remarkable
influence upon the fortunes OF the two men
and upon the political history OF their coun-
try It was strong element In the defeat Of
Mr.. Blaine in the Cincinnati convention OF
1876 and again nc Chicago in 1880. and
elected Mr.. Cleveland president. 1t also led
indirectly to the quarrel Of Conkling with
Garfield, tho resignation of Conkling ana
Platt, the assassination OF Garfield, and the
fatal embitterment of the Republican fac
tions in New York state. Mr. Blaine
did not enter congress until 1868, or
four years after Mr.. Conkling, but in his
book he thus speaks OF him: "The ablest
aid most brilliant man OF the New York
delegation was Roscoe Conkllng. He had
been elected to the preceding congress when
only twenty y-nine years Of age, and had ex-
hibited an eloquence and readiness in de-
bate that at once placed him in the front
rank His command of language was re-
markahle. In aff1uent and exuberant die
tion Mr.. Conkling was never surpassed in
either branch of congress, unless perhaps
bv Rufus Choate" Mr.. Conklng did not
often speak in those days, but on q few
occasions he gave such evidence OF the
possession of those powers Of eloquence to
which Mr.. Blaine refers tnat he quickly
took rank as one of the orators of
congress. The day that congress convened
IN December, 1861, he created a sensation
by introducing resolution requesting the
secretary of war "to report to the house
whether any, and il any, what measures
have been taken to ascertain who Is respon-
sibie for the disastrous movement OF our
troops at Balls Bluff" The secretary of
war, in answer to Mr.. Conkling's resolution,
stated that Mai. Gen. Mcclellan, command
ing the army. sis OF opinion that an inquiry
on the subject on the resolution would at
this time be injurious to The public service"
Mr. Conking was not satisfied. and i'm
medately offered another resolution looking
to the same end. The debate which followed
brought him cut in his first forensic effort
HIS speech on this occasion gave him ma
tlonal fame in day.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
Fight With q Wild Cat.

While two boys were strolling about
near Rawlins. w. T., one day last
week, they had an encounter with a
wild cat that was by no means pleas
ant The animal jumped from ridge
Of rocks onto one of the young fellows.
and fastening his claws in the boys
face began tearing it to pieces. The
boys Immediately returned the fight.
and after a desperate battle they sue
ceeded in killing the animal with
rocks. The cat was one of the largest
Of its species ever seen in that locality,
measuring about three feet eight inches
in length and weighing close to seven
ty-ffve pounds. Altogether it was one
Of the pluckiest acts that any boys in
that vicinity have performed for many
= long day.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
Throwing Passengers Overheard.

The barbarous custom OF throwing
passengers overheard as soon as the
breath has left their bodies when they
die at sea on transatlantic steamer
has nearly ran its course. Since our
statement that an ocean passenger
steamer is legally bound to deliver per-
sons who pay their passage in advance
at their port Of destination, whether
they die or not, we have received assur-
ances that convince us that we are cor
rect. As caskets can be obtained in
which a body can be kept in fair
state of preservation two weeks with
out the use OF ice, all European passen-
ger steamers should be compelled to
carry them. The relatives or friends
Of those who die at sea would gladly
pay the extra expense entailed in pre-
serving their bodies and returning
them to land for decent and Christian
buriaL-Ne,O York Marine Journal.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26

Frank Ryan, a laborer walked into the
New York city hospital and asked Tor
medical treatment. He was found to be
suffering from smallpox in m advanced
stage, and presented q frightiul appear.
ance. He came from densely settled
tens ment district 81 the eity. '''7
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26

Judge 7. NJ. Cooley, chairman oi the IN.
terstato commerce commission, arrived Ia
Chicago to attend the matters Sonnactad
with the administratinn Of ths Interstate
cnipmeScs law. Howsvsr. he 10 giving spe.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17
CROPS AND PROFITS.
Decrease tho Average and Increase the
Yield the Secret of Success.

Decrease the Average and Increase the
Yield the Secret OF Success.
There is but little question that in
raising small crops farmers lose the
larger part of the profits that might
be secured. The raising Of crop Of
wheat that only yields ten bushels, can
hardly be made to pay expenses, If in
deed it does not prove loss, while If
the yield is increased to twenty bushels
per acre fair profit may be realized
This holds good with nearly all kinds
of farm products To this may be
added the fact that small yields almost
invariably imply low quality. and this
in turn generally means low prices that
still further cut down the profits If a
certain number of bushels are neces.
sary to pay running expenses in rails
ing the crop for market, the difference
Of comparatively small quantity in
the yield and quality will make the
difference between raising the crop at
a profit or suffering loss.
In majority of cases better result
can be secured if we are more careful
to make the soil richer; to properly
prepare in good tillable condition; to
use the best quality of seed and TO give
more thorough cultivation. Each of
these effect the yield aud the quality
more or less. and il all are given in
thorough manner, it will only be in ex-
ceptional cases, when sufficiently
I. ,,tal1 xt,itl mr. ha ceattraH 10.
make the crop profitable.
In very many cases the work of pre-
pairing the land, securing the seed,
planting and cultivating, is very little
less when small yield is secured than
it is with a good crop. and often n
small amount Of additional work will
very materially increase the yield.
A little more time spent in harrow
ing, or an additional working with the
cultiyator, will often make consider
able difference in the yield; better IA
less acreage OF almost any crop, with
thorough preparation of tae soil, care
full seeding in good season, and with
thorough cultivation given at the right
time and in proper manner than a
larger acreage less thoroughly pre-
pared and less care taken in the selec-
ton and planting of the seed, and
with the cultivation less thorough.
1t is an important item with all
crops to have the seed sown in
good season. But when you are at
tempting to plant larger acreage than
you can be able TO properly manage,
there is considerable risk Of mt least a
portion not being planted as it should
be. Decrease the acreage and increase
the yield, will IN a great majority Of
cases increase tho profit -Farm, Fieil
and Stockman.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17
INKS OF ALL coLoRs.
How Writing Fluids Are Made In American
Laboratories.

Ink Is variously composed, accord
ing to the purposes to which it is to
be applied. Common writing ink is
the pertannate of iron. mixed with n
little gallate. held in suspension in
water by means of gum or some other
adhering substance. The gum also
preserves the ink from being too fluid
and also serves to protect the vegeta-
bic matter from decomposition.
Blue ink has of late years been much
in demand. The coloring matter is
said to be sulphate of indigo and tinet-
ure of iron. or. according TO another
recipe, Prussian blue dissolved in wa
ter by means of oxalic acid. Red ink
is usually made by boiling in the pro-
portion Of two ounces of Brazil wood
in pint of water for about quarter
of an hour, and adding little gum
and water. This ink is not in demand
now, carmine having superseded it;
this color is attained by solution of
carmine and ammonia, also adding
gum. The great merit Of our COM
mon writing ink is in the freedom
with which it flows from the pen,
allowing of rapid writing, and
the manner in which it bites
into the paper. so as not to be removed
by sponging. The great defect is in
the want of durability. Suchinks par
take Of the nature Of dyes. The writ
ing ink of the ancicnts. on the con-
trary. is characterized by great perma-
nency; its bass was finely divided
charcoal mixed with some muciiagi-
nous or adhesive fluid. India ink is of
this character; it is formed of lamp
black and animal glue, with the addi-
ton of perfumes, not necessary how
ever, TO its use MS an ink. and is made
up into cakes. 1t is used in China with
n brush, both for writing and painting
upon Chinese paper, and it is used in
this country for making drawings in
black and white, the different depths
of shade beng produced BY varying
the dilution with water.
Writing ink" said prominent
manufacturer. sis now made in large
quantities in New York, and whereas
in the past we used to import largely,
we now export to almost every coun.
try.n-M T. Mail and Express.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17
ABOUT cnEwINo-euM.
me origin and Growth of what Is Now =
Great Industry.

In the school days Of the present
generation of business men the article
of chewing gum on sale was chiefly a
vile compound of wax and resinous
substance. Now it is almost solely
composed of tho sap of species Of
rubber tree manufactured in various
attractive forms, and standing so high
in popular favor that il has been recon-
mended by prominent physicians as an
aid to digestion and cure Of dyspepsia.
It's sale, it is said, has increased in this
country to. the extent that where 10
cents worth Of chewing gum was sold
twenty years ago, $40 worth is sold to-
day.
Tho manufacture of the gum is an
American industry Tho last English
wax gum manufactured Liverpool
oonfectioner who sold species OF
chewable paraflino sufficiently got
in trouble in the courts on account of
its ingredients and went entirely out OF
the business. The article from which
the present popular varieties Of gum
arc manufactured is the sap of the Chi
GO Japorti tree. grown in Mexico, the
first Of which was brought to this city
very shortly after the close of the war.
The discoyersr endcavored for three
or four wears to find market for the
nrticlein ordinary commercial lines, but
was entirely unsuccessful, its peculiar
properties rendering il, from one rea.
son or another. inadmissablo in any
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17
CROSSED THE DARK RIVER.
John X. Gordon, Chairman of the Indi-
ana Democratic Committee, Passes

John X. Gordon, Chairman of the Indi-
ana Democratic Committee, Passes
Away.
GREESoAsTLE, Ind, May 10.--John r..
Gordon, chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, died at his residence
in this city yesterday after ten days ill
ness. He attended the State convention at
Indianapolis two weeks ago and contracted
a severe cold, which resulted in pneumonia
The deceased was elected to the Legislature
from this county in 1884 and reelected in 1896,
and was one Of the most talented and promis-
ing members in that body. Though less than
60 years of age, he was a forcible and logical
speaker, skillful debater, and exercised q
strong influence even over the older members.
Governor Gray recognized these qualities, and
soon after the adjournment in 1887 he appointed
Gorden.one OF the trustees OF the State Institu
ton for the Blind, to succeed Howard Briggs, OF
this city. Two weeks ago he was unanimously
elected chairman Of the Democratic State
Central Committee q position for which he
was specially adapted as ho was q thorough
organizer and one Of the most popular Demo
Gratis in the State
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17
Aeronaut Hogan BADLY Hurt.

PETERSBURG, Va, May 10.-The first bal
loon ascension that has been given in
Petersburg for more than thirty years took
place at Baseball Park yesterday after
noon in the presence Of an immense crowd.
Tine aeronaut was Prof f. D. Hogan, OF
jackson, Mich, who, after ascending dis
lance Of 1000 feet, leaped from the balloon
into a parachute, descending TO the earth
He alighted in tree in the southern part
of the city and was quite badly hurt.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17

Coppert Medclnum, Cincinnati, cures
throat lung, nerye Diseases; Oxygen euro,
pneumatherapy, physiological massagc,
medical baths, electricity, homeopathy,