The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-01-05
General News Items.

General News Items.
At San Francisco the liabilities of George
W. Meade & Co. are $3.50, 900; assets,
100000.
At Chicago, Newhouse Bros, clothiers.
made an assignment. Liabilities, $50, 900;
assets, $4,000.
The mercury takes big drop all over
the Northwest-cold weather and snow
cause trains to be delayed at nearly all
points.
At New York, John Thompson, import
err OF fans and millinery, made an ign
ment to David E. Richardson, with S42.-
600 preferences.
At San Francisco, Judge Hoffman
rendered decision in the United States
district court in which the right OF the
Chinese to import opium is sustained.
The Sun will publish an interview with
Jack Dempsey, in which he says he will 60
middle. weight championship OF the world.
lenge that he is ready to fight Sullivan att
er the latter's IN atch with Mitchell for any
amount OF m oney Sullivan chooses to
name.
E. c. Harvey OF Mandan, OAK, has been
appointed clerk in the office OF B. P. Grant,
OF the Northern Pacific, in place of NJ. V.
Richards, resigned to 60 to the Baltimore
& Ohio.
Jack Dempsey and Dominick Mccartney
met at the Coleman house, New York, and
drew up an agreement to box ten rounds
in public on Jan. 81, at time and place to
be agreed upon.
The articles OF incorporation OF the
Farmers and Merchants State Bank OF
Minneapolis were filed. The capital stock
is $50. 900, with the privilege OF incre asing
it to 100000.
Sullivan has challenged Smith to fight
Tor Fl, 600 a side, the affair to come Off a
fortnight after Sullivans match with
Mitchell has been fought. Sullivan has
deposited $50 forfeit.
In October, 1886. there were 723, 900
members OF the Knights OF Labor organ.
ization. and in October OF this year 300,-
900. 1t is now stated from headquarters
that there are but 200, 900 persons mem
bers OF the order.
Proceedings have begun asking for the
disbarment OF f. C. Assay, a very promi.
nent member OF the Chicago bar. The
charges, are that Assay received S4OO with
which to settle case and that he convert
ed it to his own use. Attorney Assay denies
the charge.
Articles OF consolidation OF the Indian
apolis & Wabash Railway company with
the Indianapolis Quincy & Missouri River
Railway company, under the name OF the
Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railway
company, have been filed in the office OF
the secretary.
The steamer Roman. which arrived in
Boston, brought stowaway, Scotch
boy OF eighteen, and permitted him to
land and escape. Commissioner OF Emil
grafton Colcord has fined the company
81. 900. and the vessel is detained in port
until the boy is returned or the fine paid.
A decision was filed at Minneapolis in
the case OF the Northwestern Oil company
against H. 3. Willis, state oil inspector.
The suit was instituted for the purpose OF
compelling the inspector to inspect oil in
small tanks, for which service the state
does not allow compensation. The decis-
ion was in favor OF the company.
Mrs. Lille Drake of Constantine, Mich,
lost her husband two months ago. Re-
Gently Mrs. Drake eloped with Frank
Shawl, a seventeen-year-o sch oolboy, and
the couple were marrird at Kalamazoo by
q nearsighted preacher. who accepted the
lads word as to his age. Mrs. Shawl is
thirty five years old and has daughter
who is but one year younger than the boy
husband.
Something of a sensation was created at
Albany by the issuance OF an order by
Gov. Hill removing from Office John Jay
of New York city and Henry A. Richmond
OF Buffalo, members OF the state civil SER
vice board, the third member, Hon. Angus
tus Shoemaker. having resigned. In
their stead Gov. Hill appointed Gen. Dan
lei E. Sickles of New York city and James
H. Manning and George H. Treadwell OF
that city.
Col. w. P. Cough, assistant to Presi-
dent Hill, of the Manitoba, was asked
about the rumored purchase by the Mani.
toba Of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
road for the Pacific coast end Of the Mani
tobias projected transcontinental line.
Col. Clough said there was nothing what
ever in the story, and that the Manitoba
had not yet determined to build beyond
it's present Western terminus in Montana.
He said the company was acquiring infor-
nation concerning the country west of
there in order to be able, if it was ever de
terminsd to build further, to do it intelli.
gently.