The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-05
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Inc Dill cOnleTrlng munlclpdl suffrage Oh
women on final passage in the senate OF
New York, was killed by vote OF . to 15.
Peter Brisbers, q saloonkeeper, OF Eau
Claire, Wis.,, beca me insane from drink and
attempted to kill his children. He was
jailed.
The will OF the late vice President Wheel
er is being contested at Malone, N. Y. He
left S35, 900 to charities and $40, 900 to
relatives. who are the contestants.
The fifth annual report OF tho Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul company shows the
gross earnings during 1887 were $40, 1885,
l23; net earnings, $40, los, 1874 de-
crease of lis, 70S.
Mrs. Charles S. Steele has commenced
an action against tn, ST. Paul street rail-
way company for fifty thousand dollars
for damages sustained III the cable car
accident, in which Mrs. Steele had her
nose broken and sustained other severe
injuries.
An important meeting OF anthracite
managers was held in Philadelphia. 1t
was decided unanimously to maintain the
prices for anthracite during the season oil
1SSS-9. beginning April l, and to regulate
the output OF coal SO that the market shall
not be burdened by an over production
this year
In the United States circuit court at
Detroit Judge Brown ordered the sale OF
the Chicago 4 Canadian Southern railroad
under foreclosure unless the past interest
on the first mortgage bonds, amounting to
SO, 93l ,o69.67 is paid on or before Aug.
S OF this year. Among other conditions it
is provided that the road shall'not be sold
for less than $500, 900. The sale will take
place in that city.
The decision recently rendered in the
case OF the Bohn Manufacturing company
VS.. Jameson ct al. by Judge Wilkins OF St.
Paul. is OF vast Importance to the work
insmen of the state, deciding. rs it does,
the mechanics lien law OF 1887 to be un-
constitutional. The only question argued
was the constitutionality OF the new law,
and Judge Wilkin decided to be unconstitu-
tional, giving no reasons therefor.
There has been for several days an
agent at Austin. Mimi, for fancy oats,
charging SIS a bushel for the seed, and
then making a contract for buying back in
the fall at the rate OF $40 II
bushel. 1t is stated that one substantial
farmer from Freeborn county gave his Sc
cured note for 5000 for forty bushels and
holds contract to sell back eighty BUSH
els for $40 bushel to the agent after
harvest.
A convention to take action against
trusts and monopolies was held ct
Fargo, D. T. The attendance was light, but
farmer astators from North Dakota and
Clay county, Minn., were present. Smith
Stiminel was made temporary chairman,
and in taking the chair said that he be-
leved the farmers should combine and
hold their wheat until the millers must
have it. He did not think the protective
tariff had anything to do with the farmers
troubles. England had free trade. and her
farmers were in Il worse condition than
those OF this country, and trusts originated
in England. Lyman Loring OF Minnesota,
thought the tariff was the farmers bane
and after further discussion Messrs. Stin-
mel. James Hales and Loring were appoint.
ed n committee to correspond with the
Kansas farmers antitrust monopoly. The
permanent organization is as follows
Smith Stimmel. president F.. A. Webb,
secretary; James Hales, treasurer.