The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-31

the morality and rightfulness OF division
and statehood plans. One Thousand dele
gates are expected to be present. The dif-
ferent calls are signed by leading men in
North and South Dakota.
The United States treasurer has paid out
Sl2, 500, 900 during the present month on
account OF pensions alone notwithstand-
ing which fact the excess OF receipts over
expe nditures during the month Is nearly
$4,000, 900. The treasury surplus, which
fell to 500. 900, 600 at one time during the
month, has again risen to $101 200, 900.
The president has approved the act au-
thoriZing him to arrange q conference be
tween the United States and Mexico, Cen
trail America, Hayti, San Domingo anc.
Brazil; the act to limit the hours that let
ter carriers in cities shall be employed per
day, and the act for the relief of the first
National Bank OF Marion, Iowa.
Sir Charles Tupper has resigned as min
lister OF finance in the Canadian govern
ment and has been reappoiated high COM
missioner for Canada in London. Hon.
c. f. Foster, minister OF marine, has been
appointed minister OF finance.
Acyclone swept over Browntown, twenty
five miles east OF Browntown, Texas, de-
stroying the Methodist Baptist and Con-
gregational churches and eight dwelling
houses. One building was carried across
the railroad track and crushed, and
Amanda Willis. colored, who had taken
refuge inside was instantly killed. Eight
persons including the sheriff and county
recorder, were fatally injured.
Mrs. George Reed, OF Napannee. Elkhart
county, Indiana, took her three. m onths
old child in her arms and jumped into a
hot laff -
saying that she was tired OF living and
would take her child with her to rest. Her
age was 23.
The body OF Adelbert Kreiger, OF Day.
ton o., who died suddenly at Chicago, was
cremated at Cincinnati in the unfinished
crematory on Clifton Heights. There was
no ceremony.
The Wisconsin prohibitionists have put
up the following State ticket: Lieut.. Gov,
7. II. Dahle OF Dane; Secretary OF State,
Nelson Ladue OF La Fayette; Treasurer,
D. c. Prescott of Marinette; Attorney
General, C. E. Pike, OF Winnebago; State
Superintendent, j. H. Gould of Wads
worth; Railway Commissioner, f. w.
Drake OF Milwaukee; Insurance Commits
sIoner, S. NJ Bixby OF St. Crcix.
The Cincinnati Price Current offers to
substantiate its charge that information
has leaked out from the department OF
agriculture at Washington to a Western
grain speculator, whereby the latter was
enabled to profit by his knowledge OF the
Forthcoming crop report. The paper as
serts that the leak was not from Statist,
clan Dodge, but from higher official
The corner stone OF the great Roman
Catholic University at Washington was
laid with great pomp and ceremony. The
grand stand was we'll filled with promi-
nent people, and among them the following
preates: The cardinal archbishop of Bal
timore, James Gibbon; Archbishops Will
Jams, Corrigan, Salpointe Elder and Ire-
land Bishops Northrup. Moore. Curtis,
0.Reilley. sPalding, Macs Radams cher,
Keane. Kahn, Mcmahon, Hardins, Gil.
mour, Richter, OSullivan. Ryan, McNier-
ney, McGovern, Haid. President Cleve.
land occupied q seat on the platform be.
tween Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop
Ireland.
The big log jam at Little Falls, Wiscon-
sin, now extends for distance of fourteen
miles. The logs are piled in some places
from seventy five to one hundred feet high.
The scene is one OF the greatest imag;n-
able, and is attracting great crowds of
sight.seers despite the weather. A large
crew OF men is constantly at work at
tempting Co Dreak lC.
The Bank of France announces that 5
counterfeit $500 notes are in circulation.
The forgers are Americans.
Advices from the Indian Territory says:
Serious trouble is existing at Pickons
county, Chickasaw Nation. between non.
residents aud Chickasaw officials, on ac-
count OF collecting OF 81 per head tax on
all stock.
The Car, in the course OF the summer,
will attend the maneuvers OF the troops in
the Odessa district, and from there will
proceed to the Caucasus, extending his
tour probably to Tmrkestan.
Delegate Toole says this evening that lie
iatends to lose no opportunity to de
nounee the inefficient star route posta
service of Montana. He will continue de.
manding justice at the bands OF the Sec
ond assistant postmaster general and
seeking legislation in congress ior the bene.
fit OF his pioneer constituency.
Cardinal Gibbons and all the other Ro.
man church digEitaries who took part in
the layi ing OF the corner stone of the Cath
olic university at Washington, called at
the White house by special appointment
and paid their respects to the president.
They were received in the blue parlor and
the presentations were made by the car.
dinal assisted by Marshal Wilson.
Frank Mills OF California, a sub-fresh.
man at Harvard college, eighteen years
old, died from the excessive opium smok-
ing. Mills with two companions obtained
some pipes and INDUCED in the vice. 1t lie
said that Mills smoked several pipes full
in rapid succession. His two companions
are reported dangerously sick. Their
names are not made public.