The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-17

Civil Service Commissioner Lyman will
cave Washington soon to organize boards
Of examiners and to conduct the first ex-
aminatons at the postottices at Column
bus, Ohio, and Des Moines. Iowa.
BY the falling OF an elevator at Hamm's
brewery in st. Paul, Joseph Grobener and
Charles Miller were instantly killed and
Matt Fart had his right leg broken in two
places, besides serious bruises about the
arms and body. He was removed to St.
Josephs hospital and it is expected that
he will recover.
A terrific boiler explosion occurred in n
sash and bird shop at Manchester. n II.
VIM. II. Taylor and Harry d. Emery, EN-
ployes, were hurled $50 feet away and
killed. The boiler house, engine and dry
house, all brick structures, were complete.
Iy demolished. Thompson. the engineer
was found beneath the ruins OF the engine
house, but is not fatally injured. The
main shop was riddled with brick and sec.
tions OF iron and chimney torn down. One
section OF the boiler. weighing two tons,
was thrown 300 feet, carrying away the
corners OF two dwelling houses and badly
iniuring Mrs. James Mahoney. Two other
sections were carried 800 feet but did 10
special damage.
The Hinesdale, Minn. granite quarries
have stopped work. 1t is reported the
cause was financial troubles. The quar-
ries were getting out stone for the audi.
torium, where the Republican convention
is TO be held in Chicago.
The Wisconsin Republican State conven-
tion favor Gov. Rusk for President, with
Graham for second choice. Kansas stands
hy her favorite Gov, Senator Ingalls,, with
Blaine for second, and New Jersey will sup
port William Walter Phelps for the Re.
publican nomination.
The Catholic Citizen, organ OF Wisconsin
Catholics, contained an editorial COM
menting, un!avorably, upon the papal re.
strict on the National Land League. Rev.
Father Pagan, on the authority OF Arch
bishop Heiss, printed card in the Sen
the editorial in the Citizen as insulting to
the holy father" Mr.. Bray, editor OF the
Citizen, when asked il he intended to
apologize, replied, II popose to stand by
it."
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Arkansas, has
passed the crisis OF dangerous illness in
New York city, but his recovery is not yet
assured
The Chicago Union Veteran club at a
private conference appointed q committee
Of four to ferret out the mystery sur.
rounding the death OF Gen. NJ. BEEN, who
was reported to have committed suicide
b
braska ranch. Instructions were given
the committee to spare neither cost nor
effort. The club will cooperate with the
Grand Army post at Alton, which is TAX
ing an active interest in the after.
Burglars entered the store OF Langlie &
Haberstad at Lanesboro. Minn., and blew
the safe open, but were only rewarded with
20 cents.
Mrs. Sarah I. Robinson, the convicted
murderess, now awaiting sentence in Bos
ton, is reported to be in such feeble
condition that there are doubts Of her re-
covery.
A New York policeman who was caught
burgling was arrested at 43O a. m., ar.
fnigned at IL n. m., indicted, tried and
convicted before 2 p. m, and at 23O
o'clock OF the same day was on the way to
Sing Sing to serve the state at hard labor
Tor 10 years.
A man ramed Mcintyre alias "Slim
Jim," ran off band OF fifty horses from
the vicinity OF Fort Shaw, Mont. across
the line into Canada. The horses belong
to the Shetland outfit and to Clark &
Co., at South Fork river. The Canadian
mounted police are on the trail Mr..
Morris offers $3.50 reward for the capture