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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
A YUCATAN BULL-FiGHT.
Poor Beasts Cruelty Tortured with Fire ans
Snear-Tlrusts

Poor Beasts Cruelty Tortured with Fire ana
Spear-Thrusts.
Rullfghts have been so many times de-
scribed that will spare the reader the de-
tails of this battle, writes q Mexican cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Record Suf-
fee it to say it was as cowardly cruel as
most of them, even more SO in ono particu-
lar, something which had never seen be-
fore. After having tortured the bull into a
frenzy of rage they lassoed it and held it
firmly by the horns while tho picadores hxed
upon its back tho figure Of soldier in q
cooked hat and seated in a saddle. Both
soldier and saddle were made Of wood,
paper ard gunpowder, forming formidable
piece of fireworks. When it was firmly Sc
cured, all fell back TO a safe distance. Tho
picadores, mounted and with poised spears.
took their places in the ring and the band
struck up the Hymno Nacional. At the
same instant the moose was slipped, iber-
ating the pull, the heel of the soldier was
fired and a shower of rockets were let of
within few feet of the bulls nose. Its
first dash was furious. Maddencd by the
whizzing and explosions, the shouts of tho
crowd, and the fire and smoke of the engine
of torture on its back, the bull dashed blind
~ at every picadorc, receiving thrust after
thrust from their spears. Finally the
powder burned out, aud the poor beast,
streaming with blood and with its back
fearfully burned, beloved for mercy and
crawled teebly around tho ring looking in
vain for way OF escape, raising imploring
eyes to the spectators as il pleading to tho
mild faces Of the women. Thus five bulls.
one after the other, were brought in, played
with and disposed of, and am almost Glad
to relate that in the course of the afternoon.
three OF the brutal picadores werc ur.
hOrsed by their victims and carried Of for
dead. Nome of them were killed, however.
as afterwards learned, but one was
maincd for life and the others so severely
hurt that they will not fight bulls again for
many day.
was amazed to hear people near me COM
planning bitterly because bull-fights arc
such tame affairs, unlike what they used to
be before the Government placed 50 many
restrictions on them that thoir dangers
have been mitigatcd and their excitement
as well. President Diaz i1!tely decroed that
bull-fights should be given only on Sunday
and other fcstas, because when held on
weekdays the people neglected their work
to attend them.
Not till long after sunset did the last fight
end According to time-honored custom tho
last bull was comparatively tame ono; and
with its advent the ring was thrown opcn
to the boys, who swarmed into the arena
and, amid roars of laughter, pulled, hauled
and hustled tho poor toro TILL he could hard
ly stand.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
Another Lynching in Nebraska.


Fremont Emmons, who deliberately
stabbed to death Miss Elizabeth Schultz at
Pawnee City. Nebraska. few days ago, be-
cause she had refused his proposal of mar
riage, was taken from the authorities at
Pawnee City and lynehed by a mob. En-
mons was second cook at the Exchange ho
tel and Miss Schultz was laundress at the
same house. One evening Emmons met her
in Il neighboring yard, and stabbed her with
q shoemaker IS knife near the heart, killing
her instantly. He was arrested and lodged
in jail. Intense excitement and fear of lynch
ing prevailed. The officers accordingly spir-
tied him out of town and took him to the
penitentiary at Lincoln. Later he was re-
turned to Pawnee City to be given prelimi-
nary hearing. He waived examination and
was recommitted. Emmons pretended to
know nothing of the murder. He no doubt
had determined to feign insanity.
Next morning at 2 O'Clock a mob from
the vicinity of Dubois, the home
of the murdered girl, entered Pawnee City
and surrounded the court house, in which
is located the Jail. They found the Jail open
and Emmons gone. A thorough search of
the court house was then made, resulting in
the discovery of Emmons under guard of the
officials in the third story The guards were
overpowered and the prisoner taken from
them. He made no resistance The mob
took Emmons to the railroad bridge
in the western part of the city, and q
minister called on to pray for him.
Emmons then made few remarks. He
warned young men against the use Of
whisky, declaring it the cause of his ruin
He refused to say anything of the crime for
which he was soon to swing. He neither ad-
mitted nor denied it. At the conclusion of
his speech he prayed briefly for himself. The
rope being tied around his neck and fastened
to the bridge, he was commanded to jump.
At the second command Emmons made the
fatal leap. He fell nearly ten feet His neck
was broken. He scarcely made a struggle.
The mob then quietly dispersed, leaving the
body hanging to the bridge, to be claimed by
his relatives. The citizens of Pawnee had no
hand in the affair, although many of them
| were silent witnesses at distance.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
How to DiSinfecf.


Formerly it was universally believ-
ed to deodorize and to disinfect
meant the same thing-that what
ever would destroy or mask the bad
smells generated by filth or disease
would destroy the Infection.
Every one now knows this to be an
error. The fumes of burning sulphur
are, to a certain extent, very effective,
and it came to be generally relied on
as disinfectant; but, according to
DR.. Harrington, of the Harvard Med
ical School, Koch, by long series of
experiments conducted by yhimselfand
other experts, under the most scient-
ific conditions, has proved that sui
phur fumes are wholly Intellectual
against the spores, or seeds, of mi
crobes, and also against the microbes
themselves, except on the surface of
infected articles.
Many other agents, also, hitherto
relied on, are declared to be worthless.
The only disinfectants now recon-
mended are carbolic acid, chloride of
lime and corrosive sublimate. The
employment of these articles requires
good Judgment, and they are not
adapted to such articles as stuffed
furniture, mattresses, outside cloth
ing, etc.
Steam, however, is speedily effect
i've against all microbes and Their.
spores, and penetrates all bulky
articles.
Professor Harrington urges that
the public authority in every city and
town should own the requisite appa-
ratus and conduct the disinfection,
since it is more q matter of public
than of private interest, and it's
thoroughness can only in this way be
guaranteed. The state would gain in
the end
The following is the substance of
the regulations for disinfection in
hospitals, which are equally adapted
to private practice:
Bed and body linen are to be
changed daily; other articles about
the bed at once whenever soiled. All
changed linen, bath towels and rub
Der sheets are to be Immediately
wrapped in a sheet soaked in carbolic
acid, one part of acid to forty of
water, removed to the rinse-house as
soon as possible, and soaked six
hours in carbolic acid of the same
strength; then the linen boiled for half
hour, and washed with soft soap.
The rubber sheets to be rinsed in
cold water, dried, and aired for eight
hours. The bedspreads and blankets
to be aired eight hours daily.
Feeding utensils to be cleansed in
boiling water Immediately after being
used. The discharges are tobe receiv-
ed in a bedpan containing half pint
of diluted carbolie acid, one part to
twenty of water. The contents, be-
fore being thrown into the chopper"
are to be thoroughly mixed with two
quarts of the same solution.
Both bedpan and hopper are then
to be cleansed with carbolic acid, and
wiped dry. The patient, when soiled,
is to be cleansed with paper, and
finally with compress cloth wet in
carbolic acid, and the paper and cloth
burned at once
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
Accidents and Casualties.

Charles Wheeler "a years old, the son of
j. W. Wheeler, of Washington county, Mimi.
was instantly killed at White Bear Lake. He
was driving his team, his sister and Bella
Delano being with him in the buggy, and the
horses, scared by a alocomotive, ran the buggy
against tree, tipping it over on the side,
and striking his head against the tree,
breaking his skull. His death was instan-
taneous. Miss Delano had collar bone
broken.
An explosion occurred upon Lincoln Ay
enue Chicago, and upon investigation the
fragments of an exploded gas pipe bomb
were discovered on the sidewalk. 1t had been
abou eight inches long and two inches in di-
ameter, and had evidently contained no
more powerful explosive than powder, as the
pipe, itself had not been wholly blown to
pieces. Apparently the bomb had been
placed upon the sidewalk, the fuse lighted
and left to explode while the perpetrators de-
camped
The west-bound fast train on the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy railroad collided
with freight car at Round Grove, thirty
five miles west of Quincy. The fast train was
running at full speed, and the freight car,
which was loaded with grain. was knocked
into kindlingwood. The engine is a complete
wreck The engineer and fireman were badly
injured. None of the passengers were hurt.
1t il thought one of the freight cars ran
through the switch to the main track, as the
brake was out of the order. There are sus-
pcions that the car was placed on the main
line to wreck the fast train.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
The British Columbia Indian War.

The steamer Caroline returned to Victoria,
B. c. from her visit to Skeena river to look
into the reported revolt among the Indians,
and if necessary to quell it. The vessel left
for Skeena on July 16, having on board c
battery and sixteen special cOnstabes, in all
about one hundred men. When the Caroline
arrived at the mouth of the Skeena Eforma-
tion was first sought as to the condition of
affairs at Hazleton, which is 160 miles from
the mouth of the river. and distant ten days
by canoe, the river being mad torrent en-
closed by lofty canyons. A trader named
Hazleton and stated that the reports
about the Hudson Bay company's agent
and others were totally unfounded.
With the exception of the missionary at
HazIeton, all the white residents had en-
tered the shelter formed by the Hudson Bay
compaDy's barricaded post. The Indians
were very threatening in their demeanor and
still very excited over the killing of Kit Wan
cool Jim by Constable Green, who is now
said to be deserter from the American
army. He was of the opinion that serious
trouble would probably ensue unless special
police proceeded Immediately to HaZlctOn.
Two more Indians had been killed, caused by
some tribal feud. A letter from Constable
Washburn at Hazleton, sent to the govern
ment, contains an account Of the killing of
these two men. The trip to Hazleton in
canoes will take nine or ten days, and as
soon as facts are ascertained a messenger
will be forwarded to Commandant Holmes
of C. Battery. If ftrouble occurs the battery
will at once proceed up the river.
A Winnipeg telegram saws: Mr.. Wngley,
chief commissioner of the Hudson Bay COM
pany, was seen regarding the Skeena river
trouble. He was not inclined to take as
sanguine view of the condition of affairs Ms
the newspaper reports indicated. 1t was q
case of two extremes. Too much was made
of the matter at first, and now the tendency
seemed to be to Underestimate the probable
seriousness of the affair.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09

Aunt Clara says l have his artistic
eye for color and form. Anyhow,
always seem to know exactly what
suits q face. l persuaded the old
lady to sit down again and, with
Fitzherbert's permission, l made a
few alterations in one particular bon
net. The result was SO becoming
that the old lady was charmed.
you are u heaven-born milliner, my
dear she said. why don't you go
in for that sort of thing? 1t is all the
fashion among the best people,
Aunt Clara called for me pres
entity, and was quite struck with the
new idea. After a long talk with Fitz-
herbert, it was decided that | should
go to the shop every day, and quail
fy for the position of millinery aide
de-camp. ] became quite popular
with the customers, especially the ell
derly ones. love old ladies, and de-
light itmaking them lovely, and some
of them threatened to leave Fitzher-
bert unless | undertook the arrange
ment of their bonnets and caps for
the term of my single life. Fitzher-
bert offered me very liberal pay for
my assistance, and was SO glad to
think of helping poor old daddy that
at first | forgot about you and your
possible objection to marrying a
young woman who worked for a
shop, but l thought of this after
wards, and was always fighting with
my conscience about telling you the
truth. But, indeed, there are many
lady-milliners in London, and-Oh,
Jack dear, / see you don't mind SO
very much, after ALL"
The precise nature of my conduct
on this occasion need not here be re-
corded.
The bridal wreath was a present
from Fitzherbert.-From 'HOuse-
hold Words" London, edited by
Charles Dickens.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
TIE WARNING SHE'LL.

Of matters about the cabin. Cato stopped
the act of tying knot and Natty dropped
the stick with which shc had been stirring
the boiling soap-fat.
The pickaninnies quit their play in the
sand and chung to mammy's petticoats, and
old Dan hustled from his seat and limped
to the door with the remark: "Dis var
amt no good place to stay. Sompen
monstous gwinter happen heah. Jis Hssen
at dem bung-shells o hissin' on bustin'."
Cato ran to his dugout canoe that lay half
way shore on the sands. Nutty threw her
children into the narrow boat, and while
Cato pushed with a polo at the stern and
Nutty hftcd at the bow, tho old man scuflled
along and took place in the frail craft,
which was soon gliding along the shore,
ond in q fcw minutes tho terrified family
had run the little vessel around point, out
of range, and were secure from the hurt
ling shot, having brought with them only
their lives and the scanty clothing which
they wore.
Under cover Of tho shore the canoe
skirted ficadland and ran up to the outlet
Of Hampton creek, whore 1t could cross to
tho side on which lay Fortress Monroe, all
tho time exemplifying the old saying: Lit
tie boats should keep close to Shore"
The day was far spent when tho little
family ran tho canoe into small cove on
tho western shore Of Old Point. Comfort
and there having tied the affair to q sap
pling on the bank, they started on foot to-
ward. the fort to ask shelter and food, which
they readily obtained as refugees from. tho
battle, which, ON this day, Ind been disas-
trous to tho blockading squadron of the
james. Tho Merrimac had by that time
sunk the gallant Cumberland, which wont
down with nearly oil on board, her guns
roaring until they were submerged, her col
ors flying at her peak the red flag of " No
Surrender The Congress was o wreck,
and was floating the white flag, around
which flames were playing, and her colors
dragged in tho water at her sinking stern.
The st. Lawrence, Roanoke pnd Minnesota
wcro aground, and at the mercy Of the
iron-clAd monster, for. the little Monitor
was yet bnffcting tho storms Of ocean be-
tween Fortress Monroe aud Now York,
though she arrived Id time, toward the
carly hours Of morning, to save the other
vessels from destruction and prove herself
the mistress Of these waters.
Cato and Nutty soon found a way to mako
themselves useful about the fortress and
old Dan and tho picaninnies had another,
bcttcr and safcr homo. And Dan talked
about tho "biggitty gunboats" which came
jn and drpYe him "R,mQs. pe,ahin. from
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09

gang of Canadian laborers to cross from
Sarnia to the American side.
At Victoria, b. C., for two days four
young men hired sail boat to go to Race
rocks Nothing was heard of them, when
some Indians arrived and reported a man
found drowned in n boat three miles outside
Esqnimault harbor. Officers Immediately
proceeded to the place indicated and found
the boat bottom up with the body of H. L.
l.. Smith, a young school teacher, under it.
There was no trace of the other bodies.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
Lakeport Cal. Avalanche.

Lakeport Cat. Avalanche.
Last fall DR.. Downes lost his net
deer by ita running away to the
mountains, recently the deer
appeared again and came direct to
the doctor, laid it's head on his arm
and acted very strangely. While he
was noticing 1t ran away, but re-
turned again and repeated it's
strange actions, acting as though
It wanted the doctor to follow, which
he did. After going some distance
from the house the doctor found a
young fawn only few days old.
which he took in his arms and carried
home. The deer had evidently been
trying to get the fawn to the house.
but could not on account of it's weak
condition. The doctor Is as ticklcd
over the new addition to. his family
of pets % q hoy with q new tin wagon.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
The tircat iowa enc t,.so.

The great Iowa calf case is about to be
tried again at Waterloo. 1t was commenced
in 1874, and has been in tho courts ever
since, and Is yet undetermined. Il has
been tried once in Benton County, once in
Clinton County, twice in Blackhawk Coun-
ty, where it is now pending fer the nfth
trial. It has been twice or three times to
the Supreme Court Of the State end bank-
fupted tho parties in tho suit, who wers
wealthy farmers at tho commencement
OF the litigation. This simply goes to provo
what consummate fools some men are when
1t comes to small disagreement, and illus
tratcs very fcrcibly the great need Of courts
Of conciliNtion,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
Nuggets Of Foreign News.

The combin alton of Winnipeg bankers who
resolved to accept American coin and bills
only mt 10 and Ii per cent discount has fall
en- through. and money will be accepted at
par MS heretofore.
Hon. Mr. Bowel Caaadaaa minister of Gus
toms, says that he is inyesAGating the
alleged act of the. collector of customs ut
Port Huron, Mich, in refusing to allow Q
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
News about PEOPLE.

Zachar the man who made the remarkable
record at Racine, Wis, OF fasting for. fifty
three days. is slowly regaining his former
strength. The case will go on the records of
the medical profession as one of the most
wonderful ever known. serving mainly to show
the control of the brain over the digestive or
gans.
Gen. Booth, the commander of the Saliva
fion Army will leave England for America
early next month. He intends to reorganize
the army in the United States. One of the
chief officers in the army is accused of ap-
propriating material valued at $50, 900 be-
longing to the army to his own use Gen.
Booth may appoint q court martial to try
4 ho caso
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09

Six outlaws were captured in the Indian
territory. Among the number is George
Tborne of st. Louis. Thorne escaped from
the California penitentiary some time ago
where he wns serving his second term--n life
sentence, The sentence was for robbing n
stage coach of gold bullion and numbering
the owner His pal in. the robbery was
hanged. Thorne ID wanted In many places.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
Youthful Roudyism in Iowa.

Sheriff st. John of Usage, Iowa, was called
to Douglass township, ten miles distant to
arrested Cornie o. Brian, aged seventeen years
and Warren Murphy, aged fifteen. They were
arrest and charged with murder in the first
degree The facts are as follows: Not long
since young O'Brian was discovered by
Henry Stocum, age nineteen years. in the act
of turning several cans of cream into q well.
Some words concerning the matter were
passed between them at the time. One night
q few days later, when young Stocum was
returning home from o neighbours where he
had been working, he was waylaid by
two young men whom he recognized as
O'Brian and Murphy. He was beaten SO
severely that his injuries demanded the
skilled treatment of physician. The par
ties were arrested the next day and taken to
Riceville, where they were tried in the justice
court, and to the surprise of everybody, were
discharged, after paying a fine OF $5 and
costs. Stocum, despite the most skillful
medical treatment and careful nursing, failed
to rally from the severe pounding which he
had undergone, and after lingering be.
tween life and death for little more than
week, died.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
OLD UNCLE DAN;
Or. Away from Shot and Shell--A
Story Of Hampton Roads.

T the mouth of q little
creek on the seal
loped shore Of Hamp-
ton Roads near New
port News, Va, early
in tho spring Of
1862, there stood a
little shanty which
was occupied by o
family of negroes.
They had left slavery
and a plantation near
the mouth Of tho
James, when the
steel-crowned col
umns of McClcl-
lands army had
reached this region.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
News in General.

John l.. Sullivan's circus has come to ali
end, leaving it is said, u large number of
unpaid employees A detachment of police
guarded what was left of the property at
Boston, and prevented an angry crowd OF
men from wreakng their vengeance upon it.
John Kaunike of Belle Plaine, in custody of
an officer en- route for the Vinton. Iowa, Jail,
charged with theft. escaped by jumping hand
cuffed off the Burlington eannon-ball train
near Polo. The train was running fifty miles
per hour but the culprit suffered no injury
save Il slight sprain i'll one of his shoulders.
He was recaptured at noon the next day near
Polo.
The visible supply of grain July %, com
pared with the previous week, is reported by
Chicago board OF trade as follows: Wheat,
2S.19o, sol bushels; increase. so, 1856 bu-
shells Corn. S,674, 133 bushels; decrease,
20,419 bushels Oats, 2,6S5,494 bushels;
decrease, 341,o75 bushels. Rye, 13S,343
bushels; increase. 2,629 bushels. Barley,
144, ,271 bushels; decrease, 7,217 bushels.
There have been shipped into Montana in
the past two weeks III 900 cattle from Tex
as. OF this number 107 900 will be put in
Eastern Montana ranges. Montana stock
men are much pleased over the prices their
beef is bringing in Chicago, recent sales being
at from 81 so to $3.50. Wool prices are al
so picking up, having increased three cents
per pound since the clip commenced to come
in.
While exeavating for new brick block of
buildings in East Dubuque the workmen un-
earthed the Skeletons of five men. A bullet
hole was found in one of the skulls. Thirty
five or forty years ago the site was occupied
by a boarding house and saloon. This was
an evil resort, and several mysterious disap-
pearances are called to mind in connection
with its history. The skeletons were found
six feet below the present surface, or three
feet below the bottom of the cellar. The
ground under the sidewalk will now be excav-
ated, and it is thought other remains will be
found.
Gen Howard has notified all post com,
manders in the division of the Pacific to
promptly intercept all Indian rading parties
i'll case of Il serious outbreak near San Car
los. The adjutant general received u dis
patch from Lieut.. Col Snyder of San Carlos
stating that Capt. Lee reports that the
trouble was the result of a quarrel among
the Indians themselves; that the Indians
were advised to return to their grazing
grounds. and had done so. Capt. Lee has
returned to San Carlos, and believes that the
Indians wanted can be arrested in few
days. The cattle herd is on the grazing
ground undisturbed. The Indians have
been stealing cattle and preparing supply
ofdried meat preparatory, it is assumed,
to an outbreak of hostiities. When the
party went to arrest the hostiles, they
opened fire and killed three Indian scouts.
The posse returned the fire, wounding sew
eral of the band, which Immediately left the
reservation; followed afterward by others,
all going for the mountains.