Morris tribune., 1888-03-07

For the first time the steel production
in the United States has exceeded that OF
Great Britain.
Athens, Ga, Is excited over the ap-
pearances Of Mormon missionaries in the
town, who are offering cheap excursion
tickets to Utah.
The ,ofacial appointment of ]. W.
Kensfrick as chief engineer of the North
ern Pacific was announced Tuesday.
sClergymen will be furnished free tick.
cts to all ball games in Minneapolis this
season.
Three agents of Pasteur have sailed for
New South Wales with hen-cholera mi.
crobes to, o,ineculate and exterminate rab-
bits In Australia.
Minnesota school teachers may regard
Feb 20, Washington's birthday, As
holiday, and close schools, says the a.
torney general.
The Western association will pay It's
umpires 81 900 and expenses.
Mr.. Schultz, of Rochester, has just
won suit in the courts at Detroit, Mimi,
which gives him $15, 900.
The celebrated Albert Spencer collec-
tion of paintings has been sold. The
price realized footed up $a64. .025.
BY order Of Gen. Sheridan, Jesse L.
Alcorn has been released from the Still
water prison. He was a amember OF Troop
NJ, Seventh cavalry, and was sentenced
Aug. 10. 1885, to four years.
The Missouri river at Sioux City an
nually takes away q large portion OF the
river front, and now threatens the ground
nv, vyfx oh lp.u faA ( 1ur ron
houses A proposition has been made TO
dyke the river front.
The Mexican minister's home advices
deny that Mexican troops have been sent
to Guatemala.
C. H. Dubois, of the Minneapolis Spec
tator, will build 4-story brick, stone
and iron printing establishment, on
Fourth street north, near Hennepin ave-
nue.. The estimated cost is SIS, 900.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul has issued
tariff of reduced rates on seed grain.
General inquiry in Washington reveals
the fact that there is good deal Of hos
tility to the tariff bill prepared by Mr..
Mills.
Manitoba trains TO Fargo are being run
over the Fargo, Moorhead & Southwest
Barnesvine branch.
The United States war ship enterprise
Is at Gibralter. She will proeeed to Tam
gier to support the demands of the Amer
lean consul.
A bill is before the Iowa legislaturs
making appropriation for an exhibition
of the agricultural resources of Iowa at
the Cincinnati exhibition in J1ly.
Efforts are being made to form base
ball league to be known as the Minnesota
Valley league, with clubs at Shakopee,
Jordan, Belle Plaine, Henderson, Chaska,
LIE Sueur and st. Peter.
The Methodist state convention to be
held in st. Paul March 27-29 promises to
be largely attended, judging from reports
received by the committee. 1t win rep
resent an actual church membership Of
1000. -
Judge Palmer has quashed the writ
certiorari in the Sioux Falls liquor cases
and all the saloons have been ordered
closed.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific
Tor February show an increase Of 81 per
centson passenger business and 90 per
cent on freight business. XskA
p Several hundred representatiye Boston
merchants, citizens, manufactures and
business men have signed . petisfoa to
congress asking for tariff rsduction. = -
Dr.. Ordway, who was tarred and
feathered at Ashton, Oak, on the night
of Feb. 23, writes letter, stating he was
the victim Of mob violence, growing ont
Of the recent county seat fight, In which
he espoused the cause of Redfield.
Miss Folks, of Yankton, who passed
the night of the fatal blizzard with hsr
pupils in the school house, is showing
symptoms of insanity. Her friends say
the terrors of the fatefui night have
something to do with her malady.