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

DoOley Desan SnOOtlng alCer n SNORT quar-
rel, when the engagement became general,
| and resulted in fatally wounding the two
Milroy brothers. Sheriff Coleman and
posse are in pursuit of the cIlprits.
Thomas b. McQuade was arrested at
Hoyt at Webster Mass. The police think
this will go far toward clearing up the
mystery OF the young woman's death,
| taken in connection with the arrest in
Boston OF her uncle Dixon r. Cowie.
McQuade is a medical student and former
ly lived in Webster. 1t is intimated that
| he was Intimate with the girl, and the
same intimatioa is made in regard to her
| uncle. A desire to hide her condition is
the alleged motive for the crime.
The Emperor OF Brazil is suffering from
pleurisy. The physicians attending him
say that his condition is serious.
1t is stated that Russia contemplates d
fresh coup in Central Asia. Advices repre-
sent that she has designs on Persia, in the
belief that the powers would view her ac-
tion lukewarmly.
| Evidence taken before the committee at
| Ottawa Canada, shows that undertakers
combined to palm off Eastwood cotfins on
wealthy Canadians for SI0o and $500.
| 1t leaked out that Hon. George Brown
and 1ooderham, IL Canadian millionaire,
were buried in Eastwood collins.
| As Mr.. Mahlou Sands, an American,
was starting out for ride in Rotten Row
i'll London, his horse fell and rolled upon
! him. Mr.. Sands was removed to st.
| Georges hospital, where he died two hours
after the accident. He married a niece OF
the American banker Mr.. Levi Z. Nor
| ton.
Rev. Mr.. Brick, missionary from the
Peace River country, Northw est Territory,
waited upon the government at Ottawa
and asked for speedy relief for the starv
ing Indians OF that section. He represent
ed that large game had disappeared, and
that there had been q rabit plague for two
years, in consequence OF which the Indians
are reduced to starvation.
The Arabian stallion Linden Tree, pre-
sented Gen. Grant by the sultan OF Tur.
key, was sold to Gen. Colby at Beatrice,
Neb., for =, 500.
Six inches OF water has fallen in south
ern Minnesota within the past fifteen days,
with no indications OF clear up. 1t is
delaying seeding badly, but is death to
chinch bugs.
The row in the office OF the Minneapolis
Tribune has at last eliminated in the
withdrawal OF Alden J. Blethen. who trans
fers his interest to Will E. Haskell.
The grand jury at Redwood Falls, Minn.,
has found indictments against John Cor
res for murder in the first degree, and Hen.
ry Schott for assault with intent to kill.
CORES recently murdered his hired man.
The body of his victim was exhumed II
few days since and decapitated. The head
with the scalp attached. will be produced
al the trial to contravene the statement
OF CORES before the coroners inquest
that he inflicted the blows with the tines
of fork. The state will insist that the
wounds were produced by some other in
strument, and that appearance would in
dicate that the wounded man had been
struck from behind.
Thirty five hundred persons in the Acad-
enly OF Music at Albany. t;ew York, lis
tened to an eloquent oration by Col Rob-
ert G. Ingersoll to the memory of Roscoe
Conkling, and oue-fourth as many more
bes!eged the barred doors. while many
climbed to the roof and peeped through the
snylights. The ceremonies were under the
auspices OF the senate and assembly.
The Irish Catholic bishops are holding a
meeting at Clonliffe, Ireland. 1t is believ-
ed they are considering the Pope S rescript
in reference to the plan OF campaign and
boycOtting.
Hon. James Berney died at Bay City,
Mich, from Il kidney and heart trouble.
He was a son OF Hon. James G. Birney,
who ran for president on the Liberal tick
ct in 1860, and was himself in succession
state senator. lieutenant governor. cir.
cult Judge and United States minister to
the Netherlands.
Hanson Peters, while attempting to put
belt on pulley in the Hecla works
concentrator at Glendale, Montana fell and
died from concussion OF the brain.
Gen. Boulanger, in his book on the Ger.
man invasion, strongly condemns colonial
adventures, and says: As long as Alsace-
Lorraine is not restored to us we have no
right to divide our forces, especially when
the advantages are not quite clear.
The London Daily Telegraph. in
column article headed England in Dan
GER" asserts on "the highest military au.
thority" that the strength of the army is
entirely insufficient. 1t gives many details
showing that the service is generally Grip
pied.
A recent arrival from the Flathead lake
country, Montana, reports everything qui-
ct tsince the recent hanging of two Indians.
and feeling OF confidence is manifested
throughout the entire settlement that the
trouble is at end. The entire lake coun-
try is filling up with an energetic and cour-
ageous class OF men. who will see that
the rights OF the Indian and white man
are equaIly projected.
AS a train was pulling into Binglamton,
y. u, j John 0. Pareno, an italian, q pas
senger in the day coach suddenly sprang
to his feet, drew a revolver and fired three
shots at Owen Howe. another passenger
from Dartsville, lleghany county. One
OF the bullets struck Howe in the breast,
inflicting a dangerous wound. and another
detached the pendant from O lady 8 earring.
Pareno then sprang from the train and
fled up the street, but was overhauled by
the depot police. The Italian claims that
Howe and several other passengers Lad
robbed and threatened to kill him. Howe
says the Italian is crazy and has not been
robbed at all.
| A number Of ex plosions OF natural gas
occurred almost simultaneously in Buffa-
| 10, n. Y, caused, as supposed by an over
| pressure. They destroyed st. Paul's cathe.
dral, the finest church in Buffalo, and did
| other damage. The entire interior OF the
cathedral is burned out. The roof is gone
| but the stone walls and spire remain. An
I explosion occurred in the basement, the
furnace being supplied with natural gas,
and in half an hour the flames had done
their work. The church was valued at
| S25O,OOO. Insurance, $50, 900. The other
| damages caused by the explosion were
| trifl;ng.
| Inc montana CenIfai began laying rails
| on the extension to Butte, force OF 200
men will be put on the work. which it is
expected will be completed by the middle
| OF June. The work will be started at
the Helena end OF the line. The entire
road he'd has graded, and is now ready for
stretching the steel.
| While the Vincent troupe was perform.
ing at Little Falls. Mimi. the newly con-
| structed balcony OF the Gross opera house
came down with crash, precipitatng ts
heavy burden to the floor beneath.
Strange to say no one was seriously in
jured, nor did any panic occur. The
house was crowded to it's fullest seating
capacity.
| "Hell's Half Acae, ''in the National Park
] ia in active eruption, as it was in 1882.
/ Excelsior Geyser, the largest in the world,
| is discharging n column of water sixteen
| feet in diameter and 300 feet high. Erup-
tions occur every forty.five minutes, and
| from three to five minutes in duration. An
immense quantity of limestone. lava
stones and silica are thrown up with each
|