Morris tribune., 1888-03-14


Democrats have selected Speaker Car
isle to close the tariff debate.
The Manitoba will meet the cut made
BY the Northern Pacific in freight rates
between st. Paul and Montana points.
It is said the Union Pacific will not do 30.
The United States war ship enterprise
is at Gibralter. She will proceed to Tan
gier to support the demands of the Amer
:can consul.
A bill Is before the Iowa legislature
making appropriation for an exhibition
of the agricultural resources of Iowa at
the Cincinnati exhibition in July.
Efforts are being made to form base
ball league to be known as the Minnesota
Valley league, with clubs at Shakopee,
Jordan, Belle PLANE, 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 will rep
resent an actual church membership of
$4,000.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific
for February show an increase Of 81 per
cent on passenger business and 66 per
cent on freight business.
Several hundred representative Boston
merchants, citizens, manufacturers and
business men have signed q petition to
congress asking for tariff reduction.
DR.. Ordway, who was tarred and
feathered at Ashton, OAK, on the night
Of Feb. %, writes a letter, stating he was
the victim of mob violence, growing out
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 her
pupils in tho school house, is showing
symptoms of insanity. Her friends say
the terrors of the fateful night have
something to do with her malady.
Mrs. Garfield and daughter arrived
from Europe Wednesday.
A new postoffice has been established
at Belcourt, Oak, Adolph LeBrun, post
master.
T. J. Buxton has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Minneapolis Paper Mill
company.
The new Chinese treaty will be signed
in few days by Secretary Bayard and
the Chinese minister.
A severe shock of earthquake was felt
| at Pasadena, Cal. Brick buildings were
shaken, but no damage was done.
Denver & Rio Grande engineers in
sympathy with the Burlington strikers
| sent $4,000 to the strikers fund
C. B. Hall, travelling man, was sent
up for forty days for hotel beating. He
| beat the Nicollet house out of meal a
month ago, and then went back there and
registered under another name, but was
recognized and arrested.
The soldiers of the German army took
the oath of allegiance to the new emperor
Saturday.
1t is believed the president will not dare
to veto the dependent pension bill If it
| passes the house.
The United Labor party has issued its
call for a national convention, to be held
in Cincinnati, on May Is.
The marriage of Price Oscar of Sweden
| mouth on Thursday next
Members of the Brotherhood Of Loco
| motive Engineers and firemen In Boston
nave SoOG several IuOUSdU0 UO11dEb "
their striking brethren on the Chicago,
Burlington s. Quincy.
Judge E. C. Palmer, an old 81. Paul
attorney, died at Jacksonville, Fla, on
| Saturday.
Judge Mcconnell, of Dakota, will 60 to
Washington to aid the endangered dis.
trict judges, bill.
The Superior Lumber company's saw
mill at Ashland started up Monday night
and will saw until the now low lumber
rates are raised, E---
l In answer to letter from Erwin Cald.
| well, of Mexico, Mo-, Robert T. Lincoln
has again. denied that he is a candidate
/ for the presidential nomination.
A horse became frightened at an cleo
trio car in Ithica, N. Y, overturned his
driver and then ran into a house where
the family were at breakfast, and made
the inside look as though struck by cy'
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