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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
DoINcs OF THE WICKED.

Holzhay, the train robber and murderer
makes q confession, saying that he had
spels!'' and committed crime unconsciously.
man was caught at Frankfort, Germany,
in the act of numbering q woman in the street
n la Jack the Ripper. The body of his victim
was horribly mutilated
The liabilities of George H. Binney, the
missing insurance broker of Boston, against
whom criminal proceeding are pending. are
said to be $172, 000 while his assets will
reach but $4,000.
Three convicts. among whom was Latimer,
the matricide. attempted to escape from the
penitentiary at Jackson, Mich, by means of
dynamite. The walls were badly shattered.
but no one was injured.
Mrs Helen F. Moore and her brother, Fred
erlck L. Wbitcomb, of Wilbraham, Mass, on
trial for the alleged murder Of the woman's
husband, were acquitted after q long and
sensational trial.
The trial of the mem bers of the family and
servants charged with robbing the Servian
patriarch, while he was dying at Carlovitz,
revealed the fact that they fastened his death
by strangling him.
The trial of the men charged with robbing
Paymaster Wham, of the United States
armyy of S29. 900 several months ago, began
ab TUCSON, AflZ. IL Is tHOuGnG the TRIAL VIII
last month.
lone highWayman held up the Coos Bay
stage in Oregon, cut open the letters and reg
istered pouches and rI1ed them of their con-
tents, then handed them back to the driver,
thanked him politely and babe him Godspeed.
Developments in the case of B. s. Barrett
of Cleveland, Ohio, indicate that he conduct.
ed the most colossal system of forgeryin the
state. Notes were made by the wholesale
by the cord almost-and disposed of in all
directions.
Eugene Story has been arrested at Lexing-
ton, Miss, for the murder OF z. B. Kleinfelder
at TehIa. The murder is described as having
been a cold blooded-one, Kleinfelder being
shot while travelling through plantation
alone and unarmed.
Peter Ferdinand shot and mortalIy
wounded Walter C. Potter, proprietor of O
boarding house at Providence, r. /. Ferdi
nnnd was enamored of Mrs. Potter, who re
scented his attentions, and Feproof by hel
husband was followed by the shooting.
BENJAMIN F. Lawson, q wellknown citizen
of Prince Georges county, Md, killed Samue
Hodge. an old coIored man whom he caught
stealing corn. for which he was convicted o
granddaughter and fined $3.50 as o punish
ment
Andrew G. Drumm Of Kansas City, who j
held at Toronto, Canada,on charge of forg
ing the name OF his uncle, Maj Drumm, ant
absconding with $5S, 900 Of his money, dis
closed where he had hidden $35. 900 in gol'
and the money was recovered. The pris0ne
was subsequently released on bail.
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TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
Reimund Holzhay will Hold up no
More Stage Coaches.

BEssEMER, Mich, Special Telegram,
-Holzhay is convicted and every one is
satisfied, although no doubt many would
wish to see him dangling at the end of o
rope The daring highwayman has received
a fair trial and will get his Just deserts.
The court to-day received the verdict of the
jury and sentenced BLACK Bart for life. The
charge of the court was brief and to the
point. The jury was instructed to give the
prisoner the benefit of every reasonable
doubt, not only as to whether he fired the
shot that killed Fleischbein, but as to
whether he was sane at the time he COM
mitted the deed, if he did so commit it.
tThe prisoner is considered innocent, !"
said his honor, ''until the peo-
pie have proven him guilty and
if there is doubt in your mind as to
whether the people have so proven him, it
is your duty to say not guilty." The jury
retired, and for one hour the large audience
was held in suspense So great was the
anxiety to hear the verdict that not per-
son left the room, and when the Jury an
nounced that verdict had been agreed
upon and filed back into the room every
eye was upon them and
EVERY EAR STRAINED
to catch the result of their deliberations.
To the question of the clerk, the foreman of
the jury replied: "Our verdict is guilty OF
murder in the first degree" The audience
could scarcely repress cry of delight, and
some ofthe more enthusiastic ones actually
began clapping their hands, but were inn
mediately called to order 1.-THE prisoner
will stand mp" said the Judge ''Mr.
Holzhay, said his honor, this jury have
found you guilty of murder in the first de
gree, and / believe their verdict to be Just
one. Have you anything to say why the
sentence of this court should not be passed
upon you?" Holzhay without tremor,
replied: mo sir" THE law said his
honor, leaves me no discretionint the matter
and therefore sentence youto solitary con-
finement and hard labor in the branch
states prison at Marquette for the balance
Of your natural life" Holzhay listened to
the sentence without displaying any signs
of weakening, in fact seemed to take 1t as
matter of course. He was taken to Mar
quette tonight,
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FOREIGN FLASHES,

1t is denied in Berlin that the Emperor
William will visit Spain,
N. Floquet was elected president of the
French chamber of deputies receiving 3S3 OF
the 400 votes recorded.
A German company has been formed to
ACQUIRE land in South BorneO for the purpose
of cultivating tobacco. The company has a
capital of !, 900, 900 marks.
The day men at the Rosedale Bitumen
company's mine at Brazil, Ind, are out on
strike for $210 a day. The strikers de-
mand is contrary to yearly agreement for
90 day.
1t is asserted that France has declared her
intention to withdraw from the Latin union
unless Belgium and Italy recall the excess OF
franc pieces of their issue now circulating in
France and Switzerland.
Emperor Francis Joseph has decided to
omit the name of Archduke ] ohm from the next
official ger salogy. The archduke has taken
the name of Johann Orth, and will enter
ship building yard in London.
An English syndicate, with capital of$6,-
600, 900, has taken an option upon 5000
acres of farm lands lying between Arkansas
City. Ark, and the Cherokee strip. which, it
is thought, augurs an early opening of the
strip to settlement.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
EPI'TOME OF NEWS.
A Choice Collection of the
Latest News Greatly
Condensed.
WASHINGTON,

Emma Juch, the prima donna, sang at the
Church of the Covenant. in Washington, Sun
day the 18th. The president and Mrs. Har-
risonwOrepresent.
Appointments to important Offices in all
the new states but South Dakota are post
poned by the president until the senator's are
elected.
The Chiekasaw legislature has MEMORIALS
ed congress to allot the land in severalty and
purchase the remaining land at ]. 20 per acre.
A committee of legislators was appointed to
so to Washington and present the memorial
to congress.
The Clergymen who visited the president
requested him to incorporate in his message
to congress a recommendation for legislature
tor proper observance of Sunday in the
District of Columbia. The president said he
would consider the matter.
The question of the repeal of the pre-emp'
ton law in the four new states by the en-
abling act was under discussion in several
departments in the interior building at
Washington. The authorities refuse to give
an opinion of thu subject beforeit comes BE-.
fore them officially. They say that on tie
face OF the retI the situation is mixed
and nice poinS o. law are involved.
Detectives Raj and Carter of Washington,
arrested Robert Z. Hall. known in Topeka,
Kan, as Alexander, who is wanted in Pueblo,
Col, for ENLIGHTENMENT. They found in his
room four gold watches and several pieces of
jewelry set with diamonds. He represented
himself here as Fred c. Harper, cashier of the
Bank of Sheridan, Mont, and used cards
with that gentleman's hand official designa-
ton printed upon them. In his possession
was book of checks on the above named
bank and the stubs disclosed the fact that a
number of them had been drawn for con-
siderable sums to the order of various per-
sons Many blank drafts on Western banks
also discovered in his room.
The land department officials at Washing
ton are puzzling their brains over the divid-
ing line between North and South Dakota
The enabling act divides the states upon the
seventh standard parallel. This is a survey
ing, not a latitude parallel, and where it has
not been surveyed, there it ends. In the case
never having been carried across the Sioux
reservation. Although Dakota is divided
and two states admitted, vet the line OF di-
vision beyond the Missouriis not established.
Technically, Dakota is not divided and the
president did right in admitting them as
twins Not only are they twins. but until
the seventh parallel is carried across they
are Siamese twins. OF course, this presents
no serious difficulties. An act of congress
may, and no doubt, VIII establish the bound
aries through the reservation on a line with
the seventh standard parallel.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
ANOTHER UNITED STATES.
True Meaning of the Australian Fed
Grafton Scheme.

true mGdnik18 QI the australian cd
Grafton Scheme.
LONDON, Special.-0ne of the most inn
portant issues of the day is the proposal for
the federation of the Australian colonies
set forth in the dispatch which Sir Henry
Parkes, the premier of New South Wales,
has addressed to the premier of the other
colonies in Australia, It's in reality an in
vitation to meet and consider new form of
combined colonies, sort of United States
in Australia, though most of the colonists
do not exactly so regard it, and England
has not the faintest suspicion of its mean
ing, The proposal here came about through
the advice of the military commissioner
whom England sent to assist the Austral-
ians to common scheme of national de.
tense, He reported in favor of federal
Australian army, and Sir Henry Parkes,
who is federalist, but not an
imperial federalist at heart, has
seized the opportunity and boldly told the
colonies that the time has come for grand
protection, not only for military protection,
but for all tho uses that are implied by the
term, The reception which Australia gives
to the invitation will determine in q great
measure the future of that country. The time
seems ripe forsomesuch movement, but it is
more probable that the change will not
como by violent or sudden changes, but
rather by gradual steps. The comments of
the English papers on the matter are some~
what amusing. English editors and En-.
fish politicians as a rule, know less, if it is
possible, about Australia than about the
United States. As usual, English editors
do not appreciate the significance of this
new utterance from the antipodean colo
mics. never dreaming that Sir Henry Parkes,
whom they call an imperial federalist, "
means to separate Australia from England,
aud follow the lead of the United States.
nor will England realize the true condition
of affairs in Australia until the note of i'm
dependence has been irrevocahlp sounded
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
SUALTIES,

H. V. Phillips, city editor OF the Carthage
(Mo.) Banner. accidentally shot himself dead
while cleaning a revolver. He was one of the
vice presidents of the association ofNational
Fire Engineers.
Mrs. Amanda Stegner, nineteen years old,
daughter ofHenry Stegner, formerly assistant
city treasurer of Cincinnati, was accidently
shot and killed by some one who was celebrat-
ing the return of a wedding party
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
pIscovEsEp A JOKER.
One Clause Of the Act Admitting the
New States Sale to Repeal the
Pre-emption Law.

FTG-SIflpIiOIt Law
BISMARCK, N. D., Special Telegram,
The point was informally raised to.
day by f. NJ. Dudley, of the legal depart
ment of the Northern Pacific railway, in
the United States land Office, that the pre-
emption law had been repealed by the act
of congress providing for the admission of
the new states. Section II of that act dis
tinctly says that the act is thereby repealed
as to the states provided for by this act" II
looks as if it was intended to repeal section
8 of the act of Sept. d, 1871, as to the dona-
ton of 100000 acres of public land to the
new states for public improvements but
the text includes not only therepeal of that
section but the whole law. There is nc
room left for legal construction and it is
possible that some enemy of the prs-emp.
ton law drew that part of the admission
act with the full meaning and force of his
words in mind. This point has not been
raised before and it comes in the nature OF
the discovery ola Jolly joker" The land
department has not dropped onto tyet and
that department may treat it as
WESTERN BUGABoo,
but it is certain the commissioner will be
called upon to give his opinion, and, if adj.
verse to the theory that the law is repealed,
the secretary will be appealed to, and if he
sustains the commissioner the question will
be carried into the courts. This is the most
interesting bit of public land legislation in
recent years and is altogether remarkably
neat way of getting rid of law that some
people think has outlived its usefulness.
The repeal referred to also decides very
large number of cases where the Northern
Pacific Railroad company is party. Ii
the law is repealed all presumption filings
where final proof has not been made are
defeated. A presumption filing does not Sc
cure vested right, and congress can re-
peal, as in this case, without any proviso
specifically providing for the protection OF
settlers and their improvements. This
necessarily involves the rights of every
pre-emptor who has not proved up in the
four states. In the absence of any adverse
right 1t IL probable the land department
would construe the law as permitting the
settler to make proof anyhow.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
SERIOUS For AMERICA.


In speaking of the possible consequences
of the revolution upon American trade,
one of the best known merchants in the
city, who imports largely from Brazil, said
last evening that they might be
serious. '"The trade in coffee, sugar
and India rubber" he said will be
the principal interests affected. The total
importation of coffee to the United States is
60,000,000 bags of which 33,000,0O0 comes
from Brazil. 1t is easy to see, without eX-
tended comment, what effect the cutting oil
of such an amount of coffee would have.
do not think that there is more than three
months supply in the United States at
present. With regard to rubber it might BIO
even more serious. Thirteen-fifteenths OF
the total importation of rubber comes from
Brazil. There is at present not more than
enough here to last one month, so that
should the revolution last longer than that
time the effect would be serious, indeed, to
those industries depending upon the rubber
supply. With sugar it is, of course, not so
bad as we import only one-tenth of our
supply from Brazil. Still, the absence of
that amount would influence prices
throughout the country"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
THE MARKETS.
The Current Prices in the More
Prominent Markets.

NEW YORK.
Wheat-No. 2 red, S41a@S5c.; elevator,
S6A@S6asc.; No. red, S2@S219c.; un-
graded red, 77A@861sc; No. hard, 96c;
No. 1 Northern, 92c.: Rye--Western. $50
55c.; Corn-No. 2 4215c.; No. 2 white, 411sc.;
ungraded mixed, 4O4@411ac.; Oats-No. 2
white 301zc.; mixed Western 26@29e. Eggs
Western 23@24c. Butter-Elgins, 900
261sc.: Western dairy, 9@17c.; do. creamery,
1926; do factory TIA 1215c.
CHICAGO,
Closing quotations we're as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat
S1A@S1ssc; No. spring wheat 61@65c;
No, g. red, S1A@S1asc; No. 2 corn, 34c; No.
2 oats, 100000; No. 2 rye, Acc; No. 2 bar
ley. SIC; No. / fax seed, $1.33; prime
timothy seed, $1.16: mess pork,
per bbI $9.60@965; lard, per 100
lbs. sc. as .02Ia: short rib sides loose), IS. 10
@5.e0; dry-salted shoulders lboxed), I'M
changed: short clear sides (boxed), unchanged
whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal
$1.02; sugars unchanged. Butter-Steady
and unchanged. Eggs-1D@2Oe.
MINNEAPOLIS
| Wheat--No. hard, 79c.; No. 1northern719c
delivered at New England points, $5.49@5.5O
| No. 2 northern 73076c. Flour-patsDtR in
sacks. local dealers, 1905. 10: patents to ship
sacks ear lots, 81 .5O@4. go; in barrels, 81. TO-
@4.9O New York points. $5.3O@5.4O; deliy-
4
| 5.35; bakers here. 50 25D3. go; superfine,
| 81 1902 as; red dog, sucks, 81 1901 20;
red dog, barrels. $1.35@1.50. Corn, No. 2
yellow, 32C.; old, Bic. Oats, choice samples,
2115@22c. Hay, IS.
ST. PAUL.
Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat
No. hard, 76@79c; No. ! Northern, TIC; No.
Northern, 72@75c. Corn-No. 3, 3O@32c.
0afs-No. mixed, 1Sc; No. white, 81 @22c;
November, 21c; December 21150221zc; May,
26c; No 8, 19@21e Rye-N0. 2, 33c; Barley
No. 2, 40@45c. No 3, 35@4Oc.
Ground Feed-$12@1250 Corn meal
--unbolted, $I25O. Bran-S6. 25@6.-
| rs. Malt-65@70c. Hay--No / upland,
NJ. No. 1, $3.50; timothy, $3.50. Flax Seed
mo. 1, $1.27. Clover Seed--S2 00@3. Tim
othy Seeds L. 0M1.20. Eggs--F Fresh, Sc. a.
600; held, $5.4O@5.7O. Flour-Pntents,
$4.75@5; straight $4.25O4 80: bakers'
$3.25@3.5O; rye, $2.75@3. 20; buckwhsat,
$4.75@5.
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mense rubber goods manufacturing con-
Germs in the United States, as the supply on
hand at present is not sufficient to last two
weeks.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09

Finley. q henfuezy. oh3eetIng, Nea
E yer moved 70 reconsider the vote b.
which the house determined 10 eoasi6
er the election cases br raising the
pesfnt Of no quorum on the vote hy
division. Weaver forced 3 yea and
mar vote upon srisp's motion to table
the motion. Crisp'S motion was
aereei te,-yeas $50. nays IS.
Weaver then, not IN opposition 10
the electioa case. bsst in pursuance ai
a purpose 10 press the oklahsEn2 bill
upon the house 10 the exclusion oi
every other measure. sssoxe-t to ad-
jonrn. and further moved fssat v hen
the house adjourned il be 20 meet on
Thursday next. The latter motion
was voted doxn. 70 $50, and Weaver
substituted Friday for Thursday.
No quorum voted on this motion,
and Crisp, approaching that there was
70 hope OF secaring one, moved an
adjournment. stating that he would
cali up the election case to morrow.
Pending the melton % adjourn, Cox
introduced for preference to the co AZ
mittee on commerce. a bill authoriz-
ing the secretary of the treasury to es-
tablish harbofs OF refuge at or near
Point Barrows and Point Hope, Alas
ka. and at East Cape, Siberia. or in
his discretion az any one of those
places. provided the consent of the
Russian government shall be given TO
such establishment The committee
on commerce viii hold a special meet
ing for considering this bin Friday
next
Randall. from the committee on ap-
r-opriasicas. reported the sundry civil
appropriation eli placed on the cal
endaf
On Crisp's motion, the house al
iourned.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09
ADAY OF THANKSGIVING.
The Churches VIII Observe the
Washington Inauguration
Centennial.

New YoRE, Jan. s.-A committee OF
clergvmen OF several denominations
who have been for some time assisting
the executive committee Of the cen
tennial celebration OF Washington 5
Inauguration have prepared an ad-
drese which viii be sent 70 ministers
and churches throughout the country.
The address concludes: On the
morning of April 30, l7S9, the bells at
Q O'Clock summoned the people to the
churches TO implore the blessings OF
heaven on the nation and its chosen
president, so universal was the relig-
ious sense of the importance OF the
occasion. We respectfully and earn,
estlv request OF our fellow citizens oi
every name, race and creed OF this
citv and throughout the entire coun-
try. following the example OF on
fathers. to meet in their respective
/ places OF worship at 9 O'Clock on the
morning OF April 80, lss9, and hold
{ such religious services of thanksgiving
and praise as NAV seem suitable IN
I view Of what God has done for Us and
our land during the century which
I has elapsed since George Washington
took the chair of state. Religion and
( patriotism have been united among u
[ as a people from the very beginning
Nav thev 80 continue forever
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09
To SECURE A FAIR ELECTION
a BnI that WIN BE Opposed by the
slave States

WAsuESsToS, Jan. S.-A bill was in
trodrced by Sherman to-day prop0s-
ing a number Of changes in the laws
regulating th9 election of congress.
men. Ii provides that after May /,
1880, elections for Representatives in
Congress shall be conducted according
to the provisions Of the bill. and the
legislatures of the states may direct
the election Of presidential electors
in the same manner, the expense OF
the election in such case TO be paid
out OF the federal treasury. The bill
authorizes the president To appoint.
with the approval of the Senate. five
qualified voters in each state, to be
known as the beard OF state canvass
eTs, and three voters in
cash congressional district. TO
serve as an electoral board.
appointees to hold office during good
behavior The electoral board of each
congressional district shall appoint a
registrar and three judges not all of the
same political party, for each election
district or precinct, to hold Office for
six years, subject, however, 10 re-
moyal for misconduct. The electoral
! board is given power TO increase the
number of election precincts when
ever necessary TO secure a free and
fair ballot. The Judge or judges at
any precinct may appoint bystanders
in place OF any judge or judges who
do not report for duty within one
hour after the opening Of the polls,
and in case none of the three judges
report, the election may be conducted
By any three voters of the district who
are willing to act.
The electoral board is also directed
to appoint three commissioners of
election for each county or correspond
ing political division, whose duty it
shall be to meet three days after the
election and ascertain from the returns
the number of votes cast for each per-
son al the election. The same provi-
sion is made for filling vacancies in the
list of commissioners as is made in the
case of election judges. Provision is
made for complete and correct regis
tration OF voters, and the judges of
election, in counting the votes, are
authorized to report any decided to
have been fraudulently voted. The
board OF commissioners is given power
to correct irregularities in the returns
of judges of elections, and heavy pen
alties are prescribed for offences
against the election law.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09
MONITORS FOR COAST DEFENSE.
Great Merit of a New Plan just Ex-
amined.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The board OF
bureau chiefs, consisting OF Commo-
dores Schley and Schard. Chief of Con-
struction Wilson, and Chief Engineer
Melville, 10 which Secretary Whitney
referred Representative Thomas plan
for coast defence vessel, yesterday con-
cluded their labor by agreeing TO re-
port the plans back TO the secretary
with a recommendation that they be
adopted. The vessel designed by
Thomas is of the monitor type, of
5000 tons. armed with one dynamite
gun, two l0-inch guns, two torpedo
tubes, one rapid-iiring gun-to have
nine feet free board, with provision for
sufficient water ballast to submerge
her in action three feet lower-the
decks to he flush and a lo-inch gun
fired through holes in the turret or
fired over the top as behind bulwark :
the speed of the vessel TO be II knots.
The members Of the board are Of the
opinion that the design has great
merit