The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
HERE AND THERE.

The supreme court of Michigan has decid-
ed that negroes car secure damages Tor dis
elimination in public places.
The Messrs. Merry, one of the largest muslin
and calico firms of Glasgow, have failed.
The Liabilities are enormous.
Albert Blatz, vice president of Blatz Brew
ing Company OF Milwaukee, denies the re-
port that tho Blatz brewery has been sold to
an English syndicate.
The report OF the liquidator of the Cape OF
Good Hope bank, which suspended a few
weeks ago, shows that the net minimum de-
felt is &464, 900.
The Consolidated Ice Machine company
of Chicago, which made a voluntary as
signment recently has assets of about 5 475,-
600 and liabilities S35O,OOO.
Evidence has been given before the grand
jury at Rockford, ILL.,, in the case of Schwein-
furth's Heaven 1t is not thought that
anything further will be done.
A petition to the governor general of On
tario praying that the sentence Of death
passed upon Birchall, the murderer of F. c.
Benwell, be commuted is being circulated
Tor signatures.
President Gardenshire, o the Oklahoma Ter
ritory council, signed the bill locating the
capital at Oklahoma City, and it has been
taken to the governor. 1t is believed the
latter will sign the bill.
The removal of the Canadian export duty
on logs is showing its effects. Already there
is an enormous revival Of shipments to the
United States. One dealer at Ottawa, Ont,
is filling an order for 400 cars.
The Indianapolis Car Manufacturing com
pany has been placed in the hands of a re-
ceiver The petition says that the company
is insolvent having debts to the amount
of about $3.50, 600 and no means to pay
them.
The National Soap Manufacturers asso-
citation is in session in Chicago. The men,
bcrs declare that there is no intention to form
a trust. Several hundred delegates, repre-
senting leading houses OF the country, are
present.
The anticipated rupture in the Iowa WOm-
ans Christian Temperance union came to an
end at Des Moines, and there are two state
organizations one swearing allegiance to
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster and the other to Fran
els E. Willard and the national organization.
The 700 delegates of the Iron and Steel and
Engineering International conference left
Pittsburg for Chicago in three special trains.
Each train is pulled by two fast engines and
tinguished foreigners phenomenal run.
The Iowa supreme court brought the cele-
brated Billings murder case to final concu.
sion by reversing for a second time the de-
cision of the district court. The supreme
court holds positively that Kingsley CON-
mitted suicide. Billings is serving q SEN
tence in the penitentiary for the alleged
murder of Kingsley.
The intersta re- commerce commission in tho
case of the board of trade of Chicago, CON-
plainants versus the Chicago & Alton and
seven other railway companies, defendants.
and the Armour Packing company and
eighteen other packing companies and the
board OF railroad commissioners of the
State of Iowa. as interveners decided in favor
the board OF trade of Chicago.
Theevidence against the alleged safe open
er, Harry Adams of Minneapolis, who was
arrested at Chiccgo, appears to have been
less positive than was at first reported.
Adams was brought into court. and the de-
tectives offered as proof OF his guilt a small
bunch of keys They did not see him open
the safe OF J. B, Kelly's hotel, nor apparent
ly, did any one else. He was discharged.
Charles Jones, the miner so badly elawed
by bear near the Eta mine, s. D.. will re.
cover. The bear, of large grizzly Species
rose within two feet of him, in grove of
ironwood. He fred. wounding the animal,
which rose upon it's launches and grasped
Jones in its paws, biting him repeatedly and
| lacerating his body terribly with it's claws
Jones tainted from loss OF blood, and the
bear. which must have received it's death
wound, left him. No trace has been found OF
the animal.
The bank Of +. Fl. Haggerty Co, of Aber.
deem, s. d. has failed. The immediate cause
of the suspension was failure to receive cash
promised and due the bank One hundred
and sixty accounts in the city only have i
balance due from the bank of SIG 600. an
average of about 500 apiece Liabilities
about $3.50, 900; paid up capital stock, $685.
300. The heaviest creditors are Eeastern
banks. The assignment was made to Ira
| Barnes, president OF the Northwestern
National bank of that city, and ]. O. a..
Brnden, register of the United States land
/ Office.