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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25

NO loo, meets ISL y oiU SatuFuay VI eacA
month. F. A. HANCOCK, W. NJ.
W. W. GR1swoLD, Sec.
MT LEBANON R A CHAPTER No Al
meets Z 8 Wed ofeach month.
w C. BICKNELl, Sec DAVID KEMP, Il. P.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR,- Bethel Command
cry No. I9, meets 2nd and 4th Monday of
each month. EdWlN J. JONES, Z. &.
o. C. HANSON, Rec.
g. A. R. G.. A. J. Overton Post No. 90
meets & 8 Friday OF each month. at p. N.
n. R. SPURR, Com.
H. 7. BEvANs, Adj.
A O. U. W. Morris Lodge No So. MAetH
each Tuesday evening at their hall.
A. E. ANDERSON, NV.
J. D. GILLESPIE, Rec.
Also Select Knights meet at same hall lsr
and 3rd Friday of each month
J. D GILLESPIE, Com.
". H. MILES, Rec,
DIVISION NO. LA. o. 81. meets second
Wednesday of each month at its hall.
"A. FLAHERTY, Pres.
TIMOTHY MURPHY.R. S.
I. Q. Of. Crystal Lodge No132 meet ev.
cry Monday mig hit at its hall.
A. c. THoRP, R. S. c. PHELPS, N. G.
Knights of Aurora, meets every 2nd and 4th,
Friday of each month, at their hall.
A. L. STENGER, &c. PA. MCCARTHY, Rec
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open every Saturday from to and to
9 o'clock pm.
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TROOPS HEMMED IN.
Reports That Two Companies
in the Yellowstone are Sur
rounded by Indians.
Gen. Miles Discredits the Re-
ports But Sends Reinforce
ments to the Scene.

RAPID Cry, S. D., Dec. pa report has
reached Gen. Miles via Missoula that two
companies of soldiers in the Yellowstone
region are surrounded north of Cave Hills
by 500 or 900 Indians and have sent cOuriers
out with notification of danger to the
settlers. Gen. Miles says there are Indians
in that vicinity, but discredits the report
that the troops are hemmed in. He has,
however, ordered reintorcements sent.
Dispatches to Gen. Miles from Col. Sum-
ner to-day show that nearly all of Sitting
Bulls followers together with Big Foots
band have surrendered to him. Col. Sum
ner in 4 dispatch says this -disposes of all
the indians along the Cheyenne river, and
if there are any more of Sitting Bulls peo-
pie out he does not know where they can be.
Gen. Brooke reports the arrival of friend
ly Indians at the Bad Lands camp and says
the capture of Sitting Bulls people and
Big Foot's Forces will aid the efforts of the
friendlies to bring in the hostiles. An In
dian scout reports to Gen. Brooke that
Short Bulls followers are anxious to come
in, but are withheld by the threats OF Kick
ing Bear, one of Sitting Bulls agents. The
scout thinks, however, that the friendlies
will at last succeed in bring out Short
Bulls followers.
The report is that there are about 1900
Indians, including women and children,
who are badly armed, coming on to join
those in the Bad Lands. There are about
800 fighting men among them. This report
is thought to be somewhat exaggerated, as
there are thought to be not over300 fighting
men among them.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
SUALTIES,

The fire at Minden, Neb., destroyed eight
business houses. The loss will not exceed
$35, 900, with insurance OF probably third.
A passenger train on the Baltimore &
Ohio ran into a snow bank near Harrison
burg Va, and was wrecked. Six trainmen
were injured, but the passengers escaped
with a bad shaking up.
A pilot boat employed in Bogue inlet has
drifted ashore at Beaufort, N. Z. A heavy
gale has prevailed for several days, and it is
thought that the pilots who were on the
boat have been drowned.
The Burton block, between Canal and Clin-
ton streets, Chicago, was burned. The loss
on the building and contents viii aggregate
$50 900, most of which is covered by insur.
ance.
At Southport. Conn. fears are entertained
that the stcambarge City OF Utica of New
York. bound tor WestpuIt with coal, has
gone to III" bnttcm of the sound with all on
board. Wrerknye hearing The name City of
Utica has been washed ashore.
Much havoc has been wrought by storms
on the southern coast of Europe especially
around Sardinia, in which vicinity eleven
persons are known to have been killed and
fifty injured, while many vessels we're wrecked
and a numbe of houses shattered.
Lulu Stegmier OF Attica, Ohio, and May
Stevens OF Clifton Springs, N. Y, who we're
the worst burned OF the victims of the birth
day party at the Buchtel college, at Akron,
O.. have died. May Baker of Johnson s
Greek, N. Y, and Aurelia Wierick Of Storm
Lake, Iowa, are most seriously injured of the
surviving members OF the party, but the
physicians say there is no immediate danger.
Two freight trains on the Union Pacific
collided near Coyote Station. Brakeman
James was instantly killed. Engineer Mich
OILS and Fireman Giese were seriously injured.
Both engines were com pletely teIescoped and
the track torn up for nearly mile. The
east bound train had orders to side track
tor the west bound freight, but for some rea'
son did not stop.
Christ's Episcopal church in New York, on
the corner of Thirty-fIth street and Fifth
avenue was burned. The church was va
Gated two years ago, the congregation have
ing consolidated with another church. Re,
Gently J. B. Bentley's painting, The Ideul
Head of Christ" was on exhibition in the
church. The picture, valued at $5O. 900 was
destroyed. The damage to the church is al
so estimated at $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
South Cardinals Redbones.

There are singular race of people
in South Carolina called the Red
bones. Their origin is unknown.
They resemble in appearance the
gypsies, but in complexion they are
red. They have accumulated con-
siderable property and are indus
trious and peaceable. They live in
small settlements at the foot of the
mountains and associate with none
but their own race. They are a
proud and high spirited people.
Caste is very strong among them.
They enjoy life, visit the watering
places and mountain resorts, but eat
by themselves and keep by them
selves.
When the war broke out several of
them enlisted in the Hampton legion
and when the legion reached Virgil
MIA there was a great outcry among
the Virginians and the troops from
the other states because we had en-
listed negroes. They did not resem-
BILE the African in the least, except
in cases where Africans had ANAL
gamated with Indians. This inter-
mixture, which is common in the
Carolinas, produces marvellous re-
suits. 1t takes the kink out of the
hair OF the African, straightens his
features and improves him in every
way except in temper.-InterVieW
with Senator Hampton.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
SITTING BULBS DEATH.
Resolutions Demanding a Congressional
Investigation of the Affair.


Investigation of the Affair.
WASHINGTON, Dec. M-In the house to-
day Representative Blanchard OF Louisiana
offered the following preamble and resolu-
tions:
Whereas, The recent killing of the In
dian chief, Sitting Bull, appears to have
been accomplished under circumstances
recognized neither by the laws of war nor
those of peace;
Resolved, That a committee. consisting
OF five members of this house who are men,
Ders-elect to the house of representatives of
the Fifty second congress, to be appointed
by the speaker of the present house, is di-
rected to inquire into and investigate the
killing OF the said Indian chief Sitting Bull,
and the immediate causes leading thereto,
and whether state of war existed which
justified his summary taking off, and, if
not what justification, if any, there was
ior his violent death at the hands Of In
dian police in the employ OF the govern
ment."
That the committee is charged with the
duty otinvestigating the threatened Indian
outbreak in the West and the causes there
o., whether neglect by the government of
its treaty obligations with the Indians or
the tardy or inadequate fulfllment OF such
obligations on the part Of the government
had anything to do with the turbulent state
of affairs existing among the Indians.
That the committee shall have power to
appoint subcommittee and to travel from
point to point as may be necessary, and in
doing so it is authorized to use government
conveyances and means of sportation.
That the committee may sit during the
present session and alter the final adjourn
ment of the present congress, and shall
make report by the 1st of December next to
the Filty-second congress.
Representative MCAdOo offered a resolIl-
ton calling on the secretaries of war and OF
the interior for all official correspondence
relating to the killing of Sitting Bull, and
more especially for the reports of those Of
ticers and agents directly concerned in Or
dering or etfecting the arrest of Sitting Bull.
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Bridget and the Speaking
Tubes.
he Boston Commonwealth.

From the Boston Commonwealth.
"There never was anything like
that girls terror of the bell-and- tube
arrangement in our fat. The first
time a caller came she rushed in to
me with eyes like soup-plates, and
gasped out: 'MarmI Marin! There's
somebody a whistling somewhere,
and, if you please, | don't know
whereP l explained and encouraged
her to put her ear to the tube and
get the message. She never did
it without first crossing herself; I
know she was convinced the whole
process was operated from a place
considerably south of our lower hall.
! urged her the next time she heard
the call to go to the tube and call
'Yes?' The whistle came; and, my
dear, the roar she sent down that
tube would have raised the scalp ola
Pawnee Indian. l fed down stairs
in terror, to see what effect it had
had, and Mrs. De Nerfs-you know
what shattered condition she is in,
just recovering from nervous pros
trationl-was sitting on the lower
step, quite limp and faint, clasping
her vinaigrette. Martha, she said,
even if you didn't want to see me,
why need you fire gun down the
tube?'"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
Cannubial Christmas Tarts.

Cannubial Christmas Tarts.
If you hear a man protesting loud
ly during the week against the pro-
miscuous slaughter OF seals you may
depend upon it that he very grudg-
ingly bought his wife a sealskin
sacque for Observation-Disclosures
Call.
Now is about the time when the
fond wife will begin to hook change
out of her husbands pockets with
which to buy him a present, so as to
make him believe she loves him.
Kentucky State Journal.
People who think that Christmas
Is a season of peace on earth and
good will toward men probably
never saw a man skirmishing around
at O'Clock on Christmas eve with
perturbed mind and five-dollar
bill buying presents for wife and
nine dearly-beloved children.-Som-
erville Journal.
The loving wife gave up IS for q
shaving set as Christmas gift for
her husband. He has shaved with
it just once, and now his face looks
as if he had been pitted against Sui
Ivan with hand gloves. He will pre-
sent his wife on New Years day with
the razor, with which to pare her
corns. Women have long heads
Lowell Citizen.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
FOREIGN.

A decree has been issued announcing that
the emperor o. China will grant yearly
audience to all foreign ministers.
Snow storms prevail everywhere in Great
Britain. The fall has been deep and traffic
is blocked in many places. A number OF
wrecks of small vessels have been reported.
The grand duke OF Mecklenburg SChwerin
undergoing treatment by Prot. Koch for
tuberculosis, and has received several injec-
tions oflymph.
Moses II. Devy, a riveter at Roach's ship
yard, Chester. Pa. is one of the heirs to an
estate in Staffordshire, Eng, valued at some
thing over $5, 100000
The court ofinquiry appointed to investi-
gate the loss OF the British cru iser Serpent,
of the coast of Spain, has decided that the
loss of the vessel was due to an error of
Judgment on the part of the navaga tion
officer.
The reaction against the Koch treatment
has increased in violence in Paris Eight
patients have died soon after the injection of
the lymph, and this combined with tine fact
that there is no verified cure, has intensified
the public feeling against the experiments.
number of hospital patients in Paris,
and in Lyons who have been undergoing the
Koch treatment have refused to submit to
further trials. Owing to the public turore
the commission headed by Prof Nallopean,
which Is testing the remedy, has decided to
maintain absolute silence as to the results
until the tests have been completed.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
Indians and the Iron Horse,

CAAAA NAAO IL SIl A1SA oSg
When the Kansas Pacific was first
opened the Indians were very hostile,
and there was constant fear that
they would wreck the trains. That
they did not is due to their igno-
rance of the iron horse and OF the
best methods of destroying it. One
Of my firemen, says, R. W. Vedde
an old engineer, had an experience
with the Cheyennes that he never
will forget. He was on the road
near Fort Wallace, when he saw that
the Indians had cut the telegraph
wire, and knew that he. might look
out for squalls. They were never
satisfied with simply cutting the
wire, but chopped it into inch pieces
with their tOmahawks to efectually
stop the mysterious messages.
AS the train came near a large
patch of sunfowers, which grew on
both sides of the track, over a hun
dred Indians rose up, stretched a
rope across the track, braced them
selves and prepared to receive the
shock of the locomotive. AS was
atterward learned, they had taken
rawhide straps, braided them to-
gether and, with a force OF fifty at
each end of the rope, thought that
they would be able to stop the train.
The instant the locomotive struck
the rope the air was full of Indians.
They were thrown in all directions.
Some were jerked clear across the
trains, and more than a dozen were
killed or seriouly injured. This was
the last attempt made for years to
stop the trains.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
In GENE RAJ,

An old ordinance is dug up in Chicago
which may compel the aband onment of the
lake front as a site for the worlds fair.
Near Fresno, Cal, two men have found
what is claimed to be a genuine petrifed
body of a man. 1t is remarkably we'll pre-
served, and even the lines of the back OF the
hand are visible.
The Davis Platform Binder Company Of
Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in manufacturing
harvesters and binders, has temporarily
gone into the hands of receiver. Assets,
100000 liabilities about $50, 900.
The Flint & Pere Marquette freight hand
lers at Ludington, Mich, have struck
against a reduction in wages, and there is
likely to be trouble if the company imports
new men.
The grand jury at Kansas City is investi-
eating the charges Of bribery in the city
council The attorney for the incline plane
company, it is said, has made startling dis
closures.
At meeting in New York of the wealthy
Arab citizens it was decided to form q silk
growing and fruit raising syndicate in this
country, which will give employment to all
Arab emigrants arriving in America.
The deaths resulting from the powder ex-
plosion at TAPPING. China, in November were
more than at tirstes timated, it being stated
that 500 coffins had been taken out of the
city and yet they were not enough to bury
all the dead
The Farmers Alliance of Atchison county,
Kan. the home county of Senator Ingalls,,
at a recent meeting adopted resolution
recommending the retirement OF Mr.. Ingalls,
from the Senate and the election to his seat
OF q Farmers Alliance man.
John Morris obtained writ of mandamus
to compel the secretary of state ofLouisiana
to promulgate the lottery bill comply with
tie law requiring the proposed lottery
amendments to the constitution to be sub
mitted to the people.
The Chicago Orchestra society has voted
to engage Theodore Thomas as director for
at least three years and to secure the audi
torium tor the concerts o! the society. Fifty
wealthy citizens subscribed $1,000 each FOR
three years to the society's guaranty fund.
s. A. Kean. doing banking business un-
der the name of S. A. Keau & Co., made an
assignment at Chicago to Benjamin F. Ja
| cobs. The deposits amount to about $780,
| 900, belonging to well-tO-do people. Mr..
kean has turned over all his private proper
! ty to the receiver.
At has been discovered by Attorney GEN.
eral Miller that the local directory of tho
worlds fare has not accepted the ordnance
passed by the city council providing for the
issue of SIS, ,00O 900 in bonds in aid OF the fair.
Until this formality is attended to no further
progress toward the issuance of the presiden-
tial proclaim alton can be made The defect
will be remediod as quickly as possible.
The Alaskan exploring party has had ser-
Gus trouble in their camp. The explorers
quarreled and divided into three parties.
Glave started for New York in disgust.
Wells and band ofsnutives pushed on to
the interior. At last accounts they were
showed in for the winter with but forty
pounds of -four in their camp. Others of the
expedition took another route, striking
| overland for Southern Alaska:
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
THE WEEKS DIGEST.
A Brief Record of the Happen
ings of the Past
Week.
WASHINGTON,

Senator Pettigrew has introduced bill in
congress to prohibit the sale of arms and
ammunication to Indians on reservations,
providing n penalty of two years imprison-
ment or $500 fine of each offenss. 1t also
prohibits the Indians from carrying arms,
unless they have u written permission from
the agent in charge of the reservation.
The secretary of the interior has reversed
a decision OF the land commissioner under
the last administration which will give to
William Jones his homestead in section 3.
township 81, range IA, of the Duluth dis
trict The secretary goes into the case in de-
tail, showing that Jones was n poor man,
who was obliged to leave his land occasion
ally in order to earn money on which to live.
Testimony was submitted to the secretary
that he was held in high esteem by many
prominent men; that his absence from his
land was about two days every two weeks,
on the average, and that he was a sufferer
from epieptic fits. The secretary says all
injustice was done him in refusing to accept
his final proof and orders that this shall be
done
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
ONE GOOD INDIAN.
Ghe Results of One Days Skirmishing
by Company of Rangers.

The Results of One Days Skirmishing
by a Company of Rangers.
DENVER, Dec. PA News special rom
Hart's ranch, near the Bad Lands, says that
last night news was brought in that the
rangers on Coal Draw, near Battle creek,
killed an Indian, and that he with others.
was trying to set fire to ranch belonging
to man named Thompson. This report
was verified this morning.
About ITO Indians from the Cheyenne
agency are known to be coming to Short
Bull and Kicking Bears people in the Bad
Lands. Gen. Carr's, Col. Summers and
other large forces are now out to intercept
them before they reach the Bad Lands and
report of their capture is momentarily ex-
pected. Should they make any resistance,
a fight will take place. 1t is reported that
there are about 500 Indians nearing the
hostile camp who are going to make a
strong effort to bring them in, but no sue
cess is expected from this move.
1t is certain that there are now enough
troops around the Indians to compel their
absolute surrender. Two companies of the
Seventeenth infantry, comprising over 100
men, reported to Gen. Carr to-day, also
forty-six Cheyenne Indian scouts reported
which now brings the strength Of this COM
mand up to over 700 men. A decisive
movement Of some kind or another with a
skirmish with these Indians is momentari-
ly expected.
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Jones Was Right About 1t.

I Brother, some people think if you
start out to be religious you have to
give up everything, and you can't
make money-you can't do any
thing; you have to give the whole
business up, | was talking to a fel-
low some time ago, and he said:
"Jones, the church is putting my
assessment a little too high"
said: "How much do you pay?"
"He said: Give dollars a year."
"Well," said, chow long haveyou
been converted?"
He said: 81 have been converted
now about four years"
Well, what did you do before you
was converted?"
II was drunkard."
"How much did you spend for
whisky?"
II spent about two hundred and
atty dollars a year."
'HoW much were you worth?"
II rented land and was blowing a
steer"
What have you got now?"
II have got me good plantation
and a.pair of horses"
WELL" said l, you paid the devil
$3.50 a year for the privilege ofplow-
ing steer, and now you don't want
to give God five dollars a. year for
blowing horses. You are a rascal
from the crown of your head to the
sole of your foot"
There are a great many people
that way. Ihave never known the
Lord to bankrupt a man yet. lhave
never known a man that couldn't do
better, everything being equal, as a
christian than as a sinner.-Sam
Jones.
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Caught

A man who has the rare faculty OF
keeping in with those best-of-best fel-
lows, the chronic borrowers, without
much expense to himself was caught
in his own trap the other day. "Look
here, Tom, old boy" said the cheer
full borrower, 81 dom like to ask you,
but ] must have $5. I'll return it to
you next Saturday" "How unfortu-
nate" said the other. II have only
got 81 to my name. Half of it's
yours, though, old chap" and say.
ing this he thurst his hand into his
pocket where he had placed the bill
for such an emergency and drew it
out. It was a ten. And now he lie
calling that a cheap administration
which will issue $40 bills without any
futed sides, raised letters, or electric
bell attachments SO that fellow
cnn tell one when he gets hold OF itin
the rk.-From the New York Tri.
buns.
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THE FIGURE &c."

The figure in our dates will make long stay.
No man or woman now living will ever date q
document without using the figure 9. 1t stands
in the third place in $780, where it will remain ten
years and then move up to second place in 1900
where it will rest for one hundred years.
There is another "9' which has also come to stay.
It is unlike the figure in dates in the respect
that it has already moved up to first place, where
1t will permanently remain. 1t is called the mo.
g. High Arm Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
The NO 9" was endorsed for first place by the
experts of Europe at the Paris Exposition Of 1889,
where, after Il severe contest with the leading
chimes of the world, it was awarded the only
Grand Prize given to family sewing machines, all
others on exhibit having received lower awards
of gold medals, etc. The French Government
also recognized its superiority by the decoration OF
Mr.. Nathaniel Wheeler, President of the company,
with the Cross Of the Legion OF Honor.
The NO. 9" is not an old machine improved
upon, but Is an entirely new machine, and the
Grand Prize at Paris awarded it as the grand
est advance in sewing machine mechanism of the
age. Those who buy it can rest assured, there
tore, OF having the very latest and best
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THos. E. CoLAHAN JR.
TOWN CLERKS.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC:- :-RBv.GEoRGE GAsKELL, Prizes
Mass every Sunday at 1890 a. m. Sunday
school every Sunday at $3.50 p. IN. Vesper
at 3 p. IL.
METHODIST Rev. s. Ellery, Pas
tor. Services every Sund'v at 1870, a. m
and 7:3O p. m. Prayer meetil on Thursdays
at 1880 p. m.
NGREGATIONAL:-Re, HIM. Herripk,
Pastor. Services every Sunday, at 1890 a.
M. and 1880 p. m. Prayer meeting OF the
Prayer meeting every Thursday 1T 1880 p. m.
NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL LUTREh
AN REV P. A. D1BTRICHsoN, Pastor. Service
and meetings at times designated by pastor
COMPLEMENTARY 0. DAHIE Pastor
Meetings at 1880 O'Clock every Wednesday
evening.