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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-24
SIN.

Mrs. Becker, of Watertown, dropped dead
OF heart disease. She waa Sc years old
The population of Portage is ), 145. a gain
of 799in ten years.
Fred. Hurlbut, of Green Bay, has petition
ed the city Council of Green Bay for a fran
chise to construct and maintain a street
railway in that city. He agrees to have a
part of the line in operation in sixty days
Star mail service has been ordered put on
from Milberg to Maiden Rook, six and one
half miles, and back, six times a week, by a
schedule not to exceed one and three-quarters
hours running time each way.
Beloit Parties who attended the prize fight
across the Illinois line from that city are un-
easy because of the fact that Illinois officials
are looking up the names OF parties who
were present at the match. 1t is expected
that a number OF arrests will be made
Report has been made to the Racine po-
lice that an unknown man engaged an ex-
press wagon and, driving to the barn OF ex-
Mayor Mitchell, stole chest o tools belong
ing to Josiah Hooking and his men. They
were carted to q pawnshop and sold FOR SO,
although they were easily worth 800.
E. J. Turner, of Pitts burg, has obtained a
requisition from Gov. Hoard for Michael
Callahan, alias Dougherty, who is wanted by
the Pennsylvania authorities for burglariz-
ing freight cars at Newcastle, Pa. Detective
Turner followed his man from Newcastle to
Ashland, Wis, where he arrested him, but
Callahan refused to return without the neces-
sary papers. Turner says the prisoner was
one of the principal members OF q gang of
car robbers which has been operating on the
Pennsylvania lines for some months.
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SOUTH DAKOTA,

Contract has boen lot for sinking an r
tesian well at Parkston to supply the town
with water and run u Touring mill
DR.. George P. Dix, of Mitchell has fig
tree growing in his garden, which this season
will produce fair crop offruit
From all over South Dakota comes word
that the supply of harvest hands will not
equal the demand, and wages are expected
to be ordinately high.
Henry Bentner. 14-year- old boy living at
Crow Lake, Aurora county, committed sui
eide by hanging himself with a harness line.
He let a horse fall in a well, and. fearing the
displeasure of his father. hung himself
The Chamberlain Democrnt says that ow-
ing to the delay of congress in passing the
Indian appropriation bill the Red men at
the Lower Rrule and Crow Creek agencies
are running short OF meat and are begin
ming to complain in vigorous manner.
The Deadwood Pioneer says Gearge H.
Willard of that city, has received the sad
and painful news OF the death of a great un-
Gle in England, who leaves an estate of $l6,-
O,OOO," of which he is heir to one eighth,
and that he will go over and get his share
of the 'scads" as soon as he recovers from
his pains Of sadness
While the Deadwood and Stur gis stage
coach was making trip the other night a
cabin midway between the two places was
discovered to be on fire. The coach was
stopped and passenger, through courtesy,
/ went over and peeped through the window
to see II there was anyone on the inside.
Three men were lying in bed fast asleep and
would undoubtedly have been badly burned
but for the timely arrival OF the coach
An electric battery fend in an Aberdeen
hotel caught an old farmer with his in ernaI
machine the other day and WY esca ped
becoming a murderer. The old man was
afflicted with heart disease and fell to the
| fooTin an unconscious coudition and had to
be removed to a physician Office for treat
ment. The man will recover, and the prac-
| tical joker can congratulate himself on being
on the outside of the penitentiary
Among the most prosperous people in the
state are the Mennonites OF Hanson and
Hutchinson counties. In the former county.
a short distance south OF Alexandria, ia
located what is known as the Lockport
colony. They deal largely in stock and are
extensive wool growers. Although the col
ony is SIN all it possesses some goodly herds,
the crop of lambs alone this season being
over 1000. The other day they marketed
l., ,0U0 pounds Il wool, the proc ct OF q
600 sheep. This year they have 700 acres
of wheat, which is in fine condition and
promises yield high above the average.
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NAV Go of Their Own Account.

MILE LAcs RESERVATION, Special, July
O-Most of the Indians have left the lake
and gone to Kettle river and other points
20 gather blueberries. Many of them said
before they left that after they finish pick
ing berries they will work their way toward
White Earth reservation of their own free
will, and not wait to see if the government
will move them there or let them remain
here, as they now realize the latter is very
improbable The Indians crop here will
be failure The whole Mile Laos band
only planted their small patches of ground
they usually plant, about three and one
half acres in all. And they have danced so
much this summer that the weeds have
choked out all other vegetation.
The white settlers on the old reservation
have improved their farms and buildings
7erv much this summer and have very
promising crops Of corn and all kinds OF
vegetables, and are iubilant over the pros
pect of an early settlement in their favor of
the much disputed Mile Laos reservation
affairs.
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FROM FOREIGN SHORES.

Spanish Gardiner while persuing SNUG.
glers at Gibraltar, accidentally shot and
killed British sentry.
As q result OF Admiral Lang's resignation
the Chinese government declares that never
again will it intrust real authority in the ma
Wy to any foreigner.
The statement that two Canadian vessels
which recently sailed out ofMapIe Bay, B. C.,
were armed with guns and would resist the
American revenue cutter, is said to be with
out foundation.
The French superior council oil agriculture
has approved proposals of the tariff COM
mission increasing the duty on live oxen "a
frtncs, on cows 4S francs on beef francs per
one hundred kilos.
The general opinion prevails at Victoria,
B. C., that two feet sailing craft have been
fitted out, armed and equipped and sent to
the Behring sea to aid the British sailing
vessels to resist capture by American revenue
cutters.
The socialists are organizing provincial
con crosses throughout Germany for the pur-
pose of proposing candidates for the various
German diets. Believing that they are now
sufficiently strong to elect representatives in
nearly all their strongh oil ds.
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THE FIGURE "9."

The figure 9 in our dates will make long stay.
No man or woman now living will ever date
document without using the figure 9. 1t stands
In the third place in $780, where it will remain ten
yeaZs 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
II will permanently remain. 1t is called the No.
}" High Arm Wheeler i Wilson Sewing Machine
The No. g" was endorsed for first place by the
experts of Europe at the Paris Exposition of 1882
where, after severe contest with the leading ma
sAipes of the world, it was awarded the only
Grand Prize given to family sewing machines, all
sthers on exhibit having received lower awards
Of gold medals, etc The French Government
also recognized its superiority by the decoration of
@r. 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 was awarded it as the grand
est advance in sewing machine mechanism of the
Age. Those who buy it can rest assured, there
tprs, Of having the very latest and best.
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NORTH DAKOTA.

William Talbot, aged IS, was drowned
while bathing in the Heart river at Mandan.
Capt. Dan Maratta has been indorsed by
the democrats of Fargo for governor of
North Dakota.
Governor Miller of North Dakota iss ues a
circular in which he states that the Mexican
Lottery company is trying to secure a char
ter in that state.
The service suffered severely from
the torHeoc. n North Dakota the other day.
Over 500 telegraph poles were leveled to the
ground between FELTON, and Glyndon,
O'Hare, who was sentenced to n ,pris-
onment in the Bism arck penitentA from
Trail county for murder, has been relea sed
on some legal quibble and is nowa q free man.
At the special city election at Grand Forks
the proposition to bond the city for $5O, 900
for a sewer system was carried by large
majority.
North Dakota's candidate for admission
to West Point failed to pass examination
and the alternative declined to enter, hence
that state has no representative at West
Point this year.
Luger & Gschwend, engaged in the up
holsterin business at Grand Forks, are
among the missing. I.egions of creditors
have attached their stock. They were ap-
parently prosperous and their sudden leave
taking has created considerable surprise.
Agnes Baldwin, the woman who murdered
John Kennedy at DEVILS Lake and after
ward chopped his body to pieces with an ak,
is held for trial, without bail to answer to
the charge of murder Jennie Blue, an ac-
complice in the crime, is held in 81, 900 bail.
While playing on the counter in the Grand
Pacific hotel at Fargo the other day the lit
tie 3.year old son ofLandlord Bruins literally
chung himself on the hook" He suddenly
fell backward, and in'his descent his foot
struck the sharp point ofa bill file, which
penetrated the tendons and suspended him
head downward. The little fellow had just
recovered from a fracture OF the same leg.
At Fort Rice. in Morton county, in the
post graveyard lie the remains of some fi.ty
soldiers who were massacred by the Indians
some years ago while building the fort. The
place was visited by relatives the other day
who report the graves in q wofully neglected
condition. An effort will be made to have
congress pass q special act consecrating the
grounds az national cemetery and thus
secure proper care for the graves by the
government.
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Assaulted q Banker.

New YoRK, July 20.-Yesterday several
hundred angry people besieged the banking
establishment of Bernard Aronson at IS
Canal street, hooting at and deneuncing Mr..
Aronson. whom they accused of having
misappropriated funds entrusted to him to
be used in bringing their relatives and
friends from Poland. A number of the
and savagely assaulted the banker and his
clerk, Samuel Silakowitz. A detective ap-
peared, and after rescuing them conducted
them to the Eldridge street station. On be-
ing arraigned at the Essex Market police
court to-day almost every man and woman
in the crowded court room desired to ap-
pear against the prisoners and testify as to
the worthless character of the tickets sent
by Aronson to Europe. The banker and
his clerk were remanded until Monday.
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A violent wind and hail storm passed owe,

violent wind and hail storm passed over
Stuttsman county, blowing down scores of
barns and outbuildings, and in the southern
portion devastating several thousand acres
OF grain. The hailstones were as large as
hens eggs, and in many places not stalk
OF grain was left standing. Near Jamesto wn
John Foster and wife and baby were killed
by lightning. They were sleeping on the floor
and the bolt entered an open window. The
building was not damaged and people in an
other room escaped injury.
Senator Casey introduced a resolution
passed by the board of county commission
ers of Pierce county asking congress TO make
an appropriation for irrigation. Accom-
panying the resolution is statement made
by the commissioners to the senator's show
ing the climatic conditions of that section of
the state. This with other irrigation papers
will be used by Senator Casey in an effort to
convince the senate tkat something should
be done FOR the Dakotas where the people
are now located and where irrigation will do
some good as welFas upon the far Western
mountains and plains.
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THE NEWS DIGEST.
Interesting News of the Week
Boiled Down and
Classified.
rHENArIoN,s CAPITAL.

The president approved the silver bill i'm
mediately upon it's receipt at the White
House.
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman declares
that the investigation committee wronged
him. The president and some of his friends
buy valuable property in the suburbs of
Washington.
Superintendent Porter has received from
Supervisor Gilbert the final figures in the po-
pulation of Chicago, which places the popula-
tion ofthat city at l, 1,1O1, ,263. In 1850 the
official count showed 503 1S5.
Gen. A. B. Nettleton OF Minnesota has
been selected as assistant secretary of the
treasury under the provisions of the legis-
lative, judicial and executive appropriation
bill increasing the number to three
Assistant Secretary Chandler. OF the in te-
rior department. has affirmed decision of
the land office in the case of Daniel Lee
against W. W. Anderson, involving section
20, township ?, range 6, of the Bozeman
land district. Alderson's entry was Cancelled
for noncompliance with the desert land law,
under which he claimed the tract
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Searching for HIS S01.s

LAKE CRY, Special, July 2O.-Otis Arnold
of Three Rivers, st. Joseph county, Mich,
is here in search of his son, George H. Ar
noff nofd> wnoDitt-is feared, was a psseng6r on
the Sea ~s ing when that vessel was wrecked
last Sunday night. Young Arnold was en-
gagged in selling cuffs and collars for H. H.
Stone of Minneapolis. He was in this city
a week ago, and there is no trace of him
since then that his father has been able to
find. He was accustomed to visiting home
three times a week He was twenty-four
years old, five feet eight and a half inches
in height with short, dark brown hair,
dark hazel eyes, thin mUstache of light
color, and wore a light gray suit, though
might have put on.
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Caused a Great commotion.

LONDON, July 20.-The sending of the
Grenadier guards to Natal as punishment
for insubordination has caused great COM
notion among these unlucky men and
their families. The barracks where the
Grenadiers are located are besieged by
hundreds of wives and sweethearts, bewai1.
ing the fate that either separates them from
husband and lover, or compels. them to fol-
low to a distant and inhospitable cline.
The scenes witnessed at the interviews be-
tween these companions III misfortune are
both pathetic and amusing. In some cases
the sorrow over necessary parting is mani
testify genuine; in other cases it is ap-
parently all on the side of the one who is
to be left behind.
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SARATOGA, N. Y, Special.-A bold day.
light robbery has been committed in this
village Sneak thieves entered the Bliss
cottage on North Broadway and got away
with $4,000 worth ofdiamonds and jewelry.
The cottage is occupied by Mr.. Morton,
vice president of the United States, and his
law partner, Mr.. Bliss, with their wives. It
is impossible to ascertain whether the
jewelry was the property of Mrs. Morton or
Mrs. Bliss, as the parties interested decline
to make any statement The police refuse
any information, except to admit that the
robbery was committed and that a reward
OF 81, 600 Is offered for the recovery of the
jewels,
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Five of rha,n KiIlad.

TUCSON, Ariz., July 20.-It now definitely
known that of the eight Apache prisoners
under the Kid, who murdered Sheriff Rey-
nolds and his deputy and escaped. all save
three have been killed. Kid and two Others
are at large. Detachments of troops from
all forts are out with hopes of intercepting
them. Lieut.. Michael with scouts has been
in pursuit since his fight on Friday, in
which one of the renegades was killed.
Three White mountain Apache renegades
have come in and surrendered to the
troops.
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CHARRED AND SPEECHES..
Horrible Death of South Carolina
Woman and Suicide of Her Husband.


COLUMBIA, s. c., July 20.-One of the
most horrible crimes on record is reported
from Colleton county. The crime was
committed on Mary's island, an unfre-
quented spot in the county mentioned.
Paddy Grant lived there with his wife
Phoebe, and another woman, supposed to
be too intimate with Grant, frequently
visited his wife. Wednesday last Grant in
formed the relations of his wife that she had
been severely hurt the week before by the
explosion of kerosene lamp and was in a
bad condition.
The relatives found her burned from her
knees in front only, terribly charred and
speechless. She died when an attempt was
made to remove her. No traces of oil could
be found on the floor or no traces of burn
ing below the knees of the woman. These
and contradictory statements caused the ar
rest of Grant, but he escaped from his
guards. Having been run to earth again,
he requested permission to return to his
room tor a short while. Almost imme-
diately the report of a gun was heard, and
it was found that he placed the muZzle of
his musket against his stomach and ex-
ploded it, blowing hole clear through
himself. 1t is thought kerosene was poured
over his wife's body by himself and the
other woman, and that she was then set on
Gre
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Withdrew From the Peace Society,

LONDON, July 2O.-Dr. Parker, the elo-
quent but eccentric pulpit orator OF the City
temple, announced to-day that he had
withdrawn from membership in the Peace
society on account of the refusal of the re-
cent congress of the society to open its ses-
sion with prayer. The congress closed yes
terday afteI five days meeting.
1t is expected that about 200 members OF
various parliaments will attend the interna-
tional Peace conference to be held at Metro
pole Tuesday and Wednesday. The largest
continental contingent will come from
France, about thirty Gallo deputies having
announced their intention of being present.
from Italy and Spain. The German con-
tingent will perhaps not be SO large. The
Belgian, Swiss, Danish, Swedish and Nor.
wegian representatives will be numerous.
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THE MARKETS.
The Latest Quotations from West
ern Markets.



ern Markets.
CHICAGO.
WHEAT-No. spring, 90 to 921ke.; No. 3
Spring, 7o to 65 c.; No. 2 red, % to 921Sc
CoRN-No. 2, 33asc.
OATs-Eo. 2, 26a4c.
RYE-No. 2, 53c.
BARLEY-No. 2, nominal
Flax SEED-No. 1, $1.46
EGas-12 to 121sc.
WHEAT-No. 1, hard, 90 to o1c; No. 1,
Northern 80 to 9oc.; No. 2, Northern, SO to
SIC.
CoRN-No. 8, 31c
OATs-No. q mixed, 27c.; No. p white, 2S1S
to 291ac.; No. 8 white, % to ace
BARLEx-No. 2, so to 55c.; No. 3, 20 to
45c. -,
RYE-No. 2, 37c.
GROUND FEED-No. /, $13.25 to 1850. IT,
BRAN-Bulk, $3.50 to 10. ~ ..
BALED HAY-No. 1, upland prairie, %; No.
1, IS; timothy, 80.
BUTTER-Creamery, first; Ia to 15c., dairy,
first, 10 to 12c
MINNEAPoLs.
WHEAT-No. /, hard, S9c: No. 1, North
ern, 9S1ac.; No. 2. Northern, 861ac
FLoUR-PetentE, sacks to local dealers,
$5.15 to 5.35; bakers here, $9.85 to 4; rad
dog sacks, 81. 20 to 1.30.
CoRN-Good yellow 321sc.
0ATs-Good white, 271sc,; fair mixed, acc.
BARLEY-30 to 35c.
FLAx-$139 to LAO.
FEED-$13 to 1880.
BUTTER-Fair to fancy creamery, Ste 14e.;
dair.es, to lac.
MILWAUKEE.
WaEAT-No. 2 Spring, ss1s 10 see; Ne. !,
Northern, 95c
CoRN-No. 3, 33c.
oATs-No. 2, white, 263hs.
RYE-43Ac.
BARLEY-No. 2, 471hc.
s-Fresh, lie.
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THos. E. CoLAHAN JR.
TOWN CLERKS.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC:- REV. GEORGE GAsKELL, Prizes
Mass every Sunday at 1890 a. IN. Sunday
school every Sunday at $3.50 p. m. Vesper
at p. M.
METHODIST Rev. s. Ellery, Pas
tor. Services every Sund at 1880, a. m
and 1880 p. m. Prayer meetil on Thursdays
at 1880 p. N.
CONGREGATIONAL: HIM HerriSk,
Pastor. Services every Sunday, at 1880 A..
m. and 1870 p. m. Prayer meeting OF the
Y.PS. C. E. every Sunday evening at $50.
Prayer meeting every Thursday 1T 1880 p. m.
NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHEh
An REV. P. A. DGETRICHsON, Pastor. Service
and meetings at times designated by pastor
CONFERENCE--REv 0. DAZZLE Pastor
Meetings at 7:3O o'clock every Wednesday
evening.
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kidnapped a Business :Ian.

COLORADO SPRINGS Colo, July 2O.-About
three weeks ago B. F. Spinney, business
man of this place and large ranch owner
in South Park, was kidnapped and taken
into the mountains by Texan named Har-
ris, who claimed that Spinney owed him
$1,000 for bunch of cattle he had pur-
chased from him, and since that time moth
ing has been heard of Spinney. Mr.. Har-
rington, brother-in-law Of Spinney, raised
the money and went into the mountains to
pay the ransom, but he, too, has disap-
peared The Texan said he would hold
Spinney ten days, and, the money not
forthcoming in that time, he would kill
him. It's feared that he has carried out
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He Prayed With Fervor.

Sister Lizzie was to be married in q
few months and she was putting in
the interval ofleisdre from preparing
for the ceremony in the way of dress
by experimenting on her family in the
cooking line.
Little John was going to bed, and
went through his usual prayer up to
the point of saying, "Give us this da v
our daily bread" when some depress-
ing memory struck him, and he add.
ed.
But don't let our Lizzie bake it. :
Washington Post.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

The London Standard says: The death of
Gen. Fremont deprivcs America OF roman
personality which it can i'll afford to lose in
these prosaic times. His name will live in his
tory"
j. B. Taylor of Philadelphia has been
elected grand master porter of the associa-
tion of railroad porters now in session at
Baltimore. The next convention will be held
in Philadelphia, July 10, 1891.
Hon. J. P. Buchanan, president of the
Tennessee Farmers alliance, was nominated
for governor in the state Democratic con-
vention by reclamation. Buchanan is a
farmer by profession but has been mem
her of the legislature for three terms.
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Upper Mississippi funniest.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Special Telegram, JUL
2O.-The fourteenth biennial feast of the
Upper Mississippi Turn Bezirk, represent
ing the cities of Davenport, Muscatine
Burlington. Clinton, Ottumwa, Des Moines,
Walcott West Davenport in Iowa, and
Rock Island in Illinois, commenced here
to-day and will continue through to-mor-
row. Contests by the singers and Turner's
attracted crowd of6, 900 to Schuetzen Park.
There was fine street parade, which will
night prizes will be announced at the park.
The biennial feast was originally located at
Burlington, but the opposition shown there
by the probibitionists induced the change
to Davenport.
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M-VISAGED WAR.
Battle Between Gautemalans
and San SalVadOrans, the
Latter Being the VictOrs.
Gautemalan Force Numbers
5000 Men and Suffers a
Heavy Loss.

CITY OF MEXICO. July 2O.-El Universal
publishes an account ola battle between
Guatemalans and San Salvadorians in San
Salvador, in which, the former were de-
teated with heavy loss. The Guatemalan
force numbered 1900.
Gen. Barrundia the Gautemalan refugee,
has left Oaxaca to take part in the war. He
will probably raise the standard of revolt
in Guatemala.
Private kilograms from San Salvadorssay
that the San SaIvadorians captured the Gau-
temalan artillery in the battle which took
place on Thursday.
1t is rumored that President Barrillas of
Guatemala talks of resigning.