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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14
WHERE Mr.. FlBLE2

A Chicago Newspaper Man Sent
Upon a mission Now Mysteriously
Missing.
SEATTLE Wash, Special Telegram, Aug
11.-During last winter it was published ex-
tensively that G. r. Hammond, the notori-
Gus central figure of the famous London
scandals, was in Seattle. That man is here,
the proprietor of tile Haymarket saloon.
His name is brought up prominently to-
day by the discovery that certain news
paper correspondent has mysteriously dis
appeared Shortly after the publication OF
the fact that Hammond was in Seattle, the
New York World and Chicago Tribune de-
termined to secure compromising letters
and other docum ents involving prominent
members of the English nobility and pub
lish them.
The managing editors of the two papers
conferred and the result was the sending to
Seattle, with large letter of credit OF q
member ofthe Tribune staff-Micajah Fble
-one of the brightest young newspaper
men in Chicago.
He arrived in Seattle in May, and soon
succeeded in ingratiating himself with
Hammond, and finally went to live at
Hammond's house. He was an entertain
ing fellow, and soon worked himself into
Hammond's confidence.
SECURED THE PAPERS.
Fortunately for the success of Fible's
scheme, at the time Hammond was short
OF ready money. Taking advantage OF this
TACT Fible from time to time advised him
to part with letters, and each one he paid 800
for. In couple of weeks he had accumu-
lated quite a batch of them.
They were of most comprom ising ma
ture, and consisted in large part of letters
from different baronets and lords making
appointments of a scandalaus nature at
Hammonds house. They are ust what
the World and Tribune wanted.
Tible began preparing . twenty-column
story. Having secured all data required,
Fible left Hammonds house, but just be-
fore leaving town he called on Hammond,
and invited him to go as tar as Tacoma,
and the two went off together. What hap
pened in Tacoma no one knows, but it is
surmised Hammond got back the mysteri-
Gus documents and Fible being bested, dis
appeared.
The last heard of him the Tribune tele-
graphed the hotel asking when he left there.
Hammond admits knowing Fible and
having boarded him. but makes q sweep
ing denial in regard to everything con-
nected with the suspicious letters.
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demsnding the cession o. Kotonou and
Wnydah. II the demand is rejected, COM
mission to be composed chiefly OF Senegalese
Arabs, will start Tor Abomey in October.
The Augusta (Ga.) exchange has adopted
resolutions condemninR any effort TO disturb
the business relations between the North anu
the South, and appealing to Northern men
to defeat the federal election bill.
Grand preparations are being made in
Russia Tor the reception of the emperor o.
Germany. The Kaiser will be invited to
join the czar in hunt in one OF the imperial
forests.
The British squadron under Vice Admiral
Watson has arrived at Newport, R. l. The
vessels will remain until Aug. 6, and Admiral
Watson and officers will receive many atten-
tions from society people.
The British ship Lord Raglan" is posted
on the New York maritime exchange as
missing The Lord Raglan left San Fran
cisco Feb. 26 last or Cork, Ireland. Since
that time she has not beenhear d OF.
The Paris Steele has received cipher dis
patch from st. Petersburg saying that a
dynamite mipe was discovered under the
railroad station at Rasik. This place is n
the route to be taken by Emperor William
on his coming Russian trip.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14
MINNEAPOLIS.
Not the Spelling.

A solid young fellow who had been
writing a letter with a pencil, got up
from his seat in the Erie depot for a
stroll around, leaving his unfinished
letter on the seat. A man came in,
took the seat to wait for his train
and in an absent way picked up the
missive. He held it in his hands
when the young man returned and
said:
"That's my letter, mister"
"Well you can have it, was the
reply.
ibid you read it2"
"N-o. That is, I glanced over q
few lines of it and noticed that hard
ly word was spelled correctly"
ut is a letter to my girl"
eyes"
"Girl Pm going to marry"
eyes,"
"And I don't care a cooked hat
about the spelling. What ! want to
impress on that girl is luv, l-u-v,
and lots of it, for there's sixty acres
of land and a sawmill behind her. -
New York Sun.
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A PRACTICAL TEST.
sA
William Kpmmler Legally
Dies by the Aid of the
Electric Current.
Two Applications of the Cur
rent Required to Produce
Dissolution.

AUBURN. N. Y, special.-Ats Q o'clock the
witnesses chosen by Warden Durston to
witness the death of William Kemmler by
electricity assembled at the prison, and
were conducted to the room in which the
execution was to take place. Chairs and
benches stood about the room in semi
circle. In the uncertain light of the room
they formed horseshoe in whose opening
stood the heavy chair with its dangling
straps and buckles. In his final arrange
ment the warden had placed all
the electrical apparatus in an ante
room, the wires being run over a
easement to the death chamber. Meantime
Kemmler in his cell was being prepared for
the ending of his life. The condemned
man, after having his hair cut on the top of
his head, listened to the reading of the
death warrant by the warden.
Come, Bill" commanded the warden
when all had been done in the cell, and the
little party of four-warden, prisoner and
clergymen-passedt through the ante-room,
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VERMILLION'S BLAZE,
Eighteen Buildings Consumed Owing t
the Absence of Fire-Fightiug FacIlitie,

Eighteen Buildings Consumed Owing to
the Absence of fFire-Fighting Facilities.
VERMILLIoN, S. D., Special Telegram,
A fire early this morning broke out in
the rear OF the New York Bargain house, On
the south side of Main street. 1t was fl !
seen by Patrick Sullivan, q policeman
very little wind was blowing. The origir
of the fire cannot be learned. The stort
was purchased Saturday by B Buckingham &
Spencily. They say no lamp or fire of any
kind had been in the room that evening,
and nothing but barrel OF lard oil and six
gallons of kerosene in barrel. Fire bugs
are suspected. The building was owned by
A. A. Quarnberg. The fire sped rapidly to
Johnson's harness shop, Oranges & Larson's
general. store on the east; Bridgeman's shoe
store, Halverson & Johnson's harness shop
across the alley against the wind, and
through the block to Market street, where
the flames were stopped by tearing down
Thompson & Lewis lumber office and
shed.
Twelve buildings were in this row and all
were burned. The fire crossed Main street
to the north side, catching the cloth avn
ings and OLD shingles along nearly the
very nearly the same time. These
went quickly, and but little was saved from
them. The postoffice building. solid brick
structure on the north side, was saved with
some damages. Back of the buildings on
the north side were barns and out-build-
ings, which made opposition very hard.
Every stable had mows full of hay, but the
saving of the postotfice rendered these con-
trollable and stopped the spread north.
The burnt district covers two blocks. Loss
on stocks, $40. 900; buildings $50 600 to $50
600. insurance, $4,000. Many firms have
arranged to rebuild mostly Of brick. One
firm lost by the flood and one fire previous
to this. J. w. Grange was perhaps the best
stock valued at $l2, There is no organ
lied fire company here and no water. or the
fire might have been stop ed almost at the
start. Negotiations are pending tor wateR
works.
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OTHERWISE.

Five hun dred deaths from cholera were re-
ported in Mecca in one day.
The brenk in the 500 canal ably back the
argument of the Northwestern congressman
that the 500 should have another channel.
At a mass meeting of Arabs in Zanzibar
the decree abolishing the slave traffic was aP-
proved, though many Arabs dissented.
San Francisco conrt decides that Sarah
Althea Hill was never Sharons wife, and
has no claim upon the Sharon estate.
The st. Paul chamber of commerce calls
upon congress for the immediate completion
of the canal and lock at the 500 and Hay
lake.
The election for governor and other state
officers of Alabama resulted in the election
of the entire Democratic ticket. But lew Re-
publicans and Independents were elected to
the legislature.
Sunday was the hottest day of the season
in Cincinnati, the thermometer ranging from
100 to 103 in the shade. There were no Sc
rious cases of prostration.
Republicans in the Tenth and Democrats in
the Eleventh Ohio districts have been unable
to nominate congressional candidates. This
means new delegates and new conventions.
A syndicate supposed to be composed of
liquor dealers recently organized to fight the
whisky trust, has bought a distillery ut
Uniontown, KY.
On Aug. Is rival Irish demonstrations
will he held in Chicago, under the auspices of
the Clan-na-gael and the othsr conducted by
the friends of DR.. Cronin. The anti-trian-
glers have adopted an address which scores
the friends of Croniu's murderers.
At Uniontown, Pa, twenty-three Dunbar
widows have entered suits against the Dun
bar Furnace company for damages for the
death their husbands in the Hill Farm
mine. The amount of damages is not known,
but will be uni orm.
Uuder the recent decision of the supreme
court of the United States, the big brewers
of Chicago, St. Louis and Milwaukee have
combined to fight the license law as applied
to them and which compels them to pay a
tax in the city where the beer is made and
wherever it is sold.
Martin Ohyus went crazy on account Of
his vile death nSar Mount Horeb, Wis, and
took to the woods. He spent several days
amid the branches, reappearing how SSgd .
then in a per ectly nude state and creating
wide alarm in the neigh borhood At last he
was captured with flesh terribly torn and
will be sent to an asylum. The neighbors
breathe easier.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14
THos. E. CoLAHAN JR.
TOWN CLERKS
CHURCH DIRECTORY,

CATHOLIC RBv. GBoRGE GAsKELL, Prizes
Mass every Sunday at 1890 a. IN. Sunday
school every Sunday at $3.50 p. m. 7esper
at pm.
METHODIST Rev. s. Ellery, Pas
tor. Services every Sund at ;O:3O, a. m
and 1880 p. m. Prayer meetil on Thursdays
st 1880 D. nj.
CONGREGATIONAL HIM HerriTk,
Pastor. Services every Sunday, at 1890 a.
m. and 1880 p. m Prayer meeting OF the
Y.P.S. C. E. every Sunday evening at $50.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at 1880 p m
NORWEGIAN EVANG ELICAL LUTHEh
AN--REv. P. A. DIETRICHsoN, Pastor. Service
and meetings at times designated by pastor
CONFERENCE.-THE O. DAHLR Pastor
Meetings at 1880 o'clock every Wednesday
evening.
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NEWS SIFTINGS.
Criminal. Personal, Foreign
and Other Interesting
News Items.
WASHINGTON,

Maj Swan. who was the Indian agent at
Cheyenne agency South Dakota arrived in
" ashington rom ShasshOne agency, Wyo.
Mr.. Swan is now in the secret service.
Members of congress who are at home re-
pairing badly dilapidated fences object to
being called back to Washington, but must
submit.
The department of state has been informed
by the American Legation at st. Petersbur g
that the rumor of the Wholesale expulsion of
Jews rom Russia is unfounded.
The St Paul committee in Washing ton dis
covers the utter alsity OF the allegation of
fraud in connection with the census OF that
city.
Postmaster Vancott OF New York has been
advised by the postal au thorities at Wash
ineton that Tolstoi's "Kreutezer Sonata"
has been excluded from the mails. but he re-
fuses to make public the departments let
ter on the bject.
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VOLCANO INDIANA.

An Explosion in a River Bed, Tearing
Up Acres of Land.
: SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Aug. IA terrific
explosion occurred near Ogdens graveyard
three miles south of Waldron. to-day. Ter
acres of Land were torn to pieces. One acre
was demolished to the dept of ten teet.
The river bed is rent with great fissure:
and the water is pouring down into the
earth, ieavins the bed dry. Geysers in vari
Gus places are throwing mJd, water and gas
to a height of fl teen feet, and the whole
surface of the river is atiame
Great noises are heard rom the earth,
and the road which runs alongside lhe river
>has sunk ten .eet. Excitement prevails
throughout the country, coRrrttryand and 1.-THE the citizens
who live peaE1fe scene are much alarmed
1t is thought that it is 8 volcanic eruption.
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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
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.
," High Arm Wheeler & 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
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. 8" is not &1 old machine improved
upon, but 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.
fore, Of having the very latest and best.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14
A Case of Hydrophobia.

SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, Special Telegram,
Aug. 11.-Private James Daley, of Com
pany K, Fourth United States cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Spokane, is affi cted with a
peculiar form OF insanity, and has been
sent to Washington, D. c., for examination
under guard OF special detail. Daley ell
deavors to bite every one who comes near
him, troths at the mouth and growls like a
dog He has been afflicted since last Feb
ruary, and while confined in the hospital
has at times held his room against the
whole regiment. The post surgeon and
local physicians pronounce it a well defined
case OF hydrophobia.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14
Two Schnnnara Lost

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 1.-Two schoon-
ers went down in Lake Erie within a few
miles of Cleveland during gale. The Fan
ME L. Jones of this city, laden with lime
Cummings, was drowned, but the remain
der oil the crew were rescued. The Jones
was valued at $4,000. The schooner Two
Fannies, with iron ore from Escanaba to
Cleveland, went down about twelve miles
off this harbor. The crew were rescued.
The Two Fannies was owned at Kenosha
Wis, and valued at $1l, 200.
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Horse Tail Protector.

A recent patent enables horses
tail to bekept atall times as trim and
neat as a fine lady's coiffure. This
patent is entitled the horses tail pro-
tector, and consists OF a short bar
with two heads or buttons on the
ends, to which is attached a rubber
cord having at each end elastic sock
cts corresponding with the buttons.
The idea is to allow of the horses
tail being twisted round into knot,
which is firmly held by the protector.
This not only keeps the tail clean,
but saves an immense amount of
combing ana brushing, which is de-
structive to the hair.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
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Closed Up Shop,

MASON Cry, Iowa, Special Telegram,
Aug. ia hasty conference ofthe original
package dealers of this city to-day resulted
in general agreement, that all would close
up business and not attempt to contest the
legality of the present state statutes pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicating drinks.
In every town and city in this section to-
day ended the existence of the original
package saloons, 1t is estimated that fully
fifteen hundred saloons in Iowa were in
operation Friday, and nine-tenths of these
have now closed.
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Ratirsd From Rnsin.ss

WATELoo, Iowa, Special Telegram, Aug.
1.-By order of the sheriff all the original
package shops in this city closed their doors
to-day. They announce that they have re-
tired from business and will not reopen.
The establishments at Cedar Falls closed
to-day. At Vinton two OF them closed up
Saturday by advice of their attorneys, and
the others were to close to-day. Some of
the original package agents at Waverly
claim that they have taken counsel OF lead
ing attorneys of the state who hold that the
present Iowa prohibitory law is not in eff
tect under the recent Congressional enact
ment until it is re-enacted, and they pro-
pose to make test case
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CAUGHTIN A FLOOD.
Great Damage to Property Resultin
From q Cloud Burst.


From q Cloud Burst.
RAPID CITY, s. D., Special Telegram, Aug.
IA cloud burst about four miles south
east of Rapid City caused great deal OF
destruction. The water rushed down sew
eral draws or canyons, in mass six to ten
feet deep, carrying everything be ore it.
Rapid river overfiowed its banks and the
cellars in the lower part of town and on
Main street were flooded. Hay, wheat and
corn were all leveled to the ground OF
swept away. Fences and some small cabins
were also swept away. Ledges hail were
standing from two to five feet high and one
to three feet wide.
The loss in cattle, crops and bridges
washed away in immediate vicinity of Rap,
id City is estimated at $4,000. The loss II
the city will not exceed $4,000, and iall:
principally on the mills on the river. Tht
track of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley road was washed out south OF town
Railroad bridges north of the city were
also weakened by the flood. Among othel
wreckage going down the river the body o
a man was discerned, but could not be take1
out. Sanford Clark, teamster, was strucl
by lightning and instantly killed. Severa
others were injured, but not fatally.
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Doings In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Specialize house to-day
inished consideration of the general deti-
cheney bill, and passed 1t early in the AFTER
noon. The remainder of the afternoon was
spent discussing resolution from the COM
mittee on rules to bring the senate amend
ore the house for immediate consideration,
but no quorum voting the matter went over
until Tomorrow. The senate adopted the
con erence report on the lortification bill,
and then discussed or long while the dis
a4reelng conference report on the sundry
civil bill, finally agreeing to 1t, and order
ing iurtIler conference on the irrigation
items. Late in the afternoon the tariff bill
was taaen, up, but no progress was made
with the measure.
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Entries Tied Up.
TELEGRAM,
KAsHrNarr

WARRINGTON, Special Telegram,
About the only new point that came out
during the hour or more of debate on irri-
cation, which came up in the senate to-day,
was statement made by Senator Mitchell
showing the Importance to the Western
states of repeating the law of 1883 with ref
erence to segregations of alleged ard lands.
Senator Mitchell showed there are in South
Dakota 5000 entries by bona fide settlers,
involving 100000 acres OF land which can
not be per ected under the recent decision
of the attorney general. The same number
in North Dakota, 10000 entries in Mon
tana, involving zoo coo acres; 1900 entrie
in Washington, involving 100000 ana
s.944 entries at four land Offices of Oregon,
involving ess, ZIG acres,
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PERSONAL,

Spencer Pritchard, a well nown actor and
play wright, died at his hom in New ork OF
general debility.
George W. Gable, the novelist, who has
been lecturng at the Monona lake assembly,
Wisconsin, was hastily called to his h ONE in
Northampton, Mass, by a telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14
ATOWN DOOMED.

Dayton, WASH, Being Wiped Out of Ex-
istence by Fire.
SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, Special Tele-
gram, Aug. u.-Telegraphic messages were
received here late tonight that the town OF
Dayton Wash, is On fire and six large
brick blocks have been destroyed. The
town is apparently doomed.
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ASHLAND, Wis, Special Telegram, Aug.
11.-Ex-Lieut. Gov. Fifeld, who, with
Leonard Perrin, is one of the bondsmen on
the criminal bond of Phelps Perrin, now
being tried charged with the Hurley bank
robbery, to-day surrendered the defendant
to the sheriff. The trial progresses rapidly,
but no testimony materially different from
that heretofore Introduced has been elected.
The state has not finished its case.
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PATRIARcHS MILITANT.
Fifty Thousand People witness the DEM
onstration In Chicago.

VhbtHSAoA Ah Sn2C&kOs
CHICAGO, Special.-There was q SURFING
crowd of $1,000 people on the lake front to-
night at the Patriarchs Militant demonstra-
ton. The great amphitheater, tempora-
ry coliseum, was packed its entire /, 500 feet
of length with eager, expectant and good
natured people. The overflow scattered it,
self in the arena intended for the drill and
maneuvers OF the evening, and almost
succeeded in breaking up the programme.
The people applauded everything and
fairly shook the big Auditorium with their
wild cheers when Generalissimo Under
wood marched along in front of them.
loaded down with plumes and gold braid.
The ceremony OF this evening consisted
in comforting the degree of chivalry and the
attendant decoration on sixteen candidates
who had properly qua ified and proved
themselves worthy of this distinction, l..
cidental to this ritualistic ceremony
. MAGNIFICENT pyrotechnic display, ar
the Chicago Zouaves, the cract
company of Illinois, gave o.
drill.
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EnREInM nRIsr

The cholera is dominishing in Valencia,
Spain, but there are still from ten to q :
Teen new cases daily, about half OF which
prove fatal
Fifteen American consuls are holding q
conference at the American consulate in
Paris on the mode o. applying the Mckinley
bill in Europe
A fest case has been begun against the will
of A. 7. Stewart BY Sarah Branagh of Ire
land. claiming to be granddaughter oi an
uncle of Mr. Stewart.
France has sent an ultimatim to Dahomey
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THE MARKETS,
Latest Quotations from the West
ern Markets.

Latest Quotations from the West
ern Markets.
CHICAGO.
WHEAT-No. spring. 91ss to 911sc. No.
3, S5 to &c.; No. red 925c.
CoRN-No. 2. 47Ac.
OATs-No. 2. 349s to 347sc.: No white,
new. 35 to 3Sc.: do, old, 36Ha to 37c.
RYE-No. 2, 52hc
BARLEY-No. 2, 65c.
EGGs-12hc.
WHEAT No. 1. hard, 93c; No. Northern,
IT to 6Sc
CoRN-No. 8. 44c.
No. white; &c.
GROUND FEED-No. $3.50.
CORN MEAL-Unbolted, $3.50.
BRAN-BULK, SO to $10.50.
BALED HAY-No. upland prairie $5 to Sc.
No. 81 to SIS. No. 2'$2 to So.
PoTAToEs-75c.
MINNEAPoLIs.
WHEAT-No. 1 hard, 81 to CSC: No. 1
Northern 90 to 93c.; No. 2 Northern, S5 to
90c.
CoRN-45 to 4515c.
OATs-30 to 32c.
BARLEY-33 to 3Sc.
RYE-45 to 46c
FLAx-$1.25.
HAY-Good wild, 81 to 5.
MILWAUKEE.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, SO to 90c.
CoRN-No. 3, 47c.
OATs-No. 2 white, sc to 3613c.
RYE-No. 1. 5312c.
BARLEY-No. 2, SEC.
BUTTER-Dairy, II to 13o.
EGGs-13c
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Ar. & A M '.-Golden Sheaf Lodge
No 1888, meets lst 4 3rd Saturday of each
month. F. A. HANCOCK, W. NJ.
w. W. GRIsWoLD, Sec.