Morris tribune., 1892-12-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Several store buildings q Marshal
burned Saturday.

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Several store buildings 81 Marshall
burned Saturday.
The Thermometer rsgistsrsd - below
at Fergus Falls Friday.
Mrs Ann McNearney, 65 years Of age,
was fatally burned IN st. Paul early
Sunday morning.
Charles Hennige, tried In st. Paul for
completely in tho murder Of August
Hoppe, BY Mrs. Smith, was acquitted.
o. N. Benjamin. general merchant al
Henning, has assigned and liabilities and
assets are not known, but are under
el0, 900.
The state officials and CLERKS at the
capitol presented Governor Merriam
with 9 magnificent punch bowl as q
Christmas gift.
Anna NJ. Smith, colored, convicted Of
killing August Hoppe at ST. Paul July
A has been sentenced to twenty-five
years at Saltwater. I
4 The Minnesota State Agricultural So
ciety VIII hold its annual meeting st the
capital Jan. 10. 1898, at II o'clock .. m.
and elect its officers.
A bill 10 to be introduced in the Min
nesota legislature to tax inhaitances
and devote the proceeds to the Improve
ment OF public highways.
Edward Machie, an old resident Of
Carlton and Pine counties, shot and in
stantly killed himself at the American
House, Barnum, the other day.
The first race Of the series in Minne-
apolis to determine the skating cham
pionship of the world, was won by Ha-
gan, of Norway, who defeated McCor-
mick.
DR.. Thomas j. Pearce, st. Paul spe-
cialist, is under arrest charged with
causing the death of Mrs. Helen Clay
ton by a criminal operation performed
on Dec. 10.
The Albert Lea cracker factory de-
clined to go into the trust, and as re-
suit war has broken out, and four and
i've cents per pound are the prevailing
prices in that city.
A disastrous fire occurred at st. Mar
tin, Stearns county, last week, the store
building of Elbrook, one of the largest
mercantile blishments in the county,
being destroyed. Loss $4,000.
Philip Blagden, the young English
man who was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary for forging small
check in Albert Lea last winter, has
been pardoned by Governor Merriam.
John Rieser, living near Pleasant VAL
ley, Olmsted county, committed suicide
by hanging himself in his granary. The
cause Of the deed is unknown, but is
supposed to have been brought on by
dependency.
The coroner's jury in the recent rail-
road accident at Nelson brought in q
verdict charging Engineer Mullaney
and Conductor Mickey with gross neg
lect and they are held responsible for
the deaths caused thereby.
Mrs. Martha Kuester, Of Mankato,
who pleaded guilty to murder in the
third degree, was sentenced to nine
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poisoned her month old babe last Au-
gust and drowned her 2-year-old child.
Bishop Cotter. of Winona, has made
an official statement to the press with
regard to the alleged miraculous
window in the church at Canton which
has been creating so much excitement.
The bishop says, in substance, that the
manifestation appears to be explainable
on purely natural grounds, and that
other interpretations are unoalled for.
Secretary Noble has directed d. s.
Hall, the chairman of the Chippewa
commission, to bring to Washington six
chiefs and head men Of the Mile Lacs
band Of Chippewas for the purpose Of
conferring with the president as to the
necessity for their removal to the White
Earth reservation, in accordance with
the terms Of recent treaty. The In
dians strongly protest against going to
White Earth and hope to convince the
president that it is for their best in
terests to remain where they are.