Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-08-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Biwabik mines have resumed
operations.
Mankato banks recently suspended
will probably reopen next week.
Two more of the st. Paul bank rob,
bers were arrested in New York last
week.
Mankato is borrowing money for
current expenses on account of bank
failures.
Colonel E. A. McNair, pioneer and
prominent citizen of Duluth, died sud-
denly Friday.
A factory for the manufacture of
linen, yarns and cordage is to be estab-
lished at Janesboro.
George Slade, deputy sheriff of Mobiles
county, was fined $40 and costs for kill
ing prairie chicken last week.
About 800 licenses have been granted
the railroad and steamboat ticket agents
Of the state under the anti-scalper law.
The ST. Paul city authorities have
decided to stop glove contests. They
had become too much like full 1edged
prize fights,
The Twin City Street Railway COM
pany is at work vestibuling ell its cars
to comply with the law passed by the
last Legislature.
st. Paul and Minneapolis printers, by
large majorities, voted not to accept
the reduction proposed by the news
paper publishers.
Prince Yoharito, heir apparent to the
japanese thrown spent Friday in st.
Paul. He is making tour of the world
to complete his education.
Dick Moore and George Kessler
fought at Minneapolis for prize of
81, 900 Friday night. The fight was
awarded to Moore on a foul.
A brood mare valued at $3.50 was shot
and killed at lumber camp on Leech
lake by near sighted hunter who mis-
took the animal for a moose.
There will be a sale of all public lands
Of the State of Minnesota located in
Freeborn county, held under the man.
agement Of the state auditor on Oct. IA.
The American Express companys
Office at Graceville was robbed for. the
third time Friday night. Only dollar
in money was secured, besides some
packages.
Mrs. Caroline Hall Of Chisago county
is charged with poisoning her mother
in-law, Mrs. johanna Hall, who died IN
der suspicious circumstances about
month ago.
The work Oh the construction Of the
addition to the state normal school in
Winona is progressing very finely, and
it is anticipated that by Jan. the new
part will be ready for occupancy.
Congressman McCreary has secured
a promise from Indian Commissioner
Browning that the Sisseton Indians re-
siding near Granite Falls should be
paid their annuity there instead of at
the agency.
The North St Paul plow works,
Luger Furniture company and North
st. Paul Table company all start up
this week. The Mccormick Harvester
works will also start up, giving en-
ployment to upwards of 1000 men.
A reunion OF the Van SAINT family
took place at the residence of Repre-
sentative S. r. Van SAINT at Winona
last week. It is a remarkable fact that
not one Of large family is dead, and
the parents are close to 80 years of age.
A rumor was current last week that
owing to many banks in which the
state had funds deposited having sus-
pended, the state treasury was crippled
for resources and salaries were not
being paid. Inquiry at the capitol
proved that the state has ample funds
in solvent banks.
There is an interesting county seat
war on between Adrian and Worthing-
ton. The county commissioners de-
cided in July to bond the county for
$40, 0O0 to build a Jail and sheriffs resi-
dence; also to levy a tax of $8 600 for a
courthouse at Worthington. Adrian
people have been fighting on the county
seat and have secured an injunction.
Secretary Hart of the state board Of
Corrections and Charities, completed
a statement of the cost of maintaining
the institutions of the state, together
with an exposition of the population
and the like. 1t shows that there are
5000 inhabitants of the institutions,
whereas the estimate that had been
made by him several months ago was
that there would be 8, 1S1. The cost of
maintenance has been $3.50, 143, and the
estimated cost was $763, $40.
Judge Williams of the United States
court at st. Paul, has rendered an i'm
~portant decision. The case. is that of
the Northern Pacific against the Great
Northern, and involves 300, 900 acres of
land in the western part of the state,
where the two lines intersect. The de-
cision gives the land in dispute, and
orders all moneys received from sale of
the lands turned over to the Northern
Pacific. The suit has been pending sew
oral years. Oscar B. Hills is appointed
special master to carry out the terms of