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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-05
North Dakota.

J. P. Kidder has been commissioned
postmaster of Melville.
Judge Rose at Bismarck, renders de.
cision thatleaves all three of the North DaY
| kota electors to the iusionists.
Charles Budde, arrested at Devils Lake
on the charge of extortion of money from
Gussie Galehouse. waived examination
and was bound over in $500 bonds.
Michael Ryan convicted at Grand Forks
of shooting at officer Sullivan with intent
to kill, was sentenced to ten years at the
penitentiary.
G. Q. Scott, of Fargo got a verdict for
$1,000 in his action against the Northern
Pacific to recover rebates in freight bills
while he owned the Headquarters Hotel
here In partnership with Joseph Lamont,
some years ago.
Capt. Herman has executed a deed on
145 acres Of timber land, valued at $7,O01,
on the shore of Devils lake, to the Chau-
tauqua association in consideration OF
So, 600. Plating into lots will begin at once
by the association.
Frank Aikman, Frank Ash, Swede Frank
and John Sheehap were arrested at DEVILS
Lake on warrants issued by Judge Duell
on complaint of Gen. Kilgore for stealing
from the Great Northern freight depot four
packages, containing twenty-five gallons
of whisky.
The Oriental Hotel at Nation was burned
recently. The building burned rapidly,
and, owing to lack OF water was totally
destroyed, all adjacent property was saved
however. The landlords wife sustained
serious injuries from jumping from a
window.
DEVILS Lake school bonds to the amount
of $40, 600, running 20 years at per cent,
were sold at public auction at DEVILS
Lake. to Farson, Leech & Co., of New
York, at Is 1-16 premium. Farson, Leech
q Co. failed to put up the premium on
there school bond bid, and Fulton, Gowrin
take the same at Is per cent premium.
Judge Mcconnell, at Fargo, recently sem
fenced the following prisoners: Pete
Fraser, robbery, five months; Ernest R.
Tellin, assault, six months; George Harris,
grand larceny, three years. The Jury in
the case of John Tiff VS., Domatilla Brunell
disagreed after II hours deliberation. The
case only involves $50.
Sam Green. as principal, ami John Hark-
away and John Adams, as seconds, and
John Taylor, as referee, were arrested al
Devils Lake on complaint of officer Stirk
for engaging in a prize fight at Knapps'
temperance saloon last night. Hugh
Doherty, one of the principals, escaped.
All we're held in $100 till morning.
The stockholders of the Independent
Publishing Company, publishers of the
state Farmers Alliance organ, at their
annual meeting held at Grand Forksls
elected all present officers, as follows.
Walter Muir, president; i, NJ. Upton, vice
president; Thomas Ayres, secretary; H. A.
Foss, treasurer. Mr.. Barry was elected a
member of the board of directors. Editor
Ayers and Foss were reelected.
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Sinful Doings.

Eleven men are killed in a fight in a
Western mining town.
Two grand officials of the Iron Hall are
arrested in Baltimore.
A man in Boston murders his daughter.
fatally wounds his wife, seriously iniures
his mother and finally kills himself
Managers Of lines in the Central Traffic
association attempt to solve some knotty
problems.
An unknown man called at the home of
Theodore Blakssley, at Cleveland, and IA
tally wounded Mr.. Blakesley and James
Fox, a boarder.
Adam Gripson and Louis Fox, negroes,
robbed store at Luling, La, Christ mas
Eve, killing Samuel Bsstel, clerk, They
were lynched.
James Dunlap, one of the men who
robbed the Northampton (Mass.) bank of
81, 800, 600, is released from state prison,
having served fourteen years.
Frederick Frisch, who misappropriated
$a6. 600 while he was New Orleans manager
of the cotton firm of Gassner q Co., of Liy-
erpool, was convicted of 1nlbezzleppent.
Guilty of putting arsenic in an oyster
stew with intent to kill his wife, was ths
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-05

Monticello, has discovered q fine uality of
iron ore on his farm.
Burglars entered the jewelry store of Jens
Gattheen, at Eau Claire, but were frighten.
ed away before securing any valuab!es.
Appleton has enjoyed quite building
boom the past year. Oyer 400 new houses
were erected at an estimate cost of $4O0. 900.
tits claimed that there are two cases of
leprosy in Dane County. The State Board
OF Health is investigating the cases.
The shoe store of Pietsch & Kimberly,
OF Appleton, was entered by burglars and
about $50 worth Of goods stolen.
The store of Joseph Bendt, Kenosha,
was entered by burglars, and $40 in cash
and few minor articles stolen.
w. w. Wilson. an old man residing near
| Chippewa Falls, swallowed hal f bottle OF
liniment by mistake. Prompt medical at
tendance saved his life.
A young man named Frank Messick,
living st La Crosse, has been arrested on a
| charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Word has been received at Racine of
the death of John C. Higgins in California.
Deceased was formerly resident of Ra.
cine.
Matt Steinbach, of the town of Polk,
Washington County, has sheep 8 months
old thst will hunt with the hounds for rab.
bits from morning until night
The trial ofMcGec and Dunbar at shulls-
| burg for the alleged murder of Andrew
McGivney has been postponed until the
June term of court in 1893.
The residents of Iron River are now sup
piled with water from a new pumping sta
ton. The system was put in at cost Of
$4,000.
Alexander McGraw. of Chippewa Falls,
aged about 20 years, has been arrested at
Eau Claire on a charge of highway rob-
| berry. It is alleged that he held up an old
man and relieved him Of 81. !.
A committe representing the churches
and temperance organizations of Beloit
have arraigned for series of temperance
meetings to be conducted by P. A. Bur.
| dick, of New York.
Martin & Warmers supply and repair
shop at Whitewater was partly destroyed
| by fire. The loss will reach about 81, 500;
covered by insurance. The origin of the
| fire is unknown.
Frank Mclean, the alleged counterfeiter,
was taken from West Superior to Madison,
for hearing in the United States court. He
was heavily ironed. His bail was fixed at
| s.. 900.
Two ght trains collided on the North
Western road near West Salem, La Crosse
| County, demolishing both engines and
damaging number of cars. No one was
| injured.
At Whitehall Ziba Hamden sued If. J.
Fertey to recover an election bet of $1O0,
| which was made on the governorship at
the late election. Afte rbeing out all night
| the jury returned a verdict for the defend.
ant
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-05
General News.

A violent Anarchist circular, printed in
Paris, Is being circulated in New York.
The negro editors of Georgia have organ
lied state press association.
Father McGlynn celebrated his first mass
after reinstatement on Christmas morning.
Edward Parker Deacon sues for divorce
in New York.
John D. Rockefeller gives the Chicago
university over 81, 600, 900 more.
Wavland, Trask, & Co., members of the
New York stock exchange, fail. The lla-
bilities are unknown.
Mrs. Potter Palmer's picture 10 placed
upon a brewery advertisement which
makes the lady exceedingly angry.
Judgment for $685. .0s9 has been rendered
at New York against the Oregon Pacific, in
favor OF the Jacob Halsted heirs.
The discovery is made at Toledo that the
city gas mains have been tapped by private
parties and thousand of dollars worth of
gas stolen.
While crossing the Rio Grande River,
Sabine De0llas and Louis Ricco were fred
on from ambush, and the former was kill
ed. The shooting was from the Mexican
side.
Mrs. James Buford, wife of prominent
politician at Springfield, O., dropped dead
from shock of discovering in a room the
dead body ofa relative, who had died sud-
denly during the night.
Mrs. Robert Kuehnert, wife of the miss
ing lawyer of Cincinnati, whoi is accused
Gf irregular transaction in borrowing
money and giving mortgages, has made
an assignment to L. r. Luebert' Her as.
sets are stated, to be $4,000 and liabilities
$1,000.
The Maryland Steel Company's enor-
nous shear legs at the marine works at
Sparrow's Point, near Baltimore are nearly
ready to receive Krupp's 124.ton gun to be
exhibited at the Worlds Fair The hydrau-
lie mechanism by which the shears will
be worked is completed.
The Evans dispensary bill has passed the
South Carolina house by vote of57 to 80.
TheIbill provides that there shall be 10
dispensaries in Charleston county, three
The governor will sign the bill. The laws
will take effect July 1898.
The announcement is made that an ar
rangement has been effected whereby the
eatire management of the commercial af-
fairs Oft the Philadelphia q Reading Coal
and Iron Company. including Its finances,
will, after Jan. /, be conducted by the
Finance Company of Pennyslvania, oi
which George III. Earle was recently elected
president. This arrangement will have
the effect of separating the large CONNER.
eial business conducted by the coal and
iron company from its railroad business
proper
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Labor,

Union printers at Lincoln, Neb., struck
for an increase in pay.
Toledo electric inemen are on q strike,
They cut the wires and left the cityin dark
ness.
The United States court, at Macon, Ga,
decides that employees cannot be discharg-
ed because belonging to labor unions.
All the railroad organizations except the
switchmen are to amalgamate, the object
being to prevent strikes during the worlds
fair.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-05
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
All Important Occurrences OF the
Past Week, Boiled Down and
Arranged for Rapid
Reading.
The Capital.

The Capital.
Martena Harrison, granddaughter of the
president; is i'll of scar etina
Attorney General Miller has ordered the
discharge of BILL" Dalton, the Indian Ter;
ritory desperado, who has been made a
deputy United States marshall.
The United States congress may take a
hand in investigating the Panama canal
scandal. Damaging developments are ex-
pected.
Atty. Gen. Miller received letter from
United States Marshal Walker, at Topeka,
Kan, stating that "Wm. Dalton does not
now nor has he ever held commission as
deputy United States marshal for this dis
trict under me. Bob and Emmett Dalton
were deputies under Col. Jones when
came into office and l retained them for a
few months, but removed them in the fall
of1SS9."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-05
Political Echoes.

Jerry Simpson is an avowed candidate
for the United States Senate.
Judge Newton, fusionist has been de-
MED a recount by the supreme court for
the Michigan supreme bench.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-05
Castoria.

"CAseoria is an excellent medicine foR ehn-
&sn. Mothers have repeatedly told ma ee In
good eject upoR their children"
On. @. q. OsaosD,
Ynwol1 MAJ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
sTeERAee BUSINESS RESUMED.
Arrangements at Rotterdam to Prevent
SICK People Emigrating.

Sick People Emigrating.
WASHINGTON, March I3.-The treasury
department is officially advised by the de-
partment of state that steerage traffic be-
tween European ports and the United
States, which was discontinued on Jan. 1
last, had been resumed. United States
Consul GardDer, at Rotterdam, in a report
to the state department gives detailed &C
count of the precautions taken there to
prevent the emigration of persons affected
with contagious diseases. He states that
all steerRge passengers are examined by
the consular doctors, their baggage disin-
fected by consular employees, and a GER
tifcation of both passenger and baggage
made by the consul.
The "aoteI d'Emicraut.
In addition to the safeguards against
transmission of disease afforded by the
local system of examination made lmmedi-
ately before embarkation, a new hotel de-
signed exclusively for the accomm odation
of steerage and second class passengers en-
route for the United States has been built.
This hotel is known as the "Nasu1" and is
owned by the Observation-Disclosures COM
pany and is solely under their manage
ment. 1t contains all the modern convent
ences of a first class hostelry with an ex-
perienced steward, assisted by walters and
guards.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
ABBREVIATED TGEGRAMS.

After being deaf mute for sixty-f1ve
years DIR. Livingston. of Rondout, N. Y,
has suddenly acquired the power of speech
and hearing.
The last words of Margaret Fox-Eane-
one of the Fox sisters. the noted spiritual
lists of many years ago-was request for
zone more drink"
Seth b. Stitt and John F. Bottemley,
individually, and :. d. Stitt S Co., woolen
merchants, of Philadelphia, have assigned.
The firm is rated at more than 81 ,OOO,O ,OOO
and the failure causes great surprise.
Five fishing schooners from Gloucester,
Mass, are given mp for lost with sixty
lives. They are supposed to have foun-
dered in the recent storm.
Farmers in the Dakota corn belt have be
gun planting, the weather being perfect for
that sort of work.
George Winn negro ofG lasgow, will be
sold under the vagrant act of Missouri on
the block at the court house door ip
Fayette, Mo, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand for a term of six months.
The Comet mine at Ironwood, Mich.
has established the eight-hour day.
About $50 of the 306 delegates who voted
for General Grants nomination for presi-
dent at the Republican National conven-
tion of $780, at Chicago, at which General
Garfield was successful, intend to celebrate
birthday with a dinner at Philadelphia on
April -.
Engineer George Hazen, of the Milwau-
kee road, was killed in wreck at Otranto
Station, Ia.
\ Negro women at Lexington, KY, is
shedding" short pieces of pins through
her flesh all over her face and hands. She
does not remember ever swallowing pins
and says she is "hoodooed."
Anna Potter, wife of Eli Potter, Kan
sas City, Kan. insurance man is announced
as a candidate for mayor of that place.
An inmate of the Hasting, Mimi, poor
farm named Dohling has sDeen in a
comatose condition for six weeks.
Trustee Kohlsaat, the Chicago member
of the board which has charge of Governor
McKinley's financial trouble, has received
enough voluntary contributions from 4 600
persons (the amounts ranging from 81 to
So COO to wipe out the governors indebted
ness.
Mrs Ellsworth Miller, of Cold Springs,
n. Y, has recently presented her hus-
band with triplets-the third set. At seven
confinements she has had sixteen children,
seven of whom are living. She is only 81
years old.
Large numbers Of farmers are moving
from Illinois and eastern iowa TO north
| western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and South
Dakota
Admiral Gh,rar,li says there will be
forty warships of modern build in the
Columbian naval parade in New York har-
| bor April 26.
Five pretty Buffalo girls are missing and
| the natives are trying to discover which ii
| Was Wno eloped with Hugh Meeghan, an
4 irresistible yang man of that place
Professor Dewar, an English scientist.
| has succeeded in producing a solid chunk
| OF sir-soliiiied by almost inconceivable
| cold
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Drowned in a Flooded Ravine.

MIDLAND, Mich, March 13.-Fred Lai-
sure, with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hattie
Sullivan, both of this place, were drowned
a short distance from here yesterday, He
was driving along the road to Sanford
and tried to cross a ravine which, on ac-
count of the overfiowed river, was full of
water. The buggy, however, sank and its
two occupants were drowned after des-
perate struggle to reach the bank,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Much Dampness in the East.

PHILADELPHIA, March i3.-Reports re-
ceived to night from the various sections
of the eastern part of the state threatened
by floods show abatement from the danger
of freshet in some places and in others
the condition of the swollen rivers remains
dangerous and at Conowingo the waters
burst their banks and flooded the town.
Port Deposit, Nd, was also flooded. The
fats everywhere are submerged. There
are floods in all directions, but so far not
a great deal of damage has been done.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13

United States omoisis Indicted.

LOUISVILLE, March 13. - Collector of
Internal Revenue Scott, of the Fifth dis
trict: Chief Deputy Collector William E.
Riley, and Special Internal Revenue Store
keeper w. P. Shaw have been indicted by
the United States grand jury. The in
dictments against Scott, are for violation
of the civil service laws and for swearing
falsely to the pay rolls. Riley and Shaw
are indicted for violation of the civil SER
vice laws for receiving money from gaugers
and storekeepers for campaign purposes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Another Lot of Logs Washed Away.

FLINT, Mich, March 13.-Saturday aft
ernoon the ice in the north branch of the
river gave way and with the immense vol
ume of water that had accumulated dur
ing the past few days carried away 100000
feet of pine logs from the mill of f. 2.
Smith & CO., of this city. The railway
and city bridges in the course of the rush
ing logs had close call.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Conference of Health Boards.

COLUMBUS, o., March I3.-Dr. c. o.
Probst, secretary of the international con-
ference of health boards, has left for Cincin-
natl. where he will meet DIR. j. NJ. Nc
Cormick, of Bowling Green, Ky, president
of the conference. They will fix up the
time and place for conference of the
health boards and quarantine officials of
the United States, Canada and Mexico to
provide against an invasion of cholera
The conference will probably be held in
Washington early in April.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Washed Ont a Railway Track.

PORTLAND, Mich, March l3.-The flood,
which at an early hour Saturday morning
threatened great damage. subsided some
what during the day, but at night ice
from Grand Ledge reached this point and
both Grand and Looking Grass rivers rose
several feet. Saturday night the ice formed
a gorge and the river flooded the Detroit,
Lansing and Northern track, washing the
earth out and wrecking the track.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13

Brazil, Ini., Msrch i3. saturday
james Duncan was instantly killed by
jumping from moving freight train. He
boarded the train at this place to go
to knightsville, two miles distant. The
train through freight and did not
stop at knightsviile, but passed the station
at the rate of thirty miles an hour. Dun
can jumped from the train and was thrown
under the wheels and ground to pieces.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
VERY WET AT GRAND RAPIDS.

The Grand River Gets UncomfortabIy
Familiar With the City.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March l3-Grand
river is fifteen feet aboYe high-water mark
and lacks but ten inches of reaching the
point made in 1889, when the big log jam
took ont every railroad bridge across it. II
rose all day yesterday at the rate of six
inches an hour and at 10 O'Clock last night
the waters became stationary. At 5 o'clock
yesterday morning the first ice of the
gorge at Muir put in an appearance and
all day long the huge cakes buffeted the
bridge piers and disputed with logs the
supremacy of the fve-mile current. The
abutments of two highway bridges have
been weakened by the ice and logs
Two Million Feet of Logs Get Away.
At o'clock yesterday morning the
booms confning the logs at the Michigan
Barrel company gave way and 1900, 900
feet of logs started for Lake Michigan.
The fats and the island are inundated and
it was with great difficulty that stock in
barns was rescued. The huge warehouse
of the Valley City Storage company was
carried a mile and finally anchored against
a tree. Wallin's tannery and the plaster
mills are four feet under water. The
Michigan Barrel company and the Quimbly
Lumber company have lost several
thousand feet of lumber and the latter con-
cern expects its huge dry kiln to be swept
away.
Loss About 500. 900 Already.
The easements of the Goshen CARPET
Sweeper company, Berkey & Gay and the
Grand Rapids chair company are flooded
and the machinery will suffer The press
and composing-rooms of The Evening
Press are covered by two feet of water The
loss already aggregates 100000 and Will
be greater, as reports from up the river
mention ice gorges and rising waters.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13

CINCINNATI. March IS.-Luke School
craft, the famous minstrel, died here last
night. Heart disease was the cause.
Schoolcratt was Il member of the Russell
Comedy company and played at the Wal
nut 81 rect tLrt..ir,. SaLnrA;,V night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
The Corean Exhibit En- Route.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The Corean
legation is informed by cable from Seoul
that the newly appointed royal commits
sioner to the Worlds Columbian exposi
ton in Chicago has started for this coun-
try and the exhibit has been shipped to
San Francisco. The royal commissioner.
Jeung Kiung Won, is of high rank in the
Corean government and is accompanied by
many attaches.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Some More civil Service Reform.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Seeretary Her
bert says that he does not favor making
changes among the mechanics OF the navy
yard because of politics and will follow the
practice of his predecessor in this respect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13

from HamuJon county STUCK here for an in
definite length of time. The Burlington
railroad bridge over the Platte is SO
strained by pressure of ice that it is unsafe
to run over it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Loss About 500, 900 Already.
Lyons Feels ToIerably Safe.

LYONS, Mich, March 13.-Heavy jams Of
ice We're passing here all yesterday after
noon, and at O'Clock one end of the dam
gave out. A large force of men. by quick
work, saved the whole dam from going,
but small breaks are constantly occurring.
1t is now hoped that the greatest danger is
over, as the ice is now rotten and less apt
to gorge. The river has gradually assumed
its regular course and at 10 O'Clock last
night it began to look as if though the
worst was past. Rain was falling and the
rivers roar could be heard mile, but un-
less great quantity of ice lodges no ser
ious difficulty is expected.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13

BoU LincOIn D1neS With ViOtoria,
LONDON. March 13.-Mr Robert 7. Lin
coin, the American minister, and Mrs,
Lincoln dined by special invitation with
her majesty. Queen Victoria. SATURDAY..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
THE GREAT BOSTON FIRE.
Only Five Persons Dead-One Man Whs
Lost His Life For Duty

Only Five Persons Dead-One Man Who
Lost His Life For Duty.
BOSTON, March 13.-The body of Harry j.
Turner was yesterday taken from the ruins
of Friday nights fire, and the total num-
Der of dead was made five by the certain
ty that Lewis Cotton, a bookkeeper for the
Ludlow Manufacturing company, was lost
in the fire. The body Of Turner was found
under the building occupied by the JAG
quith Rubber company, for which he
worked as a bookkeeper. Turner knew of
the fire in time to escape, but stayed in the
office to put the firms books into the safe
and then he was too timfd to jump from
the window.
Looking for Odiorne's Body.
The search for the body Of Charles L.
Odiorne was continued all yesterday, but
was unsuccessful The whole burned sec
tion is still roped off, and the streets will
be impossible for many days The one
standing wall of the Ames building, which
was tottering toward and threatening a
large commercial building across the
street. untouched by fire, is being pulled
down as fast as possible. The money loss is
still put at q, SOC, COO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13
Farmers Left in a Predfc.ment.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb, March 13-Two
wagon bridges over thePlatte river naer this
city were partially demolished by gorged
ice yesterday. leaving dozens OF farmers