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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-30

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 27.-Last spring
s. d. Cone, local agent of the Great
Northern railway. who is always ex-
perimenting with new products on his
farm, concluded to try French mustard.
He had some difficulty in getting the
seed, the retail price at the drug stores
being 40 cents pound. He secured
ten bushels of seed at cost of $10.S0
per bushel. The quantity was sown on
forty acres, Yesterday he threshed the
crop and saved seventy-six bushels. The
plants matured rapidly during the last
ten days, and he did not get it cut
soon enough to prevent good deal
shelling out. He estimates that at least
half the seed was lost on this account
He figures the yield to be worth over
500. Next season he intends putting
in hundred acres. Mr.. Gone believes
in variety on a farm, and says that ex-
periments win bring good many prof
table products to the front, since wheat
has become so low in price.
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Thursday. August 2a.

Robert Hilliard, prominent farmer
residing near Argyle, Marshall county,
suicided. No cause for the act is
known.
A row occurred between whites and
Indians near Park Rapids, in which an
Indian was fatally injured. No serious
trouble is likely to result.
The largest vote ever cast in Park
Rapids was voted on the proposition to
dissolve the Independent school dis
trict of Park Rapids. The vote was 80
for dissolution and 204 against The
ladies cast 70 votes.
Mark Downs an old soldier, died very
suddenly at Barnum. He was living
alone, but a neighbor was calling on
him and was with him when he died.
Heart disease is supposed to be the
cause.
The forger arrested at Duluth has
been identified by Mrs. H. G. Smith of
Minneapolis, in Jail at Saltwater for
passing a forged check, as her accom-
plice in the 1orgeries. She will testify
against him and probably escape i'm
prise nment that way.
The Minneapolis Brewing Company
intends to open and has rented rooms
for establishing a wholesale liquor
house in Cokato. The town having
been without saloon for six years,
public sentiment is very much against
the business and legal measures will
be taken to prevent it If possible. B.
N. Peterson is to act as agent for the
brewing company.
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Criminal DOinEs.

A gang of robbers following Sells
Bros, circus is said to have operated
in Pontiac, Ill
A bold thief got 5000 in gold watches
from Schaibe store at Huntington,
Ind.
E. W. Nicholson, superintendent of
the treasury stables, committed suicide
while in a fit of dependency.
Animated by jealousy, William Vo-
gel of New York fatally shot his mis-
tress and then killed himself.
Clarissa Burke, Is years of age, COM
mitted suicide at Champaign, ILL.,, by
taking laiIdanum.
While intoxicated August Lessig of
Grand Island, Neb., shot his wife, his
daughter and himself. He and the girl
will recover, but Mrs. Lessig will die.
Through criminal negligence of Of
ficials at Memphis Tenn, the county
and state are defrauded out of $1,000
600 in taxes and licenses.
Charles Hershfield of Clarksdale, ILL.,,
was sentenced to the Chester prison
for life for the murder of his wife April
H. last.
John Wells shot and killed William
Dayton in quarrel at Boone, Ia,
Wells was wounded in the head. Both
are negroes.
William Lecklader, 35 years old, was
arrested at Yorktown, Ind, charged
with numbering Joseph Larkin, at How
ard, Kan.
stratton, the convict arrested in Chi
cago, for breaking out of prison in Col
'orado, is, the Pittsburg Pa.) police say,
Elmer Beck, wanted there for murder.
o. G. Rtdenour. was convicted at
Marion, Iowa, of buying wolf pelts in
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-30
A PULLMAN PASS.
Labor Commissioners Wright Says
He Always Uses One.

He Always Uses One.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-United States
Labor Commissioner Carroll ID. Wright,
chairman of the special labor commits
sion appointed by President Cleveland
to investigate the Pullman strike was
interviewed to-day as to report that
he was in he habit of using Pullman
pass. He scarcely gave the reporter
time TO finish is question.
"Yes, have an annual pass on all
Pullman cars" said he, with emphasis,
''and use it whenever went to-
did you not use it in coming to Chi
cago%
II did so, and the government would
have been the only gamer If had"
Are you in the habit Of travelling on
itY
II use 1t whenever please. The pass
was given nle by Mr.. Pullman. who is
personal friend of mine, and have
had it for several years-ever since
the first Pullman investigation I made
for suppose that's what you are
driving at. Eeyer knew Mr.. Pullman
until then, but met him at that time
and he has always been warm friend
of mine since then. He gave me the
pass and invited me to ride on his cars
whenever wanted to, Just as man
would invite arCther to take a ride in
his carriage
Commissioner Wright's pass is an an
nual and entities him to ride free in
any Pullman car at any time in any
part OF the United States.
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MINNESOTA IN BRIEF
INTERESTING EVENTS or THE
WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
Important Occurrences I'm the North
Star State Day by Dny--A GENERAL
Resume OF the Weeks DoinSs Ar.
ranged for Rapid Reading.
Monday, August 20.


James Fury, an early settler Of
Greenvale. died aged 20 years.
The eight inch well drilling at Ely
sian found water at depth of 2S7
feet. A five hour test shows it will
furnish 2,700 barrels every "a hours.
A threshing engina belonging to a
man named Renllard at Georgetown,
blew up while In operati IN. Three men
were badly scalded, one of whom is
not expected to live.
A threshing engine belonging to
George Schrupp of Wood Lake was
completely stripped by persons un-
known. Parties are in search Of the
property.
A proposition to bond the village OF
Elysian will now be submitted so as
to lay mains for fire and family use.
Recent rains have improved corn pros
poets so it is now estimated. at 65 per
cent. OF a full crop.
Andrew Ringdahl, single, aged %,
was drowned in the bay at Duluth by
the sinking Of boat in which he was
sailing with five companions The body
has not been recovered. He was mem
Der of Company G, state militia.
The body of an unknown man was
found in log jam four miles up the
river from Little Falls badly decom-
posed. He is supposed to be the man
who escaped from the Brainerd hospi-
tai few days ago.
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JOHN NEWELL is DEAD.
The Well known Railroad Man Dies
EudlanIY.


Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 27.--John New
ell, president and general manager OF
the Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern
Railway company, ditd at Youngstown,
Ohio, yesterday afternoon Of apoplexy.
MIR. Newell was at Pittsburg Saturday
and he was on his way from that city
to Cambridgeboro, Pa, for few days
rest when he was taken ILL., When his
special car reached Youngstown he was
too i'll to proceed further. A physician
was called and he was removed to a
hotel. He was then seized with apo
plexy, his left side being paralyzed.
Physicians We're summoned from this
city and Pittsburg, but they could do
nothing for him. His daughter, Mrs.
James A. Garfield of Mentor, was
called by telegraph, and she reached
her fathers bedside at noon, with her
brother, John Il. Newell OF Cleveland.
He was still conscious at that time, but
could not speak. Death came painless
ly two and half hours later.
Mr.. Newell was sixty-four years of
hge. He entered the railway service
In 1916 as q rodman and was afterward
assistant engineer of the Central Ver-
mont railway. In 1851 he worked on
the extension of the Champlain IL St
Lawrence railway, and in 1852 and
1853 he surveyed the routes of railroads
from Louisville to Cincinnati and from
Saratoga to Sackett's Harbor, N Y.
In 1856 he was engineer Of the old
Cairo city railway, and from 1856 to
1865 engineer Of maintenance of way
of the Illinois Central railway. From
1865 to 1868 he was president of the
Cleveland & Toledo railway, now a
part of the Lake Shore, and during the
next succeeding year engineer and
superintendent of the New York Cen
trail He was engineer Of construction
of the Winona & st. Peter in Mime
sofa. From 1869 to 1871 he was vice
president of the Illinois Central, and
for three years after that president of
the same road. In 1876 he became gen.
eral manager of the Lake Shore, and
since 1888 he has been both president
and general manager of the same road.
AT the time of his death he was also
president of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
and Toledo & Ohio Northern railroads.
Mr.. Newell was an indefatigable work
er, and it is doubtful If there was an
other railroad man in the country who
had so great capacity for work as he.
He was a strict disciplinarian, and it
was his aim to make the Lake Shore
in its service and equipment, the best
railroad III the country.
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Wednesday. Aug. g.

Frank Metz and Joseph Murphy, un-
der arrest at Glencoe for burglary at
Stewart, broke Jail and escaped.
Mrs. Catherine Schultz Of Red Wing
accidentally fell few days ago, sus-
tanning injuries from which she died.
Mrs Anna NJ Muckenhauser, who
resided at Saltwater since 1859, died
in her eighty-third year. She came here
from New Ulm.
A barn, stable, hay and three stacks
Of wheat belonging to G. Knoff of
Elysian were destroyed by fire. In
surance, $3.50.
The O'Neill Grain Company of Wi
mona is erecting a large new elevator
at Pine Island. The project is gladly
welcomed by the farmers, who have
large yield of first quality grain.
Sparks set fire to grain stacks on the
farm of Matt Klein, near Royalton,
while Zulager Bros. were threshing,
burning the separator and four stacks.
Loss, ST. 900; no insurance.
An extra west-bound freight train on
the Hinckley branch of the Great
Northern, in charge of Conductor
O'Neil. was wrecked one-half mile west
Of Hinckley. The accident was caused
by oyerheated journals, which burned
off and dropped car on the track.
Two cars were badly wreck I'd.
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How shrimps Are Caught.

The shrimp sold in the city are caught
during the night before by ''casters." !"
who go, two in boat, to some favored
locality and there "cast" all night long
for the delicious little .crustacean that
is served atneraly every breakfast ta-
BILE in the city in the morning. Casting"
is the throwing widespread on the wa
ter of a circular net, the edge of
which is weighted with leaden balls
and provided with drawing strings
which, passing through the center Of
the net, are attached to the edges. The
net when east in the water, of course,
sinks more rapidly at the edges than in
the middle, and confines within its
meshes the shrimps over which it may
have fallen The rope to which is at
tached the drawing string being pulled
the net closes at the bottom and is lift
ed into the boat with its contents.
When Aurora begins his work of tint
ing the eastern sky, those hardy casters
are on their way to the city. Here
they hand over their booty to men who
carry them about the streets, measuring
the shrimps out to them from their
boats by the pilates" or pan, the seller
agreeing to sell the shrimps and hand
over the proceeds, less liberal COM
Observation-Disclosures Is. c. News and
Courier
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DROWNED HIMSELF.
A Kansas Merchant Takes His Life
mt Duluth.

Kansas Merchant Takes His Life
mt Duluth.
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 27.-Another SEN
sation was furnished to-day by the dis
covery of the dead body of man
floating in the water on the lake shore
of Minnesota Point. Both the hands
and feet were tied, and at first it was
supposed the man had been murdered.
Later it was established that it was a
case of suicide. The body was nenti-
fled as that of Joseph j. McNamee of
Topeka, Kan, who had been in Duluth
for several weeks, having come North
for the benefit of his health. Soon after
his arrival here he began to drink heay-
lily. He ran out of funds and wrote
for money to his brother, who was his
partner in the commission business at
Topeka. He received no reply. A tel
egram also was not answered, and Nc
Nance became despondent and talked
of suicide. He read Ingersolrs article
on suicide and was impressed by it,
frequently referring to it. The last time
he was seen alive was on Aug. 16 al
the Merchants hotel, where he stopped.
He evidently went direct from there
to the south pier of the canal, tied his
feet with his four-in-hand tie, then tied
Ills hands together with handkerchief
and jumped into the lake. He was
thirty-two years old and unmarried.
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JEKYLL AND HYDE.
Remarkable Disclosures lin a GRIM
inaI Case I'm ChfCaro

Remarkable Disclosures lin n Grim
inaI Case i'm Chicago.
Chicago, Aug 27.-'The man giving
his name as German who participated
in the Deerfeld holdup and subsequent
stirring events last week, and who was
identified as Billy Williams, well
known character on the Pacific coast,
was again identified to-day by respon-
slble parties as III. +. Griswold, a we'll
to-do local Inspector of the Manchester
Assurance, company. Griswold's faith
er is said to be a travelling inspector Of
the Home Fire Insurance Company Of
New York, and resides in that city.
The people making the Identification
are officials of the Manchester Assur-
ance company, and they maintain they
are not mistaken. Tt appears to be a
case of DR.. Jekyill and Mr. Hyde. Girls
void had no need to steal or to shoot
his fellow men, but he did it apparently
because he loved the mystery and ex-
element of such life Crime has ap-
parantly become pastime with him,
and he is supposed to have found an
apt pupil in Lake, a poor unemployed
laborer. During the day time Girls
void filed the important position of
lire risk inspector, which he used as q
cloak for his marauding excursions
during the night.
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A COLOMBIAN CLAIM.
OF Very Large Proportions Against
Uncle Sam

Washington, Aug. 25.-A secret has
leaked out from diplomatic circles to
the effect that our government has be.
come sadly entagled with one OF the
Central American republics as a result
OF the reciprocity treaties and will have
bill to pay, besides which the Bering
sea claims will appear trivial In
amount. The country in question is
the United States of Columbia, one OF
the Central American republics which
steadily refused all efforts OF the state
department to induce it to become
party to one Of these reciprocity trea.
ties Moreover when her sister repub.
lies and Spain Gas to Cuba and Porto
Rico) began to ship their products duty
free to the United States under the
terms OF their new reaties, Columbia
claimed the same exemption for her
staples, hides, coffee, sugars and molas.
ses. The state department rejected this
claim as 1t was obliged to do, else the
whole fabric Of treaties would have fal-
len, the United States being able to
offer no inducement otherwise. Colum-
bia persisted In her claim and pointed
10 the treaty of 1916 which declares
that the Columbians snail not be as
sessed any duties upon their products
imported into the United States higher
than on like articles imported from any
other foreign country. That meant,
they contended, IL the staples above
mentioned entered the United States
free from Brazil and Cuba they should
enter free from Columbia also regard
less of reciprocity treaties. They have
never abatcd this contcntion; many let.
tiers have been exchanged en- the sub.
ject and at last the United States has
been obliged to admit the strength and
correctness of the Columbian position.
This being done, it follows that the
government must refund to importers
they amounts they have paid In duties
on Columbian products which should
have been free, or admitted at lower
rates.
Just what the total will amount to
no one can tell at present, but steps are
being AIKEN to ascertain the amount
from statistics. The United States very
recently induced Spain to order re-
fund of $5,000,000 collected enormously
upon our exports to Cuba, but strong
er case still is found in an instance
where Great Britain was obliged to re-
fund to us under the terms OF treaty
closely corresponding with that be-
tween the United States and Columbia.
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Saturday, August rs.

Sol Powers, unknown, was killed at
Waseca while boarding st. Louis
train. His home is in Kansas City.
The three-year-old child Of Charles
F1atau sat down In pail Of hot water
ut Fergus Falls and was scalded so
that 1t died In a few hours.
While Henry Stevens was descend
ing hill near Owatonna the neckyoke
broke and threw Stevens and COM
panion to the ground, breaking Stevens
neck.
The crews of convicts employed set
ting UP the machinery in the new boot
and shoe factory at the prison at Still
water are getting along well, and the
contractor, Mr.. Connolly, expects to
be able to begin the manufacture Of
boots and shoes to-day. 1t will take a
week or ten days longer, however, be-
fore the factory can be started in full
blast. Only a cheap grade Of foot
wear will be manufactured here.
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Sunday, Aug. 20.

Robert P. Fitz, a nveryman Of Far
mont, was drowned while washing
horses in the lake, being kicked by a
vicious animal while in deep water.
He has a family in Kearney, Neb.
The Fairmont board of trade has de-
cided to give A. G. Brown a bonus Of
S400 to establish tow mill. This is
in accordance with a proposition made
by him, so the deal is considered closed
and work will be commenced at once.
For August to date there has been
shipped out of Duluth harbor 10000
600 feet of lumber, or considerably over
100000 feet a day. The total ship
ments for the season to date have been
between 83,OO0,000 and S4,O00,O0O, and
the rate of shipment for the present
month is exceeding anything ever
known on the lake.
A tabulated statement Of the taxable
property in Ramsey county has been
made out by auditor Kain, and for
warded to the state auditor, as correct
ed by the state board of equalization.
The total value of all the personal
property in st. Paul, as equalized by
the county board, is $15,229, 1896; of
the towns and villages, $315,72S. Total
value of real property, as equalized by
the county board, for st. Paul, $780,.
O.31O.
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Artificial SILK.

The process of producing artificial
silk" invented by DR.. Lehner. was
shown to party Of scientists, ETC., at
Bradford. last week. Waste cotton,
wool, jute or other suitable material
is reduced to an emulsion by means
of a mixture Of nitric and sulphuric
acids, when it is formed into threads
by forcing it through glass tubes of
small bore and is passed over series
of rollers and wound IN the ordinary
way on bobbins. Before the artificial
silk is used in manufactures, or is sold.
it is denitrated to destroy the explosive
properties. and is also rendered unin-
fiaInable, which viii render it suitable
for many purposes, especially as it is
said to resemble real silk very closely.
According TO some writers, the silk
worm mas had notice to leave
English Mechanic
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-30

VIM. Scott of Forest River had u
acres of wheat which yielded ~
bushels to the acre.
Lee Palmer county surveyor for
Jackson county, Mimi, was killed by a
fall from the guy rope of balloon.
James Myland's barn and twenty
five tons of hay were burned ct Han
cock. The loss on barn and hay is
$1,000, insured for about $400.
Nicholas Ladner, an old and well
known citizen of Richmond, died after
q long Illness He leaves wife and
five children all grown.
At a meeting of the citizens of Bea.
yer Greek, Martin and Springwater
town ships, called to discuss the Rus
sian thistle and its destruction, the SUI
pervisorS were authorized to instruct
the cyerseers to make thorough can
vass Of their respective districts and
cause the thistle to be destroyed where
ever found
John Ives, who forged check for
$50 on his employer, Charles Tiffany,
and received cash from business man
at Redwood Falls who was not aware
Of the forgery, has been captured at
New Ulm by Sheriff Blethen and CON-
mitted to Nicolett county Jail to await
trial at the next termn of court. Ives
at one time was prominent member
of the st. Paul fire department.
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DEATH IN A NINE.
Two Men Killed and Eleven In
iured by an ExnInnfnn

Two Men Killed and Eleven In
jured by an Explosion.
Ashland. Pa, Aug. 25.-Two men
were killed and eleven injured by an
explosion Of gas in the Gilberton col
liery near this place this afternoon.
Killed: Frank Mccormick, fire boss,
leaves a wife and five children; Lewis
Ball, driver. Injured: William Birm-
ingham, fatally and since reported
dead; Cornelius Leahy, fatally; has a
wife and nine children; James Tooney.
miner badly buried; George Davis,
miner. badly burned; Will Davis, min
er, badly burned; VIII Davis, miner,
burned; Harry Birmingham, miner, is
badly hurt; William Penn, miner badly
burned; William Schultz, miner, badly
burned; Hardy Buchanan, miner, badly
burned: Enoch Fingle, badly hurneds
John KeSter, seriously burned,
The explosion, which occurred shortly
after noon, was primarily caused by a
fall of coal, which became dislodged,
by the mining operations This re-,
leased ar, immense volume of gas and
at the same time forced it along the
gangwayS, to distance OF more than
1000 yards, sitting and choking the
miners rs 1t swept along. Finally it
reached gang of miners who were
working with naked lamps and in
stantly ignited. An explosion which
shook the earth was heard by the peo.
pie in their he mes above, followed. !
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PAYING Militia.

Indianapolis, Ind, Specialize pay
ment Of the state militia who were on
duty during the recent coal miners and
railway strikes began here to-day.
There We're no available funds with
which to meet the obligation OF the
state and Gov Matthews gave his
required amount, $41, 900, and the local
banks advanced the money. Gov. Mat
thews stated to-day that he had no
doubt that the legislature would make
the necessary appropriation at its next
session. The governor said many OF
the soldiers were in need OF the money
and should be paid at once.
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Hill, was arrested at Alexandria
charged with committing rape upon g.
year-old Kittie Hurlburt. He waived
exam iI alton and gave bonds for his
appearance at the October term Of
court.
Joseph Spear, Winnebago Indian,
was run over and killed by the cars at
Marshland on the Northwestern road.
Louis Eich, miller, of st. Cloud,
caught his hand in the rollers and be-
fore the machine could be stopped he
was terribly lacerated
Marshal Allen, while attempting to
run in a party of tramps in the Omaha
freight yards in Blue Earth City was
threatened by two OF the "vags," arm
ed with knife and clubs. The officer
fired his revolver to scare them. The
bullet went through car door and
wounded a tramp.