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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-16
SUICIDE OF a GIRL.
A 81. Paul Girl Ends her Life by
Drowning.

1T. Paul, Aug. IA. JuIianna Ian.
dOwsd, flie seyeEteen-year-Old daughter
OF John Iand0wski Great Northern
railroad labOrer, living at 473 Hatch
street, committed suicide this morning
by throwing herself into Lake Como.
The only reason assigned for the girls
act IL that the mother had sc0lded and
whipped her for disobedience.
On Sunday Julia went with her
parents 10 ut. Adclbert's church. and at
tended confessional Upon returning
home the girl expressed her intention
Of visiting Como Park. Her mother
did not approve of the plan, and al
sised her not To go so soon after con-
Tossing This made little difference TO
the girl and she dressed and left the
house. The afternoon and evening
passed and she did not return. Finally
about 10 o'clock she arrived, and her
mother. hoping TO correct her for stay
Ing out so late, whipped her.
The girl ran away from the house
and did not return that night In the
morning Mrs Landowsk went I'm
search OF her She was found about 10
o'clock yesterday morning at the home
of Michael tIPouchet, on Lawson street,
where she had rassed the night with
one OF the elder girls Of the family.
Again the mother cliastlsed her and In.
sisted that she go home at once. The
girl, who was but partly dressed, did
not do as she was bid, but as soon an
she was out Of her mothers sight, ran
to the Northern Pacific track and
thence to Como avenue. Upon reaching
the lake the girl walked along the shore
until she arrived at point about Ona
block north of Merriam street. Here
she entered the water. Less than half
an hour later the body was found
floating upon the surface by some chill
dren playing In the neIghborhood.
There was nothing on the girls person
to establish her identity. Her attire
consisted simply Of white undersk!rt.
chemlsc. flannel waist and shoes and
stockings. On her left hand she wore
plain gold ring with the word
Globe" engraved on the inside. There
were no marks ON her person to indi-
cate that violence had been done.
The mother. returning home and not
finding her daughter, naturally grew
worried, and when she was told bv a
policeman that girl answering Julia's
description lad been found in tho lake.
she lost no time in verifying her aus
plciuns The parents are grief-stricken.
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near Davenport, Iowa. hung himself to
an apple tree as a result of despOn-
dency over the death of his wife.
Paul Schumacher, aged 40, Il carpen-
ter out of work and Respondent, took
morphine at Columbus, Ohio, and his
body was found in fence corner just
out OF the city limits.
Spring Valley Qlll miners threaten
to prevent operation of the mines at
La Sale and Peru, Sheriff Taylor,
with 100 armed deputies, will endeavor
to preserve order.
Holgate, Iowa, is excited over the
shooting of Frank Babbett by Eman-
uel Ball, to whose wife, it is said, Bah
bett was paying too marked attention.
Babbett was able to leave Holgate.
yernen Riley was instantly killed at
Toledo, Ohio. while forcing an entrance
into the residence of Clifford Eddy.
Robert Hodges, Eddy's brother-in-law,
did the shooting.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Smith had af amily
fight at Frankfort, Ind, which ter
minated in the woman seizing a rifle
and firing Il 3S-caliber bullet into her
husbands body.
Ludwig GasSner died at La Porte,
Ind, from wounds inflicted probably
by robbers He was found in his
dooryard unconscious and never recov-
cred.
Eight of the men who resorted to
unlawful tactics in the labor troubles
at Paterson, N. j., were given SEN
tences ranging from three months to
six years.
Oran Mccormick of Indianapolis,
Ind, crawled under hossse to avoid
arrest, where Patrolman Kelfer could
only reach him by taking off every
stitch OF clothing and going in after
him, which he did suec assfully.
Albert G. Ward, one of the most
accomplished crooks and forgers in the
country, whose home is in Indianapolis
Ind, was arrested and Jailed in Cincin-
natl for forgery. He is an old man,
over 66 years of age.
While waiting for train at the
union depot in st. Louis John E. Land
more was enticed behind some cars,
gagged, robbed and stripped to the
skin He did not succeed in freeing
himself from his bonds until the car
had reached Tyson, about twenty miles
out.
John Cullen, aged 81, one Of the ear
lest settlers of Kokomo, Ind, died from
voluntary starvation. A few weeks
ago his tongue was amputated for the
removal of a canverous growth. Four
teen days ago he resolved he would
end his life by starvation and kept
his word.
William B. Melville, the young col
lection clerk of the Bank of California,
who was recently arrested for embeZ-
Element after his fight to Nebraska
and who now confesses to embezzle-
ments aggregating $4,000 during a
period extending over several years,
was sentenced at San Francisco to
eight years in the San Quentin peniten-
tiary.
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Ready for It.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 13.-United
States District Judge A. J. Kicks has re-
turned from his vacation, which was
spent In Massachusetts. When ap-
preached regarding the investigation
which was to be made of his official
conduct by the judiciary committee of
the house, Judge Kicks said: Il have
been q good distance from home and
five miles from a telegraph station and
have been orly partially advised of
what has taken place. l must there
fore decline for the present to say
more than that / am at home, ready
for any investigation the authorities
propose, and have no fear of full
and fair investiga ton, and notified the
attorney general promptly that I not
only did not shrinl from it, but courted
it. | am confident that the result will
fully exonerate me from all charges Of
fraud of wrong dCing"
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Foreign Gossip.

Many Americans offer to serve in the
Japanese army in the war with China.
The Carina wins the yacht race for
her majesty's cup, beating the Vigilant.
The Vigilant is disqualified.
G. 1. Benfie, a rich mine owner, was
asSassinated at San Nicholas del Orc,
Mex, by Benabe Boyes, who escaped.
A death from cholera is reported at
Amsterdam. Cholera is reported at
Marseilles, France.
The evicted tenants bill passed its
third reading in the house of COM
mons by vote of 1919 to 167.
Indians of Labrador are said to be in
danger of extinction from starvation,
owing to the scarcity of game and fur
bearing animals.
Russia is credited with an intention
of seiZing one of the most important
ports. of Corea and establishing a SOW
ereignty over it.
A dispatch from the London Stand
ard from Athens says that bomb
exploded with terrific force in the jew
iSl quarter of the city of Corfu, killing
seven persons and doing considerable
damage to property. There is no clue
to the perpetrators Of the outrage.
A special dispatch to the London
Times from Quito says that owing to
the protest of English holders of the
Ecuadorian bonds against the suspen-
sion of interest on the public debt,
congress has decided that the money
necessary to pay the interest shall be
deposited in the Bank Of Ecuador
pending negotiations on the subject.
The head of the Corean traitor, KIM
ok -Kium, which the government intend
ed to exhibit In I'LL provinces, was
stolen a few weeks ago while the
watchman who had it in charge was
asleep. The king has offered big
reward fer the discovery of the thief
1t is said that since the theft the father,
wife and daughter of the conspirator
| have been beheaded
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Bowen and Carroll fight twenty one
rounds to draw.
Many more foreigners leave the
United States for Europe than arrive.
Corn makes jump of seven cents
in Chicago.
Two large mills, a grocery and sew
eral small business houses burned at
Marion, Iowa. Loss, $4,000.
OF the 9SS deaths in New York last
week, the unprecedented number of 81
were due directly to the heat.
The large receipts of fruit at San
Francisco have sent the price of
peaches and plums down to 5 cents a
basket.
Fifty thousand acres of land have
been purchased in the State of Arkan-
sas by the Slavok Colonization company
of Pittsburg, Pa.
A rich strike Of lead carbonate, the
ore which gave Leadville, Colo. it's
great boom, has been made on Mineral
Hill, Cripple Greek, Colo,
At the camp meeting of the Indiana
Spiritualists fifty mediums indulged in
war dance while under control of In
dian spirits.
Extra meetings are necessary to ac-
commodate the crowds of visitors to the
Moody conference at East Mortified,
Mass.
Over 300 women voted i'm the school
election at Canton, Ill. Mrs Carrie
Black defeated Ephraim Shadley by
two votes.
At Konoko, Ind, the wholesale IL
quor house of Parker & Sayler made an
| assignment for the benefit of creditors,
j. II. Watson being appointed assignee.
| The assets are estimated at $4,000,
with liabilities $1,000.
F Junius Dana,. vice president of the
| First National bank of Warren, Ohio,
states that the whole amount of the
notes of David r. Paige improperly in
dorsed by John Huntington was $685.
600 instead of $240, 0,000 as has been re-
I ported
A receiver has been appointed for the
| Warren Live Stock company at Chey'
.enpe, Wyo. The liabilities are $200,O60
assets 100000. Ex-senator Warren Il
president of the company. The receiy
ership was forced by the failure os
the Kent bank.
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with a view to IRRIGATION.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Congressman
Picker has introduced a bill providing
for a commission of three to examine
the more than 50,000,000 acres of agri-
cultural, mineral, arid and desert pub
lie lands west Of the ninety-eighth par
allel, with view of determining what
can be done by irrigation. No more
than two men bers of the commission
are to belong TO the same party, and at
least two Of them are to reside in the
territory referred to. The bill carries
m appropriation of $4,000
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Unfortunate Events.

James Haley was killed on rail-
road track at Ottumwa, Iowa.
Gov-eraI building. burned at Grand
Mound, Iowa, causing loss of $23,-
600.
Miss Pauline Laupheimer was struck
by street car at Quincy, Ill, and died
of her wounds.
John Charters of Niles, Ohio, was
struck by Il train on the Pennsylvaiiia
railroad and killed.
Five persons were killed in differ
ent parts of New York city on the 5th
by electric ears.
JOhanSon Case, Il twelye-yeaP-oid boy,
was killed at Clinton by fan down
stairs.
Miss Laise King, an invalid, commit
ted suicide at Bourbon, ILL.,, by setting
fire to her clothing, burning to death.
c.. G. Campbell and his wife were
drowned at Burlington, Iowa, by the
capsizing of their. boat.
Fire causes a panic at ball game
in Chicago, in which several persons
are badly injured. .r..-
Miss Emily Mears Of st. Louis was
killed at Battle Greek, Mich, by falling
from the fourth story window of san
itarium. -
G., c. Ames and Daniel Vanlew, paint
ers, fell three stories from scaffold at
Fort Dodge, Iowa. Ames was killed.
VanleW will recover. ...
A traction engine on which Charles
Hudson and VIII Dandelien were rid
ing broke through a bridge near Spring
field, Ill, and the men were killed.
The steamer Park Bluff, with 400 ex.
cursiOnists aboard, struck rock in the
Mississippi off Keokuk, Iowa, end sank
Owing to the low water all were en-.
abled to reach shore.
A picnic wagon was thrown off a
bridge near Bellaire, Ohio, by an elec-
trio car. Two horses were killed and
eight Of the twenty-five picknickers
injured.
While playing with a revolver at
Princeton, Ill, Ray Trimble, son OF
Judge Trimble, shot Arthur Thompson
putting out his right eye. The ball
made it's way toward the brain and
may cause his death. Both boys were
ten years of age.
Lightning struck the house of Mrs
Frances e. Cowles at Liberal, Mo-, and
when neighborS rushed in to help save
the goods they stumbled upon a coun
terfeiter's outfit and wealth Of bogus
silver half dollars. Mrs. Cowles' soI
was arrested, charged with being the
owner of the spurious coin and was
bound over in the sum Of 81 1000 Il
await trial.
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Russian NeutraIitx.

Berlin, SpeciaI-A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from st. Petersburg says:
In addition to the eight Russian war
ships which sailed recently from vlad-
ivstock, under sealed orders for Corea,
the commander-in-chief OF Eastern ST.
IBERIA has been instructed to hold the
troops in readiness to march at any mo-
ment. Russia wishes to maintain strict
neutrality, but as soon as a constitu-
tional change occurs in Corea she will
resolutely protect her interests" The
dispatch adds that France has declared
her readiness to cooperate with tho
Russian fleet In the far East.
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brakes Did the Work.

London, Aug. 13,-An accident that
caused great excitement occurred this
morning at st. Pancras station in this
city. The Scotch express train arrived
in the station at $50 a. m. Instead of
slowing up the train dashed ahead and
overshot the buffer stops at the end Of
the rails. The forward portion of the
train, including q Pullman car, was
wrecked and nineteen passengers were
injured. The engine driver and stoker
had marvellous escape from death.
The accident was due to the unex
planned failure Of the brakes to- work.
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Frightful Wreck on the Rock IsI-
and I'm Nebraska.


Kansas City, Special-A special to
the Times from Lincoln, Neb., says:
One of the worst railroad wrecks In
this section for years occurred shortly
after 10 o'clock last night The north
bound Rock Island passenger jumped
over q high bridge four miles from
this city. Enght people are known to
be killed and several injured. 1t was
a local train consisting of engine, ten
der, baggage, smoking car and coach.
The engine and combination car went
over the bridge, leaving the coaches
suspended in the trestle. Two passen-
gers and brakeman of the end coach
were not injured. They managed to
release two others. The killed are:
Conductor @. ID. Standard, Engineer
Ike Depew, fireman, name unknown;
three travelling men and two farmers,
names unknown, The engineer and
fireman are buried under the engine.
Others are supposed to have been
buried In the wreck, which caught re
soon after breaking through the trestle.
The injured are: Il. II. Scott, express
man; 9. ID. Sherrer, mail clerk; /. s.
Bell OF Lincoln; travelling man. About
twelve others were injured, but their
names are not yet known. In response
to telephone message from the state
prison near the wreck, a party of ply
sicians, police and tire department went
to the scene and rendered all assistance
nossible,
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New York. Special-At . meeting Of
tie Republican county convention at
which Chairman Brookfield presided,
the latter in the course of his speech
said; "Let us take such action as will
show the Republicans OF the state that
we want harmony and peace and that
wo want all Republicans to join with
us. Resolutions thanking the state
committee for their actions toward
bringing about a settlement between
the Milholfand faction and the commit
tee OF thirty were adopted. All Repub-
hcans We're invited to enroll to take
part in coming caucuses.
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For a DfpIomnt,s widoyv.

Washington, Aug. 13-Col Kiefer
has been asked by j. @. Adams of st.
Paul, editor of the Appeal, to see If the
allowance of a years salary Of the
late w. ID. Mccoy, who was United
States minister to Liberia, and who
dicd at his post of duty, cannot be made
to his widow. Mr.. Mccoy was appoint
ed from Indiana, and his widow now
lives in st. Paul. Col. Kiefer has re-
ferred the matter to the state depart
mcnt. but it is pre- bable that whatever
is done will have to be done by con-
greSS
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Keen rhem in MiIun,k.e.

Milwaukee. Aug. 13.-Dr. U. o. b.
Wingate, secretary Of the state boarl
of health of Wisconsin, has issued Il
letter to all the health authorities in
surrounding counties to keep sharp
lookout for small pox suspects tnat
may attempt to leave Milwaukee. The
local depots are being guarded by med
ical inspectors, who inspect all outgo-
Ing passengers and baggage. This pre-
caution is being taken to prevent per-
sons infected with small pox from leay-
ing the city and spreading the conta.
Qion
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Altman, Colo, Aug. 14-In a light
with three men who had stolen his
horse, yesterday, DR., A. c. Leaven-
worth was shot In the thigh. The
doctor recognized the thieves as Tom
Purse. Tom Ferguson and The Kid. !"
1t is believed they committed number
of robberies which have disquieted the
citizens of the camp during the past
few weeks,
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SchooI Tencher Shot.

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 13.-Frank B.
Shibley, principal of the Duke street
grammar school, and an educator of
local prominence, was shot and proba-
bly, fatally wounded this afternoon by
George Simmons, aged sixty-four years.
Simmons is an engineer by trade. While
drunk he accused his wife of being i'm
properly intimate with Shibley, the
charge, it is said, being without founda
ton entirely.
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A Negro Lynched.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 13.-wllnam
Eershbred, negro charged with COM
mitting q criminal assault upon an
eight-year-old girl near Rossville, this
state, was taken from deputy sheriff
by S. A. Crook, father of the child,
and shot to death this morning. A
mob was gathering to lynch the negro
when Crook arrived and emptied both
barrels of shotgun into the negro's
hndY
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Prisoners ReIeasea

Sioux Falls, s. D., Aug. 14.-O. E.
Fills. Earnest Soper, James Ferguson
and Charles Sheldon were released
yesterday from the penitentiary after
serving two years each for cattle
rustling. They were all from the
Black Hills, to which place they all re-
turned except Sheldon. who will try
to get work here,
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Presidential Nomtnnt,on..

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE president
io-day sent t. the senate the following
nominations Treasury, Armand NJ.
Dellvalid. assayer of the mint at New
Orleans War, First Lieut.. John L.
Bellinger, Fifth infantry, to be captain
ard first quartermaster. To be Indian
agel,t, Marshal Petet OF Indiana, at
kalamath ageLcy. Oregon.
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Held for Hou.c Breakinr.

Parkston, s. D., Aug. 13. Four
young fellows who live in the vicinity
of Milltown, ten miles east of this
place, were given a trial here for house
breaking. They were unable to secure
bonds, so they were taken to Jail to
await the October term Of court.
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Pnpers Stolen.

Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 13.-The SEN
sation of the day in the Woodbury.
county bond injunction case was the
discovery that important papers Of
great value had been stolen from the
auditors office. Part of the papers
which have disappeared included the
testimony of eight witnesses before the
grand Jury i'll 1893.
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He Rode the Sidewalk.

Minneapolis, Aug. IA young man
giving his name as John Jones was ar
rested yesterday afternoon for riding
his bicycle on the sidewalk. This morn
ing Judge Holt gave him the privilege
Of either paying IS or serving five days
In the workhouse.
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Grand totals. 49,. 800 sos 24S
In each Of the three cities and In the
rural counties the number of misde-
meanors is less than in 1892 or 1893.
The fact that petty crime has de-
creased, notwithstanding the hard
times, speaks wei for the character and
self control Of our people; but the rea-
sons for this decrease are not easily
discovered. All officer of the ST. Paul
city workhouse expressed the opinion
that 1t was because the buns had no
money with which to buy whisky.
What money they could procure had to
go for food. Whatever may be the
cause, the fact is most gratifying.
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Ala. Lund Acquitted.

West Superior, Wis, Aug 13.-The in
sestigation of the charges against Aid.
Dan Lund, Of the Third ward, of re-
ceiving 500 for attempts to block a
certain saloon license. was before spe-
cial committee of the council last night
The charges were not sustained.
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Railway Reduces WAGES.

Denver, Special Receiver Trumbnll,
OF the South Park railroad, has ordered
a reduction of wages, and as the men
understand that unless the road can
be made to pay expenses 1t will have
to be closed, it is believed they will
accept the new schedule.
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Warn, In Sf. Lnnia.

st. Louis, Specialize weather ex-
perienced in st. Louis and vicinity to-
day was the hottest Of the season, tile
thermometer registered 90 degrees in
the shade At times during the day
cool breeze tempered the intense heat
somewhat and allayed the suffering Of
man and beast.
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MURDERED HIS BROTHER.
Ehis is the Charge Against n Min
nesOtn Man.


Minneapolis. Aug. 14.-James Hunter.
hineteen years OF age, who resides with
his parents ON their farm near Ham
mel, Plymouth tow ship. was arrested
to-day at his Eome by Sheriff Ege ON
charge Of having murdered his broth
er Edwin. Tile prisoner was brought
to Minneapolis and placed In Jail to
await preliminary proceedings Young
Hunter was married only last Wednes-
day by Judge Steele, and the crime
with which he is charged may eventu-
ally prove to have been the outcome Of
his engagement with his present wife.
The young bride was greatly overcome
when she saw that her husband must
accompany the sheriff as prisoner of
the law, but the accused seemed little
concerned, aad willingly gave himself
.lID.
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Vnrnishern Convene

Shelbyville, Ind, Aug, f4,-1ne am-
huar convention of the International
Cnion Of Furniture and Piano Var
nishers opened here to-day with q large
attendance of delegates. The annual
reports showed that the organization
Was In o prosperous condition.
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stillwnter Cold. Eielas.

saltwater, Minn,. Aug !, Ia. - Last
Weeks work at the Saltwater gold
fields showed double as much gold in
the cleanup as the week before, and.
although the amount is not known. il
is said the crew is making good wages.
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sunmn Lnnd eelections

Washington, Aug. 13.-The commits
sioners Of the general land Office ap-
proved swamp land selection list num-
ber 30 of the state of Minnesota in the
Duluth district embracing A, ,491 acres,
and forwarded 1t to the secretary Of the
interior for his approval.
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A Big wheat Deal Reca,,sa

incinnati. Special & Green,
brokers' of Chicago, to-day filed suit
against II. P. Lloyd, trustee Of e. L.
Harper. late president OF the Fidelity
National bank, to recover the sum of
$094,6S1 on their share of dividends
thereon. Z
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life OF Garibnldt.

london, Aug. 1.-THE Daily News
says. it is reported that Teresita Causio.
Garibaldis daughter, is writing a life
CT. her father. The work, it is said.
will give the most intimate details of
the career Of the Italian patriot.