The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

has started out from Forts Rice and Sutl1
after the white miners reported in thu
Black Hills country. s.i:The committee OF
the part Of the boasA Of Indian Commis
sioners, who recently, visited the Indian
Commissioners, recommend: 1st. A
Territorial government whose executive
shall be appointed by the President Of the
United States, and whose Legislative. body
shall be elected by the people ofths tori
tory. I'd. The establishment Of U. s.
Courts within the Territory, and, Sd. A
delegate in Congress. -. The President and
the Cabinet returned the visit Of King Kal.
akua yesterday. The King will visit Con.
gress Friday. 80 The Baltimore & Ohio
railroad have secured the exposition build.
inss in Chicago for depot. . Frauds Of
magnitude have been discovered in the
Charlestovn Mass, navy yard, and the
official concerned has been suspended,
pending investigation at W ashington. :. "A
schooner supposed to b. the Robert Pe.tis,
Of Providence, R.: >, capsized in squall
Monday night, and tn. crew Of five men
allirsying families. .. The Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania has signed the war
rant for the execution Of Samuel Re- gh)y
January 2O:h, for the murder Of Joseph
Kerr. :. "A severe storm has been raging
in the Bay Of Biscay for several days.
Many boats and seventy persons are MISS
ing from the port Of Santander. >. The in
vestigation into Pacific mail matters is in
progress, but the committee decline to dis
close any Of the testimony. The House
committee on the judiciary have agreed
on NV civil rights bill to supplement
the present Senate bill. It establishes
seps rate schools Tor colored children with
the same equipments, ETC., as those furn-
ished whites. The penalties instead of be-
ing cumulative as in the present pill, are
made either civil or criminal. -. .Yester.
da' was another lively day for confagra-
Ii ons At Hartftr'l, Ct., the mill and
warehouse occupied by the Leonard silk
company and the Chaplin s. Barber silk
company were burned-loss 5000, 900, in
surance ss5, 900. Nearly the whole Of
Forest City, Ark, was destroyed, and at
Bangor, Nc. nine stores with loss of
80, 900, burned. A starch factory at St.
Charles, Mo-, was also burned with loss
Of $25 O0C, and insurance 10000. The
losses by the fires in Boston Tuesday AS
gregated $500. 900, with an insurance of
$l4l 900, and at Charlestown the same
day Sl45, 900, insurance $50, 900. ). The
Board Of Managers of the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society at their session yesterday,
appropriated a large sum of money for the
relief Of the grasshopper devastated dis
sricts. -, Mr.. J. A. Aultman, Saperintend-
ent OF the Duquesne coal mine near Pitts
burg, Pa, was shot and mortally wound
81 while making tour Of inspection of
the Line :. Rev, T. J. Workman expell-
ed from the Rock River Conference has
been granted q new trial.
FRIDAY, Dec. 19.-The House commit
tee on railroads has agreed to report favor
ably on the bill for government guaranty
of the bonds Of the Washington, Cinein
natl, Chicago and St. Louis railway 80.
Geo, II. Hand was yesterday confirmed by
the Senate Secretary Of Dakota Territory
1.-The Legislature. Of Mississippi was
yesterday convened in extra session for
action with reference to the recent Vicks.
burg troubles. Gov. Ames in his message
denounces the course of the whites as- in.
surrectionary, but makes no recommend
ti,ns as to the remedy. :. Tie ,longshore
men who have been on strike Tor. thu
past six weeks, have accepted the rate,
offered by ship owners and gone to work
... Pork packing at the six principa
cities aggregates 2,ol0, 600 against 20 o7o,
600 list year. Hon. John B. Ric'
member Of Congress from the first Illinois
district, died at the residence Of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Kimball, in Norfolk, Va, yester
day His remains will be taken 70 Chica
80 for interment. ."Boss'' Tweed wa
taken from prison yesterday on writ Q
habeas corpus, with a view to get the cas-
before the Court Of Appeals, the final re
sort. The case after a short hearing va
ad]oarned 70 Tuesday; next and Twee
remanded to prison. IA row bet~ ee]
e:wllites and coiore,l school boys at. Ke]
. lar market, New ,orlea,., yesterday, r.
: suited In the latter being driven Into tn
street, and several of the contestants bein
slightly hurt; one negro dropping dea
from heart disease. Previou. to this tn
whites OF the Central high school Ia
gone to- the girls hign school and CON
PEELED the colored girls present to leav
the building. Az settlement Of the dif
;culty the school hoard propose an add
ftional high school exclusively for colore
scholars. >. Gov. WIN. Allan, Of Ohio,
is authoritatively announced neither seel
nor will he decline q nomination for Il
Presid. ncy. He<waAtait it distinctly und@
stood, however, that he cannot be used
q cats paw TO advance the interests Of Of
er candidates. $50 far as the returns
Louisiana have been caavassed ~ the I
turning board. the lower house Of the le
,islature stands 81 Conservatives to 80 Rs
@icals.. Gov. Osborne. Of Kansas, sa
that there are 10000 destitute people
that State. needing food, clothing and le
for stock. The prospects for next seaso1
crops are, however, considered very pro-
ising... Judge +. NJ. Kiels, of Alaba,
against whom impeachment proceedi1
have been commenced in the legislatu
and over whom an indictment tor leio
is hanging, has resigned.
SATURDAY, Dec. l9.-Judge James
Howe, oc the U. s. Cour. for the east,
division ofoWiseonein. has ftendered