The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-05


political capital out of their country's distress
thus turning the necessities Of their starving
countrymen to account for party purposes.
About 20 colored refugees from the
South, including four women and three in
fants, reached New York City Feb. 2.
The Russian police having proved 10
very inefficient in the prolongedstruggle Will
the Nihilists number OF German police have
been summoned from the Baltic province ol
the empire.
London sdvices to Jan. go assert that
the Journal De st. Petersburg does not con
slider that the German army bill implies de-
parture from peaceful policy. The Moscow
Gazette and Novoe Vremya thind that the
bill is exclusively directed against France The
Gazette De st. Petersburg believes that Rus.
sia alone Is menaced while the Golos holds
that Psland Is tho bone of contention. 80.
The House committee on Indian af.
fairs, Jan. 81, examined Governor Pitkin OF
Colorado on the question. He stated the In.
dams had long been dissatisfied and chaffed
under the restraints of the, enforced induenc.
es Of civilization exerted by the agency; that
Jack and other Indians had appealed to him
to have them relieved of the presence Of Agent
Meeker; that they did not care for farming,
but preferred to lead the same nomadic life
their fathers had followed. He Governor
Pitkin) believed the Utes were actuated by
malicious Intent in the recent Ute outbreak
and desired, II possible, to drive out the whites
from Colorado. Miss Josephine Meeker was
present Her evidence will be received to.
morrow.
Advices from Washington to Jan. 80
state that the fact that France and Germany
construction under European auspices of q
ship canal over the isthmus Of Panama have
como to the knowledge OF Secretary Evarts,
and he has had All interview with Captain
Eads, of jetty fame, with the view OF CON-
mencing the dock system Of crossing the 18TH
mus. His object is to commence In advance
OF foreign powers, 80 that If trouble between
this and European nations grows out OF the
matter the United States may be on the de-
fensive, instead OF the offensive, as would be
the case Ii our opponents began first. may
add that gentleman Of New York, who is ad-
vised Of tho reported foreign alliance, has a
AoSlCA ao1A 1.NtOpCAA hOOTSC i" ulCIl 6AJ6
that there IL great probability Of foreign
war with the United States within the next
six months.
The Mark Lane Eepress IN its review
OF the British grain trade for the past two
weeks, says: All out door work is again
stopped by the frost. Threshing occupies the
attention Of the farmers and home grown
wheatis consequently more literally offered
In some districts, notably Yorkshire Fears
are expressed that recently sown wheat has
been frosted or from some other cause is def.
cient In vitality. Many Of the early sown fields
elsewhere, however. are looking we'll Some
improvement is noticeable in the condition of
home grown wheat offered at country markets
but all except the choicest lots have been neg
lected. Imports Of foreign wheat into Lon
don have been moderate, and in the American
especially small business has been done and
the weeks demand was Of the ordinary con-
sumptive character, principally for descrip-
tions Of foreign whest available as substitute
for English. According to u moderate com.
pensation it ia estimated that the require.
ments Of Great Britain and France will reach
100000 quarters between this and August,
exclusive of the quantity afloat. Notwith-
standing this trade continues discouraging TO
holders as consequence OF the liberal stocks
to select from, and bad demand for our mil
lers have shown no desire to do more than
cely likely any marked rise can be expected
before May or Juno. Under any circun-
stances it will be necessary for the American
ring to hold over stocks some time longer
Arrivals at ports Of call have been small
The demand for wheat has been quiet aud
somewhat irregular at decline of shilling
to two shillings per quarter. Maize notwith-
standing It's scarcity, receded ak pence per
quarter. T Wheat for shipment Is very inactive
though offered at a shilling to two shiilings
per quarter less Maize was slow at decline
Of six pence. Sales Of English wheat last
week, Is, 900 quarters, at As I'd per quarter
against 81, 500 quarters, al 39s Id per quarter
for the corresponding week last year. Imports
into the United Kingdom the week ending
January II, were 1894 hundred weights Of
wheat and 228,51O hundred weights of flour.
Sudden Death Of Horace Thompson Of St
Paul, Minnesota,
Horace Thompson, President Of the
First National bank in st. Paul, Minn, left
home for New York Jan. IL, accompanied By
his wife and adopted daughter, and also BY
E. F. Drake and John L. Merriam. The party
reached New York Jan. l9, and took rooms
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr.. Thompson
and his associates visited New York on bust
| ness connected with the extension Of the 81
Paul & Sioux City railroad. On the afternoon
Of Tuesday, Jan. n, the cashier Of the First
National bank received telegram from New
York, stating that Mr.. Thompson was danger
ous]y i'll with pneumonia. The news spread