The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-04-07
II the woman Sophie Pieofisky is executed for
her completely In the assassination OF the late

II the woman Sophie Pieoffsky la executed for
her completely in the assassination of the late
Car.
Under the orders of the pope, the
cardinal vicar is endeavoring to stop the traffic
In spurious relics. A circular has been is
sued stating that for thirty years no bodies
have been taken from the catacombs.
Oscar DE La Fayette, a member of
the French Senate, died in Paris last week,
aged Is years. Being grandson of the Mar
quls who aided the American colonies in
achieving their independence, it was the inten-:
tion of President Grevy to send him to the
Yorktown centennial to represent the republic
of France.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
states that violent quarrel has broken out in
the imperial family, in consequence Of which
the Grand Duke Constantine, strongly sus.
pected Of Nihi!ism, is about to resign the high
post Of grand admiral and minister of marine.
1t is also reported that Constantine will resign
In favor of Alexis.
In the British house Of commons.
the president Of the board of trade, replying
to question relative to 49,. possibility of the
importation of disease through the medium of
lard used in the manufacture of American
butterine, stated that the government lad no
evidence to show that butterine or similar
compounds disseminate disease.
At recent meeting of the Spanish
AntiSlavery Society held at Madrid, resolu-
tions were adopted declaring the laws of Cuba
on the slavery question contrary to the prin-
ciples Of right and justice. The meeting also
adopted a resolution to continue the anti
slavery agitation as long as the bondman re-
mains In the Spanish domlnions.
The court of appeals sustained the
delusion of the queens bench In the Bradlaugh
case to the effect that affirmation in the COM
mons cannot be taken instead of an oath, as
In courts OF law. Bradlaugh will appeal 10
the house Of lords. Bradlaugh, addressing
his supporters at Northampton, said If re.
elected he would take the oath and immedi.
ately ask leave to introduce bill substituting
affirmations for oaths.
Herr Most, editor of the London
Frciheit, has been arrested for the alleged
publication of libel on the late Car, and
urging the peoFle to commit murder outside of
her Majesty's dominions. In opening the
case the prosecutor said there was no wish to
interfere with the freedom Of the press, and
that Most had the right to publish anything
British subject might publish. He then read
an article in the Frcihcit of the 18th of March.
Some persons applauded passage lauding the
murder OF the Gar, and were elected. It wis
shown that the article contained direct in
centivc to murder the emperor of Germany,
who was described as Erewhite, grape-shot
prince of Prussia, and added that the act pro-
vided that persons melting to murder were
guilty of a misdemeanor and were liable TO
penal servitnde for a maximum of ten or
minimum term of three wears, or two years.
imprisonment with hard labor. It would be
Il scandal to justice ifthe &C: was not enforced
against person connected with the publish
ing of such articles. Most was remanded to
Jail and was refused bail. Notwithstanding
the arrest of Most the socialists who directed
the Freiheit resolved that the Journal shall re.
appear. new Office has been selected and new
type purchased. Wilhelm Martin, one of the
staff elected from the premises, has undertaken
the publication of the Frciheit. The Ncrs
doubts the expediency of the prosecution and
expresses the opinion that the German gov
ernment is the :nstigation Of the proceedings.