The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-10-13
CURRENT EVENTS.

Eli Perkins involuntarily unbuckled his
champion belt when he read Senator Jones'
statement that himself aud Conkling didn't
mention politics.
1t is stated that Mrs. Garfield has put an end
to tho doctors dispute over tho treatment of
the president by persuading DR.. Boyton not to
print any further statement upon the subject.
Senator Jones makes statement that Wall
street speculators need not look for any relief
to the money market from tho treasury, an the
president had agreed that it would be very bad
tasts to pander to the imitation that had been
going on for many months past.
Leonard W. Jerome of New York has sold all
the fine horses in his racing stables. Most of
the horses SO to Minnesota. Mr.. Kittson,
millionaire lumber merchant OF st. Pau, bought
the best ones. 1t was reported during the sale
that Mr.: Kittson had spent $50C.OOO for
horses, colts and FLIES in the last few weeks to
send out to his farm.
Some excitement was caused at Cleveland
Wednesday night by report that Garfield's re-
mains had been stolen from the vault. It was
subsequently learned that . carriage had been
inquiry revealed tie fact that friends OF the
family had been to the vault for the purpose
Of changing the remains from the old to a new
casket
COL John II. Gibbon, Seventh infantry, will
go east from Fort Smelling in few days on
months leave Of absence. He will be accom-
panied by his son, John Gibbon, Jr., who has
been rendered an appointment as cadet at the
West Point military academy by delegate Ma
ginnis Of Montana. The colonel will place his
son in COL Simon's institute at Sing Sing. New
York, for a little preparatory study, so that he
may be ready to enter the academy next June.
Capt. Kemble Of the steamship Knicker-
booker, from Vera Cruz and Havana, reports
that during the night of the 9th L. Ferry Young
a passenger, died. The deceased was a son the
late Brigham Young He was very weak when
he came on board tho Knickerbocker, and had
been unwell for some time. Although the best
of treatment was given him, he died the even
ing after the vessel left Havana The remains
we're buried ut sea next day.
At Annapolis, on Sunday night the fourth
class Of cadets, newly entered in the naval
academy were hazed numerically. Members of
the third claes were suspected, and when the
matter wss investigated, refused to divulge
what they knew. Recently the whole class,
fifty members, was sent on board the Santee.
They had to take bedding and other articles,
and will have to live on the ship until further
orders, not being allowed to speak to one an-
other.
The attention OF the secretary OF the United
States alleged navy is called to the fact that
the Russian imperial yacht ivadia has been
condemned because its propensity to- roll is too
great. and though not very violent, yet of a
nature to continually expose tho crew to the liza
biity to suffer from sea-sickness; secondly, it's
rate Of speed is comparatively slow; thirdly, it
is too weakly built; and, fourthly, the materials
used in its construction are OF an inferior quail
ity The Lvadia should be purchased and
added to its peers of the United States navy.