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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18
PITH OF THE NEWS
NAILR0AD9,

A meeting Of the Fargo Southern railway
company was held Last Saturday evening, ut
which it was decided to increase the capital
stock to ST 900, and it was ordered that the
June l. An assessment Of s per cent was or.
derea, payable within thirty days. TWAS re-
solved to advertise for proposals for the build
ing Of the fret thirty mi)es OF road, which vii!
connect Fargo with Fort Abercrsmbie
The earnings Of forty. five railroads for the
month OF April, az reported hy the Financial
Chronice. were A. follows: 1882. $40. 49,
272. The mileage on which these earnings
we're based was: 1852. O,954; 1881, 35,-
676; increase, S 278. The earnings cf forty
two roads from January l to April 80 were
$71.435, 1877; Increase, $l3, 1903. .l6O.
The annual statement Of the Burlington.
Cedar R%pids 4 Northern Railway shows ,otal
gross earnings for the year were So, ,259. o36.
Falls line northwestwart'ly from Spirit lake
into Dakota Territory, will result in forming
connections and unbrOken lines OF communica-
ton with all the principal roads and wSter ways
in Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota.
There are rumors tlving ia the railway at
Minneapolis Il St. Louis road is to become tho
property OF the Rock Island comnauy. while
the Omaha road 10 TO be absorbed by the Chi
caeo & Northwestern, which will be important
when the rumors are verified by actual facts
Approxamite gross earnings OF the Northern
Pacific rail' Dad for the month Of April, $685.
600: increase, $l22,790 Chicago &Nortb-
western for April, $l,634, $40; increase,
$l60,2O7.
At Peoria the Chicago. Burlington & Qnincy
railroad are about to build a million bushel el-
evator to cost $50, COO.
The pay roll on the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba line for April WAS over $2OO,OOO
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Guiteaal'S Prospects for {, New trial,

II Washington correspondents arc to be be-
lieved, there is danger that Guiteau may be
granted 4 new uia'. Ole says: The leading
lawyers OF the Washington bar, many OF whom
have listened to sl tho arguments i'll the caee are
practically unanimous in expressing the opin-
ion that the SUBJ cne court Of tho District Of
Columbia will eot aside the verdict OF tle in
lnal court i'll the case OF tie assassin OF Presi-
dent Garfield and grant him new trial. They
base their opin OH on thu fact that counsel for
the assassin prereut ID to the supreme court two
legal propositions one of which at least must
be held good naturally:
First--That the court below hail no iur,s1ic-
tion, the murdered man having died in Nev
Jersey.
second-That the court below fatally erred
IN admitting the testimony OF Mrs. Dun
nlere, the lsssssin's former wife-as to facts
aseertained BY her during tho existence 1T the
marital relation.
The latter il believed to be the strongest
point The effect which it produced on the
court was perceptible to the lawyers present
when it VA presnted.
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0A9UALTIEa.

At Sioux Falls. while James W. Macon,
foreman Of the stone work on the Chicago.
Milwaukee s. st. Paul railroad bridge, with two
men, VIM. r. Jones and Chas. johnson, wac on q
ration the river just below the Cascade mill dam,
the raft vas capsized and Jones was drowned.
Information is just rcce~ed Of terrible ex-
plosion OF lire damp in the Pluto mine, town Of
Bochum, Weetphal. Fifty dead bodies have
been recovered.
A fire At Whitehall, Mich destroyed l, ,OOO.-
OOO feet OF lumber belonging to A. j. and c.
f Conneli. Loss, 81 ,OOO; Insured for $3 =
OOO
Two brothers named Fepton. and q man
named Gray were drowned at Cheboque har-
Dor, N. s., by the caps;zing Of a boat.
Professor Dare, the tight rope performer,
was fatally injured while glvitg an open air ex-
hioition tue rope breaking.
A Kansas cyclone, with true Kansas ferocity.
stopped over into Iadian territory and killed
seven men in mining camp.
The Keystone Rubber works at Williamsport
Pa, we're burned yerterday. Loss, $eO,OuO!
insurance, $53, ,OUO.
good portion Of the business part of Hast
ings, Ont, was burned Thureday. Loss $780,
OOO
The government hospital at Fort S!eol was
burned yesterday. Loss 900.
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A Washington dispatch Gays: Chief Justice
Cartxer and Judges Macarthur, Hagner, and
James held = consultation Saturday, summing
mp tho arguments OF counsel in the application
OF Gu teau for = rehearlng. The consultation
lasted four hours, and was marked by most
searching ex animation Of authorities and most
rigorous analysis Of every point made in the
arguments The judges we're in thorough har-
mony all through, and in reaching decision
not for one minute differing IN the general
steps BY with decision was reached, a.
though, Of course, each Judge had his individu-
application. The decision will be announced
May %. aud the decision will affirm the SEN
tence OF the court below, OF course overrulipg
the exceptions. This disposes Of Guiteau's
last chance, and he will be hanged June 30.
1882.
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Sargeant Mason Denied q Writ 0f F{al,cas


~ 1u the Supreme court Of the United States on
Monday. the case OF Mason, the soldier who
shot 1t tGuitesu, was decided. 1t came up nm
oer petition for writ of habeas corpus to
release Mason, the petitioner, from contine-
ment in the Albany penitentiary under SEN
tence by general court martial. After review
ing the facts Of the case, which are we'll kno yn
Chief1ustice Waite Who, delivered the opinion
OF the court, said in substance:
We oil agree, that il a writ might issue there
could be no discharge under It il the court
martial had jurisdiction to try the offender for
the offense with which he was charged. and
the sentence WAS one which the court could
under the law pronounce He has offended
both against the civil and the military law, As
the proper steps were not taken to have him
proceeded against by the civil authoritiee, it
was the clear duty Of the military to bring him
to trial under their jurisdiction. It is enough
that the court martial had jurisdiction to pro-
ceed, and that what has been done is within the
powers OF that jurisdiction. It seems to us
clear that court martial is authorized at its
discretion to inflict that kind Of punishment
what he did WAS not only criminal according to
the laws Of the land, but prejudicial to the
goud order and discipline Of the army to which
hebelonged.
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The causes which have brought about
tie increased prices of meat all over the
country are thus stated: First, there
must be taken into consider
alton the heavy losses of the herdsmen of
the western plains in the winter of $780, 81.
Ihe losses we're particularly severe in young
stock. Next came the drought Of last year,
stopping the growth Of all farm sto ck and
increasing the cost of feed for cattle. The
Increased cost of corn adds directly to the
cost Of animals fattened upon corn, and
must necessarily add to the price at which
they can be put in the market. Last among
the pine causes of advanced prices is the
foreign demand. The British beef. eaters
have got fair taste Of the flesh of American
cattle, and they like it. The demand for il
is steadily increasing. The shipments
now reach perhaps ten thousand fine cattle
per week. This, in itself, is not heavy
drain upon our resource, but when ocean
freights are merely nominal and the supply
is short for the home market the price for
good beef in England must for the time fix
the price for good beef in this country.
These high prices help farmers and stock
raisers out of the pinch caused by last
years short crops, and in this way Incident
" DO graat service to the country. Plenty
of*money in the farmers pocket is always a
good basis for business. 1t is pity. how.
ever that anything as necessary to the sus-
'enance OF labor as meat is should ever be
scarce or dear. Ir tho next three or four
mon'ns the cattle that are now feeding up
on the western plains will begin to crowd
the market, and if along with the cattle
comes the promise of average crops of grain
there will be an end of the extreme prices.
The sources OF supply are abundant, and in
good time VS. ehall be able to buy two
pounds OF steak for the money now paid
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18
Enigrants who went into Manitoba this
spring ale working their way down to Un-
Gle Sans dominions.

Housekeepers all over the country, not
excepting the farming regions of the north
west, are complaining as never before OF
the prices of meat, poultry, and everything
else that goes on the table. There seems
to be no reason why farmers cannot make
farming pay while present prices continue.
1t will be good thing if they could only
realizs that other product besides vhea,
cau be raised with profit.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18

Miss Alice Cary has been dead twelve
years aud yet the observance Of her BIRTH
day was recently celebrated in New York:
Which moves the Times to say "there is
nothing moro perishable in its nature than
l'oetical fame; and this country is not be-
hind others in the oblivion to which It con .
signs varsifiers who, in their day and gen .
Grafton, were popular favo-itcs. OF really
remarkable poets, tolecabiy sure of
permanent place in our anthol
ocies, We have had few, while
cf our versihers the rame is legion. d
The newspapers and magazines abound in
poetical contributions that are never read.
save by personal friends of the authors;
while the same Ideas. if happily there are
ideas. if embodied in attractive prose,
|ould be received with favor, and possibly
remembered for a brief period.
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The great sensation i'll St. Paul. which
will continue for somo time, is Rev. Glr.
Harrison, known as tho boy preacher,
though now middle aged gentleman. The
church where he holds forth is nightly
thronged by ci:izens and strangers from ali
sections contiguous. Visiting St. Paul
without hearing H srrison il like spending
Sundays in Brooklyn without hearing
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18

Gladstone has taken & new departure in
Irish conciliation. Instead Of erecting gib-
bets for the Ills octaa, he gives them a
taste of homo rule. in the appointment of
Earl DaHerin. himself al Irishman, and
former governor general OF the dominion,
as lord lieutenant Of Ireland. Parnell and
other SUSPECTS, hava been released, and
hereafter only those participating in acts OF
violence are to be held for trial. Instead oi
firearms being employed longer, a bill is
now before parliament proposing to take
the 1rish church surplus fund and distrib-
ute it among the oppressed and impcyer-
1shed terants to enable them to nav up
such arrears as are justly due the landlords
and then purchase the land on which they
are living for q homestead. The new de-
parture is hailed with great satisfaction,
hough II Falls short Of Irish demands. The
exp eriment will be watched with great in
.erast everywhere.
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The report Of the edjutant general OF the
United States army shows that the deser-
tions are IN the enor nous proportion of
nearly fifty per cent. This is attributed to
the present system ofrequirin2 very lrrge
amount Of manual labor to be performed By
soldiers in building, improving and orua-
menting new posts. Young mon with mil.
itary tastes are diseusted when they find
that they are little better than day laborers.
Another cause which deters many ambi
nous young men from entering the ranks
and diseusts others who have enlisted is
the great gulf Of social distinction which is
iixed between officers and men. This line
Of demarkation is probably more rigidly
drawn in our small republican army than in
any Ct the aristocrati armies of Europa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18

Emerson believed in heredity; that the
training of one generation had its inliuenc.
Oh succeeding ones, aud that overy man
was born with an inherited bins. He him
self undoubtedly owed much to that fact
Eight generations Of cultured, conscien.
tious and practical ministers preceded him
holding in their respective periods the mos
advanced positions in religious thought
and to write their history would be to write
be history Of New England religion.
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Capture Of Two De>Dera,loes

I"o three card monte rssca's, who have
oosn operating Oh t. e 3ADitoba roads tor &, NC
time, We're arrested On Ihur-day BY Detective
hoy OF Minneapolis. 10 DO ,cdsa 4 train near
Coi.r Lake aud toli them to giyo up their guns
ana CO.. slaer themselves ua<'.r arrest ana set-
ing they we're cov..red 5,ley quietly handed ever
tne:r "cHi ons Ga eealchlus EcCarthy a ID :
csilbre Colt reyo.var sud 1oil ui paper with
Photograph o;~ $53 aud SlOO bill pasted
OIL tie outside Was found. Ryan had $40 in
cash, and 81 caliore revolver in his pocket,
Both men are desperate charEc,e,e, ala are
msn1eers Ct the gang OF click couideucs AID
turee cara men who have been working Mnne-
slolis, s.. Pull and the railroads Tor several
Months, and 'cir capture by Hoy adls smother
one 10 the lis; OF Zig catcaes nj .ds b. him.
Ryan ls the man wLo shot and killed tie e.
chief OF police il z !i'cy last fall, aad has
bad record. hcC .rhy il the one vino vas ar.
rested r ceatIy iu s.. P%ul wt1ie drunk, Z ID
lined 70 for carrying concealed weapons One
OF the men while on the Way 70 the station, re-
married that they onstt to get tea years iu tha
etate3 Prison for b~i.i: Caught 8, nj ,aly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18

The residence Of T. scattsrgood, at Aank.to
occupiel by Dr.: D; F. 4carsw, was entered BY
$50 in gold, = gold watch, chain and locket, and
On opera glass stolen. Both the doctor and
Mrs. McGraw claim that they we're chloro-
formed, and the babe which was lying in bed
with them has been vomiting and showing un-
mistakable signs Of chloroform nsrcosis ell the
day. MI: McGraw, who has taken chloroform
on several occssione, Gays there is no mistakinS
1.-THE after effects are too apparent.
Mr.. Bates OF nankato, WAS returning from
the south pArt Of Blue Earth comfy, and when
near lie Sueur bridge, five miles from Mankato,
he heard \ noise in the back part Of his wagon.
He attempted to look around, and found him
self grasped from behind by 4 powerful man,
while another reached over his shoulder and
put his hand into Mr.. Bates, pocket and took
ont his pocketbook containing $3?. Then re-
leasing him they jumped ont and took to tho
brush. AZ they were leaving the old gentle.
man eaid, Boys, have worried hard for that
money and need 1t pretty lad" One of the
robbers said: ':Oh, we'll. We know how yoa
got that money; you got it easy enough"
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Daring the last thirty Years the United
States government has given away to rail-
road corporations not less than 1G1 ,C53, ,4O1
acres. 81, ,55t. POI acres more than compris-
es the great state Of Texas, % area equal
to eight times the area of In diana. or sev-
en- times the area of Kentucky. The great
state Of Illinois covers an area of :}(;, 25C.-
600, and Ohio 26. 27S, 400. Their areas are,
however, as a small corner lot compared to
some of the territory given away. To one
railroad. the Atlantic and Pacific, was given
between 1866 and 1861, AZ OOO, 900 acres,
the Northern Pacific, AZ 900, 900 acres. But
1t is now pretty evident that no more land
will be given to railroads, and it is not i'm
possible that large slices may be taken away
from railroads which have not fulfilled the
conditions of their respective grants. Hun
dreds of thousands of American citizens,
and almost as many emigrants, are now
wanting land for homes, hut the govern
ment lands of good quality are getting
scarce. They have all been absorbed by
railroad corporations and are held at spec
ulative prices.
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ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.

Second Days Festivities and Business in st.
Louis-Eleotton Of Omccrs and Banquet
Mt tho I.indel Hotel In tho Evening.
81. LOUIS, May 11.-The society Of tho Army Of
tho Tennessee met again this morning At tho Peo-
plo's Theatre. Gen. Sherman in tho chair. Con.
Reynolds. for tho committee reported the time and
place OF the next reunion - tho Sd md 9TH OF
October, 1883, the anniversary OF tho battle OF
Corinth. =: Cleveland. Ohio. The customary reso-
lutions Of thanks wsre adopted. Gen. Belknap then
reported that the committee had reelected % ora
tor Of the next reunion. the late chaplain Of the
Wiseeosin. tho late
Of the Wisconsin. and late colonel OF
the Forty-ninth Wisconsin and present bishop Of
the Epi;eop.l Reformed church. Risht Rey; SAM
1o,a!3;ss 1o@%i9,t,on' S' o!.sss ;seon%sadsa Il:
ns man. president: CO.. L." A: Dsyson,
1ssScas: Con esa s:ss
Bacon. MAI. Il: II. Neil. Naj: 0oodbrsxe. 0en. Il.
n. Eldridee. Maj. L. 4: ,Perkins, Maj. A. l. Oae.
E. L. Baker, Gen. John ". Noble aud 0eo. J: b.
Stevenson.
4 paper Va read On tho achievements Of Iowa
os BY os ee:a1R 3,
Noble A discussion followed and committees wer1
appointed to oon.der tho advisabiitv Of meetngtn in
the Yellowstone Par I or in COLORADO in 1884, and
sdjourned to meet ia Cleveland. October 5. 1853:
This afternoon. escorted by local military ofaan.
za:ions. tho society paid visit to the ga1d kls-
torical encampment at tho new Armory hall
Tho military parade this afternoon consisted Of
cavalry and . battery Of artillery. With
IN Independent company OF zouaves Ill
under Briesdier General 6auireA 1hs
procession passed In review bofors
Generals Sherman, 6heridan and Pops
after which the members Of tho army OF the Ten
nessee ascended tho grand hall Of tho building,
where the ladies of the Historical eneampmsat gave
them handsome reception.
THE BANQUET.
This evening banquet took place at the Lindeil
hotel. Covers were laid for over 5000 possUna
Tho banquet 1t Lindel hotel tonight Was one OF
the finest and most brilliant Affairs Of The kind sVee
aiven here Tho great dinin4. Wae pfo(0eoly
and olo9antly decorated.
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HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN SPoT Of Iowa and
Minnesota, by subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published 1T
Worthington, Minnesota. Send S2 for
one year: 81 for six months. and 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
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Serious Illness OF Bishop Foss Of tie M. f.
Church..

B.sao2 c. D. Foss CT the Methodist Episco-
p.l cnulch is iyiug seriously i'll at lie no 40 IN
'i'u sseotis. Darn; ja,s winter. Hhiie on
!ii> "ay 10 the Seventh, stree: Ii ethod.t church
III that cay, the ii hop stepped upon al ,use-
euro bcaru l., the s,de walk sud h,i,htlv
s1'fAiuea his xnSls. 1t Ga MT seriously IT,
Gave lisnce hin, ID en-, lut Oh the ) Of Fob
tn:sy LAST wLi.e at L,tcniicI.'. just before en-
terlns the churca, tue SAME anklc-.le right
ohe-.ecolVsu another severe injury. tho bish-
op so ping upon somethlug w,uca gave under
III, 1'o'. Iou: wreks ago eyri ipe!as sst i'll a,l,;
lti snamalloa f.! Owed: dcspte the most careful
Medical at Guidance h low form Of t, nh i'll te-
vae tollo"el, from which he is now Suffering.
l"e 'njnrot llmb il much At .eruasod ard ti.a
'1snon ls te!'riuCa por.iol OF tue Tins uud
Accu,d.ns to h:s physicia,ls is i very sick man.
my hope, however, 20: ,he best, and he has
to best OF nlouica! at.eue:aLoe,
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Fair OF the nIh'n-sota Stntc Agricultur
&aal .Is.lN

Fair OF the nIh'n~sota Stntc Agricultural
Society.
neat brochure Il about one hundred ages
nas just been Issued containing the premium
lust Ut the twenty fourth annual fair OF the
Minnesota State Ag-'cultura! society, in con-
nection With the SAFE horticultural society, the
State Dairymen's assooiaton, the S ate Wool
Growers asaociation, and the State Butse- ald
Cheese association to be held at r R,thester,
0msted county, MINI. Aug 81, and Sep. l,
premium list there are about twenty fine en-
craving CT choice stock, and large amount O.,
other valuable things III gard tn tue fair and
farming matters geaeral!y Exhibitors and
others interested should I'd :ess the seer. tAry,
Ar. r. E. Jadson, at Pennington, Dako:a
county,
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A FIRE at Fort Worth, Tex. burned $40,
eE

A FIRE at Fort Worth, Tex. burned $4O,-
900 worth Of property.
The mammoth saw mill at Gull river, seven
miles west Of Braiuerd, owned by Pillsbury,
Chsec Co.. of Minneapolis, was destroyed By
fire last Wednesday morning. The mill was
the largest in the state. il is believed. and vas
built two years ago 1t cast of $75 200. I'm
mediately after the reception CT tho news in
Minneapolis, Messrs. Pillsbury. Chase l. Co.,
ordered the removal of the debris - rapidly -
possible, aud the employment Of sufficient
number Of meu to place it in working order
With sixty days. Notwithstanding this prompt
reconstruction, however, the loss will prove .
serious one, - the firm held largo number
Of loes in readiness for cutting, estimated BY
some at 80, ,OOO, 900 feet The insurance on
the mill foots up $4,000
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The death 10 announced Of Hon. John T.
Darby, the oldest me0ber OF tho g. Louis bar,
who had four times boen elected mayof.
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master, have been arrested for robbing the post
Office Mcdonald confeeses to other robberies
and to attempt to murder
The Rock Rapids, a., family, the Lsnahans.
WHO murdered their husband and father for the
benefit of = general lover o: the m .ther and
daughters, have been indicted on q charge OF
murder in the first degree.
An octogen erian named Belasger, at Green
Bay, who for twenty. five years has carried the
uneasy conscience resulting from 3 murder,
has confessed bis guilt, while on the threshold
Of insanity.
John Kelly, twenty three year-old ruf,isn,
was arrested in Chicago for committing rape
On annie Walsh. aged seventeen, who had
spurned his attentions.
W. ". Poland, echool teacher at Roy a!ston,
has e!oped With the wife OF James Plxey, who
took 81 600 in cash and jewelrv.