The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-02
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

At q meeting at st. Paul OF the Norther N
Pacific's Beneficial Association the parts
read showed the new hospital buildings ut
Brainerd to I've we'll under way, with large
force of men at work upon them. The num-
Der OF sesitreated, both in the hospital and
along the line of the road, from Oct. l,
when the association began operations, un-
til June 20. was 2,275: The whole number
treated at the Brainerd hospital was 962 of
whom $50 were discharged cured. The re-
ceipts during the nine months were $41 200,
andthe expenditures$2O6 1884. According to
the rules of the association any member in
jured anywhere along the road, is entitled to
immediate medical attendance without be-
ingcompelled to visit the hospital.
Mitchell, OAK, Special: A. Ladue, gen.
eral right of way agent for the Milwau-
kee e. st. Paul railroad company, came in
from the line on the 9th, and, said there
have been located on the Minnesota south.
erD, west of Howard, three depot sites; one
at Ferresburg and two between Ferresburg
and Howard. The work is being pushed ra-
pidly on toward the Mitchell Bismarck liness
and will be completed as soon as possible.
The road from Letcher to Ashton, Mr..
Ladue further stated, will be ompleted in
short order. A mile and half Of track per
day is being laid. The track on the Ashton
end crosses the Turtle creek bridge at
Red6e)d. Several miles of track have been
laid at this end.
Preparations are quietly on foot for St.
Paul celebration which, it is the intention
of the projectors, shall exceed anything ever
attempted in the city. The occasion will
be the arrival Of the Willard party en- route
tinental line. Next month the members of
the Western Associated press will be the
guests of President Willard for a trip over
the Northern Pacific, and will be suitably
received in St. Paul. After this has been
attended to preparations for the succeeding
event will begin. As yet the programme
has not been decided o..
Rumors are current in Duluth that the
Duluth & Iron range company were ne
gotiating with an English syndicate for the
building of the road between Duluth and
Agate bay. Mr.. Bretung, one of the stock
holders, is now in Europe, and is said to
be devoting his attention to these ne
gotiations.
1t is stated that upon the retirement of
Emigrant Commissioner johnson, OF the
Manitoba, that office would be abolished
and the department placed under the super
vision OF the passenger department..
FOREIGN VIEWS GOSSIP.
Paris Cable: The Republique Radicale
has startled all Paris by the publication of
along account of the systematic bribery
which it declares has been supporting the
scheme to induce the government to buy
out railways not already under government
control. It states that many members of
the chamber were under regular salaries to
advocate the scheme; and that nearly all
had large bonus in prospect il their efforts
were successful. It gives some names, and
indicates many others. The case made out
is one of the completest cases of political
scandal on q large scale that ever existed,
and involves SO many favorite names that
the chamber will undoubtedly be compelled
to order an investigation or prosecution
of the paper.
The Haytian revolutionists remain in
possession of Miragoane and still hold
Jeremie, where they severely defeated the
government troops. Apparent tranquility
reigns IN the rest of the country, not owing
t" loyalty on the part of the Inhabitants,
but to fears of a general uprising of negroes
and mulattOes, and q massacre by one or
the other.
sensation is caused in higher circles of
London by the betrothal of Miss Nellie
Fortescue, the favorite act ess of the Savoy
Theater company, to Lord Arthur William
Garmoyle, the second and oldest living son,
the heir presumptive of Lord Cairns.
Gladstone, in speech in the house of
commons, practically announced the with
drawal of the government from its agree
ment with the De Lssseps on the second
Suez Canal.
The prince of Hohenlohe, and Logenbmg,
president of the German Colonial society
are about to leave Berlin on q iournev
through the United States and Canada.
There are 1874 Methodists chapels in France.
% ministers and 100 Law preachers. Amer.
lean Meth0dists have given new impetus
to the work.
The London papers moralize over Can't.
Webb's fate, some of them trying to lay the
blame on the Americans.