The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-07-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
AaInnesota Prohibition Nominations.
The Minnesota State convention of pro.
hibitionists met ct Minneapolis on Tues
day. Quite number of delegates were
! act as delegates. Officers were elected a.
follows: 8. B. Williams OF Hennepin, Pres
ident and George W: Pennfn32n secretary,
the latter with the authority to appoint On
assistant-M. L. Harkness of Fillmore
county.
After hearing tho reports Of officers and
various speeches, the following State ticket
| was nominated.
Governor Charles Evans Holt, of Sank
! Rapids.
Lieutenant sovernor.-Prof. E.G. Paine,
of Dodge County.
Secretary Of state.-O. B. Shove, Mime
State treasurer.-C. n. Anderson, Lac
qui Parle County.
| Railroad commissioner.@S. Meeker
Dotglas County.
The platform, which IL quite lengthy, is
that of the prohibition partt Of Mime
sofa" and means an entirely new political
organization. The old parties are de-
nounced as faithless to prohibition, and Il at
as prohibition ID . purely political question,
all citizens are invited to unite in making
it the policy of the government, both state
and national.
fhe convention also declafed in favor of
the following national principles and inea-
sures, to be incorporated in the national
constitution and enforced By congress aud
| the government:
First-The prohibition, as public crimes,
of the importation, expectation, manufac-
ture, sale snd supply Of oil alcoholic bever-
ages.
Secohd-The prohibition of oil taxation,
license, regulation and legal sanction in
any form of these Or any other public
crimes.
Third-The civil and political equality
and enfranchisement of woman. This re-
form, 80 far as concerns the state severaIly,
is remitted 70 the party in those states.
Fourth-The abolition OF polyxamy.
Fitth-The abolition of executive, judicial
and legislative patronage, and election OF
all officers by the people as far as practical
bic and civil service reform in other up
pointments.
Sixth-The abolition OF sinecures and un-
mex cessary Offices.
Seventh-The universal and forced edu-
cation of the youth of the nation (includ-
ing instruction IN rel ard to the effects of
alcohol on the human system), With ample
provision for the support of an adequate
and efficient system OF free public schools
in all the states and territories.
Eighth-The Preservation of public lands
for homes of the people, and their division
in limited portions to actual settlers only.
Ninth The abolition Of oil monopo'ies,
class legislation and special privileges from
government.
Ten,h-The control of railroads ana other
corporations to prevent abuses of p0wef,
and to protect the interests of labor and
commerce.
One minded and fifty cords of wood were
burned at AltE;u from sparks from loco
motive, Loss $3.50.
Hon. E. F. Drake, of st. Paul; while
travelling in England, was held for the
debts of the Queen Bee Flaming Mill at
Sioux Falls.
Friends of Brin, the crooked Fergus Falls
ltieket-scalper, are circulating petition ask
ihg III. sovernment to pardon HIM.
The Northwestern Miller, in its weekly
review of the 18th, notes ths e~treme dull.
ness which prevails, and says the dei)y
pfodNct will average about Z, 500 per day.
The mark cts are less favorable than dnring
last week. The whe@t stored in Minnespo-
lis elevators, including the transfer elevator
on July 10, was ,262, 900 bushels. There we've
about AIS, 600 in the mills. making the tot&
600 bushels, against 1,575, 600 bushels last
week. The wheat storei at IT. Paul is
about 218,OOO bushels. The wheat II store
in Du nth elevators Is $50, O32 bushels. The
receipts of wheat during the week were
PA 200 bushels against 133, 500 for the cor.
responding tune last year, and the ship.
ments OF four Al, S5z barrels against 9e ,007
last year.
Mr. II. w. Cannon of Saltwater has re:
ceivsd from Mr.. J. J. Hill of st. Paul five
sets Of the Sha-rles Washington portraits,
which also are to be pres'sDt"d to the public
schools of Saltwater.
Hon. +. NJ. Wilson and family will sGdf1
leave for Europe, in co;:.?@ny With Judge
Wilson and wife of Winond. They will
sail of, the oath.
Mr.. and Mrs. E,enklin johnson OF James
vile celebrated their scfsen wedding on
the 10th.
Philip Schwab's house at Clearwater was
burned on the 18th inst. Loss on house,
So 500; insurance, $1,000. Origin of the fire
unknown.
Thomas Coleman of Shakopes hrs been
sentenced to the peniteatiary for one yeat
for horse stealing.
| At Reeds Landing three men knocked
down and robbed Joseph Boshard of$7
Lincoln and Lyon counties have Just be en-
furnished sensation in the artest and trial,
by Lincoln county officials, d! Stanley H.
Addison. He is a resident Of Lyon Goftnty,
and the best known machine man in that
l nh 1v,Sf1 h, tta. tfor nj Il
rape of Mrs. Kreuger, German woman OF
Fifty. The trial came off at Lake Benton,
with County Attorney Cass, assisted by
County Attorney Sawyer Of Steele county,
fer the prosecution, and Matthews and Sc
ward of Marshall for the defense. The evi.
dehce showed malicious prosecution on &C.
count of foreclosure of mortgage to secure
Kreuger. Leading businecs men of Lyon
county testified to the irreproachaD.e -epn.
tation of the defendant. The jury, after be:
1ns out five minutes, found Addison not
Guilty..
The personal property assessment on the
city of Winona is 81 &c. 12, an increase Of
$707, 1897 over last year. The real estate i'm
prOvements for the past year, are assessed At
81, e25. Total assessed valuation CT person
al property and real estate, $4,s9s, 346.
Why q Juvenile Play in Boston
Was Interrupted.
Some of the nice children on Common
wealth avenue, says the Boston Globe,
recently proposed to surprise their par
ents with dramatic performance with
the distinct understanding that no adult
was to witnessa rehearsal or to ask about
the nature of the play written by a
young miss of ten years, who was to as
sumo the role of heroine, assisted by a
lad of the same age. On the night oftl'e
performance the parents of the children
assembled in the front drawing room of