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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
Tie Path Of the Storm.

The storm which tore its way through
parts of Illinois and Wisconsin Friday
night began apparently at q point east
of Rockford in Winnebsgo county, Ill. not
far from Rock river. Its main course was
nor heasterly passing five d six miles north
OF Belvidere in Boone county. AID two
miles south of Inward in McHenry county.
1t passed into Wisconsin at Genoa Junction.
the extreme southt astern corner Of Wal
worth county. Its path was more north
erly from this point until it passed Ken
osha county and went directly toward the
village of Union Grove. Here the real fury
OF the storm was engendered by contact
with a heavy cloud from Lake Michigan.
According to al accounts, it was in this vi
cinity the first funnell- shaped cloud was
seen, and from here to Racine the greatest
destruction Of property and life occurred.
From Western Union Junction the cours.
Of he storm was due east for distance of
three miles until Racine and the lake shore
were reached.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
The Savage Hero or Catawbas.
dward Egglestoc in the Century.

Edward EgglestOC in the Century.
Superstition settled many questions of
war and of tribal policy. A band of In
dams emigrated in a body from the Min
isnk region to avoid a malign genius OF
the place. A party of Senecas chased a
young Catawba warrior five miles. He
snccceded in killing seven of them be-
fore they captured him. The next day
when he was led out to torture he es-
capped by sudden dash, leaped into the
river amid a shower of bullets and swan
under water like an otter, only rising to
take breath: On the opposite bank he
made insulting gestures at his enemies
and fled away. OF those who pursued
him he slew party OF five while they
slept, mangle 1 and scalped them, and
then, returning in the nj ght, dug up and
scalped the seven whom he had slain at
first. A solemn council Of his foes de-
cided that he must be a wizard and that
pursuit would therefore be useless.
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Hard Times in the Black Hills.

Deadwood, Special: The body of Gus
Halthusen, victim of the recent floods,
was found to-day mile below his resi-
dence, buried beneath q foot of gravel.
Thrse bodies thus far have been recovered.
The weather continues very unfavorable,
rain, hail and sunshine alternating. Tele-
gr:phic communication with the outside
world was established last evening the first
in many days. Every available man is en-
ployed in turning the stream from the
channel formed during the recent
rise, and which threatens further
great injury to the principal portion of the
city. Heavy SHOWS fell last night at the
head waters of the Deadwood and White
wood creeks, which in the event OF a sud-
den thaw will occasion another rise. The
city and county are greatly crippled by lack
Of money. twenty-five thousand dollars
worth OF bridges were carried away, and
SlO0, 600 worth of roads were ruined. Less
than 1000 is necessary to make The neces-
sary repairs. Nearly every mill is idle
owing to water in the mines and the i'm
passable condition of the roads. Stages
have been nine days making the run from,
Pierre. Business OF all kinds is stagnant.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Text Book Law.


The following circular from the depart
ment of public instruction, is Of general In
terest:
st. Paul, May %, 1ss3.-To county audi.
ton: In reply to frequent inquiry by audi
tors concerning the operation OF the text
book law:
l. The eight per cent. commission to
textbook agents must be paid cut of the
school funds rising from county taxation"
which is the one mill tax. The general
st~tement of the law presumes that this tax
is held in general fund ana the commits
sion deducted before distribution to the dis.
tricta is made. But In some counties, this
tex is credited to districts Immediately upon
its collection which makes this plan I'M.
practicable. In other counties 1t any Civ
Quoted, some districts may have paid their
entire tax, while other districts may have
paid but small part of theirs. In such a
case the commissions due would be paid by
districts unequally, each district paying its
share in proportion to its proMptness In
paying its taxes. This will be unjust
The essential requirement of this law is,
that the commission shall be paid pro rata
out Of this one mill tax.
the most satisfactory, in being practicable
and fully meeting the requirements OF the
law.
After the auditor has received an estimate
from the county superintendent of how
many books will be needed and sold in the
county, by reckoning 8 per cent. OF that
amount he knows the amount of commits
sion to be paid during the year. knowing
also the aggregate amount of the mill tax,
he can determine the per cent. of the mill
tax to be set apart for commissions. Let
the auditor, then, establish 'commission
fund" and credit to this fund the required
per cent. of each collect ion of the one-mill
tax. Out of this commission fund. agents
commissions would be paid as they become
due.
Taking the sales of the past year as a
basis, counties which are supplying their
schools through agents should set apart
about 1 per cent. of the one-nill
tax.
It must be understood that this commits
sion is paid pro rata by all districts without
regard to how many or how few books they
buy.
2: The books themselves are to be paid
for by the county. The commissioners are
required to "nake provision for the pay
nent of the price" This general state n,ent
seems to Imply that fund be set aside 10
the payment 10 the stat, and to be collected
from county agents upon the sale of the
books
3. Books received from district clerks
may tie paid for out of the fund provided
by the commissioners; otherwise, not until
the books are sold.
D. L. K1EHLE, sup't Pub. Instr.
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Irish Ratification in New York.

The large hall of Cooper institution, New
York, was filled 'st Tuesday night on the
occa ion of the meeting to ratifv the action
Of the convention OF Irish societies at Phil
adelphis, and Of the formal organization of
the Irish National league of America in this
city. Among those present were DR.. Par
nell, Alexander Sullivan, president of the
Irish National league of America; Thomas
Bremen, secretary of the league in Ireland
Col: Frederick A. Conkling. John Dewey
and Paterick J. 5heridan, Dr.. William B.
Wallace presided. Alexander Sullivan
urged the Irish in America to earnestly
work for the objects in view. Members OF
patriotic, benevolent aud other organiza.
tons would find the platform of the LEAGUE
broad enough to stand on. They need not
abandon their own special work, nor per
init it to be interferei with They need onlv
enlarge their work by embracing that Of
the league. Conservatives and nationalist
can alike join it. Brennan and Others als,,
spoke. Resolutions were adopted enders.
ing the action Of the Philadelpaia conven-
ton. pledging support to the national league,
and urging Irishmen to use all their
influence to diminish the consumption of
.rticles of English manufacture in this coun-
try.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
The Treasury Balance.

Washington special: The treasury bal
ance will be very low when the SIC, 000, 900
pensions is taken from the.reserve. Although
the warrants were sent in three days ago
the checks have not yet been ground throug h
the mill at the treasury end Of the building
and subj. acted from the reserves. The state
>nent at present therefore is: Assets, 1854, =
228, $40, liabilities, $A7. 40, O32, leaving an
excess in cash of $780, 7S6, 513. Within two
days the pensions will reduce it to about
$125, OO0, 600. The treasury has been a very
liberal feeder to the money market this
month. 1t is expected that g, eat deal Of
it will 20 abroad the latter part of next
law set in
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31

George Falroy, one of the burglars who
entered the store of NJ. Emory at Money
Creek, recently. attempted to jump on board
An east-bound freight train 4. Lewiston Sat
urday morning and broke bis leg between
the knee and the ankle. Aquantity of bur
glars tools were found upon him, consisting
of two steel tap drills and flask of giant
powder. He was taken to Winona Jail.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
A Terrific and Fatal Explosion at Bis
marCk.

The boiler in the brick yard of BLY, &
Cranberry at Bismarck, OAK, exploded
Thursday morning, utterly demolishing
the building and tearing the engine into un-
recognizable fragments. The head of the
boiler was blown through the roof of the
building and hurled 500 feet from its original
position, and one large IRON stay was thrown
LOCO teet. John Larsen, fireman. had his
head blown completely from This body, and
his body was hurled $50 feet over the top
of three buildings. Joseph Ou-
lette, carpenter, shared an
equal fate. Pieces Of his skull were picked
up here and there, and hts brains blown
200 feet away. Clement Oulette was fatally
injured, and Daniel Lyons badly sca, ded.
Two Others also received slight injuries.
The boiler had been considered dangerous
for some time past. That there has been
criminal neglect upon the part Of some one
y obvious, The actual damages are about
$4,000.
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Collecting in low. and Minnesot.

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Des Moines, Special: Rev. D. D. Proper
of the Iowa Baptist inference, gives the
following regarding Rev. Edward Wilson
ofDes Moines, the colored preacher, whose
collections were impounded at st. Paul last
week by the Baptists there: An official
warning by circular was sent out by the
Baptist pastoral confere nee of Iowa about
year ago regarding Wilson, and for SINH
lar reasons the Iowa Co1ored Baptist asso-
citation in March last also withdrew the
hand of fellowship from Wilson. Mr.. Pro-
per furthex states that there Is . binding
rule in the Iowa church requiring all solicit
tors for needy churches to be certified by
the church edifice committee. Mr.. Proper
called Wilson's attention to the rule last
year, but the latter said he recalled nothing
about it. The Olive church officials had
declined to allow Wilson to preach for
them, but had given him authority to col.
lect money for them. Wilson lately sued
the Des Moines Register fnr libel.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
Locating Northwestern Indians,

Locating Northwestern Indians.
Delegate Maginnis Of Montana was inter-
viewed on the plans Of the commission for
locating the northwestern Indians. He
said
We will meet in Chicago, Aug. Is. Gen.
Sheridan, it is expected, will 60 with us, and
President Arthur has :lgnified his intention
OF joining the party here and going with us
a. far as the Yellowstone park. The agen-
c;es of the Crow, Flathead and Biackfeet
Indians will be examined, and We shall set
tie the Indians on such portions of their
reservations as may be neediul for them,
and treat with them for the cession of the
remainder and open it a> public domain.
The Crows have larger reservation than
they require Tor their own use, and l believe
they will agree to be settled on q piece of
land east of ,he Big Horn, on that portion
OF their reservation which lies in the Big
Horn valley. The Blackfeet, who occupy
the whole Of the northern part of Montana
will be given reservation sufficiently am
pie to sustain them, and annuities and cthe-
helps to civilization will be given them for
The other portions Of the lends. The Flat
heads have been asking for some time that
they should be removed away from the line
Of the Northern Pacific railway, and the re-
quest will probably be acceded 10 by the
commission. e
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31

The mayor Of Cork presided 1t meeting
there on the 18th in support of the Parnell
t stimonial. Two hundred and fifty pounds
were subscribed and resolution adopted
approving of Parnells action and thanking
the Philadelphia convention FORTS support
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31

6wager, the Oldest steamboatmsn OF the
westsrn rivers, died aged ninety.
Joe Cook Called o Dude.
Monmouth, ILL.,, Special: Rev. Joseph
Cook of Boston had . sensational expert
ence here last night In the dining room OF
the Commercial hotel with E. n. Gill. .
travelling man. Gill sat at the anne table
with Cook and ordered for supner . piece
Of raw meat, when Cook remarked: "You
are Western man, imagine. Do you
live on raw flesh out there?" Mr.. Gill
fared up and replied: II eat what Id d
please and pay for it. You must DO an
Eastern dude" Cock reprimanded him
for swearing. and called upon the clerk to
eject him for using profanity in the pre-
sence of ladies. Gill waved his fist in Cooks
face, calling him id liar. and left the
table in rage. Later he sent his card to
Cook and demanded satisfaction. Cook
said to the messenger: I'm fair fight can
knock that man to pieces, but am not
prepared to be perforated with bullets. and
demand the protection of IN officer" At
his 'equest q policeman escorted Cook to
and from the opera house, where he lee.
turned. He was unmolested by Gill who
has left town.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
"A Celtic Crank anu the British Min
lister.

Washington Special: The sensation of
the military detail to guard the residence Of
the British minister on the night Brady was
hanged is supplemented by the arrest of
Michael Mooney, an Irish vagabond, while
attempting to force his way into the British
quarters. While the man himself proves to
be harmless lunatic, the arrest develops
the fact that guard of police and detectives
is on the watch at the legation. The affair
so far is contirmatory Of former reports con-
celning the extraordinary precautionary
measures against possible violence. The
district authorizes are mysterious and the
general public are growing daily more in
terested ana apprehensive. The fact of the
arrest was kept quiet twenty-four hours.
Mooney is said to have had threatening let
tiers in his possession. and something that
looked like dynamite. The police officials
say that Mooney was sent to the asylum.
No such name appears on the book. He
was not sent there, it is said, but vas spirit
ed out Of town by certain sympatizers, who
we're aided by money, which was given by
the British minister to prevent anything OF
sensational character getting into print.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31

United to practice in the courts of this state
by the supreme court.
crazy man Of Kasota was taken to St.
Peter asylum recently. His last antic W.
to drive the Nelson family from their hol. se
to gorge himself at the cupboard, end 60 to
bed Naked in which state he was sptured.
The St. Paul board Of education confirms
the selection of Prof. c. D. Gilbert of Osh
kosh as principal OF the high school at a
salary Of s., 500, and of Mrs. NJ. A. Jenness
a. principal of the normal department. to
be established in the high school, at sala-
Wisconsin as an educator OF more than or.
binary ability, and Mrs. Jenness, who comes
to st. Paul from the normal sthool at River
Falls II the same state, has had a long and
valuable experience.
The bank of Breckinridge has been closed
by the sheriff on several attachments,
Ten dollars iE currency and a considerable
safe.
Articles of incorporation of the Fergus
Falls Gas l. Water company have been fled
With the secretary of state. The capital
stock is $500, 900, and the corporators are
Carroll F.. Gray of St. Louis, p. Manchester.
q. .. Wright and F. w. Burnham, of Fer.
gus Falls. aud Charles E. Bush OF Orwalj.
The measles are prevailing extensively in
Sleepy Eye. A number of cases have been
serious.
Seventeen coaches filled with people,
bound for settlements in the Mort Invest
went through Winona on q recent mid
night.
Mrs. Bunch; a lady living in north
Rochester, Olmsted county, died very sud.
denly on the goth. She was in her usual
health. and was engaged in conversation
and Immediately expired. A heart clot is
supposed to have been the cause of her
death. The remains were taken to Marion
for burial.
The funeral OF Anthony Conley. who was
killed at Chicago, Sunday last took, place
at 1nver Grove, Dakota, and was largely At
tended by tae friends Of the family, over
lou carriages and wagons followed the re.
mains to the grave.
The State board of immigration of Mimi
esota held = meeting at the capitol Tn /.
day afternoon to open the bids for f1ruish
ing the state with loo, 600 lithograph maps
and for printing immigration pamphlets in
the English, German and Scandinavian
languages. The contracts for the maps was
awarded to Berlandi & Roth, at their bid
OF 81 OPS. The Eoglish pamphlets and
printing on the backs of $4,000 maps was
awarded to the Pioneer Press for A44 rs,
The German pamphlets were awarded to
the Vol kszeitung ior $3.50. The Norwegian
pa mphlets were divided between the Nord.
vesten and the Stats Tidning and SKATER
en-, the former at bid of $45625, and the
latter at $37S.19. The board also decided
not to use any fun's this year in sending
agents to Europe.
The st. Louis county missioners have
voted to issue bonds TOR $4,000 to build q
temporary court house at Duluth.
Mrs. Gov. Hubbard met with quite q
painful but not serious accident recently
BY misstep upon the porch of her resi-
dence ct Red Wing.
Over 800, 600 feet OF logs have been scat
tered over the Snake river by the malicious
cutting ofa boom at Pine City.
The general laws passed by the last legis-
] tu1s haye hen sscdyed IN beqk form by
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
The State Board OF Corrections and
(Ih1rjt,oa

The State Board Of Corrections and
Charities.
The state board OF corrections and charities
met at the capitol Tuesday morning. There
we're present Gov. Hubbard, Gen. Berry OF
Winona. Hon. H. R. Wells, Preston, Judge
Young, Minneapolis, Hon. w. w. Camp
hell. Litchtield, and DR.. Dana, St. Paul.
The Office of permanent secretary was ten
dered Rev. II. II. Hart, of Worthington,
and tits understood that he will accept.
Rev. DR.. Dana, a member of the board,
submitted l.ngthS port on the objects
in view, which was spread upon the records.
1t showed the uses OF boards o! inspection
same ground as did those made at length in
the last legislature when the bill creating
the board wac under discussion. It will be
necessary for the board and especially its
secretary, to be thoroughly informed as to
the methods obtaining in public institu-
tions OF other states, and correspondence
with similar boards must be opened and
kept up. DR.. Dana fu Their says:
To an extent we may not anticipate will
abuses existing. particularly in city jails and
county poor houses. 1t is in the county
poor house Encouragement aud abuses are
most likely TO exist: because Of INSULT
Gent appropriations, or because county
boards are constituted without reference to
the duties they have to perform. Hence it
comes to pass that the insane have beer
found so often mingled with the inmates of
the poor house; that young children have
been found gro owing up therein in idleness,
and lothing habits of vice; that in country
ja'is the sexes are not separated properly,
End that tho cells are overcrowded; tn at of.
tenders committed for the first time ere
often imprisoned with hardened criminals
initiated into ways Of crime, and our CITY
prisons thus converted into schools of vice
and crime.
The hoard, after trapsacting other busi-
ness, adjourned to meet July 10 at 10 a. N.
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NEWS CONDENSED.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

The Murch court crawls along slowly.
The committee have directed that Mr..
Murch and Assistant Attorney Blair make
up their case and 20 to tho files and procure
what documentary evidence they can find.
Then the commission will hear what oral
testimony Is offered and will consider the
records put In. The trouble with Murchs
case is that most of the things he charges
are admitted, but the construction put upon
the circumstances by the Maine statesman
is denied, and he will apparently have dif.-
Guilty to substantiate his views of the mat
ter.
With view of keeping tho Indians on
their respective reservations, and also re-
ducing the expenses of the Indian service,
the commissioner of Indian affairs has is
sued circulars to agents at non-treaty In
dian agencies, directing them to discon-
tinue supplying Indians with coffee, tea,
sugar and tobacco except as compensation
for labor performed.
The national board OF health will in a
very short time be dissolved by the failure of
congress to appropriate money for ito con-
tinuance. It is practically legislated out of
Office, and will 70 out of existence ~ one of
the most expensive and useless organizations
that has ever been created.
On the first of July next there will be
thirty-oue dismissals in the pension Office
ana twenty.one in the patent Office to COM
ply with the terms OF the law passed last
session.
The receipts of the treasury so far this
month have been about $25, 0OO, 0OO and the
expenditures about $40, O0O. 600. There is q
prospect therefore, of small debt reduc-
ton.
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GENERAL NEVIS NOTES.
In . paper read before the Chicago His.
tosioal sodety . f. wuights ago the Hon. i.
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NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
The Northern Pacific folks have an.

NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
The Northern Pacific folks have an
nounced their intention of giving series OF
premiums for the encouragement of forest
tree planting in groves, shelter belts, or
live windbreaks along it's lines of road.
Free transportation is to be given for trees,
seeds and cuttings, and prizes awarded fol
the best and most extensive planting done
The prizes are three in number. and consist
of Jound-trip passes to st. Paul and Mime.
families may visit the two cities mentioned.
either during the State fair or aunnal
meeting of the Forestry association.
Secretary Teller said q few days age
1.-THE truth is that have deemed it my
duty to give notice to the Northern Pacific
company not only that they are not entitled
tue second indemnity strip, but that the al.
ternate sections in the first indemnity strip
will not be held for any longer period than
is necessary for the road to make its selec
tons.
President Willard in a recent address al
New York said he had more trouble in Sc
curing the means for completing the Oregon
& California road to the California boundary
and the Oregon Navigation together. Thu
necessary capital, he says, has, however
been assured, and the line will be in opera
ton by Aug. l, 1884.
The Northern Pacific is under contract to
deliver 10000, head of young Illinois and
Iowa cattle to points in Montana, between
this time and the 10th of June.
CASUALTIES OF THE WEEK.
A fire at Monterzuma, Ind, consumed al
the buildings on the west side of thu
public square. The losses on buildings fal
on Gideon Wilson e. Tate, J. E. Mcintyre