The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-23


The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Mrs. NJ. Mueller, Victory,
Wis: p. A.Rope, Caledonia, Mimi: limo.
thy f. Canty, CAVITY, Oak: John Crow, Ro.
hey, Oak. Postoffices Discontinued-Min.
nesots; Lake Amelia. Pope county; Middle
vile, Wright county.
RAILROAD NEWS NOTES.
The Mount Sterling Ky, "a ccommocation,
going to Lexington, ran into the rear OF
train on the Kentucky Central at Winches-
ter Crossing Friday morning, exploding 400
kegs OF giant power, The depot was
wrecked snd the engine blown to atoms.
Engineer Schiller was not found. The ward
master, Randall, was killed. Conductor
McMicbael was fatally injured, and Others
are supposed to be killed. The powder was
llgnifed from sparks from the engine. Per-
haps the most terrific explosion ever known
in America followed. Debris was thrown
so high that it did not come down for fully
the country rushed in to see if Winchester
hadl suddenly become an Ischia.
Paul schulze, general land agent of the
Northern Pacific and Portland, arrived in
st. Paul on the 18th. He says that but
thfrty-two miles of track have yet to be
laid to complete the Northern Pacific from
st Paul to Portland. The iron is being
rspidly laid, and will be all down by the
22d inst. On the 11th, the men on the
west END laid two and half miles of track,
and those on the east end three miles. The
grading between the present terminus has
been completed and with the exception OF
few insignificant trestles the whole gap is
in readiness for the iron.
The morning train on the Wabash rail-
way from st. Louis arrived at Omaha three
hours late on the 10Th inst having made
part OF the run with great caution, by rea-
son of warning that train robbers were H..
ing in wait fnr it in the vicinity OF Mo-
mathe. The conductor received dispatch
at st. Charles and informed the passengers
who secreted their valuables. Nine men in
the employ of the railway, all heavily
armed, boarded the train at Montgomery
and the robbers did not appear.
1t IS reported that as soon as tae com.
pleton of the Northern Pacific shall have
been supplemented by connection with
California from Portland, trains will run
through from st. Paul to San Francisco via
Oregon in the same time now made by the
Union and Central Pacific from Omaha tn
San Francisco. The distance from St, Panl
to San Francisco via Portland will be 2, 700
miles, 1t can be made in four DAYS at an
average speed of less than thirty miles an
hour.
In RESPONSE to circular issued bv the
Minnesota State Sportsn EMS association,
the Omaha folks issued a notice to their
Minnesota agents calling their attention Ia
the nome laws of the state, which make it
unlawful for any railroads to receive apv
game bird or animal for shipment out of
the state. The agents are instructed not to
make any such shipments.
The Northern Pacific railroad will be
opened formally by President Willard on
Sept. 8. 1t will be actually completed on
Aug. Is. There will be over 800 quests
present at the opening services.
The earnings Of the st. Paul & Duluth
for the second week of August were $780,
90797 against $13, 1874 for the same peri
Oh OF time in 1882, an increase of 81, $40 g.
Aug. 25 will see 1923 miles of Northern
Pacific in operation.
BRIEF FOREIGN NEWS.
A moo O.; 700 men attacked the Jewish
quarter in Prague on the 18th. The rioters
were dispersed before doing much harm.
Frequent riots are causing much alarm
among the authorities of Austria. The DO.
lice and military officers are ordered tn
crush with the utmost energy every ont
break, however small. Forty of the BOD.
ulace and six police were wounded in the
riot at Agran,. The mob snbseonentlv
forced the jail and released the rioters,
Klots are reported at Karistadt and Ssset.
Croatia. At Agram mob threatened the
custom house, railway and archbishop'e
palace. The streets are now guarded by
heavy patrols.
Official advices from Foote, the newly
appointed United States minister to Corea
state that he had taken up bis residence in
the capital of that little. known country.
but life there, is attended with manv dis
comforts. The Only house he had been
able to obtain is rude. of wood and paper.
with paper windows, and is situated ia an
undesirable location in the midst of how
veIs and filth. The climate is marked nv
great extremes OF heat and cold. The oniv
fuel obtainable consists OF bouehs of nine
trees, and verything in the shape of food,
except the simplest necessaries of life has to
De brought from abroad.
Newspapers at Madrid declare that French
Spectators raised ESQ, 600 francs for the pur
pose oteorrupting the Spanish army and
bringing about an uprising. The papers
making this assertion promise to give more
particulars concerning the scheme when
the censorship of the press is abolished. A
semi-othcial journal admits there nav ha
some foundation or the story. The SPAN
Ign consul at Perpisuan, France. reports
!nat many persons, supposed to be Csrlists,
!!ncludlng So called brlgadier. twelve ma.
lors and twelve captains, have been ipterned
by France.
T'e king Of Corea is a young man, with
frank, progressing face, slight of build.
and smaller than most OF bis subiects
When the American ENJOYS wer~ presented
10 nlm recently he wore winged cap verv
1nucn ike the caps of his ministers: his dress
c0nslsted OF single garment Of bright red
SIX, with long flowing sleeves reaching To
the moor: at the waist it was secured f.v A
6elt OF crimson and gold. On each ahoui.
ger and on the breast of his garment were
large dragons in heavy gold embroidery.
A British Jew, representing Raphael,
Tecki d Sons. business firm Of London.
and who arrived at st. Petersburg provided
with proper British passport and creden.
tials to banking firms, has been expelled
from Russia ny order of the authorities,
The newspaper. Jewish World, OF london.
has adviOes that Count Tolstoi. Rusaian
minister Of the interior, hss ordered the On.