The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18


operate with profit.
Gen Butler arrived in New York city on
Saturday light, after his stumping tour through
tue west Tie was serenaded at the Fifth
Avenue hotel by the committee on orcaniza-
tion Of the Peoples party. After delivering
snort address from the balcony of the hotel,
the general said he was worn out by travel and
excused himself from making Il longer speech.
WEST AND SOUTH.
1t rumored that S. s. Merrill is to be made
vicc~prcsident of the Milwaukee road.
The cutting Of passenger rates between St.
Paul and Chicago is not as active as it was
Tie Democrats Of the Fifth district of Iowa,
en- the 9th again nominated Ben Frederick for
congress.
Missouri Grecnbackcrs nominated w. F.
Gurdy in the Second district and j. F. Jor an
in the Third district, that state for Congress.
Matt Orton, arrested charged with setting
fire to buildings in Arkansas CITY, Ark, was
hanged by an Infatuated mob on Tuesday
morning.
Carl Schurz spoke in Central Music hall in
Chicago on Thursday night on political topics.
About $50 persons were present. Many were
turned away for want of seats.
In the Blaine and Sentinel case the defense
on Tuesday scrv,d notice on the plaintiffs at
torncy that they solld begin taking deposit
tons in Kentucky on the :e22nd inst
The planning mill of the Madison Lumber
company, at For: Madison To-, burned Satur-
day morning. Loss $4,000; Insurance Sl1 900.
a large quantity OF valuable lumber was de-
stroycd.
New Orleans dispatches of the 18th, report
that the Democratic congressional convention
Of the Fifth district divided, one faction re-
nominatn: j. Floyd King and the others
Charles J. Boatncr.
dos ph Bateman, the Missouri rape ficnd,
vas taken from Jail in Savannah on Tuesday,
f,ar5 of lynching having been expressed, and
colTcycd to st. Joseph. He has admitted his
quit ard expects to hang.
Inc iliinols state fair was formally opened
the 4th. lnv managers OF the fair conceived
the idea of giving free ticket for every school
child i'll the state for use on this day, and as
consequence fully 10000 were on the
grounds
VIM. Collision, telegraph operator duty at
Snake Hollow, in the Hooking valley, where
the property of operators is being guarded by
troops, was shot By Guard Beaten on Monday
night, being mistaken for a striking MINER
who was supposed to be in the act of setting
fire to one OF the hoppers. He died instantly.
At Coal Valley, Fayett: county, Va, on the
14th, Smith Older and Alexander Tinchcr be-
came involved in a quarrel, when Older struck
Tircher with al axe, cuttin. his breast open
from the right shoulder through both lungs
and heart part Of the heart dropping out of
tn gaping wound. The murderer has been ar
rested.
Colorado Republicans in their state conven-
ton in Denver on Saturday, completed the list
Of nominations of state officers and Prcsdcn-
.al electors. The platform Endorsed Blaine
and Logan; asks that the import duties i2!-
posed by the act OF 1867 wool be restored;
demands the removal Of the southern Ute In
GiaEs from the state.
The Nebraska state Prohibition convention
met Oh the 18th and organized by clccting c.
+. Bentley temporary chairman and George f.
Bigclow secretary. j. G. Miller was elected
permanent chairman and Mr. Rawalt and G.
Wolfcnbar:cr secretaries. j. G.. Miller was
nominated for governor, and II. II. Shedd the
Republican nominee, Endorsed for lieutenant
governor. Five st. John Presidential electors
were also selected.
n G. Thompsons bank at Rockford, H.,
closed on Monday morning. A notice posted
on the door OF the bank and signed by N. e..
Thompson, president, stated: ''Owirg to the
stringcncy il the money market am unable to
meet my obligations as they mature, and am
compelled to suspend. My asset: belong to my
creditors until their demands are satisfied.
Believing from common experience that assign
ment would result in unnecessary loss to
my creditors, have determined to apply my
assets directly to satisfy debts" The liabili-
tics arc sAi,i to be half a million dollars.
On Saturday morning Gen. Logan and party
left Bay City, Mich, on special train for Port
Huron. Along the route the party were given
an enthusiastic greeting. Arriving at Port
Huron, The party were escorted to the hotel by
crowds Of people headed by the Piumcd
Knights and brass band. After dinner
speeches were made by Gen. Logan and Others
On arriving at Detroit carriages were in wait
ing to take the party to the skating rink, where
meeting was held Immediately. Logan hav-
ing made ten speeches while in the state during
the last two days his voice was not strong, and
he had trouble in making the crowd hear. lie
spoke OF the tariff and the history Of the Demo-
cratic party, paying his respects to Thos. A.
Hendricks. The rink building has a standing
capacity of 1900, and was crowded
The Nebraska anti Monopoly and Grccnback
state conventions met in Lincoln on Tuesday
After converting and passing resolutions favor,
ing fusion with the ti-Nonopoiists and Demo,
Gratis, the Grccnback convention adjourned
and went into session with the anti-Monopol.
lists, who adjourned to receive and listen tc
Gen. Butler. He advocated minority reprcsen
tasion; advised fusion with the Democrats, and
declared he wanted electoral votes only TO hold
the balance Of power and make the other par
ties come to the peoples party. He said tho
anti-Monopo)ists need not fear fusion here, a.
Cleveland would win if he carried New York
and lose if he did not. He said that he Out
ler) could not be elected, as Cleveland would
have 145 votes in the south, which he (Butler)
would have with free ballot and fair count
He was only anxious that the peoples party
make the seeds Of a new party. After supper
Butler made an anti-Monopoly speech in the
open air. He spoke against the importation OF
contract labor, and culogized Van Wyek as
friend of the people against monopolies.,
WASHINGTON.