The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26

goods af5re ofD Thomas l. Co. Loss, $3o,
600; partly insured
The Hamburg, Iowa, floor factory was
burned together with it's contents. Loss, 49,:
GOO; insurance $20.O1a
~: Mchaei's orphan asylum and St Joseph's
convent, on Mount Oliver, Pittsburg, was par
tally burned Loss, $4,000.
George M Anderson, Of sheboygan, en-
Rioyed in = logging camp near Marshfeld,
Wis, was billed by falling tree.
Tho dwelling house and portion Of its con.
tents belonging to Mrs. Thomas K Wilkle, Eat
Claire, vas burned. Loss, $780,
The Robesonia furnace plant at Reading, Pa:
has been sold to William r. White and Mrs
Henry Borie. Of Philadelphia, for $4,000
Maj. Burke is iii Washington, hoping to Sc.
cure an appropriation Of $500, 600 for the New
Orleans exposition, nov $3oo6O iii debt
Fire St troy N j., destroyed the store of J.
Leroy Pine company, manufacturers of SUPPLIES
and Coon Il Co.'s collar shop. Loss $4,000
Ex-Gov: Moses of South Carolina was sen.
fenced to six months in the house of correction
at Boston, for swindling COL Higginson out O:
&34
Special Examiner Rathbone declares that
Commissioner of Pensions Clark is a liar. and
that he is trying to make himself solid with the
Democrats
George H. Mills, who murdered his wife,
Eliza F. Mills, Oct 6, 1888, at their residence in
Williamsburgh, N Y, was sentanced in Brook
lyn to be hanged April TO-
Mischievous students at Harvard college
wound largo wooden tube with heavy wire
And exploded It 1t midnight by means of a
fuse, creating great sensation.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, Dr. Cyrenaus Wakefield
we'll known philanthropist, died recently,
aged seventy. His estate is estimated 1t near:
ly million. He leaves four children.
Under the terms Of the new extradition
treaty with Great Britain, defaulting bank off,
Gers and Others charged with similar offenses
will no longer find an asylum in Canada.
Yet another terrible example. An Alliance
Ohio woman gave birth to twins in role:
rink and didn't take of her skates. 1t is no,
stated whether the twins were right and left
Richmond business men adopted resoiutioni
criticising the recent decision OF the United
States court, and calling all good citizens no,
to pay taxes in coupons or Virginia state bonds:
Mr. Munroe of New Haven, Ct, manager Of
the Marquand estate, has given, $4,000 for
tho endowment fund of the Yale divinity school,
and the money has been paid in The total
fund is now $4,000.
One of tho acts Of the late plenary council
was to present the pope with the name of Rev:
chancellor to the council. He is the brother Of
the late bishop Of Chicago.
Tho Spanish government has instructed the
Spanish minister at Washington, in case the
proposed Spanish American treaty is not rati
lied by the senate before the change in the id.
minstretion Of the United States government,
relative to sugar which Spain offered to Amer
lea, with the hope Of securing its ratification.
Postofices Established Wisconsin: Eleya.
Trempeleau county. Postmasters Commits
sioned-Andrew J. LINDSAY, Bay Center, Oak. ;
Frank W. Hunt, Fort Buford, Oak. William
H. Harris, Chaplin, Iowa; John W. Lickens.
Perm, Iowa; J. Mullen, Lanesboro, Mimi :; j.
". Dawson, Phillipsburg, Mont. c. o. Hart,
Driftwood. Neb; John d. Leland, Leland,
Iowa; A. c. Hollanger, Eleva, Wis
Aletter has been received by T. J. Luttrell,
Of the Inauguration committee, from the Jeffer.
they would take part in the parade if thoy were
permitted to allow . negro man to march
through the line and present President Cleve.
land silver bouquet MIR. Luttrell wrote If
response that Mr.. Cleveland was not receiving
any presents from any source whatever.
John Manning, q ranchman, shot and killed
Tom Green near Winheim, Tex. On the 18th
inst Green stole . team from Manning and q
wagon from another man. Green caught Man.
ning's twelve year old daughter, gagged and
tod her to tho bottom of the wagon, and fed ID
the hills, making for California. Manning re.
turned home on the 18th and with friends star.
ted in pursuit. overtaking Green. He found hi,
dsughter still tied in the wagon. Green, when
stantly killed by Manning.
The British Parliament opened on Thursda.
last Tho police allowed no person to pass thu
gates unless able to show he had right to on.
tsr: Gladstone, upon entering. was loudly
was ct once assailed by tho Conservatives Will
bombardment Of questions concerning its in
tentions in the Soudan Earl Granville, minis
| tor for foreign Affairs, replied. He frankly
stated that the government left it entirely t
Con. Wellesley to decide whether the Britsf
| once, or delay an attack until later-say som,
time ne1t autumn. Gladstone replying to inter
rogatories, responded in much the same tone 4.
that used BY Earl Granville in tho lords. H.
added that the present situation did not IL
low tho government to make overture.
to Ell Mshdi, because such overtures nigh
defeat their own object The policy of tn.
sselly remained uneS.nesd Hs f. had '? dom;
| al he could for Gen. Gordon, and was no
to be held responsible for his DEATH 'Ou,
| policy in the Soudan is still for evacuation
Recent events there prevented the immediat1
application Of this policy. The fall Of Khar
toum affected, in military sense, tho who'll
situation in tho Soudan. Lord Wolseley hal
been advised to take what measures he see
| at to overthrow the Nahdi at Khartoum. N
! further communications will be made to tn
1shdi, but any received from him viii b con