The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-29

The United States; diplomatic resprssasntstiy,
in Roumania, In : communication to tho etate
department, calls tho attention Of. American
flour producers to tho inviting market nov
presenting itself in South America
Capt George W. Davis, o. & A., assistant
engineer in the construction of the Washington
monument, has been appointed by tho score
tary OF state ~ messenger to proceed TO Iowa
for the electoral vote Of that state.
Parnell, in speech 1t Cork, said no believed
the oligarchy Of tho city would never again
contest parliamentary seat Tho Irish party
would oppose every government that refused
to concsde Ireland her Just rights.
| Tho recent arrest Of three men at Odessa,
Mo-. for robbing freight cars Of the Chicago
Alton railroad has revealed tho existence Of .
cal{y pidnderine the company; caf;:
The steamer white Eagle, Of tie St Louis i
St Paul Packet company, lying in Winter quar-.
tors 1t the floating dock in st. Louis, took fire
recently. Al her upper works were destroy
ed Damage about q, 600; no insurance.
James Wilton Brooks, lawyer, formerly pro-
prietor Of tho New York Evening Express has
made an assignment His obligations amount
to ~, 469, while his nominal assets are $751;.
49, The actual valuation of the assets is $685.
074
Minnie Moore, aged II, daughter Of William
Moore, wealthy knitting mill proprietor 81 Co:
hoes, N. Y, eloped With Thomas Michigan, aged
eighteen. Moore has taken his daughter home,
and says he will take proc Sedngs IL anntil the
marriage.
Sheriff jerks 81 Grand Forks, Dak., has ar:
rived at Newburg, N y; with i fequisition for
George Upright Last fall Upright stole
check for $500 from his employer, Albert N:
Collins, = wheat grower Of Dakota, forged tho
name, got the check caehed, went East and
apent the stolen money:
Judge Stewart; Of the circuit Sduft Mad:
ison, Wis, sentenced Nels Pearson; aliae
George W. Wilson; William Needham, alias
William Farrell; and Henry Lutz, alias *Slim
Jim, to two years each in the state prison fol
burglarizng, on Oct 8, Hudsons store u
Maunakee. and the postofice contained there
The president Of the Pictou IN. 81 bank;
Senator r. P. Grant, charges that Logan, tan
ner of Pictou, secured an advance OF 4125, GOO
on bogus drafts from the cashier Of the bank:
unknown to the directors. The cashier after
making good 312,U0 Of the amount, was dis
missed The bank will suffer . loss Of at least
$4,000
George A. Blakslee, proprietor of tho Bos-
ton grocery store, Watertowu, Oak, has made
an assignment for the benefit OF his creditors.
Of whom Reid, Murdoch and Fisher, whole
sale house in Chicago, are understood to bo tho
heaviest The amount of liabilities has not vet
been disclosed, but is probably between d, 0O
and IS, OOO
Funeral services over the remains Of Ed.
mund About, the distinguished author, were
celebrated at the Cemetery Pere Ia Chaise,
Paris, Monday, the 3Oth Jules Ferry. prime
minister, and many other mon of political and
lltery note wore present. A deputaton Of the
French academy appointed to act As pail bear.
ers, refused to act because there were no re-
ligious services.
A military investigation is in progress at
Halifax regarding . charge made by Mrs. Tai.
bot, wife of Sergeant Talbot, against Rev. vii.
liam Tough, assistant garrison chaplain. Mra
Talbot declared that during her husbands a.
sence the chaplain who had been drinking,
exposing himself.
Col Miromondi, the French officer who was
sent in pursuit of the insurrectionists in Cam
bodia, surprised and attacked the camp OF
Swatha, leader of the revolt After Z sharp
fight the rebels dispersed. Twenty insurrec-
tic nits were killed and the baggage Of the band
encounter. The troops are in pursuit Of him.
Gen. Hatch has surrounded tho Oklahoma
boomers at Saltwater, with tho intention Of
starving them out. He allows NO one to ap-
proach them, but lets any ono leave who de-
| sires. courier, just IN reports several leav-
ing already, as provisions are running short
The Oklahomites have been trying TO raise
money here for relief, but without suocesa No
firing has been done.
After several weeks discussion Dr.. Rankin's
old church here, the Congregational, has de-
cided to extend q call to Rev. s NJ Newman Of
Ripon, Wis. A considerable number in tho
congregation were DESTROYS of securing DR.
Dana of Plymouth church, St. Paul, and some
correspondence was held looking to his invita-
ton to this pulpit A call bad previously been
given to DR.: Goodell of St. Louis, which ne was
obliged to decline.
The Northern Pacific will in few days issue
new tariff showing reduction in rates on emi.
grant movables, in car loads, from St Paul and
Minneapolis to oil points on the main line in
Washington Territory and Oregon, amounting
to 81 1-3 per cent This per cent will equal :
reduction of 500 per car load to some points
This is claimed to be one of the results Of tho
efforts of Messrs. Cakes and Hannaford at tho
meetings of the Transcontinental association.
The argument in the Swain case ended .
few days ago and the court adjourned When
it convenes again it will consider the case with
closed doors The findings of the court, when
reached, will be transmitted through the war
department to the president 1t is understood
that he will submit them to the attorney gener-
| al for review. Until they are reviewed and
approved by the president they will not be
made public.
Some time during the last campaign the
Council Bluffs Globe charged s D. Street, the
county clerk and candidate for re election on
the Repubcican TIC ticket, with being defsulter
so before election, but it was used 90 vigorous
~ by the Democrats that Street was defeated
Experts have examined the books and find he
| 10 nearly 600 short IN his accounts Street
was arrested on the charge Of embezxlement
The treasury available balance was on the ed
nearly 1882 oOo, 00o-a gain of DC, COO 900 since
tho first of the month. The receipts thus far
for January shows Z marked increase over
| those for the preceding MONTHS both in GUS
| toms and internal revenue; the increase in the
| latter beng mainly attributed to the semi-an-
| nual taxes from banks The available cash bal
ance on Feb. gives promise of exceeding
Gas OOO, OOO, surplus sufficiently large to war
rent the secretary of the treasury TO issue q
call for 3 per cent bonds.
The Weekly Pioneer Press Of Jan. 29th, pre-
sents in its "Galaxy Of Genius" series papers
on ''Ihe Future Of the Arctic Exploration" by
Lieut. Greedy of the recent Franklin Bay ex-
petition; on Chinese Gordon, now be-
sieged by tho Mahdis forces At Khar-
toum, by Charles Chaille Long, his former
chief of stan, and on the neglected but impor-
tant battle Of Sailors creek, at the close of tho
campaign out Richmond, by ex-Speaker
Keifer. Tho installment excels in current and
permanent interest any yet printed in the series
which has attracted so much attention.