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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
General News.

New York Prohibitionists resolve against
all sorts of license and in favor of a third
party.
John Walruff, the noted brewer of Law
renee, krn,, mag }'eep enjoincd from the
manufacture and sale Qi beer, His works
are worth $4,000.
The Western Union will pay quarterly
dividend OF ~ per cent. and still have :.
surplus of 81, 43O, 1893.
Monday the 7th inst, was laborers holi-
day. In Nsv Work Is, 900 marched in pro-
cession; in Chicago &, 900. At St. Paul and
Minneapolis laborers went to White Bear
Lake.
The eighteenth reunion of the Society OF
the Army of the Tennessee opened at Chi
cngo. Fitting and eloquent tributes to the
memory of Gen. Grant were paid by Gen.
": z: Sherman and Gen. John B. Sanborn
Of st, f;lui.
The great New YORK eaneer hospital for
women, now under construction; VIII be
ready for occupancy in November, Mr. Drcx-
el has received in contributions for the insti-
tuition 1920, 900, Of which j ohm acob Astor
gave $2OO,OOO
Edward Wilson OF Wyoming and Collins
J. lsaxGett, also OF Montana, were appoint
ed assistant luperintendcnts of the Yellow
stone National PARK st $500 q year.
These two men are old mountainesxs and
are just the men that the superintendent
wanted. Some of those whom he found at
work when he assumed his duties of SUPER
intendent had TO have paid guides when
they we're sent to the mountains.
At the session of the American Pharma-
ceutical association at Baltimore, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Joseph Roberts, Balti-
mn 1y$o o~ke I 4
son, Wis.,; A. 3. Prescott, Ann Harbor,
Mich; James 8. Evans, Westchester, Pa,
Secretary, ]. NJ. Maisch, Philadelphia; treas.
urer, S. A. Tufts, Dover, N. H.; reporter of
the progress OF pharmacy, &. L. Diehl,
Louisville.
In tho North Ohio Methodist Episconol
conference ut BercH, Ohio, a resolution
declaring that no Methodist preacher oc-
cupying the pastoral relation has q right
to become a candidate for a political office
was defeated by Il vote of 81 to SO. A
heated discussion was percipitated Bishop
Merrill OF Chicago declared that no Mctho-
Gist minister has a right to mingle in poll
tics. 4 resolution declaring the conference
non Responsible i9r the individual or the
man was then adQptcq:
John Ashley, an old soldier OF Gen. Sher
ldan's command, died in Fayettc county,
Tenn, in December 1868. The only paper
showing how Ashley desired to dispose of
his property is on the fly leaf ola note book
Containing II memorandum by Gen. Sher-
idan that on Dec. 4, 1879, he had in his
hands 1,soQ belonging to Ashley, and !.
further memorandum. sayjpe:' ''The above
amount Mr.. Ashley asks paid to Isa bella
Ashley in case Of his death, and Gen. Shcr-
idan was appointed administrator of his
estate. When Ashley died his property
amo4pied to $11, 900. Charles III. Ashley
filed a petition in tthe probate court there
forthe property, ana testimony to prove
that he was the only child OF the deceased
and bis heir. :: IL.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
Wisconsin's Complete Census.

The state census is now complete, and
the total population is shown to be $685..
$50, gain over 1880 OF PAS, 45O, or Fl
per cent. The number of persons subject
to military duty is 2S7, $50, while there
are 29,7S4 surviving Union soldiers
and sailors OF the late war. In the
five years the counties of Fond
du Lac, Grant. Iowa and Lafayette sus.
tanned losses; Milwaukee, comfy gained 49,.
1877 and Eau Claire Il, 797, which are the
heaviest county gains made. The largest
relative gains were in the northern hall
OF the state, where there has been such
large openings UP q comparatively new
country during the past five years,
due in great measure 10 the lumber in.
terests. Oshkosh is credited with (,
a good municipal gain, and now ranks sec.
ond to milwaukee, in the state in point oil
population. Green Bay, Prairie tlu Chen,
GAINESVILLE and Fond du Lac lost portion
of their population. Owing to the fact that
the greatest gains were made in the northern
part of the state, the press of that section
is making q wild clamor for new appor.
tionment into senate and assembly
districts, that the legislative repro.
sentation should be more equitab.
than it is at present. The lesisl;l
turc last winter absolutely declined tc
make provision for an extra session
although several resolutions looking tc
that end were before the body, therefore
Gov. Rusk washed his hands OF the matter
and feels justified in SO doing. Ho is 70
luctant to assume the responsibility OF
special session. ON account of the great ex
pense it would naturally cause.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

The horrible anti Chinese riot in Wy
oming, with it's shocking murders and
cruelties, has already awakened wide
spread commiseration for the victims
and general detestation for the rioting
miners. The Chinese government may
have just cause to demand PREPARATION
OF the American nation for this wan
ton slaughter. At any rate public opin-
on will expect the authorities ofWyo-
ming to take every necessary step to
arrest and punish the rioters with
the utmost severity of the law.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
Record Of Casualties.

The exf1osi0p Of Il thresher boiler at
Bathgate, OAK, iil!s Robert Cughan and
does considerable damage to adjacent prop
crty.
The cyclone at Washington Court House,
Ohio, killed five persons and " ounded some
three hundred more. Great damages was
done to property.
A genuine cyclone passed through Wyan-
dot county, Ohio, going in a rortheasterly
direction. 1t did great damage but caused
no loss Of lie. It was first noticed in it's
approach q z funnel. shaped cloud, followed
by intense darkness.
In the cyclone at Wasfingtop, Fayette
county, Ohio, the following were killed:
Mrs. Mollic Jones; Edith Floyd; Ella For
sha; Jennie Forsha; Flora Carr; Shackelford,
SRI; aged ten. About 800 were wounded, two
hundred esside4ces were destroyed. The
losses will be 81 100000,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

Alfonso Taft of Ohio, the returned
Minister from Russia, was delighted
with life OF St. Petersburg and in re-
gard to the climate he says: 1.-The
weather is not so cold as l had ex-
pected to find it and l actually suffer
ed less Inconvenience from the cold in
St. Petersburg last Winter than !
have in some otherplaces. They take
great pains to protect you from the
cold in the construction of houses and
in other ways, and they succeed ad-
mirablv."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

An exchange says that day by day
the impression grows, being warranted
by facts, that business is improving.
1t is seen in every department oftrade
and is now almost universally felt and
acknowledged. Such being the case,
the future has q brighter aspect than
for a long time past. Now, keep the
ball moving. but be careful not to
send it beyond reasonable limits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
The Chicago Times. reviewing the late

The Chicago Times, reviewing the late
river convention says: "But after
their excitement has somewhat SUBJ
sided it may occur to some of them
that not all the people of the United
States are rs liberal with the public
money rs they are, and that they have
demanded so much that they may
again come off as they did last winter,
with nothing at all. There is some
reason to think that congress would
have been more impressed if the water
way men had exercised Il little more
rnodesty."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
Against tho Civil Service Act.

At the session OF the nti-Monopoly
tee on platform rendered u report which
included the following plank;
We believe civil service laws enacted by
congress and also enacted by the legisla-
ture OF this state should DO absolute
" repealed, for the reasons we be-
lieve they are unconstitutional, that
they remove from the appointing power in
whom the people by their respective state
and federal institutions have confided such
power, responsibility to them for such APP
pointments. They also tend to create set
OF officials known as civil service commits
sioners not elected by nor directly respon-
sible to the people, who in the end may, and
undoubtedly will, become party hacks,
thereby fostering in the future and cloaking
evils which it will require almost q revolu.
ton to eradicate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

While Prince Bismarck is wasting
his time in teasing poor cholera-strick,
cr Spain the American hog keeps right
on l~ing exported. During the first
nine months OF the present packing
year there WIS a tremendous increase
i'll the exports OF American pork pro.
ducts. Compared with the correspond
ing period last year there has been an
increase OF 27,0OO, 900 pounds of ba,
con, 100000 pounds of lard, 22,=
OOO, 900 pounds of pork, and 7.OOO,-
900 pounds OF ham, in all los, OOO,.
600 pounds.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
The new regulations defining tn

The new regulations defining the
rights OF land grant railroads in refer
ence to the use Of timber from public
lands are undergoing final revision at
the Interior Department. The regu-
cations will provide that railroads
must first use the timber on their own
lands and prohibit cutting timber on
alternate sections owned by the Gov
eminent. Another new rule is that
timber from public lands can only be
used constructing the roadbed and
not i'll building stations or other equip
neMts OF the roads.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
John Ryder, q wealthy farmer of
Lake, Dredicted on :June q

John Ryder, a wealthy farmer of
Rl2'o3ckland Lake, predicted on June 8
that he would die On the llth. He
sent for q lawyer, made his will, and
asked the lawyer to act as pail bearer
at his funeral, He then sent for the
undertaken, ordered his coffin, and
paid for it. He seemed to be in per-
feet health, but said he had been
warned ofapproaching death. On the
18th he sat in his arm chair as usual,
and calling his family around him,
babe them goodbye, saying: "My
friends am now going; goodbye all,
back, closed his eyes, and apparently
fell asleep, but when they touched him
he was dead. He was buried, all his
previous engagements beingcarried out.
He was 76years old.-Newbury Regis
ter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

The Daft electric motor, about
which frequent mention has been made,
has been successful on test trial trip
on the New York elevated railways.
Schedule time was made, and the
train was taken up the steep grades
smoothly and without noise. The
managers OF the elevated roads are
making arrangements to run their
cars by electricity. Should they be
successful it will not belong before or
binary railroads will adopt elect ricty.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
Crimes and Crilninaaa,

The court of Manitoba disallows Rieps
appeal, and confirms his death sentence.
Perry fyitelach kills his wife, her two
sisters and Mmself; Domestic infelicity.
A sport named Pete Kinney was shot by
8nother sport named Joseph Carter, and
Instantly killed in an opium joint in Spo-
kane Falls, ::
John B. !Clawsop. trustee of Warren
township, Warren county, Ind, is reported
rs having issued fraudulent warrants to
the amount Of SO, 900,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Tho Change Of whs.t Grade.


The Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commissioners have decided to change tho
grades OF No. I hard and No. 1 Northern
wheat, and tho official announcement Of
the change is made. The change takes e.
feet on the 18th inst. The official notice
OF the change will have no real effect on
the present system OF grading. The old
and new rules are as follows:
NO. HARD.
Old Grode-No. hard spring wheat must
be sound, bright and well cleaned; must
contain not less than IS per cent Of hard
Scotch Fife, and weigh not less than fifty
eight pounds to the measured bushel.
New Grade-No. 1 hard spring wheat
shall be sound, well cleaned and weigh not
less than fifty -eight pounds to tho meas
ured bushel; composed mostly Of Scotch
Fife wheat.
NO. NORTHERN.
Old Grade-No. Northern spring wheat
must be sound and we'll cleaned, and must
contain not less than so per cent OF the
hard varieties of spring wheat. Note-It
is to be understood that the minimum test
weight of this grade shall not be less than
fifty-seven pounds to the measured bushel.
New grade-No. Northern spring wheat
must be sound, well cleaned, weighing not
less than fifty-seven pounds to the measur-
ed bushel, and shall be composed of the
udEU anu BOlt vdflcLleb u "HtdG.
The official order changing the grade was
signed by Commissioners Murdock and
Baker. Gen. Becker did not sign it. The
commissioners sent with the official notice
the following remarks:
Inchanging the rules for grading No. l hard
and No. l Northern wheat it is not the inten-
ton of the board to make any essential or
material change in the grades as established.
The words Is per cent. of hard Scotch Fife
wheat in the No. hard, and so per cent in
the No. Northern. have been interpreted
by many dealers purely and strictly in a
technical sense and they have annoyed our
inspectors by counting kernels, and thus re-
tarding business, and have questioned
grades not by the real character OF the
grain, but upon technicalitics only. The
commission have not at any time intended
to raise these grades above what they have
been in the past. Neither do they intend to
depreciate them.
The commissioners have agreed uDOn Il
means ofhandling damp, or no grade wheat.
Grain Of this character is to he taken into
special bins, properly handled and graded
out on its merits. For example: When a
car load of wheat which meets all the re-
quirements of No. Northern, except that
it is damp or tough, is inspected, it is to be
marked by the inspector, mo. 1 Northern,
If in condition-special." The wheat is
then put into special bin, and if, after be-
ing handled, it comes up to the require
ment OF No. 1 Northern, that grade is given
it. II it does not come up to the standard
it is graded out on it's merits, whether it be
No. rejected Or no grade.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

Tests made Ivy DR.. Fischer, tho we'll
known German chemist, show that in
the ordinary domestic stoves in use
not more than 20 per cent. OF the fuel
consumed is really utilized for warm
ing the rooms, whereas with stoves
burning gas 80 per cent. and more OF
the possible effect is obtained.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
Army Officers to Go to Their Regiments.


The PUBLIC will be interested to know that
Secretary EndiCott's recent order in regard
to detailed officers on staff and special du-
ty is to be followed by an order now drafted
which applies to all officers OF the general
staff. II fixes the limit OF detail to four
years. The following are the officers affect
ed by this order:
Mai j. c. breckenridge inspector general
OF Gen Pope's staff at San Francisco; Col.
Horace Burnham, deputy judge advocate
general OF Gen. Towards staff; Col. Thorn.
as F. Barr, deputy judge advocate here,
but he has already applied to be relieved;
Maj. II. P. Curtis Judge advocate, West
Point academy; Maj A. r. Gardner, Judge
ander J. Perry, colonel and assistant quar-
termaster, Gen. Hancock s staff; Col. Henry
G. Hodges, acting Gliartermaster general
clothing depot, Philadelphia; Lieut.. Col. j.
l.. G. Chandler, deputy quartermaster gen.
eral, Washington; Gen. Benjamin.. c. Card,
deputy quartermastcrg general, Washington;
Gen. A. Bccswith, assistant commissary
general, St. Louis; Col. J. II. Barker, chicI
medical surveyor, Washington: Maj. J. s.
Billings and Maj David l.. Hum ington,
surgeons, Washington; Maj, 4. Il. Cary,
Sharp, paymaster, Iankton, Oak; Gen. +.
Williams, colonel and assistant adjutant
general on Gen. Schofcld's staff at Chicago;
Col. w. V. Sheridan, major and assistant
adjutant on Gen. Sheridap's staff,
but he has not been on four
years detail is ah assistant 'adjutant
general, although on continuous staf1
duty since May, 1864: Gen. William s.
Whipple, assistant adjutant general, on
Hancocks staff; Col! Roger j ones, inspector
genera, Hancock 8 staff; Col. Charles S. Stew
art, engineers, Boston; Gen. Q. A. Gilmore
engineers New York; Gen. John G. Parke
and Col. T. L. Casey, engineers, Washing
ton; Col. !G.H. Mendall, engineers, San
Francisco; ien. E: I. Abbott, engineers
Willett's Point. N. Y; Maj: Aicxandcl
Mackenzie and Maj. G. j. Allen, engineers
St. Paul; Capt. p. NJ. Adams, engineers
Washington; Col. j. McAllistcr, ordnance
California; Col. J. NJ. Whittemorc, ordnance
Washington; Maj. G. W. Mckee, ordnance
New York; Capt. Carkson L. Button: ord
nance, Waal.ingtor,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17
Hanging Of the Central American Incen-
diary.

Hanging Of the Central American 1nceM-
diary.
Purscr Emerson, OF the Pacific Mail steam
ship Acapulco, which arrived in New York
from Colon, brought some interesting par
ticulars regarding the execution OF Prestan
and other leaders in the late revolution up
on the isthmus. When the populace learned
that Prestan's death was underlined for
positive performance on the 18th ult., it be.
came clamOrOus and loud threats were
made that the man who served as execution
err would have to attend his own fundral in
short order.
For a time the military party were at t.
standstill. They had their prisoner safe, and
they had his condemnation written, scaled
and signed. But how to get him hanged?
There was the mob. 1t was like making IL
horse drink after you have got him to the
water. OF course, q Yankee solved the
problem. Doughty old Capt. Roundtrec,
the American captain OF the port, who had
charge OF the G;lmecock when it was stolen
by the rebels said he d be ha nged ii he W ould
allow the hanging to be postponed for want
of a hans'nan. lie could take the
place hin,silf, threat or no threat.
Sothe governor ordered the exccu-
tion to 60 on upon the dato named. On
the 18th tho place WAS in Il frenzy. All
work was suspended and the populace
turned out in the streets But the soldiers
were plentiful, and their guns had sharp
bayonets set and fresh cartridges in the
barrels, and they were ordered to shoot
at the first sign of an outbreak
and let tho investigating be done after
ward. Opposite the ruins OF the burned
Jail Il derrick was swung over the railroad
track. This was the gallows. Underneath
1t Il flat car w;ls run, surmOunted by dry
goods box. These were the platform and
drop. The condemned man was brought
here, and lightly mounted this unique scat
fold, while a crowd OF burly laborers were
sent underneath the car with orders
to put their shoulders to the wheel and
push it out from under the prisoner when
the signal was given. Prestan showed no
signs Of fear, though he knew /, painful
death was in store for him. A line Ofsuards
surrounded the car, and a native padre
stood near. Capt. Roundtree fixed the no ose
about Prcstan's neck with the neatness
and dispatch OF an old hand. When all
was ready Prestan turned to the spectators
and yelled.
ain not afraid OF death. am an Amcri.
can.
Then suddenly, before the car could be
moved, he jumped from the box, hoping,
doubtless, to break his neck. He failed to
accomplish this end, however. The moose
frightened and it was seen that he was chok-
ing to death. AS the body slowly swayed
to and fro, Prcst:tn raised his hands, which,
at his earnest request, had been left uil.
bound and wiped the foam from his mouth.
He appeared to be conscious for several
minutes, and it was half an hour before he
was dead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

The Chautanque University which is
conducted ON the correspondence plan
has 60, 600 pupils. 80:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-17

was q leading member OF the st
Adams Congregational church and SUI
superintendent or the Sunday school. The
savinxA bank Of which he was president was
used by innumer.lble farmers, artisans and
others in tho state in which to deposit their
hard.earned savings, and when it was known
that the institution had collapsed owing
to Brainerd's speculations, there was q gen
eral wall OF despair. A special train was run
from the country loaded up with farmers
who made a great rush to the bank, think
ing they would be in time to save their
money.
International complications are likely to
arise over the kidnapping OF Lawrance
Brainerd at Winnipeg. The dominion gov
the matter and requested to demand
of Washington that Brainerd be hand
ed back to the Canadian authori-
ties. II will be considered an insult
to British justice ii Brainerd is not returned.
The detectives who kidnapped him are New
begin and Repley, both OF Boston. Both
wormed themselves into Braincrd's conf:
many luxuries from Brainerd. They have
been here working on the case since May.
Brainerd is heavily interested in cattle
ranch in Colorado, where his wife's money
is invested. The lawyer who pursued the
kidnapers to the boundary and who re-
turned, tells the following story:
We started south again and found Mr..
Brainerd at Pembina. He seemed to be
completely under the influence of the two
men and to haveno will ofhis own. He told
US that he had been seized violently in tho
woods ON the other side OF the Assinaboine
river by Newbesin and two others, put into q
covered democrat wagon and driven across
the boundary line. Thre;. II were used freely
by the men that he would never be allowed
to cross the boundary line alive. They had
no warrant and no legal documents by
which they could detain him. Iasked Brain
crd to come across to Emerson with me to
meet his wife; that he was a free man and
that his captors had no warrant and
could not detain him. ran for two con-
stables whose serve s l thought had Sc
cured. They would not come, and while l
was making inquiries for the nearest magis-
trate in order to obtain warrant for the
arrest OF the two men who had detained
Mr.. Brainerd, they put him into Il rig
and drove south, and that was the last
saw of them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-15
BRUINS WICK.
Democratic Mass Observation-Disclosures Tor
the House.

Democratic mass. Observation-Disclosures fei
the House.
At meeting Of the Democratic
party Of Brunswick, held at Lawrence
Vile on September IL, 1885, N. S.
Turnbull, county chairman. called tae
meeting to order. and stated its object
to be to elect new County Executive
Committee and to nominate candidate
for the Legislature. Colonel Edward
Drumgoole was elected chairman and
Robert Turnbull secretary.
On motion, the Chair appointed the
following committee to select two per-
sons from each magisterial district to
compose the County Executive Commit
tee Judge +. e. Buford, X. b. Ken
non, DR.. X. S. Powell, William M.
Short. and N. S. Turnbull, who re-
ported the following, who were unani-
.mously chosen: TOtaro district J. E.
Birth and DR.. W. 4. Price; Red-Oak
district. L. b. Lewis and Robert f.
Easkins Sturgeon district, X. T. Short
and George r. Mallory; Powellton dis
trict, W. o. Taylor and F. +. Pugd !;
Meherrin district, DR.. X. S. Powell AID
Stepsen Tillman.
Nominations being in order the.meet-
ing, by reclamation, nominated j. w.
Palmer, of Powellton district, for the
House of Delegates. Mr.. Palmer ac-
cepted the nomination, pledging himself
TO DO all he could to secure an election.
There being no other business the meet
ing adjourned.
EDWARD DRUMGOoLE, Chairman.
II. T. TuyabnU, Secretary.