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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

Samue, S. Burdett of Washington,
D. c., just elected Commandments
OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
was born in Worcestershire, England,
in 1886, emigrated to Ohio in 1S48,
studied at Oberlin College, became a
lawyer, served three years in the late
war, and reached the rank of Captain;
was a Presidential Elector from Iowa
in 1864; represented Missouri in the
Forty-first Congress, and later was ap-
pointed Commissioner of the General
Land Office in Washington. It's said
that Mr.. Burdett owes his new posi-
ton to the fact that his influence in
behalf of pensioners has heretofore
been very great and that it will con-
tinue to be exercised in an authorita-
tive manner.
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spurseon on British immortality.

Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon has produced a sensa-
ton by an article over his signature in the
recent issue of the English Monthly Review.
In this he narrates in detail the story of
the death last year of Justice Williams in
a brothel, and other facts brought out in
the recent Jeffers case. He makes this ex-
ample from high official life the basis of a
denunciation of English immortality, and
says:
Sodom in its most putrid days could
scarcely exceed London for vice.
To our utter disgust and horror,
the names OF the greatest in
the land are openly mentioned in connec-
tion with the filthiest debauchery and most
hideous evils that drag in the wake OF vice.
These things are alleged to be the chosen
luxury of certain hereditary legislators and
rulers in England. Woe unto thee Eng
land, when thy great ones love tho harlot's
housetop. Deep is our shame when we
know that our judges are not clean and
that social purity is put to the blush by
magistrates of so mean degree; yea, that
courts OF justice lend themselves to cover
ing up and hushing up iniquities. Yet shall
not God be grieved by such nation as
this? What is coming over us? What
clouds are darkening our sky.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
Another Blow at Polyeamy.

A Salt Lake special of Monday the goth
inst. says: The opinion OF the supreme
court OF the territory Saturday evening, in
an appeal in the cases of Cannon and Mus
sey, who are serving terms in the peniten-
tiary for polysamy, brushes the last hope
OF the plura1-wived elders. In the lower
court Chief Justice Zane held that all that
was necessary to establish unlawful cohabi-
tation under the Edmunds law was proof
that the man occupied thesam house with
two women whom he held out as wives,
though no marriage ceremony had ever
been performed and there had been no
actual cohabitation. Zane refused to ad-
NIT testimony that Cannon and Mussey
had lived with but one of their wives since
the passage OF the Edmunds law. The su-
preme court Saturday sustained the chief
justice in every particular, and as cases OF
unlawful cohabitation cannot be carried
beyond this court the prisoners have no
chance OF escaping except to flee. There
were half a dozen arrests on indictment to-
day, among them John Nicholson, editor of
the News, the Mormon organ Penrose,
the previous editor, was indicted last win
ter, but eluded the officers, and is now in
Encland
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
At the late meeting of the American

At the late meeting of the American
society of civil engineers, a paper was
read on the preservation of Forests"
in which it was said the supply ofwhite
pine in the United States is certain to
be exhausted at the end of the century
and probably in Canada, also, OF
southern pines at the present rate of
consumption. There is stated to be
$50 years supply of spruce and hem
lock east of the Mississippi. There is
probably twenty-five years supply Of
hard wood. The supply of black wal
nut and ash israpidly exhausting. The
supplies of other kinds of woods are,
however, SO abundant that q famine
cannot be predicted. When tree-plant-
ang is intelligently undertaken, in re-
gions where timber is scarce, a faaf re-
turn is made ON the investment,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
Story OF Riel's Right Hand Men.

Gabriel Dumont and DUMAS were inter-
viewed in Helena, Montana, and talked
freely regarding the rebellion. They say
Riel was not the leader. but merely an adj
wiser.
We didn't have time to prepare. Our in
tentions were not to war against the gov
ernment; our intentions, as l understood
the matter,we just to make the govern
ment fulfill it's promises. Our supplies were
rather short. There is no truth in the re-
port that we received arms and ammuni-
ton from St. Paul. Mr. Dumont's loss was
about SIS 900, and the losses of our peo-
pie were very great. They are in a very bad
fix; about two-thirds of them are almost
entirely destitute. l think the government
will be lenient to the people. The trouble
will have the effect of making it hold to the
treaty. l think Riel will be set at liberty.
don't think he will be hung. Big Bear did
not take any part in the rebellion We in
tend to become American citizens We will
try to bring our families here ii we get sui
ficient aid to do SO. We were outnumbered
four to one. We did what we could Our
force all told was AIS. When the ammuni-
ton got short those that had none retreat
ed. We had plenty OF ammunition else
where, but couldn't get at it. l think Riel
escaped from Batoche before he was cap
tured
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Personal News Notes.

The marriage OF Miss Daisy stdwart,
granddaughter OF Con. Hunter, and Mr..
6liddeu OF Florida, will take place next o.
tober.
Brother Paul, for thirty years superior
Of the congregation Of Xavier Brothers in
Louisville, died of rheumatism OF the heart
aged sixty six years.
Hon. Charles Francis Adams is seriously
III at his residence in Quincy, Mass. BE
has been in very poor health for the past
two or three years, and has now, it is said,
completely lost control OF his mental facul-
ties.
It is stated on reliable authority that Mr..
Walker Blaine, son Of Hon. j. G. Blaine. il
to be married this summer to Miss Elite,
the beautiful and accomplished daughter OF
ex-Goy. j. D. T. Farnsworth OF Buckhan-
non, w. Va, The acquaintance was formed
while Miss FafnswoFth was attending q
musical school in Bostoa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
Big Blow in Central Dakota.

There has been a severe tornado in Jane.
River Oak. valley. A Frankfort, Sphinx
county dispatch says: The Catholic church
in this place was blown down, two stores
stripped OF their tin roofs, and sheds and
small buildings turned over. In the sur
rounding country many barns and stables
were blown down or unroofed; and two
dwelling houses demolishedfour miles south
OF this place. In one OF these all the
occupants escaped to an adjoining
building for protection, but in the
house of John Blain of this place,
occupied by Mr.. Hortney, the fam
lily were caught in the ruin. Mr.. Hort
ney's father was killed outright, Mr. Hort
ney injured severely on theskull and across
the chest, and his wife was dangerously in
jured. Hortney's daughter had her arm
broken, and another child was badly hurt.
The German Methodists, to the number of
two hundred, were holding camp meeting
in Fishers grove on the James river, near
this place. Having nothing but light sheet
ing for tents, their tents were blown to
pieces in short order, and they were left to
face the fury OF the storm. The loss in this
county will aggregate $4,000 to $12 900,
and is partly covered by tornado insur
ence.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

Another milestone has been passed
in the progress of the suits against
Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati. The
United States circuit court has affirm
ed the decision of the district court,
which was that the archbishop did not
own the churches, but held them in
trust, and that the trust property
could not be held for the archbishop's
personal debts; but that where the
money of the creditors could be traced
INTO any particular church that prop
erty can be taken. This decision yields
the creditors very little money, and
they will take the case to the United
States supreme court for final decision.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
Opening of q New College.

An important event in the educational
history OF the state will be the opening OF
Manchester college in the fall in it's new build
ing midway between the two cities of St.
Paul and Minneapolis. The prospectus,
which has just been issued, outlines the pol,
icy OF the institution and gives other items
OF interest.
The faculty is composed of the following:
Rev. Thomas A. McCurdy, D. d., presi-
dent, and professor OF Biblical instruction
and moral science.
Rev. William R. Kirkwood, D. D., profess
sor of mental science and logic.
Rev. Nathaniel S. McFetridge, D. D., pro-
lessor of Greek language and literature, and
higher English and modern languages
Professor of Latin language and litera-
ture, and lower English. (The duties of this
chair are distributed between Professors
kirkwood and Pearson.)
Charles Forbes, B. S., NJ. D., professor of
natural science.
Frank B: Pearson, A. B., professor OF
MATHEMATICS.
Rev: Edward D. Neill, A. B., professor of
English history any political economy.
Rev. Daniel Rice, D, D., lecturer on the
literature and revelations of the Bible
Full preparatory and collegiate courses
are provided.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
At Howell, Mich, the trial of a man

At Howell, Mich, the trial of a man
who fired into party of men engaged
in q charivari about the house of a.
newly married couple, whereby one OF
the hoodlums was killed, has just ter
minated in a failure of the jury to con-
vict. The telegraphic dispatches ts;:::
of a similar case in Illinois, where q
brother of the bride fired twice at the
charivari party, and killed ono Of
the,;o. He will probably be acquitted;
at least it is hardly to be expected
that any jury will convict him. Popu-
lar feeling is suc,: that every person
who joins in charivaZi, or 'horning, I"
as the rural roughs call it, takes his
life in his hand; and if he is shot by
the victim OF the insulting hubbub, =
jury will be almost CERTAIN to take the
view that it served him so nearly right
that tho shooter will not becopvictad.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

The officers of the French ships of
war in New York, have been over
whelmed with generous hospitality.
In addition to numerous private en-
tertainments at the homes of the mer-
chant princes, and at the clubs, they
attended a grand banquet at belmont
cos and listened to a long speech from
Senator Evarts, were taken to the
camps OF the Seventh regiment, and
shown everything of interest about the
city. The Frenchmen were delighted
were profuse in warm acknowledge
ments OF the greatness and goodness
of the Americans.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
A Case of LeprOsy In Wisconsin.

The Dane County Medical society held it's
annual meeting at Madison, Wis. Aninter-
esting and unusual feature OF the meeting
was the exhibition by DR.. Settlers OF Slough
ton of a young Norwegian named Iverson
who was suffering from leprosy. The pa
tient presented a horrible appearance, his
face being bloated and covered with ugly
blotches. While red i'm color and strangely
unnatural the skin was thick on the face,
hands and feet, and could be prickeds severe
" without the patient feeling pain. The
disease developed in Iverson two years ago,
being preceded by 9 rheumatic sensation.
The disease is hereditary in the 1verson
family, though previous to the presen case
it had not developed for several generations.
sons case caused 2 sensation not confined
to medical circles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
Tho New Director of tho Mint.

Horatio c. Burchard was notified by the
president that he would be suspended from
further service as director OF the mint from
July I, and James B. Kimball of Pennsyl-
vania was appointed to succeed him. Dr..
James B. Kimball Of Bethlehem, Pa, the
new director OF the mint, is a pro-
lessor OF economic geology in the Le-
high university. He is a mining en-
gineer and mctallurgist by profession.
He was educated at Harvard university
and at the mining school OF Freeberg, Sax
ony, receiving the degree OF p. H. D. from
the university of Gottingen in 1857. He
has held appointments on several state
and government surveys. During the war
he served in the army of the Potomac as
assistant adjutant general on the stats OF
Generals Mcclellan, Burnside, Hooker and
Meade successively. He is now president OF
the Everett Iron company of Pennsylva-
mia, and is we'll known in New York. He is
= member OF the Union, Century and other
clubs OF New York city.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

During the past year in Boston only
1918 licenses were granted for the sale
of distilled liquors, as against 1 ,535 in
the previous year. On the other hand,
the number of places licensed to sell
only malt liquors and wine rose from
So to 236. Thus, while the whole
number of saloons remains nearly as
large as before, the number in which
the milder kind of drinks is sold has
increased fourfOld.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
John Bright ~ . Prophet.
'hn Bright has written letter to Depu-
'ossick of Paris. in which he SAYS:

John Bright has written letter to Depu
ty Possick of Paris, in which he says:
II European nations would accept COM
mercial liberty that is moderate or abolish
customs, Europe might soon tend to an
sources are swallowed up by military ext
genccs The peoples interests are sacrificed
to the most miserable and culpable fanta-
sizes of foreign politics. The real interests
of the masses are trodden under foot in
Difference to false notions Of glory and ma
tional power. cannot help thinking that
Europe is marching toward some great ca
tastropho OF crushing weight. The military
system cannot indifferently be supported
to despair, may possibly before long sweep
away the royalties and pretended states
men who govern in their names. hope
your country and mine will remain at
peace and be real friends.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
l(innaseAa oeoto 9chool for 1ndlGont
Children.

Children.
The commissioner to locate q state
school for INDECENT children have decided by
q practically unanimous vote upon OWa'
tonna 90 the location. Although Ovation
ma has been the succe8sful town in the com
petition, the commissioners have not de-
cided which OF tho two sites offered by that
city is the most advantageous and avail
able for q location for the school. Site No.
offered by Owatonna consists OF three ad-
joining tracts-the old Rawson place
eighty acres) and the Abbott and Fisher
tracts Qorty acres each), making one hun
dred and sixty acres in all. The site is To-
Gated about half mile from the depot, on
the west side OF the city, commanding q fine
view of the city and OF the Straight river,
which runs by it. The old Rawson place
has upon it q residence and barn, and the
Abbott place two residences. One OF the
houses is worth So, 900 and the other two
81 500 each.
Site No. is on tho east side of the town,
and consists of155 acres, including part
OF the fair grounds and all the fair buildings
1t 10 within two blocks OF the public high
school building, and the grounds of the Bap-
tist academy adjoin it at the northwest
corner. Besides the fair grounds it EN-
braces tho Wilcox tract, seventy acres. the
Brennan tract, forty acres, and the Aiken
tract, ten acres. The Winona & St. Peter
and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
roads run along the northeastern corner of
the grounds.
The commissioners are proceeding under
an act passed at last winters session ofthe
legislature, entitled IAN act to establish q
state public school for dependent and in
digent Children" and appropriating the
sum OF $4,000 for that purpose. The
school is to be neither of the character of
an orphan asylum or of reform school.
The object of the institution is clearly set
forth in section IL of the act, which is as
follows:
The object of this act is to provide for
such children q temporary home only in
them in good families. The board of d.
rectors is made the legal gardian of all chil
dren who shall become inmates OF the school.
1t shall be the duty of the board of direc-
tors to use special diligence in providing
suitable homes for such children, and it is
authorized to place them in such families,
on a written contract during minority, or
until eighteen years OF age, in the discretion
OF the board OF directors; providing for
their education in the public schools where
they may reside; for teaching them some
useful occupation; for kind and proper
treatment as members Of the family where
placed; and for payment on the terminal
ton of such contract to the board of d.
rectors for the use of the child, any sum of
money that may be provided for in said
instrument.
There were some twenty ballotings by
the committee before Owatonna was Sc
lected. Red Wing, Hastings, Pennington,
Albert Lea, Mortified and other points,
made handsome tenders of sites, ETC., but
none quite SO generous as that of Ovation
ma, which was accepted.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

Railroad travel is reported very
light for the season. Pleasure seekers
are comparatively scarce, as we'll as
immigrants. The change from the tide
OF eighteen months or two years ago is
remarkable. Hotel keepers, ofcourse,
suffer from cause, as we'll as other in
terestS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

1t is argued that the best days Of
base ball are numbered, owing to the
policy of hiring men to "play" your
game. When men play for hire, and
are inspired by no local pride, thepos-
sibilities of 'funny work" are ever
present. These are increased by the
rivalries between managers"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

10 progressing steadily. There 10 disposi
ton on the gsnerals part to economist hia
strength, and there % lessened interest in
his literary work. Gen. Dent, Gen. Grants
brother-in.law, said to-day:
am afraid the general will notlast many
days. To-day I received Information from
the family that the cancer had commenced
to inflame the jugular vein, and death is q
question 81 . lew days, in the opinion Of his
doctors, ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
Rossa's Assailant Acquitted.

The trial OF Mrs. Dudley in New York for
shooting O'Donovan Rosa, resulted in a
verdict OF not guilty on the ground of in
sanity. A motion was made to send Mrs.
Dudley to the state insane asylum, which
her counsel opposed. The latter asked that
their client might be permitted to be re-
turned to her native country and be placed
in an institution there.
DR.. A. E. Mcdonald, superintendent of
the asylum for the insane on Ward island,
testified that he was convinced that Mrs.
Dudley was suffering from chronic mania.
Mrs. Dudley had told the witness that there
were three men she had determined
to punish with death. and that Rosa
was first on the list. DIR. William
l.. Harding gave similar testimony
Mrs. Dudley testified for herself. Among
other things, she said: II am homicidal
it is queer that never shot any one before?
have carried pistol, and had it loaded,
too, since was sixteen years Of age. At that
was great scare about mad dogs and n.y.
drophobia, so that everybody capable Of
carrying a revolver did so. Igave O'Dono-
van as fair Il trial as prisoner has ever had
in your couVt. shot him, and l am willing
to take the consequences. l certainly shall
not appeal. Even in this land of liberty, I
don't think a man should be permitted to
go about advising indiscrimate murder.
did not come here to shoot him. / am g.
good nurse, and was willing to take q
position here. While in prison l was per-
fectlv bewildered by offers from managers
who wanted me to lecture. l answered
them all by saying that I would consent
only on condition that O'Donovan should
come with me and would give a practical
illustration, aided by O'Donovan, of the
effect Of dynamite upon the human frame.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

The Blanchard at Milwaukee, about to
sail for Buffalo, vas badly burned and
sunk.
Rev. G. e. Louehlin, pastor Of the Pres.
byterian church at Lenox, Iowa, was
drowned with his sister whils on tho way to
church.
At Ashton, OAK, recently, water fell
In great quantities. The large skating rink
was blown down, and the smokestack Of
the steam mill. 4 number OF barns and
outbuildings were blown down. The HOUSE
OF D. w. Poindexter was struch by lightning.
Damage slight. The loss to the city 10 81 ;.
500
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

The Railroad Gazette of the Goth
reports total Of ten miles of new
track constructed, making GIT miles
thus far reported for the current year.
In 1882, the miles of construction at
the same month and day was AGO.
the largest ever reported.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

"A breath of free western air and a
view of Lake Michigan" is the pre-
scription of a Chicago paper for Gen.
Grant. It is unfortunate that the
physicians do not regard these things
as essential to his comfort and ulti-
mate recovery.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

The credit of the State of New York
is at the highest point. Applications
are pouring in for the new loan of 3d.
100000 at 2l-2 per cent. interest.
Ii New York can get money for 2 1-2,
WHY not the United States.
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A Years Operations of the National Treas
ury.

The June debt statement, issued July /
closes the accounts of the government for
the fiscal year ended June 80. The de-
crease in the debt reported for the year is,
in round numbers, $65, 100000 Large as
this sum appears, it is far below that for
either OF the five preceding years, the aver
age for which was nearly $116, OOO, 900.
bearing debt shows that the reduction for
the past year was but $50, 412, $50, while
the reduction in the debt on which
interest has ceased was SIS, 100000. The
cash balance now held in excess ofthat held
one year ago, added to the actual reduction,
makes the reduction reported in this state
ment. There has been no change in the fig
ures OF the bonded debt since November
last, no call for three per cent. bonds hav-
ing been made since thatdate. When the last
call for bonds was made the treasury bal
ance was $144, 100000.
The available balance on hand is the larg-
est ever held by the treasury, compared
with Jan. l, 1879, when specie payment
was resumed. 1t shows anincrease of $780,
OOO, OOO and egold fund not covered by
outstanding certificates was then only
Sill 900, 600, whereas tits now over $780,
100000. According to the new form OF
statement adopted by Treasurer Jourdan,
after deducting all outstanding liabilities,
500, 900, 900 for reserve and $50, 900, 900
for unavailable assets" the net balance is
nearly SAL 100000.
During the year there has been a decrease
in the amount of bonds held by the treasury
to redeem national bank notes of $22, OOO,.
900, the amount now held for this purpose
being 1912 100000. The aggrega to receipts
for the twelve months show falling off OF
$4,000, 900 compared with the preceding
twelve MONTHS of which loss $14, 100000
internal revenue. The expenditures for the
year just closed also compare unfavorably
with those for the preceding year, being in
excess OF the latter SIS, 100000.