The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-22

sa60y-s"oS making PlAtto reelection certain
Francois Ellie Rudaire, tho French hydroe.
1apher, IL dead He was tho originator Of thu
project to create sci in tho Sahara desert b,
cutting canals through tho low sand hills which
separate the desert from the Mediterranean go
ne WAS forty eight years Of age and an officer
Of the Legion Of Honor.
Tho nephew Of Sir Alexander Campbell Of
Canada, arrested At Chicago on charge OF
being concerned In . conspiracy to rob tn.
Postodice department in Canada, was taken
back to Canada
At Birmingham, England, recently, SCOT
persons ont Of employment adopted 'resolu.
ton asking the corporation to furnish employ.
mont A procession later, marched through
the streets and halted before = bakery. Ansr.
usan stole : loaf Of bread, and was promptly
arrested Violence is feared
George stickney, the defalcating treasurer Of
Union county. Oak. has turned over about o..
$40 worth Of personal property At Elk Point,
to his bondsmen, but has IS yet failed to fulal]
ms promise to transfer tho real estate held in
the name Of his wife and son. Stickney'l
shortages are now found to be nearly Sl2. 70O
The suspension Of Oliver Brothers l. Phil.
lips, the largest iron firm in Pittsburg, ap-
pears to have been due rather to a desire on
inc Part OF the firm to force an extension Of
cfedlt than to any irremediable financial en-
p"rrassment. The assets are generally thought
10 be considerably in excess Of the lisbilitities
According to the terms of peace agreed up.
on between Corea and Japan, Corea is to pay
japan an indemnity Of SIX, 600 for the massa-
the Japanese embassy. A Japanese garrison
OF hfteen hundred men is to be permanently
Corea
Inc Union Insurance company of Philadel-
phla, at tho annual meeting reduced its CAPT.
tai to the extent Of @2O0, 600. This action WA
made necessary by losses through fraudulent
TRANSACTIONS of one ofits agents, Lorenzo DIM
lex, OF the firm of Crosby l. Dimick, Buffalo,
Who defrauded the company Of upwards Of
100000
Postoffices established: Dakota-De Groot,
Ramsey county; Westbore, Mcpherson county.
Postofices observation-disclosures Lake, Sher-
ourne county, moved to Clear Lake Post
masters Commissioned Emily Rowel, Antioch,
OAK, George Stees, Moorhead, Iowa; G. B. De
Groot, De Groot, Ramsey county, Oak. !; G. J.
Bolles, Westboro, Oak.
1t is understood that Lieut. Darlington sent
the secretary Of war formal charges against
Gen: Hazen, founded upon statements recently
made by the latter to Lieut. Garlingtons dis
| credit The charges, it is said are conduct
| unbecoming an officer and gentleman, and tho
specifications set forth instances Of alleged
| lying and SANDER
The report Of the embarrassment Of Oliver
Bros. & Phillips, the greatest iron firm in the
city OF Pittsburg when II it's connections are
| considered, flew about like wild fire and set
| with, ovoSfor, ,,ol>
event was recognized as q catastrophe un-
eaualed by any previous failure. 1t is impos-
slble to guess at the liabilities of the firm
They are reported at from %, 100000 to S.
Postofaces established: Iowa-Conroy, Iowa
county. Montana-Rimiri, Lewis and Clark
county. Postmasters commissioned-Hen G.
Aansbrough, Devils Lake, Oak William H.
kephart, Miller, Oak. j. b. Hunter. Webster
Glty, Iowa, Mary Demling, Virginia City, Mont
Douglas, Hickory, Iowa; C. s. Douglas, Fonta-
| M, Wis. J. G. Englebert, Conroy, Iowa: B.
Wilson, Rimini, Mont
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, not long ago Meriden's
Poetess- bride, thus expresses herself under
the shadow of coming event. desired by the
sex feminine: 81 want her to be fine looking.
healthy tender, brainy and capable of attract
ing men without loving them Women should
be in love with the world and be able to meet
Its responsibilities, to find charm in tho So
ciety Of many instead Of in the companionship
| of any one man"
In the criminal court at Milwaukee,, Dallere
Desarmiers, the alleged Catholic Missionary
from Canada, who was convicted during the
present term of crimnally assaultng little
girl, was up for sentence Desarmiers asked
the privilege OF making statement, which the
court granted After mumbiing over q few
lnaudlble remarks, however, he broke down,
and was thereupon sentenced to two years of
| hard labor at the house of correction
Secretary Teller has caused thorough ex-
animation Of the complicated question of
titles to the lands upon which the Irish immi-
grant colonies are situated in Minnesota. The
matter was brought to his attention by Bishop
| ireland and has been looked after carefully by
Maj. Strait. The land Office finds that the
titles to those lands are inextricably confused,
| and nothing can be done BY the interior de-
partment to settle them. Legislation will be
necessary by congress.
shocking crime occurred at Frankford- on
the-Main recently. A police commissioner
named Rumph, who has been active in tho
| prosecution of socialists, was found dead in
front of his own house, stabbed in two places.
The assassin il unknown. A reward Of $3.50
is offered for the discovery OF the murderer
The dagger with which the deed was commit
ted twice penetrated the heart AS there was
no robbeey, it is presumed that vengeance was
tho motive of the crime
At dance at Sand Greek, Black Hills, Jack
Curry, Alex Black and Troy Mitchell began to
have fun by shooting out the lights, when Jim
Davis got his Winchester and winged two OF
them. Curry got away, but next morning went
to Davis, armed with Winchester to kill Jim.
Both men drew down and fired, but missed
Currys gun would not dicharge the shell, and
he turned and ran, Davis firing after him till =
ball crashed through his right sholder Mitch
ellis wound will prove fatal
In the reichstag, during the discussion of .
bill for a law for the protection of working
men, Bismarck declared it was impossible to
establish normal working day, and askes how
| workmgmen could be unidentified for hours OF
labor thus lost He said employers would be
unable to indemnify their mon without conduct
ing their business at o LOGS. A normal work.
ing day would, he said, involve reduction Of
wages, and even if feasible, 1t would be neces-
sary to erect a Chinese wall around GERMANY
to prevent tho importation Of foreign produc.
TONS
The river and harbor committee had an ali.
day session, with decidedly unforeseen and
mittee appropriated $4,000 OF tho 5O,0OO
asked to complete the Winnebagoshish dams,
s2oo, 900 for the improvement Of the Missis'
sippi, from St Paul down to the Des Moines
rapids, and $500, 900 for the Hennepin canal
For tho latter object $500, COO was asked, and
the committee, after neglecting the item for q
year, was expected, from current expressions
of opinions to refuse its admission into the bill
At West Side, Iowa, the sheriff demanded OF
the assignee of the Exchange bank and assis.
tant cashier that they open the vault door in
the bank, that he might obtain some papers he
had attached, and, on their refusal, the sheriff,
assisted by blacksmith, dug hole through
the side of the vault, got in and secured tie
assets Of the bank, which consisted of a few
basketfuls of paper and worthless notes to tho
amount of about 81, OC0, AID q lot of notes left
there for collection The prospects are that
the creditors of the bank will set about 10 cents
on the dollar:
| The house committee on military affairs has
authorized Gen. Slocum to move to take from
the speakers table the bill passed last year by
the senate providing for the retirement of Cen
Grant This is the bill which is almost iden-
teal IN terms with that passed for the retire.
ment OF Fitz John Porter, which the president
| vetoed. Gen. ROsecrans ia Onnosed IL tho