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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

The Galveston News made the re-
mark that the State of New York
does not occupy much of the soil of
the United Statcs,' and this calls out
the Boston Herald in reply, with few
cold facts, to-wit: mo, but it has one
tenth of the population, one-sixth of
the property, one-cleventh of the cleo
toral vote; it produces one-ffth of the
total value of manufactured products,
receives the greater part of the i'm
ports of the country, and ships the
larger proportion of its exports. Even
its farms have a value of one-tenth of
the whole, and nearly ten times as
much as those of the great agricultural
State of Texas. New York is consid-
cradle of a State, however you look at
it,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
An Indian Millionaire.

A somewhat notable character has
died in Bombay, says The Times of
India, in the person of Mr.. Kessowiee
Jadowjee. a wealthy Bhattia merchant,
who was popul arly spoken of during
life as ''millionaire. The amount
of property he has left behind him does
not probably fall far short of 80 lakhs
of rupees. Although one of the
wealthiest men in Bombay, he lived
in very humble style at Mandvie, in the
native town, and affected no greater
display than man earning a small
salary might have done. His dress
differed in no respect from that of his
fellow-castemen of low degree, aud he
drove about in broken-down one
horse shigram. Like many other
wealthy men of penurious habits he
was extremely litigious.. His disagree.
ments with his son, owing to the DISCO
lutte and extravagant habits of the
latter, will be fresh in the recollection
of many in Bombay. The son fell into
the hands of money-lenders and others,
who expected that the father would,
as he had done on numerous occasions
previously, discharge his debts. but the
old man seems to have determined that
he would no longer minister to his son 8
extravagances, and he refused to lift a
finger to save him from jail. Lilladhur
Kessowjee, the son, was on the debtor
side of the Jail for some time, and
eventually died from disease aggra-
waited if not brought on by bis excesses.
Owing to the VIGOROUSLY evil life of the
son, and his fragrant breaches of caste
ules, Mr.. Kessowjee and his family
were accommodated by their caste
until they had made pilgrimage to
Benares to expiate their sins by the
course of religious discipline prescribed
on such occasions. The old man was
too feeble to undertake this journey,
and died under the ban of his caste.
AS consequence, enormously wealthy
as he was, his funeral ceremonies was
only attended by about ten or a dozen
persons. 1t is believed that the bulk
of the deceased's immense property
will 20 to nephew, lad some years
of age, whom he had some intention of
adopting, althoug h he did not live long
enough to have the necessary adoption
ceremonies performed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
What Became OF tho NAL.

Talk about luck" says Colonel A.
r. McGill, state insurance commits
sioner of Minnesota, and then he pro-
ceeds to toll this story, on the truth of
which he is willing to stake his chances
for the next gubernatorial nomination.
When, in the spring of 1862, the army
of the Potomac moved into the fortifi-
cations at Manassas and Centerville,
which had been vacated by the rebels.
the boys spent much of their time
gathering relics from the battlefield of
Bull Run to send home to their friends.
One day a gawky member of the Fourth
New York brought in an unexploded
percussion bomb and proceeded to
draw the load before sending it away.
He might, if he had brains enough to
last him over the doorsill, have taken
it to an artilleryman and had it safely
unloaded, but instead of this he took it
to blacksmith shop, where with ham
mer and cold. chisel, he sat down in the
middle of the floor, took the bomb be-
tween his legs, placed the chisel on the
brass screw at the point, and gave it
smart lick with the hammer. The next
instant the atmosphere was dense
with disintegrated blacksmith shop.
A section of the batting roof had
business over in another county, and
chunk of the side wall went down to
visit neighboring camp. Pieces of iron
and steel that were once tools took an
immediate vacation and fed to parts
unknown. In short, the shop was de-
molished.
''But what of the man?" we asked of
Colonel McGill
He's the chap l was coming to.
When the boys rushed over to see what
was the matter, there he sat, bolt up
right in the midst of the debris, with
his legs straddled out, a hammer in one
hand and cold-chisel in the other, and
trying to spit hair off the end of his
tongue BY gosh, he said as he
slowly crawled to his feet, L guess the
folks at home'll have to git along
'thout that SHE'LL
1.-The only injury that had been done
to him was the singing of his hair and
whiskers He wasn't even much fri ght-
ened till the next day. Chicago News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

The promotion of Col. Joseph H.
Potter to be Brigadier General was
one OF the unexpected things that
sometimes happen. He was born in
New Hampshire and graduated from
West Point in 1913. His life has been
purely military. He served in the
Mexican war, and was made a first
lieutenant after the battle of Monterey.
and was captain in the 9TH infantry
when the war broke out. He was then
made Colonel of tho Twelfth New
Hampshire regiment, and served in the
army OF the Potomac. At the close of
the Volunteer service he was made
lieutenant colonel, and in 1873, Colonel
OF the Twenty-fourth infantry. He was
a classmate of Gen. Grant at West
Point, and will be retired from the
army in October next, on account of
age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
A Pertinent 0n4arinn.

What do you want to sit up longer
for. Bobby asked his father i'm
patiently, Its after O'clock
Il want to think, said Bobby
''Well. You can stay up just twenty
minutes more ca condition that YOU
stop asking foolish questions.
Bobby readily complied with this
condition and fell to ''thinking'
Then ne fell off his chair.
PA. he said briskly. as he gained
an rp,iyht position, IF Jesus is God .
sor. how is it they've got different
namcs?''
Fave minutes later Bobby was be-
tween the shceta.-Ne1C York Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
Indestructtbility OF Truth.

To die for the truth is a death not
for ones country, but for the world;
the truth, like the Medicean Venus, is
handed over in thirty fragments to pos
terity; but posterity will fit them to
gether again TO form goddess; and
thy temple, eternal truth, which now
stands half under the earth, under
mined by the burials of thy martyrs,
will at last rear itself above the earth.
and stand, made Of iron, with every
pillar in a precious grave!-Jean PAU
Richter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

THE late j. II. Deveraux, Prcsi-
dent of the Columbus, Cincinnati and
indianapolis railroad. left an estate
amounting to Sl5o,ooo. His oppor-
tnnities to have accumulated much
greater wealth were such, that many
men, under like circumstances, would
have ranked among the millionaires.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
HISTORY OFTHE WEEK.

A frightful accident occurred on the
9TH on the Fitchburg railroad in Massachu-
setts. The accident occurred near West
Deerfield. The point where the accident
occurred is he most dangerous on the road.
The train runs on the edge of an enbank-
ment 200 feet above the Deerfield river.
The bank is steep and is covered with
When the train arrived at this point the
track commenced to settle under its entire
length. The coaches broke from their
trucks and went rolling over and over
down the precipice. The engine broke
from the tender tearing up the track for
they struck. Not single occupant of the
train escaped harm except one who jumped
before the train rolled down. At least
twelve were killed outright and many more
will die. There were thought to be 100
passengers on the train.
East St. Louis was the scene of blood
shed or the 9th, growing out of the strike.
A mob Of strikers and their friends went to
Louisville and Nashville yards 20 dissuade
the men employed from working and while
doing SO freight train guarded by eight
deputy sheriffs with Winchester rifles came
along. Tie crowd jeered and stoned the
train until finally the deputy sheriffs fired
two volleys into the crowd killing fonr men
and one woman This madagreat excitement
and the mob clamored for tho lives Of the
deputies. The deputies composing the
firing party all escaped but two other
deputies are reported to have been killed,
one being shot and the other beaten to
death. Gov. Oglesby has sent eight CON-
panies OF militia to preserve the peace.
Officers CT the Knights Of Labor made
ur2ent appeals to the crowd to disperse
but the speeches did not have much effect
and the excitement still runs high.
The night following the riot in East St.
Louis when eight men and one woman
were killed, incendiary fires were frequent.
There were probably dozen such fires
started aud always among railroad prop
erty. Forty-two cars were burned, most
OF them being loaded with merchandise
tho loss on the cars was S:}2,WO and the
merchandise was small. Tue total loss is
100000. The striker. would not permit
the tirelnen to extinguish the flames except
where tue military were in force.
A Washington correspondent says the
house committee Oh territories have de-
termined that no bill shall he reported
during the present session for the admis-
sion Of any territory to the Union. This
decision has not been formally reached by
the committee, but the Democratic mem
bars have had a conference on the question
and concluded not to take up the Dakota
or Washington bill until the next session.
Joseph Pulitzer. editor of the n. Y.
World has resigned his seat in congress.
He finds hi newspaper demands all his at.
teution. In fact he has given very little
attention to congress any way.
Hon. John WEIGH, of Philadelphia, is
dead. He was formerly minister to Eng
land and will be remembered in the north.
west for his connection with the Indian
All association.
The President has appointed Caleb B
West OF Ky, Governor of Utah.
Judge Trenholm has been confirmed a.
comptroller Of currency.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

SENATOR VAN WICK is charged with
making himself disagrceable by offer
ing a resolution of enquiry in the Sen
ate. as to whether any of the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia are
stockholders or attorneys of any of the
Washington street railroads, National
banks, or of the gas company.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
SPRING ELECTIONS.

A very exciting election was held in
Minneapolis, on the 9Th, the candidates for
Mayor being Geo. A. Pillsbury Kep.) A.
A. Ames, (Dem.) and W. NJ. Lawrence,
Prohibition). Ames was elected by q
plurality over Pillsbury Of 6, 1865, Lawrence
received SIS votes. About 26, 600 votes were
cast.
At Eau Claire, Wis.,, the Democrats
elected their entire city ticket.
Milwaukee, Wis, reelected Mayor WALL
Der Rep.) by 900 majority.
At Madison, Wis, +. VI. Reyes, {Rep.)
was elected Mayor by 416 over Moulton.
(Dem.) who carried the city last year by
500.
At Fond du Lac, Wis.,, DR.. Mayham (Dem)
was elected Mayor.
At Hudson, Wis. W. II. Phipps, peoples
candidate had 100 majority over Hyslop,
Republican.
At Mankato Mimi, there was three tick
cts for Mayor, Carney (Dem) had ~, vii
lard (Rep) 65a, Gates, Knights Of Labor
34.
Watertown, d. T., Mc1ntire, (Rep) had
three plurality over DeluiDg, citizens
ticket.
The labor ticket at La Crosse, Wis.,. de-
feated both Of the other tickets by 500.
Oshkosh, Wis, elected Carlton Foster
kep.,) Mayor by 437 majority.
Anoka, Mimi, carried the license ticket
electing E. l.. Reed, Mayor.
AT Big Stone City, d. T., the contest was
over the city justiceship and Henry 8.
Neill, .(Rep } editor of the Herald was
In Chicago, the Republicans gained a
good many aldermen. The council was be-
fore tie, but now stands "a Republicans
to u Democrats.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

The Minnesota State Poultry asso-
citation has decided to hold it's next
annual exhibition on the 9TH, 9Th, and
9th days of December, the present
year, and in the city offering the most
advantagc ous inducements for the
event.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

SENATOR FAIR says it is not true that
he is in correspondence with his wife.
looking to a reconciliation. Il will
give my friends,' says the Senator, eff
ty years notice when 1 take such &C
ton as l am alleged to have in contem-
plation.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

REV. DIX. LEONARD BACON has
grown weary of theological disputa-
tons, and has decided to preach no
more, but engage in literary work. He
will reside at Norwich, Conn.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
plation.

Mrs. JULIA AVERY, Of Chicago,
though IN ardent and active advocate
of woman's rights,is opposed to woman
suffrage, because in her opln:rn the
evil overpowers the good, and there
already too many voters of the in
furious kind
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

DIR. LUCY e. WAITE, of Chicago, has
been admitted to the University OF
Vienna on equal terms with the male
students. She is taking special
course in diseases Of children.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

CONGRESSMAN Pulitzer, wi o is editor
of the New York World, gives his first
years salary to the New York Hospi-
tai for the endowment Of 4 permanent
bed for sick and disabled newspaper
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
What Farmers Should DO

IT every farmer in the northwest
would carefully read Farm, Stock and
Homr. published at Minneapolis.
Mimi. for one year. and follow its
tcaching in stock raising, grain raising,
fruit culture, home management, and
h,ssl its advice, in how to extricate
themselves from monopolies' grasp,
there would soon follow q condition of
prosperity never before enjoyed in this
section. Sample copy free, write for it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

THE Mikado craze has induced a
New York theatrical manager to bring
out another japanese play under the
title of the Lily of Yeddo.' Good
Lord deliver u.s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

THE House committee on banking
and currency recommend the insurance
Of 1926, 100000 of one dollar silver
certificates and S5O,OOO,OOO of two
dollar silver certificates.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

The Atlantic steamships seem to be
in hard luck this season. The Ore
gon is at the bottom of the ocean, the
Europa is beached, and the BRITANNICA
disabled with broken shaft.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

LORD WENTWORTH, the grandson of
the poet Byron, is opposed to a Gen.
tennary celebration of his grandfathcr's
birthday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

Is is denied that Senators Logan and
Teller had a personal collision in a
cloak-room of the Senate. There is no
dispute, however, that the gentle
man arc not friends.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

THE charges pending against num-
Der Of New York city Aldermen brings
out the statement that there has not
been conviction for bribery in that
city for fifty years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

Ex-Gov. LONG, of Massachusetts,
thinks Hon. II. l.. Dawes has been in
the United States Senate long enough.
He longs TO get there himself.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

Rev. DR.. EDWARD EVERETT HALE
was sixty four years of age on the 3rd.
and the event was celebrated in the
South Congregational Church at Bos-
ton.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

Your Studies ere costing me a great
DEAL said father to his son, as he
reeched in his pocet for money to buy
more books with. II know it, fatherh
replied the son. with some emotion, as he
pocke.ed a e1O-bil!. 'snd don't study very
herd, either.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

What isit makes George Edmund9so cool
and placid, and how does he do 20 much
thinkingl It is because no never allows
himself to be harrassed with colds. 10
takes DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, he does.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

La Crosse, Wis.,, was visited by a great
fire on the 9th. It began in the lumber
district resulting from q spark dropping
into the shaving room of John Paul's mill
Aid was called for from st. Paul, Milwau-
kee, Sparta and Winona but over half q
million damage was done before the flames
were checked. Paul's two mills aud sew
amounts Of lumber as we'll as large num-
Der Of residences C. L. CoIman was the
largest loser and he had no insurance.
Bismarck D. T.. has elected Israel Hunt,
Dem, Mayor and the remaining CITY officers
the Reopss ticket e ssnds
Charles Scott, Republican, has been
Yankton elected C. b. J. Harris Dem, May
or and Mandan E. c. Rice Republican.
Joseph Robert, of St. Paul, died at St.
Louis on the 18th. He came to the North
dian trade in the Red River valley. The
Indians had great confidence in him and he
was on his way home from Washington,
where he had been on q mission in their
behalf, when he died.
At the wrestling match at st. Paul on the
5th between Mclaughlin, champion OF the
world and Dufur, Mclaughlin won and then
announced his retirement handing over the
championship belt to Dufur.
Louis Bogen, editor Of the New Ulm
(Minn.) Post, died suddenly Of heart dis
ease, on the 9th.
J. B. Wakefield, member of congress
from the second Minnesota district, de
clines to be q candidate for reelection.
B. G. Howes, vice president of the Ma
tional German American bank Of st. Paul
died of cancer of the stomach on the 5th.
Daniel f. Little prominent grain deal
er of Duluth, is dead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
NOTES or THE TIMES.
THERE will be no monument to the
actor Mccullough. The money is not
forthcoming. It is we'll.

SECRETARY GARLAND authorizes the
statement that he has no intention of
resigning from the cabinet.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

DR.: Pieres's pheasant Purgative Pei.
lots" cleanse and purify the blood and
relieve the dieostivo oreans.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

Advocates OF female suffrage claim great
triumph.
House, April 9-The entire session was
devoted to the private calendar. Mr..
O'Neill of Mo-, offered resolution endors-
land, but it went over owing to objection.
SENATE, April 10-The bill for the admis-
sion of W ashington territory passed by
vote of 80 to ID. The bill admits the terri
tory upon the same basis as Dakota, and
its provisions are:
1t authorizes the Inhabitants of the terri
tory of Washington and the adjacent part
of the territory of Idaho to form state
government with the name of the State of
Washington. Itprovides for a convention
which shall be republican in form and not
repugnant to the constitution of the
United States or the principles of the de-
claration of independence. The persons
who shall be entitled to vote for the men,
bers of the convention are described by the
within said boundaries" The convention
is to meet at Walla Walla at such time as
the governor of the territory shall desig-
nate, and when the new constitution shall
be completed it shall be submitted to the
people for ratification. II ratified 1t shall
StatSs, who, il the constitution conforms
to the requirements of this bill, shall by
public proclamation declare the state ad-
mitred to the Union on an equal footing
with the original states, without further
action by congress.
House, April l0-This could be termed
bridge day in the house, between twenty
and thirty bills being passed authorizing
the construction of bridges over navigable
streams. Among them were the following
Across the st. Croix river at some accessi-
BILE point between Prescott, Wis.,, and Tay
lor's Falls. Mimi; the Mississippi river at
Wnona, Mimi. the Yellowstone river:
Montana: the Mississippi river at Red
Wing. Mimi; the Missouri river near
Chamberlain, OAK, and near Pierre, Oak.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15

The secretary of the interior has revoked
the order of Commissioner Sparks Of the
general land office of April 3, 1895, suspend
ing final action upon entries upon the pub
lie lands. The following is the secretary's
letter to the commissioner:
On the Sd of April 1885, you issued the
following order:
of the public lands, except private cash
entries and such scrip locations as are not
dependant upon acts Of settlement and
cultivation. is suspended in the fol-
lowing localities, viz, All west
Of the first guide meridian west in
in the late Ute reservations; all of Dakota,
Idaho, Utah, Washington, New Mexico,
Montana, Wyoming aud Nevada, and that
portion of Minnesota north of the
indemnity limits of the Northern Pacific
railroad and cast Of the indemnity limits
of the St. Paul, Minneapolis Il Manitoba
railroad. In addition, final action in this
Office will be suspended upon all timber
entries under the act of June 3, 1879; also
upon all cases Of desert land entries.
W. A. J. SPARKS.
LAMAR's REASONS.
Whatever necessity may have exis ed at
the time OF the PRONUNCIATION has
ceased to be sufficient to longer continue an
oroer OF suSpenulnR all acClOnS and lnVOlV-
ing in a common inflammation the innocent
and the guilty, the honest and the dishon-
est. While earnestly urge the exercise of
the strictest vigilance to prevent by all the
agencies within our power the &C 1summa-
ton of wrongful land claims, yet, when the
vigilance of all the agencies shows no sub
stantial evidence of fraud or wrong, hon.
est claims should not be delayed or their
consideration refused on general reports or
rumors. The above order as issued by you
is therefore revoked, and you will proceed
in the regular, orderly and lawful consider
alton and disposal of the claims suspended
by it. Very respectfully,
L. 9. C. LAMAR,
Secretary.