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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15
MINNESOTA.
Minnesota Conventions,


The Republicans of the end Minnesota
Congressional district %eld their nomina-
ting convention at Mankato, July Z, with
its ia delegates present, making 63 neces-
sary to choice. The informal ballot re-
suited as follows, John Lind, Lyons Co.,
66, E. P. Freeman, Blue Earth Co., %, c. II.
Smith, Mobiles Co.. Is, w. D. l.. Collester,
Waseca Co., IL, l.. Luackenbush 10. A
motion to take a formal ballot was
amended by motion to make the nomin-
alton of Mr.. Lind unanimous. MIR. Lind is
a resident of New Ulm and his nomination
is favorably received. The platform is
quite general in its character and has no
mention of the tariff or of Mr.. Wakefield,
the retiring Congressman.
The Prohibitionists held their first State
Convention OF st. Paul July 7th, with 225
delegates, including a number of ladies,
out of an allotted quota of 49l. After an
informal ballot for Governor all the nom-
nations were made by reclamation; James
E. Child of Waseca, publisher of the Wa
SEGA Herald, for Governor, Rev. J. E. Pink
ham, Minneapolis, Lieutenant Governor;
Z. A. Bierce, Winona, secretary of state,
Il. W. Allen, Minneapolis, auditor of state,
P:J: Kneiss, Luverne, treasurer of state,
era), G. A. Fosnes, Montevideo, clerk su-
preme court, ]. ". Cochran, Minneapolis,
9. E. Shannon, Duluth, Joseph Mcknight
LIE Roy, judges supreme court. A state
central committee was chosen and vigor-
GUS platform adopted. Rev. A. B. Leonard,
the last prohibition candidate for COVER
nor of Ohio, was present and addressed the
convention both in the afternoon and even
ing.
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For wears before William c. Whit
ney was made Secretary of the Navy
his wife was known in the social cir
Gle in Washington, and when her faith
er, Henry B. Payne, was elected to the
Senate from Ohio she became still
more prominent. 1t is said that Mr..
Whitney owes all his good fortune to
his connection with the Paynes, and so
highly did Mr.. Payne regard him that
when Whitney asked for the hand of
his daughter in m arriage he was not
only willing but anxious for the union.
Mrs. Whitney, born in atfluence, edu-
Gated ~ the best masters. and from
her birth moving in the best of society.
would be social factor anywhere. but
in Washington she is leader. Their
home, though giving every evidence of
great wealth. is furnished with that
good taste which education alone can
give.
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Bright Things.

He-They have dropped their an
Choir. She (on her first trip)-Serves
them right. 1t has been hanging over
the side all day long.
At fashionable wedding: Mr.. B.
Poor Clara! What a pity she would
sell herself to that wheezy, 7O-year-old
skeleton. Mrs. R.-O, it's not sale
only a lease.
1t is said woman never quite for
gets the man who has asked her hand
in marriage. Nor does a man ever
quite forget the woman whose hand he
has asked in marriage-unless it is
gained.
The Versatile Boston Girl.-He (ten-
derly)-And what do you think of the
engagement ring l sent You, Jennie?
She (delighted)-O, it is beaut,ful-in
fact, the handsomest one l ever had
given me.
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obstructive Hail Storm,

Unusally destructive hail storms attend
ed with wind, visited portions of Minneso-
ia, Dakota and Iowa on the sth and 9th.
In Swift Co., MIMI, from three to seven
thousand acres of grain are said to he
ruined. AT Benson the court house, school
house, hotel and dwellings we're struck by
lightning. At Mankato and vicinity the
path OF the storm was a mile wide and
grain was rendered practically valueless,
one farmer alone having 800 acres rendered
not worth cutting. At Bird Island, Rem
vile, New tim, Madison, Moore, Appleton
and other Townships, the havoc
was considerable. in some instances
houses and barns being fired and
burned. At Sleepy Eye the storm took on
the aspect of q cyclone, in the northern out
skirts barns, fences, chimneys and out
buildings we're blown down aud with trees
and sidewalks destroyed and several horses
killed, sixty box cars standing on the track
were overturned. In Grant Co., OAK, be-
tween Big Stone City aud Milbank the
track of the storm was nearly north to
south, ten miles wide and twelve miles
long and in that space two-thirds of the
crops are said to be destroyed. At Milbank
buildings were injured. At Charles City,
Iowa, the damage done is estimated at $50,
600: at Waterloo considerable injury was
done and at Rockford one man reported
killed.
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At Saltwater, two residences were burg
larized on the 10th. James Olson lost a
gold watch and chain, and at John sulli-
vans the robbers were evidently fright
ened away. Postmasters were appointed
in Minnesota on the 10th, Fritz Boskers,
Hubbard, Hubbard county, vice John w.
Jarvis, removed; John B. Rivers, Rolling
stone, Winona county, vice Henry Rivers,
deceased; Peter Decker, st. Nicholas,
Stearns county, vice John p. Schmidt, re-
moved. w. W. Boswell, shot in a saloon
row at Howard Lake, has died. The new
st. Paul city directory gives about $1,000
population: A young Scandinavian at
Gaylor, Tilted by his sweetheart, made
three unsuccessful attempts to hang him
self. T. B. Sage, the Henderson miller,
has sued Sheriff Bray and County Attor-
ney Kipp for $50 200, alleging false and
malicious imprisonment. Fire destroyed
the barn of Mrs. Mcdonald, of Nelson, sew
eral head of horses and considerable farm
machinery being consumed. Loss 81, 500.
Tho reside nce II NJ. Riley, of Grove Lake,
burned. Loss 81 1000; insurance 81 200. AT
Chatfield an incendiary fire destroyed the
barn and out-buildings of A. Handler.
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Tuesday, July 6.

SESArE-The bill to secure to Cherokee
freedmen the proceeds of certain lands
was passed. 1t appropriates $4,000. In
considering the river and harbor bill the
item to appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Mich
igan ship canal for harbor of refuge
caused protracted debate, members of
the Commerce committee advocating the
measure, Edmunds, Ingalls, and others
opposing. The session was passed in talk.
The impression appears to prevail that the
bill, Will meet with a veto if it goes to the
President this session, as the Senate in
tends to largely increase the expenditures.
HousE--The veto of the pension to
Charles W. Tiller was discussed aud the
matter finally postponed Until Friday. The
general deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up and various amendments agreed
to and the bill reported to the House. Mes
sages were received from the President to-
day vetoing twenty private pension bills.
During the session 565 special pension acts
have become laws and 80 have been ve-
tocd.
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Jim Bennett.

New York Letter to Boston Herald:
Once during the career of young De
Nyse he was made managing editor of
the Telegram and he was informed by
Mr.. Bennett that the editorials for the
paper would be furnished from day to
day by Mr.. Levein. who occupied
position on the Herald staff. These
editorials used to come in written IN a
number of different hands, and marked
must by Levein. De Nyse became
dissatisfied with them and imagined
that they were hurting the paper very
much. So one day he called on the
proprietor. Said he: ''Mr. Bennett,
you have made me the managing edi-
tor of the Telegram. and am trying
my best to push the paper to success.
But this man Lcvein is hampering
me very much
"How sop questioned Mr.. Bennett,
looking up withsome surprise.
''W ell, 1 don't want to interfere with
any man who is earning his bread and
and butter, but, at the same time, Le-
vein sends me lot of editorials every
day that are not written by himself,
and suppose he is getting his friends
to do the work for him.
shouldn't object to that if the edito-
rails were good, but thew are simply
Internally bad. There is one man in
particular who turns in about the worst
rot ever saw in a newspaper. l
haven't the faintest notion VINO he is,
but the stuff he sends through Levein
is laughed at all over the Office and is
so trivial that it just about destroys the
effect of any work do in the news de-
partment. Here is some of the manu-
script.
Mr.. Bennett took up slip of paper
and looked at it for a moment. Then
he said: $50 you don think this wri-
ter ought to be allowed to put this stuff
in print?''
NO. responded De Nyse cranky
1 do not. 1t is quite evident that this
particular man is ID fool"
''Quite possibly said Mr.. Bennett,
very quietly. Il wrote those editorials
myself
De Nyse fell back in his chair with a
gasp. His hair fairly stood on end.
He started to make some sort of an ex-
planation, but Bennett cut him short.
''None of that exclaimed the pro-
prietor of the Herald-'None of that
I thought those editorials were pretty
good but, as they do not seem to i'm
press other people in the same light, l
shall never write another. Good day"
Mr.. De Nyse returned to his post
considerably saddened, but he never
had any further editorials from Mr..
Bennett.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15
DAKOTA.


The storm of Thursday is said to have
destroyed 10000 acres of the best wheat in
Dakota in the vicinity of Big Stone City.
The damage to crops near Big Tom, Grant
county, OAK, is said to aggregate $780, 900.
Within three miles of Clark, OAK, one
thousand acres of wheat were destroyed
numerous pieces of grain were destroyed
and many more much damaged. In Brown
county, Mimi, In a territory nearly four
miles in extent, the damage done is esti-
mated at $4,000. Thirty head of horses
and cattle were killed. The damage to
railroad property at Sleepy Eye, is put at
$4,000.
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Casualties.

On the 9th the Academy Of Music and
other buildings at Denver, COL, burned.
one man being burned up while in his bed;
loss $177,0OO, insurance SIS, 900. AtStevens
Point, Wis.,, the North Side Lumber Co.,
mil Turned with a million feet of lumber,
also the Jackson House aud a dwelling;
loss 5 q, 600, very little insurance. At Ash
land, Wis, q workman on the Wisconsin
Central dock fell into the water from sun
stroke and was drowned. At Arnold Park,
Iowa, on the 5th, {. cannon loaded with
sand exploded injuring three persons, one
fatally. Howard Lake and Delano each
had serious shooting cases growing out of
too much Fourth of July hiiarity. Owing
to broken axle Milwaukee and st. Paul
construction train broke through a bridge
at Aberdeen, ID. T., S cars of iron and of
ties going into the gulch below. One man
most seriously hurt. At Glendale, D. T.,
during the storm on the Bird three buildings
were destroyed and at Keystone the Pres
byterian church was wrecked and a num-
Der of farm houses destroyed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

Rose E. Cleveland was the youngest
of nine children born to Richard and
Elizabeth Cleveland, at Fayetville. NJ
r., from whence her parents removed to
Clinton, when she was little girl. and
later in 1858, to Holland Patent. where
her father took charge of the Presbyte-
rian church. He died in that year
leaving Rose an orphan at the age Of
Z. After careful preparation by her
mother, Rose was sent to Houghton
Seminary, where she proved brilliant
pupil graduating with the highest hon.
ors. ::Original People" was the theme
of her graduating essay which her au-
dience declared to be most happy
effort. Miss Rose then became teach
er in the Houghton Seminary, when,
after remaining in that position two
years, she went to Lafayette, lud., as
principal of the Collegiate Institution
in that town.
She afterwards taught in Pennsylva-
MIA at private school for q short time
and then, conceived the idea of lectur-
ing before classes and proposed to the
principal of Stoughton Seminary 10
make beginning there.
The latter entering heartily into the
arrangement, Miss Cleveland wrote
course of historical lectures which she
delivered that season. As she devoted
herself to her aged mother. she was
! unable to leave Holland Patent to pur-
sue her work continuously until after
that lady's death, in the summer OF
1882.
After this event her brothers and
sisters naturally expected that she
would make her home with one OF
them, but being of an independent
nature and self reliant, Size preferred to
remain in the old home. where she
continued to live when not far away
lecturing until she assumed the posi-
ton of mistress at the White House.
In person Miss Cleveland is of
medium stature and build, with a.
shapely and highly intellectual face
good looking but not pretty. She
comes of generations of Presbyterian
ministers. All the traditions of the
parsonage center about her past. Her
eldest brother is minister, and her
eldest sister is missionary in Ceylon:
Her brother-in-law is a minister, and
her near kinsmen in several instances
are preachers. She is an orthodox
Christian, believing, with child-like
tenacity, in the Instructions She re-
ceived at her mothers knee. Her
efforts in the cause of temperance are
we'll known.
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Tho New Parliament.

Upon the 10Th the result OF the Enslish
election was as follows: Conservatives,
2ss; liberal Unionists, 81; G.adstonians
and Parnellites, 2ls. If the sanguine esti
mates Of the Tories are realized, the final
positions OF the parties in the new house of
commons will be. Conservatives. 1928;
Liberal Unionists, 50 combined anti vote
416), against 253 Gladstonians and Parnel-
lites. These, with the speaker, make up
the full complement of SO memberr. The
Conservatives are msnifestly In dread,
premier to retain office and a,uend bis pol
icy to meet the views of Lord HARRINGTON
and Mr.. Chamberlain. The recent develop
ment in Lord harrington of a tendency to-
ward Mr.. Gladstone's principles, as shown
by the declaration that he will remain in
the Liberal party, encourages the Gladston
ians to insist upon policy Of no surrender
to the composite majority.
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Wednesday, July !.

SENArE-On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the
Senate agreed to meet at II a. nj. for six
days, and after disposing of resolutions
the time until 1890 to be devoted to
the calendar, every matter objected to be
passed by and debate limited to five min
utes. Mr.. Spooner offered substitute for
the purchase of Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal and harbor Of refuge ap-
propriating $3.50, 600 for the purpose of max
ing free Of toll the commerce through the
canal. The substitute was agreed to aud the
amended::a nendment passed 36 yeas, 16nays
The appropriation for Duluth harbor was
increased to SIS 600. A veto was received
Of the bill authorizing tho construction of
railroads in the Indian territory in North
ern Montana, upon the ground that the
rights Of the Indians were not sufficiently
protected, and referred to Mr.. Dawes
Indian Committee. The bill afforded the
Manitoba r. r. company the opportunity
OF constructing a line to connect with the
Canadian Pacific. The river and harbor
bill was considered but not finished.
HoUsE-.rhe vetoes of pension bills were
discussed, and ended in the Republicans re
framing from voting upon a motion to
refer certain cases to the pensions COM
mittee and the quorum was destroyed,
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Ira h. Mills.

Mr.: Mills, nominated at Brainerd for
judgeship in the 18th Judicial district of
Minnesota, is a native of New York State,
where he was educated. He then went to
Virginia and practiced law until his re-
moval to Moorhead, five years ago. He
will be, II elected, one of the youngest ap-
pearing judges of the state. In person lie
has we'll formed, even features, wears a
full flowing mustache, aud has large, intel
ligent eyes. He is q ready and forcible
speaker, clear and distinct in utterance,
and of pleasant and agreeable tempera-
ment. Judge Stearns endorses him highly
as lawyer of ability, with many marked
judicial characteristics, and paid Mr.. Mills
the compliment that when asked, before
man for judge in the West end, he had
named Mr.. Mills.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15
E:ght-HOur Farm Law.

Philadelphia Call. Young man in
search OF a place-Do 20 need any
hands, Mr.. Hayseed?
Farmer Hayseed-Need EN-? Ger
tainly do. Poll off your coat and
pitch right in.
How about he-er-eight-hour
rule? Do you believe in that?'
THAT'S the rule on this farm, young
man. You 60 to work at in the
morning and knock off at noon. Then
you 60 on again at O'Clock and work
till 3. Eight hours at time is enough
for me, tell you.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15
WISCONSIN,.
Wisconsin Fires.

In the vicinity Of Stevens Point, on the
Sth, the woods along the line of the Wis.,
consin Central r. r. were on fire for many
miles and great damage to timber was
being done. The cranberry marshes were
also on fire and large force eiideatored to
prevent their complete destruction. Avery
destructive forest fire broke out in the
child and great devastation occurred along
tho Coon Of and the Eau Claire river.
The fire progressed in a north-easterly d.
rectioh. 1t Northporr, near Oshkosh; two
residences general store and telephone
office were burned, with the loss of $2O, 900,
insurance 5000.
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Thursday July 8.

SENATE-The resolutions for inquiry into
the authority under which so-called state
legislature had been organized in Dakota
were indefinitely postponed. The bill to
accept and ratifv an agreement with the
indians in Washington Territory for the
use of part of the Yakima reservation bv
the Northern Pacific railroad passed. The
resolution for open executive sessions was
made the special order for Wednesday,
Dec: s. The bill to establish forest reser-
walton on the headquarters of Clark's fork
of the Columbia river was passed. The
river and harbor bill was taken up and the
Hennepin canal item debated.
HousE-As a mark of respect on the
death of Hon. VIM. H. Cole of the third
district Maryland, without tr ansactipg any
business the House adjourned. DR.. Cole
was born in Baltimore Jan. II, 1887. He
practiced law, then studied medicine, and
was in the Confederate army. He had been
city editor of the Baltimore Gazette, dep
uty registrar of the city and reading clerk
of the Maryland house Of delegates. He
was elected to the present congress as a
Democrat. He died Of Bright's disease,
leaving wife, but no children.
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From Washington,


Col. Geo. B. Corkhin Of Washington, died
at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on the 9th, where.he
had gone to deliver a Fourth of July ora
ton. He had hemorrhage of the stomach.
He had charge of the prosecution of Charles
J. Giteau as United States district attor-
ney. 1t is believed the oleomargarine will
pass the Senate as it came from the House.
The appropriation for the department of
Agriculture provides for the abandonment
Of the government tea farm in South Caro-
lima established by Mr.. LIE Due when Com
missioner Of Agriculture. There will be
three reports on the case of Senator Payne
of Ohio. A majority of the committee will
report vindication: Senator Hoars and
Frye will recommend an investigation, and
Senators E. warts, Logan and Teller will ex-
plain that for technical reasons they were
restrained from recommending that the
senate take cognizance of tbs charge of bri-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

Hon E. A. GoODNOw, President of
the First National Bank, ofWorcester,
Mass, on account of his eminence as a
fiuancier. and in recognition of his SER
vices in the cause of education, was
honored with tho degree of A. NJ. at
the recent commencement of Iowa COL
lege. No farmer has yet been hon
ored with the degree of A. Nj.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

II HOPE Mr.. Carlisle will never be
President, said the congressional lacy
who has literary soirees to the Wash
ington Ratchet, 'Have you read the
Froude scandal rs to how he treated
his wife?''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

JUDGE LUKE p. POLAND of Vermont,
who for years and years wore q blue
swallow-tail coat with brass buttons,
until the garment became famous as
the Poland livery, has discarded that
style of garment, and it is thought the
venerable ex-congressman and jurist
IS losing interest in the concerns of
this Mundane sphere.
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Parnell Sentiment.

The United Ireland says: The present re-
verse is but temporary. The result Of the
election will prove to be proviaential.
The English could not rightly appreciate
the issue until they had handled both ends
thereof. Their experience as a band of
disgraced politicians tinkering at military
problem is just what is needed to obtain
for MIR. Gladstone carte blanche hereafter.
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Three Girls Drowned.

! At7p. m. on the 10th, Nettie and Ella
Gas!in, sisters, aged II and IS years and
Jennie Joy their cousin, aged II, were
drowned in Morris lake, one mile from st.
by walking into q sink.hole unknown to
them. Miss Nutter, . fourth girl was with
them but unable to render assistance.
The sisters were daughters of Joseph L.
Gaslin, of st. Francis, ana Miss Joy, the
daughter of g. II. Joy of Minneapolis. The
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

The new Arctic expedition soon to
start out to discover the north pole
must be regarded as a species of safety
valve for restless adventurous men
whose time and lives hang heavy on
their hands. What we shall do with
tho north pole when it is discovered
nobody seems to know. There is not
a dime museum that would touch it,
SO, if these intrepid explorers do cap
ture this most elusive handle to the
globe, we trust they will leave it where
they find it. Take all the glory, but
for goodness sake, don't pull out the
lynch pin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

The belief of the late Judge David
Davis in free speech and a free press
was matter of consci-
ence, and he was ready to defend them
in his seat on the Bench, or as q per-
sonal friend and adviser of the Presi-
dent, or even-as on one occasion when
he was presiding at a Circuit Court in
an Illinois town-by mounting an i'm
provised rostrum in the street and IA
cling desperate mob.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15

GEN. JACOB ROLLER of New Lii sbon,
o., rests his claim to fame upon an
entirely new basis. He is ninety-four
years old, and while he does not claim
to remember Washington personally,
or any of tho events of the Admins
tration, he has distinct recollection
of the funeral of the first President.