The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-30

| Turkish legation At Madrid, mas Deen ap'
pointed Turkish minister to Washington.
Fourth-class postmasters. appointed:
Dakota-F Matte E. Cooley.
Iowa-Locktidge D. Dunlap; Shellrock, J.
Terolman; Taylor, s. Mathew; West Bend,
A: B. McCafty:
Agent John F. Kinney. OF the Yankton
Gen. Atkins, of tho Indian office, upon
the needs OF the Indians under his
| charge. He asks for permission to purchase
for the Indians 100 brood mares and lum.
Der for finishing 100 houses in process Of
construction on the reservation. His re-
q uest will be granted. Agent Kinney reports
that the acreage under cultivation this
year ia largely increased over last year,
and that tho corn. Oat and wheat crops
are fully 66 per cent better than last year.
| Charleston's earthquake relief commit.
tee report $615, 900 received for the sui.
ferers. OF this tho smallest amount. 81.
came from Holland. and the largest from
New York, $180,559.55
! Lieut.. John Finley, U. g. A., makes all
the weather forecasts sent from this coun-
try to Europe. His charts are in high re-
pute in Europe.
| The sudden decline in the value of stocks
in New York quite naturally caught large
number OF the Chicago operators.
At Pittsburg. the card rate on window
glass has been advanced 10 per cent. to
take effect at once. This is an increase of
80 per cent over last years prices. The
| advance is as agreeable to the workmen
as to the ma nufa :turer, as their wages arc
on a sliding scale.
The L ondon Post in an inspired article
warns Turkey from further counting with
Russia. The British government. it says,
has undergone great sacrifices to uphold
the integrity of Turkey, even against the
: opinion OF a large portion of the English
people. Any hesitation on the part of
Turkey will now compel England to adopt
a course to counteract Russia by measures
that will speedily impress the porte with
the fact that its present doubtful policy is
the worst for its own interest.
At Crookston, Judge r. Reynolds sem
fenced the following prisoners: Joseph
| Laundry, assault with intent to kill, eight
years and six months; Charles Kennedy.
grand larceny, two years; David Hutchin-
son, horse stealing, two years.
! Irving Woodward OF Newport. Washing
| ton Co., was killed while at work in a we'll.
! The writing telegraph system has just
been introduced into Pittsburg and West
ern Pennsylvania. The operator simply
| writes with a pen upon strip OF moving
paper and the characters he makes are re-
corded ut the other end OF the wire in fac
simile. There is no noise. The system is
the invention of Edward Cooper OF Eng
land. and it is likely to play the mischief
with the telephone.
! The government will soon institute pro-
| ceedings in b. ston to test the validity OF
the patent granted the Bell Telephone
company. Solicitor General jerks has
! prepared the draft of bill against The
company. Action will be deferred until
special government counsel have expressed
their views in regard to the proposed bill.
A travelling man named Byrne, repre-
! senting a Chicago grocery house, who had
been on a spree several days, dropped dead
ON the street at Omaha.
Judge Manning. United States minister
to Mexico, i'll q long letter to Percy Roberts
OF New Orleans, denies the story that at a
banquet given in his honor he got drunk
| says that the so-called "banquet' was
merely 4 breakfast party consisting of on
~ two gentlemen besides his host and him.
self, and that wine was drank, but only in
| moderation.
William A. Walker has been nominat-
ed for attorney for the Eastern district of
Wisconsin in place of Delaney, resigned
Walker is a resident of Manitowoc. where
he has been county superintendent of
Hc''"''C III oS'CAoI yCsliS. 4AC 10 ucilTIy
iorty years OF age, and beyond the posi-
ton mentioned las never held Office.
George Ticknor Curtis, counselor for
the Mormons before the United States
supreme court, speaking of the Mormon
bill in the honse. says: The hope OF the
Mormons is in delay. II there shall be no
| more legislation the question Of polygamy
will settle itself. Polygamy will die out If
the Mormons are not prosecuted by addi-
tional legsla ton.
The Land League in Ireland are taking
precautions to prevent another coup like
that at Loughrea. In some instances they
are secretly appointing fresh trustees.
The report that Count Herbert Bismarck
has advised the Bulgarian delegates to &C.
cept Prince Nicholas OF Mingrelia as ruler
| OF Bulgaria, has caused great disappointl
| ment III Sofia.
Redmond. Chilly, Harris and Sheehy at
| their trial. when they will be called upon
to answer on the charge OF conspiracy in
| reccivinga tenants trustees reduced rents
which had been refused by landlords.
Mr.. Gladstone, in letter to Professor
! Stewart, NJ. F., says he thinks that home
rule measures are conservative in the tru-
est sense Of the term. He adds that if he
can help in any measure TO settle the AZ
! fairs OF Ireland he will confer upon Great
Britain service greater than any he has
yet been able to do.
The stea mshir Lanelly, sailing from Liv-
erpool, has noundcrcd at Hollyhead.
| Twelve persons were drowned.
The London newspapers. in .heir com
| ments on the Campbell trial, express the
opinion that although the verdict il unsat-
isfactory, the jury could have come to no
| other conclusion. and that the case shows
the necessity OF an alteration Of divorce
proceedings in the direction of the Gamer.
! on trial.
| p. A. Chance, nationalist member of par:
lament for South Kilkenny. writing to 4
| PROMINENT nationalist concerning the ar
| executive with cons piracy. false imprison.
ment, assault and battery, trespass and
| robbery.
| In the hearing of Inspectors Milling's
summons against Messrs. Tanner and
! O'Conner. the magistra ties were unable to
| reach an agreement.
The Bulgarian delegates started for
Paris, and will 20 to London in q short
time.
Mr.. Powderly has ordered the master
| workmen Of district assemblies 24 and 81
Of Chicago not to allow any money to be col
lected for the condemned anarchists, and
!I5tEuCtS VIM IL Any iuHCS nave ucTeUoiole
been collected that such moneys be return
ed to the assemblies and persons who con-
| tributed. The general master workman's
orders are said to be imperative. Powder
| ISIS action, it is contcntlcd, settles forever
the question OF the relation OF the Knights
OF Labor and the condemned anarchists.
Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota will introduce
! the following bill: That all persons who
have heretofore, in good faith, purchased.
| or contracted to purchase, OF any railroad
company any OF it's so-called indemnity
| lands, and shall have made as owner per-
manent and valuable improvements on
such lands. which lands shall for any
cause be restored to the public domain,
shalt,z3n case they cannot enter such lands
under the homestead, presumption, or tim
Der culture laws OF the United States, be
PERMITTED to make private entry within
one year after such restoration OF not to
exceed 16O acres by legal subdivision of
such land 40 purchased or contracted to
be purchased as aforesaid at price OF
$1.25 per acre, and to receive patents in
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