The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-08
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

commercial marine and the building of q
navy entirely in this country. and favors
to q vote Of the people.
July end at $50 p. m. frightful explo-
zion took place at the Atlantic Giant Pow
der works, between McCainesville and
Drakesville, NJ, resulting in the loss of
ten lives and injury to ten or twelve 9th
ers. The cause will probably never be
known. The loss is very heavy. The con-
cussion was felt very distinctly for twenty
miles around, and the glass in houses five
miles away was shattered.
At New York, the convicted boycotters
Of Thesis the proprietor of a concert gar
den were sentenced, Paul Wiltzig and Hen
~ Holdof to two years and ten months at
berg to one year and six months imprison-
ment, AMI Daniel Danenhaussr, the most
violent of any of the boycotters, to three
years and eight months in state prison.
At Darbyville Ohio, near Circlevil le,
two officers undertook the arrest of two
men guilty of barn burning, and we're re-
ions: In the struggle one of the incen-
diaries was shot dead, and each of the
other four seriously wounded
The Lake Shore switchmen's strike at
Chicago continued on the 3Oth, and trains
were only moved under armed guards. A
train was thrown of the track, and four
men arrested. A meeting of switchmen
was held and decided to order no strike on
other roads and to furnish financial aid to
the Lake Shore switchmen.
Senator Gibson submitted a proposed
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, to appropriate 100000 for salar-
les. travelling and Office expenses of the
Mississippi river commission and the as
sistant engineer under it.
The Governor of Massachusetts, has ap-
proved the 500 increase of salary which
the members of the legislature voted them
selves: That body adjourned June 80, hay
ing held the longest session in the history
of the State.
Peter Zingrel, French crank has been
arrested at Washington, prowling around
Minister to the U lifted States, With the
avowsd purpose Of killing the diplomat.
The switchmen's strike on the Lake Shore
road at Chicago was practically ended on
Monday. The company placed police men,
armed with Winchester rifles on the trains
and the strikers abandoned the field.
Claims against the United States gov
eminent for payment to the Chinese who
were driven out of Tacoma, Squak and
Newcastle have been prepared. They will
aggregate 100000.
One hundred and twenty five passengers
Of an Italian steamer have been transferr-
to Hoffman island, lower New York bay.
as they had been in contact with a small
pox patient.
One hundred and seventy five thousand
head of cattle are being driven from the
dry sections of Texas. The herders are
armed, and great uneasiness prevails
among the farmers.
Senator Mcmillan offered as a proposed
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bills the bill to appropriate $IOo, 900 for
public building at Duluth, MINI.
Joseph 8. Miller, commissioner of inter-
nal revenue, has gone to Hot Springs, Va,
for few days, to SEQ Secretary Manning.
There were six births in the steerage of
the steamer Harmonic, which arrived at
New York on the End, during her voyage
from Bremen.
There are ::40l counts in the Indictment
against Hibbs, the defaulting Lewiston,
Idaho, postmaster, now on trial for for
gerry.
JuliusW ellsworth of New York, vice Pres
ident Of the Milwaukee & St. Paul road has
resigned on account of ill health.
The New York police authorities forbade
the slugging match between Sullivan
and Mitchell, on the 2rd
The President has nominated Edward
Young, Of the District of Columbia, to be
consul at Windsor, NJ
The new secret society, s'The Sons of
America" has obtained an extensive foot
hold in Chicago.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's report
q hopeful feeling among merchants for au-
tumn trade.
The new directory of Chicago shows a
population of $50, 90, a gain of $4,000 in six
months.
The military guard was withdrawn from
Garfelds tomb, at Lakeview Cemetery,
Cleveland, June 80.
Almost every glass factory in the United
States closed July l, for two months.
The California grape crop will not be as
large this season as anticipated.
The Fitz John Porter bill was signed by
President Cleveland, July 1.
Two Galveston, Tex, residents commit
ted suicide by taking ''Rough on Rats"
The June decrease of the public debt is
100000.