The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-08
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The president:on the LIST nominated Col
onels Thomas 81. Ruger, Of the Eighteenth
infantry, and Joseph Potter, Of the TWEEN
ty-fourth infantry, brigadier generals, vice
Generals Terry and Howard: recently pro
was q surprise to army men here, and con
siderable disappointnen emit occasioned by.6ts
promotion. Potter stands eighth on the
list Of colonies of the line. He graduated
in 1S43 in The same class as Gen. Grant, and
will be retired on account Of age In Octo:
years it was not expected that Col. Potter
would be selected by the president. Col.
Ruger is the second colonel on the list, and
it was fully expected that he would be pro
NOTED.
Under the recent decision Of the Supreme
Court, Judge Gresham of Chicago has re-
leased Horny T. Wright, of Racine, Wis,
who was serving five years term in the
to embeyz.lement of ''' sovern ss
funds while acting as assistant post
master. In the Mackin election case at
Chicago the supreme court decided that
could not be held, because he was pro-
ceeded against by information instead Of
indictment. In Wright's case the same
point was raised. Judge Gresham held it
was infamous to steal from the govern
ment, but, though the man pleaded guilty
must be discharged because he had never
been indicted.
The war department has made the fol.
lowing assignments: Maj. Gen. Scho6eld
to the division of the Atlantic: Maj. Gen.
A. II. Terry to the division of the Missouri
Maj: Gen. o: O. Howard to the division of
HEn iH<.sp r3C r 1,0o hnnp
lieved from command of the department
of Arizona, and assigned to the department
of the Platte, formerly comma lded by Gen.
Howard; Brig. Gen. n. A. Miles, now in
command of the department Of the Mis-
souri,, has been assigned to the department
OF Arizona
The southwestern railroad strike culmi-
mated in bloodshed at Fort Worth, Texas,
on the Bird. A freight train was started
out and when it had gone about mile and
half halt was made at q crossing.
Some strikers armed with rifles were con-
cealed at this point, and fired upon the
policemen who were protecting the train.
One policeman was killed and two others
fatally wounded. The officers fired with
revolvers and wounded and captured one
of the strikers.
The floods in the South continues to do
great damage. In Chattanooga, Tenn,
5000 people have been driven from their
homes and the city is cut OF from railroad
communication with the outside world.
In Alabama large numbers of negroes have
been drowned at the plantations. In
montgomery, Ala, provisions are deliv-
cred in boats to the submerged part of the
city.
The executive committee of the knights
of Labor, in session at st. Louis have de-
cided to continue the strike on the South
western railroads on the ground that Mr..
Hoxie will not meet with them as Knights
but as individual employees. They claim
that Mr. Powderly's agreement with Gould
was that Mr.. Hoxie should treat with them
as an organization.
Key West. Florida, had disastrous fire
on March 9Oth. The loss amounted to q
million and q half and the insurance to
only 100000. The principal part of the
town is destroyed.
There are now five aldermen or ex-alder-
men under arrest in New York for being
bribed to pass the Broadway street rail.
road charter and six more are booked for
limbo.
1t is claimed that Secretary Manning
will never return to the cabinet and that
he will resign as soon as he has sufficiently
recovered to do so.
Georgia and Tennessee are enjoying the
greatest floods known in ten years. Rail
road operation is almost entirely suspend
ed for time
The Planters hotel at st. Louis had
another fire on the Sd, which partially
burned one wing. Four servant girls lost
heir lives.
The Georgia evangelists Sam Jones and
Sam Small received $1,000 each for q
months labor in Chicago.