The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-14

IHeAu 1or CONGRESS-. 1pe. convention
passed resolutions on the death of Samuel
J. Tilden, Thomas A. Hendricks, McClel-
Ian, Horatio Seymour and Winfield Han
cock. The platform favors the free un-
limited coinage Of silver on same terms as
gold by the government, to be followed by
active measures being taken about it's con-
as an international subject.
The secretary Of the interior has
affirmed the decision of the commissioner
of the general land office, holding for
the cash entry of c. H. Shed
OF the northwest quarter section 81, town
ship III, range 81. Aberdeen land district;
also the decision of the same officer, hold
ing for cancellation the homestead entry
OF Edgar Tibbitts of the northwest quarter
section 10, township 159, range Is, Bis
marck, OAK, land district.
The business failures occurring through
out the country in the last seven days end
ing Oct 8, as reported to r. G. Dun & Co.,
number, for the United States 167, and for
Canada %. or q total of 100 failures, which
Is about up to the average of the last six
or seven weeks. The failures in New York
and the east are light, the bulk of the
weeks casualties being reported from the
southern and western states and Canada.
The Ottawa, Ont, Ministerial journal
ment's efforts to induce French Canadians
to return from the United States to Canada
Is meeting with great success. Special
agents employed by the government are
operating in the New England states urg-
ing French Canadians to go to Manitoba.
All the cotton mills at frankfort, the
northwestern section of Philadelphia,
have closed aud 5000 hands thrown out Of
hi 10 rh1
the rule OF the manufacturers association
that provides that when a strike cannot
be settled amicably to close all the mills
OF the same character in the city.
NJ L. Neeld, a partner in the Chicago
packing house OF J. c.. Ferguson 4 Co.,
has raised $780, 600 by bogus warehouse re-
his brother-in-law and furnished the CAP.
ital but is now ruined. His loss fails en-
tirely on the banks, the N. Y. Commercial
exchange bank losing $lOo QUO.
Destructive prairie fires have been
ranging in the Northwest and Southwest
Manitoba. Around Morden scores of
settlers have lost all they possessed. in
Guiding barns and live stock. One lady,
fatally burned.
Returns from the Connecticut election
on the 9th from Isl towns give the republi-
cans 10 and the democrats 4S, with e. towns
divided. II the II missing towns vote as
last year, the republicans will have 81
Towns ana the democrats 81, with 80 towns
divided.
The colored people of WASHINGTON met
to take action on the death OF Chief Justice
Chase and passed resolutions il favor of
setting apart a day to be called "Chief
Justice Day." to be observed hereafter bv
tne colored race with prayer and thanks
giving.
Acknowledgement Garland, who return cd
to Washington Saturday night, resumed
his duties at the department of Justice Mon
Jay. lie Is very much improved in health
and says he never felt better in his life. He
Fad long and pleasant interview with the
President.
AtFranklin Falls, N. H., on the Stb,
while walking upon his farm, U. S. Senator
Austin F. Pike suddenly fell dead. He hni
not been out OF health. He passed his 9th
birthday Oh tho 9th of October. His term
IN the Senate would have expired in 1889.
Ex-Mayor Edison of New York, chairman
OF the grain committee of the produce ex-
chspge, declares that the steam rates for
carrying grain across the Atlantic are so
high as to check foreign demand. The
grain elevators are overstocked.
The steamer La Mascotte exploded her
boilers on the 5sh opposite Neelev,s land
ing near st. Louis, aud burned to tho
waters edge. The full list of the missing
cannot be ascertained, but it is thought it
WILL foot up to twenty or more.
The state ticket of the Massachusetts,
democracy has been completed as follows:
lieutenant governor, Frank K. Foster: sec-
rotary OF state John r. Thayer; treasurer.
Lewis warner; attorney general, John ".
COrcoran. oA =" :
At the trial of Garnett, tho Prince
Albert mail robber, at Regina the iury re-
turned verdict of guilty. The prisoner
was sentenced to fourteen years. inn
prlsonment at the Strong Mountain pen
itentiary. t0'
The acting secretary of the treasury
wants to know whether the tax on o,eo-
MARGARINE is on the completed article or
whether, In addition, tax is to be levied
on each ingredient composing the article.
On the 9th, over $1,000 visitors were in
frankfort assisting the capital city Of
kentucky to celebrate the one hundradtb
anniversary OF her birth, and the citv
under the bill was filled to OVERLOOKING.
Senator Evarts, Chief Justice " alto and
ex-President Hayes are among the execu-
i've committee chosen by the Peabody
fund association. Ten thousand dollars
was allotted to South Carolina.
1t is said the water from the artesian
wells at Charleston has not been the SLIGHT
est degree colored by m after forced in from,
below: This indicates that the earthnuoEe
was OF less depth than the wells.
News has been received that the schooner
Seth Stockbridge, which left Gloucester.
Mass: with q crew of 16 men, for the Green-
lana nshlng lands, was crushed by the ice
ano all on board persisted.
The Baptist ministers of Boston have re-
1used to cooperate with the Methodist
ministers In furthering the appearance cf
hevs. Sam Jones and Sam Small in a se
ries OF revival meetings.
The Northwestern asks the New Yorl stock
exchange to list Sass, COO of four per cent
extension bonds o; 'S6. The Milwaukee
ASKS to have listed 81, 40, 600 of the CHICAGO
Pacific Western division.
The cases Of four indicted ssboodle,
Aldermen IN New York have been set down
for an early trial, that OF sayles commenc-
ing Monday, and the others to follow as
speedily as possible.
The New York state assessors foot nm the
total value OF property in the Empire state
at &, s99, $4,000 real, and 1924, 7s3 2s1 per-
81, 33o, 1884. ' As
Washington Special: It is stated at the
postoface department yesterday that there
was an ambition entertained there tn have
letter postage reduced to one cent for each
half ounce. 0''o"
The threatened strike of the Pittsburp
has been averted by the pro-
prietors of the gents furnishing goods
stores agreeing to close at 6 O'Clock in the
evening. 40 WIG
Round trip Florida railroad rates will
not be sold at the usual rates this winter.
he railroads complaining that too manv
u the tickets found their way into scalpers
Il i said that $4,000 persons are thrown