The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-16
THE OLD WORLD

THE OLD WORLD
A Sofia date of the 5sh says that Russia
will give tie Bulgarian throne to the duke
OF Oldenburg, who is commander of cav
airy division at st. Petersburg and fav-
orite of the cars. Bulgarian army Off
GERS are greatly excited, although it is
stated that Russia will not occupy Bulgar-
ia unless civil war should break out. At
the same time Alexander foresaw that the
popular enthusiasm would speedily cool
when the Russian trouble was again set at
work. Further, many Bulgarian officers
and politicians are still strongly pro-Rus-
sian, and the disloyalty in the army is
more widespread than was at first sup
posed.
The honor of being the first woman to
make successful ascent of the Juugfrau
in Switzerland is accorded to Miss Annie
schoen, young lady of Dusseldorf, who,
accompanied by two guides, reached the
summit in fourteen hours.
Judge Taschereau Of Montreal decides
that guarantee companies are not liable
for the amouat of their guarantees in
cases Of defalcation. unless served with
notice of such defalcation Immediately
upon its being discovered.
Orders have been issued by tie English
admiralty Office to the commanders of all
English war vessels now on the Atlantic
and gull coasts to report at once to Hail.
fax, to aid in protecting the fisheries.
kThe strategic railway through the
Bolan pass is completed to Quettah, and
surveys have been made for its construc-
ton toward Candabar. Another strategic
road is in process of construction.
The patronage which would have been
handed over to Parnell and his friends if
the home rule bill lad passed, it is said,
would have been worth 100000 yearly.
The statement that cthe troops at the
Birr barracks in King county, Ireland,
mutinied against performing any more
eviction duty is pronounced untrue.
The funeral Of Samuel Morley took
place in London and was of a semi-public
| character. The remains were buried in
the Abney Park cemetery.
The state of affairs in MadagasC ar is not
! regarded as satisfactory to the French in
terests, and the government is sending re-.
Inducements to Tamatav.
Samuel Morley, formerly a member of
parliament, is dead. He was prominent
champion OF Protestant non -conformitv.
He was born in 1908.
The British government has decided to
increase the Belfast police 500 men, and
will elect new barracks in the riotous
quarters.
The exhibition of South American pro-
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inst. in Berlin. promises to be of great
| interest.
| A conference will assemble in Berlin on
| Oct. 20 to organize a system of inter
national measurements Of the earth's sur.
Ease.
The Chilian iron clad Blanco Enc auada,
which leaves Eogland this month, will
bring ten torpedoes of the newest pattern
The Peruvian government has decreed
that Chinese residents may enjoy the same
rights and privileges as other colonists.
Emperor William, Empress Augusta and
Crown Prince Frederick William arrived
at Strasburg Sept. 10.
Mile. Erdody, considered the best sou
brette on the Berlin stage, has committed
suicide with revolver.
By an explosion in a colliery near Bris
tol, England, Sept. II, seven persons were
killed and ten injured.
Two Italian officers have been placed
under arrest in Savoy. charged with max
ing sketches of French forts.
The Gear is sojourning in Poland and will
not return to the Russian capital for three
| weeks.
Tho present condition of the Glas gov
shipping trade is the worst on record.
Steamers plying the Nile have driven
the crocodilcs from that river.
The Marquis Tseng states that the Russo
Chinese difficulty has vanished.
The British government is preparing to
codify the criminal law.
l Daily, one of the 1884 dynamiters, is dy.
ing in prison in London.
| NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
The second annual fair of Stearns, Ben
ton, Sherburne and Mile Laos counties at
st. Cloud, closed Sept. II, and was decided
success every way. There were 5000 per-
sons on the grounds Thursday and 5000
Friday. The exhibits were very creditable.
Gov: Gilman, N. r. Clarke, John Cooper
and D. p. Scarf exhibited about 200 head
! Of cattle from their stock farms near st..
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