The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-23

have netted her 49,. 900, and the season is
not hall over.
Dr.. Wigginton, superintendent OF the
Oshkosh, Wis.,, insane hospital, notified
the authorities OF Wausau that George w.
Thayer, who killed r. J. Bcals two years
ago. is now fully recovered, and arrange
ments have been made to take Thayer
away, to be placed in the custody of tho
court to determine what disposition shall
be made of him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish gave re.
ception on the OCCASION OF the tiftieth an,
niversary OF their marriage. The couple
have seven children and seventeen grand
children. All of them were present except
ohe OF the grandsons.
Andrew Kcuhn was appointed postmas-
ter at Arlington, kingsbury county, Dak.,
vice Jas. 4. Sparling, resigned.
At St. Louis, Mrs. Juliet Cunningham,
who was seriously injured by jumping from
a street car of tho Peoples line which was
in imminent danger ofcolliding with a rail.
road train. was awarded the Unusually
large SUM OF $40, 900 damages.
As the Salt Lake express on the Denver
T. Rio Grande railroad was rounding a
curve on the approach to the bridge across
the Gunnison river the engine struck COW
lying on the track, and was derailed, tunl.
bling over and over into the river below.
Engineer WEIGH and Fireman Mcconnell
were instantly killed.
A glance at the annual report of Quarter.
, master General Holabird shows the total
expenditure by the quaptermaster's de.
partmcnt OF the United States army dur.
ing the past year to have been $1O,283,.
9SO.31; transportation was furnished for
~ 90
and 1907 horses and mules at Il cost oil
$1,579, 453.6S; 1,251 cavalry and artillery
horses were purchased Mt an average OF
$l41.24; and 500 mules costing $154.99
each; sos horses and 329 mules, hav:
ing passed the period Uf their usefulness,
were sold, realizing the sum OF $5l, O06.82:
There were remaining in service at the
| close OF the year 5000 horses, 5,493
mules and oxen.
The government receipts 50 far this
month are little over SIG, 900, 900, an
average OF nearly 81, 100000 day. The
expenditures during the same time aggre.
gated IS, 0Oo, 900, or 81, 100000 less than
the receipts:
Congressman HIT of illinois five years
ago was stenographer for a house commit
tee, but he married Il woman with cash
and he entered the political arena.
Senator Dolph offered an amendment to
the sundry civil bill to appropriate $3.50,
900 for d Gust ON house building at Port
| land, Or.
The present Indications are that the pres
ident will appoint William A. Walker O.
Manitowoc to be district attorney in place
Of Mr.. Delaney.
The senatorial members Of the confer
ence committee on the electoral count bill
"a va n IN h0neo nfo
Attorney General Garland announces
| that the government will not pay for tn
kid gloves and carriages used by the just
ces Of the supreme bench in making thei
regular New Years day call on the presi
| dent.
In the senate on motion of Mr.. Mcmillan
the bill for the appointment of an inspect
| or OF hulls and boilers in Duluth WAS pass
ed. The bill authorizing the construction
Of a bridge across the St. Louis river a
the most accessible point between Mime
sofa and Wisconsin also passed.
At Penn Yam, N. Y, Dorr NJ. Hamlin,
prominent citizen, q married man, occupied
the same room with his paramount, Murie
Alderman. Before retiring they each tool
!. dose OF morphine with suicidal intent
and slept for twenty-four hours. Suspicion
being aroused by Hamlin's absence iron
!
were broken open. This aroused HamIi
from his stupor, whereupon he seized
pistol, shot the girl in the breast and sen
a ball into his own head. The woman wa
killed. but Hamlin is still alive.
! The Northwest Indian commission (Messrf
Wright, Daniels and Larrabee) have RI
turned from Fort Berthold, having con
cluded satisfactory agreement with tn
| eros Ventres, Mandan and Arckaree In
dams, whereby they cede to the Unite
States all that portion OF their reservatio
lying north OF the forty eighth parable
and also the larger portion OF the territor
lying between the Missouri river and tn
Fort Buford military reservation. TIL
diminished reserve.
cases which were disposed of in the Distric
Court at WaphetOn, OAK. was the indicl
ing OF the officers and directors OF the FRS
National bank, three indictments being r.
turned against Cashier Hayward and or
indictment against each Of the Director
all for the receiving of deposits while know
ing the bank to be insolvent.
Senator Cuilom, referring to the prospec
OF the Interstate commerce bill says: TT
bill will pass, think, just as it came froI
the conference committee. The Democrat
in the senate are almost solid in it's favo
and there will not be so many Republica
votes against it as now appears probabl
At Norfolk, Va, the trial of George \
Baine, Jr., cashier OF the late Exchan,
National bank, for making false reports
to the actual condition OF the bank to tt
controller OF the currency, closed with
verdict OF guilty.
The Milwaukee train from the east "a
over man midway between Grand Crossil
and Winona Junction, mangling him h
You'd recognition. Fragments OF a bolt
were found in his hip pocket, and his cloth
were saturated with whiskey.
At Erie, Pa, Christian F. Shau, tailo
shot and killed one OF his daughters, ags
twenty years, and dangerously wounded a
other aged twenty. one, for interfering al
preventing him from numbering his wife.
John Goa Of Grundy Center, Iowa, stru,
coal while boring Tor a we'll.
searcy county, Ark, is all aglow Wi
silver excitement, some mines having ju
been discovered.
The Larkin murder case at Algona, low
results in \ verdict of acquittal.
1t is understood that Senator Sabin h,
written a letter to the president assuri
him that the explanations, excuses OIL
apologies furnished by Guernon, collect
ut St. Vincent, are amply sufficient a,
satisfactory, and that he will make !
opposition to Guernon's confirmation.
10 not likely the latter's namo will be 90
to the senate.
Maj. Nathaniel F.. Hurd died at b
home in Mount Clair, j. He served
the staff of Gen. John Montgomery in &
second war with Great Britain.
Speaking OF Sullivan's return irnm I
Pacific coast. the New York World say
From Astoria the party will 60 to Pc,
land, Helena, Butte City, St., Paul al
Minneapolis. At the latter place Snlliv.
meets G. rdiH, ana pity Patsey. who "
get queer old humping unless the ",
known smallness Of his heart induces hi
to remain away from the city when ohm
there. The combination win then wo
east arriving in this city in January, oil
they will go to England about Feb. /,
open in London early in March.