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


The Knights of Labor and the members
of tho Central Labor union and other
labor Organizations of st. Louis have COM
bined and will nominate full city, con-
gressional and legislative ticket. They
viii probably fuse with the Greeubackers.
The California supreme court has re.
versed the action Of the superior court
which imprisoned Supt. Jaynes, of the
Western Union Telegraph office at San
Francisco, for refusing to produce copies
Of kilograms In court.
George Ehms, in Philadelphia, made affi-
davit that he had been offered $50 by Mrs.
Barbara Pressnan, q widow, to murder
Frank Glassmiro because, as she said, his
we're distasteful to her. The
woman was arrested.
! There were 153 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week. against 173 in the proceeding week,
1888. $50, 1s6 and 12l in the corresponding
weeks Of 1885, "a, SO, 'S2, respectively.
All tho material used in the construction
of st. Michael's church in Charleston was
brought from England. That church is the
only tall structure which the earthquake
dld not Dr1ng down.
The wife of Mr.. L. L. Mathews of Mon
tour, Pa, started a fire with carbon oil.
An explosion followed, the house was
burned. and with it Mrs. Mathews and her
two-year-old child.
The only piece Of land in the United States
that has been kept under English entail
is Gardeners island, Gardeners bay, L. /.
For two hundred years it has fallen from
father to son.
Harry Wright, the veteran base ball
player, Is said to have invented the chest
nut gong, and his firm in, Philadelphia to
have made $25 600 out Of the little nuisance
in less than two months.
Oran 8. Baldwin, widely known as Bald
win the clothier, who was the founder of
Raldwin's Monthly and Of the C. O. D..
system in the clothing trade, died at his
home in New York.
The main building of the Nation Fur
niture company's factory at Sheboygan,
WIS.,. was burned. Loss, between $780,
600 and 10000; insurance between $685.
600 and $4,000.
September 9th was observed as laborers'
doy in oil of the large cities of the country.
There were professions, picnics, speeches
and the usual paraphernalia of such occa-
si0ns.
It is announced that the decision of the
New York court of appeals in the Jaehne
case will be against the ex-aldermau by 4
to g. and that he will have to serve.his time.
Pittsburg reports more pudding furnaces
lighted and less idle men to be seen than
ever before. One firm has orders from the
South for 1909 tons of agricultural steel.
Attachment suits have been brought
against William Rierehl, tobacco jobber OF
Kansas City. His liabilities are $4,000
which he considers are covered by assets
Buffalo is to have the largest clock in
the world. The dial will be twenty five
feet in diameter, and the center of thu
dial will be 36l feet above the street.
The great Carnegie library building Al
Braddock, Pa, was commenced this week
1t will cost $4,000, and will be the bes,
tire-proof building in the country.
Tie ate on which the excursion from
France to this country is to be made, to at
tend the Inauguration of the Liberty
statute, has been fixed for Oct 2.
A mob at Lake City, Mich, attempted
to lynch Craft and Mrs. Brass in jail fo1
the murder Of the woman's husband, blu,
tho sheriff persuaded them to desist.
Massachusetts, leather manufacturer,
employing 5000 men have decided to shu,
down Oct l, rather than submit to the die
tatfon ct the Knights of Labor.
Mrs. c. NJ. Clarke of Washington ha.
been appointed q temporary special agen
to examine the Indian school service a,
500 month and expenses.
A. N. Wilson, removed from the post
mastership Of Savannah, Ca, because b,
was an offensive partisan, is to contest tn,
case In tho court Of claims.
The International Association of Plumb
ers, Steam and Gas Filters, in session il
Chicago, refused to be merged a. a BODY
into tho Knights of Labor.
A son Of President Tyler has been 40
pointed chief Of the private land claim.
division Of the general land office, in place
of Walker, resigned.
The steam tug Union exploded her boile,
at hantauzas, Cuba, Friday and was
entirely destroyed. Two persons were
killed and five wounded.
The New York Commercial Bulletin
estimates the fire loss of the United State,
and Canada at $1,000, 900, or 80 per cent
above the August average.
A secret circular issued by the Knight.
OF Labor outlines a plan for . public
newspaper In the interest Of the order to
be capitalized at $250,c00.
81 Harlan. night telegraph operate,
for the Union Pacific railroad at Rock
Springs, Wyo.. has skipped with $1,000 OF
the company's money.
Commodore Walker, chief of the bureau
OF navigation, has gone to Europe to in.
spect some OF the best modern styles of war
vessels In England.
Ell Coyotes gang of Mexican revolution
lists 10 surrounded by the three detachments
OF Colonies Salegria and Teran and Capt.
Garcia Perez.
A letter having two ten-cent Confederate
postage stamps thereon was placed in the
to DO mailed.
The Missouri Pacific r. r., has declared
aquarterly dividend Of ono and three quar-.
tors per cent, payable October l.
Tho output Of pig iron for 1885 Is ex-
pectsd to exceed I, 1000, 400 tons, by far the
largest amount ever turned out.
The South Carolina supreme court holds
that the railroads must pay tho salaries of
the state commissioners.
| he United States and Canadian Express
company has been absorbed by the Ameri.
can Express company.
Aid 10 being literally subscribed
throughout the country for tho Charleston
earthquake sufferers.
ThsP rehibitionists of Massachusetts, have