The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-16
Foreign News Nuggets.

Albert OF Atlantic City wins in tho six.
day walking match, beating the world q
record.
The German reitchstag passed the mill.
tary loan bill without debate. Only three
members-SOcial acknowledgement the
measure.
The chief OF police OF Port Arthur has
arrested at that point John H. Same, an
abscondins furniture manufacturer OF
Toronto.
The duke OF Argyle is in very feeble
health. His death will make Princess
Louise of Lorne an English pecress as
duchess Of Argyle.
Enormous avalanches along the line of
Arlberg railway in Austria has resulted
in serious loss of life, and traffic on the
road has been stopped.
The condition OF the crown prince OF
Germany absorbs national interest. The
official bulletins give but scant informa-
ton. and the doctors are universally ret.
icent in response to private inquiries.
Great excitement has been caused in
military circles by the arrest OF Mai.
Templar OF Chatham. Eng, under an or.
der from the inspector general OF fortified.
tions. on the charge OF divulRing official
secrets.
The Canadian government has not vet
received any communication from Wash.
ingtoa IN reply to the representations for.
warded regarding the alleged kidnapping of
the man Nixon. who escaped from the
Sault Ste. Marie Jail and was recaptured
by American officers on the Canadian side.
Nixon claims to be British subject.
Mr.. Gladstone arrived at Dover a few
days ago. He received most Enthusiastic
greeting from the crowd. Upon his arrival
81 inc Of
received with mingled cheers and hootings
BY an enormous crowd. On tho way from
Dover tho train stopped at Thorncliffe,
where Gladstonewasp presented an address.
A statement made by Paul de Boulede
in Figaro 10 attracting unusual attention.
He charlcterises Bismarck's speech as cyn-
ical and insolent, and declares that the
Russian government considers war inevit-
able, whatever they may say. Europe.
he says, will not fight for Bulgaria, for
whom nobody cares much, but in order to
which is crushing out the life OF the ma.
lions and stops all modern progress.
At the annual meeting of the Winnipeg
board OF trade, the report of President
Ashdown for the past year was presented.
MIR. Ashduwn tiercely attacked the Cana,
dian Pacific and dominion government on
the monopoly question. and pointed out
how much Manitobans had been duped bv
the former corporation. The only remedy
Tor Manitoba farmers was the adoption OF
a free railroad system. He instanced the
low rates given by the Canadian Pacific
with the 800" road In comparison with
those given to Winnipeggers.
Acting Consul Hornstedt OF Moscow has
made report to the department OF state
In regard to an important invention re-.
Gently patented by a Russian subject and
now being successfully worked in Russia.
1t consists Of a method to produce iron
and steel direct from the ore. The whole
secret OF the process is in tho construction
ofthe furnace which i. simple and inc pen.
sive. Under the nav process, iron ore, aft.
er submitting it to the ordinary smelling
process. Ia taken direct from the furnace
to tho rolling mill and turned into sheet
iron.
Balfour. chief secretary for Ireland, con.
thinning in tho house OF commons tho de.
bate on the address in reply to the queens
speech. commented on the changed tone
OF Gladstone manifested in his speech.
Balfour continuing, recalled melting lam
guage In Gladstone's nottingham speech:
DO did not complain, putFatheF eoperatu.