The Worthington advance., 1888-03-01
Miscellaneous News Notes,

The Democratic national committee fix
es upon July Sd as the date for the con.
vention.
Hostetter. the bitters man, has a bitter
club in soak for the insurance mcn-he car
lies $500, 900 on his life.
The expenses OF the Engli ish commission
in the recent fisheries negotiations at
Washington were $l9, 500.
Laborers on the dofaulting Rocky Fork
road are denied any more fo0i by Yellow
stone county. and iolence is feared.
United States Senator Stockbridge OF
Michigan sold his noted stallion, Bell
Boy. to Frankfort (Ky.) parties for $685.
900.
The Dakota supreme court decides the
local option test cases against the liquor
dealers and pronounces the law constitu-
tional and valid.
Adjt. Gen. Chapman announces that an
annual convention OF officers of the Wiscor.
sin National Guard will be held at Madi.
son March s and 8.
belief that the joint lease OF the Ore
gon railway and navigation by the union
Pacific and Northern Pacific will not be
hindered by the violent opposition in
Portland.
The St., Paul Trades and Labor As.
oCuOly SoCCu 10 c4DSl SO.
ciali>ts from their ranks. Emil Constant.
the socialistic representative was request
ed to leave their hall, which he did under
protest.
The Sisters OF the Ursuline rider OF
Pittsbnrg who recently rebelled against
the church interferin, with their te mporal
affairs. are leaving for their ho mes III
France. The sisters have a conve mt here
which cost nearly 100000.
The dispatch from Richmond, Ind, to the
effect that at the approaching annual elec-
ton ofdirect ors of the ePennsylvanias system
there will be general overhauling OF eff.
GERS. is pronounced false in every partic-
ular by General manager James McCrea.
Great Falls. Mont, Special: Range cattle
are in good condition. Farmers are seed.
ing wheat. The ice in the Missouri 10
breaking up rapidly. The first coal train
Central engines using this coal find it sat.
isfactory.
The schedule OF N. NJ. Kinney OF Tower,
who made IN assignment some time ago.
shows nominal assets OF $26l, $50 and liza.
bilities "f 81, l34. .742. Among the credit
ors are the Sta1.6nrd Oil com any of st.
Paul, SO. 400; Northwestern Fuel com.
pany, Sl.999.SS. w. N. Shepard is the
assignee.
The ice palace at St. Paul has suffered
more under the melting influences OF the
weather than it did from both of the on.
slaughts made by The forces OF the Fire
King. 1t now presents something of the
appearance OF one Of the European ruined
castles OF medieval age. The battlcments
are dismantled On all sides, and the pin.
nacles an! corner towers have to Il large
extent fallen away.
Graft. Bennet & Co., iron manufacturers
oiPittsburg filed a deed of ASST nme ut to r.
II. Miller. The cause oi the failure was the
Investment Of all their profits in the extern
sion OF theirplant. The secured labil, ties are
about $6OU.OUO, and the unsecured 5000.
OOOto $500. 600. Among the liza bill, les is q
mortgasefor $3.50, 600 held by the New
York Life Insurance company. The assets
are believed to be Gbout $500, 900.
At one OF the revival meetings at Cedar r
Rapids. Iowa. Belle Boon. Il colored girl.
aged seventeen. who has never spoken IL
word in her life, suddenly sprang to her
feet excaiminy. "B hold" loud enough to
he heard distinctly bv every one in he
house. Then a peculiar halo OF light it,
Illuminated her head and face for few mo-
ments. 1t startled the audi-nce, and has
created quite a sensation. Sc res OF eye.
witnesses testify that this is fact.