The Worthington advance., 1888-02-23
miscellaneous News Notes.


Tho Iowa Republicans will hold thei,
state convention March 81, to elect dele
gates to Chicago.
The Manitoba train which arrived al
Great Falls ran into a herd of $50 ante
lopes near Dodson. killing fiitean.
In the New Jersey senate bill was in.
troduced providing that the death penalty
shall hereafter be inflicted bv electricity.
John Peterson has entered suit at ST..
Paul against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St..
damages for injuries received.
The allegation is made that Albert never
broke the record at New York, but that it
was done by twin brothers looking exactly
alike, one OF whom was always fresh.
The plurality OF Seymour, the Republi.
can candidate for congress in Michigan, ia
reduced to about 300, and Breen, his
Democratic opponent, may contest his
seat.
curious story is unearthed by q Pin.
kerton detective Of q Chicago man who
feigned death 80 that his wife might collect
his life insurance. and who is now found to
be convict at Saltwater.
Eighteen months in Jail" was the con.
cluding clause in Ju,lge Clifforti's remarks
when the testimony in the case OF Ralph
Lee. the seli'confessed would-be assassin
OF his .tepfather, the millionaire banker,
5. b. kawson, was concluded at Chicago.
The first legal eviction in the city of New
York for many months took place. and
twenty.one families were put out OF three
houses owned by Jacoby & Bookman.
cigarmakers, whose men are on q strike.
Some exciting scenes attended the eviction.
A new and dangerous counterfeit of q IS
silver ce, tifcate has just been put in circu.
lation. The bust of Gen. Grant in oval
frame in the counterfeit has q scra atchy,
soiled look. and two white patches appear
on the lower lip near the LETT corner OF the
mouth.
New York Special: Father McGlynn is
going to be candidate f1r president OF
the United States. The McGlynn cam
paisn will be sta-tlingly singular because
aside from the principal labor ISSUE it will
be a savage assault on the Roman Cath
olic church.
The 500 line has given the required ten
days notice that freight rates on flour
raised. taking effect Feb. 25. The rate to
New York will be 35 cents, to Philadelphia
33 cents and to Boston 40 cents. This is
an advance OF two and a half cents on the
Boston and Philadelphia rates and one
and haltcents on the New York.
The meeting OF the Indiana Republican edi-
tors at indianapolis, drew out II large at
tendance from all parts OF the state. The
general sentiment favored II, akine the ca M
paign in favor of protection. Il free ballot
and free count the latter features being
given precedence. There was strong feel
ing in favor OF pushing ex. Sena tor, Harrison
as lndiana's candidate for the presidency
The output OF the white pine mills OF he
northwest for the season OF 1887 was
7.757.916. 784 feet OF lumber and 4, ! 49,.
400, $50 shingles, as compared with Z, ,425,.
36S. .443 feet OF lumber and 4, SIT $50, no
shingles in 1886. There was on hand at
the close Of the saving season 2, ,9S6,9l2,.
443 feet OF lumber. and GA, 56S. $50 shin
giles. as compared with 3,O63, O92, COS feet
OF lumber and 943,247,675 shingles at
corresponding time in 1886.
In regard to the proposed prosecution
OF Jay Gould and Russell Sage in New
York, George j. Gould said: II have every
reason to suppose that the persecution OF
my father is simply matchmaking
scheme" Russell Sage said that he had
expected the action of the district attor-
ney: II can understand that he really has
no escape from the popular c,mor raised
against him in the recent political can vass
1t he did not present the matter to the
grand jury. it would be said at once that
he yielded to improper motives. The
transaction has been Open for nine years,
and bondholders could have complained
before this If there had been any Injustice
On the contrary, it has been approved as
wise measure, and the Union Pacific
reaped the full benefit OF it.