The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-12-20
MATTERS IN GENERAL.

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MATTERS IN GENERAL.
The State of Ohio reports cash balance IN her
treasury Of >lls,7 The Dow law yielded Ia
six months @22:, ZIG. E4Ess:
II the direct tax bill, which has passed the
House, becomes a law, the State of Minnes0ta
will have refunded to her about el0s,5ol, Eev
York will get Ao,eos.s1s, Pennsylvania >i;sa
III, Ohio 81, .0s0. "
At one the anarchist meetings in Chicago,
held last week the theme discussed was: NE
ligiOn the Evil of Humanity" Let these assas-
sins obtain the power and the horrors OF the
French Revolution of 1890 would be enacted In
Free America.
Washington landlords want the whole rouNd
earth. They howl because an Ohio cavalry
brigade are to fetch to the Inauguration cere-
monies their own cots and rati0ns, and sleep In
some of the public buildings. Landlords are
said to have advanced rates enormously for
Inauguration week.
Judge Cooley thinks the Interstate railway
may be amended, but neither repealed nor en-.
asculated. He says that the honest railroad
managers have admitted that the law Is q good
thing, and that 1t would prove entirely accepta-
bic to all legitimate railroad and business in
terests if its strict enforcement could be COM
passed.
The Canadian Pork Packers want their govern
ment to put stop to the importation of Ameri-
can adulterated lard, which is at present
brought into competition with the pure Canad-
Ian article. They are also seeking to have the
duty on American pork fixed at cents per 100
for barrel pork. At present the duty is l cent.
and the duty on American hams and shoulders
is cents. The minister promised to consider
tho matter
An announcement coming from Washington
to the effect that the Republican members of the
Senate are resolved not to confirm the recent
batch Of nominations, with the exception of
army promotions. The nominations are, III
nj any cases renewals, and 1t is alleged they are
made to install the present officials through the
next Presidents term. Whether this r,lmOr Is
canonical or apocryphal, we do not know. Time
will tell.
A large convention Of national character
was held last week in Washington to promote
Sabbath observance. Cardinal Gibbons, of the
Catholic church sent letter approving the OBJ
jects of the Convention. Chief Arthur, Master
Workman Powderly. on behalf of laboring men
approve the movement to secure Sunday for
men of toll. Senator Blair has introduced bill
prohibiting Unnecessary Sunday work in the
postal service, the army, or others in govern
snent employ.
Representatives Cox, of New, York, and Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, are both pursuing All in-
dependent and patriotic course i'll regard to the
proposed division of Dakota. and the prompt adj
mission of the two States into the Union. They
both speak earnestly Oh that behalf, and it is to
be hoped their influence will be sufficient to
| overcome the resistance made in the Democra-
tic caucus to fair treatment of the Territories.
Their fair and manly course contrasts splendid
Iy with the narrow pactisanship of Thurman,
Springer. aud others, who advise obstruction
and delay for purely partisan reasons.
Chuuncey NJ. DepcW has also been placed upon
the social gridiron by some talk of Mrs. Whitney
that lie, us we'll rs Mr.. Ingalls, had circulated
scandals about President Cleveland. This genial
aud witty statesman Is placed in quite an unu-
Sua position by this social buzz 1T the Capitol.
MI. u. says he never made: personal attack on
Nr. evelanh, and said more kindly things
about him than any other Republican speaker
!lc say, as Gees Mr. Ingalls,, that the stories re-
icrred t. orlyina ed with people Of Clevcland'S
! own party, who were his personal enemies.
1t is sad thing when al innocent man is sent
| TO Il felol,'s punishment and shame. Seven years
| ago William Thomas was convicted of murder
! and sent to the Illinois penitentiary. The wit
| nesses he brought to prove All aiitt were moi
| credited. Three years ago convict in the
prison confessed himself guilty OF the crime fol
which Thomas was punished, yet his confession
was not believed. At length, however, Gov
| Oglesby released Thomas because of innocence
OF the offence for which he has suffered for sever
years. The State of Illinois is pretty slow, evi
IDENTIFY, III such cases.
! 1t was in the mind Of Mayor Denny. of Indiar
a oils. to ask for the Of the State Capitol fol
! . public reception to Vice President elect, L.
Mo ton and lady, on the occasion of their visit t.
| that city, as the guest Of the President elect
! When Mr.. Morton signifled his purpose to ac
| cept the reception offered, Mayor Denny coult
not find Gov. Grey to obtain the use of tht
| Capitol He had gone to LoganspOrt. leaving
| no word as to whether he would grant til.
| request which he knew would be made. Tht
! arrangement was then made to occupy the large
TOmlinson Hall. AS t! e reception was for all
Gov. Grey has shown once more how small
man all Indiana Governor can make himself
| A prominent railroad man, whose name Is no.
given, expresses the opinion that while the In
| ter State Railway Commission has done some
good work, 1t has failed in many respects, ant
adds: "There is one thing, however. which
must be laid at the door Of the Interstate com
merce law. and the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and that is the utter decentralization o
| railroad traffic, and the complete downfall o
anything like moral responsibility on the par
of railroads. Never in years has such q disas
trous condition of affairs existed. There Is NJ
esta Dlished order of things, no agreements be
tween roads that are honestly kept. We ar
suffering from conditions that must seriOusl!
affect before long some Of the greatest ant
strongest railroad properties In the West. Ih
Interstate law is responsible for it,
Attest suit has been begun in the interest o
the people evicted by the Des Moines Rive
Improvement Company, the issue of which vii
he looked for with great anxiety by all partie
interested. James Meehan. one of the evicte'
settlers, has brought suit against Thomas Smell
of Clinton. Ill. to recover the value of the i'm
provenents made on the farm from which h
was elected. If Meehan RECEIVERS damages, sui
will be at once instituted on similar basis b
every evicted settler and all who have purchase
land The decision will affect all the land EN-
braced In tho present difficulty,
tract some 5000 acres in extent and a.