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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

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The Chicago Railway Ago says: The
year 1887 has surpassed Ill otbsr
years in the extent Of railway mileage
construction in the United States; 90,
less than 1874 miles oi new main line
track were added to the railway systsm Of
tho United States, no account being taken
Of the odd huudreds OF miles Of eide tracks
built, nor Of the Thousands Of miles Of
main line tracks rslaid.
When in 1882, during . period Of ext 10
ordinary activity. 1865 miles OF new
road were built it was generally believed
that these figures would not again b
A recapitulation OF the construction in
the different sections Of the country shows
that the greater part Of this prodigious In
crease OF railways has taken place in
"A FEW wEsrERN STATES.
New England and New York contribute
scarcely anything to tho grand total. the
great Middle states a very little and tho ad-
ditions in the Southern states not ~ large
40 many anticipated, although Alabama
presents fine record with over 500 miles;
200, and Kentucky and North Carolina each
. little less than that. The Northwestern
states. including Michigan, Illinois. Iowa
aud Minnesota, have shown very consid-
cradle activity. but the great rush Of rail
way building has been in the central belt
west of tho Missouri river. Kansas leads
with the total OF 1910 miles; Nebraska
comes next with 1.1O1 miles. al
most eg%aled by Texas wit with H. 1.9 ;5i'
lowing: Colorado, s1s; Dakota, 76o;
Michigan. 700: Montana. GIG; Missouri.
554; Indian Territory, 400, and 40 on.
Four states and two territories, namely,
Kansas, Texas, Nebraska. Colorado. Da-
kota and Montana, together show on ad.
dition of over 6, 400 miles. or about ono
hall Of tho entire years mileage Of
the country: Many. OF tho lines
have been built through compare
, lively level county acquiring but
the other hand many lines have been very
costly; for example those over the Rocky
mountains in Colorado, tho Southern Pa
cific extention in Northern California,
the Atchison's Kansas City and
Chicago extention; tho Northern
Pacific work on tho Cascade mount
aims and others. Moreover several Of
the companies have purchased costly ter
minal facilities in large cities, while nearly
all have made ex tensive purchases OF eliup-
the total cost of roadway. bridges. sta
ton buildings, terminal iacilities and equip
ment of these new lines averaged $25, 900
per mile. at which rate it ap-
pears that not far from 1926, OOO,.
900 have been expended on the
lines completed during the year. The mon
ey which has thus been expended has TEN.
porarily employed q large army of work
men and has also furnished permanent
employment to another great army, prob
ably acgrecating $4,000 persons. The
railway mileage of the United States at
the commencement of 1887 was stated to
be 137, 9S6 miles. The extension for the
year here recorded increase it to 100, TO
miles,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Bob DngersoIls Fine Rhetoric.

Mrs: Ida Whiting Knowles. vile OF tho
Hon: Howard Knowles. late United Sta tes
collector at Peoria, ILL.,, died in New York
city on Dec. Is. She was an estimable
woman, and leaves a wide circle OF friends
to mourn her early death. Before her re-
mains were sent to the West Col. Robert
G. 1nsersoll delivered the following tribute
to her memory.
ow OF the great mystery; q shadow ~ deep
and dark a. when the tears of tho first
mother fell upon the pallid face Of her life.
less babe-A mystery that has never yet
been solved. We have mot in tho presence
OF the sacred dead to speak word of
praise, OF hope, of consolation. Another
life of lovo is now blessed memory-a
lingering strain Of music. The loving
daughter. the pure and conseerated wife,
the sincere friend. who with tender faithful.
resh DISCHARGED the duties OF life, has reach
ed her journey . end "A drawer, a more serene,
o moro chivalric spirit-clasping tho loved
and by them clasped-never passed from
life to enrich the realm of death. No field
OF war ever witnessed greater fortitude,
more perfect, smiling courage than this
poor, weak and helpless woman displayed
upon tho bed of pain and death. Her life
was gentle and her death sublime. She
loved the good. and all the good loved her.
OuV tlSGo u tulo COOSn9tlOu. BNc can
never suffer more; she can never feel again
the chill Of death; never part again from
those she loves. Her heart can break no
more. Sho has shed her last tear,
and upon her stainless brow has been
set the wOndrous seal Of everlasting
peace. When the angel of death-the
masked and voiceless-entcrs the door of
home, there comes with her all tho daugh.
ters Of compassion. and OF these love and
hope remain forever. You are about to
take tho dear dust home-to the home of
her girlhood and to the place that was
once my home. You will lay her with
neighbours that have loved. that are now
at rest. You will lay her where my father
sleeps. All can say is:
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
Let voilets spring."
never knew, never met a Drawer spirit
than the one that once inhabited the 81.
lent form OF dreamless clay.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

The Smith family is very imperfect
fy represented in Congress. There is
but one OF the tribe in the House.
while there are three Aliens, four Ander-
sons, two Bakers. two Breckenridge,
four Brownies or Browns three Camp
bells, two Davidsons, three Hender.
sons, three Hopkins, two Johnstons,
two Russells, three Stewards, two
Stones, two Taylors, three Thomases,
two Thompsons, two Tanners, two
Whites, two Writings and two VIII.
sons.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
A Family Wiped Out.

In Leo county, Georgia, Nathan Reed.
who did not live happily with his wife.
murdered his whols family and then COM
mitted suicide. He sent a half.rrov nov
who lived with him after doctor. When
the doctor and the boy returned they
found the cabin q heap of smoking ruins
and in them the charred bodies Of Reed'a
wife and their six children. A further
search OF the prem sss disclosed, Rsed' .
body In tho we'll with bic throat cut,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

The United States supreme court
has just decided life insurance case
wherethe lower courtheld the insurance
company not liable because the insured
had vicious habits and was proved to
have had delirium tremens some days
prior to his death. This decision is
reversed, the supreme court holding
that delirium tremens is not positive
proof OF vicious habits, and that
death cannot be said to be the result
of delirium existing three days prior
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Upper Bertlos Of 8,eepors.

The Minnesota railroad commissioner
have issued an order relative to the closing
OF the upper berths in sleeping cars, con-
corning which q notice was cent out to
railroad companies some time ago. The
order is a. follows:
Whereas, the custom prevails upon GER
tain railroads upon which sleeping cars arc
run and operated within the State of Min
nesota, OF lowering the upper berths of
such sleeping cars and fastening them
down, to the discomfort and inconvenienee
OF the occupants of the lower berths, not
withstanding the fact that the upper berths
ore not required for use; nov, therefore, it il
ordered and determined that, on and after
the first day OF January next, each upper
berth in any sleeping car, run or opera ted
upon any railroad within this state, shall
be and remain closed whenever tho berth
beneath the Same shall be occupied BY q
passenger, until such upper berth shall be
needed for actual occupancy by some 9TH
er passenger present and requiring the
same; provided that tho bed In the upper
berth shall be made ready for occupancy.
and such berth then elevated and closed
until needed for actual occupancy, or it
shall be lowered and fastened down at tho
option OF the taker of the lower berth.
And provided also, that q copy OF this or.
der, plainly printed in the English Ian.
guage. shall be kept posted in each end Of
each and every such car, and in a place
convenient to be read by persons entering
or leaving the same.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

The great Masonic fair in New York
city, which has just closed, Melted the
large sum of over $65. 900. The
money will be devoted to the erection
OF an asylum for destitute Masons
md widows and orphans of Masons.
The amount received assures the sue.
cess of the undertaking.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

The report that Sitting Bull would 70
to Washsneton to labor against the pas
sage Of the Dawes bill. opening the Sioux
reservation, IL ialse. Running Elk, the
trusty aid oil Sitting Bull, says that Sit
ting Bull and most OF his people favor
reduction OF reservations.
1t is developed that two Of Duluth's
strongest and largest banks-the Duluth
National and Union National will Be consol.
dated the first Of the year or soon after
So far 40 known, tho Union will 70 out CT
existence and ito capital and business bs
Transferred to the Duluth National, whose
capital will betncrsassd. to 81, 900, 900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

Bocota, the capital OF our name
sake, the United States oil Columbia,
has now nearly q hundred thousand
inhabitants, and, being over eight
thousand feet aboye the level Of the
sea, it enjoys a climate similar to
what the climate of New England
would be if the year consisted oftwelve
Septembers. The boys of Bogota 60
to school at six in the morning, after
a breakfast of a roll and cup of COT
fee.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Disastrous Railroad Aoc,den,s.

The win ter season has opened With sev.
eral very serious railroad accidents,
though without great loss Of life. On Sat-
urday Dec. 81. two trains collided on tho
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railway
five miles west Of Mcadvil!c, Pa.
Both trains were over two hours lute,
and the express being entitled to the right
OF way. The freight was running without
orders, simply taking it for granted that
the express was in. Both engineers and
firemen OF the two colliding engines we're
crushed between the iron ruins. the man.
Gled bodies Of Engineer Swan and Fireman
Humes pinned to death. Just ~ they were
on the point OF lsapinc from their engines.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

Paper, like electricity, has not be-
gun to reach the end of the rope. Pa
per bottles are among the novelties.
These are lighter than glass bottles
and less liable to break. The time
may come when a large portion Of the
ordinary articles of the household will
be made out of paper.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Cracks In tho Washington Mono.
18th.

Washington Herald: The base OF the mon
ument shaft itself continues to show more
markedly 40 time goes on tho weight OF the
tremendous shaft above it. The meeting
edges OF the huge marble blocks arc split
ting and crumbling away into email pieces
and are scanned, SCARED and cracked by
the enormous pressure upon them.
Through these creviees tho cement or
other foreign matter has penetrated,
causing diecoloretl blotches upon tho
white marble. Whether this crumbline
process, which 10 continually going on, viii
eventually impair tho stability OF tho
shaft in serious question. Never in tho
history OF the world has q foundation OF
any kind had to support 90 stupendous
a pressuss az rests upon the base Of Wash.
ington's monolith. y,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Iowa Registration Law Declared
Unconstitutional:

Judge Stoneman, of the superior court
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, declaredthe registry
law unconstitutional. Tho registry law was
passed by the last legislature and was
somewhat similar to the ono governing the
registr alton Of voters in Illinois. The case
was one brought by Col. Clark vs.. the cleo.
ton Judge OF the Fifth ward OF that city,
who was refused the privilege OF voting on
election day, he not having registered. The
complainant averred that during the time
when under the law he might otherwise
have become registered he was necessarily
absent at Des Moines in attendance upon
the United States Circuit Court in which he
was practicing attorney. The defendant
demurred to the plaintiffs petition. The
demurrer raised the question OF the consti-
nationality OF the registry act. The decis-
ion of unconstitutionality which was rem
dered, was based upon Massachusetts
case, Capen W.. Foster, IL Pickering 4e5,
and similar cases in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Orc.
gon and the court holding that with these
decisions the legislature could enact no
law which would deprive o voter ofhis con-
stitutional right.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
IlESoIl STATE IEv 5.


minnesota Educational Association
Abstract Of Proooodlnge ct the
Annual moetln9 In q. Paul.
The annual meeting OF this association
vas held 1t st. Paul. About two hundred
teachers were present. President w. N.
West Of Faribault was In the chair. Gov.
NcGin delivered the opening address.
President Kerr, Of the city council. repre-.
ssnting tho city in place OF Mayor Smith,
who was unable to be present, welcomed
the convention.
supt. George Rowland OF Chicago wasin-
troduced by President West. and read the
paper Of the evening upon the subject OF
1.-THE Recitation"
After Q few remarks by President West,
Prot w. K. Frick, Of tho Gustave Adolf
phus college, read an interesting paper on
'.Parochial Schools" Prof. Frick up
held them 40 having far more religious in.
duenee than public seoools.
He was followed by Prof. Harsaret j.
Evans of Carleton college, Who delivered
ing in the Public Schools" In the course
OF her remarks she said:
There is q growing dissatisfaction with
the public schools Of the country on &C.
count OF the undergraduates OF their moral
and religious tt raining. The function of thu
public school 10 to train citizens for the
state, and individual interests must be
made subser Went to that end.
Prof. 4. J. Gray, Of the st. Cloud normal
school, defended the attack made by Prof.
Frick upon public schools in a sharp
speech. stating that over IS per cent of all
the children trained in schools are from
public schools. and challenging comparison
with parochial schools.
Prof. Dow OF Faribault followed in
short address, opposing the theories ad-
vsnced by the papers read in the morning.
and spoke of the evils Of the parochial
system.
Prof. Reynolds of Fergus Falls related
his experience in school isCipline. stating
that the discipline in public schools is one
third easier than in 1852, and that it is
constantly improving.
Gen. w. H. H. Beadle, of Dakota, was
then called upon and delivered q short ad.
dress favoring the present system Of in.
struction in public schools.
President Thomas ]. Gray: OF tho st.
Cloud normal. read paper, THE Rela-
tions of the Normal Schools to the High
Schools" The question of music in schools
were thoroughly discussed, and many
other topics Of interest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
To Prevent Wheat Thlevlns.

The state railroa commissioners OF
Minnesota have sent tho following letter
under date OF Dec. %, to George w. Mar.
chant. state weishmaster at Minneapolis:
Dear Sir: The railroad and warehouse
commission of the state OF Minnesota has
for sometime been in receipt of numerous
complaints from country shippers Of wheat
to Minneapolis to the effect that grain
consigned to that point is subject to regu-
lar and systematic thieving, and that
large quantities in the aggregates'are thus to-
ken from cars while on track and waiting to
be unloaded. The loss has come to be . seri-
GUS one to the shipper and the commission
has been appealed to for relief. It 10 be.
lieved that this property Of the citizens OF
this state sent to Minneapolis for dispo.
sition 10 entitled to some protection from
the police authorities OF that city. Tho
commission is OF opinion that II the side
tracks containing loaded cars arc proper.
~ patroled and unauthorized persons thus
kept away from their vicinity tho thieving
would be effectunlly stopped. Therefore,
Resolved by tho commission that the
State weishmastsr at Minneapolis be d.
rccted to lay this subject before the police
commission OF Minneapolis, and that he DO
authorized to communists to that body
the views Of this eemmission az herein s1.
pressed,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Parting Words from Gladstone.
At Dover; Eng, before embarking for
France. Mr.. Gladstone, replying to the ad-

ToSu18 "OSO9 JSOSto Ou008IOO0s
At Dover, Eng, before embarking for
France. Mr.. Gladstone, replying to tho ad-
dress, said:
Tho darkest blot upon parliament was
the act now in operation effacing the civil
rights Of the Irish. The Liberals were
charged with interfering with the admins
tration OF the law. What he was really
trying to do was to retard the governments
destructive policy Of pervertion OF the
law. II the Christian knowledge society, in
seeking to promote justice. mercy and truth,
wero publishing in Ireland book apply.
ing those principles to that unhappy coun-
try they would he subject TO criminal
prosecution. Lord Salisbury talked about
the consolidation OF the empire while pur-
suing a policy OF national disruption.
How could that be a policy of consolida-
ton which disrega-ded centuries Of ma.
tional tradition and opposed the will OF
Tour out OF five millions of Irish people.
Ireland only continued within the bonds
OF moderation because she knew she had
the 81 mpathy Of friends in England. The
liberal term OF minority in parliament
would cease at the first election. The par.
ty had never inscribed on it's banner the
name of q cause without carrying it
through. Having taken up tho cause Of
Ireland, the cause would assuredly
triumph. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05

The National Zeitung says: Germany
neither expects nor desires war. Prince
Bismarck has thrown into tho scale the
decisive word Of peace"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Embarrassment Of a minnesota
Railway.

The New York Mail and Express says:
The embarra ssment OF the Minneapolis e.
St. Louis may fairly be placed to the pro.
crustean efforts OF the interstate commerce
act, with the cordial and hearty co.opera.
ton of the Minnesota railroad commission.
The road is largely dependent upon
the traffic between Chicago and Min
neapolis and st. Paul. 1t is part of the
Rock Island route, and is controlled by
that company. Although it is almost 100
miles longer than competing routes it WAS
enabled to secure enough through traffic
to make both ends meet. Under the op-
peration of the interstate law it was una
bic to meet the rates of the Minnesota 4
Northwestern and Burlington e. Northern.
To do so would involve a reduction
OF local rates below a paying basis,
and 50 the company lost q con.
siderable amount OF through business, al
though it had been able in the past to meet
its fixed charges very nearly. The neces-
sary additions to equipment, and proper
ty have piled up the large floating debt.
1t is possible that the stockholders will be
called upon to contribute to the extinguish-
ment OF the floating debt, and the bond
holders will be asked to accept lower rate
ofinterest on the junior bonds. The prop
crty is so valuable that it will require com.
parativcly slight concessions on the part
OF security to holders to make it pay.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
The Lone Highwayman'' Goes up
for Life;

st. Louis Special: United States Mar.
shall Cabell Of Dallas, Tex, reached this
city with Jim Ncwsome. the highwayman
who. single. handed, robbed the stages of
the Brentwood and Ballinger line over q
score OF times. Newsome is under SEN
tence for life, and will spend the
rest OF his days in tho Albany, New
York, penitentiary. For, the last
five or six years, however. he has indus
triously piled his peculiar vocation, rifling
thirty stages within that time. He always
played a lone hand, and his usual method
OF procedure was to stop the coach with
a persuasive flourish OF six-shooter,
range the passengers in line. and 60 through
them with neatness and dispatch.
He was never known to modest
a lady passenger, and he frequently handed
back a quantity OF small change to his vic
tim. Probably his most audacious exploit
was the time he held up a stage coach with
nothing in the shape OF weapon save q
hammer handle, which he handled in tho
moonlight in such a way that the fright.
ened passengers supposed it WAS one of
Smith e. NELSON'S best. Brentwood, Bal
lineer Cisco and Angelo formed the princi-
pal theater for his eperations. and q stage
never set out from these towns for the last
five years without grave fears of meeting
this Texas Duval. These robberies became
so frequent and bold last October that q
determined search was made for tho ''lone
resulting in Jim Newsome's
arrest in Runnells county by Sheriff Fur.
malt. He was convicted in the federal
court of robbing the mail with force OF
arms and sentenced for life.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-05
Items from the National Treasury.

The receipts OF the government from al!
sources in December were $29,325, 2S5,
and the expenditures, $40. 4OO,682, leav-
ing a net gain OF receipts over expendi.
gain however, must be paid about So, $780,
600 for interest upon the public debt,
which will leave the actual surplus for De-
cember, $15,424,6O The public debt
was reduced during the month, SIS, $780,
900. For the entire calendar ear OF 1857,
the debt was diminished by SLIT, Ol6, 900,
the largest reduction being made in juno
and November, when the payments on
that account aggregated SIS, $50. 900 and
SIG, 1913, 900 respectively.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-01
LEGAL NOTICE.

In the Probate Court, IN and for Salt Lake
County, Territory Of Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-01
Liverpool Produce.

Liverpool Produce.
LIVERPOOL, February 90
Wheat Holders offer freely; new No. 2
winter, IS Sd, steady; new No. spring, Is
I'D. dull.
Flour-Holders offer freely; 9s I'd, steady
Controllers offer freely; spot and Feb
ruary, As Sd, easy; March and April, As SGD,
easy.
stock of breadStufs-F.our, 1877 900 sacks
wheat, 3621, 900 ce tails; corn, 81 600 centals.
LATER.
Wheat-Cuiet; steady; supply good.
Corn Quiet; weak.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-01

In the matter of the estate of Eliza Baddley
deceased.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-01

NEW YORK. February 2s.-Money, 2@3.
LATER.
Money on call, 203; last 2; closed "a %
Prime mercantile paper, AZ "a 515
Sterling exchange, dull, steady: 1 .S515 TO
bills; 4.S715 for demand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-01

PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF SAID
L Court in said matter. notice is hereby
given that Monday, the 9th day of Fsbru-
airy. A D. 1888. at IL o'clock a. M, at the
County Court House i'll Salt Lake City, Utah
Territory, in the court room of said court,
has been appointed the time and place for
the hearing of petition of E. J. swaner
praying for the admission to probate of a
certain document Herewith presented, pur-
porting to be the last VIII and Testament of
Eliza Baddley, deceased, when and where
all persons interested may appear and op-
pose the probate of said will, or the grant
ing of letters testamentary to William Fuller,
as prayed for in said petition
Dated at Salt Lake City, February IL, 1883.
JOHN C. CUTLER.
Probate Clerk, Salt Lake Co.
s. W. DARKE, Attorney for Petitioner.