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

AtDert Al. Kenneth.
Tho Metropolitan National Bank OF
Cincinnati suspsnds and Vice President
DsCamp 10 arrested, charged with practices
similar to those OF Harper and Hopkins,
OF the Fidelity bank.
county jail, Ohio. aw aiting transportation
to the penitentiary to serve sentence OF
seven years for shooting with intent to
kill. committed suicide in a peculiar man.
ner. He tore his handkerchief in two,
rolled the pieces into balls and pushed
them down his throat. choking himself to
death. Totman attempted suicide
month ago by cutting his throat.
Among the passengers by steamer recent
~ was Pat Sheedy, the we'll known sport.
ing map and ex.manager OF John L. SulI.
Sullivan and Phillips had parted company,
and the biz fellow is now being looked after
BY Ed. Holske and Barnett. He is firmly OF
the opinion that Sullivan is trainin ne hon.
estIy. Mitchell has no idea that Sullivan
would get himself into condition. or would
meet him in the ring. Mr.. Sheedy reiter.
ates his statement that the fight between
kilrain and Smith was barney, and says
that every ono In London knows it was.
The New York Tribune publishes digest
OF several thousand letters received from
farmers who would like to have u higher
tariff.
At st. Anne. H.. a fire broke out in
Joseph Guertln's large general al ore, and
eleven buildings were burned and damaged,
with loss OF most OF their contents. The
loss will exceed $4,000, with insurance
Of $25, 900.
President Means, OF the Metropolitan
bank, Cincinnati. is arrested charged with
having msapplied funds.
The chestnut mare. Clemmie G., one Of
the fastest and most valuable trotters in
America. died on the farm OF w. j. Gore OF
Cleveland, Ohio. The death OF the valua-
bic mare resulted from Il rupture OF tho
diaphragm, caused by muscular force when
foaling. She was valued at $2O.OOO.
In reply to a resolution of inquiry, Sec
rotary Villas has informed the senate that
it will require 26. 474. 668 acres of land 10
place the nineteen states which got no
school lands on m equal footing with
states which were given grants. This is on
the basis OF two sections to the township
10 bring these states up to an equality
with the states which got two sections per
township will require 1O.919.5S7 acres in
addition to the 26.OOO,OOO mentioned
above. The states which got two sections
per township were seven in number. viz:
California. Minnesota Oregon, Kansas,
sofa, with an area OF 53.459,S4O acres,
got 2, 969, 991 acres. Nebraska, with an
area OF 47.077,35 got 1851, $3.50 acres.
sensational breach of promise case
was decided in the circuit court at Month
cello, ILL.,, by Miss Dora Herold OF Lincoln,
H.. receiving a verdict OF So, 500 against
Walter N. Tilson OF Monticello, who had
promised to marry her and married Miss
Mary Fuller last August.
Lieut.. David L. Brainerd, U. S. A., the
second cavalry survivor OF the Greedy Arc.
tic expedition was married at Walla Wal.
Ia to Miss Anna, daughter OF II. NJ. Chase,
Territory. The wedding was q very brill.
liant affair.
The following patents nave been issued:
Wisconsin,. C. Comber, Milwauh.e. pho
Geographic accessory: J. Jenson. Racine,
grain car door; J. King, Madison. cylinder
printing machine; E. Reynolds, valve gear;
A. W. Rider. Racine. oil can. Minnesota
H. B. Cornish, Blue Earth City. coffee pot
F: Cole. Minneapolis. dumping car; j..
McNaughton and A. Beardsley, Brainerd,
oil cup; II. NJ. Young Minneapolis. appara-
Dakota-C. j. Warren, Jamestown, car
coupler.
At Cleveland. in the glove fight between
Bittle OF Toronto, there was no knock out,
but the fight was scientific and clever. and
the Canadian was clearly outsparred.
A general police alarm was seut out in
New York for Rev. Theodore w. Haven,
pastor of the Congregational Church Of
Battle Creek. Mich, who was reported miss
ing The missing man is twenty.eight
years old and is a son of the late Bishop
Haven. OF the Methodist church. 1t is
thought that er-study has unbalanced
his mind.
Amos j. Smell OF Chicago a millionaire,
is murdered by burglars, whom he had sur
prised at work.
Lieut.. Gerlach has entered on his duties
as regimental quartermaster at Fort
Shaw.
The secretary OF war forwarded to the
senate u report upon the number and or
ganization OF the militia throughout the
United States and territories. The report
shows that III the aggregate there are SO
general officers. !, 1O5 general staff officers,
1888 regimental field and staff officers,
5,3S5 company officers, 8, 331 non-com
missioned officers. $500 musicians, H..
BOG privates and 7,92O,76S unorganized
militia suitable for military duty.
The pope requested Cardinal Simeoni to
advise the Irish bishops to prea CHI to the
people of Ireland respect for the laws. and
maintain calm. prudent line OF conduct.
The pope announced an intention to send
to Ireland a prominent apostolic lesate.
A bill has beer, Introduced and favora.
bly, reported to the house committee on
rostoftices to provide for a fourth assist
ant postmaster general.
Patrick o. Brien, NJ. P. has been sen.
fenced to three months imprisonment by
n Il \: RI enr in 70 NJ n0f
to pay rent.
The marquis OF Lansd owne, governor
general OF Canada, will succeed the earl OF
Dufferin as governor of India at the end OF
the present year, Lord Dufferin desiring.
Tor private reasons. to return home Lord
Stanley OF Preston will be Lord Lans
downe's successor.
Charles Tierson, living near Hamburg,
Iowa. found two men stealing his hogs.
Tierson had a revolver and shot gun with
him and unloadcd both bar, ella Of the gun
into one OF the thieves, a man named Holt,
killing him instantly. With his revolver he
shot the other man, whose name 10 Ram.
pie, twice, inficting wounds from which he
has since died. The two men are found to
have belonged to u gang OF thieves which
has been systematically robbing hog pens
The Illinois catholic diocese has been di.
vided into two districts. the line running
east and west across the state on the line
dividing St. Clair and Madison counties.
The seat OF the new or Southern diocese
will be at Belleville. Bishops for both do.
ceses have been appointed. but only the
ono for the Alton diocese has been an
nouncsd. He is Rev. Father James Ryan,
priest of St. Columbkills church at Ottawa.
Ill.,. in the Peoria diocese of which Bishop
Spalding is the head. This is the first En-.
glish bishop ever appointed in this do.
cese.
October last the interstate commission
sent a circular letter to the railroads III
the country which come within the pro-
visions OF the interstate commerce act,
asking them for information us to their
conformity to the law. Answers have
been received from nearly all the railroads.
A very small proportion OF the roads I'D.
nit that they find it impossible t. observe
the law. Some OF them. however, do say
that il compelled to strictly follow the
law, their roads will invitably go into
bankruptcy. The Burlington, Cedar Rap.
;x1o & N0rthorn ia worry Wow