The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-08-02
Miscellaneous News.

The prohibitionists of the Third Mime
sofa District nominate G. A. Fosness for
Congressional honors.
A telegram from Fort Assinaboine saws
there is no truth in the report that two
white children found with the Canadian In.
dams were stolen from that post.
The persistent reports concerning the
health of Jay Gould eliminated in the publ
cation of rumors that he is insane His
friends did not need the assurance of his son
George Gould, who pronounced the story
simply ridiculous lie.'"
An Omaha Bee special from McCook says:
Chairman Hoge and Murphy addressed o
meeting of Burlington, strikers in that city,
The question ofcontinung the strike was put
and decided in tho affirmative Hoge and
Murphy then left for Denver.
The Prohibition convention at St. James,
MIMI. nominated Morris Bradford for repre-.
sentative, and adjourned to meet in Madclia
later to nominate u county ticket. The
eight Legislative district is composed of
Watonwan and Cottonwood countless and
there was but one delegate from Cottonwood.
The Minnesota Republican State central
committee met in st. Paul and issued a call
for the Republican state convention to meet
at St. Paul on the 9Th day of September
delegates. When to this number are added
the, so new county delegates at large the
total vote in the next convention will be
swelled to 449.
The sand ~ has captured Chicago. The
advance guard of this little pest began to ar.
rive several days ago, but later they invaded
the town and the business portion near the
lake has virtually surrendered. They are IN.
nual visitors, but the oldest inhabitant fails
to remember the time when they were as nu.
merous as this year. They covered the side
walks in some places ankle deep.
The declination of Speaker Carlisle to
speak at the Piedmont Chautauqua after
having accepted the invitation to do so, and
with an Atlanta committee of escort already
in Washington, creates considerable con.
sternation among the Chatauqua authori.
ties The refusal is likely to create bitter
ness: Efforts are being made to induce Mr..
There is only one feeling among the mem.
bers of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers in regard to the alleged dynamite
conspiracy among members Of the Brother.
hood in Chicago. They are not willing to nc.
cept the TACT that either Hoge or Murphy OF
and many men claim that the charges have
been manufactured by Pinkerton men to di:
vert public sympathy from the brotherhood
The new federation oflabor known rs the
trades congress of Dubuque has just COM
pleted it's organization and adopted con-
stitution. Its declaration of principles il
similar to those of other labor organizations
with this addition: 1--WE hold that the soil
of this country is the inheritance of the peo-
pie, and hence all should have free and equal
access to the SOIL" The congress is opposed
to joining any political party as body, but
will use its influence with the lawmaking DOW
ers to secure it's objects.
Quite q rain, wind and hail storm passed
over the north and east part of Beadle coun
ty. So far as heard from, dozen farmers
lost all their growing crops. Robert It'd
well g barn blew away, as did Donald Muir.
rays house. Tidwell was probably fatally
injured by splinter being driven into hie
groin. The family had gone to the cellar,
and he was about going when the house be
was in was demolished, with the effect stated
Actual loss to the farmers will be light, ae
the most of them are protected by hail in.
surance.
The annual sun dance of the Blackfeet at
the reserve ut Gleichen British America has
just concluded. Nearly three thousand
braves were in attendance. Objects of in.
terest to the visitors at the reserve were q
couple of white little children, who were kept
by one of the squaws as members of her
| family. The squaws of Crow Foot's tribe
keep several stories in circulation Us to the
origin of these strangs little youngsters. 1t
is said the children were stolen some time age
from Fort AssinabOine, Mont. and that thai,
father is an American officer quartered there
Some people who have become interested in the
two little ones have attempted to induce the
squaw to allow them to be sent to the Indian
school at High River, but she refuses to
separate herself from them. :.