The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-03-15
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question and it now looks as II Governor
Mckinley wonld be defeated after all IN
his message recommendation. Inc poll
ticians have control and they are inter-
ested in having the legislature meet as
often as possible and remain In session as
long as they will possibly stand It, the
people of all parties are disguised At the
probable compromise upon annual SEES
sions that now seems absolutely neces-
sary.
After being out six hours the jury found
Daniel Coughlin, of Chicago, not guilty
of the murder of DR.. Patrick Henry
Cronin. The verdict of acquiftal, al
though not entirely unexpected by the
prisoner was evidently a big surprise to
him. for he seemed for moment or two
not to fully realize it, but when he did
mis- face lighted up and smile passed
over it. The friends of Big Dan at once
surrounded him, and he whose life was
at stake but moment before was show
cred with congratulations over his es-
cape from the gallows.
+ Mr.. Gladstone is seriously Ill as the re-
suit of a chill. According to the state
ment made in connection with the sick
ness of the eX-premier, the latter, walked
home from Brooks club, after dining
there with his late secretaries. He walk
ed through st. James park, though the
night was chilly one for even young
and robust man to venture out into after
dining alta heated club. AS a result he
contracted a chill, and upon reaching his
home had to be hurried off to bed. In
spite of Mr.. Gladstone's desire that
I, ~ IN nj q m
ing that his indispositiOn was Op:y e
slight matter, doctor was called and
Mr. Gladstone put under treatment.
A row has been precipftated among
western roads that is likely to break up
every western traffic association to which
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road company is a party. The with
drawal of this company from the agree
ment to restrict the issue of free trans
portation stirred up the angry passions
of some Of the managers of western roads
to such an extent as to make themselves
,-uilty of actions which the receivers and
managing officers of the Santa Fe con-
slider deadly insult. 1t is their deter
mination to get even with the, .perpetrat-
ors of the act by serving notice of with
drawal from every association OF which
thew are members unless full retraction
OF the alleged slanderous accusations
against them is made at once. ... a..
The election returns from the various
COMMITTEES of New York show republican
gains. They have made gains in some
districts that the democrats held to be
| essentially their own. In Geneva the
republicans made clean sweep. Every
one of their candidates was elected by an
Overwhelming majority. In Rochester
the republicans are jubilant over the
outcome of the election, their candidate
fer Mayor having been elected by ma
iority of 1900. In Little Falls not DEM
ocrat was elected. Every townin Wayne
county shows republican gains. In
| .Gloyersville the board of aldermen is en-
| tirely repu blican The returns from
/ Rockland, Washington, Essex, Clinton.
l and Greene counties all show that the re-
publicans have either held their own OF
made large gains Lansingburg elected
the entire republican ticket by over .2OC
majority. Last year the democratic ma
jority was 565. Saratoga county, went re-
publican by increased majorities. In
ithaca the republicans gained decided
! victory. ..... .r..,. -y. p
| A statement has been prepared by the
immigration bureau showing the number
of immigrants arriving. at the ports OF
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Baltimore from foreign ports during the
calendar year 1893. The whole number
is 431, 712, and these, it is said, represent
at least four-fifths of the whole number
! which arrived at all American ports.
Thirty-two buildings in the center of
Deadwood, S. D., were destroyd by fire
Monday. A good deal of suffering in all
probability will be felt for time, but in
| the end the fire will be benefit to the
city, for most of the buildings consumed
were owned by eastern syndicates and
we're veritable fire traps and will soon be
rebuilt with brick. The lessees are real.
" the losers, for their all was lost.
Developments prove that the TRANSACT
lions of the Michigan Mortgage company,
which recently assigned. covered some re-
markabie financial mismanagement.
About $4,000 of the liabilities of the
company consists of money paid by mort
gagors who supposed that their mort
cages had been, discharged, when in fact
they were not discharged, neither was
the money 50 received turned over to the
mortgages. .t ..E.s5
The Great Northern contest over
wages, which has been going on the last
two months, was adjusted Wednesday by
General Manager Case of the Great
Northern, Grand Master Sargent of the
Locomotive Firemen and Chief Arthur of
the Locomotive Engineers, the confer
ence lasting several hours. The fremen
and engineers get certain concessions as
to hours of labor, but accept the uniform
cut of 10 per cent in wages. Es-~
A death blow has been dealt the no.
torious Goodman gang in the arrest of
Isaac Goodman, father of Dick Goodman,
the leader of the gang that has intimi-
dated and victimized the people of the In
diana gas belt for the last year. Isaac
Goodman was placed under arrest on in
dictments charging him with keeping
rendezvous for the gang and receiving
and keeping stolen property, as well as
being one of the organization.
The Iowa senate ways and means COM
mittee has agreed on a bill for the COM,
plete revision of the revenue laws of the
state. The bill provides that there shall
be tax on direct inheritances of per