The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-03-29

who has poisoned twenty-five horses IN
the past few months.
West Bay City, Mich, republicans are
split over the American Protective AS
sociaton, and have nominated two tick
ees for the city elections.
Work has commenced on a system OF
water works at Grinnell, Iowa. The
plan is a deep we'll and standpipe, and
will cost in the neighborhood of $3.50, COO
BIZ united effort among such Indiana
cities as Richmond, Kokomo, Terre
Haute and indianapolis Chicago dressed
beef has been practically driven out OF
the state. 'S..'.e
Admiral Da CANA is still on board the
Portunuese corvette MindellO, and is
anxious to procure Portuguese steamer
to convey him and his followers to Bue-
nos Ayres. +,..
Iowa Agricultural College, at Ames,
has secured the library and herbarium OF
DR.. C. Perry of Davenport, which is
one of the most valuable collections in
the country. 49,
The fight in the Evangelical Association
has been decided by the Ohio Supreme
court in favor OF the majority faction.
The suit involved more than 81 ,OOO, 600
worth Of property
The general Western headquarters of
the American Cereal company, control
ling all large oatmeal mills in the United
States, will be removed from~Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa, to Chicago
Reports received by Secretary Coburn
of the Kansas agricultural department
Indicate that the Kansas wheat crop is
in excellent condition. The farmers have
commenced to plow for spring crops.
The Gaulois says that the anarchists
in London have been paid $4,000 insur-
ance on the death of Valiant. the an
archist who was executed for throwing q
bomb into the Chamber of Deputies
The jury in the case of Populst State
Representative Ratlitf, on trial at KOS
ciusko, Miss, for killing Democratic
State Representative Jackson, returned
a verdict of not guilty. In the fight
bystander was killed and one wounded.
I. Nattingly of the Bourbon Mirror is
the oldest editor in Indiana, and perhaps
between the Ohio and Mississippi rlv-
ers. He celebrated his sd birthday re-
Gently. Mr.. Mattingly started in the
newspaper business in his eleventh year.
Tennessee politicians are greatly inter-
ested. in the announcement that James
B. Porter, United States Minister to
Chilli, has decided to resign and return
to the United States to make the contest
for the senate against the venerable
Isham G. Harris.
A Louisville woman, who is we'll in
formed touching the Breckinride scandal,
says Mrs. Wing knew nothing OF the Pol
lard affair when she married the Colonel;
that she firmly believes he is the victim
of blackmail; and. that she has no inten-
ton of seeking divorce.
Within five weeks the last logcut will
be made along the Little Eau Pleine riv-
er, at Marshfield, Wis. For the past
twenty years B. F. Mcmillan & Brothers
have operated a mill along the Little Eau
Pleine, and cut more than 15O,OO0,OOO feet
of logs, valued at s1,OO0,0OO.
A London cable to the New York Sun
SAYS it is learned from an authoritative
quarter that the queen and prince OF
Wales have given their consent to the
marriage of Premier Rosebery with Prin-
cess Maud of Wales and the official an
nouncement may be expected any day.
It has been decided to establish Sum-
mer station for the State Laboratory OF
Natural History in Illinois, and Havana
will probab bly, be selected. The object OF
the station will be to work up the aquatic
fauna of the State, and to investigate
the food habits and diseases of our native
fish.
Advices from San Francisco and Bos-
ton are to the effect that an agreement
between the Santa Fe and Southern Pa
cific officials will be reached within a day
or two, and it is expected passenger rates
between the Missouri River and Cali
fornia points will be restored about
April 1.
Reports from Mile Laos reservation,
Minnesota, indicate that there is some
possibility of an outbreak among the 900
Chippewa Indians there. The cause of
the rumored trouble is the attempt by the
Indians to collect sugar from old bushes
formerly theirs, but now on land held by
settlers.
The richest gold ore ever found in the
Black Hills was struck Wednesday on
the 4OO-foot level of the Keystone mine.
Some of the ore is fully One-half gold.
This mine is comparatively new one,
being opened up only little over year
ago, but it has from the first yielded I'M
usually we'll.
AS mark of satisfaction at the pass
age of the Russo-German commercial
treaty, Emperor William has conferred
upon Chancellor Won Caprivi the chain of
the Honenzollern family order, and has
bestowed the order of the Red Eagle up
on Won Bierbenstein, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
BY the final decision of the secretary of
the interior in the land case of Francis L.
Box and Jerry Dammon against Jessie
M. Sinclair of Eau Claire, Wis, Miss Sim
clair receives the disputed piece of land,
which is valued at 81, 800, and has been
cultivated by a lover of the young lady.
The couple will now marry.
The April government crop reports will
be the first official ones on the condition
of the growing crop since last December.
There have been some beneficial rains in
the winter wheat belt recently, but Kan
sas needs more. There has been very
little complaint, and the amount winter
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