The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-04-12
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The election in Connecticut Wednesday
resulted in sweeping republican victory,
The democratic plurality of 1875 of last
year is changed into a republican ma
iority of more than 1900, The legisla-
ture that was claimed by both parties
last year, is overwhelmingly republican,
and there will be scarcely a democrat in
either branch. .1..s..
Reports from the fruit-grOwing regions
of California are uniformly encouraging
for an enormous yield of all varieties OF
deciduous fruits, though in one or two
localities late frosts have injured april
cots and peaches. A very heavy crop OF
citrus fruits is now being harvested in
southern California, and much new acre.
age is being planted. .,..+ ~.
The strawberry acreage in Tennessee
is very large this year, but advices say
that the cold weather of last week did
enough damage so that the brilliant pros
poets of some time ago will not be reach
ed. It is thought the crop has been cut
about one third short, but even with this
the case it is believed there will be lib
eral yield in that state. 49,:
Judge Chetlain, Of Chicago, granted a
further stay of execution to Assassin
Prendergast Wednesday under circum-
srances hardly less exciting than when,
at the famous midnight sitting, he snatch
ed the slayer of the late mayor from the
gallows. The new date set for the execu-
ton is July 2, and the insanity trial, has
been postponed until May II. s- "a
Elk President Caceres, one CT the can
didates for the presidency, has been pro-
claimed dictator of Peru. The dictator
Els supported by the army, but congress
and the people are hostile to him. The
banks are all closed and business is sus-
pended. The streets are patrolled by the
military and the constitutional president,
Senior del Solar, is said to be fugitive.
Fifty seven county treasurers in 1ndi-
ana are defendants to suits brought by a
trio of express companies, the American,
the United States and the Adams. The
plaintiffs ask an order restraining the
treasurers from levying on them for de-
{ linquent taxes, as they claim that house
bill 431 was not passed until after mid
night of March 4, 1893, the last day when
bills might become laws. ~.
+ At Dubuque, Ia, Monday, the entire
democratic city ticket was elected by 600
majority. At Des Moines the republic
ans elected the whole city ticket by ma
iorities from LOCO to 1,40O. They also
elected eight of the nine aldermen. The
party lines were fairly we'll drawn and
the only exciting issue was one between
ga tholics and anti-cat holics which was
raised in some precincts.
Commissioner of Labor James Il. Todd
has finished his investigation relative to
the farming industry Of Kansas, and the
conclusion is that farming is unprotita-
BILE. The department sent 1918 letters to
farmers asking: ''Does farming pay?''
To this query answers came from 1892 Of
the 1923 townships in the state. OF that
number 1881 answered emphatically
ssNo," while the Al answered Eyes"
Ranchmen from Missouri river points
and the Blackhills country say that the
loss to stock in the late snowstorms does
not exceed SO per cent of the first esti-
mates. The snow is rapidly disappear
ing and cattle will soon be doing we'll on
the open ranges. Herdsmen in all parts OF
the Black hills, and particularly in the