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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

31vO AuxUeT9x8 Hanged IN A318002.
On the night of Dec. 8, 1883, six mounted and
well-armed men raided the town of Bisbee
Ariz, and killed J. c. Tappines, J. H. Molly
and U. A Smith and wounded Mrs. Roberts.
They then robbed Castenada's store Of u, 200
and fed in the direction of Sonora, hoping to
get over the border. Five of them, O. W. Sam
pie, James Howard, Dan Dowd, William De-
lane and Dan Kelly were hanged at Tombstone,
Arizona on Friday, all declared their innocence.
Heath, who was lynched there Feb I'D, was al
70 innocent They bado good by to their friends,
The murderers were all dropped OF together,
and, excepting Dowd, died without struggle
Over . thousand persons witnessed the execu-
ton. The criminals did not show the slightest
fear at the near approach of death. After b.
ing shaven and dressed in new black suits, ono
of them remarked 'Well boys, if We haven't
lived like gentlemen we will die like them
A few minutes before leaving their cells, tho
sheriff notified them he would permit them to
90 to the scaffold unshackled, but each would
be- accompanied BY a deputy. How
ard protested against this, saying he would
prefer being tied and carried up than hav sthe
spectators think he wasn't. game enough to
mount the gallows without help. The others
IDLE. On the scafIold the bandits recognized
some familiar faces in the crowd, and called
out their names, cheerfully bidding them good
bye The nooses were then adjusted when Q
second general protest was entered by all five,
saying they we're being choked to deaA on the
scanold. Howard requested the sheriff to
move the knot further back, adjusting his neck
to the moose. Not one Of them apparently
showed the slightest sign Of fear or regret
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

Railroad commissions were established
in some of the States in the fifties, but
did not attract any very great share of
public attention until along about 1871.
At the present railroad commissions are
in existence in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennes-
sec, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Cali
fornla, Connecticut, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Virginia, Vermont, South Carolina,
New York, Rhode Island, New Hmpa-
shire, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota,
Massachusetts and Maine. The com.
mlssioners in the various States do not
have the same power delegated to them,
but in some of the States they have the
right to prescribe rules for the manage
ment of the roads, and the power to fix
the rates for the carrying of freight as
well as passengers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

Well informed members of Congress
state that while the feeling generally is
strongly in favor Of q bankrupt law, it
will hardly be reached in time for PAS.
sage at this session. As usual an i'm
portant measure of this kind is pushed
to the wall by others of less weight but
more likely to make capital for the dom.
inant party. An equitable general
bankrupt law is demanded by the best
interests of the country as expressed
through Boards of Trade and Chambers
of Commerce, yet it has received little
If any consideration at the hands of our
National lawmakers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

While there was ample reason at Cih-
cinnati for indignation at the escape of
a murderer from the gallows, yet there
would have been no rioting but for the
lntiammatory talk of newspapers and
speeches at apublic meeting. The riot
crs went direct from the meeting to
deeds of violence. Men who control
the avenues to the public ear should not
lose their heads" on every slight occa-
sion, as many of them do. A careful
reading. of the Cincinnati papers for
several days preceding the riot, shows
that mob law was directly excited and
encouraged in their columns.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

1t is announced that Prof. Cyrus Nor
throp of Yale College has accepted the
Presidency of the Minnesota State Uni
versity at Minneapolis. It is also unof-
hcially stated that his salary has been
liked at $4,000 per annum-none too
large, perhaps, if he accomplishes the
work expected of him, which is to put
the University on par with the best
educational institutions in the country.
This is q work that cannot be done at
once, nor by one man, but with the CO.
operation and cordial encouragement Of
the legislature and the people it may
he auspicously undertaken.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
An Insurance Fraud.

Lorenzo Dimick, formerly Of the firm Of
Crosby Il Dimick, and largely interested in ma
rine insurance up to the first of the year, when
the firm dissolved, has been arrested charged
with diverting = large amount of insurance
funds. Bail required is $4,000 The attor-
ney for the Thames l. Mersey Union Of Phil
adelphia, and State of Pennsylvania insurance
companies furnishes the following figures rep
resenting the amounts OF premiums diverted
to the Continental company, to which Dimick
was the representative; Thames l. Mersey I'm
ion, Philadelphia, $4,000; State of Pennsyl-
vania, 5000. Dimick's brother. Richard, was
his book keeper, and several transfers and al
legged fraudulent entries we're made by him
Dimick still 10 general manager Of the in
land marine department of the Continental
company. As such officer, he received 20 per
cent, and Ia contingent of Is per cent on the pro-
fits Of his department The commission went to
the firms credit contingent to his own. Gilman
Hubbard. of the Continental, claim they have
full confidence in Dimick. He has not secured
46O, 200 bail, and is under surveillance at his
home, being unable to bemoved
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
Great Forest Fire.

For three days and nights the most destruc-
tive fires ever known, have been devastating
the southern border of North Carolina, extend
ing into six or seven counties. Vast forests Of
long leaf pine were attacked. These form the
CHIEF source Of timber supply. High winds
ands Of trees were burned. Some of the
largest turpentine orchards iii the state were
ruined and many farm houses DESTROYED. A
number Of towns narrowly escaped destruction.
At Manly, On tho Raleigh Il Augusta railroad, a
number Of houses were burned Large stores
of lumber and railroad sills on the line Of the
road were burned, aud dozen turpentine dis
tilleries ruined. The country in great stretches
is but blackened Wilderness The extent Of
the disaster is not yet known or fully realized
Many families are homeless. The fire swept
fifty miles in one direction and thirty in an
other, few places, it is reported, escaping The
fire was caused by burning brush High wind
fires extended far into South Carolina. On the
line Of the Charlotte, Columbia Augusta rail-
road trans have been running through miles
Of 1ire Two dwellings and eight or ten barns
were burned in that district So far % nov
known, % lives WsrS lost < - -,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

In the cause of a debate in the New
York Senate on a bill to prevent the
sale OF oleomargarine, Mr.. Law stated
that the committee at the outset had
no conception of the extent to which
food adulteration was practiced. One
half of that so-called butter sold in
New York he said is made of hog fat
and oils imported from France and
Italy, colored by chemical substances
and deodorized by some other chemicals.
Out Of {. hundred million pounds of
butter sold, between forty and fifty
million was bogus. At present, the
state raises little grain, most of it being
brought from the West. Nearly all Of
the $4,000 farms of the state are de-
voted to stock raising and GARY pro-
ducts. One-half of the population of
the state, he claimed, derived its sub
slstence from farms, and one-half of the
remainder subsist indirectly on farm in
dustry: Oleomargarine has cut down
the price of butter 10 cents a pound,
involving loss of $4,Oo0,OO0 to the
farmers, and Of cheese one cent per
pound, involving the loss of several
millions of dollars, making the total
material loss from $1,000, 900 to $10,.
100000, to New York state. Mr., Law
said it was bad enough when the west
sent its cheap products into competi-
ton with the farm products Of
this state, but it is a fraud to nour
upon us the refuse of its SLAUGHTER
houses. The legislative act prohibits
the sale of oleomargarine as butter.
or otherwise, unless explicitly labelled
as oleomargarine. The difficulty about
the whole business is in o nut she'll
Oleomargarine and the kindred article
called butterine are better than q good
deal Of the stuff exposed for sale as
butter. Skill in manufacturing has
made the bogue better than the genu.
inc in many cases.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

The scare over the foot and mouth
disease is subsiding. All further asita-
ton may be referred to some sinister
motive connected with competition in
the cattle trade between western states.
The alarming Kansas plagte has been
reduced to the prevalence of frozen feet
caused by superabundance of ergot in
the hay eaten by the afflicted herds. Err
got has contracted the blood vessels.
'ns'rfered with the circulation in the
extremities, and Thus made the feet
easy victims to the frozen ground. All
during the excitement there were fire.
quent assertions that the falsely alleged
contagion was arranged in the interests
of the pending pleuro-pneumonia bill, a
measure asserted to be in the interest of
ring inimical to Texas cattle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
The Attorney a,.,ral's D.e,sioss.

The Attorney 0e0D9al'0 Dooi0lo9G.
Id response to . question Of Charles N
Hewitt, Il d., secretary OF the state board of
health, Attorney General Hahn yesterday rm
dered IN opinion to the effect that the state
board Of health has no power to enforce the
provisions Of the sections of the statutes "a to
the appointment or election Of local health boards
or - to the securing physician ~ . member
Of said board An individual citizen has the
right 70 apply to the court for . mandamus to
enforce the election ofsuch boards. Handamus
is the proper remedy in such'case. The max
ing Of the annttal inspection and report can be
enforced in the same WY.
To n B. Chadwick, county suditor of Steele
county, the attorney general writes that coun-
ty auditor cannot pay bounty to any person
for killing wolf unless the claimant produces
the head Of the wolf with the ears and scalp
entire, and delivers it to the proper officer; NO
promise or agreement can be substituted. and
to pay bounty without receiving such head and
scalp would be dereliction Of duty.
To E. p. Peterson, county attorney Of Meek
or county, the attorney general writes that .
c0rnty treasurer, in all counties where tho
valuation IL less than q, OO, 600, can receive
but 81 400 in fees, and all excess thereof must
be paid into the revenue fund. The point
arose Is to whether fees received on collection
ON sales Of school lands were to he included in
the D. 200, and the attorney general rules that
they ere.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
A Duel in the 0Ark.

A terrible shooting ARRAY occurred over .
game of cards at Coles Creek Columbia
county, Pa, the 3Oth. Charles Davis,
Charles Mills, James Roger and Henry
Williams were playing poker. Gradually tho
amount grew larger, and at last reached $500
side. Davis and Mills were playing against
Williams and Royner. At the conclusion of the
game Williams reached for the stakes, but Roy
ner claimed he had seen Davis cheat, and .
scramble was made for the money. Revolvers
were drawn and the bar-room was emptied Of
the small crowd of spectators which had wit
messed the game. prOmiscuOus firing fol-
lowed, in which the lights were extinguished.
The firing lastedseveral minutes, and tho crowd
outside waited with bated breath for it to cease.
Finally there was silence inside. The crowd
surged in and found all four lying on the door
apparently dead Davis and Mills each had
four bullet holes in their bodies. Roger aud
Williams were covered with blood and uncon-
scious. 1t was found that Roger was shot twice
in the right leg and once in the thigh. His skull
bears the appearance of being fractured Will
liams received three bullet wounds in his body,
and is undoubtedly fatally wounded Mills and
Davis died Monday. The widest excitement
exists. All kinds Of rumors were adQat, and
the death Of Roger and Williams was announced.
but afterward denied. The last accounts arc
to the effect that Roger and Williams will re-
cover, although badly injured All four were
considered highly respected citizens, and the
tact Of their being shot Sunday night in gam
bling quarrel has shown how strong the gaming
fever ragged Rogers wife is reported to have
lost her reason over the sad affair.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
Personal Points.

Carrie Swain, the actress, was granted d.
torce from her husband in St Louis recentlv
He failed t. appear, and the divorce was grant
cd by default
James Rink, eighty-fve, the oldest New York
policeman, 10 dead. In the Aston place riot he
succeeded in enecting the escape Of Macready.
the actor, BY Disgusting him.
Engineer George D. Melville, United States
navy, 10 In Washington, in answer to a:congres-
sional subpoena to appear before the Jesnnette
expedition investigating committee.
Philip Rasgue, . Frenchman employed in
tho southington Conn silver-plate shop, has
received papers which identify him % being
descendant Of Napoleon l, and titles to an e.
tate in France valued Ut $4,000.
The saddest feature Of Gen. Mackenzie's
case is the fact that he was to be married with
in short time, when his mind failed him. his
betrothed being Mrs. Sharp, . love of his
youthful days, who married and became 4 wid-
ON since her first acquaintance with tho gen
eral
Mrs. Anna Ottendorfer, wife Of the editor Of
the New York Stats eltung, II dead, after >
very brief illness, whilo her husband was in
Albany. Mrs. Ottendorfer WAS the widow Of
Editor Uhl when she married Mr. Ottendorfer
and added several million dollars to his already
large fortune: She had just completed the
great German hospital 1T cost exceeding $500, :
900, which she presented to the hospital society
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10

Terrible Cyclone and Great Loss Of L lie.
About o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, on the
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville railroad,
heavy black cloud came driving from tho
west and another from the north. The two
clouds met at the house Of Lewis Cochran, two
miles from Oakville, Indiana, lifted it bodily
from it's floor and foundations, and tearing it in
10 kindling wood minute later it struck
track. or thirty houses in Oakville all
but three were torn to atoms. Four persons
we're kill ed outright in Oakville, and the fifth
died this morning, while James Sanders, two
miles west, was also killed, making six killed
and large number wounded.
The following were among the killed and in
jured:
Mrs. Anna Dearmond, widow aged fifty.
Susan Hyles, aged fifteen. When discovered
she was in an almost nude condition, her CLOTH
Ing having been literally torn from her person.
A babe Of G. c. johnson, found in q field $50
crushed
A baby Of Charles Brown was injured.
Turner johnson, twelve years, blown twenty
yards, skull crushed; will probably die
Nancy Myers, sixty years old, arm broken
John Huffman and wife, both badly bruised
in head and otherwise injured
Jeh Hoover, engineer at . saw mill, leg
broken in two places, injured internally and
will probably die.
JEDI Miller, hip dislocated.
Mrs. Miller, badly bruised.
Fred Coldstock, Of Shelbyville, three ribs
broken.
Widow Miller, bad cut ON shoulder
On the farm Of James Sanders, four miles
east of Middletown, his barn and house wers
completely destroyed. Sanders who is . mer-
chant in Middletown, but who was ont Of his
place at the time, and had taken refuge IN q
barn, was instantly killed At the town Of MUIR
ray family of eight persons had their houss
blown to splinters, and the father, William
Lines, was killed outright. The others e..
capped uninjured: w. Frank, painter -four
was caught by tho storm and instantly killed.
The cyclone passed through Colombus, O., q
Rttsburg Pa, doing = groal deal Of damage
At Greenville, Ohio, it Was particularly severe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
Dynamite in Prison.

The recent sudden removal of convict Irish
lnvincibles from Irish to English prisons is at
sbnts % to the discovery Of conspiracy to de-
The Invincibles in prison were engaged in
clandestine correspondence with conspirators
outside: Letters were found in James Mulletts
cell which disclosed the plot The prison war
dens were to be bnbed with money from
ODonovan Rossa's fund to convey an internal
machine into the prison. One letter intercepted
contained IN order for the murder of Patrick
Delaney, one Of the Phoenix park conspirators,
by throwing him over the balcony when he
should leave the prison after mass Delaney
still remains at Mount Joy for safety Many
wardens have been dismissed A Dublin cor
respondent denies upon the highest authority
that there is any truth in the story.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
The Criminal oalenaar.

l. F. Randall, postmaster at New Castle,
Ky, is . defaulter to the amount Of $780,
Ransdall has disappeared The government
agent is in possession of the Office.
The two half-breeds, John and George
Stevenson, convicted Of the murder Of John
Mccarthy, were hanged 1t Regina, capitol Of the
Northwest territories, under mounted police
administration.
g. Weimers, alias Schubert, has been arrest
Cd Of Houston, Tex, charged with embezzling
$4,000 while treasurer Of st. Claire county.
nj It is alleged that he left his wife, but
married another at Houston.
At Fairview, Ky, John W. Gibson, young
rough, walked into . grocery and fred two pis-
toll balls into the heart Of John Mccoy, killing
him instantly. No reason ia assigned for the
deed Gibson escaped, but party Of citizens
sre in pursuit, and will lynch hun if caught
News comes from Chenille, Richie county,
WestVA of the murder Of Mra Eliza f. Rich
srdson, widow living on Cedar creek, in the
extreme partof tho county, by Jane Thompson,
notorious character, assisted by two other
women st present unknown. The trouble grew
out Of : dispute between Mrs Richardson and
the Thompson over the ownership Of An old
hen.
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sustained, among them that Of gross immor-

sustained, among them that Of gross immor-
atty.
Berkshire. N Y, with z, 900 population, adver-
| 6ses for . cobbler
The furniture Of the st. Nicholas hotel, New
York, Is being sold at auction and the buildings
Whan % 10 sor n down TO give place to business
Was tho Incest hotel In The wcrla
G. f. Hoist 81 New Holstailpl failed afew1d.ys
ago for $4,000, with assets Estimated at g 0oo
Ihe creditors mostly reside in Chicago and
Milwaukee. The failure has created great ex-
cltement in New Holstein, whore 80 many
with Mr.. Hoist
At . Methodist Episcopal conference in New
York, Dr. Hunt of the Methodist book concern
said: During the past four years the Metho-
dist church had paid out o. As OOO for religious
publications, and 43, SOC, 600 worth Of literature
had been shipped by the Methodist book con-
S .s:11 len years ago &S, 600 copies Of Metho-
and to-day 2,l34, 600 copies are called Tor.
Sheriff urness Of Douglass county, Mimi. has
rendered his resignation, to take effect May Ii.
He declined to resign before the hearing OF tes-
t:naony but now has decided ID resign
Ct tbs Expiration Of tie term of the court,
N NY p, IN: preferences to remaining with
which would result should tho governor decide
the charges against him to be established. It
now treets with the governor to accept tie res
ignatlop or act upon the report Of the examin-
ing committee.
Elizabeth Drummer, of St Paul aged twenty
eight, commenced suit for divorce against
Theodore Drummer, aged thirty-six. The COM
plant set forth that they were married in Wa
coma, MIMI, May q, 1879, and Ii ave one child.
st. Paul For years past Theodore has been
guilty OF cruel and inhuman treatment; has
used Profane, vile and vulgar language and &C
cused Elizabeth OF want Of virtue During
the winter Of 1888 he knocked her down,
kicked and threatened to kill her The de-
fendant Is alleged to have property valued at
$3.50. An affidavit Of no answer was filed
with tbs complaint
Delegates from different cities Interested in
forming Northwestern racing circuit for the
coming season assembled recently at the Nicollet
house, Minneapolis, Mimi. There were present
s F: Lovejoy, Fred Pillsbury and Harry F
Legg Of Minneapolis, Isaac Staples of Saltwater.
Mr. Dew inc Of Eau Claire, Capt J. H. Wood Of
fergtss Falls and II. Zimmerman of Mankato
But little business was done owing to the few
present, although it was said that assurances
mad been received from all towns heretofore
menuoned IN this connection, that they would
JOIN the circuit Mr. Lovejoy, who acts at
different meetings will propably be-: Oskaloo-
ga, Mason City, Eau Claire ana Saltwater the
hrst, second, third and fourth weeks in June.
respectively, and Minneapolis, Winona, Grand
Forks and Fergus Falls the first. second. third
AND fourth weeks in July, respectively.