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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
The Heather Chinese Killed in Wyoming.

Omaha, Ncb., Spccial:-Numerous mes
sages were received ut the Union Pacific
headquarters IN this city from Rock Springs,
Wyo., giving dctuils OF the riot OF that place,
between the white coal miners and Chinese.
These accounts differ somewhat from the
reports first sent out from Rock Springs,
There Arc at Rock Springs about four hun
drcd white miners and $50 Chinese miners.
Both have been there for several years, the
Chinese living separate in one part OF the
mining camp and the whites in another part.
There has, however, always been iil-fceling
between the two elements, the whites fire.
qucntly peraecuting the Chinese. Recently
the Chinese were reinforced by the arrival OF
fifty fresh coolie ltborers. Tk:3 aroused the
wrath OF the white miners, who detcrmipe I'd
to clean out the entire Chinese population,
and late IN the afternoon they madea raid
on the Chinese quarters, firing shotguns and
pistols into the air t" brighten them into
leaving. The Chinese, frightened nearly to
death, tiel in every direction, until their
cabins were ehtire!y deserted. They were
pursued some distance Nv the white miners,
who kept shooting oyer them. The whites
then set fire to the Chinese quarters, de-
stroying every Chinese cabin. The Chinese
are mostly seeking shelter on the hills and
buttes IN the vicinity. awaiting further
d ev lop ents. During the day they have
several times attempted to send flag OF
truce to the enemy, and to hold q confer.
ence in hope OF bringing about II compro-
mise, but their messengers have all been
driven back WITH warning shots by the out
posts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
A Wifess Preilicanaent.

A certain lady suspected that her
husband was in the habit of kissin,
the cook, pretty German girl bythe
by, and resolved to detect him in the
act. After watching four days she
heard him come in one evening and
gently pass through into the kitchen
Now, Katie was out that evening and
the kitchen was dark. Burning with
jealousy the wife took some matches
IN her hands, and hastily placing her
shawl over her head as Katie often
did, she entered the kitchen by the
pack door, and was almost immediate
" seized and embraced and kissed in
the most ardent manner. With her
heart almost bursting with rage and
jealousy the injured wife prepared to
administer q terrible rebuke to her
falthless spouse. Tearing herself from
his embrace she struck a match and
stoodtacet to face with Katie's beau. one
Ptthe iactoryboYs. erhushand SAYS
his wife has never treated him so we'll
since the first month they were married
ton Age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Felegrapllic Summary.
E"P1HHO Ot1AHHHHHeS1J
Levi ?: Mortog's wife is worth $780,
600 in her own right.


Levi P: Morton's wife is worth $780,
900 in her own right:
Mrs. Josephine Aver, widow Of the pill
doctor, is worth 50, 100000.
John Strach, Il pcnnilcss German, ends his
troubles with II bullet, in Milwaukee.
~, II. Barnum is arranging to contest
Gen: Haw,ea's seat in the Unite States SEN
ate.
Fhe corner stone OF q statue in memory
Of G9mmodore Perry is laid at Newport,
Light irosts occurred in Central and
Southern Illinois and Western Missouri,
Tuesday night, Sept. but did not ipjqre
vegetation.
The President has returned to Washing
tQn from his short vacation spent in the
Adirondiqfks.
Parker Pepper Of Philippi, Barbour coun-
ty, has made an assignment. Liabilities,
$75,g0oto s10Q, 900. ',''
PosiWastor General Villas loaned Secrc-
taay Lamar has stylish turnout during his
absence from Washington. >
A postofIice inspector succeeds in run
ming down two very successful young mail
robbers in North Carolina.
A t9sc4light procession at Galway, Ire
land, winds ur IN p four hours riot be.
tween citizens and military.
Gen. Stone reports that there will have
to be paid, 10 complete the pedestl OF Thu
Bartholqi statuee, &G9, 27Q.23.
The caving in Of r mass Of rock in Q min
ing shaft ut WiikesRarre, Pa, kills three
men and wounds seven others:
A big gold strike has been made twenty
five miles south OF Lander, WyQ., Wherf
the vein has been searched for since 1869,
George II. Cooper, son Of Rear Admiral
Cooper ~ the Brooklyn navy yard, was ar
rested in NeY York on a charge OF burglary
At Carthage, NC, Rsgiamin Cole, lwhitel
aged seventy, was sentenced to be hanged
on Sept. 80. His crime was poisoning Ait
wife.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
The Now Postal Cards.

An installmcnt OF 100, 900 postal cards
from the new contractor arrived at the
Washington postoffice. The new cards
differ considerably from the old cards
in appearance. The size is exactly
the same. Yhs design is printed in IL light
brown color: Instead 81 the head OF the
Goddess Of Liberty in; in the S,anstts :, in t. the
sons head. Instead OF the monogram ~.
S." the new card HIS on it the words
Omitted States" printed at length. On the
address side Of the old card were printed the
words Nothing hut the address can he
PLACED on this side" This expression has
always been criticised a little a. not being
true, US pc,sops could write anything they
chose on that s,ds. though the card might
not be received at tho pvatoftice. The cx'
preston has been changed On 1Ae Gcw card
90 as to read: Nothing but the address Is
be on this sidc."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

The use of electricity as propelline
power on railroads is now regarded
simply as experimental, but the pros
poets are favorable for getting beyond
that point. Electric motors are now
working we'll on several miles of rail
road in Baltimore and the horses
have been taken off. The Ninth Ave
nue. Elevated railroad of New York is
about to have tested upon it an cleo
trio motor, which is virtually q dyna'
mo on wheels, weighing eight tons and
Il half, and hopes are entertained of
the best results.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
The Ward and Warner Nas0ality,

Ferdinand Ward appeared in the supreme
court chambers in New York. From his
examination in the Warner case, it APP
pe;red that in less than two months, Oh a
capital OF $40, 900, Warner drew from the
firm his original capital and profit of
$27 900 besides. So for two years War
ncr continued to invest money, draw prof
its and reinvest the same. Sometimes he
would bring friends into the pool, but
always to his Own profit, according to the
testimony OF NJ. Ward: At one time
he brought $25O,OOO TO tie firm
collection from twelve different Wall street
men. TO each OF the twelve he guaranteed
interest ut the rate OF ) per cent per month.
This he paid to them, pockcting for himself
interest on all OF the $25O.OOO at the rate
of 20 per cent per month. Mr.. Ward said
that when he protested that Warner was
making all the profits that gentleman cody
told the firm that If they did not like it he
would withdraw all the capital he had in
vested; SO Grant {; Ward had to shoulder
the old man OF the sea.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Changing the Wheat Grades.

Duluth Special: Commissioner Murdoch
and Chief Inspector Burdick arrived here
and held n conference with the board OF
trade representatives over the inspection
here. and the result is that the No. l
hard rule was changed from "75
per cent. hard Scotch Fife wheat"
to ''shall consist mostly OF hard
Scotch File wheat This is the old re-
qu;rcment OF the Duluth board and will
result in throwing much NOR. wheat into
the No. hard grade and in giving greater
satisfaction to farmers and commission
men here. The No. 1 Northern grade will
not be rs high rs under the rules first
adopted by the board.
The change noted Is one OF great impor-
tnnee, rs it lowers the quality Of wheat 25
per cent, Wheat which, under the former
rule, was required to contain IS per cent.
OF hard Scotch Fife wheat, will now pass
grade if it contains only 81 per cent. OF
that variety. Whom the rule requiring 80
largo an amount OF hard wheat was made
by tho commissioners, it was predicted by
II great many grain men that compare
lively little OF the crop OF Minnesota and
Dakota would grade No. hard if the rule
were strictly applied.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Secretary Lalnar's Manitoba Decision.

Washington Spccial:-Secrctary Lamar
decided the appeal taken by the Manitoba
from the decision OF Ex- Land Commissioner
Mcfarland, on July Is, 1854, in regard to
the right Of the road to select lands in lieu OF
indemnity lands rclinquished by the St. Paul
& Pacific in the Fergus Falls district. The
latter road had relinquished certain odd
numbered sections within the twenty miles
indemnity limits, which the road had never
selected and they were settled upon by
homestcaders. March 20, 1878, the Mani
toba selected the lands in question, Com
missioner Mcfarland held that tho
railroad company had no right to tho
settlers lands. Secretary Lamar decided
that this case rests on grounds similar to
those in the st. Paul & Sioux City case, in
the Worthinston district, where 5000
acres were decided on the goth OF April
this year to be beyond the reach OF the
railroad company. In other words the
principle that indemnity lands cannot be
relinquished by the railroad company be-
fore losses arc proved and selections made
therefor, has been fixed, and will not be re-
pealed at present.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

The commissioners appointed to
visit the Central and South American
States in the interest of more intimate
international and commercial rela-
tions between these countries and the
United States, have submitted Il report
of the work i'll Uruguay and the Ar.
genuine Republic. The commission
find that the share of the United States
in the enormous commerce OF the Rivsr
Platte country, which includes Para
quay, Uruguay and the Argentine Re-
public, is lamentably insignificant and
less than it was hall IL century ago.
This is somewhat humiliating to the
United States and the remedy seems to
be beyond the resources OF statesman
ship.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Hanging Of tho Colon Incen,iiary.

A Panama dispatch says:-At the court
martial that met on the 18th ult., to try
Pedro Prcstnn, who hns been executed four
witne, scs declared that Prcstun WIS the
principal author OF the destruction of Co.
lon on the 31st OF March last. All the wit
nesscs agreeing on the ono point
that Prestan was the author OF the
fire, the court, after having heard the
prisoners defense, ordered the room to be
tencc they should pronounce. All the votes
but one were for the hanging OF Prestan. At
asst the death warrant was signed, the pris-
oner called in, and informed of his SEN
tencc. He heard the sentence read with
great composure. Up to his last moment
he had q priest by his side. When upon
the scaffold Prestsn spoke few words
calling upon the Colonbians to believe
him innocent of such IN atrocious crime
Notwithstanding all his repeated protests
OF innocence, there was but one voice Of un-
moved from, under his feet and the body
left to swing on the gallows. Prestan was
hanged soon after midday ON the 18th
ult. His death seemed to have been in
Simultaneous, as no sign Of life was appar-
cnt three minutes after dropping.
Prestan was Il mulltto, about thirty
years old. lie was one OF the most fierce
and cruel of the Columbian rcvOlutiOnists.
When the troops and police were with
drawn from Colon to aid in defending PAN
anna against Aizpuru, he seized the govern
ment and held the city until he was driven
from it by Col. Ulloa and his Caucanos.
1t was Prests,n who seized the American
consul, Mr.. Wright, Capt. Dow, the gcner-
al agent Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company; Mr.. Conner. the local agent, and
Lieut.. Judd, OF the Gsllena, and took them
out to Monkey hill to he shot. They cs-
capped in the fight which took place there
between the rebels and Col. Ulloa's troops.
Capt. Dow offered IL reward OF 81, 900 for
Presits,n, dead or alive. Prcstan's two
most trusted lieutenants, Cocobolo and
Gen. Portazclle wore captured by the Uni
ted States forces from the G:.lcn;. and de-
livcrcd to Gen. Reyes, who hanged them in
the center of the ruined city.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Enlightened by Consul Mason.

The secretary of state has received de:
tailed report OF Consul Mason in regard to
the cholera, at Marseilles, France.
He comments upon the false policy OF the
authorities in endea vorins to suppress the
truth. and speaks Of the scnsation caused
by tho rude awakening on the 14th ult:,
whom the community realized that it was
in the FIRST stage OF TN epidemic OF rc;,
Asiatic cholera. Which had not been
imported from Spain or elsewhere. The
most elementary principles Of sanitary
cleanliness are unknown in Marseilles, and
on this point the consul goes into details.
From the LIST to the 10Th of August there
were 721 deaths, or an average OF thirty.
eight per day. The disease has also ap.
pearcd seriously in the suburbs OF the city.
The malatly has been more fatal than last
year to sailors OF vessels in port, and has
been particularly serious to se:,men from
Ens;apd and Scandinavia. The discase
manifests its characteristic preference for
the dissipatcd, the insane and the unclean.
The scourge has perhaps reached its MAXI
mum fatality, and will gradually subside to
q finish in October.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Came Near Getting His Deserts,

La Crosse Special.-Jonn Krett was
brought to this city from Arcadia, Trcm-
pealeaH county for confinement in Jail,
there being NO sale Jail in that county. He
Is charged with having ravished rilley
Olson, aged fourteen, recently, meeting
her on the road ut night and Oyer:
towering her, She gave a good de-
scription OF her assailant, to which
Krett answered. Besides this, lie was s,as-
pected OF having been guilty OF The same
crime three previous times. The first time
he was quite young, and his victim was an
old woman. The matter was Quilted in
some way, and the boy was not punished.
The second time he ravishetl Il girl, and was
imprisoned iof two years. The third time he
got sentence 4 fre years, and had not
been long out. Aiter AnsAerest there was an
angry mob ta Aseadia seelingttQr hiw. The
sheriff secreted lin. among freight ip t l
warehouse ut the depot. When the TRAIN
came the mob gathered at the depot,
watching for the officer to como with biz
prisoner. just as the train started he
II the zach Ind secured the prisoner they
would haXe !tern him limb from limb,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Krett is hardly more than twenty-five
| old ~
A Dementetl Army Onlcer,

One OF the most peculiar cases coming un.
der Secretary Endicott's recent order
sending various army officers back to
their regiment, is that OF Capt. John s.
Wharton, OF the Nineteenth infantry,
who for twenty years has been on the
staff OF Gen. Hancock, and is widely
and popularity known in Minneapolis
and St. Paul, where he lived for several
years. 1t is said that he intends to resign
rather than rejoin his regiment. This, as
y matter OF fact would be impossible.
Capt. Wharton is afflicted with softening
OF the brain and is under constant sur
VIGILANCE. He does not not go off Gov
crnor's island without the attendance OF
the post surgeon or some fellow officer.
This has been necessary for two years past.
His resignation could not be accepted il he
should resign, u decision having been made
to this effect in a similar case. Capt.
Wharton was one OF Gen. Hancock's most
trusted and confidential aides during the
war and he will doubtless be allowed to re.
main in his present assignment until he is
retired.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

The river convention held at St. Paul
recently was one of the largest ever
held, and it was composed ofrepresen.
tatiye men from all the various Sec
tiona. Though steamboating is at a
low ebb ut present, owing to we'll
known causes, there was no DISPOSE
ton to abandon the cheapest method
transportation known to disappear,
but rather, Il determination to make
it a controlling factor i'll the movement
OF the product OF the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
Increasing Circulation of Silver.

Treasurer J ordan says the policy adopted
by the treasury department to secure
IL better circulation Of silver coin is
meeting with gratifying success. Dur
ing August there was paid out from
the different subtrcasuries $1,677, 444
in standard dollars, and 81, 495, SO2 in
fractional silver coin, which amounts were
largely in excess OF the issue ofsilvcr during
the corresponding month OF last year. Mr..
Jordan says:
The withdrawal OF 81 and 50
notes from circulation was made
necessary by the rapid :lccumula-
ton of silver in the subtreasuries. 1t
was expected in this way to create II demand
for silver coin. That the plan was success
full is shown by the large output during the
past month. SO far no formal complaints
or protests against the withdrawal OF 81
and 81 notes have been made. Appica-
tions have been, however, received for huge
quantities Of small notes. In each case
answer has been made that the issue of
those notes has been suspended for the
present.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

Mr.. Parnell, in a speech at Dublin,
said he was confident that Ireland
was on the brink of victory. He has
been criticised heretofore because he
failed to protest against outrages and
violations OF the public peace, but on
this occasion he denounced outrages
and said continuation of these
would be terrible blow to the Irish
cauSe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

Since the cyclone in Pennsylvania
and Maryland, and especially, since
that which devastated South Caro-.
lima and other points on the Atlantic
coast, the account between the east
and west has been evened that not so
much is heard of the "cyclonic west
as formerly. The fact is established
that these visitations are not peculiar
to any locality but are common to
many sections of the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
The decrease of the national debt
during last month was 50, $40, O62.17.
The total debt, less available cash
items, is now 81, 1923, 4OS, 8SO.21.

It will be well if everybody takes
time by the forelock and makes early
preparations for the winter. An album
dance OF fuel well-stocked cellar, and
everything snug about house and barn,
will render the approach OF winter a
season OF contentment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

John Filbcrt got drunk, laid down on
the railway track near LIE Sueur and was
run over and killed.
The st. Cloud Journal says a breach of
promise suit was amicably settled at St.
Cloud by the marriage OF Mr.. Gus Kern
and Miss Hattie Killing.
Luther Jaeger of Minneapolis has been
appointed deputy internalrevenue collector
vice Louis Dc Mcules, deceased. The newly
appointed deputy will assume his office at
once: The names al the staff appoint
ments will be announced by Collector Bier.
man in a week or so.
A Duluth chamber of commerce commit
tee has drawn up petition to- Gov. Hub
bard asking for I'm extra session OF the lec-
islature to rcdistrict the state. and win
take measures to have it extensively circu-
lated throughout the state. 1t will be
signed by every citizen to whom it is pre-.
sented.
The annual statement OF the St. Paul T.
Duluth makes good showing. The net in
e9Ma OF the road, including land sales for
the year ended June 30 was $399, 500 as
compared with 1898, $50 for the fiscal yea r.
OF 1884. A dividend of per cent was
paid on preferred stock and the balance in
the treasury at the end of the year was
1904 against S44 ,2O3 June SO, 1884.
At the meeting OF the Winona board Of
trade, the Winona & Southwestern project
was brought up and discussed at some
length: Some 81 900 or IS, 900 have been
expended in preliminary surveys. The pro-
posed route is feasible and runs through a.
fine country. A committee, consisting of
W. F: Phelps, w. H. Laird, Charles Hor-
ton, II, Choate and G. II. Berry, WAS All.
pointed to confer with the incorporators.
Gen. Baker delivered an address at the
Mankato fair. = - - :
G.; F. Hitch sock, Jr., court stenographer
OF MINNEAPOLIS, is in Syracuse N. r.
| Quietly accUmulating evidence toshow that
Arthur Il. Weare OF Minneapo polls is a bieaiIhI,-
| list. Wearc, hearing that a warrant Tor his ar
rest had be eA issued is said TO have gone to
Dakota. lie has not been seen or heard
| Weare and Mrs. Parks says in an afiidayit
that Weares home, before coming to SYRIA
cose was in St. Louis, and the marriage
with Mrs: Parks was second one,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

Virginia; Stanley NJ. Laudrcy, Indiana;
Preston II. Roth Pennsylvania; Ellsworth
P. Bcrthal, New York; Gordon II. Wilcox,
Pennsylvania; Richard .. Crisp and Will
liam +. Jacobs, Maryland.
Lieut.. George Hare has just returned from
Mexico with thirty-two men, having made
one thousand miles since May nineteenth.
He has in charge fifteen OF Geronimo s
squaws and children us prisoners. lie re-
ports that in the late fight Geronimo picked
up his iavorite child and rushed out of the
camp. Then he was surprised and had to
run the gauntlet OF fifty rifles, the best
shots OF the Chiacahua and San Carlos
tribes. He was shot twice, and dropped
the boy and ran, covered with blood and
with his left arm shattered. His squaws
say he was shot thorough the body. Some
Of them say he is dead.
The car and czarina of Russia arrived al
Copenhagen, on their visit to their relatives
the royal family of Denmark: They were
received with much cordiality, ALTHOUGH
their arrival rcsembled rather the visit OF q
family than the progress OF an imperia
| cortese. They will return almost immedi
ately to Russia. According to the latest
advices, the czarevinces none OF the anxiety
and watchfulness which was noticeable ir
his conduct at Krems;cr, at the conference
| with Emperor Francis Joseph. He Seems
to feel that he is among family friends, and
that the danger which always threatens hi
person is reduced to minimum when he is
| in the Danish capital.
Counsel for Charity Virgins has filed in
| the United States circuit court at Alexan
dria a bill in equity the next friend o
Thomas Virgins, generally known as 'Blin6
Tom;" against j. w. Bethune, the former
| master of Blind Tom" The latter hold,
| him yet under absolute control by the al
legged commitment of q Virginia county
court; though blind Tom" never has beef
resident OF that state The appeal wst
made to Judge Bond, United States; circui
| Judge 81 the Fourth circuit, and the euii
we hF sss e. pstat'GT Of To HS% mSthsf
moneys Mr.. Rethune has received SINCE til,
emancipation of slaves by Presidep
Lincoln's proclamation, and that he max,
an account to the court forthwith.