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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
1rishtful Rarthouates IA 1uro,,..

Madrid Special: 1t is reported that 900
persons are buried beneath the ruins of the
buildings Of Abuneales Three churches at
Antiquera are left in 4 lettering condition.
Tho inhabitants have escaped into the fields.
A fatal landslide occurred in mountain near
Periana, and destroyed many houses which
stood liz its path, and buried forty eight per-
Sons. Eighteen were rescued alive. Tele-
graph lines in Adalusia are useless IN conse-
quehce of the earthquake. In Malaga the loss
exceeds $5O,0OO Twenty seven houses were
damaged more or less. After the earth
quake there was a religious procession
headed by a bishop who implored di-
ylne mercy; There were renewed shocks
In various places afterward and further damage
at Cordova The inhabitants are in panic.
Vienna Cable: A violent earthquake shock
was experienced in Corinthia to-day 1t is
impossible to get the real damage dole; but it
is reported great. Several persons are known
to have been killed, while rumor has it that the
fatility is very large. Buildings were racked
and MANY damaged. A panic among the pop
uiace is the result and many persons refuse to
re- enter their dwellings, Thousands of per-
sons are on the street and in open spaces fear
ing REPETITION of tho shock The panic was
heightened by the reports of the recent upheav-
ais in Spain wherein nearly thousand persons
are said to have persisted and unestmated
damage done to property.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
The Travorse.wilmot Row

Fargo Argus: In an interview with an Ar
gus reporter, W. W. Bowers, one of the prison.
ers from Wilmot, gave short synopsis of the
county seat trouble in Roberts county. He
said that GAS votes were cast in all. eiviha
Wilmot majority of 1874 for county seat
xassea the election returns, they threw out tho
tots to- Of Istg ana Gsr''ela districts. amounting
o, co. .... .c"o the board of canvassers gW
through their work mandan,us was eee:.yed
on the commissioners, but as the papers were
defective new ones were made out, but the
eotiith'esienera, had gone across the line to
Minnesota. When ths Frsidents Of Wilmot
and vicinity heard of the actions Of tht cot,ts
missioners, they left for Traverse forty one
men in ally and took the safe and records to
Wilmot, where they remain at the present
prisoners brought here from Wilmot, charged
With Interfering with the United States mail,
fsrth1r, Gays that no violence was used by any
6ne and that he WAS not even In the party that
stopped the buggy containing the mall. II. #.
Housey, Judge OF probate. another Of the pria:
anets: Vas in bed 1T the time the buggy was
stopped -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

Cremation AS substitute for burial
II the dead is rapidly gaining adherents
various parts of the world. DIR.
John o. Marble Of Worcester has "a
,ently read before the Worcester Asso-
'iation for Medical Improvement an in
'tructive essay upon cremation, which
smbodies the fruit of much historical
research. DR.. Marble considers the
question from historical, religious or
theological, sentimental and economi-
cal standpoints, meeting possible OBJ
Iections and, at the same time, shovinp
the advantages Of the crematory over
the burial system. That We must coma
to it he fully believes. There are now
societies of it's advocates in almost ev-
Dry civilized country, including thirty
seven IN Italy, one at Copenhagen with
1000 members, in Holland with /. 200
Im91embers, in Paris with GOO members
r Berlin, Stockholm, London, Dresden.
Rio Janeiro, New, York, ST. Louis,
Louisville. )! San Fr.acisoo and New
Orleans: - -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Acquitted Man HANGED in IOWA.

Near the town of Blakesburg, Iowa, fifteen
miles west Of Ottumwa, Pleasant Anderson
was hanged by eight masked men. In Novem-
Der, 1882, near Blakesburg, Chris McAllister
was murdered at his residence A few months
thereafter Anderson was arrested for the muir
and finally, one year ago, at Oskaloosa, his
trial took place, lasting two weeks. There
was strong array of circumstantial evidence
AGAINST him, bnt he was acquitted. very
strong conviction prevailed at blakesbtlrg that
he was guilty. Bad feeling has prevailed,
and the other night he was seized at the house.
of his father-in- law. taken in sled to 1
school house, kind of mock trial had before
jury Of eight men, and by them sentenced to
be hanged: Nearly hundred persons had gath
cred at the school house, among whom he
seemed to have Id defender, and they took him
to the scene of the murder of McAllister and
hanged him to limb OF cottonwood tree He
protested his innocence to the last. The body
was left hanging for over two hours and finally
taken down by order of a magistrate who went
to the scene, and the coroner was sent for
From the temper of tho crowd it was evident
that they would brook no interference.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
hiIIRSoTl NEWS IO]TEE;l,
Minnesota STATE uaivsrsity.

--=.. @x0000O6o UV84O O03V0SDSUs
Ata meeting OF the Board Of Regents Of the
State University, held Ut 1t Paul, Regent
Pillsbury, - chairman Of the executive COM
mittee, submitted partial report announcing
the sale Of the old experimental farm and tho
PURCHASE # 30 seres, located about threemiles
east Of the university, Upon which : number
Of Improvements have been made, iidltAsng 4
farm house and barn. worth $4,000, tho lat
ter now being in process Of construction. Tho
cost Of the new farm was 600 per acre for $50
acres and $500 per acre for ninety four acres,
or total Of 7S,00O-the improvements
bringing the present value Of tho farm up 70
$10o,0 The proceeds Of the sale of the az
e farm mi htys hen s pay fS5
sixty lots remaining utso1d%=ths territory in:
cluded in the old farm having been plated and
placed on the market The treasurer submit,
ted his report, which was adopted During the
past year the university Improvement fund
has been increased $780, 900. making total Of
$6tS, 76 from the sale of lands for investment,
and from which = revenue Of about 81, QUO
was obtained in 1884 The cost Of maintaining
the university during the year was 81 ,OOO,
leaving . deficit Of $4,000, which must he
made up by legislative appropriation. The
cost OF the geological stlrvey Of 1884 WAS
reported at q, 600 exclusive Of Prof Winchells
salary, 42,4oC, which is to be paid from the
sale Of salt lands, the salary being payable as
current expense Of the university. Upon the
recommendation Of President Northrop, Prof.
W. A Pike was engaged to prepare plans for
. hall Of mechanic arts and submit tho same to
tho executive committee, who were authorized
to proceed with the work of construction upon
the building as soon - the funds appropriated
for that purpose are available Prof Edward
MacLean, = graduate of Yale and the university
Of Berlin, was duly elected to the chair Of
English laugague and literature, in place of
Prof Noses 1arstOn. deceased
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

A correspondent of the Mark Lane
Express, London. writing from Manito-
ia under date of Oct. 20, says that the
harve st IN that portion of the Red river
valley IS more or less this year disas.
trous failure. The months of Nav and
June were so dry that seed sown did not
germlnate. Then July came in 30 cold
that vegetation was chilled and could
not grow, hut toward the end of the
month the Weather became warm, and
tnrough August wheat grew rapidly:
but on the 9th q terrible CYCLONE
passed over the country, and hailstones
as large as hens eggs fell, causing wide
spread destruction and running the
grain. After this storm heavy rains
and thunder storms followed, the wealth.
er became thoroughly demoralized. and
winter act in on the Goth of October.
No one but an idiot would expect anv
better weather in region like Manitoba
and yet thousands of persous have been
induced to go there and settle, with ,
hope Of making living by farming.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

According to elaborate ehouiries
made by Bradstreets journal, the high
est business authority, in fifteen States
the total number of persons reported
out OF work due to nhutting down of es-
Establishments to enforced reduction of
prices, or to strikes in these states il
3l6, 900, or ID per cen. of the whole
number busy in 1880. The estimate il
that since 1880 gain of 10 per cent.
was made in the number of employed
IN the above states, and that conseouent-
" the $4,000 persons employed amount
TO nearly IL per cent. of the whole,
However correct this estimate may be.
Bradstreet's concludes that the aepr~-
gate of the unemployed in twenty-one
states is nearer $4,000 than 316, 900,
which would amount to over II pee
sent. Of the number emp}oyed in 1880.
w 10 f'or c1Rk u sno number probably
at work in 1854.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
4 very fragrant Combination.

Dallas, Texas, special-Miss Grace Hard
ing Hammond, the daughter of Belle Boyd,
known as the 'Rebel Spy" was married in
this city recently to Ray Charters, an English
man, about twenty one years Of age, who
claims to be the earl of Linwood For nearly
year past Charters has been employed in
this city as an instructor in elocution The
bride is daughter of Belle Boyd by her first
husband Harding, her mother having recently
obtained divorce from her second husband,
John Hammond In June last the 'Baroness
Linwood'' startled this community by laying
serious charge against young banker Of
Dallas. Her mother, Mrs. Hammond, deman-
ded pecuniary damages from the young banker,
failing to receive which the irate mother shot
and wounded the young man. sLord Charter
is" was resident of Dallas at the time the
shooting occurred. Belle Boyd has formed =
comedy company, and announces that che, to-
gether with her daughter, the baroness, and
her noble son-in-law will appear behind tho
footlights in leading roles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

How far longevity is hereditary is An
especially interesting question for people
who have had long-lived ancestors,
The London Lancet points out not only
that aged persons are not stronger than
those whose lives have been PREMATURE
" shortened, but that their brother.
and sisters have frequently been short
lived. 1t is admitted, however, that
an element Of heredity does have some
thing to do with longevity, and the ex-
ample of the immediate family relatives
Of Sir Moses Monte6ore is cited BY the
Lancet in illustration of this view. It
appears that one of his parents died at
49, and the other at SO; that his grand
ather reached 81, and his grandmother
%. One of his brothers lived to be 76.
another survived till SO; and three sisters
reached 70, 80 and 81 years, respective
y. These nine ages, at death, give an
verage longevity of 81. The first four
II the parents and grandparents of Sir
Noses Montefore had an average life of
IS years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Gopher Sympathy for Tenderfeet:

Moorhead (Minn) News: There is an occa-
sional down-e aster that finds his way to tho
beautiful fig growing Red River valley. If they
DROP in in the winter season they are frozen to
death before they leave the platform of the
specisl car Two Union City, Mich, men
came to town. One of them is full -fedged
Dakotian and does not mind little fresh pure
air. The other is prominent lawyer, nsed to
damp swampy air, which is product of Michi-
gan The first thing after leaving the cars in
Moorhead, this attorney placed his hands to
his ears and declared they were frozen. he
did not see how anybody could live in this
dod gasted country. The facts are that the
met. ury was only Sc below ze.o and the sun
was shining az bright IS Lake George dia-
mond; the Sir was as pure as home made but.
ter with the wig left out; tho gentle zephyrs
were singing their key note melodies; each
drug store was selling an Unusual large amount
OF fly aper; every female seen On the street
had fan AID parasol attachments; every live
dude was wearing linen dus:e- and knee
breeches; coal and wood were a drug on the
market, yet this lawyer was cold How !
northwesterner's sympathy reaches out for
such poor fellows What pity it is that they
are obliged to live in cold damp country like
Michigan. Poor fellow; poor fellow.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Gen. Raxeu In His Element.

Washington Special: Gen. Hazen, chief signal
officer, has submitted to the secretary of war
charges against Assistant Adjutant General
McKeever for having made d,rogatory remarks
concerning the management of tho recent arc
TIC expedition The charges relate entirely to
Gen. McKeever's alleged comment on the
course pursued by Lieut. Greedy, and on refer
ence is made in them to what Gen. McKeevor
is alleged to have said of tho chief signal Off
GER The secretary Of war has recommitted to
the chief signal officer the charges preferred by
him against Sergeant Otto Hoitnorth, of the
signal service. Of conduct uni 6, oming an off,
Ger and a gentleman in having tempered with
the private mail of Lieut. Greedy, with instruc
tons to detail q court martial for his trial
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

The commission appointed to fix on
. fair price for the land overlooking
Niagara falls. have reported that they
have appraised the property at s., 1901
o0O. The owners claimed an aggregate
value of 1000 900, but most Of them
acquiesce in the appraisement of the
commission. The New York legislature
will be asked to appropriate the sum
namod, and it is probable that a bill to
that effect will pass. Itso, the visitors
to this unparalleled natural wonder will
have free access to the banks of the
chasm and the islands above the falls,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Big Fire 1t Canton, Ohio.

Fire broke out in the annealing room of the
malleable iron works, at Canton and before
the department could respond the entire east
end of the works was in flames. The fro
burned fercely and six streams thrown on it
were almost useless Within an hour the en-
tire works were IN blaze and great fears were
entertained about the safety of the Deibold
Safe and Lock works and Peerless Reaper
works adjoining; but the fire was finally con-
trolled without the flame spreading any fur
ther: The building and machinery were val
ued at S167, GOO and are almost total loss: in
surance, $1OO, Goo. The works were owned by
Ebell, Gillian l. Co.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
4 BAD Dakota Probate Judre.

Watertown, OAK. Special Charles s. Camp
'ell, probate judge of this (Codington) county
left Watertown about q month ago, presume
bly, on visit east. He has not returned. De-
velopments in his Office indicate that he will
never come back of his own accord Campbells
abuse of public trust and confidence, invited
by his position, has been very great He ap-
propriated 900 belonging to Emile schleck-
or; wealthy farmer near Wate1town, part of
which was money in bis hands for investment.
He made way also with over $50 probate
money belonging to orphans and miners, 500
collected for Pitts Sons Manufacturing com
pany, 800 to George Hammel, an
other farmer of this neighborhood, and
800 borrowed from E. G. Fahuestock of
ways enjoyed the universal esteem and conf
dence Of the community: He has brother
who is a prominent physician of high social
connections: Judge Campbell was last heard
from at Chicago, about ten days ago. He will
probably ship over into Canada His parents
1--we at Aylmer, Ont It is thought by those
who know Oampell best that he had nearly
$3,U0 with him at the time of his departure,
and that he had spent nearly 81, GOO on wine.
women and cards during the last year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Edward II. johnson, . New York

Edward II. johnson, . New York
electrician Of high reputation. declares
that the decisive problems in the sub.
stltution of electricity for steam rs mo-
tive power have already been sclved,
and that the work which remains is only
the perfection OF the new system in de-
tails. Enough electricity can bo pro-
duced. and at sufficiently low cost, 10
satisfactorily perform the work now &C.
>omplished by steam, and the regula-
ton of the electric force is very easily
effected.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Another 1irs 1t Pisrrs. Dat

A Special from Prerre of the 29th says:-A
terrible fire is now raging, and one entire block
on Pierre street is in flames The mercury is
20 below zero and al the pumps are frozen
solid, and it is impossible to control the flames,
At the present writing the stores of Richard
eon L Hollenbeck, T. Narup, Cavanaugh, R. D.
Jones, T. H johnson, Sam Goodwin, Parkes'
in flames. Buildings are beirg torn down to
stay the elements. The loss will exceed 9lOO.
GEO 1T the present time. There will be great
suffering The present fire is directly op-
posite the site Of the one of Sept II, in which
and the loss reached $1Ot, O0O
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

Business in Canada is more depress-
ed than it has been for several years.
--latest statistics show that while many
factories have not been closed, q large
number OF men are unemployed and
others on short time. The reduction in
wages average Is per cent. In the
provinces OF Ontario alone there are
about seventy-five factories idle and sew
eral only partially in operation. In the
factories in operation there are about
2'5OO thrown out of employment, and
those closed leave about 1900 idle
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
Further Of the Racine (wls.) Fire.

further Of the 8ao1no (Wis.) Firo,
Workmen have been engaged removing the
debris from the site of the destroyed Blake
hotel and opera house at Racine, Wis, which
were totally destroyed by fire recently
This work is being prosecuted very care
fully, and every particle is closely examin-
ed, as great amount of valuable jewelry was
lost by the guests of the house. A report that
Mrs. Paterick, the hotel chambermaid, has been
found 1T the home of her sister, sent out by
special kilograms to afternoon papers, is not
Glover, of the 'sBeggar Student Opera com.
pany, persisted in the flames. Portions of
human bodies have been recovered from the
ruins by workmen. The total amount
Of loss: including building, stocks, per
sonal effects, etc: is now figured at $i!F,-
house company say the house will not be re-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

Six days. six hours, md ahy-swe
minutes Is the quickest time yet usds
between Now York and Queenstown,
and the Cunarder Oregon, which made
it, must have tho credit of not only
making tho best passage yet on record,
but also OF being the only steamer In
the North Atlantic service capable Of
beating her own time (which was tho
quickest before the present triph and
stll holding the lead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08
The Latest Presidential Election F1eure.

The New York Sun comedies the Boston
Globe returns of the late election to be the first
and only ones made up from returns furnished
by the several secretaries of state direct. Ac
cordlng to these figures the whole number of
votes given for president on the four electoral
tickets was 10, 0S6, C57, of which Grover Cleve-
land received 4, 81, 2:ts; James G.. Blaine, T.,
8l92 zig; Benjamin F. Butler, 234, s4s, and
John ?. st John, 14s C& To this aggregate
fective votes. Cleveland's plurality is thus
shown to be 32.O73
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

Mrs. John Wattacounit of Oconto, Wis, and
ler twelve year-old daughter attempted to
walk distance of twelve miles, returning from
the funeral of the mothers sister to their home.
They evidently lost their way and persisted by
inS Shawanee lake.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

The states and teIfit1ris1 showing. Tie
greatest additions to their mile ago are Iowa
and Minnesota. each 279 miles, Dakota
269. Ponnsylvania 252, Mississippi 246
Wisconsin 224 and Oregon 218 In the
others the increase runs from 4 to 100
miles Tho number of lines reported 10 1856
against PSF last year, and the average ex
tension II only little over 20 miles to each
road
COMPARATIVE TABLE
Tho following table shows tho compare
two railway mileage for the past ton years
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

Mr.: Liebig, who sometime ago swindled =
bank At Dubuque, out of 1885 by forged
check, was captured at Memphis for similar
is in Jail the re, and will be tried Jan. H. The
bank expects to recover the s2S5, as he is sup
posed to be the son Of = wealthy man ut SPRING
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NEWS OF TaE WEEK SUMMllllBA
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.

Record II the Nnmber Of Miles Built In All
the States and Territories llisspilaiaeou
AO0tlO0.
Advance sheets Of the Railway Asls show
The following records Of railway oonstruc-
linn for hn
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-08

King Humbert lost twenty pounds in weight
BY his labors in behalf Of the cholera suffer-
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for any one who wanted me. 1 gave
the newspaper correspondents consider
able information, which they worked
mp to suit themselves. The best &C.
count of the fight was written by the
correspondent Of the World.
If General Early had not been SC
greedy, and had withdrawn his forces
after the success of the morning and
carried away his guns and his prisoners.
General Sheridan would not have won
the double star that day After the
fight l was with the party that captured
the confederate signal officer on Masa-
hatten mountain, and I now have the
telescope that was used by Generals
Gordon and Early to look down in our
camps from the signal station on the
mountain, five miles away, the day be
fore the attack.
Near the close of the fight was neay
General Torbert, on the left,
when General Sheridan came fly
ing across the pike, jumping the
high stone walls on each side.
He said IN his earnest, quick way:
"Torbert, 1 took the old sixth corps in
and drove them from the woods and
over the hill and away from the stone
walls. and I have get the bulge or
chem, and now, Torbert, l want your
cavalry to do your best, and when
go back 1 am going in with everything,
and if you and Merritt and Custer dc
your work we'll we will have them or
the run IN half an hour" and history
shows that they did do their work we'll.
Considering the fact that the eighth
corps was not engaged during the day
and that full one -third of the rest
of the command, except the cavalry.
were skedaddlers, and that about hall
the artillery was captured early IN the
morning, it was an even fight, and Gen.
oral Sheridan won it by good hard
knocks and bulldog fighting.
Generals Wright, Torbert and Emory
would undoubtedly have made a good
fight of it if General Sheridan had not
come up from Winchester, but it took
Sheridan to get the bulge Oh them"