The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-09

William Mcdonald and Edwin Forest have
been arrested, charged with stealing 1000
worth of diamonds from E. H. Kortkamp's
store.
L. R Herzom & Sons tannery at South Ber-
wick, Me-. wins burned. Loss, $75, 900 to 800.
900: insurance, So. 900.
E. Price Greenleaf, a Boston miser died Satur-
day. leaving $5OO,OOO to Harvard college.
Willie Anold, the twelve-year-old son of the
richest man at Reading. Pa. has disappeared 1t
ls thought to be another Charlie Ross case
.. iliiam II; Martin. proprietor Of a jewelry
sf9ts IN phadelPha was shSs and instantly
an altercatlOn Weber was arrested.
The coal miners at Mineral Ridge. Ohio, were
Yesterday conceded the advance of 10 cents peI
ton Tor which they struck q few days ago.
A conference of representatives of the British
colonies will be held In London next spring to
bring about closer union Of the colonies.
William Franks. while drunk, attacked John
fatally shot by Dhrese.
George Watts. convict in the Pittsbury peni-
tentiAry was fatally shot by Deputy Warden
Mexican. whom he had attacked with knife.
Catholic church convent. two dwellings and
one place of business at Mapervilie Que, were
burned. Loss 1925, 900: insurance. Sis. 500.
The Knights OF Labor through their author
lied leaders. have announced that they will en-
deavor to make an organized effort to secure the
legislation which will be advantageous to them,
and they will open headquarters in Washington
The porte. In circular to the powers. states
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Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia for the Bulgarian
throne.
Heavy snowfalls occurred in various parts Of
the South yesterday.
j. L. I.oiseile. a dry goods merchant of Worces-
ter. Mass. has gone to Canada, leaving unpaid
creditors.
The California wiue season has been one of
the most favorable ever known. The vintage Is
19,5OO,OOO gallons.
The mother Of the murdered Fannie Lillian
Madison OF Richmond. Va, In q letter to gov
Lee, entreats him not to save Ciuverieo the al
legged murdered, from the callows.
The will OF the late Ann Vain Ryers Of Phiia-
delphia leaves SIC. 600 to found An infirmary
for sick animals and $4,000 to various insti-
tutiOns.
Myron Collins near Portland, Mich, has been
arrested. charged with numbering his wife.
Congressman-elect Finley Of Kentucky is to
sue the Courier-Journal and Times of Louisville
for libel, claiming $50, 600 damages, for making
charges affecting his private character
In Consequence Of scandalous rurnors connect
Ing the names of Thomas Dalton and the mar
ried sister OF Russell Go .'dwin. Dalton was shot
murderer ia twenty-five years old and his vic
tim was tw enty- five.
PIP y Underwood. mail carrier. was murdered
near neal, Pierce Mills, Ark. and his mail pouch
The 800 colored miners Of the Grape Creek
Coal company, Danvllle, Ill.,, have struck for an
advance. They had been imported from the
South to take the places Of strikers.
Swintlled tho Government
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Collector Magone has
brought to light nice piece of swindling in
public stores. The man in charge of that
department. about two years ago was named
Hill. The collector charges that Hill
entered into a corrupt agreement at that
time with Israel Hamburger, an importer OF
374 Broadway. by which Hill allowed Ham,
berger to take goods consigned to him out
OF the public stores to his place of
filled up with rubbish, and returned to the
public stores Hamburger then appeared
before the collector and said he had de-
cided to export the goods belonging
was given, tho cases shipped to Europe, and
then filled by Hamberger's agent with mer-
chandise and returned to this country By
the first trick Hamburger evaded 81 900
worth Of f1utv