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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

THE first sheet of plate-glass manu-
featured in the United States is still
doing duty in one of the show VIM
dows of store in Albany, N. Y. The
glass was manufactured by Captain J.
b. Ford at the plate-glass works there
when that gentleman, who is the pio-
neer of plate-glass manufacture in this
country, was operating them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
UNCLE SANS DEBT.
Annual Report of General Rosecrans,
Register Of tho Treasury.

Register of tho Treasury.
WAsHINaToN, Nov. 5.-The annual report
of General Rosecrans, the Register Of the
Treasury, shows that during the fiscal
year there were issued 26, 500 United
States bonds, amounting to Sill, O00, 900,
and were Cancelled n 1876 bonds, amount
ing to $4,000, 600 OF tho regis
tered bonds there were outstand-
ing July l, 1885, $780, 1000, 900 of ~ per cents,
$3.50, 900 600 of the 4per cents, and ga, 600 600
of Pacific railroad bonds. OF this total there
are held by foreign owners only $40, 500, 000,
1921, 100000 in trust for the National
banks, and by domestic owners, s62A, 00O,-
000 Insurance companies hold, in round
numbers, s47,0o0.00o; savings banks in-
situations, 1000, 600, and individual
trustees, etc., sssaOo0, 600. or an average
of ss.754 to each holder. The re
port shows that the interest
bearing debt of 1865 has been reduced
47.42 per cent. in the past twenty-three
years, or at the rate of 2, 347 per cent per
annum, while in the past three years the
decrease in the same was 10 % per cent :,
or at the rate of 3, 426 per cent per annum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

Miss FLEEsoN, a Pittsburgh lady,
who is now missionary in Siam, re-
Gently had the honor of an invitation
to dine with the King and Queen of
that country in their new summer pal
ace. The dinner was served in true
Siamese fashion, but Miss Fleeson says
she was spared the pleasure of eating
some of the delicacies, among them
angle-worm croquettes and chopped
chewing tobacco.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

INDIA must be the physicians earth
ly paradise The Nawab Of Rampur
recently paid Sergeant-Major Freyer,
surgeon in the British army, the
princely fee of $4,000 for having
brought him safely through q three
months illness from malignant rher,-
matte fever.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

IsA1AHV. WILLIAMSON, the bachelor
and Quaker many-times millionaire of
Philadelphia, is to be credited with one
OF the grandest benevolent enterprises
of modern times. He has determined
richly to endow great industrial
training-school for boys, where every
boy can be taught some trade free of
expense. His plans are not yet CON-
pleted, but it is understood that the
new school will be as extensive in its
aims and proportions as Girard Col
lege, and that the limit Mr.. William
son will place on his gift will be $12,-
DOC. 900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

) HORACE SMITH, of Philadelphia, is
said to have the largest collection Of
newspaper clippings in the world. He
began saving them fifty years ago, and
has items on every conceivable SUBJ
]ect, alphabetically arranged and prop
erly indexed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

TIE Vancouver Register gives this
description of forest fire: Tuesday
night the people of Yacolt prairie and
on the mountains became aware OF u
terrific forest fire creeping down upon
them from out of the mountains on the
wings of q strong wind. When dis
covered the fire was coming down the
Rock Creek country. Huge stubs were
falling in all directions, and soon Bell
Mountain was roaring mass of flames.
The flying brands went across Lewis
River and caught in the timber, the
flames making noise that seemed
like q hundred earthquakes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

JUDGE RAMSEY, Of the Missouri
Court of Appeals, recently decided at
Kansas City that person riding on
railway was entitled to damages for
injuries sustained, Notwithstanding
one OF the conditions of the pass was
that the person using it assumed all
risk of accidents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

TIE butter color used by nearly oil
farmers and creameries in increasing
the yellow tint of their product is
annatto boiled in cotton-seed oil, and
although the amount of oil in the
mixture is extremely small, it comes
within the letter of the statute defining
oleomargarine, according to a decision
of the Commissioner of Internal Rev.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
KILLED BY THE TOWN MARS HAL.
Two Drunken Young ROwdles Attack an
Officer and Are Fatally Shot.

Two DRUNKEN YOUNG ROWuje6 Att3CK IN
Officer and Are Fatally Shot.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 5.-The Republic
ans of this county held rally at Hope, q
small town twelve miles east of here, Sat
urday. Among those present were two
young rowdies named Gibson Piercetield
and Joseph Middleton, who live a few
miles north of the city. They had a
grudge for some time against Jacob
Brennan, the town marshal of Hope, and
Saturday evening while drunk they began
an attack upon him. Brennan was cor
nered, and, drawing revolver, he opened
fire on his assailanta Middleton was NOR.
tally wounded and died in short time,
while Piercefleld also received dangerous
wound, which will cause his death. Bren
nan has been arrested,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
To Benefit Poor Children.

AsHEv1LIE, N. c., Nov 3.-George 81.
Vanderbilt has purchased LOCO acres of
mountain lands near here where he will;
build large industrial institute for the
education of poor white children, who will
be taught how to work in wood and met
ais, and thus become skilled mechanics.
The institute will be literally endowed, az
Mr.. Vanderbilt intends to make it a monu-
ment to his family.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

SuCC1, the Italian faster, has just
completed thirty day starving trial
ut Barcelona, Spain, during which he
walked, talked and fenced with the
vigor OF fulfilled man. MIR. Succi's
only nourishment was an elixir which
he claims renders food unnecessary.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

In a lawsuit at Brooklyn, n. r..
the other day, book was produced
which contained directions for making
twelve kinds of "pure liquor" out of
the same barrel of spirits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

MOUNT ST.. ELIAS promises to be the
future Notwithstanding center of this
country. A traveller who has re-
turned from there, after failing to as
cend to the summit. reports that his
party. after surmounting great diff
culties, reached a height of II, 500 feet,
and were then compelled to abandon
the enterprise. The ascent was COW
cred with ice mounds, strewn with
powders. The party were at one time
knee-deep In snow, and at another
we're wading through icy waters. He
believes the mountain can not be as
Sepded without trained mountaineers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Heavy Liabilities.

BosToN, Nov. k-Henry 8. Dewey, tn
assignee In the case of William d. Forbes
late president Of the National Bank of Re
demption, says the liabilities can be ap
proximately placed at $4,000 and ti1s
nominal assets from ESQ 0oO to S7A00Q thu
latter consisting largely Of real estate Is
Roxbury, ;-'z7 e
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

Boston, Nov. 5-Hon. Mahlon D. 6pauld.
ing, one of the California pioneers of 1919,
later member of the old West India mer
chant firm of Nash, Spaulding T. Co., mem
Der of the Legislature fA 1881, prominent
club man, director of the Onion Pacific and
Boston railroads and Of the Atlas Bank,
and widely known for his unostentatiou:
charities, died Saturday night, aged 81
years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

FROM present weather reports thu
following advice in the New York Her.
AID is seasonable: Don't worry, keep
your head cool, your feet warm. look
out for east winds, the rheumatism
and dyspepsia, and do your level best
to die of old age.''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

| A New YORK hostess marked the
places of her guests at table by sim
gle perfect rose. Upon petal of each
was delicately written, by means of
electricity, the name of the person to
occupy the place.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

A BISHOP said to a child of nine
years: MY little friend, tell me where
God dwells and l will give you an Or
ange." "Slr," answered the child, If
you will tell me where God does not
dwell l will give you two oranges
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Or.
Tho Alleged Revenge Takon by = Dlsap=
DOinted SuitOr.


pointed Suitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin, Bohemian
couple, gave wedding supper the other
evening, in Minneapolis, at which six Of
their friends were present Dumplings
formed one of the dishes, and all had par
taken heartily when violent symptoms of
poisoning made their appearance in the
entire party. All were soon lying on the
floor writing in terrible agony, when q
neighbor happened to call. Martin was
able to tell what had occurred and q doctor
was hastily summoned. He at once de-
clared that the unfortunate people were
suffering from the effects Of Rough on
Rats" Mrs Victoria Martin, the bride,
who excused herself just before the COLA
ton was served and went to neighbours,
took dose of rat poison the next After
noon and died. The theory was that she
was instrumental in adm inistering the
poison.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

A CITIZEN of Eatonton, Ca, smokes
about twelve pounds! of tobacco yearly
in pipe that he declares is over two
hundred years old. This leads math-
ematical person to calculate that if
that were the average amount used in
the pipe since its first day, twenty-four
hundred pounds of the weed have been
burned in its bowl; and, if the first
twelve dollars had been put out at
compound interest at the rate of ten
per cent, 1t would now have grown to
the sum OF 81, 755, 443, 200. Just bow
this would have benefited the first
owner OF the pipe does not appear.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

= Mrs. FRANCES HoDasON BURNETT is
to receive fifteen thousand dollars for
writing serial story for New York
weekly. This is the largest sum ever
paid to q woman for a similar service.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
THE EAST.

the death Of Katie Kennedy, the sixty
third victim of the recent Mud Run railway
disaster, occurred at Scranton, Pa, on the
31st ult.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, while testing fire.
escape on the 3!st ult, three boys were
killed by the breaking of rope which
caused them to fall distance of seventy
feet.
AN explosion on the LIST at the Sable
iron-works of Tug &; Co. in Pittsburgh,
Pa, killed one man and fatally injured two
others.
On the evening of the 1st Amanda Mont
gomery and Gus Williams, lovers, were
walking on the railroad track at Greens
burg, Pa, and in stepping off ono track to
avoid train they were run down by an
other train and both were killed.
On the LIST L. Berman, New York bank
or, disappeared with S10,00 belonging to
depositors.
On the I'd five men were killed and a
number OF others were seriously injured
by ON explosion of the boiler of thresh-
ing machine near Reading, Pa.
On the I'd Mrs. Frank A. De Groot, of
Worcester, Mass, gave birth to four girl
babies, all living.
GEORGE q. VANDERBILT, of New York.
purchased one thousand acres of mountain
lands near Asheville, N. c.. where it was
said on the I'd he would build large in
dustrial institute for the free education of
poor white children, who would be taught
how to work in wood and metals and thus
become skilled mechanics
HERREKr L. CK1CHETT, of Boston, flnau-
c1al clerk for real-estate Arm, disap-
peared on the I'd, taking with him sa6, 600
belonging to his employers
SEVERAL miners when riding on hand
car near Hopewell, Pa, on the I'd were
thrown from the car by a runaway team.
Sam Hastings was instantly killed, Martin
Maher had his skull crushed and seven
others were seriously injured.
HENRY Bowen, a leading merchant Of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, while out riding on the
Sd was fatally shot by highwayman.
AN explosion on the Sd in the Kettle
Creek coal mines near Lock Haven, Pa,
killed fifteen persons and four others were
injured
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
The Ico.Bouud Winters Freed

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.-The steam
whaler Brasher arrived from the Arctic
Friday with information that the thirteen
whalers with their crews of about 500 men
which were caught in the ice pack in Sep.
TENDER have been extricated and are safe.
~ on their way to the whaling rendezvous
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Tho Roston Sent to Havt,.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-The Navy De
partment has intercepted the United States
steamer Boston at Jamaica and ordered
the vessel to Hayti to look after American
interests there, pending the troubles NJ
81. Marc, growing out Of the seizure Of the
American steamer "Haytten Hepubltc.''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
An Old Soldier Passes Awav.

WAsH1Naros, Nov. 5-John Lynch, o
Indiana, Waterman in the Post-l fic.
Department, died Saturday afternoon
Lynch was private in the late war, ani
when Grant was at City Point he carried
to Lincoln number Of dispatches, among
them being the famous one: II will figh
it out on this line if it takes all summer
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
MUST GIVE Up THEIR HOMES.
A Decision by Which 5000 Settlers II
Kansas Will Lose Their Lands.

Kansas Will Lose Their Lands.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 3.-Judge Brewer
has decided in the Allen County case, in
which certain alternate sections of land
granted by the Government to the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railway were
claimed by the settlers thereon, that the
land in question legally belongs to the rail
road company. The settlers will, there.
fore, be compelled to give up possession.
The land embraces q large amount of the
most fertile farming land IN the county
About 5000 settlers are thus thrown out of
their homes Many of them have occupied
the land for ten or fifteen years aud have
made extensive improvements.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Silver In the Vaults,

WARRINGTON, Nov. Sup to date 90
tons Of standard silver dollars, amounting
in value to eSS, 600 OO0, have been receivei
from the minis at New Orleans and Phila
delphia and stored in the new silver
vaults in the Treasury Department here
The vaults have q capacity for 500, OOO, 900
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

Awarded 900 for the Loss OF Leg.
BosroN, Nov. 3-Bernard Naughton has
been awarded $45. 600 damages for the loss
of a leg in an accident at the coal wharf
of William White
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The record Of yellow fever cases at
Jacksonville shows that patients have
nine chances in ten of recovery.

q BELvA LOCKWOOD claims that
woman Is improving intellectually
thirteen per cent. faster than man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

The newest greenback issued by the
Treasury Department is atwenty-dol-
lar silver certificate with q flne en-
craving Of Daniel Manning on the face.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.

Showing tho Balances In the State Treas.
ury for October.
The report Of the State Treasurer for
October shows the following balances in
the Treasnrv:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Crushed BY q Huge Flaxstone.

A frightful accident occurred at the site
of the Guaranty Loan and Trust building
in Minneapolis the other day, the victim
being Thomas NJ Humphrey. A crew of
men were engaged in setting the huge
dagstoae blocks over the area beneath the
sidewalk. Humphrey was in this area su-
perintending the work. The lagstone had
no sooner been placed in position than it
parted in the center and fell and struck
Humphrey on the head grinding his skull
into shapeless mass.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Three Mon Drowned.

Boston. Nov. 5.-James Hayes, Henry
Gormley and William Sellan were drowned
in Rochester bay Sunday afternoon, thei,
sail-boat having capsized. Charles Cogan
who was with the party, was rescued.
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Work of the Customs Houses.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The statement Of
the business transacted in each of the Gus
toms districts of the country for the pas,
fiscal year shows tho total customs col
lections for the year to have been SEQ, 3Ol,.
1872, and that the total expense for callect
ing this revenue amounted to So So, S79
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08

EDWIN Booth Is the wealthiest actor
In this country. He is worth 81, 0OO,-
600. Lawrence. Barrett ranks second,
with $780, OOO ~. .-r@a,t.av ss4@sss-sas2.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-08
Injured by Dynamite.

A can Of dynamite cartridges was placed
In front of black smith shop belonging to a
streetcontractor in Duluth a few days ago.
The cartridges exploded and six workmen
were seriously injured. This was the Sec
ond attempt made to kill men working for
that contractor. Discharged employees
were thought to be the guilty parties.
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LATER,

LATER.
AN incendiary fire at Gary, OAK, on the
night of the 4th destroyed half of the best
business block in the City. Loss about
$50, 600
FRANK DAY. young Canadian was
stabbed and killed ut the corner Of Clark
and Harrison at midnight of the 4th by un-
known posters.
OVER ton of nitro glycerine exploded at
sanopin, Pa, on the morning Of the 9th.
So terrific was the shock that windows
three miles away were broken, and the con-
cusslon was felt for fifteen miles distant
A number of men were killed.
JOSEPH Kuo1ER, milkman was killed at
College Point. l. L on the night of the 4th.
Kugler was loading his wagon when seven
men mounted on horses rode him down
and trampled him to death.
The powder mills at GAMBIA Me-, were
blown to atoms on the 5th by an explosion
There were four buildings one kernal mill
and three wheel mills There were two
were fatally hurt
An explosion of corn starch dust OCCULT
ed in sugar refinery at Chicago, on the
9th. The building was badly damaged
and several of the employees dangerously
burned
AN explosion Of natural gas occurred in
the Stockville coal mine near Trinidad.
Colo, on the 9Th Two miners were killed
and the mine badly wrecked
A CUBAN named Raimos on the 9th fred
three shots at Mrs. Stocks, residing at 331
Greenwich street, Philadelphia Two of
the bullets took effect in her face and the
third in one Of her lunga
The residence of John Coomler, a farmer
living near Wabash, Ind, was burned on
the 4th and twelve-year-old son of Sam
uel Shorty, who was visiting there, was
burned to death.
SIXTEEN sailors Of the ship Hecla, which
arrived at Tacoma, Wash Ter, on the 9th.
began suit against Captain Straw for cruel
ty, VIZ: tying them up, imprisonment and
beating them
The Buchanan Manufacturing Company'e
furniture factory at Buchanan, Mich, was
burned on the 9Th. Loss $6O,OOO.
Two passenger trains on the Hazelton h
West Branch railroad colltded at Nescopeok,
Pa, on the 9Th Both engines were de-
molished Samuel Deetrick, engineer, and
George Stuelitz his fireman were fatally
injured
GEN. GouRKo.:on the 9th, notified the Rus.
sian government that he had discovered tho
existence Of revolutionary society in Pc.
land with numerous branchea
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

"A FANE ucStEOyeu aASgluOOGuAuIS spin.
ming and weaving mills at Glasgow, Scot
land. on the 3lst ult Loss, $25O, OOO !.
A BREAK occurred in the River St. Pierre
at Cote St Paul. Can, on the 31st ult,
and the neighboring country was flooded.
ADv1cEs Of the 31st ult. say that the
large number of Chinese who were arriv-
ing at British Columbia ports from China
were not destined to remain in Canada,
but were taking this means of smuggling
themselves into the United States.
OK the 1st foreign Jews engaged in farm.
ing were ordered to quit Poland within
month.
A COLLISION at sea recently between the
steamers Carl Weymss and Ardencaple
resulted IN the loss of sixteen lives from
the Weymss
The death Of Rev. William G. Van
Meter, we'll. known evangelist and mis-
sionary, occurred on the LIST at Rome,
Italy, at the age Of sixty eight years. He
was one Of the founders of the Howard
Mission in New York. and carried on foi
twenty years the work of rescuing chill.
dren from the slums and finding Christian
homes for them throughout the country.
DISPATCHES Of the LIST from India say that
cyclone, accompanied by heavy rains,
had swept over Madras, doing great dam.
age.
In speech at banquet in Sherbrook,
Can, on the LIST Sir John Macdonald said
it would be ruinous for Canada to sever
her relations with Great Britain and unite
with the United States.
The Canadian Department of Agri-
culture was informed on the I'd that over
two hundred Mormons emigrated from
Utah to tho Canadian Northwest during
the past season.
A FIRE destroyed twelve large ice-houses
at Toledo O., owned by the Elevator Coal
& Ice Company.
ADv1cEs of the 20 say that the thirteen
whaling vessels that had been stuck in the
ice in the Arctictsea for several weeks had
been freed and were out of danger.
CoURIERs brought news to Zanzibar on
tho I'd Of Stanley, whom they met late in
November, 1887. Many of the escort had
died and the explorer had been i'll with
fever
On the 4th the steamer Sax Murdham
was sunk in collision with the Norwegian
bark Nor of Cowes, and twenty-five per
sons were drowned.
In Holo, China, an unknown disease war
prevailing on the Sd, and the people were
dying at the rate Of thirty or forty persons
day.
PIRATES recently attacked post con.
sisting of forty men of the Foreign lie
gion and seven pagodas in Tonqui2 and
killed all but one man.
THE three children of Dr. s. F. B. Reid.
of Gait. Ont, were playing on the banks
of the Grand river on the Sd, when they
fell into the water, and two Of them, girls,
were drowned.
EIGHTY miners were killed by a terrific
explosion on the Sd in the Champagne
coal pit In the Department of Aveyron.
Franco.
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BOHEMlANS POISONED.

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