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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
Minister Phelps, it is thought, will be
made chief Justice.

made chief justice.
On the strength OF the affidavit OF David
Valkenbureh ADMINISTRATORS of the estate
OF Samuel L. Loewenherz, an old art deal
er, who. it has been limited at, was poison
ed by Nine. Diss Debar, search was made
OF Luther r. Marsh's house, No. 16G
Madison avenue. 1t was suspected that
claims we're given TO her by King Ludwig
OF Bavaria, were some that she had stolen
from Loewenherz. Central Off CO detect.
ives were accompanied by Mr.. Valken-
burgh and NJ. A. Fredlander, artist. Mr..
Fredlander identified about 80 valuable
paintings there rs some that he had for.
merly seen in Loewenherzs shop. The
possession OF these paintings by the Diss
Debars. and the demands made for their
return by Loewenherz, it is claimed is
what led to the murder OF the latter.
An attempt was made to burn y house
belonging to r; Mcdonald. eight miles
Donald and her little girl were in the house
aud were awakened by the dense smoke.
Mrs. Mcdonald extinguished the fire, and
found that an old bed quilt had been
saturated with kerosene and placed under
the building and iguited. She also dis
covered that eight or ten persons were
hanging around. Ordering her little girl to
bring the gum she stood guard until morn
ing, not leaving her post long enough to
dress. She is positive that she can idep.
tify four OF the parties, one of whom she
afirms lives Mt Sleepy Eye. Mr.. Nc
Donald intends to have the parties ar.
rested.
A cablegram from London says Ignatius
Donnelly had a courteous reception and fair
hearing at Westminster town hall, when
he undertook to explain his pretended
cryptogram discovery; but the audience
was chiefly composed OF the members and
friends Of the Bacon society: an obscure
association only three years old. and
largely composed OF the partisans OF tho
craze that Bacon is the author OF Shaks.
peare's plays. Not a single scholar OF dis.
tinction was present. Donneliy's endless
array OF figures fairly bored his hearers
who shrank considerably in numbers be.
lore the lecture was at an end. OF course
his pretended discovery is the subject OF
almost universal ridicule.
O. L. Pruden, assistant private secretary
to the president, was before the house
committee OH printing to explain the cir.
cumstances connected with the binding OF
President Cleveland's marriage certificate
at the government printing Office. Mr..
Pruden said that the certificate "a very
elaborate and handsome onei had been
gotten up by himself and taken to tho pub.
lie printing Office, where it had been bound
in elegant covers. 1t had been delivered
to the president several months after his
marriage. Mr.. Pruden said that it ad
been customary to have private work for
the president done at the government
printing office, but that when President
Cleveland discovered this fact he ordered
the practice discontinued.
Tho House committee on the judiciary
has decided to report favorably the copy.
right bill introduced in the House by Rep.
resentative Breckenridge, OF Kentucky,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
What Judge Cooley Save.

Judge T. NJ. Cooley, chairman OF the in.
tcrstate commerce commission, arrived in
Chicago to attend the matters connected
with the administration Of the interstate
commerce law. However. he is giving epe.
cial attention to the matter Of the propos-
ell legislation which has in view the requir.
ing O means OF accurate weighing OF grain,
and the giving OF bills OF iadinc
that will be conclusive OF the
amounts stated in them. Judge
Cooley was engaged in taking tho testi.
mony OF n number Of prominent board OF
trade men. He has arranged for a meet
ing with the Chicago committee of the
Central Traffic association. 1t is his de-
sire to got the views both for and against
tho proposed legislation, particularly the
facts having bearing upon this mat
ter: Judge Cooley, also expects to
decide upon tho matter OF inst;tuting
an investigation OF the causes OF the Chi.
cago Burlington d Quincy railroad strike.
When asked his opinion regarding Presi.
dent Perkins' views upon the workings OF
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

Frank Ryan, laborer walked into the
New York city hospital and asked for
medical treatment. He was found to be
suffering from smallpox in an advanced
stage, and presented a frightful appear.
ance. lie came from a densely settled
tenement district OF the city.
Mr.. John Dillon. NJ. p, was arraisned
before q magistrate at Drogheda, Ireland,
upon a chargs OF melting tenants to non-
pay ment OF rent. He was remanded and
released on bail, pending trial, which, will
take place May 8. Asupon his arrival. Mr..
Dillon was greeted with enthusiastic cheers
by tremendous crowd as he emerged from
the court room. In response to the c,tlls OF
his admirers for a speech he delivered a
brief address, IN which he declared that IL
Mr.. Balfour was satisfied with having ar.
rested him he also was delighted. Shortly
after big release he returned to Dublin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
Ol9e De Bars Trial.

The female conjuror and spiritualist is
On trial in New York to ascertain whether
she can be- held for conspiracy, and seldom
any court. professional conjuror's
trick was offered in evidence, a theatrical
manager testified that Mme Diss De Bar
made love to him and that he had an in.
terview with her, tho substance OF
which could only be given to
the Judge in private. Luther r. Marsh, a
brilliant New York lawyer, declared on his
solemn oath that spirit scribes had writ.
len for him; and the hour OF adjournment
found the court room in ahub- bub with
everybody craning and crushing and
standing on tables and chairs to catch a
glimpse OF the coniurer trying to catch the
lawyer by sIeight- of-hand performance
at the Justices desk. judging by
tho number Of letters that are
being received from oil over the
country in relation to crooked work OF tho
alleged medium, Nine. Diss De Bar stands
q very iair chance Of being supported at
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the expense 81 the State q New York 10,

the expense Of the State 81 New York ior
some time to come.
Mrs. Annie o'Del;a Diss Do Bar, her hus.
band, Gen. Diss D., Bar, Frank Lawrence,
ST.. and Frank Lawrence, Jr, were rearrairg.
ed for examination ON the charge OF con.
spring to defraad hHther +: Marsh by
Carl Hert3, Z conjurer, with tho assistance
81 lis wife, showed the court that
it was possible to make writing appear on
an apparently blank piece OF paper, when
folded together and held or his wi'e's fore
head. the trick belpk really ono 81 substi.
ution. Mad.m6 Diss Dc Ear; however,
tonE him aback by daring him to Try it
with the paper oh her forehead. and when
lie consented, marking the real blank
; ;t +. d BY $ser!as eerne, of
ii: that she was eviden veil ACQUAINTED
with the trick. Manager John Rand oil oh,
who secured her confidence. engaged her to
appear in public and then exposed her, was
the ncxt witness. He again went over the
story OF his negotiations, and added some
discreditabled details not given in his ffida-
Wit. on the strength OF which the mada me
was arrested. He said that she made
love to him and told him how pretty no
was. The reasons for his regard Tor the
unwilling to explain IN open court so he
whispered in Judge Kilrain's eur. Gen.
Dis De Bar frowned and said: "Oh you
scoundrell." Lawyer Marsh, the victim,
then gave selections from note book
filled with communications from
tho spirits. Once d. message from
Peter the Apostle, .ol .sixteen pages,
was written, Mr.. Marsh said, in two min:
utes: 1t took fifteen minutes to read It
and was 4 fairly good sermon. st. An
thony OF Padua was also heard from. Mr..
Marsh declared his mistaken belief that
tho communication really came from the
ancient worthless whose names they bore
through Diss De Bar: as did the portraits
OF Shakespeare and Claudius, the Roman
emperor. Adelaide Nelson. the actress. no.
titled him in advance through the medium
that he would receive Shakespears's por.
trait. Carl Hertz tho magician, waa fe.
called to show how. writing could be
made to appear on blank for ono witt.
ten on. Mr.. Marsh ackno wlsdaed h6 did
not see him make the charge. Frank Law:
renee and his son were DISCHARGED on thSir
own recosnizancc. and the hearing was ad.
iourned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

To Republican eyes it seems strange
that the German Emperor's daughter
is not allowed to marry the man of
her choice because that man IS hated
by the Russian Car. How is it anv
OF the Cars business? will naturally
be asked. Germany has an enormous
army and boasts OF being the strong.
est Power in Europe. and yet in a
little matter Of this kind it is afraid
to have its own way. Truly the peace
OF Europe is wonderful thing when
it has to be. maintained by such
mears.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

The workings of the high license laws
in the United States are being careful.
~ followed by English temperance re.
formers, who commend the plan as an
eminently practical one. High license,
as exemplified in Pennsylvania and in
portions OF the West, is certainly
operating with an admirable efficien.
cy, and it cannot be denied that it is
growing in favor even with many of
the extreme Prohibitionists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
The Clock was on Time

a man TOOK q seat IN an elevated
railroad train the other day. remov.
ed q clock from his pocket, drew his
cap over his eyes and went to sleep.
Halt q minute before the One Hun.
dred and Sixth Street station was
reached the passengers heard some-
thing snap, and the next second tho
drum.like sound of an alarm bell
broke on their ears. 1t came from
the clock and awoke its sleeping own.
er, who jumped up, put the clock
back in his pocket and hustled out
at the One Hundred and Sixth Street
station. Not until he was gone did
it dawn upon the passengers that the
clock was set to ring just when it did.
Jewellers Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

DR.. J. D. Mackenzie OF Kingston,
Canada, says that near tho town OF
Althrope, England, is the tomb OF one
OF George Washington's ancestors. Up
on the tomb are inscribed the arms of
tho Washingtons with "stars and
stripes" in the quarterinss. DR.. Mac.
kenzie remarks that "the Wash.
ingtons are the only family whose
coat'of'arms IS tho shield of 6O,OOO,.
600 OF people,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

A young Boston man failed to re.
ceive ar invitation to surprise par.
ty to hich many that he knew were
specially invited. He brooded over it
awhile a III then stole q march on all
the Others by inviting the young lady
in whose honor the party was to go
with him to the theater. Not know.
ing OF any other arrangement she glad.
ly accepted, and after the performance
he suggested lunch, thereby making
the other party, kept waiting for her
return. literally one of surprise.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
Crimes and Criminals.

"Gcn.' Diss Do Bar has admitted that
he was not married to the medium, .Ann
Ode'i;' Diss De Bar. and that he had a
wife and family in Philadelphia. He said
he had felt right along that the madame's
spiritual business would get them into
trouble.
Walter Treadwell, the cattleman who
shot and killed his partner, Charles Clark,
several months ago in Anthony, Kansas,
l has been acquitted: He called Clark into
his room at that place and shot him, The
cause was supposed to have been Clark's
intimacy with Treadwell's divorced wife.
Treadwel is one OF the richest men in X an.
sas.
A drHnken fracas between several sol
!iers at Fort Maginnis. Montana, resulted
in Private Fremont Johnson, Company D.
Twentieth infantry, getting n fractured
skull with club by Private August Max
Ter. .Iohnson's in juries will result fatally:
Maker has fed. Several soldiers concern.
ed in the affair will be held to await trial.
This is the ninth Gesertion in a month.
Isaac Kirk and his wife, Puss Kirk,
both colored, were taken from their home,
SIX miles from Galiatin, Summer county,
Tennessee, by Il mob and put TO death,
this husband being shot and the woman
hanged. Some weeks ago the residence of
John kearley was destroyed by /. fire of
presumed incendiary origin. Suspicion was
directed to Kirk and his wife, and it is
supposed that conclusive proof of their
guilt was secured. There had been several
fires in the vicinity, and the people were
much aroused in consequence.
Judge Barrett OF New York, granted an
order for the arrest of Anthony Comstock,
tho president OF the Society for the Sup.
preston OF Vice. The order was granted
on a charge OF conspiracy made by John
Hemmons. Hemmons was dispossessed
from his premises and charges that his
landlord and Comstock conspired to start
gambling at his restaurant and then pulled
him in. Hemmons says the men who
played poker Mt his place were employed by
Comstock, and that it was part OF the con.
spiracy to get him out. For his arrest and
false imprisonment and the damages sus-.
tanned he asked judgment for $50, 900 and
costs. Mr.. Comstock denies all the
charges.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

A new occupation has been devised
for young women delicately reared
but who, by adverse fortune, have been
thrown upon their own resources. 1t
is to clean brio a-brac in the great
mansions OF New York. They are
called bric-a.brac cleaners, and have
brushes made expressly for their du-
ties. The business requires delicate
touch, great care in handling the arti-
cles and an excellent taste in arrang.
ing them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

Says Washington correspondent:
''Susan B. Anthony caressing Presi-
dent Cleveland with soft little pats on
his big shoulder was among the nota-
bIe scenes OF the women's reception in
the East Room the other day. The
President laughed at the free, blunt
fun o: this daunt!ess advance agent OF
the coming woman; so did Mrs. Cleve-
land, who well concealed her jeal-
ousy."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

Mrs: Emily Farlow was found guilty OF
manslau:hter at Prince Ann. Md. Her
uged husband died last July Of strychnine
poisoning. Her story was that she had
given him medicine which done hin, good,
and then. at his request mixed another
dose, using strychnine instead OF the medi.
cine by mistake. This story was disprov.
ed by the post-mortem examination. moth.
ing but strychnine being found in his srom.
ach. Mrs. Farlow 10 10 years old. The de-
tense was insanity. All through tbs trial
she seemed utterly indifferent to the pro.
ceedings.
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B!smarck's wife is described as the
model housewife. She has never put
on airs because OF the position OF her
distinguished husband. She has never
deserted the humble friends OF her
youth, and her only ambition is to be
the empress OF a happy family. Ills
said Der ambition has been gratified.
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Several of the towns on the Pacific
coast are boastins OF the honesty OF
their officials. and somebody remerks
that probably the remote location OF
Canada exercises q restraining in.
fuence.
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Again comes the report that John
Ruskin is insane. 1t is asserted that
while staying at Sandgate recently he
purchased number ofbells and spent
all day ringing them. He finally be.
came so violent that he had to be
placed in q private asylum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

An Ingenious moonshiner in Ken
lucky concealed his still in such q
manner as to allow the smoke to
escape through g. hollow tree. In th;.
way he eluded the vigilance Of the rev.
enue officers for over year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

the interstate commerce laws. a. Ok.
pressed 10 his annual report 40
president Of tho Burlington road,
Judge Cooley replied that he thought
the injury the Interstate commerce law
had done to the railroads OF the North.
west was far less than he injury
caused by the quarrels of the railroad
companies among themselves. He thought
that with careful observance OF the pro.
visions 81 the law, and the preserv alton OF
peace among the railroad companies, the
law would be found beneficial instead OF
harmful.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

The late Chief Justice Waite was a
when he died. Justice Bradley is Is;
Matthews, Ga; Harlan, So; Rlatch.
ford, 60; Gray, 60; Field, 72; Miller,
70, and Lamar, 63.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

Roswell P. Flower was che OF nine
children born to poor country tail
or. He started in life on salary of
So per month and kept his expenses
within his income.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26

Queen Victoria has invited the King
and Queen OF Italy to visit Windsor
Castle in June and they have accept.
ed the invitation provided the s;tua-
ton OF affairs at the time will permit.
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A. p. MILLER, Publisher.
A ton Of ropes made rom the hair
OF the women of Japan is used in
building the 5000, 900 Buddhist tenn.
pie at Kioto.

Out in India it is "the man or the
tiger, but the man got ahead of the
tiger in India last year. Hunters
killed 1, 400 tigers. and tigers killed
only 900 men.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
Record of Casualtle3,

The upper story OF a fiat building on
North Clark street, Chicago, on which men
were working, caved in, carrying all the
men and debris through four tioo1. to the
cellar. + our men were serious injured, two
OF them fatally.
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ROSCOE onkLlna DEAD.
After tiseeks Of suffering the orsa,
Statesmen Closes his Earth

~ Career.
The caily papers have Tor weeks fuepish.
ed u bulletin regarding tho condition 81
Hen. Aossoe Conkling,. whose. life during
that time: hung BY the merest thread,
which finally snapped at about two &C lock
On the 1Sth ii April.
&Es1Ew 81 MS ILLNESS.
Mr. Conklin2's illness is supposed to have
been due originally to the exposure which
the e., senator suffered during the blizzard Of
March IL On that day he attempted to walk
from his Office, 2 Wall street,to the New York
club on Madison square. He found himself
unable to proceed when he was in the middle
Of Union square. and had be not been res
cued by an officer, he would undoubtedly
have died that day. Several days after he
complained to friends in the Hoffman
house and elsewhere that he was
feeling unwell. He continued ailing until
on Friday, April &, after he had been ex-
posed to q severe draft in Judge Horace
RusselPs Office at q reference the day befo-e
his illness came to q point: DR.. Cornelius
r. A&hew; who Is now himself lying at
the point Ut death; was called in to
attend the Sick man, and. rec6@nizing at
onee the seriousness IF tho case. called In
consultation DR.: Fordyce Barker and Dr..
Henry B. Sanda Upon examination, those
physioians concluded that an abscess had
formed between the patients brain and skull
Immediately behind the left ear ard had
involved the auditory canals on that side of
the head. The necessity Of an operation
was indicated by the symptoms, and on April
8, at 4 p. m, Or. Henry B. Sands performed
the operation Of trepanning by tho modern
method, which has already been described
The relief Of tho pressure On the brain
caased ali immediate Improvement
III the patients condition. This con-
tinned for several days. during which the
ex-senator gradually developed delirious
condition and %as reduced to state
OF weakness from q lack Of nourish-
tnent, for he refused almost all food. To-
ward the end Of last week. hts condition
was fluctuating from day to day, but
seemed to promise ultimate recovery.
Last Saturday night, Dr. Barker noticed
with alarm, the appearance Of an involun-
tary twitching Of the muscles known as
subsaltus On sunday night an attack of
bronchitis began I'd show itself; and from
that time tho ex-senator has gradually
declined; although his condition improved
slightly At intervals During the whole
period Of Illness, Mrs Conkling; who
came to the Hoffman Annex from Utica. on
Sunday, April 8, remained at the bedside
taking but q few hours rest. Mrs Oak
man, Mr.: Conkling's daughter. was equally
faithful "Dr. Andertcn. who is DR.. Bankers
assistant, and DR.. Hartley, Of Dr. Sands
Office. have alternated in carefully watching
the patient
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n,a v.vEG-

Mr. Conkline was born on the 3Oth of o.
tober, 1923. He was son of the Hon. Alfred
Conkling, who held number Of high pollt-
ical trusts, including . seat in the Seven
teenth congress and the position of minister
to Mexico He was also an author of consid-
cradle note, and several very valuable law
books were written by him Roscoe Conk-
ling was educated at an academy in his ma
tive city. and studded law at Auburn and
Geneva He was very brilliant young man,
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i Petition to Judge Cooley.


A petition. emanatins from tho Burling
ton strikers and numerously signed by
prominent business men and railroad Off
Gals, was presented in Chicago to Hon.
Thomas NJ. Cooley. chairman OF the inter-
state commerce commission requesting the
commission to meet in Chicago for
the purpose Of investigating "the
character, the causes and the re-
suits OF the controversy between the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
company and q number Of it's late employ.
the contro versy relates almost exclusive.
~ to wages, and that the strikers have
been and arc now willing to submit their
claims to arbitration. 1t is also claimed
that the Burlington has obtained incom.
petent engineers and firemen to take
the places of the strikers, and
that by reason OF their employment 1.-The
road is not at present a safe one for the
public to travel on, and that under its
present management it fails to perform it's
duties as Il common carrier"
Chairman Cooley, after reading the petit
ton. informed the attorney for the strik.
ers that the commission would grant the
petition and institute the investigation,
and that the first hearing would be order.
ed Tor date as soon after the 9th OF May
a. possible.
The Murderous 'White Caps"
Crawford county, Indiana. has a Ku.
Klux gang Of ruftians known as white caps,
and their nightly raids are reported by
telegraph. James Seebers, Robert Broom.
felt and Mrs. Nancy Wilson had incurred
their displeasure, and City of them rode
up to Mr.. Wilson's house. where Broom
field and Seebers were spending the night.
Both men and the woman were seized,
taken to the woods. stripped,
and tied to trees. The men were given
125 lashes each. the switches cutting into
the flesh and drawing blood at every
stroke. The men tainted several timee,
but water was thrown upon them and
they were resuscitated, only to be again
dashed. The woman, tied to n tree near
by. was frightened almost into insensi-
biIity. She begged piteously that she be
spared, but the white Caps were merc
less. At the end Of twenty five laslles the
wretched woman was apparently in a dead
faint and was spared further torture.
When the victims were united they fell to
the ground and were left there. The
white Caps then rode away to the resi-
dences Of other disreputa blcs to notify
them to leave the country or take the
consequences. Several people who have
been warned have fed to Kentucky.
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= =. COMING AND BLAINE
Mr.. Conkling's quarrel with Mr.. Blaine.
arising from personalities used tn debate in