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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Crimes and Criminals,

There was another train robbery in
Arkansas. The robbers got about $1O,.
900, and met with no resistance.
At Los Animas, COL, NJ. F. O'Reilly con.
tractor for the new court house, was shot
and killed by Fred Hail. we'll known Den.
yer architect.
Lieut.. Richard Rhode committed suicide
1T the residence of Guido J. Hansen. Mil
waukee. Lieut.. Rhode was an officer OF
the Prussian army. who was engaged to a
daughter OF Mr.. Hansen.
A letter receivee from Chicago, says Gid.
con Bordeau. the defaulting queens prin.
says ne did not embezzle a cent, and only
arrived in Chicago with SGT. He proposed
starting q French Canadian paper in that
city.
At Olney, ILL.,, Christian Launer, ST., the
Adams express agent has hanged him
self because Irregularities had been discov-
eI ed in his accounts. His shortage with
the express company is $500. He was
also short $500 in his accounts with the
A. 0. U. W. lodge.
Albert Fink, trunk line commissioner,
announces that in accordance with the
vote of tho joint committee rates on
fourth, fifth and sixth.class freight. both
cast bound and west bound, will be re.
between New York and Chicago IS, 80 aud
25 cents per hundred pounds respectively.
William Lynde, stonecutter, larguish.
es in Chicago avenue coll awaiting the ar.
rival OF Kansas City officer with q re-
QUESTION for him on charge of bigamy.
In March. 1886. he married Carrie
Thompson in Minneapolis: They lived
there awhile. then came here, where he de-
serted her and their little, child over a
year ago.
Mrs. Heaton Manice. who arrived at
Chicago recently and registered ut the
Leland hotel. from New ork. shot herself
through the heart at o. clock in themorn.
ing few days later. The case is sensa.
tional and mysterious. 1t is said that
Mrs. Manice, who was an actress, married
young Heaton Manice q year ago while
Manicc was travelling in charge OF a tutor.
Chicago Special: The fact leaked out
that the police have ascertained to q Ger.
tainty that Tascdtt. the alleged murderer
OF millionaire Smell, was in St. Paul Feb.
II. He was under the name of Dixon. At
St. Paul he disposed OF the cloths he had
been wearing, and secured an entire new
outfit, OF which the police have now a de-
scription in detail. The fugitive pawned
jewelry in st. Paul bearing his na,ne He
departed rs il bound for Manitoba. Oil.
GERS from Chicago are already at Winnipeg
on his trail.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

Prof. Kirchoff OF Halle, Germany,
estimates that Chinese is spoken by
400 millions. Hindustani by over 100,
English by about 100, German by 81,
and Spanish by over ~. Thus four
times as many people speak Chinese
as English. and the Chinese are devel.
oping an activity in trade that is car
rying their language oil over the East.
Chinese merchants are as active along
all the Pacific coast OF Asia and in
the principal Pacific islands as they
are on the Pacific coast of America.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Items About People.

The text of Gen. Cambell's address to
the friends OF division in Dakota is given
to the public.
William O. Haskell, .Jr., one OF the news
editors OF the Boston Herald, died OF con.
sumption. He was forty-four years old.
At Chicago, Mrs. Langtry was Frustrated
by the receipt OF q cablegram announcing
the death of her father, Mr.. LIE Breton,
dean OF Jersey.
Manager j. L. McVicker OF Chicago has
sued Mrs. langtry for $4,000 damages
for non.fulfillment of contract in canceling
the remainder OF her engagement.
Prof. Emmons, through counsel, filled a
petition asking that letters of atlministra.
ton be issued to him on the estate OF his
deceased wife. the late Weltha A. Emmons.
L. P. Hanna, who for ten years has filled
the position OF law clerk and private Sec
rotary to successive secretaries OF the in
terror, has resigned to engage in business
in New Orleans.
Swift Torrey, a we'll known newspaper
man and member OF the Tribune's staff,
died in New York. aged thirty. three. Rev.
Minneapolis, and Mr.. Albert Torrey OF
Chicago are his brothers.
Sullivan says that his fight with Mitchell
will be long one. The champion says:
IL will not try to knock him out quickly; |
will make a long and waiting fight OF it,
and cut him up and torture him so that
Pony Moore won't know his once hand.
some son-in.law."
State Auditor Braden has appointed H.
q. Griswold deputy state auditor. Mr..
Griswold is Il native of Pennsylvania. but
came to Minnesota with his parents 20
years ago, when he was two years OF age.
He was appointed clerk in tho land de-
partment from Mower county. where he
was serving as deputy county auditor, in
1888. In 1885 he was advanced to the
position OF land clerk to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Thomas Cahil.
Sheriff Matthias Mickey of Stearns coun-
ty, Minn,, died at his home in St. Cloud on
the Sd inst, OF kidney md liver troubles.
He was buried under the auspices of the A.
o. U. w. and G. A. II. Sheriff Mickey was
born in Lehigh county. Pa, in November,
1888. He was sent to Easton to school,
but left with a desire to sea the West, and
in 1S53 came to St. Paul having run away
from school. He went to St. Cloud in 1856
and was that fall appointed deputy sheriff.
He was sheriff at the time of the Indian
outbreak, but enlisted in the Minnesota
Mounted rangers, and was with the Sibley
expedition. and afterwards went South
with the Minnesota First, ceeing consider
able fighting. On his return he was again
made deputy sheriff, was elected sheriff the
next year, and served continuously
afterwards with the exception OF two
years. He was a very large man, weighing
$50 pounds and was one of the best known
county officials in the state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

The center of tho oil craze IS now 10.
Gated in Ocean County. N. J. Specula'
tors are swarming into the Jersey OF!
field" There are no evidences as yet
OF the existence OF oil in large quanti-
ties, but there is great business in the
organization OF "syndicates'' and 9th
er traps for the capture of suckers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

The employees of the Light Locomo-
tive Works at Pittsburg have just re.
ceivel their second annual share OF
the profits of the concern. The
amounts varied, each man and boy
being allotted a sum in proportion tc
the amount OF salary he received dur
ing the yea7. Some OF the boys 90 as
low as 50 apiece, some of the men as
high as $3.50 each, while the bosses
received anywhere from $3.50 to $500.
The majority OF the employees got
$40.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Tho RECORD Of Casualties.

Tho Record OF Casualties.
At Salamanca. n Y, the opera house
block, q block adjoining and several resi-.
dences were burned. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $35, 900.
A fire broke out in wellington, four
miles north of Hooperstown, Ill, caused by
an explosion OF gasoline stove in res.
taurant. and ten buildings were burned.
The principal loser was Alexander Pate. a
general merchant, who carried stock
worth $12, 900. The majority OF the bust
ness portion OF the town was consumed,
and the total loss il about $4,000.
At New York, the furniture factory Of
Potter, Stimus & Co., and the adjoining
cigar factory OF Powell. Wellins,nan &
Smith, in Forty.second street were con.
sumed in less than half an hour. The
losses approach a million. The efforts of
the tiremcn were especially directed to.
ward saving the gres. storage building
which stood next to the furniture factory.
It was filled with goods worth over 81 ,OOO,.
900. 1t smoked, and great iron shutters
became red.hot. but the hundreds OF
streams of water which were thrown on
prevented it from blazing.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

The Swiss bureau of statistics re-
Gently prepared areliable report giving
the annual liquor consumption OF
different countries. It showed that
the people OF the United States drink
per capita less than those of Denmark,
Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Ger
many, Sweden, Russia, France, Aus
tria, Hungary or Great Britain and
1ro1on1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

Ten thousand persons who receive
pensions for services in the civil war
reside in foreign countries. Their
vouchers are paid from the Washing
ton pension Office. 1t would be inter.
esting to know why those persons
have expatriated themselves. after
fighting, as it is presumed they did,
for the United States.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Foreign News Nue9ete.

Robert Neil. the murderer of ] ohm Rut-
1ege. a guard at the Central prison, at
Toronto, was hanged at ths Jail.
At Ottawa, the estimates Of expendi-
lures for the fiscal year were submitted in
parl ament. The total sum to be voted
is $23, ESQ. 900.
A Rio Janeiro correspondent writes that
the ministry has decided upon introduc.
ing early in the next legislative session q
bill to abolish slavery throughout Brazil.
Queen Victoria from Berlin aud San Reno
state plainly that all hope has been aband-
oned OF preventing the fatal termination
Of the crown princes. illness. His lie may
yet be prolonged Tor several months by the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
PITH OF The NEWS.
Nevvs from WashIngton.

The house committee decides to report
adversely the agreement with the Chippewa
Indians OF Minnesota.
The secretary OF che treasury 10 advised
OF an organized movement for tho emigra.
tion Of German convicts to this country,
and has taken steps to guard against the
landing Of all such passengers.
Tho house committee on military affairs
have authorized favorable report on the
bill to relieve Maj, Daniel N. Bash. United
States army, the paymaster who was
robbed OF 81. 200 in Wyoming in March.
1887.
Acting Secretary Thompson signed or.
ders for the dismissal and reduction Of
elevator conductors and laborers in all
public buildings under the treasury de.
partment
Unpleasant rumors of some sort OF an
understanding between Capt. Beecher,
special agent Of the treasury department
at San Francisco. and an opium smuugler
now under arrest in New York state, come
IRON Washington.
The Greenbackers in the house have a
new device for reducing the surplus. Weav.
or. Anderson and Hovey have inaugurated
u movement to secure an appropriation
to pay every Union soldier the difference
which he received for his wages and tho
value OF the grcenbacks in coin at the
time. Such an appropriation would in
volve the payment Of possibly $25O,00O..
600. Z
The senate committee on the District OF
Columbia voted, 6 to ;, against the Plat
bill to prohibit the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors in the District OF Columbia. The
committee then. by a vote of 8 to (Rid.
dleberger). decided to frame and report q
local option and high license bill. The
Platt bill is one OF the most rigid ever pre-.
pared, including wine, beer and even cider
in it's prohibition, and forbiddins that any
person shall give away liquors.
The following pensions have been granted:
Wisconsin-E. Slocuru. La Crosse: ID. Han
cock, Otter Vale H. Wilson, Oshkosh; w.
Cocklington. National Military Home; j.
A. Whitfield, Tomah; NJ. Grady, Cashtou;
l.. Gordon, Trimbelle; J. Robinson. La
Crosse; C. NJ. PoH Viola; widow OF w.
Fraser, Stevens Point. Dakota.-L. San.
born. Miranda; W. W. Davidson, Mon t.
rose; j. March, Fort Ransom; N. w.
Rathbnrn, Mitchell; Fl. B. Greenly, Estel
line. Minnesota-M. Fox Stanton; j.
Hufftellen, Dean; u. L. Campbell, Beaver
Creek; J. p. Stewart, Lake Renton; w. r.
Sarver. Excelsior; J. w. Heath, Medford;
II. II. Lukins, Albert Lea.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

Maggie Gugan. fifteen years OF age, was
assaulted AMI murdered and her body con-
cealel in closet in Green Bros. boot.hee-
factory in Chicago. A negro was arrested,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

indeiatigable attention and skin Of til
physicians.
Baron dc Staal, the Russian ambassadors,
declared that he would oppose the despot-
ism Of Prince Ferdinand unless the powers
agreed upon his successor on the Bulgarian
throne. He added that the nomination oil
the prince OF MingreliA would not receive
the assent Of OF England.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Indications arc that few days will
witness q satisfactory conclusion OF the
strike OF the Burlington engineers.
The Manitoba legislature adjourns for
two weeks, and all troubles between the
dominion government and Manitoba are
likely to be settled meantime.
According to the report OF the law and
Order League of Philadelphia there are
80. 900 children in that city who have been
sent to taverns and saloons for liquor.
Very Reverend Mr.. Ryan has been ap.
pointed bishop OF Alton, ILL.,, and Very
Reverend Mr.. Jansen has been appointed
bishop OF the new diocese OF Bellevllle.
President Hill Issues a circular of the
stockholders OF Manitoba, giving a list OF
the securities to be placed upon the
market this year, including those OF tho
steamship company.
Charles Schroeder was examined before
Justice Hutchins on q charge OF outraging
Augusta Wahldeick, aged eighteen. Re-
peated criminal intercourse was proven
and admitted, but the charge OF outrage
was not sustained and Schroeder was dis.
charged.
Congressman Nelson influences the house
committee to make an adverse report up.
on the agreement with the Chippewa In.
dians OF Minnesota made by the North
western Indian commission. He will re.
port q bill OF his own TO settle the status
of these Indians.
The Maristee (Mich.) Salt and Lumber
company made an assignment for the bene-
fit of their creditors, without preferences,
to E. Golden Filler OF that city. The assets
are 81, $50, 900 and tho liabilities $S64,
600, composed mostly Officiating indebted.
ness due to banks.
Jack" Wannop, the English boxer and
wrestler, who has come to this country to
meet Lewis, the stranger, Of Chicago for
81 900 side, arrived in New York on the
steamship Egypt. He is OF middle height,
broad shoulders and is active looking and
powerfully built.
review OF the weather had at St. Paul
last month shows that it was so deg.
colder than ths average, and also consider
ably dryer than the average, otherwise
there was no material departure, the wind
movement and pressure being about aver
age. The nominal February temperature
at St. Paul is 17.6 deg; the mean OF last
month was 1874 deg. The month in ques.
ton was colder than any corresponding
one OF the last eighteen years. except that
OF 1875, 1885 and the one OF last year.
The coolest February since 1870 was in
1875, and the warmest was in both 1877
and 1878. the means being 81 deg below
zero and 81 deg. above.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Letter frovn Roscoe conkllnR.

letter has been written by Roscoe Conk.
ling in reply to one addressed to him by
N. w. Richmond, secretary of IL club re.
Gently formed in Pittsburg. Pa. bearing
Mr.. Conkling's name. in which the club
proposes the New York statesman for the
presidential nomination. Mr.. Conkling
says:
Not being an aspirant for political pre-
ferment, and not supposing that the party
with SO many tried and distinguished
men to choose from, would wish me to be.
come the bearer OF it's standard, the honor
you and others have so unexpectedly
done me is gratifying; not so much as
a political act, but rather as an evidence
OF personal kindness and confidence. Re.
garding the formation OF the club in this
light, am grateful to it's members and the
promoters for all their action implies, and
| shall remember and value it always.
Without reference to candidates, it will be
a great satisfaction if a club bearing my
name shall contribute in any way to REIN
state the organization whose wisdom and
earnestness proved 80 useful during the
most tragic and trying period in our his.
tory. To see that party again triumphant
and united, worthy OF itself and it's past,
the brave and honest champion OF the
rights :he welfare and progress of sixty
three million people, is aspiration enough
for all republicans
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Lively Cyclone in Kansas.

Acyclonestruck Newton, Kan. on the night
OF March LIST. The wind approached from
the southwest. The north wing OF the
carriage works was unroofed and William
J. Lacy, in attempting to run from the
building, was caught by the falling roof
aud instantly killed. A cluster OF dwell
ings. nine in number. in the southeast
part OF the city. was struck by the storm,
and seven of them totally Destroy
ed. and in the wreck OF ono
OF them two ladies were caught
and Mrs. Smith had her shoulder
broken and Miss Hob bell was struck on
the head and is still unconscious, and is
thought to lie fatally injured. Reports
from the country adjacent to the city are
that several houses were destroyed. These
were all the serious casualties, but minor
damage WAS done to other properties. The
tower to the high school building was
wrecked, chimneys blown down, trees and
shubbery destroyed, stables demolished,
and several head OF horses killed. The
force OF the wind seemed to pass off to the
south and southeast. The damage is esti.
mated at $4,000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
The Hegener Murder Case at St,
Paul.

The jury at st: Paul acquitted Bertha
Hegener who killed Murphy in the
street last fall, by shooting him
through the head. There was no
question about the killing, but Mr..
Irwin, her lawyer set up the usual plea of
insanity. at the time of the affair, and had
some witnesses to show that Mrs. Hegener,
as naturally she would, acted rather
queer. This testimony, and Mr.. Irwin's
eloquence. coupled with the facts that the
defendant WAS woman and the murdered
man dirty reprobate. was too much for
the tender jury. Hegener, husband OF the
" oman, and who invited her to the
act, was discharged, as he could not be
held after the verdict that no crime had
been committed. The verdict was not the
nature OF a surprise. Every ono seemed
to expect and anticipate it. And
the crowd in the court room seemed
thoroughly imbued with the idea that
no matter what might have been the inner
life OF the accused and her husband. the
former was justified in taking tho law
into her own hands and melting out to her
traducer his just deserts. But the opinion
Of the crowd is not that OF sensible people
who want to live under government of
lar
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Secretary sayard on The Treaty.

At q meeting in New York, letters of
greet from Secretary Bay ard and Sir Charlo
Upper were read. Secretary Bayard
in his letter says:
hope the treaty now pending for ratih-
cation may bs thoroughly comprshended
up on both sides OF the border and be tried
upon it's merits. Az it's arrangements
come to be understood, the more it will I've
approved by all fair. minded and reason.
able men az an honorable, practical and
just settlement of q controversy that for
generations has baffled adjustment and
threatened the friendly status OF two
neighborins states who have no just cause
to he other than steady friends. The
treaty has been framed IN o spirit OF just
and earnestly hope that the blindness Of
craftsmanship or the influence Of local self
ishness or ignorance may not be suffered
to deprive the two countries OF ito great
benefits. Ito defeat would be great pub.
arrest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

Judge Young at Minneapolis has render.
ed decision in TIE case Of the Minneapo-
lis & St. Louis and other railroads. who
appealed from the order of the state rail.
mum charge for switching in Minneapolis.
The court declares the functions OF the
commission are ut first advisory, aud
says it is not authorized to make ar
bitrary orders changing and fixing rates,
tariffs, etc. il the companies fail for ten
days after the notice or recommendation to
substitute the tariff rates named in the
recommendation, then upon the publica-
ton and posting OF the recommendations
the rates so recommended shall become
the fixed rates OF such company. It is
held by the court that the order appealed
recommeuda alton,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

not on the skin; hemp and rape seed
and other oil seeds of like character;
lime; garden seed, Iinseed or fax seed
Mae Of s 9 wow in e9Sf St OF
makers use; broom corn; brush wood;
plaster of paris. when ground or calcined:
rags, of whatever material composed; rat
tans and reeds, manufactured. but not made
up into finished articles; paintings in oil or
water colors and statuary not otherwise pro-
vided for. But the term @statuary" shall be
understood to include professional produc-
t10ns OF q statuary or Of q sculptor only.
Stones. manufactured or undresse6, free
stone. granite, sandgtune and all building
other like material. Tallows. Waste, all not
specially enumerated or provided for.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES
In addition to the free list the following
are some of the most important changes pro-
posed by the bill:
China, ornamented, As per cent ad val
mented and eartbenware. 10 per cent ad
valorem. now about 50 per cent, and caustic
tiles, 80 per cent ad val0rem, now IS per
cent; green and colored glass bottles, three
fourths cent per pound, now one cent
of bottles when filled to the value of the
dutiable goods. Flint and lime glass bottles
and pressed glassware. 80 per cent nd val
orenl, now 40 per cent; cylinder and crown
glass polished and between 24x3O and 24x
so inches square, Is cents per square foot;
above that measurement rs cents per
square foot, now 20 and 40 Genus; unpublished
and cylinder crown and common window
glass. not exceeding 1Oxl5 inches, cent
per pound; above that and not exceeding 16
;n a4s ABOVE ne"ts n at ana a%av not exceed
now 13s. u.s. 2as and 27s. Porcelain and
Bohemian glass, 40 cents ad volorem, now
IS per cent
THE IRON SCHEDULE
Iron in pigs, kentledge, So per ton, now
three-tenths cent per pound. Iron railway
bars, 81 per ton, now seven-tenths cent
per pound; steel and part steel railway bars
and slabs and billets OF steel. $l1 per ton.
now $17 per ton. Iron or steel T rails. $l4
per ton; fat rails. $50 per ton. INV nine
tenths and eighteen cent per pound, re-
spectively. Round iron, cent per pound,
now l 2-1O cents per pound. On sheet iron
there ia uniform REDUCTION OF ITO cent
per pound. excepting tagyers iIou On
hoop band or scroll iron, less than eight
inches in width, there is reduction Ut ITO
cent per pound on grades thinner
= p 49, q.