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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
An Otller Triple Murder.

Minneapolis was the scene of another terri
bic murder. About nine O'Clock in the even.
ing a man and woman were walking down
Third street. when man walked rapidly up
and confronted them A report rang out
and the escort dropped the woman's urn
brain. '.Oh, God! don't shoot" The woman
screamed this out, and turning. ran back a
few steps and turned into a small alleyway,
pursued by the assassin or the avenger.
She had gone but two rods
when he overlook her, and from
distance of only two feet, turned the
revolver upon her and fired. The ball crashed
through her head and she fell dead. The re.
volver clicked again as the hammer was
raised, and the double murderer rushed still
further back into the alley. entered the rem
building and turned the weapon upon himself.
Three reports followed in rapid succession.
and. dropping the revolver, the assassin and
would-be-suicide fell to the ground. The five
reports had rung out loud and clear ON the
night air, and in a few moments the sidewalk
and street were thronged by dense crowd.
which quickly assembled. Not an officer was
in sight and the people TODD aghast, without
daring to touch one of the three bodies Fo,
twenty minutes they laid there, until word
had been sent to the central station and the
stone dead and was not touched. The man
on the sidewalk gave signs of life.
and was removed to his boarding place
The story az it was gradually developed is
as follows: Ed Robinson il a tea,nster.
About a year ago he married young girl
from Howard Lake, but they separated seven
months ago. Nick Weiss had made her &C.
quaintapce and was walking down Third
street with her when the shooting occurred.
From the scraps Of talk that dropped from
Robinson after the sAooting it seems he
had warned his wife against goiuv with
Weiss, and had got the revolver with
the express purpose Of shooting them.
There is about an even chance that Rol,in.
son may recover. He never lost conscious.
ness and talked quite little. He said he
mour, and he had several times warned them
not to meet.
DO you regret the deed?' was asked him
and he replied that he did not. Il did it de-
lberately after fair warming hope viii
die and they will die with me-
Robinson is known az Il bad character. civ.
en- to drink. Tie was in the woods near Ait.
kin year ago last winter. and had the gen
eral reputation of being hard lot.
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CONDENSED NEWS.
WASHINGTON News.

The secretary of state has officially called
the attention of the British minister at
Washington to the case of the American ship
Bridgewater, unlawfully seized by the GUS
toms officials Of Canada il year ago, and de-
tanned for eighty-onc days at Shelburne.
Senator Edmunls is reported Us saying
that he is satisfied that the charges against
Melville W. Fuller, which are anonymous so
lar us the general public are concerned, are
unfounded and malicious; and that the CON-
mittee at the next meeting will probably re-
port the nomination favorably. There il a
report also that Senator Hoar while in Chi
cago had I'm opportunity to make personal
inquiry. and that he is convinced that the
charges are malicious.
The commission to secure the consent of
the Sioux Indians to the reservation bill has
just been appointed. The names will not be
made known by the department until the
commission is ut work upon the reservation.
This is supposed to be for the purpose of pre-
venting corporations from attempting to in
tucnce the commission. The general feeling
is that the commission is favorable, as Sec
rotary Villas is reported as being thoroughly
in earnest in the matter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
:Swoop<4 Upon by IN Eagle.

John Granger, Newark peddler,
was attacked by bald hs2ded eagle
on Il high hill near Martinsvil1r, Mid
.'leeex county, n. j., q fey evenings
since. He was driving down the hill
when he saw the bird fly into tree.
As he drew near he fired at the enSle
with his revolyer, but as the bullet
went wide of the mark he fired again.
The result was the sam@, but the bird
became enraged and swoope! down
with talons spread and beak dis
tended The bird efp]ed about the
horse, wlic', broke INTO q run and
went dasling through the bashes
and over rocks at a break neck speed.
Changer with difficulty kept in the
bu:sQ J until the foot OF the hin vas
yeaci.e.i, Here one of the wheels
struck Il log and the horse was
brought to q bAit. Granger jumped
from the vehjd~ and, crouching un-
der it, fired ut the f.rgle as it came
down with a mighty sw.~,V> The bullet
struck the bird in vital lkatt 9pd it
fell into stream near by.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05

the jail. There lie broke down and wept Xix,
child. He told the taller that if any in the
court room thought to see him break down
there he guessed they were disappointed.
Tho third Jail delivery within u month &C.
Cured at Superior, Wis. One of the three
prisoners confined in the corridor cell asked
the Waterman to be allowed to step out for
a minute, fcigning to require fresh air. The
watchman consented, supposing the remain
der of the prisoners in the cell to be asleep,
but the door was no sooner opened than the
men dAshed out and overpowered tha watch.
man. whom they beat to inscnsibility and
gagged. They then attempted to set fire to
the building by overturning an oil lamp, but
the blaze was extinguished by a vagrant
prisoner before much damage was DONE The
names are Spot, Murphy and White. Tho
first two were notorious criminals and were
serving long terms for numerous crimes, and
White had just been removed from Mime
sofa on u requisition, and was serving out a
term for twice acting as accOmplice in the
delivery of prisoners from the Jail.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
Fearful loss at Lin.

Topographic communication, intcrrupted
for svcral days by the foods, has been re-
stoerd and the particulars Of the terrible
diseatcr on the line Of the Mexican Central
railway: particularly ut Leon and Silao, arc
obtained The table lands between the CITY
OF Mexico and Seatacticas have been visited
unprecedented rains, causing the Silaoe
river to flow out of its banks, breaking at
the north end of the town and pass.
ing through the streets with irresistible
force and volume. Most houses being
OF adobe, as soon they were sa uratcd with
water they began to fail: About 40 houses
have been destroyed. The standing buildings
are occupied by homeless people who are IN.
able to obtain anything to- eat except water
MELONS and fruit found floating in the water
It was learned that the foods had been more
destructive in Leon than in Silao. 1t seems
on Monday, the 18th, the river broke over it's
dykes. and not withstanding all efforts to
check its course it made rapid headway and
finally flooded the city. People believing
themselves secure from the food went to bed
in those parts flown where the water had
rain with the extensive water bed of the out.
lying country increased the dow of the rive,
and rapidly extended its channel
until over half OF Leon was under
water. Houses tumbled rapidly and the loss
OF life commenced, unparalleled in the history OF
the great foundations of modern times. As
were either crushed to death or drowned.
One whole snight of terror followed. Men.
women and children fled to the streets in
their night clothes, some to find shelter on
higher ground, and Others to be swept away
by the flood: Next morning rain was still
falling and there had been no perceptible de-
crease in the stream of water. A mammoth
lake extended it's length and breadth to all
points of the compass. Its m0notonous
appearance was occasionally broken by
half submerged houses and highlands
cropping above it's placid surface Where
the houses had stood the night previous
water was surging in it's fight to
lower grounds. 1t is estimated that
700 people persisted. There is strong
stencil from heaps of rubbish that once form
ell houses, and one is led to believe there
must be bodies buried under them. There are
also bodies still floating in the water One
hundred and seven bodies have been recover
cd without moving any ruins of houses
wherein are supposed to he hundreds of bod
les buried. The destruction of houses is e.
timatcd at 1000, and loss at $4,000. OOO
The last reports from Leon are heartrentliny
The whole population are busily working in
to the ruins of the fallen houses Nearly
everybody has lost relations Or friends, and
those who have not, have scen their earthly
possessions disappear in Il night. The est
mate oflOss Of life and property given IRE the
smallest reported, and are certainly within
the bounds Of truth
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05

Robert Cook, recently of Lyle, is
missing. lie removed his family to
Austin. expecting to go into the dray
business. lie could not meet his
payments and has gone. His family
will move back to Lyle: They do
not know his whereabouts.
The mcteOric stone which recently
fell on the premises ofMr. A. W. Sias in
Rochester, is attracting considerable
attention: The stone weighs 2O3
pounds, the surface is smooth and
covered with Il black crust like
varnish. 1t is very heavy, and the
metal is different from anything over
found around here. 1t is composed
principally of iron. 1t fell in a bed of
sand stone, into which it was i'm
bedde,l about Is inches.
The idea Of establishing an insur.
ance feature in connection with the
state militia has been discussed by the
regimontal officers and it is strong
enough to warrant the prediction
that if submitted to u vote of the
companies it would become fixed
fact.
}. Whittlemon of Clearwater
caught a turtle III the summer OF 1867
and cut his initials on the shell, and
q few days ago the same turtle
crQssseAi the path of: W. Broths, and
on examination was found to be the
same one that twenty-onc years be-
lore had the initials j. W. cut ON his
back, and which were as plain as
when they were first put there.
Sheep shearing has been going
Oh for several weeks in the vicinity
IF Warrington and the farmers re.
port a good clip.
The Winona Mill company, which
now operates the third largest -four
ing mill in the United States, has de-
cided ut once to build a new elevator
| adjoining the present one, doubling
its capacity. 1t will be iron-clad,
eighty feet high and forty-fve by
fifty-five feet on the ground and with
q capacity Of 100000 bushels.
The board of education has Sc
cared the services Of Prof. J. G.. Win
nings, Af S.: Raul, as principal of the
Prestt<o}!n} graded schools:
Mrs. James Sullivan OF Lake city
was taken to the insane asylum at
Rochester. She has been there sever
al times before.
Henry Blum met with a serious &C.
:ident ut Henderson. While hauling
straw in the country his team ran
away, throwing him to the ground
and injuring him internally. There
IRE hopes OF his recovery.
The ten companies of the Second
Regiment went into camp near Lake
City, and the men spent their time in
drilling and the customary duties of
camp life. There was Il dearth of in
te,esting Incidents, though the boys
while Off duty seemed to he ENJOYING
themselves to the full.
The corner stone Of Herman's
moHument was laid at New Ulm.
The day was appropriately observed
in coinmieiHioiation of this event.
Large numbers Of the Sons OF Her.
man be;'i% present with banaors and
lM!lAsie
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Foreign News.

The Duke Of Marlborough will be married
to the young widow of Hooker Hammersley,
of New York, who enjoys an annuity OF 5 co.
600 from her late husbands estate.
There s a good deal Of excitement at Win
nipeg over the recent rich gold discovery in
McMickon's gold mine on the Lake Of the
Woods The mine is the old George Keenan,
mine, and has always been regarded us
pretty rich one. Mr. McMicken succeeded in
interesting Mr.. Pugh. st. Paul capitalist.
in the minc and Dennis Ryan, st. Paul
millionaire. who is at Winnipeg, will leave
for Rat Portage to take u look over the
mines. 1t is probable that he may put some
capital into the field. The probabilities seem
to Indicate a mining boom in that district.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
Call for Democratic Convention,

All Democrats and other voters OF the State
Of Minnesota who favor q reduction Of the
present exorbitant tariff and excessive tax
alton are invited to unite In sending dele
gates to u state convention to be Ee,d IN the
civ OF s.. Paul ON Wednesday. Aug: Is.
1883, ut IL O'clock, a. III. for the Dul pose OF
nominating the following state officers, viz
Governor. lieutenant governor. secretary OF
state, state treasurer, attorney general, chief
Justice OF the supreme court associate JUS
lice OF the supreme court and seven lTesi-
lentnl eiec' ors. The basis o: representation
in said convention is Que de. gate for each
county OF the state ami one delegate for
each $50 woes or m: jor traction thereof
several counties Of the state, upon thus basis.
will be eniitl' d to representation to said state
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05

A man took German girl to Marshall Wis,
promising to marry her. A few days after
wards lie: disappeared, taking over $500 OF
the girls money and leaving her destitute
and iriend)ess.
Mrs. Lily Warren Hammersley and the
Duke of Marlborough were recently joined in
wedlock, Mayor Hewitt OF New York official.
ing.
Three cowboys rode into Marshall, MIMI,
te ssa V|o % o vSse or&%"nce % KEY
snce BY the marshall led iit3 q fight, III which
pistol ID and knives figured, and outside" help
Had to BE called in to make an tlrrest 1t
Was finally made, however, ana q fine Of e15
tmpoked Sn eeek: ~ v >''''' Il .'''' e
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
Male Hop Plants.

Experienced hop growers says that
it pays to havea few male hop plants
set in various parts Of their yards.
One in each 400 plants is enough to
insure fertilization of the female BIOS
som. The germ oftit seed thus secured
makes the hop weigh i'e.Eier and
greatly increascs it's value and
strength in addition. The mailer plant
should bc run up ON pole consider
ably higher than those Of the other
hops around it. This helps TO dis
tiuEuisl it from he hers when roots
come up to be dug out. and the e1e=
yntion 0f the NAL" hop blossom en-
atAcs it's pollen to he carried further
by winds in each direction.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05

Farmers overlook the necessity for
variety in he diet of their igs,.n.ys q
writer in the Hog. All our domestic
aI;mals require II great variety OF
food to supply all the wants of the
system. No doubt the confinement
to one kind Of food for Il long time is
the frequent cause ofdisease in pigs.
Green clover in Summer, besides giving,
bulk and ]Shtne.s to the food, fur
nishes il large propor,ion Of muscle
forming matter, and phosphate of
line for the bones. In Winter, when
greer. clover cannot be had, the next
lest green food is beets, carrots, tur-
nips, etc, and when these are not to he
had short cut clover or other hay
boiled with roeu! answers the purpose
well, and will be eaten greedjIy.
Several different kinds oix:ain should
be ground together to give variety,
and this can usually be done by the
farmer without Inconvenience,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.
rnENlNNEsOTA THIRD.
D. s. Mace Nominated for Congress to Succeed
j. &. Macdonald.

D. S. Mace Nominated for Congress to Succeed
]. s. Macdonald.
The Third Minnesota congressional dis
trict convention met in Red Wing to nominate
II candidate for the seat in congress now filled
by Judge Macdonald. Capt. A. H. Reed was the
most prominent candidate. and he started IT,
lacking only three votes of enough to nomi-
nate him, the first formal ballot standing Us
follows.
Reed ..............29 Strobeck 2
otfnlt. -
Hall..................l4 Total. :.............63
The Hall men had much in their favor
Go0dhue was not at oil satisfied Reed could
be elected if nominated, and Marcus John
son was positive Hall could. So johnson
cOrralled couple of votes from kandyohi
and Chandler and Wilson gathered Goodhue
into the fold, while Maj Strait told Rice
county and the rest Of his friends Hall wac
very acceptable as far as he was concerned.
ihls fixed the matter and Reed fell victim to
bad luck, to semi-lukewarmness on TIE part
OF three or four of his adherents and to the
doubt in Gootlhue whether he would succeed
coupled with the belief that he had not done
his duty by Herbert two years ago, though
Capt. Reed has denied the latter assertion
many times.
On the second attempt the ballot was thus
announced:
Reed -, Strobeck 2, Hall 3D. Total GO.
There was good deal Of cheering when
Mr.: Hall was announced as the nominee.
The following resolutions were adopted.
Resolved, That we endorse the nominations
OF the late Republican convention for presi-
dent and Vice-Presidcnt and pledge to the
ticket our hearty support.
Resolved, That we endorse with hearty
approval the platform OF the late Republican
national convention.
Resolved, That while supporting the doc
trine of protection to American Industries,
American labor, American homes American
fisheries and American honor, we demand q
reduction of taxation to the requirements of
the government. Il judicious revision of the
tariff by such reduction Or repeal Of duties as
will relieve from unnecessary burdens the
nccessarics Of life and those articles. other
than luxuries which do not enter into COM
petition with the products of American
labor.
These resolutions were signed by nine men,
bers Of the committee. The other two men,
bers brought in minority report as follows,
but was rejected:
Resolved, That the cxpression in the majori-
ty report, 1--WE demand Il reduction of taSa-
ton to lie requirements of the government"
be struck out.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05

A startling state Of affairs exists in Green.
wood county, Kansas, from the f,nr Of rabid
dos~ The wh3ls fS4HtrX i il, tery9rizs4 Sne
.lrophobia. A Wholesale slaughter of canine.
is now going on.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05

Where Are You Going?

When DO you start1 Where FRONT Howmany
In your pnrty7 What amount OF freight or
baggage have you7 What route do you prefer
Upon receipt Of an answer to the above Ques.
lions you will be furnished. free OF expense, with
=: s:$:: ss :::s
call In person where necessary. Parties not
ready to answer above questions should cut out
And preserve this notice for future reference. 1t
may become usefut. Address c. H. WARREN,
General Passenger Agent. St. Paul, MINI.
6snd 'ior now map OF Northwest:
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SAFETY Appliances
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20

down and across the brook, and baci,
and around the house, with John in fuIl
cry at her wake. As the pageant came
tearing past the door, the goat bleatiny n de
risive defiance, John waving the singletree in
the ambient cleaning, and calling on us 10
head her off, and we trying to eat hot pata-
1oes, tilp up the goat, and laugh all at the
same time, 1t was a spectacle the Ike of
winch Is seldom seen. The goat went around
the mouse so often and so rapidly that she
looked IKE procession of goats that wanted
to go somewhere and was pressed for time.
John was suddenly possessed with an in
splratlon, and as suddenly he stopped In his
mad career. Why should he pursue the ami
mai; why not turn, meet, and intercept her
on the next lap. With John to think was to
act. he was no sooner struck with the idea
than he turned, and-then be was struck bv
the goat, and doubled up ike the mattress OF
a folding bed.
hen q goat, rushing through space, is
suddenly confronted by man. who hits her
on the head with his stomach, the goat is in
variably surprised. This goat was so aston
lshed that she stood still for a moment. and
during that moment she was seized by two of
the white haired children and tied to a cart.
We had 70 slam John on the back with n
board 10 straighten him out While this was
going on the woman MIXED the goat. Soon
the oat cake was cooked, and such dinner
as we hadi There was nothing, absolutely
nothing, but the oat cake, the milk and tho
potatoes. But how I enjoyed them, and how
much of these things ate, words would fail
me to e1press-J. Annoy Knox in Boston
Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20
Mischief of Owning a Horse.

How many people are there in the world
who are sensible enough to jot down as one
Of their reasons for devout gratitude in life
the fact that they have never had money
enough to be able to afford a horse and car
riages Not that there is any harm in having
q neighbor who is burdened with one, espe-
cially when, once in a while. ne takes you a
fine drive. Still, it is always q wise thing to
be on ones guard against such neighbor,
and to keep perpetualiy On the lips tia
prayer: Lead US not into temptation" The
fatal temptation Of horses four legs is to
lead a man to forget that he has two of
his own which, if kept in serviceable order,
can carry him, body, mind and soul, into a
thousand places into which the horses legs
could never take him-over fences and
through woods and upland pastures, along
the rocky courses of leaping mountain brooks,
high above the clouds ON SUBMITS Of Pisgah
outlook, and over the ridges OF PERCEPTIONS
cliffs, springing sheer from the ocean, surges
laundering and foaIning at their base.
Now, the mischief Of owning horse is
that one so soon becomes his slave, and is
forced to go merely where the brute, I'M
festhetical beast, can travel No matter how
dusty the highway, or how delightful it
would be to strike across country, still
straight along the dusty highway must the
half suffocated victim go. He has no legs Of
his own. They have gone TO the dogs, like
his classical studies, through sheer lack Of
use; and all the fine machinery connected
with them-deep breathing lungs and stout
beating heart-have suffered the same col
lapse.-Boston Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20
LAND GRANT REulNOUlSHEO.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The Marquette,
Houghton & Ontanagon Railway company
has formally given notice to the general
land Office of its withdrawal of ali claims
to a land grant opposite the unconstructed
parts of its road. This Is understood to be
a final abandonment OF its claims to over
200, 900 acres of land to which the railroad
company has heretofore stoutiy main
tanned rghtful title ard has succeeded up
to the present time in defeating adverse
action, althoug bill to forfeit the grant
was passed by the senate today. The set
tiers on these lands who have resisted the
right OF the railroad company to the land
viii now be able 20 perfect their titles.
This action has been taken by the railroad
company, it is understood, for the reason
that the road has recently been sold to the
Canadian Pacific, which does not desire
to build the eXtention along which the
land grant lies.