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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
A Iurderer's Confession.

A cold -blooded murder was committed by
a St. Paul crook near Independence, WIS, u
small town on the Winona 4 Green Bay
road. The murder, was committed at Lars
Salsman's place. about seven miles north of
Independence. The victim was August Menk
and the murderer professional cracksman
named Thomas Murphy. Menk's dead body
was found on the ground and beside it a SELF
cooking revolver, which was identified as one
stolen from Peterson's store at Elk Creek 1t
was believed at first that Menk had accident
ally shot himself while handling this rev Oliver
A jury from Independence with District At
torney Nye. Justice Taylor and Dr. Brood
foot passed upon Menk's death and decided
it to have been accidental This verdict was
very soon disproved by Murphy himself
who came in and gave himself
St. Paul for the purpose of burglary. He
went to Peterson store at Elk Creek, and
drilled four holes in the safe, but was inter-
rupted, and secured nothing of consequence
except his revolver. The drill broke just as
he was getting the safe open. While lying
low in Salsman's granary, Murphy shot
Menk dead. He shot downward from above
and the bullet went through Menk's BRAIN
Murphy says he at once carried the dying
man out on the grass, hoping he would re-
cover If Murphy had not given himself up
he never would have been suspected, as the
shooting was believed by all to be accidental
Murphy is terribly broken down by his hor-
rible crime and will plead guilty and make q
clean breast of the attempted robbery and
the murder. The country is greatly excited
over the affair.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
The Emper0r's Doctor Oyerhauled.

Prof. Ge:harqt, acting on the directions of
other German doctors connected with the
case Of the late Emperor Frederick, has
drawn up report on tho nature Of the NAL
ady. The report IL made public. The pro-
lessor says:
Early in 1887 the German doctors nro-
nounced the disease from which the emperor
was suffering cancerous and decided to open
the larnyx. Preparations We're made for the
operation on May 20, VIXEN DR., Mackenzie
saw Emperor Frederick, pronounced the dis
ease uncancerous and opposed the operation
Mackenzie then removed a portion of the
i1,rcyx, which he submitted to Prof. Virchow
the piece taken wa, actually of the effected
part. Prof. Gerhardt examined Emperor
i'rsIerink's throat: after the piece had been
removed, and 10 accused Mackenzie OF having
removed an Unaffected part, aud Or: Macken-
zie replied that that wa possible: The Ger
zie's treatment of the case throughout.
DR.. Bergman, in special report, fully
:1rroborates Prof. Gerhardt's statements
and gay@s the reasons why he (Bcrgmann)
lost conadeiice ~ Ey; Mackenzie.
DR.. Bergmann in his report gays:
As early as May, 1887, he w;iitcd 10 open
the patients larynx and excise the growth
promised the best results OF seven such
operations which lie performed in Berlin all
were sHccessful. There was then 20 ques-
ton Of the total e8tirpation Of the larynx.
The operation would neither have endan-
gercl the life of the patient, nor would it
have destroyed his voice, although it would
have left it hoarse At that time. in an intel
ligible voice, Frederick said: "Dr, Bergman,
This tumor must be removed. If it cannot
be done s::om theinside, cut from the outside"
E;1eythipg was ready for the operation
Slten lily Riss gg,'s vetoed by DR.. Mackenzie,
who repeatsd bis assS =: r.: that after few
would recover his voice. and BE- allie t., .el;,-
mand the autumn military maneuyera. DR..
Bergman censures DR.. Mackenzie for delec-
tive manipulation Of the larynx for afrording
+? guarantee that he ever reached the
growth, and for trying to shift the response
biEty upon 4xsf Virchow. He also biames
pr. Mackenzie for Influencing the press
through communications abeu; Ito details
ii tha amperor's illness: r. : 49," = &C..
The report Of tho German doctors has
caused On immense een.sati IN IN IL England
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
A Friyhtened Democrat.

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says that Congressman
Vance, Democrat, of Connecticut, is fright
ened man. He comedies the Republicans 1872
electoral votes, and says: "There il no use
in our claiming any of those votes; they are
always Republican and more apt to be so
now than at any other time, on account of
the tariff issue. Accepting this as a starting
point then it is only necessary for the re-
publicans to secure nineteen more votes in
order to carry the election. Fifteen of these
they expect to get in Indiana and six from
Connecticut, and that carries the day. Now,
the question to my mind is, can this be pre-
vented? AS to Indiana, only know what is
told me by the Indiana Democrats. They
do not even pretend to say that they
have any surety of a successful issue in that
State, but, on the contrary, are very much
alarmed about the outcome. This being the
case, it becomes absolutely necessary for US
to carry Connecticut. 1t will make no differ
ence what kind of a majority New York gives
Cleveland. 1t will make no difference how
New Jersey will 20. Unless we carry Con-
necticut Harrison will be elected
snow, have just returned from my State
and am very much worried over the outlook.
The people are for protection before they are
for anything else, and hear good many
Democrats talking in q doubtful way about
supporting the ticket on account of the Mills
bill. The cry of free trade has frightened
them, and among their number are some very
intelligent mcn-men you would suppose
would not talk unless they knew what they
were talking about
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Flies of India.
,rrison in the Chicaro Mail.

Carter Harrison in the Chicago Mail
| watched a child of about two and
q half years enjoying a crust of bread.
There was about it 4 SWARM of flies,
and do nct exaggerate when I say
two or three dozen We're onits face at
one time in patches as big us half a
dollar, about the eyes and mouth,
1t would screw up it's eyes when they
threatened to go in. Thought some
must have gone into it's mouth with
the bread. 1t did not seem at all an
noyed: | saw sleeping child on the
street whose face was ALMOST black
with the insects: It smiled as if an.
gels were whispering in it's ears. |
have seen men talking pleasantly to-
gether while a dozen flies would be
promenading about their faces, ap=
parently unnoticed by the owners OF
the faces. asked a man how he
could stand it. 'Mashallah! They
cont bother me-" was his reply.
This has made the fly bold, and he
seems unable to understand what
a foreigner means when he tries to
drive him off. He has, too, remark
ably prehensile claws, and keeps
them keen and sharp when taking
Observation-Disclosures over European
count enances: 1T was probably the
knowledge Of this duality whichmade
these people prohounceit bad luck to
drive Them off: Fhey found it best 10
educate the masses to bear the infic:
tion und 30 get used toit: Nearly all
the religious and semireligious pro:
hibitions and usages of the people Of
the world probably had their origin
~ kSme material benefit. The COW
was hard TO raise in India. The COW
was most necessary, 40 the wise
priesthood made her sacred and thus
preserved her. Hogs flesh was sub
iect to diseases in Egypt and Syria,
So the hog was made religiously un.
caea;n and infested with devils. ::
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Crimes and Criminals.

Near Ohiowa, Neb., Bernard Krugg was
found dead in his cornfield. He and his wife
were at work in the cornteld and got into a
quarrel, when the woman killed him with
hoe She is now in Jail.
Edward A. Deacons was hanged at Roches-
ter n. y, for the murder of Mrs. Ada Stone
at East Rochester Aug. 16, 1887. Deacons
was IL tramp. and committed the crime be-
cause Mrs Stone refused to give him food.
Fred A. Forsythe, manager of the Webster
house, at Portsmouth, n, H.. went to bis
cloth to his feet, the other to IL trigger of his
gun, placed the muzzlc in his mouth and blew
his brains out. Having to vacate the Webster
house, by a recent suspicious fire on the pre-
misses, is supposed to be the cause.
A Stranger was arrested at Hastings Neb.,
under suspicious circumstances, His valise
contained large quantity of valuables and
unearth gang of thieves. Shipping bills
found in his pockets show that one E, A.
Gibbs had recently forwarded goods to Joe
Brown. ST. Paul, Mimi, from Exeter, Suffer
and other points in Nebraska, and some of
the goods found in his possession have been
identified as stolen from parties in these
places. Tho suppositon is that the prisoner
belongs toa gang operating between Hastings
and Lincoln.
Tennessee, was the scene of a terrible tragedy.
1t was collision between the Rose and Fus-
ton clans. \ fcud had been in existence be-
tween them for some time. Recently q volley
OF firearms was discharged outside of the
church door. When the smoke cleared away
it was found that Ewcil Lawson and his son
John, aged thirteen, belonging to the Rose
faction. were dead, and that three Fusion
boys, Tom, Jim an,! Enos and John Porter,
belonging to the her side were seriously
and perhaps fatally wounded. Adozen others
were wounded.
The remarkable case Of Joseph Muir, the
rich Philadelphia manufacturing jeweler, who
telcgraphcd to New York city from Long
Branch asking that detectives be sent down
to protect him, and stating that his relatives
were attempting to place him in an asylum,
reached /, climax when Mr.. Muir was brought
TO tho city and placed in the insane ward in
the Bellevue hospital. Several physicians
agreed that nc was out Of his mind, His
principle dclIsion is wild idea that his
mothcr-in- law and other of his wiics relatives
are his enemies. and he has tried ON several
occasions to murder them.
\ sixteen ycar,old daughter OF Joseph Mar
tin, secured desk room six weeks ago in the
Office ct an advertising firm at Detroit, Mich.
One evening she dropped into an office adj
joining where rho worked and had 4 small
check cashed. This movement was repeated
after this in various places. Her most re-
marknble exploit. however, was an attempt
TO collect $3.50 CT q New York correspondent
of the firm. For these and many other like
attempts to get money the girl had but one
cxcnse-that she had told her mother she
was at work getting Sc a week-and there
fore she felt obliged to obtain at least that
amount of money in that way each week.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
News From Wasll!nStOn.

Mr.. Toole's recent recommendation to con.
gress that all Montana lands embraced with
in the abandoned military reservations be-
come part of the public domain and subject
to entry under the homestead laws, has re-
vvcd excitement at Bozeman in relation to
the Fort Ellis reservation. Farmer squatters
lost no time in getting to the front as soon
as the news arrived that the matter was be-
fore congress.
Progress in land matters in the interior de-
partment seems to be almost impcrceptible.
For months it has been subject Of COM
paint that the business Of the land Office at
Washington was at a standstill 1t is true
that patents held back from honest claim
ants through Sparks wild vagaries were be-
ing ground out by the thousand, but all
business affecting vital principles of practice
and deep questions Of construction of law az
fectinG large real estate interests in the West
were allowed to lie dormant
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

"A Belfast, Me-, woman has found a
way to dispose of money with holes
punched in it. She recently offered
one to merchant there, not with
the shame-faced or hurried manner
in which such coins are often offered,
but reluctantly, asserting that it was
a keepsake, and she would not part
with it for any money, but would
leave itprovided the merchant would
promise to keep it until she should
coll for it, which she promised to do
within q week. The merchant took
the keepsake, delivered her goods,
and gave back the necessary change
for IS, and the customer departed
and has not beeq seen since. The
merchant il about so ce4ts out.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
The Treatment Of Wine.

There is probably no greater de-
fusion in the modern gastronomic
art than the notion that age enriches
wine 'illimitably. If a three or five
year wine is better than the crude
juice, the process must go on forever,
and the wine of 500 years must be
the yeritable nectar of the gods. It
is myth of the poets. Wine is an
organic product, and to everything
organic there is the immutable law
of growth and decay, life and death,
There is no exemption. Dosing with
foreign substances, fertilization with
brandies and alcohol, care of tenn
perature and other devices may
stave off the fatal decline, but for
only a littlc.-Home Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
The Republican Candidates.

Gen. Harrison owes little of his ancestry.
He has won at every step of his career, be-
cause he has been a true, nobly ambitious,
patriotic, courageous, capable and growing
man. Whether as lawyer, or soldier, or
statesman, he has always done his duty, and
always been true to his character and convic-
tions as q Christian gentleman. The best
record of his career is to be found in his pub
lisled expressions as to the questions that
tons he has occupied, in the halls of national
legislation and the political campaign where
great issues were decided. OF Mr.. Morton
and his long and honorable career it is need
less to speak in this community, where he
has been known in all ways and by all men.
His nomination should issue the rhetorical
votes of New York beyond question.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Foreign News Sotay.

A dispatch from Rome says t4at Ibp CON
ventiOn with Columbia secures to the ya1icap
the protection of Catholicism as th5 state re.
ligion, the exemption OF religious buildings
from taxation and the exemption of the
clergy FROM military service. The clergy
will have entire eontrol Of the government
schools and universities.
Herr Dletz, an Alsatiop railway official
Nine. Dietz, bis wife, and a railway assistant
named Appel. who were charged with having
sold to the French government Information
yelative to German military 4rraH sepents,
have been convicted. Dietz was sen ie.ncd to
ten years and his wife to four years penal
ss.v;tude Both are also to be deprived of
their ciyi! rights. Appel was sentenced to
one years impss.9nrlent and nine years. do
teatiDu in n fortress.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

While workmen were digging q
trench across the Boston common
their spades struck against some
hard substance, and upon excavating
further a human bone was brought
to light. Work was then continued
more carefully until an entire skele-
ton of a man was seen. 1t was in y
fairly good state representation, and
was not badly disiointed. The bones
are supposed to be those ofan Indian.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
4 ap,eaker at q meeting of tho old

A speaker at meeting of the old
settlers 0fClayton county, Iowa, gave
a fair sample of the situation
generally: mot a point on the pres
ent continent was So isolated as was
Clayton county forty or fifty years
ago. The speaker said he could 70
call when there was but one top bug
gy in Cass township. Now every
young man had a top buggy if it wns
ali covered with a chattle mortgage,
and every house had piano or organ
even If there was no one in it that
could play Yankee Doodle"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
bankers clerk residing in RudO1fs

4 bankers clerk residing in Rudo]fs-
helm suburb Of Vienna had the mis-
fortune to lose his third wife month
ago. Each of his three wives left him
Il child and also a mother-in-law,
with all of whom he was on good
terms. Somehow, however, they did
not manage to get On with one an
otter. They used to meet sometimes
ut his house, where they came to see
him and his children. Recently the
three motl,ers-in-law quarreled as
usual, and a pitch battleensued. All
three intend, it is said, to take legal
proceedings, and subpoena their son.
Sn-law as a witness.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Miscellaneous News.

George NJ. Smith helped himself to what he
supposed was brandy at O'DeIl's drug store
ut Lake village, New Hampshire. Ten min
htxs later he dropped dead. He had taken
bromide, SaralyzinS the heart and nerves.
The clerk Of al:e store will have to explain
why he dispensed liquor Without u prescrip-
ton, and Why he allowed Smith to help him
self instead of waiting on him.
Zachar, the Caledonia faster. at Racine, Wis.
itwas the iftieth day of his fast Zachar talked
with his visitors on all subjects but that of
his fast. On that he enjoined silence. He
has grown weaker, bis eyes have a tired look,
aud his voice il very weak. He still has
strength enough to walk. 70 appears to
suffer no pain.
Mrs. Hannah Brooks and daughter, ac-
companied by p. W. Fauntleroy, MAXWELL
attorney, called upon Geo. Morehouse, at
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

Jefferson City, Mo- Mrs. Brooks presented
her plea in behalf of her son in {, few words.
She implored the governor to save her sons
life, assuring him that he never killed Pceiler
with murderous intent. Mr. Faunteroy also
presented a letter from Mr.. Dickson of Eng
land, Preller's former employer, which stated
that Preller's parents were anxious that
"Maxwell's" sentence be committed az they
believed his execution would be the cause of
the death of one or both of Maxwell's par
ents: The governor has asked for some
further facts in the case.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
picture

a Biddeford, Me-, family had beef
steak for supper the other night, and
while saving away on piece that
seemed tougher than usual, one of
the family found an army and navy
cent firmly imbcdded in the meat. 1t
is supposed the cent was shot into
the OK and that the wound had af:
terward healed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

The scent of bloodhounds is dull
compared with that of certain male
moths. Mr.. G. Fl. Plesse, in a late
work, states that if a newly-emersed
female Saturnia carpini is placed in a
closed box the males will come from
nearly mile away, though hills and
buildings intervene, and have even
found their way down chimney to
the object of their search.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

For the past ten years the owner
Of a -four mill at Dubuque has had q
sign on his fire proof safe reading:
"No money in here. Please call at
tile house." 1t was intended for bur-
glars, md the other night one called
ut the house and secured 81, $40.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
1t is stated that the cost ofmakine

1t is stated that the cost ofmaking
converts to Christianity in Chicago
averages $39i.235 per convert. In
addition to this there is the expense
for the constant and necessary re-
pGirs. So when you come in contact
with IL Chicago Christian you want to
handle him as you would a peach
blow vase.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Enrontery.

The democrats have made Barnum chair
man of the national committee again, and
William r. Morrison declares that the demo-
cratic platform does not mean free trade.
And yet New York democratic paper has
the effrontery to say that 1.-THE lodging and
squirming and lying of 1880 are not going to
be repeated this year.'-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

A crazy farmer named Ladd was
kicked on the head by a horse the
other day and knocked senseless.
When he came to he was as sane as
anybody, but could remember moth
ing of the last fifteen years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
They Go Together.

The republican party believes in protecting
the fax Industries of the United States. The
democrats believe in throwing open our ports
to 'frce trade" Free trade means fax from
England's India. Free fax would kill the
flax raising business in Dakota. Free fax
and death to Dakota are democratic war
cries: They both 60 together.-St. Lawrence
I'd, T,) Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

A French writer classes all women
bv the size of their thumbs. Those
with large thumbs are said to be
more likely to possess native intelli-
gence, while the small thumbs in
dicato feeling.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

Queen Victoria is very fond ofstraw
hats. She recently had a photograph
taken of herself az she sat at break
fas: surrounded by her family. On
her head was a most remarka bic straw
hat, the most striking object in the
1,ictnro
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Already ON the Ran.

fensive. Indeed, with respect to the supreme
issue of the contest, the tariff issue, the
democratic party is on the retreat, or look
ing in nonplussed and panicky way for line
of retreat
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Deserts . SINKING Ship.

Hon. William E. Moses, prominent mer-
leader among the Democratic hosts of the
Third district in this section, has resigned his
position as chairman of the Democratic city
committee. He gave as his reason that he
would not support Cleveland and Thurman
in the coming contest
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

An Indiana lawyer who has been
looking up the matter little finds
that there are 800 dead laws on the
statute books of that state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

James Russell Lowell resists all ef-
forts of the physicians to cure him Of
the govt. He evidently likes the dis
ease-it's so English, you know!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
nature

An enterprising physician in Aus
tralia advertises: II pay half the
funeral expenses in cases where l am
not successful"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

The eight-year-old son of John Glenn, Reci-
no, N. w. T., was thrown from a pony he
was riding. "A long rope hanging from the
pony,s neck became; entangled in. the little
fellows feet and he was dragged nearly hall
. mile, being dead when picked up.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Almost Satisfied.

We've got the declaration of independence,
the star spangled banner and Ben Harrison.
What We want is the White house. and then
We will be happy.-St. Louis Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

The largest railroad system in the
world is the Atchison, Topeka and
Sante Fe, which operates about 1000
miles of road.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
Why do They Die Yospg.

t;;'.cago Tribune.
What /. i that kills American generals at
so early an ageif!pq f?mparison with foreign
ages Of some Of {l.e Ev;n n s." sya%a.i .rs are
given aa follows:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

Complete returns from all the CONSTITUENCIES
in Manitoba give the Liberals thirty-two
members and the Conservatives five in a
house of thirty -eiaht- The route Of the Tories
j. complete.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19

1t has been discovered that the flea
uses one eye at a time, and that he
dies the hardest of any insect in
nature.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-19
The Advance.
A. p. MILLER, Publisher.
WORTKINGrON, MINNESOTA

The ex-Empress Eugene has &C.
vc!opcd a tendency toward Spiritual
ism.