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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-01-31
A Theater Burned,

The Grand Opera-House at st. Paul was
entirely destroyed by fire the other day.
The mercury registered fourteen degrees
below zero, which made it exceedingly
hard on the firemen. The loss was about
5000, 900. The flames originated in the
gentlemen's courtroom during the absence
of the night watchman
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POVERTY SIMMONS is the name OF .
colored auntie in North Carolina who
is one hundred and nine years old and
who owns a few thousand dollars
worth of property. " f% 5s>F@t|?Gf
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Over . Hundred Killed.

BERLlN, Jan. 2a-Advices from Yves,
Africa say that eleven native policemel
headed by . British officer, in conflict
with party Of Warboys ct Sulymak
killed 18l Of the enemy with . Maxim gun
and that the rest Of the party 8ed Il ~
may.
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His Accounts Won't Balance.

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 23-George A.
Pearce, secretary Of the Planters & Mer.
chants Insurance Company, left here Fri.
day night ostensibly for Birmingham, and
dropped q note TO the president post
marked Nashville saying ythat the com.
pany's books were not all right. Exam
ination shows that Pearce is $4,000 o,
more short. re EsS S# ~
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V0nthfnl Thievea.

LIMA, O., Jan. % - Samuel Snyder
Willie Crider and John Fazier, aged 8,
and 6 years, respectively, were arrested
for systematically robbing the shoe store
Of Hoover Bros. They turned over large
quantity Of stolen goods.
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Tho Liabilities of j. y. Burns = Co., O
Battle Crock, Mich, Approximate u,
OOO, 900.
Y BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Jan. 26.-1t is now
said that the j. ]. Burns Construction
Company, OF this city, which made an az
signment recently, owes about 81 ,000, 600
and that John Fitzgerald, president Of the
Irish American Land League, is a creditor
to tho extent of $450. 600 The assignment
Is alleged. was made after the company
had come into possession of q, $50, 900 in
rallW ay bonds -.x %s-"
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The Largest Cotton Crop Ever Known.
CuARLEsToN, s. c., Jan 23-The New.
and Courier says editorially that few now
dispute that the cotton crop Of 1888 will
be the largest ever known, and will proba
blv reach Z. 500 600 bales 81
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FyFTlETA coNoaEaa.

MONDAY, Jan. 2l.-Petitions were pre-.
sented in the Senate for the removal Of
tho present special taxes on licenses on
wholesale dealers and rectifers; to allow
women to vote for delegates to the State
Constitutional convention Of Dakota, and
praying that steps be taken by tho United
States Government for the purchase from
Spain Of the Island Of Cuba Tho Naval
Appropriation bill was reported, and the
Tariff bill was further discussed. In the
House joint resolution was introduced
requesting the President to open negotia-
lions with Mexico for the cession Of Lower
California to the United States. Bills
were passed authorizing the five civilized
ing purposes, and increasing the maxi
mum amount of international money
orders from go to $780, A joint resolution
was also introduced prohibiting the sale
at the inaugural ball Of wine, beer, ale or
other Intoxicating liquors. / -
TUESDAY, Jan. 22.-1n the Senate the
Tariff bill was passed by vote Of SO
to 0-a strict party vote. The date for
the bill togo into effect was fixed ct July
1, 1882 In the House the time was occu-
pied in considering the River and Harbor
bill. A bill was reported that dispenses
with the presen: requirement Of declare
ton Of intention to become q citizen and
makes residence Of five. years necessary
before an alien can apply for naturali1a-
ton.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. S-The concurrent
resolution tor the counting of the electoral
vote on February Is was passed by the
Senate. Bills were reported to provide
for taking the eleventh and subsequent
cens1ses, and to protect the interests Of
the United States in the Samoan islands
The bill to declare unlawful trusts aud
combinations in restraint Of trade and
production was considered. In the House
the time was occupied in considering the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. A favor
able report was received from the Com
mittee on Agriculture on the bill to pro-
mote the interests OF agriculture by irriga-
ton.
THURSDAY, Jan. 24.-In the Senate reso-
buttons expressing sorrow over the death
of Representative Burnes (Mo) were
adopted, and an adjournment was taken in
respect to his memory. In the House SIM
liar action was taken.
FRIDAY, Jan. Is Among the bills
passed by the Senate were the follow
ing: House bill increasing the maximum
Of international money orders from $25 to
500; establishing two additional land
districts in Nebraska; thirty private
pension bills, and the Military Academy,
District of Columbia and Pension Appro-
priatlon bills. Adjourned to the 2Sth. In
the House the time was occupied in dis
cussing the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. At the evening session twenty nine
private pension bills were passed.
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! The largest lump Of coal ever taker
from the mines Of the Consolidated Goa
Company At Danville. Ill, was removed
Friday. It weighed 8, 100 pounds.
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New Catholic COLONIZATION Society.

NEW CaCnOHC COIOnIz3tl0n SOC16tys
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. pa Catholic
Colonization Society, with capital stock
Of 500, 600, divided into 1900 shares, has
been formed here. The objects Of the
order are to establish Catholic colonies in
the South, engage in manufacturing, min.
ing, numbering, stock-raising, etc. Large
tracts of suitable land will be cultivated
in Northern Georgia ana Alabama, and the
capital stock may possibly be increased te
81, 100000. -"
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ON the @4th Charlie Young, fifteen years
old, was killed at Durand, Ill.,, by the &C
cidental discharge Of pistol in the hands
of o playmate ~ .
MARTIN HousrxAx, Of Elkhart, Ind.,,
was building fire on the 24th; when a
can OF gasoline he was using exploded,
and he and his wife were probably fatally
burned. @5Sos--srs Is '*ss'.'
A BILL passed the Ohio Legislature on
the oath providing that after January /,
1890. all criminals in Ohio sentenced to
death shall be executed by electricity at
the Ohio penitentiary. '' SS'' 7%'''
In riot between the POcahontas and
Elkhorn miners in the West Virginia coal
regions on the oath five white men and
two negroes were killed and several
others were wounded.
On the oath company Of United States
troops drove over six hundred families Of
''boomers" out Of the Oklahoma country.
WHILE chasing COW on the oath Clarke
StaL ley, young farmer near Shelbourne,
Ind. foil on stick which he carried in his
han>l and was killed.
OE the 24th Mrs. Elenore Richter, pro.
prize sress of the Lenox, one of the most
fash ionable apartment houses in Cleve-
land, O., fell down the elevator shaft and
was killed.
EARLY on the morning of the 25th Mrs.
r. F. Latimer, a wealthy widow, was mys-
teriously murdered in her residence at
Jackson, Mich, being shot twice. Moth
ing was taken from the house, and the
motive of the murderer was unknown.
PETER j. CAMPBELL, prominent Balti-
more (Md.) politician. VIII le fooling with
q pistol supposed to be sunloaded on the
25th, shot and killed Edward Gordon, q
bartender. .,
The following executions took place on
the 25th: Charles McGill, at Cameron,
Tex, for the murder of Willie Leonard;
Richard Smith, Choctaw Indian, at Fort
Smith, Ark. for tho assassination OF
Thomas Prindle; John Yancey (colored),
at Yanceyville, N. c., for the murder OF
Bob Oliver: James Seams (colored), at
Eutaw, Ala, for the murder of Deputy.
Sheriff Autroy; Edward Fry, at Marietta,
Ga, for killing his wife.
FREIGHT trains collided on the 25th on
the Baltimore & Ohio road near Paw Paw,
w. Va, causing damage of 100000 Nc
lives were lost.
ALL over the ranges in South Florida cat
tie were dying on the 25th from starva,
ton, the f1atlands where they usually feed
being nearly all submerged by continuou.
rains.
A sAw-M1LL boiler exploded on the 25th
at Tar Hollow, near Chillicothe, O., killing
George and James Dearth, and John W.
Arlidge and Ebenezer Startling were fatally
injured.
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THE EAQT.

On the Ed w. D. Ructsamen, aged sixty
five years, a retired banker, shot and killed
himself in his home at Hoboken, N. j.,
while insane; and at Newton, Mass. Rev.
Thomas Marcy, aged seventytwo years,
committed suicide in the same manner.
PATRICK BRADLEY, Of Philadelphia,
charged with enticing young girls from
their homes on the pretense Of engaging
them as domestics, was sentenced on the
ed to Twenty-Five years. Imprisonment at
hard labor.
AFTER serving fifty years in the peni-
tertiary at Auburn, N. Y, for the murder
Of his father. William Pearce was released
on the ed. He was hopelessly insane.
In the New jersey Legislature on the
22d j. r. MCPHERSON DENY was re
elected United States Senator.
The Pennsylvania Legislature on the
I'D passed joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution prohibiting
the manufacture or sale of Intoxicating
liquors by vote of 1872 to S.
On the 22d Sebathai Chasanowicz, a gen.
uine Russian Nihilist, arrived at Castle
Garden, New York. He was opposed to
the Cars government aud feared ban
| ishment to Siberia.
AT Golden, N. Y, Miss Sarah Brad beck
hanged herself on the 23d because she re.
coASou d Aote warning ueT uOG 10 marry
young man to whom she was engaged
SELMA DoLARO, actress, singer and ar.
thoress, died at her residence in New
York on the 23d after a life of triumphs
! and failures, with the last three years full
OF physical suffering.
WILLIAM L. SMITH, q teller in the Office
OF the city treasurer of Providence, r. l.,
committed suicide on the oath by shooting
| himself. His cash shortage was 81, 500.
GOVERNOR BEAVER, of Pennsylvania,
chief marshal of the coming inaugural
parade, had information on the Gath that
| more than 81, 600 men would participate in
! the grand parade.
TIE Glasgow Iron Company closed down
| its steel plant near Pottstown, Pa, on the
Oath and discharged its employees, nearly
two hundred and fifty in number
The Norwegian bark Alt which sailed
| from Demerara October q for Philadelphia
with a cargo of sugar was, with her crew
of eleven men, given up on the oath az
| lost.
THE death of Charles A. b. Shepard, O.
| the firm of Lee & Shepard, the well-know1
book publishers of Boston, occurred on tn,
! 25th, at the age of sixty years.
! ALL the Lehigh and Individual collieries
around Shenandoah, Pa, shut down OF
the 25th, owing to their markets beins
overstocked with COAL About four thou
sand men were idle
| COUNTERFEIT silver dollars in lare,
quantities were afloat in Reading, Pa. OF
the 25th. They were we'll executed.
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married woman, WAs dragged from her
bed by White Caps and brutally whipped.
Some idte gossip shout 1or character be-
fore marriage was given o the cause.
OK tina sd lafaye tto Frederick, st
Louis travelling man, murdered his wife
and then killed himself at Quincy, III,
Jealousy,was the cause.
This Tennessee Legislature On the 2sa
elected Isham @. Harris DEM United
States Senator for tho third consecutive
term.
c. n NoRwooD hled : petition IN the
General Assembly Of Arkansas on the sd
preliminary to contestins the election. Of
James p. Eagle - Governor. Norwood,
the Labor candidate, charges fraud, and
claims that . fair count will elect him by
over 5000 majority. : :. :. s. !.
On all Indian reservations In Wisconsin
and Minnesota logging operations were
stopped on the 2Sd as tho result of an
order by indian Oonmisstenar sObsxly To-
Agent Gregory.
JAMES A. MOORE, Of Indianapolis, Ind. q
prominent citizen, and for sixteen years
agent tor the Connections 1fntnal Life IN.
surance Company, was on the oath dis
covered to be defaultefto he,'extent Of
/ FLAxEs on, the oath in the businesssspor.
ton. OF Jackson, Miss, capled great dam
aga s @ 9 .s7 ~.
AT Memphis Tenn, Henry Oyiugton5
killed Thomas sWerning On the 24ths In q
quarrel over the ownership Of lantern.
They were switchmen Or the Kansas City
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He CHICAGO, KANSAS e. NEBRASKA
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
Where Are You Going2

When do you start7 Where from7 owmany
baggage have Jod7 What route do you prefer
Upon receipt Of an answer to the above ques.
lions you will be furnished. free OF expense, wltn
:; ::
vill en:a trouble time and money. Agents will
call in person where necessary. Parties not
ready to answer above questions should cut out
and preserve this notice for future reference. 1t
NAV become useful. Address c. H. WARREN.
General Passenger Agent. St. Paul, Ninn.
3a,d jcr nsw nap Of Eorthwest- s.st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-14
TIE KEArHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS FOR "a HOURS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1910 p. m.-For New England and Az
NewYoTk fair except the northern portion OF NewYofk
and Vermont hight nearly stationary temperature
For NewJerse Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware Mary
land and Virginia generally fair; slightly warmer.
For the Csfoinss Georgia and Florida hir preceded on
the North Carolina coast by light rsins nearly STATIONARY
ternpsfatu re.
For Alabama Mississippi ana Louisiana, fair followed IL
the northern portions Mississippi and Louisiana By in
nearly stationary temperature
For kastern Texas rain slightly colder
For Arkansas and Missouri rain. changing TO snow In xs
souri,. colder.
For Kentucky ard Tennessee rain colder except In eastern
Tennessee nearly stationary temperature.
For West Virginia western Pennsylvania. Ohio fndAss
and Illinois, light SHOWS In the southern portions nm
colder.
For Michigan light local SHOWS, slightly colder.
FOR Wisconsin. generally sar; slightly colder.
Fur Minnesota and Iowa. generally ir followed In wesss
iowa by light shows slightly colder in the eastern pof''
aud nearly stationary temperature In the western portions
For Dakota fair in tho northern portions snow IN ".
southern portions slightly in tho western poroa sns
nearly stationary temperature In the eastern portion
For Nebrsska and Kansas. snow warmer. exeeps n -
eastern portion nearly stationary temperatures
Tor Colorado. hight slightly warmer
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must not DO questioned. Every constitutional power
should be used to make this right secure and punish
frauds upon the ballot.-(Letter Of Acceptance.
There Is not Republican community whero any
man may not advocate without fear his political De-
iiefs There is not Republican voting precinct
where any man. whatever may have been his relation
TO the flag during the war. rnsy not freely exercise
his right TO vote There Is not ono such precinct
where the right Of Confederate soldier freely 10 cast
the ballot OF his choice would not be defended oy
the Union veterans, Of the war.-(speech, Aug l7'
1889
There not man ht to transact the duties Oh ehe
simplest vocation from day to day that does not
know that the Republican maioritcs in three or four
Of tho southern states Suppressed and not allowed
10 ind expression ct the balot-box. Thorc
has not been written in the history Of any civlzea
nation o more abominable, cruel bloody page than
that which describes the treatment Of the poor BLACKS
IN the south since those States passed under Demo-
cratic control Why they not allowed TO vo'ei
because they want TO vote the Republican ucho''
-tspoech. Nov. 90, 1887
The free South has at last turned her race 'o"a'a
che sun, and will ore long eclipse all OF hcr ante.
h,l,um aohevemonts in production. This result WIN
sooner and more surely be achieved by eilonan'
INDUSTRY than by Congressional bonnties'-Cspcechs'
Aug 10, 1882
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MP pg.tps ON THE oABINErMAKERs.

Washington, Jan. 10 speclaD. -" Do you believe that
General Harrison has yet tondered place In the Cso
net to any man. directly or ndirectyf' was asked OF
william walter Phelps. II do not he replied add
ing: "why, General Harrison has not yet been
formally elected President Tho Electoral Colleges III
the several States do not meet and vote Tor President
and Vice- President until the second Monday In Jann
atv and General Harrison wiz not be Presidentcect
until thar duty has been performed. A good many
Of the CabinetmakeIs seem to have forgotten that
tho new law passed last year changed the date OF
voting by tho Electoral Colleges fom the ffst Nedncs
day in December 10 the second Monday In the follow
ing January, ard that uclr caoihn' spcclaI19ns
thai General Harrison has offered place in the
Cabinet 10 any man as yet, or mat ne VIII 90 50
before bs knovx the result OF the meetings OF the
electors for President and Vice President in the sew
ersl statee Neither do ! believe that any man has
received an intimatOn from Gen.rA hhT'soh thae
such an offer win be made 10 him.
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THE ARIZONA KICKER
THERE rs ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW IN THE
WILD wEsI
From Tho Detroit Free Press.

From Tho Detroit Free Press.
Not Our Fault-we want II c luedy understood
that We had nothing whatever 10 do wish the UNI
fortunate Incident that occurred Jacsas Hill last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. General Feathcr'sone issued
town had gathered at her two-story adobe when tho
sheriff swooped down and took away seven prisoners,
We neither gave them away nor mew that such a
rad intended, but tails proves anew tho folly OF
course but what's the use In collecting crowd for
the benefit OF the Sheriff -.
against Major Bigden, tho present postmaster, the
nat has gone forth that be must 60 and 4 would be
over the last year. he must conclude that the Major
has only himself TO blame The charges against him
1. Running the Office on tho one-man-power prn-
clplo In now town like this all tho boys want a
hand r. nDS & the P0s Ss among III. saloons and
pokorrooms, and show that he didn't feel above the
B. Putting on a heap Of style whepeyer an In
spector Is hero and refusing 10 introduce the boys
Ito must go. He might DO an ornament TO New.
York Philadelphia but he Is too ch for the blood
OF now Western town.
Iccomng serious-Those young men who make q
way up and down a. nIght mag Ne extracting great
deal OF fun over IT, but We are not AS long as they
me stoveppe bnt Of late several bullets have whste
too close To our couch Tor comfort We have been
BOYS Of any ieeitniaie amusement, but this firing
must be stopped We shall take vigorous measures
III Us wrong-we have several times announced
that we had our on spells and of. spells in
tegofr 10 fighting and that citizens VINO tackled as
must take their chances Last Friday the old broken
backed hyena who edits the opposition sheet saw US
got letter In mourning envelope at the post Office,
and he concluded lt would be an orr day with us,
and pitched In 10 get satisfaction Tho mourning
envelope Enclosed lotter from the bank at Tucson,
giving notice that draft sent for collection had been,
much 10 our establishment collected.
The old reptile above referred to therofore hit rs
dead wrong, and he had no sooner put up his dukes
than went for him. and had him hollering for
mercy inside OF five minutes. lie says In his issue OF
yesterday that ne thought we were trying to draw n
gun on him. but that is too thin What he really
thought was that we had hit him with ton Of
granite.
We Had To--we understand that some Of our lcad-
Ing citizens blame for tho arrest OF Colonel Jim
Drake, who was pinehed and taken 20 Omaha the
other day, We did write a letter TO the Sheriff that
Jim was here and could be had any day In tho week,
but we han TO- He not only pofsistently refused 70
subscribe for "Thc Kicker" but he avoided our
grocery and dealt with non.adyertsers. In addition
this Jim was getting pulled up and conceIted, and
be had an idea that he was running the town
We want 70 DO friendly with all but We must be
used right The first duty Of every man IN this
town who Knows he @ wanted by Sheriff anywhere
vadably I'm advance.
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TIE vHrprEEy CLUB HAS A DINNER

The THIRTEEN Club sat down 10 n seventh annyer
safy festival at the Restaurant Frascati, No West
Twenty eighthst, at exactly thirteen minutes past
o'clock last evening w. Ellison acted a. toastmasler
Among the toasts we're THE Superstition Of Hanging Peo
pie on Friday" O. W. A. Burisi "something about the
Cuh,D David McAdsm; "supersttions OF Unbelieyers'
W. w. Niles; and "supersuuons OF Literary Men,"
Stephen Fisk In front Of each plato was placed
lighted candle each member being expected to retire
when his eand. had burned out The following officers
were elected 2ei vptes beng Chief ruler David
MeAdam nrst Vice ruler, q. w A, huftis second vice
ruIar w W. Niles; scribe, joel s. Hood. receiver. o.
w forIey; srchivist. Jacob A. Aearoanael marshal
T. w. Eilison custodian. w. Fowler; toastmsster, r.
IL Wildes: intendent Bucius NJ. Sheldon, r gazetteer
r. @. Hamilton historian. Henry A. Heisor artist. d.
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naturally and worthly associated in our thoush''-
acceptance of nomination, July A, 1888.

The calendar of our political saints does not omit
ono name that was conspicuous in peace or war We
can celebrate Jacksons birthday or tho anniVe9Sass
o. the battle OF Newoeans because he stood toT Inc
unity of the Nation and his victory confirmed 1t In the
respect of the world. There is no song OF panaoush
that we do not sing In our meetings There IS no
marble that has been buded to perpetuate tho glory
OF our soldiers about which may not appropriately
assemble and proclaim the principles that we adSo-
cate We believe in our country and give IL orr love
and first care We have always advocated That policy
In legislation which promotive of the interests ana
the honor of our country.-tspeech, Sept go, 1883.
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AN INFANT PHrLLNrHRoPIsr
From Tba Rosfon Advertiser.

The following pretty incident shows how we'll cur
little Boston boys-soine OF fhem-aro being brought
I'D. In one of the strcotcars the other day was 4
coiored woman poorly but neatly dressed and carrying
largo basket Beside her sat her little boy. many
shades blacher than bis mother and comfortably
bundled up IN red worstcd scarf Presently an elegant
looking lady entered the leading handsome llttlo
fellow with long, Hight curls and fur trimmed velvet
coat He carried white paper bag OF confectionery
which he opened and began TO eat No sooner did he
spy tho boy OF ebony than he slid on nom his sect
ran M 10 him and piled his black hands full Of
mashmAllows from his bag. just as tho car stopped
he reeained his mothers SIDE and said. In a clear,
piping voice: rs awful sorry for him mamma scos
hts face Is so blaok~ He had given practical evidence
of his sympathy. for be had only four msllows lolt
ana his face sh0ne With pity and generous feeling
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The Ladies'
Home Journal
FOR JANUARY,

Contains original Copyrighted
matter by such well-known
and popular writer's As 81
Mrs. MARY ]. HOLMES
JOSIAH ALIENS WIFE
ROSE TERRY COOK
KATE UPSON CLARK
Mrs. JOHN SHERWOOD
and many others.
New Years Calls and
Receptions. by Mrs. ELIzAR.
Parker, and "An Afternoon
Tea" by Mrs. SHERWOOD, arc
particularly seasonable.