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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Great SLAUGHTER.

LONDON, Dec. is. Mozambique ad-
vices state that Serpa Pinta, after de-
:eiving British Consul johnson nv IA.
clsr1ng his intentions to be peaceful, oh.
ealned achievements and went to tho
Makololo country, where he and his
party declared war upon Makololo,
siaughtering hundreds of men with gat-
ling guns.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

CARsoNvILLE, Mich, Dec. ia sad
accident occurred in Flynn township,
near Omard post-ofice, Thursday after.
noon. John and Alexander Mcclellan,
aged 81 and ~, were working in sand
pit When it caved in, burying them both
alive. They were recovered, dead, after
one hours hard digging. q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Fresh Cholera Outbreak.
"Cuthbert Bede " Dead,

LONDON, Dec. 13.-Rev. Edward Brad.
ley, more commonly known as ''Cuth.
bert Bede," il. dead. He was contrib.
utor to nearly all the English period:
Gals and was the author of numerous
novels. His best known work was
"Verdant Green" which was also his
first published production.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Minnesota Medics Meat.

The Minnesota Valley Medical Asso-
citation met at Mankato recently. Some
instructive papers were read, and inter.
esting discussions occurred. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
DIR. E. J. Davis, of Mankato; -Presi.
dehts, w. H. Reave of Minnesota Lake,
w. r. Cullen of Lake Crystal, w.
Jacoby of Mankato; Treasurer, C. F..
Merritt, of st. Peter; Secretary, E. D.
Steel, of Mankato.
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KILLED HIMSELF.

tFanklin y. 0owsa, Ex.Prssident Of the
Philadelphis . Reading Railway Com
psny. Conmits Suicide q Hotel h
Wsshln0sssa-An unsaisnosd Mind Prob
ANY the Oauss-sksseh Of He Life.
WA q g Dec. l6:--Franklin B.
ltowon, prominens fnllaoelrhia law
yer ana formerly president OF the Phila-
delphla q Reading Railroad Company.
was 1oond dead IN MS room At Worm
ieys aote' SATURDAY AFTERNOON with q
furthermore .li', N nus neao snd pistol by
ms sue. mo nsoa unoouD t?oiy commit
Tea SUICIDE.
! Mr' 5uowon GAINS 70 " asn1hgton Mon
Jay last 70 conauct the deorge Rice oil
1oases against oousnwestern railroads
before tne 1nIet-otaee commerce Com
mission, and Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday appeared IS MI. kice's attor-
ney In THESE cases. M. Gowen had
not been notaced about z the hotel
since fT1dsy AFTERNOON, when he
eetiroo @ ms room; SATURDAY morning
the nis'u a'scovoloo Una. nus ooof was
,oAeu snI '. .'~a - .no u"y' a1er max
.nt eo w. u' $3.50 49,. eU'omp's 70
81, =. n m' w. nuns .ne ooor
s e. .S".'. ' go. S"e ' ~, 70 inc
.r m ~.ue ~"vuS .t v 49, !ne clerk
49, - 49, t.'."l te1s ~ snu, 1ook-
, ,.s w. - a.,.a ~~nn . .y" ~. "owan
y.~e o 1 .. ~ WIN 'no plsVol
Wy nAs oA"e' ~ 10 ohoukA' 'hat ne COM
| mltted suicide early In the morning.
The police authOri ties took charge Of
tho remains and notiflod tho fr;ora,
.o1.4,-.. NJ. 60. -,
"uo Ao."Mso0 VI NIX OV"oA III uAAd0el"
phla OF his death. The body was en-
balmed and taken to PHILADELPHIA for
huria1 M cauaa ia known for hi.
.,,;.;do "-'
PHILADELPHIA, Lee. I0.-Ine remains
| or Franklin Il. GOwen reached this city
Sunday morning and were at once con-
veved tn his lata residence a. Mount
a., ~ C... ~ ;.
'' '"o
eAre VI inc 1amlly tnat the 1uneraA
which is to take place Tuesday morn
! inc. shall he nrivata All innuirv has
+hvs for f.;1od ~ ro,,o.1 49,, $3.50. g..
L. A"" W any o"u"o 1oi
the rasn act' IL IL sa1o tnat MIS-
GoWen told close friend OF the
| family that for ten davs nrevi0us tn her
hnsh.rd,a ,.st v;s;, ~ wosh;,r+o, che
'A
| I'd" ho'lceu soihotn4he sCrahBe IN MS
conduct. 1t is thought by many here
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

! MRs. ELLIOTT f. SHEPARD proposes
TO erect in New York large seven-story
firc-proof structure and present it to the
Young Woman's Christian Association.
1t Is to be used Is = clearinghouse and
home for Working.Women.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Heavy Failures.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia voluntary as
Segment was made Saturday by the C.
J. L. Meyer & Sons Company, manu.
facturers of and dealers in mantels.
doors and sash at the north pier and 307
and 800 Wabash avenue, in favor of
James B. Goodman. The liabilities are
$500, 433. "a, and assets 1924, 600. 90.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Two Farmers Fatally Injured,

At New York Mills the other day
party of farmers while driving across
the Northern Pacific track were struck
by the fast express and all more or less
injured. There were men in the wagon
at the time, but all but two, Bert Har.
rington and Peter Bjornstrom, would re.
cover. The two named were probably
fatally injured. The accident took place
in bend on the road, where it was i'm.
possible to see the train until nearly or
the track.
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ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

A Young Bavariaa. Captured ut Mime.
spolis, Confesses . Fearful Crime.
Michael Schiefer was arrested at Min.
neapolis the other afternoon on the
charge of murder, and made a full con.
fession. He is thirty-two years old, and
lived at the village of Pandorf,
county of Regensburg, Bavaria. He
drowned his stepson, : child of
years, to secure aninheritance of 1900
marks. The child's grandfather, Her.
man Strup, living at the town of Hagg,
two miles away, accused Schiefer of the
murder. The latter then stole silently
up to the window of the old mans
house and shot him dead. He crossed
the line into Bohemia, coming thence
to America, arriving in Minneapolis two
weeks ago,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

MRS. MARGARET STUART, aged one
hundred and three years, of Plug, Car
roll County, Ca, wants pension. Mrs.
Stuart is the widow of James Stuart.
who fought in the Indian war of 1919
under Captain John Myrick.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Happy Father of Twins.

The happiest man in Faribault is Hon.
E. j. Healy, who was make happy by
the birth of strong and healthy twin
boys. When he went down to his store
the other morning the people asked him
what made him smile so? He told them
that strapping young twin boys came te
increase his family. The people of Fari.
bault congratulated him on his good
luck.
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lATBa,
THE TRIAL IS OVER.

| A Verdict 10 Rendered In tho Cronin Case.
CHICAGO, Dec 16-T"e jury in the Cro-
| min case brought in q verdict a. follows:
Coughlin, Burke and O'Sullivan, life i'm.
prisonment; Kunze, three year s; Beggs,
| acquitted. The verdict was as follows:
We the jury, find the defendant, John F.
Beggs, not guilty. We the jury, find the
defendant, John Kunze, guilty of man.
slaughter, as charged in the indictment,
| and fix his punishment at imprisonment in
the penetentiary for the term Of three
years.
We the jury, find the defendants, Dan
Coughlin, Patrick O'Sullivan and Martin
Burke, guilty of murder in the manner
and form as charged IN the Indictment
and fix the penalty Ut imprisonment in the
penitentiary tor the term Of their natural
lives.
Mr.. Forest of the defense, at once re-
quested that the jury be polled, and this
was ordered done by the court. To each
Juror the question was put by the clerk Of
the court, WAS this and is this now your
verdict" Foreman Clark was the first
to rlse and answer firmly in tho afirma-
tive. The eleven men followed in turn
and gave the same answer Together with
the announcement of the verdict Coughlin
Osullivan and Burke turned deathly pale.
while Kunze suddenly started from his
seat and moment later dropped his head
upon his breast and burst into tears.
begg's face was luminous with joy, nd
Immediately after the polling of the Jury
ne arose from amid the prisoners, walked
over to- the jury box, and during the
breathless lull that followed, shook Fore
| man Clarke's hand heartily and thanked
all of the jurors.
Mr.. Forest, on behalf Of the four con.
victed defendants, entered the accustomed
| motion for new trial, and after consider.
able discussion, the Judge fixed Jan. 10 "A
the day on which the motion for a new
trial should be argued, and the prisoners
were taken back to jail.
II was telegraphed from Browns VAL
Icy, 4lnn., the 10th. on~ hundred and sev-
onty-thr Of tho Sisseton Indiana. four
more than majority, have signed for tho
opening Of tho Sisseton reservation.
Ar prayer meeting Of colored people.
at Kansas City, No., the 10Th, razors and
chairs yere freely used as argumentative
forces Ind a. . result several ribs wera
broken and faces gashed
On tho 10Th tho eight Democratic sen.-
tors who have absented themselves from
the Montana Legislature made appearance
and qualified. The house at once took
steps to bring absent Republicans to 40.
pear: -
Two men fought prize fight Of . hun
dred and four rounds ct Crystal Springs,
Mont, the 10th. One will die.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
FEDERATION OF LABOR,

The Sessions at Boston COncluded-As-
sossments for q Great Strike Fund Au-
thorized, the Attitude of the Order
Toward the Knights Defined and Presi.
dent Gompers REFLECTED.
BOsToN, Dec. 16.-At Saturdays ses-
sion of the Federation of Labor a Sec
ton was added to the constitution, by a
vote of 81 to II, which gives the execu-
tive council power to levy strike as
sessment of two cents per member ON
the 1st of January, 1890. on all National
and international bodies under the jur-
isdiction of the federation.
The next clause brought forth three
hour debate, but was finally adopted.
The proposition was this:
I'm case any National or international body
afflliated with this federation shall organize q
strike or be locked out and by reason Of finan.
cial distress it shall become necessary for it to
call upon the federation for aid, the executive
council, If 1t deems that such organization is
entitled to receive such assistance, shall make
an assessment not exceeding two cents mem
Der per week upon every other National or in.
ternational body so aff1liated with the organi.
zation.''
This means that the executive council
can collect by assessment in a year
$3.50, 900 which can be devoted to the
support of a strike.
The per capita tax was fixed at one
fourth cent. 1t was voted to have all
money paid to the secretary, rather than
to the president, as has been done in
the past.
The special committee appointed to
consider the attitude of the federation
towards the Knights of Labor submit
ted It's report, which was adopted. The
federation states it's position as follows:
First, that the Knights of Labor shall dis
countenance and revoke the charters OF all
trade assemblies or districts within their or
ders; second, that In turn the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and af2liated trade unions
Will urge their members and encourage the
working people to become members of mixed
assemblies Of the Knights of Labor.
The time has arrived when the trade unions
should claim their own. The trend Of organiza-
lion shows that the .wage-earners of America
are weary Of having their interests adjusted by
the measure of the huckster or yard-stick OF
the merchant
I'VE assert the natural right of the trade
unions to occupy the trade unions territory.
When this right Is conceded discord will end
and organized labor be more closely united.''
The election of officers resulted in the
reelection Of President Samuel Com
pers, of New York, and Secretary P. J..
Mcguire, of New York. Final adjourn
ment was then made. Detroit will he
the place of next meeting.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

/ A NAsN1F1cEEr English tree known
as the whitening oak, which measured
SO feet inches in girth in 1744, has just
been measured and found to have grown
just II inches In the interval of 145
wears.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
PATHS FIRST HUSBAND DEAD.

The Marquis de Caux. Who Married the
Diva in 1868, Expires In Paris.
PARIS, Dec. 16.-The Marquis de Caux,
formerly the husband of Adelina Patti,
is dead. The Marquis married the ia
nous songstress in May, 1868, at the Ro-
man Catholic church, Chaplain district,
London, and divorce was obtained in
France in 1884. The difficulty leading
to the legal separation had its origin in
. misunderstanding as to the handling
OF the money and estate of Patti, suf-
fcient amount of which the noble hus-
band claimed was not being devoted to
his own personal expenses.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
TWO vAlUABLE BOOKS.

Hx1. = Is ! < -.
Thsy Arc in Rossesstsa Of the state Law
Library q p. Paul. -
Among the curiosities to be found IN
the State Law Library are two volumes
of the colonial laws of Massachusetts,,
176O to 1773. They are Of course re-
prints, but ''ye oldon style' has been
faithfully reproduced. The code of laws
in vogue in those provincial days WAS
truly very crude. 1t was then that the
whipping-post was resorted to as mode
of punishment, but 1t is stipulated that
''no man shall be beaten with above
forty stripes, nor shall any true gentle
man, nor any man equal to q gentleman.
be punished by whipping unless his
crime be very shameful and his course
of life vicious and profigate." Again
the code says: IF any man shall Bias
pheme the name of god, the father,
Some or Holy ghost, with direct, ex-
presse, presumptuous or high handed
blasphemie, or shall curse God in the
like manner, he shall be put to DEATH
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
An $4,000 Fire 1t Cincinnati,

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 13.-The three.
story brick building at 2s4 West Pearl
street, occupied by Hollingsworth &
Mcclure, dealers in military and society
goods, was burned yesterday morning.
The loss is $4,000.
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Money for Ireland.

DErnolT, Mich, Dec. 13:-Rev. DR..
Reilly, treasurer of the Irish National
League. has cabled 81, 200 to DR.: Kenny,
treasurer Of the Irish League, for use
o: the tenants defense fund.
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WEST ANo SOUTH.


The death of Justus A. Rathbone, the
founder of the order of the Knights of
Pythias, occurred: on the 9th at Lima,
O., At the age of fifty years.
The Gipps Brewing Company's stable
at Peoria, ILL.,, was burned on the 9th,
and ten horses were cremated.
Mr.. TILGMAN McDERMED, q school
teacher, and his wife were drowned on
the 10th by the upsetting Of boat on
White river near Shoals, Ind.
On the 10th the First National Bank
of Abilene, Kan. closed its doors, with
liabilities Of Sl16.254.
INDIANS on the Sisseton reservation
In South Dakota voted on the 10th to
sell their lands to the Government. This
throws open to settlement one million
acres.
Hoes in Greenwood County, Kan, were
on the 10th dying by thousands from hog
cholera. "
Ex-PRlsoNERs of war from all over the
country held q reunion on the 10th 1T
Libby Prison Museum in Chicago.
MRS. CLAUD AUGUSTINE and her three
children were drowned on the nth 1t
Saukville, Wis. A six-year-old son had
broken through the ice, the mother
went to his rescue, and the other two
children followed their mother, al per
ishing. s . I.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Valuable Horse Lost.

Warren Matthews. of Lake City, had
= valuable horse die while in his care
the other afternoon. The horse be.
longed to a gentleman in Durand, Wis,
who had placed it in Mr.. Matthew'S
hands to be trained and broken. The
owner had refused 81, 200 for the ANNA
several times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Lost the Race and HI. I,s..

Sioux CITY, Ia., Dec. 13.-An Illinois
Central train ran over and tore to pieces
George Crook. who, while driving b.
side the track. ran . race with the traia
and attempted 70 run u trent Of It
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

>. TIE. Australian Legislature has
pssbedsa lsw taxing all married couples
living with their mothers-in-law; 5000
II residing with the shusband's mother
in-law, and $40 If with the wife's.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

The Japanese are learning how to eat
meat. In 1884 only $4,000 head Of cattle
wore slaughtered in all Japan. In 1885
the number had increased to 116, 900; in
1854, to $50, 500; in 1888, to 400, 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

! A TRAMP confined in the Lancaster
(Pa.) Jail entertained the attendants
and policemen With tales of adventure
nld tsavel. he had almost walked around
the worlA! a rs %| e.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Jake Kilr.in,e sente....

! PURvfs, Miss, Dec. 16.-Jake Kilr.in
mas been found guilty Of assault and
battery and sentenced to pay fine Of
9Soo and undergo imprisonment in the
county jail for tvs months,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

; MRs. PHILIP H. SHERIDAN and her
children are living At the cottage in
:Nonquitt, Mass, in which the General
diea. Mrs. Sheridan has entirely fe-
coverod her health and strength. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19
Another Kansas Bank Clos.

k1cHF1ELD, Kan, Dec. 16.-The Bank
OF Richfield failed to open Saturday
morning, having made an assignment to
K. K. King, of this place, for the benefit
OF creditors. The assets are claimed IA
amount to $50, 900; liabilities, $s1, 200.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

! THt Oldest MON her 81 the American
;Hayiever Association is Dr.. Edward
lIownsend. of Philadelphia. He 10
clghty-four and has had hayfever once
o year since he was q bow.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

: A SAND pump near Boise City, I. T.,
recently brought up = flint idol from .
depth Of $40 feet.
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ROBERT BROWNING DEAD.

Tho Venerable Poet PasRes Away Near
London-His Twenty sixth Volume Of
His Lifo and Works.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Robert Browning,
the poet, died at 10 CLOCK Thursday
night without any suffering. During
the day he expressed himself as satisfied
with the success of his now volume OF
poems, which has just been published.
1t displays youthful vigor and
inspiration. The new verses arc
read with great interest. Not
only do the poems themselves de-.
serve the lively attention which is
naturally given to any thing from the
great poets pen, but the fact that this
is his last volume imparts additional in
terest to the work. This is the twenty.
sixth volume of his poetry. He had
been reported alarmingly ill with
bronchitis at Venezuela, but his friends
here hoped for his recovery despite his
advanced age.
Robert Browning was born in Camberwell,
Eng, in 1919, and educated at the University Of
London. His first published poem, Pauline, :"
tale in verse, which appeared in 1885, did not
attract general attention. III 1887 his tragedy OF
"Strafford" was presented on the London
stage with Macready as the hero, ard
met with but moderate success. Between 1S4s
and 1916 he wrote the collection OF dramatic and
lyric poems to which he gave the title OF ''Bells
| and Pomcgranates." Among these was "a Blot
on the Scutcheon," which was first produced
at the Drury Lane Theater in 1843 An.
other play Of his, 1.-The Duchess Of
Cieves," was subsequently brought out
at the Haymarket, Charlotte Cushman
personating the heroine. In. 1876 Mr.. Browning
married Miss Elizabeth Barrett (who died in
1891, and after his marriage resided for some
years In Italy. Mr.. Browning specially cult.
waited the arts Of music and painting and was
intimately acquainted with the histories Of
both. He was given the honorary degree O,
d. c. L. by the University of Oxford in 1882.
Among Mr.. Browning's principal works are
Christmas Eve and Easter Day." Men and
Women" Dramatic LYRICS" THE Ring and
tho Book, j" RED Cotton Night. Cap Country; or,
Tut and Towers" Return OF the Druses,"
"Colombe's Birthday" "Anstophanes' Apol
ogy," La saisisz," Dramatic 1dyls" and
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The people Of the United States use
1,S0o. 900 postal cards oyory dav.

IT 10 said that there are forty-eight
languages and dialects spoken in Mex
iCs0
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TIE statesman IN His eagle fliehts az orr.
oory AMPLY spreads his opiniops.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

~"s "tA0sSsNO bOVs
On the 10th Representative Cothran,
Of the Third South Carolina district, re-
signed his seat in Congress to accept a
position as counsel of a railway.
On the 10th Mrs. Scott Lord, the sis
ter Of Mrs. Harrison, died at Washing
ton.
DURING November the value of bread
stuhs exported was SIC, O53, 446. =.
PRESIDENT BLAINE at the session OF
the Pan-American conference in Wash
ington on the 18th appointed the various
committees and the conference ad-
journed until January 2.
THERE were 200 business failures in
the United States during the seven days
ended on the 18th; against SIG the previ-
GUS week. For the corresponding week
in 1883 the number was sos.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-19

Where Arc You Going7

Wren do you startf Whsrs fromf Hovmaay
Ia your par11 What amount OF freight OF
baggage have Youf What route do you prsesrf
Upon receipt Of ~ answer to the above Quee'
tions you win DO furnished, free Of expense, With
s; 81: M s.: :: ::
VII save trouble. time and money. Agents WI
call IN person where nece01Ary. Parties not
really TO AnsWor abovo questions should cut out
end pveservs this notice for future rslsEence. II
may become useful. Address G. II. WAR1
Usna ~ ~ - q NosthOssA t
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Broke into the Penltentiarv.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 12.-Jeh Fuson,
from ,Pinevi1le, applied at the peniten
tiary Thursday to be incarcerated. He
presented letter of commitment from
the sheriff of Bell County. He was con
victed last August of malicious shooting
and wounding, but the sheriff could not
ind time to bring his prisoner to prison
At last he trusted him to come alone.
Fresh Cholera Outbreak.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Reports of fresh
outbreak of cholera at Bagdad are con.
firmed. The district between the Tigus
and Euphrates is affected. The disease
always follows the river courses and
there are great fears that 40, 600 pilgrims
to Kcrbela on their return up the Eu.
pirates valley will bring the pest t.
Europe.