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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
Favorable to Settlers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The senate
vorable report to-day on the bill to per-
NIT any settler who has taken up
eighty acres of surveyed lands under
the homestead laws to extend his claim
over eighty adjoining acres of unsur-
yeved land. The bill was amended so
las to include settlers under the pre-
iemption laws.
AT St. Paul on the morning of the
sth, Edward Finlay, a young mulatto
VINO has made a precarious sort of a
llvlng as a street singer. in a tit of
jealousy cut his .wife's throat with a
butcher knife and then pounded her
head with stick of stove wood. He
then cut his own throat. The woman
died in a short time. The man was
taken to the hospital where be died in
few hours.
PETER DEMPSEY, cousin of Jack
Dempsey, the prize fighter, while en-
deavoring to save Mary Allen, six
teen-year-old girl, from a criminal at
tack by two Poles in Brooklyn, N. Y,
on the night of the sth, was probably
fatally stabbed. 49,
! WHILE preaching to a large congrega-
tion5at Brunswick, n. j., on the night
OF the 9TH, Rev. DR.. ]. 81. Strong
dropped dead in the pulpit. Apoplexy
was the cause.
The trial Of Walter F. Horton for the
murder of>his wife begansin St. Paul on
the 10TH. Yaszs:.3s 60 - ~ z
+ A DYNAMITE bomb was found in front
LOT the cashiers desk Of the Union De-
pot at Kansas City, No, On the sth.
THIRTEEN cars loaded with stock we're
wrecked on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road near Omaha on the 9Th.
BISHOP WH1PPLE, of Minnesota, was
presented to Queen Victoria, on Sunday
by the Dean OF Windsor.
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The theory that whisky is necessary
in the treatment of pneumonia has re.
ceived blow from DR.. Bull, If New
York City, who discovers that in the
New York hospitals sixty-fve per cent
of the pneumonia patients die with al
coholic treatment while in London, ut
the Object Lesson Temperance Hospi-
tai. only five per cent Scientific
American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
Failure Of Natural Gas supply.

UPPER SANDusKY, o., Dec. a-The
natural gas supply in this city has
failed. The wells are located in Hair
cock County, the greatest gas county in
the State, and the failure indicates
that the supply there Is surely giving
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

IT is calculated that 9l,So3 persons
die per day, $3.50 per hour, go a minute,
or one every time the clock ticks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
Given . Life Ssn tenc

CHICAGO. Dec. a-The jury in the
case of Mamie Starr, charged with MUIR
dering Mr.. and Mrs. Newland by plac.
ing poison in their food, returned YER
dict of guilty Of murder and fixed her
punishment at imprisonment in the
penitentiary for the period of her
natural lilo. Tho prisoner tainted on
hearing the verdict.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
A FoREsr of giant redwood trees has
been discovered in Washing ION.

THE average length of life is greater
in Norway than in any other country in
Eur0no
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A TORONTO paper figures out that the
drunkards of that city lost $19l, 6S2 IN
wages last year,
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Indictments against Eva Hamilton
and others charged with conspiring to
defraud Robert Ray Hamilton were dis
missed at New York. The judge held
that no conviction could be secured be-
cause Of usmilton's death,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
An Incen,lIAry Blaze,

The house of Farmer Ben Rogers, of
Burke township. Pipestone County,
was burned to the ground, together with
most OF the contents. The origin of the
fire was thought to have been incendia-
ry. A subscription paper was at once
started for him, and nearly enough
money was raised by his neighbors to
rebuild the house.
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IWenty.Six Millions to Ise Circulated.

1"o"'J'o'N "11'tO"S co n0 CJEcuI1Cous
WASHINGTON, Dec. &-The Secretary
of the Treasury has issued circular in
viting proposals. for the sale to the Gov
eminent Of S., 600, 600 in per cents. Pay.
ment of accepted bonds will be made at
the nearest sub-Treasury. The redemp-
ton of AIS will continue. Funds have
been deposited by the Navy Department
to the credit of the disbursing officers for
the quarterly payments, and during the
week ending December II $1,000, 600
will be paid out on account of pensions.
This, together with the S.. 000, 200 to be
paid for bonds under the Above call. will
make SO. 600. 600 to be put into circula-
ton within the next week or ten days
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In the Puritan days cord Of oak
wood was worth the same as bushel of
turnips-thirty-seven cents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

The Boston Homeopathic Medical So.
ciety has adopted > resolution advo
eating the use of chloroform in the OK
eeution Of condemned criminals,
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Soelkinr q Nav Nfarkot.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. a-Klng Kala-
kaua. in an interview, said that he in
tended to visit Victoria, B. c. Hawaii
will, Of course. he said. have to seek
. new market for its sugar when tho
American bounty system goes into ef-
feet" This market is believed to be
Australia, and the Kings visit to Vic
toria is thought to have some connec-
ton with the new Canadian line Of
steamers to that country.
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Tho News briefly Chr0niclod.

The News Briefly Cnronioied.
Mrs. Lambie, wife Of Adam Lambie.
Of Plainview, died at her residence of
old age at the age of 76 years.
Officials of the Minneapolis harvester
works deny that their firm has Joined
the harvester trust
NJ. J. horde, one OF Alexandria's pio-
neer merchants, died at his home 1t
was thought that he left great deal of
money. His wife survives him.
st. Paul livestock inspector while
inspecting cattle which were to be
slaughtered at Delaneys yards, found o
COW affected in the head with a cancer.
The new channel between Duluth and
Superior is open.
A lire at Faribault totally destroyed
the house with some of the contents
owned by Mrs. E. Cavanaugh. Loss,
1000; insurance, 5000.
The Great Northern depot at Osakis
was destroyed by fire.
The receipts of the harvest home
festival in St Paul were s7,l75.8e. OF
this sum $1,000 was divided between
st. Luke's Hospital and the Woman's
Industrial and Educational Union.
The body of large man was discov-
cred floating in the bay near the st.
Paul & Duluth dock in Duluth.
~ Solomon Panakeduta and Mary Brant,.
two Indians. appeared at the district
court in st. Paul for license, and
were afterwards married by Rev. Mr..
Pope, OF the Church Of the Good Shep-
herd.
The lumber-cut figures for Duluth
show total of 2S2, 927, $50 feet against
$50, sos, 900 feet in 1889 and 262, $50, 600
feet in 1888. The amount of the cut for
the next year is estimated at over 1885,
600, 600 feet more, on account of the
building Of several large saw-mills this
winter.
J. P: Davis, deputy in the county
clerks Office at St Paul, was arrested
on the charge Of issuing bogus jury Ger
titicates and pocketing the money OBJ
tanned on them.
z "A 6-year.old son of w. ]. Hahn. ex.
Attorney General of Minnesota, was run
over and killed by an electric street.car
in Minneapolis.
The following Minnesota inventors
recently received patents: A c. Baus-
man, Minneapolis, Look binding; j. E.
Church. Minneapolis. napkin holder:
.. MacCarthy. St Paul, Car coupler; F.
Toucey. Minneapolis, piston-rod pack
ing.
Burglars got 500 worth of cutlery out
OF Hannelson's hard ware store at Fer.
gus.
The Northern Pacific has contracted
with = Minneapolis firm for sinking q
dozen artesian wells along the line of
It's road across North. Dakota.
Edward L. Farnham has been An.
pointed gauger at South st. Paul in
place OF J. M. Imeson. recently killed
by being rua over By On engine.
The engagement Of james E. Kittson.
the millionaire tnrfman Of Philadel.
phia, to Miss Minnie G. Cool, OF Fari-
bault, is announced. The wedding will
occur Monday evening, December Is.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE temperature in Eastern Ontario
and Western Quebec ranged from IA to
81 degrees below zero on the I'd
with high winds. At st. Johns the
gale blew at the rate of eighty miles
an hour and houses, barns and fences
were blown down.
In the City of Mexico a severe earth
quake shock was felt, causing the in
habitants to rush from their houses in
terror.
Four caravans of horses, sheep and
camels and thirty Kirgese riding across
the steppes in Eastern Russia were
frozen to deaf
ORDERS were given for British man.
of-war to convey ten tons of bread to
the ADMINISTRATION inhabitants Of
Clareiscland and Innistunk, in Ireland.
In the work-house at Newcastle-on-
Tyne six persons were burned to death
during fire.
THE firm of Bevis, Russell s. Co..
London merchants, failed for owe:
81. ZOO, 900.
On account o! recent executions in
Russia of men who were subsequently,
proved to be innocent, the Gar ordered
that no death sentence shall be carried
out until approved by him.
In Canada nine cotton mills were pur-
chased by the Dominion Cotton Mills
Company. composed of wealthy Mont
realers, for 50, 5000
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a. FIVE MILLION ACRES SOLD.
English Capital Buys Vast Land Intorosts
IT. -. In Tennessee.

ST. Louis. Dec. "A special from
Chattanooga, Tenn, says that H. l.
Kimball, formerly of Atlanta, but
now engaged in developing East Ten
nessee interests, cables that he has sold
to English capitalists for 9l,00O. 600
nearly 5000, 900 acres, three -fourths
interest in the property OF the Kimball
Town Company located in the famous
Sequatchie valley ,about ifty miles from
here This is the biggest real-estate deal
ever negotiated in Southern lands. The
property is rich in minerals and timber.
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| are to his house and persisted in the

fell down theeelevator ID the building
where his Office was located and was in. !.
stantly killed.
NEAR Delphi, Ind, Mrs. Mary Turpie,
agod 90 years, mother of Senator David
Turpie, was burned to death by her
clothing catching fire from Fireplace.
GEORGE BURGESS, a saloon-keeper at
Williamstown, KY, shot and fatally
wounded Miss Alice Mckinley. and was
himself shot dead while resisting arrest.
The United States flagship Charles.
ton arrived in San Francisco from Hon.
olulu with King Kalakaua, Of the
Hawaiian Islands, aboard.
OWING to the failure Of the crops TO-.
900 families in Nebraska were in want
and would have to be assisted.
In the Scotch tobacco works at De-
troit, Mich. fire caused loss of $780,
600. and two firemen were killed and
two others were injured.
AT Pennsboro, w. Va, wedding
took place in which the groom was 30
years old and the bride, Mrs. William
Dixon, a widow, 81 years.
The most famous sire of trotting
horses in the world, Electioneer. died
at Senator Stanford's stock farm in Cal
ifornia at the age of IS years.
On the Chicago & Alton road pas
senger train was run into by Wabash
freight at Jacksonville, Ill.,, and two
men were killed and four wounded. z
By the explosion of tank in a chem
ical mandatory at Cincinnati three
workmen were fatally injured.
NEAR Pickens, S. c., Henry johnson
(colored) was lynched for criminal
assault upon Mrs. Thomas Walters, q
white woman.
A BLAST furnace of the Illinois Iron
& Steel Company at Joliet collapsed,
and nine men were killed and nine
others were injured.
TIE State Board of Health of Indiana
in its annual report to the Governor es-
Inmates that tho grip epidemic in In
diana in 1890 caused money loss of
more than 81, 600, 600.
RESIDENTS of Rawlins County, Kan,
were said to be in a destitute condit ton,
and many would starve unless assisted.
The Inauguration Of Governor Till
man and the State officers of South
Carolina took place on the 4th at
Columbia.
WOMEN crusaders destroyed stock
of liquor that was to be used in opening
a saloon at Kyana, Ind.
AT Lockwood, NO.. a violent earth
quake shock was felt, houses were
shaken and the whole population fed
into the streets for safety.
THE Chicago Safe & Lock Company
made an assignment, scheduling its as
sets at 500, 600 and its liabilities at $780,
600
A BAND of ten thieves who for two
years had robbed planters and burned
much property, was captured near Mem
phis, Tenn.
THE firm of V. & A. Meyer, cotton
dealers at New Orleans, suspended with
liabilities aggregating 3d. 500, 600 and
assets S3,000,000. This was the third
largest cotton house in the country.
WHILE attempting to cross the chan
mel from the islands to Santa Barbara,
Cal, the schooner Undine was wrecked
and its crew of three men were drowned.
-Four men were also drowned by the loss
of the schooner Ida Florence near the
same place.
L. L. POLK was reelected president
OF the National Farmers Alliance in
session at Ocala, Fla.
GOLD in large quantities had been dis
covered. it was said, in gulch eighteen
miles southwest of Columbu Ind.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
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MANY DOLLARS SHORT,

IOtalS. .2,77O $l0,7l5 "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-19

Have Arisen In Connection With tho
spaul'lins Iron Works Trouble.
The Republic Iron Works, OF Cleye.
land, has now instituted suit against the
National Exchange Bank, OF Steuben.
vile, the Spaulding Iron Works and
others, making the specific allegation
that on January q the Iron Works Com.
pany made aud delivered its checks on
the Exchange National Bank, in favor
OF certain persons and for certain
amounts, aggregating S5,2l3 70, and that
one check was made about the aame
Gate, payable to Hugh S. Coble for
81, lG9G7 for taxes, but which was paid
on presentment January 30, 1890. All
the other checks were presented on the
day following, at saidl5ank, and the Iron
Works had on deposit subject to it's
credit, alter the payment OF the Coblc
check, the sum OF $l,9596l. On the
said 3o:h day OF January, 1890, the Na.
tlonal Exchange Bank received notice
OF the appointment Of receiver. and
being doubtful OF its rights and duties
IN the premises, declined aud refused to
pay said checks. These checks 40 set
out were deposited In the postofIice at
Brilliant on the day above named and
directed to the payees' and BY such dc.
livery the checks assigned or appropri.
ated "pro ranto," the amount 80 depos,
tied and held in the bank. On which
account they pray judgment 10 be paid
out OF the amount 10 deposited.
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TIE WORLDS FAIR BILL.

An Important Amendment Proposed by
Mr.. Wilson, of West tlrsinin.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March lS.-fhe
Worlds Fair Committee OF the House
held what will probably be its last meet.
ing this morning, The result Of the ses-
sion was complete success for the Chi
cago people. Mr.. Belden's proposition,
which requires the Chicago citizens to
to present 10 the committee absolute
guarantee OF ten million dollars fund be.
fore the bill WAS reported, was defeated,
owing the presence Of Mr.. Wilson, Of
West Virginia. In its stead. he offered
proposition to amend the 9th section
OF the bill (Which authorizes the presi.
dent, upon notice, that provision had
been made for the grounds and build
ings to announce the time when the Ex.
position will be held), 80 as to provide
that. he shall issue his proclamation and
invitation to foreign nations whenever
there has been filed with satisfactory
proofs Ito him) that no less than ten
million dollars has been raised or pro.
vlded for by the Illinois corporation.
The consideration OF the bill was then
completed and it was ordered TO be re.
ported to the House Immediately with.
out further amendment. The dates fol
the exposition, April 80 to October 10
1892, were left as fixed upon yesterday
but the Chairman, Gambler, has giver
notice that he will move in the House
when tho bill isunder consideration. tha
it be SO amended as to provide for thu
dedication October T., 1892, and the
holding OF the Fuir the following year.
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THE PENSION SYSTEM
And tho Administration Of the
Service Discussed in the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
: The Present Commissioner OF Pen.
si0ns Severely Criticised by Mr..
Snycrs, Of rTcNns-Worl,l's Fair.
Other Washington News.

WASHINGTON, b. G., March ls.-In the
House today Mr.. Saycrs, OF Texas, dis.
cnsscd the pension system aa effected by
both acts Of Congress, and the admins.
tration OF the service. lIo cited statistics
to show that from July |, 1860, to Jan.
uary /, 1890, the expenditures OF the
Government for pensions were sl,lO5,.
32G, i'll; that the expenditures for pen.
sion for the liscal year were $50, 1871 ,9GS;
that the expenditures for pensions from
March 4, 1850, to June 30, 1861, through.
out period OF 72l years were SS0, 73S, ,327 !;
and that the excess OF pension disburse.
ments for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1889, over the pensions from 1880 to 1861,
II period ai 724 years was SS.393Gll. He
stated further that the cost OF the war OF
1872 was Sll2,0l2,5l3, and only an excess
ol$ll 4S5, W. over the disbursements for
pensions for the last year, and that the
cost of the war with Mexico was $07,-
05,SG0, and was S72l 600 less than the
pension disbursements OF last year. lIe
severely criticised the administration OF
the Pension office, aud cited many in.
stances where he claimed that the de.
eisions OF The bureau were incorrect
and improper. lie wished to call the at.
tcDtion OF the House and the country
to the manner in which the pension sys.
TEN was being administered. lie
thought that there should be thorough
Investigation OF this system in order that
complete justice should be done to the
men who had fought for their country,
and that the bounty.jnmpers, the men
who had been lusgarl, might be stricken
from the roll, 60 that II place on the roll
might be evidence OF loyalty, OF bravery
and OF service 20 the country.
Mr.. Peters said that for the first time
i'll the history OF the country the House
had befurc it Il careful aud concise esti-
mate OF what the expenditure OF the
pension business would be during the
next fiscal year, lie defended the nd.
lninistration Of the bureau and asserted
there was reasonable increase in the
pensions which had been made. So far
as tho aggregate OF increase was con-
cerncd, it reflected credit and not dis.
credit upon the bureau. While he did
not defend all the acts oil Commissioner
Tanner, he could only say that that oili-
Gel had followed in the wake of his
predecessor, General Black. II any
odlum attached to Commissioner Tanner
for re.rating the employees in his Office,
1t must attach in greater degree to his
predecessor, for he had inaugurated the
practice. Pending further debate the
committee and the House adjourned.
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DESPERATE PRIZE FIGHT.
Jimmy Smith Knocks Out Barney Curtis
After n lin ri HntIIn

Jimmy Smith Knocks Out Barney Curti.
After n Hard Battle.
TACOMA, WAsnN., March 1s.-A des.
perate prize fight took place near here
yesterday and was witnessed by nearly
700 sports from all over the coast. The
principals were Jimmy Smith, OF Denver,
and Barney Curtis, OF Spokane Fails.
They fought at catch weights. Smith
had the best Of the fight which was for
$500 side. from thu first to the tenth
round. Curtis was knocked down
twenty times, but managed to come to
the front at the call Of time. In the
10, II and 18th rounds, Curtis tried to
rush Smith, and the latter's hurricane
won him the fight. Ia the 18th round
Curtis came up looking tired. He was
hammered all over the ring and was
knocked over the ropes three times. In
the 10Th round Smith again adopted
hurricane fighting, Curtis could not yet
away from him but was knocked down
six times. He tried to hold his own,
but was done for. He led out two OF
three times viciously, but failed to land
meantime getting q hammering that
would have put many man TO sleep.
When about half the round had passed
Smith suddenly shot out his right and
swung smasher on Curtis neck. l,
sent him to the ropes, where Smith fol-
lowed him and raincd blow alter blow
on him. Finally with desperate rally
Curtis got out into the center OF the
ring, threw all his strength into righ,
hand blow directed at Smiths jugular
and failed to land. Quick as flash
Smith landed on Curtis, knocking hiu
through the ropes. AS Curtis came uf
he got smashing upper cut under the
chin that put him to sleep and ended
the mill
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He DID NOT SAY YES
When She Asked Him, But !.
Sued for Breach Of Promise
AS THOUGH HE HAD DONE so,
Unique Case IN n New York Court.
Miss Isabella Brady VS.. Thomas
Miskcll..>Shc Is Rich, but Sues
for n Husband all the Same.

NRw YonH, March lS.-An unique
breach.of.promise case Is that oi35.year
old Miss Isabella Brady against Thomas
Miskell, Harlem musician. Tho lady
asks for $4,000. The case was in cour.
to-day. The plaintiff has an indepen.
dent fortune, while the man is said to
be q deserter from tho British Army.
Miss Isabella, also, it is said, spent much
money 10 get him pardoned for TINT
ollense. Thomas be9s to be excused,
but Miss Brady says she has purchased
an expensive trousseau and spent s., 900
to furnish a house and purchased II
wedding ring for Sl7. In 1883 Thomas
declined positively to marry her. Mis-.
kell claims she did the woOing, and he
had not said "Yes."
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NULLIFIES GEkRYMANDERS,
The 1cComns Bill VIII BE Reported to tho
House ut nh Enrly Date.

The McComns Bili VIII Be Reported to tho
House ut nh Eurly Date.
Special Dispatch 10 the Iateliigcnrer.
WASHINGTON, March lS.-To.morrow
the House Committee on Election oil
President and Vice.P President intend
having meeting for the consideration
OF the McComas bill, which provides fol
the election OF members to the Fifty.
second Congress from the districts as
now arranged, and nullifes the gerry.
mander in Ohio and other States
Chairman Lodge thinks the bill will be
favorably reported from the committee.
Mr.. McComas, the author OF the meas.
urc, said to the 1xTELLIGEScER CORES.
pondent to-day that he had made thor
ough canvass among the Republican
members and found very little opposi-
ton OF consequence. He said the meas.
ure was just and was in conformity
with the constitution and statutory laws.
He had but little doubt that it would be
reported to the House at very early
day and passed.
This bill and the one by Mr.. Lodge
providing federal supervision OF clec.
tions will likely provoke very bitter
partisan debates. Both measures are to
come before the House before the tariff
bill, il possible.