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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-02-06
FOREIGN intelligence.


RIO JANE1Ro advices of the 2Sth say
that forty sailors were executed by the
new government for shouting; Long
live the Emperor"
On the goth John VIM, one of the
survivors of the famous Shannon-C hesa-
peake battle, died at Truro, N. S., aged
100 years.
DISPATCHES Of the goth say that Amer
leans in Mesopotamia had unearthed an
ancient temple and found bell, tablets
and cylinders bearing inscriptions dat
ing $3.50 years B. C..
COLOMBIA advices of the 29th say that
the tribe of Indians 10000 in number)
on the San Bias reservation had raised
the American flag and declared them
selves American citizens.
JOHN GoRLEY's house at St. Johns. N,
F., was burned on the 29th, and he and
three OF his children-two boys and a
girl-perished in the flames. His wife
and three other children escaped.
NEWS OF the Goth says that the Bra
lillian Government had issued a decree
divorcing the church and State.
On the 30th ult. the Canadian Parlia-
ment announced that the estimated ex-
penses for the next fiscal year were $685.
600,
ADv1CEs Of the 31st ult. from Crete
say there had been lately many murders
of both Turks and Christians, and the
Christians, fearing the effects of Turk
lsh revenge, were taking refuge in the
hills.
IT was decided by the Italian East
African Company on the s1st ult. to Or
ganize extensive factories and whatever
establishments might be necessary to
work great plantations in Africa.
M1NE-owNERs in England were on the
31st ult preparing to form federation
to protect their interests against the
organizations of employees.
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SiLCOTT IN QUEBEC.

The Ex-Cashier Interviewed at Terre
Ronne-He Denies Being u Forecr.
TEKRE BONNIE, Que, Feb. 1.-Edw ard
Silcott, ex-cashier in the Sergeant-at.
Arms Office of the United States House
of Representatives, who absconded No
vember 80 with more or less money be.
longing to the members, has hem inter
viewed here. He said:
"As to the charge Of forgery, that is all bosh.
There is scarcely member OF the House to
whom did not advance his pay every mouth
and received notes as receipts. When left
Washington for New York had not the re.
hottest idea OF leaving the United States. AS
to the money m accused Of decamping with
assure you had but very little when I lett
New York"
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CATARRR.


Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever-A Nov
Home Treatment.
Sufferers arc not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence Of living parasites
In the lining membrane Of the nose and
eustachian tubes Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to be fact, and
the result of this discovery is that simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafnesa
are permanently cured in from one to three
simple applications made at home by the
patient once in two weeks.
N. B.-This treatment is not snufR or In
ointment; both have been discarded by
reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph.
let explaining this new treatment is sent on
receipt of three cents in stamps, to pay
and King Street, Toronto, Canada. -Chrts
tan Advocate. j
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above
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THERE have been many tales recently
told OF shipwreck and disaster at sea,
and fortunately these have been varied
by . large number of rescues, the most
important Of which is told by Captain
Bordo, OF the English steamship Falls
81 1nversnaid. recently arrived at Phila-
delphta from the Javas with q cargo of
sugar, who reports picking up the dis
abled ship Siam, with valuable cargo
Of gold bullion, gold dust and elephants
tusks, and four hundred passengers and
towing her safely and successfully into
the port Of Alden, in Arabia. The SAL
wage which the rescuing captain will re-
setye Will obteia Will reach nice sum.
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1T Is only a few months since Judge
Terry Of California, was killed just as
he was about to attack Justice Field. of
the United States Supreme Court. The
other day Terry's nephew, Kyle, Terry,
was shot dead in Galveston, Tex, while
entering the courthouse to be tried for
killing man. The fatal bullet was
fred by brother of Terry's victim.
There appears to be an excess of bad
blood in the veins of that branch of the
Terry family.
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In recent address at Albany, N. Y,
on the reform Of criminals, Colonel
Ingersoll gave some statistics showing
that while in 1850, with population of
2S,0OO,0O0, we had between 5000 and
1000 prisoners; in 1880, with so, 600, 0OC
population, we had So, 900 prisoners. III
1850 we had $4,000 insane; in 1880 We
had 81, 900 insane.
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A M1DDLE-AGED colored man boarded
horse car in Brooklyn the other even
Ing, and when the conductor came
around for his fare didn't bother abo u
his pockets. but simply put his hand to
one of his capacious ears and drew forth
nickel. The conductor and passengers
we're astonished at the maneuver, and
the conductor asked: "Why do YOU
carry your money there, captain?''
"'Cause it's handy, SIR" replied the
son OF Ham, and the passengers all
laughed at the new wrinkle in
money pouches. 1t was observed that
he also carried . nickel in the other
ear,
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LATER.
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

Tho Residence of Secretary Tracy Destroy
BY Fire. His Wife and Daughter Lose
Their Lives In the Holocaust.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Sat Z O'Clock this
| morning fire started in the basement Of
Secretary of the Navy Tracy's residence
| on l street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, and soon spread to
the upper floors. The family were asleep,
and their escape was cut of before the
! terrified servants could awaken them.
Mrs. Tracy endeavored to escape the rag
ing element by dropping herself from the
bed room window: She fell forty feet in.
to an areaway before anything could be
| done toward rescuing her or relieving her
fall. She was Immediately taken to tho
| house OF neighbor, Dr. Rheem, and
placed upon y lounge in the sitting room.
She wa perfectly conscious, but did not
| seem to su1er pain. After talking few
| moments she quietly died.
MRS. W1lmerding, the secretary's daugh.
tor and Miss Wilmerding forced their way
through the binding smoke and jumped
| from the second story window front. Lad.
ders were raised for them, but in their ex-
citement they failed to see them. Mrs.
Widening broke her left wrist and was
severely bruised. Her daughter was bad
" injured about tho lower limbs, but
broke no bones They both suffered Sc
verely from the shock.
Almost at the same time two bodies
were taken from the burning building.
One was tho socretary's daughter, Miss
Mary, young LADY, and the other was
that Of the French maid, Josephine. That
OF the o.mer was found by Chief Parish
lying on the floor in the second floor hall
at the head of the stairs. The body WAS
not greatly disfigured by the fire. She
had evidently died from suffocation,
Ihe Secretary was overcome in his sleep
by tho smoke which filed the houae and
rendered him completely helpless. He
was discovered in this condition. and
with considerable difficulty was removed
to place near ono of the windows. Cries
Tor . ladder were quickly answered. and
many willing hands were raised to assist
him to the ground. He was at once re-
moved to . neighbours house and was soon
surrounded by physicians. including Doc
tors Wales and Ruth. He was sufferinr
from asphyxia. He was removed to the
house Of Judge Davis where he soon
gained consciousness and in all proba bill.
ty will recover.
TIE libel suit Of Charles Stewart Par
nell against the London Tines was termi-
uated the 3rd. Parnell withdraws and thu.
Times pays him i, 900 pounds =.
Gov. TooLE, of Montana, on the Bid an
nounced that he would recognise the Re.
publican house Of Representatives. This
gives the Legislature wholly to the repub-
ltcans. The governor action 10 based up-
lon the recent decision Of the courts.
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IT has recently been estimated that
the wealth of the people OF the United
States at the present time is not far
from $4,000, 100000, against s4s, 0o0,-
Ooo, 900 in 1880. That is an average of
nearly SOTO per head, as compared with
$3.50 q. he time of the last decennial
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AT Newburgh, N. Y, the other MORN
Ing an electric light wire sagged and
got In contact with an iron awning post
A horse that happened to touch its nose
to the post was knocked insensible;
Thomas Dawson, who ran to help the
horse, was instantly killed. and Thomas
Saltz, who went to aid Dawson, received
q shock that stunned him.
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WILLIAM BENER, mechanic, was at
work the other day ON the Merchants
bridge at the foot of Ferry street, St.
Louis. and when at the highest point of
the center span became dizzy and fell a
distance OF ninety feet into the water
he was little shaken up and breath
less but otherwise all right when picked
up. A deputation should wait upon him
Immediately and implore him not to be-
come professional bridge-iumper.
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THE committee of the American Soci-
ETY. of Civil Engineers who made an ex-
animation of the facts attending the
bursting of the dam which resulted in
the Johnstown calamity have agreed
upon report, which the society, how
ever, have decided not to make public,
because Of the many suits pending for
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THE EAST.

NEAR Johnstown, N. Y, on the 9th
strong flowing we'll of petroleum was
struck.
A STILL exploded in the Standard oil
works at Hunters Point, N. Y, on the
2Sth, causing fire which destroyed
property worth 100000.
AN explosion of nitro-glycerine on the
28th near Alton, Pa, killed William H.
McHenry and Alexander Conner, two
well-known men.
NEAR Sunbury, Pa, premature blast
| on the 2sth killed five men and badly
| injured dozen more.
In Warwick, N. Y, "Aunt Kitty
Currie died on the 28th at the extraor-
binary age of 1O7 years and months.
She was first married when 50 years of
age, and married the second time at the
age of 90 years.
On the 30th ult. the steamer Bothnia,
with Miss Bisland, the competitor of
Nellie Bly, in the race around the world,
reached New York.
On the 30th ult. Ann Revine, aged
los years, was in Newark IN. J.) court
to complain that she had been robbed of
$5O0-her all.
In aquarrel on the 3Oth ult. at Erie,
Pa, between Italians, four persons were
fatally cut with stilettos.
| In New York the Lenox Hill and the
Sixth National banks suspended pay
ment on the 30th ult. owing to the oper-
ations of President Claassen, of the lat
ter concern, who tried to dispose of
$500, 900 worth of bonds belonging to the
bank.
AT Plains, Pa, a cave-in occurred on
the 31st ult, three houses and double
block being wrecked, causing consterna-
| ton among the people.
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Electric Cars 1T Joliet.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. l. - Four of tho
finest electric street-cars ever turned
out at the Pullman factory have arrived
in this city and will be put on the West
side lines to-day, when the Joliet
Electric railway will be opened. These
cars cost nearly $1,000 each. The in
teriors are upholstered in blue plush.
They are lighted with incandescent
lights, fye of which are placed in the
ceiling of each car.
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The New York Central Railroad has 70
Gently added fifty new standard coaches,
heated by steam and lighted by the Pintsch
System Of gas illumination to its passenger
equipment which now consists OF 6Sl first
GLASS passenger cars, SO composite cars, 6
dining cars, 81 second class and immigrant
cars, ESQ baggage, mail and express cars,
and 267 passenger locomotives
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The Bulletin Of the American Iron
and Steel Association issued recently a
supplement- on the pig-iron trade during
the last two years. The total production
OF pig-iron in the United States in 1883
was 1904, 625 gross tons, against 6. 4s9, 7ss
gross tons In assam increase of Lila.
1877 gross tons, or over II per cent Re.
ducing gross to net tons the production
in 1889 was s,517,06S net tons against
1888, 507 net tons in 1888. There was at
the close of 1889 total of five hundred
and seventy blast furnaces in the
United States, three hundred and forty
four OF which were in full blast, two
hundred and twenty-six out of blast
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WEST AND SOUTH.

AT the Republican caucus of the Iowa
House on the 2Sth Silas Wilson was
nominated for speaker, and the Dem
ocrats nominated j. T. Hamilton for the
same office. When the House convened
the deadlock was resumed.
On the 28th Mrs. Sarah Ann Gridlev
was found dead in her bed in the Home
for the Friendless at Muskegon, Mich.
She was 1o4 years old. 49,. -~
PROF., J. JESS, while experimenting
with oxygen in school at Lexington,
ILL.,, on the 2Sth had both eyes blown
out and four scholars were probably IA
tally injured.
THE tracks of the Central Pacific road
near Cascade. CAL, were on the 2Sth
covered by snow to the depth of fifty
feet.
The Supreme Court of Montana on the
2sth rendered decision which makes
the Republican body the legal Legisla-
ture of the State.
Tony WILSON, aged IL years, stabbed
Robert Miles, aged Is years, with a
knife, killing him instantly in a quar-
rel on the 28th at San Antonio, Tex.
AAA2 ANoVAOAoA DuAAAAOAS Z1ooOCA6U1Ou Al
session at St. Paul on the goth elected
John F. Tucker, of New York, as presi-
dent A motion that eight hours shall
constitute days work was rejected.
AT Beebe, Ark, Frank Filley and Ben
Atkins were killed by boiler explosion
on the Goth, and Joe Wright, Morgan
Hoover and Bud Mullins met like fate
near Charleston, w. Va.
THOMAS JENNER, aged 10 years, of st.
Joseph, No., was accidentally shot and
instantly killed by Frank Sullivan, a
playmate, on the goth.
On the goth William Woodhouse, .
farmer living near London, O., and his
wife were shot and badly wounded by
Kenny Graham, another farmer. An
old grudge was the cause. -
WHILE supposedly insane on the 9eth
Jacob Odell, Of Marion, Ind, saturated
his clothes with coal oil and set fire to
them. He died in great agony. .-.
w. ii. Shook, . veteran actor, dropped
dead after returning from rehearsal 1t
Evansville, Ind. On the a9th, He
leaves . wife and two children,
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CHICAGO, Feb. l. John p. Kunze
appeared before Judge Clifford yes
terday and through his attorney made
demand for an immediate trial on the
indictment charging him with COM
plicity in the murder of DR.. Cronin.
The State announced that it was not
ready to proceed, and . continuance was
granted.
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The News of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FIFTY-HRsT CONGRESS.

OOvNSVSSOs
TUESDAY, Jan. 2S.-The direct tax
bill was passed in the Senate. A me-
mortal was presented for the establish.
ment of republican form of govern
ment in the State Of Mississippi. In
the House bill was passed providing
that in cases of pension claims Of de-
pendent parents it shall be necessary
only to show to the pension Office that
the parents are without other means of
support than manual labor. A bill was
reported to provide for the issue of cir
culating notes to National banking as
sociations. s@. ---. * .,
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29.-In the Senate
bill was introduced for the erection
Of monument to Abraham Lincoln
on the Gettysburg battlefield. Mr..
Mitchell spoke in favor of the bill for
the free coinage of silver. The House
bill granting honorable discharge to the
sailors and marines who have lost their
certificates of discharge was passed. In
the House the election case of Smith
versus Jackson from the Fourth West
Virginia district was taken up The
Democrats generally refused to vote
and made the point of no quorum. The
Speaker, however, counted the members
refusing to vote and declared quorum
present. This ruling caused q long de-
bate.
THURSDAY, Jan. s0.-In the Senate
the bill instructing the superintend-
emit Of census to gather information
regarding mortgages ON homes and
farms was passed. Mr.. Vance IN. c.
spoke on the negro emigration bill in
answer to Mr.. Ingalls,. In the House
the time was occupied in wrangling
over the ruling of Speaker Reed that
members present but not voting shall
be counted in order to make up q
quorum. The Republicans sustained the
ruling and the Democrats denounced it.
FRIDAY, Jan. 31.-The Senate in ex-
ecutive session confirmed the nominal
ton of John NJ. Clark as collector
of the port of Chicago. In the
House another wrangle took place over
the ruling of Speaker Reed, but he was
sustained at all points, and finally quiet
was restored and the committee report
on the Smith-Jackson contested case was
listened to.
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CHRISTIAN TALBOT, who died in Lon
don the other day, was the father OF
the House OF Commons. He was not
only eighty-six, but he had sat con-
tinuously in Parliament for the same
Welsh county for tifty-nine years. Dur
ing this extended period he endeared
himself to the nation by never making
speech. He was in Parliament before
the reform bill; he saw Golden, Bright,
Disraeli and the rest come in as young
men and disappear as old ones, and vet
he had the marvellous self-command
never to say any thing, though he made
fair speeches outside. He was the
largest landowner in Britain.
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FRENcHMEN who have thrown $40, 000,-
600 francs into the De Lesseps Panama
canal project await with anxiety the in
vestigation Of the French Government
commission relative to the practicability
Of resuminR the enterprise.
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Kansas, New state Tr,. .rr.r.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1.-Governor
Humphrey has appointed Major Will
lam Simms Treasurer of the State of
!; Kansas, to succeed J. w. Hamilton. who
resigned recently to accept a position
with the Santa Fe railroad. Major
Simms is president of the State Farmers
Alliance
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MRS. GRANT. widow of General Grant,
is in Washington, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Washington Mclean. She has
been in retirement since the death of
her husband, but will take part in the
social gayeties of the capital this winter.
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A FAMILY Of eight persons named
Hargrave, near Point Pleasant, w. Va,
were poisoned on the goth by . reRro
woman. and four died.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's house q In
dianapolis was entered by burglars on
the seth who secured about 81, 000. worth
Of property belonging to the President.
In St Louis on the 29th the treasurer
Of the Cherokee nation said that he
would sell the strip to the Government
for SS8, 200, 600. .
THE death Of Charles Edward Lester,
Consul-0eneral to Italy under President
Pierce, q noted Abolitionist. and author
Of the work THE Glory and the Shame
of England" occurred at Detroit, Mich,
on the 29th. aged so years.
A sA1L-BoAr crossed the straits on the
f5oth nlt. from Cheboygan. Mich, 60 Bots
Blanc, something never before done at
this season Of the year.
TRAINS which had been ssnow-bound
for seventeen days in the Sierras began
moving on the SOth uk., resulting in
popular demonstrations at Reno and
other places. ....-....,. -.
A FIRE on the soth tilt. at Covington
Neh, destroyed most Of the business
part Of the town.
THE Democrats of the Ohio Senate by
party vote ON the s0th ult. ousted
Lampson, the Republican Lieutenant
Governor elect, and decided to seat Mar
quis, the contestant The case would
be carried to the Supreme Court.
HANS LEANDER shot and killed Annie
Carlson, who had refused his attentions,
and then shot himself fatally on the
S0th ult. at Sioux City, Ia.
FLAMES destroyed three wholesale
business houses and eight saloons at
Stanton, Neb., on the 5Oth ult
On the 3Oth ult. George Tober was
hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, for the
murder last September of Irwin Rich
ardson. Both men were colored.
FIRE destroyed packing-house at
Kansas City, Mo-, owned by Boston cap
italists on the 31st ult. Loss, $500, 900.
EFFoRrs were being made by English
buyers on the 31st ult. to purchase the
sash and door factories of this country,
and several mills throughout Missouri
and Kansas had been negotiated for.
On the s1st ult. the Mississippi Legis-
lature passed bill doing away with
the convict lease system.
MAJOR WILLIAM SIMS was on the S1st
ult. appointed by the Governor Treasur-
or of Kansas, vice James w. Hamilton,
resigned.
In the Iowa House nine ballots were
taken on the 31st ult. for speaker with
out breaking the deadlock, and settle
ment seemed to be far of.
On the 31st ult. Henry A. Schmidt,
merchant tailor of st. Louis, was fined
$12, 600 for violating the alien contract
labor law.
The Legislature of Mississippi on the
31st ult. decided to memorabilia Con-
gress asking for the repeal of the Fiji
teenth Constitutional Amendment.
AT DETROIT a preliminary report was
made on the 31st ult. by the committee
auditing the accounts of DR.. O'Reilly, of
the Irish National League, which
showed receipts since the Chicago con-
vention of 1886, to January / last, of
1857, 922; RENTED to Ireland, S237, 24S;
expenses, S22, 225; balance January l.,
$40, 1886.
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Plead GUILTY.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. LIN court FRI
day David Alexander, who attempted to
kill Bishop Whitaker, of the Episcopal
church, pleaded guilty. The prisoner,
in speech, attacked the prelate for his
alleged opposition to prohibition. Sem
tence was deferred.
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or the thirty newspaper men who
rushed to 5Johnstown. Pa, to report its
great disaster but two escaped serious
illness, and from the effects of their
iD1
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THE Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary from China has de-
cided to have his household conducted
upon the plan Of those of Western
nations. Hereafter the Minister'S wife
Is to be allowed the freedom of the L.
CATION, and will receive and entertain
all ladies who call upon her, although
she neither speaks nor understands a
word OF English. The Minister an
nounces that all visits will hereafter
be returned in person by his wife.
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JOSEPH H. CRAIG, of Kentucky, who
weighs six hundred pounds, claims to
be tho heaviest Odd-Fellow who ever
got safely through the Third degree,
and he carries gold medal to commemo-
rate his feat
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NJ. EIFFEL has come down from his
tower to occupy residence in Paris,
which was the property Of Baron Hober.
1t cost tho celebrated engineer $500, 600,
which is about half OF what he made by
building the tower.
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To Succeed .Jufl~A Taft.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 81 Governor
Campbell has appointed Hon. Samuel F.
Hunt to be = judge of the superior
court of Cincinnati, vice William H.
Taft, resigned to accept the Solicitor
Generalship rendered him by President
Harrison
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for 1883 show that they do not grow any
less deadly. Twenty-Five thousand nine
hundred and sevensy persons were killed
in 1888, an increase of six hundred.