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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Must Tell How Smfler Died.

New YORK, July 13.-Coroner Levy
says that he will have the body of Har-
ris A. Smiler examined. It is buried
in Woodlawn cemetery, within the city
limits, and the coroner claims that as
no inquest was held at Sing Sing after
Smiler's execution he has authority to
hold one now. He asserts that if it is
true, as published, that it required sew
eral shocks to produce death, the exc
cution was contrary to the law. which
says that no torture shall be inflicted.
He intends to subpoena Warden Brown
and other witnesses of the execution to
testify at the execution.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
KILLED BY A LANDSLIDE.
Two Score of Indians Lose Their Lives b.
an Avalanche III the Far Northwest.


TACOMA, Wash, July 13.-About 9
O'clock H. NJ. July 7, those working
and living near the North Pacific can
merry at Slseena River, WASH, heard a
great rushing noise in the direction Of
the high, steep mountain at the back
of the cannery. In a moment an
avalanche of rocks and earth and
trees was upon the doomed settle.
ment, carrying away everything close
to the cannery. The occupants of the
houses had time to get outside of the
buildings, but, before they could escape
from the advancing torrent of debris,
were caught and carried along at fear
full velocity. In all nine houses, with
their occupants, were destroyed, includ-
ing the meSs-hOusc and residence OF
the foreman of the cannery. In the
messroom at the time of the catas-
trophe was the young wife of the fore.
man. She was carried along and dashed
to death. The Indians claim that
among those destroyed were about forty
Indians of the Post Sampson, Sitka,
Metlakatlah and Kilimat tribes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

The new constitution for Kentucky
provides that the governor shall be
elected in the odd-num bered years. the
representatives in the even-numb ered
years, and that the governor shall be
elected at the same time and place as
the representatives. And now the con-
stitution makers are wondering wheth-
or they have any provision at all for
the election of governor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Ground to Death In water Wheel.


WILMINGTON, Del, July t3.-Robert
H. Davis, Waterman at the Rockland
paper mills of the Jcssup & Moore
Company, was ground to death in a
large water wheel making 100 revolu-
tions per minute Sunday morning. He
fell on the wheel while oiling it, and
part of his body was found attached
thereto, and the head and part of the
trunk in the mill stream.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

HORACE GREELEY once said: s'The
darkest day in any mans career is the
day when he first seeks to get a dollar
in some easier way than by squarely
earning it." This, says the Troy IN.
W Times, is sound doctrine, and es-
pecially timely in this period of rcck-
, less speculation, bank wrecking and
visionary financial theories, all directed
toward getting gain with the least pos
sibie return therefor
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

nR. LANELLoNGUE, of Paris, has laid
before the French academy the details
of Il new treatment for tuberculosis, in
which chloride of zinc is the principal
agent in changing the tissues. Dr.
Lanellongue, who has used the treat
ment in his practice, asserts that he
has effected many cures and met no
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Not Alto9ether q Sham

Instead of the usual drills of tho
Second regiment at Camp Lakeview a
sham battle was held with movements
in minor tactics. In consequence of
some wild shooting with blank car
sridges Corporal Niman and Private
Demetz of Company X, and Private
Slater of Company l, were badly burned
bv powder,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

FROM calculations recently made by
the British board of admiralty, it is
evident that the naval engagements of
the future will be very expensive at
fairs. 1t was estimated that one YES
sci, carrying two l10-ton guns, would,
in two ordinary engagements use MP
guus and ammunition to the value of
SH5O 600
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Life Sentence for Kuhns.

T1FF1N. o., july 13.-Judge Ridgely
overruled the motion for a new trial
for Marvin Kuhns, the Indiana horse
thief who was convicted of numbering
his pal, William NJ. Campeau, in Fos-
toria last November, and sentenced
Kuhns to life imprisonment at hard
labor in the state penitcnt:ary at
Columbus
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

WILLIAM j. LADD, who received from
Harvard this year the degree Of bach
elor o: arts, was the first union man to
enter Richmond, it is claimed, at the
close Of the civil war. lie had passed
his entrance examination when that
struggle began, but Instead of going
through college he enlisted and made a
good record
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Horrible Death of a Finn.

On Minnesota stock piles at Tower, met
with fatal accident while uncoupling
two ore cars. He undertook to let
them down a heavy grade, and was
standing on the front end of the for
ward car when the rest of the train,
coming down the grade behind, struck
his car and threw him headlong in front
Of the moving train. The train passed
over both legs and arms, and he died a
few hours later.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
First OF the Season,

The first drowning of the season at
Lake Minnetonka took place when An
drew Nelson, whose home was in Min
neapolis, lost his life in the north arm.
He had gone out rowing, and when
some little distance from the shore
stood up to remove his coat In get
ting ON his feet he tipped the boat, and
losing his balance fell headlong into
The lake.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

If may not generally be known that
before the war there was no such flower
as the daisy in the state of Virginia.
The hardy flower was a curiosity. Now
the fields just around Richmond are
white with them. This is especially SO
of the late battlefields about Chicka-
hominy river and wherever the federals
had encampments. An investigation
shows that the seeds of the prolific
daisy were brought there in the boles
of hay brought by the union soldiers
in Virginia when they were camped
near the city. An old battery west OF
Richmond is the spot from which the
daisy began to spread.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

The United States is young yet, but
it leads the world in it's libraries. The
public libraries of all Europe put to-
gether contain about 81, 900, 600 volumes;
those of this country contain about 5o,-
:non onn,4 . -. 27@> 49, -S@. as$~z$T -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

MIR. HULUkuLu, ono of the ENJOYS of
King Gungunhama, now visiting Eng
land. talked into monograph. and
when he presently heard his own
words repeated verbatim he remarked
that it was now no use for him to tell
lies as all his words were recorded.
What pity the photograph cannot be
put into more general use.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
I the i !: Wl0R1HINGT0N ADVANCE ID
/ ROBERT 'McCUNE. Editor and Publisher.
wORTHiNGTON. Mobiles ca. MINI
THREE triplets born seventy-seven
years ago celebrated their latest birth
day anniversary recently at their home
in Sumneytown, Pa.

TIE wealth of the United States is
estimated ut 81, 500, 600, 600, that of
England at $50, 600, OOO, 600, and that of
France at S36, 900, O00, 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

IF poison has been accidentally
swallowed, instantly drink pint of
warm water in which has been stirred
a teaspoonful of salt and one or two of
mustard. A half glass OF sweet oil will
render many poisons harmless
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

TlIE word sullxy, as applied to a
wheeled conveyance, had it's origin in
the fact that when it. first appeared the
person who saw it considered that none
but a sulky, selfish man would ride in
such, an affair, which. afforded accom-
1nutlation 70 but one person.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

LIVERPOOL IS excited over the report
Ut the registrar general announcing
that her population has decreased thirty
five thousand in the last ten years, and
that she is thu; only great city in Eng
lano showing no growth. The result
OF the census is a complete surprise.
The trade of the port has been increas-
ing steadily, shopkeepers and middle
men have prospered and the working
classes have been we'll employed.
Moreover, there is no apparent decrease
ii the, voters lists of the different
swartis On all sides arises d, protest
shat g mistake has been made, and the
se1istrar Teneral is roundly abused
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Post ONCE Affairs,

Fred S. Thorgan has resigned as
postmaster at Irving: 1t is proposed to
establish a post Office at Slime, s miles
west of Grand Rapids, with Rufus
Il. Gale as postmaster. The estab-
iishment of a post Office is also asked
for at Meadones township, near the
route between Rothsay and Mansion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

UNCLE SAM has sent 100, 900 guests to
Europe this year from the port of New
York alone. 7 European countries can
= notafon to quarrel with your Uncle:
His patronage Is too valuable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

Ar Lyons, TO-, on the 18th, during
Forepaugh's circus performance Will
liam Hanlon, one of the famous Hanlon
brothers, was, by the breaking of a
trapeze bar, thrown thirty feet to the
ground and instantly killed. His neck
was broken. Hanlon was thirty-one
years old, English, and leaves a wife
sick in New York. Hanlon once fell
sixty feet in the Academy of Music,
New York, escaping death miracu-
lousy.
FIVE masked burglars entered the
house of VIM. Foster, near Franklin,
Pa, and after binding and gagging him
and his housekeeper, robbed the house
of 81, 500.
GEORGE NAGLE of Dedham, Mass, on
the 18th killed his wife by cutting her
head open with an axe. He then tried
to brain himself with the same axe but
failed.
The Democratic editors of Kansas
have decided to prepare an address de-
claring war upon the Farmers Alliance.
!. "A CRAZY man, on the 18th, ATTEMPTED
the life of President Carnot by shooting
at him as he drove along the avenue.
The record for Sunday at Chicago
was eleven deaths by drowning in Lake
Michigan. = = =. s.~s
The government on the 18th pur-
chased 8e5, 900 ounces of silver. ,ast =.
The National EDITORIAL Convention
began at st. Paul on the 18th. B.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

A COMPANY has been organized in
New York with capital of 81, 900, 900
Tor cultivatins Il farm of $4,000 acres
IN Florida; This will be the largest
farm in the world, and on it enough
could be elaised to supply the city of
New York with food The name of
the company is the San Sebastian Land
Improvement, Sugar AMI Investment
Company. The farm lies between the
Indian, San Sebastian and St. Johns
rivers, and Is drained into the st. Johns.
The farm has 4 muck soil similar to
that in the valley of the Nile. The
company is composed of New York and
Southern capitalists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
After Twenty Years.

Mrs. Maggie McVickars was married
1t Rochester to one OF the wealthiest
merchants of that city, Mr.. Arthur
Morton. This marriage was the result
Of vows spoken twenty years ago, but
which were interrupted by misunder-
standing occasioned by the loss OF a
letter in the mails
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Despoiled by burglars.

At White Bear Lake burglars entered
number of cottages and took several
and money. The pugilist, Fitzsim-
mons, had his valuable diamond prize
stolen, and his trainer, Jimmy Carroll,
was also victim.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Filled Himself With Lead

DUBUQUE, Ia, July 13.-Ben Markey.
of this city, shot himself Saturday with
suicidal intent and will die. He tied
the stock of shotgun to a bedpost and
then placed string around the trigger
in such manner that when he pulled
on it the gun was discharged, sending
the entire load of shot into his left side;
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
holland Found entity.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July Estate
Treasurer holland has been found guilty
of enlightenment and sentenced to two
years in the penitent;ary.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
LATER.
Heavy Storm.

ABERDEEN, S. D., July ia furious
storm of wind, rain and hail prevailed
eight or ten miles north of here last
night, extending over the country as
many miles wide and thirty or forty
miles long. 1t is estimated that hun
dreds of acres of wheat have been de-
stroyed.
At Columbia the bridge over the
James river was lifted up and dashed
to pieces, while large trees along the
river were torn out by the roots or
blown down.
Near Claremont Farmers Harker,
Cooley, Whitfield and others lost houses
and barns. Loss of life is rumored but
has not been confirmed.
Hail stones measuring over ten inches
in circumference were picked up, while
an hour after the storm had passed the
ground looked as though covered with
pieces of marble the size of hens eggs.
One farmer says hail was driven
through boards near the house and
another had q COW return covered with
blood as the result of the terrible bonn
bardment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
WOMEN As SMUGGlERS.

Tho thameleys Manner In Which They
Cheat the Csstoms Officers.
Packed snugly 0way in that wilder
ness of trunks and boxes are hundreds,
nay, thousands, of pretty trifles, which
it is the painful duty of every man, and
the proud ambition of every woman. to
carry in unscathed and undetected The
frank, shameless delight which a wo-
man takes in smuggling has long puz-
z]ed the male moralist, who, following
the intricacics of the feminine con-
science, can find no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of this by-path. He can not
bring her to understand why. when she
has purchased and paid for an article,
it should not be hers to take where she
likes, to deal with as she pleascs; and
dozen discourses on political economy
and the laws of nations leave her un-
shaken in this simple and primitive cor.
ception. AS the English are said to
argue best in platoons, so woman
argues best in action; and, while her
husband or brother is proving to her in
the clearest possible fashion that a high
protective tariff is blessing to the
land, she is assiduously storing away
embroidered table covers, and silk
stockings, and silver spoons, and tor
toise-shell combs. and tiny jewe!cd
pins, and bits of frail Venetian glass.
wherever her practiced eye tells her
they will best escape detection. In the
abstract, of course, dear Edwin is right
he always is-but she is far too busy
with her task to enter into distractions
just now. Whatever mental subtlety
she possesses is reserved for a much
more important ordeal-that of getting
clear with a clean conscience from the
searching questions of the inspector.
"When l am asked if 1 have any pres
ents l always answer no." said devout
because do not consider them pres
cnts until l give them away. Atlantic,
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Outside and Inside.

The ingenuity of people who think
they are ill when they are not, quite
triumphs over any external evidence
of health.
A very stout German workman went
to physician in the west, and COM
planned of being very unwell.
''But," said the doctor, If you are
sick. it has not prevented you from get
ting pretty comfortably fat"
%, dot fat!'' said the German. yes,
am fat on de outside, but on de cen.
side, sch! am 20 peorr'-Yontbs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

"A LEAvENwoRrH county (Kan.) farm.
or has 4S1 acres in apple trees.
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CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

Secretary Baer Gives Figures of the En-
sle,vor Society's Successful Labors-Close
of the Convention.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July 13.-At
Friday evenings session of the Chris
tian Endeavor convention Rev. Dr.
Barrows, of the First Presbyterian
church of Chicago, announced that the
next international convention would be
held in Madison square garden, New
York, in 1892, and in Montreal in 1898,
the date to be decided upon and an
nounced later.
MlSNEAroL1s, Mimi, July 1s.-Thc
third day of the great international
convention of Christian Endeavor was
inaugurated at $50 o'clock Saturday
morning with Il prayer meeting con-
Quoted by Miss Grace Livingston, of
Winter Park. Fla At o'clock the
delegates met in regular business ses-
sion, and after the usual religious OK
ercises reports from the world
wide field were made by General Sec
retary Baer. lie gave some interesting
details of the growth of the movement
in England and presented particularly
encouraging figures from Japan. On
February the Christian Endeavor So
cieties in that country cele brated their
decennial anniversary of the first So
ciety.
Resolutions were adopted compliment
ing the twin cities for their hospitality;
recommending that all societies adopt
the Revised Pledge" promising support
to the church, and welcoming to fell
lowship all denomination societies
which adopt the Christian Endeavor
pledge. Banners were presented to
the different unions
MlNNEApoL1s, MIMI, July 13.-Sun-
day many of the Christian Endeavor
delegates were in the Twin City pulpits
both morning and afternoon, but full
sessions Of the convention were held,
the only recess being to allow the dele
gates to go to church in the morning.
1t was stated from the platform that
the attendance of delegates was $4,000
and the session closed by singing the
doxology.
At the evening session resolutions Op.
posing the opening of the Colum bian
exposition on Sunday and denouncing
the whisky rings" influence in poll
tics were unanimously adopted. Presi-
dent Clark was reelected and a long
list of honorary vice presidents repre-
sent;ng every state, territory and prov
ince
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
TRAGEDY In Joliet.

:. JOLIET, ILL.,, July l3.-Adolph He'd
borg, a Swede, Sunday evening shot his
wife through the heart and then blew
gut his brains. He had been drinking
heavily during the afternoon, and had
rot been sober since July 4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16
Drew's Resignation Accepted.


WASHINGTON, July 13.-The comp
troller of the currency has received the
resignation of National Bank Exam
liner Drew, of Philadelphia. The resig-
nation was at once accepted.
Died at the Age of 10.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Mrs Josie Arm
strong died here at the age of no years.
Mrs. Armstrong is said to be the col
ored woman who nurscd Abraham Lin
coins wife, and it is alleged her son
played with ''littlc Abe'' before the IT.
ter had learned the art Of splitting railA
NEW YORK. July 13.-AIrs. jefferson
Davis has addressed letter to tho
veterans and people of the southern
states, saying that after much anxious
thought she has finally decided to give
to Richmond, Va, the care of her hug
bands mortal body.
Result Of Eoi.er Explosion.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July IL. - A
threshing engine exploded at Bruce.
vile, and John Fleck was instantly
killed, having his head blown off. Dick
Prices breast was crushed in and he
will die. William Coan, Herman MI
burn, Newton Baker. Charles Gibson
and Guide Barr were horribly scalded
The engine was blown to fragments.
Sixty Square Miles Of Grssshoppcrs. .
: DENVER, Col, July 1s.-The grasshop-
pers have caused great loss in eastern
Colorado. They cover an. area of 80
square miles and have destroyed every
thing Treen within this district.
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WOODS ON FIRE.
Flames Again sweeplnG Through q
Forests % Northern Michigan. M

Flames Agala Sweeping Through 3 the
Forests ~ Northern Michigan.
ST.. IGNACE, Mich, July IL One OF
the most destructive forest fires which
have ever swept the northern PENN.
sula is raging between Marquette and
this city along the line of the Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic RAILROAD.
For hundreds of miles :, nothing
can be seen but one mass Of
flames, and the density OF the
smoke is 50 pronounced that the
sun appears like leaden ball. Rail-
road officials have large crowds of men
stationed along the track, battling
against the fire, but the flames
are quickly gaining Roadway. 1t
is feared the track will be destroyed.
In many places between Newberry and
Seny the small bridges crossing little
creeks are now burning. At several
of these places the train was compelled
to stop in order to extinguish the fires.
The telegraph poles have been burned
down and the wires rendered useless.
The general loss will aggre-
gate thousands. Inha bitants of
ing against the fire for the last four
days and are now almost exhausted.
They have called for aid from the Of
ficials of the road. 1t is feared that
seven loggers along the banks of the
Tahquamanon and Fox rivers have lost
their lives.
EsCANABA, Mich, July 13.-Forest
fires are still doing great damage across
the bay from this city. In Bay de Noe
township, this county, a number of
settlers have lost all they had, except
their homes, and they are not out of
danger yet. The crops in this town
ship have been completely destroyed
and all the cedar pine and standing
hardwood have been destroyed.
Six farmers, S. Thorsen, A. Sanborn,
August Arman, old man Larson, N. J..
Storm and Andrew Hanson, have lost
all that they had The rest of the set
tiers of the township are in danger of
losing everything they have, as fires
are still spreading and there is no indi-
cation of rain.
SAULr STE. MARIE, Mich, July 13.-
Forest fires which have been raging
for several days have been checked
somewhat. The smoke has cleared
away and reports from Bay Mills and
Detour say that rain has about
quenchcd the flames. Telephone
connection to inland towns is
down and no reliable reports
have been received from Gates
vile, Drumlnond, Pickford and other
smaller towns. At Detour six farm
houses and as many barns with con-
tents were consumed. No loss of life
has been reported, and, should the
rain continue, the worst is over. Farm,
ers are fighting the flames and say
that the crops will suffer from the heat
and sparks.
MINIATURES, July 13.-Word has
reached here from Metropolitan, Mich,
of the damage done there by forest
fires. The Metropolitan Lumber Com
pany lost 1000, 900 feet of lum Der and
all the logs Gu the river bank were
burned down to the waters edge. Their
large and well-equipped sawmill was
also destroyed. The amount of in
snrance is not known. Two bridges on
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
were destroyed.