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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

PROF r. L. GARNER, who has achieved
some reputation because of his efforts
to acquire the language of monkeys, is
about to depart for place near Stan
ley Falls, in Africa, there, if possible,
to talk with apes in their own home.
The professor is going long way from
home to find q low grade of takers.
There are those who think he might
80 --'---a ~ ----ay %,.~ .,-....- -..>,
without so much exertion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Michael navitt Returned.

LONDON, July 49, Among the more
prominent men whom the figures show
nave been elected is Michael Davitt-
the anti-Parnellite leader, who has
oeen returned from the north division
OF Meath. His majority was 4o1. The
northwest division of Norfolk has re-
turned Mr.. Joseph Arch, the we'll
known leader of the agricultural labor
erS' movement
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

SARAH BEKNHARDT gives her friends
to understand that she was one of
eighteen children, and in consideration
OF that fact very naturally her mother
forgot the particular year in which this
gifted daughter was born She was
educated in a convent. four times to be
expelled and four times taken back into
the fold.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Burned Prisoners to Death.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 1s.-It is al
legged that Senior Candellero Hcrez.
judge of Lialtenang, in the state of
Zacatetas, recently burned two sus-
Pected criminals TO death while trying
to obtain a confession from them
through torture. The government has
ordered an investigation of the horrible
affair.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
The Worlds Fair Building.

The worlds fair commissioners met
in St. Paul and let the contract for the
construction of the Minnesota worlds
fair building to Libby 4 Libby, of Min
neapolis, for $23, 700. A committee rep
resenting the State Fair association an
peared before the committee and made
a request that after the great EXPOSE
ton closed the Minnesota building be
taken down, removed to Hamline and
set up in the state fair grounds.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

"A CORRESPONDENT is informed that he
cannot obtain patent from the gov
eminent of the United States for a me-
chanical device or process invented in
Germany and patented there, though
not patented in any other country.
Patents are not granted in this coun-
try to other than original dis
coverers or inventors Or persons who
believe they are such and who make oath
that they are such. The examiners
IN the patent Office search the patent
RECORDS OF all countries before they de-
eide on the originality Of any claim.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
TILLMAN REPENTS.
lie Returns from Canada and Makes Good

lie Returns from Canada and Makes Good
His Defalcations.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July ls.-Maj. Will
liam Tillnan, ex-cashier Of the drfunct
Falls City bank, who went to Canada
ten months ago after having wrecked
the bank by Misrepresentation of e4O,-
900 of its funds and using widows
trust und of SIS, 200, has returned,
The money which he took has been
made good, and the indictments
against him were dismissed about two
weeks ago. Maj. Tillman will take
his family somewhere and begin life
anew.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

MARS is closer to the earth now Inv
many millions of miles than it has been
Tor fifteen years, and all the astrono-
mers OF the world are watching the
planet anxiously. Mars is so much like
the earth in many ways. so almost GER
talnly inhabited and possessing such
curious features, that we want to know
more about the condition of things
there as nearly as may be. One cannot,
through telescope, determine whether
or not they have an election on. or if
labor troubles are prevalent this sum
mer' but we may learn something about
thelr great canal system and other
striking features of the planet.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
An Immense Lumber Deal.

The millionaire lumber firm of
Wright, Davis & Co., of Duluth.
signed papers disposing of one of
the largest tracts of pine land ever
closed out in the west. The firm
owned 1000, 100000 feet of standing
timber on Swan river, a tributary Of
the Mississippi. This has all been sold
to the Pine Tree Lumber Company, a
Weyerhauser concern, for a sum ap-
proximating 81, 5000
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

THE New York fisherman who re-
Gently caught a fish containing a
lady's gold watch should have taken
another pull at the jug of bait in the
hope of bringing up fish containing
tho 1a6v
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Four Perish nv Fire

BERLIN, July 1S.-Fire in the Rein
ickendorf quarter Sunday destroyed
six factories. Three workmen and a
fireman persisted in the flames.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
New Life Insurance Companv.

A meeting of the new Minneapolis
Life Insurance Company resulted in it's
name being changed to the Minneapo-
lis National Life Insurance Company.
Officers were chosen as follows: Presi-
dent, E. NJ. Mabie; vice president, C. NJ.
Loring; secretary, w. NJ. Tenney; treas
urer, A. R. McGill DR.. George F.,
Roberts was elected medical director.
and Carmen H. Smith, attorney.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

DR. PERSON, who has SO acceptablv
hlled Spurgeon's pulpit in London for
several months, recently preached a
sermon asking for money. lie inquired
why some of his auditors would not
give up smoking and devote the results
OF this economy to charity, and suggest
cd that ladies might likewise make
sacrifices by selling, or sending him to
sell, Some of their jewelry. The very
next evening, while he was sitting with
his deacons in council, a box was hand
ed into the room, and, upon examin-
alton, was found to be full of COSTLY
Jewels
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Behring Sea Arbitrator

PARIS, July Ex-senator Baron de
Courcelles, formerly French ambassa-
dor at Berlin, has been appointed
French arbitrator on the Behring sea
arbitration commission. The arbitra.
tors will meet in Paris next week.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
FELL THREE HUNDRED FEET.

Terrible Death of the Son of Gov. l:ilpin.
of Colorado.
DENVER, COL, July 1S.-William Gil
pin, son of ex-Gov. Gilpin, met a terri
BILE fate Saturday at Buffalo Park. lie
was walking along an absolutely per-
pendicular cliff. He approached too
near the edge and the thin rock broke.
precipitating him to the valley 300 feet
below, where he was crushed and
mangled on the rocks. Gov Gilpln is the
originator of the plan to build the great
International railway from South Amer.
lea, north through Alaska and over
Behring straits and Asia and Europe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
NIontana's Rig Wool r,,,

GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 16.-rho
wool clip of Montana will aprrcr,to
from 100000 to $4,000, 900 ponnds
'h1s year. 1t is of excellent quality
and is rapidly going into hands of east
ern buyers at prices ranging from
. seventeen to nineteen cents Der ponnd
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Nincty.Six Victama-

PARIS, July 1s.-Two more bodies Of
persons who lost their lives in the dis
aster at st. Dams Tuesda,
have been recovered at Salanches
whittier they were carried by the flood
This makes ninety-six bodies recovered
thus far.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

THAT Rhode Island gentleman who
has insisted upon being remarked to
the same wife eight times will be voted
most unreasonable creature by all
elderly maidens Who pine for mate
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Vote Un2nimOuslx for hin.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 1s-An the
electoral colleges so far as heard from
all over the republic have cast thei,
votes unanimously for Diaz for pre- 81
dent for four years from December |,
1892. Magistrates of the supreme court
are also reelected
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
A Bit Of Romance.

Duluth society was given surprise
by the announcement of the marriage
at Astoria. Ore, June IS, of Miss julia
Pindell Adair to Rev. w. NJ. Barker,
rector OF st. Paurs Episcopal church of
Duluth. There Is quite romance
told In connection with the mar.
riage. Rev. Mr.. Bankers first call was
in Astoria, years ago. Here he met
Miss Adair, and has been engaged to
her, 1t is said, fifteen years. Her father
opposed the match because of Barker's
prospects as young minister. His
death recently has left her free to wed.
They will give reception at the REC
tory In Duluth August ii.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

RUSSIA has recently celebrated the
nine hundredth anniversary of the
foundation of the first Christian bish-
opric in Volhynia, under the reign of
St, Vladimir,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

THERE is a place in California where,
owing to the peculiar formation of the
mountains, the moon can be seen to
rise seven times in succession in one
evening
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 16.-The Penn
!nclne power house, restaurant, and
motel at the head of Seventeenth street
was totally destroyed by fire Friday
evening The loss is $4,000; fully in
sured. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, ~"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Druggists Shop Blown II,

BERLIN July ia druggists shop
at Worms was blown up "Wednesday
by the explosion of barrel of benz;ne
ana the owner, his wife and child were
allied. "~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Father and Son nead

BAY CITY, Mich, July 16.-Henrv.
the o'year-old son of Lucien BARLEY,
who was shot'in the abdomen by his
father Wednesday noon, died at mid
night. BARLEY died Thursday after
noon at $780, Mrs. BARLEY will re.
cover.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Hop Bitters Company Dissolved,

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, July 16.-An order
WI was filed in the county clerks office
thursday dissolving the Hop Bitters
Manufacturing Company. Asa T. Soule
maze his fortune out of the medicine
drawing salary, as president, of s15 0oo
year. The assets were not more II, ~ -
1900 and the liabilities about $40. ooo
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
WEST AND SOUTH.

'S~' VN0 0OOJ0s
PETER MCDONALD, David Barnett and
Daniel Wallace. prospectors, were
blow" to atoms by an explosion Of
giant powder in their cabin nea,
Townsend, Mont
The death of Mrs. Emeline w. Curtis,
OF Greencastle, Ind, occurred after q
fast OF tifty-three days. caused bv sick.
ness. Her case is the most wonderful
known.
A TORNADO struck the lake at Peoria,
ILL.,, and capsized the frankie Folsom,
an excursion steamer with a party
from Pekin. and twenty or more persons
were drowned.
II. VEHlNG's livery stable at Indian.
apolis, Ind, was destroyed by fire and
eighteen horses were burned.
IN Idaho the strikers have blown IN
railroad bridges and were preparing to
fight the United States troops. A gang
of armed strikers overlook SEVENTH mn
armed non-union men at Old Mission.
robbed them of their wages and fred
on them while they were running
away, killing thirteen.
OVER 200 houses were badly damaged
during windstorm at Springfield, o..
and a total destruction of 5000. 600
worth Of property was inflicted. Nc
person was killed outright, but several
were injured.
KANSAS prohibitionists in convention
| at Topeka nominated I. q. Pickering
OF Olathe, for governor, a full state
ticket being placed in the field. Rev
j. NJ. Monroe, of Wichita, was nomi
mated Tor congressman at large. The
! platform declares for free trade, free
silver, the election of president, vice
president, senator's, postmasters aud al
district federal officers by direct vote
of the people,
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: Ninth Georgia district, Car
ter Tate (dem.); Second Iowa district
John Monroe (rep); Ninth Iowa dis
trict, A. L. Hager (rep); Eighth NORTH
Carolina district, William II. Bowe,
(dem.); Tenth Indiana district. Dav;f
Yeomans (people's}.
AT Bay City, Mich, Rush Bartlett,
shot and fatally wounded his wife and
5year-old son and then ATTEMPTED
suicide, but will recover. Family
! trouble caused the tra9edv.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

KIT CARSON, COL, July 1s-A band of
800 wild horses, the first seen in the
state for fifteen years, ran by here Sun
day. Twenty-Five were captured. 1t
is not known where they came from.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
the WoRTHIkGTon ADVANCE
ROBERT MCCUNE, Ed. and Publisher.
NORTHAMPTON. Mobiles Co., MINI.

KANSAS has four cities in which the
vote of the women is larger than that
of the men. One entire set of council
men is women
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Preferred State Prison to q :y,,,.

John w. Porter has been taken to
the state prison at his own request. He
was convicted at the last term of the
United States district court held in Du.
luth OF robbing the United States mails,
and was sentenced to be confined for
one year in the Ramsey county Jail; but,
becoming weary Of the enforced idle
ness in the Jail, he petitioned Judge
Nelson to change the sentence to con-
tinement in the penitentiary, and the
request was granted,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

A Mali. train on the We1land division
OF the Grand Trunk railway from Port
Dollhouse, bound south, End an accom-
mediation train from Niagara Falls,
bound north, from the steamer Empress
OF India, met in collision a short dis
lance north of Merritton, Ont, on the
18th, killing three persons outright and
injuring many others. The two first
coaches on the boat train were
thrown from the track over
the bank, plunging into the race
stream, which flows rapidly. The en-
gincs were demolished and thrown over
the opposite bank from the stream.
On the 18th, Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke,
the authoress, died at Pittsfeld, Mass,
OF congestion of the lungs. Last win
ter she had an attack of the trouble,
followed by la grippe, which left her
quite weak. A few days ago she con-
tracted cold, which brought on her
old enemy, but none of her friends were
alarmed at her condition until a few
hours preceding her death. She leaves
a husband and one daughter.
The steamboat Abner O'Neil. owned
by the Mandan Mill company, sunk in
twenty feet of water near Painted
Woods, fifteen miles north of Bismarck,
n. d., on the 18th. Seventeen hundred
sacks of wheat as we'll as the boat is
a total loss. No insurance.
THE senate passed the deficiency bill
on the 18th.
WARRANTS for murder were issued
on the 18th, against seven leaders OF
the Homestead, Pa, strikers
"A LARGE fire in Montreal on the 18th,
consumed property worth a quarter Of
a million dollars.
Two boys were drowned while bath.
ing at Wahpeton, N. D., on the 18th.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

IHE annual settlement at the limited
otates mint has been completed and
SHOWS the mint to have been run in a
n'snly satisfactory manner during the
past twelve months. The figures show
tne following on hand at settlement:
l,416, $751; e95 standard ounces gold, value
w, S59, ZIG. So; "A, 427, Os1 standard ounces
silver, value s65, O37, $780, 4s. Coin-Gold
value S7,so2, 24o. Silver, value $50. 266. >
800. Treasury notes, value So, 11s.553
Total gold,silver bullion, coin and treas
"ry notes, $l52, 57", 1858. Ofthe minor
coinage metals there were 1,4o2, 1888. /,
ounces, with value Of ST., eos. 81, and
minor coins with a value Of S1O3. 800. %.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Embezzletl Three-Ouarters of . MIMI,

LIVERPOOL, July 16.-Harry Lunt and
John Wilson, manager and cashier re-
spectlvely of the firm of Reynolds &,
Gibson, cotton brokers of this citv. ,vho
were arrested July s, are now known
to have embezzled $50. 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

PATHETIC incident occurred in the
Hudson county IN. W Jail. Its as.
slstant keeper was a venerable man.
named Nugent, who had held the posi-
ton for fifteen years and had never
been absent from his post of duty for a
single day. People did not suspect that
he was possessed of a delicacy of feel
ing not surpassed by the daughter of
hundred earls,'' but such was the
. case. Some weeks ago he was called
upon to open the prison door and close
II on his son. He called an officer to
relieve him, complained of being faint.
tottered to his home, threw himself on
bed and died with broken heart.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Woman's Auxiliary Board.

Mrs. T. H. Clark, of St. Paul; Mrs.
Henry F. Brown, of Minneapolis, and
Mrs. Z. A. Severance, of st. Paul, met
the ladies of Duluth and organized the
Duluth Auxiliary board for the worlds
fair work. The officers of the new
board are: Mrs. w. 8. Woodbridge.
president; Mrs. d. II. Bacon, first vice
president; Mrs. l.. Mendenhall, second
vice president; Mrs. DR.. Bangs, third
vice president: Miss Barber, secretary;
Mrs. A. r. MacFarlane, treasurer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Severed I.imh fro,n 1eo~,

MAscoUTAH, ILL.,, July 16.-Frank G.
HOFFMAN, wealthy Washington county
farmer, died Thursday from the effects
OF injuries received by falling in front
OF a self-binder. One of the farmers
icgs was cut Oft. 1t was found in the
field SO feet from the injured man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21

The most crowded spot on the whole
earth Is not in London, Paris or Naples,
nor yet in Canton or Pekin, but in New
York city, and within an easy walk
from the City hall. In one block.
bounded by First avenue, Avenue A.,
Fourth street and Fifth street, are :. 1850
people, enough to constitute a CITY in
some OF the western states. The houses
here average six stories in height, and
each floor has room for four families.
SIXTY -four houses, having a frontage of
"a feet each, shelter 1852 families, s.
100 persons, all living within 625 feet of
each other. One can have more near
ne'ghbors here than in any other place.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Five Thousand Dollars to He Paid for thu
Adair Train Looters.
Dixie Elected.

LONDON, July l6.-Sir Charles Dixie
has been elected in the Forest of Dean
division of Worcestershire, receiving
$3.50 votes to 2,9+2 for the tory caudi-
date, Mr.. Wcmyss. This means the re-
sumption of brilliant parliamentary
career which was suddenly cut off less
than ten years ago by the scandal in
which Sir CHARLES became involved
with the wife of Donald Crawford
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Three Were Burned tn Y)ea +,

BERLIN, July 16.-Frau Scheve and
her two children were burned to death
Ill this city as the result of a lamp ex-
plOding in their apartment
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
LATER NEWS.
A DOublo Trapo.lv

DEADwooD, S. D., July 1s.-Sturgis, 4
valley town twelve miles east of here.
was the scene of a double tragedy yes
terday. Bad blood has existed for some
months between George Woods, a
farmer and father of five children. and
George Goodsteed, young man who
had been counting one daughter of ff-
teen summers. This was greatly at the
fathers displeasure, who repeatedly
threatened the young man with harm
Yesterday they met, and Woods drew I.
revolver and fired two shots: both talk
ing effect over his adversary's heart.
Goodsteed fell but quickly regained his
feet and drew his revolver and fired
two shots, one striking the old man in
the head, the other in the bowels The
former died in few seconds and the
latter an hour afterward.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-12
Ed Russell for Tax Collector.

Mr.. E. D. Russell announces in this
issue of THE News for the Office of
tax collector. Mr.. Russell is a worthy
gentleman and being practical bust
ness man is thoroughly qualified to
discharge the duties of the Office Mr..
Russell has been resident of Waco
twelve years. He is Tennesseean al d
came from Lebanon to this city. He
has been engaged in business here
and has large acquaintance with the
voters of this city and county. Mr..
Russell. if elected would make a good
officer and would doubtless give per-
feet satisfaction. He solicits the sup
port of all Democrats in the county,
and promises that none of his sup.
porters shall ever have cause to regret
their selection.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-12
Alderman Herbert.

In the report of the proceedings of
Reform club Wednesday night it was
stated that "Mr. Kirk reported the
name of Major John F. Herbert,
mayor of the Fifth ward, which was
confirmed" The report should have
said alderman instead of mayor. 1t
is proper to state here, too, that the
selection of Major Herbert was done
by the Fifth Ward Reform club Mon
day night. The meeting took place
in Firemeu's hall, East Waco, and Mr..
w. A. Kirk was elected chairman
Percy McGhee, Esq, was made score
tary.
Major Herbert was unsnim )usly
chosen as the candidate of the Re
form club for the alderman of the
Fifth ward.
A resolution was adopted favorine
the establishment of the Office of re
corder.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-12
Admission of New Mexico and Arizona.

Admission of New Mexico and Arizona.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-1he house
committee ON territories finished the
consideration of Delegate Joseph's bill
to enable the people of New Mexico to
form constitution and state govern
ment so that the territory may
be admitted in the union as state.
One amendment gives the territory
one-ninth of all public lands Except
mineraD for school purposes. Another
amendment adopted grants 500, 900 acres
for reservoir purposes and 100000 acres
for technical and scientific schools and
asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind. The bill will no doubt be favor
ably reported to the house.
The house committee ON territories be-
gan the consideration of Delegate Smiths
bill to provide for the admission of the
territory of Arizona as state.