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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
LATER.
Getting Ready for War.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-Thc same
activity that prevailed at Mare Island
navy yard during the discussion of the
Chilean affairs has again been revived
by reason of the Behring sea controver-
sy, and every indication points strong
ly to the fact that the United States
proposes to send Immediately north all
the available naval vessels on the Pa
cifc coast station.
Pending the final settlement of the
Chilean question, the government had
pushed work with dispatch on all the
vessels at the yard, and the steam en-
gineering department had been worked
night and day. The same state of af-
fairs exists at this time. The machin-
lists are doing double time on the Ran
ger; the Albatross is ready to 90 as
soon as the orders are received.
Not only can the Ranger, Charleston,
Alba tross and the Rush be dispatched
to the Behring sea on short notice, but
the Baltimore could be dispatched
should her services be needed. The
revenue cutter Corwin has taken her
departure and the Bear will follow next
month. The United States steamer
Thetis, which has been surveying off
the coast of Lower California, has ar
rived at San Diego and will be ordered
to San Francisco to be fitted out for the
service in Behring sea.
THREE men, Frank Cohu, Hugh Duff
fy and Henry Kaiser were killed by the
elevator in Rohan Bros. factory, St.
Louis, the 14th. The elevator was at
the second story of the building, and
Thomas Flaherty and Michael Sweeney
were engaged in loading it with sheet
iron plates. The men sounded the
warning bell as signal that the eleva-
tor was about to descend. Then they
started the huge machine, and it had
scarcely moved when the rope broke,
and it fell with q crash on the men
standing beneath it, crushing them in
to q shapeless mass of flesh and bones.
Flaherty and Sweeney cannot live.
THE liquor house of Jacob Boehm 4
Co., Denver, Colo, was closed by the
sheriff the 18th. Two hours after
I}ochm was found dead in his room at
the hotel having taken prussic acid.
The executive committee of the PEG.
pies party has issued an address urging
all to hold meetings March Goth, to
ratify the work of the St. Louis con-
vention. A..... g..
A PLOT to kill the Sultan of Turkey
was recently discovered. ~-F..9fft
The Mississippi river was open at
Winona the 18th, and the ferry boat
began running that date. - - ~ !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

The death of John w. Kendall, mem.
Der of congress from the Tenth district
OF Kentucky. occurred in Washington
OF apoplexy, aged So years.
The president has nominated J. c.
Clements, of Georgia, to be an inter.
state commerce commissioner, vice
Walter Bragg, deceased, and William
Lindsay. declined.
The report of the national depart
ment of agriculture shows that farmers
bold OF last years crop III, 900, 900 bush
els of wheat and $50, 600, 900 bushels Of
corn. The wheat reserve is the largest
ever reported.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
$1,000, S-6.7s against 1,213, s23, OSS the
previous week. The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 was 25.4.
TIE business failures in the United
States during the seven Gays ended on
the 18th numbered $50. against 24O the
preceding week and 273 for the CORE
spending week last year.
A SYNDICATE has succeeded in form
ing an American type founders trust
which includes all the chief foundries
except two. The capital involved is
SIS. OO0, 900
THE ratification Of the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Spain for Cuba was announced
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

The pension bill reported to the
lower house of congress for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1898. appropri-
ates s134, 1925, c66, being Sic. 239, 4s4 less
than the estimates, and $3s97l2 less
than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year: The number of pensioners
on the rolls has increased from 24s, 755
in 1879 to G76, 100 in 1891, and the
amount disbursed on account of pen
Sons has increased from $25. 493, 74o in
1919 to 1924, 415, 95l in 1891. The amount
appropriated for 1892 was 1855, 214, 7S5.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
MINE HORROR IN BELGIUM.
Nearly 200 Men Killed by an Explosion
Of Fircd.mp.

Of Fircalamp.
BRUSSELS, March IA frightful
mine disaster has occurred at Ander-
leus, near Charleroi, in which many
lives were lost and over 200 miners
were entombed. An explosion occurred
which destroyed the shatting and VEN
tillation and made the work of rescue
extremely difficult
The reScuers were beaten back or
cowed by the stencil and the caving in
of earth and timber, and for time it
was thought that the whole 200 miners
were lost. On renewing their
efforts, however. 4 few were
rescued and in the course of a few
hours thirty were taken out alive, but
with the living men and women were
also many corpses. The place at
which the explosions occurred is in
the second gallery, 500 yards below the
surface, and work at this depth is diff
cult and dangerous Volunteers were
let down three times in cage. When
half way down on the first trip the fur
Their caving of the shaft frightened
them and they returned. Five of the
ten men refused to go down again, as
the mine was flooding rapidly. they
said, and the loosened sides of the shaft
threatened to fall in and bury them.
The other five made the second trip
and reached the mouth of the second
gallery. They found few men who
were nearest the shaft when the first
explosion occurred. These miners had
run for their lives. but had been
caught at the entrance by falling tim
bers. AL had broken bones and three
were so firmly lodged in the wreck that
the rescuing party dared not wait to ex-
tricate them
The work was set back twice bv
the caving of great blocks of earth and
stone from the sides of the wrecked
shaft, and after the third trip no vol
unteers for the work of rescue could
be found. The superintendent of the
mine twice went down 200 feet, but re-
turned, saying that the chances would
be four to one against him if he went
lower.
The total number of the victims is
unascertained The lower gallery has
not yet been reached by the rescuing
party. 1t is believed the number of
killed will not be less than $50. Up to
1l:45 p. IN. twenty -nine bodies had
been recovered from the mines. It is
believed that the lower gallery at the
depth of 500 meters is on fire, and that
none of the miners there have anv
chance to escape. Most of the bodies
were terribly mutilatcd.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

Hoffman's Catholic directory for
1892, just issued, gives the latest statis-
tics Of the Catholic church in the
United States The figures in the d.
rectory were compiled from the re-.
turns OF various dioceses for 1891.
These returns were furnished to the
directory by the chancellors of the
>dioceses, who got the figures from the
pastors of the churches The directory
puts the total Catholic population of
the United States at s,647,22l. This is
81, $50 more than the figures in the d.
rectory for 1901 foot up. According to
the recent census, the Catholic popula-
ton Of the country in 1890 was 6, $50, o45.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

AUGUSTUS PIPER, of Philadelphia, is
one OF the oldest stage carpenters in
the country. He is eighty-one years of
age, and has many interesting recollec-
tons of the old-time dramatists, par
tieularly of the elder Booth lie says
tat the first night Booth was to play
Richard III. in Philadelphia the TRACE
dian disappeared from the sight of his
company and could not he found. FL
na'ly, after search, he as discovered
on shelf in II South street pawnsbop.
lie had actually pawned himself I'VE
got him out, says Mr.. Piper, land he
appeared to a crowded house. lie new
er gave a better impersonation."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

A GOVERNMENT geologist in Califor-
MIA has discovered gold in meteorite.
Cold has never been found before in
this connection, and the discoverer
prophetically remarks that: "There is
gold in the world of space. When
Pennington perfects that air-ship he
may track the comet to its fiery lair
aud eclipse the results of the credu-
lrus who chase rain bows for wealth.
Up to date Adelina Patti is about the
most paying gold star that has dropped
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

In the cathedral of Genoa is pre-.
served, and has been for six hundred
gears. vase of immense value. it is
cut from single emerald. 1t is kept
under several locks, the keys of which
are i'll different hands, and it is rarely
exhibited in public, and only by an
order of the senate. When exhibited
it is suspended around the neck of a
priest by cord, and no one is allowed
to touch it but him. A decree passed
in 1876 forbids anyone going too near
the precious relic. A Genoese anti
quarian has written book to demon.
strate that this vase is one of the gifts
made to Solomon by the queen of She ba.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
Favor the Improvement,

WASHINGTON, March IA. Over 100
congressman, embracing practically
TIE entire delegations of Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas. Michigan, Minnesota. New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wiscon-
sin, have petitioned the river and har-
Dor committee to recommend an initial
appropriation for the proposed 2l-foot
channel from the lakes to the Atlantic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

A NAN at Prescott, A. r., had the
asthma for six years, during which
time he was never able to sleep at
night except in sitting posture. He
took the grip few weeks ago and
when he recovered from it his asthma
was gone. Asthmat;c sufferers here
about need not make any strenuous
efforts to catch the grip. however: 1t
will find them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
Three Men I,ro>,naa

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March H.
Three unknown men were drowned in
the Missouri river opposite this city
Saturday morning: They attempted
to cross from the Iowa side in a skiff
and had reached the middle of the
stream when the boat was capsized
and the men disappeared. The bodies
have not been recovered.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
Gray Wants to Be Prestden,

lxIIANApo11s, Ind, March l4-Ex-
Gov. Gray has authorized q statement
through one of his friends denying the
story that he had concluded to with
draw from the presidential race and
become q candidate for another term
as governor Of 'lndiana. He positively
says he il not candidate for governor,
butt is still in the race for president
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

HE FIRST concern in America to man.
ufacture cheap jewelry was started in
Attleboro, Mass, seventy-fve years
a&'o. The industry developed to enor-
nous proportions. and now in that town
ECO shops are in operation, employing
5000 persons in the manufacture of
cheap jewelry. The most extensive
manufacturers are anxious to make a
united and a historical exhibit at the
worlds fair. showing the development
OF the industry from the time all of the
jewelry was produced by human fingers
down to the present. when the most
elaborate designs are produced by ma
chinery.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

THE winter In central Europe is as
severe as that of either of the two
preceding seasons, while in Great
britain and all the Atlantic coast
countries the severity has increased
and is equal to that of any part of the
continent 1t is not impossible that
the intimatiou thrown out by some
scientists year or two ago that the
E ,if stream was webbing in its course
is going to be confirmed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

THERE is considerable anxiety in
Canada over the action Of Mr.. New
berry, of Chicago. who has introduced
in congress bill providing that no
pensions shall be paid to any person
who is not a citizen of the United
States. There are 1873 persons resid-
ing in Canada permanently who draw
pensions for services rendered to the
union during the late war secession.
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To Nominate a state Ticket.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March IA
joint meeting Of prohibition and peo-
ple's party leaders was held here Thurs
day night and it was decided to call a
joint convention of both parties to
nominate a-state ticket 1t was also
decided to urge other states to pool
issues on state matters, but not on
national
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
ArcllbishOD Ireland.

WASHINGTON, March 14-Father
Heffron. of St Paul, MIMI, telegraphs
to Cardinal Gibbons that he is not the
author of the statement telegraphed
from st. Paul that Arch bishop Ireland
is to be made a cardinal. Father Hef-
from adds that ne has no information
whatever on the subject.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
Free Delivery In Small Towns.

FORT DoDeE, a., March 14.-Frec
delivery in small towns has been
proven practicable by an experiment of
Postmaster General Wanamaler. Fon-
da, q Pocahontas county town of 500
people, was the place where the ex-
pertinent was made. The system has
been inexpensive and proven thorough
~ satisfactory to the citizens.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

A MAGAZINE writer has lately demon
strated by an elaborate array of facts
and figures that it is impossible for a
locomotive to pull a passenger train ut
faster rate than about seventy miles
an hour: In a short time, therefore, if
some unscient,fc blunderer comes
along with a locomotive that actually
pulls train 100 miles an hour let him
he suppressed. The voice of science
has spoken.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

WEDDING party of Albanians at
Kolaschin, in albania, accidentally
wounded one of party of Montene-
grins, whereupon the Montenegrins
fired into the party Of Albanians, kill
ing and wounding nineteen.
The signatures OF l,250,Oo0 English
men have been placed on a petition
to be presented to parliament favoring
the arbitration of all disputes that may
arise between Great Britain and the
United States
DURING battle between Indians and
government troops at La Paz. Bolivia,
1000 of the former were killcl.
On the Volga. in Russia, German COL
onists numbering 100000 souls re in
All extremely destitute condition
FLAMES in Latham's lumber yard in
London caused less of $4,000
A COMMISSION has been appointed to
ascertain and report for the considera-
ton of parliament the fullest and most
reliable data possible respecting the
effects OF the liquor ira ffic in Canada.
In the French chamber of deputies a
resolution was approved making Sep
TENDER % a national holiday, that
being the Tooth anniversary of the
founding of the first republic.
AN explosion of hre-damp at the
Anderleus (Belgium) co!liery killed $50
or more miners. The explosion &C.
Cured in a gallery 500 feet below the
surface.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
FLOOD At LEAvENwORTh.
A Reso: voir Collapses and Much Damage
Results.

n HeBoi VOlr COtlApse8 and Much Damage
Results.
LEAvENwoRrH, Kan. March IA
section of the wall Of reservoir No. Of
the Leavenworth Water Company gave
way Saturday and $500, 600 gallons of
water went over the bank across the
Missouri Pacific railroad tracks into the
Missouri river. The flood tore away a
section of the Rock Island track and
narrowly missed striking Rock Island
passenger train. The engineer said the
wave was higher than the stack of the
locomotive and as it came down the hill
looked like a water spout. The city's
water supply will not be affected.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

By investigating the accounts of the
county physician at Omaha it was
proved that he was in the habit of pre-
scribing for paupers such narrowing
and drastic doses as quarts of whisky,
fine-toothed combs, manicure sets, etc.
The people of that region, if they keep
he same official pill merchant. are
sure to realize the Scriptural promise
OF having the poor with them ALWAYS.
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FROZEN TO DEATH.

Many Psrsoas Known to Have Perlshed
During she Rseess Northwestsrn Blk
xard. SE. -
,~DEv1Ls LAKE, N. D., March Ia
More fatalities from the storm, have
been brought 10 light Asa Wilson has
been found frozen to death near the
residence Of his q employer. Morris
duffy, Is miles north of town. Wilson
was from Eden, MINI. Three
farmers named Garsker and q
man named Gus GERMAN were
overtaken by the storm when
near home. They turned their
wagon box over, tied up their stock
and remained there till the storm was
over: They are al frozen more or less,
but it is not thought that their injuries
are fatal, although one of them may
lose his feet The storm was the worst
that has ever been nown here, and
coming as it did, SO unexpectedly, was
all the worse.
JAMESTOWN, N. D., March 12.-Frank
Braithwaite, wife and two children,
hving7 miles west of Oberon, were
lost on Wednesday when mile from
home. The team was unable to 90
farther and Braithwaite froze to death
while trying to lead the horses. The
woman and children were covered in
the sleigh with blankets and arrived
safely at Oberon.
Willow CITY. N. D., March 12.-Mrs.
Lokken and Torgen Thompson, a boy,
who live about 20 miles east of here,
started to 60 to the house, of John
Tveton, about one. half mile from their
home. A terrible blizzard ragged and
they lost their way. They. wan
dered around in the wild
storm until they became exhaust
ed and lay down. The woman
died but the boy awole about $3.50 p.
m. the next day and STUN bled 70 the
house of Ole Cregin, only few rods
distant. and told his story. Mrs. Gre
gin and her neighbors carried the
woman's body into the house and did
what they could for the boy, who will
die
ASHLAND, Wis. March 1.-THE
storm has abated here and all trains
are on time. There are reports of sew.
eral homesteaders near Iron River per-
ishing in the storm. They were out
exploring about the new copper field
and have been missing several days
Two or three searching parties are
out.
HUMBOLDT, Ia, March 12.-The gale
here capsized John Owenson with his
load of hay and broke his neck 1t de-
molished &. Fl. Shellbern's big barn,
which was 200 feet long 1t threw
John Oleson upon the ground and broke
his skull.
New YORK, March 1.-THE storm
which came out of the west Thursday
night has been disastrous along the
coast and very severe in the interior
Heavy snow has fallen in northern New
York and the railroads are blocked
in various places Navigation in
the bay was almost as dangerous as it
was beyond the hook. The steady
ferceness of the westerly gale whipped
the waves into snowy riot The ferry
boats had . hard time getting into
sims
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THE EAST.

IHE loss at sea was reported of the
new bark 1nvertrossachs, valued at
$2250,O00, which sailed from Phila-
delphia on February for Calcutta,
laden with 1902, 500 gallons of oil
valued at SO, 753, and ten of The crew
persisted.
RICHARD ScAN1oN, of New York, in
a fit of jealous rage threw lighted
lamp at his wife, her clothes ignited
and she was burned to death.
In New York the steamship Missouri
began loading the great cargo of ), 500, .
600 POUNDS of grain givea by the
American people to the starving Rus
SLAMS. The value of the cargo was es-
timated at S150,0O0.
NEAR Erie, Pa, the bodies of three
boys, Robert Shelly, Bert Cromwell
and James Roberts, who were lost
while duck hunting on Thanksgiving
day, have been found in the ice.
A FIRE destroyed the mission church
of the Eedemptionist fathers in Rox-
bury, Mass, and all the valuable vest
ments and gold and silver plate be-
longing to the church were lost Loss
S15O,OOO
In the Avondale mine at Plymouth,
Pa, an explosion of gas fatally injured
John Rowe and Lasan Jones.
FIRE destroyed the Duncan glass fac
tory at Pittsburgh, Pa, the loss being
$15O.OOo
THE death of Waldo Adams, manager
of the Adams Express Company, oc-
Cured in Boston, aged Sc years
II Boston William j. Knowlton, a
diamond dealer, failed for 5000, 900; as
sets, $75, 600.
In the New York Legislature bill
repeating the use of the electrical chair
and substituting hanging was reported
favorab!y.
TIE Vermont democrats will hold
their state convention at Montpelier
May to elect democrats to the ma
ito nal convention.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

THE worlds fair bureau of music has
issued its first invitation to choral So
cicties to take part in the great festival
of song that will preface the opening
of the great exhibition: That kind of
music in the air will be invigoratinR.
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Have Spent Over $4,000. 600.

CHICAGO, March 13.-Secretary See
berger's monthly report to the worlds
fair directors shows 81, $1,000 II paid
out to date for construction and admin
istration. The balance in bank is 81, 418,-
IT'S. 90-a little more than enough
to cover the cost of one
months construction operations Three
million dollars is still due from the city
and ready to be paid when demanded.
And something like $4,000, 900 is due
from stockholders. About 81, 900, 900 of
the stock subscriptions will be due in
April under the last assessment of 20
per cent
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Killed by the Cars.

AURORA, ILL.,, March 14.-Miss Nellie
Curren. of this city, was struck by a
Chicago & Northwestern locomotive at
the River street crossing Saturday and
killed.
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Death of the Grand Duke of llcs.e

BERLIN, March ':4-The grand duke
of Hesse died at .1:15 o'clock Sunday
morning. The official Darmstadt Ga.
zette announces the accession of the
deceased's son, Ernest Ludwig, to tho
gra nd dukelom.
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Shoe Dealera AsBixn.,

CHICAGO, March 14.--Hatch &@Emery,
wholesale boot and shoe dealers at $50
253 Madison street. have made an as
signment in the county conrt. Assets,
$As 600; liabilities; 40, Goa. sf' ,'a =. -
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: > 49,
THE timi.lity Of the new silver coins
is subject of general remark. They
seem TO be afraid to 60 into society.

A CONVICT in Nebraska whose term
of service has just expired has received
notice from the court that "a new
trial" will he granted him.
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The Judge was Flckle.

ALMA, Neh, March IL District
Judge Gaslin has been sued by Mrs.
Lucinda E. Given for $50, 900 for breach
OF promise. Gaslin is one of the best
known politicians in the west.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

For tying hengman's knot an ex-
pert charges $3.50 This piece Of noo.e,
says the Chicago Tribune, may be OF
interest to those who contemplate be-
ing hanged.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
Three Children Arc Burned.

LONDON, March 1.-THE residence
OF John Lewis at Llanelly, Wales, was
destroyed by fire Sunday. Three chill
dren persisted in the flames and two
others were seriously burned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17

THERE are few old toll bridges in
Maine which still perpetuate 4 curious
law. They have signs proclaiming that
all persons save ''paupers, Indians snd
clergy men" must pay toll on crossing: