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The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
GREAT RESERVOIR BuRsTs.

Tear RoFs0ns Lose Their Lives In Flood
s. at Portland, Ne. ~
PoRrLAND, Me-, Ang. The great
reservoir of the Portland Water COM
5pany on the eastern promenade burst
Sunday morning, letting loose 20, ,OOO,-
900 Rallons Of water in the space Of
about fifteen minutes The immense
mass ma OF water thus suddenly loosed
dashed with mighty power upon the
two honses occupied by the families Of
Michael Lappen and Dennis NJ. Conley.
The buildings were crushed as If they
had been made of card board and four
persons lost their lives. They were:
Mrs Dennis M. Conley. Miss Agnes
Conley, Miss Mamie Conley and James
Mosely. 1t
s Under the walls of the reservoir were
two small houses, each with q small
stable attached. The one next to the
reservoir stood but foot from the
reservoir fence. and the high wall
of clay and dirt loomed so feet or
more above, the grassy bank seeming
like the side of small mountain.
Michael Lappen and family live in the
house, the family consisting of wife,
five children and an adopted child.
Four of his children are very young,
while the fifth is young man. In the
next house lived Dennis NJ. Conley, his
wife and two daughters, Agnes and
Mamie, and his son John and his wife.
! Two women about $50 o'clock Sun
day morning passed by the reservoir.
One, Mrs. Hutchins, heard kissing
noise and saw a stream of water bub-
bling quite forcibly from the ground
at the foot of the reservoir wall. The
ladies Immediately ran to the Lappan
house, aroused the inmates and then
aroused the Conleys.
The stream at that time was ONLY
about as large as mans arm, but al
most the next instant it was the size
of mans body. The members of the
Lappen family evacuated their home
quickly: The Conley family was not
SO fortunate. They were warned in
time, and it seems that Mrs.
Conley was already up and dressed when
the warning came. The other men,
bers of the family got up at once, and,
supposing that they would surely get
out, James Conley started for the barn
to rescue his horse. The younger Mrs
Conley did get out in her night dress,
hastily folding a wrapper about her as
she went. She went across the road
and fell fainting there.
The elder Mrs. Oonley, with her two
daughters, Agnes and Mamie, appeared
next at the door. They were holding
each other by the arms and seemed to
be about to come across the street
while there was yet time. But for some
reason they did not go. The water was
already dashing against the door sill
and perhaps terrified them, or perhaps
they thought the house the safest
place. The reason will never be known.
for the group of horror-stricken neigh
bors saw them draw back and close the
door.
Young James Mosley, Mr.. Lappen's
adopted son, comprehended that the
Conleys were lost unless they could be
gotten out of the house at once. He
dashed across the street, through the
increasing water, and went into the
doomed house. He was never seen
alive again. Mr.. Conley had not got
his horse fully united before the food
was upon him. He and his horse
dashed out through the torrent and es.
caDed
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
LATER NEWS,

THE factory of the Pacific Mail works
at Oakland, CAL, was burned the 7th,
causing a loss Of 100000. Insurance,
$4,000.
SAMUEL MATHEWS, an employe of the
Chicago Illuminating company, was
killed the 7th. He thoughtlessly put
one hand on the engine and the other
on the dynamo brush. At that moment
a current of 4,50O volts passed through
his body, killing him instantly.
A TRAMP, near Vermillion s. D.. the
night of the 7th, overpowered Dan Dom
aldson while riding on a bicycle and
Aobbed him of $l1.
w. H. DONALDSON, postmaster at
Watertown, S. D., was removed from
Office by his bondsmen upon the report
of the government inspector, who found
his accounts short.
The special session of congress was
called to order at noon of the 7th. Crisp
was elected speaker, James Kerr, of
Pennsylvania, clerk, and Herman Snow,
of Illinois, doorkeeper. In the senate
Mr.. Cox, of North Carolina, was sworn
in as secretary. The senate at 1880 D.
m. adjourned out of respect to the lato
Senator Stanford, of California, and
consequently the presidents message
was not received.
MRS. LEVINE and her half brother,
John J. Lope, are under arrest at Ovid,
Mich, charged with the murder of the
formers husband, who died the 9th un-
der mysterious circumstances.
On the 7th, % pleasure seekers from
Ystrad, Wales, took a boat at Port Tall
bot. and in spite of repeated warnings,
the boat being overloaded, put into
STansea bay. The rowers being mex
perienced, the boat became unmanage-
able and was carried into the breakers.
A heavy sea finally struck the boat,
causing the occupants to rush to the
side, when she capsized and all were
thrown into the water. Twenty-Five,
including several women and children,
were drowned. -
AT Maryville, Kan, the 7th, August,
Barney and Sophia Settro were drowned
in the Blue river while bathing. They
were aged 8, 13 and II years. $.s
A ROW between union and non-union
boilermakers took place at the St.
James hotel, st. Louis, the 7th. Police
interfered and arrested six. At least
20 were injured. s5s= e .... 5
JOHN NELSON, at Hannibal, Mo-, the
7th, drove. his aged parents from the
tent in which he and his family live,
near Salt river. The old people were
given shelter by John Stahi. farmer.
This enraged Nelson, who shot and
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

PERSONS who visit the Russian ex-
hibit at the worlds fair should cult
vate the acquaintance of Princess
Marie Schaskovsky, who will introduce
them to Nine Korvinpogesky, who will
show them through the exhibit. If
they still desire to meet distinguished
foreigners let them then hunt Mr..
Robert Rachmuswarscoganllopp, of
Stockholm, whose arrival was chroni-
cled recently
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

Miss CARRIE L. HODsDoN, of Law
renee, Mass, and Miss Edith NJ. Ken
niston, of Concord, N. H., are making a
bicycle tour of England for press syn
dicate, ard are incidentally demon
strating that Saratoga trunks are an
outgrown luxury. The entire amount
of their luggage for the five months
during which they will be away from
home is confined to bundle that may
be strapped to their bicycles.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
The State Elevator.

The railroad and warehouse commits
sion opened the bids on the new state
elevator, The bids are as follows: But
Ter Bros, St. Paul, s2O9, 900; Hendenrich
& Co., Chicago, s242, 600; Metcalf, Nc
Donald & Co., Chicago, s23s, 1000; j. I.
Boulton & Son, Chicago, s237, ,000; Bar
nett-Record company, Minneapolis,
$22s, 500; T. 81. O'Neill, St. Louis, $685.
700; Houston Bros, S23S, 900. The con-
tract will be let soon.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
Growing Old Pleasantly.

=, The cheerful old folks you can ind are
those wise enough to mitigate the intirmis-
les OF age with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters>
1ty, delicate health and convalescence. 1t
stimulates digestion, renews appetite and
sleep, and insures regular action of the
liver and bowels. Against malaria, rhe.,-
matism and kidney complaints it is reli>
able safeRuard
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

An American family who have seen
something of Mary Anderson Navarro
abroad speak with enthusiasm OF side
3of our Mary's character which is not
usually turned to the world. ''She is
IS simple-mannered as we'll trained
child. they exclaim in relating favor
.ite.anecdote Of her coming in upon them
one day during blind.man's 8 holiday and
finding them all gathered about the
CRATE busily popping corn, sent them
{ from home She seated herself on the
hearth rug and shook the pepper, sup
plying greedy demand with the earn
estteas that was displayed likewise by
III Youngest child in the party.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

LEON LIZ PoNTo1s, Frenchman, has
invented au apparatus which he calls a
telectrosoope. BY means Of it he claims
to enable people TO see over a wire as
far as they can talk by the long-dis.
tance telephone. The rays of light are
converted into electric currents by a
combination of camera and selenium
battery cells
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

IT is western editor, who, when q
subscriber fails to respond to the Sec
ond bill, publishes an obituary of the
delinquent on the theory that he must
be dead or he would pay up. That is
q very reasonable conclusion.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

The drop in silver has stirred up the
western miners to q more vigorous
search for gold, and it is probable that
the production of that metal will be
greatly increased within year or two.
Mines which have not paid will be re-
opened, and with new processes for the
reduction of the ores, the work will
doubtless be prosecuted with profit.
Prospectors are now scattered over the
mountains of Montana, and while their
individual findings may be small the
aggregate will make a large increase in
the total of a years production. Still
it will be q long time before gold will
be too plentiful
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
Heavy Fire Loss In Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. Fire broke out
on Saturday night in a lumber-yard ad-
joining the Mersey docks. on the boun-
Diary line between Liverpool and Bootle
The fire brigade worked several hours
before they got the flames under con-
troll. Timber and other property COW
ering three acres were destroyed. The
loss is 5000, 1000. .J.,,
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
HOW TO SEAL 4 LETTER.

01Root3o0s - 20 tie Coeroee Maanoe q Az;
pay1Ag tA0 Wax.
Tho ability to stssal'' Z, letter correct
y = said to be ono Of the lost arts. In
the good old days Of goose quills, loose
sand for blotting and dne sealing wax
for adhesive purposes, delicacy and
dexterity in putting the wax in tho
right place without burning ones I'm
gers was . necessary part Of liberal
education. Nowadays the art has al-
most passed out Of remembrance. Here
is tho correct method of sealing q let
tor: When tho letter is ready lay the
seal on the table, at your right hand,
and in such position that when used
the impression may be square and right
side up Then hold tho wax above tho
flame of the gas or candle, but not near
enough to burn. Whom the wax has
been gradually softened apply it, with
circular movement, upon the place to
be sealed; rub it we'll around and down
until you have q circle of proper size
and thickness. The wax, still soft, has
cooled sufficiently to take q clear i'm
preston. Hold the envelope little
distance from the flame until the wax
has again become soft. Then moisten
the seal and apply it. The result will
be clear-cut impression. There will
be no adhesion Of wax to seal, no
breakage, and no irregular wax strings
hanging about the paper. The letter
can not be opened without destruction
of tho seal itself, which, in old oonven-
tional style, will serve as q remsm-
brance of the sender and of tho secur-
ity of the contents Of the letter:-N. z.
Sun
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

'THK parents of to-day" says Mrs
Burton Harrison in her story, Out of
Season. ''dont trouble themselves to
train up wives for the rank and file of
our honest gentlemen. They create
fine ladies and look about for some one
to take the expense of them off their
hands," And then we wonder 1T re-
sults! Until women know their busi-
mesa the divorce mill is bound to be in
active operation. There is thought
here which intelligent American women
should be quick to ''catch on" The
proper training of daughters is work
that may well evoke the best effort OF
American mothers.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

THIS has not been good year for the
bee keepers, and there has not been
half crop of honey. There is great
difference in seasons, so far as honey
making is concerned. Though flowers
come in about the same profusion each
year. they do not contain the same
amount of honey. Some years they
seem filled with sweet nectar. and the
bees make frequent excursions, and
always return heavily laden, and other
years the busy little workers scour the
country far and wide and gather little
honey. 1t has been two or three years
since there was large crop of the
product
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

THERE are 753 periodicals aAd news
papers in Russia, which contains a
population of 100, ,OoO,0 900. According to
the statistics of 1892 the~e were 1858
in this country, and a population of
say G5,0Oo,00o. The newspapers in Rus
sia, however, are misnamed. They
dare not print the news
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

The Lunatic oil spring of Wheeler
Canyon, Cal, at the time of new moon
begins to flow oil. When the moon is
at its full the spring yields three bar
rels of oil a day. The quantity de-
creases with the waning of the moon,
and ceases when the moons last quar-
ter is past
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
4 BAD WRECK.

1DHo0 Men Killed and . NumboR Hurt On
the Lake Shore Road Near Lindsey, o =
several Members Of tho Chicago Bass-
hail Team Among the Injured. 81
Fremont. o.. Aug. IA serious
wreck occurred Saturday night shortly
after 10 o'clock at Lindsey, village Of
about 500 Inhabitants miles west OF
this place, on the Lake Shore 4 Michi-
gan Southern railway. An engine and
three sleepers were demolished and
three persons killed outright, while
twenty-five were injured.
The wreck,was caused by the col
lision OF a west-bound passenger train
and an east bound freight. Passenger
train No. 9 passed, at Lindsey, local
freight. No. u, which had been
sidetracked to await the pass-
ing of : train No 9. The train
was running at full speed and
passed safely until the sleepers neared
the switch close to the freight, when
the first three sleepers jumped the track
and ran into the engine of the freight.
The engine was wrecked and the sleep
ers crushed like egg shells. -.
AS the sleepers were filed with pas
sengers it seemed a miracle that many
were not instantly killed. The
scene that followed the collision
was heart-rending. The groans of
the dying, the shrieks of the in
jured and the kissing Of escaping
steam combined to add horror to q
sight that will long be remembered by
those who witnessed it. Work was at
once begun to render aid to the in
jured and those who were imprisoned
in the ruins. The track for some dis
tance was covered with debris, beneath
which several persons were imprisoned.
Legs, hands and arms protruded here
and there from beneath the ruins.
1t was later learned that the dead
were: Engineer Edward Lafferty of the
local freight; Charles Span, a brake
man on the same train; Porter Robert
son (colored) of the sleeper Erie, of
Chicago.
The seriously injured are as follows:
Prof. Emerson, of Amherst college,
Gloucester, Mass, chest crushed, will
die; j. A. Hamilton, of Pittsburgh, in
jured internally, perhaps fatallyi Por-
wa 0oS'Oho \COAOAOu), NC" 1OTA, eX-
tent of injuries not knwn; Porter Pei,
ham (colored), of the sleeper Orinoeo,
Chicago, injured internally, very seri-
Gus; A. II. West, of Chicago, badly cut,
not seriously.
The members of the Chicago baseball
club were on the train, en- route for
Chicago from Cleveland. The follow
ing were among the injured: James
Ryan, center fielder, severely cut and
injured about head, legs and arms; NJ.
j. Kettridge, cut about head and body;
Capt. A. c. Anson, head bruised and
light injuries; w. McGill, pitcher, bruised
about head and arms; w. r. Wilmot,
left fielder, bruised and light injuries
Prof. Emerson and Porter Pelham are
now in an unconscious condition and
their deaths are hourly expected. Dur
ing the day thousands of people have
driven from all parts of the county to
visit the scene of the disaster.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Nearly all of tho
members of the Chicago baseball club
who were hurt in the railway accident
at Lindsey, O., Saturday night were
able to play in the game with the
Louisville team on Sunday: Ryan,
however, is IN Mercy hospital, and it
will be two or three weeks before he
will be able to resume his place
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
Government Store of Silver.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Inquiry at the
treasury department elicits the infor.
nation that the government has now on
hand about 100000 ounces of fine
silver, costing $11s, ,0oo, 900. The coinage
value of the bullion on hand is about
$167, ,00o, ,000,0 900. If this were coined the
government would realize profit of
about $4s,ooo, ,ooQ, against which silver
certificates could he issued. 1t would
take, however, it is stated, with the
present coinage capacities of the United
States, about five years to convert this
bullion into silver dollars. Silver certi.
6cates, by law, could only be issued on
the profits as coined.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

THERE appears to be ho way of. de-
termining absolutely whether women
should or should not wear corsets. At
South Beach, near New York, a young
woman was nearly drowned because
she went into the surf tightly corseted,
fainting spell coming upon her IN the
water. On the other hand the attempt
of discarded lover to kill a young
woman in Wisconsin was defeated by
the bullet striking q corset steel aud 80
being DETECTED.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

SOME idea of the slaughter of ele-
plants can be secured from the fact
that in Zanzibar alone some SOC, 900
pounds of ivory are marketed every
season from tie tusks of 10000 ele-
nhanfS
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
STRIKE OF COAL MINERS.
Half q Million Men Out Of Work In En-
land and 1t Is Not Yet Ended.

Half Million Men Out of Work In Eng
land and 1t Is Not Yet Ended.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-Rumor has had it
that the great strike Of coal miners that
begun on July % has been set
tied. These reports, however, are
not true. The price of coal is
rising in consequence of the strike
and this fact is causing a suspension of
work in many factories in Lancashire
and Yorkshire. 1t is estimated that
fully 500, 600 hands who depend on min
ing, shipping and manufacturing for
their living have been thrown out of
work through the strike.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
WEST AND SOUTH.

By the explosion of q thrashing en-
CINE at the farm of Louis Pierson near
Homer, O., five men were killed and
four injured, two fatally.
NEAR Montgomery, Tex, Henry
Reynolds, negro, was lynched for
numbering man named Marsh, as
saulting his wife and mutilatipg their
two children.
THOMAS STEVENSON and Thomas COL
Inns fought in courtroom at Hope,
Ark, during the progress of lawsuit
and both received fatal wounds.
ADVOCATES of free coinage of silver
met in convention in Chicago with $40
delegates representing forty-two states
and territories. A. w. Thurman, of
Ohio, presided.
The Offices of the Newspaper union
in Chicago were broken into by three
burglars who bound the watchmen and
robbed the safe of $4,000 in notes and
500 in cash.
NEAR Rushville. NO., William Be
deck, farmer, paid $4,000 for green
paper. He thought he had 5,0O0 in
counterfeit greenbacks.
In the northwest an advance of from
20 to 50 per cent. in insurance rates has
gone into effect. Schedule risks are ex-
cepted.
AT Fort Dodge, Ia., Lucinda Bell
)colored) celebrated her 1O2d birthday.
A PLATFORM was adopted at the sill
YER convention in Chicago which de-
clares that there must be no compro-
mise of the silver question, that all
legislation in demonetizing silver and
restricting the coinage thereof must be
immediately repealed, protests against
the financial policy of the United
States being made dependent upon the
policy of any foreign government and
asserts that the only remedy for pure
metallic financial troubles is to open
the mints of the nation to gold and sill
yer on equal terms.
On the Chicago board of trade three
more frms-D. Eggleston & Son Co., G.
G. Parker & Co. and Thomas Craig
failed with total liabilities of over
81, ,O0O,O
The shipping and importing firm of
w. Frese & Co. at San Francisco failed
for $4,000. -"-.. -
MAURICE FLYNN was killed in .
freight wreck at Kinsman, ILL.,, and
eighteen cars and thirty head of cattle
were burned. H.
Miss MARGUERIrE M. WILSON, Miss
Kate NJ. Fleeson and Miss Annie Rick
etts, missionaries to Siam, sailed on
tho steamer Oceanic from San Fran
cisco. z>,r.@t ?. - ss- gr%ls'.. r.. -
THE following bank failures were an
nounced: Ell Paso national at Ell Paso.
Tex; First national at Birmingham,
Ala; Wa,,i1aca county national at Wau-
paca, Wis, and the. Savings bank at
Anthony, Kan. :: - s.. ...@.
In districts In Kansas where hard
times prevail the various religious de-
nominations were combining in the
interest OF economy.
I'HE barn of James A. Ballard at st.
Clond. Mimi, was burned and twenty
one horses persisted. .z: ss5s s..
The firm Of Croker. Fisk & Co.,
millers at Minneapolis, fled an sssign-
ment with liabilities Of 5000. 900.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
He Didn't Get the Cash.
Robbed bY TramDs.

While Fred L. Bonker, of Harvey, ILL.,,
and three companions were walking on
the railroad track in the east part of
Moorhead, they were set upon by six
tramps, beaten and robbed. Bonker
was shot over the left eye, cut on the
top and side of his head and relieved of
$5o. He was on his way to his brother
at Red Lake Falls. His companions
were not pounded. The instrument
used was a piece of rubber and half
inch hose two feet long, in the end OF
which was a piece of iron pipe four
inches long. The footpads succeeded
in getting away.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

EDISON hopes some day to make Nj
agara furnish enough electric power to
run every railroad train and light every
town in the state of New York. Wheth-
er Edison succeeds in this particular
undertaking or not electricity is mani
festly the motor of the future, and it is
not very distant future either. Some
iay all our swift streams and even the
ocean tides will be making electricity
for the uses of man, and the locomotive
will be as great a curiosity as the stage
coach
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

BETWEEN o'clock g. m. and 1855 D.
m. Charles Petticord, of Pittsburgh,
pedaled a bicycle s2s miles over country
roads. That is better time than some
passenger trains make.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

DIR. GArLINa's improved machine gun
will send o bullet through y mans
body at distance of two miles.
(iatling is one of those kill or cure
doctors <..-
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

The official figures show that the an
nual dairy product of this country ex-
ceeds in value that of the lumber, wheat
and iron interests combined. The cows
of this country are worth 500, ,OOU, 900.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
Heavy Loss by Fire Mt Fres

FRESNO, Cal, Aug. Fire Sunday
morning destroyed the Masonic temple,
the Einsteiq. Goldberg and Bowen &
Co.'S buildings, all adjoining three
story structures. Loss, about $4,000
The fire is supposed to have been incen-
diary and one man has been arrested.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
MININESOT NEWS,
Comma.dahla.

The Stock Growers Journal, Miles
City, Mont, In recent issue says: .'The
old saying that corporations are bodies
without souls seems to be away off at
times Mrs. George Blanck, of Nslss
City, has recently received the sum of
$500 from the Burlington road. It will
be remembered that her husband was
killed last fall when going east in
charge of cattle for the Phillips COM
pany. President Scott, of the Stock
growers association, and HI. r. Phil
lips investigated the circumstances at
tending the death of Mr.. Blanck and
found the railroad company was not
liable. as there was contributory negli.
gence on the part of the deceased. How
ever, in consideration of Mrs. Blanck's
Strengthened circumstances, the Bur-
lington, while recognizing no liability.
gave her, through charitable motives
solely, the above mentioned sum. Such
benevolence deserves to be chronicled,
and it should incite other corporations
to like deeds of benevolence."
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

ZONE Of you boys has been stealing rats
ms again; l have found the seeds on the.
floor. Which one of you was its' Tommy
1T wasn't me; swallowed the seeds in
ine."-Tid- Bits.
The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10
Two Killed by Llehtnlne.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Aug. 7.-While
Fred seigling, Lizzie Topel, Ernest
Topel and John Maher were returning
from East New York Sunday night they
Were struck by lightning and Seigling
and the girl were instantly killed and
Naher was severely shocked and
Knocked unconscious to the pavement.
1he father of the girl, August Topel,
received q slight shock. -. =. 80. =.