The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-15


ouon 10y, Chinese merchant, haa hen
admitted TO full citizenship By judge A.
dsrson ia the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Wyandotte county, Kansas. Quon % Oh
out his papers four years ago, but never
made application for the final ones until
last week. Judge Anderson did not 1nd
any clause in tho exclusion act to prevent
good Chinaman from becoming . full
hedged American citizen and granted the
papers. "
The farmers Of North aud South Da'
kota are going to smash the big combine
Of the thrasher manufacturers, il orEani.
sation will do it. They are going about
their work in . quiet, determined way,
and will hold Q meeting attended by ct
least 800 farmers Of the two states Fe b
IL. Minneapolis has been selected . the
meeting place because Its greater con.
venience to the delegates from both the
states in interest. %
The Supreme court Of Wisconsin, has
granted writ Of error In the case Of
Banker Koetting Of Milwaukee, who was
sentenced to five years in state prison for
receiving deposit in his bank when no
knew it to be insolvent. The court also
granted stay Of proceedings until the
case can be reviewed, the prisoner 70 re-
main in the custody Of the sheriff Of Mil
waukee county unless he furnishes bail to
the amount Of SIS, 900.
Hon. A. H. Buckner died at St Louis
Monday morning Of complication Of dis
cases. He hold many important Offices
during his life, including the attornsyship
Of the State Bank Of Missouri in 1852;
state commissionership Of public works,
1854; delegateship to the peace congress
of SCI. and was representative from the
seventh Missouri district in the forty
third, forty.fourth and forty-hfth con-
crosses, voluntarily retiring in 1884
The president of the Western Associa.
ted Press has issued call for meeting
to be held at Detroit on the 10th inst, the
object being, it is understood, to investi-
gate its financial condition. The meeting
was called at the request of some Of the
members, who are not satisfied with the
management that allowed surplus OF
s14s, 900, as shown by the books Dec. 81,
1890. to run down to $4,000 by Sept. 30,
1898. while tho news service was rapidly
deteriorated.
A cyclone swept over the northwestern
portion of Mississippi late Thursday alter
noon and laid waste everything in It's path.
Plantations were devastated, farm houses
were wrecked, and the debris scattered
over the country for miles around. The
hurricane came from the southwest and
was accompanied by regulation funnel
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traveled-up the Mississippi River, causing
great damage to shipping. Several fine
steamboats, narrowly escaped being wreck
ed.
The latest move places John D. Rookie
Teller in absolute control Of the Lake Su-
perior Consolidated Iron Mines. The deal
that brought about this change was con-
summated in New York last Friday. BY
its terms an outsider might make the mis-
take that Rockefeller had euchered the
Merritts out of their holdings. This y not
true, however; yet they have practically
nothing to show for their immense Inter-
ests. while all they ever had on the
Mesaba Range has as good as passsd}into
the hands of Rockefeller.
In one hour one man Monday took q, 900
worth Of gold ore from the new strike at
at Farnhum Hill, twenty-five miles from
Lesdville, Colo It was taken outfin
chunks. The specimens are the, finest
ever shown in the State. The largest mug
get weighed seventy-eight ounces and was
seven inches in its shortest diameter. be-
ing irregular in shape. The property is
owned by John Champion and others OF
Leadville, who control 5000 acres OF al
most virgin ground. More than 5000, 600
has been taken out on one vein In this
same ground.
The United States warship Kearsarge
was wrecked last Friday on Roncador
reef, 300 miles north of Colon, Lieut.
Frederick r. Brainard arrived at Colon
with the news of the wreck: Lieut.. Brain
ard says that at 6:45 o'clock the evening OF
Feb. 2, while the Ksarsarge was on IT.
way from Portau- Prince, Hayti, to Blue
fields, Nicaragua, the lookout raised the
CRY of "breakers ahead, and within few
minutes the vessel went on the reef with
great force. It was proceeding under sail
1T the time, and had, comparatively speak.
ing, no steam up. 48f
Firebugs made three attempts to burn
Agriculture hall, at the worlds fair
grounds, within the eighteen hours ending
at S o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
last effort nearly rewarded the persistency
of the incendiaries and only the most
tremendous efforts Of the hremen, under
the command of Marshal o. Malley, saved
the great building. AS it was, the SOUTH
west corner Of the splendid edifice is .
charred and ugly skeleton whose insight
illness contrasts strangely with the ivory
of the surrounding palaces. The loss ap-
proximates $40, 0Oo
The N. Y. assembly voted to help New
York increase its population by annexation.
The bill submitting the proposition to an
nex Brooklyn and other Long island towns
was passed and will now 60 to the senate.
There was considerable opposition to the
bill in the house, principally from Brook
Ign and country members. The success Of
the annexation scheme will add 1000, 900
Inhabitants to ''Greater New York, I" -
the combined cities will be known, and re-
suit in big real-estate boom for Brook