The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-01-25

| The telephone monopoly annears to be
| on its last legs. After Jan. 81 any we'll
| disposed person, if he has tho cash, will
be able to buy telephone for few dol
| lars, and for $50 any one can purchase q
| complete telephone system with all the
| necessary implem ents for both ends Of the
| line. Hitherto it would have been impos-
| sible to purchase the Instruments Mt any
price as they were controlled by patents
owned by the American Bill Telephone
company which have now expired.
BY rear-cnd collision on the Delaware,
Lackawannn s. Western railroad Monday
morning ten persons either wero killed
outright Or died u few minutes af;sr the
crash; thir,y-eight were so badly hurt
that several probably will die, and twen-
ty-five others received painful shocks,
burns, cuts and contusions. from which
they will suffer for many days to come
The accident occurred just west Of the
long Hackensack river drawbridge, be-
tween Harrison Station and Hoboken, N.
J. %
The limited train No. 81, from New York
to Florida, on the Richmond & Danville.
was run into by Georgia, Carolina g.
Northern train at the crossing near Ches-
ter, S. c., Wednesday morning. Twenty
Eve people were either killed or injured.
The sleeper was full Of people and was
struck in the center and crushed. Not
person escaped unhurt. The day coaches
were turned upside down on the side of
the track. They were nearly full Of pas
sengers and few on bourl escaped some
injury.
Mrs. Jane Stanford, widow of the late
Senator Leland Stanford has declared
war upon Coils P. Huntington. The mat
ter in dispute il Il question Of q few mill
ion dollars worth of stocks and bonds and
the control of the great Pacific railroad in
terests which have for years been man
ipuiated by the big four OF Pacific coast
renown - Huntington, Stanford, Croker
and Hopkins. BY Judge Spencer, Mrs
Stanford's attorney, MIR. Huntington is &C.
cused of withholding properties of the
dead senator.
Late udvices from Capetown confirm tho
report of the massacre of Capt. Wilson's
force Of thirty-four men by tho Matabeles,
and give tho details of the affair. It seems
that the Mata5eles planned q retreat
which would draw the pursuing British in
to hollow squire. When the Matabeles
found thoy had their foes in the position,
they made stand in front and general
attack was made by the natives from the
sides Of the square. The fight was direct
ed on the part Of the Matabeles by'King
10 Bengula in person.
The American Iron and Steel Associa-
ton has received from the manufacturers
complete returns Of the production Of pig
iron in the United States in 1893, and also
complete returns of the stocks of unsold
pig-iron in the hands Of makers or their
agents at the close of the year. Tho total
production of pig-iron in 1898 was Z, 124, 500
gross tons, against 9,l57,0O tons in 1892,
S,279, $40 tons in 1891, and 9, 202, 703 tons in
1890. The report says that 1.-The decrease
in the production of pig-iron is over % per
cent less than in 1892
s Train No. on the Kansas City, St.
up at 1890 Thursday morning by five
masked men and the express car robbed.
The hold-up took place at Roy's Branch,
the scene of the robbery of Sept. Is last,
when two robbers were killed and four
captured. Express Messenger G. E. Bax-
ter was overpowered and the contents Of
the safe, which was open, were swept in
to sack held by one of the robbers. Moth
ing can be ascertained in regard to how
much money the robbers secured.
For some days past indefinite rumors
have been sfloat that company Of volun-
teers was being secretly organized ut Van
couver, B. c., for the purpose of aiding ex-
Queen Liluokalani with rifles and swords
to regain her throne. G. w. H. SAMSON,
who at present is in the insurance busi-
ness. and who, during the Canadian north
west rebellion, saw considerable service
as one Of Bouelon's famous scouts had In
structions from Davies to enlist 200 men.
OF these $50 have been enrolled and are
held ready to proceed to Hawaii at tho
the word OF command.