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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-12-12
LATER

The Republican National committee
met at Washington the 10th and So
lected st. Louis as the place for hold
ing the convention June 16. was the
day selected 49,, T..7,. e "A
A sympathetic strike began in New
York the 10th to aid the housesmiths,
who have been out three weeks. Fully
400 additional men quit work. 81
The Northwestern House and several
other smaller buildings at Chiffon,
Wis, were burned the 10th. Loss,
$50, 900.
A sensation was caused in congress
the 10th when Mr.. Barrett, of Massa
chusetts, sent resolution to the clerks
desk calling for the impeachment Of
Minister Bay ard for utterances recent.
II made at public banquets il England.
~ Gen. w. o, Bradley. the first Repub
lican governor of Kentucky, was in.
augurated the 10th with impressive
ceremonies y
The oil works of Crow. Levick & Co.,
Philadelphia, were burned the 10th
Loss, $4,000, Three large oil tanks
EXQlONCO, OuL ~ OuC W d.
The available casl, in the United
States treasury the 10th was S174, 1885,;
ol9; gold reserve, SIC, 745.2ss. 4.
"A wholesale Jail delivery occurred al
Murphysboro, ILL.,, the 10th. John s,
Jones. incarcerated for murder, was
the principal prisoner. =
Josiah Quincy, the democratic candi'
date for mayor was elected at Boston,
Mass, the 10th. n: NJ ~ ,:"ro@ -.
Z When Annie Bundy Of Peshtigo, Wis,
aged Is, the 10th refused to marry
August Nibleen, he drew a revolver
and fatally wounded her. He then
fred three bullets into his own breast
and fell dead beside the body of his
victim. The mother of the girl wit.
messed the. tragedy. 81
At Topeka, Kas., the 10th the Santa
Fee railroad was sold TO Edward King,
for $50, 900. Mr.. King represents the
newly organized company and his was
the only bid. ..,s-. =: -, - !,
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Tur Founders and Crew Perish.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 10.-News has
been received here Of the laundering of
the tug Pearl S. Campbell, Of the Inman
line, Of this city, OF Huron island, about
40 miles from L'Anse. Mich. on Satur-
day morning. The lost are: Capt. w.
L. McGilvra, master; John Lloyd, first
mate; George McCort, chief engineer;
Fred England, second engineer; cook.
name unknown; two fremen. names
unknown. ~. " 81" E. :. ~
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.Ors,er q post Omce .EmployesL. \

80 Oroors 20 1Ost. Omce sEmplOyes'EI ~
Washington, Dec. 9.---An important
order was issued Saturday BY POST
master-General Wilson directed against.
the organization Of postal employees tt,
secure legislative action. Reports have
been current for comparatively long
period that employees Of various classes.
we're combining and pooling. funds e,
furnish expenses Of conmitteesor other.
representatives sent to appear before
congressional committees and in behalf
Of Legislation. This action is now prac-
tically prohibited and a penalty Of re-
moval imposed.
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STATE or TRADE.
Business Situation Reviewed by Brad
street and Dun. ar T.,

Business Situation Reviewed by Brad
street and Dun. 49,
! New York. Dec. 7.-Bradstreet's says:
'.Business IL still sluggish. as il gorRed by
excessive indulgence Of the appetite OF
buying when prices were advancing. In
nearly every brdnch stocks not yet dtstrib-
uted to consumers stand in the way OF new
orders, and competition OF producing
force largely exceeding the present de-
tarding purchases yet more. After the hol-
idays men loqk for large: demand. Finan-
cial influences have not hindered. and re 90
ly has the opening of a session Of congress
affected business. 10 little.
wheat has advanced about . cent for
the week.. The best western estimates OF
the crop have been raised again. Corn
moves from farms Less, freely than a year
ago, the low price hindering. Cotton has
beer weak again. declining q quarter for
the week. Iron and Its products are lower
Boot and shoe shipments for the week are
are getting increased orders with general
reduction in prices. but leather has de-
clined. Hides are about half! q cent lower.
With all the ,shrinkage IN. present ,bust-
ness and prices. It II encouraging to md
but aGsmall Increase IN failures. ''t -iabilt,'
099.293. against 81. IS, s7s last year. Manu-
featuring liabilities were &. $50, 6s1. AGAINST
'$e,242,s49 last year; but trading iiabtlitiess
only Sc, 72S 912, against $7,207,367 last year
Failures in the United States FOR the week
have been 'a24s al ainst sS5 last year. and s:
In Canada against 10 last wear" 5f24s&tpif
I r. Dun 4 Co..a in theireweekly re-
;viewpf trade, SAY: saj.a bzss, 4. stst.
General trade scpntinuessthe features Of
preceding weeks-smaller volume, quiet IN
most lines, business being conduct ed CON
servatively. activity only among sdealers:
In woolens. hing. shoes and; hardware!
end new orders generally of q f1ning ,ic
character. The season has evidently been
a late one. prolonged mild weather having
delayed orders until the Christmas de-
mand and the belated autumn request
came together. Notwithstanding almost
uniform reports sOf quiet and unchanged.
conditions ut should be noted that Jack.
sonville. Augusta and Birmingham at the
south, Milwaukee, Kansas City and st.
Louis ut the. west. prove exceptions to the
rule, by, reporting gains. in dema,'d {, r
wholesass staple goods compared with tn;
preceding week. The course Of prices also
shows . more favorable tendency Indian
corn and wheat showing advances. prices
Of flour, pork. rice and tobacco being Arm
and unchanged. while lower prices are fur
nished by oats, lard. coffee. cotton. print
cloths, petroleum, leather, hides and lunn-
Der. coal. southern pig Iron. Bessemer pig
iron. live hogs and live cattle.fA is354s 2st4t&s
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

/ Gen. Edward Wright, who 20 years
ago represented Iowa in the United
States senate. died at his home in Des
Moines. n. &
Polly Uranium celebrated her 1O5th
birthday ut Knoxville, Tenn Her eye
sight and hearing were both good. and
she had never used spectacles or taken
q dose of medicine. 5
At an election in Louisville A. j. Car
roll (dem.) defeated c. A. Blatz (rep.)
for the legislature. This ties the gen.
eral assembly. 3
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q Rebels Defeated.

Havana, Dec. 8. On December tie
Spanish columns Under the command 81
Gems. Suarez Valdez and Navarro. num-
bering 1880 men combined, had5an en-
gagement with the united insurgent
forces st Maxine Gomez and Maceo,
which have formed q junction in Rifor-
ma, between Las Villas and Camaguey.
The rebels, who were 1000 strong, lost
a large number of killed and wounded.
The Spanish troops captured rebel
camp and pursued the insurgents TO
Trilladeros. .s%i @E=l'
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FOREIGN.

Advices from Constantinople say that
Said Pasha, the president of the Turk
ish council Of state and formerly grand
vizier, had taken refuge in the British
embassy at Constantinople, believing
his life was in danger. 49,, I'D
It was announced that the embassies
had informed the sultan of Turkey that
if the firmans for the extro guardships
were refused the Dardenellcs would be
forced by the powers. "
It was rumored that the sultan of
Turkey had decided to consent to each
of the powers having a second guard
ship at Constantinople. 4a
It was announced that British ships
had landed soldiers at Pera, o suburb OF
Constantinople, to protect the British
embassy. p
A fire at Mariestad, Sweden, did dam.
nge to the extent of $270, 900 and left 600
persons homeless. 30 ,
Furious gales prevailed on the Eng.
lish- coast, causing the loss of much
property and: many lives.
l. A recent censusplaces the population
of Berlin, Germany, at 1,674.112.
49, The situation at Constantinoplo. on
the question of the extra guardships Of
the powers remained unchanged and
opinion was divided as to whether the
delay was due to a fear Of causing q
fanatical outbreak against the Chris
tians by the Mussulman subjects OF
the sultan o. to a dread OF q clash en-
suing between the powers themselves.
The cabinets Of Russia and Germany
would not consent to any aggressive
policy with regard to the crisis isis "
Turkey.
George Augustus .EsaIa; the we'll
known journalist and author, died at
Brighton, England, aged 81 years; q
The British steamer Principia, Capt,
STANDARD, took fire III Che forehold- 40
miles north OF Cape Wrath, on the
northwestern extremity. Of Scotland,
and2was destroyed. and 81 Of her crew
persisted. ,..,,., ,,..,f E.,,T .,..,.,p y
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings OF tho First 6esslOn.2
Hills were introduced in.the senate on the
eth to grant pension Of 500 a month to
the widow of the late secretary OF state,
Gen. W. @. Gresham; to form tho indian
territory into the territory Of Indianola;
to disfranchise citizens Of the United states
who solicit or accept titles, patents OF
nobility or degrees of honor from foreign
nations; to establish postal savings banks.
Senator Morgan spoke on the subject or
the Behring sea indemnity claims. The
nomination of Rufus HI. Peckham, OF New
York, to be associate Justice of the United
States supreme court was confirmed. ;. In
the house resolutions were presented call
ing for the correspondence In the Waller
case, and for lists Of pensioners who have
been stricken from the rolls since March 4.
1893, or reduced.
tetitions for the recognition Of Cuban
insurgents were offered in tho senate ON
the 18th. Bills were introduced to amend
the immigration laws, excluding all I'M
migrants between IA and 60 years of age
who cannot both read and write the Eng
lish language; to remove the bar OF limita-
lions in suits brought by laborers or me-
chanics against the United States for work
done: to increase all pensions granted under
the act Of 1880 to $12: to provide for gen.
eral system Of Notifications for sea-coast
defenses. A resolution was introduced
for vigorous action for the protection and
security Of American citizensin Turkey. -.
The house was not in session.
Bills were introduced in the senate on the
9Th for the unlimited coinage Of gold and
silver in connection with other nations; tn
prevent the carrying o. obscene literature
on railroads; to have all the silver in the
treasury coined into subsidiary coin. and
providing for the repeal Of all laws au-
'thorizing the issuance of Understanding
bonds. A resolution was introduced for
the recognition of the belligerency OF
Cuban insurgents and another declaring 1t
to be the sense of the senate that 1t was
unwise and inexpedient to retire the green .
backs. Adjourned to the 9Th. The house
was not in session.
The senate was not in session on the 9Th
lin the house bills were introduced to
levy q duty on wool: to amend the act in :
cooperating the Maritime Canal COMPANY
of Nicaragua: to repeal the Interstate com
merce law: to prohibit the appointment Of
aliens to Office under the government. Pc
titions were presented for the admission of
Oklahoma. Arizona and New Mexico to
statehood and for the recognition Of the
Cubans as belligerents. Adjourned until
the 9th
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Can't Meet Their Obligations.

Boston, Dec. 10.-Whitten, Burdett s.
Co., the largest wholesale clothing
h6hse in Boston, have asked an extern
sion from their creditors. This house
failed six years ago for 81 zoe, 900, and;
their credit has not been good since.
1t is probable that the liabilities will
NO: exceed S500, 200.
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Not = success.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Secretary Car
isles plan to increase the reserve by
paying express charges both OH the
gold and the currency returned in ex-
change therefor has not proved the sue
cess it was hoped. -...... ....
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HAYWARD HANGED
Catherine ains's Murderer Exc
cuted at an EARLY Hour the l1th.
His Last Hours Spent In wakefulness and
Expectancy-His Courage or Nerve
stayed with Him Until the
-, && Last Moment. &s fl.ss

Minneapolis, Dec. 11.-Narry T.
Hayward was hanged In the Hennepin
County jail this morning for the murder
Of Catherine Cling. Dec. s, 1894.
The trap was sprung at exactly e:05
a. m. The position Of the body and
the frightful swelling Of the neck
caused every one to think that the neck
had been broken. At 2:10 DR.. Burton
put his ear to Hayward's heart and
listened intently. At the same moment
the black robe showed glistening drops
of blood that trickled down and formed
a pool on the aoor. The head hung far
forward, and the knot was directly be-
tween the ears. The murderers feet
were within Is inches of the floor. f
Hayward's dying statement made on
the gallows was as follows: @ ~
The Sheriff-Mr. Hayward, have you
any statement to make? - '.> %13t 35r
Hayward-Yes. Well, You all-there
has been a good deal of curiosity. and
some of you think am q regular devil;
and have no doubt, if you knew my
whole past life you would be firmly
convinced of that fact. i have dictat-
ed q shorthand statement to my cousin
Edward Goodsell, Joseph T. Mannix
and Court Stenographer Mabey. which
is all true to the best Of my recollec-
ton. 49, t.tt. -. e e, s,s,% IA. .
Mr.. Mannix-Well, you haven't any
thing more to say. AS you stated a mo-
ment ago, my dear sir, you made a sol
emn, final statement to your cousin and
others, which is your last. and your
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Suicide 81 Fred NJ unroe.

Paris, Dec. 9.-The tragic death Of.
Fred Munroe, the well-known banker,
has created a painful sensation in the
American colony here. Mr., Munroet
shot himself Saturday afternoon il, his
room, at No. 100 Avenue DIES Champs
Elysees, while waiting for carriage
he had ordered some minutes before
The news Of his death was kept a pro-
found secret until Sunday morning.
None of his family can assign an ade-
quate motive for suicide Some sup
pose the tragedy was due to an accident,
On the other hand it isrumored the sui
eide was committed during fit Of tenn
porary insanity. N; rs sS5 sg..s
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JUSTICE RUFUS n. 9PECKIAM

the United States. vice Howell =. jackson.
deceased. 'l I = 4 >t d &s
n Waiter q. Faisor,, 81 North Carolina
solicitor for the department OF state. 4.Es
Elmer B. Adams, United States Judge
for the eastern district OF Missouri. 81 g1li ~
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uct $3O.OOU,OUU. -. - ..,,,,-, III
n During gale of Huron isle, about 40
miles from Marquette, Mich, the tug
Pearl b. Campbell was lost and her en-
tire crew, consisting of seven men, went
down with her. s.-
The business portion of Chiffon. the
county seat @ Calumet county, Wis,
was partially destroyed by fire. 8
William Ray shot and killed his wife
at Coal Creek, COL, and then killed him
self. They were very young and quar-
rels caused the deed.
Over 600 hogs have died of cholera
during the last three weeks in Harper,
Barber and Sumner counties, Kansas.
BY the explosion Of can of gum
powder at Charleroi, Pr, the three
young children of Mike Andrejas, q
coal miner. were killed.
The T.. EP. Cowen wholesale lumber
company at Kansas City failed for
100000. 5ss
The Moss Engraving company in
New York assigned with liabilities of
$1O0. 600. 3sSS 5
The a. L. Burkhardt company, deal
ers in furs in Cincinnati, failed for
$3.50. 600.
A fire in Rutherford, N. j.. destroyed
half dozen buildings, including the
post office, and four persons persisted in
the flames.
/. John Feagans ind his wife, an aged
couple, were robbed and murdered in
their home at Bear Willow, Va.
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lApTAIN ISAAC MILLS

captain Isaac Mills. a veteran OF the Union
Army died from heart failure following prolonged
Illness which succeeded attack OF the Strip, at his
home so. L. West Onc-hundrc'i and twenty ninth
st. on Friday Captain Mills vas born at Smith
town L. l.. in 1884 lie came 20 th.s city In his
youth and entered the wOncns cloak manufacturing
concern OF T.. : M.ls & Go. whose senior partne'
was his brother. on the breaking out OF the re
boOn h." went 70 the front - a captain in IN"
1874 Regiment of Ncw-York Volunteer Infantry, and
served for three years After being honor1bly mus
tered of service ne engaged In the manufacture
Of table svcrware and during the last fifteen years
Of his life he wls actively connected with the firm
of Dpminck & Half in the same line Of business.
In Miss Eliza DurVcc Freedom, OF this city be-
his wife and she. with two sons. survives him
lie active m.'inber Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association and one OF the organizers of liz
Harlem branch, of the Charity organization Society,
and also OF the organizers Of s Harlem branch.
trustee Of the Harlem Eye and Far lnlirmary
one of the founders Of the Presbyterian Church %
the Puritang and member OF It's FIRST lioarl OF
Trustees. and OF Gerard Lodge +. and \. NJ The
funeral VIII take pace at the family home at y.
to-day the Rev Or. Charles j. Young. pastor OF
the Puritan Church officiating. Tho burial viii he
At WoOdlaWn Cemetery.
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cipal competitors also be in. The WABASH whch
promised to join as soon as the Missouri a'"0
did failed TO keep its word making 'ne IL" oo''
- ,ha. :, would not ior until the matter Of
ras, CT Iouis tickets to Kansas CITY between II
and The Alton be settled satisfactorily A com
Of representatives. from the "a
T no chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul the Bur
lipgton the Denver and Rio Grande and the Nprtn,
arn PACING will meet Monday and try 10 DrhS
ahout a settlement \ recommendation VIII hlso p
prepared covering the matter of sub-conmttees am
defining territory lines and membership or tne it "
association The committee will report to the iu''
meeting Tuesday. ~, .-..,o,,. ,,os
tons between the strong lines and the dneiehtiaii,
lines In Central Traffic Association teriltolY "ai Z!
i n 40, nnrt Friday when the lately appointed
Arbitration Committee will have Its initial NEE,
ing The committee consists or General M.,n ~
Line Committee, and {. :. Fee. 800 , , c.
Tbo earnings of the Chicago MILWAUKEE, anu %.
I,o,i Railroad for the fourth week OF February "r
s5s7 as for the corresponding week OF lSsi N'''S'
Sl5G0S.
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AARON DWIGHT FARMER.

Aaron Dwight Farmer. the veteran type founder.
died from pneumonia n his home. No ~ East
Twent y-sixth-st. in his eighty fourth year, Fri
day. lie seized by the malay two days before
his death and IL IL believed to have been caused by
exposure during the recent segrre storm. he per
sistently attending 10 his business. despite his al
vanced sgc actively az had been his custom. til
Frustrated by his fatal Illness Mr.. Farmer was
born in Bolton Conn., on February IL. 1871 When
fifteen years old he came to this city and entered
apprentice In the foundry OF T.. White
Becoming n master mechanic. he continued In the
business and was for many years senior partner Of
the firm OF Farmer. Little a. co. About two years
ago, his refusal to join the type-foundry trust.
that firm was dissolved and succeeded by that OF
A ID. Farmer g. son. the Junior partner being Will
lam W. Farmer. Fifty years ago Miss Sarah
Burns. Of this city who survives him. became his
wife They had six children. the survivors OF whom
William w. Farmer and two unmarried daugh-
ters. Mr. Farmer was Republican Until about
five years ago he lived In brooklyn. where he was
a communicate OF ST. AIMS Protestant Episcopal
Church. His contributions for charitable purposes
wsro In proportion TO ILLS ample fortune. His fu-
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VALLEY RAILROAD OF Univ

THE pEBT WITH WHICH THE REORGANlZAIioN
COMMITTEE HAS TO DEAL.
The reorganization committee Of the Valley Rail
road NJ Ohio which has just been appointed has
70 deal with the following bonded and other debt
Of the company: go.
First mortgage IS int. from December 10 lssl;
81 600 900. consolidated mortgage Is IN hanus ..
bv Raltimore and Ohio. $50 O00 receivers ccrtln-
Gates 81 02j526. In addition to thtse cA P -,
OF Si49 coo for terminals are required. anu Ihot
have TO he expended for equipment anu pe'''
ments. ,o .rcb ~ tho
loving new securities are 70 be issued: l"-year
gold ist IS 81 10000 occurred by irsi mortg&se o"
an the railroads and property; also that 70 " W., a.
c,ired in cleveland. principal and interest 70 hr
guaranteed by the Baltimore and ONO freler ,,
stock. &20n per cent od oon M sS shares
The securities are 10 be distributed az toU 80
For each present first mortgage hono "b'r roen,
consoI with overdue coupons 500 new FIRST ~
and $50 preferred stock; Tor each Gov ,nak
after payment OF s. per share assessment uu PEI
cent? The present securities must DO >IepoSSiile,
with the Mercantile Trust company % ~" '
The other debts OF the Valley Company are 90 be
treated follows: For 49, owl nE "a cueg
saII O10 new IS and tl e1 new preferred stock iof
interest on this debt $4,000 rev - VIII De gwen
COR receivers certificates S.U2J9 new IS Will DE r.
enrved and for expenses and cash reserve S9l,fS
of the same bonds. The cash received from asses
nent will be similarly applied. The Baltimore ana
mSi" i@ - he given $4,000 preferred stock in part
consideration OF It's guarantee OF me ne" iofls, ana
sos Go preferred Will be applied 20 caEh reluir =,
.,ej IN mo general pubic j. t5.1p upon payment
Of g. assessment. The Baltimore and OHIO VIII re
ceive 81 59i 800 Of the common stock upon SURRENDER
az Inc common stock which Il owns and in part con
sidoration OF IT. promised guarantee of the per
bohls The new ,erminss PTSpcr,y no De ncr
cen. bonds at par are reserved for this purpose