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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-12
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High School Notes.

The Olympic Society meets mex
Friday p. m.
Music teacher, Miss Cripps, has a
special class in school.
The school board has purchased
the piano recently used by r. B. Bee
son.
Although ''keep off the grass" signs
are covered with snow, the law still
holds good.
About Is of the scholars are pre-
pairing for the contest to be held in
the near future.
Prof. ;Porter's name was with the
list of those who. took part at the
Mankato Teachers Institute Satur'
day. s,:,;. .;::. !. ]: .s. s. s.: q
Several m / az al sths, q, ! q l1sachers went te
Mankato Friday night to attend the
teachers institute held there Satur'
urday.
Storm windows have been placed
on the windows facing the north,
making the rooms on that side very
comfortable.
The high school room enjoyed the
half holiday last week, given each
month to the room having the best
average attendance.
Those who got in their skating
Monday are in luck, for by the looks
of the snow now, another opportunity
will not soon be given.
Several of the teachers in the Ad.
rian and Luverne high schools pass
ed through Worthington Saturday on
their way home from the institute.
On election day several of the low
er rooms took vote to see who would
be our next president. Two of the
rooms heard from are as follows:
Mckinley, 24-I5; Bryan, IS.
Although the snow whirls around
the doors and some of the smaller
children find it difficult to get to
school the rooms are warm and les
sons are enjoyed that much more.
The reception rendered Miss Leata
Ramage Friday night at the home of
Mr.. James Ramage was greatly en-
joyed by the young folks. Miss
Ramage left Saturday to teach her
first term of school near Adrian.
The Amphyctonic Society held its
regular meeting Tuesday p. m: in
stead Of Friday as the high school
had no session an that afternoon.
The following program was carried
out: Recitation-''The King of Den
mark"-Dwight Harden; Essay
"James Garfield"--Bessie Bedford; :;
Recitation 1.-The State"-Mable Bry-
den; "Topics of the Times"-Loie
Darby; Recitation--"Two Artists
Erna Kindlund; Debate-"Resolved,
that the annexation of more territory
to the U. S. would be detriment"-
Aff.-Jet Smallwood, Florence Max
we'll; Neg.-Cecil Blair, Carrie Day
ton. Decided in favor of Aft.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all kind friends that so
generously assisted us during the
sickness and death of our mother.
A. G. HEDBERa AND FAMILY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-12
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-12
Card of Thanks.

Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all kind friends that so
generously assisted us during the
sickness and death of our mother.
A, c.. HEpBERG AND FAMILY.
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Piano Tuning,

I will be here in few days to do
piano, tuning. F. G. SMITH. l4-tf
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
CONSP|RED TO MURDER,
John Kochter Was Too Anxious
to Get Rid of His Wife
and Children.
Tried to Hire Men to Put His FAMILY
to Death by Means of Chloro.
form.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 13.-John Kochter
OF 2233 Claik street, the possessor of con-
siderable real estate at Whiting, Ird.. was
arrested late tonight on the charge of con-
spirlng to murder his family in order 10
secure the fortune of his W ife. Kochters
wife had been married before, and had
three children by her first husband. She
had been married to Kochter four months.
and lived with him only three weeks be-
fore they separated. Both owned property
and 1t was agreed that the one who sur
vived the other should take all the
property.
Kochter told man named John Mead
OF West Superior, Wis, that If he would
go and chloroform mis- wife and children
he could have 1915 he would find in Mrs.
Kochter's stocking, and that he would
give him $1,000 later.
Mead reported to the police, and de-
tectives dressed as tramps offered TO do
the job. Citizens were placed in the loft
OF Kochter's barn, from where they wit
messed the bargain between the men. Two
weeks ago Kochter attempted to chloro-
form the family, but failed.
1t was the plan tonight to chloroform
Mrs. Kochter and then poison the chill
dren and give it the appearance of a mur-
der and suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
DRAMATIC SCENE
IN THE COURT,
The Wilson Women Forci-
bly, Dragged Before the
Judge.
MARIE FAINTS AT ONCE.
Ruby Sobs and the Grandmother
Desperately Fights the
Officers.
SHE DECLARES IT AN OUTRAGE.
Screams of the Unfortunate Females
Drowned by the Changing Of the
Prison Doors.

OMAHA, NEB, Feb. 13.-The well-known
Wilson women who came from Los Angeles
are in jail. They assaulted Officer Wilson
of attachment.
When arraigned there was scene dram
ATTIC in the extreme. Marie tainted, while
Ruby sobbed and the old lady fought the
officers. They were told to listen to the
complaints.
''I won't listen" said Mrs. Wilson, and
she turned her back to the officer and threw
her head as far away from him as she
could.
"Come up before the Judge" ordered the
court officer.
81 WON'T" said Mrs. Wilson, as che
braced herself. The little girl renewed her
weeping.
81 won't CO." screamed Mrs. Wilson, as
two officers caught hold of her; ST won't"
She struggled desperately.
bring her up here" ordered the court.
The officers put forth extra efforts and the
woman dropped to the floor. striking upon
her knees. She was dragged up before the
bench, all the while screaming, ST won't, !"
and was then placed upon her feet.
During all the while the sobs of the
granddaughter resounded through the
courtroom. The complaints were read and
throughout the reading Mrs. Wilson
screamed: "It is an outrage. You can do
anything you want with US, but it is an
outrage"
The woman and the girl were at once re.
turned to Jail, the former between two
officers and bewailing the outrage to which
she had been subjected. When the jail
was reached the jailer was ordered to take
the old woman to cell, while the girl was
ordered to be placed with Marie in the
woman's room. AT the iron grating the
old woman fiercely clutched the girl and
refused to let her go.
'You shan't take her away" she
screamed. "If 1 go down there she will
go, too. You are brutes, all of you. You
shan't take her, you shan't."
The officers once more interfered. They
seized the old woman and forcibly tore her
from the little girl. She was dragged
down the stone steps and pushed into a
cell, still resisting. The trial was set for
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
TIE ORIGINAL DESTROYED.
Only a Copy of the Protest to the Reiuu
Blu Found.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 13.-It has
been definitely ascertained that Assent bIy
concurrent resolution No. 7, protesting
against the Reilly funding bill, was tele-
graphed to Washington on the day of its
passage.
This was done by Governor Budd at the
special request of its framer, Assembly
man Belshaw, who, fearing that it would
not reach its destination in time to
bring any weight to bear before
Congress passed on the funding
act in case it took the ordinary
routine OF all bills, took rough draft OF
the resolution to the Governor personally,
who Immediately had it forwarded to Con-
gresham ]. G. Mcguire. paying the tele-
graph tolls out of his contingency fund.
The latter, on February 2, two days after
its receipt, laid it before the House and
the fact that this was done appears in the
Congressional Record of that date.
The reason that this was sent unofficiaily
was because the Governor at the time had
no official knowledge of its passage, owing
to the failure of Chief Clerk Duckworth
or his suoordinates to perform their
duty, but it was sent in time, owing to the
earnest solicitation of Belshaw for Con-
gresham Mcguire to use it in his speech
against the Reilly funding bill.
The fact still remains that the bill was
never officially received at the Governors
office. Why it was that the matter was
not transmitted as it should have been is
still as much of mystery as ever.
Mr.. Duckworth has denied all response
bility and throws the burden of blame
upon the shoulders of his subordinates
As far as the enrolling clerk, Herbert Kid
der. is concerned there is nothing to show
that he ever saw the document, although
Duckworth mentions him as one OF those
who might explain its failure to connect.
Upon re-examination of the document
found in the vault of the Secretary of
States Office it has been discovered that it
is not the original resolution and should
not be on file among the archives of the
State.
This paper is simply copy of Assembly
concurrent resolution No. Z, and close
reading shows that it does not purport to
be anything else.
There is but one explanation, and that is
that the original must have been de-
stroyed, and after adjournment of the
Legislature typewriter copy was made
from the records of the House Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
One Negro Buroror Shot.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Feb. l3. = Sol
Palmer, one of Sheriff's posse, shot and
instantly killed an unknown negro yester-
day morning in Blount County, few miles
north OF here. The night before burglars
had robbed the depot at Oneinta, stolen a
handcar and escaped to Remlap. where
they looted store and took to the woods
a posse pursuing them came upon two
negroes sleeping by a campfire with some
OF the stolen property. They were called
on to surrender and offered resistance. One
was killed and the other surrendered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

to 10 consideration whatever, represent
ing as it did the heartless and
INSCRIPTIONS men who have been
robbing the Government for generation.
He applied equally strong language to the
receivers and Government directors of the
Union Pacific, whom he spoke of as oper-
ating in the interest of 'sthis gang of high
waymen, this Boston crowd of highway
men," He argued that the Government
should take possession of the road, issue
its own bonds, refund to the treasury the
flfty-three millions now due and take up
the floating debt of $i2, 100000 He quoted
at some length from the minority report
of the United States Pacific Railroad Com
mission Governor Pattison's report) to
show corrupt management on the part OF
the railroad directors.
''Is not the Republican party directly
responsible for continuing this condition
of things?" Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska
asked.
II do not care to furnish campaign ma
terial for the Populist party in Nebraska, -
Pettigrew replied.
"Then you decline to answer?' Allen re-
torted II infer from your remarks that
you are in favor of the Government taking
possession of the road. Is that correct?''
'oh. certainly" Pettigrew replied.
"And owning it2" Allen asked.
81 see no possible objection to the Gov
ernment owning this road and operating
it, Pettigrew said.
II beg to call the Senator's attention. -
Allen remarked, "to the fact that that is
paternalism and populism according to
Re publican definitions"
Pettigrew went on and finished his
speech.
The following bills were taken from tn e
calendar and passed:
House bill to authorize the leasing OF
lands for educational purposes in Arizona
with an amendment).
House bill to amend the act for the re-
lief of the Chippewa Indians-in Minnesota.
Senate bill to authorize the change of
name and location of the First National
Bank of Sprague. Wash.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for the
repair or rebuilding of the public wharf at
Sitka, Alaska.
Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania offered a
resolution, which was agreed to, instruct
ing the Finance Committee to inquire re-
specting the alleged invasion of American
markets and the menace offered to Ameri-
can manufacturing industries by the prod
ucts of cheap oriental labor and to deter
mine what is the cause OF such menace,
and what means should be adopted to pre-
vent injury to domestic producers.
After short executive session the Sem
ate, at $40 P NJ, adjourned till Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
WILL BOLT IF NECESSARY.
But South Carolina Democrats Should
Send Delegates TO Chico1o.

But South Carolina Democrats Should
Send Delegates TO Chicago.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 13.-
Senator Tillman of South Carolina has
mailed the following letter in reply to one
ne received from prominent Democrat of
his State. making the suggestion that the
Democracy of South Carolina Ignore the
Chicago convention and send its delegates
TO the st. Louis convention:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IL, 1896.
Sir: / have your letter of February 8. and
appreciate very much your kind words of COM
mendation. In order to preserse the unity of
the white Democracy of South Carolina. we
cannot act on your suggestion not TO send dele
gates to Chicago. We have already captured
the State Democracy. We are the State
Democracy, and we must go to Chicago pre-
pared to bolt If need be and ally ourselves
with the free silver men of the West 1t would
be fatal bluuder not to send delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, and would
only be putting it in the hands of our gold
bug enemies. If the National Convention
does not adopt platform to suit us and put a
man on 1t above suspicion as to his loyalty, we
can then leave the party, but not before The
effort of every true friend of silver and finan-
cial reform should be directed 10 having our
State Democratic committee composed solidly
of men Of our way of thinking, so as to have it
act as unit. BENJAMIN r. TILLMAE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
CRIME or Am ANARCHIST.
Baker Schultz Accused of Having Tried
to Burn His Wife and Two
Children

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 13.-C. NJ. Schultz,
a baker and an anarchist, was arrested to-
night charged with trying to burn his wife
and two children, Later he tried to COM
NIT suicide in a cell at the Central station
by butting his head against the walls. II
is alleged that Schultz poured kerosene
over his wife and children while they
were in their beds and was about to set
fire to them when he was discovered.
Schultz denies this. The man had been
out of work for long time and did not
get along well with his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14

It's the new Spring Hat you
see in the picture above. It's
the Tourist. 1t can be had in
our popular Hat Department
to-day, in otter, silver gray,
handsomely trimmed, also in
black, with new patent ventila-
tors on side. It's one of the
cleverest hats we've ever shown.
All you have to do is to look
into the exclusive hatter's win
dow and take look at his So
and $3.50 hats then come to
the big store and pick out the
same hat, only ours is a little
fresher and newer, and the
price is
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
Peculations of a Defau1ter.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 13.-The expert
accountant who has been at work on the
books of Thomas B. Clohsey, the abscond-
ing secretary of the Golden Rule Building
and Loan Association, reported to-day
that the peculations of the defaulter will
amount to more than $4,000. His books
show that he departed from the Golden
Rule about two years ago, spending about
$1,000 a year on salary Of $1,000. De.
tectives are trying to find him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
Disso,rea the Company.

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 13.-Upon petit
ton filed by the State Auditor and by
agreement Judge Gibbons entered to-day
an order dissolving the American Loan
and Investment Company. The concern
was insolvent. its liabilities exceeding its
assets by nearly $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
Minmesota Republicans.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 13.-The Repub.
Ican State Central Committee met at the
Windsor Hotel at 2 P. NJ, to-day and
named Minneapolis as the place and
March "a as the time for holding the State
convention.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
Indicted fo, The ar,.raer

NEWPORT. KY, Feb. 13.-The Grand
Jury of Campbell County to-day indicted
Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walline for the
murder of Pearl Bryan, whose headIess
body was found two weeks ago near Fort
Thomas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-17
FIRE At Upton.
A Loss of $4,000, and Five Hundred
People Deprived of Work.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, Sept. 16.-This morning al
about o'clock fire broke out in the gas
regulator at the n S. MartZ canning fac
tory and in a few minutes nearly the en-
tire building was inveloped in flames. moth
ing being saved except the east wareroom.
For the last week the factory has been
running day and night. The Waterman
had gone on the outside of the building on
his regular rounds when a leak was dis
covered in the gas regulator. 1t is thought
the escaping gas was 1gnited by his
lantern. and a slight explosion fol-
lowed severely burning him. The fire de-
partment was powerless in suppressing the
flames owing to the infammabie material
in that part of the building. Seventeen
carloads of canned tomatoes and thirty
six thousand cans of peas We're destroyed
together with two hundred boxes of Ameri-
can tin. The loss on building, machinery
and stock is estimated at about $4,000
with only 900 insurance on the part of
the building that was destroyed. There
was S., 900 Insurance on that part of the
building and stock that escaped the fire
About five hundred people are thrown out
of employment. The loss falls very heavily
upon the farmers as II is estimated there
are about four hundred tons of ripe tona-
toes yet in the fields.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-17
KIDNAPPED BOYS STORY
1T INVOLVES MURDER AND ROB-
Berry AND READS LIKE TRUTH.
First Business Session of the Indiana
NJ. e. Conferences Upton Cam
ming Factory Burned.
,ec,a, 70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Sept. 16.-Last Fri
day a tramp arrived in the city with a
boy whom, it now develops, he abducted.
He would not allow the boy to get out of
his sight, but in an unguarded moment
the lad escaped and at the top of his
speed to the police station where he told
he had been induced to leave his home
near Vicksburg. Mich, by the tramp and
since that time they had travelled together
The tramp's name is Joseph Ct. Watson,
alias George Silver. The boys name is
Willie Bowen, and he is the eleven-year-o old
son of 2. F. Bowen. The boy was forced TO
beg and tell stories about dead father
and sick mother in need of medicine and
something to eat. In case the owners of
a house were absent he was compelled to
enter through the windows and ransack
bureau drawers for jewelry and money.
Sheriff Vosburgh, of Kalamazoo, arrived
here last night to investigate the lads
story, which was told the second time with
out any variation, and corresponded with
police. He says Watson robbed a man on
freight train and afterwards shot and
killed him in box car because he re-
sisted. When the train slowed up climbing
a steep grade he threw the body out and
jumped after it, taking the boy with him.
They dragged the body through the woods
and buried it in a shallow grave. Watson
forced the boy to kneel on the lonely grave
and swear never to reveal what he had
seen. At this point Watson's cheeks paled
and he trembled. When the sheriff an
nounced to the court that George Wilson,
a farmer living between Mendon and
Vicksburg, had disappeared with a large
sum of money on his person on the very
day that this murder occurred the prison
ers features showed intense excitement,
ashy color. He was placed on the stand.
but told such a rambling story that his
evidence did not help his case and he will
be held here in Jail to await further devel-
OpmentS from Michigan
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NO COERCION THERE.


the same place last night and the MOB at
tempted to boot him down, but failed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind. Sept. 16-Last
night rousing Republican meeting
held at the village of Bartonia. The
speaking was by the Hon. Theodore Shock
ney. of Union City, and was held in the
newly completed barn of John Morton,
which was crammed full from top TO bot
tom, eight hundred voters listening to the
speech while the number present at the
meeting must have been 1900 to 1900 ~
number of Populists were in the crowd and
they joined with the others in expressions
of approval of the speakers presentation OF
the issues of the campaign. The following
glee eli S and bands were in attendance
and generously encored: The Winches-
ter Cold Bug Glee Club. the Lynn Glee
Club. the Winchester Military Kid Band.
Bartonia Brass Band, Hawthorne's Martial
Band, Spartansburg Ladies' Martial Band,
the Colored Voters Band. from the Set
tlement. name designating a large COL
ored rhood owning land and resid-
ing State line in both Ohio and
INDIA DR.. Morton dedicates his splendid
new - to Mckinley. and under him to
perity
Tonight Mr.. Shockney addressed a large
audience at the rink here this being the
regular weekly meeting night of the Nc
klnley Club, and delivered a splendid adj
dress, which brought forth round after
round of applause
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-17
ADAMS COUNTY FRAUDS.
Preliminary Steps Toward Legal In
vestigatiOn of Irregula rites.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind, Sept. 16.-A few weeks
ago a Democratic board of investigation
found that nearly So 900 of township funds
had been fraudulently pocketed by some
one in this county; that road receipts had
been fraudulently drawn and altered to
that amount. At present the matter is as
Stunning a rather serious aspect. and it
looks as though the guilty may be fer
reted out. Yesterday the trustees of the
various townships in the county met in
this city and in a body proceeded to County
Treasurer D. P. Balds and demanded the
amounts due them. Mr.. Balds refused to
comply with their demand. The trustees
then went before the County Commission
and asked that they bring suit against
the treasurer for the amounts due them.
The commissioners ordered Prosecutor Paul
G. Hooper to prepare the necessary papers
which was done, and they were filed be-
fore them yesterday morning. Suit against
Mr.. Balds will be instituted at once. This
is only the beginning in unearthing cor
ruption and fraud in the management of
county affairs here. and with a Republican
prosecutor and indignant taxpayers it is
expected that sensational develop
ments will follow. The proceedings against
Treasurer BaldS will be watched with deep
interest by the taxpayers of Adams county.