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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
DOMESTIC.

: The annual meeting of the National
Board of Trade was commenced in
Washington.
John L. Sullivan, the ex-pugilist, fell
from a rapidly moving train near
t:alva, ILL.,, and was badly injured.
j The boiler at the lumber mill of the
Southern Pine company at Offerman,
Ga, exploded,l wrecking *the mill and
killing four employees.
Fred A. Lapham, a wool manufac-
turer at Miilbury, Mass. assigned with
Liabilities of 100000.
It was said at Salvation Army head
quarters in New York city that Com
mander Ballington Booth would give
up command of the army in America
the first week in April.
The assignee of the Belle OF Nelson
!. distillery at Louisville, KY, announced
the liabilities as sos, 242; assets, $685.
219.
Henry NJ. Fowie, q trusted clerk for
the Shepard g. Morse Lumber company
Gin Boston, was arrested on the charge
\ of embezzljng $4,000. >
The large department store Of Fes-
sender & Nachbour in Chicago was
closed with liabilities of S125.000.
John Il. uaines, farmer near Indian
apolis, Ind. beat his wife to death with
a poker and then hanged himself. He
\ was supposed to have become insane.
Nine children are left orphans.
# An epidemic of spotted fever was
ranging in the convict camps near
Rusk, Tex, and several deaths had &C.
CURED.
The lumber storehouse of r. C.
Pingree 6 Co. was burned at Lewis
!: ton, Me-. the loss being $4,000.
Z At Colville, WASH, Adolph Niese and
his wife were sentenced to 20 years in
the penitentiary for beating their ten
year-old son to death. Shortly after
the prisoners were placed in Jail they
committed suicide with razor.
William Trout, a barber of Maysville,
KY, has tasted So days except that he
drinks buttermilk.
III The Union Trust company of Pitts
. burgh, Pa, went into the hands of q
receiver with liabilities of $13o,0oo.
..5ss Eelva A. Lockwood was disbarred
4 from practicing as an attorney or agent
before the pension bureau III Washing
L ton because of alleged irregularities.
The national board of trade in session
a.t Washington declared that legal ten
der notes should be retired from cir
culation.
During a wedding at the residence Of
Albert a. Baker near Sandusky, O., the
{ fioor gave way and IS persons fell into
the cellar. Mrs. II. N. Norton was fatal:
~ injured, and others were badly hurt.
The supreme court of Indiana decided
that gerrymanders for legislative pur-
noses are uncons! itutional.
a Dr.. Alfred L. Kennedy, one of the
xsost distinguished chemists in this
country, was burned to death in bis
office 81 Philadelphia while experiment.
ing. "
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
Declared Unconstitutional

Section 81, of chapter "a. OF the gen
eral laws of 1898, relative to the illegat
shipping into Minnesota of game killed
out of season in another state, has
been declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court. The validity OF the
statute was called into question oy
Edwin o. Keith, accused of having In
his possession one prairie chicken,
killed and shipped from North Dakota,
contrary to the laws of that state.
Keith was confined in the county Jail
and appealed to the supreme court from
an order of the Ramsey county district
court denying his petition TO be re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus. The
order of the lower court is reversed on
the ground that the section is unconsti-
tut1onal, because the subject is not ex-
pressed in the title of the act of which
it is part, as required by article 4,
section q, of the state constitution,
which is expressed in these words: mo
law shall embrace more than one sub
iect, which shall be expressed in its
title -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
Disbarment Sentence Suspended.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Acting Score.
tary Reynolds has ordered suspen-
sion of operation of his recent order
:disbarring Belva A. Lockwood from
as an attorney before the
pension bureau. Mrs. Lockwood has
given assurance that she will refund
the fee alleged to have been improper
sly received,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
A stumpage Verdict.

A verdict which will cause consider
able interest in the numbering wor1n
was returned by the jury IN the case OF
the state of Minnesota against tho
Carpcnter-Shevlin Company, OF Mime
spolis, to recover on . quantity OF
stumpage cut on government land: The
question Mt &C ntroversy In the suit was,
whether or not the ,stumpage should oe
paid for ut the price which it would
bring where it was sawed, or
whether it should be paid for at the
price usually assessed on the land
where the stumpage is cut. Eazs3
A number. of witnesses were on the
stand to show the value of the stump
age and the prices quoted ranged rom
So to 81 where cut and SIS to $5.75 in the
city. The large number OF witnesses
swore that the stumpage was worth
about So a Thousand on the land. One
witness swore that it was worth 49, but
the consensus of opinion was largely
in favor of the So price. Notwithstand-
ing this, the jury returned verdict OF
$3:75 per thousand, making the total
amount awarded to: the state $e,1so'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
Conc Abroad.

Fred Mitchell, who has been for six
years operating on the Mesaba for
Longyear & Bennett, has gone to 10
hannesburg, of South Africa, to take
charge of considerable diamond drill
work. Nearly 50 skilled engineers,
drillmen, miners, ETC., have gone to the
South African gold fields in the past
few months from the Lake Superior
iron county, all under large salaries
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
Charges were Unfounded.

New York, Feb. 1.-The committee
Of the New York yacht club appointed
to investigate the charges of improper
handling of the Defender in the race
with the Valkyr!e for the Americas cup
found that Lord Dunraven's charges OF
fraud were unfounded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
Favor Seating oft Mr.. Dupont.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
considered the case of Mr.. Dupont, of
Delaware, Friday morning from 1o:3o
o'clock until noon, and then by strict
party vote ordered a report favorable
to the seating Of MI. Dupont.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
IL Consecrated . Bishop.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 31.-At St. An
drew's church at noon Thursday, Rev.
Lewis William Burton was consecrated
bishop of the Episcopal diocese Of Lex
inRton. /
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
Can Have Two Guns.

The secretary of war has written
Representative Kiefer that he can have
two cannon for the use of the soldiers
home at ;Minnehaha on a bond being
furnished for $1,000. Kiefer will see
that this bond is given Immediately.
The cannon and condemned shells for
the St. Paul Cemetery Association will
be furnished by the secsetary of the
navy. ::
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
News In Bret.

A kodak fend is troubling the ladies'
of Moorhead.
The total number of births in Vino
no county in 1895 were $40, and the
deaths 1893.
About 2, 1000. 600 bushels of wheat have
been stored at Duluth for shipment in
the spring.
A. L. Winshlp, of st. Paul, secured a
verdict of So, 500 against Thomas Webb
for alternating his wife's affections. =.
Charles Martins barn and grocery at
Kerkhoven was totally destroyed by
fire. Five horses and two cows were
burned.
Merton v. Horning, cashier of the
Western Transit Co., of Duluth, has
been arrested for embezzling nearly
$1,000 of his employers money.
A 5-year-old son of George Brackets
recently discharged small rife at
himself. The ball struck button on
the child's clothes and fattened, leav-
ing only a bruise. ~.>. a.:
According to the last monthly report
of the state treasurer, the state had on
Dec. 81, $S, 229. 81 in the Irish-American
bank, of Minneapolis, and $19, $50. 50 in
the City Bank, of the same city. Both
institutions have since suspended.
Burglars broke into the ticket Office
atWyoming, but secured nothing. They
were arrested soon after and taken to
st. Paul.
Gertie Brown, of Dtica, Winona coun-
ty, jumped into the lake at Milwaukee.
The water was cold and she concluded
she did not want to drown, SO she
waded ashore.
At the quarterly meeting Of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tions, Secretary Hart reported that he
had received inquiries from the COM
missioners of Carleton and Stevens
counties, asking for advice as to new
almshouses, and from Martin, Pine and
Pope counties in regard to jaila
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06
FOREIGN.

Secretary of the Interior Cozie, OF
Mexico, wired the state government OF
Chihuahua that the prize fight between
Fitzsimmons and Maher must not be
allowed at Juarez. i
\ dispatch from Madrid says that as
soon as Gen. Weyler, the new captain
general of Cuba, arrives at Havanashe
will issue proclamation giving the
rebels eight days to lay down their
arms and surrender. If they do not do
this he will then inaugurate cam
paign of blood and fire against the
rebels and their abettors.
John Hays Hammond, an American
imprisoned in the Transvaal, made an
appeal to the United States for assist
ance.,
In a speech at banquet in London
Lord Salisbury said he was firm sup
porter of the Monroe doctrine. 5$#t
A terrific tornado accompanied by
food occurred in North Queensland
attended with great destruction of
life and property. Il
United States Minister Terrell has de,
manded an indemnity of 500, 900 for the
burning and pillaging of the American,
missions at Marash and Kharput, il,
Turkey.
The federal census shows a.popula-
to-, of 12,542,057 in Mexico. The City
of Mexico has 1896, 1876 inhabitants.
The insurgents were driven out of
Sabinilla by Spanish volunteers, who
afterwards shot and killed 80 women
and children and 16 men in the streets
for cheering the. insurgents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06

Col. a. b. Colt, who ordered soldiers
to fire on lynchers in riot at Wash
ington Courthouse, o., last October,
and who was charged with man.
slaughter. was acquitted by jury.
The Osages, the wealthiest tribe OF
Indians on the earth per capita, passed
Il bill through their late council asking
for q separation from Oklahoma and to
be annexed to the Indian territory.
The Iowa senate passed bill making
it crime to manufacture or keep on
sale or sell cigarettes in the state.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
S. Faulkner died at Middietown. N.
Y, aged 102 years. ,..-...s
Mrs. Helen Dean celebrated her 1920
birthday in her home at Brooklyn,
N - .I
An Indian named Macomber died on
the Caughnawaga reservation pear
Saranac Lake, N. Y, aged 103 years.
He was the father of SO children.
DR.. George F. Magoun, founder and
ex-president of Iowa college and one
of the most prominent men in Iowa,
died at his home in Grinnell, aged Is
years. As an educator he had . no
tional reputation. ., !. sas=o -
Mrs. Celeste e. Carleton, mother OF
Will Carleton, the poet, died at the resi-
dence Of her son in Brooklyn, N. Y,
aged 81 years.
The Texas republicans will hold their
state convention ut Dallas on March
"a to select four delegates-at-large and
alternates to the national convention.
George A. Anderson, member of con-
gross from 1857 to 1850 from the old
Twelfth district, died at his home in
Quincy, ILL.,, aged 43 years.
. The republican. state convention at
New Orleans Endorsed the ticket al
ready nominated by the populists and
Endorsed by the sugar republicans,
with J. N. Phares (sugar planter) at
it's head for governor. ~
The widow of Ezekiel Webster,
brother of Daniel Webster, died at Con-
cord, n. H., aged 96 years.
Mills Haithcock died at Calvin, Mich,
aged 104 years, and James II. Culver
passed away at Spencer, Ind, at the
age of JOG years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06

The Evans, Belle T. Clark company,
shoe manufacturers at Waldoboro, Me-,
failed for 100000.
The plant of the Wayne Electric
Light company ut Wayne, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire, entailing loss of
100000.
DR.. Arthur Deustrow, the millionaire
who murdered his wife and child in S..
Louis two years ago, was found guilty
by jury at Union, Mo-, and must suf-
fer the death penalty.
Tillie Anderson, = Chicago girl, won
the six-day woman's bicycle race in
Chicago, making 344 miles and laps.
Miss Farnsworth, of Minneapolis, was
only 1 lap behind. The best previous
record for 10 hours was $40 miles and
3 laps.
Fire in Philadelphia destroyed build
ings, occupied by the Baptist Pub'ica-
ton society, the American Baptist His
torical society and a dry goods firm,
the total loss being 100000.
Fire at Bonneville, Ind, destroyed
five buildings on the south side of the
city square, the loss being 100000.
Fifteen thousand men and boys in the
western anthracite coal fields in Penn
sylvania were thrown out of work by
the closing of collieries for an indef-
mite period.
John and Jacob Mantz, brothers,
aged 60 and Is years, who lived alore
near Wewoka, D. T.. and were wealthy,
were murdered by unknown persons.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
''BARNES"<
'HE PUTS UP PRESCRIPTIONS. ("
THEY 30 tn WANT Ir


E41nchburg and staunton Mt Work to Sc
cure tho State Convention.
The Lynchburg News of yesterday
sage:
"The only citiesin the State that seer,
at all anxious to secure the Demo-
cratic State convention are Stsunton,
Roanoke and Lynohourg. 1t is rather
hard to say which of these cities has
the best chance of securing it. A num-
Der Of prominent Democrats OF this CITY
are interesting themselves in the mat
ter, and are taking every sep possible
looking towards securing the conven.
ton for this city.
1.-THE Etsunton correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch writes Ga follows to
chat paper. The city council, On spe cial
session tonight, seconded the efforts
of the Staunton Democratic committee
to have the State Democratic eonven-
tiou hold it's next meeting here. and
voted to allow the use of the big
Columbian hall free Of charge to The
Democrats. Like permission Ia also given
to tho Kepublicsne. who meet here in
State convention April 49,"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
THE VIRGINIA LEaIsLAFuRE.
be Matter OF Amending tho Eleotis
Laws Taken Up in tho senate. q

The Matter OF Amending tho Election
Laws Taken Up in the Senate.
RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 11.-Mr. Will.
lisHs offered bill in the house today
looking to amending the constitu ton to
mako treasurer who has not accon nted
In fqll 20 the supervisors of his county
and sthe auditor OF public aocountB incl
igibke for two consecutive terms.ss
AEbili was offered by Mr.. Coles to
amend the code in relation to the board
OF visitors to the University Of Virginia
30 ss to give the two strongest pSlit icsl
parties In the minority representation.
Raker P. Lac WAS elected judge OF
the tne county courts OF Elizabeth City and
Warwick.
Preliminary action In the mattet. of
changing the election laws WAS had In
the Renate to-day
The Hays bill came up ss q special
order and February 90 WAS fixed as the
day for taking vote.
Mr.. Wickham eff rei his election
bill as substitute for Mr.. Hays
These measures, as we'll as Senator
Hale's, went over until p. m. to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Hale offered bill to repeal the
act OF January 80, 1896. in reference to
transportation Of convicta to the peni-
tentiary, also bills to amend section
4067 OF the code in reference to guards
In conveying prisoners to the peniien-
ttary, and to amend section 1881 of the
code in relation to sheriffs, sergeants
and other officers.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
COAL COMBINATION.
fhe manner In Which the Roanoke Asso
olation Does Busineaa

oiation Does Business.
AS great deal OF complaint has re-
Gently been made in regard to the
combination of coal dealers in this city
ana manner In which the business Is
Carried on The TIMES concluded 10 in
vestignte the matter and find out. II
possible, If there was any grounds for
the numerous charges afioat. Follow
Ing is the result:
A reporter, In conversation with J. 81,
wilkinson, learned that II was Mr..Wil-
Rlnson's intention in connection with
snother party to go into the retail coal
business in this city, but that upon max
Ing application to the Pocahonsas Coal
ooppany for coal, terms. etc %they were
informed that they would have to ba-
COME members Of the Roanoke Coal
Deslers' Association before either they
pr TIE Toms Creek Coal Company would
sellthem any coal.
Application Was then made to the
looal associa ton and thew wera informed
thFt they would be- REQUIRED 10 deposit
with the association the sum OF Ss50 be.
f9re they would be granted member
snip In the association.
1t Is understood that the retaihprices
OF coal sre fixed by the association and
In case that any firm holding member.
ship in It deviates from these pricessthe
amount OF his deposit is forfeited to fhe
association, and the Pocahontas CoaS
company or their successors will not
furnish them with more coal.
a gentleman who formerly sold coal
IN Roanoke was also seen by the re-
porter and he talked quite freely as to
the methods pursued by this combin-
Alton. The forfeiture required to be put
up was only S100 last year, which he
paid. 30 he said. He claimed that 1t was
his Intention to resume the business
again this year, but the association had
increased the entrance fee to S25O
which he refused to pay.
he was told'thAt be could not get any
coal without joining the association
Whereupon he informed them that he
would not join, but that he would sell
coal independent OF them. A rep.
resentative of the association then
waited on this gentleman and offered
him membership upon tho payment OF
the old fee of S1oo. This he saws he
scornfully refused, at the same time
Informing the associations representa-.
tive that he would not become a mem
per upon the payment by them. OF twice
the amount to himself.
He also stated that the coal compn-
MES would not furnish coal to dealers
outside the association without the
payment OF rs cents more per ton than
memberS are required to pay.
The way In which the business is car.
ried on Is very liberal towards the re-
tall dealers, asall bills are payable at
the end Of each thirty days.
Inc gentleman referred to above did
not ask the coal company for time but
offered to give them the amount of cash
required as bonus, as an advance pay.
ment for coal, but WAS refused the coal
after t. ndering the cash on the grounds
that he was not member of the Roa-
noke Coal Dealers Association.
The above are the facts as CLEANED by
the reporter and they will doubtless be
read with much interest by the people
OF Roanoke, who are compelled to pur-.
chase coal at the prices fixed by this
association.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
THE PEARL BRYAN MURDER.
The Coroner of CampbsIi County Says Her
Throat Was Cut


Throat Was Cut,
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE COR
oner of Campbell county. Kentucky, to-
day began hearing testimony to deter.
mine the manner in which Pearl Bryan
met her death. Sheriff Plummer tes-
tilted that he had secured evidence to
show that her death ensued from the
cutting of her throat. DIR. Meyl, a sur.
geon, testified that in his opinion the
head had been removed several hours
before the body was deposited where
found.
A Cincinnati dispatch says that two
colored girls, Minnie Johnson and Annie
Lee, have identified jackson and Wal.
ling as having been at their house on
the mornin, the body was found. They
asked permission to wash up and the
women observed blood on the arms of
one and that shirt sleeve was gone. A
third man with Q valise waited outside.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
A Runaway Marriage.

Last night e. l.. Robinson, popular
young man Of this city, who is in the
Wholesale grocery business, and Miss
Lizzie, daughter of T. D. Crawford. OF
sos Campbell avenue. eloped 30 Rich
mond, whore they will be married to-
day. The young couple will then spend
about two weeks sigh.-seeing and trav.
eiing,when they will return to Roanoke.
They will visit Mr.. Robinson's homo in
Missouri before coming back to Roa-
noke. Paternal objection Ia said to be-
the cause Of the elopement. Tho Young
people selected very opportune time.
as the young ladY's father was out of
the city,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
THE HARRIS MURDER TRIAL.
The PRISONER Found Guilty of Innoluntary
Manslaughter.

PEnERsBURe. Va. Feb. 11.-At 1854
this evening the jury in the case of
hiGnard d Harris, Jr., charged with
Killing, ny shooting Wm. f. Mallory on
the Eight OF October 30. 1895, after
having Deen out nearly two hours found
the prisoner guilty of Involuntary man
slaughter.
The Punishment WAS fixed at two
years In the penitentiary. Mr.. Neil.
@aine, counsel for the defense, arose
end moved to act aside the verdict ss
contrary to law and evideuce. Harris
eeok the verdict quietly. bpt his wife
sobbed bitterly. The courtroom was
packed. Argument will be begun to-
morrow on tho motion to set aside the
verdict.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
THE APPROACHING FIGHT.
The Mexican Authorities VIII Do All The,
Can to PreYentdS.

Inc mexioeh authorities VIII Do All They
Can TO Prevent
Ell PAso. Texas, Feb. 11.-Oonsul
Buford, an American representative at
Juarez, thinks the Fitzsim N ons- MI her
fight will take place. The impression
prevails that Consul Buford has infor-
nation that makes his declaration au-
thoritatiVe. The gist of the Mexican
officials remarks is: ''Jf we can pro.
vent 1t the fight will not take place."
Miguel Ahumda, governor Of Chi
hushua, through an interpreter, said:
~ do not know but should like to see
the fight. But as an act of courtesy to
the american government i shall do
what can to prevent it."
Tito Arriela, mayor of the city of
.uuarez, said to-day: III should like to
see the'prizs light but sm in sympa thy
with him and shall cooperate with his
excellency as far as can.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
PROF: oHAs. H. COOKE INJURED.
A Street Gar Collides with the HollInf
Hack on Campbell Avenue.

A Street Gar Collides with the Rollins
Hack on Campbell Avenue.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon "a
the Hollins Institute hack WAS coming
down Henry street in the act of crossing
Campbell avenue, It was run into by q
strees car which the driver evidently did
not see. The car was going west at q
high rate OF speed, as the heavy hack was
pushed the distance OF nearly a hun
dred feet before /. was stopped. The
Heavy hickory single trees to the ye-
hicle were broken, in this way extrioat-
Ing the horses from the damaged hack.
Charles 81. Cooke was the only occu-
pant OF the vehicle besides the driver.
he was thrown out and sustained pain.
ful, but not serious injuries, being
considerably bruised about the face and
hands. His legs were also badly bruised
about the knees. He was taken to the
Office OF Williams stable where medical
assistance was summoned and his
injuries attended to.
The driver, VIM. Hariston, c,lored,
was thrown out and dragged over the
hard pavement distance of ffty feet.
He struck on his head and ii is
miracle that he was not killed. He
was painfully bruised. but his Injuries
are not serious.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
OANOAE, VA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY - 1896.

Concurrence Was opposed by Me ssrs.
Hill (Rep., Conn.,; Lacy (Rep., Iowa),
and burton (Rep., MOI
Messrs. DeArmond (Dem.. MOI and
Ogden dem La.) spoke in its favor. A
recess was taken at $40 to o'clock, the
evening session to be devoted TO debate.
There were only thirteen members
present st the night session of the
Ho3se. The speakers were: Messrs.
Harris, Stone, Brown, Howe, Fowler, who
spoke In favor of nom concurrence in the
Senate free coinage substitute, and
Messrs. Otey and Baker in favor Of con-
currence.
At 10 p. m. the House recessed until
1920 Tomorrow morning.