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sward. Both Terry aud Broderick
were examined then BY the seconds Of
their opponents to ascertain whether
they wore any coat Of mail beneath
their outer garments. =5. :. :
Mr.. Cotton then asked II they were
ready, and having received: an ,affirma-
tive reply gave the word to fire. Both
men quickly raised their weapons, but
Broderick's pistol was discharged be.
fore it was half raised snnd.t the bullet
struck the ground two-thirds Of the
distance between himself and Terry.
It was line shot and would undoubt-
eddy have struck Terry but for the
premature discharge Of the, weapon.
Within half second thereafter sharp
report rang out from Terry's pistol
and Broderick reeled. He trembled..
tried to stand, his knees gave way, he
struggled to an erect position, and then
gradually dropped upon the ground
with his face toward the sky, which
was lurid with the rays Of the rising
sun. isa ...z, - Z
Both pistols were set upon delicate
hair trigger, but Bernardo Dagoarde,
French expert, afterward declared
that Broderick's pistol had been SO
lightly set upon the trigger :that.even
the breath of man would have dis.
charged it, while Terry's was the Bet
ter weapon. While Broderick was ly-
ing upon the ground Terry'ss surgeon
assisted the senator's, surgeon, but
nothing could be done for the dying
man. The bullet had entered the right
breast, broken two ribs, passed through
the left lung, over the heart, and lodged
in the armpit. It was ghastly-lool1-
ing wound, and, of course, a mortal
one.
Davis, the owner Of the ranch upon
which the duel occurred, tried to start
a riot, but he was quoted after great
effort, and the party slowly left the
field. Broderick was taken on a mat
tress to the residence of a friend liv~
ing near by, where he fingered in con-
slant pain for three days, when he: died,
ON the morning of September is. He
spoke but little, because every effort
was agony. He said: ''They have
killed me because I was opposed to
slavery and a corrupt administration"
The newspapers of the day were
filed with all sorts of accounts of and
comments upon the affair. The prevail
ing opinion was that there was an I'M
fairness in the selection and choice Of
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PERSONAL AisD lhlPERsonxl-


hen Lieut.. Peary lectured in Pas1
land, .,s his native city, the . t.
evening he received an enthusiasts
greeting. .=.s ,s .Sf.I
q The new president of the Natio1ak
Council of Women Workers in EDk-
land, Mrs. Alfred Booth, is an Amesf-
can. by birth, and since her marriaxo
has lived ii Liverpool. 15,
"A memorial meeting in honor ssk
the late Prof Edward Drinker Cope Vs.
held the OF her evening in Philadelphfa,
sat which delegates from number OF
learned societies made addresses.
s.. IAN unusual case of bydrophobia
lately occurred in Paris. A young lady
who had permitted her pet dog. to 1ar
her face in a.short time thereafter de-
5veloped unmistakab bic symptoms of3hy-
zdrophobia, which terminated fatally.
There was no trace of a bite or scratch
- DR.. Forrest Browne, the new bishop
OF Bristol, England, was the first cleT-
ical alderman elected in England, and
for many years did excellent worksas
e justice of the peace =at Cambridge.
In his first sermon before the judgestof
st: Paul he excited some astonishment
by speaking pointedly of ''our, duties
and difficulties as magistrates"
- A very economical farmer in Mar.
Hill, Me-, who is worth thousands of
dollars had. the misfortune to lose His
wife by sudden DEATH Her loss grieved
him very much, occurring, as it did, in
the midst of his fall work. He veryre-
1uctantly gave up his duties on the
farm long enough to dig his wife's grave
!: with hiszown hands and then hastilyre-
turned to his more profitable labor.
r.. r.. George Dudley Seymour, of New;
Haven, will soon give an interesting
relic to Yale college. It consists OF
the double doors of the house of Rev.
William Russell, of Branford, Conn.,,
where in the year 1900 the trustees of
the future Yale college met and pre-
scented 40 books, each trustee as he laid
the volumes down saying, accordinglto
the tradition: 81 give these books for
the founding Of college in this col
Onv"
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rats. and which bargain they subse,
quently repudiated so much the
worse Tor his diAcs#of his
toric, or legendary, interest is, besides.
one Of the choicest and most perfect
specimens Of German renaissance. The
building material rs . soft sandstone,
and it lent itself sadnairabIys to those
pretty sculptured effects the Germans
of the middle ages were so fond of re-
producing on the fronts Of their build
ings. The Outlines Are#as little worn
now and become indistinct in spots,
but, that rather heightens than de-
tracts from the total eject. IA bigwine
dealer occupies the lower part Ct this
house now, and upstairs, in the largo
wide hall all the weddings and merry
malings of the town are celebrated to
this day. s.~~''-." >-: e..
Even while I gazed there was tho
sound ofsrevelry by night-not a spook.
mind you, though the silver lightof the
moon lent it all a fairy, airy air, but
real flutes and fiddles, played by flesh
and-blood musicians-and the sound of
dancing and of clappfng Of hands stole
through the. open windows. So, you
see, Hameln folks are happy: once more,
and lively. and they have minded tho
concluding lines ofzBrowning' ss=poems
$50, Willy, let you aud me be wipers
OF scores out with all rmen-especially
pipers; = IT,.
And. whether they pipe US free, from
rats or from mice,
II we've promised them aught, let VI
keep our promise"
But beside this famous old house
there are score or two Of other very
beautiful old houses and PALACES IL
the town, fronts still thick with carved
escutcheons of noble#and mighty fam.
lilies; extinct, 10! these 200 or 30Oyears;
notices in stone tracing and heavily
gilt over running the length of q whole
floor; curious figures and faces in
dingy wrought iron, andEcoats- of-arns
b]azon forth on worm-eaten -oaken
panelngs.. There's a wealth OF motif
and designs for the painter and, the
sculptor and the artisan to be had here,
and the spirit of long ago still stalks
about unmolested. One of the most
original and interesting of these old
houses is the Pillar house, so called be-
cause of its stone pillars, the first ones
used for the support of the upper struc-
ture of any house in this part of Ger
many, and I daresay the wonder Of
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IN OLD HAMELIN TOWN.
Interesting Little City Made Fa-
ls. NOUS byta Legend.

ran.c,o, p.r,,n fs.,.,,r . y

Especial Berlin x(Germany) letter.
One Of the chief schnrms Of travelling
in Germany, / take it, is this coming
unawares across all sorts Of out-of-the-
way, quaint little towns and beauti-
full landscapes; places where one may
make discoveries and see hidden sights
hardly anybody seems to have had an
idea Of. Provided, always, you do not
tie yourself to@a cast-ironiz route, but
meander out of the way whenever the
ihumor, seizes you. I distinctly remem-
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Coulda,t scare HIM.

Dunn--You must know, sir, that our
terms are quarterly settlements.
DETAIL right; here's quarter ON
account.-Up-to-Date
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Cl0sed Up.

Reporter-What shall say about this
fellow who was found shut up in a.fold-
ing bed? -. r =.
Editor--Call it the closing scene Of
his life.-N. Y. Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
Short Suffering.

"she never complains of her hus-
bands ill-treatment of her." remarked
Squildig. "She suffers in silence"
IF she suffers only when she is ST.
lent" replied Mrs. McSwilligan, ''she
doesn't suffer long at a time" Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
Bismarclx's Fortune.

A pamphlet has recently appeared in
Germany entitled bismarck and
Bleichroeder." Its author is a men,
Der Of the old Junker party of the name
of Diebat-Daher, and it processes to
give some curious details in regard to
the present fortune of the ex-chancellor
and how it was acquired. After the
German war of 1870 the prince received
from, the country two estates of no
great value, which, coupled with his
own paternal estate, brought him in a
fair revenue. He then left Bleichroeder
to look after his private monetary af-
fairs, with the result that he now has
fortune amounting to 150,000,0Oo
marks. This, the author contends, can
only have been made by stock exchange
speculations. based on the knowledge
that the prince derived from his posi-
ton at the head of the German govern
ment, and which he confided to Bleich-
roeder. That, with the cares of empire
on his shoulders, he left his monetary
affairs in the hands of his banker is
very possible, and equally possible is it
that his banker did the best for his
client. But should require a good
deal more evidence than is afforded in
this pamphlet to believe that the prince
speculated on state secrets in partner
ship with a Hebrew filancier, or that
his fortune is now anything like $780,
100000 ,marks.--London Truth.
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Useful.

II suppose classical music is all right
in its place." said Maud.
I'm sure it u.s." replied Mamie,
II don't care to listen to it myself,
but sometimes you have to play it in
order to get man to go home" -Wash-
ingtou Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
Stfll on the Free List,

THE new tariff may have raised the
prices of some things" remarked the
observer of men and things, ''but talk
is cheaper than ever."-Detroit Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
An Adnge DisprOved.

"Truth is stranger than fiction" com.
mented the man who had heard mar
velous lie.
II don't believe it," said the observant
citizen. IF it were there would be
greater demand for it."-N. Y. World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
One of the Hired Hands,

"rhat man with the red hair acts AZ
though he was one of the proprietors."
'sDo you think so? thought his air
was altogether too naughty and over
bearing. "-Chicago Journal. ..
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Hurts Business.@

do you believe in love at first sight?n
II don't believe in love at all. I'm
president Of gas company, you know"
Post. s. ~. s.53 81
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An Elephant on His Hands.

Her Father-Do you think, sir, that
you can support woman of such ex-
travagant tastes as my daughter?
Her Adorer-I do.
Her Father-Then take her and be
happy. Ican't.-Up-to-Date.
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A nehnifion.

Johnny-Papa, what is a faction?
Papa-It is a term used to describe
that section of the party to which you do
not belong.-Puck.
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II wonder what her conception of
Heaven is?"
"a place where she can always be
sure of some one to tell her troubles
to."-Town Topics.
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If niHerenc

Smythe-How can a thief be distin-
guished from a kleptomaniac?
Browne-Social standing. -Up-to-
Date
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Has It's Advan tages.

"You don't seem, to object to your
daughters gathering autumn leaves?"
II mo; it takes her mind of painting
them Chicago Record.
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One Way.

Van Ishe-I had an awful lot Of
trouble to get rid Of that girl.
Ten Broke-How did you do it?
Van Ishe-Proposed to her.-Yellow
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Sure of Ono There.

Miss Kittish-Miss Elder has an
nounced her intention of going to the
Klondike region to teach school.
Miss Flypp-That girl will do any
thing to get misunderstanding Cou-
rier-Journal.
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Mr.. Jason (before the old mastery
-Tll bet that there was purity fair
picture when itwasnew.-Indianapolis
Jouranl. .
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Evidently High Time.

He-What would you say if were to
kiss you?
She-I should say: Better late than
neyer."-Puck.
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Twn Eliwhfa.

Trivvet-I saw q fight Of wild ducks
yesterday. ss I z.ss SO.
Dicer That's nothing. I.1aw q flight
q stairs. I.ouisYills Courier journal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
Why He Was WOrrie d.

'Do 1 not detect a trace of brandy
in this 'mince pie, MADAME" asked the
tramp at the door.
ayes, my good man, you do" replied
the good woman; "but don't be
alarmed, there's not enough to intoxi-
cate you" ~ -: ..
'"That's what am alarmed about,
madam -Yonkers Statesman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23
Didn't Look Wen Alone.

Gracie-Why don't you have some
style about you, Jack? u... !.
/. Jack Dashing-Well, come along
Yellow Book. IS I. ss-5 Is, ii
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Offspring 81 the Chartcr Oak:


A sapling two feet high which is de-
scended from the famous charter oak
at Hartford, Conn, has been received
in Cleveland, O., as present from
Hartford citizens. The park board ac-s
cepted the gift and courtesy of the
Hartford citizens with thanks and will
set apart large circle in one of the
parks for the exclusive use of this young
oak and which will be called the "Char-
ter Oak Circle" The sapling is only
a year old, and it will be tenderly cared
for in the park nursery by Superin-
tendent Klock until year from next
spring, when it will probably be ready
to lie planted. The famous charter oak
stood on WHY'S hill in Hartford. It's
fame is gained from the fact that for
nearly two, centuries the original char
ter Of Conn was concealed for
safety ina cavity in its immense trunk.
The charter oak was blown down, dur
ing severe gale on August q. 1856
4 white marble slab now restx NJ I.
monument on the exact spot the his
toric tree stood chicago Times.H
aid.
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How He Conquered.

young mans lap in the parlor, last
night?
She-Yes; the mean thing, he told me
there was mouse in the room.-Yon-
kers Statesman. -.
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wanted a warmer ],

!. II see that you're going to leave the
police force at the first Of the month,
Tim" .5 ,5 II n. 3., = i
Eyes, sir. It's bad sleepin' out in win
tel" Detroit Free Press. B
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many days in Hameln town 500 years
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
THE WAR GOES ON.

tBy Gable to The Associated Press.
LONDON, May 49,. 1S97.-The Greco
Turk news received today does not
change the situation. Everything is fac
ing on the Portes action There is no
confirmation of the report, printed by
the Journal of Paris, that an armistice
has been arranged; but, the silence from
the seat of war seem to indicate that
Edhem Pasha's advance upon Domokos
may have been countermanded. The
Sultan's position is little stronger than
King Georges and. therefore, it is not
surprising that, while the war feeling is
so strong, he hesitates at taking a step
which would be construed at Constanti-
nople as surrender of Ottoman inter
ests. In addition to this, the feast of
Bairam begins today and lasts until Sun
day, offering another excuse for delay.
The correspondent of the DAILY Mail''
at Larissa telegraphs. under yesterdays
date. as follows:-
ana there will be no military operations
except when necessary. Edhern Pasha
mas caused sheep to be killed. according
70 the Turkish custom and has visited
me generals in the vicinity. The troops
flred feu-de-joie. The Musselmans and
with enthusiasm, as marking their re-
lease from foreign domination. each
head of a family killing a sheep with his
own hand The rich are keeping open
mouse and the Mussulmans are promenad-
ing the streets in gala Dress
telegram received here from Athens
today says the Greek feet has established
blockade on the Gulf of Volo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
Won TURKHBIM's VICTIMS.
Lillian Ashley mareiy Escaped the
Wfles of the Alseged Fare,

SAN FRANCISCO. May Is, 1S97.-Attor-
ney Deimas mas not reconsidered his de-
termination not to talk-indeed, his deter
mlnation has become stronger since the
iast message was received from his
nemesis at London, in which she asserts
that Detective Won Arnold was hired to
betray her
Jeannine Won Turkheim is NOT tba on,,,
woman VINO believes Won Arnold base.
Liilian Ashley. who is playing the tragic
roie OF avenging fate to e. J. Bald
WIN, pelleyes she had lucky escape from
eelng taken out of the United States at
baldwlns behest. She now AYERS, and
ID the averrnent is corroborated by her
SISTER, Emma, that Won Arnold as Baron
Von' Steanmitz, made love to her at Los
angeles and attempted to WOO her into
Iorget1uiness of Baldwin's millions and
paoe by glitter of a distant coronet
she made inquiries. The bogus Baron s
estate ana his pretences melted under the
Simple test of inspection. She preferred
ner present lot and instead of leaving for
Steinmftz with Won Arnold, came to San
FRANCISCO and registered at Baldwin's s
Hotel as Mrs. Lay, betraying thereby
an adaptability to circumstances not un-
equal TO Won ArnOld'S.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
0HIOAe0's VICTORY.
The Defeat Of the Street Railroads
a Victory for tao People.


+ SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 13, 1897
Mayor Harrison of Chicago has made the
following statement concerning the ac-
ton of the Legislature in refusing to ex-
tend fifty years to the franchises of the
street railway companies
The defeat of the Humphrey bills
leaves the extension of the traction
companies franchises where it properly
belongs, in the hands of the municipal
authorities Of Chicago.
IN my opinion, speaking as an indi-
Viduai, the next step should be to bring
lne extension of the franchises before the
proper CIVIC authorities. where, if they
appear with clean hands Offering the
muhlclpaiIties adequate compensation, the
companies will receive just treatment,
Chlcago ls fair city, an honest city
generous city. Its people believe neither
IN destruction nor confiscation. Their de-
sire is to build up and not to tear down
10 anchor and not to cast adrift. We
need the assistance of outside capital TO
nelp develop our industries, and outside
capital will flow into our Golfers only
upon the guaranty of absolute fair treat
meni. The steady increase of the values
OF the traction companies stocks will
prlng stability to the value of ali our
local stocks. and bonds.
Our fight has been mainly for the
prlnclpie OF home rule. We have won the
pattle- # now remains for US to show
our ability to protect the interests of
the citizens Of Chicago and at the same
tlme accord justice to the corporations.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
CONGO HORRORS.

1By Cable to The Associated Press
LONDON, May 13, 1S97.-A representa-
tive of the Associated Press today had
an interview with the Rev Mr. Sjoblom.
of the American Baptist Mission in the
Upper Congo, who has just returned to
London. He said:-
When I left in February, matters in
the Upper Congo were as bad as ever.
The Commissioner which the king of the
Beigians appointed to inquire into the
atrocities committed the victims being
natives, has had almost no result. The
officials are indisposed to act on
missionary evidence and only a few cases
OF barbarity were punished. The in.
iquitous rubber traffic continues. When
the natives are unable to obtain rubber
the State troops burn the villages ana
murder the natives and cut off their
hands, which are afterwards smoked ana
sent to the State officials. Parts of the
Eauatorsville district are In a state Of
open Warfare.'' -
1t Is understood that the statements Of
the Rev. Mr.. Sjoblom will be made tha
SUBJECT shortly of a question in the Houss
OF Commons. sS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
BRITISH Bells.
None Has Ever Been Caught Ready
TO Spawn-Thefr Habits.

Great mystery still attaches to the hab-
its. of our two British eels; there are
only two, the fresh water eel and the
conger for sand eels are of a different
race, and are connected with the Goldfish
family. No one has ever found the eggs
of either species; and it has only recently
been proved that curious fish called the
morris, first seen in 1878, and for a CEN
tury supposed to be distinct species is
really young conger.
Only very few of these have been seen
on our own coasts, where congers are
common, but they are caught by bows
when bathing. In 1886 a morris,kept in a
conger, becoming reduced in length after
the transformation from five inches to
three. Conger cells have been kept for
years in captivity-one increased from
two or three pounds in weight to ninety
in five and one-half years-but none has
been known to spawn, perhaps because
OF the comparative shallowness of the
tanks.
Every angler has doubtless met with
two varieties of fresh water eel-the
sharp-nosed and the blunt-nosed eel
species, but 1t is now known that the
former of these is the female, which.
sometimes grows to a length of three feet
three inches, and that the latter is the
male. which has never been known to
exceed on foot seven and one-fifth inches.
The ny Is are fond of brackisR water.
and y eely go beyond the reach of the
tidesA In October and November eels mi
crate down rivers to the sea- and what
is much more remarkable, they never re-
turn.
None are ever caught that are ready to
spawn, and no eggs have ever been found
In the spring, from February to NAV
young eels may. be seen ascending the
rivers in vast multitudes, but it IS be-
lieyed that these are at least six months
old that they are derived from parents
which spawned the previous summer. and
which went down to the sea the autumn
before that. Further, It is believed that
the adult fish, whether fresh-water eel or
conger, dies after spawning, and it is GER
tain that notfull-grown eelsAare ever seen.
reascending the rivers.-London Daily
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
AFTER 2HE BouDSNEN.
Mayor Hoos Stirs Up Contrac-
tors Who Do Their Work
Improperly.

Mayor Hoos is after contractors who
are not doing their work properly, with
sharp stick. This morning he gave the
bondsmen of Daniel Shea a shaking up.
Some months ago Shea was awarded a
contract for the Improvement of Reser-
volr avenue. The necessary contracts
have been prepared, but efforts to get
Shea to sign them have been of no avail.
Notices have been sent to him repeatedly
by the City Attorney, but he has ignored
them
Mayor Hoos adopted a new method of
bringing Shea to time today He sent
letters to his bondsmen, Dennis O'Brien
and John Ryan, of Nos % and 21 St
Paul's avenue, respectively warning
them that unless they compelled Shea to
live up to his agreement with the city. suit
will be instituted against them. and prob
ably the work done at their expense.
From what l can learn" said the
Mayor this morning, .stoo much of this
work has been going on. Men have
been bidding on public work, and finding
that they have been considerably lower
than the next lowest bidder have re-
fused to enter into the contract That
throws an unnecessary expense on the
city. I will not tolerate such slip-shod
work, and if contractors after bidding
for and being awarded work do not take
It. will have the law officers sue the
bondsmen OF such delinquent contractors.
Public work has been carried on in a
farcical manner, and propose putting a
stop to further nonsense
The Mayor had another talk with Chief
Engineer kuggles today. He requested