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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25
A LOSS OF 100000.
DISASTROUS COnfiagrati0n at Me
bourne, Australia

DISASTROUS COnfiaErati0n at Mel
bourne, Australia.
Melbourne, Nov. ga great fire
broke out here at two o'clock Sunday
morning and in very short space of
time did enormous damage. 1t started at
the warehouse a. Craig Williamson in
Elizabeth street, in the very heart of
the city. A strong wind was blowing
and the fercely-fanned flames rapidly
engulfed building after building. De-
spite the desperate efforts of the fire.
men the entire blocks bounded by Eliz-
abeth, Flinders and Swanston streets
and Flinders lane, with the exception
of two buildings on the Swanston street
front. were destroyed within three
hours. The burned section included
many of the largest business houses in
Melbourne. The buildings were COM
pletely Quilted. As most of them con-
tanned soft goods the flames progressed
with rapidity which defed all check
ing, and in the furious wind ashes and
burning debris were carried into the
suburbs, distance of two miles. 1t is
estimated that the loss will reach e1,-
100000 ($5,0O0,000). while the trade in
soft goods has received serious set
back. Hundreds of employees of all sorts
have been suddenly thrown out of en-
ployment.
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THE EAST.

The death of Alfred Ordway, a noted
portrait and landscape painter, oc-
Cured in Melrose, Mass, aged 76 years.
Robert and John r. Gentry, the
PAGERS, have closed their 1897 campaign
and been taken to Somerville, N. J.
Advices indicate total failure of the
fall mackerel fishery on the Atlantic
coast.
At South Hadley, Mass, Mount
Holyoke college, the pioneer institution
for the higher education of women, OBJ
served it's sixtieth anniversary.
Directors of the Rochester IN. W
savings bank voted to place that institu-
ton in liquidation.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 10th aggregated ST.
277,5os,sSs, against $1,317 ,652, 600 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 3.5.
In the United States there were 267
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 10Th, against 291 the week
previous and 1874 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
At Vassar college in Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, 60 students were seriously i'll from
eating improperly cooked veal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25
INNOCENTS SLAIN.
Heartless Murder of Two Children at
Oconomowoc, Wis.

Heartless Murder of Two Children at
OconOmowOc, Wis.
Oconomowoc, Wis.,, Nov. ga mys-
ferrous triple crime was committed at
this place some time between ten o'clock
Friday night and five o'clock Saturday
morning at the home of Ernest Cornell.
Willie Cornell, aged six, and Lille Cor
nell, aged four, were on Satufda y morn
ing found dead, lying on their bed with
their throats cut, and Ernest Cornell,
their father, was lying on the floor with
a large cash across his throat. Cornell,
after his throat was sewed up. said that
man named Lewis, a horse skinner.
had come to his house Friday night and
induced him to drink lot of whisky.
and that after drinking the liquor he
started to read newspaper, but soon
lost consciousness and knew nothing
more until he was awakened by the
clock striking at $3.50 Saturday morn
ing. The general opinion is that Cor
nell killed the children and afterward
attempted to commit suicide because of
domestic troubles. as he makes charges
against bis wife and Lewis. Sheriff
Palmer states that, after making par
tial investigation of the murder. he is
unable to decide who killed the two chill
dren and injured the father.
The tragedy is the sole topic of dis
cussion. Opinion is still divided as to
who is the murderer. The father seems
likely to recover. His wife is in the
county Jail and Lewis. the boarder, is in
the city hall lookup. Both are charged
with murder. Each has made state.
ment saying they are innocent.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

All prisoners captured on board the
American schooner Competitor in April,
1896, have been released from Guiana
fortress by order of Capt. Gen. Blanco.
The Cuban insurgents have refused
loan of $500, 100000 to buy their free
dom. preferring to fight.
On the Duchene river near St., Ed
Guard, Canada, a landslide killed 40
persons.
In British North Borneo earthquakes,
accompanied by tidal wave. caused
great loss of life.
Gen. Weyler arrived at. Corunna,
Spain, on the steamer Montseratt.
In London fire in the manufacturing
district destroyed $50 warehouses with
their contents. the loss being estimated
at $25.OOO,OOO.
In the City of Mexico an artillery
wagon loaded with powder exploded
killing four men and wounding eight
other persons fatally.
Twenty-seven American prisoners
have been released in Cuba since the
present administration came into office
March last.
In Costa Rica President Yglesias has
been reelected president.
The Cuban leader, Gen. Ruis Rivera,
who was betrayed and imprisoned, has
been pardoned.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

Ocll. u. ". DIcChluiluSc WILL suggest
that new bureau of the war depart
ment be created to manage the volun-
teer soldiers homes.
In the annex at the Ohio penitentiary
at Columbus Albert j. Frantz, aged %,
the murderer of Bessie Little, of Day.
ton, O., was electrocuted.
Near Bryan, Tex, Tom Sweat, a negro,
who killed another colored man was
taken by a mob from the officers and
lynched.
George w. Human is to succeed Will
liam Penn Nixon as editor in chief of
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
At St. Louis Henry Clay Johnson (col-
ored) was hanged for the murder of
William Amend, newsboy, August 1,
1896.
nj St. Joseph, Mo-, John j. Overton,
aged 100 years and; one month, was mar
ried to Mrs. Mary Henderson, aged II
years.
During quarrel over money matters
Henry Kammerer killed his father near
Benton Harbor, Mich, and then killed
himself.
In three counties in Texas prairie
fire burned over 400 square miles of ter
ritory and thousands of cattle and sheep
persisted.
A mob shot Silas D. Fargo, of Happy
Hollow, Mo-, on suspicion of having set
fire to building.
refused absolutely to arbitrate with
the miners.
George Weston (colored) was hanged
at Paducah, KY, for the murder of his
paramour. Vinie Bell.
j. l.. Hoover, of Pleasant Hill, Mo-.
was killed and 30 other persons were in
jured in train wreck near Williford,
Ark.
Next year the Western Baseball as
ISOLATION will consist of clubs from St.
Joseph, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Du-
buque. Burlington, Quincy, Peoria and
Rockford.
Fire destroyed the Anchor line steam
er Bluff City, one of the fastest and
newest boats on the lower Mississippi,
at Chester, ILL.,, the loss being 100000.
J.W. Harris. editor of the Times, was
fatally shot and his brother killed by
Judge G.. B. Gerald in a street duel in
Waco, Tex.
Nearly II per cent. of the railroads of
the country have been equipped with
safety appliances.
Isaiah B. Sexton, survivor:ofs the
war of 1912, died in Sparta, Mich. aged
90 years. ~.
A train was wrecked near Coal Bluff,
Ind, and three miners were fatally in
jured and 20 others hurt. .s@%1N
Nine men have been mistaken for deer
and killed in as many days in the upper
peninsula of Michigan. S . 2
George Roehl and Martin Bartholemy
were fatally injured and Robert Loren
were severely beaten in an attack OF
masked men on miners at the Kolb coal
pit near Mascoutah. III. j
The death of Rev. George 81. Hickox,
25 years chaplain Of the Michigan state
prison. occurred atJackson. =
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MAR kETS.

( j. Minneapolis, Nov. az;
Wheat-No. L northern, ss}]5 to 9oc;
No. 2 northern, s4h tos5c; December,
ss1c. d.
> Corn-No. 3, 25c. II \ ~-s2~z . s..-.. az
Oats-No. 3, white, 20 to 21c. -
r Cattle Steers. $500 to 3::5; cows,
$3.50. ri .,s+,ss ~ !.
:. Hogs $500 to 3.25. L. p
Sheep-Muttons, So. 10 to 4. so; lambs,
A.25. &E b,
gButter-Creamery, extras. 81 to &c;
creamery, frsts. 20 to 2lc; dairy, fancy,
10 to zoe; dairy, choice, Is to Ice.
*3s Poultry-Tu Turkeys. Z to Sc; spring
chickens, Z TO sc:
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THE LONDON BLAZE,
Latest Estimates Places the LOsses
S1O.OOO.OOO.

Latest Estimates Places the Losses At
$1O,OOO,OOO.
London, Nov. ga number of FIRE
engines are still playing upon the
smoldering ruins which mark the scene
Of the great conflagratio near the
general post office. Walls are falling
every now and then.
1t is impossible to accurately estimate
the damage done, but the direct loss
will probably be below $40 100000.
The Evening Standard in it's financial
article says it is believed that the bulk
of the fire losses will fall upon Amer
iean fire insurance companies.
About 300 firms are seeking for new
Offices. The estimates of the amount of
damage done range from $40, 100000 to
S60,00o,000, but according to the best
opinion the loss is about $1O,OOO,O00.
All the historic treasures of Cripple
Gate church were removed, including
the records of Oliver Cromwelrs mar
riage, Millions burial and the deaths
from the plague in 1865.
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An aerolite fell upon the earth near

An aerolite fell upon the earth near
Binghamton, N. Y. Sunday morning;
atleast it is called an aerolite; but some
learned professors who have examined
it find curious characters in piece of
metal imbedded in it which they be-
ieve to be message from the red plan
ct, Mars. If that is so it will be better
to call together synod of scientists
and have them decipher it, If the Mar
tians have fired US message we want
to know what it is and then means may
be adopted to fire back an answer.
There is no use saying that it cant be
done, for cant" is an expression un-
worthy of the age. :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South. ~.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
: FROM WASHINGTON.


President Mckinley has appointed l..
w. Mondell, of Wyoming, as assistant
commissioner of the general land Of
fee.
In the four months of the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue
receipts of the government exceeded
those of the corresponding period in
1896 by $G,75e,O69.
Attorney-CeneralM cKenna' sappoint-
ment as associate justice of the supreme
court to succeed Justice Field has been
formally decided upon by the presi-
dent.
Secretary Bliss of the department of
the interior in his report for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1897, says that the
total area of the public domain is 1885,
017,692 acres; there were 976,O44 names
on the pension rolls June 80, 1897, an in
crease of 1896; the Indians number
177,17s, exclusive of civilized tribes; the
number Of children in public schools
was nearly 100000 and the value of
school property $456, 100000. A muhici-
pal government for Alaska is recon-
mended.
President Mckinley, it is announced
on high authority, will tacitly approve
the programme for autonomy or home
rule for Cuba which Spain now prom
Uses.
The discovery is announced by the
secret service bureau of new counter
felt $40 silver certificate and also a
counterfeit national bank note.
An order was issued by the orphans
court in Washington issued an order
making Mrs. John A. Logan guardian
for Miss Evangeline Cossio y Cisneros,
who escaped from Cuban prison.
It has been decided by the govern
ment to make no further experiments
with Indians as soldiers.
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GEN. ORDWAY DEAD.
Epd Probably Hastened BY the wa;
wnrdness OF q DAUGHTER.


wnrdness OF q Daughter.
New York, Nov. q. Cen. Albert
Ordway died at 7:15 o'clock Sunday
night at the Hoffman house Id this city
When death came the generals wife.
his sister, Miss Emma Ordway.f DR..
Fease. the attending physician, and
Lieut.. Very, close friend and business
associate, We're at his bedside. Gen.
sOrdway and his wife returned from
Europe last Wednesday. They engaged
rooms at the Hoffman house. Next day
the general was taken sick and he corr
tinued ito grow weaker and weaker I'M
til 1918 Sunday evening when he passed
away. The generals death was doubt
less FASTENED by the sad and recent
events in connection with bis hayward
daughter. Bettina Girard. The latter,
q complete wreck. was day or two
ago transferred to private sanitarium
from Bellevue hospital. Owing to the
pleading of his wife. who had become
reconciled to her daughter, Gen. Ord
way finally consented to the return of
the profigal and reunion of the family
in Washington was arranged. Gen.
Crdway's death is attributed by the at
tending physician to jaundice and
=pleurisy. which developed from a cold
contracted in Paris.
rBrevet Brig. Gen. Albert Ordwav. who
was born in 1843, served with credit and
gallantry throughout the civil war; the
greater portion Of the time with his regi-
ment; the Twenty-fourtfi Massachusetts
infantry. An act Of personal gallantry at
Newbern, n. c., was followed by his ap-
pointment as adjutant Of the regiment
He remained In North Carolina until June,
1862 later served in the army Of the Po-
tomac. then In Florida, and through the
campaign Of 1864-65 in the army of the
James. After the occupation Of Richmond
he was appointed provost marshal of Vir-
ginia, where, through portion Of the
troublous reconstruction times, he directed
the delicate duty Of his position with much
skill and tact. For gallantry at various
times and because of his ability he had been
successfully promoted until, when slightly
over % years of age, he was made brevet
brigadfer general, being the youngest Of
hcer In the service to receive that grade.
His regiment and himself were retained
in the service until February 1866 and were
the last volunteer troops mustered out in
the state. After being mustered out Gen,
Ordway went into business at Richmond.
and about ten years later removed to Wash
1ngton, where, as commanding officer Of
the national guard for number of years,
he brought that organization up to high
Standard
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25

Rev. George Reader who recently
married couple in the lions cage at
the Boston zoo. has been expelled from
the theological school of the. Boston
university on account of his connection
with the sensational performance. The
faculty of the school regarded his ac-
ton as not in accordance with the
''quiet, dignified and Christian deport-
ment" required by the rules of the in
stitution. It should be stated as an ex-
stenua,ing circumstance that the rev
erend gentleman did not enter the cage
himself, but performed the ceremony
from outside Of the bars. Thus he
showed discretion at least.
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John Wanamaker. of Philade1

John Wanamaker. of Philadelphia,
was recently interviewed by reporter
on subject of which he is we'll qualified
to speak. He was asked if it pays to ad-
vertise when times are hard. when
the times are hard and people are not
buying" replied Mr.. Wanamaker, "is
the very time that advertising should
be the heaviest. When times are good
they come Of their own accord. But l
believe in advertising all the time. I
have tried all kinds of advertising and
have spent great deal of money in
posters. but gave that up long ago. and
think newspaper advertising is by far
the best"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25

The custom that has become so pop
ular among bandits in Chicago of hold
ing up men in saloons is evidence that
they have been impressed by this pro-
gressive and labor-saving age. 1t is
much easier and more satisfactory in
every way to hold up six or seven men
in saloon than it is to take the same
number one at time on the street.
And, besides, they are likely to have
more money in the saloon than they
will have when they come out of it.
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Maxso Is President.

Havana, Nov. 20, via Key West, Fla,
Nov. 22.-The new government of the
republic of Cuba has been constituted
by the election of a president, vice pres
ident, and secretaries of war, finances,
foreign relations and interior. Bartol-
ONE Masso is president. The election
was held at Guaymarillo, Puerto Prin-
cipe, November 4, and representatives
OF all six states were present. The cleo
ton was orderly, and Masso triumphed
by large majority. Gen. Calixto
Garcia. Salvador Cisneros Betancourt
and Domingo Mendez Capote also re-
ceiyed votes for the presidency.
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MET Holds I CONGRESS.
ReEins Six Days Session in Pitts
hurxh-lfA llhiea. r. - .ss. -

= y
Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. Pittsburgh.
has perhaps never been the scene Of a
more notable religious gathering than
the Methodist Episcopal church con-
gress, which began a six days session
at Christ church Sunday morning. In
conception, purpose and treatment it is
unique in ecclesiastical annals and
marks an epoch in religious history.
The call for the congress, which was
signed by Bishops Vincent, Ninde and
Fitzgerald and many prominent Meth
odist educators, says: ~
The congress does not propose to In
vite or favor. destructive criticism of ex.
listing institutions, but simply to bring out
from persons representing different phases
or intellectual activity, frank expression
as to whether the church can meet any
more fully than it does the demands Of
our times, and IL so, wherein it's activities
may be modified or directed to advantage.
The congress will not concern itself with
questions Of church policy, but with issues
bearing upon the relation of the church
to the thought and life of the people as af-
1ected by current scientific and literary,
teachings. The congress will aim to secure
an adequate presentation of the tenden-
c1es OF current scientific and literary teach
1ngs and also suggestions as to the best
service to be rendered by the church in
Interpreting these tendencies for the spirit
ual and intellectual advantage Of its fol-;
lowers"
The list of speakers who will attend
the congress includes the names Of
many OF the brightest men in the de-;
nomination and the topics announced;
Tor discussion are such as we'll doubt
less prove attractive to all thinkers,
without regard to their UNCONVENTIONAL
aftiliation. Delegates from all parts of
the country will be present during the
week. The inaugural session was auspi-
cious and evidenced the popular favor
with which the movement has been re-.
ceived.
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Miss Grace G. Niles. of the Orange
IN. J.) training school for nurses,
claims that she has been refused a
diploma because she writes poetry. If
it is only because she writes it we are
prepared to sympathize with her, but
before wasting any tears We would
like to have some assurance that she
doesn't read it aloud. 1t is difficult to
imagine anything more fiendish or hor-
rible than a poetess in the guise of a
nurse trying her influence on a helpless
invalid.
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Still Unaeftled.

Streator, ILL.,, Nov. 22.-The strike of
the $4,000 coal miners in the northern
Illinois coal fields remains unsettled.
The action of the miners convention
held here Friday night and Saturday
failed to bring about solution Of the
existing troubles. The demand is SIM
ply renewed for the Springfield scale of
4s cents per ton and the gross-weight
system. s% 80 j r.,
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ALL WERE KILLED.
Four SOutherners Engage In q
- nRrnfe RraHl.

Four sOutherners Engage In q Des-
pernte Brawl.
Vaudeville, La, Nov. 22.-Bayou La
combe, small settlement II miles east
of here, has been the scene of a terrible
tragedy. News has just been received
here of desperate fight between Ar
thur and Edward Jolie on one side and
Laurance and Edward Cousin on the
other, which resulted in the killing of
all the parties concerned. Shotguns
and pistols were the weapons used. The
cause Of the difficulty is attributed to an
old family feud. ~
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The government experts are not able
to find much promise in Alaska for ag-
ricultural operations. The mining and
timber resources are enormous, and the
experiments with reindeer show that
these animals can be used illimitably
and are perfectly at home in the eli
mate, thus providing meat, leather and
transportation facilities. The fishing
industry is strong feature Of Alaska
also, and these are good enough fea-
lures to draw large population.
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) The periodical meteoric shower failed
to materialize and we shall have to wait
two years more for the grand demon
stration that the Leonides vouchsafe
once in generation. Let the stars
shoot all they want to. So. long as there
is no shooting on the surface of the
earth we can bear with equanimity any
amount of aerial gunnery.
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A mob of white men in North Da-
kota recently lynched two Indians and
a half-breed who were charged with
murder. and now it has been discov-
cred that the half-breed was innocent
of any participation in the crime.
Great is the civilization of the white
man! Is it not strange that the In
dian does not embrace it more readily d?
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Through out western Washing ton
chinook Winds and rains were playing
havoc.
At Greenville, o., an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to wreck the fast New
York and Chicago express on the Erie
railroad.
At his home in Pawpaw, ILL.,, Isaac
Thompson celebrated his 1Olst birth
day. He is in good health. ~
In the south frosts have practically
killed out the yellow fever.
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ITS MISSION FAILS.

steamer Victoria Returns without
Finding the Missing Andree.
Tromsoe, Norway, Nov. 22.-The
steamer Victoria. which was fitted out
by Gov. Tromsoe, under Instructions
from King Oscar, to search for Prof.
Andree, the missing aeronaut and party.
and which left here November 5, has
returned from Spitzbergen. She brings
no news as to the wherea bouts or move
ments of Andree. although exploring
parties landed ten times at various
points in Danmand's isles.
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Consul Deuster. at Crefeld, Germany,
reports to the state department of a dis
covery made there which it is said will
revolutionize the methods of illumina-
ton. It is an incandescent jet. A
single JET of ordinary size can emit
light of much more than 1000 candle
power. and fine print can be read at
distance of 100 feet,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25
DIDN'T BELIEVE IN BANKS,
Chicago Thieves Steal $1,000. an Ageu
WOman's SAVINGS.

CNIcu8O Ih1eVes steal $S,OOO, an Aged
WOman's Savings.
Chicago, Nov. 22-Mrs. Margaret Kee-
gan, living at 512 West Fifteenth street.
had strong belief that banks were in
stituted for the sole purpose of
swindling people out of their money.
and desiring to retain all her funds in
safe place she selected barrel and
placed the barrel in closet in her home.
The amount in the barrel consisted of
$4,000 in notes and silver. Saturday
during the absence of all the :lembers
Of the Keegan household thieves en-
tered the house and stole every cent of
the money. There is no clew to the
robbers.