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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
JEALOUS HUSBANDS CRIME.
Co1d-D1oOded Murder at the Little
Village of Oglesby, Ill.

COld-Dlooded Murder at the Little
Village of Oslesby, Ill.
La Sale, ILL.,, Sept. 27.-At the little
village of Oglesby, suburb of this city,
Andrew Rdlla was murdered Saturday
afternoon by Charles Gideon, a Belgian
coal miner. Rolla was an Italian en-
ployed as blacksmith by the Oglesby
Coal company and was at work in his
shopwhenGideon crept up stealthily be.
hind. him and shot him in the back. The
blacksmith staggered a few PAGES and
then fell dead without uttering q, word.
Several men were near by, but in the ex-
element Gideon5made his escape. The
La Sale police were notified and a
searching party at once organized. Aft
er long hunt the murderer was cap
tured In a corn field about two miles
from where the shooting occurred, but
only. after q hard fight, in which several
shots were fired, none taking effect,
however. The crime seems to have been
the outcome Of a. fit of jealousy, Gideon
claiming that Rolla had been familiar
with his wife. When arrested Gideon
asked: t''Is Rolla dead?" Being told
that he was he Expressed satisfaction.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
SLAIN BY BARRIOS.
Juan Aparici0 Killed by order OF
Guatemala's Ruler.

Juan Aparicio Killed by Order OF
Guatemala's Ruler.
San Francisco, Sept. 27.-Tbe fol-
lowing dispatch was received here
Saturday: "Labertad San Salvador. Sept.
24.-Barrios ordered the shooting of
Juan Aparacio in the city of Que
saltenago on the day that the
revolutionists took San Marons. A
telegram received Saturday by one of
the leading merchants of this city gives
the news that Morales and his $4,000 to
$4,000 victorious troops are in Antique"
Juan Aparacio was the most promin-
ent exporter and importer in Central
America. whose house is represented in
London, Paris and New York. This
news was confirmed by dispatch re-
ceived from Aparacio's business house
in New York. Members of; the Central
American colony in this city say that if
Barrios is bold enough to cause the
murder of so eminent man as Aparacio
he will not hesitate to carry out whole
sale slaughter among the people who
oppose him.
No cause is assigned in the news re-
celved here for the killing of Aparacio.
but there is every reason to believe that
he was shot because he refused to give
moral and financial aid to Barrios.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevailed
in the Central American colony in this
city when the news of Aparicio's death
was received here. Owing to the great
prominence and wealth of the victim
it seemed hardly creditable that Bar
rios would go to the extremity of put
ting him to death.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
MAIL TRAIN HELD UP.
Robbery ON the Northern Pacific Mes
MOOrhead.


MoOrhead.
Fargo, N. D., Sept. 27.-About one
o'clock Sunday morning the west
bound coast train on the Northern Pa
cific was held up three miles east of
Moorhead, MINI. Three masked men,
who had been riding on the blind bag
gage, crawled over the tender and com
PEELED the engineer to stop the train,
while two others brought the conductor
and brakeman out at the same time.
The engine and mail car were cut off
and run up the track a short distance,
where the registered packages in the
latter were looted and the train crew
robbed of their ready cash.
The robbers evidently made mis-
take and did not take the express car.
as intended, and their haul was prob
ably not large. They had 20 pounds of
dynamite and there must have been
eight or ten men implicated, as passen-
gers who attempted an investigation
were hustled back in the coaches at
the pistols point, though none was
robbed. Posses have been securing the
country and eight arrests have been
made, though no eliminating evidence
has been found on the prisoners.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
MADE "A QUICK PASSAGE.
New Steamship Breaks the Record
from Southampton to New York.

New Steamship Breaks the Record
from Southampton to New York.
New York, Sept. 27.-The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the latest
acquisition to the large feet of the
North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany, arrived Sunday night at quaran-
tine at ten o'clock on her maiden voy-
age, making the passage from South
ampton to New York in days, 20 hours
and As minutes, the fastest voyage on
record. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
is 64s feet long, 66 feet beam and 43
feet deep and of-14,000 tons burden and
10000 horse power. On this voyage with
a steam pressure of 1856 pounds and II
revolutions of her screws she developed
a speed of % knots. She was built at
Stettin, Germany, by the Vulcan Ship
and Engine Ship Building company.
She is schooner rugged, has four tunnels
and twin screws. Her engines are of
the triple expansion pattern. On con-
sumption of 500 tons of coal per day
she developed speed Of % knots per
hour. She is commanded by Capt. n.
Englehart.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
GOLD-SEEkERS SUFFER.
Coming OF Winter Forces Many TO
Abandon Dyen and Skaguay.

Coming OF Winter Forces Many to
Abandon Dyen and skaguay.
Tacoma, Wash. Sept. 27-There is
terrible suffering on the Skaguay and
Dyea trails in consequence of winters
setting in. The rainstorm that pre-
vailed there last week was extremely
severe upon the gold seekers, who were
scattered along the way. The storms
have destroyed their provisions and
many are left with scarcely enough dry
food for another meal and without
money to return home. Passengers
who arrived on the City of Seattle Sat-
urday morning estimate that there are
from 600 to 1000 men on the two trails
who have not the means to purchase
tickets back to Puget sound. Their
statements are corroborated by letters
received by the same steamer. A small
number of these men may find work at
Skaguay, but for the great majority
there will be nothing to do for months.
Many of them are poorly equipped to
stand the weather even now prevailing,
which ranges from constant rain on the
coast to ice and snow on the summit.
Skaguay river is raging stream no
longer fordable, and wherever there is
any soil the mud is now knee-deep.
Men who returned to Skaguay just be-
fore the storm found many of their fell
lows who broke down and wept as they
related the story of their misfortunes.
An immense quantity of provisions has
been destroyed by the storms, The men
who arrived say that -four, bacon,
beans, apples and dried fruits may
be seen scattered along both trails be-
tween the coast and the summit. Two
men from California worked hard pack
ing their outfits over, but at the end of
six weeks they gave up on the summit.
The rain has already destroyed part Of
their provisions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
MINOR NEWS st1LMS.

A cross of Scotch granite IL feet high
has been ordered over the grave of
Harriet Beecher Stowe at Andover,
Mass.
The park commissioners of Roches-
ter, N. Y, will place statue of Fred
erick Douglass in one of the parks:of
that city.
There are 40 Westinghouse the Kan
sas City directory, and 43 of them are
colored persons. Ten bear the name of
the immortal George.
Cardinal Gibbons has given his APP
proval to the movement for the es-
Establishment of Catholic university for
women in Washington.
A German army lieutenant, Baron
Max Won Schrader, poisoned himself at
Ostend after losing 100000 francs at
the gambling tables there.
Within the last two weeks notices of
intention to construct 5000 miles of
new railways have been filed with the
territorial secretary of Arizona.
! Lord SFarrar predicts that the ulti-
mate solution of the question of BIZ
metallism and the Indian mint will be
the adoption, of the gold standard for
india. = Z '73$ -
For the first time in the history of the
! English colonial courts a woman has
been admitted to the bar, in the person
of a young Jewess, Miss Ethel Ben
ja1nin.
This season, for. the first time in 80
fyears, Rosa Bonheur exhibited some Of
her pictures in Paris. She lives in great
sechasion all the year round near Fon-
taincbleau. .x.s.
The women of the Presbyterian
church last year paid into the treasury
fof the foreign board 1929, 114.93, which
is $2S,535.O9 more than was paid by
the churches. ....s.,.... ---.-..
Ex-President Guzmafl Blanco, of Ven
czuela, is said to be the richest man in
the world, owning 6.000, 900 squaremiles
of land and $500, 900 virtual slaves. ana
enjoying an annual Income of $37 ,0o0,-
600. *sa s
IA J. Sampson, who has beennppoirt-
led United States minister to Ecuador,
lives in Phoenix, "A. T. He is lawyer
by profession and was the first attor-
Eney-general of Colorado after that state
was admitted into the union.
Mrs. Lucio O. Case, the female mem.
Der of the Topeka bar and the only Kan.
sas woman in the active practice oflaw.
has announced her candidacy for as.
sociate justice Of the supreme court on
Gemceratic-po pulist ticket. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

The electric light is comparatively a
new star in the sky, but there was $780,
100000 of invested capital represented
by the Edison Illuminating companies
recently convened at Niagara Falls.
The Niagara cataract itself is an illus
tration of the extent of the use Of cleo
tricity as motive power, which not
many years ago was confined to Jersey
lightning in a bottle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
MARY slEMERING's STORY.
The Girl Gives Strong Evidence In
LuetGert's Behalf.

The Girl Gives Strong Evidence In
Luetgert's Behalf.
b Chicago, Sept. 27.-The strongest wit
s1ess for the defense who has appeared
in the Luetgert trial was on the stand
Saturday. The witness was Mary Stem
ering, the domestic in the Luetgert
household, for love of whom it is
charged by the state that the prisoner
murdered his wife. There was no mis-
taking the feeling Of the girl toward
Luetgert. She was there to do him all
the good in her power, and she stood by
him stoutly. She had made statements
before the grand jury and to the states
attorney before the trial began, and
when her assertions on the stand Sat-
urday differed from the statements she
is said to have made at that time she
had not the slightest hesitation in re-
pudiating anything she might have said
when not under oath.
q. The states. attorney, subjected her to
rigid cross-exa mination, and although
he succeeded at times in confusing her
she. was game and full Of nerve to the
last. She contradicted herself several
times, but was quick to catch herself,
and the last statement.that she made
in any part of her testimony was al
ways in favor of the prisoner She de.
MED In most positive manner that she
had been the disturbing element be-
tween Luetgert and his wife, and said
that neither by night or by day, alone
or in company, had she ever visited
Luetgert in his factory or elsewhere in
an improper manner. She insisted that
the prisoner had always been good to
his wife, and that in her opinionthe lat
ter was out Of her mind, and had been
so for some time prior to her disappear
2ance. Her cross-examination was not
concluded Saturday and will be taken
up again to-day. " &.z* IT,
The cross-examination during the aft
ernoon and up to the moment of ad-
journment did not break her down. She
chung to the more important elements
Of her story, contradicting herself upon
many points of little material value.
States Attorney Deneen, whose mode
OF cross-examination is of the electrical
order, remarked thai, she passed
through the ordeal we'll. ''She is a re-
markably self-possessed. young woman
for g person in her station in life," said
the states ttorney. Shut we are not
through with her yet"
The witness was somewhat bitter in
her narrative of her alleged experience
with the police. While under arrest she
said she was insulted and threatened
by policemen, who informed her that
they knew she and Luetgert had been
guilty of wrong-doing, and that to save
herself she had better desert "the
Dutchman," as they called Luetgert,
and testify against him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

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1olon,o' out.' auu III tue pane 'nat
cusueu Que person was Allleo ana many
'.es "ele 'nJmeu.
= ~ ulu !, unce.pens tn ~ MIS-. Lilly
.us ~, .ns 49,. VIZ marry fr'nce
/ ISL n,s = - " "eu.
Iae S 90 .government mas sos'
e wh,,. 'n ,s,a nnpot =, au.y On coHee &c ,,
"niAse lying on tue Town OF O1a'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

A new French machine called a
thermometer registers mans will power
and shows the intensity of his thought.
When a person near it goes against a
hard mental proposition the register
ing needle jumps around like nervous
man in the presence of an annoyed hor-
net; but in the presence of an idiot the
needle clings to zero like thumb tack
to a bicvcle tire
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
= SEVENTEEN ARE KILLED.

Men Employed in a Mexican Mine
Crushed by a Cave-In.
Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 27.-News has
been received here that the San Pedro
mine in the Corralitos group, IL miles
from this city, in Mexico, caved in Sat-
urday. killing II men who were at work
in the mine at the time. The unfortun-
ates were buried alive under 30 feet of
rock and dirt. The San Pedro is one of
the Oldest mines in the group and rich
with silver. 1t is the property of the
wealthy Corralitos company, the prin-
cipal stockholders of which reside in
New York.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

The oldest postmaster, who is found at
Hammondsville Station. O., has been
giving some recollections of his service
of GO years under "a postmasters-gen-
eral. He remembers the time when mail
robbing was a capital offense, and he
saw two men hanged for the crime at
Baltimore. Sixty-six years ago he was
a passenger over the first 10 miles of
railroad built in the United States
by the Baltimore & Ohio. The speed
was ten miles IN hour. This venerable
official of Sc formerly charged rs cents
postage on a letter carried 400 miles.
Stop and think what two cents will do
ro1u
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

Recent remarks on the powerful ef-
feet Of extreme hot weather on the brain
havecalled forth from man his person
nj experience. One day after applying
himself intensely to the study of &c.
ometry. he ate his dinner like one I'M q
dream, and finally rushed upon his
brother with b pocket knife, and the
brother only saved himself by fight,
this. happily, breaking the spell. Here
is new opportunity for criminal law
yers. "a sudden solar seizure ought to
be more servicea BILE to them than hyp.
notism. Perhaps with little expert as
sistance it can also be made to cover q
polar wave. a* - d 49, ; +.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

Within the memory of man by no
means old q: 10 on the plank road" was
an expression significant of the highest
speed to be attained by PAGER or q
trotter. Mr.. Bonner's faith in the in
vincibility of Dexter and his 2:161a or
2:17isalso Of comparatively recent date.
Yet here we have Star Pointer pacing a
mile il I: with the probability that
faster time would have been attained
but fora momentary faltar at the head
of the stretch. It would be idle to say
that. this record is to- stand for any
length of time. Performances on the
turf have been so marvelo that proph-
cts are chary Of pred ctions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

Accordingto an old tradition the Brit
ism frigate Hussar. which sank in East
river in 1850, carried an immense treas
ure in gold, and divers have been inter-
ested accordingly. A recent thorough
search of the records proves that there
was no gold on the ship when she went
down. After III years investigation be-
gan at theright end of the story.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
: MARKETS
Minneapolie. Sept, 2,

Minneapolis, Sept. 81.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, new, SO to
S971c; No. 2 northern s515 to Sc; De.
cember, s91.
Corn-No. 8 26c.
Oats No. white, 20 to 2011c.
Cattle-Steers. $3.50 to 3.75; COWS,
$3.50.
Hogs-ss.s 80 900!
sheep-Muttons, q. 10 to $50; lambs.
34.25. .s@ z.t& sS@
Butter-Creamery, extras. 20 to 2ohc;
creamery, frsts, IS to 19c; dairy, fancy,
II to 18c; dairy, choice, IA to 15c.
Poultry-Turkeys, to &c; spring
chickens, to Sc.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
THE EAST.

In fire in grocery store at Chester,
Pa, six persons were seriously injured
by the explosion of barrel of gasoline.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the Gath aggregated
$1,36s, s04,6 77, against $1,3s6, a54,242 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was COG.
In the United States there were 200
business failures in the seven days
ended on the oath, against 204 the week
previous and 315 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
In an interview in Boston Lieut..
Peary, the explorer, said that he should
start on his next polar expedition in
the latter part of July, 1898, and that
he would reach the north pole or lose
his life in the attempt.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 24th were: Baltimore,
.704; Boston, .7oa; New York, .638; Gin
cinnati, 81; Cleveland, .531; Brooklyn,
.465; Washington, 400; Pittsburgh,
.44s; Chicago, AL; Philadelphia, 40;
Louisville, .402; St. Louis, 21s. Z
The new steamer of the North Ger
man line, Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
made the trip from Bremen to New
York in $ days, % hours and As min
utes, making a new record.
Arthur w. May, aged "a, killed Cora
Kaseman, aged IS, and then took his
own life at Shamokin, Pa. Refusal of
the parents of the girl to allow them
to marry was the cause.
In Maine severe earthquake shocks
were felt at Belfast, Ellsworth, Bangor
| and several other towns.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
PROGRESS OF THE FEVER.
A Total of IL Deaths Have Occurred
gin&New Orleans.

>, rinNNew Orleans.
New Orleans, Sept. 27.-The board of
health Of the state of Louisiana off,
cially reports the status of affairs in
New Orleans as regards yellow fever as
follows: During the ~ hours ending
Sunday, September 26, at nine p. m.
there were: Cases of yellow fever, II;
deaths, 0; total cases to date, 1873; to.
tai deaths from yellow fever to date,
II. Sunday was the quietest for a
week in New Orleans, and the fever sit
uation, in spite of the appearance of
rather large number of new cases.
may be said to have shown much i'm.
provement.
There have been no new cases at
Ocean Springs. Reports from the de-
tention camp say that about ten refu-
gees from New Orleans have arrived
there and 1s from Biloxi.
At Edwards, Miss, on Sunday there
was one death and % new cases. Total
cases to date, 176; total;deaths, 7. p.
At Mobile, Ala, on Sunday there were
five new cases but no deaths.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
FROM WASHINGTON.

In the forthcoming reports of bureau
chiefs of the navy department the
necessity of increasing the personnel Of
the navy will be presented to congress.
The first meeting of the monetary
commission appointed under the au-
thoritY of the convention of business
men held last January in Indianapolis
was held in Washington. Ex-senator
George F. Edmunds, of Vermont, was
chosen chairman. as
The navy department sent orders to
San Francisco to have the gunboat
Wheeling sent to Honolulu.
Advices to the state department show
that there are more than 10000 Eu-
ropeans and Americans resident in
China.
The bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department says the total imports
of dutiable sugar during the last
fiscal year were 1881 ,4o3,6s7 pounds,
valued at $s5, 901 800.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

For some years Uncle Sam has been
breeding reindeer in Alaska. The gov
eminent farm is on the lower Yukon,
and now containsover 900 reindeer, and
none of the. animals ever are put to
work. It would seem as if this was the
time to harness up the bucks and let
them help develop the country. They
could doubtless be used with great
profit upon the frozen rivers during the
coming winter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
Arratxned for Murder,

Belle Plaine, Ia, Sept. 27.-Frank A.
Novak was formally arraigned in court
Saturday morning before Judge Cas-
we'll, charged with numbering Edward
Murray. Through the reading of the
Indictment Novak remained standing,
cool and calm, and in pleading to the
charge in clear and distinct words, re-
piled: "Notspuilty.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

c. M. Bailey, the Winthrop (Me.) oil
cloth manufacturer, deserves a vaca-
ton. He recently told reporter that
in the 4s years he had been in business
he never had taken holiday himself
or closed his shops. And he now has
men working for him who have been in
his employ the whole 4s years, though
most of them have had both holidays
and vacakS0ns
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
Killed a. Brutal Husband. !

'Paragould, Ark, Sept. 27.-At Bertig,
little station on the Paragould South
eastern railroad nine miles east of this
place, W. r. Worthy shot and almost
instantly killed A. C. Hopkins. Hop
kins and his wife recently separated.
He@returned Sunday afternoon and as
saulted his wife with a knife Worthy
interfered to save the woman's life, and,
drawing pistol, shot Hopkins as he
was about to plunge the knife into his
;wifes body. Worthy surrendered and
is in Jail at5Paragould. p.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
Want the War Renewed.

Athens, Sept. PA large meeting
was held Sunday afternoon in Concord
square, where resolution was adopted
calling upon King George and the cabi-
net to renew the war with Turkey rath-
er than accept the terms Of peace Of
fered by the peace conference.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

A Florida paper says the tobacco crop
in the state this year will bring SIC, ooo,-
600. in addition to which there will be
100000 crates of pineapples, to say moth
ing of vegetables, melons, turpentine,
lumber and pretty good smattering
of oranpes"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30
Rapid Growth of London,

Rapid Growth of London.
London, Sept. 27.-The growth Of
London is astounding. The latest re-
turns on the subject show that over
1900 houses are erected monthly in the
metropolis. Between the months of
August; 1885, and August, 1897, II, sol
houses were built
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

Among gold seekers on the Skaguay
and Dyea trails in Alaska terrible suf-
fering was reported because of the set
ting in OF winter. 81.
/ At Morrison, O. T., Peter Praxton and
John Rambo killed each other in POI
litical quarrel.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

On the eve of returning home, Lord
Kelvin remarks that this country leads
the world in the development of cleo
tricity as motive power. It is o great
achievement in the opinion Of the fam
Gus British scientist. ,Fs{#.gT