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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

The doors of the First national bank
of Mason, Tex, were closed, with liabili-
ties of $4,000.
At Akron, O., the Morgan Boiler COM
pany, manufacturers of steam heating
boilers. failed for 100000.
The death of William Slocum Groes-
beck, aged 81 years, occurred at his
home near Cincinnati. He was mem
Der of congress from 1857 to 1859 and
in 1872 was the presidential candidate
of the liberal republicans against Hor-
ace Greeley.
The two daughters, aged six and eight
years, of David Hartman, a farmer,
near Springfield, O., burned to death.
Many more deaths were reported
from the excessive heat throughout the
country.
Reports from the UnitedaMine Work
ers' headquarters at Columbus, O., say
that $4,000 to 100000 miners are out:
At Moline, O., Edward William Co.
wells, the 18-year-old son of widow,
and Miss Nellie A. Lusher, girl slight
ly younger than her boy lover, took
their own lives because they were too
young to marry. ~. +
After electing James NJ. Greenwood,
of Kansas City, Mo-, president, the Ma
tional Educational association closed
it's meeting in Milwaukee.
In Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio and Missouri many per-
sons were Frustrated by the extreme
heat and numerous deaths occurred.
At Lexington, KY, an explosion
killed five colored railway workmen.
In western Kentucky and southern
Illinois a tornado did great damage to
property and several persons were IA
tally injured. .S r.
| At the age of 103 years Mrs. Priscilla
Spooner died in Kent, O. !. .ss4
Julia Mafftt, pioneer of st. Louis
and the richest woman in the city, died
at the age of 81 years. IS
Advices say that the excessive heat,
storms and industrial disturbances
have caused slight check to business
throughout the country. s q 81
In St. Louis DR.. Richmond Cornwall,
who killed his brother Herbert while
defending his father, has been exoner-
ated by the coroner's jury.
In Detroit Tom Cooper rode mile
on circular. track in 1:441-5, breaking
the worlds bicycle record.
Throughout the northwest the break
ing of the heated term was signalized
by terrific electrical storms in many
places. IS
Christian Endeavorers in session in
San Francisco decided to hold their
1898 meeting in Nashville Tenn. e
A mob took Erastus Brown, a negro
who made criminal assault on Miss
Annie Foervinger, near Villa Ridge,
Mo-, from the jail at Union and hanged
him. If s3.
Anthony Dollar and Tom Stergul be-
came involved in 8 dificulty over q
woman near Greenwood. Ark, and
killed each other.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

The death in Philadelphia the other
day of Christian K. Ross recalled the
heart-breaking story Of the disappear
ance Of his little son Charley % years
ago. The boy was abducted by three
men, and since that time the father had
never ceased to search for the missing
boy. Some years ago the leader Of the
men who were supposed to have stolen.
Charley was killed in Brooklyn, but
he died without revealing any knowi-
edge Of the boys wherea bouts. If he
is alive he must now be about 80 years
Of age, and it is extremely doubtfulif
he will ever make himself known, il, In
deed. he is aware Of his own identity.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

The official figures of the shipment of
American bicycles to foreign countries
this year afford interesting reading.
The value of the bicycles sent to other
countries during the month of April
amounted to $1,117,s24, against $780,
$50 for April, 1896. For the ten
months of the fiscal year ended with
April the shipments amounted in value
to $751; ,504, while for the correspond
ing period of the previous year the
value was but $1,oo1, 347. These statis-
tics show the growing favor with which
American bicycles are regarded abroad.
1t takes Yankee ingenuity to turn out
the most finished article.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

A daughter of Sam Small, the evan
|gelist, is to go on the stage next sea-
(son.
The latest gold discoveries in Arizona
are almost at the doorway of it's cap
ital, Phoenix.
Nineteen railroads, with a total mile
|age of. 1,314, have passed into the guild
ing cares of officers of the courts in the
past six months. 49,.
Mrs. Lee G. Harvey, of California, who
was delegate at the recent confederate
veteran reunion at Nashville, is the
first woman to have such an honor.
A New Hartford Conn man set over
1000 tobacco plants, and the next morn
ing found that the cut worms had de-
|stroyed every plant but one over night.
The Buffalo street car companies are
now receiving 5000 horsepower daily
of electricity from Niagara falls, and it
is said to work effectively, at cost of
$50 per horse power year.
The Canadian government proposes
to deepen the channel of the st. Law
renee river between Quebec and Mon
treal to depth of 271z feet, and to ac-
|complish the work in one season.
The government will furnish grand
army committees with marble head
|stonesffor rtherunmarked graves of sol
diers of the revolution, of the war of
|1812 and of the Mexican war veterans.
A wonderful natural soap has been
discovered in some parts of California,
and it has only to be taken from the
ground to be ready for the market.
It is pronounced superior to the man
|ufactured article. ID.
Three sets of twins, all born
within the same hour, break the
record in Smyrna, Del, two girls
being born to Mrs. jefferson Stats,
two boys to Amos Walker, and two boys
to Mrs. Gray Deakyne.
Gov. Taylor, Of Tennessee, has APP
pointed Miss Nellie Ely, daughter Of
Jesse Ely, Of Nashville, sponsor for his
stan, with rank Of colonel. Georgia is
the only other state in the union which
has . lady on the governors staff.
It has just been discovered that
among the bills passed by the last Mas
|sachusetts legislature there is one max
|ingit Ia crime to sell or wear birds feath-
|ers, so that every milliner in the. COM
monwealth and nearly every woman is
liable to arrest. Chairman Martin, of
the Boston police board, said it would
be the duty Of the police 70 enforce this
law.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

A new kind of gold mining has been
developed out in Arizona, where cat
tie raiser has discovered gold in consid-
cradle quantities in the stomachs of
slaughtered steers. But it does not
necessarily follow that the worship Of
the golden calf would be justifable
even under such circumstances. ss,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

&. At the age of 70 years Isham G.. Har-
ris, United States senator from Tennes-
see, died in Washington. Mr.. Harris
was congressman from 1s49 to 1855,
governor of Tennessee from. 1857 to
1863 and was chosen as senator in 1877.
In the United States there were FOG
business failures in the seven. days
ended on the 9th, against 241 the week
previous and 215 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
An order of President Cleveland re-
ducing the number of pension agencies
in the United States from 10 to
nine will be revoked by President Nc
Kinley.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

hansen, the explorer, is at present in
st. Petersburg and is said to be Or
ganizing a novel business enterprise.
He is forming an international COM
pany with capital of 100000 rubles
to exploit the riches of the far north.
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A phrenologist should accompany al

A phrenologist should accompany all
picnic parties that venture upon the
water. A fellow narrow between the
eyes or with soft spot on his head
should be tied fast to a tree on the
shore, for he would be certain Ito rock
the boat" or do some fool act to show
his smartness and endanger the lives of
the pleasure seekers. Not week passes
during the picnic season but there
comes an account of disaster from just
such semilunatics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

After all the spring and early sum-
mer rains, which caused such destruc-
tive freshets, especially in the west,
the level of Lake Michigan has been
raised only five or six inches. Yet even
this advance is looked upon as remark
able. The inland seas are of such wide
extent that masses of water, which,
pouring down the river beds, bring
devastation, affect them only as drop
in bucket,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
WILL. BE REVOKED.
Order Reducing Number of Pension
Agencies WI Not Be Enforced.

Order Reducing Number Of Pension
T. Agencies Will Not Be Enforced.
Washington, July l2.-The order of
President Cleveland issued last Feb
ruary reducing the number of pension
agencies in the United States from
eighteen to. nine, will be revoked by
President Mckinley within few days,
probably early this week. AS the or
iginal order was not to go into effect
until September next the only result
of the revocation will be to continue in
force the present arrangement allow
ing, all 10 of the agencies to remain in
operation. The proposed consolidation
was to be effected by the discontinu-
ance of the agencies at Concord, N. H.,
and Augusta, Me-, and the payments
hitherto made there were to be made
hereafter at Boston, Mass. The pen
sioners heretofore paid at Buffalo were
to be paid from New York city, those at
Pittsburgh from the Philadelphia
agency, those at Louisville and Knox
Vile from Washington, those at Detroit
from indianapolis, those at Milwaukee
from Chicago, those at Des Moines, la.
and Topeka, Kan, from St. Louis. Thus
the agencies at Buffalo, Detroit. Mil
waukee and Topeka were to have been
discontinued, and new agency created
at St. Louis.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

H. B. Chamberlain, formerly of Den
yer, COL, who recently died in England,
made failure of Sc branches of busi-
ness before he started to boom western
real estate, and he conducted his opera
tons on such large scale that when he
died he owed SIS, 100000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

Grasshoppers are now worth so cents
bushel in South Dakota, that being
the rate paid by the state authorities
for the destruction of the insects. They
are so numerous in some localities that
they are more profitable crop than
wheat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
THE EAST.

At Stamford, Conn.,, in 20-mile bicy-
Gle road race r. NJ. Alexander, of Hart
ford, made the distance in 41:53, beat
ing the worlds record.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
ST ,070, 967 1897, against 81 LOGS, 101 400 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 0.S.
At her home in New York city Mrs.
Abraham Rosenthal celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of her birth.
The president will spend most of his
summer vacation on the shores of Lake
Champlain, five miles from Plattsburg,
N. Y. 1925.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, labor leaders met
to devise means to assist the miners in
their contest for increased wages.
While asleep at their home in Bead
ling, Pa, Samuel Brown and his wife
were burned to death.
Fire destroyed the First Methodist
church in New Rochelle, N. Y. 1t was
more than 100 years old.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 18th were: Boston, .726;
Cincinnati, 1888; Baltimore, $3.50; New
York, .6l7; Cleveland, $40; Brooklyn.
.46s; Pittsburgh, .46s; Philadelphia,
ass; Louisville AT; Chicago, AIS;
Washington, 1877; st. Louis, .2O3.
In Philadelphia William Duffy, limo
type operator, set in six days the enor-
nous amount of 469, 300 ems of non
pareil, breaking the type-setting rec
ord.
One hundred Polish Jews who arrived
in New York from Europe were de-
ported because they were in a destitute
condition.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

One hundred and forty-six bright
young maids from Wellesley, Mass,
have taken the degree of bachelor of
arts. But why, by the way, call them
bachelors? Isn't it misnomer? The
meaning young man, and the CORES
ponding female word is bachelette,
meaning young and pretty girl, es-
pecially one who has lover, and who
does not love young and pretty girl !?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

American insurance companies are
leaving Austria, just as they left Prus-
STA, in consequence of the recent dis
eliminating regulations established by
the government. A business amounting
to $20,000,000 will thus be practically
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

We are told that in the Garden OF
Olives at Jerusalem there are eight
f1ourishing chestnut trees that are
known to be over 1000 years old. If
this is true we know now where some of
the latter day Jokes come from.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

Queen Victoria has 80 great-grand-
children living, and 10 of them boys.
Empress Frederick, the queens eldest
daughter, has II grandchildren. There
is no kind of danger of England run
uing short of rulers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
Work for Willing Men.

Topeka. Kan, July Kansas
farmers are appealing for help to save
their wheat, offering as high as two
dollars per day for laborers, while the
state is syvarming with tramps who re-
fuse to work. Thousands of acres Of
wheat lie scattered on the ground be-
cause farmers cannot get help to stack
IL 5sgg 5 ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

The Washington postal authorities
will hereafter send swift tug to meet
incoming mail steamers in New York,
and the mail will be received and on it's
way on trains before the steamer
reaches its docks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
Knocks Out Kandiyohi

The supreme court has handed in q,
decision, signed by Judge CAVITY,
knocking out the claims of the Kandi-
yohi county people to the state capitol
site. 1t seems that years ago tract
of land was set apart in that county
for capitol purposes, but the supreme
court holds that the legislature can go,
about building a capitol without first
disposing Of that land, given for the
purpose, 1sz9 1872 azs3z ~ 7si5 7y.5s.rr
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15

It is very evident that financial en-
barrassment did not drive the late Bar
ney Barnato to suicide. His estate
figures up about 25,OOO,0 900, after al
lowing for all shrinkage. '..' -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
Charged with Wife-Muraer.

Rochester, N. g, July II. Villa M Il.
Gates was arrested at his home in the
town of Gates Sunday, charged with
the murder Of his wife, Carrie Gates.
The two had not lived together for
come time. Gates gained access to the
room occupied by his wife and shot her.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
LATER NEWS.

At Gjentofte, Denmark the express
from Belsingoer ran into passenger
train standing at the station, wreck
ing eight carriages, killing 40 persons
and injuring 60 others. III. g.
Hawaii has offered to refer to arbi-
the immigration question between her
self and Japan, but Toxic government
has SO far ignored the proposition.
The miners at Ropes gold mine at
1shpeming, Mich, have struck for their
back pay.
Sixteen men and boys were placed in
jail at Cedar Rapids, To-, for illegal
fishing. -.
1t is announced that an understand
ing has been reached between France
and Great Britain, looking to the COM
pletion of the Panama canal, and that
the United States has been asked to
Ecome in and forma:quadruple alliance.
Asinole masted sloop on which were
supposed to be several persons, was
sunk off the coast of Long Island in a
storm. - ~
Hon. George v. N. Lothrup, ex-min-
lister to Russia, died the 18th at Detroit,
Mich. He was stricken with the heat
q week before.
The u. s. senate unanimously con-
irmed the nomination of John Good
now as consul general to Shanghai
Lightning struck the militia camp at
Peekskill, N. Y, killing Corporal j. j.
Mcdonald.
Following is the text of the collective
note of the powers to. Turkey: 1.-THE
great powers have adopted the project
of strategical rectihcation as it has
been worked out by the military At
taches and communicated to the Sub
line porte. In consequence, they have
agreed to assure the Ottoman govern
ment that they have arrived at firm
determination to put an end to the
obstruction, the only effect of which is
the prevention. of the conclution Ola
peace eminently in the interest of
Europe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
News IN BrloE

News In Brief
j. w. Lewis has been elected SUPER
intendent of schools at Hastings for
the twentieth time.
Dennis Dorgan, IS years old, became
involved in a heated dispute at st.
Paul with two other boys of his age,
John Farley and Patrick Larkin. The
quarrel ended suddenly when Larkin
stabbed Dorgan in the shoulder. The
blade of the knife penetrated the lung.
inflicting dangerous wound. .-
The body Of a young boy was found
floating in the river at st. Paul near
the Omaha bridge. The body was nude
and is supposed to be that of Mime
apolis boy who was reported missing.
A four weeks training school is in
session at Rush City.
All of the saw mills at MINNEAPOLIS
were compelled to shut down on ac-
count Of high water.
A new fraternal insurance order. to
be known as the Order of Home De-
tenders, was Incorporated by the fling
of articles with the insurance COM
missioner. as
The house of p. a.. West, at Hem
ming, was struck by lightning. The
family were Frustrated The house
was considerably torn up.
The supreme court has decided that.
the peddler law passed last winter il
unconstitutional
Charles Malone, storekeeper on Mile
Lacs reservation, who sold hair oil and
lemon and peppermint extracts to the
Indians who died after drinking it. il,
in Jail at Duluth.
The high school building at Zum-
brota was totally destroyed by fire.
Ellis Loomis, of Fulda, attempted to
assault q 14-year-old girl and " as put.
in jail. Soon after q mob took him
ont for the purpose Of lynchinp him.
but better judgment prevailed and he
was returned to await the action Of the
law. b
The people in the vicinity Of Swan
River held 9 picnic, at which beer wa.
freely imbibed, and soon after a pen-
eral row started, in which men and
women both took part. In the fracaa
several were badly hurt and Others
were stabbed.
q y !
Z Bush Bros store at Dover was
robbed Of about SIS worth Of goods bv.
burglars sS IS
George Allen, chief deputy sheriff Of
Ramsey county, committed suicide at.
Kohlman's lake by shooting himself.
He was the only surviving son Of Col.
Allen, Of the Merchants hotel Of ST.
Paul, and was q brother Of Ehle Allen.
who committed suicide atsLake Mime
tonka three years ago.
The postofice ut Granada was robbed.
ct Us il cash and $125 worth Of stamps.
The Congregational church Of Zum-
brota celebrated It's 10th anniversary.
John Wolfschleger was fatally in
Ejured By the explosion Of an impro-
vised cannon while cole ratinp the
Fourth. &C.
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Ktdn3DDed.

3 Elizabeth A. Mcdonald. of Duluth.
who was given the custody of the two
children when she received divorce
from her husband. Jack Mcdonald, a
few weeks ago. has complained that
her children have disappeared. Mrs.
Mcdonald says she has learned that
her former husband has gone to Can,
ada, and she fears that he has kid
mapped the children. E
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
Instantly Killed.

Jonah Reynolds, an old man, was in
stantly killed in Minneapolis by fall
ing from a sprinkling cart which he
was driving: Reynolds has just loaded
Lake street. At Pleasant avenue a
trace broke and one of the horses
turned suddenly and sharply. With
out moments warning the old man.
was thrown from his seat to the ground
and both wheels of the heavy loaded
wagon passed over his chest, crushing
it and causing death.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
uay Manic to Succeed Hims z

Harrisburg, Pa, July Y. Senator
Quay Saturday authorized the an-
nouncement that he would be candi-
date for the United States senate to
succeed himself. This sets at rest all
ru1nors that have been going the
rounds to the effect that Senator Quay
would retire from politics at the ex-
piration Of his present senatorial term.
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Negro: Lynched.

Union, No., July 12.-Erastus Brown,
the negro who made criminal assault
upon and nearly killed Miss Annie
Foervinger near Villa Ridge July 2, and
who was subsequently captured and
conveyed to Union to prevent his being
lynched. was forcibly taken from jail
at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morning and
hanged to tree by mob Of men from
the neighborhood Of Villa Ridge.
Died Of His Injuries.
Lodi, Wis, July 12.-Albert Lamont,
a farmer and noted horseman, died from
injuries received by his team running
away. ~. @
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struck by LightninK

Newton, Ill, July 12.-Albert Mitch
ell. a farmer, while at work in his corn
field, was struck by lightning and
killed. 81
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OH Derricks Blowi Down

Lima, o., July IA tornado passed
over the Oil fields between here and ST.
Marys Saturday night. Many derricks
were blown down, entailing . heavy
loss, but no lives were lost. Es
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
Raised Their Wages.

The schedule presented by tho,
switchmen of the Duluth & Iron Range
railway about May 10, has been acted
upon and partially conceded. The
main concession is an advance of To-
cents per night, the pay previously all.
lowed. and a stipulation regarding
overtime. Several minor things asked
for were not conceded, but the COM
mittee was informed that another con-
ference would be given. The new
scale of wages took effect June l.:
though it was not generally known
until the LIST of July. This involves the
pay of about $50 men. -
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FOREIGN INTELLIcENcEe

Edward H. Baker, United States con.
sui, who was injured recently in a rail.
way accident, died in Buenos Ayres.
In Paris four young women suffo-
Gated themselves with the fumes 81 4
charcoal stove because of poverty.
Turkey has been warned by Austria
that the harmony of the powers is not
impaired. and that the policy Of the
Turkish government is doomed to fail
ure if it counts upon disagreement.
The ambassadors of the powers act
ing upon instructions received from
their respective governments present
ed collective note to the Turkish gov
eminent demanding cessation OF the
obstruction of the peace negotiations.
In southern Wurtemberg, Germany,
a hailstorm killed 10 persons and thou
sands of cattle and damaged crops to
the extent of $4,000 4. 4.
Gen. Saraiva, the Brazilian chief Of
the revolutionist forces in Uruguay,
has declared that he will not accept the
terms of pacitication offered by the
government.
Advices from London say that mo
power is inclined to undertake coercive
measures to bring about settlement
between Greece and Turkey.