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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox has named her
summer home ON Long Island sound
1.-THE Bungalow"
The ordinance prohibiting the Gag
ing of birds of song is being strictly en-
forced in Tampa, Fla.
A Phoenix "a. IT, firm has secured
5000 pennies for the purpose. of intro
Lars like, who died not long ago in
Norway, was the last Norwegian vet
eran of the war of 1914 between Norway
and Sweden.
Surgeon General Sternberg, of the
United States army, lays claim to hav-
ing been the first discoverer of the yel-
low fever germ.
Mrs. Louis Sebru, of Fayette, Mo-, is
said to be the Oldest representative of
the postal service in this country. She
held Office in 1912.
The Portuguese bark Rosita Farlo
was attacked of the coast of Morocco
by pirates belonging to the Bocoza
Kabils. The captain and four. OF the
crew of the bark were carried Of.
Ex-President Guzman Blanco, of
Venezuela, is said to be the richest man
in the world, owning 100000 square
miles of land, 1900, 1000 virtual slaves
and enjoying an annual income Of $751;
100000. ...sz:'
The great bridge at Montreal, 1000
feet in length, built to accommodate e
two RAILROAD tracks, two trolley lines
and two foot paths, is to be erected by
American contractors and made of
American materials. -. e..
Alaw has been made in. Bulgaria maxi
ing it obi atory on all state officials to
wear during their hours of service no
other clothing and shoes than such as
have been made i'm Bulgaria, which are
provided with special stamp or mark.
The revised returns of the Russian
census give the total population of that
country as 129, 900, 900. This makes Rus
STA third in rank among the nations,
China coming first. with an estimated
population of 400, DOC, 900, and the Brit
ish empire next with 298, 0O0, 900.
During the last fiscal year As, ss4 APP
plications for patents were filed and
u.s. 19 patents, trademarks, etc, were
granted. The receipts Of the Office were
81, 343, 1874, and the expenditures 81,
026, 644.39, leaving a surplus of s317,-
1906, which is 500, 900 more than last
year. The total receipts Of the patent
Office over expenditures to date are
IS, O33, 614.23.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
ITS BUSINESS PARAL YZED.
NortOn'a Declarations at Durand Ma.
Amount to 100000

Norton'~ Defalcations at Durand May
Amount to 100000.
Rockford, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-There are no
startlingly new developments in the
Durand bank case. Young Norton's ia
Their and Blake, his father-in-law, have
now turned over to the creditors of the
bank every scrap of property they have
on earth. Mr.. Blake told a friend tina:
he would not be surprised if the loss
resulting from the debts of his SON.
in-law footed up 100000, although
those who have studied the matter say
it will not exceed $4,000. The bank
still remains unopened. Much of Nor
tons property has been attached several
times over by the depositors in the
hope of realizing something ON it. Bust
ness in the town has been paralyzed By
the failure, small merchants and work
ing people having all their funds tied
up in the bank. Nothing has yet been
learned of Norton's whereabouts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

History shows no parallel to the pres
ent European situation. There are six
great nations armed to the teeth, and
each one watching the slightest move
made by the others. None of them
wants war, but all are ready. They are
bosom friends, but one and all suspect
treachery. Hence the system of VOWS
and protests and nicely balanced atten-
tons. It is grim satire on civilization
that millions of armed men are thought
necessary to keep the peace, and that
war is only to be averted when every
body is afraid of his neighbor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

There are now ~ societies in the
United States membership in which de-
ponds on descent from ancestors who
distinguished themselves by coming
over to America at an early date or do
ing something notable at that time.
Meanwhile the great-grandfathers Of
the rest of us were minding their own
business and we ought to organize.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

Areportto the state department from
the vice consul at Hanover indicates
that there is a growing desire in Ger
many for American horses. The orig
inal difficulties in shipping horses from
this country seem to have been over
come, and transportation is now so per-
feet that horses arrive in Hamburg AID
Bremen in good condition: The Amer
lean horses which sell most readily in
Germany are the thick-set, working ami
mails of the Percheron breed. Until re-
Gently these horses have been sent from
Belgium. The report states that Amer
lean horses have been sold in Hanover at
prices ranging from 1925 to $500 each.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
WARRANTS BURNED TO DEATH:
Set Fire to a North Dakota Jail an,
Three Perish in the Flames.

Set Fire to a North Dakota Jail and
Three Perish in the Flames.
Fargo, N. D., Sept. 6.-Tramps began
to rob and pillage stores at Conway, a
small town in western Walsh county,
Saturday afternoon, The city marshal
and posse captured three of the ring
leaders after hard fight and placed
them in the city Jail. At one o'clock
Sunday morning the Jail was discovered
on fire and before the flames could be
extinguished one of the Migrants was
cremated and the other two have since
died of frightful burns. It is supposed
the men tried to burn a hole through
which they could escape and the blaze
got beyond their control.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

The death of Mrs. John Drew, at the
age Of n, leaves a void on the American
stage which cannot Immediately be
filled. For SO years as child and woman
she has been before the public, and in
that time impressed her winning per-
sonality on two generations. She stole
into the hearts of theater goers when
at the age of six, and known as Louise
Lane, she made her debut in the char
acter of a boy in "Timon of Athens" at
the Liverpool theater. Every year that
followed has served to strengthen the
attachment, for the promise of her
childhood was realized in the genius
that developed in her as she matured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
KILLS HIS FATHER.
Michael Meyer Shot by His Son Rob-
ert in st. Louis.

Michael Meyer Shot by His Son Rob-
ert in st. Louis.
St. Louis, Sept. 6.-Robert Meyer is
i'll Jail and Michael Meyer, his father,
is dead at the morgue. When the boy
returned to his home from work the
father was smashing the furniture pre-
paratory to DESERVING it. He attacked
the son and was shot dead by the boy
i'll sight of the family. The younger
members of the family were fond of
playing on musical instruments, which
the old man detested. The wife was
fond of society and the husband pro-
claimed her untrue and their children
illegitimate. The dead man is said to
have been heavy drinker since he be-
gan to drawa pension of SIP month
as an old soldier. Strange to say, none
of the family has visited the parricide
in prison.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

Italy appears to be the home OF the
anarchists, although they are men who
know no country. The murderers of
President Carnot and Premier Canovas
were both Italians, and it is satisfactory
to note that the police of Milan and
other cities are taking steps against the
incendiaries. 1t is only a question of
time before the governments of the
world will be compelled to unite in a
relentless war against the reds, who
themselves make war upon society.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Germans Celebrate.

Cincinnati, Sept. 6.-The anniversary
of the first settlement of the Germans
in America, at Germantown, Pa, was
celebrated here Sunday with the largest
demonstration of the kind ever known
in this city. Over 100 German societies
participated. All the railways brought
excursions. There were parades in the
morning and over 10000 people assem-
bled in the Geological gardens in the
afternoon. Carl Schurz was the orator
of the dav
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE


a In Naoetsu, Japan, high water flooded
1000 houses and 300 persons were
drowned. H.. r:
e. SPANS queen regent will receive Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, the new United
States minister, on the 18th inst 3
IF Insurgents at Crete fired upon the
Turkish troops, and the latter re-
turned the fire, but no casualties oc-
Cured. g@ ~ *
In St. Petersburg special commits
sion will meet to discuss the introduce
ton of compulsory education in Rus
sia. 80 :.
The liberal candidate, Gen. Ignacio
Andrade, was elected president of the
republic of Venezuela.
In the Nicaraguan congress bill was
introduced to establish gold stand
ard in that republic.
Gen. Lee, United States consul gen.
eral, left Cuba for New York on leave
of absence.
The sultan, it is said, agreed never to
use his influence against Russia in
central Asia and the car has pledged
himself to uphold Turkish rights In
Europe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

The young women of Harper, Kan,
are forming an organization and talk
ing pledges not to go with men who
drink, smoke or use profane language.
Their motto should be: ''The man who
furnishes draft for pipe cannot fur
nish q draft on New York for me to
spend at the seashOre."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

rrlnce Luigi of Italy has rendered
very distinct service to geographical
science by his successful ascent of
Mount Saint Elias, in Alaska, the high
est peak in North America. He has ap-
proximately determined the height of
the mountain and established the fact
that it has never been, as had previously
been supposed, a great volcano. For
this service he is entitled to the thanks
of the American people.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

1t is estimated that the production of
aluminium next year will reach AGO
pounds daily, or about six times the out
put of 1895. Not many years ago alumni
MUM was nearly as valuable as gold, but
it will soon be classed as one of the
cheapest metals. 1t is found to be es-
pecially valuable for it's malleability, ex-
ceeding lightness and freedom from
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

The latest printing press turns out
$4,000 eight-page papers an hour. Men
not yet old can remember when the
fastest press could not print that many
four-page papers in 48 hours.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Fatally Shot.

Richland Center, Wis, Sept. 6.--At
Buck Greek, eight miles north of this
city Saturday, Deck Thompson was ia
tally shot by jerome Frye. Both had
attended stock sale. at neigh boring
farmers and became engaged in quar-
rel which terminated in the shooting.
Frye gave himself up and claims the
shooting was in self-defense.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Yellow Fever at the Gulf.

Mobile, Ala, Sept. Estate Health
Officer Saunders, having reported the
result of the examination of the fever
which had been prevailing for some
weeks at Ocean Springs, Miss, on the
Bay of Biloxi or Gulf of Mexico, Sc miles
from Mobile, and "a miles from New Or
leans, the disease being pronounced yell
low fever, the Mobile board of health
has declared rigid quarantine against
Ocean Springs. %'5i 7'@s ,s5l ..s*3t -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
News IN Bret,

A farmer near Wells lost p hogs by
cholera.
The Mankato bakers have raised the
price of bread.
Several buildings at Grand Meadow
were wrecked in thunder storm.
Guy Earl Baker, of Minneapolis.
whileirowing a boat on Lake Mime
tonka, was seized with st, and fall
ing into the water was drowned.
The knitting mills and fiber works
at Mankato have resumed operations.
The new Northern Pacific round
house at East Grand Forks will con-
tain 80 engine stalls. ,-.
The Minneapolis owners of the Arc
torus iron mine have given an option
on it to the Illinois Steel company at
500, 600.
A man named Walker, at Cloquet,
being teased by small boys, snapped
his whip at them and the cracker
struck 1o-year-old Lephaner Levoie in
the eye, cutting the eye-ball He will
lose his sight
John Keen, q section man on the
Burlington road at Winona, was struck
by lightning, his hat and coat being
torn to tatters, the lightning passing.
I down the back Of his head and. his
right shoulder and arm. Notwith-
standing the severe shock he will re-
cover. 81
Moorhead bicycle riders now breathe
more freely The policeman who en-.
tertained himself by shooting ct their:
golf upholstered legs as they rode past
him, has been dismissed from the force.
The Bank of New England, which
failed in Minneapolis in 1893, has paid
the state, q preferred creditor, but the
depositors do notgets ! cent.
Dean Pattee, of the university law
school, made quite an extended tr,p
east this summer, and as result the
law library has been increased to a
considerable extent in size.
Burglars made q raid upon the Min.
neapolis dog pound, but failed to get =
canine.
b Mrs. Ole Onstad, well known resi-.
dent OF Hader. was severely gored ia
abdomen BY "a ugly bull. .7.sS
The Christian Science society Of Min.
neapolis will erect : 5000 building.
The city Of Red Wing will prosecute
the Milwaukee railway for not keepi
Ing fagman q the street crossing. ssf,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
LETTERS or LOVE.
They Are Turned Into Damaging ,Tea
timOny Against LuetEeFt. 3

tlmOny A&H1nAt 1luel8e ~ 80
q Chicago, Sept. 6. The. strongest blow
Of the week was given the defense in
the Luetgert trial Saturday. Mrs.
Christine Feldt, in whom the state pre-
sents the motive for the alleged crime,
took the stand for the prosecution and
furnished the most sensational episode
of the hearing She related declara-
tons made by the defendant which
tended strongly to show that he pur-
posed doing violence to his wife as soon
as his business troubles were over and
settled. She produced letters which he
had written to her while in jail. They
contained expressions Of love, devotion
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Fatal Railway Wreck.

Waterville, Me-, Sept. Gan excur-
sion train on the Maine Central railroad
was wrecked Sunday morning two
miles west of Etna station. One. per-
son was killed and 80 wounded. The
train was carrying excursionists from
Dover and Foxcraft to the Etna camp
meeting. The breaking of flange de-
rallied and overturned car containing
65, passengers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
THE EAST.

In New York a company has been In
ccrporated with a. capital of SIS, 000, 900
to construct ship canal from the At
lantic to the Gulf of Mexico.
Jack McAuliffe, the pugilist, after ten
years of comparative luxury, has re-
turned to his old occupation, that of a
cooper.
DR.. E. B. Andrews, who resigned the
presidency of Brown university at
Providence, r. l., has, it is said, accept
ed the position of president of the new
Cosmopolitan university, founded by
John B. Walker and to open on the 18th
inst. in Providence.
The national executive board of the
United Mine Workers agreed to recon-
mend to the miners a proposition from
the Pittsburgh operators for straight
price of 65 cents a ton, to continue in
force until the end of the year.
In the national league the percent
ages of the basemall clubs for the week
ended ON the 4th were: Boston, 500;
Baltimore, .694; New York, 500; Gin
cinnati, .5s3; Cleveland, .514; Chicago,
.446; Brooklyn, AL; Pittsburgh, .439;
Louisville, .43s; Philadelphia. .43s;
Washington, .434; St. Louis, .243.
During the ten weeks the miners
strike has been going on the strikers
have lost in wages $1o,5Oo,00O.
By the upsetting of boat Forest 81.
Parker, president of the Produce Ex-
change bank of New York, and his wife
were drowned in the Chain lake in the
Adirondacks.
The death of Benjamin Brewster,
president of the Keokuk & Des Moines
railroad, occurred at his summer home
in Cazenovia, N. Y, aged69 years.
Near Newport, Me-, an excursion
train was wrecked and one man was
killed and four other persons were ia
tally injured
The city of New York has now a pop
ulation of 2.OOO,916.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Horrible mode of Suicide.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. CA special to
the Free Press from Owosso, Mich,
says: Miss Mile Comstock, a music
teacher, died Sunday from the effects OF
being burned by her placing a blanket
saturated with oil around herself and
setting fire to it. She had been in poor
health for some time and preparations
were being made to>removesher toythe
Pontiac asylum. q a i ~ u !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Embexxlement Charxed.

West Superior, Wis, Sept. Ga crimi-
nal warrant, charging the embezzle-
'ment of>$7 900 of the funds of the town
of Superior was sworn out Saturday
afternoon before Judge Parker and will
be placed at once in the hands of the
sheriff and that official ordered to arrest
Charles H. Gill, ex-town treasurer. The
case has been hanging fire ever since
the last election, when Gill was sue
ceeded in Office by Jacob Erickson. The
books were in bad shape at that time
and Gill was given an opportunity to
set matters right. He has failed to do
SO. Hence the warrant for his arrest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

1t has been finally demonstrated by
Prof. Alfred M. Mayer, of the Stevens
Institute of Technology, New York city,
that there is film of air on the surface
of water strong enough to uphold
small piece of chemically clean and dry
metal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09

In 1920 the entire world s product of
gold from the famed Ormus and Col
conda, from the Andes and Brazil, only
amounted to $s,OOO,OO0. Things have
greatly changed in these closing years
Df the century,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Is 1t Murder?
LagOOnS. Not Lakes.

Engineers have made an investiga-
ton of Bear creek, at Rochester, as re-
CARDS the advisability of making q
lake. They report that one cannot be
built, but advise a series of parks and
little lagoons connected by channels at
cost of $4,000, which would be of
more value to the city for park pur-
poses than lake.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
WEST AND SOuTH.

In Jacksonville, Fla, Robert Henry
(colored) was hanged for the murder of
his wife in February, 1894.
A fire made IS families homeless in
the Kaw river bottoms near Kansas
City, Mo.
It was said that Charles A. Norton,
cashier and general manager of the
Bank of Durand, ILL.,, private concern,
had embezzled $4,000.
Resolutions were adopted at the Farm
ers' congress in St. Paul commencing
the secretary of agriculture for his eff
forts in behalf of the dairy industry; IA
voring the grading of butter for export;
providing for a committee to report to
the next congress plan for cooperation
between the states for the prevention of
contagious diseases among domestic
animals.
The United States government claims
Dawson City is in American territory,
and has instructed Alaskan officials to
act accordingly.
The doors of the First national bank
of Greensburg, Ind, were closed, with
liabilities of nearly 100000.
To redeem pledge made J. D. Rookie
Teller sent his check for $3.50, 900 to the
American Baptist Home Missionary So
ciety.
In Jackson township, Mo-, Joseph M.
Lilly, wealthy farmer, died at the age
of 81 years. He had been in bed for 21
years, claiming that he would die of
heart disease If he pot I'M
The president took part in the annual
reunion at Fremont, O., of the Twenty
third Ohio regiment, of which he was a
member during the war.
Democrats, populists and silver re-
publicans Joined in fusion and placed
the following ticket in the field in Ne
braska: Supreme judge, John j. Sui
Ivan (dem.), Columbus; university re-
gents, E. Won Forell, Kearney (pop.);
George F. REMOVER, Wisner [silver
rep.).
C. M. Charnley, for IS years treasurer
of the Presbyterian board of aid for
colleges and academies in Chicago, was
said to be defaulter to the extent of
$4,000.
The Colorado republicans in conven-
ton at Denver renominated Charles D.
Hoyt for justice of the supreme court,
anu the silver republicans in session at
Glenwood Endorsed him.
/ w. r. Ward, the Englishman whose
elopement with the wife of John Brad
bury, Los Angeles (Cal.) millionaire,
created sensation last July, leaped
through the window of a fast train near
Wheatland, Ia, and was killed.
@@ The oldest Jew in the United States.
Lazarus Greengard, died at the resi-
dence of his son in St. Louis, aged 105
years.
At the Sunshine coal mine near Glen
wood Springs, COL, an explosion killed
IL men.
Helen Lewis died at her home in St.
Joseph, Mich, aged 1O7 years. She
was born in slavery in Delaware in 1870.
Populists of Colorado met at Salida
and nominated William Gabbert for the
supreme court bench. ii
The president and his party were the
special guests of the Ohio state board
of agriculture at the fair grounds in
Columbus.
Explosions Of natural gas at Broad
Ripple, Ind, killed eight persons and
"a others were badly injured.
The official estimate of the corn crop
of Kansas this year places it at 165 ,677, :
$50 bushels.
Many business men in Bloomington,
Peoria and, other illinois cities were
victimized through twotollar bills
raised to ten-dollar bills.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Hottent'ot is hard to prom

Hottentot is hard to pronounce IT the
graphic description of DR.. Aurel Schulz
does it no injustice: II can safely liken
the language to the clicking of multi
tude of different rusty old gunlocks
simultaneously set in motion. 1t is
simply appalling to hear the fatty click
gut tkoot, tick, lick, mktchuk, gtkowk-
tok gtu-gktigakkij, accompanied by
manv pupplinps"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
The sta tistics show that out Of 2, 30O,-
900 Germans who have left the Father
land since 1871, 2,1oo, 900 have come to

Every boy and girl in the old-time
schoolhouse understood 'the art OF
telegraphing without wires long be-
lore modern scientists discovered it..
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Cotton Burned.

New York, Sept. 6.-Twelve hundred
and eighty-nine bales of compressed
cotton, which arrived from the south by
the Morgan line and were to have been
shipped east by the City of Fall River,
were burned Saturday on the lighter
Mystic alongside the Fall River line
pier on the North river 'front.'. Loss,
$4,000.
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s.Jumped from 8 Train.

Lexington, III, Sept. 6.-Benjamin
Arnold, aged TO- a farmer Of Blue
Mound, jumped from a fast freight at
/ the depot here. Both Of his legs were
crushed and hesd died ina fewminutes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
T. Brothers Drowned.
Canfured.

Washington, Sept. GA dispatch was
received by the chief Of police from
Toronto officials saying that Hawkins,
an employe of the district tax office, who
robbed the safe Of $1,000 and fed, has
been captured in that city.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
Americas KIll~d nv TurL.

London, Sept. Ga special from
Canea, Island of Crete, says an Ameri-
car named Cyrus Thorpe has been
killed by Turks near Hierapetra.