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BAD FIRE IN DETROIT.
Property Valued at 100000 De
strOyed and Five Firemen Seri.
Ously Burned.

Detroit, Mich, June 13.-Fire totally
destroyed the immense power buildin 9
of G. F. Chase in Congress street Satur-
day morning, causing loss Of nearly
100000, and during the progress of the
fire five members of the department
were seriously burned and crippled.
The flames had good start before an
alarm was turned in, and for a time
it was feared that much surrounding
property would be destroyed. The
Union Trust building of Moffatt Il
Buell. and other office structures in the
vicinity were covered with showers of
sparks and embers A four-story annex
to the Buell. office building, facing
Congress street west, was set aire from
the top by the falling of burning debris
from the Chase building. Part of the
spire of St. Paul's Episcopal church was
DESTROYED
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BEATS ALL REC CORDS
Value q Exports OF Products or the
United States for the Past Year
Will Exceed $sOO.OOO, 900.

Washington. June 13.-The farmers Of the
United States are drawing upon other parts
Of the world for more money in the fiscal
year which, ends this month than in any
preceding year in the history Of the coun-
try. Even the high-water mark Of 1892,
amounted to $99,328, 232, win be surpassed
by the record of the year which closes
with this month. The preliminary reports
of May expectations which have reached
the bureau. of statistics make 1t quite ap-
parent that the agricultural exports Of
the year will be considerably in excess Of
$500, zoo, 000 the total for the year being
likely to reach $685.. 100000 Never before have
the exports of agricultural products
reached the $500, 100000 line, and never but
twice have they been as much as $700, 000,-
000 the two occasions in which they passed
the $700.000.000 line being in 1881 and 1892.
Compared with the last fiscal year the in
will be fully $15o, 100000, and compared with
the preceding year the increase will be
over $3.50, 00O, 0O0 while the total will be fully
30 per cent. In excess Of that of the fiscal
year 1895. .%'S. s+--i - =" f'-> ~
In breadstunfs alone the exports of the
year will amount to nearly $1,000 900 for
each business day and will be more than
$l0O. 000. 600 In excess of last years exports
of breadstuffs. Nearly all articles classed
as breadstuffs have participated in this
increase. OF wheat the value of the ex-
ports for the fiscal year 1898 will be more
than double those of the fiscal year 1897;
while the increase in -four will be nearly so
per cent. and of corn nearly so per cent in
value. May exports of corn were larger
than those of any other month in the his
tory of the country, while the total exports
OF corn for the year for the first time will
pass the 20O,000,000 bushel line, the total in
only three preceding years having reached
100 600 bushels. Cornmeal, oats and oat-
meal and rye show striking increase, the
gain in oatmeal being more than 60 per
cent. over last year and that of oats 100
per cent, while in rye the gain is also
phenome nally large.
provisions" in which term are included
beef, hog and dairy products, there is also
marked increase. the total exports of
provisions for the year being likely to reach
S160, OO0, 900 in value. Most Of this increase,
however, is in hog products, exporta tons Of
bacon, which were 1884, 187,147 in value last
year, being likely to reach $4,000 900 this
year, and lard showing a similar increase,
being likely to reach $37. OOO, 900 this year, or
gain of nearly $S,G00,0O0. Live beef seems
to be gaining in popularity with our for
e1gn customers, the exports of beef cattle
havin" increased materially, while those of
beef, either fresh, canned or sailed, have
failed to show any increase in most cases
decided falling off being noticeable. The
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16
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
FiFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.

Proceedings OF First Regular Session.
In the United States senate on the 9th
the omnibus claim BILL" carrying
something over $9,000,0o0, 40 private
pension bills and several measures from
the general calendar were passed. The
house agreed to the conference report
on the war revenue bill by vote of 154
to 1o7, and bill to carbohydrates SOL
diers to participate in congressional
elections was considered.
The conference report on the war rev.
enue bill was agreed to by the United
States senate on the 10th by :. vote of 4a
to %. Adjourned to the 18th. In the
house an agreement was reached to take
up and discuss the Hawaiian annexa-
ton resolution at once, the vote to be
taken or the 18th. Mr.. Maxwell (Neb.)
introduced bill restricting the use Of
money and other considerations in the
election of senator's and representatives.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. The session of the
house was devoted to debate upon the
Hawaiian annexation resolutions.
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AL 8 OF MANILA.
Ambassador Hay Telegraphs from
London That the spaniards Have
Surrendered the City.

Washington, June 3.'.Hong-K Kong
advices say that Manila has surren-
dered." This dispatch was received at
midnight from Ambassador Hay at
London. That was the whole story, but
it is taken for granted at the navy de-
partment that Ambassador Hay re-
ceived his news from official sources
in London and that it is correct. The
news was at once carried over to the
white house and caused intense delight.
Direct news from Admiral Dewey had
been expected, as it was known he sent
dispatch boat to Hong-Kong, and it
was presumed that by this time Dewey
and Aguinaldo between them must
have forced the city to surrender.
3. If it proves to be true, the first army
expedition to the Philippines will have
nothing to do but to occupy the town
and prevent the insurgents making re.
prisals, and the result may be the sub
stltution of volunteers for some of the
regulars now under Merritt. at San
francisco. No one here doubts the
news, the briefness of the dispatch from
Ambassador Hay being taken as an evil
dence of it's reliability, and the navy de-
partment is congratulating itself in the
belief that Dewey has capped the eli
max OF his great victory by hauling
down the Spanish flag and running up
the stars and stripes without waiting
for the slow-moving army, just as Samp.
son landed at Guantanamo while the
army was fleeing from ghost ships at
Tampa.
1t has been believed all along that
Dewey would capture Manila with the
assistance of the insurgents, and it is
hoped Sampson may do the same thing
The last full reports from Dewey were
to the effect that Manila was at his
mercy, with supplies running short and
the insurgents completely investing the
city, and for this reason the news by
way of London is received as true. The
cable from Hong-Kong runs around the
Indian peninsula and British official
advices have the right of way, so it is
natural to suppose the British foreign
office would first receive the glorious
news.
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SOME STUMPY GREAT MEN.

The famous Spartan general, Agesi-
hus, and Attila, the. "scourge Of God,'
were broad-shouldered, thick-set, sin
envy, short.
OF Theodore I. Cassiodorus wrote:
'sHe is rather short than tall, somewhat
stout, with shapely limbs alike 1.-the and
strong" - r%%S
Napoleon Bonaparte, "Le Petit Cap
oral" as his men lovingly called him,
stood about five feet (French) in his,
stockings. say feet ~ inches eng
lish). -.
Actius, commander in chief Of the
Roman troops and prop of the tottering
Roman empire in the days of Valen-
tinian, was man. of low stature, there
in resembling Timour the Tartar, self
described as a "puny, lame, decrepit
little wight, though lord of Asia and
terror of the world"
Louis the Great, who, less his high
heeled shoes and towering wig, dwin-
dies to about five feet six inches, was q
giant compared with Sir Francis Drake
and with Admiral Keppe little Keep
pei" as every sailor in the fleet fondIy,
dubbed him from pure love and admira-
Stion.fs$g IS
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THE EAST.


In the United States there were 2O3
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 10th, against 222 the week
previous and 262 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 10th aggregated
$1,324, 766,412, against $1,155, 159, O51 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 312.
Massachusetts, prohibitionists have
nominated Samuel p. Shapley, of Bos-
ton, for governor, and theirplatform in
dorses woman suffrage.
Eddie McDuffie broke the worlds
three-mile bicycle record in Boston, his
time being SOC 3-5.
The firm of L. B. Clark & Co., tanners
at Bangor, Me-, failed for $3.50, 900.
In the Nationalleague the percentages
of the baseball clubs for the week end
ed on the 18th were: Cincinnati, .6s2;
Cleveland, .652; Boston, .644; Baltimore,
.625; New York, 1923; Chicago, .511;
Pittsburgh, .511; Philadelphia, .439;
Brooklyn. 300: St. Louis, 1864: Wash
ington, .341; Louisville, $40.
An explosion of gas in mine at South
Wilkesbarre, Pa, burned ten miners,
some of them fatally.
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San Francisco, June 13.-It is report
ed that instructions have been sent to
Admiral Dewey to take possession of
belonging to Spain.
Washington, June 13.-Orders have
been issued to Gen. Lee and to Gen.
Coppinger to hasten the expedition
against Puerto Rico.
Washington, June 13.-Gen. Merritt
has asked for more troops for the Phil
ippine expedition, and they are likely
tozbe granted him. Sixteen thousand
have been allotted to him, and he wants
1000 more. He expects to leave for
Manila in two weeks and wants his
forces to precede him.
Madrid, June 13.-Political circles de-
clare no suggestions for peace have
been received, that such suggestions
would be declined and that Spain has
decided to pursue the war to the bitter
end. Several Spanish generals are
quoted as saying that Spain can con-
tinue the war in Cuba for two years
and that it is useless to talk of peace
unless on the basis of status quo ante
bellum. The campaign inaugurated
by some of the foreign newspapers in
favor of peace between Spain and the
United States is not approved here.
Wilmington, DEL, June 13.-Capt.
Davis, of the British steamer LIE Coo,
which has reached this port from San
lander, Spain, says that while in that
country he was impressed with the fact
that the common people are apparently
taking very little interest in the war
with the United States. The people
think the conflict is for the considera-
ton of the Madrid government. Capt.
Davis was also of the opinion that the
Spaniards thought the United States
was wasting its money appropriated to
wage war, as it was intimated to him
Spain did not place a high financial es-
timation upon Cuba, Puerto Rico or the
Philippines.
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A Thousand Killed.

Liverpool, June 13.-Steamers which
have arrived here from Sierra Leone re-
port that thousand persons were
killed in the recent uprising in that dis
trict. One hundred and twenty inhab-
itants of Freetown, most of them trad
ers, are known TO have been massacred,
and other colonists were carried into
the bush by the "war boys" and un-
doubtedly met worse fate. Three
hundred friendly natives were killed,
and beside the white missionaries six
colored missionaries of the United
Brethren of Christ were murdered at
Manohbargru.
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MINOR NEWS NOTES.

In the first five months of 1898 moro
rain fell IN Kansas than during the
whole OF last year.
Charles Neble, who went to the Klon-
dixie from Mexico, Mo-, became snow
blind, then crazy. and died.
For over 100 years weekly distribu-
ton of bread has taken place at St.
Johns chapel, one of the Trinity parish
churches, New York city.
The National Piano Manufacturers
Association Of America held it's annual
meeting in Boston and elected as presi.
dent Henry F. Miller, of Boston.
The president has granted a pardon
to Capt. John D. Hart, now serving 4
sentence of two years for engaging in
a filibustering expedition to Cuba.
The discovery has been made that
metal filings of any kind can be COM
pressed into bars which will stand as
severe tests as the original bars which
supplied the filings.
Miss Evangeline Cisneros, whose ro-
mantle escape from Spanish prison in
Havana several months ago is recalled,
was married in Philadelphia to Carlos
F. Carbonell, who assisted in her rescue.
The venerable Rev. John Peate, of
Greenville, Pa, has, after many months
of labor, completed the wonderful lens
which he has been shaping and polish
ing for the American university at
Washington.
While Jacob F. Smith, jeweler of st.
Louis, was at lunch burglars broke
open the back door of his establishment
and looted it, taking 1s trays of
watches, diamonds and other jewelry
valued at over $4,000. E'- : =.
Rev. James Needham (Methodist), of
Surrey county, S.. c., who is 80 years
old, is still engaged in the active work
of the ministry. He has been minis
ter for more than IS years, and has
preached to five generations.
Joseph G. Field, an electrician, whose
inventions gained him national repu-
tation, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. Z. Cobb, in Evanston, Ill.
Heart trouble is supposed to have
caused death. He was born II years
ago in Syracuse, NY. s.5.s
The submarine boat Argonaut has
completed run of 200 miles under and
on the waters Of the Chesapeake bay,
between Baltimore and Norfolk, Va,
and Simon Lake, the inventor, expresses
confidence in being able to cut the wires
or destroy mines laid to protect any
harbpr in the world. -; -. = {. =
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One of the most remarkable exhibl-
tions the world has yet seen is in prog
ress at Omaha and will remain open
until fall. The Trans-Mississippi and
international exposition is an extraor-
binary evidence of American energy
and culture in the newest section of
the union. Five years have been spent
in preparing for it, and the sum of ST.
100000 expended to place it on the
level of great expositions. The
grounds cover 200 acres, and in addition
to the ten immense structures are Is
state buildings, all filled with the treas
ures of industry and art.
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A bill was introduced in congress at
the request of a number of estimable
ladies to provide two matrons for each
regiment of volunteers, the duties of
the matrons to be to sew on buttons,
darn stockings, etc. This, of course, is
good plan, but does it go far enough?
If the United States army is going into
the matron business-that is, outside
of the hospitals-why not hire women
cooks who can make pies and mullins
like mother used to make?" And
what's the matter with having wait
re.ses, etc? Let's give the girls q
chance while we are about it.
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Our forgotten Klondile boom breaks
in upon the war news in way that
gives melancholy forebodings. The col
lapse of another transport tub and the
drowning of nearly two score passen-
gers en- route to the promised Eldorado
is a fresh illustrat ton of the risks VOL
UNFAIRLY undertaken in the mad haste
for easy riches. It will be fortunate
if the Klondike craze is ended before
other and still more narrowing catas-
trophies follow the trail of the modern
argOnauts.
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Capt. Waters, of Los Angeles, CAL,
the owner of San Miguel island, has
made the discovery that this bit of land
was never coded to Mexico by Spain.
BY some oversight it was omitted from
the list of islands given up when Mex
lean Independence was acknowledged.
AS soon as he learned this fact Capt.
Waters FASTENED to his little island,
hoisted the American flag, and took for
NAL possession in the name of the
United States
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The American consul at Curacao is
incidentally in the coal business, and
when the Spanish admiral dropped in
there with his fleet the consul could
have sold the coal pile containing 1900
tons of coal for $25 per ton. All the
coal Cervera could get at Curacao was
300 tons of slack, which the Dutch gov
eminent had condemned three years
before as useless, and the Spanish adj
miral's mouth fairly watered when he
saw the American consul's pile of coal.
'You could not have bushel of it for
bushel of gold." calmly remarked the
American.
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DR.. Nansen has unfolded the plan of
his next expedition, which will start
from Behring straits or point further
north. The expedition will last prob
ably five or six years. DR.. Nansen said
it was not important to reach the north
pole. It was sufficient to continue sci
entific Investigations. The cost of the
expedition will be- about 100000 rubles
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WEST AND SOUTH. (

In the St. Johns river at ST.. Johns
bluff, IS miles below Jacksonville, Fla,
torpedo exploded, killing three men.
J. 7. Pyle and b. r. Williams, two
well-known and wealthy western cat
tlemen, were drowned near Perry, O. T.,
while attempting to cross a swollen
stream.
e Democrats Of the Fifth Georgia dis
trict have renominated Col. i. F. Liv-
ingston for congress. .,,4
The additional returns received from
the election in Oregon swell Geer's
(rep.) plurality for governor to 1871.
Nebraska prohibitionists have nom
mated R.7V. Muir. Of Nemaha county,
for governor .i
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Murder in Ohio,

Springfield, O., June 13.-Otway Lu-
cas-, wealthy farmer residing at South
Scion, a town 10 miles south of here,
was shot down and killed in cold blood
Sunday night by Charles Seller, aged rs
years. The murderer is still at large,
although armed men have been search
ing for him. What caused the crime is
not known, but it is said that an old
feud is respon sible. &,5.S
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Seals Fate OF snntiar,o

London, June IS. H. Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS acquisition #of 4 base for
coaling and supplies at Guantanamo is
universally recognized as practically
sealing the fate of Santiago, although it
is believed that the Spanish troops will
show good fight beforethe city is cap
tured. III Is-. 49,
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MARKETS..

Minneapolis June Is.
Wheat-No. northern, $1.01 to LOO;
No. northern, "a to Csc; July, Ole.
Corn-No. 3, Sac.
Oats-No. white, 80 to 30Lc
Cattle-Steers, $3.50 to $4.2O; COWS,
1926.
Sheep-Muttons, So. 10 to 8. so; lamb
1926.
Butter-Creamery, extras, IS to 16c;
creamery, frsts, 10 to 14c; dairy, fancy,
ia to 14c; dairy, fancy. 10 to 13c.
Poultry-Turkeys, Z to SC; spring
chickons IN 2c
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A SPLENDID Gift.

Oshkosh, Wis.,, June 13.-Ex-Senator
Sawyer presented $4,000 to the city
Saturday to aid in establishing pub
lie library. Marshall Harris, pioneer
lumberman of this city, bequeathed his
estate, valued at $4,000, to the city for
library fund, provided the city raised
like amount. The city raised SIS, 900
and Mr.. Sawyer made up the amount
necessary, putting up $4,000, thus Gre
ating a public library fund of 100000.
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exports Of beef cattle during the first ten
months of the fiscal year were 379,663,
against 310,478 in the corresponding months
OF last year. while fresh beef in the same
period fell from 242,16s,0s4 pounds in ten
months Of 1897 to 227,4s4,s7s pounds in the
corresponding ten months of 1898. Sailed
beef shows fall Of IS per cent for the
year and canned beef from &C, S49, OO6 pounds
IN the ten months Of 1897 to 81, oil, 129 pounds
in the ten months Of 1898.
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Spanish Prisoner Released.

Washington, June 13.-Assistant Sec
rotary Meiklejohn has directed the re-
lease of Jose Castellanos, confined at
Mcpherson barracks, Ga. The man is a
Spaniard, and was arrested at Tampa,
but there was no evidence against him
at his examination to show that he was
engaged in any action prejudicial to the
government. n<sS Us ,$7s*a.t.t&&
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The Chinese are nothing if they are
not polite. The emperor has issued a
proclamation requesting certain gov
eminent officials to stop stealing pub
lie moneys" That seems to be legiti-
mate request, everything considered.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16

The death of that great tragedian,
Thomas w. Keene, after 30 years prom
inence in his profession, removes from
the stage ore of the best and most tai
ented actors America has ever produced.
Overwork, for which there was no need,
was the prime cause of his death.
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The mineral nrOductiOn, of 1

The mineral production of the United
States in 1897 broke the record. It
amounted to $746,23o, 9s2, which is twice
that of Great Britain and more than the
production of all Europe. In the list
are 2,664,57e ounces of gold, 56,457, 292
ounces of silver, 510,1o0,71o pounds of
copper, 197,718 tons of lead, 100000
pounds of aluminium and $10,OO0,o00
worth of natural gas.
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Selling Of Chinese of Girls,

Omaha, Neb., June 13.-Judge Scott
is hearing the case of three. Chinese
girls who have applied for habeas cor
pus. They charge that they and ~
others are held here in slavery, and are
being sold for immoral purposes. They
say seven have already been sold and
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Brakeman KiIled.

Roseburg, Ore, June 13.The north
bound freight train No. 81 on the South
ern Pacific was derailed about noon
Sunday near Glendale. The engine,
tender and five cars left the track.
Stephen D. Willis. brakeman, was in.
staltly killed. 81
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Spies Soon to Leave.

Ottawa, Ont, June 13.-Lieut. Car
rama and Mr.. Du Bose will sail for
Madrid from Montreal Saturday, June
Is. In the meantime, it is stated in Off
cial circles, Canadian secret service
men and private detectives are to watch
their movements closely.
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University for China

Peking, June 13.-An imperial edict
has been issued providing for the estab-
,lishment Of the University Of Picking
on European models. The dignitaries
have. been commanded to confer imme-
diately for the carrying out Of the
scheme 49, 4sss ~
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George Jacob Holyoake, of England,
claims that he was the first person to
use the word lingo" and that his ar
ticle in the London Daily News on May
10, 1878, was the first article in which
the word appeared.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16

President Monroe's' body servants are
beginning to die at the age of 102. 1t
may be inferred that the last of the
thousands who waited on the Father of
his Country is gone at last.
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Nine. Melba writes from San Fran
cisco to friend in London: 1T am
obliged every night to sing The Star
Spangled Banner in my costume of a
Spanish senorita! It produces an
amazing effect upon the audience, but
sets me thinking"