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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
Missouri Democrats.

St. Louis, March 14.-Chairman Sam
B. Cook, of the democratic state COM
mittee, has issued call for the state
convention to be held at Springfield
August 10. This convention will have
721 delegates and will be the largest
ever held by the democratic party in
this state. Candidates will be nomi-
mated for supreme judge for the term
ending January i, 1903; for supreme
Judge for the unexpired portion of the
term ending January /, 1908; for rail-
road and warehouse commissioners
and for superintendent of public in
structiOn -: ~ -.'-ersts. 80.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
For Some Unknown Reason n Young
Man XIII. n Married Woman
and Himself.

Manchester, o., March 14.-At Robb-
town, Ky, name given to small
group of houses at the railway station
across the Ohio river opposite this place,
Thomas Robb, 10 years old, went to the
home of Mrs. Rosa Read Saturday and
called her to the door on the pretext
that he had letter for her. She came
with her babe in her arms. Robb fired
three shots in rapid succession into her.
body. then shot and killed himself.
Mrs. Read fell forward dead upon her
babe. The case is inexplicable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

A traveller can nowadays journey
around the world in so days.
A new kind of apple, red within as
we'll as without, has turned up in Colo
RADIO.
America contains 229,722 miles of
railway and the rest of the world 204,-
251 miles.
The output of gold in Victoria for the
last year is 772,720 ounces, and as re-
suit there is revival of the mining in.
dustry.
George Augustus Triclxler is the
champion cream-putf eater. In con-
test at Wolcott, N. Y, he devoured 49 in
% minutes.
Josiah johnson Halves, the oldest
working photographer in this country,
and probably in the world, celebrated
his ninetieth birthday in Boston.
The claim is made that May Eloy, OF
Junction City, Kan, is the heaviest girl
OF her age in the world. She is only
nine years old and weighs $50 pounds.
The town of Bethlehem, in Pennsyl.
vania, was named in 1741 by a party of
Moravians, who assembled in q barn
where the town is located to celebrate
Christmas.
The memory of the late Miss Frances
E. Willard will be perpetuated in New
York's new state capitol in Albany by
the carving of her portrait at the head
Ut the grand stairway.
The prince of Wales is about to be
elected grand master of the English
free masons for the twenty-fourth
time. This breaks the record of biz
predecessor, George ". @ 5r+
Hugh and Hector Mclean are SO years
of age, are twins, were born in North
Carolina, have lived in the house: in
which they were born all their lives and
have never had quarrel. q
Justice Willie, of the supreme court OF
Texas, has rendered decision that a
debt paid to the state of Texas in con.
federate money during the war is void
and does not satisfy the debt.
The London Times, in it's annual
statement, says the drink bill Of the
United Kingdom is nearly ST., 500, 900 in
excess Of that in 1896, averaging about
$19.12 for each man, woman and child.
The United States general appraiser
has rendered a decision that handker-
chiefs with an embroidered initial let.
ter do not come under the heed Of en-
broidered handk erchiefs liable to a
duty Of so per cent. adva1orem, but are
liable to g duty Of only 40 per cent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

; The work of the Christian Endeavor
societies extends almost all over the
world. According to official returns
this sixteenth year of the organization
has been one of the best on record.
The movement includes besides the
United States, the parent country,
Great Britain, Germany, India, Burmah,
Ceylon, South Africa, Scandinavia,
Switzerland and several other Euro
pean countries newly listed in the
work. The worlds international con-
1ention will be held at Paris in 1900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
A TOWN DESTROYED.
Earthquake Brings Ruin to Amboina.
IN Island in the Pacific
Many Killed.

Tacoma. Wash, March 14.-An earth
quake has destroyed the town of Am
boina. capital of Amboina island, one of
the Malucca group. Late in January,
according to meager details received at
Hong-Kong, frightful earthquake oc-
CURED, without the usual preceding
rumblings. A great crack opened in
the earth and many houses were swal-
lowed before the occupants could get
out. Hundreds of natives were killed
and 200 injured. Some died of fright.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
LATER NEWS.

The big armored cruiser Brooklyn
arrived at Fortress Monroe the 14tt
direct from Venezuela.
The three-masted ship New York,
from Hong Kong for San francisco
ran ashore near Half Moon bay, on the
California coast. All Of the crew were
saved.
Fifteen hundred persons have been
driven from their homes at London
Ont, by the overflow of the Grand and
Thames rivers.
Gov. Culbertson. of Texas, has issued
q general quarantine proclamation
going into effect April /, and applying
to all coast points along the Ric
Grande.
The wife of Senator Thurston, of Ne.
braska, died on board the yacht Anita,
IN Cuban harbor.
The bank of Abbeville. Ca. has as.
signed. The cashier left Immediately
after assignment, and the safe cannot
be opened.
Senator Mason received a challenge
to mortal com bat, sent him by the ed.
itor of the Spanish illustrated paper
| I'll COrQO.
The reported sale to the United
States of the United States of the two
Brazilian cruisers, Amazonas and
Admiral Breuall, now receiving
finishing touches in an English ship.
yard. was confirmed at Washington.
1t is learned also that Spain has not
secured the OHiggins, and that Chill
will not sell her to Spain.
Memorial services for the Japanese
who died on the Maine were held at
the Japanese Club in Brooklyn. The
services were in Japanese.
Teirty-six carloads; of naval ammu.
milton and two carloads of torpedoes
have arrived at Tampa, Fla, The
cruiser Marbel head will take the am.
munition to the fleet lying at Dry
Tortugas.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
MARKETS.
MinneapOliS. Marc

Minneapolis, March IA.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 97k to csc;
No. 2 northern, SO to $3.50; May, 951c.
Corn-No. 3, 27c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 25 to 26c.
Cattle-Steers, SIS. 20 to 3.25; cows,
49, 60. =
Hogs-S2. so to $50.
Sheep-Muttons, So. 10 to 3. 50; lambs,
$4.25.
Poultry-Turkeys, Z to Sc; spring
chickens, to SC.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 10 to 19c;
creamery, firsts, II to 1sc; dairy, fancy.
1e to TIC; dairy, choice, - to lac.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

The agricultural department has is
sued bulletin on live stock showing
the number of live stock on farms in the
United States on January to have
been 13,96O,911 horses, 2,257 ,665 mules,
15.840,ss6 mich cows, 29,264, 1877 oxen
and other cattle, 1856, 900 sheep and
39,759,993 swine. These figures show a
decrease of 4O3,756 in the number Of
horses, 10O,S41 in milch cows, 1,244,211
in oxen and other cattle, s4O,2s3 in
swine. On the other hand, there is an
increase of S3S,317 in the number OF
sheep and 2,011 in mules. There is a
marked increase il value Of live stock,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
Famous Hotel Reopened,

Chicago, March 14.-The Grand Pa
cific' hotel, noted, until it was closed in
the spring of 1895, for it's annual game
dinner and as the stopping place of
politicians of national reputation, was
reopened Saturday, under the manage
ment of ex-Alderman William r. Kerr
and Albert f. Glennie. formerly stew
ard of the Union League club. The
building has been enlarged by an adj
dition of two stories and has been thor
oughly overhauled, modernized and re-
furnished entirely. Levi z. Letter, the
owner, is said to have expended $3.50, 900
in improvements.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

Word comes by way of London that
the reported discovery of the tomb of
Osiris has been confirmed. The same
discoverer is quite certain that he has
also come upon the tombs of two other
Egyptian gods, Seth and Horus. These
three "god kings" as they are called,
are supposed to have reigned about
10000 years ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
Four Men Drowned.

Monterey, CAL, March 14.-While en-
deavoring to harpoon a large basking
shark two miles outside Monterey bay
Saturday afternoon two boats contain
ing seven Japanese fishermen were cap
sized. The shark completely demol-
ished the boats and four of the fisher
men were drowned. The others chung
to pieces of the boats and drifted
ashore. ~ -ras :. i. @#&# <AuE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

Not much has been heard of the Chi
nese question lately, but that little
shows that the German and Russian
spoliation policy has been defeated.
Dismemberment will not take place,
and trade determinations in the ter
ritory occupied by these two nations
will not be permitted.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

A game of baseball hereafter will
probably not be a scolding and thump-
ing match between the two mines and
the battle-scarred umpire. The public
have no more money to spend on base
ball riots
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

A French paper makes much of the
idea that 1.-The American army has yet
to be brought into existence" The
editor, unfamiliar with the history of
the American volunteer, should be re-
strained from shedding ink about this
~o,1nfrU
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

A Frenchman who ran away from his
adversary in duel is certified by his
physician to have been suffering from
tachypodia. 1t sounds better than
"quickfoot." just as kleptomania is pre-
ferred to the commoner word.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
country

In case tried in the court of errors
in Trenton, N. j., the judge decided that
a mutilated dollar bill was not legal
tender; that the federal statutes pro-
viding for the redemption of nutilated
bills by the government did not make
the bill q legal tender as regards third
parties.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

The supreme court of Tennessee says
that the state law requiring railroad
companies to provide separate coaches
for white and colored passengers Is
constitutional.
At RobbtoWn. KY. Thomas Robb.
aged 10 years. shot and killed Mrs.
Rosa Read and then killed himself. No
cause is known for the crime.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
WEST AND SOllTH.


At the age of SO years Jason &. Brown,
who was a member of the Fifty-frst,
Fifty-second and Fifty third congresses,
died at his home in Seymour, Ind.
WIS. Rosecrans, the famous war gen.
eral, died at his home near Redondo.
CAL, of senile exhaustion, aged 70 years.
In nearly all lines of trade continued
activity is reported throughout the
country. .,s
Dudley Winston, Adolf Kraus and
Hampstead Washburne, indicted in Chi
cago for violating the civil service law,
were found not guilty.
Ex-Gov. P. H. Bell, of Texas, died at
Littleton, N. C. %.'-."-' .. o .
A bank, the courthouse, post office
and many other places were destroyed
by fire at Monticello, Ky. e 1a .s5sas
Fire swept away every business house
at Golden Pond. Ky. 7
At her home in Kirkwood, ILL.,, Mrs.
Gertrude Alderman celebrated her one
hundredth birthday. sgs:.
At the mint in Denver counterfeit
silver dollars, dated 1888, and having
small 20" under the eagle, were dis
covered, and it is estimated that there
are fully $4,000, 900 worth of these spuri-
Gus coins in circulation in the country
In the bay at Monterey. Cal, four
men were drowned while trying to
harpoon shark. n .s5.5k 81.
At Sparta, Ca, Isaias Thomas (col-
ored) was hanged for outraging q negro
girl. 5 III 81
In Lawrence the Kansas Methodist
conference declared for lay represent
alton by vote Of 80 to 90. III
In San Francisco domestic troubles
between Andrew SCHUYLER, q stock
broker, and his wife ended in the fatal
shooting Of the woman and his suicide.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

At ball in New York each guest rep
resented vegetable. 1t is presumed
that when the onion and horse-radish
entered there was not dry eye in the
honSe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

The shah of Persia is said to own $751;
100000 worth of jewels and gold orna-
ments. He doesn't keep up much G: a
navy, and buys diamonds instead of
Calling guns and bombshells.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

NJ. lola is to be provided with special
comforts during the period of his incar-
ceration in Paris, and permitted to re-
ceive daily visits from his family and
friends. For a full year, therefore, he
will be lat home" without being at
home
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
Victory for .Laymen,

Lawrence. Kan, March Il The vote
on equal lay representation in the gen gen
eral Methodist conf ference taken ia the
Kansas conference resulted IN victory
for the PROPOSE lion BY vote OF so to IS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
Stay for CIV. spaldin = !:

Springfield, ILL.,, March 14.--Justice
Carter, Of the supreme court, has grant
e esl q stay sta OF execution to Charles W..
Spalding, under sentence to the state
prison from Chicago for embezzlement
OF funds ~ ID e Of the University Of Illinois
while acting US its treasurer, pending a
decision on q petition for a rehearing
of the case NE sf rs =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.


A report that Great Britain and the
United States have signed a treaty for
the settlement of the Alaskan boundary
dispute is untrue.
Orders have been given to Gen. Gree
ly, chief signal officer, to establish rap
id telegraph connections between the
sea coast Notifications.
At the executive mansion Prince Al
bert of Belgium was given dinner by
the president.
1t has been decided by the naval COM
mittee of the house of representatives
to provide for the building of three
new battleships of the most modern
type, one to be named Maine.
Ill arrangements have been complet-
the Atlantic coast.
Five-cent postage stamps Of dark
blue, instead of brown, which has been
the color, are being issued.
The new Spanish minister, Senior
Polo, said in Washington that he felt
sure that neither the United States nor
Spain wanted war, and that his govern
ment would do everything honorable
to avert hostilities.
An order has been promulgated by
the war department creating the de-
partments of the gulf and of the lakes
and abolishing the departments of the
Missouri and of Texas. Gen. Miles has
matured plans for the massing of all
available troops, both infantry and
cavalry, at stations along the Atlantic
seaboard.
The death of William Z. Spencer, jour-
nal clerk of the senate, occurred in
Washington.
The new Spanish minister, Senior
Polo Bernabe, who succeeds Dupuy de
LONE as the representative of Spain,
was formally presented to President
Mckinley.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
MARCH 1873.

A sixteen inch gun has been placed at
Sandy Hook which will throw ball Is
miles out at sea. 1t takes 1000 pounds
of good powder to fire that gun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
Miners RESCUED.

Edinburgh, March IA. - The miners
who were imprisoned by the flood at
the colliery at Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Fri
day, have been rescued. ss. :ss.5 Ri
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

Death Of Swedish Poet.
Helsingfors, Finland, March a.
Zacharie Topelius, the Swedish poet,
historian and litterateur, is dead. % a.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
4 WEEK HISTORY
The Important Happ enings Of 9.
Week Briefly Told. q
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the. East, tho
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
.FIFTY-FlHh CONGRESS.

Proceedings Of First Regular Session.
A.bill to revive the grade Of lieuten-
ant ge3eral in the army was reported
favorably in the United States senate on
the 10th from the committee on mill
tary affairs. The nomination of Will
liam J. Calhoun, of Illinois, to be inter-
state commerce commissioners was con-
firmed. Adjourned to the 18th. In the
house the time was spent on the Indian
appropriation bill. The senate amend
ments were nonconcurred in and the
bill sent to conference.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. In the house the
bill to pay the Bowman act claims. ag-
gregating $1,200,oo0, for stores and sup
plies furnished the union army during
the war, was discussed. The bill for the
cession of all arid lands to the states
in which they are located was reported
favorably, as was also joint resolution
amending the constitution providing
for the election of members of the
house of representatives for terms of
four years. Adjourned to the 18th.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

St. Louis, March 14.-From a fire, the
known Mississippi river excursion
steamer Grand Republic burned to the
waters edge Sunday, at the mouth Of
the river Des Peres, near South st.
Louis. Nothing was saved, and Capt.
w. II. Thorwegen, his wife and two
children and the Waterman had mar
row and thrilling escape from death.
The loss amounts to $4,000. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17
TO BE TAKEN TO ALASKA.
Transporting the Reindeer and
the Laplanders.

Seattle, WASH, March 14.-The gov
eminent reindeer expedition, which
will go into the interior of Alaska from
Pyramid harbor, will leave here next
Tuesday on the bark Seminole, in tow
of the tug Rescue. Barneson and Chill
cotot have agreed to deliver 341 rein
deer, 40 Laplanders and about 100 tons
of supplies at Pyramid harbor for &c.
500.
The deer left behind will go from here
about March 20 by steamer to Prince
William sound.
The Lapland women and children and
such men as are not going to Alaska,
will be sent next Monday to Old Fort
Townsend to remain until shipped to
St. Michael to join the heads of the
families.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

London, March 14.---The war office,
the Daily Mail announces, has issued a
hundred rounds of ball cartridges to
every volunteer in the kingdom, in adj
dition to the ordinary provision. zr \.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-17

! st. Louis. March 14.-Capt. E. B.
Evans; who was the oldest stage-coach
driver in the west, was buried in East
St. Louis Saturday. He had been known
Tor years to hundreds of persons on
both sides of the river. Until old age
crept on him he was overseer of the ma
tional stock yards. He was 81 years
old and leaves n wild oxs1 q nd si,1, sx,.,e
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-05-20
Tears For Revenue Only,

A heterogeneous collection of loafers
sat in the village public house, alter
nately wiping their eyes and signing
heavily. The landlords son had been
buried that day, and a fitting air of
gloom pervaded the place.
"What lot of fuss you make about
it!' cried smart young bravo who had
been surveying the company with i'll
concealed disgust. "Why should we
bother ourselves about corpse?'
The others stared at him aghast but
before they could reply the landlord
himself came in and proceeded to serve
out quarts Of ale in dignifed fashion
He went round the room Systematically
until he came to the smart young man,
who held out his hand for the pitcher.
NAY, lad, tha'u set no ale from
me, said the landlord.
"Why not"' was the aggrieved ques-
tion.
Cos tha besn't earnt it like t'rest.
They've been blubbing for two hours,
an tha hesn't as much as ta'en thy
handkerchief art O. thy pocket. My
motto today is No blub, no ale;' so
tha's got TO so wi'Out." "
Then the young man understood why
the grief of the company had been so
ntense.-London Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-05-20
UNCLE NOSES PRAYER.
He Prayed EIOquently, but Gestured a
Little Too Forcibly.

Uncle Nose came down from the
country to visit his son, who worked in
the livery stable. Uncle Nose was a
deacon in a little country church and
was noted for his long, fervent prayers,
but when his son Ike took him to the
colored church in the city and when he
heard the organ and gazed upon the
we'll dressed darkies be felt as if the
Lord was long ways off. Uncle Nose
had met the parson the day before, and
what was his surprise when that person
said during services, "We'lI all join in
pra'r wild Brother Nose Smith" Uncle
Nose went down on his knees and threw
his deep voice and soul in a prayer
which shook the rafters AS he came to
the close his old white head was shak-
ing and his v@ce was bringing each
Saint and sinner to the shouting point:
go Lawd, we know dat we is weak
IN dy sight an hab been follerin after
ihings which sabOr NV de debil, but,
0 Lawd, we know dat dow in dy rich
cess of mercy gwine tuw swipe hit often
de big book an say, 'YO' count is squah. ,
Huccome we hahn been dOin right ez
durln de las month, ner de las week,
ner de las day, but, o Lawd, please
swipe hit often de big book-yeah,
swipe hit off. When de pale boss an de
white rider cum ridin down from de
valley nv de shadder Nv death, de pale
rider gwine swing his lef' laig outen de
stirrup, cotch US by de shurt, jerk Us
benin him an bar US way to de blazin
sun, an when we put our foot upon de
sans Nv de sho' fotch de boat up close
to de bank, an ez we gifts in de seat den
waf' US an row US away to de glory
Ian. Amen
How did dat pra'r go, Ike?" said he
as he went home.
Pap, dar wern't but one lection,
specially your gestures. When you
talked bout de pale rider swingin his
lef' laig outen de stirrup, you kicked
Sister Brown right in de side. Louis.
VilIA DiSnatch
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-05-20

The Kentuckian was talking freely
about horses. Although it was a sale
stable, he was speaking his mind. He
had made the proper speeches about the
gait of the beautiful creatures the darky
trainer trotted up and down; he had
not lost his look of grave acquiescence
when he heard things about the horse
who trots. But a chance word touched
his true thought, and he spoke the faith
Of kentuCkianS and westerners, Texans
and CalifOrnians, in something this
wise: "Ihat's right. 1t ain really rid
ing to jolt up and down and look stylish
on trotting horse. You can't say much
about it in Boston, or anywhere in cities
where people don't care about the easy
steps. They don't know what your
talking about. It's queer notion and
one my folks in Kentucky can't get used
to-that trotting horse can be saddle
horse. Women want TO be stylish,
though, everywhere, and they would
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-05-20
Wisdom Beyond His Years.

His mother found him in the jam and
reprimanded him. 4 little later she
caught him teasing his baby sister and
reprimanded him again.
81 don't see what's got into you,
Willie," she said. You're usually the
good little boy, but today you re up to
all kinds of mischief
"I'm tired of being good, " he return
ed with juvenile frankness.
"Tired of being good - she exclaimed.
"What do you mean by that?"
We'll, brother Bob is naughty most
of the time, and you re always giving
him things to get him to be good, and !
guess I'll be naughty for awhile and
see if l don't get something too
Sometimes a youngster seems to have
wisdom beyond his years. Chicago
Post.