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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-04-14
LATER NEWS.

Orders have been received at Chicago
from Washington, placing the Chica-
maugua camping ground under the
jurisdiction of Gen. J. R. Brooks, of
the department of the lakes.
News has reached Havana of the
massacre of so reconcentrados. Leav-
ing Santa Clara to return to their de-
wasted homes, they encamped at Es-
cambria and again began the struggle
for existence. To prevent starvation
they killed several head of cattle,
which served as pretext for the mas
sacre.
The Spanish armed cruisers Crlsto-
bal Colon and Marie Teresa passed the
Canary islands, going south.
The business and good deal of the
residence portion of Oxford junction,
TO-, was wiped out by fire, entailing
loss of nearly 500, 600. The town was
without fire protection.
The U. S. cruiser Baltimore arrived
at Yokohama, Japan, on her way to
Hong Kong to join the Chinese squad
ron.
In the six-round boxing bout between
Jack DAILY and Kid Lavigne at Phila-
delphia, DAILY had the best of it in every
round but the second.
The state department has advices
which show that ali but two of the
consular representatives and agents of
the United States have left the island
of Cuba.
General Lees trip from Tampa. Fla,
to Washington was one continuous
ovation. At every station the country
for miles in the interior furnished ar
dent admirers, who came in carts,
wagons and on horseback. Ladies
filled the car with handsome bouquets
accompanied by missives expressive Of
their admiration.
Two vessels of the navy haye left
Beaufort S. c., Ito join SIMPSONS fleet
rendezvoused in the gulf. They are
the Nezinscot and the Algonquin.
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MUST I GET OUT?

was bent on visiting the Military club
to make demonstration of sympathy.
Long after midnight the demonstra-
tions continued in favor of the army
and against the government. The mob
visited the Military club and the Of
fees of the liberal newspapers. Many
were injured. At late hour it was
reported that the crowd had dispersed
and only small groups of stragglers re-
manned in the streets. The vicinity of
Gen. Woodford's residence and the
United States legation had been desert
ed. To pacify the clamorous factions all
sorts of explanations and theories in
justification of the governments course
are adroitly put in circulation.
Ell impartial independently says that
Lieut.. Gen. Correa, minister of war, in
conversation with several people ex-
pressed himself as follows:
1T is an error to say that the govern
ment has granted an armistice to the rebels.
I would never give that before leaving the
ministry, because it would be the same
thing as recognizing the belligerency of the
rebels. The government has granted the
WISHES u the powers IHaL we SnOul0 cease
hostilities during the delay which Gen.
Blanco judges prudent for preparing peace.
1 acceded to cessation of hostilities, be-
cause to refuse the wishes of the powers
would be to divorce Spain from the world
If left the cabinet should be placing my
successor in an awkward position.
Gen. Blanco will probably publish a
proclamation of truce and also another Of
fering indulgent terms during the cessation
Of hostilities. If, during this period, there
are important submissions and the United
States withdraws its ships from the neigh
borhood Of Cuba and the Philippines, all
will be well, and peace will soon be reached
Otherwise the Cuban war will be continued,
and the powers will be obliged to demand
that the United States maintain absolute
neutrality, and enforce dissolution Of the
f1libustering committee in New York. The
armistice is not to prevent the Spanish
government from continuing its military
preparations and placing the peninsula, the
Canaries, the Belearic islands and Porto
Rico in state of Defense"
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THE EAST.

In the United States there were 232
business failures in the seven days
ended on the Sth, against 22O the week
previous and 252 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the sth aggregated
1881 ,207,6 62, against 81, 1O6,058, JAP the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 1858.
For the present the Ward line steam
ship company has abandonedit it's service
between New York and Havana.
Rebecca Van Zandt died in Seneca
Falls, N. Y, aged LOG years.
Flames destroyed the business por-
ton of the village of Victor, NY
Henry ellison and Conrad Giles, farm
ers near Sharon, Pa, fought with knives
on account of a disagreement over the
sale of a horse and both were fatally
wounded.
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PASSED WITH A RUSH.
Gov. Pingree's Request for $5OO,OOO
for War Purposes Unanimous
ly Passed by House.

Lansing, Mich, April 11.-Gov. Pin
gree Saturday sent message to the
legislature recommending authoriza-
ton of war loan of half million dol
lars; also advising recruiting the ma
tional guard and volunteer militia COM
panies to a strength not exceeding $50
men per company. A scene of enthusi-
asm followed the reading in the house,
and the loan bill was passed within halt
an hour.
A bill also passed increasing an ap-
preparation for the naval reserves from
$4,000 to 900, and providing for rails
ing the same. AS the senate had ad-
journed until Tuesday, no action was
had in that body,
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What are the young people made of
nowadays, asks the New York Tribune,
that they dread poverty so much? Are
not youth and health and sufficiency
for absolute needs, riches enough? Does
romance count for nothing in these
days of mammon? Riches take to them
selves wings and flies away. Those
marriages which, from a worldly point
of view, seem most desirable, often turn
out disappointing, while the young
couple who begin life with modest
wishes and simple requirements are apt
In their middle life to bask in the sun
shine of prosperity. Il !. #.s55$.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

AT Columbus, o., George Stout, of
Philadelphia, who was knocked out by
Oscar Gardner in prize fight, died of
his injuries.
At Savannah, Ca, Bristow Graham
(colored) was hanged for killing Ben
Wilson, another colored man, on De-
cember 10, 1896.
Large numbers Of people, alarmed by
the imminence Of war, have closed up
their business connections in various
Florida towns and fastened northward.
In snowslide on Chilkoot pass in
Alaska fifty or more persons are said
to have perished.
At Dayton, O., j. McLain Smith, city
editor of the Evening Press, died from
injuries received from being run into
by a bicycle.
Ex-Congressman S. S. Turner died at
his home in Front Royal, Va.
The governor of Illinois has desig-
mated April % as Arbor day.
By the explosion of dynamite on a
train at Great Falls, Mont, Engineer
l.. Openheim, Fireman Charles w.
Cockrell and Brakeman A. J. Martin
were killed.
The consul-general and other Ameri-
cans reached Key West and Gen. Lee
left for Washington. Their departure
from Havana was the occasion for ieers
and insults from Spaniards.
In St. Louis John Celia shot and
killed Mrs. Henry Carter and then
killed himself with the same weapon.
John McGhee and his son Joseph Shot
and killed Henry and Ernest Howard
and James Murrand and MORALLY
wounded Thomas Howard near Nc
Ghee, Tenn An old feud was the cause.
The governor has rendered his own
services and those of the entire state
guard of Illinois, consisting of about
5000 men, in case of war with Spain.
Dispatches from Skaguay, Alaska,
say that at least IS lives were lost in the
snowside on the Chilkat pass. Sixty
nine bodies have been recovered so far.
By the: expressed wishes of Miss
Frances E. Willard, her remains were
reduced to ashes in the crematory at
Graceland cemetery in Chicago.
John and Jeremiah Ryan, brothers,
aged 6S and 81 years, respectively, died
at about the same time at their homes
In Elgin, I'll. " Il y 5$@. 81 4. Il
Margaret Mather's remains were laid
at rest beside those Of the dead actress
mother in Elmwood cemetery in De-
troit. Mich. s.f3 M. b, l4. d. IF Z.
At Kenton, O., a fast train wounded
Michael McCann and killed his wife and
daughter. So IS =
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some of these had succeeded in cross
ing the pass before the avalanche &C.
Cured.
The work of rescue has continued
night and day ever since Sunday week,
being gradually more systematized, and
consequently meeting with better re-
suits. Thus far work has been con-
fined to the outskirts of the slide in the
hope of rescuing those who are injured
but not yet dead. The main body of the
avalanche, which is estimated to be so
feet deep and $50 yards long, has not
yet been touched. If there are any bod
les underneath they cannot be rescued
in time to save life. Four men were
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A St. Louis physician, who is con-
firmed old bachelor, has started out to
reform the habit that obtains of Dress
ing babies in long clothes. He says that
it is necessary for the proper develop
ment of babies that they should have
plenty of leg room in which to kick.
The St. Louis doctor is no doubt right.
This thing of beginning at the very start
in life to deprive free American citi-
zen of the right to kick is in violation of
the principle of republican government,
and should have an end put to it.
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Probably we shall hear o more about
Jimmie Michael giving up the wheel to
become a jockey now that he is to be
paid $4,000 in cash for six bicycleraces
during the months of July and August
The most successful jockey could hard
ly expect to make that amount of money
within two months, and it is safe to say
that there are very few professions or
occupations that would bring that
amount of compensation. The profess
sional sportsman who stands at
the top of his speciality commands
about as big money as anybody now
adays.
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Before the house of representatives
at Washington assemblies each day there
is placed on the speakers desk a box
shaped tray Of solid silver. Promptly
after the house adjourns it is taken
back again to the speakers room. It
contains three small bottle, one for red
ink, one for black ink, and one for
sand, such as was used in the early days
for drying ink. The ink tray is part of
the furniture of the speakers room and
has more than ordinary interest, for it
was used by Henry Clay when he oc-
cupied the speakers chair.
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Year after year, at this season, comes
news of lives and property destroyed
by the rising of our rivers. These floods
are as regular as spring itself, and yet
houses and factories are built along the
river banks as confidently as though
f-eshets were rare cataclysms of ma
ture, like earthquakes and eruptions of
volcanoes. Men are proverbially incap-
able of profting by the experiences of
others, but to profit by their own is not
beyond their powers, and it does seem
that, when high water mark has once
been established, it ought to give hint
for at least year.
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taken out alive after they had been
buried for 10 hours.

taken out alive after they had been
buried for 10 hours.
Eye-witnesses say that the great
mountain of snow, ice, earth and rocks
rolled down the dizzy Taiya heights
with the speed and rumble of mighty
train, burying beneath its weight scores
of human beings. To those who were in
the path of the destroyer escape was
impossible. They were overwhelmed in
an instant by the great weight of this
mass of matter. In places the snow was
stacked up from 80 to so feet in height.
In nearly every case death appears to
have resulted from suffocation. The
bodies Of IA were brought to this city
on the returning vessels. There were
two distinct avalanches, the main one
about midway between Stone House
and the Scales. The first, while re-
sulting in three deaths, was a minia-
ture affair as compared with the Sec
Ond.
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News In BRIEF.


The body of Mrs C. E. Churchill
was found floating in the river at st.
Paul. She disappeared Jan. FL and
was of unsound mind.
Matz Ertz, committed suicide in a
St. Paul hotel by taking carbolic acid.
Ex-Congressman A. R. Kiefer was
nominated for mayor of St. Paul by
the republicans.
The sawmill of Paine &; Co., at Carl
ton, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
While playing near a fire on the lake
shore near Red Wing, the clothing of
Annie Ehlers. aged 6 years, caught
fire. Her screams attracted the atten-
ton of her brother, and he hurled her
into the lake. This extinguished the
flames, but her injuries proved fatal,
and she died few hours later.
Steps have been taken looking to
the establishment of a Catholic bus,-
ness college in Minneapolis under the
auspices of the Paulist Brothers.
The ordinance to prohibit sidewalk
bicycle riding at Winona is dead for
the present season. The council has
unanimously adopted a motion to Law
the ordinance on the table for six
months. f..
The residence of CLANCY Walrod, at
Dean, was burned. Four children
barely escaped.
August Hencke, a wealty farmer liv-
ing four miles south of Mapleton, at
tempted suicide by means of a shotgun.
His sons interference ended that
method of self-destruction, so he threw
himself into the stream near by. His
son.in-law rescued him after a desper.
ate struggle in which both narrowly
escaped drowning. I. ..<....< 49,. -
The reported failure of R. L. Gron-
dahl & Co., at Red Wing, Mimi, is un.
founded. The firm sold out and dis.
solved by mutual consent. The store
was closed for inventory, and, care
less newspaper correspondent, without
Investigating the matter, reported it
to the daily papers as failure
week handed State Auditor Dunn a
check for $50, 843.04, the amount COLI
lected by his department from insur-
ance companies doing business in this
state. The amount includes both taxes
and fees. 55s, "a Il ts3=S ESss5 81.
The chair Of English literature in
the state university Is to be rendered
to DR.. Richard Burton. .5. 5ss.s !.
The Selby avenue cable line in ST
Paul will be changed to . trolly line
| by June /. 5E3ssa.sss
Edward Regan, aged 16 years, was
pardoned from the Sc Paul house,;
Ae had been wrongfully convicted.
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Spain Sends Troops.

London, April ia dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says the
Spanish cruisers Cristobal Colon and
Infanta Maria Teresa have left Cadiz
for a destination undivulged, with six
battalions, each 1000 strong. Adj
ditional troops, the dispatch asserts,
will leave Cadiz by the mail steamers
during the next few days for Cuba. !
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The United States government,
through the weather bureau, is to make
an attempt to secure statistics in re-
gard to the number of houses struck by
lightning during year, the loss sus-
tanned, the circumstances surrounding
the case and such other data as will be
of use to- the government
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men who marry cooks" is the sub
ject of an article in an exchange. How
ever, there is never any certainty about
this until after marriage. Many Il man
has thought he was marrying a cook
and has found out later that she was
nothing but cooking-school graduate,
which, of course, is an entirely different
fhiDp
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MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS. April

MINNEAPOLIS, April II.
Wheat-No. northern. 9S19 to 99c;
No. 2 northern, 9519 to 96; May, 95%c.
Corn-No. 8, $3.50.
Oats-No. white, 25 to 25Ic.
Cattle-Steers, 1915 to 400; cows,
1925.
Hogs-S2.50 to g. 80.
Sheep-Muttons, IS. 10 to s. so; lambs,
$4:25.
Poultry-Turkeys, to SC; spring
chickens, tos
Butter-Creamery, extras, II to 1S;
creamery, frsts, Is to Ice; dairy, fancy,
Is to 16c; dairy, fancy, Is to lac.
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Russia has about 100000 men on a
peace footing, and 100000 on a war
footing. 1t is supposed that within it's
European limits and in a defensive war
the Russian army would hold first rank
The Napoleonic wars make this clear,
but if Russia engages in a conflict with
her far eastern neighbors she will find
her troops matched by an army that
might prove in many respects superior
to her own,
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erect two-story buildings in California
because of the frequent earthquakes.
Exemption from them of late years has
led to the erection of sky-scrapers in,
San Francisco. These big buildings
have recently passed through their first
experience in a genuine shake, and from
all accounts they have passed through
it very creditably.
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Gov, Tanner Ready to Fight.

Washington, April 11.-Representa-
tives Lorimer and Mann, of Chicago, re-
ceived z telegram from Gov. Tanner
asking them on his behalf to tender to
the war department the services of the
entire state guard of Illinois, consist
ing of about 5000 men. They were also
authorized to tender the services of the
governor as commander of these forces.
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The proposal emanates from Cornell
university that young persons in educa~
tional establishments in one part of the
country should correspond by letter
with those in another. No doubt, if the
persons were properly selected as to sex,
they might find things more interesting
to say to each other than observations
on geography, climate and social con-
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MIN NES OT
Sin guitar Explosion

While w. 81 Greer and assist ant, Of
the Ceneograph company were renoyS
ing their ceneograph apparatus from
Fairfax to Franklyn, where they were
billed TO show, the oxygen tank, which
had been placed on the wagon cross
wise. exploded while they were drive
ing through the street. The wagon on.
which it was loaded was badly demol-1
ished. Mr.. Greer and his assistant
were thrown some Is feet through the
air. but escaped with slight in juries.t
The bottom Of the tank blew one
wheel entirely to pieces and partially
destroyed the front of Altman's meat
market, while the body of the tank
took an upward course and was driven
through the walls Of the upper story
of the Traynor building, on the oppo-
site side of the street, tearing out the q
partition of the rooms and destroying
nearly all the furniture. %@ 5@f - =
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starved to Death.

Sellersville, Pa, April H.. Mrs. Bick-
ley, IS years old, and an adopted son,
about so years of age, have been found
dead in their dilapidated home, three.
miles from here. Every evidence points
to death by starvation, although the
old lady was quite wealthy. They lived
misery existence. ss5 a
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In view of all the talk about the pur-
chase of Cuba, Deputy Assistant Treas
urer Muhleman, Of the United States
subtreasury in New York, has compiled
the total Cuban debt and says that it
amounts to $2S0,OOO, 900.
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MAY NUMBER ONE HUNDRED,
sssixty-Nine Bodies Of Victims q the
& Avalanche ON the Taiya .Trail
So Far Recovered. Fl

B Seattle, Wash, April II. - Later de-.
tails received here Sunday from Alaska
increase the horror Of the avalanche in
the Chilkat pass instead Of lessening. it.
Sixty nine dead bodies have thus far
been recovered and the names Of $50
missing have been reported as unac-
counted for. tt is barely possible that
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Fire wiped out the business portion
of Morton, Miss.
The law in Illinois which declared IL
illegal to use coloring matter in but
terine has been declared unconstitu-
tional. 8 i98s,9 5t5s
4 Mrs. Jacob Hitler, aged, 107 years,
died at Elkton, Mich, and her husband,
aged 100, was very i'll. They had been
married 80 years. IA 81 ,s
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Death OF q Juri.t.

Dallas, Tex, April Il. United States
Judge John B. Rector, Of the northern
district Of Texas, who has been insane
for two years and unable to occupy the
bench, died at his home ii Austin Sat-
surday night. s.E s.ss5
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Victi,,, ne AnoDlexy.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, April 11.--Col.
OF. Beard died suddenly Sunday night
of apoplexy. He served through. the
war in the Sixth-ninth New York vol
unteers. For several years he was one
of the editors Of the Detroit Tribune,
and as q political speaker was well
known in several states. 5ls.1 .ia,. VI }SS:.5E.
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Forty Thousand Orphans.

.Constantinople, April IL. - The Ar
menia patriarch has sent to the Turk
ish relief committee a list of 40 churches
wholly or partly destroyed during the
recent massacres in Anatolia. He fixes
the number of orphans whose parents
were killed at 10000.
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Played Twenty Innings.

J St. Louis, April 11.-All records of
the National league were broken Sun
day at Sportsman's park by 20-inning
game between the Browns and Mil
waukees. st. Louis won. Cross scored
the winning run. Score: St. Louis, IL;
Milwaukee, II. # -. ..q.5i. q II
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Chauncey Depew has retired from the
presidency of the New York Central
railway. but he will not lose anything
by the change, as he is now chairman of
the board of directors of all the Wander
bi1t roads
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The first patent ever granted in the
United States is believed to have been
granted to Miss Mary Kies, of South
Killingly, Conn, in 1909, for weaving
straw with thread.
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Two itinerant umbrella members in
Pennsylvania have received $4,000 for
the repair of damaged ribs. They were
struck by an engine and the ribs were
their own.
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J. J. 5s,.uclr l,,v, 2, Trnin.

IS. Kenton, O., April II Saturday a.
Toledo s. Ohio Central fast train ran
into the carriage of Michael Nc ann,:
killed HIS wife and daughter, and So
badly in ured Mr.. Cam that he will
probably die, rs VI
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Commission Wins.

Executive Agent Fullerton states
that the decision of Judge Orr in the
case of Harry Phelps. of Minneapolis,
against the state was a victory for the
commission.
Phelps sued the commission for the
price of five deer seized by the com.
mission, on the ground that the state
had no right to confscate his property.
The case was brought before Justice
Blackwood, who decided in favor of
the Minneapolis man, and ordered that
judgment be entered. The case was
appealed to Judge Orr, who sustained
the right of the commission in every
particular, reversing the order of the
lower court.
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In Spain's population of 100000
nearly 100000 report mo occupation"
100000 are registered beggars, and two
thirds of the whole number can neither
read nor write.
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Dies AGED 1O3 Years

Knoxville, Tenn, April 11.-Robert
Stratton died Saturday afternoon, near.
Rutledge, aged 1o3 years, with small
pox. His father died with the same dis.
ease half a century ago at the age Of 98.