davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
GAS FIRES A MINE.
Explosion in n Shaft at Pana, Ill.,.
Causes Much Damage-No-
body Is Hurt,

Para, ILL.,. Oct. ia bad fire is burn
ing in the Pana Coal company's shaft
No. 1. 1t was started by an explosion
of gas in the north entry at noon Sat-
urday, and so far it has been impossi-
BILE for the company to extinguish it.
An effort was made to drag it out, but
failing in that, men were sent down
Sunday afternoon to build partition
walls in hopes of smothering it out.
When the explosion occurred there
were about 40 negroes at work in ad-
joining chambers under Pit Boss Ben
Franklin. Some of them were knocked
down. They made their way to the
elevator and signaled to be hoisted to
the surface. When they reached solid
earth it was discovered that one man
was missing. He was in the passage
way where the explosion occurred,
but was not injured. A mule which he
was driving was severely scorched. It
IS thought the lamp he wore on his
hat ignited the gas, and this started
the FIRE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

=
A furnace exploded in youngstown.
o., and Dominick Joyce. Thomas
Mackin, Matt Gloney and Will Elgon
were fatally injured. ..,
In Lake Michigan, of Waukegan, the
schooner Churchill. of Chicago, laden
with iron ore, foundered, and Capt.
Cain and Barney Nelson were drowned.
The safe of the Consolidated Mill
ing and Hardwood company in Mime
apolis was robbed of $4,000 worth of
United States bonds -
" At Visalia,. CAL, an earthquake
rocked houses on their undations,
broke crockery andIaroused many peo-
pie.
Three tramps were killed by the COL
liding of trains near Decatur Ark.
In Chicago George II. Jacks and
John Druggan were hanged. Jacks
killed man named Andrew F. McGhee
and Druggan took the life of Robert F.
Gudgeon.
The president arrived in St. Louis
and was given public reception, after
which he spoke at the exposition.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
MILITARY IN CONTROL


Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 17.-Col. Young.
Of the First Illinois cavalry, command
ing the troops at Virden, was in
Springfield Sunday and reported to
Adit. Gen. Reece that all is quiet there
and that he does not fear any more
trouble. Battery B, under Capt. Craig,
remains at Virden, and Adjt. Gen,
Reece says he will not order it away
tor few days yet.
,. Virden, ILL.,, Oct: 16.-Attorney Will
liam Patton is authority for the
statement that the coal company,
of which he is the legal rep
resentative here during the inquest,
will make no further attempt to
land the negroes here. There is also
under consideration, according to At
torney Patton, an attempt to fix the
responsibility for the north gate
tragedy upon the governor of Illinois.
The lawyer declares that it is, the in
tent1on OF the coal company to bring
out the facts in the case, and it will be
for the grand jury of Macoupin county
to say whether he shall answer for
the shooting in court.
The coroner:s jury had two sessions
Saturday at the stockade, where they
examined several witnesses. Thew
were all ex-guards who are under nom
inal arrest by the militia and for VIII ON
blanket warrant was sworn out
charging them with conspiracy to MUIR
der and murder in connection with
Wednesdays fight. The general idea
conveyed was that while the men were
employed to defend the property of
the Chicag o-Virden Coal company they
not only did not fire any shots them
selves but they had no time to see
whether any of their comrades fired
upon the mob. This applied to the
guards stationed inside the grounds.
The members of the train escort either
declined to answer on that point or
said they did not remember.
st. Louis, Oct. 17.-Mr. Mills received
a telegram late Saturday afternoon
from the Chicago-Virden Coal COM
pany at Virden. ILL.,, telling him to keep
the 81 negro miners here. the coal COM
pany to pay their expenses. The tele-
gram said that the negroes would be
kept in st. Louis until protection for
them at Virden could be had. and then
they w2o.d be taken there and put to
work m the mines at that place.
Thiels' men and the police Immediate
ly began to round up the blacks. who
had scattered around the city, and
took them to the four courts, where
they vii be kept until other quarters
are secured.
Springfield, ILL.,. Oct. 17.-Judge Rob-
ert ;. Shirley, in the Macoupin coun-
ty circuit court at Carlinville. has is
sued an order calling for special ses-
sion of the grand jury to meet Wednes-
day. October 10, to investigate the
causes of the Virden riot and return
indictments against the guilty parties.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
FOR A TRIPLE MURDER.
William Lichtenberg, CHARGED with
Killing a Family, at Brookfield,
Mass. Arrested ut Milwaukee,

Milwaukee. Oct. 17.-Capt. Barcal
and Detective Higgins, of Chicago, as.
sisted by Officer Klein, of the Milwau-
kee police force, have arrested man
named William Lichtenberg, alias Paul
Miller, who is believed to be the muir.
derer of Francis D., Sarah A. and Elsa
Newton, father, mother and daughter,
who were mysteriously killed in Jan
uary, 1898, at Brookfeld, Mass. The
man is Bohemian by birth, and he
was arrested 1T five o'clock Saturday
afternoon in the Bohemian settlement
on the north side of the city. The Chi
cago police officers took the prisoner
to Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
NOTES OF ARMY AND NAVY.

A cannon ball fred from one of the
great Krupp or Armstrong guns travels
2.887 feet per second.
The fixed bayonet was not used in
the charges, either at San Juan or Ell
Caney. 1t is claimed it should be made
smaller and sharper.
One of the new forts in Charleston
harbor will be named Fort Capron, in
honor of the young captain who was
killed in the battle of La Guasimas, in
Cuba
Our government has bought+253 boats
since the beginning of the war. and has
paid over $9,o00,0OO. The smallest are
launches run by naphtha or electric
engines, while the largest are trans
ports of 5000 tons.
Cordite cartridges sent from the fac
tory at Waltham Abbey to India five
years ago. after being subjected to
every practical test of heat, cold, dry
ness and damp, on being used at rifle
ranges have been found to be as good
as when first made.
M. Edouard Lockroy, French minis
ter of marine, intends to refuse all ap-
plications for the temporary service of
foreign officers with any of the squad
rons. Foreign officers may still be ad-
mitted to ships in remote seas. and also
to few stations on shore.
It is a curious fact that, although a
hostile ship may sail right up to an
other hostile ship while flying the col
ors of a friendly power, she must not
fire shot until she has shown her true
colors. as such proceeding is contrary
to the rule of modern war.
In 1883 and 1889 the number of
French and Russian warships COM
bined was 50 per cent. greater than the
number of those owned by Great Brit
ain. Now it is only IS per cent. greater.
It must be taken into account, however,
that France and Russia number among
their fleets a good many obsolete yes
sells, and therefore their superiority is
only on paper.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

The uprising of the Pillager Indians
at Leech Lake, MINI, brings to
mind previous Indian wars, and it will
be somewhat surprising to most peo-
pie to learn that these wars have been
20 in number, have cost over $10O, 0OO,-
600, and have called for the sacrifice of
thousands of soldiers during the past
two-thirds of a century. In the early
days of the west, when Uncle Sans
soldiers had not yet learned to fight
the Indian and meet him at his own
game of trickery, the loss of life among
the troops sent out to fight the red
men was very large.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
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
WAR NEWS.

WAN NEWS
With sealed orders from Washing
ton the battleships Oregon and Iowa
sailed from New York.
His men not being furnished with
rations, Capt. E. v. Walsh, of COM
pany F, First Missouri volunteers,
marched his company out of Jefferson
barracks in St. Louis and dismissed
them-a thing unparalleled in military
history.
The American flag will be raised over
San Juan October 10.
In Havana Maj. Beebe, of the Amer.
lean commission, died of yellow fever.
The Third Illinois infantry has been
ordered back from Puerto Rico.
The Spanish officials at San Juan
have sigrified their willingness to turn
over the government of Puerto Rico
to the Americans.
The war department issued orders
reducing the number of men in the
Nebraska regiments to 81 men, but
Col. Bryan will remain in the service.
The demand of the United States
that the island, of Puerto Rico shall
be- turned over to this government on
October 18 has been agreed to by
Spain.
The Spanish steamer Reina Maria
Cristina sailed from Havana for Spain
with 1913 officers and troops.
In the case of Joseph P. Mcintyre,
chaplain of the warship Oregon, the
court-martial found him guilty of con-
duct unbecoming an officer and SEN
fenced him to dismissal from the naval
service.
Maj. Gen. Greene has been ordered
to report to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and
will command a division of the army
of Cuban occupation.
There are IS war vessels now under
contract for the government, and
when completed America will rank
third in naval power.
"A dispatch from Manila says that
Macabulos, the chief controlling the
five northern provinces of Luzon, has
revolted against Aguinaldo, and that
sharp fighting between tine insurgents
is proceeding.
SPANS government cabled Gen.
Blanco not to turn over any further
territory to the Americans until the
peace treaty had been definitely
signed.
The president of the Spanish COM
mission. Montero Rios, said in Paris
that Spain would never give up the
Philippines, no matter what the con-
sequences might be.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

The question of profit in sugar beet
culture was lately discussed by farm
ers' association in Pennsylvania whose
members had been experimenting with
beets with view to raising them for
sugar factories. The conclusion was
reached that the cost of growing beets
was greater than that of raising corn;
that beets alone are not wholesome
food for cattle, but corn and sugar
beets together are very nourishing;
finally, that it is much more profitable
to raise sugar beets and feed them
than to sell them at five dollars ton
for making sugar,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

The highest mountain peak in North
America. it is said, has been disc overed
in Alaska by the G. H. Eldridge geo.
logical survey party. It is situated to
the right of the Sushitna river, near
Mount St. Elias. The government to-
pographer took triangulations of the
elevations, ascertaining the exact
height of the peak, which he declared
to be more than 10000 feet, The noun
tain was named Bullshae, a word
spoken in exclamation by the Indian
guide of the party upon first beholding
the wonderful peak. An assent would
he almost impossible.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

An ingenious Illinois scientist has
announced a discovery that bids fair
to make great inroads on the poultry
business and at the same time add lus-
ter to the already brilliant halo that
surrounds the COW. He is about to
perfect process whereby eggs may be
made out of milk, and already there is
marked depression in gallinaceous cir
cles. 1t is currently reported that the
savant is not content to rest on his
laurels. but is already In hot pursuit
of an idea to make duck eggs out of the
milk of the sea cow.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
LATER NEWS.

The Chicago University makes Pres
ident Mckinley doctor of laws.
The impression is growing in the
minds of the American commissioners
that Spain expects the United States
will ultimately assist in sending the
Spanish troops back to the peninsula.
1t may be that the present vexatious
delays are caused for the purpose of
firing American patience until Nc Kin
ley will be glad to send ships in order
to expedite matters.
The city council of Cleveland, O.,
has passed an ordinance reducing
street railway fares to four cents and
seven tickets for quarter.
Russia has hastily concentrated 49,
900 troops at Port Arthur, to be ready
for any emergency at Pekin.
At the meeting of the peace commits
sion the 18th, Judge Day in forcible
manner informed the Spanish men,
bers that under no circumstances
would the United States assume any
part of the Cuban debt
Gen. Brooke has plenary powers in
Porto Rico and will have sole charge
of the government of the island until
some other arrangement is made.
The earliest winter storm in the
Southeast in rs years, and the worst
early storm on record almost compile.
tely shut Kansas City off from wire
communication with the South, the
West and the North. An opening on
the east has alone kept the city from
being totally isolated.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the Farmers bank at
Promise City, 10. The nitro glycerlne
failed to open the doors of the vault.
The first official recognition of the
regular commercial transportation
service in Porto Rico was an agree.
ment entered into the at postofice de.
partment for carrying the mails be-.
tween Ponce and San Juan, the chief
cities of the island.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
HOSTILES SURRENDER,
Be1ligerent Bear Island Redskins
Lay Down Their Arms-They
Issue ManffeatO

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 1.-THE hostile
Bear island Indians have surrendered.
News to this effect came from Walker
Saturday night. 1t was announced in a
manifesto signed by "a chiefs, repre-
senting all the tribes in the Leech
Lake district. The manifesto says the
laying down of arms was a the earnest
entreaty of these chiefs, who have
the utmost confidence" in Indian Com
missioner Jones and his ability to re-
aress all wrongs which the Indians
have suffered,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

At the meeting of the Cambridge,
Eng.) congress of zoology, Prof.
Haecket, in paper on the present
knowledge of the descent of man, de-
clared that science had now estab-
lished with absolute certainty that
man descended through various stages
of evolution from the lowest form of
animal life during period estimated
at 1,O0O,000,0oO years. This goes back
some years beyond the memory of the
oldest inha bitant,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Virden, ILL.,, an attempt to
place negro workmen in the mines
brought on battle in which II
men were killed and over a score
were badly injured. Troops were or
dered by the governor to the scene.
In Canton, o., Mrs. Annie E. George
was held to the grand jury charged
with the murder of George D. saxton.
Near Walker, Mimi. three railway
employees were drowned by the cap
sizing of a boat.
One-half of the business portion of
Coloma, Mich, was destroyed by fire.
The Colorado middle-of-the-road
populists have chosen Judge James
Glynn, of Leadville, as their nominee
for governor in the place of Simon
Guggenheim, who declined.
Near Middlebury, O., James Prall,
farmer, shot his wife fatally and
then killed himself.
Chicago had a snowstorm, the first
OF the season and the earliest in the
past 26 years.
AT San Quentin, CAL, John Millerwas
hanged for killing James Childs, of San
Francisco. in November, 1896.
Julia Wilson died in New ALBANY,
Ind, aged 100 years.
Further reports from Virden, Ill.,,
say that II persons were killed in the
recent battle between miners and %
were wounded. The militia were in
control, but further trouble was
feared.
The president left Omaha for St..
Louis, was greeted by immense crowds
at every stopping place and made sew
eral brief speeches. go, ....
Misses AIDA and Alma Mckee, twin
sisters, were married to twin broth
ers, William and Frank Brindle, at
Wilmington, O. -
On the Gath inst. the National Coun-
Gil Of Women of the United States will
meet at Omaha,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
MARKETS..
Minneapolis, Oct, II.

Minneapolis, Oct. II.
Wheat-No. l northern, 63 to 64c;
No. northern, 81 to IS; Dec. CSC.
Oats-No. white, % to 23c.
Corn-No. 3, Csc.
Cattle-Steers, So. 80 to 400, COWS,
S2.7O.
Hogs-$3. IS to 1856.
Sheep-Muttons, SO. 10 to d. rs lambs,
1926.
Butter-Creamery, extras, II to 1sc;
creamery, firsts. 16 to tic; dairy, fancy.
II to 15c.
Poultry-Turkey z to Sc: spring
Chickens Z to Sc,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

There is a big demand for bicycles
in Asia Minor. and American manufac-
turers sell more than so per cent. of
the trade. Many more would be sold
if the roads were in good condition,
but the Turks do not bother them
selves very much about good road
makinu
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

Nearly 2,ooo,ooo,ooo gallons of beer,
ale and distilled liquors are produced
in the United States each year. Per-
haps the sentiment in favor of chris
tening battleships with water grows
out of the possibility that it may soon
become the most precious and uncom-
mon of all the liquids.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

AS an incentive to the study of good
literature the plan adopted in the New
York public schools of celebrating the
birthdays of distinguished American
authors has much to commend it. The
celebration includes brief sketch by
the teacher of the life and career of
the author, and this is followed by the
readings OF selections from some of his
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

c. Godfrey GumpeI, an English
scientist, has spent 81 years in study
ing the effects of salt upon the body,
and is about to publish a book which
he thinks will be revolutionary. He at
tributes diphtheria, apoplexy and vari-
Gus other diseases to deficiency of
common salt in the system. This will
diet refOrmers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
MINNESO NEWS.
HEROES SLEEP.

Fifteen thousand people gathered -
Fort Smelling to pay tribute to the hon
ored dead. Six soldiers who Sacr1ncod
their lives for their country at Bear ISL
and, were consigned to their graves In
the presence OF this vast multitude. It
was deeply impressive, most sad and
memorable ceremony. Nothing to ap-
proach it in solemnity, sincerity and rev.
erance has ever been witnessed in this
state since the Indian massacres of a,
generation ago.
The casket containing the remains Of
Major Wilkinson occupied the space near
~ opposite the center Of the chancel. At
the head of it and above it was pillow
or scroll of red and white roses, the trib-
ute of the Third Infantry. On the casket
were placed two wreaths of white roses
together with white satin ribbon and also
a wreath Of red and white roses, the gift
of the Daughters Of Veterans, Mrs. Van
Cleve Tent No. l.. In front of the pillow
of roses before mentioned was star Of
red roses, token from Joseph E. Nc
Williams, of Company A, One-Hundred-
and-Seventh New York, bearing the in
scription, 1885, Suspended from the
chandelier directly over Major Wilkinson
was wreath of oak leaves, the tribute,
OF the Minnesota Commandery of the
Loyal Legion of which Major Wilkinson
was a member,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
THE EAST.

The richest man in New England,
John Murray Forbes, died. at his home
in Milton, Mass, aged IS years.
BY an explosion of gas in a colliery
at Coaldale, Pa, five men were killed
and II injuredr
The firm OF j. Med. Scott G. Co..
wholesale shoe dealers in Pittsburgh.
Pa, failed for 100000.
The firm of Adams & Bishop, manu-.
facturers and wholesale dealers in
paper in New York, failed for $2o0, 1000
Reuben H. Lloyd. of San Francisco
was elected grand master at the meet.
ing in Pittsburgh, Pa, of the grand en-.
campment of the Knights Templar.
Because of defalcat ton on the part
of Eli w. Stone, the assistant cashier
the doors of the Tioga national bank
OF Owego, N. Y. were closed.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
$1,3S9,26l,652, against $1,466, $50, 900
the previous week. The increase COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1897 was 81.
In the United States there were 2O5
business failures in the seven davs
ended on the 18th, against 1859 the week
previous and 223 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
En- route from London for New York
the British steamer Mohegan ran
ashore between the Manacles and Liz
ard point on the coast of Cornwall and
10y persons lost their lives.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

The Cleveland theatrical manager
who has decided TO restrict his adver-
Using to the newspapers will not re-
greet the policy. Newspaper advertis-
ing is UNNECESSARILY the best way and
never misses fire,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
Clogher. Ireland. has appointed a

woman rate collector, and insists on
her having the place in spite OF the OBJ
jections of the Dublin officials. She is
a Miss Magill, and had done the work Of
the Office for five years owing to the i'll
ness of her father, who held the place
previously. q B
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

Observations made at the Massachu-
setts agricultural experiment station
show that so per cent. of the food of
the ungainly and repulsivelooking
toad is made up of insects injurious to
agriculture. The toad is an especial
enemy of the army worm, the cut
worm and greenhouse pests generally,
and does a lot of good in it's modest
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
Out Of the Service.

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-THE Fifth
Illinois volunteers were mustered out
of the United States service Sunday
by Capt. Wainwright, of the First
United States cavalry, and paid off by
Maj. Dollom. Lieut.. Col. Wells was
presented with a handsome sword by
the officers and men of the regiment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

To BE FORMALLY Deposed.

London, Oct. 17-The Picking CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
It is expected in the highest circles
that the emperor will be formally de-
posed on November %, the birthday of
The empress dowager, and that Prince
Jun, a boy of IS, will be nominated as
his successor So - = .r-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
Has Made Money.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. IA cash BAL
ance in bank exceeding 100000 now
stands to the credit of the transmits.
sippi exposition. There are Is days re-
naming.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
Registration in New York,

New York. Oct. 1.-THE total regis
tration in Greater New York for the
FIRST two days is 3O5,s6o. For Manhat-
tan and the Bronx and Brooklyn the
registration is 1888 larger than on
the first two days Of last year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
window elias. Worker. Idle.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 17.-Window
glass plants throughout the United
States failed to start the seasons
operations at midnight. Fires were
blocked and may be extinguished, and
$4,000 workers, who have been looking
forward to a general resumption on
October IS, are forced to remain idle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

Miss Antoinette Greedy, daughter of
the arctic explorer, and Miss Rose
mary Sartoris, a granddaughter of
Gen. Grant, will be among the debu-
tantes in Washington this season.