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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

The captain of the Alfonso XII,
which was knocked into kindling wood
by the United States gunboat Hawk
the other day, is conservative. De-
scribing the occurrence, he relates
how the Yankee boat plugged his ship
full OF cannonballs, smashed one of his
engines and finally set fire to the yes
sci, compelling him to run her ashore.
But he doesn't get excited over the
matter. His only comment is: II found
the situation rather embarrassing"
and he does not exaggerate. Rather
embarrassing" fully covers the Span
ish idea of naval engagements.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

"A st. Louis physician says that the
cooling draughts obtained from cleo
trio fans in the summer time are very
dangerous, and that colds, pneu-
monia and death often result. The
physicians and scientists have had us
lodging microbes for a number of
years, foregoing the pleasure of eat
ing grapes for fear of appendicitis,
boiling our water until it is tasteless
forfear of typh old and hundred other
diseases, and now they say we must
keep out from under the electric fans.
What will they have US not do next?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
GREETED WITH 10Y.
habitants Of Puerto Rico Glad to
, Have Our Troops with Them
Volunteers Desert to Miles.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Gen. Miles, in
command of the Puerto Rican expedi-
ton, sent the following dispatch to
Secretary Alger, which was made pub
lie at the war department at ten
o'clock Sunday night:
Ponce. Puerto Rico. July 31-Secretary
of War. Washington, D. c.: Volunteers
are surfendering themselves with arms and
ammunition. F>our-ffths of the people are
overjoyed at the arrival of the army. Two
thousand from one place have volunteered
to serve with it. They are bringing in
transportation, beef cattle and other need
ed supplies. The custom house has al
ready yielded $4,000 AS soon as all the
troops are disembarked they will be in
readiness to move. Please send any ma
tlonal colors that can be spared to be
given to the different municipalities. I
request that the question of the tariff rate
to be charged in the parts of Puerto Rico
occupied by our forces be submitted to the
president for his action, the previously ex-
listing tariff remaining meanwhile in force.
AS to the government and military occu-
patton. ! have already given instructions
based upon the instructions issued by the
president in the case of the Philippine
islands and similar to those issued at San
t!ago de Cuba. MILES,
Major General Commanding"
Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 20, Via St.
Thomas, D. w. l., Aug. mo forward
movement of the army is expected for
several days. The transports with
Gen. Brcoke's army corps and the re-
mainder of the first corps are arriving
slowly. Our troops will probably re-
main here quietly until the bulk of the
army has disembarked. Gen. Miles will
retain his headquarters at the custom
house at the port of Ponce, while Gen.
Wilson will be in immediate command
of the troops in the city. Capt. ALI
son has been appointed provost mar
shall and with the aid of the local con-
stabulary has preserved excellent or
der, although almost the entire popu-
lation of the city remained in the
streets celebrating the arrival of their
American iberators until long after
midnight Friday. Business in the city
has enjoyed a great boom since the
arrival OF the Americans.
The news that Spain had consented
to sue for peace was received here and
was at once taken to Gen. Miles. The
general wrinkled his grave brow when
he read it and said he did not know
what effect it would have on his ex-
petition, but he purposed to push Oh
ahead and take San Juan pending or.
ders from the president. A dispatch
boat carried informant ton out to the
fleet and there was a celebration at
the first indication of weakening Cd
SPANS part.
Outside of the typhoid fever on the
transports and in Guanica, the general
health of the army continues excel
lent, and there has been no trace of
yellow fever thus far.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
LATER NEWS.

LATER NEWS.
SIMPSONS fleet is bIockading the
port of San Juan.
Gen. Miles anticipates strong resist
ance before San Juan is taken.
The YALE, which carried Gen. Miles
to Porto Rico, has returned to New
York.
Dewey received word from Anguish
that he is willing to surrender as soon
as he can do SO honorably.
President Mckinley will call an ex-
ira session of both houses of congress
as soon as Spain accepts the terms of
peace offered by the United States.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Surrenders, to be according to
Hoyle, must be made under a tree.
This facilitates the process of taking
leaves and enables the terms to be
kept shady. Lee surrendered under
an apple tree at Appomattox, and
Toral surrendered under a cedar tree
at Santiago. Cervera did not need a
tree because he had his bark with him,
although tie way in which his ships
ran ashore was suggestive of a slip
perV helm
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
4 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
WAR NEWS.

mail steamer for the island of
Cuba carrying letters for other than
the army left New York for Santiago
for the first time since the war began.
Advices received in Washington say
that the German fleet has been with
drawn from the harbor of Manila. The
understanding between this govern
ment and Germany is said to be per-
feet.
1t is SAID that as soon as fever con-
diticns permit Skaters army will be
removed to tract of land adjoining
Montauk Point, Long Island. Gen.
Shafter reports 4,122 of his men sick,
3.1o3 with fever of various types, but
the low death rate shows the sickness
to be of mild form.
Puerto Rico volunteers at Ponce
revolted and would not fight the Amer
leans.
Madrid received another dispatch
confirming the report that Manila had
surrendered to Admiral Dewey.
On the morning of July rs Gen. Yves
ley Merritt and troops under his COM
mand arrived at Manila, after trip
devoid of startling event.
Gen. Miles reports that the city of
Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrendered to his
forces without opposition, and that the
Spanish troops are retreating from
the southern part of the island. The
American flag now flies over Guanica,
Port Of Ponce, Ponce and Yauco. The
people were delighted at the arrival of
the Americans.
President McKinley's answer to
Spain's peace proposal is: The abso-
lutte surrender of Puerto Rico to the
United States, Recognition of the in
dependence of Cuba. Cession of one
of the Ladrone islands to the United
States as a coaling station and the
cession to the United States of at
least a coaling station in the Phil
ippines.
The natives of the Philippines and
British subjects who have interests
there urge President Mckinley to
put a stop to Spanish rule on the
islands.
The Spanish troops in Puerto Rico
were retreating toward San Juan.
Gen. Miles and the United States SOL
diers were everywhere welcomed and
our national colors were in demand.
Santiago advices declare Gen. Gercia
is Disguised with the Americans and is
willing to disband his separatists.
Admiral Dewey reports that our
forces may have to fight the Philippine
insurgents owing to the attitude as
sumed' by Aguinaldo, their leader.
AtNeuvitas, in the province of Puerto
Principe, Cuba, the spaniards evacu-
ated the town, setting it on fire after
it had been shelled by American ships.
Hopes are entertained in admins
tration circles that the conference
with M. Cambon will result in peace
agreement.
American troops in Puerto Rico have
taken possession of the Ponce railroad
and are operating the trains for the
movement of supplies.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
A LITTLE OF ALL SORTS.

The barking of dog on the earth
can be heard by balloonist at an ele-
vation of four miles.
AS to the length of life of fish, it is
said that the ordinary carp, if not in
terfered with, would live about 500
years.
In a recently patented automatic
wagon brake the thills are mounted on
movable rods on the front axle, which
slide. backward and apply the brakes
as soon as the horse holds back.
Sherman county, Ia, has coopera-
tive hail insurance company. The man
whose crops are injured is to receive
one bushel of the kind of grain de-
stroyed for each 100 bushels raised by
the other members of the company.
The fact that the skeleton remnants
of elephants are so rarely found in any
part of Africa is explained by an ex-
plorer, who states that as soon as the
bones have become brittle from eli
matte influences they are eaten in lieu
OF salt by various ruminant animals.
Residents of Gravel Pit, on the Fort
Wayne railroad, dissatisfied with the
name Of the town, wished to revive it's
original Indian name and call it Me-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. But the rail-
road company objected and compro-
mise was arrived at, the Indian name
of Winona being chosen.
In order to capture fish, Pool states
that the natives of Surinam whip the
water with the wood of Lonchocarpus
violaceus, Btu, papilionaceous tree
which contains substance having a
narcotic action on the fish. The wood,
which has disagreeable odor, is
called "Nekoe" by the natives and
stinkwood by the European settlers. 4.
William II. Cove, of Salem, Mass,
with the purchase of his ancestral
home at Scabrook, N. H, came into the
possession of several documents, one
being pardon of Edward Cove, who
was confined in the Tower of London
for rebellion. It was dated 1885, and
signed Sutherland and across the
top are the words James R." and the
royal seal. ,. ..5@ :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
MARKETS..

Minneapolis, Aug. 1.
Wheat-No. northern, 81 to SIC;
No. 2 northern, 80 to BIC; Sept, 62Ic.
Oats-No. white, % to 23c.
C0rn-No. 8. SOC.
Cattle-Steers, $3.50 to 400; COWS,
1926.
Sheep-Muttons, $4.10 to 4.25, lambs,
IS. 40.
Butter-Creamery, extras, Is to Ice;
creamery, frsts, 10 to 14c; dairy. fancy,
10 to 14c.
Poultry--Turkey, z to Sc; spring
chickens to SC,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Some one has discovered parallel
to our extraordinary agreement to
return the Spanish prisoners to Spain.
After the French army of $4,000 men
surrendered to the British army in
Portugal under Sir Hugh Dalrymple,
August 80, 1908, they were embarked
on English ships and transported to
Brest
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
FROM W'ASHING'TON.

Throughout the country the bust
less situation shows unusual indica-
tions of season of general pros
perity.
In the treasury of the United States
a balance has been struck of the "con-
science fund.-" showing that the total
amount received since it was opened
in 1911 was $207,452.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Don't cheer. The poor devils are
dying" was the command of Capt.
Philips, of the battleship Texas, when
Admiral Cervera's vessels were afre
and sinking. Contrast that respect
for dead, dying and wounded soldiers,
with the firing upon the dead, dying
and wounded American soldiers, and
upon the ambulances protected by the
Red Cross at Santiago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

There is grim sort of poetic justice,
in the fact that Santiago de Cuba, the
first Cuban city to be brought by arms
under the American flag, is the spot
where so American citizens were ruth
lessly murdered by Spaniards just a
quarter of century ago. The dark
blot of the Virginius incident of 1873
is not forgotten by the American peo-
IL
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

The wealth of the United States is
estimated by Prof. Mulhall at $S1, $780,
100000, or nearly $32, 1000, 100000 more
than that of any other government in
the world. Spain was not. prudent in
picking out financial antagonist.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

New York city has passed an ordi-
nance forbidding the use of profane
language in any public place under
penalty of fine of from two to ten
dollars. The man who picks up
tack with his tire will have to ferry
across to New Jersey to express his
opinion of the small boys idea of
hrmor
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Recent Investigations have shown
that the principal source of the Gulf
stream is not the Florida channel, but
the region between and beside the
islands of the West Indies.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

One of the difficulties we shall have
be the impossibility of securing map
of the United States that shall not
also be map of the world.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
FOREIGN INTELLiGETCE.

rOASN1UN 1N'IELAIVElHC n.
During a storm at Port Arthur the
Chinese warship Jutschi foundered
and 146 of her crew persisted.
At the age of SO years Prince Bis
marck, Germany's greatest statesman,
died of congestion of the lungs at
FREDERICKSBURG.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Big Ben, of Westminster, has proved
itself certain to less than second per
week. It's the largest and most pow
erful clock in the world. One weight
takes take five hours to wind up. this is
done twice q week and it will 20 for
eight and Q half days. The dlal meas
ures 22h feet in diamete Ter. #
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Another S has joined the sibilant
procession. Spain, sagasta, Santiago,
Shafter, Sampson, Schley and Surren-
der. Nothing remains now but Scoot.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

A Chicago man named his dog Dewey
because, no matter what he is doing,
be is always ready to suspend opera
tions for breakfast.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Tramps are becoming troublesome
again, and their colonization on some
of the new islands is suggested. Why
not try the Ladrones?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
Snow In Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. An unpre-
cedented cold snap is giving Nebraska
a premature taste of fall. For two
days the thermometer has not been
over 70 and has been as low as so in the
eastern portion and colder in the west.
At Kimball, near the Wyoming line, It
showed for several minutes Sunday
morning, the first time snow ever fell
there in July. No damage to crops is
anticipated save a checking of the
growth of corn.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
Big Fire I'm Escanaba

Escanaba. Aug. Ia fire which
started here at eight o'clock Sunday
night was not subdued until midnight.
Fourteen buildings, mostly stores,
were destroyed. The loss will reach
$3.50, 900: The electric light and tele-
phone plants were disabled and the
town is in darkness. Two firemen were
injured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

hour he suffered terrible difficulty in
breathing and his groans were fearful
to hear during the death struggle. He
had been placed in sitting position
and propped up with cushions in order
to relieve the frightful spasms in
The record-union., 1898-12-13
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Resumed at the Ingleside
Track

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Racing
was resumed at Ingleside to-day. The
weather was fine and the track fast.
Results:
Seven furlongs. Ailyar .(H. Martin),
8 to ), won; Casdale (Bullman), 3 to
1, second; Los Medanos tPowelD, 2 to
/, third. Time-1:291a. Felicite, Raci-
van and Ocorono also ran.
Mile and an eighth, selling. Red Glenn
Bullman), 3 to /, won; Lady Hurst
! (Woods), 30 to 1, second; Lena INC
Nicholas), 10 to 1, third. Time-1: 54sA.
Myth, DR.. Bernays and Bernardillo
also ran.
One mile, selling, Cyril (Bullman), l
to 2, won; Cabrillo (Beauchamp), to
2, second; Stan Powers CWoods), 6 to
I, third. Time-1 1872. Tenrica, Henry
c., Dutch Valet and Viking also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, La Goleta
.(Spencer), 1 to 2, won; Topmast Bull-
mani, 20 to /, second; David Tenny
(H. Martin), IS to 5, third. Time
1:47A Hugh Penny also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Yemen (Rut-
teri, 3 to 5, won; lamar II. (H. Mar
tiny. Is to s. second: Prince Tyrant
(Gray), 80 to /, third. Time-1:1512
Sweet William, Lomo and Highland
Ball also ran.
One mile, selling, First Call (Turner),
3 to 1, won; G. B. Morris (Ellis), to
10, second; Una Colorado (Rutter). 10
to /, third. Time-1:43 Boardman,
Durward, Ulm, Letter and Alpaf also
ran.
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1NCEND1ARIsM AT STOCKTON.
Four Attempts Sunday Night to Set
Fire to the Town.

STOCKTON, Dec. PA man evil
IDENTIFY possessed with mania for in
cendiarism- made four attempts to set
fire to the town last night. But small
damage resulted, though his plans and
deliberate actions were such that might
have resulted in a disastrous confiagra-
ton.
Three of his efforts to make a flame
were made in lodging houses. He used
coal oil, which was found in the rooms
and Railways of the buildings, with
which he thoroughly saturated the fur
niture before applying the match. The
fires in every instance were discovered
in time to prevent a disastrous blaze.
The first fire was in the Old Pioneer
Hall, occupied by the Bersaglieri Soci-
ETY.. which has been burned out twice
before by an incendiary, who is sup
posed to have a grievance against the
order.
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American Troops Landed at the
Capital City.
Two Regiments Of Volunteers March Through
The Streets Of Havana.
Three Cubans Killed and One
Spanish Officer and Two Cubans
Wounded in an ARRAY Between
Spanish Officers OF Duty and a
Number of Citizens at Havana.

HAVANA, Dec 12-The Two Hun
drcd and Second New York Regiment
began to land at . o'clock this morn
ing, and at o'clock a column about
1000 strong marched from the San
Juan wharf to the Christiana railroad
station. The troops were led by Col
onel Seyburn and Major Abbott, the
regimental band playing simple
marches. The color Sergeants bore the
Stars and Stripes and the blue. and
gold banner of the State of New York.
The route, which was a mile and q
half long. was the most direct course
from the landing place to the railroad
station, and did not pass through the
principal streets There were only the
ordinary number of people in the
streets, and it was only occasionally
that cries of viva Espanola, viva
Americanos," or viva Cuba Libre,"
We're heard. The on-lookers were most
ly silent, and were only curious to see
the American soldiers.
The regiment arrived at the railway
station at 1870 o'clock, and after
some delay two trains loaded with
troops pulled out of the depot. Some
of the troops belonging to this detach-
ment are bound for the city of Pinar
del Rio, about 11S miles from here
The others will be stationed at Guam
ajay and Mariel not far from here,
in the province of Pinar del Rio. The
troops bound for the city of Pinal del
Rio are due to arrive there at ,
o'clock this evening.
The First North Carolina Regiment
which arrived here yesterday morning
on the United States transport Rou-
manian, dsembarked this morning
and marched through the city with
band and colors to camp at Marianaoo.
By the time the regiment had reached
the suburb of Cerro many hundreds of
men, women and children We're fol-
lowing, all showing deep emotion, the
men embracing one another, the W.
men weeping from excessive pleasure
and the children shouting endearing
names as the North Carolinans
marched along.
While General Castellanos was in lis
bedroom yesterday the roof fell in and
injured him on both shoulders, breast
and face. His orderly was also in
jured in the face.
Three Cubans were killed and one
Spanish officer and two Cubans were
wounded last night in an affray be-
tween some Spanish officers off duty
and a number of citizens and a Cuban
who wished to close the Lacon The
ater on account of the death of Gen
eral Garcia at Washington. The Span
ish troops on duty intervened and re-
stored order.
After the news of General Garcia's
death spread through Havana early
yesterday evening the Cubans wished
to have all the places of amusement
closed. They succeeded in closing
two places frequented by Cubans, but
the management of the Lacon Theater,
where there were many Spanish Off
The record-union., 1898-12-13
The R.aneer and wheeling.

VALLEJO, Dec. 12.-The rebuilding
of the United States cruiser Range, at
Mare Island is progressing rapidly. The
Wheeling came out of the dock to-day.
She will receive her supply of coal and
provisions in a few days and will then
sail for the Northern seas. The Iro-
uuois has been thoroughly overhauled
and is ready to go into commission.
Commander Henry Nichols has been or
dered TO Manila to take charge of the
MonadnOck
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BOWERS WINS HIS SUIT.
Important Decision Rendered by
Circuit Judge Morrow.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Judge
Morrow of the United States Circuit
Court to-day handed down a decision
in the two cases of Alphonso B. Bow
ers against the San Francisco Bridge
Company and Pacific Coast Dredging
and Reclamation Company. sustaining
the validity of the Bowers patents in
hydraulic dredging machines, awarding
perpetual injunctions and ordering an
accounting of damages and profits.
This decision involves the dredgers
used by Heldmaier & Neu on the Chi
cago Drainage Canal, those used by the
The record-union., 1898-12-13
MISS CAMPBELL LIBERATED
The Actress Arrested on Charges Of
Theft Released From Custody.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 12.-Miss Catherine
Campbell, a member of a. company
playing at the Grand Opera-house, who
was arrested yesterday on the charge
OF thefts committed at the st. Nicholas
Hotel, was released at noon to-day.
Manager Chapman of the ST. Nicholas
and E. B. Worrall of the Grand Opera
house visited Chief of Detectives Des-
mond and acting Chief of Police Spickei
Mr.. Chapman stated that inasmuch as
the management of the hotel was con-
vinced that Miss Campbell was of un-
sound mind and a kleptomaniac, they
would not prosecute her. Miss Camp
bell will be taken to sanitarium.
DR.. Martin, Miss CampbelPs physi-
clan, says: 'She is mentally impaired.
Her nervous system is simply broken
down from overwork. 1t is not klep-
tomania, but simply absolute prostra-
ton"
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COL. w. J. BRYAN
Has Sent His Resignation Of His
Commission to Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-All doubt
respecting the intentions of Colonel w.
j. Bryan We're removed by the receipt
by the War Department Of a telegram
from him stating that he had mailed his
resignation of his commission as Col
onel. and that it was approved by the
division and corps commanders. The
War Department, of course, cannot act
upon the resignation until it comes for
mally to hand, but there can be no
doubt Of its acceptance. 1t is sup
posed at the War Department that the
Lieutenant Colonel of Bryan's regiment
will succeed him in the Colonelcy.
WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-The writ
ten resignation came to hand at the
War Department this afternoon by
mail, and was Immediately accepted,
notice of that fact being telegraphed to
Colonel Bryan.
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warships and transports in the harbor,
nor did the news reach there until this
morning.
The United States Evacuation Com
missioners and General Greene sent
General Clous and Captain Hart at noon
to-day to exchange views with the
Spanish Commissioners. 1t was ar
ranged that all the Cuban officers and
soldiers. including. Generals Julis San
gully and Jose Isacret, should go to
the camp near Marinio and remain out
of the city until the Spanish forces were
withdrawn.
Mr.. Jerome, the British Consul. had
already called at the palace on the same
mission.