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The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21
THE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
1898, ,946,s35, against 81 ,652, ,294 ,237 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 600.
In the United States there were 169
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 14th, against 1876 the week
previous and 215 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
At Perth Amboy, N. j., the MiddIesex
county bank closed it's doors and the
cashier, George NJ. Valentine, was said
to be defaulter in the sum of $165 1000.
While bathing in the river at Lower
Derby, Conn.,, Annie and Mary Kinney,
aged II and ~ years, respectively, and
their cousin Ella, aged IS, were
drowned.
Efforts to form bicycle trust have
failed.
George G. Williams and wife, of Phil
adelphia, will undertake to ride to San
Francisco on a tandem in 90 days on
wager OF $1,000.
In the National league the r'rcent-
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended Oh the 10th were: Brooklyn,
.C54; Philadelphia, .G3G; Boston, .G27;
Chicago, .597; Baltimore, .5s3; St.
Louis, $40; Cincinnati, .4o3; Pitts
burgh, ATS; New York, .440; Louisville,
.4o5; Washington, .s2o; Cleveland,
.1G2.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, the men on the
street car lines struck for higher
wages.
The death of Chief Justice Walbridge
A. Field, of the Massachusetts supreme
court, occurred in Boston, aged Sc
years.
Throughout the country tin plate
workers to the number of nearly 50,-
600 resumed work after an idleness OF
two weeks.
Railway statistics for the year 1893
say the aggregate mileage of railways
was 3,532, an increase of 4,0S8 miles.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

Ringling's circus tent collapsed dur
ing heavy storm at Croekston- Ow-
ing to the threatening weather only a
small crowd was present The grand
entree had just been concluded and
only few performers were In the
ring. It seems miracle that no lives
were lost. j. r. Johnson of NcIDtosEs-
Miss Adams of CrooIsston- Eriek Berk-
man Of St Hilare had legs broken and
fifty others were slightly injured
The property loss to the show people
was $1,000. Ringling Brothers per-
sonally looked after all injured cit5-
zens. The menagerie tent remained
in position The animals were frantic
but none ESCAPED.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

Edward Hanson, a feebIe-nindes
boy Of about thirteen met with a
frightful death at the state school for
the feeble-minded at FaribauIt. A
number of the children had been taken
out by the teachers for ride on the
merry-ge-round, and Hanson was one
of the first lot On the machine He
was placed on the inner circle, or re-
volving platform, which has number
of seats The merry-go-round had
scarcely started when several of the
pupils saw him stand up as If he was
Riddy. The next moment he fell back
ward on his head on the ground He
was instantly drawn under the sta
tionary platform or exit steps. yo
one saw what then happened until
they perceived the 1ifeIess body living
several feet away with the head COM
pletely torn of
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21
I. victim, of Lockinw.

Springfield, ILL.,, july II. - George
Saxer, Jr., aged Is, died Sunday morn
ing at the residence of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George SaXer, of lockjaw. He
accidentally shot himself in the right
hand while handling a revolver on the
Fourth Of July, while celebrating, and
lockiaw set in
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

1t now. appears that the so-called kiss
ing bug is not a newly-arrived insect,
but an old bug with new habits. How
could it have learned them?
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
NALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
3 West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROMfwAsHINGTON.

In an. interview Brig. Gen. Rosser,
who has just reached Washington from
Cuba. said that mo man on the island
with a dollars worth of property ever
wants to see the United States flag
pulled down. ~ =,
With the agricultural department ar
rangements have been made for the
distribution of seed to the flood suf-
ferers in the Brazos valley in Texas.
The war department officials say that
the enlistment of volunteers is making
gratifying progress. . 49,. ,..
During the past fiscal year the total
merchandise exports of the United
States amounted to 1922, 7,443, ,425,
against ST 1881, ,4s2 1880 in the fiscal year
1898. The imports amounted to $697,-
O77,3Ss.
In the fiscal year ended June 80 the
number of stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards issued by the post Of
flee department was 5, 1862, ,02O, ,525. valued
at $92 $3.50, ,1G7-an increase of $50, ,701,-
555 in number and $S,466,72O in value
compared with the previous fiscal year.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

London, July II. - A magistrate Sat
urday ordered the destruction of IA tons
of rotten fruit seized in the boiling
room of Sir Thomas Lpton's jam fac
tory.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21
JeannetteE schwerfn Deaa

Berlin, July 17.-Jeannette Schwerin.
the most prominent representative of
the women's rights movement in Ger
many, is dead.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21


New York, July 17.--The number of
deaths from lock kjsw in and near New
York since July 4 has been 3s. Most of
the victims were boys who were wound
ed in the hand by toy pistols. Three
bows died in this city Sunday.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

Prof. Otto Lugger, entomoIogiss Of
the state agricultural school, who has
just returned frou the Turtle noun
tains in North Dakota. fears an inva-
sion of grasshoppers this season The
ground is infested with them IN that
country and the season has been a
favorable one with them he says
They are now Matching and will short
ly be on the move It is probable that
they will spread through Manitoba
and North Dakota and there is a
chance that they will sweep down on
the wheat fields of Minnesota Prof
Lugger advises the farmers to get IN
readiness to meet the enemy by con-
structing ''hopperdozers-- the plans
for which he will furnish On appIIca-
ton Where heppers have reached
community he also advises farmers te
plow a furrow around their farms and
saturate it with crude kerosene oil.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21
French ship. at Barcelona.

Barcelona, July IL. A French squad
ron, consisting Of 20 ships, arrived here
Sunday.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21

Work has already been commenced
at the beet sugar factory at St Louis
Park and = force Of about seventy men
Ls now employed The entire forty
acres Of land included In factory
grounds will be filed in. A new arte-
sian well ZOO feet deep has just been
completed. Two large tanks with a
capacity of 150, 600 gallons each viii be
erected to store the refuse syrup until
it can be shipped east to be used in the
manufacture of alcohol The company
hor1s to build distiIIery of It's own
next year so that all the by-products
can be made use Of at home. The
plant will be given a thorough over
hauling and will be put In first-class
shape by the time the beets begin to
arrive In sufficient numbers to warrant
its operation The prospects are
bright for big crop this year and It is
expected that the factory will be
started by the first Of September and
run until midwinter.
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-21


All the gr1ins e0ntinue IN exceltent
condition. Winter whest Viii -
resdy TO To cut by the f7th ox soOneT-
Spring hest 10 hesdfng as far north
as the n0rthern stste line. BARLEY II
filing spIendidly; IL il ripening sDd
will be ready for cutting by the 18Th
Oats win make . fair CROP Rye -
ripening good crop and some is II
sre9dy in shock Flax II doinx we'll -
lev e0rrespondents report rusG aDd
lodging I'm wheat md oats, especially
In the southwest, but II the present
favorable weather conditions continue
it is not probable that much loss viii
result from these csuses. Corn has
made rapid growth and In southern
counties much Of it has been cultivated
the last time. Potatoes have splendid
appearance. In pisces where coru was
drowned out considerable buckwheat
has been sown- The timothy crop is
generally . good one and much OF it
has been cut and cured, though In
some sections heavy dews. light show
ers and cloudy weather has prevented
as rapid curing as desirable Much
clover was winter killed Sugar beess
generally look well, though In some
sections they are weedy.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10
SAN FRANCISCO BIDS FOR TRADE.

The strongest firms in the city of San Francisco have formed a Manufacturers and Wholesalers League, and they have arranged with the railroads, including the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific, to carry intending buyers to that city at half rates. The conditions exacted are very simple and ness.like, and there is no obligation to buy, if the prices do not suit the buyer. The letter which the league has sent out to the trade reads as follows:
 "TEe merchant receiving this will please consider it personal invitation to himself, or his accredited buyer, from each and all the houses named herein, to visit San Francisco, under the ar arrangements made by the Manniacturers' and Wholesalers League with the sev- eral transportation companies and on the dates and under the conditions spec. filed, with the assurance on the part of the members of the league, that the goods they deal in will be sold at bed rock prices, with an eye to securing their future and continuous trade. to establish which they are willing to make substantial and liberal concessions.
 "We know that the merchants west of the Rocky mountains are constantly approached by commercial travellers from Chicago, New York and other east ern cities, depreciating San Francisco as a distributing center. If you will take advantage of our liberal offer aud visit San Francisco the mem bers of the league will concluslvely prove to you that you can establish closer and more profitable relations with san Francisco wholesale dealers," etc.
 The above is given for the benefit of those of our local merchants who may deem it advisable to take advantage of San Fiancisco's bid for their patronage.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
==-aa==--=-=-H=====--- SWEEPSTAKES MINE.

To James 4. Nolicy, your hcirs or assigns;
 You are hereDJ notified by the under signed, your co-owner in the Sweepstakes mining claim, situate in the Warren Mining District m the County of CochiSe, Te ritory oi AriAuna, the loeA Ation notice of which is recorded in the office of the County Recorer of the County of Cochiso, in book B page the sum of one hundred dollars in each of the years from uud including the year eigh- teen hundred aal eigh, y-ss ven. to, and iu- cildiu. the !ear eighteen hundred and ninety eight making a period of twelve yeurs. in the performance of the annual laws of congress to Dc performed ui'on said claim tn hold the same.
 Ami you, your heirs and assigns, have fuiied 10 contribute your proportion of the rxpr.rditureS required by snrtiou 2j2t of tn {, rcvi,,,d statu'e ot the United States, to To and including he wear eighteen hundred and eighty scN' n. tu and including tho year ei tttetu hlind, ed auti ntnty eight, making u Isriud uI twcsSe years.
 The sum due lrouh 0I, your heirs or as- siyas to the uIders yued, your ca-owner eys expended by t upon said claim us above set forth, Is six hundred dollars. for which y,,,l are delinquent at the date of thi notice
 You. your heirs and assisus are hereby notified that. if you shonid fail or refuse to co .tribut your proportion of the above eXpni dirure within ninety days uIt"r the pub blicutiuu of this notice once a week for ninety days.youv interest in theSw-cpstaRes Mining claim will bccOrC forfeited to, and the property Ot. Solir co-Owncr the under signed, whose residence and placc of bus ness arc ut Risaee, Cochise County, Arizona. COPPER QCEEN CONSOLIDATED MINING Co.
 Lated Jay lot. 6ia
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

Since 'S1, there has not been single year bringing such prospects for cattle. men as the present one. The rains have been general and reports from all sections of the territory are that water is abundant and feed was never more plentiful. The price of cattle is excel. lent, and the demand in eastern markets urgent. With all these advantages in his favor what more could the western stockmAn ask? This truly is prosperity.
 John S. Williams is erecting large barn at his home in upper Tom bstone Canyon. When completed this will be one of the largest private stables in the Territory, if not on the Pacific Coast, and will contain stall room tor forty horses.
 Work in all of the mining properties in the immediate vicinity of Bisbee is progressing satisfactorily, with increas- ing encouray cement with each days de- velopment.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

UNFORTUNATELY yellow lever has crept into New Orleans, and Health Officer Blunt has established rigid quarantine against that pot: Mobile and other cities have also quarantined against New Orleans. Let us hope that the quarantine will continue only during the actual prevalence of the disease. and will be administered with some discretion so as not to kill off the best business now just picking up, or undnly inconvenience through travellers. The best quarantine against virulent disease is interruptions cleanliness. Keep your own city, town, or community clean, and the task of keeping out disease will be much simpler. Prevention is cheap CT than Cure.-El Paso Herald.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

Ian Maclaren has been telling hts Liver pool congregation how the secular spirit States. Men, he says, are devoted to money getting to degree which he could never have imagined possible, aud even our churches are conducted to a considerable extent as large business concerns, money making permeating everything. This Is 0 rather ungrateful indictment, coming as 1t does from thrifty clergyman who is under stood to have carried home u large sum of money as a result of his shrewd combination of preaching and featuring in the United States.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

THE Dreyfus trial continues with the same Garcicial introduction of irrelevant tcsti- inony. Nowhere in England or America would we allow such wide excursions from the statement of positive facts and the ii- clnsion of such vast quantity of innueudo and hearsay. Now Sarah Bernhardt, it is said, Is to swear that NJ. Rochefort, one of the most rabii of the anti -Dreyfusards, told her that he believed the priso. CT innocent. But have reasons of saying the contrary he is quoted as declaring, If you publish this, however, I will give you the lie," This is interesting, but how long would an An glo-Saxon court listen to secoud and third hand reports of informal conversations?
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

Nsw JERSEY fairly gloats over the prosti- tuition of her corporation-creating powers to the promotion of the trusts ut the cost of the other states of the Union. The brazen- ness of her shame is debasing to the whole nation. For the sake of filling her coifers with fees from combines and trusts she in- hicts upon the people of the rest of the United States injuries that are bringing i!l to millions. The wholesale and unrestricted formation of companies within that state wth hmitless powers Is us much a crime against her sister states as though she bred levers and Infectious diseases and spread thcm broadcast. But unhappiy such a tLing us quarantine against New Jersey octopuses Is not possible us it Is with disease threatening. Yet the evil can not be reached in Now Jersey in auy way save through an awakening of public opinion that is not likely to occur.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10
Beats All Records.

The chances are that the following beats all records:
 Billy Bohne and Geo. Klemp were offered $20,000 for twenty-days' lease on their Mint mine. The offer was re- fused."
 This paragraph is from Mineral Wealth, published at Kingman, Ariz., and has reference to the Mint mine, owned by the two parties mentioned, in which very rich strike of silver and gold was lately made, an account of which was published in this paper on August l2, the news of it having been communicated to us by Mir. A. NJ. Mac. Duffee of Chloride, Ariz. The strike, | to which refer ence is made, was in the 500-foot tunnel in which l2 to 18.inch vein of ore was opened up that goes fIom tu $ ounces in god and 1900 ounces silver to the ton. With such values and such vein it is not difficult to understand that the owners refused $2O, 900 for q 2O.days' lease of it.-Min- ing Review.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

Women are practically barred out of government service in the departments
 at Washington. There is no concerted
 action among the heads of the depart
 ments and chiefs of bureaus to exclude 1 women from appointment, but when ever there Is a place to be filled the
 head of the office almost invariably asks tor Il man. Civil Service Commits sioner Barlow said the commission had a list of women stpnograpliers and type
 writers eligible for appointment, but could not get the appointing officer to
 take them. "rhere are many little reasons" said Barlow. "which seem to influence the heads ot the government officers to prefer men. The principal ono, perhaps, is that while women may do as we'll during regular working hours, if there is d rush and it is neces- ! sary to work over hours work can be crowded on men better than on
 wUnlen."
 ANO" liIdb lilO btIiNC III SOlui uuO "a over the smelters are fairly bursting
 their boilers with business. The Den
 yer Mining Reporter speaks of the effect produced on the stock market saying:
 "As result of lesuming work in the , smelters the mining stock market of
 Cripple Creek is enjoying the greatest < activity. The more popular stocks { change hands in immense blocks, often. times 100000 shares being sold during d call. Tins activity is caused by the
 tremendous production from the mines and not any advertising or manipula. : tiOn of mining shares; in fact, most of
 the buying is local, whiah is the great. est endorsement any camp can have." 1 The demand for good mining pros pects
 is becoming greater with e.ch day.
 Developed property, as d matter ol
 course, is sought after more than prop
 erty that is un,lcveloped. But fairly
 good surface showing will attract alten.
 tion, and d few buyers are seeking this class for Investment. IL sureir Is, inen, | of gre;tt advantage tu the pros ircior to
 develope his claim just as far as he can. ' for the greater the showing the quicker
 he can seil, and the more he will realize. The Sonora Stage Co. have put on a { line of stages from Bisber to La Cana. 1 meas which will run trl weekly, leaving
 the Angus Hotel at o'clock m. on
 Tuesday,, Wednesdays aud Saturdays, relurulng Mondays, Wednesdays ana Fridays of each week. The fare from
 Bisbee to La Cananeas is $l0 % the
 round trip, and from La Morra $S.OJ
 the round trip. See their "adv" in another column. .."a Ttt Y ''ssurf,
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

AN increase of S5 per cent in the output of .leomargarlne is the record of the oleomar- garine factories in and about Chicago for the year ending the first of the present month. The total output ot these factories for the year is sum so large it is difficult to contemplate. Figuring in 50-pound tubs it amounts to 77s,7a packages, of Ss,6S 200 pounds, and nearly all that immense quality was sold by the retailers to the consumers as butter, contrary to the state laws of va riOus states
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

OUR new battleship Alabama has shown speed on her trial trip equal to about 20 miles an hour. She will be one of the finest fighting vessels in our new navy. Work on the Kearsag~, another of our terrors of the sea, is well under way. The old Alabama and the old Kearsage were makers of history as fighting ships, though they sailed under different flags. The new warships, under a common Rag. are typical of the reunion of the states. When they fight again it will be side by side, and their shots will not be aimed at American soldiers.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

PEOPLE do not get free personal mea,i ion in Europe. Lonon papers publish the fol- lowing standing announcement;" "All society, personal and fashionable paragraphs, ex- cept those relating to royalty and official incidents, will be charged for at a minimum rate of one guinea for two lines, each ex- ceeding line ten shilings and sixpense ad- ditional." Mrs. John W. Mackey, Mir. Astor and other common Americans in London pay one newspaper as much as 800 to report one of their dinners or balls.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

THE shortest, straig htest and most profit able railroad in the world is sald to be the Marine railway at Coney Island, connecting Brighton with Manhattan Beach. Its length is half mile; its capital. stock is $25,0OO, and the number of shares thereof 5O0 When Austin Corbin, Jr., was nine years of age, his father presented him with i99 shares. In 1881, when the fare was 10 cents. the income of the road was Ss6,UOO; and ut the present time at reduced rates the profit is still very large.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

UNCLE SAM's fighting ships a"e sliding into the ocean so frequently and others are nals- ing trial trips so fast that be.ore uny other nation can soy Jack Robinson to us we will have fleet so much superior to that with which we fought Spain that Lord Beres- ford's reference 10 our navy in relation to it's size will be out of date.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

EXPORTS of gold and silver from New York to all countries for the week ending August 2oth aggregate $Sl8,l52 silver bars and coin and no gold, a total of S1,7OS,s24 gold and silver in the same week last year. Since January 1st the exports of gold were $25,- s72,97s, and silver Ss0, 1928, against $5,S0 = 17O gold and $29, ,6S2 silver in the corro- spending period of last year.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

TIE monied men of the present time prefer to loan money of public securities rather than business enterprises. This means that public securities are the fa- vorits in the money market. The people are behind-in fact the taxpayer is the security.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

PRESS dispatch states that complaint has been made by some of the employees at the Washington navy yard because of an order which recently went into effect compelling them to wear q brass shield with number stamped upon it. The men said they were losing their identity under the new scheme aud becoming known by their numbers in stead of by their names. They declare they are tagged like licensed dogs and consider able dissatisfaction was expressed.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

ALL signs point to war in the Trans. vaal. The war, if it comes, will prob- ably be short ani bloody. The Eoers are desperate, and the British have too large a stake to permit any sacrifice now. Like our own late war, there can be but one ending in the nature of things, ant, thus it appears to be mad venture on the part oi the Buers.
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

To HAPPY mortals the report just issued emphasizing the increase of lunacy in Eng land will probably como with the force of Q sudden shock. Three thousand one hundred and fourteen more imbeciles in England and Wales last January than in January, 1888 the fact is certainly. appalling. Tho total lunatic population Is given us l05,O ,OS6!
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10

GEN. FUNSTON expresses the opinion that the only solution ot the Phillipine problem wall be found in whipping the insurgents. The theory coincides with that of the Presi- dent, and the latter is making thorough prcpara, ions to put the theory into practice
The Weekly orb., 1899-09-10
THE philanthrophy of d man situated like

THE philanthrophy of man situated like John D. Rockefeller requires very litt'e sacrifice. His endowments and gifts to the public are usually closely followed by a rise in the price of oi'. Even the almost i'm perceptible increase of one-uuarter of a cent on the gallon would return him i'll one day as much as he Las ever donated at any