The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-09
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay, Of Whitehall,
KY. is losing his mind. Since the di-
vorce from his child wife he has been
i'll moody condition. i. Rs.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

covery of plot for the overthrow Of
the dynasty and Gems. Campos, Blanco,
Rivera and Dominguez were under sur
Vigilance. -.Si :ss+@., n
In Madrid Admiral Montejo, who was
in command of the Spanish squadron
destroyed by Admiral Dewey. has
been placed in prison pending trial
for his conduct at Manila. "s*.'' ~
A steamer with 10000 stands of arms
and ammunition bound for the Philip
pines was seized in Japanese waters
by the Japanese authorities. ,... F..
At La Goubran, France, the naval
powder magazine exploded, and 10 per-
sons were killed and 100 injured.
During battle in northern Mace
donia between Albanian Mussulmans
and Turkish troops several hundred
were killed on both sides.
The head of the well-known Cooks
excursion tourist agency, j. N. Cook,
died at Waltonron-Thames, England,
aged 65 years.
In the French steamer Cheribon the
last contingent of Spain's Cuban army
reached Valencia.
The new ministry of Spain, with
Senior Silvela as premier, took the oath
of office in Madrid. The cortes will be
dissolved and a general election held in
April.
Maj. Gen. Otis thinks the war in the
Philippines will be practically ended
within three months.
At Manila Admiral Dewey hoisted his
admiral's flag on the flagship Olympia
and it was saluted by all the warships
in the harbor and the guns of the forts.
LATER NEWS.
The tilipinos attempted to capture
the waterworks six miles from Manila,
but were driven back with great loss.
Josephine Kipling, the 6-year-old
daughter of Rudyard Kipling, and the
eldest of his three children, died in
New York of pneumonia. The facts
were kept from Mr.. Kipling.
The Spanish cortes was dissolved the
9th in the midst of great uproar
The boiler in Baxley's mill, in the
suburbs of Owensboro, KY, exploded,
instantly killing Oliver Perry and ia
tally injuring Thomas Wisdom and
Wilson Baxley.
A passenger train on the Lake Shore
railroad collided with a switch engine
at Dunkirk, N. Y, killing Engineer
Thompson and Fireman Kirkland.
Martha May McFillen, of Sandusky,
Ohio, found guilty of the murder of
her lover, George Koehle, was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
The Baker Chain company at Pitts
burg has advanced the wages of all
employees from 5 to 10 per cent. The
increase affects 300 men.
Prairie fires have done great damage
in Nueras, Starr and DuvaI counties,
Texas. It has not rained in that Sec
ton for over six months.
The United States gunboats Annapo-
lis and Vicksburg have sailed from
Venezuela for Jamaica.
acquisitions for 2,OOO,O 900 rations for
various provinces in Cuba have been
made for the month of March.
President Alfaro of Ecuador has is
sued proclamation granting amnesty
to rebels who shall lay down their
arms in thirty days.
The United States marines who have
been under orders to guard the U. S.
legation at Picking are under orders to
leave. The Russian and French en-
bassies have also notified the govern
ment of their intention of soon with
drawing their guards from their re-
spective legations.
The proposed contitutional conven-
ton for Alabama is being vigorously
opposed by the republicans of the
state.
The Sugar Trust announces an
agreement to guarantee sales of refined
sugar for from thirty to sixty days.
The London court of appeal has up
held the decision of the lower court,
ordering the Peter Schoenhofen brew
cry to pay income tax on the entire
profit of the business in Chicago and
not merely on the portion RENTED to
England.