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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
LEAVES THE CABINET
Secretary ofwr A1gsr Tessus HIS
Resienstion . the Freshest.


Washington, July 40 - SecrefaryA
ger ON Wednesday rendered to the pres
ident his resignation of the war port
folio. The resignation viii become ef-
fective August i, though it was ten
dered "at the pleasure of the president"
Gossip has begun already as to his sue
cessor, but it is entirely speculative for
notwithstanding the reports that Mr.
Alger would not long continue at the
head Of the war department. his actual
resignation came suddenly and unex-
pectedly. That it would come by the
end Of the year was generally believed,
but so little was it expected at this time
that some Of the cabinet officers when
the news first became public were in
clined to regard the announcement az
premature, the announcement that IL
was actually in hand coming to them In
the nature of surprise.
The ResI1nati0n sid AeeepsaDee.
Washington, July 21.-Secretary II
ger has received from the president
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

Miss Susan B. Anthony was delight
ed with Queen Victoria when intro
duced to her the other day, but was
most pleased when her majesty de-
clined to permit the American guests
to depart without giving them cup of
tea. TO the remonstrance of her pri-
vate secretary that there were hun
dreds of these women guests her
majesty retorted she didn't care if
there were, a thousand, ''they must all
have cup of tea when they come to
visit me-"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happ enings Of
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
Z. :. West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.


In Washington a national organiza.
ton has been perfected as the Ameri.
can Antitrust league, with Nj. l.. Lock.
wood, of Pennsylvania, as president.
I he president has directed that five
battalions of troops be withdrawn from
Cuba in order to relieve the exposure OF
American troops to yellow fever and
other diseases.
An order was issued to send eight
troops of the Third cavalry to Manila,
with the necessary number of horses,
and the quartermaster general char
tered three steamships to carry the
animals.
President Mckinley sent message
to Gen. Otis thanking the officers, VOL
unteers and regulars of the Eighth
army corps for performing willing
service through severe campaigns and
said he should recommend to congress
that special medal of honor be given
them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

The growth of the Christian Endeav-
or societies is without precedent in the
history Of church work. In 1882 the
few societies then in existence had 4S1
members, and in 1883 the number en-
rolled had advanced to 2,87O. Then the
membership increased from S,9O5 in
1854 to 1900 in 1885, to $4,000 in 1866,
to 100000 in 1887, to 100000 in 1883, to
100000 in 1889, to 100000 in 1890, until
now it has 55,813 societies and total
membership of more than 100000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

An artful boomer in the Klondilze as
serts that the cold of Alaska puts crop
ofhair upon the baldest head 1t is hard
]y worth while to 60 so far away for a
hair tonic when liquid air can be pro-
duced for three cents q quart and of a
temperature several hundred degrees
below zero,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

The Americnni is nearly always an apt
pupil, and especially SO on the filed of
sport. The golf championship in this
country has this year been won by u
homebred golfer. Heretofore the lau--
rels have always gone to men who
learned the ancient game in Scotland,
but this time the Yankees have shown
that they are able to master the prin-
ciples of the game, if not it's vocabu-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

A new plan for cooperative colony
on large scale has been announced.
The location is. to. be in Ohio, on the
shores of Lake Erie, near Toledo. The
scheme calls for the building of a. large
commercial city, where all the profits
arising from trade are to be equally
divided among the members of the col
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
Toledo Elevator Burned.

Toledo, O., July 24.-The c. H. & D.
elevator, located in East Toledo, was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday night,
and the loss on building and contents
will figure nearly a million dollars. 1t
is not known how much insurance IS
on the grain, amounting to 900, 900 bush
els Of wheat, but the building carries
$1S5, 900 in various companies. 7 I.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

Springfield, NO., July 21.-George
Geddes, managing editor of the Re
Epubfcan, died Thursday of poisoning
from eafing craw1ish. TIE remains
viii Be sent to Mansfield, o., for inter-
menk Several other persons who ate
eraW6ah with Mr.. Geddes were mads
siek and are still iii.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

The pension list of the United States
has apparently reached the high-water
mark and is now falling. On June 30,
1898, there were 993,714 names on the
list. Now there are but 902,644. The
largest number of names ever on the
pension rolls was 9o4,0s1 in August,
$685.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
Hot Day in Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., July 24.-Sunday was
the hottest day of the season. Reliable
thermometers registered 90 in the
shade at two p. m, and at seven 3. m.
the same showed record of 90 in the
shade. Similar. reports come in from
all over the state. The percentage Of
humidity is high, making the heat we'll
nigh unbearable. It is very dry and
dusty.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

The civil authorities of Santiago
have renamed one of the streets in
honor of5Gen. Wood, and they propose
to change the name of the road upon
which the American troops entered the
city to Shafter avenue.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
May Meet Austrian Emperor,

New York, July IA dispatch to
the World from Trieste says that at a
dinner given by United States Minister
Harris to Admiral Dewey and the Off
GERS of the Olympia to meet the Ameri-
can consuls in Austria-Hungary Fri
day night Mr.. Harris formally invited
the admiral to be his guest for few
days ut Vienna, and then for preseDta-
ton to Emperor Francis Joseph at
Bishel, where the emperor is STAYING,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

A Columbus woman has sued for d.
vorce because, while her husband
claimed before marriage to own soap
factory. the only thing she could dis
cover after marriage remotely suggest
ing soap was the lie.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

Eleven states will hold elections on
November Z, and six of them-lowa,
Maryland. Kentucky, Ohio. ,Massachu-
sets and Mississippi-win elect gov
errors. The others will elect state off,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
Big H.uT nv Rnrr1.r.

Buda, III, July 24.-The general
merchandise store OF ii. M. Waite & Co.
was entered by burglars Saturday night,
the safe cracked and robbed of 81 800.
Other losses and damages bring the to-
tai up to $500. No clew to the bur-
glars.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

Detroit, Mich, July ga Free Press
special from Port Huron, Mich, says
The schooner John Breeders foundered
OIL Lexington on Lake Huron Friday
IN the heavy north gale. Three of her
crew were drowned. The name of only
one, Jane Corners. cook. is known. The
ereden left here Thursday morning for
Bay City in tow of the tug Winslew-
She was coaI-laden from Ohio ports.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
Three BOy. Drowncda

Lafayette, Ind, July "a. While
bathing in Durkee's Run Sunday aft
ernoon, Charles link, Walter Vellinger
and Paul Held, aged ~, 10 and 13 years
respectively, were drowned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

~.
At The Hague the arbitration com
mittee of the peace conference adopted
the first nine articles of the arbitra-
ton agreement, Including the Ameri-
can mediation proposals.
The insurgents have withdrawn from
their trenches in the vicinity of San
Fernando, retiring to Mexico, ten miles
to the northeast, leaving few troops
on outpost duty in front of the Amer.
lean lines. Seventy-six hours of con-
tinuous heavy rain has sent all the
streams out of their banks, so that San
Fernando is practically surrounded by
water, and many miles of the country
are flooded too depth of three or four
feet; .a .....
On board the British torpedo boat
destroyer Bulltinch, on the Solent, an
explosion killed nine persons. .. ..
Fire destroyed the Western Electric
company's cable works at Woolwich.
England, new American plant, the
loss being $1,250,000. ......
For the far north the steam bark
Diana, with the Peary relief expedition
sailed from Sydney, C. 3.
On. Otis in reply to the complaints OF
newspaper correspondents in Manila
says he has sent no false reports, but
has been conservative in his dispatches
and that the newspaper men court
martyrdom. .
At the Hotel De La Vile in Trieste
Admiral Dewey was given banquet by
the United States minister to Austria.
Hungary, Addison C. Harris.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

Columbus, Ga, July 24.-The bust
ness part of Phenix City, Ala, just
across the Chattahoochee river from
Columbus, was destroyed by fire Sun.
day night. Loss, $4,000. Three negroes
have been arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing started the fire,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

Candidates for official positions in
Hawaii will have to find means to keep
themselves before the public until 1900
there will be no general election in
the newsrepublic this year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
Killed by Lightninr.

New York, July 24.-Paul Beartsch,
10 years old, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed while playing base
ball in Jersey City Saturday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28
LATER NEWS.

X
occurred in the mine of the Redstone
Coll Osl & Gas company at Grindstone,
Pa, in which 20 men were entombed.
Three are known to have been killed,
and it is feared that many more are
dead. Two bodies were brought to
the surface, but owing to their black
cned and mutilated condition they
could not be identified.
The United States transport Sheri.
Ian, which sailed from San Francisco
June rs with achievements for Gen
Otis, arrived at Manila the Gath.
Admiral Dewey telegraps Mayor Van
Wyck of New York that the invitation
to reception is accepted and that he
will arrive about Oct. 1.
A second attempt was made to wreck
street car in Cleveland by dynamite
but the explosion failed to do material
damage.
President Mckinley has been invited
to attend reception of the First Ne
braska volunteers at Lincoln, Neb.
Sept. 18th.
The gold reserve in the U. S. treas
ury the oath was $244,997,14s.
The Nez Perces Indians are disposed
to make trouble over railroad building
in Idaho.
The transport Morgan City arrived al
San Francisco the oath from Manila
with returning troops, including those
invalided home. She was sent to the
Angel Island quarantine station TO,
examination and fumigation.
During a thunderstorm at Berlin
Germany forty persons who were lean.
ing against wire railing at the
Charlotenburg cycle track, were struck
by lightning. Three were killed and
twenty were severely injured.
In resisting the attempt of three ne.
groes to hold men who were going
through a railroad camp near Mt.
Pleasant, Ia, Fred Bennett, white,
was shot and will die. The sheriff and
posse are in pursuit of his assailants.
One suspected case of yellow fever
was reported at Santiago de Cuba the
24th, the first in ten days.
The strike of the messenger boys al
Cincinnati, O., became serious, and two
were stabbed. several hit with missiles
and many slugged with clubs.
A northbound passenger train on the
Central Railway of Georgia collided
with a construction train on trestle
near Covington, Ga. Both engines and
several cars fell 80 feet into a ravine.
Engineer Griffin and Fireman Teasley
are badly injured. None of the passen-
gers was injured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

VIII HeGfn AU8Uaf q. ="
Paris, July Pit is announced that
the Dreyfus court-martial at Rennes
will open on August Z.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-28

. George Tress' three little sons were
found drowned in pond near AIilwau-
kee.
Walter L. vellinger, Paul Held and
Charles link, young boys, were
drowned in the Wabash river at Lafay-
cite Ind s..
New-York tribune., 1899-04-12
AGAINST PERPETUAL FRANCHISE.
MASs-MEETING IN COOPER UNION UNDER
THE AUSPICES OF THE PEOPLES


The big hall OF Cooper Union we'll filed last
night at the msss-meeting held under the auspices
OF the associate membership or the Peoples lnsti-
tute and OF a number OF labor organizations TO
protest against the granting OF the Subway Rapid
Transit franchise In perpetuty to the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company or to any other corpora
tion.
Charles sprague Smith called the meeting to order.
and fifteen minutes later many people were stand
ing IN the rear OF the hall Mr. Smith announced
that Robert Fulton Cutting would preside. He read
a letter from Judge william J. Gaynor. OF Brook
Iyn inclosing the address he would have made had
he been able 10 pc present The other speakers
were Wheeler II. Peckham. John De witt Warner
John s Crosby and Samuel Prince.
A letter of regret from Seth Low was read next.
In his letter Mr. Low said among other things:
am entirely in sympathy with the demand that
the roaA proposed by the Rapid Transit Commits
and be- with ali its appurtenances. the property Of
the city. 1t s my Judgment that the city can
the underground road than TO secure the road at
under undesirable conditions.
John Dewitt Warner vas then introduced by Mr..
Cutting. He said in part:
Some say cannot trust Tammany to build the
road. and We must give the franchise away;
Why the man is contemplate who gets so scared
at Richard Croker that he turns around and runs
right into the hands of Richard Crokers boss.
Hall 10 build the road compelled az they are 10
give accounting for the expenditures. than
to have Whitney build 1t as his own property.
Wheeler H. Peckham did not agree. evidently.
with much that Mr.. Warner said about the ctys
control OF the road. Mr.. Warner had said openly
that he hoped the time would come when the city
should run the road. Don't hug to yourself the
piful delusion that you'll get anything but a
fraud and cheat out OF municipal construction
of the road under present conditions" said Mr
Peckham. Can you point out anything that this
city has done that you aren't ashamed OF? When
you have put honest men In control ~ back you
for municipal ownership but not until then"
Charles Sprague Smith suggested that Chairman
Cutting appoint a committee OF seven to draft
resolutions to be voted by the meeting.
Mr.. Cutting named Charles Sprague Smith. Thomas
A Fulton " Everett Macy, W. H. Buckley. j. s.
Crosby John McClymont and Hanretta Keyser.
The committee retired while George K Lloyd rep
resentng of the la Dor organizations. addressed
the meeting. The resolution adopted read:
Resolved. That we denounce the proposition TO
bestow in perpetuity the franchise OF the contem-
plated subway upon the Metropolitan Traction
Company upon any other corporation or private
individual whatsoever an infringement of the
sovereign rights of the people.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-12
MASKED ROBBERS IN MASPETH.
A MAN ARRESTED on SUSPICION. But hh-
LEAsED-PLUNDER SECURED UNDER
THREATS OF MURDER.

Information regarding a bold ROBBERY oy t',e7
masked burglars which was committed on SUNDAY
night became public yesterday through tne ar
raignment OF Frank Folmer. thirty years oiu' u
Brooklyn on suspicion OF being one OF the nasAeu
The home OF Miss Margaret Maurice. IN iaa hul
place Maspeth Queens Borough was tne pIass
which gas entered She Is about forty-Ne sras
Old and with some servants occupies IN. ~ nou ~
Mics Maurice Is reputed to be wealthy. ALteI siie
had retired on Sunday night the thieves IoIceu a
door and " IN revolvers went 10 her peu,oon.
Miss Maurice was awakened, ana then ,he rouper sro
informed her that IL she did not tel tnelh VIZ a.
she kent her money. they woud snoot nei. t5n Pr,
nformed the burglars that she had no nioney 80 ~
when they gave her only a few minutes III W. IL
to make IN her mind she weakened. and sara neI
money was in bureau drawer one td oi .ae iJ roIl
hers went TO the drawer indicated ana founo i rUn
Of bills amounting to 500 AIter sn gesu"s not 10
money the three men warned the woman no. ~ - ~
Vie anv outcry under pain OF death, ana the''
they left the house and disappeared H., =. a,
rhe robbery was reported TO the ponce at al. an
eariy hour Monday morning and the woman 80, SsS.
az good a description she could OF h,I W.,
visitors The detectives OF the Long lsiahu SlSS
and Newtown precincts were detailed on the case
ard detective Kelly took Folmer into CUSTODY .,
Miss Maurice was in the court when the suSgs.1
was arraigned yesterday, but was unaole 70 Iden ~
tifv him The Court was thereupon coulpeheu "
release Folrner. He denounced his arrest as an
~ ssr az could be learned none OF the neighoors
~ Miss Maurice heard the burglars. but TINS Is not
ragsrded as strange, for the houses IN Maspetn
where the woman lives are some distance apart
New-York tribune., 1899-04-12
no INDICTMENT AGAINST WAsHIAuioN'

THE LAMP INVENTOR SAYS BE WILL eHi'''
SUITS FOR MALICIOUS PRosEcUT1oN-
The Kings County Grand Jury yesterday failed
IN dnd an indictment against President "eorse
Washington Of the Washington liiuminat,ne I'm,
80. aoains, whom, some OF the stockholders had
10 charge OF stealing a number OF models OF
a patent oil lamp said to be the property OF the
company. y,,, ,b,rtv-eipht
,.aars oId has lived for some years at NO 90
SterlIne place Brooklyn. He says that he lnVeh.e9
an oil lamp TO burn with mantle ana lhcoip0'"'eO
a company for it's manufacture , - -.
Later he invented another lamp. which ne pat
erfed and he alleges that the company OWNING tuT
drst patent attempted TO claim the second lnNen.
ton and in order TO get possession OF u cha.sso
rim with the theft OF the models. He alleged that
his nrosecutton was instgated by ex-Surveyor John
c. Mcguire and ex-Police Justice Maurice u. fo"tI, OWL
and now that he is cleared OF the charges ne say
that he will sue Mr. Mcguire for sl.No for casn
loaned TO him. and will also begin suits against
several members OF tine company for malicious
-.ra-.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-12
REPUBLICANS CARRY NEWARK.
THEY SECURE CONTROL OF THE BOARD
OF woRKs-THE MuNGLE ACT


The election In Newark for two members Of the
Board OF Works fifteen Aldermen and Board Of
School Commissioners was characterized by light
vote as compared with the vote OF last year The
acceptance or rejection of the new School Board
law was also voted upon. Al noon the total vote
several thoussna behind the vote of asst year the
defeat Of the School Board law was indicated
IN the morning vote. which showed large pre-
ponderance Of sentiment opposed to the abortion Of
the law. There also early Indications OF a
Democratic ballots with Ballard fRep) for Board
OF works over Thurn DemD were widely circula ted,
scratched. and In the German wards the favored
board OF Works candidates were Baumsnn tRep)
Not much money was in circulation. Last fall
me democratic ward-~ orkers had money TO
nSrn ,or Yesterday thsy had on:y enough FOR elec-
pinch for themselves ana share with their under
all day refusing 70 vote and waiting for the COM
In some Of the wards more interest was worked
up IN the Aldermsnic elections, and local rivalries
led 10 number Of auarrels at the polls There
vas was an active canvass for the Italan vote. which
mas become an important factor in Newark politics.
Jonn Cassle, formerly Democrat was out for
the Republican candidates and working hard
among MS countrymen. while Italian Democratic
leaders were laboring zealously against him After
o'clock the workinsmen thronged the polling
At 1890 O'Clock sufficient returns had been re-
ceived at the Republican County Committee head
publican candidates for Board OF works comn,is-
sioners by mstoritles Of between 80 and zoo and
o. O. nine OUT oi the fifteen Aldermen and Ward
The adoption OF the MungIe School Board act
was defeated by an overwhelming vote.
Inc present Board OF Works Is Democratic and
i was necessary 10 elect both Republican candi-
dates for Commissioners to get control. The pres
publican
OF Works was conceded The Council Is Demo
cratic. The Board Of Education is Republican.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-12
REPUBLICAN GAIN IN ELIZABETH.
DEFEAT OF TWO DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL COMMITS
sIoNERs TIES TIE BOARD.

DEFEAT OF TWO DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL cosIMIs-
sIoNERs TIES THE BOARD.
Eliza beth. April II (SpeciaD.-There light
vote pocd to-day in Eliza beth. elections being held
in only six OF the twelve wards. The principal
candidates voted for Aldermen and School
Commissioners. The Eleventh Ward. Republican
stronghold. elected Joseph L. Benedict as Alder
man and Peter L. Seryis School Com missioner.
The First Ward elected jeremiah OLesry. Inde-
pendent Democrat Alderman. and Patrick j. Nc
Gurnin Democrat, School Commissioner; Third
Ward, John ). Corrigan. Democrat. Alderman
Thomas g. Bye. Republican. School Commissioner;
Fifth Ward. George W. Horre. Republican. Alder
man; Joseph G. Coleman. Republican. School Com
missioner; Seventh Ward. Paul Noll. Democrat.
Alderman; William H. Rebel. Democrat, School
Commissioner Ninth Ward. Francis Enge Demo-
crat, Alderman: Wcklife b. Sayre, Democrat.
School Commissioner.
The next Board Of Aldermen will stand: Demo-
Gratis 4; Republicans 3: Board Of Education: Demo-
Gratis, S. Republicans. 6. a Republican gain Of 2.
An amusing incident occurred in the First Ward
where 1t was found impossible to open the ballot
boxes for hour. The voters had TO de-
post their ballots In satchel.