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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-21

THE first bill to pass the legislature,
WAS Bedford's bill apprOpriating $1,000
for the transportation of convicts, $500
for the transportation of juvenile offend
ers and 5000 for travelling expenses OF
the judges of the supreme court, making
up the populist deficiency in the last APP
preparation bill.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-21

Hon. NELSON DINGLEY, Names senior
representative who died last week, was
one of the most capable of any of the
New England congressman. From the
standpoint of ability, experience and hon
esty of purpose, he may be said to have
outranked the entire republican, side of
the house.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-21
All advertisements will be continued and
charged for till ordered out.

AMONG the peculiar bills 80 far intro
duced in the senate, is one requiring all
horse-shoers to pass civil service exam
nation, and another appointing bar
bers commission and compelling all Of
the tonsolial artists to register.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-21

with which all railroad legislation was
Killed in the last session. There is no
question that the republicans will pass an
adequate measure along these lines, and
IL the fusion senate chooses to kill it or
make 1T worthless by amendments, let
them bear the responsibility.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-21
For full details call on
E. w. QUARELS. Agent.

Or Address:
W. II. HURLBuRT, G. P. A., or
OoDwELL, CARLrLL Il Co., Gen,
Agts. Nor. Pas. s. s. Co, Portland.
Oregon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
FATAL NIGHTMARE.
A Tacoma Doctor Awakens from n
Dream to Find Tint He Had
Killed His Wife,

Tacoma, Wash, March 27.-Dr.
Charles Corey shot and killed his wife
Sunday morning while the two were
asleep. Corey was ill, and his story of
the affair is that he was laboring under
anightmare, believing his wife was being
pursued by stranger who was intent
on killing her. In his dream Corey says
he followed the two from Tacoma to
Washington, and just as he fancied the
man was about to stab her, fired twice
with his revolver. He awoke with a
start, to find himself sitting in bed with
a smoking revolver in his hand. Corey
had drawn his revolver from it's place
under his pillow. and killed his wife.
The relations between Corey and his
wife have been very affectionate. and
the authorities believe his story. He is
nearly crazed with grief, and friends
are watching him to prevent his suicide.
Mrs. Corey was leader in the social
club circles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
PORT ARTHUR CANAL.
New Waterway Connecting Sabine
Lake and Gulf of Mexico Is
Completed.

Port Arthur, Tex, March 27.-Seven
miles of ship canal connecting the wa
ters of Sabine lake and the Gulf of
Mexico were formally opened Saturday
with celebration in which 5000 peo-
pie participated. The event signalized
the erection of a new seaport on the
gulf for the largest ocean-going vessels,
the connection of landlocked fresh
water harbor with the terminus of an
s00-mile north and south railway sys-
TEN and the reduction by 500 miles of
the distance over which the export food
products of the southwestern states
have been hauled by east and west lines
to New York. The ceremonies attend
ing the opening of the canal were of a
simple character, consisting of ad-
dresses at the head of the canal, an ex-
cursion to it's mouth by nearly 5000
people on lighters towed by tugs. and
an exhibition of fireworks at night on
the lake front.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31

dOvernor OF New & ork ana Famous
Leader Of Rough Riders Tells
OF Army Beet.

New York, March 81. Gov. Roosevelt
appeared before the court Of inquiry
Saturday and gave important testimony
concerning army beef. He said he
heard the first complaints as to the beef
when he was aboard ship at Tampa. He
said he himself tasted Of the meat, but
could not eat it. He never heard any
one say, however, that canned roast
beef was an unfit ration The re-
frigerated beef, he said, was generally
good. The canned roast beef was cut
terly and hopelessly unacceptable
Maj. Lee was about to ask a ques-
when the governor interrupted to say
he wished to speak of the talk of the
''embalmed beef :seS & ;5s
when we left Tampa he said, two
or three quarters, Of beef were put
aboard our ship. I was told to put it in
the shade. understood it was spe-
cially treated for the tropics. 1t did
not last, and a board ofinvestigation de-
cided to throw it overheard
Gov. Roosevelt said he had submitted
reports regarding the rations through
the regular army channels in July, and
again on September 10. These reports
were omitted from the published rec
ords of the war department, but were
to be printed, so he said, in the next
report. ,.sv<es 4, s-.s...., Az, .>s=g 49,. "a
Maj. Lee applied to the court to or
der copy of Gov. Rooseve1t's report,
to be made part of the minutes of the
proceedings l.,
Gen. Wade ruled in compliance with
the motion, and Gov Roosevelt said that
there were some. supplementary re-
ports to. the report of September TO-,
which he considered very important.
They include he said, ''the state
ments of two captains, four lieutenants,
surgeon and Capt. Brown, of the reg
ular SERVICE e. -. ~.
will you tell u.s. said Mai. Lee.
what, in your opinion, is the value of
the canned roast beef issued at Cuba
and elsewhere, as. an army ration?"
II wish to say, unhesitatingly, that
it was utterly unfit and unwholesome
for troops. Ny experience proves be-
yond shadow of doubt or question,
that at it's best the canned roast beef
was unpalatable, and at it's worst it
was UNBEATABLE and unwholesome."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
BILLS SIGNED.

Governor Lind signed bunch of ten
bills the other day. The most important
was the Somerville bill, putting foreign
corporations on the same basis as those
OF Minnesota as to entrance fee and
public conditions
Another was the Savage kid bill, al
lowing children's home societies to as
sumo the guardianship of neglected chill
dren. Another prohibits docking horses
to the bone. An allowance for Repre-
sentative Hennessy's election contest is
also authorized and the bill brought out
by General Pope's suggestion, validating
acknowledgment before notaries who are
stockholders of corporations in interest
Is ratified. university law school
diploma is made final qualification for
admission to the bar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
CONFEDERATE aTREs suRY SEAL.

.gssyfsIsss fss..y-f
by IL stars, and the figures 1861 on the
rim. On the reverse Side is "a shield
surrounded by seven stars Above the
shield there is a helmet cap, with stalks
of sugarcane and cotton twined about
it. On the rim are the words: "Cpn-
federate States. of America The 10
stars on the face of the silver piece
represent the IL states of the confed-
eracy; and the seven stars on the re-
verse side represent the seven. original
seeding states. The stalks of sugar
and cotton represented the principal
industries of the newly founded repub-
lie. In those days the sugar cane and
cotton of the south were great wealth
producers, and a common commercial
phrase was ''Cotton is king
But the bit of history to which ref
erence has been made is that there were
only four of those silver half dollars
made by the New Orleans mint, and
one of them is in. possession of our
government. r &i
It seems that while the soil of the
south produced cotton and sugar in
boundless measure all of the gold and
silver bullion of this continent was
wedged in the mountains of the west
and north. Consequently, after the
mint accepted a design and began to
strike off half-dollar coins, an order
came from the confederate secretary
of the treasury, Mr.. Memminger, to
cease coming. This order was re-
ceived just as the fourth half dollar
was taken from the die. One of the
four coins is here, but nobody seems to
know what has become of the other
three. ~
Here is chance for political econom-
lists to moralize and start an argu-
ment, in which the writer will not Join.
The people of the south had plenty of
produce, but no gold or silver out of
which to make money. They made
money out of paper, and it deprecated
and became worthless. The United
States also issued paper money, which
deprecated. Gold and silver sought
hiding places: and did not. come out IN
til long after the civil war.
Senator Mills. of Texas. says that
every veteran of the confederacy who
is still living has some confederate pa
per money. and that the families of
those who have died have confederate
paper money, all of it. being kept
in memory Of the lost cause.
Many. of. the people kept it for
years, hoping that in -sonfe way
it could be made good. But now
they know that it is valueless except
as memento of the four years struggle
to found new republic based upon
human slavery. He also says that not
one man in ten thousand to-day in the
south would want slavery restored.
SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31

this seal was drawn by Judge "a. b,
Boteler, Of Virgin Who was at that
time serving as maj III the; confed-
crate army; but: Tho Sd mss uently
served as one Of tie law oificers Of
the department Of Justice in the ma
stional capital. The design was sent
to the confederate minister at London,
who caused the great seal to be made
Of pure silver, by an artificer named
Wyatt, who was famed for work OF
that character. s
The best authenticated rumor about
the seal is that it was thrown into a
well by President Davis, while he was
trying to escape from the country, but
nobody knows where to locate the well,
and the great seal will probably never
be discovered. 49,. rn
d, Along with other things Of historic
value, there was sent to the war de-
partment all of the confederate money
that was captured with the taking of
Richmond; and its face value amount
ed to almost fabulous millions. Be
sides, there were other millions of
confederate bonds, all of them now
worthless, save as relics. This paper
money has been preserved, however,
and specimens have been pasted into
q scrap book by clerks, and that scrap
book is carefully guarded, Cor it. is
worth, as curio, more than it's weight
in gold, diamonds and precious stones.
A singular bit of history is narrated
by one of the veteran clerks at the
department, concerning these relics.
There is in the archives confederate
silver half dollar. On the face. of it
is the; goddess of liberty, surrounded
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
eMILwAUKEE EXTENSION.

1t is certain that the Milwaukee has a
surveying party in the field running a
line: between Minneapolis and Duluth. A
dispatch from Milwaukee to that effect
was viewed with suspicion at first but
1t is now known to be correct. President
Roswell Miller. of the Milwaukee, admits
that such q party is in the field. At the
Minneapolis Offices Of the Milwaukee AS
sistant General Superintendent Under
wood said that while he had no official
knowledge of the matter it was not to
be denied that the general talk around
the central Offices was to the effect that
q party had been put into the field. This
party is entirely Independent of the local
representatives of the Milwaukee's en-
cheering department.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31

FAR away from civilization gesture
language is still extant in Australia.
Some of the tribes possess such an ex-
cellent code that it is almost as efficient
as the spoken language. The two facts
may have no, particular bearing on
each other, but, nevertheless divorces
are almost unknown there. i
KAISER WHHELM's tactics of expell-
ing foreigners from Germany are be-
ing applied to Germans by some of his
neighbors. Prof. Leo Meyer, for SO
years professor Of comparative phi
lology at the University Of Dorpat, in
Livonia, has been dismissed and q Rus
sian appointed in his place.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31

crates rained shot and shell into their
ranks, killing and wounding the blue
coated soldiers by the hundred and
thousand. They talk of these things
as calmly as they would talk of the
battles of the revolution.
When Richmond fell, in 1865, all of
the confederate archives were taken
to Washington and guarded by the war
department. They are still in the pos
session of the government, and al
ways will be. The publication of the
rebellion records has placed the bulk of
those archives in book form before the
people; but there are many IF the
records which, have never been pub
lished. .
Looking over the records to-day the
writer came across the full list of the
members of the confederate cabinet.
with the dates of their appointments,
and the states from which they came.
1t is good list to have, and to keep
in your scrapbook. Here it is:
State department., Robert Toombs. of
Georgia, February q, 1861; r. M. T. Hunter,
~ w 6AAAe' July oV, 1901, juan +. Ben1a-
min, Louisiana, February7 1862 Treasury
department., Charles G. Memminger, South
Carolina, February q, 1851, and March 90,
1862; James L. Trenholm, of South Carolina.
June Is, 1854 War department., l.. Pope
Walker. Mississippi, February q, 1861;
Judah P. Benjamin, Louisiana November
10, 1861; James A. Seldom, Virginia, March
%, 1862. Attorney General, Judah P.
Benjamin, Louisiana, February q, 1861;
Thomas Fl. Watts; Alabama, September
10, 1861, and March 90 1862; George Davis,
master general Henry J. Ellet, Mississippi,
F'e oruary p, 1861; John H. Reagan, March
6, 1851, and March 2, 1862. ~
I'he greatest man in the confederate
cabinet was Judah P. Benjamin. Every
body in public life conceded the fact
in those days. and ever afterwards dur
ing his lifetime. He was attorney
general, secretary of war and secretary
of state, filling the latter. office when
the ronfederacy collapsed He after
wards went to london. where he built
up a splendid law practice and accumu-
lated fortune. "a: .s {
In the confederate archives there is
preserved the. seal of the treasury. and
the design of the great seal of the con
federacy The treasury seal is an iron
molding, with a tie5a little larger. than
a Mexican dollar The great seal Of
the confederacy was lost Or concealed
Immediately after the TALL Of Rich
mond; and nobody now living seems
to know where it is. The design Of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
Wonderful Invention.

Inventor-Ive hit a money-making
thing at last. The preachers will 90
wild over it, and it will sell like hot
cakes. It's church contribution box.
Friend-What good is that?
Inventories triumph. The coins
fall through slots of different sizes, and
half crowns, shililngs and sixpences
land on velvet; but the. pennies and
halfpennies drop on to q Chinese gong.
-Tit-Bits, s,+. .,..-..-.... t...,r.,. ,.l'}'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
Oun Buraeh'YDefined,

What IS meant fby the white mans
burden, papa ~ aft ]
= Killing of heather in order to re.
claim them. - Detroit Free Press. ]
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
Force OF Habit.

Miss Decollete: Eat full dress recep-
tion)-Who is that handsome stranger
was talking with, papa? - E:'lz-.
Papa-Why do you wish to know?
Because he is so polite. He apollo
gized for watching me so intently. and
said it was merely from force of habit. ~
HE is DR.. Knowall, the eminent an
atomist."-N. Y. Weekly. n &
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
ADULTERAI.lONS.

Out of something like 100 samples of
vinegar analysed by the food and dairy
department in the last month one sample
was found of pure cider vinegar made of
apple juice. There were few samples
of white wine vinegar that purported to
be nothing else. All the others were
limitations and authorizations. -, ~.
Doubtless more cider vinegar made
from apples could have been found if the
department had been looking for the
genuine article instead of seeking VIOLA
lions Of the law. But the fact remains
that there were all these specimens Of
bogus vinegar and as many more as any
body chose to collect.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31

AT lockwood, Australia, is the
largest cemetery in the world. It GOV.
ers 2,000 acres. Only a plot of 200
acres has been used thus far, in which
100, 900 persons of all nationalities
have been buried. ID Tia r. T.. 5s 81
THE largest library Of small books
ii the world belongs TO- a French
man, who boasts that ne can pack
700 Of his pocket editions in a single
valise. III. slgt=gt IS 5sss II
# SOME Of the cod lines used in the
fishing industry measure 1000 faith
oms long, or about eight ordinary,
niles having 1850 hooks, the whole
costing, il some cases, 81, 500. . III
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
RESIGNS.

o. ]. Breda, professor Of Scandinavian
literature at the State University, will
sever his connection with the institution
at the close of the present year. He has
decided to return to Norway, where his
wife resides, because the climate of this
country is injurious to her health. Prof.
Breda has been connected with the uni
versity for many years in his present
capacity, and the faculty will lose one
of its ablest and most highly respected
members in his departure.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
OF Truth.

There you go .agin!" exclaimed old
Wipedunks. always predictin' evil
Always lookin' fur colderweather. Al
ways huntin' fur the dark side o. things
What's, the use in bein' pessimist
when it's jest as easy to be Z oculist p
Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
One of the Modern Convenience

One OF the Modern COmveniences.
II have handsome home," he sug-
gested.
''With all the modern conveniencese'
she asked.
Moo he answered, slowly; mot
all. One is lacking t ~
what is it?'' she inquired.
"a wife, - he replied.
4 Then she managed to convey the as
surance to him that one was to be had
for the asking Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31

Big Contract for Whisky Barrels.
y Louisville, KY, March 27.-The big
gest contract for whisky barrels ever
let in this country was awarded Satur-
day to a Louisville cooperage firm by
the Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse
company. The contract was made for
100000 barrels, extra grade, to cost
So, 100000. It is understood that the
contract is for three years with the pro-
vision that 100000, barrels are to be
furnished annually. This heavy pur-
chase of barrels was made in order to
permit all the distilleries acquired by
the company being placed in operation
at their full capacity. a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
THE NEW MARSHAL.

United States Marshal William H.
Grimshaw entered upon his new duties
and Is now prepared to carry out the
orders of Uncle Sam within the confines
Of Minnesota. His first formal act was
to announce the appointment of Stephen
J. 'Picha and Timothy sheehan Of St,
Paul ard Charles A. Nimocks Of Min
neapolis as Office deputies. The present
force of field deputies will be continued
for time, but some changes may be ex-
pected ere long.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
BOTH ARE DEAD.
George Bidwell, One of the Men Who
Defrauded Bank of England,
Soon Follows His Brother.

St. Paul, Mimi. March PA special
to the Pioneer Press from Butte, Mont,
says: George Bidwell, the elder of the
two Bidwell brothers, who, with several
confederates, gained fame by defraud-
ing the Bank of England out of S., O00,-
600 through forged securities, died Sun
day morning, after two weeks of illness
from pneumonia. The death of his
brother Austin, here three weeks ago,
was great blow to him and he took to
his bed few days after the younger
brother had died. Both bodies are at an
undertaking room awaiting burial and
it is probable they will be buried by the
county. aNu&E & - @tyi -y.Ef !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
FAITH IN PHYSICIANS.
There Are Many Men Who Do Not
Take the Medicine Prescribed
for Them.

''The proportion of cures in a public
institution are greater than they are
in private practice" said one of the staff
surgeons of the Charity hospital, land
one reason for it is that the patients
take their medicine. It's strange, lu-
dicrously so, but few people who are i'll
at their homes really take what the
physician prescribes. That's fact we'll
known among practitioners, and they
encounter evidences of it every day.
Men are more sleptical than women,
and the average man of the world is al
most certain to literally throw his
physic to the dogs. One might we'll ask
why such folks send for physician at
all. They do it as matter of habit A
sick man likes to talk about his suffer
ings, and is willing to pay doctor two
him, but he generally draws the line at
taking the medicine.
81 assure you I am thoroughly in
earnest. A physician very rarely places
any confidence in the patient following
his directions unless a capable nurse is
present. Let me look at that prepara-
ton a moment is stereotyped bed
side formula. The doctor really wants
to see whether any is missing. I was
amused the other day at a remark of
prominent physician. who invited me
to accompany him on a visit to an old
citizen who is laid up with la grippe.
rs there any calomel in that prescrip-
ton . asked the patient while it was be-
ing written. Yes said my friend. But
see here!' protested the sick man, my
stomach is very intolerant of calomel!'
Yes, I know replied the doctor, but
it's all right; you won't take it, any
how IN. o. Times-Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
The Last straw.

Museum Manager-De snake charm
er's gotter stop drinkin'. 49, .t 81
-Wot's de matter? .@s~s. /
NJ. Nile had 'em de other day. an
went troo' his whole performance wild
out his real one IN. his .hn4ds Y.
Journal. 4 a .s:ts{y 40. ~ ss.i -" ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
VIII Resist Forcigner,

London, March q. The Shanghai
spondent Of the Daily Mail says:
The dowager empress has ordered the.
yoyernors.of the maritime provinces Of
China toresist forcibly any landing Of
armed foreigners.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
. Schedmle Adonted..

New York, March The National
Baseball league magnates on Saturday
decided upon playing schedule for the
season Of 1899. The schedule as adopted
calls for four trips. The regular season
opens April IS and closes October IA,
and with IL clubs, contrary to expec-
q t5Es