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The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
DEWEY DEPARTS.
The Admiral Leaves Boston for
Wnshington-Presented with
Handsome Watch.

Boston, Oct. 16.-Amid the cheers of
10000 persons Admiral Dewey departed
from Boston Sunday night on the Fed
eral express for Washington. He had
spent quiet day in the city resting.
All New England was represented in
the great Boston crowd that did honor
to Admiral Dewey Saturday. The city,
everywhere gay with flags and bunt-
ing, was almost a solid mass of the ma
tional colors along the line of parade.
At ten o'clock in the morning Admiral
Dewey was driven through dense
throngs that were continually cheer
ing him from his hotel to Boston COM
mons, where the school children of the
city gave him musical recital About
$4,000 children were present. BY the
reviewing stand at the city hall 2s0
singers from the Handel and Haydn So
ciety were seated, and as the admiral
and his party appeared "see, the Con-
quering Hero Comes" was sung. Mayor
Quincy in his address characterized the
battle of Manila bay as "the greatest
since Trafalgar" He then presented
the admiral with Boston's gift-a jewell
studded watch. Admiral Dewey made
a short speech, thanking the city for its
oiff
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
NEGROES KILL APACHES
Troops ut San Carlos Dfsgufse TheH-
selves as Indians end Aftack Ca1U
-Four Redskfns Slain.

Pima, A. T., Oct. 16.-CoIored soldiers
of company C, Twenty-fifth United
States infantry, now stationed at San
Carlos reservation, disguised them
selves as Indians Friday night, and,
slipping upon a band of Apaches
camped near the post, attacked them
with clubs and bayonets, precfpitating
a pitched battle. The Indians thus sud-
denly aroused made a brave resistance,
but were literally beaten down with
clubs until many were seriously III
jured, and later dispatches say four are
dead from their wounds. The survivors
fled to the mountains
An alarm was sounded at the post,
but the majority of the soldiers escaped
back without detection. Strenuous eff
forts are being made by the authorities
to find the assaiIants. The garrison is
under arms The attack was caused by
the increasing intimacy of negroes with
Apache women, with whom they have
become infatuated. attempting to alb
duct two. The Indians attempted to re-
taliate by mutilating a negro soldier in
peculiarly atrocious Indian fashion.
and the attack followed The situation
is grave, as the Indians are aroused to
frenzy and are gathering 4 general
uprising is threatened and the agents
fear trouble
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A LAKE DISASTER.
Steamer ON Lake Huron-Four OF
Her Crew Drowned

Harbor Beach, Nieh.- Oct I6-The
steamer W. p. Ketcham ran down the
little schooner Typo in Lake Huron Sat
urday morning. The Typo was instant
ly sunk and four of the crew were
drowned Their names follow Mrs
Adams, the cook Henry Lsdforsi. the
mate; John Campbell and Daniel Carr.
seamen. The captain of the vessel and
two seamen managed to escape from
the wreck and were picked up by the
Ketcham. The ketcham is bound
down from Chicago TO Buffalo with a
cargo of grain. The Typo was met with
off Middle island. near AIpena, at four
O'Clock Saturday morning The impact
of the two boats, which sunk the
smaller. only resulted in few scratches
on the steamers cabin After picking
up the survivors the Eeteharu eoutIn-
ued on her voyage and put in here.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
FOOD IN FICTION.

In Scott's stories there is a hint Of
picturesque splendor about the dinners
he describes. There are noble meals
and much geniality and good fellow
ship.
Woman novelists, particularly ouida,
rarely allow their heroes and herofnex
to partake Of n substantiaI meal. while
in the pages Of the men writers keasts
abound
Dfsraeh does not descend to specify
meals, but has q way of Introducing
gorgeous banquets of unlimited
courses Everything IN "Lothafrr hsu-
pens at dinner parties. and "fas little
birds in aspic jelly" and ortoIaHs usual
~ form part Of the menu.
Compare Dickens and Thaek~rav.
Each is fond of feeding his characters
but Thackeray tells OF the feasts wifi.
an epicurean touch. an appreciation Of
the deIicacies of the table, while D;rk-
ems written meals are aIways hearf~
plain, boiled beef and green's and meat
pies ruling.
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DIED ON THE platform,
Woman Stricken with Apoulexy
While AddPessfnx an Auaf-
ence In yew York.

New York, Oct. 16.-WhiIe address
ing socialist women's meeting in q
Second avenue hall Sunday night Mrs.
Florentine Cantius-Lange was stricken
with apopIexy and died in a few min
utes. Mrs. Cantius-Lange was portIv
woman, about So years old. and often
became excited when making speeches
Her subject was women's rights In
about ten minutes she suddenly stopped
speaking and began gesticuIating with
her hands. Her face became almost
black and she began to totter Several
women on the platform ran TO her and
caught her as she was falling, but not
quickly enough to prevent her from
reaching the floor Some of the women
began to scream. Others went for q
physician, and in the meantime Mrs
Cantius-Lange's friends tried to revive
her. When the physician arrived she
was dying and was dead in few min
uteS
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Japan's tea crop is enormous and
prices will be low.
Milwaukee is now the largest manu-.
facturer of bicycles. <.>>.
Southern cotton mills find it difficult
to obtain sufficient labor.
American timber is being used for
sleepers on Japanese railways. >
Three times as much American ma
chinery is sold in Australia now as three
years ago.
Exclusion of inferior tea from the
United States has increased it's sale in
Great Britain. s=<
The state board of health has decided
not to quarantine California against the
consumptives of other states. -
At Morgantown, w. Va, Gov. Atkin-
son presented fine sword to Capt.
Chadwick on behalf of the people of the
state.
Barbed wire fences are used exten-
sively in South Africa, and most of the
material is imported from the United
States.
Present indica tions warrant the be-
lief that the exports of the calendar
year 1899 will be the largest ID the ma
tion's history.
The United States has 312 vessels of
all kinds, built and building. Of these
1s9 are in the regular navy and 1873 con-
stitute the auxiliary force.
France loses every year by infectious
and contagious diseases 240,00O lives, or
nearly double the number of lives lost
in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.
The committee in New York for re-
producing the Dewey victory arch in
marble lave. received pledges of $780,
600 toward CARRYING out the purpose.
President Romano, of Peru, is con-
tinuing his conciliatory policy. He has
liberated 24 political prisoners, paying
their fares to their respective homes.
kilograms from Linz, capital capital
of Upper Austria, on the Danube, report
that the inha bitants of that district are
in state of terror owing to series of
"Jack-the-ripper" murders.
News comes from Apia that the ma
tives have proclaimed Tamasse as king,
despite the recent agreement Of the
j United States, Germany and Great
7. Britain to abolish that Office.
According to estimates made by ex-
perts the farmers of California will re-
ceive something like 10000 0Othis sea-
son for such products of their orchards
and vineyards as are canned or dried q
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

In spite of the craze for cutting which
has infected the medical fraternity for
years it is reassuring to note that some
members of the Mississippi Valley Med
ical association still doubt the advisa-
bility of cutting man open the mo-
ment he has pain under his right
hand lower vest ,pocket-that locality
being theapproximate stamping ground
of appendicitis. AS one delegate said,
the patient. may merely be, suffering
from the ordinary stomachache of COM
merce and it would be inadvisab BILE to
open him up and send him bill for $500
merely because of a few green apples.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

At the meeting of the international
geographical: congress held in Berlin
recently it was proposed that an inter-
national census he taken in order that
the worlds popula ton might be de-
termined. Prof. Kettle, who intro
duced the resolution, said that it was
a discredit to the nineteenth century
that the estimates of the number of
human beings on the earth vary from
1oo,ooo,ooo to 2oo,ooo,ooo. It might be
gratifying to know just how many peo-
pie inhabit the earth. but we hardly
believe it would be worth the ST 900, 900
that the worlds census would cost.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

An Italian newspaper gives list Of
the various persons and their national
ity who have been canonized or beati-
fed by the Church of Rome during
the last 400 years. 1t is as follows:
Seventy-six Italians, 20 canonized, 4s
beatified; &C Spaniards, II canonized,
40 beatifed; 81 Portuguese, / canon
lied, 36 beatified; IA French, canon
lied, beatified; 13 Dutch, IL canon
lied, 1 beatifed; 4 Germans, canon
lied, 2 beatifed; Poles, / canonized,
beatifed. twill be noticed there were
no saints from Great Britain nor the
United States,
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Liquor sometimes makes great slave
of man. Martin Dutton, of Pough-
keepsie, offered his son, Gould NJ. Dut-
ton, $4,000 if he would take the Kelley
cure, $4,000 more if he would remain
sober week, and $4,000 year as long
as he never touched a drop of liquor.
Young Dutton has begun to take the
Kelley treatment, and he says he is
through with liquor forever. Dntton
has an attractive young wife, but at
present they are living apart because
of his affinity for liquor.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

In order to advertise his occupation
citizen of Avondale, N. j., has had
''Thomas P. Daily, justice of the peace,
commissioner of deeds, notary public.
Conveyancing done accurately at low
rates. Wills written. Parties married
or sent to Jail with neatness and dis
patch"
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Canada Exceeds Her o.ots,

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 16.-At meeting
of the cabinet Friday decision was
reached to send 1000 Canadian soldiers
to South Africa as Canada's contribu-
ton to the British force now fighting
the Beers. This is double the number
of troops asked for by the imperial gov
ernment
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

The survey of the island of Porto
Rico, now being made by the United
States authorities, demonstrates that
in such matters the Spaniard knows
but little. The Spanish surveys are
very unreliable, and the island is being
found to be much smaller than shown
on the Spanish records. For instance,
the Spanish survey shows that it is
so miles from Ponce to Port Viento,
while the actual distance is but 43
miles
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

The papers Of Iowa contend that the
cornfelds of the state look finer and
better than those of Kansas. The way
to test this, says the Chicago Tribune,
is to select samples from the fields of
both states, stand them side by side and
let the cornstalk.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Sometimes it takes thousands of dol
lars to develop first-class race horse,
but when a man does secure flyer the
animal is regular mint. Flying Fox,
the horse that won the English Derby
this year. has won $150,OOO in stakes
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Washington. Oct 1s.-The following
|cablegTam from Gen. Otis hss been ~.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The following
cablegTam from Gen Otis hss been rs-
ceived at the war department:
"ManfIa, Oct H-Schwan,s cofumD
SWUNG into linus from Das Marfnas yes
teruay morning. camped at Bacoor Iase
night. has scattered insurgents who prob
ably retiring by detachmenfs ON Indans.
Condition Of reads prevented further pUF-
suit; rs men Thfrfy-seventh volunteers.
Maj Chetham, drove insurgents south an6
westward from lake town OF MuntinIup0
yesterday, pursuing several miles. ard re-
tired to Bacoor last night by Zapote river
road; loss three men killed. two wousad-
ed, one missing. Schwan's movement very
successful: inflicted heavy loss on men ard
property Of southern insurgers army; he
reports their casualties at 3T killed and
400 wounded: their stored supplies de-
stroyed. Young moving from 4rayaL
north and westward yesterday, scattered
insurgents who retired northwest. mis-
casualties three slightly wounded; eoHssd-
erabIe store Of grain captured
Manila, Oct. 16.-The authorities were
informed Saturday from reliable
sources that an outbreak IN the poorer
planned for daylight on Sunday It
failed to occur, probably on account of
the vigorous measures enforced Many
natives of the Tonds district left, taking
their valuabIes. All the small shops,
which the guards usually forced to
close at $50 p. m., were shut at sun
set. A general feeling of uneasiness
was apparent. The guards of the city
were doubled and strong force sta
toned at the slaughter house. the CEN
ter of an unruIy section Two guns of
the Sixth artillery were stationed near
by at a point commanding the native
quarter The commanders of the re-
serve troops were ordered to be pre-
pared for a call at daylight
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

A Roman camp has just been discov-
cred on the banks of the Narenta river
in Herzegovina. A section $50 feet long
by 27O feet wide Las been traced, and
part of the walls, gates and towers are
still standing, and many tools and
weapons have been dug out of the earth
there
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
Thousands Die Of Dysentery.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 16.-A terrible
epidemic of dysentery is sweeping over
Japan with fatal results. Official sta
tistics show that out of $4,000 persons
attacked up to September IA nearly 49,
900 have died. At Night Isata 1,7oo
deaths have occurred out of 5000 pa
tients. The authorities estimate that
100000 cases will be recorded by the
end of October.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
WEST AND SOUTH.

Fire destroyed the Produce Exchange
building in Minneapolis, the loss be-
ing 100000.
In Baltimore the Traders national
bank decided to 60 into voluntary liqui-
dation and closed it's doors.
In Carlinville, ILL.,, 5000 coal miners
met and unveiled a monument erected
to the memory of miners slain in a
battle at Virden year ago.
President Mckinley was presented at
West Superior, Wis, by little girl with
a souvenir purchased from a penny
contribution from the school children
and made response. At Duluth, Minn.,
the party was heartily welcomed, also
at Brainerd, and at Fargo, N. D., the
president making brief addresses at
each place. At Fargo President McKin-
ley welcomed home from Manila the
North Dakota volunteers.
In Peoria, ILL.,, Harry Adair, aged "a,
shot and killed his wife and then killed
himself. Jealousy was the cause.
In Fort Scott, Kan, James Bish shot
his sweetheart, Clara Stainbrook, and
then killed himself. A quarrel was the
cause.
Four masked men held up train on
the Northwestern road between Maple
Park and Elburn, ILL.,, and the two
safes on the express car were robbed of
$4,000.
At Schell City, Mo-, burglars entered
the Farmers bank, blew open the safe
and secured $4,000.
By the explosion of threshing en-
glne IL miles southeast of Britton, S.
D., four men were killed.
At Sevierville, Tenn, an attempt to
rob the bank resulted in street battle,
the death of two of the three robbers
and the capture of the third.
At Wilson, La, j. L. Smith, a white
man charged with stealing cattle, was
lynched by mob.
The president on his trip through
South Dakota spoke on the 18th at
Aberdeen. Huron, Egan, Sioux Falls
and Yankton, large crowds welcoming
him at each place. Sunday, the 18th,
was passed quietly at Sioux Falls, Ia,
and in the evening the train left for
| the east.
At the age of 90 years James White
water, chief of the Otoe Indians, died
in Guthrie, o. T. He was civil war
veteran. -.:
Off Toledo, O., the steamer W.. p.
Ketcham ran down the schooner Typo
in Lake Huron and four of the crew of
the Typo were drowned. .* So
James Gilmore and L. II. Ladd. two
of the oldest consta bles in Murray coun-
ty. were assassinated on the highway
three miles from Mount Pleasant.
Tenn. by negroes.
Some colored soldiers of the Twenty
fifth United States infantry, stationed
at San Carlos reservation in Arizona,
killed four Apache Indians. III
Flames destroyed the depot, the opera
house. the Elsen hotel and numerous
business houses in Bangor, Wis.
Fire destroyed St. Mary's training
school at Feehansville, Ill, the loss be-
ing 100000. T.. I =..:: ..:s /
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Young Cornelius Vanderbilt, it seems,
gets only $1O,OOO,OOO from his fathers
estate. This is because he insisted on
marrying the girl he wanted and not
the one his father wanted him to have.
We have great admiration for young
man who will put up with $10,OO0,00o
for the sake of the girl he loves.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Katie Foy, a laundry girl employed
in big laundry in Wilkesbarre, Pa,
was terribly burned on the arm a few
days ago. She has IS girl companions
in the laundry, and when volunteers
were asked to give piece of skin from
their arms for grating upon her
burned member, every one of the girls
offered herself. You do not have to go
to the United States army to find love,
bravery and pluck in America.
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VBDK{' HISTORY.
The Important Happenings Of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
= ~ A
All tho Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

L The new regiments now have their
full quotas, and the army numbers ap-
proximately 100000 men. s..
The post Office officials in Washington
look for the establishment Of domes-
tic parcels post in the near future. ;
The government will send 40 more
female nurses to Manila to join the go
already there. !
Indications warrant the belief that the
exports of the calendar year 1899 will
be the largest in the nations history.
The secretary of war has ordered all
the available chaplains in the army to
the Philippines. -
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

In the district court Of Minneapolis
Kate Acker was recently givena divorce,
with the right to resume her maiden
name, which was Kate Schafrankowa.
In rendering decision the judge said:
"Decree of divorce will be entered with
costs assessed to defendant, and plain
tiff is allowed to resume the name Of
of-the one she asks for
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

1s 1n Zanssvills d, Robert d schu1tz
millionaire soap manufactures, died
suddenly from heart trouble.
While speaking at q religious meet
ing A. NJ. Atkinson, q prominent rom q cap
italist and churchman OF Wabash, Ind,
dropped dead in Cincinnati, O.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Three lion cubs recently added to the
menagerie at Central park, New York,
have been named Dewey, Olympia and
Manila. That is certainly hard COM
bination to beat. -, >
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Philadelphia, Oct. 16.-Miss Underhi11
defeated Mrs. Fox in the finals of the
women's golf championship tourna-
ment, and won the championship of the
United States. Score: Miss UnderhiH,
out, SO; in, 40. Mrs. For, out, IS; in 4s.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
Horses from Areenttno

Buenos Ayres, Oct. 16.-The British
government has contracted here for five
steamers to carry to South Africa
horses, mules, wheat, ETC.. and has
bought the Argentine for troop ship.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
BASEBALL.
Close Of the NATIONAL League Season
standing of the Clubs-The
Last Games.

With the games played on Sunday
the National league season of 1899 came
to close. with various clubs occupying
the following positions:
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nur.I Free Delivery.

Washington, Oct. 16.-Ruraf free de-
livery of mails has been ordered estab-
lished on October % at Merriam, Kan.
and Ripon. Wis.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20
THE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated ST.
s29,769,5s6, against $1,752,9ss,53s the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 31.1.
In the United States there were 1854
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 18th, against 147 the week
previous and 2O5 in the corresponding e
period of 1898.
AT Northfield, VT, Admiral Dewey
laid the corner stone of Dewey hall,
which is to be part of Norwich uni
versity, the institution in which the ad-
miral received his earliest military
training. Upon arriving in Boston the
admiral was heartily welcomed and
rode at the head of column of 10000
war veterans through the principal
streets to the Hotel aTouraine, which
will be his home during his three days.
stay.
TO assume command of the Boston
navy yard Rear Admiral Sampson has
retired as commander of the North At
lantic squadron.
Flames destroyed a large cotton
warehouse in Brooklyn, N. Y, owned
by the Bush Co., the lose being $500 900.
AT the close of the National league
baseball season of 1890 the various
clubs occupied the following positions:
Brooklyn, .6S2; Boston, .624; Philadel-
phia, .613; Baltimore, .5s1; St. Louis,
.557; Cincinnati, .553; Pittsburgh, $40;
Chicago, .507; Louisville, .493; New
York, 400; Washington, $3.50; Cleve.
land, .131.
The residents of Boston and other
New England localities gave Admiral
Dewey a grand reception and Mayor
Quincy presented the naval hero with
a magnificent watch, gift from the
city. After banquet the admiral left
for Washington.
The st. Paul commandery, Knights
Templar, of North Adams, Mass, has
elected President Mckinley an honorary
member of the body.
In Long Island sound, off Sands point,
Long Island, the steamer Nutmeg State
was burned and 12 persons were burned
to death or drowned.
Mrs. Florentine Lange, aged IS, was
stricken with apoplexy and died while
addressing socialist women's meeting
in New York.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

he
Advices from Apia say that the ma
tives have proclaimed Tamasse as king,
despite the, recent, agreement. of the
United States, Germany and Great
Britain to abolish that office. 81. l. !
" With scouting party Maj. iCheatham
encountered a. force of rebels, strongly
intrenched at Montiplupa,. near Manila,
and drove the rebels from their position.
In the engagement three Americans
We're killed and twp wounded. ii s5sgls
In the Orange Free State martial law
has been proclaimed and British sub
jectsy have been warned to leave at once.
In Santo Domingo a conspiracy to
assassinate Provisional President Vas
quez and Gen. Isidro Jiminez, the head
of the recent successful rebellion and
candidate for the presidency, was dis
covered. ....a..gI
The latest news from South Africa
is to the effect that Kimberley is, be-
sieged by the Beers and is isolated, that
the Beers now occupy Newcastle and
Charlestown, and that they are push
ing southward toward Ladysmith,
where the British are expected to take
firm stand. The Beers blew up an
arsenal train near Mafeking.
Reports to the war department from
Gen. Otis say that Gen. Schwan's forces
have completely routed the Filipinos
in the. southern portion of the island
of LuZon.
The Chinese empress has chosen Pu
Tsuan. aged nine, son of Duke Tsailan,
to succeed the emperor.