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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Warning to Packers.

{ Washington June IA note of
warning to American meat packers is
sounded bYs United States Consul Gem
eral Winslow at Stockholm in a report
to the state department, upon meat in
spection at that place. SHe saysstricfri-
nosis has been found in one piece of
American pork and in a careasses .ot
Swedish pork. Stockholm .isaa good
market, he says, for An.ericaan meat
but it will be spoiled by careless pack
ing. "
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
PERSONAL AND nGpERsoNAx.

The annual meeting Of the nations1
chiefs of police was held at Chattanso-
ga, Tenn, on May ..
james Bryce Is making study Of The
government Of colonies by republics
which 10 to have special applicAtion -
the United States.
Ayoung lady IN Philadelphia hsd hax
hand permanently injured by Tie
squeeze . gentleman gsveit when shal-
ing hands with her. She sued him fsg
damages, and was awarded $4,000.
When Admiral then Iieutensnsl
Kautx was exchanged and thus Kber-
ated from his confederate prison IN
Richmond his was the first case Of ex-
change OF prisoners sanctioned by Pres
ident Lincoln.
The prince of Wales il said to have de-
(tsEmined TO give up yachting. His ve.-
lures in the sport have never resulted
wei and he has already withdrawn
from two yacht clubs with which IN
had been 1ongfdentifed.
The corpse" questioned the Co.,
toner's jury at recent inquest in Mary
e-~As>Ss AAOSSSuAu8S ~ uCtC1 ulHC liz
cause Of death had just begun, when tie
subject awoke from the trance in which
he had lain and asked what it was IN
about.
The prince Of Wales takes great In
terest in the churches around SandrinRs
ham. When he first acquired the estate
there was only one church in decent re-
pair; but, one after another, the 9th
ers have been restored, the prince hsv-
ing literally contributed towards de-
fraying the cost. He has spent mos8
than $4,000 in this way.
There are three rings which the
queen never by any chance remove.
from her hand, and it is superfuous to
add that they are closely connected
with her courtship and marriage. One
is the little enamel ring set with sim
gle diamond, given to her when quite .
child by Prince Albert; another is her
betrothal ring, beautiful snake OF
emeralds; and the third is a plain mar
row band-her wedding ring.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Another Victim of the Feud.

London, KY, June 16.-News was
brought here late Thursday night to:
the effect James Howard, member
of the celebrated Baker-Howard feud,
was shot from ambush and killed near
Manchester Thursday evening. How
ard belonged to the White and Howard.
faction of the Baker-Howard feud and
has been suspected of having fired the
shot last week that killed Tom Baker
while under guard in the courthouse
yard
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
To Erect Monuments

Springfield, ILL.,, June TIA meeting
of the Illinois Shiloh battlefield COM
mission was held Friday; in this city,
and a committee was appointed to Sc
lect designs for monuments to be
erected on the battlefield to the Illinois
troops participating. Gen. John A. Nc
Clernand, of this city, presidedy and
Maj. George Mason, of Chicago, is sec.
rotary. There will be general monu-
ment to cost $1,000 and 81 monuments
to the infantry, ten to the cavalry, and
~ to the artillery q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
ClOudburst In Texas.

St. Louis, June ia special to the
Republic from San Antonio, Tex, says:
A cloudburst occurred In the noun.
tains north of Spofford junction Tues.
day night. about midnight The i'm.
mense volume of water rushed down
the mountain side, sweeping everything
before it and converting dry arroyas
and small creeks and rivers into raging
torrents and completely flooding the
valley and level country below. Five
persons are reported killed., -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
The World'a Wheat Crop.

Washington, June 16. - The agri-
cultural department issued circular
giving the substance of reports received
by it up to June 10 on the condition of
foreign crops. 1t says British com.
mercial estimate tentatively puts the
worlds wheat crop of 1899 at 1884 ,ooo,.
600 bushels, against 2,74s,o00,oo0 BUSH
els in 1898 a reduction of 244,Ooo, 900
bushels, or nearly SO per cent. An.
other estimate makes a reduction of
352, 100000 bushels.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Dea tn Of a Naval veteran.

s Washington, June z16.4--Rear: Admiral
Pierce Crosby, retired, one of the last
of Farragut's active officers in the stir
ring sea fights of, the civil. war, died
here Thursday night of diabetes, aged
76, years. He had a most active naval
career, figuring in the capture. of block
ade runners and assisting in the reduc-
ton Of river forts, particularly at New
Orleans and Mobile. He also saw serv-
ice in the Mexican war. : = Is
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Prisoner from Porto Rico.

Rafael Ortiz, the young Porto Rican
sentenced to Saltwater for life for
killing Private Burke, of the 47th New
York volunteers, at San Juan, has ar
rived at the state prison. escorted by
two United States soldiers. He is any
thing but the bandit pictured. being
only % years old. Ortiz claims that
the woman in the case. on account of
whom the killing occurred, was his
wife and not his sweetheart. as report
ed. The journey from Porto Rico was
made in eleven days.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Gov. scoheld,., Proclamation.

- Madison, Wis, June 14.-Gov. SEQ.
field Tuesday issued proclamation
calling upon the people of Wisconsin
to come to the aid of the calamity.
stricken people at New Richmond. The
supplies of money collected should be
sent as promptly. as possible to Maj.
Mr. NJ: Doyon, at New Richmond, whom
the governor has appointed to take
charge of relief until local committees
are able to do it,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Train Robbed.

Kansas City, Mo-, June IA special
to the Star from Mena, Ark, says:
About GAS o'clock Friday morning the
south-bound passenger train of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway:
No. 2, was held up by three masked men
at a curve about mile south of Shady.
Il 4 The exact amount of booty Sc.
cured is not known, as the ex press com:
pany will not give out the amount OF
it's loss! .....E u,
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To Avenre Brother. Death

Coffeyville, Kan, June 16: - Among
the men enlisted for service in the
regular army was Daniel McTaggart,
Jr., son of the late Senator Daniel Nc.
Taggart and brother of Second Lieut..
w. A. McTaggart, of company G, Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment, who was killed
short time ago, while in charge near.
Calumpit. Young McTaggart will go
to the Philippines to avenge his BROTH
er'S DEATH
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
An Honor to the State.

The honor man in the Annapolis
naval, academy next year will be
William McEntee, son of well-to-do
farmer living at Montgomery, LIE
Sueur county. Young McEntee was
appointed four years ago by Congress
man Heatwole, and is the first Mime
sofa man to win honors at Annapolis.
The young fellow is hard worker and
is regarded by the academy officers and
instructors as having good stuff in
him. He is not only good in class, but
has sound sound sense in matters in
volving discretion, and possesses re-
markable executive talent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Riddled with Bullets.

J. Morehead City, N. C., June 16.-Late
Wednesday night near the scene where
e. B. Weeks was murdered last week,
Louis Patrick (colored), who had been
taken from Beaufort Jail the previous
night, was killed.~Seventy- five 'Yshots
were fired, and his, body was riddled
with bullets. The negro implicated
other parties, but the lynching party
thought he. was lying, and gave nc
weight to his words. d
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
storeF. Formally Received.

Madrid, June IT, The newly-ap-
pointed minister to Spain, Mr.. sBellamy
Storer, was received in formal audience
by the queen regent Friday. There
were no speeches, only f q few cordial
phrases we're exchanged. The queen
regent was very amiable and compli-
mentary towards Mr. Storersand in
quired cordially concerning the health
of President Mckinley. - ~ = T:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
,rhe street Car strt,se.

4 Cleveland, q, June After quiet
morning, rioting on the part of sym.
3pathizers ofsthe street railroad strikers
broke out about noon in various sec:
tons of the city yesterday. Many i'm.
ported motormen and conductors were
injured by stones thrown at the cars. A
number of arrests were made by the
police .s5
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Threw the Dishes.

Mrs. Carl johnson of Montevideo
became violently insane and drove her
husband and his brother from the
house by throwing the dishes and ev-
cry movable thing she could find at
them. Before she was subdued she
had demolished everything of break
able nature in the house. She was
placed in Jail for safekeeping and will
be taken to the asylum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
Thirty Lives Lost.

Vancouver, B. c., June 15.-Ma:l ad-
vices from Australia give details If the
loss of the British ship Loeb Sloy and
30 lives on Kangaroo island, news of
which was briefly covered. by cable from
Adelaide, South Australia, May g.. Only
one passenger and three sailors out of
the 80 souls succeeded in saving their
lives. The rest were lost in the boiling
surf.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
News In Brief,

r. James J. Casey, a we'll known con-
tractor in Minneapolis, by mistake
took an overdose of aconite and died.
Grace Faber, a young girl, was ia
tally burned at Sherburne while pour
ing kerosene on a smouldering FIRE.
Gilbert Jones, an old settler at Clare
mont, committed suicide. by shooting
himself in the head.
Sarah L. Proctor, of Minnesota, has
been appointed an artist in the agri-
cultural department at Washington.
The Troy laundry at Minneapolis
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000. &
Antoine Esperlding. of Rollingstone,
was arrested for assaulting his wife
with stick, around which was
wrapped a chain. With this he struck
her number Of blows, only desisting
when he had beaten her insensible.
The woman's arm was fractured in
three places and she was otherwise
cut and torn. 80
The gas plant at Mankato was par
TALLY destroyed by lightning.
The Washburn Memorial home Of
Minneapolis: has applied to the state
board of corrections and charities for
istment as q state orphanage, to re-
ceive, care for and find homes for de-
pendent children.
Patrick McGraw. q farmer living in
Benton county, was found dead in bed,
and from appearances the corpse had
laid in the house IL days. McGraw
wss So years old and lived alone.
Eddie Flynn, 10 years old, was
drowned in an artificial pond 1t Wells
He was playing on raft and fell in.
Lightning struck two houses in Hal
stead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
The Peace 5Conferehce.

The Hague, June. BIT is now ex-
pected that the peace conference will
not adjourn before the middle Of July,
as it is thought the labors of the dele.
gates will not be finished before that
time, and there is the additional ques-
ton of the acceptance by the powers
of the decisions adopted by the confer.
'ence. /.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
The NcwsCapitol.

! Despite the increased cost of some
materials the new state capitol can be
completed without expanding more
than the appropriated 81, 00o, 600. =. This
was definitely ascerta1ned at 4 rece MT
meeting Of the capitol commissions.
The board voted to sell $15O, 600 in
certificates of Indebtedness in order to
raise funds to carry on the work of
constructing the new state house.
The board had on hand $50, 600, but
bills were ordered paid which reduced
the funds on hand to Ss1, 1897. With
the $500 to be raised the commits
sion will have enough money on hand
to carry on the work until October, or
possibly November. Cass Gilbert,
architect of the capitol, estimates that
the expense of construction will not
average less than $s5, 900 per month
for the next few months. The certif-
Gates are to bear a rate of interest not
to exceed 81 per cent, and will be is
sued under provisions of the new law.
OF the sum, $50, 900 will mature in 1903
and the remaining $10O, 900 in 1904.
There has been spent on the new
capitol for all purposes up to date the
sum Of $454, 462.O7. OF this sum $26, 600
is being withheld from the contractors.
according to the terms of the contract.
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Climate and Crop Bulletin.

Very little rain has fallen in the Red
River valley, and in parts of Kittson
county it is SO dry that late sown
grains are not terminating we'll; else
where there has been too much, except
possibly in Renyille and Lincoln coun-
ties. On high ground and light soil
small grains are growing luxuriantly;
so much so that lodging is feared I'M
less dry weather comes on soon. Oats
are showing a tendency to rust in
southeastern counties. Flax is still
being sown in the western central
counties, and that which was sown
earlier has good stand. Rye is inn
proving somewhat, but cannot be a
full crop. Winter wheat and winter
rye are in head. Clover is coming into
blossom and little has been cut for
hay. Sugar beets look we'll in Sibley
county. Fruit prospects continue good
in general.
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1.vn0h0A

:, New Orleans, June 15.-Edward Gray,
3 negro who was arrested III St. John
parish about a yearsago with Charles
Morrelle, another negro, and charged
with series of burglaries. was lynched
"Wednesday morning afteE having been
5released. BY 4 the authorities because
there was no evidence against him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23
TO Fight: Tin Plate Tfu.t

Chicago, June Senator ". A..
Clark, of Montana; Charles Edwin
Miller, of New York, and J. T.: Shaw
han, OF San Francisco, had consulta.
ton at the Auditorium Friday looking
tomthe formation of combination tc
fight the tin plate trust: It is proposed to
establish a plant at Joliet, ILL.,, with
To- capitaI Of 81, Doc, 900. r..
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.Oeath of Mra. Woodf0ri

g. New. York, June 15. Mrs. Julia Eye
Ign Capen Woodford, wife of Gen. Stew
art L. Woodford, former United States
minister TO Spain, died Wednesday in
Brooklyn.
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
A Countsrfsiesr.

Albert L. Morey Was arrested in Min
neapolisib by United States Marshal VIM
\. Grimshaw and Deputy s. J. Picha,
on charge Of connterfeiting.
The officers say that II, March, 1895,
Morey was convicted Of counterfeitina,
and was sentenced to two years in the
Saltwater prison.
The'capture includes about It's dol.
lars, 12s halves 2a5 quarters, and 20
dve-dollar gold pieces All the coun-
terfeit money is made Of . composition
Of metals largely anti-money,. q
which there was : large quantity in
the house. There was also . lot OF
plaster of paris, which is used for max
ing moulda.
= MoreJ told the officers that he man,
ufactured most Of the coin last winter,
and that after he had made lot of II
7 he threw his plaster moulds> into che
river from the Tenth avenue bridge. :
The counterfeit gold pieces are NOT
completed. They Are made of the satue
metal as the other coins and they have
not been plated. Mofey told Marshal
Grimshaw that he intknded to gold
plate them when he could get plat.
ing machine. + IA r - n
The coins are BY far the most per
feet of any that have been captured, in
this part of the country for some time
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charity for sustenance a4d:a chance to
begin life over again. The few'!who
escaped without injuries or loss of
property are so completely dazed that
they know not what to do.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23

duction and consumption, limited only by
the obtaining of supplies. Advances all
along the line are again feature in this
trade
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-23

i NeI1sska in 1923 added :s,oooooo to
its mortgage debt. In 1898 that debt
was reduced ~ $6,0oo.0oo. =
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Il sSASs I'll
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
BusDY's CALENDAR.


c. H. Bundy, editor OF TIE Morning News,
has received copyrights covering a new cali
endar. He would shift mankind from
twelve to thirteen months OF twenty-eight
days each in every year and straighten out
the present system, by which we are COM.
PEELED to cut or leap year every hundred
years. and make other corrections OF which
the masses know comparatively little.
Though the opening of the new century II
very near at hand, he has hopes that he
Will have It universally adopted and put In
use during its first year. Already he has
attracted the attention Of some Of the most
prominent men of Europe and America,
who advocate universal shift from tho
present system to HIS calendar.
Mr.. Bundy says: ''As 1900 comes In on
Monday, and Monday is the first day Of the
commercial week, make 1t also the first
day of the first month. This new thirteenth
month Is called Century. because Of the
time of its proposed adoption--the end Of
one and the beginning Of a new century.
Every month of every year and every cen-
fury begins with Monday. That is the
greatest of all advantages over all calen-
dars of the past and present. II a person
wants to know what day July I would
come on he would start with Monday and
find 1t would come on Thursday. while at
present calendar has to be hunted for the
information. Christmas would come ON
lnutSudy cNCIy .yC0it fdA<hAtthS Not va
Sunday April Fool day on Monday Mon
day is thus made the first and Sunday the
last day Of the week. The permanency Of
holidays is thus established, and. AZ luck
will have It. none OF the great days come
on Sunday. Memorial day Is the only one
that is thrown out, and It would probably
be placed on the 18th day OF May-the last
day--wi1ich would be Sunday, and just AZ
we would arrange II, no doubt. II It was left
to popular vote. This plan gives us year
of 1854 days. 1t Is true, and day and
quarter are left over. The present calendar
takes an extra day every four years to keep
us up with the solar procession. For the
sake Of this splendid division OF the week
and month system, why not let thoss one
and a quarter days each month go until We
have enough to make an extra week, which
we can tack onto any one Of the months?
This done and my calendar is very simple.
complete and on par with standard time,
1t is practical In every way and abreast
with this progressive age. Marion. Ind.
correspondence Of the indianapolis News
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

gresham through whom they received the
appointment would help them along, but
1t takes only a short time to discover that
West Point is an institution where title,
station or political influence cannot help
the man who Is unable to help himself.
The men who pin their hopes to their ''in-
fiuence" or the power of their sponsors are
the men who fall by the wayside and re-
turn to their homes with stories about
shattered health or bad eyes, or pos
sibly tales of acknowledgement and inJus-
tice.
In his last. report Col Albert l.. Mills,
superintendent of the academy. gives the
following figures on the subject of dis
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try would find no difficulty in maintaining
their places in the academy. The trouble
is that the preliminary requirements are
too low. The law requires that young
tary branches and that Is all The con-
sequence Is that boys of medium capacity
and limited knowledge are admitted, and
when the work begins they fall behind.
If the entrance requirements were higher
the percentage Of discharges for failure to
keep up would be less"
Some young men, ambitious to wear the
shoulder straps of United States army
officer, have gone to the academy hoping
that the '.puli" and influence of the con-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
LARGER MILITARY SCHOOL REQUIRED AT WEST POINT
Enleenen Eated Officers For a Amy
five Thousand Men-hzsas IN Eumbe Pay Of Cadets

.s ~ - sssl3so,,acy Of West Point as .
( q SssS,Sc1 for the education Of omcers
q - ~ United States army has for
1870 been spoken Of by army men.
~ rhils they all agreed that tho
sti1n ms the best OF Its kind any
49, m s,lrpassing in many respects tho
4; y lWsfitutions In other countries. It's
~ a fof many years caused mucn
) i - among It's stanchest friends.
g e IN fbe country was at peace with all
\ 2 S.s,sd ma arguments In advocacy OF a
20 wert Point found little favor In the
u !5s " IN men TO whom they were adj
!; z..SS ma Tor several years there was a
= 4 ~, toward reducing the number OF
5 :s1SS~ snd IL became popular to say that
4 S esv United States officers were being
~ ;;2S "a AZ west Point and that the sup
& 3sS 49, sreater than the demand. 1t was
Y E Ss ~ with this sentiment that the
~ Al cadets was reduced by giving
Z x2' Srssfdent the appointment OF ten cadets
{, ~ M term Of ONCE instead Of ten
: S51ry yoar,
n 4 - ~ war with Spain broke out It
u ~. 3o1,Sd that there were not enough Of
\ = & command the troops. and even after
!; All class at West Point had been
& tea ahead of its time to provide
- o6acers there were vacancies to I'LL.
I; ~ one hundred men had to be taken
AN Me and placed In the regular
Y SiSv 4 oiIlcers The war was an unan-
1;;s.bls argument In favor Of expansion
s IN point. and with an army Of sixty
\ M thousand men in view there IL now
in about reducing the efficiency Of
u sehocI
N n fke present time the maximum num-
- 1 = L.
~ beeina In September, there are rare
u ~ vacancieA Every congress district
\ = S8litled to q cadet. the president APP
4 s.lsls ten and one is admitted for each
I 1SrYitofy. tho new class is known ali the
& 1lsuYth,. and has this year IA members.
~ arrest number ever enrolled In fourth
lt.ie regularly, believed that every MEM
I ~ Il consress has It in his power to APP
nm cadct, and one Of the first unpleas-
M experiences OF new member Is In
911nooouence OF this mistaken idea. The
11ress district Is entitled to a cadet; but
\ y IL academic term Is four years and
I - II congress only two years, the dis,
,if(et III only one representative at the
~ my every four years.
a ~ academy census will not be the same
- Il b taken after the July examina-
81 for II the new class is like former
SinS6e the ~ will shrink to fewer than
7 ~ hundred, because the wedding ont pro-
4 ~ nGually reduces the new classes by
akout n per cent. The cadets who pass
\ - Int ordeal are not at all sure that
~ W11 60 to the end Of the course, but
/. Sy1ne passed the first examination Is a
~ s3ep Ia the right direction.
< Al W" said an old army officer who