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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-05

"el1s-Fargo Express Company Loses
Money Package CoDtai.ins $780,
OOO-DFjver Suspeetea.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. a0.-The local
Office OF the Wells-Fargo Express COM
pany is out money package contain
ing 100000. The money was sent here
from Houston for the Southern Pacific
to meet its pay roll west from this city
TO Ell Paso. 1t arrived Wednesday morn
ing and was given to C. A. BeeIer, the
Wclls-Fargo money delivery clerk, to
hand over. Beeler started for the
depot and was seen en- route. Four
hours after his departure his wagon
was found five miles west of this city
in . thicket, the horse almost dead
from the effects of hard driving. In
quiry developed the fact that no de-
Livery had been made. There was no
evidence of struggle in the vicinity
where the vehicle was found. BeeIer
had been in the employ of the company
for nine years and enjoyed the conf
dence of all. He spent several years on
the frontier as cowboy. His friends
stoutly assert that he is the victim of
foul play and his wife also incIfnes to
this belief. Superintendent Taft, of
the express company, is here investi-
eating.
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Miss Garcia IL Dead.

Thomasville, Ga, Dec. 2s.-Miss Mer-
cedes Garcia, daughter of the late CAL
ixto Garcia, the Cuban leader, died at
the Piney Woods hotel in this city
Tuesday evening of consumption. Mrs.
Garcia and her two daughters arrived
here the day Gen. Garcia died in Wash
ington, and while at dinner received
intelligence of the death of the head
of the family. The contents of the te.-
egram were never revealed to Mercedes,
who was at that time failing rapidly.
The body will be embalmed ard taken
to Cuba on the warship which the
United States has designated TO convey
the remains of Gen. Garcia back to his
native country.
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A cHuDs AWFUL PLOT.


Milwaukee, Dec 31.-A special TO The
Wisconsin from Osseo. Wis., says two
little children a son and daughter aged
four and two gears respectively, of Ar
and Mrs. Herman Bonger. were burned
to death In their home at Lincoln. Jack
son county. It is believed the fire was
set by the little boy because he was
punished and that part Of his plan was
that his sister should die with him Mr..
Bonger was away at work at the time
and the mother Of the children was
making call on Il neighbor. The boy
had been punished and was heard by
his mother to make remark that he
was going to die and take his sister
with him. The fire was started In .
room where there was no stove and Re
is believed the boy carried out his
threat as planned
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1,s.5 Locomotives and 1ess. Iss Cars
Were Erected I'm 1888

New York, Dec 29-The Railroad Ga
zette, in its yearly statistics OF the out
put of locomotives and cars, states that
during the past year all the contract
ing locomotive shops in the United
States outside of the railroad shops
contracted ], s75 locomotives, as against
1,251 last year This is an increase OF
624. This increase comes within Il of
representing the total output of 1s9s.
and is greater by 21s than the increase
Of 1895 over 1894. which increase was
the largest since 1871 The total output
Of cars will aggregate los 15a- Of which
ee.soe are freight, $50 passenger and
1850 street ears Of these 1853 were
for export. The past year was the best
for the car building industry since 1880
the reeord-breaking year, when the To-
tai number of freight and passenger
cars built by contracting firms was
los, 600.
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INSURGENTS IN CONTROL.
leans Arrive - Trouble
II Feared.

washington, Dec. 20. - There is a
good deal of anxiety in official circles
here over recent events at uoilo. Two
official dispatches have been received
by the state and war departments, but
it is impossible to gather from them
an accurate knowledge as to the condi-
ton there.
The officials of the war department.
still decline to make public Gen. Otis
telegram of Tuesday, but there is no
doubt that he is meeting with great diff
ficulty in his effort to secure the release
of the Spanish prisoners held by the
Filipinos. It begins to appear clearly
that considerable element among the
Filipino leaders-probably a majority
ARE disposed to use these unfortunate
prisoners as basis for negotiations
with the United States government,
making their release conditional upon
certain more or less important conces-
sions demanded by them.
1t is not yet foregone conclusion
that terms cannot be arranged by pri-
vate conferences in Manila to secure
the release of these men, but the
United States government, being now
Pledged by treaty to free them, must
resort to other means If peaceful repre-
ssntations fail.
Just before noon another dispatch
came from Gen. Otis that at once con-
firmed the fears of the officials of the
war department as to what had taken
place at Iloilo. It appears that the
American forces had arrived too late on
the scene and that the insurgents had
added to the difficulty of the problems
already presented by hosting their flag
over the city, which they had been be-
sieging for months. The news was con-
tanned in the following message from
Cen. Otis:
Manila, Dec. e. - Adjutant General,
Washington: Sent Col Potter on fast ves-
sci to Iloilo on 9th to communicate with
Spanish General Rios: latter evacuated
evening of c4th and Potter 80 hours late
Insurgents took possession Of city on 18th
and Potter found Aguinaldo's flag flying
Cannot now report probable results; will
not hear from there for four days, as no
cable communications Spanish forces
have evacuated all stations in southern IS
lands, except Zamboanga, Mindanao, by
orders as they say from Madrid
(Signed "OTIs."
The evacuation by the Spaniards of
all the Philippine ports, as reported by
Gen. Otis, although doubtless inspired
ty a desire to secure their safety by
concentration, undoubtedly has done
much to complicate the problem al
ready presented the war department of
extending the military Jurisdiction of
the United States over the islands. II
will now be necessary to expedite the
execution Of the original plans, and i.
may be fully expected that within a
week important events will have hap
Pened in the Philippines.
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THE EAST.


Kate j. Adams died in New York
from the effects of poison sent in a
package by mail to Harry Cornish, a
well-known athlete. who boarded at
Mrs. Adams house.
In New York the official canvass OF
the vote cast for governor at the cleo.
ton in November gives Theodore
Roosevelt (rep.) plurality of 1876
over Augustus Van Wyck (dem.).
At Allentown, Pa, the Keystone Mu-
tual Benefit association, incorporated
in 1878. made an assignment.
Lily Lord Tiff, secretary of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Women. died at her home in
Buffalo, N. Y.
In fire which destroyed stable in
New York Cornelius McGanney and ten
horses were burned to death.
Frank Jay Gould. youngest son of
the late Jay Gould. paid the highest
price ever paid for a seat on the New
York stock exchange, $4,000.
During 1898 there were 1858 bust
ness failures in the United States, in
volving liabilities of $141, 137,117, a de-
crease from 1897 in number of 11.2 per
cent. and in liabilities of 9.5 per cent.
During the week ended on the 3Oth
the exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggregated
81, 409. 502,659, against 81 ,673, O3O,025 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 1877.
For the murder of David S. Lambert
on December II, 1897, Benjamin r. Will
let's, aged %, was hanged at Wethers-
field. Conn.
At Springfield, Mass, Dominique
Krathofski was hanged for the muir
der of his stepdaughter, Victoria Pin
kus, 16 years of age, on January II,
1897.
James F. Rhodes, of Boston, was
elected president at the fourteenth an
nual convention in New Haven, Conn.,,
of the American Historical association.
The firm of Dean & SHIRLEY, bankers
in Providence, r. l., will arrange to
consolidate the paper manufacturers
of this country.
The past year has been one of the
most phenomenal in the history of Wall
street, New York. The total business
of the stock exchange was $91s, 02s, 10
and the total bank exchanges exceeded
$50, 1000, 100000.
In Boston the largest railroad sta
ton in the world was thrown open to
the public.
Grace Doran and Harry Hoffman
were drowned at New Rochelle, N. Y.
while skating. The boy lost his life in
trying to save the girl.
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HUNDREDS DROWNED.
Appalling Disaster Reported from
HankOw, China-Houses Fall
Into River.

Victoria, B. c.. Dec. 31.-The steam
ers Victoria and Yamaguchi Maru ar
rived Friday with news from the orient
to December Is. Another serious ca
lamity, writes the Hankow correspond
ent of the North China Daily News, files
of which were received by the steamers,
has befallen the unfortunate town of
Hankow. About 1000, if not many
more, of the inhabitants, have met
death by drowning. About noon on De-
cember 3, half street of houses extend
ing along the edge of the river Han sud-
denly broke way and tumbled into the
water on top of all the boats there
Houses and boats, with all the people in
them, disappeared in moment. About
100 buildings and the same number of
boats are gone.
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Canadian Postage Reduced.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The Canadian
government in telegram from Post
master General Mulock to Postmaster
General Emory Smith announces that it
has reduced the domestic letter rate
from three to two cents per ounce,
commencing January /. Under the
convention between the United States
and Canada letters are sent from this
country to Canada for two cents, the
domestic rate of each country applying
to letters sent. The reduction now made
is reciprocal, and for the first time, per-
mits letters to be sent from the other
side at two instead of three cents.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad a train was wrecked near
Trinidad, COL, and five persons were
seriously injured.
Near Clare, Ia, Harry Carney, a re.
jected admirer. shot and killed Miss
May Thomas and himself.
At Kansas City, Mo-, James Brown
(colored) was hanged for the murder
of Henry Frathers, also a negro, in
April, 1896.
In Chicago allegations of bribery in
city affairs caused the grand jury To
summon the entire city council to ap.
pear before them.
At Princeton, Mo-, Ira Sexton was
hanged for the killing of Nathan Stark
a young farmer, October %, 1897.
The Nebraska Episcopal diocese has
refused it's consent to the canonica]
conservation of DR.. Theodore N. Mo-.
rison, of Chicago, as bishop of Iowa.
In Oberlin, O., eight business houses
were destroyed and six stores damaged
by fire.
Eastern capitalists are said to have
the Chicago & Alton railroad.
At San Antonio, Tex, $4,000 and
Charles A. Beeler, the driver of Wells
Fargo express wagon, were missing.
In Minneapolis an elevator belonging
to the George C. Bagley company was
burned with 100000 bushels of wheat
the loss being over $500, 900. .-,
DR.. William Maxwell Blackburn
president of Huron college, at Pierre
S. D., died at the age of IS years.
Thomas Greene killed his wife al
Furley, Kan, and then SHOT himself
Jealousy was the cause. --.>
H. C. Howell, who, the police assert
has eight wives in as many states, was
ordered to leave Kansas City, Mo.
Herman Bonger's little son and
daughter were burned to death at Os.
SEQ, Wis. -ez.s..sa
Cary Roby and Frank Brown, sons OF
Albert Brown and William Roby, were
burned to death near Washington
Court House. O.
Almost 5000 United States troops
sailed from Charleston. S. c., for Cuba
Charles Willard, a desperate charac-
ter. shot and killed Sheriff J. w. Will
liams and Deputy Lamens and was him
self killed by r.. w. Fulton at Seaside
Ore. III
William Barton shot and killed two
men named Cobb and Henry Winger IN
J a fracas at Ambrose. Mo.
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time, as were also several other friends.
The senator never recovered from the
unconscious state into which he lapsed
early in the day, and his death was
calm and peaceful. The immediate
cause of death was pneumonia, which
developed from an attack of grip con-
tracted about week ago.
In the death of Hon. Justin Smith Nor
rill the senate lost its senior member in
point OF service and its oldest in age. He
had served continuously in the senate for
more than 81 years, and he was IS years old
on the 18th of April last With the single
exception of Hon.. Galusha Grow, of the
house of representatives, he was the only
man in congress whose congressional
career began prior to the beginning of the
civil war. and he had the honor over Mr.
Grow in that his congressional service had
been continuous. covering in the senate and
house combined almost A years.
Senator Morrill, was q native of Vermont
He was first elected a member of tire house
from that state as q member Of the Thirty-
fourth congress-. taking his seat al the first
assembling of that body after the 4th Of
March, 1855. He was reelected to the
Thirty-ffth, Thirty-sixtn, Thirty-seventh
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth congresses
and was in 1867 elected to the senate to sue
coed Hon. Luke p. Poland. He held hie
seat in the senate since that date without
interruption, having been elected six terms
successfully. His present term. to which
he was chosen In 1896. would not have ex-
pired until 1903
During his long career Senator Morrill,
gave his attention to many questions and
no man in public life was more given than
he to taking up q subject and holding on
to 1t through years and years until con-
summated. He was the real father of the
scheme for the construction of q building
for the Congressional library and to him
and Senator Voorhees,. who early Joined
him In pressing this question upon con-
gress. is the splendid library building q
monument.
To Senator Morrill, probably more than
anyone else was the present splendid en-
dowment of most of the state agricultural
colleges due. He was the author of the
original bill giving aid to these colleges
from the proceeds Of the sales Of the pub
lie lands, and he had never refused them
the encouragement Of his assistance. He
opposed the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands to the last and he was understood
to be averse to the exercise Of any sort OF
American sovereignty over the Philippines.
Senator Morrill, was an fndefatieab bic
worker and while not an orator Re spoke
gracefully and forcibly and was always
listened to attentively. His great ege and
high position caused him to be universally
esteemed by the other members Of the
senate.
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Hartford, Conn.,, Dec 30.-BeHjamin
r. WiIIetts, aged %, was haHerd at the
state prison WethersfeId- at 1870 this
friday morning for the murder OF
David 8. Lambert, of Wilton. his for
mer teacher. December II. 1897. VIII
let's was the youngest person ever
hanged in the prison He was the
seventh person hanged by the so-eaIIed
automatic gallows, and as On all pre-
sious occasions the gaIlosss operated
perfectly. The drop fell az 1920 and
be was killed instantly. Eight minutes
later the body was cut down.
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CATTLE KING FAILS,
Walter NJ. Clark, of Sullivan County
No. Forced to auit-Failure Ex-
pected for Many Years.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. ga special
to the Star from Milan, Mo-, says:
Much excitement prevails in this city
over the failure of Walter NJ. Clark, a
Sullivan county cattle king. Although
his failure had been expected for near
~ Lime years, the crisis has served as
q shock to the whole county. The rec
ords of this county show unsatisfed
over $4,000 of mortgages on cattle
alone, while deeds of trust on his big
farms and individual indebtedness Will
swell the total TO over 100000.
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Three Men Killed.

West Plains, Mo-, Dec. 3o.-At Am
brose, in Ozark county, William Barton
slot and killed two men named Cobb.
Sheriff Luna quickly organized posse
at Gainesville and started out TO cap
ture the murderer. He was found near
the scene of the tragedy, but before be-
ing arrested he shot and killed Henry
Winger, member of the posse, and
then surrendered. News of the tragedy
is very meager, but from the best in
formation obtainab!e three men are
dead and their slayer is in Jail at Gaines
vile, closely guarded.
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HIS CAREER ENDED.
Hon. Justin 8. morrill,, senator from
Vermont. succumbs to an
Attack OF Pneumonia.

Washington, Dec. 2s.--Hon. Justin
S. Morrill,, the senior United States SEN
ator from Vermont, died at 20 minutes
past one o'clock this wednesday,
morning, in the eighty-eighth year OF
his age, after an illness of less than a
week. With him when the end came
were his sister-in-law, Miss Louise
Swan; his son James, Mr.. Benjamin
Durfee, for long time associated with
the senator in the finance committee
work at the capitol, and Col. s. E.
Chamberlain. an intimate friend. Sen
ator Proctor was in the house at the
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Sent to Jail.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 31.-David j. Tel
fair, who claims to be at the head of
concern worth 500, 100000 and who says
Cornelius Vanderbilt is one of his
hackers, is locked up in the Fulton
county Jail because he failed to pay
for six pairs of shoes. Telfair claims
he has gone to Jail as matter of prin-
ciple, and says there is story, of perse-
cution back of it all. He claims his con-
ccrn operates gold mines in China, OBJ
tanned under a special concession from
the emperor, secured through Mr.. WI
Ting Fang.
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If there be any at this late day who
still doubt that. Dewey is a name to
conjure with. here is the latest fact
they must explain away. In the rooms
of the Hardware club, on the top floor
of the Postal Telegraph building, New
York hangs picture of the redoubt-
able Vermont admiral. It is the only
article in the room that was not de-
stroyed or damaged by the recent fire.
The window frames, the furniture, the
hangings. and the other pictures all
suffered, but Admiral Dewey's picture
is still as clean and fresh as on the day
it was hung.
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1t is not often that man returns
home after he is officially dead, but
Leonard Wood, of the Sixth Massachu-
sets volunteers, has just had that expe-
rience, and has even seen little mon
ument erected to his memory in his
home town of Passiac, N. j. He enlist
ed with Massachusetts regiment, went
to Porto Rico, and caught the yellow
fever. Through mistake he was Off
cially reported as dead, but the other
day. lust to surprise the folks" he
slipped up to the front door and burst
into the room with a hearty yell. It
was a surprise indeed.
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Fierce Storm in Nebraska

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 3o.-A very severe
storm prevails in Nebraska. Though
the mercury has not yet reached zero,
high wind is driving fine particles of
snow and ice with a velocity that rem
ders it very dangerous forman or beast
to be exposed. Considerable snow has
fallen, but it is shifted hourly, SO that
the ground seems clean except where
the snow is piled in drifts. The indi-
cations are for very severe storm all
over the state.
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Hotel sid Several Busldfnxs as Air.
ose, svvft.erTspd. Dessroyed
-ThPee Lives Lest

London, Dec 20. - Part OF Red Rock
mountain. according TO a dispatch from
AiroIo "a village of Switzerland, Can
ton of Ticino), has fallen into AiroIo.
destroying a hotel and several houses
The scene of the disaster presentsa
terrible spectacle, the debris of the
avalanche covering a square mile The
hotel, with eight HOUSES and ~ other
buildings, was swept into great heap
Of matchwood- 4 new terror was addee
by the outbreak of fire amid the ruins.
Three dead bodies have been recovered.
1t is estimated that the damage wit!
reach 6 10000.
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4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF TIE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From tho East, >the
West and tho South.
= ,v-v,rso.
IN ALL PARTS OF TIE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

In Washington Justin S. Morrill,.
senior United States senator from Yer
mont. died of pneumonia in the eighty
ninth year of his age. after an illness
of less than a week. IS,
Two petitions were presented to
President Mckinley. one from the
great majority of the organized Prot
estant Christian churches of the world
and the other from the Pan-Presbyte-
rian alliance, asking for international
arbitration as substitute for war.
The administration is taking prompt
steps to assert the supremacy of the
United States in the Philippines and
Maj. Gen. Otis has been designated as
governor-general of the islands.
The president issued proclamation
regarding the payment of taxes. GUS
TOMS etc.. in Cuba.
At the age of 81 years Ambassador
Romero. Of Mexico. died in Washing
ton. from the effectsof an operation for
appendicitis.
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LATER NEWS.

AAIEcR NEWS
Joseph Vacher, the French Jack the
| Ripper" was guilotined at Boureeon.
Breese, France. He was 20 years old
and he is known to have killed fou1
boys, six women and girls and one ole
| widow.
A cage in the Lake Superior mine al
1shpeming, Mich, filled with work.
men, careened and threw the occupants
down the shaft. Six were killed.
A special from Rome says an Italian
squadron is en- route to Cartigena, Co
lombia, to enforce President Cleve.
lands award of indemnity to the Ger.
RUTH creditors.
The situation at Iloilo is grave.
Thousands of the native insurgents are
armed and they refuse to obey the or
ders of Gen. Miller, but await instruc-
tons from Aguinaldo.
Philip Kuch and John Clifford two
farmers living near acksonborough,
o., became involved in a quarrel over
the division of a crop. Clifford killed
Kuch and then committed suicide.
The sovereignty of Cuba passed from
Spain to the United States at noon
Jan. l. The ceremony of transfer was
simple, consisting only of series of
speeches in the hall of the palace, the
hauling down of the Spanish flag and
the raising in its stead of the flag of
the United States on the flagstaff on
the palace roof. Statutes were fred
from the heavy guns of the forts and
the warships before and after the
change of flags.
The residence of William Stickley
near Barron, Wis, burned and Mr..
Stickley and his wife persisted in the
flames. Mrs. Stickley was Inning the
attic with building paper by lamplight,
while Mr.. Sticky was talking with a
neighbor. In response to cries from
Mrs. Stickley, her husband crawled
through a small hole in the ceiling to
her assistance, and that was the last
seen of them.
Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated
governor of New York the I'd.
On account of excessive taxation in
Rome, Italy, mob of nearly 1000 per-
sons destroyed the International SEN
try boxes and stoned the gendarmes.
The stars and stripes now wave over
the wreck of the Maine in Havana
harbor.
Congressman Clark of Iowa was
robbed of pocketbook containing $50
and number of railway passes while
riding on a Pullman car between
Washington and Boston.
The output of the Philadelphia mint
last year was 1864, 1852.