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The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
PANIC REICNS.
In Anticipation Of War Trade n at .
Standstill and Many Resi-
dents Are Leaving.

London, Sept. 4.-The johannesburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail, who
paints a gloomy and pitiable picture of
the condition of things there, says:
1T is almost a case Of absolute exodus
and panic. Business is paralyzed, the prices
OF foodstuffs are rapidly rising, half the
houses are empty, and the others are ten
anted by people who do not pay rent, the
landlords being glad enough to have them
as occupants in order to insure some sort
of protection to the property The ten
sion has reached the swapping point. Bank
ruptcy and starvation are staring people
In the face. Another fortnight Of sus-
pense will result in a complete commercial
collapse. The banks are thronged with
people anxious to withdraw their gold, and
the railways are besieged by those who
wish to get away"
London, Sept. 4.-The correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph at Pietrimaritz-
burg, capital of Natal, says: Things
have reached such pass that war is
considered unavoidable, and the I'M
preston is that the crash will come
within few days. The situation at
johannesburg is most anxious. The
traders are unwilling to order large
quantities of stores, through fear of
being commandered. Thus thousands
will risk starvation in the event of war.
when the railways will be cut.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Washington, Sept. 4-The Cnieka-
mauga and Chattanooga park commits
sion has received notice that the state
of Indiana will dedicate its battlefield
monuments September 90. The gov
ernor and staff. the state commission
state officers. prominent members OF
the legislature and of the state delega-
tIon III congress- together with large
company of veterans will attend The
Wilder Brigade association. made up of
Indiana and Illinois veterans will ded-
Ieate its monument at the same time an
attendance of /. 500 from the two states
interested being assured on the part of
this organization alone
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
AssAssINATEDL


Chicago, Sept. 4.-Richard Honeck,
aged 20 years, and Herman Hundhau-
sen, one year his junior, were captured
late Saturday night by Officer Thomas
Whelan, of the Grand Crossing police
station, and are believed to be guilty of
numbering Walter F. Koeller. Within
few hours after the atrocious crime
had been committed at the home of Mrs.
F. NJ. Alexander, sS0H Fulton street,
two former associates of KoelIer were
in jail. Revolvers, long knives, dirk.
slungshot, razor and other instru-
ments of the assassin were found in the
satchels they carried. The long hunt
ing knife found in Honeck's satehel
was stained with fresh blood. Up to q
late hour Sunday night neither had
acknowledged his guilt.
Mrs. Alexander positively identified
the pair as the same strangers who
called at her home at $3.50 o'clock Sat-
urday evening and asked for Walter
Koeller. She refused them admittance,
but they returned later and were per-
mitted to 60 to young Koeller's room.
In response to rap for admission KoeI
Ter opened the door and without word
sharp knives were plunged into the un-
suspecting lads breast. He was hacked,
his heart was struck and pierced with
steel, he fell and died.
The pair ran away, but, as stated, it
is believed that the arrest of Honeck
and Hundhausen has placed the mur-
derers in the hands of the law. The
leading theory for the crime is that of
jealousy, young Koeller having, it is
said, outrivaled one of the assaiIants in
the affections of young girl.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
MOST DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR.
Marked by an Outrage by Ne
gro APtilIeFymen

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept 4.-The annual
tour of duty of the Illinois national
guard ended when the five organiza-
tions at Camp Lincoln broke camp and
left for their respective destinations.
These were the First Illinois cavalry.
the Eighth battalion (coIored) artiI-
lery squadron and the signal and en-
gineer corps. The tour began July
8. During the morning 30 negroes of
the Eighth battalion overpowered
white woman of bad repute who fre.
quented the camp near their quarters
and assaulted her, members of the sig
nal corps who saw the assault being
driven away with bayonets. The guard
was called out, but the negroes es-
capped. The woman was brought to
town in the patrol wagon. The affair
was the most disgracefuI of the camp.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

The new religious law which has gone
into effect in Japan requires that before
beginning religious work propaga1ors
of a faith must 60 before governor
with full details. They must fully ex-
plain the scheme of faith, and it at any
time any change occurs in any Of the
tenets the preacher in charge must go
to the governor for permission. The
lot of the local japanese governors is
likely to be an unhappy one when the
missionaries representing the various
denominations of the Christian church
ask them to grasp the mysteries OF all
the differing creeds.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
TPnxedy I'm Chfcaro

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Henry Emde, car
penter, shot and killed his wife and
mortally wounded his five-year-oId
daughter Hilda while they were in bed
at their home in the lower fiat at 35s
West Belmont avenue at an early hour
Sunday morning. Then he killed him
self by cutting the blood vessels in his
forehead and wrists with pair of scls-
sors and hanging himself to the top
hinge of the kitchen door. In letter
written in German, the last sentence of
which is dated at two p. H., Emde said
that he would kill his wife because she
had continually tried to make trouble
for him: that he had tried to starve her,
so that she would leave him, and that
the privation had been worse on the
three children than on her.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
ENGLISH NOTES.

Nearly all the omnibus horses in Lon
don are imported from the United States
and Canada.
Two residents of the same name
James Farrell-who died on the same
day at Netley, were buried at the same
time and in adjoining graves. The cler-
gyman who officiated was also named
Farrell.
At Bristol man was wakened up in
the night by a pet cat paving at his
face. He drove the animal away, but
it returned and began scratching again.
He then realized that the house was on
fire and aroused his family.
1t is an astounding fact that 6 80 O,OOO.-
600 has been laid out in new British
warships during the past II years, and
recently this huge amount was in
creased by e9,257,GO3. These are ap-
palling figures, but they reveal the ex-
penditure in only one department of the
admiralty. The total amount devoted
to the navy during the 12 years which
ended last March aggregates nearly
6 e173,OOO,0OO.
About 30 young ladies, mostly visit
ors, were recently hoaxed at Southend.
A person processing to be a wealthy
count wrote letters making profes-
sion of love at sight and asking for an
interview. Each lady was asked to meet
the writer at a specified spot, the dis
tinguishing mark of both parties be-
ing red rose. Some of the ladies pro-
ceeded to the trysting place, but only
to find others similarly adorned with
roses, while the count was absent.
A remarkable incident has come to
light in connection with recent drown
ing case ct Rothesay. One of the oc-
cupants OF the boat, boy eight years
OF age, whose swimming master had
told him in an emergency to lie upon
his back in the water, did so. Two lit
tie girls belonging to the party held
on to his legs, and smaller boy rested
his head on the youths breast. The
four thus foated for some minutes, and
were picked up by men who had to
row nearly mile to their rescue. Three
adults-two sisters and a sweetheart
were drowned.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Manila, Sept. 4-The insurgents Usse
an unsuccessful attempt carly Saturday
morning to drive Col. Smith, . command
out Of angeles with artillery, the first
time they attempted so use this arm
for months They brought two kTupp
gums from Porac and fired eight shrap-
neIs at the town at dawn Only q few
of the shells exploded and. the aim OF
the gunners being bad no damage was
done. Lieut.. Kenley's guns Of the First
artillery were brought into action inn
mediateIy and soon drove the enemy
from their position.
At $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning
small party of insurgents fired on Gua-
qua, which IL held by two companies Of
the Ninth regiment of infantry, sup
ported by the gunboat Laguna de Bay.
One native resident was wounded. The
enemy was driven OF by infantry fire
and the guns Of the gunboat-
Manila, Sept. 4s-ArgoguIa. the most
impregnabIe stronghold of the bands
which have been destroying plantations
and Ievying tribute ON the people of
Negros, was taken Tuesday by the Sixth
infantry, under Lieut.. Col Byrne. The
only means of reaching the town was
up an almost perpendicular hill COW
cred with dense shrubbery and 1000
feet high The Americans accomplished
this under fire, and an officer and sew
eral men were'hit and rocks were rolled
down upon them. The native strength
was estimated at 400 Many of the in
surgents were wounded and captured
and 21 were killed The Ameriean
forces captured a quantity of stores and
destroyed the fortificatIons-
Kobe, Japan, Sept 4--The United
States transport Morgan City has been
wrecked near a small town calico
Onomichi, which is located on the in
land sea. The vessel was bound for Ma
Mia and had nearly 1000 recruits on
board for the American commander IN
the Philippines An urgent dispatch
was received here which asked that pro-
visions be sent Immediately to the point
where the troops were landed from the
ship. The message said that the vessel
aground in order that the lives of the
soldiers might be saved No casualties
were reported. Provisions are being
hurried from this city to the scene Of
the accident
Manila. Sept 4, S a. m.-FTve mep
from COL Bells regiment attacked
rebel outpost near Porac- The rebels
were driven back after short fight in
which one American was killed and one
wounded.
Late Sunday afternoon the Kansas
regiment embarked on big harges IN
the river and were towed to the United
States transport Tartar, the regimentaI
flag flying and the men cheering and
singing. The Tartar sailed for home
in the evening.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Reading matter is a costly luxury in
the Klondike. Editor Harry G. Steele,
of Ashland, Pa, has arrived at Dawson
City and is about to commence the pub
lication of the Daily News, the pioneer
publication of the kind in the country,
all publications in the past having been
''semioccasional." Editor Steele an
nounces that the paper will sell for 25
cents per copy, or $3.50 per week, and
that the advertising rates are to be 81 rs
per inch for each insertion. We are in
clined to believe that the editor of that
new paper is we'll named.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

The town of Hartford, in Oxford
county, Me-, has custard pie associa-
ton, which meets annually in hem
lock grove on the margin of Swan pond
and gorges itself with custard pie. 1t
grew out of custard-pie eating contest
between two residents of the town on
the annual fast day 80 years ago. The
match was adjudged to be tie, the as
sociation was formed and every body
in it now strives to beat every body else
eating custard pie. Secretary John D.
Long, who was born in the nearby
town of Buckfcld, is an honored men,
ber.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From tho East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON

In an elaborate report to the war
department on prevailing conditions in
the territory in Cuba under his juris-
diction Gen. Fitzhugh Lee takes strong
ground for an independent government
for the Cubans under an American pro-
tectorate. =
In the United States treasury the
amount OF net gold on the 1st was $247,-
ssO,6o1, being the largest amount on
hand at one time in the history of the
department.. .''-
Col. II. Clay Evans, commissioner of
pensions, in his annual report for the
fiscal year, says the number of pen
sioners was 991, ,519, and the total ex-
penditures were $138,355,052.
All the mints are turning out dimes,
quarters and half dollars as rapidly
as they can be produced, the demand for
fractional currency and silver dollars
being unprecedented.
The statement of the public debt is
sued on the 1st shows that the debt de-
creased $4,2S1,116 during the month of
August. The cash balance in the treas
ury was $962,379,ss2. The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to $751;, 7,306,555.
During August government receipts
were $49,97s,1 IFS, and expenditures, $751;
522,311, leaving surplus of $4,455, 1862.
The president and wife arrived in
Washington from Canton; o.
In report to the war department
Gen. Wood says the Cubans are not fit
for self-government, and that Ameri-
can control must be continued in
definitely to bring about needed re-
forms.
A reward of $50 and travel pay not
to exceed $40 is offered by the war de-
partment to any civil officer who will
deliver to the military authorities any
deserter from the United States army.
The war department was informed by
Gen. Brooke that the Cuban army had
been paid, and of the S., ,O00, 900 set apart
for that purpose there was $4oo,o 900 left.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas, says regard
ing the stories about his children's
names: "The truth, of the matter is
that my girls name is lima Hogg. She
was named by her mother. Her mother
was reading book somewhere in which
one of the characters which interested
her exceptionally was named Ina.
About that time the little girl came
along and she was named Ina. We
never noticed the play of the name un-
til it was called to our attention. The
boys all have rational names. They
are Tom, Mike and WILL"
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
WEST AND SOUTH.

In railway wreck at Rossville, Ill.,,
Engineer Tilton, Fireman Hollis and
Air Inspector Kellogg were killed.
The death of Samuel Merrill, ex-gov-
ernor of Iowa, occurred at Los Angeles.
CAL, aged 70 years.
At Key West, Fla, yellow fever has
broken out.
The war department has issued an
order establishing sanitarium at
Fort Bayard, N. NJ. for consumptives
of the army.
At the soldiers home at Hampton,
Va, all the yellow fever patients are
WELL :.
In Sargent's bowl factory at Cope
mish, Mich, an explosion killed three
men and four others were fatally in
jured.
On account of yellow fever communi-
cation with Key West, Fla, by the rest
of the world has been cut off.
Flames in the Jacob Dold fertilizi41e
works in Kansas City, Mo-, caused a
loss of $250,000. -,.
In Cleveland. o., rioters stoned street
cars and ten of them were arrested.
In New Orleans very dangerous five
dollar counterfeit is in circulation. 1t
is treasury note of 1880, series "a"
A. G: Kjssee, aged TO-: owner of the
town of Kissee Mills, Mo-, was married
to Dora Garrett, aged IS. aE@
The Warren sailed from San Francis
co for Manila with 1921 recruits and
eight officers.
In Chicago Henry Emde killed his
wife and fiye-year-old, daughter and
then took his own life. Domestic
trouble was the cause. ,sstss..s
The commissioners who are enrolling
the Chickasaw Indians at Atoka, o. T.,
enrolled Pah-He-Dah, aged 100 years.
William Holl, Nicholas Fass and Au-
gust Schirck were killed by the cars at
a,crossing in Cedar Grove. Wis.
At Pinconning. Mich. fire destroyed
13 business houses and 25 dwellings,
with their contents.
Yellow fever has become epidemic
at Key West. Fla.
Henry. James and Puss Campbell
(brothers) were suffocated by foul air
in we'll near Kennard. Kv. 81
\ s fEf z y II E F
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Prof. r. II. Thurston. of Boston, rises
to explain that the automobile, or self
moving carriage. for street purposes,
antedates the locomotives and was sug-
gested by Sir Isaac Newton as early as
1880. OF course all the early self-pro-
PEELED carriages were driven by steam,
but over 20 are said to have been run
ming in London in 1883. and it seems
that they were quite common for sew
eral years, until the fierce opposition of
the stage coach proprietors brought
about overmuch legal regulations OF
these vehicles, which finally regulated
them out of use. &
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

The average American has probably
overlooked the fact that our govern
ment has one warship in course of con-
struction in a foreign country. She is
the Albany, at Sir William Armstrong;
yards in England. This vessel was
purchased more than year ago, or
about the same time that the cruiser
New Orleans was bought, but after the
early termination of the Spanish war
work on her was not fastened. She is
to be delivered before the end of 1899.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Bay City, Mich.- Sept. 4-PTnconnfng
village, go miles north of Bay City. was
visited by disastrous fire Sunday aft
ernoon. Thirfy-fwo frame buildings.
including the Michigan Central passen-
ger station Maccabee hall. fs business
houses and Is dwellings, were totally
destroyed with their contents I'm nearly
every case. A heavy north wind pre-
vailed and the firemen were unable to
cope with the flames The fire stopped
when it had burned itself out. The loss.
is roughly estimated at s75,See, with
small insurance.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

An unusual application was made to
the United States district court at Pitts
burgh. William Bowling, of Titusville,
asked permission to withdraw his for
mer petition in bankruptcy, his wife
having paid his debts in full. One of the
receipts submitted was unique, mas
much as it is dated back to Genesis. It
reads as follows: ''Received of William
Bowling, by hand of Ann Bowling, the
sum of $500, in full settlement of all
claims from the beginning of the world
to and including the date of this re-
ceipt."
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

In Cuba the kitchens are always on
the root or in the courtyards back of
the house. Only twice day does the
Cuban housewife or servant prepare
meals-at ten o'clock, when she enters
the kitchen to make ready II o'clock
breakfast and at six O'Clock to cook
the dinner, which is served at eight.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
Raefsx wepk Vet. sypssp

Dubuque, Ia, Sept 4.-The big meet
ing given last week by the Nutwood
Driving club while Disappointing IN
some respects was sufficiently eneou--
aging in others TO gise officials of the
club the opinion that such affairs can
be successfully conducfed in the west.
According TO the statement of secre-
tary Bruce baldwin. the club is ahead
about SIC, ,e08.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
Call for w. c. r. q. Meets.s.

Chicago. Sept. 4:-Officers of the Va
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
union have issued a call for the twenty
sixth annual convention of the organi-
zation in Seattle, Wash, October 20-25.
The call, which is signed by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, and
Susanna NJ. D. Fay, the corresponding
secretary, recalls the success of last
years gathering at st. Paul and pre-
diets an even more momentous meet
ing this year.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

The Star of Hope, newspaper print
ed by the convicts in Sing Sing prison,
New York, in recent issue printed the
following pithy advertisements: Lost
A good character; the<owner will give
all his earthly possessions for it's return
and no questions asked. Address Con-
triton, Clinton prison.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Admiral Schley said in recent inter-
view that few officers in the navy took
much personal interest in politics be-
cause they were so often out of touch
with political affairs by reason of serv-
ice in ports at the other end of the
world. He himself, he said, had had
but one opportunity to vote for presi-
dent since he attained his majority.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

New York, Sept. 4--The Times an
nounces a reduction of the price of It's
Sunday edition from five to three cents
and says the price OF the Sunday edition
might be reduced to two cents were Is
not for the fact that at that price the
newsdeaier could hardly get fair and
reasona bic profit on sales.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Almost every nation, with the excep-
tion of Great Britain and the United
States, is overtaxed to meet the ex-
penses of maintaining it's army and
navy. France runs behind to the amount
of $100,000,000, Austria has an annual
deficit of $sdooo,oOo, Russia of $50 o,ooo,-
600 and Italy of $3O,OOO,0OO
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

When Senator George L. Turner, of
Washington, lost his fortune few
years ago there came to his law office
some miners from British Columbia
who wanted some papers drawn up. AS
they seemed poor, Mr.. Turner refused
to accept fee, whereupon they insist
ed that he accept stock in their claims.
The claims turned out we'll and made
them all, including Mr.. Turner, million
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Madison, Wis.,, Sept. 4.-The Ameri-
can Tobacco company. commonly known
as the trust will hereafterb buy leaf direct
from Wisconsin farmers. A material
increase in prices is expected. The trust
will erect a mammoth depot in Madison
for sorting and storing its purchases.
This move will drive many small dealers
out of the field.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
Sonn I'm WeA.

Newport, r. l., Sept. Mrs. Potter
Palmer has issued the invitations for
the marriage of her niece, Miss Julia
Den- Grant, daughter of Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Fred Grant, to Prince Michael
Cantacuzene. Count Speransky, on
Monday. September Is, at All Saints.
chapel, Newport, II. I.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

1t is far call from our Philippine
possessions, surely. Freedom, an Amer
lean paper published in Manila, bear
ing in mind the long time between
mails, says in it's issue of July IL that
its readers in the United States should
send in their orders at once for extra
Christmas numbers of the paper.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
To Honor Student Heroes.

Berkeley, Cal, Sept. A. The Uni
versity of California will erect monu-
ment to the collegians who died at the
front in the late war, after having aban-
doned their studies here to enlist "a
volunteers. 1t will stand on the col
1ege campus and is intended to be
costly structure.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
CveIOme RACES.

Ponta Delgada. Azores Islands, Sept.
"A violent cyclone is raging here, do
ing much damage to shipping and to
property all over the island of San
Miguel. Several lives have been lost.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
3Rriti.L n..lr sinlr.

New York, Sept. "A dispatch to the
Herald from Lima, Peru, says: The
British bark Belle of Arbone, with a
cargo of guano, sank off Nazario island,
II miles from Huacho. The crew was
saved and arrived at Huachc.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

In the three years that the London
Institution for lost and starving eats
has been established 13 ,994 animals have
been received and care1 for, or, If alb
solutely homeless and unhealthy, pain.
lesslT destroyed in lethal boxes.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Washington, Sept. 4.-Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin received cable message from Gen.
Brooke ut Havana stating that the Gu
ban army had been paid, and of the Sa,-
o00, 900 set apart for that purpose there
was on hand a balance of $4OO, GOO.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
Fire in the WQ0da.

Deadwood, S. b., Sept. "A fierce
timber fire is raging about ten miles
south of this place and threatening a
wide extent of country. 1t broke out
some time Saturday night and, as every
thing is as dry as tinder and a gale is
blowing from the south, the situation
is very serious. People have turned out
from the immediate vicinity to fight the
hire, but thus far their efforts have met
with but little success. Englewood, on
the Burlington railway, is threatened
with destruction, and the inhabitants
are trying to get their belongings to
places of safety =. 49,
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Toledo, o., Sept 4--A small sailing
boat containing six persons was cap
sized Sunday night near the mouth Of
Maumee river and Charles Lawrence.
three-year-oId son Of Mr. j. H. Law
renee, was drowned.
The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08

Buffalo, y. T. Sept 4.-GiIbert Ben
ming. 20 years old. and Abraham Hill
aged 13. were drowned from rov-
boat IN the harbor Sunday.