The Worthington advance., 1899-01-12

FOREIGN INTELLICENCE.
The viceroyalty of India was ASSUMED
by Lord Curzon, of London.
In Hewitt's shipbnilding yards at
Barking England, boiler burst. and
nine men and one woman were killed
and 40 persons were injured
In Havana Gen. Ludlow has captured
the arms which Spanish sy1npathizers
have been secreting.
1t was decided by the Chinese gov
ernment not to grant the extension OF
territory at Shanghai demanded by
the French.
In Madrid Col. San Martin, who was
in command of the Spanish garrison
at Ponce, Porto Rico. when the United
States troops landeds and who aban.
doned the place without resistance, has
been sentenced to imprisonment for
life. ..-.-. -....-
Advices from Havana say that all
the Spanish soldiers have now left the
island.
The officials of the custom house al
Manila report that trade in the city has
received great impetus since American
occupation
A defiant proclamation was issued by
Agninaldo addressed to his Filipino
brethren, the foreign consuls and other
foreigners, prote sting against the 'in-
trnsion" of the Americans in the Phil.
ippines.
Members of the American evacua.
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LATER NEWS.
The safe of the Ashbornham (Mass.)
bank was blown to pieces by dynamite.
The interior of the bank was badly
wrecked and all windows were blown
in. A sum of money is missing, esti-
mated at 81, 500 to 81, 900.
Christian Phillips, of Eau Claire,
Wis, while insane, attempted to shoot
his employer, T, w. Churchill, but fail
ing. the crazy man attempted suicide
by jumping into the river. He was
rescued and taken home.
Thieves made raid on gambling
house in Des Moines, TO-, cracked the
safe and secured small amount of
cash.
The senate passed Mr.. Spooner's bill
allowing disabled volunteers of the
war with Spain, from the northwest
ern states. admission to the milwaukee,
soldiers home.
A collision on the Union Pacific road
near Sidney, Neb., resulted in the
death of Engineer Bonner. Fireman
Coleman and two passengers, unknown.
AS result of a coasting accident at
Ithaca. N. Y; three Cornell college
students were seriously injured. one of
them' Il. Tauschand, probably fatally.
A head-end collision occurred on the
Lehigh valley railroad at West Dunel-
lin, N. j.. killing thirteen persons and
injuring over twenty-five. The acci-
dent was due to some mistake in train
orders
: The grip is epidemic throughout
central Illinois.
The proposed measure for the reor-
ganization of the United States marine
corps was passed on favorably by the
house committee on naval affairs.
The complications in the Philippines
are giving the navy and war officials
any amount of worry. The president
is being constantly advised of all the
reports received from General Otis.
Reinforcelnents, both from the army
and navy branches, will be hurried in
the hope of quelling the insurgents.
The Yorktown, Princeton and Ben
nington have recently been ordered to
Manila, and other ships may be added
to these soon.
The Farmers bank at Inwood, Iowa,
was broken into, both vault and safe
blown open and completely wrecked
and 81, 500 secured by the burglars.
The French steamer Voyagcur, from
Martinique for St. Pierre, Miquelon,
was driven ashore in a gale at Placen-
tia, N. F. The steamer filled rapidly
and became total loss. The chief
officer was drowned. The seven other
members of the crew were rescued but