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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Judge NJ. L. Hayward, who has been
elected United States senator from Ne
braska, is 50 years old and possessed Of
a fortune of at least 100000. +.
Secretary Wilson is making arrange
ments for letting the government seed
contracts in the spring instead of in the
autumn, as has been done heretofore
A ''state'' penitentiary is to be es-
tablished at Santiago de Cuba for the
confinement Of criminals convicted, in
courts of the eastern district of the is
land. II
Counting Egypt and the soudan, over
100000 square miles have been added
to British territory since 1871. This is
an area greater than that of the United
States. ..lt-.:tr., .r -: ~.
Miss Susan B. Anthony will attend
the convention of the International
Council of Women, to be held in West
minister hall, London, about the middle
of June. z:Gasal ',,g.f .55:. ..,,s =. 1T, !
Andrew C. Fowle, who died of heart
failure at his home in Newark, n. j.,
aged 10 years, in 1852 constructed for
the government the first geometrical
lathe for bank note engraving. T.. SIS.
! Three tugs for use in Manila bay and
among the Philippines have been pur-
I chased by the United States govern
ment in Hong-Kong.s They will be
used to transporttroops frompoint to
point. !. tsssal.,s 3ss3159g ....5l.s3ssf2:s D:
The late Judge Reuben Merriwether
Dorsey, Of Howard county, Md !, was
born during a. snowstorm, rode 20 miles
through heavy snowdrifts to be mar
ried and was buried during recent
blizzard. Siit%s.s5 sfEft n.
The yacht Norma, in which a.. j.
Weaver and q party of friends sailed
from New York November 2, 1896, to
"explore and write up the strange
places Of the earth. !" has arrived at Co
lombo, Ceylon. 81
AT the request Of the state depart-
ment the announcements is made for
the benefit Of concession seekers that
the islands evacuated by Spain Id the
West Indies are under mill tary control
pending legislation BY congress to, de-
termine their future government.
Cen Marcus F. Miller. who Il com.
manded the forces that ca ptured Iloilo,
has reached the age limit. He bears
the honor Of having received five bre.
vets for gallant and meritoriods con.
duct in active seryice three il TIL
civil war and two in Indian campaigns
lGen. Miller was born 81 Massachnsett til
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CAUSED HIS DEATH
20 Dies Of wounds Reeefved by
FAN OF The AirSkip

Boston, March 2O.-Thomas Carroll
Boone, the telegraph operator in the
war balloon in the operations before
Santiago, died Sunday at the Nassacf1u-
sctts general hospital, as the result of
an operation on a wound received IN the
fall of the balloon after it had been slrst
to pieces Boone, with two governments
officers, performed heroic work IN the
great airship, which was a target for
the Spanish gunners until It fell into
the trees and threw all three men out
Boone was caught in the drag anchor
and was fearfulIy wounded. He never
fully recovered Calamity has over
taken all three Of the men who were IN
the unfortunate balloon. One of the
officers died as the result OF his injuries.
while another is an inmate Of an insane
ASYLUM.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

A new alloy has been discovered
which is said to be wonderful substi-
tute for gold. 1t consists of 81 parts
of copper to six parts of anthony.
The copper is melted and the anthony
is added, together with little magne-
SUM and carbonate of lime to increase
the density. The product can be drawn,
wrought and soldered like the precious
metal to which it bears striking re-
semblance when polished. The cost of
manufacture is about "a cents a
pound
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WEST AND SOUTH.

Robbers entered Charles 81. May &
Co.'s bank at Clio, Mich, blew the bank
vault and safe open and stole 81 800.
At the age of II years Benjamin P.
Hutchinson, famous. for gigantic deals
on the Chicago board of trade, and
known the country over as sOld
HUTCH" died at Lake Geneva, Wis, of
heart failure.
"Bud'' Price, a negro and Edward
Osterhide were shot and killed by ex-
Detective Jack Williams in fight over
political candidates in St. Louis.
The Meade, with $4,000, 900 in cash
on board which is to be paid to the
Cuban soldiers, arrived in Havana.
The North Carolina legislature be-
fore adjourning took every appoint
ment away from the governor except
that of director of the insane asylum.
At conference in Chicago six men,
representing 80 per cent. of the stove
founders of the United States, raised
the wages of $4,000 stove molders.
The governor of Georgia is very bit
ter in his denunciation of the Palmetto
affair, in which nine negroeswere shot,
and says the perpetrators will be pun
ished.
The oldest citizen of Atlanta, Ca,
John S. Prather, ST., is, dead at the age
of 102 years. g., :
Four men were killed in battle in
Alaska between American and Can
adian miners few miles, off the Dali
ton trail. .... ..:
William Freeman was killed and Is
other persons injured; in a train wreck
near Volland, Kan. .7~ #
In Chicago Adolph Meyer, agent of
the Equitable Life Assure nee company.
and at one time wealthy merchant
in Omaha, was found dead in bed in
hisroom in hotel. =
During fight between the police and
Gen. Gomez partisans in Havana four
persons were killed and 30 wounded. p
The death of D. Oliver Marcy, dean
of Northwestern university at Evans
ton. ILL.,, and that institutions patri:-
arch, occurred at the age Of nearly so
years. 1ssss.g 9 s
The death of Patrick Walsh occurred
at Augusta, Ga, aged 50 years. He was
former United States senator from
Georgia. mayor Of Augusta and editor
of the Chronicle. /. .8.;. BY !. q
In Chicago Charles L. Backman, an
engraver, aged g., fatally shot his wife,
aged 20, and then killed himself. Do
nestle trouble was the cause.
Two earthquake shocks were felt at
Vincennes, Ind. s5. s 8. 4
At her home in Fond du Lac, Wis,
Charity Jane Robinson celebrated her
one hundred and first birthday.
At independence, Kan, English CAPT.
stalists have organized a company with
9 capital of $3.50, O00. 900, to compete
with the Standard Oil company.
a cyclone swept away every building
in Rob Roy, Ark, 3 town of 900 inhabi-
tants.s a8 &.
At Knoxville, Tenn, where he was
visiting, William j. Bryan celebrated
1.-THE thirt y-eighth anniversary of his
birth.
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Capt. Morton Levy Phillips, COM
mander Of the United States revenue
cutter. Boutwell,, who died recently at
the age of 81 years, served almost half
acentury in. the navy under an assumed
name, his real name being Morton Levy.
He was & son Of Commodore Levy, and
when alad ran away and secretly joined
the crew of one Of the ships under the
command Of hissuncle. He enlisted uu-
der the name Of Phillips, and il has al
ways remained On the rolls the same.
Capt Philips was one Of IL br others,
all Of whom have served in the United
States navy all Of their lives.
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According to the latest issue Of the
Naval Register there are 254 vessels of
all grades, serviceable and unservice-
able, in the United. States navy. There
are under construction eight first-class
battleships, one submarine torpedo
boat, one gunboat, four monitors and
16 torpedo boat destroyers> Omitting
sailing and receiving ships, tugs, col
Tiers and supply ships, and unfinished
torpedo-boats, we have in commission
1874 war vessels. ~ II l. =. Z = ~ y
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Shoot-at-Him, an Indian chief, has
begun divorce proceedings against his
wife in Colorado court. This shows
how much civiliza ton has done for the
redskins. In the old days an Indian
who grew tired Of his helpmate
promptly stuck a tomahawk in her
head and went off and found better
and more congenial drudge. The old
way was the simpler, but the new is
the more commendable. It is better
both for the women and the LAWYERS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

The Spanish government has ordered
for the use of its army $4,000 American
made bugles. The dons evidently be-
lieve that it was the clarion notes from
the American trumpets that gave our
brave boys the heart to face the deadly
Mausers and sweep all before them at
San Juan and Ell Caney. AS usual, the
dons are wrong. It was the American
schoolhouses, books and newspap ers
that furnished the inspiration. The
Spaniards would do better to order 25,-
600 American school-teachers.
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4 WEEK HISTORY
The Important Happ enings Of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From tho East, tie
West and tho South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.


.5 FROM WARRINGTON.
A committee appointed by the Gu.
ban military assembly at Havana to
60 to Washington to secure recogni-
ton will not be recognized in any Off
cial capacity. a. .. /
Some 60 senator's and representa-
tives have accepted invitations from
the Panama Canal company for trip
to inspect the routes of the proposed
Nicaragua and Panama canals.
1t is held by the comptroller of the
treasury that the men who enlisted in
the regular army or, in the volunteer
service for the war with Spain are en-.
titled to extra pay.
A dispatch was received. at the war
department which indicated that hos
tilities may cease very suddenly in the
Philippines and a collapse of the in.
surrection come at any time. g..
The French ambassador, NJ. Cambon,
called at the department of state and
served formal notice of the signature
OF the peace treaty of Madrid.
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THE EAST.

In the Pennsylvania legislature a
resolution was adopted requesting Gov.
Stone to name Monday, May /, 1899,
as dewey day" and designate the
same as legal holiday.
In the United States there were 1s9
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1872 the week
previous and 20s in the corresponding
period of 1898.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the<exchanges' dur
ing the week ended on the 18th aggre-
gated $1,S45, 172,6s9, against 81, Oh, 49,
OFT the previous week. The increase
compared with the corresponding
week in 1898 was 429.
Fire destroyed the historic and fash.
ionable Windsor hotel, Fifth avenue
and Forty-sixth street, New York, and
16 persons were known to have lost
their lives, 43 were missing and AZ were
injured. Among those who were killed
were Mrs. Warren Leland, wife Of the
proprietor of the hotel, and her daugh-
ter, and Mrs. James S. Kirk, wealthy
Chicago widow. Mr.. Leland has be-
come insane. The property loss is es.
timated at 81 100000.
Reports say that, Whitelaw Reid. of
New York, is to. be offered the post of
minister to Spain.
On Long Island sound the United
States steamer Pathfinder had her Off
cial trial trip and exceeded her speed re.
quirements
Latest estimates with reference to
the Windsor hotel fire in New York
place. the number of dead at 16; in
jured, 81; missing, 49,. It is suspected
that the fire was the work OF thieves. -
Flames in the business section of
Amesbury, Mass, caused a loss Of $780,
600.
DIR. Albert S. Gumbart, pastor of the
Dudley Street Baptist church and one
OF the most2 popular and influential
clergymen in Boston, died suddenly,
aged 46 years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

The mayor of Macon, Ga, is collect
ing subscriptions for supplying at least
one paper to each family now without
one. He believes that this is in the
interest of law and order and wisdom
and sobriety in the community, and
the local press unanimously agrees
with him
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

The claims of American citizens
against France for the seizure of their
vessels in French ports, assumed by
the United States in treaty made
early in the century, have not yet been
paid, but congress has at length made
provision to do so, appropriating ST.
o55,ooo for that purpose. The matter
has been before most of the congresses
of the past 80 years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

The French government reports the
completion of one of the greatest light
houses in the world at CapeGrisnez, or
the French coast of the English chan
mel. The Light is of 100000 candle
power, during ordinary weather, but
when fog lowers the candle-power of
the light is increased to 1900, 600. On a
clear night the light can be seen for 4S
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

All the snow plows which have been
given a trial in Wyoming this winter
have proven to be rank failures. The
kind of snowstorms in vogue in that
country demand plow having the bur
rowing disposition of a gopher, COM
bined with the staying qualities of the
ordinary wharf rat.
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Beat the Record.

New York. March II. Thursdays
money transfers between banks ut the
clearing house, in payment Of debt bal
.ances for the day. was ST.. 413,862,
which is: the largest transfer Of the
kind on the records Of the institution.
On January ~, when total check ex-
changes, were the largest ever record
ed, the balance payments were only
,2s1, and the highest record UNI
I'll Thursday was 81, 1ss, s12, on the
4th Of last January ~ SIS. . 81 s.#s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

Arbor day is celebrated in A states
of the union by the voluntary planting
of trees by the people. In Arizona, Col
orado, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Wyoming it is legal holi-
da1y
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Earth0uaI<e sheet.

Vincennes, Ind, March 2O.-Two dis
tinct shocks OF, earthquake were felt
here, the first being the .longer in dura-
ton and lasting about two seconds. The
windows ratified and beds trembled per-
|ceptibly.
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Death of q Noted Eaueafnr.

Chicago, March DOR. Oliver
Marcy, dean of Northwestern uni
versity, and professor Of natural his
tory in that institution, died SUNDAY
at his home in Evanston, after a long
illness, aged 70. DR.. Marcy was con-
sidered an authority on all natural sci
ences.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

The first Sunday law enacted in this
country was passed in Virginia in 1915
1t provided that the man who did not
attend church on Sunday should be
fined two pounds of tobacco.
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Held Sher19 and De1vsJ~s

Hot Springs, Ark, March 2o.-The
coroner's jury ON the riot of Thursday
last, in which five men were killed rem
dered verdict against Sheriff VIII
iiams and Deputy Sheriffs Coffee VIII
hams, Ed Spears and VIII Watt. hold
ing that the killings were not justified
and committing the above men to Jail
to await the grand Jury
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
Horse ON the Track.

Auburn, CAL, March 2O.-A horse on
the railroad track near Clipper Gap
Switch was the primary cause Of rail-
roal accident, in which two trainmen
were killed and third seriously in
jured. West-bound freight train No. Q
struck the horse. with the result that
the first engine of the train was ditched
and it's boiler broken. The engineer
and fireman were scalded to death and
an unknown helper was badly burned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

Joseph Jefferson, the actor, is . firm
believer that's man must be sick once
in ten years. His own experience goes
to bear out this idea. Since 1869 hehas
been i'll every tenth year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

An American admiral's flag is blue
field with four white stars, and Adj
mirals Porter and Farragut are the
only Americans who ever raised it be-
fire Dewey 49,. Il. = .1=r r. ... ~
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Ottumwa, Ia, March 20.-J. j. HeaIy.
a fireman on the Burlington fast mail
between Chicago and Burlington, was
found here Saturday morning by En-
gineer Potts OF the cab seat hanging
out of the window. His head was near
~ cut OH. It is thought he was struck
by the bridge near Gladstone just east
of the river.
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Fafh to EIeet,

Sacramento, Cal, March 20.-The Cal
ifornia legislature adjourned sine die at
11:45 o'clock Sunday morning without
electing United States senator to sue
coed Stephen II. White, term expired.
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0mcial Reiations5 tot ne Renewed.

OMciaI Heiati0ns5 g &c ReneWed.
London, March 1s.--The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard, after re-
ferring to the sratifca alton by the queen
regent Of the treaty ofpeace between
Spain and the United States, says:
Official relations between theStwo gov
sernments will now be PROMPTLY re-
newed. It isrumored that the minister
to the United States will be Senior Don
j. Bruno Duke d'Areos, fermer Span
ish minister to Mexico, whose wife is
an American. Is S. n s.ssa MI. II VA
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Death Of Ex-senator walsh,
Augusta, Ga, March 20.-Ex-Senator
Patrick Walsh died Sunday morning at
1870.
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Whatever doubts the general public
may have on the question Of capital
punishment, there can be but one opin-
ion in the matter Of paper-hanging.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-11
PERSONAL.

Mr. Tarte the Canadian Minister OF Public
Works, is seriously Ill at his home In Ottawa
c. p Huntington has just presented two paint
jngs TO the Golden Gate Park Memorial Museum
San Francisco, making twenty oil paintings he mas
during the last three The pctu n5s
"The Faconers Recital" BY vacslaw Brozlk.
Philip Krementz. Archbishop OF Cologne. whose
death Is announced. was born at Cobentz diocese
OF Trier on December l. 1919. In 1885 he succeeded
Cardinal Melcher Archbishop of Cologne ana IN
1895 was created and proclaimed a Cardinal. For
many years Cardinal Krementz was the chier
force In maintaining the present amicable relalohs
between tn, Vatican and the Emperor ana me Cath
olics OF Germany He was a man of acknowedsed
Several theological works the best known Of which
is Israel the Prototype OF the Christian Church
President Eliot Of Harvard Is to deliver the
address for Memorial Day at the Mount Auburn
Cemetery. Auburn. Mass. The bodies OF soldiers
killed in every war since Colonial days are buried
there.
Dr. j. Clarence Webster, professor Of gynecoogy
in McGill University Montreal, and probably the
most famous surgeon in Canada. has accepted the
chair OF gynacology and obstetrics In the Univer-
sity OF Chicago. After his graduation from COL
ege in New Brunswick he took his medical and
surgical degrees at the University Of Edinburgh.
and followed by taking his Doctors degree at Leip-
sic. Two years were spent by him In research
under Berlin specialists, and Dr. Webster then ac-
cepted an appointment to the medical faculty at
Edinburgh. There he wrote his first two books.
which considered valuable that the Royal
College Of Physicians assumed the expenses Of
their publication honor rarely conferred on any
author. In 1897 he went to McGili University: his
recent works have been accepted as standards In
surgical science At present he Is considering an
offer from German firm for his collaboration IN
editing an encyclopedia OF gynecology.
Before Rear-Admiral Kautz left for Samoa a
young woman asked him whether he had ever 'felt
afraid In battle" "Once." he answered. "A
stray ball knocked my cigar out Of my mouth and
there wasn't another aboard"
Archbishop Carr (Roman Cathoc), Of Melbourne,
Australia, is visiting in this country.
Professor Arthur Cushman McGfert, OF Union
Theological Seminary. in this city, will soon deliver
a course Of lectures at oxford University.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-11

into Democracy. But these new trusts have Is
sued in a year about twenty-five million shares
of stock. distributed among all the stockholders
in several hundred old corporations and owners
OF many hundred plants scattered all over the
country Some Of them were the chief hnanciai
hackers Of the Democratic party In various
States; some were Democratic capitalists anu III
vestors Of all grades: many were local traders
and agents, attorneys and bankers. and great
many were also workers employed In the Var'-
Gus establishments. How many Democrats re-
tain such stocks cannot be guessed as easily az
the temper Of those who do. II their party MAKES
the Hghting of corporations Its principal DUST
ness.
II is n favorite Democratic theory that pau
meat will prove extremely nutritious 10 'he
Democratic party. But the Democracy cannot
demand 10 be intrusted with power because u
spiepdidly successful war was not conduc'eu
without errors and faults. The people Will not
fail TO remember wise and upright management
nv the Executive and remarkable aDihty Ill
most deportments, the results which make
all Americans proud and the wisdom with
which important fruits were secured with non
orable peace. If the Democratic party chooses
10 make the war its theme the people VIII Judge
the conduct of the war as a whole and their
Judgment on that issue can hardly be doubted