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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

The Chinese government seems to be.
moving against the reactionaries
known as the Boxers, who are murder
ing foreigners, and who take especial
delight in driving out Americans and
Fnglishmen. It is known, however,
that the empress dowager, who is the
real Chinese government, is favorable
to the Boxers and all other elements
against reforms that the Americans
and Europeans are trying to introduce
into China. She has been warned to
suppress these marplots and murdererst
under the penalty Of having her coun-.
try invaded BY the powers. 81,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Filinin0s ROuted.

:. Manila, May Five hundred in
surgents, half of whom were armed
with rifles, ambushed 80 scouts of the
Fortieth volunteer infantry in the
hills near Aquasan, in the northern
part of Mindanao. The Americans
routed the natives. killing 81. The
American casualties were two killed
and three wounded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

The word candidate is from the Latin
candidatus. Literally it means white
robed, and it was thus called because
in Rome those who sought Office wore
glittering white toga. Fancy, if You
can, all our modern Americans dressed
In accordance with their political am
billions. In some sections there would
be no such thing as dark suit of
clothes; Washington would simply be
one shining center of universal white
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Want a Fund Raised

NJ Queenstown May 21.--Joseph Null
let and James Fitzharris, alias Skin.
the-Goat.'' who We're recently liber-
ated from life imprisonment for. the
Phoenix park murders, sailed for the
United States Monday by the Cunard
liner Lucania. They hope that a fund
will be raised for them i'm America. u
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
later NEWS.

There is NO truth in the report that
President Kruger has sued for peace
and no communication from him on
the subject is expected in the imme-'
date future.
Fritz Meyer was put to death in the
elecric chair ct Sing Sing prison for
the murder of Policeman Frederick
Smith, in New York, Oct. %, 1897.
The federal authorities have taken
steps to stamp out the bubonic plague
at San Francisco.
The United States supreme court de-
cided the Kentucky governorship case
In favor of Governor Becleham, dis
missing, the writ of error from the
Kentucky court of appeals. The opin-
ion was handed down by Chief Justice
Fuller and vigorous dissenting opin-
ion was delivered by Justice Harlan.
Justices Brewer, Brown and McKenpa
also dissented from portions of the
opinion. The opinion was rendered
by Chief Justice Fuller and the case
was dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Mr., Sinclair'st examination of the
books Of the San Juan postoffice shows
that no shortage exists and that every
thing is in excellent order. The work
of inspection will be extended imme-
diately to other Offices.
In a six-round contest at Philadel-
phia, Terry McGovern failed to knock
out Elwood McClosky.
E. G. Rathbone has been suspended
from the office of director-general of
posts of Cuba.
Senator Hoar has introduced a bill
in the senate to meet the Nicely extra
dition case.
British horsemen, according to dis
patch from Lorenzo Marquee, are now
close to the Vaal river, within 40 miles
of johannesburg. The migration from
Pretoria has begun. Women and chill
dren are being sent in trains to Ma
chadadorp, on the way to Lydenburg.
Trains are arriving at Lourenzo Mar
quez filed with passengers, among
whom are many Germans who are
bound for Europe.
The car has ratified all the articles
agreed upon at the Hague peace con-
ference.
Six siege trains have been ordered
prepared at Aldershot for transporta-
ton to South Africa.
: Storms that have prevailed for three
days have destroyed many bridges and
interrupted traffic in Chill.
Senator: Quay announces his candi-
dacy for reelection to the u. S. senate.
A large part of Altoona, Manitoba
was swept by fire.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

The Important Happenings 81 d
5 Week Briefly Told. /.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington. From the East, the n
West and the South. ]
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
.F1FTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

g. F1FTT-sIxTH CONGRESS-. N =
The post Office appropriation bill was
considered in the United States SEN
ate on the 18th and resolution was
adopted for information us to how
many &Filipinos have been killed and
wounded since, the beginning of hos
tilities, and also how many have been
captured and are now in our posses
sion. In the house a special river and
harbor bill carrying 100000 for sur
veys and emergency work was passed
and the Alaskan code bill was further
considered. ~
: Nearly the entire time in the Unit
ed States senate on the 18th was de-
voted to the pneumatic tube system
service in the post Office appropriation
bill. The war department reported
that Cuban revenue receipts are near
~ twice the islands expenditures.
The house devoted the day to the con-
sideration of'war claims bills and ia
vorably. acted upon a bill to- appro-
pirate 100000 to pay ,ex-confederate
soldiers for horses and other property
taken from them in violation of the
terms of Lees surrender. ,
The post Office appropriation bill
was further discussed in the United
States senate on the 10th and the con-
ference report on the fertilization bill
was agreed to. In the house a reso-
luton was adopted accepting the stat.
ne OF Gen. Grant, presented by the
Grand Army of the Republic to the
nation, and it was unveiled in the
great rotunta of the capitol.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
VIII Not De 3 Candid.te

Frankfort, KY, May 81. =. Ex-Gov.
w. 0. Bradley gave out a. statement
that he will not be candidate for gov
ernor in the event the supreme. court
decides in favor of the democrats in the
contest cases. necessitating an election
this fall. II would not be eligible"
said he, hut even if II were i would
not accept the nomination. 2 49, 4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Gen. Arthur Macarthur, who has sue
ceeded Gen. Otis in supreme command
in the Philippines, is eight years
younger than his predecessor, and is
one Of the best tacticians in the army,
besides being popular among officers
and men.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

After having been "A years in the
service of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company as telegraph operator, Miss
Elizabeth Cogley, of Harrisburg, Pa,
has retired from active duty and will
be placed on the company's pension
list. Miss Cogley received Gov. Curtin's
first message calling for troops al, the
outbreak of the civil war and sent all
answer to the same. She is 81 years
nl1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Matter of Memory.

The man who was attempting suicide was
not sinking for the third time.
Ut course, it was necessary hereupon that
he recall everything in his past life in the
space of one instant. =.
This he failed to do.
Again my cursed memory" he Kissed,
and he waded ashore in much chagrin, which
was in nowise lessened by the derisive laugh
ter of the spectators.-Detroit Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
INTERESTING PERSONALITIES.

Fritz" Heinze, of Butte City, Mont,
finds himself, at 81, in control of min
ing properties valued at from $50, 0OO,-
900 to $50,000,000.
II never felt so happy as now that1
an plain Mrs Frederickson,' wrote
Princess Charles of Denmark recently
to her mother soon after arriving in
cognito at Monte Carlo.
John Brown, who has just been taken
to the county almshouse of Orange
county, New York, was once manager
of that institution and superintendent
of the poor for that county. He was
once we'll to do, but is now pauper 70
years old and incapable of self-support.
The wife of the late Gen. Joubert is
utilitarian, as we'll as woman of mill
tary instincts. The story was told of
her that when she was in Amsterdam
a few years ago friend took great
pleasure in showing her the fine co..
lection of pewter in the big Rijks mu-
scum. Her. only comment was: "Good
to make bullets of -
Henry C. Bliss, of West Springfield,
Mass, shows public spirit of a novel
but intelligent character. Within the
last 20 years he has planted over 900
trees. The work has been done sys-
Dramatically, and the effect has been
greatly to beautify the streets and
public places of that town. 70
Mrs. Leland Stanford. has given the
old Stanford home in, Sacramento, CAL,
to Bishop Mora, of the Catholic church,
together with a SIS, 900 endowment with
which to maintain it as an orphanage.
This is the house where Senator Stan
ford lived for 20 years and where his
SON, in whose memory the Stanford
university was founded, was born.
Although the queen. does not permit
smoking in her immediate neighbor-
hood, yet she keeps on hand stock Of
the most superb Havana cigars for her
guests, and the consumption thereof
is about 5000 a year. They are special
~ made for her majesty of the most
carefully collected tobacco leaves, and
when finished are hermetically sealed
in glass tubes in order to guard against
deterioration, connoisseurs. insisting
THAT the Havana leaf is affected by q
Ichange of climate. Ss.. ssz5.E .'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Beginning July I, dealers who sell
Imitation butter and imitation cream
or other food limitations will be COM
PEELED to label them as such or run the
risk of prosecution. Calling spade
spade is much better for the purchaser
in this case than Identifying it with
name it has no right to bear.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Edward Clifford, who was hanged in
Jersey City for murder, may be said
to have been a victim of good luck. He
had the luck to capture the famous
train robber, Oliver Perry, for whom
a reward of $1,000 had been offered,
and when Clifford got the money it
was the beginning of a spree that
finally ended in crime and the gal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Another bit of Interesting news
comes from Alaska. It is to the effect
that British Columbia capitalists will
tunnel the famous Chilkat pass noun
tain and build railroad from Dyea to
Lake Bennett. The road will cost sew
eral millions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Curiosity Saves Life.

A package marked ,quinine was secretly
sent to a bright woman, but being curious:
she took it to a druggist who said it was not
quinine, but arsenic. A like inquiry into
some of the medicines offered will certainly
detect the false from the true. For half a
century Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has
been curing indigestion, constipation, dys-
meyer once failed. Try it if you feel weak
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Histrlonic Improbability.

It was during the performance of "Quo
Vadis" at Eureka, and Vinicius was begging
Petronius to forget his reproaches, saying,
tearfully:
"Ah, how can you everforgive me?''
"Vinicius, replied Petronius, with great
earnestness, "thou art my only sisters dead
Whereupon the audience, which was not
dead, but only bored, burst into huge laugh
ter.-Kansas City Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Out of 96 concerts in America Pader-
ewski is said to have cleared 5000, 900.
Yet only a few years ago rumor in
sisted thathe was getting bald!

The editor Of the Philadelphia Bull
letin arises to remark that when the
girl Of the brings q young man to
the desired ? she has reached the joy
Gus ! mark. .. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
The Passion Play.

+ Oberammergau. May 21.--The dress
rehearsal of the Passion. play was. at
tended by 1000 people Sunday, many
Americans being present. The trag-
edy of the Crucifixion was never be-
fore SO marvelously represented. 1t
was all-day performance, with biblical
tableaux Of the scenes preceding the
crucifixion intervening. 4.E:l l..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Binder Irvine ut Low Prices.

"1"G 0OVV
er Irvine, either Sisal, Standard or Manila,
cut this notice out and mail it to Sears, Roe
buck & Co. Binder Irvine Department., Chi
cage, stating about how much Irvine you will
require and how soon you will want it, and
they will save you money by quoting you a
price that will either secure your order or
Sompd he p psfy w6e e San S sell to
would
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
PRONOUNCE IT PLAGUE.
Board of Health of San Francisco
Says the Dread Disease Exists
In the City.

San Francisco, May 21.-The board
of health has adopted resolution de-
claring that bubonic plague exists in
San Francisco. The health authorities
say>that while there are no living cases
here, there have been six deaths dur
ing the past three months, and they
have decided to take precautions
against the development and spread of
the disease. 80
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Something new every day. The sher-
iff at Williamsport, Pa, has prisoner
in active athletic training in order
that he may show up strong and 1T
when it is time to be hung. And yet
we wonder at crime,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
WEST AND SOUTH.

In every state and territory in the
United States smallpox is prevalent.
News of the passage of the Ha-
waiian bill making Hawaii q territory
was received in Honolulu with rejoic-
ing.
The St. Louis street. car officials re-
fuse the strikers demands and nego-
tiations for peace are abruptly ended.
Riots continue on car lines.
At the annual meeting in Chicago
Charles w. Knapp, of St. Louis, was
elected president of the Associated
Press, and Charles S. Diehl, of New
York, secretary and general manager.
The Kentucky republicans elected
delegates to the national convention
instructed for Mckinley and Endorsed
the course of Gov. Taylor.
! Fire destroyed one-half of the bust
ness portion of Grand Meadow. MINI.
In a saloon fight ]. E. Hutchinson,
editor of the Guthrie (Ky.) Graphic,
and Virgil Marshall, freight agent,
were fatally shot. -.
In St. Louis six persons were shot
in street railway riots.
Beauty Ingram and walter Gordon
(colored) were hanged at Eutaw, Ala,
for the murder of Tom Buntain.
At St. Louis the Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly calls for closer OBJ
servation of Sunday. .. -
Ebert Curry, a young negro! was
hanged at Talladega, Ala, for the
murder of Pink Dobbins.
The governor Of Montana has ig-
nored the appointment by the lieutep-
ant governor Of w. A. Clark as United
States senator and named Martin Ma
ginnis for the place. ~ 80 f.
John w. Parsons, grand master
workman, and the other general Off
GERS of the Knights of Labor have
been suspended from Office.
English wheat buyers are contract
ing with Kansas farmers for the en-.
tire crop at 50 cents a bushel. t..
II About 10000 immigrants, mostly
from Italy, are on their way west.
I The annual meeting Of the rational
congress Of mothers opened in Des
Moines, Ia. S*7 s.&s - -.
In Denver, Col, Walter Williams,
deputy coroner, shot8and killed viii.
liam NJ. Downer and then killed him.
self. Domestic trouble was the cause,
Wood w. Skiles was snominated for
congress by the republicans of the
Fourteenth Ohio district on the two
thousand one hundred and first ballot
Lucy Washington (colored), living
near Wabash, Ind. is 110years old.
In 9 At Of jealousy Calvin Kimblern
(colored shot his wife and two chill
dren 1T Pueblo, Col. IA. (. 8. I
Fire destroyed st. Marys college q,
Ra1mnnf N q Skha Inss ho;no S0n11 Onf,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Two Drowned.

Princeton. Nj, May q Two mem.
beers Of the Princeton sophomore class.
Hay. Of Nutley, n. j.. and Augur. of
Evanston. Ill, were drowned Sunday
afternoon while trying to shoot the
rapids in canoe in Kingston dam.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Athletic sports are expensive. The
report just issued at Yale shows that
the athletics of that institution last
year cost $56,3S4.24, while the revenue
was exactly that amount. T. @,E,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
VIII Bar ColoreL Women

Milwaukee, May 21.-Colored won
ems clubs will not be recognized at
the biennial convention of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, which
will open here next month"; A Propo-
sition to recognize them was promptly
and A>emphatically rejected by the
chairman of the programme commit
tee, Mrs f. L. >Buchwalter, of Ohio. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
E0nifaE .fhe RacH.

Chicago, May 21.-Robert E. Burke.
speaking by authority of the mayor
of Chicago, Sunday formally with.
drew Carter H. Harrison from the
Rubernatorial' race. H.. ,,r H. l.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Gold Exp,orts,

New York. May 21.-Exports Of gold
and silver from this port to all .coun-
tries for last week aggregate $780,
205 silver bars and coin, and $s,231,-
464 gold. &. IS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

It is now said that Mrs. Dewey
doesn't want the admiral, to become
president, as the strain would be dis.
astrous to his health. :
Boer ENJOYS were given a hearty
greeting upon their arrival in Wash
ington.
In Washington a large audience at
tended the peace meeting in behalf of
the Beers and cheered the republics
ENJOYS.
The president has appointed William
Fl. Hunt, of Montana, secretary of
state of Porto Rico.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Mrs. Bunt--The new tenants next door.
are not bit neighborly." Mr.. Bunt-"No;
7 notice they keep their COMPOUNDED piano
going almost constantly. "-P'hiladelphia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
morning
zS>7Feeolx,eS6

Is a serious complaint. lisa warning that
should be needed. 1t il different from an
honest tired feeling. It is a sure sign of
poor blood. You can cure it by making
your blood rich and pure with Hoods Sar-
saparilla. That is what other people do
thousands of them. Take few bottles of
this medicine now and you will not only
get rid of: that, weak, languid, exhausted
feeling, but it will make you feel we'll all
through the summer.
Tired FeeItng-"I had that tired feel.
ing and did not have life or ambition to &C.
complish my usual amount of household
work. Hoods Sartaparilla gave me relief
and also cured scrofula tendency" Mrs..
R. Merritt, Dowagiac, Mich.
Ho0ds Sas:sapas,Ma
L. the Best Medicine Monev Gan PRIV
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Teacher What is synonym Bright
Boy.I;It's a word you can use in place Of
spell the other one" Sydney Town and
Country Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
DO Your Feet Ache ana BURNT

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet; 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy; Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Gallons: Smarting, Sore and
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

am sure Piso's Cure for. Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. fhos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb II. 1900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Can't Boycott Chinexe,

IL Butte Mont, !. May + al Judge
Knowles handed down decision in
the United States court enjoining the
labor unions now boycotting the Chi
nese. The injunction isvery sweep
ing. 1t restraints all people from COM
bining or conspiring to injure or de-
3stroy the business of the. Cinnamon or
from threatening, coercing or injur.
ing those patronizing Cinnamon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

In 81. Louis riots ID which strikers.
stoned z street cars crew were broken
up By the police. sss.52
In Paulding, @, Simon w. Cramer
accidentally shot md killed his wife
while attempting to kill 1arat. SIS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
n>.4a. ~ }. :, mn nnn ~ !.

Ithaca, N. y, May 21.-Gardiner S.
Williams, emeritus professor Of sci
ence and art. of teaching in Cornell
university. died of paralysis Saturday
night, aged u years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Dropsy treated free by Dr.sH. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists III the world. Read their adver.
tisement IN another column of this papei. :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

Some men seem to think because self-pres-
ervation is the first law of nature that it is
necessary to keep themselves constantly
soaked in alcohol-Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

If you feel that you must occasionally
yield to the temptation to tell lie, tell one
60 big that no one will believe it.-Atchison
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

There was Michigan girl who, while hyp-.
noticed, borrowed $500. If she will kindly.
send the name OF the hypnotic school that
Anxious Reader.-Indianapoli News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
A Different Declar,t,on

''She is very proud of the fact that she
of the Declaration Of Independence.
"That's nothing to be- proud of. There'sa
divorce in our family, toe" -Philadelphia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

An old bachelor says that when a man
hasn't enough worry he should marry
Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

'How was Admiral Dewey's naval rank
reduced when he got married?' He be-
came Mrs. Dewey's second mate. "-Argo.
naut.
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River Steamer Burned,

Omaha. Neb:,. May 21.-The John r.,
Hugo. a steamer employed on. the.
government work on the Missouri
river at Florence, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. ~
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It is said that doctors never take their own
medicin1es-yet they usually profit by their
own advice. Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADELEss
DYES, as they color all fibers at one boiling.
Sold by all druggists. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
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Washington, May 81. = William H.
Hunt, Of Montana, has been selected to
be secretary Of state forthe island of
Porto Rico. :-<-- ESs ~. 4 49,
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The Golden

i The Golden Rule IN Texas.
When men learn to do unto others as they
would have others do unto them, horse trad
ing will have become one of the lost arts. - 3
Galveston News. ~
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The hundred-yard runner is always i
dashing fellow.-Chicago Democrat.
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Do You. Know

Do You Know
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon will satisfac-
torily answer the question: what shall we
have for dessert to-day?" You have the
choice of six delicious Aavors: orange, lemon,
strawberry, raspberry, peach, wild cherry,
and. the plain "calfsfoot" for making wine
and coffee jellies. Every where Jellycon is
having large sale. Your grocer sells it.