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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-06-01
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 the East, the
. West and the South. IL
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
In the United States senate on the
22d Senator Spooner (Wis.) spoke in
favor of his bill providing that upon
suppression of the insurrection the
government of the Philippines shall
devolve upon the president until such
time as congress shall direct. The Gre
dentials of w. A, Clark, of Montana,
were presented and laid on the table.
The house devoted the entire day to
the Alaskan civil government bill.
A resolution to investigate affairs
In Cuba was discussed in the United
States senate on the 23d, but no &C.
ton was taken. The Philippine bill
was taken up and an amendment Of
fered granting to the residents of the
islands all privileges extended by the
constitution. In the house "a resolu-
ton for final adjournment on June 6
was adopted. The situation in Cuba
was discussed and bill passed for
the extradition of Charles F. w. Nee
ley, charged with fraud. The anti
canteen bill was favorably reported.
The time in the United States sem
ate on the gath was devoted to de-
bate on the nations duty toward its
new island possessions, 'Messrs. Spoon
er, Allen and Bacon leading in the
discussion. In the house the Alaska
civil government bill was further con-
sidered and the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill was
adopted.
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THE MOTHERS CONGRESS.
Final Adjournment Is Reached a Des
Moines-Some of the Rcsolu-
tiOns Adopted.

Des Moines, a., May 26.-The Ma
tional Mothers congress adjourned
Friday evening to meet next year at
some point to be determined by the
board of managers, probably Milwau-
kee, Wis, or Buffalo, N: Y. The dele
gates say it has been the most sue
cessful meeting in the history of
the organization. Resolutions were
adopted Friday morning indorsing the
movement for the establishment of
kindergartens for the colored people,
declaring for a broader education for
the deaf, dumb and blind children of
the nation, demanding better laws for
the protection of neglected, dependent
children, and denouncing the charac::
ter of mucn of the advertising matter
which appears in newspapers.
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a5ssSS sa NJ
GATHERING OF BAPTISTS.
Annual Meeting opened Il NJ ,rn,t.
Mtch.-Report ON Home MIS- \.
81 siOnary Work.

Detroit, Mich, May PIE The second
OF the group of annual meetings 81 the
various missionary institutions 81 the
Baptist church began Wednesday, viz:
that of the American Baptist Home
Mission society, The occasion ii. the
sixty-eighth anniversary of thai society
which embraces in the scope of its mis-
sionary work every state and territory,
Mexico, Cuba and Porto Rico. The in
flux Of 3Baptists from various parts of
the country was large Wednesday,
The two days session of the Home
Mission society began with brief ad-
dress by its president, Stephen Greene,
OF Newton Center, Mass. ri. Morgan,
OF New York. corresponding secretary
lof the society, sketched the 6sth annu-
al report Of the executive board, a VOL
ume Of 200 pages, bringing out the sail
ent features and emphasizing the
showing of<progress made in the past,
year and the past 20 years. The report
showed the present force of 1870 mission
aries and teachers is four times greater
than in $780, During the 20 year period
the number of schools for colored peo-
pie has increased from to %; the
number of colored Baptists has exoand-
ed from 100000 to \ 100000. The soci-
>ety's church edifice work reached great
proportions, more than 1000 churches
having been aided in this respect. The
annual receipts for 1900 are $3.50. 700.
The grand total Of receipts from all
sources for 20 years is $8.943, ZOO. Spe-
cial growth was shown in the past year
in the educational endowment and an.
nuities funds.
= The report of the treasurer, Frank r.
Hathaway, of New York, for the year
ending, March 81 last, showed contribu-
tions amounting to 1929, 500; and total
receipts of ,$3sS,S2 The total disburse-
ments were $417,272; cash on hand,
$9,643; debt of the society April last
$4,000.
Detroit, Mich, May 26.-Friday's
sessions of the Baptist missionary an
niversaries were devoted wholly to the
American Baptist Publication society.
The principal features of the morning
session were the seventy-fifth annual
reports of officers and of the board
having charge of Baptist publication
affairs. The latter report said that in
many respects the past year has been
one of the best in the history of the
society. The aggregate of sales for
the year is $672,G17. showing an in
crease of S29.211 over sales of the pre-
ceding year.
The society has in the home field
total of &C colporteur missionaries, "a
Sunday school missionaries, district
and Bible secretaries and chapel cars
in service. The total receipts of the
society for the year ending March 81
were $75s,025; payments and credits.
$758,24S. The assets are 81 ,504,216; liza
bilities, $651.913.
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!. RANCE Al / CT; or PRICES +
Dun Il Co. Give Some Interesting
81, Statistics ~ Situation In
Trade Circles. So .55as

New York, May OR. g. Dun &. Co.'S
weekly review Of trade says; Transition
to a more natural range of prices after O
time of extraordinary buying speculation
and rise is not wholly delightsome, how
ever needful it may be to business health.
But the gradual change this year, though
wearying, has given opportunity in various
branches to avoid losses. It is nearly six
months since the highest prices of pig
IRON were reached, November %, and of
WOOL, December !, while hides reached
their maximum December 10, leather and
iron products January 10, boots and shoes
January "a. woolens February q and cot.
ton and cotton goods March n. The tables
given by this paper have shown that the
nlenest point for all prices was March 16.
and after two months Of slow decline the
range for all prices was but as per cent.
lower May 16 But the past week has
added its full share, a fall of AZ per cent.
In cotton, per cent in pig iron. Is per
cent. In iron products, per cent. in hides,
2!.z in boots and shoes and s11k in leather. 311z
on petroleum, and a little in many. other
products.
The decline in cotton was rendered sem
sational by the failure of the firm which
mad most strongly resisted it, and for some
months had led the campaign for high
prices IN the belief that stocks for the rest
or this year would scarcely meet demands
the market for, some months to come can
not we'll be predicted, as provision for the
future has been made by spinners on both
sides of the ocean.
Prices of finished products Of iron and
steel have declined more than 10 per cent.
WITHIN two months, without any reduction
IN rails, structural shapes or in sheets.
DouDt about sufficient supplies of steel
making iron for coming months seems the
one impeachment to renewal of activity.
Payments through clearing houses
south of the Potomac and west of the AL
leghenies have at almost every point been
greater than a year ago and the shrinkage
at New York and eastern cities is largely
because heavy financial operations con-
nected with the creation Of new corpora
lions are not being repeated.
Failures for the week have been 1855 in
the United States against 142 last year, and
20 In Canada, against l6 last year"
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FROM WASHINGTON.

The president told the Boer peace
commissioners that he was unable to
aid the South African republics; that
he had offered the services of the United
States for mediation and that they had
been refused by Great Britain.
The house leaders have decided to re-
duce the war taxes at the next session
of congress.
China's minister at Washington has
asked the president to withdraw the
order excluding his countrymen from
the Philippines.
1t has been decided by the Boer en-
voys to visit ten or twelve principal
cities of the United States in the in
terests of their cause.
President Mckinley will be renom-
mated at the republican national con-
vention by Senator Foraker.
The census enumerators appointed
in all parts of the, United States will!
begin their work on June 1.
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MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
Canontxation Ceremony by the Pope
i'm Presence of Vast Audience
at St. Peters at Rome.

Rome. May 25.-There was a mag
nificent spectacle in St. Peters Thurs
day on the occasion of the canoniza-
ton of Jean Baptiste de la Sale, the
founder of the order of Christian
Brothers, and Rita di Cascia, a nun
of the Augustinian order. Of the 10000
spectators, about 10000 were foreign
pilgrims. After the pope had taken
his seat on the pontifical throne the
solemn ceremony of canonization was
proceeded with.
The pontiff, after the usual prayers,
pronounced the canonization and in
tertoned the lie Deum. At that mo-
ment the bells in all the churches in
Rome rang out and the pope solemnly
blessed the congregation and returned
to the vatican amid the prolonged
cheering of the very large audience as
sembled, which left the cathedral and
dispersed.
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TWENTY-FIVE DEAD.
Result Of the Disaster In the Cum
mock Mine, at Cumnock,
Virginia.

: Charlotte, N. c., May 24.-The most
accurate information yet obtainable
is that % miners were killed in the
Cumnock mine disaster Tuesday
night.
The Cumnock mines already had a
reputation for fatalities. On Decem-
Der 10, 1895, an explosion of fire damp
occurred there while IS men were at
work, and 40 dead bodies were taken
out. Since that time, however, extern
sive improvements have been made and
the mines were regarded as free from
fire damp. Pennsylvania capitalists
own the property.
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R1OTING CONTINUES.
Another Man Wounded in St. Louis
Strike - Dynamite: Exploded
Under Car.

st. Louis. May 26-Sympathizers of
the striking'street car men were again
the medium of riotous demonstra.
ton Friday, and as a result another
name was added to the long list OF
wounded. In the afternoon, as a car
on the Jefferson avenue line, running
south, approached Sullivan avenue, it
was attacked by crowd of men and
boys. Several shots were fired at the
car. The policemen on board the car
returned the fire, and in a.. about 100
shots were exchanged. Peter Wells, a
patrolman, who was riding on the
front platform, was hit in the left
armpit, the bullet producing an ugly
wound.
Twenty-Five lines of the St. Louis
Transit company are in operation, but
not enough cars are being run to &C.
commodate the thousands who still
have to depend on buses, wagons and
wheels or walk to work.
AT six a. m. an attempt was made by
somebody unknown to blow up car
on the Spaulding avenue line of the St.
Louis Transit company. The wheels
of the first car out struck something
that exploded with loud noise and
lifted the car two or three feet into
the air. While the explosion startled
residents for blocks around the vicini-
ty, no damage was done and nobody
was injured.
The injunction proceedings insti-
tuted by the federal authorities week
ago against w. d. Mahon, president of
the international Association of ANAL
gamated Street Railway Employees. and
others, were continued in the United
States circuit court Friday to June 6.
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Mills to BE Closed.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 25.-Superin-
tendent David Grif6ths, of the Republic
Iron & Steel company's plant here, has
received wore, from the company stat
ing that owing to shortage in orders
and the general slump in iron, the
works here would be closed entirely
June I, and would remain closed for an
indefinite time. About 500 men will be
thrown out of employment. The mills
have been running only partially for
some time. OF SO mills controlled by
the Republic Iron {; Steel company but
three are in ODeratiOn
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Particular About His Shoes.

A western couple who were on visit to
New York for the first time put up at the.
Waldorf during their stay in this
city, and what was left of their first day
in New York they largely devoted to view
ing the decorations of the hotel. The myrtle
room, the Aston gallery and the great ball
ROOM were LEVIED by them, and the mag,
nifcence Of the appointments and oppulent
decorations left them breathless. They
said little, however, in comment, but that
awe was one of the feelings that what they
had witnessed gave rise to was evidenced
by the husband, who upon retiring for the
night, when he was asked by his faithful
was not going to put his shoes outside to be
blackened, emphatically replied: mot
much. If did they'd gid them."-N. Y.
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THEIR SOLE HOPE.
Gen. schwan Says Fllipinos Rely up.
% - IA a. s.
ON the Rainy Season for Revival
OF the Insurrection. ~

Washington, May 24.--aThe war de-
partment has received an interesting
report from Brig. Gen. Theodore
Schwan, U. S. ", dated on the trans
port Thomas at sea, May ~. 1900, in
which he submits thorough review
of the state of affairs in the Philip
pines up to the time of his departure
from Manila April 16 last, making
particular reference to what he be:
lieves to be the irretrievable collapse
of the Filipino Instruction as whole,
and expressing the conviction that, if
left alone, the Filipinos would soon
demonstrate their absolute inability
to govern themselves. He says:
'"The principal islands are now, as never
before. held with an iron grip by the mil
itary: In Luzon all the interior. as we'll
as all the coast towns of Importance. are
occupied by American troops. Il
The sole hope entertained by the In
surgents for revival of the insurrection
les In the superstition that the United
States troops will be obliged to abandon
many of their present positions at tthe
opening of the wet season, owing to an
Rod
with the exception of the savage noun
tain tribes and the numerous bands of
brigands the great majority of both the ed
ucated and peasant classes in the Philip
pines heartily desire restoration of peace
and order under American rule
The operations of troops and the paci-
hcation of the towns not yet subdued will
be carried on regardless of the rainy sea-
son.
1.-THE most serious obstacle in the way of
the complete pacifcation of the islands now
lies In the mutual distrust between the
troops and the inhabitants. This, ! be-
lieve, will disappear after each class
becomes more thoroughly acquainted with
the other and the benefits to be derived
from an intimate relationship with the mil
itary become appreciated by the natives.
on the other hand. the work cut out for
the troops will be greatly facilitated when
they gain the confidence of the well-dis-
posed natives When the latter find the
troops have come to stay they undoubted-
~ will resist the exactions of the robber
bands and turn about and assist the Amer
lean troops in ferreting out their haunts
and plans. and the days of this guerrilla
rebellion will be numbered"
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Nunber asixtl,eep..', !.


In his history. Of New York one Of tho
knickerbocker washington Jrving) wrote
lovingly, yet with unctuous sarcasm, Of the
beautiesa and traditions of his loved Men
Netherlands" the peaceful valley of the
Hudson from Albany to Manhattan, the
many, legends with which the entire region
and his long sleep-and of the ancient names
and families whose descendants are still q
power in Chat locality. So far-reaching were
the effects of the History" that in time the
name "Knickerbocker" became the popular
one for the patron saint of New York City,
be usually being represented as benignant
old German OF ample girth, clutching firmly
the long stemmed clay pipe which Irving i'm
morta1ized and gazing over his beloved City.
Recognizing the vein of sentiment in the
American people long ago train service was
inaugurated to New York from St. Louis
to which Father Knickerbocker lent his
name and through the efforts of the line
booker Special" has become as familiar to
the average travelled American as to the res
idents of his own City. Leaving st. Louis at
noon, the traveller is borne swiftly and safe
ly to Father Knickerbocker's abode, trav-
etsing by daylight those scenes with which
he was 30 familiar, arriving at New York the
next day in time for leisurely preparation
for evening. :
So popul ar has the service proven that the
big -Four has started new train as COM
panion, it leaving St. Louis 500 A. NJ, re-
ceiving all Western and Southwestern con-
nections and arriving in New York at 255
the next day. This train is known as the
New York and Boston Limited, but the way
farer who travels much will call it Number
Sixteen in emulation of his railroad breth-
rem and inquire if ''she" is. on time. A
months business has demonstrated that it is
a success. The big Four's motto is Com
fort in travel" and the train amply lives up
to the motto, as trip on it will prove to
those who desire every convenience in travel,
A letter to the General Office of the Big
-Four at Cincinnati about any of their trains
will always receive prompt and courteous
reply.
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The johnson shell, about which
there is so much official secrecy that
is printed in every paper in the coun-
try has, it is said, cap at it's nose
filed with some soft substance that
coats the armor plate and prevents
the projectile from glancing. All force
is expended at the point of contact
and it goes through the plate like a
mite through an old cheese. The man
who wears an old stove lid over his
manly bosom has no more show than
the army dude with the starched shirt
front.
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1t is the unexpected that happens,
especially when a boy is in the neigh
borhood. Claude. McAnister, of Brigh-
ton, N. j., in casting about for some
way of astonishing the natives, hit
upon the plan of filling his mouth
with gasoline and touching of the
stream with match as he blew It be-
tween his lips. He thought it would
look as if he were breathing fire, but
the explosion that nearly blew his
head off taught him that there was a
mistake in calculations. In the hos
pitar he is probably Matching another
scheme-else he wouldn't be boy.
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Has Adjourned.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 25.-The
seventy-first annual general assembly
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, which has been in session in
this city for eight days, adjourned
sine die Thursday afternoon to meet
at West Point, Miss, in 1901. The
most important work accomplished is
the successful Inauguration of the
movement for million-dollar centen.
NAL education endowment fund,
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THE EAST.

The International Typographical
union has elected as president James
NJ. Lynch, of Syracuse, N. Y.
In Albany, N. Y, new Associated
Press has been chartered, Its opera
tons to cover the entire country.
On the Lake Shore road the engine
of a fast mail train was ditched at
Westfield, n y, and Engineer Rea-
gan and Fireman Leighbody were
killed.
The author of I'm his Steps," Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka, Kan,
sailed for Europe.
In Buffalo, N. Y, T. T. S. Timson,
prominent railroad official, was
burned to DEATH
In New York the big cotton firm
of Price, Mccormick & Co. failed,
with liabilities estimated at $13,00o,-
600.
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Mixed Emotions.

To illustrate the feeling of Ireland toward
the predominant partner, an actor who has
lately been touring tells the story of an old
going to get home rule in Ireland, John "
was the question. See We here, sorr," said
the old man, 'the only way We'll get home
rule for ould Ireland will be if France-an'
Russa-an' Germany-an' Austria-an'
maybe 1taly-if they would all join together
to give those blaygiards of English a rare
good hiding. That's the only way Well get
home rule, anyway" Then, as he looked
smile of courtesy were added to the ex-
preston. "And the whole lot Of 'em showed
together couldn't do it," he said. "Oh-it's
the grand navy we've got" -London Chron-
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WEST AND SOUTH.

Fire destroyed Reeves Bros boiler
works at Alliance, O. Loss, $144,00O.
In train wreck at Oakland, CAL,
Engineer Frank Shaw and Fireman
Harry Wetzell were killed.
Fire wiped out the business por-
ton of Lake View. Ore.
The American Baptist Mission So
ciety held its sixty-frst annual meet
ing in Detroit, Mich.
The time limit for ministers was re-
moved at the Methodist general con-
ference in Chicago.
In St. Louis Police Officer Ray was
shot and killed by riotous street rail-
way strikers.
In freight wreck near Laurens, s.
c., Engineer William Mckinney and
Brakeman Charles Hayes were roast
ed to death.
For the first time since January 30,
Frankfort, KY, is free from soldiers.
w. S. Taylor, former governor, is stop
ping at Indianapolis, Ind.
The Kansas delegates to the ma
tional democratic convention were in
structed to support Bryan.
In St. Louis the Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly decided to appoint a
committee to inquire of the presby-
teries their views as to the revision
of the confession faith.
Democrats OF the Fifth Ohio district
have nominated John S. Shook for
congress.
Robbers entered the Peninsula bank
at Williamsburg, Va, the safe was
blown open. and about $4,000 in
money taken.
In St.. Louis the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly adopted memorial to
the president and to congress asking
that polygamy be made crime.
At the opening in Chicago Of the an
rual convention of the American
Anti-Saloon league 80 states were rep
resented. --
The South Dakota republicans
elected Mckinley delegates to the ma
tional convention.
The North Carolina prohibitionista
have nominated Henry Sheets, of Lex:
ington, for governor.
At McFerrin's sawmill near Coving-
ton, Tenn, "a boiler exploded, killing
five men and completely wrecking the
plant. s,.. -,s<s- a*+57 No. % . .o-~- -,-..~.-
On the Transit company's street
railway lines in St. Louis rioting was
general, one man, was fatally shot,
and Gov. Stephens has threatened to
call out the militia unless the police
suppress disorder. @ f. b % SCI
Fl The South Dakota republicans have
nominated Charles n. Herrcid for gov
ernor. ,.s. II So s
In Cleveland. o.. Herbert Noyes, a
prominent business man, was fatally
shot by two footpads. sstis s5
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The rising young poet in On eastern
town had recited' several of his latest
efforts to the fair young girl by his
side and, as rising poets usually do,
he paused for comment. Truly y
said the maiden, in her sweet manner.
"ysua are the best specimen of ho-
mafhs Americans I have ever seem
The rising poet was even more visibly
proud than usual until he looked In
the back of the dictionary and learned
that "homarus Americanus" was the
scientific name for lobster" This Is
the result Of allowing our daughters
tnread the classics and talk slang, too.
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Given a Life Sentence

Welland, Ont, May 26.-Karl Dull
man, residence unknown; John Walsh
and John Nolin, of Dublin, Ireland,
but latterly of Washington, D. c., and
Richmond, Va, were on Friday con-
victed by Chancellor Boyd and a jury
of having attempted to wreck Lock "a
of the Welland cfnal with dynamite
and sentenced to Imprisonment for
life in Kingston penitentiarv.