The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-06-01
LATER NEWS.

that the government suppress the
"boxers," who are gaining strength.
LATER NEWS.
The general conference of the Pres
byterian church declines to give its
support to woman suffrage.
The Wabash elevator of; the Chicago
Elevator company has been declared
irregular for issuing receipts for grain
not stored.
Seven officers of the American Ice
company in New York were held 70
the grand jury for violation of the
monopoly or antitrust law.
An attempt was made to blow up
street car in st. Louis by dynamite.
The explosion lifted the car three feet,
but no damage was done.
Herbert Noyes was shot and killed
while walking along the streets of
Cleveland, O., late at night.
Senator Carter of Montana presented
the certificate of Gov. Smith appoint
ing Martin Maginnis senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Senator Clark, and to which Mr.. Clark
also had been appointed by Lieutenant
Governor Sprlggs in the absence of the
governor. Action was deferred.
Another advance along the railroad
toward Pretoria has brought Lord
Roberts troops to Vredfort road, few
miles north of Prospect, where they
arrived at noon the Oath.
Twenty carloads of corn arrived in
Chicago from Kansas, consigned to
India to relieve in part the staving
people of that country.
A steamer with three conveys was
| carried over cataract in the Potara
river, British Guiana, forty lives be-
ing lost.
Mrs. Pollock, of Chicago, threw her
| self in front of moving train in an eff
fort to save her 2-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Pollock was killed but the daugh-
ter saved.
Mrs. F. NJ. Betz, of Denver, COL, was
robbed of 81, 900 worth of diamonds by
burglars.
Gen. Wood, denies there has been
frauds in the Cuban Customs service.
James ]. Coogan, of New York, con-
tributes 100000 to the Bryan cam
paign fund.
Kinley Mack, a dark horse, won the
Brooklyn handicap. Time, 2:10.
After being in a trance for a week,
Emma Meyer, a patient in New York
hospital, revived of her own accord
in perfect health.
The British troops crossed the Vaal
river at Parys.
! At Spring Valley, N. Y, r. X. Snee-
den, an Englishman, flew the union
jack in celebration of the queens
birthday. A mob collected, tore down
the emblem and burned it.
Pressure is being applied to Germany
to induce her to SO amend the meat in
spection act as to prevent the enforce
ment of it's provisions against meat
contracts now being filed by Ameri-
can meat packers.
| Collector of Internal Revenue Lynch
is making preparations to establish an
office in Honolulu, the Hawaiian. ISL
ands having been added to the district
of California.
The government corral at Manila has
been quarantined. There are four sus-
pected cases of bubonic plague among
the teamsters, who are living in filthy
dwellings which will be burned.
Building trades workmen in every
city in the United States where there
is branch of the National Building
Trades Council are to be asked to cease
work on buildings where the contracts
are held by Chicago builders until the
labor trouble in Chicago is settled.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Blenk of the Catho-
lie diocese of Porto Rico, has just sent
to America fourteen young men to be
fitted for the priesthood and ordained
for his diocese.
The biennial session of the grand
lodge of the Switchmens's Union of
North America has decided to estab-
lish a general headquarters of the as
ISOLATION in Buffalo.
AS there has been no further case of
the bubonic plague discovered at Dur
ban, it is hoped that the danger of the
outbreak becoming epidemic has
passed.
Fire at the government bureau of
engraving at Washington caused loss
of 81, 500.
A terrific thunder storm passed over
Chicago the 9th. Hail fell to the
depth, of three inches, and Lucy Hol-
den was killed by lightning.
At St. Joseph, Mo-, Frank Gosnell
killed Frank Walsh his father-in-law
with a Ratchet.
- \ MARKETS,
Minneapolis, Mimi, May 26.
Wheat-No. northern, 65@66c;.
No. northern, 64@65c; July, 6515c.
Oats--No. 8, white, Sic. *
Corn-No. 8, SOC. g..
Cattle-steers, So, 75@425; cows, ss.75
I@a25. # s.. - III. =.
Sheep-Muttons, $3.50; lambs, S4.75.
| Hogs@$5. OO@5.2O. d sS