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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Mayor James G. Woodward, Of At
1anta, Co., was impeached for intoxi-
cation. 10
The Peapack Smith family held re-
union at Peapack, N. j., and 2 300 were
present.
Three men dying from thirst were
picked up on the desert 60 miles from
Ell Paso Tex.
The largest portion of the town Of
Whitewoou, N. w. T., was demolished
by a tornado.
The Lehigh Valley railroad has abol-
ished the custom of carrying news
boys on trains.
Forest fires that have been raging
in the Yellowstone national park have
been extinguished.
Exports from the United States dur
ing the past fiscal year increased to
every section of the globe. Y Z
Rev. George B. Cutting, a young
clergyman in New Haven, Conn.,, has
discovered in hypnotism cure for the
cigarette habit. .sI% !
Bethel Baptist church at Fairview,
KY, built as a memorial on the site Of
Jefferson Davis birthplace, was de-
stroyed by lightning.
Rev. DR.. Francis s. McCabe, Pres
byterian clergyman. well known
throughout the west, died at his home
in Topeka, KAN, aged n years. ..e.,z.
y Mrs. Mary McGill was killed in
Maryville, Mo-, by the shock of the
news that her son, James McGill, had
died suddenly at Jetmore, Kan. 49,
+, In the past year, according to au-
thority, Harvard, Yale, Columbia,
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Cornell
universities expended $3o4,243 on ath-
letics. H. -
The post Office department has given
q contract to the Canadian Develop
ment company to carry letter mail
from Skagaway to st. Michael and
Nome from December next to March
81 next. zsS-<s n @g.S
The steamship Ohio arrived at Seat
tie from Nome with 3s2 passengers
and treasure estimated at s., 200, 900.
About one-third Of the gold ], came
from Nome. The Klondike contributed
the balance. .. .s33z @s,
Arthur T. ]. Rice, prominent New
York business man, was drowned at
Brighton Beach while bathing. It lie
thought the drowning was the result
Of his false teeth dropping into his
throat, stranging him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

A dispatch from Pretoria says that
Gen. Roberts has conferred the award
of the queens scarf on Trooper Chad
wick, of Roberts Horse, who was chosen
by the troopers as most distinguished
Tor bravery, the queen having con-
ferred four scarfs for bravery, one
each for Representatives Of the colo
NAL troops from Canada, New Zealand,
South Africa and Australia. Chadwick
10 an American, serving in the United
States navy helped to cut the cable 1t
Cienfuegos. It is just cause for prids
that the bravest man in the En9lish
army is an American!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

George Gould attended meeting of
the Union Pacific railroad directors in
New York and lighted a cigarette.
Drop that cigarette" said Chairman
Hartman. II have issued an order for
bidding employees to smoke cigarettes.
You are an employe; you get ten dol
lars for attending one of these meet
ings. You, too, Mr.. Schiff," addressing
another millionaire director who was
toying with a lighted perfecto. I'VE
directors must not make rules for en-
ployes and then break them ourselves. -
The distinguished employees quietly
obeyed orders.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

The foreign demand for American
corn is rapidly increasing. Until re-
cent years Europe failed to recognize
the superiority and economy of corn
as a cheap food for animals, but they
are awakening to that fact. Indeed,
the increase in the export observed in
the last five years has been the most
striking feature of our foreign com
merce, it being during that period
equal to about 254 per cent. The max
imum was reached in the last fiscal
year, when the exports attained the un-
precedented total of 2o9, 34s, 1873 bushels,
valued at $s5, FOG, $3.50. r
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

At Washington On al-day cabinet
session was held and 4 note from Ger
many and Italy as to China was pre-
pared. There are signs of increasing
friction between the Russian and Jap
anese forces in China. Russia pro-
poses TO the powers that the allies
withdraw their troops from Picking.
Japanese troops routed the Chinese
at Teh-Chou and killed 1900, among
the slain, It isSreported, being Prince
Tuan, chief Of the Boxers The report
that u Hung Chang - held prisoner
10 denied. 81. !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Mrs. WRIGHT Dies.

~ Watseka, ILL.,, Aug. 29.-Mrs. DIR. Char
lotte Wright, cause of the tragedy at
Gilman, died in the Jail here. This
makes four deaths resulting from the
existence of the: Wright hospital and
riots. John Myers, Michael Ryan, Des-
sic Salter, Mrs. DR.. Wright. George
Willoughby, one Of the injured at Gil
man, is expected to die at any time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Swept By Fire.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Aug. 2e.-The
business portion Of Cartwright, Wis,
town of 1000 inhabitants near here.
has been entirely destroyed by fire.
Among the places burned were the:
sawmill, planning mill, -four mill, Bit
stores and dwellings,. - ; ) .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

A sailor named Wilson, who was on
the Oregon when she grounded on the
rocks recently. is authority for the
statement that after she had stuck
there three days big modern Chinese
cruiser hove in sight, chased by the
Russians. As she approached the Ore
gon she ran up an American flag. Her
officers claimed the protection Of Capt.
Wilde and got It.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

A process by which water may be 10
used as to effect an immense saving
in the consumption of coal has been in
vented by A. G. ingalls,, q graduate OF
McGill university, Montreal. Full de-
tails are not given out, but briefly it
may be said that thin spray of water
Is spread over q coal fame in such a
way and with such auxiliaries that the
heat of the fame is wonderfully aug
mented. The discovery can be applied
to gas and other flames,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

An inventor has hit upon . method
of putting stone soles on boots anG
shoes. He mixes waterproof glue
with suitable quantity Of clean
quartz sand and spreads it over the
leather sole used as q foundation.
These quartz soles are said to be fex-
ible and to give the foot a firm hold
even on the most slippery surface.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Receipts Increasc,

Washington, Sept 1.-The monthly
statement Of the collections of inter-
nal revenue shows that during August
the aggregate receipts from all
sources were $29,421, 391, an increase
OF 81 40, 1O3 over the same month last
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

Caleb Powers, the Kentuckian con-
victed of completely in the murder of
Goebel. may be excused if he put some
faith in the idea that 10 is an unlucky
number. He was nominated for office
June 13, 1899; arraigned July 10, 1900,
as one of 13 conspirators named; was
defended by 10 lawyers; his sweetheart
was the thirteenth witness; the EVIL
dence showed that 1900 soldiers were
ready to defend him; he gave Culton
1890 to pay the expenses of the noun.
taineers; he took 1900 with him when
he fled; the evidence closed Au.
gust IS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

Gen. Chaffee had orders not to stop
hostilities until the legations were res
cued, and he seems to have obeyed them
to the letter. One report says the
American troops led the way into Pc
king. Had anyone in 1897 ventured to
predict that before the close of the
century American troops would enter
Manila and Picking he would have been
regarded as a dreamer or a crank. Yet
history has now recorded the fact.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Died ut 4 Ball Game.

John Ford, of Randolph; Mimi, died
suddenly in the grandstand at<Lex-
ington Park while watching = ball
game between the Hastings team and
that of Lennon & Gibbons. His daugh.
ter was by his side and after bidding
her goodbye he expired before aid
could reach him. Death was due to
hemorrhage of the lungs. He was As
years. old and leaves a widow and
three children u Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
A Duel with RSZor1

Donald Gray and Marcus Hutchin-
son, colored, armed with razors,
fought bloody duel at St. Paul, and
the former may die from his injuries.
The men began quarreling over q
girl, and before any one was aware,
they were slashing each other fright
fully. The men fought until Gray
fell exhausted from the loss Of blood.
He was taken to the hospital, while
Hutchinson: was locked up. Gray is
horribly lacerated and cut about the
face andsbodX and it is believed. that
he cannot live. sss@
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Corbett whips McCo,

New York, Aug. 81. - The long
promised and 'long-looked-for meet
ing between James j. Corbett
and Charles C:Kid') Mccoy, un-
der the auspices of the Twentieth
Century club at Madison Square Gar
den, is over, and in less than five
rounds Corbett proved himself to be
the better man. .>.s.5E .,,y =. .,s... u. :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of 4
Week Briefly Told. >s
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East tho
West and tho South. 81 81
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FR0M WARRINGTON.

IRON WARRINGTON.
At q cabinet meeting it was decid-
ed to send transport to bring back
miners stranded at Nome. 49,
Our government will build six sub
marine torpedo boats at once.
An estimate of the total population
OF the United States, based upon
twelfth census returns already re-
ported, 10 10000. 900.
During August the internal revenue
receipts were $50 ,421,391, an increase
of 81, 409, 103 over the same month last
year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
1linnesota Republiean..

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 31.-At meet
ing of the executive committee of the
republican state central committee It
was decided to open the state cam.
paign at Minneapolis on September
81, when Senator Albert j. sBeveridRe,
of Indiana, will address q party raliy
at the Exposition building in Mime
apolis.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Cheneyvlle, La, Thomas J.. Amo,
(colored) was hanged by a mob fol
killing A. G. Jackson, a white man.
o. H. Fethers, of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
was elected supreme chancellor of the
grand lodge. Knights of Pythias.
The Grand Army of the Republic
thirty-fourth annual encampment ad.
journed after electing Maj. Leo Ras.
sieur, Of St. Louis, commander in
chief, choosing Denver for the next
meeting place and sending President
Mckinley an Endorsement by tele.
graph.
At Indianapolis the Afro-American
council commended President McKin.
ley's condemnation of negro lynch.
ings.
The official census gives Detroit
Mich, 205,s76 inhabitants, gain OF
79,s2s in ten years.
Mary L. Carr, of Denver, was elect
ed president of the Woman's Relief
Corps at the annual meeting in Chi.
cago. s&eT@
Near Table Rock, Wyo., four
masked men held up and robbed q
Union Pacific express train, securing
$4,000:
James Bennett shot and killed
three women and a 12-year-old child
at Towards Greek, Ky. Jealousy
caused the crime.
Daughters of Veterans in session
in Chicago elected Miss Lillian E.
Phillips, of Austin, ILL.,, president.
Hon. jerome C. Kearby, Of Hous.
ton, has declined the populist nomina.
ton for governor of Texas.
Fusionists in Washington nominated
John R. Rogers, of Seattle, for gov.
ernor. ~
The Sons of Veterans have raised
$500, 900 and will erect q college in
memory Of the, grand army men.
In Chicago $4,000 persons saw q
sham battle at Washington park, and
the visiting veterans enjoyed the spec.
tacle. ..e. .---..
In Colorado forest fires were devast,
ating large areas of timber.
Chicago merchants estimate that
encampment visitors spent 100000.
In Chicago the Union Nationa
bank has been merged into the First
national.
s. NJ. Dixon and Luke Merritt, who
had been farming on shares at Cen.
ter Hill, Fla, quarreled over division
of crops and killed each other
In Salt Lake City Charles Turville
rode a mile on q bicycle in 1872, beat.
ing the worlds record.
Gen. Wood reports that condition.
in Cuba are very encouraging. & =
w. ]. Bryan is to make ten speechea
in September, beginning at South
Bend, Ind, the list, and ending at St
Louis on the 18th.
In Cuba Gen. Maxine Gomez de.
chned to accept nomination to the
constitutional convention.
Robert Ponk, aged 10, and George
Michaels, aged II, were drowned in
the river ct zMenominee, Wis. while
bathing. |'f s,
At Raleigh, N. c., Thomas Jones, &
negro preacher who. murdered a fam.
lily Of six persons, was hanged. a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

The missing link" has again been
found, this time in Java, where DR..
Dubois has unearthed certain fossil re-
mains of such an interesting character
that Prof. Haeckel, the celebrated Ger
man biologist, has determined to go
there himself and investigate. DR.. Du-
'bois is firmly of opinion that the bones
belong to species intermediate be-
tween the highest ape and prehistoric
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Indians Increase.

Pawhuska, o. T., Aug. 3o.-The cen
sus of the Usage and Kaw; Indian
tribes shows an increase in population
over 1899. The statistics just com
piled by O. A.. Mitschner, Indian
agent, are az follows: Osages, total
in 1900 1888; in 1899, 1,76s. Kaws,
total in 1900, 217; in 1899, 20s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
A Hero Killed,

Chicago, Aug. 49, George II. Ling,
aged IS, who distinguished himself by
saving "a lives during the Johnstown
(Pa.) food, fell from the platform Of
q Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
passenger train near the bridge over
the Ca umet river and was killed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

In foughkeepsie IN. W newspaper
the following marriage notice ap-
peared: Holder-Close- Jersey City,
by Rev. Charles J. Allen, Charles E.
Holder to Lille w. Close, both of POUCH.
kaapeia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

Chicago police have recovered = ST.
600 poodle that was abducted the other
day, but there are number Of $3.50
children quite hopelessly missing, to
say nothing of a $25 parrot.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Beat the Worlds RECORD,

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. L.
Charles Turville rode mile motor
paced, on the eightIap track here, in
1:32, beating the worlds record Of
1888 IS, made By liver Lawson.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Heads the Array.

London, Aug. 2o.-The Daily Mail
claims to nave the highest authority
for the assertion that Lord Roberts
has already succeeded Lord Wolseley
as commander in chief Of the British
army. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
News In Brief.

+ An intoxicated man WAS in
q Minneapolis saloon who had 81 $50,
all in $40 gold pieces, in his pocket.
9. The fourth-class postohice atsSteph-
ems will be- raised to thssthird class,
commencing Oct.s11. The postmaster's
salary will be $1,000 per year,.
The executive committee OF the
Minnesota State Bankers Association
will meet in St. Paul, some time dur
ing the state fair. t.stt @Z- -
Chester R. Smith, st. Paul, Is to be
the manager of the evening program
at the fair. Everybody in st. Paul
knows that this means success. Mr..
Smith has been a leader in all of st.
Paul's great festive occasions, and is
quite at home managing and planning
brilliant spectacles like, the evening
entertainments at the fair.
An opium joint at Duluth was
raided by the police and the alleged
proprietor, Alex Kennedy, and two in
mates, all colored, were arrested.
A laborer named Larry Kustlewsli
was instantly killed by the caving in
Of sewer in which he was. at work
in the western part Of Winona.
! "A Norwegian hospital for st. Paul
is projected under the auspices of the
Norwegian Lutheran Seminary at
Hamline. Committees have been or
ganizcd to ascertain if sufficient sum
can be subscribed to erect q good,
large hospital@in st. Paul. = :
The remains of Knute }Knutson, q
man about so years of age, were
found in a field near the Berlin post
office.
The steamer Eclipse, one Of the best
raft boats on the upper Mississippi,
has sunk at a point some distance
down the river from Winona. It broke
from its mornings during a storm and
foated upon some rocks. It now lays
in about four feet of water. Work of
raising it has already been COM
menced.
v Fire destroyed the = general store,
building and contents belonging to S.
n. Thompson, Of Grey Eagle It was
insured for 80. The. postofhe was
IN the building.
State Auditor Dunn has withdrawn
the states one-third of the wolf boun-
ty. being SIS for males and SIS for fe-
males. He says there are people in
the state who operate wolf farms on
account of. the bonus and find it .
paying industry. s...-i.., =
b The girl inmates of the state train
ing: school are camping at Point Au
Sable. A girl named Annie Mooney
was drowned.
While making leap down the steep
banks of the paddock to escape from
dogs at Minnehaha Park. an antelope,
broke one Of it's forelegs. The limb
set and bound in splints. The
animal may not recover.
William Schaal. a farmefs living at
Warwick, near Minneapolis started to
drive to; the South st, Paul stock
yards with q. loed Of hogs Monday.
Near Midway the team ran into a live
ff1ect1f wire end beth horses were in
) Willie Gpstafson. aged IL, wa.
drowned Wife bathing & Ely Lake
His psre9ts resiae q Ella
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07

The Dutch war In Java IL one Of the
most extended on record. It has now
been running for two centuries and
there are more Javanese and more
Dutchmen than ever, % 49,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
wanta iTroone withar.-,

Havana, Aug. 31.Senor Cisneros,
formerly president of Cuba, issued an
address 20 the American people de-
manding the withdrawal Of troops
from the island at once. 6. sa
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
THE EAST.

In Philadelphia Thomas ]. Powers,
banking commissioner of Pennsyl-
vania, was killed by falling from a
train.
At Madison Square garden in New
York James J. Corbett knocked out
kid Mccoy in the fifth round.
About September rs the battleship
Wisconsin will be ready for her off,
cial trial trip.
Between the United States and
Germany direct telegraphic commune
cation was opened through the new
German cable and the president and
emperor exchanged congratulations.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 31st ult.
aggregated $1,12s,946,19s, against ST..
6s,520,9o7 the previous week. The
decrease compared with the CORE
spending week of 1899 was 21.8.
In the United States there were IT'S
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 31st ult., against III
the week previous and 1853 the CORE
spending period of 1899.
The American Bar association at
its twenty-third annual meeting in
Saratoga elected Edward Wetmore, OF
New York, PRESIDENT.
The death of Edward S. Washburn,
aged Sc, of Kansas City, president OF
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis railway, occurred at Rye Beach,
Me.
At Bellair, Nd, William Q. Black
(colored) was hanged for criminal
assault on 15-year-old girl.
In the state of New York no more
prize fights will be allowed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-07
Fine Appearances.

The fair grounds present an: I'M
usually fine appearance this year. The
rains of, July and August came at the
time when the grass = usually. just
beginning g dry up 81 this vicinity.
and they have been 10 numerous and
frequent that the fair grounds look
like a part of the city park system.
The trees, too, are in fine foliage, and
have added another years growth
since they were examined by the pub
lie last. Secretary Randall has seen
to it that the walks and drives have
been kept in good order. ~
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<AAV = Z a. zAOEE,
Acting Secretary. Department of State.
"Washington, Aug. q, 1900"
Iowa P0puliatS.

You will communicate the foregoing to
the minister of foreign affairs and invite
early consideration and response
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Grades Established.

The Minnesota State Board Of Grain
and Warehouse Commissioners met
and agreed upon q basis of grades for
this year. The rules of last year were
mainly renewed, but q few changes
were made. Last year it was allowed
to mix with the number one hard
wheat from the Red River Valley five
per cent of red winter wheat. This
resulted in loauing the Red River VAL
ley waeat and virtually depressing it's
price. This has been changed this
year by adopting the rule that any ad-
mixture of other wheat will cause it
to grade as mixed winter wheat.
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
WIN Losa Their VOTES.


There are many voters scattered
over the state, particularly in the cen.
tral and northern part, who are be.
moaning their fate because they can.
not assist in shaping the politics Of
their individual districts. j.
They have fled claims on govern.
ment lands, many Of them curing the
past year, q and 3, are consequently
obliged q aclknowled their clsiins q
their residences, which deprives their
of voting 1T the election next month,
The United States land offices at St
Cloud, MarahalI and; Crookston have
recorded big increases in the number
of homesteads fled upon this. year,
and at the rate government land il
being taken up there will be little left
In short time.
There is no loss without some small
gain, however, and the homesteadera
realize that their claims are increas-
ing in value according to the rapid
rate in which the north 10 being
opened up. Business is pushing to-
ward the northern boundary of the
state at rate highly gratifying to
those who have claims 81.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-03

sns wsek aggregate s.0la,siO bushels
against 4.pD2,s7s bushels last week and
s,0s6, s58 bushels in the corresponding
week Of 1899. Corn exports for the week
aggregate $3.50, ,11O bushels against $685.
o5I bushels last week, 4,50s, 425 bushels in
this week year ago and s,506, $40 bushels
in 1898
Canadian trade In dry goods and CLOTH
ing is checked by unseason ably mild
weather, efforts Of Americans to sell cot
ton goods In Canada have been rendered
impossible by the British preferential
tariff. Hog products are lower and i'm
ports of American markets must be sus-
pended Can ndian failures in October
numbered 1x5 and liabilities were $685.
600, increase of about forty per cent from
1880. Weekly failures number 10 against
81 last week, u in 1892 81 in 1888, 81 In
1887 and so In 1895.
Weekly clearings aggregated stO, ,9S5, bl5,
q decrease OF ten per cent from last week
and OF 2 per cent from last year.