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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-18
.BRY AN RE n )MI n a TED
Populists IN Convention Name Him
to Head Their Ticket.
Chas. A. Towne, Of MinneSota, Select,
ed for Second Place ut Sionx
Falls-lIiddle-0f-th
#s ers Name Barker.

| Sioux Falls, S. D., May. 1.-THE pop.
ulist national convention made It'll
nominations on Thursday. Its tickets:
For president, William J. Bryan, Of
Nebraska; for vice president, Charles
A.. Towne, Of Minnesota.
A synopsis Of the platform adopted
by the convention follows:
The platform consists of q preamble,
| and a long series Of resolutions. The
| preamble congratulates the peoples party
on the marvellous growth of its principles
during the last four years among people
Of all political parties. 10 SisgS:.. {,
The resolutions on Imperialism and mil
itarism deplore the conduct. Of the adj
ministration In the Spanish-American war,
and denounce its conduct In connection
with the Philippines. Referring to the lat
| ter matter. they say it is In conflict with
all the precedents Of our national life, al
| war with the constitution. and without
reasonable excuse. Demand Is made FOL
| the cessation Of this war. With reference
| to this connection at Porto Rico it Is de,
| clared that the declaration Of independ.
ence, the constitution, and the American
| flag are one and inseparable: 1t Is also de.
clared in this connection that the island OF
Porto Rico is part of the territory OF the
United States, made so by our promises
ssives.' ~I -
Trusts are denounced and the populistic
| method for the control Of public utilities
such as the railroads and the Geographic
| systems anda0f the issuance of money is
! recommended as the. proper remedy fol
| this evil. f@s s-t." -
The financial plank is as follows: 1--WE
| reafflrm the demand for the opening of the
! minis of the United States to the free and
! unlimited coinage Of silver and gold al
the present legal ratio of sixteen to one;
the immediate increase in the volume OF
silver coins and certificates thus created
| to be substituted, dollar for dollar, for the
under special privilege granted by law OF
March II, 1900, and priorsnational banking
laws. the remaining portion of the bank
notes to be replaced with full legal tender
| government paper money and its volume
| so controlled as to maintain at all times
| stable money market and stable price
level"
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was made
by reclamation and was accomplished
with expedition and tact. There were
not to exceed half dozen speeches
in Mr.. Bryan's behalf. The real con.
! test of the convention was as to the
nomination of vice president. BY
a vote of 492 to 26S the convention re.
! jected a plan to leave the nomination
for the vice presidency open pending
action by the democratic gathering
at Kansas City. During the call fol-
nominations many names were pre-
| sented, but later all but Mr.. Towne's
were withdrawn, and he was nom
mated by reclamation.
After some routine business had
been transacted a motion to adjourn
was carried, and at 1858 Friday morn
ing the convention adjourned sine
| die.
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the mission safe lay literally smashed
to bits on the ground. The bandits
had shattered it with immense stones
and then pried it apart with crow.
bars. The amount of money secured
was small. Sometimes when the plum.
der does not equal their expectations
they seize the person of one Of their
victims, blindfold him, lead him about
in circle and at last carry him of to
the mountains, from where they send
messages demanding ransom" :.
Another attack on Christian mission.
aries which called forth protest from
Germany, and which lost to China the
valuable port of Tsin-Tau, which was
seized by that government in default
of the prompt payment of an indemn.
ity, was that which resulted in the
murder of some German priests and
the looting of German mission at
Shan-Tung.
The trouble which led up to this
murder started in May, 1891, when two
nuns who belonged to this mission
were maltreated by a mob of Boxers.
who charged them with bewitching
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HEAD OF A BOXER PLACED IN A
CAGE ON THE HIGHWAY.

j. H. Laughlin, now of New York city.
Other members of the mission were
Rev. r. H. Bent and DR.. j. l.. Van
Schoick. Of this case Rev. Laughlin
says:
( 1--WE lived in three houses all sur
rounded by a high wall. The first
evidence of trouble was gunshot out
side the gate, whereupon the gate
keeper poked out his head to sec what
was the matter. Instantly pistol was
shot Off in his face so that the powder
blinded him, although he received no
other wound. 1d.,~'
: 1.-The man fell shrieling to the
ground, and % bandits Hhshed over his
body aid into the .suourt yard. MIR.
Bent SAY thssr coming and retreated
!, into ege, but the robbers
smashed the door and shot him in
I. d the thigh. The missionary seized a
b ieeessof the splintered door and ran
el6ut, striking right and left. One Of
1.-THE bandits Eslashed at him with q
sword and cut his head, another
wounded him On the arm, but he at
last escaped. with his life. ~.
i was romping with my little girl
In our dining-room and ran out to
investigate I found Mr.. Bent's quar-
ters surrounded by q mob Of bandits,
/ and heard them shouting Kill! kill!',
y ran back to my. quarters, got my
wife and children over the fence and
helped them TO Q place Of safety Mr..
Van Scl1oick did likewise whe, NO
returned the bandits were gone, and
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RUSH WORK ON RUSSIAN ROAD
Last Link of Trans-Sibe rian Line Elk.
pected to De Complete by
= Next August. -" -

Minister Conger reports that the
Russians are pushing work on the rail-
road between Moukden and Vladivos-
4tok, the eastern terminus of the ST.
berian railroad, and he says the belief
is that Russia's two great strategic
points in the far east-Port Arthur and
Vladivostok, where she is said to have
garrisons variously estimated at from
10000 to 100000 men-will be connect
Z 60 by rail not later than August Of this
year. "..
The schedule from St. Petersburg to
Vladivostok is 10 days. 1t is expected
that the gap in the railroad now coy
cred by water route will be completed
in about IS months. %' = b
Minister Conger: also reports the
completion of the Chinese railroad
from Tien-Tsin to New-Chwang, s4s
miles long. q. ~. dig, 2s..:
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daily press gave but paragraph to
this event, and yet it is one Of which
I can testify to it's briiliancy. There
were present many of the representa-
tives of wealth and social position in
America, together with number of
prominent Parisians and American and
French officials of the fair.
I found this little gathering of the
elite of two continents a good place in
which to study the fashions of the day,
and thanked my good fortune for hav-
ing been born on American soil. and so
was eligible to the invitation list. F.,
1t might place me in a bad position if
I were to mention the names of the
people at this reception, as the press
of Paris did not do so, and it would
add nothing to the interest of this let
ter from fashion point of view, so 1
will describe few of the dainty tot
lettes worn without naming the wear
ers.
1t was not exactly dress occasion,
as it was of rather an impromptu ma
ture, but still there were number of
new and beautiful garments worn.
Among these was a lovely evening
gown of embroidered tulle worn by an
American lady. In color it was shell
pink over soft pink taffeta. 1t was
made a princess, with a deep Brenton
lace f'ounce around the bottom, and
embroidery of large roses extending al
most to the waist line in front, and
nearly covering the front of the
bodice. A soft shaded silk sash tied in
a close knot at one side, and long loose
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News In Brief.

Professor w. r. Hoag has gone to
Paris to act on the committee of
awards.
Minneapolis bankers are still talk
ing about the record-breaking bank
clearings of that city May 2, when the
total footed up to O53,215.60, a sum
which vastly exceeds that of any other
days clearings in the history of the
city. :...
While the combination train for
Taylors Falls was pulling out of Wy
oming, a young man named William
Duffy, who was working on the Sec
ton, attempted to board the engine
tender, but missed his hold and fell
under the wheels and was instantly
killed. He was IS years: old.
Alvas, six-year-old son of John
Lindecker, at New Paynesville, fell
from the platform of a traction en-
CINE, beneath the wheels of the water
tank wagon attached, one ear nearly
severed, scalp torn from the head,
arm, ribs and chest torn, and was bad
ly crushed. He was playing on the
street and caught on the engine as it
passed. Ii.
The body of an unknown man was
found on the railroad track three
miles south of St. Cloud. He is sup
posed to have been run over, by q
freight train, and was badly mangled.
He carried a blank receipt book, with
the name Alex Nahum written on the
inside of the cover. w.. .
The 12-year-old son of c. Reed, while
working for farmer near Argyle, got
his foot under the plow and it was 50
severely cut that amputation may be
necessary. ~u 80.
The state has almost $25O,O00 out
standing due from county school dis.
tricts July 1. Of this sum, $62,076.1s
will go into the general school fund
During the year 1899 there were
694 fire alarms in St. Paul with total
loss Of s422, s44.72.
Bernhardt Ryberg was found dead
in his. bed in his room over bakery
at Luverne. ,q.-t ss%@ ~
The hold-up artists are operating
again in Minneapolis. VIM. D. Logan
was robbed Of 1925. n. ~ S{F< .@,J =.
St. Paul lodge No., !. @. o. F..
celebrated its fifteenth anniversary
with appropriate+ ceremonies
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ture of the receipt On. OF course tie
ajority of the Parisian women we're:
.goWned in new and pretty evening
toilettes, while the less fort innate.
American visitors had to be satisfied;
with whatever was most convenient.
But it must be said ii Justice to my
American sisters that the lack Of ap-'
propriate evening toilettes took moth.
ing from their charm. s$5 5 ss5ss BE
In the shops during the past week i
have seen several things that, were
new, but among them ali thing that
is prettier than the lace that is being
dyed in the pastel shades. IF Of the.
present it is chiefly the pale tan and
suede tones that are being thus pro
dnced, not so very unlike the natural
ecru tint of some old laces. Ochre is
the expressive name given to q deeper
tint. These colored laces are applied
to canvas, wolfe, taffctas or alpaca
dyed in similar shade. Many OF the
laces are made wayy at the edges, SO as
to give curved lines when applied round
or down a skirt instead of the sitter
straightness of ordinary lace inser.
ton. This wavy make is called clap.
'petted" lace. IT is to be much used let
lin dresses transparent fashion; that
is to say, with the material cut away
under the lace to show a different col.
ored lining. 49,. .2 + {: &C. s.. 7.
AS an illustration, let me describe a
lovely new model gown. :. It is. in putty.
colored wolfe over a blue-gray glace
lining Down either side of the apron
front is applique lappetted insertion
of putty-colored lace, the Soile cut
away beneath SO that the grsyish-blue
OF the lining silk shimmers through.
This lace insertion turns away well
above the foot to each side aud passes
all round the back of the skirt, which
is cut to flow into a very full and quite
lengthy train, and from the lower edge
of the lace over the train falls a very
deep silk fringe with a netted head.
ing-fringe and heading together be.
ing is inches deep. At the back of the
waist is one. large box plat with three
tiny knife-plaits on each side it. The
bodice has deep swathed belt. we'll
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.AFTERT]HOUGHTs.

It is distressing to think how much
other people are lacking in tact.
The objection to aggressive persons
Is not so much that they are agrees
sfve, but that they are transgressive.
Some people are 80 unlucky that II
they were to stay up late enough to
zee the sun rise it would be cloudy
morning. '7
The men who devote themselves to
life work are generally those who
have found other things too laborious
tor their taste. Indianapolis News.
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~ UR great Paris fair, of which the

~ UR great, Paris fair, Of which the
world has heard so much and ex-
pressed SO great an interest, IS
really open to the public. The opening
ceremonies were elaborate and the
fashion show was quite as elaborate as
the ceremonies. +. II. = s 81
. But that in which I imagine my
American readers will be most inter
ested was not connected officially with
the opening of the fair, but was just {.
quiet little reception at the new Elysee
Palace hotel, at which the majority of
+ the attendants were American visitors
in Paris. So great was the interest in
the opening ceremonies that even the
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AT CINCINNATI.


Barker and DOnnelly Are Chosen a.
the Candidates.
Cincinnati, May 11.-For president:
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania; for
vice president, Ignatius Donnelly, of
Minnesota. This is the ticket placed
in the field Thursday by what is COM
smonly known as the middle-of-the.
bad populist party, but which, &C.
hording to leaders of the movement,
is the one and only peoples party.
~: The platform favors irredeemable
paper currency, direct legislation and
,rpublic ownership of railroads, tele.
: graphs, coal mines, etc.
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children. The nuns escaped with slight
injuries, but the depredations were
continued, and mission stations
throughout the province were plum.
dered, and then came the murder OF
the priests.
AS the Chinese government took nc
steps toward Furnishing the leaders
they became boldersthan ever, and
death BY terriil Th;sssdhfin,
ued until the gSve9 fslanGefn t atsRekinnixstas
forced to act was stoaAaye ,itse1t
the indigntt l*ing foreignl troops
landed for the Purpose Of zgplpre ssipe
the lawlessneasNnd bringing III justine
the leaders society. -. g.. ,z 5s:ss.
It was onlylastfall that this atteu
was made to the atrocities
of the societH futile attempts
at that tinaf1 Is z ibe ssl repeat ed
now. Thes Sc the p 81
who was ICED against
the bandita Spaacre % a:friend
than enemy for after the
troops : Will dispatched tc
punish them satssnfned victorious
he degraded thespmcers Of the troops
arid sent a report to Picking in which
he said that the so-called rebels which,
the troops had attacked were merely
an aggregation of honest country poo.
pie who had been massacred without
right or warrant upon the instigation
of the foreign powers.
"Thus,' at single stroke" writes
Henry d. Porter, of P'ang- Chuang, in
communication to the Outlook, "the
governor paralyzed the action of every
official, making it impossible for then,
to act as they clearly saw was best.
The leaders who had skunk away after
the fight quickly discovered that the
governor was on their side, and with
in two weeks every man of them was in
his place again."
But little better results can be
looked for from the present attempt
to suppress this society of bandits
and murders now with far more thai
one-half of the force of soldiery TIL
is moving against them composed
members of the society that is co4
ting the outrages, and the day NJ u
be far distant when foreign tr6 Nh
be landed to guard foreign miss l2k in
China and another step in the: disin.
tegration of the ancient empire will
have been taken. :. {, ~
So far the only punislments melted
out has been to a few Of the leaders
whose heads have been cut off and
hung in cages on the highways as
warning To others to desh from thei,
plunderihgs, but it would take thou
sands of such punishments to prove
an effective cure among 4 society with
II 100000 members.
DANIEL, ct EVERTON
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AIRED AIinixfer Deaa,

Watertown, Wis, May 12.-Rev. J..
W. P. Jordan died here Friday morn
ing, aged so: years. He was in the
ministerial work for 40 years. being
the longest time of any other minister
In the northwest. He was q member
Of the Rock River conference. ri If 9s
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! Destroyed the Fruit Cron.,

Catskill, n. Y, May 12.-The tenn
perature Thursday night fell to %
degrees above zero. In consequence
the fruit and berry crops in this vi
cinity, which a week ago never APP
peared more promising, have been de-
.stroyed. The loss in this immediate
section is estimated at $500! COO.
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Tired OF British Yoke

Accra, Gold Coast, May IL Serious
reports are current that the Ashantis
are determined to throw of the British
yoke, that they have secured the COS
operation Of eight other tribes, and
that they are now able to raise 10000
warriors. .ss s.sS.:. 3s..
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Wouldn't Stand.

my husband was badly cheated on
that horse he bought last week. The
man who owned him before said he
would stand without being hitched.''
wouldn't hep"
no. He dropped dead the very
first time John tried him. Chicago
Tmes-Herald.
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LOVED AT FIRST SIGHT.
The Romantic Story Which Will End
I'm Wedding at an Early
Date.

There is a bit of romance in the love
story of George D.. Merriam, whose
parents formerly lived in Laporte, IND. :,
and who is relative of Gen. Henry C.,
Merriam, and Mary L. Crawford, one
OF LaPorte's most popular young So
ciety women. When they first met,
over two years ago, it was case of
love at first sight," Each was under
20 and family interests forbade IN en-
gagement. The young people were put
upon term of probation. Young
Merriam went west and was at Spo-
kane when the Spanish war broke out,
He wrote from there that he intended
joining one of the regiments for the
Philippine service. AS this was the
last letter Miss Crawford received
from him. she naturally supposed he
had gone to the Philippines.
A few months ago Miss Crawford
saw an account of the death of an
American soldier at Manila whose
name was G. D. Merriam. The shock
Frustrated her. and she became dam
gerously ill. but after number of
weeks she recovered, and when strong
enough wrote to Merriam's parents
at Spokane, Wash, condoling will,
them and assuring them that her love
for their son would live forever. The
return post brought the astounding
Intelligence that George D. Merriam
had never been member of the
United States army or volunteers, had
not been in the Philippines and was
then hard at work at college, where
he would be graduated at the end of
the present year. Miss Crawford's
embarrassment was great, for she had
opened her heart unreservedly to the
parents of the man she loved, but joy
oyercame her embarrassment. and she
faced the situation bravely. Investiga-
ton revealed the fact that false
friend of Merriam had caused him to
cease writing to Miss Crawford, but
he speedily effected a reconciliation.
It is understood by the friends of both
parties that their engagement will be
announced Immediately after. young
Merriam is graduated. z5s..'
u The United States courts ii New
Mexico cost the government about
SIS 600 = wear 5EsSs&& ss 3@fs
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Freddy Miss smarte Is funny
girl met her the other day. and,
when u said hello she failed tore
[spond. She slipped OF her finger ring,
and only looked ct me kind Of saucy
like. %
Arthur ahessup ned you took her.
for Q telephone girl You said hello
you know SO she did what the tele-
phone girls 90 when they want to get
rid ofsyeu: Ring Of; you know -.
Boston Transcript. g.
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..,Iss Not q Candidate.

Indianapolis, Ind:,. May IA spe-
cial to the Sentinel from South Bend
says Hon: B. F. Shiveley will not be a
candidate for governor this year. He
has positively declined to allow the
use of his name before the democratic
state convention. :ia:.,5.. ~
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Hopes to visit u.

London, May 10. The Cairo CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: The
khedive, when giving an audience to an
American, expressed the hope that he
might be able to visit the United States.
possibly in 1901. >t.~s 2 <&s = - :. L 90
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IS STILL CHAMPION.
Fought battle of 23 Rounds
In New York.

Seaside Club, Coney Island, N. Y,
May 12.-Jim Jeffries is still the
heavyweight champion pugilist of the
world. He defeated Jim Corbett in
the twenty-third round of their fight
with decisive knockout. The finish.
ing blow came as sudden and start.
ling surprise. Corbett had been max.
ing wonderful battle. His defense
was absolutely perfect, and while he
was lacking in strength, he had more
than held his own, and stood an ex-
cellent chance of winning the fight,
had it gone toathe lint aHe had III
been badly inotl nd ~ diaHs
j u ! : = ] ]
T. e. aossii'ce. The crowd.
e. 81 red fully 5000, was WITH
SsC0Tbstts and This defeat fell upon a
silent crowd. There were cheers given
him when he revived and left the
ring, and he was generally shown more
consideration than the victor.
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Her COnclusiOn.

II do not write poetry for vulgar
consideration or pecuniary reward
said the young man, haughtily.
Il see," said Miss Cayenne. cts not
a business with you; merely habit"
Washington Star. =.
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OF YELLOW CREPE DE CHINE WITH
TUCKS AND SILK FRINGE. . .

boned, of the wolfe, and square-cdged
bolero of the tinted lace over the silken
blue-gray lining, trimmed round with
fringe to match that on the skirt, but,
of course, very narrow. The vest is
folded muslin, with wired lace trans
parent collar and small V at the throat
of the tinted lace over the blue silk.
SADIE MERRITT.
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Might. Have Been Expectea.

civilian, why did you punish that
child?"
''For irreverence, my dear; he called
me Billy"
'You were very inconsiderate, it
seems to me; you always refer to him
as the kid."-Judge.
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X Victim Of Jealousy.

"Why did you break off your en-
gagement with Miss Bertha?
Because her parrot was always
saying: "Stop that. George"
''But what difference did that make?
Your engagement was not secret.
"But my name is not George.
Bits.
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Embittered Instruction.

4. "Pa, what is commercial rivalry?"
SWELL, commercial rivalry is the way
your mother tries to spend what I
make faster than Mrs. Dash, next door,
spends what her husband makes
Chicago Record. =. i. :. .&sz%
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Sweet Consolement.

She-Oh, dear! I found gray hair
in my head this morning.
. He-You ought to be glad of it. If
your hair should turn gray it would
soften the effect of those wrinkles you
are getting.-IndianapO Press.
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A Necessary Afonstro.ity

Nephew-Aunt Minerva, do you be-
lieve in the new woman?
Aunt Minerva-Indeed I do. You
can't regulate some men at all unless
you scare 'em to death.-1ndianapolis
Journal.
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'tPoor man! I suppose you've been q
soldier, and had to have your legs am
putated % I'll $ GsSs@ . 3D.. ~. q: =
''Oh, no, lady, I'm seafarin' man, an
I wunst 'ad nargyment wiz shark. -
Ally Sloper. -