The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-04
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A fire destroyed Hull, Ont, leapcd
the river at Ottawa and burned half
the latter city. The homeless persons
number $4,000 and the property loss is
SCI, 1000. 900. 81 .>,.. IT,.
Advices say that Lord Roberts is APP
parently moving his forces slowly to-
ward the Transvaal, driving the Beers
in the Free State before him. The
Boer smokeless powder plant and
arsenal. near johannesburg was
wrecked by an explosion and % per-
sons were killed and 50 injured. e~-'':e~t$s
Beers are preparing to spend the
winter in Natal and are bringing in
their stock for winter grazing. Lord
Roberts has not as yet begun the ad-
vance toward Pretoria.
A statement that Germany has de-
cided to exclude American meats is
denied authoritatively.
Later advices say that the fire at
Ottawa and Hull destroyed 1000 build
ings, did $4,000 damage and killed
seven persons.
By the collapse of bridge at the
killed and 40 injured.
In many parts of Germany mysteri-
Gus murders of young girls and boys
occur.
The head of the Filipino National
Assembly," Pedro Palermo, was cap
tured by American troops at Auto
mac, southeast of Trinidad.
LATER NEWS.
BY a vote of 30 to 20, the United
States senate refused to consider Pet
tigrew's resolution of sympathy for the
Beers.
The latest news received from the
Orange Free State indicates that
though the Beers have evacuated Tha-
banchu they have only done SO in Or
der to occupy stronger positions. On
Sunday, April 20. General DeWet made
an effort to turn French's eastern flank,
which was only foiled by the cavalry
after vigorous maneuvering.
The constitutional committee of the
riksdag has reported in favor of the
impeachment of the ministry for vio-
lation of the constitution of Sweden
in appointing Norwegian, Often, to
the highest departmental post in the
foreign Office.
The battleship Indiana has gone to
League Island, where she will be laid
up in ordinary.
A tornado and hail storm visited Orr
vile, Ala, literally denuding several
farms of vegetation. Several COWS and
hogs were found dead after the storm
had passed.
At Muscatine. TO-, 60 cutters of the
New York pearl button factory struck
against a reduction of wages.
1t is stated that the White-Howard
feud of Clay county, KY, has termi-
mated by agreement. Many men have
been killed in this feud.o
On election day at Boise, Idaho, Mrs.
Mortenson and Miss Harris were ar
rested for fighting at the polls.
Bob -Fltzsimmons knocked out Ed
Dunkhurst in two rounds at the Her
cules Athletic club in New York.
A large cat was killed at Jamestown,
N. Y, after biting several persons.
The animal is supposed to have been
mad.
George Gordon, negro, was hanged
at Albin. Miss, by mob. Gordon
became involved in a difficulty with
Manager Skinner of the Robinson
plantation and the latter was badly
beaten.
A dispatch to the Star and Herald of
Panama from Bogota announces that
the Panama Canal company's conces-
sion has been extended for six years,
commencing in April, 1904,
VIM. McDanial, motorman on the
st. Louis street railway died from the
effects of blow on the head received
when strikers stoned his car.
| Five men were killed and three in
jured, one of whom fatally in boiler
Explosion in the sawmill of Bray & Co.,,
at Triton, Ga.