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TRAGEDY IN CAMP.
Into Loose NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Re-
-sults-Ten Men Badly Wounded.

Springfield, Ill, July 30.-Ten per-
sons were injured. two fatally, by the
premature discharge of the evening
gun at the national guard encamp-
ment at Camp Lincoln about five
o'clock Sunday evening. The explo-
sion was caused by some one throw
ing lighted cigarette into some powv
der which had fallen to the ground,
owing to bag of powder being
broken. The injured are:
Private Jesse Rupert, battery A. Danville,
head, chest, arms and leg terribly burned 4:
left arm broken and left hand partially
shot away; will die. =
Corporal Charles Balsley. Battery A,
Danville. face and breast badly burned, left
arm broken, chest torn and entire body
mass of bruises; will die.
Private Edward smoot. battery A. DAN
Vile; face badly burned.
Private Charles Sharp, signal corps, Chi
cago; face and hands filled with powder;
injuries serious . -.
Harry Kebeler, civilian, Springfield; face,
hands ana neck badly burned; may lose
eyesight. =.
Chester Hunt. Springfield. face pain
fully burned.
Private Albert Stevens, battery A. Dam
Private J. G. Gritton, battery A, Danville:
hands and face scorched
sergeant Schroeder, battery A, Danville;
face burned.
Harry Peters, civilian, Springfield; face
burned.
Corporal Balsley and Jesse Rupert.
acting as quartermaster, were load
ing the evening gun, assisted by sew
eral men of battery A. A sack of
powder was placed in the mouth of
the cannon and Rupert was about to
drive the charge home. The powder
sack was too large for the gun, and in
forcing it into the mouth of the can
non it was torn and some of the pow
der fell to the ground just below the
muzzle of the cannon. Private Rupert
stood facing the gun, ramrod in hand,
and had the rod on the sack at the
muzzle of the cannon. Balsley also
faced the gun, and soldiers and civil
lans in some numbers were gathered
around, despite the commands of the
officers in charge to keep back. Sud
denly some one uttered the words:
'Watch them scatter" there was a
fash of powder on the ground. The
flame was communicated to the pow
der which was being forced into the
!. cannon. and the gun was discharged;
the ramrod being broken and shot
several feet from the mouth of the
cannon. Balsley and Rupert had their
clothes blown from their bodies,
which were blackened by powder un.
til they were unrecognizable. The
others staggered back, burned and
blinded. All of the wounded were
taken to hospitals. Great excitement
was caused among the large crowd OF
visitors. Some say it was man in
uniform who threw the cigarette, but
Harry Peters, who was an eyewitness
of the explosion, is of the opinion it
was small boy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

An actress who is summering in
Colorado is said to h1ve recently
killed an enormous bear, after q
thrilling Battle and the expenditure
OF several cartridges. Irrespective of
the question as to whether the young
woman really did or did not kill the
bear the general public will well
come the story as at least a diver
gence from the old stock tales of dia-
mond robberiea or of life-saving in the
surf by the heroic actresses who
crowd the modern stage.
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ITALY'S KING SLAIN.
Bullet Of an Assassin Pierces the
Heart Of Humbert.
The Ruler Shot Down at the Close Of
= = Fete at M0nsa-Angelo-. Bressi,
the Assassin, Captured--said-.
to he IN Anarchist.

Monza, Italy, July. 3o.-King Hum
bert has been assassinated. He was
shot here Sunday evening by a man
named Angelo Bressi, and died in few
minutes
; The king had been attending dis
tribution of prizes in connection with
agymnastic competition. He had Just
entered his carriage with his aid de
camp, amid the cheers of the crowd,
when he was struck by three revolver
shots fired in quick succession. One
pierced the heart of his majesty, who
fell back and expired in few minutes.
The assassin was Immediately ar
rested, and with some difficulty saved
from the fury of the populace. He gave
his name as Angelo Bressi; describing
himself as of Prato, in Tuscany.
King Humbert was shot at 10:45
o'clock Sunday evening and died at
1880. The murderer cynically avowed
the crime.
Assassin Theqght to Be ,Crasy..
His majesty had entered his car
rage attended by his aids-de- camp
and guard of troops, and was standing
and bowling in reply to the cheers of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

Tientsdn. the scene of activity in the
Chinese trouble, is known as the Liver
pool of North China. Being at, the
juncture of the Pei-Ho river and the
Grand canal it is great trading center,
and some 600 or 700 vessels enter the
harbor each year. the import trade
amounting to something like $a3,ooo,-
COO year. 1t is the port of entry for
poEinn
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

One thing is to be said of recent
wars. They have stimulated geograph-
ical knowledge amazingly. Two years
ano how many of US had more than q
vague and fragmentary idea about
places in the Philippines, South Africa
and China which now are familiar
words to every newspaper reader, and
who ever thought of looking up on the
map and in gazetteers and encyclo-
Peddas the facts when all of us can
now rattle off glibly as though they
had always been on our tongues end ?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

The English parliament makes lib
eral allowances to the women Of the
royal family. A queen dowager's an
nual income from that source is $780,
600. That of dowager princess of
Wales is $500, 900. Other widows of
royal princes receive $4,000. The
grand duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
granddaughter Of George ILL.,, receives
$4,000 yearly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

A German society has offered prize
for the designs for an electric rail-
way upon which trains can travel
with safety at a speed of 125 miles an
hour. It will be easy enough to make
the designs, but putting them into
successful practive will be another
fhinu
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Like the
Deadly
|Undeir=Cucicent

I which grasps one without aiming;
the mucous membrane which lines
TIE entire body suddenly becomes
weakened in some spot and disease
IS established. IT, may be of the
lungs, the head, throat, stomach,
bowels, or any other organ. Where
ever it is, and whatever it seems, it
all springs from the same cause
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03
A Domeatic Tragedy.

Cincinnati, July 30.-On account of
domestic troubles the wife of Albert
Kipp, a brakeman, recently left him
and returned to her parents. Kipp
got notice of divorce proceedings, He
took the papers to his wife Sunday
and told her there would be no need
of serving them on him. Calling for
water, he swallowed two ounces of
carbolic acid and died in great ag-
ony, with his wife and three small
children clinging to his body.
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RATHBONE~ UNDER, ARREST.
Late Director General Of Posts in
Cuba Charged with Nisappro-
priation 1T Funds.

Havana, July 3o.-Mr. Estes G. Rath-
bone, recently director general of
posts in Cuba, was arrested Saturday
at II o'clock on four charges. These
allege the unlawful drawing of two Or
ders for $500 each, paying his private
:oachman and gardener from vie postal
funds, and drawing per diem allowance
when not entitled to do so. Mr.. Eath-
bone was held in bonds of $25CGO.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

OF course the girl who walked 5000
miles on a wager was pretty" They
always are. If she had travelled mile
by turning handsprings or had crossed
the continent in box car it would
have been the same, with the possible
addition that she would have been de-
scribed as refined and highly edu-
Gated" also. That's one way to &C.
quire beauty-"newspaper beauty"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

AGerman scientist has figured it out
that the earth weighs II ,913, 900 trillion
pounds. This may not be exact to with
in q few pounds, but not even those
who want the EARTH are likely to OBJ
iect on that account.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

This is certainly q hurry up nation.
The special delivery, stamp is COM
paratively new conner. Yet Uncle
Sans post Office department sold no
less than $4,000, 900 of them during the
last fiscal wear
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THE UNIVERSITY OF N0fRE DAME

EUL COURSES, IA. Classics. Letters. Eco.
nomlcs a10 History, Jousuallsn, Art, Science,
Pharmacy. Law, Gvli, lH6chSaicai ma Eiec.
trical Engineering, Areiifoctare.asa
Thorough Preparatory - cemmercial
courte$. So
Rooms Free to all Students who. nave COM
pleteds the studies required for admission into
the Junior or Senior Year. of any Of the Collegi
ate Courses. fs6..E -. ,.s.s ss5:s:ss{S6@s
over seventeen preparing for Collegiate Courses
A limited number of Candidates Tor the Eccle-
siastical state will be received at speciafTates.
St. Edwards Hall, for boys under Is years,
Is unique in the completeness of its equipments.
The S7th Year will open September 4th, 1900.
Catalogues Flee. Address 80
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It's Magnitude Uncertaia.

Knoxville. Tenn, July 30.-Reports
from the. gold mine recently discov.
cred in Hawkins county, Tennessee,
state that assays of gold found there
show $400 per ton, and that ore OF
this rich value is in great, abundance
Prospectors have not yet been able to
ascertain the magnitude of the vein.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

Since 1880 the silk manufacture of
the United States has increased $50 per
cent. and now the report comes from
Paris that the American silk exhibit
is likely obe awarded prize superior
to. the French exhibit. This country
seems to be able to do almost anything
1t turns its hand to, and it is not sur
prising when you consider the variety
of climate and brains within its four
corners
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Lightning Kills Many

Berlin, July 30.-Thunderstorms and
heat this week did great damage in the
eastern provinces, especially in Stettin,
Dantzig, Elbing and Schneidemuehl,
whence a number of deaths are re-
ported. Lightning killed IS persons
and fired and consumed % large es-
tates. A large number of soldiers were
sunstruck and killed in Brunswick;
Posen and Breslau.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

In New Orleans martial law has been
declared, the anger at the killing Of
two policemen by the negro Charles
having resulted in the worst race war
known in the city. -Four persons have
been killed and a dozen wounded at
latest reports.
Democrats have nominated John w.
Leonard for congress in the, Eighth
Illinois district and Frank A. Horner
in the Fifth Indiana district.
The steamer Florence S. overturned
while going through the rapids at
Thirty Mile, Alaska, and 40 passengers
were drowned.
In session in Indianapolis, Ind, the
United States League of Building and
Loan Associations elected J. w. Bailey,
of Somerville, Mass, president.
In New Orleans Robert Charles, the
colored desperate who killed Police
men Day and Lamb, was smoked out
of hiding and shot to pieces, but not
until he had killed three persons and
fatally wounded four more.
At an Evansville (Ind.) church social
400 persons were poisoned by eating
ice cream. All will recover.
Best available data put the center of
population of the United States about
Bloomington, Ind.
In the Twelfth Michigan district c.
D. Sheldon has been renominated for
congress by the republicans
The transport Warren, from Manila,
reached San Francisco with a number
of discharged men.
The post Office department an.
nounces the establishment of the first
railway mail service in Hawaii.
Flames wiped out nearly the entire
village of Buckley, Wash.
In North Dakota a hailstorm dam.
aged crops over territory comprising
100 square miles.
In Chicago the National Woman'a
Relief Corps will hold its eighteenth
annual convention during the G. A. R.
encampment. - II
E. G. Rathbone, recently director
general of posts in Cuba, was arrested
in Havana on the charge of misappro.
priating funds.
E. E. Meredith, an excongressman,
died at his home in Manassas, Va.
In St. Louis strikers blew up five cars
with dynamite, but no one was injured
In New Orleans all was quiet and the
militia was under orders ready to sup
press any further outbreak.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Goodwin bank at Armstrong, ILL.,, and
secured $500. q =
The premature explosion of a cannon
at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, ILL.,, in.
jured IL persons, two artillerymen
probably fatally.
In Chicago President Gompers, Of the
American Federation of Labor, utterly
failed to make peace between the con.
tractors and the building workmen.
At Cleveland, O., Prince Alert broke
the worlds pacing mark, covering a
mile in competition in 2:02.
In Trail county, N. D., tornado
wiped out the village of Forgerings
killed several persons and did great
damage to property in other places.
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Carried Out His Will.

Cincinnati, July 30.-The remains
of William Case, of Lafayette, Ind,
were cremated here last Wednesday.
The will of Case requested that my
ashes be strewn to the four winds of
heaven During the Sunday after
noon concert in Eden park, the high
est of the hilltop resorts here, the
friends of Case carried the ashes to
that place and literally carried cut
the will by strewing the ashes to the
winds in the presence of vast crowd
while the band discoursed sacred
music. Case was an eccentric mu-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-03

Bombay, July 30.-The rainfall in
Guzerat is good and general pros
poets have greatly improved. The
crops already sown will be saved.
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Widow Of Gen. Lonr nen,I

New York. July 30.-Mrs. Mary
Long, postmistress charlottesville,
Va, died Saturday in Brooklyn hos.
pital, aged SO years. She was the widow
of Gen. a. L. Long, of the confederate
army. ~ -. .: ...--
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Japan is not such : small country ~
you think. The last government re-
port shows that it has 10000, 600 peo-
ple,
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An Allered Absconder.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 3O.-Accord-
ing to a.report from the Office of the
Bankers and Cattlemen's Protective
association, Edward L. Swazey is fu-
gitive from justice, charged with hay
ing absconded with funds a pproximat-
ing $4,000. - -. -: ISL.
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A Valuable Conces.ion.

City of Mexico, July 3o.-The gov
eminent federation has granted. a valu-
able concession to A. j. Streeter, of
New Windsor, ILL.,, for the famous
Fuerte river valley, in the state of
sinaloa. Fuerte valley has an area of
200, 0CO acres, and Mr.. Streeter himself
owns $1,000 acres near Topolobampo
bay, on the line of the proposed Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient railroad. The
concession grants the holder the right
to use one-half Of the water from the
Fuerte river. When the scheme is
consummated it will prove of great
benefit to the state.
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HUMBERT's REIGN.
A Brief Sketch Of the Life Of thu
Murdered Ruler.

A Brief Sketch Of the Life of the
Murdered Ruler.
King Humbert's full name was Uemberto
Renter Charles Emmanuel Jean Marie Fer
dinand Eugene. He was born at Turin on
March II, 1874. He was the son Of Victor
Emmanuel H., who died on January 9,
1875, and of Queen Adelaide, who was be-
fore her marriage Archduchess Of Austria
He succeeded to the throne upon the death
Of his father. He was married to Princess
Helene of MONTENEGRO in Rome on Aprdl
e, 1868.
Was Attacked in 1873. -
an assassin. On November II, 1878, short
ly after he had been crowned, an attempt
was made on his life while he was entering
the city OF Naples. Giovanni Passarate, a
cook, waving flag, approached the royal
carriage and stabbed the king in the arm
with a short dagger: His majesty drew his
sword and wounded the man. Members of
the royal suite came to his assistance, but
not until one Of them was severely wound
ed was the would-be murderer secured.
Knit His People Together.
King Humbert's reign has been marked
more for his ability to keep his people knit
together than for any extraordinary activ
lty he has shown in the affairs of the ma
lions of Europe. Most of the historians of
modern affairs contend that Italy's stabil
tty since 1851, when Victor Emanuel was
first saluted king, has been due to the
sagacity Of her ministers rather than to
the greatness Of either Humbert or his
father. But it Is memorable that even
when Humbert assembled the throne the
army and navy of his country were as
nothing, his PEOPLE were impoverished, roads
were unbuilt and the nation had poor
standing among the people of the earth.
The triple alliance, with its accompani-
nents of ready armies and equipped navy,
has flourished under his rule, and his peo-
pie have remained loyal to him. In spite
Of the scandals which shook, In turn, every
minister from place and power.
The most notable achievements Of King
Humbert's reign have been the consumma-
ton Of the triple alliance between Ger
many. Austro-Hungary and Italy, and the
securing of Turkish adhesion to the COM
pact as precautionary measure against
the possible encroachments of Russia and
other powers. Beyond this he seems to
have been content to care mostly for the
internal and material advancement of his
people, as though they were at most and
at least his neighbors. companions and
friends. OF late years he has followed
more closely in the humane and generous
practices of his amiable wife-visiting hos
pitals. mingling with the poor and giving
his personal care to charities that are not
included in the written duties Of the state
departments.
Raised in a court where the chief bust
ness was military, King Humbert did not
receive as broad and thorough an educa-
ton as that obtained by most latter-day
monarchs. He was born and bred soldier,
but he lacked many intellectual attain
ments. and in his younger days fell into
some frivolity which displeased but did
not estrange hts gentle queen. All his crit
les agree that he never trusted minister
or party that he had not first won to love
him.
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American horses and mules have
had war service in four foreign lands
within the past two years.
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Grape Crop VIII BE Light.

Cleveland, O., July '30.-1nquiry
among the grape growers of northern
Ohio discloses the fact that the crop
will be small this year. In many places
the vines are affected by rot. Some
growers say they will lose 50 per cent
of the usual crop, and others expect a
reduction Of ten per cent.
Pleasure Seekers Meet Disaster.
Memphis, Tenn, July 3O.-A launch
loaded with pleasure-seekers collided
with a barge in White river, near Black
rock, Arkansas, Friday night, and sank.
John Wyckersham, recently from Kan
sas City, was drowned.
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RUGBY, r.. E.
TO.Day's Dessert.

In making it ready Burnham's Hasty
Jellycon will be highly appreciated; nothing
to do but dissolve it in hot water and set
away to cool. The aavors are: orange,
lemon, strawberry, raspberry, peach, wild
cherry and unfavored "calfsfoot'' for
making wine and coffee jellies. Get q
package to-day at your grocer's. .-.s
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Burned to Death,

Fort Worth, Tex, July 3O:-The Z
change hotel, frame structure, was
burned Sunday morning. Tom Glib
bons turned over lamp, setting the
house on fire, and was burned to death.
Ruby Wentdling and an unknown man
were badly burned. Loss, $4,000.
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FARM M0RTCAGEl.0 ANS

on choice. improved farms In the western part
Write US II you have money 70 invest, and We
will be pleased to- send you description OF
loans, rates Of interest, etc. Personal exami-
nation of all loans We have invested nearly
One Million Dollars in farm loans in North
Dakota since 1881 without the loss Of = dollar.
North Dakota Land and Loan Company,
allcRY p.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-27
Meeting of Cotton Planters.

The North Carolina Cotton Planters
Protective Association adjourned at their
October meeting to meet in January at
the call of the president, he hereby APP
points January 18TH 1901, for that meet
ing All persons who joined the associa-
ton and any who wish to join are earn
estly requested to be present at this
meeting, as it is a very important one
All cotton planters and those interested
in the production OF cotton are invited to
join in this movement.
The whole South is trying to form an
Interstate association and we must get
into line with them. A committee of
three is to be elected at this meeting for
that association. The executive commit
tee appointed at the October meeting is
requested to meet at 7;30. on the night
of January 18TH 1901. at the office of the
Committee of Agriculture.
w. A. GRAHAM, President.
JNO. p Allison, Secretary
State papers please copy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-27
TO THE sHERIFFs.
Treasurer Worth Urges Them to Firing in the
Casa,

Treasurer Worth is getting the af-
fairs of his office in shape for his re-
tirement. He has written to the sher-
if of the State, urging the necessity
of their sending in their funds. He
says:
''The pressing need for cash is my
apology for again asking you to send
i'll your funds as early as you can. We
need all we can get for the next
month. One hundred and twelve
thousand dollars of pension warrants
are pouring in now, $71, GOO interest on
bonds to pay in January. besides the
regular expenses of the State Govern
ment, appropriations to the State
hospitals, the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institutions, and the expenses of the
Legislature, which meets January 9th
AS it is now going out, if the receipts
are not hurried in the treasury will be
empty.
You can cash pension warrants and
send them in as cash.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-27
TEACHERS OF SOUTH
The Tenth Annual Convention
at Richmond Today.
Program Will Include an Address Of Welc;m
by Governor Tyler and Speeches by
Other Prominent Men.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va. Dec. 26.-The tenth an
nual convention OF the Southern Educa-
tional Association begins here tomorrow
at 1920 a. m. Delegates are already COM
ing in, and large attendance is expected.
The first session will begin with addresses
of welcome by Governor Tyler on behalf
of the State; Mayor Taylor for the city;
Superintendent Southall for the Virginia
schools, and superintendent Fox for the
city schools. After responses by DR..
Junius Jordon, of the University of Arkan-
sas Superintendent j. G. Wooten, of
Paris, Texas, and Prof. w S. Jones, of
Tennessee, the annual address of the
President of the Association, Chancellor
R. B. Fulton, of the University of Mis-
sissippi will be delivered.