The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
LATER NEWS.

Justice Colt in the United States
circuit court at Boston decided in IA
vor of the American Bell Telephone
company tho royalty suit brought by
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. The case is known as the stock
ticker and has been in the courts since
1894, The amount involved is $12,ooo,-
900.
j. A. Moore was arrested at Musca-
tine, To-, by the sheriff of Rock Island
county, charged with attempting to
murder his step-father, M. j. Shelley,
who was ambushed and shot at his
door.
An attempt was made to poison the
family of w. B. Bell, at Everett, Wash.
by means of poisoned candy.
Gen Wood reports that Cuba is prac-
tically free from contagious diseases.
Both branches of congress adj journed
until Jan. 8.
John Owens, alias Radcliffe, was
hanged at Paris, ILL.,, for the murder
of James F. Hague last September in
a box car.
All the gambling houses in New
York were closed the 2lst.
Mrs. w. P. Frye, wife of the presi-
dent pro tenn of the United States sem
ate, died suddenly the 21st, in Wash
ington, D. G.
Richard A. Wise, member of congress
from the Norfolk, Va, district, is
dead.
The strike of telegraphers on the
Santa Fe railroad has been declared
of.
John Morrison, who murdered a
whole family in the Massomin district
in the Canadian Northwest, has been
sentenced to be hanged.
It is asserted that Emperor Kwang
Su, unaccompanied by the Empress
dowager, left Sian Flu, Dec. 19, for
Pexin.
In shooting affray over business
affairs at Sopchoppi, Fla, between
States Senator Rouse, Edgar, Minis,
w. F. Edwards and Frank Walter,
Rouse and Minis were killed. The
other two were wounded.
During q severe storm the gunboat
Annapolis was driven ashore of Nor
folk, Va.
Sears Roeback & Co.'S warehouse in
Chicago was damaged by fire to the
extent of $4,000.
Permission has granted to hold the
Inauguration ball in the pension build
ing at Washington.
The net earnings of the railroad of
the United States for 1900 were $7S,-
oo0, 900 more than in 1899.
Burglars attempted to rob the Ex-
change bank at Madison, Ohio, but
were frightened. away after they had
blown the safe open.
All the ministers at Pekin have
signed the joint note Of the powers.
Fire burned the residence of Conrad
Ruff, near San Jose, CAL, and four Of
his young children perished in the
flames.
Congressman Dahle of Wisconsin
was taken sick on the street cars in
Cleveland, O., and was locked up for
drunkenness. He was soon released.
Count Won Blumenthal. the oldest
field marshal in the German army,
died on his estate at Quellendorf,
Duchy of Anhalt.
The Philippine commission has ap-
pointed H. Phelps Whitmarsh gov
ernor and Otto Scherer secretary of
the province of Renguet.
Lord Kitchener reports that the in
vasion into Cape Colony is defeated. >
The English government has again
commenced buying horses IN the
United States for South Africa.
The Lake View and Paisley y, Ore,
stage was held up by lone highway
man, who took only the letter mail
sacks. Eleven days ago the Lake
['View and Ager stage was held up two
miles from the town, and the mail
rifed. ,.
| All the electric lines in Scranton, Pa,
was tied up the 2sd by strike of en-
ployes.
Stevens Bank at, Montfort, Wis,
was blown open By burglars who at
tempted to escape on hand cars but
Ewerecaptured7 by citizens. No money
was secured. -
I a tornado swept through Pickens
and aSumpter counties Ala, killing a
number Of negroes:
p. Allie was arrested at Fort Dodge,
lows, suspected Of connection with the
cudahy kidnapping case in Omaha.
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