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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
LITERARY REWARDS.
Wrestling Match Between Writers
in Which the Truth 10 Dad.
IL Strained.

"Well, if a man goes into literature he must
expect his pay in something besides dollars
and cents" remarked Chicago novelist as
he stroked his blond imperial.
Eyes, that's So" said second, a big man
who writes western stories and delights to
have himself photographed in picturesque
felt hat and an overcoat with cape to it.
Nov, for my Prairie Yarns the best I
could do was SIX, 900, and they -haggled over
that as if it had been an amateurish per-
formance."
'They treat me the same way" said the
little blond man, who has trick;of holding
his head on one side. "Now for my Sky
scraper: magnificent piece of Chicago color,
with Mrs. Seymour-Seymour in it, and the
Snobs murder case, and all that, West side
and North side and all that-what do you
suppose l got for that? A beggarly $35 900,
and I was silly enough to take it down and
let the royalty CO."
They looked at each other narrowly. The
man who writes "Praire Yarns said he
must be going. As the elevator descended
with him swiftly he muttered:
You never can tell one SO big that that
prig won't 90 you one better"
The little blond man laid his throbbing
forehead in his hand and unused: 1T takes
something more than the author of Prairie
Yarns to feaze me. "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Fire nearly wiped out the village OF
Dayton, Mich.
Fire swept away the St. Charles col.
]ege at Grand Coteau, La, together
with large and valuable library.
FOREIGN. INTELLIGENCE.


At Daroga, Island of Luzon, 5000
Filipinos attacked the American gar
rison at night, but were put to rout
after burning the town.
The news of the relief of Kimberley
by Gen. French's flying column filed
England with joy. Lord Roberts
thinks the Beers have left that part
of the country, but in some quarters
Gen. Cronje is thought to have de-
libcrately allowed Gen. French to en-
ter Kimberley so as to cut him off
from communication with his COM
mander in chief.
Brig. Gen. Bell and Brig. Gen. Alfred
T.. Bates with the Fortieth and Forty
fifth infantry and Keer's battery
started from Manila to drive the reb-
els out of the province of Camarines.
An employee of the French ministry
of marine, Jude Philippe, is charged
with selling secrets of the French
government to foreign power. He has
escaped.
Advices received in London report
fierce fighting was in progress between
the armies of Gen. Kelly-Kenny and
Gen. Cronje. Gen. Cronje was falling
back on Bloemfontein. Reports from
Natal indicated that the Beers were
shifting about Ladysmith, and were
preparing to either divide forces in or
der to meet the new movements in
augurated by Gen. Roberts or to
abandon the siege of Ladysmith alto
gether.
Manila has population of 100000.
including $1,000 Chinese, according to
q census just taken.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
THE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 10th ag-
gregated 1907, 131 1881, against 81 ,s07,-
5s3,776 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1899 was Sc.
In the United States there were 21S
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 10th, against PAS the
week previous and 178 in the CORE
spending period of 1890.
In New York Roland B. Molineux
was sentenced to die in Sing Sing
prison during the week of March &c
for the murder of Mrs. Katherine j.
Adams.
A messenger boy in New York stole
$500 and started for Chicago to fight
Indians.
At the age of So years Gen. Edward
c. Williams died at his home near
Shamokin, Pa. He was the first volun-
teer to be mustered into the service
of the union in the civil war.
Sarah Porter, head of the famous
school at Pennington, Conn.,, known as
Miss Porter's school, died at the age
of IS Years.
The Abbott-Downing company, man.
ufacturers of coaches, carriages and
wagons ut Concord, N. H., failed for
100000.
Jacob Dull and Thomas Parsons,
boys aged about 13 years, were found
asphyxiated in a closet of the Metro
politan hotel in Millvale, Pa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
FIGHT FOR EXPANSION,
Porto Rican Debate in Congress This
Week In Regarded AZ Of Sig
nllcQnce.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Both sides
accept the debate on the Porto Rican
government bill in the house this
week as the beginning of great bat
tie to determine the right and power
of the United States to maintain
colonies. Administration leaders ex-
plain that the insistence upon Porto
Rican tariffs is due, not to any fear
of the competition of that small is
land, but to the fact that if Porto
Rico were admitted to be part of
the nation, entitled to share it's con-
stitutional guarantees, the same priv
ilege, or right, must be accorded to
the Philippines. 1t is represented that
the president, with the majority of
the leaders of his party, holds that all
the newly-acquired islands are the
property of the United States, and
that congress has undoubted power to
legislate for them. The democratic
attitude is that if Porto Rico is to re-
main an American possession it must
be as an integral part of the United
States and in such case the tariff
duties for the island must be exactly
the same as those governing this
country. Decisions of the supreme
court are quoted by each side in sup
port of these conflicting contentious.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
LATER NEWS.

Edwin Mayo, of the "Pudd'nhead
Wilson" theatrical company, dropped
dead in Quebec.
The stables of Gibbons & Pinkett at
Cleveland. O., were destroyed by fire
and 40 horses persisted.
Gen. Butler, by combined attack,
drives the Beers across the Tugela
river, abandoning important positions,
losing men and munitions Gen. Bro
bart entered Dordrecht, thereby pre-
pairing way for Gatacre to advance.
The explosion of a ladle of molten
steel in the Illinois steel works at Chi
cago injured number of workmen,
three of them fatally.
The town of Halls, Tenn, was swept
by fire, causing loss of $4,000.
The president has signed the procla-
nation making public the treaty of
Samoa.
Two negroes were caught In an ice
foe in New York harbor and were car
ried we'll out to sea before rescued.
Russia, according to a report to the
state department., is suffering severely
from the dearth of coal, and many
workmen have been thrown out of en-
ployment by the closing of factories.
The annual convention of the But
termakers' Association of the United
States began at Lincoln. Neb., the 10Th.
Nearly 1000 were in attendance.
A subcommitte from the industrial
commission will start for Chicago and
the northwest to conduct an investiga-
ton of trusts, and will be engaged up
on the work several weeks if not
months.
Snow fell in Cuba the 10th, the first
time in thirty years.
The battleship Wisconsin, now
building at the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, is fast nearing compile
ton. She will probably be ready for
her trial trip before July /.
About 200 union tailors were locked
out at Chicago by the members of the
Tailors and Trimmers' Exchange.
The tailors demanded concessions in
the way of ''back shops" and free silk,
which the exchange refused to grant.
Bonds amounting to 50, 500, 900 are to
be issued by the city of Chicago for the
erection of a plant to utilize the drain
age channel water power, under con-
tract with the sanitary trustees. The
city council has passed an ordinance
to this effect.
Owing to the menacing attitude of
the Iowa liquor law the Sioux City
Brewing Company will suspend build
ing operations.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
ANEPISODE IN BOREDOM.
For Those Readers Who Are Keen.
ing Up with the War Lite
eratu:e.

An Afrikander, trekking from Schuin' 8
Hoogtc to Palapsie with load of biltong
halted by fonten at the foot of kloof.
A Eoortrekker suddenly appeared from be-
hind a kopje, waving verkleur.
''Oorlog!' shouted the Noortrekker.
"Dop!' replied the Afrikander, who was
a man of ready wit.
produce it," said the Voortrekker,
Though am no dopper."
The Afrikander's voorlooper, who was
standing on the disseiboom munching
mealies, jumped off and started on run to-
ward krantz. In jumping a SLUT his foot
slipped on kip and he fell into donga.
The others, after much dop, got into heat
ed argument in Taal oyer the quickest way
to. the nearest dorp. One said he should
take the drift over the spru:t, and the other
that he should pont over the pan. A carp
came along and took them both around the
viel and through the poort to the lager,
where they should be safe from rooineks.-
n Y Sun
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
10Y IN BENTON HARBOR.
Certainty of Establishment of a New
Industry Causes Great Display
of Enthusiasm,

Benton Harbor, Mich, Feb. 49,
This city was alive Saturday night
with local patriotism. A great ban
quet was held and the streets present.
ed Fourth of July appearance. The
occasion was the celebration over
raising $4,000 in cash in six days for
q bonus to induce the John V. Far
well company, of Chicago, to locate
their big overall factory here. En-
thusiastic speeches were made, and
it was predicted that in few years a
large number of the Chicago manu-
featuring establishments would be To-
Gated here. Securing this large fac
tory will be the beginning of a great
era of prosperity here, and it is pro-
posed to celebrate the feat of raising
the funds annually for years to come
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
KILLED AN OLD MAN,
Aged Father Obj ects to n Youths At.
tentiOns to His Daughter and
Is Shot Dead,

Ottumwa, Ia, Feb. 19.-I.eslie East
burn, 21-year-old boy, shot Jasper
Sutton, an aged and respected citizen
of Bloomfield. at 1920 Sunday morn
ing, three bullets penetrating the alb
domen and causing almost instant
death. Eastburn called at the SUIT
tons home to take his 1s-year-old
daughter Alice to church. The father
met him at the door and ordered him
away. An alteration ensued and
Sutton followed Eastburn to the road.
Finally weapons were drawn by both
men, but Eastburn fired first, the
other man falling before he could
raise his weapon. Eastburn gave him.
self up, going into Sutton's home and
consoling the daughter until an Off
GER arrived. The shooting created in
tense excitement, many people who
We're en- route to church having wit
messed the duel.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

The commission appointed by the
New York senate to investigate tho
prisons of that state has filed it's report
with the legislature. The commission
presents several suggestions toward
carrying out the idea that prisons
should be conducted with the end in
view of reforming the prisoner and not
simply Furnishing him. They condemn
any treatment that will tend to decrease
self-respect. and they urge the aboli-
ton of the lock-step and the prison
stripes. Tho commissioners hold that
the prisoners should be classified upon
the basis of present behavior.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
A MINNESOTA FARMER
WRITES OF WESTERN CANADA.
II Now Located There, Farms in His
NeiEhborhood Being Taken by
Former u. s. Resilents

II Now Located There, Farms in His
Neighborhood Being Taken by
Former U. s. Residents.
The following extracts from letter
written to Mr.. Benz. Davis, Canadian
Government Agent at St. Paul, Minn.,
give an excellent idea of what is said
of Western Canada by those who have
gone there during the past two or three
years.
when we first arrived here and took
up our homes on the prairie near Dales-
boro, Assa., for a short time we had a
fit of the blues but now all hands
are settled to business, hale, hearty
and contented, enjoying the finest win
ter we have ever seen. We have got
very comfortably situated, with con-
siderable preparation for a crop, and
all hopeful. think this is very fine
country, and if the past seasons crop
is not an exception, which they claim
not, believe this is going to be the
Wheat Field of the West. It is fill
ing up fast. In this township last
spring there were rs manifestations of
land vacant and to-day there is not one;
can stand at my house and count 10
houses where there was not one last
spring, with six more to 20 up this
spring. This is only sample of what
is going on all round. We intend to
build a church next summer, right
close to my place, so we will be strict
~ in line. 1t would have amused YOU
to have been here last spring. There
were crowds of land-seekers, and some
times in the spring the prairie is not
very inviting, and of course lots were
discontinued. There was one in the
crowd who jumped on me for putting
letter in the paper, only for which he
never would have come here, and he
was very hostile, but eventually he cot
place, and to-day claims he would not
take Thousand Dollars and move out,
so am glad he is satisfied.
"Well, my dear Sir, as Arthur Finney
is about to move out in March. with
his family, and also one of my sons. any,
thingyou can do for them to assist them
along and to make things smooth as
possible, will be greatly appreciated by
Inc. [ will close for this time. and will
write from time to time to let You know
we are living. Drop us few lines to
let us know how things are moving in
st. Paul. Yours Respectfully,
"ALEX CAMERON"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
MINOR NEWS ITEMS,

Leading Paris hotels have raised
rates from three to nine dollars day.
Thomas A. Edison, Jr, says he has
constructed a safety, electric miners
lamp.
In the United States there are
5,427,767 bachelors and 1924, 494 spin
sters.
Prof. w. G. Sumner told his class at
Yale that 90 per cent. of all mar
riages are unhappy.
The first woman's club of Porto
Rico has been organized by some
American women living in Ponce.
The longest span of telegraph wire
in the world is that over the River
Kistna in India. 1t is over 5000 feet
long.
The usual output from 100 gold
mines in the immediate vicinity of
johannesburg is IS tons of gold a
month.
The largest real estate owner of all
American institutions is the Univer-
SHY of Texas, which holds over 2,O00,-
UUO acres or lana.
The annual report of the New York
state board of health shows that 49,
PSI persons died in that state last
year of consumption.
More than $1,000 passenger and
freight cars and 100 locomotives have
been ordered by 20 railroads, the cost
amounting to $13,OO0,000.
Mrs. Theodore Thomas, of Chicago,
has removed her stocks and bonds
outside Illinois to escape excessive
taxation. Similar action by others is
feared.
The late Robert Bonner's mare
Sunol was sold at auction in New
York to John II. Schultz, of Brook
Ign, for $4,000. Mr.. Bonner paid $41,-
900 for the animal
The total exports of coffee from
tbs island of Porto Rico from the
date of American occupation to No.
vember 30, 1899, was 53,243,025 pounds,
valued at $6,139,955.
The employees of the Lehigh Valley
Coal company in the Hazleton (Pa.)
region were notified of another in
crease of two per cent. in their wages.
About 1000 men are affected.
After nearly half a century of news
paper and literary work in this coun-
try Mrs. Jennie June Croly will soon
leave for England, the land of her
birth, where she intends to pass the
remaining years of her life.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
STANDS BY HIS WORDS.
Macrum Says He Is Ready to Testify
to the Truthfulness of His
Statement.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 19.-Charles E.
Macrum, former United States consul
at Pretoria, South Africa, left for
Washington Sunday night at ten
o'clock on the Baltimore & Ohio road.
Before leaving he said: II do not with
draw a word of my charges against the
am called upon, am prepared at any
time to testify to them and furnish evil
dence of their truthfulness." Mr.. Mac.
rum is evidently delighted over the ef-
feet of his statement made public last
week. The ex-consul says he is not go.
ing to Washington on any special mis-.
sion, but wants to be on the ground to
give his testimony should it be needed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
HE ELUDES PURSUIT.,
cronje and His Command Believed
to Have Escaped.
Gen. kelly-Kenny Continues Chase
French Is Promoted to u Major.
Generalship- Occupies
New Positions.

London, Feb. 19.-It is now amply
confirmed that Gen. Cronje escaped.
Every detail received, however, proves
how admirably Lord Roberts plans
were conceived and were succeeding.
But for the unexpected delay at De-
kiels drift, which was almost i'm
passable for wagons, the whole Boer
force would have been surrounded.
The delay of one day there gave them
their chance for a hasty retreat. All
the other movements of Lord Roberts
were executed exactly to time. Ap-
parently Gen. Cronje is retreating
with the main army, and even if he
escapes altogether he will probably
lose all his baggage.
Promotion for French.
The queen has promoted Gen.
French to be major general. French,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Did Not Know.

Recently rosy.cheeked German girl ap.
known family. The girl ri learned to speak the
English language in a remarkably short
time, but many of the expressions did not
appeal to her in the proper sense.
The telephone had peculiar charm for
the girl, and at times she would loiter about
near the instrument in order to answer a
can: 9ne day there came ring and she
to her ear.
"Hello," she cried.
"Hello," came back over the phone, "who
Glow do know" innocently inquired
the German maid, and to this day she won:
until he rang off.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

India has long been accustomed to
famine conditions. but the presentstate
of affairs is disheartening. Already
100000 persons are receiving relief,
and deaths from starvation are nume-
rous. Worst of all, India must rely
largely upon her own resources. Dur
ing previous seasons of famine help has
been forthcoming from the English
people, but they are too much wrapped
up in other matters to give much
thought to India. Their money is
being expended for the relief of British
soldiers serving in South Africa and
their folks" at home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

At q poll of the voters of Mexico,
out of 1,54s,654 votes cast on the
question of nomination, President
Diaz received 1,456,4s2, which is prac-
tically unanimous call. The election
will take place next fall and he will
be reelected by majority of which
any republican ruler might be proud.
The honor was due him, for during his
administration Mexico has prospered
steadily. In the last six years it's ex-
ports and imports have almost doubled.
Its resources have increased, and from
a weak power it has become a strong
ono
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

June &c Illinois prohibitionists will
hold their state convention in Chicago.
In Kentucky there is no change in
the political situation.
The Arkansas republicans will meet
in Little Rock March 20 to elect dele
gates to the national convention.
In Havana the second anniversary of
the destruction of the United States
battleship Maine was observed.
For embezzlement Postmaster Sim
mons, of Seward, Neb., was arrested,
and David Figaro, one of his bonds
men, dropped dead when notified.
In Cuba Gov. Gen. Woods popularity
has been increased by his recent trip
through all the provinces.
In Chicago Herman Nathan, one of
the oldest wholesale liquor dealers,
failed for $224,sOo.
A reduction in the American mill
tary force now in Cuba will be made
as soon as warmer weather begins in
the United States.
The attorneys for the contestants
for Kentucky state officers met in
Judge Cantrill's court at Georgetown
and agreed to suspend proceedings in
both the Taylor and Beclxham suits un-
til February p. Meantime they will
try to reach an agreement to be sane
toned by the court.
BY the explosion of a locomotive
boiler in Topeka. Kan, two men were
instantly killed and three fatally in
jured.
Contractors in Chicago issued a
statement declaring permanent war
and no compromise with the Building
Trades council.
At Bloomfield, H., Leslie .Eastburn,
n 21-year-old boy, shot and killed Jas.
per Sutton. an aged and respected citi.
zen. Eastburn wished to marry SUIT.
toms daughter, but her father OBJ.
jected.
| Judge r. A. Buckner, the oldest and
one of the most famous lawyers of Ken.
lucky, died in Lexington, aged sc
| years.
Fire destroyed the residence of Rev
w. cambridge, IN elderly retired min.
lister. ut Antwerp. O., and Mr.. Balm.
bridge lost his life in the flames.
A mob lynched Will Burts, negro
near Basket Mills, s. c., for an attempt.
ed assault on q white woman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

F'IFTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
The substitute for the house curren-
cy bill was passed by the United States
senate on the 18th by vote of 46 to 20.
a favorable report was made on bill
for the establishment of a military post
ut Des Moines, Ia. In the house the
judicial appropriation bill was consid-
cred, and during the debate the Philip
pine question and civil service reform
were discussed. A resolution was in
troduced> for information concerning
charges made by ex-Consul Macrum
that his official mail had been opened
and read by the British censor at Dur
ban.
Discussion of the Philippine question
was resumed in the United States SEN
ate on the 10th, the bill providing n
form of government for the territory
of Hawaii was read and conferees on
the financial bill were appointed. In
the house a resolution providing that
no polygamist shall be elected to the
house or senate was favorably report
ed. The senate amendments to the
financial bill were disagreed to and
conferees were chosen.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. In the house the
civil service appropriation, which was
stricken out of the appropriation bill
in the committee of the whole, was
restored by vote of 1923 to ~. The
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was passed and a
favorable report was made on the bill
for constructing the Nicaragua canal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

A broom with spring is advertised
by Tennessee company, and it is add
ed that the broom will sweep much bet
ter than the old-fashioned kind. Now
if someone will invent girl who will
spring into the closet, grab the broom,
aad use it diligently great problem
will be solved.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Didn't Do a Thing.

Boys are odd conglomerations, and few
there are who UNI erstand the emotions that
prompt their actions.
A certain little fellow had his picture
taken, and when the family got the negative
of it they were Mortified to see the face of
the boy all pulled out and the eyes bullying,
and exclaimed in body: "Why, what on
earth did you do to make your face look like
that?"
'Didn't do thing" said the innocent lit
Breath unit! the man I got through takn my my
picture. memphis Scimitar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

Coal famine of the most realistic va
1iety prevails in England, and the price
of the fuel has gone up to $11 ton,
while the wages of the great working
class, the people who do not live in
steam-heated apartments and who
therefore need and use great quanti-
ties of coal, are but half what they are
on this side of the ocean. All of which
is calculated to make the average
American feel rather. happy over the
fact that he lives in this great republic.