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The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
POPULATION OF SUPERIOR.
Wisconsin Town Makes Remarkable
Gain in the Last Ten Years Ac-
cording to Census Report.

Superior, Wis.,, leads all other cit
les in the country as regards the per-
centage of increase in it's population,
SO far as the returns of the census
office show, and has graduated to the
$4,000 class of cities. The percentage
of gain is 159.46, the population be-
ing 31.O91. an increase of 19,1OS over
1890, when the population was 1888.
It will be seen that superior almost
trebled it's population.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE census
bureau announces that the popula tion
of Oshkosh, Wis, is 2s,2s4, as against
22,s36 in 1890; an increase of 5,44s, or
1886 per cent.
The population of Newport, KY, is
2s,301, as against 24.91s in 1890; an in
crease of 1888, or 1888 per cent. =
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

Dom Paul Kruger, according to .
dispatch from Lord Roberts, has re-
signed az president Of the Transvaal.
He is held practically prisoner BY the
Portuguese government at Lourenzo
Marques, not being allowed to see
frienas or Boer ofhcials. Lord Roberts
has issued ) proclamation urging the
Boers to cease resistance.
Reports Of widespread destruction
wrought by the gale in Newfoundland
continue to pour in. Many vessels were
wrecked and II lives lost. ~
A Jealous Italian returned to Caser-
to, italy, from New York, killed his
wife, seven others and himself.
American troops will not be with
drawn from China at present, In
structions were eabled Gen. Chaffee
to agree to no disposition Of troops
or authority that will leave the ma
tive Christian converts unprotected.
A Peking dispatch states that the
ministers and generals OF the allies
have declined to treat with Prince
Ching on the ground that they have
no powers. American troops fought
1900 Boxers near Peking and killed
200. T.. '-. -. ~. ..-
Lord Roberts issued . proclamation
stating that President Kruger and
State Secretary Reitz had crossed the
frontier of the Transvaal into Portu-
guese territory, taking with them the
state archives, with the view to sail
ing for Europe. He also reports that
there is strong reason to believe that
Gen. De Wet, who has caused the Brit
ish so much trouble, vas killed on
September near Potchesfstroom.
While insane Capt. Charles Nc
Quiston, Of Indiana, serving in the
Philippines, attacked his men and was
killed by a private in self-defensa.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

The department of agriculture has
issued report on investigations of
the big trees of California that brings
out some interesting and new conclu-
sions. It shows that the dimensions of
the big trees are unequaled; that their
age makes them the oldest living
things. They are described by the
report a. the "grandest. largest, old
est and most majestically graceful Of
trees" and the scarcest Of known tree
species, with the extreme scientific
value ofsbeing the best representatives
of q former geologic age" Being the
Oldest, they ought to be honored.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

A Boston fire insurance company re-
Gently made an interesting investiga-
ton to discover, if possible, whether
there is any reason for the popular be-
lief that rats and mice set fires by
gnawing matches. The experiment
covered period of three months. Rats
and mice, singly or several at time,
were confined in large iron cages con-
tanning matches of various kinds and
cotton waste. The mice, no matter
how hungry they were, never gnawed
the matches, but the rats set several
fires, the sulphur matches being in
each case the instrument.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
FOR FEMININE READERS.

A novelty to be introduced this
autumn is phosphorized silk, so-called
because the surface has a pbosphor-
escent effect, intended to suggest the
glimmer on the sea.
Picture hats will be the keynote
of autumn millinery, and hats are
even now being made like those worn
by the fair sitters of Gainsborough,
Reynolds and Romney.
A newspaper correspondent who
recently visited the Bryan home, says
that Mrs. Bryan is one of the best
story-tellers among the women of the
United States. She has rare powers
of mimicry, which aid her greatly in
relating her anecdotes.
The overskirts heralded in the
early summer have, apparently, fallen
by the way, and, for the present at
least, woman is saved from panniers
and need not be Vatican shepherd
ess unless she really longs for the
role.
Princess. Mile. Barese of. Naples is
the founder and head of that city's
branch of the Society for the Pre-
Evention Of Cruelty to Animals. The
organization has done much through
her efforts to check the cruelty which
10 shocked visitors to Naples few
years ago. !
One thing the new queen of Italy
has yet to learn-how to smile. Hand
some as she is she is also cold. or 10
she seems, for the simple reason that
she. is shy. As q princess she has
not achieved the art of always rejoic-
ing ii public, and the Italian people,
who set great store by outward dem
onstrations Of sympathy; have noted
their absence. sa. 4 J. H.,
Nine. Richter, Meyerbeer's daugh-
| ter, has presented to the museum her
fathers piano, . we'll Erard,
and another donor has added an eight
eenth century lyre-shaped piano of
great beauty. The royal collection
also includes the oldest upright
obliques piano in existence. II was
made in Paris by the inventor, Henri
Pate, in 1886.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

A boxing match in a New York ath-
1etic house resulted in the pounding
of one young man 50 that his life was
despaired Of. This is not unusual in
clubhouse boxing matches. But the
great point is that the victor was
practically without scientific train
ing. This shows what unaided native
ability can do. True, with a careful
training he might have killed his man
on the spot, but even without train
ing he came so near it that all am
bilious young men who are so situated
as to be deprived of scientific prepara.
tion must feel encouraged.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

Another family has been poisoned by
eating toadstools for mushrooms. This
TACT seems to make it Necessary to re-
peat the famous test az to mushrooms
Eat them, and If you die, they are toad
stools; If you do not die they are mush-
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

For years cattlemen have dominated
the grazing country around okmul-
gee, the capital Of the Creek nation In
Oklahoma. Now Kansas City firm
proposes to turn the rich valley into
gigantic wheat field. Already 25,-
600 acres have been leased. Tho In
dians for years received only 25 cents
an acre from the >cattlemen for graz
ing privileges, and the entire coun-
try was given up to this. The new
firm offers them Is cents an acre for
all lands and one dollar for all lands
in cultivation. It agrees to erect wire
kences and make other improvements.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
NoWsfin, Brief.

At Osakis an uncommon freak of ma
ture is displayed in the vegetable
kingdom. Apple trees that 3 have
borne and given up a good crop of
apples some time ago are now in full
bloom and lilac bushes are budding
and bfossorning. V. d
The St. Paul health department is
hot on the trail Of butchers who sell
bad meats. Commissioner .Chage
asked the boarddof aldermen tofevoke
the license of Peter Glombitza, charg-
ing him with that offense, and the
commissioners request was carried
out.
The largest steamer on Lake Mime
tonka, The Tonka burned together
withthe barge Nc Too The origin
of the fire is unknown. 8
Little Eddie Zebley of Moorhead.
aged four, was run over by losded
ice wagon with fatalresults. Il
The attendance. Of the l1lnnear rolis
schools IS upwards ofs3l, ,ooo ,,,..
:, The. Hour mill belonging to s D.
Ellis, at Oronoco was struck by ~ int
ming.
1 Burglars broke into the general
store of Posi- & Co., at Utica, andscar-
.ried off q lot Of plumber. &
+ Mrs. Fred @Reins; wife of farmer
living two miles west of New Kch-
land, while driving to town with milk
for the creamery, lost control ofthe
horses and was thrown from the wag-
on, sustaining injuries from which.she
died five hours afterward.
Reports from the zapiarists ofSthe
state 90 to show that tho. supply of
honey will be light this year. on &C
count Of the dry summer, the light
clover crop and the small flow of sap
in Eastwood trees. s :
Anton Anderson. while asleep
walked out of second story window
Of hotel in Hastings falling 20 feet.
He was badly shaken UP but not seri-
ously hurt. - 81 "
Peter. N. sKerst was tappointed by
Bank Examiner Pope to the. position
OF assistant bank examiner, taking the
place vacated by Captain Compton,
recently appointed commandant ut
the 6oldierS Home E SEsS :
Gebbard Otto was taken back 70 the
sstats prison at stillwaters by State
Agent F.. a.. yfhiitler, having broken
his parole By becoming intoxicated.
He was sentenced IN 1850 on the re-.
lformatory plan from Dakota County
for the murder of Matthias Klein, the
well known hotel keeper 81. the above
snam0d ff1zvn. and r1avSnlsua In at Iannarv.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

Rev. John ]. Eberle, of Pottstown,
Pa, has lived upon just one meal a day
for the past 10 years. He celebrated
his seventy-first birthdayva few days
ago and says he never felt better in
his life. DR.. Eberle says he adopted
the diet of one meal day for the pur-
pose of curing indigestion, and was 30
benefited that he determined to con-
tinue it. He eats to live, evidently.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

Russia expects to spend 500, o,O0o, 900,
In addition to the $4O,0OO,0O already
paid out, to complete and equip the
Trans-Siberian road, and NJ. Boutfsky,
a vice minister, who is at present in
San Francisco, is authority for the
statement that considerable part of
this immense sum will come to this
country, it being the Russian govern
ment's intention to patronize American
manufacturers very largely.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

A street fakir in Kansas did a thriv-
Ing business selling electric belts un-
til some one examined one of them.
Then it was found that beneath a
strip of gu&ze was layer of dry
mustard. When the wearer perspired
a little the mustard was moistened
and set up burning sensation, and
the deluded victim believed a cur
rent OF electricity was passing through
him. Before all this was discovered,
however, the fakir had smelled danger
and was on his way to another gullible
Deighborhood.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

Frank Morehead, New York insur-
ance agent, had bad fall from a BIZ
cycle lately on account of a New Jer-
sey mosquito, which insisted upon
making itself acquainted with him.
While raising his hands to drive it
away he fell, but was not seriously
injured. There are people who in
preference to accepting this version
will insist that the mosquito very
probably pulled him off His wheel.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

A wealthy pioneer in Wisconsin died
the other day whose life was record
of frugality and honesty and love for
children. Al to the latter. it is said:
AT his funeral the children Of Ke.
nosha outnumbered everyone else. "
Many man now living and who when
dead will be inferred in q marble
mausoleum will not have such . noble
and honorable an epitaph a. that sim
pie statement of fact.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

A New York doctor recommends as
sure cure for consumption the drink
Ing of the last quart of q cows milk
ing, usually called stripping" before
1t has lost any of its natural heat. As
the strippings consist Of almost pure
cream, it is possible the doctor might
agree to compromise on . diet Of
peaches and cream.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

People marvel ar the mechanism OF
the human body, With its 493 bones
and 60 arteries. But man In simple
in this respect compared with the
carp. That remarkable fish moves no
fewer than 1886 bones and muscles
every time it breathes. It has 1890
veins, to say nothing Of its 90 muscles.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

After all, we know but little about
this world of ours. Sven Anders
Hedin, the famous Scandinavian geog-
rapher, who has been making extern
sive explorations in Thibet, has found
the ruins of. an ancient city of great
size. There are great broad roads in
tersecting the ruins-roads such as
China cannot show to-day-and Hedin
Gays that everything in the city was
built upon grand scale.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
Snow I'm wisconsin.

Negaunee, Wis, Sept. 17.--With the
thermometer at 20 above zero it COM
menced showing Sunday at three
p. m. and kept up all the afternoon.
1t will do much damage to the crops
here if it freezes hard. 1t was raining
all day up to that time.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

In Sydney, N. s. W., it has been OBJ
served that people prefer to stand in
the new trolley cars to patronizing
the old steam dummy cars, which run
over the same route, and which are
now comparatively empty.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
MllI|..IlNNESO NEWS,
The Management Comnlim.ne.a

= AAe 10 2emenC CC0mpl1menee0s
The officers Of the State Fair assoc;L
ton were tired the last night when
the last rocket Of the evenings enter-
tainment had been fred and the last
employe had checked up with the
treasurer, and they seemed rather glad
that the whole thing was over. The
receipts including railroad coupons,
entry fees, stall rents and privileges.
viii ae9xeeI s10o 900. The expens-
es, which this year include a number
Of permanent inpFovements amount
to only. sbo1t 8,ep.
MARY every xhibitor has expressed
pleasure with the manner in which
the affairs of the association have been
conducted this year, and E. w. RAN
dali, the secretary, comesin for good
dealsof communication @sa
Late in the. .afternoonsthe officers
and members Of the American Here
ford Breeders association called on
the, secretary. in his Office and formally
expressed to Mr.. Randall their appre-
ciation Of the many favors they had
received. j Thessecretary does not take
all the credit to himself, bntsays that
great deal is due TO bis subordinates.
In particular he mentioned sergeant
Leonard, who had charge Of the police
stationsat the amphitheater:a He has
shown good management "a handling
the crowds and has exercised discre-
ton at all times. #<
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
Offer to Care for Krurer

The Hague, Sept. 1.-THE govern
ment of the Netherlands has .tele-
graphed to Lourenzo Marques Offering
Dutch warship to bring Mr.. Kruger
to Holland.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

Did anyone ever read Of girl who
was not beautiful being gallantly res
cued from drowning? Or of children
whose parents were not PROMINENT :
Why is it? ~ ~j
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
Rates Equalixed.

The state board of equalization,
which met in St; Paul.. adopted rules
governing the equalizatioagof of assess
ments of banks, From the sum of the
capital stock, surplus, and undivided
profits of the bank, there must be de-
Quoted the amount of the legal author
lied investments and real aestate, and
so per cent of.the remainder will be
considered as the basis of assesslnent..
The assessments that were.not equal
to those Of last year were raised to
their average. Carlton, Anoka, Free
born, Jackson, Lincoln, sPipestone,
Redwood. Rice, Aitkin, Swift, Waba-
sha and Wright counties lead, AL stock
that was only year old raised 10 per
cent in value; while Benson, Kenebec
and Red Lake counties had such stock
raised Is per cent; Renville, 5per cent;
and Polk 30 per cent "A reduction OF
:. 10 per cent was made in Itasca, Morris
and Wadena counties
A basis of,value for the equalization
of the assessments on. horses was then
adopted as follows: One-year-olds, ss
to- .S1l each; 2-year-olds, s15 to s17:
3-year-olds,. SIS to $35. One-year-old
cattle, 81 each. -.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
FOREIGN 1NrELL1GEnCn.

A large amount Of gold hasgrecent-
~ been sent to the Transvaalsto pro-
tect the sBoer indebtedness in Europe.
3 A sPeking dispatch says japanese
arrested Chinaman who confessed
to killing Won Ketteler by imperial
order.sF a. ssf
81 Rev. Ira D. sankey was kreeted
With remarkable enthusiasm by the
speopl6 Of London. /
Peace Envoy II Hung Chang has de-
parted from Shanghai for Pekins.
q II 10 charged that French soldiers op-
Grating in China are guilty Of murders
and cruelties equal 70 those indicted
by the Boxers. - =st
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
Tried to Steal.

The other night some thief attempt
ed to steal the 125-pound marble clock
from the woman's reception-room at
the West hotel in Minneapolis. This
is the fourth time futile attempt has
been made to steal one of the clocks at
the hotel. In the morning the clock
was missing from its customary place
and was found on the Fifth street side
near the scales. The thieves had
managed to get it that far and then
evidently gave up the job, as the clock
was too heavy. E
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
Clever: Swlndle.

Two banks at Bricelyn, small town
near Blue. Earth City, were nearly
swindled out of $1,000 on kilograms
sent from St. Paul. The swindie was
worked through telegrams purporting
tosbe signed by. G. H.. Prince. cashier
Of the Merchants National bank OF
st. Paul. The St. Paul bank was no
tilted by wire from the ~5ricelyn
banks, that the draft has BEEN honored
as directed by the telegram. The
officials of the MERCHANTS bank sent a
message stating tbat the draft was
a forge ry. as no telegram had. been
sent by them t.. Bricelyn. The money
was drawn - a@confederate at Brice-
lyn, but the telegram announcing
that the drafts were no good, resulted
in the money being returned. The
details of how the return of the cash,
was secured are not known to- bank
ing officials in St.sPaul &
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
WEST AND SOUTH.


burned. others buried in trenches.
The latest,aestimates place the prop
erty loss from the storm close to
SAC, ,000, 900. Galveston capitalists plan
to rebuild the city on its present site,
declaring it will rise to former great
ness. Many residents are panic
stricken and are determined to seek
safer home sites.
A census bulletin gives the apopula-
ton of Grand Rapids, Mich, at ST.
5e5, as compared with 6o,279 in 1890,
an increase of ,2s7, orS45.27 per cent.
The burning f bodies continues at
Galveston, jewelry being consigned to
the flames with the dead owners. The
citizens are determined to build city
of substantial structures. Congress
man Hawley severely criticised Quar-
termaster Baxter's report that the
city was ruined. Conservative esti-
mates place the loss of life at Calves
ton at 5000, and this number may be
exceeded. Relief contributions have
reached q total of about $1,300,OO0. A
more hopeful feeling is prevalentin Gal
weston and business is being resumed
gradually. Life insurance companies
will suffer heavily by the great storm.
Relief committees from points along
the coast call on Gov. sSayers3 and
state their needs. Thousands Of per-
sons in the devastated district need
food, clothing and money.
All of the engineers and fremen of
the Monon road asked for an increase
in wages, but were refused.
At Columbus the democratic cam
paign inOhio opened, with W. Bryan
az. the principal speaker
Responsive to a call of the commits
sioneriof education at Manila the Uni
versity of Chicago will send teachers
to the Philippines. ..
According to reports from agents
for lumber and logging concerns in the
Puget Sound district q brisk demand
exists for men at good wages.
Several Chicago .... and Milwaukee
banks are offered large share of the
new German loan of $40, 100000.
is announced thatathe population
Of Des Moines, a.. so2, ,1ss, as against
so,oe3 in 1900; an increasesof Il, ,046, or
24.05 per cent. 'S' F,7a834' ~=ze
Bay City, Mich, shows a population
of 27,62s, as against q, 1899 in 1890; 4 de-
crease of 211, or rs per cent. ~ss =
I In Chicago Peter Hartmann, of
Burkett, Ind, was murdered by. thugs
in an alley. --ass
Many persons were at work trying
to clean the streets of Galveston.
Military authorities preserve order.
Coy, Sayers ,sayse $seo,0oo has been
sent Texas sufferers from the disas-
ter, but many times that amount is
needed. v
At Mary's Home, NO., Mrs. Henry
Smith, wife of a tiemaker, gave birth
to five boys ut one time. x
BY the capsiziug of boat six men
were drowned at Eau Claire, Wis.,
Near Nevada, Cal.,, q lone highway
man held up a coach, securing $30.5 :
Because of loan MADE to q friend
and not repaid George s. Forbes,
teller of the, First national, bank,
killed himself III Chicsgos !
r. NJ. Davis, an ex-policemansin Chi
cago, shot and killed his 19-year-old
daughter, wounded the girl'ss beau,
Harry Connolly, and then killed him:
self. u Z III 90 Ses ~ IT,.
Miners say the season clean up on
the Rond;ke will be $25, ,o00, GOO.
Fire destroyed the Merchants and
Planter.' oil pill At At Houston, Tex
the loss J lbbsirps s4ooepHI /.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21

SlctlmS Wltnln the corporate nmltS is
being rapidly prosecuted by large
force in organized squads under mill
tary direction. Down the island and
on the mainland the work of inter-
ring the dead is conducted with the
same system. s,,s>4. :n}l. .-..<@ -..,.
City Well Protected. i
Looting and the desecration of
corpses have ceased since the military
have assumed charge of affairs, and
they are cooperating harmonious
" with the civil authorities. Sher-
if Thomas is in charge of the
isolated district, and is directing
interment and the {, recovery ~ Of
property there. United States Mar
shall Grant has been given full author
ity by Gen.. Scurry, and is directing az
fairs on the mainland, aided by a
troop Of rangers, who are ordered to
make short work Of looters and arrest
all suspicious characters. The Rangers
and the militia and civil guards sta
toned at Texas City and Virginia
Point are under the direction Of Mar
shal Grant. These are the two points
OF ingress into the city. He also has
control over all the railways running
into this city and all craft plying be-
tween Virginia Point and Texas City,
and NO can embark or disembark
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
TELEGRAPH Restored.
Great Liberality,

Chicago. Sept. 15.--Dispatches show
the generosity Of many cities to the
distressed in Galveston. A compila-
ton presents the following figures:
The daily news., 1900-03-22
of Water the Channel at the Entrance of the
RESCUED BY THE FARLEY.
icebOuld Tish~=H-H RAli-ved From
TheIs Ptrtt0us Position.

IcebOund Fish-=m-H RAli-ved From
TheIr PtrIi0us Position.
CLEVELAND, March 2l.-After n ter
rife battle with ice. the freboOt Cleve-
lander, carrying a large supply o. pro
visions. has succeeded IN reaching the
TWO fishing tugs aud tho fra BOAT Farley,
W hioh had been imprisoned III On leo
field here. The fishing SuS9 started out
from heze Monday evening for Huron
aud we're caught III the Ice, from which
they could net get frSe. The nreb0at
Farley was sont TO their assIstance but
shs became Jaumei IN the ice ani ~a'
rendered helpless. Tne powerful tire
boat CIevelauder was started ouc, aud
after two hours work succeeded in
opening u channel through ice iS inches
thick tO the three vessels.
TnIrty meu al told were or the three
icebound vessels They suffered IN
tenSelv from hanger and cold. There
WAS practically DO fOad on any OF the
imprisoned vessels when they lett port,