The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Oct. II.

For the Week Ending Oct. IA. &
President Roosevelt will urge an extern
sive system of reciprocity. i
John Eye died in Lehigh, Ia. aged 1Co
years, months and days.
The town Of Alba. Tex. was entirely de'
stroyed by an incendiary fire.
George Doinski was hanged in Chicago
for the murder of Anton Lizl
Nearly the entire business portion of Los
Gatos, Cal, was destroyed by fire.
* Adams has resigned the presidency
Of Wisconsin university because OF Illness
Charles Hartzell. Of Colorado, has been
appointed secretary Of state for Porto
Rico.
Eugene r. Herdrick. of Honolulu, has
been appointed United States marsnal CT
Hawaii.
A woman lion tanner at the Buffalo ex-
position was attacked by lion and badly
lacerated.
Huston Keper, a farmer living near
Akron, was swindied cut of 81, G00 by conf
dence men.
Four robbers blew open the safe of the
Marysville bark at Potomac, ILL.,, ard Sc
cured $500
Edwin Lorgere cker. aged q years. died
in Philadelphia from Injuries received IN
football! game.
f. r. Cronan and James Mcdonald, BUSH
ness men. were burned to death in fire
at Blaine, Kan.
George W. Carleton, widely known pup
Usher of New York city, Gied al Saratoga,
n. y, aged 20 years.
President Roosevelt invested his first
months salary In horses ard carriages for
the use Of his family.
NJ Santos Dunn oEt, the French aeronaut.
gave a remarkable exhibition in Paris,
driving his airship at will.
fo1x
through the Niagara rapids and whirlpool
in his steamboat the Fooiki!ler.
The first year of the new century. &C
cording to the bureau Of statistics, Will be
record breaker in agriculture
Thomas W. Lawson. of Boston. the cop
per king ard multi millionaire. lost s. Co.,
900 by the decline in copper stocks.
The governments monthly crop report
says that the general average for October
for the entire country is the lowest on rec
ord.
Chinese plenipote ntiaries have forwarded
to the dean Of the diplomatic corps in Pc
king a bond for the indemnity of 49, o0o,O3o
taes.
W. W. Horgan. F. A. Adams. Harry
Davidson and Jose -AEtiveras were killed
at Clifton, Ar:z., by the explosion Of
boiler.
The boundary lire between the United
States and CanaGa ii the northwestern
mining sections has been accurately sur
veyed.
The death of DR.. A. c. I.emberger ard
his two horses and cog occurred in Louis
Vile, Ky, as predicted by mysterious
woman.
Secretary Gage told meeting of bank
ing employees in Denver that the demand
for good bank officials is greater than the
supply.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says the
beet sugar growers of the United States
will in the course of few years supply the
home market.
A review of trade says there is unusual
demand for building material and steel
mills are unable to give any attention to
export orGers.
Report Of the commissioners Of immi-
grafton will treat eXhaustively OF the best
methods Of preventing anarchists coming
10 the United States.
Charles A. Johnson. cashier of the de-
funct Niles (Mich.) national bank, pleaded
guilty to embeZzle ment and was sentenced
to ten years in prison.
President Roosevelt is in favor Of still
greater re ductlon in the war revenue taxes,
as the amount now collie cted is greater than
the needs of the government.
Francis A. Palmer. pre- sident of the Ma
tional Broadway bank, New York. retired
from business Thursday. distributing So
600 among employees OF the bank
In the Schley inquiry In Washirgto on it
was shown that Admiral Sampson COM
merded the blockade of Santiago by Schley
despite the protest made BY Chadwick.
Lord Kitchener announced that Gen.
Botha had crossed the Pivaau river, 20
miles north of Vryheid which means that
he has again escaped the British Gordon.
Official batting records given out by Pres
ident Young. Of the National Baseball
hoy RI nf z
made the best record with percentage OF
$50
The confession Of Gen. Butler that he
advised the surrender of Ladysmith
astounds Brtons and conservative support
ers Of the government call upon him to
resign.
Burton Holmes, lecturer returning from
a tour of Russia and Siberia declares the
people of those countries are not artistic.
He predicts recurrence of the trouble In
China.
A theft of $4,000 worth of stock and
Jewels from trunks of Mrs. Denman Thomp-
son, wife of the actor. has been disclosed
through recovery Of most Of the property
at Ithaca. N. Y.
Leon Ayres. GAINESVILLE CWis.) high
school student. committed suicide and
Robert Mckee. of Alma (Mch.) college.
died in hospital as a result CT injuries sus-
tanned in football games.
Pre- sident Wolfe of the shoe trust. tells
how he served sentence in an Indiana
prison for defending the reputation OF his
cousin Blackmailers who have fattened
his confession to cease prosecutions.