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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

historic Venice is in immediate
danger of being engulfed by the wa
SSifars AZ the Adriatic. For some days
~ 5..1,n terence has been in progress at
stsnded by the highest engineering
authorities of the nation, who are en-
s..;e.a,ryoring to formulate some plan oy
which tho beautiful city can be pro-
.tected from the sea. The members
s5iara mani nous that the danger Is
pressing in the extreme. The en-
ss.r.-,t,nclment of the sea in several pop
nous portions Of the city already has
reached alarming proportions and IN
gcrcasing daily.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

Miss Jessie M. Fry is one OF the
successful ranchers of Idaho. Her
particular line is horses, and she sup
Elements the work of competent
foreman by her personal supervision.
Her horses are branded u. f." and
she superintends the rounding-up and
branding. Miss Fry is the champion
rifle shot of her neighborhood and
breaks the widest of her broncoes in
preference to leaving the work to the
cowboys. Her last sale was 50 head
of horses to Great Britain for ser
vice in the Transvaal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Burned to Death.

Milwaukee, Aug. "a Sentinel
special from Woodland, Wis.,, says:
Two children of Mrs. Ryder, aged
two and four years, were burned to
death in a barn on farm six miles
from this city. The children are sup
posed to have started the fire while
playing with matches. Mrs. Ryder is
FRUSTRATED. She watched the fire
while her children burned, but the
blaze was too intense for her to rem
dor assistance,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
A Real Tra8edy.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 5.-The re-
hearsal of the lurid melodrama, "The
Arizona Female Bandit" developed
into a genuine tragedy Sunday after
noon and real wrongs were resented
with actual powder and ball. Mrs.
Mile Lighthawk, known on the stage
as Minnie Allen, was shot and killed
at the climax of; the play by Thad
Brooke, who followed the murder
with suicide. Brooke was jealous OF
Bert Adams.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Three Towns Captured.

Manila, Aug. 5.-The towns of Gala
pan, Naujan and Polay, on the north
east coast of the island of Mindoro,
were occupied by a battalion of the
Thirteenth volunteer infantry and
Macabebe scouts after a slight resist
ance. The insurgents, numbering $50,
fed into the interior. Their COM
mander, Howard, who is deserter,
is hiding in the mountains. and the
Americans are in pursuit.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Killed By the Cars.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Aug. Henry
L. L'Homidieu, son of Superintendent
L'Homidieu, of the Michigan Central,
and a freshman in the, engineering
department Of the university, was in
stantly killed at 6:1O Wednesday
evening by the Grand Rapids express
on the Michigan Central He was
assisting Railroad Engineer Adams in
surveying in the railroad yard. and
was struck from behind and his neck
was broken, also one leg.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

A new church was opened recently
at Noting Hill, London, the chairs in
which are most comfortable and con-
venient, and nearly 400 of them have
been presented by individuals unable
to give larger sums. They are not
only furnished with accommodation
for books and umbrellas, but there is
a place between each chair for hat,
which solves the hat difficulty. They
are also so fastened together as to
prevent the disagreeable noise when
movable chairs are used.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Lost Land Of Ophir Found.

London, Aug. 1.-The golden land of
Ophir, the lost Ell Dorado of King Sol
ONION, has been discovered by the
noted explorer, DIR. Carl Peters. In q
cable dispatch the great German
Psychologist tells of his momentous
discovery and not only adduces proofs
that his researches have resulted in
a triumph for which other explorers
have vainly striven for centuries, but
gives details of other important finds.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
In q certain hairdresser's establis

In a certain h:,irdresser's establish.
ment in Paris it is now possible to OBJ
tain genuine lightning haircut"
The shearing is done with comb
which has wire stretched along the
upper portion of the teeth. This wire
is connected with storage battery,
which, renders it red-hot as soon rs
the current is switched on. 1t is
then passed through the hair and,
of course, regulated in such manner
that the hair can be singed off at
anv length.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

A restaurant for concentrated food
is to be started in Paris by an en-
terprising French chef. The happy
diner will enjoy menu of tableoids.
From the hors d'oeuvres to dessert
his entire meal will be presented to
him in few square inches. In this
way a busy man will be able to eat
his dinner in a few minutes and carry
it about with him in his waistcoat
pocket to swallow in spare moments.
Even drinks are provided in the same
form.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
THROUGH 4 Bridge.

West Superior, Wis, Aug. 5.-Thc
first ore train over the new Stony
brook cutoff of the Eastern Mime
sofa went through the bridge over
the St. Louis river just above Stony
brook, 50 miles from here, at three
o'clock Sunday afternoon. One man
was killed and three injured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Island Disappears.

Duluth, MIMI, Aug. 2.-Steamboat
island, one of the Apostle group, of
Chequamegon bay, Lake Superior, has
disappeared. Before the last storm,
and for time immemorial, it was
small island of sand and rock over
crown with trees. Now it has gone,
and a rocky reef several feet under
water marks it's place. It is now. q
danger to naviga ton, and a lighthouse
would be required on the ledge ii it
were in the path of ships.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

Coal in Greenland seems as much
out of place as palm trees, yet, on
two occasions, coal found in the cliffs
Of snow-clad, ice-bound island was
used TO fill the empty bunkers of a
ship whose lack of fuel led her CONF
lnander to fear that he would never
escape the clutches of the eternal
frost. The coal can never be mined
for commercial purposes, but it is
there-long, honest lodges of it-and
it is to be had for the asking.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Gold Record Broken.

Washington, Aug. If the posses
sion of gold is al indication that the
government with the greatest amount
IS the foremost world power, then the
United States occupies that position
to-day. Treasurer Roberts announced
in his morning bulletin that he had
charge of 1904 ,354,297. The treasury
never had so much before and it is said
no other nation has as much nOY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

The Smithsonian Institution at
Washington will open to the public
special department for children,
which has been under preparation
for nearly half year. The depart-
ment will include q distinctive ex-
hibit, which has been arranged to
appeal especially to the young. Ev-
cry effort has been made to equip
the exhibition with special view to
securing the best educational advan-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
White Man Lynchcd.

Smithville, Tenn, Aug. 3.-The first
lynching in the annals of DeKalb
county took place Friday morning
when Charley Davis, who was charged
with criminal assault on Miss Kate
Hues, was taken from the courthouse
bv a mob of about rs friends and rela-
tives of the young lady and hanged
about a quarter of a mile from town.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Han9ed.

Carlisle, Pa, Aug. 1.-Martin Fry
was hanged here Wednesday for the
murder of James Edward Collins, his
of whom he had been
Jealous. His neck was broken by the
fall of the drop and death was almost
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
STRIKERS plan BIG FIGHT
Fate of All Labor Organizations in
the Balance, According to
President Shaffer.
Ne SAYS THAT UNloNlSM IS At STAKE.
Every Em plOye of the Billion Dollar
Corporation Will lie Asked to join
in the Present StruE&le-Min Own.
ers Win Grant No More Conces-
SlOns.

New York. Aug. 5.-Ihe steer sCrlke
Is to be a fight to finish between
labor and capital. Such was the de-
cision of Saturdays conference and
both sides have announced their de-
terminat ton to carry on the contest
to the end with all the resources they
can command. The executive board
of the Amalgamated Steel, Iron and
Tin Workers, after failing to get any
concessions at meeting here with
J. Pierpont Morgan, Charles NJ.
Schwab and other men interested in
the affairs of the United States Steel
corporation, announced that the
strike would be continued and that
orders would be given to the union
men employed by the National Steel
company, the Federal Steel company
and the National Tube company to
go on strike at once. On the other
hand, the mill owners will seek to
open their mills, as opportunity Of
fers, and keep them open without the
assistance of the union. No fewer
than 400, 1000 employees will be affected
by the tying up of the steel corpora
TONS plants, and other allied indus
tries are certain to be injured.
Request Of Union Refused.
The attitude of the board was far
from conciliatory, even at the outset
of the conference, and when subse-
ouently the steel company officials
refused to accede to the unionizing
of the mills which have gone into the
organization since the strike began
ali prospects of agreement disap-
peared. While it is true that the
members of the board were disposed
to give way to some extent on their
demand that they should be permit
ted to organize lodges in nonunion
mills, they stood out for the recogn'-
ton of the union in those plants
which, although hitherto independ-
emit. have since the strike was ordered
become more or less affiliated with
the association. The demand, they
saw, was refused point blank by Mr..
Morgan and his colleagues. Secre-
tary Williams, of the executive board
states that about 100000 men are en-
ployed in the mills of the three COM
bines to which an attempt will now
be made to extend the strike.
Shaner Talks.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-'Within a
week every union man and every
union man at heart in the employ OF
the United States Steel corporation
will be asked to join in therst1dke now
being waged by the Amalgamated as
sociation. We must settle whether
unionism is to stand or fall.
''There will be no more conferences
with the United States Steel corpora
ton unless the meeting is asked for
bv the officials of the corporation.
The Amalgamated association will not
request peace meeting"
These and several other significant
statements were made Sunday night
by Theodore ]. Shaffer, president OF
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, upon his re-
turn from the fruitless conference
with ]. Pierpont Morgan and others in
New York,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Would Abolish Church Bello.

Milwaukee, Aug. 5.-The church
bells of Milwaukee are being made
the subject of crusade which prom
Uses to end in the silence of the bells.
A concerted movement has been start
ed to abolish the bells entirely, on
the theory that they are unnecessary
and cause much trouble and discom-
fort
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

Washington, Aug. 2.-The monthly
comparative statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures
shows that the receipts for July. 1901,
amounted to $52,320,34o and the ex-
penditures $50 ,3o7 500, which leaves a
deficit for the month Of July, 1900, of
81. OOO. 900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Public Debt Decreased.

Washington, Aug. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt, issued
at the treasury department., shows
that at the close of business July 81,
1901, the debt, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted to $1,s69, 179, 1880, de-
crease for the month of 81, 928,657.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Burned to Death.

Marcelona, Mich, Aug. 5.-Two lit
tie girls, aged three and two years,
daughters of George Simmons, we're
burned to death Saturday night. They
were left with two older boys in the
house, which in some unkn own man
ner caught fire. The boys escaped and
gave the alarm, but assistance arrived
too late to save the two youngest. The
house and everything in it was burned,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

1S Mr.. Baldwin has shipped forty ball
looms to Tromsoe for use in the North
Pole expedition. These balloons are
not intended to carry passengers,
but each will have ten message buoys
attached, which will be liberated au-
to,na tically, thus recording the route
norfhwarfl.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
kent His Vow.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2.-Because
his mother sold their farm in Orange
county John Bond (colored) SO years
ago went to bed and vowed he would
stay there. He kept his word, and died
Yesterday at the age of ~.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Outuut In Heavy.

Colorado Springs, Col, Aeg. H.
The production of the mines of the
Cripple Creek mining district during
the month of July was s2,312, 500, an
increase of half million dollars over
the June production.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
slain In sham Battle.

Mason City, Ia, Aug. 2.-Oliver
Mitchell, a prominent young man of
Rockford, Ia, was shot in the back
Thursday afternoon during sham
battles and died soon after. The acci-
dent occurred during'a Sons of Vet
erans' celebration at Rockford, the
Young man being shot by a COM
r1afie.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Soldier Kills wife and Self. .

Charleston, 8. c., Aug. 5.-Private
Louis Haggerty, Tenth United States
artillery, killed his wife and then
blew out his own brains in his quar-.
tiers at the government barracks on
Sullivan's Island Saturday morning.
Jealousy was the cause of the TRACE.
dy. Haggerty enlisted from West
Virginia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

Z A movement has been started In
France which has for its purpose the
cultivation of the kangaroo. A French
surgeon says there will soon be an
EXCEPTIONAL demand for the animals
in consequence of the success attend
ing the use of the kangaroo tendon
in hospitals for tying up fractured
homes
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
President VIII Attend,

Cleveland, O., Aug. 2.-President Nc
Kinley has accepted the invitation to
attend the national G. "A. r. encamp-
ment and will be in this city on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday Of en-
campment week.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

A new bill for the regulation of tho
ekale and use OF feathers as millln-
ery'' has been drafted by the Human
itarian Leauge of England and will
be presented to parliament as soon
rs possible. 1t is designed to check
the wanton and wholesale destruc-
ton of birds for purposes of orna-
n,cntatiOn
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Eailurea Are Less.

New York, Aug. 2.-Reports to r. G..
Dun & Co. show commercial failures
in the United States during July 6e7,
with an aggregate indebtedness OF
S., o35, 1888. Compared with the same
month last year there appears most
gratifying improvement, as failures
were then 1893 in number and $9,771, 775
in amount.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Triple tragedy,

3sherburne, Mimi, Aug. 2.--Fred
Yost, farmer near here, shot and IA
tally wounded Eliza Kunkle, his house
keeper, killed her ten-months-old babe
and then committed suicide.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Name q Ticket.

Columbus, O., Aug. 1.-Thirty dele
gates met here and organized the
progressive democratic party of Ohio
and named state ticket on free
silver plank. DR.. Rudolph H. Reemelin,
of Cincinnati, is the nominee for gov
ernOr,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Corn King, I'm Trouble.

Chicago, Aug. 2.-George II. Phillips
& Co., Of the Chicago board of trade,
announced, suspension of business be-
cause of losses ascribed to faulty book
Keeping which will reach 100000
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Heat Record Smashed.

Washington, Aug. 1. - July has
passed into history as breaker Of
records in the matter of tempera-
lures. Not only did the thermometer
in most other parts of the country 60
higher than ever before, but the heat
continued longer and new marks for
average temperatures of the month
were set.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Accidentally Kills Sister.

J.. York, Pa, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Sarah
Knaub, of this city,. aged about SO
years, was accidentally shot and killed
by her sister, Mrs. Henry Reilley, at
Plea sureville, suburb of York, at an
early hour in the 1aorning, while
searching out chicken thieves.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09

There are 800 professional pail
bearers in Philadelphia and q few
professional mourners, whose busi-
ness it is to make q show of sorrow
for the dead. The salary of a car
rier ranges from one to five dollars
for each funeral. Some of them earn
as high as SIS a week, while tbs
nourncrs do not earn half that sum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Confessed His Crime.

|. Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 3.-With .
rope around his neck and death be-
fore him, Charley Bentley, a negro,
confessed to the murder of Jim Vann,
alias Williams, a white man, and was
hanged by mob in Leeds, st. Clair
county.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Crime of u Lover.

Brownstown, w. Va, Aug. 2.-Wyatt
Hareless, of this pace, shot and
killed his sweetheart, Maud Pauley,
and then shot himself. He will die.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Cadlllac In Selected

Chicago, Aug. 3.-The yacht Cadil-
lac has been selected to defend the
Canada's cup. She defeated the Mil
waukee in the decisive race.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
DrouEht at st. Louis Broken

St: Louis, Aug. 5.-Rain visited St.
Louis Sunday for the first time since
July S. The fall was three-tenths Of
an inch. The expected drop in tenn
perature arrived Sunday, the maxi
mum being but 70 degrees, at three
o'clock p. m. .'-r
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
A Drunken Mans Crime.

Crawfish, o., Aug. Sin the pres
ence of seven children Alexander Nc
Cullough in q drunken frenzy shot
and killed his wife and then blew
out his own brains.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
danced Herself to Death.

McKeesport, Pa, July a1.-Mrs.
Anna Brudowicz, aged % years, a
bride of "a hours, danced herself to
death at her wedding feast here.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
BAT AND BALL.
Tables Showing Percentages of the
Clubs OF Leading Organisa-
ti0ns Up to Date.

The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the
percentages of the clubs of the lead
ing baseball organizations. National
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Texas Bank Suspends.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 5.-The First
national bank in this city closed it's
doors with liabilities Of 100000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
Pardon for Mrs. Nation.

Topeka, Kan, July 31.-Mrs. Car
rie Nation, who is serving sentence
in the county Jail here for joint
smashing, was on Tuesday pardoned
by Gov. Stanley.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-09
|B}A|N||DI|TS Hold UP TRAIN.
Masked Men Stop the Limited Mall
r. on the B. & @. Road Thirty,
y Miles from Chicago. =:
FAILED TO SECURE the EXPRESS MONEY
cut the Mail Coaches Loose ana Run
n,h.r, Tn the Track-Express Car,
T Containing @6O, 200, Left Behind -
Mi,take-Robbers Flee After Dis ~
~ =
covering Their Error.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-Five highwaymen
vaar;n1 black masks and heavily
armed held up the New York ana
washington limited train, west
hound. on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road at 7:45 o'clock Wednesday nlgnt
at a point one mile north OF ,tne
grounds of the Calumet Gun c!ao'
near Miller's station, Ind, and a1ter
intimidatine the members ofthe tram
crew and passengers with shots COM
PEELED the engineer to uncouple the en-
zine and two mail cars from the tram
Then at the point of revolver the en-
zine men were forced to run the un-
coupled section to a lonesome spot IN
the swamp three-quarters OF mile
away, where the storage mail car
which the bandits had evidently ms
taken for the express car was sha1-
tered with dynamite. Two sticks Oh
the powerful explosive were thrown
into the car, SCATTERING every wlndo"
and tearing away a portion OF the
woodwork. Immediately after the ex-
plosion one of the bandits jumped IN
to the car, expecting to again use the
dynamite on the strong boxes OF the
United States Express company. re
saw the mistake that had been made'
and, giving the signal to his eompan-
ions. all ran toward Lake Calumet anu
escaped.
Treasure Left Behind.
If the robbers had cut OF three
cars instead of two and taken them
forward to be dynamited at leisure
they would have secured $4,000 by
their bold exploit. The express car
from which the fireman uncoupled
the two front cars it is estimated
contained that amount OF money IN
consignment. Express Messenger
Stacle, with a Winchester rifle across
his knee, sat in his car during the
whole excitement He did not come
out until the train pulled in to the
Grand Central station, Chicago.
Enrineer Loses His Watch.
During the time the bandit was
searching the car the other two rob-
bers guarding the trainmen robbed
the engineer Of his watch. This is the
ONLY booty secured by the robbers, as
the two men left with the main Sec
ton of the train simply amused
themselves intimidating the passen'
gers and made no attempt to rob
them.
Chicago, Aug. 2.-Though IA suspects
were arrested yesterday, no definite
clew has been discovered to the identi-
tv of the robbers who held up the
baltimore & Ohio train at Edge
moor, Ind. OF the IA men under ar
go eo,- oro Of Albion Tnd three at
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Make Many Arrests.

Chicago, Aug. 2.-Though Il SUSPECTS
were arrested yesterday, no definite
clew has been discovered to the identa-
tv of the robbers who held up the
baltimore & Ohio train at Edge
moor, Ind. OF the IA men under ar
rest four are at Albion, Ind, three at
East Chicago, two at Whiting, two at
Hammond and three at South Chicago