The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01

In hurricane at Hero, Norway, IS
persons perished. f
The famous composer, Giuseppe
Verdi, died at Milan, Italy, aged 81
years. .,>. .,,@ d. =, -, 49,,
Gen. Delarey, Of the Beers, suffered
severe loss in an attack on Col. Gun
ningham's camp near Oliplant's mex.
In the Philippines the conditions are
much improved, according to the re-
port of the Taft commission. Tens of
thousands of natives. already have
sworn allegiance to the United States,
and the insurrection is said to be
dying out.
Wilhelm Karl Won Rothschild, head
of the great banking firm, died at
Frankfort, aged 73 years. -
While boating in the royal park in
Madrid the queen of Spain was shot
at by an unknown assassin.
King Edward VII. cabled President
Mckinley expressing gratitude for
sympathy extended.
England's king sent his first mes
sage to parliament. 1t was read in
both houses, and expressed sorrow at
the death of Victoria.
The Beers captured train with
troops and military stores on board
north of Kimberley.
Gen. Funston's troops captured
Fagunton, the notorious Filipino lead
er and assassin.
In all the churches of London and
throughout the provinces memorial
services for Queen Victoria were held
Emperor William of Germany on the
forty-second anniversary Of his birth
was made by King Edward field mar
shall of the British army.
Near Bowmanville, Ont, Herbert
Hallet and his two cousins, Helen and
Amelia Knight, were killed by Grand
Trunk train.
LATER NEWS.
fhe Filipino Federal party appeals
to the United States senate for the es-
tablishment of civil government.
The residence of Louis Beissel, at
Bessemer, Mich, burned, and the
charred remains of boy years old
and girl of 6 years were taken out
of the ruins.
A collision on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, at Parkersburg, w. Va,
wrecked two engines, ten loaded cars
and killed five trainmen.
Three Italian laborers were killed
in a collision at Weehawken, N. Y.
Carl Smith, aged years, an inmate
of the Home for Feeble Minded, ut
Chippewa Falls, Wis. deliberately
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid.
The steamer Holland from London
was wrecked at the northern pier
while entering Nieuwewaterweg, at
the entrance of the river Mas, Hol-
land. The Holland parted amidships
and sixteen of those on board were
drowned.
At the office of the Standard Oil
company, in the southern part of Kan
sas City, Mo-, young man forced w.
E. Irwin, the cashier. at the point of a
revolver. into a closet, and after lock.
ing him in, made off with between
$500. and $500 in cash.
+. A. Olden. a prominent business
man of St. Joseph. Mo-. in pistol duel
with burglar at his home, fatally
wounded the robber and himself re-
ceived broken leg. The burglar
turned out to be "Curley" Pryor, well
known as crook.
Orders have been given to put the
cruiser New York in commission at
the New York navy yard on the
18th proximo. This vessel is undergo
ing extensive repairs preparatory to
her departure for the Asiatic station,
which will be her cruising ground for
the next two years.
"A train consisting of four coaches,
we'll filled with passengers, was held
by the snow near Frederick, Nd, for
over eight hours.
Ambassador Choate will represent
the United States at the funeral of
Queen Victoria.
The prohibitionists of Indiana have
taken steps for the organization of
Carrie Nation clubs
The will of the late P. D. Armour
was admitted to probate lin Chicago.
1t disposes of SIS, ,000, 900 worth of prop
erty.
The Chicago municipal council re-
fused to pass resolution of sympathy
with the people of the British empire