The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-06-21
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.


A monument to Bismarck was unveiled
in Berlin.
Mrs. Mary Bunton died in Martlnsville.
Ind. aged 104 years.
Exports for May showed a large increase
over the preceding year.
The warshio Oregon arrived at San
Francisco from the Philippines.
A farmer at Hastings. Neb.. was swim"
died out of s., 500 by confidence men.
Hazen s. Pingree. former governor OF
Michigan, is seriously Ill in London.
Commander Charles Belknap. u. S. NJ.
lied at Baltimore, Nd, aged 81 years
The University of Glasgow has conferred
the degree Of LID. upon Andrew Car
negle.
Plow manufacturers completed arrange.
ments for forming trust with $75OOo'VoV
capital.
The steamers Northman and North
western will race home to Chicago from
Europe.
O. s. Bryant killed his young wife and
himself at Louisville. III. Jealousy Was
the cause.
c.. w. Raymond, of Watseka. Ill.,. has
been appointed federal judge for the Indian
Territory.
Samuel P. Levenbery, aged Is, Of New
York, has discovered the secret of wireless
telephony.
The Texas legislature Will meet in extra
session on August TO redistrict the state
for congress-
Prof. Truman Henry Stafford. famous
mathematician and astronomer, died IN
Newark, N. J.
A cyclone passed over Beadle county.
S. D.. injurirg ten persons and destroying
much property.
Tricey Griffin (colored) was hanged at
Brunswick, Ca. for the murder OF H.
Marion Latimer.
Miss Jane Smith celebrated her one hun"
dred and second birthday at her home IN
MarshalltOWn, la.
London learns that the United States
steel corporation is planning to 60 alter
the trade of the world.
Rev. Richard D. Harlan, of Rochester.
N. Y, has been elected president of Lake
Forest Ull) university.
In runaway at Anderson. Ind, MISS
Bertha Stewart jumped from the buggy
and was instantly killed.
Fire in the ship yards near ST. Peters.
burg, Russia, caused a loss OF $''ooV'o""
and 12 persons were killed.
Julian Phelps, United States consul at
Crefeld. Germany, has resigned. He was
appointed from Iowa in 1897.
The 10 negroes threatened with lynching
at Shreveport. La. have been taken from
the mob and placed in jail.
The headless body of a woman found
near Lowell, Mass, has been identified as
that of Mrs. Margaret Blondin.
Explorer Baldwin sailed from Ne"
York Tor England. beginning the first
stage of his trip to the north pole
Missionaries familiar with conditions in
China say that anarchy Will break out the
moment foreign troops are removed
Senator T. c. Plat, OF New York. an"
nounces that under no condition Will ne
again be a candidate for the senate.
James McLoid, a white man under ar
rest for stealing a pony. was taken from
| iail by a mob and lynched at Hamburg,
| Ark. .
The isthmian canal commission In its
forthcoming report increases Its estimate
0,O00
Three Thousand veterans OF the south
African campaign were given medals by
King Edward at an immense parade In
London.
Revs. James Chalmers and b. r. Tom
| kins and IA native teachers were killed
| by cannibals in New Guinea and the whites
| were eaten.
Mrs, Edith Smith. of Evanston. ILL.,, q
| bride of II days. committed suicide because,
| she said, her husband tried to force her into
| a sinful life.
The close OF the fiscal year, June 80, will
show that the United States foreign trade
has amounted to $685., 100000. the greatest
| in its history.
It Is reported the Erie road will absorb
| the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. and
| that the Big Four will acquire the Cincin-
natl Northern.
The alien contract labor law is said to be
practically nulhfied because under the ad-
ministration of the law 1t is difficult to Sc.
| cure conviction
Census returns OF the United Kingdom
| show total population Of II .454.57S. of which
England and Wales have 1874 per cent. In
crease for ten years was 3,523.55O
The battleship Wisconsin returned from
IS hours trial at sea with record OF better
than IS knots. The new vessel gives prom
| ise of being the fastest in the navy.
Theodore Herzl, founder of the movement
| to buy permanent home for Jews in Pales.
| tine has sent an appeal to Jews In Amer
lea to lend their financial assistance.
Indictments were returned against Liant
Salisbury, city attorney of Grand Rapids.
Mich and four others accused Of bribery
in connection with the waterworks deal.
President Angel, of the University Of
Michigan. says that religious doctrines are
undergoing an inevitable revolution. the
old dogmas being abandoned for the new
truth.
Wireless telegraphy was successfully
tested from the steamship Lucania mes
sages being sent TO London after the boat
was far out at sea. and from there cabled
to New York.
Princeton college held its one hundred
and fifty-fourth commencement, Columbia
university it's one hundred and forty-sev-
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