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New-York tribune., 1901-06-04
VARIETY ENTERTAINMENTS.

At the new Paradise Gardens which cover the
roofs of the Victoria Theatre and the Theatre Re
public the programme will he continued this
week.
The leader on the bill at Keths this week is
Ralph Johnstone the bicycst. Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Sidman. continue for another week pre-
senting the sketch "A Bit OF Real Life" Others
are sidney Grant, in an original m3nologue; the
Strakosch Opera Company and Smith and Fuller
instrumentalists.
Colombini. a lighting change artist, is the star
attraction at Roster & Bials this week. He acts
two plays in each OF which ne porirays
eleven different characters. He will also give his
limitations Of great musicians. His engagement IS
Edmund Hayes. Others Mazuz and Mazette
acrobats; A. o. Duncan ventroqust. and Dor
The three act farce 'Corfusion'' is the leading
feature Of this weeks programme by the f. f.
Proctor Stock Company at Proctor's Twenty-thrd
Street Theatre
Lost Strayed or Stolen is produced at Proc
tors Fifth Avenue Theatre this week. The
tinuous variety features include Charles T. Ellis
and his company, Lizzie and Vinie DAILY Irene La
Tour and Zaza
The f. f. Proctor Stock Company at Proctors
East Fifty-eighth Street Theatre produce this week
The Guv'nor" and The Elder Brother" by D. l..
Mitchell
Roland Reeds three act play, The Woman
Halter" is presented by the F. f. Proctor Stock
Company In Harlem this week, at ProctOr's one
hundred-and- twenty y-fifth Street Theatre.
The bill at the New-York Theatre this week in
cludes the burlesque THE Kings Carnival" After
Office Hours" the ballet "The Devils Dream" and
oliO.
The attractions at the Eden Musee this week are
the usual ones of waxworks. concerts and cine
matograph exhibitions.
At Tony Pastors Theatre Mr.. Pastor presents
this week the following among his attractions:
Mark T.. Swan and his company in "A False
Alarm; Jess Dandy, Coakley and Huested in their
dancing speciality; Emerson and Omega, Herbert
and Willing, Harry Thomson. mimic, and Mack and
Armour
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

The attn actions at the Eden Musee this week are
the usual of waxwOrks. concerts and cine
matograph exhibitions.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

The graduating class OF West Point has engaged
seats for "Florodora'' the evening of June 10
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise $50 Sunset rises e:lS Moons age II
HIGH WATER
AM-Sandy Hook sag Island He'll Gate 10 SO
PM-Sandy Hook s:4s Gov Island s:aol He'll Gate :O9
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

Roland Reeds three act play, The Woman
Halter" is presented by the F. +. Proctor Stock
Company In Harlem this week at Proctor's one
hundred nd -twenty-tift Street Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

1t was announced last night at the New-York
Theatre that Mark Twain has now completed ar
rangements with its management to write a new
play which is to be produced next fall cah
scene will be leading feature
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

"Rosedale" was revived last night at the Anne
ican.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04
NOTES or THE STAGE.

Eel Captain the boards last night at
Terrace Garden. This will be the attraction there
for the of the week
'"rhe Prince of the World" which is another
dramatization of "Quo Vads." with Hal Reid and
Miss Bertha Belle Westbrook In the lending narts
was produced last night at the Murray Hill The,
atre.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04
Announcements.

A Summer Shirt
All Linen. z. & W. All Whita,
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

The +. f. Proctor Stock Company Proctor :
East Fifty eighth Street Theatre produce this week
THE Guv'nor' and The Elder Brother" by D. l..
Mitchell.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

At the new Paradise Gardens. which cover the
roofs of the Victoria Theatre and the Theatre Re
public the same programme will he continued this
week.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

Lost Strayed Stolen is produced Proc
tors Fifth Avenue Theatre this week. The con
tinuous variety features include Charles T. Ellis
and his company. Lizzie and Vine DAILY, Irene Ii
Tour and ZaZa.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-04

The three act farce "Corfusion' is the leading
feature of this weeks programme by the +. F.
Proctor Stock Company at Proctor's Twenty-thrd
Street Theatre
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
DEATH OF MRS. GAGE.
Wife of the Secretary Of the Treasury
Passes Away In Warrington
After Long Illness,

Washington, May 1s.-Mrs. Lyman
Gage, wife of the secretary of the
treasury, died at her residence, No.
1715 Massachusetts avenue, North
west, at $50 o'clock last night,
after an illness of nine weeks dura-
ton. With her when the end came
were her husband, her married
daughter, Mrs. E. +. Pierce, of Evans
ton, ILL.,, and DR.. w. w. Johnston, the
attending physician.
Mrs. Gage was native of Albany,
y. ", and So years of age. She was
married to Secretary Gage in Denver,
Col, in 1887. There were no children
from their union, Mrs. Pierce being
child by former husband.
During their residence in Washing
ton Secretary and Mrs. Gage have
taken quite an active part in social
fife at the capital. Mrs. Gage was
woman of charming personality, and
with her husband delighted in ex-
tending the hospitality of their ele-
giant home on Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Gage was probably closer to
Mrs. Mckinley than any other of the
ladies of the cabinet
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
MRS. N K|NLEY IS BETTER
Making Rapid Progress Toward
Recovery from Her Illness
in San Francisco.
FEELING THAT THE CRISIS IS PASSED.
prc.ident Witnesses the Launching.
of the Battlcsllip OhtO-Mtss Bar
her Touches the button Releasing
the Ship and Miss Deshicr Chris-
tens the Vessel.

San Francisco, May 2o.-Mrs. Mckin-
ley's condition was so far improved
Sunday evening that she was able to
sit up awhile This welcome news was
given out shortly after five o'clock.
Gen. Sha fter called on President Nc
Kinley, and while they were talking
word came downstairs that Mrs. Nc
Kinley was sitting up. The president
at once asked to be excused and hur-
ried to the sick room. The anxiety
caused by Saturday nights bulletin
stating that Mrs. McKinley's temper
ature was higher was Gispelled at ten
o'clock Sunday morning. when Secre-
tary Cortelyou announced that She
had passed Il comfortable night and
that the slight fever noted had sub
sided The president did not attend
church, but remained at nome nearly
all day, only going out for a short
walk just before noon. There were
many callers at the Scott residence
Sunday. There was general feeling
that the crisis had been passed and
that Mrs. Mckinley would continue to
gain strength. No definite date has
vet been decided upon as to when the
president will start for the national
capital, but it is hoped that Mrs. Nc
Kinley will be able to travel within
few flavs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
MAY TRY NEW PLAN.
Kitchener in Favor of burning the
Veldt in Order to Compel Beers
to Surrender.

London, May 14.-According to dis
patch from Pietermaritzburg to the
Daily Mail, Lord Kitchener is about
to try new plan of burning the veldt
in order to compel the Beers to sur
render.
London. May ia parliamentary
paper just issued shows that 634 farm
buildings, cottages and novels were
burned in the Orange River colony and
the Transvaal from June, 1900, to the
end of January, 1901.
London, May ga telegram from
Rosmcad reports that Gen. De Wet is
again in the Cape Colony. He is in
the Zuurberg mountains with long
Tom.
Cape Town, May 1s.-Tn an engage
ment with the Boer invaders south of
harrisburg the colonial defense forces
had six men killed and II wounded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
A HOOSIER TRAGEDY.
Everett Conway, of Evansville, Kills
NeiGhb0r ind His Wife and
Commits Suicide.

Evansville, Ind, May 2O.-Three dead
and three wounded, one fatally, is the
result of a deliberate series of armed
attacks by Everett Conway in this city
yesterday morning. Conway killed w.
c. Garrison, Garrison's wife, wound
ed Patrolman Ben Wallis mortally and
Ed Davidson and Adam Crawford Sc
riously and then killed himself. The
crime was committed in that portion
Of the city known as the West end.
Conway and Garrison, who were
neighbours, had not been on friendly
terms for the last year.
Conway was railway switchman,
aged -, and came from good FAM
lily, originally from Kentucky. He
leaves u wife and two children. Gar
rson, aged 81, leaves two children. He
was prominent lodge man, and car
ried large life insurance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
OVER THE FALLS.
An Aged Man Jumps Into Niagara
River and Is Swept to His
Death.

Niagara Falls, n. y, May 2O.-Be-
tween four and five o'clock Sunday
afternoon a man supposed to be Will
liam Gardhouse, of Brampton, On
tario, committed suicide by leaping
into the river short distance back
of Prospect point. He was swept over
the American falls in full view of hun
dreds of people who were in the park
and about the point. He left his hat,
$4.65 in money, his card and spec
tacles on the river bank. He arrived
at the falls Saturday afternoon, stop
ping over night at a hotel, which he
left Sunday afternoon. He was near
ly 70 years old and his mind was
thought to have been enfeebled.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
A RIVER HORROR.
Steamer City OF Paducah Sinks in
the Mississippi and Twenty
Three Lives Are Lost,

Carbonate, ILL.,, May Is. - The
steamer City of Paducah sank in rs
feet of water five minutes before ten
o'clock Sunday night, in less than
five minutes after striking a snag,
while backing out from Brunkhorst
Landing. The following is a complete
list of those drowned: Miss Mabel
Gardner, James w. Bell, Charles
johnson, James Garfield, and 10 ne
groes, roustab bouts, whose names are
unknown.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
does not place the blame upon any
one connected with the vessel. The
steamer is total loss. The cargo,
which is total loss, is valued at $751;
900, and the vessel at $4,000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
A PLEA FOR TIME.
China II willing to Pay the 1ndem-
nifty Demanded mt the Rate OF
$1O,OOO,OOO a Year.

Washington, May 15.-The state de-
partment has been informed IN
ca BILE dispatch from Special Commits
sioner Rockhill that the Chinese plenl-
potentiaries had Informed the for
eign ministers at Peking that the Chi
nese government would assume the
obligation to pay the indemnity OF
1897 ,00O, 900 demanded by the powers,
but desired 30 years in which to 40
it,, as the resources of the empire
would not permit better arrange
ment.
Mr.. Rockhill has been instructed to
continue his efforts to secure an
abatement of the total indemnity,
but in the present disposition OF the
powers but little hope of success IS
entertained.
Picking, May 16.-China's reply to
the indemnity demand of the minis
ters is considered by them as an at
tempt to evade payment.
Peking, May 1.-Two thousand mer-
chants in Picking have petitioned for
the retention of American troops in
this city. American methods of pre-
serving order are highly praised.
Picking, May 1s.-American troops
left in this city will be supplied with
munitions and supplies for six months.
Russia is reported to have offered to
guarantee the Chinese indemnity loan.
Picking, May 2O-The empress dow
nger has demanded of the treasurer
of Chi Ii province an enormous sum
to cover the expenses of the court re-
turning to Picking. It is impossible
to raise the funds, owing to the dis
honesty of collectors.
Picking, May 20.-Gen. Chaffee at
midnight Saturday night issued his
farewell order ending the American
relief expedition in China. The Amer
lean troops will board the transports
next Wednesday at Taku and Thurs
day will leave direct for Manila.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
A Terrible Disaster.

Bemidji, Mimi, May 1s.-Friday's
Norwegian festivities ended with q
terrible catastrophe. A lot of fire.
works in the steamer Shadow ex-
ploded while taking part in a pyro-
technic display, and out of about 80
people on board five small boys and
several men received perhaps fatal
burns, while among those jumping
into the lake to escape the fire four
small bows were not rescued.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
ALBANY STRIKE SETTLED.
Traction Company nnd Its Men
Come to Satisfactory
Agreement.

Albany, N. Y, May 2o.-The great
street railway strike, lasting IL days,
requiring the presence of 5000 men,
bers of the national guard in the city,
costing the lives of two prominent
merchants and entailing an expense
to the county of Albany of over $780,
600, is amicably settled, and if the
agreements are kept there will be no
trouble for three years at least.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Mrs. Madge Cornell, of San Fran
cisco, is member of a firm of UNDER
takers and embalmers, and is salts
fed that she has found her calling in
life. When Mrs. Connell first applied
for a position she met with abrupt
rebuff, and then hit upon unique
method of obtaining Endorsement.
She wrote to friends, acquaintance
and people prominent in the public
eve. asking if, in their opinion, wo-
men undertakers would be acceptable.
The answers were full of encourage
ment, and the position was granted
ct once.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

A bloodhound man has been dis
covered by German doctor; this is
an individual whose sense of smell is
so keen that he can recognize his
and when he is blindfoldcd. O"e
scientific fact resulting from this
highly developed sense is that all tho
members of family have cha1ac-
teristic odor, and that each family
has its distinctive odor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
A Tragedy in Texan.

Laredo, Tex, May 1s.-At five
o'clock Friday evening Maj. ]. s.
Penn. proprietor of the Daily Times,
MORALLY wounded w. X. Pace, of this
city, vice president of the Texas Real
Estate association. He then killed
himself. He was undoubtedly labor
ing under a fit of recurring insanity.
The deceased was brother-in-law of
the late Gov. Ireland, and well and IA
yora bly known throughout the state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

In the famous cellars of the Hotel
de Vile at Bremen there are a dozen
cases of holy wine which have been
preserved for $50 years. If the cost
of maintaining the cellar, payment
of rent, interest upon the original
value of the wine and other incidental
charges are considered a bottle of
this choice wine has cost $4,000 900,
each glassful $27o,O0O, and single
drop could not be sold without loss
under 5000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

At five years of age boys are mainly
taller than girls, but the girls appear
to equal them at the seventh year,
and continue thus up to and including
the ninth year, after which the boys
rise again above the girls for two
years. At about - years the girls
suddenly become taller than the boys,
continuing until the fifteenth year,
when the boys finally regain their
superiority in stature.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Australia has vast quantities OF
iron and tin. It has stream tin; that
is, tin in the shape of sands which
are so fine that you can hold them
up and they will run through your
fingers just like the dust Of the des-
ert, save that every grain is pure tin.
It has copper mines and coal mines.
Its silver mines have produced $780,
100000 worth of that metal, and it
has also diamonds, rubies, emeralds,
opals and pearls.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
A noiseless alarm clock would prov

A noiseless alarm clock would prove
q boon to a host of sufferers from
unreasonable din. The suggestion is
made that silent alarm can be given
by focusing an electric lamp upon the
head of the person to be awakened,
and arranging switch so that the
current to light the lamp would be
turned on by the clock at the desired
time. It is claimed that the fash
of light would invariably arouse the
s1eener
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

A cup of hot coffee is an unfailins
barometer, if you allow lump of su-
gar to drop to the bottom of the cup
and watch the air bubbles arise with
out disturbing the coffee. If the bub-
bles collect in the middle the weather
will be fine; if they adhere to the cup,
forming a ring, it will either rain
or snow; and if the bubbles separate
without assuming any fixed position,
changcable weather may be expected.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Gen. Horatio Herbert Kitchener is
descended from an old Irish family
and was born in Ireland. Gen. Fred
erick S. Roberts is descended from an
old Irish family at Waterford. The
general was born in India. Gen. Geo.
S. White was born in Ireland of Irish
parentage. Gen. Garnet Nolseley is
of Irish descent and was born in Dub
lin
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Relief Extended to Thousands.

London, May 1.-THE failure of the
spring crops IN India is already Sc
verely felt. Lord George Hamilton.
the Indian secretary, in the house of
commons Thursday, said that the
number of persons now receiving re-
lief was ISL 900 and it was expected
to increase rapidly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Numbers of experiments have been
made to test the speed and destination
of corkel bottles thrown into the
sea in various parts of the world. The
most remarkable example was that
in which bottle travelled 6,000 miles
in about two years and half-rongh'
", at the rate of six and half miles
a day. It travelled from GO degrees
south latitude and GO degrees west
longitude to Western Australia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Eourht on the Alabama

Charleston, S. c., May 1s.-Capt.
James Evans, one of the three re-
naming members of the crew of the
confederate cruiser Alabama, died
here Friday morning. Evans was in
the fight off .Cherbourg. Since the
war he has been a pilot at Charleston.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
presbyterians Meet.

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE one hum
dred and thirteenth Presbyterian gen
eral assembly convened here Thurs
day. The body elected Rev. DR.. Henry
C. Minton, of California, moderator by
a vote of 337 to 276 for DR.. Purves, of
New York
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

The German postoffice threatens an
innovation which will affect corre-
epondence. 1t is proposed to make it
compulsory to use envelopes of spe-
cial size. The variety of sizes causes
loss of time to the German postal a'l-
thorities in the stamping of post
marks, and they intend to put an end
to il
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Some of the wooden churches OF
Norway are fully 700 years old, and
are still in an excellent state OF pre-
servation. Their timbers have Sue
cessfully resisted the frosty and al
most Arctic winters because they
have been repeatedly coated with tar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Man killed. Dance Goes On,

Scottdale, Pa, May 17.-At negro
dance in East Scottdale William
Poor shot and killed Ely Shelter
After the shooting the dead man was
carried out in the yard to let the
dance proceed. Poor made ais es-
cape.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Shot by n Mad man.

Chicago, May 1s.-1n Washington
park Lorrie Mandanso fatally shot
Alice Cusaclx, nurse girl, and killed
himself. The suicide, who never saw
the girl before, is believed to have
been insane.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Miss Helen NJ. Gould gave $4,000
in January last to build Young
Mems Christian association head
quarters at Fl. Monroe. Another
headquarters for this association, for
Fl. Hancock, n. Y, has been provided
by a $4,000 gift from Thomas S.
Gladding. Miss Gould's gift was made
on condition that her name be kept
secret, but her name came out when
active work was begun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
POr6OneC.

Columbus, o., May 17,-Louis Gal
lott, United States prisoner in the
Ohio penitentiary, has been released
by pardon from President Mckinley.
Gallott was sent up from New Or
leans for embeZZlement.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Bank Robbers Sentenced.

Chardon, o., May 16.-Charles Low
ry and Joseph Gallagher were each
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary by Judge Golmore for robbing
the bank of Smith & Fowler, in this
city last month.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Given n Life Term

Chippewa Falls, Wis, May 1s.-Ira
Steward was on Friday convicted of
numbering Henry Miller, a farmer
who was killed in cold blood last fall.
Steward was sentenced to life i'm
prisoament at Waupun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Sad Death of Mother and Son.

Dubuque, Ia, May 17.-At Dyersville
John Shermer, aged ~, was thrown
from a wagon by a runaway and in
stantly killed. His mother witnessed
the accident and on finding the son
lifeless dropped dead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Miners Killed.

Fairmont, w. Va, May 16.-Six min
ers lost their lives, five were fatally
injured and three seriously burned in
an explosion at the shaft of the
Georges Creek Coal & Iron company
at Pennington, seven miles west of
this CITY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
killed by an Omcer.

Princeton, Ind, May 16.-While at
tempting to arrest Ben Hook, at Wins
low, Wednesday afternoon, Town
Marshal Wright was attacked by Joe
Hook, a brother of the prisoner, and
severely slashed with knife. The Of
ficer drew his revolver, fired and killed
his assailant.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Joy I'm Japan,

Yokohama, May 3, via Victoria, B. c.,
Nav 15.-The birth of an heir to the
throne of Japan has caused such mani
festations of public Joy as has never be-
fore been known even among this emf
nently festive people, and there have
been many touching expressions of
the sentiment of loyalty pervading the
entire realm,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
nlsin S1nnnE06

Portsmouth, O., May 1s.-Earth-
Quake shocks here and at WelIston,
Ironton and other points in the state
tumbled furniture about, stopped
clocks, broke dishes and chilnneys and
sent the residents to the streets in
terror.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Nero Convict Killed.

Michigan City, Ind, May 15.-James
Lee (colored, convict from St. Jo-
seph county, sent up for larceny, was
killed by Night Officer Herricl1, of the
state prison, by the fourth bullet
shot into the negroes body after he
had murderously attacked the officer
with an iron bar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24
Blew or His Head,

Watertown, Wis, May 1s.-Joseph
Busert committed suicide by filing
his mouth with powder. He then
placed fuse between his lips and lit
it. In a moment his head was blown
off. Busert was laborer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

Charles L. Teller, of Prov idence, has
lately acquired possession OF copper
coin of the kind used as passports by
runaway slaves coming North long be-
fore the war. The coin has Liberty"
in a laurel wreath on it's face and on
the reverse the kneeling figure of q
slave woman and the inscription, IAN
not q woman and sister,"