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Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
BRIEF MENTION.


 farmer, was thrown from his horse near Stuttgart and killed.
 Dan Brown was fined $500 and thirty days in jail at Waldron on the charge of operating blind ti- ger.
 Oscar Davis, colored, was shot and killed at Cotton Plant, while resisting arrest, by Marshal Pol lard.
 :, Ex-Chief of Police Craig, of Pine Bluff, is alleged to be short in his accounts. Craig disappeared several weeks ago.
 A crow bar passed from the out side by some friend enabled five prisoners to make their escape from jail at Lockesburg T.
 The gin house of John c. Scoby, near Warren, was destroyed by fire Sixteen bales of cotton was also burned, Loss, $4,0Oo.
 Constable Tate, of Hot Springs, has given warning that he will ar rest all parties who use profane language on the public streets. The Northeast Arkansas Teach CTS Association will hold their an- nual meeting at Mammoth Spring on January 1, 3 and 3. 1903. E
 A man by the narne of Ashlock was shot and fatally wounded by some unknown party while sitting at his breakfast table at Perry.
 While squirrel hunting near Lockesburg, W. c. Lee was shot in the side by the accidental dis charge of his gun and probably ia tally wounded.
 The Pulaski county grand jury has notified the sheriff and chief of police of Little Rock to keep all saloons closed Sundays and to raid all gambling houses. Complete returns of the congress sional election show that Hon. Joe T. Robinson, the democratic nomi- nee, received a total vote of 5,237, and his opponent 617. Jimmie Malone, aged 19, was playing in gin press near Bates vile, when the fellow block and pin, weighing about 700 pounds, fell and crushed him to death. Engineer Ed Hasler, of the Kan sis City Southern Railroad was killed in an accident at Horatio. He was 45 years of age and leaves a wife and three children at Mena. A man by the name of Smith was killed by train at Plummerville. He was crossing the yards to get |
 out of one trains way when struck by another going in an opposite di- rection.
 A man by the name of Sipes, ! while crossing the railroad track at Dumas with a team, was struck by train and thrown beneath the cars, his body being terribly man. gled -
 George Montgomery, of Fort Smith, who has wife, is said to have eloped with Mana Taylor, a 16-year-old girl. Montgomery be- came acquainted with the girl while she was employed to wait on his sick wife.
 Train No. 8, on the Iron Noun tain, the Hot Springs special, north bound, was wrecked at Mablevale on the 14th. Of the fifty passen- gers on the train only one, lady, was injured. The train butcher was also injured.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
Faithful Fmploye Killed.

John Feehan, fagman in the Iron Mountain yards at Little Rock, was run over and killed while on duty. He had just given the signal for a train to pass, and was crossing one of the many tracks when he was run down by some cars being backed onto switch. Feehan had been in the employ of the Iron Mountain for a quarter of cen- tury, and was always efficient in the discharge of his duties.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
Embezzler Sentenced.

B. K. Anderson confessed in Ar kansas county circuit court to the embezzlement of $500, while agent for the Pacific Express Company at Stuttgart and was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. An derson got away with the money about two years ago and fled to Montana, where he was located last spring.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
Methodist Conference.

The Arkansas annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met at Harrison on the 18th. About one-fourth of the ter ritory of the state is represented in this conference, and Rev. E. B. Hoss, of Nashville, Tenn, one of the newly elected bishops, presided.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
Box Factory Burned.

The Chapman-Dewey box facto- " at Jonesboro was destroyed by fire recently. The loss is placed at $25,OO0. A strike of employees had been settled by the company acceed- ing to their demands the evening before the fire occurred.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
To Increase Exhibit.

Hon. H. T. Bradford, recently in augurated commissioner of agricul- ture, has called upon county judges of the various counties of the state to assist him to increase the exhibit of agricultureal and mineral re- sources now on exhibition at the state capitol
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
Store Burned.

The store house of James Frazer at Kerr in Saline county, was de- stroyed by fire. The house em- braced general supply store, tick ct office of Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad, postoifice and pr. J. F. Brewers office. The total loss is $1,200.
Woodruff County news., 1902-11-20
Quinine in India.

Quininc is sold in every rural post office in India at the rate of 20 grains for a penny. In Bengal last year 1,440,O00 fve-grain packets were thus sold.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
MANY MARINE DISASTERS
Strong Gales Along Atlantic Coast
Cause Wrecks at New York
and Atlantic City.
TWO TUGS FOUNDER At FORMER PLACE
Men Rescued with Great Difficulty
French Ship Chanaral Lost on
Ushant Island and Twenty-One of
Crew Perish-Severe Blizzard in
Eastern States,

New York, Feb. 4.-The strong gale
from the west-northwest which be-
gan early Sunday evening continued
all through the night and Monday
morning. The maximum velocity of
the wind was 63 miles an hour, and at
nine II. m. Monday the local bureau in
strument showed that it was blowing
at the rate of Sc miles an hour.
All the nearby marine stations re-
ported the sea rough, and from differ
ent points along the coast there came
news of wrecks and of vessels ashore.
The tugs John E. Berwind and E. S.
Atwood, which were sent to the
stranded steamer Cavour at Long
Beach Sunday, were unable to return
to port, and both sank about II miles
east of the Sandy Hook lightship. The
crews were rescued by the German
steamer Barcelona. The tugs left the
Cavour about four o'clock Sunday aft
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INVENTIONS PERISH.
French Ship Chanarnl Lost and Only
First Oflcer Saved.

French Ship Chanarnl Lost and Only
First Oflcer Saved.
London, Feb. 4.-The first officer Of
the French ship Chanaral was landed
at Falmouth Monday. He is the sole
survivor of the crew of % men of the
vessel, which was capsized off Ushant,
the most westerly of the islands off the
coast of Brittany, France.
The Chanaral left Nantes, France,
January 80, and encountered heavy
gale, during which three of her boats
were smashed. The same night her
ballast shifted and the ship capsized.
The mate and five men had in the
meanwhile launched the remaining
boat. but this also was capsized, and
the five men were drowned. The mate
chung to the boats keel and
righted her. The boat was afterwards
overturned several times, but the mate
held on to her and was picked up after
being ~ hours in the water. He is in
a critical condition.
News has just been received here
that the steam trawler Anlaby, with
a crew of 10 men, belonging to Hull,
has been lost in a storm off Iceland.
The bark wrecked off the Scilly is
lands Sunday evening, and which was
supposed to be a German vessel, turns
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
Funston Operated On.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Gen. Fred
erick Funston Monday was subjected
to the surgeons knife. The operation
was performed at Scarrit's hospital,
under the direction of Dr. f. F. Robin
son, of this city. DR.. Robinson stated
that it would prove minor affair.
Later he stated that the general had
undergone the ordeal in satisfactory
manner, and that he believed the out
come would be what had been desired.
It would be necessary, however, for
the patient to remain at the hospital
for probably two weeks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
JUDGE IS SEVERE.
Deliyers ScnthinE DenunciAttOn
Against Bribery In Charge 10
Grand Jury mt st. Louis.

St. Louis, Feb. 4.-In most scath-
ing charge to the February grand jury,
lust empanelled, which he ordered to
continue the investigation begun by
the previous body into the charges of
bribery in connection with the St.
Louis & Suburban railway leglsla-
ton, Judge O'Neil Ryan, on the GRIM
inal bench of the St. Louis circuit court
Monday declared that crime was a men
ace to civil and political life. " 1t is
anarchy" Judge Ryan said, for it
strikes an insitlious and deadly blow
to government"
The grand jury is composed OF the
following business men: George M.
Brown, manager of the Standard
Asphalt company; William Burg, iron
merchant: William B. Doan, commits
sion merchant: Fidel Gonahl. lumber
dealer; Henry L. Haydel. real estate;
James y. Lockwood. secretary Inter-
state Car and Transfer company; John
D. Marley, dealer in agricultural inn
plements; Lewis J. Meiser, dealer in
furnishing goods; Frank P. Meyer, SUI
perintendent for Dodson. Brown q
Co.: John NJ. Miller, assistant manager
Goodyear Rubber company; Jason C..
Somerville, secretary G. Cramer dry
plate works. and John II. Tiemeyer,
carpets, William B. Dean was APP
pointed foreman.
After instructing the grand jury as
to it's duties and privileges Judge Ryan
dismissed it to meet at ten o'clock
Tuesday morning.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

The salvation army Is floating an Is
sue of $3.50 900 bonds to provide homes
for the worthy poor. The bonds are Sc
cured by colonization lands of the ar
my in Ohio, Colorado and California,
valued at $250,000. On file are appli-
cations from more than one thousand
families anxious to leave the city and
settle on farming lands. Among sub
scribers to the bonds are Senator Han
ma, Washington E. Conner and Ben
iamin B. Tracy, of New York.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
President Confers with Naval Officer

Washington, Feb. Admiral Ev-
ans, Capt. Clark and Commander VAIN
wright had conference of several
hours with the president Monday on
the matter of the appeal of Admiral
Schley from the findings of the court
of inquiry. 1t is not thought that the
presidents answer will be ready for
some time vet. In the meantime it is
believed to be the presidents purpose
to confer with number of the more
important officers who gave testimony
before the court.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
The Greek royal family is a very dis.

The Greek royal family is a very dis
tinguished one. Prince George, Of
Greece, is the strongest of living royal
ties, and is besides a very accomplish
ed fencer and boxer. He holds med
al presented to him by the students
of the. university of Athens for the
winning of an open boxing competi'
ton some years ago. Another posses.
sion of Prince George which may we'll
be called a prize is the yacht with
which the car and Prince George were
in Japan the latter saved the formers
life when it was attempted by an as
.Sassin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

New York, Feb. 4.-Two men under
Indictment for burglary in the Queens
county jail have escaped. They ap-
parently had the matter well planned.
They were William Travis, alias Will
liam O'Neill, and William Watson, one
of his confe<lerates. Both were I'M
der three indictments, charging the
most severe form of burglary. Watson
choked his cellmate almost to death
before leaving. No trace of the men
has been found.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

A scheme is on foot to create an
island in the center Of the lake OF
Neuchatel, in Switzerland. In the
middle Of the lake there Is a sub
merged mountain six or seven feet
below the water, and it is on this
mountain that the island will be con-
structed. A large hotel will be erect
ed on the island. The capital, which
is already subscribed, will come from
ENGLAND and America.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

The car of Russia desires the holy
synod to annul the communication
of Count Tolstoy before that great
philosopher dies, but M. Pobiedonos-
zeff, the procurator, is strongly OPP
posed to the idea-so strongly, indeed,
that his majesty has given up trying
for it, and washes his hands of all re-
sponsibility by saying that if failure
to give Tolstoy Christian burial causes
revolutionary outbreaks it will be the
procurator's fault.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
China Pays Conger Indemnity.

Washington, Feb. A cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment from United States Minister.
Conger at Picking announcing that he
has received the first payment from
the Chinese government on account of
indemnity. He will hold the money to
his order until the qualification of
the trust company which is about to
undertake an American banking bust
ness in China and the Philippines.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
Lock-Out in Wooden Mills.

Providence, r. l., Feb. 4.-The lock-
out in the four large mills of the
American Wooden company in Olney-
Vile took effect Monday, in pursuance
of the order issued Saturday by the
officials to meet the action Of about
$50 weavers who were endeavoring to
2recipitate a general strike against
the double loom system. More than
$500 operatives in all departments are
idle
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

The Lincoln park commissioners of
Chicago have authorized the erection
in the park of a monument to the
memory of David Kennison, who is
declared to have been the only SOL
der of the revolution who went from
Illinois, returned to Illinois and lies
buried in Illinois-in fact, in that
park. A bowlder, perfectly inscribed.
will probably be placed over his grave.
The Sons of the Revolution will bear
tho cost
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out to have been the Italian bark
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER.
Parts of New York and Pennsylvania
Swept by Billiards..

Parts OF New YORK ana FennsylV0n1o
Swept by billiards..
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-But little
snow has fallen in this section of the
state during the last "a hours, but the
high wind has done considerable dam
age to telegraph and telephone wires.
Reports from the coal regions state
that the cold is intense, in many places
the mercury having fallen 80 degrees
in IL hours.
Corryand Meadville reports the worst
blizzard in years. Railroads are suf-
fering considerably. At Ebensburg
the most severe snowstorm that has
visited the mountains in recent years
has been blowing here for the past
two days. Business is almost sus-
pended during it's continuance. At
Bradford snow with high westerly
winds has delayed trains and some
have been Abandoned.
Intense Cold Mt Cleveland. m
Cleveland, O., Feb. 4.-The furious
storm that prevailed throughout this
section Sunday was followed by a
sharp drop in temperature. The gov
eminent thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered zero early
Monday, while on the street many
instruments indicated and 4 below.
Traffic on the trunk lines. east of
Cleveland is badly impeded, owing to
the unusual heavy fall of snow.
In New York State.
Malone, N. Y, Feb. 4.-No storm in
recent years in northern New York
has reached such serious proportions
as the one now prevailing. The New
York Central train from Utica is five
hours late and similar conditions exist
! on the Rutland railroad. The worst
storm of the season is raging in
t Wayne county. At Ballston the gale
blew so fiercely that strongly built
houses were rocked by the gale.
Rochester is reported to be all but
snow bound. At Buffalo all trains are
reported from one to four hours late.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
Schley Has Another Busy Day.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. Admiral
schley, accompanied by the reception
committee, visited the University of
Nashville Monday and was enthus-
iastically received by the students. A
reception in honor of the admiral and
his wife was given in the afternoon.
At night at the University club the dis
tinguished visitors were entertained
by Maj. and Mrs. F. B. Stahlman. Adj
miral and Mrs. Schley will leave Tues
day morning for Knoxville.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
Gun on Kearsarge Explodes.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The navy de-
partment has been advised by Admiral
Higginson, in command of the North
Atlantic squadron, that one of the five
inch guns of the Kearsarge burst
while the ship was at target practice.
No one is reported to have been in
iured. The Kearsarge is now on the
way from Porto Rico to Cuba.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

Mr.. Marconi, the man who has ex'
cited so much wonder throughout the
world by his invention of wireless
telegraphy, had thought over the idea
when he was a schoolboy at Leghorn.
The greatest of the worlds electri'
clans had not even thought of such
a thing at that time. Yet Mr.. Mar
conf, before he was 20 years of age
had solved the most difficult problem
that has ever troubled mems minds.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

ernOOn, and within an hour Doth were
in sinking condition. The seas broke
over the craft and washed away
everything movable, the water grad
ually filling the holds until 1T was
above the floor of the fire room and be-
gan to put out the fires. The Rerwind's
pilot house was smashed and the wa
ter flooded her fire room. About $3.50
o'clock the Barcelona was seen APP
preaching and the tugs steered toward
her to ask assistance. She stopped
and made a good lee SO that the tugs
were abel to run alongside. rope
ladder was lowered and the men from
the tugs scrambled on board. Four
teen men all told were saved. seven
from each tug. Fifteen minutes after
the rescue the Atwood went down. and
some time later the Berwind disap-
peared.
Fire Island reported ship ashore
at Point Lookout, and a barge in dis
tress near the Forge river life-saving
station. The barge was anchored
about two miles off shore, and was
rolling badly. Those on shore could
not tell whether there was anyone on
board the barge. The name OF the
ship could not be seen from the Point
Lookout station.
Later it was learned that the ship
ashore was the L. schepp, from Hong
Kong, October 5. for New York. She
carries a general cargo of teas and
other Chinese commodities. She regis
ters 1878 tons net.
Bodie. Washed Ashore.
Several bodies came ashore on Long
Island and at Smiths Point and Ford's
River and another near Patasquash.
A barge was seen adrift near Shinne-
cock. The sea was running so high
that it was not possible to send assist
ance.
Large Ship Ashore at Atlantic City
Atlantic City reported that a four
masted schooner went ashore during
the night on the Brigantine shoals
near where the ClaverGale grounded
Sunday. 1t proved to be the Edith L.
Allen, Capt. Gilkey, from Brunswick
January %, for New York, her home
port.
Fire Island also reported that the
beach five miles east of the Bellport
life-saving station was covered with
! wreckage, and it was believed that a
| coal barge had been lost.
The steamship Cavour. which strand
ed several days ago off Long Beach, L.
T., weathered the gale well, and with
the kedge and lines which she has out
| held her position well. No effort will
be made to pull her off till the weather
has settled.
Schooner Goes Ashore.
Delaware Breakwater, Del, Feb. L.
| The schooner r. D. Bibber, from Mo-
] bile for New York, which put in here
! for harbor on December 26, was blown
1,o~ NV &1o hioh wind
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

St. Louis, Feb. 4.-Mr. George A.
Baker, president of the Continental
national bank, and connected with 9TH
err large business enterprises, died
Monday of pneumonia at his residence
here after a very short illness.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
Veteran Kills Himself.

New York, Feb. 4.--James Reid. a
British veteran, whose personal hero
ism at Sebastopol and on the field of
Balaklava had won him two medals, is
dead in this city from intentional
asphyxiation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

Judge Alfred Steckler, justice of the
supreme court of the state OF New
York; was born a poor lad on the
East Side, his father having died when
he was five years old. He secured
work in law Office, where he made his
start, and when still mere boy be-
came president of the literary society
of the Cooper union, and in it's debates
broadened his education.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

That the length Of human life Is In
creasing with the improvements In
general sanitation, education and n.y.
giene is evidenced by the fact that in
1890 the average length of life was 31.1
years, while in 1900 it was 35.2. The
mathematically inclined can now esti-
mate how long it will take us to reach
the extreme old age of Bible times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

A tribe of natives known as Maoris,
living in New Zealand, cook their po'
tatoes and other articles of food in
very novel way. There are several
volcanoes in the land, and many OF
the Maoris live up in the mountains
near them. In various places volcanic
steam and hot water issue from the
ground. The natives make use OF these
in preparing their meals.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

Eminent specialists are just now en-
deavoring to solve the mystery of a
disease known as beriberi, which
seems to be identical with the "sleep-
ing illness. of the west coast of Afri-
ca. But up to the present even the
greatest physicians have not been
able to diagnose or cure it. Whole
villages of West African Negroes havo
been known to sleep themselves to
death, VI
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
Merger Casc Goes Over

Washington, Feb. 1.-The United
States supreme court adjourned Mon
day until February "a. The court did
not announce a decision in the North
ern Pacific merger case, and that case
now necessarily goes over until after
the reconvcning of the court.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
II. HAwLEY, Publisher.

New Mexico Is q great sheep coun.
try. There is but one other state or
territory which excels it in sheep
raising That is Utah, where there are
10000 or 100000 sheep. New
Mexico has about 100000. The in
dustry was never so prosperous as at
nresent
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

preceding the elections in this coun-
try, with the view of influencing them,
and for this reason it had been diff
cult to bring the Filipinos to discus-
sion of Legislation which the commits
sion were enacting. There was doubt
as to what the policy of the United
States would be.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

Prof. Iden, of the Kansas State Nor
NAL school, at Emporium, Kan, has
followed his usual custom of sending
to every former and present member
of his Bible class, now 1900 in num-
Der, a new year greeting. His present
Bible class numbers 400, the largest
organization of its kind in the United
States
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

Monday and is now. aground on Mar
shall shoal, near here.
british Steamer Aground.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-Reedy island
reporting station notifies the mari
time exchange that the British steam
ship Drummond, Philadelphia for st.
Thomas, is aground on Dan Baker
shoals, in the Delaware bay, about 81
miles below this city.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07

A correspondent says that as the
result Of experiments he has made I'M
der careful timing he finds that the
greyhound is the fastest of all four
footed animals When going at full
speed gallop he can cover twenty
yards a second, or about one mile in a
minute and twenty-eight seconds-a
speed that comes very near that OF
carrier pigeon.