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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-01-03
LAST yEAR's FA,LuREs.
Number 10 Large but Total L'abiiittsa
less Than IN 1900 iaSs

New York, Jan, 2.--Reports to r. 0yIs
DUN 4 Co. show thak failures for 49,
year 1901 were II ,0O2s In number go
Sill. Os2,3 76 In amount OF liabtlitisgsl
while Of banking and other nduciat
institutions there were - insOlvencie1s
involving 318.V1S,774. : total Of II, 07g7
defaults and )13l,111,1 $50 liabilities
These figures compare very favorsblys
with the 10,s33 failures In 1900. Wit
liabilities OF $174.113,7 36, Of which -
we're banks. for @36.s17.56 Manufac.Ss
turing disasters In 1901 numbered AZ:
al, with IN Indebtedness Of 4.00O.
sS3. compared with 2.409 In the pre-
vious year, owing Isl. 701.142. wills;
there were 1906 suspensions Of traders
for 81! 060. $40, against 7.344 In $780,
with liabilities Of $59, AS. 500. The d.;
faulted liabilities were 96 cents to each
81 900 OF bank exchanges. A ratio
to the number OF drms in businesss
shows the entire amount Of defanlte13
indebtedness averaged 494.33 for eacks
concern. This amount compares with
$119.63 In 1900. while going back to
1893 the average was $2so.s6.
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Seth LOW is MAYOR.
Former President Of Columbia Unlver.
si&y Head Of New Work. City, ~.

Former President Of Columbia Unlver.
sity Head OF New Work. City. 90
New Yo.1. Jan. 2.-Setn Low, former
mayor OF Brooklyn and president OF
Columbia university until he. gave up
that office to become candidate for the
mayorality on q fusion ticket. became
mayor Of New York during the day.
At the same time there was an almost
complete turn over Of city and county
oflces by Democratic incumbents to
the candidates elected on the fusion
ticket In November. The changes In
elected chicers included the district
attorney, the comptroller. the presi.
dents OF the boroughs. the sheriff. the
county register and the county clerk.
OF the successful ones al were candt'
dates on the fusion ticket except the
presidents of Bronx and Queens bor'
oughs. where the Democrats were sue
cessfnl. OF the appointed omcers the
important changes included the r.
tirement Of Police Commissioner Nj.
chael G. Murphy. who Wa succeeded
by John N. Partridge and the appoint
ment of George L. Rives to be corpora
tiou counsel In place Of John Whalen-
" the IS district leaders Of Tammany
Hall. IL lost their places In the public
service 49, -
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Jov At SANTIAGO.

Municipal Government Celebrates the
Nationalist Victory.
Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 1.-The mu-
picipal government Of this city cele-
Arated the victory of the Nationalist
party at the polls and the inaugural
lion Of the New Year by raising silk
Cuban nag, 40 feet long. over the
cfty's end Of the palace at midnight.
Colored fire, Roman candles and roc
kets set of from the roof OF the palace
made q fine display. A band played
the national hymn: and the plaza IN
the front OF the palace was crowded.
A brilliant ball was also given at the
San Carlos club. Here the festivities
were suspended during the cerer, ony
of raising the Cuban flag, and the
guests Of the club, including many
American officers, witnessed the spec
tacle. -. 49,, ...
At the base ball game played dur
ing the afternoon before 5000 spec
tators the Cubans beat the Americans
by Il to z runs.
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= MARYLAND LAWMAKERo.
General Assembly Adlousns Afts'
Completing IL, Organization.

General Assembly Adlousns After
Completing It, Organization.
Annapolis. Nd. Jan. 1.-The general
assembly OF Maryland has begun its
deliberations and after brief session
adjourned for / week in order 70 allow
time to make up the committees.
Noble L. Mitchell Of Hartford county
was elected speaker Of the house and
Senator John Hubner OF Baltimore
county was reelected president q the
senate. All OF tho officers Of the lAst
session were reelected IN both houses.
The fact that notices Of contests in
the case Of dix Republicans In the
bouse and one In the senate were pre-
scented indica&es that the Democrats
desire q more comfortable working
majority both on joint ballot asd in
the house than they now have, end ~
the results in all the cases brought
up during the day were very close It
seems likely that some changes will be
made in the present makeup Of the ~.
sembly. The coming election Of
United States senator created but lit.
tie comment, as it is almost universally
believed that for senator Mr.. German
will have no difficulty In securing the
prize when the balloting begins.
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TELE0RAPHic sREviTiEs.

The clothing firm OF Spite Bros. &
Mork, at Boston, suffered loss by fire.
Of $1,000 on Wednesday.
Omcial returns show that the Boer
losses by killed, wounded and surren-
dered during 1901 totalled 1887 men:
IT is understood that Southern soap
manufacturers ~ contemplating .
consolidation Of a. factories south Of
the Ohio. [ s;t Is 4
The Chinese court arrived at Chon
Ting Flu last Tuesday and will con-
tinue, IT'S Journey to Peaking by rail-
next Friday = 1
: The Michigan. university football
team defeated the Stanford university
team at Pasadena, Cal, New Years
day, by score Of 40 to 0. 60, 60
A negro miner named Hinsley, aged
20 years, was shot and Instantly killed
by a mob of white men near Linton,
Ind. The negro had had fight with
4 white man, siEs
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LESTER FOUND GUILTY.
One Of the Murderere Of the MeNt-
somerys 10 Convicted. "a

One Of the Murderer OF the Ment-
somerys 10 Convicted.
Oxford, Miss, Jan. 3.-Orlando Leo
ter, the negro on trial here ehAr4oA
with being IN accomplice in the mar.
der Of the two NonGgomerys, wa0
found guilty Of murder in the Arst de-
gree. The jury was out Is minutes. !
Lester testified that no held tie
lamp while VIII Mathis shot HuGA
Q lamp while win Mathis shot Hugh
Montgomery With . shotgun. Lester
stated tha4 VIII Moths sent him Tor
the guns and that Whit Owens 1a1
loaded the shotgun With buchhot aa4
told him to be sure to kill both on
GERS. Lester slso sisted that aimee he
had been cun0ned In the Oxford Jail
he had received . note from Will
Mathis saying that II Lester would
admit doing the shooting and take al
the blame Will Mathis knew he would
be released and he would then got to-
gether q mob and set Lester free be.
fore he could be hanged.
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THREE RoUT TWENTY.
Lieutenant and Two 0rderlies Attack
Filipino insurgents.

Lieutenant and Two orderlies Attack
Filipino insurgents.
Manila, Jan. 2.-Lieuteaan& Ch4Gles
D. Rhodes OF the sixth cavalry, asen-
panied by two orderlies. whsa vAa
six miles Of Manila, came asrese -
armed insurgents II Quartet q eac
racks. The insurgents shouted "Hner.
icanoe" and Lieutenant Rhodes fe10d
. retreat, But in reality no took -
Quartet in the flank and drove ct s
Insurgents, capturing TIVE 1ifes, 1870
reyolvers and some amma1effea.
Rhodes then burned tho bar1aeks asTn
and proceeded. 70 Manila.
General Whea3on's report fre1 s9e
island az Samar indicates that heoe
Mas been accomplished there. TIC u
-tifude Of the natives 10 even more Nn.
.friendly than ever before. 0eaecsaa
cChaffeo will probably visit The tsaane
in order to Investigate the state q
affairs prevailing there.
On the other hand, In Batan9es
province, the organized campaign
against the insurgents 10 progressing
favorably. and speedy results are o.
Dected. =
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LEeAuoY Is GENEROUS.
viii EndoAw q French, industrial School
ut Chicago.

viii Endo.x q French industrial School
1t Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 2.-Qne million DOL
lars has been offered by Robert Le-
baudy, a French multi.millionaire, for
the establishment of French indus
trial school in connection with the
University of Chicago. It will be the
greatest institution Of it's kind In the
world. The tender was made to Presi.
dent Harper by M. Lebaudy's agent,
Emile ,Ridel of the French army. DR..
Harper promptly accepted and the
preliminaries to the establishment OF
the school we're settled without delay.
In addition to the 100000 offered
NJ. Lebaudy will establish an endow'
ment fund for the school. The insti.
tuition will be actively fostered by the
French government It's students Will
consist OF 600 graduates of French
colleges, selected and supported by
the French government. A library Of
French literature containing 10000
volumes will be founded in connection
with the institution. The aim Of the
enterprise Is to facilitate the study OF
American Industrial and business
mcthOda.
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GENERAL WHEELER's Views.
Philippines, Guam and Hawaii Aoso
E.5:s eaf5 lutsly Essential 20 America. t..

phiiippines, Guam and Hawaii A6so.
Il lutsly Essential 80 America. C
Louisville, Jan e. General Joseph
Wheeler. Who lectured here during the
evening, said in an interview: >#$$l
81 have differed with some of my
people on the question Of our. new
possessions but ! am convinced that
the retention Of the Philippines, Guam
and Hawaii ~ absolutely essential TO
our commercial development. @
4 This country during the past year
~as the greatest producer Of mum,
Der OF articles, including cotton. steel,
petroleum and wheat. 4 Our population
forme shout per cent Of the worlds
people. In the great 2Occtdent half Of
che worlds population live. They are
crest producers. They produce what
We need and they In turn need what
We produce. ~.
: my contention, then. 10 that the
possession Of Hawaii. Guam and the
Philippines gives to the United States
an indispensable advantage In the
:trass'e sor commercial power in the
! General Wheeler brushed aside az a
problem Of speedy and easy solution
the paci6catioa Of the Philippines. As
to Cuba, General Wheeler said:
''Cuba viii b part Of 10. The pso
Pic will eventually realise that al
their best interests demand the union.
While WAS IN Cuba . number Of
prominent Cuba1s Indicated to me
thaG this sentiment even then gener'
ally prevailed" -
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ARRESTED At MILWAUKEE.

Two Men Charged With Operating In
Forged Checks in Lumber Camps.
Milwaukee, Jan. 1.-Two men CIV
ing their names as Harry Williams
and Charles Morgan have been arrest.
ed by the Milwaukee police charged
with wholesale operating in forged
checks In northern lumber camps. The
men had in their possession 500 blank
checks of the Montreal Lumber com
pany. The checks were printed by a
Milwaukee arm and an order for a
similar number was left with another
Milwaukee firm to be printed in the
firm name Of J. H. Stems Lumber
company Of Ashland, Wis. The prison
ers also have In their possession re.
ceipts for expensive jewelry purchased
In Cripple Creek. Colo.
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Is NOW IN COLOMBIA.

uribe.Uribs lnvades eantander Prov.
ines With = Large Army. =
: New York. Jan. & According TO
cablegrams just received by DR.. Res
trepo, head Of the Colombian revolu.
tionary junta here, General Tribe Uri
be, the revolutionary leader. with
5000 men, has invaded Colombia from
Venezuela The invasion was made in
the Colombian province of santander.
The dispatch came from General Var.
gas Santos, d Liberal chief, living In
Curacao. Tribe Uribe IL confronted BY
General Gonzales Valencia, according
to the advices. In the rear Of the gov.
eminent force 10 said TO- be q Liberal
army. which recently took possession
OF the town OF Bucuramanga. Four
battalions OF government troops in that
town, II is said, Joined the Liberal
forces in q body. ~
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increase Trainmsn's Wages.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2.-The Press
says that an increase Of from 4 to II
per cent in the wages of about As, 900
orainmen will be made soon by the
Pennsylvania. Railroad company. It
was, 1t is said, the intention Of the
company to make announcement of the
increase New Years day, but it was
not done because the system Of ad.
justment had not been perfected. How
ever, the new scale of wages will take
effect from Jan. I. 1t will apply to all
the trainmen. on the lines owned or
operated by the company. The cleri'
cal force is not included in the plan
at present. ..;>,
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TWO TRAlNMEN KILLED.
Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Train
Wrecked and Burned.

Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Train
Wrecked and Burned.
Pittsburg, JAM 2.-As the result OF
q through passenger train on the Bal.
timore and Ohio road jumping the
track Engineer Collins and Fireman
McCune are dead and ~ Injured Ave
OF whom are consid ered serio lousy hurt
The injured were all taken to Mere
dale, for treatment as quickly a. the
relief train could get them there. The
train which. Was :.dttched was the
through passenger. which left here ct
$40 .. IN. bound for New York. It
was full vestibuled train composed
Of engine. baggage car, postal car, two
coaches, sleeper and Pullman chair
car. In going down the steep grade
one and . half miles west Of Glencoe
the engine, from 4 cause az yet unex-
planned. jumped the track and the
train piled on top of it. Probably the
only thing to prevent the swelling OF
the death list was the fact that the
heavy vestibule cars did not break up
in going down the embankment. /
The work 10 rescue the Injured had
to be done quickly. because the gas
tanks in The cars were exploded and
set fire to the wreckage. The flames
spread rapidly and In short time the
entire train was burned.
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DICK GOES TO THE SCENE.
10 ~ -:Hss yssy: - Columbus, to Assist
the Hams Forces. =.


10 a. His Way: = Columbus, 70 Assist
the Hanna Foress. =
+ Columbus, O.. Jan. 3.-The chief Do
velopmeot In tho legislative contest IL
the announcement that Congressman
Charles Dick In a his way to ColNm.
bus TO assist the Hanna forces. II
the Foraker men were In the least
disconnected BY the coming Of General
Dick there vas no outward manifesto
ton Of It. There we're oil sorts OF
rumors flying. however. One Of them
was that II the Foraker men won they
would redistrict the state In such 4
manner as to make It impossible for
General Dick to be returned TO con.
gress. Another was that the Foraker
forces would. oppose General Dick In
his aspiration to secure the nomlna'
ton for governor two years hence.
It was intimated that what the Han
ma forces hoped to gain most through
the advice and counsel of General Dick
was the election Of Mr.. Uhl as cFerk
of the. senate. Mr.. Uhl is the Cleve-
land man whom Senator Hanna. in
sisted should be- made clerk Of the
senate in order that he might look
after the interests of the Republican
party in Cuyahoga, the entire delega-
ton from which is Democratic. Their
were no developments during the day
to give q decisive turn to the contest
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NEW YEARS IN MEXICO.
Ps esident Diaz Receives Thousands Of
Callers During the Day.

President Diaz Receives Thousands Of
Callers During the Day. -
Mexico City, Jan. 2-President Diaz
received thousands Of callers Wednes-
day, including the diplomatic corps.
the Pan-American delegates, who take
rank as dlplomats;- members of con-
gress, army and navy officers, etc.
The president is in fine health and
was especially cordial to the Pan.
Americans. In the name of the diplo-
matte corps United States Ambassa:
dor Clayton offered the president New
Year congratulations. President Raj:
gosa spoke on behalf of the Pan.
Americans.
Ambassador and Mrs. Clayton held
large New Years reception at the
United States embassy in the after
noon, at which all the Pan-Americans
were present. =.
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PACIFIC Preferred.
Upwards Of $4,000. 900 Of the Stock
Paid for aad Cancelled.

Upwards Of $4,000, 900 Of the Stock
Paid for and Cancelled.
New York, Jan. 2.-The Office OF the
Northern Pacific Railway company was
kept open Wednesday for the receipt
and redemption Of the preferred stock
Of that company. Upwards Of $50 1000.
900 Of the entire SO, 000, 900 of that is-
sue. of stock was received, paid for
and cancelled.
Under the terms of the company's
notice all outstanding shares of the
whole issue Of preferred stock became
actually retired at midnight and ceased
to exist as stock and all holders Of
certificates for preferred stock have
been notified that on presentation of
the same at the company's Office here
they will receive payment in cash to
the par amount Of each certificate. The
stock redeemed abroad is not included
in the $60,0OO,000 cancelled at the
New York Office, and considering the
day was holiday, with banks and
banking Offices closed, It Is thought
the balance of the funds provided for
this payment will not long remain un-
claimed in the company's vaults.
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Valuable Violins Stolen.

4 San Antonio, Tex, Jan. III. n
Mclean, a collector Of old violtns and
who owned a Stradivarius Of 1921
make and q Wilhelm Guthman violin,
the first valued at $4,000 and the
second at several thousand dollars,
was robbed of them by stranger who
made on with them while McLean's
back was turned. The stranger had
called at McLean's house on the pre-.
text Of examining the violins.
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CAUSED THREE DEATHS.
Result Of the Murderous Act Of a
Miner at Jennings, Mon.

Result OF the Murderous Act OF a
Miner at Jennings, Mon.
Kalispell. Mon. Jan. 2.-Patrick Sui
Ivan of Jennings, Mon., shot his wife,
his grandchild and himself, with fatal
results to himself AMI the child, while
bis wife is In q dangerous condition.
He is an old miner, well known around
Butte. His wife runs the section
house at Jennings. The citizens of
Jennings sent to kalispell for medical
aid and q special train was sent wi
two physicians and the coroner. At
point just west of Lucerne the engine
jumped the track. instntly killing En-,
gineer Heron and seriously injuring
Fireman Wilcox, who was scalded. The
caboose did not leave the track and
the doctors proceeded to Jennings,
while the dead and injured were
brought to Kalispell.
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A $4,000 Painting Ruined.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-The "Battle OF
Zapote Bridge" the painting by We
restchagin Of the last combat In which
General Lawton was engaged, fell
while being taken from the walls Of
the art institute, where the painting
was torn in the canvas. VerestchaEin4
said that he thought that It would bo'
impossible to repair the damage. The:
painting was valued 1t $4,000. II
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PALMA NOTIFIED.

Receives Word That His Election to
j. the Presidency 10 Conceded.
New York, Jan. 2.-Thomas Estrada
Palma, In his home at Central Valley,
N. Y, has received the news that his
election to the presidency Of the re-
public Of Cuba was conceded. He an
nounced that the new Cuba would be
one of work and Of high endeavor,
that 1t would be his aim to strengthen
the friendly relations which exist be-
tween his country and the United
States and to bring about reciprocity.
He said:
"The% principal, object of the Cuban
republic should be first Of all to secure
the most friendly relations with the
American people who helped us In our
hour OF need. We will always bear In
mind the work of the United States In
Helping us to obtain our independence
from Spanish rule. and at the same
time We should try to secure from the
Washington government all the advan'
tages possible for our products by rea'
:Bonable reductions Of the import du'
ties, especially on: sugar and tobacco,
Ia this ID the on1y Wy TOR Cuba g 81
cape tie absolute ruin OF these two In
,dustries. which are the only basis OF
Cuba's actual wealth. Without this
bened4 the Cuban people viii ind
themselves IN great distress and sub.
ject to disturbances from lack Of en-,
Dloymeut; without this beneflt all the
sacrifices Of the Cubans tor their
freedom will be ct naught. tor In .
starving condition they cannot enjoy
their Independence. am convinced
that the people of the United States
knDw very we'll that Il h 30 their own
interest that Cuba be in q prosperous
condition and In . state Of order and
peace and for that reason I am sure
that q majority OF the Americans vial
favor Z commercial treaty between the
countries advantageous both to the
United States and Cuba"
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Hungary Threatens to Cut Loose.

Hungary Threatens TO Cut Loose. \
Budapest. Jan. 2.-The Hungarian
premier, Koloman do, S5ell. while ID.
dressing 4 New Year reception Of the
Liberals, severely chided the factions
of the Austrian reichsrath which have
prevented q financial settlement be-,
tween Austria and Hungary. The pre-.
mier declared that the 18th hour had
struck and that IL an agreement was
further delayed Hungary would adopt
an Independent fiscal policy.
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shaw Goes TO Washington.

Des Moines. Jan. Ex-Governor Leslie
M. Shaw, the new secretary Of the
United States treasury, departed for
Washington during the evening. He
will remain there two days, expecting
to return to Des Moines in time for the
Grant club banquet Jan. 8.
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Apparently = Case Of Suicide.

Ilwaco, Wash, Jan. 2.-Lieutenant
James F. Bevan, Eighth artillery, was
found dead In bed at Fort Candy. His
brains were blown out and by his. side
was found a revolver. 1t Is apparently
q case of suicide, though no reason is
known why. he should take his life.
He had risen from the ranks and was
a very popular officer, being the cap
tain of Fort Candy football team.
Bevan was 40 years Of age and had
served in the Philippines.
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A MILLION GUINEAs..

Wesleyan Methodists Complete Thsif
Twentieth Century Fund.
London, Jan. BY . special col
lection taken up last Sunday, which IL
said to have realized E66. 1000. and b.
promises from other quarters, the We
leyan Methodists have practically com.
pleted the collection of the Wesleyan
Methodist Twentieth century fund Of
100000 guineas, which WAS started
three years ago. This fund was col
lected for evangelistic education and
philanthropic work. 80
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Ienator 6erry's Condition, improved.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 2.-Reports
rom Bentonville state that United
States Senator James H. Berry's con
dition has improved materially ard
that he expects to leave at once TOR
Washington. =. - ~ = ;,
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Fatal Collision In Louisiana.

keithville, La, Jan. I'm a collision
between Texas Pacific and Houston
End East and West Texas freight
trains here Fireman w. J. Daniels OF
Houston was killed. Several race
hcrses were also killed, among them
te ing George Arnold, winner OF the
Christmas handicap at New Orleans.
Several OF the trainmen were injured
and IL cars of the Houston, Feast and
West Texas train burned to the trucks.
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Street Car and Carriage Collide.

street Car and Carriage Collide.
Chicago, Jan. 2.-Five persons were
seriously injured, one fatally. in . col
liston between q carriage and q be-.
lated electric street car at Fffty.third
street. The surrey, which was demol.
ished, was occupied by Mr.. Samuel
Fuller, his wife and four children. All
suffered broken bones and bruises And
little Helen Fuller was crushed so
badly by the car that she cannot re-