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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-20

Dy all druggists. IesJlHOhlauly
free.
Halls Family Pills are the hest.
Wall paper at CLANCY and
Mackay's.
Do not fail to hear Sears at
Masonic hall Saturday night.
Mr.. Meacham returned the first
of the week from visit in Iowa.
Pure Meats foot oil will make
your harness more durable, get a
supply at stitsers.
We give fine toy Clothes Wringer
with each AdvanCe-year guarantee
Clothes Wringer. Dieckhoff Bros.
A child of R. J. Jones, Reading
died Saturday and funeral held
Sunday.
Do not fail to let us figure on
Building Material. Special snap on
Nails also Barb, Wire. Dieckhoff
Bros.
Robert Burnett returned Wednes-
day from Pipestone where. he went
for examination by the pension
board.
Anton 2aulson while intoxicated
Thursday insulted some ladies at
the depot and was taken to the lock
up to sober up.
La grippe coughs yield quickly to
the wonderful curative qualities of
Foley's Honey and Tar. There is
nothing else ''just as good"
A racing circuit of number of
Iowa and South Dakota towns in
Guiding Worthington has been Or
ganized. It requires available funds
of $500 for purses to get in this cir
cult.
The ladies aid society of the Con-
gregational church will be glad to
welcome all to an old time spelling
match after an evening meal, in
A. O. U. W. hall, beginning
at $3.50 p. m. Friday, March 9th.
Tickets Is cents.
Choice wall paper just arrived at
"City Pharmacy" Late styles and
handsome patterns. No ancient
remnants to work off on you. Prices
that will draw trade. Call and see
the effects.
A cold at this time if neglected is
liable to cause pneumonia which is
SO often fatal, and even when the
patient has recovered the lungs are
weakened, making them peculiarly
susceptib bic to the Development of
consumption. Foley's Honey and
Tar will stop the cough heal and
strengthen the lungs and prevents
pneumonia. City Pharmacy.
Every sack of flour you purchase
not manufactured by the Home Mill
means you are pulling down your
home enterprise and building up
some other mill and some other
town. Got any good reason for doing
so2 If so let us know what it is
and we will right it if possible.
Warrington Milling Co,
81. V. Miller Mgr.
How often you hear it remarked:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-20

For Sale Desirable residence
property on lake front $500. $500
cash balance suit purchaser. Enquire
at this Office. 23tf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
GOLD BAR STOLEN
 FROM EXPRESS GAR
WAS VALUED AT FROM $2o,ooo TO $23,ooo, AND ITS DISAPPEARANCE HAS MYsTIFIED OFFICIALS AS WELL AS DETECTIVES.

Detroit March 19.-A bar of gold. said to be valued at s2o,oOo to $2S,OoO disappear ed from the express car of the Wabash train No. 4 which arrived at the union station from the west at 8 o'clock and left for Buffalo at midnight.
 The property was in charge of the Pa cihc Express company and was consigned to Buffalo. Just as soon as the messenger missed the gold, he notified the local ex- press agent of the company. who in turn asked the police to assist In tne search for the missing treasure.
 Every available detective of the staff of Chief of Detectives Mcdonnell was as . signed to the case, and private detectives were also retained to assist
 Local officials say there is a bare possi- bility that the bar of gold has been mis- placed and will turn up in Buffalo.
 We are impatiently waiting for news from Buffalo, said the manager of the local branch of the Pacific Express com pany.
 a mystery tonight as 1t was early today when the police began work on the case. Captain Mcdonnell. chief of detectives. said that no one was under al . est and until something more definite could be told the police would not talk about the case. General Superintendent E. P. Newall refused to name the consignees or the shippers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20

and water-born vessels of all kinds of ron or steel; whiskies and brandies; fish, saited, pickled, smoked or fish preserved nroil or otherwise in tins; articles of pottery or earthenware now classified un- der paragraph 21 and 22 of the customs tariff of the republic of Cuba.
 Shedule B gives reduction of 30 DOT cent on the following articles: Butter, the flour of wheat, corn the flour of corn or cornmeal; chemical and pharmaceuti- cal products and simple drugs liquors Tn bottlesi non-alcoholic beverages; cider mineral waters, colors and dyes; win dow glass, complete or partly made up articles of hemp flax, pita, tute, hene- quin, ramie and other vegetable flores now classified under the paragraphs of group 25, class V of the customs tariff of the republic of Cuba; musical instru- ments; writing and printing paper except for newspapers, cotton and manufactures thereof except knitted goods (see sche- dule O, all articles of cutlery boots, shoes and slippers now classified under paragraphs 197 and 19S of the customs tariff of the republic of Cuba; gold and silver plated ware, photographs, engrav- ings Autographs cromo Autographs ole ographs, etc., printed from stone, zinc aluminium or other material used as tablets, flaps. bandsN and wrappers for tobacco and other purposes and all the other papers (except papers for cigarettes and excepting maps and charts. paste- board and manufactures thereof now clas- sified under paragraphs 157 and 164, in-
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elusive of the customs taIiff of the re- public of Cuba.
 Schedule c gives a reduction of 40 per cent on the following articles: Manu- factures of cotton and manufactures of cotton not included In preceding sched- uies, cheese, fruits, preserved. paper pulp, perfumery and essences, articles of pot tery and earthware now classified under paragraph 20 of the customs tariff of the republic of Cuba, porcelain. soaps other than common now classified under para graph iO5 of the customs tariff of the re- public of Cuba, umbrellas and parasols dextermine and glucose. watches, woo and manufactures thereof, silks and man ufactures thereof, rice and cattle. E 1t isi1 specifically agreed that tobaccc in any form of the United States or It's insular possessions shall not be given any concession or rebate of duty when import ed into Cuba. Both countries agree that the rates of duty granted during the life of the treaty shall be preferential as re- spects like imports from other countries. 1t is specially provided that while the treaty Is in force no Cuban sugars shall be admitted into United States at greater reduction than 20 per cent of the present tariff rates and that no sugar produced by any country other than Cuba shall be ad- mitted Into the United States by treaty or convention while the, new treaty Is in force at lower rate of duty than that imposed by existing law If not denounc- ca the treaty shall continue in effect for five years from the date 1t goes Into ef- feet, which shall be ten days after ex- change of ratihcations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
OF THE CUBAN NTREATY
 AND RECIPROCITY PROVISIONS

WY ASHINGToN, March 19.-The Cu-
 NV ban treaty, ratified today by the
 senate, was negotiated In Ha- vana December Il. 1902, between Gen. T. H. Bliss, representing the United States and senors Carlos DeSaldo and Jos M Garcia Montez, representing Cuba. The United States sent te made several amend ments to the document.
 As ratified by the senate today 1t pro- vides that all merchandise produced by either country which now enters duty free, shall continue free of import duties. All other Cuban products imported into the United States shall enter al a re- duction of 20 per cent rom the rate of duty imposed by the United States on such articles of merchandise. All im- ports into Cuba from the United States not entitled to free entry shall be given reduction of 20 per cent. provided they do not fall within the hereinafter named class as to which a greater reduction in duty is made. Schedule A provides that the following articles shall be entitled to 25 per cent reduction from the regular tariff Machinery and apparatus of cop- per or it's alloys, or machines or appara- tus in which copper or it's alloys enter as the component of chief value cast iron, wrought iron and steel and manu- factures thereof; articles of crystal and glass, except window glass and ships
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

The Weather. For Alabama: Rain and colder Friday. Clearing and colder Saturday; variable winds, becoming brisk northwest.
 Page One. Levees will be blown up with dynamite. Flood situation has reached crucial point. Negro marries white woman in Tal- mages old church. Cuban treaty Is ratified and senate ad- journs. Boat sinks while passengers are asleep.
 Page Two. Seligmans syndicate wants to assume Venezuelas debt
 Page Three. General state news. MT. Bowen wants an understanding about the claims. People of Hartselle elated over gas well.
 Page Four. Editorial comment. Gossip heard in lobbies and elsewhere
 Page Five. Lively sensation that is being inves- tigated by the police.
  within next two weeks. Ground to be broken for Howard college dormitory. The Methodsts to build sso,O0O church on Eleventh avenue.
 Page Six. Social notes and personals.
 Page Seven. German statesmen discuss the Venezue- Ian question.
 Page Eight. Supreme court opinions.
 Page Nine. Local and foreign market reports,
 Page Ten. Baseball players will arrive today. Gompers asks protection of labor lead CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
WILL DYNAMITE LEVEE
 TO SAVE HUMAN LIFE
WHITE WOMAN MARRIES
 NEGRO IN OLD CHURCH
 LONG USED BY TALMAGE
BY wATrERsoN sTEALEx.

TAsIINGToN w Presbyterian of which the of of  pr c. This
 
 
  called
  of lettering the  in  like
 
 dressed and cultured and concluded perform the The bride & That performed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
STEAMER SINKS WHILE
 PASSENGERS ARE ASLEEP
The Metamora While Running Up the 0cka~aha River Goes Down Almost Without Moments Waning-By Mira
 ce Only Two Persons Were Drowned.

lurching of the vessel and turned on the midship siphons, but finding no water, he started aft and discovered that the vessel was sinking stern first.
 Engineer Rosingal, by this time was on deck and ordered all hands to the cabin. In an instant the vessel made a lurch to port, striking the timber on the north bank of the river and with a crash rebounded to starboard and sankk submerging the second deck and filline the staterooms with water.
 With an axe Engineer Rosingal broke in the doors and windows, while other members of the crew under Captain Mercierer carried out the half drowned passengers, some of whom had to be pass ed to the cabin roof over the outer rail.
 The boat lies at an angle of almost 45 degrees. It is thought she can be fioated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
n ALATKA, Fla, March 19.-The k S+aar,ar Matarnora of tha Tn,cas

n ALATKA, Fla, March 19.-The
 steamer Metamora of the Lucas
 line. running up the ocklawaha river, sank today four miles above the mouth of the river. As the passengers were all asleep and the steamer sank al- most without moments warning, it Is almost a miracle that so few were drowned.
 Rufus King and Walker Watson, both colored residents of Palatka, were drowned. Manuel Myers, the pilot, who was at the wheel when the boat went down, was the first to discover that the boat was sinking, He immediately called Captain Mercierer, who had just retired. Engineer Fred Priest. who was on duty at the time also noticed the peculiar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
pIaaue Situation Improves.

Mazatlan, Mex. March 19.-There were no deaths in the city from the plague the current month. Villa Union reports one death from the plague and a boy died on the Conchos ranch. He belong ed to a family coming from Siciqueros.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Heavy Rains In Texas.

Houston. Tex, March i9.-Heavy rains set in again today over the entire state and tonight the rivers are reported to have risen rapidly. Some damage has been done to railroads and number of wagon bridges are reported lost Farm CTS had just begun planting corn and are greatly delayed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Had to Cross at Cairo.

Little Rock, Ark, March 20.-The first Choctaw train. from Memphis since 6 o'clock Tuesday evening will reach Lit tie Rock at o'clock this F'riday) morn ing. The train left Memphis over the be crossed at Cairo, and 1t went to St. Louis. then via the Cotton Belt to Brink ley. It has been on the road thirty hours It carries 250 passengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Water Rushing Through Streets of Marion, Ark, at Depth
 of Eight Feet
CURRENT HAS ATTAINED
 HIGH SPEED AND RISING
People Are Chartered In Upper Stories of Houses and Help Is Needed Bad Iy-Boat Cannot Go Through
 crevasse at Trice's.

Memphis March 19.-A special to the Commercial-Appeal from Marion, Ark, received at late hour tonight tells of great havoc by the flood at that point, and says such extremities have been reached by the people there that 1t was decided tonight by a committee of citi- zens to dynamite the levees tomorrow at Mound City. Ark, unless the St. Francis break at Trices Landing before noon.
 Water is running feet deep through every street of the town with fearful force. and rapid rise Is in progress. Twenty white persons of local families are quartered in the second story of the courthouse, and fully 200 negroes, many without food. are penned up in various buildings of the village.
 Several hundred head of stock without sufficient food are on platforms in the village and the first stories of all houses are under water. The railroad tracks are covered and washed for six miles. and a handcar bearing General Manager B. F. Winchell was put through from the west today with the greatest difficulty and grave risk. MT. WincheIl stated that he saw no hope of opening the line through to Memphis for at least week after the water subsidies
 VIII Dynamite Levee.
 Sheriff Williamson of crittenden county and other prominent citizens attended the meeting at which it was decided to hynamite4the levee tomorrow. The cti- gems have sufficient of this explosive to tear an opening in the levee. and they are reported to be most positive in their determination to make a passway for rescue boat unless aid Is sent them through the break.
 Marion is eight miles from the crevasse, but the current there Is reported to be strong enough to sweep the houses from their foundations should the water rise few feet more.
 Crest Reached at Memphis.
 Memphis, March 1s.-It is believed to- night that the crest of the Mississippi river flood has reached Memphis and that a fall will begin within less than twenty four hours. However, the conditions that exist above Memphis with the gap in the levee at Trice's Landing, Ark, make 1t a most difficult and uncertain matter to forecast what Is likely to occur in the flood situation The gauge tonight shows 70 feet and stationary rise of g in the past twenty-four hours.
 While the crevasse has not widened to any appreciable degree, the levee Is over topped short distance further to the north and the flooded Mississippi is dis charging much water both at this point and at the crevasse.
 A difference of between four and five feet exists In the height of the water on either side of the levee at the crevasse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Mai. A. Griffin Dead.

Griffin, Ga, March 19.-Maj. A. Grif- fin, one of the best-known cotton men throughout the south and prominently connected with the milling interests in several states, died here today from the effects of stroke of paralysis. He served as superintendent of cotton mills in Canada, New York, Illinois. Alabama and Georgia. He was born at Province in 1833.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
MINERS KILLED
 BYRUNAWAY TRAIN
25 LOADED COAL CARS BREAK LOOSE AND RUN IN MINES, CAUSING DEATH OF THREE MEN AND INJURY OF OTHERS.

Johnston, Pa, March 19.-The breaking of a coupling, followed by runaway of a string of twenty-five loaded coal cars today, in the Sunshine mine, at South Fork, caused the death of three men, the fatal injury of one, and serious injury to nine others The dead
 Anthony Border.
 Joe Strank.
 Frank McClain.
 C. Coolbaugh was so severely injured that he will die.
 At late hour tonight it was announced that the wreckage had been cleared away and the injured all taken out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
To Build New Branch.

Guthrie, o. T., March 19.-W. H. Sea- man, president of the Ozark and Chero- kee Central road, today confirmed the statement that the company has under construction lO0- mile branch from Mus cogee, I. T., to Fort Smi,.i, Ark, and that another extension is contemplated from Fayetteville, Ark, the eastern ter minus at present, to Memphis. Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Box of Dynamite ExpIodes.

Bluefeld. w. Va, March 1s.-A large box of dynamite exploded today near the Norfolk and Western station. Three la borers were probably fatally injured and a score or more less seriously hurt. Much property in the vicinity of the explosion was considerably damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
West Point Visitors.

Washington, March 19-The President today announced the selection of the fol- lowing men to serve as members of the board of visitors to the West Point Mii- tary academy: Col. D. E. Henderson, Iowa; George G. Baxter, Colorado; Col. Asbury Coward, South Carolina; Joseph G. Darlington, Philadelphia; William A. Pew, Jr.. Boston, the Rev. Ernest 1T. stiris, New York, and J. G. Schmidlapp, Cincinnati
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Shaw in Galveston.

Galveston, Tex, March 19.-Secretary of the United States treasury, Leslie M Shaw, inspected Galveston harbor and wharves this afternoon and left on the early train for New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20

or fennSylNanld, mtS. Laura NAess VT Nebraska and Miss Gail Laughlin of New York, to consider national plan of work was appointed.
 In the afternoon there was a reception at the residence of Mrs. Reuben G. Bush with the Era club as host. At night there was public meeting at the Atheneum Mayor Capdeville, Manager Richardson of the Progressive Union and Edgar H. Farrar were the welcoming speakers. Mrs Catt not only responded put read her annual report
 Susan B. Anthony and the Rev. Anna Shaw were the other speakers and lhe recent hopeful campaign in New Hamp~ shire was oversh1Gowtd by the fact tha. Arizona ha5 just granted equal suffrage. Jacobs returned today from a trip to Ashland, his brothers place. where the private levee was overtopped last week, the water pouring in and washing away the 1evee and flooding the western end of Jefferson county. Nothing can be done with the levee there, and planters must wait until the river goes down. About 400 head of stock were brought down from Ashland and stabled here in Natchez
 The inflow from Bougere crevasse is filling Black river, that river showing a rise of one-tenth at Jonesville and still rising
 The Betsy Ann came in from Bayou Sara with another full load of refugees. and stock. She cleared as quickly as possible to get another load. She was compelled to pass a lot of stock standing in water below Fort Adams, but the river will have swept the stock away be- fore she can reach that point again. The river rose .35 feet in the past twenty four hours, and at 4 o'clock marks Al above the danger line and rising. The "corraf with It's colony of 200 people un- der the bluffs at the northwest corner of the city has been cut off by the rising river and several streets in the place are filled with water.
 At 10 p. m. heavy rain storm is raging and indications are that 1t will last all night
 Rising at New Orleans.
 New Orleans, March 19.-The river gauge tonight is 1s.5. one-tenth below the previous highest record. But the wealth CT continues fine much work has been done and the line stands solid. The river is going much higher, but the levees in the city and most of the banks in the state are built and prepared for several feet more water. So that the engineers otiii StS HO cause IOF untdslneSS.
 Governor Had to Work.
 Baton Rouge. March Ex-Governor Heard returned from the lower levees this afternoon and reported the conditions of the Arlington satisfactory. The gov ernor's return trip was notable If not exciting The little boat on which the party went down the river gave out and came to a standstill. There was no other alternative except to foot 1t home on the top of the levee. This the governor uncomplainingly did, arriving a little the worse for wear.
 Levees Will Hold. Plaquemine. La, March 19,-State En- ginee Perillot, who has just inspected the levees from Morganza to this point, states that the levees are from five and half to seven and half feet above the present water. No weak places were found on the west bank of the river. The gauge here shows a rise of half a tenth dur ing the past twenty-four hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Killed the Bill.

Austin, Tex, March 19-The senate to- day killed the bill which proposed to create an open season during which cattle could be driven across the quarantine line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
LEVEES GIVING AWAY
 ON MISSISSIPPI SIDE


 Vicksburg, Miss, March 19.-The first sign of a break in the levees on the Mississippi side is reported
 from Duvalls, in Issaquena county.
 tonight. At that point the levee is
 new one. and adjoining 1t on the
 south Is a private embankment.
 Over this latter the water Is rum
 ming tonight at a rapidly increas-
 ing rate, and the forces at hand
 are said to be unable to check the flow. The government levee is also in imminent peril and grave fears for its safety are entertained. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad bridge spanning the Yazoo : river eight miles north of this city is almost covered with water to- : night, and will probably be entire ; ly so in another twenty-four hours.
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 and the rush of water through the open ing is terrific. The St. Francis levee board today made a second attempt to send the tug Diana and a barge through the crevasse to assist in rescuing people and live stock from the flooded area in Arkansas.
 Tug Cannot Go Through.
 The Diana and the government steamer Abbott went to the crevasse today with the purpose fully formed of sending the tug through in charge of Captain Fogle- man, who had volunteered for the dam gerous work When the situation was carefully inspected the idea of putting the tug through the gap was abandoned as the fall is so great and the rush of water so strong that it was feared the tug could not safely pass through.
 About 100 yards west of the levee there Is a belt of heavy timber and the current sweeps against the large trees with force sufficient to make them sway with vio- lence. This condition made it most prob able that the tug would be swept into the timber by the force of the current and disabled or even overturned. These and other unfavorable conditions make it impossible to ease the tug through with cables. as was contemplated, ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
Levees Will Hold.

Plaquemine La, March 19.-State En- ginee Perilot, who has just inspected the levees from Morganza to this point, states that the levees are from five and half to seven and half feet above the present water. No weak places were found on the west bank of the river. The gauge here shows a rise of half a tenth dur ing the past twenty-four hours.