The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12

"A dispeteh says that an entit4 - In
the Island Of Java. Dutch East Indies,
was swallowed up by = volcanic erup-
ton and hundreds of persons were. killed.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick has bsen To-
Gated in the convent Of the Skaters of
Epiphany at Truro, Cornwall.
Diplomatic relations with Russia
have been broken OF by Japan. the
cars minister being notified to leave
Toxic, and the Japanese minister at
st. Petersburg ordered to demand his
passports. -
Disorder in San Domingo. accentu-
ated by the killing of an American Sail
or, has brought a crisis, and the United
States will take steps to end the law
lessness. = -...>.. @,:. .sss@
A private dispatch from Busna Ven
tura announces that Gen. Reyes was
elected president of Colombia onfFeb-
ruary 2. - -
Russians realize that If Japan gains
control of the sea she can starve the in
habitants of Port Arthur.
Piux X, to prevent church secrets
from being given out prematurely, has
issued decree of punishment for all
who betray them. "a,
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The French foreign office was ad-
vised tina: the Japanese have cut the
cable connecting Japan and Korea
The object of this action is believed to
be to prevent news of the operations Of
the Japanese reaching the Russians,
which was possible, no matter how
closely censored the dispatches sent
Following the breaking off of relations
between Russia and Japan, the cut
ting of the cable is regarded as signii-
cant of the purpose of the japanese to
begin hostilities.
Because she was in love with : young
man, who deserted her, Miss Roda Bly,
berg of La Crosse, Wis, has been de-
clared insane. $IES@
The body of Michael Whalen, An ore
trimmer, was discovered frozen stiff in
q snow drift within a few feet Of, his
residence in Ashland, Wis.
Fire in the First Christian church at
Logan, Ia, created q panic. The flames
comm nnicated to the bell tower, which
fell in few minutes after the congre-
cation had passed out. The loss is
$4,000. ;s,
The fire at Baltimore was gotten un-
der control about 3 p. M, the sth. The
Iloss will. be nearly $500, 900, OOo. Mar
|tial law was declared in the city md
special session of the legislature called.
A passenger train on the Chinandiga
Vieja railroad in Nicaragua was de-
rallied, Feb. 2, while passing over
high bridge, and wrecked. Twenty
passengers were killed and many
others injured.
The Austrian Peace society has sent
a cablegram to President Roosevelt re-
questing him to intervene in thesRus'
lsia-Japanese conflict, under the pro-
visions of the international arbitration
Tribunal at The Hague. ~S
Fire at Houston, Texas, destroyed
block of buildings and half a5dozen
residences, causing loss of S150,Ooo.
Nelson Parton, ragpickerf4 was
burned to death. at Lyons, Mrss. He
had se5, 900 in the bank, yet lived in
tsqualor. -
Brown university athletic board re.
sends rule barring from athletics semi.
professional ball players. Z
Russia is negotiating with syndi.
cate of French, Belgian and Dutch
bankers 81 cables the Brussels cores
pondent of the Standard, ''for loan
of 5000, O0O, 900. 70,
The members of the North Dakota
| Press association are entertained in st.
Paul while on the way to Mexico. = ..
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