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Aid IL Voted.

San Francisco, Nov. l9.-By unani-
nous vote, the delegates to the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor decided to
aid the striking textile workers of
Fall River to the extent of 5000 per
week for three weeks. The money
for the purpose is to be raised by an
assessment Of one cent each week
levied ON each member Of every labor
organization afiiliated with the Amer
fcan Federation of Labor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-25

Statistics for India for 1902 show
that the population has increased over
10000 900 since 1891 and numbered
at the time Of the census Of that year
294.361, 056 persons, who spoke 1876 diff.
ferent languages and observed eight
great religions. " curing 1902 $4,000
persons were killed by reptiles and
Wild animals. Tigers killed 1.040.
leopards, 6o9; wolves; 307: other wild
animals, 904. and reptiles, 23,166. The
number Of wild animals destroyed was
1883, and snakes, 1884.
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sToEssEL IS CONFIDENT.
Saws He Can Hold Port Arthur for
Months If Furnished NUM-
lions and Stores. 5.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 19.--Gen. Stoes-
sci has telegraphed to Emperor Mich
olas that Port Arthur can hold out
until the Baltic squodron arrives in
March, on the condition that he is
supplied with munitions and stores,
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-THE message
Of Gen. Stoessel brought to Chefoo by
the torpedo boat destroyer Rastoropny
has not been given out, but it is under
structions regarding the surrender of
Port Arthur. It Is intimated that the re-
port goes at considerable length into de-
tails of the recent fierce land fighting
but says that the interior line Of defense
remains intact. Gen. Stoessel believes
he will beable to withstand the japanese
assaults for some time to come. The
blockade has been run by ship with a
cargo of war munitions, food and hos
pital supplies. Some warships In the
harbor have been damaged by shell fire,
but not seriously. Many guns have been
removed from the ships and mounted on
shore, where large drafts from the
crews are taking turns in aiding the gar
ris0n in its historic defense of the for
treas. All
Toxic, Nov. 21.-As q result Of tun-
neling by the Japanese, the Erlung-
shan and Sanshunshan forts, the prin-
cipal works of the Port Arthur defenscs,
were blown up last Thursday at 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon. It is stated the
explosion was a severe one.
|. Chefoo, Nov. 21.-Another attack on
Else mountain Is expected to occur No.
vember "a according to Chinese who left
Dalny Saturday. The Chinese further
report that reenforcements for the jap
anese continue to arrive. For the past
ten days 1000 men have arrived daily.
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shenleld's gas consumption has In.
creased from 1.1s1, 000. 900 cubic feet
b ATS, 100000 cubic feet in the past
Is years. an increase Of l40 per cent.
while the price has decreased from Sc
cents to 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet,
or 2s5 per cent-this for coal gas, not
water gas-with q standard Of 1850
candle power tested by tha corpora
ton. It is claimed from this showing
that Sheffield is as well served as any
city in the kingdom. and at lower
price.
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MISSOURI Loses =.
FINE PAVILION
STATE BUILDING ON WORLDS
FAIR GROUNDS IN ST. LOUIS
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Loss II Estimated at About sec, 900
Valuable Paintings Are Rendered
Worthless-0ne Fireman 1s Killed
and Four Injured.

st. Louis, Nov. 21.-The worlds fair
grounds was the scene Of fatal fire Sat-
urday night. The Missouri state building
was destroyed by blaze which started
from the explosion OF hot water heater
in the basement One fireman, George
Garbenbach, was killed and two were
seriously injured in making q run to
the burning building. their truck strik-
ing tree when the horses left the road
in crossing the mining gulch. Shortly
afterward falling wall buried two fire.
men under mass of debris, seriously in
juring both.
According to President Davis, of the
Missouri commission, the loss sustained
by the state will only amount to 100000.
This is explained by his statement that
after the fair is over the building, which
was the finest state structure ON the
grounds, would not bring more than
$1,000. Ten paintings OF Missouri's
former governors and supreme court
justices are SO badly burned as to be
worthless. Much valuable furniture
was destroyed.
The fire was the most spectacular that
has occurred in st. Louis in years.
Thousands of persons hurried from all
parts of the grounds, attracted by the
sheet of flame that spurted from the
top of the cupolas, making a far greater
brilliancy than the illumination of all
the buildings. A wind was blowing
from the south, and the flames shot
down the northern side Of the cupola
and met q sheet of flame which en-
veloped the northern wing. Instantly
the building was aflame from top to
bottom in the northern half. Sparks
were carried over the United States gov
eminent building and as far northwest
as the liberal arts palace. Bucket bri-
gades were hurried to the roofs of these
buildings to prevent ignition. Mean
time from all quarters of the grounds
the fire department had responded and
were aided by apparatus from the city
department.
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The agricultural year in Spain 10
nearing its close. and farmers are
about to gather their late crops.
Months ago the vineyards promised an
abundant yield. but storms. frost,
sleet and mildew have spoiled large
tracts In many districts. The con.
tinuous droughts in the provinces OF
Valencia. La Mancha and Aragon. at
the critical period for the develop.
ment Of the grapes, has materially
diminished the wine product
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STREET CAR DEMOLISHED.
Crashes Through Crossing Gates In
Toronto and II Struck by
Train-Four Killed.

Toronto, Ont, Nov. 18.--A street car
with trailer got beyond control of the
motorman and crashed through the
guard gates at the Queen street crossing
of the Grand Trunk railway Thursday
night. A Montreal freight train struck
the forward car, grinding it to splinters.
Every passenger on the street cars was
injured, two dying soon after being
taken from the wreckage and two at
the hospital.
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CIRCUS ROBBED.
Thieves Loot Forepaugh & Sells
Show Treasury In the South,
Stealing $32, 900.

Tarboro, N. c., Nov. 21.-The safe OF
Forepaugh & Sells Bros circus, en- route
from Greenville to Tarboro, was found
broken open and $4,000 missing. The
safe contained money to pay or the en-
ployes here when the season ended Sat-
urday, and also receipts at Newbern. The
money wagon was opened with keys
stolen from the circus treasurer. There
is no clew to the robbers.
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Farewell to Libertv Ball,

- =: Farewell to Liberty Bell.
st. Louis, Nov. 17.-Special farewell
exercises in honor Of. the Liberty bell,
which for several months past had been
on exhibition in the Pennsylvania build
ing at the world STAIR, were held Wednes-
day. at the conclusion of which tie hon
ored relic was started on its trip back to
Philadelphia. Twenty stops en- route to
Philadelphia will be made to give school
children an opportunity to see the bell
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Five Killed in q Collision

Five Killed in q Collision.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 17.-Four per-
sons were killed and seven injured in
q rear-end collision between Pere
Marquette passenger trains at Elm
dale, Wednesday night. The dead
are: M. simons, of New York; J. L.
Strelitzky, Of Chicago; r. c. Savoye,
Of Grand Rapids, Mich.;; J. L. Smith,
Of Grand Rapids, Mich; Clarence" I.
Pickert, of Brookline. Mass. The
three last named died in the hospital!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-25

The growth Of the beet sugar In.
dustry in Colorado Is constantly Gre.
ating q demand for new factories.
Lamar, COL, is to have new beet
sugar factory which will employ 800
men at least five months in the year.
The plant will handle the crops Of
the eastern part Of the Arkansas val.
ley and will be ready for the 1905
camDaign.
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THREE DROWNED.
Hotel Keeper and Two Guests Lose
Their Lives on Tenderfoot -
Lake in Wisconsin.

Eagle River, Wis.,, Nov. 19.-Horace
Bent, a summer hotel keeper, Fred
erick Anderson and an unknown east
ern tourist, guest Of ;nent's. were
drowned in an attempt to cross Ten
derfoot lake in q canoe through e
heavy sea. Bent was q splendid
swimmer and could easily have saved
himself, but it is thought he lost his
life ih, an attempt to help his .guests
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Sweden has had for years a law
under which foreign commercial trav.
elers soliciting orders have to pay .
tax Of $3.50 for every period Of 30
days Of their sojcurn in Sweden. For
eigners, particularly Germans, who
furnish the largest percentage Of the
said commercial travellers. are very
much dissatisfied with this regulation.
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Exposition At Chattanooga,

Chattanooga Tenn, Nov. 19.-The
first announcement has been made of
i formal movsment to hold in this
city in 1916 q worlds fair to be known
as the semi-centennial peace jubilee
exposition, commemorating the end
of the war between the states. e ::
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Found Guilty.

~ Cherokee, Ia, Nov. 21.-After being
out 16 hours Jury found Harry Hart
man, who shot and killed his sweet
heart, Florence Porter, on November 80,
1901, guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree, and fi=eG the punishment at impris-
onment for life at hard labor.
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The world is watching the work
Of the Japanese and wondering whence
Japan will supply her ships with guns
when the war is over, since she will
need q goodly number, as it is we'll.
known fact that large guns have to be
replaced by others after being fred
sixty to eighty times. The Japanese
say they have a sufficient supply in
reserve.
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q Albany, N. r., Nov. 17.-Gov.-elsct
Higgins certified Wednesday that his
election expenses were $22,1ss53.' This
is the largest sum spent for this purpose
within the recollection of the present
employees Of the secretary Of states Of
fee. 500
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Famous Bear Huntarr Dies

- >" Famous, Bear Hunter Dies.
Florence, Col, Nov. 1S:-William Per-
kins, better known as 'Mocassin Bill. I"
is dead on . ranch near Montrose, aged
80 years. He came to Colorado in 1860
las q government scout to watch the
movements o. the Indians. He was a
famous bea: Aunter. ay5''I. "':
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-25

On March Of this year law was
promulgated in Spain prohibiting work
on Sundays, and enforcing the closing
Of all industrial and commercial estab.
lishments. Exceptions are made in f.
vor of cases of necessity. which are
specified. but persons employed on
Sunday must have time allowed during
the week to attend their religious du-
t}oa
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Was Friend Of President.

Was Friend Of .President.
a, Oyster Bay, l.. l., Nov. 21.-Capt. Ed
win Ross, a well-known yacht captain,
committed suicide here by shooting. The
cause of his act is not known. He was q
friend of President Roosevelt and q
member of the same masonic lodge.
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Record Lowered.

Oklahoma City, OKLA, Nov. 18.-On
the association track here Thursday Dan
Patch lowered the worlds record for
pacing a mile on half mile track, the
official time being 1903 fiat. The pre-
vious record, held by Dan Patch him.
self, was made at Birmingham. Ala. :
last year, being 1903 IA.
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Elected Bishop.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 17.-After q SEES
sion lasting ten hours, during the course
Of which IL ballots were taken, the do
cesar council elected DR.. Charles Ed
ward Woodcock. of Detroit, Protestant
Episcopal bishop of Kentucky.
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Attention has. been called to tho
depths of two deep shafts In India.
The Ribblesdale shaft Of the Mysore
mine has reached 5000 feet in depth.
while the Garland shaft of the Cham
pion reef is 2.750 feet. The attain.
ment of such depths as these bears
eloquent tribute to the activity Of
mining in the Mysore district Of In
6ia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-25
:. Parker Opens Law ohice

- Parker Opens Law Office. =
New YORK, Nov. H:--;Ex-Judge Alton
B. Parker, recent democratic candidate
for president. opened law Office in the
building at No. 80 Liberty street, in this
city, Wednesday.
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rHecker RESIGNS.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-Col. Frank J.
Hecker, Of Michigan, has resigned as .
member Of the sPahama canal commits
sion. Mr. Hecker's Ietterof resignation
gives as the reason for his action the
fear that residence on the isthmus would
cause general physical breakdown.
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Crumpacker a Candidate

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 18.-Con-
eressman Edgar D. Crumpacker, of the
Tenth district, has announced his can
didacy for the United States senate to
succeed Senator Fairbanks.
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Treaty Signed.

London. Nov 1.-THE Anglo Portu-
guese treaty of arbitration was signed
at Windsor castle Wednesday afternoon.
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BIG Blast Fatal
TO four PERSONS
EXPLOSION OF TANKS WRECKS
PLANT FOR MANUFACTURES
OF ACETYLENE GAS.
Disaster Occurs at Grand Crossing,
Suburb Of Chicago-Four Men In
stantly Killed and Eleven Others
Are Badly Injured.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Terr1llc explO-
sions of acetylene gas in the Pyle Ma
tional Headlight company's plant at
Seventy-second street and South Chi
cage, avenue, Grand Crossing, brought
death to four men, injured II others
and spread panic through the neighbor"
hood Friday morning. The plant of the
Acetylene Apparatus Manufacturing
company and building of the Peoples
Gas Light & Coke company also were
wrecked: For time it was feared that
two immense gas tanks would explode.
and those who had not already fed from
their homes were driven out by the po-
lice.
The Victims.
The dead are Rolf J. Wells, Joseph
Jennings, George Muehl and Amos Wat
kins At the first explosion Muehl was
blown into the air as the roof was torn
away. He fell back into the burning
ruins and with Wells and Jennings
was buried beneath the falling walls un-
der which explosions continued. Wat
kins, on the outside, was blown into a
vacant lot, where he was found dead and
mangled. His body was the only one
that could be identified, the others being
SO charred that they could not be told
apart.
The cause Of the first explosion
probably never will be determined, AZ
all of those who could tell are dead.
Without warning thunderous ex-
plosion broke from the Pyle factory,
and the building fell in ruins. Ten or
dozen more reports quickly followed.
For q mile in all directions houses
were shaken and windows broken.
The loss is estimated at about $780,
600.
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Another Victim Of Football.

Another VICTIM OF FOOTBALL.
Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. 21.-Samuel
Hess, senior at Lehigh university,
son Of former State Senator ]. s. Hess,
died of conclusion of the grain superin.
duced by being thrown in flying tackle
in q football game at Hellertown.
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Queens Birthday Celebrated.

Rome, Nov. 21.-The queen dowager
Margherita's hfty-third birthday ami
versary was celebrated Sunday through
out Italy by display of flags and bunt-
ing and in various other wayA .
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Former Governor Dead.

New York, Nov. 21.-Hugh s. Th0mp-
son, former governor of South Carolina,
tied at his residence here Sunday night.
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Death Of a Woman Educator.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 17.-Miss Clara
Conway, one of the best known woman
educators in the south, Is dead after an
illness uf several days
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
CHILD IS LEFT
ON A DOORSTEP
Baby Girl of Four Weeks Is
Deposited at Entrance of
an Ellis Street Home

Mystery surrounds the placing of
four weeks old baby girl on the door
step Of Joseph Reeds home, S62 Ellis
street, at late hour Saturday night
The police have made an investigation,
but without ascertaining the parent
age of the child. The infant has been
cared for by Mrs. Reed, and it is her
intention to adopt the little stranger
About IL o'clock last Saturday night
the Reed family were startled by sew
eral sharp rings of the front doorbell.
Upon answering the call no one was
seen and Mrs. Reed was about to close
the door when her attention was at
tracted by something white lying at
her feet. A closer investigation proved
to be most startling, for, snugly bum
died up in warm woolens, was found
baby. The tiny mite was contentedly
munching its fist and was gazing at
Mrs. Reed.
Pinned to the child was a note writ
ten in masculine hand. 1t was to the
effect that the parents were unable to
care for their offspring, owing to ex-
treme poverty. The intelligence was
also conveyed that the birth had oc-
CURED on October II and the little one
had been named Wanda.
The police at the City Hall station
were notified and an investigation
made by the detectives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed have decided to adopt Miss Wan
da and rear her as their own. II often
said that it would be delightful to have
some one leave us a child" declared
Mrs. Reed yesterday, and it seems
that my prayer has been answered. AL
though have two children of my own,
1 intend to adopt the baby"
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PERSONAL.

j. W. ellis. a mining man Of Sonora,
Is at the Lick.
Captain H. w. Lyon, U. S. N, is at
the Occidental.
f. L. A. Cressey, a banker of Mo-
desto, is at the Lick.
William Pierce, a capitalist of Sui
sun, is at the Palace.
H. Pausenberger and wife of Chile
registered at the Occidental yesterday.
Adjutant General ]. B. Lauck Is here
from Sacramento and staying at the
Occidental.
with various large enterprises of Santa
Cruz, is at the Palace.
w. r. Gale. who has charge of the
Southern Pacific Company's ware
houses at Oceano, is staying at the
Grand.
Charles J. Quinn, the well-known
young bookmaker, and his wife ar
rived from the East yesterday and are
staying at the st. Francis.
H. H. Yard, who has been in the
East for several months in connection
with the affairs of the Western Pa
cific Railroad. returned yesterday and
is registered at the Palace.
Edward p. Boynton, member Of one
of the largest cotton goods manufac-
turing firms Of Boston, Is paying his
first visit to San Francisco, and is
registered at the st. Francis.
Allan Pollok, the new general man
ager of the San Francisco Gas and
Electric Company, and his sisters, the
Misses Margaret and Jean Pollok, left
yesterday for Santa Barbara, where
they will remain for several weeks.
DR.. j. F. Potts has returned from
the st. Louis Exposition and a tour
of the Eastern cities and has taken his
old apartments at the st. Nicholas.
Mrs. Potts is still in the East, but will
return to San Francisco in a few
weeks.
j. G. Loveran, vice president of Eu-
reka's Chamber of Commerce, and
largely interested in timber lands in
Humboldt County, is at the Palace. He
has just returned from the East, where
he represented Northern California at
the Trans Mississippi Congress, and
was active in the promotion of several
, resolutions regarding Government i'm
provements in California. Among them
was one resolution recommending that
a portion of Humboldt County's great
redwood timber belt be set apart for a
| public park.
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cheek of the wounded man. Further
examination failed to disclose any
other injuries.
1t is miraculous that Berg was not
killed outright, as Harvey was only a
short distance away when he fired the
shot. Fortunately. his gun was aimed
toward the ground. as he thought the
quail would be flying low. This GER
tainly saved Berg's life, for had Har-
vey aimed higher it is likely that the
entire charge would have entered
Berg's head and he would undoubtedly
have been killed.
Every effort was made by the club
officials and others to keep the acct
dent secret. Harvey and the club
officials refused to talk, further than
to say Berg was only slightly wounded
and would recover in few days. The
physician stated that the wound would
heal rapidly and that Berg would not
be disfigured as a result of the few
shot that lodged in his face.
Berg was removed to a sanitarium
at Sausalito in the afternoon. 1t was
reported that he was resting easily
and had fully recovered from the ner-
vous shock resulting from the acct
dent.
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William Berg, the well-known grain
merchant and clubman, had a narrow
escape from death while hunting quail
on the Country Club preserves at Point
Reyes in company with j. Downey
Harvey yesterday morning. Harvey
accidentally shot Berg while the lat
ter was concealed in a clump of
bushes. FIVE small shot entered
Berg's face, but he escaped serious in
jury.
The accident occurred shortly after
s o'clock. Berg and Harvey had
started out an hour before on a quail
hunt on the preserves. Both men sepa-
rated, with the intention of meeting
again after filling their bags. Harvey
was walking along near clump of
bushes and, hearing rustic, he aimed
his gun and fired, thinking a band of
quail was about to fly out.
A moment later Harvey heard a
shrek, and, running to where the noise
proceeded, found Berg lying on the
ground. Harvey quickly examined the
injured man and then removed him to
the clubhouse, where DR.. de Marville
treated him. The physician removed
five small birdshot from the right
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Lecture ON Michael Angelo.

Professor Garrick NJ. Borden of the
University of California delivered Il
picturesque and instructive lecture
last night before members of the San
Francisco Art Association at the Hop
kins Institute. His subject was The
life and Works of Michael Angelo.
Professor Borden incidentally paid q
high tribute to the artistic tempera-
ment of the people of San Francisco,
which characteristic, he said, attract
ed him when he first came here. lie
showed some remarkably effective
slides representing various works OF
Angelo and other sculptors and paint
ers.