The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-17


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& y. u. Dewey, Of lfaHhatt tan. Kan. tie
millionaire ranchman, = dead at
Wheeling. w. Va. TN, v
4 Adj. Gen. Bell says he has evidence
against IS or 40 miners in Teller coun-
ty, Co.., sufficient to hang most Of
them. ~. ,@Tl A.
An award of $500 for the loss of
an eye has been secured In the superior
court in Boston by woman who was
struck by q piece Of metal falling
through the window of a train.
. Ninety-one union miners, deported
from Cripple Creek and excluded from
Kansas by armed deputies, were left
destitute on the prairie.
Francis M. gCockrell;, United States
senator from Missouri, was run down
in Washington by 9 13-year-old biey-
clist. He sustained fracture Of the
right arm and was bruised severely.
Mrs. Maria Cooper (colored), born
slave at Winchester, Va, died at
Washington, Pa. aged ITO.
A. G. Jenkins, living six miles east
of Norton, Kan, while beating his wife
was shot dead !, by his 11-year-old
daughter. Jenkins was insane. .....s,,
The steamer, Redono arrived at San
Francisco 201s days from Petropav-
lovsk with cargo of furs valued at
$25000o. T..
George Johann and Martz wilkins,
both Is years old, were drowned at
Barton, Wis, while swimming in the
Milwaukee river.
The body of the last victim Of the
Iroquois fire, q woman, who was never
identified. was buried Sunday in Chi
cago The body was claimed several
times, but on each occasion 1t was
found that mistake had been made.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Senator Beveridge, Indiana; George
A. Knight, California; Harry Stillwell
Edwards. Georgia; Joseph b. Cotton,
Minnesota; Harry S. Cummings, Mary
land, will make speeches in the repub-
lican national convention seconding
the nomination of President Roosevelt.
Business sessions Of the great camp
of the knights of the Modern Macca-
bees and the great hive of the Ladies
of the Modern Maccabees began at
Battle Creek, Mich. The former order
now has a total of 126,500 members.
Augustus Zehring, recently nomi-
mated by the anti-Johnson democrats
Of the Twenty-flrst Ohio district for
congress, declines absolutely to stand
as the nominee, and unequivocally in
dorses the candidacy of Congressman
Theodore E. Burton, republican.
The state convention of the prohibit
ton party of Connecticut made nom!na-
tons for state officers, for congress and
for presidential electors. Fred C.
Platt, of New Britain, was nominated
for governor
Philander C. Knox, of Pittsburg, at
torney general of the United States,
has been selected to fill the United
States senate made vacant by the
death of Matthew Stanley Quay. He
will not retire from the cabinet, how
ever. until December.
Gov. Pennypacker, of Pennsylvania,
formally appointed Philander c. Knox
successor to the late United States Sen
ator Quay for the unexpired term ending
March 4, 1905. -, ~ - |"sJ
The national convention of the peo-
pies party will be held in Springfield,
ILL.,, July 4. Among those mentioned for
president are Thomas E. Watson, of
Georgia, and Samuel w. Williams, of
Indiana
Rumors are current in Chicago that
United States Senator Shelby M. Gull
lon is to be elevated by President
Roosevelt TO a place in his cabinet.
Returns from 81 states and terri
tories show that the uninstructed dele
gates will be in position to control
the democratic national convention at
St. Louis next month.
John ID. Rockefeller is perfecting a
81, 500, 100000 mine combine. having Sc
cured control of the greatest mining
properties in the country. He expects
to control almost the entire output Of
leading minerals.
FOREIGN.
Admiral Togo sent eight torpedo
boats to inspect the Port Arthur har-
Dor. The Russian fire killed two SAIL
ors
The Japanese army is declared to
have begun its attack on Port Arthur,
calling to the advance all it's reserves
on the Liaotung peninsula .,.
1t is stated officially that no negotia.
tions are taking place between Russia
and Turkey concerning the passage Of
the Black sea feet through the Darda-
nelles. .l.,s
Gen. Kouropatkin is said to have
evaded Kurolzi's army, and is now on
his way to the relief of Liaoyang.
A Japanese division fell on the Rus
SLAMS at Siametze and repulsed them.
inflicting a loss of two officers and 100
men.
Miss Lena Morton. daughter of former
Vico prpcidon T,evi p Morton nf New