The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-09-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Sept. 1o.

For the Week Ending Sept. 10.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ii mourning y
| $500, 900 loss by ire. g,:m IA Nh; ssss3
Lieut.. Gen. Stoesse1, commander atj
Port Arthur, says the Russians are pre-
pared to resist to the death. r's.Ts2.a s:
| The latest report from Chicago ~
tional banks, given out at Washington.l
shows resources of 3343,447,016.
Emigration from Ireland Ii said to-
be alarming, due to the low rates offer
ed by competing steamship lines.
A Lake Shore train was wrecked It
Root street in Chicago and II persons
were injured. The cars were telescoped.
Circuit Judge John H. Moffett, o.
Paxton, ILL.,, died at Battle Creek.
Mich, from locomotor ataxia, aged 81.
Charles G. Black, of Hudson county,
was nominated for governor by the New
Jersey democratic state convention It
Trenton.
Fire destroyed five five-story build
ings inside the state prison walls at
Michigan City, Ind, causing loss of
over 100000.
BY boiler explosion at the Heran-
court brewery, Cincinnati, Joseph Lem
hart was killed and Edward Wund ser
iously wounded.
The next session of the International
Geographical congress will be held in
Geneva, Switzerland, some time be-
tween 1907 and 1909. -.
To celebrate the birth Of the crown
prince, the king of Italy has donated
the sum of $20O,0 towards an old age
fund for workingmen.
Many plans for peace between Russia
and Japan are being discussed in En-
rope, the most important being
scheme of Russian-Japanese alliance.
The democratic congressional con-
vention unanimously nominated
Stephen P. Finn, of West Bay City, as
candidate for congress in the Tenth
Michigan district.
During the momentary absence of
c. H. Miller an unknown thief entered
the Rock Island freight Office at Allan
tic, Ia. and made of with $1,545 from
the cash drawer.
President Francis has signed q war;
rant for the sum of 5000, the regular
semimonthly payment on the govern
ment loan of $4,000 900 to the worlds
fair management.
Architect Daniel H. Burnham, Of
Chicago, has been engaged by the gov
eminent to transform Manila into
modern city and plan summer cap
ital in the Philippines.
Thirty-f1ve persons, including 10
young women of her Sunday school
class. contributed 200 square inches of
their skin to save the life of Miss Amy
Warder, of Austin, Ill.
Fire broke out in the Beard ware
house, near the Eads bridge entrance,
| at East st. Louis, ILL.,, and consumed
the structure, which had been recently
erected at a cost of $4,000.
Fire destroyed the Manasquan IN. J)
block ice and cold storage plant entail
ing loss Of $4,000. Fish to the
amount of 100000 pounds, stored
against the winter demand, was de-
| stroyed.
At Hoquiam, Wash, James Miles shot
and killed the woman with whom he
lived, and then fatally wounded Ole
Sand, q logger, and ended by shooting
and killing himself. Jealousy led to the
shooting.
Permanent organization of the new
American party, whose avowed purpose
is to oppose the alleged interference OF
the Mormon church in politics, was ef-
fected at mass meeting In Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The largest assemblage of people ever
congregated within the confines of st.
Louis thronged the worlds fair grounds
Thursday in consideration of"St. Louis
Day." Estimates Of the attendance are
between 300, 900 and SOC, 900 persons.
The post office department has is
sued general notice that the sale of
the commemorative series of Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition stamps at
post ohices throughout the country
will be discontinued December l next.
The peaceful but determined contest
between $37,O00,O0O of invested mill
capital and $4,000 mill laborers, which
began in Fall River, Mass, eight weeks
ago, is apparently no nearer settle
ment than at it's very outset last July.
Both sides remain firm.