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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The demand for automobiles in st.
Louis is said to far exceed the supply.
The great Lucin cutoff across Salt
lake is declared unsafe, and trains are
about to be taken off.
Over $4,000 was raised at the bazaar
in Washington in aid of the Russian
Red Cross fund.
The bureau of the interparliamen-
tary peace conference has called the
next conference at st. Louis August 5.
The president of the Carnegie hero
fund commission says it will be year
before the commission is organized
and ready to pay.
w. G. Brokaw, of New York, is said
to have placed an order for an airship
with NJ Santos-Dumont, the aeronaut.
Paris newspapers hereafter will be
sent direct to Chicago, without being
handled in the New York post office.
An unknown woman jumped into the
river at Niagara Falls and was swept
over the cataract. She left note say
ing: 1.-THE wages of sin is DEATH"
Mrs. Mary A. Powell confessed to
the murder of her foster sister, Essie
Albin, near Bowers Beach, DEL, Feb
ruary g. Jealousy is said to have been
the cause.
John Bolts, a former citizen Of Chill
licothe, Mo-, died at Los Angeles, Cal
He was known as the youngest soldier
in the civil war, having enlisted at the
age of Is.
Bishop John M. Thoburn, Methodist
missionary bishop, is in Vancouver
hospital, having broken his leg while
on the voyage from Calcutta. He Is
20 years old and is on his way to tie
general conference at Los Angeles.
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, in ser
mon at Philadelphia, Pa, urged labor
unions to work through public opin-
ion and to drop violence and boycotts.
The vatican is at work on a plan to
levy a tax on the incomes Of all
churches, so that Peters pence may he
abolished and a new system estab-
lished. -
Twelve grand opera singers sailed
for Europe on the ocean liner Kaiser
Wilhelm, taking with them $500, 900
as the result of their tour in America.
Harold Stephenson, 81 years old, said
to be a son of Kate Claxton, the ac-
tress, shot and killed himself in New
York. In letter to his mother he
said he would kill himself because he
found it impossible to make friends.
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PULPIT AND PEW.

All the religious literature used by
Protestants in Spanish-speaking coun-
tries is published at the Methodist pub.
fishing house, Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. Lyman Abbott says the Young.
Mems Christian association has done
more to unite the Protestant churches Of
Great Britain and America than any
other-agency.
"A bill is under consideration in Ger.
many which will readmit the Jesuits
into that country, giving Roman Cath
olics equal rights with Protestants in the
eyes of the law.
Policeman Charles w. Wilson, who
has been on the force of Fall River.
Mass, for IA years. has resigned be-
cause he regards it as wrong to work Oh
the Sabbath day.
The federation of the 4S Protestant
states churches of Germany is con-
templated. There is at present no organ
ic connection. The proposed plan will
not touch the confession of faith.
An explanation Of the frequent beg
giDg letters received in this country
from Jews in Palestine is given by DR..
Se!ah Merrill, formerly United States
consul at Jerusalem, who says that the
large majority of Jerusalem Jews live en-
tirely upon charity.
A unique occasion was that recently
celebrated in the Fifth Avenue church,
New York, when the church recognized
the completion of the so years of service
of the assistant janitor by presenting
hira with check for $1,100. A similar
autumn, when the janitor also completed
q half century of service.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The total appropriations made by
congress aggregate 1871, 574,629. How
ever, the total appropriations for ex-
penses OF government were $69S,272,-
1855. The total estimated revenues for
the year are $704,472,060.
Indiana populists in state conven-
ton at Indianapolis instructed dele
gates to the national convention to
work to secure the nomination for the
presidency of Samuel W. Williams, of
Vincennes.
Because nobody wants to be post
master the post Office at Gillingworth,
Conn.,, may have to be abolished. Con-
gresham Sperry says he can get no one
to accept the Office. The salary is $172 a
year.
Wendell Phillips Stafford, of Vermont,
has been appointed justice of the SILL
preme court of the District of Columbia,
to succeed Justice Peter c. Pritchard,
who has been made a United States cir
cult judge.
Congressman John ]. Jenkins was re-
nominated by the Eleventh Wisconsin
district republican convention.
1t seems probable that the gold stand
ard will be adopted by Panama.
Preparations are we'll under way for
the fourth annual convention of the
American Federation of Catholic Socie-
ties in Detroit August rs.
The second annual convention of the
United States Christian party began in
St. Louis; a national ticket will be
nominated and platform adopted.
The secretary of the treasury has
called in $12 ,OOO, 900 of public funds de-
posted in national banks. The money
is to be used in paying for the Panama
canal.
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Western Canada's Wheat Fields Pro.
ducs It-MagniAcent Yislds-Tres
Grants Of Land to Settlers.

The returns OF the Interior Depart
ment show that the movement of
American farmers northward to Can
ada Is each month affecting larger
areas Of the United States. Time was,
says the Winnipeg Free Press, when
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa fur
nished the Dominion with the main
bulk of its American contingent. Last
year, however, forty-four states and
districts were represented in the off,
cial statement as to the former resi-
dence Of Americans who had home
steads in Canada. The Dakotas still
head the. list, with 1905 entries, Min
nesota being a close second with 1887.
but with the exception of Alabama and
Mississippi and Delaware every state
in the Union, supplied settlers who, in
order to secure farms in the fertile
prairie country of Canada, became
citizens of, and took the oath Of al
legiance to, the Dominion. Last year
no less than 1854 Americans entered
for homestead lands in Canada.
From the Gulf to the Boundary, and
from ocean to ocean, the trek to the
Dominion goes on. Not only the
wheatgrowers of the central MISSISSIPPI
pi valley, but the ranchers of Texas
and New Mexico, and the cultivators
Of the comparatively virgin soil Of Ok
lahoma, are pouring towards the pro-
ductive vacant lands Of the Canadian
Northwest. It is no tentative, half
hearted departure for an alien coun-
try that is manifested in this exodus;
it has become almost rush to secure
possession of land which 1t is feared,
by those imperfectly acquainted with
the vast area of Canada's vacant lands.
may all be acquired before they ar
rive. There is no element Of specula-
ton or experiment in the migration.
The settlers have full information re-
specting the soil, wealth, the farming
methods, the laws, taxation and sys-
TEN of government Of the country to
which they are moving, and they real
ize that the opportunities offered in
Canada are in every respect better and
greater than those they have enjoyed
in the land they are leaving.
Canada can well afford to welcome
cordially every American farmer COM
ing to the Dominion. There is no
question but that these immigrants
make the most desirable settlers OBJ
tainable for the development of the
prairie portion of the Dominion. Full
information can be had from any au-
thcrized Canadian Government Agent.
whose address will be found elsewhere.
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SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too Stiff to Bend Over.

when drank coffee often had sick
headaches, nervousness and biliousness
much of the time but about 2 years
ago went to visit friend and got
in the habit of drinking Postum.
II have never touched coffee since
and the result has been that I have
been entirely cured Of all my stomach
and nervous trouble.
my mother was just the same way,
we all drink Postum now and have
never had any coffee in the house for
2 years and we are all well.
"A neighbor of mine, O great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains in her
side for years and was an invalid. She
was not able to do her work and could
not even mend clothes or do anything
at all where she would have to bend
forward. II she tried to do q little
hard work she would get such pains
that she would have to lie down tor
the rest of the day. 49,
II persuaded her at last to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did SO and she has used
Postum ever since; the result has
been that she can now do her work,
can sit for a whole day and mend and
can sew on the machine and she never
feels the least bit of pain in her side
in fact she has Got well and it shows
coffee was the cause Of the whole
trouble.
Il could also tell you about several
other neighbors who have been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
in its place." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. rs}
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, 1.-THE Road to Wellville"
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H. e. Osgood, of Hiram. Me-. shot
and killed his wife and himself during
q quarrel on train.
Fire in Fish Brothers wagon fac
tory at Racine. Wis, did 100000 dam.
age, covered by insurance.
Marville and Constance Allen, aged p
and years respectively, were burned to
death by the destruction of their parents
home at Austin, Pa.
George A. Mckay, one of Albert A.
Munger's heirs and man OF wealth,
supposed to be worth 100000, COM
mitted suicide at the Auditorium An
mex in Chicago by shooting. No rea-
son known.
Homer Mcconnell. farmer Of Sulli-
van, Ind, was burned in cabin near
his home. 1t is supposed robbers shot
him and cremated the body.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has ordered the investigation OF
the anthracite coal case reopened and
will hear additional testimony at New
York May "a.
The Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION, of Cleveland, has raised
$685. of the necessary fund OF
5000, 900 to secure from John D. Rookie
Teller a promised contribution OF
$4,000 for an association building.
G. O. Webster, a manufacturers
agent in Chicago, was mysteriously
murdered IN Grand Rapids, Mich.
Thomas Brennan, a pioneer and
member of the Chicago board of edu-
ton since 1878, is dead in that city.
Eight persons were killed and Is in
jured in the wreck of worlds fair
special train at Kimmswick, Mo.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition
in St. Louis was opened with addresses
by the officials in charge of the enter
prise and by representatives of nation,
state and city. Secretary of War TAFT
as the official representative OF the
president delivered the principal ad-
dress, after which the fair was set go
ing. The electric impulse which
started the machinery was transmitted
by President Roosevelt from the white
house.
The sealing steamer Diana has ar
rived at st. Johns, N. F., with full
load of $4,000 hooded seals.
William Sheffield, his wife and two
daughters, were murdered near VAL
liant, l. T., by John Wallenburg,
young farmer, who, it is reported, aft
erward committed suicide.
The hurricane roof of the ferry
steamer Alonzo c. Church collapsed
while the steamer was crowded with
sightseers viewing the United States
gunboat Nashville at anchor in the riv-
er harbor at St. Louis, and about 20
people were injured.
Frank J. Duncan, 20 years old, was
hit by batted ball in an amateur ball
game in Baltimore and died in hos
pital.
The Wisconsin state insurance COM
missioner is accused by the Prudential
company of collecting $4,000 fees over
the legal limit.
A box car in the Northwestern yards
at Council Bluffs, Ia, took fire and four
tramps sleeping in it were burned to
death.
One man lost his life and other per-
SONS were injured in a fire in Chicago.
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LATER.


All the bakers III Boston struck the
I'd for an increase of wages
Three men and a boy were burned te
death in box car at Council Bluffs
Iowa.
Three strikes and one lockout be-
came effective in Chicago the I'd, in
Guiding $500 wage earners.
The Santa Fe railroad locks out ? ,00(
machinists and worlmen at Topeka
Kas.
The courts decide that baseball can
be played in Brooklyn on Sunday.
Gold in paying quantities is found
near Odin, III.
The official figures of the attendance
at the opening Of the Louisiana Pur'
chase exposition have not yet been
given out. President D. r. Francis
remarked that the admissions were
under 200, 900.
George Henry, of Lincoln, Neb., shot
and killed May Young, his sweetheart
and then killed himself.
The Union Stock Yards at Indian
apolis were destroyed by fire causing
a loss of 100000.
A blizzard struck Colorado the I'd.
At Cripple Creek two feet of snow fell.
Frank Wolf, of Jersey City, aged 6
years, was brought before the court
on charge of burglary.
The late opening of navigation has
caused the grain elevators at Buffalo,
n. Y, to close.
A circus car at Pawnee City, Neb.
burned, killing four camels, three Gle
phants, two sacred cattle and a bear.
For the first time in quarter of a
century, "black' fast, one of the most
rigorous forms of penance known to
the Roman Catholic church, has been
proclaimed in this country.
American Roman Catholics are find
ing considerable difficulty in obtaining
audiences with the pope because of a
party of Americans not of Catholic
faith recently refused to kiss the pope's
hand.
DR.. Greth's airship at San Francisco
travels successfully five miles and
lands at will of voyagers.
Fight occurs near Gensan, Korea, be-
tween 1000 Russians and a. equal mum
Der of Japanese. Two japanese trans
ports reported snnk by Russian war
ships.
A cloudburstin the Greenborn range,
eight miles south Of Florence, Colo.
caused the Arkansas river to rise be-
tween eight and nine feet in less thar
an hour,
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Nine-tenths Of Fernia, p. G., ! town
Of 5000, the largest settlement in Crows
Nest Pass district, was destroyed by fire.
Estimated loss, 100000.
An attack on Vladlvostok by the
japanese is expected at once. Alexieff
reports Japanese fleet of the harbor
and another detachment OF the enc
my's ships off Port Arthur. @
Pan Antonio Dvorak, the composer,
formerly OF the Conservatory of Music,
New York, died suddenly at Prague,
Bohemia, of apoplexy.
Ballasted with silver coin to the
amount of s17,00O,O0O, the United States
transport Thomas sailed from San
Francisco for Manila.
Japanese under Gen. Kuroki forced
a crossing of the Yalu river and drove
back an army of 10000 Russians. The
Japanese losses were 700 killed and
wounded; Russian losses, 800 killed
and wounded. The Japanese captured
% quick-firing guns, 20 officers and
many men. Compelled to abandon An
tung, the Russians fired the town be-
fore leaving the Japanese in csntrol Of
the estuary of the Yalu river. y
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DOMESTIC.

At Middlesboro, KY, George Mat.
thews killed Green Henderson in q
quarrel over a young woman and fled
to the mountains.
Over 100000 bushels of coal have
been shipped south from Pittsburg on
the present rise in the rivers.
Robert Mann Woods, of Joliet, was
elected department commander Of ILL.,
nois G. A. r. at the encampment at
Springfield.
Mrs. r. L. Taylor has been granted
a divorce from former Gov. Robert L.
Taylor.
Almost 10000 acres of farm !anIs are
under water north of Hannital, Mo-,
and wheat crops are ruined.
The armored cruiser California was
launched at the ship yards Of the
union iron works in San Francisco.
While crossing Kewenaw bay on the
ice, John Matson and Charles Kotila,
Of Pequaming, Mich, were drowned.
A monument was unveiled at Graf.
ton, w. Va, in the National cemetery
to the memory of Bailey Brown, the
first soldier killed in the civil war.
President Roosevelt has directed the
reappointment of w. D. Crum as collec-
tor of customs at Charleston, S. c.
The president has received positive as
surance that the senate will dispose,
finally, of Crum's case Immediately on
reconvening next session.
A. o. Wilson, mayor of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, died after long illness.
E. NJ Witherout, charged with OBJ
tanning $18,800 on raised bank drafts
from the Nassau Trust company, OF
Brooklyn, has been arrested at Alpena,
Mich.
William Chounard was found guilty
of murder in the first degree by jury
at Cass Lake Mimi, for the recent Kill
ing of his wife.
Two Italians we're electrocuted at the
quarries of the Columbus CO., Stone
company, as the result of telephone
wire falling across a highly charged
feed wire.
The supreme court of Indiana decided
that under the provisions of the Nichol-
son liquor law now in force all sa-
looms must face on a street. Selling
liquor in a saloon that faces on an alley
is violation of the law and punishable
Albert Wood, a constable, was killed
and Curtis Gregory, a constable, was
seriously wounded in fight near Mount
Vernon. ILL.,, with two men, one of whom
the officers sought to arrest.
Four lives we're lost in the burning Of
the Bryan house, three-story brick
structure at Lansing, Mich.
: The unprecedented speed of 100 miles
an hour has been made by the Michigan
Central train carrying President Led
yard and President Newman to Chicago
A jury at Rock Rapids, a., found
Charles Rocker guilty of the murder OF
August Schroeder, at Doom, Ia, June 30
1900, and fixed the penalty at death.
John Terrell. millionaire muir
derer under life sentence at Bluffton,
Indiana, has been ordered by Gov
Dnrbin to be sent TO the insane asy'
$lum. sq-,ss. gg,.-. o..
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the uprising in 1861 while most OF the
heads of families among the white set
tiers were away IN the Union army. IL
was Chief Bemidji's dying wish that
the whites extend to his grandson
Black Toungle, aged ten years, the
same kindly attention that they had
always shown him.
After he had been arrested and re-
leased on a charge of beating his wife.
Peter Engh, a prosperous farmer who
resided near St. Hilaire, hung himself
to tree near his house. His body waf
found by persons passing the highway.
Engh returned home from st. Hilarie,
after he had drank freely, and it il
charged, beat his wife, driving he,
from the house.
Neighbors heard of the trouble and
secured warrant, which it was found
later, had been illegally drawn up.
Engh was taken to Red Lake Falls
where he was released. Sobered by
his experience, he returned home, and
found his wife critically i'll. Neigh
bors believe that remorse and mefan'
choly, the consequence of his drinking,
caused him to end his life.
More craft.
Because w. H. johnson wanted tc
get back some Of the money he had
spent in securing his position as super
intendent of the poor department and
also to recover money spent to bring
Doc. Anes back to Minneapolis, c. 81.
Brown, Johnson's assistant in the de-
partment, falsified and raised bills for
provisions purchased by the depart
ment and was an accomplish of John
son in the wrongdoing in the depart
ment. This is what Brown testified to
On the witness stand in the case against
Johnson.
johnson was cleared by the jury and
Brown was at once arrested charged
the same as johnson.
Tho Mayor Yielded.
A crowd of citizens called on Mayor
Hanson of White Bear and compelled
him to close the saloons. He at first
refused, but an ultimatum was sent to
the saloon men and 4 dark warning to
the mayor and council to the effect
that unless the saloons were closed
within an hour warrants would be is
sued for the liquor dealers arrest and
that proceedings might be taken
against the officials. The saloons were
closed within an hour.
Knife Drops on Mans Head.
A remarkable accident happened to
T. w. Mccarthy, a railroad brakeman.
Mrs. Burke who lives in rooms over
looking the avenue in Duluth, had
kept window open during the day
with a butcher knife. When she went
to shut the window, and in taking the
knife out dropped it and it fell outside.
The knife dropped point downward
and struck Mccarthy in the top Of the
head, penetrating the skull. He was
unconscious three hours, and physi-
clans doubt of his recovery.
To Plant Whitef1sh.
"A shipment of s, 100000 whitefish fry
to be planted in Lake Superior at Mar
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A portrait of the dowager empress of
China, which was painted by an Ameri-
can, Miss Carl, was exhibited on the 18th
at the foreign office in Picking to all the
foreign ministers. The portrait will be
oent to the ST. Louis exposition.
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Marquis Ito, the japanese statesman,
is described as an inGefatigable reader
of European and American literature.
He reads not only the standard works,
but the new publications and the cur.
rent periodicals Of both hemispheres are
deyoured. He reads German, French.
English and Chinese as easily as he
reads his own language.
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
A Monument to Bemidji.

The people of Bemidji are talking OF
urging the next legislature to make an
appropriation for a monument to be
erected to the memory ofthe late Chief
Bemidji. The people of Benidji think
that the state owes it to the late rec
man to take official notice of his pass
ing, because he has always been Q
friend to the whites and never failed
to be honest and square with them in
perilous times It is claimed that ne
was very influential in preventing the
Chippewas from joinigg the Sioux in
massacring the settlers at the time OF
the uprising in 1851 while most OF the
heads of families among the white set
tiers were away IN the Union army. II
was Chief Bemidji's dying wish that
the whites extend to his grandson
Black Toungle, aged ten years, the
same kindly attention that they hao
always shown him.
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To Plant Whiteflsh.

"A shipment of 8, 100000 whitefsh fry
to be planted in Lake Superior at Mar.
quette went from Duluth in one of the
cars of the United States fish commits.
sion. The fish were taken from the
United States fish hatchery there, and
there are 10000, 600 more whitetish fry
together with 100000 lake trout
and 10000 of brook, rainbow and
steelhead trout. The fry will be plant
ed within the next few weeks.
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To Show Authorizations.


Minnesota's dairy and food depart
ment has prepared an exhibit for the
the St. Louis exposition showing the
character of coloring matter used in
many catsups, canned goods, favoring
extracts, fruit juices and liquors.
Pieces of cloth soaked in the various
articles have taken on a permanent
color. After being washed in ammo
MIA and alcohol, removing all vegeta-
BILE color, they still show brilliant lines
derived from the mineral or coal tar
coloring matter.
News Notes.
The state dairy and food commission
received word from Minneapolis that a
retail dealer was fined SIS and costs for
selling adulterated vinegar.
Gov. s. r. Van SAINT has been asked
to deliver an address at the Memorial
Day exercises in Milwaukee.
The Polk Norman county ditch No.
2, built last fail is, damned by the rail-
road tracks near Nellsville, and thous-
.ands of acres are Inundated:
Burglars, presumely tramps, broke
into the. general store of Weissman
Bros. at St. Cloud, and stole a few dol
lars in change and about $25 worth of
tobacco, canned goods and groceries.
Just GOO pupils were added to the en-
rollment in the pubic schools in Min
neapolis in April. The total enroll
ment for the year IS 4o,s35.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Peterson of
Roscoe celebrated their golden we'd
ding. They are natives of Norway and
have spent forty-eight years of life in
this country.
The Hotel Minnesota annex, which
has been under construction on the
shore of Detroit lake, was destroyed by
fire. The building was 40x130 feet,
with three stories and attic, and was
valued at 81 900, insurance 50, 900.
/ Arthur l.. Dickinson, postmaster at
Layman, was arrested on the charge OF
opening and OBTAINING letts. written
to T.. H. Randolph. He gave bonds for
his appearance in the federal court