The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
TINE NEWS I'M BRIEF

the NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending oct. ~. ss
The 'empsror Of Japan has decorated
the American nurses with the Order o.
the Grown.
Six frame and brick buildings u
Pottstown, ILL.,. were destroyed by IRE;
loss, 81 900. 3.5 .3553
The Mississippi river commission
plans q deep water route from St
Louis to Chicago.
The growing estrangement between
Italy, Austria and Germany threatens
the triple alliance. ME-
Andrew Leonhardt was hanged in the
jail yard in Baltimore, Nd, for the MUIR
der of his wife in 1908. -
The record of railway casualties in
the United States shows 1854 dead and
over 700 hurt since January 1.
Lord Curzon talks of resigning %
viceroy of India because of his wife's
illness. Lord Miner may be named.
John Creech, of Watervliet, N. r.,
shot Martin Lavendusky, of Troy, and
then killed himself. Lavendusky will
live. -
Three men were instantly killed by
the fall of bridge girder, which they
were placing in position near Cotter,
Ark. y
Arrangements have been made to hold
an American forest congress in Wash
ington for five days, beginning Jam p"
uary 2.
Burglars broke into the post Office at
Wabash, Mimi, dynamited the safe and
obtained nearly $1,000 in stamps and
currency.
Edwin P. Welles, the millionaire
treasurer of the Brainerd Lumber COM
pany, was found dead in bed in Mime
apolis, MINI.
The number of drownings in Portage
lake, Michigan, for the past few weeks
is suspiciously large and the authorities
are Investigating:
The king of Siam has purchased a
supply Of souvenir gold dollars issued
in commemoration OF the Lewis and
Clark exposition.
The archbishop of Canterbury and his
party, who have been in this country for
several weeks, sailed for home on the
White Star line steamship Cedric.
Miss Georgiana Bishop, of Bridge
port, Conn.,, won the national golf
championship, defeating Mrs. E. F.
Sanford by up, to play at Philadel-
phia.
The will of the late postmaster gen.
eral, Henry c. Payne, was filed for pro-
bate in Milwaukee, Wis. The estate is
estimated4n value at 100000, of which
$500, 900 is personal and 500, 900 real es-
tate.
In public speech delivered before the
American street railway association,
President Francis declared that the
worlds fair has lost at least 100000
through being compelled to close on
Sunday.
A new apostolic delegate is coming
to Washington to ask on behalf of the
church that the United States permit
some of the money which is to be
paid to the friars to remain in the
islands.
At the final session of the interna-
tional congress of military surgeons at
St. Louis, Detroit was selected as the
next meeting place. and Surgeon Gen.
eral Walter Wyman, of Washington,
D. c., was elected president.
Edmund Burke of Chicago, a retired
shoe dealer and reputed to be million
aire, committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head. Mr.. Burke was67 years
old, and is said to have suffered from
nervous prostration for many years.
Miss Bessie Stone and Robert Gill,
who eloped from Ashland, Va, were
found dead with their hands clasped, near
pond in that vicinity. A bullet holef in
the head of each told the story of sup
posed double suicide or murder and sui
eide.
Directors of the failed New Liberty
(Ia.) savings bank claim that $95 900
of the 100000 deposits have disap-
peared, and warrants were issued for
Cashier Arnold Beuthien and his
father, M. Beuthien, who also was an
officer of the institution.
The census bureau has issued a report
on the executive civil service of the
United States, showing total of 271 ,169
employees, embracing Sall persons en-
ployed in the executive branches of the
federal government, except enlisted men
in military and naval branches.
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