The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-07-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF. I
For tho Week Ending July 10.

For tho Week Ending July 10. y p.
Ten business houses and one dwell
ing at Roulette, Pa, were destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of $4,000.
The decision to transfer the 18TH
milan canal from the war to the state
departments meets with approval.
Fire that started in F. B. Wright's
art and paint store at Spokane, WASH.
caused losses estimated at $115, 900.
James s. Aldedice, lawyer convicted
in New York of forgery, was sentenced
to 10 years Imprisonment in Sing Sing.
Two blocks of the business and resi-
dence section of Goldfelds, New, have
been totally destroyed by fire, entailing
loss of 100000.
It is stated that no more gambling IL
censes will be issued in Mexico City,
Mexico, after August l., when all exist
ing licenses expire.
Congress faces critical situation as
to the treasury. More revenue will
have to be provided or Uncle Sam must
cut down expenses.
AS result of an explosion at the shaft
of the Taylor Coal & Coke company at
Starlight, Pa, five men we're killed and
four injured, one fatally.
In a pistol duel between Green Muir
rell and Harvey Rice on Indian creek,
in Owsley county, KY, Murrell was
killed and Rice seriously wounded.
Fourteen miners were killed and a
number injured by an explosion in q
colliery at Anderlieres, Belgium. The
explosion was caused by fire damp.
The decision of St. Louis court
that open barber shops are a public
necessity in large cities led to modi-
fication of the Sunday closing order.
Fred and Austin Finn, brothers, aged
Is and ~ years respectively. were
drowned near Laconia, N H., in the
Winnipesaukee river while SWIM
ming.
A jury to pass upon the innocence
br guilt of Congressman J. N. William
con, indicted in connection with the
land frauds in Oregon, was selected at
Portland.
Walter Kittredge, poet and author of
'Tenting on the Old Camp Grounds"
died at his home at Reeds Ferry, N. H.
Death was the result of infirmities due
10 old age.
BY an explosion in the Tidewater
mine at Vivian, 20 miles west Of Blue
field, w. Va, nine miners, all Of whom
were Italians, were injured, and two Of
them died later.
The body of Rear Admiral Louis J.
Allen, who died in New York city
June 20, was buried in the Arlington
National cemetery in Washington with
military honors.
Thomas w. Lawson, in an address
at Ottawa, Kan, suggests as remedy
for the evils of "frenzied finance" q
general selling out of stocks and bonds
to the System"
Gov. Warner, of Michigan, has named
company l., Third regiment, M. N. G..
as personal bodyguard Of the presi-
dent at the semicentennial celebration
at 500 August and 3.
President Roosevelt delivered two
addresses before the National Educa-
tional convention at Asbury Park, N.
]. Duties of the rich was the subject
of his principal speech.
The Japanese peace plenipotentiar-
les, Komura and Takahira, sailed for
the United States, an immense and en-
thusiastic crowd cheering them, and
war vessels firing salutes.
P. H. Rudolph, ladies' tailor, was
found dead in chair in his Office at
Omaha, Neb., by two lady custocers,
who had called for some work they
had entrusted to his care.
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee has been desig-
mated by the president to act as secre-
tary of war in case Assistant Secretary
Oliver is absent from Washington
while Secretary Taft is away.
A combination of 26 coal companies
of Indiana, controlling $4,000 acres Of
coal lands, has been formed at Pitts
burg Pa, under the name Of the Van
dalac Coal company The new concern
has a capital Of 100000.
Caleb Powers is to be tried in tho
United States court for completely in
the murder of William Gobel at Frank
fort. This was settled when United
States District Judge Cochran an
nounced that he you'd take jurisd:c-
ton in the case, as has been requested
by attorneys for Powers.