The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-12

| Piotr Kazrmicrosak, who was born In
Poland ia years ago, is dead at his
home In Detroit, Mich. He has been 4
lifelong abStainer from tobacco and
liquor, and had spent most of his life in
the open air.
In Washington county, Kentucky, on
the farm of Mrs. Jennie Wilt, q boiler
of q sawmill exploded, killing John
Matherly. and badly miuring Rand Hill
James H. Hyde and w. H. Mcintyre
refuse to accept Mr.. Alexander's resig-
nation as trustee of the so-called Hyde
| Equitable stock, and announce that
proceedings against Mr.. Alexander will
be taken in the courts for an accounting
of his administration of the trust.
Charles Berkshire, prominent far
mer living near Brookville, Calhoun
county, w. Va, was murdered by
masked men who entered his home after
he had retired. He was shot through
the head, dying instantly.
The seventh session OF the Interna-
tional Railway congress was formally
opened in Washington by Vice Presi-
dent Charles w. Fairbanks.
The Nan Patterson jury stood eight
to four for acquittal when discharged.
Announcement is made of the gift Of
| 100000 to Mccormick Theological
seminary by three members Of the Nc
Cormick family. .
State insurance commissioners de-
cided to await New York's report on
the Equitable Life before beginning a
new inquiry.
The Krupps' immense contracts,
partly for the rearmament of the Ger
man artillery and partly for: Russian,
Japanese and Turkish orders, have re-
quired the company to increase the
number of workmen from about "a 900
to more than 10000. -,.e 81.
Mamie Van Ranst, daughter of the
late c. w. Van Ranst, a publisher of
New York, was found dead in her
apartments. A shoe string was tied
tightly about her neck. She had COM
mitted suicide. b..
Three persons were killed and six
injured, none fatally, by the collapse
of a three-story building during a free
gale at Omaha. Neb.
President Alexander of the Equitable
society resigned as trustee Of the stock
left to James H. Hyde.
Several hundred square miles of
range in Valley county, Montana, have
been devastated by prairie flress Many
stockmen have lost all their range aud
ranch buildings.
A. B. Spear, cashier Of the closed
Citizens bank of Oberlin, O., in the
United States district court in Cleve-
land entered a plea of guilty to one
count of the indictment, charging him
with making false entries in the banks
books. Judge Tayler at once sentenced
Spear to seven years Imprisonment in
the Ohio penitentiary.
E. j. Smiley, secretary of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association, was
placed in jail at La Crosse, Kan. to
serve 80 days sentence of the United
States supreme court, for violation Of
the antitrust law. F
Anthony Kaminsky has been given a
judgment for $4,000 against the Grand
bees, in the circuit court in. Detroit,
Mich, for injuries which he alleged
he sustained while being initiated into
the organization.
Vice President Gomez. who Is acting
president of Venezuela during the ab-
sence of President Castro, has released
"a political prisoners.
Eugene V. Debs confirms the report
that he is to head the industrial union,
a new labor organization which will be
launched soon in Chicago. The Or
ganization will be rival of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
Col. Thomas B. Davis, aged n,
brother of Henry G. Davis, was nomi-
mated for congress by reclamation at
the democratic convention at Keyser,
w. Va.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce opposes giving the inter-
state commerce commission power to
initiate rates.
Presidents Of the worlds great rail-
roads attended the opening Of the
American railway appliances exhibit in
washington.
Dr.. Wesley R. Wales, formerly presi-
dent of the First national bank of Cape
| May City, N. j., who has been arrested
in Philadelphia, was taken to Trenton,
N. j., and committed to Jail to await
trial on charge Of diverting $4,000 of
the banks funds. &&
A Good Roads Special left Chicago
over the Burlington railroad on an edu-
| cational tour leading to Portland.
Secret investigation of the tobacco
| trust IL being made by special agents
sent out by Commissioner Garfield Of
the bureau of corporations.
| Celebration of Constitution day in
Poland developed murders and riots in
Warsaw and LODI. Troops fired on
crowds with fatal eeDct.
The jury in the case of Nan Patter-
son at New York reported there was
no hope of reaching an agreement and
it was discharged by Recorder Goff.G
MAYOR Dunno declares that for SEC, OO0,-