The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-11-24
THE NEWS IN 1RlEF.
For the Week 1nding Nsv. 20.

For the Week hiding Nsv. 10.
Judge Losin Roberts, Of the record
er's court, died suddenly 1t Travsrse
City, Mich, Of apoplexy.
Depreciation of silver in the Philip
pines is driving currency from the
islands. Congress will be asked for
relief. f> 49,. .~.e ), ..5g
Fred Gwinner, president of the de-
funct Enterprise national bank, OF
Pittsburg, has paid back about ST., 900
to depositors.
A total in subscriptions from the
United States to the Jewish relief fund
Of $49S, 651 is announced by the nation
al relief committee. "a .L1a
Rev. DR.. William Sims Knight
president of Carthage collegiate insti--
tute, died at his home in Carthage,
NO., aged 6S years. ..
The board of consulting engineers of
the isthlnian canal commission de-
clared itself by q large majority in
favor of a sea level canal.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was carried
from the Harvard football field during
q game, battered and bleeding, and
worn out by plucky fight.
Prince Louis of Battenberg, alarmed
at threats of assassination contained
in anonymous letters, appealed to the
police of New York for protection.
The Mexican sugar crop for the CON-
ing season is estimated at nearly 49,
900 tons, and probably $4,000 tons will
be absorbed by local consumption.
Arms and ammunition secreted by
plotters for the overthrow of the Gu
ban government are found secreted in
. supposed vacant house near Havana.
It has been announced that divi-
dend Of so per cent. would be paid
creditors of the defunct Citizens Saw
ings bank of Lorain, O., which failed
March 81.
The Montana supreme court held the
antitrust law of that state to be I'M
constitutional, since it violates the
constitutional provision against class
legislation.
George r. Robinson, the Oldest prac-
ticing attorney in Hennepin county.
MIMI, was found dead in his bed at
Minneapolis. He had been practicing
there since 1866.
G. W. Byrd, postmaster at Hematite.
Mo-, reported to the post office inspec-
tors at St. Louis that his son shot and
instantly killed burglar who had en-
tered the post office.
A cablegram announcing the death
| by pneumonia of United States Con-
sui William r. Estes, recently ap-
pointed to the post at Zittau, Ger
many, has been received.
The single manufacturers of north
west Washington concluded arrange
ment to join in the closing down OF
plants throughout that state for 60
days, beginning December II.
The students of the Nebraska COL
lege, a prominent educational institu-
ton in Omaha, Neb., have decided by
a unanimous vote 10 eliminate FOOT
ball from the list of college sports.
Very Rev. Charles d. Williams, dean
of Trinity cathedral, Cleveland, was
elected -hiahop of the Episeopal di0.
cese of Michigan on the second ballot
of the diocesan convention in Detroit.
Seven-year-old Elsie Jones, on re-
turning from school to her home In
South Scranton, Pa, found her father
and mother lying dead on the kitchen
floor. The man had killed his wife
and himself
A powerful demonstration against
Turkey by an international fleet has
aroused fear of a terrific conflict be-
tween Moslem hordes and Christians.
The sultan is in mood to defy the
powers OF Europe.
Thomas B. Clement, president or the
First national bank of Faribault.
Mimi, who was convicted of embez-
cling the funds of the bank, causing
It's failure was sentenced to serve
eight years in prison.
Fire in the large warehouse OF tho
American Beet Suger company's plant
at Rockford, COL, caused loss esti'
mated at from 100000 to 100000.
There were about 100000 pounds OF
sugar in the warehouse.
Stephen Salisbury, president OF the
American Antiquarian society, one OF
the wealthiest men in New England
and a noted philanthropist, died at MS
home in Worcester, Mass, of pneumo'
r;a He was 70 years of age.