The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-02-03
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For tho Week Ending Jan. 50.

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For the Week Ending ian. 80.
japanese captured an American ship
taking supplies to Vladivostok.
The British admiralty Is planning .
vast mimic war for its squadron, to
cover the waters Of the entire globe.
Passengers on. the White Star liner
Baltic lost $500 at poker and declare
they we're swindled by card sharpers.
Vincent Briscoe, who killed Detec.
tive Patrick Duffy in May, 1902, in Chi
cago, bas been arrested at Mobile, Ala
A Lehigh Valley locomotive Of the
compound type drawing freight train,
exploded ut Gratwich. N. Y. killing three
men.
The body Of an unknown Young >man.
probably frozen to death by the cold
spell, was found in q straw stack at
Wichita, Kan.
The receiver of the Pan-American
bank puts the assets at $4,000 and liza
bilities at $75,9OO. President w. H.
Hunt has been arrested.
Secretary Taft argued for a cut In
the duty on sugar and tobacco for the
Philippines, declared free trade with the
islands ,ultimately'must come.
The main building. which includes the
dormitory of the Roger Williams univer-
sity for negroes. was destroyed by fire at
Nashville. Tenn. LOSS. 100000.
A faction in Canada is opposed to
contributing to Great Britain's military.
and naval funds, holding that America
would protect Canada from invasion:
Frances. 13-year-old daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. Opie Herriott, was accidentally
shot and killed at Chattanooga, Tenn.
by William. her .15-year-old brother.
A horse, sleigh and driver were found
under a ten-foot snowdrift near VIM
sted, Conn. The horse was still alive
but the man had been frozen to death.
Secretary Hay. it is said, has assured
China that ]. Pierpont Morgan and his
associates will complete the railroad
between Hankow and Canton as rapid
ly as possible.
Harry A. Knickerbocker, a painter.
shot and killed his wife in their home
at Battle Creek, Mich, and then killed
himself. They had had domestic
troubles. it is said.
knights of Pythias lodges in Chicago
have Received orders to Gust all liquor
men and gamblers admitted since
law prohibiting them from member
| ship went into effect.
The Wisconsin state board of con-
| troll will ask the legislature for an APP
preparation of $1,000, 600 for the char
liable and penal institutions for tho
two years from January I, 1905.
The Mexican government considers
the subjugation Of the Yaquis as diff
cult as that of the Apaches by the
| American government, there being
5000 Yaquis throughout the noun
tains.
With wintry northwest winds striking
her abeam, the armored cruiser Mary
| land attained on her official trip an aver
age sped of %. 306 knots an hour, thereby
exceeding her contract requirement OF "a
| knots. 49,.
A man named Braun was. torn to
pieces and six other men injured, one
Of them probably fatally, by an ex-
plosion of dynamite on the Western
Maryland railroad extension near Han
cock, Md.
The Lewis and Clark exposition will
be open to the public on Sundays, ac-
cording to an announcement made at
Portland, Ore, by the fair directors.
The Trail" amusements will be closed
on that day.
At Gov. Gen. Wright's request, Maj.
Gen. Corbin will send to the province Of
Cavite the First battalion of the Seventh
infantry regiment. to assist the Philip
pine insular forces now fighting the la
drones there.
An explosion of natural gas in the
Touring mill owned by Henry Bremen
kamp, at Decatur, Ind. seriously burned
three employees and caused a fire which
destroyed the mill, entailing loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
The bail of Mrs. Brodie l.. Duke, who
was indicted in Texas on charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, and
Is now being held in New YorkHo await
the arrival of warrant, was reduced
from $4,000 to $500.
Rev. Charles E. Woodcock, D. D., was
consecrated bishop in st. Johns Pro-
testant Episcopal church, Detroit, Mich.
He was recently elected bishop of the
diocese of Kentucky and will take up his