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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03

BODY IN THE COFFIN
Bruce Grave in London Reopened
by the Authorities.
ExPLODES ROMANTIC STORY
Witnesses Had Testified That Casket
Contained a TWo-Hundred Pound
Roll of Lead.
EXPLODES ROMANTIC STORY

London, Dec 31.-The body of
Thomas Charles bruce in Highgate
cemetery was exhumed just forty
three years to a day after its burial
The coffin was found to contain the
remains of human body, thus ex.
ploding the romantic tale of Robert
c. Caldwell and others, who swore
during the recent hearing of the
Druce perjury case that it contained
a roll of lead
The official statement given out by
representatives Of the home Office and
others. who were officially present at
the exhumation, not only definitely
disposes Of the lead myth but seems
effectively to prove that the body bur
led in 1864 was actually that of T. c..
Druce. The authorized statement fol-
lows:
THE coffin was opened and found
to contain the body of an aged, beard.
ed man; the plate on the coffin bore
the name Thomas Charles Druce'"
All the entrances to the cemetery
were surrounded by cordons of police.
Only those persons who had passes
from the home office were admitted to
the grounds. George Hollamby bruce
who claims he is the rightful heir to
the Portland dukedom and to It's vast
estate, tried twice to get into the
cemetery, but was met with a stern
refusal.
The bruce vault has thus given up
its secret after ten years of legal pro-
ceedings which have cost, all told, a
considerable fortune. A large part of
this money was obtained from servant
girls and other workers who were in.
duced to buy shares in company
formed to prosecute the claims of
George Hollamby Bruce against the
estate Of the Duke of Portland.
The charge Of perjury against Her
bert bruce IS effectively disposed Of.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
WORST IN TWENTY YEARS
Pittsburg Experiencing Severe
Epidemic of Illness.

Pittsburg, Dee. 28.-What is said to
be the worst epidemic of sickness
since 1889 is being experienced in
Pittsburg and physicians estimate
that thousands of persons are pros
trated by pneumonia, typhoid fever
and, especially, the grip. Through
out the city probably every home is
affected in. some manner and a scare
ity of employees in the large Office
buildings is seriously felt. The Pitts
burg Railway company is having diff.
Guilty in manning it's cars on account
of conductors and motormen being
laid up with the grip.
City Physician B. A. Booth says the
present epidemic Of grip exceeds in
scope and severity all but that of
1889, the worst in history, and may
yet break that record. He considers
it contagious and believes the germs
of disease may have originated far
from here. In 1889 the malady's start
was traced back through Europe to
Asia and finally located in Hongkong,
China
DR.. Booth says people affected do
not give up quickly enough and go to
bed. His attention was called to the
fact that thousands have given up and
gone to bed, but he said others who
are struggling along with groans and
complaints should do likewise.
Pneumonia is likely to follow the
trail of the grip if prompt and proper
attention is not given it, Chronic af-
fections of the eyes, ears and throat
are also among the possible after de-
velopments.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
DIES OF HIS WOUNDS.
Shakopee Constable Shot While Ser>
ina Warrant,

ing Warrant.
Donald J. Mccall, the Shakopee con.
stable who was shot on Christmas eve
near Prior Lake and taken to Minneap
oils, is dead in St. Barnabas hospital
Thomas Nee of Prior Lake is under
arrest at Shakopee
Mccall had two wounds, said to
have been inflicted by Nee. One bull
let entered McCall's side below the
ribs, while the other pierced his stom
ach.
According to the Prior Lake au
thorities Mccall went to Nee's home
to serve warrant charging Nee with
entering hardware store and steal
ing $50 worth of goods AS the con
stable came to Nee's door the latter
is said to have fired twice, both bull
lets taking effect.
Although weakened by the wounds
Mccall pluckily held his ground and
got his prisoner Nee was later turned
over to Sheriff Wagner of shakopee
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Five Persons Killed in Wreck Near
Lenox, Mich.

Detroit, Dec. 28.-Speeding through
a dense fog at the rate of forty miles
an hour Grand Trunk passenger train
No. 5, which left Port Huron en- route
for this city, collided head-on with a
double header freight train half mile
north of Lenox, Mich. Five trainmen
met death, four being killed instantly.
Che fifth dying three hours later All
the passengers escaped injury except
a baby, who was only slightly hurt by.
being thrown out Of its mothers arms
and over a seat when the trains
crashed. = tss d Fl 3. e n
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
FOR STRATEGIC REASONS.
Canal Locks and Dams Will Not BE
Built at La Roca.

SahdI LOCKS ana Dams VIII NOT Re
Built at La Boca.
Washington. Dec. 28-For strategic
reasons and to prevent their bonn
bardment and destruction by a hos
tile fleet the isthmian canal commits
sion has determined to change the
location of the dams and locks which
1t was originally intended to construct
at La Boca and instead they will be
built at Mirafores, four miles inland
and within the zone Of safety. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has approved the plans.
1t is said that aside from strategic
reasons advanced for the change in
plans is also that of the question OF
cost, the saving Of time in the com,
pletion of the canal and that a more
satisfactory foundation can be secured
at Miraflores. The estimated saving
ia cost will be considerable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
CALLS AN EXTRA SESSION
Governor Sparks Summons the Neva.
da Legislature.

Carson, New, Dec. Ex-Governor
Sparks has called an extra session of
the Legislature to convene on Jan. ii,
1908. For the past twenty-four hours
the governor has been deluged with
dispatches from all over the state and
many places outside Nevada, urging
the calling of the extra session to set
tie labor troubles. The call says:
"The object of the extra session is
to adjust by legislation, if possible,
the controversy existing between the
miners and mine owners at Goldfield. !"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
JUDGE CASSODAY DEAD.

Chief Justice of Supreme Court Of
Wisconsin,.
Madison, Wis, Dec. 30.-Chief JUS
tice J. B. Cassoday of the state su-
preme court is dead. Justice Casso-
days death followed an operation per-
formed two weeks ago for an affec-
tion of the bladder He had rallied
surprisingly and it was thought he
would recover. He suddenly suffered
a relapse, death ensuing in a few
hours. He was born in 1880, ascend
ed the supreme bench of the state in
1880 and became chief justice in 1894,
succeeding Chief Justice Orion He
will be succeeded as chief justice by
John D. Winslow, Democratic, by vir-
tue of seniority of service.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Minneapolis Man a Suicide.

Angered at the entreaties- of his
son to quit drinking and be a
man" Henry Allison of Minneap-
oils, forty-five years cid braved a
|blinding snow storm and while shaking
from f' cold crept up fifty feet on the
supports OF the steel arch bridge that
Spans the Mississippi river near the
Minneapolis Union depot. fastened a
wire to the structure, placed his head
n 9 moose and darted downward to
death. The wire nearly severed the
mans head.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
DIES OF EXPOSURE.
st. Paul Woman Meets Traqic Death
in Iowa,

Mrs John E. Burns of St. Paul, wife
of railroad conductor of that city
and sister of Mrs. Robert Budatz Of
Council Bluffs, a., who has been stay
ing with her sister in the Iowa city
for the past six weeks, failed to. re-
turn from a walk on which she Start
ed and twenty-four hours later her
body was found three Or four miles
east of the city. Mrs. Burns under
went surgical operation at her home
some time ago and later was treated
in a Minneapolis sanitarium. On her
walk she was accompanied by the
family dog, a collie, and the faithful
animal was still by her side when
found. She had apparently lost her
way and died of exposure.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Accused of EmbezzIement.

Miss Augusta Fahrm, cashier of the
A. E. Johnson steamship agency at
Minneapolis, was arrested in her
apartments at the Hotel Berkeley, &C.
cused of embezzling several thousand
dollars of the company's funds. She
was placed in custody Immediately af-
ter her arrival from Omaha, where
she had gone just before Christmas to
spend the holiday with her parents.
Miss F'ahrm denies the charge, claim
Ing the alleged shortage is due to
errors in bookkeeping.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
Eighteen Others Injured in Wreck
in New Jersey.

Camden, N j., Dec. 2s.-Three per-
sons were killed and eighteen injured
in a collision on the elevated tracks
Of the Pennsylvania railroad just out
side the station here when a Pember-
ton accommodation train ran into the
rear Of an Atlantic City express. A
heavy fog was the principal contriba-
tory cause Of the accident. The dead
Gre G. p. sontjen, Stanwiek. N. j.; II,
r. Glarbini, Mount Holly, N J., and
r.. IL. Webster, Merchantville, N. j.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO
EIoping Rector and Young Heiress
Now Have a Child,

San Francisco, Dec. 31.-The Call
publishes an interview with Rev. Jere
Knode Cooke, formerly pastor of St.
Georges church at Hampstead, L. l.,
who, it is alleged, left his wife some
eight months ago, clipping with sew.
enteen-year-old heiress named Floretta
Whaley. The couple have been To-
Gated, it is said, at fiat at 1899 Green
street In this city, while a search has
been going On for them all over the
country. A child has been born to
them during the interval. The rector
worked as painter and decorator and
also did the hardest kind of manual
labor for the support of himself, his
companion and the child. He had. it
is said, lived quietly in Los Angeles
before coming here after he left the
Fast.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03

East St. Louis and that the action of
the court was based on a mere tech
nical violation Of law
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith
presents a statement of facts in oppo-
sition to this view, not only to show
that a discrimination was practiced
but that it was practiced with the
knowledge of the Standard Oil COM
pany and of the Chicago and Alton
railroad
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
St. Paul Union Stock Yards,

st. Paul, Dec. 31-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.o0@575; fair to good,
$3.25@4.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, $3.00@3.75; veals, $3.75@5.75.
Hogs-$4.30@4.45. Sheep-Wethers,
$4.25@4.e0; good to choice lambs,
$600@6.35.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Michigan Village Destroyed.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 30 A
message from Richards Landing says
that that village was destroyed by
fire. The less is stated to be 100000.
There are only three business build,
mgs left. Richards Landing is Z town
"a ST. Josephs island, below the 500.
Et u the center of q rich agricultural
md tlmbar district. The population
y n0arH 1909. sss 8S5
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
ABOUT FIFTY YET MISSING
Two Hundred and Twenty Bodies Re-
covered From Darr Mine.

Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Ex-
plorations In the Darr mine OF the
Pittsburg Coal company have been
completed with the exception OF the
numerous falls of slate. A total Of
22O bodies have been recovered from
the lei main headings and entries. The
number Of bodies that will be found
under under the falls, while still problemat-
3:1 le,, IS estimated at about fifty. At
te ten IN is being given to the removal
OF the carcasses of the dead horses
and mules 81
Coroner rL Wynn has fixed Jan. 8 as
the date Of inquest. which win 10 held
ut Smithton, Pa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Wheat-May,
$1.05%@1.06; July, 9SAc. Corn
May, 6O71c; July, $3.50. Oats-May,
old, 54kc; May, SIX @52%c; July,
old, 48Ac; July, 46c. Pork-Jan., $12.-
IN; May, $3.50. Buttar-Creamer-
fes, 20@29c; dafries, 1S@25c. Eggs
-21@23c. Poultry-Turkeys S@12c;
chickens, 10c; springs, 97ac.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Dec. 31-Cattle-Beeves,
$3.50 @6.15; cows and .heifers, $1,000
40; Texa4s, S3.15@4.00; Western cat
tie, $4.30@4.60: stockers and feeders,
$2.35@ 4.25. Hogs-Li CHI, Sale @4.55:
mixed, $4.20@4.65; heavy, $4.2O@4.65;
rough, q .20@ 4.3Q; pigs, $3.70@4.40.
Sheep, 32.75@ 5.26; yearlings, $4,000
$50: lambs. @4.50 $500.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec 31-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $110h !;
No. Northern, $1Os%; No. 2 North
ern, $1.06A: Dec, $1.08H; May, ST.
1915; July, $1.13%. In store-No. 1
Northern, s1.0SA; No. 2 Northern, ST.
05k. Flax-To arrive, on track and
Dec, $1.15%; May, $1.21k; July, ST.
22A.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
DROPS DEAD AT MEAL.

Aged Resident Of Mankato Stricken
Before Family.
William Kane, branch manager Of
the Northwestern Thresher company,
dropped dead of heart trouble at his
home in Mankate while eating supper.
He was seventy years old and intended
to retire shortly and spend the re-
mainder of his days at his former
home in Heron Lake. He leaves a
wife and eight children.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Application for a Receiver.

Trenton, N. J., Dec. 30.An applica-
ton for receiver for the Passaic
Steel company was made in the Unit
ed States circuit court here and argu-
ment Is being heard to show cause
Why the receiver should not be APP
pointed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Dec. 31.-Wheat-
$1.12h @112%a; July, $1.13. On track
No. 1 hard, $1.12A; No. Northern,
$1.10A: No. 2 Northern, $1.O7A @1.08;
No. Northern, s1.03A @1O5A.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Bomb Factory Discovered.

Sebastopol, Russia, Dec 91.-One of
the most complete bomb factories ever
discovered in Russia has been un-
earthed at farmhouse twenty miles
from here. 1t consisted of complete
apparatus for the manufacture of high
explosives. Twenty-seven loaded
bombs Of the most destructive type
were seized
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
FRENCH MINISTER STRICKEN
Cabinet Officer Dies Suddenly at SEES
sion Of Senate

sion Of Senate.
Paris, Dec. 31.-Joan Francois Ed
mond Guyot-Dessaigne, the French
minister Of justice, dropped dead of
apoplexy during the session of the
senate
NJ. Guyot-Dessaigne was born in
1893. He entered the public service
in 1863. In 1885 he was elected to the
chamber Of deputies and in 1889 was
appointed minister of justice in the
Floquet cabinet. His present tenure
of office dates from Oct. %, 1906. He
was a member of the Legion of Honor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
REPLIES TO moFFETT.
Herbert Knox Smith Juetifies Stand.
ard Oil Fine.

Washington, Dec. 3c.-A reply has
at last been issued by the bureau Of
corporations to James A. Moftett, pres
ident of the Standard Oil company CT
Indiana, who declared at the time the
fine of $29, 100000 was imposed against
his company by Judge Lands that it
was not justified, as there was no dis
elimination involved in the rate paid
on the shipment of oil from Chicago to
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
!.:llnors, Goiter, Fistula, Piles,

E'a-:coce!e. Rupture and enlarged glands
'reoted ard cured without pain and without
The loss OF blood. This is one Of his own dis,
coverlcs. and is really the most scientific and
certainly sure cures of the nineteenth cen
su~y. Consultation to those interested, 81 90
DR.. RI,A & CO..
2o2 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis. MINI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-30
HOW he HAS
MADE A SUCCESS
L. T. Cooper Tells Chicago Reporter Why
He Accompanies So Much.

No man In recent years has been
more successful in restoring human
health than L. T. Cooper. During his
stay in Chicago, and while he was
meeting thousands of people daily, he
gave the following reason for the re-
markable demand for his medicine TO
reporter: 1s9
Mr.. Cooper said: MY New Discov-
cry is successful because it corrects
the stomach. My theory is that few
can be sick IL the digestive apparatus
is working properly. 1t naturally fol-
lows that few can be we'll with a poor
digestion. m rsn
Il knew from experience that most
of the tired, half-sick people that are
so common nowadays have half-sick
stomachs. Put the stomach in shape,
and nature does the rest. The result
is general good health. My medicine
does this. That is why fifty thousand
people here in Chicago are using IL
who never heard of me until a month
ago." fr
Among the'fifty thousand mentioned
by Mr.. Cooper who used his medicine
in Chicago is Mrs. Hilda Phueger. liv-
ing at 1903 Ainslie Avenue. This is
the statement she makes concerning
her experience with the medicine:
Il have been sick for six years With
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-30
.DU BARRY TONIGHT.
At OPERA HOUSE
BELAcO's GREAT PLAY TO BE
PRESENTED BY MRS. LESLIE
CARTER, ONE or THE cOUN-
TRYS GREAT ARTISTS.

Mrs. Leslie Carter, tho greatest
emotional actress of the present age.
will apear at the Cairo opera house
tonight. in David Belasco's play, 'Du
Barry" The triumphs that Mrs. Car
ter has achieved in this great play
have not been approached by any
actress during the present age. NoE
only is Mrs. Carriers rendition Of this
role one Of the most superb examples
of acting known to the modern stage,
but the play itself has taken first rank
among historical dramas of all time.
Du Barry is Mr.. Belasco's masterpiece,
and there is no modern play which ap
proaches it. The cardinal points OF
Mrs. Carter's acting are sincerity
truth, conviction. When Du Barry is
happy and glad, you are possessed of
the. same feelings-and when she is
distracted and miserable, you are az
feeted in the same way, This is the
sure mark of a great dramatic artist
Ito reach over the footlights ana
clutch the heart-strings Of the auditor
Mrs. Carter is surrounded by fine
and the production is the
same as the one In which she has al
ways appeared.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-30

stomach trouble. | was always hun
CRY, but did not dare to eat much, as
! had severe pains in my stomach, and
also through my body | could not
sleep at night and was very restless.
was also very nervous, and would
have severe headaches. | was consti-
pated, and always felt bloated alter
eating.
Il had tried many remedies. but
could secure 10 relief, until one day |
noticed in the newspapers what won
derful results Coopers medicines were
accomplishing in Chicago. I decided
to try them, and shortly after COM
mencing the treatment began to feel
better. / did not have those severe
pains In my stomach, and | could sleep
at night; my appetite improved, and
| can now eat well. am feeling like
a new woman.
IL am very thankful to Mr.. Cooper
for what his remedies have done for
me. They have restored me to good
health, and l would advise any one
who suffers as / did to try them"
We sell the Cooper medicines. They
are easily the most celebrated prepa-
rations ever introduced in this coun-
try, growing in popularity daily
p. G.. Schulz G Sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-30
Jewell Kelley stock Company.

Commencing Monday. February 3,
at the Cairo opera house the popular
Jewell Kelley Stock Company will be
the attraction for the entire week
presenting new plays at each per
Torrance, also a number of high class
vaudeville acts. Mr.. Kellys Company
this season is by far the best ever
seen with a popular price organiZ;a,
ton and with the excellent line of
plays will no doubt do capacity at
each performance. Monday night for
the first time on the local stage the
beautiful French play I'm the Shadow
of the Guillotine" will be presented
with all special scenery and electrical
effects. Between the acts high-class
vaudeville will be given which viii
include the latest illustrated songs
and new moving pictures. also several
well known vaudeville artists. Mon,
day night only ladies' will be admitted
free under the usual conditions ii
seats are reserved before 6 p. IN.
Prices 10, 20, so cents
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-30
here yesterday on professional bust


The advanced division of our public
school has organized Literary society
This is a good move and now If they
will have spelling match once in a
while we will feel that the public
funds are not altogether wasted.
One month of leap has about. closed
and not single wedding to report
Miss Bessie McAuliff who was so
sick last week is rapidly getting we'll
Mr. Earl karraker the switchman
who was hurt in the yards here Tues
day morning is reported getting bet
ter He is at the hospital in Cairo.
Mr.. J, H. Lufkin rs quite sick at his
home on Blanche rvenue.
The chicken thieves raided Mr. r.
A. Cunningham coop the other night
and relieved Uncle Bob of 80 fine
hens. This kind OF crime is quite
common around Mounds and should
be stopped in some way
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Woodruff left
Monday for Muskogee, l. T., where
they will visit for month or two
with friends.
We have another furniture store In
sight to take the stand lately vacated
by the Peoples Furniture company of
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-30
TWICE TOLD TESTIMONY.
Cairo People Are Doing All They Can
For Fellow Sufferers.

Cairo testimony has been published
to prove the merit OF Doan's Kidney
Pills to others in Cairo who suffep
from bad backs and kidney Ills lest
any sufferer doubt that the cures
made by Doan's Kidney Pills arc
Thorough and lasting, we produce con.
.firmed proof-statemcnts from Cairo
people saying that the cures they told
of years ago were permanent. Here's
a Cairo case:
M. J. Dobschutz,. 225 Sixteenth
street. Cairo, H.. says: ~ made .
statement for publication seven years
ago telling what Doan's Kidney Pins
had done for me. At that time was
greatly annoyed BY a severe lame
back and kidney affection. procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at Schuh's drug
store and took them as directed aud
received great relief. After testing
this medicine for years. take pleas
ure in endorsing It to the general pub.
lie, as I know it 70 be a remedy Of
merit For backache it has no
equal"
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