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M&' M* M. 'A n: V&V &<• A\.MXM\ GO TO ASIA GO TO CHINA GO TO AFRICA (If you want to) GO TO ANYWHERE(ifyoucareto A Few Lots Still Left In Clary Addition. They keep selling and will all be gone before you know it. No one else ever made it so easy to buy a lot and build a home in Worthington as we have and you had better pick your lot while you can. The lots are 72 174 feet and 66 277 feet -large lots, low prices, long time and easy pay ments. If you have not money enough to build we can loan you some and you can repay it in monthly payments same as you would pay rent. OWN YOUR OWN HOME And be independent. Then you can beautify it and make it comfortable. (If you have to) (if you like to) But you can't buy an Organ Cheaper than you can at DAY fc NICHOLS9 Organs $45.00 and up. Big Discount sale! COME AND SEE US! i?v HINGTON ADVANCE THE DATE SET. Next Grand Army Encamp ment Meets at Louisville on Sept. M. IMMENSE CROWD EXPECTED. Commander-in-Chief Lawler Greatly Rleased With the Outlook. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Deo. 20. —The ex ecutive counoil of the G. A. R. at its meeting decided that the 29th encamp ment of the G. A. R. would, be held here daring the week beginning Sept. 8. The exact date has not been fixed, but the encampment will 'probably be gin about the 11th. This will be de cided later. The review of the Chattanooga bat tlefields occurs Sept. 9, and many who come to the encampment will wish to go there also. For this reason it was decided to give the date of the encamp ment so that the two trips could be taken together. Commander tawlcr Well Pleased. Commander-in-Chief Lawler was seen by a representative of the Associ ated Press at the Gait House and ap peared much pleased with his reception here. "What do you think of the prospects for the encampment here?" he was asked. "On there is no doubt that it will be successful. A Kentuckian's word is as good as his bond, and when he prom ises to do a thing he is going to do it or die. Louisville has invited the Grand Army here and I know she will give it a most cordial reception. "The eyes, not only of the Grand Army, but of the entire North and South, are on the city. It is the first encampment held south of Mason and Dixon's line and will do much toward ItridginK Over Any Feeling yet remaining between the two sides. It will be a historical event. When the men who 30 years ago came down bent on death and destruction now come back to be entertained by their old enemies no one can say North and South are not again one people." "What do you think the attendance here will be?" "The encampment will be far the largest ever held, I think. Outside of the people of your own state there will be fully 300,000 visitors here." In the evening the visitors were ten dered a reception at Music hall. NO MORE RELIEF. Tlio Minnesota Comm?«iion Stops Sending Supplies to Hinckley. ST. PAUL, Dec. 20.—As a result of the attack made by the Rush City Post and .the discontent manifested by those to whom relief has been given, the state commission has stopped sending sup plies to sufferers in the burned district until it is known whether or not the $15,000 borrowed for the purpose of buying supplies will be refunded by the state legislature. N. J. Miller, agent of the state relief commission at Sandstone, had a con sultation with Secretary Hart regard ing the work at that point. The houses there are about completed Banker Kelly Dead. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Eugene Kelly, the banker, is dead, aged 87 years. Mr. Kelly was born in Trellick, County, Try one, Ireland, and at the age of 20 oame to this country. His first position was that of clerk in Donnelly Bros, 's dry goods store. He next tried gold mining in 1849, and later started the San Francisco banking house of Dono hue, Kelly & Ralston. He amassed money at a great rate, until when he retired from active bnsiness a few years ago, he was reputed to be worth from fly,000,000 to $15,000,000. Scalpers Inclined to Fight. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 20.—The ticket scalpers of this city are greatly wrought up over the action of the Lake Shore road in confiscating mileage books pre sented by others than those to whom the books were issued. Legal advice will be sought with a view to recover ing the books. The brokers dispute the right of the railroad company to take up the books as they have been paid for. Spain Gets Nervous. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—It is now confidently expected at the state de partment that the Spanish government will promptly abolish its discrimina tion against the American flour im ported into Cuba. It is also believed that Germany will be affected by the attention now being called to this act and that a modified attitude will be taken toward American products. May Besult Fatally. YANKION, S. D.t Dec. 20.—John Col lins was assaulted in a saloon by Gast Foerster, a bartender. He was shot in the leg and cut in the head with the large end of a billiard cue. It IB the opinion of tho physicians that he will die: Foerster has been, placed in jail to await results. Dixon and Oriflb Matched. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. —George Dixon, champion featherweight pugil ist, and "Young" Griffo were matched to fight 25 rounds before the Seaside Athletic club, Coney Island, on Jan. 10, for a purse of #3,000, the winner to take all the money. Massillon Miners Defeated. CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.—The Massillon arbitration committee made public its decision on the pending dispute be tween miners and operators. By a majority report the award was in favor of the operators. HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE. That Between Admiral Walker and Secre tary Herbert Seut to the Senate. WASHINGTON, Deo. 20.—In answer to a resolution Sacretary Herbert sent to tile senate the correspondence between the navy department and Admiral Walker relative to his mission to Ha waii last summer. The correspondence makes a volume of considerable size, covering about 00 type written pages, and while much of it is purely formal, some chapters are ot interest. It begins on March 23 last, with the formal order of the secre tary detaohing the admiral from duty as president of the inspection board and ordering him to Honolulu to re lieve Admiral Irwin as commander-in chief of the Paoific station and closes with a notice from the admiral dated Mare Island, Cal., Aug. 24, announcing his relinquishment of that command to Admiral Beardslee. The last communication from the admiral strongly urges that an Ameri can ship should be kept at Honolulu, notsomuoh to keep watch over the Hawaiians as to keep the English in check. Without it, in case of a royal ist uprising, Admiral Walker believes that English marines would be landed and that they would assist in restoring the queen. Police Ban an Illicit Still. QUEBEC, Dec. 20.—Considerable ex citement was caused here by the dis covery of an illioit still for the manu facture of whisky in the very heart of the city. The discovery was made through the accidental explosion of a boiler. The explosion set fire to the building and seriously burned nine peo ple. What adds to the sensation is that one of the illicit distillers is a sergeant of the city police force named Red mond, who is fearfully burned. IT'S A BUZZARD Severe Storm Raging in South Dakota and Western Nebraska. CENTRAL IN THE BLACK HILLS. Telegraph Communication Cut Off and Railroad Traffic Impeded. ALLIANCE, Neb., Dec. 21.—The 6now for which Nebraska farmers have been praying for a month is falling all over Western Nebraska. The storm pos sesses all the features of a blizzard, with the exception that the weather is very mild. The storm began in the morning in the Black Hills and contin ues with unabated fury, as a high'wind prevails. Communication by telegraph on b^th the Burlington and Missouri River and the Elkhorn lines to the northwest ends here, wires being ren dered useless by accumulated snow. In this manner all information as to the extent of the storm in the Hills is of a meagre character, confined to the trains, which are arriving behind time. The are experiencing much difficulty iu getting through the snoW. A heavy snowfall at this time is absolutely the life of winter wheat in Nebraska and South Dakota. OVERDUE VESSELS. One or the Many Missing Arrives at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.—The coal laden bark Germania, one of the eight sailing vessels which was overdue be tween San Francisco and northern ports, came into port during the after doon. Captain Pearson had seen noth ing of the missing colliers Montserrat and Keweenaw, nor had he sighted any of the seven sailing vessels which. are considerably overdue between San Francisco and Oregon} Washington and British Columbia ports. Captain Pearson in his report states that on Dec. 9 the Germania ran into a hurri cane from the south. For hours the bark was swept by a terrific wind and a terrible sea, but she sustained no more serious damage than the loss of several sails. The revenue cutter Richard Rush, which left Neah bay on Sunday last to search for the missing vessels, has re turned and reports that she saw no signs of any vessel or wreckage. STILL SENDING SUPPLIES. An Erroneous Report Regarding the Hinckley Relief Commission. ST. PAUL, Dec. "21.—Secretary Hart cf the state fire relief commission denies the report that the commission had stopped sending put supplies until it should learn what action the legisla ture would take concerning reimburs ing the commission for the $15,000 borrowed by them for relief work. The work of sending out supplies still goes on under the supervision of the com mission's agents. Shot In the Face. GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., Dec. 21.— Harmon Lee shot Eugene Peck in the face with a revolver at Cohassette. The ball went through Peck's face and is lodged at the base of his skull, but will not prove fatal unless blood poi soning sets in. Lee, while fighting with a man, fired six shots at him, and Peck, who was a bystander, got- in the way of one of them. County Treasurer Short. PRINCETON, Ills., Dec. 21.—A short age of $9,000 in the accounts of J. H. Henderson, late county treasurer of Bureau courit^, has been made known. The announcement came from Mr. Henderson himself and was followed by his turfring over all of his real and the greater part of his personal prop erty to a trustee appointed by his bondsro«« WHO WILL WIN! Fight For the United States Senatorship Is Decidedly Interesting. MR. COMSTOCK'S CANDIDACY. Feeling Exists, He Say&, That the Country Should Get the Plum. ST. PAUL, Dec. 24.—The politicians, members of the legislature and candi dates" for speaker have cleared out of town and gone home to hang up their Christmas stockings. The last subject discussed before going* and it was dis cussed vigorously and with a knowing air, was the announcement of Mr. Comstock that he was a candidate for the United States senate. Some said the announcement was a surprise, while others had long considered him a candidate, to be trotted out at the right tin™ There is a story started that Mr. Comstock's coming out will bring out several other candidates front southern and western counties. What Comstock Says About It. The Minneapolis Journal interviewed Mr. Comstock, and he said: "After looking the field over, I am satisfied that there is room for another candidate and have decided to enter •the senatorial contest. I am not fight ing any other candidate, but have entered the race believing my chances of success to be as good as those of any other man. *1 do not claim that either the state or the Republican party owes me anything. "I expect a hearty support from Northern Minnesota—in fact, my strongest support. The outlook is now very encouraging for me., I find a gen eral feeling that the senator should come from outside of the cities, and I concluded to take the field. I have no fight to make against Mr. Washburn. I do not enter the race as any one's catspaw, "but shall do my best to win, and I believe I can." Comstock will open headquarters at the Merchants, and Sabin is also there, while Washburn has large quarters at the Windsor hotel. Gibbs anrl Van Sant also have quarters at the Windsor, likewise Dan Shell, and after Christ mas day the battles will be under full swing at each headquarters. THE SPEAKERSHIP. Plain Statement by Dan Shell. Who Means to "Fight Square." Mr. Shell said to a'Minneapolis Jour nal man: ••Whoever started the story that I would pull off the track don't Icaqw me. I was brought into the field by my friends of the Second district, some of whom 1 have known for 20 years, and I wouldn't sell them out for the whole state of Minnesota. »They told me to enter the rac% promising that they would stand by irie, and I will stay until they tell me to quit. I will be in the contest to the end. Shortly after the first of the year, the Second district members will get together in St. Paul to canvass the situation, and I will abide by their decision on that day. From what I am able to learn, I am not a weak .candidate. Neither Gibbs nor Van Sant has enough votes to elect and I don't see why my chances are not as good." Mr. Shell says he believes his chances for the speakership are as good as before the Hennepin delegation de clared for Van Sant. He declares that he will not enter into combinations, but .will make a square fight and stick to the battle till victory is won by him or somebody else. MODERN WOODMEN. State Convention of the Order to Occur at St. Faul This Week. ST. PAUL, Dec. 24.—The Modern Woodmen of Minnesota will liold their annual meeting in St. Paul Wednesday and Thursday of this week, with head quarters at the Windsor hotel. There will be 100 delegates. State officers will be elected. There has been a net increase of 2,000 in the Minnesota membership during the year. Action will be had on legislation this winter affecting bengfiftiary lunds of the Woodmen, Workmen and sim ilar societies. The state law of 1885 held that life insurance funds received from those societies could not bo attached tor debts, but Judge Canty of th -Minnesota supreme court has just uecktefl that this pro vision is unconstitutional, so an effort" will be made to secure rhe co-operation of the fraternal or^an. stations in having the state exempt $5,000 from attach ment. FAVOR FREE TRADE. An Address Issued by the State Demo coratic Assciatlon. ST. PAUL, Dec. 24.—The executive committee of the Minnesota Demo cratic association, has issued an uddreas to members of the party in the state declaring for free trade. In reference to the defeat of November the address says: Amid the causes of defeat three stand out prominently, the panic, the failure to redeem promises solemnly made and bossism. For the first we are without fault or responsibility it was the ohild of Republicanism laid on our doorsteps and its paternity maliciously charged on us. That has passed. The other two causes remain. If Democracy is to regain its lost station it muBt address itself to the task of removing the causes for which it is responsible. It must be honestly Democratic, and being so will remove both. ififl -i IP 7V. "I •.TjV.i ISP I aTrt -v U* -i-i