The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-27

In the morning and that hour Capt. Mount,

in the morning and that hour Capt. Mount
of the Nineteenth precinct, with body o
men broke in the doors and arrested tn,
whole party. among whom were . number o
prominent citizens; three members of th'
press were also locked us. The fghtlaste,
three hours and forty five minutes and will
be declared a draw and the stakes be divided
between the men Coburn shows no signs o
the encounter, while his antagonist was bat
tered and bruised about the face until h,
could hardly sec. His nose and mouth were
hammered into = shapcless mass.
THE PLAGUE.
A letter from St. Petersburg says o
the plague in Russia: It has spread in th'
southern provences at rapid rate Thousand
upon thousands have died with it within til,
last six days. The victims, when taken, liv,
only about two hours ard turn black I'LL owe
as a negro. All physicians ordered to the car,
Of the sick have died within twenty -four hours
after their arrival. The corpses are burned
and SO are the houses in which people die
few days. The government has placed ,cortior
OF soldiers around the infected provinces, s,
that the people cannot get out aud spread thu
disease. Any who attempt to break through
the Gordon are shot dead cn the spot. People
are beginning to feel uneasy all over the EN-
pire. The government, of course, does no.
allow news to get out. All reports are sup
pressed.
HUSBAND AND WIFE BURNED
At Bloomington, Ill, February 21st, a
fire in the west part OF the town destroyed i
small frame building. Its owner, an aged
1rishman, named Reddington, was rescued
by neighbors almost unharmed, but finding
his wife had not escaped, he bravely dashed
INTO the flames to rescue her, and before he
could be again pulled out he was SO terribly
burned that he died during the night tt G
calcined remains of the wife were subse.
quently taken from the embers.
TROUBLES OF ARCHBISHOP PURCELL.
A Cincinnati telegram of Feb. %. says,
the financial troubles of Archbishop Purcell
appear to increase by latter developments.
The trustees appointed some time ago to re-
ceive and audit claims decline to make public
statement Of the amount already filed, but
at recent meeting Of the clergy at which the
archbishop presided, he stated that claims
had already been filed amounting to $3,6OO,.
600. All schemes for his relief having appar-
emily failed, an effort will be made by q com.
mittee of Roman Catholic clergy to have the
State laws modified SO that lottery scheme
will be inaugurated for his benefit. Hia sue
cess, however, is considered doubtful in Ohio.
ri all rtoip I'd o.
relief has been rendered the archbishop from
the German churches, while the latter ask that
a full statement of his wants be made public
first.
OHIO PROHIBITIONS.
A Columbus. 0. telegram of Feb. Goth
has the following: The State Prohibition con-
vention met here to-day, about 100 persons
being present. The following ticket was
nominated: For governor, Gideon T. Stewart,
of Norwalk; lieutenant governor, J. W. Sharp,
of Delaware state auditor, Michael j. Tanning,
of Norwalk; treasurer, Elias Blove, of Craw-
ford; supreme judge, J. 81. Hardy, of Cleve-
land: attorney general. s. B. Foster, of Logan
county; members of the board Of public works,
Jas. H. Morton. Miami county. The platform
adopted favors law giving labor for corpora
tions first lien for wages, for reserving pub
lie lands for homesteads; the suppression Of
gambling In stocks, prohibition of labor
OF children under fourteen years in
mines and factories, universal suiferage, issue
OF small interest bearing bonds, compulsory
education, reduction of Official salaries and
local option
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION,
A Stockton, California, dispatch cf Feb
22d, says: A terrible explosion occurred
at the head of Stockton slough, on Edwards
street. crowd of more than 200 people as.
scmbled to witness the trial of new pro.
pellel pump set in the slough and run by q
threshing engine. Those who stood neal
were prostrated, and the body of the engine
blown a distance of $50 feet through the
crowd. The dead lay PROSTATE in every di
rection, some falling into the slough from the
bridge. Ten or twelve dead bodies lay in one
heap, at the northwest corner Of the bridge
others lay strewn dead and dying on the
street, blown from 80 to 100 feet. The heads
of some were blown to pieces; others were
blown to the ground with such force to as break
every bone in their bodies, face, hands, and
whole persons were steamed in dirt aud Gin
ders. The wounded were promptly cared fol
and the dead left undisturbed until the cx
citement had subsidized, when they were mov.
ed to the corners Office. The explosion was
the result OF recklessness ON the part of the
engineer. The steam guage refused to work
and after the engineer had attempted to fix il
aud failed, he served down the safety valve
and went on with the work. The explosion