The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30


Pawtucket, R. l., on the 2lst, involved the fol-
lowing losses: j. L. Cottrcll, $4,000 on build
Ing and contents; no insurance; Pawtuckct
Coal company, $4,000; partially insured.
During the progress of the fire seventy-five or
hundred buildings in differel parts of the
! town were fired by cinders from the great fire
and the excitement was intense for while.
Henry A. Hagcboom, the farmland who
claims that he discovered an obstruction on
the track which wrecked the Boston and Albany
ira last Friday night has been arrested on
suspicion. The theory i. that he placed rails
a'sng the track not with malicious intent, but
in the hope that he might flag the train and ac-
quaint the passengers of the danger from
which he had saved them, and be rcmuncratcd
for his bravery.
At Allentown, Pa, five of the cases of the la
borcrs of the Bethlehem Iron company were
tried on the Esd. \ verdict was rendered
against the company. The court held that by
the act OF June %, 1884, the company had no
right to deduct store hills from the wages of
their workmcn. The amount involved in SINH
| lar cases aggregates $4,000. The company
supreme court.
Thomas Mcguire, for many years an a1tache
OF the Boston Herald, died in that city on the
I'D, OF Bright's disease. Mr.. Mcguire, who
was about sixty years of age, was one of the
Oldest and most widely known journalists in
New England He especially distinguished
himself in 1871, in his report of the loss of the
steamer Atlantic with over five hundred lives.
on the coast Of Nova Scotia. on which occasion
the Boston Herald "scooprd" all its eastern
rivals.
burglars entered the dwellings Of Prof.
Austin Phelps and John P, Taylor, at Andover,
Mass. At the formers residence they stole
$1,000 in bonds belonging to Phelps. and the
same amount belonging to Elizabeth Stewart
Phelps. Mr.. Phelps bonds were $4,000 Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy per cent, and Il
$500 bond issued by Albert Cook, of Toledo
At Taylor'S house they carried off $40, two
gold watches, an oyercoat, jewclry and other
property valued at $500.
An explosion of tire-damp with fatal results,
occurred at the mines of the Youngstown Coke
company, near Uniontown, Pa, Monday even
ing. Men in all parts of the mine who escape
after the explosion occurred made an ATTEMPT
to rescue their companions, but were unable to
reach them. The killed and injured thus far
discovered are: Joseph Il. Eblcc, night pump
or, single, aged % killed; Jack Cole and David
Cole, his son, 81 riousy, and it is thought ia
tally injured; Chauncy Wilson, slightly in
jured. Washington kcbler, who was rescued
was not much hurt, as lie had the presence of
mind to lie down in a pool of water and avoid
inhaling the gas. Six have already been taken
out, two dead and four injured. Over twenty
lives are reported lost.
Samuel T. Boone, who assaulted Gov. Clcyc-
land on Monday last, was arraigncd before
Justice Gultmann at the police courts on the
22d. The court room was throncod by.a curl
GUS crowd. Boone, who looked carcworn, ask
ed and obtained permission to make state
mcrt. He said he had been greatly worried
over his brothers case and had scarcely slept
for several nights. lie admitted that his con-
duct had been hasty, and said lie was sorry for
what he had done. lie also insisted that he
meyer intended doing the governor any HARM
Justice Gu!tmann said he had received letter
from Gov. Cleveland, in which the governor
stated he had no desire to prosecute the pris-
oncr, and recommended lcniency. Boone was
discharged. lie, together with his wife and
father-n-law, lett in the evening for home