The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-09-13

DURING recent gale In Behring ga, In
the far north of the Pacific region, i've
whaling vessels were wrecked, but all Of
their crews, one hundred and nine in mum
Der, were rescued.
An ugly horse bit of tho top Of the head
of Albert Banta's three year-old son at
B-agtown, Ind, on the 9Th, causing instant
death. r. ~
GENERAL W. T. SHERMAN was reelected
president at the reunion Of the Army OF
the Tennessee in Toledo, O., on the 9th.
FROM some mysterious disease Isaac
Wooley, OF Shelburn, Ind, died suddenly
on the 7th, q few hours afterward his wife
suddenly expired, although she had been
apparently well, and ono OF the children
was at deaths door.
MASKED men entered the house Of Will
lam and Allen Turner. q pair of old bach
elor brothers owning fine farm near Co.
lumbus, Ind, ON the 9TH, and by threats
of death obtained s., 600 from the broth.
ers.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were re-
ported Us follows on the 18th: Indiana,
Fourth district, n. D. Wilson (Rep). Mis-.
souri,, Second district, A. o. Eubanks
(Rep). Alabama, Fifth district, J. E.
Cobb (Dem.) renominated. Michigan,
Third district, Eugene Pringle (Dem.);
Sixth, NJ. g. Brewer (Rep.).
FORTY counties in Arkansas voted
against liquor license at the recent cleo.
ton, and it was said on the 7th that the
ballot boxes stolen from the State capitol
were from precincts giving large prohibit
ton majorities.
On the 7th the Hathslds, of Logan
County, w. Va. who were tried for the
murder of the Mccoy family at Jackson,
KY, were acquitted.
JUDGE JAMES NJ. GREER on the sth declined
the nomination for Vice President on tho
ticket Of the American party.
PRAIRIE fires were doing great damage
on the 9Th north of Bismarck, D. T., and il
was rumored that an entire family had
persisted
A BATTLE on the 6th in Hillardsville, Aln..
between whites and negroes resulted in
seven of the latter being killed. A dispute
over taking water from q we'll caused the
tragedy.
Fon the week ended on the Sth the per-
centage Of the baseball clubs in the Ma
tional League was Us follows: New
York, .657; Chicago. .564; Detroit, $50;
Boston, .532; Philadelphia, .5O4; Pittsburgh,
.476; Washington, 1857; Indianapolis 1868.
American Association: St Louis, G63;
Philadelphia, .636; Brooklyn, .6l3; Cincin-
natl. $50; Cleveland. Az: Baltimore. .4O5;
Louisville, 1865; Kansas City, 1872 West
ern Association: Des Moines, $50; st.
Paul, GAS; Omaha, SOL; Kansas City, .556;
Milwaukee, 40: Sioux City, 400; Chicago.
$3.50: Davenport. .2s9.
In San Francisco on the 9th fire de-
stroyed property valued at 81, 25O, 900. Tho
burned district embraced five blocks.
In st. Luis on the 9th four men COM
mitted suicide from various causes.
JOSEPH ROBERTS,, confidential clerk of
Taafe & Gray, st. Louis real-estate deal
ers, absconded on the Sth with SIS, 900 of
the firms money.
In Montana prairie fires had on the 9th
burned over ranges fer an area of sixty
five miles, and the fire had assumed such
dimensions as to battle all attempts to keep
it under control.
A FREIGHT train dashed into the John
Robinson circus train at Corwin, O., on
the 9th, and four OF the circus men were
killed and eighteen wounded, two fatally