The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-28

no longer ship liquors into the interior of
Iowa from Dubuque, and that the goods
would not be carried In disguise.
FLAMES swept away the plant of the Meat
and Provision Company at St. Paul, MINI
on the oath, causing loss of 100000.
THE firm of Mailman l. Grip, extensive
contractors and builders at Ishpeming,
Mich. failed on the Esd for 100000.
On the 23d Adam York, a farmer living
near Peru, Ind, placed some sticks of dyna-
mite in stove to dry, when an explosion
occurred which wrecked the building and
killed his wife and daughter. Mr.. York had
become insane from grief.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
on the sd secured control of the Wisconsin
Central railroad and through it an entrance
to Chicago.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The death Of Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart,
the only surviving brother of the great
Liberal leader, occurred in London on the
Goth. He was in his eighty fifth year.
FLAMES destroyed Hess Brothers furn1-
ture factory at Toronto, the largest In the
Dominion, on the Goth. Loss, $l25,O(N.
SENIOR MoRET Minister of the Interior, said
in the Spanish Senate on the 9,th that the
Government had no knowledge of the
scheme to sell Cuba to the United States
and declared that there was not money
enough in the whole world to buy the
smallest portion of Spanish territory.
The American fishing schooner W. H.
Foye was seized at Grand Manan, N. B.. on
the Goth for violation of the customs laws
The cotton-mills in the suburbs of
Stuttgart, Germany, were destroyed by fire
on the 10th, causing loss of 1900, 600 marks
and throwing six thousand employees out of
work.
On the 10th steamers carrying an aggre-
gate of two hundred thousand seals
arrived at St. John, N. B., being an un-
grounds.
In London on the 2lst fourteen of the
largest paper makers in England formed a
syndicate for the purpose of raising prices
The capital of the syndicate is $2,OOO.OOO
The Canadian Minister of Finance said on
the Dist that the Government had under
consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of excluding
American lard, by incre sing duty or other
wise, on account of the extensive adultera-
ton practiced.
PAPER at Genoa stated on the 2lst that
so far this year there had been fifteen duels
and sixteen suicides at Monte Carlo.
THREE of the finest business blocks at
Brownsville, Ont, were burned on the 2lst
deaths caused by the famine was on the 22d
said to be appalling, and many of the c1ti-
zens were committing suicide rather than
die from starvation.
The Mexican Government had taken
steps on the 22d to prevent the introduction
into that country of American lard, owing
to the reported adult Grafton in that article
In many parts of Prussian Silesia serious
floods were prevailing on the Esd, several
small towns being submerged and the peo-
pie made homeless.
FIRE nearly destroyed the town of
Pinska. in West Russia, on the Esd, and six
persons were killed and great many
others injured.
CHOLERA was raging on the 23d at Fam
branga in the Philippine Islands, and yell
low fever was fast becoming epidemic in
Cuba.
In an interview on the 23d Sir George
| Gray, Ex-Governor of New Zealand, said
that America would become the leading
AnglO-SaxOn race, and would displace Eli
gland from the position she now holds
In storm on the 22d French torpedo
boat foundered off Cherbourg, and her
captain and fourteen of her crew were
| drowned.
The Canadian Government on the 23d de-
cided to renew the issue of licenses to
American fishermen, under the modus
vivendi in connection with the fishery
treaty negotiated at Washington last year.
LATER.
Mrs. NICHOLS colored woman was
| burned to death at her residence in New
| York the 25th. She was an inveterate
smoker and laid down on the bed to smoke
| fell asleep and the pipe set the bed on fire.
the Standard oil company for northern
Michigan. left his home at Hancock,
| Mich, few days ago for Canada. His
accounts are 500 600 short
p T. BARNuM, the 25th, presented the
museum of Natural History of New York
with the massive skeleton of the famous
elephant Jumbo.
FUNERAL services over the remains Of
the late Stanley Mathews were held at
| Washington, d. C. the 25th.
| FIRE at Kenny. ILL.,, the night Of the
25th destroyed 800, 600 worth of property
| including more than 20 stores and bust
| ness houses.
! The sixth American chess tournament
| opened in New York the 25th.
NAVIGATION between Superior, Wis,
| and Duluth, Mimi, was opened on the
| 25th, by the arrival Of the ferry boat
| Bruno at the latter place
JOHN CLEMENS, Indianapolis, Ind, went
! home on the night of the 18th, where in q
few moments after arrival he found ono
Rowland concealed in q rear room. Glenn
! ems drew a revolver and fired twice, both
| bullets striking Rowland in vital parts
! causing immediate death.
ADv1CEs received at Washington, d. c.,
the 25th from Samoa report the arrival at
| that pl zee of the U. s. man. Of war Van
dalia. Everything was quiet.
ABOUT noon of the 18th an explosion oc.
Cured in New York next to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. A large section of the
sidewalk was torn up and persons passing
| by were struck with stones. The windows
in the stores adjacent were shattered. The
| explosion was due to an electric subway.
HARRIET BEEcnER STOWE, the author OF
lessly insane. Her mentality is completely
gone, her memory that of a baby.
Ar Denton, Nd, the 25th, VIM Driver,
employed in Anthony's saw mill, fell
against q circular saw and had his arm
cut of at the shoulder. Ten minutes later
he died.
HARRY JOHNSON and Henry Jones, two
twelve-year- old boys at Sioux City, Ia,
the 25th fond q twelve pound can of
powder. The Jones boy took an oyster
can full Of powder and set it off, He was
badly burned and his clothes set on fire.
The johnson boy dropped lighted match
in the big can. An explosion followed
putting his eyes out and tearing his bowels
open.
| In West st. Paul, the 25th a number of
children were playing about street sta
ton. Willie Wright q 14-year old boy point
cd what he supposed was N empty revolver
1t Birdie Lucas. There was tho usual
| result. tho revolver was loa1 led and the
| Lucas girl was seriously wounded in the
| head - ~.