The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-09-12
The EAST,

The leading piano and organ manu-
facturers of the country were forming a
trust on the sd.
On the sd T. H. Musgrave, of Musgrave 4
Co., q bear" operator In Wall street, New
York. failed for >lOO, 600.
THE twenty fourth annual session of tho
American Social Science Association began
at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, ON the Sd.
ALL but one OF the shoe shops at North
Adams, Mass, were closed on the Sd and
fifteen hundred persons were idle. owing
to difference as to wages.
On the Sd the towns of Yarmouth and
Sandwich, Mass, celebrated the two hun
dred and fiftteth anniversary of their in
corportion.n
AT the s6eepshead Bay IN. W races on
the 4th w. l. Scott's colt Chaos won $685.
OOO, the richest prize ever run for in this
country.
MASSACHUSETTS Prohibitionists In State
convention at Worcester ON the 4th nomi-
mated DR.. John Blackmer, of Springfield,
for Governor.
In convention on the 4th at Harrisburg,
Pa, the Democrats nominated Edward A.
Bigler, Of Clearaeld County, for State
Treasurer.
On the 5th the old Log College celebra-
ton under the auspices OF the Philadelphia
Presbytery WIS commenced on the old
Tennent farm at Huntsville, Bucks County,
Pa. President and Mrs Harrison, Governor
Beaver and Postmaster-G General Wanna
maker were In attendance. The celebra-
ton is rea' ly commemorative of the found
ing OF the Presbyterian church in the
United States The Log College was found
ed in 1876 by William Tennent, from which
in l742 sprung Princeton College.
AT Montpelier. VT, in a fit of jealousy on
the 9Th Sherman Caswell killed George
Gould, who had been married but twenty
four hours
JOHN SCHLAEPLER. about thirty years old,
shot and killed his brother Jacob and then
shot himself on the 5th at Union Hill, n. J.
The murderer was insane
AROUND Wilkesbarre, Pa, collieries were
on the 5th forced to suspend work on &C.
count OF disease which had disabled
many OF the horses and mules.
A RELIGIOUS fanatic OF Hadley, N. y, Jim
Stearnos. began to fast on the 5th with the
avowed purpose of ending his life.
In the Delaware 4 Hudson Canal Com
pany's colliery No at Olyrhant, Pa, sew
eral acres Of coal were on the 5th burning
nearly two hundred feet below the surface
of the earth.
ON the 9TH an unknown woman, supposed
to be from Brooklyn. N Y, committed sui
eide at Niagara Falls by jumping into the
water above the falls and going over tho
cataract
PRESIDENT DAY refused an offer of $780,
coo for the franchise of the New York Base
Ball Club on the 9Th.
Ex-PEEsIDESr LEG1T1ME, Of Hayti, ar
rived at New York on the 5th with his fam
lily.
New YORK Prohibitionists in State con-
vcntion on the 9Th at Syracuse nominated
full s ate ticket headed by Jesse H.
Griffin for Secretary OF State.
IMPROVEMENT in trade in all departments
was reported on the 9Th by Dun l. Co. g
agency Of New York. Stocks and securi-
ties had advanced; iron was active at
higher prices, and the exports and imports
of all commodities had vastly increased.
The death Of Horny W. Genet, we'll
known as Prince Hail. of the Tweed ring.
occurred in New York on the 9Th
IT was reported on the 9th that the Doug
las Axe Manufacturing Company, with an
Office at Boston and factory Mt Douglas,
Mass, had been bankrupt d by its Treasure
or. Dennison DANA who had disappeared.
The company's liabilities were placed ut
$500. 900.
The roof OF a portion of the Stewart Iron
Company 8 works at Sharon, Pa, fell on the
9th, fatally injuring four men.
IT was stated on the 9Th that the young
woman who recently committed suicide at
Niagara Falls was Miss Anna Mead, aged
twenty five years, Of Binghamton, N. Y.
The Presidents visit to General Wana-
makers Chelton Hill residence near Phila-
delphia on the 9th was observed by tho
planting of historical tree by President
Harrison