The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-09

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of, and the men would 60 back to work at
the reduced wages
In a quarrel on the I'd Andrew Gregory,
proprietor of hotel at Marquette, Mich,
shot his wife dead and then shot himself.
AT Brazil, Ind, three thousand miners
quit work on the I'd because of q reduction
in wages
CYCLONE swept over Warsaw, N. c., On
the I'd, and many small houses were blown
away almost bodily and large houses were
torn up so that they were not habitable.
Several persons were seriously hurt by fly
ing ti!nbers Strawberries were the prin-
cipal article of early production there, and
hundreds of acres were ruined
On the I'd J. H. Willis, an old and wealthy
farmer, was found dead in his field near
Petersburg, Ind. 1t was believed he was
foully dealt with.
FROM many points in Illinois and Indiana
reports of the I'd stated that a heavy frost
had done great damage to fruit, especial
ly peaches, which promised so we'll Veg
etables were badly injured while much of
the young corn was bitten of level with the
ground.
LOUIS MORTON shot and fatally wounded
Lizzie Hayes and then killed himself on the
I'd at darlington, Ky. A lovers quarrel was
the cause.
THREE large steel companies were consol-
dated in Chicago on the I'd, with a capital
OF $25,OO0,OOO.
COPIES of an inflammatory secret circular
recalling the Haymarket tragedy in Chica-
go on the 4th of May, 1886, and extolling the
deeds of the Anarchists, were found by the
police on the 3d.
AT Abingdon, Md, the house of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Williams was burned on the
Sd, and their four children, whose ages
ranged from six to fifteen years, persisted
in the flames.
On the Sd three children of a family
named Silvery, at Ashtabula, O.. We're left
alone in the house, when the building took
fire and the little ones persisted In the
flames.
The Nebraska Supreme Court decided on
the Sd that the holder of a mortgage on
growing corn could not recover after the
corn had been harvested and sold.
OWING to quarrels with her husband Mrs
Josephine Kissel shot herself on the Sd at
her home in Houghville, Ind. She had
been married but year.
On the Sd Frank Shercr, of Youngstown,
O., committed suicide by hanging because
he could not pay his rent.
A FIRE on the Sd at FOrreston, Ill. caused
a loss OF 100000.
FLAMES swept away the State Institute for
Feeble minded at Frankfort, KY, ON the Sd,
but the inmates were all rescued without
accident.
The Republicans of the Fourth district of
Kansas on the Sd nominated Harrison
Kelley for Congress, to succeed Thomas F..
Ryan, appointed Minister to Mexico.
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stables were burned on the Sd, with sew
eral horses and valuable vehicles.
ROBERT WILLIAMS and Walker Harris
peria, Va, for murder.
On the Sd merchant named Welwick, of
Blair, La, shot his wife and two children,
set fire to his residence and burned the
bodies of his victims with it and then shot
himself: No cause was known for the deed
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
RIO JANE1Ro advices of the 9th said that
the inhabitants were leaving the city in
thousands in consequence of the spread of
deaths had already taken place.
The sitt1ngs of the Parnell Commission
were resumed in London on the Seth ult.
L.
tailed denial of all the testimony against
him by LIE Caron and Others
JAPAN advices of the 3Gth ult say that
during gale on the west coast numerous
vessels were wrecked and many lives were
lost
The death of Carl Rosa, the well-known
musical director, occurred in Paris on the
3Oth ult
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sentatives of the United States, Germany
and England to consider Samoan affairs
opened in Berlin. On the proposal of Count
Herbert Bismarck it was decided that the
strictest secrecy should govern the deliber-
ations Of the conference.
IN the harbOr OF Calais France, the
boiler of dredger burst on the Goth ult..
killing seven persons and injuring several
others
ADvICEs of the LIST report desperate
fighting at Gunajuata, Mex, in which
thirty soldiers and policemen and two hum
dred rioters were killed The trouble
arose from the imprisonment of five Jesuit
priests who had been delivering seditious
sermons
The Dutch Parliament, owing to the i'm
provement in the health of the King of
passed resolution on the I'd
his power.
AFTER three months session the Canadi-
an Parliament adjourned on the Cd
JAMES WILSON left his home in Windsor,
N. s., two years ago, after having had diff
Guilty with his wife, He returned on the
I'd and assaulted her. and after getting her
down cut off both her ears with jack-knife.
On the I'd four young men at Midland,
Ont, were drowned by the upsetting of a
boat.
AT Wada Halfa, Egypt, six dervishes were
executed on the I'd for cruelties to women
and children.
BETWEEN England and Germany trade
during the last three months was double
the amount for the corresponding quarter
of 1885,
The death of Herr Meyer, the largest
ivory importer in the world and brother
in-law OF Carl Schurz, occurred q. Kiel.
Germany, on the I'd.
LATER,
LINCOLN CURTIS, chief salesman for
Candon & Ailsworth, Wholesale boot and
shoe dealers, Providence, r l., was