The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-31
WEST AND SOUTH.

state convention at Madison on the 22d
nominated the following ticket: For
Governor, Charles Alexander; Lieu
.tenant-Governor, w. r. Nethercutt;
Secret. ry of State, George C. McKer-
row; State Treasurer, Robert Fargo;
Attorney-General, L. E. Van Keulen;
State Superintendent, Henry Sumner;
Railrod Commissioner. J. q Black; In
surance Commissioner, Andrew Peter
son. TIE platform favors State and
National prohibition. liberal educa-
ton in the English language, woman
suffrage. and declares the traffic in
liquors to be the chief cause of crime,
insanity, pauperism. and the greatest
cause OF danger to American institu-
lions.
In Clear Creek canyon in Colorado a
cloud-burst on the 22d caused great lam
age to property, and two women and a
child were drowned.
A FIRE in a Cincinnati tenement
house on the 22d burned Solomon
Minces and his wife and little son to
death, his daughter Eva was fatally in
jured and two other persons were badly
burned.
A MEXICAN named Mileha, his wife
and daughter were murdered by un-
known parties on the 22d at small vii
lage in Williamson County, Tex.
In the Eleventh district of Illinois w.
H. Gest (Rep.) was renominaeed for Con-
gress on the 22d, and in the Eighth In
diana district Elijah V. Brookshire was
renominated bv the Democrats.
Tartc Illinois ~oo%. 1oo;1oJ ~,
the I'D to erect a memorial hall at
Springfield in honor. of b. L. Stephen
son, the founder of the order.
On the ed cvclone passed over
Client, Mimi, killing two persons and
doing g"eat damage to property.
THE buildings of three farmers near
Marshall, Mimi, were wrecked by cy-
clone on the 23d, and several women
and children were severely injured.
THE death of James Weaver (colored),
said to have been the Oldest man In In
dianapolis, occurred at Marion, Ind, on
the 23d at the age of 1O7 years.
BURGLARS in Weeping Water, Neb.,
took the night-watchman of the town
to grove aud tied him to tree on the
23d and then robbed the Commercial
b nix of 81. 100.
The following Congressional nominal
tions were made on the 23d: Minnesota,
Second district, John Lind (Rep) re-
nominated; Kansas, Seventh district,
Jeremiah Simpson. Peoples party;
Iowa, Eighth district, A. R. Anderson
Farmers Alliance); Wisconsin, First
district Stephen Faville (Pro.) }, Sixth,
e. w. Gates (Pro). IS
Two BOATS were capsized by squall
in a yacht race at Duluth, Mimi. on the
23d and two men of one crew were
drowned.
AT Cheyenne the formal celebration
OF Wyoming's admission to Statehood
was observed on the 23d by imposing
ceremonies.
The Legislature of Illinois met in
extra session at Springfield on the 23d
to consider worlds fair matters
William g. Cochrane. of Moultrie Coun-
ty, was elected Speaker of the House.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ray called the
Senate to order. After transactine
routine business both houses adjourned
for the day. n
IHE express companies on the 23d no
titled their agents at Atchison, Kansas,
and other points to take no more beer
or other liquor for Kansas points
AT Spokane Falls, Wash, an incen-
diary lire on the 23d caused q less of
500, 900.
DRIVEN insane by the death of his
child and by sickness Mandaville Ault
shot and killed his wife and then BANGED
himself at Centerville. O.. on the 23d
The Nebraska Republicans in State
conyen ton on the Gath at Lincoln NOM
mated the following ticket: For Gov
ernor, L. D. Richards; Lieutenant-Gov.
ernor, Thomas Majors; Secretary Of
State. j. C. Allen; Auditor, Thomas
Benton; Treasurer, J. E. Hill; Commits.
sioner Of Public Lands, q. H. Hum.