The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-08-28

A FREIGHT train ON the Missouri, KAN
sas & Texas railroad telescoped pas
senger train at Paola, Mo-. on tho 21st.
killing the Pullman conductor and So
riously injuring the engineer.
JANE and Michael Lesser, An aged
couple of 70 years, living at Dubuque,
third time. They quarreled and sepa-
rated. twice. Both appeared to be
pleased to be again united.
The Thousand Island Park Hotel and
twenty cottages at Thousand Island
Park, on tho st. Lawrence river, were
destroyed by fire on the 21st. Loss,
$780,
NOMINATIONS for Congress were made
on the 2lst as follows: West Virginia,
Third district Theophilus Gaines
(Rep.). Iowa, Third district, Carlton
F. Couch lDem.); Eleventh district, v.
G: Farnham (Pro.). Illinois, Nineteenth
district, G. w. Pillow (Rep); Eleventh
district, S. L. Shelton (Pro.). Indiana,
First district, w. F. Parrett (Dem.) re-
nominated. Ohio, Sixth district, John
H. Brigham (Rep.). Missouri, Twelfth
district, w. B. Lewis (Rep). Kansas
Fifth district. John Davis Peoples
partly; First district L. C. Clark (Far-
mers' Alliance>.
AN explosion of powder at the Stand
ard Cartridge Company's works near
Blue Island, ILL.,, on the 21st resulted in
the killing of one man and the injury
of twenty men, boys and girls.
CALIFoKNIA Democrats in State con-
vention at San Jose on the 21st, nomi-
mated E. r. Pond, mayor of San Fran
cisco, for Governor.
Cooks & Co., clothing merchants Of
Nashville, Tenn, made an assignment
on the 21st. Liabilities, $500, 600; as
sets, $4,000
A FIRE at Crotch, S. D., on tho 22d de-
stroyed nearly all the west half Of the
business portion of the town, ontailing
loss of $3.50. 600.
In trotting match at Washington
Park, Chicago, for IS, 600 ON the 22d Palo
Alto defeated Jack in three straight
heats, the last being made in 2:13, the
fastest time on record in match.
]. G. Coy, of Larimer County, COL,
was nominated for Governor of that
State on the 22d by the Independent
Labor and Farmers Alliance conven-
ton.
The air-brakes of a freight train
standing on grade at Summit, Call, on
the 22d gave way and the train dashed
into another freight train at Cascade,
killing four men.
In jumping from an engine that had
become unmanageable on thu Denver,
Utah & Pacific railroad on the 22d near
Lyons, Co.., three men were killed and
others seriously hurt
Two HUNDRED engineers, firemen and
switchmen employed by the Union
Stock Yards Switching Association of
Chicago struck on the 22d for an in
crease in wages and more rest on Sun
days.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER (colored), aged
II years, was lynched near Baton
Rouge, La, on the 22d for attempted
assault on 11-year-old white girl.
The special agent sent to Oklahoma
by Secretary of the Interior Noble re-
turned on the 22d and confirmed the re-
ports of restitution existing there and
said help should be sent at once.
1T was reported on the 22d that great
restitution prevailed among the farm
ers in Arapahoe County, COL, and that
between 500 and 800 people were in a
starving condition, the entire failure Of
crops being given as the cause.
SEVERE frosts were reported in North
Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba on the
22d, and fears were entertained that
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
THE war between San Salvador and
Guatemala was said on the 10Th to have
come to an end. A peace on terms hon
orable to Salvador had boon arranged.
A SENSATION was caused in London
on tho 10th by the discovery that man
recently from Calcutta was afflicted
with Asiatic cholera.
IT was reported on the 10th that the
revenue cutter Corwin had received or
ders to proceed to Behring sea and
seize all the poaching vessels and take
their skins and papers.
IT was said on the Goth that Druex,
France, had been swept by cyclone
and at least 500 houses were destroyed.
The loss was estimated at 1000, 600
francs.
A TERRIFIC cyclone swept through
the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on the
Goth, doing an immense amount of dam
age. The villages of Lavallee and
Ioux were devastated, and whole forests
were desire we'd.
THE steamer Gregory was destroyed
by fire on the Volga river, Russia, on
the goth. Many of the steamers pas
sengers lost their lives. some being
burned to death and others drowned.
EIGHT persons were drowned by the
swapping of boat in the river at Con-
way, Wales. on the 21st.
ADYICEs Of the ed say that a cyclone