The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-03-19
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
On the southeastern coast of En-.
gland many small vessels were wrecked
by blizzard which prevailed in that
section, and hundreds of sheep were
killed.
A BLIZZARD swept over Great Britain,
blockading railways and rendering
streets almost impossible. Many lives
were lost, and the damage was enor-
nous.
The death of John F. Smith, of Cali
fornia, United States minister to Toxic,
Japan, occurred in Toxic.
CHINA advices say that 300 pirates
and robbers were beheaded in Kwan.
tung province during the last few days
of the old Chinese year.
OFF Falmouth the ship Bay of Pana-
ma was lost and Capt. Wright, of Liver.
pool, his wife and twelve of the crew
were drowned
TIE Canadian cabinet decided to no
tify the United States government that
the Dominion government was ready to
negotiate reciprocity treaty.
SIAN advices state that cyclone
ragged at Champion and destroyed more
than 1900 houses.
OFF Start point, Eng, the British
ship Dryad was wrecked and her crew
! of twenty-four men and officers were
! all lost.
On the British coast nearly 100 mer
lost their lives during the recent biz.
! zard.
ho inf "a:
ing, and fifty or more deaths occurred
| daily.
In many parts of Spain heavy storms
have caused great damage, and cy.
clone at Plasencia inflicted enormous
| loss.
ZANZIBAR advices say that the re.
groes of the Comoro islands had re.
volted and declared themselves free
The sultan of the islands has fed.
STATISTICS show that out of 81 ,Oo'
/ Irish who emigrated from Europe las
OFF Dartmouth, Eng. the British
steamer Mirama was wrecked, and only
! three seamen were saved ont of all or
board.
| The census of Austria shows a popu.
]ation of AZ, 500, 900.
LATER
ELEVEN of the Italians acquitted of
the murder of Chief Hennessy at New
Orleans were shot dead in the parish
prison on the 18th by mob lead by
prominent citizens of the city,
| TH1RTY-THREE men on the 18th started
on six days walking match in Madi-
son square garden, New York.
! DURING the two years of the present
administration ended March 4, 1891,
there were 2,754 appointments made of
presidential postmasters.
UNDER an act of the Colorado legis-
lature every saloon in Denver was
closed on the 18th.
! JUDGE LEWIS A. CROFT, the commits
sioner of the general land Office at
Washington, has resigned.
| A. MINER GR1swoLD, of Texas Sift-
ing, who acquired fame by humorous
sketches signed ''The Fat Contributor -
died suddenly at Sheboygan Falls, Wis. :,
of apoplexy, aged Sc years.
In a quarrel near Maxey, Ca, Har-
vey Smith (white) and two negroes
named Hatton were killed.
| FIRE at Fowlerville, Mich, DESTROYED
the post Office, express office, opera
house and a large number of business
blocks and dwellings, causing a loss of
100000.
JOHN w. STANCL1FFE, the famous ma
rine painter, died at Hartford, Conn. :,
aged 70 years.
! Col. ROBLEs, the commander of the
Gillian government troops, was killed
in a battle with the insurgents, and
during the mbardment at Pisigui the
insurgents killed 1900 persons.
The Window fund of $50, 200 for the
family of the late secretary of the
treasury has been completed.
| WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD was hanged
at Decatur, ILL.,, for the murder of Mrs.
Col. Matthias on the night of August 26
last
The United States ship Galena and
the brig Nina were wrecked off Vine
yard Haven, Mass. No lives were lost.
OWEN GARRY, aged 60, and his wife,
aged Is, were burned to death in their
home at Rockford, ILL.,
A FIRE in Syracuse, N. Y, DESTROYED
some of the finest business blocks in
the city, causing loss of over $1,OOo,-
900.
MANY people have been drowned by
an overflow of the Danube river at
Duna Fol ivar.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
1895, ISL ,944, against $1,O78, 1O3, 705 the
previous week. AS compared with the
corresponding week of 1890 the decrease
amounted to 2,9.