The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-05


his wife and then killed himself
In q fire st the Louisville Ky iron
works Joe Hume, Joe Weaver and Bud
Adams (dremen) were fatally injured
by falling walls
In the Reed q Henry saw-mill at
Overton, Tex, the boiler exploded, kill
ing Gill Henry, Dan Tucke and John
Austin.
In Chicago the body Of BENJAMIN II.
Campbell, a millionaire, who had been
missing since November 90, was DIS
covered floating in the river.
ATAtchison, Kan, the State National
Bank went into voluntary l:qridation.
It was organized in January, 1887, with
a capital Of $3.50, 900.
In joint session on the .2sth the Wis
consin Legislature formally declared
William F. Villas elected United States
Senator from March 4, 1891. s
SPURIOUS nickels were in circulation
at Brownsburg, Ind, supposed to have
been made in the town.
FLAMES destroyed the six-story build
ing of the Western Refrigerating Conn
pany in Chicago. causing loss of $780,
600.
TEN italian laborers were fatally In
jured in a collision ON the Utah North
ern road near Honeyville, U. T.
In the Office of the State Treasurer of
Arkansas shortage of $94, 500 was dis
covered.
The Nevada Legislature on the goth
elected John p. Jones (Rep.) United
States Senator for the fourth time.
In Kansas City, Mo-, Charles Goble
mortally wounded Anna Luther and
then killed himself. The young lady
had refused to marry him.
TRAMPs attempted to take possession
of passenger train at Tippecanoe, O.,
but the train crew finally drove the
t7amps out of the car after shooting
three of them. two mortally.
AT Kalkaska, Mich, three counter
feiters were arrested and quantity Of
dies, casts and spurious nickels were
found in their possession.
The celebrated Jones County ia.
calf case after twenty years Of litiga-
ton was brought to close. The
calves over which the litigation ensued
were originally worth $45, and the TO-
tai cost of the case was over SIS, 900.
The plaintiff won the victory.
The National Farmers Alliance in
session at Omaha reelected John Fl.
Powers, of Nebraska, as president.
The dry-goods firm of James r.
Boyce, Jr., & Co., Butte, Mont, made an
assignment with assets of $125, 900 and
liabilities of 100000
A coLoRED man named Logan McAfee
while walking along street in Indian.
apolis with his wife shot and killed he1
and then blew his brains out. Jealousy
was the cause.
Ex-MAYoR ROCHE, of Chicago, was
robbed of $1,000 by safe-blowers.
FLAMES destroyed nearly all the bust
| ness portion of Cygnet, O., and two men
and a 3-year-old girl were burned to a
| crisp.
Two CHILDREN of William Reinert-a
boy of years and girl of Q months
were burned to death while alone in the
house at Drexel, Wis.
IN Mason City, Ia, Lieutenant Fred
erici Schwatka, the Arctic explorer,
fell downstairs at hotel and was
probably fatally injured.
THE Wisconsin Board of Health re-
ceived notice of q case of leprosy in
Buffalo County. The patient is Nor
wegian woman.
SEBASTIAN PETERS, of Lima, O., while
crazed with drink murdered his wife by
hacking her nearly &c pieces with q
! large knife.
In Montana John Niles and three
other horse-thieves were fatally shot
while resisting arrest.
In Chicago man aged 60 years, name
| unknown, was robbed of $1,000 in the
| Washington-street tunnel on an Ogden
| avenue car.