The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-05-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

A COMPANY has been organized at
West Alexandria, O., to mine for gold
in that vicinity.
WILLIAM CLEvELAND's wife and little
child were killed by lightning at
Arkansas City, Kan.
JUDGE THAYER, of the United States
court at st. Louis, says trust company
has no recourse at law if member of
the trust violates the agreement and
goes into business again.
KENTUCKY prohibitionists in state
convention at Louisville nominated a
full ticket with Josiah Harris, of
Paducah, for governor
MYRoN w. REED was elected presi-
dent OF the national conference of
charities and corrections in session at
Indianapolis.
On the 10th Mrs. David Lemon, of
Amhoy, Ind, was stricken suddenly
blind, after which she became a raving
maniac and at night died.
A CONFERENCE of representatives of
the various farmers alliances and in
dustrial organizations met in Cincinnati
on the 10Th, twenty-seven states and
1884 delegates.
THE object of the trans Mississippi
commercial congress which convened
at Denver, Col. with over 1000 dele
gates, is to unite the people of the
states and territories west of the Mis-
sissippi river for the promotion of their
commercial interests.
WoRkMEN unearthed sixteen skele-
tons supposed to have been those of
mound builders at Springfield, o.
FOREST fires destroyed the village of
Amherst, Wis
In Franklin county, Tex, a cyclone
did great damage to growing crops,
and several buildings were blown down
in Mount Vernon. the county seat
In Cincinnati the national union con-
ference decided on the Goth to form a
third political party, to be known as
the Peoples Party of the United
States" The platform adopted de-
mands the abolition of national banks,
free coinage of silver, prohibition of
alien ownership of land, graduated
income tax, government ownership of
railways, the election of president, vice
president and United States senators
by direct vote of the people, universal
suffrage and an eight-hour work day.
IL. T.. Taubcneck, of Illinois. was
elected chairman of the national COM
mittee. 1t was decided that national
convention be held not later than June
1, 1892, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent.
"A MILE north of Centralia, Mo-, cy-
clone one-half mile wide passed and
twenty dwellings were destroyed and
many persons were injured, some fatal
ly Large numbers of stock were
killed.
A WIND and hailstorm passed over
Benton, ILL.,, doing damage to crops in
that place and in Franklin county to
the extent of 100000.
AT Vicksburg, Miss, Burrell Parish
(colored), IS years old, was hanged for
the murder of 16-year-old negro bov
in December, 1890, in a quarrel over
twenty-five cents.
IN Audrain county, Mo-, a cyclone
devasted section IL miles long and l
mile broad. A dozen persons were
killed and over 100 injured.
AT Springfield, O., patent suit un-
earthed the son of an Irish lord, who
goes by the name of Blackkam. He was
disowned for making a misalliance
IHE home of Joseph Sherman, some
miles from Protection, Kan, was de-
stroyed by cloud burst and three of
his children were drowned
A STONE fell from a new building in
Cincinnati and killed Rev. J. H. Ham
llton, OF Homestead, Pa, delegate to
the Baptist convention. ..
FLAMES destroyed the mills of the
National Linseed Oil Company at
Sioux City, Ia, causing loss of $780,
600.
The death of Judge Jonathan Col
born, aged 50 years, the oldest resident
OF Hamilton county, Ind, occurred of
old age.
EDWARD GoFF and his brother John
were killed by an explosion in a coal
mine near New Philadelphia, O. =
~ "A CYCLONE about miles south Of
Creston, H., unroofed houses and barns
and destroyed shade trees and fences.