The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-02

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500 feet at Lyons, Kan, and were killed
A COMPANY at st. Louis has begun
the erection of the first tin plate works
in this country. The capacity will be
between 400 and 500 boxes day.
DANIEL DREW, of Lafayette, Ind, on
his second trial for the murder of John
Mackessy, was acquitted.
The Arkansas legislature passed a
bill to pension confederate disabled
soldiers and the INDECENT widows of con
federate veterans
The death of Norman T. Gassette, IN
old citizen of Chicago, and we'll known
in masonic circles throughout the coun-
try, occurred at his home at the age of
50 years.
In Chicago John Hazel and his H.
year-old son while crossing the Grand
Trunk track were struck by an engine
and killed.
FROM Gen. Merritt's headquarters at
st. Louis orders were issued to begin
enlisting Indians in the regular army.
The Indians are to be enlisted for five
years.
A MOB took Thomas Hunter, who
shot j. A. Burke at Cumberland Gap,
KY, from the authorities and hanged
HIM to tree.
THREE sharpers bunkoed w. D.
Dowell. state treasurer of the Arkan-
sas Farmers Alliance, out of So, 600 at
Fayetteville.
FLAMES on the lumber docks of
Hovey & McCracken at Muskegon,
Mich, consumed l, 500, 900 feet Of white
pine lumber.
In Wallace county, Kan, about one
half of the "a, 900 people were said to be
in destitute condition.
In Ruley's grocery store at Madison
vile, KY, key of powder exploded,
and j. Ii. Stewart, q clerk, and D. A.
Bondurant were fatally injured.
KANSAS has received it's share of the
direct tax fund, amounting to $50, 9S2.
OHIO has applied for her share of the
direct tax, 81, 332, 025.
In a theater at Spokane Falls, Wash.
Charles Elliott. who was occupying a
box, drew revolver and fired sew
eral shots at the performers, killing
Mabel Debabia and Carrie Smith, and
then shot himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
On the Chesapeake & Ohio road a pas
senger train was consumed by fire re-
suiting from wreck at Charleston,
w. Va. Several persons were slightly
injured.
AT Paris Tex, Hill Hudgins, aged
% years, was charged with four muir
ders committed during the last year.
In portions of Maryland and Vir-
ginia over foot of snow fell on the
27th.
In Louisville the first anniversary Of
the great cyclone in that city, by which
seventy-six lives were lost and property
valued at s., 15O, 900 was destroyed, was
observed on the 9th.
On July II the National Editorial as
ISOLATION will meet in st. Paul.
OFF the coast of Virginia the Nor
wegian bark Dictator was wrecked and
eight lives were lost.
THEODORE THOMAS will be musical
director and William L. Tomlins choral
director of the worlds fair.
AT Newburn, Mo-, George Harris,
who tasted thirty-thrce days, has been
adjudged insane.
The legislature of California has ad-
journed sine die. Before adjournment
305 bills were passed by both branches
and sent to the governor
The worlds fair board of directors
have completed the term of Office for
which they were elected. In his vale
dictory address President Gage re-
viewed the work accomplished by the
board, gave synopsis of the financial
status of the exposition and drew pic
ture of the future strong with as
surance of success.