The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-01-22
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NIT GILnoRE, Grant Fleming, Rube
Babcock and Charles Ream attempted
to cross track ahead of q train near
Clyde, o., and were killed All were
farmers.
On the 18th Mrs. Melvin A. White, Of
Wheaton, Wis, had been asleep for
three weeks, and all efforts to awake
her had proved fruitless.
FLAMES damaged the locomotive ma
chine works ut Richmond, Va, to the
extent of xl25, 900. z.
In session at Detroit the Seamen'a
Union decided to withdraw from the
Knights of Labor and form an indie
pendent society.
Some hend distributed poison in the
pasture Of b. F. Siebert at Beaver City,
Neb., and twenty-five head of fine
blooded cattle were found dead. "
The report of the State. Treasurer OF
Michigan shows balance ON hand at
the close of the fiscal year of 81, ISL, $50.
The State militia of Nebraska en-
gagged against the hostile Indians would
return to their homes, General Miles
saying that their services were no
longer required.
AT Columbus, O., the supply of nat
ural gas is expended, and the fixtures
were being taken from the houses.
Bob F1Tzs1MMoNs, of Australia, in a
prize-fght at New Orleans defeated
Jack Dempsey, the champion middle
weight of America, in thirteen rounds.
Ex-Governor THAYER, of Nebraska,
at the demand of the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings gave up possession
of the executive apartments under pro-
test.
AT Springfield, Ill.,, the Republican
Senatorial caucus on the 18th nominat-
ed Ex-Governor R. j. Oglesby to succeed
Charles B. Farwell as United States
Senator.
FLAMES in the Dickson block at Pc
oria, ILL.,, caused loss of about 5000, 900;
insurance, $150,000.
JOHN C. HALL, a San Francisco law
yer and trustee of two estates, confessed
. to the embezzlement of $150,00O.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, counterfeit five
dollar silver certificates were in circu-
lation. The bill is of the department
series of 1886, check letter B, signed w.
s. Rosecrans, Registrar, and Isaac w.
Hyatt, Treasurer. The paper is poor,
thin and of yellowish tint. The Wig
nette of General Grant is very poor
imitation of the original.
AT Baltimore, Nd, the 11-months'-
old baby of Oscar NJ. Spurrier was re-
lieved of thirty-six different articles
which he had swallowed surreptitious-
~, including several buttons, eight
tacls, four needles and eighteen pins.
1t was believed he would recover.
The citizens of Lincoln County, Neb.,
appeal for aid, claiming that 500 families
are suffering for the necessities of life.
In Kansas City Mrs. Maggie Hughes
was kicked to death by her drunken
husband.
BLoDaErr & OsaooD's planning mill at
st. Paul was burned. Loss, $500, 1000.
The firm of A. c. Petrie & Co., whole
salers in lumber at Dallas, Tex, failed
for 500, ZOO.
FLAMES at Milford, Neb., destroyed
Dunnegari's livery stable and fourteen
horses were burned to death.
THIRTY young Swedish people left
Omaha for Shanghai, China, where they
will become missionaries of the Swedish
Evangelical church. Another party Of
fifteen will leave next month.
At Elkhart, Ind, Mrs. Sarah Cable, a
well-known woman, dropped dead OF
heart disease while walking on the
street. She was so years of age.
THE death of Lewis Landers, the oldest
citizen of Limestone County, Tenn, oc
CURED at the residence of his daughte,
in Shoalford Beat, at the age of 90
years. He was soldier in the war Of
1912.
Mrs. MATTE HErcHER, a poverty
stricken widow at Lehigh, Ind. T..
choked her two little boys, aged and
s years, to death and then, with then
in her arms, jumped into a spring anC
was drowned.
On the 10Th John Chambers, the old
, est citizen of Morgan County, ILL.,, cele
brated the Tooth anniversary of his
birth at Jacksonville.
JOHN JOHNSON, a 15-year old coloree
boy, was hanged at Opelika, Ark, TO,
CQe murOer OF JENKINS Moore.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FIRE destroyed two hundred house.
at Bombay, India, and many familie:
were rendered homeless.
A SHARP shock of earthquake was
felt at Brockville, Ont, which sounded
more like the cracking of buildings
during severe frost than the usua
| rumbles
AT Montreal, Can, fire caused losse.
aggregating 100000. The insurance
was $4,000.
AT Parral, Mex, three earthquake
shocks occurred, causing the gallery O,
convent to give way, killing six ono
wounding nine persons.
AT Goderich, Ont, Donald McKinnor
shot his wife and then killed himself IL
q fit of jealousy.
LATER.
European Cold Weather.
BERLIN, Jan. 19.-Reports from all
parts shows that the thermomete,
touched many degrees below zero.