The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-05-05

In the Nebraska and Missouri repub
lican state conventions resolutions wert
adopted indorsing the administration
of President Harrison, and delegates te
| the national convention were recon.
mended to vote for his denomination.
FIRE burned the principal bushes.
houses in Tchula, Miss. -.s.~ IL.
A CYCLONE wrecked the Presbyterian
church and several other buildings 81
Gracey, KY. ..~-
FLAMES destroyed the business por
ton of the town of Hudson, o.
A MOB lynched four negroes nea,
Goodlettsville, Tenn, two of whom had
assaulted Mollie and Sadie Bruce.
MISSISSIPPI republicans met at JET
ferson City and nominated Maj William
Warner for governor. The platform in
dorses the administration Of President
Harrison, the tariff and silver legisla'
ton of the Fifty-second congress, ap
proves the alien contract labor law,
and demands a free ballot and fair
count.
The republicans made congressional
nominations as follows: Illinois, Fifth
district, A. J. Hopkins (renominated);
Seventh, T. J. Henderson (renomi-
nated); Nineteenth, N. H. Moss Kan
sas, Second district, F.. H. Funston (re-
nominated).
In Alabama two republican state con-
ventions met at Montgomery, and each
faction elected delegates to the national
convention favorable to Harrison's re-
nomination.
In convention at Cleveland the Ohio
republicans adopted resolutions indoors
ing the administration of President
Harrison, the protective policy, the Nc.
Kinley bill, favoring just and liberal
pensions to every union veteran and
opposing the free coinage of silver. $.
NJ. Taylor was nominated for secretary
of state, and w. A. Spear and J. F..
Burkett for supreme court judges.
j. A. WoLFoRD's three children were
fatally injured by a runaway horse at
Brazil, Ind.
1T was said that Coleman Blackburn,
who was hanged at Harriston. Miss.
April 20, was alive and at the home of
relative in Franklin county. After
the execution he was pronounced dead
by three physicians and his body was
turned over to his relatives.
ALABAMA republicans met in state
convention at Montgomery and a solid
Harrison delegation was elected to
Minneapolis. 1t was decided not to put
state ticket in the field.
FIRE nearly wiped out the village of
Chase, Mich.
FLAMES destroyed half of the bust
ness portion of Fall River, Kas.
In a store at Camden, Tenn, the safe
was robbed by burglars of 81, 500 in gold
belonging to the estate of widow just
deceased
AMONG the. people of southwestern
Texas along the Rio Grande river, great
suffering was reported owing to the
drought.
AT the annual meeting in Baltimore
George William Curtis was reelected
president of the National Civil Service
Reform league.
In the First Illinois district the repub-
licans have nominated J. Frank Aldrich
for congress and renominated r. K. Hit
in the Sixth district.
AT San Francisco another earthquake
shock occurred with vibrations north
and south.
In Lake Superior, off Peninsula har-
Dor, the schooner Glenora and her crew
of six men were lost
On the Great Northern a construction
train was dltched near Bonner Ferry,
Mont, and four laborers were killed.
In room at st. Paul, MIMI, S. $.
Lowenberg and wife were accidentally