The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-14

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OKEaoN republicans held their state
convention at Portland. The platform
opposes the immigration Of Chinese Ia.
borers to the. United States; congratu.
lates the country upon the prosperity
that has marked the administration Of
President Harrison; denounces free
trade and favors reciprocity. Congress
man Binger Hermann was nominated
to succeed himself in the First congress
sional district.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
handed down . decision denying the
application Of John M. Thayer for q re-
opening of the gubernatorial contest.
SKELETONS of four men were discov-
cred in q mound near Marshall, Mo.
An Indian pipe was also found in the
tomb.
EIGHT negroes killed peddler named
Patrick Kelly near Fishville, La, for his
money. -Four of the gang were caught
and hanged.
BETTE FLEIsCHMAN, daughter of a
millionaire yeast manufacturer in Gin
cinnati, has broken her engagement
with Count Logothetti, of Hungary, be-
cause he refused to be naturalized.
In six cities carpenters will on May 3
demand an eight-hour day, and in sew
enty-one cities they will demand nine
hour day.
GRADUALLY but persistently the
large express companies are discharg-
ing all employees belonging to the
brotherhood.
In the vicinity of West Point, Miss,
. waterspout destroyed miles of rail-
way track, many houses were washed
away and four colored families were
drowned.
MATT WILLIAMS house at st. Louis
was burned, three of his children, Isaac,
aged ~, Margaret, =, and Nettie, 8, per-
ishing in the flames.
In a fire at Blissfeld, Mich, seven
horses were burned to death.
MANY negroes were said to have
been drowned in Mississippi bv the
overflow Of rivers. A great number OF
horses, cows and other stock have also
been lost.
In the northwestern part of Faulkner
county, Ark, one man was killed,
many other persons were injured and q
large amount of property destroyed by
a cyclone.
THE Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic is new organization effected
at Springfield, III. 1t differs from the
Woman's Relief Corps in admitting only
the mothers, sisters and daughters of
veterans.
The Arkansas republicans in state
convention at Little Rock instructed
delegates to the national convention at
Minneapolis to vote for Harrison.
In the Eighteenth Illinois district the
democrats have renominated w. S. For.
man for congressman.
BETWEEN New Orleans and Washing.
ton a sealed package of $4,000 was
lost while in the hands of the United
States Express Company.
JOHN MCCURDY shot and killed L. L.
Waltenbaugh at Canton, o., shot his
wife, but not fatally, and then took his
own life. Jealousy was the cause.
The directors of the Worlds Colum.
bian exposition in session in Chicago
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, w. T. Baker
vice president, H. N. Higinbotham; sec.
rotary, H. O. Edmonds; attorney, w. K
Carlisle; treasurer, A.. F. Seeberger
auditor, w. X. Alderman.
In the Second district of Tennessee
John c. Houck (rep.) has been rcnomi
mated for congress.
A BATTLE was reported in the south
ern part of Montana, near Dillon, be-
tween the ranchmen and cattle thieves
in which the ranchmen were repulsed
losing eight killed and many wounded
The thieves also lost heavily.
The labor party of Wisconsin will
hold their state convention in Milwau
kee May p.
In a railroad collision near Mount
Vernon, O., twelve persons were in
jured through negligence on the part Of
a lagman.
A. FRAZER was changed at Toronto
Ark, for assaulting his 13-year-old step
daughter in October.