The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-05-12


convict lease system. /.
/ THE Illinois republicans in state con-
vention at Springfield renominated Jo-
seph w. Fifer for governor. Delegates
at large to the national convention were
elected as follows: Shelby NJ. Cullom,
Richard J. Oglesby, Joseph T. Cannon,
Joseph Robbins, James H. Gilbert,
Miles Kehoe, George b. Swift and
Samuel B. Raymond. The platform in
dorses the Mckinley tariff bill, instructs
the delegates to vote for Harrison for
president, denounces the proposed FREQ
coinage OF silver and advocates the re-
peal of the compulsory scducationslaw.
George q. Willis and Richard Yates
were nominated for congressman at
large.
IDAHO republicans in convention at
Pocatello elected delegates to the Min
neapOlis convention instructed to vote
for no person for president or vice pres
ident who is not in favor of free coinage
of silver.
The West Virginia republicans in con-
vention at Martinsburgh selected dele
gates to Minneapolis instructed to vote
for Harrison. The resolutions indorse
the admin 'stration and the Mckinley
bill.
In the Sixth district of Ohio the re-
publicans nominated G. w. Hulick for
congress. In the Twelfth Illinois dis
trict the democrats nominated John J.
Mcdonald, and in the Thirteenth Indi-
ana district James S. Dodge is the re-
publican nominee.
REPUBLICANS of Wisconsin in conven-
tiou at Milwaukee elected Henry c.
Paine, John c. Spooner, Lucius Fair.
child and Isaac Stephenson as delegates
at large to the national convention.
The platform Endorses President IIar-
rison's administration, favors protec-
ton to American industries and labor,
opposes the free coinage of silver, and
declares the educational issue in the
state as permanently settled.
THE Kansas republicans in conven-
ton at Hutchinson nominated George T..
Anthony for congressman at large
The delegates elected to the national
convention were instructed for Har-
rison. The platform heartily indorses
President Harrison's administration;
commends the Mckinley tariff and reci-
procity and praises Secretary Blaine's
administration of the state department.
On the Santa Fe road an express
train went through a bridge into a RAJ
vine near Dumas, Mo-, and seven per.
sons were killed and over thirty others
were injured.
PATRICK O'SULLIvAN who was sem
fenced to life imprisonment for connec-
ton with the murder of DR.. Cronin in
Chicago, died at the penitentiary in
Joliet.
GREAT damage was reported from
cities in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas by
floods
PRoH1B1TIoNIsTs of Arkansas met at
Little Rock and nominated n. j. Nelson
for governor.
The republicans Of Minnesota in con-
vention at st. Paul elected delegates to
the national convention and adopted a
platform indorsing President Harrison's
| administration, protection to American
industries, favor a currency based on
gold and silver, and denounce specula.
ton in agricultural products.
Tom BAILEY and L. D. Slaughter
(both colored) were hanged at Little
Rock, Ark. Slaughter murdered his
mistress and Bailey killed a peddler.
Thomas Lawton was hanged at Canon
City, COL, for the murder of John Hem
ming in 1891.
The report of Bishop Thoban on mis-
sion work in India at the Methodist
| conference in Omaha shows 80, 600 mem
| bers have been added to the church in
the past four years.
In the Third Illinois district the pro-
hibitionists have nominated Joseph E.
Young for congress; in the Eighth Ohio
! the republicans nominated Thomas j.
Morgan, and in the Fifth Nebraska the
independents renominated W. A. Nc
Keegan.
AT Stuart, a., Charles Vansarten
and Minnie Golf, who were engaged to
be married, tried to ford Beaver creek
and both were drowned.
VIRGINIA republicans in state conven-
ton at Richmond elected delegates to
the national convention who will 20 un.
instructed.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The failure of Alfred Friedlander, a