The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

present state compulsory education law.
WISCONSIN prohibitionists in conven-
ton at Madison nominated q ticket as
follows: For governor, T. c. Richmond,
of Madison; lieutenant governor, G. A.
Shepard, of La Crosse; secretary Of
state, E. F. Russell, of Columb ia; state
treasurer, J. C. Martin, of Marquette;
attorney general, F. A. Watkins, of
Douglas; superintendent public instruc-
ton, c. w. Underwood, of Outagamie;
railroad commissioner, J. E. Clayton,
of Milwaukee; insurance commissioner,
Ole Ritan, of Barron. Congressman:
First district, J. S. Murdoch, of Green
county; Second, G. S. Martin, of Mad
ison; Third, j. Thomas, of Hazel Green;
Eighth, J. P. Zonne, of. Appleton.
THE Iowa prohibitionists IN conven.
ton at Des Moines nominated the fol-
lowing state ticket: Secretary of state.
s. H. Taft, Humboldt; auditor, A. Il.
Delegates to the national convention
were chosen and a platform adopted
which declares for prohibition, state
and national; woman suffrage, protec.
ton to American labor and stricter
naturalization laws, and urges the clos
ing of the worlds fair on Sundays and
the refusal of the sale of liquors on the
grounds.
MINNESOTA prohibitionists in conven-
ton at Minneapolis nominated full
ticket with w. j. Dean, of Minneapolis,
for governor. The platform declares
that the liquor traffic is the overshadow-
ing question and demands the repeal OF
the license law.
A soUrHBoUND Santa Fe passenger
train was held up by masked men near
the station of Red Rock, Kan, in the
Cherokee strip, and robbed of $50, 900.
The following congressional nomina.
tions were made: Indiana, Ninth dis
trict, Daniel Waugh (rep.), renomina-
ted; Illinois, Ninth district, H. w
Snow (dem.); Texas, Ninth district,
G. w. Pendleton.
AN estimate of the amount of dam.
ages caused by the loss from the high
waters from Kansas City to New Or.
leans reaches the enormous figure OF
$50, 100000.
AT Louisville mass-meeting was
held to celebrate the Tooth anniversary
of the admission of Kentucky into the
union.
MRS. ALBERT GEsT and Mrs. Sarah
Warde committed suicide at Lima, O.
Domestic troubles were the cause.
AT New Orleans the river was higher
than ever known in it's history, and the
water was finding its way over the
ferry landings into the city streets.
MINNESOTA republicans will hold
their state convention at St. Paul on
July IS to nominate state officers.
The board of trade in Chicago ap-
pointed soliciting committee to aid
the flood sufferers. Fully 5000 persons
in Illinois have lost everything and are.
in destitute circumstances.
TENNESSEE prohibitionists in conven-
ton at Nashville nominated Edward
II. East, of that city, for governor.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
association of Hillsdale, Mich. has col.
lapsed. Members will be transferred
to the Odd Fellows Mutual of Gales
burg, Ill.
AT Neadmore, ILL.,. Moses Taylor,
farmer, in a fit of jealousy shot and
killed his wife and F. Foster and then
took his own life.
THE democrats in the Fifth Ohio dis.
trict have nominated Dennis D. Dono.
van for congress.
By the sinking of the steamboat John
Matthews in the Arkansas river at
Van Buren,, Ark, four men were
drowned.
In Ohio a cyclone passed over Moore.
field, Harmony and Springfield town
ships, and the damage to crops, forests,
farm buildings and orchards would run
up into the tens of thousands.
DEMOCRATS in convention at Tampa.
Fla, nominated Judge Henry Mitchell
for governor. In a speech the nominee
declared that he was not a third party
man and favored the free coinage OF
silver.
FIRE destroyed the winery at Santa
Rosa, CAL, on the celebrated ranch OF
Thomas Lake Harris, causing loss OF
100000.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
In a disaster at the Berkenhead silver