The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-05-26

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"a, 600, 600. Eastern Nebraska, eastern
Kansas and the sections of Illinois along
the Mississippi were being damaged by
storm and flood and many lives were
being sacrificed.
| The democrats in convention at Co.
! lumbia, S. c., adopted resolutions of
deep hostility to Cleveland, condemning
him as the representative of Wall street
and not of democracy. The convention
| was controlled by the farmers alliance
A BOAT capsized at Morrillton, Ark,
aud Hamp Wilson (colored), four women
and Ave children were drowned.
Liberal. republicans in convention
at Salt Lake City, U. r.. selected dele
gates to Minneapolis who were favor
able to Harrison.
In the Fifteenth Illinois district the
republicans nominated Allen Warner
for congress.
FIRE destroyed the Metropolitan
stables at Hot Springs, Ark, and forty
saddle horses were suffocated.
In convention at Danville the Illinois
peoples party nominated the following
ticket: Governor, A. NJ. Barnett, of
Hallsville; lieutenant governor, Charles
&. Dixon, Chicago; secretary of state,
F. &. Blood, Mount Vernon; treasurer,
j. w. McElroy, Rosemond; attorney
general, Jesse Cox, Chicago; auditor
S. c. Hill, Martinsville. Congressman
at large-Lester c. Hubbard, Chicago,
and Jesse Harper, Danville. The dele
gates to the Omaha convention were in
structed to present the name of Col. S.
F. Norton, of Illinois, for the presidency.
A MOB took Charley Everett (colored)
from Jail at Manchester, Tenn, and
hanged him for an attempted assault
upon a white woman.
In Indiana congressional nominations
were made as follows: Sixth district.
w. A. Spurgeon (pro.); N. T. Bates
Farmers alliance); Eighth, E. v.
Brookshire (dem.), renominated; Ninth,
j. Swan peoples party.
AT the democratic state convention in
Raleigh, N. c., Gov. Hoyt was nominated
to succeed himself.
ELLA and Irwin Osborn, sister and
brother, were drowned while attempt
ing to cross swollen creek near Elb-
ing, Kan.
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the representative of the First Kansas
district in congress, died at Liverpool.
England, aged SO years.
In portions of Wisconsin,, Minnesota
and Iowa a snowstorm approaching a
blizzard ragged.
AT Rolling Fork, Miss, William
Knight was hanged for the murder of
Michael Shea. section boss on the
Louisville & Texas railroad.
In the flood near Pine Bluffs, Ark,
sixteen negroes were drowned.
MARTHA You've, Elisha Young, Ky
Young, Holman Mabel and Alfred
Crosby, all negroes, were hanged in
the Jail yard at Chester, S. c., for the
murder of Alfred McAlley.
THREE young mechanics, Harry
Crock, George Doughty and William
Reilly, were drowned in the lake at
Cleveland by the upsetting of their boat.
In the districts Immediately tributary
to St. Louis the total loss by the flood
was estimated as follows: St. Louis
county, s3,0oO,O0O; st. Louis city, ST.
600, 600; st. Charles county, $4,000, 900;
the American bottom, from Alton, ILL.,,
to Cairo, $4,000, 600 this including East
st. Louis and vicinity: total, $11, 900, 900.
The 117th anniversary of the Neck
lenburg declaration of independence
was celebrated at Charlotte, n. C.