The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-16
the EAST.

The patents through which the Bell
Telephone company has controlled the
telephone business of the country for
the last twelve years have expired.
ROBERT BEATTY and Hugh F. Demp-
sey, district master workman of the
Knights of Labor, convicted of the
Homestead (Pa.) po,sonings, were
taken to the penitentiary to serve their
sentences of seven years each.
STITCH Bros, wholesale hatters in
New York. failed for s175, 900, and ON
account of. the suspension Julius
Stitch. the senior member, shot himself
dead. x
In Allegheny City, Pa, a policeman
found in a clump of bushes tho bodies
of James Hill and Rose Rutzeler with
their Threats cut. Whether it was a
case of murder or suicide was un-
known.
!. In New York tho stars and stripes
were raised over the steamship Paris,
of the new American line.
GAIL HAMILTON miss Abigail Dodge)
announces that with the cooperation
of Mr.. Blajne's family she is preparing
biography of tho late James G.
Blaine.
The widow. of Gen. U. S. Grant has
sold her New York home for $3.50, 900 and
has begun negotiations for the pur-
chase of the Blaine house in Washing
ton, where she intends to make her
home in the future.
In the central portion Of New York
city and along Long Island severe
earthquake shock was experienced.
The White Star line steamer Runic
arrived in New York, bringing no news
of her sister ship. the Naronic, now
twenty-five days overdue. It was
thought the. Naronic with her eutire
crew Of seventy had gone to the bot
tom. ''@ &~a
DIRECTORS of the Western Union Tel.
egraph company in annual meeting in
New York elected Z. T. Eckert presi-
dent in place of DIR. Norvin Green, de-
ceased.
The great naval review will take
place as follows: At Hampton Roads
April II; in New York April ~. :.
Ar the age: Of l07 years Mrs. Mary
Smith, died at herahome In New York
city. She was born in Ireland in 1856
and came to New York in lS43
In the city of Railway, N. j., and
vicinitysane earthquake shock did con-
siderable damage. "a =, u 70,
In an interview in New York President
Palmer of the worlds fair stated that
the closing Of the exposition on SUN
day was undoubtedly a settled fact.
- THE legislature of Massachusetts has
passed bill making eight hours =
days work for state, city and town
MISS MARY FOLEY and Miss Kate
Donohue were burned to death in
Pittsburgh BY the explosion Of kero-
sene oil with which they were starting
q fire. 35s.ze %sz%
THE death Of DR.. Andrew P. Peabody,
for fifty years associated with the fac
ulty of Harvard college,, occurred in
Boston. aged rs years. Il. -
A TnE among business buildings in
Boston destroyed property valued at
4tee.Q Two persons persisted in
the flames, nineteen others were in
(s5prsds several more were missing:
gesfFz7Eo sour4: +
faoeI aub Jim Hail til 1onnr rounds.
winning purse Of $4,000.
- AsrfR Hpls1Brazil, Ind, was
teasing It'll vii BY Mapping a revolver
neher fs1e, 11ni6 supposed to be
|sempty, when the weapon was discharged
Ind Mrs. Yong was fatally wounded.
Nesecdpls had BEEN married only q
short time.- :.
IA .YouNesTowN (o:) capitalist said
that all the money had been raised by
personal friends to pay Gov. McKin-
ley's indebtedness caused by his in
dorsing foE Robert L. Walker.
The union engineers on tho Toledo