The Worthington advance., 1893-08-10

:hibition candidate for governor Of Iowa.
has been declined. S.. Il.
JUDGE STEIN fined officials as fol-
lows for contempt Of court in closing
the gates Of the worlds fair on Sunday:
Lyman ]. Gage, 81, 600; Charles 4.
Hutchinson, $1,000; Charles Henrotin,
$1,000; William D. Kerfoot, $1,000; An
drewMcNally, $1,000; Victor F. Law
son, 500: Director General Davis, $3.50.
AT Columbus, O., Frank Van Loon
was hanged for the murder of William
Vandermark during an attempt to rob
bank at Columbus Grove August 8.
1891. = 3 =:
A MOB lynched Felix Poole, q notori-
GUS character, near Owensboro, KY,
for an assault on Miss York, aged Is.
In Iowa insurance rates have been
raised 10 per cent and merchants have
been notified that they must meet the
increase.
DOUGLAS DAVIS fatally stabbed his
wife in Jealous rage at Greenville. III. ):
and cut his own throat, dying instantly.
VIRGINIA populists IN convention al
Lynchburs nominated Edmund r.
Cooke, farmer Of Cumberland county,
for governor; e Brad Beverly, Of
Faguier. for lieutenant governor, and
w. S. Gravely, of Henry, for attorney
general.
IN Chicago the first general meeting
of women lawyers ever held convened
with delegates present from every Sec
ton of the United States.
r,SVooo ~ To1Sf0r~So 1o
past three nyonths have turned out $3,-
500, 900 in fine gold.
FAILURES were reported of the Com
mercial bank at Stevens Point, Wis, :,
the National German-American bank
at st. Paul, Minn., and the banking
house of Lazarus Silverman in Chicago
ONE of Chicago's biggest dry goods
concerns. the James H. Walker COM
pany, doing an immense wholesale
and retail business, failed for $2,400,-
900.
AT Houston, Tex, Walter E. Shaw
was hanged for the murder of his moth
er and aunt March 81, 1892.
A CLoUDBURsT in the vicinity of
Sharptown, Ind, did immense damage
to crops and farm property.
FOURTEEN farms in Alpena county,
Mich, were swept by forest fires, con-
suming houses, barns and grain and
hay and damaging growing crops.
THE "Hoosier poetess," Sarah T. Boil
ton, died at her home in Indian apolis,
aged 81 years. Among the most popu-
lar of her songs were ''Paddle Your Own
Canoe and "Union Forever
ROBERT DUNCAN, of Indianapolis, and
Mrs. Annie Caulkins, of Lafay cite,
Ind, discovered that they were brother
and sister after separation of seventy
years. Mrs. Caulkins is IS years old
and Mr.. Duncan is 50.
AT Memphis, Tenn, sixty persons,
including the sheriff and other officers,
have been indicted for lynching and
cremating the negro Lee Walker.
The 13-year-old son of Edgar Burger,
of South Kokomo, Ind, died from the
direct effects of cigarette smoking.
The execution of Joseph H. Howell,
who murdered Mrs. Nancy Hall and
seven children January 10, 1892, took
place at Trenton, Mo.
In prize fight at Denver Bobby Tay.
lor, fighting under the sobriquet of the
''sailor Kid" was killed by William
Robinson.
oTHE following bank failures were
announced: First national at Ham
mond, Ind, Citizens national at Mum
Gle, Ind, First national at Plattville,
Wis, State bank of Providence, r.
l., Exchange at Colby, Wis.,. Lebanon
(Do \ Cof
the First national, National citizens
and Manl<ato national at Mankatn
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