The Worthington advance., 1893-08-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Milwaukee the Wisconsin Fire and
Marine Insurance company's bank, the
oldest bank in the state and having the
largest line of depositors, closed it's
doors with heavy liabilities. Other
bank failures were: The Farmers ma
tional at Findlay, O., the Bristol Bank
ing and Trust company at Knoxville,
Tenn, the Indianapolis national and
the Bank of commerce at Indianapolis,
Ind, and the Merchants national, the
Louisville deposit and the Fourth ma
tional banks at Louisville, KY.
AT Sandoval, ILL.,, tornado wrecked
houses and uprooted trees.
On the st. Louis, Chicago & St. Paul
road freight train crashed through .
trestle near Alton, ILL.,, and Conductor
Burrill was killed and three brakemen
fatally injured.
. A WORLDS FAIR excursion train on the
Pittsburgh & Western road was wrecked
near Akron, O., and forty-two persons
were injured, three fatally.
In Chicago forty-four states and six
foreign countries were represented in
the parade of commercial travellers and
IL. 600 men were in line. =.
B. 81. NEM1Tz, representative at the
worlds fair of thirty-five Swiss watch
manufacturers, has disappeared, TO-
gether with 900 worth of exhibits.
ROBERT VANDoRN, engineer; Frank
Threlkeg, fireman, and Marion Davis,
head brakeman, were killed in wreck
on the Ohio Valley road near Morgan
6eld, Ky.
ALoNa the lines of the Green Bay 4
Chicago and Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroads in Wood county, Wis, forest
fires were raging where the large Gran
berry marshes are located. -.
The firm of Ripley & Bronson, iron
merchants in st. Louis, made an as
signment with liabilities of $3.50, 900.
The death of Rev. jeremiah Porter.
aged SO years, occurred suddenly at his
home in Beloit, Wis, of old age. He
was pioneer in religious work in the
west
A SALISBURY (Md.) yacht capsized
in the Wicomlco river and John Canting,
Lulu johnson, Nellie Patrick, Marion
Smith and Marguerite Taylor were
drowned. t.
The death of Gen. George w. Nor
gan, of Mount Vernon, O., the only sur
viving general of the Mexican war. oc-
Cured at Fortress Monroe, Va. whore
he had gone for his health. 7.' !
FLAMES destroyed the business Dor
ton of Hollow Rock, Tenn, only tho
Record Office and Lovelace Bros store
remaining standing.
The private bank of John Lienlokken
at La Crosse, Wis, and the German ex-
change bank at Portage, Wis, closed
their doors
AT crossing in Morrow, O., Mrs. w.
II. Clement and her daughter, Mrs.
Julia Frazer, were fatally injured by the
cars. 81. -
A PROMINENT German of Chicaao.
Charles c. Locl<staedt, swindled several
banks out Of @75, 900 by means Of forged
securities and fed. :ss
H. NJ. BRowN & Co., dry goods
dealers at Cleveland, O., failed for
In . lumber mill at Olympia, Wash, :
boiler hue collapsed, instantly killing
William Welch, fireman, and fatally
injnring three others. &
In Helena. Mont, C. w. Cannon.
dealer in real estate, failed for e241. 900.
and a. N. Haltor, . spcculator, failed
for $500, ,0OO s s.
A MOB took DAN Arata, an Italian
who murdered B. G. Lightfoot, grand
army veteran, from jail at Denver and
hanged him and his body, was riddled
with bullets. -.ssss.sss. +.:-ss ~
NEAL CuRRIE's mercantile houses a&
Tracy and Currie, Mimi, were closed
the liabilities being 800. 600.
SURF was begun by William Marriott,
an Indianapolis letter carrier, against
the Rovernment TO test the legality Of
the eight- hour law. ss'ss.s