The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-08


benton tiarDor, Michlg an, Tor attempted
assault s's III n. X " la3
Mary q Davis recovered . verdict for
$500 against the estate Of Walt Whitman,
the poet for money advanced and services
rendered. ~ W II. DIM Il
Attorney Lord IL likely to be declared
from Wisconsin courts for alleged crook
edness In the Meade murder trial q
Waupaca. ,g &..st x. D
Connecticut's board Of worlds fair man.
ayers reported that there was not bal.
ance Of II. 900 out Of the states 81, 900 ap'
preparation. h, e -ra
Mrs. Mary w. Siedentoft, the wealthy
widow Of the late w. A. Siedentoh, took
poison and died in horrible agony ut Coun'
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. s III. III Ash
The Louisiana Supreme court reversed
the decision Of the lower court IN the
Olympic Club case, thus ending prize
fighting in the state. a g sia
Affairs are nearing crisis in the Hurley
iron district There are only enough pro-
visions on hand to last the $500 people
being fed ono week. 5Gs
A majority Of the members OF the demo-
cratic state central committee of Arkan-
sas favors the selection of United State,
senator by the primary system.
The Indiana democratic state COMMITTEES
reorganized by re-electing Thomas Tag.
CART Of Indianapolis chairman and Joseph
Reilly Of North Vernon, secretary.
Tho Colorado house has passed resolu-
ton to inquire OF the worlds fair board Of
the state what disposition has been made
tion purposes .ss. & 5s
Editor W. T. Stead is supremely happy,
having been threatened with impriso ment
in Chicago, and apparently enjoys the an.
ticipation Of repetition of the London
Jail experience. N ..:.
The twenty-five co!lieries Of the Read.
Ing, Pa, Coal company, employing 10000
men and boys, shut down Thursday even.
ing for IN indefinite period. The shut
down was caused BY reproduction. O.
The controller general Of Georgia 70
fuses to approve the bills incurred by Gov
Northen in ordering out troops to prevent
an invasion of prize fighters threatened at
the time Of the Corbett- Mitchell fight. =
The old Lincoln homestead in Larue
county, KY, has been purchased by syn.
dictate Of Kentuckians who expect to beau.
tify the place into q park and then donate
it to the government as national park.
Judge Colt, in the United States Circuit
court, Boston, confirmed Judge Wallace's
appointments of Thomas G. Platt and
Marsden j. Perry as permanent receivers
Of the New York and New England Rail-
road.
" The attorney general of Illinois has de-
cided that national bank cannot act as
treasure Of q building and loan association.
The statute requires the election Of q
treasurer, and he does not think a corpor-
alton can hold Office. .@
The death is announced of Mrs. Amy
Swift, in Washington county, Ohio, and OF
that lady's twin sister, Mrs. Pedro Evans,
two and half hours later, in Morgan
county, Ohio They were aged So and
were the Oldest twins in the United
States. tass..,, . I. s>s.N :, =. ",. - - Fl. F.
Lawyer Molinark, accused of melting
workingmen to revolt, was tried by court
martial in Massa di Carrara, Italy, and
sentenced to twenty three years impris-
onment, the first three years IN solitary
and the forfeiture Of al his
property. u Sd 81 .5 #5
The Locke resolution providing for the
adjourn ment Of the General Assembly the
first Monday in May next passed the
House Wednesday by unanimous vote.
This means bienaiai sessions Of the Ohio
Legislature if the resol ution goes through
the Senate III
Trouble between the mayor'and the city
council at Aurora, ILL.,, threatens to throw
500 laborers out Of job. The council has
passed an order to issue sewer bonds with
out the mayors signature, and the opposi-
ton is so great that the work ca the sew
ers may be stopped. >5aE
Indictments returned by the United
States grand jury in Kansas City expose
wholesale frauds on banks which will
probably reach $500, 1000. The persons
charged with the swindle are ]. H. Bemis
and one of his sons. both Of the lumber
firm Of J. H. Bemis g. Co., Jefferson. Tex.
Judge William H. Calkins, ex- Congress
man from Indiana, died Monday morn
ing at his homo in Tacoma from Bright's
disease, aged SO years. His last wish was
1ratiied Saturday by the arrival from
Italy OF his daughter, who was cabled to
come to his bedside from her wedding
trip. IL s...s'
Quo warranto proceedings will be begun
by Attorney General Moloney
against the Chicago Gas Light & Coke
for the forfeiture Of its charter
under the antitrust law of the state Of Illi-
nois enacted in 1891. The information has
been prepared and is ready for filing in
court. ~, rE.-a +.
Charges have been made that tho mem
bers Of the Pomeroy Cowa) Cyclone Re.
lief Committee have received $500 for their
services from the funds collected for the
sufferers. Eleven of the committeeman
were appointed by Governor Boies, and it
was thought they would not expect any
Three thousand coal miners in the Bell
lire section Of Ohio are on strike on ac-
count of reduction in wages from 20 to
30 cents ton. They will not accept the
demands Of the operators. Mines are
closed and great distress is looked for
shortly if the strike. is not settled No
;rouble has occurred.