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


plete humiliation by earthq uake OF the
town of Kuchan, Persia. Twelve thou
sand persons were killed, and where was
once an important and beautiful city OF
%, 900 Inhabitants there is now nothing
but death and ruins. Ten thousand corpsea
had been recovered ut the date of the dis
patch. In addition to this loss OF human
life 50, QUO cattle are said to have persisted.
Details of the terrible event are not given
in the dis patch. ...- 5#A
The cold weather has caused great dam
age to fruit in Southern Illinois. rhe
warm weather which had prevailed caused
the peach buds to iswell. and when the
mercury went down all hopes Of peach
crop disappeared. Prominent growers
predict that not peach will be harvested
in this section this year. Apples and 9th
er tree crops are not injured. Strawber-
ries, which are grown extensively show no
signs OF serious injury, but it is too early
to state definitely to what extent they are
injured.
G.. W.Ch;lds, proprietor of the Philadel-
phia Ledger. died Saturday morning at 3:ol
o'clock, from the effects of stroke OF
paralysis sustained by him Jan. IS Early
in the night MIR: Childs suffered sudden
relapse. His respiration became embar-
rassed at 10 O'Clock and steadily grew
worse from that hour. At no time before
Saturday night was MR. Childs uncon-
scious during his illness. He recognized
those about his bedside and conversed
with them, and expressed any wish for
anything that no wanted.
hot
learns from source in which it has every
confide nce that Mr.. Gladstone has finally
decided to resign Office almost Immediate
ly. According to the Gazette Mr.. Glad
stone will announce his decision in let
ter to the queen before the reassembling
of parliament. This decision is said to be
due to sense of his advanced sge and the
gre at strain the late arduous session i'm
posed upon him. Finally, it is said, Mr.
Gladstone is deeply disappointed at the
rejection Of the home-rule bill.
Union Pacific labor circles were stirred
to their depths when tbs order Of Judge
Duudy reducing wages OH the system was
made public. All employees in every de-
partment are affected by the cut, which
amounts to nearly 10 per cent. The action
although most of the men had thought the
wage question would not be disturbed.
Judge Dundy not only enjoined the men
from striking, out cut their pay and or
dered them to continue work at the re-
duced pay
Fifteen thousand unemployed workmen
thronged the amphitheater OF Madison
Square Garden, New York, Tuesday night
to demand in mass meeting the WORK
which will give them bread. They repre-.
scented, the Chairman said, 10000 men
who are willing to work, but who have
sought employment in vain. 1t was the
greatest indoor labor meeting which New
York has seen for decade and fercest
because Of the warning factions, who for
got in their excitement that they had met
to make common cause in their demand
for relief.
Lemuel Ely Quigg, q republican, will
occupy the seat in the house OF represents
atites made vacant by the resignation OF
Col. john r. Fellows, who resigned on
account of his having been elected Dis
trict- Attorney. The people OF the Four
teenth New York District SO decided at
the special election Tuesday by giving
Quigg a plurality of nearly 1000 votes
over William L. Brown, the Tammany
candidate. This district was usually dem-
ocratic by 5000 to 5000. Isidor Strauss,
the democratic candidate nominated to
succeed Ashbel p Fitch, who resigned
his seat to become City Controller, was
elected in the Fifteenth District over
Frederick w. Sigrist, the republican can
didate. 80 >,E' T. 81
There is but little doubt that Michigan
will have three new state officials within
ten days. Gov. Rich has given Land Com
missioner Berry, Secretary of State
Jochim, and State Treasurer Hambitzer
an opportunity to resign, and as they do
not seem inclined to do so he has deter