The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-14
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS
FRIDAY, Feb. 1.

! ~ " Friday, Feb. 1. ~ a&4
The Office OF the Morning Sun, Ia,
News was destroyed by fire, with loss
Of $4,000. l,.s .<s
/ James j. Marlette, aged 81, for 30
years publisher of the Schenectady, n.
Y, Evening Star, is dead.
Judge e. lockwood Hoar died at
Concord, Mass. He was a brother of
United States Senator Hoar.
Andrew 0. Olson, well known st.
Paul contractor, died suddenly from
hemorrhage of the lungs while. walking
along the street. Il " ,~l4* 4
Safe robbers ritied the safes in Place.
Peterson & Co.'S jewelry factory at
! Providence, r. l., and secured $4,000
worth Of gold rings, diamonds, etc "
John Hoshaw, alias Gregory, one Of
the most notorious horse thieves in the
Northwest, was captured at Madelia,
Mimi, by Deputy Sheriff Black, of
! Jefferson, Ia. #.>::.t
John w. Wells, who ;,ssassinated his
sweetheart, Miss Lizzie Hetfner, last
fall near Castillo, Miss, has been con
victed Of murder and sentenced to hang
March 20 next. .E~.
Saturday Feb. 2.
j. M. Dickinson Of Tennessee has been
appointed assistant United States attor
ney general. - ~
The Iron Mountain mine of Shasta
county, Cal, has been sold for $500, 900
cash to IN English syndicate. .~
The discovery of gold at the mouth Of
the Little Cottonwood. Is miles south Of
Salt Lake City, is causing considerable
excitement.
delphia, which has been idle for several
time in few days. The refinery en-,
ploys 1000 hands. 49,
The Suffolk Athletic club of Boston
has completed arrangements for meet
ing between Peter Maher, the Irish
the evening Of Feb %. *~ ~.
1t is stated on good authority that the
British, French and Russian ministers
at Toxic and at Picking have received in
structions from their governments to adj
wise Japan and China to arrange terms
OF peace. .a.'s - -. = ~. %&&&
! 5&4,2s !; Monday, Feb. 3. II ~ < 's #.@s
! Fl Charles H. Manning, the pool player
\ died at his home in N eW FORK city from
i grip and pneu onia. 8s.8 5sss
Iii an address at Kansas City Judge
Phillips charged the papers with us1lrp
! ing the privileges Of the courts.
Two skating records were broken at
Montreal, the mile by John S. johnson
and the Smile by John Nelson,
A deficiency scale was alricably ar
ranged at q joint conference of the min
ers and operators at Massillon, O.
Five persons were injured. one fatally,
by an explosion which wrecked the
electric light plant at Washington, Ills.
| In the police station at Holyol<e,
Mass, Officer 0. J. Deveraux shot ex-
| Captain M. D. Fenton and killed HIM
! self.
| Great Britain, France and Russia are
| said to have instructed their ministers
! to advise China and Japan to come to
| terms. @~l
Opening Of headquarters at Spring
field by the Democratic state central
committee is said to be the FIRST step in
q movement to make Morrison Illinois
candidate for the Democratic presiden
tial nomination, IT,.
- It 49, Tuesday, Feb. s.
Safe blowers blew up bank building
in Ohio and got $50, 900. - as
The French line steamship La Gas
cogne, which sailed from Havre for
New York is two days overdue.
Dennis N Driscoll, well known a few
years ago as champion pedestrian Of
New England, died at Lynn, Mass,
aged 81 years. VI.
The federal supreme court denied the
application Of the recalcitrant sugar
trust witness, Chapman, on the ground
that the case had not been fully disposed |
Of by the district court.
Wednesday Feb. 6.
The Chicago public building bill has
passed the senate.
The condition of the treasury shows
available cash balance, $l42, 475, G322;;
gold reserve $42, 754 ,642.
Rev. A. H. Colt, d. D., rector of st.
Paul's school, Concord, n. H., is dead.
Fo,. EIGHT years Dr. Colt was a. t171Stee |