The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-05-16

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Railway surgeons to the number Of
over 1000 will meet in annual conven-
ton at Chicago. t&stt'f
Efforts arc being made to establish q
line Of steamships between Galveston
and Mexican ports. 2as
The supreme council, Uniformed
Rank knights Of Pythiss Of the world,
is in session at Indianapolis. ss#
Land Commissioner Lamoreaux has
left Washington with bis family Tor his
home in Wisconsin. He will be- gone
| two weeks. d, ISL
Thursday, May =. 1s5s3&
Secretary Gresham is again III and
confined to his rooms at his hotel.
A receiver has been appointed for the
American Waterworks company Of ILL
nois. &
General John Newton, president of
the Pan American Railroad company,
is dead.
General Manager Browning Of the
Northern Pacific Express company has
resigned. .>:34J.
It has been decided that Ottumwa
will enter the Iowa base ball league
thus making it an eight club league.
John King has resigned the receiver
ship Of che Erie railway and E. B.
Thomas heen appointed to the place
May day was celebrated throughout
Europe generally. Disorderly demon
strations are reported from several
places. ...
w. T. Lopez, night manager Of the
United Press in New York city, COM
United suicide at the Arlington hotel
by inhaling gas.
Friday, May s. &at
Forest fires are doing great damage
in the vicinity Of Bradford, Pa. ID
Japan is said to have agreed to modi-
fications of the treaty of peace in &C.
cordance with the desires of the inter.
vening powers. III
The Emperor of China has sent 200
bolts of the most valuable silk to the
Emperor of Japan, as q token of his
desire for peace. ~
Important changes in the rules gov
erning the interchange of cars, will
come up for consideration at the next
meeting of the Master Car Builders
association. .af
The Standard Telephone company has
decided not only to compete with the
Bell Telephone company in the United
with large capital to enter the field in
Mexico. "a
Saturday, May 4.
The Bank of Commerce at Newkirk,
O. T., has failed. @%
The Portland, (Or.) street railway
interests are to be consolidated.
The 18th annual session of the Wis
consin grand council Of the Royal Ar
canum is in session at Milwaukee,.
The federal officers at San Francisco
have received word from Attorney
General Olney to drop all legal proceed
ings against the Oakland strikers.
Representative Hits condition shows
no improvement. In addition to the
other complications in the case the pa
tent has at times great difficulty in
breathing. g
Henry C. Hastings, the milkman
who has been on trial for the murder
of Attorney Edward P. billiard at
Chicago, was acquitted. He was de-
c. A. Sampson, the strong man, has
challenged Sandow to compete in feats
Of strength for a wager Of s., 900 or
$40, 900 side. He suggests 10 feats,
six to be selected by each man, the pro-
posed feats to be wriGten and sealed and
only opened when the men are on the
stage ready to begin the contest.
Monday, May G.
Mrs. John W. Mackay arrived from
Europe on board the Paris.
Lady Kimberly, wife Of the secretary
of state for foreign affairs, is dead.
The Fremdenblatt announces that
Count Kalnoky, the imperial minister
for foreign affairs, has resigned. 81
Captain Thomas Dobbs, extensive
vessel owner and widely known along
the Great Lakes, died at Oswego, N.
Y, aged 80 years. @~
The weavers'. strike at the Seneca(N.
W wool mills which has been in pro-
gress for several weeks has been de-
clared off. The settlement was effected
by the state board of arbitration. -
Captain Thomas Dobbs, extensive
vessel owner and widely known along
the great lakes, is dead at Oswego,
N. Y. %.&..
At Oakland, CAL, Thomas Thome,
French shoemaker, stabbed his two
daughters, one fatally. Thome then
killed Himself. ?
The condition Of DR.. julius II.
Seeley, ex-president of Amherst col
lege, is very critical and his death may
be expected at any moment. E4
Receiver McNulta Of the whisky
trust has announced that, owing to the
advance in the price of corn, he had de-
cided to increase the price of spirits 2
cents per proof gallon.
Tuesday, May ::
The police census of the city Of But
falo, taken May /, shows the popular
ton to be 1856, 700.
A terrific hail storm did much dam
age in Omaha Monday. Much property
was destroyed, mostly glass and young
trees. ,&
The statement Of the condition of the
treasury shows the actual cash balance
to be $179, SOB, 594; gold reserve, SOL
664, 1913.