The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-04

washed away and the crops ruined.
The third biennial meeting of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
convened at Louisville, Ky.
Ten persons were killed in tornado
which struck the village of Labaddie,
Mo.
All the rye whisky distilleries in the
eastern states will suspend operations
on September next, throwing 1900
workmen out Of employment.
The schooner Lincoln, of San Fran
cisco, was reported lost in Alaskan
waters with her crew Of 30 persons.
Gildemeister & Kroeger. piano manu-
facturers in New York, failed for $780,
600.
Weather bureau officials in Washing
ton say the St. Louis tornado was the
most fatally destructive in the history
of the Office.
The Northup, Eraslan, Goodwin COM
pany, dealers in seeds in Chicago.
failed for 100000.
The Bank of New England at Man
chester, N. H., closed it's doors.
Latest reports from the storm that
swept over St. Louis, East st. Louis and
towns in the vicinity place the loss of
life at 463 and the number injured at
71s. The property loss was estimated
at between 100000 and $5,000,OO0.
The total number of families who were
without homes and whose every article
of household effects was swept away by
the storm was variously estimated at
from 500 to 500.
Nineteen dwellings were wrecked and
numerous outbuildings and trees were
torn to pieces by tornado at Mount
Vernon, Ind.
A hurricane in Indiana did immense
damage at Elwood, Lapel, Alexandria,
Middletown, Muncie, Frankton, Lin
wood and Yorkton.
Three hundred feet Of the roadway OF
the Northern Pacific railway sunk in
Bumars lake near Aitkin, MINI.
It was estimated that so lives were
lost in Clinton, Washington and Jeffer-
son counties, ILL.,, in the recent cyclone
and a vast amount of farm property
was destroyed.
The National Junior Prohibition
League of America held it's first annual
convention in Pittsburgh, Pa, and
elected &. w. Hopkins. of New York.
as president.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 3Oth ult. were as follows:
Cleveland, .645; Baltimore, 500; Cincin'
natl GIL; Philadelphia, GIL; Boston,
.5ss; Pittsburgh, .563; Chicago, 1856;
Washington, All; Brooklyn, All; New
York, 400; St. Louis, .314; Louisville
.229
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 3Oth ult. aggregated
$o17, 269, 1853, against 1891 ,339, 029 the pre-
vious week. The increase, compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 1910.
There were 239 business failures in
ended on the 30th ult:, against 227 the
week previous and 215 in the correspond
ing period of 1895.
Fire destroyed H. j. Bohman's livery
stable in New York and 40 horses were
cremated.
Decoration day was generally OBJ
served throughout the country.
Kate Niernay, Mabel Walter and Liz
zie McKeon were drowned in the Har-
lem river at New York by the upscttiny
of boat.
BY the premature explosion of powder
at Waterloo, Ia, Fred Burmeister and
Julius Burmeister were fatally injured.
The emigration from German ports
to the United States has been heavier
during the past fiscal year than for
years past, especially from Russia and
Hungary.
In dispute over a mineral claim at
Browns Park, Utah, Matt Warner shot
and killed four men.
The government customs receipts for
the month of May were $1o.949,973.
against S12,474.55s in May, 1895. The
deficiency for the year was SEC, $40, Az.
]. f. Jenner & Co., dealers in whole.
sale millinery in Milwaukee, failed for
$150,OOO.
At Chelsea, Mich, Emma Morelkel
was shot and killed by her fiance, Fred
Hydloff, who then shot himself, but not
fatally. Jealousy was the cause.
Many buildings were wrecked at
Seneca. Mo-, by q cloudburst and Is per-
sons were drowned.
The Garfield statue, the gift Of the
Paramount Park Art association, was
unveiled in Philadelphia by Harry Gar
field, a son of the martyred president.
Three principal real estate dealers
state that they have figured that the
actual real estate loss in St. Louis by
the cyclone will not exceed $12, 1000, 900.
The United Elevator company of st.
Louis was placed in the hands of q re-
ceiver with liabilities of $4,000
George Mock killed his wife at Marys-
Vile, Kan. and then took his own life.
A quarrel was the cause.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL q.
Charles Warren Lippitt was inaugur'
ated governor of Rhode Island at New
port.
Vermont democrats in convention at
Montpelier nominated J. Henry jack
snn of Rarre for rovernor The Mat