The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-16

Kan, because she refused to marry him,
and afterward committed suicide.
It was reported that two whites and
rs blacks were killed in riot ut the
polls in Mallet, La.
Philadelphia on suspicion of being I'M
plicated in the death of Annie j. Nc
Grath, was discharged from custody.
Potatoes were selling ut two cents a
bushel in western New York, and in
some places farmers were giving them
away to get rid of them.
Harrison. Townsend & Co., carpet
manufacturers at Norristown, Pa,
made an assignment in consequence of
the general trade depression.
\ non-political tariff convention will
be held in Detroit, Mich, May &c, to
discuss ways and means for taking the
tariff question out of partisan politics
and making it a business question.
Hall & Garrison, manufacturers of
picture frames in Philadelphia, failed
for S25O.O0O.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 10th aggregated
1926, ,2a5, against sos, 976,7SS the
previous week. The decrease, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1895, was &C..
Capt. James Watts, a prominent cit
izen and veteran of the late war, was
organizing a company at Lebanon, Ind.
to go to Cuba to assist the insurgents.
There were 200 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended ON the 10th, against 259 the week
previous and COZ in the corresponding
period OF 1895.
Crazed by financial difficulties, S. r.
Nfinshall, a prominent insurance man
liam b. o. Sands, wealthy lumber
dealer; then went to his home and
killed his wife and three children, and
after that blew out his own brains.
The volume of business has not in
creased throughout the country nor
have prices appreciably advanced since
April !. when the range for all commodi-
country.
Counterfeit quarters were il circula-
ton in Elwood, Ind. in large quantities.
Arthur Schneider, 20 years of age,
was hanged in New Orleans for the muir
der of Herman Schroeder, his rival in
love.
Capt. John Faun<e and his son, Percy,
Of Washington, were drowned with their
crew of seven colored men by the capsiz-
ing of a boat near Cape Henry, Va.
The schooner Otello, which sailed
from Boston February is for Savannah,
was given up for lost with its crew of
seven men.
The Lexington & Carter Mining COM
pany, owning 10000 acres of land in
Carter county, Ky. failed for 100000.
A terrific wind and snOwstorm in the
Cripple Creek district of Colorado de-
strcyed property valued at 100000. In
the vicinity OF Denver all railway trains
were blockaded by snow. A dozen
buildings were blown down at Giilett
and a number at Altman, Goldtield and
Victor.
The Iowa legislature adjourned sins
die. Gov. Drake has called an extra ses'
sion to meet January 10, 1897. to COM
plete the revision of the code.
An explosion of giant powder in /:
mine at Butte. Mont. killed six men.
At the African Methodist conference
in Richmond, Va, Bishop Gaines said
that he would ordain no man a minister
who drank whisky, chewed tobacco or
smoked cigars.
Reddyeck Adams (colored) was
lynched by IL mob at Seal, Ala, for shoot
ing r. T. Kenfro.
John Hoefs and his wife were found
dead in their beds at milwaukee,. They
had been poisoned, but no cause wa:
| known for the deed.
Over 1900 Italian immigrants, 600 OIL
them being penniless. arrived at Ellis
Island, N. Y.
In a few days Edison will give to the
physicians of the country combined
| perpetual vacuum pump, X ray lamp
ond operating table.
The report that the president had SEN
| a communica ton to Madrid on the CubaI
question urging Spain to submit to me
diation, and offering the good offices o
our government to aid in restoring
peace, was said to be false.
The Chadron (Neb.) Banking COM
pany closed it's doors.
Oaki, Japanese cook, fatally wound
! ed Miss Minnie Miller. by whom he wa!
employed in Denver, COL. and kille,
her 12-year-old nephew. Willie Trues
dell.
| \. f. Lane. a Boston leather dealer
failed for $150,00O.
| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Fifty-two democratic county conven
tions have been held in Missouri and in
every one of them resolutions were
passed favoring the free coinage of sill
! YER.
The republicans elected their entire
tickets in the towns of Evanston, Lakt
View. Jefferson, Cicero, Lake and Hyde
Park. and "a OF the &c aldermen votec
for in Chicago.
Township elections were held all ovel
illinois and generally show republican
gains. In Wisconsin X. d. Marshal
| IRON was elected aSsociate i1Stice. n