The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-13

John Field, receiver of tho Fifth
avenue bank at Columbus, O., which
failed about month ago, reported q
shortage of nearly $40. 1000. go ss
" The Maurice Ga state bank closed
It's DOORS. $&&$H 8 S %sl
The first cyclone in the history 81
Mobile, Ala, did considerable damage
il that city and vicinity. -
Hans Peterson, aged IS years, wan
,lered about the streets of Omaha, Neb.,
until he starved to death.
A bridge on the New England rail-
road over the Pequebuck river, near
Bristol, Conn.,, collapsed. carrying with
it 20 worklnen. IL Of whom persisted.
The supreme council of the National
Farmers Alliance in session in WASH
ington elected as president Mann Page.
u Virginia. w
John Terrence, the oldest railway
snail clerk in the country, died at his
home in Indianapolis from injuries re-
ceived in railway wreck. aged %
years. 81.
The Columbia Spring company. do
inr business in several states and with
headquarters at Newport. KY. failed for
STE. 600. - 3 ~
r. &; H. Adams. manufacturers of
cotton goods In New York. failed Tor
100000.
The entire coast from Florida to
Maine was swept by violent gales, the
wind reaching velocities from so to 20
miles. and all the Atlantic coast dis
,ricts were deluged with heavy rains.
The village of Bound Brook, N. j..
was flooded by . heavy rain and during
the storm fire destroyed 20 houses.
The Excelsior Manufacturing COM
;,any, a large .stove-making concern III
St. Louis, failed for $150,OOO. IT,,
{ The dam at Pocahontas lake broke
and all the lower part of Morristown.
n. j., was Inundated and rs persons
were missing.
Scott jackson, dental student in
Cincinnati, accused of the murder OF
Pearl Bryan, Of Greencastle, Ind. con-
fessed his guilt and implicated AIonzo
N. Walling.
In a saloon fight at, Whiting, Ind.
Stephen Malji and Emile Szanyo were
killed and several others were badly
injured.
There were 1923 business failures in
tho United States in, the seven days
ended on the 7th, against 404 the
week previous and, 2s1 in the CORE
spending period Of 1895.
The e.. NJ Connable company, manu-
facturers at Dayton, o., of overalls
and heavy clothing, failed for s100, 600.
The plant, Of ltheW s. Reed Toy COM
pany was destroyed by, fire at Leo
minister, Mass, entailing q loss OF
100000.
The right of the women OF Ohio to
vote for members of school boards was
sustained by q decision of the supreme
court.
The treasury at Washington COM
pleted it's tabulation of the bids Tor
bonds above the Morgan syndicate bid.
The result is ISL bids for total of $685.
7ss,650. This leaves the amount which
will be awarded to the Morgan syndi-
cate $3.50.
The following Baltimore business
concerns went into the hands of re-
ceivers: The j. W. Winslow Jones
Packing company, $15o,ooo; the High
land Packing company, $4,000; the
patuxcnt Canning company, $4,000,
and the Riverton Live Stock company.
$4,000. = ~ 4
The bill to prevent prize fighting in
the District of Columbia and territories
was signed by the president and be-
came Il law. Z
Tue exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
irg the week ended on the 7th ag-
gregated 5000, 600, 400, against $500, $780,
go the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1895, was 10.
BENJAMIN Radcliff, the slayer OF the
entire school board of jefferson dis
trict, Park county, was hanged at
Canon City, Col.
Joseph Merriheld, the 13-year-old son
of Frank Merrifeld, of Helrick, la..
shot his eight-year-old brother with a
rifle and then killed himself. 1 4
L. \. Hendry, who has been in the
mercantile business. at Angola, Ind, for
30 years, failed with liabilities of $780,
600.
"A storm in. New Brunswick, N. j.,
carried away great quantities of lum-
Der and goods in many stores and fac
tories were damaged. the loss reach
ing: fully: 100000. II
The recent storm and fire at Bound
Brook, N. j., caused loss of Son.
and the death of one man named Mil
l.r, who persisted in the attempt e aid
people in distress. ~ IL :
The schooners Florida, ALBANIA ani
Glendon were" wrecked on the Massa
chusetts coast and ten sailors lost their
lives. 81. .A..
Peter L. Atkins and Miss Maud Kelly
while out riding were drowned near
Middletown, n. Y. In the darkness At
kins drove off the road ioto flooded
meadow. a.
The packing house of the Tri-City
lacking company at Davenport, Ia.
was burned. the loss being $4,000.
Henry Blake, his wife and children
were whipped by white caps in Georgia,