The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-30


The Saratoga IN. ~ Racing asso-
citation decided 70 ABANDON the idea OF
holding meeting this season.
President and Mrs. Cleveland gave
their annual reception to congress- and
tho Judiciary.
At the convention in Chicago Of the
National Association Of Manufacturers
Theodore c. Search, Of philadelphia.
was elected president
Harvey Davidson, Of St. Paul. slated
two miles i'm 1854, lowering the worlds
championship time held by Joe Dom
oghue, Of Newburg, N. y, 9 IL seconds.
In a mutiny of the Andrew islands
on board the American trading schoon-
or Mcria. Capt. Brown, Mate Herman
Ilohlmann and q passenger were MUIR
dcred by the crew. rE.sy.,. &c \
In the lower Mississippi valley farms
and plantations were inundated by
heavy rains, fences destroyed, bridges
swept away. and the damage to proper
ty was heavy.
William Foster, jr., engaged in New
York in thu business Of mining, and
manufacturing. made an assignment
with liabilities of $500, 900. ~
There were 1913 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended ON the gath, against 412 the week
previous and 362 in the corresponding
period of 1895. ... p:atftg.f s.. y. 81. !
Henry C. Foster, a negro. 70 years
old, was hanged in Chicago for the
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The National Editorial association
IN session at St. Augustine, Fla, elected
Il. H. Thomas, of Mechanicsburg, Pa.
as president. .,4t -. g, .& ... -
John X. Cowen, of Baltimore. repre-
sentative in congress from the Fourth
Maryland district, was elected presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
In the circuit court in Chicago Her
bert b. Gchr was awarded $40, 600 dam
ages against the Mexican Central Rail
road company for false Imprisonment.
W. A. Bullock lost 81 600 in bills ont of
his vest pocket in Milwaukee. He had
taken the money out of savings bank
In 1898 SO that he would be sure Of hav-
ing it. -
The 18th annual meeting of the Amer
lean Forestry association opened in
Washington. The object is to secure
protection for the 1855, 500 acres OF
forests on public lands. 80
The National Centennial Phrenoio-
gists' association will hold it's annual
convention in Chicago next May to cele-
brate the Tooth anniversary OF the birth
| of phrenology. -
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
| ing the week ended on the Gath aggrc-
gated $o79, s67, 447, against 81, Oe2, 7s1,-
ga the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1895, was sc. 49,
The two boys of Isaac II. Claggett,
! aged seven and nine years, were burned
to death in his house at Montevideo,
Mimi. Both he and his wife were ab-
sent at the time. - ta:
George Ward. q Cherokee Indian. was
hanged at Van Buren,, Ark. for muir
dering Henry Bacon in July last year.
Joseph Wicker, his wife and two chill
dren attempted to ford stream In q
wagon in Randall county. Tex, and all
were drowned.
The reports made to the Comptroller
of the currency by the 3,706l national
banks in the United States Of their con
dition December 10, 1895. shows loans
and discounts amounting to s., GEO, e61, ;
7s2, against $2,05e, 40s, 4o2 September
les. 1895, the date Of the previous report
Gold was found in San Diego county,
CAL, which assaycd $1e7, ESQ to tho ton.
At Muncie, Ind, Jacob Hobbs. was
sentenced 20 three years in state's pris-
on, fined $25 and distranchised for five
years for stealing three pocketknives
valued at IS cents.
Rev. T. b. Hargrove, fell dead in the
pulpit in the midst of his sermon at
the Methodist church in Coldwater,
Miss.
George Thorne and Andrew McDu.
gan, both married, and residents OF
North Lawrence. O., were struck by q
passenger train on the Fort Wayne road
and instantly killed.
The fishing schooner Falcon, which
sailed from Gloucester, Mass. with
crew of IL men November %, has been
given up for lost.
John Goodwin, an aged and wealthy
planter of Birmingham, Ala, while
temporarily insane murdered his wife
and committed suicide.
In an opinion rendered to Gov. Hol'
comb Judge Advocate General w. L.
Stark declared the Nebraska statute
exempting state militiamen from fed
eral services void in that it violates the
constitution.
The coinage of gold at the Philadel'
phia mint since January amounts to
ss,soS, 700, mostly double eagles.
| While insane Patrick Mcmahon fl.
ally injured his uncle and aunt. named
Sexton, with an AK m New York.
A bill to be introduced in congress by
Senator Hansbrough IN. d. will make
it unlawful for any person or persons
corporation or company to use the ma
| tional flag or the coat of arms Of the
United States, or any pattern, imita'
ton or representation thereof, upon OF
in connection with any advertisement
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