The Worthington advance., 1896-05-28
DOMESTIC,


Engineer Williford, of Carlton, Ga,
and two negro train hands were killed
and II cars burned in freight wreck
near Chaplin, S. C.
Latest news of the tornado which
swept throughout northeastern Kansas
anG portion of southeastern Nebraska
places the death list at 1s and 36 persons
were injured. In southwestern Nebras-
ha 40 persons were killed.
Lightning struck schoolhouse near
Shumway, ILL.,. and six children were
reported to have been killed.
Wallen Wagner, aged 80 years, cut
his wife's throat with a razor and then
killed himself at Parkersville, Ind. No
cause known.
James DazzeIe (colored) was taken
from the Jail in St. Bernard. La. by q
mob and lynched for attempting to
assault white woman.
At the Methodist general conference
in Cleveland DR.. C. C. McCabe, of New
York, and Earl Cranston. of Cincinnati,
were elected bishops.
Frank Harms, of Washington, Ca,
was killed and six other men were in
jured by m accident to Lake Shore
freight train in Toledo, o.
Women white caps destroyed an illicit
still near Prestonburg, KY, owned by
Moses Maygord.
The Citizens bank at Edwardsburg.
Mich, closed it's doors.
The house of B. F. Houx at Chillicothe.
O., was struck by lightning and his two
daughters were killed.
A shortage of $425.OOO was found in
the city attorneys Office in Pittsburgh,
Pa
John D. Jones, who stamped to death
in fit of anger Mrs. Mendenhall at the
Anna fair last August, was hanged at
Murphysboro, III.
John Rutherford and his son. Brodv
Rutherford, and Joe Goodson, were exc
cuted at Bronham. Tex. for the murder
of Thomas Dwyer on January 20.
Charles NJ. England. a young attor-
ney in East Los Angeles, CAL, killed
his wife and then committed suicide.
No cause was known.
Judge Williams rendered decision in
a habeas corpus case at Frankfort. the
effect of which would be to release about
$50 convicts now confined in the two
penitentiaries of Kentucky.
Delegates representing 749 Of the
1909 shares of stock OF the Associated
Press met in Chicago in annual session.
The 72d anniversary of the American
Baptist Publication society began. at
Asbury Park. N. j. The report showed
that the receipts during the year were
$55S,59O, against S532,763 the previous
year.
White caps in Sewer county. Tenn.
went to whip Rufus lngle, peaceable
farmer, and he shot Huston Burnett
tue leader, dead. and fatally wounded
three others.
At the Methodist conference in Cleve-
land Louis Curtis was reelected to the
post of agent for the Western Book con-
cern at Cincinnati.
The boiler in Davidson Bros saw
mill near Marietta, Ind. exploded. ia
tally injuring Thomas and Eunice
Davidson and Frank Battran and
wounding six others.
A freight train on the Omaha road
WIS derailed at Lemars, Ia. and Mr.. anil
Mrs. Ernest Hildebrand, of Beatrice,
Neb.. who were in the caboose. were in'
stantly killed. ::
james Dewitt was hanged at Gray.
son, KY, for the murder of his wife or
November IA, 1895.
n cyclone struck seven miles south
of Elnporia, Kan, and farm property
was damaged and orchards and crops
ruined.
A terrific cyclone passed through the
Hsage reservation in Oklahoma. devas"
iating farms and ranches and killing
number of people.
SAt Coheyville, Knn., a gas explosion
wrecked two buildings and David Car
ter was killed and IS other persons
were injured, two fatally. 49, :