The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-01
The Argonia (Kan.) state bank closed

Snow to the depth of several inches
fell at Deadwood. S. D.
There were 315 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the :5th, against 317 the week
previous and ZIG in the corresponding
period of 1895.
The National Council Of Women of
the United States will hold its annual
executive meeting in Boston November
2, and 4.
BY an explosion of gas in colliery
near fremont, Pa. Jasper Newton and
his son-in-law, John Sogrove, were killed
and Charles S. Hotfstall and James Nor
ton were fatally hurt.
Albert B. Gibson, young farmer
near Ava, Mo-, shot and killed his wife
and then made an unsuccessful attempt
upon his own.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended Cd the 25th aggregated
1857, lOS,264, against 5000, 20S.5 2S the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
is 14.3.
Miss Elizabeth Almy, of New York
city, was left fortune of 81 500, 900 by a
rich Cuban planter whom she nursed
through long period of illness.
Louis Gimm. of Pittsburgh, Pa. broke
the previous 24-hour bicycle record in
Chicago, making 4s6 miles and 1,5l7
yards.
During a riot at a political meeting
in Orestes, Ind. Joe Martin, Hosek Tenn
pleton and Sam Slavin were fatally
stabbed.
The entire plant of the Carnegie Com
pany's Edgar Thomson steel works at
Braddock, Pa. resumed operations. Civ
ing 1900 men work.
In the ftreman's tournament hose reel
races at Sisterville, w. Va, the worlds
record was broken by the Butler (Pa.)
team.
Gen. Carlos Roloff, who is accused of
aiding flibustering expeditions to
Cuba, was held to the grand jury in
New York.
A waterspout near San Marcos. Tex.
caused great destruction to property
and some loss OF life.
County Treasurer George S. Morri-
son, of Rensselaer, county, N. Y, is said
to be short in his accounts to the ex-
tent of $2OO.OOO-
The schooner Edward f. Webster. of
San Francisco, was lost in the Pacific
ocean and 25 persons were drowned.
Charles Gossler, young business
man at Defiance. O., was drowned in
the Maumee river while attempting to
walk on the water in imitation of the
Saviour. He was insane over religion.
In freight wreck near Hilton, Pa,
Engineer Mitchell and Fireman Kelly
were killed.
Many of the colored colcnists who
went from this country to Liberia early
in the spring have died of fever and
others were in destitute condition.
The big wholesale dry goods firm of
Wolf G. Brother ut Little Rock, Ark.
failed for 100000.
&c. Krafts and George Dixon lowered
the worlds ive-mile bicycle road rec
ord in San Francisco, placing the figures
at 1922 rs.
The Northern Illinois college at Full
ton was destroyed by fire. the loss being
$4,000,
The great miners strike which has
kept Leadville. Col. in turmoil for
nearly two mon this and which resulted
in the killing of five men, has ended, the
men to resume work at the old wages.
The National league baseball! season
b. a ho nj, I>c CT l.
ms in the following positions: Balti-
more, 1913 per cent: Cleveland, .625;
Cincinnati. SOC; Boston, SOS: Chicago,
.555: Pittsburgh. sig; New York, .4S9;
Philadelphia. At: Brooklyn. .443;
Washington, .343; St. Louis, 1908;
Louisville. 300.
Thomas German and Mat Carey were
cremated in a log hut near Lansing. la
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting Of
the National Prison association con-
vened in Milwaukee.
Frank l.. David, of Defiance, o., and
G.. NJ. Grove and j. U. Smith, of Cleve.
land, made the discovery that they Were
all married to the same woman.
At South Hadley. Mass. the main
building of Mount Holyoke college, the
pioneer institution for the higher edu'
cation OF woman. was burned, the loss
being $l50.00o.
For the first time in their history
Minnesota and South Dakota will con
sumo corn for fuel the coming winter
because Of the high prices for coal.
Harris Boone (colored) was shot by q
party of citizens at Sparta. Ca. fol-
shooting at an officer who was trying to
arrest him.
Two banks in Kansas. one at Argonia
ard the other at Tribune, closed their
doors.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
James Knots. Peoria coun:y's only
centenurian. died at his home in Hal.
lock township, ILL.,, uged loo years and
months.
The following congressional nomi-
nations were reported: Michigan, Third