The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-23

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turers and wholesale dealers in fine
clothing in Chicago, 1ailed for $500. 900.
The National Dairy union in session
in Chicago elected w. II. Hatch, of Mis-
couri, as president.
Over 600 women employed by the
Westinghouse Electric company in
Pittsburgh struck because of reduction
in their wages.
The American Protective Tariff
league in annual session ut New York
elected Cornelius N. Bliss president
and Wilbur +. Wakeman secretary.
White caps ordered w. NJ. Hertel to
discharge colored employee in his fac
tory near Lima, o. He did not do SO
and all his property was burned.
The next G. A. II. cncamplnent of In
diana will be held in South Bend. May
Is and IA.
Thomas Yost, aged 65, was divorced
ut Burlington, L., and within SO min
utes had secured u license to marry
Mrs. William Frost, widow of q
Methodist minister.
Misses Minnie and Flora, aged IL
years, twin daughters of James Daven-
port, living at Fayette, Ind, died near
the same hour of typhoid fever. Dur
ing their lives they had never been
separated from each other over night.
Five masked men entered the house OF
Joseph Day, IN old farmer at Flynn's
Lick, Tenn, who was reputed to have
money hidden away, ard killed MIR.
Day and his wife, but faued to find the
money.
James Hansen and his wife and five
children were buried in one grave in
Oakwoods cemetery in Chicago. All
were sutfocated by gas turned on by
Mr.. Hansen, who had become despond-
emit over money losses.
The two children of Mrs. George
Spraggins were burned to death in their
home near Petersburg, Ind.
The Farmers ma tional bank at Ports
mouth, o., suspended payment.
Elder S. Davis, dealer in general mer-
chandise at Monroe, La, failed for $780,
600.
Seven negro laborers who were sleep
ing in an underground camp near Will
liams, S. c.. were killed by the earth
above falling on them.
Every business house at Oakland City,
Ind. was destroyed by fire.
The tannery of William Shuttle & Co..
at Louisville, Ky. was destroyed by
fire, the loss being 100000.
Sixteen passengers were badly hurt
and ten others received minor injuries
in Midland Terminal railway wreck
at Victor, Col.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 18th aggre-
gated $1,O62, 791, 224, against S1,235, $751;
555 the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1895, was SIS.
Simon Wolf, chairman of the Cuban
committee at Washington, said in Bos-
ton that congress would recognize the
belligerent rights of the Cubans before
February 22.
There were 412 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 13l the week
previous and 37s in the corresponding
period Of 1895. -. :
The population Of Oregon, according
to the census just completed by the
county assessors, is 364, 7G2, an increase
of about 10 per cent. over the govern
ment census of 1890.
The Duluth Provision and Dry Goods
company, capitalized at 100000, as
signed at Duluth, MINI.
Gov. Esparthecher, of the Creek ma
ton, was drowned while trying to cross
the deep fork near Muskogee, I. T.
After 21 days of voluntary fasting
Mrs. Isaac Gephart, of New Carlisle,
O., died. Her fast was the result Of
reading book on Christian science.
The burning of fiat buildings in Chi
cago made 20 families homeless and
caused loss of $125,0OO.
During an earthquake at Craig, COL.
articles were thrown from walls and
shelves and clocks stopped.
It was said that Gov. Mitchell, at the
request of the war department in
Washington, had ordered the Florida
militia to he placed in readiness to take
the field at a moments notice, Us it was
believed that deal was pending be-
tween Spain and Great Britain for the
sale of Cuba. to the latter, and that the
United States was preparing to resist
the transfer of the island, and that the
flying squadron was coming to Ameri-
can waters.
twas authoritativcly announced that
the American Red Cross society would
execute its mission of going to Turkey
in behalf of the suffering Armenians.
In duel over girl near Waldo. Fla,
Wallace Sullivan and Ben Willis were
Killed.
a cabin near Almira, WASH, occupied
by Henry Lewis, George Lewis snd
Henry Taylor was destroyed by fire and
the three men were suff0cated.
The 2Sth annual convention of the
National, Woman Suffrage association
will he held in Washington January %
to %.
The Crescent City rice mills were
burned at New Orleans, the loss being
100000.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
F.J. Cannon and Arthur Brown were