The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02

Joseph Kyle, IS years old, and Miss
LEM Kyle Cornett, aged 10 years. were
married ut Knoxville. Tenn.
In the republican state convention at
Austin, Tex, a split occurred and two
sets of delegates were chosen to attend
the national convention. 5a
Dennis +. Murphy, one of the re-
porters of the United States senate
since 1s4S, and the chief reporter since
1873, died in Washington. aged GO years.
Willoughby j. Edbrook, who was
supervising architect OF the treasury
during the administration of President
Harrison, died at his home in Chicago.
aged SO years. AZ.
A state convention of 1.-THE reformers
of New York, irrespective OF party af-
filiations," has been called for Syracuse
April 81. to elect delegates to the no
tional reform party convention at Pitts
burgh, Pa, May IS. NV.
The republicans of Massachusetts, in
state convention at Boston Endorsed
Thomas b. Reed, OF Maine, Tor the presi-
dental nomination. The platform de-
clares for protection. opposes the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, favors
civil service laws and the restriction of
immigration. 4
Jeremiah Lyons, aged LOG years, died
at PhalanxTstation.n near Warren. o.
The republican territorial convention
at Oklahoma elected delegates to the
O. o,,;e oon,,op<;o,, foyo,o h1o IN poo.l
as the presidential candidate. ~.
Democratic conventions were held in
Bollinger, Usage, Madison, Ray and
Marion counties in Missouri and each of
them passed free silver resolutions.
Abraham Wiley, a celebrated aboli-
zionist, died at Mortified, Mimi, aged
80 years. For 20 years he was editor
of the Advocate of Freedom and the
friend and adviser of Charles Sumner.
FOREIGN.
Albert Rapplcye, the correspondent
in Cuba of the New York Mail and En-
press, was expelled from the island by
Gen. Weyler.
1t was announced that the Turkish
minister at Washington would be re-
called owing to the sympathy of the
Americans with the Armenians. ~:
A tremendous fire occurred in the na-
tive quarter of Calcutta and many per-
sons were killed.
President Hippolyte, of Hayti, died
at Port Au Prince, aged 60 years. ,...~.,
BY an explosion of fire damp in a mine
at Brunnerton, New Zealand, five per-
sons were killed outright and 60 more
were entombed with no hope of being
rescued.
The Matabeles of the lnzza and Fila
bust districts in South Africa revolted
and massacred the white settlers.
Capt. Gen. Weyler of Cuba issued a
proclamation saying thut in view of the
fact that the insurgents avoid engage
n,ents VITA the troops and devote them
selves entirely to acts OF incendiarism,
lie has resolved to deal with them as in
cendiuries and bandits.
Public feeling was said to be running
so high in Spain against American in
reference in Cuba that the government
would have trouble to control the ma
tional anger. ~
Edwin F. Chl, the newly appointed
ambassador of the United States, ar
rived at Berlin. r.
The American schooner William
Todd, from Mobile. Ala, was fired upon
by two Spanish gunboats six miles OF
the Isle of Pines. p.
Pinar del Rio, the stronghold df the
Spanish army in the western part of
Cuba, was taken by tie insurgents and
destroyed. =
Three hundred Chinese were blown
to atoms by the explosion Of maya
zine attached to the fort at Kiarg, in
China.