The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-23
At Hillsboro, O.. the First national
hank closed its doors,

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ington Smith was killed by D. F. Rogers.
Smith was the father of IA children. In
Guiding four sets of twins.
There were PIG business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended ON the 18th, against 219 the week
nrevious and ESQ in the corresponding
period Of 1895.
P,J, O'Connor, of Savannah, Ga. was
reelected president of the 1nternation-
al Ancient Order of Hibcrnians at the
annual meeting in Detroit.
The New York State bankers ASSOC
citation in session ut Niagara Falls de-
clared strongly for the continuance 1t
the gold standard.
Samuel G. Fleming, cashier OF the
Exchange national bank at Ell Dorado,
Kan, was charged with the theft OF
$4,000 of the banks money.
In the vicinity of the Brown COM
pany's works at Cleveland, o., there
were several riots and an open conflict
between the mob and militia, during
which 1000 men were put to flight TT
the point of the bayonet.
The Hallet & Davis company. deal
ers in pianos and organs in Chicago,
failed for $4,000.
A statement prepared by the commis-
sioner of immigration shows that 343,-
x67 immigrants arrived in this country
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
against 25s, 1876 in 1898.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
American Bar association will be held
at Saratoga Springs August 10. 20 and Fl
next.
The correspondence between Secre-
tary Olney and Lord Salisbury % the
question Of international arbitration
has been made public and shows that,
while considerable progress has been
made towards the desired end, and in
dicating that satisfactory conclusion
will be reached, yet no vital point has
been agreed upon.
Frank June and his wife and child.
of Grand Haven, Mich, were drowned in
the lake by the upsetting Of boat.
The post Office safe at Carrollton, O..
wa: blown open by burglars and large
amount Of money, stamps, and number
of registered letters were stolen.
John E. Howard, deputy town mar
shall of Tulare, CAL, who killed Martin
de Larna two years ago during politj-
cal quarrel. was hanged at Folsom.
The percentages of the baseball Clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were as follows:
Cleveland, .6!2; Cincinnati, .671: Balti-
more, .671; Doston, sos; Chicago, $50;
Pittsburgh. s41: Brooklyn. 400; Ph!la-
delphia, 400: Washington, .442; New
York, AL; st. Louis, 1856; Louisville.
.229.
Because of the loss of property Louis
S. Gradke aud his wife, each g. years
old. killed themselves with morphine
at Galesburg. Ill.
At the final business session in Mil
waukee of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union the place for the meeting in 1898
was changed from Denver to Chatta-
nooga. Tenn.
Fire DESTROYED the immense car barns
and Offices Of the Chicago City Street rail-
way, with 800 street cars and three
horses, entailjng loss of s542, 200. and
Patrick ]. Martin. William L. Elwe1l
and Frank Crosby persisted in the
flames.
James French shot and killed his wife
at Rockford, ILL.,, and then fatally shot
himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
Henry ]. Smith, trading as the His
torical Publishing company. failed In
Philadelphia for 100000.
Warren p. Rouse and Miss Nora Tan
ner fought duel with pistols and knife
at Admission. Ala. and both were killed.
Archibald Askew fatally shot his un-
Gle, Arthur Callahan. end then killed
himself at Kingston, III.
The village of Trout Run, Pa, was
nearly wiped out by fire.
The celebration of the centennial Of
Cleveland, O.. began with appropriate
services in all the churches. The fes-
tivities will last until September 10.
A generally poor condition of fruit
throughout the country is announced
in the report of the agricultural depart
ment.
Mrs. Greenfelt and her child were
drowned in Turkey river at Dubuque,
Ia. The child fell out of a skiff and the
mother jumped in to save it.
Dan Dicks (colored) was lynched by
a mob at Ellentown, S. c.. for attempt
ing to outrage Mrs. L. w. Hill.
Malvern, Ark, town of 5000 inhab-
itants, was entirely destroyed by an in
cendiary fire.
Mrs. Martin Drury and her two chill
dren were fatally bitten by snakes at
Blair's Valley. Pa.
Joseph Topper and his wife COM
mitted suicide near LawrenceburS. KY,
by lying down on the track in front
of an approaching railway train.
Rule johnson shot and killed his wife
at Vicksburg. Miss. and then committed
suicide. Jealousy was the cause.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
The Iowa republicans met at Des
Moines and nominated the following
ticket: Secretary of state. George +.
Dobson. of Des Moines; auditor, C. G..
Mccarthy, Of Nevada; treasurer. John
Herriott, of Stewart: attorney general.
Milton Remley. Iowa City. renominat ted;
s,lnreme iudpe Scott NJ Tadd IF Shell