The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11

week ended on the 5tn aSgrcSaCeO
$685., 21s.07s, against $9l7,269,35s the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 14.5.
There were 249 business failures In
the United States in the seven da;s
ended on the 5th, against $50 the week
previous and 195 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Joseph Windrath, one of the slayers
Of Carey Il. Birch, receiver OF money
from conductors of the West Chicago
Street Railway company. was hanged
in Chicago.
The international arbitration confer
ence closed it's session at Mohonk Lake.
N. Y, with declaration to President
Cleveland that civilization has substi-
tuted law for force in personal matters
and nations should do likewise.
The wholesale clothing firm of I. w.
Klaw G. Co. failed in St. Louis for $112,-
600.
The American liner st. Paul made the
trip from Southampton to New York
in days hours and IA minutes, break
ing all previous records.
Three hundred families converted to
Mormonism in the mountains of Vir-
ginia will emigrate to Mexico and form
a colony on the Pacific coast and will
practice poligamy.
At the national convention in Terre
Haute, Ind, of the Travellers Protective
association John A. Lee, of St. Louis,
was reelected president.
The Henry Bill Publishing company
at Norwich, Conn.,, which published
James G.. Blaine's Twenty Years in
Congress" failed for $4,000.
At Shelbyville, Ind, Lee, Edward and
Theodore Skotski, brothers and we'll
known young men, quarreled during II
drunken spree and Lee killed his two
brothers.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 9th were as follows: Cleve-
land, $3.50; Baltimore, .634; Cincinnati.
.e19; Philadelphia, GIG: Boston, .675;
Washington. .513; Brooklyn, 500; Chi
cago, ASS; Pittsburgh, .+74; New York.
.439; St. Louis. .293; Louisville, .220.
A terrific hailstorm destroyed thou
sands of acres of fine growing corn in
southern Kansas.
Thousands of cows, mules, horses,
sheep and hogs were dying in northern
Louisiana from the bite of fly.
The house of George Cradens, farm
er, living near Ramsey. Ind, was de-
stroyed by fire and his wife and son.
aged 10, were cremated.
Steve Shamarian, aged IS; his son
BENJAMIN. aged 10; and daughter,
Kueen, aged 30, we're murdered in~thelr
home near Fresno Cal.
Trees were uprooted in the southern
portion of Chicago. cellars flooded and
lawns, gardens and streets damaged by
a terrific rain and windstorm.
NJ. J. Atkinson, of Cleer Lake, Yer
non Gait, of Albert Lea. and Roy G.
Slosson, of Northwood. were drowned
at Nora Springs, Ia. while bathing.
They were all members of the senior
class of the Nora Springs seminary.
Sidney ]. Farver, well.known plant
err. and four mules. were struck by light
ming and instantly killed near puscn,
La, and Adam Hoffpauer and another
man were fatally injured.
\ storm which swept over south
western Minnesota resulted in the kill
ing of four persons. the drowning OF
many hundreds of sheep, cattle and
hogs, and did damage to property to
the extent of over $S00,0O0.
Cullen and Robert Wilson and Carl
Fry. all aged about IL. sons of prom
inent farmers, were drowned near
Marengo, Ia. by the caving in OF a
river bank.
Four boys were drowned at Leaven-
worth, Kan. during cloudburst. Two
were sons of Michael Desmond, con-
tractor. and the other two were sons
of Dennis Cummings.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
James G.. Mcguire was nominated for
congress by the Fourth California dis
trict democrats.
Miss Julia. the eldest daughter OF
vice president and Mrs. Stevenson. was
married in Washington to Rev. Martin
D. Hardin. son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Watt
Hardin. of Danvi]e. Ky.
Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky. has with
drawn as presidential candidate.
Judge u. =. Stearns. Of Duluth. MIMI,