The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-18

Office, ia, were murOeIoO ny Jury oA6s
Tie First national bank of Larned,
Kan, closed its doors.
the total appropriations OF the Fifty
fourth congress, including permanent
annual appropriations, were $515,759,-
f2o.49, against $3.50, 80 ,2o5 made by the
Fifty-third congress.
The Austrian representative In WASH
ington will henceforth be On ambassa-
dor instead of u minister.
The boiler of the Michigan salt works
near Murine City, Mich, exploded, kill
ing william Mowbray, foreman. and
John F. Haley.
The special senate committee, of
which Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee, is chair
man, appointed to investigate the re-
cent sales Of government bonds, began
it's inquiry in Washington.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
1887 1885,, 1913, against $957,21s,07s the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 6.5.
There were 234 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 24o the week
previous and 252 in the corresponding
period Of 1895.
George belong, berry picker at Ben
ton harbor, Mich, has fallen heir to
fortune Of s15O,o00 by the death Of an
uncle in the st. Louis tornado.
Fifty houses were damaged by fire at
Newport, Ky., and the tobacco ware
house of ]. NJ. Armstrong, with it's con-
tents, was totally destroyed.
The bank of Palmer, Kan, was broken
into, the safe blown open and entirely
destroyed and the cash-box robbed of
Sl,1OO.
A fire in q tenement-house in Pitts
burgh, Pa, caused the death of Mrs. Z.
Garbies and her five year-old son, and
her daughter, aged IL years. was fatally
burned.
The steamship Bermuda left Philadel-
phia with another cargo of arms and
ammunition for the Cuban insurgents.
The Taylorville (1l) coal mining
works were destroyed by fire and three
men and 20 mules persisted in the flames.
The property loss was $4,000.
John johnson {colored), who on the
night of March 81 murdered in cold
blood Charles Carter, well-known and
prominent young man, was hanged at
Lancaster Courthouse, Va.
Leading commercial agencies in New
York reported trade as being very dull
throughout the country.
Egbert C. Smith has resigned as pres
ident of Andover (Mass.) theological
seminary, after a period of IS years
in that position. Prof. George Harris
Abbott, professor Of theology, will sue
coed him.
Orders were photographed by the SEQ
rotary of the navy to con'1nandants of
ali navy yards to resume work at once.
In all parts of southwestern Michi-
gan grasshoppers were doing great in
jury to the peppermint crop.
The total number of silver dollars
coined from bullion purchased under
the act Of July ii. 1890, to June 1, 1896,
was 46.1o4,651. Upon this coinage there
vas q profit of $40, ,234.
Monroe Jackson and J. W. Vest, popu-
list politicians, fought duel over poll
lies ut Hartsclle, Ala, and both were
killed.
Mrs. Robert Gresham and Mrs. Mollie
Gaines fought duel at Travers. Fla.
because of trouble over the latter's hus-
hand and killed each other.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
IN the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were US follows:
Baltimore, .622; Cleveland, $40; Phlla-
delphia, .5s3; Cincinnati, $50; Boston,
3Gs; Washington, .535; Pittsburgh,
523; Brooklyn. .522; Chicago, 500; New
York, .426; st. Louie, .295; Louisville,
.222.
With the disbanding at Pittsburgh,
Pa., of Parson Davies "Wicklow Post
man company" John L. Sullivan says
farewell to the stage.
Shep Palmer, negro, was executed
at Jackson, Miss, for the murder, in
December last, Of Charlie Cordell and
wife, newly married couple.
At Tunis, Tex. Jesse Massey and
J. T. Chance were murdered by I'M
known parties.
Fire destroyed large warehouse of
the White Mills Distillery company in
Louisville, KY, the loss being $125,000.
A terrific wind and rainstorm did
great damage at Atlantic City and AS
bury Park, N. J.
President Cleveland has issued an
other civil service order that brings
under the civil service rules all govern
ment employees carried on the pay rolls
as laborers who really perform clerical
duties.
John Elliott. brakeman, and an I'M
known tramp were killed and number
Of other persons injured in rear-end
collision on the Lake Shore road at Lig-
onier Ind.
The supreme lodge of the Knights of
Honor in session at Louisville, KY, de-
cided not to admit women to the order
BY a vote of 81 to 36.
Pigeons flew from Alton, ILL.,, to
Green Bay. Wis.,. a distance of 403 miles,
in ~ hours.
Rodney Fisk, who two years ago was
millionaire and lost his all in Wall
street, died at cheap lodging house in