The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-08

amount of national bank notes III CIR
culation September 30 was $685., 5o2. O20,
an increase for the month OF $4,b2S, 5S1.
and for the 12 months of SEQ. $780, 93.
Mrs. Mary Funk was killed and her
daughter, Mrs. o. Metz, and an adopted
child four years of age were fatally in
'iured by q runaway team near Atlantic.
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Lesser Brothers, wholesale dealers in
clothing in New York. failed for $780,
0oO.s %&
The recent storm did atdamage at
the national cemeteries in the vicinity
of Washington, hundreds Of trees being
uprooted ana some graves destroyed.o
William A. Little, of Georgia. assist
ant attorney general for theipterior de-
partment, has sent his resignation to
President Cleveland. -
The silk factory owned by Alfred
Streuli at Sterling, Mass, was destroyed
by fire, the loss being 100000.
The monthly statement of the director
of the mint shows the total coinage at
the United States n,ipts during the
month Of September, 1896, to have been
$5,915,313.5O, divided rs follows: Gold,
s3,14o, s22.5o; silver, $2,754,1 minor
coins, $20,226, Az y NJ
Further adyices say that in the recent
hurricane in Florida CT persons were
killed and 62 injured. Hundreds of per-
sons are homeless and must suffer from
hunger unless relief is quickly fur
nished.
Over 5000 men and women employed
in the manufacture Of clothing i'll Bos-
ton went on a strike in an endeavor to
better their condition.
The boiler of the Mills sawmill at No
vesta, Mich. exploded. killing Nelson
Mills and Jerry Lewis and fatally in
juring Ezra Scribner and Ezra Dael.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during tue
week ended on the I'd aggregated
$S94,271, 419, against $500, 1O5 264 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
is21.4.
The First national bank at joseph,
Ore, was robbed of 81 900 by three men,
one of whom was shot dead, another
badly wounded aud the third escaped
with the money.
The total number of business failures
throughout the Uuited States from .)an-
nary to September 30, 1896, is 1880,
the Iargese aggregate reported for d like
period since records of this character
have been compiled.
The Minnesota Methodist conference
voted against the admission O: women
10 the general assembly.
Since the opening of navigation up to
the present time 4 .20S boats have cleared
from, Buffalo on the Erie canal. This
is almost double the clearance of last
year.
Clinton r. Coulter rode mile I'M
paced at Denver. COL. in 1: 80 is. beat
ing the worlds bicycle record OF 300 rs
held by Soger.
In the first game at Baltimore OF the
Temple cup National league baseball Sc
ries of 1896 between the Baltimores and
Clevelands the former club won, the
score being to 1.
Bishop Keane has been deposed by the
nope as rector of the Catholic university
in Washington, one OF the greatest ed
ucational institutions under the man
agement of the church.
Spencer academy, located ten miles
west Of Antlers, l. T., was burned and
four Choctaw boys lost their lives in
the flames.
Flames swept through the canyons
and over the slopes OF the Echo mouu-
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many lumber camps.
In the second game at Baltimore ct
the Temple cup National league base
ball series of 1896 between the Balti-
mores and Clevelauds the former club
won, the score being too.
road near Usage City. Kan. seven per
sons were killed and others were in
iured, some fatally.
Latest advices from the recent storm
in Florida say that the property loss
will be at least SIC. 0oo, oc0, and ut Flat
land, Judson. Clay Landing. Manaree
Springs and other towns along the
Suwanee river many persons were in a
starving condition. Over 125 people
were killed in the hurricane.
George Williams murdered his wife
and babe Mt Peoria mud then killed him
self. Williams was hodcarrier and sus-
pected his wife of being untrue.
At the new bicycle track in Chicago
John s. johnson rode an exhibition
paced mile in l:40 rs. breaking all rec
ords. and James Michael rode five miles
in 9.3s. also breaking the record.
AN excursion train ran over and killed
two boys named Lutzinger and Over
bauSh at Mexico. O.
Mgr. MartineIli. recently appointed
apostolic delegate ii the United States
to succeed Cardinal Satolli. arrived in
New York.
Fire destroyed four blocks of build
ings at Jeanerette. La. the loss being
Sl50OO0.
The merchant marine OF the United
States on June 30, 1896, according to the
completed tabulation of the bureau OF
naviga ton. comprised 22,90S vessels, of
4,7O3,s30 gross tons. an increase of 6s,-
600 tons over the previous year.
Commissioner Lamoreaux, of the
general land office, in mis- annual report
for the mast fiscal wear saws the total